THURSDAy, ApRIL 19, 2012VOLUME LIII ISSUE XI WWW.bENTLEyVANGUARD.COM

See ACCEPT, Page 5

Cloudy tap waterconcerns students

See WATER, Page 6

Bentley students emerged in

the form of volunteers - at

tables, around campus to

give directions and in build-

ings to give candid advice for

potential students.

With roughly 1,800 people

registered, the entire tent

was full up on the library

quad. Giving her ever-exu-

berant welcome speech was

President Gloria Larson. In

By Brenna O’ConnellCAMpUS LIfE EDITOR

T h i s p a s t w e e k e n d

Bentley rolled out the trol-

leys, inflated the balloons

and organized student activ-

ities to present the very best

version of the university at

Accepted Students Day.

Despite the fact there was

sadly no chocolate fountain,

inated so that we will buy

their product,” she said. “In

reality Americans have the

privilege of having the clean-

est tap water in the world.”

“Tap water is regulated by

the Environmental Protection

Agency through the Safe

Drinking Water Act and is

required to be tested for more

than 300 contaminants,” said

King. Public drinking water

suppliers must also provide a

Consumer Confidence Report

to residents detailing where

their tap water comes from

and the results from contami-

nant testing for the year. If

they find any of the contami-

nants to exceed the limits set

by the EPA, they are required

to notify residents immediate-

ly.

Bottled water, which is reg-

ulated by the Food and Drug

Administration, is not held to

the same standards. For

example, bottled water compa-

nies are not required to con-

duct the same rigorous testing

for contaminants. They also do

no t ne e d t o p ro d uce a

Consumer Confidence Report.

“There is one person over-

seeing all regulation of bottled

water in the entire country,

compare that to hundreds of

employees at the EPA plus all

of the local water supply

employees (in our case the

MWRA and the Waltham

Water Department),” said

Courtesy of foodandwaterwatch.org

By Kristin Tomasi

VANGUARD STAff

Director of Sustainability

Amanda King sent an email to

residential students last week

to address concerns about tap

water that appears to be

cloudy. She assured the com-

munity that the tap water at

Bentley is both clean and safe

to drink. “Cloudy tap water

simply means that the water

is over-aerated,” read the

email.

T he we b s i t e f o r t he

Ma ssa chuse t t s Wa t e r

Resources Authority (MWRA),

which supplies tap water in

Waltham, further explained

the situation. “Once water

from our reservoir enters the

transmission and distribution

pipes, the water is pressurized.

Water under pressure holds

more air,” said the site. “Once

the water comes out of your

tap, the water is no longer

under pressure and the air

comes out of solution as bub-

bles.” If the water is left to sit

for 5-10 minutes, the cloudi-

ness will disappear.

These concerns also provid-

ed an opportunity for King to

discuss the benefits of tap

water as opposed to bottled

water. “Nestle, Coke and

Pepsi, the three biggest bottled

water manufacturers in the

world, have launched an

incredibly effective marketing

campaign to make us think

that our tap water is contam-

Cloudy tap water just means that

the water is over-aerated.

Accepted Students Day a success

See BAP, Page 6

Beta Alpha Psi volunteers at mile 172012 marks the hottest Boston Marathon yetBy Lacey Nemergut

NEWS EDITOR

April 17, Patriots Day,

marked Boston’s hottest

marathon since its inception

in 1897. In the unseasonably

blistering upper 80 degree

heat, Bentley University’s

Beta Alpha Psi volunteered at

mile 17, helping to hydrate

and motivate runners as they

continued to the final 26th

mile.

During the course of the

day, the Washington Post

reported approximately 2,100

runners treated for dehydra-

tion, heat exhaustion and

other ailments brought on by

the elevated temperature. Due

to the forecasted weather, the

Boston Marathon administra-

tion and contributors chose to

triple the supply of water and

Gatorade, thus increasing theCourtesy of Deanna Chiampa

A record-high 2,100 runners had to be treated

for dehydration and heat exhuastion.

Nathan Marchand/THE VANGUARDRoughly 1,800 people registered for Aceepted Students Day

this year; the tent was filled to capacity.

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addition, Vice President for

Enrollment Management,

Joann McKenna, spoke a few

words to the incoming crowd.

Different panels and pre-

sentat ions were o f fered

throughout the day to over-

whelm students with the

possibilities and opportuni-

ties that come with a Bentley

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Judicial action Summary

total number of cases: 2total number of individuals involved (violators): 2number of individuals dismissed from responsibility: 0number of individuals admitting responsibility: 2number of individuals referred to Judicial Board: 0 number of educational sanctions given: 3

(includes referrals to alcohol Education)Cash total of fines given for the week: $25number of work sanctions assigned: 0number of students placed on warning: 1number of parental notifications: 0number of individuals put on residential probation: 0

(Loss of 15 Housing Credits)number of individuals put on disciplinary probation: 0

(Loss of 30 Housing Credits)number of individuals put on suspension (housing): 0number of individuals put on suspension (university): 0number of individuals expelled from university: 0

Provided by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs

4.11.2012-4.18.2012

stop and stair

The fear of Friday the 13th is

known as “friggatriskaidekaphobia.”

At 1:30 a.m. on Friday, April 13, one

student staired fear in the eyes and

stepped up his game. Indeed, one

undergraduate student found this

fearless falcon lying unresponsive

on the stairs between Smith and

Falcone. Although he appeared to be

going up the stairs, the motionless

party didn’t seem inclined to make

it all the way up. Instead, he settled

for a nap on some sharp, uneven

concrete. The ground, however, is

the least of this student’s worries.

undoubtedly, you’ve noticed all the

“wet paint” signs that have been

floating around campus. If any part

of this brave broseph’s body touched

one of the railings, he could be

scarred for life! On the night before

Accepted Students Day, you know

that Bentley definitely wanted to

make the railings extra black (and

you know what they say…once you

go black…). Luckily, our protagonist

went back to his room before officers

arrived on the scene.

guests gone wild

university Police came across a

suspicious male gallivanting about

North Campus last Saturday

evening. When an officer questioned

the man, he reported that he was

not a Bentley student and was visit-

ing a friend on campus. It became

evident during the conversation that

our visitor had been sipping on some

happy potion throughout the night,

so the officer decided to take the man

back to his host. Here’s where the

story gets interesting: the man told

the officer that his friend was in his

dorm…in Falcone North. So, this

drunken stiff managed to waltz his

keister a half-mile up the road and

THEN entertain himself for a while

with a bunch of 30-year-old MBA

students. We’re impressed!

let your light shine

On the evening of April 7, a

female student reported that the

power went out in her dorm room in

Stratton. She placed a call to

university Police at 7:12 p.m. –

clearly a time when most Stratton

res idents a re h i t t ing up the

Harrington House to do a little pur-

chasing, but not quite the time when

you would expect a blackout. Now,

some say that one never goes back

once he or she makes the conscious

decision to go black. Nonetheless,

facilities wasted no time in leaping

into action. Power and order were

eventually restored (take that, soci-

ety!), and the Beaver Street resident

was free to throw her rager that

night.

alarmed

Last Friday evening, Slade Hall

was buzzin’ real hard…but not for

the reason you wou ld th ink .

university Police fielded several

Police log

complaints about a loud noise com-

ing from a particular dorm room.

When officers arrived on the scene to

investigate, they discovered that the

room’s occupant had forgotten to turn

his alarm off, yielding the surround-

ing occupants victim to an incessant

BEEEEEEPing sound. After some

time, officers were able to gain access

to the room, and they successfully

disabled the alarm. Needless to say,

there was much rejoicing on the floor.

Nine minutes later, university Police

fielded several complaints about a

loud noise…

possible Cover-up

You may want to sit down when

reading this one, as these reporters

are blowing the lid off a huge story.

Well, not really. That was just a sub-

par pun. At 1:22 a.m. on April 15, a

Falcone West RA reported that a

manhole cover had been knocked off.

We’re not sure that this was a major

roadblock in the wee hours of the

morning, but it’s probably better to

be safe than sorry. Nothing really

cool happened…there was no sewer

rat invasion, no smelly water rebel-

lion, no government worker rescue.

Nope. It was just a manhole cover

slightly misplaced. To fix this major

problem, they put it back. Boom.

Done. On with our lives.

Citgo sign

This week, university Police

r e c e i v e d a c o m p l a i n t f r o m a

Waltham Resident regarding a foul

scent coming from a building on

campus. The caller said that he

smelled a strong odor of gas outside

of Fenway Hall. Stop right there, sir:

these reporters feel your pain. If we

had a nickel for every time our buzz

was 100-percent murdered by the

smell of gas in Fenway…we’d both

be richer than that kid that drives

his Maserati around campus. Just

grinding up a storm with some dime-

piece (alright, she was like a 6…in

the dark…), about to go for the kill,

when some rando, sweaty pig

decides it’s a great time to rip cheek

in the party. The girl thinks it’s me,

turns around, realizes that I’m NOT

actually Justin Bieber’s stepbrother

like I said I was to get her to dance

with me, and ditches with her other

freshmen friends. Point being, get

used to the smell of gas in Fenway,

brother…it ain’t going anywhere.

freshman puke Count

Three. That’s it. Three. Are you

serious, freshmen? We know that

there was Easter/Passover weekend

and all, but it’s part of your job

description to be the punch line of

the rest of our jokes! Have you

grown too mature for vomit? We

guess time (and Spring Day) will

tell…

Sean Harrington

and Brian Shea

Vanguard Staff

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The Vanguard april 19, 2012 page 3Student electionS

Congratulations to the 2012-2013Student Leader Elections Winners!

