The Vanguard - 04/29/2010

volume XlIX Issue XII

summer 2010

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A Transformative Decade

Bentley College evolved into Bentley University, with the campus exploding with change

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NEWS: Dr. Oz speaks at VIEWPOINTS: Dan TIME Leadership Merica says goodbye to Forum, Page 3 Bentley, Page 5

This Week

FEATURES: FYE Column SPORTS: Men’s Tennis is retired with Weisse’s wins the NE-10 DECADE EDITION gradutation, Page 16 Championship, Page 30 See Pages 8-15 & 20-30 to see the evolution of the Bentley campus

Police Log 2 Briefs 2 Cartoon 4 Editorial 4 Voices 16 & 17 Games 18 Horoscopes 19 Falcon of The Week 32

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Briefs The Vanguard IS takIng a muCH nEEdEd BrEak! WE HOPE yOu’LL jOIn uS In takIng a BrEatHEr, rELaxIng & EnjOyIng tHE Warm Sun Of SummEr!

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Police log

By Gaelen Austin-LaFrance & Garren Hilow Vanguard Staff

Great balls of fire!

Officers were dispatched to Orchard South for a fire alarm friday evening around 10 p.m. upon arrival at the room that set off the system, the officer found the door open. He walked into the kitchen and found a pot still smoking on the stove.

Concerned the pot might still be on a heated surface, the officer lifted the pot and started to move it to another burner when the lid slipped. this caused oxygen to flow into the pot where dying sparks from a grease fire were suddenly ignited erupting into an enormous fireball three-feet high and singeing the officer’s face and arm. the cop leapt back, dropping the pot and running out of the kitchen as the sprinklers came on. He quickly radioed to dispatch that the pot had exploded and that there was a fire.after checking that the fire had been extinguished, the officer was treated for his burns and facilities arrived to turn off the sprinkler and clean up the water. due to the volume of water used to put out the fire, rooms two floors below were also flooded and students were instructed to stay with friends for the night so the water could be cleaned up. the student who initially started the fire alarm by cooking french fries will be charged with fire alarm cooking accidental.

Banner burglar strikes!

Wednesday morning, a staff member at the Student Center called in to indicate that a vinyl banner had been stolen from outside the building. the large Spring day banner was valued at $150. Cameras on campus showed it went missing between 11:56 p.m. and 11:58 p.m. the footage shows only an unidentifiable person in a black hoodie. no further footage was located that could Id the scoundrel.

Why not just put the cuffs on yourself?

WE’LL SEE yOu On SEPtEmBEr 16, 2010 fOr Our nExt EdItIOn!!

While on an afternoon drive on Spring day, the chief of police noticed a student standing in the middle of the street near Boylston a yelling, swearing and waving a can of Busch Light beer. the student was wearing a t-shirt indicating he was in a fraternity, which he ripped off upon seeing the chief approaching. He then took out a baggie from his pocket containing marijuana and threw it on the ground. this strange behavior resulted in the student receiving an underage alcohol violation, drug possession, and disorderly conduct.

Cinderella Struggleboat

a female student was observed strug-

gling to enter the Birch entrance of trees Saturday afternoon. the student was only wearing one shoe and was attempting to swipe in using a glucose testing meter.

When officers approached, she informed them that she was fine and that she hadn’t consumed much alcohol. due to her inability to balance, her slurred speech, and the failure of several field sobriety tests, she was taken into protective custody. She will be charged with an underage alcohol violation and protective custody.

Lost streaker nailed by bike cop

at 12:22 a.m. Sunday morning, officers received a report from a horrified security guard. the temporary security officer reported that a male streaker was just heading toward falcone. a bike officer was the first to report to the scene and he found the male wandering around falcone East. the streaker, who appeared to be locked out of the building, was naked except for his sneakers. as the officer approached, he noticed that the streaker was bleeding profusely from a wound on his knee. the cop dismounted and told the male to stop and identify where he should be. the student slurred, "I don't know." the officer then asked where his clothes were and he again slurred, "I don't know." the officer, tired of the view, gave the student a pad of gauze to hold over his endowed private parts while the questioning continued.

When asked what his name was, he held his hands out and pleaded, "Officer?" the officer, frustrated at this point, asked the student where he lived. the student informed him that he lived in fenway and pointed at falcone East. the interrogation continued as a crowd gathered around the spectacle of a student holding gauze over his junk being questioned by a bike cop. the student eventually admitted that he was only 18, gave officers his real name, and admitted that he lived in Slade. a friend of the student then approached the scene and attempted to convince the officers to not arrest the naked freshman. the officer stated that due to his high level of intoxication, which rendered him unfit to care for himself, he had to be taken into protective custody. the officer also threatened to take the poor kid to jail naked if someone didn't supply him with a pair of shorts. the friend,quickly brought out a pair of shorts. the embarrassed freshman was then handcuffed and taken to Waltham Police department for the night. He will be charged with an underage alcohol violation, public intoxication, and a protective custody violation.

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Renowned Dr. Oz headlines Bentley/TIME Leadership Forum

By Andy Zhong News editor

“there’s a fine line between leading and hallucinating,” said dr. Mehmet oz, guest speaker at the 6th Annual Bentley Leadership Forum held on April 22nd at the dana Athletic Center. “the difference of course is that other people can see you lead. so many of us get so far ahead of the curve that we’re not bringin7g people with us,” continued dr. oz. the Bentley Leadership Forum featured progressive leaders who are making a difference in healthcare, environmental change, commitment to society and acting responsibly, corporate philanthropy, and leadership development.

A renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, dr. oz is best known as the host of the dr. oz show and has made multiple appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

“Good leaders emotionally connect with the people who work with them,” said dr. oz. “they don’t have to lead by example, but they lead because they do things that you think need to be done and you trust them to continue to do that.” in an interview with dr. oz, he discussed some of the eating habits that college students experience and the choices they face when looking for healthier food alternatives. “i’ve always felt that the cost difference between eating right and eating on the cheap

Dr. Oz served as the key note speaker at the Bentley/TIME Leadership Forum.

is in pennies, not dollars,” he said. “we waste more money than the difference between those two. A cup of coffee costs more than the difference between what it would cost you to have a great meal and a poor meal.”.

He explained that another problem is “the ease of fast food.”

“You’ve got to go out and have pizza, it’s college. And you’re going to have a beer, i hope,” said dr. oz. with a smile. “it’s more about taking more of the simple decisions that you do wrong and making those easier to do it the right way.”

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“[Making these simple decisions] allows yourself the freedom to deviate when you would normally deviate. if you got sandwiches in your dorm room and it’s eight in the morning and you’re really, really hungry, that’s what you’re going to eat,” he continued. during his speech, dr. oz also spoke of an organization which he helped found called HealthCorps. According to the HealthCorps website, the organization aims to “fight obesity and mental resilience crisis by getting American students and communities across the country to take

Dr. Oz’s show is on FOX at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

charge of their health.” in regards to this, dr. oz said, “HealthCorps was crafted because we realized the real battles will take place in the back rooms of schoolyards, schoolrooms, the hallways outside the classrooms. that’s where the real conversations take place that change how you behave.” “[the organization] came out of a lot of people thinking deeply about a program that might actually work,” he went on. “Not the whole solution, but it would put men on the ground where, if there were thoughts that needed to be expressed, they could be

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spread.”

HealthCorps offers students an opportunity to become leaders in educating others “through school-based peer-mentoring, community activism, and advocacy.”

“At the end of the day, the best definition i’ve heard of successful political leaders, which is probably a good definition for a lot of leaders, is, “At night when you sleep, and you’re not paying attention, you’ll trust they do what’s best for all. it may not be best for you, but it’s best for all.” And i think that’s what a true leader does,” dr. oz concluded.

ABA Year in Review: Improvements, suggestions and progress

By Andy Zhong News editor

After a year of much reform and progress, tyler williams, president of Association of Bentley Activities (ABA), is pleased with how the organization has worked to improve the student experience at Bentley. Because williams is graduating next fall, he was unable to run for reelection, since the ABA constitution clearly states that the presidential position requires service of one full year. this past academic year, ABA worked on some major projects, such as the Club sport Moratorium, in addition to creating changes to its constitution in an attempt to improve the efficiency and communication of Cluster representatives to student organizations. “i think overall, ABA was very functional this year,” said williams, who assumed the role of presidency early last semester when his predecessor, Jacob Graham, left a vacan-

cy in the highly influential student organization.

Perhaps the most notable policy created by ABA this year was the introduction of the Active organization Policy. the Active organization Policy “will be used to identify struggling organizations and give [ABA] an opportunity to help them out,” explained williams. with over 100 student organizations on campus, it becomes difficult for ABA to address each and every organization’s needs. the Active organization Policy looks to tackle this issue.

Although williams is pleased with ABA’s progress, there is still much room for improvement. williams stated, “the one thing i think we still need to work on is external awareness. we still need students and student organizations to understand who we are and what we do.” the club-recognition process is a lengthy one and requires a lot of dedication. “we look at each organization holistically and try to

ABA has made great strides this school year.

look at the student organization community as a whole,” said williams. “As each of our Cluster representatives represents the organization community as a whole, we try to pull viewpoints from every angle in order to make a decision. it’s never easy to deny an organization, but we give everyone an opportunity to appeal and still become recognized,” he continued.

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throughout this past year, many Bentley students have stepped up in terms of creating their own clubs on campus. some of the organizations approved this year included Bentley African Association, Bentley student Artists, and, according to williams, “close to 20 other potential organizations currently moving through the recognition process.” when asked whether

williams believes that ABA has achieved many of its goals it set out to do at the beginning of the year, williams responded, “i would say we did.”

He went on to say, “we revised the constitution and went through some necessary internal restructuring to make us more efficient in our decision making and productivity. i think it shows in the amount we accomplished this semester and moving forward you will see more ABA publicity and awareness. overall, i am very happy with this semester and this year as a whole,” concluded williams. with all these new changes, williams expects communication and knowledge between the organizations and ABA to improve over the next year. “i just really want to thank the Cluster representatives for all the hard work they’ve put in this semester,” he said. “it has been a pleasure working with them and i hope they enjoyed their time on the board.”

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Viewpoints

APRIl 29, 2010

THE VANGUARD

Letter to the Editor: BBM Continues to be Success Dear Editor,

*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 Letter from the Editor: Thank You, Goodbye & Welcome To the Bentley Community, It is stunning how fast this year has flown by! During my first semester as the Editor in Chief of The Vanguard, we’ve seen Project Haiti launch and raise tens of thousands of dollars for Haitian relief, our first campus stabbing incident, and more major renovations to campus dining facilities.

Our Men’s Basketball team returned to the Final Four while CAB announced a Spring Day so popular that the event sold out to Bentley students alone. And who can forget the April Fools’ edition finally resurfacing?!

I am indebted to our fine staff and Editorial Board for creating an amazing set of editions this semester and I could not be more excited to get back to work in August in an effort to continue producing the newspaper this community deserves. No Editor in Chief can produce this paper alone, and I have been blessed with an incredibly strong team that gives 110% each and every week. From our production team and business operations staff to our writers, columnists and photographers, I believe I

have never seen such collaboration in this organization and I am grateful for such commitment.

I must also give a special thanks to our advisors, Judy Rakowsky & Maria Dilorenzo, who work tirelessly on our behalf, as well as to all of the organizations and offices we report on and work with for all of their assistance with our reporting. We could not be successful in what we do without your help.

We will continue to report on the issues that matter to you, with the successes on our campus as well as the mistakes and failures that are noteworthy. We will continue to promote free speech and expression, and petition on behalf of the student body as well as the community as a whole in the name of transparency and information. We serve to provide you, our reader, with accurate, timely and relevant information. We will make mistakes, but always be prepared to correct them.

Of course, our Editorial Board will continue to face criticism from just about every source imaginable; students, friends, family, administra-

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tion officials, supervisors, alumni…the list goes on and on of those who have written in and will continue to write, and we frankly couldn’t thank you enough for your feedback.

We grow through criticism, whether it be on our website through online comments, letters to the Editor, Op-Ed submissions or even just a comment while one of us walks across campus, and we will always endeavor to improve our publication, because it is truly your publication. The Vanguard exists for this community, not the other way around.

I am deeply saddened to see the Class of 2010 graduate, even though they will be moving on to the wonderful and challenging opportunities they’ve earned for themselves.

Our publication is losing dedicated leaders who have made this newspaper great, and we will never be able to replace a lindsay Sauvé or Dan Ryaboy, the cornerstones of The Vanguard in terms of work and fun or Dan Merica, our brilliant journalist we will someday see as Press Secretary to the White House.

To these three, thank you for

On behalf of the Bentley University Residence Hall Association and BEAR I would like to thank the community for coming to support Breakfast by Moonlight on Monday, April 26, 2010.

The event, first started in 1991 has been held 38 times and continues to be a great success with faculty, staff but most importantly Bentley students. Without your support and enthusiasm for the event, it would not be nearly as successful. We had a turnout of about 800 participants this year. As never before we went through 24 boxes of Tater Tots, 3,000 pancakes, and pounds of sausage, eggs and waffles.

Once again, Sodexo was more than generous donating the breakfast for Bentley students. Without their donation, RHA wouldn’t be able to donate all of our collections to a non-profit servicing the greater Waltham area. The overarching theme of Breakfast by Moonlight is to provide a safe environment for Bentley students on the last night of classes before finals.

Due to the excitement of this event within the Bentley community, many come out not only for breakfast but for a greater good in the community. your help, your guidance, your friendship and your commitment. You will be sorely missed by this organization and me personally.

To the rest of the Class of 2010, I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.

Bentley has prepared you well to make a difference in your community and world.

To the Class of 2014 receiving this edition at Orientation, look through these pages and see the world you are entering. Over ten years, Bentley has transformed into a world class university that you are now tasked to not only maintain, but push to the next level. Do not wait to make your mark here on campus and get involved; run for Student Government or join your Hall Council, express your passion through music,

Editor in Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon McColgan Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Langweber Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Karakelle Copy Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alyson Bisceglia News Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Zhong Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robbie LaBrie Marketplace Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Apuzzo Campus Life Editor . . . . . . . . . Sindhu Palaniappan Features Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Markowitz

This year, the theme of “lumberjacks” certainly accomplished that with almost everyone dressing up in plaid, outdoors gear, among other props! From Paul Bunyan making an appearance, seeing faculty and staff bust a move, to Breakfast by Moonlight’s very first dance off, everyone who attended had a great time and agreed it was the perfect way to end a very stressful semester.

This year we raised $ 1,400 for All Out Adventures. The non-profit organization promotes health, community, and independence for people with disabilities and their family and friends through outdoor recreation.

All Out Adventures does some truly amazing things that we want to contribute to such as allowing the organization to keep their programs open to people of all ages, experience levels, and abilities with either no cost to participants or a very nominal fee.

RHA is very excited to be making a visible difference in our community by hosting just this one event on campus.

Again I would like to thank you all for coming out, because without you this event would not be possible.

Marc Santilli Bentley University RHA President art or dance, form an intramural team or a new organization altogether. We at The Vanguard would love for you to join us as well, whether it be as a writer, photographer, or columnist for traditional newspaper work or on our business operations side, working to manage, support and expand the largest forprofit organization on campus.

No matter what you choose to do, know there is a place for you here on campus and you have some rather large shoes to fill…get moving.

I wish you all, on behalf of our Editorial Board, a safe, enjoyable and relaxing summer. See you in September!

Sincerely, Jon McColgan Editor in Chief

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Senior Goodbye: A Voice is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Letter to the Editor: In Defense of SGA Report

For the last four years, I have had the distinct privilege of being one of the many news correspondents on The Vanguard staff. Covering stories ranging from Greek Life to Sodexo, from Bentley’s hook-up culture to SGA, I have been gifted with the opportunity to get a brief look at many of the subsets of the Bentley community that make it what it is.

While I would like to be able to say that my stories have changed Bentley, in a way, I am more proud to say that the work that I have done through The Vanguard has changed me even more. Being privy to the experiences that The Vanguard has provided me with has truly defined my college career, and while I have been left with a great deal, two salient ideas remain at the forefront.

My time here has provided me with a unique and comprehensive view of the place that many of us call home. Whether it was interviewing students anonymously or sitting in the center of the Bubble gathering group information, it became clear to me that as Bentley students, we all have opinions and we all have stories to tell.

Journalists are meant to bring those stories to bear and while I have enjoyed doing that, for the good of the University, I believe it is important that students realize they need nothing more than their voice to get their story out there. That is the first thing I have taken away from The Vanguard.

At times, Bentley comes across as a muted campus, not particularly vocal about any one issue. I reject the belief that it is because we all don’t care; apathy is not an acceptable excuse or answer. During my freshman year, a senior told me, “It is because they don’t listen, that’s why I don’t care.” This quote has stuck with me to this day.

While at times it may seem that administrators and staff don’t choose to listen to student input, my four years of experience have proven this to be false. There are hundreds of administrators and staff that deeply care about the students and their concerns, putting aside other duties to rectify injustices.

While they may be willing to help, some administrators do have headphones on and are unable to hear anything more than the most vocal students.

My advice to those of you who don’t feel listened to is simple: Raise your voice. Do it respectfully, but if you demand attention, you will get noticed.

“Decisions are made by those who show up,” wrote author Aaron Sorkin, and nothing could be truer here at Bentley. If you continue to show up, voice your opinions effectively and speak for what you

First of all, as a member of the Food Service Advisory Board, you have been involved with attempts to improve the quality of food on campus. How can you question that Seasons’ quality is not a top concern for students?

The SGA Sodexo Quality Improvement Report encapsulates the overarching concerns of students regarding dining in seasons, not only capturing the complaints but their hopes for a better dining experience. Your efforts to highlight the “flaws” of the SGA report, work that collaborates with the conversations of the FSAB, is shameful.

It has been emphasized that the “admirable goal” of this report is to act as a starting point to making improvements to the quality of the food – with which we have not fallen short. And although intended as a starting point, many changes have already occurred – not stagnated, several are in progress, and many are hopes for the future.

With those improvements that have already been made, we have received incredibly pos-

believe in, it would be impossible for you not to have a hand in the decision.At The Vanguard, I have viewed my role as being the arrow that pointed the issues on campus that needed to be addressed.

Whatever it was, I hoped to provide unbiased, knowledgeable coverage of an issue, bringing it to bear in a very public way.

While I believe this has been accomplished, none of it would have been possible without the help of hundreds of people. The list of those people who I need to thank would truly take this entire publication. My editors, my fellow writers, my friends, people I have interviewed, people who questioned me and yes, people who yelled at me, you all deserve a great deal of thanks.

My final lesson from The Vanguard stems from all those I need to thank. The truth is, no one is a “self-made man/woman,” because it truly isn’t possible. Everyone is given help by someone in their lives and shaped into the person they are because of this influence.

My advice is to continue to listen to those people and hope that their numbers grow. I would rather be a successful man who got a lot of help than an unsuccessful, self-made man.

I would even say listen to your detractors. Someone who was upset with me about a Greek Life article once wrote that I need to “take a journalism 101 class.” While I don’t think this is what he intended, I took his advice to heart and will be attending American University next year to get my Masters in International Broadcast Journalism.

Whoever you are, thanks for the advice.

