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By Lacey Nemergut nEwS EDiTor

On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, the United States reelected President Barack Obama to

another four years in office.

Though Florida was temporarily disputed, Democratic candidate Obama received 303 Electoral College votes, leav-

ing former Republican Governor Mitt Romney with 206.

“And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you, I have learned

from you, and you’ve made me a better president. And with your stories and your struggles, I return to the

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First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha joined the president on stage before he delivered his victory speech at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.

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“A Few More Paintings” comes to Bentley

By Kevin Cash VAnguArD STAFF

A new art exhibit is on its way to Bentley’s library with a focus towards sustainability. In a joint venture between The McGladrey Art Gallery and The Arts at Bentley University, Thomas Willis’ “A Few More Paintings” will debut this week, remaining on display into early next month.

Willis developed this collection over the past two years out of his compact 200 square-foot Brighton apartment.

This work is a true personification of the artist behind it as the individual pieces are largely assembled from Willis’ own post-consumer waste. As an artist living in an expensive part of the Boston area, a tight budget limited purchases to the bare essentials like toiletries, groceries and other typical household goods.

Living this way caused the artist to seriously consider what he wanted his artwork to represent and how he wanted it to

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be perceived.

He found a more simplistic approach to be most effective in combatting what appears to be a flood of self-absorbed consumer culture currently drowning the contemporary American landscape. Where many modern advertisements are littered with color and loud imagery, Willis found the opposite approach to be closer tied with the message he’s trying to send.

This involved organizing some of his everyday products and covering them with gesso, a white chalk based pigment commonly used in painting preparation to provide a ground on which pigments are applied.

After applying several layers, he then sands the substance eliminating appearance of brush strokes, giving way to an illusionistic depth.

The result: a simplistic yet powerful visual experience.

Adam Payne, one of the faculty members responsible for bringing this artwork to Bentley said, See ART, Page 6

Thomas Willis’ exhibit is on display.

GrooveBoston’s latest tour, Visceral, rocked Bentley University, Saturday Nov. 3, bringing the latest technologies and beats in the industry. The Visceral tour, a total of 35 to 40 shows from Aug. 2012 to June 2013, seeks to further define the production and its unique features.

“We hope it’s going to be the best experience that Bentley has ever seen,” said Ed Slapik, GrooveBoston Production Manager, before the Bentley show.

“We’ve got equipment, lighting visuals that you would expect in an arena or stadium show and we brought it right to your school.”

The evolution of the college tour dates back to 2008.

“Our first tour ever was the face rockers tour, each time we pick a name and theme that goes along with what we’re trying to accomplish,” said Nicole Carpenter, branding and marketing intern for GrooveBoston.

Last year’s tour, christened Wildfire, was aimed at “having the word spread like wildfire,” said Carpenter.

This year’s highly anticipated tour, Visceral, introduces a whole new level.

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PoliCe loG trick or treat We hope everyone had a very Happy Halloween. Everything here at Bentley went off without a hitch.

Students were celebrating the wonderful holiday with nothing but scary stories, spooky hijinx and good oldfashioned apple bobbing. There were definitely not eight police logs for heavily intoxicated students in under two hours after GrooveBoston.

Nothing but smooth sailing. on the prowl On Sunday night, Waltham PD was notified of two coyotes in the area. They appeared to be headed towards Gardencrest Apartments. relax Bentley, we are in complete safety. Here’s hoping the hundreds of people living in that apartment complex are as nimble as we are.

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sleep. Besides from the sound of it, the student had the whole situation under control. a frozen Case An officer investigated suspicious behavior at Seasons. How this isn’t an hourly log update remains a mystery. Let’s see, was the suspicious behavior walking in circles, expressing confusion and ultimately a look of complete dissatisfaction? That’s not suspicious behavior, that’s the thought process for selecting the lesser of evils. It happens there all of the time.

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the More you know An rA reported that a water bubbler appeared to be falling off of the wall mount which, to be fair, is kind of their fault. Everyone says don’t put your mouth on a water bubbler, but they never say anything about climbing on it. How are we supposed to know that? We’re not mindreaders.

whoopty frickin’ do On Tuesday morning, an officer reported a vehicle was struck while parked and unattended. This seemed like only a minor report, but 10 seconds after it was reported, the entire states of New York and New Jersey rolled their eyes; the largest demonstration of an eff you in history.

the greatest samaritan On Friday at 2:49 a.m. officers and Waltham PD responded to a fire alarm in Kresge. A fire extinguisher was purposefully discharged in the hallway and at 3:02 a.m., Facilities was notified that they need to clean up the discharged fire extinguisher.

We really think this could’ve waited until 8 a.m. We all need our beauty

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and the greatest halloween Costume goes to...

A student reported that she could smell marijuana coming from the basketball court. The officer reported that the smell was unfounded upon arrival. About five minutes later, two students dressed as the guys from Men in Black walked away from the area, removed their sunglasses and high fived each other.

Brilliant. rising fears Just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning, a student was stuck in the elevator of Fenway. Though it could have been worse, they could have been stuck in the Collins elevator, which would be like the Tower of Terror with actual terror.

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ELECTION Continued from Page 1 White House more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead,” said President Barack Obama in his victory speech delivered to his crowd of supporters in Chicago.

“I know that political campaigns can sometimes seem small, even silly. And that provides plenty of fodder for the cynics that tell us that politics is nothing more than a contest of egos or the domain of special interests. But if you ever get the chance to talk to folks who turned out at our rallies and crowded along a rope line in a high school gym, or saw folks working late in a campaign office in some tiny county far away from home, you’ll discover something else.

“You’ll hear the determination in the voice of a young field organizer who’s working his way through college and wants to make sure every child has that same opportunity.

You’ll hear the pride in the voice of a volunteer who’s going door to door because her brother was finally hired when the local auto plant added another shift.

You’ll hear the deep patriotism in the voice of a military spouse who’s working the phones late at night to make sure that no one who fights for this country ever has to fight for a job or a roof over their head when they come home.

“That’s why we do this.

That’s what politics can be.

That’s why elections matter,” continued the president.

“That won’t change after tonight, and it shouldn’t.

These arguments we have are a mark of our liberty.

We can never forget that as we speak people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to argue about the issues that matter, the chance to cast their ballots like we did today.”

Given the degree of closeness in the presidential race, there was a period of 90 minutes between Romney’s concession speech and declared news cast projections. The key point in Obama’s victory came from winning the battleground state of Ohio.

“The nation, as you know, is at a critical point.

At a time like this, we can’t risk partisan bickering and political posturing.

Our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people’s work. And we the citizens also have to rise to the occasion,” said Romney

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to his supporters in Boston.

While the Republicans control the house 232 to 191, the Democrats retained a slight majority in the senate 51 to 45. This divided congress will pose similar problems

thatObama faced during his first term in office, undoubtedly laying obstacles for his agenda.

Here in Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren defeated incumbent Scott Brown for the senate seat by a narrow margin of eight per-

centage points. In doing so, Warren became the first woman from Massachusetts to win a senate seat. Meanwhile, Brown’s concession speech hinted to his large number of supporters that he may run again.

In the end, the senate maintained it’s democratic majority and the house maintained it’s republican majority.

While the President won a majority of electoral votes, the popular vote remains much closer, almost evenly split.

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

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Now we can get our Newsfeeds back After months upon months of primaries, campaigning and political discussions, the United States has voted to keep President Barack Obama in office for another term. This election caught everyone’s attention, from the campaign ads to the gaffes. But after almost $2 billion being spent, little has changed in our government.

President Obama will continue his job, with Vice President Joe Biden alongside him. Our senate kept the same distribution of seats and will maintain its Democratic majority. The House will also keep its Republican majority, having gained some seats, with John Boehner remaining as Speaker of the House.

So what does all of this mean? One thing we know for sure is the legislative process will continue to be slow and difficult due to the Republican-led House and Democrat-led Senate and Executive Branch.

There are Senators and Congressmen and women who are disappointed with how little they have done in this split Congress and this is very likely to continue.

