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VOLUME XLIX ISSUE III

ThUrSDAY, FEBrUArY 11, 2010

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Students speak Greeks target Kappa about hook ups Frats hand out negative flyer at Activities Fair Part II of the Valentine feature: Bentley’s Hook Up Culture

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mon that dating at Bentley.

The women’s Center Executive Board exemplified this sentiment by saying, “we think dating first is less

Members of Bentley’s recognized fraternities distributed a poster at the recent Activities Fair stating that Kappa Sigma, a local unrecognized fraternity, was not recognized by Bentley.

The flyer has caused a fight within the Greek Life community.

The white poster reads at the center that “Kappa Sigma is NOT a real fraternity at Bentley,” followed by, “They never have been,” near the bottom. The poster was approved by the office of Student Life on January 22, bearing the Bentley approved stamp, provided by a

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See GREEK, Page 3

By Dan Merica NEwS COrrESPONDENT

with Valentine’s Day lingering only a few short days away, many young men and women on campus are evaluating where they stand with one another, skating the line between two people who are “hooking up” and two people who are dating. with almost total unanimity, eight students, one male and one female from each grade, stated that hooking up is generally more com-

By Dan Merica

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Kappa Sigma is currenly an off-campus group.

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The Lady Falcons hold second place in the NE-10 Conference this season so far, but if the Women can continue their hot streak, first place is certainly reachable.

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Lady Falcons remain simply unstoppable Women’s Basketball wins record 11th straight over St. Anselm

By Louis Sherman VANGUArD STAFF

Not many things can compare to the excitement of a triple overtime thriller, or the ability to be shown in the national spotlight. Bentley women’s basketball has brought these things to the school this year, along with some quality basketball.

After a 6-5 start to the season, Bentley has surged to win 11 of their next 12 games and pull into a tie with Pace University for second place in the NE-10 Conference. Pace is

the only team Bentley has lost to in 2010.

On January 30, Bentley faced Pace in a matchup of top teams in the Northeast-10 Conference. The Falcons dug themselves a hole early, being down 17-2 after 8-and-a-half minutes, and they were never quite able to fully get their feet under them.

Junior Kim Brennan scored 23 points and senior Collette Josey got her 10th double-double of the season for the Falcons, providing a couple See BASKETBALL, Page 14

IBIM provides a new international experience

By Jezerc Begaj

when most students apply to college, they gear themselves up for four years of collegiate academia and unrestrained freedom. At Bentley, this is case for most students, except for the thirteen individuals that are enrolled in Bentley’s

International Bachelor’s Degree in Information Management (IBIM) Program. These students will only spend two years studying here at Bentley and two years studying abroad at Tilburg University in the Netherlands and University of Duesto in Spain.

The process of bringing

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gram at Bentley.

“I joined Bentley in 2006 and we explored possibility of a dual program at Bentley,” said Asgary. “when I came here, I proposed the idea to the provost, he was open to it but starting a program like this is costly.”

The program was pio-

neered when the U.S. Department of Education awarded Bentley University with the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE). The grant awarded $1.2 million to all three universities, with Bentley receiving $480,000 over five years for See IBIM, Page 3

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this program to Bentley was initiated in 2006 when Nader Asgary came to Bentley as IBIM project director. Asgary had founded a similar program at a state university in New York and saw the need for such a pro-

This Week

Police Log 2 Cartoon 4 Editorial 4 Voices 8 & 9 Games 10 Horoscopes 12 Falcon of The Week 16

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Briefs TO ALL RESIDENTS: COMING BACK NEXY YEAR? ARE YOU LIVING IN ON-CAMPUS HOUSING? Make sure you have paid your Housing Deposit of $200

by Friday, February 19.

It can be done online through My.Bentley using a credit card or cash/check to the Cashier’s Office in the Rauch Administration Building.

Failure to pay the deposit will mean exclusion from the housing lottery!!

In honor of President’s Day, The Vanguard is taking a short break.

Don’t worry, we’ll be back on February 25!!

News

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Police log

Gaelen Austin-LaFrance Garren Hilow VANGUARD STAFF

Angry Ex, or miniature tornado?

You decide Two students left their room in Slade Hall Friday night just after 9 p.m. for a night of fun.When they returned at 3 a.m., they found their room had been ravaged.

A smashed dinner plate was the first sign of a vicious rampage that included their TV on the floor, an iPod docking station broken, and clothes thrown all over the room.

Curiously, the culprit appeared to be targeting only one of the two resident’s belongings. The two were unsure if they had locked their door but there was no sign of forced entry.

They had no idea who may have been responsible for the destruction, and due to a lack of suspects, the case is closed.

Sunday evening, a staff member called in to report that there were two holes in the walls on the fifth floor hallway of Collins Hall, near the front of the building. Facilities Management was notified.

Basketball mechanism aflame A University Police officer investigating a fire alarm in the Dana Center was surprised to find that the motor that raises and lowers the basketball nets was on fire. The small flame, about 8-12 inches tall, was extinguished after power was shut off to the gym.

Waltham Fire Department determined the cause of the fire was an overheated mechanism resulting from being left on after the game. An electrician was called to check for damage.

Portal opens in Slade A University Police officer took a report from a student in the police station about a missing hockey bag.

The student informed the officer he had left the blue duffel bag in the hallway in Slade Hall Sunday night around 7 p.m. and it was gone the next morning. The bag contained hockey skates and gloves, at a total value of $500.

The student called the station Monday to report he had found the bag next to the snack machine downstairs. Case closed.

Miller, eh? Almost made it While on patrol around the Miller area at 1 a.m. Sunday morning, a Police officer observed a male and female get out of a cab. The female appeared to be unstable on her feet and needed to be held to prevent her from falling on her way into Miller.

The officer asked the couple if they had been drinking that night.

The female, who was not a Bentley student, replied that she had been drinking far too much. She then failed a sobriety test and was taken into protective custody. The guy she was with had alcohol on his breath but was coherent and able to answer questions. He was released with an underage alcohol violation and a guest policy violation.

Stumbling hoodlum found with blow Just before midnight Saturday, a staff member noticed an intoxicated male stumbling across the Greenspace. The male was wearing a baseball cap and dark jacket. When officers arrived, they observed the drunkard teeter as he climbed the stairs toward Miller and called out to him.

Once they brought him over to the cruiser, he began to yell at the officers claiming he was just going back to his dorm and that they should let him go. The officers determined he was intoxicated and placed him into protective custody.

While on their trip to the station, the student pointed out what he claimed to be his house and asked to be dropped off. When officers ignored his request, he began yelling and kicking from the back seat.

During a very uncooperative booking, the hoodlum was found to be in p o s s e s s i o n o f a s m a l l b a g g i e o f cocaine. He will be judicially charged with an underage alcohol violation, protective custody, and possession of a controlled substance.

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No student response to SGA forum on academics

By Andrew Hodgson VANGUArD STAFF

On February 2, SGA held a student academic forum in the Back Bay. The forum was designed to gather concerns and input from the Bentley student body on a number of academic issues. However, since no students attended the forum, the SGA had to resort to discussing issues presented by its own members.

Despite low attendance, it has been expressed that student are typically concerned about issues such as common finals without common syllabi, standardized courses that are not always standardized, and professors’ office hours.

SGA meetings are open to the public every Tuesday at 5:10 p.m., but according to SGA President junior Puja Shah, “We rarely have any guests.”

When asked why there was no student participation at the forum, Shah recognized that blame could be on both SGA and the students at large.

“I think it is just that the effort isn’t there [by students] to come to a meeting and express your concerns,” said Shah. “Moving

GREEK Continued from Page 1 work study student in the office, as most posters are approved in this manner.

“It’s slanderous, negative and I wanted to bring it to the administration’s attention so [its creators] are held accountable,” said Brian Bovino, grand master of Kappa Sigma’s Waltham Chapter.

“I speak for all unrecognized organizations when I say that I don’t think we should be subject to negative flyers on campus. It’s not like we are out to get other organizations,” said Bovino.

The Activities Fair is a major part of Greek recruitment for the recognized Greek organizations. Kappa Sigma, being unrecognized, could not host a table at the Fair.

Jeff Salveson, president of Alpha Gamma Pi (AGP), and Daniel Boyer, president of Intra-Fraternal Council (IFC), both claimed to have very little knowledge of the flyer, though Salveson did say, “It was made just to see if it could be made, if it could get approved and Bentley approved it so people have it just in case they want to use it.”

