The first time I applied to the Daily Bruin, I was rejected. My online application was rebuffed with an email. No phone calls, no interviews – I didn’t even make it past the first stage. Read more...

Photo: (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)

When I was in grade school, my mom signed me up for Kumon. For those who did actual fun things as a child, Kumon is an after-school math and reading program that’s supposed to help students accelerate academically. Read more...

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After sending in a short resume and a few old cell phone pictures, I was surprised to hear the Daily Bruin took a chance on hiring me as a photojournalist. Read more...

Photo: (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)

I was restless. It was May, and I was sitting in my childhood bedroom in Taiwan watching the escalating police violence at Black Lives Matter marches from across the Pacific Ocean. Read more...

Photo: (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)

I’ve spent four years working for the Daily Bruin, and these are the first words I’m writing for this paper. Can you guess which section is my passion? Read more...

Photo: (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)

A non-comprehensive list of places I’ve cried over the Daily Bruin: a museum in Greece, the Salt Lake City International Airport, a bench outside the office and the Kerckhoff bathroom. Read more...

Photo: (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)

If you had told me my freshman year that I would be writing a -30- column for the Daily Bruin’s Graduation Issue, I would have laughed. Read more...

Photo: (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)