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Siena Giljum

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Siena Giljum’s Biography

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Hey, I'm Siena! I'm a Boston transplant with a penchant for sunny Southern California days plus a dose of Midwestern sensibility. I live for awesome food and interesting people with stories to tell, especially those about the arts and social issues.

I recently graduated from Boston University, where I studied Journalism and Film & Television with a minor in Spanish. You can find my words and video/audio work in the Los Angeles Times, where I was a 2021 Lifestyle/Features reporting intern, in th…

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Community fridges help address hunger in and around Brookline

Community fridges help address hunger in and around Brookline

As COVID-19 cases spike in the U.S., so does food insecurity. Recently, a national trend aimed at combating h…

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Brookline goes to the polls

Brookline goes to the polls

[additional reporting by Siena Giljum] It was a quiet, chilly morning at the Florida Ruffin Ridley School, po…

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Brookline gets resourceful amid nationwide poll worker shortage

Brookline gets resourceful amid nationwide poll worker shortage

As the nation suffers from a shortage of poll workers caused by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the town …

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Broken Pots, Big Data, and the Power of Collaboration | Arts & Sciences

Broken Pots, Big Data, and the Power of Collaboration | Arts & Sciences

Katie Berlin (GRS'20) came to BU after graduating from UC Berkeley because she knew the archaeology program i…

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A Summer at Fenway | Arts & Sciences

A Summer at Fenway | Arts & Sciences

By Siena Giljum (COM'22) Virginia-born Rachel Kirby landed at Boston University in 2016 with deep roots and i…

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Yayoi Kusama’s “Love is Calling” draws the viewer into an infinite world of surreal color and form

Yayoi Kusama’s “Love is Calling” draws the viewer into an infinite world of surreal color and form

“Love is Calling” doesn’t look like much at first. Reaching only about half the height of the high gallery ce…

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Retired Adults Are Sharing The Life-Improving Gifts They Bought For Themselves, And I'm So Jealous

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By Siena Giljum
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Assuming we're lucky enough to ever retire, every one of us working adults has at least one thing we're really looking forward to after we hang our career hats — even if it's just the time off and no early wakeups. Redditor Onewarmguy asked the r/AskOldPeople community for their input on what to do with some extra money.
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Parents Are Apparently Pulling This Weird Stunt To Not Invite The Whole Class To Their Kids' Birthday Parties

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By Siena Giljum
| Yahoo Life Verified
Parenting is a constant game of comparison and self-doubt. Do other parents have it more "together" than you do? Are you doing any of this right? What does "right" even mean? Well, recently over on r/Parents , Redditor Inick876 wrote about a parenting incident that will probably make you feel a little better about however you're managing. "My 6-year-old came home from school so excited that her friend invited her to her birthday party," they wrote.
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Parents Are Apparently Pulling This Weird Stunt To Not Invite The Whole Class To Their Kids' Birthday Parties

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| Aol Verified
Parenting is a constant game of comparison and self-doubt. Do other parents have it more "together" than you do? Are you doing any of this right? What does "right" even mean? Momo Productions / Getty Images Well, recently over on r/Parents, Redditor Inick876 wrote about a parenting incident that will probably make you feel a little better about however you're managing. "My 6-year-old came home from school so excited that her friend invited her to her birthday party," they wrote.
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