{"id":1041,"date":"2024-08-05T15:46:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T15:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sphere-ou.com\/?page_id=1041"},"modified":"2024-08-05T15:46:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T15:46:38","slug":"2023-24-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/sphere\/2023-24-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"2023-24 Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Some of us are English majors. Some of us are talented chefs. Some of us sell you poetry on Court Street late at night. But all of us are undergraduates at Ohio University who love celebrating our peers\u2019 creative work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colleen McLafferty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Managing Editor
Senior<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colleen (she\/her) is a senior in the Honors Tutorial College studying History. When she isn\u2019t talking someone\u2019s ear off, you can find her reading bad fantasy books and consuming obscene amounts of caffeine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Delaney Cunningham<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Copyeditor\/Treasurer\/Fiction Editor
Junior<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delaney Cunningham (she her) is a third-year English major in the Honors Tutorial College. Hoping to explore how the field intersects with literature, she is pursuing a minor in psychology. Delaney is the copy editor for Sphere 68 and a member of Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honor society. When she isn\u2019t typing at, roughly, the speed of light, she sings as a soprano 1 for the Tempo Tantrums.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Madison Liming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Social Media Director\/Poetry Editor
Junior<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madi is a third-year English Lit and Writing student pursuing a journalism minor and a social media certificate. She is Sphere’s Social Media director for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 years. Aside from her studies, Madi spends most of her time gushing over her dorm cat, Pebble. Madi is rumored to be Ohio University’s craziest cat lady!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lily Wissler<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Head Fiction Editor
Junior<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lily Wissler (she\/her) is an English-Creative Writing major with a Film minor. She can be found in the nearest library.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Riley Miller<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fiction Editor
Junior<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riley (she\/her) is a junior studying English literature & writing with a minor in interdisciplinary arts. She is a member of Sigma Tau Delta, an English honors society. When not obsessing over Jane Eyre, you can find her somewhere with my three roommates. She also enjoys taking annoyingly long walks and eating unhealthy amounts of ranch.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bridget Rexhausen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fiction Editor
Freshman<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bridget (she\/her) is an English literature major. In addition to working with Sphere, she writes and edits for OU’s fashion magazine. When she’s not studying, she enjoys learning new languages, goofing off with friends, and obsessing over her crazy cat.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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AnnMarie Palombi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fiction Editor
Freshman<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AnnMarie (she\/they) is a freshman Creative Writing student at Ohio University. In addition to working with Sphere, AnnMarie is also a part of sketch comedy club Fridays Live and is the editor-in-chief of her self-published magazine, The Village Goose! If you see her on the street, please laugh at her jokes—she’ll cry if you don’t.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rachael Molnar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Head Nonfiction Editor
Sophomore<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachael (she\/they) is a second year English Creative Writing student who hopes to eventually work in publishing. While she loves reading and writing, her obsession with thrifting glassware is akin to an elderly woman with infinite cabinet space.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Parker Webb<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nonfiction Editor
Junior<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parker (he\/him) is an RA on the dean’s list who enjoys many different forms of graphic novels. He has read the entirety of The Walking Dead series and EVERYTHING about his all-time personal favorite series: Dragon Ball Z. He loves texts with a lot of voice and a bombastic personality! He is completing a Bachelors in Creative Writing, so send any recommendations of your favorite graphic novels or comics his way!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Abby Joyner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nonfiction Editor
Sophomore<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abby (she\/her) is a second-year English major in the Honors Tutorial College minoring in French with a certificate in Women\u2019s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. You can usually find her drinking a chai at Donkey while she writes papers or obsessively talks about Formula 1, tennis, the fashion industry, Sofia Coppola movies, and Sylvia Plath.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hayden Sprance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nonfiction Editor
Sophomore<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hayden (any pronouns) is an English Culture, Literature, and Writing Major pursuing a minor in Political Science. They enjoy making playlists on Spotify and watching the deer and squirrels on campus. Post graduation, they hope to further their education in the Library Sciences field and eventually become an archivist.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Vishal Cain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Head Poetry Editor
Junior<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vishal (he\/him) is a dedicated student who is passionate about literature and poetry. He has a great zest for life and hopes to be an English teacher in the near future!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dawsyn Adams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Poetry Editor
Junior<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dawsyn (she\/her) is a Junior at OU studying Creative Writing with a minor in Advertising and Public Relations. She is from Canal Winchester, OH and likes to spend her free time with her family and her dogs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Owen Jokinen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Poetry Editor
Senior<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owen (he\/him) is a Senior in the Honors Tutorial College studying Communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rachel Townsend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Poetry Editor
Junior<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel Townsend (she\/her) is a third-year English Creative Writing major with a certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality studies. Her favorite poem is “blessing the boats” by Lucille Clifton.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Aidan Cox<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Poetry Editor
Sophomore<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aidan (any pronouns) is a triple major in Classics, Psychology, and Creative Writing! They are interested in writing and multimedia art, their favorite book is When We Cease to Understand the World<\/em> by Benjamin Labatut and their current favorite album is Heaven Is A Junkyard<\/em> by Youth Lagoon. Their research interests are abnormal psych, mummies, and Appalachian culture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Elena Polinsky<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Poetry Editor
Senior<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elena (she\/her) is a senior English Literature major with a Philosophy minor. She has a love for speculative fiction and poetry, and is inspired by both in her own writing. Post graduation she hopes to pursue an MFA in poetry, as well as to acquire more cats and bottles of pinot noir.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nessa Le Donne<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Art Editor \/ Designer
Sophomore<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nessa (she\/her) is a second year Studio Art major with a focus in painting and drawing. In her free time, she enjoys being a barista, listening to music, and acting in OU\u2019s sketch comedy club, Fridays Live. She has been a part of Sphere since freshman year, and looks forward to designing the magazine in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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