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ThursDAY , oCTobEr 25, 2012 voLuME 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 to heart 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 released the new logo 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, addressing 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, director of News and Communication. “It’s exciting to see the evolution of a logo.” In addition, some students questioned the necessity of a rebranding campaign. 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- keting budget without 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 Thursday night on the 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 is currently compiling 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, originally left Boston 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 the new brand, the “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 Alumna Molly Godfrey talks to us about her experiences in LA. 5 FOOTBALL Falcons’ NE-10 Championship hopes go down the drain 16 A123 GOES BANKRUPT Waltham-based manufacturer hits bottom 7 BLUE MAN GROUP The silent trio put on an excellent show 9 CITY YEAR Bentley has been plastering the campus with posters in anticpation of tonight’s event. Courtesy of Jimmy Doan

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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

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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

nEws Editor

sports Editor

CaMpus lifE Editor

fEaturEs Editor

BusinEss Editor

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onlinE Editor

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dirECtor of MarkEting

JournalisM advisor

studEnt lifE advisor

Editor-in-ChiEf

Sindhu Palaniappan

Managing Editor gEnEral ManagEr

Alyson Bisceglia Emily Silver

Nate Marchand

Lacey Nemergut

Ben Klein

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Mike Lovett

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Tim Avrutik

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Tomer Gat

Meagan Kalpokis

Brian Fuerst

Dina Durutlic

George Donnelly

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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.

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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.

Disclaimer: The opinions published in The Vanguard are

submitted by readers of the newspaper, and do not necessar-

ily reflect the views and opinions of The Vanguard and its

staff. We are not able to print any letters submitted anony-

mously.

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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!

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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-

tac [email protected]

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.

Courtesy of a123systems.com

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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“Highway to Hell by

AC/DC.”

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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.

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The band has developed a strong stage

presence in just one year.

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The 2012 season was the first since 1967

that the Red Sox lost over 90 games.

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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

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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.

Aries(March 21-April 19)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Virgo(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Libra(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

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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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.

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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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