Letter from the Editor

Dear Readers,

Thank you so much for picking up this year’s edi- tion of the Elixir. It has been a pleasure getting to work on this with an amazing group of people. We chose to have a theme this year and we decided on [RE]NEW. This is the first print issue since Covid; therefore, we wanted to focus on a theme that encompassed our thoughts on the pan- demic both during and as we slowly exit the pandemic. There has been a new way of life, people renewing themselves, and a completely renewed or new perspective on various aspects of events. Through everything that happened over the past few years, art, writing, and creativity has been our escape from the world around us. Hopefully, you can find escape, appreciation, and challenge throughout the book.

However, this magazine would not be possible without the contributors that submitted some amazing works. Thank you to the staff who read through all the submissions. Thank you to our advisor, Dr. Megan Clark, for her continued support throughout the process. Thank you to Professor Huy Chu for letting us use the comput- ers to put this all together, and showing us how to work them. This has been a wonderful experience for all of us involved, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Thank you,

Baylee Schneider Editor of The Elixir

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