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See DEBATE, Page 6
DELTA PHIEPSILONthe sorority is onceagain recognized oncampus
6 F I E L DHOCKEYBent ley to p layM e r r i m a c k i nnCaa first round
16FLIGHTS CANCELLEDSandy cancels 12,000 east Coast flights
7
VOTES FOR HUMOR?Candidates may be getting judged on jokes
10
Every seat at the debate filled quickly for the event.
Bentley campus hunkereddown for Hurricane Sandy
See ELECTION, Page 5
A final breakdown of candidates’ stancesfor undecided Bentley student votersBy Lacey Nemergut
newS editor
The upcoming Presidential
Election, an international
spectacle, highly analyzed and
meticulously followed, pres-
ents Bentley students with
options for both change and
consistency. Based on the typ-
ical age range of the student
population, certain issues
prove more salient than oth-
ers in the unique culture that
dominates the campus .
Bailouts for Financial
Corporations
Given the nature of the
Bentley business curriculum,
many students find them-
selves caught up in conversa-
tion on economic proposals to
guide the country. The two pri-
mary candidates, Barack
Obama and Mitt Romney,
each took a similar stance in
terms of bailouts for financial
corporations.
“The TARP program was
designed to keep the financial
system going, to keep money
circulating in the economy,
See SANDY, Page 5
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By Francisco SalasVanguard Staff
electricity and food.
“Classes are important, but
they cannot trump the safety
of our staff and students,” said
Piga. “We also wanted to com-
municate to students to be
careful if they were planning
on going off campus. We want
them to be safe and alert.”
Predictable events, such as
this, allow those involved in
decision making to engage in
forward planning. The team
watches weather forecasts and
uses recommendations from
the Governor’s office as guid-
ance when considering univer-
sity closures. It also talks
about what is happening on
campus.
“We use what we have
observed on campus to inform
our decisions,” said Piga.
“Staff on campus become
aware of things right away
and provide useful local
knowledge.” For example, staff
were able to respond quickly
when a tree fell down outside
of Boylston during this storm.
“It is atypical for a scenario
like this to last more than a
couple days,” said Piga. If this
occurred, however, university
leadership would engage in
further discussions to consider
the next steps.
Piga also acknowledged the
important help provided by a
v a r i e t y o f o n - ca m p us
resources during these types
of situations. These people
include Resident Assistants,
live-in professional staff,
Courtesy of Brian Shea
By Kristin TomasiVanguard Staff
Four percent of voters are undecided as to
which candidate they are going to vote for.
T his p a s t we e ke nd ,
Hurricane Sandy made its
way toward the East Coast,
prompting the Bentley com-
munity to prepare for the
storm’s potential conse-
quences. John Piga, Director
of the Residential Center, who
sent an email to the communi-
ty on Friday afternoon regard-
ing storm safety and prepara-
tion, provides insight into
Bentley’s emergency storm
procedures.
“I play a small part of a big
plan,” said Piga. “A large
group gets together to talk
about storm preparedness pro-
cedures and each situation is
different.”
This group includes upper
level administration, staff at
the director level and other
affected departments.
“Every year, there is the
possibility of a storm or snow
day,” said Piga. “At each junc-
ture, a pre-storm meeting
occurs to sketch out plans.”
“The safety of staff and stu-
dents comes first,” said Piga.
“Leadership gets together to
determine the safest, most
appropriate course of action.
In this case, we were con-
cerned about faculty and stu-
dents who had to travel to get
to campus, so transportation
was an issue.”
Aside from ensuring that
staff and students are safe and
secure, other priorities and
considerations include heat,
Courtesy of Moussa Hassoun
Bentley fared well during the storm, with the
exception of a few downed trees.
Bentley Speech & Debate Society host a mock debate
Last Wednesday night, the
Bentley Speech & Debate
Society held the Democrats v.
Republicans debate in the
sp i r i t o f t he up com ing
Presidential elections. The
event was a major success as
the seats were quickly filled
leaving many students to
“standing room only”.
The Democrats were repre-
sented by Timothy Dillon,
Alison Abrams, and Maggie
Collins; their opponents repre-
senting the Republicans were
Elizabeth Nally, Amy Lopatin,
and Valerie Labrecque. The
event was moderated by Ryan
Hebert with a raffle for the
attending crowd for a generous
$100 and two $25 gift cards.
Every four years Americans
head to the polls to cast their
ballots in hopes that their can-
didate will tackle the issues
without which the entire econ-
omy stops and you would real-
ly have an economic collapse,”
said Romney.
Meanwhile, independent
candidates Gary Johnson, Jill
Stein and Virgil Goode stand
in firm opposition to bailouts.
Debt Limit
In terms of debt, a primary
concern for many college stu-
dents fac ing s igni f icant
increases in education costs,
the topic of the nation’s debt
limit proves particularly
important. Obama stands in
favor of raising the debt ceil-
ing, while Romney has posi-
tioned himself firmly against
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JudiCial aCtion Summary
Total number of cases: 27Total number of individuals involved (violators): 36number of individuals dismissed from responsibility: 0individuals admitting responsibility: 36number of individuals referred to Judicial Board: 5 number of educational sanctions given: 28
(includes referrals to alcohol Education)Cash total of fines given for the week: $300number of work sanctions assigned: 0number of students placed on warning: 13number of Parental notifications: 1number of individuals put on residential Probation: 2
(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): 1number of individuals expelled from University: 0
Provided by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs
10.24.2012-10.31.2012
a Minor inconvenience
A fake ID was discovered during
an inventory search of a wallet that
was turned in to the Po l i ce
Department. How bittersweet. A
found possession leads to lost oppor-
tunities. Stay strong.
Doobie Disaster
An officer assisted a Resident Life
staff member in removing drug para-
phernalia from a room in Collins.
Our biggest question here is that if
an officer needed to assist in this
process was there an abundance of
paraphernalia or was the parapher-
nalia so big it could not possibly be
removed by one person? Either way,
touché.
Manhole Menace
North B Sargeant reported the
storm drain located between North
Campus A and B is protruding and
causing a safety hazard. Of course it
is a safety hazard. Some biological
warfare creature probably climbed
out and will wreak havoc all across
Waltham and beyond. Facilities was
notified and will handle it. Best of
luck, guys.
a Probable Party
On Oct. 27 at 12:57 a.m., an offi-
cer responded to Rhodes Hall for a
report of a disturbance. The officer
cleared, reporting the call was
unfounded. A disturbance at 1 a.m.
on a Saturday? Good one, University
Police. Next thing you’re going to tell
us is that people drink alcohol almost
every weekend. We see right through
you.
graffiti goons
On Oct. 26 at 8:05 a.m., an officer
responded to Forest Hall for vandal-
ism. On Oct. 26 at 8:19 a.m., Facilities
was notified of graffiti at Forest Hall.
On Oct. 28 at 4:08 p.m., Forest
Hall Facilities was notified of graffi-
ti written on the door of room 401.
Are these instances connected?
Likely. Am I happy that after two and
a half days this still isn’t taken care
of? Yes. They’re too busy taking care
of things that are broken and/or smell
terrible. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser that
stuff. Boom. Done.
an integer investigation
On Oct. 26 at 12:29 p.m., an officer
requested a set of numbers for
Fraudulent Identity. 12:29 p.m.? I
just hope the perpetrator in question
wasn’t at a bar. I don’t know where
else someone would be using fraudu-
lent identification. Jinkees. Oh wait,
it might have been Identity Theft.
That could be a more pressing issue.
a Case for the ages
Alright, stay with us here. On Oct.
26 at 1:55 p.m., Client Services
requested entry into an office in
Jennison Hall to retrieve a faculty
member’s laptop. Here is where it
gets interesting. University Police
PoliCe log
was not able to confirm permission
was given to Client Services. The offi-
cer cleared without providing access
UNTIL permission was given at 14:12
hours. The officer provided entry and
then cleared. Yup, that’s it, and no,
you can’t get back the time it took you
to read that. Sorry.
Post Traumatic slade Disorder
On Oct. 28 at 1:54 a.m., an officer
and Facilities responded to Slade Hall
to assist students whose door handle
fell off, leaving them locked in their
room. Facilities was able to get the
door open to release the students, but
the victims still have not been able to
get to the “we’ll laugh about this later”
stage.
Parking Bay
Bay Colony observed a student
maliciously damaging the parking
gate on Alumni Drive. Officers made
contact with the student who admit-
ted to the damage. We would also like
to make contact with that student by
saying that if you are going to dam-
age a parking gate, you don’t do it
under the tenaciously vigilant eye of
Bay Colony. You have a better chance
of egging the President in front of the
Secret Service.
oh look at Us, we’re harvard!
Harvard Maintenance reports an
issue regarding a window in the
Adamian Center . Bent ley
Maintenance reported an issue with
Harvard Maintenance, thinking they
are a bunch of snoody smartypants.
an Eventful Evening
On Sunday, in Orchard, an RA
called in to report broken glass, vomit
on the door and a cap from a water
pipe not in view. In other words,prob-
ably someone’s idea of a damn good
night.
sackless sandy
There was a water l eak in
Adamian, North D, Stratton House,
two in Collins, flooding by the Beaver
Street entrance, a fallen tree on the
access road to Linden St, a fallen
portable commode on the football
f ie ld and a downed tree near
Boylston. Wait, was that a hurricane
or a six-year-old blowing out his
birthday candles? In the Battle of
Bentley v. Sandy, Sandy never stood
a chance. Also, where did the com-
mode come from?
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When I first came to college,
I had only vaguely heard of Up
Til’ Dawn, but as the year pro-
gressed, I got more and more
involved. I even ended up visit-
ing St. Jude’s Children Research
Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee
this summer. It was an amazing
experience to see exactly where
the donations from charity
events like Up Til’ Dawn go.
In 1962, the survival rate for
leukemia, the most common
form of childhood cancer, was
four percent. Today, the survival
rate for this disease is 94 per-
cent, thanks to the research and
treatments from St. Jude’s.
Bentley is hosting its annual
Up Til’ Dawn event from 6 p.m.
to 12 a.m. on November 7. We
encourage participants to bring
50 addresses of friends, family
or acquaintances, so that we can
send letters asking for donations
to benefit St. Jude’s research.
Nothing gives more satisfac-
tion then knowing you helped
save a child who might other-
wise not have survived. So come
support the children and enjoy
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Bentley Students’ Political Filtersarily a bad thing. It
allows us to really under-
stand the aspects of this
election that relate to us
and that have an impact on
us. This is a much better
way of looking at and
deciding on a candidate to
vote for than the color of
his skin, religious beliefs,
or simply what party he
aligns himself with.
On the other hand, this
filter also puts us at a
knowledge disadvantage
compared to students at
less focused schools.
Students who are at insti-
tutions with a wider range
of studies get a more holis-
tic view of each candidate.
