Ten semesters with the Texan taught me a few things, but nothing could have prepared me for the chaos that was covering sports during a pandemic.
I was in the basement when sports stopped last March,...
Writing ledes is my favorite part of journalism. They can be beautiful or funny or break your heart. They can be anything you want.
I’ve thought about writing the lede to my 30 column probably at...
From the day I was admitted to UT, I knew I wanted to work at the Texan. Like all the annoying high school yearbook kids, I made my way to the basement with confidence a bit too high and a truckload of...
I was a transfer student that worked on a small newspaper at my last university and never imagined I would make it into The Daily Texan. I always thought I was a small fish in a big pond.
Now,...
I’ve found that oftentimes, sports are more poetic than not.
OK, I know what you’re thinking — that statement is melodramatic, borderline outlandishly so. And you’d probably...
It feels strange to be writing this column now, when I feel so disconnected from campus. I’m taking remote classes this semester — and have been since the spring 2020 semester, when students...
One perk about leaving the Texan during a pandemic semester is that I didn’t have to throw the orientation party, the Last Night of Print Party or any of the random ones in between. My roommates...
I am more than aware of how ironic it is that I have worked at one of the best student newspapers for almost three years, yet I remain a subpar writer.
I’ll try to keep it short since this...
After an emotionally traumatic stint as a reporter and editor-in-chief of my high school newspaper, I told myself I would never work for another newspaper.
I kept my word for a total of one semester...
It’s hard to find a nice, neat story to sum up my experiences at the Texan. But one not-so-nice moment at the beginning of fall 2018 taught me a lesson I still carry with me.
You see, my first...
A little over a year ago, I was a fresh face on campus, in Moody — and in The Daily Texan basement.
I had always imagined that I would spend the entirety of my time at UT working at The...
My last semester working for The Daily Texan was unpredictable, but then again every semester at UT is. Kicking off senior year with a pandemic wouldn’t have been my first guess, but I wouldn’t...
