The captivating Hardball series at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG), hosted by MSNBC political analyst Chris Matthews, came to a close on December 15th with Democratic candidate Joe Lieberman (D-CT). Harvard students, local community members, and political personalities have energized the John F. Kennedy Forum each Monday for the last two months, piling in… Continue reading Live from KSG – Joseph Lieberman Closes Hardball Series
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News in Brief:
Abby Joseph Cohen Addresses Students of Harvard Business School(Spangler Auditorium) Noted economist and Chair of the Investment Policy Committee for Goldman Sachs, Abby Joseph Cohen, addressed an excited crowd of would-be financiers at Harvard Business School’s Burden Hall on November 19th. During her half-hour presentation, investment guru Cohen used multiple acronyms and technical terms while… Continue reading News in Brief:
Ankle Sprains FAQ
Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries people incur while running, playing sports, or just misstepping on uneven ground. 1. What has actually happened to my ankle when I “roll” or “sprain” it and it begins to swell and hurt? The most common problem is stretching or tearing of the ligaments of the… Continue reading Ankle Sprains FAQ
HBS Rugby Engineers Double Victory at MIT
Blue skies and green grass were the conditions HBS Rugby was lucky enough to work with in handing two honorable MIT sides one more year of frustrating defeat. Last fall, a chilling monsoon-style drenching on Harvard’s gravel pit surface ended in a 37-17 HBS victory over the Engineers. There was no B-side match. This year… Continue reading HBS Rugby Engineers Double Victory at MIT
Alcohol Fuels HBS Victory
HBS opened their winning account with a comprehensive victory over MIT in the Boston Graduate League. Both teams took time to adjust to the uneven field. HBS, whose game is built on neat passing, found it difficult to control the ball and with half the team running on alcohol vapor from the previous night’s party… Continue reading Alcohol Fuels HBS Victory
My First Rugby Match
I don’t really know what rugby is. But this is what it looks like: 30 guys in really short shorts, clamped on to one another by the crotch, trying to knock each other down and occasionally throwing an overgrown white football back and forth while shouting out things like “Twenty-four! Thirty-seven! Twenty-one! Lithuania!” I’m not… Continue reading My First Rugby Match
To the Class of 2005:
To the Class of 2005: Since you’ve all been welcomed to HBS probably no fewer than several hundred times by now (including once on our front page) let me be the first to welcome you to The Harbus, your student newspaper. Here’s everything you ever need to know about The Harbus: Q. Great, so, uh,… Continue reading To the Class of 2005:
Students Defeat Faculty in HBS Ryder Cup
The first annual Student vs. Faculty Ryder Cup match was the brainchild of quirky and oh-so conspicuous Gaurav Misra (NB). The event promised to result in a good time, friendly competition, and enduring memories…and didn’t disappoint! On Friday, April 18th, six groupings of golfers met at Blackstone Golf Course to decide who would take home… Continue reading Students Defeat Faculty in HBS Ryder Cup
A Stroll in the Sunshine?
While many of you were enjoying Patriot’s Day by lounging in the sun, over 20 brave HBSers ran the 107th Boston Marathon. Running any marathon is an accomplishment, but running Boston is quite another story. It has a certain allure because you can only enter if either you qualified by running a time of 3h10… Continue reading A Stroll in the Sunshine?
You Want Me to Do What?
Have you ever woken up in the morning, recalled the various things you would do that day and think to yourself, “This is not my life?” For me, I have started each day with that thought since January 21 – the day I auditioned for the HBS Show, Network Effect. Let me take you back… Continue reading You Want Me to Do What?
Mayor Ron Kirk Addresses Students at HBS
The Mayor was neither wearing a cowboy hat nor did he sport a pair of lizard, boa constrictor, or ostrich boots, but rest assured, Ron Kirk, spoke like a true Texan. Animated, articulate and insightful, Kirk provided a compelling portrait of the modern mayor in a large metropolitan area with a twist. Kirk, an African-American,… Continue reading Mayor Ron Kirk Addresses Students at HBS
Sports Focus on Kim Clark
What are your favorite fitness activities? Jogging because it keeps me healthy and gets me outside each day (or at least to the running track at Shad when it’s cold). I began jogging shortly after I joined the faculty at HBS, around 1979, and I participate almost every day.Golf — if jogging is good for… Continue reading Sports Focus on Kim Clark
Spam of the Week: How to Keep a Healthy Level of Insanity
1) At lunchtime, sit in your parked car with sun glasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down. 2) Page yourself over the intercom. Don’t disguise your voice. 3) Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they “want fries with that.” 4) Put your garbage… Continue reading Spam of the Week: How to Keep a Healthy Level of Insanity
THE BURNING QUESTION: Who is Electro?
Before I get to the point, here’s an administrative fun-fact about my previous HARBUS contribution. Last time, I answered some questions about the physical condition of the Aldrich 10 classroom, highlighting its charming bronze-age attributes. Not high-quality journalism, mind you, but honest stuff nonetheless. Now consider for a moment the fact that this was the… Continue reading THE BURNING QUESTION: Who is Electro?
