I knew I wanted to be a part of the Daily Bruin even before I came to UCLA. But when I joined Outreach as a freshman in October 2021, I didn’t know how big of an impact joining a new seven-person section would have on my college experience. Read more...
Photo: Neeti Badve stands for a portrait. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
I almost didn’t come to UCLA. You could probably count on one hand the number of students who attended an Ivy League university in the history of my high school. Read more...
Photo: Samantha Garcia stands for a portrait. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
It is June – and if the poets are right, I ought to be tired of being brave. Perhaps that reads at odds with the headline of what is my final byline, but I’m unusually at a loss for words. Read more...
Photo: Anna Dai-Liu stands for a portrait. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No one ever warns you of just how hard college is. When I first shared my acceptance to UCLA, I was met with overwhelming and contagious excitement. Read more...
Photo: Talia Sajor sits for a portrait. (Courtesy of Joseph Jimenez)
If destiny is real, then mine was born on the lawn of the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. In 1969, my grandfather was walking to a Peter, Paul and Mary concert when he saw my grandmother sitting on a bench. Read more...
Photo: (Zimo Li/ Daily Bruin senior staff & Helen Juwon Park /Illustrations director)
Normally, you want to have some idea of what you are going to do after finishing college. For a second there, I thought I knew. But now, when people ask me my plans after I graduate, I give them a long-winded answer that can simply be summed up as: I’m still trying to figure it out. Read more...
Photo: (Shimi Goldberger/Daily Bruin Staff)
As graduating Bruins across campus prepare to say goodbye to UCLA, there is one type of goodbye that frequently gets overlooked. The end of the school year coincides with the conclusion of leadership positions in various clubs and student organizations. Read more...
Photo: (Sophia Kim/Daily Bruin)
