The Inertia: The Inertia is a Los Angeles-based surf, mountain, and outdoors news company that strives to tell related stories in a new and engaging way. I got to work on some of the coolest projects of my career, as I am an advocate for surfing, the environment, and artistic content. Check out my byline at The Inertia (with almost 30 articles published) or see some of my favorite stories below.
• After Smashing His Skull, This Alabama Skateboarder Quit His Job to Start His Dream Business
• Meet Phil Roberts: The Man Who’s Been Creating Iconic Surf Art Like This for 40 Years
• CA Legislators, Activists and Businesses Are Fighting to Protect the Coast from Offshore Drilling
•Crowd of 600+ Packs Patagonia Store for a Night of Ocean Appreciation and Action
•These Are Paintings Made by Technology That Measures Physiological Responses to Skating
Mustang News: As an Arts Multimedia Journalist for the Mustang News, Cal Poly’s student-run media platform, I was responsible for coming up with my own story ideas, pursuing leads, and publishing a professional story, video, infographic, or a photographic montage with the information I obtained. Click on the links below to view my work.
• Shabang
• Morro Bay Surfboard Art Festival
• Diwali celebration provides light in times of darkness
• Emerging singer-songwriter Ray Duncan rising on the Central Coast
• Meet the sound scientists born out of the Music Production Union
• Proxima Parada release’s new album ‘Big Seven’
• HOLI Festival brings colors and love to campus
• New photography to be installed in Baker
• Palm Theatre shows ‘1984’ in protest of President Trump
• Proxima Parada releases new album “Big Seven’
KCPR 91.3 FM: Being part of the radio station was one of my fondest memories from college. I wrote articles about culture, lifestyle, and music.
• San Luis Obispo: A City of Art and Culture
• Chris Burkard's "Under An Arctic Sky:" A Journey Into Uncertainty
• An Interview with Chicano Batman
Journalism Classes: Because of Cal Poly’s unique “Learn By Doing” curriculum, I have had the ability to write articles since I was just a first year. Although most articles are straight forward like a news article, I have a special passion for creative writing and anecdotal storytelling.
Newspaper Reporting (JOUR 352)
• What it takes to do the Architecture Senior Thesis
• The Ear versus the Eyes- a closer look at different approaches to learning music
• Sociology 315: Why you should take it and how it will impact your life
• Dirty Snowballs in the Kuiper Belt
• The Impact of Undergraduate Research
• Diversity Mural to be Unveiled in Baker
Feature Writing (JOUR 407)
• Artist Feature: Gregory Shilling
• Physicist Feature: Jennifer Klay
• Short Piece to Establish Voice