Police Log 2 Cartoon 3 Editorials 3 Horoscopes 11 Voices 12 Games 14 Falcon of The Week 24

Lindsay SauvéEDITOR IN CHIEF

This IssueDining Overhaul

GB Core Revamped

CAB presents: SPRING WEEK 2009

Gender Neutral Housing .................................4

Club Updates ...................5

Fashion Panel ...............6

Food Dude:The Original Burger......7

Relay for Life ......................8

Boston IndependentFilm Festival....................9

State of Play Review ...9

Notes from Abroad ...10

Mistress of Issues:Summer Anxiety ........11

For Your Entertainment:iPod Review .................12

Big Quiz .......................13

Buy & Hold Investing .15

Election EditionSenior Class Cabinet ..16

SGA & AIA Liaisons .....17

Junior Class Cabinet ...18

SGA Sentors ..................19

Soph. Class Cabinet ....20

Extended Sports CoverageWomen’s TennisMen’s TennisMen’s TrackWomen’s Track .............21

SoftballIce HockeyGolf ....................................22

Women’s Lacrosse .....23

Baseball ..........................24

THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2009VOLUME XLVII ISSUE XI WWW.BENTLEYVANGUARDONLINE.COM

Dining experience faces significant overhaulMeal Plans reconfigured, Seasons to add new Mongolian GrillJon McColganCOPY EDITOR

Photo provided by Dining ServicesA rendering of Season’s new Mongolian Grill.

Students at BentleyUniversity can anticipate signif-icant changes to their diningexperience on campus next fall.

A complete overhaul of theboard meal plans, major renova-tions to Seasons Dining Hall andthe Student Center, as well aspossible changes to A&W Grill,Harry’s Corner, and other din-ing venues is planned.

The meal plans, which werere-designed only a few years agoto a block system without “mealswipes” at venues and facilitiesother than Seasons, face restruc-turing to a new format.

Students next year willreceive weekly allowances ofmeal swipes for Seasons, rang-ing from 5 meal swipes a weekfor the apartments-only plan tounlimited swipes in the newSuper Value plan.

The middle plans include 10,15, and 17 swipes a week, withvarying amounts of discretionarydollars. (See Meal Plan Outlineon Page 8)

The swipes would not rollover, which means that if a stu-dent did not use all of theirswipes in a given week, thoseswipes are eliminated and thenew week’s set begins.Discretionary dollars wouldremain in a semester-block for-mat that students can spend atwill at dining venues through-out campus.

According to Dining Services,the Super Value plan, which isthe new unlimited swipe plan,provides students with a 20%discount at other dining venueson campus (excluding DunkinDonuts in Collins Hall), alongwith $25 more discretionary per

semester than the currentunlimited block plan.

Ronald Ardizonne, director ofHousing & Student Systems,helped design the new plans inpartnership with Sodexo, andcommented that “Students willactually see a net increase inswipes over the course of semes-ter, and the new plans give stu-dents an additional meal plan tochoose from.”

Meal plan prices haveincreased by the 3-4% thatPresident Gloria Larson predict-ed in a letter to parents lastmonth, with plans rising by $130to $180 in price.

Another major meal plan pol-

icy shift being made is providingfreshmen students next year anoption for their meal plan in thevery first semester.

Kathleen Yorkis, vice presi-dent of Student Affairs ,explained in an e-mail to TheVanguard, “One of the most fre-quent concerns from first yearstudents in particular was thelack of choice in meal plans.Currently all first year studentsare required to be on the “unlim-ited” meal plan a licensing issuefrom the City of Waltham, partof this is intentional on Bentley’spart.”

“The unlimited plan affordsstudents the most flexibility infiguring out and adjusting theireating patterns. However, thenew plans will allow first yearstudents an additional option fortheir first year, which is whatmany have asked for,” saidYorkis. “The other expresseddesire is discretionary money.The new plans offer the sameand in some cases increased

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“The [Mongolian] Grillwill provide a dining

experience that will beattractive to faculty and

staff as well as students.”-Andrew ShepardsonDEAN OF STUDENT AFFAIRS

As many students know,whether from e-mail, word ofmouth, or from being a “fan” ofBentley’s Campus ActivitiesBoard on Facebook, the SpringDay band and opener has beenannounced, igniting excitementfor the long anticipated event ofspring semester. PerformersThird Eye Blind and Sugar Hill

Gang will perform on campusduring Bentley’s annual SpringDay tradition on Saturday, April25.

Spring Day has been a tradi-tion at Bentley since the 90s,consistently involving majormusical acts hired by CAB, suchas rappers T.I. and Common,and the bands Yellowcard andAll American Rejects. Before the

Spring Week 2009Not an average business week

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GB Core faces radical changes

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Photo fromMariela SpillariCab’s recently accounced preformers.

Melody ShekariSTAFF WRITER

The General Business coreis changing dramatically andcampus has been buzzingabout the changes. As almostevery student goes through theentire GB core, it’s one of themost shared experiences oncampus, and many studentshave had suggestions on howit could change. These changes

are being introduced with theincoming class of freshmen,the Class of 2013.

The new core emphasizesethical issues and globalawareness. It also focuses onhow the pieces of the businessworld fit together. Once stu-dents are in their major, theybecome focused on their spe-cialty.

Associate Dean of BusinessJudith Kamm is the coordina-

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“Bentley is committed toreviewing the meal plans[annually], realizing that

student trends anddesires change.”-Kathleen Yorkis

VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS

POLICE LOG

CAMPUS NEWSPAGE 2 APRIL 16, 2009 THE VANGUARD

Where There’s Smoke There’s…Water?On Friday at 1:43 a.m., a fire alarm sound-ed in Collins Hall. In a usual display offorce, the police and fire department wasdispatched to investigate the cause of thealarm. They were surprised to find thatthe cause of the alarm was simply a stu-dent attempting to boil water. A piece offood debris had started smoking on theburner which set off the alarm. The studentwill be charged with an accidental firealarm violation and should probably takesome cooking classes.

Bentley Drivers, No SurvivorsLast Tuesday, just before noon, on a beau-tiful spring day, a female driver on NorthCampus was attempting to pull into a nor-mal, regulation-size parking space designedt o a c c o m m o d a t e n o r m a l v e h i c l e s .Somehow, the female was unable to han-dle the parking maneuver and came intocontact with another vehicle parked adja-cent to her space. The parked car suffereda dent to the rear bumper, scuff marks andd a m a g e t o t h e p a i n t . T h e p a r t i e sexchanged information and the case isclosed.

Pulling into Collins Hall’s parking lot lastWednesday at 1 p.m., one of our dedicatedmailmen was arriving at the mailstop inhis truck when it was struck by a vehiclebacking out of a parking space. The stur-dy mail truck withstood the impact of theencroaching vehicle and suffered no dam-age. However, the car that reversed intothe postal vehicle received a large hole toits bumper and a wounded exhaust pipe.

Moral: Don’t hit the mail truck, it will tri-umph.

One Foot in Front of the OtherWhile on a call in Miller Hall Saturday at3:08 a.m., officers thought they heardsomeone fall down the stairs. When theychecked the situation, they found a malestudent who had “tripped” while attempt-ing to navigate the flight of stairs. Thefreshman foolishly admitted to drinkingearlier in the night which may have led tohis inability to stagger back up the stairsto his dorm. Officers assisted the intoxi-cated student back to his room where theydetermined that he was able to take careof himself. The student will be chargedwith an underage alcohol violation and inthe future should beware of those rascal-ly steps.

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In the article “BSTV cancelled due to budget cuts; looks for alternative options” in the April 9 issue, the following cor-rection and clarification are necessary:

The statement “Essentially the fund is divided into two parts: $14,000 to purchase the rights to the 64 movie titles broad-casted throughout the year from ResLife cinema, while the rest of the fund is used to broadcast student programming”was incorrect.

The department of Residence Life only funded $14,000 for the broadcast equipment and movie rights, making the“the rest of the fund” statement incorrect. No additional funds from ResLife are devoted beyond the $14,000.

The statement “For several years, RHA has funded, through the Department of Residence Life, the roughly $14,000contract to broadcast 64 movie titles a year as well as the recent student lead programming” requires clarification.

This statement was meant to imply RHA was the body on campus that started the channel 3 movie channel usingResLife funding and managed the channel up until Bentley Student TV assumed control. We did not mean to implyRHA had any influence over budget decisions made by Residence Life regarding the Bentley Entertainment Network’stermination or over Bentley Student TV’s current situation.

We apologize for these misstatements and for any resulting confusion. Thank you.

-The Vanguard Editorial Board

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

*The Vanguard’s editorial as well as the editorial cartoon are proposed at each Editorial Board meeting. They are repre-sented as being the opinions of the Board as a whole, although drawn by individuals, and not the Bentley community.

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Events calendar not a satisfying dateSure, the overload of

mass e-mails we get fromvarious organizations canget obnoxious and justplain annoying, but thisyear it really seems to bethe only way to get theword out about events andimportant informationabout clubs.

The reason? Bentleyevents are no longer e-mailed to students.Instead they are put in theOutlook events calendar.Now, at first this mightseem like a great idea.This way it saves someonethe extra work of having tosend out the week’s eventsthrough e-mail, but in real-ity, it inconveniences stu-dents.

Simply, it was just somuch easier to receive ane-mail every week thatsays what’s going on.Students are much morelikely to see an e-mail andread it than to take the ini-tiative to open the BentleyEvents calendar. Bentleystudents check their e-mailevery day and will definite-ly read an e-mail of weeklyevents.

Not to mention the cal-endar is awkward to use.

At first it seems like it’syour own personal calen-dar, then you can’t changeanything and have tostruggle with finding away to use your calendar tokeep track of your things.It’s just chaos all over thescreen.

It might seem a bit nit-picky to be complainingabout having to click onetab in Outlook, but it justseems to be a simple factthat students don’t do it.They are less informed ofwhat’s going on aroundcampus just because theydon’t think to check theEvents calendar.

In the past we have hadan e-mail sent to us everyweek informing us of activ-ities going on that week. Itwas simple and easy forthe students and reallyonly one extra thing forstudent activities.

Now, we get an e-mailonce or twice a monthreminding us to check thecalendar but it’s largelyregarded because there isnothing really in the e-mail. The e-mail is thendeleted or left sitting therefor the rest of time, whilethe Bentley Events calen-

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dar still goes unopened.There may be plenty of

students out there who doutilize this calendar, andmore than likely there areplenty of students whowouldn’t look at an e-mailfrom Student Life, just likethey don’t look at the cal-endar. But for a lot of stu-dents, it seems like an e-mail would keep themknowledgeable of what’shappening on campus.

This is just a mere sug-gestion for the return of e-mails from Student Life. Itjust makes so much moresense to receive the e-mailand be able to quickly lookthrough the week’s activi-ties than to have to thinkto check the calendar everyweek, or recieve e-mailsupon e-mails from indivi-ual clubs who do not likethe calendar as well.

Cutting down on e-mailsfrom clubs would save timeand energy for clubs, andmake emails more mean-ingful that come from clubaccounts.

That alone should bereason enough to bringback the one simple e-mailthat makes our lives just alittle bit easier.

Disclaimer: The opinions published in The Vanguard aresubmitted by readers of the newspaper, and do not necessar-ily reflect the views and opinions of The Vanguard and itsstaff. We are not able to print any letters submitted anony-mously.

Editor in Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay SauvéManaging Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan RyaboyBusiness Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben BarenboimCopy Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon McColganNews Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca LangweberSports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robbie LaBrieBusiness Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris ApuzzoCampus Life Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Dias A & E Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Markowitz

Photography Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bree Johnson Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . Heather SprinkleAdvertising Manager . . . . . . . . . . . Eugene BergerOnline Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas SmitsAdvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maria DilorenzoJournalism Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy Rakowsky

Cartoonist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Perron, Shimon Sasaki

Circulation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stanley Rameau

Keep our inbox clog-freeAfter rolling out of bed on

Monday morning, it’s the nor-mal reaction of any student toturn on any type of technolo-gy, whether it is a TV, iPod, ora Bentley laptop.

So let’s say you log ontoyour computer and open upyour Bentley e-mail account.Potentially, you could have 15new e-mails most of whichcome from the sameannouncements, whetherregarding a club’s events,CLIC e-mail, or rather thethird email you have receivedthat week about rings found inthe bathroom.

It is understandable thatBentley administrators andclub officers are doing their jobto inform the student body ofall the happenings aroundcampus. E-mails serve as aconstant reminder of personal,social, and athletic events oncampus that may encouragesome students to participate.It can also be argued that e-mailing is the best way todirectly catch the attention ofthe intended audience.

However, most of us sign upon e-mailing lists we want tobe on and intend to get emailsfrom. That being said, we arereceiving important e-mailsall the time regarding thingslike when a GB meeting is orwhat time an intramuralgame is or what the change intomorrow’s assignment is orwhat time that crucial intern-ship interview is.

Students pay attention tothe e-mails that are impor-tant, informative, and concise.Therefore, receiving fouremails in one week about thedeadline for Student Electionsgets put in the deleted mes-sages folder quicker than thee-mail can be opened.

Also, as we sign up forabout fifty organizationsfreshmen year and then settleon two or three, you continueto receive about a hundred e-mails from organizations youhave never attended meetingsfor and probably never will. Tosolve this minor issue, organi-zations should be required toclear mailing lists each semes-ter, ridding the lists of peoplewho never attend events ormeetings.

It is a common misconcep-

tion of various groups on cam-pus that sending out multiple,repetitive e-mails get the pointacross. On the contrary, moststudents read the first e-mailabout the upcoming event anddecide whether they’re goingor not and save the e-maildepending on their interest.

In the past, the large con-tent of campus-wide e-mailshas caused trouble for theentire Bentley network. Withan excess flow of e-mails,there is always the risk of clog-ging Bentley’s intranet sys-tem. Take for example, theinstance a few years agowhere one GB 101 groupstarted the trend of sendingtheir product/service surveysto the entire campus, and thenit became a GB 101 phenome-non. All of a sudden, MicrosoftOutlook was clogged, and peo-ple were waiting four hours todownload one e-mail. Thenthe Bentley e-mail system wasshut down for the day.

How many vital emailswere not received because ofthis back up? It cannot bedetermined how many werelost, but e-mail has become anessential communication tooland part of so many people’sdaily routine that one missede-mail could be critical. Afterthe GB 101 survey fiasco twoyears ago, several restrictionson campus-wide e-mails havebeen made in order to reducethe frequencies at which clubsand individuals are able tocontact the entire campus.

Although club updates andevent reminders have notclogged Bentley e-mails lately,it does not mean that the con-sistency of e-mails sent to theentire campus by BentleyMusic Society, CareerServices, or AcademicAdvising is appropriate or nec-essary. Everyone appreciatesan e-mail or two about a newevent on campus or how tomanage stress, but after thosefirst few, the address book canbe shut and event notifica-tions can be retired.

Students join clubs and par-ticipate in events throughtheir own interest, and anykind of repetitive reminder e-mail will simply get tossedaside. Therefore, send it onceand send it right.

