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ThursDAY, oCTobEr 25, 2012voLuME Liv issuE vi WWW.bENTLEYvANGuArD.CoM
Bentley’s Marketing Department rolls out new logo
By Lacey Nemergut
NEWs EDiTor
The campus takes this opportunity to look back and reflect on the evolution of our school
Bentley Administration took key feedback toheart and redesigned the new logo (left).
Courtesy of bentley.edu
Throughout this week
packed with midterms and
interviews, Bentley is prepar-
ing for its annual homecom-
ing celebrations as it accepts
its revamped institutional
logo. The administration,
busily creating the ideal posi-
tioning for the University’s
blend of core business class-
es laced with liberal arts, has
r e l e a s e d t h e n e w l o g o
straight from the Office Of
The President.
“We are now ready to move
forward with an enhanced,
more timeless brand identi-
ty,” said President Gloria
Larson , address ing the
Bentley community.
“We will be introducing the
revised logo in different forms
over the coming weeks ,
beginning at Homecoming.”
Larson detailed the major
purpose of the campaign,
addressing the primary objec-
tives.
“The Campaign will target
key audiences in an effort to
grow awareness, enhance
perceptions, and increase the
number of prospective stu-
dents, partners, and support-
ers that engage with us,” said
Larson.
A common misconception
on the new logo involves the
presence of the clock tower.
“Some folks don’t realize
that the clock tower that we
had was introduced by our
last marketing VP…there
have been several versions of
our institutional logo over the
decades,” said Michele Walsh,
d i r e c t o r o f N e w s a n d
Communication. “It’s exciting
to see the evolution of a logo.”
In addition, some students
questioned the necessity of a
r e b r a n d i n g c a m p a i g n .
According to funded research
of 11 different audiences, only
6 percent of students named
Bentley, unaided by any
prompts , when asked to
name a private college and
university in the Northeast
whereas 24 percent named
Bentley when asked to name
an undergraduate school
known for business.
In response to the survey,
David Perry, Bentley’s Chief
Marketing Officer, said, “We
need to increase awareness in
order to be part of the initial
collection of schools prospec-
tive undergraduate students
consider. For example, NYU
had 24 percent unprompted
awareness in our study. We
don’t expect to reach 24 per-
cent but we can target the 8-
10 percent range over the
next 3-5 years.”
“Many in the [local area]
remembers Bentley as a pre-
dominately accounting school,
a certificate school…they
don’t realize all that we offer
now and all the students
have made of it,” said Walsh.
“We still need to market to
our own community in New
England as well.”
“Perceptions lag reality
about 5 to 10 years,” said
David Perry in relation to the
accounting identity surround-
ing Bentley.
“I encourage students to
join me as brand ambassa-
dors for Bentley. By sharing
your unique experience with
others now and in the future
as active alumni, you will
help Bentley continue to
build awareness and further
enhance our growing reputa-
tion,” said Larson.
Finally, as to the com-
ments regarding university
spending, the administration
provided a statement on
funds. “It’s not about spend-
ing more or less. It doesn’t
impact tuition,” said Walsh.
Walsh detailed that the uni-
versity, as any effective busi-
ness does, calculated the mar-
k e t i n g b u d g e t w i t h o u t
impacting tuition or other
accounts. A portion of the
money went towards market
research to further enhance
understanding of the market
and incoming freshmen.
The administration, in
light of midterms, interviews,
and wanting to celebrate
campus accomplishments,
hopes to reward the campus
in a must-attend event this
T h u r s d a y n i g h t o n t h e
renowned Bentley green
space.
“There’s a lot to celebrate.
The brand piece is icing on
the cake,” said Jimmy Doan,
Program Coordinator for
Student Activities.
The event encompasses
Bentley’s rich history as it
nears its 100 year anniver-
sary. Professor Cliff Putney
i s c u r r e n t l y c o m p i l i n g
records, detailing the found-
ing of the university prior to
World War I and its evolution
in preparation for the centen-
nial. Founder, Harry Bentley,
o r i g i n a l l y l e f t B o s t o n
University convinced he had
a better approach to teaching
accounting. ‘Teach like hell
from bell to bell,’ Bentley
would say.
The administration hopes
to release a new marketing
campaign in the near future,
partnering with Professor
LeDoux’s marketing class to
spearhead the initiative.
“I am really excited about
t h e n e w b r a n d , t h e
“Prepared” positioning, and
the campaign that will roll
out next semester,” said
President Gloria Larson.
“Now we can bring our brand
to life by showing the world
how Bentley’s distinctive
form of preparation trans-
lates to compelling value and
benefits through creative, rel-
evant, high impact story-
telling.”
Police Log 2 Editorial 4 Cartoon 4 Voices 9 Notes From Abroad 11 Falcon of The Week 16
City Year AlumnaMolly Godfrey talkst o u s a b o u t h e rexperiences in LA.
5 FOOTBALLFalcons’ NE-10Championsh iphopes go downthe drain
16A123 GOES BANKRUPTWaltham-based manufacturer hits bottom
7
BLUE MAN GROUPThe silent trio put on an excellent show
9
CITY YEAR
Bentley has been plastering the campus with posters in anticpation oftonight’s event.
Courtesy of Jimmy Doan
Page 2 oCtober 25, 2012 the VanguardNews
JudiCial aCtion Summary
total number of cases: 11total number of individuals involved (violators): 14number of individuals dismissed from responsibility: 1number of individuals admitting responsibility: 13number of individuals referred to Judicial Board: 7 number of educational sanctions given: 10
(includes referrals to alcohol Education)Cash total of fines given for the week: $400number of work sanctions assigned: 0number of students placed on warning: 9number of parental notifications: 0number of individuals put on residential probation: 1
(Loss of 15 Housing Credits)number of individuals put on disciplinary probation: 0
(Loss of 30 Housing Credits)number of individuals put on suspension (housing): 0number of individuals put on suspension (university): 0number of individuals expelled from university: 0
Provided by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs
10.17.2012-10.24.2012
first steps to freedom
Early Friday morning, a caller
reported an abandoned wheelchair
in the woods by the farm lot. An
officer checked the area, but found
no results… except for a miracle.
Male Misconception
A little later, officers responded
to the area of Fenway Hall for a
report of a male party that had
damaged an exit sign and then fled.
The officers checked out the area
and did not find anyone matching
the description given. upon further
review, it was revealed that this
was actually one of the rare cases
where they had too many students
meeting the description of “male
party” on campus and the caller
was definitely going to have to be
more specific.
By the Book
That evening, an officer assisted
Waltham Police with a booking at
the Waltham Police Department.
The booking went exactly as you
would expect it to: The officer filled
in the missing information from the
incident, the necessary forms were
signed and processed and time
froze as all of the officers high-fived
to mark another case closed.
kitchen nightmares
There were four fire alarms set
off by cooking mishaps in the last
week. This further proves that stu-
dents will do just about anything,
including potentially burning off
their limbs, to avoid eating at
Seasons.
Missed opportunities
Oct. 20, 2:46 a.m. End of watch.
There was no further activity until
6:40 a.m. You blew it Bentley. You
had a three-hour and 56-minute
window before the next police activ-
ity to commit all the crimes you
wanted to and you blew it. Nimble,
my ass.
the first Cut is the deepest
A student walked in to the
Bentley Police Station to report he
had cut his finger. The officer spoke
with the student about the lacera-
tion and while the details of the
conversation are fuzzy, the phrase
“WebMD could have told you all of
this” was very clear. The student
said he would monitor the cut and
come back if the bleeding got worse.
Still no word…
on the Cutting Edge
Officers and AMr responded to
Spruce Hall for a student who cut
their finger while closing a knife.
Eighteen minutes later, Facilities
responded to Spruce Hall for a
report of blood inside on the floor.
This may go down as one of most
complicated crimes in Bentley his-
tory.
Bay Blunder
Officers responded to the Lower
PoliCe logGreen Space at the request of Bay
Colony for a disturbance out on the
field. The officers cleared the area,
reporting the call was unfounded.
What was made even clearer back
at the Bentley Police Station was
that no one, and I mean NO ONE,
deems the call of the admirable and
honorary Bay Colony unfounded
unless they also want a date with
the devil.
Cannabis Confiscation
The resident Director of Copley
North requested an off icer to
remove confiscated items. This was
probably a collection of illegal exten-
sion cords, candles or dangerous
a p p l i a n c e s . O r w e e d .
as long as you… keep it
down after 2 a.m.
Lt. Flint sent an e-mail out to the
police force about a loud party in
Falcone West. A sergeant respond-
ed and went to check it out. He
reported that he spoke with stu-
dents and had them turn the music
down.
Because it was not specified in
the report, it in unclear if it was
really the volume of the music that
was the issue.
Leading one to believe it was
probably some God awful music
(*cough* Justin Bieber *cough*)
that was being played and the offi-
cer just could not bear another sec-
ond of it blaring through the halls.
Justice Reporter & Officer Pickles
Vanguard Staff
FOr GENErAL & CONTACT INFOrMATION ABOuT
The Vanguard, PLEASE SEE PAGE 4.
Copy Editor
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sports Editor
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fEaturEs Editor
BusinEss Editor
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onlinE Editor
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JournalisM advisor
studEnt lifE advisor
Editor-in-ChiEf
Sindhu Palaniappan
Managing Editor gEnEral ManagEr
Alyson Bisceglia Emily Silver
Nate Marchand
Lacey Nemergut
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Mike Lovett
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Tomer Gat
Meagan Kalpokis
Brian Fuerst
Dina Durutlic
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the Vanguard OCtOber 25, 2012 Page 3NEws
By Katrina AndersonVanguard Staff
Bentley goes local: Weekly Farm Stand offers fresh food
Bentley students, facul-
ty and staff don’t have to
settle for average, unexcit-
ing, unhealthy cafeteria-
style food. The university
offers fresh locally grown
food at a weekly campus
Farm Stand and in
Seasons, its main student
dining hall. Whether stu-
dents are interested in
maintaining an organic
diet, helping local busi-
nesses, or just enjoy deli-
cious fruit and produce,
this “go local” mission at
Bentley University offers
an appealing option.
The Farm Stand is in its
second year of business.
Sponsored by Student
Affairs, The Center for
Health and Wellness and
The Office of
Sustainability, the stand
comes to the student cen-
ter every Tuesday from 3
p.m. to 6 p.m. between
September 4 and
November 6. It offers an
array of produce at reason-
able prices.
