THE TEAM
Editor-in-Chief
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Known by her friends as “eco mama”, Lyns is that crazy vegan who never stops talking about veganism. Her hobbies include: Pearl necklaces (fake of course!), vegetables, Vox videos, being loud, and writing about anything and everything. Hint hint, her degree of choice is English Literature, Language and Linguistics!
Digital Media Coordinator
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Nina is a fourth-year Business and Management student from Sweden, who is probably most known for “not looking very Swedish”. You will usually find her on campus running from meeting to meeting, or taking Instagram pictures in a coffee shop (where she actually wrote this bio).
Copy Editor
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Meli is a second-year Sociology and Geography student from Nicosia, Cyprus, so she spends most of her time freaking out about the state of the world. In her native language her name means honey but no, she's not as sweet as honey. When she's not collecting feathers, single hoop earrings and scraps of paper from the streets she can be found reading science fiction, writing poetry and taking photographs (mostly of shadows).
Science Editor
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Vaiva won’t take it personally if you don’t know how to pronounce her name. (But it’s V-eye-vuh). She spends a lot of her time explaining her backstory to newly befriended strangers. Otherwise, you can find her hanging off of bouldering walls, training with the circus, and reading for her master’s in Psychological Science.
Culture (Interviews & Reviews) Editor
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Rowan is a fourth year English Lit & Theatre student who spends her time acting like an idiot in the name of theatre and aggressively cuddling her flatmates.
Photo Editor
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Isabelle is a 4th year philosophy student who loves a frutiful sesh. After living/studying in Finland for a year, she shaved off all her hair and fell in love with a toy pig! (p.s. don't be mislead by the photo, she hasn't graduated yet.)
Graphic Designer
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Freya is a second-year Textile Design student. Reader and feeder. Baker and pigeon hater. Explorer and hoarder.
Advertisement Manager
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Reine is a second year history of art student. She likes painting saucy nudes of herself in her flat with her stinky flatmates and can most often be found straight up vibing in the downstairs of the reading rooms.
Content Coordinator
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Siam is a 4th year English Lit and Theology student. She only just started pronouncing her name right. If you've met her in the last 22 years, she's sorry for the confusion.
Administrations Coordinator
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Sophie is a second year Maths student who enjoys drinking her body weight in echo falls. Sophie is at her happiest when procrastinating in charity shops, writing to-do lists or enjoying some sweet sweet
downtime with her dwarf hamster, Olive.
Style & Beauty Editor
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Lara declares that big pants are the holy trinity of lingerie; sexy, comfy and cute. Besides, she’s style editor so she’s probably on to something here. Don’t be fooled by her ‘extra’ dressing, like the common house spider, Lara is as afraid of you as you are of her. She’s also well known for believing, until recently, that slugs were born out of moisture.
Politics Editor
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Giselle is a third year Classics student from Cambridge. Outside of struggling through texts of dead languages and words she can't pronounce, you can often find her out on the lacrosse pitch trying her best as a goalkeeper (usually with lack of success), or having an in-depth debate about BREXIT with a stranger over a pint of Tennents in the pub.
Creative Writing Editor
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Thomas is a 4th Year English Student. He enjoys bad haircuts, out of focus photography and occasionally reads and writes too.
Communications Designer
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Emily spends copious amounts of time munching on broccoli and watching queer eye. When she's not busy with this she studies textile and design and stomps around Glasgow in her docs and dungarees, dreaming of making the softest blanket known to mankind (using fibres from broccoli ofc).
Social Media Manager
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Ya gal Jem is a fourth year English language ‘student’ who doesn’t know how she’s still a student. She’s a scatty extroverted introvert here to make GUM’s insta pop off. If you need advice/ reviews on the following, hit her up: Gla/ Edi coffee shops, every make up product to ever exist, dangly earrings, vegan substitutes (specifically vegan cheeses), biscuits, dog breeds, creps, niche YouTube channels.
Events Manager
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Charlotte is a 4th year business management and philosophy student who is known for being not only cheeky but also wee. Tends to cry at musicals and can often be found going too hard on the dance floor.
Illustration & Graphics Coordinator
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Florence is a fourth year English Literature/Film student who enjoys capturing both the epic and the ordinary with a camera. She thinks High School Musical 3 is a masterpiece and still has to physically restrain herself from throwing up the peace sign in photos...we’ve all got our faults hey!
Copy Editor
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Martina is an English Language and Literature student. Constantly trying to make people see the beauty of books, poetry, and the arts, you can find her by a big window reading a book - bonus point if a great view is involved. Beware: when approached she'll immediately talk to you about her last favourite book and her go-to coffee type
Features Editor
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Sikhi. Plant hoarder. Animal Enthusiast. Human. She/They. International student studying International Relations, just trying to do her best.
Culture (Comment Pieces) Editor
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Ruth is a third-year student studying history of art/theology. She is very godly and enjoys snooping around cathedrals. She can be seen in nice n sleazys wearing nothing but leopard print lingerie. Her favourite episode of The Simpsons is Homer vs. the 18th Amendment. The biggest lesson she has to teach is that "high-end culture" is not everything. She will do this through her knowledge of art and film.
