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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Adjunct professors continue efforts for Union vote Coming back more determined than before to improve working conditions News Editor

Last semester, faculty and students may remember the vote on creating a union for Bentley University adjunct professors. Largely influenced by the work of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the vote would establish a legal obligation for the university to negotiate with Bentley adjunct professors on important employee benefits.

Last fall, the movement towards adjunct unions saw success in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, with several universities giving their approval. This year, a dedicated group of professors and students will continue to push for a vote in favor of unionizing. “We are beginning again this year and we are confident we will get the vote we want,” said adjunct Professor Jack Dempsey.

Professor Dempsey currently teaches writing and effective

speaking courses, some key courses in the graduation requirements for many Bentley students.

Professor Dempsey gave a brief background of last year’s voting process. A little over a third of the Bentley adjunct

professors signed a card in support of a vote in regards to getting an adjunct union at the university. “We had a very good ground game and outreach to adjuncts.” The vote was scheduled to occur on October 4th, but the government shutdown

happened just three days prior. According to Dempsey, the National Labor Relations Board was unable to certify that all the votes came in on time. Regardless, they elected to have the votes counted which resulted in a 100 to 98 count, with ap-

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Adjuncts can request improvements, but not negotiate for them.

proval for unionizing losing out by two votes. But for Professor Jack Dempsey and other union supporters, the loss wasn’t the end.

Currently, there are 225 adjunct professors at Bentley, making up approximately 40% of the faculty. This percentage is responsible for teaching over half the courses at Bentley.

These professors only receive $5,000 per semester course and are limited to teaching only two courses per semester. “What is at issue is compensating adjunct faculty as the professionals that they are.

Students usually do not know who is an adjunct professor and who is a full-time professor – we are all professors in their eyes,” said Professor Atlas.

This salary cap also means that Bentley adjuncts do not reach the income threshold for health-care. While professors are allowed to participate in SEE Adjunct, PAGE 6

Jessica Hughes

Vanguard Staff Writer

This past weekend, Bentley’s Pan-Hellenic Council, the governing body of Bentley’s sororities, hosted the annual Formal Sorority Recruitment. The three sororities involved in the process are Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta and Phi Sigma Sigma.

The Bentley Pan-Hellenic Council Executive Board and Committee members have been advertising for this major weekend since last semester, though have stressed the opportunity even more so these past couple of weeks. Each E-Board and Committee member shared statements on the Bentley Pan-Hellenic Facebook page, mentioning why they each came out to Formal Recruitment in the past and stressing the benefits of choosing to pursue Greek life.

Kelsey Brennan, the Vice President of Risk Management for Bentley Pan-Hellenic, encouraged the girls who were coming out through the Facebook page.

“Always be yourself when you’re meeting the sororities during recruitment! You’ll know which group of girls is right for you,” stated the Gamma Phi Beta junior.

This advice seemed universal among the statements that were released, reinforcing the welcoming nature of the Formal Recruitment process and alleviating any intimidating aspects. Though the weekend ultimately determines who will be pledging for each sorority, the underlying concept is based around the sisterhood and friendship that each sorority embodies.

There are many other positive reasons to join a sorority, such as the community service component, academic excellence standards, networking opportunities and multiple leadership positions that each organization offers. Though not each girl who considers or attends the events of Formal Recruitment decides to join a sorority, the chapters realize that it is not for everyone and just encourage interested students to check it out in case it might be. “Attendance was very good this year. We had 84 girls come to Formal Recruitment, which is wonderful,” stated Callee Roscoe, a junior student and the current president of the Bentley Alpha Phi chapter.

The weekend kicked off on Thursday, the 6th with Formal Recruitment Orientation, which was

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held in the Back Bay from 9:0011:00 p.m. During that time, the interested candidates were able to be introduced to the three sororities and began getting to know each of them. Friday and Saturday consisted of the two time frames during which the Formal Recruitment attendees were able to truly get to know each group of girls in order to decide if joining Greek life is the best choice for them and if so, which organization to join.

Each sorority welcomed the participants with various themes, some of which included “Live Colorfully,” The Great Gatsby and even Starbucks-themed decorations, snacks and apparel. One sister (who shall remain anonymous) even admitted that she bought more Starbucks this weekend than she had in a long time. With all of that socializing, I would need some extra coffee too. “The process of Formal is very well organized. It allows the girls to get a good feel for each chapter and allows sisters to get to know them as well. They attend parties with all 3 sororities the first night. The second night, they are asked back to 2 or 3 sororities and on Preference Day (the third day), they can be asked back up to two,” added Callee.

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Formal sorority recruitment weekend 2014

Pan-Hellenic Council hosted the annual sorority recruitment.

Once the attendees and the sororities have made up their minds, bids are extended, which occurred on Monday the 10th.

“The decision is obviously hard because every girl brings something different to the table. However, at the end of the weekend, receiving a bid is like opening a present during the holidays; exciting and rewarding,” said Ashley Henderson, a junior in Phi Sigma Sigma.

Each pledging process will commence within the next couple of weeks. For students who may

still be interested in joining a sorority, it is important to know that recruitment occurs every semester. It is exciting for not only the girls who are meeting the sisters, but also for the sororities themselves. “I love everything about this weekend!” stated Heather Hallstrom, a senior in Gamma Phi Beta.

Ashley Henderson wrapped up her comments by expressing her excitement for the new sisters that she will soon have. “We hope everyone enjoyed their weekend as much as we did.”

Dropping Out

Swimming

What dropping out of University means in monetary terms.

The Bentley swim team spends their weekend at NE-10s.

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THE VANGUARD 50th EDITORIAL BOARD Bentley University, Waltham, MA 02452

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Come out to the third annual Anti-Valentine’s Day Mixer for a fun night of games, giveaways, and mozerella sticks.

Come donate blood at the Red Cross blood drive and save lives.

Dr. Kristin Lieb provides a rare lens on the rigid packaging process that transforms female artists of various genres into female pop stars.

Day: Thursday Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: The Pub Host: Her Campus & PRIDE

Capture your Love Day: Friday Time: 12:00 p.m.

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Rationalizing the Bentley ratio Let’s talk about everyone’s favorite topic: The Bentley Ratio. The “Bentley Ratio” is one of those unknown, ubiquitous enigmas that gets blamed for just about anything that happens at Bentley. “Bro, what’s up with that chick that wouldn’t dance with me at the party last night?” “The Bentley Ratio.” ‘Why does every Bentley guy think he’s a total fratstar?” “The Bentley Ratio.” “Woah, the sky is falling?!” “The Bentley Ratio.”

It has become a go to blame factor for everything, and with the exception of maybe that last one, it’s justified. But before we get into that, what exactly IS the “Bentley Ratio?” Different sources have different figures: Bentley’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions reports that the school has 45% girls and 55% guys, while CollegeBoard claims just 39% of the student population is of the female orientation. Meanwhile, CollegeProwler says that just over 59% of the student body are “misogynists wearing vineyard vines and pressed khakis 24/7.”

Not to point fingers here, but c’mon wouldn’t you lie about that too if you worked in admissions at a business school? If you said no, congrats you have the moral high-ground and here’s some evidence to back you up. Let’s pick a business school of similar caliber (sorry Brandeis) say, Babson and compare. Interestingly enough, CollegeBoard and CollegeProwler have comparable figures as Babson’s own undergraduate admissions office reports.

So this leads us to our next question, if your competition doesn’t have to lie about it, why should you? Why misrepresent the makeup of the Bentley student body? Well, because it’s a problem, and not exactly an academic one. It’s a social problem we would like to hide as much as possible from the incoming high-school seniors. Wouldn’t it be easier just to try to fix the problem, yes but we’ll come to that. For now, for argument’s sake let’s call the figure: 40% girls, 60% guys. A very sobering statistic for every bro who was just reading this.

Now if you’re a guy, I’ve probably already got you there. You’re probably

saying to yourself….nah, let’s be honest you’re already halfway to the Dana Center. But if you’re one of the “lucky” 40%, you’re probably thinking “Why do I care? I don’t have a problem with this.

Only 40%? More for me. Look at him, he’s practically sprinting to the gym to go workout.”

Well I hate to break it you, but you do care (probably, you might not care). Genius over there, who’s now panting and out-of-breath because he’s never even seen the top floor of the gym, probably ain’t Prince Charming. In fact, according to @StatsBentley (totally a legit thing, so is @BentleyBananas, check it out) 97% of Bentley guys reject the existence of cardio entirely. So what, guys here are emotionless robots? Well no, but 100% of Bentley guys have felt the pressure at some point to act like one and conform.

But why? Well, we all know why, but no one wants to talk about it, so here goes nothing. Girls at Bentley can sometimes get inflated ego’s as a result of the percentage disparity. Now before you grab your torches and pitchforks, let me ask you something: Why does that statement make you mad? Is it because it seems like all Bentley guys want to do is complain about girls at Bentley, act like total idiots, and hook-up? Well yeah, that’s probably because more often than not, all Bentley bros want to do is complain about girls at Bentley, act like total idiots and hookup. It’s the freakin’ national pastime of Bentley brodom. And in part, some of the blame can be attributed to this. Believe it or not guys, there are some girls out there really worth the extra effort. But maybe you think the extra effort won’t pay off?

So for those girls shaking their heads, why do you think that is? Because boys are stupid? Yes, but you know the real reason. I’m not claiming this is some fascinating, new thought that has never crossed anyone’s mind before. In fact, I’m suggesting just the opposite and trying to get the idea out there. So, are you ready to have your mind blown? Guys think that because girls wield supreme selective power on this campus that they need to act like the rest of the idiots

they see having success. And hey, no one’s saying the hook-up culture is entirely a bad thing. It can be a great thing depending on who you are and where you’re at. This is college, not everyone’s looking for a label, we’re going to have fun, and that’s just the nature of it. But Bentley’s definitely above the national average on this issue.

