Last week’s prolific snowfall (a record 43.1 inches in January to date) and freezing temperatures left many students who were out of town on weekend trips unable to return to Boston (due to an all day shutdown at Logan airport, buried cars, and other travel hassles). Needless to say, whether stranded in cities afar or… Continue reading Blizzard!
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Field Study: Speed Dating
Locked in the sheltered campus life, it is hard to see what real people do to date and mate. Once you are out of school, it’s really hard to meet eligible bachelors/bachelorettes. In order to find out how real people meet each other, I decided to sign up for a speed dating event in Palo… Continue reading Field Study: Speed Dating
Field Study: Speed Dating
Locked in the sheltered campus life, it is hard to see what real people do to date and mate. Once you are out of school, it’s really hard to meet eligible bachelors/bachelorettes. In order to find out how real people meet each other, I decided to sign up for a speed dating event in Palo… Continue reading Field Study: Speed Dating
Case Rip Cord: Disney Remembers Crashing the 80s World
A number of EC classes these days have been quite memorable. Memorable in that they’ve been asking students to recall significant events from their pasts. For example, in Managing Service Operations, “Where were you when you first got MTV?” In Supply Chain, it was, “Tell us about buying your first sofa purchase.” The request that… Continue reading Case Rip Cord: Disney Remembers Crashing the 80s World
Thin Pickings in the Job Bank Got You Down?
For those of us who have only worked “in the bubble” the current situation seems bleak. As I trekked across the bridge this morning in to the howling wind the situation seemed even bleaker. I found myself envying the person who had sold me my daily dose of watery Boston coffee; they were employed. I… Continue reading Thin Pickings in the Job Bank Got You Down?
