MU Student News is produced entirely by the students listed below, with support from our faculty adviser. Editors assign and edit coverage in their sections; staff writers and photographers report from across campus. Select a name to read that person’s stories.
Editor-in-Chief
Maya Thapa is a senior and the Editor-in-Chief of MU Student News. She joined the paper as a first-year staff writer covering student council and has reported on nearly every corner of…
Managing Editor
Daniel Okafor is the Managing Editor. He keeps the publication schedule honest, edits most long-form features and maintains the newsroom style guide. He plans to study communications after graduation.
News Editor
Priya Sharma is the News Editor and covers student government, administration and campus policy. She believes the most important stories usually start with a meeting agenda nobody else wanted to read.
Sports Editor
Lucas Fernández is the Sports Editor. He has covered every MU team at least once, keeps his own set of season statistics and maintains that the best seat in any gym is…
Arts and Culture Editor
Amara Chen edits the Arts and Culture section and reviews student theatre, film and exhibitions. She spends her weekends in rehearsal rooms and gallery openings, usually with a notebook.
Opinion Editor
Tomáš Novák is the Opinion Editor. He commissions columns from across the student body and writes the occasional signed piece himself, ideally about something at least two of his friends disagree with…
Photo Editor
Sofia Reyes is the Photo Editor. She coordinates photography for every section and teaches the newsroom's beginner camera workshop each fall.
Social Media Editor
Jae-min Park runs the publication's social channels and covers clubs and campus events. If something is happening on campus this weekend, he has probably already made a graphic about it.
Staff Writer
Elena Petrova is a staff writer covering academics and student life. She joined the paper after one journalism elective and never quite left the newsroom.
Staff Writer
Omar Haddad is a first-year staff writer. He covers general campus news and is currently learning that most stories take three more phone calls than expected.
Staff Photographer
Nina Kowalski is a staff photographer. Her pictures appear across every section, and her favourite assignments are the ones where something unexpected walks into frame.
Faculty Adviser
Rachel Whitfield advises MU Student News. A former local-news reporter, she reviews the paper's editorial policies with student editors each year and stays firmly out of coverage decisions.