On May 16, when I look back at Bentley, I will do so knowing that the people here are some of the most outstanding, intuitive and caring people that I have ever met in my 21 years of life. It has truly been an honor.

Thank you for everything.

Dan Merica News Correspondent

Dear Editor,

itive feedback and gratitude from students. So while a report designed to improve a major concern for students on campus may have its minor flaws, its net impact to our students has been favorable.

While statistics may seem like an easy means for gathering feedback, that is not always the best way to present student needs and wants. The report is designed to express how students feel about their dining experience – an important factor that cannot be presented with numbers and percentages.

While Sodexo utilized a survey in 2008, as students we are able to talk to our peers on a personal level and emphasize their needs and wants by how they describe their hopes for a better dining experience.

It’s extremely disappointing to hear, and even worse to read, from a fellow student leader that the commitment and dedication by my organization is “one of it its most meaningless works to date.” This report has been the first piece of work on campus I’ve seen that has involved a significant amount of time, effort, and true understanding of student needs – and one that we have been able to see immediate results.

Along with the challenges we have faced regarding communication, as recorded numerous times throughout this particular issue, gathering and sharing feedback with administration and Sodexo is commendable on the parts of my colleagues.

In an effort to fill half a page of your newspaper, you have attacked an organization actually dedicated to improving the quality of life for students. As you so eloquently wrote, “business students at a top 25 business institution should know better.” It’s a shame that the relationship built between the SGA and the Vanguard throughout the year has to end on such a sour note.

We expect more from our university newspaper. Don’t you??

Puja Shah President of SGA Editor’s Note: Jon McColgan, the Editor in Chief, is a member of the Food Advisory Service Board. However, Editorials that appear on Page 4 are the work and collective opinion of the Editorial Board, not the sole work or opinion of the Editor in Chief.

Have an opinion on something you can articulate in 800 words or less?! Write your thoughts and submit your Letter to the Editor to GA_Vanguard@ bentley.edu.

We’re here to print your voice!

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Campus Life

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Colleges Against Cancer runs a successful Relay for Life

By Kim Sok Vanguard Staff

as said by Kelsey Halloran, the secretary of Colleges against Cancer (CaC), “Cancer never sleeps,” and neither did participants at this year’s relay for Life, who spent their night rallying against cancer.

Hosted by Bentley’s CaC and made possible with the help of the american Cancer Society, who was represented

by Jamie Pernaa, Bentley’s relay for Life took place last weekend at the dana Center.

With over 500 participants, it was a great success and has increased CaC’s total contribution to the fight against cancer to around $28,000. “the overall purpose and goal of relay for Life is to bring a community together to support everyone who has ever had to hear the words, ‘You have cancer.’” said alex Polito, President of CaC. “It is an event dedicated to remembering loved ones who have lost the battle with cancer, to celebrate the lives of those who have survived or are battling cancer, to fight back against cancer by fundraising, and to hope that someday there will be a cure,” Polito continued. freshman Mark Wagoner shared his story: “When I was nine years old and in the

fourth grade, I began to get severe headaches day in and day out… they found a tumor about the size of a quarter. they did a biopsy and removed half of the tumor.” He continued, “I have been in remission for nine years and realize every day of my life how lucky I am…Whatever we can do to find new treatments, help those fighting, and try to eliminate cancer through research and supporting each other through events like this, we will do it. We will fight back.

We will beat cancer! this is why we relay!” following Mark’s speech, the relay began, which consisted of the participants continuously walking around the track in order to symbolize the necessary ongoing fight against cancer. traditionally, survivors take the track first, and then caretakers, whom assist and aid those who are unable to fight against cancer on their own. finally, all of those who support the fight against cancer are to take the track.

Participants walked and were also invited to enjoy festivities held all night.

With excellent performances from the Bentley Jazz band, Katie auger, dJ Sid, dJ francesco talarico, and the a Capella group, music went on all night to complement a fun

and exciting atmosphere. the dana Center gymnasium was filled with booths selling merchandise, food, drinks, and apparel. for example, one of the tables sold raffle tickets to win red Sox vs. Yankees tickets aside the red Sox dugout. furthermore, CaC organized fun activities throughout the night, such as a frozen t-shirt competition, dodgeball tournament, 90’s trivia, carnival hour, wiffle ball, and a crowd favorite, musical chairs. for participants who stayed throughout the night, they had the chance to win prizes that were given away about every half an hour. a large number of Bentley athletes and members of greek Life contributed time and money in support of this event. “greek Life is always getting involved in one way or another around campus, but having sisters that have had loved ones with cancer made this charity that much more important to help raise money for this cause,” said Morgan Curanyi, a member of Phi Sigma Sigma. “during this event, I realized how many people were affected by cancer, whether it was directly or through a loved one that had battled through it, and how important it is to help out in any way possible” she contin-

ued.

“It was an outstanding event, and it was important to support and rally for such a cause. Everyone should definitely consider participating next year. We can definitely continue to make an impact if we all come together,” commented Matt Leibowitz, a Bentley Soccer player. taking place halfway through relay for Life, the luminary session was an unforgettable experience. following cancer survivor Mary Louise Pauli touching the crowd with her personal experiences about beating cancer, participants were invited to light glow sticks and walk around the litup track in the dark. the participants began taking laps around the track in a certain order depending on how they were impacted by cancer. for example, survivors went first, cracking their glow sticks and starting to walk. after a few laps, participants were asked to place their glow sticks in certain boxes to designate why they were at relay. the choices were “to remember, to celebrate, to hope, or to fight back.” “the most memorable part of any relay for Life for me is always the luminary ceremony because I think that although relay is about hav-

ing fun and enjoying the night, it is also important to take the time to remember why we even have a relay and reflect on all of our family and friends that survived or died of cancer,” said Kayla Cina, treasurer of CaC. “It really is an impressive and amazing ceremony to witness and be a part of,” she concluded. “the event turned out far better than I could have ever imagined. I would like to thank everyone that helped, because without them I could not have hoped for such an excellent event,” said Polito. Halloran added, “It is hard to encourage college students to stay the whole night, especially on a friday night, but our turnout this year was greater than in previous years. the event chairs and committee members worked hard to plan different activities throughout the night to keep it interesting for everyone.” the fight against cancer does not end here. for those interested, donations to this year’s relay for Life can be made through their website at relayforLife.org/Bentley. to get more actively involved with relay and the planning aspect, please check out Colleges against Cancer meetings, tuesday nights in the Back Bay at 9 p.m.

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Smith Center plans Community under construction its grand opening

By Sahory Montilla FORMER NEwS EDiTOR

By Valerie Brusgulis FORMER NEwS EDiTOR

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the September 14, 2000 issue.

The official opening of the Smith Academic Technology Center will be hold on Friday, September 22nd beginning at 2:30 p.m. There will be a thirty-minute dedication ceremony followed by Ambassadorled tours and reception ending at 6:00 p.m.

The dedication ceremony will include speeches by President Joseph Morone and John T. Collins, Chairman of the Board of Trustees; and remarks by Robert F. Smith, Trustee.

The Smith Academic Technology Center, which completed construction in the summer of 200, is a fourstory, 75,000 square foot building that resides between Lindsay Hall and Jennison Hall.

The center features a 45seat financial Trading Room, a 24-seat financial Trading Room, a 24-seat Design and Usability Testing Center, a 24-seat Computing and Networking Lab, a 45-seat distance education classroom, as well as 28 classrooms, 14 group-study rooms, and four seminar/conference rooms.

“There’s a wonderful coincidence of timing,” said Morone. “The very month

that we open our technology showcase, US News publishes a new set of rankings that clearly identifies Bentley College as one of the leading schools in the world, in business education for the information age.”

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The name for the center was given to Norman S. and Lida M. Smith, after parents Robert and Miriam Smith dedicated $10 million to Bentley College in March of 1999 for the integration of information technology and business education.

Robert smith graduated from Bentley College in 1953, has been a Bentley College trustee since 1985, and was chairman from 1990 to 1994.

Morone added, “The dedication ceremony represents our chance to thank Bob and Miriam Smith; to give back to them, in the form of gratitude, a small piece of what they have given to all of us.”

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the September 6, 2001 issue.

The Miller Parking deck was completed as scheduled on Labor Day weekend despite construction delays during the summer and amidst a sea of controversy.

Contrary to some rumors circulating around campus, Bentley did not build the parking deck, or the new Copley dorms, without the proper permits. According to Robert Barnett, the Vice President for Planning and Construction, Bentley College has obtained “all appropriate” licenses and permits to build on Bentley property.

The reason for the delay of the parking deck was due to the absence of a field storage permit, as well as an effort to work with community neighbors and to respond to their questions and concerns.

Barnett said that the specific issue with the neighbors was a “lack of understanding to what was being built.” Barnett also said that the neighbors all had “legitimate questions” and concerns regarding how the building would affect the community and were cooperative in meeting with Bentley to work and answer any questions. Once all was cleared, construction resumed in time for opening on move-in day.

Despite prior thoughts, Bentley construction finished on time as scheduled.

Many students have had reservations about the parking deck being built in front of a dormitory building. The reasoning for its placement, according to Barnett, is that the land in front of Miller was the most logical place to build because it would be less costly to the college, and would require fewer alterations in landscaping.

The new Copley dorms were also completed on schedule.

According to Barnett, there were several inconveniences in the “11th hour,” right before opening. The issue was one that city officials had with some of the designs of the building.

The issues were unexpected because the plans for Copley had been approved and completed long before city officials came in to examine the building. David Hennessey, Associate Dean of Residential Services, want students and faculty to know that

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each new project has passed inspections, according to code; at no point did Bentley violate building laws.

Students wondering about what will happen to the DaVincent’s farm area should know that there will be six new tennis courts, a new soccer field, a new softball field and an eightlane track up by early November.

Regarding the new Student Center, Barnett said that the building “will be ready for a January opening, and that work will continue throughout the fall.”

Future plans to expand Bentley include the building of a sidewalk on the south side of Beaver Street as well as a new building, yet to be determined, and athletic training centers, to be built in over a 20-acre span, now currently known as the Army Corp of Engineers.

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Bentley campus unites in response to September 11

By Joshua Marine FORMER EDITOR IN CHIEF

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the September 13, 2001 issue.

“At a collective level, we are all trying to make sense of this, groping for answers to something that seems too horrible to fully comprehend,” said Bentley College President Joseph Morone about the events that occurred this past Tuesday.

Since the tragic incidents of Tuesday, September 11, many of the students, faculty, staff, and administrators of Bentley College have reacted to the events.

According to Kathleen Yorkis, Chief Student Affairs Officer and Dean of Student Affairs, the reaction of most students is “one of disbelief.

The response is anger, horror, sadness.” Many students have family, friends, and acquaintances that were in the New York area at the time of the attack, or that were affected in another manner. Jill Barnes, a senior marketing major, described Tuesday as “a day that I will never forget.”

After the terrorist attacks had occurred, all classes at Bentley were cancelled. In the afternoon hours of Tuesday, members of the Bentley Community joined together on the Greenspace for an Interfaith Service.

Represented at the Service were some of the many religions that are on campus.

The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 were devastating to families around the world.

According to Barnes, the Interfaith Service “was a great way to show our support to our country and the friends and families that need us.”

In addition to the Interfaith Service, additional religious services were held in the evening. Additional services continue throughout the week (see Services on page 2).

On Wednesday, a panel of Bentley faculty members addressed a full Koumantzelis Auditorium to lend their expertise in helping the

Bentley Community understand the events that unfolded before millions of Americans on Tuesday.

Professor Rick Frese, who teaches international politics, told the audience that the terrorist attacks were the first assaults against the continental United States since the War of 1812, and that the event is one “that unifies generations.” Professor Greg Hall, Chair of the Behavioral and Political Sciences Department, said that “society’s collective

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sense of safety has been violated.”

One of the messages stressed during the panel discussion was the hostile reaction of some students against specific nationalities. “It’s so important at times like this that we not only rally behind our nation, but that we do so together, as one community,” said Morone.

The events held on Tuesday and Wednesday represent only a small fraction of the relief and support programs

planned at Bentley. Soon after news of the tragedy spread, Yorkis said that she was contacted by students wishing to donate blood to compensate for the shortage in New York.

A blood drive, sponsored by Circle K, is scheduled for Wednesday, September 26 in the Collins Hall Function room from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

In addition, the creation of a memorial space is in the works, according to Doreen Floyd, Assistant Director of Student Organizations and Leadership Development.

“Efforts are underway to create a memorial space at the college where students, faculty, and staff can leave candles, flowers, poetry or other expressions of concern for those affected by the events of September 11, 2001.”

While the college is taking steps to ensure the emotional well-being of those in the Bentley Community, the future repercussions of the terrorist attacks are uncertain.

According to Yorkis, “students should be very focused on their responsibilities to their friends, family, classes, and themselves, but should be equally aware of all the events taking place in the world.”

If one thing is certain, Morone said, it is that “all of this reminds us that what is most important in our lives is our relationships with out family and friends and colleagues.

Community welcomes new student center

By Joshua Marine FORMER EDITOR IN CHIEF

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the January 31, 2002 issue.

Quickly becoming the center of student life at Bentley, the new Student Center is set to be inaugurated this Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

The Student Center Grand Opening commences with a ribbon cutting at the West Entrance and continues throughout the day with tours,

music, food, and other events.

The new Student Center, completed for the Spring semester, has become a focal point of the student community at Bentley. The total cost for the Student Center Project, including the new Beaver Street entrance, is $22 million.

According to Gary Kelly, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, “the Dining Room seems like it is the ‘new place to be.’ The atmosphere of the room has been terrific.”

Jeremy Paulin, a junior Management major, said “I

The Student Center is home to student organization offices. Seasons and much more.

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love the location of the new Student Center, I can smell what's cooking in the Cafe each night right from my room. There is no better place for it. We should all be very appreciative of this tremendous addition to our campus.”

The new Student Center brings together various aspects of Student Life into one building. The entire Center is approximately 70,000 square feet, roughly the size of the Smith Center.

Included in the Center is the new Seasons Dining Room with accommodations for 500 people (as compared to the old Upper Café with maximum seating of 450).

In addition, student organizations’ offices are now centrally housed in the “Bentley Bubble.” Previously in the LaCava Campus Center there was space for 14 student organizations; the new Bentley Bubble has space for 23 organizations, including a lounge area and reception desk in a central location.

The design of the Bubble encourages organizations to collaborate, and, according to Kelly, “the student organizations are starting to work together in the Bubble.”

Seasons Dining Room was expanded to accomodate 500 people.

In addition to the Bubble, other fixtures making the move to the Student Center include the 1917 Tavern, which has increased its capacity from 70 to 100 people.

Additionally, a new Recreation Room provides pool tables, video games, and a widescreen television. A Living Room on the second floor of the Center provides a relaxing atmosphere and fireplace for students to meet.

Student life offices also moved into the new Student Center, including International Services, the Multicultural Center, and

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Student Life (formerly Student Activities and Student Affairs).

A Sacred Space on the third floor of the Student Center welcomes all faiths.

Although the major construction work on the building is complete, “the contractors will be in doing some touchups for the next few weeks,” said Kelly. Additionally, “the major landscaping job that needs to be done cannot be started until March at the earliest.”

According to Kelly, “after only a week, I think that the building has been a huge hit with students.”

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Bentley Trading Room bigger and better than the competition

By Chris Roberts ForMEr EdITor IN CHIEF

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the November 21, 2002 issue. one of Bentley’s technological marvels is undoubtedly the core of the Hughey Center for Financial Services, more commonly referred to as “The Trading room.” This hightech space in the Smith Center is an example of Bentley moving to the next level; one of the reasons why Genuity says on its website that “Bentley College is quite possibly the most wired small college in the country.”

Competition to Bentley exists, and the most recent competitor is Bryant College, which recently opened their own information and technology center, the George E. Bello Center for Information and Technology. Included in this new 71,000 square foot building, costing $27 million, is the Financial Markets Center, Bryant’s equivalent to the Bentley Trading room, as well as a new library and a cyber café. The construction of the facility was made possible by Bryant’s single largest donation to the school, a $5 million gift from financier George E. Bello.

In comparison, the Smith Technology Center at Bentley

is just under 73,000 square feet and cost $20 million. The construction of the Smith Center was in large part made possible by a $10 million gift from the Smith family.

Both Bryant and Bentley are raising money as part of a capital campaign, with Bryant aiming to raise $35 million and Bentley $100 million. In attempts to bring the best and brightest to their respective school, each institution will be using that money for facility improvements, to create additional financial aid opportunities, and for other strategic purposes.

Bryant students can make use of 26 student workstations inside of the Financial Markets Center, and can use nearly all of the same programs that are available here at Bentley, including reuters, First Call, and Crystal Ball.

The Bryant center does not have any Bloomberg terminals at present. with the creation of its own mock trading floor, Bryant joins only a handful of schools with such a center, including names such as Bentley, MIT’s Sloan School of Management, the University of Texas, and Carnegie Mellon. when asked if the new Bryant trading room would

pose a challenge to Bentley, Patrick Gregory, director of the Trading room, responded that “having the facility isn’t enough; integration is what defines its usefulness.” what makes Bentley’s trading room unique he says is “the breadth and depth of information available and its level of integration into the curriculum.”

Incoming freshmen students experience the trading room during First week in an approach that Gregory says is “to develop marketable skill sets that will benefit the students regardless of their chosen major.”

Currently, the Bryant trading room offers only 3 classes this semester, according to Asli Ascioglu, the director of the Financial Markets Center at Bryant College. Ascioglu says that Bryant is “working on developing the curriculum to include the new center.”

The only classes offered are for finance and financial services majors. They plan to “phase the center into the curriculum,” says Ascioglu, focusing first on finance related classes. Next semester at Bryant the center will offer 5 total, semester long classes.

Bryant currently has a $50,000 grant from The Nasdaq Education Foundation to help it develop its curriculum for the center.

The Trading Room is part of every student’s education at Bentley.

Ascioglu notes that, “while I did not personally visit the Bentley trading room, someone from the Bryant development office did.”

Bentley’s trading room features 45 student workstations on the main floor and 12 in the business suite, as well as a Bloomberg terminal in each location. The business suite is primarily designed for overflow when the main floor reaches maximum capacity.

The main floor also features two Trans-Lux data walls, two picture walls, and three ticker tapes. with the creation of the Smith Center, Gregory comments “we were able to learn from the old Trading room.”

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The Trading room earned national recognition when it was the topic of a CNBC feature on September 19, 2001, where it was cited as “one out of ten in the country, and by far the largest.” In addition, Gregory, in Bentley’s “Handson High-Tech” brochure, reminds both current and perspective students of the Trading room’s prominence, noting that “executives at a growing number of Bostonarea companies, including John Hancock Financial Services and ArrowPoint Communications, have used the Trading room to track the initial public offering (IPo) when their respective companies went public.

Bentley establishes distance learning capabilities in Bahrain

By Natasha Samuel ForMEr NEwS EdITor

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in a 2002 issue.

This fall, Bentley will be offering a Bachelors of Science in Management at the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance.

The Institute has already outsourced their MBA program at dePaul University of Illinois, and their executive training program at the darden School, in Virginia.

The Bahrain Institute was impressed with Bentley’s ability to integrate business and technology in an undergraduate environment.

