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The Independent Ed. 10, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Taylor Ingrassia, Editor-in-Chief

Charlize Asmar, Chief Creative Officer

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders

Designers/Artists

Saxon Anderson, Em Nguyen, Arielle Junca, Peyton Poitras, Jeanie Liang, Harper White

Editors

Senior Editors: Aqsa Hasan, Alekhya Reddy, Mary Rust

Copy Editors: John Allen, Ellis Coffelt, Sarah Bradley, Emmy Shouse, Josh Camut, Danielle Sparrow

Contributors

Adrianna Arosemana, Maria Padilla, Hannah Rose Bridges, Robert Rands, Emily Dogbatse, Carly Richards, Liam Taylor King, Rowyn Sam, Alexander Knobloch, Fatima Sani, Alec Kriegbaum, Sophia Watson, Brendan Manning, Harper White, Riley Morton, Jackson Willis, Sarah Odgen

The Independent Ed. 9 Vol. 2, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Taylor Ingrassia, Editor-in-Chief

Francisco Wang Yu, Chief Creative Officer

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders

Designers/Artists

Ghina Fawaz, Bianca Flores, Dassika Gilkey, Jaianne Gilkey, Francesca Morgan-Tomascik, Haley Van Doren, Perry Zavetz

Editors

Senior Editors: Julie Bennie, Aqsa Hasan, Carlie Henning, Alekhya Reddy

Copy Editors: Taylor Hahn, Mary Rust

Contributors

Sarah Bennefield, Julie Bennie, Sarah Fosdick, Dassika Gilkey, Mickayla Grasse-Stockman, Savannah Horrell, Chase Hubbard, Liam King, Divya Updal

The Independent Ed. 9 Vol. 1, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Em O'Malley, Editor-in-Chief

Taylor Ingrassia, Rising Editor-in-Chief

Francisco Wang Yu, Chief Creative Officer

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders

Designers/Artists

Ghina Fawaz, Dassika Gilkey, Katie Monaghan, Konstantin Freiherr Von Stein

Editors

Senior Editors: Alekhya Reddy, Julie Bennie

Copy Editors: Aqsa Hasan, Carlie Henning, Jiya Manchanda

Contributors

Adrianna Arosemana, Mona Belakbir, Delaney Benton, George Carpenter, Paula Espinosa, Taylor Ingrassia, Arielle Junca, Madison Linn, Roo Morton, Em O'Malley, Alekhya Reddy, Sydney Schenone

The Independent Ed. 8 Vol. 2, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Emily O'Malley, Editor-in-Chief

Caitlyn Patel, Chief Creative Officer

Francisco Wang Yu, Rising Chief Creative Officer

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders\

Designers/Artists

Sam Anderson, Ghina Fawaz, Elizabeth Fleming, Lauren Gietzen, Dassika Gilkey, Jaianne Gilkey, Katie Monaghan

Editors

Senior Editors: Lily Deneen, Alekhya Reddy, Liz Trepanier, Taylor Ingrassia

Copy Editors: Nancy Butler, Emily Peter

Contributors

Daréone A. Christopher, Donna Dormeus, Barbara Hughes, Taylor Ingrassia, Jessica Kavalec-Miller, Sanjula Rajat, Cristina Rancano, Elizabeth Smith, Dr. Rachel Walton, Erika Wesch, Dr. Wenxian Zhang

The Independent Ed. 8 Vol. 1, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Emily O'Malley, Editor-in-Chief

Caitlyn Patel, Chief Creative Officer

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders

Design Team

Senior Designer: Francisco Wang Yu

Designers/Artists: Samantha Anderson, Ghina Fawaz, Dassika Gilkey, Jaianne Gilkey, Madison Goeser

Editors

Senior Editors: Liz Trepanier, Alekhya Reddy

Copy Editors: Julie Bennie, Lily Deneen, Taylor Ingrassia

Contributors

Kelsie Anderson, Lily Calary, Corliss Cranwell, Wyatt Deihl, Alice Gomes, M.K., Jaimie Mans, Nour Sarah Mansour, Angie Rivera, Symphony Russell, Elizabeth Smith

The Independent Ed. 7 Vol. 2, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Kenzie Helmick, Editor-in-Chief

