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...late eighties were boom years on Wall Street, as the stock market climbed and the dollar strengthened. Venture capital firms and the first hedge funds cropped up; savvy traders earned seven-digit bonus checks. On the back of the success of “The Bonfire of the Vanities” and the popularity of Gordon Gekko, the “greed is good” phenomenon made banking sexy. And major firms began aggressive recruitment schemes at top college campuses, seeking the best minds to return the highest figures...

Author: By Annie M. Lowrey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Those Who Can, Teach? | 10/5/2006 | See Source »

Even given the glut of jobs, the ease of applying, and the purported $10,000 “golden hello” signing bonus at the banks, Harvard grads are moving to rough neighborhoods and teaching in under-resourced classrooms in record numbers...

Author: By Annie M. Lowrey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Those Who Can, Teach? | 10/5/2006 | See Source »

...being able to make a copy without a loan officer copping a feel. We even adjusted to the climate. A week into work we were making copies of our genitals and sneaking them into the lunches of our female coworkers. A week after that Peter got a HUGE bonus (read: boner) after firing four women for taking more than three days of maternity leave. Hey, take an epidural, slap on a pantsuit, and get back in there. It was things like that that convinced us that investment banking was one of the absolute worst, most terrible opportunities for any Harvard...

Author: By Peter J. Martinez and D. A. Wallach, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Sex, Drugs, and Savings Accounts | 10/4/2006 | See Source »

...time.com to see a video interview with Michael Weisskopf and read a bonus excerpt from his book Blood Brothers

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How I Lost My Hand But Found Myself | 9/24/2006 | See Source »

...lists, and if downloading those films is as easy as getting them by mail, America's couch potatoes should be thrilled. WHAT'S NOT You can't rent movies or burn them to DVDs. So far, just 75 movies are available, all from Disney studios, and downloads lack DVDs' bonus features. Amazon's films require special software, and you can't watch them on an iPod or Mac. DVD-quality digital films can take more than an hour to download. The company won't discuss its download technology, the audiovisual quality of its movies or how easy the service will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming Soon to The Tiny Screen | 9/17/2006 | See Source »

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