I began my job as a copy editor reviewing -30- columns. Now I’m writing one. It’s hard to believe how quickly time passes or slowly, depending on how late print shifts are running. Read more...

Photo: Gabriella Kchozyan stands for a portrait. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)

My feelings on the Daily Bruin are complicated. I started out as a freshman Copy intern, completely entranced by the interworking of a daily college newspaper, desperately hoping I would one day become an editor. Read more...

Photo: Maggie Tully stands for a portrait. (Courtesy of Maggie Tully)

To high school Lauren, photography meant snapping away at the sights around my hometown of Hong Kong while I hung out with my friends. When I arrived at college, I thought it was about time I expanded my photographic horizons. Read more...

Photo: Lauren Man stands for a portrait. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)

Writing was always one of my greatest passions. I entered UCLA as an English major, thinking I would be able to hone my skills as a writer. Read more...

Photo: Lauren Kim stands for a portrait. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)

All day, I had been hyper aware of just how awkward I felt. My mouth hurt from weirdly grinning at all the other incoming students around me in an effort to seem nice and cool. Read more...

Photo: Lauren Ho stands for a portrait. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)

“You’ve changed,” I said, my words echoing in the newly remodeled Daily Bruin office and sticking to the fresh blue paint. After 15 months of remote editorship, just standing in Kerckhoff Hall 118 felt like a fever dream and even more so with the fancy new decor. Read more...

Photo: Kanishka Mehra stands for a portrait. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)

To be honest, I still don’t understand how this paper works. I first discovered this during my intern interview with the Design director in my freshman year, when I realized the section did not create any of the art that accompanied articles. Read more...

Photo: Emily Dembinski stands for a portrait. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)