{"id":1557,"date":"2019-01-31T00:48:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T00:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-the-words\/?page_id=1557"},"modified":"2024-08-05T17:56:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T17:56:38","slug":"the-words-welcomes-new-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/february-2019\/the-words-welcomes-new-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"The Words Welcomes New Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alex Harrington&nbsp;\u201919 &amp; Jen Katz&nbsp;\u201919<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Welcome back to students, faculty, and staff alike! Outside may be cold, but in the English Department we have nothing but warm reunions and welcomes. This spring, we have the pleasure of welcoming new Social Media Strategist Malcolm Cooke \u201921 and Newsletter Editor Sophie Hilker \u201920 to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Words<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;team. Learn a little more about them below.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2019\/01\/malcolm-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Malcolm Cooke '21\" class=\"wp-image-1602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2019\/01\/malcolm-300x300.jpg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2019\/01\/malcolm-150x150.jpg 150w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2019\/01\/malcolm-768x768.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2019\/01\/malcolm-1024x1024.jpg 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2019\/01\/malcolm.jpg 1453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Malcolm Cooke \u201921<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a sophomore English Literature and Media and Cultural Studies Major. He grew up in Los Angeles, California and what does he think he\u2019s doing here, in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> weather? He has been tasked with filling the position of Social Media Strategist by creating an extremely sophisticated algorithm to discover the exact millisecond a relevant meme should be posted. He also enjoys horror movies and large dogs.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2019\/01\/IMG_7694-e1548894686589-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sophie Hilker '20\" class=\"wp-image-1599\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Sophie Hilker \u201920<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a junior Creative Writing major with a minor in Political Science and a concentration in Legal Studies. She is from La Crosse, Wisconsin, home of the World&#8217;s Largest Six Pack of beer, one of the largest Oktoberfest celebrations in the world outside of Germany, and formerly held the title for most bars per capita. Depending on which way the wind is blowing, you can either smell the bread factory or the brewery. All of this has given Sophie a distaste for beer, but a great taste in mixed drinks (she is happy to play bartender for you if you are of age!). She enjoys eating potatoes of all shapes, sizes, and varieties, dissecting the legal reasoning behind Supreme Court decisions, and oversharing.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Harrington&nbsp;\u201919 &amp; Jen Katz&nbsp;\u201919 Welcome back to students, faculty, and staff alike! Outside may be cold, but in the English Department we have nothing but warm reunions and welcomes. This spring, we have the pleasure of welcoming new Social Media Strategist Malcolm Cooke \u201921 and Newsletter Editor Sophie Hilker \u201920 to The Words&nbsp;team. 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