Nadia Askar is a sophomore at Westminster College, double majoring in English and Journalism with a minor in psychology. She is an avid lover of minions, a flower enthusiast, and is highly devoted to the beautiful things in life.

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Leah Barks is a junior Biology major. She hopes to attend vet school after graduating from Westminster College. She took creative writing in the fall semester of 2016 and it helped to further develop her writing skills in poetry and short stories.

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Lauren Bell is from St. James, Missouri. She is a freshman this year and in the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She has been hard of hearing since she was born, has one little brother, who is currently a freshman in high school. She is an avid animal lover and if there is an animal around, she is probably the one playing with it or petting it. She enjoys many things such as music, dancing, road trips, reading, and watching movies/TV shows. She also enjoys playing around with different poetry types and creative writing as a side hobby and reading them as well.

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Alondria Buggs is a sophomore at Westminster College, and was born and raised in St.Louis. She is a biology major, aspiring to become a traveling pediatric nurse. She does not consider herself a writer, but the poem she wrote was the outlet to her feelings she held in for such a long time, and upon completion, she felt free. She hopes you all enjoy it.

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Roberta Burns is a senior majoring in Communications and Business Administration. In her free time, she enjoys napping, watching Friends, and playing on the women’s lacrosse team. After graduation she plans on working as a communications consultant or event specialist in the hospitality industry.

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Ben Campbell is a junior at Westminster College. He is majoring in Business Communications with a minor in Journalism. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Order and is in numerous campus organizations such as Blue Blazers Investment Committee and Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Ben is also a writer for The Columns, Westminster’s student run newspaper.

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Lydia Colvin is a senior at Westminster College who is pursuing a major in Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and a minor in English. Just like her grandfather, she believes strongly in the power of music and its importance in self-expression.

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Kat Cooper is a junior from Marble Hill, Missouri. She is majoring in English with a minor in Journalism, Media, and Publications.  She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta where she holds the position of Chief Recruitment Officer.  In the future she hopes to pursue a career in the emerging field of digital journalism, surrounding writing articles and managing social media accounts.

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Katie Crawford is a senior at WestMo, born in the UK and raised in the Netherlands. Photography has been a hobby of hers for about 7 years. She was also lucky enough to do Semester at Sea during the spring semester in 2016, traveling through Asia and Africa, which absolutely changed her life forever!

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David Crimsons is a freshman. He doesn’t know what the bio should consist of, but he prefers to write poetry as of now. He has submitted an essay and two poems that he wrote during 2016-2017. He is a Psychology/Sociology double major and is very active on campus, participating in many clubs and the fraternity, Phi Delta Theta.

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Jonathan Crutchfield is a junior at Westminster majoring in Biology. He is 20 years old and is also interested in writing.

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Jacie Dee is a freshman, aspires to be a virologist, and loves nature and taking photos of it.

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Ethan Deimeke is 18 years old, from Shamrock, Missouri, freshman at Westminster College, brother of Phi Delta Theta, has written various forms of fiction since childhood, perhaps pursuing an English major.

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Haiden DeShong was born 1 March, 1998, is an aspiring novelist and a voracious reader. His work retains a focus centered around sexuality, mental illness and the art of dark fiction. Geared toward the creation of realistic, thought-provoking narrative, his writing takes inspiration from his rather eccentric childhood and experience of struggling with self-identity and the hold which his mental disorders had over his life.

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Stefanie Eggleston is a junior majoring in English and Business Communications.  She spends her spare time writing and playing guitar.  She hopes to be an editor after graduation.

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Jordan Esry is a junior Business Communications major and English minor from Kansas City. She enjoys reading, writing, and watching copious amounts of Netflix. After graduation, she would like to work for a non-profit organization.

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Courtney Gallagher is a senior English major from Weldon Spring, Missouri. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and Student Ambassadors.

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Annabelle Ginter is a freshman from Springdale, Arkansas. On campus she is involved in Alliance, Performing Arts Club, and Lit Club. She has been published since she was seven years old, and has been acting for four years.

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Nicole Hall is a junior Psychology major from Salem, Missouri. She enjoys tumbling gymnastics, running, weightlifting, and reading. Her goals for the future include moving to a metropolis and working for a government agency as a behavioral analyst.

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Nick Hardeman is a junior Business Communications major at Westminster College. He enjoys singing and writing in his free time.

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Morategi Kgomokhumo is a twenty something years old from Botswana and terrible at writing bios. PS; the poem submitted is a homage to a poem that was submitted to the last edition of Janus.

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Veronica Lake is a senior at Westminster College. Her name is one she shares with an actress, but before she was born, her parents were going to name her Misty Blue. She thinks they thought it was too cheesy. Before she came to college she wanted to be a painter, hopefully she can get back into that one day and paint her own Misty Blue Lake. Too cheesy?

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Reese Leech is a senior English/Creative Writing major with plans to pursue a career in publishing after graduation. She has prepared for a publishing career by having a hand in the design and/or content of every Janus published in the years she has attended Westminster College. She has been slush reading for Apex Magazine since her sophomore year, writing plays which were kindly produced by the Westminster College Performing Arts Club, and publishing a short story in the online publication DM du Jour between the sophomore and junior years. When not in class, she can usually be found glued to her laptop.

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Karley Long is an English minor who enjoys reading and writing in her spare time. Her favorite classes at Westminster have been her creative writing courses.

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Alexia Lopez is a junior English major who is also studying Biological Psychology. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and Westminster’s Women’s Lacrosse team. She doesn’t know what she wants to do after she graduates, but she hopes it involves lots of writing and pet ducks.

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Hannah Macon is a sophomore from St. Louis, Missouri, loves people and is in college to become a social worker. She is known as the campus’ big SMILE. She was awarded Westminster’s Blue Jay Booster her freshman year, and has a strong passion to help people; specifically, kids, when they can’t help themselves. Her motto is “What I’ve been through doesn’t depreciate my value.” Peace Love & Abundance, Have an Awesome Day & an Awesome Night, I Love You, You Love You YAADIG.

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Amber Martin is a junior at Westminster majoring in Biology and English. She loves to visit her apiaries and try out new recipes in her spare time. 

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Price Meentemeyer is a senior English major from Hartsburg, Mo. He is a member of Delta Tau Delta and plans on pursuing a career in Journalism and Media Relations.

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Brittany Morris is a junior at Westminster. She is from St. Louis, and anytime she goes home she likes to explore the city and get some good shots. She is an English major with a minor in Journalism, Media, and Publishing.

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Kelsey Newland is a freshman studying Political Science and French. She is a member of the Women’s Cross Country team, and after Westminster, she plans to attend law school.

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Sydney Sexton is an Accounting and International Business major. She will graduate in 2018 and plans to sit for her CPA and move out of Missouri. Her favorite animal is an ostrich and she loves the color orange.

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Zach Stafford is a senior from Belleville, Illinois. He is studying History and Environmental Studies and is obtaining a minor in Geology. He is a self-taught photographer who likes taking pictures of environmental landscapes. His favorite shot was the night skies over Guatemala.

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Olivia Wilson is majoring in Political Science and Transnational Studies, and is involved in Kappa Alpha Theta, Student Ambassadors, and the Westminster Journal for Global Progress, among other campus clubs. After Westminster, she hopes to attend graduate school and work as lobbyist for a worthy cause. In her free time, she enjoys golfing, reading the news, eating ungodly amounts of ice cream, and spending quality time with her cat.