Cornell Business

Night Out With Justine: A Week to Remember

By Justijne Suh, MBA '05

It is 2:00AM on Thursday. I find myself at Mama Teresa's scarfing down a necessary slice of pizza with my drinking cohorts Jill Kaiser '05, Scott Weiss '05, Courtney Benenson'05 and Trey Conkling '05 after way too many shots of SoCo Lime. I am trying to assuage the massive hangover I will have to face, as certain as the countless blond and busty women throwing themselves all over Matt Cohen '05 at the Palms.

ATT: Buckets or Bupkiss

'Buckets, Make Buckets, Pray Your Ideas Fit Into Buckets

By Elizabeth Craft, MBA '06

Analytical Thinking Thread. Without an explanation, one might not know what this actually means. During orientation, we learned that this means attacking an issue using breadth and depth. Breadth to identify the root causes of the overlying problem and depth to identify ways to solve those root causes.

Who is the 'Business School President?'

By Hunter Hoffmann, MBA '06

The United States Presidential election on November 2 promises to have a major impact on future U.S. economic and foreign policy decisions. The two candidates, President George W. Bush and Senator John F. Kerry, have presented voters with distinct visions and policy recommendations for the future of the country.

An Evening With Cornell's Comedy Groups is Better Than Doing Laundry

By Kenneth Lee, MBA '06

Those of us who spent four years in Ithaca as undergraduates know that one of the greatest privileges of attending Cornell is not necessarily the education received from erudite professors, or the company of pleasant classmates, but rather the opportunity to spend an evening watching the Skits-O-Phrenics or the Whistling Shrimp.

Our Time in Mayberry

By Elizabeth Craft, MBA '06

A few weeks ago during my seemingly endless search for Westview Apartments, I was pulled over for talking on my cell phone. Now what happened next may be par for the course, but having never received so much as a parking ticket, it seemed a bit odd to me: I was given a summons.

Studying Abroad in Italy

By Sandy Fabre, MBA '05

I am currently studying at the Bocconi School of Management in Milan, Italy. I decided to come to Milan for a two main reasons; one, to learn Italian, and two, to experience a different culture. Bocconi is a 15 month business school program, which starts in November and goes straight until the following December, with a month break in August.

Reasons to Go Downtown

By Susannah Brumwell, MBA '06

While the MBA experience is itself a rewarding and challenging process there are certain luxuries that many of us miss from our past work lives. Besides a regular income and a company car, the smaller relinquished perks also make an impact on our daily lives.