As a transfer student, it’s really hard to know where to start, especially at a school that is as large as UCLA. I seem to be having that same problem still. Read more...

Photo: Kirsten Brehmer stands for a portrait. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

When I first started drafting this column, I found myself wishing that I had some beautiful story to explain why I applied to the Daily Bruin. Read more...

Photo: Dylan Tzung stands for a portrait. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Saying goodbye has always been harder for me than saying hello. The words themselves come out easily enough – the “Thanks for coming in!” when designers finish their shifts, the “Drive back safe!” while being dropped off after retreats or Design socials and the “Great work tonight,” murmured after a grueling late run. Read more...

Photo: Tyler Cho stands for a portrait. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

My first time designing a -30- column, all I could think about was the drop cap. Staring at the blown-up letters starting people’s columns, all I could think about was what letter I would start my own with – not what word or sentence but what letter. Read more...

Photo: Mia Tavares stands for a portrait. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

I never take flyers on Bruin Walk. Instead, I feel like I’ve perfected saying, “No, sorry” or staring straight ahead when someone extends a flyer in my direction. Read more...

Photo: Lindsey Murto stands for a portrait. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

I knew I wanted to be a part of the Daily Bruin even before I came to UCLA. But when I joined Outreach as a freshman in October 2021, I didn’t know how big of an impact joining a new seven-person section would have on my college experience. Read more...

Photo: Neeti Badve stands for a portrait. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

I almost didn’t come to UCLA. You could probably count on one hand the number of students who attended an Ivy League university in the history of my high school. Read more...

Photo: Samantha Garcia stands for a portrait. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)