Outline: Say goodbye. For the past four years, every article I wrote for the Daily Bruin began with a very poorly planned outline. I always started with the lede. Read more...
Photo: Navdeep Bal stands for a portrait. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)
I have always been enamored with stories. For as long as I can remember, I’ve marveled at a writer’s ability to make their words lift off the page and come to life, to illustrate a riveting tale that sparks a reader’s imagination. Read more...
Photo: Jared Tay stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated May 30 at 9:36 p.m. The fight never stops. The basic right to bodily autonomy is once again under threat in the United States. Read more...
Photo: A protester holds up a pink sign that states, “Reproductive rights are human rights!” at a May 14 rally in downtown Los Angeles. The overturning of Roe v. Wade will have devastating consequences on childbearing people across the nation. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated June 1 at 9:31 p.m. For Californians, there is an opportunity for reproductive health care to become more attainable than ever. As the struggle for reproductive autonomy continues, California Senate Bill 1375 aims to increase accessibility for those seeking abortions. Read more...
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This post was updated May 25 at 11:59 p.m. An epidemic of gun violence continues to devastate America. Even in the states with the most restrictive gun control laws in the country, officials are struggling to address the bloodshed. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
Growing up, I was quite the anomaly to the white people of Kansas City’s suburbs. Was he Chinese? Was he Mexican? I’d play along with their guessing game, answering why I had a Spanish name or why my eyes became really tiny when I smiled. Read more...
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They say trauma can last a lifetime. But for genocide survivors, it can last multiple. According to the United Nations, genocide can be officially defined as a set of acts that are committed “with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.” Many of these heinous crimes are not spoken about openly today, but the trauma they create often has a generational effect on the descendants of those targeted. Read more...
Photo: A candle shines in the dark. Institutions must acknowledge genocide survivors’ descendants and their generational trauma. Proper support and resources need to be provided. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
