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income contributes to high

unemployment.”

There is significant spec-

ulation fueled by profession-

al organizations, including

The Economist, Financial

T i m e s , T h e A t l a n t i c ,

S l a t e . c o m a n d

BusinessInsider, that Ben

Bernanke’s, current chair-

man of the Fed, most recent

a n n o u n c e m e n t o f Q E 3

(quantitative easing) is

related to Sumner’s theory

of NGDP.

“Bernanke’s recent QE3

announcement moves policy

slightly in the direction I

proposed, by making the

quantitative easy program

‘open-ended,’ which means it

has no fixed termination

date,” said Sumner. “They

also promised to keep policy

expansionary well into the

recovery, which will at least

slightly improve expecta-

t i o n s f o r n o m i n a l G D P

growth, and this encourages

investment. It’s still not

enough.”

However, Sumner spoke

to clarify the correlation

b e t w e e n B e r n a n k e ’ s

approach to the economy

and his blog.

“That’s not because the

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By Lacey Nemergut

newS editor

Scott Sumner, Bentley

University’s economics pro-

fessor and author of the

renowned blog The Money

Illusion, may be partially

credited with the Federal

Reserve’s new approach to

the nation’s current econom-

ic condition. Sumner, with a

P h D f r o m C h i c a g o

U n i v e r s i t y , p r o p o s e d

Nominal Gross Domestic

Product (NGDP) targeting.

“I saw the NGDP target-

ing idea as a natural pro-

gression from earlier mone-

tarist proposals to target the

m o n e y s u p p l y , ” s a i d

Sumner. “It is a policy that

keeps the total income in the

economy growing at a steady

r a t e ( r a t h e r t h a n j u s t

money), and does a good job

of stabilizing inflation and

employment, which is the

Fed’s dual mandate.”

Before NGDP targeting,

in Sumner’s opinion, policies

failed to address the core

problem.

“Current policies have

produced the slowest NGDP

growth (over the past four

y e a r s ) s i n c e t h e G r e a t

Depression,” said Sumner.

“The lack of spending and

Sumner is well known for his blog

TheMoneyIllusion.com.

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The Bentley University

community, with a sol id

month of new brand-acclima-

tion under its belt, is now brac-

ing itself for further brand

changes. The Administration,

dissatisfied with the current

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By Kristin Tomasi

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The first issue of Bentley

IDEAS, an online presentation

of the research conducted and

published by Bentley faculty,

launched last month.

The concept for this initiative

originated with Provost Michael

Page; Professor Will iam

Wiggins, editor; and Gordon

Hardy, content director.

The Bentley IDEAS website

provides a brief summary of

each piece of research complet-

ed by professors on a wide range

of topics, including accounting,

the arts and sciences, business,

and pedagogy. In addition, each

summary is accompanied by a

video of the professor who

authored the research in which

he or she explains its purpose,

methodology, and conclusions.

“Our faculty provide out-

standing scholarly work,” said

Provost Page. “However, this is

not always clear to external mar-

kets. Their research often slow-

ly seeps its way out, and often

the source gets lost. The idea is

to let the source talk about his

or her work in a more public and

accessible format. In these

See IDEA, Page 6

logo, has decided to implement

further changes in order to

better align itself with the

University and its preferences.

A cco rd ing t o s o urce s

involved with the committee,

the changes, though minor,

significantly change the

appearance of the logo.

“The redesign that I saw

had removed the lightning

bolts, moved the clock tower

slightly off-center to the left

and had only one slightly larg-

er falcon flying off, not two,”

said a Bentley professor who

had attended recent commit-

tee meetings. “The two-tone

blue and silver around the

shield, giving it a molded

effect, has gone, with just light

blue and white. Next to the

clock tower is the date ‘1917’,

and the time shown on the

clock is now 8:15 [in response

to Asian students’ concerns

that showing four o’clock was

b a d luck a s ‘ f o ur ’ a nd

‘die/death’ sound the same in

Chinese]. Along the top of the

shield is the word ‘Paratus’

[‘Prepared’ in Latin]. The

image of the clock tower is

fringed with some foliage in

white outline.”

There are a number of ideas

that are being worked on, how-

ever, and it will not be clear

what the final consensus is

until it is officially released.

“ I c o ng ra t u la t e t he

Administration for having the

courage to change direction on

this,” said marketing profes-

sor Andy Aylesworth. “It is

costing a lot of money, and oth-

ers may have tried throwing

more money at the problem

rather than fixing the prob-

lem. I haven’t seen the new

logo, so I can’t really comment

on how well it does fix the

problem.”

Kevin Marr, a program

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two peas in a police car

Waltham Police reports that

they have one student under

arrest for drinking in public and

another for disorderly conduct.

Knowing that the dynamic duo

probably had proud parents at

home, the officer sent home a gold-

stickered arrest for each of them.

Guys, if we were you, we would

check out if you can get course

credit for those. Such fine work

should not go unnoticed.

if you can’t take the heat,

don’t cook with it

Our compliments to the chefs in

Orchard North, LaCava and North

Campus, who each set off fire

alarms this week. Bravo! And

don’t think we forgot about you,

Falcone West. I remember that

one quite well. I can’t be too hard

on this perpetrator because at that

point I was just sitting comfortably

on the couch and really wanted to

move.

wait, you don’t think…

On Wednesday, Sept. 26 at

12:59 a.m., Facilities was notified

of an odor coming from the vents

in Miller Hall. A mysterious late-

night odor that would be coming

from the vents of a freshman dorm

building? Hmm...trying to think of

what that could be. We got noth-

ing.

the keys to serving and pro-

tecting

A security officer unlocked an

office in Smith for a professor that

had locked keys in the office. The

PoliCe log

officer was more than happy to pro-

vide the service rather than per-

form meaningful police work and

did not roll his eyes and mutter

something mean about the profes-

sor, who should just hold on to his

stupid keys. But in all seriousness,

how did he lock the door if the keys

were inside? Is there a conspiracy?

Probably. We will keep you posted.

Claustrophobic chaos

On Wednesday at 3:45, Facilites

was notified that students were

stuck in an elevator in Jennison.

We have no idea if this is 3:45 a.m.

or p.m., so this very well could have

been in an insane elevator rager

that rocked the building on every

level! Oh wait, it was p.m., never-

mind. Take the stairs, nerds.

haters gonna hate, traitors

gonna trait

On Thursday at 3:09 p.m., a stu-

dent reported a lost Swiss bookbag.

We were going to remain neutral

on this, but if the student had a lit-

tle more Bentley pride and just

used the Bentley backpack, this

likely would not have occurred.

Traitors get what they get.

population pukesville

On Sept. 22, nausea struck late

at night. Seriously, what is making

everyone throw up? Is it Seasons?

Why is no one else concerned about

mysterious vomiting?! Oh, it’s alco-

h o l ? I g e t i t n o w .

A little later, an unfortunate indi-

vidual had the displeasure of vom-

iting in Collins Hall. The good

news is that this answers the ques-

tion of what that smell was, but

the bad news is I now owe my

roommate five bucks because I

thought it was something dead.

Thanks. An intoxicated male was

actively vomiting in Spruce even

later. In his defense, puking is no

easy thing to hide or keep down

after walking four miles to his

dorm room.

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name out there so students

know where we are, what

our mission is, and what

we’re doing,” said Casale. In

addition to the Tufts

Speaker Series, the CWB

will partner with PWC for

an etiquette dinner in

November, where students

can learn the ins and outs of

business dining. Another

event is the innovative

Brown Bag series, and the

first of the semester was

yesterday, October 3. These

lunches are an informal con-

versation with the founding

director Betsy Meyers. The

conversation is directed to a

topic, and yesterday’s was

what the CWB and Mason

are battling.

This past summer, the

Center had its Idea

Exchange Launch, which

gave women the opportunity

to openly respond to how

companies can help with the

problem of women retention

rates. “[These are] real life

solutions to this problem,

not just people talking

about it anymore,” said

Casale.

The CWB is here to serve

the Bentley community as a

whole. “Our focus right

now…is to create student

programs and get really

good attendance and get our

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The Brazilian economy as seen by Consul-General Barreto

Kelly A. Parisi

February 22, 1991 - September 29, 2012

The Vanguard would like to express its deepest sympathies.

Kelly A. Parisi, age 21, of Billerica, MA passed away this pastweekend. Kelly was the beloved daughter of John and BarbaraParisi of Billerica, and sister of Sean Parisi. John Parisi, ’80,

is a graduate of Bentley.

Kelly was a senior here at Bentley, studying Corporate Financeand Accounting. She transferred from Providence College in

Fall 2009.

Members of our Spiritual Life team and the Center forCounseling and Student Development are available to assist

any member of the community through this difficult time.

Last Thursday afternoon,

the Consul-General of Brazil

in Boston, Mr. Fernando de

Mello Barreto, took to the

stage as the opening talk of

the Valente Center’s Fall

2012 Speaker Series in the

Wilder Pavilion. The

Consul’s talk was centered

on the Brazilian economy

and the key challenges it

faces in the future.

As the first speaker of the

series, Consul Barreto gave

an honest overview of the

Brazilian economy and social

situation; he described the

challenges the country faces

as it prepares to host the

2014 FIFA World Cup and

the 2016 Rio Summer

Olympic Games. The first

issue that Consul Barreto

spoke about was inflation;

Brazil has seen it all. During

the 1980s Brazil endured

hyperinflation, and the

Consul spoke that in his

youth he remembered that

people would buy as much as

they could, because the next

day prices would rise wildly.

He further highlighted that

no one had an idea of what

was the fair price of basic

food staples. Brazil’s first

step towards progress was

getting a grip on inflation,

which ended approximately

in 1994. Along with control-

ling inflation was the issue of

massive debt level, which

Brazil tackled head-on, and

in January of 2008, it became

one of the few countries in the

world to be a creditor nation.

Over the past two decades,

Brazil has enjoyed explosive

growth, with world class

manufacturing taking place,

such as the car industry with

German giant Volkswagen

and Brazil’s Embraer whom

is now a fierce competitor in

the air transport industry

competing with the leaders

Boeing and Airbus. From the

outside, it looks like Brazil is

becoming a self-sufficient

nation with technological

capabilities and with newly

discovered oil off the Atlantic

coast, Brazil is poised to have

unparalleled growth over the

next decades to come, but it

all has a big hiccup. Consul

Barreto spoke of the growing

demand for skilled workers,

he said that these workers

are in very short supply and

the gains made in the past

decade will be eroded if the

educational gap is not closed.

