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Sheryl Madakkai

Editor-in-Chief

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Birnavan Varnacumaaran

Managing Editor

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Vlad Latis

Creative Director

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Sangjun Han

News Director

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Editors

Sneh Leighl

Arts & Life Editor

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Ethan Kulik

Opinion Editor

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Ashwin Jaiswal

Sports Editor

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Santosh Chandrasekar

Social Media Editor

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Immanuel Shine

Photo & Video Editor

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Assistants and Leads

Clara Rose

Lead Reporter

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Lead Photographer

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VACANT

Senior Copy Editor

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