Student Government

Association

President

Buddy Gormley

Executive of Internal Affairs

Sydney Southern

Senators

Johanne De Silva

Jenna Longo

Casey Klas

Morgan Kruegler

Neha Mazhar

Kimberly Nasiff

Stacey Raap

Lindsey Roeder

Maria Veronica Santos

Gautam Sawant

Association of

Bentley Activities

President

Madhumita Narayan

Vice President for Development and

Recognition

Emil Iliev

Vice President for Operations

Steven Varga

Allocation and Internal

Audit Committee

President

Timothy Dean

Liaisons

Lauren Arbeiter

Michael Bellucci

Kyle Dwyer

Annelise Hansen

Yunshen (Melody) He

David Kennedy

Junior Class Cabinet

Connor Deneen

Thomas Diorio

Jessica Hughes

Alyssa Martin

Abigail Mixer

Trisha Pal

Brian Shea

Senior Class Cabinet

Lindsey Albert

Amber Lo

Patrick McGoldrick

Katie Miller

Rebecca Rakoczy

Patrick Rielly

Kim Sok

Mend Student Leader Electionsissue the week before elec-

tions are held. But fewer

than 100 words are not near-

ly enough to understand a

candidate’s position.

Because of the lack of

knowledge about the candi-

dates, elections have become

a popularity contest.

Candidates campaign by

putting hundreds of posters

and flyers around campus,

trying to get fellow students

to vote for them instead of

communicating what they

can do for the student body.

Although many other elec-

tions are also popularity con-

tests (other student organi-

zations, some political elec-

tions, etc.), Bentley’s student

government elections should

be focused on the abilities

and goals of the candidates.

Additionally, the lack of

candidates takes even more

importance out of the elec-

tion process. This year,

Junior and Senior Class

Cabinet elections both had

eight people running for

seven spots. Although the

seven that were selected are

going to do a good job, the

only way to have a fair elec-

tion is to have multiple can-

didates for each position so

that students can pick who

will best represent them.

Out of the other elections

(Student Government

Association (SGA),

editoriaL

Association of Bentley

Activities (ABA), and

Allocations and Internal

Audit Committee (AIA)),

which included SGA, ABA,

and AIA presidents, SGA

senators, ABA vice presi-

dents, and SGA Executive of

Internal Affairs, the only

contested election was for

SGA president. There wasn’t

even a candidate running for

the SGA Executive Vice

President position.

Again, these candidates

are going to do a good job as

well, but the only way to

make sure that the best per-

son for the position is elected

is to have contested elec-

tions.

There are ways that these

problems can be fixed.

Getting more candidates is

difficult, but involving the

student body more when it

comes to elections could do

the trick. An easy way to do

this would be to hold some

kind of forum, where candi-

dates let students know

what their goals and inten-

tions are if elected. This

would better inform stu-

dents, and get them more

involved with the election

process. The more students

participate and contribute to

our student government

organizations, the more

effective those organizations

will be.

Disclaimer: The opinions published in The Vanguard are

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

ily reflect the views and opinions of The Vanguard and its

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

mously.

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PubLication information

First of all, The Vanguard

would like to congratulate

all those who won their

respective student leader

election race last week. That

being said, this editorial is

not about the candidates,

but the election process

itself. The process is flawed,

and takes away from the

main point of elections:

Picking the candidate who is

best for the position. This is

not a new problem, but is

still one that needs to be

addressed.

The process starts off with

each candidate having to get

100 signatures from fellow

students, to prove that they

have the potential to receive

votes. Although a good idea

in theory, this process is sim-

ply an unnecessary step and

additional time commit-

ment. Candidates can get

these signatures very easily,

which does not mean that

those who signed will vote

for them.

The next issue is the fact

that students do not know

many of the candidates that

are running, and get very lit-

tle exposure as to who those

candidates are and what

they plan on going if elected.

The only information that

students receive is the small

blurb alongside each candi-

date’s picture featured in

The Vanguard’s election

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor,

We are writing in

response to the Vanguard

article of April 5, 2012 titled

“Roastmaster General Jeff

Ross Roasts Bentley. “

This article raises impor-

tant concerns about how we,

as a community, provide a

safe, respectful, and sup-

portive environment for all

students. We are writing to

speak for the men and

women on campus who can-

not speak for themselves,

those who felt uncomfort-

able, and those who found

this type of humor offen-

sive.

Although the comedians

targeted many groups, the

Vanguard’s review focused

on the use of sexual assault

and rape as a topic for

laughs. As staff and facul-

ty who work directly with

students, we know first-

hand how hurtful “jokes”

about sexual violence are to

survivors, their friends, and

their families. What many

don’t know is that these

types of “jokes” also hurt

the whole community by

making it less safe for

everyone, even those who

have not yet been touched

by sexual violence.

Telling or laughing at

“jokes” about rape, sexual

assault, molestation, or

date rape drugs trivializes

sexual violence and con-

tributes to an unsafe envi-

ronment for everyone – even

if unintended. It is well

documented that when sex-

ual violence is trivialized,

survivors may avoid asking

for help or protection, and

perpetrators of violence

may think their behavior is

something funny rather

than harmful. No one in

our community should tol-

erate this type of trivializ-

ing “humor.” It is our hope

that Bentley students will

think about jokes of this

kind and make a decision to

speak out instead of laugh-

ing.

National statistics indi-

cate that 1 in 6 women and

1 in 33 men will survive a

sexual assault in their life-

time (National Institute of

Justice & Centers for

Disease Control &

Prevention, 1998.). Over

2/3 of all survivors will be

assaulted by a friend,

acquaintance, or intimate

partner. When we apply

these statistics to the

approximately 4000 Bentley

undergraduate students, we

estimate that about 256

current female and 72 cur-

rent male students have

been or will be survivors of

sexual assault. Your best

friend, sister, mother, room-

mate, father or brother may

be someone who has sur-

vived a sexual assault.

There are many ways stu-

dents can support survivors

and prevent violence on our

campus:

Learn about why sexual

violence occurs and its

impact. Visit Bentley’s sex-

ual assault information

website:

b e n t l e y . e d u / c a m p u s -

life/health-and-safety/infor-

mation-sexual-assault

Or The Boston Area Rape

Crisis Center:

barcc.org

Or the Rape, Abuse, and

Incest National Network:

raain.org

Participate in Prevention.

Get involved with Consent

Day, Take Back the Night,

or the HerCampus discus-

sion about the Ross/Jeselnik

show. Prevention is for men

too – check out:

mencanstoprape.org

Do not support trivializ-

ing of sexual violence

through jokes, video games,

movies, or music. Choose

creative outlets that cele-

brate life rather than con-

done violence.

Provide supportive and

nonjudgmental listening.

Believe survivors and if

needed refer them to one of

many campus resources,

including The Center for

Health and Wellness,

Counseling and Student

Development, and

University Police.

We hope each and every

Bentley student will take

the time to discuss this

issue and engage in one of

the above action steps.

Together, we can make

Bentley a safer, more sup-

portive place for everyone.

Thank you.

Stephanie Kendall

Counseling and Student

Development

Gerri Taylor

Center for Health and

Wellness

Jessica Roche

University Police

Co-Chairs, Bentley’s

Coalition on Sexual and

Relationship Violence

THE VANGUARD ApRiL 19, 2012 pAGE 5CAMPUS LIFE

Annual Liberal Studies Major Reception and Showcase

Courtesy of Marilyn Durkin

COME CELEBRATE

at the

ANNUAL LSM RECEPTION and SHOWCASE

Seniors will discuss their culminating projects

either in presentation or poster session format.

Come and see examples of the interesting and

exciting work of our LSM students.

JOIN US for Talk and Food

Wednesday, April 25

4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Executive Dining Room

3rd Floor LaCava

LSM Seniors - Share your insights with the

Bentley community

Students - Hear about culminating projects

Faculty, Staff and Administrators - Come hear

from our amazing students

And, of course, there will be food!

education.

In the morning, prospec-

tive students invited to join

the Honors Program were

welcomed with a reception.

Later in the afternoon, the

Executive Dining Room host-

ed an academic reception

with all of the majors repre-

sented by professors and stu-

dents.

From business majors to

modern languages, every

aspect of a Bentley education

was represented. Prospective

students were also enticed

with the endless opportuni-

ties for study abroad.

Bentley showed its philan-

thropic side with a service

learning table. With tons of

programs and the first colle-

giate partnership with the

City Year Americorps pro-

gram, Bentley has one of the

best service learning pro-

grams in the country. Of

course, no tour of Bentley

would be complete without

boasting the largest academ-

ic trading room in the coun-

t r y o r t h e C e n t e r f o r

M a r k e t i n g T e c h n o l o g y

(CMT) and the programs

both facilities offer.

All of this comes with a

hefty price, as current stu-

dents know, so the Student

Financial Services Office

was available at a table as

well.

The absence of the highly

anticipated chocolate foun-

tain was soon forgotten with

the huge barbeque by the

Dana Center. The beautiful

weather had many current

students on the green space,

showing the prospective stu-

dents how fun and carefree

college can be – that is, of

c o u r s e , w h e n w e ’ r e n o t

stressing over GB 320.

With so many tours by

passionate students, the

families got to refresh their

memories of earlier tours in

the year (probably in colder

weather), while some fami-

lies got their first look at the

campus.

