Massachusetts Daily Collegian

A free and responsible press serving the UMass community since 1890

A free and responsible press serving the UMass community since 1890

Massachusetts Daily Collegian

A free and responsible press serving the UMass community since 1890

Massachusetts Daily Collegian

2023-2024 Staff

Lucas Ruud
Editor-in-Chief

Lucas Ruud

Lucas Ruud is the Editor-in-Chief at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. He has been with the paper for three years and is a double major in English and Journalism. He enjoys writing, cooking, and living in the Collegian office....

Grace Fiori
Managing Editor

Grace Fiori

Grace Fiori is the Managing Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian and a senior majoring in journalism and sustainable agriculture. She started writing for the Collegian's news section in her freshman year, and ...

Kelly McMahan
Creative Director - Head Podcasts Editor

Kelly McMahan

Kelly McMahan serves as both the Creative Director and Head Podcast Editor for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Kelly is a senior pursuing a dual degree in marketing and resource economics. She began with the Collegian during...

Justin Truong
Business Manager - Head Website Editor

Justin Truong

Justin Truong is the Business Manager and Head Website Editor for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian and has been part of the Collegian since his Sophomore year, starting out as an Advertising Representative. As a junior finance and economi...

Jack Underhill
Head News Editor

Jack Underhill

Jack Underhill is the Head News Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian and has been writing for the news section since his freshman year. He is a senior journalism major with minors in political science and film studies but...

Johnny Depin
Head Sports Editor

Johnny Depin

Johnny Depin is the Sports Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. A junior, Johnny is a sports journalism major while also pursuing a political science minor. Johnny has been writing for the Collegian since the fall of his...

Caitlin Reardon
Head Arts Editor

Caitlin Reardon

Caitlin Reardon is the Head Arts Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. A junior and western Mass native, Caitlin is pursuing a major in Journalism and a minor in Political Science. She has been writing for the Collegian ...

Luke Halpern
Head Opinion Editor

Luke Halpern

Luke Halpern is the Head Op/Ed editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. He is a senior and has been with the paper for 3 years writing in the opinion section, and he is a double major in Political Science and Journalism. He love...

Kira Johnson
Head Photo Editor

Kira Johnson

Kira Johnson is the Head Photo Editor at the Collegian. A senior, she is pursuing a double major in music performance & studio art. She has been with the Collegian since her freshman year. In her time at the pape...

Asha Baron
Head Video Editor - Assistant Opinion Editor

Asha Baron

Asha Baron is the Head Video Editor and an Assistant Op/Ed Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. A junior, Asha is pursuing a double major in Communication and Journalism with a film studies certificate. She has been writi...

Kami Nguyen
Head Translations Editor

Kami Nguyen

Kami Nguyen is the Translations Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a senior comparative literature major and started off writing for the news section in her sophomore year. Her work in translation has primarily...

Kate Devitt
Head Social Media Editor

Kate Devitt

Kate Devitt is the Head Social Media Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a Senior pursuing a double major in marketing in English, and has been with the collegian for 3 years. Outside of the collegian...

Jonathan Carnes
Head of Public Relations

Jonathan Carnes

J.C. is the Head of Public Relations at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian and has been part of the Collegian since his sophomore year, starting out as a Social Media Assistant. As a junior operations and information ...

Isaac Brickman
Head Graphics Editor

Isaac Brickman

Isaac Brickman is the Head Graphics Designer for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian, and this is his second set semester with the Collegian. He is a sophomore honors political science major and sociology minor. In his...

Dylan Nguyễn
Head DEI Chair - Assistant Photo Editor

Dylan Nguyễn

Dylan Nguyen is the Head DEI Chair and an Assistant Photo Editor of the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. He is a junior biology major and has been with the paper since spring of his freshman year. He is a junio...

Sage Ji
Advertising Manager

Sage Ji

Sage Ji is the Advertising Manager for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian and is a Junior double majoring in Operations & Information Management and Economics. Outside of the Collegian, Sage is a Peer Mentor in Oak Hall and Isenberg...

Fulin Tacettin
Advertisement Representative

Fulin Tacettin

Fulin Tacettin is the Advertisement Representative at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian and has been part of the Collegian since her Sophomore year. As a rising junior marketing student, Fulin also serves as the Marketing Director ...

Olivia Capriotti
Investigative (Spotlight) News Editor

Olivia Capriotti

Olivia Capriotti is an Assistant News Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian and has been writing for the news section since her sophomore year. Currently a senior, Olivia is a double major in journalism and Spanish. Her ...

