Spring Break
The Business of Sports Club hosted a very special guest presenter on Wednesday, October 5, when Jonathan Mariner, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Major League Baseball, visited his alma mater as a speaker for the first time. Mr.
Ever find yourself conversing with fellow HBSers about the plight of protagonists from those memorable RC cases? Maybe drawing upon the timeless knowledge imparted on us by the likes of Donna Dubinsky and Rob Parsons? Well, ok, maybe not, but we'd like to think that more than a few of these selfless crusaders might surface in conversations between classmates for years to come.
Campus is so hectic at times during the fall that it seems that even the most remote of corridors at HBS don't get a rest from the hustle and bustle of students making their way to and from classes. Here, this hallway in Spangler gets an early morning breather from the heavy foot-traffic destined to re-emerge at a moments notice.
Organization: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Location: New York City Life-sized spider puppets prancing across a stage. Italian commedia del arte with a 60-something jester tumbling around onstage. A Senegalese hip-hop group opening for a performance of Wyclef Jean.
Saturday evening in Boston: a blustery, cold, rainy, affair marking the unambiguous end of summer. With winter encroaching and visions of sleet and snowplows not far from the mind, what better way to lift the spirits than a night out on the town? For those who spent the long weekend on campus, Saturday's party at Rumors was an epic affair - an opportunity to celebrate the birthday anniversaries of Cristina, Camilo, & Ricardo (courtesy of Philip-Moritz Russmeyer), and one last chance to celebrate before the onset of winter.
When I accepted admission to HBS, I challenged myself to try new things during my two years in Boston. I have always had an interest in journalism so the first of these things was writing for the Harbus. The second thing that I tried was definitely not planned but it turned out to be a fun-filled and relaxing occasion.
While HBS may be known as a General Management-focused school, many of us have a strong interest in the behavior of financial markets. Whether implicitly (through a 401k) or explicitly (being interested in a career in asset management), we are all tied to the performance of publicly traded securities.
Miami just hosted the MTV Video Music Awards last month. Shaq, JLo, and Matt Damon call it home. The newest Crockett and Tubbs, Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell, are in town to shoot Miami Vice and can be spotted club-hopping nightly. Hurricane season is just about over.
