Cayla Withers is a Black woman rocket scientist and a mental health advocate, studying Aerospace Engineering and African American Studies at Stanford University. She dreams of becoming an astronaut and saving the world, and she enjoys watching Star Trek and The Walking Dead. Cayla is from North Carolina, the birthplace of flight, and she is a member of The Grind and the video section of The Stanford Daily. Check out her column “Hidden Gems From a Black Girl Engineering Major” on The Grind. Contact Cayla at [email protected]

Faiza Ashar is a junior from Baltimore studying Design and Communications with an interest in human behavior. She loves everything matcha and could make a playlist of any emotion. Contact Faiza Ashar at news 'at' stanforddaily.com.