Tag: Harbus

Memoirs from the Year 2013

I am currently the general manager of the hybrid/electric car division at General Motors. I enjoyed my time at Procter & Gamble pushing toothpaste around the world. I then took that marketing experience to GM, and eventually moved from marketing to general management. I have a political agenda: I think if the US depended less… Continue reading Memoirs from the Year 2013

New Faces in Gallatin Basement

The board of directors of the Harbus News Corporation elected its new officers for the calendar year 2002 on December 3. After intense deliberations, the board voted in Susan Kim (NC) as Publisher, and Nick Will (NI) as Editor-in-Chief. Susan (Harvard College ’96) has a background in management consulting and brand marketing, and loves the… Continue reading New Faces in Gallatin Basement

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

Being Depressed at HBS

(Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the Harbus a few years ago. We are reprinting it this month because October is National Depression Screening Month. Due to the sensitive nature of this article, the Harbus has allowed the author to remain anonymous. Pat Light, Director of MBA Program Support Services, has vouched for the… Continue reading Being Depressed at HBS

The Intraview:

What is the Intraview and why should you care? For the uninitiated, the Intraview is a bizarre Harbus concept in which a professional matchmaker scours the campus for the perfect couple, sends them off on an evening of their dreams, and lets the entire Harbus-reading student body learn about the results. Unfortunately, the Harbus’s ad… Continue reading The Intraview:

Case Rip Cord:

Barilla, SpA: Given his experience growing up in Italy, Sisto Merolla (OJ) was asked to open this case and explain the significance of the Barilla pasta brand in his homeland. After a thorough explanation, Sisto concluded, “And one final thing. Barilla is known for being hard to overcook, so it’s always al dente. Which for… Continue reading Case Rip Cord:

Outside In:

Hans und Franz, late night television’s most famous body building duo, recently visited the HBS campus as special consultants for Shad’s physical fitness program. They were kind enough to provide the Harbus with an exclusive interview to discuss their findings. Harbus: Mr…er…Hans und Franz, thank you for joining us. How did you enjoy your visit… Continue reading Outside In:

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?

Outside In:

“Outside In” is a new weekly feature of the Harbus. Each week, the Harbus’ crack team of interviewers will meet with a different celebrity. Our first guest is Jane Goodall, renowned research anthropologist and ethologist. Dr. Goodall recently visited the HBS campus to observe its inhabitants in their natural surroundings, and she was kind enough… Continue reading Outside In:

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

A Letter to James Burke

September 11, 2001-Last weekend, when I first thought about submitting my letter to the Harbus, I was conflicted because it’s so personal to me, I’m not ready to face any judgments about it, I’m not thrilled with my writing, and I tend to be especially self-conscious about being “cheesy.” Then today after the attacks in… Continue reading A Letter to James Burke

Why World Affairs Are Important For HBS

Picture the vast Atlantic Ocean. Deep blue water all around as far as you can see. Now picture a little sailboat cruising slowly in that vast expanse of Ocean. The Ocean represents what we might call “world affairs”-the political, cultural, social, and macroeconomic contours of life on this planet. The sailboat represents the personal life… Continue reading Why World Affairs Are Important For HBS

Corporate Partnerships to Combat HIV/AIDS

A senior lecturer at HBS, Diana Barrett is a member of the Social Enterprise core group. Diana has received both her MBA and her Doctorate in Business Administration from HBS. She has spent most of her professional career to date exploring the applicability of corporate models to the health care field as well as other… Continue reading Corporate Partnerships to Combat HIV/AIDS

Is Another Economic Slide Around the Corner?

We all have seen brighter days of the U.S. economy than the present (not to mention, on a personal level, those of the current labor market). There is substantial hope that brighter days are to come. In reality, there is a possibility of a longer than expected recuperation period and a deeper economic crisis in… Continue reading Is Another Economic Slide Around the Corner?

OB Still Going Strong

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. That is what I’m banking on because, although I’ve been guilted into writing another one of my fabulous section articles, I’m pretty short on time (that should read, I don’t have a job, so I can’t justify taking time out to write a Harbus article). So,… Continue reading OB Still Going Strong

Interview with John Kalafatas, MBA 1999

A recent conversation I had with my mentor, John Kalafatas (MBA 1999), shed new light for me on the opportunities and benefits of working in the social enterprise sector. After graduating from HBS, John worked as a consultant to non-profits and conducted social sector research at HBS. He now serves as Director of Strategic Planning… Continue reading Interview with John Kalafatas, MBA 1999

Turbulent Times: HBS in the 1960s

This article is the second of four pieces detailing the history of African-Americans at HBS for Black History Month, and is co-sponsored by the African American Student Union (AASU) and the Baker Library Historical Collection. The years following World War II marked a dramatic transition in the US, especially in terms of race relations. The… Continue reading Turbulent Times: HBS in the 1960s

So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good Night

I can’t believe an entire year has gone by. I feel like it was just yesterday that Nick Will (then newly appointed to the Editor-in-Chief position) took me aside to interview me for the position of Viewpoints & Features Editor. I wasn’t prepared for our meeting to actually be an interview and was put on… Continue reading So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good Night

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, As alumni of HBS and the Harbus editorial staff, we read the news about “cartoon-gate” with disappointment but not surprise. During our tenure from 1998-2000, the administration attempted to reign in the Harbus and its staff on several occasions when the paper crossed an imaginary line of critique, using very similar tactics. We… Continue reading Letter to the Editor

Dean Addresses Job Market Concerns

Close to 150 students lined Spangler Auditorium on Monday, November 25 for an open forum with HBS Dean Kim Clark on Career Services issues. The forum was scheduled in response to mounting second-year student concern over job market prospects. Clark kicked off the meeting with opening remarks on difficult job market. While the dean admitted… Continue reading Dean Addresses Job Market Concerns

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

Response to Dean Clark's Email (11/08)

Dear Dean Clark:I am glad that you and Carl Kester are anxious for student feedback, and I would like to use your invitation to give you perspective on what some students feel. There is wide-spread concern about the administration’s recent handling of freedom of speech issues regarding the Harbus, and I would like to bring… Continue reading Response to Dean Clark's Email (11/08)

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am a 51-year old retired military officer, now teaching government and economics in an inner-city school, and I have noted with interest the First Amendment “case” developing at Harvard. Kim B. Clark was quoted on CNN, that Harvard is “committed to principles of free expression and inquiry … each of us first… Continue reading Letters to the Editor

Seven Reasons Why The Administration Was Right

I don’t get it, I really don’t. I don’t see how the issue of Nick’s resignation can be so divisive. It seems to me that the whole issue about the “cartoon” boils down to seven salient points. 1. The term “incompetent morons” was not a “disembodied phrase.” It is on the page with all manner… Continue reading Seven Reasons Why The Administration Was Right

Correction

In last week’s edition of the Harbus, I published an article on the failure of the American Government to extend constitutional rights to foreigners detained in Guantanamo Bay. On page 5 of the article I asserted that “even if the military chose to systematically murder all of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, their families would… Continue reading Correction