I really had no idea what I was in for here. The only reason I joined the Daily Bruin was because I was handed a flyer on Bruin Walk my first week of classes and, not wanting to seem rude, pretended to read it as I passed all the other people handing out flyers for their various clubs. Read more...

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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...

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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...

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“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)