It is easier to get involved with The Round Table than you could possibly imagine. Would-be writers, photographers, cartoonists, and news enthusiasts are most cordially invited to the weekly contributors’ meeting each Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m. in Pearsons, on the 2nd Floor. You’ll find us. All submissions are due on Saturdays at 5 p.m. and are to be sent to roundtable@beloit.edu, or submitted to the shared drive.
Round Table Staff, Spring 2025.
Vivian Kopka’27, Co-Editor-In-Chief
If you can’t find Vivian Kopka’27 in her room or in the Round Table Office, you can most-likely find her guzzling down free popcorn at the Carom Room or ferociously playing foosball in the Powerhouse. As a Creative Writing and French Major, Viv’s plans after graduation involve customer service. She puts all editors to bed at 9:00 pm sharp by tucking them all in and supplying them wet kisses on the forehead.
Claire Winter’28, Co-Editor-In-Chief
Claire Winter’28 is a biology and psychology student who’s stumbled her way into being a
competent editor (she hopes). Joining her first year as a staff writer, last year as both Arts and Op-Ed editor, and this year as Content Editor and Co-Editor-in-Chief, she is wholly and totally unsure of how she got here. In her free time you can find her making a nuisance of herself to her friends, writing deranged Shakespeare takes, or dodging accusations of yuri.
Elisa Turner’27, News Editor
Elisa “Elle” Turner’27 is The Round Table’s one and only News Editor… as far as she knows. As a senior, this is Elle’s third and final year at The Round Table, and she’s looking forward to doing awesome journalistic work with the friends she’s made, cooking epic dinners in her very own kitchen, and wrestling with the existential dread of whatever comes after this.
Emma Laus’27, Features Editor
Emma Laus’27 is a media studies major and journalism minor. She loves writing about movies, music, and random campus events that have nothing to do with her. She’s in her fourth year at Beloit and has enjoyed seeing the Round Table grow and continue to attract new faces. Since high school, the school newspaper has been her favorite community because of the passion everyone shares, but mostly because she’s nosy and needs to know what’s going on with everyone everywhere.
Ethan Cooper’27, Arts Editor
My name is Ethan Cooper’27 and I am the Arts editor for the Round Table. I come from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and have lived there my whole life. I am a senior here at Beloit College, majoring in Philosophy. I love watching movies, trying to watch at least one a day, and my favorite movie is Monster, directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda. I also love reading and writing about philosophy! For my final year here at Beloit, I am hoping to get the most out of my education and leave an impact on my community.
Jazmin Gomez’27, Op-Ed Editor
As a media studies major and journalism minor, “Jaz” Gomez’27 is returning for her third year as The Round Table’s op-ed editor. As she inches her way towards graduation, Jaz is excited for post-grad life when she gets to teach English to the youth and shake her salad in students’ faces. She’s really just excited to decorate her future classroom. You can find her parked illegally on campus. Follow the sound of shuffling and you’ll see her talking to the squirrels on campus. Say squeak squeak!
Elliot Ave-Lallemant’27, Sports Editor
Elliot Ave-Lallemant’27 is a senior who loves sports. You can find him doing all kinds of things on campus, but you might be able to find him in the gym preparing himself for when a young sports writer invokes ritual combat for the title of Sports Editor.
Alex Cambouris’27, Back Editor
Alex Cambouris’27 lives with his boys on campus. He enjoys Chinese philosophy, cartoons, and having fun. When he grows up, he wants to be a streamer. Sometimes Alex has tummy issues, but that doesn’t stop him from hanging out and doing his job, which is astrology for the back of The Round Table.
Quinn Annis’29, Copy Editor
When he assumed the role of copy editor, Quinn Annis’29 was handed the AP Stylebook and immediately went insane. Now they prowl the taiga subsisting on cave lichen and looking for rodents to devour whole. You can usually find him cowering in fear of social interaction or trying to convince himself that anyone cares what “lugubrious” means. He is committed to making pointless formatting changes that no one will ever notice. One day he will return to the sea.
Betty Cavicchia’28, Graphics Editor & Round Table Radio Producer
Rocking big hair, small naturals, and medium talent, Betty Cavicchia’28 is a Chicago native and Beloit invasive with a penchant for creatures, extensive knowledge of seals, and disturbingly increasing involvement in The Round Table. At the center of this pink-haired punk’s funny pictures and manipulation of the airwaves lies a gross squishy heart full of love for his colleagues, and the useful items said colleagues drop when defeated in combat.
Theo Bjornstad’27, Web Editor
Theo Bjornstad’27, is back from Belfast and is about to make it everybody’s problem. He’s your web editor for the year, a biochemistry major, future PharmD, human thesaurus and lover of all sea creatures. In his free time, he draws, writes short stories, plays video games, badminton, and plenty of D&D. He is committed, mind, body, and soul, to one day obtaining a forklift certification “just in case I need it, you never know”.
Sonya Edwards’27, Social Media Outreach Manager
Sonya Edwards’27 is a junior majoring in Creative Writing and Media Studies. She got the social media job by showing her edit folders on TikTok to the Editors-in-Chief. Her hobbies include watching her favorite sitcoms, and being by herself.
Ethics
The Round Table editorial board pride ourselves on providing an entirely student-run news and editorial source for the Beloit College community. The content of each issue is neither reviewed nor approved by college faculty or administration before it goes to print.
The Round Table prides itself on producing content of the highest quality and integrity. The SPJ Code of Ethics is adhered to. All news stories will be covered with the greatest degree of impartiality possible, resulting in a fair and balanced presentation of the news.
If you find an error, please submit a letter to our editors or email roundtable@beloit.edu.
Please keep in mind: This is a student newspaper. We have been known to say “damn,” “shit,” and, on occasions, “fuck.” Our primary audience is Beloit College students, and the style of writing will be tailored to those students.
Awards
2025
Outstanding Group — Beloit Leadership Awards
Excellence in Campus Programming, Peet Fest — Beloit Leadership Awards