The California Aggie is an entirely student-run and independent publication. The Aggie publishes every day online and produces one print edition each week. Without a journalism program at UC Davis, The Aggie is the best hands-on experience for students interested in journalism, reporting and other aspects of newspaper design and production.
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Managing Staff 2023-2024
Sonora Slater (she/her/hers)
Editor-in-Chief
Sonora is currently serving as the editor-in-chief of The California Aggie. Before this, she was the campus news editor and a science writer for The Aggie. When she isn’t responding to Slack messages, you can find her listening to Noah Kahan or convincing people to try the squiggly noodles from Trader Joe’s.
Clara Fischer (she/her/hers)
Managing Editor
Clara is currently serving as the managing editor of The California Aggie. Before this, she was the arts and culture editor at The Aggie. When she’s not busy color-coding her Google Calendar, she likes to cook, listen to music and hang out with friends.
Editorial Staff:
Lily Freeman (she/her/hers)
Campus News Editor
Lily is currently serving as the campus news editor for The California Aggie. Before this, she was a writer for the campus news desk at The Aggie. When not writing, Lily likes to play bass, write music and spend time outside with her friends.
Annabel Marshall (she/they)
Opinion Editor
Annabel is currently serving as the opinion editor for The California Aggie. Before this, she was a humor writer for The Aggie. When not busy having opinions, she enjoys visiting local museums, cartwheeling and force-quitting Zoom.
Ana Bach (she/her/hers)
Arts & Culture Editor
Ana is currently serving as the arts and culture editor for The California Aggie. Before this, she was a writer for the arts desk. When she isn’t writing or editing, she is practicing yoga, thrifting, or planning the upcoming Couch Concert.
Chris Ponce (he/him/his)
City News Editor
Chris is currently serving as the city news editor for The California Aggie. Before this, he was a city news staff writer for The Aggie. When he isn’t editing or reporting, you can find him playing with his cat.
Yasmeen O’Brien (she/her/hers)
Features Editor
Yasmeen is currently serving as the features editor for The California Aggie. Before this, she was an opinion columnist. When she’s not writing, she likes to play music, go camping, spend time with her friends and dance her stress away.
Megan Joseph (she/her/hers)
Sports Editor
Megan is currently serving as the sports editor for The California Aggie. Before this, she was a sports writer. When not writing or editing, Megan likes to hang out with her friends, ski, run and bake.
Katie Hellman (she/her/hers)
Science & Technology Editor
Katie is currently serving as the science and technology editor for The California Aggie. Before this, she was a science desk writer. When not writing, Katie likes running cross country, watching horror movies and traveling with her siblings.
Managing Staff:
Maia Zhu (she/her/hers)
Photo Director
Maia is currently serving as the photo director for The California Aggie. Before this, she was a photographer for The Aggie. When not taking pictures, Maia likes to rock climb, try new recipes and explore new cities with her friends and family.
Aaron Potter (he/him/his)
Website Manager
Aaron is currently serving as the website manager for The California Aggie. When he’s not working on the website, he likes to spend his time playing music and reading far too much poetry.
Jenny Dye (she/her/hers)
Co-Copy Chief
Jenny is currently serving as a co-copy chief for The California Aggie. Before this, she was a copy reader for The Aggie. When not editing, she likes to read and collect cute little trinkets.
Alyssa Crevoiserat (she/her/hers)
Co-Copy Chief
Alyssa is currently serving as a co-copy chief for The California Aggie. Before this, she was a copy reader for The Aggie. When she’s not editing articles for the next issue, she spends her day completing crosswords, playing board games and listening to Gracie Abrams.
Ariana Noble (she/her/hers)
Layout Director
Ariana is currently serving as the layout director for The California Aggie. Before this, she was a volunteer layout artist at The Aggie. When she’s not laying pages out, she loves to hike and go to concerts with her friends.
Kellie Lu (she/her/hers)
Design Director
Kellie is currently serving as the design director for The California Aggie. Before this, she was a graphic designer at The Aggie. When not designing, Kellie likes to play table-tennis, dance, cook and go on shopping trips with friends.
Joanne Sun (she/her/hers)
Social Media Manager
Joanne is currently serving as the social media manager for The California Aggie. When not posting or designing, Joanne enjoys making beaded jewelry for her shop, getting fruit tea downtown and going thrifting with her friends.
Cassidy Gillis (she/her/hers)
Distribution Manager
Cassidy is currently serving as the distribution manager for The California Aggie. Before this, she was an artist on The Aggie’s layout team. In her spare time, she likes to mountain bike, ski, raft and bake lots and lots of cookies.
Jacob Gonzalez (he/him/his)
Translation Director
Jacob is currently serving as the translation director for The California Aggie. Before this, he aided The Aggie as a student translator. When not translating articles, Jacob likes to play bass guitar and teach music theory.
Laurie Pederson — Business Development Manager
Comment Policy:
While The California Aggie does not accept comments, we encourage readers to voice their opinions by contacting the relevant desk editor (contact information above) with questions, comments or concerns regarding individual articles.
