I once spent 24 hours in a Denny’s for the Daily Bruin. My editors had seemingly pitched the idea as a gag, not quite expecting me to embrace the concept for a magazine story. Read more...

Photo: Martin Sevcik stands for a portrait. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

I was nervous to say in my interview that I wanted my work to make an impact at the Daily Bruin. As cliche as it sounds, I saw something special about my role as a software engineer at the Daily Bruin. Read more...

Photo: Tyler Tran stands for a portrait. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The first time I stayed up until 3 a.m. for the Daily Bruin was before I even entered it. It was the last day of the fall 2022 hiring cycle, and I had procrastinated on my application. Read more...

Photo: Paco Bacalski stands for a portrait. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

I almost didn’t submit my application to the Daily Bruin Sports section. And I didn’t even know what a student journalist was until I became one. Read more...

Photo: Aaron Doyle stands for a portrait. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Do not ask me to pick a restaurant to go to for dinner. Do not ask me what my favorite song is. Do not ask me if I want to go to that party or not. Read more...

Photo: Gabrielle Gillette stands for a portrait. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

I wanted to join the Daily Bruin before coming to UCLA to escape from my materials engineering classes and immerse myself into Los Angeles via journalism. Read more...

Photo: Kyle Kotanchek stands for a portrait. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

“Why do you read so much?” The answer has changed over my life, but the one I’ve chosen to stick with is, “There’s just so much to learn.” Words aren’t only for storytelling or instruction. Read more...

Photo: Sanjana Chadive stands for a portrait. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)