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Breanna Grigsby

The Wall Still Stands: A Travel Narrative

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Art by Chris Chen A long year of passport stamps and educational field trip cards has come to a halt for much of the junior class whose International Program experiences and individual traveling ventures spread across the globe. No more hitchhiking through the streets of Bulgaria. No more tea parties with old Turkish ladies. No more safari treks for white rhinos. My … [Read more...] about The Wall Still Stands: A Travel Narrative

Iraqi Summer Shifts the Narrative

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Photo Courtesy of Alexis Allison “This weekend, I visit Chamchamal,” I told my Kurdish friend. We leaned over a Scrabble game with a group of my other college-age English learners, stuck to wooden chairs with sweat from the summer Iraq heat. “Texas. You’re going to Texas.” He grinned. “Texas? No. No, no, no. Chamchamal,” I said. Chamchamal is a village in northern Iraq — … [Read more...] about Iraqi Summer Shifts the Narrative

Libraries Are an Affordable Alternative

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Blockbuster’s bankruptcy has solidified the increased use of streaming services like Netflix. With the vast amount of films and TV shows — both past and present — available, many now have all the power to watch whatever they want, how they want, when they want. However, streaming has downsides. People on data plans will have their streaming service interrupted when they hit … [Read more...] about Libraries Are an Affordable Alternative

Radfish Offers Surf Lessons

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Photos by Allison Hubbard This semester, take a step out of your comfort zone and become a true Malibu resident by learning how to surf and paddleboard. Radfish Malibu is a competitively priced water sport business offering lessons geared mostly toward novice surfers. Both surf and paddleboard lessons are $100 for two hours. Paddleboards are also available for rent — $60 for … [Read more...] about Radfish Offers Surf Lessons