Rowen Holder is a junior at John Jay College. She is majoring in English and minoring in digital media and journalism.

Rowen has previously served as the staff writer for The Sentinel during the 2023 spring semester and is now the copy editor at The Sentinel. Her love for writing stems from her childhood and she is heavily inspired by her grandmother, who wrote many short stories and was an active artist for her local newspaper.

Rowen is also a member of The John Jay Honors Program and a tutor at the Alan Sigel Writing Center. In her new role at the Sentinel, Rowen hopes to help other writers hone their craft and enhance her own editing and writing skills.

Rowen’s favorite quote is “Fear is stupid, so are regrets” — Marilyn Monroe.