Creative Workshop Director
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Alice is an English Literature student in her final year. She writes poems, shoots film on grubby cameras and is fond of pigeons.
Events Photographer
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'Eden is a second year Geography and Politics student who's always got a camera at the ready (much to the annoyance of her friends). As well as photography, she's also passionate about reading, writing and cafe sitting.'
Website Manager
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Julia is a fourth-year psychology student who has an unreciprocated love for cats. In her free time you can catch her surfing the web for vintage garms, cooking away some of her mama’s japanese recipes, or watching wholesome otter videos. This year will be all about applying her tech savvyness to add her flare to the GUM website.
Previous Teams
Editor-in-Chief Gabriela Saldanha Blackwood
Deputy Editor Katy Scott
Copy Editor Isabel Lwin May Khine
Events Manager Ellen Grant & Maisie Wilson
Photo Editor Alina Derjabina & Aike Jansen
Online Editor Perry Stewart
Graphic Designer Julia Rosner
Features Editor Kaisa Saarinen
Politics Editor Rafe Uddin
Culture Editor Anna Rieser
Style Editor Lynsay Holmes
Science Editor Ethan Kelly
Creative-Writing Editor Alice Hill-Woods
Fundraising Co-Ordinator Sanah Khan
Editor-in-Chief Erika Koljonen
Deputy Editor Rachel Schnapp
Copy Editor Kritika Narula
Events Manager Alkmini Nikipoulou and Ruarí MacManus
Photo Editor Silvia Sani and Kati Brunk
Online Editor Berta Kardelytė and Julia Rosner
Features Editor Morgan Laing
Politics Editor Reiss McInally
Culture Editor Emma McKie
Style Editor Ailsing Klimke
Style Assistant Charlotte Dean
Science Editor Joanna Ashby
Editor Kirsty Dunlop
Deputy Editor Erika Koljonen
Events Managers Kaisa Saarinen & Megan Handley
Photo Editor Kati Brunk
Online Editor Silvia Sani & Berta Kardelytė
Features Editor Clare Patterson
Politics Editor Annie Milburn
Culture Editor Emmi Joensuu
Style Editor Niamh Carey
Science Editor Dalia Gala
Creative Writing Editor Neil Weaving
Editor-in-Chief Sofia Linden
Deputy Editor Hanna Markkanen
Online Editors Robbie Orr & Louis Brown
Events Manager Saara Antikainen
Features Editor Annie Devlin
Politics Editor Rhys Harper
Culture Editor Alice Lannon
Style Editor Jeanmarie Hamilton
Business Editor Joanna Velikov
Science Editor Daniel Kelsey
Editor-in-Chief Daniel Patterson
Deputy Editor Abbey Fleming
Features Editor Paul Butterfield
Politics Editor Sophia Gore
Culture Editor Lisa Monozlai
Style Editor Anne Devlin
Business & Economics Editor Mashal Aamir
Science & Technology Editor Stephanie Scullion
Graphic Designer Jessica Taylor
Photo Editor Aidan Morrissey
Editor-in-Chief Hailey Maxwell
Deputy Editor Robyn Limond
Arts Editor Anna Smith
Music Editor Patrick Owens
Fashion Editor Leila Cheshire
Politics Editor Michael Boroweic
Science Editor Alexandra Embiricos
Website Design Martyna Maron & Ragnar Rahuoja
Website Editor Lotte Mitchell Reford
General Editor Alexandra Embiricos
Features Editor Ryan McNab
Arts Editor Alice Healy-Smith
Fashion Editor Rose Henderson
Politics Editor Daniel Patterson
Music Editor Lucy Molloy
Science Editor Alexandra Embiricos
Website Martyna Maron
General Editor and Features Editor Ina Andersson
Fashion Editor Ginger Clark
Music Editor Megan Donald
Politics Editor Keith Marin
Arts Editor Laura Stockwell
Website Martyna Maron
Editors Rena Niamh Smith and Jessie Rodger
Content Rena Niamh Smith
Art & Layout Design Jessie Rodger
Music Yasmin Ali
Online Music & Events Dave Hunter
Politics James Foley
Editors Franck Martin & Jim Wilson
Deputy Editor Catriona Matheson
Content Franck Martin
Design Jim Wilson
Web Editor Jim Wilson
Contributors
Justin Caselton, Aidan Cook, Laura Doherty, Zoe Grams, John Hutchinson, Jessica McBride, Scott McGinlay, James Rae, Ali Stoddart, Luke Winter, Stefan Sealey, Katy Dycus, James Porteous, Tom Bonnick, Michelle Williams, Claire Strickett,
Editor Zoe Grams
Deputy Editor Adrian Maldonado
Fashion Editor Jessica McBride
Asst. Fashion Editor Nicola Scott
Design Zoe Grams
Web Editor Aidan Cook
Contributors
Christina, Drew Bianchi, Natasha Ferguson, Lindsay Conn, Aidan Cook, Rory Houston, James Hu, Charlie Knox, Angie Maguire, Pete Myall, Nicola Scott, Jennie Skinner, Rebecca Watson, Jim Wilson.