Although most famous for their innovative ice cream flavors (Rocky Road, Phish Food, and Cherry Garcia to name a few), Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, founders of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, are equally as concerned about fulfilling their commitment to social change. In a speech hosted by College Democrats at Northwestern University on November 17, 2009, the ice-cream super couple spoke about their business and lifelong commitment to giving back to the community. The international company began its journey in Burlington, ...

On November 5, a lovely group of GES members and I headed downtown to Northwestern’s Chicago campus to attend a panel on childhood malnutrition, “The Global Crisis of Childhood Malnutrition: A Not-So Natural Disaster," presented by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Program of African Studies at Northwestern University. Chris Day (a former facilitator for GES) introduced the panel, which included Will Reno, a professor of Political Science at NU; Dr. Marc Levin, an aid worker for Doctors Without Borders; ...

By CHRISTIE THOMPSON Last night, I took an impromptu trip into the city (with my lovely GES co-chair) to catch what I could of the Chicago International Film Festival. I’m kicking myself for not going earlier, because the lineup this year was truly staggering – I think I heard over 145 films from 45 countries! We were lucky enough to catch “My Neighbor, My Killer,” a documentary on the Rwandan Genocide. The film focuses on the Gacaca tribunals, a justice system in ...