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Editorial Illustrations for The Daily Californian

I started as a designer at Berkeley's student-run newspaper since 1871, The Daily Californian, in September 2021, served as Head of Illustrations and Infographics in the summer of 2022, and have been Senior Staff since then. During the academic term I illustrate on a regular basis for the Opinion and Arts & Entertainment departments. Sometimes I'll do a piece for special issues. I love the process of efficiently translating and transforming written work into compelling visual arguments. Across a broad range of topics, from climate change, to musicals, to international political events and local city initiatives, my work distinctly and thoughtfully layers archival, print, and Creative Commons materials, as well as original animated elements. In 2023, I took home first place in the category of "Best Photo Illustration" at the California College Media Awards.

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Blog: Urban agriculture could help low food access communities

5/6/24

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Blog: Songs on my graduation playlist

4/12/24

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Blog: Touch grass: Conversing with nature

3/22/24

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Opinion: Forthcoming

3/24

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Blog: Why climate doom is counterproductive

3/1/24

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Blog: My beige flags

2/14/24

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Blog: Dealing with 'senior year scaries'

2/1/24

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Opinion: Forthcoming

12/23

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A&E: Forthcoming

12/23

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Opinion: Recognizing offered opportunities, new cultures for international students

11/16/23

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A&E: Dazzling ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ captures the beaming essence of rhapsodic tour

10/19/23

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Special Issues: How to incorporate mindfulness into your everyday life

10/13/23

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Opinion: We need all hands on deck for Zero Waste October

9/28/23

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A&E: A whole new world: Broadway SF’s ‘Aladdin’ dazzles, transforms Orpheum Theatre

8/31/23

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A&E: Olivia Rodrigo wittily, woozily spills out on ‘GUTS’

9/14/23

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A&E: ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ casts haunting, fanged specter across doomed ship

8/23/23

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Opinion: Where does my tuition money go when I'm not looking?

4/25/23

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Opinion: In hospice, only wealth means home, health

3/7/23

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Weekender: TikTok and third places

2/11/23

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Special Issues: 2023 and me: Horoscopes for your new year

1/26/23

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Opinion: A look into economic disparity among Asian Americans

12/7/22

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Opinion: The Poster Movement: A lonely protest in Beijing echoed by Chinese students overseas

11/17/22

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Opinion: Climate justice requires mental health action

11/3/22

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Opinion: How heat waves affect international students

10/6/22

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Opinion: A year after action, period poverty persists

10/13/22

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Opinion: Join us in reclaiming Telegraph

10/3/22

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Opinion: When government works well: Tackling equity in policing a step at a time

9/22/22

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Weekender Cover: Redefining and Rediscovering

5/5/22

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A&E Culture Shot: BeReal: Self-portraits of our digital age

8/31/22

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Strikeout: How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our English lexicon

4/15/22

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Opinion: Addressing drought as a collective problem

4/1/22

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Opinion: We're still here: and we can’t afford to get sick

3/11/22

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Soapbox: A look into a healthier Berkeley with HOPS

3/18/22

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A&E: Remembering André Leon Talley: Renaissance man of fashion industry

2/22/22

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Opinion: Where do unhoused individuals go?

2/4/22

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New Year Special Issue: Looking to the stars – Astrological advice to guide your 2022

1/27/22

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Opinion: After failed COP 26, it's time for direct action

11/15/21

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Opinion: The roots of the Central American migration crisis

11/2/21

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Diversity Committee: Responsible, inclusive sports reporting for college journalism

11/9/21

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Opinion: The working conditions of lecturers are learning conditions of students

10/12/21

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