Emily O'Malley, Rising Editor-in-Chief

Caitlyn Patel, Chief Creative Officer

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders

Design Team

Senior Designer: Francisco Wang Yu

Designers: Christine Cole, Alicia Sales

Artists/Photographers: Samantha Anderson, Ghina Fawaz, Elizabeth Fleming, Maisie Haney

Editors

Senior Editors: Hannah Butcher, Jack Gabriel, Liz Trepanier

Copy Editors: Jaimie Mans, Alekhya Reddy

Contributors

Margot August, Luisa Bravo, Matthew Deveaux, Taylor Gensolin, Isaac Gorres, Dave Herbster, Kelly Porter, Sanjula Rajat, Christelle Ram, Rahmat Rashid, Elizabeth Smith, Morgan Snoap, Mary Vickers

The Independent Ed. 7 Vol. 1, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Kenzie Helmick, Editor-in-Chief

Caitlyn Patel, Chief Creative Officer

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders

Design Team

Senior Designer: Francisco Wang Yu

Designers: McKinnon bell, Capri Gutierrez, Samantha Maris, Jordan McLean, Julia Taylor

Artists/Photographers: Samantha Anderson, Christine Cole, Ghina Fawaz, Elizabeth Fleming, Maisie Haney, Sara Mehdinia

Editors

Senior Editors: Jack Gabriel, Emily O'Malley, Kate Taramykin

Copy Editors: Hannah Butcher, Fia Frasz, Elizabeth Trepanier, Rachel Ulangkaya

Contributors

Annie Baumm, Maa Bruce-Amanquah, Natalie George, Ashleigh Kutryb, Alleson Lawless, Raul Tavarez Ramirez, Alekhya Reddy, Daniela Saffran, Howard Tursi

The Independent Ed. 6 Vol. 2, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Kenzie Helmick, Editor-in-Chief

Lya Dominguez, Chief Creative Officer

Caitlyn Patel, Rising Chief Creative Officer

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders

Designers/Artists

Lindsey Wright, Francisco Wang, Ghina Fawaz, Isabella Porter, Karina Hornberger

Editors

Hannah Butcher, Fia Frasz, Jack Gabriel, Alexa Greathouse, Emily O'Malley, Ciara Spencer, Kate Taramykin, Elizabeth Trepanier

Contributors

Colin Brant, Sebastian Hedge, Christine Cole, Maggie Dougherty, James Payne, Dr. Avraham Baranes, Brittany Chaney, Dillon Perez, Johanna Brown, Grae Kipping, Barbara Hughes, Felipe Pachon, Maisie Haney, Muniba Khan, Molly Fulop

The Independent Ed. 6 Vol. 1, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Kenzie Helmick, Editor-in-Chief

Lya Dominguez, Chief Creative Officer

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders

Design Team

Senior Designer: Caitlyn Patel

Designers/Artists: Lindsey Wright, Hannah Jahosky, Jihye Shin, Jake Green, Alicia Sales, Karina Hornberger, Isabella Hartman, Isabella Porter, Victoria Tam, Ghina Fawaz, Karina Hornberger

Editors

Senior Editor: Jack Gabriel

Copy Editors: Sofia Frasz, Kate Taramykin, Anna Murray-Campbell, Ciara Spencer, Hannah Butcher, Kristen Franz, Elizabeth Trepanier, David Smith, Siobhan Cooney

Contributors

Sianna Boschetti, Gabbie Buenida, Dr. Wenxian Zhang, Colin Brant, Emily O'Malley, Isabella Braga, Luisa Bravo, Richard Reep, Barbara Hughes, Robby Palmer, Rachel Goldenberg, Noelle Wurst, Allison Van Tilborgh, …

The Independent Ed. 5 Vol. 2, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Alex Flynn Candage, Editor-in-Chief

Lya Dominguez, Chief Creative Officer

Morgan McConnell, Content Manager

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders

Design Team

Lindsey Wright, Kate Taramykin, Anna Wenzel, Cassidy Rodriguez

Editors

Copy Editors: Kate Taramykin, Anna Kjoller, Anna Wenzel, Rasha Mesharafa, Sianna Boschetti, Zoe Mitchell

