When people say we’re elitist, I start laughing. Most of us are loud, opinionated and cynical. But elitist? I wonder how the rumor got started. We eat our lunches in an unventilated office while making frantic phone calls, and finish writing our articles only to go home and stay up late writing papers. Read more...

Two of the scariest tests I’ve ever taken weren’t during midterm season or finals week. They were at the tail end of this past fall quarter, when I realized that I’d have to do more with my life than attend lectures, play intramural tennis and write sports stories. Read more...

I like sports. I like climbing trees best. I am so good. You do not believe me, but I am. I was with my friend Vince. Read more...

Did you know it takes 30 hours to drive to Fargo? I do. Last summer, the adventurer in me accepted a copy editing internship at the Fargo-Moorhead Forum. Read more...

I have distinguished myself at UCLA by tirelessly playing by the rules. As a Daily Bruin copy editor, I have spent countless nights correcting punctuation and hyphenation, ensuring Schwarzenegger (two Gs) and Condoleezza (two Zs) were spelled correctly, and always abiding by the AP Stylebook. Read more...

The hardest part of writing is deciding when to stop. It doesn’t matter where you start, as you can later retain or discard any of your first words, phrases or even numerous pages. Read more...

Everybody at the Daily Bruin talks about quitting. One more 16-hour day, and I’m outta here. If I get another C, the newspaper has to go. Read more...