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Another successful Business Bowl

By Alexander Grotevant VANGAurd StAFF

This past Saturday, nearly 300 of Bentley’s undergraduate and graduate students took part in the 16th annual Bentley Business Bowl. Lasting nearly nine hours, the all-day event was extremely well organized and turned out to be a great success.

For anyone unaware of what the Business Bowl is, teams of four or five students of the same class-code level compete against other teams of the same level. The teams are given cases in which they have the opportunity to apply their knowledge of business to real-life situations. All undergraduate teams were presented with two cases, while graduate teams were dealt a single, longer and more involved case.

Following a breakfast and short orientation that mapped out the events of the day, teams were given pack-

Nearly 300 students participated in the Bentley Business Bowl this year.

ets with their respective cases and schedules.

The two purely fictitious cases given to undergraduate teams were quite different from one another. The first of the two was actually provided by Liberty Mutual, a corporate sponsor of the event. This case presented a situation of insider trading,

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which all Bentley students are well aware is a serious legal and ethical issue.

Essentially, each team was asked to evaluate the situation and provide legal advice to an individual who had been exposed to insider trading in the workplace.

The second of the two cases was heavily finance-

oriented. Teams were asked to provide a company’s owners with advice on which direction their business should go. Teams were required to analyze the current situation of the company and formulate advice based upon numerous stakeholders’ interests as well as past events that had impacted the company’s financial positioning.

Teams were given until the afternoon to prepare presentations addressing each case. All presentations were to be delivered to a panel of volunteer judges that had real-life experience in the business world. Interestingly enough, about 70 percent of t he j ud g e s we re B e nt l e y alumni themselves.

For undergraduates, each of the two presentations was to last no longer than 15 minutes and to be followed by any questions the judges may have had. Graduate students, on the other hand,

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The exhibit in Smith forces viewers to consider what “beauty” really is.

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5 VALENTE SEMINAR

8 SPECA English and Media Studies professor mentioned by Ben Affleck at Oscars

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By Brenna O’Connell

focused on his face…[to get] rid of the wrinkles,” said junior peer educator Dawn Recio.

The penultimate portion is a mirror with facts of body image and how it affects people psychologically. The final step is to take the pledge to end fat talk, which promises

By Yuriy Ivanov

to refrain from fat talk of any kind for a full 24 hours, and if any friends are participating in any fat talk then they will change the conversation.

“Our hope is to bring awareness to the campus that it’s okay to love your

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Program brings awareness of the unattainable “ideal body”

mation about how all of those images in the magazines and posters are all altered and edited to produce a distorted image of beauty. “[That part] gives you a good compare and contrast for celebrities. Even George Clooney was part of it…they didn’t focus on his body; they

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With the understanding that leadership and learning are intrinsically tied together, The Office of Residence Life has created a new specialty housing option specifically for the leaders of tomorrow. Building off of the success of the women’s leadership floor, a new Bentley Leadership floor interwoven with the Certified Bentley Leader Program has made its way to Copley South.

Kathryn Keyes, Assistant Director of the Residential Center, said the students participating in the new leadership floor would “network, gain leadership skills, bond with floor members through intentional programing, informal conversation and continue their development in becoming successful leaders both at Bentley and beyond into the workforce.”

As with all specialty housing, an application is required to request entry into the exclusive and tightknit community. Adam Payne, Director of the CBL Program, explained that “the floor is open to current freshman students that are either currently enrolled in the program, or will become aspiring CBL students, as long as they obtain status sometime that year.” This broadens

Students pledge to end fat talk on campus This week marked the Counseling and Student Development Center’s annual Fat Talk Free Week, cosponsored with the Center for Health and Wellness and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

With 200 pledges to end fat talk last year, this year’s event is looking to break that record.

Not surprisingly, if students did not first hear about the program on Facebook, Twitter or other social media, their attention was probably grabbed on Monday on the third floor of Smith. Large posters of male and female models definitely attracted the student population. The exhibit had different parts, each with a purpose of raising awareness of the unattainable “ideal body.” The first panel talks about the thin ideal for women and the second deals with lean ideal for men. The next segment relays infor-

Leadership Floor for CBL participants to locate in Copley South

Seminar to focus on democracy in Fall ‘13

12 WHY IT MATTERS New column relates current issues to Bentley

14 TENNIS Falcons look toward a strong season after early losses

Police Log 2 Tip of the Week 2 Cartoon 4 Voices 8 & 9 Notes From Abroad 11 Falcon of The Week 16

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News

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a taxing ride early last saturday morning, a taxi driver contacted university Police complaining of a stubborn customer. the driver said he had a male in his vehicle who wasn’t playing fair by not paying his fare. the two had journeyed all the way from Beantown, and it was not until they were turning onto the campus that the student began to argue with the driver about the cost of the ride. the student came on rather aggressively, screaming expletives at the driver and demanding to know “what language he was speaking in.” university Police arrived on the scene, and quickly deemed that the student, who (of course) did not go to Bentley, was intoxicated and needed to be placed in protective custody. It was later determined that the student was from Connecticut and was in this great state visiting a friend. When these reporters contacted Connecticutian authorities about the potential charges for the unruly individual, they responded: “Yes, he will be charged with not being eNouGH of an elitist prick.

We expect much more arrogance out of our youth— that is an embarrassment.” van de-Built While playing american’s pastime down in God’s waiting room (Florida), the baseball team had a bit of a mishap. the assistant director of athletics called to report “acciden-

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tal damage to a rental van.” according to a report, the vehicle was struck with an errant foul ball and was left with a completely smashed windshield. thankfully, no one was injured in the incident.

sloppy in spruce Now, it’s that time folks! time for the next installation in the “Boy Meets Newton-Wellesley Hospital” series! this week, we travel all the way to the end of trees to meet our “brave” protagonist. university Police discovered the student VoM-ing in the spruce Hall bathroom, and he admitted to having a little bit too much to drink. Like all of our fearless heroes, this chap was placed in protective custody and transported to the hospital where he was placed under supervision upon arrival. on a separate note: do you think they have a room put aside for stupid, drunk college students over there? I can imagine it: padded walls, enya blasting through speakers, and a viewing window for the doctors on the night shift. that has to exist, right? If not, you’re welcome for the great idea NWH. trees-passing speaking of spruce, everybody’s favorite middle-of-nowhere tree dorm was vandalized two weekends ago! two non-Bentley students were said to be laughing as they ripped flyers off bulletin boards in the coniferous evergreen hall. they were evil

laughs, too. Like the sound of hyenas laughing in The Lion King. these hoodlums would not state who they were visiting, but they were driven to campus by the same person. they were told to scram and to never show their mean mugs here again. one kiddo called his mom, who proceeded to drive both of the crying boys back to jail…I mean Babson.

Can you feel the heat? on the evening of February 17, facilities responded to the tree dorms for a report of a heater making an abnormal sound. When they arrived at the room, they realized that the room’s inhabitants, not the heater, were making all sorts of animal noises. Yeah. awkward. Freshmen, next time you decide to create a petting zoo in your room, be sure to put a tie on the doorknob before you cock-adoodle-do it. forest liars on the sunday night before President’s Day, facilities were notified of broken beer bottles in Forest. upon arriving at the location, workers asked a student if he knew where the smashed glass was located. the student replied, “If a beer bottle falls in the Forest, and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”

Noticeably irked by the student’s cheesy philosophical inquiry, the worker told the student that no such event would ever happen at Bentley university. after all, if a beer bottle

fell in Forest, the 220 sophomores living in that one building would be able to hear it through the paperthin walls. acknowledging defeat, the student pointed to the second floor and walked away, pondering life’s great mysteries with each successive step.

Crisis averted Police received a number of 9-1-1 hangup calls on the morning of February 18. troubled, they searched the number and found out that the phone belonged to a student living in Falcone east. Worried, police officers quickly arrived at the dorm room in question, where they were greeted by the student’s frazzled roommate. the roommate explained the tragic situation. the hanger-upper was in a bind. she didn’t know what to do. she was afraid. she was alone. she was on her way to Harvard square, and she wanted to confirm the shuttle times. seeing just how unimportant the 9-1-1 calls actually were, the police officers let out a good *facepalm* and returned to the station. a quick word on the shuttle times – if you really need the shuttle to come, it’s not coming. freshman puke Count Five.

