The Vanguard - 09/17/2009

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.

Dan Merica STAFF WRITER

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

STAFF WRITER

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)

VICE PRESIDENT, CAB

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)

Police Log 2 Cartoon 3 Editorial 3 Voices 8 Horoscopes 10 Games 13 Falcon of The Week 16

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CAMPUS NEWS

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3 Girls 3 Cups On Monday at 1:20 a.m. police noticed three females on the Bentley footbridge clutching open containers of alcohol. The ladies were approached and asked to pour out their drinks. Two of them complied and poured out their beverages. One Naughty Nancy pretended she hadn’t heard the police. The officers asked her to give them her ID and she replied that she didn’t have it with her. Once the officers informed the young lady that she was committing an arrestable offense she quickly whipped out her card. The rambunctious one of the group was charged with underage alcohol violation, open consumption of alcohol, disrespect to administrative personnel, and being uncooperative with administrative personnel. The other two girls were not charged.

Is something burning?

At 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night, Copley South residents were roused from their beds and study rooms to the awful sound of the fire alarm. Upon investigation, it was found to be a false alarm caused by an abnormal buildup of lint in a hair dryer.

The owner of the hairdryer will be charged with causing an accidental fire alarm.

Things Left in Taxis Wednesday at 12:45 a.m., a taxi driver delivered a wallet to Campus Police. The wallet belonged to a student who had left it when he took the cab back to campus. In the wallet there were a total of 3 driver’s licenses and a receipt for a significant amount of alcohol from a New Hampshire package store. The student who owned one of the licenses was not yet 21, arrived to pick up his wallet and was presented with an underage alcohol violation and possession of a false ID. The IDs were confiscated and he could be criminally charged.

On Saturday at 3:30 a.m. a taxi pulled up in front of Campus Police. The driver got

out of the car and summoned officers to come help him get an intoxicated male out of his cab. When officers approached the cab, they noticed the student passed out and slumped over in the front seat.

Officers rolled down the window to awaken the student and were taken aback by the smell of alcohol that the student was emitting. When they did finally wake him up and hoisted him out of the cab, he had trouble counting his money to pay the driver. The student dismally failed a sobriety test and was promptly taken into protective custody at the Waltham Police Department. He will be charged with protective custody.

“There’s Blood Everywhere!”

At 3:44 a.m. Saturday, the boys in blue were patrolling Cedar Hall when they were shocked to find a large amount of blood on the floor, walls and doors. They followed the blood trail back to the bathroom where they found more blood everywhere. The officers found the source of the blood a few doors down coming from a male who had been in an altercation. The student refused to inform officers who the other party in the fight had been and will be charged with endangering the health and safety of other students, physical confrontation and being uncooperative with administrative personnel.

No Panty Party!

Officers were dispatched to North Campus D at 4 a.m. Saturday morning for a report of an “unwanted male.” The ladies living in the apartment were shocked after waking to find an unknown male passed out on their bedroom floor wearing only “shorts.”Once awoken, he successfully gave his name after a few tries and was strongly slurring his words. This lost sleeping beauty turned out to be a Bentley student living on main campus. Due to his condition, he was taken into protective custody and to the Waltham Police Department for booking. He will be charged with protective custody.

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OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL Bentley campus buzzing with more than just freshmen

*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.

EDITORIAL Sustainability is no longer sustainable Bentley University has prided itself on being a sustainable campus, and has taken measures that most other schools should be taking, such as recycle bins in every residential unit, recycling centers in every residence hall, and devoting an entire office in Facilities Management to the management of our sustainability goals.

While these actions are certainly admirable, and the goal of sustainability measures are often very well-intentioned, the Bentley sustainability measures have finally gone too far.

Recycling and reducing waste are one thing, but a number of recent policies have students shaking their heads.

The first and most noticeable change in policies is the new measures hoping to reduce paper printing. At this year’s Student Activity Fair, where students learn about getting involved and opportunities to make a difference in our communi-

ty, the administration decreed that no organization would be allowed to use paper for handouts or as sign up sheets.

Reducing paper waste is noble, but simply overkill when one’s goal becomes being “green” and paperless, instead of getting involved on campus. Is it a stretch to imagine the banning of flyer advertising next? And then the banning of paper use for assignments, projects, textbooks, et cetera?

It may sound absurd now, but some professors have already begun the transition to online textbooks.

This push for sustainability pressures students to spend more and more time on their laptop computers, sending e-mails, researching online rather than learning how to search the library, completing online assignments and assessments. Imagine having to read for every class online, never seeing the corrections to your papers. Who would want to

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burn their eyes reading a 90 page 301 business plan on a computer?

This extended time on computers is not good for a student’s health, and is not what the business world is married to. Yes, computers have become irreplaceable, but paper reports and files are nowhere near extinction in the professional world.

The loss of other print newspapers pushes students to spend even more time on their laptops, which has become too much. To find the news they need to stay relevant in class conversations, students should be offered many mediums to adhere to different learning styles.

This Editorial Board supports the actions of President Larson and the administration in helping reduce the carbon footprint of the campus, but it seems that now may be the time to slow our expanding view of sustainability before Bentley becomes the first university too green for its own good.

Coming back to campus after a summer home always takes some getting used to. For some, mom won’t do your laundry anymore, and for others it seems the problem is that dad certainly isn’t cooking breakfast on the weekends.

The ups and downs of college life are something everyone gets used to, but what about the things that are out of the ordinary?

It seems this year’s return to campus not only featured a new freshmen class, our old friends and a few additions to the Bentley faculty, but a whole new family of bugs that nobody’s exactly excited to see: yellow jacket bees by the hundred.

With the end of summer comes cooler weather, shorter days, and less of that lovely sunshine. So why are there still so many bees on campus?

They’ve been seen on the window sills of the gym, in a cloud above the bridge and even worse, in student’s dorm rooms. During the summer the presence of bees seems normal and almost assumed, but in mid-September, swarms of them seem out of place.

After much discussion with Facilities Management, it seems there certainly is a culprit to all the buzzing around campus: rain. The immense amount of rain that the New England area faced this summer has left behind nothing less than a perfect breeding ground for bees.

Aside from the rainfall, Bentley is located on an extremely moist area of land. The “swamp” that runs adjacent to Fenway Hall also attracts bugs during this time of the year.

For now the best anyone can do is to try to eliminate the bees with sprays and powder that will detract the bees from coming inside.

As for our permanent solution: the first frost!

While everyone normally dreads the first snow and that first cold gust of wind that makes you think twice about going to school in Boston, now there’s a brighter side to the cold.

For now, sit back and play loud music to ignore the buzzing, because soon enough we’ll all be waiting for the birds, the sunshine and the bees to all return to campus.

Sudoku Level: Easy

By Nic Smits

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CLUB UPDATES Bentley Sailing Club

Bentley Republicans Meetings: every Wednesday at 9 p.m. in Back Bay Come and discuss current events, talk to politicians, attend our annual gun trip and other events!

We have a very busy semester coming up, so watch for our emails!

Campus Acitvities Board The Bentley Sailing club will be starting its first practices Wednesday September 16, and they will happen every Monday and Wednesday until November 4 from 1:15-6:15 p.m. We also compete on the weekends.

If you are interested, email mullen_amy@bentley.edu.

All are welcome!

F.I.R.E. Step Squad Welcome Back Bentley U from the one and only F.I.R.E. Step Squad!

