It was just another day in my "Typography for Graphic Design" class when Grace Senior, former Chronicle creative director, advertised an opening for graphic designers at the campus news organization.
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At the tail end of the fall semester of my junior year, I knew going into the spring that I needed to focus on my future career—which at that time had yet to be determined—so, therefore, I needed...
I always watch movies about journalists when I feel defeated. “All the President's Men,” “The Post,” “Spotlight” and Aaron Sorkin’s controversial TV show “The Newsroom.”
So, ther...
When I had my initial interview at the Chronicle, I was focused and ready to start my career as a photojournalist. Coming from a combat sports photography background, nothing could rattle my ca...
People always say to savor your time in college, that it'll be over before you know it. It feels like ages ago, yet somehow like it was yesterday, that I was sobbing in my parents' arms before they left to go b...
I began working at The Columbia Chronicle when I came to Columbia my sophomore year. And when I turned in the first article of my career—"School funding bill gives districts needed relief"—I was...
Last week, I visited the Chronicle newsroom for the first time in almost two months.
I stood in the empty newsroom, gathering my belongings from my desk and appreciating the fact that I was able to come...
In the spring of 2016, I entered suite 224 of what was then the 33 E. Congress Parkway building. A senior in high school, I was on a campus tour alongside my sister, grandmother and a handful of other prospective...
