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Marianne Kulow recieves global award for teaching News editor

Last month at the International Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Conference, the ALSB committee awarded Bentley University professor, Marianne Kulow, with the 2014 John Bonsignore Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Law Teaching.

The award honors the teaching and scholarship of John Bonsignore (19352010). Bonsignore was a professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and created the interdisciplinary field known as “legal studies.”

He was a believer in teaching law across all disciplines in education.

Professor Bonsignore believed that law shaped all aspects of society. Thus, this award is presented annually to a member of the academy who has shown extensive commitment to the study of law, particularly one whose teaching is interdisciplinary,

utilizes critical thinking skills and demonstrates humanitarian concerns.

“I am particularly pleased to have won this award because John Bonsignore was the author of the textbook Before the Law, a multidisciplinary text that was used at Brandeis the very first year that I taught undergraduates,” said Kulow.

It was this text and teachings that played a large part in Professor Kulow’s decision to transition into teaching undergraduates full-time.

Today, Professor Kulow still maintains the same teaching style. “The multidisciplinary approach has been at the core of my teaching style ever since and to this day I still use the

readings from that text in one of my courses. So it was quite meaningful to me to win this particular award.”

For Professor Kulow, this recognition is not new. This marks her second international teaching award, with the Charles Hewitt Master Teacher Award coming first. She is a tenured, full-time professor

The ASLB Conference awarded Marianne Kulow for her commitment to the study of law.

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BY Michaela Stephenson

that is currently the Chair of the Law Department.

Along with these awards and professional achievements, Professor Kulow is known for her passion in the classroom. According to a colleague, Kulow made a perfect candidate for this award for her dedication to an interdisciplinary curriculum.

“Professor Kulow truly hit her stride with multi-disciplinary teaching of law when she developed her own courses.

There have been three of these: Gender and the Law; Race and the Law; Outsiders and the Law,” said a colleague. “These popular courses, usually filled to capacity within hours of the opening of registration, provide an unapologetic view of pressing legal and social issues of our times.” All of these courses are still taught annually.

Students interested in law and the interdisciplinary curriculum taught by Kulow are encouraged to look for courses in the upcoming registration.

Clean Tech Expo hosted to launch pilot initiative BY michaela stephenson news editor

On October 1, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and the state Department of Energy Resources met at Bentley University’s conference Center for a Clean Technology Expo, which indicated the beginning of Massachusetts as a First Customer Program. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center is an organization dedicated to popularizing clean energy technologies and companies within the state. The hope is that this will in turn develop both jobs and economic growth.

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, as a First Customer Program, is an initiative focusing on introducing clean energy and water technologies into the market. This initiative is the first of its kind in the state.

Bentley University continually plays an advanced role in environmental sustainability and the economic implications

associated with sustainability.

Thus, it seemed only fitting to hold this pilot event on the university’s campus.

There was also a commercial launch of all the new technologies that the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center supports.

“We think it is fitting that these groups chose Bentley as the site to launch this program,” said Rick Oches in a statement to the University.

Oches is a professor of Geology and Environmental Sciences and the Chair of the Department of Natural and Applied Sciences. “It’s a great opportunity for us to stress the University’s proactive approach to sustainability, to connect with key leaders in the clean tech arena in Massachusetts, and to highlight our leading curriculum in the field.”

The expo featured over twenty exhibitors, each showing different clean energy and water technologies.

Some of these technologies included renewable energy generation

Miss Sarajevo Get the inside look for this short 30 minute film by Bill Carter.

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The initiative is focusing on introducing clean energy and water technologies into the market. sources, energy efficient Energy Resources. It looked and Applied Sciences and water technology and to help clean tech companies the different sustainability different energy management get these products out to the programs offered around Questions and monitoring products public and hopefully gain campus. about the event or the within heating, ventilating and new customers. air conditioning. The purpose Any Bentley students Massachusetts as a First of the expo was in line with looking to get more involved Customer Program may the missions of MassCEC in the subject may check out contact Maeghan Lefebvre and the Department of the Department of Natural at mlefebvre@masscec.com.

Hong Kong An interview to

shed some light on the unrest in the city.

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Dining Options A guide to eating on campus.

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THE VANGUARD 2014 EDITORIAL BOARD Bentley University, Waltham, MA 02452

Editor-In-Chief Managing Editor General Manager

MELISA KOCARSLAN ‘16 BRENDAN GERETY ‘17 VICKY LIN ‘15

Copy Editor

Robert Porzio ‘15

News Editor

MICHAELA STEPHENSON ‘15

Campus Life Editor Features Editor Sports Editor

Vacant SAI HE ‘16 Ian Giancursio ‘16

Business Editor

jasper huang ‘15

Photography Editor

VIRGINIA DUFFY ‘17

Director of Production and Layout

STEPHANIE SEPUTRA ‘17

Director of Advertising

USAMA SALIM ‘17

Director of Online Services advisor

vacant Nicole Chabot-Wieferich Director, Student Activities

Staff Writers Emily ellis ‘15, jd towers ‘17, ethan hall ‘17, nick toselli ‘17, stephanie seputra ‘17, megan lieu ‘17 Columnists KEVIN LARYEA ‘15, STEPHANIE SEPUTRA ‘17, USAMA SALIM ‘17 Production AssistantS Sarah egner ‘17, JUlie Keedy ‘16, casey moy ‘17, nghiem phuong hong ngoc ‘17, USAMA SALIM’17, Megan Kalpokis ‘15 Photographers Alex yuan ‘17, Shiyu Xu ‘17, Mark Tsyporkin ‘17, Hongyi Jin ‘17, Garrett meccariello ‘17, angela su’17, amanda rose ‘17, michelle ghozali ‘17

Editorial CAMPUS EVENTS

Three events you don’t want to miss

1 2 3 Parent Lecture Series

Farm Stand

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

Location: AAC 141 Host: Center for alumni, parents, and friends

The “three pillars” of the Affordable Care Act wil be discussed, and how they attempt to address what ails our healthcare system.

Day: Tuesday Time: 1:00 P.m.

Location: Lindsay Hall Porch Host: office of sustainability

Celebrate the end of summer with the Bentley Farm Stand!

Purchase fresh, local veggies right here on campus.

A One Woman Show Day: Wednesday Time: 7:00 P.m.

Location: Wilder Host: The Arts at bentley

MIXED is a one-woman performance by Maya Lilly, who explores the stories of 9 different multi-racial characters throughout her play.

Editor’s pick National China Day Day: Wednesday Time: 6:45 P.M. LocAtion: Back Bay A Host: BASA

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Join BASA at their second event to celebrate National China Day and enjoy a delicious assortment of free food!

Veggie spring rolls, crab rangoon, steamed pork dumplings, Jordon chicken, chicken and broccoli, veggie lo mein, pork fried rice!

phone +1 781.891.2912

...find more campus events at events.bentley.edu

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EDITORIAL

Lower Campus Parking Woes How do you feel when you head out to an event with family, friends, or significant other – and are absolutely unable to find parking. No spaces.

Anywhere. Are you feeling the familiar sensation of your blood boiling, your volcano of frustration bubbling? Too often, this is the sensation that Bentley students who have cars on campus are faced with.

Now to be clear, and to provide some clarification, this is not Bentley on a day-to-day basis, and is specifically geared towards parking situations on the lower campus. On normal nights, Monday through Sunday, car owners will find themselves able to find a parking space.

Though it might be the farthest parallel spot adjacent to the track, the last spot in the farm lot, or the last tiny, lopsided space on the fourth floor of the Orchard deck, parking spaces are there.

The problem of insufficient parking crops up, however, during almost every event, sporting or other, which Bentley hosts on campus.

It seems that during the larger of these, every single parking lot, save for the farm lot, is closed. Students with vehicles are kindly requested to relocate their vehicles to parking lots on upper campus.

The most recent example is Homecoming – often during events or sporting events of larger scale, even lower

campus is barred from entry.

Though often this means that all parking spots have been filled, it is highly inconvenient for any students that intend not on parking, but simply on getting into the Fenway circle, or anywhere close to the dorms, to drop off purchases, or pick things up.

However, most irksome may be the events where lower campus residents are not informed of parking lot closures, and simply cannot find parking due to sheer visitor volume. Our career fair last week, and the open house on the Sunday after Homecoming are perfect examples.

During the career fair, employees, recruiters and students across all of Bentley’s years, including commuter students, flocked to lower campus to attend the fair.

