280 characters. After a year spent as an assistant Opinion editor, whittling down and crafting pieces over 900 words long, a new job as the Social Media director left me with just 280 characters. Read more...

Photo: (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)

I’ve spent most of college stumbling out of my comfort zone and onto the right path by mistake. It was true with my last-minute decision to apply to and attend UCLA. Read more...

Photo: (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)

To describe my UCLA experience without uttering at least a dozen mentions of the Daily Bruin would be impossible; the student newspaper, wedged into a sometimes-walled, sometimes-dry office space, consumed more of my time than any class ever could. Read more...

Photo: (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)

“No normal person would stay at the Daily Bruin,” I say without thinking. My friend laughs nervously. “Aren’t you the editor in chief?” Right! I said what I said. Read more...

Photo: (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)

From the instant I joined the Daily Bruin, I understood that there was a reputation here to uphold. The Bruin is one of the top student newspapers in the country, and I felt as if nothing short of perfection would be tolerated. Read more...

Photo: (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)

Landing at the Daily Bruin is perhaps the most serendipitous plot twist in my college chapter. I was comfortable but not content in my first three years at UCLA, struggling to find an enduring purpose I can wholeheartedly pursue and flourish in. Read more...

Photo: (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)

During my time at UCLA, I was lucky enough to find a number of homes on campus. But something that will always stick with me is my time at the Daily Bruin, purely because of all the excellent people I was able to work and live with from day to day. Read more...

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