Jason English
Meet Our New Interns
by Jason English - June 3, 2008 - 12:24 PM

I’m very excited to introduce you to our new batch of superstar interns. Actually, I’ll let them introduce themselves.

sydney-1.jpgSydney Beveridge‘s parents named her after the main character of a made-for-television movie. Instead of becoming a lawyer like her fictitious namesake, she pursued opportunities in the public service and media sectors. She graduated on a rainy day from Swarthmore College, and then on another rainy day from Columbia Journalism School. In between scholarly pursuits, she worked at Citizens Union, a longtime New York City good government group, and contributed content to the organization’s publication GothamGazette.com. She also appears on EastVillageRadio.com as a substitute deejay and guest.

ben-smith.jpgBen Smith is a Software Engineering major just finishing his sophomore year at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. When not tackling complex equations or coding late into the night, he can be found reading Stephen King books in his dorm room, watching shows like Doctor Who and Mystery Science Theater 3000 (a proud export of his home state, Minnesota), and dominating the pink wedge category of Trivial Pursuit. Ben’s summer goals include catching up on two years’ worth of missed sleep and actually finishing Godel, Escher, Bach.

kristen-steagall.jpgKristen Steagall is a twenty-year-old Virgo who acts like a Libra and dances like a Taurus. Born in Suburbia, Illinois, she wiled away her youth fixing casseroles for neighbors and carpooling. She currently resides in Ann Arbor, where she is a third year Russian and Eastern European Studies major at the University of Michigan—she’s not Russian so don’t ask. Kristen likes to live in a past tense, future perfect kind of world and her foot is often quite intimate with her mouth. John Brown gives her inspiration in her daily life and she likes to think that she can bake better than Martha Stewart.

You’ll start seeing their contributions to the site very soon. Let’s give former interns Matt Soniak and Allison Keene a standing ovation. Don’t worry, they’re not going anywhere. Matt will continue answering your burning questions, and Allison will keep delivering bi-weekly Dietribes and weekly Weekend Links.

And we should thank everyone who applied this time around. You made this decision a difficult one.

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Comments (16)

  1. Rather than a Standing Ovation, how about (lets hope this looks okay):
    A R O
    E U
    S N
    U D
    A O
    L F
    P P A

    posted by Brian on 6-3-2008 at 12:48 pm

  2. Well, I guess it didn’t work (it removed all the extra spaces. Oh well.

    posted by Brian on 6-3-2008 at 12:50 pm

  3. Here’s what Brian was going for (sorry about the formatting):

    mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/Picture%2021.png

    posted by Jason English on 6-3-2008 at 12:52 pm

  4. Grats gang, looking forward to reading your stuff!

    posted by Ira on 6-3-2008 at 12:57 pm

  5. Does Martha Stewart actually bake?

    posted by Lisa on 6-3-2008 at 1:23 pm

  6. Congratulations! I can’t wait for all the new stuff.

    posted by adrienne on 6-3-2008 at 2:42 pm

  7. I’m sure they are all very good people and will do their jobs very well.
    But if you tell me that Ben is single, gay and looking, I’m on my way to volunteer at your offices! lol!!!

    posted by Sheldon Siegel on 6-3-2008 at 5:14 pm

  8. Sheldon, you hit it on the head! WOW! I think they’ll have a sudden influx of warm bodies now. Amazingly hot, and obviously intelligent. A geek to boot. The perfect guy.

    posted by David R. McKinzie on 6-3-2008 at 6:10 pm

  9. sorry, Sheldon–single, straight, and not anywhere near the offices. Thanks for the support, though.

    posted by Ben Smith on 6-3-2008 at 6:14 pm

  10. That Kristen girl is awesome!!!!!
    What a hottie

    posted by G-Funk on 6-3-2008 at 8:44 pm

  11. Did Kristen “wile” away her time, or while it away? Sorry to be so picky; what can I say, I’m just a Capricorn living in a Scorpio world with my moon in Jupiter and my head in Merriam-Webster.

    posted by Jill on 6-4-2008 at 1:48 am

  12. When I glanced at Kristen’s picture I thought you guys had gotten Claire Danes to intern.

    posted by pc on 6-4-2008 at 5:04 am

  13. Hey Liz! Thanks for keeping me on my toes. I love it! You might be right as to which is the correct spelling of “wile/while” away the hours. I just checked my dictionary and “wile away” is simply a more antiquated way of spelling it. I am not sure if one is preferred over another in terms of correct grammar. I feel like we need a lexicographer…hmmm.

    posted by Kristen on 6-4-2008 at 6:17 am

  14. Welcome to the three of you to the very best ever blog around. I’m looking forward to three new views. It’s always great to get new perspective. I’d love to see more literary features.
    hint hin smile smile….

    posted by Jo-Ann Burton on 6-4-2008 at 11:34 am

  15. Hey, Ben! My husband is a graduate of Rose-Hulman (class of ’86)…and I went to SMWC (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College). Glad to see someone representing Terre Haute!

    posted by loripop on 6-4-2008 at 11:41 am

  16. Ben- I hope your MST3K love finds its way into some posts. A Touch of Satan is my favorite. Watch out for those walnut uprisings!

    posted by Anne on 6-7-2008 at 12:31 pm

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