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CAMPUS LIFE / NEWS

Over the last decade, housingoptions at Bentley have beenexpanding adding with specialtyhousing such as WellnessHousing for those interested ina more healthy living environ-ment and the new Global LivingCenter for globally-minded stu-dents, along with the construc-tion of Copley & Fenway Suitesand North Campus Apartments,Housing and Student Systemshas demonstrated an opennessto providing new accommoda-tions to students.

But how does Bentley feelabout the growing national trendfor gender neutral housing?

Gender- neutral housingoffers the option to room withany student regardless of theirgender. This is a growing trendin colleges across the nation,including Harvard University,the University of Pennsylvania,and Brandeis University.

Yale University was sched-uled to implement it for fall of2009, but the Yale Daily Newsreports that the school is post-poning the implementation inorder to form a task force andplan for the change, whichresulted in a sleep-in protest infreezing weather from Yale stu-dents on campus earlier thisyear.

The Office of Housing andStudent Systems here atBentley is unsure of what thedemand is for gender-neutral

housing, and there are a num-ber of potential concerns, whichis why it hasn’t been implement-ed before.

These concerns range fromparents being uncomfortablewith their freshmen being inmixed dorms as well as thepotential problem of studentsthat are dating rooming togeth-er and breaking up before theend of the academic year.

If gender neutral housing isdesired on campus, Housing andStudent Systems may look intoa pilot program with an applica-tion policy, similar to what theydo with other specialty housingoptions.

Although gender neutralhousing applies to all students,GLTBQ, or gay, lesbian, bisexu-al, transgender, and question-ing, students have been at theforefront of bringing the changeto campuses. GLBTQ studentshave voiced their preference forliving with students of the oppo-site gender, citing comfort andthe elimination of students hav-ing to identify gender at all,which is a concern for sometransgender students.

Organizations such as theNational Student GenderblindCampaign, which works withGLBTQ groups and promotesgender neutral policies on cam-pus, have also been involved inbringing gender neutral housingto campuses.

Last month, an e-mail wassent to all Bentley students with

a survey about gender-neutralhousing. Aqeel Siddiqui, a sen-ior Marketing student, conduct-ed the survey for his HonorsCapstone project about genderneutral housing, particularlyamong GLTBQ students. Hesaid, “I wanted to do somethingI was passionate about.”

He came up with the idea lastyear when he wanted to roomwith females and was informedthat it wouldn’t be possible. Withthis experience as well as beinga resident assistant for threeyears, this topic was very rele-vant for him.

According to Ron Ardizzone,director of Housing and StudentSystems, his office will be partic-ularly interested in the results.Ardizzone had also been awarethat gender-neutral housing is agrowing trend over the lastdecade.

“Everyone needs to have asafe environment regardless ofsexual orientation or identity,”he said.

He also said that Housing andStudent Systems “wants to pro-vide fair and supportive servic-es and foster a safe learningenvironment.” The office doesn’twant students to be uncomfort-able, but still wants to be respon-sive to changes and trends.Ardizzone is also interested inimproving the overall campusclimate in terms of acceptanceand raising awareness.

With 543 responses from stu-dents across campus in less than

a week’s time, this topic seemsto be of interest to other studentsas well. The survey is the pri-mary research in his study;Siddiqui has conducted second-ary research as well, reachingout to residential directors ofother schools about their hous-ing options.

In order for the surveyto be released to all students, ithad to be reviewed by theInstitutional Review Board(IRB), and Siddiqui had the sup-port and help of his advisorProfessor Susan Dobscha fromthe Marketing department,Ardizzone from Housing andStudent Systems, and AndrewShepardson, dean of StudentAffairs.

Siddiqui also asked par-ticipants to identify their sexualorientation, something that has-n’t been surveyed at the schoolfor years. For the capstone, he isattempting to find out if studentsthat self-identify as GLTBQwould take advantage of genderneutral housing.

He said, “I want to look at asubset of Bentley’s populationand figure out if their housingneeds are met.”

An anonymous survey maybe the best means of doing this.As an out-gay and a minority ofIndian descent, Siddiqui under-stands the difficulty of dealingwith discrimination. AlthoughSiddiqui hasn’t found outrightdiscrimination or harassment oncampus, housing and other poli-

cies can make it harder forGLTBQ students to adjust, andit is hard to confront these poli-cies as well. Siddiqui said,“People [who are GLTBQ] thataren’t as strong are strugglingmore to adjust on campus.”

Many students havealso left their comments on thesurvey, ranging from “you[Siddiqui] are an agent ofchange” to comments of disap-proval of homosexuals in gener-al. Siddiqui plans on includingthe various comments on thesurvey results in his paper.

Although he is leaving, thesurvey results will be public, andSiddiqui hopes that the schoolwill use the findings.

There are events on campusto raise awareness of personaldifferences. LGBTQ@Bentleyand the PRIDE organizationwork with the campus commu-nity and promote events that putemphasis on understanding andaccepting everyone, regardlessof sexual orientation.

Siddiqui is involved in mar-keting for the Day of Silence onApril 17, put on by PRIDE as aday for individuals to be silentfor members of the GLTBQ com-munity who don’t have a voicefor themselves. This conceptworks into Siddiqui’s capstone,as he is doing the project topotentially improve the lives ofthose in the same or worse posi-tion that may not voice theiropinions or preferences as read-ily has he does.

Is gender neutral housing a possibility at Bentley?Melody ShekariSTAFF WRITER

concert, food including a bar-beque is provided to students,and prizes and giveaways areawarded to tournament winnersand for early birds that arrivewhen the doors open.

This year, Third Eye Blindwas hired as the headliner forSpring Day, after looking to thestudents for feedback. Accordingto surveys that were filled out atthe Activities Fair, the top bandsrequested were “Third EyeBlind, OAR and Hootie and theBlowfish with 311 not farbehind,” according to the results.

Another unique feature ofSpring Day is the sports tourna-ments of fered by CAB.Tournaments such as 3-on-3basketball, kickball, volleyball,float-a-boat, and Harry’s HillClimb are offered all day, withthe chance to win cash prizes of$250 per player.

While the tradition has beenlong running, Cab has madesome major modifications totheir most beloved event.Changes to the tradition includea week full of CAB sponsoredevents to lead up to April 25, aProject H20 initiative, a $1charge for Bentley student wrist-bands, three bands on the mainstage, and more prizes than ever.

First of all, Spring Day isbeing extended into a “SpringWeek,” beginning on Saturday,April 18 and ending on the fol-lowing Saturday with the big

event. Events include “FenwayBentley,” a Highlighter Dance,Scavenger Hunt, Drive in Movie,and more (described below).According to CAB PresidentChrissy Olson, what you canexpect from the week is “a vari-ety of events to have fun and getexcited for Spring Week.”

Another change is the addi-tion of a linked charity, ProjectH2O. Project H20 is an on-cam-pus fundraiser for the people ofNepal, providing safe drinkingwater and adequate sanitation.The organization was startedthis year by Vinay Gokaldas andAnkur Agrawal and is current-ly implementing itself into manyBentley events in order to raisemoney and support forNepalians.

Project H20 is very prevalentin this year’s Spring Day. Inorder to receive a wristband thisyear, students will pay $1, whichwill be donated directly to ProjectH2O. A portion of the guest feeof $25 will also going directly toProject H2O’s rescue fund.

“CAB is trying to put moremeaning into Spring Day, andpartnering with Project H2Oallows us to support a goodcause,” as stated by the organiza-tion. They stated this will be areoccurring theme, choosing anew charity every year to sup-port.

On Saturday, April 25,Wristbands are required to beworn around campus. According

to campus policy students, “willneed to have a wristband to bein all public areas of the resi-dence halls (hallways, lounges,etc), all public spaces on campusand at the Spring Day eventfrom 12:00PM on Saturday,April 25 until 9:00 a.m. Sunday,April 26. Students MUST havetheir Bentley ID to get a wrist-band and must carry their IDwith them at all times.”

On lower campus, ProjectH2O has organized 14 Bentleystudent bands, along with DJs,to perform at the outdoor venueon lower campus near theentrance to the Fenway suites.The bands will play until themain stage is opened, which isinside of the Dana Center, on thebasketball court.

In addition to Third Eye Blindand Sugar Hill Gang, Third EyeBlind has decided to bring theirown opener, Blueskyreality.Blueskyreality is a band formedin Los Angeles in 2006 and hasbeen touring with Third EyeBlind all around the country.The opener band has been com-pared to “the likes of TakingBack Sunday and John Mayer,”according to their MySpace.

The Blueskyreality will beginthe concert, leading to Sugar HillGang and ending with the head-liner, Third Eye Blind. Dooropens at 4:30 p.m., and the con-cert will begin at 5:00 p.m.

For more information,e-mailCAB at ga_cab@bentley.edu.

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CLUB UPDATES

We all know how hard the student leaders workat Bentley. Their countless hours of dedication,planning, and effort usually go unrewarded.However, once a year Bentley makes a point torecognize these leaders for their hard work.

Each year, the Office of Student Affairs cele-brates and acknowledges the tremendous effortsof the student organization leaders by celebratingthem at the Falcon Awards. This year, however,the Student Recognition Dinner is being replacedby The Falcon Awards.

Many awards are given out (listed to the left). The nominees were sent in bystudents and then voted by the Bentley community. The most noteworthyaward, the “Most Involved Student” and “Outstanding Contribution by aStudent”, are interspersed with performances from many of the student organ-izations.

For the winners, crystal falcon awards are awarded by the Bentley admin-istration and fellow students. Immediately following the award ceremony, anupscale appetizer and dessert reception will be available to all our guests. Itpromises to be a fantastic night of celebrating our Bentley Stars!

38th Annual Falcon AwardsThursday, April 16, 2009

7:00 p.m. in the Dana CenterFaculty Member of the YearPresented to that Faculty Memberwhom students believe has madesignificant impact in the class-room.

Staff Member of the YearPresented to that Staff Memberwho has gone above and beyondtheir duties in assisting students.

Diversity Awareness Award Presented to that student or stu-dent organization who has strived to further Diversity efforts atBentley.

Outstanding Programmer Award Presented to that student whohas worked exceptionally hard in delivering one or more outstand-ing program(s) to the Bentley Community this year.

Outstanding Program Award Presented to the StudentOrganization that delivered the best program this year.

Most Involved Student Award Presented to the student whosesignificant involvement outside of the classroom has positivelycontributed campus life at Bentley.

Most Outstanding Contribution By a Student Award Presentedto the student whose single or multiple contribution(s) have signif-icantly enhanced the quality of campus life at Bentley.

Remembrance WalkOn Friday, April 24 2009 at 4:00 p.m. AEPi, along with Hillel, will

hold “We Walk to Remember” beginning at the green space andsilently walking two laps around the academic buildings. We encour-age all of the student body to walk with us in order to rememberthe millions of lives that were lost during the Holocaust. We askeach participant to dress in black attire. Just in case the weatherdoes not corporate we have scheduled a makeup date for April29th, 2009 at 4:00pm.

“We Walk to Remember” was initiated at Alpha Epsilon Pi’sAlpha Chapter at New York University in 2007. This AEPi-wideHolocaust remembrance initiative is aimed at ensuring that thememory of the Holocaust and its lessons remain at the forefrontof civil discourse on college campuses. By taking action and par-ticipating in “We Walk to Remember,” the brothers of AEPi willremind their peers and community members that the Holocaust isa human issue that deserves our collective remembrance.

The Women’s Center

The Women’s Center will continue to have weekly meetings onMonday during the activity period

2:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.

The Sailing Club

We will be holding practices on Mondaysand Wednesdays from 1:15 to 6:00 on theCharles River starting April 8! We sail two manboats (FJs and 420s) and are open to experi-enced and inexperienced sailors! To join us,please contact Mullen_Amy@bentley.edu.

Grεεk SpεakMatthew Cohen (Alpha Epsilon Pi)

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CAMPUS LIFE

Last Monday, five expertsfrom the fashion industrycame to the annual FashionIndustry Panel to discusstheir success in the business.They were called upon to edu-cate students about the corpo-rate side of the fashion world.

The event was hosted byt h e B e n t l e y F a s h i o nConsultants, a student organ-ization dedicated to the fusionof fashion and business. TheBFC coordinates numerousevents throughout the schoolyear, including their annualfashion show that is held inthe fall semester.

The panel is traditionallyBFC’s more business-orient-ed event of the year, designedto introduce Bentley studentswho are interested in fashionto the “other side” of theindustry. The panel remindsthe audience that fashion is abusiness, and that behind theglamour of fashion shows, acorporate culture exists.

This year’s guests wereGenevieve Barrett from TJXCompanies, Michael Tesslerof Retail Concepts, HollandGrumieaux of Banson, NYC,Jonathan Mustich of LuckyBrand Jeans, and EvanaMaggiore of Fashion FungShui International. Theseguests’ different experiencesprovided a comprehensivev iew o f , and inva luableinsight into, this tough-to-break-into business.

All five of the speakers arealso successful entrepreneurs,which is especially interest-ing and useful for Bentley stu-dents who understand thechallenges and importance ofentrepreneurialism in thebusiness world. All the guestshave either been entrepre-neurs within their companiesor have started their ownindependent businesses.

Barrett, despite her currentp o s i t i o n , s a y s s h e w a s“trained primarily in busi-ness.” After all, she graduated

from Boston College with ad e g r e e i n E c o n o m i c s &Finance.

The reason she chose thebusiness-side of the fashionindustry is that she was, inher words, looking for “a well-structured career path.” Fromanalyst to associate plannerto buyer, Barrett reminds herlisteners how business-orient-ed the fashion industry actu-ally is! She started off expect-ing a fashion setting, and sheended up “learning how todrive a business.”

The most exciting part ofher work, Barrett says, isbeing a buyer. A buyer is al i f e s ty l e , she says , anddescribes being able to travelall over the world for herwork. A few of the manyplaces she has visited withTJX are the Far East, theMiddle East, all of SouthAmerica, most of Europe, and,of course, all over the UnitedStates.

Barrett’s particular adviceabout how to break into thebusiness is, “you cannot betenacious enough!” She statesthat you must show your pas-sion for the company and theindustry you are applying towork in, and show your will-ingness to work hard.

Tessler, a professor here atBentley, got his MBA fromBoston University, with afocus on Marketing. Besidesteaching a class on retailing,he also started his own com-pany called Retail Concepts.

Having a passion for retail-ing, Tessler runs a retailingcompany that facilitates proj-ects for start-up retailers.This includes aspects such asnaming, branding, site selec-tion, and store merchandis-ing. Tessler says, “My busi-ness helps keep me more rel-evant in the classroom.”

As far as breaking into theindustry, he urges, “Try tofind competitive advantagesin any situation.” Entry-leveljobs are not only unavoidablebut can also be invaluablelearning tools. He also advis-

es looking for “what’s happen-ing” in the industry, suggest-ing that H&M and Apple arecurrently on-the-rise andtherefore prime job-searchterritory.

Grumieaux, currentlylaunching her own companycalled Banson, NYC, workedfor in the fashion industry fortwenty years.

