I realize that whatever I say here will never comprehensively articulate what these past four years have meant to me, so I’m just going to write. Read more...

Photo: EJ Panaligan stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)

I joined the Daily Bruin to take some pictures, not to do journalism. Photography has always been a passion of mine, and before the Daily Bruin, I used my cameras to take graduation photos and portraits of my high school friends. Read more...

Photo: Ashley Kenney stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)

I didn’t know much about my grandma before she passed away. My āmā, which is Taiwanese for “grandma,” was an elusive figure to me. I wasn’t familiar with the life she led in Taiwan before immigrating to the United States with her husband and two sons in the 1970s. Read more...

Photo: (Amber Lee/Daily Bruin)

Being asked about your five-year plan after graduation can be exciting and intimidating at the same time. In one week, I will walk across the stage to receive my diploma. Read more...

Photo: (Anna Richardson/Daily Bruin)

If you had asked me in my first year of college where I thought I would be four years later, there is no way I would have gotten the answer right. Read more...

Photo: Christine Tran stands for a portrait. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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)