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ABOUT THE ZINE

Welcome to OPENWIDE! We are students of the Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) at Western UniversityThis is our online public sphere, an outlet of free expression and critical thought for all students. Here, you’ll find content much like you find in the print version of OPENWIDE, plus exclusive digital content and media. You’ll find social commentary, reviews and pop culture fixes. You’ll see original photography, video and design. This is your space, FIMS. Be a part of it.

Disclaimer:

 

The opinions and ideas expressed in student-written pieces on OPENWIDE belong to individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or values of the OPENWIDE editorial team, the FIMS Student Council, or the faculty of FIMS. While every piece for OPENWIDE is edited, the zine is a place where people can express opinions with much less filter than in a traditional (or corporate) publication. Here, contributors have the freedom to grapple with controversial ideas and sentiments, sometimes in controversial ways. We hope that (respectful) conversation will ensue.

MEET THE TEAM!

MANAGEMENT TEAM

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Farida Radwan

Editor in Chief

Year: 2nd

3 things you can't live without: My water bottle, indigo journals & Aquaphor.

WRITING TEAM

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Shloak Srivastava

Senior Editor

Year: 4th

3 things you can't live without: My friends + family, my car & iced coffee.

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Mya Cahill

Senior Editor

Year: 3rd

3 things you can't live without: 

My dog, romance books & my Spotify playlists. 

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Nicole Fial

Senior Editor

Year: 2nd

3 things you can't live without: 

Chai Lattes, New Girl & my digital camera.

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Jessica Counti

Resident Writer & Graphic Designer

Year: 3rd

3 things you can't live without: 

My camera, cheesecake & my notebook.

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Gabriella Jamieson

Resident Writer

Year: 3rd

3 things you can't live without: 

My dogs, plants & candles. 

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Maya Shibano

Resident Writer

Year: 2nd

3 things you can't live without: Headphones, sushi & lipgloss. 

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Light Zy

Resident Writer

Year: 2nd

3 things you can't live without: Coco-cola, my cat & Uber Eats.

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Camille Seyrat

Resident Writer

Year: 4th year

3 things you can't live without: 

My dog, matcha, and books.

CREATIVE TEAM

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Tiana Lee

Graphic Designer

Year: 2nd

3 things you can't live without: 

My journal, bubble tea & my fuzzy crocs. 

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Ellie Misener

Graphic Designer

Year: 2nd

3 things you can't live without: Junior Chickens, music & gold hoops.

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Kayla MacInnes

Graphic Designer

Year: 3rd

3 things you can't live without: 

My digital camera, a weighted blanket & margs.

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Katie Bennett

Graphic Designer

Year: 4th

3 things you can't live without: Hugs, cereal & fuzzy socks. 

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Hailey Root

Graphic Designer

Year: 2nd

3 things you can't live without: Coffee, books & Gilmore Girls.

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Kyra Macri

Social Media Coordinator

Year: 

3 things you can't live without: Iced coffee (w/ oat milk), the 1975 & Burts Bees lip balm. 

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Lillian Dang

Graphic Designer

Year: 2nd

3 things you can't live without: Ramen, lipsticks & iPhones.

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Mina Ahmad

Photographer

Year: 2nd

3 things you can't live without: Bookstores, iced coffee & my camera.

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Monique Fleming

Web Editor

Year: 2nd 

3 things you can't live without: My dog, PJ sets & Google Calendar.

PODCAST TEAM

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Brooke Laws

Podcast Lead

Year: 2nd

3 things you can't live without: My dog, my converse & peppermint tea.

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Wenshu Liu

Podcast Editor

Year: 3rd

3 things you can't live without: Food, TV shows & songs. 

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