Student Journalist
Published Works
Digital Content
These are a few of the most notable news articles I wrote for WRAL News as a CBC-UNC Diversity Fellow, for WUFT News as a news reporter and WPBF25 News while working with the digital desk as an Emma Bowen Fellow.
Florida’s 2023 Legislative Session begins with lawmakers emphasizing on education changes - WUFT News
March 8, 2o23
After Gov. Ron DeSantis’ State of the State Address on the first day of the 2023 Florida Legislative Session on Tuesday, multiple proposals will be brought forth within the next couple of months, including education reform.
Community holds vigil for Alachua County Jail inmate who died while in custody - WUFT News
February 3, 2023
Members of the community gathered at Bo Diddley Plaza on Thursday for a night of mourning, remembrance and protest over the death of 32-year-old Marcus Goodman, a Gainesville resident who died at the Alachua County Jail last week.
'This law will save lives': New Florida Purple Alert to protect missing adults with disabilities - WPBF25 News
July 1, 2022
Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse set the plan, known as the Purple Alert plan, into motion.
Featured Stories
The following is a collection of my most influential clips from reporting on the university news desk for the Independent Florida Alligator and as a student reporter for WUFT News. The pieces range from breaking news coverage to features.
'We need to connect with our hands:' A Gainesville potter's passion becomes a lifestyle - WUFT News
February 4, 2022
“Many people never do anything with their hands except type, push buttons with their thumbs and they are in desperate need of something else,” she said. “Something closer to real and actual material in their face compared to mediated through a screen.”
UF Faculty Senate passes COVID-19 ‘no-confidence’ resolution as rebuke toward administration - The Independent Florida Alligator
November 19, 2021
First drafted in August, the resolution detailed UF faculty and staff’s dissatisfaction with the state’s and university administration’s COVID-19 policies. Faculty concerns have ranged from in-person teaching requirements without social distancing or masking and vaccination requirements to the school’s lack of flexibility to accommodate at-risk faculty.
Gainesville for All volunteers share resources, survey neighborhoods in East Gainesville - WUFT News
November 15, 2021
About 30 volunteers went door to door to East Gainesville residents on a rainy Saturday morning, providing resources and asking survey questions to help improve the community’s standard of living.
UF faculty and staff demand vaccine and mask mandates from university leadership - The Independent Florida Alligator
August 23, 2021
Renewed fears of infection come as the virus’ Delta variant spreads, leading UF researchers to predict a new peak in late August or early September. The rally’s organizers, UF’s chapters of the United Faculty of Florida and Graduate Assistants United, hand-delivered their demands to UF President Kent Fuchs’ office.
UF residence halls are most prominent locations for sexual assault on campus - The Independent Florida Alligator
July 30, 2021
Out of the university’s 98 rape reports since 2015, more than 46% happened in or near residence halls and facilities, according to data from the UF’s Crime Log, a record of campus crimes reported to UF Police Department and Campus Security Authorities.
Multimedia Pieces
Source-Narrated Videos, Audio-Wraps and Photographs
October 26, 2021
Joseph McDugald (middle), 18, UF freshman, is arrested by the University Police Department for refusing to leave an RTS bus in front of the Marston Science Library on Monday, Oct. 26, 2021. He was booked at the Alachua County Jail and released on Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by Camila Pereira | The Independent Florida Alligator)