The Orchard parking deck was so saturated, and the traffic light intersecting Forest and Beaver street so quick to change, that it took a member of our editorial board roughly six light changes before finally being able to exit the Orchard deck area, after dealing with the frustration of not being able to find a single spot on all four of the parking levels.

(This individual, who was only looking to return to his room after class, was relegated to parking in the Miller parking deck, and walked back to his room Copley South in the rain).

On the Sunday directly

following Homecoming; friends, family, and alumni flocked to Bentley to visit campus, enjoy tour activities, reminisce, or all of the above.

The parking lots were again saturated, including all lots along Field Road, as well as the Orchard deck. A resident of Orchard North testifies that during Open House, after returning from lunch with her roommate, they were forced to wedge between two service vehicles in the Farm lot, after being unable to find parking anywhere else on lower campus.

The key takeaway, is that something should be done to aid parking situations for Bentley residents – especially those on lower campus. Each resident pays a fee of $60.00+ to have their car on campus, and it seems outrageous that students who have paid for the right to have access to resident parking lots, are sometimes denied this benefit in order to provide free and convenient parking to campus visitors during events.

Perhaps, instead of pouring so much money into rebranding, or the renovation and expansion of our student center, just a little bit of the budget could be set aside to make the lives of students with their vehicles on campus a little easier, either by way of increasing student parking, or creating additional parking for visitors during events.

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

Olga frech

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ership Council (SALC). I am also honored to be part of both Falcon Society and Beta Gamma Sigma.

What are you involved in at Bentley?

I am very passionate about leadership, student development and serving the community so my involvement at Bentley is reflective of that. Currently, I am the Head Resident Assistant of Rhodes, Boylstons and Collins Apartment Residence Halls as well as the VP of Pledge Education of Delta Sigma Pi – the largest co-ed business fraternity on campus committed to professionalism, community service and brotherhood. I am a Service-Learning volunteer. This semester I am volunteering at Home Suites, an old hotel that shelters homeless families with kids, where I play with children and help them with their homework. I am also an International Peer Advisor, a Study Abroad Peer Advisor, and member of the Student Alumni Lead-

What are your goals for this year?

My overall goal is to be an empowering and inspiring leader – pass along my wisdom to young potential as I find new and rich opportunities to continue to develop myself personally and professionally. I’m also trying hard to give myself time to explore and do new things and enjoy my senior year to the fullest. For example, I was really excited to check Sky Diving off my bucket list last month.

What is your favorite event on campus?

I really enjoy both the Festival of Colors and Diwali shows. They are two of the biggest cultural events on campus that showcase our

What are your plans for the future?

I like to live in the present moment, enjoy where I am now and not think too far ahead into the future so I don’t have specific plans I want to follow. After graduation, though, I do see myself getting more work experience in the public relations/communications field. I want to be with a company where I can continue to learn, be challenged and contribute as much value to my team and community.

Advice to seniors/ words of wisdom.

Remember we live in a world of relatives and we define success.

It’s okay to not know what the next step in your career is. As long as you follow your heart and pursue your dreams/goals with passion, happiness comes from within.

SMILE!

STUDENT CONDUCT SUMMARY October 1- October 7 14 Total Number of Cases 33 Total Number of Individuals Involved 1 Individuals Dismissed from Responsibility 32 Individuals Admitting Responsibility 0 Number of individuals found responsible by Conduct Board 8 Number of educational sanctions given 0 Number of Work Sanctions 3 Number of Parental Notifications $680 Cash total of fines given 19 Number of students given a Verbal Warning 10 Number of students put on Written Warning 2 Number of individuals put on Probation 0 Number of individuals put on Disciplinary Probation 1 Number of individuals who lost 15 housing credits 0 Number of individuals who lost 30 housing credits 0 Number of individuals put on Suspension (Housing) 0 Number of individuals put on Suspension (University) 0 Number of individuals expelled Provided by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs

HEALTH AND WELLNESS TIP OF THE WEEK: Fall break is almost here!

Time to disconnect from technology and reconnect with those you care about.

Meaningful conversation is key when it comes to maintaining healthy relationships!

Rhodes Hall - Ground Floor bentley.edu/health

april 24, 2014

You Only Messed Up a per and that her car appeared to have been “keyed” Little We all know the good ol’ in lot 9. Since I’ve been at burned popcorn 2 a.m. fire Bentley, I have noticed how alarm. Well this time we only bad some of the students are at parking. have mediocThis is not rity. This U N Y I V E surprisresident ERSIT L BENT Y ing at all. burned popcorn Bentley should in the have a S l a d e Based r i v e r ’s m e n t education class lounge VE AND INFO and teach but there SER some peowasn’t e v e n ple how to e n o u g h park. I was D THE VAN GU AR smoke to set the pulling into a spot alarm off. The AOD late at night and I reported the smoke to couldn’t get in because the police but short of open- someone had parked halfing a window, there was way into my spot. I’m thinknothing they could do. I’ll ing that the person who got be damned Bentley, come their car keyed was a proon. If you are going to burn fessor and must’ve given popcorn burn it. We don’t one of his or her students a accept people who don’t bad grade on their test. Last do their work. No half mea- week was a rough week with sures. exams, especially with midterms coming up. Underneath the key marks was a About a Week Ago This week on the Harvard “GB 112” scribbled in blood.

Shuttle, we had a couple of students who needed to Foot Bridge Stinks be talked to about their acOfficers were notified that tions. The students were al- there was a strong odor on legedly shouting profanities the walkway leading to footagainst women on the Har- bridge. Every time I walk to vard Shuttle. Various women the bridge from the gym, it were told, “If you ain’t a hoe smells so bad, especially in get up out my trap house.” the morning. Bentley should Officers responded to deal invest in some new trash with the scene. Upon arrival, barrels or clean them out the driver informed the po- once in a while, because you lice of the student’s behavior. can smell those trash cans The police officers assessed from a mile away. Allegedly, the situation and decided another cause of this was the women were not in fact from a group of students hoes and were removed who tried doing the “poop from the scene. The officers dollar” on the bridge. That is then cashed out, all clear. where you take a dump and put it in a dollar, and when Do People Play Basket- someone walks by you yell poop dollar and run away. At ball There?

Well as a PSA from your least you get a free dollar? trusty police log writers I have noticed a significant Trapped Officers responded to amount of checking on the trees basketball courts late- LaCava for a party stuck in ly. Since my freshman year the elevator. First off why I have noticed a few things were students in LaCava about those courts. No bas- on a weekend night. After ketball ever happens. Late watching the movie Devil and at night students are always going on the Tower of Terror getting sprayed by skunks ride, I would be scared for over there. That smell is my life. Imagine being stuck distinct and travels. When in an elevator when you people are not getting as- may or may not have been saulted by animals they are drinking some adult sodas. always littering and, litter- I would be freaking out and ing and, littering and. Well calling my friends and fampeople the cops don’t want ily, telling them that they may to call animal control or pick not see me again because up your rubbish so take your I was stuck in the elevator. shenanigans away from Of- Now Bentley, we have Coficer Farva. lumbus Day weekend coming up, so please save yourKeyed and Confused selves and come back and A staff member reported do something noteworthy of another motor vehicle was the Police Logs. Try to 1-up parked up against her bum- your friends!

RM

MaJOR: IDCC with a concentation in Public Relations Minor: Psychology HOME TOWN: Tegucigalpa, Honduras

What are you looking forward to this year?

This year I have been mostly looking for ways to give back to Bentley and to those organizations who have helped me grow both personally and professionally into the person I am proud to be today. I’m excited to capture lifetime memories with my classmates during all the senior class events organized for the year.

multitalented and diverse student body. Up until my junior year before going abroad I was part of the International Student Association (ISA), which organizes FOC and l loved talking to student performers about their culture and how their choice of act to sing, dance, perform is reflective of their individual traditions. Bentley’s diversity has definitely added a lot of perspective to my life.

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On campus screening: Miss Sarajevo, a documentary

BY PAOLO SIERRA

Miss Sarajevo took a unique perspective of the Siege of Sarajevo in the 1990’s. and grenades.” According to another local, “[the city is] like one body with cancer, dying slowly,” she said, poetically.

The civilians were constantly forced to sprint from one side of the road to another as a displaced citizen said, “if we in a city and grenade fall, we must run to house (sic.). It’s very dangerous.” As Mr. Carter explained later in the Q/A session, citizens of Sarajevo lived like turtles with their necks, almost, hidden in the midst of their shoulders as people maintained a shrugged posture to “avoid getting their heads blown off.”

