Staff

Amanda

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Lincoln/Omaha NE

Year of Study: Senior

Major(s): Film & New Media, Film Studies

Future Life Plans: Get into the comedy/entertainment business.

Superhero Name: Quirkee

Favorite Piece of Writing: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Favorite/least favorite writing: Scholarly research articles

Part of speech you would be and why: Period. Short, sweet, and to the point. Also becomes difficult/confusing when other punctuation becomes involved.

Hobbies: Fine arts, film, music, yoga, cats, animal behavior, color theory

Constance

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Norfolk, NE

Year of Study: Senior

Major(s): Secondary English/Language Arts Education

Future Life Plans: High school English teacher

Superhero Name: Fred

Favorite Piece of Writing: Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera

Favorite/least favorite writing: My favorite is a literary analysis and my least favorite is an APA research paper.

Part of speech you would be and why: An exclamation point because they make sentences sound more exciting!

Hobbies: Eating tacos or quesadillas, listening to music, and reading books (ideally all at the same time)

Cassie

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Omaha

Year of Study: Senior

Major(s): Criminal Justice and Criminology

Minor(s): Political Science, Psychology, English, and Communication Studies

Future Life Plans: Criminal Attorney working in public service

Superhero Name: The Undecider (key powers include the inability to choose a restaurant before it closes)

Favorite Piece of Writing: Secret Journey by Peg Kehret

Favorite/least favorite writing: My favorite writing assignment is argumentative political essays

Part of speech you would be and why: the period ( . ) because it is classic and to the point

Hobbies: Pottery, hiking, and eating pho!

Mia

Pronouns: She/her

Hometown: Lincoln

Year of Study: Junior

Major(s): Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations

Minor(s): Political Science

Future Life Plans: Anything where I can write analytically and creatively

Superhero Name: Red Birdie ( So I can fly, and my favorite color is red)

Favorite Piece of Writing: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 

Favorite/least favorite writing: Honestly, I enjoy all kinds of writing, from lab reports to creative writing. When the subjects can be difficult, I see tackling the ideas in a paper as a challenge--- a challenge I must conquer. 

Part of speech you would be and why: the em dash (---) is a versatile tool that allows lets me to the world of creativity, focus, and surprises. 

Hobbies: Biking, reading, and writing. 

Emily

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Omaha, NE

Year of Study: Junior

Major(s): Microbiology and English

Future Life Plans: I want to continue to study Science and English, and teach someday.

Superhero Name: Emily

Favorite Piece of Writing: 'The Black Cat' by Edgar Allan Poe.

Favorite/least favorite writing: I enjoy both academic and creative writing.

Part of speech you would be and why: I would be the period because it signifies an ending.

Hobbies: Baking and ceramics. 

Kelsey

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Papillion, NE

Year of Study: Junior

Major(s): English

Minor(s): French and Digital Humanities

Future Life Plans: Move to NYC, become a literary agent. Boom.

Superhero Name: The Iron Armadillo

Favorite Piece of Writing: Patterns of Excitement by Wendy Xu. 

Favorite/least favorite writing: Scholarship essays. No explanation required.

Part of speech you would be and why: I would be a period, because I like to end things.

Hobbies: Reading, writing, biking and running

Michael

Hometown: Chicago

Year of Study: Junior

Major(s): Psychology, English, and Philosophy

Future Life Plans: I'd like to get up tomorrow. I heard its going to be nice weather.

Superhero Name: Fantastic Mr. Facetious

Favorite Piece of Writing: Wet Picture by Jaroslav Seifert

Favorite/least favorite writing: Favorite writing context: The observation car.

Part of speech you would be and why: I'd choose to be a question mark, because I'm curious about the answer. 

Hobbies: Piano, writing, singing, cycling, reading, learning. That sort of thing. 

Heejin(Suzie)

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Korea, Seoul

Year of Study: Junior

Major(s): Psychology & Theater Performance

Minor(s): English, Criminology

Future Life Plans: Actress/ Clinical Psychologist 

Superhero Name: Mocha - My dog :)

Favorite Piece of Writing: A free write done by myself whenever I want to write. It reflects on my feelings but also artistic at the same time. Also, I love most of Fantasy writings. 

