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This Issue Crackdown threatens Greek Life status quo Greek Life Women’s Basketball
Greek leaders cry foul; Bentley justifies recent actions Dan Merica
icy,” said Witkowicki. a majority of greek life policies come from a single greek life insurer, fraternal information and Programming group (fiPg). “each of the
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Strict enforcement of greek life policies at bentley over the past year has caused a rift between the greek organizations and the administration, with bentley attributing the crackdown to insurance requirements, national greek regulations, and the poor behavior of greek organizations. “it’s the perception that the chapters have that bentley is cracking down on them,” said director of greek life Christina Witkowicki, “really, it is, ‘you guys haven’t been living by your values or policies for a long time and you have just been allowed to exist however you want.’ that is not going to fly anymore.” “Our organizations, if you ask them, will say they are social organizations, so they are going
“i think ultimately bentley does not want greek life on this campus, whatsoever.” -Bill Connolly PreSident, agP
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to drink,” said Witkowicki, “that is fine but i don’t know when social became synonymous with alcohol… unfortunately the culture of our organizations has been in the
“fraternities and sororities are one of the most uninsurable organizations in the world.” -Christina Witkowicki direCtOr, greeK life
Greek Life is a campus cornerstone coming unhinged.
past that it is completely social, and social was defined, thursday, friday, Saturday night, sometimes tuesdays.” in an e-mail to The Vanguard, frank reiman, president of the fraternity tau Kappa epsilon removed from campus for alcohol-related infractions deemed punishable by the administration, questions whether punishment is equitable between all greek organizations. “all greek organizations still throw parties and have gotten caught. it is funny how some receive penalty, while others incidents are swiftly swept under the table,” said
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reiman. reiman also suggested a lack of coherence in changes to greek life, stating “there are no set followed guidelines for running greek life and it seems that a new rule is made each day at the convenience of the greek [life] advisor.” according to Witkowicki, the fraternity and sorority policies are dictated by their national organizations or their insurance provider. Occasionally you have competing policies between the university, the insurance provider and the national organization; however, “the decision comes down to the strictest pol-
national organizations is part of fiPg,” said Witkowicki. the organization outlines, in a ninety-seven page risk management document, policies that all fraternities and sororities can sign on to. leaders of bentley’s fraternities and sororities have not been very receptive to the strict enforcement of late, commenting openly to The Vanguard about their contention. President of alpha gamma Pi (agP), bill Connolly acknowledged this bluntly by saying, “they want us to be completely regulated by the school.” “i think ultimately bentley does not want greek life on this campus, whatsoever,” Connolly continued. “there is a lot of emphasis on the negative aspects of greek life… When (Continued on Page 14)
Lady Falcons off to a strong start Sustainability at Bentley able energy market; and to communicate that…the most profitable businesses in the next fiveto-ten years will likely be those with a green focus or a green conscience.” the presentation was hosted by Kristen Chan, Stephen Coveney, andrew leffler, and a few other ras from the fenway-Orchard staff.
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Josey brings a great deal of energy to the court.
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early in the season, the falcons find themselves in a favorable position. With a 5-2 record, including a 2-1 record in the ne-10, the falcons are right in the mix in the northeast-10. What is more telling about this team is how competitive they have been in each of their games this season. the two losses have each come in overtime, including a two point loss to Caldwell in the second game of back to backs. the lady falcons lone conference loss came in a matchup with Southern new Hampshire this past Sunday afternoon. the game was very tightly contested as it had 13 lead changes, seeing the lady falcons trail by 5 points with just under three minutes left in regulation. Junior forward elise Caira made one of two free throws (Continued on Page 14)
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amanda navarroli, Manager of Sustainability here at bentley, gave a presentation not only on how important sustainability is in the world, but also about thriving opportunities for business students in green energy and technology. navarroli noted the purpose of the presentation was, “to encourage bentley students to consider applying their business savvy to the expanding renew-
“Shut off the lights, tV, radio, computer, printer, etc. when you are not using them on campus could be huge.” -Amanda Navarroli Manager, SuStainability
navarroli spoke about how sustainability is a strong interest that stands right in the middle of the environmental, economical, and social performance of our society. She focused her presentation on clean technology and energy. “i think it’s a great way for busi(Continued on Page 14)
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