This Thursday, October 11, people all over the world will celebrate National Coming Out Day. Since its inception following the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in October 1987, National Coming Out Day (NCOD) has become an important tradition for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community and its straight supporters around…
Features
October 8, 2012
Focus on Religion: HBS Catholic Student Association
The mission of the Catholic Student Association is to provide a support community for members of the Catholic Faith to practice and explore their beliefs. Our goal is to create a church for members of the HBS community while they are away from home or in transition to a new home. In addition to providing…
Features
October 7, 2012
National Coming Out Day Term Sheet
A quick cheat sheet of terms you may hear in the buildup to National Coming Out Day: Lesbian (L): Describes women who are primarily attracted to women Gay (G): Describes men who are primarily attracted to men, although can also be used as a general term for homosexuals of any gender Bisexual (B): People of…
Features
September 12, 2012
Outside the Bubble: Westport, CT
So you’ve decided to make the pilgrimage to Westport, CT. And why not? At 159 miles away, it’s just a stone’s throw from HBS. And, oh, the things you will see! Brimming with ye olde New England charm here and a thriving culinary www.replicaforbest.co.uk and artistic community there, Westport has a little something for everyone….
On Campus
September 12, 2012
Treasury Undersecretary Explains Transition to Public Service
Last Monday, Mary John Miller, the U.S. Treasury’s Undersecretary for Domestic Finance, spoke at HBS about her role in the Treasury Department and her transition from the private sector to public service. According to Miller, providing an “opportunity for investors to have a voice in the outcomes [of regulatory policy decisions]” caused her to jump…
Blogs, Features, Humor, On Campus
August 30, 2012
RC Survival Guide
Greetings, RCs! Welcome to Harvard Business College School! Here is a helpful guide to surviving your first few weeks on campus, as contributed by some successful ECs that we have recruited to re-educate inform you! CLASSES, by Steven Stressful www.replicabestsale.co.uk I cannot impress upon you enough how important it is to read every single case…
Blogs, Features, On Campus
August 30, 2012
Community Values Issues Prompt Changes to RC Curriculum, Disciplinary Process
In April, the HBS community was shaken by two separate community values infractions that raised broader questions about the student culture at HBS and the appropriate role the administration should play in shaping and guiding that culture.
On Campus
May 15, 2012
RCs Bid on Slap-Bets & Swiss Castles, Raise $287,000 for Charity
RC students at Harvard Business School opened their hearts and wallets in recent weeks, raising approximately $287,000 in charity auctions held in each of the first-year class’s 10 sections. Following the auctions, charitable donations will be made to support various student-championed causes, including aid to wounded war veterans, the fight against terminal illnesses like cancer…
Humor
April 30, 2012
School Year in Review: Movies to Watch If You Have Nothing Better to Do
The school year’s coming to a close and you’ve probably seen most of the big hits and misses: The Hunger Games, Twilight (I’m judging you), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, etc. So this list isn’t meant to rehash how incredible The Artist was, how surprisingly boring J. Edgar turned out to be, or how Adam…
Humor
April 30, 2012
School Year In Review: A Look Back on The Top Club Hits
1) “LE7ELS” by Avicii Oh, sometimes I get a good feeling. I get a feeling that Avicii’s monster hit, “LE7ELS”, is absolutely the club song of the year. It’s been sampled, mashed up, recut and replayed with several major artists ranging from David Guetta to Flo Rida. LE7ELS even appeared in the Bud Light Platinum…
Features
April 30, 2012
Things To Remember, Things To Do: Reflections on an HBS Education
I worry sometimes that I’ll forget exactly why this was so good. That I’ll look at old Facebook albums and think, as I’m sure my friends and family already do, that this was two years of adult summer camp. Maybe I’ll search in my closet, see the neon ski jumpsuit, cut-off denim shirts, lederhosen, deep…
On Campus
April 30, 2012
Opinion: HBS Show Co-President Evaluates Sanction Process
I believe in the HBS Community Values. We should respect each other’s rights, act honestly and with integrity, and take accountability for our personal behavior. Recently, I have become painfully aware of how our community upholds its values cartier santos 100 replica — by means of an opaque process that feels neither fair to the…
On Campus
April 30, 2012
Why Harvard Grad School Housing Should Be Smoke Free
In September, my wife and I came home from the hospital with a beautiful baby boy. We were excited, we were happy, and we were exhausted. But then, we started smelling cigarette smoke in our apartment, and we were shocked. It was seeping through our walls, ceilings, and floors, with an acrid odor strong enough…
Features
April 30, 2012
An Open Letter to Dean Nohria and Faculty, Staff, and Students
Dear Dean Nohria, I have learned much at HBS from the Professors who make this institution truly great. I am disheartened, based on the treatment of the HBS Show Presidents, that HBS as an institution does not follow these same principles. Professor Rebecca Henderson, in Leadership and Corporate Accountability, taught us that often the ends…
Features
April 30, 2012
myTake on Resilience: Taking Action After Loss
On the 17th of January, 2009, I was in Brazil working on a project for the Harvard School of Public Health. It was a Saturday morning and my team had piled into the computer lab to meet our deadlines for the next week. I absentmindedly turned on Facebook. It took me about 5 minutes to…
On Campus
April 24, 2012
Cold Call Interview Series: Charlotte Taylor (NI)
Cold calls. Your professors love them. You fear them. Your ed rep crushes them. We think it’s about time that this HBS staple gets the rebranding it deserves. Each week, The Harbus will chat with a randomly-selected member of the student body. This week, Katie Peek sat down with Charlotte Taylor (NI) to talk about growing up global, who would win in a smart-fight between Tim Geithner and Barack Obama, and the best damn granola you’ve ever had.
