Hope springs eternal -- first day of school and first week of NHL training camp!
* Great to be back on campus, and now in classes that I really am excited about since they are all electives. But the pressure is on to have a job -- and at least a shell of a career path -- lined up by end of the school year.
* Maket participants will always push the market rules to the limits for their own gain. Thus, it is unreasonable to expect the NHL -- or any governing body in any industry -- to create rules that account for every possible circumvention attempt. Rules must constantly evolve.
* We've created a cohesive message and mission for the International Business Association, and are already seeing the fruits of that through increased buzz on campus and exciting new possibilities. Exciting!
* For the Sports Business Association, it was clear that we took a tremendous step forward last year, so this year we will be building on the same momentum with more events, more opportunities, and more brand recognition. Equally exciting!
* Do you know who was most excited about Dimitar Berbatov''s incredible third goal against Liverpool this past weekend? Howard Webb. Takes the spotlight off the fact that his two controversial refereeing decisions led to Liverpool goals.
* Two darkhorse White House candidates for 2012 that are getting more attention lately: Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley. Imagine having to decide between two Indian-American candidates in the GOP primary -- and then have one of them square off against African-American Barack Obama? Never thought I would see that in my lifetime. Sadly, despite its centuries-old heritage ties with India, I can't forsee anything remotely close in the UK.
* Controversial thought of the day: in our strive for a gender-equal world, we can all agree that women should be allowed to compete and thrive for equally successful and lucrative careers in any industry; why do we then assume that men are not as competent as women when raising children? Why can't that job be 50/50 as well? I get the sense that most women assume that they will be "in charge" when raising kids -- in today's era, could it be that this is just an unfair sense of entitlement, or a gross underestimation of the father's parenting capabilities?
The possibilities are endless!
-- Sreesha