DAVID CABECEIRAS

Pronouns: he/they
Major: English (Creative Writing)
David Cabeceiras is a former undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut with a degree in English, specializing in creative writing. Before graduating last fall, he spent time as a captain of the Uconn Boxing Team, and the head of the Reckless Gents Comedy Troupe on campus. He helped to create the only student directed, written, and produced recurring comedy show on campus, Storrs Late Night. After graduating, he has found a new passion in pursuit of legal education, hoping to act as an advocate for others in need, hoping to bring up others around him and empower them to do the same. While not engaging in tomfoolery, or taking practice LSAT's, David finds joy in playing Table Top games, arguing with friends about the validity of red velvet as a flavor, and reading comic books.

HANNAH DANG

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Major: English
Hannah is a Vietnamese American writer and student at the University of Connecticut (UConn) majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing and writing and composition studies. Poet at heart, Hannah’s enamor for all things writing has blossomed ever since she was a kid, and now, she is studying to pursue her dream of a career in publishing and releasing books of her own one day. Academic endeavors and career prospects aside, Hannah is a mentor at UConn’s Asian/Asian American Mentoring Program, an undergraduate tutor at UConn's Writing Center, a member of UConn's Long River Review, and frequents general body meetings held by UConn's Vietnamese Student Association. Since she was a first-year student, she has also worked as a blog moderator for the Disability & Access Collective Blog. If she is not burying her nose in a novel, Hannah loves to binge anime and manga, consume healthy doses of rock and heavy metal music, and snuggle with her pet bunnies.

AISHA HASHIMI

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Major: Allied Health Sciences
Aisha Hashimi is a first-generation Afghan American and an undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut majoring in Allied Health Sciences. She spends most of her time volunteering by helping Afghan refugees and tutoring younger children. She is also an International Baccalaureate (IB) and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. scholar. In the future, Aisha hopes to attend medical school to become a dermatologist, with the goal of making a positive impact through medicine by representing diversity and creating inclusive environments where individuals feel empowered and valued, rather than marginalized.

NATASHA KHETAN

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Major: Allied Health Sciences and Disability Studies (Individualized Major)
Natasha is an undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut pursuing a dual degree: a B.S. in Allied Health Sciences and a B.A. in Disability Studies, the latter being an individualized major. She is passionate about pursuing a career in medicine, inspired by her personal experiences as a patient with a chronic health condition and reaffirmed through various clinical experiences. Natasha is actively involved on campus as a peer leader for the Public Health Learning Community, a Student Program Director for Community Outreach Alternative Breaks, a student worker on the Center for Students with Disabilities Tech Team, and a student researcher in the Feng Lab. Through her education and future career, Natasha aspires to help create a more inclusive and equitable healthcare system where every individual receives the respect, care, and support they deserve. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, playing her flute, and she’s a huge MMA fan!

MARTINE AUGUST REMI

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Major: Digital Media & Design (Digital Film/Video Production), with a Minor in Dramatic Arts
Martine is a junior at UConn in the DMD program. They work as an AV technician for the Student Union and as a staff member at the Rainbow Center on campus. They have an interest in anything arts related, having participated in theatre productions for 10 years and enjoy hobbies such as crochet, listening to music, and reading.

MYLES TATE-ALSGAARD

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Major: General Studies
Myles Tate-Alsgaard is an undergraduate student at The University of Connecticut pursuing a B.A. in general studies. Myles is working towards a career in film and stage writing with his primary focus being fantasy. He has often made a point of including the natural world in his writing and has previously majored in natural resources before transferring. He greatly enjoys animals and has worked with a myriad of species in the past ranging from rare donkeys to wallabies. He hopes that through the medium of film he will be able to reach more people about the plight of our natural world and create lasting media that people will enjoy and cherish. When not working on school Myles enjoys hiking, playing dungeons and dragons, and playing with his cat Nines.