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THE VANGUARD VOLUME LIX ISSUE III
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016
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Jennison Hall renovation details unveiled to Bentley Construction
BY Russell Cloon Editor-in-Chief The details of the Jennison Hall renovations were released on Tuesday, March 22 and informed the Bentley community of changes and issues regarding the project expected to impact next semester. According to a campus-wide survey done by Dumont/Janks, Jennison Hall required modernization to accomodate a nunmber of academic facilities, most notably Natural and Applied Sciences and science labs, which are currently heavily outdated and exist in the basement of the building. The idea of the
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project is to transform these learning spaces into innovative and collaborative learning spaces, rather than dark and dingy classrooms that they currently exist as. The project was designed by architects at Architectural Resources Cambridge (ARC) and focus on integrating both students and faculty into the new facility. To accomodate issues regarding this project, faculty leaders created a website that gives insight on the facts of the project. According to the website, the renovation will start on May 16, and will finish in time for the start of Spring 2017 ckasses. The website
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shows renderings of the new academic facility. Currently, Jennison houses 37 classrooms. Many of these classrooms have joint chairdesk units that offers a less collaborative learning experience for students, as opposed to circular classrooms like many of those in Smith Academic Technology Center or Adamian Academic Center. Renovation plans for Jennison Hall include redesigned corridors with new ceilings and more efficient lighting; new interior windows that will increase transparency and daylight and upgraded HVAC systems. The whole facility will also be
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brought up to American Disabilities Act standards which address accessibility concerns. The first floor of the building will house three state of the art science labs for Chemistry, Physics, Geology and Biology that provide a more collaborative teaching experience. A dedicated space for research that allows students and faculty to pursue research that will be used in conjunction with lab work, and office space for Natural Science department faculty. The second floor of Jennison Hall will be changed by enlarging two existing classrooms and adding two
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additional collaborative classrooms (similar to those in Smith or Adamian). Finally, the third and fourth floor will have many classrooms changed to accomodate a more collaborative learning environment along with conference rooms that involve expanding the building outward toward Smith and the Library. These changes come at a cost, however, and many changes will be made to the next fall semester that will make for an unconventional semester. SEE JENNISON, PAGE 4
Jennison Hall will start construction on May 16 and will open for the beginning of classes in the spring semester of 2017. THE VANGUARD/Hannah Scott.
Jennison
Opinion: Notes
Basketball
Read about information on Jennison’s rennovation project.
Learn about why we take notes in class.
Read about how the women’s basketball team is doing.
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FEATURES 6
SPORTS 12
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THE VANGUARD 2016 EDITORIAL BOARD Bentley University, Waltham, MA 02452
Editor-In-Chief Managing Editor General Manager
russell cloon ‘18 adam haidermota ‘18 isaiah johnson ‘18
Copy Editor
stephanie falconer ‘18
News Editor
ANNA LAMOND ‘19
Features Editor Sports Editor Business Editor Photography Editor Director of Production and Layout Director of Online Services director of distributions Marketing director in-house creative director advisor
sean keegan ‘19 taylor carlough ‘19 udish agrawal ‘18 hannah scott ‘19 angela ly ‘17 michelle chiu ‘17
Editorial THE CAMPUS EVENT
Three events you don’t want to miss
1 2 3 SASA Event
March Madness
Date: MAR. 26 Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: Back Bay Host: SASA
Kangan Khanzana will be put on by SASA. Try out a huge variety of different dishes from all over South Asia. Food is free.
Date: APR. 4 Time: 8:00 p.m. Location: The Pub Host: Phi Sigma Sigma
Create a bracket and watch the final Championship game on April 4th. The money raised will provide school supplies for underprivileged children for a whole year.
Mystery Bus Day: APR. 2 Time: 9:30 a..m. Location: New England Area Host: Residential Center
Join approximatley 30 other students on a destination to an unknown location in New England. Take this day long excusrion for free, including free lunch and dinner.
asli altan ‘19 alizay maniya ‘18 natalia mccullough ‘17 Nicole Chabot-Wieferich Director, Student Activities
Editor’s pick Multi-Purpose Arena Forum Courtsey of Bentley Business Bowl Committee
Staff Writers matt abud ‘19, thomas blakely ‘19, oscar dayan ‘19, Jay Goel ‘18, joseph greeley ‘18, Amanda Lee ‘18, natalia mccullough ‘17, charlie olson ‘19, jaideesh Reddy ‘18, David Stein ‘19 Photographers bharath chari ‘19, linda kim’19 Marketing team kailey andon ‘18, Livvy sutherland ‘18, Zeel Patel ‘19
BentleyVanguard.com
email GA_Vanguard@bentley.edu
Day: Mar. 24 Time: 5:00 p.m. LocAtion: LaCava Conference Room 375 Host: Student Government Association, Campus Activities Board and Bentley Top Shelf
Dean Shepardson, Coach DeFelice and Nicole ChabotWieferich will all join us to share their perspectives on the project. They will also ask for feedback and recommendations that the project team will take under advisement.
