Election 2020 at Pace University
The 2020 Election season was one to go down in history. With the country facing COVID-19 challenges, we were also confronted with new obstacles leading to the polls. However, this only served as a motivating factor for the student leaders…
Why Do I Vote?
By Valerie Eristil, Student Projects Coordinator As we near the end of 2019, many of our collective thoughts have already focused on the 2020 election. 2016 was my first year here at Pace, the year of the previous Presidential Election….
PACE Students: Get Ready to Vote!
Tuesday, November 5th is Election Day! We know voting can be confusing, especially for first time voters, so we’ve compiled some FAQs here. We want to make voting as easy and enjoyable as possible for the Pace community! Am I…
The CCAR Sparks Conversation on Gun Violence Prevention
By Noelani Rivera, Student Projects Coordinator Gun violence has been a growing concern this past year. Most visibly we have seen an increase in mass shootings, but guns also have roles in a multitude of other issues such as domestic…
The Election is over… Now What?
By Kealy Costigan ’19, Vote Everywhere Ambassador So everyone told you to go out and vote and you did! Congratulations on performing your civic duty. But what comes next? Civic engagement does not end at the polls. Here…
Student Spotlight: Rachel Skopp-Cardillo ’20
Rachel Skopp-Cardillo is a second year student working with CCAR as a research intern. She is currently working a project surrounding the difference in environment and involvement between the New York City and Pleasantville campuses of Pace. Read more to…
Finding Hope
To The Pace Community, I know many of us have been feeling complicated emotions about the results of the elections. It has been a trying week for many of us, but I want to stress that there always hope. We’ve…
Faculty Perspectives on the 2016 Election: David Caputo
So I think it’s a matter of understanding and realizing that the election does have direct consequences for you. Even though you may not like either choice now, not participating is, in essence, defaulting to let people who have preferences…
Faculty Perspectives on the 2016 Election: Jessica Lavariega-Monforti
I really see, at the sort of heart of politics, are questions about power. So that really informs both my professional view and my personal view of politics. It’s really about who gets what, who makes the decisions about who…
Faculty Perspectives on the 2016 Election: Aarti Maharaj
Educate yourself, whatever way you’re receiving your information. It kind of goes back to this idea that I always read in one of my classes, Plato’s “allegory of the cave.” What he said in that piece which is very interesting is…
