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Homeless in Ventura county

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Most animals are held captive in cages or in small areas which keeps them from their natural habitat in which they react violently or even die. This is something I would like to learn more about due to the fact that these animals are suffering.

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Most associate human trafficking with being located outside of the US, in countries like Europe and South America but this is not the case. More than 80% of child trafficking victims are Americans and are currently being trafficked in the US. It has become a silent, unrecognized epidemic.

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Sustainability on College Campus
There is something called The Sustainability Index that measures this in various categories.

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Cheating: Buying college essays
“Amid the college admissions scandal, another type of cheating has been overlooked: college students who pay others to write their papers.

Cheating is nothing new, but the internet now makes it possible on a global, industrial scale, resulting in millions of essays ordered annually. The industry is so vast that it provides enough income for some writers to make it a full-time job.”

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The Sunshine Act

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In 2013, a 13 year-old girl who was described as vigilant regarding her severe peanut allergy, accidentally ingested a treat containing peanut butter at a celebration at Camp Sacramento in El Dorado County, CA.

After tasting the treat, Natalie Giorgi realized something wasn't right and spit it out. Her mother then tasted the treat and determined it contained peanut butter. The girl seemed fine for the first 20 minutes and then began vomiting, had trouble breathing and went into cardiac arrest.

Natalie was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead, despite administration of three epinephrine auto-injectors.

Later that year, the family went on to establish the "Natalie Giorgi Sunshine Foundation" and went to work to "reduce dangerous food allergy deaths by spreading public awareness, provide education regarding emergency responses, and increase the availability of epinephrine injectors in public places."

Yesterday, their efforts bore fruit. AB1532 - the Natalie Giorgi Sunshine Act - was signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom. The law was crafted to protect those with food allergies by requiring all food handlers to have a certification in safe food handling practices for major food allergens.

Here is video of the Giorgi Family and the law's sponsor, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, discussing the need for the legislation:

The Giorgi Family and Natalie's story were also featured in the PBS "Viewfinder" series in an episode entitled "Food for Thought - Food Allergies". You can see it in its entirety here:

Our thanks to the Giorgi Family and the Natalie Giorgi Sunshine Foundation for their tireless work. We can think of no better testament to the memory of Natalie than for her namesake law to be protecting members of her community.

Anaphylaxis Claims 13 Year Old Girl at Campsite

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Natalie Giorgi Sunshine Act to Protect Individuals with Food Allergies Signed Into Law

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In 2013, a 13 year-old girl who was described as vigilant regarding her severe peanut allergy, accidentally ingested a treat containing peanut butter at a celebration at Camp Sacramento in El Dorado County, CA. After tasting the treat, Natalie Giorgi realized something wasn't right and spit it out.

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Social media has a negative influence on many young adults, causing negative body images and eating disorders. Photoshopped images leave people feeling bad about themselves, thinking they need to change when they are perfectly fine. Negative body images are also liked to depression and isolation, along with eating disorders.

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There is not accessibility everywhere for handicap people. Its not fair they didn't choose to have a disability, they should have the same access and resources to things people have who don't have a disability.

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there has been more and more accidents because teenagers and people in general get distracted while driving whether it's texting, talking on the phone, changing the radio station, eating, etc.

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More and more people in todays world are using and abusing prescription drugs. Which has lead to many death through out the year and is continuing to rise.

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The Climate Crisis & What We Can Do Locally to Prevent Further Damage

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The Climate Crisis & What We Can Do Locally to Prevent Further Damage

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According to multiple scientists, we only have around 17 months left to save the earth. If no change occurs within these remaining months, there is no turning back and fixing the damage we’ve done to the earth. I think this would be a very interesting and important topic to cover, and it could also correlate to animal abuse, and how the meat market is one of the leading causes of green-house emissions.

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A huge proportion of our prison population consists of people who used or possessed drugs, but commited no violent crimes. Mandatory sentencing minimums also eliminate a judges discretion and forces extremely harsh sentencing on these individuals.

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E-cigarette use is popular in teens and young adults, and leads to nicotine addiction. Recently, more hospitalizations have come from the use of these products. Raising awareness about the health consequences of using e-cigarettes could lower the usage rate and improve the health of people in college/prevent more hospitalizations.

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I hear about this more and more in the news. I would like to learn more through your research paper!

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The article attached is written by a CI Faculty member. It describes a student's experience struggling with basic needs of food and housing. We also have a food pantry on campus so this would make a great topic where you can discuss student services on campus.

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Grace was failing.

We were near the semester's halfway mark, and Grace still hadn't passed a single reading quiz. She had perfect attendance, and was always eager to contribute to group discussions. She was also one of the most positive students I'd ever had in class - one of those people who seem to slosh through life, unable to keep their optimism from spilling over onto anyone they come into contact with. Yet when it came to plugging miniature ovals via no. 2 pencil, Grace never seemed to know the correct answer. And so here she was: sitting in my office, seven weeks into the semester. Failing.

