Last week I wrote about China's economy. In this issue I will examine challenges facing China's financial services, a particularly relevant issue given the credit turbulence in the United States. Among Chinese financial institutions, the banking industry stands out as the preeminent sector.
For those of you not embarking on fabulous study abroad opportunities this summer, relax. It is in fact possible to gain an international cultural experience within the local vicinities of our dear University rather than toil with transportation, passports and those pesky little things called classes.
"I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself." -- James Baldwin Last fall, I studied abroad through the NYU in London program.
At some point in our undergraduate careers, most of us live in accommodations with some sort of cooking facilities.
A friend of mine picked Davidson to go all the way in his tournament bracket, and so far, he's doing pretty well.
At the University, long papers, grueling exams and time-consuming projects are part of daily life for most students.
Earlier this semester, the University community was bombarded by student advertisements for the various positions up for election.
Overcome by an attack of emo-itis -- the depression one slips into whenever an exam approaches -- I laid face-down on my bed contemplating the woes in my life.
Since its inception about six years ago, Oluponya Records has sought to support future stars. As the first and only student-run recording label at the University, Oluponya Records (pronounced All-Up-On-Ya) is dedicated to recording and promoting talented students and student groups. "Our mission is to expand genres and serve as a premier organization for students at a great price and in a good location," said third-year Commerce student Alex Boyajian, president of the organization.
Grace Akallo's current life is not out of the norm. She went to college. She got married. She had her first child.
The biggest mammal on Grounds today is probably a member of our football team. It's unquestionably a member of our species.
The buzzword this season is color. Bright primary colors on nails and toes, neon clothing and even jewel tones for eyeliner.
It's dark, and raindrops are falling fast. Worse yet, I'm walking without an umbrella or rain boots along Water Street, near the Downtown Mall, and the cars that drive by splash muddy puddles of water onto my already-soaked jeans.
Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais-Villages 2006 Price: 9.99 Grade: B+ The Beaujolais region lies between the more famous French regions of Burgundy and the Rhone Valley.
"The only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey ... and the only reason for making honey is so I can eat it," Winnie the Pooh declares in "The House at Pooh Corner." What dear Winnie doesn't realize, however, is that not only do real bears not actively eat honey (they eat bee larvae inside the hive instead), but the bees themselves have another quite crucial purpose in life -- flower pollination!
Turn on the television, open a newspaper or browse a news Web site and you are guaranteed to find news about the election.
When last we left him, Daniel Dooley was in a very precarious position, struggling to hang onto the edge of a cliff with one hand while maintaining a tight grip on his baggie of PCP with the other.
Dante, in his bestselling "Inferno" (No. 1 for 700 years), speaks of the seven levels of Hell, with level one being pre-school, levels two through six being DMV lines of different lengths and level seven being airports.
As I've been meandering back and forth to class lately, I've been thinking a lot about what all this high-brow learning stuff is gearing me up for, and I'm sure that this applies to just about everyone.
This month's fashion magazines have been flaunting the latest runway looks fresh from New York City's Fashion Week, but Fair Dinkum Fashion provides a fresh look on the latest T-shirt designs without straying too far from the Rotunda.
