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Hello everyone,
My name is Berteal but everyone calls me by my middle name which is Liannah. I prefer Liannah over Berteal because it is what I have been called since birth. Literally no one really calls me Berteal. I am a junior here at Rutgers University-Newark majoring in Video Production, minoring in Social Justice. I am apart of the HLLC community and I am currently enjoying the dorm life with my dog Hennessy. Henny is a Pug/Chihuahua mix breed and she serves as my ESA.

A few things to know about me...I am generally a happy person. I am always smiling and laughing. I can't go a day without laughter. I believe that laughter is the key to happiness, so you can usually catch me laughing or making someone else laugh. I am also a very talkative individual WHEN I WANT TO BE. This is important because if I am not talking trust me, I am listening, observing, or just not feeling your vibe (sorry not sorry). That last statement leads to another thing I like to be upfront about with people which is that I am very honest , sometimes a little too honest. I like to be straightforward with people and I generally attract straight forward , blunt, real, whatever you want to call it, people.

As far as my interest as I mentioned before I am interested in video production. I am a very creative being and I love to create, edit, and write content. Ever since I was a child I was always so fascinated with the art of film and entertainment. I have always had a burning desire to be an entertainer and film maker. It's honestly something about dreaming and visualizing things in your head and then manifesting those visions onto a big screen that fascinates me. I am a vivd and avid dreamer. Although I had this desire I never quite felt it was possible or within my reach to obtain or apprehend my dreams up until just recently when I took the time to get to know myself and believe in myself more. I am also in love with the art of music. I am a very passionate and talented might i add, lol writer and rapper. I love to write and create music and I love to "spit" or what many know it as rap. I strongly believe music was my first true love aside from the desire to do film. I loved music before I even had the talent or desire to understand or make it. Music is really my therapy, so I spend a lot of time creating and listening to new music. Last but certainly not least I am extremely big on vibes and energy. I like to refer to myself as spiritual not religious although I do still hold on to many of my Christian beliefs and practices I would not say I am the average Christian. I am very big on faith and protecting my energy.  I spend a lot of time trying to recharge after long encounters with a lot of humans. LOL I know that must sound funny but it is really true. I strongly believe when you are around a lot of different people you come in contact with a lot of different energies, vibes, personalities, etc and personally it can be really draining for me so I like to find peace in spending alone time with myself and God.

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Hello! My name is Eileen Nguyen, I'm a senior here at Rutgers and I'm studying Journalism (major) and Video Production (minor). I chose to study Journalism and Video Production because I believe myself to be more of a creative person, rather than someone who sticks to the book. I was also never really good at math or science, so.

My major and minor also lead to my personal interests, which are fashion and beauty. I love putting together outfits and applying makeup and to be able to document the trends that are happening within the industry is something that I've always loved to do. I also love taking photos so I picked up photography as a hobby, where I'm slowly getting the hang of capturing and editing fashion photography.

My interests weren't really respected by my family, as they wanted me to pursue the medical field. My family is Vietnamese immigrants who came to America during the Vietnam war, so they have a more different way of thinking than I do. I grew up believing that I only had one path in life, which was to please my family and become the ultimate first-generation child who pursued a job in the medical field. However, my eyes opened up to new possibilities when I was exposed to different kinds of activities and of course, the world of fashion.

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Hi, my name is Esther and I’d love to be friends with everyone. However, I tend to get super nervous or anxious and end up sticking to myself. To any outsider, I am a quiet, unfriendly, mean looking  girl. Perhaps, even a bit boujie. Personally, I know I’m a bit too antisocial but I’m working on being more outgoing, I’m also a huge procrastinator and possibly the most unorganized person ever. I love everything about fashion, God, and anything concerned with educating younger people about the issues we face as we grow older.

On a personal micro-level I am super emotional, fragile, and laugh at the slightest joke. I love giving advice and embracing others. I feel like there’s this strong beast of a woman living inside of me, waiting to be let out. For some reason, even in the 21st century, I’m scared to be that woman. I’m too concerned of how I’ll be perceived.

On a universal macro- level I’m a confident,  African American leader, and enthusiast. I was born and raised in Guyana. I aspire to make a world wide impact. I wish to bring to light issues that women still struggle with and perhaps even help them make sense of it all. I want to be a disciple for Christ and help others know that there’s a God out there who loves them. I wish to also be involved in some aspect of fashion.

