I had never given much thought about why I love to write or why I became a journalist. It was simply an unnarrated decision, a path I walked down without a purpose. But the past four years at The Daily...
I’ve always been uncomfortable touting my own accomplishments.
But for The Daily Iowan team, I’ll cheer until my voice is hoarse.
And that team atmosphere is what I’ve cherished, and how...
Ever since I was little, I wanted to tell a story.
My mom will laugh when she reads this, but when I was in elementary school, I wrote my first book, titled, “Where are the puppies?” It was...
Roughly 5,300 Hawkeyes will get their diplomas this year, and wow are we ready for it.
For Hawkeyes in their last year at the University of Iowa, this May marks new beginnings. But this month, characterized...
If you had told me when I first walked into The Daily Iowan newsroom four years ago that I would eventually stand face-to-face with Joe Biden for an interview about his sexual assault allegations,...
As photojournalists, we’re taught to look at everything in front of us through a lens. We’re taught to press a button at the right place and the right time. We’re taught to not make it too bright...
As a junior in college preparing to apply to law school, I never anticipated how massively the pandemic would affect my life, particularly during this year’s law school admissions process. I’m...
If you asked me in high school what I expected from my future as a college journalist, I would’ve said I could cover complex problems affecting my new home. I definitely wouldn’t have mentioned...
I was in my violin seminar on March 11, 2020 when we received the email that the University of Iowa suspended in-person classes for two weeks following spring break. As my studiomate’s and my phones...
Most employers require some type of experience before hiring, which can be unfortunate for students who can’t afford an unpaid internship.
As summer is approaching and most students are finalizing...
Conducting errands in Iowa City without a car is hard. The current walking score for the city is 44 out of 100. This means that if you need to run to the grocery store or want to go shopping, you most...
For the last three years, spring in Iowa has made me feel nostalgic. The weather reminds me of the weekends I spent growing up immersed in the world of softball. Every weekend, my family would spend...
