About Me!

Hey guys! My name is Damon Hickman, I’m 23 and I was born and raised in our beautiful state’s capitol, Sacramento. Despite Sacramento lacking Santa Barbara’s natural beauty and all-around charm, I do miss my home, but at the same time I feel very lucky that I was given the opportunity to study here at Antioch. I am a taking the Communication and Media concentration, and have been very interested in journalism, writing, the media and people for as long as I can remember. Back in high school I wrote for the campus newspaper, and my senior year I was lucky enough to serve as editor! Though that was years ago, I learned a lot of my journalism foundation back then and discovered that I’m passionate enough about the subject to pursue a career in it. During my first few college years, before transferring to Antioch, I continued to take journalism and broadcasting classes which even further confirmed that this is the direction I want to take for my future. I love reading, writing, and the English language, but I feel that the career path I wish to take after college will be more of the broadcast/multimedia path. It’s a sad fact that print journalism (in many ways) is greatly suffering as a result of our amazing technological advances, but I still hope that it won’t completely go extinct.

In addition to journalism and media, I am very interested in psychology, sociology, and philosophy—I think studying these fields can only help you better understand people, as well as give you a better understanding about our world. I am very, very close with my family--they are a huge support system and inspirations in my life, and I’m very thankful that I grew up in such a close-knit and loving family. I love nature, music, art, and walking as much as I can!

I look forward to getting to know all of you, and I also look forward to crossing paths throughout our journeys here at Antioch. Here’s to a great quarter, and a great school year! J