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EDITORIAL
A response to Tice of WSJ Two weeks ago, Matthew T. Tice, a recent 2015 Bentley graduate, wrote an article in The Wall Street Journal suggesting that Bentley’s integration of liberal arts with business curriculum was distracting, and “espoused an illiberal attitude toward American capitalism and business in general,” as written in The Wall Street Journal. We find Mr. Tice’s article exaggerated, petty, and quite frankly, a misrepresentation of his alma mater for the sake of entertaining readers. We must say that we applaud Mr. Tice; he ran a clinic on how to play to an organization’s political viewpoints for the sake of publishing an article in a prestigious business journal. But we do find it discouraging and, in a way, pathetic, that an alumnus would trash his own alma mater for the sake of furthering his career. We’ll start with Tice’s point that business schools should create the highest return on investment for its students. “One would think that a business college would be run more like a business,” Tice said. “Focused on creating the best value-added, cost effective product for its target consumer market.” Yes, Tice is actually complaining about the lack of return on investment that a
degree from Bentley provides. A university that routinely ranks within the Top 20 of Money Magazine’s list of most valuable schools, and the Top Five in The Economist’s list of schools with the most economic value. Tice also says that Bentley should instead focus on “providing a solid grounding in the classical humanities”, rather than “superfluous and superficial courses that displace valuable technical learning.” Tice says courses like Sociology try to push propaganda on students about the top one percent not paying enough taxes. And don’t forget the Biology class that teaches students how corporations contribute to global warming, at the expense of “dissecting fetal pigs”, which will obviously be beneficial in the corporate world. Although we find these course descriptions heavily exaggerated, we’ll entertain the idea that Bentley’s liberal arts courses promote ideas and theories that attack American capitalism and big business. One would think that perhaps a university that introduces students to opposing viewpoints would want students to consider both perspectives of an issue and weigh the options accordingly to find the best solution. Perhaps our favorite
quote of Mr. Tice is about how distracting Bentley’s liberal-arts curriculum was to his business studies. “For some business students, like me,” Tice said, “the antibusiness bias of some courses serves as a distraction but doesn’t derail one’s career focus.” It’s clear that Mr. Tice wants to live in a bubble, protected from ideas and rhetoric that goes against his own, and is not open learning about other ideologies. Tice was a Finance Major at Bentley, and explains that “it was only in these more quantitative core courses that [he] was able to find a safe space from the ideological indoctrination.” But Tice also notes that only 20 percent of his coursework was devoted to these quantitative courses, while he also says “more than half of the courses [he] took seemed designed to turn [him] into a self-loafing Finance major.” We’re glad Mr. Tice found safe haven with his Finance degree; although we are wondering how such a degree lead to pursuing journalism career based trashing his own alma mater. Maybe that is his interpretation of the classical hummanities.
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Faculty BY anna lamond
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Tho usands of fa n s f ill t he seats. A n ti c i p a tion ensu es as the pu c k drops and th e g a m e be gins. Bentl ey’s H o c k e y team feel s the e n e rg y, f rom th ei r fan s, fro m th e r ink, i ts el ectri fyin g . T h e crow d ro ars wi th e x c i te m ent as a sho t ri n g s o ff the c ro ss bar. Bu t w a i t, this can n o t be a de s c ri p tion of a Ben tl ey h o c k e y gam e. No t at th e J AR, w it h thei r o utdate d s e a ting a n d l ack o f “ h o m e gam e” atmo sphere . T h e Bent ley h o me h o c k e y gam es do n o t fe e l l i k e hom e g ames, b e c a u s e they are no t at B e n tley. Ho wever, o ve r th e next few years th i s m a y chang e. P l ans to b u i l d a Hockey arena h a ve be e n discussed fo r mo re th a n 20 years, an d n o w, i t seems th ey may b e be com ing a real i t y. T h e questi o n i s, at wha t c o s t this aren a wi l l ha ve o n ot her Bentl ey pro g ra m s ? The F acu l ty Se n a te , the pri mary facul ty g o ver nance bo dy, m e t o n Febr uary 1 7 th a n d d i s cusse d pl ans to b u i l d this n ew mul ti p u rp o s e arena. T h e F acu l ty Se n ate is co mpri sed o f 2 8 v ot ing members ( 2 3 fa c ulty, 1 adj unct, 1 p ro f essio nal staff me m be r, Presiden t Gl o ri a L a rs o n , the pro vo st, an d bo th deans) an d o n e no n - vo ting stu dent memb e r. T h e m eet in g ’s atmos ph e re w as fo reshado we d b y a let t er sen t by a g ro u p of f acu l ty dep a rtm e n t chair s who were c o n cer ned wi th th e p l a n s fo r the arena.
