Joelle DiPaolo

Joelle is a journalism and French studies junior with a Chinese minor. She's the news editor at the Daily Texan this semester, after 2.5 years of reporting and editing in the news department. She previously interned at the Austin Chronicle and Texas Monthly.

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Annabelle Moore

Annabelle Moore is a third-year journalism student with a minor in professional sales and business development. Since high school, Annabelle has held a passion for journalism and its power to change how people see the world. She expresses her love for the field by working as the associate editor of The Daily Texan's social media department. Annabelle is also on the leadership team of UT's Reformed University Fellowship and is a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority chapter.
Outside the world of journalism, Annabelle enjoys working out, listening to Eli Rallo's podcast, and has recently become a Colleen Hoover fanatic (always up for new romance novel recommendations)!

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Ava Motes

Ava is a junior journalism and Plan II major who is passionate about feature writing. She works as a contributing writer for Edible Austin, where she covers emerging restaurateurs and local food history. She also writes and edits stories for the alumni community as an intern at the Alcalde. In the past, she has been a life and arts reporter for The Daily Texan, focusing on live music and Pride events. Ava is a die-hard outliner and can talk story structure all day. She also loves using quotes and details to bring sources to life on the page.

In her spare time, Ava enjoys crocheting by the TV, reading historical fiction, making chaotic playlists and exploring new recipes. Ava’s budget is often torn between her dirty chai addiction and growing vintage clothing collection, but she knows where to find good deals in town. As an Austin native, she is happy to couple her writing advice with local recommendations.

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Hasina Shah

Hasina (she/her) is a junior journalism major who loves narrative feature writing and audio production. She is currently an associate producer at The Drag and the editor-in-chief of Burnt X Magazine — she loves every minute of her hectic schedule. She is also an incoming intern at KUT and hopes to someday produce compelling audio stories at a major daily news publication. When she’s not hunkering down in the DMC, Hasina loves running, making playlists, shopping for new vinyl records and rewatching her favorite shows 100 times over.

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Hope Vanderburg

Hope Vanderburg is a second-year journalism student with a minor in media and entertainment industries. She is currently the associate producer of "Texas News Primetime" at Texas Student Television. She is also a newsletter writer at The Daily Texan. Her journalistic ambition is to become a news anchor. Hope is also a member of Texas Delta Gamma and Texas Fellowship of Catholic University Students.

Outside of school, you can find Hope binge-watching her favorite reality TV shows, going on sweet treat runs with her friends and racking up reward points on every fast food app that exists.

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Isabella Zeff

Isabella Zeff is a junior journalism major with a minor in media studies from Dallas. She is has worked as a news and life and arts reporter at the Daily Texan, writing about everything from the Texas Legislature to student YouTubers, and also worked as a copy editor at the Texan. She loves searching for just the right way to phrase an idea and seeing a story come together on the page.
In her free time, Isabella enjoys cheering for the Kansas City Chiefs, trying new restaurants and spending too much money at bookstores.

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Emily Quigley

Emily Quigley (she/her) is excited for the opportunity to help students as the associate director of the Moody Writing Support Program.
Emily worked for 19 years at the Austin American-Statesman in various roles, including copy editor, assistant news editor and assistant features editor. She has a passion for words and for collaborating with writers to sharpen their skills.
Since coming to the Moody College of Communication in 2019, Emily has taught the beginning newswriting course, Reporting Words, in the School of Journalism and Media, and she helped launch the Curriculum for Ethical Leadership in News. She also teaches a copy editing class at St. Edward’s University and edits Texas Connect, the staff and faculty magazine of the University of Texas.
When Emily isn’t editing or trying to persuade her sons to use proper grammar in texts, she enjoys reading, cooking, listening to podcasts and trying to incorporate Halloween decorations in her home year-round.

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