I’ll never forget covering my first football game. The blazing September sun beating down on my black pants. Climbing escalator after escalator. Entering the Rose Bowl press box for the first time. Read more...
Photo: Sam Settleman stands for a portrait. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
The first time I ever ordered a meal was in college. For 18 years of my life, I anxiously relied on my parents to tell the waiter that I wanted the chicken tenders and fries platter as I whispered “No sauce, please” across the table. Read more...
Photo: Leila Okahata stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
A white fluff ball stood on top of the table in front of a 100-person lecture hall. I saw her on the first day of media training. Read more...
Photo: Christine Kao stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
There’s one response I receive more than others when I tell people about my biggest commitment on campus. “That’s really cool,” they say. Though after a brief pause it is often followed up with, “Why?” It may sound brusque, but it’s a fair question that I’ve admittedly asked myself. Read more...
Photo: Francis Moon stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
If there’s any way I could describe the past four years, I’d say it was like reading a really good book. Full of plot twists, unexpected characters and valuable lessons, my time in college feels like a beautifully crafted story that I’m finally reaching the end of. Read more...
Photo: Janice Yun stands for a portrait. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)
In all honesty, I didn’t think I would make it past my training as a News intern. It was November 2020, just a few weeks before Thanksgiving, and I was on the verge of leaving the Daily Bruin Slack workspace and never looking back. Read more...
Photo: Megan Tagami stands for a portrait. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)
I’ll never forget the moment I knew college would be different, and that I too would be different by the end of it. A high-strung high school yearbook editor-in-chief, I came into the Daily Bruin office as a frightened freshman looking for what was safe and known. Read more...
Photo: Indya Donovan stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
