First Years
April Arabian
Major: Journalism
Hometown: Andover, Massachusetts
Activities: Extreme Measures Acapella
Pump up song: “Best Song Ever” by One Direction
Fun fact: April can canonically kill Macbeth
Jaelyn Graham
Major: Sociology and Economics
Hometown: Slidell, Louisiana
Activities: Global Programs Assistant at the Kellogg School of Management, NUSolar, Political Union, Speech, All-Staff for Model UN
Pump up song: “My Shot” by Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of Hamilton
Fun fact: It is Jaelyn’s dream to live in Iceland at some point in her life!
Hana Hyde
Major: Environmental Science
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Activities: Head intern for Front Flip LLC communications firm, Womxn in Law, SEED, MEA
Pump up song: “Different Drum” by Linda Ronstadt
Fun fact: Despite not being British, Hana's dream is to be on the Great British Bakeoff!
Arjav Krishna
Major: History and Chinese
Hometown: Excelsior, Minnesota
Activities: Air Force ROTC, Triathlon
Pump up song: “Kickstart My Heart” by Mötley Crüe
Fun fact: Arjav plays the flute!
Patricia Nwoko
Major: English
Hometown: Morgantown, West Virginia
Activities: Patricia works at the ticket office in Bienen and writes!
Pump up song: The album “Short n’ sweet” by Sabrina Carpenter
Fun fact: Patricia has a traditionally published poetry collection!
Ben Shapiro
Major: Journalism and Legal Studies
Hometown: Paoli, Pennsylvania
Activities: The Daily Northwestern, New Voices Movement
Pump up song: “Levitating” by Dua Lipa
Fun fact: Ben can recite any line in the musical Hamilton off the top of his head!
Felix Yang
Major: Computer Engineering
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Activities: NUSolar, CSA, and Rock Climbing Club
Pump up song: “My Love Mine All Mine” by Mitski
Fun fact: Felix loves free food!