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CAPILANO COURIER
ALISHA SAMNANI (SHE/HER)
Editor-in-Chief editor@capilanocourier.com
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When she’s not running back and forth between classes, editing articles or stuck on transit, Alisha is often writing frantically in her bullet journal, petting all the animals she can find, or hiding with her nose buried in a book. Ironically, her most recent read is titled How to Do Nothing
Q: Describe your role in the Courier in 3 words or less.
A: Chaos coordinator
Q: All-time favorite food?
A: Spicy buffalo chicken wings
Q: Dream travel destination?
A: Majorelle Botanical Garden in Morocco
Q: What song would you add to the staff playlist?
A: Legends — Joyia
Q: What cartoon character do you resonate with?
A: Nani from Lilo and Stitch
Q: What’s the meaning of your name?
A: Noble; protected by god
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
Is this the storage room?
No, we’re your student paper We may be located next to the dumpsters, but we’re anything but trashy
As the Courier’s most senior editor, I would like to share with you the most asked question in my inbox.
Is this the storage room?”
With all due respect dear reader, no, it’s not. We are CapU’s number one independent student-run paper. In fact, we’re the only one — but winning that title by default doesn’t mean it’s untrue. We cover all sorts of topics from hard-hitting news pieces to satire, mostly thought up by our hard working group of lean, mean writing machines — aka our caffeine-riddled editors — and you!
And no, you may not have our furniture. You’re more than welcome to work on pieces in the office when it’s open, though!
I remember the first time I tried to get to the Courier office. Walking past the shiny new Bosa building, I found myself standing in the CSU Maple Lounge – one of the few things I knew was in the Maple building. Our room numbers are similar, so I found myself walking laps around the enthusiastic pool players in the lounge before finding the entrance to the Courier office — a hidden gem of a space that I clearly never left.
If there’s one thing you should do at CapU besides play a riveting game of pool in the Maple Lounge, it’s write for the Capilano Courier.
Join us. Contribute. Become a staff writer. Become an editor. Let us pay for your overpriced (and delicious) coffees at Good Earth during your time at CapU. Pitch something for the paper!
Or at the very least, get on the pitch list, and let us help you get filthy rich (well, maybe not filthy rich… but can-affordcampus-coffee-rich!).
XOXO, Alisha
Your 2021/22 & 2022/23 Editor-in-Chief
Jayde Atchison
(SHE/HER)
Senior Editor jayde@capilanocourier.com
My mother is an adventure cat, and my father is a book — I’m the perfect blend of both.
Q: Describe your role in the Courier in 3 words or less.
A: Creative Chaos
Q: All-time favorite food?
A: Dried mangoes
Q: Dream travel destination?
A: New England in autumn
Q: What song would you add to the staff playlist?
A: All Too Well (Taylors version)
Q: What cartoon character do you resonate with?
A: Belle, but without the beastiality
Q: What’s the meaning of your name?
A: Green gemstone but the Y makes it spicy
FREYA EMERY (SHE/HER)
Production Manager/Art Director production@capilanocourier.com
I’m an artistic individual who finds inspiration through nature and hiking. You can find me out taking photos in the forest or at home binging the twilight series for the 100th time.
Q: Describe your role in the Courier in 3 words or less.
A: Crafter of art
Q: All-time favorite food?
A: Pickles
Q: Dream travel destination?
A: Fjords of Norway
Q: What song would you add to the staff playlist?
A: This Is Why by Paramore
Q: What cartoon character do you resonate with?
A: Jane Lane from Daria
Q: What’s the meaning of your name?
A: Norse Goddess of love and fertility
MATT SHIPLEY (HE/HIM)
Senior Editor matt@capilanocourier.com
I’m an adventure lover with a penchant for very long stories. I’m currently writing my fourth book, and when I’m not writing in a mad panic in the office, you’ll find me singing, on my bike, exploring the mountains, or sometimes all three!
Q: Describe your role in the Courier in 3 words or less.
A: Pen, Notepad, Aneurysm
Q: All-time favorite food?
A: Four cheese fondue
Q: Dream travel destination?
A: Anywhere in a restored VW Kombi
Q: What song would you add to the staff playlist?
A: Juliana Madrid - Pretend
Q: What cartoon character do you resonate with?
A: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
Q: What’s the meaning of your name?
A: They shortened doormat… and then they misspelled it. it’s really not that hard
IMOGEN PETTYFER (SHE/HER)
Communications Manager communications@capilanocourier.com
Drifting through jobs and school at a rapid pace, never knowing when I can stop. In-between places I try to go out and take photos and take in the scenery but those instances are rare now.
Q: Describe your role in the Courier in 3 words or less.
A: Professional caption writer
Q: All-time favorite food?
A: Chocolate covered blueberries/cranberries/almonds
Q: Dream travel destination?
A: Road trip. Never with a destination.
Q: What song would you add to the staff playlist?
A: N/A
Q: What cartoon character do you resonate with?
A: Sarabi from The Lion King
Q: What’s the meaning of your name?
A: From the Shakespeare play Cymbeline. Originally spelled Innogen but over time became a typo.
