The Babson Rising Campaign, an initiative to raise funds to develop various academic and financial aid programs, among other things, came to a close at the end of the year with a final total of an impressive $216 million raised for the college. This fundraising surpassed the initial goal of raising $200 million by the [...]
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E-Tower Ventures Forward
Near the end of fall semester, just when it seemed like the dust had settled on previous incidents such as BurnBook.me, controversy found its way back into Babson’s E-Tower. The graduation of many key entrepreneurs, combined with the arrival of new members, created a division throughout the tower that has put the future of the [...]
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The United States Post Office of Babson Park has been an important staple within the community near Babson College. From the members of Babson College to the surrounding neighborhoods, the Babson Park post office has been a place of convenience for many years. Many demographics, such as small business owners, the elderly, and the disabled, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Sigma Kappa Walks to Cure Alzheimer’s
Back in September, the women of Sigma Kappa participated together in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Cambridge, MA. The entire sisterhood of Sigma Kappa chose to take on this cause because it is the top sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and it is the only one out of the top [...]
Read the rest of this entry »BurnBook.me Smolders
Entrepreneurial thought and action manifests itself in many ways, especially at Babson College where many students have the opportunity to combine class-based learning with ambition in order to enact change on and off campus. In the past several weeks, Andrew “Andy” Huang and two undisclosed members of E-Tower (Entrepreneurship Tower) founded www.burnbook.me. The website allows [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Babson & Bruins: Celebrating #1
Tension continued to build as the crowd of anxious students grew exponentially. As some underclassmen looked to one-another, questioning the expanding crowd, other students stood determined and ready, staking out the most advantageous space that would grant them first access to the object of their desire: the coveted annual Babson #1 Entrepreneurship t-shirt. As boxes [...]
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Posters of clouds drifted into Trim, Reynolds, and Horn during the past week, with the promising message that “the sky’s the limit.” As the suspense of the mystery campaign grew students began speculating as to what the announcement could be. Few campaigns in recent years were tagged as “the biggest announcement in Babson’s history” or [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Back to Babson Weekend 2011
Every year around the beginning of Fall, Babson College alumni come back to campus for “Back to Babson” weekend. It serves as a clear demonstration of Babson spirit, especially since people come from all over the world to visit their alma mater. This year, events took place on September 23rd and 24th with plenty of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Constitution Day
Constitution Day is a federal observance that takes place every year on September 17.The celebration of the day was part of a bill proposed by West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd. The bill requires that every institution that accepts federal funds must recognize the holiday. The date September 17 was selected in recognition of the date [...]
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