Last year was an awesome year for us! We became champs at a six colleges and universities, including Harvard and Tufts. But this year, with the support of BENTLEY’s best, better known as YOU, we should be even more successful. With our first competition on October 10 at Harvard University and our first PARTY October 17 right here on Bentley Campus, we are practicing hard to hold our title and we would love to see Bentley’s Best in the audience and in the lines for the party.

For more information, visit us at facebook.com/firestepsquadbentley or email us at firestepsquad.bentleyu@gmail.com.

BEST WISHES FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR!

First General Meeting Wednesday 9/23/09 at 9:30 p.m. Backbay Red Sox ticket sales 9/23/09 Activity Period 12:45 p.m.

Pajama Kickball Sunday 9/20/09 Greenspace! Email Kelley_bryan@bentley.edu to sign up!

Welcome Back Tailgate 9/25/09 before the Football Game! Free Food, Fun, & Friends Casino Night 9/25/09 9:00 p.m. Backbay Big Prizes!

JOIN CAB email GA_CAB@bentley.edu for more info

Black United Body

First general meeting September 28, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Back Bay CRAZE CRAZE hip hop dance group will be holding tryouts this Sunday, September 20 from 7-9 p.m. in the Dance Studio. No experience is necessary and everyone is welcome to tryout. No need to prepare anything in advance so just come ready to dance!

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CAMPUS LIFE / NEWS Campus initiatives, old and new, kick off new semester Leslie Dias CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR

As Bentley continues to encourage sustainability both externally and internally on campus, a complementary focus on individual wellness and health has also been brought to the forefront for administrators and students.

Bentley has made strides to recognize the wellness needs of students through a new fitness class, fitness facility, wellness website and wellness housing option.

For the last few years, Slade Hall housed the first Global Living Center on campus which was open to freshmen who were looking to broaden their cultural horizons through their housing assignment. But, due to the success of the program, the Global Living Center has since been expanded and relocated to both Miller Hall and the Orchard North Apartment Complex.

With the first floor of Slade Hall being vacant, and a

strong interest in substancefree and wellness housing from the incoming freshman, Slade is once again transforming, but this time into a new wellness housing floor.

Some students, having a general misconception about wellness housing, may only focus on the fact that wellness housing means substance-free living areas.

However, assistant director of Wellness, Jessica Greher, confirms that there is much more to wellness housing than just being substancefree.

Greher commented, “Students often think that being healthy means not being sick. But wellness is actually a broad concept, and it includes things like interpersonal and social wellness as well as physical wellness and even spiritual wellness.

Wellness housing allows students to be healthy in many ways.”

Excited about the start of the program in Slade Hall, Greher says that the strong

The spin bikes in Slade.

interest from freshmen for wellness housing was gathered from the data supplied by the Alcohol Education course that the freshmen took over the summer.

“Many of the freshmen expressed an interest in this type of housing for various reasons; some wanting a quieter living space and others wanting to focus on a healthier life style.”

Since many incoming students expressed a desire to focus on healthy eating and fitness, the Division of Student Affairs strategically planned to refurbish the facilities in Slade Hall’s basement to incorporate a fitness

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area. The area will be utilized for the various events for the new wellness floor as well as the popular fitness classes that run throughout both semesters.

With attention to the new fitness facility in Slade Hall, the Center for Health and Wellness will continue to run fitness classes throughout the semester due to the popular demand and the initiative to have a healthier campus. In addition to the three classes taught last semester including Zumba, Kickboxing, and Pilates, a new class, Spinning, has been requested and is being introduced to the repertoire.

With a new wellness housing floor, a new fitness facility, and a new fitness class, the Center for Health and Wellness has also renovated their website. The site includes information on the wellness initiatives being taken on campus as well as external links for those who want to further extend their wellness activities to those in the Greater Boston area.

(To access the new Center for Health and Wellness site, go to www.bentley.edu/health and click on the Wellness tab.)

In an environment like a college campus, where there is so much distracting students from properly taking care of themselves, it has never been more important to maintain good health.

Whether it is choosing to live in a designated wellness area or simply taking an hour out of a busy day to attend a fitness class, students are recognizing the importance of managing a healthy life style.

Addition of Mongolian Grill leads to massive renovation Dan Merica STAFF WRITER

As students began to trickle back onto campus this year, there was a noticeable difference in what associate director of the Student Center, Paul Stanish, calls “a hub of the campus.” Over the summer, the Student Center underwent changes

that saw the addition of a Mongolian Grill option to Seasons Dining hall, Harry’s Corner being replaced by a new flatbread retail outlet, Sandella’s, as well as a facelift to the “1917 Tavern” and the Living Room space.

The Mongolian Grill, a space that was designed by the same architect as local restaurant Fire and Ice,

finds itself playing two roles, both as an option for Seasons and as a retail outlet.

Serving stir fry with many variations, many students have seen this as the defining addition to the Student Center renovations.

Though originally proposed as only adding the Grill to the Seasons space, the project quickly evolved into a renovation of much of the dining hall, including new tables, chairs, carpeting, decorating, and a new beverage station located next to the Grill, all providing the space with a new look and feel.

Attempting to alleviate what James Cornacchia, Sodexho’s General Manager, calls “growing pains,” Sodexho employees were working at the Mongolian grill two weeks before school began. “We did multiple training sessions,” said Cornacchia, “with the Mongolian grill having a week and a half worth of training. We were just tossing food out trying to get the concept down.” It was this preparation time that Cornacchia says led to very few problems with the grill.

The transition with Sandella’s, however, has not been so easy. At peak times of business, wait times of 15 to 20 minutes have been

Sandella’s Flatbread has replaced Harry’s Corner.

reported by numerous students. “The employees have a learning curve on all the build charts,” said Cornacchia, “There is a potential there of being a little slower, but as soon as they get it down it will be much faster.”

Cornacchia confidently stated that after a few weeks to work out growing pains, Sandella’s would provide much faster service than Harry’s ever did.

A renovation of the Pub has also been completed, taking what was once simply known as “1917 Tavern,” a somewhat dark, table filled area with an average bar, into the new “Blue Line,”

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which features a brighter atmosphere, the retail side of the Mongolian Grill, and a beautiful new bar.

The Blue Line will continue to serve beer to those of legal age but now incorporates the pool tables of old Gaming Room, is designed to service students of all ages, and will have its grand opening event on Thursday, September 17, with live music and food promotions for all in attendance.

“I would say that all of these additions gave a great jolt for an already dynamic space,” said assistant dean of Student Affairs, Dorreen Floyd, “It is truly beautiful, (Continued on Page 10)

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NEWS Bentley takes steps to avert flu disaster; new policies to battle H1N1 Dan Merica STAFF WRITER

Bentley University, in preparation for a possible outbreak of H1NI, also known as swine flu, has taken proactive steps to alleviate the possible contraction of the infamous virus by students.

According to an e-mail sent by the assistant dean for Health and Wellness, Geraldine Taylor, Bentley has “provided additional hand sanitizer stations on campus, ensured that soap and paper towel dispensers are full and instituted more frequent cleaning schedules with antiviral/antibacterial disinfectants.”

Upon arrival to the residence halls, students were given “welcome bags” put together by the resident assistants, which included disposable thermometers, hand sanitizer, flu care shopping lists, a “Flu – What You Can Do” booklet and a list of emergency medical resources.

According to the e-mail from Taylor, “If you are sick with influenza-like illness with symptoms including fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Centigrade) or higher and cough, or sore throat; and possibly headaches, body aches, chills, runny nose,

Just a few of the precautions taken at Bentley.

fatigue, vomiting or diarrhea, please consult your health care provider and stay at home.”