And I mean, some girls might be still reading this thinking, “Well if guys would stop acting like jerks this wouldn’t be a problem.” And you’re right, but you forget, not all of them are doing it on purpose. Heck, there are even some respectable guys on campus. Some people might think that Bentley guys act like that out of entitlement, but that’s a pretty big generalization.

If you’re a guy on the Bentley campus and you hear, “Girls suck at Bentley”, “Disrespect women, acquire currency”, and “Gotta get that Goldman” five times a day, something’s going to sink in.

Simply put, at one point or another every guy at Bentley has a daydream that looks like a scene out of “Wolf of Wall Street.” If they see enough girls going for the total frat-star at the party, they’re invariably going to do two things: (1) attempt to find the girl who’s not looking for that, and when they either fail or give up they’ll (2) emulate him.

By now you’re saying, well why do they give up? Because the guys are going with what they think works and as a result, girls become convinced of the toolishness of Bentley guys. The point is, this is not a gender blame-game, no one’s at fault, but it’s a problem. Not exactly a Rwanda or Syria sized problem, but something small that can be fixed.

So here’s an open challenge to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, try. Try to get more girls to come to Bentley. We know, it’s an uphill battle, we’re a business school. And for those girls still saying they’d rather the numbers stay the same , give the idea some thought. Who knows, maybe a few more girls could put the guys on their best behavior and get the campus to mellow-out a bit. Sounds like a win-win to me.

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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

MaJOR: Accounting HOME TOWN: Boston

What are your goals for this year?

One of my major goals for this year is to finish my undergraduate career strong by making it to President’s List.

What are your plans for the future?

In the near future I plan on getting my MST and completing the CPA exam, in order to practice public accounting. Once I finish my CPA exam, and before I start working full-time, my son and I are taking a well needed vacation to the Caribbean.

How are you feeling about graduation?

I’m extremely anxious for graduation! A good anxious. I’ve worked so hard for this moment, and for it to be so close makes me kind of nervous. Thankfully, my friends serve as an amazing support system and knowing that we’re going to walk together quells those nerves.

Advice to seniors/ words of wisdom.

The best advice I can give is to have an open mind when it comes to everything. With a closed mind you’re bound to lose opportunities. A successful life is built by taking advantage of the opportunities being offered, so you want to have as many opportunities

available to you as possible. The only way this will happen is if you keep your mind open and take some risks.

What can Bentley do to help you with this year?

As a student who worked really hard to be at a good academic standing, I think I would have benefited from having a scholarship that helped pay for some of my books. I think this year Bentley can begin to plan out a scholarship program that will allow students to receive a grant for books if they meet a certain academic level. I think this would encourage many students to be at their best, and give them an added motivation. I think academic momentum is lost when there is some lack of motivation.

What is the most valuable lesson you have learned at Bentley?

Aside for receiving an education at Bentley, I have been showered with many lessons that will remain with no matter where I go. I think the most valuable one I’ve learned is that believing in yourself is truly vital in order to succeed. I think a lot of people, including myself, fall into this though process that goes “I believe in myself … but.” I’ve learned that this is not the way to go about enduring any challenge.

When you truly believe in yourself there are no buts after any challenge that is brought in front of you.

STUDENT CONDUCT SUMMARY February 5 - February 12 9 Total Number of Cases 10 Total Number of Individuals Involved 1 Individuals Dismissed from Responsibility 10 Individuals Admitting Responsibility 2 Number of individuals found responsible by Conduct Board 7 Number of educational sanctions given 0 Number of Work Sanctions 1 Number of Parental Notifications $300 Cash total of fines given 4 Number of students given a Verbal Warning 7 Number of students put on Written Warning 1 Number of individuals put on Probation 0 Number of individuals put on Disciplinary Probation 1 Number of individuals who lost 15 housing credits 0 Number of individuals who lost 30 housing credits 0 Number of individuals put on Suspension (Housing) 0 Number of individuals put on Suspension (University) 0 Number of individuals expelled Provided by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs

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What are you involved in at Bentley?

During my time here at Bentley I have been involved in various activities. As an ALANA student, I was an operations leader for the ALANA weekend offered to incoming freshmen. I also was a cocoordinator for Coming Full Circle, an organization that plans and executes a women’s retreat every year in order to promote woman leadership, and continuous women advancement in the Bentley community. In addition to these two activities, I was a tax preparer for the VITA program offered here at Bentley, where I prepared tax returns for people whose income is less than $50,000, and are a part of the Waltham community.

What are you looking forward to this year?

This year I’m looking forward to finishing my undergraduate degree. It is a stepping stone that I have been anxiously awaiting since I was a freshman in high school.

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Shouldn’t Putta Ring On It A female Bentley student sporting her finest finger hardware found herself unable to remove a ring from her hand and contacted campus police complaining her finger was “swollen and hurt.” After a kiss on the finger failed to make the boo-boo go away, Waltham Urgent Care was called. Urgent Care decided that such pressing matters were better suited to men of action; Waltham Fire was called and came to campus where they cut the ring off without further incident.

New Roommates Hey there all you Millerfreshies, has college failed to live up to your expectations of bringing a different girl to your room every weekend?

Are you getting a little jealous of your roommate who has sexiled you like thirty times? Well it’s your lucky day; a miller RA has contacted campus police about a potential case of bed bugs in Miller Hall so none of you will be sleeping alone again!

Boot and Rally Have you ever been stood up by the Harvard Square shuttle? If yes, you may have been part of a select group of students waiting for the 11:30pm Saturday night shuttle a few weekends ago. Unfortunately bus 158 was temporarily out of service due to a student vomiting while riding the shuttle.

As regular shuttle-riders know, the sight of a frat-star pounding a Busch latte or 5 in the back seats of the shuttle is not unheard of, but I implore all students at least

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have the courtesy to call up a cab next time you’re stuck in Harvard at midnight and are about to yak.

DeadMau5 for Spring Day? Students reported that a dead mouse was found in Stratton House. The police notified facilities to check on the problem. Upon arrival facilities found the DeadMau5 by following the laser beams and smoke machines. The facilities called backup requesting all the female officers and confiscated drugs they could find. When the students in Stratton returned home they reported several members of facilities sitting on speakers and swaying.

PSA: Stop Drag Racing A faculty member notified police of aggressive driving around lot 3. They stated this was a daily occurrence and requested a police detail every morning in the area. Looks like the gig is up folks, we need to move our illegal street racing to the night time. We went to the well one to many times and it dried up. How does Thursday at 7pm sound?

Talk Dirty to Me An RA notified police that an oven was dirty in Copley North. The RA also told the police that they oven was being a “dirty, dirty boy” and “needed a spanking.” The police informed the RA that this is not an oven phone sex line and that he should probably see a therapist because oven sex is weird. The RA mumbled an apology to the police officer and stated “the oven is just a close friend.”

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Activities Fair

Bentley students showed their involvement in student activities.

MISSED US AT THE ACTIVITIES FAIR? COME OUT TO OUR GENERAL BODY MEETING AND FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED WITH THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BENTLEY UNIVERSITY! Sunday, February 23, 2014 2:00-3:00 p.m. - Back Bay A

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BY Zack O’Malley Campus Life editor

You know it’s something special when thousands of college students show up to play bingo on a Friday night. On February 7, over 1600 Bentley freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors showed up for the annual Bentley SuperBingo Night. Consistently one of the most popular Bentley CAB events, one can see why. If you’re going to give away televisions, PS4s and helicopter rides, college students are going to show up en masse and boy did they. As they did last year, CAB offered the first 100 to show up an extra bingo card, more than enough motivation for most. The only catch, each student needed to bring a canned food item to obtain the second game board.

By 7:30 p.m., students had already begun to line up outside the doors to the basketball gym. With just 45 minutes until the official 8:15 p.m. start time, droves of people begin to file in through the Dana Center doors.

However, because of the way the line initially formed, it became increasingly complicated, winding and

twisting around the Currito/ Melts seating area. By the time the doors were opened, the tail end of the line was ironically located next to the front.

What unfolded next looked like a video shot from a mall camera on Black Friday.

Once CAB representatives announced the gym doors were opening, the crowd of late-comers began to shove and push, hoping to get into the gym before their counterparts. If you were from out of town, you might have thought Bentley students were conducting their own version of the Hunger Games.

Once inside, students collected their cards and headed to their seats in the bleachers.

A pretty large crowd, most of the available seating space was occupied by the time the event began around 8:45 p.m.

As per usual, the prizes began ascending in value as the night went on.

Periodically, the number caller would announce that for the particular round, a winning board would require something different than a usual bingo. These three other variations of bingo included obtaining: all four corners of the board, an

“X” formation or a “blackout bingo” card with every space covered on the game board.

Some of the more expensive prizes, including the $500 Southwest Airlines gift card (won by sophomore Tom Dean) and the three-person helicopter ride (freshman Cecilia Yabat) would ultimately require blackout bingo. Students maintained an intense focus as each number was called, only broken by the occasional “BINGO!” or the fan-favorite “O69.” The latter consistently elicited an approving uproar from the crowd, while the former caused them to mercilessly “boo” and heckle the winners of each prize.

Some of the other prizes won during the game included: Bruins tickets (Cindy Ho), a GoPro camera (Lisa Waisberg), and a $300 gift card to Top of the Hub restaurant located atop the Prudential Center (Andrew LaPlant).

Additionally, a “lovesac pillowsac” was given away in a social media raffle.

As a part of CAB’s initiative to hype up the already popular event, an e-mail blast instructed students to use the Twitter #BentleyCAB or #SuperBingo in the days leading up to the event, to

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Bentley students tried their luck in Super Bingo.

be entered into the raffle for the prize ultimately won by freshman Ethan Hall. In fact, the raffle was so successful in driving people to the event that #BentleyCAB began trending in the Greater Boston Area.

