Student Blog

Story and photos by Christian Hartwell. Video by Christian Hartwell, Jing Wong, David Zupan and Nick Schuening.

“I felt numb. I didn't really know what to feel. I didn't even cry until I got on the bus the next day, and that’s when it all hit me,” Talilo Marfil said. He was talking about his son’s death.

Story by Polly Irungu

Looking back on my four years at the UO, I am so surprised how fast time has gone. Sure, like many of you, I was told that these years will go by quick. But hearing that is not the same as experiencing it for yourself.

Four years ago, I was navigating unfamiliar territories alone. Four years ago, I had no idea what I wanted to do in life. Four years ago, I was ready to transfer out of here after only one term.

But.

Story and photos by Meerah Powell

Growing up as a black woman in the predominantly white city of Eugene, Oregon, I have often felt limited and even, at times, invisible. It made me realize I am in a very unique position — a position that has made me hyper-aware of my surroundings and of not only what I see in the media, but what I do not. This situation has ignited my curiosity for looking outside mainstream media and into other overlooked and underrepresented stories, and it has made me want to tell my own stories as well. That’s what brought me to journalism.

Story by Zach Putnam

Editor's note: This is the final post in a three-post series written by SOJC students who interned in Ghana this summer through the Media in Ghana program. Read the other two  posts, “Six weeks in Ghana: Unexpected lessons and no single story” by Rachel Benner and “Giving Ghanaians the skills to tell their own stories,” also by Zach Putnam.

Story, photos and video by Zach Putnam

Editor's note: This is the second post in a three-post series written by SOJC students who interned in Ghana this summer through the Media in Ghana program. Read the first post, “Six weeks in Ghana: Unexpected lessons and no single story” by Rachel Benner.

Media in Ghana student Rachel Benner made many new professional and personal connections during her six weeks as an intern at the Starr FM radio station in Accra, Ghana. Photo courtesy of Rachel Benner.

Story by Rachel Benner

Editor's note: This is the first post in a three-post series written by SOJC students who interned in Ghana this summer through the Media in Ghana program. 

Charles Snowden intern Junnelle Hogen interviews U.S. Senate Republican primary nominee Mark Callahan, who spoke at a state capital protest opposing Gov. Kate Brown's recent gun safety plan, Oregonians United to End Gun Violence.Story by Junnelle Hogen

Photos by Molly Smith, courtesy of the Statesman Journal

Story by Forrest Welk, photos by John Collins