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Lovepilled, Zhiliang Zhao May 2026

Lovepilled, Zhiliang Zhao

Theses and Dissertations

"Lovepilled" is a collection of essays and stories about love, the longing for it, and where it takes place.


Illuminations, Volume 7, Spring 2025, Visio Roughton, Ed., Abbie Bitomske, Jude Ehmka, Austen Follansbee, Sam Hammer, Soren Hatfield, Jacob Piechowski, Sonny Shouse, Annabelle Taff, Catherine White Apr 2025

Illuminations, Volume 7, Spring 2025, Visio Roughton, Ed., Abbie Bitomske, Jude Ehmka, Austen Follansbee, Sam Hammer, Soren Hatfield, Jacob Piechowski, Sonny Shouse, Annabelle Taff, Catherine White

Honors Journal

On the Spring 2025 Issue

In this edition of Illuminations, students were asked to submit work that they associated with the feeling of nostalgia. This is an emotion that manifests in different ways for every person, and the submissions showcased in this year’s issue reflect that.

This year, the submission guidelines were relaxed and opened to allow students a chance to submit any kind of work they are proud of, beyond the realm of nostalgia.

Through prose, poetry and art, this year’s contributors have done an amazing job at representing the passion, dedication and wide range of skill that the …


Unbalanced, Kaisha Gerhardt May 2024

Unbalanced, Kaisha Gerhardt

The Oval

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Hibernal Haze, Lindsay Hause May 2024

Hibernal Haze, Lindsay Hause

The Oval

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Chloe, Lee Terrance Running Crane May 2024

Chloe, Lee Terrance Running Crane

The Oval

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View Of The Grand Canal, Venice, Italy, Jan. 3, 2024, Chris Lodman May 2024

View Of The Grand Canal, Venice, Italy, Jan. 3, 2024, Chris Lodman

The Oval

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Margined Leatherwing Beetle, Nicole Emlen May 2024

Margined Leatherwing Beetle, Nicole Emlen

The Oval

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Forest Stairs, Lukas Prinos May 2024

Forest Stairs, Lukas Prinos

The Oval

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The Oval, 2024 May 2024

The Oval, 2024

The Oval

This issue includes creative work from undergraduate students at the University of Montana.


Girls On Drugs, Sophie Kotz May 2024

Girls On Drugs, Sophie Kotz

The Oval

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Robot Pilgrims, Sebastian Ambriz May 2024

Robot Pilgrims, Sebastian Ambriz

The Oval

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Natural Perspective, Leah Welch May 2024

Natural Perspective, Leah Welch

The Oval

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Fish Boys, Sophie Kotz May 2024

Fish Boys, Sophie Kotz

The Oval

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Overgrowing, William Deck May 2024

Overgrowing, William Deck

The Oval

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Bleeding In Rgb, Loran Schneiter May 2024

Bleeding In Rgb, Loran Schneiter

The Oval

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It's Vogue, Loran Schneiter May 2024

It's Vogue, Loran Schneiter

The Oval

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Polypodiaceae, Lindsay Hause May 2024

Polypodiaceae, Lindsay Hause

The Oval

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Dogwood And Dancing Boots, Leah Welch May 2024

Dogwood And Dancing Boots, Leah Welch

The Oval

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Untitled, Kelsea Spotts May 2024

Untitled, Kelsea Spotts

The Oval

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Sleepy Inn Motel, Josie Arganbright May 2024

Sleepy Inn Motel, Josie Arganbright

The Oval

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Condom Duck, Mckenna Johnson May 2024

Condom Duck, Mckenna Johnson

The Oval

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Insatiable Hunger, Kaisha Gerhardt May 2024

Insatiable Hunger, Kaisha Gerhardt

The Oval

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"You've Got Termites!", Kennedi Clark May 2024

"You've Got Termites!", Kennedi Clark

The Oval

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Fake Creativity, It Has No Story, Sophie Kotz May 2024

Fake Creativity, It Has No Story, Sophie Kotz

The Oval

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Through Keyhole Roots, Lindsay Hause May 2024

Through Keyhole Roots, Lindsay Hause

The Oval

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Enteroctopus Depths, Allison Peschek May 2024

Enteroctopus Depths, Allison Peschek

The Oval

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Untitled, Kelsea Spotts May 2024

Untitled, Kelsea Spotts

The Oval

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The Oval, 2024 - Staff Issue May 2024

The Oval, 2024 - Staff Issue

The Oval

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Untitled, Kelsea Spotts May 2024

Untitled, Kelsea Spotts

The Oval

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The Hidden Greyscale, Leah Welch May 2024

The Hidden Greyscale, Leah Welch

The Oval

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