Her extensive resume

includes such famous compa-nies as Jones Apparel Group,Tommy Hilfiger, Ellen Tracy,Citi, and Geuss Jeans. She isa g r a d u a t e o f S y r a c u s eU n i v e r s i t y a n d h a s aBachelor of Science Degree inRetailing.

Grumieaux is an advocateof internship experience, herown exposure to the industrybeing through an internshipat Saks Fifth Avenue. Shesays that an internship is thebest way to find out about abusiness before you startinvesting your career there.Her own company, Banson,NYC, is designed to give “aninsider’s look at the fashionindustry” to students who areconsidering working in it.

Mustich is another guestwho was trained in financeand ended up in the fashionworld. He graduated from theUniversity of Maryland witha degree in Finance, and hesaid he once had aspirationsof working as a trader on WallStreet. Instead, he ended upas a financial analyst forMacy’s, and his fashion careerbegan. He has worked as aretail planner for DKNY,Joseph Abboud, and LuckyBrand Jeans.

Maggiore, another entre-preneur, worked in retailingfor a long time before starting

her own company cal ledF a s h i o n F u n g S h u iInternational. Her words ofwisdom, derived from her ownlife experience, are, “Figureout who you are first, and findout what you want” beforelaunching head-first onto acareer path. She commentedthat you have to do whatmakes you truly happy inorder to be successful.

The majority of questionsfrom the audience consistedof how to break into the fash-ion world coming from a busi-ness background such asBentley’s. Also, anyone whohas dreamed of working infashion knows how cut-throatthe competition is. Therefore,there was outstanding con-cern about how to snag thosefew elusive internships in thefashion industry.

The experts all advocatedpassion as the strongestweapon for rising in the fash-ion industry- or in any indus-try for that matter. The gen-eral consensus was to sellyourself, not your degree.

In fashion particularly,work ethic, experience, andpassion get you further thanan MBA. The more internshipor work experience you have,the better are your chancesfor getting a job in this busi-ness.

Fashion Industry Panel offers in-depth look at the business of fashion

Evelynn SidiropoulosSTAFF WRITER

Photo from Bentley Fashion Consultants

THE VANGUARD APRIL 16, 2009 PAGE 7

COLUMNSThe Food Dude:

A Pilgrimage to find the Original BurgerBy:

Tom Hoeler

There are very few timeswhen we can experience thebeginning, the first, or the orig-inal of something. Mostlybecause many things don’tbecome popular until well afterthey are established so we don’tthink to be part of them early on,or aren’t aware of them. Or, asis even more often the case; theoriginal fades away, replaced bysome reimaged version.

That’s one of the reasons Ilove going to movies on openingnights or better yet the midnightshowing. It’s part of being amember of the first group of peo-ple to witness something. To beable to say 5 or 10 years later “Iwas the first to see The Lord ofthe Rings, or The Dark Knight,etc.”

I have a relative who was firstto see The Empire Strikes Backin 1980 and witness the great-est “oh my God!” moment in thehistory of cinema…and I am for-ever jealous of that.

But this is supposed to beabout food, so enough with thepop-culture.

Perhaps more so than movies,books or trends, it is very hardto find the origin of foods, specif-ically when it comes to therestaurants or stores where theyfirst were made and sold. Manyrestaurants that started yearsago have either disappeared,“relocated” or gone through suchchanges that they are not even ashell of their former selves; atragic thing.

For instance, we cannot go toa restaurant and have “the orig-inal hamburger,“ which is per-haps the most tragic instance ofall since this is one of the quin-tessential American foods. Thereason for this is there aredozens, if not hundreds, ofrestaurants around the countrythat claim to have invented it,with no real way for us to trulycorroborate the myths and leg-ends. Or can we?

All of this certainly hasn’tkept me from trying. One of themany places laying claim to thehamburger is Louis’ Lunch,located in New Haven,Connecticut (a good three and ahalf hour drive from our faircampus).

In fact , the Library ofCongress has an entry that liststhem as serving the first ham-burger in 1895. Regardless ofthe claims, the conjecture andthe mythos, I’d say that thisplace is about as close as I mightcome to having the “originalhamburger.”

Plus i f the Library ofCongress says it’s so, it’s proba-bly best to go with it. The gov-ernment wouldn’t lie aboutsomething like this, would they?Gosh I hope not. If we can’t trustthem on the history of hamburg-ers, I fear for the Republic.

So, “semi” confident that mygovernment was not leading meon some gastronomical goosechase, there I was: burningdown the highway toward

cheeseburger nirvana, or so Ihoped.

It’s not the easiest place tofind. It’s in the neighborhood ofYale’s campus, nestled away ona small one-way street in themiddle of one of those pay-per-hour parking lots; pretty conven-ient actually. But it gives you anidea of just how small it is. Thereare no more than ten feetbetween the door and the count-er, and only enough room forabout 12 people to actually sit.When I walked in, there wereprobably somewhere in the ball-park of 30 people standingaround waiting for food.

Using a very scientific methodof measuring the building (Iwalked around it and countedmy footsteps to determine thesquare footage) I came to realizethat my apartment on campusmay in fact be nearly as large asLouis’ Lunch itself. Ridiculous Iknow, but when you go and visit,you’ll see what I mean.

Louis’ Lunch still cooks burg-ers using a heavy cast-iron ver-tical grilling contraption fromway back in the day. That isn’tthe most elegant explanation Iknow, but it’s the only way I canexplain it. The burger comes ontwo pieces of toast, not on a tra-ditional bun, and there are onlya few acceptable toppings;cheese, onions and tomatoes.Ketchup and mustard are nono’s according to them.

During my visit I was tempt-ed to ask for mustard in order to

gaugea reaction…but I was afraid ofbeing thrown out and not hav-ing a chance to eat. So I kept mymouth shut and ordered.

So how does the “originalhamburger” taste?

It tastes really good. Simpleas that. The meat is good quali-ty and there’s a nice juiciness toit that comes from the slowgrilling and decent fat ratio inthe meat; however the burgerdoesn’t fall apart which is good.The bread and toppings are verysimple and plain but they alllend great flavor and texture tothe meat; that’s the importantthing. The burgers at Louis’ letthe meat speak for itself. Noneed for fancy signature saucesor special toppings. It’s all aboutthe burger patty.

On my way out I noticed thatacross the little side-street are apizza parlor and a Chineserestaurant. I was entirely baf-fled by the fact that anyone

could operate any sort of foodestablishment across from theplace where the burger wasinvented. It’d be like if they builta baseball field across fromFenway Park and expected youto go to games there. It just does-n’t make sense.

I decided that these thingsdon’t always do. That despite thehistory and the legacy heldbetween the bricks of this smallNew Haven legend, the worldcontinued on. That time wasindeed marching forward andwith it the possibility that oneday Louis’ Lunch will becomelost to the ages.

For the record, both of thoserestaurants were empty; rightduring the peak of lunch hour.Meanwhile the line for Louis’ isout the door and halfway downthe block. No offense to the own-ers of those other two food estab-lishments; but, perhaps that’sthe way it should be. And that’sthe way I hope it stays.

It might look plain, but that’s the original cheeseburger. Photo by Tom Hoeler

CAMPUS LIFE / NEWSPAGE 8 APRIL 16, 2009 THE VANGUARD

The fight against cancer ison. Hundreds of Bentley stu-dents have already enrolledin the annual fundraiser,Relay for Life, which sup-ports cancer patients and theeffort to search for a cure.

For those who are unfamil-iar with the campaign ofRelay for Life, the fundrais-er ’ s Pub l i c i ty Co -ChairDaniela Carlacci gives a basicoverview of the event:

“ R e l a y f o r L i f e i s a nAmerican Cancer Societyovernight fundraiser to raisemoney for cancer research.Teams of people camp outovernight and take turnswalking around the track allnight to show that becausecancer never sleeps, neitherwill they.”

Although the fundraiser isby no means over yet, a fewteams stand out as the lead-ers of the pack. According tothe Relay for Life website(www.relayforlife.org/bentley)as of April 8, Gamma PhiBeta and Alpha Epsilon Pihave a combined to raise atotal of $1,841. Another team

on the top of the fundraisingspectrum is the girls of DeltaPhi Epsilon, who have so farraised $1,443. Also on the listof Top Teams on the websiteare Nothin’ But Blue Skies;Phi Sig, SGD, & Friends; andSo It Goes.

Another team which isdedicated to the Relay causeis Circle K. Jake Fochetta,president of Circle K, saysthat of all the communityservice projects that theorganization gets involved

with throughout the year,Relay for Life is one of hisfavorite events.

“People who participate inthe actual walk get to reallysee and feel the impact can-cer has on the world,” saysFochetta, “The reason wechoose to participate as agroup is to contribute toincreased awareness andhope for the millions of peo-ple who are affected by can-cer.”

Circle K also participated

in the event last year, whereFochetta got to see first-handhow the event is making adifference and helping peopleall over the U.S.

“Last year at the walk, Ihad the chance to meet andhear from survivors abouttheir battle with cancer,”Fochetta remembers, “Themain message they conveyedwas that because of programslike Relay for Life - and thecancer research and treat-ment they support - cancerpatients have a renewedsense of hope.”

This year’s event will bethe fifth year that Relay forL i f e h a s t a k e n p l a c e a tBentley, and the hope is thata record amount of studentswill participate this year. Theamount of money raised for2008 at Bentley totaled over$30,000. The event coordina-tors hope to do even betterthis year and raise up to$40,000 with at least 600 par-ticipants.

Lauren Pettiglio, the pres-ident of Colleges AgainstCancer (CAC), answers someq u e s t i o n s a b o u t t h eAmerican Cancer society and

h o w i t i s c o n t i n u e s t oincrease its efforts, especiallyconcerning the money that israised during Relay for Life.

“ [ A m e r i c a n C a n c e rSociety] funds many pro-grams beyond research thathelp assist people that areliving with cancer; [it has]programs that help to makepeople surviving cancer havea better experience, especial-ly if they do not have anyonet h a t c a n s u p p o r t t h e mthrough this trying time int h e i r l i v e s , ” e x p l a i n sPettiglio, “[American CancerSociety] raises money forresearch and programs, butit also gives participants anoutlet, support system, andplace to share stories andexperiences.”

“Beyond that,” she adds,“[Relay for Life] is a greatteam-building and communi-ty-building event.”

Relay for Life has beensuccessful in the past here onthe Bentley campus, and thehope is that it will be thisyear. All Bentley studentsare welcome on Friday the 17at 6 p.m. in the Dana Center.

Relay for Life hopes to be Bentley’s biggest sleepover everEvelynn SidiropoulosSTAFF WRITER

Relay for Life gives hope to indivials battling cancer. Photo from wordpress.com

Dining Service overhaulamounts of discretionary

money.” The incoming freshmen class

would be able to select from eitherthe Super Value or Value 17plans, while upperclassmen liv-ing in halls or suites would needto select the Value 10, 15, 17, orSuper Value plans. Value 5 isavailable only to students livingin an apartment.

Seasons Dining Hall with therest of the second level of theStudent Center will undergo dra-matic renovations to include anew Mongolian Grill, which is avenue similar to the popularrestaurant Fire & Ice in HarvardSquare frequented by Bentleystudents.

The installation of the grillwould occur over the summer,and John Beigbeder, theOperations Manager for Sodexohere at Bentley articulated that“The grill would be a part of theboard plan and be included in aswipe, just like pizza and thesalad bar available in the currentservery.”

Plans have been commis-sioned by Bentley from the archi-tecture firm that designed Fire &Ice in Harvard Square, and theGrill will most likely be placed inthe current TV sitting area inSeasons. The 1917 Tavern (“thePub”) and Games Room would bereconfigured, and more stool-likeseating would be added outsideof the dining hall for Harry’s.

Andrew Shepardson, dean ofStudent Affairs, informed TheVanguard that despite rumorsthat the Grill would put the Pubin jeopardy, “The Pub and GamesRoom will still exist. We have notseen the final drawings, howev-er, the latest version that hasbeen presented creates a more

cohesive flow between the Grill,the Pub and the Games Room byopening up the space. The Pubwill still be open for programs andalcohol service on Thursday,Friday and Saturday evenings.”

When asked if the installationof the Mongolian Grill meantother dining services in Seasonswould be cut, Shepardsonresponded, “No, in fact studentson the board plan will experienceenhanced features with the addi-tion of the Mongolian Grill.Sodexo in partnership withBentley has worked hard to intro-duce new programmatic featuresto Seasons (Global Chef, PlatedDinners and the Balanced Way)as well as providing a greatervariety of offerings.”

“Overall, the Grill will provideanother dining experience for thecommunity—one that we believewill be attractive to faculty andstaff as well as students,” conclud-ed Shepardson.

Lastly, Bentley and Sodexo areexploring changes to the A&Wand Harry’s Corner venues interms of brands and productsoffered at those two locations, andLower Café is undergoing a sim-ilar exploration. JamesCornacchia, the general managerof Sodexo and Dining Serviceshere at Bentley, noted that“Changes to venues are alwaysbeing explored, as franchises havea certain life, and like a mall foodcourt, new venues come and go,due to consumer preference andfor economic reasons, but as forcampus venues, no concrete deci-sions have yet been made. Wewill retain a late night venue nomatter what.”

These changes are a part of amajor master plan being devel-oped by Sodexo and Bentley tooverhaul the entire dining expe-

rience on campus. Vice PresidentYorkis stated that “Bentley iscommitted to reviewing the mealplans on an annual basis – real-izing that student trends anddesires change it is important tostay current with what studentsare looking for in a meal plan.This year’s review was differentand more expansive becauseBentley’s CFO, Paul Clemente,asked Sodexo to go to the draw-ing boards and build a programfrom the bottom up that wouldreflect the best practices in everydimension.”

“Sodexo did an exhaustivestudy, including a comprehensivesurvey sent to students, staff andfaculty intended to identify pat-terns and preferences as theyrelate to possible changes to theboard plan as well as a long rangeplan for dining services on cam-pus presented their findings toBentley and that is what hasbrought us to the changes thatwe will experience this comingyear and the next few years,” saidYorkis. “The information elicitedfrom that survey was extremelyhelpful in creating the changesfor next year.”

Cornacchia commented that“Sodexo and Bentley have sure-ly entered into a partnership andit is because of that strong part-

nership that all of these excitingchanges can happen at this time.”

He went on to say that “thegoal of the ‘Master Dining Plan’for Bentley was to envision andcreate one of the “premier” din-ing programs that students hadinput in creating and for Bentleyand Sodexo to use as a ‘showcase.’Although this is only the first partof the plan, I believe the studentswill be very excited, especiallygiven the current economictimes.”

The Plated Dinners, GlobalChef, and Balanced Way pro-grams Dean Shepardson men-tioned before are new initiativesenacted this year through Sodexoand the Food Service AdvisoryBoard, which is the student-staffcommittee that “provides a placefor students to share concerns,suggestions and improvementsregarding dining services on cam-pus. It allows students an oppor-tunity to share their concernswith Bentley and Sodexo and seewhat can be done,” according toits Chair, Doreen Floyd, assistantdean of Student Affairs.

