Alan Bird is in his 2nd year of advising the Newspaper Club and helping to edit stories for The Challenge. He also teaches Honors English to freshmen and graduated with a bachelors in English Literature from ASU and a masters in Creative Writing with an Emphasis in Fiction from Southern New Hampshire University. He is an avid listener of podcasts about both news and fantasy basketball. He is a Boston Celtics fan and will be attending a game in Boston this year for his 50th birthday celebration.