MINIMAX Spring 2017

MINIMAX

Report from Election Night in Washington Interview:

Anna Dreber Questions about the SASSE board trip

Bar Guide

CONTRIBUTORS LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE PUBLISHER Pauline Norden mediapres@sasse.se EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paula Dahlman cred@sasse.se VICE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Caroline Fogelkvist PHONENUMBER 070 350 34 35 VISITING ADDRESS Saltmätargatan 13-17 ADRESS Minimax/HHS Box 6501 113 83 Stockholm COVER PHOTOGRAHY BY Emma Fastesson Lindgren TREASURER Martin Svensson

CONTRIBUTORS Alisa Bandell Axel Lindberg Alice O’Connor Mats G Ringesten Joanna Sandberg Adam Westergård Fanny Widepalm Filip Wikström Alexander Winter Kårstyrelsen 17/18

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CONTENT

SASSE has a newly elected board 10

SSE Sisters

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Inspiration week: Bursting the SSE-bubble

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Column: How to deal with KTH:are

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Interview: Anna Dreber

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Reflections byt the new IT-president

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The Fastesson report: That feeling

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Interview: Sara Mohammad

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Column: Glass ceiling in the Fashion business

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Column: What Trump means for our bubble

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Book discussion by the Literature Society:The Secret History

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Guide: Stockholm in the winter

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A letter from the president

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Questions about hte SASSE board trip

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Guide: Bars around Sveavägen

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Alisa Bandell: Bake a banana cake

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An account of the past

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Handelsspexet

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Letter to the editor

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Important information about the future of Minimax

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Design// Julia Olander

nvest or divest?

By decision of the current SASSE board, Minimax is no longer sent out to the members of SASSE. Because of financial issues from previous years it is considered too expensive. We consider this to be a step in the wrong direction. At the same time, it is an important indication of where the magazine might be heading. There is no guarantee that Minimax will not face the same destiny as many other tradition bound papers in our society, the so called ”tidningsdöden”. To prevent this and ensure Minimax becomes worth its cost, we will ask ourselves the following questions.

First, how can we improve the value offered to our readers? Minimax is already a channel for SASSE: s members to make their voices heard. However, this has not been communicated clearly enough. By introducing an opinion section, it will be clear to you, the reader, that Minimax is a platform to read others thoughts and express your own. We will also continue to work on providing content that is as interesting and relevant as possible.

Second, how can we provide value to SASSE? Minimax can be a tool to increase transparency. We will introduce a section where the next VP, Caroline Fogelkvist, will provide a full report of what the board has been working on since the latest issue. We are also considering reintroducing an old concept, Hermes, as a section in the magazine. Hermes’ mission was to independently examine the association’s activities. If this section is introduced, the board will be able to comment on all the subjects that are examined. This way, Hermes will be a platform for discussion between students and the board.

Third, how can we improve our reach? Relying on that all members will pick the magazine up in the pub themselves is not realistic. We have uploaded a digital version on the website and are considering sending it out by email. Still, we believe that there is value in printed media. Especially in a student magazine that is released quarterly and that has been in a printed version since its founding in 1969. We therefore oppose the decision of the board and will appeal with a motion in the Student council. Hopefully, we can work out a financial solution together with the current or next board.

Minimax is standing at crossroads - slowly dissolve or be revived. One underlying reason for the uncertain future that Minimax is facing right now is the difficulty to keep all members involved in the magazine. If you have any opinions about the magazine’s content, concept or want to contribute; never hesitate to contact us. We want you to help us stay relevant.

Now, let’s enjoy this issue!

Paula, editor-in-chief

EDITORIAL TEAM Design// Julia Olander

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Editor in chief

Vice Editor in chief

Editor

Paula Dahlman // BC3 // BE

Caroline Fogelkvist // BC2 // BE

Izabella Källholm // BC2 // BE

Creatice Director

Freelancer

Freelancer

Julia Olander // BC2 // RM

Artur Obminski // BC3 // BE

Emma Fastersson Lindgren // BC3 // BE

Editor

Photography Director

Art Director

Beatrice Gohdes // MSC1 // Economics

Ebba Forsberg // BC2 // RM

Katarina Dahlgren // BC1 // RM

Editor

Art Director

Olivia Krall // BC2 // BE

Erika Nilsson // BC2 // RM

SASSE HAS A NEWLY ELECTED BOARD! Text// Kårstyrelsen 17/18 & Caroline Fogelkvist Design// Erika Nilsson

Minimax asked the eleven new board members to introduce themselves shortly

President of the Media Committee President of SASSE Sofia Arnekull, Business and Economics, Second Year Random fact about you: Finished the Stockholm half marathon in a wheel chair.

Summarize your goals for the coming year in a couple of sentences: Finding a common goal and a clear direction for the whole SASSE board to be able to strive in the same direction, and focus on transparency. Transparency towards the students by communicating which questions are being discussed and what decisions are being made.

Asmir ”Asse” Mahmuljin, Retail Management, Third Year Random fact about you: I have a cooking channel on Instagram, currently on a break though.

Summarize your goals for the coming year in a couple of sentences: I aim to make students feel like they are a part of SASSE no matter the level of engagement they have. SASSE needs to be for everyone with genuine interest and motivation. That’s why I want to remove the feeling of needing to have a certain level of ”experience” or knowledge to apply to positions. Oh yeah, I want students to have a crazy amount of fun as well.

Vice President Caroline Fogelkvist, Business and Economics, Second Year Random fact about you: I lived in Dubai with my family when I was in 8th and 9th grade.

Summarize your goals for the coming year in a couple of sentences: I hope to put more time and effort into communicating what the board really does so that members see the effort being put into the association. I also aim to develop the premises through the Premises Committee and the SASSE App that will make it easier for members to make use of the premises for their own purposes.

President of the International Committee Maria Bergsten, Retail Management, Second Year Random fact about you: Since 7th grade, I have painted my nails at least 2 times a week.

Summarize your goals for the coming year in a couple of sentences: One of my main goals for IntU is to make it the ”sustainability committee”, since I think that there needs to be a place in SASSE where students can engage in these questions. When it comes to SASSE as a whole, I will work for a faster and more efficient organization, so that students can save their time and energy!

Treasurer

President of the IT Committee

Nicklas Kövamees, Business and Economics, Second Year Random fact about you: I’ve read all the Harry Potter books, but can’t really remember much of them.

Summarize your goals for the coming year in a couple of sentences: I aim to make the long-term perspective more articulated in our entire association, so that the work we put into developing SASSE won’t only benefit today’s members but also tomorrow’s. I will also be conducting a very thorough investigation about starting a limited liability company within SASSE, so that any decision made will be a very informed one.

Filip Wikström, Business and Economics, Third Year Random fact about you: I prefer Tidal over Spotify.

Summarize your goals for the coming year in a couple of sentences: My main aim to engage more students in the IT committee and add more ways for students to pursue an interest in IT. My secondary aim is to promote SASSE as an inclusive environment and make sure that all students feel heard within it.

President of the Sports Committee President of the Business Committee Carl Kugelberg, Business and Economics, Second Year Random fact about you: I have been hit by both a tram and a bus, though not simultaneously.

Summarize your goals for the coming year in a couple of sentences: I wish to inspire and develop collaboration between all individuals working with company relations, regardless of which committee or project they are engaged within. Furthermore, I will put a focus on the internal culture of the BC.