When approached for comment on how they hoped to improve the event for next year, a representative for CAB cited the projection surface and line-up process as potential targets for

changes in the future.

Additionally, CAB Traditions Co-Chair Kelsey Johns wanted to share this teaser for next year: “Next year we may entertain the idea of Midnight Super Bingo, especially since we believe we have found an excellent Bingo game length! We are curious about the student body’s thoughts regarding that, especially since Super Bingo originally was played very late in the night. ”

Student organizations: Bentley Student Arts Board photo editor

In the midst of midnight Mein Bowl runs, long chats with Camille before breakfast, group projects that got on our very last nerve and countless treks up the Smith stairs, we Bentley students seem to have forgotten something – our creative sides. We have forgotten that there is a world beyond FactSet, beyond HP8470Ps, beyond GBs, beyond even business.

The Bentley Student Arts Board is a group of students who have remembered what many others have forgotten.

The BSAB has set out to bring creativity back to our arguably one-dimensional university. They are a Board under the Bentley University Arts Department and the direction of Adam Payne. The mission statement of the group is “to strengthen, promote and support the arts community at Bentley University, a cohesive community that combines all aspects of the arts. The BSAB will also raise awareness of the importance of the arts in the business world.”

The group, relatively new to campus, spent last semester reaching out to the art organizations that currently exist on campus. They ended the calendar year with a bang. Representatives from ten art clubs around campus gave up valu-

able studying time to meet with the Board and discuss the goals of the BSAB as well as the issues their respective clubs were facing. The BSAB put forth their ideas that centered on collaboration and cooperation amongst the arts club that would eventually foster a stronger, campuswide appreciation for the arts.

With all clubs on board, the BSAB is feeling very confident in the direction they are heading.

Currently the board is in the stage of acquiring affiliates, or individuals in the Bentley community who have any interest in the arts whatsoever. Whether you are the next Picasso or the sister that isn’t allowed to sing in the car because your voice is so horrid (I may or may not be talk-

ing about myself,) the BSAB has a place for you. Affiliates will gain access to the arts at Bentley as they currently seem to be hiding behind sports teams, sororities, fraternities and various community service organizations.

So why is the BSAB doing this? Just another bullet point for the resume perhaps? Not exactly. The BSAB recognizes that business savvy and artistic intuitions can be two sides of the same coin. A highly developed and analytical left side of the brain in conjunction with an imaginative and visionary right side of the brain is crucial to perpetual success. Whether one defines this success as money in the pocket, promotions to top-level executive positions

or simply a happy life, the significance of creativity cannot be overlooked. It is this logic that led the students of the Bentley Student Arts Board to come together and change the way arts are thought about at Bentley.

The PreparedU project, a study that Bentley is involved in that examines the preparedness of millennials in the business world, has findings synonymous with the ideals of the BSAB. The study stresses the importance that corporations place on a potential employee’s “soft skills” claiming that communication proficiency and creative problem solving ability are just as important as correctly constructing a classified balance statement.

The BSAB touched upon

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The Bentley Student Arts Board seeks to strengthen the arts community.

such notions in their presentation at the Winter Leadership Conference recently. BSAB student director and avid arts lover Bernadette Hopen shares that “BSAB gives students the opportunity to practice and utilize whole-brain thinking that will propel then one step further in the Business world.” Students who are involved in the BSAB as affiliates will not only make more out of their time here at Bentley, but they will be instilled with tendencies that will help them years down the road.

The Bentley Students Arts Board currently has the following twelve arts organizations that sit on their Board: WBTY (Bentley radio,) Bentley Ballroom Dance Team, CRAZE, Bentley T.V., Bentley Film Club, Alpha Psi Omega (National Theatre Honor Society,) Bentley Jazz & Pep Band, Bentley Chamber Orchestra, REAL (Recognizing Everyone’s Attributes and Lifestyles,) the Vanguard, SASA (South Asian Student Association) and the Literary Society.

Whether you were able to stop by their table at the activities fair or not, BSAB is more than happy to gain more affiliates. The first affiliate information session will be this coming Saturday, February 15th in the Wilder Pavilion at 2:30 PM. There is no commitment so do not be afraid to swing by and check it out. See you there!

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university health plans, they are offered no payments.

In contrast, full-time faculty members are offered 80% assistance in health-care costs.

“Adjunct professors are kept in perennial poverty,” said Dempsey. Low pay, along with lack of job security and lack of benefits, are several factors that supporters cite as reasons to unionize.

Although adjunct professors are only paid $5,000 per course taught, they still

have similar duties as full-time faculty including designing courses and syllabi, meeting with students, mentoring students, composing recommendation letters and counseling after hours. “Not only do the professors teach their classes, but they prepare for each class, grade papers and exams, meet and communicate with students and routinely go out of their way to help students by doing such things as writing recommendations and providing career advice,” said Professor Atlas. “Currently Bentley is one of the few uni-

NEWS versities where adjuncts have representation on the Faculty Senate,” said a statement from the University last fall.

According to Professor Dempsey, Bentley may treat its adjuncts better in comparison to other universities, but that isn’t good enough. “The injustice is here, not somewhere else.” Echoing Professor Dempsey’s thoughts, “for a university that views itself as a leader in business ethics and social responsibility, this is an unacceptable situation,” said Professor Atlas.

Moving forward, union sup-

porters are implementing different strategies this time around. “With better knowledge and experience, the adjuncts who are involved in the effort will be reaching out to other adjuncts themselves (rather than having union representatives do so.) We hope to involve everyone in the discussion,” said Atlas. According to Dempsey, if Bentley votes in favor of a union, this will translate to bargaining rights for adjunct professors. Bentley would have to negotiate with the union about the terms of contracts. The hope would be

for an open shop, where there would be no exclusion according to union memberships.

No professors would be lost to Bentley due to unionizing.

In an interview last fall, Professor Atlas said, “I’m sure that the administration will negotiate in good faith and I believe that the university does value adjuncts.” Student and faculty supporters of unionizing keep this belief alive as the semester continues. If anyone is interested in getting involved, feel free to contact Professor Jack Dempsey or visit his website at www.ancientlights.org

Doña Dedé Mirabal: A life that will live on forever

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her home town of Salcedo.

The sisters played such an important role in Dominican history that several books have been written about their life.

The most known is the 1994 best-selling novel In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez.

In 2001, the novel was made into a film starring Edward James Olmos, Marc Anthony and Salma Hayek. The Butterflies were so influential that in 1999 The United Nations general assembly designated the day that Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa were killed, November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

Last summer, I was able to go to Dominican Republic and visit the Mirabal Sisters Museum, which was the house were the sisters lived the last

10 months of their lives. It was an incredible experience to learn more about them and see their belongings prior to their murder. The general public doesn’t know that the house where the Mirabal sisters grew up and Doña Dedé lived until her death, is just a short car ride away. To make my impromptu trip even more amazing, my friend took me to the house where the Mirabal sisters grew up in hope that Doña Dedé was there so that we could meet her. When we got there, she was having lunch but told us that we could wait until she was done in order to meet her. And so we waited—very patiently.

As we waited for Doña Dedé, we admired the monument and park outside her house. The monument con-

sisted of the frame of the car that Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa were taken from moments before they were killed. The park was called “el Eco-parque de la Paz” (Ecological Park of Peace) dedicated to the elimination of violence against women.

After waiting for some time, Doña Dedé’s bodyguard called us to the house. She came out and ignited conversation. She then invited us into her house to drink coffee and listen to her childhood stories.

It was an amazing experience to hear stories from the past and stories from history from someone who lived it. Doña Dedé is the reason the Mirabal’s sisters story still lives on and are considered one of the most influential icons in Dominican Republic’s history.

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On Saturday, February 1st, 2014, the last remaining Mirabal Sister passed away in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Bélgica Adela Mirabal, also known as Doña Dedé, died due to pulmonary complications at age 88.

The Mirabal sisters, known as the Butterflies in Dominican Republic, were leaders in the revolution against the dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo.

Doña Dedé‘s sisters, Patria Mercedes, Maria Argentina Minerva and Antonia Maria Teresa became victims of Trujillo’s blood-reign on November 25th, 1960. Their deaths, at the time, caused uproar throughout the country, which led to Trujillo’s assassination on May

30th, 1961. Doña Dedé was the only sister that survived.

The Mirabal sisters were born and raised in Salcedo, a town in the north of the Dominican Republic. While Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa attended college and took part in the revolution, Doña Dedé took care of the Mirabal family and their business. After the death of her sisters. Doña Dedé dedicated her life to her sisters’ legacy.

She took care of the sisters’ six children and traveled the world to spread her sisters’ story in order to create awareness of the events that occurred and push for peace.

She kept her sisters’ legacy alive through the Mirabal Sisters Foundation, founded in 1992 and the Mirabal Sisters Museum, founded in 1994, in

From left to right – Alberto Lara, Luanna Zambrana, Doña Dedé Mirabal, Marina Mirabal, Ana Elmudesi de Lara.

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Students pose as they get ready to take on the world and become tomorrows leaders. trast, is an executive woman. The mentors are generally women who are leading in the industries in which the specific student aspires to work someday. These careers range from traditional to nontraditional. The student and mentor schedule up to two shadows a semester, where the student attends either an event or the workplace with the mentor.

It’s also a requirement that the student keep a journal to chronicle experiences. At the end of the program, the student submits a professional development plan to the entire group. The hope is that the student is able to catalog her experience into a strategy for the future. A major emphasis throughout the program and the entire Center for Women and Business is working from top-down and bottom-up: starting at

the top with companies, preparing them to accept diversity in the workplace, and helping students prepare for success. The hope is that change will happen somewhere in the middle. In the future, the center looks to build upon its inaugural program. Because every move takes planning and approval, every hope for the future is still considered a work in progress. The goal is for the program to become one year long. The idea is that the fall semester will be about the workshops and shadowing, as it is now. The goal for the spring, however, is to offer a course in the management department on women’s leadership. There is also potential for an embedded international trip to the Scandinavian countries during Spring break. The course will allow all stu-

dents, men and women, to study and research how different countries’ social policy impacts business advancement for women. Still, the course is in the process of being written and will take work and approval before it can be implemented.

