ABOUT
US
The Wright Times is Wilbur Wright College's student-run newspaper.
Originally established in 1934, it went dark in 2018 & was resurrected in 2022 as a digital & print platform.
MISSION
STATEMENT
The Wright Times is committed to keeping our readers informed about news at, and related to, Wright College and providing a platform to tell our community's diverse stories.
Jenin Hattab
Lead Editor, Staff Reporter
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Jenin is a second-year student. She is Palestinian-American, and is studying journalism. She has three sisters and a three-year-old cat at home! She loves to hang out with friends and loves reading! She wants to immerse herself in campus life more. She hopes to shine light on topics around the world and relate them to Wright.
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Luis Luciano
Layout and Design
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Luis is pursuing his Associates while working full time at the College. His interests include graphic design, which he does for both The Wright Times newspaper as well as The Wright Side, Wilbur Wright's annual Literary Magazine.
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Emma Marrison
Staff Reporter, Layout
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Emma is a first-year student all the way from sunny South Africa. She loves pop culture and always tries to keep in touch with the zeitgeist of today. Emma is hoping to build her portfolio with The Wright Times and put her degree in Visual Communications to work. Most importantly, she is looking forward to interacting with her new community and making new friends.
Jocelyn Almarales
Staff Reporter
JocelynAlmaralesWTN@gmail.com
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Jocelyn is a second-year student planning to study biochemistry. She is Cuban and plans to transfer to the University of Michigan. She enjoys simple things like baking or going for a walk. She likes creative writing, especially mystery novels.
Staff Members
MEET
I am 20 years old and this is my second year at Wright and I'm a physics major(and plan to do criminal justice too). I am Pakistani and Montenegrin and my biggest interests are, my cat, world politics, video games, music, activism, printmaking (lithography), language learning, reading, anime, cooking, and art (and general) history. I am new to the Wright Times and hope to be able to help in any way possible.
Gabriel Famillaran
Staff Reporter/Illustrations
I am a 19 year old student at Wilbur Wright College in Chicago and I am currently in my final semester on my path to obtaining my Associates Degree in Science and transferring to UIC. As of now, I am currently in the Debate Club and the Wright Times Newspaper Club and plan to enhance my current skills in both fields to improve on communication and debating.
Joanna Torres
Staff Reporter
Hello, this is my second year at Wilbur Wright and I’m super close to getting my associates. I plan to transfer to UIC’s Business program in hopes of getting my Bachelors. I’m also a part of the theater community here at Wright! I love working backstage as part of a team and seeing all of our shows pull together. Come see our show Diary of Anne Frank!
Kyle Chmielowski
Editor in Chief
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I am in my last semester at Wright College majoring in acting and minoring in journalism. I will be attending Illinois State University's acting program in the fall. I have made around 50 contributions to the Wright Times, including an ICCJA award-winning story on Wright's cannabis studies program. I am acting in Wright's spring play Diary of Anne Frank(come see us!). In my free time I am obsessed with reading and writing poetry.
Hi! I use they/them pronouns! I'm a Classical Civilizations major, hoping to minor in Arabic. I'm only two semesters away from receiving my associates degree! I love reading fantasy/medieval fiction, playing video games, and watching movies (mainly rewatches of LOTR & Star Wars). I'm excited to be on the Wright Times team and can't wait to report to you!!
I’m a creative person with a passion for photography, always enjoying the process of capturing moments and details through the lens. In my free time, I like painting miniature Warhammer models. I’m also a big fan of reading and collecting comics, enjoying artists like Daniel Warren Johnson and Scott Snyder.
Hello, I'm currently working towards a degree in Finance. This is my last semester to complete my associates at Wright and then hopefully having a smooth transition into university for the fall. I enjoy reading fiction and discovering new coffee shops around Chicago in my free time.
Vanya Mann (they/she)
Staff Reporter
vanyamann.wtn@gmail.com
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I am a Marxist-Leninist student, aspiring journalist, educator, and comrade. My Sagittarius sun and Virgo moon+rising placements (i know :/) leave me endlessly curious about the world and the way it works. You'll find me constantly talking about communism, revolutionary struggle, art criticism, the criterion channel, transgenderism, and MY reality tv, specifically, the NBA or the Househusbands of Chicago, aka DA BEARS. I look forward to building community through working with the Wright Times and meeting you, the beautiful person reading this <3.