I’m back… sorry for the long absence.
A lot has been going on recently and unfortunately blogging had to take a backseat while I prepared for final presentations, exams and the start of my internship. The good news is that I successfully made it through my first year of the MBA program and have an awesome internship lined up for the summer.
Internship – I have made it through my first week at Cardinal Health. I’m a Finance intern for the Nuclear Pharmacy Services division. I find the work really interesting and have already learned an unbelievable amount. I’ll continue updating the blog with work related updates.
Next summer plans – I recently committed to join some of my Yale rowing friends in a competition next summer (The Henley Royal Regatta) in Henley-on-Thames, England. This will be my fourth time rowing in the regatta, so hopefully we can finally win it. The regatta is similar to March Madness – basically it is a single elimination bracket and teams row a 2112 meter course in a one-on-one competition. If you win every race it will be five consecutive days of exhaustive races.
I’m going to remain quite busy with FGSA this summer. We are working with Dean Wruck to set-up several “current event debates” between faculty members during the lunch hour. If you have any good ideas for topics, please let me know.
That’s all for now. I’ll start updating the blog more often.
-Joseph Fahrendorf
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Fahradamus - Joseph Fahrendorf blog
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During the sixteenth century, a French apothecary named Nostradamus scripted cataclysmic predictions for planet Earth such as: the Balkan Wars, World War III, and the release of the iPhone. Unfortunately, Nostradamus’ vague quatrains require intense hindsight and lack the ability to predict the future. As a result, Nostradamus’ literature can be found in the Fiction aisle of the public library.
Nostradamus’ work is a stark contrast to the blog entries of Fahradamus: a strapping, young, Fisher MBA student. In recent blog posts, Fahradamus accurately predicted a curse on the MBA basketball team. The day after the entry was posted; I took an elbow to the cheek while playing basketball which resulted in a humiliating black eye. Perhaps you are thinking that one accurate prediction is just luck. If this is the case, keep reading.
Last week, Fahradamus posted a blog that stated he was planning to play softball for the Fisher MBA intramural team. In this entry he stated, “Although softball might seem relatively safe, I am quite sure that one of my classmates (probably me) will either get a black-eye or sustain some other serious injury while attempting to relive our glory days.” What happened next is probably obvious… In my very first softball game, I sustained a black-eye and required eight stitches above my eyebrow to stop the bleeding after I collided with a guy on the base path. Go figure.
Going forward, Fahradamus will only predict straight-A’s, high paying job offers, and success in safe recreational sports such as golf.
Joseph Fahrendorf Fisher Grad Life Blog
During the sixteenth century, a French apothecary named Nostradamus scripted cataclysmic predictions for planet Earth such as: the Balkan Wars, World War III, and the release of the iPhone. Unfortunately, Nostradamus’ vague quatrains require intense hindsight and lack the ability to predict the future. As a result, Nostradamus’ literature can be found in the Fiction aisle of the public library.
Nostradamus’ work is a stark contrast to the blog entries of Fahradamus: a strapping, young, Fisher MBA student. In recent blog posts, Fahradamus accurately predicted a curse on the MBA basketball team. The day after the entry was posted; I took an elbow to the cheek while playing basketball which resulted in a humiliating black eye. Perhaps you are thinking that one accurate prediction is just luck. If this is the case, keep reading.
Last week, Fahradamus posted a blog that stated he was planning to play softball for the Fisher MBA intramural team. In this entry he stated, “Although softball might seem relatively safe, I am quite sure that one of my classmates (probably me) will either get a black-eye or sustain some other serious injury while attempting to relive our glory days.” What happened next is probably obvious… In my very first softball game, I sustained a black-eye and required eight stitches above my eyebrow to stop the bleeding after I collided with a guy on the base path. Go figure.
Going forward, Fahradamus will only predict straight-A’s, high paying job offers, and success in safe recreational sports such as golf.
Joseph Fahrendorf Fisher Grad Life Blog
Monday, April 12, 2010
Uncle Joe - Joseph Fahrendorf Fisher Grad Life Blog
I’m now able to add an important title to my name … Uncle. My sister and her husband had their first child on Wednesday night. Her name is Grace Jacqueline Ravasio. She’s amazing (from the pictures I’ve seen) and I am trying to work ahead on projects so that I have some time to return to Cincinnati and meet her. Unfortunately, the third quarter is in full gear and this will probably be the busiest quarter of my MBA studies. This Tuesday I have a finance quiz on stock options. Studying for the quiz was a nice break from all the case studies I’ve been reading, but it somehow consumed my entire weekend.
On a different note, some of you might recall that I was a member of the FCOB intramural basketball team. After receiving a black-eye from an errant elbow (thanks again, John), I determined that I was too old to continue playing competitive sports. After a short hiatus from intramurals, the spring weather has coaxed me to return to the world of competitive sports and play on the FCOB softball team. Although softball might seem relatively safe, I am quite sure that one of my classmates (probably me) will either get a black-eye or sustain some other serious injury while attempting to relive our glory days. It should be fun.
- Joseph Fahrendorf
On a different note, some of you might recall that I was a member of the FCOB intramural basketball team. After receiving a black-eye from an errant elbow (thanks again, John), I determined that I was too old to continue playing competitive sports. After a short hiatus from intramurals, the spring weather has coaxed me to return to the world of competitive sports and play on the FCOB softball team. Although softball might seem relatively safe, I am quite sure that one of my classmates (probably me) will either get a black-eye or sustain some other serious injury while attempting to relive our glory days. It should be fun.
- Joseph Fahrendorf
Sunday, March 21, 2010
March Madness - Joseph Fahrendorf
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Two rounds into the NCAA basketball tournament and I can officially throw my bracket in the trash. I picked Kansas, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Villanova to make it to the Final Four… only Kentucky remains alive. You might be curious why I didn’t take the very talented number two seed Ohio State Buckeyes to go to the Final Four instead of Kansas. My answer is three-fold. First, it is a well-known fact that my teams never do well in the NCAA tournament. I am cursed. If I pick you, then you lose… usually in a painful, last second choke kind of way. Second, Kansas is a tough team and I really questioned Ohio State’s ability to beat perhaps the best team in the tournament. It is no secret that Ohio State relies too heavily on Evan Turner to get them out of sticky situations. Why should I have believed that Diebler, Buford, Lighty and Lauderdale would all of a sudden make meaningful contributions to the team at clutch points in the game? Third, I figured everyone who I was competing against would have Ohio State beating Kansas out of some sense of pride and loyalty to the University. It’s not that I don’t have these things; it’s just that I really, really wanted to win the prize money and the ability to boast about my basketball picking ability. If Ohio State would have lost as I predicted and if Kansas would have won the tournament, I would easily have won the pool since no one else would have had similar picks. It’s too bad none of my strategies ever seem to work as I envision. Fortunately this time the results aren’t entirely negative… Ohio State is still in the tournament and most of the really good teams that would have posed a challenge to them have already been knocked out. Sure my bracket is complete garbage, but maybe this March might just be the month of the Buckeyes.
Joseph Fahrendorf
This post was republished from Joseph Fahrendorf's Fisher Grad Life Blog.
Two rounds into the NCAA basketball tournament and I can officially throw my bracket in the trash. I picked Kansas, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Villanova to make it to the Final Four… only Kentucky remains alive. You might be curious why I didn’t take the very talented number two seed Ohio State Buckeyes to go to the Final Four instead of Kansas. My answer is three-fold. First, it is a well-known fact that my teams never do well in the NCAA tournament. I am cursed. If I pick you, then you lose… usually in a painful, last second choke kind of way. Second, Kansas is a tough team and I really questioned Ohio State’s ability to beat perhaps the best team in the tournament. It is no secret that Ohio State relies too heavily on Evan Turner to get them out of sticky situations. Why should I have believed that Diebler, Buford, Lighty and Lauderdale would all of a sudden make meaningful contributions to the team at clutch points in the game? Third, I figured everyone who I was competing against would have Ohio State beating Kansas out of some sense of pride and loyalty to the University. It’s not that I don’t have these things; it’s just that I really, really wanted to win the prize money and the ability to boast about my basketball picking ability. If Ohio State would have lost as I predicted and if Kansas would have won the tournament, I would easily have won the pool since no one else would have had similar picks. It’s too bad none of my strategies ever seem to work as I envision. Fortunately this time the results aren’t entirely negative… Ohio State is still in the tournament and most of the really good teams that would have posed a challenge to them have already been knocked out. Sure my bracket is complete garbage, but maybe this March might just be the month of the Buckeyes.
Joseph Fahrendorf
This post was republished from Joseph Fahrendorf's Fisher Grad Life Blog.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Joseph Fahrendorf - Winter 2010
There is no doubt about it: the Columbus winter is harsh. For the past seven years I have taken great pride in my ability to survive the winters of New Haven, CT and New York City. When I decided to move back to Ohio, I never thought twice about the Ohio winter. I clearly underestimated its potential.
Since the beginning of the month it has snowed pretty much every day. Although the accumulation has not been too heavy, it has been an obnoxious amount capable of covering my car, which inevitably delays my departure for class by 15 minutes every morning. Not only is it constantly snowing, it is absolutely freezing outside. It is so cold, that I succumbed to driving to the gym a few days ago. Although this might not sound bad, you should know that the gym is about 300 meters from my place and is clearly visible from my apartment. Where is global warming when I need it?
Joseph Fahrendorf
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Since the beginning of the month it has snowed pretty much every day. Although the accumulation has not been too heavy, it has been an obnoxious amount capable of covering my car, which inevitably delays my departure for class by 15 minutes every morning. Not only is it constantly snowing, it is absolutely freezing outside. It is so cold, that I succumbed to driving to the gym a few days ago. Although this might not sound bad, you should know that the gym is about 300 meters from my place and is clearly visible from my apartment. Where is global warming when I need it?
Joseph Fahrendorf
This was reposted from Joseph Fahrendorf's Fisher Grad Life Blog.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
FGSA Winter Town Hall Meeting - Joseph Fahrendorf
Joseph Fahrendorf Blog entry:
At the winter town hall meeting, there were several ideas that were brought to the attention of FGSA. Some we were aware of and others we were hearing for the first time. This is a summary of the ideas that were brought up at the meeting and our plan of action.
Course Evaluations – There is overwhelming support for a system in which students can rate the elective courses offered at FCOB and the professors who teach them. We were aware of this desire and have been working with our faculty advisor, Dr. Inks, to understand the challenges in putting a student accessible course evaluation system in place. One of the more significant challenges is gaining faculty support. Additionally, we have spoken with Molly Hood about her previous work regarding this issue. In order to make this proposal more compelling, we have benchmarked some of FCOB’s peer institutions and a majority of these institutions already have an evaluation system in place. We are currently devoting a significant amount of time and effort to this project, but we currently do not expect the system to be in place in the near term (6-9 months).
Action steps: We are going to meet with Dean Wruck ASAP to discuss this issue and hopefully find a compromise that is agreeable to all parties involved. In the meantime, we are beginning work on a weeklong series of lunch sessions during the middle of Spring quarter that will allow faculty an opportunity to sell their fall elective courses to the students. We understand that this is not the ideal solution, but feel that for the short run, it’s the best way to get information about elective courses out to the student body.
Break-Out Room Reservation – There are several concerns that the current system for reserving rooms is not practical or efficient. There are many complaints regarding the three day advance notice and the inability to reserve a room after FCOB hours of operation.
Action Steps: We have already spoken with Alisa McMahon in the GPO about this concern. One of the issues that led to the current system was abuse of the privilege to reserve rooms, and for this reason the GPO currently “filters” the requests. We are going to work with Fisher ITS to determine if there is a system that could be created which would prevent room reservation abuse while making it easier to schedule a room on short notice. We have also inquired about opening up the Fisher Ambassador Interview rooms during exam week, but this cannot happen since they either contain a computer or a phone line.
Course Planning – Several students are concerned about the inability to forecast when upcoming electives will be offered. The feedback that we have received from the administration is that they are aware of this concern, but they are unable to publish available courses for the next couple quarters because of unforeseen changes that may occur.
Action Steps: We will work with Jen Mercer to find a way to improve the system. In the meantime, we recommend that you use prior years’ schedules as a baseline for future schedules. Although they are not always the same, it should provide a good idea of when classes will be offered.
Alumni Relations – Some individuals feel that the current alumni affairs group at FCOB could do a better job of finding alumni willing to talk with students regarding employment and FCOB classes.
Action Steps: We will speak with the Fisher Office of External Relations regarding ways to improve interaction between students and alumni. We have also requested the social chairs host quarterly events that include alumni in the Columbus area.
Access to course rosters – Some individuals would like to have access to lists of individuals who have taken classes so they can talk to them about the course or so that they can buy books and course packets from them.
Action Steps: We will speak to Jen Mercer about this request but are concerned that there may be FERPA obstacles. If nothing else, we believe it is possible to create some sort of system that will allow individuals to opt-in to a program that will share this information with others.
In addition to these ideas, we have several of our own such as getting a copy machine placed in Gerlach for student use. We also plan to coordinate a FCOB March Madness Bracket Challenge. We encourage people to follow what we are doing and to send us any suggestions. Our email is fgsasuggestions@gmail.com. Please don’t wait for the next town hall meeting to tell us what is on your mind today.
Joseph Fahrendorf
Reposted from Joseph Fahrendorf Fisher Grad Life Blog
At the winter town hall meeting, there were several ideas that were brought to the attention of FGSA. Some we were aware of and others we were hearing for the first time. This is a summary of the ideas that were brought up at the meeting and our plan of action.
Course Evaluations – There is overwhelming support for a system in which students can rate the elective courses offered at FCOB and the professors who teach them. We were aware of this desire and have been working with our faculty advisor, Dr. Inks, to understand the challenges in putting a student accessible course evaluation system in place. One of the more significant challenges is gaining faculty support. Additionally, we have spoken with Molly Hood about her previous work regarding this issue. In order to make this proposal more compelling, we have benchmarked some of FCOB’s peer institutions and a majority of these institutions already have an evaluation system in place. We are currently devoting a significant amount of time and effort to this project, but we currently do not expect the system to be in place in the near term (6-9 months).
Action steps: We are going to meet with Dean Wruck ASAP to discuss this issue and hopefully find a compromise that is agreeable to all parties involved. In the meantime, we are beginning work on a weeklong series of lunch sessions during the middle of Spring quarter that will allow faculty an opportunity to sell their fall elective courses to the students. We understand that this is not the ideal solution, but feel that for the short run, it’s the best way to get information about elective courses out to the student body.
Break-Out Room Reservation – There are several concerns that the current system for reserving rooms is not practical or efficient. There are many complaints regarding the three day advance notice and the inability to reserve a room after FCOB hours of operation.
Action Steps: We have already spoken with Alisa McMahon in the GPO about this concern. One of the issues that led to the current system was abuse of the privilege to reserve rooms, and for this reason the GPO currently “filters” the requests. We are going to work with Fisher ITS to determine if there is a system that could be created which would prevent room reservation abuse while making it easier to schedule a room on short notice. We have also inquired about opening up the Fisher Ambassador Interview rooms during exam week, but this cannot happen since they either contain a computer or a phone line.
Course Planning – Several students are concerned about the inability to forecast when upcoming electives will be offered. The feedback that we have received from the administration is that they are aware of this concern, but they are unable to publish available courses for the next couple quarters because of unforeseen changes that may occur.
Action Steps: We will work with Jen Mercer to find a way to improve the system. In the meantime, we recommend that you use prior years’ schedules as a baseline for future schedules. Although they are not always the same, it should provide a good idea of when classes will be offered.
Alumni Relations – Some individuals feel that the current alumni affairs group at FCOB could do a better job of finding alumni willing to talk with students regarding employment and FCOB classes.
Action Steps: We will speak with the Fisher Office of External Relations regarding ways to improve interaction between students and alumni. We have also requested the social chairs host quarterly events that include alumni in the Columbus area.
Access to course rosters – Some individuals would like to have access to lists of individuals who have taken classes so they can talk to them about the course or so that they can buy books and course packets from them.
Action Steps: We will speak to Jen Mercer about this request but are concerned that there may be FERPA obstacles. If nothing else, we believe it is possible to create some sort of system that will allow individuals to opt-in to a program that will share this information with others.
In addition to these ideas, we have several of our own such as getting a copy machine placed in Gerlach for student use. We also plan to coordinate a FCOB March Madness Bracket Challenge. We encourage people to follow what we are doing and to send us any suggestions. Our email is fgsasuggestions@gmail.com. Please don’t wait for the next town hall meeting to tell us what is on your mind today.
Joseph Fahrendorf
Reposted from Joseph Fahrendorf Fisher Grad Life Blog
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Joseph Fahrendorf - Midterm week... Again
It’s that time of year again… midterm season. Although I had a rough midterm week last quarter, I am handling the pressure and the work-load in a much healthier fashion this time around. I guess I can attribute this to finally getting into the swing of school.
I have already taken my Operations midterm and did really well on it. Tonight I’m studying for my Marketing midterm. It is pretty straight forward so I’m not too worried about it… hence I am able to write a blog entry. After tomorrow I will only have my Finance midterm left and who knows how that’ll go. I’m just looking forward to having these midterms behind me so that I can refocus on my internship search. I have two second round interviews coming up, so hopefully I can close on one of the opportunities.
Joseph Fahrendorf
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I have already taken my Operations midterm and did really well on it. Tonight I’m studying for my Marketing midterm. It is pretty straight forward so I’m not too worried about it… hence I am able to write a blog entry. After tomorrow I will only have my Finance midterm left and who knows how that’ll go. I’m just looking forward to having these midterms behind me so that I can refocus on my internship search. I have two second round interviews coming up, so hopefully I can close on one of the opportunities.
Joseph Fahrendorf
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Joe Fahrendorf - Fisher Grad Life Blog -- Professor's Hilarious email
Long weekends are great. I was able to practice Finance and catch up on some of the reading I was unable to do last weekend because I was in Cincinnati for the Bengals game. Well as it turns out, long weekends are also helpful when you are trying to nurse a black eye. Although my eye is looking better, it is not going to be normal looking for at least another five days. As a result, I decided to email my professors to tell them that I have a black eye and that I hope it won’t be a distraction in class. What resulted is one of the funniest emails I have ever received from a professor…
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Dear Professor,
I just wanted to let you know that I have a pretty nasty black eye that doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. I was accidentally elbowed while playing basketball in the gym on Friday afternoon with several classmates. I don’t want this to be a distraction in class tomorrow, so here is a heads up.
Best regards,
Joseph Fahrendorf
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2 minutes later…
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Joseph,
Yikes. If you wanted to cover this up, you could always pull off the eye patch. If you go down this route, I’d recommend a turtleneck and a blazer to compliment the look. That said, looking like a villain from a James Bond movie may be more distracting than just having a black eye.
See you tomorrow.
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This was not the response I expected. I would actually try the “villain from a James Bond movie” look, but I think the black eye alone will be funny enough for my classmates.
- Joe Fahrendorf
This is reposted from Joe Fahrendorf’s Fisher Grad Life Blog.
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Dear Professor,
I just wanted to let you know that I have a pretty nasty black eye that doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. I was accidentally elbowed while playing basketball in the gym on Friday afternoon with several classmates. I don’t want this to be a distraction in class tomorrow, so here is a heads up.
Best regards,
Joseph Fahrendorf
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2 minutes later…
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Joseph,
Yikes. If you wanted to cover this up, you could always pull off the eye patch. If you go down this route, I’d recommend a turtleneck and a blazer to compliment the look. That said, looking like a villain from a James Bond movie may be more distracting than just having a black eye.
See you tomorrow.
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This was not the response I expected. I would actually try the “villain from a James Bond movie” look, but I think the black eye alone will be funny enough for my classmates.
- Joe Fahrendorf
This is reposted from Joe Fahrendorf’s Fisher Grad Life Blog.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Managerial Negotiations - Fisher College of Business MBA blog - Joseph Fahrendorf
As I mentioned in an earlier blog entry, I am taking an elective called Managerial Negotiations. First year MBA students who have a GPA above 3.25 are allowed to take one elective during their second quarter. I figured Managerial Negotiations was a great choice because it is not only applicable to business, but also to everyday life.
