The first issue of The Yard is the result of a collaboration among several individuals, some contributing in multiple capacities. We would like to acknowledge the following individuals (and their peers who wish to remain anonymous), without whose collective effort The Yard would not have been possible: Brad Balliett, Doug Balliet, Han Chen, Karen Cueva, Heather Engebretson, Nicholas Finch, Michelle Gott, Zach Green, Isabel Hagen, Craig Hubbard, Maria Im, Patrick Jones, Molly Joyce, Ingrid Kapteyn, Ben Laude, Vella Lovell, Patrick McGuire, Jenna Pollack, David Ross, Caeli Smith, Charlotte Steiner, Davone Tines, Rob Walker.

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