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DIABETESStudents apply ITk nowledg e t oassist diabetesconference.

5 TENNISWomen’s Tennisloses to top twoteams in NE-10.

14ENCHANTED CLOSETGlam Squad and DSP donate prom dresses.

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CAMPUSLIVECampusLIVE and Foxwoods collaborate.

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FAITH hopes to raise between

$12,000 and $15,000 for relief efforts.

Payne crowned Mr. BentleyContestants compete based on spirit, wit and looks

By Kim SokVANGuARD STAff

See SAF, Page 14

AIAbreaksdown stu-dent activ-ity feeallocationAIA seeks to fundevents that benefit all

By Monica TshanakasVANGuARD STAff

Do you ever wonder how

your Student Activity fee

(SAf) is being allocated? The

SAf is a pool of money that is

collected from every student

via tuition, and it is up to the

Allocation and Internal Audit

(AIA) committee to fairly dis-

tribute the fund among stu-

dent organizations at Bentley.

“Involved students benefit

from going to different events,”

said Ryan DeChance, treasur-

er of AIA. “However, even

those students who are not

actively involved on campus

will eventually benefit from

the Student Activity fee.”

The biggest events that the

SAf goes toward are Spring

Day (put on by Campus

A ct i v i t i e s B o a rd ) a nd

Commencement Week (put on

by Class Cabinet). These are

the largest events that Bentley

holds for students and are

therefore allocated the most

See MR. BENTLEY, Page 6

George Corsi/THE VANGUARD

Japan has caused $310 bil-

lion worth of damage, and

this figure is still rising. The

fAITH campaign has taken

the initiative to raise funds

and help combat the devas-

tation overseas. It is the ulti-

mate mission of fAITH to

“show people their responsi-

bility to Japan and even the

rest of the world,” said Goel.

The first step makes use

of both the charitable web-

site DoSomething.org and

FAITH launchesJapan relief programCampaign uses three-step process for donationsBy Jill WeissVANGuARD STAff

On March 28, fAITH, a

campaign derived from the

Committee for Charitable

Activities, launched a pro-

gram focused on raising

donat ions for the re l ie f

efforts in Japan. The cam-

paign’s leader Apoorva Goel

h o p e s t o r a i s e b e t w e e n

$12 ,000 and $15 ,000 in

donations by adopting a

three-step approach.

So far, the disaster in

NABAcelebrates20thanniver-sary byhonoringalumni

The 20th anniversary of

National Association of Black

Accountants invited back

NABA’s 20 past presidents

and executive board members.

Each executive board member

was honored by the current

president, Calvin Harris Jr.

and senior, Gerly Adrien, a

member of Bentley’s NABA

chapter.

Also recognized were the

Bentley Chapter’s three found-

ing fathers, Dr. Earl Avery,

special assistant to the presi-

dent, Mr. francis Thomas,

NABA Boston Professional

m e m b e r , a nd P ro f e s so r

Lawrence Klein, a 20-year pro-

fessor of accountancy at

Bentley. These three men

helped to establish the NABA

chapter at Bentley in 1991.

The celebration was open to

all of NABA’s supporters,

inc luding NABA Boston

Professional members, Bentley

A lum ni a nd NA B A ’ s

Corporate Sponsors. A gentle-

man from a New York chapter

drove down to Waltham just to

show h i s good s tand ing

because he “wanted to repre-

sent and support the thriving

program here at Bentley,” he

By Sindhu Palaniappan

CAMPuS LIfE EDITOR

Eleven Bentley men competed for the coveted title and Camille’s heart.

A night of hilarity and

Camille-romancing ensued

in the EDR last Thursday,

where over 250 Bentley stu-

dents , faculty and staf f

crowded around to see who

was going to be crowned this

year’s Mr. Bentley.

Mr. Bentley, hosted by the

Bentley Class Cabinets, took

place on March 31, and it

consisted of 11 contestants

from the sophomore, junior

and senior classes (come on

freshmen!). The 11 males

competed against each other

by showcasing their school

spirit, talent, formalwear

and question-answering

skills.

The winner was decided

by four judges : Cami l le

Poynton, the greeter from

Seasons, Amanda King of

the Office of Sustainability,

Professor O’Halloran and

Miss Howarth from Public

and Media Relations, but the

audience also had 30 percent

influence on the final deci-

sion.

T h e w i n n e r f o r M r .

Bentley 2011 was sophomore

Marcus Payne, who later

commented, “Mr. Bentley is

a really fun event. I met a lot

of cool people through the

event, and although I was

extremely nervous going into

it, I am glad that I did it.”Nathan Marchand/THE VANGUARD

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STUDENT LIFE ADvISoR

JoURNALISm ADvISoR

Alyson Bisceglia

Lacey Nemergut

robbie LaBrie

Sindhu Palaniappan

Lindsay Beauregard

Phillip St. Pierre

Emily Silver

Brian fuerst

Ian Markowitz

Jeff Breault

Greg Kokino

Brandon Schug

Maria diLorenzo

Judy rakowsky

JudiCialaCtion Summary

Total number of cases: 44Total number of individuals involved (violators): 76Number of individuals dismissed from responsibility: 3Number of individuals referred to Judicial Board: 6 Number of educational sanctions given: 36

(includes referrals to Alcohol Education)Cash total of fines given for the week: $2,105Number of Work Sanctions assigned: 12Number of students placed on warning 61Number of Parental Notifications: 2Number of individuals put on Residential Probation: 11

(Loss of 15 Housing Credits)Number of individuals put on Disciplinary Probation: 0

(Loss of 30 Housing Credits)Number of individuals put on Suspension (Housing): 0Number of individuals put on Suspension (University): 0Number of individuals expelled from University: 0

Provided by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs

03.23.2011-04.05.2011

An Inconvenient Stop

On Sunday, April 3, at 7:14

p.m., a student failed to make it

far on the Bentley campus when

attempting to take a cruise. It

seems that the driver wrongly esti-

mated the level of the empty gas

tank. Officers found the student

standing outside of the station

next to a disabled motor vehicle,

waiting for ProTech services to

arrive with a fresh supply of good

ole petroleum. This ozone burner

may consider running their car on

bio diesel, as a trip over to the

Seasons kitchen would have been

a quicker solution.

Tokin

On Monday, April 4, a little

after 1 a.m., a noble Bentley com-

munity member called university

Police to report some possible mis-

chief. The caller said that they

believed a person was smoking

marijuana behind Kresge Hall.

When o f f i c e r s a r r ived , they

searched the area , but were

unable to find the joint-smoking

culprit.

Flee the Scene

d u e t o d e u c e d a m a g e , o n e

rhodes resident called university

Police this past week. They report-

ed that their toilet had clogged and

that they needed someone to fix it

immediately. The caller informed

the officer that all the roommates

would be leaving the room shortly.

Case closed.

Revenge of the Cabby

This Saturday, April 2, at 8:54

p.m., officers received a call from

a student reporting an incident

involving a cab driver who was ver-

bally rude to her. Though details

cannot be included at this time, the

local business man apparently

made quite an impression. Officers

are investigating this case further

to make sure apologies are made

and feelings are healed. Perhaps

this driver was one of the victims

in the string of cab ditching that

plagued the campus a few weeks

back.

Youth in Revolt

Late Saturday night at 1:07

PoliCeloga.m., the station received a call

from a staff member in the Student

Center who said that a large num-

ber of youth were being quite

unruly. Officers reported to the

scene, yet found nothing unruly at

all. Perhaps the mob scene was just

moving too fast. Case closed.

Kresge Kids Killing It

While doing rounds in Kresge

late Saturday night at 1:19 a.m., a

staff member on duty found a gold-

mine of trouble in the second floor

stairwell. reports of broken glass

as well as vomit strewn across the

stairs were causing a hazardous

situation for students passing

through this high-traffic area.

facilities were notified and the sit-

uation was cleaned up. All can pass

safely, until next weekend that is.

Just Playing

O n A p r i l 1 a t 9 : 4 6 p . m . , a

Bentley staff member got April

fooled into thinking there was a

fight breaking out in the room

above them. An officer was quick-

ly dispatched to the area only to

find out that the students were

“play fighting.” By this point,

residence Life was on the scene

and took care of the situation. It

was just a joke.

Pee

On April 2, at 12:36 a.m., a staff

member called university Police to

notify them of a large puddle in

the Collins elevator. facilities

were notified and the case is con-

sidered closed.

The Real City of Brotherly

Love

On Saturday at 3:54 p.m., a

caller reported that he had found

a wallet in Boston that belonged to

a Bentley student. The caller stat-

ed that he would be unable to

bring the wallet to the university

P o l i c e d e p a r t m e n t a n d w a s

advised to drop off the wallet at

the Boston Police department.

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the Bezos Family

Foundation, which prom-

ise that for every piece of

paper folded into the

shape of a crane, the

organizations will donate

$2 to Architecture for

Humanity.

Goel explained that in

Japanese culture, “legend

says that if you fold 1,000

cranes, a wish will be

granted.” worldwide, the

online organization is

working to grant 100 wish-

es to Japan. once the

donation period has ended,

all of the folded cranes will

make up one structure

that will “stand as a token

and gift from all the

youths around the world,”

said Goel.

the second step of the

FAitH campaign involves

targeting events occurring

right here on the Bentley

campus. “the good thing is

that some of the biggest

events are coming up, so

now we can partner with

them to promote the

cause,” said Goel.

the FAitH team is

looking to use these events

as a means of gaining

awareness and raising

donations. in fact, half of

the spring day ticket pro-

ceeds will go directly to

this cause.

the third step of FAitH

expands the campaign’s

outreach to local night-

clubs. “we market the

event for them, and accord-

ing to how many people we

bring, we get the proceeds.

the harder we work to get

people there, the more

money we can raise,” Goel

said.

For each of these events,

Goel is confident that

donations will exceed

$3,000. so far, three night-

clubs have already negoti-

ated agreements with

FAitH.

one-hundred percent of

the donations from these

three steps will go directly

to Architecture for

Humanity. this non-profit

organization is involved in

rebuilding projects all over

the world.

Goel said, “in terms of

the aid we are trying to

provide, what we are try-

ing to do is a more perma-

nent effort. we want to get

a school, hospital or com-

munity center built.”

the leaders of this relief

effort here at Bentley are

committed to making a dif-

ference, but it cannot be an

individual effort. “[People]

don’t have to donate

money,” said Goel. instead,

everyone can do their part

by folding cranes and

showing their support for

this worthy cause.