Brazil was one of the last

countries in the western

hemisphere to end slavery,

with the Golden Law in 1888;

it has also dealt with a large

population that lives in abject

poverty.

At the question and

answer session at the end of

the lecture three questions

stood out: the first was

Q: “What employment

areas do you [Consul Barreto]

see growing in the future?”

A: Frankly, it is all going to

be about skilled workers,

engineers with a specializa-

tion in oil (the consul said jok-

ingly).

Q: Do you believe that the

oil industry is better priva-

tized?

A: In Brazil we have a

hybrid, it is called Petrobras;

it has private investors and

government investment, it

has worked well for several

decades, specializing in deep

water exploration, and now

with the discovery of new oil

fields in the deep Atlantic, I

see an opportunity for it to

thrive.

Q: Your neighboring coun-

try Venezuela, who’s leaders

President Chávez is seeking

reelection for a third time on

October 7; has made signifi-

cant billion dollar invest-

ments in Petrobras, if

President Chávez were to be

defeated, how do you see rela-

tion between the two coun-

tries in the future?

A: Brazil is a country that

strives for diplomacy as the

answer to world problems, we

have almost 10 neighbors and

we get along well with all of

them; we have not had a war

in almost 140 years with the

exception of our small partici-

pation in WWII on the Allied

side. We expect to work well

with Mr. Capriles if he is

elected.

The Tufts Speaker Series

is back at Bentley, courtesy

of the Center of Women in

Business (CWB), and they

are starting it off with a

powerhouse of a speaker on

Wednesday, October 16 in

Wilder. Linda Mason has

fused smart business,

strong ethics, and earnest

social responsibility to lead

her company, Bright

Horizons, to its thirteenth

appearance on Fortune mag-

azine’s “Top 100 Companies

to Work for in America,”

earning along the way an

award by Ernst &

Young/USA Today as

“National Entrepreneur of

the Year.”

These awards are just a

few among the whole host

that Mason and her compa-

ny have earned, but the

proof is in the companies

she has advised and the

families she has served.

Through Bright Horizons,

which is the largest world-

wide provider of worksite

child care and early develop-

ment, Mason has opened

750 child development cen-

ters in the United States

and Europe, ultimately

touching the lives of over

80,000 families. Mason’s

accolades and service speak

volumes to the amount of

knowledge she has as a

visionary and as a humani-

tarian. Regardless of gen-

der, she is someone who

exemplifies both doing well,

as well as doing good in the

world of commerce. So,

everyone in the Bentley

community should go.

Tatiana Casale, program

assistant to the CWB, said,

“[She] fits in well with the

Bentley mission of ethics

and social responsibility as

well as the Center’s [mis-

sion].” The CWB addresses

the conversation that needs

to take place between

employers and women. “We

work with corporations and

people in trying to help

advance, promote, and

retain women in companies.

We do lots of different

events and workshops to

educate companies on how

to retain these high level

women because there does

come a point in a woman’s

career when they just drop

out…so we’re trying to help

companies figure out a way

to move past that,” said

Casale. It is common for

women to feel the need to

choose between a career and

a family, and the CWB has

been taking the lead on the

discussion. The issues and

obstacles that plague

women in the workplace are

Entrepreneur Linda Mason scheduled to “wow” students as CWB speakerBy Brenna O’Connell

CampuS Life editor

By Francisco Salas

Vanguard Staff

about the different princi-

ples of leadership. The next

Brown Bag conversation

will be on November 14.

“We are here to serve the

students and the external

business community, but we

really want the students to

be involved in all of the

events that we put on,” said

Casale. The CWB is after

superb quality, not quanti-

ty, of events, so don’t miss

out! To sign up for the

Center’s newsletter to stay

up to date on events and

happenings, sign up using

your Bentley email at bent-

ley.edu/centers/center-for-

women-and-business.

Bentley is redesigning its logo. Again?time to redesign the

Bentley brand and give the

school a new image, one of

the major aspects of it is

being re-redone.

Doesn’t this seem ridicu-

lous and quite funny? It’s

one thing to make a big

deal about a new brand, but

then to go and make

changes after the big unveil

doesn’t look too good to any-

one, including prospective

employers.

The idea for the new

brand was to change

employers’ perception of

Bentley students. What

does redoing the logo tell

those employers? Oops, we

should have done a better

job; here’s a different one?

We’ll just have to wait and

see what effects a new-new

logo will have.

Aside from the ironic fact

that the logo, which is sup-

posed to be the new perma-

nent image that competi-

tors and potential employ-

ers link with Bentley, is

being changed again, one

wonders why the logo was-

n’t shown to students and

faculty before being final-

ized?

Yes, it makes sense to

reinvent Bentley’s brand at

the beginning of the aca-

demic year, but the rush

editorial

that was put on it will now

cost a lot of time and

money.

Many departments have

already adopted the new

logo, using it in their sta-

tionary and business cards.

Additionally, groups such

as Undergraduate

Admissions have created

pamphlets and handouts all

based around the new logo.

All of this will have to be

redone, which will again

take up a lot of time, money

and effort.

Bentley should have

waited longer to release the

new brand. Getting more

input from students and

faculty once the brand was

complete but before it was

put into use would have

saved resources and pre-

vented the backlash the

brand initially received.

We understand that

Chief Marketing Officer

David Perry and his staff

have put a lot of effort into

revamping Bentley’s image

and increasing the value of

our degrees, and we do give

them credit for making

adjustments after seeing

student and faculty reac-

tions, but was the rush to

get the logo to the presses

worth the cost and poten-

tial impact on Bentley’s

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Get ready! Bentley’s mar-

keting department is cur-

rently working on redesign-

ing the Bentley logo.

Sounds familiar? That’s

because after unveiling

Bentley’s new brand and

logo about a month ago and

receiving mixed results, the

powers that be have decid-

ed to alter the new logo

with input from students

and faculty.

The new logo will include

a “we’re #1” foam finger, a

“most prepared” coffee

mug, and an “I heart learn-

ing” t-shirt.

Putting all jokes aside,

the marketing department

is putting a second effort

into its design of Bentley’s

shield.

Multiple professors who

attended a meeting with

the marketing department

noted that removing one

bird and lightning bolt,

adjusting the shading, and

having “prepared” written

in Latin are some of the

changes being considered.

To the Bentley’s credit, it

has realized some of the

problems that students and

faculty take issue with, and

is doing its best to make

modifications. But here’s

the problem: After spend-

ing so much money and

Quotes of the

Week

“It takes a lot ofpatience to be the

President of the UnitedStates, and I’m not that

patient.”-Michelle Obama

in response to the sugges-tion that she run for office

once her husband nolonger holds the position

“Winning an Ig Nobelhas been my dream as a

mad scientist.”-Kazutaka Kurihara

co-inventor of theSpeechJammer upon

receiving the parody NobelPrize award for trivial

scientific advances

“At any rate, a fake.”-Vatican newspaper

headlinereferencing the discovery

of a fourth-centurypapyrus with text suggest-

ing that Jesus may havebeen married

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BRAND

coordinator and project man-

ager for Service Learning

2+2=5 said, “I don’t think we

should have re-branded in

the first place but I am glad

they are working at thus one

because it does not look good.

I would prefer they revert

back to the old one. It was

simple and classy and ulti-

mately that is the kind of

symbol I want on my diplo-

ma. It doesn’t make me feel

good to see th i s k ind o f

money spent on something

that needs to be changed.

With tuition increasing every

year, it’s a little dishearten-

ing to see money spent like

that.”

“If we as a university are

aiming for ‘nimble,’ then this

is definitely a good step.

When you take an image

that is treasured by many

and you flip that image on its

head, people may not flock to

the bookstore with smiles on

their faces. In this re-brand-

ing process, there was bound

to be backlash,” said Brian

Shea, pres ident o f 2014

Class Cab. “I, for one, am

glad that Bentley is heeding

the opinions of its stakehold-

ers without resorting to

crowdsourcing. Provided that

the concerns of students,

alumni, faculty and staff are

all respected and considered,

I believe that this will be a

beneficial endeavor. I also

hope that we, as Bentley stu-

dents, seek out the positive

aspects of the new brand

with as much fervor as we

search for the negatives.”

One professor involved in

the new re-branding meeting

said, “It’s clear that David

[Perry, the Chief Marketing

Officer] has been gauging

everyone and listening to

everything. There is active

debate which means people

really care about it. There is

an engagement o f those

unhappy and those involved

that shows that there is

healthy dialogue for the

Bentley community.”

“We are revising the insti-

tutional shield logo – athlet-

ic shield is not changing – to

address some concerns from

students, alumni, and facul-

ty,” said Perry. “With a sub-

jective element like an ad or

l o g o y o u m a y n e v e r g e t

everyone to embrace it at

least initially. Yet I do think

it is important to address

consistent issues or concerns.

In this case there are some

revisions we are making that

should address most con-

cerns. We are working on the

revised design and look for-

ward to sharing it in a few

weeks here in the Vanguard

along with an update on

other initiatives related to

the brand.”

There was a wide range of

professor and student reac-

tions:

“I think it is good that the

decision makers are listen-

ing to and responding to the

significant concerns of vari-

ous stakeholders to improve

the outcome,” said one pro-

fessor.

“ I t s e e m s a s t h o u g h

they’re changing everything

to impress people outside of

Bentley,” said an anonymous

senior. “If they paid more

attention to the curriculum

and internal affairs, health-

ier more well-rounded stu-

dents would speak for them-

selves, they wouldn’t need a

new shield to catch positive

press.”

“[The shield] falsifies the

l e g a c y o f t h e h u m b l e

accounting school which

Harry Bentley founded in

1917,” said one senior. “And

there was nothing in the ini-

t i a l r e b r a n d i n g w h i c h

expressly celebrated our

u n i q u e s t a t u s a s a

University that integrates

the arts & sciences with a

business education. When I

was looking at colleges, one

of the most disheartening

things that I found about

many of the institutions to

which I was accepted was

that business and arts & sci-

ences were segregated into

different schools. The most

attractive thing to me about

Bentley was and is the free-

dom our curriculum provides

to combine a stellar business

education with an explo-

ration of the arts.”

“I completely agree that

the logo needs to be changed,

but shouldn’t the students,

the faculty, and the alumni

that are impacted by the new

branding have a say in it

too? I think everyone should

be able to see it and critique

it so we’re not completely

vulnerable to the powers

that be,” said a junior.

In addition to this confu-

sion, there have also been

concerns about the costliness

of another change.

