“It should be called the Hourly Bruin.” My roommate once made this joke after seeing me glued to my computer editing Graduation Issue meows until 2 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Rachel Lin stands for a portrait. (Courtesy of Rachel Lin)

I’ve copy edited more than 500 articles for the Daily Bruin. That rather daunting number includes dozens of -30- columns over the past two years, so I feel like I’m qualified to distill them into a simple formula. Read more...

Photo: Ramona Mukherji stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)

Home is a hard word for me. I grew up moving almost every four years. It was hard being in a new country or state every few years, trying to integrate into the culture and lifestyle. Read more...

Photo: Anushka Chakrabarti stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)

I am the biggest office distraction. And trust me, it’s difficult work. For four years, I’ve invested hours into talking to hardworking staffers as they toiled late at night to produce the next morning’s paper. Read more...

Photo: Ethan Keshishian stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)

My first Daily Bruin article never made it off the cutting room floor. After being hired as a part of PRIME magazine’s first intern class, I poured my heart into writing a rather subpar story about UCLA’s Korean American Student Association Dance Off. Read more...

Photo: Megan Fu stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)

I want to share with you something I wrote on my Daily Bruin intern application in the fall of my first year – updated for our style and guidelines, of course. Read more...

Photo: Jon Christon stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)

In 2008, it was raining typewriters. I found three on my street tucked behind mailboxes and lampposts, the most recent crop of San Francisco’s urban harvest. Read more...

Photo: Zinnia Finn stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)