The Baruch Faculty Senate Meeting received a big surprise last Thursday. They found out the college had raised the required high school GPA of incoming freshmen from 2.5 to 2.75 within the past year. During the past 10 years, Baruch had admitted students with increasingly higher SAT scores and garnered greater prestige. (5) comments
Baruch's Undergraduate Student Government elections were tampered with when University Student Senate members and staff were seen promoting candidates during the elections on Tuesday, April 15 to Thursday, April 17. According to Sean Perryman, USG vice president of legislative affairs, a USS member, Vice Chair of Senior Colleges Simone Lamont, was seen handing out misleading flyers to students. (2) comments
The race for Undergraduate Student Government offices ended on Thursday, April 17 and the final votes were tallied. Of the 40 open positions, seven were contested, 32 were uncontested and one still remains vacant. Now that the dust has settled, the Baruch One party finds itself represented in 38 offices. (0) comments
On Tuesday, April 29, the Board of Directors held a meeting to talk about appeals for events such as the Caribbean Show. However, according to Anthony Hernandez, president of the Undergraduate Student Government, the meeting turned into an hour and a half discussion of how the student government should be allocating club budgets. (6) comments
A man in a Red Wings jersey, a New Jersey family of eight and a group of Carmelite sisters sat, together with roughly 60,000 other people, under cloudy skies, waiting for one man to arrive. It was Sunday, April 20, since 9 a.m. and, eager pilgrims from all over the country started filing into the Bronx's Yankee Stadium for the Papal Mass with Pope Benedict XVI. (0) comments
On Wednesday, April 16, the Zicklin Africa Business Club hosted a debate discussing the development challenges Africa is currently facing. Titled "Solving the Puzzle: Working Solutions to Africa's Development Challenges," the debate took place between Adakum CEO Japhet Aryiku and ILO Director Djankou Ndjonkou. (0) comments
The Student Academic Counseling Center is a place most Baruch students are somewhat familiar with, whether from freshman orientation or by attending tutoring sessions. The center offers tutoring in various subjects, including math, modern languages, business, writing and other liberal arts courses. (0) comments
Already recognized as one of the best northeastern colleges in the United States, the Princeton Review recently selected Baruch College as one of the nation's best 368 colleges for 2009. Baruch's inclusion in The Princeton Review's guidebook "The Best 368 Colleges: 2009 Edition" was the result of positive student surveys and Baruch College's challenging academic programs. (0) comments
5 - Monday The Dollars and Sense Release Reception will take place in the Newman Conference Center of the library building and will commence at 5:30 p.m. 6 - Tuesday The American Marketing Association (AMA) at Baruch will be hosting their annual Marketing Expo 2008 from 12:30 p. (0) comments
Last week, the Department of Veterans Affairs admitted that on average, 18 veterans commit suicide everyday. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is common among returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. According to a recent RAND Corporation study, one in five veterans suffer from PTSD. (0) comments
On Thursday, April 17, the seventh floor Newman Library Conference Center accommodated the panel on "Talking Lives: Baruch Biographers Discuss their Craft." Carol Berkin, a professor of history of both Baruch College and the Graduate Center, moderated the panel. (0) comments