Salveson did state that he personally believed “it isn’t necessary to use it for any event that I could think of.

However, if Kappa Sigma did

Students are no strangers to academic concerns about professors and classes, but SGA has not been able to get students on the record about these concerns.

forward we definitely will be learning from this and taking what happened on Tuesday seriously. If we are to hold a forum again, it most likely won’t be during a general board meeting, we will try and find a time that is more accommodating,” she continued.

The possibility of moving meetings in which SGA wants to solicit students’ responses to activity period is becoming a reality.

“Maybe an activity period for the forum would be better than holding one during our general board meetings,” said Shah.

With the lack of student involvement in forums becoming a continual problem for SGA, Shah searched for reasons, other than the timing of the event, that these forums garner no student interest.

“We don’t know why that is. It could be students

decide to claim they were an on-campus fraternity and recruited as such, that might be a different story.”

Christina Witkowicki, Director of Greek Life, declined to comment.

Bovino said he was flattered by the flyers, stating, “They are entitled to their own opinion. If they need to make flyers bashing our organization, then we are clearly doing something right” “Kappa Sigma doesn’t make any efforts that I can see to try to provide anything good to the Bentley community,” said Salevson, who went on to say, “What I mean by that is they don’t try to organize any certain events.”

“My own fraternity is my own concern and my duty to fulfill for IFC is my concern,” said Boyer. “So for now if Kappa Sigma is something out of control, which it is, I have other things to worry about,” he continued.

Salveson agreed, “I don’t have a problem with them because to be honest I don’t have any contact with them whatsoever.”

Kappa Sigma colonized Waltham in 2008 when Bovino, Anthony Khalife and Michael Martin were disenchanted with Greek options at Bentley. “We had seen what the other fraternities had to offer and we weren’t very impressed,” said Bovino.

Bovino went on to say that

what they wanted was more of a focus on community service and fundraising.

Bovino told The Vanguard that Kappa Sigma currently has 30 brothers but is hoping for 50 this semester.

Kappa Sigma held their first annual golf charity outing last year and will hold the second event on May 2. All funds raised go to military veterans.

Asked whether he believes Kappa Sigma draws potential rushes from recognized Greek Life on campus, Salveson said, “They may draw from people who are interested as a whole, but from an AGP standpoint, I don’t think they take potential rushes away from us.”

The organization colonized without recognition and tried to acquire recognition on campus, but Bovino said, “The school wasn’t crazy about it and the other organizations weren’t crazy about it.”

As for the future, Bovino realizes how recognition could help, namely in promoting and holding events on campus. At the same time, however, “As an organization right now, we are running great as an unrecognized fraternity, and I have nothing to complain about.” “[All orgs] all started somewhere, they had founders, and those founders didn’t like what was offered so they started something new,” concluded Bovino. “And that is exactly what we did.”

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don’t know they are welcome, they don’t know the agenda, some people have said they are intimidated by our business casual dress, I don’t know exactly what it is.”

SGA did use a number of means to advertise the event. Signs were posted to notify the community, an e-mail went out announcing the event, and the SGA website and Facebook page were used to keep students

IBIM Continued from Page 1 the program.

A good portion of that money, “Goes to support student mobility,” with each student receiving a $3000 stipend per semester, says Asgary.

Trish Foster, the program’s Grant Administrator, stated, “Students receive the stipend to help defray the costs for the semesters they spend abroad and to put toward any of their expenses related to the program.”

The program allows Bentley students to spend their freshman and senior years at Bentley, and three semesters at Tilburg University in Holland and their second semester sophomore term at Duesto in Spain. Students recieve two degrees: a BS in Management from Bentley and a BS in Information Management from Tilburg.

At the end of the program, students with a GPA above 3.2 are automatically admitted to any of the graduate programs at the three universities.

“I am most excited about the fact that this is a completely new experience,” says freshman Jennifer Proietti-Fox, who is part of the 2013 IBIM class. She

in the loop.

In addition, as of this week, SGA meetings are being streamed live via the SGA website for students to watch from their dorm rooms.

The goal of the forum was to allow students to work with SGA to resolve nagging concerns that Shah says have been apparent for too long.

“We had outlined academic issues at the beginning of this semester that we really wanted to address,” said Shah. “We have an academic board and specifically they are looking to look at standardized courses and faculty student relationships, so if you are having a problem with a professor, who can you go to?”

Even with no student participation, Shah said that by no means was the forum a complete waste of time due to the fact that the board has 28 students who could all speak from personal experience.

Shah pledged that SGA would continue to work to address the academic concerns they had outlined.

However, she did acknowledge that “Without having student effort, it is going to be more difficult.”

also states that she, “hopes to gain a stronger sense of who she is,” she continued.

“This kind of a program represents the growing need and the growing recognition of the need for students to be truly global citizens,” said Foster.

Aside from job opportunities, graduate school and internships,Natalie Schlegel, Director of the Cronin Office of International Education, pointed out that students also gain invaluable experiences in cultural understanding.

Currently, Bentley is able to send a total of 24 students abroad on the IBIM program and 13 spots have already been occupied. Asgary and Foster are actively looking for candidates in the class of 2014.

Asgary pointed out that this is only a pilot program, and as a result of its dependence on funding from the Department of Education the future of this program uncertain.

“My hope is that after the grant is finished, Bentley will evaluate and plan for modifications and continue with a dual degree program,” said Asgary, “It is truly an innovative program but at the same time, challenging.”

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*The Vanguard’s editorial as well as the editorial cartoon are proposed at each editorial Board meeting. They are represented as being the opinions of the Board as a whole, although drawn by individuals, and not the Bentley community.

Editorial A call for campus security Almost everyone reading this is already aware that our small community was rocked by an uncommon story of crime and violence on South Campus last Wednesday, but after a week, our editorial Board has reflected on the situation.

Bentley and its administration fortunately do not have to deal regularly with this level of violence, and generally, the university performed admirably. dean Shepardson e-mailing the campus bright and early to inform students about the situation that they were safe and that the act was not random was certainly the proper action to take. The email needed to be sent before the rumor mill ramped up, and the dean’s 7:12 a.m. send time ensured that most of the student body received the information before even waking up.

The university tried to keep up with media coverage in terms of conveying information, but privacy policies and “under investigation” procedure stood squarely in its way.

The university did not have to utilize the emergency system, which involves texting all students and staff, as the suspects were aptly apprehended by the university Police, who

did a fine job of investigating the situation.

That being said, the university failed to subvert the lack of information parents of Bentley students suffered from, and thus scores of frantic parents called or emailed their students, hoping to make sure they were safe.

With a media that reports almost instantly on anything violent (“If it bleeds, it leads”), parents as far as Texas were finding out information before Bentley students were able to even read their morning emails, and thus an aviodable pseudo panic.

The university clearly should have e-mailed students’ parents, which they do regularly for fundraising and Family Weekend, and informed them that their students were out of harm’s way.

However, the stabbing brings to light much deeper issues than who the administration is e-mailing or what is being said to the media. The question every Bentley student should still be asking is: “Is Bentley doing everything possible to keep the campus and I safe?” This editorial Board certainly cannot give that question an affirmative answer.

We have a well-trained

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university Police force that watches campus through camera banks and regularly patrols the roads and occasionally the residence halls, and a large resident assistant staff that is on duty nightly.

Card access to residence halls limits access mostly to Bentley Id carriers, and restrictions that don’t allow late-night access to any building other than your own are also in place. But beyond the actual measures of safety that the campus has, the Bentley community has almost an arrogant sense of protection, with the basis that “nothing ever happens here,” so thus it must be very safe.

This assumption is what most endangers us.

The fact of the matter is that Waltham is not the safest city in Massachusetts, and is actually no stranger to crime and violence. Perhaps because students rarely watch the local evening news and no local newspapers are placed on campus, students are woefully ignorant of the fact that Waltham is not a safe and secure suburb, and thus think that campus is not in danger of crime. Tell this to the students listed in our Police Logs who have laptops and televisions stolen from their rooms,

“We play for so much more than ourselves.

We played for our city.

We played for the entire Gulf Coast region.

We played for the entire Who Dat nation that has been behind us every step of the way.”

- QB Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints and GPS’s or stereo systems removed from their cars.

