I am puzzled by David Lauren’s statement that the only Rugby store is in Boston….I was in a Rugby store in Charlottesville, VA, on 9/4/05….while I don’t know how long it had been open, it was evidently long enough that certain items had been marked down on sale….the employee buzz was that future sites included…
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May 9, 2005
Latino Student Organization Hosts Alumni Dinner in New York
The Latino Student Organization (LASO) at Harvard Business School hosted its third annual alumni dinner at the Harvard Club of New York City on Friday, April 15th. More than 80 HBS alumni, current students, and guests filled the Harvard Club. Also present were members of the New American Alliance, a preeminent Latino business association, who…
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April 4, 2005
Donna Karan CEO: From Tax Lawyer to Fashion Boss
At first glance, Jeffry Aronsson appears an unlikely pick for CEO of one of the world’s most famous fashion houses. He looks like – well, a lawyer. Donna Karan’s CEO got into the fashion world by accident, when Oscar de la Renta tapped him for help in licensing and other transactions. “I could see him…
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April 4, 2005
Got Buzz?
Without a doubt, the rough and tumble world of marketing has grown more fierce, and frankly more creative. In today’s world of information, where people are inundated with advertisements and information overload, marketers are using every trick in the book to get noticed including writing a few new ones. For instance, while I was enjoying…
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March 28, 2005
Book Review: The Power of We: Succeeding Through Partnerships
Add Loews Hotel’s Jonathan Tisch to the list of high-profile CEOs who have published books on the secrets of their corporate success. Real estate mogul Donald Trump, in between TV takes training his next apprentice, promises to show readers of his latest book “How to Get Rich”. Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch recommends leaders…
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March 14, 2005
Chinatown Bus Unveils Massive New Upgrade: Personal Plastic Bags
Early last week, Chinatown carrier Fung Wah Bus Services Inc. unveiled its newest feature aboard its luxury class shuttle from Boston to New York: personal plastic bags, each emblazoned with the company’s Neo-Confucian mantra “Have a nice day”. Shahba! Patel, manager and mastermind of the infamous bus company, could barely conceal his excitement when offering…
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January 18, 2005
Location, Location, Location
Like many RC’s, I’ve now ramped up my search for the elusively-ideal summer internship. I now realize that we’re blessed with a curse, of sorts, in having the luxury to choose a new industry or function. Important in this decision process, which I really hadn’t given much thought to, is geography. At the outset, I…
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December 6, 2004
Adventures on The Apprentice: PepsiCo brings Andy Litinsky, Harvard University and ex-Apprentice 2004, to HBS
PepsiCo has had a long history of surprising and delighting consumers with its celebrity-based advertising, which frequently gives the audience a heartwarming yet tongue-in-cheek insight into their favorite entertainers. PepsiCo kept up with this tradition even during its company presentation for RCs on Dec 2nd when much to the delight of the assembled crowd, Andy…
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November 22, 2004
Owa-mbe Makes its Mark
On Friday, November 12, the Africa Business Club (ABC) hosted the first-ever Owa-mbe party with resounding success. When planning the event, ABC Social Vice-President Felix Ofungwu (OB), had a contingency plan in place for everything – except for New England’s first snowfall of the season! “The party will go on”, vowed Ofungwu, who conceived the…
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November 15, 2004
Make it a Blockbuster Night
Life is tough and it just keeps on getting tougher in Robert Benton’s 1979 classic film of a heartbreaking divorce. On a day destined for change, Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) comes home from work one New York evening bringing news of his promotion only to find his wife, Joanna Kramer (Meryl Streep), en route to…
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October 18, 2004
Escape to New York
“How was I assigned this particular section?” “If a cranberry bounces while TOM students are occupied with Shad exercises, is it really bouncing?” “Why must HBS blondes (especially the fake ones) do everything in packs of five?” Instead of wasting your time on these and other pointless RC-year ruminations, you should be sweating only one…
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October 12, 2004
Recent Alumni Perspective: Model Behavior
Jeetendr Sehdev (HBS ’04) is a Brand Strategist at the world’s leading advertising agency in New York. Not your typical HBS alumnus, Jeetendr is a self-confessed pop-culture junkie with looks more suited to a fashion runway than a 40th floor office cubicle. He was born and raised in the United Kingdom where he attended a…
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April 26, 2004
Reflections of a Legendary Deal Maker
I spoke recently with Peter J. Solomon (HBS ’63), founder of Peter J. Solomon Company (“PJSC’). PJSC is one of Wall Street’s most successful M&A specialty firms, having advised on more than 250 deals. Mr. Solomon founded the firm in 1989, after co-chairing Lehman Brother’s investment banking division. Solomon, who also served stints as Deputy…
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March 8, 2004
HBS Tastes Some Pudding
“But where can I find a woman solely bent on money and world domination? The business school, of course!” So went one of the lines at the Hasty Pudding show I saw last week, “As the Word Turns”. I was told the play was about Russian spies who sabotage a spelling bee by stealing all…
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February 9, 2004
Interviewing Escapades
Well, RCs, it’s about that time. You have embarked on a journey that the second-year students are sick and tired of. Some of you are looking for a job; it’s quite noticeable from all of the people in Spangler project rooms last week past 5pm. (Cranberry was over a long time ago, so get real)….
