Setter’s Day of Service at Westchester Land Trust by Christina Bubba
Gottesman room was filled with fun tunes, energy, and excitement as Pace Setters made their way to participate in Setters Day of Service Saturday morning. Run by the Center for Community Action and Research, Setters Day of Service marked one…
Everyday Activism Challenge 2018
This April, students, staff, and faculty members will be pledging to commit to one personal action – either a daily habit or weekly action – to lessen their contributions to climate change or to have a positive environmental impact. What’s…
Students Reflect: Joey Wong on the March for Our Lives
Joey Wong ’21, Finance The march was absolutely hectic, but in a good way. The buses/group I was meeting were located in Staten Island. I was traveling with my girlfriend and friend from back home. We had missed the ferry…
Students Reflect: Christina Bubba on the March for Our Lives
When is it your turn to take a stand; to participate and show support in something that you believe in? I have avoided this question most of my life. Thinking that there was no reason for me to participate in…
Students Reflect: Natalie Chevalier on the March for Our Lives
Natalie Chevalier ’18, Political Science & Business/Economics Minor When 17 of my fellow community members, and MSD Eagles were taken from us on February 14, 2018 I was left feeling hopeless, angry, and incredibly sad. I had never experienced something…
Students Reflect: David Lê on the March for Our Lives
David Lê ’19, Marketing Working in a civic engagement office at Pace University, I’ve always heard talk about how life-changing a march/rally is. When I heard about March For Our Lives I was hesitant to go because I was nervous…
Maritza Morales’s Alternative Spring Break Reflection: Day 4
My experiences on this trip were very pleasant. Although I didn’t like that there wasn’t always enough to do, every job mattered and I also picked up a few new skills such as painting and insulation. My emotional reaction was…
Elly Silberstein’s Alternative Spring Break Reflection: Day 4
To start out our final day, we split up into two groups again. My group worked on learning how to install insulation which included measuring spaces, cutting the insulation strips to the appropriate size, and using stapler guns to secure…
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…