Colleges and universities around the United States have been the worst affected areas for H1N1.

A Cornell University junior died last Friday due to the virus, with Cornell experiencing over 600 hundred possible H1N1cases. At University of Kansas, in just three days of class, nearly 50 people contracted swine flu, with no deaths yet reported.

University of Virginia, University of Alabama and University of Maryland has reported 70, 10 and 435 cases, respectively.

Overall, since mid-April of this year, 522 Americans have

died because of the virus, the majority of which were children and the elderly, who are most susceptible to the flu.

Vaccines have been slow to get out; however, the Food and Drug Administration approved 4 different H1N1 vaccines this week.

The Center for Health and Wellness has scheduled six seasonal vaccination clinics beginning in September and planned H1N1 influenza vaccine clinics. The H1N1 vaccine is expected to be available in October free of charge, as the federal government has purchased massive supplies of all four vaccines available.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) in August released some tips for the dor-

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mitory lifestyle Bentley students typically experience. The main piece of advice is for students to avoid any contact with infected individuals until 24 hours after the flu like symptoms subside. According to the study, “students with a private dorm room should stay in their rooms and find a “flu buddy” to deliver meals and notes from class.”

Other colleges are taking more drastic steps. Colleges like Johns Hopkins and Emory have set aside certain dorm on campus where students infected with the virus will be “asked to go recover” during their illness. According to Emory, “The dorm is not considered a quarantine area because students exposed to

the virus are not forced to stay there,” but a recent front page article in the New York Times noted that the Emory & Hopkins students indeed feel quarantined nonetheless.

At Bentley, most students reported being instructed on the first day of class on Bentley’s policy for H1N1 cases. From e-mailing the professor, to getting someone to take notes, to arrangements for taking exams in the residence hall, most ideas were broached, including the absurd.

Lindsay Graham, a senior at Bentley, stated “my professor has already decided that in case of swine flu, we have to create an avatar in Second Life, and attend class in the virtual world.”

According to Taylor, “If you are told you have the flu – please make arrangements to go home for care and isolation.

You should put on a mask to prevent anyone else from getting sick while you are in the process of going home.”

The Center for Health and Wellness has dedicated itself to working with all offices on campus to keep accurate statistics on the impact of the illness on the Bentley community. For up-to-the-date information, go to the Center for Health and Wellness website.

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

VOICES

Senior Experience

How is the new Student Center?

KARA BHODE CFA MAJOR CLASS OF 2012 “The layout is really neat.

The new Mongolian Grill isn’t quite Fire and Ice, but it is a nice addition.”

Attention Class of 2010: Welcome to your senior year!

In an effort to address the unique needs of Bentley’s seniors, a committee of students, staff, and faculty has been formed with the goal of promoting programming focused on you.

Your senior year is a time of great change – which can be very fun and exciting – but it can also trigger feelings of sadness, confusion, and increased stress. Our goal is to help you navigate through your senior year smoothly.

A variety of activities and programming will be offered throughout the year with kick-off events beginning in the next two weeks. We are pleased to begin with a series of interviews in the Vanguard featuring members of the senior class and recent alumni.

We encourage you to share comments and suggestions for programming or events. Please feel free to share your feedback with the co-chairs or with other members of the committee.

MAURA BRADY CLASS OF 2010 ECO-FI MAJOR “I wish I had a meal plan.”

Presented by The Senior Year Exerpience Committee

Senior Year Experience Committee: Marty Reuman Pieper and Leslie Doolittle (Co-Chairs) Carla Berg Susan Brennan Jeannette Buntin Jane Ellis Henrietta Genfi Brenda Hawks Jennifer Johnson Stephanie Kendall Vicki LaFarge Aaron Nurick Mackenzie Nurse Christine Palumbo Martha Perry Papa Sarr Melissa Sawyer Cindy Scott Kate Tippo

Featured Senior: Martha Perry ANDREW MORRIS CLASS OF 2012 ACCOUNTING MAJOR “R.I.P. Harry’s.”

What are you involved in at Bentley?

I am President of the Senior Class Cabinet, Vice President of Marketing for Alpha Phi and a Senator in SGA. What are you looking forward to this year?

Attending Bentley’s traditional events like Homecoming, the Bahamas trip, Spring Day and being with my friends.

What are your plans for the future?

I hope to go to law school in a few years but not sure what I want to do after graduation.

RICHARD PIERRE CLASS OF 2011 FINANCE MAJOR “It’s…interesting. Certain things are good at the Mongolian Grill, like the shrimp and the meat. It’s like a baby Fire and Ice. But sometimes they rush the meals. That’s Sodexho for ya!”

What is your favorite event on campus?

Homecoming- it’s nice to see so many alumni come back and get a chance to hang out.

COURTNEY CHAREST CLASS OF 2010 ACCOUNTING MAJOR “No more bagel pizzas? :(”

Bree Johnson PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

What are your goals for this year?

To find a job and complete my bucket list, I want to go to events and games I have not gone to before and try new things this year.

How are you feeling about graduation?

It’s bitter sweet, I am excited for the real world but I know I am going to miss my friends.

Advice to seniors Have the most fun and make the most of this year. Have no regrets.

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Alice.com: the new Amazon that offers anything from coffee to condoms Ian Markowitz A & E EDITOR

Imagine getting an email from Bentley’s Mail Services every 6 weeks or so, right when you’re running out of shampoo and toothpaste, letting you know you just received a package. You open up the package to find new containers of both your toothpaste and your shampoo, without even having to think to go pick it up from CVS. Enter the world of Alice.com, a new website which looks to do for household supplies what Amazon.com did for books and DVDs. The website aims to remove the middleman when people shop for common household items like toilet paper, cereal, and shampoo and it directly connect consumers with manufacturers. As a result, the pricing on Alice is competitive with the pricing you would pay at CVS or Target, and Alice already has manufacturer coupons on certain products and automatically adds the coupons to lower the price even

Alice.com can even get you detergent and deodorant.

further.

While Alice has only been around for a few months, it has already amassed an impressive list of products for sale and by offering free shipping on all orders as well, there is significant reason to stick with Alice.

Additionally, by automatically reminding you when to reorder shampoo (and automatically reordering it for you if you choose), you never have to worry about running out

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and if the packages showing up at mail services are any indication, Bentley students seem to be taking notice.

Upon creating your account, you’re instantly able to start putting products in your basket. On the bottom of the screen shows the current coupons being offered on the website, as well as the number of coupons remaining.

Unfortunately, Alice only offers a limited number of coupons

on particular products because it allows the advertisers to control the amount they want to spend on their products promotion.

While this isn’t ideal for most people, as someone who never “clips coupons” its always nice to save money, especially below the price you might find at CVS or Walgreens. The website is set up similar to Amazon, categorizing products based on areas of the house – Bathroom, Beauty, Pantry, etc. – and allows you to browse further by discount percentage, sale price, brand, etc.

Ordering through the website is about as simple and straightforward as it gets with one caveat: there must be six products in your basket in order for it to be processed. The requirement is for six total items, not six different products, so if you have five items, add a pack of gum to your order and you’re all set.

Fortunately, for your first order with Alice, there is no minimum quantity, but subsequent orders must adhere to

the six item minimum.

In my opinion, the Alice service is off to a great foothold.

