Baruch has become a very big part of my life, despite me only been here for less than 3 months. These past few months have gone really quickly, and they have been a lot better than I expected. All of my classes and professors have caught my interest, I actually enjoy doing the homework and readings because it is all very thought provoking and nothing like high school. Even though I plan on studying accounting and I am not taking any business classes and I am taking mainly liberal arts classes, which is not my strong suit, they have all been really great though. All of my professors are deeply invested in what they are teaching and have been extremely helpful when I do not understand something. I thought that since I am a commuter I would immediately go home after class but I actually stay at the library and do my work there. The library is one of the best resources, since so many people are doing work it motivates myself to study. I do not mind spending a few Sundays at the library during the midterm season. Even though I have not joined any clubs yet, I am looking forward to joining clubs next semester and get more involved.

I thought that the enrichment workshop was very interesting, the people who presented did a very good job of giving unique examples of leaders, such as Abraham Lincoln and the architects of the Brooklyn Bridge.  Before the workshop I had a pretty clear idea of what a leader is, however after the workshop this idea was even more clear. It was a very engaging workshop in which they asked us (the audience) questions. The panel of the five leaders from their respective clubs put in great insight on life at Baruch.  The most important thing that they said is that your experience at Baruch is what you make of it.

Being a Freshman, I have not been really involved with Baruch. I have signed up to receive newsletters from clubs but I have yet to go to any of their meetings. I plan to go to one club meeting before the semester ends. This workshop inspired me to join clubs for next semester, I will be more open to trying them out since I feel that I have learned a lot about Baruch this semester.  Perhaps, I will join a Fraternity next semester or at least attend one of their meetings.

-Julian Niemetz

1. What was the “theme” your group selected for your front page, and how did you select it? How did the articles you selected fit within that theme?

The theme of our front page was food. We selected it because it is a topic that is very relevant and the New York Times has its own Dining section. We all chose articles from the required categories that somehow revolved around food.

2. What was your individual role in the group process working on the NYT project?

My task in the group process was to summarize an article about food in New York City. I chose the article about Balthazar as it was only published a few days ago and it is one of New York’s most famous restaurants.

3. How has your experience within this project influenced your understanding of “news literacy”?

This experience has taught me that reading the news is not only important but  it has many interesting topics for almost anyone.

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