Because the course will be required of program participants, there is a need for additional funding. The intent is for students to be able to analytical examine different region, balancing academics and the experiential learning process. Students interested in next year’s program should be on the lookout for an updated application on the website for the Center for Women and Business. Research has shown that everyone has a different path, but that each student must embrace this path and be strategic about it.

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This semester marks the first ever Women’s Leadership Program at Bentley through the Center for Women and Business. The center opened in 2011, funded by founding individual donors John and Pamela Cumming, Frances Gonzales, Steven and Christine Manfred and corporate partner PricewaterhouseCoopers. Founding director, Betsy Meyers, is supported by senior director Susan Adams, associate director Elisa Vincent, executive advisor Toni Wolfman, founding director assistant Dee Speros and program assistant Tatiana Mullaney.

This year the center developed the Women’s Leadership Program, aimed at providing female students with “real-world knowledge, insight and practice through a variety of educational opportunities,” according to the center’s information page. In general, the center takes a three-pronged approach focusing on companies, students and research.

Their goal is to conduct research to understand issues and develop strategies, as well as provide companies with steps to create inclusive work environments. Lastly, the center works to “prepare students to lead successful careers in business,” using a variety of workshops and seminars, speaker series and the Women’s Leadership Program. In its inaugural year here at Bentley, the Women’s Leadership Program has chosen eight members, based on application, grade point average, interview and recommendations. “The program

teaches young women to be self-aware, confident, passionate, strategic leaders,” said Elisa Vincent. Vincent went on to explain that the center looked for applicants that showed both leadership potential and a willingness to learn. As the program and funds grow, the number of places available will as well.

Along with the application, hopeful students needed to provide a letter of intent.

It’s important that these students have a good sense of what they want to achieve.

The program helps students define success and then achieve it. In the inaugural year, the program will only last semester, but the hope is that next year’s students will participate for a full year. The Women’s Leadership Program is modeled somewhat after the Certified Bentley Leadership Program, building off a similar theme but focused on junior and senior women. Currently, each student is required to attend an orientation program and two workshops a semester.

The workshops are put on by the Center for Women and Business. In addition to the workshops, the students are assigned two mentors: a peer mentor and a professional mentor. The peer mentor is a Bentley graduate woman who has gone through a coaching program to prepare as a mentor. The hope is that the peer mentor is close enough in age to act as a guide transition from college to a career. The intent is that the participants and the peer mentor will meet several times a month, mostly around the schedule workshops so there is some sort of reflection. The professional mentor, in con-

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Women’s Leadership Program initiated at Bentley

Betsey Myers, the Founding Director of the Center for Women and Business, smiles for the camera.

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The British invasion continues

Falcons share their thoughts.

What is your New Year’s resolution? sophia sirage ‘15 MaJOR: marketing MINOR: law and cis

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To stay positive and spread happiness!

Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift share a stage in Newark, NJ.

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Swear less.

jason martinez ‘16 MaJOR: economicsfinance MINOR: management

To make the President’s List.

samantha gUARNERO ‘17 MaJOR: accounting MINOR: cis

Work out more often.

This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of The Beatles’ American premiere on the Ed Sullivan Show. February 9th, 1964 marked the start of the “British Invasion,” where British musical acts like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who topped American charts, creating stiff competition for even American cultural icons like Elvis Presley and Chubby Checker. Fifty years later, the influence of Great Britain is still very present in the cultural landscape of the United States.

Costume drama Downton Abbey is perhaps one of the most surprising television programs to gain traction in the United States. While American soap operas are seen as a dying field, especially after ABC cancelled All My Children and One Life to Live, Downton Abbey has gained a huge following, going on to win more Primetime Emmy Awards than any other international program.

Moreover, the show airs on PBS, which traditionally has not enjoyed ratings as high as those of network channels. With 10.2 million viewers tuning in for the Season 4 premiere, Downton has certainly turned the tide for PBS’s viewership.

Sherlock is another British series that has attracted widespread American

approval. Joining Downton Abbey on PBS’s Masterpiece Classic series, Sherlock drew 3 million viewers last week with its Season 3 finale.

Sherlock is one of two series currently on air, along with CBS’s Elementary, whose plots revolve around the turnof-the-20th-century English consulting detective living in the present day. The two series have many differences between them – most notably that Sherlock is shot in London and has a predominantly British cast while Elementary is shot and takes place mostly in New York City. The two series, as well as the movie franchise starring Robert Downey Jr., have fascinated BBC America, which put Sherlock Holmes on their list of “10 British Exports That Are More Popular in the U.S.” Sherlock creator Stephen Moffat is also popular amongst American audiences for being the writer of the BBC series Doctor Who. The science fiction franchise has been around since 1963, but was revived in 2005 and ex perienced a resurgence after decades off the air.

The Guinness Book of World Records distinguishes Doctor Who as the world’s longest-running science fiction television program. In North America, the Doctor has also received longtime fan support; the Doctor Who Information Network, which will celebrate its 34th birthday

this year, is the longest running fan club in North America.

The modern British Invasion isn’t limited to the country’s accomplishments in television. British recording artists still heavily influence American music.

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran was nominated for Best New Artist at the 56th Grammy Awards. In 2012, English songstress Adele matched American singer Beyoncé’s record of most Grammys won in a single night by a female artist, with six. Likewise, London-based pop boy band One Direction has captured the imagination of many Americans, being recognized as Billboard Magazine’s “Top New Artist” in 2012 and topping American box offices with their 2013 concert film, One Direction: This is Us. Ever since The Beatles aired on the Ed Sullivan Show, the U.S. media has developed a tendency to Americanize popular British programs. The popular Netflix drama House of Cards was adapted from a U.K. program of the same title about politics in the British Parliament. Ricky Gervais’s comedy The Office barely saw more than a season in Great Britain, but its American adaptation enjoyed a nine season run. The X Factor, Undercover Boss, Wife Swap, American Idol, All in the Family, Veep and Dancing with the Stars all trace their roots to British series. The cultural exchange does work both ways though – America has exported shows like Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, The Golden Girls, Law and Order and That ‘70s Show to Great Britain.

In fifty years, much has changed in the cultural landscapes of both the United States and Great Britain.

However, there has remained a constant fascination between the two countries with each other’s culture. The next fifty years will undoubtedly be filled with many more changes, but what’s coming next over our airwaves will likely have some connection to what is currently on theirs.

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“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”

If you are an avid believer of this saying, you should most definitely try out In A Pickle. If you are not completely sold, this breakfast place might just change your mind. As you walk into In A Pickle, the first thing you will notice is the friendly staff. Hopefully, your waiter has a booth somewhere in the restaurant for you and your entourage.

If they do, you are very lucky and don’t have to wait in line for almost half an hour; if you come at a busy time of the day, a wait could be inevitable. But when you do get your seat, you can happily proceed to experience one of the best breakfast spots in all of Waltham.

Depending on your mood, you should either try the pancakes or, if your craving protein, go for the steak and eggs. I don’t think I can quite describe In A Pickle’s pancakes with just a single word, but if I had to it would be fluffy. These buttery disks are so utterly fluffy that you will want to create pillows out of them, and just sleep bundle up with your pancake pillow all day long. Unlike their pancakes, In A Pickle’s steak and eggs are not outof-this-world good, but if you love meat then you certainly won’t be disappointed. But if you have a sweet-tooth, you may want to consider the French toast, which depending on your tolerance for sugary goodness, may make or break your day. In A Pickle’s French toast comes in two equally delicious varieties: caramel and Nutella.

However, if you happen to only crave eggs for breakfast, a varied selection of omelets are on the menu (or you can simply build your own.)

Winnie the Pooh once said

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Spending a romantic day with my girlfriend!

Cookie dough pancakes with a side of home fries.

“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like ‘What about lunch?’” Admit it, when someone you like asks you out to lunch, you get a nice warm feeling inside – but wouldn’t it be ten times better if they brought you to a lunch place that is actually good?

And if you are considering taking someone out for this Valentine’s day, that’s always a good thing to keep in mind.

First, when choosing your prospective restaurant, it is important to determine the type of cuisine that you want to try. If you decide to go Asian, consider checking out Tree Top Thai. Tree Top Thai has some of the best pad Thai in the vicinity – although Erawan is up there as well.

If you are in the middle of a quarter-life crisis and decide that it is due time to go on an adventure, you might want to try their crazy noodles.

Yes, that is what the dish is actually called but no, it won’t literally make you go crazy. A word of wisdom: the crazy noodles are quite spicy. If you cannot handle the heat but still want to go an adventure, I highly recommend Tree Top Thai’s soft shell crab.

If you’re in the mood for Mexican, there is a pretty amazing restaurant in town: Margarita’s. Not only is Margarita’s spacious, but it also has a very nice ambiance.

It is especially romantic during warmer months when you can actually have dinner outside on their terrace overlooking the Charles River. Be sure to try their Aztec shrimp for appetizer and their chicken and beef fajitas for entree whenever you do decide to drop by!

Finally, if you are the type of person who only eats take out, then bless your soul.

However, I must admit that, every now and then, ordering wings from Wings Express might not be the worst idea. These wings make an excellent companion for a movie marathon or any kind of sporting event that requires sitting for an extended period of time. Munch on the wings people, munch!

Although Waltham is definitely not the town to embark upon an exquisite culinary adventure, there are some great options that are worth your while! After all, it is important to refill your tank after those endless nights studying for your GBs…

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I am going to New York City for the day.

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Just plan on hanging out with my friends.

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Going on a dinner date with my boyfriend in Boston.