“Just getting all those ban-

ners, corporate webpages,

business cards etc. reprinted

is going to cost a bundle,”

said a professor.

“I think it shows that the

original idea was not thought

out properly,” said one sen-

ior. “It clearly wasn’t some-

thing the Bentley communi-

t y w a n t e d , b u t a t l e a s t

they’re listening now.”

Alyson Bisceglia, Tomer

Gat, Mike Lovett and Sindhu

P a l a n i a p p a n o f T h e

Vanguard staff contributed

to this article.

The clock tower in the new-new logoreads 8:15 instead of 4:00.

Cody Marchand/THE VANGUARD

PAGE 6 OCTObER 4, 2012 THE VANGUARDCAmPus Life & News

By Helia Azarakhsh

VANGUARD STAff

La Cultura Latina starts celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on Oct. 4

Bentley has a host of cul-

tural organizations ranging

f r o m t h e V i e t n a m e s e

Student Association (VSA) to

the South Asian Student

Association (SASA). There

are about 14 cultural organ-

izations on campus and if

you go to Bentley you proba-

b l y k n o w a b o u t S A S A ’ s

Diwali or played a part in

the International Student

Association’s Festival of

Colors. One organization

that we want to bring light

to is La Cultura Latina.

La Cultura Latina (LCL)

is a Latin American organi-

zation that hosts events to

bring awareness of their cul-

ture to Bentley’s campus.

They entice the student pop-

ulation by having delicious

f ood and p lay ing l i ve ly

music.

I n t h e m o n t h o f

S e p t e m b e r , t h e y h e l d

Pastelito Night where they

taught everyone who attend-

ed to make Pastelitos, which

is a pastry filled with meat,

chicken or ham and cheese.

They had so many people

attend that they ran out of

materials to make more

Pastelitos.

Currently they are cele-

brating Hispanic Heritage

Month which is held from

Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.

Lucia Garcia, the presi-

dent of LCL, said, “Hispanic

Heritage Month is a time to

celebrate the past genera-

tions of Hispanic-American

people who have had a big

influence in our culture. One

s u c h p e r s o n i s S e l e n a

Quintanilla-Pérez who was a

top American singer in the

1990s. She was killed by her

financial manager who had

been embezzling money from

her accounts.”

Ricky Martín is another

notable figure celebrated this

month. He is from Puerto

Rico and is famous to this

day. You most likely know

who he is especially for his

song Livin’ La Vida Loca.

Another important individ-

ual is José Martí, a political

activist from Cuba who was

exiled to Spain in 1883 for

writing against the Cuban

government. He lived for a

while in New York and wrote

about American life for Latin

American newspapers.

To learn more about the

cultures, past events and cit-

i z e n s w h o a r e f r o m t h e

Hispanic community visit

hispanicheritagemonth.gov.

Another way you can learn

more is by simply attending

LCL’s Hispanic Heritage

Trivia event held tonight,

Oct. 4, in Harry’s Pub start-

i n g a t 9 : 0 0 p . m . C o m e

expand your knowledge of

Hispanic culture and maybe

win a prize! There will be

prizes for the first place and

second place winners.

LCL is also having Bring

Y o u r F l a g D a y o n

Wednesday, Oct. 24 in the

Back Bay of the Student

Center at 6:30 p.m.

“It welcomes people to

bring in the flag of their

country whether they are

from Latin America or not,”

said Garcia. “We have the

entire room filled with flags

and bring in a Latin DJ and

have Lat in per formers .

People are also encouraged

to join along and dance.”

If you are interested in

learning more or joining La

C u l t u r a L a t i n a , e - m a i l

ga_lcl@bentley.edu. They

recently organized a new

marketing team that has

spaces to be filled.

La Cultura Latina hosts a number of campus-wide events toincorporate and encourage the celebration of Latin culture.

Amanda DiChristoforo / THE VANGUARD

videos, faculty explain why

they completed their research

and how it may affect the

public, students, or the busi-

ness community.”

Each research summary

also features a link to the full

article in the journal where it

originally appeared.

“Each academic journal is

written for a specific audience,

and these people understand

its language and recognize the

importance of the author’s

contribution,” said Page. “For

other audiences, these jour-

nals have become relatively

impenetrable and hard to get

through. This doesn’t mean

that the author’s work is not

valuable and does not have an

impact.”

The intent o f Bent ley

IDEAS, therefore, is to make

faculty research more compre-

hensive for a wider audience.

“I have been working for a

while with Academic Affairs

to promote research done by

faculty,” said Hardy. “With

Bentley IDEAS, this research

is more accessible. We want

to present the research in a

way that people can under-

stand. The goal is to translate

these articles from high level

s c i e n t i f i c o r a c a d e m i c

research to tell a story about

what it means and its practi-

cal application in the market-

place.”

“Bentley IDEAS is a way

for Bentley to reach out to the

greater community,” added

Wiggins. “It is a platform to

share faculty research with

not only the local but the

national and international

community.”

Page, Wiggins, and Hardy

hope that Bentley IDEAS will

drive greater engagement

between professors and stu-

dents, alumni, and the larger

business community.

“Students who are person-

ally engaged with these pro-

fessors in class will see direct-

ly how their research impacts

them,” said Page. “It opens up

a rich dialogue between pro-

fessors and students.”

Other students are also

e n c o u r a g e d t o b e c o m e

inspired by the research they

find through Bentley IDEAS.

The convenient format of the

website is meant to give stu-

dents who are not in class

with these professors the

opportunity to benefit from

their research. Page therefore

hopes that students will reach

out to pro fessors whose

research interests them and

engage in a further discus-

sion. Perhaps then the stu-

dent will raise new questions

o r b e g i n h i s o r h e r o w n

research relating to the topic.

Wiggins added that he hopes

Bentley IDEAS will pique

curiosity and creativity with-

in students.

I n p r o m o t i n g f a c u l t y

research, Page, Wiggins, and

Hardy al l d iscussed the

importance of the concept of

the “teacher-scholar.” To fit

this definition, Page explained

that both teaching and com-

pleting research are neces-

sary. However, he noted that

the integration of teaching

and scholarship is the crucial

element.

“Often, the vehicle for this

integration is the classroom,”

he said. “That’s what we’re

trying to encourage. Teacher-

scholars bring their methods

and insight to their students

and engage them in class.”

“ B e n t l e y v a l u e s t h e

teacher-scholar model very

highly,” agreed Hardy. “Doing

research keeps professors in

the mix. They are contribut-

ing knowledge that they can

pass along to students, which

gets students used to the

process of obtaining and

understanding new knowl-

edge. When they enter a job

in their field, they will need

more than just the fundamen-

tals of a topic. They will need

to be able to apply and adapt

with changes in knowledge.”

Bentley IDEAS will release

two editions each year, one in

the fall and one in the spring.

The upcoming spring issue

will contain about 12-14 new

articles. The site will gradu-

ally build up a database of

information, and visitors can

already search through its

archives by topic.

“This project comes back to

the nature of being a student

here,” said Page. “I have spo-

ken with many alumni who

SUMNERContinued from Page 1Continued from Page 1

IDEA

say they wish they engaged

more and had gotten more out

of their time here. I encourage

students to look at Bentley

IDEAS with this in mind.”

“One of the luxuries of

Bentley is that we naturally

attract students who know

where they want to go in life,”

he said. “However, students

can become too focused. We

hope to widen their perspec-

tive a bit more.”

The first issue of Bentley

IDEAS can be found online at

www.bentley.edu/ideas.

Fed has adopted NGDP tar-

geting (it hasn’t), nor have I

directly influenced the Fed,”

said Sumner. “Instead, it’s

based on the fact that I start-

ed pushing for more mone-

tary stimulus four years ago,

when almost no one was

talking about the idea.”

Following Sumner’s blog

discussion, other notable

economists began to advo-

cate for the same approach.

Paul Krugman, Chr is ty

Romer, and Jan Hatzius

publically voiced support for

NGDP targeting and the the-

ory became increasingly pop-

ular since.

“So in the blogosphere I’m

seen as the one pushing

hardest for the Fed to do

more, and when they get

more active I guess reporters

connect that with my blog,”

said Sumner. “But I doubt

the Fed was directly influ-

enced by my blog.”

Currently, due to his early

recognition of the need to

target nominal GDP, he is

one of the most prominent

economists on the subject.

“NGDP targeting is prob-

ably the hottest idea in

macroeconomics right now,

so that’s opened a lot of doors

for me,” said Sumner. “I get

many opportunities to write

articles, do speaking engage-

ments, etc.”

The idea was associated

with a conservative perspec-

tive in the 1980s and 1990s.

However, now it is typical-

ly the conservative econo-

mis ts who have become

skeptical and the liberals

who have embraced the the-

ory.

“I’m not sure why that is,

perhaps partly because lib-

erals are more in favor of

policies that might be seen

as improving the chances for

President Obama to be re-

elected,” said Sumner.

Sumner has an encourag-

ing outlook on the blogger

sphere and speaks to its

potential.

“Bloggers can have a huge

impact on society. The won-

derful thing about blogging

is that there is a completely

level playing field,” said

Sumner. “I ’m treated by

other bloggers just like a pro-

fessor from an Ivy League

school.”

the Vanguard oCtoBer 4, 2012 Page 7Business

If one were to strip the

company name of the head-

line second quarter GAAP

loss of $235 million with

year on year sales declines

north of 30 percent, share-

holders of said firm would

likely not be too pleased.

However, when you are look-

ing at the battered stock of

Research in Motion, the

maker of the Blackberry, it

is grounds for a 20 percent

pop in the stock.

Although these numbers

still sound like a firm in a

tailspin, their operating loss

excluding net items was $.27

on a per share basis, which

destroyed analyst consensus

of a $ .47 per share loss .

Furthermore the company

actually stemmed the bleed-

ing of their cash by actually

managing an increase of

$100 million to $2.3 billion.

To give some perspective on

this cash pile, the entire

market value of the compa-

ny is about $4.2 billion.

The real question that

needs to be raised here is

how did they do this? While

it would be nice to say that

is was on the grounds of

robust subscriber growth

and new innovative prod-

ucts, much can be credited to

a program they have imple-

mented to dramatically cost

costs across the company.

Whi le th is i s c r i t i ca l to

streamlining an efficient

firm, they are still losing

m a r k e t s h a r e i n N o r t h

America.

Their CEO did point out

emerging areas of operation

such as India and South

America actually showing

growth and with their help

actually grew subscribers

from 78 million users to 80

million in the quarter.

