Author Archives: Marino Sorbara

About Marino Sorbara

Hello. My name is Marino Sorbara. I am from Valley Stream, NY. I have lived in Valley Stream for my whole life. I have an older brother who attends St. John's University. Most of my ancestors were born in Italy in a town located in Calabria. My parents were wed in Italy and then moved to New York to start a family. I myself, have been to Italy four times. I enjoy hanging out with my friends and cousins, playing cards, and playing soccer. I hope everything works out here at Baruch.

Personal Enrichment – Managing Relationships

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Marino Sorbara

This particular workshop requires that students go around the all-purpose room 1-107 and interact with other students.  The students raised several questions concerning ways to go about maintaining a relationship in college.  The main speaker was a professor of psychology … Continue reading →

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Student Life – Club Fair

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Marino Sorbara

The Club Fair is a great place to start if a student wishes to get involved in Baruch.  There are many interesting clubs that I would have never thought to exist.  I attended a little to early and ended up … Continue reading →

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Arts at Baruch – Mishkin Gallery Tour

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Marino Sorbara

I would advise anyone who attends this workshop to arrive 10-15 minutes prior to the scheduled time, otherwise you will end up waiting on line in the lobby for a half-hour as I did.  The tour itself wasn’t anything to … Continue reading →

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Career Exploration – Resume Writing

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Marino Sorbara

I would say that this workshop pertains the most to helping a student prepare for his or her career.  I wasn’t aware that we had to schedule an appointment for Career Workshops but I was allowed in after the administrators … Continue reading →

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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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Freshman Reception

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Marino Sorbara

This event probably did not go as planned because there were way too many students in too small of an area.  As soon as I got my handbook signed I left because of the chaos of everyone running around.  I … Continue reading →

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