{"id":463,"date":"2020-12-04T00:09:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T00:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/?p=463"},"modified":"2020-12-04T00:09:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T00:09:11","slug":"cassandra-yanez-leyton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/2020\/12\/04\/cassandra-yanez-leyton\/","title":{"rendered":"Cassandra Yanez-Leyton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-54px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cassandra-Yanez-Leyton-Workspace-scaled.jpeg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Cassandra Yanez-Leyton &#8211; Workspace&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cassandra Yanez-Leyton was born and raised in Ottawa before moving to Toronto to complete her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Toronto. There she did a major in International Relations with a double-minor in Latin American Studies and German Studies, with the intent of eventually pursuing a career in international journalism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In her fourth year, she worked as a communication assistant in the Latin American Studies department and kicked off the program\u2019s student-led podcast name <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El CafeciTO <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where she interviewed fellow students on Latin American issues. She fell in love with the region and is determined to pursue a career as a foreign correspondent in South America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is now back in her hometown taking on her first year of the Master of Journalism program at Carleton University.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although zoom university has been weird, she has kept her sanity by biking around the city and walking her dog, Canela, several times in day. <\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cassandra Yanez-Leyton was born and raised in Ottawa before moving to Toronto to complete her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Toronto. 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