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What to know about CTE after NYC shooting suspect appears to target NFL headquarters
Health + Medical Editorial Intern | NBC News
I wrote and sourced this story in an hour as part of the breaking news aftermath of the NYC Midtown shooting in July.
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Colectivo Coffee workers allege toxic workplace environment, lack of accountability under current management
Diversity & Inclusion Editor/ The Daily Northwestern
I co-wrote this story with fellow Daily staffer Casey He, investigating multiple allegations of an increasingly toxic workplace environment at Colectivo Coffee, a large, unionized Midwest Coffee chain.
Amid migrant influx to Illinois, Evanston offers limited housing, funds
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Assistant City Editor/The Daily Northwestern
Highlighting the struggles of one resident, I detailed the real, negative effects of the city of Evanston, a "sanctuary city," offering limited aide to incoming migrants in this investigative piece
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Evanston ranked choice voting referendum struck down by county circuit court
City Editor/ The Daily Northwestern
After a sudden closure of seventh and eighth grades at a beloved school was announced, I profiled and co-wrote parents's reactions as well as their following allegations against the school.
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Dozens of beaches close before July Fourth weekend due to fecal bacteria
Health + Medical Editorial Intern | NBC News
When many outlets were reporting that the onslought of beach closures around the country in summer 2025 may be due to the deadly, but rare, vibrio bacteria, I cross verified with each state/county to find out that every closure was due to common fecal waste.
Teacher shortages, “mismanagement” plague Bessie Rhodes, parents say
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City Editor /The Daily Northwestern
After a sudden closure of seventh and eighth grades at a beloved school was announced, I profiled and co-wrote this story on parents's reactions as well as their following allegations against the school.
D65 offers migrant assistance amid lack of city support, advocates say
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Assistant City Editor/The Daily Northwestern
Residents feel as if one school district did more for incoming migrants than the city.
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City addresses Howard Street encampment without Council funding package
City Editor / The Daily Northwestern
The largest homeless encampment in the city once again failed at getting comprehensive funding. This feature story talks to the councilmembers and local activists invested in this issue.
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FARC ex-members, victims and civilians work, eat and drink together in cultural houses.
Student Journalist/ Medill School of Journalism - JOURneys
I traveled to Bogotá, Colombia to report on the aftermath of the 2016 peace deal with Colombia's largest guerrilla group, the FARC, or, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. I interviewed ex-members of the FARC, peace experts and victims. See some stills from my upcoming documentary.
Two ex-members of the FARC in front of their beer company, Cerveceria Alternativa.
Leaving his home in 2001, Manuel Bolivar joined the FARC to facilitate the "social transformation" of Colombia.
Two ex-members of the FARC in front of their beer company, Cerveceria Alternativa.
With Private Housing in Uptown, Migrants Build Community While Learning to Navigate Life in New Country
Freelance/WTTW
I co-reported this story for WTTW's Chicago Tonight: Latino Voice, sharing the voices of asylum seekers in an alternative housing solution in Chicago, a city facing a migration influx.