As a creative alternative to continue to travel from point A to point B, people made tunnels that would easily transport them to and from different places of the towns.

These tunnels were easily disguised for bomb holes and could run for great stretches beneath the city. The tunnels were in the heart of rubble—

dark, dusty, narrow and would promise any claustrophobic have a panic attack. Others recognized that it was worth the risk to retrieve elemental things like water, “we must go get water if sniper come (sic.), we die but we need water.” Complimentary to this statement, a local man said, “I am not living to live, I am living to survive.” Many of the people are living day by day, moment by moment, to see how far their lives can take them to fulfill their daily responsibilities, making an effort to fight—to try.

Still, in every school, community and society there are always the optimistic and curiously humorous bunch that seems to be untouched by their surroundings. They seem immune to the darkness and negativity that encircles them. They bring a bubble of positivity to their lives that exercises the phrase, “carpe diem.” There is an entire

population of underground artists that reside in Sarajevo.

Carter does a phenomenal job at focusing on one man who is making a film about a vampires, human victims and cheese (which was creatively incorporated in his work), much of which revolves around dark humor, as many civilians distinguish. However, many say dark humor is acceptable because it still stands as humor—something that will cause people to laugh and at least experience a moment’s happiness. For example, Carter shoots one of the actors nonchalantly informing the viewer, “In half an hour, I have to go to front line (sic.) Because I’m a soldier, too. I have two days as a soldier and two days off.”

He then explains that even though he shares his happy moments in the arts, the toughest times were when he had to face the death of his best friend. He emphasized

that he had previously lived with his friend for ten months and he was the person who he shared everything with, from cigarettes to food. He then profoundly expresses his hope that nobody goes through this experience because it can make you “insane.”

In this not-so-liberal society, the role of the women was perhaps not expected to be influential. However, women took advantage of the little power they had—their beauty.

The film explains that women actively participated in beauty pageants and elaborated on the idea that women fought by showing the enemies that they are killing the beauty contestants as well—a sassy threat, I think.

Sarajevo was an incredibly dangerous place, given the fact that 10,000 civilians died, 2,000 of which were children.

However, Bill Carter notes after the film, that Sarajevo is his favorite place to be—a second home. He emphasizes that although it is a place holding dark memories, but it is also where cherished memories are made. The lack of electricity forced him to communicate with people in an old-fashioned way, without internet or phones.

This, essentially, allowed him to create bonds with the people. Many think nothing of simple conversations, yet he states that even the most unassuming conversations were of the best moments he has had his entire life. Mind you, this is coming from a man who has traveled to almost every county in the U.S. and 75 countries worldwide.

In all, this movie was a great, informing watch, and I certainly recommend it to the Bentley population.

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Miss Sarajevo is a short 30 minute film by Bill Carter that I was more or less forced to watch for the sake of a class. After its thirty minute screening, I was left upset that it was only a half-hour with its jaw-dropping scenes and in its illustrated beauty of humanity throughout the work. Rather than focusing on the statistics and news that resulted from the Siege of Sarajevo in the 1990’s, Carter refocused the premise of the film on the artists of the town—the poets, filmmakers, actors and musicians.

Carter was very clever in his directing, in that he strategically moved away from the usual reports the media gives on war. It is almost expected to see politicians supporting, religious leaders opposing, endless statistics and the occasional activist that unknowingly shifts our bias to form an opinion just before we flip the channel.

However, Bill Carter noted at the finale of the film, during a Q/A session, that he wanted to capture the voice of the people. To do this, he told the story of the everyday lives of the people who lived in Sarajevo at the time of the war. For the purpose of this piece, the names of the speakers or interviewees were anonymous.

A teenage girl with a thin and precise posture surprised me with her strong and stern voice when she stated that she once went to school downtown, but had to relocate because it was too dangerous. According to the girl, “we can only go to school one day per week instead of six, because of the snipers

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Vanguard Staff Writer

Bill Carter partnered up with U2 lead singer, Bono, to produce the award-winning documentary that is Miss Sarajevo.

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An interview with Anthony Chen about Hong Kong

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As you may know, there is currently civil unrest occurring in Hong Kong. Therefore, I have interviewed a friend of mine who is currently studying abroad there, in order to shed some light on the situation. What follows is purely his opinion and does not reflect the opinions of The Vanguard.

Megan Lieu: Hello. Can you tell our readers a little bit about yourself?

Anthony Chen: My name is Anthony Chen and I am a Junior majoring in Finance/ Economics/Political Science at Boston College. I am currently spending a semester abroad at the University of Hong Kong.

ML: Can you explain what the protests in Hong Kong are about?

AC: When Hong Kong was placed under Chinese rule in 1997, it was promised democratic elections of its Chief Executive. Since then, China has consistently eroded more and more of the rights given to Hong Kong. Recently China has gone back on its promise of universal suffrage for the Chief Executive Election in 2017. Instead of allowing all candidates to participate in this election, only candidates approved by a 1,200 person “National People’s Congress Standing Committee” would be able to run. This committee does not operate in the best interests of Hong Kong, but rather in those of China.

In the United States, this would be the equivalent of having Congress select who could run for governor in your state. The people effectively lose their voice. In retaliation

Hong Kong is currently undergoing a political unrest. to this declaration by China, many people are participating in the Occupy Central movement. Occupy Central is a nonviolent protest dedicated to changing the minds of the Chinese government over the aforementioned issue. This movement appears that it will become more serious over time, as a large number of Hong Kong residents, including my friends, are participating. The local government has begun to send police towards this protest; the officers have been throwing tear gas and using riot shields against the unarmed civilians. I am afraid of a possible escalation in the violence.

ML: Would you say the protesters are peaceful?

AC: Yes, I would say the protesters who are fighting for universal suffrage are peaceful. Recently, anti-occupiers have also come out.

These individuals tend to be violent, trying to dismantle the movement.

ML: Do the majority of people agree with a specific side? Which?

AC: The majority of the people feel sympathetic towards the movement. Most residents want universal suffrage but their approaches on how to achieve it differ.

The protests are just one approach towards the situation.

Those who do not support the movement are either believed to be the minority or government hired disrupters. There

are those who genuinely do not support the movement, but they are a less vocal aspect of society.

ML: What is the current situation?

AC: There is still a lot of speculation about what will happen next. There seems to be a standstill as the protesters and government officials do not seem close to arriving at a compromise.

ML: As an American in Hong Kong, has it affected anything? Personally? Socially? With School?

AC: Yes, as I am living in a hall with many locals and all they ever talk about is Occupy Central. My midterm today just happened to be cancelled due to the pro-

tests. Personally I feel like this movement is correct in its intentions. Socially since I share the same view as most of the people in Hong Kong, they see me as someone who understands their situation and it is easy for me to get along with them. I have not skipped any classes because of the protests, so it has not affected me academically.

ML: How are your friends dealing with the matter?

AC: My friends from American do not really have too much of an opinion.

ML: Why do you think that is?

AC: Most of my American friends don’t see themselves having any investment in the fight. Sure they can say that they agree with the principles, but they really do not feel strongly about one side or another. I have strong feelings for Occupy Central because Mao and his Communist regime treated my family horribly in the past. I know to what extent the Chinese government will go to have their way and it isn’t flattering.

Even though I can’t do much, I send my support towards the movement in hopes that something can happen. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if nothing within the status quo is changed.

ML: Are there any inconveniences? For example, has traveling become extremely difficult?

AC: Traveling has becoming more difficult because some bus routes have closed down. However, it isn’t much worse than usual.

We thank Anthony for his time and we at the Vanguard hope for a quick and peaceful resolution to the protests.

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CAMPUS VOICES

Falcons share their thoughts.

What would you want to see changed at Bentley? alex dapra ‘18 MaJOR: accounting

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Remember senior year of high school, when you visited Bentley for the first time and your tour guide waxed on and on about the awesomeness of Seasons and discretionary, making Bentley dining sound like a smorgasbord of heavenly delicacies suitable for even the most discerning foodie?

Imagine if you could go back in time and tell 18 year-old you what you know now.

What follows is a be-all-endall, completely objective listicle that places our on-campus dining options in order from least to most appealing. I’m currently compiling this while savoring an al pastor burrito from the best Mexican joint in Boston, Anna’s Taqueira. That sentence contributes nothing of substance to this article, but my tortilla-wrapped bundle of delectable joy has more substance than anything at this list’s #4. Dig in!