This could mean that they
don’t focus on just one area
of presidential policies, but
could also mean that they
are not concentrating on
the issues that directly
relate to them.
Social media is a great
example of this. Our fellow
classmates were much
more active and vocal
about their opinions of the
first debate (which hap-
pened to be focused on the
economy) than the last
debate (a discussion on for-
editoriaL
eign policy). It is possible
that the timing of the
debates had a factor in this
as well.
This leads to a larger
issue within the Bentley
community regarding poli-
tics. Our campus is not
politically active in the
least bit and this is a piece
that is definitely missing.
We do have our
Republicans and
Democrats clubs. Aside
from their infrequent
debates (hosted and organ-
ized by the speech and
debate society), they don’t
seem to engage our student
body in any way.
One would expect that in
a field of study that has so
much to do with politics,
students would be more
involved with politics and
political activism on cam-
pus.
Unfortunately, this has-
n’t been the case and is
something that will hope-
fully happen in the near
future. This election would
have been a great time to
bring our political organi-
zations to the forefront of
discussion, but the oppor-
tunity has passed.
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Election Day is in less
than a week and we’re all
anxious to find out who
will win. There has been
much discussion about the
elections, especially over
the past month as the
debates occurred. There
are many topics and issues
at hand, but one can’t help
but think that Bentley stu-
dents pay attention to
some more than others.
Being students at a busi-
ness school, we all have at
least a basic understand-
ing of national economic
and financial policies and
their effects. Much of what
we do as students is done
and seen through a busi-
ness filter and the same
idea applies towards the
upcoming election.
We, in general, tend to
care more about the eco-
nomic and financial poli-
cies that have been dis-
cussed by both candidates
than other topics. We
understand what is being
discussed and can see the
effects that each set of poli-
cies will have on the coun-
try and potentially on our
future careers as well.
This filter is not neces-
Dear Editor,
I was deeply offended
when I opened the latest
edition of The Vanguard to
find a full page advertise-
ment for Elizabeth Warren
and Barack Obama. I
understand that The
Vanguard is provided to the
student body for free par-
tially as a result of the
advertisements contained
within, although I believe
that your organization has
a duty to exercise discretion
in determining what ads to
publish. Over my four years
at Bentley, I have enjoyed
reading your paper and
found the content to be both
thought provoking and
entertaining. Upon viewing
this ad, I was shocked that
something like this slipped
through the cracks.
According to page four of
the October 25 edition of
your paper, The Vanguard
is partially funded by the
Student Activity Fee. Given
that all resident students
are required to pay this fee,
I find it atrocious that an
entire page would be devot-
ed to a partisan and contro-
versial advertisement. The
advertisement makes refer-
ence to social issues, some
of which many Bentley stu-
dents fundamentally dis-
agree with.
I quote the Bentley
Beliefs in saying, “We seek
to further the growth and
learning of each member of
our community and our-
selves.”
If we all agree as stu-
dents at this university to
follow this belief, then I
find it not only unfair, but
also completely detestable
that you present one-sided
information in your news-
paper that is funded by the
students. As we move for-
ward into an era where we
can agree to disagree and
can embrace and learn from
diversity of thought, it is a
shame that The Vanguard
would publish an advertise-
ment tearing students
apart instead of bringing
them together. On
Wednesday there was a
campus debate where stu-
dents expressed both sides
of issues and grew and
learned as individuals from
these discussions. This was
a great event for the uni-
versity and it is a shame
that your partially student-
funded organization would
accept partisan political
advertisements that are for
no one’s gain.
Steven Spittler
Class of 2013
Letter to the editor
Dear Readers,
I feel the need to clarify a
few things. Firstly – I apolo-
gize to any reader we have
offended with these adver-
tisements. The Vanguard
does not endorse either can-
didate running for Senate in
MA. I do believe that we, as
an organization, should
exercise discretion in choos-
ing which ads to place in the
paper each week to the
extent that no ad is harm-
ful, but we found nothing
offensive about the
Elizabeth Warren ad. If
Scott Brown’s council were
to seek us out as a place to
advertise, the same way
Warren’s council had, we
would be more than happy
to run his ad.
The paper is partially fund-
ed by the student activity
fee so that printing and dis-
tribution of the paper can be
handled each week with no
extra cost to students. No
part of the SAF pays for
advertisements. Ads are
paid for solely by the adver-
tisers.
It is important to note the
severe distinction between
an advertisement and an
endorsement. The Vanguard
has not run any content or
any opinion piece support-
ing Warren or Brown. We’re
a newspaper and we aim to
be as unbiased as possible.
As an e-board, with vary-
ing social, economic and
political positions, we found
it would have been more
harmful to discriminate
against a single advertiser,
rather than furthering the
scope of the university by
accepting varying advertise-
ments.
Sindhu Palaniappan
Editor-in-Chief
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The Vanguard noVember 1, 2012 Page 5News
it.
“Understand – raising the
debt ceiling does not allow
Congress to spend more
money. It simply gives our
country the ability to pay the
b i l l s that Congress has
already racked up,” said
Obama. “Since the 1950s,
Congress has always passed
it, and every President has
signed it. President Reagan
did it 18 times. George W.
Bush did it seven times.”
“As President, my plan
would have produced a budg-
et that was cut, capped and
balanced – not one that
opens the door to higher
taxes and puts defense cuts
on the table,” said Romney.
Taxes
With the potential to earn
a high average start ing
salary, Bentley students pay
particular attention to what
is taken from their paycheck.
Obama said, “If we want a
strong middle class, then our
tax code must reflect our val-
ues. We have to make choic-
es.”
Obama has indicated that
there will be inevitable tax
increases on the wealthier
population while Romney
offers a different platform.
“I don’t believe in raising
taxes. And as governor, I cut
taxes 19 times and didn’t
raise taxes,” said Romney.
Oil Company Subsidies
With a student base from
all over the country and
world, many Bentley stu-
dents have cars on campus
and monitor gas prices. The
primary candidates present
opposite opinions on the
topic of subsidies for major
oil companies.
Romney said, “I do not
want to raise taxes on oil
companies.”
“When oil companies are
making huge profits and
SANDYContinued from Page 1
Resident Directors, University
Police, Seasons staff and
Facilities staff.
“University Police is here
24/7 and there are emergency
phones both inside and outside
of residential buildings,” said
Piga. “Sodexo makes sure its
staff is here to provide food for
students and makes sure that
they are safe. Facilities is also
here 24/7 and is important to
maintaining campus safety
and clearing roads.”
Piga said it is important for
students to consider their
plans in case an emergency
evacuation is required. “This
is a conversation that needs to
happen between students and
their families,” he said. “They
should consider where they
can go and how they will get
there.”
As a result of Hurricane
Sandy, Andrew Shepardson,
Dean of Student Affairs, sent
an email to the Bentley com-
muni ty announc ing the
Univers i ty ’ s c l osure on
Monday. Seasons and Mad
Falcon were open to provide
food and the fitness center was
open in the afternoon. The
Harvard shuttle service was
susp e nd e d a f t e r 6 p .m .
Monday evening. Throughout
t he s t o rm , b o t h De a n
Shepardson and Chief of Police
Ernest Leffler updated the
community and urged them to
remain safe and cautious. The
University reopened at 10 a.m.
on Tuesday.
you’re struggl ing at the
pump and we’re scouring the
federal budget for spending
we can afford to do without,
these tax giveaways aren’t
right,” said Obama.
Health Care
Given the recent passage
of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, many
students have been present-
ed with the option of remain-
ing on their parents plan
until they’re 26. Obama, a
primary advocate for the
PPACA continues to stand
behind his legislation while
Romney opposes.
“[In Massachusetts] 40
percent of the uninsured
were earning enough to buy
insurance but had chosen
not to do so,” said Romney.
“Why? Because it is expen-
sive and because they know
that if they become serious-
ly ill, they will get free or
subsidized treatment at the
hospital.”
A s G o v e r n o r o f
Massachusetts, Romney sup-
ported a health insurance
mandate at the state-level.
Marriage
On the topic of gay mar-
riage, the two candidates
stand in absolute opposition.
While Obama has demon-
strated his support for gay
marriage to the nation dur-
ing his presidency, Romney
falls back on his conservative
values and opposes gay mar-
riage.
“I believe we should have
a federal amendment in the
constitution that defines
marriage as a relationship
between a man and woman,
because I believe the ideal
place to raise a child is in a
home with a mom and a
dad,” said Romney.
Alcohol
On this popular topic for
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ELECTION
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college age students 18-20,
the Independent candidate
Gary Johnson is the only
advocate for lowering the
age.
“I ’m always the guy to
advocate for lower ages. I
just believe that the lower
the age the better you come
to grips with what these sub-
stances are,” said Johnson.
Obama declared himself in
favor of the current regula-
t i o n s a n d R o m n e y h a s
restated many times his con-
servative values.
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facing the nation. The purpose
of this debate was to explore the
most pressing issues during this
election cycle and the views of
the Republican and Democrat
Clubs. It was a fierce and heated
exchange that was fought out
until the night came to a close.
It is no surprise that the most
memorable moments of the
debate came on the topics of
abortion, illicit drugs and terror-
ism.
The Republicans, led by
Elizabeth Nally, dominated the
topic of terrorism on the matter
of the bombing of the embassy
in Benghazi but were effective-
ly countered by the Democrats
on the Iranian Nuclear program
issue, where the night fell at a
tie. On the issue of abortion, a
big twist presented itself when
all three Democrats disagreed
on the issue. They explained
their party’s stance on the sub-
ject but disagreed individually.
It was clear from the beginning
that arguing on complex policies
and vague plans from either
presidential candidate proved a
tall order. As the night pro-
gressed, it became apparent that
both the Republican and
Democratic Clubs understand
the difficulties and confusion the
general voting public face due to
the inaccurate claims and
attacks made by both camps.
The evening’s main takeaway
was that regardless of your view
of either party, make sure you
cast your ballot this November
6.
The night’s most memorable
quotes:
Republicans: “We must look
to Israel; an attack on them is
an attack on us.”
Democrats: “We should legal-
ize [illicit drugs] and tax [them].”
Republicans: “Life starts at
conception.”
The entire debate has been
made available online; scan the
QR code with your smartphone
to watch.
By Lacey Nemergut
News editor
Delta Phi Epsi lon hasrecently been welcomed backto Bentley campus afterabout a year of suspension.The sisters of the organiza-tion spent the time dedicatedto working towards reinstate-ment.
“We are all so excited toonce again be active on [the]Bentley campus!” said DPhiEPresident, Kelsey Hannon.“It was a long and hard roadand I couldn’t be prouder ofanyone than I am of thisg r o u p o f g i r l s . ”The suspension occurred fol-lowing an off-campus eventon November 18, 2011.
