THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF BENTLEY UNIVERSITY SINCE 1963
THE VANGUARD VOLUME LVII ISSUE IV
BENTLEYVANGUARD.COM
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014
Student Affairs receives national recognition Holds successful innovative alcohol awareness campaign News Editor
In late March, Bentley University received the 2014 Grand Gold winner of the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) Excellence Awards. The award was presented for the university’s Choose OneLess program, which encourages all students to drink one less alcoholic beverage at various social gatherings. NASPA is the top association for the “advancement, health, and sustainability of the student affairs profession.” Their goal is to provide high-quality professional development, advocacy and research. This reaches nearly 13,000 members throughout the United States, 8 U.S. territories, and 25 countries. Every year, NASPA awards members of a college or university for their efforts in improving higher education
through different social, service or administrative programs. The organization selects 33 submissions, which are broken down into 11 different categories. From there, three are chosen as the best programs in the country, be-
fore being narrowed down to one top program. The Choose OneLess program used eye-opening statistics about the effects of alcohol consumption on students, pointing out obvious health-related consequences,
as well as the impact on grade point average and finances. The campaign promoting students to take one less drink is the first of its kind and the hope is that someday it may be used as a national model. “We’ve never tried to pretend
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BY Michaela Stephenson
The OneLess program was named the 2014 Grand Gold Winner of the NAPSA Excellence Awards.
the real world doesn’t exist; that’s not the Bentley model,” said Vice President for Student Affairs Dean Andrew Shepardson. “Students—whether they choose to drink or not—will go out into a world where alcohol may be present. If they choose to drink, we want them to be responsible.” Thus, it’s no surprise that the OneLess initiative targets students who choose to drink moderately, not binge drink. “These are students who experience the greatest number of consequences from drinking, but often don’t recognize their choices as risky,” said Jessica Greher Traue. Greher Traue is the senior assistant director of Bentley’s Center for Health and Wellness and the program coordinator of OneLess. A major part of creating the program involved finding the impacts of drinking to really send a message to students. SEE program, PAGE 5
vanduard staff writer
Another thrilling pageant has come and gone and we finally have our Mr. Bentley of 2014: Matt Bourdeau! You may know Matt from being an RA on campus or maybe you’d recognize his voice from one of his music videos on Facebook or YouTube, which are glorious by the way. Mr. Bourdeau competed against eight other contestants, representing multiple classes, for the title this past Friday, April 4. The show included a Bentley spirit section, a talent portion,
a formal wear component and of course, a brief Q&A. Contestants included Joe Greeley (freshman), Arjun Agarwala (junior), David Chery (junior), Ned Furtney (junior), Bobby Smith (senior), Jimmy Rindo (senior), Brian Kelleher (senior) and Thomas Diorio (senior). Just over 400 students attended the event, filling Koumantzelis nearly to capacity. The event was hosted by the Class Cabinets, spearheaded by senior Sam St. George, whose hard work and dedication made the show not only a reality, but a huge hit. The competition was very
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BY Jessica Hughes
The winners pose after their victory.
tough, as each participant came prepared with wit, talent and a comfortable stage presence that left the judges and audience members in tears from laughter. “If the crowd had half as much as the other contestants and I did while prepping and performing, then I’d say it was a huge success,” commented Bourdeau, who also mentioned that he was honored to have been named the title. The runner up was senior Thomas Diorio, who performed his own rendition of the Mean Girls Jingle Bell Rock dance and Mr. Congeniality was awarded to senior Bobby Smith, who sang and danced to a mix of 90’s hits from Backstreet Boys and N’Sync. Each contestant presented his own unique personality, so it was no shock to anyone that the results were close, as each contestant contributed to the overall entertainment of the show. It was evident that though the assortment of contestants was random; they were able to create a bond based on all of the time they
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Class Cabinet hosts annual Mr. Bentley pageant
The participants came prepared with wit and talent. spent practicing and preparing for the big night. “I loved hanging out with the whole crew behind stage during the show and working with them in rehearsals, they are all great guys. It was a fun experience and would never take back a second,” commented contestant Jimmy Rindo. Jimmy performed “Say Something” on the piano while singing the lyrics and had overwhelming support from his friends in the audience.
Thomas Diorio backed that up by mentioning, “We were all stepping out of our comfort zones and going for it and we did that together. It was definitely one of the most memorable Bentley experiences for me.” In case you missed the show, there will be a tape released soon showcasing all of the acts and performances. And definitely make sure to attend next year to witness the hilarity!
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