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Symposium With World Leaders Seeks Student Contributions

From May 23-25, 2002, the 32nd ISC-Symposium is to be held in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The annual Symposium, founded in 1969, has since evolved into an acclaimed platform for interaction among approximately 600 decision makers from business, politics and science. 250 students from the world’s leading universities, selected through the competition for the ISC Wings… Continue reading Symposium With World Leaders Seeks Student Contributions

RC Sections Raise $10,750 in "Food Fight" for Hunger

It was a great year for the MBA Food Fight at HBS as the Class of 2003 gave generously to alleviate hunger in America. The “Food Fight” is a friendly competition among MBA programs, with the goal of raising money for food banks in the United States through America’s Second Harvest (www.secondharvest.org). With over 20… Continue reading RC Sections Raise $10,750 in "Food Fight" for Hunger

The HBS Volleyball Club Fall Classic

Come support your HBS volleyball teams as they compete in their first tournament of the year! At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 17th, Shad Hall will be opening its doors to over 60 volleyball players from HBS and five other business schools. Stop by Shad to cheer your fellow HBS students on as they compete… Continue reading The HBS Volleyball Club Fall Classic

D is for Domination! ND's Team D5 Takes Shad Title

Aldrich 210 (ND Press)-LEDs flashing. Buzzers buzzing. Capacitors, well, capacitating. To some RC students, this was the stuff of nightmares after Friday’s Shad Exercise. To ND’s Team D5, these were the sweet sights and sounds of victory. “This was our defining moment. Our section was depending on us. All humanity hung in the balance.”-D5’s Asli… Continue reading D is for Domination! ND's Team D5 Takes Shad Title

Ready to win $2,000 in cash?

It’s that time of the year again! The Investment Club will run HBS Fidelity Investment Challenge from October 10 to November 30. Compared with the time in which the last two competitions were held in last year, there is even more uncertainty in the economy and the market. How well the participants adjust their strategy… Continue reading Ready to win $2,000 in cash?

So Your're a Sports Buff- You've Come to the Right Place

Disclaimer-OK, I admit it – this article is a rerun from the January 15 Harbus-no original content whatsoever. I think Carl Kester called it self-plagiarism in his address to the EC the other day. I blame this evidence of laziness on my new favorite scapegoat-the my HBS portal. You see, had I figured out in… Continue reading So Your're a Sports Buff- You've Come to the Right Place

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… Continue reading U.S. Ranks Numbers One Among Eighty Countries Taking Part in L'oreal E-Strat Student Competition

HBS Wins Silver at Winter Carnival

The weekend of 21-23 February marked the 18th Tuck Winter Carnival, hosted by the Amos Tuck School of Business. The carnival consisted of two key events, a skiing competition and a boat race event, appropriately surrounded by enough eating, drinking and partying activities to keep everybody happy. Given the sociable, as well as competitive atmosphere,… Continue reading HBS Wins Silver at Winter Carnival

HBS and Cambridge Ridge and Latin School Junior Achievement Teams reach Semi-Finals

During the Fall semester, HBS volunteers and the freshman students from Cambridge Ridge and Latin School (CRLS) worked together to compete in the state wide Junior Achievement (JA) Titan competition. The culmination of everyone’s hard work was 14 CRLS teams reaching the semi-finals in December. Started in the spring of 2002, the partnership between HBS… Continue reading HBS and Cambridge Ridge and Latin School Junior Achievement Teams reach Semi-Finals

HBS Ski Team Heads to Hanover

On Tuesday, February 11, HBS students took to the slopes of Ski Ward to try out for the HBS ski team. In the end, 12 racers were selected: Will Azeff (OK), Carlos Mier-Y-Teran (OJ), Dave Robinson (NJ), Peter Velikin (OD), Nicola Longfield (OE), Morgan McKenney (OC), Jay Yook (NB), Mikkel Bulow-Lehnsby (OC), Jim Verbeeteen (NB),… Continue reading HBS Ski Team Heads to Hanover

Hell Week Redefined

This last week has been hell in a number of different ways. The first-years had their interviews for internships, the war in the Middle East loomed ever closer and seven very intelligent, amazingly accomplished people lost their lives in space. On this basis, the mood of despondency on campus is understandable. One person summed it… Continue reading Hell Week Redefined

HBS wins two marketing case competitions in one week!

On Sunday, January 26, Lyn Baranowski (OG), Edrienne Brandon (OB), and Wesley Brandon (OF) won first place at the 3rd Annual MBA Marketing Case Competition held at Rice University in Houston, TX. The competition (which started on Friday the 24th) featured a HBS Marketing case on Centra Software, and the competition was sponsored by Pennzoil,… Continue reading HBS wins two marketing case competitions in one week!

