For the Major & Minor Workshop that took place in the multipurpose room on Thursday, I was introduced to many different classes that were available for upper class men to take. I visited many tables that featured the liberal arts, statistics, finance, art and photography, etc. as potential majors and minors for students. I was given many forms and brochures to take a look at in case I was interested in those fields. Each representative explained clearly how each class/field worked and the requirements that were required to attain the degrees in each of those respective fields. Through this experience, I was able to be more inclusive of other fields of work and potential minors that I would like to pursue. It opened me up to the possibility of expanding my career choices and presented me with the correct guide to be able to pursue such possibilities. I also got the contact of many representatives that attended the event and other upper class men that were registered under those fields. Their explanations of the courses were very convincing and got me thinking about the plausible choices I have. By the end of the event, I handed in the forms that I was given at the start of the event and took a picture with the Baruch bear cat. 
Author: s.huang13
Monologue
“Life is full of uncertainty and expectation”
This quote was all too relatable to me in my senior year of high school
It was late May when this girl I had never spoken to before and I were placed into the same sentence
It was the day of my History IB/AP exam when a close friend of mine had startled me with the following words…
“Did you know that she is interested in you?”
Those words remained in my head as I took the test and constantly troubled me
It was only a week afterwards that I found out she was joking around, but it was no longer a joke to me
The next time our paths intertwined was at a party that concluded our high school career
Her words triggered a very bold yet apprehensive response from me, which was to go up and ask for her SnapChat
From there, the rest of my story unfolds…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Last weekend, a friend and I decided to tour around New York City and one of the events we attended was an exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. As we walked through the expansive hallways, we came across countless murals and sculptures that presided there. One of the more memorable paintings that I noticed was No.16 by Mark Rothko. As I looked at the painting, I felt myself immersed into the painting. It was as if I was trapped within the confines of the medium and experienced a multitude of emotions that it elicited. I felt very compelled by the piece and looked it up online as I was there. I had learned that the artist was a very famous pioneer of an art movement called Abstract Expressionism. One of the defining attributes of this era was the avant-garde approach to art. He had many conditions for his paintings when they were displayed such as dark lighting, close up observance, etc. The reasons for this were because Rothko wanted his audience to experience the juxtapositions of elation and anger through the contrast of colors. This was significant because it taught me that like college, life comes has many moments of anxiety accompanied by the novelty of it. From this, I managed to mitigate my anxiety when meeting new people and adjusted to the new school environment. I stood in front of the painting once again and viewed it under such conditions. The feeling was completely different; it felt very eerie and as if I was being dragged into the darkness provided by each brush stroke. To conclude my day, we moved on from Rothko’s No.16 and viewed other parts of the gallery.
