Rachel Davidson

Student at Santa Clara University

Aspiring journalist, blogger, social media wiz and college senior. I've been told that I'm too curious for my own good; I love asking questions and finding answers. My free time is spent running, swimming, and training for mountain climbs around the West Coast. I'm fiercely loyal to my friends and pride myself on my independence and ability to work under pressure, in unideal situations, and - if I must - through the night.

Portfolio

NBC Bay Area: Newsroom, Assignment Desk Internship

NBC Bay Area
03/05/2013
Jamba Juice Hires 500 Bay Area Youth

Emeryville-based Jamba Juice is hosting its second National Hiring Day initiative Tuesday in stores nationwide. The company will hire 500 Bay Area youth, with a total of 3,500 positions nationwide looking to be filled.

NBC Bay Area
02/14/2013
DMV Arrests Crew in Registration Scheme

A scam lasting more than two years was put to an end as a crew of people were arrested for allegedly submitting fraudulent paperwork to the Department of Motor Vehicles, turning over a huge sum of cash for themselves.

NBC Bay Area
02/21/2013
Stanford First University to Raise $1 Billion in Single Year

Stanford University became the first institution ever to raise over $1 billion in a single year, a nonprofit announced this week. The Council for Aid to Education said that Stanford has been the top fundraising institution for 14 out of the last 30 years.

NBC Bay Area
02/21/2013
Study: Alameda County Food Bank in Dire Straits

East Bay food pantries are distributing more food now than ever before and report a higher need for community support, according to a study performed by Alameda County Community Food Bank.

NBC Bay Area
04/08/2013
SFPD: Doughnut Shop Shooter, Stabbed

Police on the lookout for a suspect who fled a San Francisco doughnut shop early Monday morning who they say hit and shot a person.

NBC Bay Area
02/14/2013
Berkeley Man Fights Against Diabetes on Twitter

This Valentine’s Day a Berkeley man is using social media to encourage people around the country to save the money they would have spent on flowers and donate them instead to help fight diabetes.

iCharts: Data Insights. Made Social.

iCharts
03/06/2013
Spotlight Interview: Manuel Lima, Passion is a Magnet

Nominated as one of the 50 most creative minds of 2009, Manuel Lima talks about his day job at Microsoft Bing and the freelance data visualization products he produces on his website Visual Complexity

The Santa Clara
1/31/13
News: Homelessness Issues Raised This Week

SCU celebrates its first ever Homelessness Awareness Week, while the organizing students share their inspiration for the creation of this event and how various departments in the school is getting involved

The Santa Clara
1/17/13
News: Classes Help Returnees

A new class is being offered during winter quarter, when many students return to Santa Clara after studying abroad. The class aims to ease their adjustment and provide an outlet to creatively and analytically reflect on their experiences.

The Santa Clara
1/24/13
News: Shuttle Service in Works for Off Campus

A recent survey sent out by SCU's Associate Student Government shows a high demand for an off-campus shuttle service that would take students to local entertainment and shopping venues for a small fee

College Gloss

Catholic News Service: Branches

The Santa Clara

The Santa Clara
04/18/2013
News: Swap Donations

Santa Clara University's third annual "Swap for Good" event benefits local women and children's shelters and helps raise awareness for domestic violence

The Santa Clara
02/28/2013
News: Hunger Pains Bay Area

Cold winter months increase the need for volunteers, taking a look at a recent Hunger Study that shows 1 in 6 in Alameda County go hungry every day, students trying to address this need

The Santa Clara
2/14/13
Scene: Celebrating Mardi Gras Madness

A look behind the scenes at what Mardi Gras means to some students, what the celebration is really like in New Orleans, and how the Santa Clara community will celebrate this year

The Santa Clara
2/7/13
Scene: CollegeHumor Provides Comic Relief

Three comedians from Boston-based CollegeHumor visited the SCU campus to do stand-ups that ranged from college-appropriate topics of sex, drugs, and challenges in flirting with girls

School Projects

Shopaholic No More
6/7/2012
Materialized Socialism

An academic research paper produced for a course in Magazine Journalism; this piece was published by one of my most helpful interviewees, Dr. April Benson, an expert in the phenomenon of retail therapy who hosts a website to help people end their overshop

Santa Clara University
6/8/2012
ENGL 153: Tactical Media Project

A website created using Kompozer that displays various writing samples and ties together the overlying theme of my background and interest in environmentalism, social justice, and preventing drunk driving