When I first came to college, I wasn’t sure if journalism was the right career path for me. I didn’t feel like much of a writer. But, after joining The Daily Texan, I quickly realized that journalism...

I used to think I would leave the copy department when I stopped using the Oxford comma in my daily life. Of all the specific style guide entries, that one was always my least favorite. And yet, the copy...

Up until this point, my life has been laid out for me. It’s all been a series of school calendars and much-needed breaks before moving on to the next thing.  The routine is monotonous, but in the...

As I reflect on my previous three years at The Daily Texan, I feel so nostalgic from the day I opened my email at the PCL during my first semester at UT to the headline, “Congratulations, you have been...

After two years in the Texan’s social media department, I’ve gotten good at summarizing things into a 280-character post. Despite this, I can’t figure out how to write this column and finally...

My mom has always talked to me like I’m destined for greatness.  That might seem dramatic, but she is truly my biggest supporter. She always has compliments and affirmations at the ready.  “You’re...

I will be utterly honest and begin by saying that I have absolutely no idea how to start this column. My job at the Texan has always relied on condensing the work of brilliant and talented staffers. Thus,...

Even before committing to UT, I knew I wanted to join a college newspaper. While I’d never been involved in journalism before, my passion for writing almost immediately led me to The Daily Texan. After...

Writing this piece means the end of a journey that I started my first semester at UT. Seventeen-year-old me would never imagine leaving the Texan after just two years, but she would also not understand...

As lame as it sounds, I would spend hours on weekend nights designing layouts in high school. While my friends went to parties or movies or late-night ice cream runs, I’d retire to my parents’ recliner,...

Even though it may be hard to see it at the time, rejection can be a really good thing.  Before coming to UT, I already knew I wanted to join The Daily Texan. I was majoring in journalism. It seemed...

I stumbled my way up The Daily Texan’s ladder. I wiggled my way into LARTS and Copy the summer after my sophomore year at the encouragement of a friend. Coming from a high school with no newspaper, I...