Stories from the current online edition of Chicago Business. en-us http://www.chibus.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:47:30 GMT 20 http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Frontpage/25th-Annual.Dusable.Conference-3840321.shtml Last Saturday marked the 25th anniversary of the DuSable Conference. Hosted by the African American MBA Association the annual conference brings together students, faculty, staff, alumni and various titans of industry in honor of Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable, African-American and founder of the city of Chicago. d47bf5bd-810f-44bd-93ec-84e17a332f29 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Frontpage 11/12/09 Daring to Dream & Destined to Achieve Cecilia Esther Rabess, '12 http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Frontpage/ Campus News http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/PageTwo/Editors.Desk-3840323.shtml The time is fast approaching for ChiBus Editorship to be handed over to the bright-eyed and bushy tailed willing members of the Class of 2011. More information on how that will work will be sent out in the next few days. As we sit here in the ChiBus office (and argue over who said he'd do what, what's undone, what might not be done in time and who will eventually have to do what), we wonder if we've made positive strides during our stint as Editors-In-Chief. d74f1d5f-fa9a-4ed2-9a6b-db04f2855881 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Page Two 11/12/09 Seyi Fabode, '10 and Steven J. Markovich, '10 http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/PageTwo/ Other http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/PageTwo/Overheard.At.Booth-3840326.shtml "So we're putting together a diverse group over spring break to go to Asia...if you can pull off a gay Latin guy, you're in!" 2nd year student: How is Booth treading you? 1st yaer student: Booth needs to be nice. I promise it tow years of my life and this f4e33b89-cc79-409d-8a29-c3a3e664fd6a Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Page Two 11/12/09 http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/PageTwo/ Other http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/PageTwo/Chibus.Outlook.Bullish.Or.Bearish-3840327.shtml Bullish ZARA is comming to town!No more driving up to Skokie. Finally,ZARA opens its doors tonight, down town! Multiple LL'sLoads of opportunity for free lunch The Bulls might have a chanceThis year without Ben Gordon Commerce bank corporate conersationYay to $20 check cards! Career ServicesWe love you! Thanks for making us believe that we'll get jobs. 71001daf-6043-4d6f-a559-1e7fab5cc1f0 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Page Two 11/12/09 http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/PageTwo/ Other http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/News/Alumni.Celebration-3840333.shtml This year's Alumni Celebration took place Friday, November 6th at the Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier. The event was a resounding success, with over 1,000 alumni and students in attendance. Alumni spanning the globe were back in their finest black tie attire for a night of dinner, dancing, and reconnecting with the Booth community. d6eb3a50-6782-46e9-8683-a2f85a122ca0 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT News 11/12/09 xxxxxxxxxxx Jason Pariso, '11 http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/News/ Campus News http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/News/Untitled-3840334.shtml I'll consider adding a moustache... As the years go by without youThe moments spent with youSlowly drift away from me. But the memory that will always remainIs the night in a distant landThe first time us out togetherWhen I showed you lovinglyThe full moon out in the skyFrom the moving car. b2909f12-a209-4eaa-8fb0-e038def1e737 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT News 11/12/09 http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/News/ Campus News http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Perspectives/Judgement.Kall-3840330.shtml As you walk down the Colombus Bridge and decide to take the stairs to upper Wacker, look at the side of the fence right where the stairs join the Colombus bridge sidewalk. The word "MENSA" has been written on the maroon-painted steel. Weird, eh? Now some of you may have heard of this organization and may actually be a member of the high IQ society or some similar one. 24774fc3-7305-4177-a59d-0c0cd25af90c Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Perspectives 11/12/09 No Country for Smart Men J.K. Khalil, '10 http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Perspectives/ Other http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Perspectives/Please.Pass.The.Catchup-3840331.shtml I'm studying at the London School of Economics and Political Science this quarter as part of the full-term IBEP program. Quite different from Chicago, there is quite a focus on trade and development economics, both on the EU periphery and elsewhere. As is true in many development circles, at some gatherings the attendees are more uniformly left wing than shuttlecocks (trivia for non-badminton-players reading: shuttlecocks contain feathers plucked from only the left wings of geese) - and, often, the word "inequality" is tossed around as though it is, by itself, some sort of sociological problem rather than a mathematical conclusion. 