The idea for the Farm
Stand sprouted two years
ago in the minds of Doreen
Floyd, Assistant Dean of
Student Affairs and mem-
bers of the Center for
Health and Wellness. But,
according to Amanda King,
Director of Sustainability,
students had been asking
for years about an organic
farm stand on campus.
At first, the thought was
to have a huge open mar-
ket with several different
farms, but King, Floyd and
other organizers of the
event learned that most
farms had committed to
markets already. They
searched for someone
interested in working with
Bentley. Debbie Auger,
owner of the Nagog Hill
Farm in Littleton, MA was
enthusiastic about the
idea. She remains enthusi-
astic every Tuesday, when
she comes to Bentley.
Bentley provides the space
for Auger and all proceeds
go to the farm. She pro-
vides shoppers with free
items if they bring their
reusable shopping bags.
“We don’t have a counter
to keep track of how many
people come each week,
but Debbie is always
pleased,” said King. “She
never thinks twice about
staying later than 6 p.m. if
students are still making
purchases. I receive posi-
tive emails every week
from students!”
Student satisfaction is
also apparent. Margeaux
Guercia, a junior and avid
shopper at The Farm
Stand said, “It’s a healthy
and convenient option for
quality produce and a nice
break from Seasons. It’s
cool being able to help out
a local business too”.
Seasons dining hall also
offers locally grown pro-
duce in their daily menu
options. The Better
Tomorrow Plan and sourc-
ing from local vendors is
influenced by the business
relationship between
Sodexo and its food suppli-
er, Cisco.
Courtesy of campbellsfarmstand.comNagog Hill Farm will bring produce toBentley every Tuesday until Nov. 6.
By Kristin TomasiVanguard Staff
Continued energy efficiency projects at Bentley; invests in renewable energy
As part of an ongoing
effort to reduce its carbon
footprint, Bentley has
recently invested in renew-
able energy certificates
(RECs).
“Renewable energy cer-
tificates are the industry
standard for accounting for
renewable energy,” said
Amanda King, Director of
Sustainability and Special
Adviser to the President.
“They represent the envi-
ronmental benefits associ-
ated with generating elec-
tricity from renewable
energy sources” as opposed
to generating electricity
from burning fossil fuel. A
wind farm, for example, is
credited with one REC for
every 1,000 kilowatt hours
of electricity it produces.
“We are now buying
renewable energy certifi-
cates for 100 percent of our
annual electricity purchase
which means because of
Bentley, there is [cleaner],
domestically produced elec-
tricity on the U.S. grid and
we get a 50 percent reduc-
tion in our carbon foot-
print,” said King. “How? 50
percent of our carbon foot-
print results from the elec-
tricity used in our build-
ings. By purchasing car-
bon-neutral wind power we
knock out that 50 percent
of our carbon footprint.”
Space constraints mean
installing on-site renew-
able energy sources would
only generate about 8 per-
cent of the university’s
annual electricity needs.
“Thus, for compact, subur-
ban campuses like ours off-
site renewable energy is
the answer,” King said.
In the United States this
summer, wind power pro-
duced over 50 gigawatts of
electricity. This is equal to
the amount of electricity
produced by 44 fossil fuel-
burning power plants, but
without any negative exter-
nalities such as air pollu-
tion and the release of
greenhouse gases.
“Our REC purchase sup-
ports domestic renewable
energy generation and
energy security,” said King.
“It also supports further
development of the renew-
able energy market and
products and underlines
Bentley’s commitment to
sustainability.”
Other energy efficiency
projects on campus include
the installation of LEDs in
all roadway, walkway and
parking lot lights; contin-
ued installation of high
efficiency boilers which
provide hot water and heat
in some buildings; the
Dana Center Solar Wall;
ongoing installation of
high-efficiency lighting and
occupancy sensors in aca-
demic and administrative
buildings; and the ongoing
use of an Energy
Management System for
heating and cooling to
automatically turn on and
off in buildings based on an
occupancy schedule.
“In total we were
$360,076 under our utility
budget last year and we
took just 14 percent of
those savings and invested
in wind energy via renew-
able energy certificates,”
said King. “We signed a
two-year contract so we
will be investing a similar
amount of money towards
RECs next year and we will
reevaluate the market to
determine what we want to
do going forward.”
Bentley is also part of
the Environmental
Protection Agency’s Green
Power Partner list.
“This list signifies the
top purchasers of green
power in the US including
private businesses, non-
profit institutions and edu-
cational institutions,” said
King. “It is an honor to be
included.”
In addition, Bentley is
currently placed number
one in the Northeast 10
conference of EPA’s
“College and University
Green Power Challenge,”
which recognizes green
power purchases.
King reminds students
that they can make an
impact too. “It may sound
silly but remembering to
shut of the lights when
leaving a room and unplug-
ging chargers when not in
use really adds up!” she
said. “It may seem trivial
as one person, but we have
approximately 3,800 resi-
dential students on campus
so collectively students can
make a huge difference.”
“The vast majority of
electricity savings are
invested right back into the
campus and the student
experience,” King noted.
“Money from electricity
conservation is invested in
residence hall renovations,
new residence hall furni-
ture, updated classrooms
and other campus priori-
ties so it is in everyone’s
interest to use electricity
efficiently!”
More information about
Bentley’s energy efficiency
projects can be found
online at
bentley.edu/offices/sustain-
ability/energy.
Courtesy of alumniconnections.comLEDs were installed in all roadway,walkway and parking lot lights.
Superfans have finally arrivedis showing itself every-
where.
This has also made the
“falcon’s nest”, Bentley’s
fan section that used to be
seen at hockey and basket-
ball games, appear almost
everywhere. And who
knows, maybe it’ll even
show up in the seldom-
attended swim meets?
Even though our team won
New England’s last year,
few students knew about
the team’s success, let
alone have seen in in per-
son.
Hockey is expected to
have such high attendance
that during home games
Bentley has decided to con-
vert the campus-loop shut-
tle into transportation to
our home hockey rink a
few miles off-campus. This
should increase attendance
at hockey games even more
and is very convenient for
fans that don’t have cars
on campus.
And who hasn’t seen the
“Beat Harvard” signs all
around campus? The
event, coming up this
weekend, will be a huge
game and will be attended
by over 750 students.
We also have our home-
coming football game this
weekend, which should be
editoriaL
as popular as the New
Haven game.
Perhaps all of this school
spirit is due to the success
of our teams. But, we’ve
always had at least one
team that has done well.
Even in the days of former
D-II national player of the
year (and Vanguard
favorite) Jason Westrol,
game attendance wasn’t as
high as it has been so far
this semester.
Well whatever has got-
ten into the student body,
we like it. It’s nice to see
our students cheering on
their fellow student-ath-
letes and showing their
school spirit. It’s some-
thing that’s been missing
from Bentley and it is a
pleasant surprise.
Hopefully Bentley stu-
dents keep this up. As
playoff time gets here and
men’s and women’s basket-
ball gears up, there will be
many more games to
watch, including many big
ones.
The Dana Center should
be a lot of fun this basket-
ball season, especially with
the newly resurfaced floor
and new-found school spir-
it. So Bentley, let’s keep
this going and see how far
our teams can go this year.
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Every year, around this
time, The Vanguard writes
an editorial complaining
about the lack of student
attendance at athletic
events. We can safely say
that this is not going to
happen this year.
Finally, students are
getting on the Falcon
sports bandwagon.
Students have been
attending football and
hockey games like never
before. In fact, the parents’
day football game against
undefeated (and nationally
ranked) New Haven was
one of the most well-
attended Bentley athletic
contests in the past few
years. Over 3,500 specta-
tors watched the very close
game.
It was only a few years
ago where only a handful
of students would show up
to games. Without incen-
tives such as a free super-
fan shirt or fried Oreos,
students had very little
motivation to attend any
athletic event.
There were even big bas-
ketball games where out-
side of the football team
few students came down to
the Dana Center. But
attendance has increased
this year and Falcon spirit
Letter to the editor
To the Editor:
I applaud the desire of
your editorial to address
issues pertinent to Bentley
students and as the coordi-
nator for Marketing
Internships for Credit I
would like to respond to
your editorial regarding
internships.
Let’s establish some facts.
MK421 Marketing
Internship for Credit is
available for paid and
unpaid positions that
require a student to work a
minimum of 120 hours per
semester, which translates
as 10 hours per week on
average. A student can
choose to work more hours
but this is not required.
Bentley credit is given for
Academic work that a pro-
fessor can evaluate, not the
performance of s student on
site. Some departments also
require an evaluation from a
work supervisor, but
Marketing does not insist on
it.
Yes, you are required to
read a book that relates to
the internship, but a book
that can be read on the bus,
or a blog, not a textbook.
This is a source of current
marketing information that
demonstrates a student has
a point of view (POV) about
current marketing and busi-
ness issues. Employers in
Marketing care about POVs.
The review demonstrates a
student has developed a
POV.
The term paper is entitled
“How I Added Value to My
Internship”. The reason for
this and the associated
meetings is to help the stu-
dent think about their
internship from the perspec-
tive of developing a cogent
argument that they can use
in an interview.
Instead of developing a
list of things they have done
in their internships, they
can speak with confidence
how these tasks added
value. I happen to think this
is the main value of the
Internship for Credit
Program – getting a student
to think objectively about
their value and their brand.
And you forgot to add an
extra requirement to update
their resume and learn how
to use a resume as a selling
tool to get you a job, not just
a list of educational and
social accomplishments
Compensation is a thorny
issue. I ask all our partners
to pay students for their
internship work and many
smaller companies and tech-
nology companies do pay. It
is typically highly desirable
programs that have greater
demand than supply that
can afford to offer unpaid
internships.
Academic credit is not
Bentley compensation for
your 10+ hours per week.
The experience with the
employer, the skills you
practice and the relation-
ships you develop are the
reward. In many cases our
marketing students success-
fully negotiate an hourly
salary for their effort.
I would suggest that the
typical Bentley student
invests much more than 2.5
hours per week in a course if
you add in project work,
class readings, essays,
homework, test preparation
and quizzes. We have
thought carefully how to
balance onsite work and
academic work in the
Marketing internship pro-
gram and I believe it is a fair
balance of work and reward.
I invite marketing stu-
dents to talk with me about
the requirements of MK421
before they decide to enroll.
Everything is a trade off,
but I believe Bentley
Internship programs pro-
vide a fair trade of reflection
and experience working
within the limits of market
supply and demand, employ-
ment law and federal immi-
gration and visa require-
ments.
