VOLUME XLVIII ISSUE I
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
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This Issue CAB names Oswalt as fall comedy headline CAB Fall Comedy Newspapers Cut “Red for Africa” Club Updates ...................5 Wellness & Campus Initiatives .........................6 New Student Center Renovations ...................6 H1N1 Precautions .........7 Senior Experience Column ...............................8 Alice Review .....................9 I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell Review ..................9 Notes from Abroad ....11 Casino Investments 12 Men’s Soccer ....................14 Women’s Soccer ............15 Football ..............................16
club.” With the overwhelming success of last year’s two comedy shows, Penley and the rest of CAB were given a heavy act to follow this year. The decision on Oswalt, which goes through “a vote of different board members,” according to Penley, was not completely unanimous. CAB President Andrew Leffler admitted to The Vanguard that he would have preferred a different comedian.
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In an interview with The Vanguard, Kevin Penley, the Campus Activities Board comedy chair, announced that comedian Patton Oswalt will be coming to Bentley University for the annual Fall 2009 CAB Comedy Show. An entertainer with a variation of talents, Oswalt has seen success in a multitude of outlets. On the big screen, Oswalt played the lead voice of “Remy the Rat,” in Disney-Pixar’s Oscar-winning blockbuster Ratatouille, as well as “Paul Aufiero” in the 2009 release Big Fan. In addition, Oswalt played the role “Spence” on the Emmynominated CBS series King of Queens for nine consecutive seasons. Oswalt, who began performing standup comedy in the late 1980’s, has released three CDs worth of material, the most recent being “My Weakness is Strong.” His topics vary greatly, ranging from the lighthearted to the serious, with select bits even touching on such controversial topics as politics and religion. It was that range, of both talent and catalog, which drew the CAB Comedy Committee to Oswalt. “I hope that Patton’s national fame and Comedy Central acclaimed talent in addition to his latest movie, Big
Patton Oswalt knows how to please a crowd.
Fan, will attract students to the show,” said Vice President Mariela Spillari. Penley specifically noted that his role on King of Queens and his numerous comedy CDs were reasons for the interest from CAB. “People know him from a broad range of things,” said Penley, “not just from Comedy Central specials.” Oswalt’s appearance later this semester will mark the second year of a new format for CAB’s comedy performances. Before the fall of 2007, CAB structured their comedic budget so that Bentley students were privy to one comedic show per year, with names like D.L. Hughley and Bob Saget playing
Newspaper Readership Program cut
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the expansive Dana Center. In 2007, CAB reformed their comedy budget, moving the shows to the smaller, more intimate Koumantzelis Auditorium. It was this move that allowed CAB to add one more comedy show to their yearly schedule. Last year, CAB invited Stephen Lynch in the fall and B.J. Novak in the spring, and both events were major hits with the student population. “Since moving to Koumantzelis, the comedians have been sold out,” said Penley. “I have felt that the auditorium has added to the shows, you are right there, it feels like more of a comedy
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Students will no longer enjoy free print newspapers.
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they will have to do so online or through private subscriptions. The ball began rolling last spring when Student Life was informed that they would have to make some cuts in order to remain within the operating budget. Paul Stanish, the manager of the Student Center explained that an assessment of services took place and such things as the desirability of the shuttle service and the newspapers were reviewed. With the assessment, along
There has indeed been a myriad changes to campus. Such changes included new dining options, gym renovations and technology upgrades in the library. However, not all of these changes can be labeled as positive, as is the case with the elimination of free newspapers around campus. As of this year the once free readership program is no more. If students or faculty wish to view such newspapers as The New York Times, USA Today, or The Boston Globe,
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with other factors, eventually resulting in the decision to dissolve the Bentley readership program, Stanish stated that, “We are by no means trying to diminish anyone’s [college] experience and if we could keep everything, we would.” Stanish went on to explain that a number of factors contributed to the overall decision of what programs to cut. First of all, there were a number of newspapers left sitting in their racks at the end of the day, creating nothing but mass (Continued on Page 13)
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When asked, Penley refused to divulge the names of other considered comedians, saying “I don’t want to give any of them away, because we may get them for the spring.” Penley and the rest of CAB are confident that the success seen last year, with both comedy shows being near sold out, will be repeated this year. Oswalt will perform at Bentley on October 17, 2009, with the Koumantzelis Auditorium doors opening at 7:00 p.m. and the show starting at 7:30 p.m. The show is free for Bentley students courtesy of the Student Activity Fee and five dollars for the general public.
“Red for Africa” founder awarded national scholarship Evelynn Sidiropoulos
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“[We] hope Oswalt’s national fame will attract students to the show.” -Mariela Spillari
Liberty Mutual Group is a global insurer. It offers a wide range of insurance packages, such as automobile, homeowners’, fire, and more. Part of its mission is to be socially responsible, and to that end, Liberty Mutual offers scholarships to outstanding students around the nation who work to make our world a better place to live. The Responsible Scholars™ Program awards $10,000 “to five qualified students who initiated or had been actively involved in a service or volunteer program that had a widespread impact on campus.” This year, Liberty Mutual awarded one of these prestigious scholarships to a Bentley University senior, Vinay Gokaldas, for his ongoing efforts in founding the project “Bentley Goes Red for Africa.” Liberty Mutual Group com-
mented on the project saying, “Now an annual campus-wide HIV/AIDS awareness event, Bentley Goes Red for Africa has raised over $20,000 and helped the orphanage [in Ghana] reach its goal of $25,000 for a new dormitory.”
Gokaldas’ plan was to have the T-shirts raise awareness at Bentley of HIV/AIDS and the situation occurring in Mmofra Trom. During his freshman year at Bentley, Vinay Gokaldas had a professor who conducted a short-term study abroad program to Ghana. During this program, Bentley students visit the small town of Mmofra Trom. There, Bentley students were able to see the boarding school that gives native students the educational opportunities that so many Western children have, in par(Continued on Page 14)
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