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Io and Jove was a story of metamorphosis and adventure. The only thing that was questionable was when Io was turned into a heifer how her emotions were besides the feeling of sad and lonely. When Io found her father … Continue reading →

The blood drive was really cool. I thought it was really nice that Baruch offered an opportunity like that to their students to help make a difference in someone’s life. At first I was a little confused with all the … Continue reading →

The Academic Advisement session was interesting and quick.  To start us of, we played a small ice breaker and then we were presented with a small presentation on what the academic advisement center was all about. Once the workshop was … Continue reading →

Suicide prevention was a very deep workshop. We watched a documentary that followed about five college kids from different backgrounds. They all gave accounts on their personal experiences with suicide. Some of them had either attempted before or knew somebody … Continue reading →

Basic interviewing was a very informative workshop. I had always heard about what to do and what not to do at an interview but in this workshop, they broke down everything and not only told what not to do but … Continue reading →

Mercedes Matters was at first a very disappointing workshop because you had to wait forever to get in. I wasn’t even sure of what to expect to see inside. Once it was finally my groups turn, and we were let … Continue reading →

Perspectives on immigration was an interesting lecture, although there were a lot of statistics to keep up with. It turned out to be a little bit different from what I thought it was going to be. I was expecting to … Continue reading →

While a bit bookish (literally), and focused more on the economic aspect of immigration than the cultural, this lecture was interesting and informative.  While there was an emphasis put on how the data was collected, it was interesting to hear … Continue reading →

After an absurdly long wait a small group of people, including myself, were let into the Mishkin Gallery to view the Mercedes Matter exhibition.  The exhibition covered something like 60 years of her work, starting in the 1930s when she … Continue reading →

Last Monday I attended a community-global awareness workshop which was a scientific analysis on immigrant life from an economic standpoint. It was particular interesting, although it felt more like a actual class and not a workshop. I really learned about … Continue reading →