by Jacqueline Farrington | Mar 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
2014 has started out as a tough year for politicians. New Jersey’s Chris Christie has spent months rebutting allegations that members of his administration closed traffic lanes in Fort Lee, NJ, causing a massive jam on the George Washington Bridge. As subpoenas and...
by Jacqueline Farrington | Mar 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
When we think of pressure, we usually think of it negatively: pressure cooker, blood pressure, etc. When we have to make an important decision, we feel anxious, nervous, and even scared. But this isn’t a bad thing. This is our body’s way of going into turbo mode....
by Jacqueline Farrington | Feb 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
How bad is diversity in the executive suite? Women account for only 4.6% of CEOs in Fortune 1000 companies—this despite the fact that they make up 46.9% of the U.S. workforce. Minorities make up 36% of the U.S. workforce but only account for 4.2% of CEOs in Fortune...
by Jacqueline Farrington | Feb 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
CVS recently announced their decision to stop selling tobacco products in their stores. They said they felt it was hypocritical to sell cigarettes behind the counter next to the smoking cessation products. By their own estimation, this decision could cost them $2...
by Jane Cho | Aug 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
The lunch cafeteria in my New Jersey high school was populated by several different cliques: the athletes, the cheerleaders, the math club kids, the metalheads, the theater crowd, the all-black-wearing smokers. As a Korean-American teenager in the ‘80s, I had a perm,...
