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The Sentinel

The student news site of Rockhurst University

The Sentinel

The student news site of Rockhurst University

The Sentinel

2024-2025 Staff

Alex Zoellner
Editor-In-Chief

Alex Zoellner

Alex Zoellner is a junior from St. Louis, Missouri planning to major in communications and minor in journalism. She was a reporter for the Sentinel as a freshman and is excited to take on the role of the editor-in-chief for the...

Mia Slizinski
Social Media & Advertising Manager

Mia Slizinski

Mia Slizinski is a sophomore from Papillion, Nebraska majoring in business communications. Mia is a manager of the Rockhurst's women's basketball team and is also on Student Senate. Her hobbies consist of spending time with her...

Dariana Morales
Social Media & Advertising Manager

Dariana Morales

Dariana Morales is a senior majoring in psychology with an emphasis in pre-dentistry. She is a Kansas City local with a background in communications, marketing, sales, yearbook and editing and she enjoys sharing that with the...

Clair Vollet
Reporter/Cartoonist

Clair Vollet

Clair Vollet is a senior at Rockhurst University studying communications. This is her second year on the Sentinel, contributing as both a reporter and a cartoonist. Some of her interests include drawing, painting, anything creative...

Thomas Kennedy-Croft
Reporter/Columnist

Thomas Kennedy-Croft

Thomas Kennedy-Croft is a senior from Omaha, Nebraska majoring in english and film while minoring in theatre arts. He has been a reporter for the Sentinel the past two years and is continuing that position this year. Additionally,...

Katie Mead
Reporter/Columnist

Katie Mead

Katie Mead is a senior from Lee's Summit, Missouri. She is majoring in nursing with minors in biology and spanish. This is her third year reporting for the Sentinel and she enjoys writing about activities and places in Kansas...

Peyton Brown
Reporter/Photographer

Peyton Brown

Peyton Brown is a junior from Overland Park, Kansas majoring in sports management with a minor in communications. This is her second year on staff with the Sentinel and she is excited to be a reporter and photographer and help...

Sarah Gilmore
Reporter

Sarah Gilmore

Sarah Gilmore is a sophomore from St. Louis, Missouri majoring in english on a pre-law track. This is her second year on the Sentinel, and she is excited to continue her role as a reporter. Sarah is also a part of Rockhurst's w...

Sofia Hughes
Reporter

Sofia Hughes

Sofia Hughes is a junior at Rockhurst University double majoring in international business and spanish. She is from the Kansas City area, specifically Shawnee, Kansas. Sofia is also a member of Rockhurst's women's soccer program,...

Lauren Kasyjanski
Reporter

Lauren Kasyjanski

Lauren Kasyjanski (she/her) is a senior from Kansas City, Missouri. She is a double major in communication science disorders and english with emphasis in writing. This is her first year on the Sentinel and she is excited to continue...

Brenna McAdam
Reporter

Brenna McAdam

Brenna McAdam is a sophomore from Seward, Nebraska. She’s majoring in communications on the public relations and advertising track, and has a minor in film acting. She is a current member of the Rockhurst's dance team, and is...

Abby McMaster
Reporter

Abby McMaster

Abby McMaster is a sophomore from St. Louis, Missouri. She is majoring in molecular biology on the pre-med track. In addition to the Sentinel, she is involved in sorority life, Phi-Delta Epsilon Pre-Med fraternity, RU Green, and...

Averi Porter
Reporter

Averi Porter

Averi Porter is a sophomore from Ankeny, Iowa. She is majoring in business communications with an emphasis in public relations and ddvertising, and minoring in Spanish. Averi is also a member of the women's basketball team. In...

Gracie Rooney
Reporter

Gracie Rooney

Gracie Rooney, a junior from Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, is majoring in criminal justice on the pre-law track with a minor in general business. Along with the Sentinel, she is involved in women’s soccer and sorority life. In...

Maria Smith
Reporter

Maria Smith

Maria Smith is a senior from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, double majoring in communications and political science and minoring in english. She is the president of Craft Club at Rockhurst and the communications chair for the Kansas City Curli...

Anna Stufflebean
Reporter

Anna Stufflebean

Anna Stufflebean, a sophomore from Kansas City, Missouri, is majoring in strategic communication with an emphasis on business and is minoring in marketing. This is her first year on the Sentinel. Outside of academics and journalism,...

Claire Thomas
Reporter

Claire Thomas

Claire Thomas is a freshman from Warrensburg, Missouri. Majoring in biology, spanish and philosophy with an emphasis in bioethics, Claire is looking forward to delving into writing anything and everything to do with our community...

Jacie Tottleben
Reporter

Jacie Tottleben

Jacie Tottleben is a sophomore from St. Louis, Missouri majoring in business marketing analytics. This is her second year on the Sentinel as a reporter. Jacie is also on Rockhurst's women’s soccer team and a member of the Zeta...

Bella Wiltfong
Reporter

Bella Wiltfong

Bella Wiltfong is a junior from Kansas City, Missouri planning to major in strategic communications and english, and minor in criminal justice on a pre-law track. This is her second year as a reporter, and she will also help with...

Lars Yarkosky
Reporter

Lars Yarkosky

Lars Yarkosky is a junior from Overland Park, Kansas. He is currently majoring in computer science and applied mathematics with ambitions of launching a startup post-graduation. This is his second year with the Sentinel and he i...

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