When I placed my order on a Monday, I received it on campus on Thursday. The prices are competitive, either meeting or beating the major retail outlets on almost every product, and the website is intuitive and easy to use, likely due to the fact it was designed with on-the-go soccer moms in mind. I like that I can order granola bars and Pop Tarts, products I would likely pick up anyway, but instead can use to reach the six item minimum.

The only downside to the service I have found so far is its limited product selection.

Alice allows you to submit requests for products missing from the site for addition, but in the meantime, if your favorite shampoo isn’t available, you’ll either have to stick with CVS or switch shampoos.

But overall, I have been pleasantly surprised with the service and plan to continue using it into the future and think that it could be quite useful for all Bentley students.

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell is sure to leave a lasting impression Jon McColgan COPY EDITOR

Dan Ryaboy MANAGING EDITOR

Walking into the AMC Harvard Square Theater on September 2, we knew what to expect: 90 minutes of raunchy, sexist jokes objectifying women, glorifying the excessive use of alcohol, and a whole host of other outlandish behavior that is no stranger to a college student. The theater was unsurprisingly packed with Boston-area college kids, creating an atmosphere of excitement and anticipation.

What we didn’t expect were a group of protestors holding signs inscribed with “Men Can Stop Rape!” amongst other shocking statements. We didn’t expect to see one of the funniest movies of the year either, but Tucker Max pulled it off.

After the stunning success of his compilation of outrageous life stories, “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell,” which lasted four years on The New York Times Bestseller List, Tucker Max took his adventures to the big screen in a comedy that had no problem matching the hype.

The movie, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, is the next step of Tucker’s rising popularity among college-aged students who share his love of

alcohol, partying, and outrageous weekends.

Tucker Max, a graduate of the University of Chicago and Duke Law School, has become world-renowned for his overtop antics, seducing women by the truckload while establishing a tolerance for alcohol that rivals that of an Irish dockworker.

If there was any doubt that the movie would fall short of the book’s hilarity, the opening scene silenced that commentary. Based mostly on one of his most famous stories, The Austin Road Trip, Tucker and his buddies embark on a journey to what Tucker considers the Holy Grail of strip joints for one of his best friend’s bachelor party.

The story was filled with big characters, each of whom brought a unique angle to the story that made it feel full and developed, and the ending was almost touching at one point, but the majority of the events (it’s too difficult to go into detail without giving away the movie) are what you would expect from an outrageous college comedy.

Tucker selected this story mainly because it’s considered one of his funniest, most obnoxious stories of considerable length. He believed the story easily transitioned to the big screen, as it was one con-

tinuous plot of hilarious moments.

While the movie was wellacted by mostly second-class actors, and the plot fairly typical of what movies aimed at college students produce, what sets this movie apart is the terrific dialogue. Each interaction between the characters contained witty, hard hitting punch-lines that brought raucous laughter from the crowd.

The screening was an experience in it of itself, as Tucker opened the floor to the audience to share their stories before the movie. Highlights included audience members attempting to remember to their own exploits, with Tucker and the crowd consistently ridiculing their exaggerations.

The night was capped off with a Q&A session with the crowd questioning Tucker about past antics and the national screening tour he was on, which quickly became a stand-up comedy routine for Tucker and his staff.

Despite negative attention calling Tucker as a chauvinistic pig, this movie was attended and enjoyed by both sexes, and the attention only fueled Tucker’s desire to publish more stories and shoot more films. As he put it, “Those who call me a chauvinist haven’t read the book and haven’t seen

the movie. If you’re not giving me a chance, I couldn’t give a s*it what you think.”

Overall, this movie has the potential to be one of the funniest comedies of the year, with lines equaling those of Old School, Anchorman, or Superbad. Our suggestion is that you see this movie, regardless of whether you’ve read the book or not, as this is surely to provide a good laugh

no matter who you are.

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell is directed by Bob Gosse, written by Tucker Max, screenplay by Tucker Max & Nils Parker, and produced by Nils Parker. Tucker Max is played

by Matt Czuchry and also stars Jesse Bradford, Keri Lynn Pratt, and Geoff Stults The movie will open in theaters nationwide on Friday September 25.

Tucker brings you a road trip unlike any other.

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HOROSCOPES / NEWS

HOROSCOPES Ryan DeChance VANGUARD STAFF

Aries (March 21- April 19): Your adventurous attitude may be called on by a friend in need this weekend. Do your homework before you agree to any "late night calls."

Taurus (April 20- May 20): Your emotions have gotten a hold of you but that is no excuse to lock your door. Open up to someone. You may find that the best advice comes from an unexpected source.

Gemini (May 21- June 21): Your intuition and wit may come in handy this weekend.

Keep on your toes but have a good time!

Cancer (June 22- July 22): It's time to do that thing you have been thinking about since Great Aunt Gladys passed away. You know what I'm talking about.

Leo (July 23- Aug. 22): Start looking for what the universe has to offer. There's a lot more out there than in Seasons.

Virgo (Aug. 23- Sept. 22): While the moon is in your court, Virgo, this weekend may be just what you need to kick back and relax before the wheels start turning again.

Libra (Sept. 23- Oct. 22): Take a late night stroll around campus, life's troubles will clear up in time. A walk alone or with friends is always good medicine.

Scorpio (Oct. 23- Nov. 21): Your determined nature will get you what you want.

But try not to stress about the little things.

Unnecessary stress will only make that GB class even more unbearable.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22- Dec. 21): Your honesty in certain situations is likely to show that your opinion does to those around you.

Capricorn (Dec. 22- Jan. 19): Use that charm and good humor to lure in a cutie at the next board meeting. You may be surprised at how this person will affect your future Ponzi Schemes.

Aquarius (Jan. 20- Feb. 18): Try a philosophical approach to life's problems. You are likely to find another solution to your pressing question. Socrates may ask, how do we solve this lack of overpriced Harry's Corner munchies?

Pisces (Feb. 19- March 20): Unleash the daredevil within, Pisces. Find a new hobby or discover a lost civilization. Your options are great but how your success depends on how you respond.

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.

Student Center renovations (Continued from Page 6) it’s fresh, it’s not your typical student center.”

Mr. Stanish echoed Floyd’s excited sentiments, saying “I think this has been received very well by the students. I think what is now important is for us to make sure we inject the Bentley spirit into this space.”

According to Stanish and Floyd, these additions were a blend of funding between Bentley and Sodexho.

Stanish also reiterated that these plans to renovate the student center were part of a larger, long term plan and had long been budgeted in by Bentley.

Physical augmentations were not alone in the student center facelift, with the entire meal plan program partaking in the renovations.

“We went to the block meal plan a few years ago and found that the plan needed some changes,” said Cornacchia, “so we decided to revamp the meal plans as well, coming back to a more traditional meal plan.”

The meal plan now goes on a week by week basis, with all meal swipes reset-

The new Blue Line is an exciting destination.

ting on Sunday night. “We wanted to give people more potential to go to Seasons.

With this new plan, there is a lot more access to Seasons,” said Cornacchia.

While most students responded positively about the changes to the meal plan, some students felt it was Sodexho trying to cut down the “end of the semester” use of swipes that saw friends swiping in multiple friends at a time. “It was purely to give the students more swipes,” responds Cornacchia, “as with theses plans, you get the potential

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to go to Seasons more than last year.”

All of these changes, both the meal plan and physical renovations, began last winter, when Sodexho was asked by Bentley to present a master plan for eating on campus. They were asked, quite simply, “If you were to design a premiere dining program, what would it look like?”

Only time will tell if all of these additions will vault Bentley’s dining program to the premiere level that both Bentley and Sodexho hope to achieve.

