Welcome to Opinion's Spring 2025 application! We're so happy you're interested in joining the Opinion section. Our section is the Daily Bruin's home for all things opinion – that means columns, op-eds and editorials. As a columnist, you will write a story about a topic of your choice every three or four weeks (or more, depending on your schedule). You will work closely with editors to hone your writing and reporting skills and get to know fellow columnists and student journalists at the paper. You will get the chance to speak with some of the most interesting people on campus and learn about the inner workings of your community. The Opinion section is dictated by what our columnists are most passionate about, and we are always looking to publish articles featuring a wide variety of topics and perspectives. You'll be ready to start writing for us after a quarter of interning (although you won't be an intern in the traditional sense, just a columnist-in-training), which will consist of a series of required training sessions throughout Winter Quarter along with publishing an article with the News section. After completing a set of specified requirements with Opinion, you will be eligible to become paid staff, making around $15 per column. If you have any questions, feel free to email Opinion Editor Nicolas Greamo at [email protected].

We look forward to reading your application.

Important note: If you want to write for us, you cannot be a member of any office of the Undergraduate Students Association Council or hold a leadership position in a partisan political organization, such as Bruin Democrats or Bruin Republicans. This means, as a columnist, you can join a partisan organization as a member but cannot occupy leadership positions.

Please note that you may only submit an application to ONE section of the Daily Bruin per application cycle. Any applicant who submits more than one application will immediately be disqualified from consideration.