Senior, Tatum Crawford, joined The Paper Cut last year to grow her interpersonal and writing skills. Tatum enjoys traveling and sightseeing, especially with her mom, who she is very close to as it was just her and her mom for 12 years. Her ideal places to visit are Milan and Florence, where she found an appreciation for the food and art. She enjoys art museums, her favorite ones being the Louvre and the Uffizi Gallery. Tatum plays many games, especially Animal Crossing and Legend Of Zelda. She adores taking pictures; she has over 30,000 photos on her phone - most of them being travel and cat photos. Family is also super important to Tatum. She loves visiting her family in Mississippi and spending time with them. She has family scattered all around the world, including eighteen siblings. She's only met about four so far but would be interested in meeting the rest. Out of all of them, she is the youngest, as they are in their late twenties. When she graduates, Tatum wants to move to Seattle with her older sister to attend her dream college - the University of Washington. Her other option is NAU. Regardless of where she goes, she wants to study medicine.  

Nya Brown, a sophomore, is excited to begin her 2nd year of The Paper Cut. Her favorite kinds of articles to do are on guitar concerts, Spirit Week slideshows, Cougar Tales, and any other event she attends. Nya is currently involved in cheerleading, Advanced Guitar, Book Club, Culinary Club, and her job as a party host; she is looking to expand her extracurriculars with things such as the JTED cosmetology program, Black Student Union, Student Council, Link Crew, and the National Honors Society. In her (little) free time, Nya likes to sing, go on walks, and organize. Nya is originally from Florida but moved to Arizona (where she'll stay until she goes off to college) when she was 10. She also used to live in Maryland for a year. As an adult, she hopes to move to Massachusetts and start a life there. After graduating high school, Nya plans to attend an academically rigorous school on the Northeast Coast. As for her future, she plans on getting her Master's in Public Health and working towards becoming an epidemiologist.