This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UNI chapter.

Meet the amazing girls behind the greatness.

Alyssa Hamilton, The Not-So-Closet Nerd – Editor-In-Chief

Alyssa is a junior biology major with a minor in psychology from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She has never seen a whole episode of Jersey Shore, but she does like to read and spend time at Starbucks or any other place with coffee. She spends as much time as possible with her friends and the rest of her time is dedicated to Pinterest. Her favorite food is Thai food and cheeseburgers. As for her dream job, she would love to be a Neuroscience Researcher.

Tweet her! @AKathleen7
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& read her personal blog here :)

Shelbi Spear, The Closet Nerd – Editor-In-Chief

Shelbi is a senior English major from Huxley, Iowa. She loves cooking and actually went to Culinary School for a year! She is a member of Alpha Phi, enjoys working out and works at the OP. Her favorite food is Chinese food. Her dream job is to be Carrie Bradshaw from Sex
and the City (who wouldn’t?!)

Tweet her! @shelbispear

Lucy Kapsch, The Vogueologist – Fashion & Beauty Feature Writer

Lucy is a sophomore public relations major with a minor in Spanish from Robins, Iowa. She loves traveling, trying new foods and restaurants, spending time with friends, and watching sporting events. Her favorite food is Chinese or Mexican (but doesn’t really discriminate – she just loves food.) Her dream job is a name-brand fashion designer, corporate event, or wedding planner. She is a proud member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority, and loves every minute of it!

Tweet her! @LucyKapsch

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Ellen Bardsley, The Chic Collegiate – Fashion Editor

Ellen is a sophomore public relations major from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is a vegetarian who you’llfind indulging in any kind of pasta and/or cheesecake. In her free time you can find her doing acoustic music covers with her boyfriend, spending time with friends, or cuddling with a cute animal. In the future she will be content doing anything that allows her to look forward to going to work every day.

Kelsey Morrison, Food Guru – Feature Writer

Kelsey is a junior elementary education major with a minor in special education from West Des Moines, Iowa. She spends her time baking *of course,* shopping and hanging out with friends. She loves Chinese food and desserts. If she could do anything she would be an elementary school teacher who is a pastry chef at her own bakery at night.

Sarah Zinnel, Resident BA of PR – Advertising and Promotions Team / Event Planning

Sarah is a junior public relations major with a minor in both Spanish and marketing from Boone, Iowa. She loves trying new things, running, and reading. Her favorite food is Sushi and her dream job is to be a kick ass event planner. If you need an adventure, call this girl – She’s even climbed Mount Fuji! .

Lottie Staggs, The LC of Fashion – Feature Writer

Lottie is a senior Communications major and Journalism minor from Oskaloosa, IA. She has a slight obsession with rap music and enjoys to drum, shop, and write in her free time. She has a golden doodle named Buddy that she absolutely loves and is blessed with a wonderful family and friends as well. Her dream job would be to work with and serve people in any setting, ranging from a hospital or a church. She also hopes to write a book someday and maybe even work for a fashion magazine! Recently, she received an internship working with Dance Marathon at UNI!

Tweet her! @latealottie
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Laura Rasmussen, Laura’s Lowdown for What’s Up – Campus Celebrity Editor/ Feature Writer

Laura is a senior majoring in Public Relations and minoring in Journalism, Marketing, and Leisure, Youth, and Human Services from West Des Moines, IA. She has been to twelve different countries, loves reading, volleyball, spending time with friends and family, working out, eating, sleeping, and her favorite foods are anything sweet. Her dream job is to be the First Lady.

Tweet her! @Laura_Rasmussen

Bailey Herrstrom, The Girl Who Really Owns 27 Dresses – Campus Cuties Editor/ Feature Writer

Bailey is a junior Family Services major with a MYOM (aka Make Your Own Minor) from Luther, Iowa. Shewas born in the wrong era, believing that Frank Sinatra, Doris day, Bobby Rydell, and Audrey Hepburn should have been in her graduating class. She enjoys spending late nights with good friends and having long chats, she loves going out to eat (her food of choice being hot beef sandwiches with a side of milk), folk music, being outdoors, and doing almost anything with kids. She loves to sing and definitely loves to dance because nothing gets her moving like Shakira’s “Waka Waka”. Her dream job would be to become a child life specialist at St. Jude’s hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Erin Hiatt, the Martha Stewart of UNI – Director of Ad and Promotions Team/ Feature Writer

Erin is a senior studio art major with a graphic design emphasis and a minor in entrepreneurship from Urbandale, Iowa. She loves to get cozy with a cup of tea and read the day away – especially if it’s raining outside! She loves the chance to be creative through photography, painting, playing the piano, and decorating. She loves traveling, history, baking, watching the news, feta cheese, mushrooms, and of course, chocolate. Her dream job is to be an art director at National Geographic or a wedding planner.

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Tehrene Firman, The Taylor Swift of Journalism – Fashion Blogger

Tehrene is a senior majoring in Public Relations and minoring in Journalism and Marketing from Nashua, IA. She loves her puppy Trixie, p

asta, dancing, her show choir group, Vocal AmmUNItion, the color yellow, reading her favorite magazines, and spending time with her family and friends. She also can’t seem to get enough writing, as she writes for many online magazines as well as the Northern Iowan. Her dream job is to write for a major magazine! – Last year her dream came true: She currently has an internship with Seventeen Magazine!