Ian Cross
Director of CMT
I have binders full of women!
the Vanguard OCtOber 25, 2012 Page 5CAmPus Life
By Ana Agustina Porta
Vanguard Staff
Educating the future: The Mmofra Trom Bead Project
Education is the basis for
the future and the develop-
ment of a country, therefore
children should dedicate
their childhood to studying.
There are many children all
around the world that don’t
h a v e t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y ;
Bentley students have taken
a step to reduce the amount
of children that are deprived
from receiving an education.
In Ghana, the average cost
per student for a three year
high school education is
$2,000. The Mmofra Trom
Bead Project raises funds
through the form of bracelet
sales in order to finance the
High school education of chil-
dren in Ghana. Mmofra
Trom means children’s gar-
d e n , a n d b y b u y i n g a
bracelet or making a dona-
tion, this organization is able
to cult ivate a garden in
which the children of Ghana
can grow.
T h e M m o f r a T r o m
Educat i on Center i s an
organization that educates
children who have lost one or
more of their parents. These
children have the fortune of
living and going to school in
the center through the spon-
sorship of other tuition pay-
ing students. The children
graduate from eighth grade,
but they are then left with-
out financing to continue
pursuing their high school
studies. In order for these
children to continue with
their education, they need to
look for another source of
financing. The bracelet sales,
a social enterprise designed
by Bentley University stu-
dents, serves as a project to
raise the funds required for
these children to continue
studying.
The idea grew from an
after school craft project of
hand-painted, recycled-glass
beaded bracelets created by
the children. The beads are
bought from local vendors in
the area and brought to the
children at the Mmofra Trom
center. There, the children
take a couple of hours once
or twice a month to string
them, and then they are
either shipped or sent back
to the U.S. with returning
Bentley students. This is a
team based project where the
children also learn that they
are creating a path for their
future. Through the joined
effort, the project was able to
reach profits of over $32,000
in just over four years of
business and currently is
funding 16 children through
their high school education.
The project recently won the
Youth 4 Youth challenge, a
contest for having the best
social business ideas, which
shows how impacting and
strong the project is.
The bracelets are avail-
able on the project website:
mmofratrombeadproject.com
, through local vendors, cam-
p u s p a r t n e r s h i p s a n d
Bentley campus events .
They sell for $10 each offer-
ing a variety of options. The
monthly LaCava sell dates
are Wednesdays from 12:45
p.m. to 2 p.m. beginning on
November 7 to the end of the
semester. Take a look at the
beautiful bracelets and sup-
port the cause! Everyone can
make a difference. “Give the
g i f t o f e d u c a t i o n , o n e
bracelet at a time.”
Children in Ghana make bracelets (which Bentleystudents then sell) to help finance their education.
Courtesy of bentley.edu
By Helia Azarakhsh
Vanguard Staff
Make better happen: City Year participants help struggling students
“Give a year. Change the
world.” These are the first
words you will see as you go
on the City Year website. City
Year is a non-profit organiza-
tion where 17-24 year olds
commit a year of service to
struggling communities. They
work in underperforming
schools with off track stu-
dents. You may have seen
their booths around campus
but now you can learn more.
One of the participants from
Bentley, Molly Godfrey, spoke
with The Vanguard about
City Year.
There are three indicators
that City Year participants
look for in off-track students.
These indicators are: poor
attendance, behavior prob-
lems and low performance in
E n g l i s h a n d m a t h .
Throughout the course of a
year they work in schools to
help the development of these
students. Molly told me about
her experience last year
where she worked in South
C e n t r a l L o s A n g e l e s ,
California.
Molly worked in a fifth
grade classroom where all of
her students where bilingual.
She quickly realized the edu-
cational opportunity gap that
existed between these strug-
gling urban students versus
more affluent suburban stu-
dents. There was a lack of
resources, underpaid teach-
ers and lack of positive role
models in the urban commu-
nity Molly worked in.
Molly said, “Throughout
the year I realized the impor-
tance of my education and
how the skills I’m learning for
my career can positively
impact the community. The
skills and ethics I learned at
Bentley allowed me to be a
positive role model to my stu-
dents and helped them to
realize their potential.”
Molly believes that “giving
a year”, even though delaying
a year of graduation, can
make for a more meaningful
college experience. “In my
experience, a gap year is more
of a leap year because there’s
so much to be gained from an
experience like this.” Most
people have the mindset of
the traditional education
track where we all graduate
in four years and either move
on to graduate school or begin
working. City Year shows
that this doesn’t have to be
the case and that’s okay.
Molly says, “When you take a
step back and gain a new
sense of perspective for the
world around you, graduating
a year later is insignificant in
the grand scheme of life.”
City Year has a vision
where one day the most com-
monly asked question of a
young person will be, “Where
did you do your year of serv-
ice?” They have recently
launched a powerful cam-
paign using the three simple
w o r d s o f “ M a k e B e t t e r
H a p p e n ” . T h e y w a n t t o
encourage young adults to
realize how much of a differ-
ence they can make to at-risk
youth. You can join the Make
Better Happen movement by
g o i n g t o f a c e b o o k . c o m /
BentleyGiveAYear or follow-
ing @BentleyGiveYear on
Twitter. If you are interested
in becoming a corps member,
the next upcoming deadline
is Thursday, November 15,
2012 and is rolling through
spring of 2013. You can apply
through cityyear.org or con-
for more information on the
“give-a-year” Bentley applica-
tion and scholarship. There
are over 25 locations in major
cities around the U.S. and
internationally in London and
South Africa. The City Year
“Potential” Video highlights
that: “High school dropouts
are three times more likely to
be in jail or prison and as a
n a t i o n c o s t u s n e a r l y
$260,000. Do we open more
jails or do we open more
minds?”
Around the world, and at
Bentley University, we can
Make Better Happen.
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In today’s world of debt, eco-
nomic stagnation and stub-
bornly high unemployment, the
search for economic growth
industries is a must for the
modern day business. It is a
generally agreed upon view to
look at the clean energy and
renewable sources of fuel as a
driver for economic progress
and the creation of new indus-
try. This belief has led to mul-
tiple government initiatives
including direct injection of
funds from multiple stimulus
programs into clean energy pro-
ducing or innovating firms.
Unfortunately, last week, yet
another blow was taken by the
pundits of these programs with
the bankruptcy o f A123
Systems.
A123 Systems is a Waltham,
Massachusetts based battery
producer most notably known
for its production of lithium ion
batteries being used in electric
cars. This high cost , low
demand business was not pro-
ducing high returns or profits
for the firm and so with the
advent of the $2 Billion stimu-
lus for car battery producers,
they decided to tap the well to
the tune of $132 million with a
guarantee of up to $249 mil-
lion.
Problems at the firm have
been known for months. Early
this year, Fisker Automotive,
one of A123’s largest clients,
had an issue with their battery
supplied by the firm. A123 in
response recalled the full line
of batteries being manufac-
tured for Fisker. This product
alone counted for 26 percent of
their revenue in 2011.
In a state of desperation and
cash bleeding, they have been
spending the past 8 months
look ing for a buyer and
believed they had found it in
China based Wanxiang Group.
Wanxiang promised a $435
million dollar deal to effective-
ly buyout the company and pro-
vide a much-needed lifeline.
However, the deal fell through
and A123 was forced to default
on a loan made by the Chinese.
Now in bankruptcy, the com-
pany has agreed to sell its auto-
motive assets to Johnson
Controls with the rest of its
businesses up for bid.
While the failure of one rela-
tively small auto parts manu-
facture is by no means a sign of
greater economic uncertainty,
it does beg the question of gov-
ernment’s effectiveness in
selecting efficient businesses.
Republican presidential candi-
date, Mitt Romney, has already
commented on the hundreds of
millions of taxpayer dollars lost
on A123 and recalled the mem-
ory of the much bigger failure
of Solyndra.
As we are in this increasing-
ly heated and close political cli-
mate, with two candidates with
After defaulting on their loans, the Waltham based battery producer isset to sell all of their automotive assets to Johnson controls.
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radically different views of gov-
ernment involvement in busi-
ness, this could act against the
interventionists. In our system
of capitalism, it is meant to be
the power of the private mar-
ket to decide who the winners
and losers should be and not
bail out the losers. The market
saw this failure coming, as
prior to the announcement
A123’s stock was already down
greater than 90 percent year-
to-date. Regardless of pervad-
ing views of the necessity of
growth in clean tech, govern-
ment intervention in a firm,
purely based on the nature of
its business, did not stem what
the market saw coming.
When Yahoo! Inc.’s new
CEO Marissa Mayer stepped
in to try and turn the tables
on the stagnating company,
many focused solely on the
outrageous payment package
she was receiving, complain-
ing that it was absurdly
excessive. These rumors
were quickly dispelled as
Mayer is from an extremely
wealthy family herself and
seemed to really be in it to
return Yahoo! to its former
glory (though the pay pack-
age is definitely nothing to
complain about!)
After her first quarter of
running the Silicon Valley
Company, however, results
were lacking. Yahoo!’s profit
skyrocketed for the third
quarter due the firm selling
of part of its stake in Alibaba
Group Holding Ltd. – Don’t
let this profit fool you, how-
ever. The company’s revenue
actually fell by one percent
over the third quarter.
According to The Wall
Street Journal’s Amir Efrati,
“The company’s share price
h a s b e e n f l a t s i n c e M s .
Mayer’s hiring as chief exec-
utive from rival Google Inc.,
In attempts to save their strugglingcompany, Yahoo! hired Marissa Mayer.
Courtesy of bizjournals.com
which was widely viewed as
a coup for the struggling
company.”
This may be cause for
worry for some investors…
To put it in perspective, what
if a Microsoft Executive was
hired to run Apple, or visa
versa. Raises a red flag, does-
n’t it? However, Ms. Mayer
seems to be putting in a
great deal of effort to inject
hope and inspiration back
into Yahoo!.
According to Ms. Mayer,
“Yahoo! is committed to
going back to our roots as a
consumer Internet company
focused on user experience,”
and that “it will take multi-
ple years to get to where I
want the company to be.”
Mayer’s has recently stressed
that Yahoo! needs to move in
a more “mobile” direction due
to the current changes and
shifts in the online and tech-
nological environment.
In a recent interview with
The Wall Street Journal ,
Mayer was asked how what
she is currently doing is dif-
ferent from her predecessors.
She responded, “I don’t think
this is a situation where
there’s a giant pivot and we
go into a completely different
b u s i n e s s , t h i s i s a b o u t
improved execution.”
