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A L E TT E R FRO M T H E E DITOR Editor’s Letter “EVERY STUDENT DESERVES A VOICE, and students’ talents and accomplishments deserve to be shown.”What do COSTAATT students want to read about? This was the main question in mind when we embarked on our journey with this magazine. We interviewed faculty members, current and past students, persons working at NLC and City Campus. These inter- views left us beaming with pride and full of excitement and inspiration as we discovered the many talents that cross our paths in the lecture halls every day. There are so many hidden gems in these hallways. We got to know the names behind the familiar faces that we see before and after classes. We’ve also listened to issues that some students wanted us to address. To Mr. Ken Gordon, veteran journalist and media practi- tioner and patron of the Ken Gordon School of Journalism and Communication Studies--we are forever indebted to his accomplishments and the opportunities he has provided for budding journalists in the industry. And last but not least, Professor Joanne Lisosky for taking lead on this project and being the best lecturer that any student can ask for. Her knowledge was invaluable and we personally don’t think she knows how much she’s taught us. We hope you enjoy reading this as much as we’ve enjoyed putting it together. We also hope that you share the love and pride that we have for this school. It was a great honour to be chosen as Editor in Chief of this student magazine, and I take great pride in passing the torch to Miss Camille Hunte who will be Editor in Chief for the next issue. Althought this was a project of our Newspaper and Magazine Editing class, we have a few people outside the class to thank. A heartfelt thank you to Mr. Earl Best and Mr. Lucio Mesquita who gave detailed feedback on all of our articles in the magazine. Miss Clarinda Jack, for let- ting us interview her in between her busy schedule. We would like to thank Mr. Kerry Peters, CEO of Yellow House Media for his help with our layout and design and Judah Chrichlow, our cover story, who inspired us all and helped with our layout. Marissa Marissa Rodriguez Editor in Chief Caiman Vybe | Volume 1, No. 1 | December 9, 2017. 3