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ABOUT:Â THE MENTON TIMES
Reported by the students, for the students
The Menton Times is a newspaper run by the Menton Policy Review to deliver the news in and around SciencesPo Menton reliably each and every month on the last Sunday of the month. The Menton Times will cover all significant school events, following the association calendar, and any global and relevant events pursued by members of the team or guest contributors. The paper will also include photographs to accompany each article published, thus providing a drive of photos covering most school events (and hopefully helping the Yearbook team in the process). The Times will also provide physical copies with each publication at the school.
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FLORIAN HEYDECKER
MPR President
Florian J. E. Heydecker is a second-year student majoring in Politics and Government at Sciences Po Paris, Campus de Menton. Born to an Italian mother and a German father, he grew up in Milan (Italy), spent one year in Berlin (Germany), and attended the Liceo Classico. This year, Florian is proud to serve as the President of the Menton Policy Review and lead The Menton Times.
CELESTE ABOURJEILI
Editor-in-Chief
Celeste Abourjeili is a second year student in the Columbia University - Sciences Po dual degree program. Celeste is the founder and current Editor-in-Chief of the Menton Times. She is very excited to introduce conventional news reporting to the Menton campus. Celeste is interested in American law and political journalism. To pursue her interest in media, Celeste has co-produced a podcast exploring the topic of inequality, called Schisms of Society. She hopes to one day work in journalism.
AYSE LARA
Section Editor (EN)
Ayse Lara Selçuker is a Turkish first-year student in the Dual BA Program Between Columbia University and Sciences Po. Ayşe Lara is happy to continue her experience in journalism from high school where she was involved in multiple publications ranging in themes, and a Staff Writer for an international-relations focused magazine, Envision. Ayşe Lara also enjoys conducting academic research, particularly on social issues like gender studies. As the English Section Editor for The Menton Times, she likes editing pieces focusing on social issues the most, and looks forward to supporting the Menton campus’s endeavors through getting to know as many writers as possible.
LARA-NOUR WALTON
Section Editor (FR)
Section editors will be responsible for editing three sections at a time due to the size of our team. The sections have been grouped as follows:News, Opinion, and Feature (one editor will be responsible for all three sections)
Middle East/North Africa, Arts & Entertainment, and Sports (one editor will be responsible for all)
ADA BASER
Layout & Design / Guest Writer
Ada Baser is a 2nd year at Sciences Po at the Menton campus and is the designer of the Menton Times. She’s in charge of putting together the articles, photographs, and hard work of the entire team onto the pages that everyone can access!
LENORA D'SOUZA
Marketing & Online Editor
Lenora Dsouza is a first year student at Science Po Menton. Lenora is your usual Indian who grew up in the UAE, with interests in Middle Eastern Politics, music, reading romance novels and experimenting with different dishes. She aspires to go into charity and hopefully make an impact in the world. Lenora is excited to start working for The Menton Times and soon write an article as a guest writer!
VIOLA LURASCHI
Marketing & Online Editor /Â Writer
Viola Luraschi is a first year student at Sciences Po Menton. Viola is originally Italian but has lived the majority of her life in Portugal, Lisbon with the exception of a year that she spent in Warsaw, Poland. She aspires to continue her experience in journalism following her participation as co-editor-in-chief for her high school newspaper. She is interested in writing about social and political conflicts and keeping our readers up to date on world issues!
CAMERON STERLING
Writer
Cameron Sterling is a first-year student from the New York Metropolitan Area in the United States. As a writer, she will primarily focus on social movements and on-campus events; the national diversity of the student body and the region that the campus is situated in provides for interesting insights and perspectives that she wishes to explore and share.
LUCA UTTERWULGHE
Writer
Luca Utterwulghe is a first year student in the Columbia - Sciences Po Dual Degree programme. Luca is a Writer in the Menton times. He is interested in political conflict resolution, particularly as it applies to the protracted crises in the MENA region. Luca has gained valuable experience in the political world by interning for US Congressman Jamie Raskin. Luca also has experience in issues relating to local advocacy as he has worked on equitable education policy in his school system and has pushed for climate reform at county and state level. Luca hopes to one day work in sustainable development or diplomatic relations.
SAOIRSE AHERNE
Writer
Saoirse Aherne is a first year student at Sciences Po Menton and is from Ontario Canada. She is interested in writing editorial pieces relating to social, political and cultural observations. Saoirse would also like to explore investigative journalism and hope to do so over the coming year.
MAYRA MOST
Writer
Mayra Kost is a first year SciencesPo student from Poland and Turkey. As a writer in the Menton Times, she is particularly interested in how global politics shape the stories of individuals and would like to pursue creative journalism over the upcoming years.
HUGO LAGERGREN
Writer / Guest Photographer
Hugo Lagergren is a first year student studying at Sciences Po Paris, focusing specifically on the Middle East and Northern Africa. Hugo is a reporter for The Menton Times. He is most interested in conflict journalism and exploring how war and crisis damages local communities across the globe. He has received valuable experience and advice from journalist’s such as Minnie Stephenson, but particularly from his grandfather, Ian Aitken. Hugo has also developed proficiency in media and editing software during his time volunteering at school for a video production group, which was involved in advocating on behalf of underprivileged children and refugees. Hugo is also passionate about photojournalism and has been keen to use his interest in photography to enhance his journalistic ambitions. So as well as being a reporter, Hugo works as the head of photographers at The Menton Times.
MARGHERITA CORDELLINI
Writer
Margherita Cordellini is a first year student at Sciences Po and comes from a little northern Italian city. Her greatest passions are writing, reading Russian and Italian novels and watching movies by Tarantino and Pasolini. As a writer for the Menton Times, she is eager to continue to further investigate topics such as energy transition, immigration and integration and the role of religion in today’s society. Margherita hopes to do more field research on the region where she is currently living and to share it with the readers of the Menton Times.
EMILIA KOHLMEYER
Photographer / Writer
Emilia Kohlmeyer is a first year student in the USYD- Sciences Po Dual degree program. She has completed a diploma in photojournalism and intends to continue her passion of finding a creative approach to share information. Her main interest lays in the MENA region, particularly Israeli- Palestinian relations but also the gulf region. Furthermore she enjoys visual arts and sustainable development methods.
WANG DI
Photographer
Wang Di is a second-year student at Sciences Po Menton, majoring in Economics and Society. Having lived all of his life in Singapore, Wang Di is intrigued by the multifaceted relations that the MENA region has with his home country, which motivated him to join the Menton campus. His current interest lies in the political economy of MENA states. Outside of classes, Wang Di pursues photography as a past-time and is well-versed in both digital and analogue photography.
Within the Menton Times team we also welcome guest contributors interested in writing an occasional article on a non-committal basis (no application needed).
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