Sydney McClellan
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Sydney McClellan is a third year double majoring in English and Media Studies with a minor in Computer Science. A lifelong lover of the medium, she hopes to become a video game developer or critic in the future. Outside of writing for Iris, she works two part-time jobs and is involved with CIOs on Grounds, including Student Game Developers and Alpha Phi Omega. When she’s not busy with schoolwork or extracurriculars, she can likely be found reading poetry, essays, and comics or playing video games.
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Tell me about the inception of the Earth, how it was cobbled together for times like ours
