Today, November 9th, was the Majors and Minors Fair. I️ know that I️ plan to major in Journalism and minor in Communication, but I️ went to the fair to have more knowledge on what classes I️ would have to take in the future. Journalism has two categories: Business Journalism and Creative Writing Journalism, which is the one I️ would like to pursue in the future. I would like to have a job on the radio, which is an elective and therefore doesn’t matter which category I️ wish to major in. When I️ went to the Journalism table, I️ was greeted by a woman and a man. The woman asked me what my name was and once I️ told her, her eyes lit up because her name is also Giselle, minus one “l”. I️ then went and said that I️ had just enrolled in her journalism class for the spring and how excited I️ was. Professor Gisele Regato then asked me what I️ plan to do in the future and I️ told her that I️ wanted to be on the radio. This is where I️ really shocked her because Professor Regato has been working on the radio and doing podcasts for almost 15 years. She told me that this was fate and that i️t is so exciting to be meeting someone that not only shared the same name as her, but wants to pursue the same career. We obviously took a picture together and said that we cannot wait for next semester. After an eventful 10-15 minutes at the Journalism table, I️ went to the Communication table. I️ was greeted by two friendly women who gave all the information I️ need to have Communication as my minor. I️ also had to give my information so that one of the advisors could email me information of which communication classes to take that corresponds to a Journalism major. All in all, the Majors and Minors Fair was a great experience that helped me to fully understand on how to plan for the rest of my time here at Baruch.
Author: giselle.medina
Academics – Trip to the Met
On September 28th, 2017 my Art 1011 class and I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to view the Egyptian and Greek Art due to the fact that we are currently learning about these time periods in class. Our teacher, Professor Morosse, thought that going to the Met would be a great way to teach and feel more connected to the art. We first went through the Egyptian exhibit and saw the Egyptian wall paintings and the Temple of Dendur. I very much liked the Temple of Dendur considering that in the room it’s in, one side of the room is just windows filling the room with natural light making it more interesting. My favorite part of the Egyptian exhibit was a small ancient Egyptian faience hippopotamus. It’s blue and has these intricate designs, I quickly took of a picture of it so that I could use it for my art report and it wasn’t until I got home that I realized that I took a picture of the wrong hippo. I took a picture of what the Egyptian faience hippopotamus is juxtaposed to. After the Egyptian exhibit was the Greek exhibit which is comprised of vases, sculptures, and other decorations. The vases were very intricately painted and each vase tells a story. Seeing them in person was far more interesting than learning about them in class. The last exhibit we went to was the Contemporary Art which I didn’t really get to see considering I had to leave early. Overall, going to the Met was a great experience and way to further teach the class about what we are currently learning. 
Student Life Event — Latinx Opening Ceremony
Today, September 7th, was the Latinx Opening Ceremony to jumpstart Spanish Heritage Month. It felt like a fiesta with all the Latino clubs coming together and the WBMBBIZ DJ playing all the best Spanish Hits. I spent the day with my friend Olivia and the first thing we did was go straight to the photo booth, which we both very much enjoyed. We then went to get food and to sign up for clubs – I signed up for LASO and ASEDOM clubs. The opening ceremony was very interactive in that people were pulling those in the crowd to dance and two games were played: Musical Chairs with a twist and Mar y Tierra. I participated in both, but my favorite was the musical chairs because of the twist, instead of chairs there were four people who stood in the middle who you’d have to dance with once “música típica” came on.