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Entrepreneur's corner: Joseph Newell
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Through the Entrepreneur's Corner series, the Entrepreneurship Club is hoping to highlight some of the entrepreneurial achievements and dynamism of the MBA student body at Wharton by interviewing both former and aspiring entrepreneurs. This week, Demetris Tsingis interviews Joseph Newell.
Top Ten Signs A Halloween Party is Being Thrown by Communists
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10. Giant banner boasting "Greatest Party Since the Bolsheviks!" 9. One authorized costume: dark green pajama-like work suit (beret and beard optional) 8. Raffle held for all-expense-paid vacation in exotic Pyongyang, North Korea 7. Hollywood celebrities distributing "Plight of the Worker" pamphlets from the trunk of their Range Rovers 6. Name "Halloween" replaced by "Proletariat Labor Rest Day #10" on invitation 5. For some mischief, you suggest smashing your neighbors' pumpkins; your host recommends smashing your neighbors' "Rittenhouse Square-Livin' Wharton Luxury Goods Club Capitalist pig heads"
WIVP in Rwanda: Rebuilding After a Tragedy
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Rwanda is truly a land of contrasts. Staggeringly beautiful..yet this beautiful country has also endured unimaginable tragedy in recent years. Rwanda is rebuilding, but the problems facing the country are monumental. It is against this backdrop that we came to Rwanda with the WIVP.
In search of America: NASCAR
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When over 50% of America voted to re-elect George W. Bush, it confirmed that I really hadn't got to know the true America. It was time to escape the Blue confines of the Wharton bubble and the West Philly massive, and head off in search of the true Red America.
Five Forces on ice: a hokey analysis
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As first-years venture into and second-years return to the Halls of Huntsman, we are once again forced to remind ourselves of why we engage in non-academic pursuits. Is it pure enjoyment, or for athletic pursuits, to keep ourselves in shape-fighting off the first-year fifteen and second-year sixty? Is it to build bridges (metaphorically, of course) with people who we may otherwise never meet? To answer these questions, I would like to propose a framework for decision calculus that many of you already know (special thanks go to Professor Sarah Kaplan - I have not forgotten your sage teachings and siren-like voice).
Jay H. Baker Retailing Initiative Welcomes Retail Leaders to Wharton
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The rise of retail, Wharton's retail leadership, and Wharton's potential as the premium thought leader in the retail sector were key ideas discussed at the annual Baker meeting. On Thursday, October 6, Wharton MBAs and undergraduates who spent summers in retail-related jobs had an opportunity to attend the Jay H.
Brazenly Branzino; BYO bliss
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When I was growing up, my parents had the good sense to encourage eating off of other people's plates. I'm not sure if this was because they realized early on that I had an insatiable appetite or they just liked the thought of me trotting off to school and terrorizing my friends' lunch trays.
Joel-a-Palooza strikes a chord
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Well, uh... I guess, deep down, I'm feeling a little confused. I mean, suddenly, you get an MBA, and you're supposed to be this entirely different person. I don't feel different. I mean, take last week for example. We were out in Center City on Sunday, which was lovely.
Cohort dinner offers food, conversation
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After being elected as little J's International & Diversity Representative, my pretty partner and I decided it would be nice to move off the usual potluck first event and do something different. We thought, how about a night at an exotic restaurant? We thought of this fancy Hawaiian place in town but we quickly learned that in Hawaii you can't hardly negotiate a good deal.