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...even though FlyBy has definitely been guilty of snarking on Her Campus in the past, we’ll say now that we do think it’s great whenever young entrepreneurs??especially women—start their own businesses. So, for that reason, the fact that Her Campus exists is actually pretty cool. But the magazine claims that it represents “the future of online media” and “responds directly to the needs of college women.” We’d argue that a lot of Her Campus?...
...However, this was not an isolated incident. We witnessed the recidivism of these student “entrepreneurs?? in the days leading up to the joint formal of Mather, Winthrop and Currier Houses. Tickets were $15 each and sold out earlier than expected. Again, within a few minutes of the desperate e-mails on the house lists, some students began selling their tickets for as high as $75 or 500 percent of face value. The absurd prices prompted others to make their own mythical sales: “Selling formal ticket—first -born child/OBO...
...elicited laughter from attendees by encouraging them to “have a cocktail” in order to draw more honest questions. Khanna’s talk largely focused on the content of his book, which he introduced by saying, “The word ‘entrepreneurs?? in the title doesn’t mean Harvard Business School graduates.” Instead, he defined the term as “someone who does more than what anyone thought possible, with less than anyone thought possible.” He touched on specific examples...
...debate over affirmative action is not over. “These kinds of issues are never completely settled,” he said. Tushnet also said that other state bans on affirmative action, such as California’s Proposition 209, were due to specific “political entrepreneurs?? rather than a national trend. Although Bouquet acknowledged the shortcomings of affirmative action he said the policy still has merit. “Affirmative action is not a cure-all, and there should be some readjustments. It wasn’t necessarily the best to create a point...
...Neha Chauhan ’08 had a million dollars, she wouldn’t buy a K-car, elephant bones, or anything else from the Barenaked Ladies song. Chauhan would donate it to the FINCA, a microfinance institution that provides loans to impoverished entrepreneurs??and she plans to do just that. Chauhan is scheduled to start fundraising toward her goal on Jan. 1. “I think you can take any idea and bring it to completion,” says Chauhan. “I think it’s important for anyone to think...