Author: JULIA CUTTONE

I had some difficulty getting the camera to focus during the interview, but I figured out how to adjust it now and it is good for the final project.

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This was posted late because of problems with the SIM card, but thanks to Professor Johnson it now works.

I really enjoyed this documentary. My favorite aspect about this documentary is that it really captured the emotions of the people being covered in this film. It made you feel as if you were right there with them feeling the emotions they were going through.

There were a few questions that came to mind while watching this film. My first question is, how long did this whole film take to make? There are a lot of events that happened in this film and I am wondering how they captured all of it, time period wise. Another question I have is during the throwback scene in the very beginning, they showed clips ancestors. How did they get access to those clips? My last question is, how can you report this story without them possibly getting invaded?

Some ethical concerns about this piece is the video for them setting the area on fire, interviewing people that can risk getting their story exposed, and them talking about what action they are taking with violence and how they are not going to sit around and do nothing. My concerns with these three things is that is that good behavior showing that they light someone’s shelter on fire?

My favorite part about this piece was definitely. I love how they spoke about the importance of recording and how it does more than pictures. They also added how they can use film as a weapon which I thought was interesting. It captures how one feels and shows what other people may not be able to see just in pictures.

Lastly, an observation I made watching this documentary is that people are risking the people’s lives who are filming. I also notice how much the music plays effect within the film.

Julia Cuttone

Burnout comes in all different forms. It is a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that also involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity.

At Baruch College, a lot of students, faculty and staff are dealing with these feelings of burnout on a daily basis. With midterms coming to an end, students having to balance school, work, and life, it gets to be a lot. Why are so many people getting burnt out? When is it time for people to take a break? Why do people feel that they take on so much?

Individuals are experiencing this from class, work, sports, or just from life in general. Sometimes things just pile up and get to be too much.

My plan is to speak with one student who goes to class and work, a faculty member, and a student-athlete, three different areas of the school. I want to see how their forms of burnout come in different areas, but how they are more common than one may think. My goal of this project is to follow around these people for a day to show why and how burnout is a real thing.

My other goal is to speak to a psychology professor about burnout and have them explain the effects it has on individuals.

Multimedia Reporting 

Julia Cuttone

HOST INTRO: Being that Baruch College is known as a commuter school, having a social life is tough. Many do not get the typical college experience one would if they were on a college campus. Baruch College is located in New York City which makes it challenging to have a typical college experience. For Baruch College students to have a social life, they must make the effort to get involved in clubs, join extracurriculars or go out of their way to make friends in their classes. Elissa Leung, junior at Baruch College majoring in math, talks about how she adjusted well at Baruch College after being virtual for two years. 

AMBI: Sound of Baruch College campus in New York City on a typical day of classes.

TRACK: I am here with Elissa Leung in level B2 of the Newman Vertical Campus at Baruch College next to the entrance of the gymnasium and the overhead of the swimming pool. She is a junior undergraduate student-athlete at CUNY Baruch College. Leung says she has been able to improve her social life by being on the women’s basketball team and the Baruch Scholar Honors program. She said her junior year is going well as it is a work in progress. She talks about a STARR Career Development program that she believes is going to help prepare her for her future career.

ACT: ELISSA: I am personally interested in working in data science in the future. I really want to in the future work in technology and be able to pursue a math degree and that is where data science comes in. This Technology, Leadership, Development program meets twice a week during club hours. It is honestly the commitment of another class so basically taking five classes because we have assignments due and we have to work on team projects with our team members and things like that.

TRACK: On top of her academics she is focused on her future career but also makes her social life a priority. Leung talks about how she developed a strong social life after being online for two years during the pandemic.

ACT: ELISSA: I was fortunate because I am part of the Baruch Scholars Honor program and I actually have friends in Macaulay Honors. I know at Baruch it is hard to find friends and make a social life. Outside of school I am on the Baruch women’s basketball team which also helped me with my social life. I also gained new friends with my teammates and other student-athletes. 

