A.J. Smith, a freshman from St. Louis studying studio art, lines up a shot on the pool table in the lobby of Oak Hall Friday evening.

A.J. Smith, a freshman from St. Louis studying studio art, lines up a shot on the pool table in the lobby of Oak Hall Friday evening.
A.J. Smith, a freshman from St. Louis studying studio art, lines up a shot on the pool table in the lobby of Oak Hall Friday evening.
A.J. Smith, a freshman from St. Louis studying studio art, lines up a shot on the pool table in the lobby of Oak Hall Friday evening.
Black will spend the 2025-26 academic year at Howest University of Applied Sciences in Bruges, Belgium, where she will teach, conduct creative writing workshops and continue to work on her novel.