Improved execution is def-
initely something Yahoo!
n e e d s . F o r m a n y y e a r s
already, Yahoo! has been los-
ing ground in all of its servic-
es, especially online-advertis-
ing. Even Microsoft’s more
recent foray into the online-
adver t i s ing and search
engine space with Bing has
overtaken Yahoo!.
All is not lost yet, howev-
er. Mayer’s is taking steps to
ensure that Yahoo rebuilds
itself from the group up, with
a solid foundation built on
quality and talent. During
her 13-year stint at Google,
Mayer’s entered into dia-
logues with start-up compa-
ny’s often in order to acquire
the brightest new talent, she
is now doing the same at
Yahoo!.
Since Mayer took up her
new post at Yahoo!, she has
focused on improving the
company from the ground up.
Mayer’s wants to improve
the experience of not only the
clients who use Yahoo!’s web
services, but also the employ-
ees that work at the compa-
ny. She aims to bring Yahoo!
up to par with other ‘Silicon
Valley Giants’ – one interest
application of this internal-
revamping is the introduc-
tion of free food at Yahoo!’s
cafeterias.
Perhaps it’s these little
things in the long run that
will enable Yahoo! to make a
recovery in the long run, but
with its revenue still declin-
ing, many wonder if Yahoo!
will be able to last as long as
Mayer’s needs it to in order
to recover.
Waltham-based battery manufacturer A123 systems goes bankruptBy Luke Heaney
Vanguard staff
Yahoo! Is something you won’t hear at Yahoo! Inc.By Jasper Huang
Business editor
The technology giant struggles to reinventitself in the new Internet era.
Courtesy of wikipedia.org
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“what songdescribes your life
right now?”
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“Hangover by Taio
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“Country Roads by
John Denver.”
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ClaSS of 2014
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“The Lazy Song by
Bruno Mars.”
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ClaSS of 2012
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“Highway to Hell by
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ClaSS of 2015
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“Quadrophenia by The
Who.”
Since 1995 the Blue Man
Group has been performing at
the Charles Playhouse in
Boston. They are currently
performing the most recent
rendition of the show, enter-
taining audiences five days a
week. Four Vanguard edito-
rial board members attended
the show last week, and the
general consensus was noth-
ing but great.
The show, which featured
lights, drumming, food throw-
ing, and of course blue a lot of
b l u e ( n o t t o m e n t i o n a
Vanguard member in the
show) made for a fantastic
night. The Blue Men put on a
great performance, keeping
the crowd laughing and par-
ticipating throughout the
show.
It started off with the pop-
ular light-up drums, and con-
tinued with many other funny
segments such as eating
Cap’n Crunch and playing
music with tubes. And for the
grand finale, a giant party
with huge beach balls bound-
ing around and toilet paper
coming down from the ceil-
ings was a spectacle to see.
Aside from the party, one
of the more memorable parts
featured the Blue Men play-
ing an instrument made of
tubes, consisting of dozens of
tubes-each playing a different
note. Together, the perform-
ers played Fer Elise, Ozzy
Osborne’s “Crazy Train”,
Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance”,
and when someone shouted
“Freebird” the band started
playing, and a Blue Man
pulled out the obligatory
lighter.
Without giving too much
away, the Blue Man Group
puts on a great show for those
of any age. With funny skits,
good music, and plenty of
audience interaction, there’s
something everyone will be
able to enjoy. And as is cus-
tomary, the Blue Men them-
selves don’t say a single word
throughout the entire show.
This performance is defi-
nitely one that should be
seen, whether in Boston or at
one of their other locations.
And if you’ve already seen it,
the performance changes
from night to night due to the
high level of audience inter-
action, so go see it again.
Student rush tickets are as
cheap as $30, and the show is
a quick shuttle and T ride
away.
After the performance, The
Vanguard met with the per-
formers, as well as inter-
viewed with a Blue Man who
did not perform that night.
Below is an abbreviated ver-
sion of the interview with
Bhurin Sead, and the entire
conversation can be read on
The Vanguard’s website
Bentleyvanguard.com.
The Vanguard: How long
does makeup take?
Bhurin: Makeup. We usu-
ally give ourselves 30-40 min-
utes to get in costume. But if
we really time crunch we can
do it in 20 minutes.
The Vanguard: What’s the
costume like?
Bhurin: The costume is like
wearing pajamas. It’s a black
tunic with black pants tucked
into your boots. It’s really
comfortable, and we’re wear-
ing blue vinyl/latex gloves.
The weird thing is you’re
wearing the bald cap over
your ears and hairline which
you glue down to your head.
It’s a little uncomfortable at
first but you get used to it.
The Vanguard: What’s your
favorite part of the show?
Bhurin: I think one of my
favorites it the piece where we
bring the woman on stage, we
call it “feast”. It great because
for me the piece is scripted,
but there’s so much that can
go off-script or on a tangent-
and that’s always fun to nego-
tiate with the person we bring
up. Basically and moments
where I get to interact with
the audience is a lot of fun
because it’s just totally unex-
pected what the results are
going to be.
The Vanguard: Do you get
any hecklers ever?
Bhurin : Yeah, there ’ s
always hecklers. There’s a lot
of people that get really into
it. We’ve dealt with hecklers
before and it’s really about
showing that the show is not
about that single person- it’s
really about everybody com-
ing together. I was once
explained the show to me as
if there’s two different parts
meeting for the first time-
there’s the Blue Men and then
there’s the audience. Through
the show the audience gets to
know about the Blue Men,
and the Blue Men get to know
about the audience.
That sort of shared experi-
ence of the show has become
sort of this one culture that’s
specific to that night that the
audience and Blue Men have
shared. Hopefully, if we do our
job well, hopefully the heck-
lers catch on.
The Vanguard : Great ,
thank you for taking the time
to meet with us!
Bhurin: Sure, thank you
guys!
By Tomer Gat
EDiToRiAl DiREcToR
The Vanguard sees Blue Man Group
The Blue Men put on a great performance,despite never saying a single word.
Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARD
Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARDIn an interview with The Vanguard, Blue Man Bhurin Sead revealed
that makeup can be done in just 20 minutes if necessary.
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The 2012 MLB season
marked the 100th in the
rivalry between the Boston
Red Sox and the New York
Yankees and it will go down
as the most disappointing.
The Red Sox completed their
worst season in four and a
h a l f d e c a d e s a n d t h e
Yankees had the worst post-
season offensive performance
in league history.
So what happened?
The Red Sox finished the
year dead last in the AL East
with a record of 69-93. This
was their first losing season
since 1997 and the first time
they had lost more than 90
games since 1967. As if the
record weren’t bad enough, a
closer look makes it look
worse.
Boston was 26-46 against
division opponents which
includes a 5-13 mark against
New York. Their longest win-
n i n g s t r e a k o f 6 g a m e s
occurred in April and they
had 11 losing streaks of 4
losses or more, including an
eight game streak to end the
season.
At the All-Star break, the
Yankees were coasting atop
the AL East. In late October,
they were playing for their
lives. A second half surge by
Baltimore nearly cost them
the division and a playoff
spot down the stretch. But at
least they made it.
Upon arr iva l though ,
America realized that per-
haps Baltimore was not the
only one to blame for the
Yankees second half medioc-
rity. The Bombers had lost
their explosiveness specifi-
cally with their best players
(sorry Raul Ibanez).
Alex Rodriguez, Robinson
Cano, Nick Swisher and
Curtis Granderson, four of
the most prominent hitters
on the touted lineup, went a
combined 14-125 with one
home run. The team itself
posted the lowest batting
average in a single postsea-
son (.188), while averaging
only 2.4 runs per game and
never holding a lead in the
ALCS.
Head to head matchups
between the two teams did
nothing to excite fans either.
Boston fans were too dis-
tracted by the endless off-
field issues that kept popping
which combined with a lack-
luster performance on the
field did nothing to promote
enthusiasm.
For the Yankees, erasing
a 9-run deficit in two innings
and demoralizing Boston at
Fenway on April 21 was the
h igh l ight o f the season
matchups. While for the Red
Sox it was watching Pedro
Ciriaco rise to immortal lev-
els against New York. That’s
it.
Just to recap, the Yankees
were swept for the first time
in the postseason since 1980
and this was the worst Red
Sox season since 1966. The
first offseason step for both
of these teams should be
learning Jedi mind tricks to
trick people into thinking
this season never happened.
Now the question becomes,
what’s next? The Red Sox
have moved first, trading for
manager John Farrell by
parting with Mike Aviles and
a sigh of relief. For Boston,
the managerial problem is
presumably solved and they
can move to fix their on-field
issues like another starting
pitcher, a first baseman and
the signings of David Ortiz
and Cody Ross.
For the Yankees , i t i s
deciding what to do with
2012: The worst year for the greatest rivalry in sportsBy Mike LovettfeatureS editor
the i r s lew o f ag ing f ree
agents like Swisher, Ichiro
and Granderson. They must
also seriously consider the
kindled trade possibilities of
Alex Rodriguez, who is owed
$114 million over the next
five years and seems to have
lost his big play ability.
The 2012-13 offseason
which was presumed to be
dreadfully boring just got
interesting. Both teams have
plenty of decisions to make
in order for them to compete
with the young talented
teams in Balt imore and
Tampa Bay. What we can
say for certain is that 2012
was far and beyond the most
boring one in the greatest
rivalry in all of sports.
The Yankees were swept by the Tigers
in the ALCS.
Courtesy of bleacherreport.net
Two Door Cinema Club
opened to a sold out crowd
on September 30 a t the
House of Blues.
After two openers, the
band came on at 10 p.m. for
an hour-long set featuring a
light show, pounding music
and a thoroughly enter-
tained crowd.
It was the second time in
t h e p a s t y e a r t h a t t h e
Northern Ireland-based
band played for the people of
Boston. Last November,
TDCC stopped in the city as
part of their American tour.
This year, the band returned
after the release of their sec-
ond album, Beacon.
Two Door Cinema Club
has had a short but rapid
rise in popularity. In 2010,
they released their f irst
album, Tourist History and
one of the singles, Something
Good Can Work, immediate-
ly was played everywhere,
from Sirius Satellite Radio to
car commercials.
This launched a series of
tours around the world, until
eventually the band made
the trip across the pond to
the United States.
For the many people who
(unfortunately) are stil l
u n a w a r e o f T w o D o o r
Cinema Club, it is strongly
encouraged that they take a
musical journey by listening
to such tracks as Something
Good Can Work, I Can Talk
and What You Know.
