#Statement: The western and manifest-destined North America: Mountains, deserts, canyons and sandstone formations comprise the terrain. Cool winds haunt the night; the early sun blazes the red, clay earth. Below an ancient tree, covered in grime, an exhausted student emerges from a worn-down tent into the peaceful dawn. He moves in stiff actions, a sign that he did not sleep well the night before. No birds sing upon his arrival. The air is silent. Not even the wind dares to bellow. He is not alone. He is among a tribe of five other migratory University of Michigan students, surrounded by a vast expanse of mesa. They are far from the watering holes of State Street and must act swiftly to reach the next checkpoint of their journey. To read more, click the link in our bio. ✍️: Eugenio Camino-Cantu 🎨: Gabby Spagnuolo