It is very rare – if at all possible – to feel a copy editor’s presence in a published work. So I decided to change that, at least for one day, by writing this column. Read more...
Opinion Columns
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 9, 2:11 am
Discovering my role to help writers flourish creatively -30-
Cut. Awkward, rephrase. When I first saw these bolded words plastered all over the draft of my first ever Daily Bruin story, my heart sank. I had worked on that story for hours, poring over every minute detail, fleshing it out with fanciful language. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns, Sports, Sports Columns
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June 9, 2:08 am
Gott’s Thoughts: Grit falters on field, flourishes in newsroom -30-
I was the worst player on my high school baseball team. But during one drill, I was almost the best. It was a simple ground ball drill. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns, Sports, Sports Columns
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June 9, 2:06 am
Tanner’s Take: Finding valuable life lessons in a sports cliche -30-
This is my collegiate recap, something of a career-ending column to remember the past four years. So let’s take a look back. My first lesson in the Daily Bruin Sports section was to never use the tired phrase that coaches and players love to recycle: “We’re just taking things one game at a time.” It’s a boring cliche that tells the reader nothing. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 9, 2:04 am
The Daily Bruin revised my life plans in the best way possible -30-
I would probably still be trying to become an opera singer if it wasn’t for the Daily Bruin. I came to UCLA nontraditional in my desired career path but absolutely un-extraordinary in every other way. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 9, 2:01 am
Hard work at the Daily Bruin makes us stronger reporters and better people -30-
As John Mulaney said, “It is so much easier not to do things than to do them, that you would do anything is totally remarkable.” Is it lazy writing to start with a quote? Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 9, 2:00 am
There’s never a right time because it’s always the right time -30-
I remember tearing up when I found out I was accepted into the Daily Bruin. It was fall quarter of my first year on campus, and I had spent the last few weeks of summer stressing about my application. Read more...