Tweet her! @tehrene

Lindsey Rhodes, Half fashion, half optimism, half not good with fractions –Fashion blogger

Lindsey is currently a grad student in the Post Secondary Education: Student Affairs program with an undergraduate degree in public relations from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. She is painfully clumsy, deeply optimistic and a little quirky. She claims to be a terrible cook but she can dazzle you with her take-out skills. She has an amazing manfriend (like a boyfriend, but manlier) who accepts her no

n-domestic ways along with her busy schedule and many outfit c

hanges. Her blog (Flimsy Lindsey) is my perfect place for her to play dress-up and document her little life, where she believes in family, miracles and silver linings. Her favorite food is sushi and seafood – she’s never met a fish she didn’t like! Her dream job is to work at a college where she can be a mentor to students and help them navigate through higher education.

Nicole Schroeder, the Duchess of Thighs – Health Editor/ Feature Writer

Nicole is a junior elementary education major with a minor in education technology and literacy education from Calmar, Iowa. If you give her a book, no matter what size, she will read it all in one sitting without any breaks. She enjoys reading, softball, tutoring and breaking out into song and dance. She loves to spend time outdoors with friends and family up in her home area of Northeast Iowa (which if anyone has never been to Decorah, she recommends it as a place to visit before you die). She love pizza, ice cream or anything deep fat fried with cheese. That said, she also enjoys her fair share of salads which, which the right toppings, can be quite delicious!

Maggie Donovan, Pizza Connoisseur – Media & Graphic Design Editor/Ad and Promo Team

Maggie is a senior electronic media major with a graphic design minor from Dubuque, Iowa. She is a proud member of the Cavity Free Club for twenty-one years! She likes to discover all things funny, including comedians, movies, shows, etc. She enjoys spending time with good company and eating good food, particularly pizza or any food served at a Noodles & Company. Her dream job is any job that makes her happily kick the covers o

ff every morning and nourishes who she is as a person.

Rachael Faust, The Outspoken One – Feature Writer

Rachael is a senior majoring in public relations and minoring in marketing from Dubuque, IA. She can never eat the last bite of anything, is enjoying all the typical college experiences, and can’t get enough pasta. Her dream job is to run her own PR firm.

Tweet her! @rachaelfaust

Leah Carpenter, The Cheesehead of Iowa – Feature Writer

Leah is a senior communications disorders major from Green Baym Wisconsin. Her nickname is Fatty, but no worries, it’s a

ll in good fun! She enjoys playing Mario Kart, reading, eating vast

amounts of peanut butter, playing the saxophone and piano, and also being awesome. Her favorite food is pie and her dream job is to be a speech pathologist.

Brittany Campbell, the Sucker for Love – Feature Writer

Brittany is a senior public relations major with a minor in marketing from Muscatine, Iowa. A fun fact about Brittany is that she went hangliding in Jackson Hole Wyoming! She enjoys scrapbooking, working out, playing with dogs, shopping and spending hours on Pinterest. Her favorite food is Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal and her dream job would be to work for Vera Wang as a wedding planner.

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Kristin Foxhoven, the Optimistic Realist – Feature Writer

Kristin is a senior interpersonal communications major with a minor in journalism and public relations from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. For Kristin, a good quote or song lyri

c can easily make her day. She enjoys dancing for the UNI Dance Team, watching movies, writing, traveling, cooking, fruit snacks and being crafty. Her dream job is to write or do public relations at a major publication company in a big city!

Tweet her! @kristinfoxhoven

Tressa Glass, I know…it’s Irish – Feature Writer

Tressa is a sophomore public relations major with a minor in marketing and dance from Oskaloosa, Iowa. Her nickname has been “tred” since the second grade when she misspelled her name in Talented and Gifted. Ironic? A little bit. She enjoys dancing, traveling, discovering new music, watching movies, laughing at Wisconsin accents and doing Kristen Stewart impersonations. She’s never met a dessert she didn’t like, especially those of th

e chocolate and peanut butter origin. Her dream job is to be Tina Fey – writing and acting for SNL and 30 Rock.

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Emma Thompson, Not Your Average Girl – Feature Writer

Emma is a senior public relations major with a minor in marketing from Muscatine, Iowa. She has been to Disney World sixteen times in her life. She is part of Gamma Phi Beta sorority. She enjoys relaxation, going to concerts and spending times with friends. Her favorite food is anything Italian and her dream job would be to work as an event planner for Walt Disney World.

Tweet her! @emmajoye61691

Megan Rion, The Real Meg Rion – Feature Writer

Megan is a junior communication major with a minor in theatre from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She likes to wear tights with dresses and skirts more than pants any day. She enjoys spending time with friends, shopping online, and dancing. Her favorite food is toast and her dream job would be to name nail polish!

Tweet her! @scrabbledmegs
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Sara Wright, The Female Miss Jay – Feature Writer

Sara is a sophomore majoring in Textile and Apparel with a minor in Spanish from Stockton, CA. She eats peanut butter everyday, loves doing karaoke with her family, painting, putting outfits together, playing sports (especially football), taking pictures, and chilling with her man. She has three dream jobs— to own a zoo for endangered animals, start a pit bull rehabilitation center, and to own her own fashion magazine/agency.

Kenli Peterson, I’m Not a Player, I Just Blog Alot – Feature Writer

Kenli is a senior electronic media major with a minor in journalism from Mason City,Iowa. She judges social gatherings by their music and if the playlist doesn’t consist of Florence + the Machines or John Mayer, then she’s just not having it. She watches the Kardashians religiously with her roommates. She also likes to take random roadtrips that usually end with a phone call home asking for directions. She is a Twitter junkie and blogs everyday. If she had to, she would live off the Panera menu for the rest of her life. Her dream job would be to have Erin Andrews’ job (and good looks too!)

Tweet her! @kenlipeterson

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