TRACK: Something that has helped Leung have a social life is being in athletics and her programs that she is involved in. It gave her a sense of community with being on her team and having her program from the start helped her be around like-minded individuals that help her excel into the best version of herself. 

ACT: ELISSA: I think it is big to know what you are passionate about and there are clubs at Baruch for everything like video games, business, things like that. You don’t have to limit yourself just to go to business heavy clubs there are also social clubs. So just putting yourself out there, as hard as it is, it is the best thing to do if you want to have a social life at Baruch.
TRACK: Junior, Elissa Leung will continue to make the best out of her college experience as she is working towards her future career goals. For Baruch College, I am Julia Cuttone.

HOST INTRO: Being that Baruch College is known as a commuter school, having a social life is tough. Many do not get the typical college experience one would if they were on a college campus. Baruch College is located in New York City which makes it challenging to have a typical college experience. For Baruch College students to have a social life, they must make the effort to get involved in clubs, join extracurriculars or go out of their way to make friends in their classes. Elissa Leung, junior at Baruch College majoring in math, talks about how she adjusted well at Baruch College after being virtual for two years. 

AMBI: Sound of Baruch College campus in New York City on a typical day of classes.

TRACK: I am here with Elissa Leung in the athletic area in level B2 of the Newman Vertical Campus at Baruch College next to the entrance of the gymnasium and the overhead of the swimming pool. She is a junior undergraduate student-athlete at CUNY Baruch College. Leung says she has been able to improve her social life by being on the women’s basketball team and the Baruch Scholar Honors program. She said her junior year is going well as it is a work in progress. She talks about a STARR Career Development program that she believes is going to help prepare her for her future career.

ACT: ELISSA: I am personally interested in working in data science in the future. I really want to in the future work in technology and be able to pursue a math degree and that is where data science comes in. This Technology, Leadership, Development program meets twice a week during club hours. It is honestly the commitment of another class so basically taking five classes because we have assignments due and we have to work on team projects with our team members and things like that.

TRACK: On top of her academics she is focused on her future career but also makes her social life a priority. Leung talks about how she developed a strong social life after being online for two years during the pandemic.

ACT: ELISSA: I was fortunate because I am part of the Baruch Scholars Honor program and I actually have friends in Macaulay Honors. I know at Baruch it is hard to find friends and make a social life. Outside of school I am on the Baruch women’s basketball team which also helped me with my social life. I also gained new friends with my teammates and other student-athletes. 

TRACK: Something that has helped Leung have a social life is being in athletics and her programs that she is involved in. It gave her a sense of community with being on her team and having her program from the start helped her be around like-minded individuals that help her excel into the best version of herself. 

ACT: ELISSA: I think it is big to know what you are passionate about and there are clubs at Baruch for everything like video games, business, things like that. You don’t have to limit yourself just to go to business heavy clubs there are also social clubs. So just putting yourself out there, as hard as it is, it is the best thing to do if you want to have a social life at Baruch.

TRACK: Junior, Elissa Leung will continue to make the best out of her college experience as she is working towards her future career goals. For Baruch College, I am Julia Cuttone. 

Senior day and the CUNYAC championship is is coming up for cross country on Sunday, October 30. There will be about 10 seniors graduating for the Bearcats. After this season, they will no longer be running cross country at the collegiate level anymore and some have been running for their entire life. Do they have plans to continue running with bigger goals? Are they preparing for a marathon one day? What is going to be there relationship with running now that they will no longer be running for a team? 

Head Coach Angeoline Piguave-Cowan, has to experience losing seniors every year and it is something as a coach that has to be bittersweet. How does she deal with her student-athletes coming going especially if she built a close relationship with them? 

This year both the men’s and women’s team have a big chance of winning CUNYACS. For the men it would be the first time in history, no other men’s cross country team has won before.

https://medium.com/@juliacuttone8/cross-country-sees-potential-chip-in-the-near-future-c979f1abe23

https://medium.com/@juliacuttone8/cross-country-sees-potential-chip-in-the-near-future-c979f1abe23

Taking more pictures at their cross country meet on Sunday. I am waiting for interview with coach and player tomorrow. Once I have that it will be finalized.