Klubbis/President of the Entertainment Committee Fredrik Agmén, Business and Economics, Second Year ”Random fact about Fredrik” Did not learn how to dive properly until I was 19.

Who knew you were supposed to blow air out of your nose? No wonder I constantly got ”kallsupar” Summarize your goals for the coming year in a couple of sentences: A more diverse party environment, we have two dancefloors available so why not use them to their full potential with more diverse music? I also want to continue to offer the members of SASSE the magical parties and “sittningar” which we all love so dearly and continue to improve them.

President of the Education Committee Sofie Eriksson, Retail Management, Second Year Random fact about you: Currently on ”breakfast stop”, meaning having a budget restriction for eating too many breakfast at cafés in 2016…

Summarize your goals for the coming year in a couple of sentences: I will work for more focus on the pedagogical aspect of the education at SSE and influence with project such as for example Teacher of the Year. A lot of changes has been made this year and my goal is to give all members a chance to evaluate and help improve on things. If the basics works, our members will be able to put their energy into SASSE, to make the association more professional and fun!

Gustav Alé Svensson, Business and Economics, Second Year Random fact about you: I write all my exams in ink as lead pencils make me shiver (living on the edge).

Summarize your goals for the coming year in a couple of sentences: Improve the already big IdU buffet so it can provide more students with both fellowship and exercise and work closer with SSE´s research center for sports and business as we have a lot of knowledge and experiences to share with each other. I would also like to strengthen the relationship with SAIF (Sveriges Akademiska Idrottsförbund) in order for SASSE to get the opportunity to arrange the Students Sports Gala of 2017, the first one ever in our history (I believe).

President of the Social Committee Clarence von Rosen, Business and Economics, Second Year Random fact about you: I used to study in Uppsala and served as an active member of Stockholms Nation so now I can’t help myself from bringing it up all the time.

Summarize your goals for the coming year in a couple of sentences: I hope to continue making the Social Committee the place where student culture meets high culture. I want to improve student offers at cultural institutions and making regular events gathering students to visit them. I also want to let imagination run amok and produce even crazier events this year.

Inspiring Initiatives: SSE Sisters Text// Caroline Fogelqvist Design// Erika Nilsson Ever since 1909, inspiring initiatives have been sprung from the minds of inspiring students at SSE. One recent project that is worth keeping an eye on, is the newly started network and mentorship programme called SSE Sisters. The frame is simple: female SSE students at various academic levels act as mentors for female high school students at schools within the suburban areas of Stockholm – ranging from Värmdö to Botkyrka.

Minimax had the opportunity to meet with both the founder and the current project manager, Anna Edding Heijde and Linnéa Estman, to engage in a discussion regarding mentorship, motivation and the search for finding your true path in life.

Anna, you started this project nearly two years ago, would you like to begin by telling us how you got the idea for the initiative?

Anna: I had previously both had and been a mentor myself, and I really liked the coaching nature and the exchange of thoughts and ideas that mentorship meant. I also knew that SSE was actively engaging in empowering women in general and thought it would be a cool idea to start something for young women myself. I pitched the idea to the school and they liked it. 2013 we had the first round of mentors and mentees and here we are today!

Linnéa, how come you applied for the project manager role for SSE Sisters?

Linnéa: To me the thought of a forum at SSE solely for women to engage in felt important. I had also previously had a mentor myself and I still cherish the invaluable tools that it gave me. I felt the urge to pay it forward.

The project’s values are mutual respect, openness and loyalty. Could you please elaborate on what those words mean to the project and for the participants?

Linnéa: Mutual respect concerns the fact that all individuals have different backgrounds, values and opinions.

In terms of the project, it is about creating a forum and an environment where you can become the best version of yourself and where everyone respects the individual for who she is. It is all about treating both yourself and others with this respect. Openness is about creating an atmosphere for a constructive and honest dialogue and to keep this attitude throughout, to be loyal to yourself and your mentee. We believe these three aspects to be the foundation for another type of dialog, one that leads to profound insights and, hopefully, a deeper understanding regarding your own place in the world at large.

What would you both say is the greatest motivation for you to work with this project and with mentoring in general?

Anna: The fact that mentorship is about mutual exchange! It is about

two people gaining a deeper understanding of themselves through a very special kind of conversation.

That understanding, which often comes from challenging your way of thinking, and the boost it generates when you reach new insights, is a key element to me. It has made me realise my potential and I love seeing others taking their first steps down that path.

Linnéa: To me it is essential to emphasise the empowerment that comes with mentorship; it is a process where all these cool women meet and empower each other in order to push their boundaries. There lies an incredible strength in the process of exploring everything that you are capable of and to have the possibility of enabling that process to take place is, I think, the greatest motivation for me personally to work with this project.

You have been touching upon the subject through out, but what would you personally define mentorship as?

Linnéa: To me, mentorship is about the process through which the mentor creates a safe setting within which the mentee feels safe to thoroughly explore herself, and in the process gets the opportunity to question her own values and understand where her thoughts and ideas come from. Oftentimes that is the first step towards developing a new way of thinking and realising all

the things you really could be doing with your life. Mentoring is all about creating an atmosphere where individuals are allowed to be themselves, to explore their underlying values, and finding out where their heart truly lies, through conversation with another person. Mentorship to me is an invaluable sounding board.

Anna: Yes, a sounding board and a safe forum for discussion and proper dialogue! You can get input from many different directions generally speaking, but in terms of your mentor you have a person who specifically has taken on the role of being a sounding board for you personally.

I think that enables you to reach deeper and not just touch upon the different ideas and then still keep on running in the same direction. So I would say my definition is similar to Linnéa’s; it is a process whereby you are able to question the idea of solely finding a vision that you try to imagine, and instead go that extra mile to find what actually suits you as an individual the best.

The general layout of the program: The mentees are nominated via their teachers in the five different participating schools. The nomination is not based on grades but rather on who the teachers believe will receive the most personal development out of the program. The next step is that the nominees write a letter elaborating on why they are motivated to participate, letters that are later used to match the right mentor with the right mentee in order to create the best possible personal match. The mentors at SSE apply via motivational letters as well. Within the program itself, the mentoring pairs meet on a monthly basis. In addition to that, all participants attend a course developed together with Self Leaders, which previously has been highly appreciated.

What has the response been in general mentees and mentors feel more comfortable with the choices they towards the initiative? have made in life since they were Linnéa: Incredible! The school wants conscious and thought-through updates continuously on how we are ones. doing and developing, and are really eager to help. The mentees’ schools have Anna: Yes same, in the short term also prioritised the project and given I hope the program generates a it their time and engagement despite feeling of “Wow, I can do so much!” and allow the women to think even hectic schedules elsewise. bigger, and in the long run, that it Anna: Yes, and we also get a lot back forces the participants to continue to question if the choices that they from the women that are in the promake truly are their own. Very gram, both the SSE women and the mentees. It has become clear to me that similar to what Linnéa was saying there truly is a hunger for these kinds (laugh). of initiatives, where you work with empowerment through a well thought- Where do you hope SSE Sisters will be in 5 years? out concept.

What do you hope are the short term and long term consequences for the mentees and mentors of being part of SSE Sisters?

Linnéa: I am excited about the alumni network we are building for everyone who has participated in the program and wish to develop that even further.

Linnéa: In the short term I hope that the mentees feel a stronger belief regarding Anna: Yes, and that the program itself continues to empower and what they are capable of doing, and consequently, that they dare to dream bring out the drive in these increbig. In the long term, I hope both the dible women!

