Writing was always one of my greatest passions. I entered UCLA as an English major, thinking I would be able to hone my skills as a writer. Read more...

Photo: Lauren Kim stands for a portrait. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)

All day, I had been hyper aware of just how awkward I felt. My mouth hurt from weirdly grinning at all the other incoming students around me in an effort to seem nice and cool. Read more...

Photo: Lauren Ho stands for a portrait. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)

“You’ve changed,” I said, my words echoing in the newly remodeled Daily Bruin office and sticking to the fresh blue paint. After 15 months of remote editorship, just standing in Kerckhoff Hall 118 felt like a fever dream and even more so with the fancy new decor. Read more...

Photo: Kanishka Mehra stands for a portrait. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)

To be honest, I still don’t understand how this paper works. I first discovered this during my intern interview with the Design director in my freshman year, when I realized the section did not create any of the art that accompanied articles. Read more...

Photo: Emily Dembinski stands for a portrait. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)

Designing for the Daily Bruin taught me that near perfection is perfection enough. From the moment I stepped into the Daily Bruin office in fall quarter of my freshman year, I wondered if I was qualified enough to become a designer. Read more...

Photo: Claire Shen stands for a portrait. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)

Tracing back the reasons I joined the Daily Bruin, I must admit that ego was a part of it. Fresh into college, I desperately wanted to be something. Read more...

Photo: Genesis Qu stands for a portrait. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)

If I’m being honest, a part of me has always questioned whether I belong in the Opinion section. I’ll be the first to admit that I am an introvert. Read more...

Photo: Sabrina Huang stands for a portrait. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)