In my freshman year of high school, I came across an eccentric-looking comic book titled Persepolis. What a strange and exciting title. At the time, I had no idea what it meant—to me or to so many...

I joined The Daily Iowan TV as a third-year college student, and it was the best decision I’ve ever made. DITV gave me a place on campus to call home, and friends that I’d been in search of for...

Upon receiving the news that The Daily Iowan would take me as an arts reporter, I felt both excited and confused. This was because I had originally gone ham on my cover letter, name-dropping graphic...

DITV is a place that will always hold a special place in my heart. As a freshman living on my own without many friends and with aspirations of becoming the next Al Michaels, there were a lot of things...

I was never supposed to take this job. After two years of working at a local journalism organization in Omaha, I put the industry behind me. At most, it was supposed to be something I did short-term...

When I first heard of my fellow staffers writing these so-called senior columns, my only thought was “Wow, these guys are ancient!” Now, as I sit down, thinking that in just a few weeks from now...

One of the first writers to make me fall in love with writing and journalism was Hunter S. Thompson. His raw, fictional, and grotesque way of telling stories was eye-opening to me in the way a narrative...

It’s hard to believe that three years ago I wrote my first story for the arts and culture section of The Daily Iowan: a cover of the Stanley Museum of Art’s grand opening. When I look back, there’s...

In 2021, during the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, my parents and I were doing a self-guided tour of the University of Iowa. We entered the Becker Communication Studies Building and took the skywalk to...

I can vividly remember my first pitch meeting as a news reporter for The Daily Iowan the Sunday before my first day of college. I remember being told that the DI is a learning lab, a place where you’re...

Reclining on the downstairs couch of my home, ‘The Sopranos’ rolling across my screen, the stream of thoughts in my head landed on a decision to abandon journalism and pursue law school. Two years...

Over my past four years working at The Daily Iowan, I have learned that more than anything, people want to be understood. As journalists, that’s our entire goal. Through interviews and observations...