mail Bentley University, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452 USA phone +1 781.891.2912
...find more campus events at events.bentley.edu
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EDITORIAL
No better time for an arena Earlier this week, Notre Dame moved their hockey programs from Hockey East to the Big Ten Conference, citing travel as issues for the change. This leaves Hockey East looking for another Division I hockey team to fill out their 12 team conference. This should be just one of many incentives for the Board of Trustees to pass the multipurpose arena plan this May. A new $45 million arena would make Bentley an excellent candidate to move from the Atlantic Hockey Conference to the Hockey East Conference. Bentley has close proximity to a number of Hockey East Institutions like Boston University, Northeastern, Boston College, Merrimack and others. Furthermore, the team has shown historically successful performances against current Hockey East tournament champions, Northeastern. However, Hockey East prefers that programs have member institutions have women’s hockey programs along with their men’s, which Bentley does not have. But this doesn’t mean now isn’t the perfect time to start building a multi-purpose arena. According to administration, and local Greater Boston Area trends, construction costs can
only go up, and the arena will only be more costly as Bentley waits. In addition, Bentley’s Centennial celebration is next year, which will mark an important mark in Bentley’s storied growth. Administration has done well to make Bentley University a well-known and wonderfully respected business school, but in other aspects, we are relativley unknown. Increasing school spirit and our athletics team’s presence would bode well in creating a more holistic experience for students. Simply put, the institution has a tremendous amount of momentum, and needs to be compared to peer schools in other lights besides our business curriculum. Sure our undergraduate business programs might be as strong, if not stronger, than a University of Texas at Austin or a Michigan, but which is more recognizable in a corporate setting to employers? Creating more school spirit and increasing name recognition through sports would aid Bentley’s academic reputation in ways that it otherwise could not by continuing to play games in the JAR. Speaking of, John A. Ryan Arena is “deplorable” as President Gloria Larson
would say, and is routinely named as the worst Division I hockey arena. The most obvious flaw is that it lies in Watertown, an entirely different city than Bentley resides in itself, making it incredibly inconvienent and unattractive for students to attend games. In addition, playing in a rink where high school and recreational youth teams play is simply embarrassing, and is surprisngly tolerated by the NCAA. Not only is the facility old and small, but it is also hazardous (see broken Plexiglass in home game this year). Most importantly, students want this bad. It is no secret that Bentley’s school spirit is lacking, as many students follow other institutions sports teams more than our own, and our Division I hockey team is one are where Bentley could easily take steps to improve on that. Also, the multi-purpose arena will serve as areas for convocation, and other events on campus like jobs fair, that are already at full capacity at the Dana Athletic Center. This arena is not just about school spirit, it is about meeting functional needs of a growing university and the needs of a school that looks to compare itself with other blue chip academic institutions.
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JENNISON
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Wilder Pavilion, Fenway Skyboxes (to accomodate science labs), and CLIC Lab. In addition, the Math Lab will be relocated to the first floor of Morison, while the ACE Lab will be moved to LaCava 305 for the Fall semester. The Math Lab will return to its normal spot after construction, but the ACE Lab’s location is still to be determined. However, classrooms will not be the only thing affected by the Jennison renovation. Traffic and Parking will be heavily influenced by construction. Miller Upper Deck will be closed during the summer of 2016, and will only partially open in the fall of 2016 with the right side of the deck closed. Also, Rauch will have temporary closures throughout the project. College Drive from Forest Street entrance to Rauch will
have partial or full detours depending on construction, and access to Circle Road in the middle of Falcone Apartments and Rauch will be limited or closed depending on construction. University Police will have personnel on site to accomodate the changes in traffic. Residents of Falcone Apartments should be pleased to know that according to the website “95% of the work is interior” and should not result in intrusive or disruptive construction noises. Finally, rumors buzzing around campus can finally be confirmed of Saturday classes, which will be disclosed during registration period this upcoming spring semester.
Jennison Hall houses the most classrooms on campus.
THE VANGUARD/Hannah Scott
Because Jennison Houses the most classrooms on campus, other unconventional spaces on campus will be turned into learning environments. For example, Fenway Skybox and The Conference Center at LaCava will be used during the next academic semester in order to accomodate students. A final schedule will be posted the week of 3/21/16, which will include details about classrooms for every course. Students will be able to see where there classes are when they are registering for the fall semester. The following spaces on campus will be used as classrooms: LaCava and Morison, Back Bays, Copley North, Orchard North, and Falcone North lounges,
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Falcone Apartments (Top), Bentley Clock Tower from a distance (bottom left) and the Quad between LaCava, Rauch and Jennison Hall.
NEWS
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Adjunct professors continue to fight about wages Adjunct is defined as, “a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.” Considering the definition, it is easy to think of adjunct professors as a small fraction of a teaching body, there to assist the fully recognized staff but not to replace them. And yet, adjunct professors and other nontenure track teachers now make up roughly 76% of faculty across the United States according to an article in The Atlantic. Many schools have come to rely on these non-standard teachers to provide cheap labor. This has resulted in a group of highly educated professionals whose wages place them below the poverty line. In recent years, this practice has stirred up controversy – many institutions claiming that low adjunct wages help keep tuition down, and many educators questioning the true effects of such policies. At Bentley, adjuncts have many of the same responsibilities as full time
professors, but are not compensated equivalently. Adjuncts lack access to University subsidized benefits and receive only $5000 per course, of which they are limited to two per semester. Courses for which adjuncts are responsible can be cancelled up until the day before they begin, or be transferred to a full-time professor. As a result, adjuncts are often forced to split time between several universities in order ensure they get the class time necessary to support themselves. In an effort to secure better working conditions, many Bentley adjuncts have joined a union with other area professors, and have been engaged with the administration in contract negotiations for many months. Despite support from tenured faculty members, the Bentley administration has been unwilling to comply with the demands of adjunct professors who are calling for modest annual wage increases of $1000 for the next three years. They believe this
would reflect their contribution to the school and the 20% increase in class time that will be imposed on teachers in the coming years. In response, Bentley administrators have offered a one-time wage increase of $75 for arts &
science teachers and $375 for business teachers. Adjuncts have found this proposal to be insufficient. The controversy over adjunct wages comes at a time when administrators have planned to spend millions on a new hockey rink
and renovations to Jennison. While these projects are undoubtedly valuable, if they come at the price of the quality of education, students and parents may begin to question if they agree with Bentley’s spending priorities.