Almost nightly, strangers can be seen dumping sofas into our dumpsters, and every now and then you’ll even see a drunk or two at the South Campus bus stop who don’t belong on campus.

While our campus has thankfully been free of major acts of violence, especially from the world outside 175 Forest Street, perhaps now is the time to take measures against such violence. While Benjamin Franklin once argued that one should not exchange liberty for security, how many other colleges can you name that do not have community assistants, who sign in guests as they enter the residence halls? How many campuses can you simply drive on without passing through a gate with a police officer? The answer is very few, if any. Bentley lacks both.

The two “guests” involved in the stabbing would have likely been turned away by either of these checkpoint provisions, and Bentley students would not suffer some unimaginable hardship if both were enacted.

Maybe even a revamped guest policy, involving signing in and out, would be smart.

Bentley has spent years focusing on making campus more enjoyable for its students with a new student center, residence halls, library, and athletic center, and taken up the causes of ethics, diversity, global thinking, wellness, and sustainability. But it has stumbled to realize that the safety of its students is now a legitimate concern.

Resources should in fact be devoted to that endeavor before all else, and we hope student government, the student body and the administration realize this before the unthinkable happens again.

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Vagina Monologues look to continue success Annual show put on by Women’s Center provides expression on feminine views

By Sindhu Palaniappan CAMPuS LIFE EDITor

It’s that time of year again! The Women’s Center is hosting their annual presentation of The Vagina Monologues.

Christine Malloy, a sophomore who is on the E-Board for the Women’s Center, is running the show this year and agreed to be interviewed about the performance.

The show is based off of real stories that came up across the nation and around the world. Eve Ensler is the original playwright, an activist who interviewed women around the world, in order to raise awareness regarding feminine issues.

The monologues are based on both positive and negative stories about women and their experiences regarding sex, rape, orientation, and other taboo topics.

As Malloy puts it, some stories are funny, some are in your face, and some are sad. It “shocks you, and then pulls you back. You won’t leave too overwhelmed,” she promises.

What you will leave with, however, is knowledge about a subject that usually isn’t

The actors who will present the stories that comprise The Vagina Monologues are very excited to be entertaining their fellow students while also provideing a bit of education.

presented in a manner such as this.

The audience in past years has always been about half and half, that is half male and half female, Malloy points out.

The feedback from the male half is that they always learn a lot, usually in a pleasantly surprising way.

The stories themselves are incredibly powerful, some

are shocking, and if you are easily offended by strong language, you might want to be a little careful. Some argue the acting and the way the stories are presented is a reason in itself to go. Each of the girls presenting their story does an outstanding job.

Marla Pascucci, the faculty member who is helping out with The Vagina

The Vanguard is launching a Business Operations Team!

The following positions are available: - Creative Director (1) - Market Analyists (2) - Pricing Analysts (2) - Field Representatives (4) If you’re interested in any of these positions, please contact us today at: GA_Vanguard@bentley.edu.

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Monologues, says that it is “a story that needs to be told.”

As a faculty member, she told me that she wanted to take an unbiased standpoint in the play, but firmly believes that it is a topic that needs to be less taboo.

Ariel Yoffe, a freshman here at Bentley, says that, “It’s for a really good cause, and it’s not talked about enough.”

Sonia Sedova, a senior here, points out that “It’s important to discuss taboo subjects regarding sex, and raise these types of female issues.” Lily Montemayor, another senior, stresses that it simply “has to be said.”

The overwhelming consensus of the cast is that although it may be a difficult thing to talk about, it must be talked about more because these issues are very prevalent, both in the country we live in and around the world.

The play is on February 17 at 8:00 p.m. in the Koumantzelis auditorium. It is $1.00 for an organized floor program (tell your resident assistants to contact Christine Malloy) and $2.00 for students with a Bentley ID. Based off of the cast rehearsal, it’s a safe assumption to say it might be the best $2.00 you spend here at Bentley. Not only are The Vagina Monologues funny and entertaining, but they are also shockingly informative as well.

For any extra information, please contact Christine Malloy at malloy_chri@bentley.edu.

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Campus Life & News

By Sindhu Palaniappan

Club Profile: BEAR

their interests. The recent camping trip was about thirty students.

When was BEAR established?

The group was established at the end of last year, so in comparison to other groups here on campus, it’s still very young. Some of the students who are a part of the club went on organized camping trips before the group was established, so it has been important to them for a while now. Amy mentioned how BEAR was rejected by the ABA the first time they tried to gain recognition, and after

a second attempt paired with over 60 testimonials written by students, faculty, and other outdoors clubs, BEAR was accepted as a Bentley organization.

What recent events have you held?

The most recent event held by the club was a tie-dye event, and coming up this Saturday, the group is going ice skating and snowtubing.

So if you’re reading this right now and those things sound interesting to you, e-mail GA_bear@bentley.edu and get involved!

What are you looking to hold in the future?

As the weather gets warmer, Amy and Courtney point out that the club will be hosting more events. More camping trips are on the way, especially since the last few went so well. More hiking trips are being planned as well, even a trip to hike Mt. Washington, for all you hiking enthusiasts. They are also looking to hold more rock climbing events, and in the spring they are planning on hosting a barbeque, cleverly named “BEAR grills.” There’s nothing better than a little humor paired with good food.

How do you deal with transportation for these?

“We drive ourselves,” they said simply. Using student

cars, the group coordinates within itself. Talk about teamwork.

Give us a few fun stories.

Both Courtney and Amy laughed when I asked this, showing that they both have had some good times with the group. Courtney shared a story about camping at one of the E-Board member’s houses in New Hampshire. She said that after getting the state’s permission, they held an enormous bonfire, using things like “mattresses and pieces of the house” to fuel the flames, which “was really cool.”

Amy talked about one of the camping trips she went on when it was pouring rain.

She said everyone got soaked but their attitudes were still fantastic, probably because of “the no complaints rule.” She said it really showed how the group itself was up for adventure.

She threw in another story about a rock climbing event they had hosted on “ladies’ night.” If you were a girl, you got in for a dollar, or if you were the next best thing, a boy in drag, you also got in for a dollar. She said it was pretty nice to see boys in dresses and wigs rock climbing.

To be a part of this club, email GA_Bear@bentley.edu!

between men and women was comparable, 25.8 and 27.7 percent respectively, the numbers for one sexual partner in the last year show that women are more monogamous than men.

According to the survey, 29.4 percent of male had only one partner in the last school year, compared to 47.7 percent of women.

In 2008, a survey of students from all over the United States by the National Collegiate Health Assessment found that a larger number, 75.8 percent of students, reported having 1 or 0 sexual partners in the last 12 months. The sample size for this survey was 26,000 students.

Those questioned who were dating someone, whether on campus or off, did say that sometimes, keeping a relationship can be difficult.

One female sophomore described that occasionally parties attempt to broadcast your relationship status to all those in attendance.

“Yes, it is often more difficult to get into certain parties when you are dating someone and people know it,” said a sophomore female as she was describing a stop light party she attended. At the party, you wore red if

you were dating someone, yellow if it was complicated and green if you were single.

“In my situation my boyfriend would have been uncomfortable if I wore anything but red,” said the female. She also stated that occasionally guys take her relationship status lightly, something that was confirmed by a male junior.

“It’s a challenge,” said the male. “It’s fun, it’s interesting to see how she reacts to certain things. It’s intriguing,” He continued.

A male senior stated that sometimes he looks at boyfriends as just “minor obstacles,” and a male freshman said that he has broken up two relationships in the last three years.

All these opinions clearly point to some subjectivity in the hook up culture at Bentley, mixed in with all these opinions are clear-cut emotions on the situation, ranging from acceptance to disgust.

While a male sophomore said, “It gets me down. I am sick of all that stuff,” a male junior said that he accepted the hook up culture, saying, “I don’t feel there is a need to have girlfriends and boyfriends on campus.”

Female explanations had just as many emotions, with

one female senior saying it would be nice to have a boyfriend that she connected with on campus, and a female sophomore expressing disdain for some males by saying, “Their main priority is not going to be that I want to talk to this girl because she is a cool girl that I want to get to know.

Their main priority is to get laid that night or as far as they can go.”

With hooking up becoming more and more common on college campuses around the United States, many believe that social norms will continue to change, causing students to redefine what it means to be in a relationship with one another.

BEAR is a relatively new club on campus that gives people a chance to explore the outdoors.