“Although the event wasapproved, the members of thechapter failed to adhere tothe risk management stan-dards set forth by BentleyUniversity and the Delta PhiE p s i l o n I n t e r n a t i o n a lSorority,” said Lai-MonteHunter, Assistant Director ofS t u d e n t A c t i v i t i e s . “As a result of this infractionto the community, membersof Delta Phi Epsilon partici-pated in the formal judicialhearing process through theBentley University judicialsystem,” said Hunter. “Thechapter was found responsi-ble for failing to adhere to theprescribed risk managementpolicies and was placed onsuspension.”
The suspension preventedthe sorority from sponsoringon or off campus events andformally recruit ing newmembers. Furthermore, thechapter was “required to con-duct an internal assessmentof chapter operations,” said
Hunter.“During this past semester,
we have grown so much as achapter and I truly believethat we are stronger thanever,” said Hannon. “We real-ly can’t wait to get going andget back into the swing ofthings, start hosting oursemiannual campus-widecharity events and givingback to the Bentley commu-nity through various volun-teer and community serviceprojects.”
From this time of suspen-sion, the sisters worked toregain their status on cam-pus, analyzing their practicesc l o s e l y a n d w o r k i n g t os t r e n g t h e n p o l i c i e s . “I feel that DPhiE reallyproved itself to the faculty,administration and studentbody,” said Juliet Dilillo,Bentley University Juniorand sister of DPhiE. “We arean amazing organization andwe know that we have somuch to offer to the Bentleycampus and surroundingcommunity. We showed theschool our dedication to eachother and to the campus as awhole. The school was reallyable to see how we plan onbecoming an even betterc h a p t e r t h a n b e f o r e . ”“Members o f De l ta Ph i
Epsilon have worked closelywith the Office of Fraternityand Sorority Life and DeltaPhi Epsilon InternationalSorority to formally assessleadership development,chapter risk managementand internal judicial proce-dures,” said Hunter. “Thec h a p t e r h a s c o m p l e t e dnumerous required hours oftraining with local advisorsand received support through
on campus visits by membersof the Delta Phi EpsilonInternational HeadquartersStaff.”
“We really want to takethis opportunity to thankeveryone who supported uswhile we are on suspension,especially Lai-Monte Hunter
Bentley welcomes DPhiE back to campus after suspensionand the rest of the Greekcommunity,” said Hannon.“ A l l o f t h e s u p p o r t w ereceived was amazing andmeant the world to all of us.It feels unbelievable to beback in action and we can’twait for the many semestersto come.”
“Delta Phi Epsilon can con-tinue to improve relationswith the Bentley Universitycommunity through remain-ing committed to their mis-sion which is “to cultivate asisterhood dedicated to thepersonal development ofwomen,” said Hunter.
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the Vanguard noVemBer 1, 2012 Page 7BuSinESS
As this article is being
written, Hurricane Sandy is
readying itself to make land-
fall in the Greater Boston
area . The Governor has
issued warnings, families are
preparing for the worst, and
supermarkets have been
cleared of i tems such as
water, flashlights, matches,
and other emergency goods.
Not everybody in the east
coast is hunkered down at
home, however – many are
stranded at the airport, miss-
ing connecting flights, flights
back home, or an important
business flight. The business
relevance is here; as Sandy is
forecasted to last well into
T u e s d a y a n d e v e n
Wednesday, these f l ight
delays, cancellations, and
suspensions will cost airline
companies and airports no
small amount of money.
“Carriers canceled more
than 12,200 flights as of mid-
day Monday, according to air-
lines and flight-tracking web-
s i t e F l i g h t A w a r e . c o m .
Virtually all scheduled flights
for Monday have been can-
celed in and out of airports
stretching from Washington,
D.C., to Boston, and airlines
continue to cancel flights
scheduled for Tuesday,” said
Jake Nicas of the Wall St.
Journal.
It is difficult at this current
juncture to assess how much
financial damage Sandy will
do to these key travel busi-
n e s s e s , b u t t h e G l o b a l
Business Travel Association
has an idea. Last year, large-
ly due to Hurricane Irene and
the necessity to be able to
forecast and implement pre-
ventative measures for high-
powered storms, the GBTA
estimated that “a large hur-
ricane interrupts roughly
580,000 business trips, cost-
ing airlines, Amtrak, rental
car companies and hotels
nearly $700 million in lost or
deferred business-travel
spending.” These losses may
be slightly overstated as sav-
ings from fuel and labor not
used can mitigate the loss,
but anywhere near $700 mil-
lion is no small amount.
International airlines can-
celed all flights to the east
coast for Monday and many
airports in the east coast
have canceled all of their
flights in and out. They will
remain closed until the storm
abates, though airports such
has LaGuardia, John F.
Kennedy International, and
N e w a r k L i b e r t y
International remain open
for emergencies.
Damage doesn’t stop there,
however. The huge number
o f cance l l a t i ons , f l i gh t
reroutes, and enormous trav-
el network disruptions may
not only affect the east coast.
A US Airways statement
reminded travelers that
Hurricane Sandy crippled East Coast airports, causing about12,000 flights to be cancelled this weekend.
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because of the disruptions in
the east coast, the entire net-
work of flights run by airlines
might have been unsettled,
effectively causing a ripple
effect of delays throughout
the flight network.
Even if the storm does not
affect the Bentley communi-
ty drastically, and even if we
weather the storm with little
to no damage, keep in mind
that Hurricane Sandy is
more than double the size of
Hurr icane Irene , which
caused more than $15 billion
in total damages. As the sen-
timent towards US economic
strength is still mixed, and
with the elections just around
the corner, Sandy may be the
worst East Coast storm on
record, not only in terms of
magnitude, but in financial
losses and infrastructural
damage as well.
Since 2008, the United States
has been enduring the worst
economic crisis in America since
the Great Depression. For four
years, concerned citizens and
investors have been skeptical of
the state of the economy. The
crisis has been severe enough to
not only change consumer
spending habits domestically,
but it has also had countless
repercussions in the global econ-
omy. So, when will the crisis
end? This is a question that has
sparked great debates over the
past few years, and while no
single person can possibly know
the answer, recent economic
events have given reason to
believe the end may be relative-
ly soon.
Today, the U.S. economy is
revealing strong signs of recov-
ery. For the first time since the
beginning of the current eco-
nomic crisis, which is often
referred to as the Great
Recession, American house-
holds are, on average, incurring
more debt than they are paying
off. So why is this a positive
sign for the economy? In sim-
ple terms, Americans are begin-
ning to trust the state of the
economy again. Consumer con-
fidence is at a five-year high and
the United States is experienc-
ing higher levels of consumer
spending, which accounts for
nearly sixty-five to seventy per-
cent of the country’s GDP.
All of these recent trends are
evidence of a positive shift in the
economy. The United States
Federal Reserve has certainly
helped increase consumer confi-
dence, especially in the housing
market. With the help of lower
interest rates and better credit
conditions, the Fed has been
working hard at preventing
home prices from dropping any
lower. Ultimately, a successful
bounce-back of the housing
market is vital for the recovery
of the economy as a whole.
In two of the last three finan-
cial quarters, the aggregate
American household borrowing
on credit cards and mortgages
has increased. This is signifi-
cant because of the fact that this
figure had been negative for
fourteen consecutive quarters
before then. A number of econ-
omists believe this statistic
alone shows that the end of
deleveraging, which is the cut-
ting of one’s debt in relation to
their income, could be near.
Overall, Americans have also
improved their financial situa-
tions, decreasing credit card
debt from over one trillion dol-
lars in 2008 to less than 855 bil-
l ion dol lars today.
Unfortunately, some major
nationwide financial problems
will still remain even when the
economy seems to be in a stage
of recovery.
The ongoing student debt
problem is continuing to grow
and will certainly play a role on
students’ spending habits in the
future. Students who have
piled up enormous debts will
not be as able to spend money
on new households and other
goods and services that would
ultimately benefit the economy.
The Great Recession may be
entering the “beginning of the
end” phase, but the increasing-
ly prevalent and worrisome stu-
dent debt issue should be at the
back of everyone’s mind, espe-
cially for students here at
Bentley University.
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“What’s your favoritething about
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“Candy apples and
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“Painting my chest.”
How did I not hear about
Chad Harbach’s The Art of
Fielding when it first came
out last year? It was an
instant New York Times suc-
cess, yet it completely float-
ed past my radar. This was
possibly because I normally
d o n ’ t r e a d b o o k s a b o u t
sports, or athletes for that
matter. The novel is cen-
tered on a baseball player at
a small, imaginary liberal
arts college
Henry Skrimshander is a
nameless senior at his high
school in South Dakota. He
happens to be obsessed with
baseball, and worships the
book The Art of Fielding
(isn’t it great when the rea-
soning for the title of a book
i s m a d e o b v i o u s b y t h e
plot?), written by his short-
stop hero and record holder
Aparicio Rodriguez.
At a game, Henry’s uncan-
ny shortstop skills are spot-
ted by Mike Schwartz, a stu-
dent at Westish College. He
is determined to get Henry
onto Westish’s ailing base-
ball team, and miraculously
arranges a spot for Henry in
Westish’s freshman class.
Mike is the team captain
of the Westish Harpooners,
and is desperate to improve
the team he loves. He takes
on the role of mentor and
ensue…
Guert Affenlight is the
president of Westish College
and a once famous professor
and author. He’s an expert
on Moby Dick and Herman
Melville, and an eternal
bachelor. He lives on campus
above his office, and has
never really grown out of the
anxieties. The story which
unfolds is both heartbreak-
ing and uplifting.
I surprised myself by real-
ly enjoying this novel. It did-
n’t read at all as a typical
sports-inspiration-sappy
story, which was delightful-
ly refreshing. The detailed
descript ions of basebal l
games, practices and theory
got old for me very quickly,
but I could see how others
would enjoy it.
What s t ruck me mos t
about The Art of Fielding
was how well-written it is.
Though it’s completely read-
able and understandable, I
found the phrasings and plot
elements to be beautifully
written. Each point flows
into the next, and no words
are wasted or missing.
I wholeheartedly recom-
mend The Art of Fielding to
everyone reading this (and
also everyone not reading
this). It paints a small por-
tion of the human experi-
ence, coming of age, in an
impeccable way from start to
finish.
Rating: 5 out of 5
While the presence of baseball is very prevalent inthe novel, it doesn’t read as your typical sports story.
Courtesy of npr.org
Courtesy of bygonebureau.comThe Art of Fielding was a New York Timesbestseller soon after its release late last year.
Between the Lines By Olivia LeClair
coach to Henry, and helps
h i m r i s e t h r o u g h t h e
Westish baseball ranks. In
the meantime, Mike is pur-
suing his dream of attending
an Ivy League law school. He
finds it difficult to remember
his own ambitions, however,
when he has Henry to guide,
and a mysterious woman to
pursue.
Pella Affenlight, daughter
of Westish president Guert
Affenlight, abruptly returns
to Westish after her short-
lived marriage fails. She’s
not really sure what she’s
doing there, but ends up tak-
ing classes, working in the
dining hall and catching the
eye of many a Westish boy.
