A collection of writing samples  from my experience as a student in the Hussman School of Media and Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Pandemic forces colleges to send students home

As colleges campuses close, students return home without many of their belonging and at the risk of infecting their families.

April 1, 2020

UNC basketball Team...Party FOul

Many UNC students blame the basketball team’s bad season on a multitude of things; bad luck, injuries, and partying.  

February 19, 2020

Is chick-fil-a the only thing keeping us sane right now?

While many restaurants are struggling during lock down, Chick-fil-a appears to be busier than ever. With a constant line, the restaurant is only rivaled by the line for toilet paper at the grocery store. 

April 16, 20206

Striving for a free press in russia

Stephen Bouser recounts of his time spent in Russia working to create independent newspapers after the fall of the USSR.

April 14, 2020

My disastrous covid experience, we are not prepared

An account of my personal experience getting tested for COVID-19, shortly after returning home to Charlotte, N.C. from London after the U.S. travel ban. The testing process and my experience exposed the lack of preparedness of the health care system to inform patients of test results.

March 23, 2020

Restaurants are struggling during the pandemic even with local support

Mac’s Speed Shoppe in Charlotte, N.C. struggles to maintain business even admits the outpouring of local support, highlighting the toll the pandemic is taking on the restaurant business. 

April 20, 2020

jemma frost, a student at unc from Australia

A UNC student’s journey from Sydney, Australia to Chapel Hill, N.C.   

November 11, 2019

A pet deer?

A family adopting a deer leads to a local newspapers being sued for libel.

March 4, 2020