Bentley has not established a branch campus in Bahrain, but has established a prescribed series of courses. The students accepted into the program are required to visit Bentley for two summers, in order to take advantage of the facilities and elective courses offered here.

The Bentley admissions staff oversees the acceptance of the students. Bentley’s goal is to accept twenty-five students into the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance program during the Fall 2002 term, and eventually hopes to have up to 170

Bentley University and Bahrain University will team up to offer students a unique degree.

students involved.

The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance is located in the Middle East, and is within close proximity of the Persian Gulf, and Saudia Arabia.

The program is directed by robert Minetti, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Bentley College. Minetti explains that there a number of reasons for this initiative.

“This program allows us to advance our ability to offer education by means of dis-

tance learning capabilities. we also hope to increase the communication between the Gulf and Bentley. It is important that both Arab and American people begin to understand each other.

Eventually, we hope to establish a Center for Middle East Culture at Bentley,” said Minetti.

Bentley wants to utilize this opportunity to close the distance between Bahrain and Bentley. They hope to create programs that will allow students to study in

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Bahrain for a semester, and faculty to do research and teaching at the Institute.

Minetti also stresses the importance of distance education. “we want to engage in innovative methods on how education can be delivered. It no longer needs to be confined to the classroom. It may be possible to have a Bentley professor teach GB 101 from Bahrain for six weeks, while American classes are joined through the Internet. The Professor than returns to Bentley to teach

the rest of the course, while Bahrain students are virtually connected to the classroom. The capabilities and potential are really limitless.”

Bentley’s interest in distance education, as well as the Middle East, has come from the feedback and evaluations of international students who come to Bentley to study. Their specific criticism included the completion of coursework.

Students from the Middle East were assigned projects that asked them to market products to an American audience.

Students, who are expected to return to their homeland, want to learn how to market to an entirely different culture. It is not relevant for these undergraduates to deal with examples that they do not understand, or cannot apply.

Essentially, the involvement in the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance is a means to educate individuals for the global economy.

Bentley will also be offering two new courses in on campus including the Arabic language, and Islamic Banking. The school also hopes to develop further initiatives in Kuwait, as well as India.

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Study Abroad gains popularity with students

By Chris Roberts FOrmer eDITOr IN CHIeF

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the February 6, 2003 issue.

Bentley’s Study Abroad program is gaining momentum and popularity with students, with the college currently having the largest number of students studying abroad this semester at 155.

Jilly Perry, the Director of the Cronin International Center, says that these students abroad represent “a 30% increase over the last few years.” The most popular countries to visit “are still english speaking, westernized countries,” she says, with 54 students studying in Australia and 27 in england.

Perry attributes the surge of participation in Study Abroad to a combination of “word of mouth” and “the fact that international news and events are more prevalent. more students have to face the fact that there are international events. They are seeing first hand the effects of our bad economy on the world, as well as how a situation like enron affects world markets and overseas investors.” She adds that students are now realizing that “business is international” and they have to have

“exposure” to that.

With its own Study Abroad program, Bentley is actually a Study Abroad leader, as Perry estimates that only “60% of schools have their own study abroad program.” She holds a great level of optimism for the future with the “hope to get 50% to 60% of students going abroad.”

Due to the situation with Iraq, and possibly a developing conflict with North Korea, the idea of being abroad raises questions for some parents and students.

Perry notes that most of the programs students are participating in are in “the safest places, in our ally countries.” In case of a crisis, the college has its own risk management Team which evaluates any threats to the security and safety of students studying abroad.

“A war with Iraq will not necessarily halt the program” says Perry, but she will be closely watching any communications from the State Department.

For those who are interested in the possibility of studying aboard, the financial costs of doing so are nearly equivalent to a semester at Bentley. The student would pay his or her normal

Rome, Italy is just one of the many locations Bentley students travel to through the Study Abroad program.

tuition, and then would be responsible for paying their housing costs abroad, as well as for any discretionary funds that they want to bring.

Short-term study abroad options also exist for students interested in studying abroad during the winter, spring, or summer break.

“There isn’t the immersion of

a semester abroad,” says Perry, “but you get an intense look at the country.”

Perry invites any interested student, or any student with questions, to the Study Abroad Fair that will be held on February 12th, from 12:00 to 3:00pm, in the Graduate Commons in Adamian. This fair will provide students with a chance

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to meet with staff from the Study Abroad Office and to find out answers to any of their own questions.

When asked what the most common thoughts about the program were from returning students, Perry said that the students “may complain about a few small things like food, but in the end wouldn’t change

Students give up break to build homes with Habitat for Humanity

By Stephen Kennedy FOrmer NeWS eDITOr

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the January 29, 2004 issue.

While many students spent their winter break visiting friends and family and vacationing in the warm comforts of southern destinations, a group of thirteen Bentley students and three faculty members opted to brave the wind, snow, and sub-zero temperatures and travel to an underprivileged city in Connecticut to do a week of community service with the Habitat for Humanity organization.

The group, which was comprised of students from all four classes, was a part of Bentley’s first ever Winter Alternative Break.

The trip, which took place during the last week of their vacation, was designed to give students a constructive alternative to the traditional break activities.

The students traveled to Bridgeport, Connecticut where they had the opportunity to work with the local Habitat for Humanity chapter.

Habitat for Humanity is a national non-profit organization that works to build affordable housing for those

Bentley’s Alternative Break in Connecticut was more than just building houses.

who do not have the financial resources to otherwise purchase a home.

Throughout the course of the week the team of students worked from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily on a vari-

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ety of projects.

Specifically the group worked to fully insulate two newly erected homes, and finish insulation on another that was nearing completion.

It was while working on the

latter home that the trip came to a climax for freshmen, Andrea Leonard. “One afternoon while we were breaking for lunch we had the chance to meet the woman who was going to be moving into the home we were working on,” she said, “I can’t describe the feeling I got when I saw the smile on her face and the true excitement she had knowing that in just a few days she was going to be moving into a house she normally would not be able to afford. It was an amazing feeling.”

Throughout the country the Habitat organization has been instituting a new initiative where they are building retail stores where they sell new or lightly used housing fixtures and furnishings, all of which have been donated.

The money raised from the sale of these items goes towards helping the chapter to build more homes.

In addition to working on just the homes, the students also worked design and organize Bridgeport’s new “re-Store.”

The students designed a store layout, built displays and moved the furnishings and fixtures.

However, the trip was not just about work and service.

According to chaperone Paul

Stanish the trip really evolved into two separate entities. One being the actual community service, but the other being the experience of learning about a new city and community and coming together as a group, forming new relationships and learning about one another.

“The greater Bridgeport community really opened up to us and welcomed us,” Stanish said, “But in addition we got to see the impact we could have on a community and on one another. We were a group of sixteen individuals who had never worked together before and we came together as a cohesive group to make a huge impact on Bridgeport and one another.

It was quite overwhelming.”

Chaperones Liz Dunne and Father Clause Grenache seconded Stanish’s comments saying how remarkable it was to see the group developed such a closeness in such a short period of time.

The Bentley Service Learning Center in collaboration with the Spiritual Life Center works to run multiple alternative breaks throughout the year. If interested in participating you are encourage to contact Liz Dunne, Father Claude Grenache, or Paul Stanish via Lotus Notes.

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Fenway: New suites in the works for September ‘04

By Keith Carroll FoRMeR MANAGiNG eDiToR

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the March 4, 2004 issue.

The relatively calm winter has been good news for the contractors of the new building on lower campus, which is still slated for completion by the beginning of August.

The five-story building was recently crowned Fenway Suites through a consensus decision by administrative personnel in several departments. in keeping with the Boston theme of many residential halls and rooms on campus, several names suggested pertained to this theme. But Fenway got the nod after having been the runner up a few years ago when the Copley suites were being named.

Beginning in the Fall 2004 semester, Fenway will provide on-campus residents an additional 286 beds in 67 suites. Students will live in two-, four-, or six-person suites. The four-person rooms will consist of either two doubles or a double bedroom and two single bedrooms. The six-person suites contain two double bedrooms and two singles.

“We have a lot more sin-

gles (about 106) than we have had in the past,” noted John Shenette, executive Director of Facilities Management.

Having approximately the same amount of square footage as the two Copley buildings combined, the interior of the new suites will resemble those of its two closest neighbors. The rooms will contain windows in all of the bedrooms and common rooms. each will have private access to the toilet, shower, and sink. Standard furnishings include beds, couches, tables, and a refrigerator/microwave unit. The hall also contains two elevators, game room, and laundry room, all located on the first floor.

The two biggest differences between Fenway and the Copleys are the designs of the function meeting room and study areas. The meeting area, on the fifth floor of Fenway connects to a porch with a view of the athletic fields, and also includes two bathrooms, a kitchen, an exclusive elevator. it will be able to hold 80 to 85 people for a dinner setting.

Fenway’s study rooms are on the northeast and southwest corners of every other floor. each will have direct access from the floor above

Pictured above are the Fenway Suites, Bentley’s newster dorms.

via stairwell. The uniqueness of these rooms is characterized by the fact that the ceiling of each study area is twice the height of a normal room and contains a window spanning the entire height of the rooms.

“The views from this building are unbelievable,” stated Shenette, remarking on the large windows and the overall height of the building, which will allow some residents to take in a sporting event from the comfort of their common room.

Currently, the construction crew is working to sheetrock the interior, beginning with the second and

third floors. They are also constructing the rubber membrane roof of the building and are beginning to install windows. The hot water heater was recently installed, and the exterior brickwork is about 80 percent complete. By the end of the month, they hope to have the masonry finished and have sheetrock completed on the fourth floor. The hope is that all of the windows, brickwork, and roofing will be done by mid-April, at which time the external site work is set to commence.

When Fenway is completed, the additional beds will eliminate the need for the

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Windsor Apartments. “We plan to have all our residents in college-owned housing in the Fall 2004 semester” stated David Hennessey, the assistant dean of the Residential Center. This will leave the Hardy Apartments as the only off-campus housing option for resident students.

The suites should also be able to reduce the need for some of the forced triples on campus as well as assist in re-opening some lounge spaces in Miller and Slade Halls. The suites will be available for students to choose from at the housing lottery this spring.

Bentley revolutionizes Harvard’s case-method

By Stephen Kennedy FoRMeR NeWS eDiToR

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the April 22, 2004 issue.

For years colleges and universities from across the nation have been using the case-method model introduced by Harvard University. its goal: to provoke independent thinking and introduce real world applications of course material.

Recently, Bentley Associate Professor of Management Alan N. Hoffman saw a need for this theory to be expanded upon.

With a little support from the Bentley administration and the Boston Beer Company, Hoffman created MG755: Special Topics: The organizational Life Cycle — The Boston Beer Company Brewers of Samuel Adams Boston Lager.

The graduate course, currently being offered to 36 Bentley students, revolutionizes the Harvard model. instead of selecting numerous and varied companies and organizations to study through “cases,” MG755 takes the reverse approach and studies just one company from its inception to its current industry status. The

company selected for this revolutionary course was Boston’s own Boston Beer Company.

“The class is about taking a look at 20 years of a company’s evolution and growth over the course of a semester — the product just happens to be beer,” said Hoffman. “By the end of the semester our students will have a solid understanding of how one company has navigated through its challenges in a highly regulated and competitive industry. it’s a great way to learn how businesses really operate.”

The course focuses on innovation, and it is this same innovative spirit that drove Hoffman to create its curriculum. According to Hoffman, nothing like this has ever been tried before. “one of the roles of any college or organization is to innovate,” he said, “over the past four years there have been no real changes in the teaching tools utilized by today’s college professors. My hope is that course will change that through offering this innovative new strategy to teaching,” he said.

The course, which meets once a week on Thursday’s from 7:30 to 9 p.m., not only studies the Boston Beer

Company but is actually taught by its executives. Nine Bentley professors instruct the course every other week.

The weeks in between are taught by eight representatives of the Boston Beer Company, like founder Jim Koch.

An MBA class, MG755 covers issues including entrepreneurship, operations management, financial operations and the initial public offering, marketing and public relations, organizational structure and change, ethics, law and responsibility, and strategy and innovation. The course was also supplement-

ed by a tour of the Sam Adams Brewery in Boston.

The course allows students to hear about the actual key decisions that the company made and the process used in making them as well as the alternatives that they considered.

“We have seen first hand the values and vision of the company,” said second year MBA student Jessica Hays.

“Perhaps the most valuable lesson i have learned is that you cannot be successful on your own; you must surround yourself with talented people in order to allow yourself to see the big picture. Without

Bentley’s MG755 class was based on Harvard University’s case-method model.

hesitation i would say this is the best class i have ever taken in terms of enjoyment and knowledge gained.”

This original approach to the case-method is creating quite a buzz. Recently Newsweek magazine published an article highlighting Hoffman’s brainchild and the Boston Globe has contacted him regarding a potential story covering the innovation.

Hoffman hopes the model is one that will be further developed and utilized at other institutions for higher learning. He would also like to see the model applied to undergraduate level courses.

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Bentley & TIME introduce a new recognition program

welcome facility

By Jenny Cantwell

By Jenny Cantwell

Former News editor

part of Bentley’s new marketing campaign. “it’s defiantly ‘Business in a whole New Light’,” said shaw. “the international exposure of this high profile program – focusing on our business leadership, ethical

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the November 11, 2004 issue.

Bentley recently announced the new tomorrow25 program, which aims to recognize the next generation of leaders. t he program will conduct an international search for 25 exceptional high school juniors. “we’re looking for stu- The TIME magazine spread in the October 2004 issue. dents who are making things happen in and social responsibility focus, their schools and communities and liberal arts education – will and who may be the business drive Bentley’s position in the leaders of tomorrow,” said corporate arena.”

Andrea shaw, the director of tommorow25 is also affiliatm a r k e t i n g P r o g r a m s a t ed with Bentley’s new partnerBentley. ship with TIME magazine. “the tomorrow25 will be 25 TIME is collaborating with outstanding young leaders of B e n t l e y o n t h e B e n t l e y tomorrow who demonstrate ini- Leadership Forum, which tiative, citizenship, intelligence, includes tommorow25. technological savvy, cultural students may be nominated awareness, social responsibili- by teachers, administrators, ty, a passion for the real world guidance counselors, communiof people and organizations, ty leaders, parents, or fellow and a commitment to making students. students may not positive things happen in their nominate themselves. communities or schools,” said the selection process will shaw. begin with a nomination. A perBentley designed and spon- son wishing to nominate a stusored tommorow25 in collabo- dent must submit information r a t i o n w i t h s w a r d l i c k relevant to the selection critemarketing Group and TIME ria and write a statement magazine. “As a world leader in explaining: “why i believe this business education, we believe student’s behavior, involvethat we are strongly positioned ment, activities, character, to identify and select our orga- skills, abilities and leadership nizational leaders of tomorrow,” suggest that he/she is likely to said shaw. be a leader of tomorrow.” the tomorrow25 program is A group of 50 finalists will be

chosen by the tommorow25 National Advisory Board, which was established by Bentley. students will be judged on a variety of criteria: demonstration of initiative and leadership in their schools or communities; demonstration of good citizenship, ethical behavior, s o c i a l responsibility; a solid academic record, demonstration of special abilities or specific accomplishCourtesy of TIME ments. “it is a holistic process; the individuals will be evaluated on many criteria, including academic and outside activities as well as community service, in the evaluation process,” said shaw of the selection process for candidates. the 50 finalists and their schools will be notified by Bentley by February 15, 2005. students may then submit further letters of reference or other supporting documents. the Advisory Board will then make final selections based on further review of the 50 candidates. the selected tommorow25 leaders will be invited to Bentley for the Bentley Leadership Forum, all expenses paid. the forum will be sponsored by Bentley in collaboration with TIME magazine, and is scheduled for may 10, 2005. recognition awards will be awarded to the chosen 25.

To nominate a student for the Tomorrow 25 program go to bentley.edu/tommorow25 and fill out a nomination form.

Former News editor

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the February 3, 2005 issue. on January 13, Campus Police and residence Life moved into their newly constructed two story office building. the new facility was built for many reasons including the growing lack of space for the police department. “we’ve outgrown the old faculty. our department has nearly tripled in size. we’ve hired new personnel, increased the number of support staff,” said Lt. Bill williams. residence Life was also pressed for office space. “they killed two birds with one stone,” said williams. on July 6, Campus Police moved out of their old location to a temporary location in the Brookside deli. Now six months later, both departments are enjoying their new space. residence Life is on the top floor of the new building, while Campus Police inhabit on the lower level. “we love it. it’s absolutely beautiful. everything about it is great,” said williams of the new building. “we have had lots of favorable feedback. A lot of the community has come down and taken tours through the building. we haven’t had an open house yet, but we anticipate that will have one in conjunction with res Life.” the brand new building contains many new features, such as central air conditioning and a new communications center. the move into the new building went very smoothly, and has been a positive experience for both departments. “we haven’t run into any problems yet. But as with any new place, we can expect to run into some small problems,” explained williams. the new joint offices have allowed Campus Police and

residence Life to facilitate better communication. “res Life and CP, we’ve always had a strong working relationship, which is one of the reasons why we share the same building,” said williams.

Both offices share a conference room on the second floor and hold many meetings together. “it gives us an opportunity to stay in touch with res Life on a daily basis, where as before we had to go from one building to another. we participate in a lot of their hiring and interviews for resident directors so it’s good to have mutual space,” said williams. the new facility provides spacious offices and meeting rooms for the police department. there are private administrative offices for the Chief of Police and his administrative assistant, lieutenants, the administrative sergeant, patrol sergeants, detectives, it data coordinator and the campus parking and access coordinator. A separate computer desk area also provides a place for officers to do their daily reports. “it’s a mutual benefit for everyone here to have the privacy that we need to get our work done,” said williams. the building also provides a new central filing system. “we had nothing like this before. it used to be that all of our 2001 cases would be piled on top of each other in a cardboard box. Now we have the adequate space to organize and hold the files. it’s a drastic improvement on our old system,” said williams.

Among other amenities of the building is an interview room, used for talking with any students that might be involved in a case on campus, a locked evidence room, a new kitchen area, and a role call room where officer’s shifts are changed three times a day.

For the convenience of students, a new id card room has been added for replacing lost of damaged student ids.

Keith Carroll/THE VANGUARD The new Campus Police station and Residence Life office opened for business. Before the move, both offices were housed in the first floor of Collins.

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Collins Hall to undergo major construction

The ground floor of Collin’s Hall will be completely revamped.

By Keith Carroll Former editor iN CHieF

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the March 24, 2005 issue.

Collins Hall will undergo significant renovations during the next few months, with the bookstore, mailroom, and the Cutting Crew to move in by september, along with a dry cleaners and a dunkin’ donuts.

Now that Campus Police have moved from the old Brookside deli and into their new building with residential Life, preparations are under way for a major revamping of the first floor of Collins Hall. the bookstore will be among the most notable changes to the first floor. it will reside where the

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Brookside deli and Coffeehouse used to be.

Barnes and Noble, which runs the bookstore, is in charge of designing the new store. their plans are to remake the campus store in the style of their retail stores. soft lounge seating in the trade book area, which will be next to the fireplace, is among the improvements. in addition to the amenities featured in the current bookstore, Barnes and Noble will also create and operate an enhanced convenience store, which will be open later in the evening than the bookstore.

