When Daibelis Guzmán sat down to study for the MCAS exam in her sophomore year, it was a no-brainer. Guzmán, like many of her peers in school, is still learning English. “I was saying to myself, ‘Oh my God, my English isn’t getting better, what am I going to do?’” Enter ChatGPT. Studies show that a majority of students across backgrounds are more than willing to use AI tools for help with schoolwork. Not all of those uses are so innocuous.
When Globe designer Ally Rzesa discovered the Latin music trailblazer Celia Cruz, she was in awe of how much creativity, charisma, and charm could be in one person. “She embraced the boldness of salsa that I’ve come to adore,” Rzesa writes.
When they immigrated to the United States, they brought with them a culture that is now woven into many of Boston’s neighborhoods and nearby towns, Globe reporter Marcela Rodrigues writes. “At home in Latin America’s biggest country, they’re Brazilians. Here, some feel ‘more Latina than ever,’ especially now.”
“When Red Sox closing pitcher Aroldis Chapman gets called into the game, the crowd is sent into a tizzy,” Rich Tenorio writes. “Not Chapman, but another Cuban pitcher lights up the screen in a cloud of smoke: the great Luis Tiant.”
Despite being more than 74 years apart in age, writer Maria Probert aspires to be just like her Mamita Olga. “I found a way to splash color into my life and glide into new opportunities while also slowing down,” Probert writes.
Thrown a curveball
What to do when your friends uninvite you to a Red Sox game. Should you tell them you're offended? Miss Conduct shares her tips.
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The ick factor
When a man shares his personal life with a woman who wants no emotional baggage in her fling, she wonders if she should break it off. Meredith shares her advice.
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