how “peeks” came to be and beyond.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve gone by P.K.. It’s what teachers, coaches, classmates, and coworkers have always called me since I was 11. It’s only my first two initials, nothing super special. I’ve never known much different from “P.K.”. Until last summer when I went to summer camp for eight weeks and someone shortened an already short nickname. He called me “Peeks” and for the first time, I knew a name other than “P.K.”. For the rest of the summer and last summer, I was “Peeks”.
Before coming to the University of Oregon, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. I knew I wanted to do something, but what? It was between political science, education, communication disorders and sciences (this was my #1), and English. Nothing journalism related was even on my radar. I’ve always been a creative individual so it was scary to think about submitting myself to such a fact-heavy career path. In September 2025, mere weeks before my freshman year started, I saw an application for a culture, fashion, and arts magazine for UO. I already had a portfolio and had written for a magazine in high school so why not? After a deep dive of this publication and the people behind it, I changed my major from CDS to advertising. It was a hasty decision and I did it so fast I don’t even remember it. But I haven’t looked back yet. I am now the social media manager for said magazine, am minoring in science communication (to get a little of that CDS dopamine I miss so dearly), and am involved in so many other things. My goals in life have shifted, but I stayed put. I hope to be an art director in NYC in the coming years and can’t wait to get my foot in the door and start on even bigger things.
some more to know beyond the classroom and office..
- I’m left handed
- I’m a nerd for everything… Harry Potter, Marvel, Broadway… to name a few
- I have a dog named Groot
- I have 8 tattoos
- My #1 artist of all time is Phoebe Bridgers
- My go to coffee drink is a white mocha!
- My minors are science communication and cinema studies
- My favorite fruits are limes and pomegranate
- I live in New York during the summers and work at a summer camp there
- My current albums on repeat are “The Great Divide” by Noah Kahan and “Lost Weekend” by Phoebe Bridgers.