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NOTES FROM ABROAD Question #1: Describe your expectations for your semester abroad. What are you going to do? What places are you planning to visit? What do you think your classes will be like? How do you think your living situation will be? Are you anxious, nervous, or excited? Use initial feelings and experiences to give your overall feeling for the anticipation of the semester.

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Christina Samellas ROUEN, FRANCE

After being in Rouen for a little over a week, I have already been on a trip to Paris and have planned three more trips to Barcelona, Athens, and Nice.

The hallways of my apartment building are always buzzing with exchange students planning trips all over Europe. The common interest of every single person I have met so far is traveling.

Sarah Barr BARCELONA, SPAIN

The heat. I don’t think any of us really thought about that before we got off the plane and stepped out into the blazing sunlight of Barcelona, Spain.

But it’s here, every day.

One time it rained, but it was 4am and by the time we woke up it was 90 degrees again. Thankfully, the beach is only about a ten minute walk from school. We wear our bathing suits under our clothes to class and book-it down to the shore right after.

The Mediterranean is beautiful and clear, although so salty that we can see it on our skin after we get out.

Vendors walk around on the beach calling out “agua, cerveza muy fría”. Yes you can buy beer on the beach.

You can also buy it in our school’s cafeteria, but our teacher says we can’t drink it in class which seems somewhat reasonable. I guess.

We’ve only been here two weeks, but it already seems

We all came to France thinking that there would be some magical train that was cheap and quick and could take us all around Europe, but we were sadly mistaken.

It’s been pretty tough finding reasonably cheap flights to all of the countries on the lengthy lists that we each have, but it’s well worth the five hours spent crammed in our tiny closet-sized dorm rooms scouring the Internet to find the best deals.

Luckily, finding a place to stay while traveling has actually been a lot easier than I had expected.

When I first heard that I was going to be staying in a hostel in Paris I laughed. I was sure that everyone had seen that horror movie Hostel and would never even dream of staying in one.

After I realized that my friends were serious, I startlike we’ve learned so much.

The first few days were overwhelming, to say the least. I don’t think we really expected simple things like going to the market or finding towels and sheets, to be challenging.

For a whole week I couldn’t figure out how to order a coffee to go. It was rough. But slowly and surely we seem to be getting our bearings in our new home. We know where to go for the best tapas, how to navigate the metro, how to ask for directions…and it seems like we figure out something new each day.

Adjusting to the time differences has been difficult as well, and I don’t mean jet-lag.

A normal time to eat dinner here in Barcelona is 10pm.

That’s when restaurants open.

Clubs and bars get busy around 2am, so most people get home around 5 or 6.

All summer I had to wake up around that time to get to work…now that’s when we’re going to bed. It’s a big switch that seems to finally be catching up with us this week.

ed to freak out a little bit, but tried to embrace the new experience. In the end, I only paid about 17 Euros for a great room in a hostel located right in the middle of Paris. The best part is, I made it back to Rouen alive!

Although traveling through Europe is what I mainly thought I wanted to do while studying abroad, I’ve now found myself in a beautiful, charming little city called Rouen that is filled to the brim with exciting history and interesting people.

I want to explore this city and understand it like I do the city I live in in America.

I want to feel like a local as I go into town on a Sunday afternoon and buy my fruit

for the week from the fruiterie, and walk past the interesting smells coming from the fromagerie. I want to figure out why there are always so many cats just roaming the streets without any collars or homes. I want to sit and enjoy a cup of coffee for an hour instead of in 30 seconds as I run to class.

I anticipate that this semester here is going to teach me to slow down a bit.

I can already tell from my classes so far that life in France isn’t about getting to the destination like it sometimes can feel like at home, but it’s more about enjoying every moment of life along the way.

We have three hour long classes, with two hour long

lunch breaks in between.

This seems unheard of, but once you get into the rhythm of it, you really appreciate the leisurely lunches, and savor every single moment of the meal before you are back in class again.

The first lunch I had here I sat with a few American girls and we were done eating in 30 minutes flat. We looked completely lost as we sat there for the next hour while everyone else in the cafeteria was enjoying their meals.

There is definitely a lot to get used to being in this new country, but as I’ve learned from the French so far, you just need to take it slow and let everything unfold the way it does.

Between sightseeing and going to class during the day and then enjoying the Barcelona nightlife, we are all pretty much exhausted. However, it’s definitely worth it.

I went on a run the other day around the city, not really knowing where I was going…it’s so strange to just round a corner and all of a sudden be staring at some famous church or building that I’ve seen in pictures so many

times, and then there it is right in front of me. Almost surreal.

Overall, it looks like this semester is going to be an amazing experience. It’s both exciting and overwhelming to think about all the adventures we have ahead of us. Learning the Spanish language is definitely a priority for all of us, as is visiting cultural and historical sites. It seems impossible to fit it all into four short

months. Two weeks have already flown by, and we are already finding that we might have to start narrowing down the things we want to see and do. Even after the short time we’ve been in Spain so far, we can already tell that this is probably one of the best decisions we’ve ever made in our lives. Living abroad is going to be a life changing experience, and I’m so excited for the next few months.

Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

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BUSINESS Managing risk to maximize value: are you a saver or gambler?

Francisco Olivera Dubón STAFF WRITER

Retail investors typically view the stock market as either place to play with their money, like in a casino, or as a place to grow their savings by investing. The “gamblers” like to trade stocks rapidly and dream of investing in the next Microsoft. They like to brag when they make a killing with a stock, but they never tell you about their losses.

On the other hand, you have the “savers.” Savers like to add money monthly, quarterly or yearly to their portfolios, preserving their money for retirement or for their offspring. The common “savers” portfolio may be a combination of a diversified group of stocks and safe bonds.

Professional investors though, practice a variety of investment strategies, but they will never admit to be “gambling.”

Whether some professional investors gamble in the market is not the concern of this article.

It is to introduce you to a group of investors who are not afraid to call the stock market a casino, the value investors.

Value investors recognize that a stock at one price would be like betting on a single number at a roulette table (when the probability of winning is 2.63%).

But the same stock at a much lower price would be like playing at a special roulette table, in which the probability of winning is over 50%.

Stocks with “special roulettelike” features do not necessarily hide in plain site and they are usually unpopular. The fact that these “special” stocks are shunned and ignored makes them high probability bets.

By way of example, let’s say you’re searching for a “value style” bet in professional sports.

You probably wouldn’t place a bet with the favorite team because the payout is not big enough and you wouldn’t bet on a weak team because the chances of loosing would be high.

Value investors would bet when there is skepticism surrounding great teams. Bad rumors, a specific player’s injury or a rare losing streak could create high probability betting opportunities in sports. The same is true for stocks.

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Some investors simply gamble.

school, there are two types of practitioners: those who find stocks with favorable odds of doing well, “the diversifiers”; and those who seek stocks with very favorable odds of not losing value, “the concentrators.” Both strategies have worked well for investors and some combine both strategies.

The diversifiers tend to search for stocks that are priced below their cash and assets, and or stocks that trade at very low multiples of their earnings.

The reason why the market sometimes hands out these bargains is because there is usually something wrong with the companies. A stock may be

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priced cheaply because (1) it is part of an unpopular industry, (2) it is reorganizing and changing management, and/or (3) it may have had an unexpected bad year.

