Monthly Archives: November 2009

Community-Global Awareness – Film Series

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Marino Sorbara

Because I started attending workshops a little bit later than I should have, I had to sign up for one of the last workshops for Community-Global Awareness which was the Film “My Beautiful Laundrette.”   Now before anyone makes fun … Continue reading →

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Advice to the High Schoolers

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Marino Sorbara

When I entered Baruch I was not sure of how to balance the workloads for each class.  I now realize that homework isn’t something to get over with but it is something to have patience with and to actually learn … Continue reading →

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Town Hall meeting

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Priya Mistry

The Town Hall meeting was very informing about how USG was trying to raise our budget to help us out. They also gave away free pizza and drinks which was a plus. Other then that it was pretty boring, I’m … Continue reading →

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Global Awareness

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Priya Mistry

I attended the Global Awareness workshop on Thursday I believe and this was my favorite workshop by far. We had Alphonso-I forgot his last name-a gay politician talk to us about how he persevered through politics while he was gay. … Continue reading →

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baruch life-advice for high schoolers

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Priya Mistry

My biggest advice would be to manage time well. If they don’t have this down, they can mess up in school really badly. I would also advise them to get involved in Baruch as soon as they step foot into … Continue reading →

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Values, Pressure and Choosing a Major

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Bryan

Today I attended this workshop and was suprised it was accualy inspiring. The guys that were there talked about distinctive ways to choose what is right in your life. We did some deep thinking to discover how we can be … Continue reading →

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Arts At Baruch: Gallery Tour: Mercedes Matter: A Retrospective

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Bryan

I went to take a tour of the Baruch art gallery for the workshop. It was pretty short, we only went through 3 portraits from a woman named Mercedes, i think. her painting were pretty unusual. It consisted mostly of … Continue reading →

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Advise to the High Schoolers

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Trevene Chance

Now that you have completed most of the semester, what advise would you give to high schoolers or incoming freshmen about college in general or Baruch College.

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Simon’s Declassified Database Survival Guide

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Simon Jones

At today’s workshop, I went to the library to get some experience in Baruch’s database.  I think its amazing how many resources this school has at its fingertips.  I’ve used programs like this in High School, but few have been … Continue reading →

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Arts at Baruch- Simon Jones

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Simon Jones

Today I went on a tour of the Mercedes Matter exhibit at Baruch’s Mishikin gallery, and I was pleasantly surprised.  A tour guide led us around the exhibit, and I enjoyed the art we saw.  Mercedes favored drawing still life … Continue reading →

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