The FSAB, according to Floyd,“has taken a more proactiveapproach this semester, advocat-ing for more vegetarian selectionsand identification of gluten freeoptions, as well being instrumen-

tal in developing coming pro-grams such as Meal Plan Maniaand an Amnesty Day, details ofwhich are still in the works, butessentially creating an opportu-nity for students to return anySeasons items (plates, bowls,cups, etc..) to Bentley with no judi-cial penalty.

“Sodexo has been very respon-sive to these suggestions withadditional signage and moreinformation in Seasons and onthe website,” said Asst. DeanFloyd. “Their suggestions extendbeyond Seasons and have result-ed in improvements such as theaddition of a second register atEinstein’s to speed up service.”

“Working with the board thissemester has truly been terrific,”added Floyd.

In terms of the changes facingDining Services, students can cer-tainly expect something newwhen returning in September,and the administration is confi-dent that the alterations to boththe plans and venues will be wel-comed by everyone.

“I am looking forward to theimplementation of these changesand cannot wait to see the reac-tion of the students in the fall,”concluded Cornacchia. “Staytuned for more good things tocome!”

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENTIndependent Film Festival heads to Beantown in late AprilEric SibigaSTAFF WRITER

This April 22-28, you willget a chance to experience at r u e B o s t o n g e m . T h eIndependent Film Festival ofBoston, which has been run-ning since 2003, showcasesthe best independent moviesfrom the Boston area, as wellas award-winning independ-ent movies from around theworld.

Featuring documentaries,narratives, and short films,t h e I n d e p e n d e n t F i l mFestival of Boston offers agreat selection of more than100 showings, many of whichcome with a Questions andAnswer sessions with thedirector after the film. Thefestival takes place at theSomervi l le Theatre, theBrattle Theatre, the CoolidgeCorner Theatre, and theInstitute of ContemporaryArt, all easily accessible fromthe “T” with the Bratt leTheatre right in HarvardSquare.

Regardless of whether youare a seasoned independentfilm viewer, or maybe you’rejust curious to see a film offthe beaten path, this is agreat opportunity to try some-thing new and experiencedozens of new films. Ticketinginformation is available atww.iffboston.org.

Here are a few films thatI’m looking forward to:

Johnny Cash at FolsomPrison

For those that have seen“Walk the Line” or are famil-

iar with Johnny Cash, youwill know about his concert inFolsom Prison in front of athousand prisoners. The con-cert was made into an albumwhich sold millions and savedhis career.

This is the first documen-tary to focus solely on the nowlegendary concert, and fea-tures unreleased music fromthe concert, as well as inter-views from musical artistsand Folsom Prison inmates.This film from Northern LightProduction documents notonly the concert, but the storybehind it, and plays at theIFF Boston on Friday, April24 at the Somerville theatreat 8:15 p.m.

Make-out With ViolenceWhy am I excited to see this

film? Because I want to knowhow a film that is part lovestory, part coming-of-agedrama, and part zombie flick

could have won the BestNarrative Feature award atthe Oxford Film Festival.

After finding the corpse oftheir friend, two twins, one inlove with the dead girl, bringthe body back to their house,only to find it is mysteriouslyanimated. The story revolvesaround them trying a way torevive the girl, and the searchfor love. This very originalfilm will be playing at theSomerville Theatre April 24at 11 p.m.

Chip on my Shoulder:The History of Slapshot

For the past year, I’ve beenc o n s t a n t l y l i s t e n i n g t oBoston-based hardcore/punkr o c k b a n d s “ D r o p k i c kM u r p h y s ” a n d “ M i g h t yMighty Bosstones.” That’s

why this documentary is sointriguing to me. Slapshot isa band that broke into theunderground Boston musicscene in the eighties, andwent on to inspire millionswith their music, while deal-ing with internal strife insidethe band that tore friendsapart.

This documentary shows abehind-the scenes view of thedark side of a band by usingarchived footage and presentday interviews. Those whowant to learn more about oneof the most influential punkrock bands ever can see “Chipon my Shoulder” April 24 at10 :45 at the Somervi l leTheatre.

Best Worst MovieIf you have ever seen a list

of the worst movies ever,“Troll 2” was most likely onthat list, and most likely near#1. The low-budget horrorfilm from 1989 is given a sec-ond look in “Best WorstMovie”. The film discusseswhether this is really one of

the worst movies ever, or if itis a misunderstood film thatis guaranteed entertainment.

The film is a homage to badmovies everywhere, and thosethat have made them. Thefilm is playing on April 25 at10:30 p.m. at the BrattleTheatre, right off the HarvardSquare shuttle stop.

Grace“Grace,” written and direct-

ed by Cambridge native PaulSolet, tells the story of amother whose newborn childneeds to drink blood to live.While this may seem like aweird f i lm plot , i t is thethemes behind the film thatsound exciting.

The film explores the rela-tionship between mother andbaby, and how strong themother is tied to this bond. Bygiving themes that are bothuniversally disturbing anduniversally familiar, “Grace”seems like a very intriguingfilm. This film shows April 26at 12:59 a.m. at the BrattleTheatre.

State of Play brings new excitement to political thriller genreIan MarkowitzA&E EDITOR

State of Play, a movie basedon a BBC thriller of the samename, brings an all star cast tothe silver screen and doesn’tdisappoint. Shockingly, the filmis directed by a Hollywood new-comer, Kevin Macdonald, whoshows that he can hold his ownin Hollywood. Starring RussellCrowe, Rachel McAdams, andBen Affleck, this politicalthriller brought far more to thetable than I was expectinggoing into the film.

In State of Play, RussellCrowe plays Cal McAffery, aninvestigative journalist for thefict ional newspaper TheWashington Globe, who inves-tigates the mysterious shootingof two people in an alleyway.That same day, a congression-al aide is mysteriously falls ontosubway tracks in the DC Metro,two events which seem to havealmost nothing in common.

But upon further investiga-tion, McAffery realizes that thetwo crimes have more in com-mon than meets the eye.McAffery and another Globereporter, Della Frye (RachelMcAdams), begin to investigatedeeper and uncover a conspira-

cy which runs far deeper thanany of them expect.

Although the movie’s prem-ise is highly unlikely, it certain-ly made for a great politicalthriller which was enjoyable towatch from start to finish. Icame into the movie expectingto be thoroughly disappointedwith an all-star cast which wasunderused and miscast for theroles that they played. Instead,I came away in awe after hav-ing watched the first politicalthriller I’ve enjoyed since TheManchurian Candidate.

The movie has enoughunpredictable twists and turnsto keep it exciting, but there area few twists which you can seecoming from a distance. Themovie also has several briefmoments of humor to keep themovie entertaining and providecomic relief through the longmoments of tension throughoutthe movie.

Furthermore, the charactersare faced with difficult decisionsthroughout the movie whichchallenge both their ethics andtheir established friendships;

some of their decisions end upbeing the right ones, yet othersjeopardize their standingsamong their friends, displayingthe ruthlessness of McAffery asan investigative journalist will-ing to sacrifice almost anythingfor a story.

Unfortunately, the movietends to get very political in thatit almost takes a direct stab atUS foreign policy and calls into

question the contracts the USgovernment has with privatesecur i ty f i rms such asBlackwater.

In the movie, CongressmanStephen Collins (Ben Affleck) isleading a congressional hearingchallenging the actions andbehaviors of the fictional firmPointcorp, who is winningHomeland Security contractsthrough different sub compa-nies owned by Pointcorp withthe ultimate goal to take overand privatize HomelandSecurity.

Overall, I think the movie didan excellent job of spicing up thetypically mundane and boringpolitical thriller genre and did-n’t let its all-star cast go towaste. Unfortunately, as is typ-ical with political thrillers, therewere far too many slow partsand not enough action to keepthe film exciting. However, themovie was thoroughly enjoyableand would definitely be worthgoing to see if you are in themood for an exciting politicalthriller.

Photo Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Scene from Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison. Image Courtesy of Boston IFF

4/5Falcons

Image Courtesy of Boston IFFTroll 2, a movie from the festival.

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NOTES FROM ABROADQuestion #12: Write about any-thing you want about your country,your time abroad, etc. It could beabout a vacation you just took, orjust an observation or conclusionyou’ve reached about studyingabroad.

Coming to Italy I had noidea what exactly to expect. Iassumed that it would bevery similar to the UnitedStates with minor differ-ences. Before coming to Italythe idea of living with a hostfamily scared me a little andI w a s e n v i o u s o f o t h e rabroad programs that got tolive in apartments.

However, living with ahost family could not haveturned out better for me.Although my Italian is so notfluent I have picked up on somany di f ferent culturalaspects that I never wouldhave been able to learn if Ih a d l i v e d w i t h s o l e l yAmerican students. Beingable to practice my Italiandaily at home is very usefuland my host family is con-stantly teaching me newthings.

One thing that I havelearned from my host familyis patience and open-mind-edness. This past Easterweekend, our host parentstook us on a family trip toVerona , which i s whereShakespeare’s lovers Romeoand Juliet are from.

The trip was amazing. Wewent to the lake and touredall around Verona. Paolo andGianna (our host parents)want their exchange stu-dents to see everything thatthey can and want to showthem things f i rs t hand.Through simple road tripslike this allows two culturesto learn from one another.

A few weeks ago duringmy spring break, I took atrip to Sicily and Istanbul inTurkey with another studentfrom Bentley, Daisy, who isstudying abroad in Rome.When we were in both ofthese cities we experiencedsomething so shocking com-pared to what we were usedto.

In the United States, peo-ple are typically in a hurry.When they see someone lostor confused, they generallydon’t step out to help them.In Sicily, Daisy and I werewandering around duringSiesta looking for a gelatoshop that would be opened.A woman and her 2 daugh-ters were doing the samething. The woman stoppedus and started having a con-versation with us in Italian,asking us where we were

f rom and what we weredoing in Sicily.

We told her that we werestudying in Italy and wereon break. She invited us tojoin her and her daughtersfor gelato and said she knewof a place that was openedand really good. She drove usacross town and then gaveus a tour of Trapani.

She offered several sug-gestions of places to eat fordinner and places to see. Shethen told us about this beau-tiful place that was knownas Sicily’s paradise, San VitoLo Capo. She then proceed-ed to drive us in search ofthe bus that took us there.

This woman amazed mebecause I have never hadthis kind of experience in thestates where someone clear-ly went out of their way inorder to help you.

If I could bring one thingback from my experienceabroad, it would be the prac-tice of stopping and helpingothers.

Katie BrodrickFLORENCE, ITALY

Katie’s wonderful host family (missing a few other exchange students).

A beautiful view of San Vito Lo Capo. Photos provided by Katie Brodrick

I arrived in Budapest withtwo bags, a hostel confirma-tion and a roommate holdinga makeshift sign with myname scribbled across it.

On the 25 minute taxi ridefrom the airport to the citycenter, I couldn’t help butwonder what I got myselfinto. All I could see was theg l o o m y o u t s k i r t s o fBudapest, a place that cer-tainly hit hard times.

Once I made it to my desti-nation I felt a little relievedthat where I would be livingand studying were drastical-ly different then the districtsthat were scattered beyondthe city center.

But still, I felt like I wastransported back twentyyears, was without an apart-ment, had roommate whospoke only broken Englishand worst of all was stranded

without phone or internet. I began to wonder how

long four months really was. Fast-forward two and a

half months… I am now writing in my

a p a r t m e n t , w h i c h h a sbecome my temporary home.Although it lacks many of thepersonal mementos I havescattered around my room inthe States, it has become afamiliar place that I canrelax in.

My mom and brother havejust left this morning from aweek-long visit and eventhough I haven’t been inHungary for a relatively longtime, I realized during theirvisit how much has changedsince I first arrived.

For one, my roommate hasbecome more than just aroommate, but an amazingf r i e n d . I h e l p w i t h h e rEnglish and she gives memuch needed cooking lessons

from recipes straight fromher mom’s Italian kitchen.

I have also explored thecity and feel that I have beenl i v i n g h e r e f o r y e a r s .Although I live outside NewYork City and go to schooloutside of Boston, I havenever lived directly in a cityor explored an area in suchdetail.

H e r e I u s e t h e p u b l i ctransportation daily, shop inlocal markets, visit museumsand see operas. I can becomea tour guide for a city that Ijust moved to.

I am trying to take fulladvantage of where I am, butamazed of how much there isstill left to see and do.

Now I am determined toreturn home and exploreN Y C a n d B o s t o n l i k e Ihaven’t lived there all mylife, but rather a touristwanting to experience asmuch of the city as possible.

Lauren BocskocskyBUDAPEST, HUNGARY

Photo by Lauren BocskocskyHungary is a beautiful place to study abroad.

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COLUMNS

Aries (March 21 - April 19): If you digin the dirt this week you will get a specialtreat…try it, you may find twenty bucks!

Taurus (April 20 - May 20): You aren’tas easy to read as you think! Tell peoplehow you feel to strengthen your relation-ship.

Gemini (May 21 - June 21): F e e l i n grestless? Forego all responsibilities and goon a vacation. You may fail class, but atleast you’ll be tan, right?

Cancer (June 22 - July 22): Avoid any-thing red. If you do, you will have great for-tune. If not, you will ruin a potential love.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22): Try to distressby going to the circus. It’s here in Boston,so why not? You may fall in love.

Virgo (Aug. 23- Sept. 22): Having trou-ble finding a job? Ask your parents for help!They may have more connections than youthink!

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): Stop callingthe person you like ten times a day andGoogle-ing their name. This may help youfind a date and keep you from receivingANOTHER restraining order.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): Fight ingwith friends? Everybody enjoys a goodprank, so fill their shoes with whippedcream or draw on their face while theysleep. You’ll be friends again in no time!.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): Stopdriving everywhere, especially from lowerto upper. Taking a stroll will clear up yourmind and brighten up your mind.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): Take abreak from worrying about your looks andindulge in some extra ice cream. Maybe tryskipping the gym. Enjoying the upcomingnice weather.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): DO LAUN-DRY! The flies following you to class areNOT the best way to deal with your SpringFever.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20): Put awayyour laptops for longer than twenty min-utes and find something entertaining andnew. Go explore, you may like the result!

HOROSCOPESBrian Ceci

Vanguard Staff

The columns found in this newspaper are writtenby individual authors and do not reflect the opin-ion of The Vanguard, its Editorial Board mem-bers, or Bentley University. Comments resultingfrom the columns can be directed to the authorand/or The Vanguard.

Mistress of IssuesLet the Mistress help you!

By: Nicole Darvirris

Dear Mistress of Issues,As the summer gets closer

I dread more and more hav-ing to go home. It’s not that Idon’t love my family but Ifind it really hard to be athome. I’ve really enjoyed byindependence and freedomas a freshman, now I don’twant to give it up.

