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Letter From The Editor

I would like to welcome you to our 2007 edition of Harbinger, the culmination of strong writing and art that truly shows the depth and range of Stephens College women. In this edition, we are proud to present works of art and photography, poetry and prose, as well as an interview with professor and poet Tina Parke-Sutherland.

Memory and imagination, the two main themes we loosely focus on in this edition possibly arise from the struggle we, as college students, find ourselves in—living in a time of crisis and war. Since it is often hard to write directly about our current situation, we delve into memory for our material. Whether it is a demonstration in Tiananmen Square, a liberation rally, or the constant fear we have when walking alone at night, we call for the need to raise consciousness in our generation; we speak to the politics of understanding and to the politics of fear. Writing about our experiences and visions, we can preserve the personal stories of a people. This, I believe, is a political act in itself.

This year’s magazine shows the aptitude and willingness of our writers to look into their lives and develop work that contains meaning and significance. We have pieces that are autobiographical, contrasted with pieces of invention. I hope as you read this year’s Harbinger, you can identify with these pieces, as they are part of who we are.

I would like to thank this year’s staff for their creativity and hard work. We have an excellent product to show for it.

Janeka Ausmus
Editor-in-Chief