For further information

or if you’d like to volun-

teer, contact Apoorva Goel

a t

GoeL_APoo@bentley.edu.

Healthcare coverage extended under Affordable Care Act

Kathleen sebelius, the sec-

retary of Health and Human

services, participated in a

conference call on March 25

sponsored by national youth

group Campus Progress,

student PirGs and Young

invincibles. the purpose of

the conference call was to dis-

cuss the details and further

intended progressions to the

Affordable Care Act. the tar-

get audience of this coordinat-

ed event was the graduating

class of 2011, current college

seniors, who will be the first

class able to take advantage

of this newly passed legisla-

tion.

sebelius spoke on the topic

articulating both her personal

experience with the act as

well as her opinion on its fore-

seen impact on the nation.

“As the mother of two 20-

somethings…i also think that

the conversation today is very

personal for lots of families

around the country. i’ve been

able to travel around the

country and really talk to a

lot of folks,” said sebelius.

An element of this act

allows for people to stay on

their parents’ health insur-

ance plan until they are 26,

provided they cannot get

health benefits through a job.

Previously, though some

plans allowed children to

remain on their parents’ plan

until graduation, others only

allowed for the individual to

remain until age 19. thus, a

major goal of the conference

call was to raise awareness of

the provisions of this act,

allowing seniors to fully real-

ize their options post gradua-

tion.

“when my sons graduated

from college, they were not

headed to jobs that offered

health insurance. My hus-

band and i had some

resources to help them afford

their coverage, but everyone

isn’t that lucky,” said

sebelius.

sebelius continued to artic-

ulate various strong points

mentioned during the con-

gressional debate on the act.

According to sebelius, many

supporters of this act noted

that such legislation allows

young people to “pursue jobs

that are best for you without

worrying.”

thus, individuals who seek

to pursu low-paying jobs that

grant them personal satisfac-

tion can now exercise this

desire without worrying

about affording health care.

“i think it’s cool, especially

when a lot of people are start-

ing out working, but at the

same time i think we’re hit-

ting a point where we stop

relying on our parents. i feel

like 23 would be good,” said

senior ryan olson.

david Leclair, another sen-

ior, said, “i already have a job

after graduation with full

health benefits, so i’m not eli-

gible for the ACA coverage.

But i think it’s great for stu-

dents who aren’t able to get a

job immediately, or who are

going to grad school right

after undergrad.”

Leclair’s initial assertion

helps to explain the main rea-

son as to why a majority of

Bentley seniors are seeming-

ly unaware of this legislation.

this is because most Bentley

seniors pursue jobs in busi-

ness-oriented fields, which

are more likely to offer bene-

fits, including full health care

coverage.

Courtesy of uprisingradio.orgRecent college grads have trouble finding jobs that provide health insur-ance, and must find coverage through other sources, such as their parents.

By Lacey NemergutNews editor

ABA & AIA need to cut back red tape manage their membership,

yet no students actually uti-

lize it and even freshmen

barely know what it is or how

to use it.

Let’s say you wanted to

start a new organization on

campus. You will have to col-

lect signatures and complete

the daunting and arduous

new organization packet,

which at the very least will

take weeks to get approved

and may ultimately be reject-

ed after you’ve completed all

the work for a club you’re very

passionate about starting.

The ultimate question is

what determines the legiti-

macy of one organization over

another? Is the Bentley Ski

and Snowboard Club, which

runs trips to ski mountains in

the winter and doesn’t have

an active membership any

more legitimate or illegiti-

mate than the Bentley

democrats or republicans,

which don’t run many events

but ultimately have a very

active membership?

Furthermore, why should-

n’t the democrats or

republicans receive funding

for food at their meetings

when they have a regular con-

sistent membership, whereas

the Ski and Snowboard Club

receives much more funding

for their events?

ultimately, the funding

creates another issue for the

treasurers and presidents of

Bentley organizations.

Oftentimes when organiza-

tions receive funding, there

are too many restrictions on

editorial

the funding that ultimately

the organizations question

whether the funding is worth

it in the first place. AIA will

only provide money for food if

it’s through Sodexo, unless

Sodexo issues a food waiver

instead. Let’s be honest,

though, if you want to have

Chinese food at your event,

just because Sodexo can make

Chinese food, doesn’t mean

that they should.

Similarly, AIA has a fairly

blanket policy prohibiting

funding for t-shirts, although

somehow the large-scale stu-

dent events always manage to

receive funding for Spring

day or the upcoming Bentley

Arts and Music Festival

(B.A.M.F.). For organization

trips or certain events, any

student organization should

be able to have AIA fund t-

shirts, especially if it makes

identifying a group much eas-

ier.

Bentley students pay $288

per year for the student activ-

ity fee, which should benefit

all students equally. The ulti-

mate question comes down to

whether Bentley students are

benefiting from their share of

the student activity fee.

do Bentley students as a

whole stand to benefit from

the travel funding that the

rugby teams receive? CAB

was allocated over $360,000

last year for their events,

including Spring day and the

comedy shows, adding up to

about $90 per person alone.

Are you getting your money’s

worth?

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Publication information

Although a minority of

Bentley students will have

any direct interaction with

AIA and ABA, it’s important

that they understand what is

happening with their student

activity fee, which, theoreti-

cally, should benefit them

directly. Although these

issues only have a direct

impact on organization presi-

dents, there is ultimately a

trickledown effect which

affects students who pay the

activity fee, or every Bentley

student.

Let’s say you’re an organi-

zation president and you

want to have your organiza-

tion’s name or constitution

changed, or make any change

to your organization which

requires ABA approval. You

would typically submit the

request to your ABA rep, ABA

would discuss and ultimately

vote on your proposal behind

your back without any input

from you, and then let you

know whether the proposal

was ok or not.

ABA also pretends to use

CollegiateLink to help deter-

mine how many members are

in a particular organization

and to say that certain organ-

izations regularly use it as a

method of publicizing events.

The only organization which

seems to regularly use it is

CAB, and that’s simply

because they are their own

cluster rep due to their size.

Student Life and ABA contin-

ue to regularly push organiza-

tions to utilize CollegiateLink

to publicize their events and

Quotesof the

Week

“I didn’t set out tobreak, to set a world

record. It was never myambition, it’s just that I

had so much done.”-Cindy Jackson,

a 55-year-old woman whohas had 52 cosmetic sur-geries, reportedly a world

record.

“There is no such agree-ment, nor would therebe such an agreement.”

-Ken Salazar,U.S. Interior Secretary,

denying reports that a dealhas been reached with BPthat would allow the oil

company to resume drillingin the Gulf of Mexico.

“The key strategy herein recovering this snake

was patience.”-Jim Breheny,

director of the Bronx Zoo,after its missing Egyptian

cobra was found.

ThE VANguARD ApRIL 7, 2011 pAgE 5News

By Lacey NemergutNEwS EDIToR

IT students lend knowledge to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Bentley students in Mark

Frydenberg’s information tech-

nology classes are once again

lending their technological

skills to participate in the

Annual Spring Research

Briefing, sponsored by the

Juvenile Diabetes Research

Foundation (JDRF). For the

fifth year in a row, Bentley

students are utilizing their

knowledge of podcasts and

video editing to broadcast and

publicize the material shared

by professionals in the field of

diabetes.

The JDRF is the leader in

setting the agenda for diabetes

research worldwide, and is the

largest charitable funder and

advocate for type 1 diabetes

re se a rch , ” sa id L a ure n

Shields, public outreach man-

ager for the JDRF.

T y p e 1 d ia b e t e s i s a n

autoimmune disease that can

strike both children and

adults. Though the effects of

diabetes can be regulated by

insulin, there is no cure or alle-

viation for the toll it takes on

the body, inducing possible

kidney failure, blindness,

heart disease, stroke or the

necessity of an amputation.

The Bentley community

became involved with the

JDRF when Shields contacted

Frydenberg in search of an

innovative way to share the

expertise presented at the

annual event with a wider

range of people.

“The idea of podcasting was

very new then, and I was

teaching students to make

podcasts in my Technology

Intensive (IT101) class,” said

Frydenberg. “There was an

article about my class in the

Observer, and [Shields] con-

tacted me to see if we could

podcast the JDRF event.”

Frydenberg’s students play

wha t he d e s c r ib e s a s a

“behind-the-scenes role - most

people don’t realize they’re

there.”

Specifically, they record the

event, edit it using their

acquired technology skills and

then post the video to the

JRRF New England Blog. “[It]

is being filmed so that we can

share the evening’s presenta-

tions with other JDRF sup-

porters and volunteers who

were not able to attend,” said

Shields.

The research conducted by

JDRF is closely followed and

highly regarded because of its

intense dedication to the cause

and its tenacious hope for find-

ing a cure. Shields said,

“JDRF-funded research

encompasses type 1 diabetes

at every life stage: Stopping or

slowing its progression in peo-

ple who are newly diagnosed;

reversing it in those who have

lived with the disease for

years; avoiding or reversing its

complications; preventing the

disease in people at risk and

in future generations.”

This event provides Bentley

students with the unique

opportunity to apply classroom

knowledge to an actual cause.

Freydenberg explained that

this in itself is enough of a

reward for his students.

“It’s not an extra credit

opportunity; students volun-

teer because they want to

apply their knowledge and

help out a good organization,”

said Frydenberg.

Students had the opportunity to apply their skills outside the class-

room by participating in the Annual Spring Research Briefing.

Jill Weiss/THE VANGUARD

PAGE 6 APRIL 7, 2011 ThE VANGuARDCampus Life

By Sindhu PalaniappanCAMPuS LIFE EDITOR

Enchanted Closet: Changing lives one dress at a time

There are some outstand-

ing stories of Bentley students

who stand out in the field of

community service, and this

w e e k e n d ’ s f i r s t e v e r

Enchanted Closet is the per-

fect example. Senior Jewel

Cash and junior Olgal iz

Perez-Abreu, along with the

help of an executive commit-

tee aptly titled the “Glam

Squad,” ran Bentley’s very

first Enchanted Closet.

The Enchanted Closet is an

organization that helps girls

with limited resources to get

ready for both prom and the

real world. Cash, Perez-Abreu

and the Glam Squad have

been working tirelessly since

September with the organiza-

t i on to host an event a t

Bentley.

Close to 80 high school jun-

ior and senior girls signed up

for the event, an overwhelm-

ingly large turnout for a first-

time event on campus. The

Glam Squad has been visiting

high schools, libraries and

community centers in the

area since the fall of 2010 to

raise awareness about the

p r o g r a m , a n d t h e h i g h

turnout reflected this.