The class is designed to allow us to practice different negotiation tactics each class in small groups. This safe environment allows us to get out of our comfort zone and really test different theories and strategies. Today’s class involved a negotiation between two individuals: one interested in selling a manufacturing plant and the other interested in buying a manufacturing plant. The buyer and seller each knew several common facts such as the appraisal value of the plant and the selling price of a slightly newer manufacturing plant in the same area. Although this common knowledge allowed us to get the conversation started, there were other areas that we had to consider such as: the building’s depreciation, falling land value, synergies between the companies manufacturing set-up, and the time it would take to build a new plant if an agreement couldn’t be reached. Somewhere in the middle we needed to come to an agreement.
I left my negotiation very happy with the deal we struck. I bought the plant in the lower part of my target range which I developed before entering the discussion. As it turned out, my deal was right in the middle of the class’ purchasing prices: five groups bought the plant for less, six groups sold the plant for more, and two groups were unable to reach a deal.
Joe
This post was republished by Joseph Fahrendorf's MBA blog.)
The class is designed to allow us to practice different negotiation tactics each class in small groups. This safe environment allows us to get out of our comfort zone and really test different theories and strategies. Today’s class involved a negotiation between two individuals: one interested in selling a manufacturing plant and the other interested in buying a manufacturing plant. The buyer and seller each knew several common facts such as the appraisal value of the plant and the selling price of a slightly newer manufacturing plant in the same area. Although this common knowledge allowed us to get the conversation started, there were other areas that we had to consider such as: the building’s depreciation, falling land value, synergies between the companies manufacturing set-up, and the time it would take to build a new plant if an agreement couldn’t be reached. Somewhere in the middle we needed to come to an agreement.
I left my negotiation very happy with the deal we struck. I bought the plant in the lower part of my target range which I developed before entering the discussion. As it turned out, my deal was right in the middle of the class’ purchasing prices: five groups bought the plant for less, six groups sold the plant for more, and two groups were unable to reach a deal.
Joe
This post was republished by Joseph Fahrendorf's MBA blog.)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
The Game
The Ohio State v. Michigan game was this past weekend. Although I am from Ohio, I had no idea that the name of this rivalry was called “The Game.” This caught me off guard because my undergraduate’s rivalry game is also coined as “The Game.” After learning this, I did my research on Wikipedia and discovered that the OSU v. Michigan and Yale v. Harvard are the only two football games that use the moniker “The Game.”
Since I have been able to take part in the weekend celebrations for both games, I decided it’d be interesting to examine the similarities and differences between the two different rivalries.
Harvard v Yale “The Game”
• Early morning wake-up for tailgating. Themed tailgates.
• Not important to wear school colors. Classic tailgate look: polo shirts, faded jeans, Ray-Ban Wayfarers and a blazer.
• Everyone attends the game whether it is home or away.
• Student ID is free admission. Game rarely sells out. Yale Bowl seats 70,870.
• Recently lopsided series. Yale has won only once since the year 2000… but they hold the all time series record 65-53-8.
• Little animosity between schools. Joint Harvard- Yale tailgates. Students offer to “host” the away team’s fans if people are looking for weekend housing.
• Both sides follow the scores to the other rivalry games while tailgating.
• Alumni from all over the country return for The Game since it is the main Fall reunion.
• Win or lose it is always a good time.
OSU v Michigan “The Game” (note: I have never experienced a home OSU v. Michigan game)
• Early morning tailgate. Real tailgates: burgers, beer, cornhole, football.
• Traditions: Mirror Lake jump - Absolutely insane event on Friday night. Students jump into Mirror Lake despite freezing temperatures and ridiculously high ammonia levels.
• Wear school colors: preferably jerseys – specifically a James Laurinatis jersey.
• Not as many people travel to the away games. No student housing provided by the home team.
• Student IDs are not free admission to the game. Games are always sold out. Tickets actually have a resale value.
• Recently lopsided series. Michigan has won only once since the year 2000… but they hold the all time series record 57-43-6.