Though she considers her
marriage to be over, her hus-
band isn’t quite ready to call
i t q u i t s . L e t t h e d r a m a
collegiate state of mind. He
takes a special interest in
Henry with his mysterious
talent for basebal l , and
Owen Dunne, a freshman
with exceptional academic
prowess.
Owen is Henry’s room-
mate, and rocks the boat as
soon as Henry’s conservative
parents find out that Owen
is gay. Owen joins the base-
ball team with Henry, but
spends most of his time in
the dugout reading. Owen
finds himself caught in a
risky affair, and must face
the boundary between love
and public acceptance.
The storylines and devel-
opment o f Henry, Mike,
Pella, Guert and Owen are
closely intertwined, as they
are each forced to face their
biggest fears, dreams and
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Every four years America is
sent into a patriotic frenzy. We
unite as a nation to watch our
athletes in the Summer
Olympics, for everyone at least
18 years old we exercise our
r i g h t t o v o t e , a n d a f t e r
February 29 we push the cal-
endar back a day.
Alright, that last one is a
s t r e t c h . A n d s i n c e t h e
Summer Olympics are over,
let’s just focus on the voting
thing which is sort of a big
deal. Americans have a deci-
sion to make, and that deci-
sion will trigger tens of thou-
sands of subsequent decisions
for the next four years.
There are two men vying to
make those decisions on the
behalf of 300 million people.
You know who they are ,
you’ve heard them speak
enough, and you certainly do
not need me to tell you more
about them. What you do need
is to choose which one of those
men you want to be your
President for the next 48
months; that’s a lot of months
and that’s one of the thou-
sands of reasons why you
should vote.
You decide which of those
men will make executive
orders regarding our well-
being, which one prepares the
national budget, which one
manages national affairs in an
effort to promote a peaceful
planet, and if that fails, which
one has access to our nuclear
codes. Like I said, it’s a big
deal.
Now maybe you’re thinking
something along the lines of
“my vote doesn’t matter.” If so,
stop it. Stop it right now. If it
didn’t matter we wouldn’t
have round the clock election
coverage. If it didn’t matter
these two men wouldn’t have
spent millions of dollars try-
ing to convince you to vote for
them. If it didn’t matter vot-
ing would not exist. It matters,
believe it.
Another thing you should
believe is that this is the most
important election in our coun-
try’s history. Now that phrase
may be used in every election
but that doesn’t make it less
true. As years pass, the stakes
get higher and in this election
the stakes are skyscraping.
Our economy hasn’t looked
worse in 60 years, we face an
impending energy crisis, and
the largest generation in his-
tory is about to retire while
the next great one is set to
take their place swimming in
financial debt. Also, nuclear
codes.
It is our right to vote for
whom will steer the ship and
set course for social, econom-
ic, and national prosperity.
Problems will arise that need
remedying. Issues that shape
our country will need defining.
One person is responsible for
doing those things and we
choose who it is.
Perhaps “right” isn’t the
proper word. It seems to
undersell the magnitude of the
occasion. For such an opportu-
nity, “honor” or “privilege”
seem more fitting. After all,
days set aside are meant to be
celebratory and that is exactly
how Election Day should be
treated.
For most of us, this is our
first election celebration. So
put on your respective party
hat and pull the lever. Five
days from now you get to
decide the next Commander in
Chief. I’m not sure if you
know, but it’s a big deal.
Vote! Please...pretty, pretty pleaseBy Mike LovettfeatureS editor
The next president may be
chosen in the coming days not
by the candidates’ political ads,
speeches, or debates, but by how
funny voters find the candidates.
A Comedy Central , TRU
Insights, and Insights Research
study showed that 40 percent of
Millennial voters are less likely
to vote for a candidate without a
sense of humor. The importance
of humor is becoming increasing-
ly more apparent as the election
reaches its end.
For voters not up on the
issues contested in the election,
collegehumor.com gives a guide
that easily fulfills the humor
needs of Millennial voters. The
CollegeHumor Electoral Cheat
Sheet gives the backgrounds of
the candidates and parties
involved, as well as a brief
description of the issues. The
comedy web site goes on to give
a few suggestions to improve
some of the issues at hand. For
example, CollegeHumor offers
suggestions for improving gov-
ernment awareness about the
state of public education by forc-
ing “congressmen to become
Facebook friends with every
teenager in their district. A mere
glance at that news feed should
light a fire under the education
reform movement.” Looking at
profiles of the candidates like
current President Obama, who
according to CollegeHumor “was
born in Hawaii, which according
to some is apparently not part of
this country” and former gover-
nor Mitt Romney the “current
guy with great hair”, voters can
get a quick look at the back-
grounds of the candidates before
trying to make their decision.
The candidates are apparent
throughout comedy television as
well. Both Obama and Romney
have appeared on the Late Show
with David Letterman and the
Tonight Show with Jay Leno in
an attempt to make them
appear likeable. Even without
the presence of the actual candi-
dates on their shows though,
comedians have found ways to
weave the election into their air-
time. NBC has found doppel-
gangers for both on Saturday
Night Live, with Jay Pharoh
playing the role of President
Obama and Jason Sudeikis
playing the role of former gover-
nor Romney. Many other prime-
time comedy television programs
have been featuring presidential
themes, including The Daily
Show, The Colbert Report, 30
Rock, and The New Normal.
The individuals who produce
these shows have all humorous-
ly presented the election to vot-
ers on a large scale through tra-
ditional media. However, new
web-based media seems to be
playing a larger role than ever
in swaying individuals.
YouTube testimonials have
been utilized by both celebrities
and individuals to promote cer-
tain candidates, or more often,
tear opposing candidates apart.
Acclaimed filmmaker Joss
Whedon’s YouTube posting, for
example, is a supposed endorse-
ment of Mitt Romney who
Whedon says “has the vision
and determination to cut
through business-as-usual poli-
tics and finally put this country
back on the path to the zombie
apocalypse”. Whedon goes on to
claim that Romney’s cuts to edu-
cation and healthcare, coupled
with the candidate’s desire to
deregulate business will create
the instability necessary for the
zombie apocalypse to begin.
This video has over a million
views and counting. Across the
aisle, a number of pro-Romney
comedy videos have also cropped
up, mostly made by individuals
disillusioned by the Obama
presidency. Many feature coun-
try-style songs such as “Mr.
Scam Man”, “Hey Barack!”, and
“A Song To Obama-Don’t Be
President”. These short clips
show the grass-roots side to
campaigns with individuals
doing their parts to make peo-
ple laugh and support their
favored campaigns.
The grassroots side of funny
online campaigns is perhaps
even more apparent in the form
of Internet memes.
Memebase.cheezburger.com has
an entire section of their site
dedicated to political memes.
Popular political memes so far
include “Scumbag Obama”, a
picture of President Obama
wearing the hat characteristic
of another popular online meme
character known as Scumbag
Steve. These pictures are gen-
erally coupled with words not-
ing some inconsistencies with
policy in President Obama’s
tenure in the White House, for
example “Promised Change and
Changed That Promise.” Other
popular memes have focused on
statements made by candidate
Romney, including plays on his
now infamous “binders full of
women” statement and pledges
to defund PBS, and by exten-
sion, Sesame Street.
For example, one meme fea-
tures a picture of Big Bird in
front of the Great Wall of China
with a caption below it stating
“Mitt Romney sent my job to
China”. These online jokes have
helped people express them-
selves and their political beliefs
in a public arena, while deflat-
ing the atmosphere of doom-
and-gloom that so often accom-
panies political campaigns and
ads.
It’s possible that the political
candidate with the most jokes
to his name could win the pres-
idency. According to the
Comedy Central /TRU
Insights/Insights Research
study, 54 percent of respondents
said that the funnier the candi-
date is, the more likely they will
be perceived as being likeable.
Moreover, humor in an election
lessens the feeling of pessimism
and partisanship that is so per-
vasively felt throughout the
country. Comedy has the power
to lift spirits and renew a sense
of elation. The candidate who
harnesses this power the best
may very well see himself sit-
ting in the Oval Office in 2013.
May the funniest candidate win
By Meghan Ryan
Vanguard Staff
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One of the most important
relationships that I have
developed abroad has been
w i t h a F r e n c h s t u d e n t
named Deborah Cohen.
One evening during my
negotiation class, we had the
opportunity to work togeth-
er. At first, she was just a
fellow classmate, but now we
have become good friends.
Somet imes I fee l that
there’s a language barrier
between us, but since she is
trying to learn Spanish and
English and I am trying to
learn French, we help each
other.
Even though in some cir-
cumstances using English
might be easier, we always
try to avoid the temptation
and keep practicing the lan-
guages that we are eager to
learn.
I was also surprised by the
By Jose Cofino
rouen, FranCe
Courtesy of Lindsay Beauregard
Notes fromAbroad
Question: “Describe afriendship you have madewith a local student from
your host country.”
By Lindsay Beauregard
Singapore
I came to NTU under the
impression that I would be
living with an exchange stu-
dent from the Netherlands.
When the Dutch girl with-
drew from NTU, the hall
office assigned me a new
roommate. Much to my dis-
appointment , she was a
local.
I was very unhappy with
the prospect of living with a
local student because I want-
ed to be with someone who
was going through the same
transitions as me.
Because I was so caught
up in complaining about the
switch, I never had a chance
to think about the positive
aspects of living with a local
girl.
Right away, Rachel was
able to help me settle into
the academic life at NTU
and give me some tips to get
around campus.
She in t roduced me t o
some of the best foods here
in Singapore and told me
about the best restaurants.
Even now, over hal fway
through the semester she
brings me new food, mostly
desserts to try.
Unfortunately, we do have
a fairly big language barrier
which can be very difficult to
get around. Although Rachel
speaks fluent English, she
h a s a h e a v y M a l a y s i a n
accent which can be hard for
me to understand.
O f t e n R a c h e l d o e s n ’ t
understand some o f the
phrases and words I use. For
example, I have to use the
word toilet instead of bath-
room.
Unlike my roommate at
Bentley, Rachel and I are not
very good friends outside our
room. This lack of friendship
is mostly due to our lan-
guage barrier, but we also
have very different interests
and senses of humor. We
enjoy each other’s company
in our hall but rarely do any-
thing together outside our
room.
Rachel and I have talked
a lot about the differences
between Singapore, America
and her home country of
Malaysia. She was mostly
surprised to hear how our
education system works and
how expensive university is.
Everyday Rachel and I
learn something from each
o t h e r e i t h e r a b o u t o u r
respective cultures or home
countries.
I am very thankful to have
her as a roommate and now
thank the Study Abroad gods
for having the Dutch girl
stay in the Netherlands.
Without Rachel, there would
be many Singaporean and
Malaysian things I would
have never experienced.
similarities that we share in
terms of customs, regardless
of our different backgrounds.
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Bentley’s original redesign
of its logos and trademarks
as part of a new marketing
strategy went well, except
for the main logo.
