Author: e.takos

On November 15, 2017 I attended a lecture held by Professor Jeffrey Kerr-Ritchie who teaches at Howard University. I attended the lecture because my history professor is offering extra credit for anyone who attends so I figured might as well use this opportunity to write a blog post as well. The lecture was in Room 14-270 which I had a lot of trouble finding because I didn’t even know there were 14 floors in Baruch. The lecture was about an hour and a half long, but it was really interesting to look at the documents he presented and listen to how he interpreted them. Luckily I went with Daniella so I wasn’t there alone. If I was I definitely would’ve fell asleep listening to the lecture. Luckily I made it through the lecture and hopefully I can get some extra points added to my history grade.

This past Thursday I attended a conference with my English 2100 Professor. We had an Analytical Essay due on Tuesday so I wanted to meet with her to discuss my essay. I went to her office and she went through my essay with me from start to finish. She helped me organize my thoughts so that they were all related to my thesis statement. Without her help my essay would have been completely unorganized and I would have gotten a terrible grade. This was my first time going to a teacher for help and it certainly won’t be my last. Talking to teachers is a great way to help yourself if you are struggling with something in class. Over all it was a great experience that really helped me.

These past two weeks I’ve had the opportunity to work two women’s volleyball games. I worked as a line judge. For those who don’t know a line judge helps the referee decide close calls where the ball may have gone in or out close to the line. It was a great experience because it gave me the opportunity to meet the kids on the volleyball team and meat the administration that runs the games. Overall it was a great experience and would recommend it for someone else. Even if you may not be able to work the game, watching the game is just as exciting.