What the mentors say: What has SSE Sisters given you as a mentor?

Alina Eriksson, BE second year: New insights and self-knowledge! New insight regarding what is important to younger women and how they reason about life and the future and what kind of expectations they have. Mentoring has also given me self-knowledge and self-esteem since I have realised that I can inspire and guide someone through my own experiences - even though I thought they only were my experiences, I have come to realise that they are truly meaningful to others.

Frida Engström, research assistant at the Management Institution: It has been truly inspiring to see new perspectives! You get sort of lulled into a certain kind of thinking after three years at SSE and it has been refreshing to meet someone else who sees the world from a completely different perspective. It has also been challenging to be in a situation where you at first seem to be expected to solely deliver clear-cut answers just because you are older, but where you have had to learn how to handle the situation and instead turn the focus towards what the mentee truly wants.

It has made me happy to be able to share my experiences and discuss with my mentee and to then see how she reaches her own conclusions and insights!

Inspiration Week - Bursting the SSE-bubble Text// Alice O´Connor & Joanna Sandberg Photo// Inspiration Week Design// Erika Nilsson

Iyout iswake a dark winter morning and up at six in the morning

to make it to your eight am lecture.

After your lecture you head straight for your seminar, knowing all too well that you did not do the assigned reading. Twelve o’clock - finally lunch! The excitement dies down when you realise that you have a lunch meeting with one of your student projects, giving you less time to finish that Lidl lunch and Panini coffee. Straight after the meeting you hurry to the atrium to start your next group project, which you do not finish until six in the evening.

You get home and cook dinner plus lunch boxes for the rest of the week.

After dinner, you do that arduous homework which is due tomorrow morning and then fall asleep, exhausted, at eleven. Actually, you fall asleep at midnight because you had to go through your Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat before falling asleep. Sound familiar?

Do you need a break from the SSE-bubble? Do you want to be inspired to focus more on your personal health and wellbeing? Let us present you Inspiration Week - a

project that will do just that! Inspiration Week is a renewed project within the social branch (Socialmästeriet) of the Social Committee unlike any other within SASSE; a project solely focused on the wellbeing of its students. It will take place between the 30th of January and the 5th of February 2017.

We strongly believe that Inspiration Week is a much-needed project at this time. “How are you?”; a question with a million answers that usually is answered by the word “fine”. While everyone keeps saying that they are fine, young people especially are increasingly suffering from mental illnesses all over Sweden. This is not something that SSE is exempt from.

Our fellow students are in many cases stressed, pressured and tired, a fact that we researched closer in the health survey conducted by the Social Committee last spring. Noticing this very serious issue, we wanted to make an effort to help. This project will aim to address these problems head on, presenting them in refreshed and uplifting ways. A majority of the health survey respondents also wanted more focus on student health within both SSE and SASSE,

another reason for why we believe this project is so important!

Inspiration Week will be a week full of various activities focused on inspiration, health and wellness. Interesting lectures by prominent people in this field will be mixed with fun and relaxing events. We want everyone who participates in our different activities to leave them feeling more relaxed, more knowledgeable about their personal wellbeing and more inspired to pursue a more balanced and healthy lifestyle.

We hope to see you during Inspiration Week!

Much love, Alice O’Connor, project leader of Inspiration Week and social master of the Social Committee Joanna Sandberg, vice project leader of Inspiration Week PS: Want to focus more on your health and wellbeing already? Visit the Stockholm Student Health Service at Studentpalatset or visit their homepage (www.studenthalsanistockholm) for more help. All their services are completely free for all SSE students!

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How To Deal With

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Text// Axel Lindberg Design// Julia Olander

ou just couldn’t care less.

And we understand you, KTH is the most unsexy of all schools ever *.

However, to avoid” dålig stämning” at some bar on Friday night when you are sharing a table with people who think that they can get laid talking coding, here are some basic facts about the school and some instructions on how to approach its students.

Also called KTH, Tekniska, Kungis, Högis, Pillis, Kodis, Knådas, Flådis, Skolis, the school’s real name is Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan and it’s located north of everything cool in Stockholm.

KTH is always trying to attract the best students, something they consistently fail with. Most of the students are guys who grew up just right about north of everything cool in Stockholm. What does that mean?

Well, you get a comfortable group of people. Never questioned, never looking for new experiences. It’s like they hate to get out and do stuff.

They often sleep inside the school (even though they have Jolt-cola in the cafeteria) and it’s nothing they’re ashamed of. Being ashamed is a social quality and social qualities are deprecated among applying students.

The school is built by bricks and have doors to get in. Well, it takes you more than just to open the doors to get in; you need to have good grades and an absolute lack of social skills. In the history of KTH it has happened that the wrong type of people has been let in. People with social needs that they didn’t know what to do with during their time at the school… Lasermannen, Balettmannen and the so far unsolved case of the murdered 25-year-old KTH student are some of the results

of that.

DON’T: Do NOT talk about love, relationships, sex, or feelings with them. You’ll find yourself digging in the darker of corners.

Do not talk to them. Preferably not at all. We understand that you didn’t know it was a KTH-student before you asked if the chair was free, but you’ll know soon enough.

As soon as you understand who you’re dealing with: turn around 180 degrees. Be observant because the KTH-student will try to copy your behavior. Remember, they are not human.

”As soon as you understand who you’re dealing with: turn around 180 degrees.”

Do: Use’ em! Do you know what happens when KTH-students try to do things on their own? The shoot eleven people using a laser sight, or stab the boss at the supreme court all dressed in ballet dress. Seriously.

Do you know what they manage to do when people order them to? All kinds of things! Nuclear reactors, amazing computer programs, flying robots, get you a beer, save lives, yes all kinds of great things.

You already knew you SHOULD, you may still not know WHY, but now you know HOW to despise them. *(and there are no sexy schools)

Interview:

Professor Anna Dreber Text// Paula Dahlman Photo// Ebba Forsberg Design// Erika Nilsson

There is some really cool resear-

ch going on at the Department of Economics at SSE. In a room filled with Lego and posters of sci-fi novels, Professor Anna Dreber Almenberg talks about how hormones may affect our behavior, prediction markets for scientific findings and the importance of interdisciplinary research and education.

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“ very time a journalist is here they ask me about the Lego – whether it has something to do with my research. It’s actually just for my oldest son to play with since the younger one is too small to play with it”, Dreber says. Since the 13th of September 2016 she is the first female professor in economics at SSE. However, she tells us not to exaggerate this fact. “Finance has a female professor since 2008, Mariassunta Giannetti. Also, economics has always been male-dominated and it takes time to catch up. The MSc in Economics has basically a 50/50 distribution for example.” Dreber

says that she has never experienced a “glass ceiling” at SSE. Dreber explains that one of the reasons she likes economics so much is because with economics you can basically study everything – and it easily gets very interdisciplinary.

“Everything and nothing can be economics.” Her research has certainly been interdisciplinary with a focus on explaining human behavior. In a recent interview with Dagens Nyheter, she talks about her work within the new field of “neuroeconomics”; a mix of economics, medicine, biology, genetics and psychology, which aims to link biological correlates such as hormones with economic behavior.

“This is indeed a fun and merging field. However, right now my research focuses on why so many scientific results cannot be replicated, whether we can predict replicated results and what types of hypotheses we are testing in different fields. We often use prediction markets and surveys to look at the prediction part. Basically it’s some sort of quantitative philosophy of science.”

