Vanessa Orozco

Vanessa Orozco, Copy Editor and Newsletter Producer

Vanessa Orozco is a senior American Sign Language interpretation major, minoring in journalism. Orozco joined the Chronicle in August 2023 as copy editor. She is the newsletter editor for Summer 2025.

Hometown: Erie, Pennsylvania

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I’m the child of immigrants. Losing our language changed everything

What does it mean to look connected to a culture but feel linguistically cut off from it? The personal and shared struggles of language loss among immigrant families are hard to shake — fluency shouldn’t define identity.

Vanessa Orozco, Copy Editor
December 15, 2025

Columbia may cut our majors, but that doesn’t erase our community

As the college phases out 18 programs, including ASL-English interpretation and art history, students are finding ways to preserve the knowledge, culture and community they’ve built.

Vanessa Orozco, Copy Editor
September 4, 2025

Lesbian characters have long been erased on screen. That needs to change.

Vanessa Orozco, Copy Editor
June 25, 2025

Breaking: Board of Trustees to consider historic overhaul of college’s program offerings

Senior Vice President and Provost Marcella David is expected to present her recommendations to close or merge programs to the board on Monday, Dec. 16. The ASL-English Interpretation major is one of the majors expected to be cut.

Vanessa Orozco, Copy Chief
December 16, 2024