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Oct. 12, 2000

NEWS BRIEFS


This year’s tally

The Wharton School has been at the top of the Business Week rankings of the best B-schools for choose one: a) one b) two c) three d) four consecutive surveys. The answer is d) four. In the latest round of B-school rankings, published in the Oct. 2 issue, the mag noted that the school remains a favorite with corporate recruiters and students. The students like what BW called Wharton’s “can-do culture.” The recruiters value Wharton grads’ sharp minds and global outlook, and continue to give Wharton’s curriculum high marks for its innovation.

Olympic medals

Penn alums took two medals at the Summer Games in Sydney. Brandon Slay (W’98) won a silver in men’s freestyle wrestling, 168 pound (76kg) class, at the Summer Games in Sydney. He beat reigning Olympic champion Bouvaissa Saitiev of Russia to get to the final match with Germany’s Alexander Leipold. Sarah Garner (C’94) took home a bronze medal in women’s lightweight double sculls with fellow American Christine Collins at the games; final times — Romania 7:02.64, Germany 7:02.95, United States 7:06.37.

The wizzes

Jay Liebowitz (W’03), whose book “Wall Street Wizard” came out in September, has investment advice for younger investors. His Web site, www.streetwhiz.com, on the same subject, got the attention of Yahoo!, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times and his editor at Simon & Schuster.

But investment wiz Liebowitz is not alone. He got the attention of The Philadelphia Inquirer on the same day (Sept. 13) as did Michael Stahl (W’04) for his coming book, “Early to Rise: A Young Person’s Guide to Investing … and Financial Decisions That Can Shape a Life,” due out in the fall. Stahl, an investor since the fourth grade, already has a retirement account.