Some Like It Haut
On Monday, April 28, the GSB Retail and EVP Groups hosted a lunchtime event with Vosges Haut- Chocolat founder and chief chocolatier Katrina Markoff, whose presentation was deemed an inspiration to potential entrepreneurs in attendance. Speaking without notes or presentation slides, Markoff told students the story of her journey, which wound its way from one of the finest culinary schools in Paris to a renegade band of chefs in Spain, and then on from the spice markets of Southeast Asia to working at a mail order company in Dallas.
GBC Corner
Happy Thursday. I hope you all have successfully recovered from the debauchery that was Derby weekend, or should I say, "The debauchery that I heard was Derby weekend," since I sat at home studying for the CFA. I'm sure spending five hung-over hours in an RV was enough to make some of you wish for merciful euthanasia .. is it too early to kid? SPRING FLING Speaking of hangovers and good times (I have keen segue senses), the Spring Fling has sold out.
2008 Chicago Women in Business Annual Spring Dinner
On Thursday April 24th, Chicago Women in Business (CWiB) held its annual Spring Dinner for nearly 200 current students, a dozen faculty and over 50 admitted students at the Field Museum. Guest speakers included Dean Ted Snyder, Professor Linda Darragh and keynote speaker GSB alumna Cheryl Francis '78.
Come Celebrate the Class of 2008
So as many of my fellow first-years have noticed, Spring Quarter is an amazing time to be a second year. It seems like every week is filled with free events providing food, drinks, and entertainment. While the second-years are busy playing, we are busy working and getting increasingly nervous about our summer internships.
GSBers Build a Home in Chicago's South Side
"Who's good at math?" house construction guru Bob asked, gesturing Towards a measuring tape and wide sheets of thick aluminum that we would soon learn were called fasciae. "If there is one thing this crew knows how to do, it is math," Ryan Smolek jokingly responded, while Marguarette Dau, our fearless leader, promptly answered the call to arithmetic duties.
GSB Gets Down and Derby
Several things are associated with the first weekend of May: significantly improved weather in Chicago, midterms, No Pants Day, and most importantly, Louisville's Kentucky Derby. From Thursday morning through Friday afternoon, RVs frequented the streets of Hyde Park outside the Harper Center as 60+ proud GSBers departed for the citywide festival that meshes horse racing, multi-millionaires, mud wrestling, elaborate towering hats, and porta-potty races into one cohesive spectacle.
The 2008 Annual GSB Hot List
The Hot List, the most controversial article of the year, is here. You love it, you hate, but either way, you read it. No one knows how long the GSB has been doing the Hot List, although in ancient times it was called the "Hottie Hot Tub List." This year we had record participation with almost 250 votes, which is at least 25 times the typical ChiBus readership and represents a massive proportion of the student body if one corrects for people who have no sense of humor.
Going Green with Nuclear Power
Growing demand for energy and concerns over climate change has led many to return to nuclear power as part of a nation's strategy for diversified, clean energy. There are many lingering concerns about nuclear power; some may be justified, some may not. I interviewed Alan Mawdsley of Bechtel Enterprises to find out more about the industry and its future prospects.
State of the Midway
Hope you all enjoyed the mint juleps and horses of the Bluegrass State, or got to see Stevie Wonder remind everyone at the New Orleans Jazz Fest why they all waited until the second weekend to go, or got to see more of Chicago over the weekend. While you were all out, I was dutifully working in this nation's capital on this article for your review.
Live Music Review
An edict has recently been issued from Hipster Doofus central command. The edict - transmitted from the bowels of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY to field stations in Mission (SF), Ukrainian Village (Chicago), Columbia Heights (DC) and other parts of the United States with high concentrations of bike messengers, states that indie rock bands must now include Moog synthesizers and repetitive beat loops.
Alumni Interview Series
Cheng-Soon Lau, as the Managing Director of INVESCO Real Estate Asia, is responsible for direct real estate investment in Asia. He graduated from the Chicago GSB full-time program in 1988 and spoke to ChiBus about his career and opportunities for the next generation of GSB students in Asia.
$1,500 an hour??
Looking forward to your "fiscal stimulus" check? You're not the only one. I think we're all looking forward to a little extra cash (I'm feeling pretty broke after that three-week vacation in South America!) It turns out that in the grand scheme of things, not a single one of us can really complain about being "poor.