Creative Writing Editor: Caitlin Cherniak

Contributors

Sianna Boschetti, Iman Gareeboo, Colin Brant, Anna Wenzel, Kaya Reed, Mary Vickers, Grae Kipping, Luc Lasman, Claire Lambert, Caitlin Cherniak, Tyler Vaughan, Kinsley Gerks, Jody Roun, Isabella Porter, Catherine King, Rashaunna Campbell

The Independent Ed. 5 Vol. 1, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Hannah Powell, Editor-in-Chief

Carmen Cheng, Chief Creative Officer

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders

Morgan McConnell, Content Manager

Design Team

Senior Designers: Lya Dominguez, Kenzie Helmick

Designers: Lindsey Wright, Kate Taramykin

Editors

Copy Editors: Sianna Boschetti, Alex Candage, Jack Gabriel, Kalli Joslin, Caitlyn Patel, Zoe Mitchell

Creative Writing Editor: Caitlin Cherniak

The Independent Ed. 4 Vol. 2, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Hannah Powell, Editor-in-Chief

Carmen Cheng, Chief Creative Officer\

Amber Appel, Interim Editor-in-Chief

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders

Design Team

Senior Designers: Lya Dominguez, Kenzie Helmick

Designer/Illustrator: Lindsey Wright

Editors

Copy Editors: Rebecca Candage, Jack Gabriel, Morgan McConnell, Christelle Ram

Creative Writing Editor: Caitlin Cherniak

Staff Writers

Hind Berji

Contributing Writers

Carolin Arrigoni, Sianna Boschetti, Colin Brant, Alexandra Holt, Luc Lasman, Alison Wilson, Wenxian Zhang

The Independent Ed. 4 Vol. 1, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Hannah Powell, Editor-in-Chief

Carmen Cheng, Chief Creative Officer

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders

Amber Appel, Head Content Manager

Design Team

Designers: Lya Dominguez, Kenzie Helmick

Illustrators: Christine Cole, Elise Hickman\

Editors

Head Copy Editors: Morgan McConnell, Zoe Mitchell

Copy Editors: Rebecca Candage, Jack Gabriel, Morgan McConnell, Christelle Ram

Creative Writing Editor: Caitlin Cherniak

Staff Writers

Hind Berji, Nick Darbonne, Nick L'Heureaux

Contributing Writers

Lucia Alfaro, Barbara Hughes, Luc Luasman, Lisa Tillmann, Daniel Udell, Victoria Villavicencio

The Independent Ed. 3 Vol. 2, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Hania Powell, Editor-in-Chief

Carmen Cheng, Chief Creative Officer

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders

Amber Appel, Head Content Manager

Design Team

Illustrator: Elise Hickman

Photographer: Christine Martin

Contributing Photographer: Elise Grzebieniak

Editors

Copy Editors: Ava Benham, Morgan McConnell, Zoe Mitchell

Creative Writing Editor: Caitlin Cherniak

Staff Writers

Hind Berji, Lauren Bishop, Nick Darbonne, Anna Keeler

Contributing Writers

Katherine Ammon, Sianna Boschetti, Barbara Hughes, Paul Kegel, Teddy Meissner, Michaela O'Driscoll, David Smith, Carley Ray, Daniel Udell

The Independent Ed. 3 Vol. 1, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Scott Novak, Editor-in-Chief

Mary Catherine Pflug, Chief Creative Officer

Hania Powell, Head Content Manager

Amber Appel, Deputy Content Manager

Kara Russel, Marketing Director

Design Team

Art Editor & Senior Designer: Carmen Cheng

Website Manager: Ava Benham

Photographer: Christine Martin

Editors

Copy Editors: Madeleine Clark, Morgan McConnell, Alexandra Mariano, SJ Renfroe

Creative Writing Editor: Caitlin Cherniak

Staff Writers

Hind Berji, Lauren Bishop, Nick Darbonne, Julianna Dubendorff, Christina Fuleihan, Anna Keeler, Nick L'Heureux

Contributing Writers

Isabella Beham, Fiona Campbell, Barbara Hughes, Geoffrey Smith, Daniel Udell, Ethan White, Wenxian Zhang

