LETTER FROM THE EDITOR I
f you are reading this letter, it means we made it. Another semester done, another incredible issue curated by a genuinely brilliant team. To the team, thank you. For all your hard work, responding to the many texts, showing up, and creating this unbelievable issue. I could not be more proud to work and create alongside you. It is a surreal moment to be writing this letter. It feels like yesterday I nervously walked into that first interest meeting and learned what The Edge even was. Reality check: it was actually four years ago. Since then, I have witnessed this magazine expand and endure a transformative journey. The Edge has always been a community that embraced creative freedom and expression. No idea is ever too small or unattainable which was and is all made possible by each and every member playing a vital role in the curation of not only our print issues but also our online content. Collaboration has been the backbone of our entire publication since day one. No article is published without the touch of the many hands. Yes, that means many brainstorming sessions, text messages, edits, and revisions. Still, in the end, the work ALWAYS presents itself as a truly compelling piece which, of course, has proved true again in this print issue. This semester, back together in person, we were again able to eextrude nostalgic energy—an energy we were not able to communicate through screens. In-person, there is no video lagging, voice “roboting.” Instead, we were present in real-time together, connecting over a shared passion, this magazine. The infectious enthusiasm of our team illuminated the light to this year’s theme—A Moment of Color. We wanted to celebrate, and we had much to celebrate: being back together, creating content together, telling stories. A moment of color encompasses all that and more. With everything that life has thrown at us in the past two years, we all just
need a little party, a celebration of life, appreciation of the good in the world around us. A Moment of Color was curated with a balance of celebrating life and romanticizing yourself while confronting the realities of when the party is over and the internal consequences of the digital age. While reading this issue, I hope that you feel our passion, dedication, and investment in this publication and the content that we publish. It has provided many moments of color for me during these last four years, as I am sure it has for many of our other members. So with that, I invite you to experience our moment of color.
Hannah Jablonski Hannah Jablonski, Co-Editor in Chief