Barnes and Noble “made a promise that the convenience store will be your corner store,” said Julie Britt, the director for Purchasing and

Contract services at Bentley. the store is expected to carry all the products that the current bookstore sells, with a few more additions. Falcon Funds will still be accepted. the placement of a fullservice dunkin donuts next to the bookstore will be the most notable addition to the school, bringing another major franchise to campus. though the franchisee for the store is still being decided, this store is expected to hold late hours.

A dry cleaners will go in next to the dunkin donuts. it will carry out the typical operations of most similar shops. the current clothes washing business housed in Collins will remain in operation after the renovations are completed. the middle of Collins Hall will become an extensive mail room that will feature a package pick-up/drop-off area where the function room used to be and a mail room where the office of residential Life used to be. “every [resident] student will have their own box” to keep for their entire stay at Bentley College, said Paul Clemente, the VP for Business and Finance. “it will be similar to a municipal post office,” added Britt, noting that they may also have a stamp machine in the area for when the package room is closed. other additions to the first floor include the Cutting Crew hair salon, which will be located across the hall from the laundry room (which will remain in its place), and a public restroom for all stores.

Although the current hallways will remain intact, access to the stores and the post office will be open to the public during operating hours, with no card needed to get into the first floor entrances. “it will be a place of circulation,” remarked Britt, explaining that the stores should all be interconnected. it should be noted that a Bentley id will still be needed to access the residential part of Collins Hall. Access points will be installed at the elevator, at the far end of the hall, and at the normal spots outside the building. “Public access will be stopped whenever you get into living areas,” said Clemente. the other floors of the hall will also receive attention over the summer, with basic repairs, painting, and touchups taking place. there are also plans in the works to improve the path between the student Center and Collins Hall to make the center of campus more closely connected.

Other Construction Projects the North Campus residential Hall is currently in the process of becoming “weather tight,” and is still on schedule to open for the fall semester. the hall will house 118 graduate and undergraduate students and will be a “quiet” hall. A separate housing lottery will be held on tuesday, march 29.

Currently in the design phase are the renovations to the dana Center and the Baker Library, which should begin in the next two months. Both projects are

slated to be completed in January. the library will be housed temporarily in the current bookstore site during its renovation. the dana Center renovation will feature a two-level fitness center and an expanded food court, while the Library will gain a Cybercafe among other features. on lower campus, the City of waltham is planning to install a traffic light and a four-way intersection at the junction of Forest street and Beaver street sometime in the next couple months.

Upon its completion, Bentley will start the Lower Campus landscaping project, turning most of the current roadways into pedestrian walkways, with trees lining the area. the parking lot in front of orchard south will also become a green space. only emergency vehicles will be allowed to access the walkways, in adherence to the chief of the waltham Fire department. “the challenge is to make them look like paths” while keeping the roadways wide enough to accommodate fire trucks, noted Clemente. student vehicles may be able to use the paths during the movein and move-out periods of the academic year.

After the dust settles on these projects, the administrators are looking forward to seeing the campus organized into three distinct zones: academic, residential, and athletic. they also hope that the changes will invite commuter students to visit the other areas of campus. “it is truly becoming a walking campus,” said Britt.

PhD programs in Accountancy and Business introduced

By Jenny Cantwell Former News editor

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the December 8, 2005 issue.

Bentley is now offering two new programs of doctorate study so that graduate students can now earn a Phd. the two Phd programs are offered in Accountancy and Business, and were designed to not only help students to build an in-depth understanding of the chosen subject area, but also focus on business, technology, and society. “the focus is business technology in society and it brings together all of these topics of distinction as students will study in-depth,” said susan Newell, Bentley’s Phd program director..

Bentley chose to move towards the Phd program as the next logical step in Bentley’s growth. “to move forward as an institution, a

doctoral program seemed necessary,” says Newell, “Bentley has grown from an accounting school to a full four year undergraduate intuition, and then followed by adding a graduate master’s program. Adding a doctoral program is the next obvious step.” required core courses for the Phd in Business are microeconomic theory, the Psychology and sociology of work, and organization and information systems. the core required courses for the Phd in Accountancy involve Financial Accountancy, Auditing, Assurance, and managerial Control systems.

Both Phd programs require students to also take four specialized courses to meet their focused interests. each program will be specifically designed for each student by working closely with their personal advisor.

students in the program can choose to focus their research on a number of different topics relating to business. these research topics focus on business, technology, and society – such as Business, it, Globalization and Global Commerce, ethics and social responsibility, and Liberal Arts in relation to business.

According to Newell, these are topics that have always been a part of Bentley’s mission and are relevant to business study. “the research is relevant to understanding problems that businesses are having and how to solve these problems,” explained Newell.

Phd candidates will have access to all of Bentley’s academic and technological resources including the ACeLAB, Center for marketing technology, trading room, CLiC lab, among others.

Faculty – professors and advisors – in the program are all highly experienced as Bentley professors and are experts in their fields. All primary advisors must hold Phd degrees. to apply for the program applicants should have a master’s degree from an accredited school, preferably an mBA. Applicants must submit a GmAt and toeFL (for non-english native speakers) scores, a three to five page statement, a proposal of doctorate work, as well as three letters of recommendations. the statement of intended research will help the students to be matched with an appropriate advisor explained Newell. to gain acceptance into the program applicant’s master’s program GPA must exceed a 3.3. Bentley is also looking for candidates with GmAt scores at or above 650 and

toeFL scores at or above 600. Having some work experience before applying for the program is recommended, though it is not mandatory. “my hopes are that we are able to attract some interesting students that will doing some rigorous and interesting research that will not only improve Bentley’s outside reputation but will also increase the vibrancy of research inside the institution,” said Newell of accepting students into the program. students accepted into the program are eligible to apply for a student stipend of up to $21,000 per year as well as tuition expenses and health insurance provided by Bentley. students receiving stipends must maintain a good academic standing in the program and cannot work during the academic year.

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Bentley Library undergoes $16 million renovation

By Tom Hoeler Former editor in ChieF

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the March 23, 2006 issue. the signature look of the Bentley campus is the clock tower atop the library. however, for the entire academic year to this point, Bentley’s most noticeable monument has been bereft of some of its grandeur. the library has undergone a tremendous reconstruction to update and outfit it to meet the growing demands of Bentley’s ever increasing student population For the entire year, the whole of Bentley has waited eagerly for the reopening of the library. Students glanced eagerly at the library on their way to classes. they watched as piece by piece, the library was rebuilt from the ground up.

Yet, all that time waiting definitely paid off. the new library is a stunning example of the effort that Bentley College continues to put into improving the lives of its students, by continually upgrading its facilities to stay on the cutting edge technologically and academically.

Among the new amenities of the library are the group study rooms which allow ample room for students to study in groups or hold GB meetings. these rooms are outfitted with room monitors which allow students to reserve them. however, there are also plenty of study carrels and tables available, ensuring that every student who needs space to study, whether alone or in a group will have it available to them. the addition of the library space allows for students to be more efficient in their work, rather than trying working in cramped quarters among other students. Such was the case before the library was opened, but now that it has that should no longer be a problem. even more important than the new study areas are all the resources that the Bentley student body now has at its fingertips. Because of the construction, it was hard for students to get books, access dVds and VhS tapes, and consult other resources. now that the library is open, students have access to all of these materials and more, includ-

Bentley celebrated the Library’s grand re-opening on Tuesday.

ing a room for microfilm and microfiche viewing. the Library is part of a massive reconstruction project that the college has undertaken. Along with several of the dorms and the dana Athletic Center, the library has been updated to accommodate the growing student body as the school continues to expand. on tuesday, at the grand opening, students flocked to view the new building and were amazed at all the

improvements. As one student, freshman Jesse Lyons described it, “the new library is classy, exceedingly nice, and makes my tuition worthwhile.”

All group study rooms were quickly reserved, and students wasted little time in making use of the expanded study areas, and the new einstein Bros. Bagels café.

With the completion of the library, the remodeling of the campus is nearly completion. As Bentley continues to

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grow toward fitting its proposed image of the “business university”, it recognizes the need to have the very best technology and academic resources available to its students.

Along with the trading room and center for marketing research, the new Library is a testament to Bentley’s continuing effort to stay at the forefront of technology and give the students thegreat opportunity for success beyond.

Bentley’s Dana Center renovations, a $12 million success

By Tom Hoeler Former editor in ChieF

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the September 21, 2006 issue. the dana Center renovations are complete and a highly anticipated addition to Bentley’s campus is finally finished. the renovations include a state of the art fitness center, renovated athlete’s gym, two new food vendors with inside and outside service windows, a four-sided flat screen television with digital scrolling marquis suspended from the ceiling, an indoor seating area, trophy displays, additional restrooms, and a Booster Club area. the project cost $12 million, but as dr. Kathleen Yorkis, Vice President of Student Affairs, states, “it was worth it.” Beginning during the summer of 2005, the renovation was designed

by Jeffrey millman Associates with Add, inc. “the student’s response has been stronger than ever imagined,” said Yorkis, “there was a huge wow factor. the athletic department deserves a lot of credit for making sure the dana Center and athletics occurred without interruption in spite of the construction. Students also deserve

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Meal choices are endless with the addition of new fast food on campus.

recognition for adapting to a difficult situation.”

According to Kevin Loftus, Assistant Athletic director at Bentley, the original building was constructed around the early 1970’s and was designed for a commuter based student population that was a lot less involved than Bentley’s students today. today, 500 out of Bentley’s 4,000 undergradu-

ate students are involved in athletics. “For example,” says Loftus, “the turf field is used over 50 hours a week and was used a lot less in the past. By adding lighting to the field we are able to have athletes on the field at anytime, whereas before we relied on daylight.”

With better facilities and a new athlete’s gym, there is the possibility that this could

contribute to enhanced athletic recruitment. “Athletes look at Bentley as a whole and the dana Center renovations are just one of the many reasons an athlete would come here. it contributes to the dynamic of student life,” said Loftus.

Senior football player Bryan Larrabee commented that having an athlete’s gym will not only attract better

athletes during recruitment but will also help improve athletes already at the college. he is impressed with dana Center renovations and has high hopes for its effect on the atmosphere at the gym. “Before it was mostly very serious people working out and that may have been intimidating. now there is more space and you don’t have to wait for a

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For Your Entertainment

By Matt Weisse

What has been your greatest accomplishment here at Bentley?

Mark sassi Class of 2010 eConoMiCs-finanCe “Winning Fenway Bentley.”

Throughout his years here at Bentley, Matt Weisse has had positive feedback on earbuds and Coldplay music, to name a few.

Meagan laMBros Class of 2010 Marketing “Living with Colette Josey for four years.”

Darryl laforest Class of 2010 ManageMent “Becoming football coleague champs senior year.”

aMy Mullen Class of 2010 MatheMatiCal sCienCes “Not getting eaten by a BEAR.”

Since this is my last article, I was told I could write about whatever I wanted. I considered a lot of ways to go out with a bang, but in the end I decided to reminisce and talk about my experiences here at The Vanguard, in true senior fashion, despite how lame that may seem.

Really, I’ve enjoyed my time writing for this paper. Sure, there were some times I got email-yelled-at for missing a deadline because I’m a procrastinator, and there were other times it was truly frustrating when I knew I had an article due and nothing to write about, but the overall experience was a good one, and here are a few of the reasons why: The freedom to write about whatever I want is awesome.

Many of my friends think it’s odd that a college student would willingly write essays in addition to their regular school work.

But those friends are missing the point; writing under one’s free will is actually quite enjoyable. Writing gets a bad rap from 12-plus years of forced papers on the Civil War and Pride and Prejudice. When you

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finally get the chance to express your feelings on movies you’ve watched and albums you love, its way more interesting.

Additionally, it encourages you to look at things in a deeper, more critical light, and when that happens, you never know what you might find that you could have missed before.

I got some really sweet benefits, too. Not to rub it in everyone’s faces right now, but as a senior, I’m going to rub it in everyone’s faces right now: I talked to Paul Rudd and Jason Segel as they drank beers at Fenway. I got an iPod shuffle on the house. I went to movie premiers and felt like I was a celebrity. I listened to music weeks before it came out, legally, on custom-fitted earbuds. Life is good.

And as an added bonus, on some weeks someone might actually read what you write.

Who doesn’t love a little ego trip?

I could go on, but if you’ve read this far you’re probably wondering, “Why is he telling me this?” And the answer to that is simple. Somewhere there’s a freshman, sophomore, or maybe even a junior out there

who’s always considered writing for The Vanguard. Maybe you need a resume booster. Maybe you want some free stuff. Maybe you need an artistic outlet in the land of income statements and net present values. Or maybe you just like to write. But if you’re one of those people, I really encourage you to give it a shot, even if it’s just for a week – who knows, you might actually find it enjoyable.

Thank you to The Vanguard for giving me a creative outlet as well as free stuff. Thank you to The Vanguard staff who put up with my late submissions and the fact that I still doublespace after every period. And thanks to anyone who’s ever taken the time to read an article I’ve written.

On a final note, if you are looking for more reviews and commentary on music, movies, and culture, check out thingsyoucandotocats.com, where I will be posting from time to time, as will several other writers more talented than myself.

Thanks again and have a good summer!

-Matt

Derek Breen Class of 2010 MatheMatiCal sCienCes “Winning the ‘Hartnett Team Award’ for the best business plan and presentation in GB 301.”

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Weisse has also given constructive ctisicism on movies and shows, such as Couples Retreat and Family Guy.

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Starcraft 2: Coming soon following beta

By David entin VANGuARd STAFF

In the same vein that chess would be considered a sport, Starcraft must also fit the mold, although it had the good decency to amend its title to E-Sport. And the title is not one loosely earned; now 12 years after release, it still sees massive player volume at all hours of the day, a boast not even Halo 3 can match.

Blizzard Entertainment is the firm behind Starcraft, Diablo, and the oversaturated Warcraft titles, and without fail, they release critically and commercially lauded classics.

Starcraft 2 was first proudly teased, then the development house released concepts and sample videos out of loyalty to one of the strongest fan bases in the world, and now, only a season or two from anticipated release, Starcraft 2 is in beta.

The purpose of the beta is to hone and refine the title from quality to perfection, and with millions of play testers running endless strategies supported by innumerable hardware configurations, the game is bubbling with potential. I was lucky enough to be passed on a key for the beta and took on play as eagerly as any other 12year Starcraft fan would.

The nostalgic familiarity brings a smile to the face.

The game has sprouted a third dimension and unit animations, strategies have been expanded, and the classic soundtracks for each playable race have been replaced, yet the end result is undeniably Starcraft.

The three races of Terrans, Protoss, and Zerg have returned with a plethora of new units and a refined and uniquely tailored visual look.

The Terrans are the humans and feel efficiently utilitarian, with plumes of smoke and powerful yet purposeless motion in their units. The Protoss are a dignified and religious alien race that demonstrate grace and disci-

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Voices What will you miss most about Bentley?

Pete sullivan Class of 2010 aCCountanCy “Skipping class on weekdays to go golfing with my roommates.”

Stardust 2 is in beta now, but shows promise for being a successful game.

pline and come with a polished sheen. As for the fearsome, insect-like Zerg, the entirely biological race demonstrates a disgusting organic growth that genuinely feels unstoppable when massed together.

The units are the game’s highlight, with vastly unique troops operating in highly specified disciplines, and always leaving the player with the good sense to scout with the advantage. The characters are imbued with humor and charm. Yes, even the insects are likeable to a degree.

The Terran race has always been a personal favorite, with most of their characters filling the quasispace hick personality trend.

They have clueless yokels piloting massive machines of war, with the notably hilarious exception of the Schwarzenegger inspired pilot of the massive walking tank: The Thor.

The ebb and flow of skir-

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mishes are perfect, with small engagements taking glancing blows at one another, while massive clashes play out with all the fiery and chaotic fury they possess. The game is still undergoing thorough balancing, and with the patches up to 10, the changes are beginning to feel less extreme and more cosmetic, suggesting that we just might be seeing this incredibly promising title on store shelves in the coming months.

Starcraft 2 has left an unending excitement within me. despite the notable slowdown that I experienced on the Bentley laptops, the title runs on decent graphical settings with only minor slowdown occurring during moments of extensive activity on the battlefield. Look out for the closing of the beta, which will be one of the final steps before the long overdue release of the successor to one of the most popular games ever made.

annie lastowski Class of 2010 aCCountanCy “The Vanguard… how will my life continue?”

allie MCManus Class of 2010 Marketing “Being a walk across the Greenspace from my closest friends.”

aleX hoDge Class of 2010 MatheMatiCal sCienCes “Joe Sent Me, Skellig, New Landing, Margs, Jakes… but not Legends.”

yiyi Xia Class of 2010 eConoMiCs-finanCe “I am going to miss the spontaneity of everyday college life.”

The Terrans, Protoss, and Zerg races return in this sequel, with each group having unique and interesting characteristics.

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Horoscopes Vanguard Staff

Aries (March 21-April 19): Act with caution in the near future; what you may see as a huge and new opportunity may in fact be the biggest mistake of your life.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): One person is doing their best to obstruct you.

Maintain your composure and ignore their interference. Your persistence will overcome adversity.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): Look lively, the summer is upon you. Soon you will be done with school and enjoying the warmth.

Strange cosmic energy surrounds your aura; a sign will soon reveal itself to you.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): Laughter is the cure for what ails you. The next week will prove stressful so make sure to surround yourself with funny people. Soon your summer will begin; the stars tell me you can expect only good times ahead.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t stress about your roommate situation for the next semester. There will always be something you don’t like about them.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Insist on setting realistic goals for yourself this vacation. Too often you strive to start too many projects and do not finish any. One step at a time is your best course of action.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Fortunate circumstances will surround you today.

Make sure to be careful not to push your luck as there may be unpleasant consequences down the road. If you use your judgment and do not get caught in the moment, you will be fine.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you are planning on travelling abroad next semester, you should think twice about buying that ticket.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Reconciliation with an old friend will prove easier over the next week. Don’t blow it.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Unique cosmic patterns are developing around you. Previous failures may be feasible now with your new energy. Make the most of your situation while the cosmos focus on you.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Learn to take a break from your hectic schedule even when you perceive there is no time.

Your rest will allow you to better concentrate on the work at hand when you return to your studies.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Each task before you is going to feel more and more difficult. Push yourself harder than you usually do to achieve the outcome you desire. Relaxation is but a stones throw away.

The columns found in this newspaper are written by individual authors and do not reflect the opinion of The Vanguard, its Editorial Board members, or Bentley University. Comments resulting from the columns may be directed to the author and/or The Vanguard.

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April’s Advice Your Questions Answered!

Question: I really love tanning during the summer and I will frequently go to the beach so that I can tan. It makes my skin look healthy, but I’ve also heard that it damages the skin. So, how much damage am I doing to my skin and should I cut back on how much I tan?

I hate to break it to you, but tanning is one of the worst things you can do for your skin.

I know that a dark glow to your skin is considered beautiful and youthful and that many young adults go to the beach for the sole reason to tan, but I also know that these avid young tanners will pay for this “beauty” as they grow older.

Forget what the media leads you to believe about what is beautiful. Your skin tone is beautiful just the way it is – don’t ruin it or change it for anyone. So, my advice to you is to stop tanning all together and start protecting your skin.

