Last week, Wisconsin voters had a chance to recall their current governor, Scott Walker. Millions of dollars were poured into this race with both Republicans and Democratic strategists seeing this as a mini-preview to the presidential election. Republican donors and PACs outspent their Democratic counterparts by $15 million ($19 million vis-à-vis $4 million for a gubernatorial race).
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Not to put a fine point on it, Justin Combs did not dream that he would be in the crosshairs of political, class and racial heated discussion when UCLA awarded him a $54,000 athletic scholarship. From the moment Business Informationreported the story on May 30, the news wires crackled with lively energy.
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It should be of no surprise to anyone that going to a commuter school can be challenging, especially when it comes to getting involved in campus life and extracurricular activities. Fortunately however, Baruch has been a growing institution where there are hundreds of opportunities for freshman and transfer students to get involved.
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My tale is a sad one, which speaks of hope and ultimately disappointment. As an international student I came to Baruch full of dreams. All I had to do was focus on my studies and be active in as many leadership and social activities as possible and my college experience would be perfect.
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Hello Baruch College students, my name is Chris Catalano and I am the President of the Undergraduate Student Government for this upcoming year. Last summer in The Ticker I was quoted as saying, “My only regret is not getting involved earlier.” One year later, I still have that same regret, but instead of harping on the fact that campus life here may not be a hotbed for social activity, I ran for president.
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The Golden Key Honors Society, VITA, USG and Alpha Kappa Psi teamed up with the Office of Student Life to offer their members a “discover your strengths” workshop.
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A staple of the 25th Street entrance to Baruch College are groups of smokers huddled together beneath the very signs that attempt to dissuade them from smoking there. Baruch's smokers enjoy this spot because of its close proximity to the Vertical Campus, however, not all students and faculty enjoy their presence.
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The dance group’s founder Yung-Li Chen found her inspiration in Albert Einstein’s mysterious remark, “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
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At the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 11, Apple unveiled its plan to release a newly revamped version of its entire MacBook laptop line. Richard Wu, a junior accounting major, stated, “I am really excited about Apple’s upgrade of its laptop lines, but I am not surprised at all.
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For the third year in a row Baruch College won the Commissioner Cup, the trophy awarded to the best program in the CUNY Athletic Conference each season. To determine the winner of the Cup, each school is awarded up to 10 points in every sport based on how they fared in the regular season and playoffs.
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While many topics were on the table at last Monday's BOT meeting, it was the Pathways initiative that packed the house with petitions and poster-board signs.
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Venti Petrov’s “Dear Nadezhda" is ballet based on the epistolary friendship between Tchaikovsky and his “fervent admirer” Nadezhda von Meck intrigues at first blush.
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