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Rayna Skiver
WriterLocation: MichiganEducation: Michigan State UniversityRayna is a journalist who loves reading, hiking, and attempting to make recipes from Pinterest.
She graduated with a degree in journalism and a minor in environment, science, and health reporting. During her undergraduate years, she wrote for the Spartan Newsroom and the environmental publication, Great Lakes Echo.
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