She has also done research on how or if hormones affect our economic behavior. “Years ago we found a positive correlation between risk-taking and testosterone. I thus thought we would find that testosterone had a causal effect on risk taking, so that if you administered it, risk taking would increase. This is however not what’s been seen in the literature. A general problem here and in many other parts of the social sciences is statistical power – which is a function of sample size and effect size.

I would say that we typically have too low statistical power to draw meaningful conclusions. In our latest study on oral contraceptives and economic preferences we have the largest test yet with 340 participants, but in our new study on testosterone in men we’ll have 1000.” Sample sizes like this makes it less likely to get “false positive” and “false negative” results.

Another recurrent tool in Dreber’s research is the classic game the prisoner’s dilemma; a familiar concept for those of us that study economics.

“The prisoner’s dilemma is still dominating research on cooperation, in economics and other sciences.”

Still, there are a lot of new things to discover in economics. “There are always trends in research. Right now, it’s pretty popular to do research on social norms. We know that norms affect behavior but not exactly how.

SSE professor Tore Ellingsen is woking a lot on that for example, combining economics with important insights from sociology.”

”But I would really like more quantitative philosophy of science in all programs, with discussions of what we actually “know” in terms of research.”

Dreber continues to emphasize how important it is with interdisciplinary research and education. “Interdisciplinary sounds a bit like a buzz word, but I think that most research projects actually get better when people from different disciplines are involved. Communication problems can of course arise, but I think they are pretty surmountable.” Dreber thinks that the undergraduate program at SSE could become slightly broader. “When I taught in the MSc in General Management for example, we had everything from math students to orchestral conductors. It was a great mix and it was not like the math student always performed better in the micro course than the conductor.

of research. Plus I would like more Bayesian thinking.”

Maybe we business and economics students should start to cultivate our non-business related interests more. Science, as well as the world in general, is after all interdisciplinary and complex. “For winter reading I can recommend “Neuromancer”

by William Gibson, a classic and one of my favorite books. I also like the more recent “Seveneves” by Neal Stephenson. It starts with the moon exploding.”

But I would really like more quantitative philosophy of science in all programs, with discussions of what we actually “know” in terms

The Prisoner's Dilemma

Two prisoners are offered an opportunity by a prosecutor.

Each prisoner can choose between betraying the other or remain silent. If they cooperate with each other and both choose to remain silent, they will only get a year each in prison for minor offenses. If one betrays the other who remains silent, the one betraying gets zero years in prison while the one remaining silent gets five years in prison. If they both betray each other, each will two years in prison. A rational prisoner in the one-shot version of the game will always choose to betray.

Therefore, two rational prisoners will always end up at D, D in this version of the game. (In infinitely repeated versions of the game there are both cooperative and uncooperative equilibria.)

The dilemma is widely used to analyse cooperative behaviour in real life and was originally created in 1950 by the mathematicians Merrill Flood and Mervin Dresher.

Reflections by the new IT-president Text// Filip Wikström Design// Erika Nilsson

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have a theory. I like to think that for a person to like something there has to be some sort of restriction. People in general do not like too much of anything. You want a little but if you get enough you’ll tire and move on to different things. At the same time, you have to get enough to feel it worthwhile to pursue.

it away.

I find that the concept is not just applicable to FIFA but also to other parts of life. Whether it is food or relationships, if it’s cut short right when you find it the most enjoyable, you want more of it.

the IT committee has a restriction mechanism. The committee room is open for most people between 7-17.

I would approximate that people have the most fun at five a clock, right when they have to leave. The IT committee has its own addiction cycle.

These opening hours are somewhat of a historical abnormality however. They are only temporary and will be changed before I take over, but for some time now the IT committee found a perfect balance between too much and too little fun.

”People enjoy goals, so they enjoy match endings the most, and once the game ends they wonder why it’s already over”

The type of recreational activities that I enjoy are the ones that end right where I have the most fun.

Take the EA developed console game FIFA. Within this soccer simulation game, there is an algorithm that make goals more likely to occur towards the end of a match. The result? People enjoy goals, so they enjoy match endings the most, and once the game ends they wonder why it’s already over. As I finish a FIFA game I am filled with a strong urge to play another. One match is not enough. It does not feel fulfilling.

That’s how you create an addiction.

The marketing team at EA found the perfect balance between giving people just what they want and taking

Sometimes when I to explain to people why I wanted to become president of the IT committee I explain this theory. For me the IT committee illustrates the concept perfectly.

For one reason or another the committee occupies this juxtaposition within SASSE. Situated right next to the media committee at the third floor of Saltmätargatan it is one of the more inaccessible committees at the school. At the same time, it is also one of few rooms where students can drop by without notice. First and foremost, though,

Eventually all things end however.

As I am writing I am not sure what committee rules will be in place mars, but I will be dedicated towards creating a committee that is likeable and fun.

That feeling The Fastesson Report How Georgetown University went from party mode to self destruction in under 5 minutes. The full story of November 8th 2016.

Text, Photo & Design // Emma Fastesson Lindgren

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Do you know that feeling? The feeling of waking up and being stoked? It is a rare feeling, especially when you have class at 8 o’clock in the morning. However, it is a bit less rare when you are abroad.

On the 8th of November I woke up at 6 o’clock. The day before I had flown across America to witness, at first glance, the election of USA’s first female president, I was stoked.

Shortly after my awakening I left the apartment together with its resident Bensam Solomon. Bensam, together with Sebastian Röing, are SSE students currently studying at Georgetown University thanks to the Wallenberg Fellow Program.

On the morning of the election, Bensam seemed calm and was excited for the night’s festivities. He is a former seminar teacher and logic lover and in his mind there was no doubt that Hillary was not going to win.

We said good-bye at the gates and I started my walk towards DC’s different sites, such as the Lincoln Memorial and a House Sculpture in a park.

There was a calm surrounding the city, almost as nothing out of the usual was going on. Men and women with “I voted” stickers were walked around town, but apart from that, nothing.

Nevertheless, the subsequent evening at the university has a different story to tell.

After a couple of adventures in the city center I headed back to Georgetown to follow the Election Night. As I entered the great hall I was blown away by the tremendous amount balloons, flags and free pizza. Together with Bensam, Sebastian and their friend we sat down in the back of the hall.

With smiling faces all around the room had warm feeling of camaraderie and unity. A couple of students was dressed up, for example one girl had a crown and another where wearing red hats with the text “Make America Gay Again”.

As the first votes came in people cheered and clapped. However, a lot of students like Bensam and Sebastian, were following the counting more closely as they compared the results with different sources.

It was as these sources started to provide more data that Bensam got more and more nervous.

“She needs to win Michigan”, he said, several times. He, together with many, glanced further down in their computers and as the TV-presenters said, “Trump wins Florida” they gasped for breath.

So, do you know that feeling? The feeling when you really can’t understand. It might be an outcome, an artwork or an election result. You are startled, your mouth becomes dry and your heart is beating like crazy.

Sometimes it gives you desire to walk around it, see it from different perspectives. But as you move closer to the truth the more frightened you get. You back away, accept the unavoidable and try to move on with your life. Yet, it will never be the same as before.

Interview:

Sara Mohammad Text// Olivia Krall Photo// Ebba Forsberg Design// Erika Nilsson

On the 25th of November, the Feminist Society drew attention to the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of

Violence Against Women by inviting Sara Mohammad to hold a lunch lecture. Before her lecture, Minimax met with her and asked her about her work.

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ara Mohammad is the founder of GAPF, a nonprofit organization working against honor related violence. This summer she held a sommarprat and by holding lectures and recounting her life experiences, she has helped multiple cases feel like they can be open about their experiences and ask for help. Over her years of working with these issues she has met thousands of young people, listened to them while they cried, and heard them laugh after.

In Sweden, there are about 100.000 young people who live with honorary oppression, and there were at least 10 suspected honor killings in 2016 alone. Sara explained that this target group is incredibly wounded and that it is not enough to just listen to their problems. Sara has personally travelled to some of the home countries of the people who have contacted them to get them out, but has not been able to do so for every case. Previously, Sara has had cases stay in her private residence for between one day and five months, but GAPF now has an apartment

called Pela och Fadime stödjouren where they can be taken care of. These people have been traumatized and carry both mental and physical scars.

The goal is to make sure that more people that are subjected to this can get support and protection from the social services and police, as a preventive measure for abduction, as well as make sure that there are more police reports against child marriage and forced marriage.

However, this past fall has been incredibly eventful. Every day, I’ve either been lecturing in a different city in Sweden, or I’ve been out of the country.

We have also gained a higher position among the elite and have gotten more focus in the media. Lately I’ve noticed that other players, both political parties and other organizations, have started to criticize the left’s position on these issues.”

Have you experienced a change in the Swedish peoples’ understanding and willingness to discuss these issues after your sommarprat?

“Absolutely, I have received at least 4 000 messages from people who explain that they now understand what these questions are about and the negative connotation the headscarf has for girls and women. I have also heard from girls and women who relate to my story and explain how nice it is that someone is speaking out about how they have had it, and how they have it today.

I have noticed a lot from different social institutions. I have held lectures for 20 years, and it feels like I’ve been to every village in Sweden.

Recently Sara was in Norway, where she met with different political parties, as well as the national team that takes care of abducted children and works against child marriage and genital mutilation.

Do you think people are more willing to take part of the discussion, as well as take action, abroad than in Sweden?

“It is widely known that Sweden is scared and careful when it comes to handling these issues. Both England and Norway have national strategies for how to retrieve abducted children that have been forced to marry, or that have returned home after being abducted. Sweden has no

support for abducted children.

The city of Stockholm has finally written a plan of action for handling violence against women and honor related violence in Stockholm. They asked us for a consultation about the plan and we responded with 17 different points that will beneficial to the victims of honor related crimes. The plan previously did not give specifics around honor related violence, for example what the signals are, and there were no points surrounding boys who are brought up around this violence.”

How would you recommend that we should approach these issues to improve upon the alarming statistics you share in your sommarprat?

“I think we should start by having an open and honest discussion about the problem and make the victims of it visible. Thankfully there are more people like me in Stockholm, and in other cities, that have fought to explain to politicians, the public and the media about these problems and the consequences of being naïve and seeing gender separatist activities as a solution to these problems.

The media has begun to report more about the target group and oppression, as well as violations against children and women’s rights from the religious perspective on females and their right to decide over their own body. Another aspect is the loud voices among feminists, those who have been subjected to it and young people explaining how it is.

There are also the voices of those who have their own background and experience in working with these issues, and know the consequences, that are now being given more room in society. These factors have helped to get the government to publish a national strategy against honor related violence and violence against women. The city of Stockholm is also planning on mapping out these issues, similarly to what the nonprofit organization VHEK has done previously in Stockholm and Gothenburg.

A last aspect is that we are so close to the election, which makes politicians want to do something, and then we have two years to require that things get done and make the progress visible.”

“Often we experience that in the areas with only, or almost only, Swedish people, or with very few people with migrant backgrounds, that these questions aren’t seen as something we need to be aware of or as something we should educate ourselves about. However, it is extremely far from being an issue that we don’t need to be involved in.

These issues are about human rights.

We are in what is called the most equal country in the world, and while it is far from being equal, these issues, and the dark power surrounding them, are attempting to breach the level of equality that we have achieved so far.

These issues affect your life, if you don’t notice it now, you will soon, if we don’t wake up and take a real stance. My wish is that the students at Stockholm School of Economics will take part in this issue as it is large feminist issue, equality issue, democracy issue and human rights issue, and it is not something that we should have respect for.”

The Glass Ceiling in the Fashion Business Text// Isabella Källbom Design// Julia Olander

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lass ceiling is a social phenomenon and metaphor for the invisible but real upper barrier that keeps a certain demographic group, here women, from moving up in the corporate hierarchy in businesses and corporations. The glass ceiling phenomenon is observable in all sectors of the economy, but here we will focus on the fashion industry.

Past years turbulences have contributed to great changes in the fashion industry. For example, sales- and marketing strategies have become more consumer orientated and the industry has begun to explore a liberalisation in terms of norms and social structures.

The strict division of what is regarded as masculine respectively feminine has lost importance due to increased openness and acceptance among industry members and influencers. The strict lines, that for many decades have dictated gender based clothing- and styling-choices, have been erased. Today’s society has developed a strong demand for unisex clothing and an overall stereotype liberalisation. This development is a huge success and underpins that the fashion industry changes in favour for openness and equality. This trend is not strictly limited to styling and has also taken place in the modelling industry as well as in the middle management level of the industry.

But one crucial question remains to be highlighted. As the fashion industry aims to be an open environment that offers equal opportunities for both men and women, why is it that the fashion industry remains male dominated at the executive level?

A recent study by Volante (Modebranschen I Sverige - statisktik och Analys 2016) concluded that 73 percent of the employees in the fashion industry are women. At first glance, this might seem to be a good result, but when digging a bit deeper into the statistics, one will find out that this distribution is not true for the executive level. When examining the board- and executive level, the industry remains male dominated, as stereotypes would suggest. The study found that only 31 percent of

the CEOs were women. Even though this number is higher than in other sectors of the economy and this number has developed historically, it is far from being democratic.

From a subjective perspective, the results appear to be quite shocking.

Especially when keeping in mind that Sweden is pioneering in equality-questions, one would have hoped that the gender distribution would have been more equitable. As in all sectors of the economy, overseeing a company is challenging and often results in a work-life in-balance.

Without conducting a strict generalisation, this fact may discourage women to enter the higher executive levels of a company. The lack of female CEOs and board members is mainly based on social of-of-date norms, company culture and values rather than on competence. It is crucial to acknowledge women as equal business partners, as leaders and decision-makers. Hence, it is necessary for the corporate environment to chance. Women on the other hand, must find their own voice, exude authority and dare to believe in their competence.

With this said, the fashion industry will not change overnight. This development is an on-going battle as taken for granted beliefs that have constituted themselves over many decades. Nonetheless, progress is on its way and the generation X has the best pre-conditions to actively change the gender distribution at the executive level. This article aims to give some food for thought and maybe reframe your mind-set. Career is a question of competence, not sex.

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President-elect Trump anD what it may mean for our Text// Beatrice Gohdes Design// Julia Olander

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n election night, I left a friend’s house around midnight, just after the first exit-poll results were reported on CNN. The friend happened to have studied political science, and his comment rang with me as I fought my way home through the snow storm: “Don’t worry, exit-polls are never right!”. Still, I woke up every two hours to check the latest results on my favourite news app, and the nagging feeling that something odd was happening intensified. Arriving at the election breakfast at another friend’s house at 7 in the morning, hope was not dead just yet, but the never ending, heavy snowfall gave the whole breakfast scene a comically catastrophic touch – 10 people huddled around a laptop, reluctantly picking away at their muesli bowls, while the world seemed to end outside, as well as on the screen. Around 9 it started to become clear that Donald J. Trump would become the new president of the most powerful country in the world.