A d j u s t i n g B e n t l e y
Athletics brought no serious
c o m p l a i n t s . E v e n o u r
“ S m a r t . N i m b l e .
Compassionate. Prepared.”
associational words weren’t
the most upsetting.
What got everyone (from
students to alumni) serious-
ly riled up was Bentley’s pri-
mary logo–the one that is
most prominently displayed
and assoc ia ted wi th a l l
things Bentley.
I’ve written about the logo
redesign and won’t repeat
the complaints, but I think
the Bentley Administration
deserves a hand for listening
to all stakeholders.
D e s p i t e i n v e s t i n g i n
research, several designs,
jerseys, clothes, archs and a
large-scale launch of the
r e d e s i g n e d l o g o ,
Administration decided to
avoid a stubborn showdown
and endless complaints to
change its main logo again.
The new logo maintains
our clock tower, the most
prominent symbol of our
campus, alongside a Falcon
in the distance that has been
edited to look more like the
bird it is supposed to emu-
late and less like a dove.
The inclusion of leaves
alongside the top o f the
image may seem like a space
filler since the lightning
bolts and falcon are now
gone, but it’s based off an
image used to represent the
campus in its marketing.
Although the leaves look
m o r e l i k e i v y , t h e t r e e
branch and leaves elude to
the campus that Bentley
prides itself over.
The inclusion of leaves
also gives the logo a softer
touch that the hard and
mean lightning. It can also
b a l a n c e t h e n e w l y
redesigned falcon for Bentley
Athletics which is meaner in
looks.
O u r f o u n d i n g d a t e i s
proudly displayed near the
tower and, for some reason,
the school has changed the
time on the clock from the
original redesign. I’m not
sure why they would, but it’s
a minor and ultimately irrel-
evant detail.
Finally, Bentley proudly
displays the school’s official
motto “Paratus” atop the
shield. Latin for “Prepared”
many may find that this isn’t
so significant a change if
they had a problem with the
English word to begin with,
but putting it in Latin fol-
lows a longer tradition of
higher education.
Paratus is classier, more
appropriate for a university,
and less technical. Long gone
are the days when we were
simply a technical account-
ing school.
The entire logo design is
less flashy and builds its
overall image on a growing
history, higher education
respectability and high-soar-
ing, vision rather than the
sexy technology industry we
don’t belong in.
It may never be perfect
and there will always be
some who are uncomfortable
By Moussa Hassoun
with the change, but our
logo’s final transition is far
better than the original
redesign and is more attrac-
tive than the original one we
saw as freshmen three years
ago.
There are some that ques-
tion why we had to change to
begin with. Although the
school has made a case for
change, let’s consider it at a
much more basic level.
We are a growing univer-
sity. The conditions in which
the old logo was designed are
not the conditions in which
we operate today.
Our old logo was colorless,
boring and plain. This new
one is vibrant in school col-
ors, points to our history and
is more suitable for a grow-
ing university that seeks to
be a stronger influencer in
the world of education and
beyond.
Since arriving at Bentley,
we’ve noticed that there are
m a n y t h i n g s t h a t n e e d
improvement.
The activist inside of me is
usually the first one to call
Administration out if things
aren’t be done right, but
here, Bentley’s Marketing
D e p a r t m e n t , B o a r d o f
Trustees, President and all
others involved in this final
redesign deserve a standing
ovation for their open-mind-
ed to changing what seemed
l i k e a n o r i g i n a l f i n a l -
redesign.
Brava Glor ia Larson ,
David Perry and company.
Scratching the Surface: Bentley’s Redesign of the Redesign
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identification as wide as your old
Nike gym shorts and as acute as
the nipple piercing you got while
studying abroad in Tahiti.
Sometimes people will “get”
what you’re wearing, and some-
times they won’t—it all depends
on their experience.
Even if you think nobody will
notice, or if you’re not sure your-
self, it’s a good idea to know
about what you’re wearing and
what it means to wear it. If you
walk around with a graphic tee
depicting Charles Manson’s face,
you’re drawing a certain kind of
attention to yourself. Even if
you’re totally oblivious to what’s
on your chest, that cute girl who
sits next to you in class might
not be so ignorant, and she’ll
stutter step around you like
you’re dog poop on a soccer field.
Whether you know it or not, you
are what you wear.
For example, I knew this kid
in my high school who wore a
severely r ipped Velvet
Underground and Nico t-shirt
several days a week. Before I got
to know him, I assumed he was
greasy and smelled like gym
socks and dust, and it was all
based on how he looked. I was
definitely guilty of passing judg-
ment on him, but it wasn’t
entirely my fault. He projected
that image because he had
branded himself as a gross guy,
even though he wasn’t. Most
importantly, he was the excep-
tion to the rule—there was
another kid who wore a Master
of Puppets Tee shirt literally
every day for four years straight,
and he really did smell.
If a girl in class wears lots of
Hello Kitty attire, you’re going
to make an immediate analysis
of her character. While the con-
clusion you first draw isn’t neces-
sarily true, the things she wears
are a direct projection of herself
are probably indicative of her
ideals. Similarly, if the same girl
opted to wear those tight sweat-
pants with words written on her
butt, you’re probably going to
ass-ess her character based on
that attire, and these two analy-
ses are going to be vastly differ-
ent. Skate shoes, torn jeans, var-
sity letter jackets, camo, heels—
everything you wear means
something different.
But listen, it’s perfectly alright
to draw a distinction between
yourself and your brand. A
brand just represents a simpli-
fied image and projects that
image outwardly to other people
who aren’t familiar with you. So
just because your brand might
be representative of something
doesn’t necessarily mean you
are; it just means everybody who
doesn’t know you personally is
going to think it. Ask yourself if
that really matters. Yes, yes it
does.
cious cotton might as well be rid-
ing the back of the Indonesian
sweat shop worker who made it.
Although it might seem inconse-
quential, these brand images are
the minor details which help
define class, personal interest
and ultimately serve to separate
us into convenient little niches.
Much of our experience as
humans is based on being able
to easily identify and categorize
things we’re familiar with. We’re
powerless to draw arbitrary dis-
tinctions between stuff we can’t
identify, and so we brand things.
The ultimate goal is to make oth-
erwise similar things both cul-
turally and economically unique.
Easily one of the most crucial
forms of branding is related
directly to the individual. The
clothes we wear are some of the
most important indicators of
who we are and what we like,
and people use attire as visual
tools to position themselves with
respect to others. These items
can represent a spectrum of
Don’t spend all of your new-found wealth entertaining yourfriends. That would be fun butrather foolish. Pay off old debtsinstead.
You love color, and you’re goodat it. You have a natural talent.You’ll be even better at mixingand matching over the next fewweeks. You’ll do excellent work.
There’s too much to do in toolittle time. But perhaps you’renot doomed to miss the dead-line you’ve set. Edit somethingout.
Fixing up your home moves upon your list of priorities. For thenext few weeks, it’ll be easierto see what matches and whatdoesn’t. This should be fun, ifsometimes frustrating.
Invest in your own educationso you can be qualified toanswer the questions an impor-tant person might ask. Do thehomework and the extra cred-it so you’ll be well prepared.
You’ll find it easier to make aprofit for the next couple ofweeks. You’ll be up for moreresponsibilities, too. Meanwhile,take a wide look at youroptions.
You’ll be getting softer for thenext few weeks, but you’ll stillbe quite assertive. They sayLibra has a fist of steel insidea velvet glove. You’re qualifiedto play that part.
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You’re pretty independent, butwhen someone’s in need, you’lldo what you can to help. Afriend needs your assistancenow. Pitch in.
Tomorrow could be a busy day.Others may have alreadycalled you, requesting helpwith one kind of chore oranoth-
It’s getting easier to see yourgoals for the next severalweeks. You may even fall inlove with somebody whoshares them or who’s alreadythere.
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If there’s one thing you don’t
have to tell students at Bentley,
it’s that image is an important
part of success. Brands are
everywhere, and in order to be
effective, they need to be more
than just intelligent, agile,
benevolent, and poised. We’re
living in an age when goods have
been commoditized to such an
extent that footsteps and oxygen
will soon be regulated with a
price tag.
This doesn’t bode well for
most of us, as it’s getting increas-
ingly harder to tell which things
are of genuine “quality” and
which things are “the other
stuff.” We may not be able to
fight this branding trend, and
some of us may not even want
to. As far as I’m concerned, I’ll be
damned if I can’t tell the differ-
ence between two of the exact
same thing.
I mean, imagine if your Polo
shirt didn’t have that little Polo
guy on it. Without that seeming-
ly superficial detail, your pre-
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Alumni Experience
Desirée Ouellette
Class of 2011
What is your current job
t i t le and who i s your
employer?
I c u r r e n t l y w o r k f o r
Shaker Auto Group. My boss
is a 1991 alumnus and want-
ed a Bentley grad to work for
him, so I was pretty much
hired on the spot. He was
looking for someone with an
analytical and marketing
background to buy and sell
cars wholesale. Despite hav-
ing no car knowledge when I
started, I’ve learned a lot
and have been able to apply
the ski l ls I have had at
Bentley to a job that will
a lways ge t me no t i ced .
Who posit ively inf lu-
e n c e d y o u w h i l e y o u
were at Bentley (a profes-
sor, staff person, friend,
etc.)?
I would have never been
as successful at Bentley if it
wasn’t for my “grown-up” co-
workers at my student jobs.
My first two years, I worked
for catering and the people
there, Voula Xintaropoulos
and Maria Tzigizis specifi-
cally, taught me a lot about
the importance of hard work
a n d a l w a y s k e p t m e i n
check. In my last two years,
I worked in the Alumni
Office and worked for Gary
Kelly, who is one of the most
emphatic and genuine peo-
ple I’ve ever met. College
can be a really stressful
time, but I was really lucky
to have such great bosses
who not only helped me
built my self-confidence but
also kept me sane.
Did you have a favorite
spot to study on campus?
The Dandes Room on the
third floor of Adamian is one
o f B e n t l e y ’ s b e s t k e p t
secrets. It’s a super quiet
and comfortable room to
study in. In my experience,
people usually go there alone
so there’s less side conversa-
tion. Plus, you’re less likely
to take breaks because it’s
a n a c t u a l w a l k t o g o t o
Einstein’s.
What do you miss most
about your college days?
Seasons… Just kidding!
My favorite thing about col-
lege was having everything
so close. I miss the days
where my boyfriend lived
across the Greenspace, my
best friend was living in my
bedroom, and the world’s
bes t burr i t o s were jus t
across the bridge. I’m lucky
because most of my friends
stayed in Mass. and that I
l ive r ight outside Davis
Square but few things can
compare to only having to
walk five minutes to dinner,
class, work, parties and most
importantly, friends.
Do you have any advice
Courtesy of Desirée Ouellette
for Bentley’s current stu-
dents?