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January 12, 2004
I Had A More Exotic Winter Break Than You
Hey! How are you? Great to see you! How was your break? Oh, really, you went home? How fun for you! Where’s home? Really, San Francisco? I adore San Fran! Did you have the kaiseki at Kyo-ya? No? Well, next time you are there, you must go, seriously! Did you spend your whole break there?…
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December 1, 2003
The DO's and DON'Ts of Black Monday
Harbus Humor Editor and Steward of the Collective LustBy now, it should be apparent that the world of HBS has shifted. For RC’s, the world where fully 30% of the class flees Boston every Friday on a mass exodus to New York to appease distant lovers is ending, and being replaced by a world where…
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October 14, 2003
Career Advice From Dr. Tim Butler's Sarcastic And Evil Twin Brother Dr. Bart Butler
Dear Dr. Bart, I have always wanted to be a diplomat. I know this is a somewhat difficult field to get into, but I thought that HBS might give me a leg up on the competition. What advice can you give me in getting started?– Gretchen Mindo, NF Well, let’s see, Gretchen. One thing that…
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September 8, 2003
Shifty Eyes
Yes, yes, yes, we are indeed back. Same faces, a little tanner and thinner, and with “old” as the prefix to our section identifier instead of “new.” And for the Class of 2004, oddly enough, this period resembles that of a year ago, except that, “so what section are you in?” has been replaced by…
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September 8, 2003
Remembering 9/11
Note: I’m definitely not a writer in any way, shape or form. I’m not even sure if this type of material is appropriate for the Harbus. I’m not looking for pity or sympathy. It’s just something that I felt the need to share because of how passionate I feel about it. And there are so…
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May 5, 2003
Events Around Harvard
Mon., May 5 – “Turning Ideas into Action: Reflections on Policy Making in Massachusetts” Tripp Jones, former executive director of MassINC, Join us for the Spring 2003 Rappaport Institute Public Service Lecture Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington Street 5:30PM Tue., May 6-“State-Civil Society Relations in a Post-Authoritarian Context: The…
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April 14, 2003
The Coastal
. . . So I’m sitting in another EM case, and I have to hear another comment: “It makes sense to go and focus on a place like New York City, but I’m concerned about their idea of marketing salons in Kansas City.” Like people in Kansas City don’t have hair. It’s not a mean…
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April 7, 2003
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Maybe it’s just me, but I honestly view graduation as the coming of the apocalypse. When friends talk to me about plans for the summer or next year, I’m almost confused. What do you mean? I have to leave? It’s not even so much that I’m scared of graduating; I’m literally completely in denial. Relationships…
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March 10, 2003
U.S. Ranks Numbers One Among Eighty Countries Taking Part in L'oreal E-Strat Student Competition
Now in its third year, L’Oreal’s e-Strat challenge has become one of the most popular on-campus events – anticipated by college and university students around the world. The “Challenge,” as it is called by those familiar with this online game, began play on January 13th, 2003, following almost two months of registration that saw over…
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February 18, 2003
Oscar loves Chicago
The Oscar nominations were released with traditional pomp and show in Los Angeles last Tuesday. Chicago led the pack with 13 nominations this year including a nomination for Best Picture. Gangs of New York lagged behind the remake of the Fosse classic by nabbing 10 nominations. The Hours topped the list off with 9 nominations….
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January 27, 2003
Baby, It's Cold Outside
I hate to state the obvious. But it is cold. Darn cold. It’s all I can think about or talk about. I’ve consumed more Swiss Miss hot chocolate in the past week than I have in the past five years combined. I no longer race directly to my computer to check email when I walk…
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January 14, 2003
Editor's Welcome: Arts & Entertainment
Welcome to the 2003 Edition A & E section. Thanks for reading! Building on the consistent strength of last year’s A&E section, you can expect a continuing selection of reviews and recommendations covering music, film, art, print, websites, restaurants, bars and clubs. From high-brow, to low-brow, to no-brow; across the Harvard community and around ‘the…
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December 2, 2002
The Maine Event
So you have another long fall weekend ahead. But you don’t have enough time to travel overseas and you’re sick of ending up in New York and spending more money than you wanted to. What should you do? Well, we decided to travel within New England. We rented a zipcar and drove up to Maine…
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November 4, 2002
A&E: Long-Winded CD Review:
Have you ever had one of those months where you seem to run into Lou Reed everywhere? Lou Reed in magazines, on the radio, in your friends’ car stereos, in conversation? Quite right, neither have I. But as of this October, I have. And I’m convinced it has everything to do with business school. Now,…
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October 28, 2002
Finagle a Bagel:
So maybe at this point in the semester, you’re starting to feel like you’ve put on a few pounds from all those nights out, and you’ve lost a few dollars somewhere along the way. But you have to eat, so why not kill a two birds with one stone and take a trip to Finagle…