Katie Jane Villanueva

Kate Jane Villanueva
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Pronouns: she/her/hers

Katie Jane is a fourth-year student majoring in History. Outside of Iris, Katie Jane works as a graphic designer for Aramark, freelance artist, and DJ for WXTJ Charlottesville. She spends her free time making animations for TikTok, gaming or watching cartoons with friends, and pretending to do homework at Starbucks.

 

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Some of my earliest memories involve the My Little Pony franchise,

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An interview with transgender students at UVA

 

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Lately, I can’t help but ask myself: am I old or just getting older? 

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Every Sunday, as I sit at a desk in the library, or whatever other study space I have chosen for the day,

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As the leaves change color – gently falling in the late summer breeze, clinging to the humid days of August – and classes start to begin again, I’ve come back to UVA this year intending to make Charlottesville my own.

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A collection of portraits by Katie Jane Villanueva

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Near Grounds, a kind stranger offered flowers to anyone who wanted them. 

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I am not interested in being scared this Halloween. And yet, it appears that I am unable to escape the witching hour. As I turn the corner, I am greeted by a familiar haunting.

 

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During midsummer's stickiest days, Tatay would tend his garden until the sun started to fade.