THE VANGUARD/Hannah Scott
BY David Stein
VANGUARD STAFF WRITER
Bentley University’s adjunct professors are still fighting for their wages to be increased.
BY anna lamond news editor
W i th the n e w ye a r com es new cha n g e s to Bentl ey’s ca m p u s . How ever, l arg er p ro j ects l i ke the Je n n i s o n Renov ati o n h ave o ve rshadowed so me o f th e sm alle r ch ang es. O n e o f w hich i s th e “fac e l i ft” Koum antzel i s wi l l be exper i enci n g thi s ye a r. The au di to ri u m, l o c a te d w it hin Li ndsay h a l l , c u rrently seats ap p ro x i m at ely 2 5 0 peo pl e , c o n tains a so u n d an d l i g h t board, an d a ful l s ta g e w it h curtai n s. It i s u s e d f or a pl eth o ra o f e ve n ts and semi n ars all ye a r and there i s tal k o f i ts use as a cl assro o m, n e x t y ear, wh i l e the J e n i s o n renovati o ns take p l a c e . W hile the Au di to ri u m w ill no t be ful l y re n o va ted, there wi l l be s o m e considerabl e cha n g e s com ing to the s pa c e . T h ese cha n g e s w ill incl ude an i nc re a s e in recei vers fo r m i c ro phone s, wh i ch w i l l a l low fo r a bi g g er ra n g e and abi l i ty to u s e th e stage. Addi ti o nal l y, th e stage wi l l be cut s h o rt-
reno v a t io n ing y e ars . APO ’s Lig ht e r to c re a te more s p a c e t ur b a nc e . The s e p l a ns The a n d a c c o m m o d a t e t he ha v e b e e n i n d i s c us - wi l l t a ke pla ce in Au- ing c hair, Aly s s a Mo rit tw o e x tra ro w s of s e a t s s i on wi t h a d mi ni s t r a t i on gus t t o a v o id a ny c la s s c la im s “I a m g lad t he e v ent dist urba nc- re no v at io ns a re t a king th e y w i l l be a d d i ng. The a nd s t ud e nt or ga ni z a - or e s . M a ny s t ude nt s fe el plac e. I t hink it w ill a llo w t i ons l i k e A P O i n ord e r c h a i rs i n K o u m wi l l b e t ha t t hi s reno v a t io n w ill c lubs like o urs t o rea lly t o ma k e t he c ha nge s c h a n g e d i n o rd e r t o b ui l d b r i ng s om e e x cit ing o p- flo uris h a nd pre s ent t he mos t b e ne f i c i a l t o t he ra i s e d s e a ti n g whi c h wi l l p or t uni tie s fo r t he c o m - be s t sho w s po ssible . ” c a mp us a s a whol e . a l l o w fo r b e t t e r v i e wi n g . A l s o , th e s ound a nd l i g h t bo a rd ha v e b e e n p l a n n e d to b e mov e d b a c k b e h i n d t he b a c k w a l l to c o n s tru c t a n e x tra ro o m a n d a d d more s p a c e to th e aud i t or i um. Furthermore, m a n y m e m be rs of B e nt l e y’s T h e a tre S oc i e t y : A PO h a ve e x p re s s e d c o n c e r n w i th t he c urre n t l i g h ti n g and s ound s i tu a ti o n b e c a us e , wi t h i t o u t i n th e o p e n, ma ny m e m b e rs o f th e B e nt l e y c o m m u n i ty a re a b l e t o c h a n g e th e s e t s y s t e ms , w h i c h o fte n i mp a c t s t he p l a ys a n d e ve n t s t ha t a re p u t o n th e re . H owe v e r, th e re n o va ti o n s s houl d b e g i n to s o l ve t hi s i s s ue . A d d i ti o na l l y, in o rde r to s o l ve t he b a t hro o m s i tu a ti on, A rc hi te c ts h a ve pla nne d t o c re a te a pa rti t i on whi c h will allow a ud i e nc e m e m b e rs a c c es s t o t he b a th ro o m w i thout d i s - Koumantzelis is in line for the rennovations that are occuring around the Bentley campus.
THE VANGUARD/Hannah Scott
Renovations to come for Koumantzelis as well
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CAMPUS VOICES
OPINION
Why are we taking notes
Falcons share their thoughts.
What are your thoughts on the Jennison Renovation Sarah Barsch 19’ Major: Marketing
From a person that enjoys the art standpoint, the renovation will move classes into weird places like Koum, W ilder...places where performances are held. It’s going to stink having classes in such weird places where clubs usually are and where people usually study.
Prescott Fields 19’ Major: Undeclared
I believe that the Jennison Renovation will be second to the student center and provide students with another area to get work done as well as less areas with a lot of traffic when it comes time for midterms and finals.
Aaron Mattos 16’ MAJOR: Marketing
Although the Jennison renovations are definitely something that is going to leave a big impact on how classes are held while renovations are happening, it is something that is long overdue. If there was some way segment construction rather than shut down the whole building to decrease the impact that would be the best possible outcome. Lindsey Houlker 19’ MAJOR: Marketing
They shouldn’t be doing it; if anything, they should be able to do the renovation faster. They are taking away people’s options for classes and I think that they shouldn’t do the renovation. It’s hard enough to get into the classes we want let alone getting into classes if we shut down a whole building.
Nolen Dube MAJOR: IDCC
Ever since I got to campus Jennison has been my least favorite building to have classes in. The building itself doesn’t let in much natural light and the desks too small to accommodate my class materials when I take notes.
