When I first became a student journalist, I didn't know what to expect. The opportunity to write was enough for me, let alone have my writing published and printed.Yet, what I soon came to discover was the stigma that surrounds the world of journalism, both professionally and across college campuses. Readers accuse journalists of being biased, and writers are criticized for … [Read more...] about Good News: Follow What Fills Your Heart
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Good News: Finding Joy in the Little Things
If there’s one lesson I’m going to take away from the past couple months, it’s that finding joy in the little things can make life a whole lot easier to manage. From ending last semester with the Franklin Fire to beginning this semester on Zoom, we've had our challenges. But, its taught me that life’s smallest moments are oftentimes the ones that can bring me the most … [Read more...] about Good News: Finding Joy in the Little Things
Good News: Art Is How Humanity Endures
I spent my childhood in places that do not exist, or rather, lost in thought in worlds my imagination would make up. Such imagination served as the foundation for my love of landscape paintings, and invigorated my nostalgia for the video game Skyrim and appreciation for the poems of my namesake, T.S. Eliot. Everybody has pieces of artwork they love. It is definitely the case … [Read more...] about Good News: Art Is How Humanity Endures
Good News: My Life told through a Series of Sunsets
Growing up in Leander, Texas, a small suburb of Austin, I learned to appreciate a good sunset. Sunsets were always my dad's favorite and on our drive back from elementary school at 6 p.m., he would always point them out. My family and I used to go to a restaurant called the Oasis to admire the sunset. It had around three stories of outdoor patios and as the sun went behind … [Read more...] about Good News: My Life told through a Series of Sunsets
Good News: It’s Never Too Late to Reconnect with Family
Growing up, every holiday took place at my grandparents' house in Stockton, Calif. — halfway between my house and my cousins' house.The drive from my hometown to my cousins' is roughly three hours, but with busy sports and work schedules, this drive was almost never made. This left Thanksgiving and Christmas to be the only times our family was reunited. Yet, this all … [Read more...] about Good News: It’s Never Too Late to Reconnect with Family