On Campus
April 24, 2012
Crimson Kids: Kid Tested, Mother Approved
In early September I attended the first Crimson Kids meeting, which is a club for HBS children, and started to realize there was more to to the partner role on campus. At the Crimson Kids kick-off meeting, a group of energetic parents welcomed me and several other new families and began explaining the many activities and enriching opportunities that would be available for children and parents throughout the year.
Features
April 24, 2012
The Entrepreneurship Curriculum at HBS: A Student’s Guide
That was the end of my tiny spark of entrepreneurship in 2008. Four years and 550k miles traveled later, travel booking is still at the top of my mind. This time, however, I’m actually building a company. What has changed? Surely spending the last two years in a HBS classroom only weakened my connection to “normal travelers.”
On Campus
April 18, 2012
Cold Call Interview Series: Andrew Musoke (NB)
This week, C. Patrick Erker sat down with Andrew Musoke (NB) to talk about bridging the gap between the US and Uganda, being mistaken for Bernie Madoff Warren Buffett, and the advice he would give to his future self.
Features
April 18, 2012
Solo Summer: Spending the Internship Months Sans Partner
With the semester quickly coming to a close, everyone seems to be gearing up for their summer plans.
Humor
April 11, 2012
Power Clashing: The New “Caaj” Standard
caaj: (adjective) The antonym of tryhard; casual, laid-back, seemingly effortless.
On Campus
April 10, 2012
Street Style at HBS
Tyra Banks may have been the most well-known, fashionable student to grace our campus in recent years; yet, every day many of her lesser-known classmates express their diverse fashion styles while strutting the runways of Spangler and Aldrich. Here are just a few of HBS’s own fashionistas. Lynn Yu, NG (pictured in See by Chloe…
On Campus
April 9, 2012
The Newport Ball Gown Guide: 5 Trends to Try
The ever-changing Boston weather may be making it difficult to figure out what to wear to class every day, but the trends coming off the red carpet this year are crystal clear. As the frenzy builds to find that perfect dress for Newport Ball, The Harbus is here to simplify your search.
Entrepreneurship
April 3, 2012
Reflections on a Failed Business Plan
It was disappointing, depressing, and, like everything else in the 6-8 weeks we’d taken to develop the plan, a tremendous learning experience, one I wouldn’t trade for anything.
On Campus
April 2, 2012
An Offer You Can’t Refuse: A Preview of the 2012 HBS Show
There are the perennial features you can expect from the HBS Show, the musical that is completely run by students and remains one of HBS’s older traditions: An impressive showcase of student body talent, from acting, singing, and dancing, to set and costume design, to writing and choreographing; an accurate representation of how the average…
Features
April 2, 2012
Meet the Presidents
The Harbus recently sat down with the newly elected HBS Student Association leaders, Laura Merritt and Kunal Modi. Laura and Kunal gave us the scoop on their friendship, the decision to campaign replica breitling bentley 6.75, and plans for next year. The Proposal Harbus: It seems like you two are BFF’s. Tell me about your…
Sports
March 30, 2012
Opening Night of McArthur Cup Steals Show as HBS Hockey Downs Wharton, Tuck
The 2012 McArthur Cup had it all: Canadians, beer, pizza, visiting professors, penalties, and, of course, plenty of glorious MBA hockey.
On Campus
March 5, 2012
Meditation May Be the Key to Business Leadership
What do Steve Jobs, Ray Dalio, Bill George, Marc Beinoff and Phil Jackson have in common? They are visionaries, have been known to lead and inspire teams www.replicabestsale.co.uk, and have achieved significant success in their professional lives. They have one more thing in common – meditation. Could their focus on contemplative practices have something to…
Humor
March 2, 2012
Getting Hot in Hanover: HBS’s Sexiest Join other B-Schools for the Tuck Winter Carnival
The weekend of February 24, 20 brave HBS students and partners travelled 130 miles to Hanover, NH to join 15 other business schools for the annual Tuck Winter Carnival. Although a late start from Boston stretched the drive to 4 hours for some of the team, others arrived on time for the Welcome “TuckTails” (the…