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Hello, My name is Medina I major in Journalism and minor in Women and Gender Studies. I’m a senior at Rutgers and hopefully will graduate by the end of this year. According to astrology, I am a Virgo, who is supposed to be precise and organized. But the people that know me well, know I’m the total opposite, I procrastinate and am very unorganized. I don't dwell too much on the past and typically go with the flow. I love all things in art, fashion and culture, especially music. More specifically I like indie, which include artists Lana Del Rey, Tyler the Creator, Omar Apollo, but I also like rap from artists like Kendrick Lamar and J Cole.

Platforms like Vox and Genius break down the meaning of music and movies where the journalist dig deeper finding imagery and metaphors in the art and that’s what I aspire to do.

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Hi classmates, my name is Eric Morales and I am a junior majoring in Video Production. I am 20 years old and my main dream goal to achieve is to be a fitness trainer or actor. My ethnicity is Puerto Rican and Portuguese. Since I was little I had played basketball and baseball my whole life. I had played baseball on the Rutgers-Newark team for 2 years and then something happened. I got injured pretty badly and couldn't finish the year strong with my team. Once I had been injured, I started getting into lifting/rehab to improve on my overall health. With that, I started to develop a passion for lifting at the gym and beginning a healthy diet. Ever since I had been transforming my body like never before and continue to pursue my dream.


The best way to describe my personality is that I'm very outgoing and energetic. I love getting to meet new people and interact with them. I just love having a good time and enjoying life because life is too short to not have fun or to be stressed out about something that's really not that important. I try to take advantage of every opportunity I receive because you may never get that opportunity again. My family is extremely precious to me because without them, I wouldn't be where I am without them.  I am an only child and live with my mom and dad. Many people think that I'm lonely or too myself but I have a cousin that lives with me on the 3rd floor of my apartment and I've been with him since day 1. I consider him my younger brother and would do anything for him.


I decided to do Video Production because I always wanted to know how to edit videos. Most of my time at home, I would be on Youtube watching videos of "day in the lives" of these fitness athletes and wonder how they edited their videos. The film that inspired me to pursue fitness was Creed 2. Michael B. Jordan had transformed his body like no other and I wanted to do the same. His trainer had a 1 year program to help change your body in which I participated in. Sure enough a year later, through all the blood sweat and tears, I had done what I never thought was possible. On my instagram, ericm72699, I posted my 1 year transformation tagging Michael B. Jordan's trainer because it was his program I followed that got MBJ in that shape. My heart dropped when he actually responded to my post and put it on his IG story. It was a great way to end the year. My experience with that just opened my eyes and made me want more instead of been satisfied where I'm at.

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Hi, my name is Irissah Tyson-King and this is my forth year at Rutgers-Newark. I will be graduating May 2021 with a degree in Journalism and Media Studies. I chose Journalism, because I love to write, mainly poetry and song writing, but I enjoy writing articles as well. My goal is to host my own talk show in New York that showcases young talent and discusses issues that young creatives alone face on a daily basis such as feeling rejected to society, maintaining good mental health, etc. (Simil

ar to 106 and park, The Ellen Show etc.)

Besides writing, I love to sing. I began recording music in 2018 and released my first EP on January 11, 2020 titled "Luv Sick". I am grateful that I am able to combine my two passions: Journalism and Music. Painting is also a hobby of mine that I picked up about a year ago. I admire Frida Kahlo and her ability to express herself through art. She inspires me to do the same through music.

In essence, I appreciate all forms of art, because they allow us to express ourselves in a creative way. I would describe my personality as a social extrovert, because I am usually only social with my friends or when I am doing what I love.

Hi, My name is Jonathan Bain. A 21 year old Video Production major Marketing minor student here at Rutgers. Currently working as the photographer/videographer and social media manager for WRNU the radio station org here on campus. A little background about me is that Im Belizean and Trini 

Working from the inside out, Im interested in anything creative. As a kid I taught myself how to draw, then moved on to music, to now working and studying as a director, videographer, and editor. Im a huge homebody (probably because I'm always editing some video). I only leave my place for shoots, class, and work. Other than that Im more than likely home on my computer. Im a big gamer. I love shooters, strategy, fighting, or thriller games. I'm also a big movie head all I do is watch and analyze movies from famous directors and cinematographers (any good show or movie recommendations? I need something to binge). I've also had a great chance of working with artist like PnB Rock, Rich the Kid, Shy Glizzy, Lil Tjay, Jay Critch and Warm Brew.