This all happened some time ago, and I couldn't have possibly foreseen the lasting impression this brief encounter would have on me. So, I don't remember exactly how our conversation began. Instead, my recollection starts with me imparting sage and sophic words of wisdom - which Grace so clearly needed to hear - about her need to take more initiative and show more responsibility. "After all, you're in college now," I explained stoically, while leaning back in my chair and stroking the whisker on my chin for dramatic effect. "It's up to you to complete the readings on time and to come to class prepared."

Grace nodded politely in agreement, sucking on her front tooth.

This went on for a while, back and forth, my whisker doling out wisdom and her tooth nodding politely, until Grace eventually broke her silence to reveal why she kept failing her reading quizzes: she still hadn't purchased the required textbook for class.

I took a long draw of air, as if inhaling a cigar that wasn't there, and then began to double down on my previous advice - which Grace clearly needed to hear now more than ever - about taking initiative and showing responsibility. "After all, the textbook is required for a reason," my whisker explained. "You have to buy your books if you expect to do well in college."

Grace nodded politely in agreement, still sucking on that front tooth.

This went on for a bit longer, the wisdom and the nodding, the whisker and the tooth, until Grace finally broke her silence once again to reveal why she hadn't purchased her book. I'm not sure what took her so long to tell me. Yet on the other hand, I'm also not sure why she ever decided to tell me at all. Perhaps she finally stirred up enough courage inside of herself, or perhaps she finally felt comfortable enough around me.

Regardless of why, I remember staring at the crown of Grace's head as she eyed a stretch of speckled gray carpet between her Converse All Stars, reminiscing aloud about how she hadn't gotten a good night's sleep all week because, as she put it, "The cops keep knocking on my windshield, asking me to move my car."

I nodded politely in stupefaction, embarrassment gushing out of me like a Play-Doh Fun Factory.

Her words seemed to echo through my office, ricocheting off that same speckled gray carpet in the form of spoken bullets. Reality suddenly stared me in the face. I saw "The Sign," in much the way Ace of Base must have circa 1995, and in that moment I had a rare glimpse of utter clarity, as if gleaning a gander of Truth with a capital "T."

It wasn't Grace who'd been failing my class; it was me who'd been failing Grace.

Grace didn't need to take initiative or show responsibility. She'd already taken more initiative and shown more responsibility than I ever had in my life. And she certainly didn't need any words of wisdom from me or my whisker. Grace just needed a little help.

Thanks to CSU Channel Islands' Basic Needs Initiative, I'm happy to say Grace received the help she needed in those following weeks and months: temporary housing, emergency funding to cover essentials, and - perhaps most importantly of all - a support system of caring staff, faculty, and administrators. I'm also happy to say she passed my class in the end and that she's still enrolled as a student here at CSU Channel Islands, well on her way to graduation this time next year.

Grace is quick to credit that support system of caring staff, faculty, and administrators who made such a positive difference in her life, who helped her move out of her car and get back on her Converse-laden feet. But needless to say, it's really Grace who made the difference in each of our lives and who put the importance of plugging ovals via no. 2 into proper perspective, all while sloshing through this thing we call life, spilling her optimism over onto anyone she comes into contact with.

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Grace was failing. We were near the semester's halfway mark, and Grace still hadn't passed a single reading quiz. She had perfect attendance, and was always eager to contribute to group discussions.

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SFV should be on notice with raids and the federal gov't itself should be more decent to equal human beings.

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Campuses should be requiring suicide awareness classes or projects to help decrease the suicide, attempted suicide, and ideation rates.

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As the issue of homelessness continues to increase in Los Angeles, residents are beginning to wonder where there tax money is going. The issue of evacuating homeless people and then them having no where to go due to lack of shelters.

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Heard recent news story about athlete Tyler Skaggs. Not confirmed that he died from prescription drug addiction, but it was mentioned. I am hearing more about this issue on news: people take pain meds and then become addicted to hard drugs.

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Whether Universities should provide safe space and trigger warnings

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Whether Universities should provide safe space and trigger warnings

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A safe space is a when the university is to be free of possibly upsetting or conflicting ideas for the benefit of marginalized students. But there is debate over the issue that blocking these topics from discussion is a threat to free speech.

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Not Vaccinating Your Child Can Result In Consequences

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Not Vaccinating Your Child Can Result In Consequences

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How 'Anti-Vaxers' are bringing back preventable diseases and how it uproots the herd immunity theory. What are vaccines and how do they work to create a better life for your child and the community. Why is it important to vaccinate your children and yourself.

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Female representation in STEM environments are minimal and not inclusive. Female scientists and mathematicians are not well known, even considering the work they have done in the world. Representation matters.

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Inhumane and cruel act to appeal to an atheistic set by the American Kennel Club