Although this all is start-

ing to paint a slightly less

grim picture for the firm,

their long term outlook still

remains uncertain at best.

The Blackberry 10 which is

supposed to be the next gen-

eration of phones that will

make their products compet-

itive with the likes of Google

a n d A p p l e h a s n o f i r m

release date. The only guid-

ance the company gives is

that the marketing costs and

final production costs remain

variable and will produce

losses for the firm in the

coming quarters.

This company’s fall from

market leader to background

market participant has been

quick and scary. In 2008,

this company’s stock traded

at over $130 per share, it is

now $8. At the end of the

day, today’s news really can

not overshadow the fact that

the company has a long way

to go to recapture their for-

mer glory.

Research in Motion has a market valueof $4.2 billion.

Courtesy of telegraph.co.uk

RIM is now competing

with near market saturation

by the likes of Apple and

Google. The iPhone 5 alone

sold over 2 million phones in

its first 24 hours. Regardless

of what the product is, com-

peting with that kind of mar-

ket dominance with a prod-

uct that does not even have

a release date is a tough

path to go down.

Bad reception: iOS6 maps disappoint iPhone 5 users

W h e t h e r y o u o w n a n

Android or an iPhone, you’ve

probably heard of Apple’s

recent foray into mapping

technology with its release of

its new smartphone operat-

ing system, iOS6. The Silicon

Valley technology giant has

swapped out Google’s tried-

and-true, reputable maps

application for its own pro-

prietary, in-house mapping

application with the help of

some companies including

navigation and map maker

Tom Tom NV.

The public backlash and

criticism over the new Apple

maps, which looks like it has

been released well before its

final stage, has escalated so

much that it has prompted

an Apology from Apple CEO

Tim Cook himself.

So what exactly is the

problem with Apple maps?

According to the Wall Street

Journal’s Geoffrey Fowler

a n d M a t t h e w L y n l e y ,

“Criticism poured in world-

wide as users of the new

Apple maps found misplaced

location markers and bizarre

satellite images … A marker

for Stockholm, for example,

was initially placed several

miles north of the city. Now,

it is correctly placed. But

some images, including a 3-

D image of the Brooklyn

Bridge in New York, were

still incorrectly portrayed.”

Online, Apple’s icon choice

for the maps application has

been poked at, since it looks

as if the application is direct-

ing the user to proceed off

the middle of a bridge onto

US-280.

With Apple and Google’s

rivalry only intensifying, this

m i s s t e p b y A p p l e g i v e s

Google the perfect opportu-

nity to strike at Apple ’s

iPhone stronghold. Sure

enough, Google CEO Eric

Schmidt gave his own opin-

ion of Apple maps and said,

“In my opinion, it would have

been better to retain our

maps.” Google also “pub-

lished a blog post explaining

how consumers can still use

Google maps on the iPhone

through the Web browser,”

reports the Wal l Street

Journal.

Though Google’s online

maps version is a far more

rudimentary and watered

down version of the maps

appl i cat ion powered by

Google maps found on previ-

ous iOS operating systems,

it is still as robust as its

application counterpart and

often provides clearer satel-

lite images and traveling

instructions than Apple’s

proprietary maps software.

Although public sentiment

has been largely negative

over Apple releasing an

unpolished and less than

perfect version of their maps

software, Apple has handled

the negative criticisms well

and has already taken steps

to improve their maps soft-

ware. Mr. Cook has suggest-

ed that in the meantime,

users try other mapping

s e r v i c e s s u c h a s B i n g ,

MapQuest, and Waze. “Mr.

Cook essentially encouraged

consumers to stick with the

iPhone while Apple improved

its mapping software,” says

the Wall Street Journal.

Taking into account the

big picture, though, mapping

and navigation software is

st i l l GPS terr i tory , and

although smartphones are

making their own foray into

turn-by-turn navigation tech-

nology, GPS’s will not yet be

rendered obsolete in the near

future. According to data

from Apple, more than 100

million users have already

installed iOS6, and despite

the hiccups in Apple’s maps

application Mr. Cook is con-

fident that “the more our

customers use our Maps the

better it will get.”

In any case , the maps

application shouldn’t be the

dealmaker or breaker when

you make your smartphone

purchase or upgrade your

operating system – although

you might want to hold off on

the iPhone 5 and iOS6 for

now, if it is.

By Luke HeaneyVanguard staff

The fate of Research In Motion: Hope on the RIM of Collapse

By Jasper Huang

Business editor

“where would you like

a faculty-led program to

be and why?”

VoiCeS

Page 8 oCtober 4, 2012 the Vanguard

By Ben ShohamPhotograPhy Staff

feATuReS

It is safe to say that Demetri

Martin is not your typical

stand-up comedian. His lack of

cracks at a irplane food,

minorities, and male genitalia

combined with his generally

laid back nature truly set him

apart from his contemporaries.

In 2006, he released his spe-

cial Demetri Martin. Person,

starred in his own television

show, Important Things with

Demetri Martin, among other

films, and also published a

book. Now, six years later,

Martin’s new special pre-

miered last Saturday, Sept. 29,

followed subsequently by CD

and DVD release. Last week,

I had the distinct pleasure of

speaking with him in a confer-

ence call.

Speaking with a comedian

of his stature was quite the

nerve-wracking venture.

Expecting a high and mighty

man, well aware of his celebri-

ty status, I entered the access

code with sweating palms. The

conversation, although brief,

went in a direction quite con-

trary to my initial expecta-

tions. Quite lax and more

down to Earth than I could

ever imagine, Demetri Martin

discussed the elements of his

new special, his inspirations,

and what he has planned for

the future.

With regard to his new spe-

cial, he spoke about how this

one was fairly simpler than his

specials in the past. He did not

have any of his friends accom-

pany him on stage; he did not

do a tour, or have as many set

pieces as in the past with the

goal of focusing on the materi-

al itself and developing his act.

He wanted to get back to the

core of stand-up comedy, just

telling jokes, rather than mak-

ing a complete production of it

this time around.

Why this change? It had to

do primarily with Martin

wanting to challenge himself.

In Person, he noted that he

played several instruments

and controlled a slideshow

with his foot. Though he was

pleased that he pulled it off, he

wanted to perform an act in

which he could prove some-

thing to himself. His main goal

is to introduce more variation

in the actual joke-telling by

coming up with different tags

and approaches.

Others on the conference

call noted that his shows were

somewhat reminiscent of Andy

Kauffman, and asked Martin

if there was a challenge in pro-

ducing material similar to

Kauffman’s. The humble

Martin responded that he’s not

as “experimental or artistic as

Andy Kauffman was in the 70s

and early 80s.” Though he

admired Kauffman greatly, he

did not want to recreate what

had already been done. He

made a comment that his

shows were not too “out there”

or weird, and he prided him-

self on having a more low-key

presentation.

When he f irst started,

unfortunately, it was difficult

for him to perform in clubs.

They wanted a more high-

energy crowd pleaser, and

Martin’s style was more laid

back. “I’m lucky,” he said.

Now performing in theatres

rather than clubs, he enjoys

having his own vibe and not

being pressured to follow the

styles of others in the business.

Though his original goal

was to primarily do stand-up

comedy, Martin has recently

become more interested in

films-making them, shooting

them, acting in them, and

directing them. Though he has

yet to truly break into the

industry, Martin gets excited

by the great opportunity they

present. “It’s really different

than doing stand-up and get-

ting to work with people like

A ng L e e a nd S t e v e n

Soderbergh,” he says. The

thrill of working with people

that are so good at what they

do speaks to Martin’s need to

challenge himself and become

a student of the business.

A large distinguishing fac-

tor in Martin’s work is his

drawings. Why these draw-

ings? Martin loves the idea of

reducing something bigger

into simple elements. He’s cur-

rently developing a book, to be

released March of 2013, called

Point Your Face at This. With

approximately 200 drawings

with accompanying jokes and

bits, he hopes to communicate

his interesting ideas.

Communicating his inter-

esting ideas is what Demetri

Martin is most excited about

in his new special. Since it has

been six years since his last

special, Martin is excited to

share his new jokes that he

wrote. “I’m proud of it,” he

said. This particular special

takes a break from the some-

what trite political humor that

circles around the presidential

campaign. He says his work is

more escapist and not typical

by design and is most definite-

ly worth checking out.

CASSiDy BoweRS

ClASS of 2016

MAnAgeMenT

“I would like to have a

faculty-led program in

Brazil because it has a

growing economy and an

interesting place in gen-

eral.”

Courtesy of tyvtropes.org and timeoutchicago.com

DAnielle BApeS

ClASS of 2015

CoRpoRATe finAnCe &

ACCounTing

“I am actually going

with the school in May

to China. It’s all about

the developing coun-

tries; if you want to be

a business person you

have to look at the

developing countries.”

john TAn

ClASS of 2014

eConoMiCS-finAnCe

“I would like to go to

Brazil; I want to go

see the Amazon

Forest and River

because there is lots

of stuff to see within

the country.”

elAine gonCAlveS

ClASS of 2015

MAnAgeMenT

“I want to go to India

because I feel like there is

so much to learn from the

culture, and there are so

many business opportuni-

ties.”

ARjun AgARwAlA

ClASS of 2015

finAnCe

“ Swi t ze r la nd o r

Luxembourg because

they are two really cool

countries that need to be

explored. I want to learn

about their cultures and

how the countries oper-

ate.”

The distinguishing feature in Martin’sacts is his drawings.

Courtesy of nytimes.com

Martin’s new stand-up comedy special premiered on Sept. 29.

By Radhika Bansil

Vanguard Staff

Demetri Martin: Not your typical comedian

thE Vanguard oCtobEr 4, 2012 PagE 9FeATuReS

“What are you doingover the Columbus

day Break?”

VoiCES

By Corinne kelly & nathan marchandPhotograPhy Staff & CoPy Editor

mAGGie CoLLinS

CLASS oF 2016

eConomiCS-FinAnCe

“My uncle’s taking me

to a Patriots game on

Sunday.”

STeve SpiTTLeR

CLASS oF 2013

ACCounTAnCy

“Running in the New

England cross country

cha m p io nsh ip in

Springfield, MA and

spending the rest of

break with family.”

nAThAn hopkinS

CLASS oF 2014

mARkeTinG

“I’m headed down to

Wahington, D.C. with

my roommate to visit

s o m e f r i e nd s a t

Georgetown.”