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total number of cases: total number of individuals involved (violators): number of individuals dismissed from responsibility: number of individuals referred to Judicial Board: number of educational sanctions given: (includes referrals to alcohol Education) Cash total of fines given for the week: number of work sanctions assigned: number of students placed on warning: number of parental notifications: number of individuals put on residential probation: (Loss of 15 Housing Credits) number of individuals put on disciplinary probation: (Loss of 30 Housing Credits) number of individuals put on suspension (housing): number of individuals put on suspension (university): number of individuals expelled from university: Provided by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs

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New Undergraduate Admissions office opens in LaCava

By Lacey Nemergut NEws Editor

The Bentley community may have noticed a new addition to the LaCava building, featuring its own appealing side entrance.

Bentley University Undergraduate Admissions, after a year of preparation and construction, has taken on an impressive new look.

“As Bentley continues to improve programs and infrastructure, it became important to have one central and impressive location to welcome campus visitors such as prospective students, employers, and alumni,” said Erika Vardaro, Director of Undergraduate Admissions.

The new visitor center has a state-of-the-art appeal, captivating the attention of perspective students as they arrive at the university for the first time. The new space contains flat-screen TVs, iPads and a Bentley-customized e-book.

The technological enhancements are meant to “illustrate our four pillars in action—academics, technology, hands-on learning and career services,” said Vardaro. “The walls and hallways are filled with photos, quotes and messages highlighting our values.”

The new Undergraduate Admissions office is designed to better reflect Bentley’s mission and values than the old office in Rauch.

The new office opened just in time for a high traffic month of perspective students. Vardaro indicated that the busiest time for undergraduate admissions, in terms of perspective visitors, is February and March, bringing in approximately 400 to 500 students per month. During these months, admitted students often tour the campus before making their final decision. In 2012 alone, the campus saw

around 6,000 perspective students and their respective families.

The intent of the redesigned space is to educate visitors on Bentley’s mission and overall sense of community before they begin their campus tour. Previously, perspective students and their families would sit in the lobby, possibility chatting with a current student, and wait for their tour. The new space has taken the process

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to a whole new level.

“Throughout the design process, the total visitor experience was foremost in our thoughts—to leave them with a lasting impression,” said Vardaro. “The old saying is true: you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Our new space really helps our visitors understand what Bentley is about.”

The community has responded with sincere

excitement towards the new addition to the campus. “Our current students are envious of the experience prospective students now have,” said Vardaro. “Prospective students have no point of reference from old to new, but we are encouraged by the way in which students are using their time in the visitor center while waiting for their information session or tour.”

Vardaro also noted a positive impact on the perspective student experience. The admissions office has recorded a definite increase in the number of families who are returning to the redesigned office after their formal tour or information session.

The Undergraduate Admissions office expressed excitement for the upcoming summer. “Summer is also a busy time for visits from perspective students and we are excited about using the courtyard near the entrance to the visitor’s center during the warmer months,” said Vardaro.

U n d e r g r a d u a t e Admissions would like to attribute the success of the new office to the collaborative efforts of Enrollment Management, Facilities, Marketing Communications, Purchasing and University Police, among many others.

Students display work at Santander Scholarship Showcase

By Lindsay Beauregard MaNagiNg Editor

The Santander Scholarship Showcase was held in the EDR on Monday, Feb. 26 and the reception gave the 2012 scholarship recipients the opportunity to talk to students, Bentley staff and Santander representatives about their experience abroad and present their Cultural Investigation project, which is a requirement for all the scholarship recipients.

Presentations ranged from posters to PowerPoints and were set up around the perimeter of the EDR.

Attendees were given the chance to mingle and ask questions of each project before the presentations began.

Natalie Schlegel, Director of the Cronin Office on International Education introduced Eduardo Garrido, Director of Santander Universities, and the top two scholarship students, Jezerc Begaj and Michael Ahrendt.

Ahrendt and Begaj were chosen to present their Cultural Investigation projects.

Begaj and Ahrendt were both presented with certificates from Garrido, who congratulated them as well as Bentley as a whole for doing

Garrido, Director of Santander Universities, presented certificates to the top two recipients.

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such a wonderful job in terms of working on global relationships. Garrido spoke about the difference between traveling and study abroad as he believes studying abroad truly helps create a global mind. According to Garrido, Bentley and the Santander Scholarship Fund are promoting “future leaders with global minds.”

Begaj studied abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark because he wanted to know “what makes the Dutch so happy?” He drew inspiration from Henri CartierBresson—the father of photojournalism—and presented a photo essay which detailed why the Dutch are so content.

Begaj touched on different factors of happiness including environmental structure, like the abundance of bicycles and the social structure, specifically the healthcare system. In his opinion, the United States could take a happiness lesson from the Dutch and adopt a new health care system in order to propel to be more content.

Second to present, Ahrendt, who studied in Barcelona, Spain presented on Catalonia—a nationality within Spain—and Spain’s relationship. As a student of economics, he discussed the importance of unity between

Recipients presented their projects and networked with Santander representatives.

the two in order to build Spain’s economy.

Although he understood where the Catalonia nationalism was coming from he said it is not feasible, “Sentiment is justified but not worth the strife.” He summed up his ideas about the current tension between Catalonia and Spain when he said, “It’s important for Spain to unify in order to provide examples to other countries like Scotland and to build their own economy.”

Schlegel encourages all study abroad students to apply as “you are only competing with Bentley students as opposed to competing at a

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national level.”

The Santander Scholarship is funded by the Santander Universities Study Abroad Scholarship Fund and began at Bentley in the summer of 2011.

According to Schlegel, an average of 10 scholarships are awarded each term and overall a total of 67 scholarships have been awarded.

The scholarship amounts range from $1,000 to $5,000 depending on the Cultural Investigation proposal and financial need. All students who are studying abroad for a semester of an eight-week minimum summer program are encouraged to apply.

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

editorial Is the Blackout Challenge starting to brownout?

Each semester we look forward to the emails, posters, and signs with redundant sayings that allude to the kind a blackout many people find themselves in on weekend nights. “I blackout,” “I pledge to blackout,” and “Do you blackout?” all give us an excuse to giggle as we are reminded to shut off our lights, unplug our electronics, and adjust our habits to save electricity.

But does it really work?

Does the Blackout Challenge really educate us to change our habits in the long term or does it simply entice us in hopes of receiving (another) free t-shirt?

At its conception, the Blackout Challenge was successful. A challenge between buildings to see which residents can make the most significant effort to reduce electricity use. But how many times can the challenge really take place before the novelty wears off? Do residents still get excited to participate?

Perhaps when the initial email comes out students are buzzed and excited, but by the time the second week comes around everyone seems to have forgotten about the challenge. And by the fourth week—in the middle of midterms—everyone is

focused on the more common type of blacking out…

Not to mention there is little to keep residents motivated once their fate has been decided. If your building is in last place after week two, you might as well give up because you have no chance of winning. So as residents feel discouraged and realize they have no chance to win the “awesome t-shirt” they stop conserving electricity because they know there is no reward for their efforts.

Wouldn’t it be better to have a challenge that keeps everyone motivated throughout the duration of the competition so that it can serve its meaning? Perhaps grouping buildings together by category (apartments, suites, dorms) would reduce the number of competitors to keep the competition strong.

Or maybe reducing the length of the competition would make it more meaningful throughout its duration.

It’s difficult to say if the challenge even has an effect on the residents of the winning building. Does a short term challenge really affect the way people act in the long term? When the challenge ends it’s hard to know if people still shut off their lights

and unplug their electronics.

Perhaps efforts would be more effective if they were focused on shifting our habits for the long term through more effective programs. We need programs that are serious about educating the community and not ones that just have catchy taglines about blacking out. It is clear that the Green Society has the resources, knowledge, and ability to educate us about electricity use—what matters is the medium in which the information is delivered.

As the Green Society continues its efforts to increase sustainability practices on campus we wonder if their efforts in the Blackout Challenge are truly making a difference. A new, revamped program could create a more significant impact on the students and staff of the Bentley community.

Sustainability is clearly an important issue on our campus particularly as we strive for carbon neutrality by 2030.

Cleary the Blackout Challenge alone cannot occur for another 17 years. The Green Society must think of innovative ways to communicate the importance of sustainability that does not just offer the incentive of a free tshirt and short term results.

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“Yes, I’m Teddy Turner. You can’t pick your parents.”

-Teddy Turner, the Republican son of liberal media mogul Ted Turner, campaigning in a South Carolina GOP congressional primary.

“If you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrel shotgun.”

-VP Joe Biden, saying there are superior self-defense options to AR-style rifles.

“The water did have a funny taste.”

-Sabrina Baugh, a guest at Los Angeles’ Cecil Hotel, where the body of a missing woman was found at the bottom of a rooftop water tank.

Disclaimer: The opinions published in The Vanguard are submitted by readers of the newspaper, and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The Vanguard and its staff. We are not able to print any letters submitted anonymously.