Favorite/least favorite writing: An assignment that has a very loose rubric so that I know what to write about but freely write with my own writing style. 

Part of speech you would be and why: exclamation mark !  - It is lively and can express many emotions such as anger, excitement, and surprise! 

Hobbies: Watching Movies, Listening to Movies, Animals :) 

Blair

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Kearney

Year of Study: Junior

Major(s): Political science, Russian, Global studies, National security studies

Future Life Plans: Go to law school after undergrad

Superhero Name: The Shadow

Favorite Piece of Writing: Favorite short story is "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"

Favorite/least favorite writing: Poetry - I never know how to structure my thoughts into a poem format.

Part of speech you would be and why: I would be a comma because I will try to stuff as much information as I can into one sentence or thought without taking a break.

Hobbies: Writing, travelling, and practicing my Russian speaking skills.

Reshmika

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Melaka, Malaysia

Year of Study: Junior

Major(s): Actuarial Science

Future Life Plans: To get through all actuarial science exams towards becoming a certified actuary

Superhero Name: Cendol

Part of speech you would be and why: Ellipsis because i tend to trail off and lose track of thoughts when other th

Simone

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Madison, SD

Year of Study: Sophomore

Major(s): History/ English

Minor(s): Women's & Gender Studies/ Digital Humanities

Future Life Plans: Law School

Superhero Name: Comma Splice

Favorite Piece of Writing: There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé by Morgan Parker

Favorite/least favorite writing: Outlines

Part of speech you would be and why: An em dash or a comma, because run-on sentences are kind of my thing.

Hobbies: Singing, biking, reading, writing (surprise), playing tennis, spending time outside, hanging out with friends

Kaitlynn

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Omaha, NE

Year of Study: Sophomore

Major(s): Psychology and Journalism

Minor(s): English

Future Life Plans: To pursue grad school to become a psychologist or to have a career in journalism.

Superhero Name: Peanut

Favorite Piece of Writing: The Harry Potter series.

Part of speech you would be and why: My favorite writing assignment would be any form of creative writing. My least favorite writing context would be citations. 

Hobbies: Reading, writing, knitting, playing with my kitten, and running.

Erin

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Fairfax, VA

Year of Study: Sophomore

Major(s): Textile and Apparel Design

Future Life Plans: Make things! (hopefully through costume design)

Superhero Name: Ice Ice Baby

Favorite Piece of Writing: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Favorite/least favorite writing: I don't have one! 

Part of speech you would be and why: The period. This may make me seem boring, but I just love the period. It is classy and timeless, with an added sense of power.

Hobbies: Sewing, knitting, rock climbing, swimming, thrift shopping

Olivia

Hometown: Blair, Nebraska

Year of Study: Sophomore

Major(s): Criminology/Criminal Justice

Minor(s): English, Political Science, Psychology

Future Life Plans: Law School to be a Prosecutor or Graduate School to be a therapist

Superhero Name: Kanye West

Favorite Piece of Writing: Beloved by Toni Morrison

Favorite/least favorite writing: My least favorite writing is probably any academic or expository writing. I really enjoy writing where I have more of an artistic license and a looser structure.

Part of speech you would be and why: I would definitely choose to be the oxford comma. I have gotten in actual fights with people over the use of this comma so I believe that getting to be it would be an excellent experience for me. Use the Oxford Comma. Unless you're a journalist, and that is an argument for another time.

Hobbies: Art, reading, listening to music, tennis

Hannah

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Lincoln, NE

Year of Study: Sophomore

Major(s): French, Psychology, and English

Future Life Plans: The Lucky Watchman.

Favorite Piece of Writing: I am indecisive so "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, and "All Our Wrong Todays" by Elan Mastai.

Favorite/least favorite writing: My favorite writing styles are fiction writing as well as essays or research papers that interest me! My least favorite writing context is writing heartfelt scholarship essays about myself.

