The Daily Bruin Editorial Board offers the consolidated opinions of veteran members of the Bruin on topics relevant to UCLA. The Board generally publishes one to two editorials every week throughout the year.
Editorials are intended to serve as the jumping point, and not the conclusion, to discussion.
The board meets to discuss issues on campus and within the larger University of California system. Editorial positions are determined by majority vote and unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of the board. The board operates separately from the newsroom.
The board stands behind the preservation of the University of California’s academic mission and believes that administration, at all levels, should be held accountable to students, faculty and staff. This includes, but is not limited to, state and county legislators, UC and UCLA administrators and elected student officers.
The members of the board believe an independent and accessible student press is critical to ensuring a well-informed student population.
As part of the Daily Bruin’s commitment to its readers, the board hopes to present a responsible and clear analysis of relevant events and news items affecting the lives of those we serve. We encourage all readers to reach out to our board members and to respond to our editorials.
Isabelle Friedman is the Daily Bruin editor in chief and a fourth-year public affairs student. She is also a Sports reporter and was previously the Copy chief.
Laila Wheeler is the 2023-2024 Opinion editor and a third-year public affairs, education and sociology student. She was previously an assistant Opinion editor and Opinion columnist.
Allison Bushong is a 2023-2024 assistant Opinion editor and a third-year history and communication student. She is also an Arts and News contributor and was formerly an Opinion columnist.
Nicolas Greamo is an assistant Opinion editor and a third-year history and labor studies student. He is also a staff photographer and was formerly an Opinion columnist.
Zoraiz Irshad is an assistant Opinion editor and a fourth-year human biology and society student with a film minor. She was formerly an Opinion columnist.
Lex Wang is currently the Enterprise editor. Previously, she was the 2022-2023 Opinion editor, and prior to that, an assistant Opinion editor. She is a third-year history and political science student.
Eva Danesh is a News staff writer for the science and health, city and crime and features and student life beats. She is also a Video and Photo contributor. Danesh is a fourth-year psychology and public health student.
Javier Jauregui Ramirez is a contributor to Photo, Enterprise and Opinion and was previously co-chair of Latinos of Daily Bruin. He is also a fifth-year Chicano/a and Central American studies and political science student.
Russell Ahmed is an Opinion Columnist. He is a second-year neuroscience student with a biomedical research minor.
Maya Vibhakar is an Arts reporter and News contributor. She is a third-year political science student.
Alicia Park is a Quad staff writer and PRIME contributor. She is a third-year history student.
Ava Abrishamchian is a Sports Staffer. She is a second-year economics and psychology student.
Chiara Grasso is an Opinion Columnist. She is a third-year cognitive science and economics student.
Leah Snyderman is a Copy staffer. She is a second-year communication student, double minoring in film and professional writing.