BY HANNAH SCOTT photography editor
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Note-taking may not be as helpful of a learning tool for students anymore. BY thomas blakely vanguard staff writer
W it hout look ing d own a t m y not e b ook , a nd je r k ing m y he a d from sid e t o sid e a s I st r uggle d a nd st r a ine d t o m a int a in a line of sight wit h t he b oa rd , I q uic k ly sc r ib b le d d own t he b r ie f se m b la nc e s of m a t he m a t ic s in front of m e , wit hout a ny t im e t o t r y t o und e r st a nd wha t a ny of it m e a nt . The synt a x of t he p rob le m s became inc re a singly c om p lic a t e d not only t o und e r st a nd , b ut t o wr it e . Sup e r sc r ip t a ft e r b r a c k e t a ft e r a m b iguous math sym b ol, my Ca lc ulus inst r uc t or — c op iously wr it ing on t he b oa rd from le ft t o r ight — wit h m yse lf sit t ing on t he le ft sid e of t he room , would only m ove t o t he r ight t o a llow m e t o se e wha t wa s on t he le ft sid e of t he b oa rd a s t he c la ss p rogre sse d int o t he ne xt t op ic , c ont inuing t he m a rc h t owa rd s t he r ight sid e of t he b oa rd . The n a nd only t he n, I ha d a b out a m inut e or t wo t o c op y d own e ve r yt hing on t he le ft sid e of t he b oa rd b e fore it wa s e r a se d , or m y line of sight wa s int e r r up t e d a ga in. I look e d d own a t m y not e b ook , not t o find use ful not e s t o st ud y la t e r, b ut only a sor t of int e r p re t ive a r t p ie c e . It c onsist e d of ille gib le va r ia b le s a nd for m ula s t ha t we re ha st ily wr it t e n, only t o b e sm ud ge d ove r b y t ha t le ft - ha nd e d ne ss of m ine , a s I m yse lf wrot e from le ft to r ight a c ross t he p a ge . Som e t im e s m y Ca lc ulus inst r uc t or would m ove b a c k t o t he le ft sid e of t he b oa rd t o re fe re nc e
som e t h in g, allow in g me a b r ie f w in dow to see wha t w as w ritten on t he r ig h t side. I qu ickly b e gin squ in tin g, tryin g t o wr ite dow n w h atever I c ould see— an d so w e d a nc e d. Very rarely in all of t his, am I able to pay a t t e nt io n to w h at exactly it is t h at I am w ritin g d own, or w h at an y of it m e a ns. I look arou n d t he room, an d see m y p eers, poised like c our t sten ograph ers, sc r ib b lin g dow n a p la y- b y-play of th is t hing w e call math . Two mon th s from n ow, t he se notebooks w ill all b e t hrow n in th e trash a b out 10 min u tes after fina l e xams. It makes me t hink — Wh at exactly are we t a kin g all of th ese not e s f or? Of c o u rse I u n derstan d t he obviou s reason s— so t h at you h ave som e t h in g to stu dy from , in formation th at you c an referen ce, etc. e t c . But h as an yon e ever a sk e d th e qu estion — wha t if w e are so cau gh t up in takin g n otes, th at we a re n ot processin g or t hin kin g abou t th e infor m ation th at th e inst r uctor is sayin g, or wha t an y of it mean s? I m e a n—th in k abou t it: I c ould g o to an advan ced PhD- level ch emistry c la ss at MIT, a class t ha t I h ave absolu tely no q u alification s for, a nd t a ke n otes. I can n ot und e r stan d w h at an y of t he material mean s, b ut I cou ld su rely w rite it a ll dow n . An ybody c ould . An ybody can t a k e no tes in an y class. But wheth er w e realize it or n ot, someth in g im p or t an t is lost w h en we t ake n otes. We sim p ly become passive
con du its of in formation , from board to paper, bu t n ot as mu ch to memory. Wh at good are all of th ese n otes if w e can n ot u n derstan d th em later? It’s like if you w atch ed a movie an d in stead of w atch in g it, you w ere bu sy w ritin g dow n each ch aracter’s lin es as th e movie w en t alon g. At th e en d of th e film, w ou ld you u n derstan d w h at th e movie w as abou t? Kin d of. Wou ld you u n derstan d th e movie as w ell as someon e w h o ju st w atch ed it ou trigh t? Of cou rse n ot. Th e same dyn amic is at play in class. Sometimes I realize th is an d pu t my pen cil dow n or stop typin g, an d simply pay atten tion . It becomes so mu ch easier to u n derstan d w h at is bein g tau gh t w h en I am n ot preoccu pied w ith w ritin g it all dow n . It is th e same reason w h y stu den ts fin d on lin e video tu torials (Kh an Academy, etc. ) to be so effective. No n otes. No w ritin g. No forw ardlookin g, trap-laden example problems. Ju st w atch an d lear n . Th e n ote-takin g con test n eeds to stop. Th is is n ot to say th at w e do n ot n eed n otes, w e ju st do n ot n eed to take th em. Man y in stru ctors h ave n otes of th eir ow n th at break dow n each lesson in to a teach in g plan . Man y textbooks come w ith ou tlin es of each ch apter. Wh y n ot ju st ph otocopy th ese n otes 24 or so times an d h an d th em ou t? Th is w ay w e h ave th e n otes for later, an d th e time to pay atten tion for n ow, w h ich , after all, is w h at w e are h ere for.