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T h e pro p o se d b ui l d i ng i s a 2 0 0 0 + s e a t M ul t i Pu rpo s e A re na . The c o n s tru c ti o n i s e x p e c t e d to ta k e s o m ewhe re b e tw e e n 1 4 to 16 mont hs . I n a d d i ti o n t o b e i ng a H o c k e y A re n a , t he s p a c e i s a n ti c i p a te d t o b e us e d fo r CAB E v e nt s (l i k e c o m e d y s h o w s a nd c onc e rts ) , F re e S k a t i ng, C a re e r F a i rs , a n d a ny ot he r Be n tl e y C o m muni t y us e . T h e l o c a ti o n i s unc e r t a i n a t th i s po i n t, howe v e r, D e a n Sh e p a rd s on re m a rk e d th a t t he c ur re nt te n n i s c o u rt are a on l owe r c a m pu s s e e ms mos t fi tti n g a s o f now. The s a m e A rc h i te c t A ge nc y ( ARC / A rc h i te c t ur a l R e s o u rc e s C a m b r i d ge ) who re m o d e l e d J e nni s on a nd m a de th e ad d i t i on t o M o rri s o n i s p l a nne d t o w o rk o n th e a re na . The c o s t fo r c o n s t r uc t i on wi l l b e c a ppe d a t 45 mi l l i on; h o w e ve r, s i n ce p l a ns a re s ti l l i n th e i r p re l i mi na r y s ta g e s , n o e x a c t c os t is known. A d mi ni s t r a ti o n h a s c l a i me d t ha t th e a re n a w i l l b e f und e d th ro u g h 4 0 mi l l i on d ol l a rs i n b o n d s i s s ue d t o fu n d th e C a p i t a l P l a n a n d a n e x p e c t e d “ ma j or g i ft to th e U ni v e r s i t y ” . T h e re h a s bee n no p l a n to i n c re a s e e nrol l me nt a n d tu i ti o n i s not e x p e c te d to be a ff e c t e d b y th e a re n a . A d mi ni s t r a ti o n fe e l s th a t t he b ui l d i n g w i l l bri n g s ome muc h n e e de d g ro wt h f or t he U n i ve rs i ty’s re p ut a t i on. H o w e ve r, Be nt l e y Fa c u l ty h a s ra i s e d c onc e r ns a b o u t th e a re n a . Pri o r to the Fa c ul t y Se n a te m e e ti ng, Fa c ul t y C h a i rs a n d Se na t e me mb e rs be g a n t o v oc a l i z e g ro w i n g c o n c e r ns a b out
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President Gloria Larson appears to be a strong advocate of the multipurpose arena project t he A re na ’s e ff e c t on t he a nd d esired m o re clari- fe els t hat t his cha ng e q ua l i t y of e d uc a t i on. The f i c a t i on o n t he co s t e s - w ill a llo w Be nt ley ’s re puma i n op p os i t i on t o t hi s t i ma t e s ( inc luding c o n- t a t io n t o incre ase . Addia re na p l a n ha s c ome s t r uc t i o n, m a int ena nce , t io na lly, he felt t ha t t he f rom A r t s a nd S c i e nc e d e p re c ia t io n, s t a ff and are na w ill bring an inFa c ul t y me mb e r s . The y ut i l i t y co s t s) and rev enue cre ase t o s cho o l s pirit , a re c onc e r ne d t ha t t he e s t i ma t e s . Addit io nally, w hic h has be en a bs ent . c os t of b ui l d i ng a nd t he J oint c hairs felt t hat Furt herm o re, he no t e d ma i nt a i ni ng t he a re na t he re w ere m a ny o ppo r- a desire fo r Be nt ley st uwi l l d e t r a c t f rom B e nt - t uni t y c o st s t ha t w o uld dent s t o be t o g e t he r. He l e y ’s hi gh e d uc a t i ona l out we i gh t he v alue o f dec la red t ha t , inc rea s s t a nd a rd s . On Fe b r ua r y c ons t r uc t io n. T he y cit e d ing ly, e v e nt s like Spring 4t h, t he J oi nt C ha i r s (a s a c r i f i ce s t ha t m ay hav e Da y, co nce rt s , and c o m j oi nt c ommi t t e e c om- t o b e take n if t he a rena edy sho w s w e re being p r i s e d of a l l B us i ne s s , i s b ui lt s uch a s s alary at t e nded by s t ude nt s, A r t s a nd S c i e nc e C ha i r s ) i nc re a se s , IT infra s t ruc- and t hat w hat w a s m o st s e nt a l e t t e r t o t he Fa c - t ure upda t e s and qua l- la cking w a s a spa ce ul t y S e na t e , P re s i d e nt i t y of st udent e duca - t ha t all s t ude nt s w o uld La r s on, a nd t he C a b i ne t t i on. F urt herm o re, m a ny hav e t he abilit y t o at t e nd i nf or mi ng t he m of t he i r me mb e rs o f t he Be nt ley ev ent s and be t o g e t he r. c onc e r ns re ga rd i ng t he c ommu nit y hav e ra ise d T he a rena w o uld be a A re na p l a ns . The l e t t e r c onc e r ns reg arding Ad- m uc h ne ede d upg ra de out l i ne d t he i r q ue s t i ons j unc t s a la ry rais e and t he fro m t he c urre nt ho c key a s t o t he b e ne f i t s a nd ne ga t i v e im pa ct t he are - rink: t he JAR. By ha v ing l i mi t a t i ons t ha t t hi s a re na na wi l l hav e o n ac co m - t his spa ce , t he ho c key wi l l b r i ng. M ore s p e c i f i - p l i s hi ng t ha t g o a l. So m e t e am w ill be a ble t o be c a l l y, t he y f e l t a s t hough q ue s t i on w he t he r Be nt - a st ro ng er fo rce w it hs ome of t he s p e c i f i c s l e y wi l l st ill be able t o o f- in t heir c o m pet it io ns . of t he f i na nc i a l s f or t he f e r t he s am e sm all c la s s Ho w e v e r, so m e a re co nb ui l d i ng wa s t oo v a gue s i z e s , u pdat e e duca t io n- ce r ned t ha t s pending a l a nd IT reso urce s , a nd 4 5 m illio n do llars o n t he d e v e l op Bent le y ’s s cho l- co ns t ruct io n o f t he new a r l y ca pabilit ies, w hile fa cilit y rea lly do esn’t a l s o a tt e m pt ing t o build m a ke s ense w he n t here are o t her fa cilit ies t hat a nd maint a in a n are na. C onve rse ly, Adm in- co uld be im pro v ed upo n? While t his is a i s t r a t i on fee ls t hat t his a re na w ill be “t ra ns - hig hly c o m ple x issue , f or ma t iv e fo r st udent w it h m a ny v aria ble s t ha t l i f e ” . To t hem , t he are - w ill affec t t he suc ce s s o f na i s a pro s pec t t ha t t his a rena . Mo v ing fo rwi l l b r ing Be nt ley so m e w ard, t he w ho le Be nt ley muc h ne ede d re s o urc - co m m unit y sho uld lo o k e s a nd adv anc em ent t o t o w eig ht t he v a lue and t he B e nt ley co m m uni- co s t s t ha t t his a rena w ill t y. H a v ing a n a rena o n pro v ide . Ho pe is t ha t in B e nt l e y’s ca m pus w ill t he fut ure m o re dis cusme a n bring ing pe er Di- s io n a nd c o lla bo rat io n v i s i on I s po rt s t ea m s t o am o ng fac ult y, a dm inour s c h o o l. Sc ho o ls like ist ra t io n, st aff and st uB os t on Univ ers it y a nd dent s , w ill he lp find a N or t he a s t e r n, m o re elit e co ns ensus t ha t allo w s s c hool s, w ill be bro ug ht Bent le y ’s pro g ra m s t o t o our ca m pus. When in- flo urish a nd dev elo p a t e r v i e we d, Dea n She pa- g re at er ins t it ut io n o v e rrd s on claim e d t ha t he all. A new arena co u l d h a ve a s i g n i fi c a n t i m p a c t on B e nt l e y ’s D 1 hoc k e y p rogr a m
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Bentley’s Multipurpose Arena: The Facts and Figures managing editor
As Bentley University’s campus grows abuzz with talk of a proposed multipurpose arena, questions are raised as to what exactly “multipurpose” means. It is known that the arena will be able to act as a hockey rink while still being able to host events such as career fairs, public speakers and concerts but that’s somewhat vague. To start with, it is likely that the arena will be built on lower campus around the area where the Tennis courts are on approximately 75,545sq feet. The arena will boast 2000 fixed seats with the capability to configure capacity to as low as
750 people or as high as 3000+ people depending on the type of event. The architects at Architectural Resources Cambridge have suggested two main floors for the building and provided some enticing details as well. The first floor will have a lobby entryway, a ticket counter, public restrooms and also include the entry ways to any floor level events. In addition to varsity locker rooms, there would be locker rooms for visiting teams and also two other multipurpose locker rooms to use as needed. There would be an area designated for any mechanical operations, the ice plant and the Zambonis. To cap it off, there
would be a sports medicine and equipment area. The second floor would have a main lobby area, entrances to upper level seating events such as hockey games and open concourses for breaks between matches. In addition, there would be the required public restrooms, concession areas, offices and a press box. The money for the project will come from debt that Bentley has issued in addition to a major gift that the university expects to receive. The administration does not believe that there will be any changes to current programs as a result of the project and believes that they will be able to Adamian Hall has no where close to the capacity our new arena. c ont rol c os t s e ff e c t i v e l y.