It was a day-long event up

in LaCava, with various pro-

grams and of course, the clos-

et itself. Bentley’s business

professional fraternity Delta

Sigma Pi ran a “Getting

Down to Business” session,

where brothers of the frater-

nity held mock interviews and

resume critiques for the high

school girls. They also held

presentations on money man-

agement and budgeting for

college students to help the

girls prepare for the upcom-

ing years.

The counterpart to “Getting

Down to Business” was a ses-

sion with “Beautiful Betty.”

An outside makeup artist

helped the girls with makeup

tutorials for both prom night

and any other time. Inner

beauty was celebrated, as well

as outer, with mind, body and

spirit discussions and medita-

tions. Right down the hall, the

girls were welcomed to join

candid discussions with an

array of current Bentley stu-

dents; the discussions ranged

from sports and balancing

time, to the ever so delicate

balance of a social life and

academia in college.

Nothing short of stunning

professional and honest real

world advising was offered to

these high school girls, and to

say that the closet was over-

flowing is an understatement.

The closet was placed in one

of the biggest rooms on the

third floor of LaCava, with

dresses, shoes, jewelry, bags

and accessories for the girls to

choose from. Gifts to Give is a

program centered in New

Bedford, MA, and they pro-

vided many of the things

found in the closet. This large

amount of donations was in

addition to the contributions

from Bentley students, facul-

ty, staff and community mem-

bers.

At the end of the day, the

remaining dresses and acces-

sories donated by Bentley stu-

dents were sent back to Gifts

to Give to be donated else-

where. The partnership was

very smooth and beneficial for

all of the parties involved, and

credit must be given to the

students who organized this

incredible event. Perez-Abreu

fervently agreed that this

needs to become an annual

event, and plans on working

on next year’s as soon as she

can.

Volunteers assisted over 80 local girls

in the first ever Enchanted Closet.

Sindhu Palaniappan/THE VANGUARD

Brothers of Delta Sigma Pi held pro-

fessional workshops for the girls.

Sindhu Palaniappan/THE VANGUARD

MR. BENTLEYContinued from Page 1

Marcus is the second member

of the Class of 2013 to win Mr.

Bentley, as Phil Marquis won

last year. Runner up was junior

Joe Nascembeni, and Senior

Ryan Bagley received Mr.

Congeniality for being voted on

by fellow contestants as the best

to work with.

The event kicked off with the

contestants and CRAZE per-

forming an entertaining routine

to songs that included Barbie

Girl and I’m Too Sexy. Then, the

males showed off their school

spirit. One by one, the candi-

dates marched on the stage with

their blue and yellow; Scott

Scarpato even sported “I heart

Gloria Larson” apparel, complete

with a blown-up picture of the

President on his chest. Following

the school spirit competition, the

Mr. Bentley hopefuls performed

their talents, hoping to win over

the crowd and the judges.

Time after time, the crowd

erupted in laughter and

applause as each of the contest-

ants sang, danced and did stand-

up comedy. Junior Louis

Sherman had arranged a

Rubiks Cube in around three

minutes to the Rocky theme

song after pounding down raw

eggs. Senior Ryan Bagley had

sung about his inner thoughts

walking around Bentley, and

senior Rob Monticchio lip-sang

to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way.

Sophomores Brandon Oliver

and Marcus Payne performed a

duet of Same Girl, referring to

their professed love for Camille,

and they also had a dance-off to

try to win her over.

After the talent portion,

CRAZE performed an excellent

dance routine, which was fol-

lowed by the showcasing of for-

mal wear and questioning. The

11 contestants got their suits on

and bided for the judges’ and

audience’s approval through

their crafty answering of ran-

dom questions like, “What was

your most embarrassing

moment?”

Sophomore Taryn Dooley

said, “My favorite part had to be

the talent portion of the compe-

tition. I had no idea that Bentley

had such talented song writers

and ‘singers,’ because most of

them lip synched.”

Camille, one of the show’s

judges, said, “I really enjoyed the

Mr. Bentley contest. The contest-

ants were really talented and in

addition there was a lot of fun,

and tons of laughter. Even

though there is only one winner,

I thought everyone was a win-

ner in their different talents. I

enjoy being a judge and seeing

all that attended having such a

great time.”

Michelle Barbino, a senior

Class Cabinet member, com-

mented on the efforts needed to

put on Mr. Bentley. “It’s crazy

how much time and effort goes

into planning for a 90-minute

event. There are many small

details that must be pulled

together in order for the event to

be successful. It requires a lot of

cooperation from the judges, the

audience, the contestants and

Class Cabinet as a whole,” she

said.

Answering on how she

thought the event turned out,

Barbino said, “The event ran so

smoothly because everyone in

Class Cabinet stepped up to take

on a responsibility, the judges

were excited to be there and the

audience was animated. I think

[Mr. Bentley] is an event that

will continue to be popular and

exciting for the student body for

years to come.” She also would

like to thank the judges, staff

and students who contributed to

making it a successful event.

Joe Nascembeni came in second place in

the annual Mr. Bentley contest.

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THE VANgUARD APRIL 7, 2011 PAgE 7Business

Not Your Usual Business

ByKat Webber

You can spend four years at

Bentley and still not know much

about it. Here is an insider’s

guide to some of the lesser

known areas of expertise on

campus. These are places it

would be helpful to know about.

The library is one of the most

underutilized resources on cam-

pus. Students are often afraid of

it, put off by the size and com-

plexity of the dewy decimals.

They are intimidated by the sys-

tem and the effort it can take to

locate a book.

However, the library is also

one of the greatest points of

interest on campus, and not just

for its group study rooms or

online resources. The library also

contains numerous pop culture

books and magazines on top of

the vast business ones. It has a

system called Interlibrary Loan

(ILL), on which students can

request books and materials to

be borrowed from other schools

and libraries for their conven-

ience.

Ever find yourself without a

place to study quietly in the

library? Well, Adamian has a

decent sized lounge on the third

floor with tables and comfy

chairs. It’s a quiet room and usu-

ally has empty seats during the

day; plus it has a great view of

the library.

There are so many labs on

campus that you may not be

aware of that are also important

to note. From astronomy to

math, Bentley has countless

options, and most are open to

anyone. The MAC Lab in

Lindsey deals with photo and

film technology. The ACELAB

is for accounting. There is an

Economics, Statistics and

Finance Lab, as well. For basi-

cally every course offered at the

university, there is a learning

center willing to help.

Then, of course, there are the

various departmental offices

that can be difficult to find, espe-

cially in Adamian. The English

Department is located in the

basement and is only accessible

through the stairs or elevator on

the far end closest to Morrison.

The IDCC Department is on the

second floor right when you walk

in from the Lindsey side.

Morrison can also be tricky to

navigate, but the copy center in

the basement is worth visiting.

There are also the Executive

Dining Room and room 325 in

LaCava. The Commons and

Wilder Pavilion are in Adamian,

and most everyone should know

where the Koumantzelis

Auditorium is located in

Lindsey. All are popular for

numerous gatherings, whether

academic or other office events.

The campus is full of a vari-

ety of areas that can only be

found through exploration and

usually a few times getting lost

first. Hopefully, by knowing

where some places are located,

students can begin to fully uti-

lize them and get the best out of

the Bentley experience.

So, instead of whining about

not doing well in a class, go find

a learning lab. Instead of look-

ing up all your sources online for

a paper, try finding a book in the

library and impress your profes-

sor. Instead of staying in your

room, attend an event at one of

the numerous locations on cam-

pus.

By Justin TempleVANgUARD STAFF

Looking at the facts in discrepancies in university rankings

T w o w e e k s a g o , Th e

Vanguard published an arti-

c l e t i t l e d “ B e n t l e y

B u s i n e s s W e e k r a n k i n g

slips.” In the article, Lacey

Nemergut explained to read-

ers that in the most recent

r e l e a s e o f B l o o m b e r g

B u s i n e s s W e e k ’ s B e s t

Undergraduate Business

Schools of 2011, Bentley

University dropped from 21

to 32 in the overall ranking.

The Marketing Department

attributes this drop mainly

to “low recruiter scores.”

A c c o r d i n g t o M i c h e l e

Walsh, director of Public and

Media Relations at Bentley,

“ In exp lor ing the l ower

recruiter score, Bentley

learned that although the

publication requests a list of

each school’s top recruiters,

they choose which recruiters

they will survey, so we don’t

know if they surveyed the

companies that work closely

with and hire from Bentley.”

What further discrepan-

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

Bloomberg or similar publi-

cation’s university ranking

processes are called into

question? This inquiry leads

to an article published by

Lynn O’Shaughnessy in CBS

Money Watch on November

30, 2010, titled, “25 Colleges

with the Worst Professors.”

Bentley is ranked 8 on this

list.

I n t h e a r t i c l e ,

O’Shaughnessy said, “The

worst professor list came

from RateMyProfessors data

gathered by the Center for

College Affordability and

Productivity. Every year, the

think tank uses these profes-

sor ratings when it compiles

its annual college rankings

for Forbes.”

For many students, it is

d i s a p p o i n t i n g t o f i n d

Bentley, which they attend

voluntarily, while paying

increasingly high tuition

rates to obtain an education

that they believe will add

value to our future profes-

sional careers, degraded to a

list of “the worst” schools. I

wanted to find out more.

On the site, each school

has an “overall” professor

rating. This is RMP’s way of

providing a summary score

of all the attributes they

believe make professors good

or bad. After reading that

the lists of best and worst

professors came from RMP

scores, I crosschecked all of

the schools on RMP and

noticed some rather expect-

ed trends.

Most of the “best” schools

had professor ratings close to

the 4.0 mark. Conversely,

most of those on the “worst”

list earned summary ratings

of less than 3.0. These rating

patterns accurately repre-

sent their respective schools’

ratings on the best and worst

lists.

Yet the summary score for

Bentley raises some ques-

tions. Bentley has a score of

3.23, falling somewhere in

between the best and worst

scores. Most of the scores on

the worst list, as well as two

scores on the best l i s t -

O k l a h o m a W e s l e y a n

University: 2.61 and United

States Air Force Academy:

3.19 - actually fell below

Bentley’s.

It was then necessary to

dig further and comprise a

list of Ivy League summary

scores, with the addition of

Stanford. I chose the Ivy’s for

the simple reason that they

are considered by many to be

the best of the best, and con-

sequently have the best pro-

fessors on staff. This, appar-

ently, is not the case, as in

many cases their scores fell

quite below the 3.0 mark.

