Alumni
Class of 2024
Lalla-Aicha Adouim
Major: Physics
Hometown: Queens, NY
Activities: North by Northwestern
Pump up song: “Castle on the Hill” by Ed Sheehan
Fun fact: Lalla has had a piece of lead (from a lead pencil - not Pb) stuck in her right hand for the past eight years.
Emily Callahan
Major: Economics and Legal Studies Double Major, IMC certificate
Hometown: Chardon, Ohio
Activities: Northwestern Tour Guide, Womxn in Law and Swing Left
Pump up song: “Our Song” by Taylor Swift
Fun fact: Emily was attacked by a bird. Twice. By the same bird. In the same spot. (She's now afraid of birds).
Claire Foltz
Major: Economics and Legal Studies Double Major, IMC certificate
Hometown: Chardon, Ohio
Activities: Northwestern Tour Guide, Womxn in Law and Swing Left
Pump up song: “Our Song” by Taylor Swift
Fun fact: Emily was attacked by a bird. Twice. By the same bird. In the same spot. (She's now afraid of birds).
Claire Gardner
Major: Journalism Major and Environmental Policy & Culture Minor
Hometown: Newton, Massachusetts
Activities: Ultimate Frisbee, Taekwondo
Pump up song: “Wait for It” by Leslie Odom Jr. and the Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
Fun fact: One of Claire’s campers once sent her a singular NY bagel in the mail.
Ipsita K
Major: Social Policy & Art History Double Major
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Activities: Block Museum docent, SASA, MEA
Pump up song: “Vaderz” by Rico Nasty
Fun fact: Ipsita has a one letter last name because her mom’s boss said it would make it easier to fill out standardized testing forms.
Shawn Liang
Hometown: Plymouth, Minnesota
Activities: TBD
Pump up song: “Here for the Crown” by Eminem
Fun fact: Shawn has slept over in three different airports! But he’s not sure he would have called it fun.
Cole Prieto
Major: Political Science Major
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
Activities: Acapella so far officially, but generally Cole loves to go explore state parks, and workout.
Pump up song: "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd ONLY starting at minute 4:30
Fun fact: Cole has an identical twin brother, and they both go to colleges on the other side of the nation.
Class of 2023
Ben Swedberg
Majors: Political Science and Computer Science
Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Activities: Model UN, DSTA Committee, Student Admissions Volunteer
Pump up song: “DNA” by Kendrick Lamar
Fun fact: Ben has “accidentally” broken his sister’s thumb twice.
Abigail Roman-Ahlgrim
Majors: Political Science & Psychology; Minor in Spanish
Hometown: Gurnee, Illinois
Activities: Peer Advisor, Work Study Student
Pump up song: “Love Shack” by the B-52's
Fun fact: Drinks chocolate milk *almost* every day!!
Hannah Feuer
Majors: Journalism & Economics
Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland
Activities: The Daily Northwestern, Public Affairs Residential College, Residential College Board
Pump up song: “Lip Gloss” by Lil Mama
Fun fact: Hannah once sat next to Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky in driver’s ed.
Sydney Rubin
Major: Social Policy & Psychology
Hometown: Stamford, Connecticut
Activities: Club Softball, NU Votes
Pump up song: “(I've Had) The Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing
Fun fact: Sydney can sing every word of the Les Mis soundtrack.
Will Hopkins
Major: Mathematics & Philosophy
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Activities: Chapin Residential College
Pump up song: “Come And Get Your Love” by Redbone
Fun fact: Will (“Hop”) wants you to know that in its earliest appearances in modern English around 1700, the word “fun” was a noun that meant “a cheat, trick, or hoax,” and didn’t get its modern meaning as an adjective to describe amusement or enjoyment until the mid-19th century.
Josh Ezrol
Major: Political Science & Geography
Hometown: Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Activities: Ultimate Frisbee
Pump up song: “Skate” by Silk Sonic
Fun fact: Josh has a celebrity doppelgänger on the TV show “The Goldbergs.”
Tahj Burnett
Majors: Psychology & Legal Studies
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Activities: Black Pre-Law Association, NU Tour Guide, Works in the Norris Game Room, Northwestern Prison Education Program
Pump up song: “Halftime” by Nas
Fun fact: Tahj is allergic to beef, pork, fish, nuts, and chocolate. He is not, however, lactose intolerant.
