Perspectives Articles
Bank Week - Stress Or Fun?
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by Tej Shah and Ankur Gupta Bank Week is fast approaching! So for all the first years who have spent countless hours recruiting, attending presentations, and kissing banker ass to chase that seemingly elusive holy grail banking internship, here are a few bank week tips.
The Drop
Reviews of six short films about Asian community
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by Shveta Grover In the classroom, as the professor had his back turned toward the class while he wrote on the board, a paper plane smoothly grazed his neck and landed at his feet. Determined not to lose his cool, the professor calmly picked the folded piece of paper, and unfolded it slowly.
The Path To #1 Is Clear
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by Ben Ellis I'm not just talking about Business Week rankings. What has been holding back the GSB is no secret. We are quantitative all-stars. We have been for years. We have become a top general management program and have made great strides in creating a top-notch Marketing department.
The Importance of Being Milton
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by Jim McCabe During the recent California recall campaign, I was rooting for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not because I had a vested interest in the outcome, but because his victory was, by far, the most entertaining result imaginable. I had nothing against Arnold, but the mere fact that he was running was, in itself, amusing to me.
The 70% Perspective, Revisited
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by Eugene Sun It's a tired conversation by now...something I have addressed in previous articles but anyway, it came up again the other day and so I figured I would respond. This time, I have data.
EMG Visits Top Companies In Chicago
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by Stephanie C. Meyer The members of the Entertainment & Media Group recently participated in the club's Chicago Career Day, Part I. The first stop was the Chicago Tribune Company on Michigan Avenue.
The Matrix, Regretted
Your movie analyst mourns the downfall of a high potential series
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by Dinesh Kalwani Before I rail on The Matrix Revolutions, I want to address a couple of emails that I received over the past week about my film review column. Both students asked why I did not write reviews for the most recent releases.
10 Reasons Why I Prefer My Bike
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I am the proud owner of a Motiv brand 'comfort'-style road bicycle and have used it to commute to campus in the past year (I live in Hyde Park). Here are the top ten reasons I prefer biking over walking, driving, or taking the bus:
Mike Against The Machine
Chill!
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To my soon-to-be former friends, please take advice from the Croatians and "Chill the j*bem out!" Your hyperkinetic energy over recruiting and coursework is turning you into a blithering idiot. If you must live in overdrive, do it in the corner away from us sane people.
The Failure of World Aids Day
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In my inbox today, I received an email from Pastor Daphne Burt, Associate Dean of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, inviting the members of the University of Chicago Community to attend a ceremony to observe World Aids Day, December 1. As a first year student at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, I can only wonder in disbelief why this dreadful disease continues to ravage so much of the world.
Tales Of An American In India
Week 1 - April 27th, 2003
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Before arriving at the GSB this fall, I spent 12 exhilarating weeks working and living in India. Like many of us here at school, I wanted to travel before reporting to CORE on September 8th. Ah, to have September 8th back now...
The First-Year Recruiting Season
Tales from the Front End
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Judging from last week's stampeding hordes clamoring for their Management Consulting Group case-books, it appears that the recruiting season for summer internships at the GSB has begun in its full Fall splendor. For those fond of Line-Barging-Index watching, this was classic.
More Doublespeak From the Kerry Campaign
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As I was perusing John Kerry's campaign website a while back, I noticed that there were a number of pictures and videos of him riding a motorcycle without a helmet on. This struck me as odd since Senator Kerry is from Massachusetts and there is a helmet law in the Bay State.
Ask Vixen
The GSB's Source Of Reasoned Advice
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Dear Vixen, The financial aid lady during CORE warned us, "if you live like a CEO when you're a student, you're going to live like a student when you're a CEO." I have been having a difficult time getting away from my NYC spending habits, and find myself with $3000 credit card bills every month.
GSB Mafia
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What would Corleone do? And why does this matter? Because the University of Chicago GSB is a perfect analogue to the mafia. You don't agree? Suspend your disbelief and work with me here.... Let's start at the top, because the fish stinks from the head.
Santa Claus and Good
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This may come as a shock to some of you out there, but Santa Claus does not exist. Perhaps more shocking is that Santa's even more fictional counterpart, good price controls, do not exist either. In a macroeconomics lecture earlier this quarter, Professor Huizinga was asked about price controls.
Liberty, not Stability, says Bush
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"Sixty years of Western nations' excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make us safe, because, in the long run, stability cannot be purchased at the expense of liberty," - George W. Bush, earlier this month. Back when Mr.
Liberty, not Stability, says Bush
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"Sixty years of Western nations' excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make us safe, because, in the long run, stability cannot be purchased at the expense of liberty," - George W. Bush, earlier this month.
GSB: 2000 B. C.
A Look Back At The Evolution of the GSB
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Recently, I meandered over to Regenstein and found myself on the fourth floor. The smell of old books - a life long vulnerability - took me hostage. I followed my senses till I reached the area where the smell was the strongest. I gingerly dusted the cover of a mega-hardbound and found the LLXVII Annals of the Chicago Business.
Culture - It Makes Us Human
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Atop the Reynold's Club staircase, you scribble out a little name tag and stick it to your jacket. Without breaking stride, you hit the auditorium area and b-line for the most senior-looking company representative. You have already mapped out the whole room and your first three stops.