What if maximizing shareholder value was no longer a goal of your company? What if shareholders were still willing to invest in your company fully aware of the implications of that condition? The preliminary Rady ethics committee meeting happened last night. Before the meeting, I was talking to a couple classmates of mine about Muhammed [...]
Between the washing and the conditioning, the texture of my bomber jacket has improved about tenfold. As an added bonus, the soak reined in the generous fit. The costs were $5 for the plastic tub and $8 for the bottle of Lexol. The process took about two hours of total active work – half an [...]
I have a brown leather bomber that I got from H&M a couple years back, pictured here as it looked last week. H&M had this one brief moment where they put considerable focus into the design (and marketing) of their leather jackets, and I picked one up as the price point was about right. The [...]
I went to the Casbah on Tuesday. I hadn’t been there since the last Drinks show, but it hasn’t changed and I don’t imagine it ever will. Electric Six played, along with some random band from New York which was actually just a guitar player and a bearded drummer who mostly just laughed at the [...]
Rady has a cool event series called “Students Teaching Students.” It’s basically a structured way to share knowledge with your classmates over lunch. Anyone can volunteer, so I decided to try my hand at teaching people the basics of WordPress (the software I use to run this website). I gave the presentation last Thursday. I [...]
How do you make people behave ethically? In the wake of the recent spate of financial scandals, the American populace en masse has begun to call into question the ethical makeup of businesses and businesspeople. One logical extension of this line of thought is that businesspeople must lack the proper training to be able to [...]
O, vegan girl who made the spicy eggplant-squash soup that I ate for lunch today at the UCSD Food Co-op I ask you, what are you doing Friday night? I have neither met nor seen you, nor do I even know you are a lady (however, I assume you are since by all appearances the [...]
My friend Kelly makes cards and started her own craft supply business! Support entrepreneurship in action.