We took a moment to sit down with co-founders Amy Mullen and Courtney McShane of Bentley’s BEAR: Outdoor Activities Club to find out what one of Bentley’s biggest new clubs is all about.

Does BEAR stand for anything?

With a little laugh Amy said that originally it was an acronym, but that they lost it, and now it just goes by the subtitle of an outdoors club.

What does the club do?

BEAR is an outdoors club in which members explore the New England area. It’s a great opportunity for kids

who are from other states, and especially for those from other countries, to come and see what New England terrain is like. Courtney said that one of her main reasons for coming to Bentley was because she wanted to be in the Northeast. Amy said that the club aims to expose students to the outdoors, since there aren’t too many opportunities to go camping or hiking.

How big is the group?

The distribution list is over three hundred people, but different amounts of people go to certain events based on

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HOOK UP Continued from Page 1 frequent today; the opportunity to date is less available for people our age and on our campus especially.”

Though nearly all the students questioned said that hooking up was favored over dating, many students struggled with why a culture of hooking up is taking root.

For one female senior, the culture exists because guys don’t have to go through the dating process to get what they want.

“Guys can get with a girl without having to wine and dine her, and if they can get what they want without taking her out to dinner, why are they going to?,” the student said.

A male sophomore agreed with this, stating, “There is no courtship or foreplay in any respect when it comes to hooking up.”

With that type of courtship generally void, most students agreed that the majority of hook ups originate at parties and under the influence of alcohol.

In the statement from the Women’s Center, all the members agreed that alcohol plays a large role in the hooking up culture. “We identify alcohol as a ‘social lubricant.’ It seems that alco-

hol often enhances one’s confidence and acts as an enabler,” they said.

The Women’s Center went on to point out that many people use alcohol as a justification for any action they made in the past.

“It gives them a sense of removal and allows them to say, ‘I was drunk so it didn’t count,’” concluded the Women’s Center E-Board.

While Bentley may be a culture more grounded in hooking up, there was little to no unanimity in how hooking up is defined from person to person.

When The Vanguard sampled sixty random students in an unscientific study and asked them, “How do you define hooking up?” the responses varied from “just making out,” to “anything between making out and sex,” to “just sex.”

Though the definitions of hooking up may vary, according to a 2006 National Collegiate Health survey, a majority of Bentley students are either opting to not have sex or are monogamous.

According to the results, 63.8 percent of student responded to only having one or no sex partners in the last school year. While the number of people who had no sexual partners in the last year

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What would you do to make Bentley a safer campus? dave PeReiRa ClaSS oF 2012 manageRial eConomiCS “I think Bentley is a safe campus.”

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Mass Effect 1 was one hell of an achievement. Granted, the gameplay itself left much to be desired, but the density of the story was only dwarfed by the superb quality of the delivery. It was a space opera with planet hopping elements and unique worlds vast and exciting enough to rival Star Wars. Humans are newcomers to the galactic community, and unlike the endless droves of sci-fi plotlines, humans deal with prejudice and alien wariness.

It’s a fresh idea that humans aren’t the dominant power, and the humorous interactions and vivid cultures flow superbly as you, Commander Sheppard (a man or woman, your choice) are tasked with stopping a rogue agent and his army of terminator-esque self-aware machines from destroying all life as we know it. It’s a big story, and it’s one told over three games.

Here’s Mass Effect 2. It’s prettier, it’s faster, it’s more fun, and it’s absurdly more dynamic. The decisions you made in Mass Effect 1 can be carried over with a saved game, and many situations throughout the game will drastically change as a result.

This time around, human colonists are disappearing by the thousands, and Commander Sheppard needs to assemble a team to stop the abductions. It’s a suicide mission, and Mass Effect 2 delivers on concept.

Your decisions will determine the loyalty of your crew, your changes to your beautiful new ship the Normandy SR2, and the tasks your team will carry out on the mission.

Depending on these factors, your mission may go swimmingly with only a few casualties, to a tooth and nail punch-up with enormous losses to the squad, or worse yet, the death of Commander Sheppard. Yes, you can die at the end of this game, but it’s advisable that you stay alive

if you’re interested in bringing your character to Mass Effect 3.

The game functions similarly to its predecessor. You are given the Normandy SR2 by the Illusive Man, a mysterious pro-human industrialist financing your mission who is superbly voiced by Martin Sheen. Aboard, you will find your teammates that have exhaustive dynamic conversation choices, your private quarters (fish-tank, space hamster, and all!), and a galactic map from where you can scan planets for resources, jump between solar systems, and land in ports or key locations on planets to carry out operations and recruit more operatives for your suicide mission.

There are tons of both auxiliary and primary missions, and although you can launch your suicide mission with little preparation or recruitment, that is likely to end poorly.

Some assignments are delivered in specifically marked messages, while others can be detected by scanning the surfaces of planets, which is also a way to mine for resources necessary to upgrade.

The side missions are an interesting mixture of exploration, dialogue, and surprisingly fine tuned combat. The classes available are an interesting mix of technical abilities, weapons, and biotics, Mass Effect 2’s unique substitute magic.

It’s a bit of a frustration to learn that the solider class (easily the most generic and uninteresting) is the only one with access to assault rifles off the bat.

Worse yet, the classes are powerfully focused and commit the player to a singular play style for the remainder of the twenty plus hours of gameplay. The option to alter class would be a significant benefit, though against the canon.

The voice acting is superb and backed by very clever

writing. Martin Sheen and Seth Green voice classic characters, but the real stars are the operatives on the Normandy. A mix of recurring characters and fascinating newcomers develops into a powerhouse plot backed by all the intrigue and surprises of a top-notch narrative.

The game captures a great look, with Commander Sheppard’s customizable appearance and gender, beautifully constructed worlds, and intricate codexed entries ranging from the customs of alien races to overly detailed accounts of the Normandy’s propulsion system. There is a great amount of content to read for curious users, and a large portion of it reveals information about the world or star system Sheppard currently inhabits.

The Paragon/Renegade system makes a return to signify Mass Effect’s morality scale and to alter the appearance of Commander Sheppard. You still increase either meter rather than moving along a single meter to symbolize the moral shades of gray. And the system works. Often the decisions you must make aren’t easily recognizable as good or evil (both have their merits), but only one choice can be made.

The inventory system has been stripped from Mass Effect 1. While the player can now customize Sheppard’s armor pieces and colors to create a unique look and stats, weapons are no longer purchased and the available items and changes have been almost excessively simplified.

Though still plagued by occasional glitches and a tetchy auto aim system that cannot be disabled, most of the changes made have been immensely positive. Mass Effect 2 really captures a sense of command that other role playing games have struggled to create.

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DJ Hero allows you to be your own DJ with your turntable controller.

By Ian Markowitz FEATuRES EDITOR

We were all in High School when RedOctane and Harmonix released Guitar Hero, which quickly took off, became a cult hit, and spawned several knock-offs.

In fact, Guitar Hero virtually began the music videogame genre which formed the basis for Rock Band and, more recently, DJ Hero.

With the purchase of the game, you are provided with a turntable controller as well as the game for your console of choice: either Playstation 2 or 3, Xbox 360, or Wii. The game allows you to mashup a variety of songs from artists such as Third Eye Blind, the Jackson 5, Daft Punk, and others. By mixing the songs correctly, you gain points.

This is similar to the way points are gained throughout the Guitar Hero and Rock B a n d g a m e s . H o w e v e r, instead of the star power that players of Guitar Hero are familiar with, DJ Hero introduces “Euphoria” under the same concept.

The DJ Hero controller is comprised of a turntable with three buttons which allows you to select which track is being played, a cross fade

slider for muting a particular track, and the euphoria button for activating the euphoria score multiplier. By following the commands on the screen, similar to Guitar Hero, you scratch, cross fade, and add effects to the mashup as you play.

DJ Hero allows you to customize your character by picking your own turntables and DJ (yes, Daft Punk is one of the unlockable characters), as well as other characteristics of your character to make the DJ truly your own.

Additionally, DJ Hero features ten songs in which you can add your Guitar Hero controller and have the guitarist play one track and the turntable mix the mashup.

This is a fun feature, it’s just a shame that Activision didn’t include this functionality on other tracks.

The most important part of the game is the top-shelf music off of which the game is based. One of the best mashups in the game is a mashup of “Semi-Charmed Life” by Third Eye Blind mashed up with “I Want You Back” by the Jackson 5. Even though this doesn’t seem like an ideal combination, it is (look it up on Youtube if you want to hear it).

