Monthly Archives: September 2009
Sotomayor
Ｉ ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｌａｔｅ ｂｕｔ Ｉ ａｔｔｅｎｅｄ ｔｈｅ Ｓｏｔｏｍａｙｏｒ ｗｏｒｋｓｈｏｐ ａ ｆｅｗ ｄａｙｓ ａｇｏ． Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｉｓ ｗｏｒｋｓｈｏｐ ｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｇｏ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ ｏｆ Ｓｏｔｏｍａｙｏｒ， ｉｔ ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｈｅｒ ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｈｅｒ ｒｏｌｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｐｒｅｍｅ ｃｏｕｒｔ． Ｔｈｉｓ ｇｒｏｕｐ ｆｏｃｕｓｅｄ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｏｐｐｕｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ ａｎｄ ｅｑｕａｌｉｔｙ ｏｆ ｍａｎｙ ｂｌａｃｋｓ ａｎｄ ｈｉｓｐａｎｉｃｓ． Ｉ ａｍ ｇｌａｄ ｔｏ ｈｅａｒ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｏｃｃｕｒ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｙｅａｒｓ ｓｔａｒｔｉｎｇ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｃｉｖｉｌ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ ｔｏ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ａ ｂｌａｃｋ ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ． Ｔｈｉｓ ｌｅａｖｅｓ ｈｏｐｅ ｔｈａｔ ｏｎｅ ｄａｙ ｗｅ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｊｕｓｔ ｈａｖｅ ａｎ Ａｓｉａｎ ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ．Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｔ， Ｓｏｔｏｍａｙｏｒ ｓｐｏｋｅ ｏｕｔ ｆｏｒ ｈｅｒ ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ ａｎｄ ｓｈｅ ｍａｄｅ ａ ｇｒｅａｔ ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ ｏｆ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｗｈｏ ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ ｈａｖｅ ｍｕｃｈ， ｂｕｔ ｗｏｒｋｅｄ ｈａｒｄ ａｎｄ ｇｏｔ ｔｏ ｗｈｅｒｅ ｓｈｅ ｗａｎｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｅ．
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club fair
I ｗｅｎｔ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｃｌｕｂ ｆａｉｒ ａｎｄ ｗａｌｋｅｄ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｃｏｕｐｌｅ ｏｆ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ．．．Ｉ ｈｅａｒｄ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｂｒｅａｋｄａｎｃｉｎｇ ｔｅａｍ ｂｕｔ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｆｉｎｄ ｔｈｅｍ ｄｕｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｃｌｕｂ ｆａｉｒ． Ｎｏｔ ｍｕｃｈ ｃｌｕｂｓ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ ｍｅ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ａ ｌｏｔ ｗｅｒｅ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎｓ ａｎｄ ｓｏｒｏｒｉｔｙ／ｆｒａｔｅｒｎｉｔｙ． Ｏｎｅ ｔｈａｔ ｃａｕｇｈｔ ｍｙ ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ａｎｉｍｅ ｃｌｕｂ ａｎｄ Ｉ ｍｉｇｈｔ ａｔｔｅｎｅｄ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｃｌｕｂ ｓｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ． Ａｎｄ ａｇａｉｎ Ｂａｒｕｃｈ ｉｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｐｒｅｔｔｙ ｗｅｌｌｌ ｓｏ ｆａｒ，ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｎｅｗ．
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Sotomayor
The panel discussion was alright. Although each of the guests speakers appeared to have their own agendas. Of course, the topic of race, and equality and all that other stuff came up. I just wish people would stop complaining about … Continue reading
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Club Fair
The club fair was for the most part enjoyable. The fact that we were able to go around and look at all the clubs was pretty interesting. It allowed me to get a quick snippet of what the club was … Continue reading
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Club Fair
GYM [12:30-2:10] The Club Fair gave the incoming Freshmen the opportunity to become acquainted with the various clubs Baruch has to offer. It also was a chance to be part of the non-academic aspect of college. Once again the gymnasium … Continue reading
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Club Fair
The club fair was crowded; I could see the line starting all the way from the turnstile, so I had decided to sit it out until later, when it won’t be as crowded. So I ate lunch and head down … Continue reading
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Club Fair
Yesterday, I attended the student club fair in the arc main gym during club hours. This work shop was very informative, as are all the work shops. I was glad to discover the diversity and variety in the many interests … Continue reading
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Sotomayor Panel Discussion
So I went to the Sotomayor Panel on Tuesday and I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into, I just knew that it was in the same room as my music class.. ughhh. Fortunately, I really enjoyed the … Continue reading
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Changing America:Sonia Sotomayor
The workshop was actually quite interesting. It had lots of useful and interesting facts. For example, Mexicans are the “new” African Americans. Through out history African Amercians took various jobs that were degrading and sometimes humilating. They were also treated … Continue reading
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Freshman Reception
The freshman reception was suppose to an informative workshop that was so suppose make me less confused. However, the complete opposite occurred. It was incredibly crowded with very little space in between each person while we were all waiting to … Continue reading
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