Category Archives: Business

Work for money, not health care [60 second ideas]

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

America can free employees and employers from the shackles of a health care system that depend on employment status.  How many people stay in jobs they hate, where they are miserable and unproductive, to hold on to health care for … Continue reading →

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Weather A-Wear

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

This is a small idea my friend and I have been working on since last summer, and since we are all trying to do our 60 second ideas, I figured I would see what everyone thinks… Our Premise Basically we … Continue reading →

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lit·er·a·cy “The ability to read and write”

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

I believe if there were more focus on literacy in our world, our world would improve tremendously. In America alone 40 million adults are illiterate. Literacy is essential to living in any society. In order to fully develop a sense … Continue reading →

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Don’t Shop at Wal-Mart

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

Wal-Mart is generally accepted as an evil company.  Destroying this empire will bring nothing but good things for everyone involved.  Competitors, suppliers, local communities, Wal-Mart employees and taxpayers in general lose out thanks to Wal-Mart’s business practices.  An outright boycott of … Continue reading →

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I WANT SOMETHING OTHER THAN DOMINOES AFTER 11PM

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

I, like many Bucknellians, enjoy the occasional midnight snack. What I, like many other Bucknellians, do not enjoy, is attempting to find a late hour only to come up with the default, Dominoes. Now, I do not have any problem … Continue reading →

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E-mails E-mails E-mails

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

This week I want to talk about the many opportunities available to Bucknell students that are ignored. Many leaders that come from Bucknell University are eager and willing to be involved with current alums as well as students.

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Wal-Mart: Always low prices? Or always low wages?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

    From the discussion of Wal-Mart that we had in class, it was odd to see a company that so many loves thrive from low wage labor.  On the outside looking in, it is easy to be blinded by the many … Continue reading →

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Rawlsequality

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

John Rawls published the book, A Theory of Justice, in 1971, his philosophy throughout the book was structured around justice and a theoretical program to institute political structures designed to preserve social justice and individual liberty.[1] Rawls’ writings are predominantly … Continue reading →

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We should all just listen to our “gut”

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

“An American company going into Indonesia and working with regime that killed almost 200,000 people…I know that that’s got to bother you…I don’t know you personally, but I know you have a conscience” – Michael Moore to Phil Knight (Nike’s CEO) … Continue reading →

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In Denial

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

The case of Shell entailed more than just the oil company; the Ogoni people and the land they used to subsist were affected by Shell’s oil wells.  The company’s involvement in Nigeria caused many problems for the people there and … Continue reading →

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The True Colors of Royal Dutch Shell

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

A corporation is like a person. Who they are is defined by the decisions they make and the actions they take. The same goes for the reverse. Not acting says just as much about a person or corporation’s character. The … Continue reading →

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Air Jordan’s – The Shoe to Die for

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Will the Air Jordan brand be a life support for Nike or eventually fade out?  When addressing this question there are many things to take into consideration other than the fact that Michael Jordan is retired from the NBA and may soon be … Continue reading →

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Creativity Panel Next Week

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

The Bucknell Forum “Creativity: Beyond the Box” series invites you to our final event of the semester, a conversation with four young alumni who apply their Bucknell learning in a range of ways in design, acting, engineering, and innovation for … Continue reading →

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An American Dilemma: The High Compensation of CEO’s

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

The generous compensation packages given to chief executives of large Fortune 500 companies are very controversial because these packages are rarely based on the company’s performance and often worth an exuberant amount of money.

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Preguntas

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

1.  How instrumental are 0% interest loans to the success of Kiva? What would happen if interest bearing loans were created? 2.  According to “Campaigns and Movements,” “membership in a movement requires the ability to see particular campaigns for particular … Continue reading →

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