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Going to spend the evening watching the new season of House of Cards.

Chicken and beef fajitas with fried rice.

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What dropping out from university means in monetary terms business editor

For many students attending university, debt resulting from student loans is nothing new. For years and years, students and families alike have complained about the exorbitant cost of college, even after graduation. These debts from loans taken out during schooling impede the progress of young graduates seeking a bright and prosperous future.

But what about students that don’t even get the opportunity to graduate university? What about students whose debt becomes so high during school that they cannot even afford to complete their bachelor’s degree? According to a recent study by the Wall Street Journal, “a bachelor’s degree remains by far the clearest path to the American middle class,” even in a time when questions regarding the necessity of a degree to be successful are cropping up, “recent graduates have lower rates of unemployment, higher earnings and better career prospects than their less educated peers.”

Graduating college with a large amount of debt can put graduates in a difficult situation – unable to fully pursue their career paths and goals because they are fighting to reduce their debt

balances. These individuals however, are in a much better position to actually pay off these debts, because they likely will find or have already found a fair paying job with their bachelor’s credentials.

Students who have only partially completed a bachelor’s degree, yet may face the same, or greater amounts of debt because of their financial situation, will often face a much greater challenge paying their off their debt. According to a 2011 study by the Institute for Higher Education “some 59 percent [of students who have not graduated] were delinquent on their loans or had already defaulted, compared with 38 percent of college graduates.”

It is no surprise that students with no degree will have a more difficult time paying off their loans than their degree bearing counterparts. However, this problem will likely only grow worse.

With the still volatile economy and the rising cost of college, many students not only have to take on part time jobs to aid their parents in paying their college tuition but also are unable to live out a “traditional” college experience because they must commute due to their inability to pay for room and board.

Although arguably still the most robust and powerful country on the global playing field, the power and in-

fluence of the United States is beginning to wane. With recent negative economic shocks and startling growth in many other nations across the globe, the United States must work even harder to remain competitive. If less and less of our youth are completing their college degrees and getting an education due to overwhelming debt, the United States will move further and further away from its pedestal on the world stage.

According to the Wall Street Journal’s Ben Cas-

selman, some schools are attempting to aid students who wish to complete a college education by offering more flexible scheduling options and “competencybased” approaches to classes that will focus more on what students learn instead of requiring them to fill certain class hours. This way, students that need to work to pay off loans and bills will have a better chance of completing a bachelor’s degree and moving one step closer to a successful future.

Some students who end up dropping out of school early never end up being able to complete their degree. Some even spend the rest of their lives trying to pay off these merciless financial burdens. Indianabased nonprofit Complete College America’s president, Stan Jones stated a grimly false belief prevalent through the US higher education system – “I think we had this mistaken belief that if we’d send students off to college then they’d graduate.”

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Dropping out usually means a large financial loss.

txtmeQuick: Business messaging of the future BY jasper huang business editor

Enter txtmeQuick – a startup from Washington D.C. that aims to become “The Platform for Enterprise Enhanced Messaging.”

Without disrupting the already existing phone services of businesses you call, txtmeQuick will change them to SMART phone lines (much like adding a messaging plan to a mobile phone plan). But why would you want to text a business, anyways, most of us can talk

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Texting – an ever present technological phenomenon that we have incorporated into our daily lives. It is normal, it is expected, and it is what society does nowadays. Whether you are a high school youth trying to meet up with your friends on the weekend, or a wife asking her husband what he would like to eat for dinner; texting

is a convenient and efficient way of communicating.

Text messaging is one of the key ways individuals communicate day to day, and it is so natural that we almost think nothing of it – but it is usually only between individuals. If you wanted to place a catering order with Panera, would you text them? Probably not, that doesn’t make sense… in these situations, you would call them. But what if you could text them?

txtmeQuick is revolutionizing the world of business.

faster than we text, right?

According Kevin Burke, the one responsible for the development of txtmeQuick, there are many reasons why texting would be a strategic advantage for businesses.

In a recent article he published on Technical.ly, Burke outlined several key qualities of text messaging that hopefully can be migrated to businesses through txtmeQuick.

We have all called a business and the line was busy, or it was closed, or a representative was not available to take the call. Through texting, however, messages can be logged and readily accessed by businesses, requiring much less resources to reply to and be taken at any time because there is no requirement of a one-to-one limitation that is found in phone communication. Also, because of the succinct nature of text messaging, concise and to the point statements will enable businesses to better understand the needs of customers promptly. txtmeQuick will employ an innovative web app called the ‘txtConsole’ that will accept incoming texts from customers in a centralized interface where the business will be able to reply using

their existing business number. Roughly 303 million mobile devices are being used domestically, sometimes up to 15 to 24 hours a day, but despite that, only 56 percent of mobile device owners in the US own one capable of downloading apps – but nearly all of the 303 million devices are text capable.

The possibilities of text implementation in business are almost limitless, and Burke gives plenty of examples in his Technical. ly article. “Guests text their concierge, fares text their livery service, consumers text their manufacturer, clients text their salon, members text their gym, parents text their school system, travelers text their airline…”

As a growing startup with an abundance of potential, txtmeQuick is looking to build campus interest and presence across domestic markets. Any students interested in becoming a campus representative for txtmeQuick, or simply learning more about the company can contact Kevin Burke at kevinb@txtmequick.com.

Burke’s Technical.ly article can be found at http:// technical.ly/2013/11/04/ text-message-strategy/.

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available on the internet and some might even call it easy.

Certainly, it’s not the massive undertaking I imagined.

Furthermore, while daily life in Ireland is certainly very different than in the US, there is plenty the two countries have in common. In stores, pubs and on campus I hear a lot of the same music I’ve been listening to all my life.

A lot of the movies playing in the U.S. are also in theaters here. And I feel like a fool for every time I worried while packing about being able to find some random item in Ireland. It’s a different country, not a different planet.

Modern technology does a lot to make me feel close to the States despite the ocean between us. Viber, Skype, Facebook and e-mail all allow me to talk to my friends and family pretty much whenever I have wifi, which is available in a surprising amount of locations here. I might be some 3,000 miles away but the Internet allows me to watch news coverage of intense snowstorms in my hometown. In short, Dublin feels a lot closer to home than home felt to Dublin.

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One of the main changes in perspective I’ve experienced since leaving home is that the world feels a lot smaller from this side of the Atlantic.

I mean this as a good thing.

Before my trip abroad I’d never left the United States; worse, travel inside my own country was limited to New England and Washington, D.C. I’d never even been on a plane. International travel seemed like such a huge and terrifically difficult undertaking that I almost didn’t go abroad.

But now that I’m here, my perception of travel, distance and things that are “foreign” have changed completely.

Many people here (especially the other international students) plan trips and talk about their travel plans so casually.

Ask anyone studying abroad about their weekend plans and nine times out of ten you’ll get a response involving some sort of travel, whether it’s to a different part of Ireland or a new country altogether. Travel is quick and relatively inexpensive within Europe; take into consideration the information

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The Jade Buddha temple on the first day of the Chinese New Year.

Shanghai, China

During my time spent travelling around China, before my semester began, I gained many new perspectives. I was able to experience the Chinese New Year in three cities: Shanghai, Xi’an and Beijing. China, during this part of the year, means quieter cities, but busier tourist spots, which is atypical of what it is usually like in China.

The main new perspective I gained is a new sense of personal space. China has so many people in a limited amount of space, so there is bound to be pushing and

jostling. To the unprepared, this can be seen as extremely rude. This sense is quite the opposite in China. Everyone appears to only pay attention to themselves and care little about other people’s experiences. This means that people will ignore your physical presence to get to where they want or need to go.

In the U.S. if people were caught up in crowds in the way it happens in China, there would probably be many arguments. Just this past summer, I witnessed a woman yelling at someone who ran into her on the subway. In China, however, if someone bumps into

someone else, they move on with their day. On the first day of Chinese New Year, I visited the Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai. There were so many people worshipping, praying and burning incense in very tight quarters. Despite this, I was able to navigate through the temple. When I brushed against people, they didn’t say anything. On the flipside, people also would bump into me and just keep going.

It’s going take some time for me to get used to and it’s definitely surprising when a whole crowd of people rushes in my direction. Hopefully I’ll get used to just going with the flow of foot traffic soon.

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A view of the Greek city of Thessaloniki.

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Claire Dennis enjoying her time abroad in Shanghai, China.

Hello from the youth capital of Greece! 7 days in Thessaloniki and I have already fallen in love with the city.

After all, I’m a short 6 minute walk from the boardwalk and I feel the energy of the Aegean Sea every day.

This week was a great mini vacation for our study abroad group. We were on our own during the beginning of the week so we wandered off (and got lost) to find the best gyros and crepes in the neighborhood... We successfully completed those missions. Towards the end of the week, we had two days of orientation where we got

to learn more about Greek culture before we got out there to live like the locals.

I was introduced to a Greek proverb that helped me gain some new perspective. The proverb says, “I would rather be a slave on earth than a King in Hiatus.” The Greeks believe the when speaking, the “I” is an ego affiliated with individuality that is celebrated.

Each individual must create a unique path for themselves in order to leave a mark on the world. Hiatus, an underworld, is not a bad place. However, to the Greeks, there is nothing like life, a perspective that reminds me of the great blessing it is to be alive.

Missing my Bentley family! Until next time!

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INTERNATIONAL REPORT

States and Prospects in Global Education UNESCO’s recently released report on education across the globe titled Teaching and Learning: Achieving quality for all led to headlines announcing a global education crisis. According to the report, two hundred and fifty million children are not learning the basics of reading and mathematics. The financial cost of this situation and the general malaise facing education is estimated to be around $129 billion annually, a figure which makes grim reading for governments facing the cost. Some of the findings of the report were unsurprising whilst others were quite shocking.

