The SA Senate’s Housing and New Construction Committee is ready to unveil a new section of the prematriculation web site designed to help admitted students with their Allston-area housing searches. The new site will contain data about the lottery process and a given student’s odds of getting the housing they want, as well as variety… Continue reading What's Hot This Week
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OF Stands Proud in Intramural Soccer Championship
Section OF approached the Intramural Soccer Championship in a good mood. Strong EC teams–OD, OC, OK, and OB–were defeated in previous rounds. Considering how many HBS Soccer Team players were on these teams, OF had a reason to be proud. In addition, in this season, the team demonstrated excellent turnaround management skills–last year the team… Continue reading OF Stands Proud in Intramural Soccer Championship
What's Hot This Week
Online Evaluations, More Interaction on Agenda Second year students will be glad to know that HBS’ official EC course evaluations will be online on Monday, November 26th, a few days after Thanksgiving. This is a great resource for those (like me) who are still determining which courses to take! Considering that my previous process was… Continue reading What's Hot This Week
Inside The Senate
If asked today, EC students weighed down by class projects would probably voice doubts that next June’s Class Day will ever take place.But the SA Senate’s Operations Committee is working behind the scenes to make sure that the June 5 event is unforgettable.Committee co-chair Kyra Danilchick (OF) said at the Senate meeting last Wednesday that… Continue reading Inside The Senate
What's Hot This Week
Ron Peracchio, the acting director of MBA Career Services, took a break from the recruiter outreach and CareerLink management activities that have been consuming his time lately to address the HBS Student Association’s Wednesday meeting last week. Although scheduled to speak largely about the office’s new initiatives for expanding international job opportunities (see last week’s… Continue reading What's Hot This Week
Helpful Harvard Hints
Ever since I came to HBS, I’ve picked up a few helpful hints. After all, it’s the little things that make me happy. I’m sure most students already know about most that I will mention, especially the EC’s. However, some may not know, and for those people, I offer you my learnings… 1) Jake’s FRC… Continue reading Helpful Harvard Hints
Career Services Responds to CareerLink Problems
MBA Career Services realizes that EC students may have experienced some technical difficulties last week with the resume submission process. We appreciate your patience and feedback while we worked to address the problem. We’d like to provide the following information in an effort to clarify what went wrong, identify the action steps we took, and… Continue reading Career Services Responds to CareerLink Problems
Magnificent Mondavi
Great wines, great friends and great conversation-who needs jobs? That was the atmosphere at the HBS Wine and Cuisine Society’s first wine dinner, held this past Monday at Henrietta’s Table at The Charles Hotel. At 6:30PM, as RC students put off case work for the evening and EC students recovered from the torture of submitting… Continue reading Magnificent Mondavi
Students Share Strength in Aftermath of Tragedy
It can be difficult coping with the stresses of HBS during the best of times. After the unbelievable horror of the events on September 11, many of us turned to existing networks of family, faith groups, and friends to see us through. Other people, perhaps feeling somewhat isolated here on campus, sought comfort here in… Continue reading Students Share Strength in Aftermath of Tragedy
Case Rip Cord Hits the EC
Welcome to the first edition of the Case Rip Cord for this academic year. In this column, we look at the lighter side of the cases we see in class everyday. Your contributions to this column are welcome, and we’re especially seeking comments from first years on RC cases. Please email your comments to Case.Rip.Cord@mba2002.hbs.edu.… Continue reading Case Rip Cord Hits the EC
Symbol
This article was formerly known as “New J Goes Skiing”. During the transition to EC, it was changed to “OJ Goes Skiing.” And in a few short months the title will change again to “Section J Class of 2002 Goes Skiing-Alumni Update.” We wanted to avoid such name changes and we wanted to maintain one… Continue reading Symbol
CareerTalk
For the past year we have been hearing about the new wave of B2B and B2C: “Back to Banking” and “Back to Consulting”. The question on the minds of many EC students is which of these options to go for. Given the weight of this decision in determining quality of life post our HBS honeymoon… Continue reading CareerTalk
Welcome Back ECs
Just as the Class of 2003 had started feeling a little settled, having gotten the Crimson Greetings glitter off their hands and foreheads, and into Foundations, they were subjected to a shocking disturbance. The ECs are back. As nine hundred people stormed back into what they felt was their domain, the hapless RCs watched the… Continue reading Welcome Back ECs
Top 27 Ways to Know that Bham Has Taken Over Your Life
After a full semester in our sections, it’s safe to say that section life has become a big part of each of our…uh…lives. This is definitely true in Section B, where many of us have withdrawals after just a week apart. I suppose some withdrawal is normal, but there has to be a point where… Continue reading Top 27 Ways to Know that Bham Has Taken Over Your Life
Josh Coval Takes Harbus NFL Pick 'em Title
The Harbus NFL Pick ’em Contest came to a close over winter break, with a new champion dominating the field – the faculty’s Josh Coval. Holding the lead since week 4, Josh won with a margin of over 100 points, and finished more than 400 points above the last-place finisher, Daniel Pullin (OA). For his… Continue reading Josh Coval Takes Harbus NFL Pick 'em Title
A Different Field Study
I recently had the opportunity of meeting my Social Enterprise Mentor, Anoop Prakash (MBA 2001). Anoop, a US Marine before coming to HBS, is a now a management consultant. His experience is therefore a little different from the ones we have been reading about in the past weeks. What follows is an excerpt from a… Continue reading A Different Field Study
2002: A Year in Review
In many different ways, the Harbus newspaper has proved to be an enormous asset to the HBS community since its establishment 65 years ago. One of the great services the paper provides is a snapshot of the events, issues and concerns that mould the experience of being part of the HBS community. I’d like to… Continue reading 2002: A Year in Review
Redesigning the HBS Curriculum
The mission of the Harvard Business School (HBS) is “to develop outstanding business leaders who contribute to the well-being of society.” HBS endeavors to do so with its core Required Curriculum (RC) and its fully elective Elective Curriculum (EC). This article is an introductory examination of whether HBS provides a curriculum sufficient, both in its… Continue reading Redesigning the HBS Curriculum
Are you Committed to our Mission?