Accepted students day is

both a time for prospective

students to see Bentley first

hand, and allow current stu-

dents to reflect on their deci-

sion to come here and their

time here so far. While it’s

true that the chocolate foun-

tain is a large determining

factor, the school had plenty

to boast about this t ime

around, and hopeful stu-

dents definitely had the

chance to see it.

If you’d like to be involved

with Accepted Students Day

next year, contact either

department heads or under-

graduate admissions.

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King. “So the issue here is: less

regulation, fewer people oversee-

ing regulation and no trans-

parency at all in the source or

quality of the water.”

King also shed light onto the

price of bottled water by using

the assumption that someone

was to follow the health recom-

mendation to drink 8 glasses (64

ounces) of water per day. On

campus, students pay an aver-

age of $1.50 for a 16 ounce bot-

tle and would need to buy four

bottles a day, multiplied by 365

days in a year for a total of

$2,190. Alternatively, buying a

24 pack of water for $5.00 each

week would cost $260 per year.

“At best, bottled water is sim-

ply tap water bottled and sold to

you for a price, which is pretty

unethical,” said King to sum up

the debate. “At worst, the bottled

water isn’t tested for as many

contaminants as your tap water

and could actually have contam-

inants in excess of the limits out-

lined by the EPA.”

King also discussed the many

negative externalities in the

process of bottling water. Only

about one in five plastic bottles

is recycled so many of them end

up in landfills, most of which are

at capacity. Extra costs are then

incurred to transport the waste

somewhere else. In addition, 17

million barrels of oil are used in

the production of water bottles

yearly. Drilling for and refining

this oil, which could fuel one mil-

lion cars for a year, also con-

tributes to climate change.

Finally, it takes three times the

amount of water to produce the

bottle as it does to fill it.

“In summary: bottled water is

useful and often necessary in

emergency situations but I

wouldn’t drink it under any

other circumstance given the

lack of regulation and the costs

(real and external) associated

with the product,” concluded

King.

A group of students on cam-

pus is currently working with

the Office of Sustainability to

educate students, faculty and

staff on this information through

its “Think Outside the Bottle”

campaign.

“The goal is to change

demand for bottled water by

educating people about the ben-

efits of drinking tap water and

using a reusable bottle,”

explained King.

“Students can learn more

about tap water versus bottled

water at the Think Outside the

Bottle table at the Green

Society’s Earth Fest this Sunday

(Earth Day) on the Green Space

from 1 to 4 p.m. (rain location:

Pub),” said King. Those who are

interested in joining the effort

can email Amanda King at

aking@bentley.edu.

Courtesy of Deanna Chiampa

workload of volunteers .

Furthermore, the race time

was extended by one hour to

ease the impact of the race on

dedicated runners.

“ T h e B A P e - b o a r d ’ s

mantra you might say is

“Hope for the best, plan for

the worst.” We knew Monday

was going to be the hottest

marathon ever and we pre-

pared as best we could by get-

ting the supplies we needed

for the day, primarily sun-

s c r e e n , ” s a i d J o s h u a

Kebabian, president of Beta

Alpha Psi. “Members also

had to know to dress appro-

priately. (shorts, t-shirts,

sunglasses, hats, etc . ) , ”

Kebabian said. “Despite all

our preparation, there is no

doubt that there were times

when we needed breaks, but

members were sure to get out

of the sun no longer than

they needed to so that they

could get right back to hand-

ing out water and hydrating

those determined runners!”

“I definitely saw more peo-

ple utilizing the hydration

stations,” said Ashley King,

a junior pledge of Beta Alpha

Psi. “Normally the elite run-

ners never take water from

the volunteers, but this time

they did because they could-

n’t wait for the elite stations

to get their water. I was

thrilled to be a part of that!”

“Hydration station volun-

teers, like the members of

Beta Alpha Psi, mixed 6 gal-

lons of Gatorade at a time,

distributing it among three

layers of half filled cups to

distribute to runners. In

preparation for those runners

looking to douse themselves

with fresh cold water, Poland

spring tables were constant-

ly distributing and replenish-

ing their supplies.

BAP has been volunteering

at the marathon since 2004.

“The marathon contributes to

BAP’s values in how we are

giving back to the committee

in a full day of service,” said

Kebabian. “Well over half of

our members participate and

come together for teamwork

and camaraderie. At each

table there are opportunities

for people to step up and

become a leader.

“The enriching experience

of community service and the

enjoyment of my Beta Alpha

Psi friends was worth endur-

ing the scorching heat,” said

BAP sophomore p ledge ,

Jillian Weiss. “I’m proud to

have been a part of the 2012

marathon!”

Kebabian and other BAP

e - b o a r d m e m b e r s w e r e

incredibly pleased by the per-

formance of the chapter. “Our

chapter interacts with thou-

sands of runners throughout

t h e m a r a t h o n , ” s a i d

Kebabian. “It’s clear to all of

us that the runners appreci-

ate our service greatly. It’s

also nice to hear them say

“Your station has the coldest

water of all of them!”

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Last Friday, Goldman

Sachs, a New York invest-

ment bank, released regula-

tory information. Among this

information was CEO Lloyd

Blankfein’s compensation for

the fiscal year. The records

revealed that he was paid a

total of $16.1 million. This

amount, a fourteen percent

increase from his 2010 com-

pensation, comes as a sur-

p r i s e t o m a n y b a s e d o n

Goldman’s performance in

2011.

While earnings for the

bank were roughly $4.4 bil-

lion in 2011, Goldman expe-

rienced a forty-seven percent

d e c l i n e f r o m 2 0 1 0 .

Specifically, in the third

quarter of their fiscal year,

Goldman actually incurred a

net loss. This was only the

second time the company lost

money since its IPO back in

1999. Further, the bank’s net

income went down by a stag-

gering fifty-eight percent in

the final three months of

2011.

S o h o w d i d G o l d m a n

Sachs, an established, inter-

national banking corporation,

s t r u g g l e t o m a k e a n e t

income in 2011?

The short answer: turbu-

lent f inanc ia l markets .

However, Goldman Sachs

was certainly not alone.

Many of Wall Street’s largest,

most profitable banks also

endured a challenging year

as the financial markets were

hurt by the European debt

crisis. It was especially diffi-

cult for Goldman because of

a lack of consumer confidence

in the market. The stock and

bond markets were certainly

not reliable and it was report-

ed that many clients avoided

mergers and new sales of

stock. Undoubtedly, 2011

proved to be a struggle for

many of these banks. But

perhaps the more important

question is why Goldman’s

CEO’s compensation still

went up despite the weak

performance of the company.

Chairman and CEO Lloyd

Blankfein was given a base

salary of $2 million, a bonus

o f $ 3 m i l l i o n a n d s t o c k

awards of nearly $10.7 mil-

lion. The remaining amount

of compensation was spent on

his retirement plan, a car

and personal driver and secu-

rity services. Perhaps the

most questionable amount of

the $16 .1 mi l l ion i s the

$258,701 that was spent on

secur i ty . Why is i t that

JPMorgan Chase, the coun-

try’s largest bank, only spent

a little over $20,000 on their

C E O ’ s s e c u r i t y , w h i l e

Goldman spent over ten

times that amount?

Goldman Sachs responded

to the criticism by calling the

security services “business-

related necessities” for their

executives. The company also

went on record saying that

the security, which is prima-

rily home security, is imper-

ative due to the elevated

threat levels in the “current

environment.”

I t i s n o s e c r e t t h a t

Blankfein is a controversial

figure disliked by many. Last

N o v e m b e r , d u r i n g t h e

Occupy Wall Street move-

ment, protestors gathered in

front of the headquarters,

accusing the bank of numer-

ous violations and demand-

ing Blankfein’s imprison-

ment.

J u s t l a s t m o n t h ,

Goldman’s executive director

Greg Smith resigned after

submitting an essay to the

New York Times about the

CEO Lloyd Blankfein was paid over $16million in the previous fiscal year.

Courtesy of zimbio.com

bank. In his essay, Smith dis-

cussed the integrity of the

bank and said Goldman was

“losing its moral fiber.”

It is obvious that people

are watching Goldman Sachs

with dismay. While analysts

expect the bank to successful-

ly recover financially and

generate a pro f i t in the

upcoming year, Goldman will

need to alter their ways if

they truly seek long term suc-

cess. Quite simply, they must

act more ethically and in the

interest of their clients rather

than solely in the interest of

their profits. Who knows-

maybe the bank would not

have to spend as much on

Blankfein’s security if this

were to happen!

M a n y m a y w o n d e r , i f

you’ve never set foot in a

Best Buy store over the past

two or so decades, where you

purchase your electronics.

Where, indeed? The king of

big box retailing of consumer

electronics in the United

States may finally be show-

ing the strains of maintain-

ing its vast empire.

Together, with its sub-

sidiary brands, Best Buy col-

lect ively operates 1,150

stores domestical ly and

internationally. In 2009, the

company became America’s

largest east coast consumer

electronics retail store after

beating rival Circuit City out

of business. Now, though,

Best Buy may be the one in

trouble, with the consumer

electronics business slowly

moving out of ‘big box’ store

territory.

For those who are unclear

on the term, a big box store

is a retail store that put sim-

ply is, a big box. The stores

usually belong to a chain and

are large, free-standing, rec-

tangular buildings that,

according to the American

I n d e p e n d e n t B u s i n e s s

Alliance, are over 50,000

square feet and have a ten-

dency to “kill-off” smaller

retail stores in the area.

Examples of these include

Wal-Mart, Sears, Lowe’s,

Brian Dunn’s resignation on April 10 leavesBest Buy in need of a new CEO.

