At the STARR Career Center, I brought in my resumé to be corrected. I didn’t know what to expect at first because my resumé had been updated last in high school. I have only been in college for a few months, and didn’t know what I could have put to make it reflect my college life. Katherine helped me first by giving me more info on resumés and cover letters. Then she went on to help me update my resumé. She told me what was important to note and what wasn’t, and how to make my experience look more presentable.

At first, I honestly didn’t think she would help me because that that something I was used to in my high school. I thought it was a waste of time. I was pleasantly surprised that she was able to explain everything perfectly. I thought the appointment length was too much, but by the end I didn’t think half an hour wasn’t enough.

Adrián Villar Rojas is an Argentinean artist. With his sculpture,  Villar Rojas interprets almost a hundred other sculptures found in the Metropolitan Museum into one dinner-like scene. He portrays these historical sculptures as a mess that is melting into a set of tables. Some interpreters believe Villar Rojas’ sculpture questions whether or not the museum workers’ choices in presenting these sculptures were culturally accurate. To pull together this massive sculpture, Villar Rojas did extensive research on the artifacts that are on display and the ones that were in archives. He then used a 3D printer to scan and print exact replicas. He merged the replicas together and finished it off with a layer of dust.

I found this exhibit in the MET the most interesting because it was a collection of replicas. This wasn’t my first time at the MET, but this was the first time I questioned whether or not the exhibits were culturally accurate. I believe Villar Rojas creatively and effectively got his point across. However, I believe the sculpture should’ve been inside. The New York City skyline in the background provided a distraction from the sculpture. No one really noticed it. If it were installed inside, I believe many more people would appreciate it for its original purpose.

Model United Nations is a student organization that allows students to experience what actual United Nations members deal with everyday. Each Model UN team represents a country. Each team is responsible for researching their country and for pushing mock referendums that will be voted on. There are three conferences MUN Baruch participates in. One takes place in Montreal, Canada, while the other two are here in New York City. Each, with its own characteristics, is designed to let students experience what United Nations members do to get their ideas voted on. At the end, the team with the most votes and best research wins. Model UN meets every Tuesday and Thursday during club hours, and conference training are Fridays from 6PM to 9PM.

This club was appealing to me because I am a part of a United Nations campaign that focuses on gender inequality throughout the world. Being a part of the United Nations is something I would like to accomplish later in life. With Model UN, I’ll be able to experience what being a UN member is like. Also, Model UN compliments my intended majors: Journalism and Political Science. By researching a certain country and finding resolutions to their political and social issues, I’ll be able to learn more about the political science of that country. Also, I can use a journalistic approach by presenting facts about issues within that particular country.