Melanie Yau, Editor-in-Chief
Melanie is a senior and Editor-in-Chief of The Tower. This is her fourth year on staff and third year as an editor, previously working as Online Editor and in graphics. She is excited to work with The Tower staff to uphold the publication’s mission of informing and deepening understanding of the Bishop’s community through community-focused reporting. In doing so, Melanie finds importance and value in meeting new students, faculty, and staff members and highlighting their contributions and perspectives. When she’s not writing, you can find Melanie in the dance studio as a member of PDG, eating cold pizza and taking post-round composure walks at Speech and Debate tournaments and MUN conferences, or enjoying boba in convoy with her friends and family.
![Jackson Weisser (‘26), who played the title role of Beowulf, explained, “This adaptation specifically portrays Beowulf as having selfless motivations for a lot of his actions, and I think that's really powerful. Being more so a good person than a super physically intimidating person needing to fight all the time, is what I [want the audience to take away] from my performance of the character.”](https://thebishopstower.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Beowolf26_047-800x1200.jpg)
![Leia (‘30) and Sara Park (‘32) ended their combative performance with a yell known as a kiyap. Leia explained with a proud smile, “I realized this when I was little, but not many people see taekwondo every day. For me, it’s a daily occurrence, so it feels very normal…when I do [a performance] in public, everyone’s like ‘Wow, that’s really cool’. So it always reminds me how this isn’t a normal thing in other people’s lives and I think it’s really cool that I can share that.”](https://thebishopstower.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-02-at-2.07.47-PM.png)