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Opinion: Does Bentley really want or need this arena? features editor
F ro m Octo be r to M arch , man y Be n tl e y students are ask e d th e sam e qu esti o n o n F ri day a n d S atu rday a fte rnoons: “Yo u g o i ng to th e hockey g ame to n i g h t? ” If yo u’re l i k e m e , m ost respo n ses s ta rt w it h, “Wel l I wa n t to , but … ” And th i s e x c u s e , m ost o f th e ti me, i s j u s tified. Maybe you h a ve plans an d wo u l dn ’t m a k e it back i n ti me due to th e tr ansp o rtati o n s ys te m f or th e g ames. M a ybe y ou wo u l dn ’t be a b l e to m ake i t to a bu s by g a m e tim e. Maybe you h a te the Jo h n A. R yan a re n a and al l th at i t stan ds fo r. W hile these al l re m a i n v alid fo r th e ti me b e i n g , how ever, i t has c o m e to the atten ti o n o f m a n y that th ese are a l l fi x able issu es. And a l l w e ’d need i s o ne appro va l , a little co nstru cti o n , a n d just 45 easy pa ym e n ts of 1 mi l l i o n d o l l a rs . If yo u ’ve m a n aged to avo i d h e a ri n g about Ben tl ey’s m u l ti pur pose stadi u m p l a n s to this po i n t, al l o w m e to elaborate. T h e bo a rd i s cur rentl y co n si deri n g a $45 mi l l i o n pl an th a t w i l l put a stadi u m o n Be n tley’s campus i n the n e a r f uture. Vo ti n g o n th e i s sue w i l l take pl ace i n th e next few mo n ths . T h e stadium’s mai n p u rp o s e w ould be fo r th e M e n ’s Hockey team, Be n tl e y’s only Di vi si o n 1 a th l e ti c progr a m, but the po s s i bilit ies fo r the stru c tu re are endl ess; the 2 ,0 0 0 seat arena wo u l d b e hom e to futu re co n c e rts , presentati o n s, an d o th e r
e ve n ts th a t h a v e t y p i c a l l y b e e n c o n fi d e d t o t he D a n a C e n te r o r ot he r l e s s a c c o m m o da ti ng v e nu e s . So w h i l e ma ny ha v e th o u g h t o f th is e nd e a v o r a s s tri c tl y c onc e r ni n g a th l e ti c s , i n p r a c ti c e th e b u i l d i ng woul d m e a n m u c h , muc h more . Sti l l skeptical? Yo u ’re n o t a l one . S t i l l h a ve q u e s ti ons ? Of c o u rs e yo u d o. H e re ’s w h a t e l s e we k now: T h e c u r re nt p l a n i s fo r th e s ta d i um t o b e bu i l t o n l o w er c a mp us . Wh i l e th e re i s no s e t l oc a ti o n d u e to a l a c k of pe rm i tti n g a n d a p p rov a l fo r th e bu i l d i ng i t s e l f , th e l e a di n g c ont e nd e r a s o f n o w i s whe re t he te n n i s c o u rts c ur re nt l y s ta n d. T h i s w oul d e na bl e e a s y s tre e t a c c e s s a n d pro vi d e a p a r k i ng l o t a l re a dy c l os e b y. A s i s s ta t e d p re v i o u s l y, th e pro j e c t i s a nti c i p a te d to c os t a b out $ 4 5 m i l l i o n . A s of now th e re i s n o i nd i c a t i on th a t th i s c o s t wi l l i n a ny w a y i m pa c t fund i ng f or o th e r pro g ra ms , t ui t i on c o s ts , o r a n y ot he r f i n a n c i a l n e c e s s i t i e s unde r B e n tl e y’s j ur i s d i c ti o n . T h e mone y, p e r D e a n Sh e pa rd s on, wi l l c o m e m a i n l y f rom op e ra ti n g c a s h , gi f t s , a nd de bt i s s u e d b y B e nt l e y. B e c a u s e t he p roj e c t h a s n o t ye t b e e n a p pro ve d a n d s e t i nt o moti o n , i t i s u n c l e a r whe n th e s ta di u m woul d b e c o m pl e te d . H owe v e r, i t i s e s ti m a te d t ha t t he e n ti re c o n s truc t i on p roc e s s , fro m g round b re a k to o p e n i n g n i ght , s houl d ta k e n o l o n g e r t ha n 141 6 m o n th s . To p ut t ha t
i nt o p e r s p e c t i v e , i f c ons t r uc t i on we re t o b e gi n on J une 1s t of t hi s y e a r, t he s t a d i um woul d l i k e l y b e re a d y i n t i me f or t he 2017- 2018 hoc k e y s e a s on a nd b e y ond . D e s p i t e r umor s t ha t ha v e b e e n c i rc ul a t i ng t hrough B e nt l e y ’s c a mp us f or a ha nd f ul of y e a r s now, t he N a t i ona l C ol l e gi a t e A t hl e t i c A s s oc i a t i on, or NCAA , ha d not hi ng t o d o wi t h t he i nc e p t i on of t he s e c urre nt s t a d i um p l a ns . The NCAA d oe s not ma k e f a c i l i t y re q ui re me nt s f or uni v e r s i t i e s , a nd B e nt l e y i ns i s t s t ha t t he re wa s no out s i d e p re s s ure f rom a ny group or or ga ni z a t i on t o s t a r t s uc h a p roj e c t . W hi l e t he ma i n f oc us f or t hi s p roj e c t i n mos t s t ud e nt s ’ e y e s i s t he hoc k e y a s p e c t , t he B e nt l e y A d mi ni s t r a t i on a i ms f or muc h more
out of t he are na. Dea n S he p a rd so n t o ld m e, “ W ha t w e ’ v e desig ne d is a m ult i-purpo s e a re na fa cilit y. So t ha t me a ns , fo r o ur Div is io n 1 Ic e Ho c key pro g ra m , f rom A p ril 1 st t o Oct o b e r 1s t w e ’ ll hav e ice t ha t wi ll be t he bo t t o m of t he bo w l w it h abo ut 2, 006 sea t s aro und it . ” And w hile Shepa rd s on als o s po ke a bo ut a d d i t i on al usa g e fo r t he i c e surfa ce , like int r a mur al o r c lub ho c ke y or CAB-spo ns o re d s k a t i ng pro g ra m s, he d i d n’t st o p t here . “T he fac ilit y is des i gne d t o ha v e t he o pp or t uni ty t o put a flo o r d own t ha t w ill co v e r t he i c e, and t hat flo o r wi l l b e a ble t o t a ke t he we i ght o f diffe rent kinds of e v e n t s , like a co nce rt or t he s t a g e . We ’ re pre p a re d to ha v e t his fa -