The fact that a company faces problems does not make it cheap; but if it sells at a good enough price, the chances of the stock outperforming might be favorable. Diversifiers recognize that you can’t bet all your money on one bargain stock. As the saying goes, “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”

Diversifiers purchase a bunch of bargain stocks, recognizing that not all of them will do well, but together they can be excep-

tional investments.

Concentrators search for companies with very small odds of losing value, but with favorable odds of performing well. One recent example is American Express. From early January to mid April Amex trade below $20 a share and at one point reached $10. At $20 a share, Amex traded at a small multiple of what it could earn in a normal economic environment. Amex’s powerful brand and strong relationship with customers provided the safety that concentrators need when investing.

Investment opportunities in companies like AmEx are rare; concentrators have to be very patient.

Whether you are a value investor or not, it is important to recognize how the market works and how it can help you.

If you want to gamble with your money, go to a traditional casino. The stock market will reward you only if you use it for your benefit.

Full Disclosure: At the time of writing Francisco Olivera Dubón did not own shares of American Express. His positions might change at any time.

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After having reached a decision, Student Life met with both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Initial contact was made by the Wall Street Journal and a meeting took place in mid March of last year. Much to the surprise of the Student Life staff, the Journal explained that it was cancelling its collegiate readership program all together, regardless of Bentley’s intentions. The representatives from the Journal then explained that Bentley was really an exception to the rule in the first place and that the company has not had a readership program for some time.

The New York Times was then informed of the decision to terminate the program, resulting in both it and the Journal directly marketing to individual students and faculty. The New York Times was even in the Student Center recently for the Student Activities Fair where it was offering a subscription for 50% off, a deal which many students have chosen to take

advantage of.

As for opposition to the cuts, Stanish said, “Student Life hasn’t really heard anything extremely negative.� SGA did discuss the issue last spring and it was determined that if they could find the money to fund the program then Student Life would help to coordinate it.

SGA did respond to student concerns about the papers in a recent e-mail, reminding the entire campus that the Library databases can be used by students and staff to access the Times, Journal, and Globe.

The future is uncertain and while there is a slight possibility that the readership programs could return, the decline in print newspapers over the last decade of the Internet would make a resurgence seem unlikely.

Stanish confirmed the grim outlook by remarking, “Even if money was reallocated ‌demand may not be there and the money could go toward something else.â€? Both a declining readership and the availability of digital copies from the Bentley Library databases may mean the end of free print newspapers for good.

Stanish concluded, “Bentley is going into a new strategic plan for the university and they want to use their resources to better the academic environment and if that means we have to make a cut for the long term‌ let’s do it!â€?

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SPORTS / NEWS Bentley men’s soccer looking to break through in NE-10 Robbie LaBrie SPORTS EDITOR

Yes, it is possible to have a 2-4 record and still be sitting tied atop your conference.

That is, if you’re two wins come in clutch games against your conference rivals.

The Bentley Men’s soccer team started this season against two conference rivals and looked strong in both matches, notching two quick wins and starting the season atop the Northeast-10 standings.

Unfortunately, the tides have turned on the Falcons after dropping four straight games since then. Luckily none of those games came against conference opponents, so it won’t hurt the Falcons standing in the NE10, but they are certainly tough losses nonetheless.

The Falcons this year are led by their two senior captains; midfielder Harris Smriko and goalkeeper Mike Nikiforov.

In Bentley’s first game, it was Smriko’s two assists that paved the way to a 3-2 Bentley victory. The win came against New Haven in the season opener for both teams.

Only nine minutes in, Bentley sophomore Eric Heuze scored the opening goal of the game and the Falcons never relinquished that lead. Falcons freshman Weston Zeiner scored in his first career game on a corner kick from Smriko later in the half to go up 2-0.

New Haven managed to find the net early in the second half to make it a one goal game, but Bentley senior

Jimmy Alexander scored one for the Falcons later to make it a 3-1 game.

New Haven scored a goal late in the second half to make it 3-2 but they weren’t able to finish the comeback, as the final whistle sounded with the 3-2 score.

The Falcons were looking even better in their second game of the season when they hosted American International in Waltham.

Bentley came to play and saw four different players score goals in the Falcons’ 40 rout of AIC. Bentley earned a 3-0 lead going into the half thanks to three well executed goals over the first half. Alexander got the scoring started after a nice assist from senior Jared Joaquin allowed him to break away from the AIC defense and get a clear shot on goal.

Heuze and senior Adam Kilpatrick also recorded goals in the first half, essentially icing the game at 3-0.

Freshman Brennan DaCosta put away his first career collegiate goal early in the second half thanks to a nice cross by senior Mike Pini. That would prove to be the end of the scoring as no great chances formed for the rest of the half.

The Falcons goalie, Nikiforov, made seven saves in the game to pace the defense’s shut out performance.

The Falcons’ next few games weren’t quite as impressive however. It started with Bentley’s next two games in Ridge, NH in the Franklin Pierce Invitational.

The first game was a tough loss to Molly. DaCosta scored Bentley’s only goal of the game, coming shortly after Molloy’s first goal. The game went into overtime knotted at 1-1, but one overtime would not be enough for these two teams.

Unfortunately, Molloy freshman forward Tyler De LaTorre wasted no time in putting a shot past Nikiforov in the second OT and Molloy walked away with the win.

The next game was a 2-0 loss to Bridgeport to send the Falcons back home to Waltham. Bridgeport’s senior midfielder Reuel Brown scored both of the team’s goals; one in the first half and the other in the 87 th minute to put the game away.

In only the sixth minute, Bentley’s Joaquin found himself with a great scoring opportunity in the box, but his shot barely went over the crossbar.

Back at home last Saturday, the Falcons took on Queens in a game that didn’t see any goals for the first 73 minutes, until a flurry of three goals in a matter of five minutes.

Queens struck first to break the 0-0 deadlock that had lasted so long, but Bentley answered quickly with a goal from junior Nicco Roffo.

Unfortunately, Queens decided this tie wasn’t going to last nearly as long as the last one and scored the game winner just four minutes later and the game ended with a 2-1 defeat for the Falcons.

Smriko will be key to the Falcon attack this year.

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Tuesday saw a similar result for the Falcons when they hosted New York Tech.

The Bears had a 2-1 advantage at halftime and that would prove to be the final score as well.

New York Tech struck first about ten minutes in, but the Falcons quickly answered when DaCosta was taken down in the box, giving Heuze a penalty kick that he buried in the back of the net.

That was the Falcons’ only goal of the game and it wasn’t enough, as shortly after New York Tech got a penalty kick of their own and scored to make it a 2-1 game.

The Falcons were left won-

dering once again what was going on with these non-conference games, as they have now dropped four in a row.

The game against New York Tech marked the last non-conference game on Bentley’s schedule though, so hopefully the Falcons will be able to pick up where they left off on the NE-10 schedule.

Bentley may be tied for the lead in the NE-10 right now, but they will need to find their rhythm again if they want to have a chance of staying there. They’ve proven they can win; now they just have to do it when it matters.

are sold, the group puts together an event where they show videos about the tragedy of HIV/AIDS in Africa, and students speak about their experiences and how the disease affected their lives. At the event, the students wear their Bentley Goes Red for Africa Tshirts in support of the cause.

Gokaldas says that he hopes this event is taken up by a student organization that will uphold the tradition.

As far as who will be designing the T-shirts, Gokaldas found a way that all Bentley students could get involved. He proposes that in future years the T-shirt designs will be decided by a competition where students submit design ideas. The win-

ner will have his or her design printed on the T-shirts, and he or she may receive some type of prize or gift card.

