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 Dean Announces New Policy Covering Tobacco Companies
Over the past year there has been a growing concern among
McCombs faculty and staff over our school’s
accepting donations from tobacco companies. There is strong
sentiment that it is not ethical for us to continue to accept
donations from tobacco companies because those gifts come from
revenue generated through the sale of a product that has very
damaging health consequences for all consumers of the product.
While there are other legal products that can be adverse to a
purchaser’s health if misused (such as alcohol), tobacco is
different in that it is damaging no matter how used. Recently
the McCombs Executive Committee discussed our relationship with
these companies and after careful deliberation I have determined
that the McCombs School will no longer accept any funds from
tobacco companies.
Read more.
In
the News:
Granof Discusses Giuliani Expense
Report
New York Newsday, Nov. 30,
2007
 Rudy
Giuliani moved quickly yesterday to limit damage from a Web
report about mayoral security expenses during his extramarital
affair with Judith Nathan, calling it a “debate-day dirty trick.”
But the explanations he offered still failed to explain why
expenses were scattered among obscure mayoral agencies, such as
the Loft Board. “On the face of it, I can’t
see any reason why the mayor’s
travel expenses should be allocated to the Loft Board, unless he
is traveling to examine lofts in other cities,” said
Michael Granof, McCombs accounting professor. “Maybe
they thought if they put it in all these obscure departments,
nobody would notice it. They obviously didn’t
want transparency.”
Get the full story.
In
the News:
Griffin Earns Academic All-American Honors
Austin American-Statesman, Nov. 30,
2007
 Dallas Griffin, Longhorn
Football center
and Texas MBA student, has earned an academic All-American
honors, along with his
teammate and defensive tackle Derek Lokey. This is the second
academic award for Griffin, who will be honored Tuesday in New
York with 14
others as a finalist for the Draddy Trophy, given to the top
scholar in college football. This is the first time Texas has
had two academic first-team All-Americans in the same season
since 1972. Lokey and Griffin make 25 in program history. That
ranks fifth all-time nationally. Griffin graduated with a
double major in business honors and finance last May. During his
undergraduate career, he maintained a GPA of 3.89, earning a
perfect 4.0 for four semesters.
Get the full story.
In
the News:
McCombs Study: Austin Not so Great for
Musicians After All
Fox News Austin, Nov. 29,
2007
Austin may call itself the Live Music Capital of
the World, but a new study says the local music industry needs
some help. Students at the McCombs School interviewed more than 600 Austin music professional and found
that Austin is a good place for artists to get started, but they
often have to leave town in order to make it big. “You may feel
that it’s well developed because of the campaign that the city
puts out, this ‘Live Music Capital of the World,’
but when you look at the actual artists and talent pool here and
the people that are in business in Austin, they are struggling,”
said Harrison Yeager, finance junior.
Get the full story.
 MBA International Night Celebrates
International Diversity at McCombs
The MBA International Night took place Nov. 27 at the Frank
Irwin Center. International Night is the annual celebration of
the diversity of cultures and countries that make up the
full-time MBA class at McCombs. The party featured great cuisine
from around the world, traditional dress and a lot of laughter.
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