We Interrupt the Regularly Scheduled Corruption

Envision Issue no. 4

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TABLE OF The Wealth Gap 6 Mental Health 8 THE Struggle of the Social Media ScientisT 10 celebrating black environmentalists 12 Educational Reform 14 2

CONTENTS AMERICA'S UNCOMFORTABLE RELATIONSHIP WITH NATIONALISM 16 JUSTICE SYSTEM REFORM 18 IMMIGRATION 20 aborTION 22

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Letter from the Editor

Megan Piller Microbiology & Immunology, Public Health, Class of 2023 Editor-in-Chief, UMiami Scientifica

Hello Scientifica Readers, The publication of Envision Volume 4: We Interrupt the Regularly Scheduled Corruption is bittersweet as this is my final issue as Editor-in-Chief of Scientifica Magazine as I will be graduating in just a few short weeks. I want to take the time to acknowledge how incredibly grateful I am to the entire editorial team, both past and present, for bringing some of my wildest, seemingly impossible visions to life so beautifully and for consistently pushing the bounds of innovation and creativity. I know that I am leaving the magazine in wonderful hands and I have the utmost confidence in Emily Danzinger as she steps into her new role as EIC. Emily is innovative, passionate, and bold and I am extremely excited to see what she has planned for this new era of Scientifica.

In my final issue as EIC, I wanted to bring to life the vision Meera Patel - our outgoing Design Director - and I had during our time as co-Design Directors, which was to create an issue entirely in black and white that was reminiscent of the film noirs of the 40s and 50s. I am especially thrilled that we were able to make this vision a reality and do so in a way that focuses readers’ attention on some of the most important issues in our society. We Interrupt the Regularly Scheduled Corruption is a true passion piece that analyzes the gray areas among society’s seemingly black and white issues and my hope is that it acts as a catalyst for deeper and more meaningful conversation about equity, justice, and inclusivity within our UM community and beyond.

For the final time: thank you, Megan Piller

Letter from the ART & DESIGN DIRECTORS Dear Scientifica Readers, We hope this specially produced noir issue is visually pleasing to your eye. The black and white may deceive you at first- however, it is done with utmost intention. We want you to think about the issues our artists and designers are depicting, and how they’re not so…black and white.

It has been our greatest pleasure serving as your Art & Design Directors.

With love, Meera Patel Microbiology & Immunology, Public Health, Class of 2023 Design Director, UMiami Scientifica

Megan Piller Abigail Adera Emily Danzinger Meera N. Patel Isabella M. Lozano Caleb Heathershaw Gaby Torna Avery Boals Ainsley Hilliard Francesca Dostillio Rachel Farinas

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Isabella Lozano Sports Administration, Creative Advertising, Class of 2024 Design Director, UMiami Scientifica

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photographers Jeremiah Chaparro Evelina Kodykina Lauren Novorska Shirley Pandya

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THE WEALTH G A P

Photographs by Jeremiah Chaparro & Shirley Pandya

It’s A No-Brainer!

Parent’s Guide To Explaining Mental Health To Kids

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EDUCATION

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REFORM

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America’s Uncomfortable Relationship with Nationalism illustration & design: Emily Danzinger

‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill signed by Florida Governor

Critical Rac Curricu Increasingly Public Univ

Welcome to America!

Population: 334,440,669 All are welcome.

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.”

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Anti-Semitism in America at highest rate since 1930s

TRANS WOMEN BANNED FROM competing in FEMALE SPORTS

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N JUSTICE IN THIS SYSTEM Illustration & Design: Joshua Poulin, Cindy Marquez, and Megan Piller

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“In a free and democratic society such as ours, justice should not eternally abrogate one’s rights to freedom and liberty, except in the most extreme cases.”

Bernard B. Kerik “From Jailer to Jailed”

“We are told that the police are the bringers of justice. They are here to help maintain social order so that no one should be subjected to abuse. The neutral enforcement of the law sets us all free. This understanding of policing, however, is largely mythical. American police function, despite whatever good intentions they have, as a tool for managing deeply entrenched inequalities in a way that systematically produces injustices for the poor, socially marginal, and nonwhite.”

Alex S. Vitale “The End of Policing”

“Justice grows out of recognition of ourselves in each other — that my liberty depends on you being free too.”

Barack Obama “Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.”

Cornel West

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Photographs by Evelina Khodykina | Design by Megan Piller

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Land of the free (unless you need an abortion) Illustration & Design: Megan Piller

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