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Introduction as it appeared in the paper edition
CONTENTS
Pamela Bax, Martin Campbell, Tanesha Eabron, and David Thomson
Factors that Impede the Progress, Success, and Persistence to Pursue STEM Education for Henderson State University Students Who Are Enrolled in Honors College and in the McNair Scholars Program
Linda English
The Legend of Belle
Michael Lloyd and Jonathan Eagle
Statistical Analysis of Evergreen Invaders
Lloyd Moyo
Evaluation of Indefinite Integrals of sec x and csc x by the MUTOBO Method
A. Margarita Peraza-Rugeley
The Art of Seeing and Being Seen: the poems of Moon Chung-Hee
Michael Taylor
A Troubled King: Tavis Smiley talks about the final year of MLK's life
Legal Literature: Scott Turow discusses Jeff Bezos, Monica Lewinsky, Warren Zevon, and his latest legal thriller
No Surrender: Carl Hiaasen talks about his wacky style of Florida thriller, teen edition
One Giant Step Back: Margaret Lazarus Dean bids a nuanced farewell to American spaceflight
Peter Wilson (Mentor: Peggy Dunn Bailey)
The Man-Forged Miscreants
Fred Worth
The Worst Hitters in Baseball History