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Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Adomfe (Asante)

Year of Study: PhD 4th year

Major(s): Ethnic and Cultural Studies

Future Life Plans: College Prof

Superhero Name: Judah

Favorite Piece of Writing: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's The Thing Around Your Neck

Favorite/Least Favorite Type of Writing: Favorite: anything to do with critiquing African novels

Part of speech/punctuation mark you would be and why: period. it brings finality to a lot of things.

Hobbies: Swimming, walking and movies.

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 an interrobang (?!) because two things can exist at the same time: a question & an exclamation.

Hobbies: Drums, Printmaking, Searching for the best hot dog in town, Bowling

Pronouns: he/him/his

Hometown: Seward, NE

Year of Study: Junior

Major(s): English & Journalism

Future Life Plans: Following undergrad, I will pursue a PhD in creative writing to teach it in higher education.

Superhero Name: A-maze-drés

Favorite Piece of Writing: I will always be an Ottessa Moshfegh superfan, so I have to go with her book Eileen!

Favorite/least favorite writing: Poetry and essay writing

Part of speech you would be and why: I'd be an em dash, because I will ALWAYS have more to say.

Hobbies: Creative writing, taking care of my plants, cooking up new recipes, and binging hours of true crime content!

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Bellevue, NE

Year of Study: Sophmore

Major(s): Pre-nursing

Future Life Plans: I hope to be a nurse in the future!

Superhero Name: RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation!)

Favorite Piece of Writing: "If I Should Die" by Emily Dickinson

Favorite/least favorite writing: I love all kinds of writing, but I especially enjoy creative pieces and, conversely, lab reports.

Part of speech you would be and why: I would say an ! because I'm pretty outgoing and enthusiastic.

Hobbies: Reading, lifting, crocheting

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 Type of Writing: Formal business reports.

Part of speech/punctuation mark 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

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Year of Study: 4th Year PhD

Major(s): English

Future Life Plans: 

Superhero Name: Major Problems

Favorite Piece of Writing: "The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol

Favorite/Least Favorite Type of Writing: resume/cv writing

Part of speech/punctuation mark you would be and why: A comma. Probably because I use it a lot.

Hobbies: Soccer, video games

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Bennington, NE

Year of Study: Senior

Major(s): English

Future Life Plans: Hopefully work in the publishing industry and help bring creative works to print.

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 Type of Writing: I enjoy creative writing in my free time such as poetry and fiction. In school, I enjoy rhetorical analyses and close reading essays. I struggle writing dense research papers.

Part of speech/punctuation mark 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: Writing, reading, playing tennis, watching movies

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Lincoln, NE

Year of Study: Sophomore

Major(s): Civil Engineering

Future Life Plans: Something with engineering + construction

Superhero Name: Brookie Towers

Favorite Piece of Writing: "Pumpkin Soup" by Helen Cooper

Favorite/Least Favorite Type of Writing: I enjoy reading creatively structured papers; but I'm not the biggest fan of lab reports.

Part of speech you would be and why: A question mark. I'm good at asking questions. Plus, I ask a lot of those.

Hobbies: Trying new sweet treats, watching movies, eating sweet treats, hammocking.

Pronouns: she/they

Hometown: Aurora, NE

Year of Study: 3rd Year

Major(s): Secondary English Language Arts Education

Future Life Plans: (Hopefully) Working in a State Department of Education on Curriculum Development!

Superhero Name: RAger (My other on-campus job)

Favorite Piece of Writing: Tender is the Flesh- Agustina Bazterrica

Favorite/least favorite type of writing: Favorite: Novels - Least Favorite: Instruction Manuals

Part of speech you would be and why: A malaphor! They are so funny and I use them too often...

Hobbies: Reading, getting tattoos, walking around campus, and playing Tetris

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Conway, South Carolina

Year of Study: Sophmore

Major(s): Global Studies and National Security

Future Life Plans: Hoping to become a translator in the State Department

Superhero Name: Resista-girl

Favorite Piece of Writing: "Intimacies" by Katie Kitamura

Favorite/least favorite type of writing: Favorite is Poetry and Creative Prose. Least is Statistical Studies.

Part of speech you would be and why: A period. I feel like I'm very up front in whatever situation.

Hobbies: Reading; Language Learning; Old Music

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Omaha, NE

Year of Study: Senior

Major(s): Majors in English and Psychology with a Minor in Humanities in Medicine

Future Life Plans: Not sure yet! My dream is to do a Master's program abroad in Europe.

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 Type of Writing: I love writing poetry! I despise writing essay exams in the DLC.

Part of speech/punctuation mark you would be and why: I'd be a coma because they are helpful and chill at the same time.

Hobbies: Figure skating, writing, reading, hanging at the Newman Center

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 Piece of Writing: Least favourite writing context: writing a paper the night before it's due (I don't do this anymore).

Part of speech/punctuation mark you would be and why: Malapropism

Hobbies: I like reading things outside my field of study.

Year of Study: 2nd year PhD student

Pronouns: (she/her)

Hometown/Favorite Place Lived: Springfield, AR

Future Life Plans: Writing poems and teaching!!

Areas of Study: Creative Writing - Poetry

Favorite Piece of Writing: "I Am Too" by Hoa Nguyen

Superhero Name: Blueberry Bagel

Favorite/Least Favorite Piece of Writing: My favorite thing to write is a poem, of course! My least favorite thing to write is probably a cover letter.

Part of Speech/Punctuation Mark: I would choose to be a colon. Something about the colon is really satisfying to me.

Hobbies/Interests:  I really like to play basketball and make cavatelli (not at the same time).

Pronouns: (she/her)

Hometown: Allen, TX

Year of Study: Junior

Major(s): English, Fisheries & WIldlife

Future Life Plans: Conservation Ornithologist; Poet

Superhero Name: The Astigmatism

Favorite Piece of Writing: Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

Favorite/Least Favorite Type of Writing: Poetry

Part of speech you would be and why: I would be an em dash—just cuz it's neat :>

Hobbies: Rock climbing, reading, Squirrel taming

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Seward, NE

Year of Study: Junior

Major(s): Fisheries and Wildlife; Forestry

Future Life Plans: In the future, I hope to work in tree management, maintaining and conserving wooded areas!

Superhero Name: Danger Ranger

Favorite Piece of Writing: Dig by A.S. King

Favorite/Least Favorite Type of Writing: I really enjoy writing informal informative essays. It's really fun to share about topics I'm passionate about without needing to get super technical!

Part of speech/punctuation mark you would be and why: I would love to be a comma, because my writing style uses commas relentlessly. :)

Hobbies: I love to read, write, draw, play boardgames with friends, and spend time in nature.

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 Type of Writing: A braided essay

Part of speech/punctuation mark you would be and why: Interjection because that's how my inner voice sounds ("Yikes!")

Hobbies: Antiquing, watching F1 racing, cooking, playing Animal Crossing

Pronouns: she/her/hers

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: Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Favorite/Least Favorite Type of Writing: My favorite assignment was writing a reflection and least favorite is formal science research paper.

Part of speech/punctuation mark you would be and why: em dash

Hobbies: Lifting