Only time will tell what effects President Obama and the new Congress will have on our nation, but it will affect us students in

the near future. Many policies and programs such as Social Security, “Obamacare”, tax rates and even the general state of employment will all affect students who are entering or have recently entered the workforce. Again, we cannot know how all of this will play out, but we all hope that things brighten up as we graduate.

There are definitely some things that we are sure will happen post-election. For one, no more campaign ads. There will no longer be ads attacking one candidate or the other every other commercial.

Unfortunately, this also means we will not receive any gems, like Herman Cain’s Chief of Staff’s infamous ad.

This also means, to the relief of many, that our friends will no longer be posting their political opinions on Facebook and Twitter or spamming our Newsfeeds with campaign ads. To all of you who are guilty of this: You are entitled to your opinion and choice of candidate, but the rest of us really don’t want to hear about it. Facebook’s not supposed to be a political chat room.

But the biggest effect that the election being over will have is the lack of con-

tent for the media. For over a year, newspapers and news shows have discussed very little outside the realm of politics. Even The Vanguard, which rarely delves into politics, was full of election-related articles last week.

What will they be able to talk about now? With most of their content gone, there’s a lot of airtime to fill. It’s been so long since primaries and the election were not in the discussion, that we almost can’t remember news shows talking about anything else.

So now that all of this is behind us (except for Florida, who once again has to do a recount despite the election already being over) a new craze will sweep our nation. As we all know, we are only two weeks away from Thanksgiving, which means two weeks until everyone goes into their Christmas craze. For those of us who don’t celebrate the holiday, this means weeks of Christmas ads all over TV, Facebook Newsfeeds covered in Christmas-related posts and so many lights and decorations that we won’t even remember what things used to look like in the dark.

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“When disaster strikes, we see America at its best.”

-Barack Obama on the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy “I’m not sure how this happened, but I freakin’ love it.”

-Blake Shelton on winning Entertainer of the Year at the 46th Annual Country Music Association Awards ceremony “I feel like every single scene in this movie culminates with some kind of kiss.”

-Kristin Stewart regarding the final segment of the Twilight saga, Breaking Dawn

In the article titled “Bentley Speech and Debate Society host a mock debate” in the November 1, 2012 issue of The Vanguard, Elizabeth Nally should have been Elizabeth Bennett.

The Vanguard sincerely apologizes for this error.

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

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A fresh start for Bentley Entrepreneur Society

By Francisco Salas VANGUARD STAff

New beginnings are a way to turn the page on history and revamp a campus group; the Bentley Entrepreneur Society (BES) is gearing up to what promises to be a brand new start. Senior Ben Fowler is looking forward to kick starting a new chapter on the Society’s history with a plan to give the organization campus-wide recognition and a strong heading!

President Fowler and the Entrepreneurs have a plan to attract new members and create their own successful start-up. Their idea is to create a business that will be simple enough so that entrepreneurship can be fostered and new members can learn the ropes of what it means to run a real business, with responsibilities and rewards.

The starting point is a cellphone recycling/resale business called Istockphones.com; according to the club members, it is a proven business model. BES will soon be expanding Istockphones.com, structured so that future members can interact with the different areas of the business, having a wide array of jobs available. BES has been structured so that each member will be choosing a team among the marketing, research, operations and finance options. Each one of these teams is responsible for their areas of expertise and interest in the istockphones.com business.

Separating the entrepreneurs into sub groups in this way will increase overall efficiency and create a better learning environment, with each member of their subgroup perfecting his or her skills or discovering new ones.

Istockphones.com works on a simple platform on the consumer side: 1) Locate your used phone on their accepted list, 2) Ship the used phone (free shipping), 3) after your phone is inspected, receive your payment. That is the simple part, under the hood of the business there are multiple teams of BES that have been assigned multiple roles throughout the business in their areas of specialization. On the business side the main processes are: 1) the phone arrives and its condition is checked against the customers listing, 2) payment made to customer, 3) Phone is cleaned and data erased and finally 4) phone is put up for sale on eBay. If the BES is successful, the profits from the sale of phones on eBay will go to set up a fund for future projects, in which BES members with a structured business plan can receive partial or full

funding to develop their ideas and promote entrepreneurship at Bentley University.

The second part of Ben Fowler and BES’s plan is to have an annual entrepreneurship conference where Bentley University alumni and sector leaders can give insights on how to start your own business, develop an idea and being successful all while being profitable. The idea is for it to be set up with talk from alumni and advisory on BES business projects, possibly with mentorship from alumni who are indus-

try experts that could lead to internships along the road.

This current business of the Bentley Entrepreneur Society will serve as a starting point of many other BES sponsored projects; look out for BES events around camp us! Disco v e r a p a ssio n!

Discover entrepreneurship!

For more information about BES or on Istockphone.com contact: President: Benjamin “Ben” Fowler fowler_benj@bentley.edu Marketing Team: Mikaela Gillick gillick_mika@bentley.edu

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Continued from Page 1 introduces a whole new level.

“What visceral means is at these concerts, you have a moment where there are no words to describe how epically awesome this is,” said Carpenter.

Carpenter described the purpose of the company and its magnanimous presence in the industry. “[It’s about] making people happy…a break from their everyday. Have fun and forget about everything else.”

“I hope that [the students] walk away with pride in their school [knowing] that this happened at their university,” said Slapik.

Unlike others in the business, the DJs in this show have no set music list. “[They] gauge the reactions and emotions of the crowd,” said Carpenter, detailing the methodology the DJs use for the set list. “[They] engage the audience and if they feel they’re ready for a huge pump up song, then that’s what will play next.”

“Last year was great and we love coming to Bentley and this year, we’re only making it bigger and better. It’s all about constantly approving…there’s going to be lots of surprises along the way… some of them haven’t been exposed at any other show,” said Carpenter.

GrooveBoston introduced their latest tour technology: GB sticks. The sticks, distributed to the dancing crowd, are under the complete control of the team,

changing colors on cue. “The idea has been around but not in this form so we have worked on a prototype and have a prototype here to demo and debut for Bentley,” said Slapik.

The company practices its unique performance in a warehouse equipped with DJ decks and customized equipment. The crew compiles relevant statistics and data, searching for the ideal remixes to today’s latest hits. “[We’re] looking for new up and coming music, new tracks, new remixes…we also like to play top 40s because the crowd just loves to sing along,” said Carpenter. “[It’s] constant research.”

The show featured add-ons including haze and cryo. “Haze is similar to a fog machine, but it’s a lot lighter… what it does is when all the lights turn on it creates cool effects that go straight out into the crowd.” Cryo, a rare addition to college campus events, is composed of carbon dioxide meant to penetrate the crowd and dissipate shortly after in a cool breeze.

Furthermore, “[This is the] first show in this year’s tour where LEDs have been used,” said Carpenter.

A unique feature of the company includes their ability to collaborate as a close-knit team.

“We kind of refer to GrooveBoston as the whole team because literally we work as a group from start to finish,” said Carpenter. The team collaborates on activities ranging from contracts to stage construction.

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South Asian Students’ Association presents The Diwali Games

By Helia Azarakhsh VANGUARD STAff If you go to Bentley you have most likely heard of Bentley’s South Asian Student Association (SASA) and their yearly event, the Diwali show. This past Friday, on November 2, SASA put on a great performance as they do every year.

Diwali is known is the “festival of lights” and is a holiday in India and other South Asian cultures such as Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Nepal.

Ravi Patel, the President of SASA explains that Diwali is celebrated during the time of Navratri which is nine nights for celebrating the New Year.

This year the New Year takes place on November 13, 2012. It is a time of celebrating the past year with family and friends and looking forward to the upcoming year and all the years to come.

SASA brought Diwali to Bentley over 5 years ago and each year they’ve shown the rest of the student body more of their culture.