9. Melts Better known as the Panini place right next to Currito with weird hours. I’ve been here three years and have never gotten it.

8. Mein Bowl Let’s be honest. We didn’t go to Mein Bowl for Cindy’s “Number Two,” we went for the Club Mein Bowl Experience™.

Now that that’s gone, is there any reason to go and get Americanized American Chinese food? Come to think of it, the “Number Two” could not be more aptly named.

Save your stomach and your floor’s communal bathroom for options further down the line.

7. Seasons Do you believe in conspiracy theories? If you said yes, I’ve got a good one for you: Sodexo and Metamucil are in bed together. Big Food and Big Laxa are colluding, and the results are not pretty.

Rumor has it that Bentley’s

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I would want to control the AC in my dorm.

Like most Americans, Bentleyians runs on Dunkins too. custodians are thinking about unionizing in protest of Fajita Tuesdays and meatloaf night.

Not that the oil-topping ‘za and aged bananas are doing your body any favors. “Safe” options include overcooked penne and “vintage” mixed greens. Dig in at $10.50/ swipe! For that much, you could buy either 1. TWO burritos at Anna’s or 2. A shovel to dig a hole in the ground to bury your Seasons fare AND one Anna’s burrito.

Talk about food opportunity cost.

6. Mongolian Grill Served with a mandatory side of attitude and grouchiness.

Shrimp on Fridays runs out at 5:30 PM. Its one redeeming quality?

You can see it being cooked in real time. That counts for something. Right?

5. Mad Falcon/Yella’s Transcribed below is the only conversation that happens when someone refers to Yella’s as “Mad Falcon.”

Person 1: “Wanna go to Mad Falcon?”

Person 2: “Where?”

Person 1: “I meant Yella’s.”

Person 2: “Oh.” Person 1: “Sorry.”

Person 2: “You should be.”

4. Currito

On one hand, it’s made-inreal-time Mexican food that tastes better than anything at Seasons as well as really good smoothies. On the other hand, it’s the worst tasting madein-real-time Mexican food and has nothing in common with Chipotle or Boloco.

Actually, they have one thing in common: guacamole has a $34.08 upcharge.

3. Einstein’s If I had a nickel for every Santa Fe wrap I’ve ever gotten from Einstein’s, I’d have enough to buy a Santa Fe wrap. Bonus points for the cheesy puns on the back of the workers’ shirts. More bonus points for getting with the pumpkin spice trend sweeping the nation. Bonus bonus points for being open until 9 PM on weeknights.

2. LaCava If LaCava only served salads, it would be #1 on this authoritative list. That’s because LaCava salads are the real MVP. Alas, it also serves all sorts of “upscale” Seasons fare, bumping it from the top spot. Well, at least it is “upscale.” LaCava is the best option for an eatery with a variety of foods. I’ll still pass on their sushi, though.

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A lock in rate tuition so they can’t raise tuition and transparency in school budgeting.

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The colors - I want them to be yellow and gold.

There is only one thing worth getting in LaCava: the MVP salads.

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Advent of NFC in the US - Google Wallet and Apple Pay business editor

Apple’s recent release of its iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, as well as it’s refreshed and revamped operating system iOS 8, introduced a slew of new features for Apple users to tap into. One of these features is Apple Pay. This feature is according to Apple, “your wallet. Without the wallet.” It is a wireless payment system in which users can store their credit cards with Apple and use NFC technology to pay with their new iPhones.

Although opinions may vary among users and critics, Apple often is able to take existing technology and remarket, or rebrand it in such a way that it gains traction with the market. It often, with the “Apple mystique,” turns niche and obscure products and technology into mainstream, everyday devices. Apple Pay may be one such example.

The technology utilized

by Apple Pay, NFC, or NearField-Communication, is not something new, and its usage in payment systems has a long history. NFC is a short range wireless technology that utilizes electromagnetic fields instead of traditional radio transmissions – this means that, in order for communication to occur,

close, or actual physical contact between two NFC transmitters must occur.

Enter the tap and pay system of Apple Pay. Domestically, the biggest rival to Apple Pay is the Google Wallet, which can be found on Android systems and performs similar payment functions. Yet NFC technology for payment systems have been in place for more than a decade in East Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea, even during the presmartphone era. Even now, multiple countries in Europe such has Poland, Estonia, Turkey, the UK, and France – as well as countries in the

far East, such as Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong, all have population adoption percentages for NFC technology exceeding 50 percent.

The United States is a true outlier when it comes to NFC payment technology.

The question here is not why NFC payments caught on so fast throughout the rest of the world, but why the US is lagging almost a decade behind on this simple and implementable system. That paradigm may be changing now, however, with both key smartphone operating systems in the US now boasting NFC payment

technology.

Though the US may have fallen behind in this technology space – it seems that we are quickly catching up. Apple intends to learn from the mistakes in which other NFC payment systems, such as the Isis Wallet, and Google Wallet, have failed.

The two primary reasons may be market fragmentation and an irritating and cumbersome verification system to use the ‘wallet.’

Perhaps the biggest issue neither Isis nor Google Wallet took off, was that they were at odds with one another – while Isis was controlled

by Softcard, and dealt with

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In his keynote, Tim Cook unveiled the Apple Pay along with the iPhone 6 and Apple Watch.

service providers AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, Google Wallet was controlled by Google and ran on the Android operating system. Google Wallet was handicapped by Softcard banning its use on the service providers’ phones, while Isis itself never gained traction.

Apple surprised the industry by revealing an agreement with Softcard that will allow Apple Pay to function unhindered on the new iPhones, regardless of service provider. And instead of the cumbersome PIN verification systems, the iPhone 6 will not require a PIN code, but instead will rely on fingerprint recognition during the tap payment. The Apple Watch will only require a onetime PIN entry every new time it is worn. Ultimately, this should help make using Apple Pay more convenient than physically retrieving and swiping a card, which was often not the case with Isis and Google’s verify before payment systems.

According to investing website The Motley Fool, “If any company can make NFC payments a reality, it’s Apple.

The company has the market share, the right partners, and the right technology to finally convince consumers to leave their plastic cards at home.”

OPINION NOTES FROM ABROAD

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significant Describe a ful or meaning . you’ve had e c n ie r e p x e

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With a minor in philosophy and psychology, the most significant part of my trip so far has been observing why Copenhagen, Denmark has been voted as the happiest city in the world, and if it really is. I always wanted to know what this place was all about, and see all the smiling people I imagined to be roaming the streets. If people could top the happiness charts despite that it rains on average every three days, sunlight is limited to four hours during the winter, and that winter was damn cold, I needed to know why they were this way and if they really were.

Here are my opinions for both sides of the argument as I’m not sure yet which of my observations has compiled the strongest case so far.

The Danes just might be the happiest people in the world.

The way that Danes value certain aspects of life seems to truly result in happiness, with family topping the list and money all the way at the bottom. The majority of businesses close around 4:30PM or 5:00PM, and aren’t open on Sundays.

This is because the belief here is that people should be at home spending time with their families, specifically at dinner time vanessa wegner Grenoble, France

Studying in Grenoble, France has had its perks - and its downfalls. A significant part of this trip has been spent working around the cultural and language barriers, a practice which falls into both the perk and downfall categories. After eight years of French, battling with locals over whether or not

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and of course on Sundays.

The maternity leave here is yearlong- twice as long as it is in America. Oh, and if you hate that 8.15% value added tax we have in the states? Don’t come over here unless you are ready for the 25% tax rate.

That’s right, people here work on average 35 hours a week, take a year off when they have children, and on top of that get taxed 25%! This is unheard of especially at Bentley University where working 70 hour weeks and getting paid a ridiculous amount of money is the ultimate goal. The most important aspect of this country is that although it may be harder to get loaded, it is easy for all of the citizens to do well. There is enough wealth to go around and room for people to get their foot into the working field.

And don’t worry too much about the cost of living being so high; their minimum wage is a chipper $20. Call it old fashioned, but with a happy family and stable work life, life seems to be pretty damn happy.

But how can you really accurately measure happiness?

Do you just ask people to rate how happy they see themselves to be? Do you create criteria with a ranking for each aspect and use a formula to compute how happy a person is? The way the study that does

this “happiness ranking” uses criteria, one of which is GDP, to see how happy the country and city is. But who is to say what the people making this survey deemed important accurately measure happiness? Maybe my level of happiness is related to the gross domestic chocolate consumption not gross domestic profit. Another issue with Copenhagen being the happiest city is that Denmark is actually the country that prescribes the most antidepressants. This leaves a lot of room for debate; if people are happy on a pill should this be counted in the same way towards the city’s happiness level?