ALexAndRA RAmiRez &

SARiTA LiBeRmAn

CLASS oF 2016

mARkeTinG & undeCided

“We’re flying down to

Miami and visiting fami-

ly and friends, seeing

Kascade in concert and

bumming it on South

Beach.”

AdAm CAi

CLASS oF 2014

CoRpoRATe FinAnCe &

ACCounTinG

“I’m going skydiving.”

The year is 2044. Time

travel has been invented,

but immediately made ille-

gal. It is near impossible to

dispose of a body. That being

said, mobs of the future send

targets 30 years in the past

where a designated assassin,

a Looper, kills them and

then burns the body.

This process continues

until the day the Looper’s

future self is sent back to be

killed by his present self,

closing the loop. The Looper

then collects a large sum of

money, and enjoys the next

th i r ty years o f h i s l i f e .

Simple enough, right?

But wait, there’s more.

The twist occurs when Joe’s

future self (Bruce Willis)

decides he likes living and

has a problem with this idea

of delayed suicide.

When sent back to be

assassinated, he escapes his

present self (Joseph Gordon-

Levitt) to kill the relevant

people, mere toddlers at the

time, so that he and many

others may continue to live

in the future.

Looper circles around a

c a t - a n d - m o u s e c h a s e

between the present Joe and

his future self while making

profound statements on the

vastly differing value sys-

tems resulting from the age

gap.

Director Rian Johnson,

during a conference call last

week, said that he wanted to

highlight the “I’m not going

to turn into you, young man-

old man concept”. The exe-

cution of this very concept in

the film posed ethical dilem-

mas of unprecedented levels

in sci-fi movies.

Moral ambiguity is the

name of the game. Is it okay

for future Joe to kill children

now, knowing what mon-

sters they would turn into

thirty years later?

Is it then wrong for the

mother of this child to go to

dramatic lengths to protect

him?

Should the present Joe act

to protect the child hoping

that he may change or is

that too big a risk to take?

“If I sense darkness for

the sake of darkness, I dis-

e n g a g e , ” s a i d J o h n s o n

regarding the inherent grim

nature of the film. His goal

was to show audiences the

genuine moral choices the

characters had to make and

the consequences, both pos-

itive and negative, of these

choices.

As one may have imag-

ined, such an intricate story

line presenting the grappling

issues that it does, the idea

for Looper was not one that

conveniently “popped up”.

In fact, Rian Johnson ini-

tially had concocted this idea

over ten years ago after the

release of his debut film,

Brick, which also starred

Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

The character of Joe was

written for Levitt and Bruce

Willis was cast because, as

Johnson puts it, “There’s

someth ing about Bruce

Willis being Bruce Willis

that just works for this

part”.

When asked whether the

end result was what he had

pictured, Johnson joked,

“Frame 3,192 was a little

off”, but noted that being

flexible is a trait that every

d i re c t o r must have . He

emphasized that coming on

set, he had to be able to roll

with the punches and incor-

porate what the cast and

crew brought to the table

rather than simply delegate

tasks.

His end goal, as is for any

movie that he creates, was to

make something that goes

out on a limb that nobody

has ever seen before. His

goal was to make something

interesting.

And interesting it most

definitely is. Though it is a

large-release film with a

star-studded cast, Looper is

not a film for everyone. For

those looking to sit back and

passively let the reel run,

Looper is not the ideal pas-

time.

Many wi l l s t ruggle to

make sense of the rather

dense material that the film

imposes. It is an intelligent

film that challenges audi-

ences not only to keep up,

but to actively dissect the

moral implications of each

character’s actions.

To say that Looper will

keep audiences at the edge of

their seats is an understate-

ment. They are in for quite a

ride.

By Radhika Bansil

Vanguard Staff

Looper provides unexpected thrill

The plot produces ethical dilemmas that will keepaudiences intrigued from start to finish.

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T h e P e r k s o f B e i n g a

Wallflower is a movie about

a teenage boy starting high

school. Does that bring back

awful memories? Or has high

school been the highlight of

your life so far (which would

be sad)? Well, wallflowers

everywhere take note: Things

will all turn out all right.

At least it did for Charlie

(Logan Lerman), a super-shy

high school freshman just

trying to survive the experi-

ence—he literally counts the

days until his graduation—

until he meets Sam (Emma

Watson) and Patrick (Ezra

Miller), two seniors who

befriend him.

Sam and Patrick are bliss-

fully uncaring about the so-

called unspoken rules at their

high school, choosing to listen

to unpopular music and per-

form in Rocky Horror every

weekend. In other words,

they are the kids who gleeful-

ly shun their school’s expec-

tations of them, as evidenced

by the fact that Patrick is still

in freshman shop class.

Of course, Charlie loves

hanging out with the two of

them, since he’s a bit of a

misfit himself, and by hang-

ing out with their group he

experiences many of life’s

firsts, including the taste of a

certain kind of brownie.

But while Charlie may be

having fun with his new

friends, it’s not all fun and

games. Charlie wasn’t always

an awkward loner; he used to

be a normal kid. And while

we try to figure out why he’s

changed, we discover that life

is not so rosy for Sam or

Patrick either.

The many ups and downs

of all of the characters are

resonant for anyone who suf-

fered through high school; the

g o o d t i m e s a r e j u s t a s

extreme as the bad ones. Or

at least as extreme as how

they seemed at the time, any-

way.

T h e P e r k s o f B e i n g a

Wallflower is a unique movie

because i t was wr i t ten ,

directed, and produced by the

same person who wrote the

book all the way back in

1999—Stephen Chbosky.

Because of this the movie is

extremely well-adapted from

the book. If anything, the

near decade and a half gave

Chbosky more clarity with

his work, for the movie’s plot

is a lot c leaner than the

book’s.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is not a chick flickBy Kelsey MillerVanguard Staff

The great thing about The

Perks of Being a Wallflower

is it’s really as much a movie

for males as it is for females,

if not more so. It’s really

witty, which anyone can

enjoy, and because of the

male protagonist (and male

creator), the movie plays

down the significance of

amorous relationships which

will inevitably lure more

males to see it ( i f Emma

Watson fails to accomplish

that).

But that isn’t to say there

is no romance in the movie.

It has just enough so that

girls will stick around for the

relationship between Charlie

a n d S a m , a n d t h e i r

boyfriends will enjoy “bro”

moments between Charlie

and Patrick (as well as the

Emma Watson scenes, trust

me).

T h e P e r k s o f B e i n g a

Wallflower is a really intense

movie, and in that it accom-

plishes its goal. Anyone who

w a t c h e s t h e m o v i e w i l l

remember just what it was

like to grow up. Like Charlie

you’ll leave the movie feeling

infinite.

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tHe Vanguard oCtoBer 4, 2012 page 11CoLuMNS

I have come to realize that the

United States emphasizes being

individualistic. Our country

caters to the individual to make

sure we get things the way we

want them. For example, if you

go to a restaurant, 99 percent of

the time you can substitute sides

and order meat at the tempera-

ture you want it. We are picky

and want things our way.

Here in Singapore, it is total-

ly different. You have to practi-

cally fight with people and ask

repeatedly for a special order.

And being the stubborn

American that I am, I don’t give

up until I get what I want.

I have also realized that

Americans are very good at com-

municating and understanding

communication. We are critical

thinkers and recognize and

value how to ask and answer

meaningful questions. We can

carry on in-depth conversations

without struggling to find the

right words.

Although Singaporeans are

not the best communicators and

generally don’t understand new

concepts like special orders, they

are impeccable planners!

This past Wednesday at 9

p.m., we saw both Barack

Obama and Mitt Romney face

off in the first presidential

debate of the season.

It was the first time the two

candidates have directly

addressed one another in the

other’s presence.

No longer will one candidate

be able to make a statement

about the other, without facing

a real time reaction to it. The

live show can sometimes put a

damper on how creative a can-

didate gets in their statements

toward the other.

As with all debates, those

statements are analyzed word

for word by the fact checkers,

who play an important role in

keeping candidates accountable

to the statements they make.

Their inherent purpose is to

deny those running the ability

to make inflammatory and false

statements.

So don’t be shy; visit their

websites. FactCheck.org and

Politifact.com are some of the

best known fact checkers. In

addition, most of the news

media outlets maintain their

own fact-checking series (ironi-

cally, their inherent job is to fact

check).

Perhaps as a sign of the

media’s partisan nature, these

fact checking organizations have

gained prominence and are

often cited by CNN or Fox News

when they conclude that

Obama’s statement about the

deficit is false, or Romney’s

statement about the economy is

misleading.

They even check political ads

by PACs and SuperPACs, which

are often separate from the can-

didates and can make false or

misleading claims. In addition,

when your local representatives

make statements of national

importance, these guys will fact

check them, too, and it’s all

online!

Don’t underestimate just how

many resources there are to

scrutinize your leaders, the

promises they make and the

accusations they throw.

When the first debate began,

these organizations were fact

checking and posting to their

websites on the spot. You could

have waited a few hours after-

wards to read the longer analy-

ses of the debate (at this point,

most have already released their

findings).

In between Obama’s smooth

talk and Romney’s promise to

fact check the President, there

is a lot that can be said to mis-

lead you and I. Leave no state-

ment unquestioned and no

assertion of fact uninvestigated.

Important issues like the debt

and deficit, economic growth

and traditional social issues

were debated. When discussing

budgets, economies, debt and

By Lindsay Beauregard

Singapore

Courtesy of lindsay Beauregard

By Moussa Hassoun

deficits, numbers rule. The

everyday American doesn’t have

ready access to those numbers

and at times all the math can

seem confusing.

Don’t take it on yourself to

decide if Obama’s statement

that he created four million pri-

vate sector jobs is true or not.

We aren’t economists to know if

Romney’s economic plan will

help the economy thrive.

These fact checking organiza-

tions cite reports from econo-

mists, sociologists and other pro-

fessionals who do have the

know-how to push the fluff aside

and reveal the truth.

If this is the first time you’ve

even heard that there was a

presidential debate, then 1. You

must watch the debate as a

requirement and 2. Use these

organizations to help better

align you with the truth.

Personality, charisma, elo-

quence and presentation have

been key factors of presidential

debates since John Kennedy

faced Richard Nixon in the first

televised debate. Yet we know

that if the facts aren’t by a can-

didate’s side, they can be

destroyed in argument. If the

facts are by his side, a presiden-

tial hopeful can win over mil-

lions by making a strong argu-

ment for their candidacy.