I know my parents will tryto enforce a curfew and Idon’t want to get mixed up inall the drama in my home-town. Is it okay not to movehome for the summer?~Summer Anxiety

Dear Summer Anxiety, The transition from col-

lege to home is always a bitof shock. Suddenly you arethrust from being on yourown with your friends toback in your old room withyour parents’ rules. Talk toyour parents about yoursummer plans, see if theyare planning on having youhome or not. Tell them thatyou don’t want to upset thembut that you might want totry to continue to live awayfrom home for the summer.

If they are adamant aboutyou staying home, consider

trying to negotiate somemore freedom or less strictrules about your curfew andother important issues. Pointout that you have lived awayfrom home and haven’t got-ten into any trouble (or if youhave, are looking to earnback their trust). Considerasking if you can live with afamily member or relativewho lives locally, as an inter-mediate step to being total-ly on your own.

To make living away fromhome more feasible, applyfor and accept an internshipposition that will secure youthe financial means for thismove. You may be able tolive with other interns orsublet for just the summer.Colleges (including Bentley)will often allow students tolive in the dorms for a nom-inal fee. This could be a goodoption for you if you plan totake a summer class, anoth-er option for being produc-tive while not living at home.

The key to convincing yourparents that you are ready tolive away from home is tohave a plan and means toexecute it. Being proactiveabout what you want i s

something that will serveyou long after this summeris over. Seldom to thingswork out for people whodon’t try to advocate andp l a n f o r t h e m s e l v e s .Hopefully with patience andtime your parents will cometo realize that you wantingto live away from home isnot an insult.

College is a transition foryour parents too. They havegotten use to having youhome all the time, and mayhave been looking forward tospending time with you thissummer. No matter whereyou live, make some time tovisit your family so theywon’t feel as if you have com-pletely forgotten about them.You can always go home.

Have a question? Email theM i s t r e s s a tMistressOfIssues@gmail.com You can also InstantMessage a question to thescreenname MistressOfIssueson AOL Instant Messenger.Names have been changed toprotect privacy. This columnis for entertainment purposesonly and is not meant toreplace professional advice.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

What do you think ofThird Eye Blind andSugar Hill Gang per-

forming at Spring Day?

VOICES

SARAH KOVACICCLASS OF 2009FINANCE & HEALTH ANDINDUSTRY“I think the concert willhave the best turnout thanothers over the past fouryears. Third Eye Blind isliked by a wide range ofstudents, and is bound tobe a great show. I can’twait!”

Photos by Bree Johnson

PRARTHANA NANDWANICLASS OF 2012ECONOMICS-FINANCE“Third Eye Blind wouldbe perfect for SpringDay because they arevery well known andhave garnered fanssteadily over the years– not just since this orlast year.”

JEREMY LANGTONCLASS OF 2009MARKETING“Well they’re no Bon Jovi,but I’ll still be there rock-ing out to Semi-CharmedLife.”

BEN GERSTENCLASS OF 2010ECONOMICS-FINANCE“I think that Brandies orBabson had Third Eye Blindat their school last year, Iwish we could have come upwith something more origi-nal. And, as far as SugarHill Gang goes… don’texpect me to “jump on it”any time soon.”

KARA BOHDECLASS OF 2012CORPORATE FINANCE &ACCOUNTING“I am very excited! It ismuch better than theartists that I have heardin the past. I am gladthey picked a rock bandrather than the typicalrap artist.”

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The first thing you realizeabout the iPod Shuffle isthat it is tiny. It resembles aUSB thumb drive, and trueto the press release, it is infact smaller than an AA bat-tery. As I remove it from thebox for the first time andhold in my hand I enviablythink, “Well this is going tobe easy to lose.”

I then consider the faithApple has in me to success-fully evaluate their latestproduct, and make a mentalnote to keep careful track ofwherever I place it.

T h e n e x t t h i n g t h a tgrabbed my attention wasthe new USB connecter .First, it plugs into the head-phone jack, rather than adesignated base, and thisstrikes me as a clever andefficient evolution.

Second, this USB to iPodcord is also approximately 2inches long, whereas previ-ous cords were probablypushing close to 4 feet. Thisis a great thing as wel l ,because there is really noneed for that long of a cord –it’s not like I pace around mylaptop while I wait for myiPod to upgrade. So far, I likewhat I see.

I p l u g i t i n a n d b o t hiTunes and Last.fm have notrouble recognizing it . Iname it Mr. Vanguard, andbegin to make a few differentplaylists while I wait for it tocharge. At 4GB, it’s adver-tised as being able to holdabout 1000 songs. I waste notime in adding 243 songs,and iTunes tells me I have2.26 GB of free space ream-ing. Mathematically some-thing doesn’t make sensehere, so I read the fine print.

As it turns out, if you want1000 songs, they better below quality or reduced tolower quality (128-Kbps AACformat), or the number ofsongs you can fit runs therisk of being halved. Sneaky.Besides this though, every-t h i n g l o o k s t o b e g o i n gsmoothly so far.

Using the iPod shuffle

presents itself as a task thatallows you to do a lot with al i tt le , and I was unsuregoing in if this was going toprove overwhelming ratherthan easy. On the iPod itself,you have the light that indi-cates the battery level, anda switch that has three set-tings: off, play in order, orshuffle. Simple enough.

There is also a stainlesssteel clip which the pressrelease praises multipletimes, at one point calling it“brilliant.” It works fine andgets the job done, but is byno means life-changing orrevolutionary.

The most intriguing partof the new shuffle though isthe headphones. They looklike the classic iPod earbuds,but have a new remote builtin about 4 inches below theright ear. This remote is astrip that consists of volumeup at the top, a button in themiddle, and volume down atthe bottom.

This button is key: 1 clickfor pause/play, 2 clicks to goto the next song, and 3 clicksto go back. If you hold itdown with VoiceOver on, itwill read you the name ofthe current song, and if youhold it down for a bit longer,it will read off your playlists– hit the button when youhear the playlist you want itto go to.

A f te r ge t t ing th i s a l ldown, I was impressed athow well it worked and howeasy it was to get used to.The remote is easy to usewithout looking at it, andthere was no point when Ifound myself misclicking vol-ume up when I meant topause it. You can also feelthe number of clicks clearly,s o t h e r e i s n o q u e s t i o nwhether or not you are paus-ing the current song or mov-ing onto the next one. Applehas again succeeded in theuser-friendly arena.

Some of you may be won-d e r i n g a b o u t t h e n e wVoiceOver function I men-t i o n e d a b o v e . W h e n

VoiceOver is selected, yourcomputer will sync the songnames with your iPod inyour language of choice, andit does this fairly quickly(after checking VoiceOveron, it took about a minute tosync it for my 250 songs).

When you hold the centralremote button down, thesong volume will dim, and afemale voice reads off thesong title and artists name.Her pronunciation isn ’talways perfect, but for themost part she did a prettyimpressive job.

Some have been quick tocomplain about these newheadphones and how youcan’t use preexisting ones, soI did some experimenting ofmy own. You can in fact useother headphones, you arejust unable to control thev o l u m e o r s k i p t r a c k s(admittedly, this isn’t much,but in a pinch it ’s some-thing) . However, I haveheard rumors that other vol-ume-control headphones willwork (no promises from meat this time, though).

Being a curious kid, I alsotried the headphones withmy one-generation ago 60GB iPod Video, and theywork as normal headphones,without the ability to changethe volume or track.

So I walked around withit, took it for the gym, wentrunning with it, and overallI liked the new shuffle a lot.Its size is convenient andeasy to clip onto your shirtor shorts while working out.The expanded functions thatallow you to shuffle yoursongs or play them in order,have multiple playlists, andhave the songs read to youare all great developmentsthat work wonderfully.

Addit ional ly , the newheadphones were probablymy favorite part. It’s greatto not have to unclip youri P o d w h e n y o u w a n t t ochange the volume, song orplaylist mid-run, and thecontrol system is innovative,practical, and efficient. Afteronly 10 minutes with it, itfeels natural, and I woulddefinitely like to see theseheadphones used with otheriPod lines in the near future.

So all things considered,the new iPod works greatand is damn cool – but is itworth the $80 price tag?This is the main thing thatlingered with me throughoutthe reviewing process, and isundoubtedly the main con-cern to many potential buy-

For Your Entertainment By: Matt Weisse

Review of the new iPod Shuffle

Photos from www.decoding.files.wordpress.comThe iPod Shuffle has a brand new look.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENTTHE VANGUARD APRIL 16, 2009 PAGE 13

ers. And it this point I mustsay that honestly, despite itscoolness, there is nothinghere that can be considerednecessary, especially if youalready have an older modelor a similar player.

I for one have a refur-bished 4GB SanDisk Sansathat I found on sale onlinefor $30 (I bought a case andclip pack for an additional$10), that I use for the gym,and while it isn’t nearly aspretty, small, or easy to useas the shuffle, it still gets thejob done just fine, at half theprice. So if you already havea player that works suffi-ciently, I cannot in good con-scious tel l you that it isworth the money for theupgrade.

However, if you’re in the

market for a new small ,gym-worthy player, andknow you don’t want to putthe money towards a largermodel, the shuffle is certain-ly worth your consideration.For the premium pricing,you are getting the best-in-class item. It does everythingit claims incredibly well, andif you’re willing to part withthe money I have no reasonto think you will be disap-pointed.

In the end though, $80 isstill $80, and whether or notyou are ready to part withthat money or not is going tobe up to you.

The Product: 9/10

For the $$$: 8/10

Summary of the new iPod Shuffle

PROS:-Tiny. Really tiny.-New options give you the ability to play songs in order,

have multiple playlists, and use VoiceOver.-New headphone design is innovative and easy to use.-Probably the best player within its class that works great and looks damn cool.CONS:-$$$-Limits headphone choices.

SOMETHING THAT SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED:-Unsure of battery life (given Apple’s history with rechargeable batteries) or headphone life

(given the new microchip involved) in the long run.

The BIG QUIZ answers can be found online at bentleyvanguardonline.com By: Jon McColgan

THE VANGUARD APRIL 16, 2009 PAGE 14

GAMES

Last week’s answers

African Nations

Last week’s answers

By: Jon McColgan

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By: Nic Smits

SudokuLevel: Easy

NHL Playoffs

BUSINESSTHE VANGUARD APRIL 16, 2009 PAGE 15

There has been a constantdebate between market com-mentators and professionalinvestors about the stockmarket. The prevailing viewon stocks is that if one wereto hold them for the long-run(ten years or more) investorswould earn an extra returnover government bonds andother safe investments.

Investors have begun toquestion this view though, asbroad market indices arecurrently trading at valuesfirst reached in 1997. A tes-tament to the changing viewwas seen in a recent WallStreet Journal article titled“More Investors Say Bye-Byeto Buy-and-Hold.”

Market commentatorshave also been criticizingWarren Buffett who famous-ly once said, “Our favoriteholding period is forever”about investing in stocks.Before one is to proclaim thedeath of buy and hold invest-ing, there are certain consid-erations that merit analysis.

First, the U.S. stock mar-ket has had very few periodsin which the markets havestayed flat or lost money

over a 10+ year time frame.Since 1900 this has occurredonly three times: from 1921to 1932, from 1962 to 1974and from 1997 to 2009.

The first two times thiso c c u r r e d , t h e m a r k e t senjoyed a very long period ofappreciation. It is extremelydifficult to know how themarkets will move over theshort term, but the long runlooks very appealing.

Second, similar to individ-ual stocks, markets canbecome overva lued andundervalued. Even if under-lying fundamental improves,a stock could fall in price ifit becomes overvalued. Forexample, if X stock trades at$40 but is actually worthcloser to $15, even i f itsunderlying value increasesto $20, the stock will eventu-

ally fall closer to its underly-ing value.

Markets are forward look-ing, so they try to values t o c k s b a s e d o n t h e i rprospects. If the prospectsfor the economy are low, themarket will trend lower. Themarket though, has notproven its efficiency.

In the late 90’s, when thetech stocks were boomingand investors became over-ly-confident about our econ-omy, the market reachedridiculous high levels. Itwould not be radical to thinkthat investors have onceagain pushed the market toridiculous levels, as theprospects for the economyseem grim.

Third, one should payattention to the specific rea-sons why some investors

practice buy and hold. If thestock market is to averageabout 7% growth (4% realgrowth and 3% inflation)over the long term, investorswho buy stocks when themarket has risen over 7% forseveral years in a row, claim-ing to be buy and hold prac-titioners, will obviously bedisappointed in the future.Buy and hold has to be doneproperly.

The most famous and suc-c e s s f u l b u y a n d h o l dinvestor, Warren Buffett, isprobably the most patientinvestor on earth; but he isnot fooled by the market’smoves. When stocks weresoaring in 1999, Buffettwrote an article for Fortunesaying, “Investors in stocksthese days are expecting fartoo much”. Buffett has madebullish calls on the marketas well.

In 1979 he wrote an arti-cle for Forbes saying, “Stocksnow sell at levels that shouldproduce long-term returnsfar superior to bonds”. Ahuge bull market followedBuffett’s call. On October2008, Buffett wrote an Op-Ed piece for The New YorkTimes and said, “So ... I’veb e e n b u y i n g A m e r i c a n

stocks[.] Why? A simple ruledictates my buying: Be fear-ful when others are greedy,and be greedy when othersare fearful. And most cer-tainly, fear is now wide-spread, gripping even sea-soned investors.”

Investors cannot practicea buy whenever and hold for-ever strategy, if they do, theywill undoubtedly be disap-pointed in the future. Buyand hold investing has notdied today; it died when themarket reached absurd lev-els in the late 90’s. Now thatthe market has done nothingfor twelve years, buy andhold investing has reincar-nated.

Note: The author of thear t i c l e b e l i ev e s tha t aninvestment in stocks todaywill easily outperform mostbonds and U.S. treasuriesover the next five to ten years.The author is only cautious-ly optimistic in the short runthough, because of the mar-ket has rallied over 20% sinceearly March. Such a dramat-ic rally has not been experi-enced since the 1930s and,according to the author, isprobably unsustainable.

Has buy and hold investing finally kicked the bucket?Francisco Olivera DubonSTAFF WRITER

GB courses revamped

tor for the GB core. AssociateDean Kamm emphasized thatcurrent students at Bentley willbe taking the GB core that cur-rently exists. Students that willattend Bentley in the futurewill be taking the new GBcourses.

During freshmen year, start-ing in Fall 2009, students takeGB 110 and 112, each a semes-ter long course. GB 110 is Legaland Ethical Environment ofBusiness. It will be an expand-ed version of the current GB103. Course topics will includecontracts and commercial rela-tionships, business and crime,product market strategies andliabilities, and employmentissues.

Pro fessor Stephen D.Lichtenstein, JD, Chair of theLaw, Taxation and FinancialPlanning Department, said, “[GB 110] will also contain a sig-nificant ethics component relat-ed to the legal issues, problemsand cases under discussion aswell as an expanded focus onglobal and diversity issues.”

One of the reasons that thecourse was expanded was toaccommodate student demandfor a full semester business lawcourse.

