THE WRIGHT TIMES
ABOUT US
The Wright Times is Wilbur Wright College's student-run newspaper. Originally established in 1934, it went dark in 2018 & was resurrected in 2022 as a digital & print platform.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Wright Times is committed to keeping our readers informed about news at, and related to, Wright College and providing a platform to tell our community's diverse stories.
Raymond Alonso
Staff Reporter,
Cartoonist
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Tyshaun Cage
Staff Reporter
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Shou Glasparil
Staff Reporter
ShoutarouGlasparilWTN@gmail.com
Shou joined the newspaper on the recommendation of Professor Webster, as well as wanting to experience journalism and branch out to meet new people.
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Angel Guadarrama
Staff Reporter
Angel is pursuing journalism- specifically broadcast and sports. He is excited to be a part of the staff this semester.
Jenin Hattab
Staff Reporter
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Jenin is a first year student. She is Palestinian-American, and is studying journalism. She has three sisters and a two-year-old cat at home! She loves to hang out with friends and loves reading! She wants to immerse herself in campus life more. She hopes to shine light on topics around the world and relate them to Wright.
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Luis Luciano
Layout and Design
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Luis is pursuing his Associates while working full time at the College. His interests include graphic design, which he does for both The Wright Times newspaper as well as The Wright Side, Wilbur Wright's annual Literary Magazine.
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Tyler Mayne
Staff Reporter
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Jaden Mitchell
Staff Reporter
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Abel Naranjo
Freelancer
AbelNaranjoWTN@gmail.com
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Abel is a big soccer and baseball fan. He is hoping to pursue a career in sports journalism. He joined the Wright Times to become more familiar with the campus as well as the world of journalism.
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Adrian Panopio
Editor-in-Chief
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Adrian is majoring in Political Science and is hoping to transfer to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. After college, he is hoping to work in DC. If all else fails, he wants to open his own little rock and mineral shop in the city.
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Anthony Reed
Staff Reporter
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Anthony joined the Wright Times to get comfortable and creative as a journalist to align with his sports analysts career. He is a business major.
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Liseth Silva
Staff Reporter
LisethSilvaWTN@gmail.com
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Liseth is a first-year Communications Major and is looking to transfer University of Illinois-Chicago. She joined the newspaper because she wants to have experience in this field.
Yasmin Whitfield
Staff Reporter
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Yasmin is a dual enrollment student here at Wright College in her senior year of High School. Yasmin plans on majoring in Pre-Medicine, specifically biology. She is hoping to become a pediatrician. Yasmin enjoys writing and would like to get more comfortable with sharing pieces she writes with other people. A fun fact is that Yasmin cannot stand her food mixing on a plate.
Miguel Zurita
Staff Reporter
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Adam Webster
Faculty Adviser
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In addition to advising the newly resurrected student newspaper, Adam teaches News writing, Feature writing, and Media Studies classes, as well as media-related English Composition classes.
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