Obviously, RMP is not nec-

essarily the most accurate

determinate of professor

excellence, as the Ivy League

Schools can attract the best

and the brightest minds from

around the world. On the

other hand, RMP does seem

like a fairly accurate summa-

ry of how satisfied students

are with their professors,

based on difficulty, teaching

style and many other intan-

gible factors.

Regardless of what RMP

scores tell us, it is stated that

they were used to determine

the “best and worst” lists.

This is important, ultimate-

ly, because they were used as

a component in the Forbes

ranking system. Bentley is

NOT one of the worst; in fact,

it is far from it.

“Most rankings can be

fickle; they come and go, and

many new ones are coming

out all the time,” said Susan

Brennan, managing director

o f U n i v e r s i t y C a r e e r

Services. “Whether we’re 21

[or] 32, it’s essentially still

recognition that Bentley is a

top school. Most lists of the

top schools are changeable;

schools will go up and down.”

Ms. Brennan’s sentiment

is important to keep in mind,

but we must also remember

t h a t w e a r e B e n t l e y

University. We are the stu-

dents, the professors and the

staff. We are a community.

We mean business. Rankings

reflect our present and will

a f f e c t our ins t i tu t i on ’ s

future. We need to assure

that these rankings are

based on valid and consistent

information. Do not take

anything at face value.

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What Disney characterwould you sleep with?

Voices

PAGe 8 APRIL 7, 2011 THe VANGUARD

By cody normylePHoToGRAPHY STAFF

Features

In his latest legal thriller

T h e C o n f e s s i o n , J o h n

Grisham weaves a story so

emotional and complex, you

literally will not be able to

put it down. The novel is

centered on the disappear-

ance and murder of high

school cheerleader Nicole

Yarber in 1998, whose body

has never been found.

After a long and arduous

trial in Slone, Texas, football

player Donté Drumm was

convicted of Nicole’s murder.

However, it’s obvious to most

that his forced confession

and the witness testimony

were both false, and his alibi

was true.

Regardless, he is swept

through the legal system and

ends up on the famous Texas

death row. Nine years later,

his execution is just one

week away.

Far away from Slone, a

disabled bald man wanders

into a Lutheran pastor’s

office in Topeka, Kansas. He

introduces himself as Travis

Boyette, the true murderer

of Nicole Yarber. The pastor,

Keith Schroeder, is stunned

by this news. He quickly fact

checks Boyette’s story, and

learns that it is true.

Boyette had spent the past

nine years in prison for sev-

eral different sexual assault

convictions, and had just

been paroled. He had seen

the coverage of Donté’s trial

on television, and decided to

come forward about the mur-

der. He has an inoperable

brain tumor, and only has a

few months to live.

Schroeder attempts to con-

tact Donté’s lawyer, Robbie

Flak, in Texas with the infor-

mation, but he is ignored by

frantic lawyers who have

heard many similar nonsen-

s ical stor ies . Schroeder

decides to drive to Texas

with Boyette, in the hopes

that once there, they will be

able to save Donté and pun-

ish the real criminal.

By the time Schroeder and

Boyette reach Texas, there

are less than 24 hours until

Donté’s execution. Unrest is

rising through the town of

Slone as the time approach-

es , and a rac ia l conf l i c t

quickly emerges. The white

residents of Slone and all of

those in power want to see

Donté executed as soon as

possible. Has Boyette come

forward soon enough? That

is for you to find out.

I thoroughly enjoyed this

book from cover to cover, and

it’s rare that I’m held in such

s u s p e n s e b y a n o v e l .

Grisham’s research into the

Texas legal system wi l l

make you never look at the

death penalty the same way

again. His heartbreaking

accounts of Donté’s jail time

and his suffering are truly

poignant, and they capture

the experience the best a

novel possibly can.

I hate to write much about

this novel, since I want to

give as few plot details as

possible. Sometimes, the best

way to go into a novel is with

no expectations at all, or per-

haps only with the words on

the book jacket.

Secret-keeping aside, I can

guarantee that this novel

will keep you up late at night

with a book light while your

roommate sleeps. You’ll need

to read in any spare time you

have, especially as the con-

clusion draws near. I highly

recommend this novel to

anyone with a desire for jus-

tice and fairness.

yulia pipko

class oF 2011

economics Finance

“Aladdin, duh..”

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casey White

class oF 2014

management

“Aladdin.”

ian Daigle

class oF 2013

coRpoRate Finance

anD accounting

“Jasmine.”

Jim maRRano

class oF 2011

accountancy

“Rafiki.”

Jessica FaRRell

class oF 2013

economics Finance

“Aladdin.”

The Confession is about a young man whois wrongfully accused of a murder.

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John Grisham is the author of many other legal thrillers.

Between the Lines By

Olivia Leclair

Rating: 5 out of 5

THe VANGUARD APRIL 7, 2011 PAGe 9Features

What would yourmajor be if you

weren’t at Bentley?

Voices

By melissa hustonPHoToGRAPHY STAFF

katie FulleR

class oF 2013

Finance

“Philosophy. I listen to

Bob Marley a lot.”

Jose gutieRRez

class oF 2014

maRketing

“ I wo u ld m a jo r in

Criminal Justice and

Forensics. It’d be cool to

know all of the physio-

logical tricks.”

Diana thompson

class oF 2014

economics Finance

“Still business. I only

applied to business

schools or schools that

ha d b us ine ss p ro -

grams.”

JoRDan mccaRthy

class oF 2012

Finance

“I would still major in a

General Business degree.

My second-choice school

was not a specific busi-

ness school, but I still

wanted to do business

there.”

kRisten manning

class oF 2014

cis

“I wouldn’t go to school

at all. I would become

the first women’s profes-

sional ice hockey player.”

If you’re tired of aimless-

ly walking around Boston

with nothing to do, consider

going to the theatre. There

are many good performanc-

es in the Theatre District; it

just takes some curiosity to

find the perfect one for you.

As college students, it may

be difficult to consider tak-

ing a night off from your hec-

tic lives to experience the

arts, but believe me, it is

well worth it.

Tremont Street, Stuart

Street and Washington

Street all house some beauti-

ful theatres, such as the

Boston opera House and

many others in the vicinity,

which all feature some inter-

esting plays and ballets. I

had the opportunity to visit

the Boston opera House last

w e e k t o s e e t h e E l o

Experience.

The Elo Experience is a

ballet choreographed by the

famous Jorma elo. elo is one

of the hottest choreogra-

phers in the industry and

has various famous produc-

tions named after him. Some

his other productions are

Brake the Eyes, Plan B and

In On Blue.

elo has traveled around

the world, performing and

creat ing product ions in

Hungary, Germany, the

Netherlands, Sweden, the

United States and his native

country Finland. He was

signed by the Boston Ballet

in 2005, and since then elo

has considered the Boston

Ballet “his artistic home in

America.”

The Elo Experience is a

recreation of the sounds

from the elec tr i c L ight

orchestra (eLo), as well as

a compilation of elo’s most

distinguished plays and bal-

lets, including Brake the Eye.

The performance is a compi-

lation of amazing sound,

music, color and dance to

create quite a masterpiece.

The show begins with solo

dancer Jeffrey Cirio pushing

a box across the stage. This

box evokes a certain mysteri-

ous mood because of its big

window emitting a glowing

white light, as well as Cirio’s

unique movements. Moving

and dancing in a distinctive

style, Cirio begins dancing

with a young woman, por-

t r a y e d b y L a r i s s a

Ponomarenko.

The duo begin their first

dance together with odd and

creative movements which

created a sense of mystery

and curiosity for the audi-

ence members. Soon they

begin to blab random words

and phrases like, “How fast

was I going” and “Red 4,

Blue 6,” which generated

even more curiosity through-

out the opera House.

These random words and

p h r a s e s w e r e r e p e a t e d

throughout the entire per-

formance, creating a sense of

confusion and wonder. Since

The Elo Experience is a com-

pilation of other works from

elo’s career, it would be ben-

eficial to have a general idea

about his other works before

seeing The Elo Experience to

fully understand parts of the

ballet, l ike the repeated

words.

The choreography was

amazing and timed perfect-

ly with the music to create a

sense of harmony and peace

for the audience.

The dancing paired beau-

tifully with music from the

famous Russian composer

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

The performance as a whole

was wonderful and under-

standably a big hit in the box

office.

For those that want to

fully experience the Theatre

District, go for a refreshing

walk around the city, grab

some dinner and go see a

play.

I highly suggest taking the

time and paying the money

to see The Elo Experience;

the performance is amazing,

the music is incredible and

even if you don’t like classi-

cal music, it reaches your

soul.

By manuel perez Benitoa

VANGUARD STAFF

The Elo Experience: A soulfulplay at the Boston Opera House

Elo’s choreography was verywell paired with the music.

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Courtesy of culturedmap.com and 3.bp.blogspot.comElo’s show meshed his ballets with classic ELO sounds.

PaGE 10 aPrIL 7, 2011 THE VanGuardFeatures

Writer and director James

Gunn’s movie Super features

rainn Wilson (The Office) and

Ellen Page (Juno) adorned in

dorky superhero costumes. It

sounds like the perfect formu-

la for an off-beat comedy, but

Super’s graphic violence and

gritty subject matter makes

The Dark Knight look like a

Saturday morning Justice

League cartoon.

Super tells the story of

Frank (Wilson), a sad-sack fry

cook who has been left by his

wife (Liv Tyler). Convinced

that his wife has been kid-

napped by a drug lord (Kevin

Bacon) and fed up with all the

wrongs in the world, Frank

dons a superhero costume and

renames himself the Crimson

Bolt.

When I spoke with Gunn,

he said he sees Super as less

of a superhero film and more

as a character-driven, dark

comedy,“One of the ways we

sold it to investors was saying

i t ’ s T a x i Dr i v e r m e e t s

Napoleon Dynamite,” said

Gunn.

Because Frank lacks super-

powers, the film focuses on the

dark side of crime fighting.

Throughout the film and after

many mistakes, Frank comes

to realize who bad guys are

and what they deserve is not

always black and white.

“Frank completely cares

about other people. Whether

what he’s doing is moral or

immoral, he has the right

motivation,” Gunn said.

Gunn explained that even-

tually, Frank develops his own

straightforward rules to clari-

fy the grey: “don’t steal, don’t

deal drugs and don’t molest

kids.”

Frank is rarely alone, as he

is always accompanied by his

erratic sidekick, Libby (Page).

