template.tex

%% Modified from the original thesisdown template.tex
%%
%% Preamble
%%
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
% Packages are extensions to the basic LaTeX functions. Whatever you
% want to typeset, there is probably a package out there for it.
% Chemistry (chemtex), screenplays, you name it.
% Check out CTAN to see: https://www.ctan.org/
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{fixltx2e}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{wrapfig}
\usepackage{soul}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{marvosym}
\usepackage{wasysym}
\usepackage{latexsym}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amstext}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{chemarr} %% Useful for one reaction arrow, useless if you're not a chem major
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage[hyphens]{url}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{float}
\floatplacement{figure}{H}
\usepackage{calc}
\usepackage{rotating}

% Loads the YSU Style Package (YSU.sty)
\usepackage{YSU} 

% For pandoc to work
\providecommand{\tightlist}{%
  \setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}\setlength{\parskip}{0pt}}
  
% needed for proper highlighting
$if(highlighting-macros)$
$highlighting-macros$
$endif$

% From {rticles}
$if(csl-refs)$
\newlength{\csllabelwidth}
\setlength{\csllabelwidth}{3em}
\newlength{\cslhangindent}
\setlength{\cslhangindent}{1.5em}
% for Pandoc 2.8 to 2.10.1
\newenvironment{cslreferences}%
  {$if(csl-hanging-indent)$\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}%
  \everypar{\setlength{\hangindent}{\cslhangindent}}\ignorespaces$endif$}%
  {\par}
% For Pandoc 2.11+
% As noted by @mirh [2] is needed instead of [3] for 2.12
\newenvironment{CSLReferences}[2] % #1 hanging-ident, #2 entry spacing
 {% don't indent paragraphs
  \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
  % turn on hanging indent if param 1 is 1
  \ifodd #1 \everypar{\setlength{\hangindent}{\cslhangindent}}\ignorespaces\fi
  % set entry spacing
  \ifnum #2 > 0
  \setlength{\parskip}{#2\baselineskip}
  \fi
 }%
 {}
\usepackage{calc} % for calculating minipage widths
\newcommand{\CSLBlock}[1]{#1\hfill\break}
\newcommand{\CSLLeftMargin}[1]{\parbox[t]{\csllabelwidth}{#1}}
\newcommand{\CSLRightInline}[1]{\parbox[t]{\linewidth - \csllabelwidth}{#1}}
\newcommand{\CSLIndent}[1]{\hspace{\cslhangindent}#1}
$endif$

%%% Thesis-specific information
\title{$thesis_title$}
\author{$author$}
% NOTE the change to the \date command.  This is important for the copyright page
\date{$thesis_month$}{$thesis_year$} 
\YSUdegree{$thesis_degree$}{$thesis_program$}
\committee{$thesis_advisor$}{$committee_memA$}{$committee_memB$}

\begin{document}

%%% Frontmatter
\createtitlepage
\createsignaturepage

%%% Copyright page (optional)
%%% YSU Grad College guidelines state to delete this page if copyright
%%% not registered with copyright.gov
\createcopyrightpage

%%% Abstract is required.  Double-spaced, maximum one (1) page
\begin{abstract}
\normalsize
\input{frontmatter/abstract}
\end{abstract}

%%% Acknowledgements (optional)
\begin{aknowledgements}
\normalsize
\input{frontmatter/acknowledgements}
\end{aknowledgements}

%%% Table of contents
\tableofcontents 

%%% List of Tables (optional)
\listoftables

%%% List of Figures (optional)
\listoffigures

%%%%% Main body of Thesis
\begin{thesis}

$body$

\end{thesis}
\end{document}