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By Riddhi Jani

Editor-in-Chief

editor@excal.on.ca

Riddhi has a background in biology and possesses an ever-growing enthusiasm for art and writing. Still in search of her own art style, Riddhi takes inspiration from a variety of art forms and media to build her portfolio. She hopes to implement her creative energy into her art as well as her writing as she journeys to improve her outlook on real-world events. When she is not designing, writing, or editing, she can be found adding to her never-ending list of to-be-reads or hiking through the nearest forest (looking for the entrance to a magical land, of course).

By JJ Mokrzewski

Managing Editor

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JJ Mokrzewski is currently a first year MA student majoring in Cinema and Media Studies. She loves all things Gothic, and when she's not working on screenplays she enjoys writing fantasy and horror stories. She also moonlights as the keyboardist of the Toronto shoe gaze band, Whisper Gang. Most of her free time is divided equally between investigating new books/films/series and rewatching episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She is passionate about sustainability, mental health, abolishing the stigma around genre fiction, championing the Oxford comma, and pet videos. She strongly believes Ulysses is a brilliant book, and one day hopes to figure out why.

By Juliette Filo

News Editor

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Juliette is a fourth-year history BA student at York, passionate about geopolitics, and your average trivia nerd. She aspires to follow a masters in data and political journalism, and to one day work for a company like Politico. Last year she went on academic exchange to UniBo in Italy, which sparked her passion for European relations and a caffeine dependence.

By Sylvie Côté

Assistant News Editor

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Sylvie Côté (she/her) is a queer and disabled second-year PhD student in the Gender, Feminist, and Women’s Studies program at York. Her research explores the ways in which autistic women and/or women with ADHD use drugs and practice harm reduction in the Toronto rave community. She enjoys hiking in the mountains and forests, identifying birds, painting, and watching Bob’s Burgers on repeat.

By Atena Bazargan

Copy Editor

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Atena Bazargan holds a BSc in psychology from York, and is currently completing her second degree, an honours BA in English and Creative Writing. She is also the president of the EUSA. In her spare time, she immerses herself in the world of the Gothic, and hopes to one day join a coven.

By Hale Mahon

Health Editor

health@excal.on.ca

Hale is a fourth-year student in public administration with a minor in psychology. As health editor, he wants to showcase research happening at York and see how scientific and medical expertise can inform political and organizational decisions. Hale unironically loves governance and sits on a few committees and boards at York, including the Public Policy & Administration Student Association, the Student Council of LA&PS, the university’s Senate, and the Student Centre Board of Directors. Outside of work, he enjoys cooking, cross-country skiing, camping, photography, making his own maple syrup, and watching '90s sitcoms.

By Sepanta Fathi

Arts Editor

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By Shawn Commey

Sports Editor

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Shawn is a third-year BCom student and an executive at Soccer World YorkU. Sports editor by day and frantic fanboy by night, Shawn aspires to be like Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe. When he isn't writing, Shawn can be found watching hot takes on ESPN, meditating, or screaming at his TV screen while the Boston Celtics are playing.

By Alexa Adams

Photo/Video Editor

Alexa (she/they) is a Digital Media major with longstanding interests in animation, comics, and filmmaking. On the off chance that she isn’t drawing, you’ll find her cooking, eating, or otherwise dreaming about food. Some of her goals include making a Google Doodle, illustrating for The New Yorker, and visiting Antarctica.