Grace Lee
Administrative News Editor - Assistant Social Media Editor

Grace Lee

Grace Lee is an Assistant News Editor and Assistant Social Media Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is pursuing a double major in English and journalism. Grace has been with the Collegian since she transferred to...

Mahidhar Sai Lakkavaram
Social Justice and Politics News Editor

Mahidhar Sai Lakkavaram

Mahidhar Sai Lakkavaram is an Assistant News Editor for the Social Justice and Politics beat. He has been writing for the news section since his first year and is strongly interested in tracking social movements and bringing n...

Daniel Frank
Campus Life News Editor

Daniel Frank

Daniel Frank has been writing for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian since his freshman year and is an Assistant News Editor. He is a sophomore Public Policy and Economics double major who is also pursuing a certificate in film ...

Abby Joyce
Campus Life News Editor

Abby Joyce

Abby Joyce is an Assistant News Editor at the Collegian and has been writing for the news section since her sophomore year. She is an English major with a minor in Spanish and a specialization in Professional Writing and Techni...

Pedro Gray Soares
Assistant Sports Editor

Pedro Gray Soares

Pedro Gray Soares is an Assistant Sports Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Pedro is a sports journalism and communication double major in his third year of writing for the Collegian, where he’s covered men’s ba...

Kayla Gregoire
Assistant Sports Editor

Kayla Gregoire

Kayla Gregoire is an Assistant Sports Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Kayla is a junior sports journalism major with a political science minor. She has been writing for the Collegian since the fall of her freshman ...

Mike Maynard
Assistant Sports Editor

Mike Maynard

Mike Maynard is an Assistant Sports Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Mike is a junior sports journalism major. He has been writing for the sports section of the Collegian ever since transferring to UMass in the fa...

Matt Skillings
Assistant Sports Editor

Matt Skillings

Matt Skillings is an Assistant Sports Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Matt is a junior sports journalism and communication double major. He has been writing for the sports section of the Collegian since fall of 202...

Laleh Panahi
Fashion and Culture Editor

Laleh Panahi

Laleh Panahi is the Fashion and Culture Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a third year honors student, pursuing a double major in Operations and Information Management and Journalism. Laleh has three years of experi...

Samourra Rene
Beauty, Lifestyle and Campus Life Editor

Samourra Rene

Samourra Rene is Beauty, Lifestyle and Campus Life Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a senior journalism major with an English minor. Her past three years at the Collegian has taught her to the value of expl...

Shannon Moore
Movies and Television Editor

Shannon Moore

Shannon Moore is Movies and Television Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a junior year honors college member, pursuing a double major in English and Journalism. Shannon has been writing for the Collegian Arts ...

Suzanne Bagia
Music Editor

Suzanne Bagia

Suzanne Bagia is the Assistant Arts Editor on the Music Beat at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is getting her MFA in English and Creative Writing. Suzanne focuses on writing about music journalism. Through music ...

Thomas Machacz
Music Editor

Thomas Machacz

Thomas Machacz is the Music Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. He is a fourth year Journalism major. Writing for the Collegian Arts section since his third year, and first at UMass, Thomas has been able to engage with lo...

Juliette Perez
Assistant Opinion Editor

Juliette Perez

Juliette Perez is an Assistant Op/Ed Editor at Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a junior and has written for the Collegian since sophomore year. She is a double major in Public Health and Social Thought and Political Economy.�...

Zach Leach
Assistant Opinion Editor

Zach Leach

Zach Leach is an Assistant Op/Ed Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. He is a senior and has been with the Collegian since his freshman year. He majors in Social Thought and Political Economy and is completing a Master’s ...

Manas Pandit
Assistant Opinion Editor - Assistant Public Relations

Manas Pandit

Manas Pandit is an Assistant Op/Ed Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. He is a junior and has written for the Collegian since freshman year. He majors in Economics and Mathematics, with a minor in Political Science. ...

Nathan Legare
Assistant Social Media Editor

Nathan Legare

Nathan Legare is an assistant social media editor and staff writer at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Since his sophomore year, he has contributed articles to the Collegian in the Arts & Living, News and Op/Ed ...

Lexi Lackmann
Assistant Social Media Editor

Lexi Lackmann

Lexi Lackmann is an Assistant Social Media Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Lexi is a sophomore journalism major with an English minor. This is her second semester working with the collegian. Ou...