After doing so, it will be
easy to understand why it is
so difficult to categorize the
band into a single genre
since their songs include
aspects of indie pop, elec-
tronic pop and even Afro-
beats, all the while coming
from a beginning as an emo-
rock band. TDCC’s history
truly makes their music
unique.
But the best thing about
Two Door Cinema Club is
undeniably their talent.
Their set last September
reflects how much the band
has grown in just that short
amount of time.
While last November the
band’s ability to perform was
admirable (one could almost
argue TDCC is better live
than on an album), their per-
formance nearly a year later
is even more remarkable.
While naturally the inter-
national touring experience
has led to improving the
band’s presence on stage,
TDCC is obviously more
comfortable on stage now
than they were a year ago.
The band clearly works
w e l l o f f e a c h o t h e r a n d
because of this they make a
better listening experience
for the audience.
Two Door Cinema Club
succeeded again last month
in providing a thoroughly
Two Door Cinema Club rocks the House of Blues for sold-out showBy Kelsey Miller
Vanguard Staff
enjoyable concert at the
House of Blues.
Their new album shows
how much their sound has
matured and, judging by the
p e o p l e a t t h e c o n c e r t ,
T D C C ’ s f a n s a r e m u c h
appreciative.
If you are interested in
finding a new favorite band,
check out Two Door Cinema
Club. And if you already
know about them, get thee to
their nearest concert imme-
diately.
Two Door Cinema Club’s first hit was Something
Good Can Work from their Tourist History album.
Courtesy of tumblr.com
The band has developed a strong stage
presence in just one year.
Courtesy of nyutusc.com
The 2012 season was the first since 1967
that the Red Sox lost over 90 games.
Courtesy of blogspot.com
tHe Vanguard oCtoBer 25, 2012 Page 11ColuMNS
Throughout my travels on
Semester at Sea, I have had the
opportunity to go on many trips
in and around the countries we
have visited. Of course, we SAS-
ers are very often posed with the
question: what has been your
favorite? Until very recently, I
have had an exceptionally diffi-
cult time answering this; I have
loved every experience, but none
really stuck out in my mind as
my “favorite.” That was until I
had the opportunity to visit
Winneba, Ghana.
Semester at Sea, on behalf of
the University of Virginia, facil-
itated this trip to the coastal
town. Charlottesville, home of
UVA, is Winneba’s “sister city,”
and we were charged with rep-
resenting the school and the city.
On the first day, students
from the University of
Education, Winneba, along with
some distinguished members of
the Winneba community, came
to take a tour of our ship. Then,
we traveled with them back to
their hometown. We were greet-
ed by the city council, whose
members performed a tradition-
By Sean Harrington
seMester at sea
Courtesy of samantha tierney
Notes from
Abroad
Question: “What hasbeen your favorite trip
so far and why?”
By Jeff Breault
Brussels, BelgIuM
I was able to travel to
Munich, Germany for five days
in late September, and shortly
after arriving I knew it was
going to become one of my
favorite places I would visit dur-
ing my time abroad.
Like many students abroad
in Europe, I made the trek to
Munich to witness Oktoberfest,
but while I was there I was able
to experience so much more
than just beer and pretzels.
I explored Munich on bike—
in and out of traffic, through
bustling crowds and down wind-
ing park paths as our tour guide
showed us the ins and outs of
Munich. The city was so lively
and reminded me very much of
an American city.
I spent a day at Oktoberfest,
which I have concluded is one of
the happiest places on earth.
Thousands of people singing,
dancing, eating and drinking—
it doesn’t get much better. The
energy at the festival was amaz-
ing and one could not help but
smile and be happy as everyone
cheered, “Prost!” and sang tra-
ditional Oktoberfest songs.
I was also able to visit the
Dachau concentration camp,
where the somber surroundings
were a stark contrast to the live-
ly atmosphere back at the
Oktoberfest grounds. Walking
around the camp was unques-
tionably surreal as I thought
about the heinous treatment
dealt to so many within its
walls.
Overall my trip provided me
with a lasting impression of the
culture, history and beauty of
Munich that I hope to experi-
ence again one day.
al greeting ritual consisting of
songs and a spiritualistic sacri-
fice of libation upon our arrival.
The evening was spent at the
University, speaking with and
learning about the people of the
beautiful city.
The following day, our contin-
gency traveled around to six dif-
ferent schools in Winneba. We
passed on books that were
donated from the Charlottesville
Public Libary. We also delivered
toothbrushes on behalf of “Global
Grins” a non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting oral
health around the developing
world.
Most importantly, we had the
opportunity to meet many
schoolchildren in the town. We
got to sit in on classes, and also
have some unstructured time
with the kids.
Those few hours were proba-
bly the most fun I have had on
this trip. The kids were over-
joyed to talk with us, take pic-
tures and simply enjoy each
other’s company. It was very
hard to leave each school with-
out a humongous grin on my
face. It was that wonderful feel-
ing that made the trip to
Winneba my favorite.
My favorite trip so far while
studying abroad in Florence has
been my trip to Rome with my
mom and my grandma. They
came to visit me for eight days
and we were able to devote the
whole weekend to Rome.
When we first got there, it
was a bit hectic and overwhelm-
ing. We had problems finding
the hotel and just traveling
around the city, but once we got
settled in, we booked a bus tour
and saw some sights I will never
forget. On Saturday, we were
able to see Vatican City with a
tour of the museum, Sistine
Chapel and St. Nicholas
Basilica. Honestly, seeing the
Last Judgement, the Creation of
Man and the Pieta was actually
unreal.
After that, we headed over to
the Spanish Steps and the Trevi
Fountain. The Spanish Steps
was a fun stop, but the Trevi
Fountain was one of my
favorites! As I have been telling
my friends, I had my “Lizzie
By Samantha Tierney
FlorenCe, Italy
McGuire Moment” while throw-
ing my coin into the fountain.
Sadly, when I opened my eyes, I
did not see Paolo, but it was still
an awesome experience.
That night we got a delicious
Italian meal and then headed
back to the hotel. On Sunday we
went straight to the Coliseum,
where we had a tour and took
too many pictures. After the
Coliseum, we got another great
meal and went straight to the
Pantheon. The Pantheon was
such a beautiful place and so
massive! After we got some gela-
to and it was perfection.
I feel so lucky to have had the
opportunity to go to Rome with
my family! We were able to see
so much and these are sights
and artwork that all three of us
have seen for our whole lives and
to see them in real life was
breathtaking!
I suggest that whoever gets
the opportunity to go to Rome,
go! It is very hyped up but it is
all worth the hype. Rome has
been my favorite trip so far but I
am still looking forward to the
rest of the semester.
On Monday night, the pres-
idential candidates fought it
out in the final round of pres-
idential debates. We have
watched two debates on
domestic policy and a vice
presidential debate that con-
centrated on all issues; this
time around, foreign policy
was front and center.
We’ve spent more than a
year hearing from the candi-
dates; President Barack
Obama has pushed to clarify
his record and move us for-
w a r d , w h i l e G o v e r n o r
Romney has pushed to stress
the failure of the President
and bring America back.
Regardless of whether you
believe either candidate will
be able actually move us for-
ward or bring America back,
your vote is crucial.
Now, don’t roll your eyes.
Y e s , p o l i t i c s i s d i r t y .
Politicians lie. Governments
have abused people. We live
on an imperfect planet domi-
nated by imperfect beings,
but no excuse is good enough
to avoid voting. Let ’s go
through two common argu-
ments:
Claim One: “My vote does-
n’t even matter, because I
don’t live in a swing state.”
Yes, it is true that our
Electoral College system
needs to be replaced to take
away the advantage that vot-
ers in swing states have over
the rest of the population, but
that doesn’t mean that your
vote doesn’t count.
An election is more than
just a vote for the presidency.
When you vote, you don’t just
check one box for your prefer-
ence on the presidency. You
vote for your district repre-
sentative in Congress, as well
as your senator to represent
the state at large.
These positions are much
more likely to be influenced
by your vote (yes, a single
vote) because they aren’t
prone to the Electoral College.
While the presidential candi-
dates are campaigning in
Iowa and Pennsylvania, can-
didates for the Senate and the
House of Representatives
campaign in your hometown.
T h e y a r e m u c h m o r e
attuned to your needs, and
because there is so much
more attention to the presi-
dential elections, voters tend
t o t u r n o u t l e s s f o r
Congressional elections alone.
This means that a vote for
Congress (now and two years
from Nov. 6) means you have
an important voice in who
represents you on the federal
level.
If you support Obama and
his policies, do you know
whether your representative
has stood by him or opposed
h i m m o r e ? I f y o u h a t e
Obama, how much has your
representative challenged the
By Moussa Hassoun
president’s policies? These are
all important when you go to
the ballot box. Congressional
votes are important because
Congress provides an impor-
tant balance to the presiden-
tial power.
Another factor that makes
your vote so important is
state-wide ballot initiatives
and referendums. Every sin-
gle state in 2012 will have an
issue up for vote. Several
states, such as Minnesota, are
leaving it up to voters to
decide if they should recog-
nize same-sex marriage.
Others, like Massachusetts,
will vote on whether to legal-
ize medical marijuana. The
effect of these votes in your
state cannot be understated.
They change lives and will
affect yours.
Claim Two: “I don’t care
about politics.”
Fair enough. We all have
different interests. I couldn’t
care less about the Rose Bowl
or who founded the Boy
Scouts. I don’t ask you to take
an interest in politics. I ask
you to take an interest in how
strong the economy and your
community are growing. Take
interest in how likely you are
going to be able to pay off
your debt before you turn 40.
Take interest in whether your
friends have equal rights.
Take interest in whether the
money taxed from you is
being wasted and spent in
ways you don’t approve.
Elections are the result of
caring about your own life.
Where are my taxes going?
Are we all equal? How is the
job market and what are we
doing about it? In essence,
you are voting for your val-
ues, hopes, dreams and aspi-
rations. No candidate will
perfectly fit your mindset, but
some will come just close
enough to be your match.
Don’t care about politics; care
about your well-being and
those around you.
For this election, send in
your absentee ballots or go to
the voting booth. Your voice
is important and strong. If
you don’t vote, others be
stronger and change the elec-
tion; then how could you pos-
sibly complain about politics
to begin with?
Scratching the Surface: Excuses Not to Vote
Courtesy of Moussa Hassoun
Samantha at the Trevi Fountain in Rome
PAge 12 oCtober 25, 2012 tHe VAnguArdCOLuMNSHorosCoPes
The columns found inthis newspaper are writ-ten by individual authorsand do not reflect theopinion of TheVanguard, its EditorialBoard members, orBentley University.Comments resultingfrom the columns may bedirected to the authorand/or The Vanguard.
