* Denotes a recipient of the Sigma Tau Delta Award
WORDS
Emily Murphy
David Dowell
Sami Kelting
Andrew Leathers
Kelsey Rentfro-Cline
Andrew Leathers
Elena Vallejo
Michelle Peterson
Elena Vallejo
Kaitlyn Lamb
Gregory Gomez
Elena Vallejo
Evie Breitbach
Evie Breitbach
Isabelle Nelson
David Dowell
Isabelle Nelson
Shalyn Ford Womack
Aubrey Williams
Gregory Gomez
Suveah Gritton
Sami Kelting
David Dowell
Maddie Schuh
David Dowell
* Denotes a recipient of the Sigma Tau Delta Award
Daniel Daley
Gregory Gomez
Drew Leathers
Gregory Gomez
Gregory Gomez
Kelsey Rentfro-Cline
Shalynn Ford Womack
Gregory Gomez
David Dowell
Philip Goldfarb Styrt
Philip Goldfarb Styrt
Vinnie DeVore
David Dowell
Kelsey Rentfro-Cline
Kelsey Rentfro-Cline
Esther Windt
Drew Leathers
David Dowell
Sarah Holst
Sarah Holst
Quercus
Volume 35
Spring 2026
"The big dream happened on a little night—one of no great importance."
Quercus
Volume 35
Spring 2026
"The big dream happened on a little night—one of no great importance."
Emily Murphy
Sami Kelting
Kelsey Rentfro-Cline
Elena Vallejo
Elena Vallejo
Gregory Gomez
Evie Breitbach
Isabelle Nelson
Isabelle Nelson
Aubrey Williams
Suveah Gritton
David Dowell
David Dowell
David Dowell
Andrew Leathers
Andrew Leathers
Michele Peterson
Kaitlyn Lamb
Elena Vallejo
Evie Breitbach
David Dowell
Shalyn Ford Womack
Gregory Gomez
Sami Kelting
Maddie Schuh
Daniel Daley
Philip Goldfarb Styrt
Gregory Gomez
Vinnie DeVore
Drew Leathers
David Dowell
Gregory Gomez
Kelsey Rentfro-Cline
Gregory Gomez
Kelsey Rentfro-Cline
Kelsey Rentfro-Cline
Esther Windt
Shalynn Ford Womack
Drew Leathers
Gregory Gomez
David Dowell
David Dowell
Sarah Holst
Philip Goldfarb Styrt
Sarah Holst
* Denotes a recipient of the Sigma Tau Delta Award
WORDS
CREDITS
Advisors
Emily Kingery
Renee Meyer Ernst
Graphic Designer
Kinzie Johnson
Cover Image
The Visible and the Legible by Christopher Reno
Opening Excerpt
Boundary Waters by Drew Leathers
Editorial Staff
Mackenzie Burgess
Allie Crisco
Gregory Gomez
Maddie Schuh
Sydney Shapkauski
Makaylee Wilson
Esther Windt
Special Thanks
Galvin Fine Arts Center
SAU Art and Design Department
SAU Theatre Department
SAU English Department and the Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society
Quercus : (kwûrkûs) Latin. (n.)
The oak genus: a deciduous hardwood
tree or shrub
VISUAL
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CREDITS
Advisors
Emily Kingery
Renee Meyer Ernst
Graphic Designer
Kinzie Johnson
Cover Image
The Visible and the Legible by Christopher Reno
Opening Excerpt
Boundary Waters by Drew Leathers
Editorial Staff
Mackenzie Burgess
Allie Crisco
Gregory Gomez
Maddie Schuh
Sydney Shapkauski
Makaylee Wilson
Esther Windt
Special Thanks
Galvin Fine Arts Center
SAU Art and Design Department
SAU Theatre Department
SAU English Department and the Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society
Quercus : (kwûrkûs) Latin. (n.)
The oak genus: a deciduous hardwood tree or shrub
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