Brooklyn Tech's Official Student Newspaper

The Survey

The Survey

The Survey

2023-2024 Staff

Josephine Murphy
Editor-in-Chief

Josephine Murphy

Josephine Murphy (she/her) is a Co-Editor-in-Chief. Josephine joined The Survey during her freshman year as a Staff Writer for the News Section, hoping to grow as a writer while also being able to explore social and educational issues. ...

Kiran Yeh
Editor-in-Chief

Kiran Yeh

Kiran Yeh is a Co-Editor-in-Chief. Her journey with The Survey began during her sophomore year when she joined as a staff member for News. In her junior year, she took on the roles of Co-Editor of News and Managing Editor. Kiran st...

Michelle Zheng
Senior Executive Editor

Michelle Zheng

Michelle Zheng (she/her) is the Senior Executive Editor and a Co-Editor of STEM. Michelle joined The Survey because she wanted to tell the stories of the people who might not have the chance to voice their thoughts. Due to The S...

Kai Arrowood
Junior Executive Editor

Kai Arrowood

Kai Arrowood (he/him) is the Junior Executive Editor and a Co-Editor of Hard News. Kai has always found that journalism is a driving force of social, economic, and political progress. He is passionate about sharing overlooked...

Lia Faynberg
Managing Editor

Lia Faynberg

Lia Faynberg (she/her) is the Managing Editor and a Co-Editor of Sports. She appreciates that The Survey allows her to talk to and connect with so many unique members of Tech's community, whether it's students, coaches, teachers...

Sonam Thukral
Hard News Editor

Sonam Thukral

Sonam Thukral (she/her) is a Co-Editor of Hard News. Sonam is interested in journalism because she finds it empowering to write about untold stories and share the experiences of the interesting people she gets to meet. Being a...

Rachel Friedman
Features Editor

Rachel Friedman

Rachel Friedman (she/her) is a Co-Editor of Features. Rachel is on The Survey so that she can expand and improve her writing skills, by getting an opportunity to write every day during class. She enjoys looking into interesting things t...

Vyttoria Saint Amand
Features Editor

Vyttoria Saint Amand

Vyttoria Saint Amand (she/her) is a Co-Editor of Features. Vyttoria joined The Survey because she has always enjoyed her STEM classes over English, but exploring writing through a journalistic lens has given her a new apprecia...

Nicole Vega Ayala
Opinions Editor

Nicole Vega Ayala

Nicole Vega Ayala (they/she) is a Co-Editor of Opinions. Nicole is interested in journalism because it is a powerful and effective form of advocacy. By informing the public, good journalism makes for involved citizens. Nicole...

Nayem Jannat
Opinions Editor

Nayem Jannat

Nayem Jannat (she/her) is a Co-Editor of Opinions and a Layout Editor. Jannat's favorite hobby has always been journaling, so she's thrilled to be writing for The Survey this year. She firmly believes that writing plays a signif...

Shoilee Mandal
Arts and Entertainment Editor

Shoilee Mandal

Shoilee Mandal (she/her) is the Editor of Arts and Entertainment and a Layout Editor. Shoilee is on The Survey because she believes it plays an important role in keeping the student body informed and able to acknowledge surround...

Jacob Tobman
Sports Editor

Jacob Tobman

Jacob Tobman (he/him) is a Co-Editor of Sports. Joining The Survey was a no-brainer for him as he's always been a consumer of journalism and holds a great passion for writing and research. Jacob enjoys reading the many opinion ...

Alice Dawson-Hollow
STEM Editor

Alice Dawson-Hollow

Alice Dawson-Hollow (she/her) is a Co-Editor of STEM. Alice is on The Survey because she loves researching topics and looking into the school community. Alice thinks it’s important to make sure students are aware of current ...

Rachel Mak
STEM Editor

Rachel Mak

Rachel Mak (she/her) is a Co-Editor of STEM and a Layout Editor. With her position on The Survey, Rachel hopes to look further into Tech’s community and inform people about their school’s student life. She sees journalism as an op...