Courtesy of techland.time.com

Home Depot and Best Buy.

Big box retailers are slow-

ly becoming a thing of the

past and Best Buy isn’t like

Wal-Mart or Home Depot.

Many of the goods sold by

those two retail giants can-

not be purchased online, food

is perishable and twenty-foot

oak boards are inconvenient

to ship. Best Buy will either

have to change with the

times, or become a relic of

the past. Physically immense

stores used to be first stop

shops for consumers, but

now nearly all of Best Buy’s

s tock can be purchased

online and there is no longer

an incentive to drag our lazy

backsides to the store.

W h e n B e s t B u y w a s

founded, its big box electron-

i c s r e t a i l s t y l e g a i n e d

immense popularity. At the

stores, shoppers could get a

firsthand look at what they

were purchasing. Nowadays

though, that could be con-

tributing to the waning of

the company ’s revenue.

Shoppers will go to the stores

to take a look at what they

want to purchase and then

purchasing it cheaper online.

The Wall Street Journal ’s

Justin Lahart puts it well

when he said, “The commodi-

tization of many electronics

goods and shoppers’ growing

comfort with buying expen-

sive items online will only

intensify the problem.”

Now, in arguably its most

critical point in history, Best

Buy is in desperate need of a

change. Companies at this

critical juncture need top

executives to take charge

and steer the company in a

positive direction. Instead on

Apri l 10 , Best Buy CEO

Brian Dunn resigned, as if

the company’s problem was-

n’t any of his business, liter-

ally.

According to Best Buy’s

official statement regarding

the matter, “There were no

disagreements between Mr.

Dunn and the company on

any matter relating to oper-

ations, financial controls,

policies or procedures. There

was mutual agreement that

it was time for new leader-

ship to address the chal-

lenges that face the compa-

ny.”

Despite what the official

statement claims, though,

the Wall Street Journal says

otherwise. Citing company

statements and information,

the WSJ claims that the res-

ignation of CEO Brian Dunn

was related to “exploring

whether he misused compa-

ny assets in the course of an

alleged relationship with a

f e m a l e s u b o r d i n a t e . ”

Regardless of the details,

though, Brian Dunn is gone

and he has perhaps left the

company he helmed for 28

years floundering.

According to FactSet com-

pany statistics, Best Buy

employs approx imate ly

180,000 employees. With its

plan to close 50 of its big box

locations, how many individ-

uals will lose their jobs? The

company’s top management

will have to seek out a new

CEO fast and adopt a do-or-

die mentality if it hopes to

survive this f iscal year.

Salvation for the company is

still possible at this stage,

but Best Buy’s future is

grim.

By Alex GrotevantVanguard staff

Goldman’s earnings decrease, CEO’s compensation increases

By Jasper HuangBusiness editor

Retail giant Best Buy loses sales to cheaper online products

Almost every product in the Best Buystore can be purchased online.

Courtesy of foxbusiness.com

“What state would you

eliminate and why?”

VoiCEs

pagE 8 april 19, 2012 thE Vanguard

By nathan MarchandCopy Editor

fEaTUrEs

BMG Speaker Ser ies :

Rising from Non-Profit to

For-Profit

Marcel Quiroga, a former

private wealth specialist and

advisor at Merrill Lynch,

spoke at the final speaker

series event of this semester.

She began her career work-

ing for Fundes, a microfi-

nance group in Bo l iv ia .

Quiroga recalled being a very

shy person during this time.

She credits patience as the

reason why she was able to

come out of her shell and rise

up in the ranks at Fundes.

After she left Fundes, she

went to work for Fundo de la

Comunidad, which is yet

another microfinance group

in Bolivia. Quiroga shared

her own success stories, by

detailing how she always

made a point of being noticed

by higher-ups at each bank

she worked for and by follow-

ing what she described as the

four Cs of success. These

include confidence, creativi-

ty, capabilities, and connec-

tions. She ended the event by

stating that we all have a

legacy to fulfill, even if it

means doing nothing. By

incorporating the four Cs of

success in the execution of

our future plans, only then

can we truly be successful.

Marcel is currently the Chief

R e l a t i o n s O f f i c e r a n d

Director of Marketing at

Capital Formations Group.

B M G L e a d e r s h i p

Ceremony

On March 31, BMG hosted

its first ever Leadership

Ceremony featuring current

members of BMG as well as

former BMG alumni and cur-

rent Bentley professors and

faculty. The evening started

off in Backbay ABC with a

cocktail reception and was

followed by a meal provided

by Bentley’s own Sodexho.

After dinner, the ceremony

included presentations from

current and past BMG lead-

ers, Loan Approval Board

Members, Dean Roy Wiggins,

and Betsy Meyers. Each per-

son shared their experiences

with microfinance and gave

the audience a better idea of

what BMG has accomplished

thus far, and the direction the

group is moving in. Following

the presentations, awards

were given to those who have

been instrumental in the for-

mation and growth of the

group. The final piece of the

ceremony was the official

transfer of the Presidency

from James Haight to John

Warden. The BMG would like

to thank James for his dedi-

cation to the group and would

like to welcome John to the

Presidency. Congratulations

to the both of you

B M G S p e a k e r E v e n t :

C e n t e r f o r W o m e n &

Enterprise

The Center for Women &

Enterprise is an organization

that aims to help support

women in their quests to

start-up and sustain their

own businesses. Co-founder ,

Susan Hammond alongside

current Director of Programs

& Services, Kristin Zecca

spoke to Bentley students

about the dynamics of entre-

preneurship and the rigor

involved with starting a busi-

ness. With about 90% of the

CWE’s cl ient base being

female, the non-profit organ-

ization strives to help women

find their happiness in the

business world by guiding

them through financial liter-

acy coaching, management

skills, and other business

skills through classes offered

at the CWE. Recently the

CWE was recognized as the

Most Outstanding Partner of

the Bentley Microfinance

Group. Both organizations

share common goals of help-

ing the community grow

through excellence in com-

merce. BMG is proud to rec-

ognize the CWE as a partner.

ClairE dEnnis

Class of 2015

Cfa

“Rhode Island becauase

it’s just so small.”

Chris ParManand

Class of 2012

EConoMiCs-finanCE

“California because

they have one of the

worst budgets in the

entire country.”

Jin lEE

Class of 2015

UndECidEd

“New York because

everyone would be

screwed.”

CaMEron liBErTa

Class of 2015

UndECidEd

“Texas becuase Jason is

from there.”

CharliE roThMan

Class of 2015

UndECidEd

“New Jersey because of

all the guidos.”

MicronotesPresented by the Bentley

Microfinance Group

The Center for Women & Enterprisehelps women start businesses.

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Marcel Quiroga

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waltham?”

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JoJo Chan

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“Not Your Average

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“The Chateau.”

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“Josephs Two.”

A recent trend for most

sitcoms has been moving

from the old school, tradi-

tional three camera set up

for a sleeker more modern

look in a single camera.

Apparently CBS has not got-

ten the memo. Either that or

t h e y j u s t w a n t t o k e e p

reminding people that they

are the o ldest network.

You’re right; neither of those

are probably the case.

How I Met Your Mother

hasn’t been the flashiest of

CBS sitcoms (see The Big

Bang Theory) nor its most

popular for reasons still

unknown (see Two and a

Half Men) but it has certain-

ly been one of its most con-

sistent, not only in ratings

but in quality, something

that is sometimes compro-

mised as shows age.

Last night HIMYM chan-

neled its roots which six sea-

sons later is still hilarious.

Stemming from “a piphany”

Barney and Ted, who was

enjoying his roommate-less

l i f e s t y l e u n t i l h e w a s

coerced, set out to have one

endless week of legendary

nights. Marshall tried to

crack the case of what per-

son entered Lily’s sex dream

and Robin struggled to cope

with her new found fame.

Though he is skeptical at

first Ted finds himself enjoy-

ing Barney’s legendary week

as they start a mariachi

band, eat the bar menu and

don’t bungee jump off of the

Empire State Building. Soon

he grows tired of the antics

but he is roped right back in

when Barney makes the case

that in the game of life he is

far ahead.

As it turns out, a certain

well known limo driver is

the dreamy culprit in Lily’s

sexy incept i on much to

Marshall’s chagrin. But as it

turns out a baby not only

puts stress on the mommy to

be but the daddy to be as

well. Their continued perse-

verance through real life

troubles once again demon-

strates why they are the best

married sitcom couple on tel-

evision.

And then there is Robin,

who has made enormous

strides this season and once

again took a step forward by

getting the recognition she

deserved . With a fa i l ed

engagement, a couple of

failed ovaries and life on her

own, Robin finally showed

the world what she could do.

So what do we have to look

forward to? For the first time

in a long time we are seeing

Barney struggle with feel-

ings for someone and with an

already established prelude

with him as groom the dots

are begging to be connected.

Lily and Marshall continue

to cope with the looming

inevitability of a child. And

Ted, well, he just has to meet

the mother.

By Mike Lovett

Features editor

How I Met Your Mother recap

Ted and Barney celebrate the nightthey started a mariachi band.

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Page 10 aPril 19, 2012 the VanguardFeaTures

In the television world it

i s n o w j u d g m e n t d a y .

Actually, it’s more days. But

I guess if we wanted to be

totally accurate it would be

weeks.

With a little more than a

month left on the full year

television schedules, net-

works have begun to test

shows waiting in the wings

for next year’s schedule to

see if they have what it takes

to compete in primetime.

