“We Said, They Said” is a monthly feature in which Harvard and Wharton MBA students take opposing positions on a topic relevant to both schools. The views expressed are those of the writers only and are not meant to reflect the general views of either student body. The Boston Celtic’s Larry Bird and the Philadelphia…
Entrepreneurship
October 4, 2011
Venture Corner: Warby Parker
Warby Parker is easily one of the hottest new e-commerce companies www.replicabestsale.co.uk. With stylish glasses priced at only $95 and the option to have pairs shipped to your home so you can try them on, I’m likely to buy two. But there is more to Warby Parker than just what meets the eye. Not only do they…
Features
September 29, 2011
We Said, They Said
“We Said, They Said” is a monthly feature in which Harvard and Wharton MBA students take opposing positions on a topic relevant to both schools. The views expressed are those of the writers only and are not meant to reflect the general views of either student body. The case method of classroom instruction is favored…
News
April 12, 2010
HBS Blades Fall in Overtime Thriller
In the biggest upset since the U.S. men’s hockey team defeated Russia at the 1980 Olympics, the HBS Blades fell to Tuck in the men’s A team final at the McArthur Cup www.replicaforbest.co.uk. In Vegas, HBS was a five-to-one favorite to win the cup after demolishing Tuck during its home tournament just a month before,…
News
November 23, 2009
1ST PLACE VICTORY FOR HBS VOLLEYBALL
Congratulations to the HBS Black Volleyball team on their 1st place victory at the Harvard Business School Fall Volleyball Tournament last Saturday, November 14th. Over 100 people attended the tournament from Columbia Business School, MIT Sloan, Harvard Kennedy School, Tepper Business School (Carnegie Mellon), and Wharton for a nine-hour event. HBS Sponsored three teams (Red,…
News
October 19, 2009
One city, 2 days, 20 HBS Ruggers, 5 Games and Zero Pants
The HBS Rugby Team made its way to the little market town of Philadelphia over the weekend to compete in the annual Wharton Hogfest Rugby Tournament. Eight universities from around the country competed in the famous event. Compared to the HBS team’s normal routine of playing local clubs in a tough New England Rugby League,…
News
May 4, 2009
Yarrr – Avast ye Scurvy Dogs!!
The HBS Rugby Football Club sent two full squads to compete at the MBA Rugby World Championships at Duke University on April 18 & 19. HBS had trained hard all spring for the tournament including frequent ‘stadiums’ and tune up matches with Cambridge (UK), London Business School (UK), a couple of Brazillian teams over spring…
News
November 10, 2008
HBS Rugby Defeats Rival Wharton
HBS Rugby defeated Wharton 12-3 in a home game on Saturday. HBS Rugby played its most coordinated and solid Rugby of the season against East Coast rival Wharton this weekend at home. A number of fans came out on a crisp fall day to cheer HBS on the pitch overlooking the river. The Wharton-HBS rugby…
News
January 22, 2008
Students Trek to Trinidad & Tobago, Featured in National Paper
Harvard Business School’s Caribbean Business Club and The Wharton School’s Caribbean Business Initiative Club conducted their sixth annual Caribbean MBA Conference, titled “Regionalization and Economic Diversification – Expanding our Share of the Global Economy.” The Conference was by all accounts a phenomenal success and was even featured in the national newspaper, The Trinidad Guardian. The…
News
October 15, 2007
HBS Rugby Dominates Hogfest
The HBS Rugby team continued it’s undefeated season by winning the annual Wharton School of Finance “Hogfest” rugby tournament over the weekend of October 6th and 7th. The team was hungry after last years close loss to Wharton in the tournament finals. Harvard was in the drivers seat the entire weekend and their complete domination…
News
April 23, 2007
Wharton Volleyball Tournament
The morning of Saturday, March 31 we strolled into the gym at around 9:30 led by our 6’4 captain Harald Klug who used to play for Lancaster University and was the captain for Ashton Volleyball Club in the 2nd and 3rd National League Division. Out first game was against Columbia’s B team, and it was…
News
February 26, 2007
Doctor Cries Out "Doctor" as the HBS B-side Rugby Team Put in a Fine Performance in London
Regent’s Park, LONDON – Tragedy struck the HBS Rugby B-side over the Presidents Day weekend when, in the pre-game warm up, their local expert, Sam “McDreamy” Bakri (NH), popped his knee cap and was ruled out for the tournament. However, as a testament to the mental fortitude of the Barbarians, the team did not let…
News
December 11, 2006
The First Annual MBA ALS Basketball Challenge a Success
ECs Win a Hard-Fought Battle Against the RCs in the Prize4Life ALS Basketball Tournament. HBS played host to Columbia, Stern, Tuck, Wharton, and Yale in the first annual MBA ALS Basketball Challenge on Saturday, December 2, 2006. The first rounds of play were held on campus at Shad hall during the day with the final…
News
October 16, 2006
Two HBS Teams Make it to Final Four at Wharton Hogfest
Trophy is wrested from defending champions HBS-A in a nail-biting finish; HBS-B posts best performance ever in an MBA tournament. Philadelphia, October 7 – After a dominating run through the round-robin league of the 2006 Hogfest MBA Rugby Tournament hosted by Wharton, two-time defending champions HBS-A met their match in Wharton-A. The team had been…
News
October 10, 2006
HBS Dominates Mt. Washington Valley in 64-0 Victory
Mt. Washington Valley, New Hampshire – The Harvard Business School Rugby Football Club shut out the Mt. Washington Valley Bull Moose in their most lopsided victory of the season. With the upcoming Wharton MBA Rugby Tournament, the HBS ruggers are playing their best rugby at the right time. The solid play of the forwards set…
News
October 3, 2006
Rugby A-Team Shows New London Who Is Boss
