Consultants
Connor
Pronouns: they/them
Hometown: Lincoln
Year of Study: Senior
Major(s): English and Ethnic Studies
Future Life Plans: Living with my cat and wife.
Superhero Name: The catatonic caper
Favorite Piece of Writing: Organ Meats
Favorite/least favorite writing: Discussion boards
Part of speech you would be and why: comma, its got a lot going on and is very versitile, its my emotional support puctuation mark
Hobbies: Anything crafty, i love crotcheing and painting and scultping. I love the outside and hiking and swimming and trying to return to nature.
Gabriel
Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Year of Study: Senior
Major(s): I am an English major with a minor in Sociology.
Future Life Plans: I would like to either work for a non-profit or a publisher. I want to continue my band Jet Set! I might move out of state we'll see. Eventually I would like to have my own house or apartment.
Superhero Name: Jet Set!
Favorite Piece of Writing: My favorite piece of writing is A Long Way to a Small and Angry Planet. It's an excellent sci-fi novel.
Favorite/least favorite writing: I don't like personal narratives where I talk about my experience with writing. It's always the first essay and it gets tiresome after awhile.
Part of speech you would be and why: I would be an exclamation point because exclamation points always add emphasis!
Hobbies: Music, Instruments, Working out
Kevin
Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: Lincoln
Year of Study: Senior
Major(s): English Major, Ethnic Studies Minor
Future Life Plans: Human Resources
Superhero Name: Kevin-Man
Favorite Piece of Writing: The Hobbit
Favorite/least favorite writing: Closed reading essays
Part of speech you would be and why: ~ because I don't know exactly what its purpose is and it looks funny
Hobbies: Writing, and playing video games with friends
Vera
Pronouns: she/they
Hometown: O'Neill, Nebraska
Year of Study: Senior
Major(s): English
Future Life Plans: I'd love to be an artist or writer.
Superhero Name: The Red Witch
Favorite Piece of Writing: All my favorite writing is fanfiction (whoops)
Favorite/least favorite writing: I love creative fiction and nonfiction assignments and I have a soft spot for poetry! Assignments that require research give me headaches.
Part of speech you would be and why: I have a tendency to overuse exclamation points!!! However, if I had to BE a punctuation mark, nothing can beat the mysterious allure of a simple question mark
Hobbies: I love to write, sing, act, play videogames, roleplay, draw, dance, binge movies and TV shows, and most importantly; cuddle kitties!
Melissa (Writing Fellow)
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Favorite Place I've Lived: Portland, OR
Year of Study: Senior
Major(s): Sociology, WGS, English, Human Rights & Humanitarian Affairs
Future Life Plans: Graduate school
Superhero Name: oh no
Favorite Piece of Writing: This always changes, but right now it is anything by Ocean Vuong.
Favorite/least favorite writing: Favorite- Creative nonfiction!
Hobbies: Baking & pastry
Ashleigh
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: North Platte, NE
Year of Study: Senior
Major(s): Double major in English and History - minor in Women's and Gender Studies
Future Life Plans: Editor for a book publisher
Superhero Name: Ash
Favorite Piece of Writing: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
Favorite/least favorite writing: My least favorite writing assignments are ones where I get no choice over what I write. I like to be able to have some say in what I am researching and writing about.
Part of speech you would be and why: I would choose to be a comma. I just like commas, especially the Oxford comma.
Hobbies: Reading, board games, crocheting
Andrea
Pronouns: She/her
Hometown: I'm from Lincoln, Nebraska
Year of Study: Senior
Major(s): English Major with a Minor in Criminology, Pre-Law
Future Life Plans: Law school, I plan to be an attorney
Superhero Name: Supernova
Favorite Piece of Writing: The Poppy War by R.F Kuang
Favorite/least favorite writing: I LOVE all kinds of writing.
Part of speech you would be and why: I would be a an em dash, because it is meant to be used during abrupt breaks in thought and I think that describes me.
Hobbies: Reading, the gym, Jujitsu and listening to podcasts :)
Yu
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: China
Year of Study: Senior
Major(s): Philosophy Major with a Political Science Minor
Future Life Plans: PhD in Philosophy
Superhero Name: Susan Brison
Favorite Piece of Writing: "Outliving Oneself"
Favorite/least favorite writing: My favorite assignment was writing a reflection and least favorite is formal science research paper.
Part of speech you would be and why: em dash
Hobbies: Lifting
Kennedy
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Year of Study: Senior
Major(s): English and Communication Studies Majors, Classics Minor
Future Life Plans: I would love to write in health communication, specifically mental health communication! And maybe publish a novel or two along with that.
Superhero Name: Miss Sleepyhead
Favorite Piece of Writing: Any classic myth or retelling, but I love the Aenied, and the story of Cupid and Psyche!
Favorite/least favorite writing: I hate assignments that have character limits instead of a word or page limit… rude!
Part of speech you would be and why: I would the ^ symbol, because most of the time I forget to add something in a message and will have to follow it up with more information, regarding above.
Hobbies: Color Guard, classic myths, fiction writing, coffee!
Elena (Writing Fellow)
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Year of Study: Junior
Major(s): Economics and Supply Chain Management
Future Life Plans: Graduate school, marriage, children, & gainful employment
Superhero Name: I wouldn’t know
Favorite Piece of Writing: The Splendid and the Vile by Eric Larson.
