Dear Reader, During this past semester, I have frequently asked myself, “Is this my life?” I have asked myself this in dejected weariness as I stare at my impossibly busy Google Calendar for the week, wondering how I will do this for the rest of my life. I have asked myself this in amazement as […]
Letter From The Editor, Issue XIV
Dear Reader, As a child, I remember a constant state of confused curiosity. How do things happen, and why do they work the way they do? Is there any reason for them to? These questions applied to frivolous things then – why trees were usually green, why dogs barked, why I had to sleep instead […]
Letter From The Editor, Issue XIII
Dear Reader, When I was younger, I often sat on my bed or the old white wingback which my mother had put in my room, wondering how I could ever really understand others. What are people like? What would it be like to be someone else? How do I know if someone else likes me […]
Issue XI Wins “Best Issue”
On Friday, February 3rd, Vanderbilt Synesis was presented with the highest award in its class of journals, the Augustine Collective’s “Best Issue Award” for our summer 2022 issue, Work. The prize is awarded annually to one of twenty-nine journals at the Veritas Weekend Conference, in Boston, MA. The winner is chosen by the Augustine Collective, […]
Letter From The Editor, Issue XII
Dear Reader, It is a signal privilege of the human race to enjoy aesthetics. Whether we see it in the orange hues of a clear sunrise, or hear it in the soaring voice of a splendorous soprano, or smell it in the scent of a fresh pie, we love beauty. Certainly, animals like dogs or […]
Letter From The Editor, Issue XI
Dear Reader, “What’s your major? And what exactly do you want to do with that?” Those are two of the most common, and perhaps also the most daunting, questions asked on our campus. Our campus culture assigns honor to those people who pursue impressive work – that can be due to the prestige of the […]