Libby represents a different

kind of crime fighting than

Frank; she spends less time

thinking about the rules, and

more time anticipating her

next brutal punch.

“She has a lot of issues, but

she’s so dynamic, and I love

her even though she’s kind of a

sociopath,” said Gunn.

Through the characters and

their interactions, the film

achieves a balance between

laugh-out-loud B movie come-

d y a nd s in i s t e r d ra m a .

However, it’s the pitch-black,

shocking moments that will

stick out in your mind long

after the credits have rolled.

What sets Super apart from

other superhero films is its

bleak look at the reality of

crime fighting. Last year’s

Kickass took a similar route,

yet it was fantastical and styl-

ized compared to the twisted

and grounded world of Super.

Gunn said, “If you’re walk-

ing out of the theatre thinking

it’s like Kickass then, frankly,

there’s something wrong with

you.”

Most of the film’s darkness

comes from the realism of the

violence. The movie depicts

graphic violence, such as a

scene which shows Frank as

he bashes a man’s head with

a wrench. While the gore is

abundant, it is far from gratu-

itous. Gunn seeks the audi-

ence’s visceral reaction with

his directorial choices.

“Some people might be

offended by the violence, but

to me it’s more offensive to do

fake violence where it doesn’t

really show what happens,” he

said.

Super greatly benefits from

its perverse authenticity, dark

surprises and the strong chem-

istry between Wilson and

Page. The duo easily makes a

messy and awkward hero-and-

sidekick relationship both

endearing and funny.

Super is not without its dis-

tinct weaknesses. Bacon and

his sidekicks’ cartoonish goofi-

ness felt out of place with the

rest of the movie’s theme and

tone. There are also some glar-

ing plot holes, especially per-

taining to the conclusion; for a

film that makes an effort to

point out the repercussions of

crime fighting, there seemed

to be no consequences to the

film’s messy climax.

due to the subversive por-

trayals of violence, sex and

drugs, moments in Super are

cringe-worthy and difficult to

watch. These moments never

detract from the film’s merit,

but they may detract from the

viewer’s enjoyment; it’s not a

film for someone looking for a

funny romp, but those who

appreciate the darkness will

love it.

Gunn and the cast are well

Super is not an in-the-box Hollywood filmBy Rachael FischerVanGuard STaFF

aware that the audience might

not find the film to be what

they expected.

When asked if he thought a

disconnect existed, Gunn said,

“The film is tonally so unusu-

al, so what do you sell it as?”

Besides, in a way, Gunn

eagerly anticipates your sur-

prise. He says that he and

Wilson’s favorite response was

the first screening at the

T o ro nt o F i lm F e s t i v a l ,

“because people were so

freaked out!”

Rating: 3 out of 5

Frank dons a superhero costume and

renames himself the Crimson Bolt.

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the VAnGuArD APril 7, 2011 PAGe 11Columns

Courtesy of genystartup.com

this semester, i am enrolled

in a public service internship

course at the American College

of thessaloniki. the purpose of

the class is to provide a basic

understanding of the concepts

and notions of civil society, while

providing real-life experience

with community service work in

our local area. the main focus

and life lesson of this class is

about the power of the individ-

ual within society.

the course is fun, interactive

and, in a small way, empower-

ing. this semester, the theme

has been the roma community

in thessaloniki. the exact ori-

gins of romani peoples, also

commonly known as Gypsies,

are unclear, but can be traced

back to the indian subcontinent,

and are now widely dispersed

throughout europe.

because they have never truly

had a place to call their own,

they have faced relentless per-

secution and discrimination

throughout europe for centuries.

they have been enslaved in

bulgaria, denied education in

the Czech republic and even, for

a period of time, been prohibit-

At last week’s sGA meet-

ing, a senator posed an inter-

esting point to bentley’s

provost: bentley should set

up a mentoring system sim-

i l a r t o t h e o n e a t

northeastern for students to

receive general advice and

guidance.

i couldn’t agree more;

finding someone wiser and

more knowledgeable than

you to chat with, receive

guidance from and discuss

difficult life choices with is a

very humane trait, both nat-

ural as well as invaluable.

i intended on wr i t ing

about this subject for my

very last column, as i can’t

t h a n k m y o w n m e n t o r s

enough for their assistance

and guidance throughout the

last four years, but my plan

had to be accelerated.

i found the individuals i

c o n s i d e r m y m e n t o r s

through my various involve-

ments on campus, and as

you know, the organizations

you join and jobs you have at

bentley will come to define

the college experience you

enjoy or despise.

think about i t : every

group you’re a part of has an

advisor or older students

that you look up to. typical

sources of mentors range

from teammates and “bigs”

to the myriad of professors

and staff members you see

every week, but it takes an

effort and interest on both

sides for mentoring to work.

My suggestion for those

looking for a mentor or gen-

eral guidance is to examine

your current involvements

on campus and reach out to

who you could maybe have

lunch with or chat with after

the next meeting, or even e-

mail with a question. Don’t

be afraid to take the first

step; believe me, having a

mentor is ultimately worth

it in the end.

in fact, the reason i want-

ed to devote my last column

to this discussion was to

thank the individuals that

h a v e h e l p e d g u i d e m e

throughout my own college

experience here at bentley.

With academics , i can ’ t

thank Professor snyder

enough for his support, as

w e l l a s P r o f e s s o r

Montalbano during my sen-

ior year for invaluable career

advice, and Judy rakowsky,

our journalism advisor for

The Vanguard, for providing

me with an education in

journalism while also show-

ing me how to run a news

organization. i would have

easily failed without Judy’s

guidance during my term’s

most arduous moments.

And the list doesn’t stop

there by any means: lindsay

sauvé and Dan ryaboy are

the older students who took

me under their wing here at

The Vanguard, while robbie

Carroll and JP Passero were

fantastic role models and

friends to me as i became a

rA. My residence directors,

emily, bl and tony, have

also been constant sources of

support, laughs and direc-

t ion, not to mention the

chats i’ve had with John

Piga, res life’s director, who

has been another great men-

tor to me.

but the reason i say all of

this in this particular week’s

column is because perhaps

my favorite mentor that i’ve

h a d h e r e a t b e n t l e y i s

departing on Friday, and it

saddens me beyond words.

however, higher education

is another industry in which

you are constantly climbing

and building your experi-

ence, and thus changing uni-

By Colleen ReganthessAloniki, GreeCe

A Fireside Chat: Finding a MentorBy

Jon McColgan

versities is commonplace.

still, it does not soften the

blow that the departure of

Jen Casavant, the assistant

director of residence life,

will have here at bentley as

she moves on to a great

opportunity at Wentworth.

You may have no idea who

she is if you are not a part of

the rAs, Class Cabinets and

judicial all-stars Jen advis-

es.

however, it was Jen who

would always have her office

door open and a smile on her

face whenever you needed

her, who kept her calm in

the face of a logistical night-

mare like the bahamas or

M o v e - i n D a y a n d w h o

always brought everyone

back to reality.

if you can imagine organ-

izing the moving in of 1,000

freshmen without tying up

all of Waltham and i-95, wel-

come to Jen’s world. i never

considered myself creative or

a dreamer, and that’s why i

saw Jen as a role model, as

she was always practical and

focused on the details, as i

often am.

in the end, Wentworth is

receiving one of our best pro-

fessionals, and i hope that

you know, Jen, how greatly

you will be missed here on

campus. no one, no matter

how fantastic a candidate

Mr. Piga finds, will be able

to fill your shoes completely.

thank you for everything.

And so as we head toward

the freedom of summer,

whether you’re a freshman

or especially a senior, take

some time to reflect on who

has helped shape your life

here at bentley and thank

them. send a card, take

them out to lunch or give

them a hug. trust me, you’ll

be glad you did.

Notes from AbroadQuestion: “Describe a pro-fessor or project that has

taught you about history, pol-itics or business from an

international perspective.”

By Alec MikelsCoPenhAGen, DenMArk

Polit ical professors in

europe, or Copenhagen for

that matter, have a much

more simplified and laid-back

teaching method. unlike in

the states, where teachers pro-

vide areas of concern and ask

you to respond or critique by

applying learned theories,

Danish professors just state

the topic of focus and provide

you with a case to study or 100

pages to read to further under-

s t a nd t he s i t ua t i o n .

sometimes, group presenta-

tions are requested by the

teacher to show that you com-

prehend the theory or prob-

lem, but there are no other

applications or forced learning

methods.

Classes are quite simple in

terms of required work; some

classes have group papers or

presentations to prepare you

for the final, and some have

nothing but the final exam. i

took a course called the eu,

european union and business

strategy, and all my teacher

did every class was read from

a PowerPoint, making it

impossible to attend since you

could gain more by reading on

your own.

even though she was a

smart lady and knew the

material quite well, she did not

know how to teach it to the

class, so as to make it interest-

ing and comprehensive. My

final exam for the class was

four hours long with four open-

ended questions entailing com-

plete open notes.

ed from speaking their own lan-

guage in spain.

the most recent acts of dis-

crimination occurred in France

last year when President nicolas

sarkozy forcibly expelled thou-

sands of Gypsies from their

homes. French authorities dis-

mantled over 100 illegal camps,

in which many of the inhabi-

tants had lived there for genera-

tions, and deported more than

1,000 of them back to romania

and bulgaria. the Anti-roma

sentiment is widespread, deep

and quite apparent throughout

europe.

the American College of

thessaloniki (ACt) seems to be

on the forefront of this battle

against discrimination. our

school has had parties, fundrais-

ers, seminars and now an entire

course devoted to helping this

community. our final project in

the public service course is writ-

ing a nGo proposal and actual-

ly hosting an event for the

romani people in their commu-

nity center. Although all of this

has been going on all year long,

none of it seems enough.

the dislike for the romani

people is a part of Greece’s and

all of europe’s history and mind-

set. but our professor reminds

us that it starts with one per-

son’s awareness, one person car-

ing, to make a difference and

change the norm. After hearing

some of the heart-wrenching sto-

ries, i hope to at least have a

small part within that story

while i study abroad in this

country.

include slavery, but the stolen

wages are a form of slavery:

labor without compensation. in

our tutorial class, we compared

it to s lavery in the u.s.

obviously, the slavery in the

south was evident, but it ended

with the Civil War. the unjust

treatment of Aboriginals contin-

ued well into the 1960s and early

1970s.

