Torch: U.S. LXXII Spring 2023 | Page 7

Salvete omnes!

These past few months, I have been working on this edition of the Torch: U.S., including curating and creating the content following this page, as well as planning out the Torch: U.S. for youth.

I have also created my articles and activities in preparation for National Classics Week, and I hope to see you at Classicalia!

If you or anyone you know is interested in writing for the Torch: U.S. please email me at e[email protected]! I would be more than happy to help out.

Monet Shum

NJCL Editor 2022-2023

Favorite plant: bald cypress

OFFICER VOICES · Spring 2023 · Torch: U.S.

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Nolan: "Hades, he moved to the underworld to get away from the pollen."

Rupert: "King Midas—he just seems cursed all around."

Hena: "Caracalla; he was emperor for 6 years, and pollen has 6 letters."

Shriya: "Pluto, since I imagine him as a sickly man."

Joe: "Hades, he lives in the (flowerless) underworld to escape the pollen."

Karen: "Poseidon/Neptune! He lives under the sea, and Demeter hates him."

Monet: "The hydra, it has more nostrils than average to sniff and sneeze from."

Which classical figure would have the worst spring allergies?