In its game on Sunday, September 24, against the New London County RFC, the A-side from HBS scored an emphatic 15-7 win. For those who are accustomed to reading about more crushing defeats scored by the HBS A-side against MBA teams from Wharton or Stanford, let me provide a gentle reminder that this is the…
News
September 25, 2006
Harvard Dominates Second Half Against Middlesex Barbarians But Runs Out of Time
Boston, Massachusetts – HBS 15, Middlesex Barbarians 0. That was the score of the second half as HBS cut down its errors and made some big plays. However, the final score of 27-21 in favor of Middlesex reflected the lead they built during the first half. HBS’ first home game was a comeback story that…
News
April 10, 2006
Blades Finish Greatest Season in MBA Hockey History with McArthur Cup Victory
While many classmates spent the weekend reading cases cross-legged on the Spangler lawn, the HBS Blades stormed the confines of Bright Arena, won the McArthur Cup, and capped the best season in MBA hockey history with a dominating 21-1-2 record. The Blades entered the tourney wearing a target for the seven other competing schools. The…
News
March 13, 2006
The Case for Admissions Consultants:
Forty-seven percent of respondents to a recent Harbus Poll voted that it is wrong for MBA applicants to hire an Admissions Consultant. Sandy Kreisberg, founder of Cambridge Essay Services, disagrees. ÿBelow is the transcript of a recent interview with Sandy. Q: Why did you say our Harbus essay book “65 Successful Harvard Business School Application…
News
November 21, 2005
HBS Real Estate Club Team Wins First Ever National Real Estate Challenge
HBS captured first place in the 2005 National Real Estate Challenge case competition hosted last week (November 10-11) by the McCombs School at the University of Texas in Austin. Real Estate Club members Cliff Chandler (OF), Zack Georgeson (OG), Nelson Hioe (OG), Kevin Kaberna (OG), Arnaud Karsenti (OA) and Nadeem Meghji (OB) formed the winning…
News
October 11, 2005
HBS Women's Rugby: From Engine 69 Firehouse to Walnut Walk to Hogfest Championship
Looking to start a successful women’s rugby campaign, the HBS Women’s Touch Rugby team travelled to Philadelphia last weekend to play in Wharton’s annual “Hogfest” Tournament. The competition probably didn’t expect much from us, but even with our eclectic assortment of “uniforms” and just a handful of practices (with only 4 to 5 people at…
News
October 11, 2005
The Domination Continues: HBS Men Capture "Hogfest" Tournament Title at Wharton
It was with a mixture of trepidation and excitement that the Harvard Rugby Club boarded their team bus for their annual trip to Philadelphia for Wharton’s “Hogfest” Tournament. A year ago, the team dominated the rest of the MBA field, capturing the team trophy with a final combined score of 137-0. This year was different,…
News
April 11, 2005
NFL Live
The National Football League and the NFL Players Association have entered into agreements with Harvard Business School and Wharton to develop courses to help players prepare for the transition to their post-NFL careers. This week, HBS welcomed 30 current NFL players to campus for the first of two 3-day sessions of the NFL Business Management…
News
April 4, 2005
Hard Times for HBS Hockey Heroes
Harvard Hockey fans can be forgiven their long faces last week. Fans on the Cambridge side of the river pulled out their crimson hankies as the Harvard University men’s team lost in the first round of the NCAA tourney and the women’s team lost a heartbreaker in the final over Easter weekend. But forget the…
News
March 7, 2005
HBS Ski Team Competes at Tuck Winter Carnival
Over 30 members of the HBS Ski and Snowboard Club traveled to Hanover, NH last weekend to compete in Tuck’s 20th Annual Winter Carnival, an event that drew 13 other business schools, 30 ski teams, and over 250 individual participants. The festivities began on Friday afternoon, where the students at Tuck welcomed skiers and fans…
News
January 24, 2005
HBS Takes 2nd At Marketing Case Competition
Case work started early for a few ECs this semester when they traveled to Houston to take part in the 5th Annual Rice University Marketing Case Competition. “It was the most intense 48 hours I’ve spent in marketing,” said Darcy Raymond (OA), “but I can’t think of a better way to spend my Friday and…
News
January 18, 2005
HBS 2004 Sports in Review
The 2004 fall sports season at HBS proved to be extremely successful and eventful. Between reading cases, stumbling home from the Kong in the early morning hours and worrying about jobs, we at HBS showed that it is possible to combine business with sports. Indeed, HBS can pride itself with many impressive athletic accomplishments. Not…
News
November 22, 2004
HBS Rugby Triumphs in Arizona:
When the chips are down, the HBS Alumni have a habit of coming through in the clutch. We’re not talking about our support of the $500 million Capital Campaign currently underway (that’s kid’s stuff); we’re talking about us getting out of our rocking chairs to go out to Arizona and win the 14th Annual Thunderbird…
News
November 22, 2004
On-Campus Interview Series: Softcore on Sports
The stud from Sweden is truly an international playboy. After growing up in Sweden he was educated in an international (350 students from 80 different countries) boarding school in the Welsh countryside. Before coming to HBS, Mans worked in the private equity industry in London, New York and Stockholm. Fact File: Mans Larsson (NH)Height: 6ft…
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September 13, 2004
A Feast of Sport For New Students and Old
If you like to play sports, then you are in luck this year at HBS. All of last year’s sporting clubs are still in existence, and a couple of new clubs have emerged. This article gives a brief overview of HBS’s 15 sporting clubs. But don’t forget that as an HBS student you also have…