Calafia

With Food to Spare: Volunteering at an Affluent Town’s Food Bank

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A driver pulls into the Three Rivers Art Center parking lot, holding out two fingers representing the number of families they are picking up for. A line of volunteers drop full-sized boxes of produce into the driver’s open side door. “You sure you don’t want another box? It all needs to be gone, or it’ll go bad.”

AI: The Threat to the Flame Within

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But now with AI technology, my flame is being taken away from me again. AI programs have made things so much worse for artists as these programs can generate “art” pieces. AI is harming artists in the worst way possible. By stealing their art.

The Cost of Dreams in Silicon Valley

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Throughout my childhood, I often wondered why my mom made us eat recalentados for days, insisted on thrifting my birthday dress, or bought off-brand cereal. “Es lo mismo,” she’d say.

El rĂ­o de mi comunidad

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Campaign Victories

A algunas personas las cosas simples pueden traer felicidad, como el sonido de la lluvia, un dĂ­a soleado o un rĂ­o. Un rĂ­o puede ser un lugar hermoso para relajarse … Continued

Gender Roles in the Modern Age

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We often suppress individuality in our community, whether it be through stating who may and may not wear makeup, or our restrictive gender roles, so people find themselves trapped within a certain set of rules just to appease societal norms.