Bentley’s SASA is known for taking on a theme for their performances. Ravi says, “We want it to be less of a talent show and more of a production.” This year they chose the movie The Hunger

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Games to base their theme on. “We had some other ideas but that seemed to be the most current and exciting theme.” They were right in their thinking because it ended up being a success, as it was a theme the audience could relate to.

There is a lot of work that goes into the production of Diwali. There are numerous hours that went into making the beautiful backdrop that set the stage for the show. It also takes a lot of commitment to practice for the individual dances. Some nights,

members were practicing for four to five hours. Other than the time commitment, it is also challenging to plan ideas to insure that each part of the event lines up with the next.

This past Friday, the night began with a classical dance

called Bharatanatyam, which is the most popular classical Indian dance. There were ten acts in total and seven of those acts incorporated the theme as “Districts.”

Included were a freshman dance, a fashion show and the Supreme Bhangra Unit.

The freshman even put on a skit where they showed some of the chaos SASA went through in the semester.

They ended with everyone coming together to provide the audience with an exciting finale. Throughout the show there were traditional beats, such as “Subha Hone Na De” from the movie Desi Boyz, mixed with today’s pop music including “Gangnam Style”

by Psy. If you are interested to join SASA or learn more about Diwali you can email ga_sasa@bentley.edu . This year SASA held a Diwali Kick-Off night in preparation of the show where students signed up for what acts they wanted to participate in and be a part of. The best way to join is by signing up at the Student Activities Fair, which is held at the beginning of each semester.

Whether you want to be a member of SASA or watch the festival keep an eye out for SASA and join in on the celebration!

ART Continued from Page 1 “I think Thomas’s exhibit gives all viewers the opportunity to take a step back and think critically about what constitutes art. His subversive approach also lends itself to reminding us all to be conscious of our environment and, more specifically, what each of us can do to be more sustainable.”

He also noted how, especially at a business school, this type of art work can help to provide balance and add value to an environment otherwise occupied with cash flows and income statements.

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Virgin America Airline seeks to change airline industry

By Kevin White Vanguard Staff

Virgin America Airlines–a subsidiary of British Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson’s the Virgin Group, is revolutionizing the airline industry. Since beginning service in 2007, Virgin has established itself as an industry leader in comfort, service and design. With an aim of providing low-cost travel with high quality service, Virgin is moving away from industry tradition. While this strategy has built a faithful customer base, it has not produced a profit in the company’s five-year history.

Stepping onto a Virgin plane is a unique experience.

The aircraft buzzes like a nightclub. Purple mood lighting glows over soft white leather seats. Blue-tinted windows block out glare.

Laptops and tablets are in use as people connect to WiFi standard with every flight.

Flight attendants have ditched typical attire for sleek new outfits designed by Banana Republic. Even the anticipated roar of the engine is nothing more than a hum

on their new fuel-efficient planes.

And then there’s the “Red System,” Virgin’s in-flight entertainment guru.

Through a touch-screen on the back of each headrest, customers can watch movies, play games, order food and drinks, shop and much more.

Their efforts have not gone unnoticed, as they have captured numerous best-in-class awards including “Best Domestic Airline” in Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Awards for five consecutive years and No. 1 in Class in Zagat’s Global Airlines Survey in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

But all of these comforts come at a cost, one that has kept Virgin’s profits in the red since the company’s launch. The amenities on each plane contribute heavily to what industry engineers call “financial drag.”

Peripheral features that add pounds to the plane, which eventually costs the airline millions in fuel expenses.

Factored with unexpected higher fuel costs – when creating Virgin’s business plan in 2004, Branson watched

fuel prices rise from $1.20 to $2.90 per gallon in a matter of months – and constant expansion it makes sense that profits have been elusive.

CEO, David Cush and mastermind Branson claim that there is hope for Virgin, who continues to push off an IPO until they have seen consistent profit. They believe that Virgin has finally reached a critical mass, “At 28 airplanes, you’re not relevant, at 52, we’re relevant,” Cush told Aviation Weekly.

He claims that additional staffing and new routes, which led to a 35 percent increase in capacity in 2011 has driven costs and now the airline can focus on making a profit.

Unfortunately for Virgin, reaching a critical mass has now put them in direct competition with low-cost carriers like Southwest and JetBlue and major carriers such as American Airlines.

Fare comparisons show that Virgin flights generally run $20 to $30 more expensive than these competitors. The question becomes, can Virgin create a market share that is

Virgin Amerca’s newest plane changes the way people travel.

willing to pay a little extra for award winning quality and finally turn it into a profit or will they have to change their strategy? Management at Virgin has taken a firm stance that they will contin-

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ue to operate for quality not cost efficiency. Branson has reasoned that his purpose in creating Virgin America was to change the lack of quality in domestic airlines, not add to it.

Insurance conglomerate AIG turns the clock back AIGain

By Luke Heaney Vanguard Staff

Taking an unfortunate walk back to the bleak days of 2008, there is perhaps no firm, which paints a scarier picture than that of American International Group. The once famed Dow Component insurance conglomerate with assets and operations all over the world needed to be bailed out to the tune of $182 billion and was effectively nationalized with the federal government owning a dominating equity interest in the firm. That AIG which came to the near brink of oblivion, is still standing today and is telling a different story.

On Thursday, the insurance giant posted solid Q3 results beating analyst con-

Protestors rally against the AIG bailout in 2008.

sensus estimates on both the top and bottom line. Net EPS came in at $1.00 per share versus expectations of $.86.

This represents an increase from a loss of $1.58 per share in the last period.

The reason for the gain was actually healthy business conditions and a strong operating environment. They spoke of greater pricing power in their property, casualty business along with stronger returns from their life insurance assets.

The only guidance given based on the recent damage caused by Hurricane Sandy was that it was too early to be able to tell what the write off may be. CEO Robert Benmosche also stated that their corporate headquarters in New York was still without power but the companies

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Robert Benmosche, the company’s CEO, is helping AIG recover.

operations were not materially affected.

In terms of steps in the company’s continuing transformation that were still on the table, they are still looking to shed noncore assets.

This includes their minority interest in their former Asian subsidiary AIA as well as their aircraft leasing business ILFC. Benmosche commented that the firm was waiting for an improvement in overall market conditions before proceeding with a sale or public offering of either of these assets.

Despite all of this seemingly positive news, the company’s stock has traded down slightly more than six percent since the news broke. The equity holders were looking for an announcement of dividend payments coupled with a

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potential stock buyback.

However, Benmoche said they would not be looking into a dividend until later in 2013 and would be using free cash flow to improve the cap-

ital structure of the firm and pay off debt.

To think back to 2008 and all of the unprecedented accommodations, which AIG received, this firm has survived. It is smaller than it was but, despite the naysayers, this firm has returned to profitability and has actually paid back the TARP funds it received in 2009.

Furthermore, the governments controlling interest has been backed off and now is below 50 percent, making them majority controlled by the public once again. This company has achieved so much in such a small amount of time. They may never be the giant they were, but the place the company is in today points to a much brighter future.

AIG has been recovering since 2008.

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Miike Snow chills in the Paradise Rock Club

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By Kelsey Miller Vanguard Staff

“What was the best halloween costume you saw last weekend?”

SArAh MAher ClASS of 2016 fInAnCe “Jesus.”

IAn DAIgle ClASS of 2013 C orPorAte f InAnCe AnD ACCoUntIng “Farmer Brown.”

On Oct. 22, Miike Snow played to a crowd at the intimate Paradise Rock Club, located right next to Boston University. The performance had been moved from the Orpheum Theater to the much smaller venue, and judging by the fans that got to dance 10 feet from their favorite band the new location was a shrewd move.

Miike Snow is a Swedish indie pop band that was formed in 2007 in Stockholm.

The band began with its three main members, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, and Andrew Wyatt, who became friends in 2004. Karlsson and Winneberg worked for a while as producers and songwriters. At that time, some of their clients included Madonna, Kylie Minogue, and Britney Spears, whose single “Toxic” later won a Grammy.

