Who We Are
The majority of the people who make up The Yorker are students from the University of York. The project has brought together a wide variety of people from various degree disciplines and various years.
This section allows you to view the people behind The Yorker , both past and present.
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Morven Hamilton
Lifestyle Columnist
Morven writes the weekly Eco-warrior column in the Lifestyle section.
Adam Kynaston-Smith
Betting Pundit
Adam gives Yorker readers tips for big race meets. He has been writing for The Yorker since January 2008.
Amy Benziane
Reporter
Amy was Co-Editor from January to May 2009 following a term as Deputy Editor. She joined the team in her first year as a News writer and in February 2008 she became News Editor. After a very successful period as Co-Editor, Amy returned to the reporting team. In her spare time Amy loves rescuing animals from trees and has recently undertaken a charity bike ride from York to Lancaster.
Vicky Hotchkiss
Arts Reviewer
Vicky joined the team in February 2008.
Sarah Carter
Arts Reviewer/Blogs Writer
Sarah is both a Blogger and an Arts Reviewer for The Yorker, she joined in February 2008.
Laura Archer
Blogs Writer
Laura has been a blogger since February 2008.
Tom Jackson
Lifestyle Writer
Tom writes the lifestyle column 'Alpha Male' a 21st Century guide for men, and occasionally women!
Matthew Johns
Features Writer
Matthew joined the Features Team in January 2008.
Amy Clewes
Videocast Team
Amy joined the Yorker in January 2008.
Jing Dai
Features Writer
Jing joined the writer in January 2008 as a Features writer.
Laura Lennkh
Features and Blogs Writer
Laura joined us in January 2008. She is currently in Hong Kong on an exchange program. In her free time, Laura likes to discuss philosophical theories and overcoming clichés regarding Austria, her home country.
Bobbie Young
Lifestyle Writer
Bobbie joined the Lifestyle team in March 2008.
Kerry Grainger
Features Writer
Kerry joined the Features team in early 2008.
Laura Turner
Arts/Blogs Writer
Laura joined the Blogs team in January 2008. She also writes for the Arts and Culture section.
Hugh Gilroy
News Writer
Hugh joined the team in January 2008.
Joe Butler
News Writer
Joe, a third year Chemistry student, joined The Yorker news team in October 2007.
Sally Makaruk
Features Writer
Sally joined the Features team in January 2008.
Richard Mitchell
Reporter
A keen Yorkerite from the very beginning, Mitch joined the journalism team in March 2008 with an in-depth exposure of security problems in the e:Vision system.
Frances Bernhardt
Food Reviewer
Frances joined the Food team in May 2008.
Ellie Kuper Thomas
Reporter
Chris Shaw
Lifestyle Editor 2009-10
Chris joined the Yorker in Summer 2009. He was Lifestyle Editor 09/10 and continues to write for the Lifestyle Section. He won the Fresher of the Year award 08/09 and Lifestyle Columnist of the Year 09/10.
Peter Searle
Reporter
Peter started writing for the Arts team in November 2009.
James Southern
Sports Writer
Michael Tansini
Reporter
Michael has been writing for The Yorker since August 2010. He enjoys lifting moderately heavy things up and down for short periods of time and cake.
Jo Fischl
Features Reporter
Moran Sheleg
Lifestyle Columnist
Moran writes the weekly Mis-quit column where she drops something from her life for the week. She joined the team in January 2008.
Chris O'Brien
Sports Correspondent
Chris updates The Yorker readers as to goings on at Kit Kat Crescent, home to York City F.C.
Emily Boyd
Features Writer
Emily joined the team as part of Features, and was elected joint Deputy Lifestyle Editor in May 2008.
Samantha Stein
Features Writer
Samantha joined the Features Team in October 2007.
Emily Cousins
Blogs Writer
Emily joined the Blogs team in October 2007.
Katie Croft
Sports Correspondent
Karen is one of the the Womens' Rugby Union Correspondents on The Yorkers Sports team.
Nick Smith
Sports Correspondent
Nick is one of the Lacrosse correspondents for the Sports team.
Edward Watson
Sports Correspondent
Edward is a Mens Hockey Correspondent for the sports team.
Ian Sheridan
Sports Correspondent
Ian is one of the Mens Hockey Correspondents' for the sports team. He joined the team in October 2007.
Gemma Rowland
Lifestyle Columnist
Gemma wrote the weekly 'Lifesaver' column for the Lifestyle section from November 2007 to January 2008.
Myles Preston
Sports Correspondent
Myles is a regular contributor to College football matches and news. He joined the team in October 2007.