Favorite/least favorite writing: Reflection writing
Part of speech you would be and why: The period: effective and concise.
Hobbies: Fitness, painting, and cooking.
Ella
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Year of Study: Junior
Major(s): Majors in English and Psychology with a Minor in Humanities in Medicine
Future Life Plans: I don't know, which is terrifying and exciting!
Superhero Name: Orange Gatorade Girl (because you'll never see me without it)
Favorite Piece of Writing: I've had "Hope is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson memorized since 6th grade, and it's still my favorite poem.
Favorite/least favorite writing: I love writing poetry!
Part of speech you would be and why: I'd be a coma because they are helpful and chill at the same time.
Hobbies: Hanging at Church, watching tv, and reading
Ava
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Bennington, NE
Year of Study: Junior
Major(s): English, Sociology
Future Life Plans: I would love to one day work in the publishing industry.
Superhero Name: Nightowl (I stay up way past my bedtime)
Favorite Piece of Writing: One of my classic favorites is The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscard Wilde. My more modern favorites are difficult to choose, but probably Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas or Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. (These change daily)
Favorite/least favorite writing: I enjoy creative writing in my free time such as poetry and fiction. In school, I enjoy rhetorical analyses and close reading essays.
Part of speech you would be and why: I think commas best describe me. First off, I use them way too often in my writing. Secondly, I like how the sentence can just keep on going, getting more detailed and more specific as you go. I love the little details in writing and in life.
Hobbies: Reading, watching movies, writing, playing tennis, and baking.
Lydia
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Seward, Nebraska
Year of Study: Sophomore
Major(s): Fisheries and Wildlife
Future Life Plans: I hope to teach about maintaining positive human-wildlife relationships and make urban areas less dangerous for native wildlife!
Superhero Name: Danger Ranger
Favorite Piece of Writing: Dig by A.S. King
Favorite/least favorite writing: I love the challenge of making informative papers interesting and engaging.
Part of speech you would be and why: I would love to be a comma, because my writing style uses commas relentlessly. :)
Hobbies: In my spare time I love to read, write, draw, workout, and spend time in nature.
April
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Year of Study: PhD Student
Major(s): Literary and Cultural Studies, Teaching of Writing Certification
Future Life Plans: The dream is to become an English professor after I finish my PhD. :)
Superhero Name: April May-zing
Favorite Piece of Writing: At the moment, Mary Oliver's poetry.
Favorite/least favorite writing: Formal business reports.
Part of speech you would be and why: A semicolon ; --The ideas are still flowing; the truths are connected; the story is not over.
Hobbies: Creative writing, video editing, K-pop, petting cats
Jackie
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Hazleton, PA
Year of Study: PhD Student
Major(s): Composition and Rhetoric
Future Life Plans: I would love to be a professor of writing--both creative writing and composition.
Superhero Name: Wallflower
Favorite Piece of Writing: Ansel Elkins' poetry collection Blue Yodel.
Favorite/least favorite writing: My favorite assignments are ones that allow for creative expression.
Part of speech you would be and why: A parenthetical (because I tend to use so many asides).
Hobbies: Reading, painting, cuddling my cats.
Jack
Hometown: Glasgow
Year of Study: PhD Student
Major(s): Philosophy
Future Life Plans: Academia
Superhero Name: Jack
Favorite Piece of Writing: I like pretty much anything by Cormac McCarthy.
Favorite/least favorite writing: Least favourite writing context: writing a paper the night before it's due (I don't do this anymore).
Part of speech you would be and why: Malapropism
Hobbies: I like reading things outside my field of study.
Tina
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: I was born and raised in Lincoln!
Year of Study: PhD Student
Major(s): Composition & Rhetoric
Future Life Plans: I would love to teach future English teachers.
Superhero Name: Pool Noodle (because I can't swim)
Favorite Piece of Writing: "Hammond B3 Organ Cistern" by Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Favorite/least favorite writing: A braided essay
Part of speech you would be and why: Interjection because that's how my inner voice sounds ("Yikes!")
Hobbies: antiquing, watching F1 racing, cooking, playing Animal Crossing
Alina
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Year of Study: PhD Student
Major(s): Creative Writing (Poetry)
Future Life Plans: Professor, Hot Dog Cart Owner
Superhero Name: Risograph
Favorite Piece of Writing: Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue"
Favorite/least favorite writing: Big fan of poems and qualitative research papers.
Part of speech you would be and why: I'd be the ampersand because it connects things with a visual.
Hobbies: Drums, Printmaking, Searching for the best hot dog in town, Bowling
Malik
Pronouns: he/him
Year of Study: PhD Student
Amanda
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Granbury, TX
Year of Study: Masters Student
Major(s): English—Composition & Rhetoric, Gender Studies
Future Life Plans: We'll see! But it will definitely involve cats.
Superhero Name: Pink Wasp
Favorite Piece of Writing: Living a Feminist Life by Sara Ahmed
Favorite/least favorite writing: I'm not a fan of writing non-fiction, but I love to read it.
Part of speech you would be and why: An exclamation point! I'm very expressive and love to get excited about things!
Hobbies: Random deep dives and listening to podcasts.
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Ben Reed
Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: Boise, ID
Major(s): PhD in Literary and Cultural Studies with a graduate Minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies