“Posh” is the adjective that best describes the lavish Shad Hall Fitness Center at the Harvard Business School. With its unadorned concrete column upholding a magnificent gilded capital in the entrance bay, Shad Hall Fitness is a metaphor for athletic muscle. The building is magnificently posh, luxurious, lavish, and monstrous. Every amenity imaginable is offered, [...]
Shad Hall Fitness Center
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Feb 262007
Partner Perspective:
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Apr 182006
I sat anxiously waiting for my husband Andre to call with “the verdict.” I jumped as my cell phone practically vibrated off my desk. I crossed my fingers and asked, “So.?” “We’re moving to Boston!” was the ecstatic response, followed immediately by, “I’ve got to go. Mom and dad are still waiting to hear the [...]
RCs Put TOM Learnings to the Test in Shad Hall Exercise
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Oct 112005
On Friday, October 7, RCs gathered at Shad Hall to assemble circuit boards for a well-known TOM exercise that has become part of HBS tradition. Team spirit was all about as some groups went so far as to coordinate team uniforms. Here, a group works diligently on putting the final touches on one of many [...]
The Show Must Go On
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Jan 262004
This is the second in a series of articles covering the HBS Annual Show 2004 (Show). As mentioned in the first article, the Show has become a time-honored tradition and an essential component of the HBS experience. Usually, the Show is a musical comedy and the characters are exaggerated HBS stereotypes like the overenthusiastic Baker [...]
HBS Kicks Off $500 Million Capital Campaign
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Sep 302002
Last Saturday, September 21, HBS administration, faculty, and University President Larry Summers welcomed 350 alumni and guests in an elaborate day-long event to kick off “The Campaign for Harvard Business School.” Guests attended discussion panels throughout the day, a multimedia presentation hosted by Professor Nancy Koehn, and a banquet dinner featuring Dick Spangler (Campaign Chair), [...]
A New Year, A New You
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Jan 222002
Have you become determined to lose those few extra pounds from gluttonous family feasts over the holidays? Did you make a New Year’s resolution to “finally get back in shape”? Are you looking ahead to Spring Break and want to be sure you look good in your swimsuit for the rest of the guys and [...]
Big Brother Watching Over?
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Jan 142002
I don’t think that HBS, or at least some of its departments, trust us. That’s disappointing. On December 18th, as I looked into what was a basketball court at Shad Hall to see hundreds of make-shift desks and miles of electrical wiring, likely costing thousands in labor and materials in order to facilitate the FRC [...]
Clinton Gets Warm Welcome at Harvard
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Dec 032001
Harvard seems to have a habit of attracting out-of-office politicians. First it was Al Gore, now his ex-boss Bill Clinton has paid a visit to campus, speaking at a Kennedy School event held at the Gordon Track and Tennis Center, just across the street from Shad Hall in Allston, on November 19. Clinton, who spoke [...]
The HBS Volleyball Fall Classic
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Dec 032001
Over 40 volleyball players from Wharton, NYU Stern, MIT Sloan, and Columbia stepped into Shad Hall on the morning of November 17th to join nearly 30 Harvard Business School players in the HBS Volleyball Fall Classic tournament. There was little doubt that, when they left, the other MBA students were thoroughly impressed. With two dedicated [...]
Clinton Receives Warm Welcome at Harvard
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Nov 192001
Harvard seems to have a habit of attracting out-of-office politicians. First it was Al Gore, now his one-time boss, former President Bill Clinton has paid a visit to campus, speaking at a Kennedy School event held at the Gordon Track and Tennis Center, just across the street from Shad Hall in Allston, on November 19. [...]
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