Hailey Schipper

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Hailey Schipper is a junior English and Creative Writing major. She enjoys reading, writing, sewing, knitting, crocheting, painting--basically any arts and crafts you could imagine. Her favorite past time on campus is trying to pet the squirrels and chasing geese.

Emerson Porter

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Emerson Porter is a sophomore studying English, Creative Writing, Philosophy, and Theater. They enjoy writing, bike riding, playing board games, and burning candles. She is probably most comfortable halfway through a tangent on a niche subject no one else is listening to.

Enza McMahon

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Enza McMahon is first year at Coe. In addition to being the Art Editor, she is also a consultant at the Writing Center and a member of Drumline. Enza loves animals because she is obsessed with koalas and is the mom of two loving (most of the time...) cats, a silly dog, and the aunt of a grumpy hedgehog!

HJ Hass is a senior Writing and English double-major at Coe. In addition to their work on the Pearl they are also Co-Editor of Flowers Bloom Through Concrete, a zine produced in collaboration with the University of Iowa Prison Writing Project. In their free time they enjoy DJ-ing for Coe's radio station, reading, attempting the NYT Sunday crossword, cooking and eating soup, and dreaming of a national high speed rail system.

Adele Dummermuth is a freshman Creative Writing and Rhetoric major. She enjoys books and poetry whether she's reading or writing them. She also enjoys knitting, drinking tea or coffee, and watching shows like Gilmore Girls on Netflix. A favorite pastime of hers on campus is seeing how many bananas she and her roommate can smuggle out of the Caf.

Kylie Hoy is a sophomore English and Business Administration major. She appreciates spending time outdoors, checking out new cafes, and reading Jane Austen. If you can't find her taking a lap around campus in an insanely bright yellow trench coat, she's probably holed up writing--but never finishing--a novel in her room.

Courtney Rhinehart is a Freshman English and Creative Writing major. She loves to read, write, draw, play piano, and bake when she has free time.