Book cover artist: Rachel Leholm

Rachel Leholm is a student at Iowa State University studying Chemical and Biomedical Engineering originally from Rosemount, MN. She currently works as a peer mentor for incoming Chemical Engineering students, as well as an undergraduate research assistant in a pancreatic cancer treatment lab in Ames. In her spare time, you can find her playing ultimate frisbee, hiking, reading, painting, or watching a movie.

“Life in a Dimming Sky”

A sight I enjoy is a great sunset. The colors and gradients nature can make is truly astounding, so much so a camera cannot do its beauty justice. When looking at a sunset, I find comfort in feeling small, since my problems are never as big as the dimming sky.