Kerckhoff 118. 1:43 a.m. Usually a time when about five exhausted, sleepy and burned out Daily Bruin staffers exit the building to a freezing, hauntingly empty UCLA campus and make their way home to get some rest. Read more...
Opinion Columns
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 9, 2:20 am
From extracurricular to identity, finding a home in journalism -30-
Growing up, I despised writing. Sure, I enjoyed reading, just like any other young girl, but I never imagined myself as an author, blogger, Yelp reviewer and most outrageously, a journalist. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 9, 2:19 am
The tireless toil and irreplaceable reward of being copy editor -30-
It is very rare – if at all possible – to feel a copy editor’s presence in a published work. So I decided to change that, at least for one day, by writing this column. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 9, 2:11 am
Discovering my role to help writers flourish creatively -30-
Cut. Awkward, rephrase. When I first saw these bolded words plastered all over the draft of my first ever Daily Bruin story, my heart sank. I had worked on that story for hours, poring over every minute detail, fleshing it out with fanciful language. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns, Sports, Sports Columns
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June 9, 2:08 am
Gott’s Thoughts: Grit falters on field, flourishes in newsroom -30-
I was the worst player on my high school baseball team. But during one drill, I was almost the best. It was a simple ground ball drill. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns, Sports, Sports Columns
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June 9, 2:06 am
Tanner’s Take: Finding valuable life lessons in a sports cliche -30-
This is my collegiate recap, something of a career-ending column to remember the past four years. So let’s take a look back. My first lesson in the Daily Bruin Sports section was to never use the tired phrase that coaches and players love to recycle: “We’re just taking things one game at a time.” It’s a boring cliche that tells the reader nothing. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 9, 2:04 am
The Daily Bruin revised my life plans in the best way possible -30-
I would probably still be trying to become an opera singer if it wasn’t for the Daily Bruin. I came to UCLA nontraditional in my desired career path but absolutely un-extraordinary in every other way. Read more...