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...classic view of business school is a Paper Chase-style classroom full of hyper-competitive white guys in stuffed shirts. The defining 1973 movie was actually based on life at Harvard Law School, but the image of memorizing case studies, cold calling (when a professor calls on students at random) and learning by intimidation is one the B school can't seem to shake. It's also an image that may turn off a lot of women. "Many women feel that M.B.A. programs offer a very chilly climate for them," says Judith Sturnick, director of the Office of Women...
Plenty of schools still rely on the old-fashioned Paper Chase methods in at least some of their classes, but the reality of the business-school classroom today is a lot more cooperative. First-year student Joey Wat considered several schools before finally settling on Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, where women make up 32% of the student body. "Kellogg is famous for its teamwork culture," says Wat, who was working in management consulting in Hong Kong. "That appealed to me a great deal...
FASHION: THE FINAL FRONTIER When Isabella Rossellini launched her makeup line last week, she used a model (1) with braces. Chase Manhattan Bank also braced itself in an ad (2), as have hot British lasses Shaznay Lewis of the band All Saints (3) and model Cordelia Oakes-Ash (4). It's all in how you wear them...
...beast, across a plain or desert (or maybe through a city). Following the main title track is the surprising appearance of a chorus, something that will maintain a constant presence throughout the soundtrack. The second track is a riotous piece that I can only assume accompanies some sort of chase or battle; the anxious sound of the chorus matches the frantic horns perfectly...
Despite this numerical disadvantage, many of the Crimson's top performers will be donning their racing flats for one of the final races of the season in an effort to chase down a national qualifying time or a personal best...