Category Archives: Volunteering

HCS (I, 10): The Night Of The Broken Crosses

Posted on April 3, 2012 by g-mo

“This shit is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S.” -Gwen Stefani The Depends Diapers incident is aforementioned, and although urine was not involved in any of the antics I witnessed afterward, there was revelry. It was calm at first, nothing more than bearded, gruff … Continue reading →

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HCS (I, 8): Team Hope

Posted on March 20, 2012 by g-mo

Team Hope “Mold eats souls” -Mark Deubert, January 2006 Soon after Tarp Crew started, I caught up with Jane and Cora. “So, Will, have you heard about Team Hope?” “I most certainly have not.” “What do you know about…” Jane … Continue reading →

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HCS (I, 7): Tarp Crew

Posted on March 12, 2012 by g-mo

Tarp Crew “Now you’re initiated.” -Ryan Quinnelly, 11/05 While my adventure at LSU was juvenile, reckless, and irresponsible, it did not deviate too far from my weekend life in general. Mississippi was a mess. And many, many people looked at … Continue reading →

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HCS (I, 5): LSU Homecoming (Part 1- Ping-Pong and Desert Eagles)

Posted on February 19, 2012 by g-mo

LSU Homecoming Part 1: Ping-Pong and Desert Eagles “That was the last time I brought a bat to a gunfight.” -Ron This is how it all went down. As a graduate of an institution with a less than impressive football … Continue reading →

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HCS (I, 4): Halloween

Posted on February 6, 2012 by g-mo

Near the end of October, Dingo announced at a community dinner meeting that we were going to go “reverse trick-or-treating.” The reality of the suggestion hit home. At this point in time, there was still no power in much of … Continue reading →

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HCS (I, 3): The Beginning Of Termite

Posted on January 27, 2012 by g-mo

“WHO’S THE HELL KATRINA?” -Graffiti on Division Street home, Biloxi, MS, Fall 2005 The singular origin of the Colony is up for debate, but a general agreement is that the two that first put tents out in the field behind … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Camp Stories, Part I, Chapter 2: 2113

Posted on January 19, 2012 by g-mo

“9/2/2005  9:13 a.m.  WE ARE sorry for the school, but the shelter was a blessing. We had to bring over 200 people here with no help from any Coast Guard Boats, people died and are still in there house, we … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Camp Stories: Part I, Chapter 1

Posted on January 9, 2012 by g-mo

Part I October 10, 2005 — January 8, 2006   “A solitude ten thousand fathoms deep Sustains the bed on which we lie, my dear: Although I love you, you will have to leap; Our dream of safety has to … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Camp Stories Preview: Foreword

Posted on January 3, 2012 by g-mo

Happy 2012 everyone! Our site stats came in on December 31st- with 69,000 hits over the year. Which makes us think two things. One, thank you readers, listeners, commentators. Two, get ready for an even better year to come! We … Continue reading →

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Rikers Island Project Keeps Rolling

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Janos Marton

For the last three years, Fordham Law students have been traveling out to Rikers Island to work with incarcerated juveniles. These boys are 16-18 years old, and many are charged with serious crimes.  They are also smart, witty, and in … Continue reading →

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