DJ Hero is a fairly decent

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game in concept, allowing you to mashup popular songs into pretty good sounding mixes.

Unfortunately, after playing for only a few hours, the game play becomes quite redundant and provides little incentive in terms of completing the game beyond interest in unlocking a few select setlists by major DJs like DJ AM or Daft Punk.

Unlocking those setlists requires a significant time investment as they are among the last you can unlock in the game.

While DJ Hero would be a lot of fun to play at a party with everyone gathering around a TV playing differing mixes, the game is not very thrilling to watch and is only marginally more enjoyable to play.

Disappointingly, DJ Hero offers little in terms of group gameplay and is best suited for individual play. While the game does allow two turntables to be connected at the same time, finding a second turntable outside of the bundle is difficult.

Additionally, with the bundle retailing for $99.99, finding a standalone turntable wouldn’t come cheap, either.

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Sennheiser CX 680 athletic headphones good, but expensive

By Ian Markowitz Features editor

ever since i started writing for The Vanguard, i’ve been trying to find the best headphones for the least amount of money possible. so far, the best headphones i’ve found have been the sennheiser CX 300’s. they are the gold standard by which i judge headphones in terms of comfort, sound quality, and price (around $30).

When i was in Las Vegas last month for the Consumer electronics show, i ventured over to the sennheiser booth to find out what was new for 2010 and was allowed to demo sennheiser’s new CX 680 headphones. the CX 680’s are part of a new collaboration between sennheiser and adidas to create a new line of sports headphones which are designed for athletes and built to stand up to the rigors of fitness. as we have all experienced at one time or another, the headphones bundled with the iPods tend to fall out frequently, especially when one is working out or sometimes even walking. the CX 680’s are designed to be in-ear headphones which you can wear without having to

worry about them falling out of your ear as you work out.

What makes the CX 680’s so unique is a new “holding system” which sennheiser calls earFin. earFins are shaped similarly to the fin of a dolphin or a shark. they lock into the outer ear to keep the headphones from falling out, especially while working out. after taking the headphones for a few laps around the hotel, i was actually quite impressed with their functionality. regardless of whether i was running or biking, the headphones remained in my ears and didn’t bounce out. the sound quality was impressive, although the bass was a little underwhelming. overall, the headphones had an impressive range, although i would expect no less for a $100+ pair of headphones. another thing that i liked about the headphones was the fact that they are water resistant. sennheiser claims that you can run with the headphones in pouring rain and not run into an issue, although i admit i didn’t test this out. another plus is that the cables are reinforced with neon yellow Kevlar which makes them stand out as well as keep them durable.

While it’s hard to simulate

The water-resilient headphones are designed for athletes.

months of use on headphones, i tried to beat up the headphones as much as i could by pulling, bending, and twisting the cables, but they barely collected a scratch.

While it doesn’t seem like a huge deal to most people, i’ve always found it incredibly frustrating wearing headphones in the cold. especially while skiing, the cable gets rigid and the headphones fall out much easier.

While i didn’t have a chance to take the CX 680’s out skiing, i did take them out one day walking to class when it was around 15 degrees Fahrenheit outside, and they seemed to per-

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form the same way regardless of whether it was 70 degrees Fahrenheit indoors or 15 degrees Fahrenheit outdoors. overall, i was a big fan of these headphones and i think they would be a great item to take to the gym. i like that they have a cord which can be extended with an included volume control so if you wrap your iPod around your arm, you don’t have an excessive amount of dangling cord. the main downside to this was that the volume control was a strange length, making it too long to clip comfortably onto a shirt, and yet too short to clip onto a pocket or a waist-

band. unfortunately, the headphones are on the expensive side of the spectrum and are expected to sell for around $100 online when they are released this spring.

While they aren’t a completely repackaged version of my favorite headphones, there are certainly a lot of similarities between the two models. i offered these to Brian Hasbrouck, a sophomore, to try out during his daily trips to the gym.

He said that initially they were a little weird getting used to and finding a comfortable fit with the different sized pieces. once they were adjusted properly, though, they had great sound quality and were great for the gym. these headphones are a great asset for rigorous athletes whose workouts require a pair of headphones that are incredibly durable and can tolerate all weathers.

What i eventually hope sennheiser does is extend the earFin technology out to their other headphones, or even sell it as a less expensive accessory which will work with other headphone models so that the technology can benefit all.

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ical daily routine for someone from your host country. What time does everything happen?

What is extremely different, and what is exactly the same?

By Jen Vida FLorenCe, iTaLy

a typical daily routine for an italian varies from city to city. in the more rural country, such as Tuscania, you’ll find a more leisurely pace.

There, you’ll rarely be able to find a shop open during their afternoon siesta, on Thursday evenings, or on Sundays. it was also interesting to see that on a Sunday, in comparison to during the week, the streets are packed with families walking around and enjoying the weather. many elderly people can be spotted sitting outside in groups, regardless of the temperature, chatting for hours.

For those who work, their trade is often their hobby or unique talent, and there is less emphasis on their monetary incomes. it is common to go into a restaurant and strike up a conversation with the chef. Similar to other store owners, chefs have a strong passion for what they do and seek your approval. instead of focusing on a high table turnover, they’ll easily spend hours with you, and a few drinks and free courses later, you’re like family.

Since Florence is such a commercialized city, store hours have expanded to accommodate the booming tourist business. Here, there is definitely a faster pace, and store owners aren’t as personable as those in the

By Leslie Dias PamPLona, SPain

a typical day in Pamplona starts around 8 or 9 a.m. almost every student has early morning classes because of the afternoon break. Before heading off to class, i usually eat a piece of fruit and a cup of café con leche. in Spain, they don’t have regular coffee because they think it’s too watered down. nor do they use cold milk because they think it is weird to put cold milk in a hot drink.

Therefore, café con leche is espresso with steaming milk. in between classes, students usually go down to the cafeterias and get a croissant and more coffee. as 2 p.m. approaches, students and professors have a break for two hours.

They either go back to their apartments to have a big

countryside. However, you can still find the shop with the sign on the door that reads, “if no one is here, please go to the wine shop next door.” in general, you’ll find italy has a smaller emphasis on technology than in america.

Televisions aren’t in every room, and when they are, they are probably the smallest size available in america. also, when walking on the streets of Florence, in comparison to new york City, you don’t see a cell phone in everyone’s hand. instead, a higher priority is placed on household chores and being with friends and family. in addition, their material possessions are more simplistic. They do not always have the newest and best of everything, but rather whatever gets the job done. For this reason, many activities take longer to do here than in the United States. For example, they do not have dryers, so laundry is more time consuming.

Breakfast is usually light and quick, consisting of coffee (either espresso or latte), a type of bread with nutella, and sometimes a piece of fruit. also, due to smaller refrigerators, they have much less storage space.

Because of this, few italians buy prepared or frozen meals, let alone keep leftovers. Therefore, their food is very fresh, and they are required to go grocery shop-

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Florencians put a lot of time and effort into making and eating their meals.

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consume a large portion of their day.

Depending on an individual’s work schedule, they either have a large lunch or dinner. This is the highlight of most afternoons and nights; with a minimum of three courses, and when the

whole family is together, the meal usually lasts for at least an hour, with the salad course being served after the pasta. Lunch can be anywhere from 1:00-3:00in the afternoon, and dinner usually takes place 8:00-10:00 at night.

ping almost every day.

Locals usually bring their own bags, or small suitcases to the market due to a small fee stores charge for use of plastic bags. Because many italians walk everywhere, it’s easy for simple activities such as grocery shopping to

lunch or go to the cafeterias, which are always packed between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Classes resume after 4 p.m., but all of my classes are in the morning, so usually i go back to the apartment by 12 p.m.

Later in the day, people usually go for walks and go shopping in the old Quarter of the city. Spaniards are always walking around at any time during the day. around dinnertime, people go out for appetizers or pinxtos at bars, and they eat a light dinner at 10 p.m. as you can see, northern Spain revolves around eating!

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oroscopes Vanguard Staff

Aries (March 21 - April 19): Stop telling people what you think they want to hear.

Letting the real you shine through will be the key to getting where you want to go in life.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20): Although it seems like a great idea to get a head start, avoid tanning beds this week, you will come back looking like a baked lobster….be careful.

