Michalynn Miller is the Editor-in-Chief for Volume 57. She is a 3L day student from Corydon, Indiana. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Professional Sales, and Business Law, Ethics, & Decision Making from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington. She is a member of Phi Delta Phi and the Women’s Caucus.

Outside of law school, she likes taking care of her house plants, binge-watching Love Island with her cat, Mayonnaise, and baking. A boring fact about her is that she is not a natural blonde, but she refuses to be a brunette. Her comfort food is butter chicken and garlic naan from Mumbai Grill.

Eric Leveque is the Executive Managing Editor for Volume 57. He is a 3L day student.

Isra Haider is the Executive Notes Editor for Volume 57. She is a 3L day student from Indianapolis, Indiana. Isra attended IUPUI for undergrad where she majored in Biology and Sociology.

Isra is involved in Moot Court as an Associate Justice of Competition Management and serves as the Vice President/Diversity Dinner Chair for the Asian Law Students Association. She also served as a judicial extern for Senior Judge Sarah Evans Barker of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

An interesting fact about Isra is that she served as a 500 Festival Princess in 2021 and met the winner of the Indy 500 that year.

Jacob Purcell is the Senior Executive Editor for Volume 57. He is a 3L day student from New Palestine, Indiana. He attended IUPUI as undergrad where he studied Sociology with a minor in Neuroscience and Spanish and was a member of the Honors College. 

Aside from ILR, Jacob belongs to the Order of the Barristers in Moot Court. He is also a Dean’s Tutorial Society LCA Tutor. In his free time, Jacob enjoys woodworking, singing, playing guitar, hiking, and journaling with his Smith-Corona manual typewriter. Jacob’s comfort food is cherry tomato.

Eleanor Klemsz is an Executive Articles Editor for Volume 57. She is a 3L day student from Indianapolis, Indiana, and she earned degrees in Sports Media and Spanish from IU Bloomington. At McKinney, she is a member of Phi Delta Phi, and she externs at the Immigrants’ and Language Rights Center at Indiana Legal Services. Ellie enjoys reading, especially thrillers or historical fiction, visiting national parks (although Shades State Park is her favorite spot to hike in Indiana), and binge-watching the UK version of Love Island. The best piece of advice Ellie ever received comes from something her grandfather used to say. Even as he was 90 years old he would say, “I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up” because you’re never too old to pursue new passions and learn new things.

Ben Manahan is an Executive Articles Editor for Volume 57. He is a 3L day student from Monticello, Indiana. He attended Wabash College for undergrad where he studied Rhetoric and Business.

Ben enjoys cooking, swimming, and visiting with friends and family. His comfort food is a breakfast skillet. He believes bologna sandwiches are one of the most underrated lunch options. His favorite quote is “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.”

Yusuf Qureshi is the Symposium Editor for Volume 57. He is a 3L day student from Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Butler University for his undergrad and master’s, majoring in Accounting.

Outside of law school, Yusuf enjoys international travel and exploring restaurants in Indiana. Fun fact about Yusuf, he once acted in a Pacers commercial!

Ronnie Kawak is the Executive Online and Outreach Editor for Volume 57. He is a 3L day student. He is the former treasurer for the Asian Law Student Association and the current president of the American Constitution Society.

Ronnie has lived in Indianapolis for most of his life. He attended IUPUI for his undergraduate major in History with a minor in Arabic and Political Science. During the pandemic, he taught himself how to read and write Aramaic just like his great-grandparents.

A fun fact about Ronnie is that he picked up Joe Biden’s former Chief-of-Staff, Ron Klain, from the airport twice. His favorite Supreme Court case is City Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center because rational basis review is so easy not to fail.