will also receive a degree in political science. Neil is a member of the national philosophical honors society, Phi Sigma Tau and also member and president of the MSU rugby football club. Upon graduation, Neil intends to pursue a Ph.D. in classical languages (Greek and Latin) and literature. Neil's essay which is printed here, Reconstructing Rawls: On the Nature of a Truly Decent Hierarchical Society, was written for a seminar class on John Rawls and has received an honorable mention in MSU's best philosophical essay contest, the Zerby contest.