Freshmen will also take GB112 Tools & Concepts inAccounting & Finance, a coursethat is paired with GB 212Practice & Applications inAccounting & Finance. Thesetwo classes are taken sopho-more year and are a fusion offinance, accounting, and gener-

al business, involving an inter-departmental effort in thedevelopment.

The courses use a customtextbook, which consists of por-tions of four other textbooks, aswell as an accompanying textthat develops a wind energybusiness using the course con-cepts. A group of professors aredeveloping the course, includ-ing Accounting ProfessorsKaren Osterheld, Elliott Levy,and Mark Nixon . IDCCProfessor Mary Marcel, andFinance Professor CandyBianco.

Professor Bianco thinks thatstudents in the new course willbetter understand “whyaccounting and finance areimportant to every businessperson.” She said, “students saythey will just pay someone [tohandle a business area likefinance or accounting], but afterEnron, that doesn’t fly.”

Professor Marcel is writingthe text on the developing busi-ness. Students will get theunique chance to go throughthe starting of a business andthe application of accountingand finance tools and principlesinvolved in that process.Professor Levy commented thatstudents will better understandhow principles like Net PresentValue (NPV) are valuable andapplicable in a business setting.The group has also conductedfocus groups to get studentfeedback on the text.

Pro fessor Osterhe lddescribes GB 112 and 212 as“very innovative.” She andNixon were instrumental in

writing and working with theBoston office of Ernst & Youngfor the $515,000 grant thatBentley received from the Ernst& Young Foundation, a portionof which is helping fund thedevelopment of GB 112 and212. Ernst & Young executiveswill also visit the classroom andco-lead discussions next year.

Students in their sophomoreyear will also take three othercourses. GB 213 StatisticalAnalysis of Business Data issimilar to GB 210 with an addi-tional focus on Access databas-es for information, globalawareness, and ethics. GB214 Marketing-OperationsFundamentals is a course onmarketing and operations man-agement concepts and the rela-tionship between the two. GB215 Human Behavior andOrganizations, formerly the 1.5credit GB 102, has beenexpanded to a full course valu-ing diversity and managementskills.

Kamm says, “the point isthat by the end of a student’ssophomore year, they have hada taste of all potential businessmajors.” They may also be ableto start major courses duringspring of sophomore year.

During junior year, studentswill take GB 310 BusinessProcesses and Systems and

GB 320 Integrated BusinessProject. GB 310 is currentlyoffered as IPM 310 in theInformation and ProcessManagement Department. It isalso serving as a pilot of the GBcourse, and a similar course isoffered at the graduate level in

MBA programs at Bentley. Thecourse studies business process-es, strategy, and technology.

Juniors will also take GB320, which is similar to the proj-ect module of GB 301, althoughit will be a 3 credit course andwill also introduce project man-agement skills. The course willmaintain its component ofworking with external compa-nies and will integrate conceptsfrom the other core classes,including accounting andfinance, business processes andsystems, legal and ethicalissues, marketing, and opera-tions management. AssociateDean Kamm points out thatthe new core classes for sopho-more and junior years will helpmake it easier for students tostudy abroad junior year.

The final course in the busi-ness core is GB410 GlobalStrategy. The course will havemany of the concepts from thecurrent GB 401, along with aneven more global perspective.Associate Dean Kamm says,“For example, when analyzingan industry students will studyIndian companies as well asU.S. firms.”

In 2005, a review was con-ducted about the GB core thatstudents are currently taking.A faculty team worked on thereview, and after extensiveresearch, including studentfocus groups, this new GB coreproposal was approved by thegeneral faculty in 2007.

Since then, departmentshave been working hard onfully developing the courses inpreparation for the first phase

of the roll-out this fall. Associate Dean Kamm

believes that by exposing stu-dents to the different aspects ofbusiness, they will be moreknowledgeable in working in abus iness environment .Although there are manychanges to the core, they are inresponse to student feedbackand have the goal of keepingthe GB core current and rele-vant to today’s business world.

(continued from Page 1)

GB Core RevisionThe GB Core will be com-prised of 27 credit hours deliv-ered in nine three-creditcourses

FRESHMAN YEAR GB 110 Legal and EthicalEnvironment of Business GB 112 Tools & Concepts inAccounting & Finance

SOPHOMORE YEAR GB 212 Prac t i c e &Applications in Accounting &Finance GB 213 Statistical Analysis ofBusiness Data

GB 214 Marke t ing -Operations Fundamentals GB 215 Human Behavior andOrganizations

JUNIOR YEAR GB 310 Business Processesand SystemsGB 320 Integrated BusinessProject

SENIOR YEAR GB410 Global Strategy

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STUDENT LEADER ELECTIONS

Senior Class Cabinet Nominees

I, Robert Bondy, am runningagain for the Senior ClassCabinet because I had an awe-some time as your Treasurerthis year. Along with the restof the cabinet, I feel like wecan plan the best senior yearever ! So vo te f o r ROBBONDY on April 22rd viaBannerWeb to make the most

Robert Bondy

I promise that the BentleyBailout will not just be forAIA and Bentley Motoring.

Katrina Duke

This past year I’ve greatly enjoyedbeing the Vice President for the JuniorClass Cabinet. I’ve been on ClassCabinet since Freshman year, andhave enjoyed running events such asthe Bentley Ball, Fall Festival,Gourmet Food Night and FreshmanFun Day. I enjoy planning events thatwill bring our class closer together andhope to continue this next year.

Alex Hodge

I, Jim Buckley, am running forClass Cabinet for the fourthconsecutive year. After threeyears on cabinet I know what ittakes to plan the events youwant. Make sure you have aveteran planning your Atlantistrip and vote Jim Buckley onApril 22nd through bannerweb.

Jimmy Buckley

Senior Class Cabinet candidate Lee Anne Hagel

Re-elect Mariela Spillari forSenior Class Cabinet!! Youelected me onto your JuniorClass Cabinet for ’08 – ’09 andI know this year has preparedme for all that SENIOR YEARcan bring! Vote Mariela Spillarion BannerWeb April 22nd andyou won’t be disappointed.

Mariela Spillari

Scott Glassberg

Allison St. Jean

Martha Perry

On election day, choose seven of the nine students who you believe will bestserve as senior class cabinet.

I’m really looking forwardto getting involved in SeniorClass Cabinet and doingeverything in my power tomake our last year atBentley the best it can be!Remember to Vote Hodgefor Senior Class Cabinet!

Re-elect me for senior classcabinet and you won’t be dis-appointed. I have ideas toimprove upon events to makesure your senior year is thebest ever. Events I plan toimprove upon include clubnight, harbor cruise, pubnights, and the highly antici-pated Bahamas trip.

I have been a part of the ClassCabinet during my 3 years atBentley holding new and excit-ing events for the class of 2010Juniors, let me plan your seniorweek Bahamas trip! Vote ST.JEAN on April 22nd!

ABA President

Justin Girolimon

VP of New OrganizationRecognition

Tyler Williams

ABA Vice President

Jake GrahamAlexandria Murphy

Communications Director

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STUDENT LEADER ELECTIONSSGA and AIA Liaisons

SGA President

Puja ShahVote Puja! Vote Puja! VotePuja! Vote Puja! VotePuja! Vote Puja! VotePuja! Vote Puja! VotePuja! Vote Puja! VotePuja! Vote Puja! VotePuja! Vote Puja! VotePuja! Vote Puja! VotePuja! Vote Puja!

SGA VP of Marketing & Communications

Sucheta DesaiI’m currently a sophomoreand an SGA senator. I wouldlike go for VP of Marketingand Communications duringmy junior year because I’mcurrently on the committeeand really enjoy the experi-ence and am aware of every-thing it entails. I hope tohave your support in myendeavor!

Kara BohdeAt present, I serve as one ofSenators. I would love toserve on the executive boardand continue to representBentley. This position takesorganization, commitment,and patience. These are allqualities that I possess. Iwould truly work my hardest,and would be dedicated to myduties.

SGA VP of Internal Affairs

Michael CunninghamI am more than qualifiedfor the VP of IA position. Iam a hard and dedicatedworker who always has thebest interests of the studentbody in mind. If you electme you will have nothing toworry about. Thank you.

SGA Candidates

Michael Kearney-VP of Academic

Affairs

Erik Ginthwain-Executive VP

Monica Mohan- VPof Diversity

Christopher Hayes-VP of Student

Affairs

Amish Shah - VP ofInformationTechnology

Robert AntoniakAs AIA liaison, I will workclosely with organizationsto keep communicationflowing. I was treasurer ofan organization this pastyear, so I understand theissues the position comesacross. Also, I will be likeFox News, except I willac tua l ly be “Fa i r andBalanced” in my allocationpolicies.

Daniel BergerHi, my name is DanielBerger. I am a sophomorehere at Bentley majoring inaccounting. As an AIA lia-son I promise to ensure theequitable allocation of fundsto the respective organiza-tions. In addition, I promiseto complete a full review ofevery budget submitted.Vote for me.

Lindsay BigdaI am a junior-year accountingmajor. My current positionwithin my sorority, Directorof Merchandising, as well asmy internship position lastsummer as a compensationanalyst has provided me withan extensive background inallocating money. I would bevery excited to utilize theseskills to better the communi-ty.

William CannonVote for William Cannonfor AIA liaison. WilliamCannon seeks to improverelationships between theAIA and Student organiza-tions on campus by devel-oping better communicationand putting more effort intomaking organizationsunderstand the AIA’s deci-sions..

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Kimberly Jakubowski Peter Login Danielle Reardon Ashley Wu

Ryan DeChanceBentley students need strong,committed and competentleaders whose ideas willdirect their organizations togreater success. I will bringthese qualities to both organ-izations. I can bring a creativeoutlet to both and lead eachwith an enthusiastic attitudeas well as a serious one. Trust DeChance with YourFinance!

Owen Kasser

Vote for me.

Alex HintlianI am currently a juniormajoring in InformationSystems Audit & Controland plan on pursuing acareer in audit. I believe myaudit experience, in mycoursework and my intern-ships qualifies me as theideal candidate for the AIACommittee. Vote for AlexHintlian, “a dude you cantrust.”

Raj KochharI am excited to be runningto be an AIA Liaison for onemore year. After alreadybeing one I’ve learned a lotabout Bentley organizationsand I’ve learned about theprocess of allocations. I alsohave experience being onmany E-Boards and plan-ning many events on cam-pus.

Danielle OnuschakAs the Treasurer of anorganization, I have dealtwith AIA in the past, andwould like to become moreinvolved in the process ofallocating funds fairlyamong the different studentorganizations. With thisbeing said, vote Danielle O.for AIA Liaison WednesdayApril 22nd on BannerWeb.”

Laura MurphyI am excited for the oppor-tunity to run again for theposition of an AIA liaison.From serving on the boardlast year, I can bring to thefuture board knowledge ofhow AIA works internally,my experiences from work-ing with my organizations,and valuable assistance intraining a new board

Vivek Dadhania(not pictured)

A vote for Vivek is a vote forjustice, fairness, and action.A vote for Vivek is a vote forfair, reasonable budgets forall clubs. A vote for Vivekis a vote for change. Votefor Vivek Dadhania as AIALiaison on WednesdayApril 22nd!

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STUDENT LEADER ELECTIONS

Junior Class Cabinet Nominees

As a current member of ClassCabinet, I’ve had a great expe-rience working with an amaz-ing group of people to planevents for the class of 2011 andBentley as a whole. I wouldlove the opportunity to repre-sent our class again thisupcoming year and wouldapprec ia te your vo te !

Michelle BarbinoI am a member o f A lpha Phi

Sorority and hold the director ofadministration position and anExecutive Board Member of thePanhellenic Council as secretary. Iam active around campus, and workfor the Bentley University Alumniand Development Office. Even withthese commitments, I have no doubtthat I will be able to do a fantasticjob as a member of the Junior ClassCabinet.

Derek Swinamer

This past year I’ve greatly enjoyedbeing the Vice President for the JuniorClass Cabinet. I’ve been on ClassCabinet since Freshman year, andhave enjoyed running events such asthe Bentley Ball, Fall Festival,Gourmet Food Night and FreshmanFun Day. I enjoy planning events thatwill bring our class closer together andhope to continue this next year.

Vote Leffler – Junior ClassCabinet

Andrew Leffler

Junior Class Cabinet candidate Michael Kearney

Puja Shah

MC Citarelli

Crissi Mann

Jonathan Shih

On election day, choose seven of the nine students who you believe will bestserve as junior class cabinet.

I WANT YOUR VOTE! If youcannot tell by the dance moveI am making in this picture, Iwould be an excellent repre-sentative for the Junior ClassCabinet. I want the thingsyou want, cause I am a manof the people. I work hard; Iparty harder. If the ClassCabinets are truly the voice ofthe student body then I amthat voice.

Vote Puja! Vote Puja! VotePuja! Vote Puja! Vote Puja!Vote Puja! Vote Puja! VotePuja! Vote Puja! Vote Puja!Vote Puja! Vote Puja! VotePuja! Vote Puja! Vote Puja!Vote Puja! Vote Puja! VotePuja!

Marc Santilli

I would like to be elected tothe Junior Class Cabinetbecause I have been theClass of 2011 treasurer forthe past two years andwould like to continue inthat position. Re-electSantilli. Thanks.

THE VANGUARD APRIL 16, 2009 PAGE 19

STUDENT LEADER ELECTIONSSGA Senators and AIA Chair

Nicole ChanAs Senator-elect, I wantto do as much as I canto make sure everyoneon our campus feelsthat Bentley was theright choice, and that Imade the Bentley expe-rience even better. Iwill listen. I will striveto make sure that yourideas are heard, and putin action.

Amisha PatelM y n a m e i s A m i s h aPatel and I am current-ly a freshmen runningfor Senator. I believet h a t b e i n g s e n a t o ra l lows one to be thevoice of a crowd. In addi-tion, if I were chosen tobe Senator then I’d beable help voice any prob-lems that a student mayhave.

Martha PerryThese past 2 years I’veenjoyed being an SGASenator. I’d like to continueto represent you.

Frank ReimanNext year I will be a seniorat Bentley. I have the expe-rience of SGA, being aService Learning ProjectManager, as well as beingthe President of Tau KappaEpsilon. I know a lot of stu-dents here and could be agood voice for our commu-nity.

SGA Senator candidate Eric Kronlund

Caitlin SammisI am running for the posi-tion of SGA Senator. Ihope to bring forth newideas but also enable yourvoice , so that your ideasand concerns are heard. Ienjoy meeting new people,so please introduce your-self and remember to voteCaitlin Sammis to repre-sent you!

Emily SantosHi, I am Emily Santosand I would l ike yourvote. As a senator, I willstrive to help make thebest choices for everyone.I will listen to your ideasand do everything I can tomake the Bentley commu-nity a fun and excitingplace to study and live.

Jonathan ShihThis past year I’ve greatlyenjoyed being the VicePresident of the JuniorClass Cabinet. I’ve been onClass Cabinet since fresh-man year, and have enjoyedrunning events such as theBentley Ball and GourmetFood Night. I enjoy plan-ning events that will bringour class closer together.

