Riley Blankenship is a Senior student journalist and political science major at Greensboro College in North Carolina and apart of study abroad with the Center of European Studies here at Maastricht University . She covers campus life, politics, and international affairs with a focus on the human stories that are behind policy and change. she has a deep passion for creative writing, advocating for LGBTQ+ rights , and reading. In her free time she loves reading fictional novels, being out in nature hiking, and watching movies.