So which one is it? There seems to be great evidence of why people are super happy here but is it enough to stand out over other countries? Do the flaws in the experiment override the family oriented and secure people of Copenhagen?

The longer I live in this beautiful place the more I fall in love with it and the more skewed my view becomes. Soon enough my bias opinion might just take over and voice that Copenhagen is of course, most definitely, for sure the happiest city in the world.

But until then, I will continue to study how to define happiness, how to measure it, and whether the place I’m residing in is really número uno.

I want a bag at the store is still a challenge. Grenoble is not a tourist city, so the majority of its inhabitants speak only a few words of English; or, in the case of my landlord, none at all. This has served as a perfect opportunity to develop my French. In only a month, my conversational skills have improved exponentially. From not remembering the word for microwave to conversing my way

out of a sticky airbnb situation in Brussels, the non-Englishspeaking bubble of Grenoble has proved itself useful. However, there are drawbacks.

Some of the most significant difficulties have occurred in the simplest situations. Communicating which cheese I want at the market; purchasing a train ticket; paying for groceries; and the paperwork. Oh my, the paperwork. French “formalities” have been the bane of my existence in this country. Then, there are frustrating cultural differences and misunderstandings. Group work at Bentley is difficult, but try it when your group members hail from seven countries. The differences are staggering, and in some cases laughable.

Despite my complaints, these grievances have served meaningful to my experience.

After only a month in France, I have learned valuable lessons

The majority of Grenoble’s residents speak few words of English.

One of the most meaningful parts of my time abroad was when I was on a trip to Valencia, Spain. My friends and I were looking for a place to eat breakfast and stumbled upon a Starbucks. A nice iced coffee sounded good since it is basically nonexistent in Madrid. The man in front of us was obviously American and was having a very hard time trying to order in Spanish. It was taking a while and we were starting to get frustrated. He finally finished ordering and took his spot at the end of the counter to wait for his order. We placed our order and joined him.

He immediately started talking to us since we were speaking in English. He was from New Jersey but working in London for a few months. He was taking a trip to Valencia to soak up the last of the warm weather.

We explained we were studying abroad in Madrid and we were also taking a weekend trip to the beach. We said how different we thought the culture was in Madrid compared to America. He asked us about the major differences we noticed and he too joined in saying what he thought was different about London. We thought he was just trying to make small talk, but he was about to give us the

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best advice I’ve received since being abroad.

He told us, “Stop trying to compare Madrid, or Europe in general, to America. Things are different, but it is important to accept those differences and truly immerse yourself in the culture. You are going to be back in America in just a few shorts months so it is important to appreciate where you are now and not where you will be after your amazing experience.”

In that moment I realized that I really did need to immerse myself in the Spanish culture. I was so used to saying how “in America we do this” or “why can’t this be done the same way as we do it in America?” The whole point of being abroad is to experience life outside our little bubbles and see what the world is really like. It is important to accept the differences and respect how people live in a certain culture. Sure there are days when I really wish I could use a dryer to dry my clothes instead of a clothes line or days when I wish I could find food “to-go” instead of having a two hour, sit-down meal, but it is these little things that have made me appreciate where I am and the culture I am surrounded by. Who knew I would find the best cultural advice abroad in the most American of places?

Dietz took a trip to Valencia, Spain. that I hope follow me through life. Even when not studying abroad, I think they will be applicable: Take nothing for granted.

The simplest of conveniences can be a luxury in disguise.

Clean tap water, free public restrooms, personal space, deodorant. They all count.

Take difficult situations in stride. Don’t back out because something is unfamiliar to you.

All things are unfamiliar at some point, and running away will allow them to remain that way. Moreover, adversity leads to personal development. It’s cliché, but so incredibly true.

Jump at every opportunity.

During orientation, speakers stressed we would never have these opportunities again. This applies to more than travel.

You never know what life will present, or what it will take away. Make the most of everything, whether it is befriending

people at an awkward bowling event, or booking a last minute ticket to Annecy.

Take time to meet people.

Don’t judge by someone’s first words or appearance. We all know this, and I am sure most of us forget it. Section A of the UG program at Grenoble École de Management has seven regular students, three of whom are not from France.

The 33 other students in my class come from over 20 different countries. Our first day of Intercultural Business Skills was challenging; we discussed gender roles across cultures.

Despite the high tensions and my even higher blood pressure, I eventually accepted that opinions typically result from normative cultural behavior. As strange as something may seem to us, it could be perfectly acceptable to someone else. However, it is not indicative of character.

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CONTEMPLATING MACRO

My Time Amongst the Living Dead It has been four years since I visited Libya. In those four years the country has changed. I have changed.

But I can’t help but feel like the country has instilled a new and unidentifiable level of depression in me. Middle Eastern politics has always been frustrating, with its complicated history with intervention, colonialism, and fundamentalism. What I saw in Libya for some reason felt more disheartening.

Imagine for instance that you dreamed of driving a DeLorean all your life, as I have.

You researched day and night about its ride, its aluminum panels, its electrical issues, etc. You knew what the car felt like before you entered.

You knew it had no power steering, knew it had unique ride feel, and you knew that its faults made it important to you. You like the car for its pop cultural significance and love it as it’s a symbol of your youth. But then you buy the car and discover that its spirit,

the one you read about, the one in the movies is not there.

Even its faults are not unique and natural. An unidentifiable feeling of failure overshadows them. If you slaved and saved away from your teenage years to now to see this car, only to find yourself feeling depressed. This is essentially what I saw in Libya.

The live and spirited revolutionaries of Libya that the media spoke highly of, the ones my parents spoke highly of were not here. They have become walking corpses.

Every face I see is darkened, every face lacking emotion and reason. It is as if all their efforts were gone into the war. This is the unidentifiable aspect of Libya. I can’t identify the cause of complacency for violence.

But why slave away for a country if one is to be complacent with the criminals to rule it. Why do many Libyans, whether commentators or random civilians, manufacture ethnic tension. Is this their

sophistication, their ode to everything democratic?

I spent the first 10 years of my life in Libya and never learnt of any Wershifanna or Zawiyah history even though I lived in the area. They were places not ethnicities. And the tribes never really ruled like many thought. Not since the modern era at least, not since the World Wars.

Basic services like electricity gets cut continuously, sometimes by hooligans wrecking stations or sometimes because of wear and tear. However, the culprit is the Libyans who refuse to pay electricity bills.

Talk to any of them and tell them this and they will wave you away telling you they can’t do anything about that.

But they can. Basic rule of economics: there is no such thing as a free lunch.

All of this and much more (including the excessive littering, corruption in oil industry, disrespect for the goal of liberal democracy)

are activities many Libyans including my own family members are complacent with. This is my depression.

Seeing people who were bright and resilient in the civil war become okay with violence and low standards. Some people say they want security but push them more and they will change minds once their manufactured ethnic tensions come up or their memory of a cousin who is a carjacking criminal return. Everyone is selfish. No one will accept a centrality of force and law, as long each Libyan doesn’t truly desire it. And when they do it will be too late. There are too many desiring to be their own Gaddafi’s, hating on good people successes.

Libya much like the rest of the post-Arab Spring countries is flirting with the idea that autocratic leadership wasn’t so bad. It’s as if the last 50 years never happened.

As if Arab nationalism, Arab socialism, religious fundamentalism, or other

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flavorings of dictatorships are okay to the alternative. The paradigm is much simpler. It’s an Autocratic/Fundamentalist versus Liberal.

I hate to say it, but kicking the annoyingly metaphoric can down the road and not progressing towards a liberal democracy in Libya or for that matter in the Middle East will result in the same forces haunting the world today to return. Libyan activists are being killed, bloggers assassinated, or at the least forced into exile.

Complacency with theocrats and autocrats in Libya itself won’t solve its problems, they are continuing Gadhafi’s legacy for him. My country’s complacency with violence and its political figures stupidity are the bane of my existence.

A NICKLE FOR MY THOUGHTS

Life, Death and the Strategy for the In-Between about the winners and losers, we must understand the one rule of the game. It is the rule that defines us, it is the rule that applies to us all. The rule is that each of us humans will eventually die.

That’s the rule. Pretty much everything else is different from person to person. Sure, we have laws, the rules by which this game of life are supposed to be played. But people break them all the time.

Death is a commonality that unites us all. As Americans, on average, we get about eighty years before we have to pay the piper. Eighty years, give or take a couple decades for most people, is how long

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Congratulations.

