Happy ninth week Bruins! I hope that the end of the quarter is treating you well. I'm sure studying is keeping you nice and busy (unless, you're still in denial like I am), but I wanted to quickly update you with ongoings at The Odyssey.

The Odyssey at UCLA has recently made some changes and new appointments to its leadership. With these changing roles, we hope to see a paper that's even bigger and better than before. We're increasing our staff and our work in order to better serve you, our fabulous readers! 

First of all, I'd like to welcome Ryan Eason to the position of contributing editor. Ryan has been a member of The Odyssey at UCLA since its founding last year. His satirical pieces leave us all literally laughing out loud. He is a second year English major from Theta Chi fraternity. 

Next, our new social media director is Elizabeth Zhang. She is new to The Odyssey staff, but we immediately knew this position was perfect for her. She is a second year Anthropology (B.A) and Classic Civilizations major. 

Finally, we have a new managing editor in our New York office. Kate Waxler will be heading up our branch of The Odyssey from the Big Apple but her heart is at UCLA. She was born in the LA area and so she grew up cheering on the Bruins at the Rose Bowl. She stoked to help The Odyssey grow out on the west coast. 

I know that these people will be assets in continuing the amazing work that The Odyssey has been doing. I cannot wait to work with them.

We are also looking for Spring Interns for our paper. Writer and photographer applications are available online. This is an amazing program and writers even have the opportunity to get paid for their work! The Odyssey website gets millions of views per month and would look very impressive on any resume.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me! 

Have a great week Bruins!