I love Track & Field and these championships reminded me why. Over the last ten days, I’ve watched a lot and read a lot. I have some takes on the events of these championships, a contest which seems to be the
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It was January 2015 and I stood atop the Marin Headlands outside San Francisco. It was sixty degrees outside and I had just finished a picturesque climb with my cousin. I wasn’t sure how he had procured the road bicycle
Read moreThe Unsung Importance of On-Campus Recruiting

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a Lehigh Class of 2022 sendoff event in the Chicago suburbs. Two of my fraternity brothers who were interning in the city were able to join me, so we were
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This August marks my tenth year as a bonafide runner. Over my lifetime, there has been no hobby that I have pursued with the same vigor or devotion. My truly competitive days are behind me, and I’m at the point
Read moreMetal Men Review

Metal Men: How Marc Rich Defrauded the Country, Evaded the Law, and Became the World’s Most Sought-After Corporate Criminal by A. Craig Copetas Rating: ★★★ Date Finished: March 17th, 2018 Reading Time: The train ride to O’Hare I found an
Read moreWhy Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes and How to Correct Them Review

Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes And How To Correct Them: Lessons From The New Science Of Behavioral Economics by Gary Belsky and Thomas Gilovich Rating: ★★★★ Date Finished: March 4th, 2017 Reading Time: An afternoon A great supplement
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More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite by Sebastian Mallaby Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: December 28th, 2017 Reading Time: Three years MMTG provides an insider’s take on the history of hedge funds using language
Read moreCalculating Rap Music Clarity Using Cypher

I first explored the topic of rap music clarity over the summer. By clarity, I mean how easy it is to transcribe lyrics while listening to a song. Slow songs with simple lyrics and familiar enunciation are easy to transcribe. Kendrick Lamar’s
Read moreRich Dad, Poor Dad Review

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki Rating: ★★★ Date Finished: September 28th, 2016 Reading Time: A long afternoon It’s a pump-up book that I would generally recommend to those looking for inspiration to spur change in their lives, but
Read moreA Hackathon Sponsor’s Duty

Update: After first publishing this post in June, the student director of LehighHacks reached out almost immediately with his side of the story. Though my team was frustrated by Well’s Fargo’s apparent Houdini act, it turns out that the hackathon
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