So let’s take a look. First,

on ABC we have Scandal

and Don’t Trust the B**** in

Apartment 23 . Scandal ,

which premiered on April 5,

is teetering.

Our good friends at TV by

the Numbers say it is on the

bubble but with ABC likely

losing three dramas this

year to cancelation (Missing,

B o d y o f P r o o f , a n d T h e

River) it still has hope.

Don’t Trust the B**** in

Apartment 23, which pre-

miered on April 11, only has

a pilot under its belt so far

but drew in a considerable

audience and among the

company of fan favorite

Happy Endings and comedic

titan Modern Family, that

may develop into a trend.

CBS has saved all of its

new television for the Fall so

you’ll have to wait until then

to find out who is facing the

firing squad.

The only recent news from

FOX is the return of Glee

which took a winter hiatus.

As long as there are Gleeks

there will be Glee. Simple

supply and demand, people.

Then of course there is the

one, the only, and the mid-

dling when it comes to any

type of ratings what so ever,

NBC. In recent weeks, NBC

has premiered two new sit-

coms that, like their net-

work, have failed to meet

expectations.

From a completely biased

perspective it is sad to see

two witty comedies go but

with a lack of rat ings i t

hardly comes as a surprise

that they will get the axe.

NBC is really dealing with

a whole mess of problems

(Surprise, surprise). Up All

Night, which had a strong

rookie season, is still on the

bubble as it looks to become

a Comedy Night Done Right

staple.

Community, which may be

in danger of being canceled

f o r i t s en t i r e ex i s t ence

(which is an absolute traves-

ty), is again uncertain for a

fourth season. It is leaning

towards likely, but with the

public feud between star

Chevy Chase and creator

Dan Harmon anything is

still possible.

Also unclear for next sea-

son is The Office. There’s a

sentence that I thought

would never have to be writ-

ten ever.

With the contracts of stars

John Krasinski, B.J Novak,

E d H e l m s , a n d J e n n a

Fischer rumored slow to be

renewed and Mindy Kaling

getting a pilot on Fox, the

groundbreaking show may

be in for a groundbreaking

change come next season.

The show would shift its

“Survival of the fittest” season for televisionBy Mike LovettFeatures editor

focus to the characters that

have mainly stayed behind

the spotlight.

Television is a 12-month

season, and as finales draw

closer, the futures of some

shows hang in the balance.

It’s true what they say, time

will tel l ; or actually the

Internet wil l . Yeah, the

Internet will probably tell

us.

This season will tell which shows, like Don’t Trust the

B**** in Apartment 23, will survive the next year.

Courtesy of buddytv.com

Your Favorite Childhood Stars: Then and Now

THe Vanguard april 19, 2012 page 11ColUMNS

Courtesy of wonkette.com

In Latin, “Ditat Deus”translates to “God Enriches;”the phrase serves as the offi-cial state motto of Arizona.Unfortunately, God seems tohave deprived this state ofrational leaders. The issueat hand is a set of new lawspassed by the state govern-ment concerning abortion.

I h o p e t h a t e v e n m yfriends against expandedabortion rights can appreci-ate the absurdity of Arizona’sr e c e n t a b o r t i o n l a w s .Recent ly passed , i t hasbecome official state policyto:

Prohibit abortions after 18weeks of pregnancy, protectdoctors who withhold preg-nancy information fromw o m a n w h o t h e y t h i n kmight get an abortion (nottelling her) and define life ofan embryo as two weeksbefore pregnancy.

The first measure of an 18week restriction is the earli-est in the nation and uncon-stitutional when consideredagainst the controversialSupreme Court decision inRoe v. Wade. Yet this doesn’ts e e m s o u n e x p e c t e d .Opponents of abortion rightsh a v e a l w a y s s o u g h t t orestrict the window allowedfor the procedure since theycan’t ban it.

The second measure pro-tects doctors from law suitswho hide pregnancy informa-

t ion from women i f thatinformation could cause awoman to abort. How a doc-t o r c a n d e t e r m i n e i f awoman is going to have anabortion before she discoversshe is pregnant or any of theconditions of her pregnancyis beyond me.

A woman’s support forabortion rights isn’t even asolid indicator of their like-lihood of using that right;nor should the political andsocial values of any patientbe any business of the doc-tor. It’s one thing to advocatefor abortion rights and quiteanother to decide to do it onyour own. One advocates foraccess, the other advocatesfor its use.

Pro-choice does not neces-sarily equal pro-abortionbecause there are a largearray of factors that tie intothe dec i s i on : F inances ,lifestyle, needs and wants,age, education and more.The idea that a practitionerwould be protected for break-i n g t h e t r u s t b e t w e e npatients and their doctorsand violating their oath is arepulsive one.

Doctors that hide crucialinformation should havetheir licenses banned, notprotected. Doctors mustinform their patients, notkeep them in the dark untilthe female has no choice.

The third measure is per-haps that most shocking.The gestational age is offi-cially calculated by the law“from the first day of the lastmenstrual period of the preg-nant woman.” Health profes-sionals have interpreted thisto mean that “life” can bedefined by up to two weeks

By Ann Situ

Seoul, Korea

By Moussa Hassoun

before pregnancy.For the “party of freedom”

Republicans seem hell-benton restricting the privacyand personal freedom ofwomen and their doctors tomake the right decision forthe health of the patient.

With all this passed by thegovernment what could bethe ramifications? Well first,the laws are similar to someextent to those of Nebraska.In that state, women havebeen forced to give birth tobabies that were expected todie right after separationfrom the mother.

How could this happen?Doctors can determine seri-ous health r isks for themother or baby until the20th week of pregnancy. InArizona and Nebraska, abor-tions are essentially bannedby the 18th week; Hence theforced birth of practicallydead babies.

When claims of a War onWomen are made I usuallybrush it off, but States aremaking it more difficult toargue against it. I hope even

my anti-abortion friends cansupport us when I say thatbefore pregnancy, there is nolife. If we can’t agree on that,then we all need to take aserious crash-course on thebirds and the bees.

Governments can’t andshouldn’t make health deci-sions for patients. This was,of course, the rallying call ofconservatives during theObama-care debate. Yet herewe stand, conservatives (inArizona and friends) embrac-ing the comforting knowl-edge and the soothing powerof a government hand grab-bing a woman’s uterus andtelling her what to do withit.

The debate about whatconstitutes life is importantbut let’s save it for anothert ime . The d iscuss ion inArizona threw out reason-able judgment long ago. Inthe state, female menstrua-tion cycles can constitutepregnancy and a live baby. IfGod has enriched anyplaceon earth, it certainly isn’tArizona.

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Arizona’s new laws conflict with the Roe v.

Wade Supreme Court decision.

Under the new laws, doctors can witholdinformation from pregnant patients.

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

By Vanguard Staff

April’s AdviceYour Questions Answered!

By April Gammal

moment where you emotion-

ally eat then you’ll just have

to forgive yourself. If you put

your hands up in defeat then

you will never get out of your

habit. Lastly, if you feel as

though you need something

in your mouth then instead

of eating, chew on a piece of

gum. I hope that some of

these will help you. Good

luck.

and bond over what is mak-

ing us stressed out. While it

is helpful to talk about our

stress and externalize it, it

is certainly not helpful to

overeat in the process.

Alright, so how can we fix

this problem?

Reduce Your Stress

If stress is causing you to

emotionally eat then getting

rid of the stress may help.

Easier said than done, I

know. Try going to the gym

when you are stressed out

and channe l a l l o f your

stress into a good work out.

Also, you can try relaxing by

doing some yoga or medita-

tion.

Write Down What You Eat

If you keep a food diary of

what you eat and how you

feel when you eat then you’ll

be able to see the patterns

and hopefully be able to

eliminate eating when you’re

feeling a certain way.

Distract Yourself

If you are feeling stressed

and don’t have anything to

do besides study then try to

do something else to take

your mind off of eating. You

can take a walk around cam-

pus, read, listen to some

music, or just take a nap.

Get Rid of It

If you know you resort to

j u n k f o o d w h e n y o u ’ r e

stressed out, then don’t buy

any junk food at all. If it is

not there then you can’t eat

it.

A lso , i f you do have a

For the coming four weeks,focus your attention on mak-ing money. Everyone won’tunderstand, but that’s OK.Explain it to them later.

The Sun’s coming into yoursign, which is excellent foryou. This year it’s easier toachieve success and prosper-ity.

In the coming four weeks, setpriorities and be practical.Scratch things off your listthat have lost all reason forbeing done. Then, do the oth-ers.

Just in time, your friendscome to your rescue. Takeadvantage of this situation,and move quickly. Your luckybreak won’t last forever.

New opportunities are pop-ping up, as important peopletake an interest. They’re will-ing to give you more work,and that could lead to a lotmore money. It doesn’t ini-tially, but it could.

The next four weeks are, gen-erally, good vacation weath-er. All you have to do is workmore free time into yourschedule.

The major theme for the nextfour weeks is money that youshare with other people. Yes,that does mean all your cred-it cards.

The Sun’s going into Taurus.For you, this means partner-ships, relationships and openenemies dominate the nextfour weeks. This ought to beinteresting.

For the next four weeks, yourjob will take top priority. Noneed to resist, you’ll find manygood uses for the extra money.

Romance, children and gamesof all kinds are favored now.Travel’s not especially good,though. You’ll have a bettertime at home.

After you finish an overduechore, you’ll have more timeto spend at home. Fix upyour place for the next fourweeks. You’ll be in the mood..