NEWS
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BY Natalia McCullough VANGUARD STAFF WRITER
A plant overlooks Fenway Hall, victim of many acts of vandalism incidents.
st a t ing: “ I just d o not und e r st a nd why t ha t would b e a c hoic e in m ind . I und e r st a nd b e ing d r unk c a use s for im p a ire d jud ge m e nt , b ut whe re d oe s one ge t t he a ud a c it y t o go t o gre a t le ngt hs. I just fe e l b a d b e c a use t he se d e c isions a re not t he m , b ut t he a lt e r e go t he y c re a t e b y c onsum ing a lc ohol.” Whe n it c om e s
to reportin g th e p e r p e t rators to th e Unive r sity Police, most of the in terview ed st ud e nts sh ared t ha t th ey w ou ldn ’t re p or t th e acts u n less t he y w ere extremely significan t. In most c a se s, stu den ts w ou ld d ist a nce th emselves from t he situ ation u n less som e on e cou ld get h u rt. If it is a frien d, th e
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On Ma rch 8th, B entl ey res id en ts re ceiv ed an em ail from Er ne s Leff l er, Ex ecutive Directo r of Pub lic S afe ty and C hi ef of Police, addres s i ng s ev era l acts of vandal i s m t hat oc curre d du ri ng the weeke nd. Fir st, a wind ow i n Kres ge was sh attered. Secondly, s ev eral ind iv i dua ls we re s een fleeing from th e S tudent Cent er after hav i ng d es t roye d a nd s trewn ab out various tabl es and ch airs. The last i nci dent occurred in C opl ey Sout h wh ere th e “cei l i ng light fixtu res i n the lob b y were da maged, emer genc y e xit s i g ns were pu lled fro m the walls leavin g liv e wi res ex p osed and a s ecti o n of t he suspende d cei l i ng was pulle d down o n the fir s t floor. S igni f i cant d am age to th e cei l i ng was caused and the ex p osed wires created a ve ry dangero us s it uation, wh ich co ul d hav e re su lte d in s omeone being seri ous l y hur t .” Chie f Le ffler al s o s t at ed th at th ey beg an inv es tiga tin g the s it uation by revie wi ng al l t he b uildin g c ard acces s jour nals, c he cking the
av ai l abl e v i de o foot a ge , and tal ki ng t o se ve r a l wi tnes s es . The C hi ef c ulm ina t e d the emai l by ur ging s tudents to rea c h out t o the U ni v ers i ty Polic e if they have any information on the i ndi v id ua ls t ha t co mmi tted the se a c t s. H e ex pl ai ned t ha t t he y can be co n t a c t e d b y cal l i ng and a sk ing t o s peak to a d e t e c t ive or by us i ng Be nt le y’s ano ny mo us tip line . W hat do Be nt le y res i dents think a b out thes e acts of va nd a lism ? Vari ous i ntervie ws we re co nducted to unc ove r s tudents ’ op inions reg ardi ng thi s issue : Fi rs t o f al l, st ud e nt s were not s u r p r ise d b y thes e repo rts, a s t he y hav e been e xp ose d t o numerous va nd a lism i nci dents while at B entl ey. A t t he sa m e ti me, o ne of t he m s hared that t he y a re “an unf o rtu na t e a nd irresponsible occurrence that needs to c om e t o an end o nl y b e c a use it i s no t ref l ective of t he B entl ey co m m unit y.” M o s t s tudent s a gre e d wi th thi s s tat e m e nt a nd ex pres s ed t ha t t he y bel i ev e thes e inc id e nt s occur when st ud e nt s are under the influe nc e of al cohol . A s tudent e la b or a t e d on thi s s ub je c t by
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Recent vandalism throughout the Bentley campus
The beautiful Bentley campus has been experiencing numerous vandalisms after another for the past few weeks.
situ ation becomes more complicated. O n e of th e in terview ees stated: “Th is is a difficu lt predicamen t becau se n obody w an ts to be th e “bad gu y”. Wh ile I w ou ld h ave n o problem reportin g th at I w itn essed van dalism, I w ou ld be h esitan t to give specifics abou t th e van dal especially if I kn ew th em. I believe man y stu den ts w ou ld agree th at it is h ard to tu r n in a peer. ” Th e stu den ts expressed differen t ideas regardin g h ow to pu t a stop to th ese in ciden ts. Some of th em stated th at stricter con sequ en ces sh ou ld be implemen ted. “O bviou sly, I am n ot in favor of van dalism, ” said on e stu den t. “Bu t I th in k th at w e do n ot kn ow th e seriou sn ess of th is crime. Ben tley n eeds to commu n icate differen t con sequ en ces th at can occu r to th e cu lprit. ” O th er ideas in clu ded startin g an in vestigation to discover th e tren ds beh in d th ese van dalism acts an d startin g a campaign off of th is data an d “edu catin g stu den ts on h ow th eir action s are h u rtin g th e facu lty, staff, an d stu den ts”. Van dalism is a prevalen t situ ation on campu s bu t th e in terview ed stu den ts sh ow ed th at th ey are in terested in pu ttin g a stop to it w h ich is th e first step tow ards makin g th is h appen .
