Ashley Arkhurst Ashley Arkhurst

Ashley Arkhurst is a 17-year-old African-American female born in Syracuse, New York. She was born on June 9, 1994 and is the older of two siblings, Ato and Nigel. As a child of a proud black American woman and a West-African man, she always was cognizant of heritage as an African-American and was drawn to poetry. As a young child she had the opportunity to attend a small private Catholic, predominately black elementary school, Cathedral School, located in Downtown Syracuse. Today, she continues to remain passionate about writing, poetry and social justice. She seeks to better understand what it means to be a member of a minority in America and influence how America’s perceptive minorities for the better. She graduated from Manlius Pebble Hill on May 25, 2011. She plans to attend Wesleyan University and to achieve a double major in African-American studies and government, and also tell America truths through lyrical expression.

Dec 2, 2011

Jake Shoemaker Jake Shoemaker

Jake Shoemaker is heading into his senior year at Dartmouth College. An American history major, Shoemaker plans on teaching and writing upon graduation. Shoemaker, who enjoys cooking and playing pool, is also a member of the Dartmouth College cross-country and track and field teams.

Dec 2, 2011

Hannah Moon Hannah Moon

Hannah Moon is a freshman at Fordham University, and the winner of the 2011 Nation Student Writing Contest. A New York City native, she lives in Brooklyn with her family.  

Dec 2, 2011

Bryce Wilson Stucki Bryce Wilson Stucki

Bryce Wilson Stucki is a student at Virginia Tech.

Dec 2, 2011

Jennifer Doyle Jennifer Doyle

Jennifer Doyle is an Associate Professor of English at the University of California, Riverside.

Nov 28, 2011

Mr. Fish Mr. Fish

Mr. Fish ([email protected]) lives in Philadelphia, PA. He never asked to be born. Occasionally, he laughs his head off. For more information, date him.

Nov 22, 2011

William Scott William Scott

William Scott is an associate professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh. His first book, Troublemakers: Power, Representation, and the Fiction of the Mass Worker, has just been published by Rutgers.

Nov 22, 2011

Jennifer Szalai Jennifer Szalai

Jennifer Szalai, formerly a senior editor at Harper’s Magazine, has written for Lapham’s Quarterly and The London Review of Books, among other publications.

Nov 22, 2011

Pura Lopez Colome Pura Lopez Colome

Nov 21, 2011

Harry Lee Harry Lee

Harry Lee is an undergraduate student reporter for the student-run NYULocal.

Nov 19, 2011