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Valente Seminar offers unique learning opportunity

By Sindhu Palaniappan Former editor in ChieF

If you’re looking for a class to take this fall that doesn’t fit the regular Bentley purview of courses – the Valente Seminar may be an option to consider. This course is a regular three credit course which meets each Tuesday for a double block; the class consists of a small number of dedicated students and multiple faculty members who learn and discuss a certain topic together. The topic for fall 2013 is Democracy in America, and the course will be planned in part by Marcy Crary of the Management department, Ranjoo Herr of the Philosophy department, Fred Ledley of the Natural Sciences department, and Edward Zlotkowski of the English and Media Studies department.

Students attain the benefit of becoming a Valente Undergraduate Fellow; professors partake in the course purely for the love of learning, that is to say that there is no compensation for professors who take the course but instead they do so to learn and develop along with the students. Needless to say this is a unique course. There are three main objectives of the course: to have students come to terms with a single large complex concept, to model the process of reading difficult and complex texts and to get students involved in the process of discovering and creating knowledge, both as spectators and as participants alongside professors.

“The old saying goes, ‘Give a man a fish; you have fed him for a day. Teach a man to fish; you have fed him for a lifetime.’ Teaching students to think and to own their

The topic of the Valente Seminar during the Fall 2013 semester is Democracy in America.

learning is analogous to this in today’s business world,” said Frank, who helped found the seminar. For Frank, or Mike as he pushes his students to call him, the course is about two things: the first being the opportunity to read things slowly and really understand what they mean, especially in terms of the complex pieces involved in the course. The second is the chance to get to know and talk to a number of interesting students who have chosen to challenge themselves.

“I also really, really love the fact that faculty members do this without getting paid for it. Like me, they do it because they think it matters, and because it is intellectually fun and they care about the students,” said Frank. This course “creates a much closer community of learners than any other course can,” he says.

“I’ve heard from other faculty members who have participated in past Valente Seminars that they really enjoy the different format,” said Crary, a professor that is taking part in the upcoming seminar this fall. “I think students will enjoy this kind of format that has both faculty and students learning together – outside of the traditional roles we inhabit in the ‘regular’ classroom.”

Professor Girish J. “Jeff” Gulati, who has participated in the course before, spoke about the benefits of the course. “Most of the materials that we read are not in any one person’s area of expertise, so we are all in a way students and engage with the students as we would our peers. The most rewarding aspects of the seminar was to get to know

The class relies on discussion between students and faculty to discover and create knowledge.

12 students very well as individuals and see how they grew more confident to break out of their comfort zones to tackle some very intense and controversial subjects.”

Professor Kristin Sorenson, who also partook in a previous session of the seminar, spoke about how the course can help prepare students for graduate school because of the way that it is run. “Because the course is run as a seminar, in many ways it feels more like a graduate course than an undergraduate course. I know of at least one student who participated in the seminar with me who plans to attend graduate school and earn a Ph.D. I would like to think that our seminar was at least one of her sources of inspiration.”

She went on to talk about how her biggest challenge was learning how to co-lead

a course with three other professors, who are usually in complete control of their own course and their own material. “However, the rewards far outweigh the challenges. The seminar in which I participated in fall 2010 turned out to be one of my favorite teaching experiences at Bentley. Clearly, the students and faculty were all excited to be there. The enthusiasm was contagious, and we had such interesting discussions and debates.”

Tyler Durant, a former student in the seminar, found it beneficial to interact with professors from departments he wouldn’t have normally gotten the chance to do so with. “Students who take the seminar benefit because they get to interact with professors from other disciplines that they wouldn’t otherwise get to know. The discussion based/seminar style isn’t something you see too often in Bentley classrooms. All of the students are exceptional students that make thoughtful contributions to the class discussions.”

“I do think that Bentley students benefit from the Valente seminar. One benefit is being able to see how ideas can be evaluated from various perspectives by people in different fields. As an economist, the biggest challenge was in trying to look at readings from the perspective of someone in another field, especially a field outside of the social sciences. Not everyone regards ‘the good life’ as maximizing utility,” said Professor Scott Sumner. “In our class, two students were picked each week to lead the next week’s discussion… It gave students a little bit of a feel for what a graduate level seminar is like.”

Any questions or application submissions should be directed to Mike Frank at mfrank@bentley.edu.

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BOWL Continued from Page 1 were given roughly 35 minutes to present their single case to the judges.

After all teams had finished their presentations, all individuals involved in the day’s events reconvened in the Lacava center’s executive Dining Room (eDR) for light snacks and the award ceremony.

Representatives from the impressive list of corporate sponsors announced the results and cash prizes were awarded to teams who placed either first, second or third in their classcode level. The first-place teams for each class-code are as follows: Freshman Level: Scott Levy, Matt Miles, Nick Hoffman, Steve Silva, Nick Italia Sophomore Level: Alex DeLong, Radhika Bansil, Tyler McAloon, Alex Spitzer, Jay Janardhanan

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Junior Level: Ricardo Martinez, Jose Daniel Torres, enrique calderas, James covino, Abraham Showaki Senior Level: Alfonso Martinez, erik Larsson, owais Khan, William Ledley, Riley Rogers Graduate Level: Praveena Mani, Amitav Khandelwal, Kachi udeoji, Divakar Sankaran, Khaled Mahmud undoubtedly, a lot of time and energy had been invested

by Bentley faculty, student volunteers, judges, other corporate sponsor representatives and many others to make the 2013 Bentley Business Bowl as great as it was. Not only was the event a great opportunity for students to gain experience in a competitive business setting, but it was also an excellent chance to network with business professionals and classmates who are driven to succeed in the world of business.

Members of the first place Senior team.

Continued from Page 1 body the way it is. Yes, it’s okay to go on a diet and it’s okay to go to the gym but in a reasonable state where you’re not reaching for the unattainable,” said Recio.

The healthy versus unhealthy diet and exercise regimen lies in the intent and motivation. For example, if a female is looking to be skinnier or a male is looking to be leaner simply for spring break, then that is not a healthy manner. on the other hand, if someone wants to lower high cholesterol, then healthier eating habits and working out more is the way to go about it.

It is a common belief that females are more affected by campaign ads, but this neglects the very scary reality that men are vulnerable and believe with conviction that the lean ideal is healthy and necessary to be attractive.

“All of the guys that I spoke

to…really questioned ‘Why is it unattainable? Why is it unhealthy?’” said Recio, “The way you go about reaching that level of a body is very unhealthy, constant-

“The biggest message we’re trying to convey is that you dont have to look that way... And if you want to be better, be better. But don’t go about it in unhealthy ways.”

-Dawn Recio PeeR eDucAToR

ly thinking ‘I have to look this way’ in order to be considered good-looking.”

There was a video played on a loop at the exhibit

about how protein companies construct their advertising. using airbrush, fake tan and Photoshop to make overweight men look slimmer and with many different muscular dimensions, nonFederal Drug Administration approved companies get away with taking the before and after shots in the same day. Men firmly believe they can attain that. The pledge does not mean to hinder motivation, but rather it is intended to promote a healthier, more active lifestyle as opposed to a diet.

“The biggest message we’re trying to portray is that you don’t have to look that way. You should accept yourself for who it is. And if you want to be better, be better. But don’t go about it in unhealthy ways,” said Recio.

The exhibit will be on the third floor of Smith this entire week.

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LEADERSHIP Continued from Page 1 the number of possible applicants to include any interested freshmen.

Payne continued on to highlight that “having a common space and common community gives the opportunity to invite people to come in for networking events, corporate partners and many others affiliated with the cBL Program such as alumni and even some upper class students.”

This will be an eventful and opportunity-filled floor, however, to whom much is given much is expected and there are no exceptions. Keyes noted that commitment will be the most important quality for an applicant. Attendance at events and cBL programs will be stressed more than the usual RA floor programs.

This may not be that arduous a task considering professionals from companies like Liberty Mutual, Grant Thornton and TJX will often be presenting on leadership in the corporate world—and perhaps scouting for interns.

Keyes said that the speakers would have “qualities we are looking for in leaders. This is who you want to be and how you want to present yourself.”

The real world examples along with mentorship from trained cBL students and staff will be a success tonic without a doubt.

A wide variety of rooms will be offered ranging from singleperson rooms to six-person suites and applications are still being taken. Those interested should reach out to either Adam Payne or Kathryn Keyes at Residential Life with an application in hand and enthusiasm in heart.

The Fat Talk Free Week exhibit challenges members of the community to change the conversation of fat talk.

We loo ok forward to seeing all the great things you will do in your chapters and the greater Bentley community!

