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The student-run newspaper of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy

The Liberator

The student-run newspaper of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy

The Liberator

The student-run newspaper of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy

The Liberator

2020-2021 Staff

Malvika Pradhan

Malvika Pradhan

Malvika Pradhan is a news editor at the Liberator. She is a senior and has been at the Liberator since she was a freshman. This is her third year being editor of the best section in the paper. Some of her hobbies include...

Madeleine Van Slyke

Madeleine Van Slyke

Maddie Van Slyke is a sophomore and is honestly very mid extracurricular wise. She plays volleyball, basketball, and does track, that is the extent of enrichment. She is dedicated to her two dogs- rex and luna, seeing her friends...

Katie Busby

Katie Busby

Katie Busby is a senior and in her third year as one of the Entertainment Editors. She has been with the newspaper since her freshman year and is excited to continue working for the coolest section, covering things like ...

Annabel Andre

Annabel Andre

Annabel Andre is a senior and Editor-In-Chief of the Liberator. This is her fourth year on the Liberator staff and this year she hopes to continue to newspaper's publication of impactful news and expose the student body to n...

Edith Holmsten

Edith Holmsten

Edith Holmsten is a senior and Co-Editor-In-Chief for the LASA newspaper. During her third year with the paper, Edith strives to continue the newspaper's commitment to reliable, insightful news along with providing a welcoming...

Juan (JC) Ramirez Delgadillo

Juan (JC) Ramirez Delgadillo

JC is a senior and it's their 3rd year on the Liberator. Last year they worked as a photo editor. JC's hobbies include gardening and photography that they decided to turn those hobbies into clubs. When JC is not working they can...

Norah Hussaini

Norah Hussaini

Norah Hussaini, a senior, is one of two editors for the Commentary section this year. She has been on the paper all four years, filling the roles of staffer, web editor, and commentary editor. She enjoys being a senior LASA Amb...

Sanwi Sarode

Sanwi Sarode

Sanwi Sarode is a senior and one of the Lead Editors (Copy) for The Liberator. This is her fourth year with the paper and she wants to continue The Liberator's tradition of sending out interesting, reliable news to the s...

Susan Ballesteros

Susan Ballesteros

Susan Ballesteros is a senior and one of the current entertainment editors for The Liberator. Apart from newspaper, she is also a part of the school orchestra and an officer in Latin club. In her free time, Susan enjoys reading,...

Ewan McInerney

Ewan McInerney

Ewan McInerney is a sophomore at LASA from Austin, Texas, and a staffer on the LASA Liberator. His personal interests include listening to metal and playing guitar, and watching the never-ending stream of hockey games that tak...

Eliana Legatt

Eliana M. Legatt is a freshman staffer for the Liberator. She hopes to write inspiration and helpful stories, and possibly become an editor one day. She loves animals, learning, and organization.

LiLi Xiong

LiLi Xiong

LiLi, a senior, is this year’s managing editor. Previously, she was a student life editor and a commentary editor for the Liberator, but her true passion lies with satirical writing and the Litigator (the Liberator’s p...

Abigail Jackson

Abigail Jackson

Abigail is a senior at LASA and she is one of the sports editors for the Liberator. She enjoys hanging out with her dog and cooking. Besides the Liberator, Abigail is also involved in soccer and Latin club. She is looking forw...

Grace Woodruff

Grace Woodruff

Grace Woodruff is a senior, and this is her third year with the Liberator. She is one of the Graphics Editor this year, and is excited to work with her new co-editor. Outside of newspaper, Grace loves to bake and will be more...

Luci Garza

Luci Garza

Luci is a senior has been with the Liberator for all of her four years. This year with the paper, she hopes to make a bigger presence on social media and grow a community of students interested in journalism at LASA. In her free...

Beck Williams

Beck Williams

Beck Williams is a senior and Commentary editor for the Liberator. He is interested in politics and law and plays golf in his free time. Beck hopes to make the Commentary section a forum for students of different backgrounds to sha...

Andrew Lucksinger

Andrew Lucksinger

Andrew Lucksinger is a senior and the graphics editor for the Lib! This is his 3rd year on the editorial team. He hopes to contribute cohesive design and visual interest to the newspaper. Outside of the Liberator, Andrew is sti...

Kevin Garcia

Kevin Garcia

Kevin Garcia has been teaching high school for 18 years this school year. He's also been a professional writer for over 20 years this school year (including almost a decade with the Associated Press, a handful of years working with cl...

Somaya Jimenez-Haham

Somaya Jimenez-Haham

Somaya, one of the News section editors, is currently in 12th grade. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, spending time with family and friends, and traveling. Somaya hopes to increase interest in the news section this year....

Nia Orakwue

Nia Orakwue

This is Nia Orakwue’s fourth year on the Liberator and her first year as editor in chief. This year she hopes to continue the great legacy of the liberator as an engaging, informative, and reliable source of news for the LASA com...

Max Domel

Max Domel

Max Domel is a senior and one of the co-editors-in-chief of the Liberator this year, formerly a freshman staff writer and sophomore and junior co-editor of the entertainment section. Soccer is a huge part of his life, both playing ...

Malena Heineman

Malena Heineman

Malena Heineman is a senior at LASA and currently serves as one of the editors-in-chief of the Liberator. She joined the paper as a sophomore, and worked in previous years as a staffer and Student Life editor. In her free time, ...

Helena Lara

Helena Lara

Helena Lara is a senior and has been sports editor for the Lib for two years now. She loves running cross country and when she isn’t running with the LASA varsity girls team she’s running with the born to run track club. Her...

Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor is a senior and the copy and finance editor for the 2020-2021 edition of the Liberator. He enjoys geocaching, running, playing guitar, and soccer, among other pastimes. As has been his goal his entire time as an ...

Alec Lippman

Alec Lippman

Hello! My name is Alec Lippman and I am the managing editor for the Liberator here at LASA! I make sure everything is up the Liberator's standards in terms of design of the paper. I am a senior who is also working on becoming...

Zoe Klein

Zoe Klein

Zoe Klein is a senior. She is Lieutenant Governor of Texas Youth and Government, President of the LASA Youth and Government Club, and won the national mock trial championships. She is passionate about graphic design, leftist politics,...

Ainsley Freeman

Ainsley Freeman

Ainsley Freeman is a junior and is a Web editor. They enjoy wasting her time playing video games, reading books, writing stories, and watching shows about magic and the supernatural. This is her third year on the Lib, and they...

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