Honors UW’26 | LSJ, SOC, and AES | 📸@sonyalpha | Photo Editor (I write sometimes) @thedaily @uwdailysports & Photographer @hubatuw @montlakefutures
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The entire editorial board next year is stacked, and Sophia earned represents the highest level of earning a spot in the meritocracy.
I’m already raising my expectations just to match what Sophia will put out
Personal news: I was hired as @thedaily's 2026-2027 News Editor today! I'm excited to get to work. Got a tip? Send it to news@dailyuw.com.
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My latest for @geekwire: while other commencement speakers get booed for AI takes, Nobel Prize winner Mary Brunkow has a different message for UW grads: stay curious, ask the right questions, and don't trust tools you don't understand. Worth a read🎓🧬
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Finally got to write one of these and thank a lot of important people, especially my parents (who, naturally, I put at the bottom. Sorry mom!)
My senior goodbye for The Daily:
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Russell Wilson is pivoting to the broadcast booth. Brock Huard, who has succeeded as an analyst, has some advice for the former Seahawks QB. (via @schwaarzy) seattletimes.com/sports/seah…
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BREAKING NEWS: Nordheim Court homicide arraignment postponed to June 4 due to concerns of defendant’s ‘mental health and competency’ (via @thedaily)
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New information from court documents allege that Christopher Leahy “stalked” another student into the Nordheim Court laundry room the same evening that Juniper Blessing, a @UW student, was killed. (via @thedaily)
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PHOTO GALLERY: How community responded to tragic killing of neighbor, friend, and peer in UW student housing (via Evelyn Archibald, Tenzin Palden, Kanoa Shim-Ly and Sean Fan The Daily)
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OPINION: In light of Sunday’s tragic homicide, UW’s failure to cancel classes is offensive (via @olsonmalex)
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NEWS: ‘This is a loss that’s really going to impact the UW community’: roommate of student killed at Nordheim Court reflects on the tragedy (via @anna_fph)
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The fatal stabbing of a @UW student on Sunday has produced ripples of grief and fear, especially within LGBTQIA communities. Read my reporting on various organizations and activists that have mobilized in the wake. (via @thedaily w/ photo by @evearch_ ) dailyuw.com/article/uw-commu…
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NEWS: Nordheim Court tragedy marks first recorded homicide of a student in UW housing (via @sophiasostrin)
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A rare piece of high quality, extensively researched, public service journalism when the internet incentivizes otherwise.
Healing read 🫂
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A @UW student was fatally stabbed inside the laundry room of a UW housing building on Sunday, marking the first student killed in campus housing. Read my reporting on a top-down history of homicide on and around campus here. (via @thedaily) dailyuw.com/article/nordheim…
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“It’s a little like being in a dark place and then stepping into the bright sunshine. The sun feels wonderful, but it also hurts my eyes a little. And I’m just trying to navigate it.”
How baseball and strangers are helping a mother after her son’s death:
tinyurl.com/yc634bun
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A Bay Area student is suing UW for racial discrimination without a lawyer, instead using ChatGPT to build the case. Big questions about bias, admissions, and AI in the courtroom. Check out my article 👇(via @thedaily) dailyuw.com/
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Personal news: I joined the @SeaTimesSports staff today as a breaking and trending news reporter! Excited to get to work.
Tips/whatever else: sschwarzwalder@seattletimes.com
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Morgan Reimer pitched a complete game to lead @UWSoftball to a series sweep of Minnesota in a 6-1 win Sunday. | via @mollytepper dailyuw.com/article/2026/04/…
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Seattle #Mariners' Cal Raleigh breaks his bat on an RBI sacrifice fly against the Houston Astros during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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