Around the Horn

I picked up my parents at the Ithaca airport Saturday morning.  My brother Robert and I walked to Schoellkopf to attend Convocation, where David Plouffe, senior campaign manager for Barack Obama, commended the graduating class for shaping the election and promoting change for the future.  Plouffe also gave a shoutout to my friend CJ, who [...]

“Dear Seniors, On behalf of the 2009 Convocation Committee, I am pleased to announce that Mr. David Plouffe, Chief Campaign Manager of Obama for America, President Barack Obama’s historic presidential campaign, will headline the Class of 2009′s Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, May 23, 2009. ” Unexpected, but I’m looking forward to it.  While Mr. Plouffe [...]

I’ve noticed a subconscious cut in the number of coffee runs.  It seems silly, but spending $4 on a beveridge has never really appealed to me, lest it be Jamba Juice.  However, my indirect caffeine cut seems logical in a recession, but only perpetuates a vicious cycle.  Consumers are spending less, and retail shops and [...]

In my last week as a full-time college student, I’ve wandered around Memory Lane a little too long.  Blame it on the holiday season, where everyone turns into a lovey-dovey nostalgic sap.  I spent all of Black Friday sprawled on a couch watching “Family Man” and “Sleepless in Seattle”; what did you do? All kidding [...]

After reading the news on Friday about Lehman Brothers’ call for help, I spent most of the weekend refreshing the New York Times, Bloomberg, MarketWatch, and all the other business-related webpages.  It’s surreal being bubbled off in Ithaca, not realizing the global impact that Lehman’s bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch’s merger with Bank of America will [...]

Everyone who is majoring in a business/economics-related field is participating in the rat race to score a summer internship at an investment bank in New York City. Cornell’s Career Services Center is in charge of on-campus recruiting, organizing resume drops and interview schedules for investment banks. My goal was to get one offer for the [...]

New Year’s at home is never complete without a morning trip to Colorado Boulevard to watch the Rose Parade, an afternoon of watching the Rose Bowl Game (USC killed Illinois), and a few New Year’s resolutions. Of course, there is always the disclaimer that many of these resolutions will fizzle out by mid-February. 1. Burn [...]

While getting ready for class last week, I passed by Sarah’s room to find her in full power suit and heels mode, getting ready for an on-campus interview. Big-time companies always come this time of year to kick off their full-time recruitment process, and scores of seniors have been steaming their nicest suits, polishing their [...]

Finals came and went: Econ was a DOOZIE, that pretty much sums up the most eventful part of Finals. Sprints came and went: Got some silver hardware, the race was one of the best (and closest) I have ever coxed. Boys came and went too: See following entry. I’m back home in California. Still jobless, [...]

I’ve heard some buzz about LSATs this past weekend, not sure if test scores came out or if testing occured recently, but that brought me here. My brother is currently a senior in high school and has been shoved into the world of college applications. Senior year, the year where you will receive more mail [...]