My time at the University of Texas has been short — three years to be exact — but well-lived. Between marching for the Longhorn Band and writing and editing for The Daily Texan, it’s...
Despite all the ridiculous things I have done for the Texan, writing this column is by far the hardest. I have had a near-miss with death, chased disasters with cameras and driven an old van the whole...
Walking down the basement stairs for the first time, I was doubtful and I had no idea what to expect.
Little did I know my first semester would include a search party for possums in the ceiling, an...
I wanted to fit in.
As a lonely freshman 500 miles away from home, I wanted to find my place on campus. I ended up in a musty basement somehow, and I never looked back.
I often like to...
Editor’s Note Pt. II: The author of this column is willing to apologize to anybody who takes offense to this photo.
There are moments in my life when I feel like I’m playing with house money.
I...
As a freshman, I wandered into an info session for The Daily Texan and ended up joining the inaugural Science & Technology section. I didn’t exactly intend to stay for three years, but I had...
My five semesters in the photo department helped me decide to not pursue a career in photojournalism. While this may seem like a depressing reflection, the reality is I learned so much as a person in the...
I never really wanted to be here. When I first walked into the basement, for some sketchy unscheduled tour, my first thought was how depressing it was. Three semesters later, and it is just as depressing,...
Over the course of the past three years, every time I’ve walked into the musty, ant-filled basement office of The Daily Texan, I’ve felt lucky. Not because of the time I’ve been fortunate...
When I started in journalism, I was dedicated to my vision of being a no-nonsense, rock-and-roll reporter for Rolling Stone. But then I took a class on rocks and ironically, some “rolling stones”...
I moved to Austin for my sophomore year from the University of North Texas in Denton. The small town was my humble beginnings and I was sad to leave my old North Texas Daily staff.
Upon coming to UT,...
I first joined The Daily Texan the spring semester of my freshman year in an attempt to cure the depression I was feeling. Although my time at the Texan has been a whirlwind of emotions, I couldn’t...
