A list of words and phrases the Daily Bruin ruined for me, forever: “Oxford comma,” “slack,” “centered around” and “unique.” Before I joined The Bruin my freshman year, I was a staunch Oxford comma supporter. I’m surprised I even got in, considering I definitely used the extra pop of punctuation throughout my application to the […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Words of advice to my past self about news writing, life in LA -30-
As I write this column, I’m struck by how fast my time at UCLA has gone. When you’re knee-deep in midterms and questioning yourself on why you just didn’t take an easier route and become a superhero like you wanted to, it seems like the quarter will never end. But, it has. And now with […]
The Opinion section sharpened my ideas, pushing me to a higher standard -30-
I always had strong opinions growing up, so when I saw Daily Bruin Opinion was hiring, I thought, “Why not?” When I sauntered into the office for the first time, as a far-too cocky second-year, I was in for a rude awakening. The interview was hard, much harder than I had expected. I was asked […]
In my time at The Bruin, I learned to value the story, not the storyteller -30-
Storytellers have a curse: They’re not their stories. I know, it’s ironic. And I could end my final column for the Daily Bruin right there. But that would seem absurd, not just because you’d expect someone who’s edited nearly 40 of these farewell pieces to give you some quality words of wisdom, but also because […]
Automatically donated swipes would benefit food-insecure students
To swipe or not to swipe, that is the question. Bruins may enter the quarter intending to budget their meal plan swipes wisely, but they don’t always succeed. Although some students end the quarter scrounging for a Bruin Plate dinner, others face an opposite problem: a surplus of swipes. Luckily for them, UCLA Dining Services […]
As it strays further from its roots, a UC education is a dream deferred
Langston Hughes had it right: A dream deferred sags like a heavy load. Then, it snaps like a twig. Someone better find some super glue for the more-than-238,000 students of the University of California. Indeed a UC education is a college dream deferred. The education system meant to empower hundreds of thousands of Californians has […]
Students should be more involved in progress of reports they file to EDI office
When students report discrimination, the last thing they need is to anxiously wait for a response from the office meant to handle it. That seems to be the norm at UCLA, though. A guest lecturer from San Fransisco State University gave a guest lecture on Islamophobia and expressed her anti-Zionist views in an anthropology course […]