I never thought I'd be a cool kid and get to write one of these. But, it wouldn't be right if I didn't come clean. So, here it goes: Two years ago, I lied to Christiana and told her I knew how to work...
In the future, when I recall the emotions The Daily Texan stirred in me, I predict “indifference” will never come to mind.
My experiences at this paper have inspired laughs and tears. Pride and...
If I’m being completely honest, I had no intention of working for the Texan this semester.
When I got the phone call asking me to try out for associate managing editor last summer, I hesitated. After...
As a senior digital staffer, normally I’d keep my reminiscing and goodbyes to 280 characters or less. I’d call this amazing, life-changing experience “unforgettable” and leave it at that. Any long...
There is an ugly dry-erase board sitting in my apartment. Peeling blue duct tape segments it into sections, where the names of reporters, their stories and editors’ initials are written in marker.
When...
I’m not sure why I initially hesitated to try out for the Texan. I could blame 18-year-old me for being naive or thinking I lacked skill. Whatever the reason — I’m sure it had to have been fair …...
As I write this, I’m taking ibuprofen. I have a splitting headache. I left the basement last night at about 3 a.m., after losing track of time talking with the same six people I always do. It was (is)...
A year and a half ago, I didn’t even know what AP style was.
I was dazed and confused, changing my major four times from biology to religious studies to human dimensions of organization to journalism....
I have a complicated relationship with joy.
I came to UT San Antonio as an 18-year-old in a strange city where I knew no one. I picked up a student newspaper looking for a crossword puzzle, and instead...
Here lies my first and last piece to ever be written in The Daily Texan. Enjoy.
I found myself in the damp basement the spring semester of my sophomore year, after transferring to UT. Although I only...
Prior to accepting a position at The Daily Texan, I had no real experience inside a newsroom. What I did have, however, was the experience of a person who knew what it felt like to be misrepresented in...
I worry a lot about who I will be without the Texan. Ever since I stepped foot in this anxiety trap called the basement in my first semester of college, The Daily Texan dominated my thoughts and feelings....
