ABOUT US
Joey is an MA student of English and Social Sciences, going for the easy option after having bravely (and barely) survived a Mathematics minor at BA level. He is now FAVA's president and is slowly realising that that's quite a big job actually. He loves reading, listening to music, going out for walks in the forest, and, on very special occasions, combining all three. He's always quick to fall into an obsession, especially when it comes to meaningless stats nobody else cares about, and could easily ramble on about why Jane Remover's frailty is the best album ever made for hours if only he could find somebody willing to listen.
Pema is an undergraduate student of History of English and a member of the FAVA's peer mentoring program. She loves reading, playing the guitar and binging TV shows (especially repeating her all time favourites). Other obsessions are old books, sweets and good tea. As a master of procrastination you might see her stressed and anxious during exam week. Feel free to say hi!
Seraina is an English and Education Science undergraduate. Many friends (and foe) have been puzzled by her continuous “rise-and-grind” ability of packing work, university, and excercise into one day; with time left to bake her soul-buttering Zopf. Often, you will find her in the library in various states of elation and despair. To speak her love language is to be a canis farmiliaris. Alternatively, one can also come bearing peanutbutter on corncrackers.
Ronja is an undergraduate student of English and German who is always busy trying to juggle uni with all her football practice and dance rehearsals. If she has a little bit of free time left, she's probably playing some sort of sports, spending time with her pets or working on some creative projects. While she's chronically stressed out, she is always happy to chat, so feel free to say hi!
Ida is an undergraduate student of History and English who joined the FAVA at the end of 2022. Her (unhealthy?) obsessions include art, writing bad poetry, and rewatching/rereading the same shows, movies, and books until the pages start to fall apart or her laptop goes up in flames. If you don’t mind her frequently referencing How I Met Your Mother, don’t hesitate to say hi!
Nico is an undergrad student of English and Scandinavian studies who joined FAVA in early 2024. He is also a member of the Blueprint Masquerades, and his interests are too widespread to list them all, so let’s just mention cooking, DnD, target shooting, and playing guitar. He can usually be found somewhere around campus, and is always down to talk to people, despite a sometimes awkward appearance.
Ceren is a Monomaster student on Literary Studies. Apart from being a fresh FAVA member, she is students’ representative of her MA department. Ceren is into fantasy literature, dance, art - anything creative. She likes animals better than people but somehow manages to be super friendly to everyone. She survives on coffee and high-functioning anxiety. You can always find her around English department with her big headphones and jogging pants.
Mariella is an English and Economics undergraduate who joined FAVA in 2025. She loves listening to Taylor Swift songs, milk chocolate, and playing the piano. Other obsessions are boardgames, books, and baking. In her free time, you can always find her in a library or a book store, reading the blurb of any book she sees.
Alessia is an undergraduate student of English and Art History. For Fava, she is in charge of keeping the Kaffistübli tidy and is part of the party-planning team. In her free time, she likes to read books and visit museums, bonus points if she can read up on the artists’ historical context in advance, thereby combining both. If she is not in a museum, she can be found in her room taking care of her plants and listening to music. And if you ever search for her in the ES building, you will find her at the window seats of the library, where she will gladly pause her studies to talk to you!