Tarik ZavalaMany people call me “TK”.I’m from Boston, MA andplan to get my bachelors inMarketing. I ’m a hardworking guy that has bigplans for the future. I wantto be able to voice YOURideas to the people that canmake it happen. Vote “TK”for SGA.

Elise HanaokaAfter three semesters on the Allocations andInternal Audit Committee I have gained the expe-rience necessary to be an effective Chair to theboard. Next year I expect to bring this knowledge, inaddition to an open mind, to best balance the needsof the various organizations at Bentley.

Amy Wagner(Not Pictured)

I’m a freshmen and I’m run-ning for reelection. Thisyear I was secretary ofClass Cabinet. I am anactive member on campus,I p lay on t he V ars i t yWomen’s Soccer team, Iparticipate in service learn-ing, and I really enjoy work-ing on activities and events.

Allocations & InternalAudit Chair

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STUDENT LEADER ELECTIONS

Amy WagnerI’m a freshmen and I’m run-ning for re-election. Thisyear I was secretary ofClass Cabinet. I am anactive member on campus,I p lay on the Vars i tyWomen’s Soccer team, Iparticipate in service learn-ing, and I really enjoy work-ing on activities and events.

Steven VargaHey all, my name is StevenVarga. If re-elected to nextyear’s Sophomore ClassCabinet, I look forward toapplying the experience andknowledge I have gainedover the past year to makenext year great for all of us.

Spencer SmithermanHey everyone, I’m back andrunning for re-election. I haveworked extensively this pastyear on the cabinet and Iwant to continue to representthe class of 2012. Look for meon campus if you have ideasfor events and please keep mein mind during the elections.Vote!

Courtney SmigielMy name is Courtney andI’m from Connecticut. I par-ticipate in activities includ-ing volunteering, Alpha PhiSorority, and the Women’sCenter e-board. I am inter-ested in becoming moreactive with student activi-ties. I am a great candidatefor the Sophomore Cabinetand will present new ideas.I appreciate your vote!

Liz SissonI was Vice President for the2008-2009 school year andI’m running for the sameposition again for the 2009-2010 year. This position hasallowed me to get involvedin school but most impor-tantly, our class. As a cabi-net, we are already plan-ning Class of 2012 eventsfor next year.

Natalie CaldwellI have been on FreshmenClass Cabinet for the lastyear. This year, we haveassisted in the HalloweenDance and Bentley Ball,participated in ConsentDay, and soon will be host-ing Freshmen Fun Day.Being on the cabinet hasbeen an incredible experi-ence. Vote for NatalieCaldwell…The Best fromthe West!!!.

Sophmore ClassCabinet Candidates:

Brittany Roderman Timo Hartmann

Victoria CaldwellI would be a good memberof the sophomore class cab-inet because of my experi-ence with student govern-ment in high school. I willensure that all events runefficiently and are wellorganized. Additionally, myt op pr i o r i t y i s t o beextremely open-mindedwhile listening to the voic-es of my peers.

Sophomore Class Cabinet

Ryan DeChanceBentley students need strong,committed and competentleaders whose ideas willdirect their organizations togreater success. I will bringthese qualities to both organ-izations. I can bring a creativeoutlet to both and lead eachwith an enthusiastic attitudeas well as a serious one. Trust DeChance with YourFinance!

Select 7 peopleto representyour class in

the SophomoreClass Cabinet

Vote on April 22nd!

ELECTION DAY: APRIL 22nd!!

Steps to Vote:1. Go to BannerWeb on MyBentley2. Vote for 7 candidates for your class

cabinet.3. Select 10 candidates for SGA

Senators.4. Select 9 candidates for AIA Liaisons.5. Select 1 candidates for all other

positions in SGA, ABA, & AIA.6. Click “Submit”7. YOU’VE VOTED!!

HOW TO VOTE

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Kyle MackCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Bentley Women’s Tennis knocks off Saint Michael’s and Saint Anselm

Bentley University won itssecond straight match with a5-4 win over Saint Michael’sF r i d a y a f t e r n o o n i nN o r t h e a s t - 1 0 W o m e n ’ sTennis. The win improves theFalcons’ record to 10-7 over-all and 8-2 in the NE-10 withtwo matches left in the regu-lar season.

T h e P u r p l e K n i g h t sgrabbed two of the three dou-bles matches to take an earlylead. The team of freshmenE l l e n M a d e r a n d K a r a

M u r p h y b e a t E i l e e nMullowney and CatherineDalton 8-1 in No. 3 doubles.

Saint Michael’s won theN o . 1 a n d N o . 2 s i n g l e smatches, but Bentley won theNo. 3-No. 6 matches to takethe win. Murphy and Maderwon in straight sets in the No.5 and No. 6 matches respec-tively for their second victo-ries of the day, and seniorAndrea Hollot took care ofCatherine Dalton 6-1, 6-1 inthe No. 4 match.

Senior Marcia Gilbridedropped the f i r s t se t t o

Marran Ranks 4-6 in No. 3singles, but won the final twosets 7-5, 7-6 to secure the win.

After their win against St.Michael’s the Falcons contin-ued their strong play as theybreezed by Saint Anselm byan 8-1 margin. The Falconswere led by their four seniorsas each of them won theirrespective matches in helpingthe Falcons in dispensing theHawks.

The Falcons will look tocontinue their solid playagainst Assumption later thisweek. Giambalvo won her match against St. A’s. Photo from Sports Info Office

Bentley closes out Northeast-10 slate with 9-0 Shutout of Saint Michael’sKyle MackCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Gada has had a sensational freshman year. Photo from Sports Info Office

The Bentley UniversityMen’s Tennis team closedout its 2008-09 Northeast-10regular season with a 9-0victory over Saint Michael’son Friday afternoon. TheFalcons are now 11-7 overalland 8-2 in the NE-10, andwill have to wait for the restof the conference to finish itsschedule before their seed inthe NE-10 Tournament isdetermined.

The Falcons will head intothe tournament playing well,as they’ve won two matches

in a row and three of four, allby comfortable margins.

In No. 1 doubles, fresh-man Jigar Gada and AlecSpycher squeaked by SeanSteigerwald and DmitriRepnikov 9-8, and seniorMiles Holman and freshmanMichael Chao edged DavidB e s s e r e r a n d S e a nNaughton 8-6 in No. 2 dou-b l e s . T h e N o . 3 t e a m o fVictor Suski and seniorMichael Dolan didn’t haveto work as hard to beat CraigLindabery and Brian Healey8-1.

The Falcons won the No.

1-No. 4 singles matches ins t r a i g h t s e t s . S p y c h e rimproved to 12-6 in No. 2singles with a 6-2, 6-4 winover Lindabery, while Suskiimproved to 12-4 in singlesoverall with a 6-1, 6-1 winover Repnikov in the thirdsingles match. FreshmanMatthew Chase blankedNaughton 8-0 in No. 5 sin-gles to up his record to 13-3in singles.

Bentley will now awaitword on who they’ll play inthe NE-10 quarterfinals,which is scheduled for April22.

Vatti leads Bentley Men’s Track in George Davis InvitationalRichard LipeCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Vatti finished 2nd in the 400 meter race. Photo from Sports Info Office

With a pair of top threefinishes in wet and windyconditions, freshman MikeV a t t i l e d t h e B e n t l e yUniversity Men’s OutdoorTrack and Field team duringSaturday’s George DavisInv i ta t i ona l a t UMass -Lowell.

Vatti was second of 26 inthe 400 meters, with his timeof 50.57 seconds putting himonly behind Donte Brown ofthe home team. In the 200,

he turned in a 24.22 to finishthird in a field of 14.

Bentley had two otherrunners in the top six of the400.

Senior Jeremy Langton setan outdoor personal record(PR) of 52.52 while finishingfifth, and freshman DanBourdeau was sixth in 52.97.

Sophomore Tim Walantset a PR of 15.65 seconds inthe 110 meter hurdles, goodfor second amongst sevenrunners. In the long jump,sophomore Dave Kusmin

went 20 feet, 6.5 inches toplace third of 14.

F r e s h m a n A d a mHabansky was in the topeight of a couple events, plac-ing seventh of 24 in the 100meters (11.72) and eighth of16 in the javelin (147 feet).

This Saturday, Bentleyw i l l c o m p e t e i n t h eF i t c h b u r g S t a t eInvitational.Following theFitchburg Invitational theF a l c o n s w i l l t r a v e l t oProvidence to compete in theBrown Invitational.

Nash wins 3000 for Women’s Track at George Davis InvitationalRichard LipeCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Nash captured the win in the 3000 meter race. Photo from Sports Info Office

A first-place finish in the3,000 meters by senior MelissaNash topped the list of per-formances for the BentleyUniversity women’s outdoortrack team during the rain-soaked George Dav i sInvitational at UMass-LowellSaturday.

Competing in a field of 30,N ash pos ted a t ime o f10:19.54, crossing the finishline nearly six seconds beforerunner-up Katy Agule ofBrandeis. Also in the 3,000,Bentley freshman Evelyn

Marrero was fifth, with hertime of 10:45.18 an outdoorPR.

In the 800, Bentley hadthree of the top seven finish-ers, with senior Amy Papalialeading the way in secondp lace (an outdoor PR o f2:23.14). Sophomore LindseyKennedy was sixth of 14(2 :30 .89 ) and f reshmanBrittany Roderman seventh(2:32.64).

Freshman Natalie Caldwelland junior Monica Czurylowere seventh and eighth,respectively, amongst 25 com-petitors in the 100 meters.

Caldwell was clocked in 13.38seconds and Czurylo was two-hundredths of a second behindher.

Bentley’s other top eight fin-i shers were s ophomoreCorinne Flieger and freshmanPaige Piper. Flieger wasfourth of 13 in the 100 meterhurdles (16.34) and Piper wassixth of 11 in the javelin (102feet, 11 inches).

Nash is scheduled to com-pe te in the Pr ince tonInvitational next Friday andthe rest of the team will par-ticipate in the Fitchburg StateInvitational next Saturday.

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Kyle MackCONTRIBUTING WRITER

SPORTSBentley Women are rounding into form on the diamond

Hitchcock has been a steadying influence this season. Photo from Sports Info Office

Robbie LaBrieSPORTS EDITOR

The Bentley Softball teamhas been slowly climbing upthe NE-10 ranks, thanks to anice 5-3 week that will hope-fully put them over .500 inconference play for good. Theyare sitting in ninth in the con-ference, despite having one ofthe best overall records in theNE-10 at 15-11.

An 8-6 record in conferencehas come mostly because ofthe fierce Northeast-10 com-petition that keeps everyoneon their toes. Over the lastweek they’ve been a bit upand down, but finished on astrong note.

After having a two-gameset with Le Moyne postponedon Saturday, April 4, the LadyF a l c o n s w e n t o u t t oRotterdam, NY to take onSaint Rose. Bentley started agood week be taking two winsfrom the Golden Knights, 4-1and 7-0. Senior shortstop AlexHitchcock and sophomore sec-ond baseman Chr i s t ineD’Amico paced the Bentleyoffense by driving in 5 runsapiece over the course of thetwo games.

Hitchcock’s three-run homerun in game one all but sealedthe deal for the lady Falcons.Then, not to be out done,D’Amico blasted a three-run

homer of her own in gametwo, which was the dagger forthe Falcons in the seventhinning.

Freshman Tara Fogartypitched game one for Bentley,only giving up five hits andjunior Ashley Messina twirledher own five-hitter in gametwo for the Falcons.

Two days later, Tuesday,April 7, the Falcons came backhome where they split a twogame series with Stonehill.Bentley took game one, 2-1,but Stonehill got their revengeby winning game two, 3-0.

Fogarty grabbed anotherwin in game one, while theFalcons were unable to getanything going in the secondcontest. Hitchcock, mean-whi le , t i ed the a l l - t imeBentley career hit record of147 by hitting safely once ineach game.

T h e v e r y n e x t d a y ,Hitchcock blasted a double forhit number 148, making herthe all-time Bentley hitsleader. She also recorded her434 assist on a grounder tomake her Bentley’s all-timeassist leader.

While history was made,the game for Bentley didn’t goexactly as they had hoped.The Falcons were in NorthAndover, Mass to take onMerrimack. In the first game,the Falcons could not get past

senior pitcher, Jill Gagnon,who tossed a four hit gem, giv-ing Merrimack the 4-1 win.

Game two featured a dra-matic finish, but by the end ofthe seventh, Bentley foundthemselves on the short endagain. This time, the Falconsentered the top of the seventhjust down one, when freshmancatcher Megan Blier led offthe inning with a solo homer,the first of her career.

The Falcons threatened totake the lead in the inning,but couldn’t get it done. Thenin the top of the seventh,Merrimack found a way tomanufacture a run and stolethe game back with a 5-4result.

It was certainly a roughway to lose, but the Bentleyladies managed to bounceback quite nicely in their nextp a i r o f g a m e s a g a i n s tSouthern New Hampshire athome in Waltham.

It was a satisfying sweep ofthe SNHU Penmen who aresitting in the middle of theNE-10 standings along withBentley. It was quality pitch-ing that paced this set of victo-ries.

The Falcons took game one,3-1, behind yet another strongperformance by the freshmanFogarty. Then in game two,Bentley easily disposed ofSouthern New Hampshire,

7-1. This time it was on theback of the junior, Messina,who pitched a solid game,scattering only six hits.

Sophomore right fielderLindsay Ayers paced theoffensive attack for Bentley onthis day, recording five hitsand three RBI.

The Falcons are now sitting

in a position in the NE-10where they can quickly moveup the standings with morequality sweeps like that one.With more quality pitchingand more offensive productionthroughout the lineup, thelady Falcons could make anice little run through the con-ference.

Ice Hockey head coach named finalist for Spencer Penrose Award

Soderquist led the Falcons to a sensational season. Photo from Sports Info Office

Bentley University headh o c k e y c o a c h R y a nSoderquist has been nameda finalist for the SpencerPenrose Award, which isg i v e n t o t h e t o p N C A ADivision I men’s hockeyCoach of the Year and is pre-sented by the AmericanHockey Coaches Association.

To be a finalist for theaward, a coach must eitherbe named conference Coachof the Year or lead his team

t o t h e F r o z e n F o u r .Soderquist was named theAtlantic Hockey Coach of theYear after guiding Bentley toa 19-17-2 record, which isthe second most wins in pro-gram history and the mostsince Bentley began compet-ing in Division I.

He also led the Falcons tothe Atlantic Hockey semifi-nals before they were elimi-nated by the eventual cham-p i o n s a n d N C A ATournament East Regionalfinalists Air Force.

The other eight finalistsfor the award are KeithAllain of Yale, Enrico Blasio f M i a m i ( O h i o ) , G r e gCronin of Northeastern,Dallas Ferguson of Alaska,D a v e H a k s t o l o f N o r t hDakota , Jack Parker o fBoston University , TomSerratore of Bemidji Statea n d K e v i n S n e d d o n o fVermont.

The award will be present-ed on Saturday, April 25 atthe AHCA Coach of the YearBanquet in Naples, FL.