An older, wiser friend isworth more than her weightin gold. Don’t be shy aboutasking questions. This isyour education.

Aries(March 21-April 19)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Virgo(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Libra(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Question: I have no ideawhy I do this, but I eat whenI’m not hungry. I’ll do thisespecial ly around t imeswhen I’m stressed out. Canyou tell me why I feel thisway and how I can stop thisbad habit?

This sounds like emotion-

al eating to me. Sometimes

when we are stressed we will

turn to food for comfort and

sometimes we do this uncon-

sciously. This is because

when we are stressed out,

o u r c o r t i s o l l e v e l s w i l l

increase. Cortisol is known

as the stress hormone and

creates cravings for salty

and sweet foods.

Also, when we are stressed

out we may seek support

from our friends and get

together and eat junk food

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Alumni Experience

Name: Steve Delano

Graduation Year: 2007

Major: Managerial Econ

Current Employer and Job

Title: Maine Pointe (a niche

Boston-based consultan-

cy), Supply Chain

Consultant

How would you describe

your college experience?

I would give it a near per-

fect 10. I kept a good balance

of academics, social life and

extracurricular activities (e.g.

resident assistant). I can’t

forget the best six months of

my life - studying abroad in

Australia!

Who was your favorite

professor at Bentley?

Why?

It could be any of a half-

dozen professors, however Dr.

Susan Adams (Management)

did a terrific job of prepping

students for expectations of

the “real world.” For example,

in her Consulting course, pre-

senting your best solution

was not enough - it needed to

be accompanied by a risk-

averse and an aggressive

plan as well.

What do you miss most

about your college days?

I miss having friends so

close and having so many

events being put on for you.

It makes you appreciate all

that Bentley does for its stu-

dents.

How did Bentley pre-

pare you for success?

It’s something many stu-

dents cringe at the sound of,

but GB 301 was the single

most helpful course. It pushed

most to their limits - working

tirelessly within a team,

across multiple business dis-

ciplines, and presenting to an

actual company who needed

our help.

Can you describe the

transition from college

student to young profes-

sional?

Just when you think you’ve

learned all that you need to

conquer the world, you find

yourself learning an incredi-

b l e a m o u n t f r o m y o u r

employer and truly being on

your own. It’s an exciting

time of your life with enor-

mous amounts of opportuni-

ty.

If you could experience

college again, what would

you do differently?

Never be shy and never

waste a minute. Bentley is

the ideal place and the time

Courtesy of Steve Delano

of your life to meet others,

learn new things and try

something you’ve never tried.

The high cost of higher edu-

cation can be justified if you

do these things.

Tell us something about

yourself that we don’t

know.

I’m part of a team that has

been contracted to optimize a

transportation network of

Canada’s largest oil compa-

n y i n t h e o i l s a n d s o f

Northern Alberta. It is an

unbelievably eye-opening

experience.

Presented by The Senior Year Experience

Committee

Try taking a walk to avoidstress eating.

Courtesy of April Gammal

The Vanguard april 19, 2012 page 13ColumNs

shirt for three nights and then

store it in a plastic bag in the

freezer to maintain the scent.

Then the person brings their

shirt to the “get together”

where the bags are marked

with numbers and labeled

with either pink or blue tape,

d e p e n d i n g o n g e n d e r .

Participants browse the

shirts, take a few sniffs and

then choose the one they find

most appealing. And that’s

how they are paired. To think

my dog had this down for

years!

A l l D o g s g o t o

Heaven…except pit bulls

In Nashville, a 4 year old

pit bull, Prada, was declared

dangerous and ordered to be

put down after she attacked

several other dogs. Thousands

of people came to the dog’s res-

cue signing a petition to keep

her alive. After the considera-

tion the judge spared Prada

f r o m d o g g y d e a t h r o w .

However the judge claimed

that if it was Louis Vuitton he

would have put that sucker

down.

American’s de-citizenize

themselves!

Last year, almost 1,800 peo-

ple renounced their U.S. citi-

zenship, all claiming that it

was for tax reasons. At least

we have a solution to the

immigration problem.

The Nuge, an angry Coyote

ready to chop off heads

Ted Nugent, musician,

spoke at a National Rifle

Association convention and

said that “if Obama becomes

the president in November

again, I will either be dead or

in jail by this time next year.

We need to ride into that bat-

tle field and chop their heads

off next year. Any questions?”

Yea, who the hell gave you

the microphone?

He then went on to say “if

Tech Talk: Project Glass By Zack Hoffman

Every time we look out-

side, walk around or sit

down, we see the world as it

really is. In its raw state,

there is inherent beauty

about nature, from the way

the earth is shaped to the

way our cities are built .

What we see is what we get;

these things are just there.

Until now.

The god of all things infor-

mation, Google, recently

l a u n c h e d t h e i r n e w e s t

Research and development

initiative, Project Glass. A

part of the Google Goggles

concept, Glass is the next

step in humanity’s desire for

knowledge. Goggles enables

mobile phone users to use a

camera to search the web.

They can take photos of a

building and the app will

load the Wikipedia page,

snap a part of a menu in a

foreign language and have it

instantly translated.

Similar to how Shazam

made it possible to f ind

mus i c based on a shor t

recording, Goggles allows

one to find anything by sim-

ply seeing it. When it was

first released in October

2010, the reception was

overwhelming. Tourists no

l o n g e r n e e d e d a b o o k ,

campers could identify toxic

plants, and shoppers could

scan a barcode and then

have a list of shops that sold

that identical item for less.

T h e M e t r o p o l i t a n

Museum of Art embraced the

app to help visitors get the

most out of their trips. In

collaboration with Google,

the Met adapted it to give

self guided tours of exhibits.

Patrons could now interact

with the art, and learn far

more than they otherwise

could with a group guide.

Project Glass takes this

convenience though to anoth-

er level. In video games,

users have what is known as

a HUD, Heads Up Display,

which gives the player infor-

mation about their surround-

ings, objectives and their

current situation. Google

took this idea and made a set

of futuristic looking prescrip-

tion glasses. But instead of

enhancing one’s ability to

see, it gives the wearer infor-

mation about everything

around them.

As demoed in their video,

which has been viewed over

13.5 million times, the glass-

es resemble the operating

system of a phone, but one

that is operated by your eyes

and voice. When you look at

the weather, the tempera-

ture and chance of rain pops

up. If you receive a message,

the text appears, and by sim-

ply speaking your response,

your reply is sent.

The innovation doesn’t

stop there. On his way to the

subway station, Glass alerts

t h e u s e r o f a d e l a y a n d

prompts him with walking

directions that guide him

step by step until he reaches

his destination. Another

scene shows the user taking

a photo simply by touching

the frame of the glasses. The

video ends with him Skyping

a friend and showing her the

sunset that he is actually

seeing.

The Internet, being the

Internet, had parody videos

of Project Glass within a day

of its release, some with

legitimate worries. One had

the user running into every-

thing that was in his path as

he viewed his Facebook;

another portrayed the awk-

ward situation of being in a

conversation and sending a

reply that wasn’t intended

for a recipient.

W h i l e t h e v i d e o s a r e

comedic, they take away

from the t rue potent ia l

behind Project Glass. The

idea isn’t completely original;

three years ago an MIT stu-

dent demonstrated his Sixth

Sense technology at a TED

conference. Using a pendant

like device, one could project

a computer screen on a wall,

display messages on white

paper and even check the

timing of airplane flights

using a boarding pass.

But Glass’ genius is in its

simplicity. It isn’t attempting

to take a phone and make it

into a high-tech piece of eye-

wear. Instead, it takes the

things that we use for con-

venience -texting, emails,

reminders, directions and to

an extent photos- and liter-

ally changes the way we look

at them.

There are obvious prob-

lems with it, namely why do

we need yet another piece of

technology? But think about

how much time you are on

your phone. With Project

Glass, you can stop looking

down to find your way and

start actually seeing what is

going on around you.

Courtesy of mastersofmedia.hum.uva.nl

the coyote’s in the living room

pissing on your couch, it’s not

his fault, it’s your fault for not

shooting it.” After his speech,

Nugent was shot while peeing

behind the stage when he was

mistaken for a coyote.

Live from New York, It

Might Be Mitt We’re Not

Really Sure Yet!

Mitt Romney is mulling

over the invitation extended

to him by Lorne Michaels to

appear on Saturday Night

Live this season. Romney says

it will depend on whether or

not the skit is funny. If he does

not accept the invitation, SNL

will have to settle for the next

best thing: a cardboard cutout

of Mitt Romney.

These places were only

c o o l w h e n t h e y w e r e

founded

The top hipster cities were

just released by Travel and

Leisure. However, they are

already looking for the next

best places because these are

now too mainstream.

Nipped Newt

Finally, Newt Gingrich was

bitten on the finger by a pen-

guin when visiting the Saint

Louis Zoo last Friday. But he

said afterwards that not even

this will stop him from com-

peting for second place in the

Republican candidate race.

Courtesy of sott.netTed Nugent was allowed to speak at the NationalRifle Association covention.

Google Goggles brings up info aboutthe subject of a photo.

The Kardishian Kingdom

to takeover Glendale, Cali!

A totally determined Kim

Kardashian told her sister

Khloe, on a special clip of

“Khloe and Lamar”, that she’s

going to run for mayor of

Glendale. Luckily it won’t be

for another 5 years so the

unfortunate residences have

time to move.

Forget Online Dating,

Sniff and Shag is the way

to go!