Paige Hanson
Assistant Social Media Editor - Art Staff Writer

Paige Hanson

Paige Hanson is an Assistant Social Media Editor and Arts Staff Writer for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a sophomore majoring in journalism with a minor in sociology. Paige enjoys interviewing bands and artists, creat...

Shanti Furtado
Assistant Multimedia - Public Relations Assistant

Shanti Furtado

Shanti Furtado is an assistant multimedia and public relations editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. A junior sports journalism and digital media marketing double major, Shanti has been involved with the Colle...

Rowyn Lambert
Assistant Public Relations

Rowyn Lambert

Rowyn Lambert is an Assistant Public Relations editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is sophomore pursuing a dual degree in sociology and communications. Outside of the Collegian, Rowyn enjoys thrifting, playi...

Sophie Machernis
Assistant Public Relations

Sophie Machernis

Sophie Machernis is an Assistant Public Relations Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a sophomore honors student pursuing a major in psychology. Outside of the Collegian, you can usually find her broadca...

Nina Prenosil
Assistant Public Relations

Nina Prenosil

Nina Prenosil is a Public Relations Assistant at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a Junior pursuing a double major in psychology and journalism with a concentration in public relations. Outside of working with the Collegian...

Katie Katz
Assistant Video Editor

Katie Katz

Katie Katz is an Assistant Video Editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a senior double majoring in Journalism and Communication. Katie enjoys her time interviewing the community and visually informing peopl...

Ethan Brayall-Brown
Assistant Video Editor

Ethan Brayall-Brown

Ethan Brayall-Brown is an Assistant Video Editor for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. He is majoring in Journalism with a minor in Theater. After school Ethan hopes to manage a Country Club working with one of his favorite th...

Kayla Wong
Assistant Photo Editor

Kayla Wong

Kayla Wong is an Assistant Photo Editor for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a senior public health major who joined the Collegian in the Fall of 2022. In her spare time she enjoys hiking and art.

Devin Lippman
Assistant Photo Editor - Sports Staff Writer

Devin Lippman

Devin Lippman is an assistant photo editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a sophomore finance major. She’s a writer for the sports section and has covered swim and dive and women’s lacrosse. Devin also int...

Eva Maniatty
News Staff Writer

Eva Maniatty

Eva Maniatty is a Staff Writer at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian for the Campus Life beat and has been writing for the news section since her freshman year. She is a Journalism and Spanish major and enjoys writing...

Catharine Li
News Staff Writer

Catharine Li

Catharine Li is a Staff Writer at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a first-year public policy and journalism student. With a love for narrative and long-form journalism, she is interested in stories of community, from c...

Alexandra Hill
News Staff Writer

Alexandra Hill

Alexandra Hill is a Staff Writer at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian and has been writing for the news section since her freshman year and specifically in the Social Justice and Politics beat covering protests on campus and tree...

Samantha Sands
Sports Staff Writer

Samantha Sands

Samantha Sands is a staff writer in the sports section of the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a junior, pursuing double majors in sports management and journalism with a sports journalism concentration. Since joinin...

Lucy Postera
Sports Staff Writer

Lucy Postera

Lucy Postera is a staff writer at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian, and has been writing since fall of her freshman year. Lucy is a communication and journalism double major. She's covered field hockey, swim and dive, and wome...

Gustavo Atencio Flores
Arts Staff Writer

Gustavo Atencio Flores

Gustavo Atencio Flores is an Arts Staff Writer for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. He is a junior majoring in Journalism and Legal Studies and has written for the Collegian since his sophomore year. He is passionate for music...

Naomi Bloom
Arts Staff Writer

Naomi Bloom

Naomi Bloom is an Arts Staff Writer for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She is a Freshman majoring in Psychology and has been writing articles since high school. She also loves making digital art, crocheting, and listeni...

Andrew C. Freeman
Arts Staff Writer

Andrew C. Freeman

Andrew C. Freeman is an Arts Staff Writer for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. He is a Sophomore majoring in English, and has written for the Collegian since his freshman year. With a passion for music, he has writ...

Kathleen Seda
Opinion Columnist

Kathleen Seda

Kathleen Seda is one of the columnists in the Op/Ed section. She is a junior pursuing a double major in psychology and journalism. Kathleen has been writing for the Collegian since the spring of her sophomore year. ...

Olivia (Liv) Cushman
Opinion Columnist

Olivia (Liv) Cushman

Liv Cushman is one of the Daily Collegian's Op/Ed Section Columnists. She is in her Junior year at UMass Amherst, majoring in Journalism and English. Writing is one of her many passions, and hopes to continue to do so...