I attended Baruch Voices the other day casually. I honestly didn’t know what I was going to one of my friends just told me to follow him. The room was pretty crowded with first year students all excited to see their classmates share their monologues. My friend dragged me with him because he said the kid that won from his class had a hilarious monologue and I couldn’t miss it. When we arrived, there were no more seats left. Waves of students were coming and going as each presenter went on and off the stage. The atmosphere was nice and comfortable everyone was very respectful of every kid presenting. This was a nice small social event that allowed lots of kids to express themselves through their monologues. I didn’t know many of the kids, but I did recognize a few faces. It’s interesting to think about because these are all kids who just started their college journey like myself. We’re all the class of 2021. The monologues were all very authentic and different. Lots of these kids were very creative. One of my favorites was this one monologue where the kid explained a SpongeBob scene from the perspective of Squidward. Other kids shared very personal experiences about who they were and how they felt about school. Another one that stood out to me was this rap song this kid made. They sadly couldn’t get the beat up, so he rapped it acapella. He had everyone in the room listening closely and hyping him up. The experience was better than what I expected. I was amazed by the creativity and the support kids had for their classmates. Baruch creates a very comfortable environment for students and this was recognized at this event. I hope to attend more events like this one.