Judith Prays the master-

mind behind “Pheromone

Parties” explains the simple

steps. Singles are invited to

the party. Before attending

they must sleep in the same t

E-Board Entertainment Update

Courtesy of theverge.comThe glasses are eye- and voice-operated.

Courtesy of ibtimes.comGingrich is unlikely to ever get thepenguin vote after last Friday.

pagE 14 aprIl 19, 2012 thE VanguardSporTS

Men’s tennis claims No. 2 in upcoming NE-10 championship

The Falcons faced the

Franklin Pierce Ravens at

home last Wednesday hoping

to claim another victory.

Bentley won the doubles

matches 2-to-1 and all six of

the singles matches to defeat

Franklin Pierce and add a

sixth match to their winning

streak.

The streak would end after

the men’s team fell short to

Merrimack the next day.

Both teams came in to the

match without any previous

losses; the Warriors would be

the ones to remain undefeat-

ed. Bentley won one of the

three doubles matches and

split the single matches 3-to-

3. Merrimack walked away

with a 5-to-4 win and the No.

1 seed in the upcoming NE-

10 conference tournament for

the second straight season.

On Saturday the Falcons

traveled to Southern New

Hampshire University to face

their last competitor of their

regular season, the Penmen.

Bentley took two of the three

doubles matches and five of

the six singles. A mishap in

the first singles match of the

day awarded junior Lucas

Wever of Bentley the win

when Penmen Mitch Dobek

accidently hit himself in the

head with his own racquet.

His opponent retired from

the match to seek medical

attention for possible stitch-

es. Wever was later named

the NE-10 Player o f the

Week after recording two

wins in singles play and one

in doubles. This was the fifth

time this season Wever has

been recognized with the

award.

S e n i o r c a p t a i n A l e c

Spycher collected his 97th

win of his college career

defeating his Penmen oppo-

By Emily Ellis

Vanguard Staff

The men’s tennis team had a nearly perfect record in the regular sea-son and came out number two in the NE-10 Championship.

Varsell and Vatti lead Bentley track at Stonehill InvitationalBy Benjamin Klein

SpOrtS EdItOr

Junior Amy Varsell and

senior Mike Vatti have been

the two track stars this sea-

son for Bentley and their

success continued this past

weekend at the Stonehill

Invitational. The men’s team

finished sixth of 11 teams

while the women finished

nent 6-to-1 in the first set

and then 6-to-0 in the second.

The Falcons wrapped up

their regular season cam-

paign with a nearly perfect

re co rd o f 1 0 - 1 i n i n t he

Northeast-10 conference, fin-

ishing with 14 wins and five

losses overall. That record-

ed has landed Bentley the

No. 2 seed in the NE-10

Championship. This top fin-

ish grants them a bye to the

semifinals which will be

played with home court

advantage Thursday at 2

seventh of 10 teams.

V a r s e l l w a s t h e o n l y

Falcon in the women’s meet

to finish first in any event,

winning the 800 meter by

more than three seconds.

She was later named the

NE-10 women’s track athlete

of the week, the fifth time

this year she’s been recog-

nized with the honor.

Sophomore Delia Equitz

also scored points for the

Falcons during over the

weekend, finishing fourth in

the 400 meter hurdles. Her

time of 1:10.32 was a new

personal record and gave

Bentley five points in the

meet standings. Freshmen

Brynnan Farrington and

Jackie Carlson both placed

third in their respective

events over the weekend.

Bentley finished with 33

overall points, placing them

seventh amongst the 10

schools competing.

For the men’s team, Vatti

did his best to run Bentley to

victory, winning both the 200

and 400 meter dashes. Vatti

won the 200 meter event by

eight-hundredths of a second

and the 400 meter by more

than one second. He was

later named to the NE-10

honor roll for his perform-

ances at the invitational.

Junior Bryan Carton com-

peted in the same events as

Vatt i , f in ishing both in

fourth place and setting a

new personal record in the

2 0 0 m e t e r . F r e s h m a n

Anthony Charter placed

third in the long jump and

f i f th in the tr iple jump.

Senior Tom Witherell and

junior Sean Maguire placed

third and fourth, respective-

ly, in the 5,000 meter run.

On the weekend, Bentley fin-

ished with 62.5 points that

put them in sixth place of

the 11 teams at the event.

The men’s and women’s

teams will participate in two

events this upcoming week-

e n d , t h e L a r r y E l l i s

I n v i t a t i o n a l h e l d a t

Princeton University and the

MIT Invitational. Last year

a t t h e L a r r y E l l i s

Invitational, Varsell finished

eighth in her coveted 800

meter event and will look to

take home first place at this

year’s race.

p.m.

The Falcons will face the

winner of the first-round

match between No. 6 Le

Moyne and No. 3 SNHU;

both of whom are teams

Bentley has crushed in the

regular season.

B e n t l e y d e f e a t e d L e

Moyne 8-1 in early October

a n d t h e n r e c e n t l y b e a t

S H N U 7 - 2 . T h e N E - 1 0

Championship match will

take place on this upcoming

Saturday at 1 p.m. should

Bentley advance.

Lucas Wever won the first singlesmatch of the day against SNHU.

Courtesy of Sports Information Office

Mike Vatti won both the 200 and 400 meterdashes at the Stonehill Invitational.

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Courtesy of Sports Information Office

reCent reSultSResults from 4/10-4/16

Baseball (18-18, 10-7 NE-10, 3-6 NE Div.) Result

Assumption (4/10)* W 19-15

Stonehill (4/11)*^ L 9-5

at Franklin Pierce (DH) (4/14)*^ L 13-4, W 17-8

at Franklin Pierce (4/15)*^ L 9-2

Golf

UML River Hawk Invitational (4/14-4/15) t-2nd of 11

AIC Yellow Jacket Classic (4/16-4/17) t-3rd of 6

Men’s Lacrosse (2-6, 2-3 NE-10)

Assumption (4/10)* W 10-5

Le Moyne (4/14)* L 9-5

Men’s Tennis (14-5, 10-1 NE-10)

Franklin Pierce (4/11)* W 8-1

Merrimack (4/12)* L 5-4

at Southern NH (4/14)* W 7-2

Men’s Track and Field

Stonehill Invitational (4/14) 6th of 11

Softball (8-24, 6-18 NE-10)

Saint Michael’s (DH) (4/11)* W 3-0, W 2-1

at American Intl. (DH) (4/14)* L 2-0, L 2-1

at Assumption (DH) (4/15) W 9-8

Women’s Lacrosse (10-4, 7-2 NE-10)

at Merrimack (4/10)* W 12-11 (3OT)

at Assumption (4/14)* W 13-8

*Conference Game

^Northeast Division Game

April 19Men’s Tennis vs. SNHU (NE-10 Semi) 2:00 p.m.

April 20 Baseball vs. SNHU* 3:30 p.m.

April 21Women’s Lacrosse vs. Adelphi* 11:00 a.m.Baseball vs.SNHU (DH)* 12:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.Softball vs. So. CT St. (DH)* 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.

*Conference Game

upCOmIng SChedule

the Vanguard aprIl 19, 2012 page 15SporTS

The No. 8 Bentley women’s

lacrosse team recorded three

riveting victories this past

week, with each game present-

ing a new challenge testing the

mettle of the Falcons.

Last Tuesday the women’s

lacrosse team endured a gru-

e l ing matchup aga ins t

Merrimack that lasted three

overtimes! Fortunately, the

Falcons emerged on the win-

ning end. In the first half, nei-

ther team established a signif-

icant advantage and the

Falcons went into halftime

with a 6-4 lead, clearly unsat-

isfied with how they had been

playing. This frustration was

exhibited at the start of the

second half, as Bentley went

on a 4-0 run in which each goal

was scored by a different play-

er.

Merrimack, however, bat-

tled back and eventually tied

it at 8-all. The Falcons were

able to regain the lead behind

two goals from junior attacker

Taylor Bastien and freshman

midfielder Amy Ernst, respec-

tively. With only two minutes

remaining in regulation, it

appeared as though the

Falcons had the game won.

Suddenly, Merrimack stormed

back with two goals in the final

minute to send the game into

overtime.

The Falcons struck first in

overtime, as senior co-captain

Megan Wiggins scored to put

them up 11-10. Merrimack

managed to score in the second

half of overtime, and the game

was sent into sudden overtime,

in which the first goal scored

decides the game. No sooner

had sudden overtime begun

when junior attacker Cori

Geiger scored off of an assist

from Wiggins, marking an end

to the exhilarating game with

a playoff atmosphere. It was

fitting way to end the game for

Geiger, as she had a team-high

three goals. The win improved

the Falcon’s record to 8-4 (6-2

NE-10), and set the stage for

an important weekend.

Bentley’s next game against

Assumption provided a wel-

come reprieve from the previ-

ous match, as the Falcons

went ahead early and were

never challenged in a 13-8 vic-

tory. After an Assumption

goal, the Falcons scored seven

straight before halftime. This

run was keyed by a monster

effort from Wiggins, who

recorded four goals, and excep-

tional play from sophomore

goalie Ally Dorman, who sat

after a strong first half. After

a slow second half start, goals

by Geiger and junior attacker

Alex Carney resumed the scor-

ing wave and put the Falcons

up 9-1. Assumption responded

with two goals to cut the lead

to six, but Bentley regained its

eight-point lead behind anoth-

er goal from Geiger and one

from sophomore midfielder

Caro lyn Kynoch . Whi l e

Assumption did score five

goals the rest of the way, it

was too little, too late, and the

Falcons improved to 9-4 overall

(7-2 NE-10).

