03/02/08 Crazy News

CNN.com reported today that a Danish journalist was face-to-face with President Bush's neighbor's gun as he was talking on his cell phone. Reportedly, the journalist was covering a story on the President, and while trying to get good cell phone reception, wandered across the street during his conversation. The woman toting the gun then came out of the house and said, "Get off my property. You're trespassing".

We thought this was an interesting story. What are your thoughts? Does this exhibit the America we live in today, where we stand as unified but defensive individuals who aren't afraid to lift a gun against a fellow American? Or, is this story just one circumstance and doesn't reflect the true America we live in today? Comment using the Comment button below.

Read the rest of the story here: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/02/gun-incident-near-president-bushs-ranch/

BFP News Clips 03/02/08

• Last night, Babson's AEPI featured a campus pride party at their tower, sponsored by Shawn Golshani. Anyone with comments on this party, please email us at babsonfreepress@gmail.com. We'd love to hear how it went!

• babsonTV has been made over, a little bit. It now features a featured video playlist that is updated with babsonTV's top picks. This week, enjoy babsonTV's top political YouTube picks for 2008.

• iWrite~iWin has officially started! Sources close to the contests organizers have told the Babson Free Press that the Bear will likely make an appearance on campus sometime this week. No word on which day, or where, but we'll have more once we hear. That's 500 easy points.

• There doesn't appear to be much damage from the most recent snow storm. There were a few groups who took the Free Press' advice to go out sledding, though. Excellent!

• This year's spring concert headliner Common just released a 2008 version of his classic song "The Light". Check it out at AllHipHop.com here.

• MeFlect has gained some attention on Facebook with their new group. Want a mirror with you all the time? Check it out.

• We're looking for more games to post up. Email us! Also, if you have a blog you'd like featured under our blogs column, we're compiling a list of those now...so email us! Anything else you'd like the Babson Free Press to look into...email us!!!

Cheers,

Babson Free Press Staff

More Snow??

Babson: More snow is on its way for tonight! According to weather.com, the snow will be starting at 9pm tonight and lasting until around 2pm tomorrow. Reports have varied, but most centering around a total of 6 inches of snowfall. A few quick notes:

• Everyone parked in Trim, move your cars to the center spots so Babson's snow-force can plow the snow.
• Be sure to wear hats and mittens.
• The hill closest to Forest is one of the best hills on campus to sled down. If you don't have a sled, be entrepreneurial and grab a binder or domino's box from last night to sled down.
• Be safe.
• Raise your windshield wipers so that they don't frieze to your car window.
• Go out early tonight to rent a good movie or other activity.
  
• Be sure to order Nick's early so that Nick's team won't have to trudge through the snow.
• Snowball fights are encouraged, if the snow is soft.
• Stay tuned to www.babson.edu for continuing updates on cancellations, postponements, etc.
• GO TO PUB TONIGHT FOR Friday Night Live!
• The FME, Macro and MAC tests are over...HAVE FUN IN THE SNOW!!!!

-Babson Free Press Staff

BusinessWeek's 2008 Rankings: How Sweet It Is!!!!

BusinessWeek released their rankings for the best undergraduate business schools, and Babson came home with some excellent ratings. The ratings are in the newest issue of BusinessWeek, and are accessible here: www.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate. Here are some notable facts from this year's BusinessWeek rankings:

"The Best Undergraduate Business Schools"

Boston College - #14

Babson College- #28 (UP 5 SPOTS FROM 2007)

Boston University - #42

Northeastern - #34

Bentley - #30

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Student Survey - #21

Teaching Quality - A+

Facilities & Services - A+

Job Placement - A

Starting Salary of Graduating Class - #26 (UP 16 SPOTS FROM 2007)

Dennis Hanno, Dean of the Undergraduate School, commented on what these rankings mean to the school, and where he sees Babson headed:

"While these rankings do not change how we prepare and teach our students, they do remain an external measure that prospective students and their parents use to evaluate colleges. It has been a great year for the Undergraduate School in terms of rankings, having earned, for example, the designation of “Hottest for Business” by Newsweek and number 1 for Entrepreneurship (11^th year in a row), number 17 for International Business and number 27 in the overall undergraduate business school category by U.S. News and World Report. The ranking data provide an opportunity to assess how the marketplace evaluates what we do while offering some insights into areas where we can seek improvement. We will continue our efforts of steady improvement and look forward to even higher rankings in the years to come."

The College celebrated the announcement of these rankings, yesterday, with a Domino's Pizza Celebration thrown by Dean Hanno, himself. The midnight party at the new-and-improved Reynolds Campus Center featured hundreds of Undergrads and an amazing 150 pizzas.

From one undergrad who attended the celebration: Mmmmm....These Rankings taste SWEET!

