So you see a link every once in a while from Her Campus on Facebook for an interesting article, and you click on it. Perhaps, you’ve clicked to read several Her Campus articles before. Maybe you even check in on the website regularly to see what’s new. But have you ever wondered about the extraordinary girls behind these articles?
It’s easy to glance at an author’s name, and not really think much of it. Having just recently joined the HC McGill Team myself, I’ve already met so many kind and intelligent people here, and I believe everyone should be able to get to know our team. Several of the girls have told us about themselves, their position at HC, and why they joined Her Campus in the first place.
Well ladies (and gentlemen), without further ado, here is a small introduction to some of the wonderfully talented and dedicated women who work to put out these articles for Her Campus at McGill University.
Ashley Memjie
U0
Faculty of Arts
Writer
I have a passion for writing.
Angel Yu
U3
Double major Physiology and Computer Science
Writer, Editor, VP Events
I’ve been involved with Her Campus since high school because I love the idea of an online magazine aimed at university aged women. I think it’s great that we cover so many topics, both serious and fun, and that the ultimate goal of Her Campus is to provide women with a fun place and support at university.
Britt Burlis
U0
Psychology/Pre Med
Writer
I joined her campus to make McGill seem smaller and to gain a sense of community not only with other girls at McGill, but also with other girls in university around the world (and mostly in the states- where I am from!)
Catherine Ke
Second year
Honours Linguistics
Writer, Editor, VP Social Media
I love to write, I love sharing my ideas with people and Her Campus was an amazing platform for me to do that. The one thing I was extremely proud of was interviewing and writing a piece on the girl that shadowed Prime Minister Trudeau for a day, I was terrified but it turned out to be the best article I had ever written.
Claire Butler
Fourth year
Pharmacology
Writer
I joined Her Campus because I always loved reading the variety of articles they shared, and knew it would be the perfect platform for me to express myself through.
Claire Suisman
U2
Psychology
Writer, VP Advertising
I joined Her Campus because I enjoy writing and have many ideas I’d like to share with the world. I’m passionate about mental health, psychology, cooking, sustainability, and social justice. I hope to be able to reach others with similar interests.
Clara Séguin
U2
Teaching English as a Second Language
Writer
Because I love writing, I was already writing online last year and I thought writing for one of the McGill papers or magazine would be a great new experience; Her Campus was the one that provided me with the most freedom so I decided to write for them.
Gabrielle Lee Gabauer
U3
Anthropology
Campus Correspondent
I love to write, and Her Campus gave me the space to do that in a super freeing space, and make some amazing friends along the way!
Huirui Zhang
First Year
Arts
Writer
It’s a fun club to meet amazing student editors and a media to express myself.
Katya Conrad
U2
Philosophy and Art History
Writer
I had a friend on the team who loved it and recommended it to me!
Kelsey Smolash
U2
Physiology
Writer
I used to really enjoy writing and since starting university, I found I hadn’t been anymore. I joined Her Campus as a way of writing again and to express my thoughts and creativity in a fun and light-hearted way through the articles I write.
Lauren Ballard
U2
Anthropology
Editor-in-Chief
I loved reading Her Campus before I came to McGill, and when I saw the table at Activities Night I wanted to give it a try! It’s been a great experience & I love having my work published online.
Maddy Evans
U1
Political Science
Writer
I have always loved to write and thought Her Campus would be a great way to get involved with journalism at McGill. I’m excited to share my thoughts on a variety of topics and be part of a great team of writers!
Melody Zhou
U1
Biology/Science
Writer
I used to read it all the time and thought it was super helpful. I love writing and reading blogs so I think it’s super cool to be a part of it.
Michelle Shen
Third Year
Honours Anatomy and Cell Biology
Writer
I jumped at the chance to try something new but have always wanted to try (I’ve never really written before)! After reading through so many articles on my own, I thought it would be cool to try writing them too. Plus, I got to meet a few super cool people through Her Campus.
Pia Maria Abu-Mikhael
U1
International Development and Economics
Writer
I always used to read Her Campus while I was in high school! I obviously love writing, and I knew that I had to be a part of the tight-knit community that Her Campus creates between people all around the world, whether they are in College or not.
Sooji Hah
U2
Labour Relations
Writer
I joined HC because I love expressing my thoughts, feelings and interests through writing. I knew Her Campus would be the perfect platform to do so since I feel like a lot of the readers are able to relate and connect with my articles!
Sophia Perring
U1
History
Writer
I’ve always loved writing and wanted to get involved this year. Her Campus appealed to me in that it is a super friendly group of strong women coming together.
Sophie Smith
U3
Political science
Writer
I’ve always loved writing and when I discover Her Campus, I thought it would be the perfect fit! The ability to write about a variety of topics while also emphasising women empowerment sounded very appealing to me.
Stephanie Sim
Second year
Major English literature, Minor in Canadian Studies
Writer, Editor
I initially joined Her Campus as a creative outlet to grow and improve my writing, and quickly learned to love the platform it gave me to share my voice on topics that I loved. Not only that but it got me involved with a talented group of girls whose writing I constantly learn through.
Val Namaki
U3
Drama & Theatre Major, Minors in Sociology and Communications
Writer
I’ve always loved writing, and I found Her Campus to be such a great opportunity not only to write, but to write about things I’m passionate for an audience I feel personally connected to!
Zeynep Kartal
U2
Cultural Studies
Writer, Editor, Facebook page manager
I always loved writing and I’m very passionate about feminism, so a website that combined both of these things seemed ideal. Later, I found out it was actually so much more than that. Her Campus is a supportive community of incredible girls that manage to put together amazing articles each week. I’m really glad I put down my email at Activities Night one year ago because I always find myself looking forward to reading what everyone wrote for that week when I’m editing articles on a Sunday night.
So there you have it: the faces behind the articles. Hopefully you enjoyed learning a bit about girls from Her Campus at McGill!
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All other images provided by each respective member of Her Campus McGill