Like many bands, Miike

Self--titled Miike Snow was the band’s first album, released in 2009 in the U.S.

ticularly for a debut; it’s songs such as Burial, Silvia and Plastic Jungle have given the band a large fan base.

Miike Snow has a very unique sound, including

ShIzA AhMeD ClASS of 2015 eConoMICS-fInAnCe “The costumes with the new Bentley logo on them.”

Members Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, and Andrew Wyatt formed Miike Snow in Sweden.

Snow’s first album was selftitled. Miike Snow was released in the US in the summer of 2009, and the album’s two singles, “Animal” and “Black & Blue”, immediately gained them much popularity. Miike Snow is an incredibly solid album, par-

Kelley WIlCox ClASS of 2016 fInAnCe “The Tributes from the Hunger Games.”

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aspects from the house, electronic and indie pop genres.

Their songs may include anything from organs to marching drums. But more than anything, Miike Snow’s strength lies in their lyrics, which are both catchy and thought-provoking. The mem-

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bers’ beginning as songwriters is clearly reflected in their work.

In March of this year Miike Snow released their second album, Happy to You, which also features the famed antlered rabbit on the cover art. The band enjoyed instant hits in their songs “Paddling Out”, “Devil’s Work”, and “The Wave”.

Along with Peter Bjorn and John, Lykke Li (pronounced lickey lee) and other bands, Miike Snow created their own record label, INGRID, in 2011.

Miike Snow’s eclectic sound makes for an interesting live experience. At each tour stop they set up their large sound machine that triples as a bass, xylophone, and proliferation of lights which pulse in time with the music.

This, in combination with the band’s energy and the ‘Dise’s up-close-and-personal interior, made for a truly unforgettable concert two weeks ago.

If you are interested in getting into house music, or just need a new band to listen to, Miike Snow is an excellent selection.

eMMAnUel VentUrA ClASS of 2014 fInAnCe “A dead zombie.”

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In March, Miike Snow released their second album titled Happy to You.

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Features & CoLuMNs

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A mid-season television checkup: NBC sitcoms

By Mike Lovett Features editor

As we near the midpoint of the fall television season, now seems as good a time as any to check in on what is going on in network television. Just as an editorial note, there will be little focus on cable television because it seems that those shows are the only ones that have no problems. (See Primetime Emmy Award Winners.)

The biggest focus here will be on NBC, which faces the most immediate changes with the largest impacts. A year ago it was “Comedy Night Done Right.” Now, two of its Thursday night staples, 30 Rock and The Office are in their final seasons, with 30 Rock ending at the end of the fall. The two shows have combined for four Outstanding

Comedy Series awards and 93 other Emmy nominations. So will comedy night be done at all?

Parks and Recreation is primed to be the leader of Thursday but it stands on a level of its own. Up All Night has announced that it will be filming its final three episodes of the season in a multi-cam format in an effort to bring in bigger audiences but it has been taken off of Thursday night in favor of an hour of The Voice.

And then there is Community, the only other Thursday night veteran which just received its season premiere date of Feb. 7. This will likely take 30 Rock’s place at 8 p.m. leaving only one open slot going into next season.

There is one glimmer of hope and it lies with 1600 Penn. The show focuses on a

1600 Penn, a new NBC comedy featuring a dysfunctional first family, premieres in January.

30 Rock and The Office are both airing their final seasons this year.

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right in to the Thursday night lineup and the looming inauguration can boost ratings.

The show’s optimism stems from the man power behind the camera. The show was created by Josh Gad, who is recently coming off of a run of rave reviews with The Book of Mormon and Jon Lovett, the former speechwriter of President Barack Obama.

They both serve as executive producers and Gad also stars as the President’s son, Skip. They will be assisted in the production by director Jason Winer, who has perfected the art single-camera directing by directing 19 episodes of Modern Family.

If 1600 Penn fails, NBC has options but those options will come at the expense of a complete schedule shakeup. The New Normal and Go On fit the

mold of smart single-cam sitcoms for Thursday night but they have been holding steady on Tuesdays and providing competition to Fox and ABC which also feature Tuesday night comedies.

The one thing in NBC’s corner is experience. Beloved sitcoms have died out before and while it took a little while for them to get back on track they finally did. When Friends ended in 2004, it took about a year and a half for The Office to take the helm and then another for it to be joined by 30 Rock.

They have an ace in the hole with Parks and Recreation which continues to receive critics’ support. If they can find one more show to consistently perform on Thursday night, then they’ll make the night a “must see” once again.

dysfunctional first family and stars Bill Pullman and Jenna Elfman. The show is slated to premiere on Jan. 10 at 9:30 p.m. The single-camera nature and premise help it blend

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Scratching the Surface: Danger Jokes at Diwali

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Last Friday, the South Asian Student Association (SASA) held its annual Diwali show. I had never been to the event before but had heard so much positive feedback from past attendees that I decided I had to go see the show for myself!

The event was big and there were many people attending in Koumatzelis.

The show’s hosts were funny and The Hunger Games theme was relevant. The

show was full of unique music, dance and dress. It was the first time that I had been introduced to so much South Asian culture and it was great!

There was also a young feel to the event, with skits poking fun at SASA’s eboard and a modern-day mix of music and choreography.

Of course, no event is perfect, and a few dancers did have some trouble with the choreography but, for me, that didn’t take away from the unique experience of Diwali.

What did take away from the experience was one of the jokes that the organizers included in the show. It portrayed a gay character who was interested in a straight one. The portrayal lasted two separate skits in between dances.

Both depicted the gay character as a skinny, awkward, limp-wristed, flamboyant and effeminate person driven to be with a straight man he never could be with.

The straight character was discomforted by the constant

insistence of the gay character for them to be together.

Even when the straight character, always relaxed and social, was shown with his girlfriend in the second skit, the gay character persisted. After being rejected more, the gay man goes into an emotional fit with his limp wrists flying everywhere; what you would typically expect from a 13-yearold girl.

This story line was actually really offensive. Growing up, I was made fun of in my high school for what were considered my limp wrists.

During that time, I began training myself to not make my hands shake as much so I wouldn’t stand out as I did; actions I’m ashamed of today.

While in the closet, the last thing I would ever consider doing was hitting on a guy, let alone a straight guy with a girlfriend. Even my friends in high school and college (who were and are out) would never approach a straight person to hit on them.

I was also made fun of for being too effeminate, so I started adjusting the way I walked and talked so fewer people would notice. It hurt my self-esteem and changed me.

The gay character’s insistence on being with the straight character is an unpleasant image that is already on wide display in our culture: Gay men are overly sexual. SASA should be aiming to fight these images, not add their own to the wall.

SASA’s portrayal of a gay man as an overly emotional character doesn’t break any ground. It falls right in line with a history as translated through humor that ultimately embarrasses anyone in the closet for being who they are, as well as building on the stereotypes broadly painted over millions of people.

Please don’t misunderstand me. I’m a real believer that anything worth discussing is also worth some humor. However, SASA’s gay character isn’t funny, despite

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all of the laughs in the auditorium. There is good humor that reduces offense and then there is bad humor that is part of the reason why nearly every LGBTQ person I know on campus doesn’t consider this university a welcoming place.

Of course I don’t speak on behalf of the community. My gay friends may have different opinions on what was on display last Friday night. I speak as myself. I speak as someone who has had to endure the pain and torment because of depictions all around me like those shown at Diwali.

I’m in no way discounting the effort by all of the students who were a part of the event. A lot of work was put into it, but it was deeply offensive.

Unfortunately, the event is over and a single positive image of a gay character was not on display. Meanwhile, men and women happily danced together in vibrant colors and music, leaving straight partnerships as the only positive image.

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Notes from Abroad Question: “What has been your most memorable experience abroad?”

By Patrick Curran Milan, italy

My most memorable experience so far during my time abroad was my trip to Tuscany. Whether consumed by the everyday hustle and bustle of Milano, or attempting to visit all of the cliché tourist destinations in Europe, it can be easy to overlook the natural beauty and tranquility just around the corner.