The last game of this three-

game stretch proved to be a

nail-biter, as Bentley nearly

blew a seven-point lead before

finally topping Queens 9-8.

The Falcons jumped out to a 3-

0 lead in the first-half behind

two goals from sophomore mid-

fielder Jackie Brown and one

from Wiggins, as well as 11

saves by Dorman.

The Falcons extended their

lead to 6-0 with two goals from

Geiger and one from junior

attacker Margeaux Guercia.

After a Queens’ goal, Bentley

scored three more times to go

ahead 9-2. The Falcons foolish-

ly relaxed and allowed Queens

back into the game. S ix

straight goals by Queens cut

the Falcons’ lead to one with

only a minute remaining, pre-

senting the Falcons with an

opportunity for redemption.

Fortunately, they seized the

opportunity and held on for an

exciting 9-8 finish. Geiger

again led the team with three

goals, and Bastien recorded a

team-high four assists.

The Falcons’ success has

earned an individual accolade

for one of its most important

players. Sophomore goalie Ally

Dorman was named the NE-

10 Women’s Lacrosse Goalie of

the Week, the second time she

has won the award this sea-

son. She was overwhelmed by

the award and was quick to

acknowledge the importance of

her teammates. “I can’t even

explain how it feels, I guess

unreal because I’m only a

sophomore. It is always nice to

be recognized when I have

good games and the reasons I

have success in the cage is

because I have a talented team

that is able to make me as suc-

cessful as I am.”

She also expressed her hap-

piness towards the team’s suc-

cess and how Bentley is differ-

ent from the other teams in the

NE-10. “The motto of the sea-

son is redemption2012. We

were going to redeem our-

selves from previous seasons

and show everybody what

be ing a par t o f Bent l ey

Women’s Lacrosse was about.

As for our success, it cannot be

attributed to one girl on the

team; each and every of the 31

girls on our team is the reason

our season is a success. That is

what I think sets us apart from

the other teams in our division.

Other teams may have one or

two superstars, but our team

is comprised of 31 superstars

and that is why we are 10-4

and are on a 5-game winning

streak.”

Bent ley has now been

ranked No. 8 for four straight

weeks and looks to extend its

winning streak to six games

with a matchup against No. 2

Adelphi at home on Saturday.

By Ian Giancursio

Vanguard Staff

Women’s lacrosse withstands last minuterally, currently on five game win streak

Courtesy of Sports Information OfficeThe women’s lacrosse team has beenranked number eight for four weeks.

Falcon Fact

Did you know that in nine games this season, graduate

student pitcher Rob Finneran has 52 strikeouts? Finneran

currently holds the program record for strikeouts in a sea-

son with 85 in 2010. He is also fourth on the list with 66

strikeouts coming in 2009.

There are still thirteen games remaining for the Falcons

and Finneran could have a chance to his own program record

of 85 in a season. He already holds the program career record

for strikeouts with 203 despite missing all of last season.

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After a tough weekend,

including a loss to Stonehill

and winning one of three

against nationally ranked

Franklin Pierce, the Falcons

find themselves sitting two

places out of playoff seeding

with thirteen games to go.

Riding a two-game winning

streak, the Falcons looked to

battle against division rival

Stonehill. Stonehill, currently

second in the Northeast

Division, came into the contest

looking for their third win

against the Falcons in as

many contests.

The Falcons were able to get

on the board first, scoring in

the bottom of the first inning.

Sophomore outfielder Sean

Keady got on base, advanced

to second on a passed ball, and

was eventually driven home

by junior second baseman

Logan Gillis.

Multiple Skyhawk runs in

the second and third innings

put the score at 5-1 through

two and a ha l f inn ings .

Bentley, however, still showed

some fight. In both the fifth

and seventh innings, the

Falcons closed the gap to just

two runs. Both times, the

Skyhawks answered right

back with two runs of their

own, and in the end the

Falcons could not overcome

the deficit. Stonehill was vic-

torious by the score of 9-5.

Pitching for the Falcons was

Junior JP Ashline, who went

seven innings, allowing seven

runs (six earned) while strik-

ing out seven. A bright spark

for the staff was sophomore

reliever Dante Padovani, who

came on for a scoreless ninth

inning.

Next, the Falcons traveled

t o Ma nche s t e r , Ne w

Hampshire for a weekend

series against the Ravens of

Franklin Pierce University.

Coming into the series, the

Ravens were ranked No. 29 in

the nation, and were sitting in

third place in the Northeast

Division.

I n t he f i r s t g a m e o f a

Saturday doubleheader, it was

the Raven’s bats that won the

game. Franklin Pierce scored

three runs in the first and two

in the second to take a 5-0 lead

early. The Falcons kept it a

game by scoring three runs

over the next two innings;

however, 5-3 is the closest the

Falcons would get. Four Raven

runs in both the fifth and

ninth innings put the game

a wa y , a nd t he F a l co ns

dropped game one by the score

of 13-4.

One positive take away for

Bentley was tagging Ravens’

starter Jack Crawford, who

came into the game with a

0.41 ERA, for ten hits and four

runs in his eight innings.

Senior catcher Greg Baggett

and junior infielder Lamarre

Rey both homered o f f o f

Crawford.

T ha t sa m e n ig ht , t he

Falcons exploded for what will

surely be the story of the year.

Finding themselves down 8-3

going into the top of the ninth,

the Falcons rallied for a record

14 runs in the ninth inning.

The inning was a full team

effort, with seven different

Falcons recording at least one

RBI. After sophomore infield-

er Nate Witkowski singled to

start o f f the inning, the

Ravens recorded their first out

of the inning. Fourteen runs,

twelve hits, and two homers

later, the Ravens were able to

stop the bleeding with the

innings final two outs. Homers

for the Falcons came from sen-

ior catcher Kevin Korwek and

Baggett. For Baggett, it was

his third home run of the day,

and the second of the game.

After Korwek homered, the

Falcons were quick to load the

bases with two singles and a

walk. From there, the next

four Falcons were able to drive

in runs, starting with a single

by sophomore infielder Will

Brennan.

“The 14-run ninth inning

was unlike anything that I’ve

ever experienced in a game,”

said Brennan. “We weren’t

ready to lose the game and

after just a few hits at the

beginning of the inning we

knew there was a real chance

we would be able to tie it up.

After we tied it up and even-

tually took the lead there was

a completely new energy that

came over the team.”

That energy helped the

team stretch their lead to nine

runs. Finishing the deal on the

defensive side for the Falcons

was junior pitcher John Yohe,

who allowed eight runs (six

earned) and struck out five

while completing his fourth

game this year. The final score

read 17-8.

In game three, the Ravens

were on the board early and

often, scoring two runs in the

first, third, fourth, and eighth

innings. Heading into the

ninth inning, the Falcons saw

themselves down 9-1. After

b a ck t o b a ck s ing l e s b y

Brennan and Witkowski to

start the ninth, thoughts of the

previous afternoon’s game

crept into the minds of both

teams. Only Brennan would

cross the p late , and the

Ravens took care of business

in the ninth to win by the final

score of 9-2.

Junior pitcher Jeff Croteau

got the start for the Falcons

and went seven innings while

allowing seven runs and strik-

ing out three. Croteau was

tagged with only his second

loss of the season, dropping his

record to 4-2.

One Falcon who is having a

very successful season is jun-

ior infielder Logan Gillis.

Gillis, who is the team leader

in hits, RBI, batting average,

on-base percentage, and total

bases, has been on fire as of

late. Currently, Gillis is riding

an eleven-game hitting streak.

In the Falcons last 25 games

Gillis has contributed with at

least one hit in 23 of them. The

team will need his production

as they make a final push for

the playoffs.

“The division right now is

very tight and it only takes a

few games to switch up the

standings,” says graduate stu-

dent pitcher Bryant Johnson.

“We seem to be clicking pretty

well as a team and I feel that if

we continue to play like we are

now, we have a good chance of

competing for a playoff spot. If

we keep hitting the way we

have the past few games, play-

ing solid defense combined

with our great pitching, we

will be all set.”

From here on out, the team

has thirteen games remaining

on the schedule, including key

series’ against Southern New

Hampshire, St. Michael’s, and

UMass-Lowell. With twelve of

their final thirteen games

remaining against Northeast

Division teams, the Falcons

still have time to make a run

to the postseason.

By Matt Gustus

Vanguard StaFF

14-run inning propels Falcons to victory against Franklin PierceFalcons sit two places out of playoffs with 13 games remaining in the season

Senior C Kevin Korwek homered to help the Falcons winagainst Franklin Pierce University.

courtesy of Sports Information office

Falcon

oF the

Week

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Michel Named

Falcon of the Week

Junior Matt Michel of the golf team is the Falcon of the

Week. Michel won his first tournament as a collegian over

the weekend at the UMass-Lowell River Hawk

Invitational, played at the Meadow Creek Golf Club in

Dracut. He was named the Northeast-10 Golfer of the

Week on Monday.

Michel won the tournament by five shots, shooting an

even-par 140 over two rounds. He fired a three-under, 67

in the opening round with seven birdies, which was the

best round by a Falcon in any competition since 2002. He

shot a 73 on the second day to finish well ahead of his next

closest competitor.

His first round 67 was the lowest round recorded by an

NE-10 golfer this season, and his total of 140 matched the

year’s lowest 36-hole total in the NE-10. Michel’s efforts

helped Bentley finish second in the tournament to the

hosts UMass-Lowell.