Part of speech you would be and why: I would be a question mark because.

Hobbies: Writing, Reading, Playing viola, and Spray paint art. 

Alexandra (Alex)

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Milford, CT

Year of Study: PhD Student

Major(s): Composition and Rhetoric, Digital Humanities

Future Life Plans: Working as a Professor, possibly directing a first-year writing program.

Superhero Name: Snack Attack--I have a toddler, so I always need to have food on hand!

Favorite Piece of Writing: Nearly anything by Virginia Woolf.

Favorite/least favorite writing: Anything that feels purposeless; I like to be able to do something with my writing.

Part of speech you would be and why: Parentheses, because I am constantly adding information or making tangential connections in my writing and in real life.

Hobbies: Reading, writing, walking my dog, exploring nature with my family, learning about different cultures and/or languages, drinking coffee, video games.

Nicole Green

Hometown: Omaha, NE

Year of Study: PhD Student

Major(s): Composition/Rhetoric, Literacy Studies, and Secondary English Teacher Development

Future Life Plans: In 5 years Nicole hopes to be teaching at a small liberal arts college and researching alongside secondary Language Arts teachers in order lobby for improved secondary education policy. In the event this falls through, her back-up plan involves becoming the first equestrian ever to win America's Got Talent.

Superhero Name: That Girl with Pumpkin

Favorite Piece of Writing: Reading Nancy Meyers, "On Being a Cripple" as a college freshmen irrevocably changed Nicole's life. Fifteen years later it--along with David Sedaris's work--continue to be her most beloved writing models.

Favorite/least favorite writing: While she loves working with others on personal statements and application materials, Nicole loathes having to write them herself!

Part of speech you would be and why: Because it is arguably the most versatile and accommodating piece of punctuation--always allowing writers to squeeze in more ideas, more thought, where they otherwise would not fit--Nicole would be the em dash (--).

Hobbies: When not consulting or teaching writing in Andrews, Nicole chasing the horizon on horseback, baking cookies to mail to friends, forcing her German Shepard to snuggle with her, and practicing her deep devotion to NPR podcasts!

Matt

Pronouns: him/his

Hometown: San Antonio, TX

Year of Study: PhD Student

Major(s): Ninteenth-Century American Literature

Minor(s): Nonhuman Animals

Future Life Plans: University Professor? Or, Circus Juggler

Superhero Name: Shaolin Master Killer

Favorite Piece of Writing: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Favorite/least favorite writing: Fav - anything that allows for creativity; least fav - lab reports :(

Part of speech you would be and why: I would be a comma-splice because I resist authority.

Hobbies: reading, writng, movies, nature, my wife

Gina

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Omaha, NE

Year of Study: Masters Student

Major(s): Composition & Rhetoric, Women's & Gender Studies

Future Life Plans: Adopt a series of senior dogs, watch many sunsets with said animals, become unafraid of the Ferris wheel, publish a book of poetry, earn a PhD and teach.  

Superhero Name: The Curl Queen

Favorite Piece of Writing: "Oranges" by Gary Soto

Favorite/least favorite writing: The Break-Up Text

Part of speech you would be and why: I would be the ellipsis because I am unfinished. 

Hobbies: Drinking coffee, eating popcorn, lifting weights, writing poetry, knitting, thinking about hot air balloons, Canada geese, and pineapple on pizza.

Keshia

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Montevallo, Al

Year of Study: Masters Student

Major(s): Composition and Rhetoric, Women and Gender Studies

Minor(s): Queer Feminist Rhetoric, Rhetoric of Social Media

Future Life Plans: Get my MA and PhD, become a Composition and Rhetoric professor.

Superhero Name: The Red Scare (actually a villian)

Favorite Piece of Writing: Hunger by Roxane Gay

Favorite/least favorite writing: Literature Review 

Part of speech you would be and why: The Oxford Comma, because everyone always disagrees on me. 

Hobbies: Reading, Writing, and watching Try Guys videos