About the Daily Bruin Editorial Board

Mission Statement

The Daily Bruin Editorial Board offers the consolidated opinions of veteran members of the Bruin on topics relevant to UCLA. The Board generally publishes one to two editorials every week throughout the year.

Editorials are intended to serve as the jumping point, and not the conclusion, to discussion.

The board meets to discuss issues on campus and within the larger University of California system. Editorial positions are determined by majority vote and unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of the board. The board operates separately from the newsroom.

The board stands behind the preservation of the University of California’s academic mission and believes that administration, at all levels, should be held accountable to students, faculty and staff. This includes, but is not limited to, state and county legislators, UC and UCLA administrators and elected student officers.

The members of the board believe an independent and accessible student press is critical to ensuring a well-informed student population. 

As part of the Daily Bruin’s commitment to its readers, the board hopes to present a responsible and clear analysis of relevant events and news items affecting the lives of those we serve. We encourage all readers to reach out to our board members and to respond to our editorials.

The Board

Victoria Ke Li is currently the editor in chief. She was previously the science and health editor and a contributor to Illustrations, Design and Photo. They are also a fourth-year human biology and society student from San Diego.

David Rimer is the Daily Bruin digital managing editor. He was previously the 2021-2022 assistant Photo editor for Sports, Quad and Opinion. He is also a fourth-year history student.

Lex Wang is currently the Opinion editor. She is also an Arts, Enterprise, News, Photo, Quad and Sports contributor. Wang is a second-year political science and business economics student.

Nicolas Greamo is currently an assistant Opinion editor. He is also a second-year history student.

Laila Wheeler is currently an assistant Opinion editor. She is also a second-year public affairs and sociology student.

Eva Danesh is a News reporter for the science and health beat and the features beat. She is also a Video and Photo contributor. Danesh is a third-year psychology and public health student.

Javier Jauregui Ramirez is a Photo contributor. Jauregui is a fourth-year student double majoring in Chicana/o and Central American studies and political science.

Natalie Glawe is an Arts contributor as well as a Sports contributor on the women’s tennis beat. Glawe is a second-year cognitive science student.

Russell Ahmed is an Opinion columnist. He is a first-year neuroscience student.

Zoraiz Irshad is an Opinion columnist. She is a third-year human biology and society student.

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