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Currents Winter 2024

Uprooted: How People Bring Home Wherever They Go

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People often think of home as a place — a physical comfort zone where one eats, sleeps and feels protected from the outside world. In reality, home is a concept with so much nuance; no one can attach an exclusive definition to it. Graziadio student and Horizon Scholar Dave Montoya grew up without a sense of home, moving around the foster-care system until he was 18 years … [Read more...] about Uprooted: How People Bring Home Wherever They Go

Malibu’s Local Businesses

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Geoffrey’s, Howdy’s and Zuma Jay’s are three local businesses in Malibu with history rooted in Malibu. For the owners of all three, hard work and passion enabled them to build their businesses. For Jeffrey Peterson, the owner of Geoffrey's, faith also played a role. "In life, if you never set goals, you'll never know if you get to the finish line,” … [Read more...] about Malibu’s Local Businesses

Manifestation: Unveiling the Power of Positive Thinking

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Manifestation is the art of turning one’s dreams into reality through the power of positive thinking and intention-setting. In a world often filled with stress and uncertainty, manifestation offers hope and a path to shape one's own destiny. Manifestation has a unique meaning for everyone who practices it. "I would define [manifestation] as thinking about a goal, but … [Read more...] about Manifestation: Unveiling the Power of Positive Thinking

All That Moves: Native Wildlife Struggles to Survive in Malibu

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Following heavy rains during the Fall 2023, the waterfall at the bottom of Newton Canyon sprays a plume of water. Constant sources of water are vital to local amphibians such as frogs, said Allison Sacerdote-Velat, curator of herpetology at the Chicago Academy of Sciences. The trail to Newton Canyon is uneven and unkempt; a stony vein, narrow and devoid of vegetation. It … [Read more...] about All That Moves: Native Wildlife Struggles to Survive in Malibu

Redefining Adulting: Exploring What Adulthood Means

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Think of who you were 10 years ago. Close your eyes and visualize it. Think of how different you were — and the ways that you have stayed the same. Would your younger self be surprised at you now? Adulthood is a time of change. People find jobs, graduate, fall in love, deal with loss, feel joy and experience a myriad of other emotions. Adulthood can be scary — … [Read more...] about Redefining Adulting: Exploring What Adulthood Means