Letter from theeditors:

Dear reader,

Welcom e to the newest edition of Veritas: STEM & Com m unity

We are so pleased that you are interested in what this edition of our m agazine has to offer. From bringing back extinct rhinos to discussing analog com putation, this edition of Veritas seeks to do justice to the m yriad of ways in which we see STEM in the world around us.

As new editors, we?ve decided to break from tradition and add a few special elem ents to this m agazine. From the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year, we have incorporated STEM features from in and around the Westm inster com m unity W hile keeping our typical articles on science and technology, we hope that by adding in features from m em bers of our robotics team , innovation fellows, and others involved in STEM activities at Westm inster, Veritas will foster an even greater sense of inclusion for m em bers of our com m unity

W ith the world we live in today, the im portance of journalism and the necessity of bringing factual evidence to the general public has severely increased over the past few decades. Science, technology, engineering, and m athem atics are integral parts of any functioning society in the 21st century ? expanding access to inform ation on these topics is at the core of what Veritas and m any other scientific publications stand for.

We believe Veritas represents the crossroads between the hum anities and STEM ; we hope to bring a hum an touch to the classic topics while rem aining true to the factual, precise journalism that m akes us a science m agazine

W ithout further ado, welcom e to Veritas Volum e 6 We?ve all worked especially hard on this m agazine, and would like to thank our faculty advisors, M r. Abraham and Dr. Pace, for their guidance this school year. Thank you to each and every staff reporter, editor, and layout m anager who helped bring this edition to fruition. We couldn? t have done it without you.

Thanks for reading, Alex and Nandana