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Volume 14, Issue 1 (2026)

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Editors

Managing Editors
Alyson Spehling
Andres Arroyo


Associate Editors
Rileigh Blackhall
Sri Harshita Chavali
Odie Durrett
Carl Espe
Cody Forcier
Rhonda Foret
Madison Holland
Abigail Lawson
Andrew Matamoros
Jordan Quintana


Editorial Advisors
Samantha Boman
Rowan Dunton


Faculty Advisor
Mary Juno, MSc