My professor asked the inter-

national students in our class,

mostly Americans, if we learned

any Australian history in school.

to be honest, i hadn’t learned

much history about Australia,

besides identifying it as a british

Colony. it’s normal for me to talk

about news and history in the

u.s. to Australians, but i hadn’t

realized the extent to which that

situation is rarely reversed.

there’s a very good chance

that i would have never stum-

bled upon the issue of the

Australian stolen wages if i had-

n’t chosen to study here, and

that goes for a lot of other inter-

national studies in other coun-

tries, as well. i’m starting to real-

ize how valuable it is that i have

an alternative perspective on the

world.

recently in my Modern

Australian society class, we

looked at a historical controver-

sy called “the stolen wages.” it

had to do with the government

withholding, embezzling or steal-

ing wages from Aboriginal work-

ers.

they were told that their

money was being put in a trust

which would be given to them at

age 21, but when that time

came, there was no money to

give.

the work conditions were

seven days a week, long days

and no holidays. it was interest-

ing to examine this topic because

Australia’s history does not

By Courtney GallagherMelbourne, AustrAliA

Courtesy of greenleft.org.auStolen wages in Australia are a form of slavery.

PaGe 12 aPriL 7, 2011 tHe VaNGuardColumns & Features

Horoscopes

the columns found inthis newspaper are writ-ten by individual authorsand do not reflect theopinion of TheVanguard, its editorialBoard members, orBentley university.Comments resultingfrom the columns may bedirected to the authorand/or The Vanguard.

By Franziska & JohannaGriecci

April’s AdviceYour Questions Answered!

ByApril Gammal

MyBentley, type in your user-

name and password (don’t mess

up), click on student services,

then Main Menu, select

undergraduate (day and

evening) student Main Menu,

go to the registration menu,

select add/drop classes and then

type in all of your CrN numbers.

oh oops, you cannot register

for two of your classes because

they are already filled… Now

what?! this would be a good

time to panic. i’d suggest mak-

ing multiple schedules to avoid

this problem.

even if you are not satisfied

with your schedule, you can

always drop by the registrar’s

office after you register, and

they may be able to get you into

the classes you need.

comfortable during office hours,

then they may be a good profes-

sor to consider.

on the other hand, if they

appear to brush you off, seem to

be too busy to talk to you or don’t

seem too friendly, then you can

make your decision without

reservation.

the very first place i’d check

out is the office of academic

services, which is located in

LaCava 298. You can either

make an appointment or just

stop by during walk-in hours.

advisors will be there to help you

choose and plan out your classes

efficiently. Make sure you come

with your degress audit summa-

ry (das), which you can find on

MyBentley.

Many students work in this

office, so there is a good chance

that at least one of them has

taken the classes you are consid-

ering. try to plan your schedule

ahead of time and make sure

you are taking classes which will

work best with your major.

You have to take many gen-

eral requirements, so you might

as well have them double count

for an LsM if you would like to

pursue a double major; this is

something the off ice of

academic services would help

you figure out.

registration day comes.

5…4…3…2…1… Go! Go to

When you go to the movies,be sure to pick a Thriller.

Your Teenage Dream was toget into Bentley… Nowdream of graduation.

ignore the Rude Boy in class,he just wants your attention.

Yes, your body is Bootylicious,but the outfit you picked isatrocious.

Your dorm is smelling Toxic;time to talk to your room-mate about their all-beandiet.

You’ve been ignoring my pre-dictions, Virgo, and it’sTearin’ Up My Heart.

You’ll want to Raise YourGlass now that spring hasarrived.

there’s a She-Wolf in yourcloset… Just a friendly warn-ing.

Lose Yourself in the momentand break out a victory dancefor passing your next exam.

Nobody will be able to seethrough your Poker Face.

Tik Tok, don’t stop, that essayisn’t going to write itself!

Your newfound fashion senseis going to bring Sexy Back.

Aries(March 21-April 19)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Virgo(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Libra(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Question: Registration is com-

ing up and I’m unsure of what

classes to take. My advisor was-

n’t too helpful. Is there anyone

else I can get advice from?

You’re right, registration is

right around the corner, and

choosing classes for next semes-

ter can be an overwhelming

process. Who wants to think

about fall classes when those

classes start in five months and

summer is coming up?

While flipping through the

registration booklet, you will find

many sections of the same

class… so which professor

should you take?

Many students will hop onto

their computers and browse

rateMyProfessors.com, which

sometimes provides good profes-

sor recommendations.

However, these recommenda-

tions can certainly be mislead-

ing. a few students may have

done poorly in the class due to

their own lack of effort, and

decided to trash the professor on

the website. so don’t take the

words on that site as gold and

change your entire schedule

because of a few bad reviews.

instead, go see the professor

yourself and talk to them about

their class. if they seem welcom-

ing, willing to talk to you and

friendly enough that you’d feel

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t h e l a s t t i m e T h e

Vanguard did a piece on

CampusLiVe, it was still a

relatively small company

based in Boston. reaching

only 60 colleges and univer-

sities across the nation, it

had just began adding fea-

tures, such as its giveaways

and prizes.

Currently in spring 2011,

CampusLiVe has expanded

to 292 campuses, and is

expanding the site’s features

even more as the company

begins its partnership with

Foxwoods resort and Casino.

the uMass amherst stu-

dents who began the campus

networking phenomenon in

2008 have taken their social

site to the next level by sign-

ing with North america’s

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Foxwoods. through the part-

nership, CampusLiVe will

be promoting Foxwoods Free-

roll tournament which will

introduce college seniors to

the game of poker, specifical-

ly texas Hold’em.

Not only is the partnership

bringing great press to the

website, it is also marketing

the tournament series at the

casino to local college stu-

dents.

according to CampusLiVe

co-founder and Ceo Boris

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the partnership offers

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these perks include dis-

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the s i te ) , you must be a

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if you are already a part of

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the prizes that are offered on

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once your account is cre-

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THE VANGUARD APRIL 7, 2011 PAGE 13Columns & Campus life

Elephant in the Room By Sean Harrington & Brian Shea

What is your stance on abor-

tion?

Brian Shea

This week, the elephant and

the donkey tackle one of the

most divisive social issues in

modern American society:

Abortion. Abortion has been

legal in the United States since

the Roe v. Wade case was decid-

ed by the Supreme Court in

1973. Therefore, it would take a

Supreme Court ruling to outlaw

abortion, a topic that is the pri-

mary concern for many

Americans during the Supreme

Court nomination process.

Many people who classify

themselves as “pro-choice”

claim that abortion is not mur-

der. Murder, according to this

group, is actively taking the life

of another human being.

This opens up another can of

worms, as people disagree on

when life technically begins. I’m

here to tell you that the defini-

tion of life is irrelevant.

I don’t care when life starts. I

just care when life ends.

Basically, if you take away the

existence of an embryo or fetus,

you are preventing life from

arising. If left alone, life would

have arisen. So, in that case,

what’s the big distinction on life?

It’s an irrelevant technicality

that is merely used to distract

people from the larger issue at

hand.

Let me put forth an analogy:

You’re planting a garden, and

you’re putting in some beautiful

red tulips. These tulips have

grown considerably over the

past few months, and are look-

ing promising. One day, I decide

that your tulips aren’t worthy of

our quaint neighborhood, so I

cut off the buds. Is that fair? I

mean, they weren’t actually

“tulips” yet, were they?

This leads to my next issue:

Semantics. Honestly, I’m tired

of hearing the term “termina-

tion of pregnancy.” It’s really

just a nicer term for “abortion.”

That’s like substituting “artistic

vehicular line decoration” for

“keying a car.” There is no need

to dress it up. If you believe in

“abortion,” use the word.

If you don’t believe in abor-

tion, it deserves to be a hot-but-

ton issue. Why? Well, there are

a lot of abortions nowadays.

About 1.3 million abortions

occur annually in the U.S., and

approximately 45 million occur

worldwide. If you believe that

abortion is killing, then you also

recognize this as the largest

genocide in world history, by far.

I recognize the mother’s

struggles in the case of rape, but

there is no reason to end the

fetus’ life. This donkey wants

you to acknowledge the two

viewpoints in this situation: The

mother’s and the fetus’.

Sean Harrington

ALERT: Hell has officially

frozen over. There are wild hogs

flapping their wings over the

Beaver Street bridge. The

Capulets are caroling at the

Montagues’ doorstep, Derek

Jeter is having a beer with Josh

Beckett and the Palestinians

are spinning dreidels in the

streets: Brian Shea and I final-

ly agree on an issue. At last, our

resident donkey is making some

sense! I kid, of course.

This week’s topic, the right to

an abortion, is one that is very

highly charged in today’s mod-

ern society. As Brian so elegant-

ly pointed out, abortions are fair-

ly commonplace in our world.

Whether it meets your eye on a

daily basis or not, there are

indeed millions of innocent

babies being murdered every

year. Tiny fetuses are “scraped”

from mothers’ wombs because

we as a society have decided

that we have no qualms with

mothers choosing to kill their

unborn babies.

That is actually a great segue

into my first point: Why in the

world do we call people who sup-

port abortions “pro-choice?”

Shouldn’t they be called “pro-

death” because they are deny-

ing children the chance to live?

The answer from the left is that

the mother should have a right

to choose whether or not she

should have an abortion.

Ok, let me get this straight:

Just because the mother HAP-

PENS to be the carrier of the

child that two parents equally

created, this means that she has

the right to murder it if she

wants? She, because the baby

sits in her stomach for a nine

months, has the right to play

God? Yeah, that makes a ton of

sense…

It is funny how people can

rationalize murder when they

do not have to see it. It supports

the old saying, “Out of sight, out

of mind.” To all those pro-death

people that argue that a fetus is

not living, I propose this: Next

time you choose to have an abor-

tion, I want youto perform it

yourself and looks at it after-

wards. Then come tell me it

wasn’t living.

I am appalled that we live in

a society that supports this trav-

esty. It’s about time we said no

to abortion and realized that it is

wrong to murder our unborn

youth. Pro-life over pro-death!

Courtesy of islamiclearningmaterials.com

A conservative and a liber-

a l , w h o h ap p e n to be

roommates, weigh in on

current affairs.

Abortion is one issue thesetwo can agree on.

NABAContinued from Page 1

said.

At Bentley, membership

extends beyond solely black

students or Accountancy

Majors; NABA Bentley is

dedicated to uniting business

professionals and students

who are committed to profes-

sional and academic excel-

lence. Over the years, count-

less students have gained

full-time employment and

internships through NABA’s

corporate relationships.