During that day, I could not get two questions out of my head. First, how could this happen despite the media,

polls and common sense telling us how low the probability for this was.

Even though just 5 months earlier they’ve been just as wrong, when not predicting Brexit. Why do we even learn how to forecast market movements and decisions (for the econ and finance buds) or at least how to read them properly? Secondly, what will a President Trump do to our world w.r.t. the environment, geopolitical world order, security and fundamental values such as freedom of speech and religious freedom?

Now that the dust has settled, I’ve come to think of it as follows: we should stop denying that we live in a frighteningly homogeneous bubble.

Let’s be honest, who of you has not seen John Olivers “Make Trump Drumpf again” or Obama’s jokes about Trump during the White House Correspondence Dinner? But who of you has ever watched Fox News or related channels in your home country? Who has ever made an effort to read the (disturbing) comments below controversial Youtube videos, has snooped around populist Facebook groups or has made any effort at all to understand the mind-set and arguments of the supporters of Brexit, Trump or SD? Presumably a

bubble small minority. It is far too comfortable to blame those right-wingers you see in the news, call them uneducated, roll your eyes and move on with your case study analysing market trends in the British food industry.

It is incredibly uncomfortable to confront yourself with these realities, and yes, studying the food trends is so much more fun. Yet, it is necessary to study your opponent in terms of opinion and arguments they base a voting decision on, because that next vote might influence the chances that you will ever put to use your knowledge on those British food market trends. Apart from such practical reasons, it should furthermore inspire you to question and subsequently strengthen your values and arguments for the free world we had the privilege to grow up in. We never had to fight for this, and it might be that you are simply incredibly uninterested in politics and current affairs, but the least you can do is try to get a sniff of other people’s bubbles. And of course vote.

The Literature Society

book discussion: The Secret History

by Donna Tartt Text// Artur Obminski Design// Julia Olander

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ichard Papen, a small-town Californian teenager, leaves his dissatisfactory family and background behind to attend the Vermont liberal arts college Hampden College. There, he quickly grows fascinated with the select group of Classics students supervised by the obscure professor Julian Morrow. Eventually, he becomes one of them – though not entirely. The others have long been obsessed with Dionysus, Greek god of, among other things, wine, fertility and ritual madness, and their weekends are characterized by their efforts to reach Bacchanal ecstasy. When Richard learns about his new friends’ weekend activities, there have already been unintended consequences. The group dynamic is strained, and as Richard is let in on more of the group’s secrets, his actions become increasingly consequential.

The last Literature Society book of 2016, Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, is a whydunit story influenced by Greek mythology and Nietzschean philosophy

but firmly placed in a young campus environment.Richard narrates from a position of bland insecurity, which was generally appreciated by the participants of the society meeting where the book was discussed.

His partial externality to the others and his lack of a strong personality allow for the reader to relate to his impressions and actions, based on a human willingness to belong and hence gradually shaped by his environment.

”The Secret History includes well-written depictions of fear, lust, interpersonal bonds and how the unthinkable can be rationalized into existence.”

While the allusions to Ancient Greek thought were deemed unsatisfactory by some meeting voices, providing relatively little food for thought in the philosophical realm, The Secret History includes well-written depictions of fear, lust, interpersonal bonds and how the unthinkable can be rationalized into existence. Although a page-turner for most participants of the discussion, the reasons were somewhat different; a relaxing detective story, an intriguing depiction of the endeavor for ecstasy, a deep dive into the psyche of adolescent minds, or an account of sometimes physical under-the-radar relations.

The Secret History is a stimulating and compelling, and suggested reading for post-exam period relaxation. Not satisfied? Then instead try something very different: the next Literature Society book, Fictions, a collection of short stories by Jorge Luis Borges, the Argentinian master of magical realism. ¡Disfruta!

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Stockholm’s winter wonderland

Text// Izabella Källholm Design// Julia Olander

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ven though we are exposed to extreme darkness, snow and wintery temperatures – there is no need to develop a winter depression. The winter season is actually regarded as one of the most cultural seasons of the year, as opera concerts, ballets shows and movie-nights stand on the weekly agenda. Stockholm, aka Venice of Scandinavia, offers some exquisite cultural events during December 2016/ January 2017 and hence enables you to embrace this magical season at least by heart.

Voilà, the ultimate winter-wonderland guide that will add some culture, cosiness and sparkle to the this dark period (especially for all art- and food lovers):

Top 3 cultural events Lars Wallin – Fashion Stories Rating: **** Couture designer Lars Wallin celebrates his label’s 25th anniversary with a glamorous exhibition. The clothes presented take you back in time to a setting where decadence and cocktail-parties were on the daily agenda. This exhibition is not

to be missed!

When: December 8 2016 – March 12 2017

The Phantom of the Opera Rating: ***** Broadway meets Stockholm! The phantom of the opera is one of the most well known musicals and its interpretation is finally to be shown in Stockholm. Enjoy an enriching night that takes you back to the 18th century!

When: January 4 2017 – May 14 2017 Martin Bogren – Italia Rating: **** Stockholm’s Photographic museum is a highlight of its own (not to mention it’s cool bar and signature cocktails!). Martin Bogren is one of

CULTURE AND FOOD

Sweden’s most respected photographers and with his poetic and lyrical black and white imagery he captures Italy’s nostalgic yet timeless style. Here, style is defined as the Italians’ manner of living and this style is reflected in his photographs.

When: December 8 2016 – February 5 2017

IDE Top 3 places for drinks

Ling Long at Story Hotel Rating: ***** “Urban meets avant garde and art deco” This description manages to pick up the Hotel’s unique atmosphere. Inspiration lies at the heart of the art boutique hotel and this is reflected in its interior design. Hence, the hotel bar makes a great location for conversation and drinks! The combination of signature cocktails, Asian food and some eccentric music has gained a lot of attention from Stockholm’s urban scene and Story Hotel is now regarded as one of the hottest bars in town.

Where: Riddargatan 6

Miss Clara Rating: *** International influences have shaped the bars urban environment as well as large artworks aim to inspire and ultimately result in interesting conversations. The bar’s mystic and

authentic atmosphere is welcoming and exudes a hip feeling. Even though cocktail prices can be regarded as quite high for us students, the trade-off with having a great time and enjoying tasty cocktails is larger.

Where: Sveavägen 48 Urban Deli Rating: **** Come to Urban Deli for a laid back AW! Many words are not needed to describe this place: the restaurant-bar concept together with the relaxed atmosphere makes Urban Deli a winning place for an AW or After School.

Where: Sveavägen 44

Top 3 cosy café’s Café Saturnus Rating: ***** Welcome to Stockholm’s left bank.

The cosy café is located not far from SSE and embraces a bourgeois and warm atmosphere. Escape winter-depression or TentaP with a delicious fika at Saturnus. Large

cinnamon buns and a grand caffè crème are on the agenda to light up you day!

Where: Eriksbergsgatan 6

Snickarbacken 7 Rating: *** Snickarbacken might not be as cosy as Saturnus, but its industrial design has attracted Stockholm’s art and design scene. The café- and concept store is hip and urban and reflects the Nordic minimalistic and rural take on design.