The fact you’re reading these words means that you’re a participant in the infinitely complex game of life. You, dear reader, are one of the one hundred and ten billion people who have ever lived on our planet. You, dear reader, have gone from being a tiny speck in your mother’s womb, to a fully developed human capable of reading these words. Indeed, life is characterized by remarkable changes, changes which start at conception, but continue up until our eventual deaths.

But what is this game of life, this game in which we are all players? Before we argue

The question remains: What is this game of life?

we get to be pieces on the chessboard of this world.

Let’s talk strategy.

The first strategy I’ll discuss is hedonism. Hedonism is the pursuit of pleasure. Typically, it has a negative connotation—to say one is hedonistic typically implies that they are careless in other regards. Perhaps they are not giving hedonism a fair eye. Pleasure, be it from food or from physical contact or from conversation is generally regarded as a good thing. We have a limited time to enjoy this good thing. So the hedonists indulge—they partake in the various sensations of the world, they sample the variety of life while they can.

Sounds fine and dandy, but there’s a problem with hedonism, especially atheistic hedonism. If one day you will pass away and simply cease to be, then all actions taken on earth are meaningless— the pleasure enjoyed, the various experiences you experienced all will dissolve into nothingness.

A more benevolent, selfless strategy is altruism. Using the years you have on this planet for the betterment of this world. As an altruist, one would make it their goal to leave the world in a better place than you found it. One would strive to, at the very least, help the world more than one’s presence harmed it. Altruism has a lot of intuitive appeal. Under this lens, it’s easy to see life as a game,

with the “high score” you achieve being the amount of good that you do. Altruism also has the added benefit of being mutually compatible with religion and spirituality.

Spirituality is another path, one to which I’m particularly privy. Life is bounded by death—but what of the thereafter? What happens after we die? Does God exist and if so, what is the nature of God? Is there a soul, a permanent immutable aspect of our consciousness that persists after our death?

These are some of the greatest mysteries that exist in this game of life. At first glance, one would write off these quandaries as unknowable.

But then the religions of the world come into play.

From the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, to the eastern religions of Hinduism and Buddhism, religion shapes people’s lives.

At first glance, one could say that the variety of religions make choosing the right one impossible. But that is looking at the differences, rather than the similarities. In all of those world religions, there were prophets, or divine people who provided instruction to mankind. In Hinduism, you have Krishna, which is an avatar of God (Vishnu), which sounds very similar to the familiar story of Jesus being the son of God. In Buddhism, you have Gautama Buddha, a person who supposedly

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achieved enlightenment and spent his life spreading his message to others. Is it possible that God interacts with mankind through a different “chosen one” in each era? It may seem far-fetched, but I wonder if Buddha, Jesus and Krishna are all the same soul—the same child of God, sent down to guide mankind.

But that’s just food for thought!

The point is that life has many great mysteries – perhaps the discovery of these mysteries is in and of itself the point of life.

There are many ways to go about the game of life. There is Hedonism – living in the here and now, enjoying the pleasures of life as they come.

There is Altruism – dedicating one’s life to helping others and the world. There is spiritualism and religion – spending a large portion of one’s life dedicated to a faith, or to discovering the greater truths that govern our world. There’s even nihilism, which I did not previously mention—which views life as ultimately meaningless and all actions as futile. Most people will actually live their lives with bits and pieces from all of these strategies. What do you live by, dear reader? What drives you on your path in the game of life?

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THE INTERNATIONAL REPORT

Japan Hesitantly Welcomes You...

Japan’s demographic situation often seems intractable. The country’s population is estimated to fall to below 90 million by 2060 from its current level of about 127 million. Its fertility rate of 1.42 is one of the lowest in the world and is significantly below the rate at which the population ‘replaces’ itself.

More than a third of Japan’s population is expected to be above 65 years in 2050 compared with an already world leading figure of around a quarter now. According to a think tank, nearly one thousand rural towns and villages will have nearly no women of child bearing age in less than 40 years. The burden of supporting Japan’s ageing population is going to fall on a very narrow base if the country continues on its current demographic path.

With a 3% consumption tax hike causing higher than expected second quarter economic contraction and another widely feared hike expected in October next year, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government can argue it is currently occupied by more immediate economic concerns.

Despite the recent economic news, Abenomics could probably be given

a pass mark so far. The creatively named three pronged economic reform package aims to rescue the Japanese economy from nearly two decades of stagnation. ‘Womenomics’ is what some have named Abe’s recent push to improve the participation and conditions of Japanese women face in corporate life. Japanese women are significantly underrepresented at the highest levels of business and politics and often essentially have to make a decision between childcare and full time work due to the very long work hours, corporate culture and high childcare costs. Picking a record tying five women for his reshuffled cabinet can be seen either as a token move or Abe doing his part.

Despite the well intentioned aim of ‘Womenomics’ and its potential to help the economy and demography, most economists agree the most effective way to fix the demographic problem is immigration.

Last year, the Germanborn and Japanese-born population shrank by roughly the same amount; 250,000.

Whilst Germany’s population grew by more than 100,000, Japan’s shrank by more than 220,000.

This illustrates

Japan’s status as arguably the world’s most ethnically homogenous, high income nation.

Indeed amongst countries with more than 30 million people, South Korea is its only competition. The OECD’s puts the stock of Japan’s foreign population (by nationality) at 1.6%.

Compare this to above 6% for Germany, France, the US and the UK and the contrast is clear. Though significant immigration seems like at the very least a bronze bullet to the demographic problem, it has many more obstacles to overcome before the foreign immigration control desks at Haneda Airport are swamped.

Japan’s attitude to immigration is helpfully easily to sum up. ‘No’. Indeed, its immigration policy is often described as an antiimmigration policy.

The country has very restrictive immigration policy relative to other developed countries.

The immigration that Abe and previous governments have been most fond of involves short to medium term migrants coming to fill labour shortages in construction and the elderly care industry for about three to five years. Earlier this year, Mr. Abe announced a loosening of visa rules for construction workers in the lead up to the

Tokyo 2020 Olympics. With the country needing many more construction workers than it can internally supply, the decision was essentially made for him. Mr. Abe’s description of the move as “It’s not an immigrant policy, we’d like them to work and raise incomes for a limited period of time, and then return home” is indicative of the country’s attitude to immigration. Most officials quietly acknowledge that the move is the genesis of a small and steady move towards loosening immigration rules.

However, that most observers believe Mr. Abe had to make the aforementioned statement to appease right wing factions of the media and his own political party illustrates the difficulty faced by those like Hidenori Sakanaka who want to change the immigration status quo.

According to Sakanaka, the Director of the Tokyo Immigration Bureau, immigration is the only way to avert looming demographic doom. His belief that Japan needs to accept 10 million migrants over 50 years echoes a Cabinet Office simulation of accepting 200,000 immigrants annually until Japan’s fertility rate reaches the replacement rate (about

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2.07). Over the past five years, Japan’s annual immigration has totaled 50,000. A rise to 200,000 migrants is seen as highly unlikely anytime soon.

Indeed, a newspaper found that the public would probably accept at most 100,000 per year. This means subtle legal changes are probably the most likely avenue for more immigrants to find their way into Japan in the near future.

The Japanese public is much more likely to accept foreign professionals over unskilled migrants and reforming Japan’s complex and stringent visa points system for highly skilled foreign professionals would be a very good start.

Making dual nationality much easier to obtain would also help to grease the tracks of the immigration train.

Interestingly, Immigration Office announced this week that it will increase the number of immigration officers at major airports by 50%, to around 3,300.Unless, some changes are made to the immigration system those new workers may only need to speak Japanese.

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Nick Hoffman scored the Falcon’s only goal against Assumption.

BY samantha morrissey Vanguard Staff Writer

In Friday’s game versus Assumption, the Falcons (36-1) reversed their streak of consecutive losses and came out of the day with a victory.

The Falcons were determined to settle for nothing less than a shut out to secure this victory and refused to allow a single goal on the part of Assumption.

Thanks to the efforts of each team’s goalies, Bentley’s Jack Blatchford, Junior, and Assumption’s Dana King, the second half of the game was scoreless, but heavy in attempts. Fortunately, the Falcons came out of the match

with a 1-0 triumph. Bentley managed to maintain their 1-0 status even with a total of eight shots by Assumption and eleven by Bentley, the majority of which happened in the second half.