2008 candidate Obama may

have looked younger, sounded

more inspirational and held the

hype of the first black candidate

endorsed by a major political

party, but he used the facts to

his advantage to build on the

anger toward President Bush.

He had the death and cost

numbers of both wars on his

side. He had the economic num-

bers by his side. He had studies

showing the deteriorated global

image of the U.S. by his side.

His use of those numbers

made a compelling case for his

election. We’ve had eloquent

candidates before we’ve had

black candidates before. He

combined those features with

great use of the sociological, eco-

nomic and military reports.

Facts ruled in 2008, and they

will rule in 2012. For everyone’s

sake, check them and call out

the candidate who blows smoke

to the truth, regardless of

whether it is Romney or Obama.

Notes fromAbroad

Question: “What newperspectives have yougained about the u.S.

while abroad?”

By Jeff Breault

BruSSelS, BelgiuM

When I landed in Belgium, it

was pretty clear to me what

makes it so different from the

United States. No, it was not the

fact that most Belgians know

more about the U.S. election

than the average American, nor

was it the fact that they are

much more efficient with dispos-

ing waste and using electricity,

and it wasn’t the modest-sized

cars that fill the streets. It was

that people here don’t wear paja-

mas in public.

It was pretty clear that people

take their appearance pretty seri-

ously. There are several large

shopping centers that offer

apparel at all price ranges, and

just like in America, people seem

to enjoy shopping as a pastime.

Whenever I go out to school, the

store or the park, people are

dressed in rather appealing and

presentable outfits. It dawned on

me that I have not seen anyone

wear their pajamas in public.

Thank you, Europe, for cultur-

ally forbidding such a preventa-

ble act of laziness. Really, it isn’t

that difficult to put on a pair of

jeans and a jacket to go out in

public. Why hasn’t everyone in

America seemed to figure that

out? I know people will argue

that wearing pajamas to class is

more comfortable and is their

constitutional right, but why not

try to look a little bit more pre-

sentable and wear real clothes?

If the U.S. would take a mere

10 percent of Singaporean’s abil-

ity to plan, there would be no

such thing as a two-hour wait

during rush hour or traffic jams

on Route 128.

Singapore’s intricate plans for

its land are amazing, the

Marina Bay area (hotel ,

Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

Flier, etc.) had been in the gov-

ernment’s plans for 50 years

before it was built and complet-

ed in 2010. And to add to that,

the two motorways that cross

behind the bay are being demol-

ished and rerouted because the

government doesn’t think it is

aesthetically pleasing.

Also Singapore is incredibly

clean. If America was this clean,

I could drop a piece of food on the

floor of the T and eat it without

fear of some weird disease.

Scratching the Surface: First Presidential Debate

Of course I sit here writing

this note in my pajamas, in bed,

on an early morning as I contem-

plate all the real new perspec-

tives I have gained of the U.S.

Although there are many, it is

hard to say what the U.S. should

adopt, since everything relies so

heavily on culture. My best

advice to you, fellow Falcons,

would be to study abroad and

experience the world for your-

selves.

Courtesy of Jeff Breault

By Sean Harrington

SeMeSter at Sea

Hello from Semester at Sea!

The MV Explorer is currently

steaming through the eastern

Atlantic Ocean, en route to

Ghana. We have just left

Tenerife in the Canary Islands,

which was a substitute destina-

tion for Casablanca, Morocco.

We had to abort our trip to the

North African country following

demonstrations outside the U.S.

Embassy there. We were disap-

pointed to miss out on Morocco,

but we certainly appreciate the

necessity of the decision.

As we depart Europe, the

shipboard community is reflect-

ing on the differing cultures and

viewpoints of the European

nations that we visited.

Specifically, we have discussed

the perspectives people in these

countries have on the U.S. It is

our conclusion that the vast

majority of people we met had a

positive viewpoint on Americans.

Many of our hosts loved to

engage with students about cur-

rent events and seemed genuine-

ly interested in learning about

the American mindset.

I found that much of the frus-

tration toward Americans is

focused around language. In

non-English speaking countries,

people become tired with

Americans’ general lack of lin-

guistic diversity. Americans

sometimes act parochially in

their treatment of language,

assuming that everyone will

comprehend their forceful

English demands.

In many instances, simply

trying to speak the language is

enough. Take one of my friends

as an example: He is a useless

Spanish speaker. Needless to

say, traveling in Cadiz and

Seville, Spain was a challenge

for him. However, he tried his

hardest to engage Spanish peo-

ple in their native language

rather than jumping to

English/elaborate hand gestures.

His attempts, however sorry,

seemed to work—people truly

appreciated that he was willing

to try to speak how they speak.

I feel that if more Americans

were to adopt this attitude,

much of the animosity toward

the U.S. would dissipate.

Courtesy of Moussa Hassoun

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By Vanguard Staff

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Senior Spotlight

Interview for Senior

Spotlight

Name: Jourdan Chan

Major: Finance, LSM-

Global Perspectives

Minor: Computer

Information Systems

Hometown: Middletown,

NJ

What are you involved in

at Bentley?

I am a Brother of Delta

Sigma Pi, a Peer Leader for

the ALANA Exper ience

P r o g r a m a n d a n O f f i c e

Assistant at the Residential

Center.

What are you looking for-

ward to this year?

I am looking forward to

the Commencement Week

Activities to celebrate with

the Class of 2013!

What are your plans for

the future?

Find a job, graduate, back-

pack through Europe and

start working.

What is your favorite

event on campus?

My favorite events are

Food Fest and the Diwali

Show.

What are your goals for

this year?

My goal for this year is to

finish my college career on a

strong and positive note, but

still have fun in the process.

H o w a r e y o u f e e l i n g

about graduation?

Excited. Nervous. I have

mixed emotions about grad-

uation because the past four

y e a r s h a v e f l o w n b y s o

quickly. I’m excited to start

the next chapter in my life,

b u t n e r v o u s b e c a u s e i t

means I have to enter the

“real world.”

What is your advice to

seniors/words of wisdom?

Live it up! You only get

one senior year at college, so

do as much as you can, while

you can (within legal bound-

aries)!

What can Bentley do to

help you this year?

Continue to contribute to

my development as an indi-

vidual. I learn something

new from every event that I

attend, so keep planning a

variety of events because

they are all beneficial in dif-

ferent ways.

What is the most valuable

lesson you have learned

at Bentley?

Networking plays a big

role in life. It’s not always

about what you know, but

who you know. Putting your-

self out there and meeting

people is half the battle.

Courtesy of Jourdan Chan

Presented by The Senior Year Experience

Committee

Courtesy of careerguidetips.comand foxnews.com

Chan’s most valuable lesson from Bentley isthe importance of networking.

THe VAngUArd OCTOber 4, 2012 PAge 13CoLumns

the go or just a selective eater.

Eating antioxidants can

help avoid skin damage.

Everywhere you turn in

Whole Foods, there are signs,

helpful flyers and willing staff

employees to answer ques-

tions. It is easily one of my

favorite places to shop, having

everything one needs for a

healthy lifestyle.

Whole Foods’ Motto in

regards to their product stan-

dards is: “We carefully evalu-

ate each and every product we

sell. Our body care vendor

partners are encouraged to

use plant-based and natural-

ly-derived ingredients, pure

essential oil fragrances, gen-

tle preservations, and non-

petroleum ingredients. None

of our personal care products

have been tested on animals.

We are committed to high-

quality body care products

and research driven dietary

supplements with a proven

track record. We feature sup-

plements that are free of arti-

ficial colors, flavors, sweeten-

ers, and hydrogenated oils.

Products on our shelves are

reviewed for compliance with

applicable regulations.”

Whole Foods Market Core

Values are: “We sell the high-

By Angela Hart

partnerships with our suppli-

ers. We promote the health of

our stakeholders through

healthy eating education.”

These core values are

reflected in Whole Foods’

seafood section. Their goal is

to educate people about cur-

rent issues. They are current-

ly discussing methylmercury,

a form of mercury, mostly

found in fish, that can be

harmful if consumed in large

amounts. Whole Foods makes

The International Report: Here Comes Brazil By Kevin Laryea

In l ight of the visit to

Bent ley o f Fernando de

Mello Barreto, the Consul

General of Brazil, to speak

on campus as part of the

Valente Center’s Fall 2012

Speaker series, an interna-

tionally tinged illumination

of Brazil is necessary. The

Bri t i sh Pr ime Minis ter

David Cameron’s trip to

Brazil last week to boost

trade links and secure deals

for British companies illus-

trates the regard in which

the Brazilian economy is

held. Statistically overtak-

ing the United Kingdom as

the world’s sixth largest

economy in March of this

year gave the Brazilian eco-

nomic story an attention

garnering headline.

Brazil’s yearning for a

p e r m a n e n t s e a t o n t h e

United Nations Security

Council demonstrates a seri-

ous belief that it is a major

player on the international

stage. Economy, influence

and relations with other

countries often serve as good

barometers to judge a coun-

try’s international status.

A s y o u r e a d t h i s , t h e

Brazilian economy is admit-

tedly on holiday. The rapid

economic growth first under

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

and partly under Dilma

Rousseff means that a 2012

GDP growth rate revision

from 4percent to 1.6 percent

is poor, especially when the

2010 and 2011 growth rates

were 7.5 percent and 2.7

percent, respectively.

The downward trend is

obviously linked to the glob-

a l e c o n o m i c d o w n t u r n ,

which has left no country

unturned. However, other

BRICs have had higher

growth rates than Brazil.

The glass can also be viewed

as half full. The easing of

public sector centric policy

in infrastructure, loosening

of protectionist measures

and steady attempts to move

Brazil away from relying

ominously on commodity

exports and trading for

income and towards more

v a l u e - a d d e d e c o n o m i c

processes wil l boost the

economy in the long run.

Internationally, Brazil

h a s b e e n i n c r e a s i n g l y

d y n a m i c . A t t h e

International Monetary

Fund (IMF), it has been try-

ing to end the European

hegemony at the head of the

widely despised organiza-

tion. It has also been trum-

peting the view that emerg-

ing countries which have

more relevant experience in

development economics

should have more of a say

than Europe and the United

States.

Brazil’s historic and cul-

tural links with Africa, in

addition to a shared climate,

mean cooperation is done

with ease and little suspi-

cion. The Portuguese-speak-

ing African countries have

seen cooperation with Brazil

s k y r o c k e t s i n c e 2 0 0 3 .

Brazil’s very significant con-

tributions to international

peacekeeping and recon-

struction missions, especial-

ly in Haiti and Lebanon, as

well as its centric nature in

t h e i n c r e a s i n g

A m e r i c a / E u r o p e v s .

