Jill Bold is a married mother of two and journalism senior at the University of Texas at Arlington. She is a native Texan who must play Animal Crossing daily, but only after finishing work for the day as copy desk chief at the student-run publication The Shorthorn. She spent the first 15 years of her professional life performing and teaching in the DFW dance industry. Writing and editing are her new creative outlets. Her favorite Star Trek series is Voyager, but her favorite Starfleet captain is Picard.