Bentley’s winning point, the only goal of the game, was scored in the middle of the first half of the game. Junior Nick Hoffman was the Falcons’ hero in scoring his first goal of this season, assisted by Junior Marty Ryan. Though the number of fouls and corner kicks provided both teams with ample opportunity to get more points on the board, neither team could find a hole in the net in the second half. The

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second half of the game was riddled with saves as neither goalie let a ball past him.

As it frequently happens in sports of all variety, both teams came out of halftime with new purpose and the second half was more physical and intense; as seen in the increased number of penalties and shots. The physical gameplay resulted in scores of players lying on their backs after a play, either trying to momentarily recover from exhaustion, anger, pain or perhaps any combination thereof.

Even with a dip in attendance, perhaps due to the frigid temperatures, the Falcons managed to rally together to come out with a win. Hopefully, the Falcons will be able to use this victory to fuel their spirits and establish a winning streak. They are playing their next opponent on Wednesday, October 8 versus St. Michael’s. Maybe after this victory over Assumption their crowds will get bigger, even with the cold weather just around the corner.

If the Falcons can continue winning games, their attendance should soar, especially if they can maintain these shut out victories with a degree of physicality that spices up the game a little bit more.

Bentley goalie, Jack Blatchford, kept a clean sheet in the game.

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Men’s Soccer rebounds from consecutive losses

Midfielder Brett Ripperger put on a good defensive performance.

The 2014 Bentley University Women’s Soccer roster.

BY joseph greeley Vanguard Staff Writer

The women’s soccer team was looking to end a seven-game losing streak on Saturday as they took on Pace University in New York.

The Falcons have played some extremely close games this year so far, including a 1-0 overtime loss against Saint Anselm, as well as a double overtime loss to Le Moyne with the same score line.

The team looked to turn their fortunes around Saturday and get some momentum for the second half of the season.

Disappointingly, their efforts were nullified, as the Falcons were unable to solve

the Pace Settlers’ duo of Alyssa Zeoli and Jillian Ferro.

Zeoli found the back of the net four times, with three coming from through balls by Ferro. Ferro first found Zeoli in the twelfth minute when Zeoli beat Bentley goalkeeper Deirdre Macrorie to the ball.

The second goal came in the twenty-third minute, when Zeoli beat Macrorie from the top of the eighteen off a pass from Ferro.

The Falcons got one back in the fifty-fourth minute when sophomore forward Ana Tantum found the loose ball in the box and snuck it pass Pace’s goalie, Aisha Chaunhan, to score her

team-leading third goal of the season. Bentley’s momentum was short lived as Zeoli scored two more goals in the next ten minutes. The first, for the hat-trick, came off a Stephanie Savino free kick where Zeoli headed it into the lower left corner. Zeoli’s fourth and final goal of the day came off another through ball from Ferro that split two Bentley defenders and was slid home.

The Settlers added another goal in the eighty-seventh minute as Meghan Haslett dribbled and created space to the left of the box and beat Macrorie. The unassisted goal was the first of the season for Haslett.

The 5-1 loss was the worst for the lady Falcons on the season and leaves them a disappointing 0-7 in conference play. Their record could be expected as the team is coming off a frustrating 2-12-2 record last season and playing with a team mostly made up of freshman and sophomores. Freshman goalie Deirdre Macrorie and sophomore forward Ana Tantum have been bright spots for the team, who must improve upon their five total goals on the season.

Their next game is away against Southern New Hampshire on October 7 at 7:00 pm.

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Ana Tantum scored for the second time in as many matches.

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BY cameron estelle

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NE-10 STANDINGS

School NE-10 Overall Saint Anselm 3 0 0 4 0 0 American Int’l 3 0 0 3 1 0 Merrimack 2 1 0 2 2 0 Assumption 1 2 0 1 3 0 LIU Post 2 1 0 2 2 0 Southern Conn.

1 2 0 1 3 0 Stonehill 2 1 0 2 2 0 Bentley 0 3 0 1 3 0 New Haven 1 2 0 1 3 0 Pace 0 3 0 0 4 0

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Haas was the top finisher for Bentley during the Lousville Classic.

In the women’s races, junior Sarah Brennan was the top runner for Bentley, finishing 91 in a field of 351 runners. Sarah beat her career-best time for the 5,000 meter with an impressive time of 19:15.46.

But like all athletes, Sarah is always looking to improve: “Ideally I am looking to break 19 minutes this season,” Sarah said. This personal best run came on Sarah’s season debut. According to Coach Kevin Curtin, “Sarah missed some time over the summer so she got a late start on her training…Her return is definitely a huge boost to the team as we head into championship season.”

When asked about any nerves that she may have had while running, Sarah expressed that there are always nerves, but finally being able to run again helped to put the butterflies to rest. Junior Samantha Albanses and sophomore Julia Morena also ran in the top 250: Samantha at 246 with a time of 20:34.95 and Julia at 250 with a time of 20:38.67. Overall, the Bentley women finished 36 of 37 teams in the Blue Division.

Similar to the men’s race,

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Louisville, Ky. – The men’s and women’s cross country teams packed up their bags this weekend and headed down to the Bluegrass State to compete in the Greater Louisville Classic at the E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park on Saturday. Sophomore Nik Haas and junior Sarah Brennan were the top finishers for the men’s team and the women’s team, respectively.

On the men’s side, Haas finished the 8,000 meter course in 26:09.97, placing him 99 overall in a field of 356 runners. Haas continues to be a force on this young Bentley team comprised of mostly freshmen and sophomores. At the U-Mass Dartmouth Invitational earlier in the season, Haas finished 14 overall, making him the top finisher for Bentley in both races that he has run in this year.

The youthful Bentley team is making obvious strides with their young talent, with four of the top five runners on Saturday being sophomores.

Not only are they young, but the Falcons are improving with every race. Cullen McHale and Rupak Mehta, both sophomores, each posted career-best times for the 8,000 meter race. McHale posted a time of 26:33.38 and finished 148 overall and Mehta finished at 184 with a time of 26:50.37.

Coming in fourth of Bentley’s top five was junior David Cooper, who finished just ahead of Mehta at 183 with a time of 26:48.98. Sophomore Eric Alatalo rounded out the top five for Bentley, with a 222 place finish and a time of 27:17.33. Alatalo is another example of the strong, young core of Bentley runners.

Overall, Bentley finished 33 of 42 teams. They were running against stiff competition that included three Division I teams and three Division II top 25 teams.

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Sarah Brennan posts career-best time in 2014 debut.

the women had an extremely talented field, with 11 Division I teams and two Division II top 25 teams.

Coach Curtin is very aware of the talent of both the men’s and women’s opponents, but “felt it would be a good idea to expose them to that level of competition and get a feel of what goes on at those types of meets.”

Curtin knew that the travel would have an effect on the runners and that competing at a high level after the trip is a skill that needs to be developed in order to be a more competitive runner. Curtin thought that most people dealt with these challenges relatively well, even though the team’s flight from Logan was cancelled, leading to a mad scramble to make boarding-time on another flight. In hindsight, running to catch a flight for a cross country team should physically not be an issue.

As far as their placement in the standings, Curtin said that where they finished is indicative of where the team is and that “both teams are probably a year away from being capable of qualifying for NCAAs.” He knew that going to a bigger meet and exposing the runners to bigger teams would help his teams push themselves and be better in the future. Sarah Brennan loved the atmosphere in Louisville and the increased competition was of no concern to her. “It was a fun experience overall. It was great to be able to compete with teams that we don’t typically have the chance to compete with and get a sense of the talent that is out there. It makes us realize what we’re up against nationally, as opposed to just regionally, which is important to us to be aware of in order to position ourselves better as a team.”

The Falcons will be at Franklin Park on Saturday the 11 for the New England Championships.

School NE-10 Overall Merrimack 1 0 0 5 2 0 Stonehill 0 0 0 5 1 0 Adelphi 0 0 0 5 2 0 LIU Post 0 0 0 4 1 0 Saint Anselm 0 0 0 4 1 0 American Int’l 0 0 0 4 3 0 St. Michael’s 0 0 0 4 3 0 Assumption 0 0 0 4 2 0 Bentley 0 0 0 3 3 0 Southern N.H. 0 0 0 1 5 0 Southern Conn.

