http://taoism.about.com/od/visualsymbols/ig/Taoist-Symbols/Yin-Yang-Symbol.–jj.htm

The Yin-Yang symbol represents my reaction to Baruch so far. There are two sides to everything and Baruch is the same, with both ups and downs. The good side of Baruch includes the people in the block and the most lax class of the day, FRO. The other side is represented by some of the teachers, but in all honesty, I believe we were one of the more fortunate blocks. These first three months were pretty fun and easy going, but we’ve only been here for a short period of time, so there’s more to the school than we know, just like Yin and Yang both have deeper meanings as well.

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My reaction when connecting to the school wi-fi. I think we all have a love-hate relationship with the school’s wi-fi. when it works, it’s the most glorious thing in the world, but when it doesn’t, it becomes the bane of our entire existence.
Overall, my experience here at Baruch has been a positive one. I’ve had an awesome Freshman Orientation class, an awesome Peer mentor (looking at you, Sammy) and I’ve made lots of friends. We’ve had a couple iffy teachers, but ya know, it happens, and we just keep moving forward. So thanks, all you guys in LC18, who’ve made for an awesome first term of freshman year. Best of luck in the future and I know you guys are going to do great!

Roy Choi

When I reflect on our trip to the Sidney Mishkin Gallery, its easy to point out all the “negative” feelings I may have had towards the trip. However, looking back close enough, I found that although the guide may have been long-winded and the paintings uninteresting, it was something I can appreciate. This was a new experience under my belt and my knowledge of the art world, although not completely altered had been widened.  The tour guide tried to keep the tour interesting however it just wasn’t working. The lights kept the room at an uncomfortably warm temperature, we were standing the whole time and although some what interesting the art wasn’t life changing. I appreciate art when it stands for something. I felt that the art that we explored the artists work, but no social issues were at hand. It wasn’t revolutionary. It was a simple art gallery, with simple work.

The Art Gallery was an interesting trip, especially since it was only a block away. It was interesting to me because the tour guide had mentioned a couple of things that were familiar to me, since i had taken an art class in high school, I knew most of the things he was talking about. I’m not a great artist but I do understand the concepts of art and the hard work and progress that goes into every painting. I really wished it would have been a tour on Jean-Michel Basquiat instead, that woulda lead to a more interesting and engaging tour being that Basquiat was naturally a graffiti artist. Overall, I think the experience was good but would have been great had it been more engaging.

I found the art exhibition really informing. I don’t really know much about art or ever tried to learn anything, but in the short amount of time I felt I informed about topics that I never thought about before. I liked the way it was able to personally relate to the audience with the hidden messages of the lost child and the love between the artist and her husband. I may not be a professional art interpreter but I learned a different way to look at things and what some objects are symbolic of in many pictures that I never noticed before. Overall, the trip was a good experience.

I found the visit to the Mishkin Art Gallery enriching in an artistic way. I am not a very artistic person but I respect and admire the work painters put into their masterpieces. Every stroke and color of the brush conveys emotion. When I look at paintings I always wonder what the painters were thinking at the time when the brush meets the canvas. I’m not very good at interpreting paintings and I generally  look at the big picture so I always miss the specific emotion and mood of the paintings. Even though I never heard of the artist Theresa Bernstein the tour around the gallery allowed me to see some of the emotions she was expressing in her paintings, and I was able to learn parts of her life through these still images. I felt the gallery and tour was very well put together. The paintings complement one another, and the tour guide was very passionate about  Bernstein’s artwork. The trip overall was a pleasant experience, but the tour towards the end was a little tiresome.

I liked a lot of the artwork at the Mishkin gallery, but i thought the trip was kind of pointless. I liked how enthusiastic the guide was about the artist.  I liked the anecdotes he added to the description of each painting.  The paintings themselves were beautiful.

The trip overall was kind of bland, but now I know where the gallery is and I got to see some interesting paintings, so all in all, it was okay

I thought that the trip the Mishkin Art gallery was kind of pointless. There was no need for the Art History T.A to teach us about the art when we could have just appreciated it ourselves. The art however wasn’t bad. It held a deeper meaning and was insightful. You really sense the feeling within the art. The gallery was small though and I dont understand how the tour was an hour in length. It wasn’t a bad trip after all but I would have rather not gone to the gallery. Sadly i was not inspired or motivated in anyway through this trip but it wasn’t a bad experience.

In all honesty I thought the trip to the art gallery wasn’t the best experience. I’m a tad bit ignorant when it comes to art and when the tour guide is so long winded and can’t decipher that his audience doesn’t care much for the work it doesn’t make the experience any better either. I thought the paintings were interesting but I’m unaware of the true impact that the woman even had on society. Why was she so sought out for? Why is she not a household name? Maybe because she wasn’t even that good. Maybe because there are more painters who are more talented and didn’t produce so many works because they actually took more time to paint instead of painting things that weren’t meaningless. I didn’t enjoy the trip and my feet hurt a lot. Sorry for being ignorant in advance but this generation isn’t geared towards appreciating old art work.

Visiting the Mishkin Art Gallery was a good experience. For one I did not know our school had a gallery, second it could also be used as a sauna, I mean the heat was ridiculous. I’d say this experience inspired me to be more artistic, but I am aware of my pathetic lack of artistic ability. I would definitely go to another exhibit.