cilit y be a co nce rt v e nue, it c an be a s m a ller v e nue fo r s o m et hing a lit t le bit m o re int im at e like a co m e dia n, it ca n be de s ig ned so t ha t w e us e ha lf o f it fo r a m a jo r s pea ker, it c an be us ed fo r eit he r t he a ct iv it y fa ir o r t he ca ree r fa ir…” Ult im at ely, he s t a t e d his g o a l as hav ing “a m ajo r ev ent in t hat s pac e ev ery w ee kend o f t he ac ade m ic y e ar. ” In t he e nd, t he aim s fo r t his pro jec t a re s im ple : t o bring Div is io n 1 ho cke y o nt o Bent le y ’s ca m pus a nd g iv e Bent le y s t ude nt s and fa cult y a s t ruct ure t he y ca n be pro ud t o c all t he ir o w n. And it s ee m s Bent le y s t ude nt s and s t a ff are m o s t ly o n bo a rd. So , in t he w o rds o f t he fam o us Bent le y To p Shelf fa n s ec t io n, “Build a rink! Build a rink! ”
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How do you feel about the multipurpose arena? Nonso Okeke Class of 2017 Major: finance
cI feel good about it, I mean would I use it? I probably wouldn’t use it that often, but it would probably, I don’t know, we definitely do need our own facility but I would use it on a very occasional basis.
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Chris Kondracki Class of 2018 Major: management
I think it would be a really good thing for Bentley, we would be able to have concerts, and we could get our fans together. We have one D1 sport, and it’s such a hassle to go because it’s off campus, and this would really help.
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I think an arena would create great opportunities to host bigger programs, give student organizations additional space to hold their events, and provide opportunities for students to rally around our hockey program.
Julianna Beaver Class of 2016 Major: Human Resources Management
In December 2015, there were shootings in San Bernardino, California which resulted in the death of 14 people. During the investigation of these deaths, the FBI obtained an iPhone 5c used by Syed Farook, the alleged shooter. FBI investigators have a warrant to search the phone and also have permission from the county — but the phone is protected by a passcode. The agency has asked Apple to help it circumvent the phone’s security features — a request which Apple has denied. Now a federal judge has ordered Apple to cooperate, and Apple has refused. Apple came down hard on the US government, claiming that the ruling “has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers”. The FBI has asked Apple to create a backdoor key that will circumnavigate the
encryption which Apple has created to protect all of the personal data. Apple CEO, Tim Cook, said that in the wrong hands, this backdoor software which currently does not exist, will have the ability to unlock any iPhone. He believes that government would not be able to limit the use of such a software. Creating a backdoor would undermine the very freedoms and liberty that the government is meant to protect. Apple raises the ethical question that if a court can legally compel Apple to build this backdoor, then it also likely could also compel any other software provider to do the same, including compelling the secret installation of surveillance software. Apple has clearly stated that once this key is created, there is no going back. Such a broad precedent of circumventing personal security would undermine the security of every
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digital user. In today’s technologically advanced world the releasing of such a software would make the world susceptible to threats from digital hackers. The public opinion regarding this issue has been split. People in support of FBI have argued that Apple is manipulating this issue and creating a PR stunt. They also contest that Apple should not deny access to the government if it would lead to further discovery about the shootings. Cook termed it “the equivalent of a master key” and by the FBI’s assurances that this would be used once and that it will be designed to work solely with the terrorist’s phone. Apple’s supposed PR stunt focuses mainly on how difficult Apple is making it for the Government to unlock the iPhone. The more chaos Apple causes and the more they resist unlocking the phone, the more their customers trust Apple. This has greatly increased Apple’s customer loyally, while also increasing Apple’s share price as well as their market share leadership. Apple does not seem to trust the government and are apprehensive about the leak of information. This debate certainly raises interesting ethical questions. There is the possibility that this battle between Apple and the U.S. government will rage on for months. It will be intriguing to see the final outcome in terms of share price, customer loyalty, and customer privacy at the end of this engaging battle.
I think it’ll be a great place for students on campus, because we don’t really have another place like that on campus. Especially if they have like ice skating and things like that for people to do.
Esperanza Silva Class of 2016 Major: marketing
I know there’s a bunch of controversy over it from both sides, and I understand both sides of the whole aspect, but I think long-term wise, the arena is going to boost not only school participation and athletics, but Bentley’s name in general.