• No joint tailgates. The two schools hate each other – don’t wear Scarlet and Gray in Ann Arbor.
• People actually watch the game. The tailgate is simply a buildup to the game.
• You better win to have a good day… or even a good year.
This year’s result: Yale loses, OSU wins... I’ll take it.
Since I have been able to take part in the weekend celebrations for both games, I decided it’d be interesting to examine the similarities and differences between the two different rivalries.
Harvard v Yale “The Game”
• Early morning wake-up for tailgating. Themed tailgates.
• Not important to wear school colors. Classic tailgate look: polo shirts, faded jeans, Ray-Ban Wayfarers and a blazer.
• Everyone attends the game whether it is home or away.
• Student ID is free admission. Game rarely sells out. Yale Bowl seats 70,870.
• Recently lopsided series. Yale has won only once since the year 2000… but they hold the all time series record 65-53-8.
• Little animosity between schools. Joint Harvard- Yale tailgates. Students offer to “host” the away team’s fans if people are looking for weekend housing.
• Both sides follow the scores to the other rivalry games while tailgating.
• Alumni from all over the country return for The Game since it is the main Fall reunion.
• Win or lose it is always a good time.
OSU v Michigan “The Game” (note: I have never experienced a home OSU v. Michigan game)
• Early morning tailgate. Real tailgates: burgers, beer, cornhole, football.
• Traditions: Mirror Lake jump - Absolutely insane event on Friday night. Students jump into Mirror Lake despite freezing temperatures and ridiculously high ammonia levels.
• Wear school colors: preferably jerseys – specifically a James Laurinatis jersey.
• Not as many people travel to the away games. No student housing provided by the home team.
• Student IDs are not free admission to the game. Games are always sold out. Tickets actually have a resale value.
• Recently lopsided series. Michigan has won only once since the year 2000… but they hold the all time series record 57-43-6.
• No joint tailgates. The two schools hate each other – don’t wear Scarlet and Gray in Ann Arbor.
• People actually watch the game. The tailgate is simply a buildup to the game.
• You better win to have a good day… or even a good year.
This year’s result: Yale loses, OSU wins... I’ll take it.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Maybe a History degree wasn’t a great idea…
On Wednesday of last week, I had my first class as an Ohio State graduate student. I never thought I’d say this about school, but I am really excited about my core curriculum and the skill sets that I’m about to gain. After graduating from Yale University in 2006, I entered corporate America thinking I was prepared for anything that would come my way. As you can probably imagine, it didn’t take long before I realized that I still had much to learn. (Despite this discovery, I have no regrets about earning a BA in History… it just needs to be complemented with an MBA.)
Now that I have a couple classes under my belt, I need to stay on top of my assignments so I don’t fall behind in class. Since I am one of a handful of students who have never taken a business class, I’ll need to work twice as hard as my peers. Fortunately, I have come to this realization before receiving my first round of grades, and I am currently in the process of finding a place where I can study in the most efficient manner.
My first weekend as a student on Ohio State’s campus has been fairly dull from a blogger’s perspective. On Friday, I woke up and started reading the 4 chapters that were assigned in Economics. Around noon, I helped a friend move a futon to his place. (He provided Chipotle for lunch.) Afterwards I started reading again until I could no longer focus due to my excitement for that night’s social activity: 1980’s theme party. As expected, it rocked.
On Saturday, I woke-up to the sound of pouring rain and decided against going to The Horseshoe to root on the Buckeyes. Instead of watching the game on TV, I decided to make it a “reading day” and drove to the Upper Arlington Public Library to get some work done. I stayed in the library for 8 hours and left at the 5pm closing time. After spending the entire day in the library I was completely brain dead when I left and decided to make it an early night rather than going out with my MBA friends.
Sunday was very similar to my Saturday. I woke up early and went to Gerlach Hall to study. I started reading my Accounting chapters, but continuously took mini breaks to watch the Bengals game on TV in Gerlach’s hallway. All I can say is “Who Dey, baby!?”
Joe
(blog republished from https://fisher.osu.edu/blogs/gradlife/author/fahrendorf_3/ )
Joseph Fahrendorf
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