No one wants to look old and wrinkly - at least I don’t think anyone does. Sun exposure is the fastest way to age your skin. It can lead not only to skin cancer, but also to pre-mature aging, wrinkles, age spots, and the proliferation of moles. According to an article published by the FDA, more than 10,000 people die every year die due to skin can-

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cer.

Keep in mind that the darker your tan, the worse the skin damage. So, how can you protect your skin? Sunscreen. You should use a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15 every day to protect against UVA and UVB rays. UVA rays are simply the longer wavelengths, while UVB refer to shorter wavelengths.

Many moisturizers and foundations have sunscreen built into them. Just build it into your routine every morning to put on sunscreen before you go outside.

It is important to realize that just because you do not burn does not mean that you are not damaging your skin.

All skin types are susceptible to skin damage. However, those individuals who have lighter

skin are more susceptible to damage.

What if it is a cloudy day?

Then you should still wear sunscreen because the rays from the sun are able to penetrate the clouds and affect your skin.

Also, note that lotions, creams, and vitamins will not rejuvenate damaged skin, and you can never undo the sun damage you have created after bathing in the sun for hours on the beach. This does not mean that you cannot go to the beach; it simply means that you should protect your skin while at the beach.

I hope this helps and that you will start taking care of your skin because you only have one chance to preserve its beauty and youthfulness.

Tanning is one of the worst things you can do to your skin.

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Gloria Larson to become seventh President of Bentley

By Tom Hoeler FORMER EDITOR IN CHIEF

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the summer 2007 issue.

The original notice was, well, innocuous to say the least. A simple email. A message from Terry Carlton, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. “Please gather for an impromptu Town Meeting this afternoon…” was all it said. There was no mention of a reason. Yet, virtually all those who read the email and prepared to attend the meeting knew exactly what it concerned.

A collective smirk rose from the denizens of Bentley College as the 4:00pm hour approached.

There was a restless tension inside of Koumantzelis Auditorium as administrators, faculty, members of student life, residential services, undergraduate admissions, career services, the office of study abroad; graduate students, undergraduate students and many more filled the seats.

Terry Carlton then took the stage and stood at the podium.

With a big smile on his face he opened the meeting by explaining to the crowd that the meeting was indeed for the reason that all of the audience members supposed it was about. He said “I get to make the announcement which I’ve been waiting to give for 2 years now.”

After that, he explained that over the weekend he had indeed signed a contract with the new President of Bentley College.

The announcement garnered a strong ovation of clapping and cheering from those in attendance, as the search which had spanned the better part of two years had now come to a close.

Gloria Larson is the first woman to serve as President of Bentley.

The decision, took the search committee the better part of 21 months to reach. Or as Terry Carlton put it, “if you look at the [Boston] Globe it says 18 months, by my calendar its 24 months, but I tell people that its 12 months”. Regardless of the exact length of time, finding a President for Bentley was never about expediency.

The search committee was comprised of 20 members. There were representatives from alumni, students, faculty, the administration and the board of trustees, including Cynthia Deysher and Mark Skaletsky who were the co-chairs of the committee. They received close to 300 submissions for candidates and ended up actually

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reviewing in depth 154 of them.

With all of those candidates to consider, the committee utilized all the time they needed to come to the right decision and find the best fit for the college.

So who is the new President of Bentley? Her name is Gloria Larson. She takes over as the 7th President in Bentley’s history, succeeding Joe Morone who stepped down nearly two years ago. She is the first woman to hold the office of President of Bentley.

Her professional background is as such. She is a lawyer, in the state of Massachusetts (also a member of the Bar in Virginia)and currently serves as the co-chair of the Government Strategies Group at Foley Hoag.

She has an extensive and distinguished background which also includes work on the campaign of new governor Deval Patrick in both a business advisory board and the transitional team.

As well as positions as Secretary of C onsum e r A ff a irs a nd Secretary of Economic Affairs for former governor Bill Weld.

She completed her undergraduate degree at Vassar in New York before going to law school at the University of Virginia.

President Larson will be living in the Presidential residence on campus, along with her husband and two Labrador retrievers. Chairman Carlton explained that because the job of being President is a “24/7 job” that it was a definite requirement that the new President would have to live in the residence.

At a second town meeting, held the very next day, Chairman Carlton again took the stage, but this time he was not alone. Gloria Larson was introduced officially as President and she took the podium to say a few words. At the end of her brief speech in which she thanked many members of the community and administration she smiled widely to the crowd and said, “I’m going to be, not just Bentley’s biggest fan…but your most vocal fan, and I haven’t even gotten started yet!”

While President Larson will soon take over as the leader of Bentley, she does not actually start until August (Terry was mistaken when he said July 1) first. It cannot be understated that the work done by the members of the Bentley cabinet, including all the Vice

Presidents, as well as all the deans and administrators and, of course, Terry Carlton and the Board of Trustees, was impressive. At a time when the college did not have a President, there was never a moment when Bentley or any of these people wavered. The school has only improved in the 18 months between Presidents. And while he was never the actual interim President of the school, at times when situations dictated a singular face or voice represent the school; Chairman Carlton was more than equal to the task. All while still holding a day job and running the Board of Trustees.

So while the school moves forward, it must never be understated the tremendous debt that the members of the Bentley community owe, not just to the search committee, but to all those who endeavored and worked so hard to keep Bentley at the level of excellence that it has grown accustomed to. In fact, President Larson had so much praise for the work of the administrators that she jokingly asked “do you even need a President!?”

Chairman Carlton ended his remarks with a plea to all the members of the Bentley community. “You all have a job now” he said. “You need to ask yourself, what can I do to make her [President Larson] successful?

What can I do to help her?”

Clearly, despite Bentley now having obtained its “face,” the job of running the school and maintaining the level of excellence that Bentley has reached in the last few years still falls on the shoulders of everyone involved, and not just new President Gloria Larson.

Bono, Oprah, and Bentley try to save the world

By Tom Hoeler FORMER SPORTS EDITOR

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the November 30, 2006 issue.

Bentley students are no strangers to activism. From the outside, some might think that a college built on the principles of business might lack the activist aesthetic, but nothing could be farther from the truth. As evidenced by the recent creation of the Bentley College against Cancer organization and the Great American Smoke-out which just recently took place here on campus, social and political activism are not outside the realm of the Bentley student community.

Continuing in what is becoming a growing tradition, several organizations on campus, including the South Asian Student Association, Portuguese Across Continents, The International Student Association and Black United Body, are collaborating in raising awareness and money for combating HIV/AIDS in

Africa.

The event will start during a weeklong t-shirt selling campaign where each of the organizations involved will be selling red t-shirts to raise money for both AIDS research as well as for a school in Ghana for orphans whose parents have died from AIDS. This is not unlike the RED campaign that is being co-run by rock star Bono and Oprah.

The event will culminate with a large gathering in the Bentley PUB where there may be possible performances by the Step Squad and an African ensemble. However, there definitely will be food, drinks, and a video presentation about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa.

All of this is aimed at raising awareness for this serious issue.

The clubs are hoping for a strong turnout not only at the event but with the t-shirt selling as well. They are hoping for most of the student body to purchase and wear a t-shirt on the day of the PUB event in a sign of solidarity and aware-

ness for the growing AIDS epidemic in Africa.

As always, it’s a testament to the integrity of the student body here at Bentley that events such as these are becoming more frequent. We do well to remember that though we sit, for the most

part enclosed in our small college in Waltham, Massachusetts, we too are capable of contributing to the greater good and the betterment of others.

The selling of T-shirts will begin on December 1 and run through Thursday December

7. The PUB event will be held.

If you are interested in getting more information about the event or want to contribute in some way, then you can contact Vinay Gokaldas or any of the Presidents of the organizations that are involved in the event.

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Bentley students & staff march in support of the Jena Six

Over 100 people turned out for the march on Monday.

By Kristen McMullen Former StaFF Writer

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the October 4, 2007 issue. traffic was stopped on Bentley’s roads monday afternoon as more than 100 students, faculty, and staff, all dressed in black and escorted by Campus Police, marched from LaCava to the Greenspace to protest the recent events in the Jena Six trial. Black United Body invited the Bentley community to come out to show their support for the six black male students

from Jena High School in Jena, Louisiana who have been charged with battery and murder charges after a school fight with two of their white classmates. in order to promote awareness of this racially charged trial, Black United Body members handed out informative flyers on how to help the six black male students, known as the Jena Six, who were initially charged with second-degree attempted murder. at the protest held on the Greenspace, Black United Body opened with the singing of the Black National

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anthem and asked for donations to help fund the legal fees for the Jena Six. the protest also included a presentation by faculty and staff guest speakers and a performance by the Bentley Step Squad. although the Jena National Day of action protest occurred on September 20, Black United Body organized its own protest on monday to make sure that the Bentley community is aware of this injustice. Black United Body President ariana Jackson says that holding a Bentley version of the protest held on the

20th to raise awareness of the situation in the Bentley community was very important to Black United Body. “We are standing by our organizational mission statement by promoting and spreading awareness of the Jena Six trial,” said Jackson.

Black United Body advertised the event and raised awareness about the facts of the Jena Six case and the trial by posting flyers and sending emails to the Bentley community. many students, when they heard about the injustices that have occurred in Jena, responded by participating in the march or donating money to the cause.

Sophomore omar Quintero received an email about the protest and wanted to help raise awareness for this tragedy. “i thought the situation was unfair even before i heard the entire story, and when i heard all of the details of the case, i felt compelled to go to the protest because it is a cause worth raising awareness for,” said Quintero. the trouble in Jena, Louisiana began over a year ago at Jena High School when two black high school students sat under a tree that was traditionally reserved for white students. the next day, white students

hung three nooses from the tree.

When the white students only received a light punishment for their actions, the black community protested and racial tensions in the community mounted. this noose incident was the catalyst in setting off the ensuing troubles at the high school where the black student population is only 20 percent. the final event occurred on December 4, 2006, when a white student was beaten up by a group of black students after he taunted a black student and used racial slurs. although the white student suffered no life threatening injuries, the District attorney charged the six black students with second degree attempted murder.

Now, six black male students who were accused of beating a white student outside the school face up to 100 years in prison without parole. they now sit behind bars awaiting sentencing but their supporters are doing whatever they can to correct their unjust charges and free the Jena Six. Black United Body will be selling ribbons for $1 each to raise money for the Jena Six Defense Committee, which raises money for the Jena Six legal defense.

Second case of meningitis reported on Bentley campus in single year

By Matt Wagner Former StaFF Writer

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the February 28, 2008 issue.

Note: Although school health officials have released information on the identity of those affected to the Bentley community, the Vanguard has chosen to omit this information out of a respect for privacy. this past thursday, the Vanguard learned that a freshman student had been hospitalized with bacterial meningitis.

Campus officials were quick to notify the Bentley community, while Kathleen Yorkis, Vice President for Student affairs, sent an e-mail to the student body late thursday evening to break the news and provide information on the signs and symptoms of meningitis. an information session was held in the Back Bay for students Friday afternoon. The Vanguard has learned that the student was a female freshman student living in oak Hall.

Student Health Services contacted the massachusetts Department of Public Health on thursday to inform them of the infection. State law requires

that all communicable diseases be reported. the massachusetts Department of Public Health then worked with Bentley’s Student Health Services and the Waltham Health Department to ensure that anyone who had close contact with the infected student was put on antibiotics, and to monitor for additional cases of meningitis. the massachusetts Department of Public Health’s chief medical officer, Dr. alfred Demaria, worked closely with the school and assures us that a secondary case of meningitis usually would have occurred within four days of the initial infection, and that any threat has therefore passed.

Bacterial meningitis is an infection of the meninges, the tissue surrounding the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord. meningococcal disease, the common form of bacterial meningitis, is caused by the Neisseria meningitides bacteria. it is spread only through saliva; in an e-mail sent to the campus, Geraldine taylor, Director of Student Health Services and assistant Dean for Health and Prevention, explained that the bacteria causing meningitis “does not live on doorknobs or

any surfaces or in the swimming pool. the campus environment is completely safe.” However, meningitis can be passed through contact with the saliva of an infected person, such as through kissing, sharing a drink, silverware, or cigarettes.

Students who may have attended classes or social functions with someone who has meningitis are not at risk.

Symptoms of a bacterial meningitis infection are severe, and can include fever, a stiff neck, severe headaches and nausea, mental confusion, sensitivity to light, and purple rashes. taylor encourages students to “boost their immune systems by getting enough sleep, eating a balanced nutritious diet, decreasing stress, decreasing or avoiding alcohol use, decreasing or avoiding smoking and avoiding sharing any drinks, food, utensils, smoking materials, lipstick, toothbrushes - anything which involves the possible exchange of saliva.” She further cautions against sharing drinks, a common practice which can help the spread of meningitis. according to the massachusetts Department of Public Health, approximately 2,600 people are infected with

meningococcal disease each year in the United States. in recent years, fewer than 40 infections have been reported annually in massachusetts. Donna rahmin, a spokesperson for the massachusetts Department of Public Health, says that about 20 of those infections occur on college campuses each year.

Statistically, winter sees the most infections. Nationwide, approximately 10 to 15% of those with meningitis die, and between 10 and 20% of survivors face serious complications such as loss of limbs or developing problems with the nervous system or brain.

Students new to college dormitories are at an elevated risk of contracting meningitis, according to the massachusetts Department of Public Health.

For this reason, state law requires that students living on campus must receive a meningococcal vaccination.

However, state law allows this vaccine to be waived in certain situations, and past shortages of the vaccine have also complicated matters. Geraldine taylor said that all but 23 of Bentley’s freshman students have received the vaccination, and that, despite past shortages of

the vaccine, Student Health Services is able to provide the vaccine to any student who needs it. although this marks the second case of bacterial meningitis at Bentley this year, health officials are quick to explain that the cases are unrelated and do not indicate an epidemic. “the Department of Public Health has assured us that there is no relationship between the two cases of meningitis and that in fact, this is like lightning striking the same place twice— extremely rare,” taylor wrote in an e-mail to students. the first case this year occurred last semester, taking the life of a freshman student.

Donna rahmin further explained that, in the past decade, three other schools have had more than one meningitis infection in an academic year, although it was not immediately apparent which schools were involved.

Editor’s Note: Although not published in the original article due the chronology of the student’s illness, she has made a substantial recovery after hospitalization, and will hopefully return to Bentley this coming Fall for her sophomore year.

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Bentley College becomes Bentley University

By Tom Hoeler FORMeR eDITOR IN CHIeF

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the October 8, 2008 edition of The Vanguard.

In the wake of the announcement that Bentley had achieved university status from the Massachusetts Board of Higher education, some questions still remain, particularly in the minds of Bentley students, about what it means for them and for the school itself now and into the future. In an interview, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Robert Galliers explained the process to become a university, and addressed concerns by students confused about the need for the school to become a university and what he finds exciting about the name change.

Older students will remember hearing about the possible move to university status several years ago and throughout their time at Bentley in the form of various emails, announcements, and even a survey.

Provost Galliers was able to shed more light on the process harkening all the way back even to 1974, when the graduate school was established a mere three years after the school changed its name to Bentley College. While having a graduate school is a requirement by the state of Massachusetts to

achieve university status, it is not the only one. As the Provost explained, “You also need to have two distinctive PhD programs. Those were introduced in 2005.” He went on to add that the movement to university status “really started to build up momentum when we introduced the PhD programs.”

A call to the Massachusetts Department of Higher education (formerly the Board of Higher education), looking for more information corroborated the Provost’s comments and yielded the following: The Degree Granting Regulations for Independent Institutions of Higher education provide the following definition of a university: “A university must meet the requirements of a four-year or senior college, must provide graduate programs in two or more professional fields, and must provide programs leading to the doctoral degree in two or more fields of study. A university must clearly identify graduate studies as a distinct element within its organization and must provide the additional faculty, facilities, and resources necessary to support graduate programs.” even though it is a step up to become a university, some have lingering concerns or apprehensions about the name change.

Junior Lauren Pettiglio is excited but says she had some slight reservation. “Part of me is sad

New banners around campus celebrate the name change.

because Bentley College indicates something smaller and close knit, but I am also excited to embrace the prestige of being a university.” Provost Galliers, understands those and similar concerns but said that the focus of the university has not shifted away from a focus on “attention to students and innovations in relation to curriculum.” He added that a continued focus on teaching and learning were “not only [for] the students but the faculty are continually learning to keep up to date in their fields” as well.

For some students, most specifically those who find themselves having already graduated from the institution, with diplomas from “Bentley College” on their mantels, feelings may be

mixed. However the Provost saw no reason why alumni should feel anything but than great pride in their alma mater.

He has spoken with members of an international alumni council for the school and found many were “really excited that their alma mater was called Bentley University.”

While some concerns remain, student reaction to the name change generally has been positive. Students flocked down to the Greenspace and in front of Rauch late last week to celebrate the name change and receive their first “Bentley University” t-shirts. ” Freshman Mark Savage was particularly excited about the change as well. “I feel like it’s a great achievement for the

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school, and it will open up more opportunities in the future.”

The benefits of the change, reach well beyond merely updating resumes new t-shirts and other aesthetic changes. The name change speaks to the rising quality of the school, as the Provost explained. “We have been developing Bentley as an institution for more than a decade. The quality of the students has improved year [after] year. It’s pretty difficult to get into Bentley these days. It’s tough, you have to prove yourself. Same is true with faculty.

We get a very large number of job postings for faculty, and we can be very selective as far as who we choose for faculty. That will continue and be enormously beneficial in that regard.”

Online bathroom wall hits Bentley, campus concerned

By Dan Merica NeWS CORReSPONDeNT

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the October 30, 2008 edition of The Vanguard.

Gossip.It is prevalent in much of what we deem as culture and for many, has become part of everyday life. Recently though, gossip once viewed from afar, is hitting close to home for many students at Bentley.

Hiding behind a veil of anonymity, gossip forum sites are a new phenomenon to the internet. While they offer posters the ability for totally anonymous free speech about “what matters to them, in a manner that they deem acceptable”, many of its detractors say that the anonymity just heightens the likelihood of hate speech.

The site that has affected Bentley the most is Juicy Campus. As the sites FAQ page indicates it is a site that pledges to “comply with lawful subpoenas because we have to, but if some university President called us asking for a favor, we’d tell him to go screw himself,” “It takes a lifetime to build a reputation, but at the same time, a reputation can be destroyed in an instant on many Internet sites,” said a visibly upset Kathleen Yorkis, Vice President of Student Affairs.

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In a recent mass email from Yorkis, the Bentley community was warned about the dangers of irresponsible internet usage and the repercussions from disseminating hateful speech.

“Like any technology, the internet can be misused,” read the email, “Because of its anonymity and accessibility, it can be used to disseminate hateful, hurtful and inappropriate expressions… Hate and intolerance have no place at Bentley.”

After receiving emails from a number of Bentley students who were collectively concerned about Juicy Campus, together, Yorkis and President Gloria Larson found it necessary to

take steps to respond to these concerns.

Working together with campus offices and organizations, including Student Government Association, Bentley is currently attempting to respond to students concerns, by monitoring the site and talking to students.

They have also talked to other colleges and institutions that have found themselves in the same situation.

“What they have shared with us is that usually when a school gets named on a site, there is a high amount of activity that hits fast and furious but is present for usually a month and then fades away,” said Yorkis.

