Issue 4: December 2021 Archives - Page 2 of 2

Stern Somebody: John O’Rourke – From Wall Street to Hollywood

Stern Somebody: John O’Rourke – From Wall Street to Hollywood

By Stacy Chen on December 9, 2021

The Oppy staff is proud to continue a feature called “Stern Somebody,” telling the stories of remarkable classmates and how they became the exceptional people they are today.

Meet John O’Rourke, a first-year Langone student from North Jersey who works and lives in Los Angeles and travels back and forth to New York for classes. I got the chance to speak with John last week when we bonded over watching movies in the theater (the only true way to enjoy films) and our love for Hans Zimmer, and I learned about how a guy who once dreamed of working on Wall Street went on to become a Director of Motion Picture Distribution at a Hollywood studio.…

Stern Singles Presents: Matt Givner

Stern Singles Presents: Matt Givner

By Stacy Chen on December 9, 2021

Meet our December Stern Singles bachelor, Matt Givner, a full-time MBA 2 student from California. Matt traveled a unique path before Stern that took him from teaching and living in China, to starting a digital marketing consulting firm in Denver, to working in the cannabis industry where he became Snoop Dogg’s close and personal friend. Okay, maybe not close, or personal, but he did work with Snoop which in itself is a rarity. Keep reading to learn more about our bachelor this month! If you would like to nominate a classmate for future features of the Stern Spotlight, please email the Oppy staff at Oppy@stern.nyu.edu…

Stern Singles Presents: Sara Mitchell

Stern Singles Presents: Sara Mitchell

By Deirdre Keane on December 9, 2021

Welcome back to another edition of Stern Singles. We are excited to introduce you all to another eligible Stern bachelorette, Sara Mitchell. If you would like to nominate a classmate for future features of the Stern Spotlight, please email the Oppy staff at Oppy@stern.nyu.edu.

Hello Sara! Thank you for being this month’s bachelorette! Let’s start with an easy question. What brought you to Stern?

I went to undergrad for nutrition and was working as a registered dietitian ever since. I loved it but came to realize there wasn’t much career growth. When Covid hit I kind of re-evaluated everything and decided business school was the best way to make a career switch.…

The Next Step: Ross Gordon of Sounder

The Next Step: Ross Gordon of Sounder

By Teresa Bruno on December 8, 2021

‘The Next Step’ is a monthly series that features recent graduates who’ve made exciting moves after Stern. We hope that their stories will inspire you and excite you about what’s next.

This month, The Oppy is featuring Ross Gordon (Dec. ‘21), soon-to-be tech MBA and chief of staff at Sounder.fm, a podcast company that is shaping the future of audio. As a former colleague of mine from our LinkedIn days, I was delighted to sit down with Ross and to have the opportunity to share his story. Read on to learn more about Ross’ professional journey and his non-traditional path through the Tech MBA and to Sounder, which involved ingenuity, hard work and a touch of serendipity.…

The High Cost of the Holidays during Covid

The High Cost of the Holidays during Covid

By Kathryn Whitney on December 9, 2021

This year, it looks like there’ll be one uninvited guest at your house for the holidays: inflation. The coming holiday season will be one of the most expensive on record given the rising costs of food (a 5.3% gain since last year) and a higher Consumer Price Index (a 6.2% rise since last year). The CPI reached a 30-year high in October, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rising inflation might cause the Federal Reserve to continue its policy course. However, according to experts, these bumps are all very normal as the economy gets back up and running.

Supply chain issues continue to be a problem as well.…

Highlighting the Americans with Disabilities Act

Highlighting the Americans with Disabilities Act

By Oppy Staff on December 9, 2021

By Patrick S. Costello, Esq

On July 26, 1990 President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (“The ADA”) the most sweeping civil rights law since the Civil Right Act of 1964. Passage of The ADA was the culmination of disability rights advocates and political leadership both Democrats and Republicans which ensure the civil rights of over 43,000,000 American citizens with disabilities. At the signing ceremony President Bush stated “[l]et the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down.”

The ADA ensures public and private transportation are made accessible to individuals with disabilities. For example building ramps and or elevators at rail and subway stations, as well as wheelchair lifts on buses.…