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On February 17, Bentley University lost a core member of its community when Professor Marc Resnick passed away. Professors and students attended his service in memory of their coworker, professor and friend. Professor Simon Moore, Professor W illiam Gribbons and Abby Eisner were asked various questions about Professor Resnick. They shared their memories of him; not only expressing how he was as a coworker and professor, but how he was as a person as well. Professor Moore, Chair of the IDCC Department, expressed that his first impression of Resnick was the same as his last. Professor Resnick, he shares, was really curious and observant of the world around him. In Moore’s opinion, his curiosity and strong commitment to his subject area were the most valuable qualities he brought to Bentley. Furthermore, Moore
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recounted that Resnick was an idealist in a quiet way, being curious about “how organizations worked to accommodate us as individuals using effective design and usability.” Moore’s fondest memory of Professor Resnick was his gentle sense of humor and the fact that he was always trying to be kind. Professor Moore culminated the interview by sharing: “He was a true individual. We need people like that in the world.” Something that Professor Gribbons, an IDCC professor, believes encompassed who Professor Resnick was as a person was his level of caring. “It was his acts of caring and compassion that really made him real and genuine,” he shared. Gribbons expressed that he was “not a guy that wanted to be in the spotlight.” He added that even though Resnick was sick for a long time he never complained, being active until the very end. Abby Eisner, one of Professor Resnick’s former students, shared
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that his positive attitude, passion and the way he would light up the room set him apart as a professor. She recalls how he brought candy to his classes and was always sure that everyone had one. Eisner believes that professors and students
can learn a lot from him because he was a “very simple man, someone that didn’t care about what other people said, but cared about people immensely.” A common response expressed by all interviewees was the effort Resnick put into
getting students to contribute, always helping them do their best while allowing them to express their ideas freely. Professor Resnick’s compassion, kindness and dedication will be missed by all those fortunate to have known him.
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General Electric, founded in 1892, is making a drastic change in the upcoming year.
a nd P hi l a d e l p hi a , PA . S e v e r a l s t a t e s i n t he N or t he a s t off e re d t he f i r m mi l l i ons of d ol l a r s ’ wor t h of i nc e nt i v e s a nd t a x b re a k s , b ut M a s s a c hus e t t s won i n t he e nd wi t h a $145 mi l l i on d e a l . A l ong wi t h t he i nc e nt i v e s , c omp a ny e x e c ut i v e s v oi c e d ov e r whe l mi ng s up p or t f or t he B os t on l oc a t i on d ue t o i t s t hr i v i ng c omme rc e d i s t r i c t . W i t h more t ha n 250 c omp a ni e s he a d q ua r t e re d i n B os t on, i nc l ud i ng Li b e r t y M ut ua l , Fi d e l i t y Inv e s t me nt s , a nd Ve r i z on, t he c i t y p re s e nt s i t s e l f a s a n e x t re me l y he a l t hy e nv i ron-
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“ We want to b e a t t he cen ter o f an e c o system that sha re s o u r aspir ati o ns,” said G e n er al El ectri c (GE ) C E O Jeff Immel t as h e fo rm ally an n o u n ced th a t t he co mpany wo u l d be t r ansferri ng i ts g l o ba l headqu arters from F a i rfield, Co n n ecti c u t to Bosto n, Massachu s e tts . Acc o rdi ng to I m m e l t, GE h ad been p l a n n i n g t he mo ve si nc e l a te 2011. T h e F ai rfi e l d c a m pus, GE’s ho me s i n c e 1974, h as i ndee d s e e n bet t e r days. Its c o n c re te buildi ng s are wea th e re d, m ainten ance i ssu e s a re on t he ri se, and th e fa c i l ity lacks the co n n e c ti vi ty needed to co mpe te i n to day’s tech n o l o g y- dri ve n economy. T he sta g g e ring $ 2 0 0 mi l l i o n w o rth of up g rades and re p a i rs needed to i mpro ve th e headqu arters a re fa r less ben efi ci al th a n re l o cat ing, and fu ture c o s ts at t he Co n n ecti cu t l o c a t ion are o nl y expec te d to increase. The mo ve cam e a s n o sur pr i se to Co n n e c ti c u t policymakers, wh o c o n t inued to i n crea s e th e st at e’s co rpo ra te ta x r at e to a stag g eri n g 9 % in order to fi l l a s ta te budget g ap. Ac c o rd i n g t o Th e Tax F o u n da ti o n , Conn ecti cut was vo te d 44t h/5 0 states f o r c o rpor ate taxes, co m pa re d
to M a s s a c h u s e t t s ’s 25t h ra n k . A ddi ti ona l l y, t he s ta te c h a rg e s c or p ora ti o n s e x tra t a x e s f or p ro fi ts e a r n ed i n ot he r c o u n tri e s , an ob v i ous c o n c e r n fo r a mul t i n a ti o n a l c o ngl ome r a t e s u c h a s G E . Thi s i nc re a s i n g u n f r i e nd l i ne s s to w a rds bu s i ne s s i n t he s ta te pro m pte d t he ne e d fo r a tra n s fe r t o a more c o s t- e ffe c ti ve a re a . Wh i l e ta x e s a nd f e e s p l a ye d a l a r ge rol e i n th e c o m pa n y’s d e c i s i on, G E ’s b a c k ya rd i nf l ue nc e d i t a s w e l l . A l th ough t r a nq u i l a n d c h ar mi ng, t he a re a s u rro u nd i ng t he F a i rfi e l d c a mp us l a c k s th e b u s i n e s s e nv i ronm e n t th a t a For t une 5 0 0 c o m p a n y ne e d s t o th ri ve . T h e c i t y ’s p op ul a ti o n o f 6 0 ,9 0 0 i s a me re fra c ti o n of B os t on’s 6 5 0 ,0 0 0 , a n d more C T re s i d e n ts a re l e a v i ng t he s ta te th a n e n t e r i ng, a t a ra te o f n e a rl y 8, 000 p e r ye a r. C o n n e c t i c ut ’s d i l a p i d a te d h i g h wa y s ha v e fa c e d c o n s tant ne gl e c t , a n d th e s ta t e l a c k s a m a s s - tra n s i t ne t wor k a s c o n ve n i e n t a nd re l i a b l e a s th e M B TA . G E i s i n de s pe ra t e ne e d of ro o m to g ro w, a nd t he So u th w e s te r n C onne c t i c u t a re a i s i n c a p a b l e of fa c i l i ta ti n g th i s growt h. E ve n th o u g h B os t on w a s th e fi n a l d e c i s i on, G E c o n s i de red a l t e r na ti ve l o c a ti o n s a s we l l , n a m e l y Wh i te P l a i ns , N Y
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GE packs up in Connecticut and heads to Boston
General Electric is moving its headquarters from Conneticut to Boston, Massachusetts.