By Vanguard Staff
The International Report: A South African Quagmire By Kevin D. Laryea
class,” the proportion of black
people struggling far exceeds
the proportion of black South
Africans who are comfortable
or better; the opposite is the
case with whites. Current eco-
nomic conditions mean that
crime, one of the few interna-
tional image negatives South
Africa faced pre-Marikana, will
likely increase in degree and
frequency.
South Africa’s first post-
Apartheid credit rating down-
grade and the recent rand
depreciation to a three year low
qualify the struggling state of
the South African economy.
South Africans do not need
these economic indicators to tell
you that life in the country is
get t ing more d i f f i cu l t .
Interestingly, the mutually
beneficial relationship between
the ANC and trade unions,
whose strikes have weakened
the economy and caused price
rises may be about to unravel.
All the negatives previously
explained could paradoxically
turn into a major long term
positive. The shocks to the
ing.
Former South African and
ANC President Thabo Mbeki’s
proclamation that South Africa
may be heading in the direction
of a “protracted and endemic
general crisis” illustrates that
the state the country seems to
be heading in, despite Mbeki’s
previous bad blood with Zuma.
The ANC’s impending
December elective conference
is thus one of the most impor-
tant moments in South Africa’s
democratic history. The elective
conference elects the leaders of
the ANC for the next five years.
The leadership challenge Zuma
is facing will mean politicking
of the highest order within and
outside the ANC at a time
when the country should be of
paramount concern. Zuma is
likely to retain the ANC presi-
dency, despite challenges from
factions that believe that his
leadership would jeopardize the
ANC’s 2014 general election
chances and that cronyism at
the top level of the ANC is at
tox i c l eve ls . Kgalema
Motlanthe, former caretaker
South African President and
current ANC and South Africa
deputy president is seen as the
only person who could realisti-
cally challenge Zuma’s presi-
dency. His reserved style and
current position means he has
made no news-worthy com-
ments on his candidacy, which
is not even definite.
There is a belief that South
Africa’s social fabric has been
stretched to its maximum and
some think the Marikana inci-
dent may prove its elastic limit.
South Africa’s 2009 World
Bank Gini coefficient was the
highest in the world. Despite
the emergence of a “new black
elite and rising black middle
Handling yourself properlywill prove difficult since youraggressiveness will be height-ened for the weekend. Bringa squeeze ball to dissipate therage.
Again your introverted naturewill land you in a social dilem-ma. When going out this week-end bring a social awkward-ness advisor to help you navi-gate the situation.
Look out this weekend forhooligans throwing candy.Use your agility to dodge pro-jectiles that would otherwiseprove to be a delicious snack.
Outlandish people have a wayof finding you in public areas.Make the best of your nextencounter, the scenario willturn out well.
Ignore signs pulling you in anew direction. Misleading feel-ings of adventure abound.Stick with the tried and truefor the moment.
Spend your time making asound decision involving yourcurrent dilemma. Your practi-cal nature will guide youthrough.
Follow through with an offeryou recently received. An auraof success will be with you forthe coming week.
Unraveling a question youhave been pondering mightreveal an answer you areunable to accept. Some situ-ations are best left alone.
Navigating the BentleyHalloween dance is difficultand you have trouble findingyour way. Consider a costumethat makes use of a periscope.
Your horoscopes this week willbe misleading. Make sure toignore any suggestions givenleast they lead you in thewrong direction.
Entertain inventive ideas initi-ated in intellectual inquiriesinvolving in-laws. Monetaryrewards will follow shortlythereafter.
Some improvising mixed witha pinch of luck will result in aquality costume. Remember,duct tape has never producedan inferior product so feel safein using it liberally.
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Gemini (May 21-June 21)
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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Virgo(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Libra(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Modern South Africa is
rightly or wrongly perceived as
an outlier to the stereotypical
“African” problems of corrup-
tion, extreme poverty and con-
flict. August’s Marikana Mine
massacre, in which 36 Lonmin
employed miners protesting
their work conditions were
killed by police forces, shook
this conception. The horrid,
depressing incident brought to
the forefront a fierce debate
within South Africa on vast
inequality and governmental
misdirection.
The ruling African National
Congress (ANC) has held pres-
idential power since Nelson
Mandela became the first post-
Apartheid president in 1994.
When combined with the
ANC’s easy majority wins in
both houses of Parliament, the
ANC has unmatchable politi-
cal power. The ANC’s perpetu-
al power gives it near total eco-
nomic and political responsibil-
ity.
Jacob Zuma, the South
African president, doubles as
the leader of the ANC. The
argument that the lack of a
seriously competitive opposi-
tion party aids corruption and
complacency is buttressed by
South Africa. Recent revela-
tions that the presidency spent
R17.9million (about $2 million)
on catering in the last five
years and that South African
taxpayers are to fund 95 per-
cent of the more than R203mil-
lion ($23million) cost of reno-
vating Zuma’s Nkandla home-
stead (a project for which mil-
lions of Rand payments have
been approved for payment to
contractors at the same time
Zuma has called for executives
and CEOs to freeze pay) is
incredibly ironic but unsurpris-
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Senior Spotlight
Name: Patrick Abate
Major: Management
Hometown: Burlington, CT
What are you involved in at
Bentley?
I am involved in Academic
Advising, Study Abroad and
First Year Seminar.
What are you looking for-
ward to this year?
I am really looking forward
to GrooveBoston, since I am hit-
ting “Refresh” on two different
web browsers trying to buy a
ticket as I write this, so fingers
crossed. I am also looking for-
ward to the trip to the Bahamas
with the senior class during
Commencement Week.
What are your plans for the
future?
I am hoping to get my
Master’s degree next year. I am
currently applying for programs.
What is your favorite event
on campus?
My favorite event is
Thanksgiving dinner at Seasons.
What are your goals for
this year?
I’d like to finish my minors
and graduate with a strong
GPA.
How are you feeling about
graduation?
I have mixed feelings. It’s
probably time to move on to
something else, but not knowing
what I am doing after gradua-
tion can be scary.
Courtesy of Patrick Abate
What is your advice to sen-
iors/words of wisdom?
Find a good balance between
school and social life. We don’t
get to do this again and we are
already a quarter of the way fin-
ished with our last year.
What can Bentley do to
help you with this year?
I’m not sure if we have any
GMAT prep or anything at
Bentley, but since I will need to
be taking those, that would be
helpful. Also a chairlift up the
Smith stairs would be great.
Even in four years, the stairs
have not gotten any easier.
What is the most valuable
lesson you have learned at
Bentley?
I think I learned a lot from
being a Peer Facilitator in FYS
so far. I also think working in
groups is a valuable experience
that we have at Bentley. Study
Abroad is also a life-changing
and learning experience. Lastly,
Mongo Burgers are on
Wednesday.
Presented by The Senior Year Experience
Committee
Jacob Zuma is both the South African Presidentand the head of the African National Congress.
South African system could
force action from the govern-
ment either directly as they
realize that the status quo is
killing the country and jeopard-
izing their own positions or
indirectly as the masses
become so frustrated that gov-
ernment inaction would simply
be a suicide for the ANC.
As Africa is progressing,
South Africa, the continent’s
largest economy and for so long
the beacon of the continent, is
beginning to regress. By no
means is this an unchangeable
course, but the captain of the
South African ship may have
to change course.
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habits from cardio kickboxing,
running and step aerobics,
which are hard on the knees.
My doctor recommended that I
try yoga because it’s specifically
not hard on the joints. After tak-
ing a bunch of different classes
and types of yoga, I became
hooked. I found hot power yoga,
which is strong, hot and athlet-
ic, causing me to become a yogi.
I liked the people and the yoga
community.
My husband jokes, you get
interested in something and you
want to become in charge of it.
Then, you want to know more.
The owner of Empower, Trisha,
said it’s because you’re curious.
The more you learn you become
more knowledgeable and want
to share with someone.
Nutrition made so much sense
to me; I wanted to share my
newfound knowledge.
If someone is showing some
kind of irritable symptom, I ask
them, “Do you eat wheat and
dairy, because both products are
inflammatory to your body.”
Inflammation causes arthritis,
diabetes, asthma, heart disease
and more; these are not caused
from contact. You don’t touch
something and get heart dis-
ease. Even lime disease–if you
have a strong enough immune
system, the tick may just fall off
By Angela Hart
of you and not affect you as
much as it would someone else.
Once you understand and reach
a certain point, you wonder, why
are people smoking cigarettes?
Why are they drinking alcohol?
People don’t have to drink a lot;
someone can be good all day
exercising and eating right, but
alcohol is all sugar, throwing
your body into an acidic state,
which is welcoming to disease.
AH: What would you recom-
mend for others interested in
learning more?
NG: Experimenting! Learn
what makes their bodies feel bet-
ter. People need to learn and
acknowledge if certain foods
don’t sit well with them or if they
are lacking in certain vitamins.
If you need Vitamin D, going
outside for 10 minutes is perfect.
Ask questions! Look at what’s
your cholesterol, what’s your
weight, heart rate, blood pres-
sure, symptoms, how your skin
looks and even your eyes being
clear. If people are healthy they
look healthy.
Change the rules of the
Hunger Games; they are in a
fight to the death and they
change the rules. The Bachelor
and The Bachelorette–they
change the rules. Nutrition’s
rules don’t change. If they do, it’s
gradual or an improvement.
Healthy Hart: Interview with Yoga Expert Nan Greer
AH: What is your favorite
yoga pose?
NG: Six years ago I took an
inversion clinic and learned how
to stand upside down.
Everything is better for me
when I’m upside down. My
favorite pose is anything upside
down! Forearm balances, back-
bends, headstands, handstands,
anything upside down – they are
all inversions, which are classi-
fied as when your head is lower
than your heart.
I also love that there’s always
a variation on yoga poses. No
one’s going to be deducted or
anything if they don’t do the
pose the exact way they should.
Yoga is all made it up. It is serv-
ing something. If a pose doesn’t
serve your body, there’s always
a variation.
AH: What inspires you to
stay motivated?
NG: Have a goal! Always
have a goal to work towards.
Personally, I’m an accomplish-
er–I like to get things done and
enjoy the feeling you have when
you succeed. Is the actual goal
the most important thing? No.
It’s the steps you take in order
to get to it.