Have an open mind and
make good connections. I got
my job by talking to the right
people and am doing some-
thing I never thought I’d do
in a thousand years. Bentley
has a massive network and
there are a lot of different
opportunities outside of tra-
di t ional business ro les .
Also, study abroad, even if
it’s just for a short-term pro-
gram. I didn’t look into the
short-term program during
Undergrad, but went to
Japan in my fifth year. I had
the experience of a lifetime
and I wished I could have
done more!
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Committee
The clothes we wear project an image of whowe are and what we like.
Briefcase Banter: What Brands Say About You By Nick Vasiliadis
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tHE Vanguard nOVEmbEr 1, 2012 PagE 13SportS
game of the season against
Alabama-Huntsville. About
halfway through the opening
period, Bentley got on the board.
Freshman defenseman Kyle
O’Brien scored his first career
goal to give Bentley the 1-0 lead.
Later in the period, with less
than seven seconds to go, anoth-
er freshman got on the board.
Freshman forward Andrew
Gladiuk scored his first of the
night and second of the season.
In the second period, the scor-
ing continued for the Falcons.
For the first goal, junior forward
Justin Breton carried the puck
up the left side of the ice and
passed it to senior forward Joe
Campanelli, who snuck it inside
the right post for Bentley’s third
goal of the game.
Alabama-Huntsville’s only
goal of the night came shortly
after. 11 minutes into the second
period, O’Brien was called for
tripping and was sent to the
penalty box for two minutes. The
Chargers were able to capitalize
on the advantage, scoring on a
goal by Jeff Vanderlugt.
From that point on, it was all
Bentley. In the second period,
goals were scored by senior for-
ward Dan Koudys and junior
forward Brett Gensler. In the
third period, the Falcons kept
pouring it on, scoring four times.
Gladiuk scored his second of the
night, along with two from
Breton and one from freshman
Bentley finished eleventh at
last weekend’s New England
Golf Championship, signaling
the end of the Falcons’ fall
schedule.
The effects of Hurricane
Sandy were felt in this tourna-
ment, with the second round
being cancelled because of the
storm. UMass Lowell and
Saint Anselm College finished
tied for first-place with an over-
all score of 311. Five different
golfers finished tied for the lead
with a score of 75, including
UMass Lowell’s Sylvaine
DeBiais and Harry Hulme.
In their storm-shortened
effort, the Falcons managed an
11th place finish out of 35
teams, and ended with an over-
all score of 321. Senior co-cap-
tains Dan McQueen and Matt
Michel carried the Falcons, fin-
ishing in a tie for sixth and
12th place overall, respective-
ly.
McQueen’s score of four-over
(76) was just one stroke off of
the lead and also helped him
place fourth among all Division
II golfers, earning him Division
II All-New England honors.
Michel ended the tournament
with a score of 77, giving
Bentley two finishers in the
Top 25. Bentley finished third
out of eight Division II teams, a
strong team effort that also
included freshman Malcolm
Ol iver , jun ior Harry
Kirkpatrick and sophomore
Quincy Coulter.
Although the Falcons did
not finish atop the leaderboard
last weekend, one of their own
delivered a victory in another
area. Michel was named the
2012 recipient of the Guy
Tedesco Award by the New
England Intercollegiate Golf
Association following the
NEIGA tournament. Michel
was given this prestigious
award in recognition of his
leadership, love of golf and pro-
motion of the sport. He also
received the award as a result
of his exceptional track record
at Bentley, as he has been the
Falcons’ top golfer for the last
two seasons and earned the
2012 NE-10 Sport Excellence
Award as the conference’s pre-
mier scholar-athlete in golf.
Falcons head coach, Mickey
Herron, had nothing but exu-
berant praise for Michel after
he received the Tedesco award,
seemingly expectant that he
would win.
“What can I say about Matt
Michel which hasn’t already
been said?” said Herron via
Bentley’s Sports Information
Office. “His total dedication to
his academics and his golf
game has been nothing short
of phenomenal. He is a born
leader who has captained both
his high school team and the
Bentley golf team.”
Herron also acknowledged
Michel’s heart of service, say-
ing that Michel is continually
willing to aid the team in any
area possible.
“Matt always volunteers to
help in any way we ask of him,
whether it is SAAC, hosting
recruits, counseling the
younger players with class
selection or just plain assisting
the entire program,” said
Herron.
Michel is the first golfer in
Bentley’s history to earn
Academic All-America honors,
and was one of just eight
Division II golfers to earn this
recognition.
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forward Derek Bacon. When the
final buzzer sounded, Bentley
was victorious, 9-1.
The next night, the Falcons
traveled to nearby Cambridge to
take on Harvard for the first
time ever. While the game was
Harvard’s first of the season,
they seemed to be in mid-season
form.
Harvard started their scoring
early, with a goal coming in the
first five minutes. Harvard’s
Luke Greiner ripped a shot from
the edge of the faceoff circle that
was able to sneak past junior
goalie Branden Komm. Ten
minutes later, a similar looking
shot by Harvard ’s Alex
Fallstrom was able to get by
Komm, giving the Crimson a 2-
0 lead heading into the first
intermission.
Early in the second period,
the Falcons brought the heat,
getting many scoring chances.
However, Harvard’s goalie
Raphael Girard was solid all
night, stopping every shot he
faced. Harvard was able to
weather the storm, and scored
a goal with under three minutes
left in the second period.
The third period saw more
Falcon chances go awry. Most
notably, the Falcons had a two-
man advantage less than a
minute into the third period, but
were unable to capitalize. Two
more Harvard goals finished off
the game, ending in a 5-0 Falcon
loss.
Although Bentley has two
losses in their first four games,
they’ve already established
themselves as one of the top
offensive teams in the country.
The Falcons currently rank
fourth in goals per game with
4.75, sitting behind Denver,
Harvard and Michigan.
Gensler has been responsible
for plenty of the team’s scoring
this season, tallying eight points
that puts him in a tie for seventh
place in Division I hockey.
Bentley stays on the road this
upcoming weekend, traveling to
Robert Morris for a two-game
series.
gregg diamant/tHE VanguardBentley has one of the top offensiveteams in the country.
Both swim team home openers willbe on Nov. 11 against Le Moyne.
Bentley hockey had an up
and down weekend, crushing
Alabama-Huntsville, 9-1, and
then losing to Harvard, 5-0. The
two games brought the Falcons’
record to 2-2.
On Friday night, the Falcons
played in their second home
Matt Michel wins covetedGuy Tedesco AwardBentley finishes 11th at New England By Ian GiancursioVanguard Staff
Bentley splits weekend; defeats Alabama-Huntsville, falls to HarvardGensler-led Falcons among top-scoring teams in Division I, averaging 4.75 goals per game
By Matt GustusVanguard Staff
Falcons strong in first swim meet of seasonBy Emily EllisVanguard Staff
finish up my senior year with.”
The men’s relay team made
up of sophomore Josh Witty,
junior Chris Woods and fresh-
men Tim Connol ly and
Sebastian Barry came in third
for the 200 yard backstroke.
With a time of 1:42.80, sen-
iors Mike Culkin, Ben Demeule
and Mike Simoneau, and soph-
omore Andrew Langin came in
fourth place for the 200 butter-
fly.
Freshmen Kevin Diefenbach,
Owen Karl and Alex Liulakis
came in fourth for the 1,500
yard freestyle relay with a time
of 15:55.58.
Senior captain Tyler
Champagne said that the first
meet of the season is a great
showcase for the team to prove
themselves.
“We swam great and looked
good in the water, so I’m really
excited for the meet against Le
Moyne on Saturday,” said
Champagne. “Personally, my
times are ahead of where I was
last year at this point so it gives
me hope for my final competi-
tive season of collegiate swim-
ming.”
“Overall, I think we’re a lot
better prepared this year as a
team and it shows at practice,”
said Champagne. “Our team is
dedicated and willing to do
whatever coach [Mary Kay]
Samko throws at us. Given the
losses from graduation of the
seniors from last year, it was
looking like a tough task to
rebuild. Fortunately, we had a
good year for recruiting and got
some promising talent.”
Champagne continued to talk
about their ultimate goal: the
NE-10 championship.
“Looking forward, with the
team we have, I think we have
a great chance of beating some
top competitors this year,” said
Champagne.
“We’ve been training a lot
harder and swimming a lot
more yardage during practice to
prepare us for the Northeast-10
championships at the end of
January,” said Hodson.
Both the men’s and women’s
team will have their home open-
er on Saturday, November 11
against Le Moyne.
The Falcons swim teams had
their first meet this past
Saturday at MIT, who also host-
ed Roger Williams University,
Wheaton College in the Charlie
Batterman Relays.
The women’s team had a
strong first showing. Senior All-
American swimmer Jessica
Hodson had five Top 4 finishes.
Her 400 yard individual medley
relay with juniors Amanda Le
and Caroline Lewis and senior
captain Taryn Dooley came in
second place with a time of
4:23.92.
Hodson was pleased with
most of her times for the day
especially considering her
events were scheduled back to
back.
“I think the entire team did
a really good job with handling
back to back races as well,”
Hodson said. “Everybody swam
really good times for this early
in the season.”
Another women’s relay team
that included senior Monika
Drogosz as well as sophomores
Nadine Edwards, Danielle
Hel lstern and Kait lyn
Simoneau finished in second for
the 400 yard freestyle with a
time of 3:49.51.
“We’ve been training a lot
harder since our season is short-
er this year so a lot of people
were concerned that they
wouldn’t put up as good of times
as they ended up doing,” said
Hodson.
“We lost a lot of swimmers
who graduated in May so it will
be interesting to see how our
new freshmen and everyone
else step up to make up for the
loss,” Hodson said. “Based on
how hard everyone’s been work-
ing at practice, I’m hoping for
another undefeated dual meet
season on the women’s side to
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Falcons clinch berth in NE-10 playoffs; will face Franklin Piece in first round
The Falcons soccer team
finished off their regular sea-
son on a high note, winning
their last two games and
s e c u r i n g a s p o t i n t h e
Northeast-10 playoffs.
Bentley clinched its fifth
straight trip to the NE-10
playoffs with a 2-0 victory
against Franklin Pierce. It
was Bentley’s first victory
against Franklin Pierce in
program history. The first half
was a defensive struggle as
neither team could get on the
board. The scoreless tie was
broken in the 60th minute as
senior forward Brennan
DaCosta scored on a penalty
kick to give Bentley a 1-0 lead.
Junior forward Justin
Cirasola put the game away
in the 74th minute by collect-
ing a loose ball at the top of
the 18 and blasting a shot
past Ravens goaltender Jake
Wright for his second goal of
the season to give the Falcons
a 2-0 lead. Senior defender
Weston Zeiner and junior
defender Jordan Bridge
played exceptional defense
throughout the entire game,
limiting the Ravens to only
five shots on net. Senior goal-
tender Alex Pilitsis stopped
all five shots to preserve the
shutout and send Bentley to
the playoffs.