Macielak, Dempsey lead Bentley Golf team in Flumere InvitationalRichard LipeCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Macielak paced the Falcons with a 76. Photo from Sports Info Office

Sophomore Alex Macielakand junior Mike Dempseyeach fired a four-over-par 76to tie for third place and pacethe Bentley University Golfteam during Wednesday’sLou Flumere Invitational atthe Stow Acres Country ClubNorth Course.

The 36th annual tourna-ment is named in honor ofthe late longtime Bentleygolf coach.

Bentley had two squads inthe 20-team event and bothturned in solid performanc-es. The “B” team tied forthird with a 321 total andt h e “ A ” t e a m w a s r i g h t

behind in fifth with a 324.Salem State , which hadthree of the top seven finish-ers, won the team title by 12strokes over Nichols College,finishing with a 302.

Macielak’s round includedthree birdies and Dempseyhad two. Bentley’s other topplayer was junior PeterLedda, who tied for 11thwith a 78.

Salem State’s Jeff Santorocaptured medalist honors,braving the frigid tempera-tures to shoot a two-under70. That gave him a four-stroke margin of victory overPasquale Pio of Nichols.

Bentley’s next action isthe UMass-Lowell River

Hawk Invitational Apr. 18and 19 in Dracut.

After the two day tourna-ment at Dracut the Falconswill travel to the WorcesterInvitational tournament, aone day even that will takeplace in Sterling, MA onApril 21.

After the quick one daytourney the Falcons willt r a v e l t o R h o d e I s l a n dCollege for an invitationalthat will feature the Falcons,Rhode Island College, andWorcester State.

The Falcons have had asolid Spring season despitesome poor weather and willlook to close out the seasonon a positive note.

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SPORTS

RECENT RESULTS

Baseball (18-15, 9-6 NE-10) Franklin Pierce*(4/7) L 5-2at Stonehill (4/8) L 5-2at UMass Lowell*(4/9) W 2-1 (11 inn.)at Franklin Pierce* (4/10) L 14-4Saint Anselm*(4/13) L 10-5GolfLou Flumere Invitational t-3rd & 5th of 20Men’s Lacrosse (6-2, 5-1 NE-10)Saint Anselm*(4/8) W 15-10Southern New Hampshire*(4/11) W 12-8Men’s Outdoor TrackGeorge Davis Invitational (4/11) No Team ScoreMen’s Tennis (11-7, 8-2 NE-10)at Saint Michael’s*(4/10) W 9-0Softball (15-11, 8-6 NE-10)Stonehill*(DH) (4/7) W 2-1, L 3-0at Merrimack*(DH) (4/8) L 4-1, L 5-4Southern New Hampshire*(DH) (4/9) W 3-1, W 7-1Women’s Lacrosse (6-6, 4-1 NE-10)Assumption*(4/7) W 24-3Southern Connecticut State*(4/9) W 23-2Women’s Outdoor TrackGeorge Davis Invitational No Team ScoreWomen’s Tennis (10-7, 8-2 NE-10)Concordia (N.Y.) (4/7) W 5-4at Saint Michael’s*(4/10) W 5-4

* Northeast-10 Contest

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

April 16 Softball vs. Saint Michael’s*(DH) 3:30

April 17 Softball vs. Dowling (DH) 3:00

April 18 Baseball vs. Pace* (DH) 12:00

April 19 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Merrimack* 12:00

April 21Baseball vs. New Haven* 3:30

April 22 Softball vs. Franklin Pierce*(DH) 3:00 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Merrimack* 7:00

April 24 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Saint Anselm* 7:00

April 25 Baseball vs. Assumption*(DH) 12:00

* Northeast-10 Contest

Sudoku Solutions

Lady Falcons have seen it all this seasonDan RyaboyMANAGING EDITOR

The 2009 season for the LadyFalcons Lacrosse team has beena rollercoaster ride filled withupswings and swoons, whichhave landed the Falcons fourthin the most recent Northeast-10rankings.

The season opened up withan impressive 15-10 win athome over Phi ladelphiaUniversity. In a hotly contestedgame, the Falcons were able toexecute down the stretch to pullaway from a very gamePhiladelphia team.

The Falcons were led by afamiliar player, senior forwardAlyssa Ritchie, who led theFalcons with six points, fourgoals and two assists. Ritchie isa perennial All-American and isthe all time leading goal scorerin Falcon history, amassing over150 goals. Even more amazing-ly, Ritchie is only 11 points awayfrom being the 11th player inDivision II history to amass 300career points.

Ritchie would continue hersolid play but the Falconsdropped their next four games,three against non-conferencefoes and one conferencematchup to New Haven. Duringthe losing streak the Falconsoffense sputtered as they scoredno more than eight goals in anyof the four losses.

The Falcons would end theirfour game skid in a matchupwith conference opponentFranklin Pierce. With theFalcons getting their offenseback on track, they knocked offthe Ravens by a 15-10 margin.

In the win the Falcons gotmajor contributions from soph-omore Leigh Tedeschi, whoscored a career best six goals.The Falcons also received a solidgame from pre-season All-American junior Jaclyn Griffin,who netted three goals andamassed four assists.

The Falcons used a hot startto jump all over the Ravens asthey grabbed an 11-3 halftimelead, and would not look backas the Falcons notched theirfirst conference win of the sea-son.

The Falcons offense wouldcontinue their surge as theytook on another conference rival,St. Mikes. The Falcons toppedthe 20 goal plateau, mauling thePurple Knights 21-7.

The Falcons were lead by theduo of Alyssa Ritchie andLauren Canepa, a senior and afreshman who each netted fourgoals, outscoring the Knights bytheir lonesome.

On a rainy spring day theKnights held their own againstthe Falcons for the first 15 min-utes as they matched theFalcons goal for goal, keepingthe game tied at 4-4. Howeverthe Falcons would then showtheir superiority scoring anastounding 15 straight goals,including 12 in the first half put-ting the game way out of reach.

On March 26, the Falconsreturned home to face Dowlingin a non-conference showdown.

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Ritchie has been brilliant this season. Photo from Sports Info Office

The number nine team in thenation would halt the Falconstwo game winning streak.Sophomore Kelly Cefalu wouldlead the Dowling attack with animpressive seven goal perform-ance.

The Falcons could not findtheir stride the entire game asthey trailed throughout; theclosest the Falcons would climbwas 13-9 with just under 15minutes remaining in the game.

The Falcons would quicklyshrug off the loss as they trav-eled to Rockville, NY to take onanother non-conference foe inMolloy. The resilient Falconswould squeeze out an importantroad victory by the score of 11-10.

The game winning goal wasscored by junior Jaclyn Griffinwith just slightly over five min-utes to play in regulation. Alongwith Griffin’s game winner, theFalcons received a solid effortfrom fellow All-American AlyssaRitchie who recorded a hat trickand an assist, totaling 4 points.

Following the down to thewire win against Molloy, theFalcons would take on theirtoughest opposition of the sea-son as they faced the secondranked team in the nation, C.W.Post. The Falcons would end upsuffering their worst loss of theseason to date as they were onthe short end of a 23-5 score.

Freshman Ashley Olen

scored a game-high five goalsand was among five Post play-ers to record at least three goals.The balanced attack was toomuch for the Falcons, whostruggled to sustain any offenseof their own with the lone offen-sive bright spot being Ritchie,who netted two goals.

The Falcons would quicklybounce back from the tough loss,as just three days later theFalcons put a record settingwhooping on Assumption, beat-ing them 24-3. The 24 goals tiedthe Falcon goal record for a sin-gle game. The Falcons offensiveexplosion was led by juniorErica de Silva who poured in acareer high seven goals.

The Falcons would continuetheir offensive surge two dayslater, as they administered a 23-2 beating, this time on SouthernConnecticut State. The Falconsreceived a once in a lifetime per-formance from Alyssa Ritchie asshe scored a career high 10points with seven goals andthree assists. The 10 point per-formance was one point short ofthe Falcon record, held byLauren Ferraro.

The Falcons have playedgreat at times this year andhave struggled at times, but inthe grand scheme of things, theFalcons only have one confer-ence loss and are in a great posi-tion to make a run in the con-ference tourney.

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SPORTS

FALCON OF THEWEEK

Gould Named Falcon of the Week

Junior attack Kevin Gould of the men’s lacrosse team hasbeen named the Falcon of the Week.

After helping Bentley to wins last week over Saint Anselmand Southern New Hampshire, Gould was named theNortheast-10 Player of the Week on Monday. He was Bentley'shighest-scoring player in the two games, going for five goalsand nine assists.

In the 15-10 win over Saint Anselm on April 8, he had threegoals and four assists. Three days later he had two goals andfive assists in a 12-8 win over Southern New Hampshire.Gould currently ranks first in the NE-10 in assists per gameat 2.88 and second in points per game at 4.75.

Bentley, now ranked seventh in Division II, is 6-2 on theseason and 5-1 in the NE-10, good for second place in the con-ference, percentage points ahead of No. 5 Merrimack and onegame behind undefeated and No. 1 Le Moyne. The Falcons'next game is on Saturday afternoon at Assumption at 1:00p.m.

148This past Wednesday, senior

shortstop Alex Hitchcock broke theFalcon career hit record by recordingher 148th career hit.

Did you know the record was pre-viously held by Lauren Frasier whorecorded 147 hits from 2001-2004?

Falcon Men lose top spot in NE-10 to Franklin Pierce Robbie LaBrieSPORTS EDITOR

Mike DeCoste beats a throw to home plate against St. Rose earlier this season. Photo by Frances Kloza

The Bent ley Basebal lteam has had some strugglesthe past couple games, par-ticularly with pitching. Aftergiving up 24 runs in theirpast two games, it certainlyseems time to step back andrefocus.

After a rough stretch offive games, in which Bentleywent 1-4, the Falcons findthemselves reeling in theNortheast-10 conferencestandings and have fallenfrom first to fourth, nowbehind Franklin Pierce,A s s u m p t i o n a n d S a i n tAnselm.

Pitching had been one ofthe team’s strong points. Therotation and the bullpenwere both performing welluntil the two blowups thathappened on the watch oftwo of Bentley’s top arms.

Earlier in the week theFalcons dropped a pair of 5-2 losses to Franklin Pierce,the Stonehill in back to backgames on Tuesday, April 7and Wednesday, April 8.

F o l l o w i n g a r a i n o u tagainst UMass-Lowell inLowell, Mass the day before,the Falcons stayed home totake on the Franklin PierceRavens.

Franklin Pierce is tradi-tionally one of the top base-ball teams in the NE-10 andin Division II in general,b o a s t i n g t h e l a s t t h r e eregional championships aswell as being regular seasonNE-10 champs the last twoseasons and winning theNE-10 tournament champi-onship two of the last threeyears.

On this day, FranklinP i e r c e ’ s p i t c h i n g s t a f fshowed that they truly areone of the best.

The Ravens’ Tom Cote andTom Nicholas combined tofive-hit the Falcons, whowere sitting atop the NE-10standings by themselvesbefore the game.

The Ravens took a 1-0lead in the top of the third onFalcons’ pitcher Brett Fisteswho had a good day himself.Then in the bottom half ofthe inning, a single by fresh-

man Mark Lane, a triple bysophomore Ross Curley anda ground out by junior BrettDamato gave the Falcons thelead.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h eBentley defense faltered asFranklin Pierce scored oneunearned run in the fifthand sixth innings respective-ly.

Fistes was on the hill andstruck out a career high ninebatters to lead the Falcons,but it was just another dayat the office for Fistes wherehe pitches well, but doesn’tget enough run support. He’sgotten four runs in supportin his four losses this season.

Bentley sophomore JamesRoche tripled in the bottomof the ninth, but Bentleycould not drive him in or getany sort of rally going andFrankl in Pierce walkedaway with the win.

That game, combined withsome other NE-10 actionthat day created a four-waytie atop the NE-10 stand-ings.

The next day Bent leywent to Easton, Mass to takeon Stonehill, where they metthe same result as the daybefore. This one didn’t countas a conference game, butStonehill managed to beatBentley for the second time

in just eight days.Bentley got off to a quick

start in this one, as Damatodrew f i rs t b lood for theFalcons with a solo homer inthe top of the first inning. Itwas his seventh of the sea-son, which ties him for theteam lead with Roche.

T h e n i n t h e s e c o n d ,Stonehill scored a pair ofruns and never gave up thelead again.

Despite an excellent com-plete game performance forBentley’s junior lefty MikeBoudrow, Stonehill squeakedout five runs and the offensestruggled again to get any-thing going.

Boudrow scattered 11 hitsand a walk over the course ofthe day and struck out sixbatters. Unfortunately, EricHaughn of Stonehill was justa bit better all day, strikingout seven, while only givingup seven hits and a walk.

After the two tough losses,Bentley headed out to Lowellto take on UMass-Lowell,where nine innings wasn’tenough to determine a win-ner.

The Falcons were rankednumber one in the NewEngland Division II coaches’poll before this game andnow they were out to provewhy in th is c lose game.

Neither offense could reallyget anything going and bythe end of the ninth inning,it was a tie game, 1-1.

Bentley pitchers ChrisDupay and Matt Shermanbrought their best stuff andwhen it mattered most, itwas the Falcons who wereable to manufacture a run.Heading into the top of theeleventh, both sides werestruggling at the plate.

F r e s h m a n s h o r t s t o pVinnie Eruzione led off thetop of the eleventh framewith a single. Then sopho-more Ross Curley sacrificedhim to second.

A groundout made it twoouts in the inning and its e e m e d a s t h o u g h t h eFalcons may have missedanother opportunity, butjunior catcher Mike DeCostehit one up the left side for asingle that drove in Eruzionefor what would be the gamewinning run.

Sherman, the Falcons’solid freshman closer, closed

the door in the bottom halfof the inning and Bentleywalked away with a muchdeserved win over the RiverHawks.

Maybe this win broughtan air of complacency to theclub, or maybe they juststruggled to come back froman 11 inn ing game , butBentley did not fare well intheir next two matchups.

They went up to Rindge,NH to take on Frankl inPierce again, and this timethe Ravens did not messaround. \Franklin Piercehad three big innings andended up grounding theFalcons in a 14-4 result.Sophomore right hander RobFinneran was rocked for thefirst time this season andwas handed his first loss of2009.

A f t e r a r a i n o u t , t h eFalcons’ next game cameagainst Saint Anselm whohanded Bentley another loss,this time of the 10-5 variety.This one put Saint Anselm,along with the other threeteams, ahead of the Falconmen in the NE-10 conferencestandings.

Senior Jarrod Marchesiwas saddled with the loss ashe gave up 11 hits and sevenruns in his six innings ofwork.

He did manage to strikeout seven without walking asingle Saint Anslem Hawk,but in the end, the runs werejust too much for Bentley toovercome.

So with about two thirdso f the season down, theFalcons will look to takeback their top spot in thestandings.

It will certainly be a talltask, especially consideringthe quality of opponents inthe NE-10, but if this seasonhas taught us anythingabout NE-10 athletics, it’sthat anything is possible.