Daily Trojan (University of Southern California)
Celestial Citizen came to fruition from Britt Adkins, a USC graduate student who wanted to tell stories about space. Adkins also enrolled in the Space Resources Program at the Colorado School of Mines.
I interviewed Adkins and had the chance to speak with others closely affiliated with the podcast, including the director for the Center of Space Resources and Space Resources Graduate Program at the Colorado School of Mines.
Two USC students came together to establish their own undergraduate law journal called the Trojan Review. In its initial phase, the two students sought for the journal to provide opportunities for others interested in law.
The article came to fruition as a result of speaking to the two students students via Zoom. Their professor also became another important source to talk to for this story.
USC students became involved with creating an organization for North Korean refugees. One of my virtual interviews for this story involved speaking to a student in South Korea.
I organized interviews with both USC and non-USC students to create an article. Fact-checking was also involved in the process.
As the coronavirus pandemic shut down various events across the world, a video game expo at USC turned to a virtual setting. Interviews for this story included speaking to the organizers of the expo and student presenters.
The effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic forced those associated with the Daily Trojan, including myself, to conduct interviews virtually. Creating the article required me to seek out those students who would showcase their games at the virtual event.
Business student Antoinette Muñoz founded Tradición Peruana, an online business selling Peruvian hot sauce.
As one of my first stories, I spoke with Muñoz and her husband via Zoom. I also spoke with a professor who taught Muñoz.
Ignacio Ventura Maqueda Jr. 