Jesus Aguilar ’22 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. He became involved in journalism due to his
interest in writing and providing information to others. Along with journalism, he is also a part of
the cross country team and runs long distance track for Riordan. He believes that writing is also a
great way to speak about important topics and looks forward to continuing to write for the
newspaper. His favorite story is his first article on Ken Barbieri, a former teacher at Riordan who
died in 2020. It allowed him to expand his knowledge on Riordan’s past and gave him
the opportunity to speak to others about a beloved former teacher.