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Editor-in-Chief, CC ’26

Tara Zia

Tara is the Editor-in-Chief of The Blue and White. She fundamentally believes that she can solve most problems armed with platform boots, a cup of tea, and a healthy dose of delusion.

Managing Editor, CC ’25

Jazymn Wang (she/her)

Jazymn is a managing editor for The Blue and White.

Deputy Editor, CC ’26

Sagar Castleman (he/him)

Sagar is Deputy Editor of The Blue and White. He likes novels and Paul Mescal

Publisher, CC ’27

George Murphy (he/him)

George is The Blue and White’s publisher. He enjoys listening to weird Spotify playlists, running at sunset, and talking to strangers on the subway. His favorite color is blue.

Crossword Editor, CC ’27

Lucia Dec-Prat (she/her)

Lucia is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She enjoys making crosswords and playing soccer in Riverside Park.

Digital Editor, CC ’25

Betel Tadesse (she/her)

Betel is the digital editor and staff illustrator for The Blue and White. She likes clementines, going for long-ish walks, and watching Grey's Anatomy.

Illustrations Editor, CC ’26

Jorja Garcia

Jorja is an illustrations editor for The Blue and White. Deeply concerned with mortality. They love all things skull and bones, handwritten letters, and the smell of sharpies.

Illustrations Editor, CC ’25

Phoebe Wagoner (she/her)

Heeey, this is Phoebe, an ilustrations head’s, bio. She enjoys traditional Appalachian music, hanging & chilling, and repetitive tasks, such as peeling crayons.

Layout Editor, BC ’24

Annie Poole (she/her)

Annie Poole is a layout editor for The Blue and White.

Layout Editor, CC ’26

Kate Sibery (she/her)

Kate is a staff writer and co-layout editor for The Blue and White. She thoroughly enjoys sitting on benches and listening to Men I Trust.

Literary Editor CC ’26

Shreya Khullar (she/her)

Shreya is the literary editor for The Blue and White. She has kept a collection of every card she has ever received since kindergarten.

Senior Editor CC ’24

Henry Astor (he/him)

Henry is a senior editor for The Blue and White. He's pretty good at GeoGuessr, pretty bad at guitar, and a big fan of fellow Ast*r, Ari.

Senior Editor CC ’24

Iris Chen (she/her)

Iris is a Blue and White senior editor. She loves peaceful walks through cemeteries and the color blue.

Senior Editor CC ’24

Andrea Contreras (she/her)

Andrea is a senior editor for The Blue and White. Her passions include new wave and post-punk, upcycling, Spanglish slang, consuming various treats, and performing the occasional full moon hex. You can find her on a corner bench somewhere, people watching on a sunny day.

Senior Editor, CC ’24

Anouk Jouffret (she/her)

“Anouk is a senior editor for The Blue and White. When she isn’t writing for the mag, she is listening to classic rock (the kind your 60-year-old dad likes), watching The Sopranos or film (not movies), reading modern literature (postmodern when feeling adventurous), or driving her mom’s stick shift. In other words, Anouk is a grade-A snob.”

—Becky Miller

Senior Editor CC ’25

Josh Kazali (he/him)

Josh is a senior editor and the leading Peanuts scholar at Columbia University (a self-designated title, but one he stands by). He likes films with running montages and ending dance numbers, and has been slowly amassing a collection of Blu-Rays despite his notable lack of a Blu-Ray player.

Senior Editor, BC ’24

Miska Lewis (she/her)

Miska is a senior editor at The Blue and White. She loves dinner parties (you can make a three-course meal in a dorm, who knew), oat milk cappuccinos, and the eternal quest for two hammock trees on campus. Read the short stories she recycles from her creative writing workshops!

Senior Editor, BC ’24

Becky Miller (she/her)

Becky Miller is a senior editor at The Blue and White.

Senior Editor, CC ’24

Victor Omojala (he/him)

Victor is a senior editor for The Blue and White. His heart is deeply stirred by Liverpool Football Club, Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock, and the general aura that permeates Avery Hall’s basement. He wishes he liked the Boston Celtics less.

Editor Emeritus, CC ’24

Claire Shang (she/her)

Claire is editor emeritus for The Blue and White. She believes in college magazines, vegetarianism, translated literature, microinfluencers, and you.

Senior Editor, CC ’24

Muni Suleiman (she/her)

Muni is a senior editor at The Blue and White. She says that there's nothing she loves quite like fall weather and festivities, but her Twitter addiction, tote bag collection, and tendency to people-watch beg to differ. Being a parking lot philosopher is her favorite side gig.

Senior Editor, CC ’25

Anna Patchefsky (she/her)

Anna is a senior editor for The Blue and White. Most of the time, she is not solving a 2x2 Rubik’s cube, but when she is, she is sometimes able to solve it

Writing Staff

Staff Writer, BC ’25

Zibia Bardin (they/she)

Zibia is a staff writer for The Blue and White. Zibia is an avid adidas Samba connoisseur, cultural critic, and lover of ponds. When she’s not writing for The Blue and White, Zibia enjoys watching lengthy video essays and Mad Men “Best Moments” videos on Youtube.

Staff Writer, CC ’26

Eli Baum (he/him)

Eli is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, CC ’26

Chris Brown (he/him)

Chris is a staff writer at The Blue & White. He has never lost at Jeopardy. Ask about his collection of 1996 Atlanta Olympics merch.

Staff Writer, CC ’24

Em Chmiel

Em is a staff writer at The Blue & White.

