Princesses, cartoon characters, and even Pac-Man visited the National Zoo for its 12th annual “Boo at the Zoo” event held for 2- to 12-year old children. For SUSA’s first community service event of the semester, seven students from the Business School joined in on the fun Oct. 24, and passed […]

A contemporary Christian gospel singer spoke to the Maryland Music Business Society on Oct. 28 to teach aspects of self-production and marketing to members of the club. About 15 students listened to Brandon Camphor, singer of Brandon Camphor and OneWay, give suggestions on how to establish a brand and promote […]

The Smith Undergraduate Student Association (SUSA) is holding a competition for people to design new logo to represent their organization. Barak Kamelgard, SUSA’s vice president of marketing, said that because SUSA was into new areas and growing as a community they would need a logo for easier recognition. David Wilmes, […]

World Bank economist Onur Ozlu gave a presentation to members of the International Economics and Finance Society in Van Munching Hall last week. Ozlu, an operations officer for the Africa region of the World Bank, began by giving an overview of the bank, and covered its 1950s origins to its […]

Two Americans and a Briton earned the 2010 Nobel Prize in Economics Oct. 11, for their research on why markets – especially the job market – don’t always work as expected. The Nobel Foundation recognized economists Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides “for their analysis of […]

Many carriers and manufacturers combined to boost sales of Android phones above sales of rival Apple’s iPhone in the third quarter. According to new data issued by market research firm NPD Group, Android-powered devices took 44 percent of sales, compared to 23 percent for the iPhone. Android sales rose 11 […]

The Smith School Women’s Society held an informational meeting with The Washington Group of Northwestern Mutual Financial Network for those interested in internships and networking opportunities. The meeting was one of many that SSWS has held during the past five years and one of several activities that the organization has […]

Google has filed a lawsuit against the Interior Department for giving Microsoft an exclusive contract without seriously considering Google Apps as an option for a productivity suite. The productivity suite services 88,000 employees, according to TechDirt.com.  Google said the contract is “unduly restrictive of competition,” but the department countered, saying […]

Leigh Anenson has had many jobs throughout her life. She has cleaned boats, managed ports as an international business consultant and practiced law, but feels that teaching may be her last stop. “I went into teaching full time because I knew I would like it,” Anenson said. “I just really […]

In the wake of Nov. 2 elections, which featured candidates running on business platforms in prominent races nationwide, a Maryland professor cautioned against “generalizing” the relationship between business and electoral politics. Dr. Peter Morici, an economist and professor in the Smith School of Business, dismissed the notion that a business […]