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Microsoft becomes latest victim in tech company hackings

By Kevin White Vanguard Staff

Microsoft Corp. announced Friday that company computers had been breached in a cyber-attack similar to those experienced

by Apple and Facebook in the last month. A security official from Microsoft posted that “a small number of computers, including some in its Mac business unit, were infected with malicious software.” Microsoft also said that there is no evidence customer data was impacted.

The attack is one of three major hacking reports that have recently occurred. Both Facebook and Apple released statements in the past few weeks that they had been attacked by hackers. The news is unusual for Apple, who boasts their computers are resistant to malicious software. Researchers believe hackers are beginning to target Macs as they have become more popular in companies.

The same malicious code commonly referred to as malware, was used in both the Apple and Facebook hackings. Microsoft has launched an investigation

Microsoft said that they believe no customer data was impacted by the recent breach of their computer systems.

but believes it was the same attack. It is suspected that many smaller tech companies may have experienced the same attack, but won’t come forward in fear of negative publicity.

According to Bloomberg, the attack originated from Eastern Europe or Russia.

The hackers used a website frequently visited by app developers called iPhoneDevSDK to host the malware. Researchers are

calling the hack a “watering hole” attack—dependent on luring employees to the source of the malware. Once the employees accessed the booby-trapped website, the malware was downloaded on their computer and a “backdoor” into the company’s network is created.

The attacks, perhaps, signal a new phase of cyber danger that companies will have to defend against. In the past, the fear was hack-

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ers could gain access to customer information and use it for credit card numbers, social security numbers and other important information.

The Microsoft, Apple and Facebook attacks had a different purpose. Hackers had no interest in the customer information—rather they wanted to gain access to the intellectual property held on employee computers. Dan McWhorter, a managing director of threat intelligence

at the security research team Mandiant warned “Anyone that has intellectual property that makes their business work and makes them run and makes them more profitable is at risk.”

This new era of cybercrime could have very serious implications for companies. Generally financiallymotivated attacks, those going for financial data and trying to make money off it, are easy to detect. When intellectual property is stolen, there are no algorithms in place to let the company know. It takes companies much longer to realize they’ve become a victim of an espionage attack.

The companies diminished concerns about the impact of the attacks on their day-today activities. All have stated that no data appeared to have been stolen. But the events do speak to the vulnerability companies are facing in light of the developing assortment of attacks. Apple, Facebook and Microsoft are some of the most sophisticated technology companies in the world. If hackers can break into them, the question becomes, is any company really safe?

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Bentley professor gets shout out from Ben Affleck

“Who or what should have won an oscar that didn’t?” hAlle PrentiCe ClASS oF 2016 MArKetinG “I wanted the 9-yearold Quvenzhane Wallis from Beasts of the Southern Wild to win best actress.”

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By Kelsey Miller Features editor

Gerry Speca, beloved creative writing professor who teaches drama and screenwriting courses, got a pleasant surprise Sunday night when none other than Ben Affleck thanked him in his acceptance speech for Best Picture for Argo.

Speca taught drama classes for high school, and while a teacher there he taught Affleck, as well as his brother Casey and Matt Damon (Affleck and Damon won their first Academy Award in 1998 for their original screenplay Good Will Hunting).

Speca teaches drama, screenwriting, critical thinking and writing, and communication courses, among others, at Bentley. His courses frequently fill out quickly during registration. He also advises students interested in creative writing and other English minors and majors.

In other Oscar news, Life of Pi won many awards, including Cinematography, Directing, Original Score and Visual Effects. It is no surprise, considering the mystical elements of the story.

Ironically, the studio that did the visual effects for Life of Pi, Rhythm & Hues, declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Industry employees in the VFX area of filmmaking have been outraged as what they see as unfair distribution of profits for years now, and this example did nothing to assuage that anger.

Twitter also made an Oscar appearance—like it does at all big events—particularly during the appearance of Kristen Stewart, when she and Daniel Radcliffe presented the Oscar for Production Design. Many ridiculed her over the social media site for her disheveled hair, limp, and general air of indifference. Of course, she had been hobbling around on crutches because of her sliced foot, so it’s possible those

Prof. Gerry Speca taught Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck and Matt Damon when they were in high school.

qualities had been the result of another thing—pain.

Anne Hathaway also came under fire for her emotional Best Actress in a Supporting Role acceptance speech.

Apparently the fact that she was so overcome and happy about winning for her considerably difficult role in Les Misérables was enough to classify her as an amateur, especially in addition to her structurally suggestive dress.

Jennifer Lawrence has had considerable trouble with her gowns this award season. Upon accepting her Golden Globe award for her role in Silver Linings Playbook the actress’ dress malfunctioned, tearing apart at the seam around her thighs and momentarily falling down. Last Sunday the actress treated her faceplant during her walk up the stairs to receive her Oscar with similar aplomb, saying “You guys are just standing up because you feel bad that I fell, and that’s really embarrassing, but thank you.”

Like many expected, Adele’s “Skyfall” won Best Original Song. The singer accepted her Oscar and nearly dissolved into tears. She had performed “Skyfall” for the audience a while earlier.

Seth McFarlane also made waves with his ongoing list of misogynistic jokes.

Ironically, his attempt to not

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be the “worst Oscar host ever” during the opening alienated many viewers because of an entire song about actresses who have shown their breasts in film— none of them seemed too happy about it, either. He even cut down Jessica Chastain for her role in Zero Dark Thirty, in which the actress played the woman virtually solely responsible for hunting down Osama bin Laden.

Despite its ups and downs, the Academy Awards remains one of the biggest days in the film industry’s calendar.

Read on below to find the full list of winners: Best Picture – Argo Actor in a Leading Role – Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln Actress in a Leading Role – Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook Actor in a Supporting Role – Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained Actress in a Supporting Role – Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables Animated Feature Film – Brave Cinematography – Life of Pi Costume Design – Anna Karenina Directing – Life of Pi Documentary Feature – Searching for Sugar Man Documentary Short – Inocente Film Editing – Argo Foreign Language Film – Amour Makeup and Hairstyling – Les Misérables Original Score – Life of Pi Original Song – “Skyfall” Production Design – Lincoln Animated Short Film – Paperman Live Action Short Film – Curfew Sound Editing – Skyfall, Zero Dark Thirty Sound Mixing – Les Misérables Visual Effects – Life of Pi Adapted Screenplay – Argo Original Screenplay – Django Unchained

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Harvard Square: A pizza lover’s mecca

By Kelsey Miller Features editor

Most people love pizza, and the denizens of pizza parlors in Harvard Square are no exception. If you’re looking to grab a quick slice or sit down for a great meal, be sure to keep these three places on your list.

Pinocchio’s Of course, no article about pizza in Harvard Square would be complete without Pinocchio’s, which has been around over 30 years. The restaurant is famous for catering to the late-night pizza cravings of Harvard students and the public. The tiny restaurant is brightly painted with scenes from the Disney movie as well as framed pictures of famous people enjoying their Pinocchio’s snack. For instance, you can see a picture of Mark Zuckerberg proudly displayed in front.

And for any Suits fans out there, Pinocchio’s is featured on an episode of the show when a character asks, “Where is the best place in Harvard to get pizza? It’s

Otto’s is pricey, but offers a large variety of unusual flavors.

Pinocchio’s of course.”

Pinocchio’s specializes in Sicilian pizza, which means that it is made into a square pizza pie that has really thick dough. While many people can stuff away three or even four slices of pizza in one sitting, they would be hard-pressed to accomplish such a feat with Pinocchio’s pizza. Even better, the restaurant recognizes that many college kids—even those at Harvard—are hard up for cash. Two huge pieces of pizza are only $5.

Pinocchio’s is open until at least 1 p.m. every day except Sunday. It is located across the street from the Staples in Harvard Square at 74 Winthrop Street.

Otto Pizza Otto Pizza is located at 1432 Mass Ave, which is right across from the Harvard Square T stop (the entrance near the CVS). The restaurant first opened its doors in Portland, Maine in 2009 by Anthony Allen, who started his first pizza store

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Pinocchio’s has large serving sizes that are relatively inexpensive.

when he was 17, and Mike Keon, who once built a pizza oven from a 55-gallon oil drum and then taught the citizens of Tanzania to make pizza.

Allen and Keon knew that they wanted to take something that was common— pizza—and make it truly uncommon. And by all accounts, Otto Pizza is the perfect example of that. At

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$3.50 per slice, the pricey pizza comes in all kinds of exotic flavors and combinations of ingredients.

