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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

2023-2024 Staff

Aleene Ramirez
Staff Writer

Aleene Ramirez

Aleene Ramirez, class of '25, (she/her) joined TKS as a staff writer. She is majoring in journalism with a self-design minor in sports media. She uses she/her pronouns and enjoys playing soccer. Fun fact about Aleene is she has six dogs back home in Texas!

Megan Shafar
Staff Writer

Megan Shafar

Megan Shafar ‘26 (she/her) is a staff writer majoring in environmental studies and public policy. Outside of TKS, Megan is a dancer and choreographer in Terp, Farm Crew member, and writing tutor. She also loves going on bike rides and reading. ...

Pareesae Imtiaz
Copy Editor

Pareesae Imtiaz

Meet Pareesae Imtiaz '25 (She/her), a senior double majoring in journalism and creative writing. She’s a transfer student from Pakistan, and serves as a copy editor for TKS as well as the radio editor for TKS Firecast. You'll often spot her on campus with a DSLR in hand, as she also wo...

Jenna Schweikert
Editor-In-Chief

Jenna Schweikert

Jenna Schweikert '25 (she/they) is a journalism and political science double major. They are the Editor-In-Chief for The Knox Student. Outside of TKS, she is also a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha and President of Terpsichore Dance Collective. You can most often find Je...

Areesha Saif
Staff Writer

Areesha Saif

Areesha Saif '24 (she/her) is a Political Science major at Knox. She has been working as a Staff Writer since Winter 2023. She grew up in Karachi, Pakistan, which in her very biased opinion, has the best food in the world. Awards: Honorable Mention Critical Review ICPA 2024

Julia Maron
Managing Editor

Julia Maron

Julia Maron '26 (she/her) is a staff writer in TKS since her freshman year. She is a psychology and creative writing double major. Julia spends her free time writing, drawing, profoundly reflecting upon the deepest secrets of the human physical existence, and reading.

Addison Steinbach
Staff Photographer

Addison Steinbach

Addison Steinbach '25 (any) is a History major and is the Staff Photographer. They love going around campus and taking moody pictures of the architecture.

Ellen/Kilroy Miller Garrett
Copy Editor

Ellen/Kilroy Miller Garrett

Ellen/Kilroy Miller Garrett '24 (they/them) is a Gender & Womens Studies major. They are the managing editor for The Knox Student. In their free time, they also work on WVKC, Knox's radio station. They have a tiny little dog (Frankie) who loves to join in on staff meetings. Awards Theodore...

Selah Dow
Copy Editor

Selah Dow

Selah Dow '25 (any pronouns) is a history major and a double minor in education and spanish. is the copy editor for TKS. They are from Boulder Colorado, and have had 5 cats throughout their life, all of which are orange tabbies.

Yuchen Wang
Radio Editor

Yuchen Wang

Yuchen Wang '25 (he/him) is the radio editor at TKS. He is a creative writing major and a computer science minor. In his free time, he likes to listen to classical music and read books.

Red Engel
Graphics Editor

Red Engel

Sasse/Red Engel '25, (he/him) is an Art History major with a Chemistry minor. He joined TKS in 2021 as the graphics editor and has continued in that position since. He is in charge of social media and the creation of the magazines. Red is a very active student on campus and is involved in many organizations...

Eleanor Lindenmayer
Editor-In-Chief

Eleanor Lindenmayer

Eleanor Lindenmayer '25 (she/her) is a journalism major. She started working for TKS as a staff writer when she was in her first year. She has also worked as the discourse editor and is now the Editor-in-Chief. Eleanor has also been published at Tri States Public Radio, where she was an intern and a...