China/Russia issues mean it

is mostly positively enhanc-

ing its reputation.

In South America, Brazil-

led initiatives to connect

South America through

transport links, energy proj-

ects amongst other things,

has been both praised and

opposed. Economically, the

plans are widely backed,

especially by the left-leaning

presidents of other countries

in the region who know the

benefits to their economies

will be immense.

However, environmental-

ists and indigenous commu-

nities are unhappy about the

cumulative billion-dollar

projects. The effect on the

A m a z o n a n d t h e f o r c e d

migrations that the projects

cause mean that some peo-

ple will be severely affected

by the projects. The imperi-

alist image that inhabitants

of some Latin American

countries have of Brazil, due

to the projects being sub-

stantial ly control led by

Brazil and seemingly strate-

gically benefiting Brazil

more than any other Latin

American countries, could be

content ious in the near

future.

With the 2014 World Cup

and 2016 Summer Olympics

to be hosted in Brazil, the

potential for increased living

standards for Brazilians is

huge. The investment, infra-

structure and country pro-

mot ion needed f o r bo th

events to be successful mean

the average Brazilian should

be much better off in 2016.

This, coupled with the spot-

light that these events will

put on Brazil, mean that

Brazil’s geopolitical influ-

ence and importance will sig-

nificantly increase. The for-

eign policy and economic

decisions taken by Brazil’s

leaders will have increasing

effects both for Brazil’s near

200 million people and the

rest of us.

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Healthy Hart: Spotlight on Whole Foods

customers receive healthy

options and benefits.

T he re a re num e ro us

healthy options in stock. They

carry Kashi cereal, Late July,

Stonyfield, Earth Balance and

more. One of my favorite

brands, which they exclusive-

ly carry, is 365 Everyday

Value, which has all the nec-

essary items one would need

to stock their refrigerator and

shopping carriage.

They sell everything from

toppings to prepared meals;

organic relish, light canola

mayonnaise, organic steak

sauce, organic olive oil, and

organic balsamic vinegar, to

organic snacks, coconut and

almond milk.

Another brand I highly rec-

ommend is Back to Nature,

which offers cookies, granola

and crackers. They may be

healthy food choices, but they

retain all of the flavor one

would expect of a high-sugar

snack.

If you have a sweet tooth,

there are “plain vanilla”

organic wafers, sweetened

with organic cane sugar and

finished with the classic flavor

of organic vanilla extract.

Another option would be gin-

ger snap cookies, real ground

ginger, sweet molasses, a

snappy texture and under

three dollars for an entire box.

These are snacks that you

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McQueen led Bentley finishes fourth at NE-10 Championships

The Bentley golf team saw

its reign as Northeast-10

champion come to an end last

w e e k e n d , a s A d e l p h i

University won the tourna-

ment with first and second-

place finishes.

Adelphi, winner of three of

the last four NE-10 champi-

onships, once again emerged

victorious as a result of strong

efforts from its top golfers.

Freshman Ryan Snouffer fin-

ished first overall to earn

medalist honors and led

Adelphi to the title. Following

Snouffer was teammate Louis

Kelly, who finished just two

strokes behind to place sec-

ond.

Snouffer was able to pull

away from the rest of the field

on the last day with a score of

70, an impressive feat against

such imposing competition.

He finished with a one-under,

143 overall. Kelly, the 2011

conference champion, battled

Snouffer to the very end, but

came up just short with a sec-

ond round score of 71 to finish

with a 145 overall.

The Falcons managed an

impressive showing as well,

albeit in a fourth place finish.

Bentley senior co-captain Dan

McQueen entered the last day

of the tournament in a three-

way tie for first place with

Snouffer and Roman Ventura-

C a m p o f A m e r i c a n

International.

McQueen’s first round score

of 73 helped the Falcons to an

opening day round of 306

which was enough for third

place behind UMass-Lowell

and Adelphi.

Unfortunately, Bentley was

unable to overcome its five-

stroke deficit and finished

fourth overall. McQueen, how-

ever, propelled the Falcons

with a final round score of 74

By Ian Giancursio

Vanguard Staff

Matt Michel, who finished fourteenth, and McQueen have led theFalcons all year as team captains

Falcons fall to UMass-Lowell and get upset by New Haven By Emily Ellis

Vanguard Staff

The men’s soccer team

faced two tough competitors

this past week, and didn’t

have much success. The men

traveled to UMass-Lowell

last Tuesday and came up

short in a 3-0 match.

The River Hawks scored

twice in the first 17 minutes

and tallied a third goal in the

89th minute. Each goalkeep-

to finish in third place with an

overall score of 147, just four

strokes behind the leader. His

play earned him first-team

All-NE-10 honors. Although

they did not win, Bentley still

put forth an impressive effort

and showed the NE-10 that

the Falcons are a threat to

win any tournament.

Last weekend’s tournament

also saw a complete team

effort by the Falcons, as three

golfers finished in the Top 20.

In addition to McQueen, sen-

ior co-captain Matt Michel

er made four saves, however

UMass had twice as many

shots on goal. The River

Hawks are now fourth in the

Northeast-10 conference with

a 7-0 record.

Senior forward Brennan

DaCosta explained that the

score was not an accurate

reflection of the game.

“Everyone who stepped on

the field came on and con-

tributed in a positive way,”

said DaCosta. “We fought

hard in the second half and

had numerous chances to get

back in the game, but could-

n’t finish our chances.”

Bentley hosted New Haven

on Saturday and DaCosta got

Bentley an early lead with a

goal only 36 seconds after the

opening whistle blew.

N e w H a v e n q u i c k l y

answered in the second

minute putting the ball past

s e n i o r g o a l k e e p e r A l e x

Pilitsis.

S o p h o m o r e f o r w a r d

Michael Kahn and freshman

forward Scott Levy each net-

ted goals of their own in the

first half.

A fourth goal in the begin-

n i n g o f t h e s e c o n d h a l f

seemed to secure Bentley

with a 4-1 lead over New

Haven. Yet, the Chargers

countered with back-to-back

goals in a five-minute span to

tie the game.

No goals were scored in

the two 10-minute overtime

periods and the final whistle

was blown, signaling a 4-4

tie.

“Our whole team was play-

ing well ,” said DaCosta.

“Towards the end of the

game, we had a few mental

lapses which caused a few

goals. We tried battling back

after they tied it up, had

many chances but couldn’t

find the game winning goal.

Our team has come back

from being down many times.

I always have faith in this

team.”

Bentley is now 3-5-1 over-

a l l a n d 1 - 4 - 1 i n t h e

Northeast -10–t ied with

Merrimack for fifth place in

the conference.

Although their record does-

n’t show it, the Falcons will

do their best to clinch a spot

in the playoffs, according to

DaCosta.

“When times get tough we

are able to come together as

one to fix our problems; it’s

not always easy, but we’ll

find a way to get it done,”

said DaCosta.

“I have a great deal of faith

in this team, because no one

quits and I feel like now is

our time to turn this season

around and make a run at

the playoffs.”

The Falcons play next at

Le Moyne on October 6 at 1

p.m. and will host Southern

New Hampshire on October

9 at 3:30 p.m.

and junior Harry Kirkpatrick

battled their way into the Top

20, exhibiting exceptional

resolve and poise. Michel fin-

ished with an overall score of

1 5 5 t o p l a c e 1 4 t h a n d

Kirkpatrick managed to tie for

15th with a score of 156. This

was an especially impressive

feat, as Kirkpatrick jumped

three spots from his opening-

round 18th place finish.

The Falcons’ next tourna-

ment is the Saint Rose Fall

Shootout , scheduled for

October 13 and 14.

McQueen finished first for Bentley, andthird overall, with a score of 147.

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The Falcons hope to make a strongrun into the postseason.

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After the two losses, Bentley fell to

3-5-1.

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rECEnt rESultSResults from 9/25-10/1

Field Hockey (4-5, 1-1 NE-10)

Result

at Assumption (9/28) L 2-1 (ot)

Football (4-0, 3-0 NE-10)

Stonehill (9/28)* W 17-7

Golf

Northeast-10 Championships (9/30-10/1) 4th place

Men’s Soccer (4-3-2, 2-2-2 NE-10)

at UMass-Lowell (9/25)* L 3-0

New Haven (9/29)* T 4-4 (2ot)

Men’s Tennis (2-0, 2-0 NE-10)

at Le Moyne (9/27)* W 9-0

Women’s Soccer (3-4-2, 1-4-2 NE-10)

Franklin Pierce (9/26)* L 2-0

at Pace (9/29)* L 3-1

Women’s Tennis (4-0, 4-0 NE-10)

Assumption (9/25)* W 9-0

at Le Moyne (9/27)* W 9-0

at Saint Rose (9/28)* W 8-1

Volleyball (5-9, 1-2 NE-10)

at Nyack (9/28) W 3-1

at Pace (9/29)* W 3-1

*Conference Game

Oct. 4 Women’s Tennis vs. New Haven* 3:30 p.m.Field Hockey vs. UMass-Lowell* 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 6 Women’s Soccer vs. Adelphi 1:00 p.m.

Oct. 9 Men’s Soccer vs. Southern NH* 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 10 Women’s Soccer vs. UMass-Lowell* 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 Men’s Tennis vs. Saint Anselm* 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 13 Field Hockey vs. Assumption* 10:00 a.m.Football vs. New Haven* 1:00 p.m.Volleyball vs. Franklin Pierce* 7:00 p.m.

*Conference Game

upCOmIng SChEdulE

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T h e B e n t l e y m e n ’ s

lacrosse regular season

schedule doesn’t start for a

while, but they’ll be playing

for a cause this upcoming

weekend. The Falcons will

be one of 18 men’s teams

participating in the 2012

Catamount Classic Lacrosse

Tournament—Lacrosse for a

Cure.

The tournament is being

held for the fifth consecutive

year and all proceeds from

the event will support geni-

tourinary and women’s can-

cers research and care at

B o s t o n ’ s D a n a - F a r b e r

Cancer Institute. The event

was started back in 2008 by

University of Vermont head

coach Ryan Curtis and his

wife. Over the previous four

years, the event has raised

nearly $120,000.

Although participants are

just looking to help make an

impact, the Falcons will also

be looking to win each of its

matchups. Bentley is sched-

uled to play a pair of games

on Sunday, the first at 12

p.m. against Springfield and

then again at 4 p.m. against

Northeast-10 foe Southern

New Hampshire.

