Two hundred years ago, Thomas Robert Malthus predicted that world’s ability to sustain its growing population would fail, leading to widespread famine. On a more linear timeline of agricultural development he would have been correct, but that was not the case due to improvements in farming techniques, food distribution, and biotechnology. In the mid 20th [...]
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Halloween: The Day of the Dead or a Costume Party?
by Monesh Sabunani The final day of October marks the celebration of Halloween, one of the most ancient holidays still observed in modern day. Although Halloweens roots can be tracked to Ireland and Scotland, it is still observed by diverse peoples all around the world. Most recently, Babson organized a weekend of fun-filled events to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Babson Alums Take On Microsoft: Bongobing.com fights for the right to maintain its brand identity
By Daniel Muise Bongobing.com, a Babson Alumni start-up company, is fighting for the right, the right to use the name it has built its brand upon, against industry giant: Microsoft, Inc. and its recently released and much-publicized search engine bing.com. Raul Pellerano ‘09, Mikaela Gillette ‘09, and Anton Yakushin ’08, co-founders of bongobing.com and The [...]
Read the rest of this entry »MyHomeTownLink Connects Babson to Wellesley
by Nikolaj Zandvliet Hard work and dedication are words written all over Elizabeth and Joanna Geisinger. One year ago the twin sisters from Wellesley established a networking website that could, according to investors that were presented with the idea in a series of rocket pitches, be worth billions of dollars a few years [...]
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