me nt f o r sm all business a nd m assiv e co rpo ra t i ons alike . GE o ffic ia ls a l s o t oo k int o a cc o unt t he mo re t ha n 1 0 0 c o ll e ge s in t he are a, inc l ud i ng MIT, Ha rv ard, a nd B ent le y, w hich are ov e r f l o w ing w it h y o ung c a nd i d at e’s idea l fo r e mp l oym e nt . W it h ne w t re nd s in t he e nerg y ind us t r y direc t e d t o w ards t e c hno lo g y, it ’s esse nt i a l f or firm s like GE t o b e on t he fro nt edg e o f t e c hno lo g ica l a dv a nce me nt s . Cre at iv e m inds f rom t he are a’s univ ers it i e s c an he lp pro pel GE t o t he le ad o f t he e nerg y i nd us t r y. “ Loc at io n, lo ca t io n, lo c a t i on” is a po pula r sa y i ng i n re al est at e, a nd G E e x ec ut iv e s ha d t his i n mi n d w hen cho o si ng a n e w he adqua rt ers . B os t on’s g eo g raphic o rie nt a t i on m a kes it idea l f or glo ba l c o m m e rce . It s a i r po rt , Lo g a n Int e r na t i o nal, is a w o rldwi d e g at ew a y fo r nea rly 34 mi l lio n passe ng e rs a y e a r, o pe ra t ing no nst o p f l i ght s t o o v er 9 0 differe nt c o unt rie s . T ha nks t o t he bus t ling airpo rt , c omp a ny e x ec ut iv e s w ill b e a b le t o t ra v e l be t we e n t he 1 3 0 co unt rie s t ha t GE has o ffice s in wi t h e ase . So m e o f GE ’s ma nuf ac t ure d pro duct s , l i k e j et e ng ines a nd e l e c t r i ca l t ra ns fo rm ers , we i gh hundre ds o f t o ns a nd c anno t be s hippe d b y a i r. T ha t ’s w hy GE wi l l hav e t he lux ury o f us i ng t he Bo st o n Sea p or t t o ship it s hea v ie s t p ro duc t s w o rldw ide . A nd f inally, t he No rt h a nd S o ut h t rain s t a t io ns p rov i d e v iable o pt io ns
fo r g o o ds t hat ne ed t o re ac h do m e s t ic dest ina t io ns by rail. Nee dle s s t o sa y, GE w ill ha v e e v e ry m ea ns o f t ranspo rt at io n a t it s dis po sa l, t hanks t o Bo s t o n’s co nv e nie nt lo c at io n. GE ’s m o v e m e nt to Bo s t o n is a v ict o ry w o rt h c elebrat ing fo r t he cit y, a s t he co m pa ny w ill be bring ing 8 0 0 ne w jo bs w it h it . Va lue d a t $ 2 9 0 billio n, GE w ill s urpa s s Libert y Mut ual as t he larg e s t c o m pany t o be he adqua rt ere d in t he c it y. And despit e t he ne arly $ 2 5 m illio n in t a x re lief GE ha s be en pro m is ed, it w ill st ill add a m assiv e a m o unt o f a nnua l t ax re v e nue t o t he st at e’s budg e t . Bo s t o n w ill a lso be a m o ng t he firs t are as in t he w o rld t o re ap t he be nefit s o f GE ’s ne w ut ilit ies a nd t e chno lo g ies. If t he c o m pany w e re t o re le ase a ne w e le ct rica l t ra ns fo rm er o r hy dro e le ct ric po w er g ene ra t o r, Bo s t o n a nd o t he r Massa chuse t t s c it ies w o uld like ly be se lec t e d t o t e s t t he pro duc t s. T he jo bs, rev enue , a nd ne w t ec hno lo g y t ha t GE is bring ing w it h it t o t he Grea t e r Bo st o n are a a re e x t re m e ly v aluable fo r Massa chuse t t s c o nsum ers a nd re s ide nt s a like. As a g lo bal le ade r, GE ’s m o v e m e nt t o Bo s t o n is m o num e nt a l fo r bo t h t he c o m pany it se lf, a nd t he resident s o f Massa chuse t t s . Co m pa ny e x ec ut iv e s are ext rem ely o pt im ist ic a bo ut t he re lo ca t io n, a nd pro je ct t hat it w ill be fully c o m ple t e d by Dec em ber of 2018.
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The bank of Japan reported last month negative interest rates for the first time ever. Well, what does that mean for the global economy and, most importantly, how does it—if at all—affect us? First and foremost, understanding what this decision entails is key to evaluating some of possible ramifications of the policy. Central banks normally pay banks for their fund deposits as part of their circulation of bank cash. Now, however, the exact opposite is bound to happen. Banks will have to pay the central bank to deposit cash, complicating the status-quo. The Economist marked the changes in the overnight rate from “.1%” to “-.1%.” The policy however will only apply for new funds that “exceed the reserve requirements parked at the central bank” describes reporter Shan Li of the Los Angeles Times. Meaning that funds previously held by Japan’s central bank will be im-
Valeant BY jaideesh reddy VANGUARD STAFF WRITER
Last Monday, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., has revealed in a statement that it was under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a previously undisclosed probe. After this, the Canadian drug company’s shares fell by almost 21%. Since August, Valeant has lost three-quarters of its value as the scrutiny on its drug price increases, distribution system and accounting has escalated. Laurie Little, a Valeant spokeswoman, has stated that “Valeant confirms that it has several ongoing investigations, including investigations by the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for Massachusetts and the Southern District of New York, the SEC, and Congress”. She has further stated that the company confirmed to have received a subpoena from the SEC in the fourth quarter of 2015 and usually Valeant would have disclosed the development in its 2015 annual 10-K
mune to the change. What this aggressive monetary strategy attempts to do is promote banking investments. Alluding to a goal of making the economy more proactive as part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “Abenomics” policies. Abe who became prime minister in 2012 has been plagued by Japan’s recessionary economy and has since attempted to push the economy to a path of sustainable growth. Being credited to bold economic reforms in Japan, this new policy remains perhaps the greatest attempt yet to impede the country’s economy from stagnating even further. Japan has, over the past few years, slipped in and out of recessionary periods causing the economy to undergo some ‘stagflation’. A situation where inflationary levels rise and government fiscal and monetary policy attempt to diminish it, yet, only provide momentary economic relief until the economy readjusts itself to the previous situation only at now at a higher inflationary level. How exactly this will
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report. However, owing to the fact that its internal review is not complete, it is seeking to delay filing the report that was due this week. The SEC probe is not related to the existing investigation into a company, Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. that was purchased by Valeant during last year. According to a few inside sources, the SEC has requested information about Valeant’s presently terminated relationship with the drug distributor Philidor Rx Services LLC. Until now Valeant has submitted emails, financial documents, and other data in order to comply with the request form SEC. Interestingly, the news of the probe came a day after the Valeant cancelled the release of fourth-quarter earnings, withdrew the 2016 financial guidance. Also, after it disclosed that the Chief Executive Michael Pearson would resume his post after a two-month medical leave, to help the company as it conflicted with questions about its business practices and strategy to com-
Banks in Japan are reporting negative interest rates for the first time.
affect the US remains to be seen as the dollar has gained strength and given American consumers greater ability to consume foreign goods. On the flipside, the dollar’s strength has negatively impacted
American companies who have had their revenues affected from sales offshore, and the Fed has stated its plans to continue to raise American interest rates. A stark difference of opinion in
investigation pete. Market analysts say that Valeant’s withdrawal of its 2016 financial guidance is clearly indicating negativity. However, according to the analysts, Mr. Pearson’s return as CEO is positive, has he is known to be visionary who has created significant value for shareholders over several years.
