Sydney Johnson
Sydney Johnson is the Fall 2025 multimedia editor. This is her second semester in the role. She previously served as the assistant multimedia editor and a general assignment reporter for the university desk. When she is not at the Alligator, she is capturing North Central Florida for WUFT News. In her free time, she can be found sewing, hiking or logging movies on Letterboxd.
Bayden Armstrong
Bayden is the Spring 2026 assistant multimedia editor. She is a sophomore media production student and in her second semester on Alligator staff. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies and logging them on Letterboxd.
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