Amelia Gay
Gay is a senior journalism and history student at the University of South Carolina. Gay, who is from Spartanburg, SC, hopes to pursue her master’s degree after graduation and begin a career in political reporting or publishing.
7 Posts
Ansley Peterson
Peterson is a senior journalism major at the University of South Carolina. She hopes to write feature stories, event coverage and lifestyle pieces over the course of this school year. She is interested in the intersection between film and print journalism.
8 Posts
Belle McGuirt
McGuirt is from Columbia and a senior majoring in journalism at the University of South Carolina. She has been on the school's swim and diving team. She currently works for USC LiveProductions as the score-bug operator. She plans to attend law school in the Fall of 2026 and is an aspiring constitutional rights attorney.
8 Posts
Camille Molten
Molten is a senior journalism major at USC from Charleston, S.C., with minors in business administration and psychology. She hopes to attend law school in the Fall of 2027. Her interests include reading, writing and the arts. Her favorite book right now is East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
8 Posts
CJ Leathers
Leathers is a junior journalism student at USC. He has various interests in reporting, including culture and news. He has written for the student-run Daily Gamecock for five semesters and now serves as culture editor. He has interned with The Charlotte Post and was selected as a New York University journalism fellow.
8 Posts
Colin Elam
Elam is a senior journalism student at USC with a minor in Russian. He interned for The State newspaper in the summer of 2025. He is the news editor at the student-run Daily Gamecock this fall, his fourth semester with the paper. Elam is interested in growth and development reporting and hopes to continue working at local news outlets after graduation.
8 Posts
Erin Abdalla
Abdalla is a senior multimedia journalism major with a minor in anthropology at USC. She is editor in chief of Blossom, a campus collective dedicated to helping young creatives get started. She is interested in the interconnected nature of people and the world around them. She wants to pursue investigative reporting and continue artistic direction.
7 Posts
Giovanni Cusatis
Cusatis is a junior multimedia journalism major at the University of South Carolina. He is passionate about writing and reporting. He also is a violinist in the USC Symphony Orchestra.
8 Posts
Hardy Smothers
Smothers is a senior multimedia journalism student at the University of South Carolina. He's interested in sports and sports reporting.
7 Posts
Katie Cannon
Katie Cannon is a senior studying multimedia journalism at the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Reporting for her has become more than just storytelling. It's turning ordinary moments into something unforgettable.
7 Posts
Luna Hiott
Hiott is a senior journalism major with a passion for writing and editing. She is interning with the Southern Interscholastic Press Association and has worked for the S.C. Restaurant and Lodging Association. Her goal is to work for a newspaper with statewide reach and later work in the larger publishing industry.
11 Posts
Miles Shea
Shea is a junior journalism major at the University of South Carolina who is from Columbia. He is an aspiring reporter and writes for the Daily Gamecock, USC’s independent student newspaper.
8 Posts
Morgan Kozak
Morgan Kozak is a senior at the University of South Carolina, where she is majoring in journalism with a minor in creative writing. With a strong passion for storytelling, she aspires to build a career in publishing, combining her writing skills and creative insight to make a meaningful impact in the industry.
8 Posts
Olivia Sisson
Sisson is a senior journalism major and media arts minor at the University of South Carolina. She spent much of her life with her father on the road and was exposed to a multitude of cultures and experiences. Now, after studying writing in high school and college, she tries to find inspiration in all places and most importantly, in all people.
8 Posts
Riley Mekanik
Mekanik is a senior multimedia journalist at USC with a minor in sports and entertainment management. She is from Seattle, Washington, and is excited about journalism reporting and writing. She graduates in May 2026.
8 Posts
Sencere Rice
Rice is a senior journalism major at the University of South Carolina from the Upstate city of Spartanburg. With a burning passion for sports, international events and history, his ultimate dream is to become a documentarian to shine a light for the masses on the many peoples of the world.
7 Posts
Sydney Lewis
Lewis is a junior multimedia journalism student at the University of South Carolina. She is interested in arts and culture reporting as well as feature and news writing. She is the editor-in-chief of Garnet & Black Magazine and has been a production assistant at SCETV Columbia.
8 Posts