‘He’s the Boss’

Billy Martin never would have brought up the fact that he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1977. But when his son suggested that the two of them go to Wimbledon, Martin explained that, as a former quarterfinalist, he’d received – and turned down – many invitations to sit in the tournament’s prestigious Royal Box.

Intents and Purposes

Journalism is inherently opportunistic. As journalists, we hunt for stories, digest them, write them and move on. Many times, the people we interview are deconstructed into smaller, logical parts – a main source, an opposition source, etc. Despite these being real people, we compartmentalize them into cogs used to prove an argument or express a […]

A Paper Trail: Effecting Change

The leaders and supporters of several passionate undocumented student activist organizations have every reason to dedicate themselves to the cause, and shared some of them with us. The photo essay is a part of “A Paper Trail”, a package on undocumented student access to higher education.

The Human Cost

Alma Alvarado was home alone when she found out she got into UCLA. She was living in a small apartment in Planada, California, just outside Merced. She was often there by herself, because her older brother, the only other member of her household, worked long hours. On this day, she sat alone at home again, and opened her laptop with her heart in her throat.