Fan favorites of Otto’s pizza definitely include the Mashed Potato, Bacon and Scallion pie, as well as the Butternut Squash, Ricotta and Cranberry (particularly good). And of course, the Three-Cheese Tortellini pizza is truly delicious; the restaurant literally plops tortellini on top of the pizza sauce. Other flavors include Apple, Bacon and Red Onion

and Spicy Pulled Pork with Scallion and Herb.

While it is expensive by the slice, full pies aren’t too bad at Otto. Splitting the pie between three or four friends may get you a better deal, and you’ll benefit from a freshly made pizza.

Cambridge, 1.

Cambridge, 1. is an establishment located on Church Street in Cambridge, very close to the old AMC Harvard Square Theatre that just closed. It is open until midnight every day.

The restaurant specializes in thin-crust and charcoalgrilled pizzas, boasting that customers “looking for refined, adult-like pizzas can find comfort in Cambridge, 1.”

The restaurant offers a wide variety of pizzas, all containing ingredients of the highest quality. Customers can order pies with Portobello, roasted onion and asiago, or fresh lobster, roasted corn, scallion and cilantro. Cambridge, 1. also offers soups, salads, pasta and dessert for customers to eat, so you can still stop by if you aren’t in the mood for cheesy goodness.

Critics and customers alike are quick to praise Cambridge, 1. It received the Best Thin Crust Pizza in 2008 from Boston Magazine, which also said “At Cambridge, 1. a devotion to simplicity makes the food soar.”

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Homeland is one of television’s most popular shows

By Noor Hakeem Vanguard Staff

Praised by Obama himself as one of his favorite shows, international thriller Homeland has accumulated more than a million viewers around the world in its first two seasons. Based on the Israeli series Hatufim, Homeland tells the story of prisoner of war Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) who was captured in

Afghanistan.

After eight years of torture, humiliation and isolation, Sergeant Brody is found and brought back to his homeland as an honored hero. It isn’t that easy, however. CIA officer Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) raises suspicions about Brody being brainwashed by Al Qaeda into becoming a traitor.

While Carrie has no chance in convincing her

Carrie spies on Brody because she suspsects he may have been brainwashed by Al Qaeda.

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boss David Estes (David Harewood) to put war hero Nicholas Brody under surveillance, the show goes along as she secretly spies on the man with the help of Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin) her mentor.

Written by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and produced by Fox 21, the storyline of Homeland chronicles Carrie’s long investigation to answer suspicions of whether sergeant Brody is a brainwashed terrorist.

Homeland created controversy when it depicted corruption within the hierarchical divisions of the CIA. Examples of this are when Carrie starts her unauthorized surveillance of Brody and later on in the show when vice-president William Walden publically lies and approves an special operation, which strikes beside a school in Afghanistan and kills around 80 children, an operation Walden created just to promote his political career. Lending him a hand and portraying how corruption is transmissible, David Estes covers up the true reasons behind his decision.

With a close look into the CIA’s hierarchies, Homeland gives its viewers a chance to question the state’s security

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After being captured as a prisoner of war for 8 years, Brody returns home as a hero.

and the efficiency of one of the most powerful intelligence agencies in the world.

One might wonder if there is a link between fiction and reality because of this show Homeland also combats stereotypes about Islam. CIA agent Danny Galvez of Guatemala and Lebanon took a positive role in his position. Some of the Muslims portrayed in Homeland actually have good morals. However, the

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show does not completely eschew stereotypes. One Muslim Arab ambassador showed up as being gay, a traitor and destructive while simultaneously taking advantage of his position.

Production continues this spring for season three which is expected to have 12 episodes, just as the previous two seasons have had. Fox has announced that season three will be premiering Sept. 29, 2013.

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By Ann Situ miLan, itaLy

I always forget how much I miss hearing English every time I go to a new country.

It’s a great experience to be able to experience a new culture and feel what it’s like to be the “outsider”.

Not knowing any Italian definitely makes things harder to adjust to. I still can’t walk into a restaurant and order my food (luckily, I have my friends for that!)

Putting all this into perspective, my favorite trip has

definitely been going to London. The night before my flight, I was freaking out about the language barrier.

Then it hit me, there wasn’t going to be one!

When I landed, I was ecstatic to hear so much English! I wasn’t afraid of getting lost or walking around by myself because I knew I could actually ask for directions. Aside from the English, I also got the chance to spend the whole weekend with one of my best friends from Korea. What’s not to love about London?

Ann was excited to visit London because she knew there would be no language barrier.

region. It must be noted that the relationship between Asia and the Netherlands is mutually beneficial.

The Dutch economy is also a recipient of massive foreign direct investment and Asia accounted for more than 50 percent of 2012 investment, which totaled more than $1 billion. Dutch bilateral trade with China increased more than 21.3 percent in 2012 reaching a staggering $68 billion. Europe’s largest port is situated in Rotterdam, Netherlands which is strategically and economically ideal for the country. All this partly explains why exports have continued to rise despite the Dutch economy ailing in nearly every other area.

The Dutch Council of State’s approval of the nationalization of SNS Reaal, the country’s fourth largest lender perfectly illustrates the challenges facing the Dutch economy. The cost of the takeover could exceed $5 billion, a necessary expenditure to prevent a significant deterioration of confidence in the Dutch financial system according to Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the

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Next week, I will be going on a five-day trip around Lapland, the northern region of Norway, Sweden and Finland which lies within the Arctic Circle. While I have not made this trip yet, I am looking forward to it for a few reasons.

I am travelling with a group which consists of mostly of exchange students from the Norwegian School of Economics and University of Bergen (Norway). Meeting more students from around the world is a valuable experience in its own right.

On the way to Lapland we will pass through Stockholm, Kiruna, Narvik, Fauske, Trondheim and Oslo. We will primarily be traveling by overnight train and occasionally a cruise across smaller stretches of water. As far as lodging goes, we will be staying in hostels in rooms of 3 to 4 people.

Along the way, we will have the opportunity to see the elusive Northern Lights. Other interesting points of the trip include a husky sled ride and snow scooter tour to visit the Sámi - Indigenous people of Lapland - and their reindeer farms. We will also take a visit to the Ice Hotel, which is a building carved entirely out of blocks of ice.

Scandinavia as a whole is a wonderful place with some of the happiest people in the world.

Northern Europe offers numerous unique outdoor activities as well as many less traveled destinations and I look forward to exploring this area next week.

Meanwhile in the Netherlands The Netherlands deserves more attention than it gets.

The world’s seventh biggest exporter is rarely the subject of major international news.

Given the biggest most recent Dutch story in the international scope was the abdication of Queen Beatrix, one may wonder whether the Netherlands is particularly active in the international arena and economic climate.

As an export driven economy, international relationships are very important to the Netherlands. The Dutch government has highlighted Asia as fertile ground in terms of economic trade growth.

Frans Timmermans, the Dutch Foreign Minister, highlighted this on his recent visit to Indonesia whose trade with the Netherlands is worth a more than $3 billion dollars.

Timmermans’ meeting with ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and Secretary-General Le Luong Minh discussed political and social issues like Myanmar, human rights and education which highlighted the Netherlands’ interest in being geopolitically important in the

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Dutch Finance Minister.

Consumer confidence is at its lowest level – negative 44 points - and record bankruptcy filings buttress Dijsselbloem’s point. Despite Dutch unemployment rates being significantly lower than in other OECD countries, 7.5 percent unemployment is poor especially when combined with other gloomy indicators like a 10 percent fall in house prices. This is all a signal that aggregate demand in the economy is low.

Necessary budget cuts worth around $20 billion have also seen government costs thrust into the spotlight. One of the government’s largest expenditures is welfare costs, more specifically pensions.

The Netherlands is often mentioned by welfare system experts as having one of the world’s best pension programs.

Mercer rates its retirement income system as the second best in the world.

Unsurprisingly cutbacks are will hit pensions hard and this has brought the issue of care for the elderly to public attention. The European

Fischetti spent a weekend in Paris, where he learned the challenges of the language barrier.

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T h e r e ’s s o m u c h h y p e about going to Paris. After spending my fall semester travelling around the UK, I was ready to conquer continental Europe - shoutout to Eddie Xu who was my travel buddy for the weekend.

We found a Groupon that included train, hotel, breakfast and a river cruise on the Seine – a fantastic deal. I planned a pretty rigorous schedule, but this allowed us to hit all the main points: the Louvre, Versailles, Notre D a m e , E i f f e l To w e r, t h e Sacre Coeur Basilica, Moulin Rouge, and the Arc de Triomphe. It was nice to visit a city where urban planning was a priority, unlike London which still follows a

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medieval street plan.

In just three short days I learned how difficult a language barrier can be. From getting our Metro tickets to ordering food at a restaurant, everything took a bit more effort. It was exhausting to feel lost so often – think Lost in Translation .