Class of 2022
Abigail Sutter
Major: Journalism
Hometown: Manhattan, Illinois
Activities: The Daily Northwestern, Wellness Chair for Willard Res. College, One Book Ambassador
Pump up song: I Got The Juice by Janelle Monáe ft. Pharrell
Fun fact: Abigail’s hair is approximately 2 feet and 8 inches long!
KATHERINE MOORE
Majors: English & Psychology, Legal Studies Minor
Hometown: Rock Island, Illinois
Activities: Northwestern Tour Guide, PreMed Advocates Editor
Pump up song: I Just Called To Say I Love You by Steve Wonder
Fun fact: Katherine doesn’t trust geese. At all.
MEGAN MUNCE
Majors: Journalism & Political Science
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Activities: Peer Adviser, The Daily Northwestern, AMTA Student Advisory Board 2020-2021
Pump up song: Live and Let Die - Wings
Fun Fact: Megan’s 15 seconds of fame happened when American singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves Tweeted an article she had written.
RUBY SCANLON
Majors: Political Science & International Studies
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Activities: Posse, Peer Adviser, Global Engagement Summit
Pump up song: September - Earth, Wind & Fire
Fun fact: Ruby’s life was once saved by Katy Perry after a car accident.
Class of 2021
Ro curtis
Major: Social Policy
Hometown: Riverside, California
Activities: Peer Adviser, FMO
Pump up song: Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Fun fact: Liz got paid to go to Disneyland this past summer, and had an extra free ticket at the end of their job!
Jacob Jordan
Majors: Social Policy & Political Science, accelerated masters in Public Policy & Administration
Hometown: Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Activities: NSFP Board of Directors, Peer Adviser, Northwestern Football Student Manager, Writing Tutor
Pump up song: Skyscrapers- Demi Lovato
Fun fact: Jacob has an identical twin who is slightly less cool than Jacob.
kyle lewis
Major: Social Policy & Legal Studies
Hometown: Antioch, California
Activities: Pretending to be a photographer
Pump up song: FIGHT - Brockhampton
Fun fact: “Yes, I know that I'm tall. The weather is fine.”
Stephanie Shin
Majors: Journalism & Cognitive Science
Hometown: San Jose, California
Activities: Form & Function Marketing, STITCH, The Northwestern Undergraduate Research Journal, North by Northwestern Magazine
Pump up song: My Body - Young the Giant
Fun fact: Stephanie is originally from Seoul, South Korea!
olivia o'brien
Majors: Voice/Opera & Communication Studies
Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Activities: Opera Theatre, University Chorale, OPUS, Residential Adviser
Pump up song: Go To Town by Doja Cat
Fun fact: Olivia once served as a summer camp counselor at a golf camp. She didn’t know how to play golf.
Lucy weidner
Majors: Environmental Science & English Literature
Hometown: Waynesboro, Virginia
Activities: Tour Guide, Gamma Phi Beta, Research on how green space affects human health
Pump up song: The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything Else from Veggie Tales
Fun fact: Lucy once fell on a cactus in Virginia, and she’s positive the spines are still in her arm.
michael zhou
Majors: Journalism & Economics
Hometown: Niskayuna, New York
Activities: Delta Chi, Offertunities (Garage startup), Peer Academic Coach
Pump up song: The Hills RL Grime Remix by The Weeknd
Fun fact: Michael has the unique "talent" of sleeping through blaring noises like construction trucks and fire alarms (which probably threatens his personal safety), but he's never able to sleep through his mother yelling at him to get up.
Nick Welch
Major: Political Science
Hometown: Freeport, Illinois
Activities: NU Marching Band
Pump up song: “Mr. Blue Sky”
Fun fact: Nick’s high school mascot was a pretzel. (Ask him how to make a pretzel with his hands!)
Class of 2020
AUSTIN CHEN
Majors: Economics & Communication Studies
Hometown: Danville, California
Activities: Lambda Consulting Group
Pump up song: Starboy - The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk
Fun fact: Austin nearly wasn't allowed to enter the UK once because immigration thought he was running away from home.
JONATHAN DEBRUIN
Major: Political Science Minor: French
Hometown: St. Charles, Illinois
Activities: Northwestern University Marching Band, Northwestern University Model UN
Pump up song: Holiday - Madonna
Fun fact: Jonathan's tear ducts are sealed.