While the administration hopes to see the popularity of sites like Juicy Campus slip into the ebb and flow of the internet, many students are left with the reputation being attacked and questioning what their rights really are.

Gossip web sites, that offer people the right to participate in free, anonymous speech, are protected under Communications Decency Act of 1996. The section states “no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.”

Michael Fertik, founder of

reputationdefender.com reiterated, “Legally, Juicy Campus is fully, absolutely immune, no matter what it runs on its site from users, just like AOL is not responsible for nasty comments in its AOL chat rooms.”

While filing suit may not be an option, college and university campuses are in a unique position.

With many schools, including Bentley, using one broad internet service for the entire campus, there has been precedent at other universities for sites to be blocked if they are deemed unwanted or unnecessary. In February of this year, the student government at Pepperdine in Malibu, California passed a resolution imploring the administration to restrict Juicy Campus. Similar bans have been addressed at Colombia, Yale and by Greek organizations at all ten University of California campuses, though at this time, none have censured Juicy Campus.

This trend is also true at Bentley, where there is no similar plan in the works.

“I don’t think that’s the right approach,” said Judith Malone, General Counsel for Bentley, “Students come here, 18 plus years old, they are about to go into the adult world, and they’re not going to be blocked from stuff out there.”

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Students’ Project H2O works to improve lives in Nepal

By Jessica Granville STAFF WRITER

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the April 9, 2009 issue.

Project H2O embodies Bentley University’s ideology to mix liberal arts with a core business program. Bentley sophomore Ankur Agrawal’s chemistry class, NASC 122: Environmental Chemistry, last semester catalyzed his entrepreneurial vision as he tested samples of water around Boston for signs of pollution.

As a class requirement, he was asked by Professor Elva Wohlers to investigate information about water from his home country of Nepal and came across many devastating aspects of the Nepal economy. While doing research on the country and its resources, he was able to find out that a vast percentage of Nepal’s drinking water produced a high content of arsenic which is toxic and highly detrimental to a person’s health, contributing most often to death.

A shortage of safe drinking water is prominent in many of Nepal’s rural villages, and a large proportion of Nepal’s population lives below the national poverty line. This catastrophe

Millions of Nepali citizens suffer water shortages.

rendered an epiphany for Agrawal, and he strived to uncover a resolution to this international predicament.

Upon return from winter break, Agrawal, now a senior at Bentley, brainstormed the idea of a fundraiser. After a candid discussion with friend and Bentley junior Vinay Gokaldas (Founder, Bentley Red for Africa Initiative & Project H2Os graphic designer), Agrawal finalized the design for Project H2O,

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whose mission is to raise funds which he will directly donate to two NGO’s, the NGO Forum Nepal and NEWAH (Nepal Water for Health). He vows to work by these companies to ensure that all of the proceeds are invested properly to provide clean drinking water to villages in Nepal.

Agrawal has come up with many ideas and activities to gain revenue for his project.

He has specifically contacted

companies such as Microsoft and Liberty Mutual, obtaining various goods to raffle off, and the money from the raffle tickets will be given to these NGOs. He accessed these goods by submitting business proposals to these top-tier companies, which elucidates how our General Business classes are actually implemented into real-life scenarios.

Project H2O recently held a FIFA tournament and profitably raised about $360, where Agrawal and his co-partners sold music CD’s produced by Outré, a company of music artists which is promoted and founded by another Bentley student, Rafic Ghandour.

Outré has created an innovative song on Nepal “Paani Bokera,” which was played at the event.

Many other events have been planned including an outdoor concert this Spring Day. The Spring Day Committee will charge now merely dollar for a wristband, to which the proceeds will go directly to Project H2O. Hopefully, Bentley’s student population will find donating merely one dollar to be advantageous for it will provide safe drinking water to many rural villages in Nepal, and plausibly save lives overseas.

He plans to raise funds through the concert as well, where the outdoor concert will provide Bentley musicians a place to perform; this has never happened before! Definitely take some time on Spring Day to check them out.

To take part in the initiative, there are many co-sponsored events around campus to attend, and there are CD’s up for purchase. Agrawal has come up with an innovative idea, exploring Bentley’s talent to find creative and gifted bands and individuals to record to a mixed CD. Purchasing this CD for only five dollars allows you to explore Bentley’s musical talent, as well as contribute to an excellent cause. Another way to contribute to Project H2O would be to make small contribution via their website, www.bentleyH2O.com.

The efforts of Project H2O look to produce favorable results in the future, for Project H2O has already had a drastic impact on the Bentley community, and on Nepal itself.

Agrawal is setting an example as a true entrepreneur, on a mission to expunge toxic waste from Nepal’s drinking water and provide them with water which is safe.

Dining experience faces significant overhaul Meal Plans totally reconfigured from block to weekly, Seasons Dining Hall to add new Mongolian Grill

By Jon McColgan EDITOR IN CHIEF

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the April 16, 2009 issue.

Students at Bentley University can anticipate significant changes to their dining experience on campus next fall.

A complete overhaul of the board meal plans, major renovations to Seasons Dining Hall and the Student Center, as well as possible changes to other dining venues are planned.

The meal plans, which were re-designed only a few years ago to a block system without “meal swipes” at venues and facilities other than Seasons, face restructuring to a new format.

Students next year will receive weekly allowances of meal swipes for Seasons, ranging from 5 meal swipes a week for the apartments-only plan to unlimited swipes in the new Super Value plan.

The middle plans include 10, 15, and 17 swipes a week, with varying amounts of discretionary dollars.

The swipes would not roll over, which means that if a student did not use all of their swipes in a given week, those swipes are eliminated and the new week’s set begins.

Discretionary dollars would remain in a semester-block format that students can spend at will at dining venues throughout campus.

According to Dining Services,

The Mongolian Grill was a major addition to the dining plan this year.

the Super Value plan, which is the new unlimited swipe plan, provides students with a 20% discount at other dining venues on campus (excluding Dunkin Donuts in Collins Hall), along with $25 more discretionary per semester than the current unlimited block plan.

Ronald Ardizonne, director of Housing & Student Systems, helped design the new plans in partnership with Sodexo, and commented that “Students will actually see a net increase in swipes over the course of semester, and the new plans give students an additional meal plan to choose from.”

Meal plan prices have increased by the 3-4% that President Gloria Larson predicted in a letter to parents last month, with plans rising by $130 to $180 in price.

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Another major meal plan policy shift being made is providing freshmen students next year an option for their meal plan in the very first semester.

Kathleen Yorkis, vice president of Student Affairs, explained in an e-mail to The Vanguard, “One of the most frequent concerns from first year students in particular was the lack of choice in meal plans.

Currently all first year students are required to be on the ‘unlimited’ meal plan. Part of this is a licensing issue from the City of Waltham, part of this is intentional on Bentley’s part.”

“The unlimited plan affords students the most flexibility in figuring out and adjusting their eating patterns. However, the new plans will allow first year students an additional option for their first year, which is

what many have asked for,” said Yorkis. “The other expressed desire is discretionary money. The new plans offer the same and in some cases increased amounts of discretionary money.”

The incoming freshmen class would be able to select from either the Super Value or Value 17 plans, while upperclassmen living in halls or suites would need to select the Value 10, 15, 17, or Super Value plans. Value 5 is available only to students living in an apartment.

Seasons Dining Hall with the rest of the second level of the Student Center will undergo dramatic renovations to include a new Mongolian Grill, which is a venue similar to the popular restaurant Fire & Ice in Harvard Square frequented

by Bentley students.

The installation of the grill would occur over the summer, and John Beigbeder, the Operations Manager for Sodexo at Bentley articulated that “The grill would be a part of the board plan and be included in a swipe, just like pizza and the salad bar available in the current servery.”

Plans have been commissioned by Bentley from the architecture firm that designed Fire & Ice in Harvard Square, and the Grill will most likely be placed in the current TV sitting area in Seasons. The 1917 Tavern (“the Pub”) and Games Room would be reconfigured, and more stool-like seating would be added outside of the

dining hall for Harry’s.

Andrew Shepardson, dean of Student Affairs, informed The Vanguard that despite rumors that the Grill would put the Pub in jeopardy, “The Pub and Games Room will still exist. We have not seen the final drawings, however, the latest version that has been presented creates a more cohesive flow between the Grill, the Pub and the Games Room by opening up the space. The Pub will still be open for programs and alcohol service on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.”

When asked if the installation of the Mongolian Grill meant other dining services in Seasons would be cut, Shepardson responded, “No, in fact students on the board plan will experience enhanced features with the addition of the Mongolian Grill. Sodexo in partnership with Bentley has worked hard to introduce new programmatic features to Seasons (Global Chef, Plated Dinners and the Balanced Way) as well as providing a greater variety of offerings.”

These changes are a part of a major master plan being developed by Sodexo and Bentley to overhaul the entire dining experience on campus.

Vice President Yorkis said, “Bentley is committed to reviewing the meal plans on an annual basis – realizing that student trends and desires change it is important to stay current with what students are looking for in a meal plan.”

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Administration to curb amount of campus giveaways

Tight budgeting for organizations sighted; Change to Bentley culture intended

By Dan Merica nEWS CORRESPOnDEnT

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the October 29, 2009 issue.

In a time of tight budgets, clubs and organizations are striving to curtail the number of give-aways to Bentley students.

However, to some administrators, cutting giveaways is more than just a budget remedy, it is a necessary change to the Bentley culture.

“Bentley students go crazy for t-shirts,” said Jessica Kenerson, program coordinator for Student Activities. “I personally have no problem giving Bentley students something at an event, but I don’t want to give away something they are just going to throw away the next day.”

To some students, the cutbacks have been apparent, while others haven’t noticed.

“Somehow at Bentley we have enabled a culture where you need an incentive to go to something,” said Maria DiLorenzo, director of Student Activities and family Programming. “It is unfortunate, you wish there was a natural desire without the incentive.”

Kenerson echoed DiLorenzo’s sentiment, stating “all governing bodies are stressing putting focus more on the event, not just the giveaway.”

Giveaways are not specific to just athletic events, like many

Free t-shirts have been a popular Bentley tradition for many years, as seen above.

students believe. Everything from the Career fair to senior meetings, from Homecoming to the Activities fair has a component of free giveaways.

Many students believe that free giveaways are part of the Bentley culture, something they are entitled to. “My tuition continues to go up and the free giveaways have gone down,” said senior Kristine Clements, “I don’t think that’s fair.”

There was no true start date to giveaways at Bentley, with countless events tracing a history of using them to draw in students. While the amount of giveaways was on the rise two years ago, the last two years

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have signaled a shift in policy.

Arguably one of the most popular types of giveaway is at athletic events, with the ever-popular falconSpirit Superfan Tshirt being the main draw. “The Superfan shirt is like your pass to get free giveaways,” says Christine Palumbo, associate director of Student Activities, “We give them out at all different events.”

Superfan t-shirts are given away at a number of Bentley sporting events and acts as a pass for other giveaways. When a student wears a Superfan tshirt to sporting events, more give-aways are available to them, ranging from other t-

shirts to food.

Even with the popularity of Superfan events, Palumbo noted, “The whole culture of giving stuff away has gone down; it is not half of what it used to be. Some feel that they may have lost something somehow, but the reality is that they haven’t, the money is still being used in different ways.”

When asked where else the money is being spent, Palumbo pointed out that money that would have been spent on giveaways is now being spent on the event itself.

It is not secret, however, that clubs and organizations budgets have been affected by a downturn in the economy.

“We have to give fewer giveaways,” said Kenerson, “it’s as simple as that, there is less money in the budget and not just for CAB.” “Well, it makes sense to make cuts,” said senior Megan Higgins, “we shouldn’t be wasting our money on free giveaways when there certainly could be uses for the money… like paying for my financial aid.”

Other initiates have given Bentley students the opportunity to return their free giveaways. Last year, Maria DiLorenzo and representatives in the Service Learning Office organized a fundraiser that asked students to donate at least one t-shirt with some sort

of Bentley insignia.

“We felt that every Bentley student had at least one t-shirt that they didn’t wear,” said DiLorenzo. While most students brought one or two tshirts, according to DiLorenzo, some students brought bags, with one senior donating 25 Bentley t-shirts.

T-shirts went to local causes like Sandra’s Lodge and other charities, with many others going to the Bentley-supported orphanage in Ghana.

The question that many involved are left asking themselves, from students to staff, is whether free giveaways work.

“Do they get people at events?

Yes. Do they keep people at events? no,” lamented DiLorenzo, “It gets students to line up to show up and get their free t-shirts and then they will often leave the event instead of staying and enjoying.”

To Palumbo, it’s not about the events, but about the effect giveaway’s have on students. “You really see the ugly side of Bentley when we have giveaways,” said Palumbo, “People argue. People are mad. People get aggressive.”

“I think there is a fine line between being excessive and being spirited and I feel like we are starting to figure out where that is,” said Kenerson, “We are still trying to get our footing with that.”

Project Haiti launches here on campus

Students & the administration look to make a difference in national earthquake disaster

By Kim Sok VAnGUARD STAff

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the March 4, 2010 issue.

In the wake of the tragedy that has unfolded from the devastating Haiti earthquake, members of the Bentley community have come together to initiate a plan of relief, action, and hope: Project Haiti: The Redevelopment.

“Project Haiti is a fundraiser campaign, launched by the students of Bentley University with the mission to raise funds that will be invested in providing relief to the victims of the disastrous earthquake in Haiti,” cites Project Haiti’s official website, projecthaiti.engiteering.com.

Project Haiti will involve three main events: the Launch Event, the Carnival Event, and Spring Day. The Project will also receive contributions from smaller events and donators throughout the semester. Developers of the campaign hope to pool all of the money and allocate it into immediate relief as well as into redevelopment through mircofinancing. To kick off the project, the Launch Event took place in the Wilder Pavilion on March 1.

From President Larson to performer Adam Payne, Bentley seems ready for action.

“Our community should not only pledge to a better place for us, but also pledge to a better place for the world,” Project Haiti team member Tyler Williams noted before introducing President Gloria Larson.

“Our hearts go to all of those who have lost loved ones and to

those who continue to struggle, needing help, relief, and shelter,” said President Larson. She then commented on Bentley students’ support of Haiti, stating, “I am proud of so many people stepping forward to reach out to families in Haiti…I am proud to be a member of an immense com-

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munity.”

President Larson went on to say how the raised funds will go towards ShelterBox. This nonprofit organization uses 90 percent of its proceeds towards sending disaster relief packages, which areassortments of 10-person tents, cooking and utilities

supplies, tools, blankets, water purification systems, and other life-saving provisions. President Larson remarked how ShelterBox reflects an important business concept, “tangible, time-sensitive results.”

“As of now, we hope to raise $30,000,” Haiti team member Dan Merica later commented.

“We have set our goal high, for we feel it is important to set an example and put forth our best efforts to reach this goal.”

“The objective for the microfinance is the redevelopment aspect of our project,” explained another Haiti team member, Aayush Agrawal. “Once the big organizations, cameras, and businesses leave Haiti, mircofinancing will provide entrepreneurs resources in order to develop the Haitian communities and economy. It will bring Haitians back to their state and help them grow,” Agrawal continued.

Merica explained how “when a home gets destroyed in a disaster, the inhabitants do not need shelter and relief in a few days or weeks; they need it the next day.”

For more information on Project Haiti, please visit the Project’s website.

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Residence Life Congratulations to the 2010-2011 Resident Assistants!

alder gregg Bucci Stephanie Williams Joselinda Correia Birch desiree daniels Steven Costa Kristin Chan Cedar James Cruise Sarah lacaillade Josh McKinnon

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Copley north Jon McColgan (HRA) paige piper Matthew gottlieb akhil Chimnani

Oak ruan O’Keefe Michael Magilo ryan Vermette Spruce ravina Mutha Jake Capistran Christina gangi Miller Chris Schoder peter Jurik Brianna Morrissey lakeya graves Jordan McCarthy adam Bessel Jessica ngo Conor Finnerty david pereira Slade Chris parmanand Katie auger Jeffrey robert Vann Taylor Ryan Olson (HRA) Malini Samtani Taylor guay Joseph nascembeni James germain

Copley South iris leung Marc Chevaleau angela diaco elliot gordon Cape/Castle/Stratton Jen Johnson Charles Tiu Forest daniel Brosnan Katelyn doherty afton dean Mike Cincotta (HRA) Jimmy Baw Kiley Connolly hima Chilakalpudi levy Monteiro Kresge lauren albanese Zach renschler Jonathan rockett Kelsey St. andre Brenna Foley richard pini

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Falcone east Keith dugas Falcone north robert Monticchio emily Travers Falcone West Alexa Zozzaro (HRA) Keisha Johnson

north Campus a Tyler Carr north Campus B Steven harvey north Campus C lauren Westling north Campus d Joseph dzerjacz

rhodes rebecca andrews david Finch Sandra lonescu Justin Kemmerer

Boylston a erica Smith Boylston B daniel Weidel Collins Emily Budlong (HRA) Sam Streeter dominique Miles andrew leffler pamela Cieslak Tom hadala

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Student Governance Congratulations to the 2010-2011 Student Leaders election winners!

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Student Government Association President: Michael Kearney Executive VP: Erik Ginthwain VP of Academic Affairs: Maggy Reynolds VP of Diversity Affairs: Laura Cordero VP of Internal Affairs: Kara Bohde VP of Marketing & Comm.: Sucheta Desai VP of IT: Corey Goodermote VP of Student Affairs: Christopher Hayes VP of Facil. & Sustain.: Christina Samellas Association of Bentley Activities President: Grace Seme VP: Khaled Al-Amiri VP of Org Recognition: Matthew Somma Communications Director: Emily Strunk Allocation and Internal Audit Chair: Elise Hanaoka AIA Liaisons Michael Bloomberg Josh Brooks Ryan DeChance Evan Honeyman Ali Kane Kyle Nives Nick Sozio Kaitlin Wallis Ashley Wu

SGA Senators Brian Bovino Steven Correia Aurielle Goldfarb Olivia Jernsten Austin Parker Stephen Perkins Jonathan Shih Spencer Tirella Coral Trivedi Kerrin Welch

Sophomore Class Cabinet Lindsey Albert Patrick Maguire Patrick McGoldrick Katie Miller Patrick Rielly Shauna Sarsfield Kim Sok Junior Class Cabinet Natalie Caldwell Alecia Coleman Ally Malonis Bobby Reardon Steven Varga Amy Wagner Lauren Zinn Senior Class Cabinet Michelle Barbino Mary-Catherine Citarelli Andrew Leffler Crissi Mann Marc Santilli Puja Shah Christopher Talevi

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Women’s Field Hockey captures Division II National Championship

By Christopher Deptula FoRMER STAFF WRITER

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in a fall 2001 issue.

The school record 22nd victory for the Bentley College field hockey team was it’s most important, as the Falcons captured their first ever Division II National Championship in front of a jubilant home crowd. Sophomores Liz McKenna and Lauren Galenski each had a goal and an assist in the 4-2 win over East Stroudsburg University.

Bentley came ready to play, as they got out to a 2-0 lead by halftime. After controlling play for about eight straight minutes, Kristyn Bates tallied the first goal of the game with 26:14 remaining in the first half. A shot by Carolyn Bolster sent East Stroudsburg goalkeeper Kelly Wagner sprawling in front of the cage. Bates was able to capitalize on the scramble and pocket the first goal.

