This time last year, we were being sent home for the summer. We were completely oblivious to the complete upheaval of our lives that was to come—Zoom who? Isn’t N-95 a kind of airplane? Why is there no toilet paper? A national wave of uncertainty and fear isolated us to our homes, and who did we have alongside us for the ride? Our pets. Even though today looks a whole lot better than it did a year ago, we still felt it was right to give yet another tribute to the animals that have stuck by us both in and out of the Q.
Hustler: Immanual John Milton, Editor in Chief
Name of Pet: Laika 21Savage John Milton
Favorite Activity: Chasing smaller dogs around and running away from bigger dogs
Fun Fact: She has two siblings.
One-liner: “Don’t eat the yellow snow.”
Hustler: Avery Muir, Managing Editor
Name of Pet: Beau
Favorite Activity: Eating, no question
Fun Fact: He can unwrap any kind of food packaging. Zipper, zip-locks, airtight seal? No problem.
One-liner: “If it doesn’t taste good, what’s the point?”
Name of Pet: Ginger
Favorite Activity: Literally chasing her tail or running in circles
Fun Fact: She likes Beau more than he likes her.
One-liner: “Squirrel!”
Hustler: Jessica M. Barker, News Editor
Name of Pet: Peter Barker
Favorite Activity: Ambitiously watching birds and chipmunks
Fun Fact: Pete hated carpets and blankets for the first two years of his life.
One-liner: “If I fit, I’m going to sit.”
Hustler: Simon Gibbs, Sports Editor
Name of Pet: Bueller
Favorite activity: Sleeping, eating and then more sleeping
Fun fact: He’s two years old, and it’s unclear whether he actually knows his name.
One liner: Much like Ferris, every day is his day off.
Hustler: Miquela Thornton, Opinion Editor
Name of Pet: Ava (Yellow) and Periwinkle (Blue)
Favorite activity: Playing tag and finding tall places to hide
Fun fact: They are both parakeets.
One-liner: “Why can’t I get through this window?”
Hustler: Betsy Goodfriend, Deputy Sports Editor
Name of Pet: Kirby
Favorite Activity: Snacking on tortilla chips
Fun Fact: She has special game day collars for each school in the family and wears them during football season (Go ‘Dores!)
One-liner: “People>>>>>other dogs.”
Hustler: Will Langford, Editorial Director
Name of Pet: Penny
Favorite Activity: Staring out the window
Fun Fact: She has a god complex
One-liner: “I run this house.”
Hustler: Emery Little, Social Media Director
Name of Pet: Cooper and Tobi
Favorite Activity: Chasing after rabbits in the backyard but never catching them because they are way too slow. Bless their hearts
Fun fact: They love to wear matching outfits.
One-liner: “You do know the world revolves around us, right?”
Hustler: Jonathan Liu, Deputy News Editor
Name of Pet: Jingle
Favorite activity: Sunbathing
Fun fact: His form of affection is allowing one to brush his fur (endlessly).
One-liner: “I’m a floofy boi.”
Hustler: Emma Mattson, Copy Editor
Name of Pet: Chaucer
Favorite Activity: Doing yoga with the family
Fun Fact: He’s deathly afraid of brooms.
One-liner: “Don’t wake me up if there’s no peanut butter involved.”
Hustler: Charlotte Mauger, Deputy News Editor
Name of Pet: Ruckus
Favorite Activity: Attacking toes peacefully at rest under blankets
Fun Fact: Has crossed eyes, only drinks water from sink faucets.
One-liner: “Oh, it looks like I want you to pet my belly. Try, and I will tear your hand to shreds.”
Hustler: Rachael Perrotta, Deputy News Editor
Name of Pet: Max
Favorite Activity: Playing catch with a mini football or talking to the birds through the window
Fun Fact: He got trapped in the air vents of the house the first day we adopted him.
One-liner: “People are scary! Don’t come too close to me—I might run and hide!”
Name of Pet: Phoebe
Favorite Activity: Eating plants
Fun Fact: She slides when she tries to run because of the fur under her paws.
One-liner: “What’s it take to get a princess’s dish filled around here?”
Hustler: Nora Smith, Deputy Opinion Editor
Name of Pet: Kitty and Koda
Favorite Activity: Playing tag and stealing food
Fun Fact: They’re secretly best friends.
One-liner: Kitty: “Sell me your soul.” Koda: “Anything for you, my love.”