BRADEN POMERANTZ
Majors: Journalism and Political Science
Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas
Activities: Peer Adviser, Works for Northwestern Athletic Communications, 2019 & 2020 Vice President of NUMT
Pump up song: ADELE...any Adele!
Fun fact: Braden obsesses over the TV show Big Brother :)
YASH DHURI
Major: Economics Minors: Business Institutions & Legal Studies
Hometown: East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Activities: Director for the Transfer Experience - New Student and Family Programs, Executive Board - Senior Class Gift, Peer Adviser - NSFP, Wildside, Weinberg IT Consultant, Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) Pre-Law Fraternity, 2020 President of NUMT
Pump up song: Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys
Fun fact: Yash was on the cover of a magazine; his haters (one of his best friend's mom) tried to tell people it went out of business right after, but it's doing just fine.
CLASS OF 2019
nick anderson
Majors: American Studies & English
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Activities: GM & DJ at WNUR 89.3 FM, 2019 Treasurer of NUMT
Pump up song: 25 Lighters - Fat Pat
Fun fact: Nick modeled for the grocery store chain, Big Bear, as a toddler.
faalon andrews
Major: Communication Studies Minor: Creative Writing
Hometown: SLC, Utah #801Gang #BangBang
Activities: Professional Cha-Cha Slide Dancer
Pump up song: Cha-Cha Slide?!
Fun fact: Faalon once spent a spring break at a hippie commune in Tennessee.
kate hayner-slattery
Majors: Computer Science and Math
Hometown: South Bend, Indiana
Activities: Ultimate Frisbee, Tour Guide, 2019 Logistics Chair of NUMT
Pump up song: The Greatest - Sia
Fun fact: Kate may or may not know how to pick a lock.
ALEXA SLEDGE
Majors: Learning and Organizational Change and Philosophy
Hometown: Marblehead, Massachusetts
Activities: Ski Team, Tour Guide, ISBE, Zeta Tau Alpha
Pump up song: Eye of the Tiger
Fun fact: Alexa was born in Switzerland!
sarah walther
Majors: Journalism and Political Science
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Activities: Director for Transfer Student Experience, Office of New Student and Family Programs, Peer Adviser, College Dems, Chasing Dogs on Campus, 2019 President of NUMT
Pump up song: Lip Gloss by Lil Mama
Fun fact: Sarah once got a research grant to road trip across New England and make a podcast about ghost stories. (shameless self-promo) ((facebook.com/spiritedpodcast))
CLASS OF 2018
katharine cusick
Major: Social Policy Minor: French
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Activities: X-Factors A Cappella, NU Tour Guiding, ZTA Sorority, Peer Advising, Watching Animal Videos, 2018 Member Liaison of NUMT
Pump up song: War Paint (Young Bombs Remix) - Fletcher
Fun fact: Katharine has a small phantom bone in her knee. It doesn't do anything particularly good or bad; it just hangs out there.
hannah givertz
Major: American Studies
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Activities: Co-Coordinator, PHE, Sailing Team
Pump up song: Nicki Minaj's verse in Monster
Fun fact: Hannah can't name all the state capitals, but she can name all the countries in Africa.
joy holden
Majors: Social Policy and Legal Studies
Hometown: Columbus, Georgia, by way of Los Angeles, California
Activities: FMO (NU's Black Student Alliance), Jumpstart, College Democrats, Summer Academic Workshop, 2018 President of NUMT
Pump up song: Upgrade U - Beyconcé feat. Jay Z
Fun Fact: In the seventh grade, Joy wrote the musical "Love, Rock, and Hip Hop" which featured hits from musical geniuses TLC (Don't Go Chasin' Waterfalls), That's So Raven (Boyz in Motion), and Carrie Underwood (All-American Girl) even though none of those songs fit into any of those categories.
jack stucky
Majors: MMSS, Econ, Math Minor: Religious Studies
Hometown: Lisle, Illinois
Activities: Alpha Kappa Psi & Designs Props for Student Theatre
Pump up song: Goin' Back to Hogwarts
Fun fact: Jack has been to Walt Disney World more than 25 times.
sean van dril
Majors: Mechanical Engineering & Political Science
Hometown: Naperville, Illinois
Activities: Jazz Piano, Political organizing
Pump up song: Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Fun fact: Sean was born on the 4th of July!