Senior co-captain Alicia Cabrera knew all along just how important scoring first was. "Before the game I had a lot of confidence in my team and knew how badly we all wanted to win it. I knew it would be huge for either team who scored first,

so after we got the initial goal I had a good feeling about the whole game. I think after we scored the first one, we knew we could do it again so we began a very offensive game."

The Warriors of East Stroudsburg attempted to swing the momentum, as they were able to pressure the Falcons in their end of the field after the Bentley goal. However, Bentley was undaunted and scored again with 13:02 remaining in the first half to increase the lead to 2-0. Lauren Galenski fired a free shot from just outside the circle, which was deflected by Liz McKenna into the top of the cage.

Momentum was clearly in the Falcon's favor; the girls of Bentley College showed increasing energy in the first half, as McKenna made a head-first dive attempting to save a ball from going over the end line. Bentley had another flurry with under one minute to go in the first half, but Wagner turned aside a couple of shots and Bentley was unable to increase their lead going into halftime.

The second half started similarly for the Falcons, as they tallied another goal with 28:54 remaining.

Galenski was the recipient of a perfect pass out in front of

the cage from Bates, and she fired a spinning shot that struck the back of the goal, increasing Bentley's lead to 3-0.

East Stroudsburg was able to cut into the deficit just over a minute later, however. Michelle Butkus scored the Warriors' first goal of the game with 27:40 on an assist from Kate Dideon.

Sophomore goalkeeper Liz Novis was able to keep the Falcon's lead at two when she came way out of the goal to cut down several Warrior shots in an impressive display of saves with 18:40 remaining in the game.

With just 13:49 to go in the season, Bentley put the game out of reach. Freshman Kerry Kopec forced an East Stroudsburg turnover on a fine defensive play, and sent a pass up the field to McKenna. McKenna somehow threaded the needle on a perfect pass to Alicia Cabrera, who fired a shot into the cage to make the score 4-1. Sara Gorman scored for the Warriors with just 2:46 in the game, but Bentley College had the game, and their first Division II National Championship, locked up.

Bentley coach Kelly McGowan accepted the championship trophy along with her team in the post-

The Field Hockey team won the National Championship.

game ceremony. Four Bentley players were honored after the game as members of the All-Tournament team: juniors Kristyn Bates and Diana DeMain, and seniors Allyson Bunce and Alicia Cabrera.

As one of two lone seniors on the team, Cabrera realizes that winning the title in her last collegiate games is the best way to end her career.

"I do not think there could be a better way to end a career on my home turn and with a National title.

Personally, I am really proud of my team this year and we definitely could not have made it without our coach (Kelly McGowan) who is the reason our program is so strong."

For the field hockey team to win a national championship is one thing, but to do

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it in such a classy manner as they did just makes an ever better statement. Their actions did not go unnoticed.

According to Bentley College President Joseph Morone, "winning a national championship is a wonderful accomplishment, but aside from their winning record, this team is also known for its determination, team spirit and hard work. Anyone watching this team, reading about them in the Boston Globe, or seeing them on the local news, can't help but be impressed, and that of course, reinforces Bentley's reputation as a school that attracts first-rate student athletes. This reputation becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy."

This team made one final statement: good guys do not always finish last.

Congratulations!

Next stop for Bentley Women’s Basketball, Elite Eight

By Joseph Mariano FoRMER SPoRTS EDIToR

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the March 20, 2003 issue.

Monday night the Dana Center looked like a scene out of a movie: Bentley College Police directing traffic, cars from all over New England, reporters and television crews, and one thousand screaming Bentley fans.

The stage was set for the

Falcons Women’s Basketball game against Stonehill Monday night for a trip to the Elite Eight and the NCAA Division II Regional Championship.

Entering the Dana Center it seemed like every student on campus was jammed into the bleachers to witness a truly unstoppable force, our very own women’s basketball team.

Blue and gold balloons arched over the entrance to the court welcomed fans as

With much stamina and hard work the Lady Falcons made it to the Elite Eight in 2003.

cheerleaders were entertaining the crowd, the Falcon was making the young fans smile, and the pep band was pumping even more life into the already psyched crowd.

Both teams took the court with a lot of energy. Both Bentley and Stonehill combined for just 50 first half points, however it was Bentley with the 6 point edge, 28-22, going into the half.

The second half showed both the offensive and defen-

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sive power of the Falcons.

After a quick two points by Stonehill, Bentley ran the floor going on a 9-0 run for the next five minutes.

During the run, the Falcon defense held Stonehill to poor shots and sloppy passes.

With leads as high as 24, points the Falcons successfully slowed down the pace of the game and eventually won, defeating Stonehill by a score of 66-44.

Holding Stonehill to just 44 points, 22 below their season average, the Falcons made it look easy as fans stood on their feet to celebrate during the final seconds of the game.

Junior guard Keri Flynn who had a game high 20 points led Bentley to the victory. Flynn’s performance allowed her to break Kim Penwell’s single season field goal record of 228 with 230 thus far.

Flynn also came within seven points of the Bentley season record of (615) and topped 1,200 for her career (now with 1,219). outstand performances were also received by senior center Sara Wright and jun-

ior forward Becky Davison who both chipped in with eleven points each. Wright also helped the Falcons down low with twelve rebounds, which gave her an incredible fifteen double doubles for the season. Davison was three for five from the three-point line Senior Liz Leonard helped the cause with eight points and eight assists, along with Shevon Gibbons, who came off the bench with seven points and seven rebounds.

Sophomore guard Chanté Bonds also came off the bench to score three points and grabbed six rebounds and had four assists.

Flynn was named the Most Valuable Player of the Northeast Regional, and Wright, Davison, and Leonard were named to the all-tournament team.

Third ranked Bentley will next travel to St. Joseph, Missouri, to take on the 18th-ranked Central Arkansas at 7 p.m. CST on March 26. Central Arkansas, who is seeded number three in the South bracket, beat number one Arkansas Tech.

68-54, to advance to the Elite Eight.

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Record day for Breda, Bentley wins Homecoming 62-0

By Richard Lipe Contributing Writer

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the October 30, 2003 issue.

Senior tailback Andy breda became bentley College's all-time leading rusher, broke another school record with his fifth straight 100-yard rushing day and tied another bentley record by rushing for four touchdowns as the 8-0 Falcons, #19 in Division ii, celebrated Homecoming with a 62-0 rout of Division iii Plymouth State Saturday afternoon before 2,187 fans. undefeated bentley, with its 23rd straight win over a new england opponent and 13th consecutive win at home, scored on its first seven possessions en route to a 48-0 halftime lead. Five of the Falcons' nine touchdowns came off turnovers, and the shutout was bentley's 26th since 1990. breda, who like most of the bentley starters played only the first half, gained 129 yards in 15 carries to displace greg novarro (2,628 yards from 1990-92) as the top rusher in the program's history.

He currently has 2,661 in 529 carries, seven fewer than novarro had. it was the second time in his career that he has scored four touchdowns, a feat he had previously achieved nov. 16, 2002 at Stonehill. breda's first tD was a 13yard run, two plays after a short punt and a 15-yard punt return by junior Mark Sullivan had given bentley the ball on the Plymouth 19.

Plymouth's next possession ended with an interception by sophomore Jeff Molesso, which he returned six yards to the Panther 24.

After a 10-yard run by breda, a sack and a Falcon penalty, junior Marc eddy connected with senior taj Washington on a 31-yard scoring pass, and less than six minutes into the game, it was 14-0. breda rushed for two more scores before the opening quarter expired, both capping four-play drives that started at Plymouth's 49 and 47 yard lines, respectively. the first was a five-yard run and the second covered 14. bentley added three more scores in the second quarter, a 26-yard run by senior fullback Patrick Kent, a nineyard run by breda that made him the school's career rushing leader and a 16-yard pass by eddy to Washington. eddy, who now has 23 tD passes on the season and 77 for his career, finished nine of 11 for 152 yards. the last two tDs of the second period came off takeaways, a fumble recovery by sophomore linebacker tom Higginbotham and an interception by freshman Derrick Marsan.

Following a scoreless third period, bentley scored a pair in the final stanza, a 25-yard pass from sophomore Joe burgoyne to freshman Kyle goodwin and a six-yard run by senior fullback tim o'Donnell, the first tD of his career. both times, bentley took possession of the ball on a fumble recovery, the first by freshman Leo Latraverse

Andy Breda rushes for one of his four touchdowns

and the second by classmate Frederick Sabbs. bentley amassed 27 first downs while giving up only five, and had a 494-104 edge in total offense. the Falcon offense was evenly split, with 244 yards on the ground and 250 through the air. burgoyne completed eight of 11 passes for 98 yards

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while playing the entire second half, and junior Dallas Mall topped eight bentley receivers with four catches for 81 yards.

Mall and breda both surpassed 3,000 career all-purpose running yards, a mark only two Falcons had previously reached in the program's 32-year history.

Sophomore enzo tirino

booted eight extra points as bentley topped the 60-point plateau for just the third time ever and the first time in nine years. in addition to the two already mentioned, junior Kyle York also had an interception for bentley, which finished with six takeaways and is now +16 in turnover margin for the year.

Plymouth State (0-7) received a big day from senior Jay Zinis, who saw action on offense, defense and special teams.

He caught five passes for 61 yards, had four kickoff returns for 90 yards, a fouryard punt return and seven tackles. bentley, the number two team in the nCAA Division ii northeast region, has a bye next weekend and returns to action nov. 8 at Pace university.

Dowling outlasts Bentley in Five for NCAA Northeast Regional Title

By Richard Lipe Contributing Writer

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the December 1, 2005 issue.

Sophomore Justyna Michon had 23 kills and junior irina belozerova recorded 21 as topseeded Dowling College outlasted bentley in five games to capture the 2005 nCAA Division ii Women's Volleyball northeast regional Championship on Saturday night at bryant university's Chace Athletic Center.

Dowling, which earned a trip to the elite eight (Dec. 13), took the decisive fifth game, 15-11, after the Falcons, playing in their first-ever regional final, forced it with a 30-26 win in game four. bentley finished its season at 29-8. bentley, which had been swept by the golden Lions in three games during the regular season, took the first game 30-26 but dropped the next

two 30-28 and 30-23 to fall behind 2-1 in the match.

Senior captain Amber gracey led bentley with 18 kills, 18 digs and three blocks, and freshman Susan Harrahy followed with 16 kills and 13 digs. Sophomore Christina Sadowski put down 11 kills and made six blocks, and freshman tori Piskulick ran the offense, with 42 assists. in the opening game, the Falcons used an 8-2 run to turn a three-point deficit into a 27-24 lead, with Sadowski leading the way with two kills and a block during the spurt.

With the lead at 28-26, kills by gracey and Sadowski gave bentley the win and Dowling its first loss of the tournament. the momentum carried into the second game with bentley using seven straight points to open an 11-5 lead. Dowling answered back with six straight to completely erase the advantage and eventually went up six, 22-16. the Falcons battled back to with-

in one before Michon provided a match-tying kill.

After Dowling's win in game three, bentley never trailed in the fourth, a game it broke open with a 9-1 run that made it 25-13. the golden Lions wouldn't go away, scoring 12 of the next 14 points, to get within two, 27-25. two kills by freshman becca rector helped to finish the victory for the Falcons. the golden Lions (31-8) seized control of the final with six unanswered points producing a commanding 10-4 lead. they hit a sizzling .565 in the game with 13 kills and no errors.

Michon hit .449 in the match with only one error in 49 attacks, and both Michon and belozerova served three of Dowling's 12 aces. Senior Jana Cleveland registered 49 assists, and junior Marta Slodnik topped the Lions defensively with 19 kills. it was the final career match for four bentley seniors:

gracey, libero Katie Markstein, Kristen Johnson and Jessica Lees. Markstein had 23 digs, boosting her school and conference record

career total to 2,289 (including a bentley record 713 this season). Johnson helped out with 10 digs in her final action as a collegian.

Dowling won the fight in a heated competition against Bentley.

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Bentley falls a mere game short of Atlantic Hockey crown

By Richard Lipe Contributing Writer

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the March 23, 2006 issue.

Holy Cross scored 4 power play goals in a 5-2 win over bentley in the Atlantic Hockey Championship game Saturday night at the Hart Center. bentley, which had advanced to the Atlantic Hockey Championship game for the first time in school history, fell short of its first league championship at the Division i level. the Falcons ran out of steam after posting back-to-back double overtime wins in the first two rounds of the playoffs, including a 3-2 win over Mercyhurst the night before. the Falcons were done in on special teams as the Crusaders converted on four of nine power play opportunities after bentley had held opponents scoreless on 14 opportunities in the previous two games of the playoffs.

After a tight opening five minutes of play that saw the majority of the play in the neutral zone, bentley would create the first scoring chance of the game.

A shot by Casey russell from the right point was saved by tony Quesada , but the rebound was spilled back in front of the net and ryan Mayhew fired a quick shot just wide of the far post.

Holy Cross would score the game’s opening goal with 7:46 remaining in the opening period on the power play. Sophomore Dale reinhardt got the puck behind the goal and found tyler Mcgregor, Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year, on the doorstep, where he shot past ray Jean. bentley answered right back with a goal from freshman Dain Prewitt just 31 seconds later. A rebound came back out into the slot and ryan Lessnau fired a shot that was deflected by traffic in front of the goal.

With tony Quesada committed to Lessnau’s shot, Prewitt slotted home the loose puck into an empty goal for a quick equalizer. the Crusaders would score their second power play goal of the period with 3:27 left in the opening stanza to take a 2-1 lead.

Holy Cross would score the first goal of the period on the power play. napert-Frenette

Bentley Hockey was consistent all season long.

fired a wrist shot over Jean’s left shoulder and just under the crossbar for his 15th goal this season. the Falcons would get back within a goal 8:24 into the period as Jeff gumaer scored on bentley’s two-man advantage. the puck was cycled down to gumaer to Quesada’s left from the point and the freshman took a shot from a tight angle that was deflected by a Holy Cross defenseman and beat Quesada at the near post. bentley’s momentum was quickly extinguished as the Falcons were whistled for anoth-

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er penalty and Holy Cross would score its fourth power play goal of the night on its sixth power play just midway through the second period. Sean nappo and Jon Landry broke into the bentley zone on a partial twoon-one for the goal. nappo took a bentley defenseman with him as he curled into the left side of the Holy Cross zone and hit nappo in front of the net with a sharp pass. nappo beat the bentley defenseman trailing him to the front of the goal and chipped a shot over Jean to put Holy cross up 4-2.

the Crusaders took a three goal lead with 1:19 to play in the second period. napert-Frenette made a hard pass to the back post for nappo, who saw the puck bounce off his skate and into the net over Jean. the goal stood as nappo did not attempt to kick the puck towards the goal. bentley inserted geordan Murphy in goal at the beginning of the third period to see if the senior netminder could inspire his teammates. Murphy played well in goal, blanking the Crusaders in the third period, but Quesada was able to keep bentley off the scoreboard as well. Quesada finished the night with 30 saves, while Jean set a tournament record for minutes played before being pulled at the end of the second period.

Following the game sophomore defenseman Jaye Judd and freshman tom Dickhudt were named to the Atlantic Hockey All-tournament team. bentley finished its season with 15 wins, which is tied for the school record and its record of 15-17-5 establishes bentley best winning percentage (.472) at the Division i level.

Second straight perfect season leads to first ever Final Four

By Dan Ryaboy ForMer SPortS eDitor

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the May 1, 2008 issue. the Falcons are making it tougher and tougher to come up with an adjective for their success. However, one word still describes this team perfectly: historic. this team will go down in history as one of the best teams in the history of new england basketball. the Falcons set the bar as high as possible last season, amassing 33 total wins and advancing to their first-ever elite eight, but this team surpassed all those accolades by winning 34 games and advancing to the Final Four. the Falcons were once again flawless in regular season play, winning all of their ne-10 conference games and any non-conference foe that attempted to defeat them. For a second straight year, the Falcons went unblemished through an extremely tough regular season and tournament in the ne-10. the Falcons once again had a very balanced team this season, having four players score in double figures. However, the two clear leaders of this team were the seniors; nate Fritsch and Yusuf Abdul-Ali. Fritsch, an incredible all-around player, scored 13.1 points per game while shooting 51% from the field. Fritsch was second on the team in rebounding, hauling in 5.5 boards per game; nate was also the team leader in blocks, amassing 30 blocked shots this season.

Yusuf Abdul-Ali, the lightning-quick senior point guard, was a steady and consistent con-

Seniors Nate and Yusuf were the major catalysts for the Falcons’ amazing seasons of perfection.

tributor for the Falcons all year long. Yusuf averaged 11.9 points per game, shooting an impressive 48% from the field. Yusuf, at 5’9”, was able to average an impressive 4.1 rebounds and amass 143 assists on the season.

After a successful freshman campaign, Jason Westrol had a breakout year for the Falcons as he was the team’s leading scorer at 15.1 points per game, shooting an impressive 52% from the field. Along with being a scoring threat for the Falcons, Westrol was also their most prolific rebounder, averaging 6.4 rebounds per game. Westrol proved to be a sensational defender as well as being far and away the team’s leader with 75 steals.

Along with Yusuf, nate and Jason, the steady hand of junior shooting guard Lew Finnegan played a large role in the Falcons’ success. Lew averaged

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13.9 point per game on 47% shooting from the field. the Falcons also received a lot of talent and energy from the freshman duo of tom Dowling and brian tracey. redshirt freshman Mike Quinn also had a terrific season for the Falcons, as in his first action in collegiate basketball, he nailed a team high 70 threes this year. Quinn averaged an impressive 7.6 points per game on 36% shooting from the field.

Junior forward Mike Sikonski added a lot of toughness to the Falcons on the interior as he played 14.2 minutes per game scoring 4.5 points per game on 57% shooting. Mike was also second on the team in blocks, amassing 16 for the season. this talented roster was able to lead the Falcons to an undefeated season in the ne-10.

Despite the record saying zero losses and the margin of victory

at a staggering 15.4 points per game, there were definitely some tests along the way for the Falcons. the first big test came at the Dana Center against upstart Merrimack, as the Warriors took the Falcons to overtime before the Falcons came out on top 85-82. in that game, the Falcons got a combined 64 points from Jason Westrol, Lew Finnegan and nate Fritsch. the next big test for the Falcons would come over winter break as they squared off again against a talented Le Moyne team; the Dolphins also took the Falcons to overtime and the Falcons were once again able to prevail 78-74. the next test for the Falcons came in one of the most memorable regular season games all year. the stage was set on Family Weekend as the Falcons took on bitter rival bryant and the Falcons would once again be pushed to the brink. in fact, Cecil gresham hit a 3 point shot with just over 8 seconds to play to give bryant the lead, putting the Falcons’ perfect season in jeopardy. However, the Falcons turned to Mr. big Shot and Yusuf drove coast to coast and made an incredible layup to give the Falcons a 69-68 win. the Falcons would go on to win the ne-10 tourney with a tough win over Le Moyne and by beating Stonehill and Assumption fairly handily. in the national tourney, the Falcons got a big scare from Merrimack once again as they trailed the Warriors by 12 points at halftime. However, the Falcons dominated the second half and won the game by 13

points. the Falcons would go on to defeat bryant and Assumption to earn a second straight trip to the elite eight. the national tourney put into perspective the quality of the ne-10 as the last four teams standing in the northeast region were all ne-10 teams. the Falcons were able to be the lone survivor of the four ne10 teams and advanced to the elite eight where they took on the north Alabama Lions. the Falcons came out as the aggressor and dominated on the offensive end, putting up 102 points and winning by a 102-92 margin. the Falcons were led by Jason Westrol’s career best 26 points. this set up a monster rematch with the Winona State Warriors, and the Falcons seemed up to the challenge as they held a 6 point lead at halftime. the Falcons stood toe to toe with the Warriors, but in the last 8 minutes of the game the Warriors made just enough plays to beat the Falcons.

