Author: xliu

In a 4 page essay, double spaced, argue for or against the statement that voting is the only tangible form of political participation. We have to present our essays in front of the class when it’s due.

I went to pick up my exam #1 from Professor Kanuga on Wednesday. His cubicle was easier to find than Hohl’s. I think he was generous with the grading, everyone i’ve asked got a grade in the high 30’s out of 40. We talked for 5 minutes, and the next student came.

I just want to share that the staff at writing center is pretty helpful. The person I worked with strengthed my outline for me.

And as Professor Hohl said, the staff sends the corresponding professor an email to tell the prof that you visited. The good side is, the staff is very nice so they usually puts in a good word about you in the email.

I attended the workshop on November 19. Recruiters from Verizon came to present their advice for job fair. Most of their advice ie. good timing, dress code, politeness, interview goals,  are things that we know at the back of our heads, but it’ helpful that they reviewed them.

I went to Baruch’s Career Development Center yesterday to make an appointment for the MBTI test. FYI there is approx. three-week wait. My appointment ends up in December.

I am attending a Taxes 101 session for VITA next weekend. It’s a volunteer program for accounting students.

I have not met with Professor Hohl for my outside essay. I guess he decided that those with B or above did not need the conference, although he is more than willing to hold one upon request.

For those who had conference with him, please tell us if he was helpful?

The class attended a workshop at the Newman Library with Librarian Lisa Elise. She introduced the CUNYPlus search, RefWorks for citation, etc.

I find sources such as the Economist, Associate Press, NY Times useful for current events. Sometimes, I use google books instead of buying the actual books if the text is available i.e. I read Waverly Jong and Partial Remembrance on google books so I didn’t have to buy the Conscious Reader.

This is not necessarily related to school; I met a Baruch undergraduate alumni at my stop to my local Chase Bank today. He noticed I attend Baruch College when he looked up my record. He told me that Newman Library wasn’t even built when he was there (Newman Library, built in 1994). He said he enjoyed his experience  in Baruch College; he found his first job at a fair job hosted on campus.

The banker is actually one of the several people I came across this year who attended Baruch. My former coworker from a Little Italy restaurant I waitressed at this past summer attended Baruch as well. He is a full time waiter and I was part time. You might wonder why a Baruch college student became a waiter? Because he dropped out of Baruch. The piece of advice he gave me was- Don’t drop your schoolwork for the little money you seem to be making now, focus on studies for a good job in the future. Turning back is more difficult than anything.

The Intro to Theatre class watched a wonderful performance by the Natioal Theatre of the Deaf. The stage props were very colorful and simple- some boexes, umbrellas and two backgrouds. It’s amazing that the girls on stage can sign-language the alphabets faster than a fellow classmate can recite them. Some funny moments during the show:

The friend to my right said jokingly: “I gotta get my PSP. The play is too happy, I need to play a depressing game.”

Then someone brought up the question, how do deaf people communicate during sex? Brilliant.

The actresses were innovative in acting on the spot and did a great job taking questions from the crowd. The play itself sends a positive messege.

There are people les fortunate than us because of their disabilities, but it’s admirable that they can accomplish just as much as any average person- if not more. Most of the times, it’s not sheer genius but a heart of gold that takes us far in life.