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Blurb 4: Maroon 5 concert at St. John’s.

IceSkating

Thursday the third of December, I went ice-skating at Bryant Park. Winter was upon us, and for the first day in a month or so, the weather was actually warm. The sights were beautiful, and the tree was ready for lighting. The tall towering buildings surrounded our little pond of utopia. My friends and I skated among the chunks of people in a perfectly formed oval. I am not quite sure why we went counter-clockwise, but that was the magical direction everyone skated in. Every few minutes, someone would tumble, only to be lifted by the nearest staff member. People were civil – they helped one other up; they smiled. For the first time in a long time, New Yorkers looked happy. The holiday season with its tree lightings, holiday medleys, and ice-skating rinks makes for a friendlier Manhattan.

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Just right around the corner of the Baruch 23rd street building, there’s a little gallery that most people have never heard of. The gallery is located on the ground floor of Baruch’s Administrative Center at 135 East 22nd Street. It is a small gallery that has offered museum-quality shows for over a decade. The gallery is free and open to the public and the schedule reflects the College academic calendar. It seems to be an inside secret. So secret in fact, that a majority of the college students who attend Baruch and who might walk past it everyday, don’t know that it’s there. If you’re not specifically looking for them, it’s easy to miss the plated words, “Sidney Mishkin Gallery,” on the side of the administrative center. [Read more →]

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The first episode of Glee was broadcasted in May 2009 on Fox and continued its season this September. This comedic yet touching show features both old and contemporary hits ranging from ballads to musical numbers. Each episode never ceases to amaze its audience always putting on a performance that gets harder and harder to top. With the combination of each character’s unique and strong voices, the songs are performed with harmony and dynamics that can move the soul. Moreover, each number has its own story behind it and with it, comes emotions that can bring joy or tears. The characters possess great charisma along with passion for what they do. Undoubtedly, they are all very great actors. [Read more →]

Beginning with the rumbling of the rails, below is a compilation of the music of MTA and mini-interview of what one musician, Salieu M. Soso, thinks music is.

This is, the New York City MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority). The next stop is…Please listen clear to the music of MTA.

Believe it or not, the New York City MTA provides millions of rides (specifically 8,739.680 average weekday ridership) daily. People depend on it to go school, to work, to tour or just to commute their personal lives. But asides from transportation, the MTA provides something that is worth more than a $2.25 MetroCard. That something is the enlightening music, which lurks and lives, in the city caves; yet graceful gives…the joy of music.

Hoping on the train, commuters have much on mind: Where is the train? Where are we going? How are we going there? When will we get there? How can I spend my time wisely? Why isn’t the train faster than Time? All these Ws are the cause of much stress of commuter’s lives. Some can handle it, others can’t. But something that acts as a catalyst in helping us cope better with MTA mishaps is some music. Musicians are licensed and scattered across the major of the 734 stations. Some are New York’s own, and some come from around the country and world to show their magic to New York. And many, if not most, are quite talented. They have the musical charm which stops some busy New Yorkers in their feet, so they may listen, admire, and give dollar or two, as a way to sacrifice some of their sickness and stress; for as they say, music is the medicine for the sick soul. It truly is a spectacle to hear the magic of these humble musicians, who are willing to sit on the floor, underground, in the midst of a sea of people, so they can possibly satisfy at least one person, and thus satisfy and justify their love, their art.

I hope that this music lives forever, despite all our technological ignorance; i.e. iPod in my ear equals nothing I can hear. Give a minute and enjoy this minute music. It will become a reason to partially love, if not wholly, the MTA. So let rumble and rattle the roaring music of the rails. Listen to the music of vivid voices, those deaf and loud, the stories that the entail. But if you still fail, listen to the Kara player, the drummer, the guitarist, the crier and the music to which they hail.

By: Shelley Jiang & Daxin Lin

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Sue Chuang has experience as a Chinese dancer and cheerleader, and has now taken on a new challenge. Indian Fusion. This is her experience at the Manhattan Project Dance compeition, which took place at Baruch Mason Hall, between Boston University Chankaar, Penn State Jadhoom, Northwestern Deeva, Drexel Jhalak Khatra, The College of New Jersey Saathiya, Carnegie Mellon Tanah, and Delaware Kamaal. Congratulations to team Deeva which took second place.

The history of the storied Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square was elaborated on for me by Cage, an employee at the cafe. Enjoy the Beatles music.