2021-2022 Editorial Staff

Ms. Cohen enjoys staying up late watching bad TV, hiking mountains in Acadia, driving fast on back roads, The Moth Radio Hour, and anything that combines dark chocolate and peanut butter.

In her fifth year at Brown, Ms. QM has really found her place in middle school. She loves to read fantasy, sci-fi, and recently rediscovered a love of mysteries. In addition to reading, Ms. QM dabbles in many crafty hobbies and sings with a choir. Mostly, she's busy with her two little readers, Daphne and Penelope.

Andrew Lindsay is a 8th grader on the Turquoise Team this year. He is an Enneagram 1, and enjoys going for long walks, listening to Taylor Swift, listening to different podcasts, writing stories and scripts, (which he usually doesn't finish) playing guitar, and playing Dungeons and Dragons. This is his second year doing Literary Magazine.

Ranya is an 8th grader on Turqouise. She is a tennis player and musician. Her favorite food is pizza, and her favorite book is the Girl Gone Viral by Arvin Ahmadi. She has a brother named Ameer.

Thomas Connolly is an 8th grader from the Turquoise team, is a Taurus, and has the ENFJ personality type. He enjoys learning Chinese, playing the piano, playing video games and reading. He enjoys playing ultimate frisbee and badminton. He has a puppy named Millie.

Riya Raghavan

Riya Raghavan is an eighth grader on the Orange team.  She enjoys reading, writing, basketball, video games, and listening to music. She has two dogs named Sonny and Stella and her favorite books are The Song Of Achilles by Madeline Miller, The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, and The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.

Clare Cho is in eighth grade at Brown Middle School. She loves to sing and draw, along with writing short stories because she can never finish one that's greater than three pages. She likes to edit her friend's stories and read aloud books to her two little sisters. She loves toys and beautiful nature landscapes. 

Ritu is an 8th grader at Brown Middle School. She is a Libra and enjoys fantasy books, playing her violin, and going for long walks with her friends. She loves spending time with her brother even though she ignores him most of the time. Her favorite food is pizza and can probably eat it for days in a row and her favorite book is Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas. Ritu is really excited to be able to work with others and put out new content in the Ursa Major Magazine.

Charlotte is an 8th grader at brown. She likes books, drawing, writing, and rainy days. She is a cancer. She plays in Orchestra and her favorite class is English. Her favorite book is The Throne of Glass by Sarah J Mass. She loves all book genres, and her favorite foods include salads, burritos, pizza, and tea. She is really excited to work on and edit Ursa Major.

Sydney is an 8th grader, Leo, and on Turquoise Team. She loves historical fiction, and realistic fiction. Her favorite books are Front Desk by Kelly Yang and From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks. Her favorite subject is English, and she adores animals of all kinds. She enjoys skiing, art and reading. 

Rory is an 8th grader at Brown Middle School. She is an avid Snowboarder and reader. She has an 8 year old dog named Cara that she loves. Her favorite foods are tofu and ribs. She enjoys listening to music and skateboarding. Her favorite series are Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan and The Land of Stories By Chris Colfer and the Grishaverse Liegh Bardugo. Her favorite book is the Library of Legends by Janie Chang.

Eidyn is an eighth grader. He is a Capricorn and has the INTP personality type. He likes to write and plans to make his career out of it. They play video games and draw. He also is interested in learning many languages and is currently learning French, Greek, Italian and Latin. His current list of books he is obsessed with is The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller), The Gravity of Us (Phil Stamper), and In Deeper Waters (F.T Lukens).

Zoe Kling

Zoe is an 8th grader on the Turquoise team at Brown. You can find her playing guitar, listening to Taylor Swift, reading, writing, and skateboarding. She has a cat named Oli who she loves more than her dog named Hazel. Her favorite books are The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab.

Zaiyi is an 8th grader on Emerald team at Brown. She loves to read and write. Her favorite class is science, plus she is fascinated by all things medical. Zaiyi is passionate about the violin, and babysitting/tutoring younger children (Although her 8 year old brother gives her a lot of trouble). Zaiyi is excited to be on the Ursa Major Editing Team this year, and make her mark while in her last year at Brown.