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BUSINESS
BY Charlie Olson Vangaurd staff writer
New En g l and’s l a rg e s t air line , wh i ch ma k e s u p near ly 3 0 % o f th e m a rk e t share at Bo sto n’s L o g a n Inter nati o nal Ai rp o rt, i s char g i ng custo me rs e x t r a fo r bag s i n orde r to fund a makeo ver fo r th e int er io r o f i ts pl an e s . In mi d-2 0 1 5 , J e tB l u e annou n ced th at it w o u l d be addi ng fees o f $ 2 0 fo r each checked ba g , m a k ing So uth west th e o n l y air line o n wh i ch ba g s t r uly “fl y free”. J e tB l u e custo mers and s h a re holders were o utra g e d, claim i ng that the a dde d fees wo ul d pu t th e a i rline at a di sad va n ta g e com pared to the re s t o f t he low-fare marke t, b u t t heir assu mpti o n s w e re w rong . In fact, th e N e w Yor k based carr i e r s a w an increase i n to ta l pa s senger vo l ume o f 1 0 % from 2 0 1 4 -2 0 15 , a c com pan i ed by a b o o s t in net ear n i n g s b y n e a rl y 30%. How di d JetBl u e m a n age to add fees wh i l e re t aining i ts o ri g i n a l c u s t om ers? T h e answ e r l i e s in the co mpani e s “ c o re experi ence”. Wh i l e m o s t
l o w - c o s t a i rl ine s ge t a re p u ta ti o n for l a c k i ng c o m m o n i n - fl ight a me ni ti e s , J e tBl u e p r i d e s i t s e l f o n pro vi d i n g c us t ome r s w i th c o m fo rt a nd e nt e rta i n m e n t i n t he s k i e s . N e a rl y 4 0 c h a nne l s of D i re c T V ®, Si r i us X M R a d i o , i n - fl i g h t m ov i e s , W i F i , a n d d o ze n s of s na c k o pti o n s c o m e f re e on e v e ry J e tBl u e f l i ght , ma k i n g th e a i rl i n e p op ul a r a m i ds t to d a y’s t e c hnol o g y- h u n g ry c o ns ume r s . T h i s F e bru ar y, J e t B l ue C E O R o bi n H a y e s a nn o u n c e d a mul t i - mi l l i on d o l l a r pl a n to re v ol ut i oni ze th e a i rl i n e ’s i n- f l i ght e n te rta i n m e n t s y s t e m, i n c l u d i n g a c omp l e t e tra n s fo rm a ti o n of e a c h s c re e n bu i l t i n t o t he a i rc ra ft’s s e a tb a c k s . 10i n c h H D to uc hs c re e ns w i l l re pl a c e t he e x i s t i n g 5 - i n c h m oni t or s t ha t h a ve b e e n us e d s i nc e 2 0 0 5 . T h e n ew s c re e ns w i l l ru n A n d roi d ’s op e ra ti n g s ys te m, ma k i ng c o n n e c ti n g , ga mi ng, a nd m o vi e s tre a mi ng e a s i e r i n th e s k i e s . A l s o i nt e g ra te d i n th e ne w s y s t e m w i l l be A m a zo n’s Ins t a nt V i d e o s e rvi c e , off e r i ng th o u s a n ds o f f re e mov i e s a n d T V s hows a t
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e a c h p a s s e nge r ’s f i nge rt i p s . A nd i f A ma z on i s n’t y our s t y l e , a l l B l ue t oot hc omp a t i b l e d e v i c e s wi l l b e s up p or t e d t o s t re a m N e t f l i x a nd p e r s ona l v i d e os . J e t B l ue e x e c ut i v e s und e r s t a nd t ha t t he U S c ons ume r wa nt s more t ha n e nt e r t a i nme nt i n t he s k i e s , a nd t ha t ’s why t he c a b i n d e s i gn on 70% of t he a i r l i ne ’s f l e e t wi l l b e re c onf i gure d b y 2017. “ S ome of t he e a r l i e r s e a t s a re 16 y e a r s ol d . ”
s a i d c o m pa ny VP Jam ie P e r r y. “And it ’s t im e fo r a c ha n g e”. J e t B lue m a rke t ing a nd b r a nd m ana g e m e nt ha v e t ea m e d up t o de v e l op a c abin reno v a t io n t ha t i n cludes m o re le g room, furt her rec lining s e a t s , a nd s o ft e r lea t he r, c ha nges t ha t w ill put t he a i r l i ne far a hea d o f t he c omp e t it io n. Pa s s eng ers ha v e bec o m e inc rea s i ngl y v o ca l a bo ut t he ne e d t o s t re t c h o ut o n l onge r flig ht s, and Jet -
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SPORTS
BY joe greeley
VANGUARD STAFF WRITER
The Bentley men’s lacrosse team opened their NE-10 conference play this past Saturday at home against Franklin Pierce. The Falcons were able to start the season on a high note by earning an 11-8 victory. The first half was a tight one as Bentley was able to take a slim 4-3 lead going into the half. First half goals came from John Wheeler, Alex Astarita (2), and Chris Wiggins. The Falcons started the second half strong by scoring four straight goals in just over six minutes of play. Derek Osbahr started the scoring by creating a turnover in Bentley’s defensive end and running down field to score in transition. Osbahr also scored the final goal in the 4-0 run by picking up a ground ball off of a faceoff and racing down field to score unassist-
ed. Osbahr’s goal came just 14 seconds after Wheeler scored during a man-up opportunity at the 8:08 mark. Bentley was able to hold their lead until early in the 4th quarter when Franklin Pierce went on a 3-0 run to cut into the Falcon’s 10-5 lead. Sean Delea gave Franklin Pierce some hope when his goal made the score 10-8 at the 5:52 mark. The game remained close until Franklin Pierce gave up a costly man-up opportunity in the late stages. Bentley and Astarita took advantage of the opportunity and scored with only 1:17 remaining to secure the victory. Astarita and Wheeler played well for the Falcons as they led the scoring with 3 goals each and scored at critical points throughout the game. The win is a great start to conference play as the team has been
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Bentley outshot Franklin Pierce 37-27 this past Saturday on a sunny day in Waltham.
voted to finish 5th in the NE-10 in a previous preseason poll. The Falcons received 71 points in the poll which was behind Le Moyne (118), Adelphi (111), Merrimack (104), and Pace (89). Bentley was not only able to beat Franklin
Pierce on the field but edged them out in the poll as Franklin Pierce finished in 6th with 67 points. The Falcons look prime to finish top six and qualify for the playoffs as they return six of their top 10 scorers, with senior Matt Brigham (19
goals and 7 assists last season) leading the way. The team also has their starting goalie and top face-off man from last season returning. Bentley looks to continue the strong start when they face Assumption this Saturday at home.
