Syra is currently a junior in the Ball State Honors
College. She was born in the far off corner of Michigan's Upper
Peninsula known as Marquette. She spent her youth in the pine forests
of the region, exploring the flora and fauna with her brother. As
the years passed, she decided that she was going to study the natural
world as her profession. This led her to microbiology, since she
was always intrigued by the smallest parts of the forest. One day
she hopes to investigate the microscopic parts of ecosystems, and
what their contributions are to the health and vitality of the natural
world. In her spare time, she can be found reading, sketching and
painting, and practicing yoga or martial arts. She also has a addiction
to Mel Brooks movies and other great spoofs, such as Airplane I
and II, Loaded Weapon and anything by Jim Carrey. She
worked on the author entries of Felix
Stefanile, George
Ade, Charles
Deam, Juliet
V. Strauss, and Roger
Pfingston. She also worked on the Conservation
and Preservation page, as well as the Take
Action page.