In further recognition of Gokaldas, Liberty Mutual also states, “Going beyond fundraising, Gokaldas also organizes trips to the orphanage for student volunteers and has added Mmofra Trom to the roster of a Hong Kong group that travels the world every summer volunteering at orphanages.”

From Gokaldas’ project and other great successes, he proves that with determination and enthusiasm, those college students who are willing to make a difference can have a big impact on the world today.

Vinay Gokaldas Continued from Page 1) ticular the valuable reading and writing skills that enable literacy.

Being born and raised in Ghana himself, Gokaldas felt strongly about helping the situation in Mmofra Trom, which is about forty-five minutes outside of Gokaldas’ hometown, Accra, the capital city of Ghana. He knew that many of the students attended the school because their parents had died from the global pandemic of HIV/AIDS, with most of the students completely orphaned by the AIDS tragedy.

Gokaldas decided he wanted to raise money to help fund this school. He designed Tshirts that mimicked the Gap

brand Red shirts that celebrities including Oprah Winfrey vastly supported. His plan was to have the T-shirts raise awareness around the Bentley campus about HIV/AIDS and the situation in Mmofra Trom.

Gokaldas met with the presidents of several clubs on campus to help get his initiative started. He met with the International Student Association, the South Asian Student Association, the Portuguese across Continents club, and the Black United Body club.

Together, the campus organizations helped Gokaldas through donating money, marketing the campaign heavily, and spreading the word about Gokaldas’s ini-

tiative, coined Bentley Goes Red for Africa.

On December 1, 2006, the T-shirts were put on sale around campus for ten dollars each. In two days, Gokaldas sold out of the 400 T-shirts he had printed. In total, with other donations from faculty, staff, and clubs, Gokaldas raised $4,500 the first year that Bentley Goes Red for Arica operated on campus.

Fifty percent went to the Mmofra Trom boarding school, and fifty percent went to Global Fund, a non-profit dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS. Since then, Gokaldas has been working on making the program self-sustainable.

Every year after the T-shirts

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SPORTS Lady Falcons making big strides with key wins Robbie LaBrie

Field Hockey (4-2) vs. Indiana, Pa. (8/28) Millersville (8/29) Stonehill (9/2) at Adelphi (9/5) at Southern Connecticut (9/10) Saint Michael’s (9/12)

SPORTS EDITOR

The Bentley Women’s soccer team ran into a bit of a rough stretch last season, finishing with some tough losses against many of their Northeast-10 foes. But this year the team has started strong and looks poised to be a contender in the conference thanks to young players and solid veterans alike.

The Falcons boast a roster including 15 freshmen and sophomores, but it will be the leadership of players like senior Cheryl Boyd and junior goalkeeper Kara Smith that will likely be the guiding force should the Falcons look to take the NE-10 by storm.

In the Falcons’ very first game against Queens here in Waltham, two of the younger Bentley players established themselves as forces in the lineup.

Freshman Laura Garlo and sophomore Amy Wagner each scored goals on the way to a 2-1 Bentley victory.

It may have been her first ever regular season game as a Falcon, but Garlo wasted no time in scoring her first career goal. Only 14 minutes in, she put the Falcons on the board by chipping a shot over the Queens goalie.

Then in the 61st minute, Wagner provided Bentley with a little insurance, scoring a goal to make it a 2-0 game.

Queens did manage to beat Kara Smith once in the 73rd minute, but the Falcons fought off four shots and a corner kick in the last 15 or so minutes to hang on to the lead and the win.

The Falcons’ next game didn’t go quite as well when they took on conference rivals New Haven at home. The Falcons just couldn’t get the offense going and it ended up in a 2-0 loss to the Chargers of New Haven.

Bentley’s best scoring chance of the game came when Cheryl Boyd managed to break clear of the defense but ripped a shot that went wide right of the New Haven goalie.

Bentley’s goalie Smith made some excellent saves, including a couple from point blank range. Unfortunately, the Falcons weren’t able to help Smith and the Chargers rolled to a conference win.

The next game was the Cheryl Boyd show, as Bentley took on out-of-conference

RECENT RESULTS W 1-0 (2ot) L 1-0 L 4-1 W 2-1 W 2-0 W 5-1

Football (3-0, 1-0 NE-10) at Ohio Dominican (8/29) Curry (9/4) Saint Anselm (9/11)*

W 14-13 W 43-17 W 24-0

Golf Trinity College Invitational (9/13)

4th of 7

Men’s Cross Country Brandeis (9/4) Shackelette Invitational (9/12)

L 48-15 2nd of 6

Men’s Soccer (2-3-0, 2-0-0 NE-10) at New Haven (8/28)* W 3-2 American International (9/1)* W 4-0 vs. Molloy (Franklin Pierce Invitational) (9/4) L 2-1 (2OT) vs. Bridgeport (Franklin Pierce Invitational) (9/6) L 2-0 vs. Queens (N.Y.) (9/12) L 2-1 Women’s Cross Country Brandeis (9/4) Shackelette Invitational (9/12)

Boyd’s senior season is off to a great start.

opponent Dowling for their third straight home game.

Boyd managed to score two first half goals for the Falcons and that would end up being enough scoring to seal the win. However, Dowling wouldn’t go down without a fight.

They grabbed the majority of the scoring chances in the second half and scored early in the half, forcing Bentley to move into lockdown defense mode for the remainder of the half. In fact, Dowling got a 16-2 shot advantage in the half, but only managed the lone goal.

In the end it was solid defense and the fire power of Boyd in the first half that led the Falcons to the win. And they were able to carry some of that momentum into their next game in Springfield, Mass against American International.

Boyd and Wagner provided the scoring for Bentley as the Falcons took down AIC, 2-1. Wagner broke a scoreless tie 40 minutes, sniping one in the top right corner past the helpless American International goalie.

Early in the second half, however, the Yellow Jackets beat Smith for a goal to knot it up at 1-1. Unfortunately for AIC, Cheryl Boyd had decided she’d seen enough and put away an unassisted goal with about 25 minutes left.

After that, it was all about

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the defense and Smith. They shut down the Yellow Jackets for the rest of the match, holding on to the 2-1 win.

Now the Falcons sit at 3-1 overall and 1-1 in their conference. As usual, the Northeast-10 will be very strong and provide plenty of tough matchups throughout the season.

As of this week, Saint Rose and Saint Anselm are the only two schools to remain undefeated in conference play, sitting at 3-0 each.

Saint Rose is the only team undefeated overall and will be a tough matchup for anybody, including Bentley.

The rest of the Falcons schedule consists of nothing but conference teams, so it will certainly be interesting to see how the fare against familiar opponents all fighting for spots in the same standings.

The Falcons’ schedule this week includes two games at home against Merrimack and Pace. Then they will travel to Ridge, NH to take on Franklin Pierce next Tuesday.

They will then round out the month on the road against Le Moyne and at home against Saint Michael’s.

Winning a lot of games in an NE-10 schedule will not be an easy task, but this team has the strong leadership and great talent to do it.

L 50-15 2nd of 7

Women’s Soccer (3-1, 1-1 NE-10) Queens (N.Y.) (9/2) New Haven (9/5)* Dowling (9/7) at American International (9/12)*

W 2-1 L 2-0 W 2-1 W 2-1

Volleyball (3-4, 0-1 NE-10) vs. Saint Mary’s, Texas (Dowling Invitational) (9/4) vs. Lock Haven (Dowling Invitational) (9/5) vs. Dowling (Dowling Invitational) (9/5) at Southern Connecticut (9/9)* Rollins (Bentley Invitational) (9/12) Bloomfield (Bentley Invitational) (9/12) Georgian Court (Bentley Invitational) (9/13)

W 3-2 L 3-1 L 3-1 L 3-2 L 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0

*Northeast-10 Game

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Sept. 18 Volleyball vs. Queens (N.Y.)

