A copy editor’s job is largely an invisible one. Over the past three years I’ve worked as a copy editor for Daily Bruin, I’ve spent a significant amount of time double-checking 20-years’ worth of sports statistics, questioning if a reader would ever really check it and issue a correction if our stat was wrong. Read more...

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Thinking about this job for too long makes me constantly break down. In my four years at this paper, I have lost my confidence and sometimes my will to wake up in the morning. Read more...

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Something about journalism gives off the illusion that the work we do is heroic. Journalists are supposed to hold individuals in positions of power accountable for their actions and provide a platform to give a voice to the voiceless, the overlooked and the betrayed. Read more...

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I’ve been a copy editor at the Daily Bruin for four years now. I know the term “copy editor” doesn’t really mean anything to a lot of people, so I’ll just give you a brief idea of what the people sitting at that large table at the back of Kerckhoff 118 do. Read more...

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During my freshman year of high school, my English teacher told us how some students graduate from college in three years. He warned us not to take that route, however, because college provides us with so many experiences that we would not want to miss. Read more...

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I took up running during the fall quarter of my freshman year. It was a way to pass time – like most other first-years, I didn’t really have a ton of (read: any) close friends to do that with. Read more...

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Pursuing a higher education at UCLA is the dream of every Southern California kid. The reality of calling myself a UCLA student has yet to fully settle in. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Alexsandra Coltun Schneider)