Gemini (May 21 - June 21): With all this snow, you better watch your step, or you may end up face first in between the slippery lines of the cross-walk.

Cancer (June 22 - July 22): Make sure to carry some mints with you this week. Fate has it that you’ll be running into a new love interest just after you’ve eaten. Be prepared.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22): Get some extra coffee at Einstein’s this week. A lot of work is in your future and you need all the help you can get.

Virgo (Aug.23 - Sept.22): Take some time for yourself to find out what really is important in your life. Getting your priorities straight will lead to smooth sailing the rest of the semester.

Libra (Sept.23 - Oct. 22): No good deed goes unpunished, so make sure you truly have good intentions in helping others, otherwise it may come back to haunt you.

Columns April’s Advice Question: I know Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, but I honestly have no idea how to understand the female mind.

They’re happy one minute and then sad the next. They say one thing but mean something else.

I just have don’t understand what’s going on with these girls.

First of all, it is important to realize that men and women are different in the way that they think, act, and process information. Male and female brains are different anatomically and chemically. These differences in the brain affect the ways in which men and women think, act, and feel.

While the male brain has a high ability to control emotions, the female brain does not. These emotional differences contribute to how men’s and women’s memories differ from each other.

While men will remember events based on concrete facts, such as specific location, women will remember things based on emotions, even more so if they are negative emotions. These differences in communication could lead to the following situation: Sophia and James have been seeing each other for about six

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months. One night while taking a walk in the park after a nice dinner out, Sophia says, “You know… We have been dating each other for six months.” They pass some high-school boys playing football in the distance, which reminds James of the time he played for his highschool team only six months earlier. This remark is followed by a long pause, which makes Sophia think that she spoke too soon and has made James upset, which then leads her to worry that he will not want to see her anymore.

Meanwhile, James is thinking, “Wow, six months already.

That means that, um… We started dating in March, which means… Woah! We haven’t had Sunday football night in a while!

Sophia is quietly playing with her purse, thinking, “Oh no, look at his face, he looks so upset. I completely blew it.” James is thinking, “I need to call them up soon, and oh… We definitely need to get together at Mark’s place because he has the best flat screen and his girlfriend makes the best seven-layer dip.”

Sophia looks at James and says, “Listen, James, I’m sorry

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for speaking too soon. I think I need some time to think about our relationship as well.” She turns around and walks towards her place feeling awful, while James is thinking, “Wait, did I miss something?”

Or, consider the following situation: Violet is in the kitchen cooking dinner and asks her husband Ryan if he would mind grabbing the strainer for her.

Ryan stands there for a few minutes, looks at her and says, “I think you can manage it.” While Violet feels hurt and neglected that her own husband will not help her, Ryan walks away thinking, “What the hell is a strainer?” Violet continues making dinner, but her upset emotions ruin the entire night because she thought Ryan did not want to help her out, while he is thinking, “Oh yeah... I own a strainer.”

Ultimately, it is important to realize that men and women think, act, and respond differently to certain situations. If you can try to empathize with the other person and try to see how they are thinking, you will succeed in understanding them. Good luck!

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Where has your Bentley degree landed you professionally?

I currently work at Brightstar Corporation’s corporate headquarters in Miami, FL as a Financial Planning Analyst. I just recently accepted a promotion/transfer in Q2 to Brightstar’s new Integrated Supply Chain Solutions office in Cambridge where I will take on the new role of Senior Financial Analyst!

What things have you done since graduation that you never imagined would come across your plate?

Less than two years out of Bentley, I found myself regularly attending and participating in C-Level Executive meetings. I’m very thankful to have the opportunity to learn from such accomplished leaders at this stage in my career.

At this point in your senior year what kept you up at night and how would you deal with that same issue today?

Two things kept me up at night at this point in my senior year: excessive caffeine intake and stressing about not having a job yet! Today I would focus more on how my personal network could help me (reaching out to professors/fellow students) and focus less on job searching through job boards and applications... But I would have had the same

amount of coffee!

Is there a specific lesson learned in your senior year that has impacted who you are today?

In my opinion, one of the most valuable lessons I learned while at Bentley is the importance of networking. As your personal network strengthens, more and more doors will open for you. Keep in contact with those who inspire and motivate you. It’s amazing the impact that writing a ‘catch up’ e-mail can have on your future.

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Glutton Girl:

By Bonnie Li

Cambridge 1 Cambridge 1 27 Church St Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 576-1111 www.cambridge1.us

our stay, he asked us if we enjoyed the meal about three times and was attentive to the level of our drink glasses.

Rating: 4/5 Falcons

Two Sundays ago, I went out on a date with my boyfriend to Cambridge 1. It’s right across from Border Café in Cambridge, near Starbucks and Lizzy’s Homemade Ice Cream.

Food This place has really nice flatbread pizzas with a few different choices that all sound extremely appealing. After looking over the menu for a couple of minutes, we ordered a pizza that was half potato pizza and half spinach with ricotta cheese and artichoke hearts.

Believe it or not, potatoes on pizza actually look extremely delicious. The herbs and taste of it were simply amazing. Without being too mushy, the potatoes added a slightly different taste and texture.

Next, I tried the spinach and artichoke heart pizza, which was zesty and well-topped with cheese. The pizza was so good that I ate more than half. Be

Customer Service Because the restaurant does not have many tables or seats, there will be a wait unless you are willing to share a bench with strangers, which can be impersonal if you are looking for a more intimate dinner. However, the hostess was courteous and allowed us to wait for our own private table.

After being seated, we were greeted by a friendly waiter who was extremely jovial and agreeable. Throughout the course of

SGA Speaks: Students’ Perspectives

Last week, the Student Government Association sponsored a forum in which students were encouraged to voice their opinions and concerns regarding academics on the Bentley campus.

Although most of us would agree that Bentley encourages uncommon innovation in the classroom, students do have questions about decisions that have been made and procedures that are in place. Not all of these concerns require changes, however. In fact, a majority of them only seek an explanation.

As the semester continues, SGA will follow up regarding the concerns raised last Tuesday. It will seek to provide answers and direction to the student body through columns like this one and on our SGA website. Concerns discussed at the forum include course standardization, registration, and class size, among others.

Students are concerned that some required major and General Business courses are being taught very differently by different professors. While we understand and encourage academic freedom, students only ask that courses with common final exams devote

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equal time to the same content areas throughout the semester.

Another suggestion was to involve more faculty members in the process of writing common exams. That way, students with different professors will be on a more equal playing field when finals week comes around.

With respect to registration, an SGA senator raised an interesting question: Would it be possible for students to register for a year’s worth of classes at one time? If allowed to do so, it was suggested that students might be able to better plan their schedules.

Students are also wondering if anything can be done to alert them of faculty changes when they occur; some students register for a class with one professor, and over the summer or during winter break, the professor changes classes without any notice being sent to the student.

These are just a few ideas that we’re interested in getting more feedback on, both from students and from faculty.

As you may know, Bentley places an emphasis on small class sizes. Student Government is committed to preserving this distinctive feature of the Bentley education while also encouraging innovation in the classroom. With your help, we will remain invested in the future of the IT 101 course and every other course offered at Bentley.

But to do that, we need your help and your ideas. Visit us online at student-organizations.bentley.edu/sga/ and post your thoughts.

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careful, though; some pizzas here are not meant to be eaten with your hands. Make use of the knives and forks because they throw a hefty and thick amount of toppings onto the pizza.

Rating: 4.5/5 Falcons Quality and Value Cambidge 1 charges around eight dollars for half a pizza, and fifteen dollars for a whole pizza.

These prices are more than worth it. The charcoal-grilled flatbread pizzas are made with fresh-tasting ingredients and are simply divine.

The pizzas offered here have thin crust, but not so thin that they feel like crackers. They still have a nice chew and taste to them, which is a big plus for me.

There is a wide range of toppings to choose from, such as lobster, corn, spinach, sausage, arugula, ricotta cheese, fontina cheese, and Portobello mushrooms. If you do not see a combination that you like, you can

Cambridge 1 offers different types of seating.

also request to make your own pizza, which is a great option for vegetarians or picky eaters.

Rating: 4/5 Falcons Décor While a lot of people might find the dim lighting, understated décor, and modern minimalist decorations to be classy and chic, it seemed a bit too dark for me.