Despite the loss being disappointing, it has to be put into perspective because the Warriors went on to win the national Championship. to add on to that, the Warriors have won 2 of the last 3 championships and are 97-2 in the last three years; the Warriors lost the 2 games by a combined 3 points and are 2 plays away from being 99-0 and 3 time defending champions. the Falcons have established themselves as a national powerhouse in D-ii and will be gunning for a fifth ne-10 title next year as the Falcons return a very talented squad along with a very formidable incoming class.

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Mackenzy Bernadeau makes Field Hockey repeats as NE-10 Champ Panthers’ final roster

By Dan Ryaboy The Falcons played incredible goal came off a corner that the FoRMER MANAGiNG EdiToR

Mack seeing some preseason action.

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How a Falcon became a Carolina Panther: - April 27, 2008: Mack drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 7th round, 250th overall - July 25, 2008: Training Camp begins for the Carolina Panthers - August 26, 2008: NFL rosters cut from 83 to 75 and Mack makes the cut - August 30, 2008: NFL rosters cut from 75 to 53 and Mack makes the final cut originally from the September 11, 2008 edition of The Vanguard

Men’s Tennis wins fourth NE-10 title

By Kyle Mack CoNTRiBUTiNG WRiTER

Top-seeded Bentley University claimed its fourth Northeast-10 Men's Tennis Championship with a 5-0 win over second-seeded Merrimack on Sunday afternoon on the campus of rival powerhouse Stonehill College.

Senior Lorenzo Cava and freshman Rodrigo Ribeiro helped deliver the title with two wins each.

The Championship is the program's first since 1996, making it 14 years since the last title.

The other two years Bentley won the Championship were over two decades ago, in 1989 and 1990.

After a perfect NE-10 regular season that saw them go 11-0, the Falcons breezed through the competition in the conference tournament the same way, winning each match 5-0.

The Falcons' three doubles teams again gave them a 30 advantage heading into singles, but Merrimack kept each match close Petar Golijanin and Sean Pahler took Cava and sophomore Victor Suski to a tiebreaker in the top-flight

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the November 5, 2009 issue.

For the second straight season the Falcons have captured the NE-10 title in hostile territory. This year the victim was Stonehill on their own home turf, as the Falcons defeated them 2-1, conquering their second straight NE-10 title.

Before the Falcons had the opportunity to take on the number one seed Stonehill in the championship game, they had to defeat bitter rival and third seeded UMass Lowell.

The atmosphere before the UMass Lowell game was electric as the air was filled with anticipation of a memorable semi-final matchup. The game did not disappoint as it was a 70 minute all out battle that left both teams exhausted and bruised.

UMass Lowell came out playing very aggressively and seemed to control the play for the first 15 minutes. At this point, with 22 minutes remaining in the first half, the turning point of the game occurred when the River Hawks were buzzing around the Falcon net and put a shot on net, but senior goaltender Alyssa Sliney was there to make the save.

However, Sliney was hit in the leg on the save and fell to the ground, with incredible composure she covered up the ball, saving a sure goal. However since Sliney covered up the ball the River Hawks were awarded a penalty stroke.

Kayla Littig attempted the stroke, but she didn’t get much on the shot and Sliney saved the shot easily, preserving the scoreless tie. The game would remain scoreless until 17 minutes remained in the game.

The Falcons finally broke the tie as sophomore Stephanie Sideris netted her 10th goal and third game-winner of 2009.

Following a scramble in front of the River Hawk net, the midfielder controlled a loose ball and knocked it into the cage.

The River Hawks came into the game as the conference’s best offensive team as they netted 80 goals in 20 games this season.

defense all game long and were able to shut down UMass Lowell’s powerful attack.

Sliney narrowed the success down to two keys as she said “Two things: marking and corner defense, every girl stuck to their assignment like glue and we never broke down.” Sliney finished the game with a season high nine saves.

Along with Sliney’s incredible effort in goal a lot of credit also has to go to senior defender Christina Lowe as she had the incredibly tough assignment of marking the best forward in the league, Sammy Macy. Lowe stuck to her hip all game long, frustrating the talented forward.

Lowe acknowledged the River Hawks talent as she stated “it is a known fact that UMass Lowell is an offensive power house.

Therefore our defense stayed tight with our mark the entire game shutting down any opportunity to score.”

Lowe talked about the determination of the Falcon defense as she said “The girl you are covering cannot score if you are marking them so close that they cannot even move. We truly worked as a unit.”

Along with Lowe, Jenna Panzone, Kate Johnson, and Mary Abraham make up the Falcon defensive line that shut down one of the best offenses in the nation.

The Falcons did not have much time to celebrate the victory as less than 24 hours later they were back on the Stonehill turf, taking on the number one seed in the tourney.

The Skyhawks used the home field advantage early in the game as they pressured the Falcons earning 4 penalty corners in the first 9 minutes of the game.

However, the Falcons were able to stave off the initial rush by the Skyhawks and they started to take control of the game.

With less than 11 minutes elapsed in the game, the Falcons struck as senior midfielder Allison St. Jean netted her eighth goal of the season.

The Falcons showed no signs of slowing up as less than nine minutes later the Falcons found the back of the net again. The

match, but Bentley's team prevailed 9-8 (7-4).

Sophomores Alec Spycher and Zach Tuckman edged Rishi Rajpal and Liam Hoare in the second-flight, 86, and freshmen Rodrigo Ribeiro and Lucas Wever got the best of Max Eppley and Tim McHugh in the third-flight, 8-5.

Cava and Ribeiro took care of their matches quickly to give Bentley the 5-0 win.

Cava finished first, defeating Rajpal 6-1, 6-0 in the topflight.

Ribeiro clinched it for Bentley with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Hoare in the fifth-flight.

Bentley is now 16-5 on the year and Merrimack drops to 13-5.

Cava, Ribeiro and Wever were also named to the AllChampionship team.

The Falcons earn the NE10's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Currently ranked third in the East Region, Bentley will find out its final seeding and first round opponent during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, which is this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

Note: The seeding for the NCAA Tournament was not available at the time of print. This is the first Men’s Tennis title for the Falcons since 1996.

Falcons executed perfectly as they passed the ball around the arc, finally finding the stick of freshman Nicole dion who netted her ninth goal of the season.

The Skyhawks came out in the second half playing desperately, trying to even the score but the Falcon defense was stout, allowing only one goal, despite facing eight corners and six shots on net in the second half.

The Falcons beat two of the best teams in the nation on back to back days in what was a physically and emotionally grueling tournament. Sliney attributed the Falcon ability to bounce back quickly to two things, saying, “We commit ourselves to achieving the physical fitness that this game and this schedule requires, but that can only take you so far. in the end it came down to being able to put the hurt and the tired in the back of your mind and focus on playing the game. Great teams have to be able to do that, because even by the end of a single game, those issues can be a problem. The team that overcomes them the best will prevail.

Trust me, we’re hurting today.

We also have a great athletic trainer, Meg Zajicek, who takes great care of us and keeps us in games.”

Along with their determination the clear key to the Falcon success in this tournament was the incredible play of their defense. Senior midfielder and the tournament’s Most outstanding Player Nicole Murphy remarked “Throughout the weekend our defense was more than phenomenal. Their tireless work game in and game out has been the backbone of our success.”

After taking a few moments to relish in the incredible accomplishment, Sliney reflected on what it means for the team to repeat as NE-10 champs. “it’s unreal. it’s the feeling you dreamt of your whole childhood.

Most of us have worked our whole lives to achieve this kind of thing, and to fulfill that dream is a feeling that can’t be described. To go to someone else’s field and take the championship from them makes it even better.”

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Falcons back on track with pair of wins Bentley Lacrosse looking to climb back up NE-10 standings

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this has been a season of streaks for the Men’s Lacrosse team, but this time they are finally hoping they’ve hit a run they can stay on, winning their last two games over Saint Michael’s and pace.

After getting off to a 5-1 overall start (4-0 in conference), the Falcons dropped two games in a row to Merrimack and Le Moyne respectively, the two top teams in the Northeast-10. the Falcons played hard in both games, going up against the two teams to beat in the conference. While they showed they have what it takes to compete with the powerhouses, Bentley came away with two losses.

Fortunately, Bentley rebounded nicely with a couple of wins and now sits back in third place in the NE-10 standings, within range of Merrimack and Le Moyne, should either team falter during the rest of the season. the Falcons travelled to Colchester, Vermont to try to get back to their winning ways on April 21. they got the victory, but it didn’t come easy. this match started slowly, with Saint Michael’s netting the only goal in the first quarter. But the Falcons responded quickly, going off with a flurry of goals to earn a 5-3 lead at intermission. the Falcons had expanded their lead to 8-4 by the middle of the third quarter, but Saint Michael’s was not ready to give up yet.the purple Knights reeled off the next four goals in the game, making it an 8-8 tie about halfway through the fourth quarter.

After the two sides swapped goals, making it 9-9, sophomore attack Brendan Grant mustered some late game heroics for the Falcons, finding the back of the net with only 1:09 remaining in the game. there would be no more scoring while Bentley held on to a 10-9 win.

Sophomore James reardon led the charge for the Falcons in the 10-goal effort, scoring four

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Baseball (20-21, 12-10 NE-10) at Merrimack (4/22)* Merrimack (4/23) at New Haven (4/24) (dH)* at Southern New Hampshire (4/25)*

Result W 7-1 W 10-0 L 7-0, L 6-2 L 7-6

Men’s Lacrosse (7-3, 6-2 NE-10) at Saint Michael’s (4/21)* pace (4/25)*

W 10-9 W 12-8

Men’s Tennis (16-5, 11-0 NE-10) Adelphi (NE-10 Semifinal) (4/22) vs. Merrimack (NE-10 Championship) (4/25)

W 5-0 W 5-0

Men’s Track Stonehill invitational (4/23)

Goalie Andy Collette helped bring the Falcons to a win by making 12 saves against Pace.

himself, while senior Kevin Gould helped out his teammates with three assists. the Falcons carried some of that much needed momentum over into the next game where they took on pace at home in Waltham. pace sits in the middle of the pack in the NE-10, so it was not exactly slated to be an easy game for Bentley, but they took care of business.

Senior goalie Andy Collette shined in this one, making 12 saves against the Setters, while the offense was powered by a balanced attack that saw four different players score two goals apiece. reardon, Stephen Moulton, Wyatt Couture, and Matt Boilard each netted themselves a pair of goals in the game that the Falcons held control of most of the way. the Falcons led 4-2 at the half, but at one point in the second half, pace got the game as close as 7-6. However, Bentley managed to score the next three goals to put it out of reach for pace heading into the fourth quarter.

Matt Allen has been a solid contributor on defense for the Falcons in his four years here at Bentley.

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the fourth-quarter defense was solid and reardon and Boilard each scored in the quarter to help Bentley hold on for a 12-8 win.

James reardon was mentioned in the NE-10 weekly Honor roll, which names the best players of the week, for his performances against Saint Michael’s and pace. the Falcons, now sitting in third in the NE-10, will look to finish strong in their last two regular season matchups.

First, Bentley will take on Saint Anselm in a game that was supposed to be played earlier in the year, but was postponed. Saint A’s is currently in a three-way tie for fourth in the conference at 5-3 in NE-10 play, but they are coming in hot, having won four of their last five games. they will certainly be looking to protect their house when the Falcons travel to Manchester. the Falcons will then finish their season with another away match, this time against Adelphi. Adelphi comes into this game tied for fourth in the NE10, as well, and they have won their last four games in a row.

So the Falcons now look to one of the toughest two-game stretches they have had to face all year in order to keep their seed in the NE-10 tournament. the Falcons are not likely to move any higher up the standings, with Le Moyne and Merrimack playing great lacrosse right now, but they should be peaking back because Adelphi, Saint Anselm and pace are on their tails, and any of those teams would love to move into that three spot. if the Falcons continue to play the way they have this past week and carry some momentum into their last two games, they should be able to hang on and get ready to step up their game for the Conference tournament.

Softball (12-19, 9-14 NE-10) at uMass-Lowell (4/21) (dH)* at pace (4/24) (dH)* at Adelphi (4/25) (dH)* Merrimack (4/27)*

2nd of 5

L 9-8, L 10-3 L 4-3, L 6-4 L 6-1, L 8-3 W 4-3

Women’s Lacrosse (10-6, 7-3 NE-10) AiC (4/25)*

W 17-5

Women’s Tennis (10-9, 9-4 NE-10) at Saint Michael’s (NE-10 Quarterfinal) (4/21) Women’s Track Stonehill invitational (4/23)

L 5-0

6th of 6

*Northeast-10 Game

Upcoming SchedUle April 29 Baseball vs. Assumption* Softball vs. Merrimack*

3:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

May 1 Baseball vs. St. rose (dH)* Softball vs. Le Moyne (dH)*

12:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

May 2 Softball vs. Saint rose (dH)*

12:00 p.m.

May 4 Baseball vs. tufts *Northeast-10 Game

3:00 p.m.

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Westrol leaves an undeniable mark on Bentley Basketball

The Vanguard Sports Writer of the decade sits down with the basketball player of the decade

By Dan Ryaboy Contributing Writer

Winning has been synonymous with Men’s basketball at bentley ever since Coach Lawson took over the program 19 years ago, and the last four years have epitomized that winning tradition as the Falcons posted an unbelievable 118-16 mark over that stretch. there were many great players that donned a Falcon uniform over those four years, but none ended their career with the accolades of Jason Westrol. i had the opportunity to talk to him about his amazing accomplishments in his four years as a Falcon.

Dan Ryaboy: How important has Coach Lawson and the rest of the staff been in your improvement as a player?

Jason Westrol: on the court he has the mentality of working extremely hard to get better every single day. He instilled in us the mentality of playing the same way every day, whether it is at practice or a tournament game. His great coaching led to our great success. He has helped us grow tremendously both on and off the court. He has had a tremendous impact on us as players, but much more importantly, he has helped us mature as individuals off the court and become better people.

DR: Who were some of the veteran players that helped you adjust to the college game your freshman year, and how important was their guidance?

JW: i looked up to all of the veteran players my freshman year. they had been in the system for four years, and i wanted to learn as much as possible. the veteran guys helped me tremendously in transitioning from high school. they all knew what it took to win and get to an elite level and i just wanted to learn from them as much as possible. Fortunately,

some of us young guys had the opportunity to step up and play a role, and we helped to contribute to the success to the team.

DR: What were some of the things you worked on in the offseason to constantly improve?

JW: i approached each offseason looking to get better in every facet of the game. one aspect of my game that i was always working on was the outside shot so that i could become a more consistent shooter. Strength and conditioning were key components to work on every offseason in order to be a stronger physical mismatch for the guards i played against. My goal was to be as ready as possible and in top shape on the first day of pre-season.

DR: What is your most memorable game during your career?

JW: the game right after Sean Williams had passed away on January 13 against American international College. the tragedy helped us come together so much as a team and helped us get far in the tourney.

We found out about Sean’s passing when Coach called us into the locker room, and that was the last thing in the world that we thought would happen. We all broke down in tears. From that point on we dedicated the season to him and even though he wasn’t with us physically, he was definitely here with us emotionally. Sean’s passing helped us realize how close we are both on and off the court as a team, and it helped us to play inspired team basketball.

DR: What was the fiercest rivalry that the Falcons have had over the last four years?

JW: over the course of the four years it had to be either Merrimack or Stonehill because, along with us, those teams were at the top of the Conference all four years, and

they competed at a high level every time we took the court against them.

DR: What does it mean to you to be the main part of the class with the most wins in bentley History?’

JW: Coming into college, you dream of winning as many games as possible and to be 102 games over the .500 mark; you can’t get a better experience than that. You have to put the streaks in the back of your head and approach every day one game at a time. We were just worried about winning at that point because we knew that the tournament was one and done.

DR: What are your feelings on being at the top of many offensive categories in bentley history?

JW: Most important are the wins as a team. i was blessed to have the chance to stay healthy the whole time; i didn’t miss a single game my whole career and a lot of that was luck. i believe that my career here was an example of how hard work pays off and, as a class, all of us seniors worked so hard. Any of the individual accolades i received are icing on the cake.

DR: How were you able to step up your scoring so much in the second half of the season?

JW: With tommy [Dowling] going down, i knew i had to look to be more aggressive and make as many plays as possible. At times the team looked for me to score, but the team basketball we played at the end of the year was what really got us to the Final Four. everyone stepped up and did what they had to do for us to win.

DR: What is some advice that you have passed along to the younger Falcon players like brian tracey, tom Dowling, and greg Jacques?

JW: i would tell them to approach the sport every single day with the same mental-

G Jason Westrol will graduate after helping lead the team to numerous victories over the last four years.

ity; you don’t want to take any days off because you will only be cheating yourself if you don’t work hard every day.

DR: Do you have any plans to follow in the footsteps of nate Fritch and Lew Finnegan and continue your basketball career after college?

JW: i recently signed with an agent and we are talking to a couple teams here for potential tryouts, and from these tryouts i am going to try to get my name out there and keep playing basketball as long as i can. i am currently working out every day with the team and playing pickup games because my agent says the tryout can come up at any time. i

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see this as the one opportunity left and i want to make the most of it. now is not the time for me to take any days off.

DR: What will you take away from your experience of playing basketball at bentley?

JW: this has probably been the best experience i have ever had. i wouldn’t trade this for anything, like the close friends i have made, especially the five seniors in Frank Parelli, John brandt, Dan McKenna, Alex Hertz and Mike Quinn, who will be back next season. Also, to have a coach that cares about you a great deal made it a lot easier to come down to the gym every day and give it 100 percent effort.

Falcon oF the Week Geiger Named Falcon of the Week

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Charlie Pagliarulo has moved into fourth among bentley baseball’s all-time hit leaders with 211, and he is also closing in on the doubles and triples records.

Did you know Pagliarulo is not the only one tearing up the record books this season? brett Damato is now the Falcons’ all time leader in games played with 181, passing Steve gath’s 177 games from 2004-07.

Freshman Cori geiger of the Women’s Lacrosse team has been named the Falcon of the Week. geiger was bentley’s leading scorer with seven goals and two assists in helping the Falcons to two wins last week, which extended their winning streak to five. geiger scored three goals and notched two assists as bentley picked up a 13-9 road win over Saint Anselm on April 20. Last Sunday, she scored four goals in a 17-5 win over AiC. it was the sixth time this season she has scored at least four goals. geiger currently leads the team in all three major offensive categories with 42 goals, 25 assists and 67

points.