For instance, The UNESCO ‘Education for All’ goal of achieving universal primary education by 2015 is unlikely to be reached in a year’s time. According to recent trends, the report expects the poorest girls in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve universal primary completion by 2086, a sobering if somewhat pessimistic statistic. According to the report, minorities and

low income groups in high income countries suffer educationally, with the situations in New Zealand and France particularly galling. One of the numerous problems highlighted by the study was the one dimensional concentration on primary school attendance in many countries.

That poor teaching standards and learning environments can negate the learning impact of school attendance is seemingly unknown or ignored by many education officials. In the current economic climate, the UNESCO estimated $26 billion of external funding needed to get low income countries back on track in achieving basic education is sadly unlikely to appear anytime soon.

The report’s findings come at a time when global education experts and observers are still discussing the latest PISA results. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by test-

ing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) which runs PISA, around 510,000 students in 65 economies took part in PISA 2012.

PISA tests are not linked to any curriculum and are designed to “assess to what extent students at the end of compulsory education, can apply their knowledge to real-life situations ...” The most recent PISA results published late last year made for interesting reading. The top 5 performers were Shanghai (the only Chinese region/city assessed), Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. A lot of column inches and saliva has been spent evaluating why and how these Asian countries are ahead of everyone else according to this educational metric.

When critically analyzed, the performances of various students on the PISA tests have implications for improving global education. According to the Andreas Schleicher,

who runs PISA, the fact that the poorest 10% of pupils in Shanghai are as good as the most privileged 20% of teenagers taking the test in the UK and the United States “debunks the myth that poverty is destiny.” Obviously, too much should not be read into PISA results as illustrated by the Schleicher’s statement that, “Any assessment is a partial reflection of what matters. Math, science and literacy are the foundation for most of the other things, but they’re not everything.”

High youth unemployment across the globe has highlighted the relationship between education systems and employment. In Africa and North America, there is arguably an excess supply of graduates with business, economics, finance and social science degrees and a shortage of technicians, engineers and scientists. One way to address this imbalance is through vocational education. European countries with strong TVET (technical and vocational education

KEVIN D. LARYEA A junior majoring in economics-finance. and training) traditions like Germany, Finland and Austria have been able to maintain low youth unemployment rates despite the Eurozone crisis. There is some stigma attached to such educational routes in Africa and North America. On both continents, the disincentives of vocational education as cited by young people include questionable quality and narrower career and higher education prospects. As the often lauded Finnish education system has proved, curriculum restructure, improved funding and increased accessibility can make a country’s vocational education options ‘cool’, aspirational and world class whilst improving economic potential by increasing the number of engineers, scientists and technicians available to drive economic growth and development.

HEALTHY HART

Get to Work! It is Group Project Time ensuring a communicative transition throughout the duration of the project.

Be the first to send out an email.

I’ve learned that people tend to think that someone else will reach out to the group. Rather than wait to get an organizational email, send it out yourself.

Be proactive!Don’t wait until the last minute!

Group projects are usually more time intensive and require more thought than a typical assignment.

Since these projects tend to be designed in a different manner or have more questions associated

with the topic, trying to figure it out the night before can be detrimental to your grade. Get started on it early.

S c h e d u l e meetings in advance.

Depending on the project, you may or may not need multiple meetings to accomplish your end result.

If you don’t know what to expect, set up an initial meeting just to meet your fellow group members. Now, you also know who cancels, shows up late and is prepared.

By meeting before hand, you can also allocate the work and research, making things easier. If you choose to have a

preemptive meeting, schedule the next one when everyone is there with their computers and phones. This eliminates the email game of “tag your it.”

Figure out a good meeting place.

Always remember to never meet anywhere there is a television. Try to reserve a library study room if your college offers something along these lines. Cafes can also work, but be warned if you are meeting on a college campus because chances are your group members will see their friends or people they know and get side tracked chatting for a few minutes.

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Now that I’m finishing my senior year of undergrad, I’ve learned that group projects will always be around. No matter what class you are enrolled in, whether it be a literature course or a math class, group projects will be assigned. As such, here is a guide you should refer to when preparing for your first group assignments.

Get your group members’ emails and cell numbers.

As soon as you get assigned to a group project, take a piece of notebook paper and write “Group Project” at the top. Once you have your paper ready to go, hand it around to your group members and ask for their names (because sometimes in college you don’t know names, but faces,) cell phone numbers and, of course, emails. After everyone writes down their respective contact information, type up an email to send to everyone; this way, everyone is connected and has a method to get in touch with you. Now, if someone says that they didn’t get an email or didn’t hear from you (with no way to reach you,) you know that they don’t have an excuse. This is also one method to ensure that if a problem does arise, you don’t hear about it five minutes before the final project is due.

By providing everyone with contact information, you are

Group projects are inevitable, so why not make the best of it?

ANGELA HART A senior majoring in liberal arts.

There are always chance encounters that interrupt work in cafes or cafeterias.

Be prepared for social dynamics and issues to arise.

Group projects tend to always have two people involved in a power struggle or members who don’t contribute.

The most important thing to remember is that your grade is the one that matters to you. There will always be students who try and ride your coattails; it is not right, but it happens.

Depending on the project and the situation either tell the teacher or have a meeting with the member who is not contributing. Each person and assignment is different so use your best judgment in these situations.

Be positive.

Sometimes group projects feel like a giant burden you didn’t ask for. Well, make the most of it. If you like the class, subject matter, professor, have a friend in your group or something, look on the bright side. Always remember that you are there for your grade and to learn something. If you can’t find a reason to stay positive, just think that this assignment has a due date.

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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Transitioning from Bentley to Employment Question: What is your current job title and who is your employer?

Answer: “I currently am an Integrated Marketing Account Executive under Clear Channel Media & Entertainment.

Working in the NYC market, I work with the top six radio brands and iHeartRadio creating, customizing and executing 360 marketing programs. I specialize in beauty, retail and event driven brands.”

Question: Did you participate in any clubs, sports teams or other organizations?

Answer: “One of the best decisions I made at Bentley was joining the hip hop dance team, CRAZE. It was by far one of the most rewarding and amazing experiences I had at Bentley. It wasn’t just a dance team but a family. I never thought I would meet people with the same passion for dance and goofy behavior.

Not only did we perform on campus and in the Boston area but we competed and were top ranked in the New England Dance and Cheer Competition.

It was also a student run organization where I had

the opportunity to be on the Executive Board and influence all the creative direction/ planning that went on behind the scenes. I still make sure I am involved by meeting the new team members and attending their major performances.”

Question: What do you miss most about your college days?

Answer: “What don’t I miss about college!? What I miss the most are the little things like having all your friends down the hall or in the next building. No matter what time it was, your friends were a few feet away. Even though I still see my friends, nothing compares to the memories we created at Bentley.”

Question: What do you enjoy most about your work?

Answer: “What I enjoy most about my job is the company culture. Since I work in media and entertainment, I am constantly surrounded by music, celebrity gossip, national concerts/events and passionate people. My environment is fast paced, cutting edge and at the end of the day FUN. I work will brilliant people who

constantly challenge me and truly understand the fundamentals of marketing.

It is the best combination of work hard and play hard.”

Question: How did your Bentley experience influence your career path?

Answer: “From the classes and professors who taught me how to create business solutions, work in diverse groups, present to real CMO’s stemming all the way to career services where I learned how to write a resume, meet successful Alumni, role play interviews, Bentley constantly catapulted me into my career. It was all a chain of reactions that started the day I stepped on campus.”

Question: How do you stay connected to the university?

Answer: “When I decided to move to New York, one of my goals was to stay connected to Bentley as much as I possibly could. I made so many memories and met people who shaped my career that the only way I could show gratitude was to become an active Alumni. I have now been a part of career services’ Success in the City twice where a

number of Bentley students visit my company and I share my experiences. I still attend CRAZE’s major performances and homecoming each year.

Lastly, I make time to share my experiences any chance I can in hopes that another student is inspired and chases their dreams like I did.”

Question: Do you have any advice for Bentley’s current students?

Answer: “First of all, be present in the moment. We are all an ambitious bunch at Bentley and involved with a million and one things… slow down and take a breath.

Your college experience only happens once. Stop stressing about finding the perfect job. Trust the Bentley process- work hard and everything will fall into place.

Second, make sure to never stop building your network, even when you don’t need it. Look around you… all your peers will one day have a job – they could be your client, coworker or even your boss. Business is built on relationships. Nurture and grow your relationships now

EDELISSE NELSON Bentley Alumna so when you need them it is built on a genuine foundation.

Also, never be afraid to be yourself. I know this is super cheesy and we constantly hear this, however in the business world this is so important to grasp. I remember looking back thinking I bombed the L’Oreal interview when I stated my favorite hobby was watching Keeping up with the Kardashians. Then when I received the offer, the VP of Human resources stated he chose me for the reason that I was myself – that I was relatable.

Finally, remember that you are a brand. Each of you has something that makes you stand out. How do you differentiate yourself from the competition? Create a personal SWOT analysis. Then think if you were a product, how would you market yourself? What would your mission statement be? Do this and I promise you will have numerous job offers.”

CONTEMPLATING MACRO

Understanding the Impacts of Immigration 86% of Hispanics between the ages of 5 to 17 and 59% of adults are extremely proficient in English Take into effect that Hispanic populations are generally younger and that there are increasingly more native born Hispanics as immigration slows down. This leads to the conclusion that a large non-white population (roughly 20%) is not a threat to the language and definitely not a treat to the culture as a whole. Increasingly immigrants have started to view themselves as Americans and this by far is the single best indication of integration. Looking at current and past experiences with immigration it can be obvious that immigrants pose no

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The current political atmosphere surrounding immigration reform is very frustrating.

It not only distracts from the assessment of current measures by the “Gang of Eight” but also from the real economic implications of immigration.

Til today the political discussion has been focused on cultural implications that are largely unfounded. One issues is making English the official language. Just recently this has been cited as a way to restore “American culture.” Many see the growth in Hispanic population size as a way of reducing the use of English in schools and government, but the figures prove this wrong.