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Michael Pearson in 2008 has developed a business model for the growth of Valeant through acquisitions rather than the conventional approach and research and development. He has made more than 50 acquisitions almost totaling $34 billion, and doing so has accumulated $30 billion in debt. Pear-
comparison to our Asian counterpart. Emerging markets, however, have been the prime victim of the rising dollar but might now reap advantages over Japan’s eager growth-oriented policies.
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son has said that his immediate priority is clearing debt. With falling share value due to lack of trust on Valeant’s future, it would be interesting to see how Pearson and Co. will get Valeant through this tough situation and restore the value for shareholders and investors.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is currently investigating Valeant.
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Senior Maffiolini finishes his final race in fifth place in the 500 meter race.
Chapski replaced junior Greg Karpacz on the 4x800 team. Otherwise, the team remained the same as the one that hit the track at the NE-10 Championships. The big story coming out Saturday’s events was the recordbreaking time that the 4x800 members achieved. Combining for a time of 7:40.52, Skarin, Nee, Bolick, and Chapski broke Bentley’s previous record by nearly five and a half seconds. “Like before any race, there were definitely nerves,” said Bolick. “But we were in the slow heat,
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There were personal records (PRs) set by both the men’s side and the women’s team, along with a school record for the men, this past weekend during the 48th annual New England (NEICAAA) Indoor Track Championships at Boston University’s Track and Tennis Center. On Friday, graduate student Steve Maffiolini kicked off the PR parade by qualifying for the 500 meter final by placing in 4th, with a time of 1:05.40. His time was a 1.44 second improvement on his previous best. There were three Falcons that placed in the top 15 in the 5,000. Sophomore Ryan Cadorette led the Falcons by placing in 11th with a time of 14:58.44. Just behind him came fellow sophomore Seamus Higgins, clocking in at 15:07.17, and junior Erik Alatalo finished 15th out of the 31 runners on hand, coming in at 15:15.63. Higgins’ time was PR and placed him 11th on Bentley’s top performances list within the 5,000. Cadorette’s time was even better than the one he posted in the NE-10 Championships the week prior. That time of 15:03.92 got him a gold medal at that meet. Junior Tim Bolick and senior Sean Nee also recorded PRs on the
day. Bolick ran the 1,000 meter race, placing ninth overall with a time of 2:29.21. This time beat his previous best by 1.77 seconds and now places him 8th in the program’s history. “Breaking a PR is a highly rewarding feeling,” said Bolick. “Because you know you put in the work to get yourself there. How fast you run directly correlates to the training you’ve been doing, so running a PR is when that work pays off.” As for Nee, his new PR of 1:53.73 in the 800 was a full second improvement on his gold medal performance from the NE10 Championships. This time got him 15th place at the meet. Sophomore Nick Skarin joined Nee in running the 800, finishing with a time of 1:56.86. Junior Julia Morena also had a great PR. Running the 5,000, she recorded the best time of any DII athlete in the event with a time of 17:57.80, shattering her previous best by 10.39 seconds. S o p h o m o r e Marianne Bartolotta almost joined Morena in breaking a PR with a time of 3:07.44 in the 1,000. A total of six Bentley athletes qualified for Saturday’s races, with junior Nik Haas running the mile, Maffiolini in the 500 meter race, and Bolick, Nee, plus sophomores Graham Chapski and Skarin teaming up to run the 4x800 meter relay.
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Record time highlights track and field weekend
Junior Julia Morena breaks a PR with a time of 3:07.44 in the 1,000.
so there wasn’t a whole lot of pressure, other than to beat Stonehill, who was also in our heat. Having a little less pressure eased the nerves a bit and, I think, helped us run better. Three of us were also coming back from races Friday, so our goal was to win our heat and see what kind of time we could run. We definitely had the school record on our minds but I don’t think we expected to break it by 5-plus seconds.” That record stood for 32 years, being recorded by Dan Rowley, Mager Walker, Jerry Carchedi and Ron Moreau in 1984. “It’s an amazing feeling to have a school record,” said Chapski. “It’s also exciting because Nick and I are only sophomores so we will have plenty more opportunities to do it again. In addition, we were only one second off the outdoor record so we will be gunning for that one this coming season. “[And] since Nick, Sean, and Tim all ran other individual races at New England’s, we weren’t sure we were going to run the 4x800. I have to give a lot of credit to Coach Curtin for encouraging us to run it. We were all tired come race time but we lined up and got it done and I’m so glad we did!” Haas’ mile resulted in a PR, as he clocked in at 4:16.79. His time put him in 18th place out of 29, but got him 4th among his DII peers. Maffiolini, in what was his final race of his Bentley career, finished fifth in the 500. He just
so happened to post the same exact time that he had on Friday. “The meet went pretty well in my book,” said Maffiolini. “I ran a personal best on Friday and matched the same time on Saturday in a very competitive race. There are usually a lot of good teams at the New England Championships and to be able to say I can run with the best of them is really cool. I’m glad I finished my Bentley track career the way I did.” The Falcons ultimately ended up with eight points, ranking them 28th out of 36 teams that scored. The winners of both the men’s and women’s meets were the University of Rhode Island and Northeastern University, respectively. Rhode Island finished with 126 points, while Northeastern blew away the rest of the women’s field with 157 points. Besides the man they call “Maff,” the remaining members of the track and field team will now focus their attention on the outdoor season. “We actually almost broke the outdoor 4x800 record too, which is now an attainable goal for the outdoor season,” said Bolick. “But we’re also trying to focus on individual events as well outdoors, primarily the 1500m and 800m. We’re looking forward to going to Raleigh Relays and running some good times against high competition.” The first meet for the track and field team will be the aforementioned Raleigh Relays at North Carolina State on March 25th.
