Perspectives Articles
When mixing races, add alcohol
Politically questionable
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I had heard stories about this side of Wharton - the side that isolates itself from the rest of the world, breaks into factions, and forms exclusive cliques - but I hadn't really witnessed it firsthand. That is, until Spring Break. And now I wonder if I somehow lucked out with my experience thus far or if I just spent my first three quarters in some sort of sleep-deprived, alcohol-induced hazy oblivion.
Dairy Queen Drug Dealers and the Horrors of Informational Interviews
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I'm too cheap for drugs. It's just bottom- shelf bourbon and magic markers for me, thanks. But I went to college and have watched the crack-cocaine epic New Jack City as much as any other Midwestern white kid blasting Dr. Dre on the way to soccer practice. I mention this because I've recently concluded that "informational interviews" with alumni are like conducting business with a drug dealer.
Point/Counterpoint
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I know you see me! Stop looking at that screen! You and I both know you just spent the past 89 minutes tagging facebook photos, so do us both a favor and cut the crap. That study room is all me, baby.
Crossing Fifth Avenue to Bergdorf Goodman
Fashion & Industry Luxury Club
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The Fashion & Luxury Industries Club was happy to host Ira Neimark as part of its speaker series featuring retail and luxury industry experts. Mr. Neimark is the former CEO and Chairman of Bergdorf Goodman and the author of Crossing Fifth Avenue to Bergdorf Goodman: An Insider's Account on the Rise of Luxury Retailing.
The middle-class millionaire
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Whether your post-Wharton ambition is marketing high-end consumer products or formulating strategy for a retail company or managing an investment fund, you will likely come into contact with what author Lewis Schiff has labeled the "middle-class millionaires.