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Jeep Wrangler introduces a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare vehicle

Fans of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Jeep Wrangler, take note: Get your check books out. To coincide with the release of the latest installment of the remarkably popular video game series, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on Nov. 8, Jeep Wrangler launched a campaign for the 2012 […]

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Obama helps veterans find jobs

President Obama is meeting with veterans’ groups to help veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan find jobs in a gloomy economy and urging Congress to approve tax credits for businesses hiring former military members. A meeting on Monday, Nov. 14, will detail steps the Obama administration will take to aid veterans […]

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TerpAMA – “The Hands We Shake” with Bennett Resnik

Every seat in a Van Munching Hall classroom was filled Tuesday to hear Bennett Resnik’s lecture series “The Hands We Shake”. Sponsored by TerpAMA, the lecture was geared to help students turn social networking into social capital in order to build strong business relationships. According to Resnik, social networking […]

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MMBS Hosts Kris Heath of Morphius Records

The distribution sales manager of Morphius Records met with students on Thursday to give insight on his career and share some of his experiences in the music industry.  The Maryland Music Business Society hosted the event featuring Kris Heath, who delivered his presentation at the business school.  Heath clarified […]

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SUSA hosts annual New York trip

The Smith Student Undergraduate Association (SUSA) held its annual New York City trip from October 20-21, providing students with the chance to connect with alumni of the Maryland and explore businesses in New York City. Falin Patel, vice president of events of the SUSA and who attended the trip, […]

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Grant Thornton LLP visits the Smith School

Representatives from Grant Thornton LLP gave business school students a taste of who they are and offered networking tips during an in depth presentation last Tuesday.    Grant Thornton LLP is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, a worldwide tax, audit and advisory organization.    The […]

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Kodak shares fall amidst restructuring

Eastman Kodak Co. saw its shares drastically fall after hiring a restructuring advisory firm Friday.             The news that Kodak had hired the law firm Jones Day kindled fears that company may file for bankruptcy in the near future. Jones Day’s restructuring lawyers are […]

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Two university professors win Nobel Prize in economics

Two university professors won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Monday.             Christopher A. Sims of Princeton University, 68, and Thomas J. Sargent of New York University, also 68, won their awards for their separate research. They both examined the cause and effect relationships between economic policies enacted […]

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France, Germany reach agreement to fix Europe’s debt woes

France and Germany’s leaders have announced that they have reached an agreement on a plan to  help recapitalize Europe’s struggling banks and counter area’s debt crisis.             French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German chancellor Angela Merkel have come to a consensus on a “long-lasting, complete package.” However, they refused […]