Bee Bruce
Staff Writer

Bee Bruce

Bee (she/her) is a Staff Writer. Bee is on The Survey because she loves writing and researching all things Brooklyn Tech, as well as sharing a community with other writers. Bee is interested in journalism because she loves sh...

Afeseh Wapimewah
Staff Writer

Afeseh Wapimewah

Afeseh (he/him) is a Staff Writer. Afeseh likes the process of finding information, retrieving it, and releasing it to a public audience. Afeseh is thinking about doing journalism and probably is leaning in that direction. Afeseh...

Franka Etkin
Staff Writer

Franka Etkin

Franka Etkin (she/her) is a Staff Writer. Franka is part of The Survey because she has always had a passion for writing and social justice. She feels that journalism is the perfect incorporation of both into one craft. She read...

Katherine Chmelev
Staff Writer

Katherine Chmelev

Katherine Chmelev (she/her) is a Staff Writer. Katherine is on The Survey because she is inspired by the ambition of her like-minded peers who all come together to use writing to make an impact. Through journalism, she wants to...

Toka Hussein
Staff Writer

Toka Hussein

Toka Hussein (she/her) is a Staff Writer. She joined The Survey because of her love for writing and telling stories. Toka's favorite publications are Vogue and The New York Times. Her future career goals include studying either la...

Francesca Kamali
Staff Writer

Francesca Kamali

Francesca Kamali (she/her) is a Staff Writer. Francesca is interested in journalism because of how it affects people's views on global issues. She joined The Survey to share these issues with readers at Tech. Francesca reads Th...

Tanvir Yousuf
Staff Writer

Tanvir Yousuf

Tanvir Yousuf (he/him) is a Staff Writer. Tanvir is on The Survey because he used to run his middle school's newspaper and is hoping to bring prior experience to his articles and the newspaper as a whole. Tanvir reads articles...

Genna Sime
Staff Writer

Genna Sime

Genna Sime (they/she) is a Staff Writer. Genna is on The Survey because they are passionate about writing and current events. They enjoy writing about subjects they are enthusiastic about and believe that journalism is one of t...

Debanjan Paul
Staff Writer

Debanjan Paul

Debanjan Paul (he/him) is a Staff Writer. Debanjan is on The Survey in order to become more learned about and involved with the community at Tech and the world around him. Debanjan reads The Morning Brew and occasionally The ...

Aarushi Arora
Staff Writer

Aarushi Arora

Aarushi Arora (she/her) is a Staff Writer. Aarushi dedicates time to The Survey due to the importance it has in uplifting voices that would otherwise be drowned out. Beyond that, she firmly believes that the initial step towards ...

Amaiya McLaren
Staff Writer

Amaiya McLaren

Amaiya McLaren (she/her) is a Staff Writer. Amaiya is on The Survey because she wants to inform our school community about what goes on inside and outside our school building. Amaiya feels as if The Survey can provide a safe sp...

Lauren Wong
Staff Writer

Lauren Wong

Lauren Wong (she/her) is a Staff Writer. Lauren is on The Survey because she would like to explore new opportunities within journalism. While writing may not have always been a passion for her, she has always found interest in the c...

Rosemary Sanders
Staff Writer

Rosemary Sanders

Rosemary Sanders (she/her) is a Staff Writer. Rosemary joined The Survey to have the opportunity to learn more about Brooklyn Tech and the people that go here. She believes that journalism plays a vital role in communities by ...

Linus Rajakumar
Staff Writer

Linus Rajakumar

Linus Rajakumar (he/him) is a Staff Writer. He joined The Survey out of interest in current events and nonfiction storytelling. He often reads news online, particularly The New York Times. He enjoys reading, writing, and buil...

Adeeb Mohammed

Adeeb Mohammed

Adeeb Mohammed (they/them) is a Staff Writer. Adeeb joined The Survey to inform more students about STEM opportunities, clubs, and events in the Brooklyn Tech community. Adeeb frequents The New York Times and The Wall Street J...

Mr. Wentworth
Faculty Adviser

Mr. Wentworth

Mr. Wentworth (he/him) has been the The Survey’s faculty adviser since 2017, and is extremely proud to oversee the paper's inaugural year as an elective class.  He studied History and Environmental Studies at the University of ...