This year’s spring break is something of a full circle moment for Andrina Jean and Élise Garner, the co-executive student directors of Howard University Alternative Spring Break. Since freshman year, this duo has committed their annual March vacations service. “It’s just a week of our time. I don’t think I was sacrificing that much, and I think the impact that we’re making is so much bigger than ourselves,” said Jean. Jean and Garner are responsible for leading the second-largest cohort in HUASB’s 31-year history, as over 1,300 students are traveling to 22 cities nationwide. Founded in 1994, HUASB serves communities in need with the goal of developing the next generation of servant leaders, and is offered at no cost to student participants. This year participants will collaborate with local organizations addressing violence prevention, housing stability, disaster relief, restorative justice, food stability, holistic wellness, environmental justice, youth empowerment, community dev...