Seble Alemu

Seble Alemu
Media Staff

(she/her/hers)

Seble is a fourth year majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience and minoring in Biology and Data Science; she aspires to do biostatistics in the public health sector. Seble loves capturing snapshots of brightness and joy with her art, which she hopes to carry into Iris. 

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fairy peeking out of the pages of a book

All that appeared in front of me was a leather-bound book

hand poised above a notebook, about to write

A roadmap through the challenges of university life

pink tarot card of a girl beneath a tree with her head tilted back to the sun titled "The Fool"

Instead of the question-and-answer format I had originally planned for, here is a cheat sheet for anyone who wants to learn a few of Carley’s keys to life.

on soft green grass, one brown hand reaches out to clasp another brown hand

On an unusually busy Friday afternoon, I sat down to talk with fellow Iris writer Faith Leslie. 

a journal with pressed flowers and descriptive text

On your day off, you tend to the front garden. 

girl crying and looking at her reflection

What do you call it when you learn silence before you learn yourself?

a white figure against a starry blue background with white clouds and floating leaves and hearts

Each item has a backstory whether it was a hand selected gift from a friend, a one of a kind thrift find, or an item that’s been in my family for decades.

a coral-colored figure hugs close a pink colored figure in the woods, with golden light shining through the trees

Your money won’t just buy you happiness. No, what we have today is a moral justification– a societal calling to spend money in order to better ourselves.

typewriter

We asked our writers to grapple with the idea of origins and beginnings.

hand holding key with banner reading we protect us

she sits by her fire, gently tending its flames 

letter in red background

In this issue, called Hauntings, I’ve asked our writers to consider what haunts them and why?

figure in snow

I have always loved winter.