The restaurant is also a bit cramped with small walkways

B Well Informed: Effects of Marijuana Question: “I am aware that smoking marijuana obviously has poor effects on the lungs, etc., but I am wondering if ingesting it (i.e. weed brownies) once in a while (once every month, perhaps) has any longterm health effects.”

Thanks for writing in, and of course you know I have to tell you that marijuana is illegal!

However, you ask a great question about ingesting marijuana. There are still significant risks with ingested marijuana.

You are correct in assuming that eating marijuana “weeds out” the risk for health effects like respiratory illness, cough, and certain types of cancer.

The lack of sharing smoking materials also minimizes your risk for illnesses like colds, flu, mono, meningitis, strep throat and herpes. However, once you metabolize marijuana, the other long-term and short-term effects on your body don’t differ. Below is a list of some of the known effects of marijuana use.

-Impaired memory and ability to learn new information -Difficulty thinking and problem solving -Anxiety attacks or feelings of paranoia -Impaired muscle coordination and judgment -Increased susceptibility to infections -Dangerous impairment of driving skills -Cardiac problems for people with heart disease or high blood pressure, because marijuana increases the heart rate -Decreased sperm counts

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and few tables and chairs. The booths look nice, but I did not get to sit in them because I didn’t feel like sharing a table with another couple.

I must admit that the atmosphere was very relaxing with nice fixtures, but I do like to be able to see my food clearly as I am eating it.

Rating: 3.5/5 Falcons

Overall Rating: 4/5 Falcons

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and erectile dysfunction in some men -Irregular menstrual cycles in some women -Poor coordination and balance -Hallucinations -Withdrawal symptoms -Gynecomastia (development of breast tissue in men) after long-term use -Increased risk for testicular cancer in men A student wrote into Columbia University’s Go Ask Alice health advice column with a similar inquiry. Go Ask Alice is a fantastic resource we often refer students to. The article discusses an increased risk in unpleasant side effects from eating marijuana and an increased risk for ingesting much more marijuana in a shorter period of time than people who smoke it. You can view the posting at goaskalice.columbia.edu/6155.h tml.

As I stated before, please be mindful that in the state of Massachusetts, at Bentley University, and in many other states and countries, marijuana is a controlled substance.

The consequences of its use can vary greatly. So if you choose to eat marijuana, you need to consider not only the health consequences but also the consequences of violating laws and policies.

Thanks again for taking the time to write in with your question. I hope this information is helpful to you. If you’d like to learn more or about marijuana or other substance use you can always make a confidential

appointment to speak with a Nurse Practitioner in our office.

You can also meet with Jessica Greher, Assistant Director of Wellness and Coordinator of Alcohol and Other Drug Education. Jessica speaks with students confidentially about their concerns. Call 781-8912222 to schedule an appointment.

Please don’t hesitate to visit our office with any other health concerns you may have. Staff members specialize in nutrition, fitness, alcohol and other drugs, general wellness, sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual assault and illness prevention.

Do you have a question about health, dieting, fitness, alcohol, drugs, or sex that you always wanted to ask? If you’re thinking about it, chances are another student is, too. The Center for Health and Wellness is sponsoring a regularly featured column and we want to hear your questions or concerns. All identifying information will remain confidential. To submit a question for consideration, please e-mail healthcenter@bentley.edu with “health question” in the subject line.

B Well Informed provides health information for educational purposes. Answers in this column are not intended as professional medical advice or diagnosis. You should always consult with a qualified healthcare provider for medical diagnosis, treatment or advice.

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BASKETBALL Continued from Page 1 bright spots in the 71-55 loss.

That’s enough of the bad news; now let’s look at the talent that lies on this Falcons squad. Any good team can have a bad night, but what separates the good teams from the bad is that good teams have the ability to bounce back from a bad game with authority, and that’s exactly what Bentley did.

On February 3, Bentley made Merrimack look silly, winning by 23 points while scoring at least 80 for just the second time in a nontriple overtime game this season.

Five players scored at least ten points in the contest, led by sophomore Katherine Goodwin’s 19.

After being in a close game for most of the first half, the Falcons went on a run with two minutes left in the first half to go into halftime with the score 37-30.

Merrimack stayed in the game for a while by hitting threes, and was within four points with less than 14 minutes left.

Led by Shatasia Kearse and Kelly Barrett, Bentley

scored the next 17 points to put the game out of reach.

Merrimack didn’t score for over 5 minutes and was soon down 72-46. Bentley shot 52 percent from the field for the game, with the final score being 80-57.

Bentley’s next game was this past Saturday against St. Michael’s. They made quick work of the Purple Knights to boost their record to 16-6 overall.

Brennan showed why she is a dynamic threat with a solid 21-point performance.

Josey had 13 points and Kearse added ten as the Lady Falcons shot an astounding 61 percent from the field.

Bentley’s hot shooting came early and often as they shot 65 percent in the first half alone. They shot 9 of 12 from behind the three point arc, an impressive mark. It was the team’s first over-60percent shooting game since 2007 against Stonehill.

The Falcons didn’t just dominate shooting, but also held their own for rebounding. They outrebounded St. Michael’s 39-16, with Kearse leading the team with 10 of her own.

On Tuesday, the Falcons handily picked up their sec-

The Lady Falcons shot 65 percent in the first half of their game against St. Michael’s.

ond win in a row against Saint Anselm at the Dana Center to bump their record up to 15-3 in conference, good for third in NE-10 play.

In other Women’s basketball-related news, junior forward Elise Caira was named to ESPN the Magazine’s Academic All-District 1 third team. She received the award by averaging 14 points and 9 rebounds per game while sustaining a 3.79 GPA.

Bentley’s schedule for this upcoming week includes a game at home with Southern New Hampshire (2/13).

The final regular season game is at home on February 24th, so come out and watch if you haven’t yet because they are an exciting bunch.

Make sure to come out and support the Lady Falcons on the 20th at noon when they face Franklin Pierce.

The game will be nation-

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ally televised on CBS, so you could get your 15 seconds of fame while watching your team face the best team in the division.

Wear pink on February 20th because it will be the Pink Zone Game when Bentley joins with more than 1,000 other women’s basketball teams across the country and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association in the battle against breast cancer.

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Falcons suffer two crushing losses Hockey looks to right ship against Holy Cross

By Robbie LaBrie SportS Editor

the Falcons took the ice on Friday night looking to carry over some momentum from the previous week’s big win against rit, but they left Springfield, Massachusetts wondering what happened after dropping two games by just one goal apiece.

Entering the last month of the season, it seemed as if Bentley would be able to cruise through February without much difficulty. the only remaining games on the schedule pitted the Falcons against the bottom three teams in Atlantic Hockey play this year.

As is often the case, parity is the name of the game in the Atlantic Hockey conference, and that was certainly proven last weekend when American international, a team with only three wins in conference play before the weekend, swept the Falcons.

Bentley rolled into Friday night’s game looking to grab their second win in a row for the first time in the new year, but American international sophomore Michael penny had something different in mind. the Falcons have seen some quality goaltending recently from sophomore Kyle rank, but junior Joe Calvi got the start in this one.

He and the rest of the d efense, includ ing r a nk (who took over later in the game) struggled against the AiC offense, giving up six goals, including three to penny in his hat trick effort.

AiC poured it on early, picking up four first period goals, leading 4-1 at the first intermission. Just four minutes in, penny already had his first two goals.

AiC added one more before sophomore Herbie Kent got the Falcons on the board, but the Yellow Jackets weren’t done yet. they grabbed another goal with just 24 seconds left in the period. it was more of the same early in the second period as AiC tacked on two more early goals, including penny’s third of the game, to put the Falcons down 6-1, a seemingly insurmountable deficit. the score was 6-2 at the end of the second period, but the Falcons showed their grit and determination. third period goals from freshman Jordy trottier, Kent and senior Marc Menzione brought the Falcons within one with two and a half minutes left to play.

But despite their best efforts, the team’s comeback fell short. the Falcons just

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Recent ReSUltS Men’s Basketball (19-3, 14-3 NE10) Merrimack (2/3)* at Saint Michael’s (2/6)*

W 72-59 L 60-51

Women’s Basketball (16-6, 14-3 NE-10) Merrimack (2/3)* at Saint Michael’s (2/6)*

W 80-57 W 75-56

Hockey (11-14-3, 9-11-2 AHA) at AIC (2/5)# at AIC (2/6)#

L 6-5 L 3-2 (ot)

Men’s Indoor Track Giegengack Invitational

No team score

Women’s Indoor Track Giegengack Invitational

No team score

Men’s Swimming (8-3) Northeast-10 Conference Championships (2/5-7) 1st of 7 Women’s Swimming (9-3) Northeast-10 Conference Championships (2/5-7 4th of 8 *Northeast-10 Game #Atlantic Hockey Game

Herbie Kent has stepped up in his sophomore year.

couldn’t find another goal and AiC came away with the 6-5 win. While AiC won the game, it still seemed as though Bentley would be heading into the Saturday game with force. Sadly, the Falcons were only headed for another heartbreaker in Springfield.

