Elayna Rose

My name is Elayna Rose, but everyone calls me Laynie. I went to Walton High School in Marietta, which is where my interest in journalism began. I took newspaper my freshman year, not realizing that it was something of an unspoken rule that only upperclassmen take newspaper. I blended relatively well until a junior discovered that I was in her sister's freshman science class. She then found it appropriate to announce to the entire class that I was a freshman. After that, I decided the worst was probably behind me and I might as well stick with it.

Because I suffered through being the awkward freshman in newspaper, I was in line to be editor-in-chief by the end of my sophomore year. That summer, I attended the Georgia Journalism Academy, where I met Joe. Slightly embarrassing pictures from that week are still online (thanks for that, Joe).

I returned to camp last summer as a counselor and ended up working in the GSPA office during the school year. I also write for UGAzine and have been involved with the Forever Young Campaign.

I love running by Lake Herrick, partly because I love the outdoors and partly because, thanks to a torn ACL in high school, I can't run on pavement...or on a treadmill...or on a track...you get the idea. Actually, if I absolutely had to pick a career other than journalism, I would probably pick physical therapy because I spent so much time in physical therapy growing up. You could call me accident prone.

I don't leave Athens very often, but when I do, I love to go home and see my dog, Rosie (a sheltie) and my cat, KC (a kitten who thinks he's a dog).

I'm lucky enough to live in the big white house on the corner of Baxter and Milledge, although having 54 female roommates does come with its fair share of challenges.