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Blog 3 Post

By David Haddad

My experience at Baruch College has lived up to my expectations and exceeded them for many reasons. One of the most important reasons is because Baruch College has a team of dedicated teachers who care about each individual student and their growth. I can email each professor individually or ask questions in class and they always offer helpful advice. The education itself is very good as I hope I can get into more business classes next semester. I took Music, History, Psychology, Freshman Seminar, English, and Philosophy but I cant decide which one was my favorite besides Freshman Seminar. Freshman Seminar actually aided in my transition from High School to College because it broke down all the great programs in Baruch College so I didn’t have to search for them myself.

I feel that my first semester at Baruch College went very well because I was able to meet many new people, explore the campus, and get a feel for what college classes entail.

If I was asked “what would you do differently during your first semester if you could do it all again” I would answer I would like to choose my classes. In the beginning of the semester all the freshman were forced to pick out a schedule from a list of block classes and I didn’t like the fact that I was forced to take certain classes at certain times. I would have enjoyed Baruch College slightly more if I was able to control my own fate so to speak.

I have changed since I started Baruch in very few ways. Basically, I became more independent when I started to take the Subway every day by myself as opposed to City Bus which I took in New York. I was also exposed to many different kinds of people from different cultures so I was able to communicate with interesting people. I also took classes like music which I have never taken before in High School so it was very new and interesting.

I like Baruch College and hopefully I can have success here for my last seven semesters!

Elevators and Escalators

          I feel like that the elevators and escalators in Baruch College are self defeating because of the enormous amount of energy that they consume. Six days a week Baruch College is generating so much electricity that can be avoided by merely removing the escalators. This will force more people to use the stairs, improve our environment, and allow people to exercise more. Exercise is super important because exercise prevents diseases, improves stamina, enhances flexibility, controls weight, and improves your quality of life. By taking the stairs every day and removing our escalators, we can exercise more often and ultimately improve our life. Electricity can harm the environment because when fossil fuels are burned, it creates carbon-dioxide which caused pollution. Most electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gases. Whenever fossil fuels are burnt they release carbon dioxide that has been stored in the fuel for millions of years. This carbon dioxide adds to the greenhouse gases in the environment that are contributing to global warming. Most electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas.

The removal of our elevators will also be beneficial because of the same reasons that I listed above. Since Baruch College has eight floors, it is unlikely that the Baruch College will remove the elevators completely, so we should compromise and remove some elevators. If that is not possible than Baruch should reprogram the elevators to go to certain floors instead of each elevator only going to the second, fifth, and eighth floors. This will allow fewer elevators to be used because many times two elevators are called at once. I haven’t made any efforts to address this issue because I don’t feel like this issue is so important. I am just making a suggestion that will improve our lives and keep our environment around longer.

Starbucks Restaurant Review

          What is that amazing smell! A light aroma that fills the air and keeps customers interested in their product. There are many interesting facts about coffee that people have no clue that they even exist. The Coffee bean grows on trees and is the second most traded commodity on earth. Yes that’s right I said second! Once shipped, the beans are roasted at around five hundred degrees Fahrenheit, the same heat temperatures found in a pizza oven. After a few minutes, the bean will pop and double in size. The bean will then pop again in a few minutes and at that pop the bean is done. Why do I tell you this? It’s not because I want to keep you interested (ok maybe it is) but it is because Starbucks is a mega famous coffee store that has an occupation in Baruch College on our second floor. I have been in the store many times before and I can testify that the coffee is delicious. I even have a picture of a delicious cup of coffee!

The atmosphere is very inviting, calm, and relaxing as many people are discussing homework, their weird professors, and how enjoyable Freshman Seminar is (This is not written to suck up)! Starbucks is the go to place for consumers to have a warm and inviting experience. My advice is to someone patronizing this restaurant that he should be bold and wait on the long line to buy his cup of coffee.

I want to talk about fear in general and my specific fears but before I talk about that what is fear? Fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. The key words here are caused by the belief because that implies that if you can train yourself to perceive all situations without fear than in essence fear does not exist. Just an interesting point!

My fears have been fluctuating over the course of this semester and I realized that I am afraid of new experiences, fearing that I might fail or not handle the situation correctly. I was scared of taking the Subway in the beginning of the semester because in the past I have only taken City Bus to school and this was a new experience for me. I was specifically scared of taking the wrong subway and not getting off at the right stops. I resolved this fear by taking the subway every day since this semester has started so now I am comfortable taking the Subway. My current fears are failing exams, getting bad grades, and ultimately not being able to get a job. I need to work on editing goals for myself so that even if my fears come true I can set new goals and hopefully eliminate fear from my life.

My name is David Haddad and I am very excited to be a part of Baruch College. I am the oldest child in my family so my role is to set a good example for my younger siblings. I am eighteen years old and I am enjoying myself in Baruch College. I have three major concerns here at Baruch College that I want to share with everyone. My first concern is that I am not sure what I want to major in. Although many family members and friends have told me not to worry about it because it will come to me soon enough I still worry. Secondly, I am a little nervous for my first tests in every subject because I don’t really know what to expect. Last but not least, I can’t find a restaurant where I really enjoy the food.

On a different note, the commute is definitely one of the things that made my college experience different from my high school experience. In high school I took City Bus for five minutes every day to reach my destination but to get to Baruch I have to take the Subway and make a transfer. This takes me around one hour per way to get to Baruch College. I don’t mind the commute so much because I find stuff to do on the subway like read books, do homework, or listen to music on my IPod. I like all my classes so far but Psychology and Freshman Seminar top the list because they are both very interesting classes.

I think that I will calmer after I complete my first semester at Baruch because I will know my way around more and I will have more of an understanding of what college life is. As for now I am still trying to figure out certain things so hopefully by next the next Blog post I will have more answers.