“Somehow at some time,

someone did something for

you,” said Harris. Harris, a

CPA and the current nation-

al president and executive

CEO of NABA made one

thing very clear throughout

the night: The organization

is all about “Lifting as we

climb.” Harris shared a very

tender story with the audi-

ence about his days in col-

lege, when his family was

homeless at a point and the

“gift” of college was taken

away from him.

He grounded the individ-

u a l s i n t h e r o o m a n d

explained how the profes-

sional world had to be one of

great humanity. He contrast-

ed the cutthroat business

image that is so common

today with stories of those

who had helped him become

who he was.

His speech ended with a

gentle reminder that no one

is ever alone, even in a harsh

world like the professional

one.

Other prominent figures

on campus came to speak at

the event, as well . Dean

Shepardson welcomed mem-

bers, alumni, other students

and faculty as well as profes-

sionals from sponsoring com-

panies such as Deloitte,

KPMG, Ernst & Young ,

PricewaterhouseCoopers,

Grant Thornton, Liberty

Mutual and BNY Mellon.

NABA is well recognized

on and off campus for its

awards and annual events.

Most notably, the organiza-

t i o n h o s t s t h e a n n u a l

B u s i n e s s B o w l C a s e

Competition.

They have won Falcon

A w a r d s a n d d i v e r s i t y

awards from SGA in the

past. Bentley’s NABA chap-

t e r h a s a l s o p l a c e d i n

Intercollegiate Regional

Chapter Repor t ing and

Evaluation programs.

PAGE 14 APRIL 7, 2011 THE VANGUARD

Bentley tennis back in action for spring season

Bentley’s men’s tennis lost

their reign of dominance in

the Northeast-10 conference

on Sunday, as they fell to

Southern New Hampshire

University, 6-3. The loss was

the first for men’s tennis in

t h e l a s t 1 9 c o n f e r e n c e

matchups.

Southern New Hampshire

s w e p t d o u b l e s p l a y o n

Sunday, while the singles

matches were sp l i t 3 -3 .

Winners for Bentley on the

day included sophomore

Lucas Wever (7-6, 6-3) in

number-one singles, junior

Alec Spycher (6-0, 6-2) in

number-four singles and jun-

ior Victor Suski (6-1, 6-1) in

number-five singles. After

the loss, Bentley moved to 7-

7 overal l on the season,

which is split between the

fall and spring.

On March 29, the Falcons

swept the matches for a 9-0

v i c t o r y o v e r A m e r i c a n

International. In doubles

play, Wever teamed up with

sophomore Rodrigo Ribiero

in number-one doubles to

pick up an 8-1 wins. In num-

ber-two doubles, Spycher and

junior Zach Tuckman played

to an 8-2 victory. In number-

three doubles, Suski and

f r e s h m a n A n d r e w

Waddington completed the

doubles sweep in an 8-0

match.

In singles play, Bentley

did not give up a set in any

of the six matches. No one

even allowed more than two

games to their opponent.

Wever (first singles, 6-1, 6-0),

Spycher (second singles, 6-2,

6-0), Waddington (third sin-

gles, 6-0, 6-2), junior Matt

Chase (fourth singles, 6-0, 6-

1), freshman Jimmy Rindo

(fifth singles, 6-0, 6-1) and

sophomore Evan Pincus

(sixth singles, 6-1, 6-0) were

the winners for the Falcons.

On March 26, men’s tennis

swept the matches for a 9-0

victory again, this t ime

against Saint Anselm. In

doubles play, Wever and

Ribiero picked up an 8-4 vic-

tory in number-one doubles.

In number-two doubles ,

S p y c h e r a n d T u c k m a n

played to an 8-1 victory. In

number-three doubles, Suski

and Waddington completed

the doubles sweep in an 8-4

match.

In singles play, Bentley

did not give up a set in any

o f the s ix matches once

again. Four games were the

most a Bentley player gave

up to an opponent on the

day. Wever (first singles, 6-

1, 6-3), Tuckman (second sin-

gles, 6-4, 6-2), Spycher (third

singles , 6-1 , 6-1) , Suski

(fourth singles, 6-1, 6-1),

Waddington (fifth singles, 6-

0, 6-3) and Chase (sixth sin-

gles, 6-0, 6-1) were the win-

ners for the Falcons on the

day.

On the female side of the

net, Bentley tennis went 1-2

over the same time span to

move to 7-4 in the NE- 10

conference. The two losses

came against the top two

teams in the conference

(Stonehll and Southern New

Hampshire, both undefeat-

ed).

On Tuesday afternoon,

Bentley took a trip to Easton

to face Stonehill College.

Stonehill prevailed in a 9-0

sweep of matches on the day.

The loss moves Bentley to 7-

10 overall on the season, as

By Louis ShermanVANGUARD STAFF

they now place sixth in the

Conference.

O n A p r i l 3 , t h e L a d y

Falcons were swept in dou-

bles play, and just won one

singles match, in an 8-1 loss

versus undefeated Southern

New Hampshire. Sophomore

Katie Van Gilst was the lone

winner for Bentley, with her

7-6, 6-4 victory in sixth sin-

gles.

Bentley swept the match-

es for a 9-0 victory against

American International on

March 29. In doubles play,

junior Kara Murphy and sen-

ior Aimee Tetu picked up an

8-0 victory in number-one

doubles.

In number-two doubles,

senior Cheryl Martin and

junior Brittany Harbert

played to an 8-0 victory. In

number-three doubles, fresh-

men Alyssa Hayes and Alice

Celli won by default.

After recent losses, the women will

look to get back on track.

Nathan Marchand/THE VANGUARD

In singles play, Bentley

did not give up a set in any

of the six matches. Three

games were the most a Lady

Falcon gave up to an oppo-

nent on the day, including

two forfeits from American

International. Murphy (first

singles, 6-2, 6-3), Harbart

(second singles, 6-0, 6-0),

sophomore Jackie Cheung

(third singles, 6-0, 6-1) ,

Hayes (fourth singles, 6-0, 6-

0), Celli (fifth singles, by

default) and Tetu (sixth sin-

gles, by default) were the

winners for the Falcons on

the day.

The women’s team will try

and continue their success

against the other teams in

the NE-10 over the next

week, while the men’s team

looks to bounce back from

their streak-breaking loss

and start up a new streak of

conference wins.

SAFContinued from Page 1

money.

The SAF goes toward activ-

ities open to the entire cam-

pus. The amount of money

each student pays is a fixed

percentage of tuition; as

tuition increases, so does the

SAF. Last year, a 3.5 percent

increase in tuition lead to a

3.5 percent increase in the

SAF.

AIA never enjoys making

cuts to budget requests, but

some cuts are necessary to

efficiently allocate the fund

so that students’ benefits are

optimized. The activities fund

is a finite source of money

that has to be spread out to

all 104 student organizations

at Bentley.

Any student organization

that is officially recognized by

Bentley University and the

A s s o c i a t i o n o f B e n t l e y

Activities (ABA) can request

funding from AIA. To request

funding, an organization is

required to submit an official

document including a cover

sheet and a line-item budget

of expenses.

An organization looking for

funding submits a semester

or annual budget request.

Organizations can also sub-

mit requests at any time

throughout the year as need-

ed.

AIA holds their biggest

meeting every Reading Day

to listen to budget requests

for the next semester/year. In

addition, AIA meets every

Thursday at 5 p.m. in the

Student Center 345 to hear

further budget requests. To

request additional funds for

an organization, a Thursday

n i g h t a p p o i n t m e n t i s

required and must be accom-

panied by a spending plan.

After AIA has heard each

organization’s request for

money and spending plan, it

is up to the committee to

make decisions. AIA deliber-

a t e s a n d v o t e s o n t h e

requests, and decisions are

based on merit and the value

that it will bring to the stu-

dent body as a whole.

For any undergraduate

that wants to have their voice

heard and do something

important on campus, they

should run a campaign to be

chosen as a liaison on behalf

of AIA in the upcoming stu-

dent elections.

If students have further

questions about the student

activities fund allocation

process or anything at all,

they are encouraged to con-

tact AIA. Students can e-mail

ga_aia@bentley.edu or make

a n a p p o i n t m e n t a t a

Thursday night meeting

Bentley swept the matches for a 9-0

victory against American International.

Nathan Marchand/THE VANGUARD

SportS & CampuS Life

RecentReSUltSResults from 3/23-4/5

Baseball (7-14, 1-5 NE-10) Results

at uMass-Lowell (3/23)* L 4-3

uMass-Lowell (3/24)* L 14-6

at Franklin pierce (3/27)* L 5-1

Franklin pierce (3/30)* L 12-2

at pace (dH) (4/3)* L 7-3, W, 9-5

Golf

peter King Memorial tournament (4/2-4/3) t-5th of 13

Men’s Lacrosse (2-3, 2-1 NE-10)

New York tech (3/23) L 6-3

Adelphi (3/26)* L 15-8

at Assumption (3/30)* W 8-4

at Franklin pierce (4/3)* W 14-4

Men’s Tennis (7-7, 7-1)

Saint Anselm (3/26)* W 9-0

American int’l (3/29)* W 9-0

Southern N.H. (4/3)* L 6-3

Men’s Track & Field

raleigh relays (3/25-3/26) No team score

Bridgewater State invitational (3/26) No team score

AiC invitational 5th of 7

Softball (7-5, 0-2 NE-10)

Southern N.H. (dH) (3/29)* L 4-1, L 5-2

Women’s Lacrosse (3-5, 2-2 NE-10)

at Franklin pierce (3/23)* W 19-7

at Stonehill (3/29)* L 21-5

at American int’l (3/31)* W 14-6

at C.W. post (4/3) L 19-9

Women’s Tennis (7-9, 7-3 NE-10)

Saint Anselm (3/26)* W 8-1

at Saint Michael’s (3/27)* L 8-1

American int’l (3/29)* W 9-0

Southern N.H. (4/3)* L 8-1

Women’s Track & Field

raleigh relays (3/25-3/26) No team score

Bridgewater State invitational (3/26) No team score

AiC invitational (4/2) 6th of 7

*Northeast-10 Game

April 8Women’s Lacrosse vs. Molloy 8:00 p.m.

April 9Softball vs. Assumption (dH)* 12:00 p.m.

April 10Softball vs. AiC (dH)* 12:00 p.m.

April 12Women’s Lacrosse vs. Merrimack* 7:00 p.m.

April 13Men’s Lacrosse vs. Southern NH* 7:00 p.m.

April 14Baseball vs. Saint Anselm* 3:30 p.m.

April 16Women’s Lacrosse vs. Assumption* 11:00 a.m.Baseball vs. American int’l (dH)* 12:00 p.m.Men’s Lacrosse vs. American int’l* 2:00 p.m.

