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	Emi Reyes, Junior emir@bennington.edu Hometown: Washington, DC Academic interests: international relations, foreign languages, environmental studies Other interests: rock climbing, skateboarding, hiking, charity bike races, learning to ride a motorcycle, cooking, watching movies, gardening, avoiding deer encounters... I'll stop here for now
	Ellie Shenker, Sophomore ellies@bennington.edu Hometown: Houston, TX Academic interests: interdisciplinary social sciences (emphasis on psychology and history) Other interests: gender studies, pretending not to be competitive during party games, sketching other students in class Guilty habit: compulsively buying used books with wholly honorable intentions only to abandon them halfway through for the latest acquisition
	Ava Sullivan, Junior avas@bennington.edu Hometown: Ithaca, NY Academic interests: biology, visual arts Other interests: bluegrass music, gardening, bookmaking, listening to the radio On her to-do list: live in the South, get a dog, drink more water
	Emma Piazza, Junior emmapi@bennington.edu Hometown: Indianapolis, IN Academic interests: music performance and composition, writing, visual arts Other interests: Bones, falafel, dogs, photography Secret obsession: watching comedians’ shows on YouTube for hours
	Janiele Shirley, Junior janieles@bennington.edu Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica Academic interests: Japanese, international relations, linguistics (discourse analysts represent!) Other interests: making really good food and eating it, post-dinner conversations, outrageous Netflix movie suggestions, dancing to the music in my head when I think no one is watching Things to do before I die: travel to the continents on 100 bucks or less, contribute to/make some headway on Jamaica’s plan for sustainability, become a foster parent, create the perfect baked Alaska Fave quote of the moment: “You only get to die once.”