SGA Website in the Works?

Sources close to The Babson Free Press report that the Babson College S.G.A. (Student Government Association) is currently in the process of building a website for the student body, and their organization. The website is believed to encompass the spirit of Beaver Nation, a campaign launched this semester by S.G.A. and the undergraduate administration.

Our team has also received numerous reports of the cost of this site. Numerous sources have quoted the domain name "beavernation.org"'s price to be $800 and the design costs at close to $7,500.

[Please keep in mind: The Babson Free Press has not confirmed either of these numbers. We have, though, received numerous reports with the same quotes.]

Depending on how the project is funded, it may have to pass through the S.G.A. senate before the funds get approved. The S.G.A. senate is composed of students from across campus, many representing their own club or organization.

The website has not yet been released, and many at Babson are eager to see the site if it gets approved for the Spring semester.

More on this story as we get information!

And the Spring Concert Opener Is...

Toots and the Maytals

CAB (Campus Activities Board) announced today that Common's opener for this year's spring concert would be the legendary reggae group Toots and the Maytals. The Babson Free Press will have more on this legendary group in upcoming issues, as well as a YouTube mixtape coming soon!

The Babson Free Press' Tip of the Day

Getting your organization exposure on campus is pretty tough. Babson ugrads are bombarded by emails, see too many flyers around campus to bother reading them, and are constantly bombarded by rocket pitches and sales speeches.

Luckily, the Babson Free Press has your answer. Our R&D team came up with (what we think is) a pretty fun way for your organization to get more promotion.

The answer is our newest promotion: iWrite ~ iWin, sponsored by the Babson Free Press, Teddy Bear Promotions, and SGA. Essentially, iWrite~iWin will reward 5 lucky winners with either an iPod Nano or an iPod Shuffle! For more details, check out our teddy bear tab at the top menu, or click here. The contest runs from March 1 - March 30, and all individuals with a Babson email account are eligbile (minus the Babson Free Press staff)

Registration officially ends March 1, so register now!!!


Good Luck, Babson.

-The Babson Free Press Staff

Gyroball is Frustrating!!!!

The Babson Free Press Staff
Opinion

This isn't a piece of news, but we'd like to ask for help from the Babson Community. Level 4 of Gyroball in our "Games" section is extremely frustrating. We can't get the ball over the second hump and don't know why!!

Please send us an email at babsonfreepress@gmail.com if you can work this thing out!

Cheers,

The Babson Free Press Staff

SNOW BRINGS CANCELLATIONS!!!

Bring on the snow!!! Here are the updates as of 11:05am, 2/22/08:

Ugrad Classes beginning at 11:30 or after - CANCELLED
Evening Grad Classes - CANCELLED
Fast Track Classes - STILL ON

Showtime at the Apollo - STILL ON
Friday Night Live - STILL ON

Coaching for Leadership & Teamwork Program Saturday - Still Scheduled, but check www.babson.edu for updates.

We Now Have a Facebook Application!

Thanks to Babson's own Seth Hayward, we now have a Facebook application!

Add it to see our page while cruising Facebook for a new free-gif file to give your "friend"!

Here's the link

Another Welcome...

A few weeks ago, we welcomed readers from across the Atlantic as the Babson Free Press went global. Well, this week we'd like to welcome readers from:

Singapore
South Africa
Florida, US
Oklahoma, US
Kentucky, US
Louisiana, US

Like we said a few weeks ago, we hope you enjoy the reporting we do. We're only going to make this site more user-friendly, fun, and useful. This is only the beginning.

Babson is, after all, a school with a tradition of entrepreneurship, pride, and innovation. We caught that Babson Beaver Nation bug and DAM! it feels good:

We're not just taking care of business, we're starting them.
Become a part of the Babson Beaver Nation!

Babson Students Cited at 134MPH

Babson Free Press Staff
News - General

Tomorrow, you’ll see this story on page 6 of the Babson Free Press, but here is the link to the story (from the Boston Globe/AP) in the meantime!

Boston Globe Link

Hello, World!

The Babson Free Press would like to send a quick hello to our friends reading from overseas. We hope you enjoy our coverage of what's happening at the #1 Business School for Entrepreneurship, and hope you can join us in making Babson the greatest school it can be, period.

Babson Free Press Hits the Web!

[Babson Free Press Release]
Source: Babson Free Press Staff
Filed Under: Announcement - Event
Useful Link: Babson Free Press Online

It's a new era for the Babson Free Press. Check out our first issue of the year for more on this web release. Web2.0...here we come! Until then, enjoy this video of the Babson Free Press' trip to Florida. It's random. It's fun. It's an introduction to babsonTV, our newest media addition to the Babson Free Press family.