Two speakers from the prominent consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton on Tuesday, April 19 took questions from Smith students and talked about interviewing and resumes.             The Operations Management Society and Smith School Women’s Society hosted Maryland alumna Anya Kroupnik and Dickinson College graduate Luda Palei who conducted a […]

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s first-quarter profits rose 23%, surpassing the company’s expectations and raising projections for the year’s total profits.   The news of the profit rise comes only months after the government investigation of the restaurant for its use of illegal immigrants as employees. The investigation forced the […]

The board of American Apparel has approved a motion to receive $15 million from a group of private investors because of low funds, Bloomberg reported. The Los Angeles clothing company has plans to “double sales to $1 billion by expanding its brand, improving its distribution network and boosting wholesale […]

College Park could be about to become part of the cake craze created by shows like Cake Boss and Ace of Cakes, as a student entrepreneur looks to capitalize on the campus cupcake market. Freshman marketing and supply chain management major Melia Stuppy is starting up College Park Cupcakes, […]

Fox News recently said, “a new Tax Day study showed that if Washington wanted to balance the budget, using tax increases alone, rates would have to more than double across the board — including on the middle class — to keep up with federal spending.”   Economic and finance professors at […]

Values of the euro and dollar have been erratic this past week. On April 18, the euro dropped more than 1% against the dollar, the largest drop in a day since November amid troubles with the Greek debt. On April 21, however, concerns about United States fiscal and monetary policy sent the euro […]

University of Maryland President Wallace Loh announced that student fees are going to be increased by $166 in the 2012 school year, according to a March news release.   The increase will bring student fees to $1,653 for the year. This rise in student fees includes $119 that will […]

CEOs at the top 299 U.S. companies made a combined $3.4 billion in compensation in 2010. This is a 23% increase from the previous year.   JP Morgan Chase & Co.’s CEO Jamie Dimon’s total compensation rose from $1.3 million in 2009 to $20.8 million in 2010, which is a […]

According to the Los Angeles Times, Yahoo Inc. announced that they will begin keeping their users’ search engine queries for 18 months instead of three.   The retention of search engine queries has been a topic of debate for quite some time, as they often contain very personal matters including illnesses […]

Indie video games are rarely a huge success. They typically grow a niche crowd and maintain a small but loyal fanbase. Small time developer Markus Perssons has begun to change this pattern though with the release of his first game, Minecraft, which is solely developed by him. The computer game has […]