5709f9af-8dc1-4306-95b0-f88de449abd5 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Perspectives 11/12/09 on your marks... Karl Muth, '10 http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Perspectives/ Other http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Perspectives/Chicago.Business-3840332.shtml I am resigned to the fact that my email inbox will always be full. Whether it's the Energy Group, my Microeconomics TA, old friends, family, Facebook, live nude girls or those damn Google Groups, I receive more emails per hour than I have hours to read them. bd9fe8c2-0e91-45ca-a4b2-3e23f23260a6 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Perspectives 11/12/09 Email Extravaganza Cecilia Esther Rabess, '12 http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Perspectives/ Other http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/ArtsEntertainment/Isla-Pilipina.Yes.Theres.Meat.In.That.Too-3840339.shtml Somewhere between watching a small Filipina girl consume a deep fried pig knuckle the size of her head, and squeezing into Q-size women's stockings (a not wholly unpleasant experience), I realized ManDates had careened beyond either mine or Ankur's control. 8875df33-11ac-4f5e-b417-f3d8d979e7c8 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Arts & Entertainment 11/12/09 ManDate - Table for Two Ankur Udani, '10 and Hector Leano, '10 http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/ArtsEntertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/ArtsEntertainment/Amc-Scenario.Analysis-3840340.shtml Ebenezer Scrooge and his mean ways come in at the top spot this time around, which makes sense as it's high season for the corporates to come in and beat us up as we try and make our way back into the workforce. Looks like we'll have to cross our fingers that the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future are on our side - and that sooner or later we're all going to get paid. 65c4c129-01fd-4680-b829-cbb1acb6989e Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Arts & Entertainment 11/12/09 No goats. No glory. Ernest R. Asp, '10 http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/ArtsEntertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Humor/The-Art.Of.Seduction.Recruiting-3840335.shtml Ever since "The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists" by Neil Strauss men have been relentlessly negging women at bars. That's right: women nag, and now men neg. Don't know what I'm talking about? Don't worry, you're about to get a crash course on how to seduce dim-witted women with low self-esteem. d4f9c9af-b01c-4c85-9246-cd295f189c8d Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Humor 11/12/09 How to use your skills of seduction to get a job Dr. Kashmoni Breedlove http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Humor/ Other http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Humor/Chicago.Winter-3840336.shtml Ok, ok... so you survived the first few weeks of school. You met people you can just about have a conversation about non-Booth related things without it being awkward. You can navigate the Kovler Salad Bar with a precision known only to German engineers. You managed to - in spite of the warnings not to - pick up a free lunch from the classroom level once or twice. e189d6fe-2f20-4234-8d8a-d253c14a5def Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Humor 11/12/09 Where is this 'Sun of York' when you really need him... Stuart Andrew Clark, '10 http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Humor/ Other http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Humor/Booth.Random.Rants-3840337.shtml I have been a Booth student for a couple of months now, and have enjoyed my time thus far. That being said, I would like to share a couple of random thoughts with you that have possibly crossed your mind as well. Why doesn't the entire city know that Chicago Booth is the new name for the business school? Seriously, having to explain to people why they should be impressed completely defeats the point of telling them. e2baaf3a-09c8-4da0-b82b-25409648b460 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Humor 11/12/09 Chicago Business Jere-Mazing, '11 http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Humor/ Other http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Humor/Some-Gsbs-3840338.shtml Seems like there's always something to moan about. Last week: the sheer number of emails. This week: the quiet study lounge is anything but. Well, the first moan is an easy one to solve. Press delete. Anyone who still has a case of Fear Of Missing Out needs to chug a bottle of Jack and get over themselves. 2bd18161-bccf-4a95-a18b-205bcc9bcd6f Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Humor 11/12/09 The Queen's latest decrease Slandrew Larkey http://www.chibus.com/news/2009/11/12/Humor/ Other