*Northeast-10 Game

UpcomingSchedUle

tHE VANGuArd ApriL 7, 2011 pAGE 15SportS

After dropping their first

three games of the season,

which included two non-con-

ference games, the Bentley

men’s lacrosse team has won

three straight games, all in

conference, to improve their

record to 3-3 overall and 3-1

in Northeast-10 play.

the first of the three wins

came on March 30 against

Assumption in Worcester,

MA. Senior goal ie Mike

o’Neil shined in net, making

15 saves, as Bentley went on

their way to an 8-4 win.

Junior attack Brandon

Grant scored four goals for

the Falcons, who outshot the

Greyhounds, 35-29.

the Falcons hit the road

again for their next game

against Franklin pierce on

April 3. Bentley easily dis-

posed of the ravens in this

matchup, cruising to a 14-4

win.

After heading into half-

time with the score knotted

up at 3-3, Bentley came on

strong with a third-period

explosion. they scored eight

goals to Franklin pierce’s

one, making it an 11-4 game

after three quarters. the

Falcons tacked on three more

insurance goals in the fourth

quarter to cruise to victory.

Junior richard travers

and Grant each had hat

tricks for Bentley, while sen-

iors Steve Murray and Matt

Boilard each recorded a pair

of goals in Bentley’s winning

effort.

o’Neil had 15 saves again,

as the Falcons dominated

Franklin pierce in every

facet of the game. they out-

shot the ravens 46-26 and

won face-offs, 14-8.

the Falcons took control of

their next game early and

wound up beating Saint

Anselm 10-5 on April 5 at

home . Matt Bo i lard l ed

Bentley in scoring with three

goals and an assist, while

Grant had a nice game him-

sel f that included three

assists and a goal. o’Neil

recorded 12 saves in this one.

this time, Bentley went

into halftime with no doubt

who the better team was.

they held a 5-1 lead at the

intermission and never real-

ly slowed down. they did get

outscored, 3-2, in the fourth

quarter, but they were up by

enough that it didn’t make

any difference.

the wins have put Bentley

i n f i f t h p l a c e i n t h e

Northeast-10 standings,

which seems to really have

two tiers of teams. Le Moyne,

Adelphi and Saint Michael’s

are all undefeated, while

Merrimack is in fourth with

a 4-1 conference record. in

sixth, directly behind the

Falcons, is Assumption, with

a 2-3 record, followed by a

sleuth of teams well under

.500.

the Falcons have played

well enough to earn their

spot in the top five, but in

order to establish themselves

as a team to watch for in the

conference, they will need to

earn some signature victories

against other teams in the

Northeast-10’s upper eche-

lon.

t h e y a l r e a d y l o s t t o

Adelphi, who is 3-0 in confer-

ence play, but they will still

have a chance to take on

Merrimack, Le Moyne and

Saint Michael ’s in three

straight games starting on

April 19.

Next on the docket is a

non-conference game against

dowling on Sunday. then

the Falcons will come to the

bread and butter of the sea-

son where they finish with

s ix s t ra ight con ference

g a m e s . S o u t h e r n N e w

Hampshire and American

international will come first,

then Bentley will play their

big three game stretch before

finishing the season off with

a matchup against pace, who

is currently 1-3 in conference.

While these three wins

may have come aga ins t

teams who Bentley should

have beaten , they were

extremely important because

they now put the Falcons in

a position where they have a

shot at the top spot in the

Northeast-10.

it will be a dog fight of a

season, but if the Falcons

keep playing like this, they

have a shot to do good things

in the conference.

By Robbie LaBrieSportS Editor

Men’s lacrosse tallies strong winsWinning three straight games in a row, the Falcons are on fire

Courtesy of Sports Information OfficeSenior M Matt Boilard tallied threegoals and one assist for Bentley.

Courtesy of Sports Information OfficeJunior M Richard Travers scored a hattrick against Franklin Pierce.

Falcon Fact

it has been a big year of milestones for Bentley

women’s team coaches. Women’s basketball coach

Barbara Stevens earned career victory number 800

this season and softball coach Michele deGregorio has

reached her own milestone.

did you know that on March 15, deGregorio reached

500 career victories? Coach deGregorio is in her sixth

season at Bentley after 12 at Merrimack, where she

won a division ii National Championship.

PAGE 16 APriL 7, 2011 THE VANGUArdSportS

The Bentley softball team

g o t o f f t o a h o t s t a r t i n

Florida in mid-March, and it

seemed like nothing could

h o l d t h e m b a c k .

Unfor tunate ly , Mother

Nature was one thing the

Falcons couldn’t beat.

Bentley’s last four games

and six of their past eight

have been postponed due to

rain, making it difficult for

the Falcons to get in any sort

of rhythm.

The Lady Falcons opened

the season in Florida with a

stretch of warm weather and

10 softball games. None of

the games were against con-

ference opponents, but it was

a good way for the Falcons to

try to get into midseason

form.

After beating St. Thomas

Aquinas, 8-0, in the first

game of the year, Bentley

dropped their next two in a

double header against Molloy

and Seton Hall to fall to 1-2

on the season.

The Falcons played two

games the next day, as well,

but the results were much

better as they took down

Bridgeport and Nyack, 6-5

and 3-0 respectively, in the

same day.

The Falcons lost their next

game on March 15 against

Wilmington (delaware), but

finished the Florida trip

strong by winning their last

four contests, which includ-

ed three shutouts and a 5-1

victory against the only NE-

10 team they faced the entire

trip: St. Michael’s.

T h e f o u r g a m e s w e r e

played over two days. On

March 17, Bentley took on

Caldwell and Nyack. Junior

Tara Fogarty put the team

on their backs and earned

shutout victories in both

games. The two wins brought

her up to 4 total shutouts on

six starts to that point in the

season.

Fogarty allowed only three

hits , whi le g iv ing up no

walks and striking out three

i n t h e g a m e a g a i n s t

Caldwell, which Bentley

went on to win 1-0.

She only gave up one hit in

five innings against Nyack

before the game was called

on the eight-run rule after

the top o f the f i f th . She

wrung up three hitters and

did not allow a walk in this

one either.

Stephanie Kasson paced

the offense for Bentley in the

blowout win. She went 3-for-

3 on the day, including an

inside the park home run.

Bentley scored three of their

runs in the second, courtesy

of a pair of Nyack errors, and

the Falcons never looked

back.

No runner advanced past

Fogarty in either game, as

she showed why she will be

the ace of this Bentley pitch-

ing staff this season.

Fogarty was back at it

again on March 18. She dom-

inated in the first game, as

Bentley went on to pick up

another win from the eight-

run rule against New York

Tech in six innings. This one

was Fogarty’s sixth shutout

of the year.

The Falcons put up a pair

of runs in the first, added

another in the third and fin-

ished off New York Tech with

five runs in the sixth to seal

the victory. Sophomore Erica

Thibodeau led the team with

three h i ts , whi le junior

Meghan Carter drove in a

pair of runs.

Carter drove in two runs

in the next game, as well, as

Bentley went on to defeat

Saint Michael’s, 5-1. Junior

Megan Blier hit a two-run

home run in the sixth to

break this one open for the

Fa l cons , wh i l e Fogar ty

improved her record to 7-2

and struck out eight in the

contest.

The Falcons then returned

home to rainy conditions.

Their first northeast set of

games against Post was can-

celled on March 23. it was

scheduled to be Bentley’s

home opener.

The Falcons did finally

manage to play a conference

game when they hosted

Southern New Hampshire on

March 29. Unfortunately,

Bentley hadn’t played a

game in 11 days and the rust

showed.

Bentley dropped the first

game of the double header, 4-

1, and lost the second game,

5-2. Fogarty pitched again for

Bentley, but was saddled

with both losses.

in the first game, Fogarty

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

Hampshire’s pitcher took a 1-

1 pitcher’s duel into the sixth

inning, where Southern New

Hampshire’s offense finally

clicked, as they scored three

runs in the inning. The big

inning gave them a 4-1 lead

and that would end up being

the final.

Southern New Hampshire

scored one run in the top half

of the first inning in the sec-

ond game, but Bentley did

not trail for long, scoring a

pair of runs in the home half

of the inning to take a 2-1

lead. The runs came off a

two-run homer from Megan

Blier, her second home run of

the season.

Bentley could not get any-

thing going after the Blier

home run, however, and

Fogarty gave up three more

runs in the fourth. SNHU

tacked on one more in the

seventh for good measure

and went on to beat the

Falcons, 5-2.

T h e l o s s e s d r o p p e d

Fogarty to 7-4 on the season

a n d g a v e B e n t l e y a 7 - 5

record overall. The Falcons

were supposed to play a dou-

ble head on April 3 against

Saint Anselm and another on

April 4 against Franklin

Pierce, but all four games

were postponed due to rain.

The Falcons currently sit

in last in the Northeast-10

conference, with a 0-2 confer-

ence record, but those stand-

ing are skewed because some

teams, like New Haven have

played eight conference

games, while three others

haven’t played any.

Besides, with the way they

have pitched and seen some

power in their lineup, there

is no way they will stay in

the basement for long.

T h i s i s a t e a m w i t h a

young nucleus and a roster

that doesn’t include a single

senior, so expect them to

bounce back and start win-

ning some ball games when

the sun shines and the dia-

monds are ready again.

Bentley’s next game is

scheduled for April 6 at home

against Saint Michael’s.

By Robbie LaBrieSPOrTS EdiTOr

Lady Falcons open up their season 7-3 in sunny Florida After coming back to Bentley, the women’s team has had six of the past eight games postponed due to inclement weather

Junior Tara Fogerty has been a strong pitcher for the team,earning six shutouts so far this year.

Courtesy of Sports Information Office

Falcon

oF the

Week

500

Senior Goalie

Mike O’Neil

Senior goalie Mike O’Neil of the men’s lacrosse

team is the Falcon of the Week. O’Neil helped

Bentley earn a pair of Northeast-10 road wins last

week, as the Falcons defeated Assumption 8-4 and

Franklin Pierce 14-4 to improve to 2-1 in conference

play.

O’Neil made 15 saves and allowed just four goals

in each game, giving him a 4.00 GAA and a .789 save

percentage for the week. As a result, he was named

the NE-10 Goalie of the Week on Monday for the first

time in his career.

As of Tuesday, O’Neil has started every game for

Bentley in his first season as the number-one goalie.

Overall, he's 2-3 with a 7.19 GAA and a .641 save

percentage.