Explore the Fall 2019 Issue of
Urban Plains: Corn
In the midwest our allegiance is sworn to the magnificent, mighty CORN. That’s right, this semester, UP is tackling a midwest staple, because why the shuck not?
Meet the team Behind corn
“I’m just here to shuck it up!” -Ellen 
JD loves traveling and getting tattoos. It always makes for a great story for the trip, and his goal someday is to get tattoos done from artists all over the world. Corny joke: Some people say popcorn is hard to chew. There’s a kernel of truth to that. 
Kayla is an a-maize-ing ad student. Not trying to get too corny, but she can really shuck you with what she can do. 
Meet Noah: From Northfield, surrounded by corn fields, spending time in the baseball fields, and being mistakenly called Manderfield, you could say my passion spreads as far as the Midwest’s fields 
Hayley loves everything about Wisconsin. Lookin’ for a date HMU 
“If you’re a born and raised cheesehead, let’s meet at the bubbler” -Chloe 
Katie may have been a corn detassler when she was 15, but nothing she says could be corny enough do describe her love for corn. 
“My goal in life is to make some friends and tie some yarn because that’s how you do the s(corn)” – Sarah Clarke” -Michael S(corn) 
Pronounced like the car from Back to the Future; derived from the Elvish forest in The Lord of the Rings—Lórien’s not particularly interested in silvology, though; instead she studies physics, mathematics and news journalism at Drake University. She wears bowties, enjoys the occasional glass of whiskey, knows the definition of the word erinaceous and sometimes she’s funny. 
Ashley is corn-bred—growing up in small-town Iowa just minutes from corn fields in any direction. Coincidentally, corn bread is one of her top five favorite foods. 
Meet Divya: Born and raised in Iowa, so I must say, I am a shucker for cornfields.