Bentley was able to win

just five games last season,

but did start to play better

late in the season. They went

4-2 over a six-game span

during the second half of

their schedule, led by senior

attackers J.D. Ayer and

Brendan Grant. The Falcons

would fall to Adelphi 17-4 in

their regular season finale,

but looked to upend them in

a rematch during the first

r o u n d o f t h e N E - 1 0

Championship.

The Falcons would take an

early lead, but Adelphi was

much too strong and Bentley

was eliminated, 6-4. They

did, however, put pressure

on Adelphi, firing 47 shots

and forcing opposing goalie

Eric Janssen to make 20

saves.

Of the five games that

Bentley did come out on top,

one was against the afore-

mentioned Southern New

Hampshire. Southern New

Hampshire would take a 3-1

lead going into the second

quarter, but Bentley fought

back to score five goals and

hold a one-goal lead at half-

t i m e . S o u t h e r n N e w

Hampshire would respond

with two goals in the third,

but the Falcons advantage of

opportunities in the final

quarter to pull ahead and

eventually win, 10-7.

Bentley is expected to field

a v e r y y o u n g t e a m t h i s

upcoming year, as they did

last season (27 lowerclass-

men and 18 upperclassmen),

but one upperclassman to

look at is senior midfielder

Steve Caditz. Caditz finished

four on the team in points

last season as a junior with

1 9 ( 1 5 g o a l s a n d f o u r

assists). He could be the one

who takes the Falcons deep

i n t o t h e N E - 1 0

Championship this upcom-

ing season.

The first step to having a

great 2012-13 campaign,

however, is getting off on the

right foot against Springfield

a n d S o u t h e r n N e w

Hampshire on Sunday.

By Benjamin Klein

SpOrtS EdItOr

Bentley to participate in Catamount Classic

Courtesy of Sports Information OfficeProceeds from the Catamount Classicsupport cancer research and care.

Courtesy of Sports Information OfficeGoalie Julia Powell is a major contributorto the Lady Falcons’ success.

By Carlos Diaz Barahona

Vanguard Staff

Powell prepared to take on competition

Senior co-captain Julia

Powell has been the starting

goalie for Bentley field hock-

ey over the past three sea-

sons and is a big reason of

why the Lady Falcons have

been so successful. The Lady

Falcons are 4-5 (1-1 NE-10)

through their first half of the

2012 season and have a good

chance of playing for the

Northeast-10 championship.

“We started the season out

with a number o f tough

games,” said Powell. “We get

to see those teams again

starting this week and I am

looking for a different result

for the conference games. I

have high expectations and

confidence in our team to per-

form.”

Bentley is currently 1-1 in

NE-10 play, but they have

played the least amount of

games of any team in the

conference. There’s still plen-

ty of time to contend for a

playoff berth and Powell is

looking forward to p lay

against two conference rivals

this week.

“I am definitely looking for

us to contend for a conference

title,” said Powell. “Right

now, Merrimack and Lowell

are our biggest competition

and we get to face them both

again this week. We are a dif-

ferent team than when we

first saw them and I am

excited for strong game. The

most important thing for us

is to take every game as it

happens and every opponent

as the most important game

of the season.”

The Lady Falcons lost

b a c k - t o - b a c k g a m e s t o

Merr imack and UMass -

Lowel l in September by

scores of 4-1 and 6-0, respec-

tively. Bentley will still be

sending out its usual lineup,

but there’s something about

the opposing teams that

Powell feels the team can

take advantage of.

“Both Merr imack and

Lowell have given up more

goals in the last three games

than they have all season,”

said Powell. “I think we are

seeing them both at the right

time. As long as we capitalize

on our opportunities and hold

it down on defense we will be

in for some solid games this

week.”

With eight games left on

Bentley’s regular season

schedule, the team needs to

be focused now more than

ever. They’ll have some tough

competition down the stretch,

still having to play the Top 3

teams in the conference, and

can’t afford any slip-ups.

“We need to focus on play-

ing Bentley field hockey and

not the opponent we are fac-

ing,” said Powell. “As long as

we stay together as a team

and continue to push each

other I think the rest of the

season will go the way we

want.”

falCOn faCt

The men’s tennis team defeated Le Moyne 9-0 last

week as senior Rodrigo Ribeiro was a winner in sin-

gles and in doubles play.

Ribeiro was later named the Northeast-10 Men’s

Tennis Player of the Week for his efforts in the victo-

ry. Bentley has now won two matches by scores of 9-0

this season.

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Bentley football is off to a

4-0 start, including winning

their first three games in

Northeast-10 Conference

play. With wins over Pace,

West Virginia Wesleyan,

Assumption and Stonehill,

the team has positioned itself

in a three-way tie for first

place in the NE-10.

H e a d c o a c h T h o m

Boerman, now in his fourth

year in that role, has been

with the program for more

than 20 years. Since 1986,

Boerman has been working

on the defensive side of the

ball, coaching the defensive

backs as well as serving as

assistant coach. In the 2008

season, he took full control of

the defense while serving as

defensive coordinator for the

season.

A year later, when the

h e a d c o a c h i n g p o s i t i o n

became available, Boerman

was selected and made a

smooth transition into the

role.

Boerman’s experience

working with defenses at the

collegiate level is reflected in

the way this year’s defense is

performing. The Falcon

defense is ranked sixth in

Division II in total defense,

and has been impenetrable

on the ground, ranking fifth

in the country. In the NE-10,

the team is first in both total

defense and pass defense.

For the team as a whole,

Coach Boerman sets high

standards. Going forward,

consistency and maturity are

things he hopes the team can

improve even further upon as

the season progresses.

“What you look for as a

coach is consistency, so you

know what you have,” said

Boerman. “I want the guys to

develop this consistency and

continue to mature as a foot-

ball team. If they do that,

we’re going to be fine.”

W h e n a s k e d h o w t h i s

year’s team compares to

Falcon teams in the past,

Coach Boerman responded in

a way most football coaches

would.

“How do you compare your

children?” Boerman joked.

“Every team is different.

Every year is a new dynamic;

it’s a very fluid thing. Ask me

again in six weeks.”

While the team has been

off to a tremendous start,

they still have some challeng-

ing tasks ahead. After trav-

eling to St. Anselm’s (0-5, 0-

4 N E - 1 0 ) t h i s c o m i n g

Saturday, the team will come

back home for a very impor-

tant battle with nationally

ranked No. 6 New Haven (4-

0, 3-0 NE-10). However,

while the New Haven game

will have tremendous effects

on the NE-10 standings, the

team is only focused on the

task at hand.

“This year, especially, has

been week to week,” said

Boerman. “We don’t talk

about an opponent…or any

goal other than winning ‘this

game’. It’s the oldest cliché

in sports. When you win,

everything takes care of

itself.

“ F o u r y e a r s a g o , w e

preached National playoffs;

that was the goal , ” said

Boerman. “We looked past a

team that really cost us that

opportunity. I vowed I would

never do that again.”

The philosophy of staying

in the moment has served

the team well this year. In

the competitive NE-10, every

game is important and no

team can be overlooked, or

else the season could go down

the drain.

By Matt GustusVanguard Staff

Boerman has Falcons off to a fast start; hopes to keep success rolling

Head football coach Thom Boerman keepsthe team focused on individual games.

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falCOn

Of the

Week

9

McQueen Named

Falcon of the Week

Senior Dan McQueen of the golf team is the Falcon

of the Week. McQueen finished third individually at

the Northeast-10 Championships, played at the En

Joie Golf Course in Endicott, N.Y., to earn first team

All-Northeast-10 honors.

McQueen shot a three-over 147 at the two-day

tournament which concluded Monday. He finished

four shots by winner Ryan Snouffer of Adelphi.

McQueen opened with a 73 on Sunday to finish day

one in a three-way tie for first, before shooting a 74

on Monday.

As a team, the Falcons finished fourth this year

after winning the 2011 NE-10 Championship.

The Bentley women’s soc-

cer team dropped two tough

games the past week, losing

to Franklin Pierce 2-0 on

Wednesday and 3-1 to Pace

on Saturday, giving the Lady

Falcons a four-game losing

streak.

The Lady Falcons were put

in an early hole against

Franklin Pierce when fresh-

man Hannah Weagle scored

in the 38th minute to give the

Ravens a 1-0 lead. Senior for-

ward Laura Muise tried to

rally the Falcons by putting

two great shots on goal, but

Franklin Pierce goalkeeper

Casey Edwards saved both

attempts.

Bentley had a spectacular

chance to tie the game in the

second half when junior mid-

fielder Chelsea Owens took a

shot 15 yards away from the

goal. Alas, the ball sailed just

above the crossbar and the

Lady Falcons never threat-

ened again. Weagle put the

g a m e a w a y i n t h e 7 1 s t

minute when she scored for a

second time to give Franklin

Pierce a 2-0 lead. Bentley

s o p h o m o r e g o a l k e e p e r

Christiana Hynds had a great

game in goal, stopping seven

of the nine shots she faced.

On Saturday, Bentley got

off to another slow start

against the Pace University

Setters, conceding the first

two goa l s o f the match .

Sophomore Jillian Ferro

scored her fifth goal of the

season in the 21st minute for

Pace to give them the early 1-

0 lead. Freshman Brittany

Trymbulak followed that goal

with one of her own in the

31st minute to put Pace

ahead 2-0.

There was no more scoring

until the 84th minute when

Bentley freshman forward

Sam Ford scored the first

goal of her career to bring the

Lady Falcons to within one

g o a l o f s a l v a g i n g a t i e .

However four minutes later,

Ferro netted her second goal

of the game to put Pace in

front 3-1 and squash any

hopes of a Bentley comeback.

Hynds had another solid

game in net, stopping six of

the nine shots taken by Pace.

J u n i o r f o r w a r d S y d n e y

S p i e g e l a n d M u i s e l e d

Bentley in shots taken during

the game with two apiece.

T h e l o s s t o t h e S e t t e r s

pushed the record of the

Falcons to 3-4-2 on the year

and to 1-4-2 in Northeast-10

conference.

The Lady Falcons will look

to put an end to their losing

streak on October 2 when

t h e y t r a v e l t o N e w

Hampshire to face NE-10 foe

Southern New Hampshire.

On Oct. 6 the team comes

back home to play another

conference game against

Adelphi.

By Billy FitzhenryVanguard Staff

Hynds keeps Lady Falcons close, but Bentley loses fourth straight game

Hynds stopped six of nine shotsduring the game against Pace.

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