“Tyus! Tyus!” my dad called out. He waved down someone donning a UCLA tracksuit a few feet ahead. It was 2012, I was 10 years old and hobbling along on crutches from, fittingly, a basketball injury. Read more...
Photo: Lauryn Wang stands for a portrait wearing a graduation sash and media passes. (Courtesy of Lauryn Wang)
During my sophomore year, I applied to be a Daily Bruin Copy editor at 2:00 a.m. on the last possible date of the fall recruitment process. Read more...
Photo: Shreya Dodballapur stands for a portrait in front of Kerckhoff Hall. (Michael Gallagher/Photo Assistant editor)
I’m not one for manifestation, but I predicted my time in Kerckhoff 118 long ago. Before journalism – and before making my dreams become reality at the Rose Bowl, Pauley Pavilion and Jackie Robinson Stadium – I placed the Daily Bruin logo on a vision board in 2019. Read more...
Photo: Benjamin Royer stands for a portrait in front of Kerckhoff Hall. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
Three screens stood arranged on my desk for the ultimate viewing experience. A MacBook, Chromebook and iPad Mini constituted the setup, with the latter two revived from retirement just for the occasion. Read more...
Photo: Jack Nelson smiles for a portrait in front of Kerckhoff Hall. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
I recently came across a photo of myself as an awkward eighth grader with a round smiling face of heavy acne, sweaty hair and a well-worn cornflower blue UCLA sweatshirt. Read more...
Photo: Graciana Paxton stands for a portrait wearing a graduation sash. (Courtesy of Graciana Paxton)
Being called a “corny ass nerd” in the comments on my first album review was one of the highlights of my life. I entered the Daily Bruin as a News intern during the COVID-19 pandemic, trained in Copy on a whim and became a slot editor. Read more...
Photo: Natalie Agnew stands for a portrait. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
I always like to tell people that I fell ass-backward into joining the Daily Bruin. It was the start of my sophomore year, and the extent of my knowledge about The Bruin was realizing I went to a school that probably had a student newspaper. Read more...
Photo: Joseph Crosby stands for a portrait. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
