We are very pleased to present the 2005 issue of Kaleidoscope, the multicultural arts magazine produced and published by The Write Place of St. Cloud State University.

This publication would not have been possible without the assistance of the SCSU Cultural Diversity Committee, the SCSU English Department, the advising of Dr. Tim Fountaine, and the web design of Petra Neumueller. We would like to thank them as well as all of this year's contributors for their wonderful work.

Natalie Eller-Bruyette

Christine Garbett