Beyond the Glory:

Every single day of my life, I’ve envisioned myself either shooting a jumper in the NBA, catching a pass in the NFL or fielding a ball in the Major Leagues. Unfortunately, I usually realize quite quickly that my fellow “teammates” aren’t really there or that I probably look like an idiot running around the company… Continue reading Beyond the Glory:

The Athlete and the Scholar: The Parable of Terrell

Dear Terrell Owens: I idolize you as my favorite human being. Each week, I lay on my couch in the same spot, waiting for your appearance in a National Football League game. You are a genius for what you did on Monday Night a few weeks ago. It was awesome to see how after you… Continue reading The Athlete and the Scholar: The Parable of Terrell

A.T. Kearney's "Global Prize"

First-year MBA students at HBS looking for an interactive learning experience that demonstrates what it takes to be a management consultant can enter The Global Prize, a business case contest sponsored by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney and the HBS Management Consulting Club. The Global Prize is a team competition in two stages. In… Continue reading A.T. Kearney's "Global Prize"

HBS JA Titan Seeks Classroom Mentors

This fall every Monday and Thursday afternoons, a team of HBS students will walk over to the Cambridge Rindge Latin High School (“CRLS”) to teach business classes through the JA Titan Program. JA Titan is a web-based business simulation program that positions a team of CRLS students as a manufacturing company CEO. The CEO, under… Continue reading HBS JA Titan Seeks Classroom Mentors

Let's Get Ready to Rumble!

Harvard Business School continues its long-standing tradition of Intramural Sports this fall with the kickoff of football and soccer leagues. Only a few days after RC’s have begun settling into their newly formed sections, they must prepare to challenge other RC sections and the seasoned EC veterans in the arena of sport. Section competition will… Continue reading Let's Get Ready to Rumble!

Editor's Welcome

Welcome to your first special print-edition of The Harbus, the real mccoy that you can only get here on campus. Our online edition is an important complement to the paper, but you’ll be picking up a freshly inked copy every week right here on campus, complete with the handy work of our professional design team.… Continue reading Editor's Welcome

Why You Should Not Feel Sorry for Bill Gates

On April 23, Bill Gates took the witness stand for the first time in the antitrust case against Microsoft. At one point he said that Microsoft is facing disintegration. If the remedies proposed in the antitrust action were accepted, he argued, Microsoft’s business and technology model would be in peril, innovation would be discouraged and… Continue reading Why You Should Not Feel Sorry for Bill Gates

NH: Vaunted Madness

Vaunted Madness is down to its Sweet Sixteen. Spearheaded by Section H Deejay, Brian Hoskins, Section H has been participating for the past few weeks in a self-run tournament of silly games. Every student participates, broken out in “country” quartiles, and then each student also turns in their brackets, hoping to be the one who… Continue reading NH: Vaunted Madness

HBS Grad John Whitehead, Leader of N.Y.C. Rebuilding Effort, to Address EC Class

John Whitehead, HBS ’47, the former co-chairman of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and the current chairman of the Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Corp., has accepted the school’s invitation to be the guest speaker at Class Day, June 5 on Baker Beach. The ceremony, which falls a day before the University Commencement where graduates will officially receive… Continue reading HBS Grad John Whitehead, Leader of N.Y.C. Rebuilding Effort, to Address EC Class

Volleyball Team Dominates at Wharton Tournament

Members of the HBS Volleyball Club traveled to Philadelphia for the 11th Annual Wharton Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, April 13th. The HBS Team captured the 1st place trophy and the team gold medals by sweeping through the playoffs with convincing, two-game victories over Michigan in the semifinal and the Wharton White team in the final.With… Continue reading Volleyball Team Dominates at Wharton Tournament

Take Section I!

Dear Deans W. Carl Kester and Kim Clark,I wanted to take this opportunity to salute you for giving the student body a living example of strong leadership in tough times. My understanding is that you and the faculty have agreed to cut back the number of sections in the MBA class-a tough call, but the… Continue reading Take Section I!

Let the Games Begin!

The 2003 Section Olympics will take place on April 23rd around the HBS Campus, and will enable Sections to demonstrate their prowess in various endeavors, including physical, scholastic, and creative competitions. In addition, the Olympics will provide the entire cohort with an opportunity to develop cohesion and display pride in HBS as a whole. As… Continue reading Let the Games Begin!

HBS Students Win First Prize in Prestigous HLS Negotiation Competition

Two HBS students have won First Place in Harvard Law School’s highly-respected Williston Contracts Negotiation competition. Patrick Chung (OA) and Aman Kapadia (OA), both JD-MBA candidates, competed as a team in the six-day complex negotiation and contract drafting competition. This year, the competition pitted teams representing a major national airline against other teams representing its… Continue reading HBS Students Win First Prize in Prestigous HLS Negotiation Competition

HBS Team Places 2nd in Northeast Regional of VC Investment Competition

A HBS team placed second at the Northeast semifinal of the Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) held at Babson College on March 01-03. Led to victory by captain Marc Tremblay (OG), the team also included Yi Sun (OE), Christina Teo (OI), Chris Goh Bardon (NH), and Gourav Grover (NK). The VCIC is an annual competition… Continue reading HBS Team Places 2nd in Northeast Regional of VC Investment Competition

Latin American Business Conference:

Increasing the productivity of Latin American nations is critical to advancing not just their economies, but also their societies. So began Michael Fairbanks, keynote speaker at the recent HBS Latin American Business Conference. Fairbanks is CEO of ontheFRONTIER. Previously, he created Monitor’s Country Competitiveness practice, which was carved out of Monitor to become ontheFRONTIER in… Continue reading Latin American Business Conference: