Just like data, life is messy. It presents us with an abundance of information and experiences, interwoven in intricate patterns – both visible and hidden. And amid this complex web, we face the challenge of somehow making sense of it all. Read more...

Photo: Vivian Luk stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)

The first time I walked into the Daily Bruin office I was, first and foremost, nervous. I was a sophomore at the time, and my first year at UCLA had been entirely online thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Photo: Riley De Jong stands for a portrait. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)

Before I go to sleep every night, I write in a journal. The entries vary in their content and prose, but my primary motivation for this nightly ritual is to keep a detailed record of my life. Read more...

Photo: Vivian Xu stands for a portrait. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)

It’s wild to think how different your life would have been had you not decided to do just one thing. For me, that was applying to the Daily Bruin in the fall of my sophomore year. Read more...

Photo: Alexis Jones stands for a portrait. (Courtesy of Alexis Jones)

My application to the Daily Bruin consisted of 10 questions to which I repeatedly answered that I don’t have any experience, so I can’t really answer this question, but I am so enthusiastic about the opportunity to write for The Stack. Read more...

Photo: Lindsey Parungo stands for a portrait. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)

On April 21, 2020, I received a message that would drastically change the course of my whole college experience. “Since applications are coming up, I was wondering if you were somewhat interested in the PRIME content editor position?” I had spent the day celebrating my dad’s 50th birthday at home – a day I hadn’t anticipated spending with him until the COVID-19 pandemic brought me back to the Bay Area for spring quarter. Read more...

Photo: Justin Huwe stands for a portrait. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)

As cheesy as it sounds, I didn’t know I needed the Daily Bruin until it found me. I’ve always been stuck between two parts of myself. Read more...

Photo: Cecile Wu stands for a portrait. (Courtesy of Cecile Wu)