We like to practice the things
in which we are good at, and the
things we are not so good at
doing, we need to work on. I
could do an entire class of things
I like to do, but that wouldn’t be
the entire body experience. We
have to do things we don’t
always like. I initially didn’t like
backbends because I found them
super challenging. Now, I love
them.
Yoga instructor, entrepreneur
and mother of three, Nan Greer
graciously allowed me to inter-
view her recently. Greer received
her yoga instructor certification
five years ago from the Yoga Loft
in Wilmington and has been
teaching ever since.
Angela Hart: How did you
become interested in yoga and
nutrition?
Nan Greer: I’ve always been
interested in yoga and nutrition
because I’m a sporty gal. I’ve
taken part in every sport known
to man except Ping-Pong.
Soccer, lacrosse, field hockey,
tennis, ice hockey in college, ath-
letics and sports came first.
Nutrition came along the way,
because you know when you feel
good when you eat something
and when you don’t feel well
when you eat something else.
AH: What prompted this
interest?
NG: After having knee sur-
gery, my doctor said it was inter-
esting that I had a lot of arthri-
tis in my knee (I wasn’t even 40
and I had arthritis) calling my
knee a wreck thinking I had
rheumatoid arthritis. So, he sent
me to a specialist, and for some-
one my age, I needed to do some-
thing differently. Now, most peo-
ple say start with nutrition. He
instructed me to change my
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pagE 14 OCtObEr 25, 2012 thE VanguardSpORTS
Falcons finish in middle of the pack at NE-10 Championships
Bentley closed out their
conference schedule this past
weekend at the Northeast-10
Championships, each team
with varying success—the
men finished fourth overall
and the women f inished
eighth, both out of 16 schools.
Bentley sophomore Tara
Dooley continued her impres-
sive season, finishing the
5,000 meter course in second
p l a c e — j u s t 1 5 s e c o n d s
behind first place finisher
Jeptui Cherutich—to earn
First Place All-Conference
recognition.
This is the second consec-
utive year that Dooley has
finished second at the NE-10
Championships.
Although Dooley has had
great success at the NE-10s,
she definitely doesn’t find it
easy.
“NE-10s was probably the
toughest course I’ve ran on so
far,” Dooley said.
Surprisingly, this is only
Dooley’s second season run-
ning cross country, as she
played soccer, basketball and
lacrosse in high school.
“Cross country is not like
any other sport that I ’ve
played in the past,” Dooley
said. “It has been a major
adjustment for me both men-
tally and physically and it
has been a great learning
experience.”
Not only were Dooley and
her teammates determined
to finish as close to the top as
possible , they were also
focused on how the men
would do.
“The women’s and men’s
teams are both very support-
ive of each other, which is
helpful,” Dooley said. “At
meets everyone is always
cheering each other on.”
The women helped cheer
the men to a fourth place fin-
ish overal l on the 8 ,000
meter course, with senior
Rob Dextradeur earning
First Team All-Conference
recognition for his seventh
place finish.
“We have had a group of
runners in my class that
have been working hard for
the past four years and it
means a lot to be able to get
after it this season together,”
Dextradeur said.
“This week we had the
opportunity to test ourselves
versus the main competition
in the region and we ran
well, but we are poised to do
By Emily Ellis
Vanguard Staff
Senior Rob Dextradeur finishedfourth at the NE-10 Champsionships.
Falcons fall to No. 5 Wolverines despite Komm’s huge effortBy Benjamin Klein
SpOrtS EdItOr
Facing some of the top tal-
ent in the nation helps a pro-
gram gauge where they sit.
On Friday night, Bentley
found out that they can play
w i t h t h e b e s t o f t h e m ,
despite a 6-3 loss at the
hands of the No. 5 Michigan
Wolverines.
The Falcons came into the
matchup with their heads
held high, defeating Sacred
Heart in the season opener,
better,” Dextradeur said. “We
were able to take lessons
away from this week and are
looking forward to running
our best in two weeks at the
regional meet where we’ll be
putting it all on the line to go
after the spot we believe we
d e s e r v e a t t h e N C A A
Championship.”
B o t h t h e m e n ’ s a n d
women’s team are running in
the NCAA Division II East
Regionals on Nov. 4.
“[I’m] looking forward to
regionals,” Dooley said. “I’m
7-1, just a few nights earlier.
Bentley started right where
they left off, firing shots at
o p p o s i n g g o a l i e S t e v e
Racine. Eight minutes in,
junior forward Brett Gensler
snuck a shot past Racine to
give the Falcons an early 1-0
lead.
A pair of minor penalties
issued to Bentley gave the
W o l v e r i n e s a t w o - m a n
advantage, but junior goalie
B r a n d e n K o m m s t a y e d
s t r o n g i n n e t t o k e e p
Michigan off the board and
to give the Falcons a one-
goal lead at the conclusion of
the opening period.
The Wolverines, however,
got going quickly to start the
second and tied the game on
a goal by A.J. Treais just 30
seconds in.
Bentley responded two
minutes later with a goal
from junior forward Jared
Rickord, but then Michigan
tied the game up again a
minute later on another
Treais goal.
The Wolverines would
take their first lead of the
night 11 minutes into the
period as Andrew Copp fired
a shot past Komm.
Down 3-2 going into the
third period, Bentley wasn’t
r e a d y t o g i v e u p , b u t
Michigan scored three min-
utes in to increase the deficit
to two. Another goal three
minutes later put Bentley in
an even bigger hole.
Sophomore defenseman
Matt Maher got one back for
the Falcons halfway through
the period to cut Michigan’s
lead back to two, but time
was running out for Bentley.
The second goal of the
night from Alex Guptill with
two minutes remain ing
c l inched the v ic tory for
Michigan, as Bentley could-
n’t respond and suffered
their first loss of the season.
Although Bentley would
have much rather come out
of the matchup with a victo-
ry, there were a few positive
takeaways.
One, Komm was incredi-
ble in net as he faced con-
stant and consistent pres-
sure in all three periods. He
finished the night with 50
saves and an 89 percent save
percentage.
Second, Gensler stayed
hot with two points in the
loss. He now has six points
on the year through just two
games.
At this pace, he would fin-
ish the season with 99 points
which would easily surpass
the single-season record of
59 set by Gensler’s head
coach, Ryan Soderquist.
Bentley will retake the ice
on Friday night, hosting
Alabama-Huntsville and
then travel to play No. 17
Harvard the following night.
sure my team would agree
with me in saying that we
hope to have a better per-
formance both individually
and as a team. Placement at
regionals will determine
whether or not we go to
nationals and after making
it to nationals last year, we
would like to return again
this season. As long as every-
one finishes the race feeling
they put in their best effort,
we will have a successful
race, no matter the score and
that’s all we can ask for.”
Sophomore Tara Dooley finishedsecond at the NE-10 Championships.
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The Falcons (1-1) face their next bigtest at No. 17 Harvard on Oct. 27.
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Bentley hung with No. 5 Michigan
in an early season test.
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reCent reSultSResults from 10/16-10/23
Field Hockey (10-6, 7-2 NE-10) Result
Saint Michael’s (10/6)* W 3-0
Saint Anselm (10/18)* W 4-3
Football (5-2, 4-2 NE-10)
at American International (10/20)* L 27-23
Golf (3-0)
AIC-Adelphi Classic (10/20-10/21) 6th of 13
Hockey (1-1, 1-0 AHA)
Sacred Heart (10/16)* W 7-1
at Michigan (10/19) L 6-3
Men’s Cross Country
Northeast-10 Championships (10/20) 4th of 16
Men’s Soccer (9-4-2, 7-3-2 NE-10)
at Saint Anselm (10/17)* W 3-2
Merrimack (10/20)* L 1-0
at Franklin Pierce (10/23)* W 2-0
Women’s Cross Country
Northeast-10 Championships (10/20) 8th of 16
Women’s Soccer (5-7-3, 3-7-3 NE-10)
Stonehill (10/16)* T 0-0 (2ot)
Southern Connecticut (10/20)* L 3-0
Volleyball (9-16, 4-6 NE-10)
at UMass-Lowell (10/16)* W 3-2
Saint Rose (10/19)* L 3-1
Le Moyne (10/20)* W 3-1
Merrimack (10/23)* L 3-1
*Conference Game
Oct. 26 Hockey vs. Alabama-Huntsville 7:05 p.m.
Oct. 27 Football vs. Merrimack (Homecoming)* 2:00 p.m.
Oct. 30 Volleyball vs. Stonehill* 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 2 Volleyball vs. American International* 7:30 p.m.
*Conference Game
uPCOmIng SChedule
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The Falcons lost their sec-
ond game in as many weeks
S a t u r d a y , f a l l i n g t o
American International
College, 27-23, dropping the
team to 5-2 overall (4-2 NE-
10).
Coming into the game,
stopping AIC’s running game
was a point of emphasis.
“We knew going in that
they had a really good run
offense and we had game
planned a way to stop it all
week,” said senior defensive
end Matt Campo. “We did a
good job of slowing them
down in the first half but
they found a couple holes and
took advantage of them in
the fourth quarter.”
Excluding a 42-yard run
by AIC running back Terrell
Williams, the conference’s
leader in yards per carry, the
Falcon defense limited the
back to just three yards per
carry, compared to his season
average of eight.
The scoring started on the
Falcons’ second possession of
the game. After a three-and-
out forced an AIC punt, the
Falcons started their drive at
their own 39-yard line. On
the first play, junior running
back Lorenzo Warren took
the ball 31 yards and into
Yellow Jacket territory. Five
plays later, Warren finished
the drive off with a four-yard
touchdown.
On the ensuing kickoff,
AIC kick returner Markell
Rice took the ball all the way
back to the house. Rice, the
younger brother of Ray Rice
of the Baltimore Ravens,
scored on an 87-yard return,
tying the score at 7-7.
Early in the second quar-
ter, the Falcons were pinned
deep in their own territory.
On the first play from scrim-
mage, junior quarterback
Danny Guadagnoli’s pass
was picked off by Rice, who
brought the ball back to the
one-yard line. On the next
play, AIC punched the ball
in, taking their first lead of
the game.
At the half, the Falcons led
16-14. Defensively, Bentley
had been on the field for 18
plays while allowing only 80
yards and two first downs.
“We played pretty well in
the first half, but left some
points off the board by not
converting in the red zone
when we had the opportuni-
ties,” said Campo. “We led
16-14 but it easily could’ve
been a lot more.”
