Features
Club Spotlight: Routes Travel Magazine
By Sophie Gaulkin ’17
May 1, 2015
One of Hamilton’s newest publications, Routes, was recently approved for probationary status by the Media Board on April 21. Headed by three first-years, Alexis Stroemer, Victoria Bullivant and Daniel Berrick, Routes offers the Hamilton community something new—a travel magazine written by and for Hamilton students as they travel across the globe, primarily because of their experiences studying abroad.
Stroemer, the new editor-in-chief of Routes, commented, “I knew even over the summer that I wanted to establish a travel publication. A few other schools I looked at had them and I thought it was a cool concept, but really got the idea to start one myself when I was interning last summer. I had mentioned the concept of a travel magazine to one of the people I worked for, a copyeditor, and he just asked, ‘Well why don’t you start one?’”
Stroemer is a January admit, and she explained that she started to gauge interest for the new publication as soon as she set foot on campus. She quickly realized that gaining community support and interest was not an obstacle: “I pooled interest from the Jans I went to London with, and they seemed really keen on the idea.” The other co-founders, Bullivant and Berrick, “jumped right in and wanted to be a part of it right off the bat.” Stroemer continued, “We make a pretty good team, and I don’t think that any of us could have done it without each other.”
Although Routes will not publish by the end of the semester, prospective members are encouraged to reach out to any of the co-founders, and any and all articles related to travel tips and experiences are also being collected at this time. For more information, contact astroeme@hamilton.edu, dberrick@hamilton.edu or vbulliva@hamilton.edu.