Coach ryan Soderquist stuck with Calvi for this game, showing faith in his junior goalie, who seemed to be much more settled in for this one, making 30 saves in an overtime thriller.

Bentley freshman Joe Campanelli kicked off the scoring with the help of dan Koudys and Erik peterson who got the assists, netting the only goal of the first period to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead at the first intermission.

AiC came out strong in the second, however, scoring two goals within the first 13 minutes of the period. But Koudys was there to tie the game up later in the period on a short-handed goal to make it 2-2, a score that would stick all the way to overtime.

After a scoreless third period, the teams entered the bonus time to try to pick up the crucial two points in the Atlantic Hockey standings. defense was the name of the game, but with just 1:09 minutes left, AiC defenseman Mike Little scored to give the Yellow Jackets the win and the sweep.

With these two losses, the Falcons slide below Army in

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the Atlantic Hockey conference. Bentley’s 9-11-2 record means they have 20 points in the conference and sit in seventh out of ten teams.

Every team makes the tournament, so the Falcons will get their chance at Atlantic Hockey glory regardless of how they finish, but if they can make the top six, they will get a bye in the first round and automatically make the quarterfinals. to do this, they will have to at least pass Army, which has a 9-9-4 conference record and 22 points. rit tops the standings at 16-5-1 and 33 points.

Fortunately for Bentley, their schedule seems soft on paper, although the AiC games seemed like they would certainly be winnable. the Falcons play the eighthplace team in Atlantic Hockey, Holy Cross, this weekend with a game in Waltham on Friday and one in Worcester on Saturday. the Falcons will then play a weekend series against UConn, a team which is last in the conference and who they’ve beaten twice this year, before closing out the season with an identical series against Holy Cross.

Bentley certainly isn’t where they would’ve liked to be after the tough losses this past weekend, but with two healthy goalies and some key players playing well, look for the Falcons to hopefully pick up some wins against some weaker competition.

Upcoming SchedUle Feb. 12 Hockey vs. HolyCross#

7:05 p.m.

Feb. 13 & 14 NEISDA Men’s and Women’s Diving championships TBA Feb. 20 Women’s Basketball vs. Franklin Pierce*

12:00 p.m.

Men’s Basketball vs. Franklin Pierce*

2:30 p.m.

Hockey vs. UConn#

7:05 p.m.

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Falcons rebound with 84-60 victory over St. Anselm Men’s Basketball earns 20th win despite having win streak snapped game before

By Phillip St. Pierre Vanguard Staff

Bentley basketball has been pretty much unbeatable over the past couple of months, boasting a streak of wins that seemed to never end. the falcons extended their victory streak to fourteen games with a win over Merrimack last Wednesday. However, all good things must come to an end, and Bentley finally hit a bump in the road as they were defeated by St. Michaels this past Saturday.

Over the streak the falcons were sensational as they won double digit victories almost every game. Bentley climbed up to as high as #10 in division II over this span, and is only one game behind Stonehill for the top of the northeast 10.

One of the main reasons for this success is a flourishing defense that is holding its ground against its opponents, taking a lot of pressure off of the offense. the game against Merrimack received a lot of hype as the falcons were facing a very strong team challenging Bentley for the northeast 10 title.

Coming into the match only one game behind Bentley in the conference standings, Merrimack looked to get into a shootout with the falcons, as they are the conference leaders in scoring offense. this was a very back-andforth game as Bentley would score in spurts and pull ahead only to see their opponents respond and cut into the lead, but Merrimack was never really able to make it a close game.

Jason Westrol set the tone for the first half, igniting a Bentley run that would take them into halftime up 10 points.

Westrol scored the first eight

points of a 10-3 run, and the first half closed with a tom dowling layup to beat the buzzer, putting Bentley ahead 35-25. the second half was very much the same as Merrimack started the half hot and cut the deficit within six points, only to watch Bentley diminish their hopes with an offensive attack beginning with a three pointer

by Mike Quinn that ignited the crowd and gave the falcons momentum that lasted the remainder of the game.

Jason Westrol led all scorers with 25 points as well as 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 assists, as the senior pulled to within 4 points of 1800 for his career.

Brian tracey also had a spectacular game as he posted 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Mike Quinn added 11 points including some big threes. this was a match where Bentley’s defense was able to stand its ground and hold its rivals almost 20 points under their usual scoring average.

Bentley out-rebounded Merrimack 48-35, as 18 of those rebounds were on the offensive side, and they also held their opponents to 3 of 20 shooting from the three point line. this was Merrimack’s second lowest game in terms of scoring, and it was the falcons who gave them their lowest points total earlier in the year.

With the winning streak at 14 games, the falcons were cruising as they traveled to Vermont to face a St. Michaels team that is at the bottom of the conference this year.

Bentley jumped out to an early lead as they began the game with an 11-3 run, including a John Brandt three pointer, but this was the only shot Bentley would hit behind the

The Men’s Basketball team has shown heart in both wins and losses.

arc for the rest of the game. the falcons led for most of the first half, but St. Michaels caught fire before the intermission as Bentley went into the half behind 29-31, something that was almost unheard of for the falcons over the past couple months.

Bentley started the second half much the same way that they ended the first, as their offense was not able to get into any rhythm. the falcons missed their first nine shots of the second half, and St. Michaels capitalized on Bentley’s struggles scoring 11 points to pull ahead 4230.

With less than 9 minutes left in the game, St. Michaels saw their lead grow to 16, and it was then that Bentley started to show some life, but it was too late as the falcons were not able to climb back ahead.

St. Michaels did not make a shot for the remainder of the

game, and Bentley gained some hope as the starting five put together a scoring attack that brought the deficit to five with less than two minutes left in the contest.

Some late free throws by the Knights put the game out of reach for the falcons, though, and Bentley suffered their first loss since the beginning of december.

But the falcons showed their resiliency and toughness on tuesday when they hosted Saint anselm and handed them an 84-60 defeat.

Brian tracey and Joe fremeau led the team in scoring with 18 and 17 points respectively. fremeau, from Manchester, nH, home of Saint anselm, filled up the stat sheet with five assists and six rebounds to go along with his 18 points, 9 of which came from beyond the arc. the falcons dominated this one from start to finish, control-

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ling the paint and the boards and draining 10 three pointers. the win marks the falcons’ 20th on the season.

Saturday’s defeat took Bentley out of their tie with Stonehill in the northeast 10 and dropped the falcons down to second in the conference, where they still remain. But with five games left in the season, including a rematch with Stonehill to end out the regular season, Bentley still has plenty of time to gain back their number one spot. although the falcons lost their streak, the team is looking poised to finish the year with much success, especially after they showed their ability to bounce back after a loss and still grab a much needed dominating win.

Last year, Bentley finished the regular season with a record of 24-5 and made it all the way to the nCaa regional Championship game.

Falcon oF the Week Andrews Named Falcon of the Week

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the Bentley men’s basketball team defeated Saint anselm on tuesday night, 84-60, for their 20th win of the season. did you know the falcons have now won 20 or more games for six seasons in a row? the streak has run from 2004 to the 2009-10 season, including back-to-back undefeated regular seasons in ’06’07 and ’07-’08.

Junior Jon Andrews of the Bentley University men’s swimming and diving team has been named the Falcon of the Week.

Andrews helped the Bentley men claim its first ever Northeast10 Conference Swimming and Diving Championship last weekend, as the Falcons out-pointed second place Southern Connecticut 818.5 to 743.

Andrews repeated as NE-10 champion in both the one-meter and three-meter diving events with scores of 406.20 and 414.35 respectively. His efforts earned him Men’s Diver of the Meet for the second straight time. Last year, his winning scores were 369.20 in the one meter and 397.50 on the three meter at the NE10 Championships.

Andrews will compete in the diving portion of the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association Championships this weekend at Bentley.