On Thursday, November 9th I went to the Majors and Minors fair with Ben (who has appeared in all three of my blogs now). The reason I went was not to complete this blog but to provide support for a major I was heavily considering already. I wanted to know what major to pursue first before my career choice because I wanted to confirm my interest and I feel my major would lead to my choice in career and not vice versa (hence why I classes this as Career), and the fair did such that. I want to major in statistics and immediate saw the table corresponding for it. I met with Professor Robert Blau, (I believe) a professor in the statistics department. I told him that I was interested in statistics and instantly he asked me, “What is the probability of landing heads on a coin.” And I confidently replied, “one half.” But he said no, it’s either 0 or 1, which makes complete sense and overturned what I already knew about probability. He also gave me another lesson but this time about insider trading. He flipped a coin again and hid the side it landed on to himself. He said, “if it landed on heads, I’ll give you $100, if it landed in tails, you owe me $10.” All I had to choose was which side it had landed on, which was tails, and I chose correctly. Since he knew what it landed on before he asked, it was clear that he wouldn’t deliberately give me $100. I didn’t have to pay him either but he told me that that was insider trading. He finally gave me papers, one that had courses I need to take if I major in statistics, and another that had information on the major and the careers associated with it. I’m still undecided with my minor but it was nice to obtain a list of all the different minors that I will eventually narrow down. The fair as a whole helped me find useful information I was after and it was nice to meet Professor Blau. I encourage other classmates to attended the fair next time it comes about, even if you know what major you want to pursue.
Author: r.shivcharran
Baruch Voices
I went to Baruch Voices on November 2nd during club hours with a couple of friends from my first year block, Ben and JJ. One of the challenges we came across was finding where the Multipurpose Room was, all we knew was that it was on the first floor. We eventually found the room (coincidently the same room our orientation was held) and immediately took a picture with the Baruch Voices sign before the performances began since it was a nice background. We took our seats and sat back to enjoy the monologues that were to be given. I would like to give credit to all the performers who were able to stand up in front of everyone (most who were strangers to them) since I wouldn’t have the confidence to do so. The monologues ranged from topics like the food around us to the commute. It would’ve been awesome to see Rascience (the winner from our first year block) perform his monologue because it had my whole class laughing. To sum up all the performances I got to see, I was surprised to see that each of the students’ experiences at Baruch so far was unique even though it’s only been two months. Also, these were the best of the best since only one out of twenty (maybe more) monologues were chosen, so it was entertaining throughout. Similar to my first blog at MOMA, I said that creative expression isn’t my favorite thing in the world, but I can honestly say that I did enjoy the atmosphere and performances. It also helped that I wasn’t watching them on my own. It would be interesting to see even more perspectives of new students. This may encourage me to attend the following year’s Baruch Voices in which a next set of monologues will be given.
Museum of Modern Art
On Thursday September 14th, Ben JJ and I took a trip to the Museum of Modern Art. Google Maps were our best friend finding the museum. Once we arrived, we obtained our ticket. Regular adult admission to the museum is $25 but thanks to our Baruch ID’s, we were able to go in for free, a deal you don’t want to miss out on. It was my first time ever going to the museum so I didn’t know what to expect, it’s probably the last place you’d find me. But I honestly did have a great time because it took me out of my comfort zone and I was with good people. The three of us went up the escalators, roaming through the floors and observed various paintings and sculptures. It’s something you don’t experience everyday, so it was important to take advantage of that moment. We found this one sculpture encased in a thick glass layer. JJ and I were very puzzled about the glass more than the sculpture and began poking away at the glass and its corners. We were then stopped by the security in the room and awkwardly stepped away. We proceed up another level where we encountered the exhibit (didn’t catch the name of it unfortunately) we took our picture in front of. We were all so fascinated by it because of its originallity. The exhibit consisted of street sign with arrows pointing in different directions. At the same time, the three of us had a similar thought of famous rapper Quavo’s saying, “yeah that way”. We asked two different people to take the photo (not as satisfied with the first picture). Soon after we headed our separate ways. If you haven’t been to the Museum, take advantage of the free pass, whether you go alone or with other people, and it’s only 20 minutes from Baruch. I definitely got something a little more than I expected out of it.