James Arkin
James Arkin, of Columbus, Ohio, is a junior working on the education beat for Medill News Service. A journalism and political science double major at Northwestern University, James has interned at Suburban News Publications in Columbus and worked as writer for Northwestern’s Scout.com affiliate. He has also directed and done color commentary for live sports broadcasts for the Big Ten Network and produced Northwestern News Network’s weekly sports broadcast. He enjoys cheering for Cleveland sports teams and The Ohio State Buckeyes. (@jamie_arkin)
Ed DeMaria
Ed Demaria is a politics beat reporter for the Medill News Service and is majoring in broadcast journalism and political science at Northwestern University. He has interned at 48 Hours Mystery, where he wrote for their Crimesider blog. He has also produced, anchored and reported for the Northwestern News Network. A native of Oyster Bay, N.Y., he enjoys his coffee black and the New York Mets. (@eddie_dynamite)
Kit Fox
Kit Fox is a Northwestern University sophomore majoring in journalism. He is reporting on health and science for the Medill News Service website MedillontheHill.net. Last quarter, Kit braved the early mornings to intern at Good Day Chicago, Fox Chicago’s morning show. In the past, he has been the assistant sports editor for North by Northwestern and a freelance reporter for patch.com. Hailing from Highlands Ranch, Colo., Kit enjoys running and the Denver Broncos.
Mattias Gugel
Mattias Gugel is a Northwestern University sophomore who covers business for Medillonthehill.net. He hails from the “Bratwurst Capital of the World,” Sheboygan, Wis. The Sheboygan Lutheran High School alumnus is active in Sheboygan-area Lutheran churches as a substitute organist and as a multimedia volunteer for Bethlehem Lutheran Church and School. Last summer, he interned in Milwaukee for Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. (@mattiasgugel)
Ben Kamisar
Ben Kamisar, a journalism and political science major at Northwestern University, is the business beat reporter for Medill News Service. He has contributed to the Big Ten Network and Northwestern News Network, and founded Central Street Beat, a Northwestern sports blog. Last year, he worked in the district office of Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., as a constituent advocacy intern focusing mainly on immigration issues and foreclosure assistance. He is an ardent Minnesota Vikings fan. (@bkamisar)
Chris Kirk
Chris Kirk is a Northwestern University senior who covers
environmental and energy politics in Washington for Medill News Service. He grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and is studying journalism and political science. He was a news intern for Evanston Now, helped develop new hyperlocal news products at Yahoo and built interactives at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In April he will begin work as the interactives editor of Slate. (@cperryk)
Shirley Li
Shirley Li is a junior studying magazine journalism and French at Northwestern University. She interned in China, studied abroad in France and worked for Patch.com last summer as well as InsideCounsel Magazine last fall. She is editor-in-chief of NU Asian Magazine and writes for North by Northwestern. Hailing from central New Jersey, she is a business reporter for Medill News Service in Washington in Winter Quarter; she also is an Oxford comma enthusiast. (@shirklesxp)
Safiya Merchant
Safiya is a sophomore in the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, majoring in international studies along with journalism. A Chicago native, she aspires to become a foreign correspondent, investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker. This quarter, she covers education for Medill News Service. Last quarter, she was the deputy campus desk editor for The Daily Northwestern. She has previously interned for Medill’s Watchdog/Accountability Journalism Initiative. She hopes to use her career to expose human rights violations and social justice issues throughout the world.
Rachel Morello
Rachel Morello, a Medill sophomore at Northwestern University, is pursuing a degree in broadcast journalism, in addition to a certificate in integrated marketing communications. She has written for the weekly culture publication The Current, and she contributes to the local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, serving as publicity co-chair. She has participated in a number of internships and shadow opportunities in journalism, including the past summer with Lake Country Publications in Hartland, Wis. Morello is an active member of Zeta Tau Alpha and the Northwestern Women’s Club Volleyball Team. (@morelloatmedill)
Rebecca Nelson
Rebecca Nelson, a Northwestern University student who covers politics in Washington, is a Seattle native who is studying journalism and religion. Although her concentration is magazine, she also has a passion for radio, and interned at WGN Radio News last summer. She hopes to work in social justice reporting. Her favorite tea is Whittard’s English Breakfast, a fine blend of spices that reminds her of her semester abroad in London in fall 2011. (@rebeccarnelson)
Megan Neunan
Megan Neunan, a Northwestern University journalism student, is reporting for Medillonthehill.net with a focus on education. She spent the summer interning for the Army News Service in Arlington, Va. and taking night courses in government and economics at Georgetown University. At Northwestern, Megan works on and off for the watchdog/accountability initiative and for the Northwestern News Network. The aspiring broadcaster now calls downtown Baltimore home. (@megoneunan)
Edwin Rios
Edwin Rios, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., is a national security beat reporter for Medill News Service. He is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in magazine journalism and psychology at Northwestern University. He has previously worked for the New York Daily News and Northwestern Magazine. He has also served as a managing editor and interactive producer for North by Northwestern, and currently serves as vice president at Northwestern’s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He was a national finalist in Feature Writing for the SPJ’s Mark of Excellence Award in 2010 for his piece, Hank Skinner’s last fight. (@onestoryglory)
Ariel Rothfield
Ariel Rothfield is studying journalism and history at Northwestern University, with a concentration in the Middle East. She is an intern for Fox News Channel’s Special Report with Bret Baier and a political correspondent for USA Today’s Collegiate Correspondent Program. Ariel has interned at Fox News Channel’s Midwest Bureau and reported for the Northwestern News Network, the Daily Northwestern and North by Northwestern. (@arothfield)
Jaclyn Skurie
Jaclyn Skurie is a sophomore at Northwestern University studying journalism and international studies, with a concentration in the Middle East. She hails from just outside Chicago and is the environmental reporter for the Medill News Service. Her main interest in journalism is foreign corresponding. This summer she will report in Ghana as the recipient of an Eric Lund Global Reporting and Research grant. In addition to journalism, she likes to walk her turtle and take road trips. (@jaclynskurie)
Patrick Svitek
Patrick Svitek is a national security reporter for Medill News Service and a sophomore studying journalism and political science at Northwestern University. He most recently interned at his hometown paper, The (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Journal Gazette, as part of the Hoosier Scholastic Press Association’s Eugene S. Pulliam Internship Program. His work has also appeared in The Bluffton (Ind.) News-Banner, Morton Grove Patch, North by Northwestern and the Daily Northwestern, where he served as the city news desk editor in the fall. (@PatrickSvitek)
David Uberti
Northwestern University junior David Uberti is a politics and national security reporter for Medill News Service. The Detroit-area native is majoring in journalism and Middle East studies, including concentrations in Arabic and political Islam. He interned for Patch.com in Detroit last year and will report for Newsday this summer. (@daviduberti)