Staff

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, it's got a lot going on and is very versatile, it's my emotional support puctuation mark.

Hobbies: Anything crafty, I love crotcheing and painting and sculpting. 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

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!

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

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.