Managing Editors
EDITORS
Zoë Eitel
Managing Editor, Editor
BIO:
"I've written multiple stories in the past on some people in the LGBT but only a couple specifically on the QIA+ community, so it was nice to be able to spend a lot of time and work more in depth on stories bringing visibility to the QIA+ community. I love entertainment, beauty and culture writing, so in the future I'd like to work at a magazine like Billboard or Glamour as an editor. A quote that I live by is 'Hakunah Matata' —Timon and Pumbaa"
Email:​ Zoe.Eitel@loop.colum.edu
Twitter and Instagram: @EitelZoe
Jacob Wittich
Managing Editor. Editor
BIO:
"I am a Chicago journalist with a passion for LGBT advocacy journalism. I have been published in the Chicago Sun-Times for my coverage of the 2016 Pride Parade and Chicago’s response to the Pulse Nightclub shooting. I was also awarded a 1​st​place Feature Writing award by the Illinois College Press Association for my feature about a controversial group of local queer artists, published in the Columbia Chronicle. A motto that I live by is 'Make it happen,' which motivates me to overcome adversity and achieve my goals.
Email: wittichjd@gmail.com
Instagram: @jwittichnews
Twitter: @jacobwittich
Shauni Rogers
Editor, Web Editor
BIO:
"I love journalism because it gives me the opportunity to not only share my story, but to share other people's stories in a profound and unique way. It also connects me to new faces. ​Some of my career goals are to intern with as many urban magazines as possible. Also, my long-term goal is to become an entrepreneur of my own magazine company. My specific life motto that I like to go by is 'Dreams don't work unless you do.'"
Twitter: @shaunirogers
LinkedIn: @ShauniRogers
Chido Nzvere-Tate
Editor, Copy Chief, Social Media Editor
BIO:
"I never pictured myself as a patient person until working on this gallery. A motto that I live by is 'If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it.' I love journalism because it gives me a platform to reach people on ay topic. A fun fact about myself is that when I was younger I always wanted to dress and act like a little boy so one day I went to elementary school with a banana in my pants. I know, super embarrassing.
Email: canzvere@gmail.com
Alexandria Munoz
Editor, Multimedia Editor
BIO:
"There are a couple things that I have learned from working on this gallery. I think time management is crucial in this field, and communication is key when collaborating with others. Some of my career goals would be to eventually be an editor of a publication.
Overall, I would like to work for a magazine either with sports or lifestyle. A fun fact about myself is that ​I am left handed, so I, among other fellow 'lefties' make up about 10% of the population."
Email: ​alexandria.munoz@loop.colum.edu
Twitter: @AliMunoz_19
WRITERS
Gracie Morales
Writer
BIO:
"The reason is love journalism would have to be the feeling. It’s wonderful when I come across a story that captures all of the elements that make a story come to life and it takes me somewhere else. Personally I’d love to see myself working on stories that cover immigration. As a daughter of immigrant parents, I feel a sense of responsibility and duty to get people’s voices heard. A fun fact about myself is that I’m like a walking encyclopedia when it comes to music. I spend most of my money on concert tickets. It’s kind of embarrassing."
Email: grasiela.morales@loop.colum.edu
Instagram: @graciemorales
Ashli Teil
Writer
BIO:
"I love journalism because I’ve always been a bit of a know-it-all, always ready to offer sometimes new and occasionally interesting tidbits of information to anyone who would listen. I’ve always considered myself a writer. Journalism gives me the opportunity to do both. A fun fact about myself is that my dog, Bella, is named after Bellatrix Lestrange. A specific moto that I live by is, 'Live and let live.'"
Email: Ashli.teil@loop.colum.edu
Twitter: @ashliTeil
Andriana Bozovic
Writer
BIO:
"Through this project, I’ve learned I could be persistent. I’ve also learned there are so many more ways to tell a story than what I had originally thought. I love journalism because there is no single way of writing, and there are so many ways to express research and truth for readers. My career goals are ever changing, but I hope to work in communications or marketing."
Email: ​janab93@gmail.com
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Facebook: ​https://www.facebook.com/andrianabozovicphotgraphy/
Warner Gardner
Writer
BIO:
"I enjoy long walks on the beach with a bottle of Welch’s sparkling grape juice, my dog and my computer by my side. I have extensive knowledge about technology and video games. If I could go anywhere in the world, I’d chose Japan. After graduation in May, I hope to write for a technology-based publication and stay living in downtown Chicago. Or maybe not… who knows?"
Email: warnerram@gmail.com
Diamond Brown
Writer
BIO:
"From this project, I've learned that I really enjoy telling other's stories. I hope to write for an online publication as a multimedia editor. I really enjoy writing, creating interactive content and brainstorming ways to make journalism a relevant medium down the road from now. I write a lot of personal essays for a few sites. During the process of writing them, I notice they give me a better reflection of myself and they reassure me that life isn't so bad after all. I become proud of these pieces because I have people email me or tweet me saying they related to my story or the piece made them reflect on their own lives. It's reassuring to know that my work can help other people come to terms with the way their own lives are going."
Email: ​diamondl.brown@gmail.com
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Twitter: @diam_brown