Pointing and smiling were the universal signs that I relied on throughout the weekend.

It’s not hard to fall in love with a city that loves its food. The rich smell of butter wafts out of every bakery.

The wine (only two euros a bottle) and the cheese (Camembert) lived up to every expectation, as did my French onion soup. Quite full of culture and food, I took a long nap on the train back to London.

By Kevin D. Laryea Commission’s referral of the Dutch government to the EU Court of Justice for discriminatory practices towards Dutch pensioners not residing in the Netherlands will slightly complicate the government’s attempt to trim and reform the pension system.

The Dutch economy has some analysts worrying that the Netherlands may follow Britain and lose its triple A credit rating; a rating which is becoming more and more

rare in Europe. Depending on whom you listen to, the maintenance or cut in the Netherlands’ EU rebate and the country’s slow transformation into a mini tax haven for some multinational companies means that Dutch relations with the EU should be interesting to watch over the coming months.

The hope is that the cycling capital of the world has enough endurance and skill to ride out this obstacle course.

Budget cuts worth about $20 billion have brought light to government costs in the Netherlands.

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Why It Matters: Drones, the New Frontier

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Grand ideas are coming your way. Make sure you capitalize on them.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Read a new magazine this week to unlock a hidden truth.

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

Interesting advances in your love life will not happen this week.

Sorry.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

No matter how hard you try, you’ll come up empty this week. Stick with it, champ.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Dare to be different this week.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Money woes that you were experiencing may easy up this week.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

You will encounter a small monetary problem this week.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Get a move on with some of your life goals, time is running out!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Explore the things that interest you the most this week and you will be rewarded.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Aries and Aquarius will be on your case this week.

Shrug it off and wait them out.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Romance is in the cards for you this week. Look out!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Sit back, relax and put on your headgear while you enjoy this week.

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Why It Matters is a biweekly report on the state of affairs outside the conventional thoughts of Bentley students. Outside of our sheltered, stable campus lies a commodious yet volatile world – a captivating arena that one must venture with a critical eye.

Imagine a futuristic world with every comprehensible, metallic gadget at your fingertips. Imagine a world dominated by hordes of revolutionary aircraft, some resembling birds and insects, which you would only expect to see in a sci-fi movie.

This world should not be difficult to envision as it is rapidly becoming our own.

Unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, are swiftly becoming a precious commodity for governments, organizations, and civilians alike.

From law enforcement agencies to universities, these airborne machines armed with sophisticated surveillance systems are now at the vanguard of public policy.

According to a Federal

Aviation Administration (FAA) report that was released last week, 1,428 drone licenses have been issued to “public entities” since 2007. This number may not appear to be alarming—that is, until you take into account all of the federal agencies and domestic municipalities that have access to them. What started out as a recreational, remotecontrol hobby has sharply transformed into one of the most pressing privacy issues of our time.

The Fourth Amendment, which guarantees a fundamental right to privacy for law-abiding citizens, is the basis for most dilemmas over the use of drones.

The thoughts of swimming in the pool in your backyard or

simply attending a family barbeque—unaware that a government agency one-thousand miles away could be surveying your every move— is no longer a far-fetched scenario. It is estimated that upwards to 30,000 drones will be hovering thru domestic skies by 2015: who is to say that none of these aeronautical mechanisms will be abused?

When addressing the issue of drones, it is important to realize that this emerging technology will undoubtedly do a lot of good for society. Ten years from now, perhaps it will be drones instead of ambulances and their EMTs who will be the first-responders to an emergency situation.

As we have seen with our mil-

By Jon Miksis itary, unmanned aerial vehicles have helped put our brave men and women out of harm’s way.

But at what cost will we compromise the very framework of our brilliant democracy, the US Constitution, for the sake of security? Unless lawmakers take firm action in the coming months and years to strictly regulate the use of drones in US airspace, George Orwell’s vision of 1984 could become a not-sodistant reality.

Next time you are walking from the Student Center back to your dormitory, be relieved that the campus police are not covertly monitoring your every move from a drone-craft onethousand feet above your head…yet.

Drones are airborn machines that allow for surveillance of areas.

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Scratching the Surface: 150 Account

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The 150 Account is the US International Affairs Budget that the US uses to send out foreign aid to other countries.

The fund sends money to vital programs like PEPFAR and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis.

These programs have given more than eight million people life-saving medication. In other words, our budget allocation for foreign aid literally saves lives.

The importance of this aid is also strategic. The US has dropped more bombs in the past decade than any other nation in the world causing us

to make many enemies The use of foreign aid to help empower people around the world is a positive step to improve America’s relations and build connections.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was an emphatic supporter of Smart Power – a mix of hard and soft power that sought to use force when and where necessary but use aid and human empowerment to bring about the change when the military couldn’t. In this context, using the 150 Account as a tool of foreign affairs is immoral and it emphasizes how important U.S. foreign aid can be.

Unfortunately at a time where budget cuts are deemed inescapable because of the debt built up over long periods of time with yearly budget deficits, Congress is looking for programs to cut.

Representatives have been looking at the foreign aid to meet their desire to reduce spending and aren’t very far from public opinion.

The overwhelming majority of Americans support cuts in foreign aid despite their moral and strategic importance. This is mostly a result

of a misconception about how much foreign aid is actually distributed and how it is used.

According to a World Public Opinion poll, the average America believes that foreign aid accounts for 25 percent of the federal budget.

Unfortunately it only takes up 1 percent of the total federal budget. If the public demands it and Congress seeks it, budget cuts that address the real fiscal issues must be made.

Depending on the final deal made, hundreds of thousands of people would lose access to global health programs for HIV/AIDS treatment, leading to tens of thousands of deaths.

Nutrition programs and antimalaria initiatives would be restricted in their already tight budgets to meet their goals.

Of course, every interest group will argue their budget is extremely important and shouldn’t be compromised, but the federal government will never get it’s wallet in line by targeting the smallest expenses. Such a strategy is akin to a family with thousands of dollars in expenses deciding to cut the very small donations of a few dollars they make to

Briefcase Banter: OBSESSIONS

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Sometimes being obsessed with something can be a productive outlet. If you are, say, obsessed with technology, you can use that fascination to your advantage by pursuing a lucrative career as a professional nerd, eventually becoming one of those lauded gentlemen who “does computers” for a living.

If you are obsessed with a sport, you can affix yourself to that pipedream until the end of college when you realize that you’ll never be genetically blessed enough for the big leagues—but at least you exercised by accident for several years.

If you’re obsessed with fashion, you can become a fashion consultant for people who actually mean something, and live your life surrounding yourself with individuals who pay large sums of money not to put on their own pants.

Some obsessions, conversely, are viewed as severely

unhealthy. Being too obsessed with alcohol or gambling, for example, will eventually destroy all your finances, relationships, dignity, and potentially your life. Being obsessed with video games will do the same things, but people will both judge and pity you less. A fascination with material objects, like your car, will make you look like an arrogant jerk—unless it’s a really nice car, in which case having a personality probably didn’t come standard on your model anyway.

Obsessing over a certain person will net you a restraining order and the scathing disdain of your contemporaries, unless of course that person is Beyoncé, in which case you’re in good company of similarly inclined cultists who watched the Super Bowl halftime show chanting incantations and clawing at the sofa without blinking.

What I mean to say is the ways our obsessions are categorized is totally unfair. Our own manic desires are judged less on how they make us feel as they are on how they affect the people around us and whether or not they deem our infatuations to be productive or romantic.

A beggarly man might have an alcohol problem, but if he’s drowning in Gray Goose instead of cheap peppermint

schnapps, the problem isn’t so much his addiction as it is how he affords to maintain such a refined disease. If a woman is obsessed with men, we might condemn her promiscuous and deem her unfit to enter into proper society, but if a woman is, say, obsessed with Beyoncé, suddenly girls run the world.

Regardless of how you perceive your own addictions, there are plenty of people out there who are doing it for you, and many of them are probably just jealous that you have a really enticing hobby and they don’t.

Sure, many drug addicts are self-loathing wrecks, but I’ll bet if you removed the stigmas we use to ostracize them, they’d just be consistently high and very unproductive.

If a habitual pill popper and a psychotically infatuated anime fan both function as productive members of society and their addictions don’t negatively interfere with their own lives why do we reproach one addict and ignore the other? If you listen to Beyoncé’s entire discography daily and laud her as a deity, are you merely a passionate fan or perhaps a deluded sociopath who would benefit from restrictive clothing and a soft room?

So if your own unique hobbies are resulting in more pleasure than pain, just remember to keep your cigarette smoke away from the little ones, your

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charity all while assuming that is the solution to the problem.

