From the Editors

The Honors Journal is like a virtual forum, synthesizing the research and innovative ideas provided by the eclectic body of Sweet Briar students. How do you summarize the hard work and brilliance that each young woman exhibits in her specific Honors work? How do we collaborate on subjects as diverse as molecular modeling and Roman gender relations? This is the challenge we face every year when attempting to write the Letter from the Editor, but we always manage to find a common thread: passion. We have a passion for learning and sharing. We thrive in this small community where ideas are exchanged freely and the gaps between subjects are bridged by our determination to better ourselves. We find that although subjects such as chemistry and classics are different, they can also mutually enhance one another if such ideas are cross-fertilized. The world of liberal arts and a well-balanced education help us learn more about others, and ultimately teach us about ourselves.

--Brienna McLaughlin, '04

On a tempestuous tide of estrogen, you stay afloat. Overprotectively smushed in the bosom of the Virginia foothills, you forge independent personalities. Saccharine and thorny, genteel and gritty by turns, you wear fashionably the irony of the Sweet Briar alma mater. You keep astride the spastic bronco of a liberal arts education; you are young and strong, cultivating the wiles to make the world genuflect at your feet. You know what (Z)-Ligustilide Derivatives are and you're not afraid to use them.

Fellow inmates, brave thinkers, voracious women - we are proud to publish you.

--Leia Manuel, '04

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