Contact

Editor in Chief, Adam Lachacz
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Adam is the Editor-in-Chief of The Gateway for 2020-21. Previously, he was the 2019-20 News Editor, 2018-19 Staff Reporter, and a senior volunteer contributor from 2016-18. He is a fourth-year student studying history and political science. Adam is addicted to the news, an aspiring sneakerhead, and loves a good cup of black coffee.

Online Editor, Pia Co
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Pia is the 2020-21 Online Editor and the 2019-20 Director of Marketing and Outreach of The Gateway. They’re in their final year as a Sociology and Political Science student. When they aren’t clicking away at a keyboard and copy editing gtwy.ca, they can be found playing slap funk bass, or making a shockingly elaborate four course meal.

Magazine Editor, Tina Tai
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Tina is the 2020-21 Magazine Editor and the 2019-20 Online Editor of The Gateway. She is a Psychology major and enjoys training her cats to give high-fives using behaviour modification methods. In her spare time she enjoys making sushi, watching murder mystery shows, and taking naps so long they may as well be sleeps.

News Editor, Khadra Ahmed
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Khadra is The Gateway’s 2020-21 News Editor, dedicated to providing intersectional news coverage on campus. She’s a fifth-year student studying biology and women’s and gender studies. While working for The Gateway, she continues the tradition of turning coffee into copy.

Staff Reporter, Rachel Narvey
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Rachel is The Gateway’s 2020-21 Staff Reporter. This summer, she will complete her MA program in English and Film studies before returning to the U of A in the fall as an Education student. In her spare time she writes poetry and watches Jeopardy. You can often find her sitting alone, eating a burrito.

Opinion Editor, Mitchell Pawluk
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Mitchell is the 2020-21 Opinion Editor at The Gateway. He’s a fourth-year student majoring in political science and minoring in philosophy. When not writing, he enjoys reading political theory, obsessing over pop culture, and trying something new!

Arts and Culture Editor, Tom Ndekezi
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Tom is the The Gateway’s 2020-21 Arts and Culture Editor and a fifth-year Biological Sciences student. When he’s not busy learning about the brutalities of selection, Tom can be found obsessing over hip-hop, watching soccer, cooking Crohn’s-friendly foods and coming to grips with being left-handed in a right-handed world.

Photo Editor, Christien Ford
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Christien is the 2020-21 Photo Editor for The Gateway. He’s majoring in biology, but when he isn’t looking through the lens of a microscope or camera he likes to daydream about expensive camera gear and chill with his cat.

Art Director, Sofia Capettini
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Sofia is the 2020-21 Art Director for The Gateway. She’s going into her fifth and final year of working towards her Bachelor of Design in Visual Communications Design. In her spare time, Sofia likes to take care of her plants, annoy her cat Napoleon, dabble in film photography and tend to her nearly unhealthy obsession with noodle soup.

Deputy Arts and Culture Editor, Mary Frank

Mary is in her third year of a BA in Environmental Studies. She started volunteering for the Gateway in March 2020, and recently began her role as Deputy Arts & Culture editor. You can most often find her reading about the climate, crafting, writing, attending to every need of her cat, or (unsuccessfully) attempting to do all of the above at once.

Deputy News Editor, Areeha Mahal

Areeha Mahal is The Gateway’s 2020-21 Deputy News Editor and a first-year Biological Sciences student. When she’s not learning the Krebs cycle for the millionth time, Areeha enjoys stargazing, baking pies, and stalking Chris Hadfield on Twitter.

Deputy Opinion Editor, Damian Lachacz

Damian Lachacz is a second-year English major and the Deputy Opinion Editor at The Gateway. He spends his free time wondering if plants can use the Force, watching niche movies/tv, reading the grittiest mystery novels and crushing his foes at board games.

Executive Director, Emma Jones
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Emma is the 2020-21 Executive Director, and is going into her fifth year of Political Science with a minor in Comparative Literature. When she isn’t busy making a list or colour-coding her agenda, you can find her at debate club, listening to trashy pop music, or accidentally dying her hair pink. She formerly worked as the Opinion Editor at the Gateway and the Student Governance Officer at the Students’ Union.

Marketing and Outreach Coordinator, Shenin Mehnaj
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Shenin is in her final year of of a BSc in Nutrition and Food Science with a minor with Food Policy. She’s also pursuing Certificates in Global Citizenship, International Learning and Sustainability. She spends her free time going for walks down the River Valley, watching Netflix, dancing and making videos.

Business Administrator, Sukhmani Saggu
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Sukhmani Kaur Saggu is the 2020-21 Business Administrator for The Gateway and a student in the Bachelor of Science Neuroscience program. She has a tremendous appreciation for expression through the visual and literary arts; painting, and ceramics as well as poetry and journalism. You can always find Sukhmani lounging on bean bag chairs outside the CAB Tim Hortons with her consistent supply of coffee.

Webmaster, Hugh Bagan
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Hugh is the 2019-20, and now 2020-21 Webmaster for The Gateway. He is responsible for maintaining and developing thegatewayonline dot ca. Hugh is a fourth year student of Computing Science. Hugh also enjoys making games and cartoons. Several nature documentaries have spotted him in his natural habitat at his student group, The Games Den. Despite the rumours, he is not actually TikTok famous.