Monthly Archives: November 2009
Coloring up your future
Alfonso Quiroz spoke about diversity in politics. He said that living in New York makes us have to work harder to stand out because there are so many of us. He told his story of his path into working by … Continue reading
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Stress Reduction
In this workshop we listened to a tape recording of a psychologist also author of a book on stress reduction conduct a relaxation where we closed our eyes and relaxed every muscle. Before we did that we were asked to … Continue reading
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Suicide
In the Academic Enrichment, Suicide workshop we were shown a documentary about suicide. People who had friends or family members who committed suicide spoke about the warning signs they missed in their friends that led to the suicide. The main … Continue reading
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Arts at Baruch
On November 17th, I went to the Arts at Baruch workshop, it was called Mercedes Matter. We had to wait on the line for a long time then we walked around in the art gallery looking at paintings. The paintings … Continue reading
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Club Fair
I went to the club fair a while ago, I didnt spend much time there. I thought it was way too crowded and chaotic. It was beneficial to those that were looking for a club to join though.
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Immigration
The workshop was interesting. The speaker did not know however that other people besides those of the discussion panel might come, so he was not prepared for us. That said, the speaker did say some interesting things about Mexican immigration … Continue reading
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Building and Maintaining Relationship in College
The Building and Maintaining Relationships in College workshop was held on October 8th 2009. When I first heard about this workshop, I thought it was about how to balance your school life with your personal life. Even though my assumption … Continue reading
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Club Fair
Getting to the club fair workshop was a mission. I looked around knowing that the gymnasium was going to be stuffed with all the new freshmen. As I walked around, I was able to see the different types of clubs … Continue reading
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Immigration seminar
The other day on 11/23 I attended the Global Awareness workshop on immigration and mexican cultures. This was a very interesting workshop, though I found it hard to follow. It is possible that it cofused me because the speaker spoke … Continue reading
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