Along with 65 other classmates, I was able to see some of the often overlooked treasures of Italy, including the medieval city of Siena (which of note to Bentley students is home to the world’s oldest active bank, although rumor has it they’re going under), as well as the small hillside town of Montalcino, home to some of the most renowned wine in all of Italy.

It was really refreshing to see such an authentic and seemingly untouched representation of Italy. As opposed to the fast pace

lifestyle of the more urban north of Italy where I study, Tuscany offered a view into the beautiful landscapes, ancient culture and laidback lifestyle that Italy is so synonymous with.

A few highlights of the trip included climbing to the top of medieval castle that offered a sprawling view of Tuscany’s many hills, valleys and vineyards, as well as a visit to an eighth century monastery hidden in the countryside to watch the monks participate in their daily prayers. I think what was most intriguing about the trip as a whole was the way in which Tuscany portrays the blending of the old and new and the way in which the region is so clearly is influenced by its storied history, even centuries removed.

As residents of such a young and modern country, it can be difficult to imagine having such a deep connection with one’s roots or even being surrounded on a daily

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basis by architecture two and even three times as old as our county itself, but for thousands of Europeans that is their reality.

Despite the downpour of

rain that persisted throughout the trip and a disappointing lack of Olive Gardens, my trip to Tuscany was definitely a unique learning experience.

By Marc Schleif

signs, but it all manages to work out. The motorbikes, similar to Vespas, are the default mode of transportation, and a few times I’ve even seen a family of four packed onto them.

Having ridden ATVs in the past, I figured I could ride one no problem, so some other Bentley guys and I rented two motorbikes for $7 an hour, including a tour guide.

Hanoi traffic was a challenge to walk through, but zipping around and avoiding collisions was an absolute

Hong Kong

Over the past two months, I’ve had so many amazing experiences abroad, but my single most memorable one was over our fall break last week.

Some friends and I spent 10 days traveling around southeast Asia, with Hanoi, Vietnam being one of our stops.

Hanoi is an incredibly vibrant city, packed with motorbikes, bicycles, pedestrians and street carts sharing tight roads with no stop

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adrenaline rush.

We ended up driving several miles around the city and saw some new sights, including checking out the Temple of Literature dedicated to Confucius for a quick break.

On the motorbike, my friend on the back kept me informed about traffic around me and we ended up making it back to the rental shop in one piece. After a slightly terrifying, but exhilarating hour and a half, we relaxed at a coffee shop overlooking a lake downtown as the sun set.

I haven’t told my mom yet since she’d be too worried, but it was amazing to see how Hanoians get around first hand, and in rush hour nonetheless!

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Intramural Round-Up: The comeback of the optimistic Donna Buns

By Mike Lovett Features editor

Intramural Round-up is meant to bring to light the unsung heroes that give up one to two hours of their week to dedicate themselves to a cause.

Now this cause might not be anything more than bragging rights, a free t-shirt and a picture on the Bentley athletics home page for a week but to many that is a cause worth fighting for. These are

their stories.

The true nature of a team cannot be judged until it has faced adversity. Wins and losses mean nothing until the brutal trials are faced and there is no other choice but to rise from the ashes.

This is terrific news for Donna Buns, the current cellar dweller of the Co-Ed Soccer Intramural Program.

The Buns sit at 0-3 thanks to a forfeit, a 7-2 thrashing courtesy of “2 Goals 1 Cup Sponsored by Louis Vuitton”

The team is optimistic that they can turn their 0-3 season around.

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and just a merciless 10-0 beat down by “Arab United.”

Though, the losses were formidable the forfeit was not.

A Thursday night game at 9 is nothing short of a travesty.

The squad refuses to lose hope because if they did, they wouldn’t really have anything else.

“When you are at the bottom of the pit of despair it’s live or die. There is no time to think about match ups or schemes,” said starting defenseman Ryan Driggs.

“It’s kill or be killed.”

“And at this point we are a bunch of serial killers on the field,” added midfielder Dan Battista.

With three games remaining, the team looks at the rest of the schedule as not just a chance to improve but a chance to reach their true potential.

“Each of us has a little Pele in them,” said Captain Cam Smith. “We are like Pele before he really learned how to play soccer at an unbelievable level. We are all like a bunch of 5-year-old Peles.”

There is a certain charm in Donna Buns. A set of intan-

The Donna Buns remain in good spirits despite suffering losses.

gibles you can’t help but root for. It’s their relentless passion, palpable optimism and complete inability to bend it like Beckham that gives you the sense that this is more than just a game to them; this is a metaphor for life.

“Sure there are players that could dribble the ball coast to coast, that could place a perfect corner kick, or shoot the ball directly at the net,” says Smith. “But I don’t want them on this team.

What fun is that?”

“Give me the kid who

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wants to rip a few shots before the game, who kicks the ball as hard as they can every single time, who cares more about the good of the team than the game itself. I’ll take them 10 times out of 10.”

Battista said, “I know we are not perfect but I embrace that. Some people would look at our record and give up.

Not me. Not on this team.

Maybe I’m a dreamer. Maybe we all are.”

Dream on, Donna Buns, dream on.

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COLuMNS

November 8, 2012

HorosCopes

By Vanguard Staff

Aries

Senior Spotlight

(March 21-April 19)

on to the next step (first really) in my career. I am also excited to wrap up my swimming career with such a great team and coach.

You’re actually pretty good at managing other people’s money. Once you get into it, you can see what to spend and what to save. Now’s the time to get into it.

Taurus

What are your plans for the future?

I would like to work at a smaller firm and get my hold in the business world.

Experience is my main concern in the short term. After a few years, I will strive to make an impact in the workplace wherever I may end up.

(April 20-May 20)

Your intuition should be working well, so follow it. Don’t try to be a perfectionist; capture the moment’s passion.

Gemini

(May 21-June 21)

You’d better pack some protein in your briefcase. The odds are good you won’t get out for lunch until the weekend.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Make arrangements early; you’re about to be swept away by lovely emotions. Relax and enjoy the ride.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

A matter pertaining to home and family, or possibly real estate, requires your consideration, decision and action.

Choose for the long term.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Over the next few days you’ll notice it seems easier to understand. Issues that have been confusing will all of a sudden seem crystal clear. Your education is working!

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Conditions are excellent for making a good return on your investments. There’s more imagination than work required, and keep your opinions private.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Get used to the increase in your energy, and sheet determination. You feel like you can do anything, but you’d better do it quickly.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

The pressure on you intensifies, but don’t let yourself get nervous. Keep returning phone calls and paying off debts. You’ll feel much better soon.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Meet with your teammates to work up a strategy. Conditions are excellent for not only writing up your plan of action, but also for launching it.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

It’s good to have a structure in place for cranking out the work. Make that your first priority. The more efficient you become, the more generously you’ll be rewarded.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

All sorts of new adventures are attracting your attention.

You’re strongly tempted to drop completely out of the old rat race. Better start serious planning.

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Interview for Senior Spotlight Name: Tyler Champagne Major: Accountancy Hometown: Orange, CT What are you involved in at Bentley?

I am captain of the Swimming and Diving Team and a SAAC rep here at Bentley.

What are you looking forward to this year?

As with my past three years here, I look forward to whatever Bentley has to offer over the course of the year.

Personally, I am enthusiastic about finishing undergraduate classes and moving

What is your favorite event on campus?

Spring Day for sure. It is such an exciting day that involves the entire campus.

It’s great seeing everyone, from freshmen to seniors, sharing their enjoyment of this school. On top of it all, we always have a great show put on in the gymnasium by some popular artists.

What are your goals for this year?

For the upcoming year, I definitely want to keep working hard. I know for some it is a difficult task as a senior, but I think it’s important to finish strong.

For the swim team, I hope to finish with a record consistent with years past. Our team hasn’t had a losing record in several years, and I would like to keep it that

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way.

How are you feeling about graduation?

Nervous, and I’m sure I’m sharing that feeling with a lot of the Class of 2013. Of course, it is always exciting turning over a new page.