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Students cheering on the Bentley hockey team at the game. BY Joe Greeley
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The men’s hockey team finished up the regular season this past weekend with a home series against Army. On Friday night, the teams faced off in West Point, New York with Army winning by a score of 6-2. Bentley started the game strong while gaining a
2-0 lead after just 8:04 played in the first period thanks to goals from senior center Tyler Krause and freshman Danny Kucerovy. Army tied the game by the end of the first period by scoring two power play goals from Conor Andrle and Trevor Fidler. Army took control of the game in the second period, scoring three goals on the way to the win. The game in Watertown
on Saturday was a closer affair, ending in a 2-2 tie. Army scored first, just 4:30 into the game, on a goal by center Clint Carlisle off a bad bounce in front of goalie Gabe Antoni. Four minutes later, freshman Andy Chugg beat Army goalie Parker Gahagen glove-side off an assist from Alexey Solovyev to tie the game at one. Solovyev was also involved in the next goal, scoring at 13:04 in the first period to give the Falcons a 2-1 lead. Tyler Krause skated into the offensive zone before playing a pass off to Solovyev for his first career goal. Army controlled the second period, earning a 13-6 shot advantage on the way to tying the game at 2 off of a goal from center Shane Hearn at 15:16. Bentley dominated the third period, controlling the tempo and firing 15 shots compared to Army’s 6. Gahagen performed well that night, stopping 35 shots and sending the game into overtime. Bentley fired two shots in OT, with defenseman
Tanner Jago coming the closest to scoring, with his shot hitting the post. The result brought Bentley’s Atlantic Hockey record to 9-13-6 for the season. The record is good enough for the team to finish eighth in the conference. The Falcons will now play Sacred Heart in the first round of the conference playoffs. The
teams will play a best of three series this weekend to advance to the next round. Bentley beat Sacred Heart 4-2 on January 29th before tying with them 3-3 the next night. The last time Bentley and Sacred Heart met in the playoffs was in the first round of the 2012 playoffs with Bentley winning two games to one.
Bentley hockey team fights hard to fend off the other team.
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Bentley hockey finishes season with tie
Women’s and men’s basketball advance to semis Vanguard Staff Writer
In what turned out to be quite the nail biter, Bentley University squeezed by Stonehill College 54-50 in the NE-10 Women’s Basketball Quarterfinals. The game was tightly contested for most of the afternoon, with the Falcons finding themselves down by as much as seven in the second half, and by five with under two minutes left in the third quarter. However, junior forward Jen Gemma and sophomore guard Macchi Smith sparked an 8-0 run continuing from the third to fourth quarter, putting the Falcons up 42-39. Bentley had a five point advantage with just over four minutes left in the game, but a spurt by Stonehill sophomores Courtney Walsh and Samantha Hyslip knotted things up at 50. Bentley co-captain Jane White finally broke the tie with 49 seconds remaining, hitting the second of two free throws. Stonehill missed their next two shots, and free throws by Gemma and Bentley forward Victoria Lux sealed the four point win. Overall, Bentley arguably underperformed, with Lux being one of just two players with at least two made shots. Luckily, the Falcons were lifted by Gemma, who put in 34 points and 9 rebounds. The 34 points on an efficient 13-22 from the field were a career high for the
junior, who is just days removed from being selected as the Northeast-10 Women’s Basketball player of the year. Besides being a playoff game, the team considered the match to have much greater significance. “It was against Stonehill,” said White. “Our biggest rival! We realized how hard we had to work and players stepped up and made huge plays for us. It was truly a team win.” Gemma chose not to comment on her outstanding performance, but on the atmosphere. “Playoff time is always one of the best times of the year. The environment was awesome yesterday and the game was intense, which makes playoff games so fun.” This victory not only places Bentley into the NE-10 Women’s Basketball semifinals for the 33rd time out of 35 championship runs, but it also was the 1000th win in Bentley’s history. This marks the first time any Division II school has accomplished the feat, and Bentley is now part of a small, elite group of universities to amass 1,000 victories (Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, James Madison, Stephen F. Austin, Texas, and Stanford). “It illustrates the long tradition of success that Bentley Women’s Basketball has had over the last 42 years,” said Coach Barbara Stevens. “All in all, a great win and we are looking forward
to the game on Thursday.” First seed Bentley hosts second seed Southern Connecticut State in the semifinals this Thursday at 7:00 pm. Bentley University Men’s Basketball was also successful this week, defeating Franklin Pierce University 86-71 in the NE-10 Quarterfinal. The victory puts Bentley at 20-7, reaching the 20 win mark for the first time since 2011. The game started out competitive, with Bentley finding themselves down 25-28 with about seven minutes to spare in the first half. Bentley exploded with a 16-5 run to end the half, including two three pointers by junior guard Matt Barr and senior forward Tyler McFarland, and a putback at the buzzer by guard Keegan Hyland. After halftime, the Falcons continued controlling the game, opening up with a 7-1 run to extend their lead to 48-34, with baskets from Hyland, senior guard Alex Furness, and sophomore forward Brandon Wheeler. Franklin Pierce tried to keep the game close, cutting the deficit to just ten points, leaving the score 6757 with just under eight minutes to go. Bentley responded with six straight points by Wheeler and McFarland, and Franklin Pierce never came within 14 points after that. Several players had key performances contributing to the victory. McFarland had a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds,
moving within 17 points of second place on the school’s all-time scoring list. Wheeler had a career high 19 points on 8-11 shooting, eclipsing his previous high of 13, and Hyland added 17. Franklin Pierce, the fifth seed in the Northeast-10, is a well-respected opponent of Bentley, one that the team made sure not to underestimate, according to the players. “We have a lot of respect for their program, they’re always a really tough team to play against.” said freshman guard Ferguson Duke. “We knew we would likely get their best coming off of a playoff win, meaning we
would all have to step up, which I think we did. Everyone was extremely focused, and we all contributed in some capacity.” This match also featured an element of revenge; the Franklin Pierce Ravens were the team that ended Bentley’s run last postseason. “This was definitely an important game for us.” said senior forward Vince Mancini. “That [loss] was still fresh in our head, so it was great to come back this year and do the same thing to them.” Bentley faces Stonehill College on Wednesday. If they win, they are guaranteed home court advantage throughout the playoffs.
Senior Tyler McFarland leaps to score for Bentley.
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