The military almost always operates above budget, funding projects it doesn’t need, and operates on the assumption that Congress will never reduce funding because they have the politically and culturally powerful claim of national security threats in a post9/11 world. In addition, Social Security and Medicare stimulate older voters while the programs are set to be insoluble for future generations. This causes large delays in reforms and creates distractions where representatives seek to slash

less than 1 percent of the budget to make up for the 850 billion dollar deficit the federal government currently operates under.

We can solve the budget problems we face without giving up on the long term positive relationships built through forieng aid and smart development programs. The next century will see the rise of Africa and the continued rise of Asia beyond China.

Let’s ensure that we invest in the people that will be regional and global powerhouses before they hold our bomb dropping ways over our heads.

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babies for it, but she’s already been ousted as a cyborg so it’s not really a level playing field.

Luke Skywalker did the robot hand/ daddy issues thing first and he did it way better anyway—you don’t fool me with those hips.

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SpORTS

february 28, 2013

the Vanguard

Bentley puts forth valient effort, but falls to MIT and Babson

By Ian Giancursio Vanguard Staff

The Bentley men’s tennis team experienced a bittersweet series of matches last weekend as it battled valiantly, but ultimately couldn’t defeat MIT or Babson, falling to 3-2 on the young season.

The Falcons headed into winter training in high spirits after an impressive fall season in which the team posted a 3-0 record in match play.

“When we got back from the break, we had workouts three times a week to help us

Bentley will play Eckerd and Detroit in Florida on March 10.

get back in shape,” said senior Rodrigo Ribeiro of winter training. “We also started the tennis practices at the Waltham Athletic Club to help us prepare for these first two matches.”

Bentley was picked No. 2 in the Northeast-10 preseason poll, making them one of the heavy favorites coming into the season.

Unfortunately, neither the preseason confidence nor the beginning of spring could bring a victory, as the Falcons fought hard but came up just short in their match Feb. 21 against MIT, losing 6-1.

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While they did not win, Bentley did receive noteworthy efforts from a few players. In doubles match-play, the duo of Ribeiro and freshman Kamil Pilch battled toeto-toe with the MIT team of Edwin Zhang and Curtis Wu, losing 8-5. Singles match-play saw even more heated battles, as the thirdranked match between MIT’s Kevin Wang and Pilch came down to the wire before Wang pulled away to win, 63, 6-1.

Ribeiro recorded the Falcons’ single win of the day, defeating Zhang in a thrilling battle featuring both schools’ top ranked players. Both players drove the ball incredibly well, combining powerful forehands with swift backhands in an attempt to knock the other off balance. However, it was Ribeiro who displayed the most impressive skill, as he came away with the victory, 7-5, 6-2.

The Falcons next match came against Babson two days later, and although it ended in a 6-3 loss, the day did not disappoint. In a riveting top-ranked singles match, Ribeiro overcame a flurry of amazing shots from Babson’s Roberto Perez to record the victory, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Seeking to avenge his

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Senior Rodrigo Ribeiro achieved Bentley’s single win against MIT.

loss against MIT, Pilch defeated Mitchell Henry in three sets to regain his winning ways. Both Ribeiro and Pilch recorded victories in top-ranked doubles play as well, teaming up to defeat Babson’s Ramone Doyley and Connor Defiore 8-5. The Falcons also received good efforts from their secondand third-ranked doubles teams, but ultimately could not achieve victories.

Although it was not the expected start, Ribeiro is still upbeat and excited for the

upcoming season.

“My expectations for our team are really positive for this season,” said Ribeiro. “I expect we’ll make it at least to the conference final and that hopefully we can win the NE-10 conference again.

Personally I’m striving to win all of my conference matches, a job easier said than done, but I’m playing well, so that’s what I have to expect from myself.”

Bentley travels to Florida on Mar. 10 for matches against Eckerd and Detroit.

Runners break school and personal records at NE-10 Championships

Freshman Connor Hitchens set a personal record in the triple jump.

By Zach O’Malley Vanguard Staff

This past weekend, the Bentley men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to the New England Championships at Boston University’s Track and Tennis Center. For a number of students-athletes, doing their best would be an understatement with several achieving personal bests in their individual events.

Freshman Sean Nee post-

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ed an impressive time of 2:31.18 in the 1,000-meter run, a personal record that was good enough for fourth among all Division II athletes. In his last indoor track meet at Bentley, senior Sean Maguire did not disappoint, breaking the 15-minute mark in the 5,000 meter race with an amazing time of 14:55.13, placing second in his heat.

Junior Eric Kennedy felt noticeably right at home on BU’s track, finishing with a

time of 22.03 in the 200meter dash, improving by two tenths of a second upon the school record he set just a month ago on the same track.

Not content with simply owning the school record, senior Caitlin Fahey broke her own record by more than eight full seconds with a time of 4:49.36 in the mile race, finishing fourth overall and first among Division II athletes. In addition to earning All-New England honors, Fahey also managed to break another record in the 4x400 relay with fellow seniors Andrea Crowley and Melissa Kimball and freshman Kendall Pratt.

“I’m thrilled with my race at New England’s,” said Fahey. “I knew I was capable of running a fast time with the high level of competition, but was pleasantly shocked when I crossed the finish line. I am looking forward to be able to race the top milers in Division II at Nationals next weekend.”

Junior Ashley Nichols and freshman Dusty Rose Sacco also succeeded in achieving personal bests, Nichols running the 5,000-meter in 18:22.97 and finishing fifth among Division II participants, and Sacco running the 800-meter in just 2:26.04,

finishing second.

On a cheerful note, senior Craig Robinson continued his upward trend since returning from a hip injury with a solid time of 3:12.00 in the 1,200-meter run, despite it not being his primary event.

After racing in the distance medley relay himself, junior Conor Higgins offered his words of encouragement.

“We had a lot of people that were injured, and a lot of people that have gotten sick after cross country, so [the indoor track season] is really about performing your best to get ready for a great outdoor season,” said Higgins, “In the end if you look at track as one season, with indoor prepping you for out d oor, I t hink we’ ll d o great.”

Senior Caitlin Fahey broke her own mile record by more than 8 seconds.

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SPorTS

THE VANGUARD

First loss drops Lady Falcons to No. 3 Bentley set to host Northeast-10 quarterfinals Sunday

By Matt Gustus

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REcENT RESUlTS Results from 2/20-2/23

Hockey (12-15-2, 10-11-2 AHA) Sacred Heart (2/22)* at Sacred Heart (2/23)*

SpoRTS EDiToR

Five days after taking over as No. 1 in the country, the Bentley women’s basketball team lost their first game of the year to then No. 14 Stonehill. The loss dropped the team to No. 3 in the country.

The game, played at Stonehill’s Merket Gymnasium, began with the Skyhawks jumping out to an 11-point lead just seven minutes in. An ensuing 8-2 Falcon run cut their deficit to five, but Stonehill responded well, pushing the lead up to 16 late in the first. At the half, the Falcons found themselves down 39-28.

The big difference in the half was each teams’ shooting. The Skyhawks shot 57 percent from the field, including 87 percent from three, during the first 20 minutes while the Falcons were held to a low 33 percent on 9-of-27 shooting.

In the second half, the Falcons looked to come out strong and cut into the Stonehill lead. However, the Skyhawks continued their hot shooting by making their first six shots en route to their biggest lead of the game, 19.

From there, the Falcons turned up the heat and started to close the gap. With just over one minute left in the game, the Falcons found themselves down only six and with the ball. However, they were unable to cut the lead down any more. Five Skyhawk free throws in the last 50 seconds put the game out of reach and the Falcons dropped their first game of the season by a score of 7366.

Despite outrebounding Stonehill 44-34, the Falcons’ poor shooting proved to be critical. The Falcons managed to make only 3-of-24 three point attempts while shooting 34 percent overall.

The leading scorers for the Falcons were junior forward Lauren Battista and senior guard Courtney Finn who

FEbRUARy 28, 2013

Result T 6-6 (ot) L 3-1

Men’s Basketball (8-15, 6-13 NE-10) at Franklin Pierce (2/20)* at Stonehill (2/23)*

W 66-60 W 66-63

Men’s Tennis (3-2, 3-0 NE-10) at MIT (2/21) at Babson (2/23)

L 6-1 L 6-3

Men’s Track and Field New Englands (2/22-2/23)

No team score

Women’s Basketball (24-1, 20-1 NE-10) at Franklin Pierce (2/20)* at Stonehill (2/23)* Women’s Tennis (5-1, 5-0 NE-10) at Babson (2/22) Women’s Track and Field New Englands (2/22-2/23) The Lady Falcons spent five days as No. 1 in the country before losing to Stonehill.

each scored 16 points and recorded two steals. The two also grabbed eight and nine rebounds, respectively.

