Ben Joffe is a J.D. Candidate at Cornell Law School. Colleagues describe him as "Benjamin is a dedicated student with a great range of abilities. He is consistent, dependable, and a tremendous asset to any team that acquires his talents." and "At The Statesman, Benjamin has contributed several high quality pieces, including his most recent investigation into mold growing in residence halls on campus. This piece earned him the "Article of the Month" award at The Statesman due to his solid reporting and the high reader engagement it received. Through his other work, Benjamin has offered several fresh takes and evidence-based opinions on international, domestic and regional politics. His thoughts on University policies and actions help spur real conversations in our newsroom and on campus. Ben's pieces almost never require additional edits or research when I review them at their final stages. From an editor's perspective, Ben is a dependable writer and hard working journalist in both news and opinions."