Getting out of school and applying what we’ve learned for the past 16 years will be rewarding.

On the other hand, it HAS been 16 years of a consistently similar routine.

Changing that schedule up will be a real challenge; one that I look forward to.

What is your advice to seniors/words of wisdom?

Do whatever you wish to do (within reason and legal restrictions of course). I mean this whichever way it may be construed, whether it is pursuing a job or simply going into Boston for lunch.

A friend of mine told me over the summer, “No matter what you do [senior] year, you will end up thinking it was not enough.”

Every time an opportunity arises, I try my best to capitalize. This strategy has proved itself worthy the past two months of my senior year.

What can Bentley do to help you with this year?

Help me get out of the five Monday classes I had to

take… Kidding (but really).

On a serious note, I would just like to see the campus continue thriving and being proud.

Everywhere I turn, there are people wearing Bentley gear, showing their love for the institution. Since day one, it has assured me that my decision to attend this school was the right one to make.

What is the most valuable lesson you have learned at Bentley?

Business isn’t all about suits, ties and crunching numbers. There is a significant amount of “behind the scenes” activity associated with a company’s balance sheet.

Relationships are incredibly important, whether it is friends in the workplace or clients. We are social people, and it takes a lot more than smarts to be successful.

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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Healthy Hart: Interview with Yoga Expert Nan Greer pt. 2 something. It’s just overall there are a lot of bad choices to be made. People need to be more aware of their options and choices.

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Where is your favorite place to get a healthy meal?

I love Organic Café in Beverly. The people who work there are really fun and they have some really good meals there. Grassy Roots in Hamilton is another great place to check out. There’s also a new place in Salem called Five Alive, it’s a really nice organic based menu. They offer so many healthy options, my friend and I, who’s a personal trainer, went in and was so surprised. I didn’t even know some of the options they offered; it was really nice.

Just the other day I went to the Cheesecake Factory and ate a salad, without ordering anything too rich or heavy.

You can go anywhere and find

What is your favorite place to go grocery shopping?

My favorite place is Green Meadow Farms in Hamilton.

I love the people who farm there and they are all organic farmers. They have a CSA agriculture program for the community.

It’s not where you shop, but what you buy. I can shop anywhere, but I need to find the products that I want. I usually go to Trader Joes or Whole Foods, but I can shop at Stop n’ Shop and Shaws, too.

What is your favorite recipe/healthy meal?

I love making hummus–it’s easy and fast. Anything with quinoa, which is a super grain you can add to salads, hummus and more. Fruit smoothies, with fiber powder and wheat grass, are wonderful.

Salads are always an option with me. I’m not much of a cook, but I can do smaller options that make a difference and eat with just those options.

In your opinion, what is the best way to get the

proper meals on a college campus? What foods do you recommend?

You have to have knowledge of what you’re eating.

Everything is full of carbohydrates and starches, potatoes, bread, and fries. It boils down to choices.

You don’t have to have a lot of dairy, wheat, and protein.

The most popular meals on campus usually revolve around those three things, too.

Nutrition is not easy.

Take the people walking around with yogurt cups. It’s hard to tell if it still offers nutritious value. It goes from the factory, to a truck, to storage, to the store, then your hand. How do you know what you’re eating? It’s about awareness – where your food comes from and how it’s prepared.

The closer you can get to the source of your food the better the food is for you.

Are there any dorm room meals that you wish students would stop making or ordering?

Pizza and Marconi and Cheese! There is no nutritional value to pizza.

Again, it boils down to choices. You can eat something bad for you and you might feel yucky afterwards, but it won’t be the end of the world.

package. The policy shift on foreign direct investment in certain areas of the economy has received much more international and national attention. The social impacts of the shift could subtly change both the internal face and external perception of India.

The new decision to allow foreign direct investment in the retail, welfare and other important industries has been described by government officials as necessary to modernize and support India’s economy, an economy which in its midlife crisis. The ruling Congress party earlier put forward the plan on foreign direct investment only to see it so vehemently opposed by the opposition and public as to not make it viable. The struggling economy has meant that the still existing opposition to the plan has been overridden by the government.

Particularly controversial has been the granting of permission to transnational retail giants to build stores in certain cities if certain criteria are met and an agreement with the local government in the area can be reached. The increased

choice and lower prices that such a move will bring to a relatively small section of Indian shoppers are obviously beneficial to said shoppers. The possible non-paranormal disappearance of swathes of farmers and street vendors that retail giants will directly and indirectly force out of business may change the scenery and feel of a leisurely stroll through an Indian street.

Small changes like this may seem inconsequential but such features in a city or country are the part of the foundations of culture and national identity. Street selling may seem crazy or sad to some, but its existence is necessary due to the structure of and gaps in many economies. Additionally, in a world where there is a slow convergence of values and other things, diversification provided by street sellers in some parts of the world is refreshing. The economic independence of street sellers is admirable and as the logistics of street selling are far from primitive, great widely applicable ideas have been inspired by observing and understanding them.

Starbucks’ recent notable opening in India means that

By Angela Hart

Nutrition is an ongoing thing, day-to-day.

Energy bars will last forever, until a nuclear war. Bring a kiwi, an avocado, or an apple to work instead. The item that will spoil is better for you than the item that will last forever.

the coffee and something. It’s always coffee and a bagel or a cigarette, it’s the “and” that’s troublesome. If people could just drink a shot of espresso, they would be in pretty good shape. Green and black tea works great, too.

What are the best meals to make when on the go?

Fruit smoothie, fruit and vegetable smoothie, I add a shot of complete green powder, which is a supplement–it is the equivalent of three salads.

Adding fiber powder which has probiotics in addition to the fiber powder to a shake can also help.

What types of exercises do you recommend most for college students?

Anything that gets your heart rate moving! Being sedentary is not good. Walk, run bike, whatever you like.

Exercise until you’re tired, otherwise you didn’t exert yourself.

Also, get enough sleep. Your body rejuvenates and recuperates when you’re asleep. It’s very important. It cannot be underrated. People cannot lose weight if they don’t sleep or repair their bodies from disease if they don’t sleep.

Do you have any advice for students on how to stay energetic or awake, without coffee?

If someone is tired, then they are most likely dehydrated, too–I would tell them to drink a glass of water. Your body is seventy to eighty percent water that needs to be replenished.

All food has salt in it; there is nothing wrong with salt as long as you don’t have high blood pressure. If you eat, you need more water, exercise, breath, talk, everything, causes you to need more water.

Coffee has a powerful antioxidant property, but it’s

The International Report: A Subtly Changing India?

Stories of India’s current economic and political troubles are becoming widespread. Indian economic growth is at its lowest since 2009, at just above five percent. In a country with more than one billion people, about six percent plus economic growth is necessary for political and economic stability.

Recent corruption scandals involving assorted Indian politicians could fill the airtime of a weekly telenovela series for two years. Unsurprisingly, the perceived competency of the Indian government to address pressing issues is below sea(C) level. This combustible combination has put the Indian government in a precarious position.

Even the passive Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh understands the gravity of this precariousness and has taken some significant measures aimed at addressing the economic and political problems. Firstly, a cabinet reshuffle with a stated aim of bringing to the fore younger politicians may help but has been described by some analysts as a PR act and 2014 election maneuvering in one well wrapped

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What’s your advice to college students to help them stay motivated?

Make a goal. Why are some companies super successful?

Why are some people super successful? Because they know what they want and what they’re willing to do to get it.

It’s the same for school. It’s the “why” that’s huge. The “why” is the motivation and understanding.

By Kevin D. Laryea

Indian PM Manmohan Singh recently reshuffled his cabinet to address India’s political problems.

the middle class Indian is now a bit more similar to the middle class American.

Hooray! Starbucks’ presence in India is not explicitly a bad thing. Indeed the aspirational nature of humans means that people may now strive to be able to order a “Decaf Espresso Roast.” The nature of Starbucks’ business and its partnership with India’s Tata Coffee means the effects of Starbucks on the majority will be less than that of the incoming retail giants.

