The first time I ever ordered a meal was in college. For 18 years of my life, I anxiously relied on my parents to tell the waiter that I wanted the chicken tenders and fries platter as I whispered “No sauce, please” across the table. Read more...
Photo: Leila Okahata stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
A white fluff ball stood on top of the table in front of a 100-person lecture hall. I saw her on the first day of media training. Read more...
Photo: Christine Kao stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
There’s one response I receive more than others when I tell people about my biggest commitment on campus. “That’s really cool,” they say. Though after a brief pause it is often followed up with, “Why?” It may sound brusque, but it’s a fair question that I’ve admittedly asked myself. Read more...
Photo: Francis Moon stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
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)
