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...particularly bad because of consumers' growing boredom with Frappuccinos, which make up about 15% of sales, according to UBS analyst David Palmer. Then, in the quarter ending in September, traffic at established U.S. stores fell 1%, the first drop ever. The next quarter, traffic dropped again--down 3%--and comp-store sales fell 1%, the first time Starbucks had ever swung negative...
...Simpsons” writing staff, including Conan O’Brien ’85. Reiss first became aware of O’Brien’s talent when a friend from the Lampoon called him to describe an incredible member of that year’s comp class. Since then, Reiss has remained in touch with the “Late Night” star, whom he describes as “never not funny.”Reiss denied that the Harvard connections with “The Simpsons” have led to an excessive fascination with...
...time needed for this integration often becomes a rare luxury for students at Harvard, where life can feel like a never-ending cycle of problem sets, response papers, and incessant comp processes. The lower the time commitment, the more appealing extracurricular activities can be—especially in the case of social service...
Sororities claim to offer the kind of sisterhood present only nominally in other all-female campus groups. Rushing a sorority is a completely open process: there’s no comp, girls from every year are welcome to start the process without officially applying, or needing an exclusive invite, as for a female final club. By attending events, PNMs are ostensibly eligible for consideration by any of the three sororities involved in the Panhellenic counsel and get to express their preferences late in the rush process. Sorority girls often cite this process of mutual selection as part of what makes...
...Despite its various reinterpretations, the application process cannot be fully eradicated. In addition to the three-part application, prospective contributors to Tuesday Magazine must also attend an interview and submit two sample writing pieces in an echo of the comp processes used by the Big Three...