Section LC06

I went to the Mercades Matter art gallery on 22nd street today. Sadly, I didn’t understand the art. I found it to look similar to first grade finger painting artwork. Her pieces really didn’t impress me. The pieces that were supposed to be fruit and tables just looked like smudges of random bright colors. I don’t really think that the students that took the tour with me appreciated it either. It was a very small gallery; not what I was expecting at all. I thought it was going to be a showcase for several different artists. I really wanted to enjoy this workshop, but I didn’t. Perhaps if I took an art class, or was just generally more into art, I would have had a better time.

Date: 11/24/09

Time: 12:50-2:30

Title: Impression Management

Room: VC 3-215

Well this is my last workshop and THE LAST workshop i saw on the Baruch’s list of “workshops” so this was a “must go”  for me. I didn’t learn anything new actually because i went to certain workshops or guests would go to my high school and talk about those things, but it was good to refresh my memory. i learned about how to dress and how to present yourself for a job whether its for an interview or just in front of your boss. There was some group activity but i had to leave early and go to the computer lab to register for classes so i never got my book signed =/

On Friday Novemeber 13th, 2009, two members of LC 06 and I attended the Philadelphia trip, that was brought to freshman by the Undergraduate Student Government. It was a fun, cheap experience that I felt more of our LC would had enjoyed. Ashley, Patrick and I were extremely devistated at the fact that Ambrose was not able to attend due to unfortunate reasons… =(

On that Friday after being the second person in the gymnasium, I met a highly friendly individual and as the day went on, more and more people I met. Everyone that was there was seperated into groups four colored groups, the three members of LC 06 that were there was seperated–I was placed in the orange group. The reason for the groups was for the various activities that were preformed through out the two day trip.

Our first activity after breakfast was a to battle game where our group had to get all our sunset orange team members to the other side, while the midnight blue had to do the same thing. Even though the sunset orange group had twice the number of people because some people did not arrive to Baruch on time, sunset orange crushed midnight blue in the mine game. Then we had lunch, a speaker and then came the unforgettable catipillar game. This time we were battleing a different group, the point of the game again was to get from one side to the other, this time our anckles were taped together, so imagine ten individuals (boy, girl,boy girl,etc) taped together like a captipillar trying to get from one side of the room to the other. Well the point was that I was the only unbalanced person because I was the first to fall flat on my bottom and ended up leaving Baruch with a buise. =(

Even though the games were fun, the buise had me sad. Luckily we were on a coach bus so the seats were extremely comfortable and I had forgotten about it.

Title of Workshop: Club Fair

Time and Date: September 24th 12pm

Category of Workshop: Student Life

Since there weren’t anymore Academic Enrichment workshops available, we were allowed to use the Freshman Reception workshop as Academic and the Club Fair as Student Life.  Thanks Analucia!  Attending this workshop was really a spur of the moment sorta thing.  I went with Martine and Diana.  They gym was packed with people and rows of tables for all the different clubs.  We looked around and talked to some people.  I was kinda interested in this Environment club but i don’t think I signed up.  Honestly, I’m not a club person.  Even in high school, I rarely went.  I’d rather do other types of extra credit.  Plus, I knew it was gonna be hard to attend because I often use club hours to study for ecology.

I still think it’s good to attend.  I think most people are interested in clubs.  It was cool to see the wide range of clubs.  There were clubs for all types of ethnicity’s, hobbies, and activities.  There are many ways for Baruch students to get involved.  A couple of days later, I remember there there being a street fair where all the clubs were present too.  I guess it was kinda for the same thing?

So as you know I went to the Philly trip along with Ashley and Kali, LC06. At first I wasn’t going to go because there was only two more days until the deadline. I finally decided last minute to go to the trip, so after work on Friday I submitted my application along with my friend who I convinced right before I entered the room to submit. We ended up rooming together and had fun. The bus ride going there was ultimately boring since I sat with people I didnt know and i was really tired, but when we arrived things started to get interesting. Prior to the bus ride we had to arrive to Baruch by 9:30am which more than half of the people didn’t. Everyone was put into a group which included Orange group, midnite blue, electric lime and purple group which I was. We had to undergo a series of boring events such as speeches and games until about 3pm; however we did meet new people who introduced themselves right when they saw us.

That evening we were dropped off at a beautiful hotel and had a mixer where everyone danced and had fun. We played games and ate food until about 11:30pm we had to go to our rooms. Of course nobody wanted to sleep so everyone planned a party in their rooms which ended up being a story telling event. We got caught eventually because of all the noise and probably rumors, so the party was over and my friend and I just went back to our rooms. We took a shower adn watch TV until 3 then went to sleep. The next day we had to participate in a scavenger hunt whcih they provided questions for us to answer. They dropped us off and whichever group answered all the questions along with proof that they have gone there and meet at a certain place first wins. We went to many places such as the Liberty Bell, First bank of the USA and other historical places. When every group was done we were provided free meal and on Wednesday the 25th they will evaluate the answers and proof to see which group will win. Overall the trip was a bout meeting new people and working with them as well as having an extraodinary time for just $20.

Title of Workshop: Unicef?

Time and Date: November 17th, 2009/ 1: 15 – I forgot

Category: Community and Global Awareness

Because I wasn’t able to make it to Light the Night, we were given another option for community service.  A couple weeks before, a group of us met up with the other LC to discuss the mission and assign jobs. We decided to do a bake sale and use the money to help kids in Africa get clean drinking water.  Diana and I teamed up to try and raise donations at the bake sale.  When we got there, we got a coffee can and big cupcake sign.  We tried going to the busier area and even going up and asking some people.  We raised a couple dollars and ended up donating some ourselves.

Doing this workshop took me out of my comfort zone the most.  It was really awkward holding a big cupcake sign while yelling “donations” and “bake sale”.  I’m glad i got to work with Diana.  We tried to make it fun.  This was a really humbling experience and would recommend it.  It’s important to see how hard it is to raise money.  I think I’ll try and donate more.

Title of workshop: Mercedes Matter: A Retrospective

Category: Arts at Baruch

Time/Date:  November 17th, 2009/ 1-2pm

Okay!  So. . . Tuesday was pretty crazy.  A couple of us wanted to get our workshops over with so we tried doing two workshops in one afternoon; it ended up working out!  We were standing in line at the Mishkin Gallery, waiting to get in.  Apparently, everybody else was trying to finish up their workshops too because this line was long.  So Diana and I had to leave and go do our community service.  But it ended up that the gallery was still open so we ran over there.

The gallery was pretty cool.  It showed the art Matter’s painted from throughout her lifetime; the earliest was from age nine.  Her art for the most part was really abstract.  Later on, they had more color.  I think it was because of the invention of the camera.  Not sure.  Turns out Matter’s was a pretty important artist in New York City during the 40’s and 50’s.

This was the first time I’ve been to an art gallery so it was a new experience for me.  I don’t think I appreciated the art very much.  I didn’t understand what was so great about some of the pieces or what she was trying to express.  As you can see, I’m not very knowledgeable in this area.