Women’s softball wins two extra-inning games The Bentley Women’s softball team made a huge comeback this last week after they lost their season-opener in central Florida. Their game at Cathy Haker Field versus the College of Saint Rose resulted in a 7-3 win. The team was down 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning; however, junior left fielder Kelsey Kennedy started the 7th inning with a single through the left side. She went on to third base from a sacrifice and a ground out, and finished off the run from a single to right center made by freshman right fielder Stephanie McQuaid. Finishing with a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the 7th inning, the game extended to an extra inning where Bentley was able to gain four more runs. The 3-3 tie was broken
by junior center fielder Chelsea Vena with an RBI single, which was followed by Kelsey Kennedy and senior catcher Jill Raia’s run-scoring doubles. When asked how it felt to be able to break the tie, Vena said, “It was an awesome feeling knowing that I was able to help put my team ahead, but it was an even greater feeling knowing the girls up to bat after me were able to keep it going even with two outs. That’s what it’s all about; never giving up and finishing what we started. We have worked so hard as a unit over the past six months and I think it really showed in our first conference game against Saint Rose.” Not only was the team’s hard work evident in their game against Saint Rose, but it was also evident in their game against Le Moyne. After the team’s loss of 2-1 in the first
game against Le Moyne, they came back to win 3-1 in the second game. A 0-0 tie in the bottom of the 7th inning resulted in another extra inning affair where Bentley was able to score 3 runs. The inning began with senior catcher Natalie Tarantino on second. Junior third baseman Katelyn
Lebreux batted a sacrifice but the throw was muffed, which allowed Tarantino to score and placed Lebreux as another runner. Sophomore second baseman Catie Noons doubled down the left field line to score Lebreux and junior left-hander Kelsey Smith finished off the
score of 3-3 with an RBI single to left. The team’s success this past week has been an amazing start to their season and a great send-off to their three game series against St. Michael’s this Friday and Saturday.
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Bentley’s softball team started the season with trips to Florida during the winter months.
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team game to open the series and I think that caught them by surprise,” said senior forward Derek Bacon. “Gabe played really well in net, and our top line carried us with some big minutes.” “It was great how we responded to adversity,” Antoni added. “Whenever they scored, we responded right away with another goal of our own.” However, Bentley, which was already short due to multiple injuries, suffered more setbacks in game one. The team lost senior forward (and team captain) Andrew Gladiuk to injury, and had to continue without their second leading scorer. Junior forward Tyler Deresky was also hurt, and sat out game two. The undermanned Bentley squad was overpowered in the second game, losing 4-1, as Robert Morris forced a game 3. Freshman forward Cody DePourcq scored the lone goal for the Falcons, but Robert Morris led 3-0 just ten minutes into the second period, and Bentley was never able to threaten their lead. Bentley came out strong in the final game of their season, leading 1-0 by the end of the first period on a goal by senior defenseman Matt Blomquist. Unfortunately, not
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having six forwards due to injuries was a significant blow, and the number one seed was able to capitalize on the opportunity. Bentley had a power play opportunity early in the 2nd period which produced a couple of good scoring chances, but they would not be able to double their lead. Worse off, Robert Morris tied the game at 1 goal apiece soon after the power play opportunity. They then exploded to score four goals in just seven minutes. They took a 5-1 lead into the final period, and despite two goals in the third period by Bentley senior forward Michael Reardon and
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In an extremely physical game, Bentley University fell short to Robert Morris University in the final match of the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals series. 8th seed Bentley had defeated 9th seed Sacred Heart University in a tough first round series that truly went the distance. The first two games were tightly contested, with Bentley winning the first and Sacred Heart the second (both times by just a point). Bentley closed out the series with a dominant 4-1 win. However, coming off this series, which had Bentley playing three times in as many days, the team faced the top seed in the conference, Robert Morris, which hadn’t played since the end of the regular season in February. Bentley actually stole the first game of the series on Robert Morris’ own floor, winning 4-3 in yet another nail biter. Bentley junior forward Max French hit the game winning goal with about five minutes left in the third period, and senior goalie Gabe Antoni shined with 21 saves in the second period alone. “We came out and played a really strong
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Despite the loss, Bentley Falcons are motivated to succeed next season.
Deresky (who returned to action), the Falcons lost 6-3. With this completion of the three game series, Robert Morris advanced to defeat Army West Point in the semifinals, but failed to obtain a bid to the Sweet Sixteen (and a chance for the NCAA Division I championship), ultimately losing the championship series to the Tigers of the Rochester Institute of Technology. While being eliminated from the playoffs was an upsetting end to Bentley’s year, the team made sure to affirm the pride they had for each other and for an impressive year in which they went
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13-18-6 in the regular season. “All in all, it was a good series, and I am really proud of how hard everyone played, even when down a few guys,” Bacon said after the game. “Obviously we didn’t see the result we had hoped for but we left everything we had on the ice.” “If you asked anyone on our team if that’s how we wanted our year to end, it’d clearly be ‘no’. Everyone wants to win that championship,” sophomore guard Jayson Argue said. “That being said, if you asked anyone on our team if we were proud of everyone in that dressing room, it would be an astounding ‘yes’. We were a shorthanded club by injuries... and our team never complained once.” The loss especially hurts because this was the last run for seven Bentley seniors: Gladiuk, Antoni, Reardon, Blomquist, Bacon, defenseman Billy Eiserman, and forward Tyler Krause. “Being a senior, it was a tough way to end the season, but I think the team has good leadership and talent for the future,” Antoni said. Argue says the team is even more motivated to succeed next season. “Looking at next year, the goal is the same as every season: win. We lost some very key guys, but that’s when people stepped up.” Bacon shares the same enthusiasm for the future. “This team is returning some key guys like Max French, Jayson Argue, and Chris Buchanan, who will help lead us to success.”
