1st Annual LSE-SBS Challenge Cup

What?

• Mixer with LSE – network and have fun!!
• Matches for all levels - play or watch
• Big Lebanese dinner together
• Over 50 LSE students and faculty coming

Why?

• Tired of seeing the same old people?
• Defend the honor of the SBS
• Build your network
• A day in the sun and eat yummy food

Where?

• DAY - University Club – fancy!
• NIGHT - Du Liban Lebanese restaurant

When?

• Saturday March 4
• Games from 11am to 3pm
• Lunch at 12:30
• Awards ceremony at 5 pm
• Dinner at 7:30

Email: Richard Webb ASAP by Thursday
To reserve lunch, dinner or playing spot

VC "Entrepreneurs choice" prize

Just to let you know, we came 3rd in the competition and won the "Entrepreneur's choice" prize!!


It was a fantastic few days (if a little tiring), and we all got so much out of it. A HUGE thanks to Mike for setting up the competition - we had an amazing, unforgettable experience, and hope we did you all proud!

Cambridge came first, IESE came second, then us. We beat Insead, Rotterdam and HEC.

After handing in our term sheet, appendices and exec summary yesterday morning, we did a 6 min presentation and then faced 9 mins of gruelling questions from the judges (dragon's den style). We had traded our presentation slot so we could go first and watch all the other teams present - this was a great decision because we learnt so much from watching the others and hearing the questions from the Judges. After the awards ceremony, we also had the opportunity to speak to each judge individually and hear their feedback and advice. This part was invaluable. We will aim to get our notes written up and sent round, so that everyone can benefit from some of their insight as well.

Thanks again for all your support and encouragement,

Claire, Jessica, Marty, Gertrude and Rebecca

Fun Club goes to Stockholm

It's been a long term, full of excitement, stresses and we've still got weeks to go before we can truely relax for a bit. A group of us, about 17 in total, decided to take a trip to Sweden for the weekend before the real studying starts.


Stockholm is a beautiful city, full of interesting little lanes and buildings and at this time of year, snow. The weather was crisp, the food healthy and the break, exactly what we all needed.


Things worth mentioning (some of you will know what they mean):

• the Opera bar
• the hallway party
• the ugly children
• the chief drummer who slipped
• tornado steak
• the runaway
• and many more...

Credit goes to Vern and the FunClub for organising it. Good times.

PS. I've had a number of requests to add some more pictures to this site, so here goes...

WingInIt

Last night was a star moment for our very own MBA Band, also known as WingInIt as they had their debut performance at Happy Hour at the business school. The band consisted of Tim on the guitar, Yanev and Zahira on vocals, Leslie on the keyboard and Zack.


This undercover reporter went out on the street to find out what the public thought of them:

“I was impressed with Tim’s range and stamina.” Joe Rice

"Rockin’ with Timmy “T. D.” Denison and gang was awesome" The McFaddens

Overall a positive response, I'd say that everyone is holding their breath to see what comes next.

Drop me an e-mail if you'd like me to include a comment from you.

Templeton Venice Carnival

MBA Olympics

The word on the street is that you aren't saying anything if you haven't signed up to go to the MBA Olympics.

Here's a word from your class organisers:

* You can sign up until February 15th – with money due by this date

* £200 deposit covers the £185 entrance fee (includes 3 days food, accommodation and transport to/from events)

* Sponsorship – we are actively seeking it to reduce costs, if you have ideas contact Matt: matthew.urhammer@sbs.ox.ac.uk

* Partners are welcome – first come, first serve!

* The business school has kindly re-scheduled classed to accommodate this event so you won't miss a thing.

So how do I sign up?
Please contact Martin Steger, Ioannis, Pierce or Yazeed with your cheque and let them know what sports you'd like to participate in.

Available sports
1 Basketball
2 Tennis
3 Football
4 Rugby
5 Volleyball
6 Table Tennis
7 Swimming
8 Badminton
9 Beach volley
10 Golf
11 Cross Country
12 Salsa dancing*
13 Ultimate Frisbee
14 Track & Field
15 Sailing
16 Squash
17 Mountain Biking
18 Climbing
19 Rowing
20 Petanque
21 Handball
22 Tug of War
23 Chess
24 Rollerblading
25 Cricket
26 Foosball / Table football

* the most fabulous category

Please don’t hesitate to contact Pierce, Yazeed or Ioannis with questions or concerns. Please Ioannis with any questions or concerns.

Salsamania

Hello Everyone,

Were you inspired by the salsa dancing at the Union last night? Anyhow, I thought we'd start gearing up for the MBAT and also have some fun as well. Did you notice the Salsa Dancing competition when you scrolled down the list of sports?? hehe.
Well, I've got a fierce proposal for those who might be interested. Please check out the class schedule of the Oxford Salsa Society.

MONTH OF FEBRUARY
Beginner Lessons every Monday (7 - 7:45PM)

MONTH OF MARCH
Intermediate Lessons every Monday (8 - 8:45PM)

MONTH OF APRIL
Advanced Lessons every Monday (9 - 9:45PM)

So, we'll be promoted every month up one level and ready to compete in May.
That will be the intended process flow. See what I learned from Ops Management!
If we input the effort, we can be transformed into an SBS Salsa Dancer. Of course, those who already know how to Salsa can practice with the Intermediate or Advanced levels on Mondays. Please respond to Bonnie Soohoo if you are interested or would like to stay on such a mailing list, as I will create a separate mailing list.

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SO, WHY SHOULD YOU LEARN TO SALSA?
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1. This will be a great networking opportunity outside of school for meeting your MBA classmates and friends in the University. We will even have Salsa Socials.
2. This is like golf in the business world! You can strike some good mergers with a twist and a turn. =)
3. Make yourself more danceable! Your bones are crackling and you need some exercise anyways.
4. It is fun.
5. Girls, if I can learn to fling, so can you!
6. The guys can learn to serenade the girls with cool Salsa moves. haha
7. It will brighten your week to Salsa on a Monday.
8. We can be the gold medal winners at the MBAT Salsa Competition.
9. If you need any more reasons, please come see me.

Cheers,
Bonnie

Chinese New Year, SBS style

On the night of the 27th January, the ethnic Chinese students at SBS (and Mac) put on an incredible Chinese New Year event at the business school. I was in Singapore last year for Chinese New Year and had a great time so I was looking forward to seeing what would be in store for us this year.

We were in for a treat.

The evening started out with a fantastic lion dance put on by a local Kung Fu school. Things just kept getting better, I had no idea that there were so many talented students at the business school! There were several performances on Eastern musical instruments, a Kung Fu demonstration, a mock (?) Chinese wedding and a toe tapping, lighter waving rendition of a Chinese pop song by one of the MFE guys. Fantastic!

But in a way, totally expected. Well done guys, we all had a great time.

Cricket Anyone?

SBS has been placed in the Division 3 of the ‘Oxford Inter-college Cricket Championship’ along with: Merton, Univ, Christchurch, Oriel, Nuffield, LMH, OLIP and Jesus.

The tournament will start from 26th April and will continue till 14th June. The matches will be on every Wednesday, except on 7th June, according to the present schedule. Do contact Rishi if you would be interested in representing the school in the competition. If there is enough interest then I will get the school formally registered for the competition. Please note, the rules allow for a maximum of two members of staff (e.g. Fellow, chef, maintenance etc) to play for the team.

Also, please include your profile, i.e. Batsmen/ Bowler/ Wicket-Keeper/ All-Rounder/ Keeper-bat.