The Harbus

RCs Bid on Slap-Bets & Swiss Castles, Raise $287,000 for Charity

Bart Clareman (HBS 2013) — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:09:12 +0000

RC students at Harvard Business School opened their hearts and wallets in recent weeks, raising approximately $287,000 in charity auctions held in each of the first-year class’s 10 sections. Following the auctions, charitable donations will be made to support various student-championed causes, including aid to wounded war veterans, the fight against terminal illnesses like cancer [...]

LookMazing: A Start-Up Featuring You

Justina Wang (HBS 2012) — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:28:33 +0000

HBS has contributed immensely to the burgeoning fashion start-up scene. But the vast majority of fashion start-ups are focused on innovative new selling strategies (Gilt famously built its business model around flash sales). In contrast, LookMazing focuses on the curation and expression of personal fashion styles, and enables fashion discovery through social networking. I sat [...]

Year In Review: A Conversation with Dean Nohria

The Harbus — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:52 +0000

Harbus: What was the highlight of your academic year? Dean Nohria: I am surprised and delighted by the amazing things that take place at Harvard Business School on any given day. But here are some highlights from this academic year: One highlight has to be the opening of the new classrooms in Batten Hall last fall. [...]

Sexual Assault at HBS Spurs Dialogue on Student Culture

Bart Clareman (HBS 2013) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:39 +0000

The HBS community began a sobering process of self-reflection on Thursday when all 10 RC sections convened for mandatory lunches in the wake of a sexual assault incident that raised questions about the broader culture at Harvard Business School. “We’re devoted to creating the conditions where people can thrive, so when we heard about this [...]

School Year in Review: Movies to Watch If You Have Nothing Better to Do

Erin May (HBS 2013) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:38 +0000

The school year’s coming to a close and you’ve probably seen most of the big hits and misses: The Hunger Games, Twilight (I’m judging you), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, etc. So this list isn’t meant to rehash how incredible The Artist was, how surprisingly boring J. Edgar turned out to be, or how Adam [...]

School Year In Review: A Look Back on The Top Club Hits

Nate Leung (HBS 2013) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:35 +0000

1) “LE7ELS” by Avicii Oh, sometimes I get a good feeling. I get a feeling that Avicii’s monster hit, “LE7ELS”, is absolutely the club song of the year. It’s been sampled, mashed up, recut and replayed with several major artists ranging from David Guetta to Flo Rida. LE7ELS even appeared in the Bud Light Platinum [...]

Things To Remember, Things To Do: Reflections on an HBS Education

Jake Cusack (HBS 2012) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:32 +0000

I worry sometimes that I’ll forget exactly why this was so good. That I’ll look at old Facebook albums and think, as I’m sure my friends and family already do, that this was two years of adult summer camp. Maybe I’ll search in my closet, see the neon ski jumpsuit, cut-off denim shirts, lederhosen, deep [...]

Opinion: HBS Show Co-President Evaluates Sanction Process

Ben Story (HBS 2012) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:31 +0000

I believe in the HBS Community Values. We should respect each other’s rights, act honestly and with integrity, and take accountability for our personal behavior. Recently, I have become painfully aware of how our community upholds its values — by means of an opaque process that feels neither fair to the individual nor the community. [...]

Cold Call with Jehan deFonseka (OB)

Kate Lewis (HBS 2013) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:19 +0000

Cold calls. Your professors love them. You fear them. Your ed rep crushes them. We think it’s about time that this HBS staple gets the rebranding it deserves. Each week, The Harbus will chat with a randomly-selected member of the student body. For this week’s special edition of the Cold Call, new Co-Editor-In-Chief Kate Lewis [...]

Why Harvard Grad School Housing Should Be Smoke Free

Yi-An Huang (MBA 2013) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:07 +0000

In September, my wife and I came home from the hospital with a beautiful baby boy. We were excited, we were happy, and we were exhausted. But then, we started smelling cigarette smoke in our apartment, and we were shocked. It was seeping through our walls, ceilings, and floors, with an acrid odor strong enough [...]