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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Texas chapter.

Name: Marisa Vasquez
Major: Photojournalism
Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas
 
What are three words you would use to describe yourself?
Short (She’s only 4′ 10″), Ambitious, Genuine

What are your hobbies?
Photography (Marisa Vasquez Photography), web design, and theater – occasionally. 

How did you get interested in photography?
Because of theater. I always liked taking pictures, but theater gave me a means to apply my desire to take pictures and motivated me to learn more and take better pictures for the department.

When did you get your first camera?
My first nice, DSLR camera was a couple years ago, but the first camera I ever got was when I was like 13 years old. 

What is your most interesting fact?
I had a nanny from Germany when I was younger.

Bernice Chuang is a fourth year double majoring in Broadcast Journalism and Communication Studies-Human Relations and doing the Business Foundations Program (aka business minor) at the University of Texas at Austin. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Bernice is a fan of good country music and yummy barbeque! At UT, Bernice is a resident assistant at an all-female residence hall and currently serves as a senator representing her residence hall, Kinsolving, on the Resident Assistant Association. She also leads a small group bible study for Asian American Campus Ministries and sings with her campus ministries’ a cappella group. When she’s not juggling her various roles and commitments, Bernice enjoys exploring downtown Austin, shopping with her fellow RA staff members, reading books on faith and spirituality, learning how to cook and tackling various dessert recipes, and spending quality time with friends.