{"id":1198,"date":"2022-06-08T14:30:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T18:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/?page_id=1198"},"modified":"2024-05-16T19:47:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T23:47:47","slug":"2018-edition-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/2018-edition-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2018gsjedition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/goldstar2018cover.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of the 2018 Gold Star Journal.\" class=\"wp-image-685\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2018gsjedition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The 2018 Gold Star Journal<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/GSJstaffphoto2018web-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"2018 GSJ group photo\" class=\"wp-image-1680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/GSJstaffphoto2018web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/GSJstaffphoto2018web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/GSJstaffphoto2018web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/GSJstaffphoto2018web.jpg 1247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Back row: James Snyder (Editor), Elijah Melendez (Editor) , James Quimby (Editor) , and Dr. Suzanne T. Mabrouk (Advisor).<\/em><br><em>Front row: Hunter Crawley (Editor) , John Clark (Editor-in-Chief), and Sierra Morris (Editor) .<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/goldstar2018inside.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Cover Photograph taken on ring night in the barracks.\" class=\"wp-image-697\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ring and Champagne<\/em>, <strong>Morgan A. Meredith<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-editor-in-chief\"><strong>Editor-in-Chief<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><strong>John S. Clark, 2018, Accounting Major.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-editors\">The Editors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><strong>Hunter E. Crawley, 2019, Biochemistry Major.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong>James W. Snyder, 2019, Political Science, French, and<\/strong><\/strong> <strong><strong>Intelligence and Security Studies Triple Major.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><strong>Elijah J. Melendez, 2020, English Major.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong>Sierra M. Morris, 2020, Business Major.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong>James R. Quimby 2020, Physics Major.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">To view the entire 2018 edition, click&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2018gsjedition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this link<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;or the cover above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-best-overall-paper\">Best Overall Paper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>&#8220;Morocco &#8211; Slow, Steady, and Setting the Example: An Analysis of Democratization in the Kingdom of Morocco,&#8221; D. Todd Truesdale, Class of 2018, Political Science Major.<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>This paper analyzes the political institutions of the Kingdom of Morocco and describes the nation\u2019s status as being \u201cpartly free.\u201d One of the essential questions of politics is whether the citizens of a nation are free to participate politically. Following the Arab Spring in 2013, the Middle East and Northern Africa region has experienced political movements attempting to increase freedom in virtually every nation; most nations have failed at political reform with some gaining minimal success. This essay explores the essential question of freedom in the Kingdom of Morocco and evaluates the success of their political institutions.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-best-undergraduate-paper\">Best Undergraduate Paper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>&#8220;The Enduring Reality of Violence as seen in McCarthy&#8217;s Blood Meridian,&#8221; Grant N. Miller, Class of 2018, English and Spanish Major.<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Mankind has an enduring fascination with death, violence, and pondering its role in our lives here on earth, not to mention the role we play in a broader sense of life as a whole. This paper examines the significance of faith, morality, and pragmatism in their relation to violence, particularly within the despondency in the western setting of Cormac McCarthy\u2019s masterpiece Blood Meridian. Violence as a problem, a solution, and a reality are questioned, and will force readers to engage the topic of violence from a newer perspective than the one which they held beforehand.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-best-photograph\">Best Photograph<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/goldstar2018inside.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Cover Photograph taken on ring night in the barracks.\" class=\"wp-image-697\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-morgan-a-meredithclass-of-2019business-administration-major\"><strong>Morgan A. Meredith<br>Class of 2019<br>Business Administration Major.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ring and Champagne<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-featured-papers\">Featured Papers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>&#8220;The EU and Russia: A Multifaceted Relationship,&#8221; Dalton M. Weintraub, Class of 2018, Political Science and Criminal Justice Major.<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>The multifaceted relationship between the European Union and Russia is interconnected in geopolitical values, economics, and politics. Following the 2008 attack on Georgia and the 2014 annexation of Crimea, NATO has begun bolstering support for the region with the United States offering both joint training in Michigan and the Baltics. This paper discusses the prevalent challenges in the relationship between Russia and the EU while simultaneously exposing the weaknesses in Baltic institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>&#8220;Aquaponics Research: Plant Tissue Nutrient Analysis,&#8221; Matthew G. Miller, Class of 2019, Biology Major.<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>With a changing climate and a shortage of land for agriculture, it is imperative that humans find sustainable solutions to ensure the quantity of produce keeps up with population growth. Emerging farming techniques are being utilized to grow in urban settings and reduce emissions. Research conducted by Cadet Miller analyzed aquaponically grown romaine nutrient levels to those of local alternatives. Aquaponics is a soilless system that uses fish waste to supply nutrients to plant root systems suspended in water. It was found that more nutrient levels fell within sufficiency levels when compared to the store bought samples.