Who do you think you are?

Who am I? Well, my name is Brendan Lukas, but that only describes what people call me. The myriad of nicknames I’ve acquired like Bren-Bren and BeLukas can identify me, but they don’t show who I am. People tell me I’m a nice kid, a great DJ, that I’m easy-going, or even that I’m one of the funniest guys they know. Looking in the mirror, I believe I’m all of these things and none of them at the same time. I’m constantly thinking outside the box and have some pretty different views on things. Simply put, I’m a fun-loving, deep-thinking, apolitical DJ who is obsessed with Kanye West. One of my greatest concerns about my freshman year at Baruch was being able to budget my money because I can’t help buying food from almost every food cart I run into. Another concern was adapting to dorm life in a single room because I’d finally be independent and away from the luxuries of my own home. Finally, I was concerned I’d be mugged walking back to the dorm at 3 a.m. So far, the freedoms in attendance and larger class sizes make Baruch feel less restricted than my days at Kings Park High School. The ability to come and go and wander the city in between classes spurs my spirit of adventure and is far from the closed campus of my high school. I believe my first year at college, in New York City specifically, will make me a more worldy and responsible person. After only about one month at Baruch, I have already made friends from Italy, England, Cuba, Germany, Brazil, Ukraine, France, Korea, China, and all over the United States.