My college experience at the University of Iowa looks a little bit different than most students. I have been at the UI for seven years. While I did spend a year at Kirkwood in Iowa City, I don’t ...
I thought my time at The Daily Iowan would be short, starting and ending with a 10-day workshop with the intensive Daily Iowan Documentary Workshop. Little did I know seven months later, I would be ...
Exactly four years after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools, stores, sporting arenas, and more, the University of Iowa class of 2024 will walk at graduation this week. For many members of the ...
Before I was officially a University of Iowa student, I was a Daily Iowan reporter. I made the choice to stay in Iowa City for four more years after graduating from high school a few miles away, based ...
As the sun sets on my time at the University of Iowa and The Daily Iowan, I feel a steaming casserole of emotions all fighting to dominate my heart. Above all of them, standing proud and tall — is ...
Before I started working at The Daily Iowan, I could barely get out of bed most days. This job gave me an exciting life that was never quiet. When I joined the team in January 2023, I was a newbie ...
Something I try and tell all new staffers as they join Daily Iowan TV is that you get out of the DI, what you put into it. And while I have put a lot into this organization, I have gained even more ...
Before coming to college, I was too scared to make a phone call to my dentist, let alone interview a stranger in person. Now, I get to help lead one of the most impressive student publications in the ...
Starting my freshman year during a pandemic is something I can easily say I never want to relive. As I was trying to figure ...
I heard at a journalism conference this year that some executive editors leave their post feeling bitter and unsatisfied. Being the executive editor of The Daily Iowan this year didn’t leave me an ...
When I first came to college and people asked me why I wanted to be a writer, I’d tell them about how much I loved writing for my high school’s yearbook. I never realized how much writing would shape ...
As someone late to the party joining The Daily Iowan during my senior year, DITV has been one of the most enjoyable things I have participated in on campus. The amount I have been able to take away ...