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The Knox Student

Student Read, Student Written, Student Led Since 1878

The Knox Student

Student Read, Student Written, Student Led Since 1878

The Knox Student

2025-2026 Staff

Alenis Rios
Managing Editor

Alenis Rios

Alenis Rios ‘27 (she/they) is a journalism major. In her free time, she enjoys getting ice cream with her friend and having long talks. They also enjoy reading!

Megan Shafar
Copy Editor

Megan Shafar

Megan Shafar ‘26 (she/her) has been a staff writer since her sophomore year and is also looking forward to helping with copy editing this year. She is majoring in environmental studies and public policy. Outside of TKS, Megan is part of Terpsichore Dance Collective, Farm Crew, and writing tutoring....

Lakaya Knight
Staff Writer

Lakaya Knight

Lakaya Knight '28 (she/her) is a staff writer in TKS. She is a creative writing major. She spends her free time hanging with friends, Bible study, and working out. ...

Qasim Kazmi
Staff Writer

Qasim Kazmi

Qasim Kazmi '28 (he/him) is a staff writer in TKS since his sophomore year. He is a Neuroscience and Psychology double major. Qasim spends his free time writing, listening to music, watching all of his favourite sports teams brutally lose, and watching movies.

Lily Solorio
Staff Writer

Lily Solorio

Lily Solorio ‘28 (she/her) is a staff writer in TKS and a creative writing major. Lily loves to crochet, draw, read, and enjoys pulling all nighters for the sake of the grind. She is extremely caffeine dependent and looks forwards to writing as many articles as possible!

Brayden Nix
Staff Writer

Brayden Nix

Brayden Nix ‘28 (he/him) is a staff writer for TKS. He is a sophomore who plans to major in journalism, with a minor in history. Brayden is a member of the Knox baseball team, and enjoys reading, writing, and listening to music.

Staff Photographer

Karter Long

Karter Long '28 (they/them) is joining TKS for the first time as a staff photographer! They plan to major in Chemistry and Secondary Education, and want to become a high school teacher. Photography is one of their biggest hobbies and they own far to many cameras for how little money they actually have......

Anna Lance
Volunteer Writer

Anna Lance

Anna Lance (she/they) '27 is a new volunteer writer. She just transferred into Knox in Fall 2025 and is planning to major in ANSO and minor in PJST. Anna likes to spend her time being weird, reading, writing under her pen name, researching random topics, and eating bread. Anna is recognizable by her...

Ramona Liggett
Social Media Manager

Ramona Liggett

Ramona Liggett '28 (she/they) is the social media manager for TKS. This is her first year with TKS! She is undecided in her major, but wants to do something in the history or journalism department. In their free time, Ramona loves to run, write, play the drums, and rewatch Supernatural for the thousandth...

Mao Shirai
Graphic Designer

Mao Shirai

Mao Shirai ’28 (she/her) has been a graphic designer in TKS since her freshman year. She has not decided on her major, but hopes to minor in religious studies. In her free time, she loves listening to music, dancing, and creating designs. People often observe her dancing all of a sudden, but she doesn’t...

Minami Nishida
Volunteer Photographer

Minami Nishida

Minami Nishida '28 (she/her) has been a volunteer photographer in TKS for over 1 year. She has not decided on her major yet, but is planning on majoring in ANSO and minoring in Journalism. The unique fact about her is that she starts reading from the end first.

Julia Maron
Editor-in-Chief

Julia Maron

Julia joined TKS in her freshmen year, and has been crawling in and out nearly every position since then. Now, at last, she has slithered her way into the Editor in Chief chair. Feel free to approach her any time for a talk---she’s easy to spot, with her green, wrinkled skin, enormous earlobes, and...