Maryel Cardenas Alternative Spring Break Reflection Day 2
The Alternative Spring Break Program (ASB) is an amazing opportunity to help people who have been directly impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The opportunity to be a participant in making a positive change in the lives of those left devastated by…
David Sharif’s Alternative Spring Break Reflection: Day 2
Upon my return from a wonderful study abroad experience in Barcelona, Spain, I wanted to get back to volunteering with the civic engagement office at my home institution. While we were driving by the beach, we were observing the houses…
Ayanna Armstrong’s Alternative Spring Break Reflection: Day 2
For spring break, I decided to do something worth remembering. So, I applied for the Alternative Spring Break Project through Pace University. With two days into the trip, I have learned a lot. For one, I learned that after Hurricane…
Rieanna McPhie’s Alternative Spring Break Reflection: Day 1
Today was our first day in the Rockaways. We went to the beach and explored the area. While walking back from the beach I could see some houses with cover sheets (or some sort of covering) on their windows and…
Jonathan Russo’s Alternative Spring Break Reflection: Day 1
Today was a rather interesting day. For me, it all started in the Halls of Alumni where I met up with 4 other Pleasantville members. We were all in a shroud of confusion on what this experience would be like…
Who and What Is On The Ballot in Pleasantville?
Who are the Candidates? Running for Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino (R-NY) Has been a county executive since 2009. He’s cut taxes and then froze them every single time that he’s been elected. He’s also started the Safer Communities initiative,…
A Report From the Charlottesville, Race, and Pace Event
Wednesday night, in the Multipurpose Room of the Kessel Student Center on Pace University’s Pleasantville campus, students and faculty alike came together to participate in a discussion on the events that unfolded in Charlottesville, race, and how that affects the…
Jenny’s Experience the Miles for Meals 5K
The Food Bank of Westchester devotes the entire month of September, Hunger Action Month, to raise awareness about the 200,000 residents in the Westchester who are lacking the resources for food. Although the United States is a developed country, we…
Natalie’s 9/11 Day of Service
Sixteen years ago on September 11th, the sky went dark and with it so did the many faces around me in class. 9/11 will be a day that went down in history, and many lives were changed that day. No…
Hurricane Harvey: What You Can Do
On Friday, August 25th, a devastating Hurricane hit the southern coast of the United States, dropping an estimated 27 trillion gallons of rain over Texas and Louisiana. We don’t yet know the full extent of the damage Hurricane Harvey has…
