Introduction

  Abstracts

  In Search of an 8: Rank Computations on a Family of Quartic Curves
             Kathleen Ansaldi, Loyola College of Maryland
             Allison Ford, Mary Baldwin College
             Jennifer George, Miami University
             Kevin Mugo, Otterbein College
             Charles Phifer, Morehouse College

  Line Graphs of Zero-Divisor Graphs
             Camil Aponte, University of Puerto Rico--Rio Piedras           
             Patrice Johnson, Oakwood College
             Nathan Mims, Savannah State University

    The Structure of Zero-Divisor Graphs
             Natalia Cordova, University of Puerto Rico--Rio Piedras
             Clyde Gholston, Shaw University
             Helen Hauser, Ohio University
            
  A Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Substance Abuse in the United States
             Joshua Svenson, Baldwin-Wallace College
             Monique Owens, Central State University

  A Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Female Empowerment
            Janelle Jones, Spelman College
             AdriAnne Demski, Clarion University