Category: Front Page
Not Your Typical Summer Job
Elise Takahama is a rising junior at Boston University and serves as the managing editor of The Daily Free Press, a campus paper. This summer, for eight short weeks, I had the opportunity to write for the Pasadena Star-News, the...
Introducing Active Voice Fellow Paula Pecorella
An extensive background check on Active Voice fellow Paula Pecorella will reveal that she was arrested at seventeen. This has led to some uncomfortable conversations with employers, she said, but she can explain. As a senior, Pecorella led an investigation...
Introducing Active Voice Fellow Savannah Robinson
When a group of Oakland High School boys created an Instagram account targeting her friends, Active Voice fellow Sabby Robinson took to the airwaves to talk about sexual harassment. At the time, Robinson was a graduating senior at Oakland High...
Introducing Active Voice Fellow Naba Siddiq
As editor-in-chief of her high school newspaper, Naba Siddiq wanted her staff to cover issues beyond what was going on with sophomore parking and campus rallies. So did her staff. For the first time in years, her campus paper, La...
Introducing Active Voice Fellow Melissa Gomez
Melissa Gomez is here to tell you that you can’t fake it until you make it. A rising senior at the University of Florida, she’s taking this school year off to report full time for the Tampa Bay Times —...
Introducing Active Voice Fellow Jamie Crockett
Active Voice fellow Jamie Crockett wanted to be the next Oprah. She grew up in East St. Louis, Missouri, a place she says is home for many budding athletes but not for media personalities. Despite not having any role models...