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Bentley women’s basketball reach Elite Eight
Bentley women’s basketball team reached the Elite Eight for the fourth time in the last six seasons. Vanguard Staff Writer
The Bentley women’s basketball team has once again reached the Elite Eight, making it their fourth time in the last six seasons they have accomplished this great feat. The Falcons kicked things off against NE-10 rival Saint Anselm in the first round of the NCAA Division II Basketball Championship. The game started off as a neck-and-neck contest, with the teams trading leads six times in the first quarter. Bentley ultimately led after the first ten minutes of play 20-18 and never looked backed. The Falcons kept the Hawks off the board for six minutes between the first and second quarters and scored eleven unanswered. The run was aided by baskets from sophomore Lauren Green, junior Jen Gemma, sophomore Macchi Smith, and freshman Victoria Lux. Bentley led 3725 at the half, but that did not stop them from continuing their stifling defense, as they kept Saint Anselm scoreless for the first four minutes of the second half. The Falcons were pesky all night on the defensive side, forcing the Hawks to 23 turnovers for the game and scoring 20 off of those turnovers. Smith led the pickpocketing affair with five steals on the day. “Since I am not necessarily the tallest player or have the longest arms,” said Smith, “Through many
years of practice and playing in basketball games, I have learned to watch the eyes of the passer and try to predict where they might pass next. Also, Coach [Barbara] Stevens and Coach C [White] help prepare the team with scouting reports on our opponents with player tendencies. By knowing the player tendencies of our opponent, I am able to adjust how I play against individuals, which evidently leads to me getting steals.” In the end, Bentley won 62-54, advancing to the semifinals of the East Regional by making their free throws down the stretch, a crucial key to every team claiming victory. Gemma led the way in scoring with 19 points on the day while also chipping in eight rebounds and three blocks. Further aid was provided by freshman Megan Lewis’ 11 points, as well as 9 from both Lux and Green. The team then moved on to face Queens College of New York. The Falcons got a great shooting performance out of Green, who nailed four threes during the game and scored a total of 17 points for the game. Gemma also added 16 of her own to go along with seven boards. Bentley had a nice 11-2 run towards the end of the first half that was driven by the three-ball. While junior Melina Kollia kicked off the run with a layin, Green sandwiched a three-pointer from senior Jane White with two of her four for the game. The Falcons led
by eleven at the intermission, but the Knights clawed their way back into the game, only trailing by a single point at the end of the third quarter. Bentley never let up their energy, though, locking things up with a couple of trifectas from sophomore Trevena Bennett and Green. Despite good performances from the starters, the Bentley bench was the big story of the game, tallying 28 points on the day. Main contributors of that effort were Kollia (12 points), Smith (8), and Bennett (6). The Falcons claimed a spot in the East Regional finals with the 77-67 victory over the Knights. In their Sweet Sixteen matchup against the New York Institute of Technology, the Falcons got another hot shooting performance from Green, and Lewis joined her in making four three pointers.
turnover tally a whopping 57 for the tournament. “Our defense is a crucial part of our game plan,” said Gemma. “We go into every game with defense as a focal point for we know that defense and rebounding is a huge part of winning. We have great individual defenders and we are starting to understand how to play defense as a team.” Gemma had a great day on all levels against NYIT, too. She finished with her 14th double-double of the season, scoring 24 points and collecting 11 rebounds. The star forward’s point total was historic as well, as she broke Keri Flynn’s record for most points by a Falcon in a season and Lauren Battista’s mark for most points by a Bentley player during her first three seasons with those 24 points. On top of all of this, Gemma was named the Division II Conference Commissioners Association East Region Women’s Basketball Player of the Year prior to this game. “I feel very honored to have received that award,” Gemma said. “However, they don’t mean as much to me as winning the conference and regional title. I think the titles we win together are more meaningful.” The ladies will now face off in Sioux Falls, S.D. against Virginia Union on Tuesday in the Denny Sanford Premier Center.
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While Bentley trailed by ten at the end of the first half, the Falcons came out strong in the third quarter, scoring 27 points to NYIT’s 11. Lewis hit three of her four three pointers in that quarter. Later in the quarter, Smith gave Bentley its first lead of the game with a lay-up, making the score 51-50. The three-ball was certainly a huge part of Bentley’s game on the night. The Falcons outscored the Bears 27-12 from beyond the arc, making 9 of 20 as compared with 4 of 18. “Coach Stevens does a very good job at encompassing shooting into a heavily filled practice schedule,” said Lewis. “However, staying after for an extra 20 minutes is hugely beneficial to us shooters in order to fit in both form and repetitions. It would also not be uncommon to see any member of the team in the gym on an off day, or even quite possibly late in the evening, getting up extra shots… Once our opposition find a semi-successful game plan for stopping our dominant post players it is necessary for the guards to be ready to contribute. I would say that without our ability to be potent inside and out we would not have seen the success we have this season.” That’s not to say the defense was lacking in this game, either. The Falcons forced 16 turnovers from the Bears, making Bentley’s opponent
The Falcons advanced to the Final Four before losing to Lubbock Christian 67-57.