If there’s any way I could describe the past four years, I’d say it was like reading a really good book. Full of plot twists, unexpected characters and valuable lessons, my time in college feels like a beautifully crafted story that I’m finally reaching the end of. Read more...
Photo: Janice Yun stands for a portrait. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)
In all honesty, I didn’t think I would make it past my training as a News intern. It was November 2020, just a few weeks before Thanksgiving, and I was on the verge of leaving the Daily Bruin Slack workspace and never looking back. Read more...
Photo: Megan Tagami stands for a portrait. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)
I’ll never forget the moment I knew college would be different, and that I too would be different by the end of it. A high-strung high school yearbook editor-in-chief, I came into the Daily Bruin office as a frightened freshman looking for what was safe and known. Read more...
Photo: Indya Donovan stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
One time, when I was calling my mom, she recounted the surprise she was met with after telling the aunties at our local church that I became editor in chief of my school’s newspaper. Read more...
Photo: Victoria Li stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
Just like data, life is messy. It presents us with an abundance of information and experiences, interwoven in intricate patterns – both visible and hidden. And amid this complex web, we face the challenge of somehow making sense of it all. Read more...
Photo: Vivian Luk stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
The first time I walked into the Daily Bruin office I was, first and foremost, nervous. I was a sophomore at the time, and my first year at UCLA had been entirely online thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Riley De Jong stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
Before I go to sleep every night, I write in a journal. The entries vary in their content and prose, but my primary motivation for this nightly ritual is to keep a detailed record of my life. Read more...
Photo: Vivian Xu stands for a portrait. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)