0 0 0 1 5 0 Franklin Pierce 0 1 0 2 4 0

MEN’S BASKETBALL NE-10 STANDINGS - NORTHEAST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Saint Anselm 17 4 0 22 8 0 Franklin Pierce 15 6 0 21 8 0 St. Michael’s 13 8 0 18 9 0 Southern N.H. 12 9 0 16 11 0 Bentley 11 10 0 18 11 0 Merrimack 7 14 0 9 17 0 Stonehill 5 16 0 8 18 0 Assumption 5 16 0 7 19 0

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

18 2 0 30 3 0 New Haven 14 6 0 21 9 0 Le Moyne 13 7 0 17 12 0 St. Rose 10 10 0 13 14 0 American Int’l 6 14 0 9 19 0 Pace 5 15 0 7 19 0 Adelphi 3 17 0 5 21 0

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NE-10 STANDINGS - NORTHEAST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Bentley 21 0 0 35 0 0 Stonehill 14 7 0 19 10 0 Assumption 13 8 0 18 11 0 Franklin Pierce 12 9 0 16 12 0 Saint Anselm 11 10 0 15 12 0 Merrimack 8 13 0 12 15 0 Southern N.H. 5 16 0 7 19 0 St. Michael’s 3 18 0 4 21 0

NE-10 STANDINGS - SOUTHWEST DIVISION School NE-10 Adelphi 14 6 0 New Haven 13 7 0 American Int’l 11 9 0 Le Moyne 10 10 0 Southern Conn. 8 12 0 St. Rose 6 14 0 Pace 5 15 0

Overall 23 8 0 18 10 0 17 10 0 15 13 0 12 15 0 11 15 0 6 20 0

VOLLEYBALL NE-10 STANDINGS

School NE-10 Overall Stonehill 4 0 0 11 3 0 Southern N.H. 2 1 0 10 5 0 New Haven 3 0 0 9 4 0 Assumption 1 2 0 3 7 0 Southern Conn.

1 2 0 4 10 0 Adelphi 3 0 0 5 9 0 Bentley 1 2 0 6 7 0 Merrimack 2 0 0 8 2 0 Saint Rose 1 1 0 8 4 0 Mass. - Lowell 0 1 0 2 10 0 St. Michaek’s 0 3 0 5 5 0 Saint Anselm 0 1 0 6 5 0 Franklin Pierce 2 1 0 7 6 0 Pace 0 2 0 3 9 0 American Int’l 0 3 0 4 12 0 Le Moyne 1 2 0 3 6 0

ICE HOCKEY NE-10 STANDINGS School NE-10 Mercyhurst 17 6 0 Bentley 16 7 4 Air Force 15 9 3 Connecticut 15 9 3 Robert Morris 13 9 5 Niagara 11 11 5 Canisius 11 13 3 Holy Cross 11 13 3 Rochester Inst. 10 14 3 Sacred Heart 11 16 0 American int’l 9 17 1 Army 5 22 0

Overall 21 13 7 19 14 4 21 14 4 18 14 4 19 18 5 15 20 5 17 21 3 17 21 3 12 20 5 12 24 0 10 25 1 6 28 0

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Five Juniors score as Bentley stretches winning streak to 4.

BY russell cloon Vanguard Staff Writer

After losing three of the first four games of the season, the Bentley Field Hockey team is catching fire at just the right time.

“It feels great,” junior Rebecca Moore said. “We started off with a losing record and have moved on to a winning record that we plan to continue improving. Every game we are getting better.”

Moore is a captain alongside fellow junior Kelsey Howard and senior Gina Lirange, a seasoned veteran for the Falcons.

“I think our captains have been doing a great job leading the team,” head coach Jessica Spencer said. “Each player has improved since we arrived. Everyone has contributed to our success.”

The Falcons (5-3) have defeated Southern New Hampshire, St. Michael’s, Assumption and Mercy en route to their four-game winning streak. All victories have been at home for the Falcons, who hold a 5-1 record at home this season, with the only home loss coming against Stonehill, ranked fourth in the NFHCA

Coaches poll.

“The four-game win streak has been exciting,” Lirange said.

“They were all home games, so that was great to have our friends and family here so see a string of wins.”

Lirange, who serves as a second-year captain for the Falcons, is the only senior on the team.

“The interesting part about my experience on the Bentley Field Hockey team is that I have been the only one in my grade since I came in as a freshman,” Lirange said, “so now I am the lone senior on the team.”

Lirange says the experience has prepared her well since she took the reign as a captain last season.

“Being a captain last year prepared me for the senior captain role and I learned so much from the seniors last year. My co-captains this year have been great partners so far this season.

Even aside from the captains, the whole team is full of natural leaders who consistently add value and step up during games and practices.”

Spencer says that Lirange provides a special kind of leadership

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to the team.

“Gina leads by example on and off the field. She works very had throughout the year on her game and holds the team to a high standard. She has been an impact player for us since she arrive as a freshman and she can be a game changer with her speed and skill.”

Lirange has played all eight games for the Falcons and leads the team in shots (38), offensive points (15) and goals (6). The senior forward has become a crucial part of the team’s offense that has produced 25 goals or an average of over three goals per game.

“Being my senior year, my last ever season in a collegiate sport, this season is so important to me,” Lirange said. “I have pretty hefty goals and expectations that I truly believe this team is capable of achieving.”

So far this season, the Falcons have faced three top-ten opponents, West Chester, Stonehill and Merrimack who represent all three marks in the Falcons losing column.

However, the tough schedule has given the Falcons the chance to compare themselves to the best and has provided some of the best moments of the season.

“Our first goal of the season was by freshman Taylor Kane during the West Chester game,” Moore said. “Twelve minutes into the game, she got the ball at the top and whipped out an aerial shot that landed in the back of the net. We were all screaming. It was such a great moment for her and the rest of us.”

Howard said the tough road has made the Falcons stronger and has played a component in the Falcons’ present success.

“I think that we have really improved throughout the season.

At the beginning of the season, we were definitely struggling with scoring as we lost two games

James, Talerman and Howard scored for the Falcons, along with Savannah Febesh and Leah Winer.

The Mavericks, however, frustrated the Falcons in the first-half and held the Falcons to only two goals. Bentley eventually broke through in the second-half and finished the game with 32 shots, 19 of which were on goal.

Mercy was not our best effort in the first-half,” Spencer said.

“But we did find some energy in the second-half and finished the game on a high note.”

If the Falcons were in need of a test on how far they have come, they will receive it this weekend, when the Falcons battle in a rematch against Stonehill.

“We are expecting a strong game against Stonehill,” Howard said. “They are a great opponent and are definitely one of the games that you always look forward to because you know it is going to be a good one. I look forward to playing them again and I feel like we are playing them as a whole new team.”

The rematch begins at 12 p.m.

Oct. 11 at the Bentley University Turf Field.

Lirange leads the team in shots, offensive points, and goals.

FALCON OF THE WEEK

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ALEX TATOR WOMEN’S VOLEYBALL

The Northeast-10 champion Bentley University golf team has played in five tournaments this fall and has finished in the top two four times!

Joe Plante Collegiate Inv.

Franklin Pierce Fall Inv.

Dowling September Shootout Northeast-10 Championships Northeast Challenge

four to nothing. However, we have changed things up since and I believe that it has made us stronger and you can definitely see the changes as we have done a lot more scoring since.”

Ball movement was part of the Falcons game that Howard said has especially improved.

“Recently, we have really improved our passing game as well as we are using each other up the field to move the ball faster to our opponent’s goal. This makes us a harder team to defend and definitely more of a offensive threat.”

The new improvements showed over the weekend as the Falcons defeated Assumption 3-2 and routed Mercy 5-0.

Lirange scored for the Falcons against Assumption on Friday, along with juniors Sally James and Meghan Talerman.

“Assumption was a hard fought win,” Spencer said. “We lost focus for a few minutes in the game and it almost got away from us. However, we regained composure and finished the game.”

Against Mercy, the junior class, who provided all five goals for the Falcons, carried the Falcons.

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Lirange leads field hockey team on a winning streak

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a. tator YeAR senior HOMETOWN los angeles, ca POSITION setter

Alex Tator (Los Angeles, Calif.), a senior three-year captain on the women’s volleyball team, has been named the Falcon of the Week following her outstanding performance in a 3-1 win at St. Michael’s College Saturday afternoon.

Tator, Bentley’s full-time setter in three of her four seasons, filled the stat sheet with 47 assists, four digs, a season-high four aces, a block and five kills in seven swings for a .714 hitting percentage.

Tator entered Tuesday’s match against Merrimac k with 2,418 career assists, a total that ranks ninth in program history. This season, she’s averaging 8.91 per set, fifth best in the Northeast-10.