Letter from an editor

LETTER FROM AN EDITOR

It’s shocking to think that by now we are more than halfway through the semester, rushing toward finals at a rate that feels almost as fast as you can flip through this magazine. Personally, looking through everyone’s contributions has been a much-needed reprise from a jam-packed schedule, the commitments of school and extracurriculars, and the constantly looming pressure of building a resume that will maybe get a second glance from an employer once I graduate. I just want to say that as a copy editor, nothing is the same as the first read. I’m sure our art director, Caroline, experiences a similar feeling in regard to our art submissions. I mean, our team of volunteers is incredible. I’m continually amazed at the level of talent, skill and commitment that our contributors bring to this magazine.

Our theme “April Showers Bring May Flowers” was suggested by Scott Carso, a volunteer who wrote about the Earls Burns Miller Japanese Garden on campus. So many volunteers had been pitching ideas about various changes they had personally experienced, were watching occur on campus or believed needed to take place, and this theme was able to perfectly encompass all those pieces: from a look into how realistically accessible campus is for those who use wheelchairs to criticism of censorship in education for elementary students to shedding light on the changes coming to the USU with the Future U project.

Anyways, that is all. I hope you enjoy reading this, just as much as I enjoyed reading over these submissions.

NATALIE COMFORT, LEAD COPY EDITOR