Where: Snickarbacken 7

Greasy Spoon Rating: ***** Britain meets Stockholm. The concept of Greasy Spoon finds a lot of appreciation among all brunch lovers with a preference for a good& long night sleep. With the breakfast menu open all day you can party until 5, sleep in late and still get your favourite granola or avocado toast!

There is no better win-win opportunity for a successful weekend!

Where: Hagagatan 4

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Text// Alexander WinterPhoto// Pauline Norden Design// Julia Olander

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ear members of the Association, students and friends!

The year is drawing to a close. The holidays are around the corner and for a couple of weeks the school and the Association will enter a quiet and peaceful slumber.

This autumn has been groundbreaking and immensely exciting for the Association. Countless inspirational events, parties, company presentations, dinners, breakfasts, lunches, discussions, debates and meetings have been held! The new student-run investment fund ”SSIF” has kicked off with over 100 members from all years at SSE, initiative contests have been held that have resulted in new projects and events such as ”SASSE Neon Nights” and a Fashion Show, and as usual many of our favorite and recurring projects have been held.

With the end of the calendar year, the Association year also nears its end. In a short time a new Board will be in place to take over our work and continue to make the Association even greater. With Sofia Arnekull at the helm, we are convinced that this coming year will yield further exciting and innovative student activities. We cannot wait for the new Board to get started!

I want to thank all our members for their immense contributions to SASSE. As an organization we have continued to grow and been able accommodate and inspire new interests and activities. Furthermore we have established and maintained important areas of our work so that the Association can continue to be one of the most important things about life at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Thank you once again for your time, engagement and dedication to making student life at SSE so fantastic and magical.

Happy holidays!

Your President, Alexander Winter

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In January the Board will be going on a trip to the East Coast of the US to investigate a number of questions and discuss how SASSE can continue to become an even better organisation.

The trip has existed for several years and has previously been questioned about the value that it creates for students. Read the article below to find out more what the Board are planning on working with. In the article below, SASSE President Alexander Winter will tell us about the trip’s purpose •Why are you going? What is the purpose?

The Student Council decided that the trip to the east coast of the US has two aims. Firstly, the trip’s purpose is to investigate key questions and represent SASSE and SSE. The questions that will be investigated fall under two main themes; educational and corporate relations. Secondly, the Board will be discussing the past year and the future of our organization. A number of big and important topics will be on the table and a number of concrete decisions

will be made that will impact the future of SASSE. •Where are you going?

The Board will be spending the duration of the trip at two locations, Boston and New York. At each location a number of top-tier universities and other relevant organizations will be visited in order to investigate a number of questions.

•Why did you choose to go here?

The destination and purpose of the trip were decided by the Student Council. They determined that the east coast served as the best location to investigate the questions that were proposed in terms of research opportunities and cost.

•What will you be doing?

The trip can be described as being comprised of two separate parts.

The first part will be to represent SASSE and SSE through investigating important questions related to education and corporate relations.

The second part will be discussing and making decisions about internal focus areas in SASSE. The investi-

gatory part of the trip will include addressing the following questions; pedagogical setup at top-tier universities such as a case-based learning, digitized learning and campus development. In addition to this work opportunities for SSE students in the US as well career service structure at relevant universities will be looked into. The part of the trip that can be called ”the conference” will focus on a number of topics that have been identified as important for the future of SASSE and are linked to the questions that we will be investigating on site. These include; financing structure, incentive systems and inclusiveness. In addition to this the Board will be working on the preliminary budget as well as the rest of the handover process for the new Board.

•Will it be communicated to the members of SASSE somehow?

Communication and transparency have been on great importance for the Board this year. Before we leave we will ask for student input through our different platforms to collect ide-

the SASSE board trip as and thoughts! In addition to this the trip and its output will be communicated in a number of channels such as the Student Council, Minimax, the website and social media.

However, the main way that students will feel the impact of the trip will be through the information collected there as well as the decisions that are made. The information that we collect can be used in our work together with SSE to improve our school’s standard of education and corporate relations setup. These are questions that are of high strategic importance and are currently being focused on by the school. Furthermore, the decisions made there on the previously mentioned topics will have a huge positive effect on the way students are engaged and involved in the Student Association.

•How much does it cost?

The Student Council has approved a cost of roughly 70 000 SEK that will be used for transport and living costs in order to allow the Board to investigate the aforementioned topics and perform the work.

decisions regarding them.

•Where does the money come from?

The financing of the trip is possible as a result of SASSE’s financing structure.

•What value does the trip bring to the members of SASSE? The trip creates values through a number of ways. Firstly, it allows the Board to gain new perspectives and insights that can be used together with SSE to improve a number of important areas at the school. As stated before, it will provide new ideas on how SSE can improve the standard of education even more and further the development of career services at the school. In addition to this the trip creates internal value for the members for SASSE by allowing the Board to spend time to work on important questions and issues and return with concrete solutions.

Finally, the Board has worked within the organization intensively for nearly a year, it is at this point that we have the knowledge to be able to deal with problematic issues and make

•Has the trip been criticised in any way? If so, how did you respond to that criticism?

This year’s trip has not received any criticism and was approved by the Student Council after a couple of alterations to the purpose. Some of the previous trips have been criticized. We have worked hard to ensure that this trip creates ideas that can be implemented in order to create concrete student benefit in addition to the strategic importance that this trip serves. It is also important to remind all students that if they ever have thoughts or views about the work of the Student Association, they are encouraged to communicate these to the Board through our different channels as well as through the Student Council.

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BARGUIDE AROUND SVEAVÄGEN Text// Adam Westergård Design// Julia Olander

Urban Deli Sveavägen 40 Cheapest beer: Carlberg Hoff 4,2% 40 cl.

56 SEK For all those hipsters who ever wanted to grab a pale ale together with a handful of unprocessed cheese, accompanied by a plate of more than seven different kinds of olives in the middle an up-poshed super market, this Södermalm migrant bar-mini-mart is the place to go.

However, if neither the cheese or olives would happen to poke you interest, there’s always the option to glare intensively into the windowenclosed meat room. In there, you’ll find some of the finest chunks of prime dry hanged once-cows. Some of which, old enough to legally take a seat next to you at the bar.

The atmosphere is neat, and very much influenced by the dim lights

only ever so rarely interrupted by the more intense shine from the produce section of the food market.

Urban is definitely aiming for the haute couture segment of Sveavägenbars with a strong belief in the quality-price relation. Naturally, the possibility to do my grocery shopping while at the same time getting hammered is definitely to be considered a value adding service.

Even though the posh-ness of the place inclines me to reward it with a high mark, the price of beer combined with the relentless Gothenburgian salty aroma stemming from the sea food counter, I give Urban... 3 Solsidan.

/5

“Hipster’s Paradise”

HirschenKeller Sveavägen 61 Cheaperst beer: Grängesbergs 5% 50 cl.

29 SEK Despite its name, Hirschenkeller is abundantly void of stags as well as basements. Instead, you are greeted by scattered tables and chairs. All treated with the same brownish red coating to give an otherwise mundane chair a slightly more premium look. Same thing goes for the wooden panels cladding the striped walls, creating a sharp contrast between the dark wood and the more brightly colored wallpaper.

Crudely put up Bavarian-styled

wrappers hang from the ceiling, marking the arrival of the very much anticipated Oktoberfest.