To start the second half,
the Falcon defense forced a
fumble and recovered it on
the Yellow Jacket 27-yard
line. Five plays later, Warren
was in for his second score of
the game, giving Bentley a
nine-point lead, 23-14.
On AIC’s next possession,
the Yellow Jackets found
themselves with a first and
goal on the Bentley 2-yard
line, thanks to a 42-yard run
by Williams. However, with
their backs against a wall,
the Bentley defense was able
to strip the ball loose. Campo
recovered the fumble and
returned it six yards, pre-
serving the Falcon lead.
Later, AIC scored touch-
downs on back-to-back pos-
sessions to take a 27-23 lead.
The first, a 16-yard run,
came with 23 seconds left in
the third quarter. After a
de fens ive s tand by AIC
forced the Falcons into a
three-and-out, AIC marched
right back down the field
again, scoring on a 10-yard
pass play.
Bentley’s last great chance
to score came late in the
fourth quarter. A missed
field goal by AIC gave the
Falcons the ball on the 20-
yard line with just under
eight minutes to go. Through
a balanced mix of passing
a n d r u n n i n g p l a y s ,
G u a d a g n o l i m o v e d t h e
offense down the field and
had the Falcons ready to
take the lead. However, on
second and thirteen, the AIC
defensive line was able to
s t r i p t h e b a l l f r o m
Guadagnol i , ending the
threat.
With 37 seconds left, the
Falcons had one last attempt
a t d e s p e r a t i o n , b u t
Guadagnoli was picked off to
e n d t h e g a m e w i t h t h e
Yellow Jackets ahead, 27-23.
Despite being eliminated
from contention for the NE-
10 Championship game, the
team will be looking to finish
out the year on a strong note.
Saturday, the Falcons will
face Merrimack (4-3, 3-3 NE-
10) in their homecoming
game.
The Warriors have one of
the highest-powered offenses
in the NE-10. They rank first
in the conference in total
yards per game and are sec-
ond in total points scored. A
major part of Merrimack’s
success has been the connec-
tion between quarterback Joe
Clancy and receiver Isaiah
Voegeli, who are the confer-
ence’s leaders in yards and
touchdowns at their respec-
tive positions.
“It’s going to be a tough
task slowing that offense
down, especially those two,”
said Campo. “They put up
800 yards and 81 points last
week so they’re clearly capa-
ble of scoring in bunches.
We’re going to have to try
and get after the quarterback
this week. If we let him sit
back and read our defense,
he has as good an arm as
anyone we’ve faced and he’ll
pick us apart.”
Af ter Merr imack , the
Falcons will travel to New
H a v e n , C o n n . t o f a c e
Southern Connecticut State
Univ. for the regular season
finale. Bentley could end up
hosting one more game this
s e a s o n — t h e N E - 1 0
Championship Weekend—
should they finish with a top
four conference record.
By Matt Gustus
Vanguard Staff
AIC steals Falcons’ NE-10 title hopesBentley suffers second consecutive loss, 27-23
Courtesy of Sports Information OfficeBentley is 5-2 (4-2 NE-10) with tworegular season games left.
Courtesy of Sports Information OfficeSenior defensive end Andrew Sklarhad eight tackles and one sack.
Courtesy of Sports Information OfficeJunior quarterback Danny Guadaglonithrew for 222 yards and ran for 38 yards.
FalCOn FaCt
Freshman golfer Malcolm Oliver finished 19th over-
all in the AIC/Adelphi Invitational this past weekend,
shooting a 151 overall. Oliver was named to Northeast-
10 Rookie of the Week for his best two-round score of
the season, the second time he’s been named the con-
ference’s top freshman this year.
Oliver, who has the third best per round average on
the team, will hope to help the Falcons defend their
title at the New England Championships this upcom-
ing weekend in Brewster, Mass.
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It was a tough week for
t h e B e n t l e y m e n ’ s a n d
women’s soccer teams as
both teams saw their multi-
p l e g a m e w i n s t r e a k s
snapped by some tough loss-
es.
The Lady Falcons faced
Stonehill College in their
first game of the week and
the defensive corps of both
teams took center stage.
Ne i ther t eam’s de fense
allowed a goal for 120 min-
utes as the game ended in a
0-0 t ie . This t ie pushed
Bentley’s unbeaten streak to
a season high three games.
For the Falcons, sophomore
back Tamzin Ellerbeck and
junior backs Katie Moroney,
Kelsey Regan and Jenna
Skagerlind anchored the
spectacular defensive effort
p u t f o r t h b y t h e t e a m .
Ellerbeck, Moroney, Regan
and Skagerlind suffocated
the Stonehill offensive attack
with their stifling defensive
play.
I n t h e i n f r e q u e n t
instances that the Skyhawks
w e r e a b l e t o g e t b y t h e
Falcons defensive quartet,
sophomore goalie Christiana
Hynds was there in net to
stop the attempts. Hynds
made seven saves in the
game on the way to pitching
her pitch shutout of the year.
Head cach Lauren Lukis
praised the defensive effort
after the game.
“Our defense was the vital
key to our success today,”
s a i d L u k i s . “ W e c l o s e d
Stonehill down quickly and
we looked to play feet and
possess. Our back line of
defense stepped up strong to
w i n b a l l s a n d d e n i e d
Stonehill momentum in their
attack.”
The closest Bentley came
to scoring was in the 28th
minute of the game when
senior forward Molly Alfieri
took a shot inside the 18 but
the Skyhawks keeper Amy
Wheaton made a diving save
to preserve the tie.
Bentley’s three-game win
streak came to an abrupt end
in the next game against
Southern Connecticut State
Univ. as the Owls defeated
the Falcons, 3-0. The Owls
scored three goals in four
minutes to give themselves a
lead that they would never
r e l i n q u i s h . S o u t h e r n
Connecticut junior Janie
Jannitto scored the first goal
for the Owls in the 34th
minute to put them ahead, 1-
0.
J u n i o r S u z a n e P i r e s
scored again in the 35th
minute to give Southern
Connecticut a 2-0 advantage
and then in the 38th minute,
Pires scored one last time to
give the Owls a 3-0 lead. The
Falcons were active offen-
sively throughout the game,
shooting 11 times, but they
could not put any balls into
t h e b a c k o f t h e n e t .
Skagerlind led the Falcons
with three shots in the game.
T h e l o s s d r o p p e d t h e
team’s record to 5-7-3 over-
a l l a n d 3 - 7 - 3 i n t h e
Northeast-10. The Lady
Falcons have two games left
on the schedule. On Oct. 24,
the Falcons travel to play
Merrimack in a NE-10 con-
ference game. In the season
finale, Bentley will be facing
St. Rose in another away
game.
According to Alfieri, these
last two games are sure to be
the toughest.
“Both Merrimack and St.
Rose will be tough competi-
tors,” said Alfieri. St. Rose
was the National Champion
last year with four consecu-
t ive NCAA Tournament
national semifinals appear-
ances and f i ve s t ra ight
Northeast-10 Conference
Tournament Championships.
The highlight of my career
would be to f inal ly beat
them.”
On the men’s side, Bentley
engineered a terrific come-
back against Saint Anselm to
win 3-2 while also extending
their unbeaten streak to five
games. The Falcons got off to
a horrendous start as Saint
Anselm senior midfielder
Cliff Parker scored in the
second minute to give the
Hawks a 1-0 lead.
In the 30th minute, Saint
Anselm senior forward Max
Glebocki scored to put the
H a w k s a h e a d , 2 - 0 . T h e
Falcons woke up in the sec-
ond half and got to work clos-
ing the deficit. Sophomore
midfielder Andrew Fenn led
the turnaround with his first
goal of the season in the 59th
minute to bring Bentley to
within one goal of tying the
game.
Almost ten minutes later,
Bentley senior midfielder
Tyler Kahn scored to knot
the game at 2-2. In the 75th
minute, Kahn struck again
scoring his second goal of the
game to cap the incredible
comeback as Bentley took
the 3-2 lead. Bentley senior
goaltender Alex Pilitsis and
the Falcon defense prevent-
ed the Owls from scoring for
the rest of the game to pre-
serve the 3-2 victory. Pilitsis
made six saves during the
game.
The Falcons faced the No.
2 5 t e a m i n t h e n a t i o n ,
Merrimack, in their next
game and had their work cut
out for them. Bentley played
the Warriors very tough but
in the end could not come up
with the victory as they lost,
1-0. This loss ended the
Falcons five-game winning
streak.
In the 33rd minute, the
Warriors scored their first
and only goal of the game
when senior forward Olof
Lindhe knocked in a goal off
of a rebound. Bentley had
two golden opportunities in
the second half to tie up the
score but they could not con-
vert on either chance. In the
49th minute, sophomore
back Tom Fitzpatrick took a
shot from 30 yards away that
was tipped over the net by
Merrimack goaltender Jose
Silva. In the 52nd minute,
junior forward Cory Osgood
blasted a shot from just out-
side the 18 but his attempt
sailed just over the crossbar.
Bentley did manage seven
shots during the game, with
Osgood taking a team high
four shots, but the Falcons
were not able to convert any
of their chances. Pilitsis had
another solid game in net,
s t o p p i n g f o u r s h o t s .
Fitzpatrick, as well as other
Bentley defensemen junior
Jordan Bridge, freshman
Stephen Silva and senior
capta in Weston Ze iner ,
played very well limiting the
shot opportunities of the
Merrimack attackers.
The loss to Merrimack
dropped the Falcons to 8-4-2
overall and 6-3-2 in the NE-
10. The men’s team also has
two more games remaining
in their regular season, play-
ing at Franklin Pierce on
Oct. 23 in an important NE-
10 conference game. The
Bentley men’s soccer team
finishes up its regular season
by traveling to Southern
Connecticut State on Oct. 26.
The NE-10 Championship
starts on Oct. 30 for both
Bentley teams.
By Billy Fitzhenry
Vanguard StaFF
Bentley suffers tough losses as NE-10 Championships approach
Sophomore goalie Christiana Hyndsmade seven saves against Stonehill.
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FalCOn
OF the
Week
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Dooley Named
Falcon of the Week
Sophomore Tara Dooley of the women’s cross coun-
try team is the Falcon of the Week. Dooley finished
second at the Northeast-10 championships in
Jamesville, New York on Saturday.
Dooley, who finished second in the 2011 NE-10
championships as well, posted a time of 18:38.4 in
this year’s race.
As a team the Falcons finished eighth out of 16
after entering the race ranked fourth in the East
Region.
Senior captain Weston Zeiner playedwell defensively against Merrimack.
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