Hello Scientifica Readers,
The publication of Envision Volume 4: We Interrupt the Regularly Scheduled Corruption is bittersweet as this is my final issue as Editor-in-Chief of Scientifica Magazine as I will be graduating in just a few short weeks. I want to take the time to acknowledge how incredibly grateful I am to the entire editorial team, both past and present, for bringing some of my wildest, seemingly impossible visions to life so beautifully and for consistently pushing the bounds of innovation and creativity. I know that I am leaving the magazine in wonderful hands and I have the utmost confidence in Emily Danzinger as she steps into her new role as EIC. Emily is innovative, passionate, and bold and I am extremely excited to see what she has planned for this new era of Scientifica.
In my final issue as EIC, I wanted to bring to life the vision Meera Patel - our outgoing Design Director - and I had during our time as co-Design Directors, which was to create an issue entirely in black and white that was reminiscent of the film noirs of the 40s and 50s. I am especially thrilled that we were able to make this vision a reality and do so in a way that focuses readers’ attention on some of the most important issues in our society. We Interrupt the Regularly Scheduled Corruption is a true passion piece that analyzes the gray areas among society’s seemingly black and white issues and my hope is that it acts as a catalyst for deeper and more meaningful conversation about equity, justice, and inclusivity within our UM community and beyond.
For the final time: thank you, Megan
Dear Scientifica Readers,
We hope this specially produced noir issue is visually pleasing to your eye. The black and white may deceive you at first- however, it is done with utmost intention. We want you to think about the issues our artists and designers are depicting, and how they’re not so…black and white.
It has been our greatest pleasure serving as your Art & Design Directors.
With love,
Megan Piller
Abigail Adera
Emily Danzinger
Meera N. Patel
Isabella M. Lozano
Caleb Heathershaw
Gaby Torna
Avery Boals
Ainsley Hilliard
Francesca Dostillio
Rachel Farinas
C O R E T E A M
EDITOR IN CHIEF
MANAGING EDITOR
COPY CHIEF
ART & DESIGN DIRECTOR
ART & DESIGN DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR OF WRITING & CREATIVE WRITING
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
DIRECTOR OF DISTRIBUTION
INTERNAL DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH
EXTERNAL DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Piller
Megan Piller Microbiology & Immunology, Public Health, Class of 2023 Editor-in-Chief, UMiami Scientifica
Meera Patel Microbiology & Immunology, Public Health, Class of 2023 Design Director, UMiami Scientifica
Photographs by Jeremiah Chaparro & Shirley Pandya
THIS IS NOT A MOMENT IT'S A
Anti-Semitism in America at highest rate since 1930s
TRANS WOMEN BANNED FROM competing in FEMALE SPORTS
Curriculum
Banned in Universities
Illustration & Design: Joshua Poulin, Cindy Marquez, and Megan Piller
“In a free and democratic society such as ours, justice should not eternally abrogate one’s rights to freedom and liberty, except in the most extreme cases.”
Bernard B. Kerik “From Jailer to Jailed”“We are told that the police are the bringers of justice. They are here to help maintain social order so that no one should be subjected to abuse. The neutral enforcement of the law sets us all free. This understanding of policing, however, is largely mythical. American police function, despite whatever good intentions they have,
entrenched inequalities in a way that systematically produces injustices for the poor, socially marginal, and nonwhite.”
Alex S. Vitale “The End of Policing”
“Justice grows out of recognition of ourselves in each other — that my liberty depends on you being free too.”
Barack Obama“Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.”
Cornel West
Photographs by Evelina Khodykina | Design by Megan Piller
