Susan Dang
Susan is a 3rd year student in Consumer Behaviour and Criminology at Western! She lives at Starbucks when she’s here in London and at local cafes when she’s back in her hometown of Stoney Creek. Susan loves food but is limited in what she can consume because she has started to try out the Paleo/Caveman way of eating. So far, it’s amazing – she suggests everyone try it! Her favorite movies of all time are Top Gun and A Walk To Remember. She has always loved Tom Cruise and will continue to, however Ryan Gosling is also her dream guy! Speaking of famous people, she is obsessed with 30 Seconds To Mars; they are her ultimate favorite band! Susan enjoys listening to Classic Rock and used to play the drums for a couple years. On another note, besides showing an interest in writing/fashion, she spends the majority of her time helping out with a robotics club that mentors high school students! Susan can always be seen with three things daily; her BlackBerry, PlayBook & a water bottle! Her two ultimate favorite sports of all time are Fast pitch Softball and Ice Hockey which leads into her favorite teams, Boston Bruins & Boston Red Sox. Lastly, her favorite place of all time is her hometown and the East Coast United States!
Sam Burgess
Sam is the youngest of three siblings born and raised in Toronto, Ontario where she attended high school at De La Salle College Oaklands. There, Sam was highly involved in varsity sports, with ice hockey as a point of interest. Throughout her childhood she played hockey for about fourteen years—nine of those competitively and four additionally on a varsity team. Now she lives in London and is currently completing a Bachelors of Arts honours degree: major in English Language and Literature and major in Visual Arts at Western University. During her four years at Western Sam has developed as an artist and had the opportunity to have her first art show this past November. Currently she is applying to a Masters programs in Photojournalism at both Ryerson University in Toronto and Dalhousie University in Halifax where she hope to specialize her writing skills and become a freelance journalist.
Nakita Coquim
Nakita Coquim is a second year Media, Information, and Technoculture student minoring in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. She spends a lot of time on her residence executive as VP Social, Events Director for Her Campus Western Ontario, and volunteers as a residence soph within the Orientation Week program at Western. This doesn’t stop her from releasing her inner 90’s-chick with a dash of wild. Some of her bucket list items include: sandboarding in Australia and owning a pet duck. You can learn more about her 140-character thoughts by following her Twitter: @nakitaryerson.
Martisha Mayombi
Martisha is a 3rd year Psychology student at Kings. She hopes on continuing to study to get her masters, and maybe even a doctoral. Martisha is still unsure about her future career goals and plans on going with the flow and seeing where her degree takes her. She’s a local bar star- partying four nights a week- a horror movie guru and loves shopping; she would go to the mall everyday if she could! She’s a huge advocate for equal rights everywhere. Martisha is fully prepared for battle in the event we suffer on apocalypse or get attacked by zombies!
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Laura Sullivan
Laura Sullivan is a fourth Year International Relations Honors Specialization. Laura works as a broadcaster and editor at 94.9 CHRW Campus Radio and as an assistant in the women’s studies and feminist research department. She is a member of the Western pre-law club, volunteers with Mine 101 and at the charity boutique for the London Women’s Community House.
Almeera Jaffer
Almeera Jaffer is in her third year at Western majoring in Media, Information, and Technoculture with a minor in Sociology. Upon graduation she hopes to embark on a career in Marketing/Advertising. Her dream is to attend Parsons New School for Design in New York and complete a degree in Fashion Marketing to compliment her interest in all things beauty. Alongside her love of writing, she is a long time Hip Hop dancer and instructor and continues to share her love of dance to those around her.
Kira Hoffman
Kira is a 19 year old majoring in Women’s Studies. She’s in her second year at Western and is enjoying both the campus atmosphere of UWO and also the people she has met. Outside of class, Kira enjoys writing poetry, hiking, cooking, hanging out with friends, and travelling the world. She’s from a small town, so though London, Ontario is a change, Kira enjoys adventuring and enjoying the workings of the city.
Eternity Martis
Eternity Martis is a third year double honours major student in Women’s Studies and English Literature while also pursuing a Certificate in Writing. She loves to write non-fiction, spoken word and lifestyle pieces, and totally feels like Carrie Bradshaw on her Mac while doing it! She also loves to travel, make funky hand-crafted wine glasses, and indulge in retail therapy. In her spare time, she runs a blog for multiracial girls on beauty, hair, race politics and relationships and wants to pursue a degree in Journalism. She’s super excited to be writing for Her Campus at last!