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\"Attendee<\/a>
Attendee Eric Schoning looks through an article by Raymond Blackwell during Event Horizon’s launch event. While interviewing Bardeen’s son for the story, Blackwell was able to hold Bardeen’s two Nobel Prize medals. Photo by Jacob Rosenberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An event horizon, according to UNC-Chapel Hill junior Raymond Blackwell, is a boundary in space-time where scientists\u2019 current understanding of physics breaks down.<\/p>\n

But, he added, it\u2019s also where some of the most fun and creative discussions about science take place.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why Blackwell, along with Carolina students John Cruickshank and Fedor Kossakovski, named their new publication Event Horizon. It\u2019s a submission-based online magazine that dedicates itself to sharing stories and art inspired by science.<\/p>\n

\u201cA piece we feature might be anything from a poem that uses a scientific idea as a central metaphor, to a short story about the life of a scientist, to a nonfiction piece that explores a particular field of research,\u201d said Cruickshank. \u201cWe want each piece we publish to carry some authentic\u00a0connection to the world of science, and in the end, human stories are what we\u2019re after.\u201d<\/p>\n

The idea for the magazine came up during frequent lunchtime discussions between the three students, all pursuing science majors in the College of Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were always talking about science in a different way: how it affects our daily lives and how we can connect with it on a personal level,\u201d said Blackwell. \u201cAfter talking to other friends, we noticed that almost everyone was interested in the intersection of science and the humanities, something similar to Cosmos<\/em>, and there was a need that we felt we could fulfill. That\u2019s how it started.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Event<\/a>
Event Horizon editors Fedor Kossakovski, left, John Cruickshank, second from left and Raymond Blackwell, far right, pose with Faster LLC general manager Gunnar Wieboldt at their launch event. Photo by Jacob Rosenberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Event Horizon officially launched Sept. 4 with an event at the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center<\/a>. The kickoff gathered students, faculty and community members together for an evening of mingling \u2013 and previewing the magazine\u2019s first issue on tablets. One contributor, Ashley Harris, performed a piece of her poetry in what Blackwell called a highlight of the night.<\/p>\n

Blackwell, Cruickshank and Kossakovski said they have also been lucky to have support along the way. The Planetarium provides the trio with event space and organizational guidance, while financial and legal support have been provided by Faster LLC, an angel investment firm based in Chapel Hill. Faster even agreed to sponsor a short story competition, offering a $500 grand prize.<\/p>\n

The student editors of Event Horizon also said they owe credit to their advisers, Joe DeSimone, Gabrielle Calvocoressi and Laura Miller. DeSimone, the first professor in the state of North Carolina to be elected to all three branches of the National Academies, assists the three with maintaining scientific integrity. Calvocoressi, the Walker Percy Fellow in Poetry and Senior Poetry Editor for\u00a0The Los Angeles Review of Books<\/em>, offers editorial guidance, and Miller, associate professor of biology and mathematics, offers an interdisciplinary perspective and connects them with visual artists who focus on science.<\/p>\n

\"Ashley<\/a>
Ashley Harris, a regular contributor to Event Horizon, performs science-themed slam poetry at the magazine’s launch event. Photo by Jacob Rosenberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cSimply put, our advisers are why we\u2019re still here,\u201d Blackwell said. \u201cThe fact that our advisers continue to believe in us and get so excited about Event Horizon pushes us to create the best publication we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom our advisors to our contributors, we\u2019ve found knowledge and stories everywhere we\u2019ve turned,\u201d Cruickshank said. \u201cThere are so many talented people at UNC. And between the arts and sciences, I think there\u2019s a lot of latent admiration and interest. Through Event Horizon, maybe a scientist feels she has a place for artistic expression. Maybe that expression fosters new interest in science. The best we can do is offer that forum.\u201d<\/p>\n

Event Horizon is focused in the short term on sharing great content with its audiences, but it eventually hopes to expand partnerships into other media and educational ventures. The magazine already shares additional bite-sized content through its Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a> accounts. SpaceVision, the annual national conference of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, invited Event Horizon to cover its event as official press. And this summer, the group plans to film a webisode series that profiles scientists in various European countries. They are working on securing funding to send the three editors as well as two cameramen.<\/p>\n

Blackwell plans to attend graduate school in Fall 2016 to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry with support from the McNair Scholars program<\/a>. He said he would like to continue working with Event Horizon in graduate school. Cruickshank is writing the UNC Creative Writing Program\u2019s<\/a> first honors thesis in nonfiction and said that he would like to keep writing in some form after he graduates in May. Kossakovski said he is still making decisions about his future.<\/p>\n

While they may have different plans, all three students agree they want to remain involved in the collaboration between science and the humanities.<\/p>\n

\u201cBringing these two communities together benefits both equally,\u2019\u2019 Kossakovski said. \u201cAs for the future, it\u2019s too early to tell, but we really hope it will include Event Horizon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Story by Olivia Hart, UNC Office of Communications and Public Affairs<\/em><\/p>\n

Photos by Jacob Rosenberg, courtesy of Raymond Blackwell<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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