In the Falcon’s regular sea-
son finale against Southern
Connecticut, the team was
playing to secure home field
advantage in the first round
of the playoffs. Bentley was
not able to get many shots off
during the game as the Owls
played some stifling defense.
In fact, the Falcons were only
able to put two shots on net
during the entire game but
they made those two shots
count.
In the 59th minute, sopho-
more forward Mike Kahn and
DaCosta got free on a two on
n o n e b r e a k a w a y . K a h n
pushed a gentle touch pass to
DaCosta in front of the net
and DaCosta banged home
the goal to put Bentley ahead
1-0. This was DaCosta’s team-
leading eighth goal of the sea-
son. Pilitsis made sure that
the one goal was a l l the
Falcons would need as he
saved a season-high nine
shots to give Bentley the 1-0
victory. Pilitsis’ fifth shutout
of the season helped Bentley
finish 10-4-2 on the season
and 8-3-2 in the NE-10.
With the victory against
S o u t h e r n C o n n e c t i c u t ,
Bentley now holds the No. 4
seed in the NE-10 playoffs
and will be hosting a home
playoff match for the first
t i m e i n t w o y e a r s . T h e
Falcons enter the playoffs
with a lot of momentum as
they have won six of their last
seven matches. Considering
the fact that the NE-10 play-
offs consist of single elimina-
tion games, heading into the
playoffs on a hot streak could
potentially give Bentley an
e d g e i n t h e i r u p c o m i n g
games.
Bentley will be facing num-
ber five Franklin Pierce in a
rematch of the game played
last week. Franklin Pierce is
a soccer powerhouse having
reached the NE-10 playoffs
every year since 2003. The
Ravens won the Division II
S o c c e r N a t i o n a l
Championship in 2007 and
hold a 15-1-2 all-time record
against Bentley.
Franklin Pierce finished
the season with an identical
10-4-2 regular season record
and an 8-3-2 mark in NE-10
conference play. Even though
the Falcons just recently
defeated the Ravens, the
Bentley players are not tak-
ing their opponent lightly.
“It’s not going to be an easy
game; they will want revenge
on us for beating them last
week at their home field,” said
DaCosta.
“It is very difficult to beat
the same team twice in the
same season,” said Zeiner.
“[We need] to remain calm
and stay focused on the task
at hand,” said DaCosta,
acknowledging that those
By Billy Fitzhenry
VANGUARD STAff
Bentley looks for successful spring after unsatisfying fallBy Benjamin Klein
SpORTS EDITOR
Bentley’s rugby team is
better than their record
shows, but there is room for
improvement.
The Falcons will not be
heading to the Division II
R u g b y N a t i o n a l
Championships—after com-
peting for the title the past
two seasons—posting a 4-3
r e c o r d w i t h o n e g a m e
remain ing on the i r f a l l
schedule. In order to qualify
for the national champi-
onship, a program has to fin-
ish either first or second in
their respective conference.
would be some of the keys to
the matchup.
DaCosta also noted the
importance of being prepared
for the playoff atmosphere.
“Beating Franklin Pierce
last week gives us confidence
that we can go out and do well
if we do the right things,” said
DaCosta. “[However] we need
to go out there and match
their intensity on game day.”
“We have had a successful
run heading into the postsea-
son and we are hoping to con-
tinue our success against
Franklin Pierce,” said Zeiner.
I f Bentley does defeat
W i t h t h r e e l o s s e s o n
Bentley’s resume, they have
been mathematically elimi-
nated f rom f in ish ing in
either of those positions
within the Rugby Northeast
conference.
“Our goal this season was
to get back to nationals for a
third straight year , but
unfortunately that isn’t
going to happen,” said senior
scrum half Jon Renz. “Our
c o n f e r e n c e d e f i n i t e l y
improved, but we definitely
didn’t live up to the goals
that we set for ourselves. We
will need to get better in the
spr ing and prepare the
underc lassmen for next
year.”
The Falcons’ fall season
didn’t go as planned, espe-
cially after winning their
first three games of the sea-
son and being ranked as
high as the No. 9 team in the
country. Bentley fell to Saint
Michael’s and Holy Cross in
their next two matchups, but
regained strength after
defeating Merrimack for
their fourth victory of the
year.
Their most recent game, a
41-13 loss at the hands of the
Providence Friars, really told
the story of the season. The
Falcons had trouble keeping
possession of the ball and
couldn’t score when given
the opportunity.
Bentley may only have
one game remaining on their
schedule—a match against
S t . A n s e l m — a n d e v e n
though there is not much left
to play for, they aren’t going
to just give up.
“Going forward with our
n e x t g a m e s a g a i n s t S t .
Anselm and the spring sea-
son, we need to work on tak-
ing care of the ball and stay-
ing within our system of
play,” said senior co-captain
eight-man Doug Goodhile.
“We will grind until the end,
like we always do.”
Since Bentley shares the
football field with several
other teams, they don’t get
the opportunity to practice
as much as they’d like to.
They’re forced to train off the
field which may have acci-
dently been put on the back
burner.
“I think that going for-
ward, we need to rededicate
ourselves to fitness,” said
Renz. “We only practice two
days a week so on the other
days we need to get on the
track or in the gym to get
into shape. Even though we
are a club team, we need to
train like we are more than
that.”
The Falcons may just be a
club team, but they certain-
ly have been just as success-
ful in recent memory com-
pared to some of the NCAA
teams at Bentley. They have
made i t to the Nat ional
Championships the past two
seasons, something that not
every other Bentley team
can say.
Sure, they haven’t had
much success when playing
f o r a n a t i o n a l c h a m p i -
onship—winning just one
game in four chances—but
the fact that they are there
is something to be proud of.
They are on the radar of the
other major programs in the
country and will be back in
the playoff picture before you
can spell rugby.
Franklin Pierce, they will face
the winner of the Merrimack
and American International
game in the NE-10 semifinals.
Merrimack is the number one
overall seed in the playoffs
while American International
is number eight. During the
regular season, Bentley
dropped close games to both
of these teams. In September,
Bentley lost 3-2 to American
International and just two
weeks ago, Bentley lost 1-0
against Merrimack.
Bentley’s focus for now,
however, is all on Franklin
Pierce.
Senior forward Brennan DaCosta scoreda team-high eight goals this season.
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The Falcons will play their last fallmatch against Saint Anselm.
Kevin Du/THE VANGUARD
Bentley was ranked as high as No. 9 in thecountry this year.
Kevin Du/THE VANGUARD
REcENT RESUlTSResults from 10/20-10/28
Field Hockey (11-7, 8-2 NE-10) Result
at Southern Connecticut (10/20)* W 2-1
vs. UMass-Lowell (NE-10 Semifinals)(10/27) L 1-0
Football (6-2, 5-2 NE-10)
Merrimack (10/27)* W 38-21
Golf
New England Championships (10/28) 11th of 35
Hockey (2-2, 1-0 AHA)
Alabama-Huntsville (10/26) W 9-1
at Harvard (10/27) L 5-0
Men’s Soccer (10-4-2, 8-3-2 NE-10)
at Southern Connecticut (10/26)* W 1-0
Men’s Swimming
Batterman Relays No team score
Women’s Soccer (5-9-3, 3-9-3 NE-10)
at Merrimack (10/24)* L 1-0
at Saint Rose (10/27)* L 1-0
Volleyball (9-17, 4-7 NE-10)
at Adelphi (10/26)* L 3-0
*Conference Game
Nov. 2 Volleyball vs. American International 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 9 Men’s Basketball vs. Caldwell 8:00 p.m.
Nov. 10 Football vs. TBA (NE-10 Weekend) 12:00 p.m.Men’s Basketball vs. Dominican (N.Y.) 8:00 p.m.
Nov. 11Women’s Basketball vs. Holy Family 1:30 p.m.
*Conference Game
UPcomiNG ScHEDUlE
THE VANGUARD NoVEmbER 1, 2012 PAGE 15SportS
Bentley ended their two-
game losing streak with a
d o m i n a n t w i n o v e r
Northeas t -10 opponent
Merrimack by the score of
3 8 - 2 1 , i m p r o v i n g t h e
Falcons’ record to 6-2 overall
(5-2 NE-10).
Junior quarterback Danny
Guadagnoli had a phenome-
nal day, passing for 341
yards and two scores while
running for 76 yards and two
m o r e t o u c h d o w n s .
Sophomore wide receiver Jeff
Hill and senior wide receiv-
er Sean Cross both eclipsed
100 yards, accumulating 196
and 107 yards respectively.
Hill was able to use his
height and strength to go up
over the defenders and catch
the ball all day. Anytime the
team needed a big play,
Guadagnoli threw it up for
Hill to make a play and that
is just what he did.
”We knew going in that
the corners were small and
that we could use me and
[senior wide receiver] Bill
Kiley’s height to take advan-
tage of this mismatch,” said
Hill . “Danny made some
great throws and put the ball
in the perfect place for me to
come down with it.”
E a r l y i n t h e g a m e ,
Guadagnoli noticed that
there was no chance for the
Merrimack corners to cover
Bentley’s big receivers.
“When a 5’9’’ cornerback is
pressed on a 6’4’’ wide receiv-
er it’s always a good bet to
t a k e a s h o t , ” s a i d
Guadagnoli. “We saw some
success early going to Jeff, so
I figured I would keep test-
ing that matchup all game,
which turned out to pay off.”
Another aspect o f the
game that went in Bentley’s
favor was the turnover bat-
t l e . T h e t e a m h a d b e e n
struggling in recent games
with turnovers, as they had
given the ball away six times
i n t h e l a s t t w o g a m e s .
Saturday, the team protect-
ed the ball much better and
did not turn the ball over at
all.
“We always stress that we
have to win the turnover bat-
tle,” said Guadagnoli. “I per-
sonally tried to focus on ball
security all week, making
sure to keep the ball tucked
at all times and being as
decisive as possible when
throwing.”
Coming into the game, a
major part of the Bentley
game plan was to stop the
duo of Merrimack quarter-
back Joe Clancy and wide
receiver Isaiah Voegeli, the
NE-10 leaders in yards and
touchdowns at their respec-
tive positions.
Clancy, averaging 381
yards per game this season,
threw for 321 yards and a
touchdown Saturday. He was
intercepted three times by
the Bent l ey se condary .
Interceptions were made by
senior cornerback Stephen
Stewart, senior safety Steve
Hopkins and junior line-
backer AC Carter.
Voegeli, averaging 153
yards per game, caught nine
passes for 141 yards and a
score. Many of his yards
came in the fourth quarter,
with the game well out of
hand.
The Falcons were the first
to score in the game, coming
after a failed fourth down
attempt by Merrimack and
with the Falcons getting the
ball on their own 32-yard
line. On a fourth and five
from the Merrimack 36-yard
line, Guadagnoli found sen-
i o r w i d e r e c e i v e r M i k e
Sumrell on a six-yard pass,
keeping the drive alive. Five
plays later, Guadagnoli ran
the ball into the end zone for
a 14-yard score.
