Emma Allen, who was born and raised in Manhattan, NYC, is a senior at Yale University majoring in English and Studio Art (with a concentration in photography). She is a former editor of the Arts & Living ("scene") section of the Yale Daily News, for which she has also served as a staff writer and columnist. She has contributed to ARTnews magazine, as well as the New York Press. When she's describing her goofy side, she often mentions her love of plants purchased at IKEA (they survive without sunlight!), browsing the Oxford English Dictionary and swimming in the dark. But in all seriousness, she enjoys eating pork belly.