In the Fall of 2011, The Oculus published a new foreign language edition for the first time, to showcase research papers written in languages other than English. The Oculus is the premiere undergraduate research journal at the University of Virginia. We publish the best undergraduate research submissions from the UVa community in any academic department. The journal includes the work of many student researchers and is compiled, edited, and published by undergraduate students each semester. Any undergraduate who has written a paper of conducted a significant research project may submit their work for a chance to be published.