According to Pew Research,

The flow of immigrants going into the United States.

negative effect on the culture of the country. Rather, one could actually pointto the many positive effects of diversity.

The most discussed feature of the reform bill by the “Gang of Eight” is the legalization of illegal immigrants. This would entail a pathway to citizenship and allowthem to remain in the U.S. Many pundits have said that this would attract more illegalimmigrants who believe that they could be legalized and receive welfare benefits.

Both sides of the political spectrum bring this basic welfare magnet argument forward.

It ignores a large amount of research showing that the opposite occurred. Following the 1996 welfare law, the federal government limited access to benefits for immigrants, yet still allowed states to provide benefits if they chose. Over at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, economist Madeline Zavodny found that the new immigrant’s living location did not correlate with states that still gave out benefits following the 1996 reform. Instead, they seemed to live in areas where immigrants of similar backgrounds had already established communities. This shows that the magnet hypothesis is incorrect. Neeraj Kaushal found similar results of the same timeperiod in a paper entitled “New Immigrants’ Location Choices: Magnets without Welfare.” Yet again show-

ing the lack of evidence for the welfare magnet hypothesis and again showing that the choices of living location correlate with career choices and the amount of similar immigrants.

Overall, new immigrants are not a fiscal strain on America.

One of the major changes that the current immigration reform bill brings is the creation of a point-based system to rank immigrant applicants based on merits and skills.

Part of the reason for this is to protect medium and low-wage workers. Introducing highly skilled immigrants is incredibly helpful to the economy.

Just lookingat the amazing case study that is Canada one can see the economic benefit of skilledworkers. Since the 1990s Canada has been aggressively looking for skilled immigrants. What this has done is fill gaps in skilled industries, especially in the far north. The population grew and since the 1990s the Canadian economy has been preforming well and is very resilient.

The benefit of skilled immigrants is noticeable, however the effect of low skilled immigrants is more nuanced. The old premise of new immigrants just increasing the supply of labor and as a consequence lowering wages for the poor is a very improper way to view new labor. First, this assumes that immigrants and nativeborn Americans speak English

AL-MAHDI EBSIM A freshman majoring in economicsfinance.

at the same level and their proficiency in certain skills is exact.

In most cases this is incorrect.

In many ways the skills and experiences that foreign workers bring is varied and they complement rather than hurt low wage earners. Also don’t forget the benefit of different labor. Like Adam Smith famously showed, specialization and division of labor is the way to enrich the economy. The short and long term gains from general immigration outweigh what seems to be an immeasurable fall in wages for low wage earners. Chad Sparber and Giovanni Peri estimated this fall to be 0.3% from immigration since 1960s. Thus showing that the negative economic effects are negligible and many that oppose immigration for these reasons have a very narrow view of macroeconomics.

There are other benefits to immigration, which includes moral and equalitarian positions. In the end the recent immigration reform proposal is a small step forward. It won’t save the economy but at least it could make the immigration process more clear and entice American voters to support far more lenient immigration policies.

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Battista’s all time greatest point total has grown to 1,859.

BY MATT gustus sports editor

By now, you know all the major headlines. The team is still ranked number one in the country, they remain undefeated, both coach Barbara Stevens and senior forward Lauren Battista made history on the same day and the team is on a roll.

However, when we take a closer look at the numbers, we can see that the current success of the team is even more impressive as we thought. The Vanguard dove into the stat sheets to help give some insight into the women’s basketball team.

We begin our journey by looking at the team overall (team stats are current as of February 12th): 3 – The Falcons have won three straight Northeast-10 Championships. As of now, the team has clinched at least a share of this year’s title. If they win this weekend at Saint Michael’s, they will have put themselves on top yet again.

11 – Not only have the

Falcons been winning this season, but they have been winning big. Their closest encounter came in their January 15th encounter with Adelphi, where the team won by 11 points.

111 – For the seniors on the team, the last four years have been incredible. To date, the team has won 111 games during that stretch and hopefully will be adding many more on in the coming months.

11 – In addition, the program has only lost 11 games in the last four years.

Of those, three have come to teams that made it to the national championship.

100 – With the team’s win Tuesday, they were able to put themselves 100 games over .500. Theoretically, if the program were to lose its next 99 games, they would still have a winning record. Wow. 2 – There are only two more undefeated teams in the nation, including the Falcons and secondranked Colorado Mesa.

7 – While Falcon fans of all ages have enjoyed the amazing

run, we will be forced to say goodbye to seven players who will be graduating after this season. Those include graduate students Courtney Finn, Caleigh Crowell, Chrystal Guarin and seniors Lauren Battista, Jacqui Brugliera, and Christiana Bakolas.

4 – The regular season is winding down, as the Falcons have four games left until the NE-10 Championships. If the team is to clinch the NE-10 regular season crown, they will play all of their tournament games in the friendly atmosphere at the Dana Center.

On an individual level, several players deserve to be recognized for their accomplishments, which have led to the aforementioned success of the team (individual stats are current as of February 10th).

1,859 – Battista’s alltime greatest point total has grown to 1,859. She has the third best average in the Northeast-10 with 16.9.

800 – While she has been in the spotlight for her scoring ability of late, Battista is also one of the best rebounders in Bentley’s history as well. She is one of only five players to reach that level. This season, she is averaging 5.3 rebounds, which is third best on the team.

1,300 and 700 – Battista has not done it all on her own, however. Brugliera and Finn have both been very productive for the Falcons over the last four years. As of today, both have accumulated over 1,300 points and 700 rebounds during their Bentley careers. The two are ranked right beside each other on Bentley’s all-time scoring list at 14th and 15th.

7.6 – As has been her style in her Bentley career, Finn has complemented her scoring ability with tenacious effort on the glass. She has averaged a team best 7.6 rebounds

per game, which is good for eighth in the conference.

2.65 – At the point guard position, Bakolas’ has been the ideal Bentley athlete. Bentley teams under Stevens have always been very disciplined and methodical with their play. This is represented in Bakolas’ assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.65, which ranks third in the country. She has dished out 114 assists on the season while only turning the ball over 49 times. In addition, her assist total puts her at 11th on the national leaderboard.

57.8 – For a player to score a vast amount of points while playing alongside other talented players, you need to be efficient. Battista has been just that this season, as she has shot 57.8 percent from the field. Her field goal percentage ranks 18th in the nation. In conference games, she has been even better, shooting at a conference best 59.1 percent.

9.8 – As mentioned previously, the team will be relying on some new faces next season with the departure of some of the program’s best

ever. Freshman forward Jen Gemma is showing that she is capable of playing on the collegiate level. This year, she has been used primarily as a secondary role behind the senior leadership. She is averaging 9.8 points and 6.7 rebounds in only 18.4 minutes per game. Along with junior guard Kelsey Mattice and sophomore guard Jane White, she will be looked upon to carry the program after the departure of the stellar graduating class.

As you can see, the pieces are there for the team to reach their goals of making it back to the Elite Eight and competing for a national title.

One last stat that is important for Falcon fans to know is 8 hours and 5 minutes.

That is the time it takes to drive from the Dana Center in Waltham to the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania, the site of this year’s NCAA Division II Women’s National Championship. If all goes well, that distance is more than close enough for the Falcon faithful to show their support.

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Stats you need to know about the #1 Falcons

Brugliera has accumulated over 1,300 points and 700 rebounds.

BY kunaal murthy Vanguard Staff Writer

The success of the men’s basketball team this season has in large part been due to the veteran leadership and experience of much of the roster. In particular, senior guard Jasper Grassa has been exceling on and off the court.

Grassa is averaging 13.9 points per game and has been great from 3-point range this season. He has also piled up 84 assists thus far, proving even more that he is a team player and a leader.

For Grassa, basketball has always been a part of his life.

“I always knew I wanted to play basketball in college,” he said. “Basketball has been my life since day one.”

While many young kids have aspirations of playing a

sport at the collegiate level and beyond, we too often see these dreams disappear because of a lack of motivation. This was not the case for Grassa. He worked hard in high school and earned his spot as a starting guard for the Falcons.

Many athletes remember the first time they dunked or the first game-winning shot as their favorite memory.

Grassa said that “playing for my dad in high school” was his best memory. Having the privilege to grow and develop not only as a player, but also as a man under one’s father is a great experience.

Grassa took complete advantage of this and was able to channel these skills to Bentley’s basketball team.

The recent success of the basketball team has no doubt been delightful,

but Grassa has cherished something else since his time on being on the team.

“Having all my teammates become my brothers.

The relationships I get to build with my teammates will last forever,” he said.

This bond has definitely helped the team as they head into the last stretch of the season. The team needs to finish strong in order to have a chance to make it to the D-II tournament, which begins shortly after the season ends in a few weeks.

Jasper Grassa’s overall experience on the basketball team has helped in multiple ways, but one thing that really stands out for him is how his role on the team has developed.

“Being on the team has changed me by making me more of a team player,” he said.

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Jasper Grassa uses experience to lead teammates

Jasper Grassa has been excelling on and off the court.

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Hockey: A whole new atmosphere BY ethan hall

TEAM SPORTS STANDINGS FOOTBALL

Vanguard Staff Writer

NE-10 STANDINGS

School NE-10 Overall American Int’l 8 1 0 9 3 0 Stonehill 8 1 0 8 3 0 New Haven 7 2 0 8 3 0 Assumption 6 3 0 6 5 0 Merrimack 5 4 0 7 4 0 Bentley 4 5 0 6 5 0 LIU Post 3 6 0 5 6 0 Southern Conn.

3 6 0 3 8 0 Saint Anselm 1 8 0 1 10 0 Pace 0 9 0 0 11 0

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Despite some technical difficulties resulting in no shuttle bus to the JAR this weekend, Bentley students found a way to pack the place and watch our falcons skate past UConn 4-1.