Stay Fit, Stay Strong:
It’s easy to get fat between now and Christmas. And then Christmas, New Year and the whole silly season rolls around and it’s just sloth, gluttony and a litany of other sins. So with the rugby season over, and the RFC men moving into off-season training, we thought we’d share some best practices. Get into… Continue reading Stay Fit, Stay Strong:
Open Letter to President George W. Bush
On October 4, 2004, an open letter was sent to U.S. President George W. Bush, expressing deep concern over the state of the U.S. economy. This was not an ordinary open letter. It was a letter signed by 169 professors, hailing from some of the best business schools in the world, or in other words,… Continue reading Open Letter to President George W. Bush
Harvard Rampage On And Off The Pitch
After Friday night’s ‘festivities’ the HBS team was dreading the thought of the 11am start time on Saturday morning. The resemblance of the pitch to suburban Baghdad (post US invasion) didn’t help morale. However, a violent and profane pep-talk from Co-Captains Oliver Thomas (OA) and Mike Butville (OB) had the men fired up to play… Continue reading Harvard Rampage On And Off The Pitch
On-Campus Interview Series: The Big P and A Lot of Laughs
This week’s interview takes us (albeit briefly) away from the titans of HBS rugby, and gives us a brief sojourn with none other than Jason ‘Big P’ Phillips. Everyone asks him about what the P stands for, and his answer is always different. Whatever this cryptic nickname means, the Big P has made a name… Continue reading On-Campus Interview Series: The Big P and A Lot of Laughs
HURRICANE IVAN RELIEF EFFORT
Over the last fifteen days, the Caribbean has been devasted by one of the most powerful and destructive hurricanes in decades: Hurricane Ivan. Ivan, a Category V hurricane, began wreaking havoc in the southeast Caribbean with its 140-160 mph winds and torrential rains, obliterating anything it encountered. In its wake, Ivan levied record property damage… Continue reading HURRICANE IVAN RELIEF EFFORT
On Many Levels, RC Student Not Getting Section Love
“Section Love” is a beautiful, miraculous phenomenon in which two RC students decide that spending every class of the day, every day of the week, every week of the year simply isn’t enough for them, and that they must continue to “build” upon each other’s “comments” privately as well. “Section Love” is also something that… Continue reading On Many Levels, RC Student Not Getting Section Love
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… Continue reading A Feast of Sport For New Students and Old
On-Campus Interview Series: A Spangler Squirrel
This week the Harbus has achieved an exclusive scoop! After much negotiation and chasing around campus your sports editor has secured an interview with one of the most athletic beings on campus – an HBS squirrel. The campus squirrels, which spend 50% of their lives running around, put most of our sporting efforts to shame.NB:… Continue reading On-Campus Interview Series: A Spangler Squirrel
A&E: A Minute With
As President of Fuse, Marc Juris oversees the first viewer-driven, all-music television network. Assuming leadership in January 2002, Juris manages all network strategy and operations, including the re-branding as Fuse (from Muchmusic USA) in May 2003. Prior to taking the helm of Fuse, Juris was executive vice president and GM of the AMC (American Movie… Continue reading A&E: A Minute With
The Parable of the 108th Boston Marathon
There everyone was awaiting the call to the start line. It was 10:00 AM and we were about 25 miles from Boston, in beautiful and sunny Hopkinton, MA. In the pre-race staging area some were stretching, some were talking amongst themselves, some were applying lubrication and sunscreen to every inch of their bodies, some were… Continue reading The Parable of the 108th Boston Marathon
Heartbreak Heat
On April 19th, 16,743 runners, including 17 HBS students, successfully ran 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boston. For 108 years, the Boston Marathon has been run on the 3rd Monday of April. Hundreds of thousands of Bostonians and visitors look forward to celebrating Patriots’ Day (the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord during… Continue reading Heartbreak Heat
Fartlek: It Sounds Dirty But It Isn't
A strange thing happened last week. My fellow Sports Editor, Jamil Khan, checked the Harbus website. That’s not strange in itself, because every week he goes back to see his handiwork from previous editions. However, this time he also discovered that we are actually the Sports and Health Editors. So, this week, I’ve decided to… Continue reading Fartlek: It Sounds Dirty But It Isn't
Meet the SA Candidates
The stated goal of the Student Association is “to cater to the needs of the student body in order to make your time here as rewarding and enjoyable as possible”. Next Tuesday, the Class of 2005 will elect the officers who will seek to fulfill this mission in the year ahead. Have you decided who… Continue reading Meet the SA Candidates
On-Campus Interview Series:
Fact-File: Professor Paul A. GompersHeight: 5 feet 8 1/2 inchesWeight: 135 poundsEyes: BlueHair: BrownMarital Status: Married with three children Favorite Food: Sushi (Acquired a taste for this at the ’85 World University games in Kobe, Japan.)Favorite Drink: White wineFavorite Film: Chariots of Fire (Ed- how appropriate.)Favorite Band: R.E.MNickname: GompsHow Acquired Nickname: Had it for ever.… Continue reading On-Campus Interview Series:
Episode 4, Go Slow to Go Fast!
Hi Friends, I hope you all enjoyed spring break as much as I did! My family and I spend 6 wonderful days in sunny San Diego! Between trips to the beach and the pool, I was thrilled to get some great runs in. After nearly killing myself with the 14 mile run, I decided that… Continue reading Episode 4, Go Slow to Go Fast!
Reflecting on a Case
The article is geared towards RCs and discusses my techniques for learning from the case method. For RCs, this is the first month of experiencing the case method of instruction. There has been a great deal of emphasis placed on preparing the case. This makes sense because without an adequate grasp of the situation and… Continue reading Reflecting on a Case
