Fall 2014: Influence

This issue is a collection of people, places and events that have impacted the lives of our contributors. Our writers have shared their stories and opinions with the hope that readers can take away something small from these lessons learned. We are all changed by something or someone at one point in our lives, and hopefully will seek out from our memory those influences that have changed us for the better. Now, as the youthful spirit of a nation, it is up to us to either go gentle into that good night or become influence-rs of our own.