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Triple murder in Waltham alarms Bentley DiLorenzo Students reflect on the safety levels on campus in regard to local homicides By Ali Farooqi Vanguard Staff
On Monday, September 12, Waltham Police responded to a report of a triple homicide at 12 Harding Avenue in Waltham, MA. The police found the bodies of Brandon Mess, 25, Eric Weissman, 31, and Raphael Teken, 37, in Mess apartment at 2:25 p.m. Thomas LaCroix, the Waltham Police chief, reported that the victims knew their assailants and that the attacks were not random. When questioned as to whether these men were still See HOMICIDE, Page 5
Former director of Student Activities embraces new role By Lissie Martin Vanguard Staff
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The homicides occurred in one of the victim’s houses on Harding Avenue in Waltham.
New model of Bentley shuttle bus catches fire None of the passengers were harmed, but students were not notified By Lacey Nemergut newS editor
On September 7, the evening before the start of the Bentley fall semester, one of the newest model shuttle busses caught fire on the intersection of Forest and Beaver Street just outside of Bentley campus. None of the 20-30 passengers riding the bus at the time of the incident was hurt by this unexpected occurrence. “University Police responded to the intersection of Forest and
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Beaver Street and discovered a small fire occurred in the driver’s compartment of the Bentley Harvard Square shuttle bus, and the driver attempting to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher,” said Ernest Leffler, University Police chief. “Shortly thereafter the bus was engulfed in flames.” It was later determined that the cause of this accident was an electrical malfunction with the heating and air conditioning University Police responded to the fire on the corner of Beaver Street and Forest Street.
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In July, Maria DiLorenzo, former director of Student Activities and Family Programs, became the new director of Spiritual Life. This opportunity came about this past summer when Father Claude Grenache resigned from his position as director. Although the decision was not an easy one, this transition will allow her to see Bentley from a different and exciting perspective. She is incredibly excited about this new role and the chance it will give her to talk with students on a deeper level. “I look forward to reconnecting with why I went into higher education,” said DiLorenzo. In her previous role, DiLorenzo was responsible for overseeing the staff in
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Diversity Council awards mini-grants to students By Sindhu Palaniappan CaMpuS Life editor
“Bentley students have these great, really innovative ideas,” said Henrietta Genfi, assistant director of the Advising Center. “A grant could help them back that.” A Diversity Mini-Grant, that is – something awarded by the school’s Faculty and Staff Diversity Council. These grants are an opportunity for the Bentley community to receive money to
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help with diversity initiatives on campus. A grant can help fund the experience of finding a way to involve staff and students in a cultural experience, or something new and innovative. Bentley has been offering these grants for four years now, making them open to undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and alumni. The students are allowed the opportunity to read and discuss with each other in an open and infor-
mal setting. It’s something that isn’t offered often at a school like Bentley. Many new experiences have been made possible by the grant. For example, a group of RDs took students to multiple African American museums and held open discussions. Exchange students from Brazil set up a Brazilian fair, where staff and students could enjoy Brazilian food, hear speakers and see demonstrations. One year,
Genfi and Kevin Piskadlo, dean of Academic Services and director of the Academic A d v i s i n g C e n t e r, t o o k a group of students to New York City to see Broadway’s In the Heights. They looked at what it was like to live in the Hispanic projects, and then went to Washington Heights afterwards. Genfi shared her perspective on the progress report and final presentation to the
charge of Greek Life, performing and visual arts, student organization management and travel, club sports, Spring Day, Commencement Week, Orientation, Family Orientation and spirit initiatives. She also advised the Senior Class Cabinet, the Association of Bentley The Activities and Vanguard, and she also served as a liaison to the Office of Alumni, Parents and Friends. DiLorenzo has a back-
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