When beginning my time at UCLA in 2020, I had few ways to connect with my new Bruin community. With online learning, I was limited in the number of new people I could meet or professors I could interact with – the experiences I was most eager for. Read more...
Photo: Eva Danesh stands for a portrait. (Daily Bruin file photo)
I sat at a makeshift desk in my mom’s bedroom, anxiously reading the Zoom tab’s message. “Anushka Jain’s Personal Meeting. Please wait, the meeting host will let you in soon.” It was the end of fall quarter 2020 and the time had come to pitch my first article to PRIME, the Daily Bruin’s quarterly magazine. Read more...
Photo: Kate Green stands for a portrait in front of Kerckhoff Hall. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
My video production journey started accidentally, but I never looked back. I first started in high school when I was trying to find my math teacher for office hours after school. Read more...
Photo: Crystal Trinh stands for a portrait. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin senior staff)
I felt my first dose of imposter syndrome in college writing my application to be a Sports reporter with the Daily Bruin. I had to call my mom so she could explain the rules of football to me as I wrote a practice article for the application, a surefire sign I was qualified for the position. Read more...
Photo: Olivia Simons stands for a portrait. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
Working at the Daily Bruin gave me nightmares. This paper has given me nightmares for years – even before I became an editor. Here are some highlights: 2022-2023 Sports editor Sam Settleman requested a photo of his own face – rather than one of the athletes – for the gymnastics wrap’s A art. Read more...
Photo: Jeremy Chen stands for a portrait in front of Kerckhoff Hall. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
In my application to join the Daily Bruin, I said that while my major may be political science, my heart was in journalism. And it was true. Read more...
Photo: Matthew Royer stands for a portrait in front of Kerckoff Hall. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
“What are we having for dinner?” Throughout my childhood, I frequently posed the question to my mother hours before we would sit down to eat. Wanting to avoid accusations of being a picky eater, I would offer a follow-up statement. Read more...
Photo: Abigail Siatkowski smiles for a portrait in front of Kerckhoff Hall. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
