Editors
Brammhi Balarajan
Editor-in-Chief
Brammhi Balarajan (she/her) (23C) is from Las Vegas, majoring in political science and English and creative writing. She is the Editor-in-Chief of The Emory Wheel. Previously, her column “Brammhi’s Ballot” won first place nationally with the Society of Professional Journalists. She has also interned with the Georgia Voice.
Contact Brammhi at [email protected].
Sophia Ling
Executive Editor, Opinion and Editorial Board
Sophia Ling (she/her) (24C) is from Carmel, Indiana, double majoring in Political Science and Sociology. At the Wheel, she loves writing about food, culture and society. In her free time, she loves practicing guitar and piano and obsessing over the newest Fletcher song, as well as baking bread and cooking for her friends and family, besides Madi Olivier (25C). She swims for the Emory club team and does Muay Thai.
Contact Sophia at [email protected].
Matthew Chupack
Executive Editor, News
Matthew Chupack (he/him) (24C) is from Northbrook, Illinois, majoring in sociology & religion and minoring in community building & social change on a pre-law track. Outside of the Wheel, Chupack is an exec member for Emory Behind the Glass. In his free time, he enjoys exploring cities, playing with his puppy and listening to country music.
Contact Matthew at [email protected].
Rachel Broun
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Editor
Rachel Broun (she/her) (23C) is from Carrboro, North Carolina, majoring in anthropology and women’s, gender and sexuality studies. She writes for the Editorial Board. Outside of the Wheel, Broun often finds herself doing crafts, working for Theater Emory and watching “The Real Housewives” series.
Contact Rachel at [email protected].
Gabriella Lewis
Managing Editor, Multimedia and Podcast
Gabriella Lewis (she/her) (23C) is from San Francisco, California, majoring in political science and women, gender and sexuality studies. She hosts the podcast Wheel Talk and helps produce Within the Margins. Outside of the Wheel, she is involved with voting rights at Emory and writes about women’s basketball for the publication The Next. She also enjoys national parks, the WNBA, eating ramen and telling people she’s from California.
Contact Gabriella at [email protected].
Sarah Davis
Managing Editor, Emory Life and Arts & Entertainment
Sarah Davis (she/her) (22Ox) is from Austin, Texas, majoring in politics, philosophy, law and English. Outside of the Wheel, she is the president of Bread Oxford and an intern for The Covington News, covering local city government. She enjoys finding new running trails runs, re-watching parks and recreation and reading in her hammock.
Contact Sarah at [email protected].
Michael Mariam
Managing Editor, Sports
Michael Mariam (he/him) (23B) is from Rye Brook, New York, and is in the Goizueta Business School studying marketing, consulting, and film and media management. Outside of the Wheel, he serves as the president of Coaching Corps, a volunteer club that plays sports with Atlanta youth at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. He also contributed to the college football live blog for The Athletic, a subscription-based sports website recently acquired by The New York Times. Mariam is hoping the Jets will be good again soon.
Contact Michael at [email protected].
Eva Roytburg
News Editor
Eva Roytburg (she/her) (23Ox) is from Glencoe, Illinois, majoring in philosophy, politics and law. Outside of the Wheel, Roytburg is an avid writer of short fiction stories. In her free time, you can find her way too deep in a niche section of Wikipedia.
Contact Eva at [email protected]
Madi Olivier
News Editor
Madi Olivier (she/her) (25C) is from Highland Village, Texas, and is planning on majoring in psychology and minoring in rhetoric, writing and information design on the pre-law track. Outside of the Wheel, she is a member of Emory University Generation Action. Her hobbies include binge-watching Criminal Minds and trying to pet the Emory cats.
Contact Madi at [email protected]
Chaya Tong
Opinion Editor
Chaya Tong (she/her) (25C) is from the Bay Area, California, planning to major in English and biology. She also writes for the Editorial Board. Outside of The Wheel, she enjoys drawing, music and going for boba runs.
Contact Chaya at [email protected]
Sophia Peyser
Opinion Editor
Sophia Peyser (she/her) (25C) is from Manhattan, New York, majoring in English. Outside of the Wheel, she is a staff writer at Lithium, an online magazine.
Contact Sophia at [email protected].
Demetrios Mammas
Editorial Board Editor
Demetrios Mammas (he/him) (23C) is from Atlanta, Georgia, majoring in political science and psychology. When he’s not editing or writing op-eds and reviews for the Wheel, he can be found helping out student legislators as a College Council Chief of Staff and volunteering at Emory’s nearby Wesley Woods Senior Living facility. In his free time, he enjoys playing video games, learning languages, being a Netflix fanatic, reading Arthurian legends, going kayaking and practicing guitar.
Contact Demetrios at [email protected]
Eythen Anthony
Arts & Entertainment Editor
Eythen Anthony (he/him) (23C) is a Creative Writing and Psychology major from West Virginia. His writing has been featured in the Viral Plays Project and the Lenaia Playwriting Festival. He’s also a finalist for the 2019 Crossword Hobbyist Crossword Scholarship. In his free time, Anthony enjoys collecting Blu-rays, attending punk shows, and reading.
Contact Eythen at [email protected].