Despite Starbucks, there is expectedly a significant

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difference between India and the United States socially.

For example, Playboy the adult magazine is banned in India. This makes the announcement of the December opening of the first Playboy club in India is quite interesting. Indian sensibilities mean Playboy has already declared “bunnies” will not be nude and costumes will be more conservative and less invisible than the costumes their American counterparts wear. A convergence of cultures may be occurring before our eyes.

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NOVEmbER 8, 2012

THE VANGUARD

Bentley finishes second at East Regionals; qualifies for NCAA Championships Sophomore Tara Dooley qualifies for Women’s Championship behind second place finish

By Ian Giancursio VANGUARD STAff

The Bentley men’s cross country team finished second overall last weekend at the NCAA East Regional to qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships, while sophomore Tara Dooley placed second in the women’s regional for the second straight year to qualify for the Women’s Cross Country Championships.

The men team had an especially impressive showing last weekend, finishing with three runners in the

Sophomore Tara Dooley will represent the Falcons in Joplin, MO.

Top 11. Senior Rob Dextradeur finished fifth overall with a time of 30:12.4, and has been the Falcons’ No. 1 finisher in the last seven races that he has competed in. Following Dextradeur was senior John Drago, who placed ninth overall with a time of 30:51.4. Joining them in the Top 11 was senior Sean Maguire, whose time of 30:57.9 earned him eleventh place.

Coach Kevin Curtin was extremely pleased following the race and praised the senior leadership of his team.

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“Today was a great day for the men’s team,” said Curtin.

“Qualifying for the NCAAs was the sole goal of the team this year so we’re thrilled that we were able to accomplish it. This is a seniorladen squad that really has made my job easier over the last couple of years, so I’m glad that they’ve earned the right to run one more crosscountry race together.”

The success of the men’s team marked the return of its domination in the NCAA Championships. It will be the first time Bentley has made the final as a team since its four-year streak from 2000-2003. The Falcons are looking to complete the year in victorious fashion and regain their place atop the Division II cross country landscape.

Bentley also experienced an excellent showing in the women’s regional, as Dooley ran to a second consecutive second place finish with a time of 21:17.4. Dooley finished just five seconds behind winner Jeptui Cherutich from American International. Amazingly, Cherutich is the only runner to finish ahead of Dooley the

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Bentley finished in second place overall at the East Regionals.

past two seasons, proof that Dooley is one of the best Division II runners in the nation.

Curtin praised her consistency and expressed optimism for the upcoming championships.

“Tara has been a model of consistency all year and even though her finishes are the same, I think she’s in better shape than last year,” said Curtin. “Fortunately, she gets a chance to prove that in Joplin.”

While the star of the women’s regional was

Dooley, the rest of the women’s team still managed a strong performance. The Falcons placed seventh overall, with senior Caitlin Fahey finishing 27th with a time of 22:53.1 and junior Ashley Nichols placing 29th in 22:57.6. Although they did not place first overall, the Falcons can take pride in the fact that five of their runners finished in the Top 100, an impressive feat for any team.

The NCAA Division II Championships are scheduled for Nov. 17 in Joplin, MO.

Bobby Tarr reaches 2,000-yard milestone as Falcons beat So. CT

By Matt Gustus VANGUARD STAff

The Bentley football team defeated Southern Connecticut State University 24-14 in their last regular season game of the year.

Along the way, senior running back Bobby Tarr became the seventh player in program history to run for 2,000 career yards. The win puts the team’s record at 72 overall (6-2 NE-10).

The offense was efficient all day, scoring on their first two drives of the game.

Halfway through the first

Senior running back Bobby Tarr eclipsed 2,000 career rushing yards.

quarter, the Falcons got on the board with a 32-yard field goal from senior kicker Will Lockwood, capping off a 57-yard drive.

On their next drive, the Falcons marched 81 yards down the field for a score.

After three passes from junior quarterback Danny Guadagnoli to senior wide receivers Bill Kiley and Sean Cross went for 17, 19 and 21 yards, Tarr was able to punch the ball in from two yards out, extending the Bentley lead.

Southern Connecticut made the game interesting,

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scoring the game’s next 14 points. Going into the fourth quarter, the Falcons were behind 14-10.

With just under ten minutes to go, a bad snap by Southern Connecticut was recovered by junior linebacker AC Carter in the end zone, giving the lead back to Bentley. From there, the defense held the Owls to just 25 yards on their final three possessions.

Another Tarr touchdown with one minute left to play put the game out of reach, and the Falcons were victorious 24-14.

Guadagnoli had an efficient day, completing 22 of 28 passes for 197 yards and one interception. On the ground, Tarr led the way with 89 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

This weekend, the Falcons will host Assumption as part of the new Northeast-10 Championship weekend. The two teams met in the regular season back in September. In that game, the Falcons overcame a 14point deficit and scored on a 70-yard bomb from Guadagnoli to sophomore receiver Jeff Hill with only 51 seconds left.

Since then, Assumption has gone 2-4, including a 657 loss at New Haven and a 44-0 win at Southern Connecticut. In their last three games, Assumption’s

Junior linebacker AC Carter recovered a huge fumble for a touchdown.

offense has scored 44, 59, and 40 points, which will be a challenge for the Falcons to stop. The Bentley defense, NE-10 leaders in yards

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allowed per game and second in points allowed, has shown they are more than capable of slowing down powerful offenses.

Junior quarterback Danny Guadagloni threw 13 regular season touchdowns.

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Bentley splits two-game series vs. Robert Morris

By Benjamin Klein

Football (7-2, 6-2 NE-10) at Southern Connecticut (11/3)*

Bentley field hockey fell short to No. 2 Merrimack this past Saturday in the NCAA quarterfinals. Senior forward Beth Maguire, recognized All-Northeast 10 player, scored the first goal of the game, assisted by freshman forward Sally James.

Bentley could not hold their lead and Merrimack put one in to tie it up before halftime. The Warriors lived up to their reputation as the

Result L 3-2

W 24-14

Hockey (3-3, 2-1 AHA) at Robert Morris (11/2)* at Robert Morris (11/3)*

L 5-2 W 5-4

Men’s Cross Country NCAA East Regional

2nd of 27

Men’s Soccer (10-5-2) Franklin Pierce (NE-10 Quarterfinals)(10/31)*L 3-0 The Falcons lost the opener 5-2 but won the following game with a 5-4 score.

next night, as the Falcons scored three times in the first period. Junior forward Justin Breton got the scoring going early three minutes into the period, and then sophomore defenseman Steve Weinstein scored a pair of goals, one on the powerplay and one shorthanded.

Robert Morris would answer with a goal of its own in the second period while Bentley went quiet. The Falcons’ lead would get cut to just one goal when Adam Brace beat Komm and made the score 3-2, three minutes into the third period. Gensler would get that goal back almost immediately, scoring just 16 seconds later for his team-leading seventh of the season.

Bentley and Robert Morris

Senior forward Beth Maguire scored her last collegiate goal to end the game at 3-2.

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would go back and forth for the remainder of the period, but fortunately for the Falcons, Komm didn’t let up the game-tying goal and Bentley took the series finale, 5-4. Komm faced a lot of pressure for the second straight night, having to save 37 Colonials shots.

After splitting the twogame set in Pittsburgh, the Falcons now have some time off in the upcoming weeks.

They will take on Holy Cross on Nov. 9 in Worcester and then an entire week off until their next matchup. Bentley travels to American International on Nov. 16 and then the Falcons return home for the first time in three weeks the following night, hosting the University of Connecticut.

Lady Falcons fall to Merrimack in NCAA quarterfinals

By Emily Ellis

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The Falcons had just lost to Harvard and were not looking to drop either of their two upcoming matchups against Atlantic Hockey foe, Robert Morris. That didn’t happen, though, as Bentley dropped the opener of a twogame road series, 5-2. They managed a split of the series the next night with a 5-4 victory over the Colonials to even their record at 3-3 through their first six games of the 2012-13 season.