The win moved Bentley back into 2nd place in the AHA. The crowd wasn’t silent this game either, as students were more into it and the players responded in a big way. For the first period fans saw three Falcon goals by senior forwards Jared Rickord, Justin Breton and junior Brett Switzer; the last of which was shorthanded and assisted by senior goalie Branden Komm (a rare sight). Freshman forward Max French took one in himself to seal the game at 4-1. This win was huge for Bentley, as it solidified our chance of attaining a first round bye in the AHA championship (which the first four teams receive).

The win was also huge for another reason; a respectable crowd saw our hockey team in action and clicking on all cylinders, as such those who attended are definitely looking forward to next weekend’s home game against Army. Many of the fans who came out were firsttimers, and they appeared to thoroughly enjoy the experience.

When asked about his first game, freshman fan Mitch Powell said “despite the lack of transportation, my friends and I made it to the JAR and will definitely be returning. The atmosphere was intense and exciting, with Bentley students and parents alike cheering on the team. It was comparable if not better than any school event I had ever been to.”

Beside the first time fans, returners seemed to show more enthusiasm and excitement for the team. The bus malfunction actually seemed to produce more buzz for the game as students had to borrow cars, take taxi’s and rumor even has it that two crazy kids walked to the game three miles away.

All this seemed to create

february 13, 2014

Brett Gensler was recently named Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month. even more chatter about the game after it was over: “Hey did you hear about how the shuttle buses didn’t show up for the hockey game?” “Yeah I heard a few kids walked,” was a common conversation on campus for a few days after the game. This talk was often followed by “I heard we killed UConn,” or something to that effect. But as business students we should know that any publicity is good publicity, right?

The attention the program has been gaining is a reflection of the team and the hard work they put in, and they definitely notice their growing fan base.

When freshman winger Will Suter was asked about it, he stated, “The support of fans and students seems to be improving game by game and the guys on the team really appreciate it.”

In reference to this weekend’s game, he added “It was great to see the support we had on Saturday night, especially when the shuttles weren’t running. It was an intense game and the fan support definitely gave us the spark we were looking for.”

Suter has joined the program at the right time, as Bentley finds itself in the highest AHA position in the history of the conference

this late in the season. Not to mention the national attention and recognition the team is getting. This is all finally cultivating in support on campus, the final thing the Falcons need to take their program to the next level.

This weekend the Falcons are playing a home and away with last place Army, with the home game being played on Saturday night, and are looking for the growing support to continue.

It has been confirmed that the buses will actually be outside Collins this time. If not you can pay Jacob Perkins a visit on the second floor of the Dana Center, as any further mishaps can be resolved with him. (He’s a great guy and comes up with cool stuff to give out to us fans at games, like the iPad Air that is being raffled off this weekend.)

Basically you should come to the game on Saturday, it’ll be fun.

On a side note junior defenseman Steve Weinstein is currently 16th in the country for the Hobey Baker Fan Vote, so keep the votes coming! You can vote at hobeybaker.com or by scanning the numerous stickers plastered around campus. Voting for senior Brett Gensler and junior Alex Grieve is of course encouraged too.

School NE-10 Overall LIU Post 10 0 0 21 1 0 Merrimack 9 1 0 14 6 0 Stonehill 8 2 0 18 4 0 Bentley 5 5 0 11 8 0 Adelphi 5 5 0 11 9 0 Saint Anselm 4 6 0 6 11 0 Southern Conn.

4 6 0 5 14 0 American Int’l 3 7 0 8 10 0 Assumption 3 7 0 7 11 0 St. Michael’s 3 7 0 6 12 0 Franklin Pierce 1 9 0 3 15 0

MEN’S BASKETBALL NE-10 STANDINGS - NORTHEAST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Franklin Pierce 11 3 0 16 3 0 Saint Anselm 11 4 0 13 6 0 St. Michels 9 5 0 14 5 0 Bentley 8 7 0 14 7 0 Southern N.H. 8 7 0 11 8 0 Merrimack 6 9 0 8 12 0 Assumption 3 11 0 6 13 0 Stonehill 3 11 0 5 14 0

NE-10 STANDINGS - SOUTHWEST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Southern Conn.

13 2 0 19 2 0 New Haven 10 5 0 15 6 0 Le Moyne 9 5 0 12 8 0 St. Rose 7 7 0 10 10 0 American Int’l 6 8 0 9 12 0 Adelphi 2 12 0 4 16 0 Pace 2 12 0 4 16 0

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NE-10 STANDINGS - NORTHEAST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Bentley 15 0 0 20 0 0 Stonehill 10 4 0 13 5 0 Assumption 8 6 0 12 7 0 Franklin Pierce 8 6 0 11 8 0 Merrimack 6 8 0 10 9 0 Saint Anselm 6 9 0 10 10 0 Southern N.H. 5 9 0 7 12 0 St. Michael’s 2 12 0 3 15 0

NE-10 STANDINGS - SOUTHWEST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall New Haven 9 5 0 15 5 0 Adelphi 9 6 0 14 7 0 Le Moyne 8 7 0 12 9 0 Southern Conn.

7 7 0 13 7 0 St. Rose 7 7 0 11 9 0 American Int’l 4 10 0 9 11 0 Pace 3 11 0 4 16 0

VOLLEYBALL NE-10 STANDINGS

School NE-10 Overall New Haven 14 0 0 28 5 0 St. Rose 11 3 0 19 5 0 Bentley 11 3 0 17 10 0 Adelphi 10 4 0 19 13 0 Franklin Pierce 9 5 0 14 9 0 Stonehill 9 5 0 18 14 0 Merrimack 9 5 0 17 15 0 American Int’l 8 6 0 14 16 0 Southern N.H. 7 7 0 12 12 0 Southern Conn.

5 9 0 17 13 0 St. Michael’s 4 10 0 12 12 0 Le Moyne 3 11 0 9 17 0 Assumption 3 11 0 6 17 0 Saint Anselm 2 12 0 7 20 0 Pace 0 14 0 4 26 0

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NE-10 STANDINGS

Jared Rickord led the Falcon offense with three points.

School NE-10 Mercyhurst 13 2 4 Bentley 11 4 4 Connecticut 11 5 3 Airforce 10 6 3 Robert Morris 10 6 3 Canisius 9 8 2 Niagara 8 8 3 Rochester Inst.

7 10 2 Holy Cross 6 10 3 American Int’l 6 12 1 Sacred Heart 6 13 0 Army 3 16 0

Overall 15 10 5 13 9 4 13 8 4 15 9 4 10 13 3 10 14 2 8 15 3 8 14 4 7 16 3 7 18 1 7 19 0 3 20 0

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Spotted: Falcons perched on top of NE-10 championship podium

Five days, four medals help Bentley men finish second in Northeast-10 Championships.

BY emily ellis

Vanguard Staff Writer

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams made Bentley proud last weekend at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship.

The men finished second overall in the conference while the women took home fourth. It was a wonderful way to end an amazing season full of fun and hard work.

Junior Luke Mason credits the teams overall success in part to their “terrific captains Steve Sylvia and Peter Belanger leading a strong senior

class; they set the tone day one by focusing on winning.”

Mason reflected on the past two swim seasons in his interview: “It is very clear that we outperformed what we did last year by leaps and bounds breaking almost half of the swimming records Bentley has, some multiple times this weekend.

Our focus from the very beginning was to win and although we didn’t do that we still had an amazing meet with everyone stepping up and having terrific swims.”

The men totaled seven silver and four bronze medals

FALCON FACT:

2:32.16 Freshman track athlete Tim Bolick finished the 1000 meter race in 2:32.16 at last weekend’s Boston University Dave Hemery Valentine Invitational. His time was second best among Division II athletes, and 38 out of 87 total athletes.

In the same meet, junior Steve Maffiolini set two personal bests, coming in the200 and 400 meter events. His times were 23.30 and 50.54, respectively.

throughout the meet, while breaking school records 15 times. Sophomore Owen Karl helped to break seven of them! The women also found themselves on the podium multiple times while breaking their records along the way. The women brought home three gold, three silver, and two bronze medals.

Sophomore All-American Nicola Mancini was even named the Northeast-10 Women’s Diving Championship Most Valuable Athlete after breaking a ten-year old championship record.

Senior Erin Caher spoke

on behalf on the women’s team, saying, “Since the beginning of the school year, our team has trained extremely hard. We came back to campus just before New Year’s for our double sessions training, and everyone really gave it their all. These training sessions really put us to the test mentally and physically, but they are also a great bonding experience.

Although swimming is an individual sport, it takes supportive teammates to stay motivated to work hard.”

She continued to explain, “We far exceeded our ex-

pectations going into the championship meet. Records were broken and rebroken during every session of the meet, and it was truly an exciting atmosphere.

There were some close races, and in the end, securing our third place finish relied on our 400 Yard Freestyle relay team beating out the teams of Pace University and The College of Saint Rose, which they were able to do by just tenths of a second.

Each and every swimmer stepped it up and was able to contribute to an unforgettable championship meet.”

FALCON OF THE WEEK NICOLA MANCINI SWIMMING

n. mancini YeAR 2015 HOMETOWN

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POSITION diving

Nicola Mancini, a sophomore All-America diver, has been named the Falcon of the Week at Bentley University after her outstanding performance in this past weekend’s Northeast-10 Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at Southern Connecticut State University.

Mancini repeated as the Northeast-10 Women’s Diver of the Meet after capturing gold in both the onemeter and three-meter for the second straight year. She pulled out the one-meter championship by just 2.25 points, finishing with a 403.00, and broke a 10-year-old meet record in the three-meter with a score of 452.40.

Mancini, undefeated off both boards all season, was named the NE-10 Women’s Diving Athlete of the Week for the tenth time this season. She will compete in the NCAA Division II Championships next month in Geneva, Ohio.