Staff Writer, CC ’25

Stephen Dames (he/him)

Stephen is a staff writer at The Blue and White. He can normally be found listening to Steely Dan, tweeting about soup, or re-reading old posts on Mark Fisher’s k-punk. He enjoys long dinners, Clarice Lispector, and the 1990 film Metropolitan.

Staff Writer, CC ’24

Amogh Dimri (he/him)

Amogh is a staff writer at The Blue and White. You can find him nursing an IPA at Arts and Crafts, playing spikeball on the lawns, and watching old Anthony Bourdain episodes. Sometimes in that order.

Staff Writer, BC ’26

Sayuri Govender (she/her)

Sayuri is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She loves music by rageful woman, complicated card games, accidental lipstick stains, tiny journals the size of a hand, and overanalyzing television shows. You can find her secretly dancing in her orange lamp-lit dorm room after all her roommates went to bed hours ago.

Staff Writer, CC ’24

Sam Hosmer (he/him)

Sam is a staff writer for The Blue and White. When not writing about the built environment, he is reading archived copies of Spy Magazine, after which he plans to one day name a pet.

Staff Writer, GS ’24

Madison Hu (she/her)

Madison is a staff writer at The Blue and White. She loves (other people's) birthdays and briskly walking down the street with her weekly song fixation blasting in her earbuds.

Staff Writer, BC ’24

Molly Leahy (she/her)

Molly is a staff writer for The Blue and White. On a sunny afternoon, you can find her investigating New York City's ice cream scene, hammocking in Sakura Park, or intercepting dog walkers. On a rainy day, she is likely texting her mom for photos of her cat/son, Mr. Schmidt.

Staff Writer, CC ’27

Maya Lerman

Maya is a staff writer for The Blue and White. They revel in solitude and idleness, and will never say no to large stacks of banana pancakes.

Staff Writer, CC ’27

Ava Lozner (she/her)

Beyond being a staff writer, Ava is fluent in niche internet sound bites and an avid enjoyer of getting herself a little coffee and a treat. You’ll often find her doing anything but working in John Jay’s Wang Lounge or playing fart noises on her phone while walking past unsuspecting tour groups.

Staff Writer, GS ’24

Gracie Moran (she/her)

Gracie is a staff writer for The Blue and White. In a conversation with Gracie, you're guaranteed to hear about her jacket (it's from eBay), her siblings (she is the youngest child, of course), and what we owe one another (she has the answers!). You can find her in Britney Spears' comment section on Instagram or somewhere under a disco ball.

Staff Writer, BC ’24

Molly Murch (she/her)

Molly is a staff writer and a fan of mangoes. She spends her days trying to convince her friends to watch Kissing Jessica Stein, dealing with violent nosebleeds in Diana's fifth floor bathroom, and hiding the fact that she's an economics major.

Staff Writer, BC ’24

Sofia Pirri (she/her)

Sofia is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, BC ’27

Eva Spier (she/her)

Eva is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She loves day trips to Brighton beach, Cabo (the card game), and crafting expressive playlists. The John Jay cookies give her a stomach ache but she will eat them anyways.

Staff Writer, CC ’26

Siri Storstein (she/her)

Siri is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, CC ’23

Vivien Sweet (she/her)

Vivien is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She used to be a tag rugby referee.

Staff Writer, CC ’24

Alice Tecotzky (she/her)

Alice is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, CC ’26

Owen Terry (he/him)

Owen is a staff writer for The Blue and White. He likes sitting, being outside, and having a jolly old time.

Staff Writer, CC ’25

Dominic Wiharso (he/him)

Dominic is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Editor Emeritus, BC ’25

Sona Wink (she/her)

Sona is the emeritus Editor-in-Chief of The Blue and White. She is now a Staff Writer. She enjoys green tea, 50-degree weather, and cooking dinner for big groups of people.

Staff Writer, BC ’26

Cecilia Zuniga (she/her)

Ceci is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She loves 2000s acoustic rock, sun soaking on the lawns, doodling with black pen, drinking cinnamon tea, and won’t leave the house without her gold hoops. If she misses your texts, she’s probably Spotify stalking and got carried away.

Staff Writer, CC ’26

Schuyler Daffey (she/her)

Schuyler is a staff writer for The Blue and White. When she’s not searching for her Mr. Darcy, critici(s)ing American spelling conventions, and listening to rain sounds, you’ll find her sunbathing on the lawn in the dead of winter and probably apologi(s)ing to someone somewhere.

Illustrations Staff

Staff Illustrator, CC ’26

Em Bennett (she/they)

Em is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. When she isn’t drawing, she pleads that you picture her being mysterious and cool around campus.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’26

Justin Chen

Justin is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’27

Emma Finkelstein (she/her)

Emma is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’25

Ben Fu (he/him)

Ben is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’27

Selin Ho (she/her)

Selin Ho is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. In her free time, she enjoys reading books outside, scrolling through Pinterest, and people watching!

Staff Illustrator, CC ’26

Ellie Hodges

Ellie is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. When she isn’t having a good nap in Dodge, she loves to try a cafe or watch terrible tv with friends.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’25

Oonagh Mockler (she/her)

Oonagh is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’27

Derin Ogutcu (she/her)

Derin is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’27

Isabelle Oh (she/her)

Isabelle is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. She loves books and movies that make her cry, “thrifting” in her mom’s closet, and, as of late, wired earbuds.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’26

Nayeon Park

Nayeon is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’25

Oliver Rice (he/him)

Oliver is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’25

Fin Sterner

Fin is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’27

Jacqueline Subkhanberdina

Jacqueline Subkhanberdina is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. She loves to make lemon pound cake.

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