Andrew Suggitt
Features Writer
Andrew is a Features writer who joined the team in October 2007.
Suzie Heap
Features Writer
Suzie joined The Yorker in October 2007 as a Features writer.
Kathryn Bromwich
Arts Reporter
Kathryn joined the team in February 2008 and reviews for the Arts section.
Sarah Pycroft
Sports Correspondent
Sarah is a correspondent for womens Netball. She joined The Yorker in November 2007.
Lauren Menzies
Sports Correspondent
Lauren is a correspondent for the Sports team commenting on womens' Lacrosse.
Adam Lewis
Sports Correspondent
Adam is a Sports Correspondent reporting on Mens Football
Elizabeth Hollins
Sports Correspondent
Elizabeth is a correspondent for the sports team, focussing on Hockey.
Richard deBoltz
Sports Correspondent
Richard was an early Mens Hockey correspondent for the Sports section.
Dominic O'Shea
Sports/Features Writer
Dominic has been a Sports and Features writer during his time as part of The Yorker.
Desmond Pond
Sports Correspondent
Desmond is the Mens Rugby Correspondent for the Sports team.
Katie Cowper-Johnson
Sports Correspondent
Katie has reported the successes of the womens netball team to the Sports section since October 2007.
Clare Shaw
Sports Correspondent
Clare has been a netball correspondent for the Sports section since October 2007.
Moran Sheleg
Lifestyle Columnist: Miss Quit
Moran 'Miss Quit' Sheleg started writing for The Yorker in January 2008, and was awarded Lifestyle Columnist of the Year at the first annual Yorker awards. Besides writing, pastimes such as painting, Yoga and socialising help to keep her sane. Or so she claims.
Ollie Webb
Sports Writer
Ollie is a Sports Writer for The Yorker.
Moran Sheleg
Lifestyle Columnist: Miss Quit
Moran has been writing the weekly Miss Quit column since January 2008 and won Lifestyle Columnist of the Year at the first annual Yorker Awards. As well as writing, she can usually be found doing a spot of painting or Yoga, which help to keep her sane. Or so she claims.
Alex Thomas
Lifestyle Writer
Alex was a male Lifestyle Columnist in 2007.
Jessica Price
Arts Reviewer
Jessica was a Culture Reviewer taking in many of York's finest thespian performances during her stint as a reviewer.
Tessa Blake
Books Reviewer
Tessa is a Book Reviewer for The Yorker, she writes for the 'Great Reads' feature.
Sarah Coppard
Arts Reviewer
Sarah joined the Arts and Culture team in June 2007.
Laura Longworth
Sports Correspondent
Laura is a netball correspondent for the Sports Team.
Rose Edwards
Culture Reviewer
Rose is a reviewer for the Culture section of The Yorker. She joined in June 2007.
Beckie Doodson
Arts Reviewer
Among other things, Beckie compiles the 'Video-tastic' section of Arts. She joined the team in May 2007.
James Grey
Sports Correspondent
James is a Football and Futsal correspondent for the sports team.
Helen Williams
Arts Reviewer
Helen joined the Arts team in June 2007.
Leigh Maddox
Arts Reviewer
Leigh is a Classic Film Reviewer for the Arts section.
Janelle Rodriques
Arts Reviewer
Janelle is a reviewer for the Arts team.
Andy Day
News Writer
Andy is a writer for the News team. He joined in October 2007.
Naomi Lever
Sports Correspondent
Naomi updates the Sports section with all the goings on the water as a correspondent for the Canoe Club.
Nicolas Stone-Villani
News Reporter
Nick joined the News team in October 2007.
Andy Dolan
Reporter
Andy is one of The Yorker's most prized battle hardened hacks and acts as chief correspondent on major stories. After a spell as Deputy Editor for The Yorker he is now moving into professional journalism, freelancing for the Manchester Evening News. He has undertaken work experience on The Times.
Henry Aylett
Sports Writer
Henry was involved in The Yorker from the beginning, mainly in the Sports section.
Laura Tempest
Blog Writer
Laura is one of the new and improved Blog team. She joined in January 2007.
Kayleigh Walker
Lifestyle Writer
Kayleigh is The Yorker's knowlege on all things fashionable! Her weekly lifestyle column has changed campus fashion for the better.
Kate Sheedy
Lifestyle Reporter
Involved from the very beginning of The Yorker, Kate was mainly involved in Lifestyle, with a touch of Arts reviewing in her portfolio.
Hannah Barrett
Arts Reviewer
Hannah is a reviewer for the Arts section.
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