Wenei Philimon transferred to the Reynolds School of Journalism in the Spring of 2019. Her mom was the one who suggested the idea, citing Philimon’s concern for people and her interest in their plight. In this episode of the Reynolds Hotbox, host Lucia Starbuck and co-host Scott King talk to Philimon about her first two articles for the Reynolds Sandbox and her newfound career goal: investigative journalism. “I've learned so much. I'd never want to be the type of journalist that only cares about the story,” Philimon said, “Having that like 'student activist' on me, it's interesting, because I feel like I'm going further in-depth and learning things more. At the end of the day, I just honestly want to make change and I feel like these articles gave me a platform to allow these people to, you know, basically gave me a platform to amplify their voices.” Philimon’s first article “Students of Color Say They Feel Increasingly Unwelcome at UNR,” focused on racial tensions at the University of Nevada, Reno including minorities feeling unsafe on campus, negative results of the Campus Climate Survey, and racist actions by UNR police officers. Philimon then went on to publish a revealing Q&A with UNR President Marc Johnson shortly after his announcement that he will be stepping down in 2020. Take a listen to this episode of the Reynolds Hotbox to hear about Philimon’s experiences writing these stories and what she’s learned as a student journalist tackling the most important issues.