The spare placement of tiny ceiling spotlights combined with the previously mentioned dark furnishing creates a dim feeling across the premises.

Despite its best efforts, Hirschenkeller never manages to capture the true essence of a proper German bar. Where are the pretzels, beerwurst and lederhosen? I managed to strike conversation with one of the waitresses but she didn’t even speak German. Neither is the selection of beers any typically German. Nonetheless, there are certain redeeming features that should be mentioned.

/5

“Gut? Genaue!”

Lion Bar Sveavägen 39 Cheapest beer: Grängebergs 5% 40 cl.

24/32/39 SEK (It depends) For those frequent visitors to Amsterdam’s Red Light District, the porn club inspired interior lights of Lion Bar should evoke a sense of familiarity. I take these notes leaned over a tiny wood-paneled quadratic bar which stands like an immovable island in the middle of a septic tank for ocean.

A favored place for old drunkards and students without rich moms or dads, the Lion in not only a bar, it’s a Stockholm institution.

A framed front page of a local Södertälje paper announcing that one of the city’s two football clubs is now competing in the national league briefly reminds me of my home town. I am however quickly cast back to the realm of reality as the door to the bathroom swiftly opens and loudly slams into my chair. The now

regretful perpetrator humbly apologizes before taking a seat in the corner.

Despite my previous points of critique, I feel obliged to tip my hat for the year-around outdoor service area. The handful of chairs and tables that sits drenched in the warm and illuminating light of several wall mounted heaters. will for the coal-lunged chain smoker come like a saving grace in the midst of the increasingly cold autumn nights.

The second time I find myself tipping my make-believe hat tonight is through share admiration. Never have I ever seen such zealous devotion to the concept of price discrimination. All beers come with three different price tags depending on the movement of the clock.

There is a pre-8 price, a pre-midnight price and even a post-midnight price.

All in all, with the strange combination of both disgust and admiration, I reward the Lion with... 1 Solsidan.

/5 “Abyss of the Deprived”

Crazy Horse Sveavägen 60 Cheapest beer: Grängesbergs 5% 50 cl.

29 SEK The blood red walls automatically draw my mind to the play by Strindberg or the infirmary onboard the H.M.S. Victory. Of all the bars ventured, visited and vetted, Crazy Horse definitely stands out as a hidden gem. It’s the secret garden of Sveavägenbars. Surprisingly clean and well furnished, especially considering the meager price of beer, the otherwise prominent site of daytime drunkards is replaced by a group of cute girls at the other end of the bar and other various well-adjusted people.

The interior feels fresh and taken

care off. All across the wall hangs an odd mixture of signs, paintings and posters as well as a massive wagon well. A framed painting of a U.S. cavalry charge hangs inches away from a tin sign advertising cold Fisk shots.

“Best Bar on Sveavägen!” /5

Bake a Banana cake! by

Alisa

Everything taste better with browned butter! So of course, this banana cake with browned butter is to die for. And hey, did you know that this amazing recipe is from my new book ”Baka med Alisa”!

BANANA CAKE

200 g unsalted butter 3 dl granulated sugar 2 dl light muscovado sugar 1 tsp vanilla 3 dl full fat milk 1 tbs apple cider vinegar 3 eggs 7 dl flour 2 tsp bicarbonate 1 tsp salt 4 ripe bananas

CHOCOLATE GLAZE 100 g dark chocolate 50 g butter 1 tsp honey

BANANA CAKE

Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. Place the butter in a large saucepan and cook on medium heat until it foams up and turns golden brown (about 5-7 minutes).

Leave the butter to cool down. Add granulated sugar, light muscovado sugar and vanilla sugar into the butter and whip until smooth. In a glass, blend milk and the vinegar. Add the eggs to the butter mixture and whip. Add the milk mixture. In a separate bowl mix flour and bicarbonate, add the flour mixture and stir. Make a mash of the bananas and add to the mixture and stir. Grease a bundt pan, and pour the batter into the pan. Bake for about 1 hour, until it’s not sticky, check with a cake tester. Let it cool for 15 minutes and then remove the cake from the pan.

CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Melt dark chocolate, butter and honey in a saucepan at a low temperature.

Pour the glaze over the cake. Serve!

Hello there! I’m Alisa Bandell and I’m a student at the Bachelor Program in Business and Economics.

When I’m not studying, I create appealing recipes. Remember, Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ”I’m possible”!

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An account of the past Text & photo// Fanny Widepalm Design// Erika Nilsson

1916 was the year when Birger Bäckman completed his 6 years in elementary school. He was the third youngest amongst nine children in a family where the father earned his living from the wood industry, in the factory town Klemensnäs by the outfall of Skellefteälven. Further studies were not to think of. There was no money for it, nor were there any schools of higher education in the area, or tradition of it in the surroundings. Birger had not much choice but to start working in the pulp factory. However, with inspiration from older brothers that succeeded to get work in offices and in stores,

Birger started self-studies in accounting and began working as an errand boy in a local office. This resulted in a carrier as bookkeeper, cashier, accountant and lastly CFO and vice CEO of a company of over 500 employees operating within sawmill, wood pulp and wallboard production. That was how far self-studies in accounting could take you in that period of time, when only one lucky percent of the population was able to graduate from upper secondary school and only a few more percent to graduate from high school. The rest had to start working after only six years in school.

Birger´s two sons Lars and Åke studied economics at SSE and two of Lars´s daugthers (Lotta and Anna) studied economics at Stockholm University and Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law respectively. Lotta´s son Johan Olsson took a degree in economics at Lund University and Anna´s daughter Fanny Widepalm is studying at SSE as of 2015.

Take a second and reflect upon what a learning process and career development accounting studies a hundred years ago actually initiated!

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Letter to the editor Design// Erika Nilsson

Dear Paula, editor-in-chief I read with great interest the latest issue of Minimax where the contributions “Global Challenges” by Olivia Krall and Artur Obminski caught my attention.

I should inform you that I have no insight into this new course but a lifelong experience of dealing with these issues for global companies representing a wide spectrum of industries.

A student in the interview was asked the question” what is it exactly we are supposed to learn?”. It is a relevant question as a student. In my humble opinion my answer would be: to learn what methods could be applied to integrate the business environment analysis in an interactive dialogue with management and employees to form global, regional and local business plan, with a shared view on essentials. What does this mean? It means that there are methods to develop an interactive dialogue with internal as well as external stakeholders. When I launched the “Challenge & Response System in Procordia and Volvo Group”, the method became a huge success involving staff at all levels in all regions on a global scale. Same or adapted methods have been used in many other global businesses.

The long-lasting learning for a student would be to have such “helicopter” tools, references, and the personal experience of the effect of applying them to bring macro and micro together. Apparently, the students will also learn about present global challenges, but challenges are moving targets. The key is to capture what is relevant to your organization in various timeframes and integrate them into your business and organizational development.

Why do even well-known companies or organizations go totally wrong sometimes?

Seldom because of a bad business plan. It happens when the organizational culture goes wrong. An open, curious, innovative and learning organization is better adapted to change. If you bring that mindset with you then you will be able to handle most challenges with or without ” tools’ but a few insights in relevant “methods” could help Best wishes for all involved in the development of the course, objectives as well as content.

Mats G Ringesten Alumni; former Head of Strategy & Business Development Shell Consumer Products, Procordia AB, AB Volvo and Advisor to Boards & Group Managements and most importantly editor of Minimax 1970/71!

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