Jackson Schneider
Arts & Entertainment Editor
Jackson Schneider (he/him) (23C) is majoring in Political Science and Economics, and hopes to work in the field of international development. Outside of the Wheel, Jackson is an intern at the Carter Center, and a member of Emory PRIDE. He loves to talk about old movies, take his camera to cool places, and sit at coffee shops looking very productive.
Contact Jackson at [email protected]
Oli Turner
Emory Life Editor
Oli Turner (she/her) (25C) is from Manchester, Massachusetts, double majoring in Creative Writing and Computer Science. Previously, she was co-editor-in-chief of her high school newspaper, interned for the Manchester Cricket, and produced a short video series for a local cable news channel. Outside of the Wheel, she enjoys sewing and writing short stories. Her thrifted purse collection is, truthfully, getting out of hand.
Contact Oli at [email protected]
Xavier Stevens
Emory Life Editor
Xavier Stevens (he/him) (23C) is from St. Louis, Missouri, studying English and Creative Writing. Outside of the Wheel, he plays ultimate frisbee with Emory Juice and enjoys listening to Leon Bridges and Sturgill Simpson.
Contact Xavier at [email protected]
Claire Fenton
Sports Editor
Claire Fenton (she/her) (24C) is a Pittsburgh native majoring in Quantitative Sciences on the Informatics track and Linguistics. Outside of the Wheel, she is involved in the Data Science Club and Volunteer Emory. You can find her training for half marathons, rewatching Arrested Development and bragging about how she doesn’t need caffeine to make it through the day.
Contact Claire at [email protected].
Jenna Daly
Sports Editor
Jenna Daly (she/her) (25C) is from Windsor Locks, CT and is majoring in philosophy, politics and law on a pre-law track. Outside of the Wheel, Jenna is a member of Emory’s Cross Country and Track & Field teams. In her free time, Jenna enjoys hiking, playing Spikeball and reading science fiction novels.
Contact Jenna at [email protected]
Jada Chambers
Copy Chief
Jada Chambers (she/her) (23C) is from Southaven, Mississippi, majoring in art history and classical civilizations. When she isn’t copy editing, you can find her translating ancient Latin or watching cheesy old horror flicks.
Contact Jada at [email protected].
Haley Huh
Copy Editor
Haley Huh (she/her) (25C) is from New York City, majoring in neuroscience and behavioral biology on the pre-med track. Outside of the Wheel, she is involved in AMSA’s Health Policy Committee. In her free time, she enjoys reading psychology books, singing, and watching movies with friends.
Contact Haley at [email protected]
Jenny Zha
Copy Editor
Jenny Zha (she/her) (24C) is from Atlanta, Georgia, double majoring in neuroscience & behavioral biology and sociology. Outside of the Wheel, she works as an undergraduate researcher. In her spare time she enjoys reading, eating vodka pasta and doing the New York Times daily crossword.
Contact Jenny at [email protected].
Kaitlin Mottley
Copy Editor
Kaitlin Mottley (she/her) (23C) is from Memphis, Tennessee, majoring in English and minoring in Japanese. Outside of the Wheel, she is a content design intern at Facebook. She also enjoys drinking boba, listening to classical music and catching up with friends.
Cntact Kaitlin at [email protected]
Nicole Semaan
Copy Editor
Nicole Semaan (she/her) (24C) is from Orlando, Florida, majoring in neuroscience and behavioral biology on a pre-med track. She is on the executive boards for Emory Synapse and the Emory Pulse. Despite her inclination toward the sciences, she enjoys poring over the intricacies of grammar. In her free time, she can be found making Spotify playlists or talking to her plants.
Contact Nicole at [email protected].
Ally Hom
Photo Editor
Ally Hom (she/her) (24C) is from Orange County, California. She is majoring in business administration with concentrations in marketing and film & media management. She is involved in Emory Crew and ResLife, is the marketing intern for the Emory Student Center, and is an extra in movies and TV shows filming in Atlanta.
Contact Ally at [email protected].
Amaia Ince
Assistant Multimedia Editor
Amaia Ince (she/her) (24C) is from Massachusetts, majoring in Film & Media management. Outside of the Wheel, she is an Emory Undergraduate Admissions fellow on the communications team. She also enjoys searching for the best restaurants, riding Spin bikes around campus, and watching bad dating shows (except they’re actually so good).
Contact Amaia at [email protected]
Lauren Baydaline
Assistant Multimedia Editor
Lauren Baydaline (she/her) (23C) is from Los Angeles, California, majoring in anthropology and human biology on the pre-med track. Outside of the Wheel, she is a member of the fundraising committee for Emory Operation Smile. Baydaline is also part of Emory Reads and works in the Perrien Lab. Her hobbies include cooking, selling clothes on Depop, and working out.
Contact Lauren at [email protected]
Jessica Solomon
Editor-at-Large
Jessica Solomon (she/her) (23C) is from Bethesda, Maryland, majoring in neuroscience and behavioral biology and minoring in neuroethics on a pre-med track. Aside from being a managing editor, Solomon is an Emory tour guide and is on the club volleyball team. She loves everything Washington, D.C., even if that means mindlessly supporting every DC sports teams.
Contact Solomon at [email protected]
Lauren Blaustein
Editor-at-Large
