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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.
ELECTIONStudent Leadersfor 2012 - 2013school year areannounced
3 LACROSSEWomen’s lacrosseis currently on afive-game winningstreak
15GOLDMAN SACHSCriticized for increasing CEO’s pay
7
DARWINISMIt’s survival of the fittest...for TV shows
10
Police Log 2 JAS 2 Cartoon 4 Voices 8 & 9 Horoscopes 12 Falcon of The Week 16
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
Page 2 aPril 19, 2012 the VanguardNews
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
FOR GENERAL & CONTACT INFORMATION ABOuT
The Vanguard, PLEASE SEE PAGE 4.
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Alyson Bisceglia Emily Silver
Nate Marchand
Lacey Nemergut
Ben Klein
Brenna O’Connell
Mike Lovett
Jasper Huang
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Victoria Lin
Tomer Gat
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Dina Durutlic
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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.
Page 4 aPriL 19, 2012 the VanguardViewpoints
*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.
The Vanguard is the student newspaper of Bentley University. It does not necessarily reflect the opinions
of the University administration; Bentley University is not responsible for statements herein.
The Vanguard is published every Thursday of the academic year, excluding examination periods and holiday breaks.
It is distributed free to all students, faculty, and staff of Bentley University.
The Vanguard is funded in part by the Student Activity Fee, but relies on advertising revenue to cover the majority of its costs.
Advertising rates are available upon request at (781) 891-3497. Circulation is 4,000 copies.
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The Vanguard Office is located on the third floor of the Student Center, inside the Bentley Bubble office complex.
Mailing address: The Vanguard, Bentley University, 310M1 Student Center, 385 Beaver Street, Waltham, MA 02452.
Phone: (781) 891-2912. E-mail: [email protected]
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.
ACCEPTContinued from Page 1
Nathan Marchand/THE VANGUARD
Page 6 aPril 19, 2012 The VanguarDNEws
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
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.
Courtesy of massassets.org
Courtesy of wicked-local.com
Marcel Quiroga
the Vanguard aPril 19, 2012 Page 9feaTureS
“what is yourfavorite restaurant in
waltham?”
VoiCes
By kevin DuPhotograPhy staFF
JoJo Chan
CLaSS of 2014
aCCounTanCy
“Not Your Average
Joe’s.”
Dane SoLBerG
CLaSS of 2015
aCCounTanCy
“The Chateau.”
pauL BuCCheri
CLaSS of 2013
ManaGeriaL eConoMiCS
“McDonald’s.”
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CLaSS of 2014
MarkeTinG
“Margaritas.”
GLen Shaw
CLaSS of 2014
aCCounTanCy
“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.
Courtesy of cbs.com
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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It’s really hard to navigatethe streets of Seoul sincethere are no real streets.
Everything is just connectedwith each other with nosigns or street names. Notbeing able to speak the lan-guage definitely deterred myexploration of the city.
Even though I still don’tknow much and we are for-ever warned of travelingalone, I finally built up thecourage to do just that. Nomore waiting for people orstaying out later than I wantto. I can finally take a cabalone or ride the train aloneand be okay with it.Courtesy of en.wikipedia.org
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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.
pAGE 12 SEpTEmbER 29, 2011 THE VANGUARDCOLuMNSHoRoSCopES
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.