The magazine provides an additional forum for longer thought pieces that analyze campus trends. Another publication begun in the past two years strives to bring together students from across the boundaries that separate particular academic disciplines. As he describes the genesis of his idea, Yorell recognized the enormous talent in science and engineering on campus and wanted to expose more students to research taking place at the frontiers of knowledge. The magazine involves students from engineering and the natural sciences as well as from economics, art and archaeology, and the history of science. Each issue revolves around a central theme, such as conservation technology.
Innovation extends to the management style that the students have adopted for the magazine.
For example, Craig Cornelius '01, a history of science major with a self-declared passion for space exploration, collaborated with Jared Jensen '03 from mechanical and aerospace engineering to write an article on micropropulsion. With free time a precious commodity and with a large number and variety of extracurricular activities to choose from, attracting student interest in a new magazine is a challenge. The current editor, Carl Riccadonna '01, and publisher, Derek Djeu '01, of innovation readily admit that a charismatic leader is a help. Yorell claims he sought out risk-takers. His colleagues admit that the venture stretches their abilities, but they value the effort because it is a challenge and because it is a student-driven enterprise.