OUR MASTHEAD

Editorial Staff

Editor-in-Chief, BC ’27

Natalie Buttner

Natalie is the editor-in-chief of The Blue and White. She loves public art, the color green, and pomelos. You can find her doodling when she should be listening.

Deputy Editor, BC ’28

Nnema Épée-Bounya

Nnema is the deputy editor of The Blue and White. She loves Amy Winehouse, the Premier League, and tanning on a beach. If she doesn't immediately respond to your message, she is probably curating her newest Pinterest board.

Illustrations Editor, CC ’28

Iris Pope

Iris is co-illustrations editor of The Blue and White. She is a big supporter of all pickles but bread and butter, adding songs to her liked songs on Spotify and forgetting about them, and being a self-identified “errands” friend.

Literary Editor, BC ’27

Elika Khosravani

Elika is a staff writer and literary editor of The Blue and White. She enjoys lipstick stains on napkins, handwritten love letters, and iced chai lattes. You can find her making collages or reading tarot cards.

Web Editor, CC ’29

Audrey Wang

Audrey is a staff illustrator and web editor of The Blue and White. Aside from drawing, she enjoys indie bands, animated movies, and reading poetry. Her art medium of choice is a mechanical pencil.

Crosswords Editor, CC ’28

Hannah Lui

Hannah is a staff writer and co-crossword editor of The Blue and White. She loves crosswords, classical piano, and collecting jewelry. You can find her teaching people how to play Pandemic, mulling over a Codenames clue, or cruising through a game of ERS.

Senior Editor, CC ’26

Schuyler Daffey

Schuyler is a senior editor of The Blue and White. You can find her sunbathing on the lawns, trying to prove she still has a British accent, and guessing today’s NYT connections somewhere.

Senior Editor, CC ’26

Kate Sibery

Kate is a senior editor of The Blue and White. She thoroughly enjoys sitting on benches and listening to Men I Trust.

Senior Editor, BC ’26

Cecilia Zuniga

Ceci is a senior editor of 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.

Senior Editor, CC ’27

Maya Lerman

Maya is a senior editor and editor-in-chief emeritus of The Blue and White. They revel in solitude and idleness, and will never say no to large stacks of banana pancakes.

Senior Editor, BC ’27

Eva Spier

Eva is a senior editor of 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.

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Managing Editor, CC ’28

Duda Kovarsky Rotta

Duda is the managing editor of The Blue and White. She likes green grapes, Chico Buarque, and her grandma's guitar. You can find her brewing coffee on her stove.

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Publisher, CC ’27

Lucy Spencer Mason

Lucy is the publisher of The Blue and White. She enjoys lengthy walks after meals, pulling all-nighters just because, and consuming cherry tomatoes by the handful. You can find her drinking copious amounts of caffeine in Butler Library!

Illustrations Editor, CC ’28

Ines Alto

Ines is co-illustrations editor of The Blue and White. Avid comics reader and creator, she hopes one day she has it in her to write and illustrate a graphic novel.

Layout Editor, CC ’28

Jeremiah Barron

Jeremiah is a staff writer and layout editor of The Blue and White.

Crossword Editor, CC ’27

Lucia Dec-Prat

Lucia is a staff writer and co-crossword editor of The Blue and White. She enjoys making crosswords and playing soccer in Riverside Park.

Senior Editor, CC ’26

Eli Baum

Eli is a senior editor of The Blue and White.

Senior Editor, CC ’26

Rocky Rūb

Rocky is a senior editor of The Blue and White.

Senior Editor , CC ’27

Praharsha Gurram

Praharsha is a senior editor of The Blue and White.

Senior Editor, CC ’26

Chris Brown

Chris is a senior editor of The Blue and White. He has never lost at Jeopardy. Ask about his collection of 1996 Atlanta Olympics merch.

Senior Editor, CC ’27

George Murphy

George is a senior editor of The Blue and White. He enjoys listening to weird Spotify playlists, running at sunset, and talking to strangers on the subway. His favorite color is blue.

Senior Editor, BC ’26

Sayuri Govender

Sayuri is a senior editor of 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.

Writing Staff

Staff Writer, CC ’27

Ava Lozner

Ava is a staff writer for The Blue and White. 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, CC ’27

Caroline Nieto

Caroline is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, CC ’27

Zoe Gallis

Zoe is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She loves listening to The National, throwing tea parties, and reading Marie Howe.

Staff Writer, BC ’27

Marianna Jocas

Marianna is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She likes handlebar mustaches, egg yolks, and the sound of heels clacking against the floor.

Staff Writer, CC ’26

Tara Zia

Tara is a staff writer for 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.

Staff Writer, CC ’27

Marvin Cho

Marvin is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, CC ’28

Sara Omer

Sara is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, CC ’27

Michael Onwutalu

Michael is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, CC ’28

Bohan Gao

Bohan is a staff writer for The Blue and White. Bohan enjoys poems, Gracie Abrams, and the small things in life.

Staff Writer, BC ’27

Lily Ouellet

Lily is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She loves coffee (milk and sugar), her cat Pancake (orange), and fall soups (chicken noodle).

Staff Writer, GS ’27

Maia Zasler

Maia is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She has over 3000 wins on game pigeon anagrams. Her favorite English word is "persnickety."

Staff Writer, CC ’26

Evan Rossi

Evan is a staff writer for The Blue and White. Any questions about Bob Dylan, Bill Evans, mid-20th century literary nonfiction, or the best place in NYC for a Guinness can be directed to him. He writes in order to think more clearly about this school and the world.

