A Difficult Goodbye to the Big Easy
Published by Ashwin Kulshrestha
Unconvinced that the last six weeks had actually happened, I woke up Saturday morning and immediately rushed to check my …
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The “Seedy Underbelly” of Portland
Published by Maia Matheny
I spent ages yesterday gushing to a friend at home about Portland. I told her about the cute coffee shops, …
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A Walk to Work
Published by Allison Dear
The morning commute to Larkin Street Youth Services starts like many other commutes: with a bus ride. Bus rides are …
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Your Assumptions Are Your Windows on the World
Published by Ketty Bai
I was scrolling through an article the other day, and right when I was about to lose interest, I happened …
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Full of Potential
Published by Molly Chakraborty
Throughout my life, I’ve heard many things to describe, or maybe even justify, why people are homeless. It’s their fault; …
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My Gay Summer
Published by Nathan Heffernan
Texas to California I grew up in an upper middle-class suburb of Houston, Texas, in a town once nicknamed the …
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Finding purpose in non-profit development
Published by Jordan Diamond
The back of our green DukeEngage shirts are emblazoned with the program’s slogan: “Challenge yourself. Change your world.” Such a …
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Everyone has a Story
Published by Julia Ziaee
It was another humid Saturday evening in DC. I was with a peer of mine who was standing in the …
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Musical Activism & Political Mobilization
Published by Andrew Zheng
AMANDLA! AWETU! GIO! GIO! Music is not taken for granted here. It goes beyond casual listening or something people can …
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Everyone has a Story
Published by Julia Ziaee
It was another humid Saturday evening in DC. I was with a peer of mine who was standing in the …
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