For Stonehill, three players scored double-digits, including a 17-point performance from sophomore guard Amy Pelletier. Off the bench, she hit 5-of-6 shots, including 3-of-4 from downtown, and was perfect from the line.

In the USA Today Coaches Poll, Stonehill jumped from No. 14 to No. 11 with the upset.

While the game ended the Falcons’ hopes for an undefeated season, there were no playoff implications for the game. The Falcons had previously locked up the top seed for the Northeast-10 tournament and have the inside track to be the top seed in in the East region for the NCAA Women’s Division II Tournament. Similarly, the Skyhawks had second place in the NE-10 locked up before the game.

On the court this season, Battista is averaging 14.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per

Poor shooting was a critical factor in the game lost against Stonehill.

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game. However, more impressively, she was selected to the 2013 Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-America first team. With her 3.94 GPA and her impressive success on the court, Battista was one of five players honored. Joining her are two players from Ashland University, as well players from Pfeiffer College and Michigan Tech.

For the Northeast-10 Championship, Bentley will host games for as long as they stay alive. The Lady Falcons’ first game will be Sunday, Mar. 3 against the winner of a play-in game on Friday.

Looking ahead to the NCAA tournament, the first set of East regional rankings was released last Wednesday. The Falcons sit atop those rankings with Stonehill right behind them in second. UMass Lowell, Assumption and Franklin Pierce are the other NE-10 teams currently in the top 10.

With Bentley and Ashland losing in back-to-back weeks, the only remaining undefeated team in Division II is Clayton State University. A common name at the top of the national rankings, the Lakers are looking to catch some of the same magic that helped them win the 2011 National Championship. Two years ago, they finished the season at 35-1 with a 19point victory in the championship game.

Located in Morrow, Georgia, new No. 1 Clayton State is a member of the Peach Belt Conference. The team is eighth in the country in points allowed per game (52.4 ppg) while scoring almost 74 points per game.

W 74-63 L 73-66

L 6-1

T 27th

*Conference Game

UpcoMiNG ScHEDUlE Mar. 2 Men’s Lacrosse vs. New York Tech Hockey vs. AIC*

1:00 p.m.

7:05 p.m.

Mar. 3 Women’s Bball (NE-10 quarterfinals) 3:00 p.m.

Mar. 7 Women’s Bball (NE-10 semifinals)

3:00 p.m.

*Conference Game

Bentley will host NE-10 Championship games for as long as they stay alive.

In its last 10 games, Clayton State has won by at least 13 points and has scored 80 or more in seven of them.

During their senior night last Saturday, they recorded their biggest blowout of the season, beating Georgia Southwestern 91-43.

Clayton State senior guard Drameka Griggs is sixth in the country in scoring with 19.4 points per game and is the only player on her team averaging in double figures.

During her team’s championship run, she played an important role as a scorer off the bench. In the Southeast

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Regional final, she put in 22 points and helped her team advance. This year, she is looking to have an even bigger role in leading her team to the title.

Also, Ashland University, who had been No. 1 in the country until their Feb. 14 loss, got back on track with wins by 26, 13 and 31 points in its last three games.

As mentioned earlier, the Lady Falcons will begin their playoff run Sunday at the Dana Center. From there, the NE-10 semifinals and finals will be the following weekend.

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SpoRtS

THE VANGUARD

Hockey has up and down week, looks to end regular season strong

Bentley will finish its regular season against American International this week.

By Billy Fitzhenry VANGUARD STAFF

The Bentley Falcons men’s hockey team had an up-anddown stretch of games recently as they won a game, tied two more and lost one over the past two weeks. During that stretch, Bentley faced off twice against both Army and Sacred Heart in home-andaway series.

In the first contest against Army, the Falcons jumped out to an early lead as sophomore forward Alex Grieve lifted a shot past the blocker of the Black Knights goaltender to put Bentley ahead, 1-0, halfway through the first period. Just six minutes later, sophomore forward Brett Gensler added to the Bentley lead when he took advantage of a 2-on-1 opportunity to score his eighth goal of the season.

Army closed out the first period with a goal of its own to bring the score to 2-1. In the second period, junior forward Jared Rickord scored off of a faceoff to give the Falcons a 3-1 lead. Junior forward Andrew Fitzstephens netted the first goal of his career two minutes into the third period to push Bentley’s lead to 4-1.

Army, however, fought back

scoring two quick goals to tighten the game at 4-3. No further goals were allowed by Bentley and Gensler added an empty net goal at the end of the game to give Bentley the 5-3 victory.

In the following game against Army, junior goalie Branden Komm had a spectacular day in net, making 54 saves in the contest as the two teams played to a 2-2 tie.

The Falcons grabbed the early lead in the game as Gensler blasted a shot past the Army goaltender to give Bentley a 1-0 lead. In the second period, sophomore forward Alex Kubiak scored his first goal of the season to give the Falcons a two-goal advantage. Towards the end of the second period, the Black Knights scored two goals just a minute apart from one another to tie the game at 22. From the third period on, the game turned into the Komm show as the goaltender stopped 21 shots combined in the third period and overtime to preserve the tie.

Over the past weekend, the Falcons faced off against Sacred Heart in a clash of conference foes. In the first game, the Pioneers wasted no time in grabbing the lead, scoring 30 seconds into the

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game. Kubiak was able to tie the game just before the end of the second period, pushing a shot past the Sacred Heart goaltender. However, with 38 seconds left in the first period, the Pioneers scored another goal to give them the 2-1 lead. Sacred Heart carried the momentum from the first period goals into the second period as they scored two more goals to increase their lead to 4-1.

Two minutes into the third period, the Pioneers scored yet another goal to give them the 5-1 advantage. At this

Freshman defenseman Michael Reardon scored two goals within 30 seconds to cut the lead in the game against Sacred Heart.

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The women’s basketball team scored 100 points in their regular season finale Tuesday against UMassLowell. The win brought the Lady Falcons to 25-1 on the season. It was the first time the team reached triple digits since 2001.

The team will be watching Friday night’s play in game between Adelphi (14-12) and American International (14-12), as the winner will travel to the Dana Center Sunday at 3 pm for quarterfinal action.

point it would have been understandable if the Falcons had simply called it a night and accepted defeat. Instead, though, the Falcons scored five straight goals to give themselves the 6-5 lead.

Junior forward Jared Rickord started the rally by scoring his second goal of the season three minutes into the third. Two minutes later, sophomore forward Brett Switzer and freshman defenseman Michael Reardon scored a pair of goals just 30 seconds apart from one another to cut the lead to one goal at 5-4. Junior forward Justin Breton tied the game up at 5-5 with a shorthanded breakaway goal. Gensler capped the scoring barrage by knocking in a rebound at the top of the crease to give the Falcons a one-goal lead.

Alas, Bentley was not able to hold the lead as Sacred Heart scored with three minutes left to tie the game at 66. With neither team scoring in overtime, the Falcons had to settle for a 6-6 tie even after their incredible comeback.

In the series finale against the Pioneers, the Falcons were unable to muster much scoring as they fell to Sacred Heart 3-1. Neither team was

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able to score in the first period, but in the second, Sacred Heart scored two goals.

Senior forward Joe Campanelli breathed some life into the team as he scored at the beginning of the third period to bring the Falcons to within one goal of the lead.

Sacred Heart, however, quickly answered with a goal of its own and played great defense the remainder of the third period to snuff out any chance of another comeback by the Falcons.

Bentley closes out its regular season this week against American International, looking to pick up two victories in order to improve its playoff seeding. Bentley currently sits in eighth place in the Atlantic Hockey Association standings, which means the Falcons would face Canisius in the first round of the conference playoffs. However, the Falcons could improve their seeding with two victories due to the fact that they are only three points behind seventh-place RIT. On Friday, the Falcons travel to face the Yellow Jackets at their home arena. On Saturday, the team will return home to play their final game of the regular season.

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Fahey Named Falcon of the Week Senior Caitlin Fahey of the women’s track and field team is the Falcon of the Week. Fahey broke her own school record in the mile at the New England Championships last weekend with a time of 4:49.36. She bettered the record, set earlier this month, by eight seconds.

That time earned her all-New England honors and was good for fourth in the race, behind three Division I runners. It was the second fastest time run in Division II during this indoor season.

Fahey also helped break the school record in the 4X400 relay along with Andrea Crowley, Melissa Kimball and Kendal Pratt. They ran a time of 4:02.09, beating the previous record by almost a second.