Meet the Team

Executive Editor

Leah is a junior from Hendersonville, Tennessee, whose journalism and Spanish double major is her entire personality — oh, and her broadcasting minor. Leah has a hobby for traditional journaling, and she aspires to become a foreign correspondent some day.

Marketing Manager

Amelia is a junior from Frankfort majoring in strategic marketing and minoring in creative writing. She got a tattoo of a tooth for a Talisman article and is a diehard Spotify fan with her top genres being rock and indie. Amelia’s favorite animal is a raccoon.

Web Visuals Co-Editor

Brett is a sophomore from Bardstown majoring in marketing and minoring in photojournalism and computer information systems. He is also pursuing a certificate in data analytics. Brett loves traveling, Disney songs and concerts. He plays piano and has performed at The Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. Brett once white water rafted in Canada’s Yukon territory.

Web Managing Editor

Ellie is a sophomore journalism major and philosophy minor from Russellville. Her favorite movie is “Wayne’s World.” She plays piano and guitar and writes original songs. Remember us when you get famous, Ellie.

Web Writing Editor

Jolie is a senior English major hailing from Bowling Green. To win her heart, all you need is a showing of “Spirited Away” and an oat milk latte. Don’t challenge her to a “Just Dance” battle, though, because she will win.

Web Visuals Co-Editor

Ragan is an advertising and communication studies double major from Nashville. In her spare time, she likes to do creative makeup and read. She also collects vintage cameras.

Design Editor

A junior graphic design major from Georgetown, Amelia is most likely at Spencer’s in the Commons. If she’s not there, she’s probably crocheting and watching a mockumentary. Amelia loves Ivy & Sage even though she probably has too many plants already. Like her plants, Amelia loves to wear green.

Magazine Writing Editor

Audrey is a senior theater and sociology double major from Louisville. She is addicted to celery and has seen “Pride and Prejudice”--the 2005 Keira Knightley version--over 50 times. She also used to have a ferret named Willard Ulysses Plescia, and his friends called him Willy.

Copy Editor

Cailyn is a junior English major and journalism minor from Flaherty. She is also pursuing a certificate in workplace communication. She is a Virgo, and she loves spicy food. She may love it too much because it’s becoming a health hazard. Cailyn spends all her money and free time on concerts.

Web Photographer

Alena is a freshman film production major from Bedford. Alena has Tourette syndrome and loves writing and drawing. Her favorite movie is “Megamind.”

Web Photographer

Andrea is a sophomore computer science major who loves writing poems and reading novels and comics. She is from Elizabethtown but has spent the last 10 years going back and forth between there and Nashville. Andrea wears cobalt blue hearing aids that she likes to decorate.

Web Writer

Arianna is a freshman journalism major who loves bowling. Though she lived near Pittsburgh for the first 16 years of her life, she’s lived in Bowling Green since then. Her favorite movie of all time is “Ratatouille,” and she has been on the Disney World ride dedicated to the movie five times.

Web Writer

Autumn is a junior majoring in English with a concentration in professional writing and minoring in business administration. She is from Annville and loves Diet Coke. Autumn collects records and has seen One Direction in concert.

Illustrator

Bailey is a junior from Evansville majoring in graphic design and pursuing a user experience certificate. She is the design editor for Cherry Creative. Bailey adopted a kitten over the summer and hopes to foster cats someday.

Web Writer

Bobbi is a junior from Louisville pursuing an English major with a concentration in literature and a paralegal certificate. They love all things fall and winter, and their favorite literary movement is Romanticism. Bobbi has a black cat named Thunder.

Web Writer

Devon is a junior from Louisville majoring in public relations and minoring in journalism, professional writing and strategic communication. Believe it or not, even with that many minors she still has time to take care of her 12-year-old goldfish. Devon loves flowers, and her favorite “Pride and Prejudice” adaptation is the 2005 movie.

Web Writer

Jeffrey is a junior journalism major and history minor from Hendersonville, Tennessee. He has been to 34 states, including Alaska and Hawaii, and hopes to visit all the rest. He is a trombonist in the Big Red Marching Band, and he once wrote 150,000 words in one month for a novel writing challenge.

Web Writer

A junior double English and psychology major from Louisville, Jessica is One Direction’s biggest fan. She cries every time she watches “Up,” but who doesn’t? Jessica cannot physically make it through the day without drinking iced coffee.

Web Photographer & Illustrator

Julia is a sophomore broadcasting major and communications minor. She is from Nashville, so of course she loves music, but she especially loves Harry Styles. Julia loves makeup and trying new coffee shops.

Web Photographer and Illustrator

Kelsey is a junior advertising major and graphic design minor from Louisville. She is also pursuing certificates in user experience and digital advertising. Kelsey traveled to France and Italy one summer, and she loves sustainable fashion and watching rom-coms.

Web Writer

Lasikka is a freshman majoring in business management and minoring in creative writing. She puts salt in her sweet cream cold foam at Starbucks, and she has a cat named Precious. Lasikka watches “Twilight” when she’s sad because she believes it to be the best comedy movie.

Illustrator

Lauryn is a senior Bowling Green native majoring in psychology and minoring in graphic design. She is a dog mom to Esme, a 2-year-old American pitbull terrier. She loves tattoos (she has 13 so far), and her favorite TV shows are “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Euphoria.”

Web Writer

Maddie is a sophomore photojournalism major from Louisville. She can wiggle her ears, and she has a heart murmur. Maddie’s favorite animal is a cat.

Web Writer

Pandora is a junior journalism major and music minor from Taylorsville. She is a Taurus and spends her spare time crocheting. She is currently trying to collect all of the Studio Ghibli movies on DVD.

Web Writer

Carson is a sophomore creative writing major and journalism minor from Louisville. He has been a drummer for 15 years and his birthday is 2/2/02. Carson has an irrational fear of the dentist.

Web Writer

Cecilia is a sophomore public relations major and creative writing minor from Oklahoma City. She is a first generation Kenyan-Nigerian American. Cecilia’s favorite color is pink, and she’s very passionate about it. She loves road trips and has driven for over 16 hours before.

Web Writer

Clarissa is a freshman journalism major from Pikeville. She was an editor for her high school’s yearbook, and her dog has two middle names: Piggy and Beandip. You may not want to accept a ride from her, though, because she has totaled two cars.

Web Photographer

Though Connor was born in Slidell, Louisiana, he lived in the Cumberland Gap of eastern Kentucky for most of his life. He is a photojournalism major, and he loves red pandas. Connor has been parasailing in Key West, Florida, and was born on Valentine’s Day.

Magazine Photo Editor

Gabi is a fifth year senior from Kalamazoo, Michigan whose favorite color is blue. She is a photojournalism major and dance minor, and she studied abroad in Denmark for a semester. Gabi loves nothing more than long road trips in her Prius.

Web Writer

Katelyn is a Louisville native majoring in English and minoring in American Sign Language. She collects various copies of “Little Women” and is an avid scrapbook bullet journaler. Katelyn loves to play ninja in parking lots with her friends.

Web Illustrator

Nika, a graphic design major from Owensboro, has had a streak on Duolingo since 2019. She collects cassettes and vintage cameras. Nika also really loves frogs.