Ashley King’s Alternative Spring Break Reflection: Day 4
This trip consisted mostly of priming, painting, and cleaning up the remainder of the home. At the end of the day, it was comforting to see all of our hard work had been worthwhile as everything we had worked on…
Quincy Doccy’s Alternative Spring Break Reflection: Day 4
The Alternate Spring Break has been an awesome experience. For the past two days, our group has been working on a house that was hit by Hurricane Sandy about six years ago. I never thought that after so many years…
Shen Yang’s Alternative Spring Break Reflection: Day 2
When I first saw the Newman Home, I thought it looked just the same as the rest of the houses on the street: peaceful and quiet. If the house owner had not shared the experience of what the family had…
Activist Spotlight: Marla Teixeira ’18
Major: Peace and Justice Studies Minor(s): Politics and Business Management Graduation Year: 2018 Career Aspirations: Grassroots Campaign Organizer What excited you most about the opportunity to become a Vote Everywhere Ambassador? I am in love with democracy. Just the idea…
Opinion: The Dickey Amendment and Gun Control
By David Le ’19, Student Volunteer & Advocacy Projects Coordinator (NYC Campus) Guns and America are like peanut butter and jelly; they seem inseparable. But pair gun control and America? Everyone is SHOOK. Recently, I researched the Dickey Amendment for…
Giving Back for the Holidays [NYC]
The fall semester is wrapping up, and that means many students are in the midst of finals stress. Luckily, we’ve got a solution to relieve some of that stress and make the most of your upcoming winter break: volunteering! The…
Opinion: the Rohingya Refugee Crisis
By David Le ’19, Student Volunteer & Advocacy Projects Coordinator (NYC Campus) (Reader discretion advisement: descriptions of child and sexual violence and ethnic cleansing) Prior to hosting the table on the Rohingya Crisis, I had read about it on my…
Giving + Gratitude: Volunteer this Thanksgiving Season [NYC]
Thanksgiving break begins in just a few days! While many of us may be envisioning time with family, checking the weather for chances of snow, and stuffing ourselves with pumpkin pie, there are many in our City who are struggling…
How to Help after Hurricanes Irma & Maria
On September 7th, Hurricane Irma struck the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, and Florida; on the 20th, Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico, adding to the catastrophic impacts from the first storm to hit the island. The recovery efforts have just…
Responding to Charlottesville
We stand by President Krislov’s condemnation of the bigotry and hatred exhibited at the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, VA, this past weekend. We’ve compiled a collection of resources for the Pace community – from educational links to information…