Meet the Editors

Emma Gabriel (She/Her)
Emma is a senior honors history major and educational studies minor from Mattapoisett, MA. At Swarthmore, she enjoys dancing ballet and playing violin in the Swarthmore college orchestra and chamber music ensembles. She loves hiking and baking. Emma is particularly interested in the history of American education policy and is an intern with the Education Law Center in Philadelphia..

Emily Lathers (They/She)
is a junior honors history and dance double major from New Haven, Connecticut. At Swarthmore, Emily is involved in the MakerSpace, Taiko Ensemble, research on the anthropology of law, and archival work for Voices.

Nathanael Brown (He/Him)
is a Junior from Blanchard Twp., Maine. He is an Honors History major and German Studies minor. Nathanael also enjoys fencing with Swarthmore’s club team, participating on the mock trial team, working in the theatre department, and (too) many other commitments to list here..

Darby Creegan (She/Her)
is a sophomore from South Lake Tahoe, California studying History, English literature, and Classics. She is involved with the Swarthmore College Chorus, Swing Dance Club, and Student Government Organization. In her spare hours she enjoys sewing (or perusing) vintage fashion, spending time around Philly with friends, and rereading Margaret Atwood novels.

Lizzie Culp (She/Her)
is a sophomore from Tivoli, New York studying history, theater, and environmental studies. She is a soprano in the Swarthmore Chorus and Garnet Singers, participates in Offbeat and Drama Board, and takes part in many theater productions on campus. In her free time, she enjoys thrifting with friends, playing soccer, and rewatching Gilmore Girls.

Elijah Dillow (He/Him)
is a freshman from Shepherdstown, West Virginia studying history and engineering. He is part of Psi Phi and the ASCE chapter at Swarthmore. In his free time, he looks at maps, reads, and cooks.

Grant Himes (He/Him)
is a junior from Atlantic Beach, Florida studying mathematics with an emphasis in applied math and history. At Swarthmore, he plays tuba and euphonium in the Wind Ensemble and works as a TA in the math/stat department. In his free time, he enjoys swimming, cooking, watching sports, and exploring Philadelphia.

Anna Liu (She/Her)

Stephanie Liu (She/Her)
is a freshman from the Bay Area, California who is interested in studying biology, philosophy, and neuroscience. In her free time, she enjoys reading, crocheting, wireworking, and playing viola for the Swarthmore College Orchestra.

Marco Roberts (He/Him)
is a junior from Seattle, Washington majoring in History and minoring in Arabic Studies. In his free time, he loves to travel, play and improvise on the piano, write music, tennis, and ski during winter.

Elsa Toland (She/Her)
is a junior from Central Ohio studying history, political science, and math. At Swarthmore, she is president of the Swing Club, runs the Psi Phi Library, and works as an archivist assistant in the Peace Collection. In her free time, she crochets, knits, sews, gardens, bakes, and sometimes gets enough sleep.

Melanie Zelle (She/Her)
is a sophomore from St. Paul, Minnesota studying anthropology and history. She is also an editor for and a regular contributor to the Swarthmore Phoenix. In her free time, you may catch her reading poetry, listening to folk music, and napping.

Cynthia Zhang (She/Her)
is a freshman from Beijing, China studying sociology and economics. She edits the culture section at Swarthmore Voices, tutors at the Chester Children’s Chorus, plays the piano in the Swarthmore Jazz Ensemble, and works at the Lang Center’s Social Innovation Lab.