Bentley got itself into an early hole in Pittsburgh when Robert Morris scored twice in the opening five minutes, one with a man advantage. Sophomore forward cut the deficit in half before the end of the first period with a powerplay goal, his third of the year.

Both teams would score powerplay goals in the second period, Robert Morris’ coming just under a minute after the puck dropped.

Down 3-1, junior forward Brett Gensler tallied his fourth goal of the year with the Falcons having the man advantage.

A pair of Colonials goals in the third period put the lead well out of reach, and Robert Morris pulled away with a 52 victory. Junior goalie Branden Komm saved 27 of Robert Morris’ 32 shots, but it wasn’t enough to come out on top.

Bentley made sure that it wouldn’t get behind early the

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second-highest scoring team in Division II and secured the lead with two more goals of their own in the second half. Maguire tallied one last goal in her collegiate career to end the game at 3-2.

Bentley came out strong but ended up falling short to Merrimack in goals, shots and corners. The Warriors outshot the Falcons 27-12 and earned three more corners. Merrimack is now 173 and will continue on in the tournament to the national semifinals where they will play NE-10 foe UMass

Lowell.

Senior captain forward Nicole Dion was proud of the Falcons in coming as far as they did.

“One of our goals from the beginning of the season was to earn a bid to NCAA’s,” said Dion. “Achieving that goal and having the opportunity to represent Bentley on such a large scale was an honor for the team.”

Bentley finishes their season with an 11-8 record and senior goalkeeper Julia Powell added seven final saves to her resume.

“We had one of the youngest teams in the conference this season with 11 freshmen,” said Dion.

“Those girls really stepped up to the plate this year, elevating their play and adjusting to the college game.”

Eight seniors will be graduating this year but the program will continue to grow as there will still be 18 returning players with experience reaching the NCAA tournament.

“This year we set the standard for Bentley Field Hockey by earning a bid to NCAA’s,” said Dion. “I know

Men’s Swimming (1-0) Le Moyne (11/3)

W 148.5-142.5

Women’s Cross Country NCAA East Regional

7th of 28

Women’s Swimming (1-0) Le Moyne (11/3)

W 176-120

Volleyball (10-18, 5-8 NE-10) Stonehill (10/30)* American International (11/2)*

W 3-0 L 3-0

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upCOmIng SCHEdulE Nov. 9 Men’s Basketball vs. Caldwell

8:00 p.m.

Nov. 10 Football vs. Assumption 12:00 p.m.

Men’s Basketball vs. Dominican (N.Y.) 8:00 p.m.

Nov. 11 Women’s Basketball vs. Holy Family

1:30 p.m.

Nov. 17 Coed Swimming vs. UMass-Dartmouth 1:00 p.m.

Hockey vs. Connecticut* 7:05 p.m. *Conference Game

Senior captian forward Nicole Dion expresses pride for her team’s efforts.

that the team is in good hands moving forward. Next year’s team has a huge amount of potential and the upperclassmen leadership to lead them back to NCAA’s.”

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Bentley beat some incredible competitors this season and the team is confident in those returning next season to have another successful campaign next year.

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Falcons ousted from NE-10 Championship at the hands of Franklin Pierce Bentley’s success for the year still recognized; three players earn All-Conference honors

By Billy Fitzhenry SpOrtS edItOr

The Bentley men’s soccer team saw their hopes and dreams of a Northeast-10 Championship dashed last Wednesday as they were defeated by Franklin Pierce 3-0 in the conference quarterfinals.

The Ravens came into the game determined to avenge their recent loss to Bentley and did just that scoring three goals in the second half and shutting down the Falcons offensive attack. The first half of the game was

65th minute, they almost tied the match. Junior back Jordan Bridge had a throwin opportunity from the sideline and threw the ball to senior back Weston Zeiner who was positioned inside the six-yard box. Zeiner went up to head the ball but unfortunately his header went just over the crossbar.

This was the best chance Bentley had all game to score.

Less than a minute later, Franklin Pierce put the match away when freshman midfielder Nico Mueller

Senior forward Brennan DaCosta had an impressive comeback season.

dominated by Franklin Pierce as they controlled the ball possession battle and peppered senior goaltender Alex Pilitsis with five shots.

Bentley was not able to get any shots off in the first 45 minutes and struggled to mount any sustained pressure on the offensive side of the ball. Franklin Pierce tallied its first score in the 59th minute when senior forward Ryan Ruffing received a through ball in the box and knocked in the goal from 12 yards out.

After conceding the first goal, Bentley did its best to mount a response and in the

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made a run down the left wing and blasted a shot from outside the 18 to give the Ravens a 2-0 lead. With their season slowly coming to an end, the Falcons pushed up all of their players to try and get a goal but it was all for naught.

In the 87th minute, Franklin Pierce senior midfielder Marc Santos took advantage of the Falcon’s offensive desperation and scored from 15 yards out to give the Ravens the 3-0 lead.

The loss to Franklin Pierce dropped the Falcons season record to 10-5-2.

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Gensler’s 12 points through the first six games of the season leads the Atlantic Hockey Association and his seven assists also lead the conference. Bentley will play Holy Cross on Nov. 9 in Worcester.

season ended on a disappointing note, the team as a whole had a very successful year. Bentley’s success was recognized as three players on the squad picked up AllConference honors. One of those players was senior forward Brennan DaCosta who led Bentley in goals with a career-high eight goals; four of which were game-winners.

DaCosta also tied freshman back Stephen Silva for the most assists in the season with three and had a team high 19 points.

This was a very impressive comeback season for DaCosta who had sat out almost all of his junior year due to injuries. On top of being named to the first team All-Conference, DaCosta also was chosen as the NE-10 Player of the Week due to his spectacular games against Franklin Pierce and Southern Connecticut during the final week of the regular season.

Freshman forward Marty Ryan’s outstanding regular season play was also recognized as he was named to the All-Rookie team. Ryan appeared in all 16 games during the regular season, starting 13, and scored two goals and picked up one assist. Ryan’s most notable contribution on the year was his game-winning goal against Saint Rose.

Finally, Weston Zeiner garnered a litany of awards over the past week including being named to the first team All-Conference, chosen as the NE-10 Defensive Player of the Year, and named to the Capital One CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict 1 Team.

This is the third straight year that Zeiner has been named first-team AllConference. Additionally, Zeiner is the first player in program history to be named

Senior goaltender Alex Pilitsis fought hard to defend against Franklin Pierce.

as the NE-10 Defensive Player of the Year. “[Weston] has been a dominant presence in every game that he has been a part of at Bentley,” said head coach Gary Crompton. “He is the total package as a player in that he is tactically astute, technically very good on the ball and physically he is a dominant force. He is more than deserving of the NE-10 Defensive Player of the Year award and he is a tribute to our entire Bentley

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community both on and off the playing field.”

Finally, Weston was one of only 11 student-athletes from three conferences (the NE-10, East Coast, and Central Athletic) to be named to the Division II AllDistrict 1 team.

This is the second year in a row that Zeiner has been awarded this honor. Zeiner is up to be selected for another award, the Academic AllAmerica Team, which will be decided later this month.

Senior back Weston Zeiner was named to the first team All-Conference.

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Men’s Cross Country Team Named Falcons of the Week

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The men’s cross country team has been named the Falcons of the Week. Led by seniors Rob Dextradeur and John Drago, Bentley finished in second-place as a team at the NCAA Division II East Regional on Sunday, and thus qualified for the NCAA Championships later this month.

It will be the first NCAA Championship appearance for the men’s cross country program since a four-year run of appearances ended in 2003. Of the 27 teams competing in the regional Bentley finished second, notably beating out Northeast-10 foes Stonehill and UMass-Lowell.

Individually, Dextradeur finished fifth and Drago finished ninth. Five runners finished in the top-25 to earn All-Region honors with Dextradeur and Drago joined by Sean Maguire, Teddy Farley and Craig Robinson.

The NCAA Championships will take place Nov. 17 in Joplin, Missouri.

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