Staff Writer, CC ’28

Arim Lee

Arim is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She adores Monchhichi, vintage Abercrombie, otoro, and good writing.

Staff Writer, CC ’29

Ana Sorrentino

Ana is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She loves films, thrifting, and eating her way through the city. If she is not playing tennis, writing/reading or continuing her 298th Wordle streak, you can probably find her doing a puzzle with a cup of tea or watching America's Next Top Model.

Staff Writer, SEAS ’28

Ana Morales

Ana is a staff writer and illustrator for The Blue and White. She spends her free time watching Sex And The City, online shopping, and pretending to be a snobby top critic on IMDb.

Staff Writer, BC ’29

Neda Ravandi

Neda is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She loves fakemink, Belly's "King" album, her dog Zeus (sans haircut), and pretending that every movie she watches is five stars. She has no middle name.

Staff Writer, CC ’26

Erica Lee

Erica is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She is a big fan of close up magic and the majority of seasonal Trader Joe’s snacks (regardless of the season).

Staff Writer, CC ’29

Sepp Zamuto

Sepp is a staff writer for The Blue and White. In his free time, he enjoys cardistry, speedcubing, acrobatics, juggling, and other circusy antics. Otherwise, he's probably napping in some improbable nook or cranny around campus.

Staff Writer, CC ’28

Magda Lena Griffel

Magda is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She likes to alter clothes, go to concerts, and write emails. You might find her spying on you from her window over Broadway.

Staff Writer, CC ’29

Zayna Jamil

Zayna is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She is a film fanatic, concert lover, food connoisseur, and fashionista. If you see her, she's likely chitchatting away about her insane life stories or eating some scrumptious food with friends.

Staff Writer, CC ’28

Luke Zinger

Luke is a staff writer for The Blue and White. He loves random Spotify playlists, pretending to enjoy black coffee, and walking in circles around the same two blocks without realizing. You can find him napping face down in the grass in Riverside Park at 3 o'clock on an unseasonably warm Sunday.

Staff Writer, GS ’27

Selma White-Pascual

Selma is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She enjoys sunsets, long walks on the beach, and frisky women. Joking. In all seriousness, she likes filming little vlogs, farming (lambing in Norway, anyone?), and finding new recipes that aren't rice, soy sauce, and butter. This year, she can't get into serious relationship because she's focusing on her basketball career.

Staff Writer, CC ’28

Abby Owens

Abby is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She loves Neil Young and The Film Forum.

Staff Writer, CC ’29

Jack Bradner

Jack is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, BC ’28

Iris Eisenman

Iris is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She likes the desert, stone fruits, and the color orange.

Staff Writer, BC ’29

Willow Bradford

Willow is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, CC ’28

Liam Curedale

Liam is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, BC ’28

Althea Downing-Sherer

Althea is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, BC ’28

Aliyyah Hamid

Aliyyah is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She has a cat who is secretly a Communist spy. She loves yemeni chai, dark chocolate almonds, and the writer Naguib Mahfouz. She is currently trying to translate Parveen Shakir’s poetry from the Urdu.

Staff Writer, CC ’28

David Kramer

David is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, CC ’27

Ava Lattimore

Ava is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, CC ’28

Julien Rodriguez

Julien is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, CC ’28

Tierney Smink

Tierney is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, BC ’27

Audrey Keer

Audrey is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She loves to sample perfumes with odd notes, procure wedged shoes, and experiment with toppings for her morning oatmeal. Her moka pot is her most prized possession.

Illustrations Staff

Staff Illustrator, BC ’27

Isabelle Oh

Isabelle (Izzie) 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 ’27

Selin Ho

Selin 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

Em Bennett

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, BC ’27

Derin Ogutcu

Derin is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’27

Emma Finkelstein

Emma is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’27

Jacqueline Subkhanberdina

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

Staff Illustrator, CC ’26

Jorja Garcia

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

Staff Illustrator, BC ’27

Etta Lund

Etta is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. She enjoys climbing trees, whistling, and burying acorns for winter.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’28

Kathleen Halley-Segal

Kathleen is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. Kathleen Halley-Segal is an illustrator, painter, children's book writer, tomato lover!

Staff Illustrator, CC ’26

Justin Chen

Justin is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

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, CC ’29

Jiaying Geng

Jiaying (Jing) is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. She is a fan of live concerts, mushroom soup, lizards and horror movies.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’29

Svea Van de Velde

Svea is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. She loves frequenting museums, watching obscure movies at Angelica, and needs to get her license to go hiking upstate asap.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’29

Truman Dickerson

Truman is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. He likes drawing and doodling, sketching and scribbling, and other things of this sort. Truman is from Montana where the cold winters make hearts grow warm. He is studying History and loves orangutans.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’29

Vanessa Zhou

Vanessa is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. She loves taking walks (she has walked from campus all the way down to Little Island before), dabbling in language-learning, reading and sketching out on the grassy lawns, and sharing a nice meal with friends. She hates bugs.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’29

Lilah Chen

Lilah is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. She likes all things music-related, making friends, and going to museums with her grandma.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’27

Sydney Eze

Sydney is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. Her passions include post-hardcore, indie video games, all things matcha, being a Brooklynite and native New Yorker (pre "the Great Shift"), and self actualization. You can find her camped out in Butler Library, waist deep in online threads while blasting bubblegum K-pop.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’28

Julie Shi

Julie is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’28

Nini Vilac

Nini is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Layout Staff

Layout Staff, CC ’29

Vladimir Mkrtchian

Vladimir is a layout staff for The Blue and White.

Layout Staff, CC ’28

Philip Popratiloff

Philip is a layout staff for The Blue and White.