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>&#8220;Electrical Engines: An Efficiency Debate,&#8221; Huntor J. Ross, Class of 2020, Mechanical Engineering Major.<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>This paper presents the advantages and disadvantages of electrical powered engines versus gasoline powered engines. It explains the fuel sources and their importance as well as the mechanics of each individual engine. Finally, it debates the importance of how electrical powered engines need to replace the gasoline powered engines in daily used vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>&#8220;Dueling: The Defense and Development of Honor in the American South,&#8221; Kyle A. Zachwieja, Class of 2018, English Major.<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>This paper addresses the development of honor throughout the Antebellum South. It examines the Code Duello and the reasons and rules behind which duels were fought. This system of honor was unique to the Southern states, and was the reason non slave holders were so eager to defend their homes against the \u201cNorthern Invader\u201d during the Civil War.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>&#8220;Religious Freedoms in the Criminal Justice System,&#8221; Charles L. Turner, Class of 2018, Political Science Major.<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>In the United States criminal justice system, a general respect for religious rights is observed. However, every so often a conflict between religious freedoms and general security in corrections facilities arises and the issue goes to court. This paper explores the development of religious freedoms in the incarceration system from Reynolds v United States (1878) until Burwell v Hobby Lobby (2013). A special analysis is made of President Trump\u2019s remarks regarding religious freedoms with regard to the U.S. incarceration system.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-featured-photographs\">Featured Photographs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mason-c-browder-2018-psychology-major\"><strong>Mason C. Browder, 2018, Psychology Major.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"4750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Browder1-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Browder1-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Browder1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Browder1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Browder1-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Browder1-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2018 Solar Eclipse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-austin-a-chawporn-2018-criminal-justice-major\"><strong>Austin A. Chawporn, 2018, Criminal Justice Major.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"4757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Chawporn2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Chawporn2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Chawporn2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Chawporn2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Chawporn2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Chawporn2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beneath the Surface<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"4754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Chawporn3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Chawporn3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Chawporn3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Chawporn3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Chawporn3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Chawporn3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ultralight Beam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-ssgt-isaac-r-lamberth-2018-political-science-and-intelligence-and-security-studies-double-major\"><strong>SSgt Isaac R. Lamberth, 2018, Political Science and Intelligence and Security Studies Double Major.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"628\" data-id=\"4758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Estonian-soldiers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Estonian-soldiers.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Estonian-soldiers-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Estonian-soldiers-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Estonian Soldiers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"4759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Russian-Castle-from-Estonian-Border.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Russian-Castle-from-Estonian-Border.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Russian-Castle-from-Estonian-Border-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Russian-Castle-from-Estonian-Border-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russian castle from Estonian border<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-brandon-j-mitchell-2020-criminal-justice-major\"><strong>Brandon J. Mitchell, 2020, Criminal Justice Major.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"4752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Mitchell.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Mitchell.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Mitchell-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Mitchell-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dead End Sound<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-william-g-rasberry-2019-business-major\"><strong>William G. Rasberry, 2019, Business Major.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"338\" data-id=\"4232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2018-AmericanAlligator-1024x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2018-AmericanAlligator-1024x338.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2018-AmericanAlligator-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2018-AmericanAlligator-768x253.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2018-AmericanAlligator-1536x507.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2018-AmericanAlligator-2048x676.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">American Alligator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-erika-n-sineath-2019-political-science-major\"><strong>Erika N. Sineath, 2019, Political Science Major.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"4753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Sineath1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Sineath1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Sineath1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Sineath1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Sineath1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Sineath1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mount Pleasant Sunset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-morgan-a-meredith-2019-business-administration-major\"><strong>Morgan A. 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