Cayla Celis
Cayla Celis
Cayla Celis
Staff Writer, she/her
Cayla is a fourth year majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Biomedical Engineering. When she’s not building moon dirt-digging robots with the Mechatronics and Robotics Society (MARS) at UVA, she loves geeking out over spreadsheet software, listening to video essays on pop culture while playing Scrabble, and exploring local Asian restaurants.
For any inquiries, writing or engineering-related, contact her at: wqc6rw@virginia.edu
See Cayla’s Work!
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Volume III, Issue I: Starring Adelyne Cruz
Words by Cayla Celis, Art by Danielle Zhang
I shouldn’t be here.
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Volume III, Issue II: "Proving Yourself" as a Woman in STEM
words by Cayla Celis, art by Ananya Sairaman
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Volume II, Summer Issue: Can you keep up?
Words by Cayla Celis, Art by Hannah Nguyen
I wouldn’t say I’m one of those people blinded by nostalgia.
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'23-24 Print Edition
Cayla’s Writing Featured on pg 19-20
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Volume II, Issue 1: when the smoke clears
words by Cayla Celis, art by Ellie Nystrom
i have to run. i have to try.
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Volume II, Issue II: Mary: Revisited
words by Cayla Celis, art by Mariam Seshan
He told me I was pregnant yesterday.
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Volume II, Issue III: Cycles
art by Katherine Shi, words by Cayla Celis
It doesn’t follow her around nowadays.
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Volume II, Issue 4: to be grown is to be growing
Words by Cayla Celis, art by Seble Alemu
Despite years of having arthritis, Maribeth’s chopping skills had only improved with age — which amazed her due to her struggling to fit a thread into the eye of a sewing needle nowadays.
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Volume I, Issue I: to baptize
Words by Cayla Celis, Art by Tori Ochave
You and I are of the same waters
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Volume I, Issue II: which standards again?
Words by Cayla Celis, art by Jasmine Wang
“Am I pretty?”