The mission of the MBA program at Harvard Business School is to develop outstanding business leaders who will contribute to the well being of society. This is certainly an ambitious goal. It might even be argued that a touch of arrogance (despite the HBS abhorrence of the word) can be found in this one sentence.… Continue reading Are you Committed to our Mission?
Not Feelin' the HBS Love
There is an oft-cited adage on dating and love here at HBS, at least among the female folk, that, “the odds are good, but the goods are odd.” I am writing an article to dispute this posit-posing-as-fact. First, I have more faith in the 65% khaki-wearing part of the population than the person that coined… Continue reading Not Feelin' the HBS Love
ECs Begin On-Campus Recruiting
This week, the job market is top of many EC students’ agendas, as they busily prepare for the on-campus recruiting schedule beginning Wednesday, October 30. Recruiting is also top of mind for many RC students, as they begin to make decisions regarding summer opportunities. General Recruiting EnvironmentThe MBA recruiting environment is generally regarded as the… Continue reading ECs Begin On-Campus Recruiting
Christopher's – "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
Not since early adolescence had this many hopes and dreams come to fruition in one evening. Okay, this might be a slight exaggeration, but let us try to explain the excitement that we and our significant others shared at our dinner at Christopher’s (1920 Mass Ave, Porter Square 617-876-9180). Upon arrival, our party received immediate… Continue reading Christopher's – "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
Spotlight on Harbus Sports NFL Pick 'em
As part of the team representing the EC in the Harbus Sports NFL Pick ’em contest, Matt Stovcsik has nearly 900 students watching his every move. Unfortunately, most of those moves have been bad as he is in last place with only 111 points – 64 points back from the nearest competitor. I sat down… Continue reading Spotlight on Harbus Sports NFL Pick 'em
They Said What?
This issue of They Said What? features a medley from Professor Richard Tedlow, the HBS resident expert on the history of business. All quotes this issue come from EC courses, indicating that the first years need to start paying enough attention in class to catch those humorous comments between naps! Anyone who doesn’t fall into… Continue reading They Said What?
An Open Letter to the RC from the EC
The SEC recently enacted Regulation FD, mandating full disclosure in the financial markets. In light of recent events underscoring the importance of this rule, I’ve decided to provide full disclosure to the RC on the various unknowns in the HBS experience. The following are some points of advice for the RC class: 1) Admissions Mistakes.… Continue reading An Open Letter to the RC from the EC
Faculty, EC, and RC Match Wits
Ever wonder “who’s the smartest group of people on campus?” Sure, we’d all probably agree that would be whoever maintains the perfect taste and temperature of the frosty cold beers down in the Spangler Grille – but let’s rule them out for the time being. Here at Harbus Sports, we’ve launched an “NFL Pick ’em”… Continue reading Faculty, EC, and RC Match Wits
Spotlight on Harbus Sports NFL Pick 'em
Some lucky RC section will have Asis Martinez-Jerez as their FRC professor this year – after taking last year’s Section D by storm, he’s off to a great start with 101 points in the Harbus Sports NFL Pick ’em contest. I sat down with Asis to see if he would reveal details of his “Balanced… Continue reading Spotlight on Harbus Sports NFL Pick 'em
RCs, You Are Not Alone…
Study groups are part of the HBS learning experience. They usually provide help with case preparation, and are terrific social and networking settings. Now imagine the same thing, but dedicated to the second pillar of a successful HBS experience: the job search. Tempting, isn’t it? Well, those groups exist, and they are called the Career… Continue reading RCs, You Are Not Alone…
The EC Start:
I have to admit, when I came back to school this fall I was a bit concerned. Okay, very concerned. I, like many of my classmates, was returning from my summer internship with a great deal of learning and insight into my career goals, yet completely empty-handed. No offer.Naturally, I was afraid that the moment… Continue reading The EC Start:
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!