{"id":4791,"date":"2023-01-26T00:10:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T00:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-the-words\/?page_id=4791"},"modified":"2025-10-18T22:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T22:03:04","slug":"the-words-january-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home-2\/the-words-january-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The Words: January 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/9812B5AF-01A1-4DA2-833F-9756BA0B26C0-300x112.jpeg\" alt=\"The Words\" class=\"wp-image-3602\" style=\"width:526px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/9812B5AF-01A1-4DA2-833F-9756BA0B26C0-300x112.jpeg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/9812B5AF-01A1-4DA2-833F-9756BA0B26C0-768x288.jpeg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/9812B5AF-01A1-4DA2-833F-9756BA0B26C0.jpeg 966w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome back from the Senior Editors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Chlo\u00eb Moore &#8217;24 and Patrick Coy-Bjork &#8217;24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome back and happy spring, even if it doesn\u2019t feel like it! We\u2019re your Senior Newsletter Editors: Chlo\u00eb Moore \u201924 (she\/they) and Patrick Coy-Bjork \u201924 (he\/they). I (Chlo\u00eb) was a Senior Editor last semester, and Patrick is moving up to join me for the spring! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/welcome-back-from-the-senior-editors\/\">You can read more about what&nbsp;<em>The Words&nbsp;<\/em>will be like this semester here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/01\/68549230160__51DA424F-4C24-488D-891B-9079FE847DDF-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Chlo\u00eb Moore and Patrick Coy-Bjork smiling together outdoors with green trees in the background\" class=\"wp-image-4797\" style=\"width:347px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/01\/68549230160__51DA424F-4C24-488D-891B-9079FE847DDF-1024x768.jpeg 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/01\/68549230160__51DA424F-4C24-488D-891B-9079FE847DDF-300x225.jpeg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/01\/68549230160__51DA424F-4C24-488D-891B-9079FE847DDF-768x576.jpeg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/01\/68549230160__51DA424F-4C24-488D-891B-9079FE847DDF-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/01\/68549230160__51DA424F-4C24-488D-891B-9079FE847DDF-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction from Sydney Ellison<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Sydney Ellison &#8217;24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I am so glad to have the opportunity to introduce myself in this January micro-issue of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Words<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. My name is Sydney Ellison, and I will be the newest addition to our esteemed editorial team. I am so pleased to be able to come along with all of you for all the great publications to come. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/introduction-from-sydney-ellison\/\">Click here to read more about Sydney!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/01\/syd.jpg\" alt=\"Sydney Ellison smiling under a tree with pink flowers.\" class=\"wp-image-4815\" style=\"width:338px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/01\/syd.jpg 651w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/01\/syd-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction from Lydia Schmelzer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Lydia Schmelzer &#8217;23<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hi! I\u2019m Lydia (she\/her) and I am a senior English literature major from New York City. This is my second year working for the English department and I am super excited to be a newsletter editor this semester. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/introduction-from-lydia-schmelzer\/\">Read more about Lydia here!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/02\/lydia-schmelzer-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Lydia Schmelzer standing in a forest with tall trees and autumn leaves on the ground.\" class=\"wp-image-4125\" style=\"width:207px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/02\/lydia-schmelzer-768x1024.jpeg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/02\/lydia-schmelzer-225x300.jpeg 225w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/02\/lydia-schmelzer-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/02\/lydia-schmelzer.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">English Department Wordle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Anna \u0160verclov\u00e1 \u201923<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hey word-nerds! Are you in for a challenge? Take the English department\u2019s custom \u201cwordle\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mywordle.strivemath.com\/?word=bfzjth\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/01\/wordle_og_1200x630-1024x538.png\" alt=\"Wordle\" class=\"wp-image-4849\" style=\"width:381px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/01\/wordle_og_1200x630-1024x538.png 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/01\/wordle_og_1200x630-300x158.png 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/01\/wordle_og_1200x630-768x403.png 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/01\/wordle_og_1200x630.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back from the Senior Editors by Chlo\u00eb Moore &#8217;24 and Patrick Coy-Bjork &#8217;24 Welcome back and happy spring, even if it doesn\u2019t feel like it! We\u2019re your Senior Newsletter Editors: Chlo\u00eb Moore \u201924 (she\/they) and Patrick Coy-Bjork \u201924 (he\/they). I (Chlo\u00eb) was a Senior Editor last semester, and Patrick is moving up to join [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":913,"featured_media":0,"parent":305,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4791","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/913"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4791"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11277,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4791\/revisions\/11277"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}