A field goal by senior kick-
er Will Lockwood gave the
Falcons a 10-0 lead early in
the second quarter.
L a t e r i n t h e h a l f ,
Merrimack closed the gap.
With short field position,
Clancy took his team 37
yards for a touchdown, hook-
ing up with Voegeli for an
11-yard score. Merrimack
decided to go for the two-
point conversion, which was
unsuccessful.
On their next two posi-
tions, Bentley answered with
back-to-back touchdowns.
T h e f i r s t w a s a n o t h e r
Guadagnoli run, this one
f r o m n i n e y a r d s o u t .
Previously, on a third and
eight from the Bentley 29,
Guadagnoli connected with
Cross on a 43-yard play, set-
ting them up for a score.
Forty seconds before the
half, Hopkins intercepted
Clancy and returned the ball
back to the Merrimack 40.
After a 39-yard pass to Hill
came up inches shy of the
goal line, junior running
b a c k L o r e n z o W a r r e n
punched the ball in for his
third touchdown in the last
two games.
At the half, the Falcons
led, 24-6.
Coming out of halftime,
Merrimack executed a very
efficient drive, scoring a
touchdown on a two-yard
run. Once again, they went
for the two point conversion,
this time coming up success-
ful. The score brought the
Bentley lead to only 10.
However, the offense was
once again able to respond
with a score. On a third and
eleven from the Merrimack
By Matt Gustus
VANGUARD STAff
Falcons back on track with Homecoming winDefense on alert going against top rusher in regular season finale
Kevin Du/THE VANGUARDSophomore wide receiver Jeff Hill used his heightand strength successfully against Merrimack.
Kevin Du/THE VANGUARDBentley beat NE-10 opponent Merrimack38-21, improving their record to 6-2 overall.
40-yard line, Guadagnoli
found Hill on a 40-yard bomb
for Hill’s first score of the
game.
From there, the defense
took over and shut down
Merrimack. On the next five
possessions, the Falcons
forced two turnovers , a
turnover on downs and two
punts. Merrimack’s only
other score came with 17 sec-
onds left to play, as backup
q u a r t e r b a c k L u k e
Bakanowsky led Merrimack
down the field in garbage
time.
The final score showed the
Falcons victorious, 38-21.
With the win, the Falcons
clinched third place in the
NE-10 standings. Due to the
NE-10’s new Championship
Weekend, each team partici-
pates in one extra game at
the end of the year. The
setup has the third place
team matched up against the
sixth place team. As of now,
it appears that the Falcons
will be matched up with the
loser of the Merrimack-
Assumption game this week-
end. Whatever the outcome
may be, the game will be
held at home for the Falcons
in two weeks.
Before then, the Falcons
will play their last regular
season game at Southern
Connecticut State (2-7 over-
all, 2-5 NE-10) this Saturday
at 1:00 p.m.
The biggest strength of
Southern Connecticut has
been their running game.
R u n n i n g b a c k V a u g h n
Magee has had an extraordi-
nary year, averaging 139
yards per game and scoring
seven touchdowns. Back in
September, McGee ran an
astonishing 297 yards and
four touchdowns against St.
Anselm. Last week, against
one of the best defenses in
the country in New Haven,
McGee was able to run for
139 yards. The Falcons will
have to stop him if they hope
to be victorious in the regu-
lar season finale.
FalCOn FaCt
The Bentley women’s basketball team has been
ranked the No. 2 team in nation the USA TODAY
Sports/ESPN Division II Top 25 preseason poll.
The Lady Falcons (31-4) lost in the NCAA Division
II National Championship Final Four last season to
Ashland University (33-2), who is ranked No. 1. Shaw
Uni v ers i t y ( 2 9 -6 ) , who won t he Na t i ona l
Championship, is ranked No. 9.
Bentley hosts Holy Family in its season opener on
Nov. 11 at 1:30 p.m.
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Bentley women’s f ield
hockey has been given one
more shot at keeping their
season alive.
The Falcons rode a seven-
game win streak into the
Northeast-10 Championship
this past weekend, holding
the No. 2 seed in the tourna-
ment and awaiting the win-
ner of No. 3 UMass Lowell
and No. 6 Stonehill. UMass
Lowell would come out victo-
rious, setting up a third meet-
ing between the Falcons and
the River Hawks.
UMass Lowell took the
first matchup of the season,
shutting Bentley out 6-0 in
early September. About a
month later, the Falcons got
their revenge, winning 2-0.
Saturday’s semifinal game
w o u l d r e s u l t i n a t h i r d
shutout, but unfortunately it
was the Falcons who were
held scoreless in a 1-0 loss.
The defenses of both teams
stepped up in the first half
Saturday, denying the offens-
e s a n y s h o t a t s c o r i n g .
Neither team was able to find
the back of the net after the
opening 35 minutes. Bentley’s
senior co-captain goalie Julia
Powell was definitely facing a
ton of pressure, though.
Powell, who has had to
stand on her head at times
this season, faced nine first
half shots. Fortunately for
Bentley, she didn’t let any of
them get by her.
The second half looked a lot
like the first: with no scoring.
It wasn’t until there were 17
minutes remaining in regula-
tion when UMass Lowell’s
Rachel McCarthy managed to
sneak one of the team’s 15
second half shots past Powell
to give the River Hawks a
late lead.
Bentley had five shots in
the second half, but Melanie
Hopkins stood strong in net
to clinch a championship
g a m e b e r t h f o r U M a s s
Lowell, defeating the Lady
Falcons 1-0. The River Hawks
would go on to win the NE-10
Championship on Sunday
with another 1-0 victory, this
time over No. 1 Merrimack.
S e n i o r f o r w a r d B e t h
Maguire was kept silent
against UMass Lowell, some-
thing that a number of teams
have had a hard time doing
this season. Maguire leads
Bentley in goals (9) and
points (23), and is tied for the
team lead in assists (5).
When a player has such an
impressive season, they tend
to get recognized at the con-
clusion of the year. As it
turned out, Maguire was
named to the NE-10 First
Team.
“I was honored when I
found out that I was selected
to the NE-10 First Team,”
said Maguire. “I could not
have had the season that I
am having, however, without
the support of my team-
mates.”
Two of Maguire’s team-
m a t e s , j u n i o r d e f e n d e r
Melissa Martorelli and fresh-
man midf ielder Meghan
Talerman, were named to the
NE-10 Second Team.
“The of fense has been
doing well; we just need to
keep scoring,” said Powell.
“Our corners have been work-
ing [hard] lately and we just
need to keep generating shots
on net. The defense is the
backbone of this team. The
backs don ’ t get as much
recognition as other positions
on the field and I know we
wouldn’t be where we are
without them.”
Well, the strong play of the
team as a whole has now
been recognized, as the Lady
Falcons have been given a
shot at winning the NCAA
D i v i s i o n I I N a t i o n a l
Championship. On Monday
afternoon, Bentley was noti-
fied that it had been selected
to play NE-10 foe Merrimack
in the f irst round of the
NCAA Championship.
“Beginning in August, one
of our main goals was to
make it to the NCAA tourna-
ment, so we are really excit-
e d a b o u t t h e b i d , ” s a i d
Maguire. “However, we are
all so competitive, so it is
hard to settle for just making
the tournament. We are just
going to focus on winning one
game at a time.”
Full focus is going to be
needed to reach the Final
Four, as Bentley has lost to
Merrimack in both of their
matchups this year. The Lady
Falcons fell 4-1 in September
and then lost in overtime in
October, 3-2.
“ L a s t t i m e w e p l a y e d
Merrimack we went to over-
time,” said Maguire. “They
have some very talented goal
scorers so it will be important
for our defense to shut them
down. They are a great pass-
ing team so as long as each of
us does our job, we will be
able to take their passing
options away and control
most of the game.”
Playing well defensively
will definitely be a big factor
in Saturday’s result, but so
will be if Bentley can score.
Merrimack’s Kerri Bergquist
was recently named the NE-
10 Goalkeeper of the Year
and she’s played very well
against Bentley this year. She
made 10 saves in the first
matchup this season, but only
blocked 1-of-3 shots she faced
in the later meeting.
“Merrimack has the NE-10
Goalie of the Year on their
team, so the offense will need
to focus on moving her to cre-
ate scoring opportunities,”
said Maguire.
The winner of Bentley and
Merrimack will advance to
the Final Four against the
Lady Falcons’ most recent
opponent and NE-10 champi-
on, UMass Lowell. The River
Hawks earned the No. 1 seed
in the North Region behind
an 18-3 record.
Having to win against both
M e r r i m a c k a n d U M a s s
Lowell will not be an easy
task, and Maguire acknowl-
edges that.
“Overall, we will have to
leave everything we have on
the field,” said Maguire.
“Merr imack and UMass
Lowell are good teams that
will require 110 percent effort
to beat, but we have already
beaten [UMass] Lowell and
c a m e c l o s e t o b e a t i n g
Merrimack, so we just need to
believe that we can do it
again.”
Powell also recognized the
necessity to put plenty of
effort into the upcoming bat-
tle against Merrimack.
“A big takeaway from this
season is that is that a field
hockey game takes 70 full
minutes of high level play,”
said Powell . “We cannot
afford to start slow or let up
in the second half. The win-
ner will play 70 minutes. We
lost in overtime [last time]. I
expect a different outcome
this time.”
Saturday’s matchup will be
hosted by Merrimack and is
set to start at 6 :30 p .m.
UMass Lowell will host the
semifinal , which wil l be
played on Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. or
4 p . m . T h e N a t i o n a l
Championship is scheduled
fo r Nov . 11 a t 1 p .m . a t
UMass Lowell.
By Benjamin Klein
SpOrtS edItOr
Bentley selected to play Merrimack in first round of NCAA ChampionshipLady Falcons fall to UMass Lowell in Northeast-10 semifinals; Maguire named to first team
Bentley will play Merrimack on Saturdayin the first round.
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FalCOn
OF the
Week
2
DaCosta Named
Falcon of the Week
Senior Brennan DaCosta of the men’s soccer team
is the Falcon of the Week. DaCosta scored two goals
last week as the Falcons closed out the regular sea-
son with victories over Franklin Pierce and Southern
Connecticut.
He converted a penalty kick in the team’s 2-0 win
at Franklin Pierce, and scored the match’s only goal
in Bentley’s 1-0 victory at Southern Connecticut.
Those two results helped the Falcons secure the No.
4 seed and a quarterfinal match at home against
Franklin Pierce in the Northeast-10 Men’s Soccer
Championship.
DaCosta was named the NE-10 Player of the Week
on Monday for his efforts. He finished the regular
season leading the team in both goals (8) and points
(19).
Senior goalie Julia Powell credits theFalcons’ success, in part, to the corners.
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