The Independent Ed. 2 Vol. 2, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Scott Novak, Editor-in-Chief

Mary Catherine Pflug, Publisher & Creative Director

Hania Powell, Content Manager

Kenny Nguyen, Social Media Manager

Nikki Hussey, Advertising Director

Alexa Calaguas, Marketing Director

Design Team

Designer: Carmen Cheng

Illustrators: Caroline Absher, Shaayann Khalid

Website Manager: Georyana Santos

Editors

Head Copy Editor: Ava Benham

Copy Editors: Deanna Loew, Alex Mariano, Elina McGill

Creative Writing Editor: Caitlin Cherniak

Staff Writers

Amber Appel, Hind Berji, Joshua Brown, Anna Keeler, Patricia Schoene, Daniel Udell

Contributing Writers

Ashley Alliano, Sharmistha Banerjee, Amber Berthoff, Kianna Dieudonné, Ingrid Elegi, Camilo Garzón, Pradip Dutta Gupta, Jack Lane, Ella Lvov, Alan Nordstrom, Carter …

The Independent Ed. 2 Vol. 1, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Scott Novak, Editor-in-Chief & Co-Founder

Mary Catherine Pflug, Publisher & Co-Founder

Sabrina Kent, Interim Editor-in-Chief

David Matteson, Creative Director

Elise Hickman, Assistant Creative Director

Carmen Sáenz & Daniel Udell, Content Managers

Paige Geise, Communications Director

Faith Zimmel, Assistant Communications Director & Marketing Intern

Lauren Cooper, Communications Manager

Kenny Nguyen, Social Media Manager

Design Team

Director of Web Design: Rebecca Charbonneau

Assistant Director of Web Design: Elendea King

Illustrators: Rebecca Charbonneau, Casandra Hill, Cristina Marrero

Photographers: Vallie Entiennee, Elendea King

Editors

Copy Editors: Evan Rogers, Georyana Santos

Creative Writing Editor: Caitlin Cherniak

Staff Writers

Amber Appel, Ava Benham, Hind …

The Independent Ed. 1 Vol. 2, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Scott Novak, Editor-in-Chief

Mary Catherine Pflug, Creative Director

Amir Sadeh, Content Manager

Elizabeth Montavon, Assistant Creative Director

Sabrina Kent & Lauren Waymire, Content Managers

Paige Giese, Communications Director

Lauren Cooper, Social Media Manager

Rachel Newcomb, Faculty Advisor

Design Team

Web Designer: Rebecca Charbonneau

Illustrator: Elise Hickman

Photographer: Quang Doan

Editors

Head Copy Editor: Christina Dempsey

Copy Editors: Madeleine Clark, Alex Mickler, Gabriele Massé, Arianna Woicekowski

Creative Writing Editor: Alexandra Perry

Staff Writers

Katherine Ammon, Madhu Bansal, Trevor Cook, Julianna Dubendorff, Peter Ruiz, Daniel Udell

Contributing Writers

Jordan Almazan, David Brandt, Erin Brioso, Akifa Khattak, Alan Nordstrom, Amir Sadeh, …

The Independent Ed. 1 Vol. 1, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Scott Novak, Editor-in-Chief

Mary Catherine Pflug, Publisher & Chief of Design

Amir Sadeh, Content Manager

Ella Lvov, Director of Content Creation

Rachel Newcomb, Faculty Advisor

Design Team

Illustrators: Rebecca Charbonneau, Elisabeth Carter

Photographer: Jonathan Perry

Editors

Head Copy Editor: Christina Dempsey

Copy Editors: Madeleine Clark, Alex Mickler

Creative Writing Editor: Constance Perry

Contributing Writers

Madhu Bansal, Shabana Baksh, Adrienne Barton, Trevor Cook, Lauren Cooper, Justin Cranes (Alias), Julianna Dubendorff, David Gevorgyan, Akifa Khattah, Ed Leffler, Melissa Mcguire-Maniau, Peter Ruiz, Jonathan Smith, eren Tatari, Tonia Warnecke, Lauren Waymire, Ethan White

Creative Writing Contributors

Katherine Ammon, Amber Berthoff, Cory Caplinger, …