Sept. 19 Volleyball vs. Bridgeport Men’s Soccer vs. Stonehill* Volleyball vs. New York Tech Women’s Soccer vs. Pace* Sept. 20 Women’s Rugby vs. UNH Men’s Rugby vs. WPI

7:00

10:00 am 11:00 am 3:00 3:30

12:00 3:00

Sept. 23 Women’s Tennis vs. Saint Rose* Volleyball vs. UMass-Lowell*

3:30 7:00

Sept. 24 Women’s Tennis vs. Brandeis

3:00

Sept. 25 Football vs. AIC*

7:00

Sept. 26 Men’s Soccer vs. Le Moyne* Men’s Tennis vs. Southern New Hampshire* Field Hockey vs. Franklin Pierce* Volleyball vs. Saint Michael’s* * Northeast-10 Contest

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SPORTS Falcon football off to brilliant 3-0 start under new leadership Dan Ryaboy MANAGING EDITOR

For the past thirty years, Head Coach Peter Yetten was synonymous with Falcon football. So it was no surprise there was a distinctly unfamiliar vibe surrounding the Falcons as Coach Yetten’s familiar face was not the man piloting the team coming into the 2009 season.

Instead the head coaching job was taken over by long time assistant coach Thom Boerman, who has been in the Falcon program for the past 23 years.

Coach Boerman’s reign at the helm is off to a very solid start as the Falcons have won each of their first three games against Ohio Dominican, Curry and Saint Anselm respectively.

The 3-0 start is the first time the Falcons have won each of their first three games since the 2003 campaign. The Falcons have won each of the games in diverse styles, but each of the wins have been impressive in their own rights.

The Falcons opened the season in Columbus, Ohio against a very unfamiliar foe in Ohio Dominican. This was the first time the Falcons have ever been matched up against the Panthers.

The game was a great exhibition of the character of the Falcons as a team; the Falcons trailed the Panthers 13-0 at halftime, in a hostile road atmosphere. Instead of letting the situation deter them, the Falcons rallied on the shoulders of junior quarterback Bryant Johnson.

The Falcons offense was anemic in the first half, punting the ball away 6 times in the opening 30 minutes. However the opening drive of the second half was a statement drive for the Falcons as they drove the ball for 70 yards on 13 impressive plays.

The Falcons defense was stout for the rest of the half

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not allowing any points by the Panther offense; however, the Falcons did get some help from Ohio Dominican’s Chris Vorthkup as he missed a chip shot 28 yard field goal.

The Falcon offense was able to put together another impressive drive as they marched for 74 yards on 11 plays culminating in a four yard scoring strike from Johnson to fellow classmate Wade Critides.

Johnson was very impressive in the victory as he completed 24 of 34 passes for 182 yards and two scores. The most positive aspect of Johnson’s performance was the fact that he did not turn the ball over once.

Last season, the Falcons led all of college football in turnovers committed, and Johnson’s ability to take care of the ball will be a huge key for Falcon success this season.

The following week the Falcons returned to action this time at home against Division III Curry College.

The Falcons were expected to win the game and lived up to expectations as they easily beat Curry by the score of 43-17.

Johnson coming off an impressive road performance picked up exactly where he left off against Ohio Dominican as he threw for a career best 351 yards and an impressive four touchdowns, three of which went to Critides.

Johnson did not play a snap in the fourth quarter making the performance even more impressive.

Critides enjoyed the best night of his Falcon career as well, as he hauled in 6 passes for 174 yards and the three scores.

Curry was as close as five points in the game as the Falcons led 22-17 midway through the third quarter.

However the Falcons turned the momentum of the game quickly, putting together a 61 yard drive culminating with a Johnson to Critides

connection.

On the next Curry possession the Falcons created a turnover on downs and proceeded to march down the field again extending their lead to 36-17 and putting the game out of reach.

The Bentley defense received seven tackles apiece from senior linebackers Matt Zahoruiko, who also had an interception, and Jonathan Rosario, as they led a swarming defensive effort keeping Curry on their heels for the majority of the game.

This past Friday night the Falcons finally kicked off NE-10 play as they faced off with the Hawks of Saint Anselm.

The Falcons defense was once again suffocating in this tussle, coming away with a 24-0 win on a rainy night here in Waltham.

Johnson once again proved his ability to head the Falcon offense as he threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns. Even though neither Johnson’s yardage nor completion percentage (13 for 30) was overly impressive, he was still in command of the offense, leading the team with confidence.

The story of this game was the dominance of the Falcon defense, as they held the Hawks to only 193 yards of offensive production.

The Falcons defense was extremely impressive throughout the whole game as 14 of Saint Anselm’s 17 possessions lasted four plays or less, the longest in terms of yards was 34, and the longest in terms of time was 2:45.

The Falcons came up with four interceptions, including two from senior AllConference safety Chris Carroll, and kept the Hawks to negative 34 net rushing yards. Senior linebacker Matt Zahoruiko led Bentley with 11 tackles, Carroll had seven stops and senior defensive tackle Darryl Laforest recorded six tackles, 2.5 tackles for losses, two pass

T h i s p a s t S u n d a y, M a c k e n z e y Bernadeau appeared in his first career regular season game with the Carolina Panthers.

Did you know that with that appearance Bernadeau becomes the first Falcon athlete to appear in a regular season game in any of the four major professional sports?

Johnson is off to a great start in his junior year.

break-ups and a sack in a dominating performance.

It is no secret the Falcons schedule is going to get tougher in the next couple of weeks as they face off against conference foes such as New Haven, AIC and Merrimack, but there are a lot of positives the Falcons can take away from the first three games of the season.

Along with the steady play of Johnson, the Falcon D has been incredibly stout.

The Falcons have a ton of talent and leadership on the defensive side in seniors Darryl LaForest, Chris Carroll, Matt Zahoruiko, and Matt Duffy, each of whom could easily be AllConference players this season.

The Falcon defense is the

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strength of this team, and if they continue to play the way they have so far this season they will be able to compete with any team in the NE-10.

Finally another question for the Falcons coming into this season is how they would be able to replace AllConference wide receiver John Studley. So far the resounding answer to that question has been junior receiver Wade Critides.

Critides has already hauled in 12 catches for 223 and an amazing five scores.

Coach Boerman and the Falcons are off to a very quick start so far this season.

In the next few weeks the Falcons will look to let the rest of the NE-10 know that the quick start is no fluke and this team is here to stay.

FALCON OF THE WEEK Boyd Named Falcon of the Week Senior Cheryl Boyd of the women’s soccer team has been named the first Falcon of the Week for the 2009-10 athletic season. Boyd helped Bentley go 2-0 last week with three goals and she was named the Northeast-10 Player of the Week on Monday for the second time in her career.

In a 2-1 win over Dowling on Sept. 7, Boyd scored both of Bentley’s goals, including one just four minutes into the game and another on a penalty kick later in the first half.

In a 2-1 win over AIC on Sept. 12, she scored the go-ahead goal for Bentley in the 63rd minute. She now has a teamleading three goals through four games, and 21 for her career, which is sixth all-time in program history.