Arts & Culture Writer and Editor

Student journalism has a reputation for sounding like a news release with a byline. I wanted to change that.

Challenge

Pitching fresh story ideas consistently, tracking down the right people to interview, and writing arts and culture pieces that felt human — not like a template.

Approach

Collaborating with peers to pressure-test every angle. If a pitch couldn't survive a conversation, it probably couldn't survive a reader. The focus stayed on impact over information.

outcome

Concise, readable articles published in a paper people actually pick up — work that said something clearly, and without wasting anyone's time.