The title of our journal has raised a good deal of speculation. The wild onion is a common garden-variety weed, a hardy plant that grows almost anywhere and tends to spring up in unexpected places throughout the woods and fields and roadsides in this part of the country. It blossoms into an unusual purple flower and its underground bulb, if tasted, yields a pungent, spicy flavor. The wild onion is a symbol of the commonplace yet surprising beauty that is living and growing around us all the time, the spice that though uncultivated, unexpectedly thrives and – if we only take time to notice – enhances life. Senior Student Editors: Front cover: Holly Boyle, MSIV Before I Die Jessica Frey, MSIV © Mary Mager Sister of Patient Guest Editor: Back cover: Dennis Gingrich, M.D. Look Down Professor © Mike Nakhla MSIII Family and Community Medicine Inside back cover: Managing Editor and Graphic Designer: My Teacher Deborah Tomazin © Glenna Wong MSI Department of Humanities Inside front cover: Faculty Mentor: Rainy Afternoon Kimberly R. Myers, M.A., Ph.D. © Alek Tomazin Four Diamonds Fund Department of Humanities Journal requests or inquiries: Class Managing Editors: phone: (717) 531-6423 Lisa Beyers MS4 email:
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