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CELEBRATING

50YEARS196 3 - 2 0 1 3THE STUDENT VOICE OF BENTLEY UNIVERSITY SINCE 1963

Kyle Sullivan ‘15 named Mr. Bentley

Student Academic IntegritySociety receives honors

Conscious Capitalism takes offMarketing Professor Rajendra Sisodia preparing for Babson

See INTEGRITY, Page 6

Courtesy of Sisodia

Recently, the society has seena significant increase in mem-bership, growing from 10 to 30dedicated members over thispast year.

“We are very excited aboutbecoming a member of thisorganization,” said junior pres-ident-elect Maureen Curatolo.“As the poster school for thisorganization we will work withother schools that hope todevelop an Academic IntegritySociety on their campus.”

The recognition of IAIMSOnow allows Bentley represen-

By Lacey Nemergut

nEwS EDiTor

Sisodia, a professor at Bentley since 1998, is one of the

thought leaders of the Conscious Capitalism movement.

The Bentley UniversityStudent Academic IntegritySociety (AIS), advised by EllenSnedeker, academic integritycoordinator, has recently beenhonored with the acceptancein t o t he I n t e rna t i o na lAcademic Integrity MattersStudent Organization (IAIM-SO). The recognition alignsBentley with the organizationsvalues to “promote honesty,trustworthiness, respect,responsibility and fairness instudent’s academic work.”See SISODIA, Page 6

By Lacey Nemergut

nEwS EDiTor

On Jan. 15, Bentley profes-

sor Raj Sisodia released

C o nsc i o us C a p i t a l i sm :

Liberating the Heroic Spirit of

Business, co-authored with

John Mackey, the current Co-

CEO of Whole Foods Market.

The book explores an innova-

tive approach to business that

challenges current business

mindsets and seeks to estab-

lish a new global objective.

“It’s a new way of thinking

about business that goes

beyond the traditional narrow

perspective,” said Sisodia,

detailing the shortcomings of

a sole focus on profit maxi-

mization. “It’s about creating

multiple kinds of value for all

stakeholders.”

Conscious Capitalism is a

movement toward serving all

the stakeholders of a business

and operating with a higher

purpose that goes beyond prof-

its. Such businesses are led by

conscious leaders who are

driven by purpose and service.

See MR. BENTLEY, Page 6

By Sindhu Palaniappan

FormEr EDiTor in ChiEF

Class Cabinet held the

a n n u a l M r . B e n t l e y

C o m p e t i t i o n t h i s p a s t

Thursday in the Executive

Dining Room. Past winner

Marcus Payne, approached

by Class Cab, hosted the

night’s festivities.

The competitors for the

title of Mr. Bentley included

Courtesy of facebook.comSix men competed for the title of Mr. Bentley during

the annual event sponsored by the Class Cabinets.

seniors R.J. Barden, Patrick

Maguire, Brandon Oliver and

John Warden, junior Chris

Orihuela, and sophomore

Kyle Sullivan. Camille, jun-

ior Sydney Southern, profes-

sor Adam Payne and profes-

sor Ari Yezegal stepped up to

judge the competition.

The evening opened with a

dance number choreographed

by Bentley’s CRAZE, where

the six contestants came out

and set the stage for the rest

of the show.

“One of my favorite experi-

ences in doing Mr. Bentley

was working with the CRAZE

dance team,” said Orihuela.

“They were so helpful and

choreographed our full dance.

Trust me, teaching our group

this three minute dance was

not easy. The judges were

good sports about some of the

moves we made them wit-

ness; I was happy they had a

good sense of humor.”

Senior Phil Marquis, who

won the title of Mr. Bentley

as a freshman, performed his

talent during the show as

well. “Winning Mr. Bentley

as a freshman [three years

ago] was epic,” said Marquis.

“I was the only freshman

competing [that year] and the

group of guys I was compet-

ing with was a cut above the

rest.” Marquis beat boxed for

t h e a u d i e n c e t h i s p a s t

Thursday, showcasing the

talent that helped him with

the competition three years

ago.

“The skit I chose is from

Harvard students petitionto cancel Tyga concert atthe Ivy League universityRapper is also booked as opening act forT-Pain during Spring Day at Bentley

See TYGA, Page 6

excessive misogynistic and vio-

lent lyrics in Tyga’s songs as

the reasoning for the petition.

The petition asks the Office of

Student Life to rescind the

offer made to Tyga, stating

“We demand that Harvard

rescind its offer to Tyga,

because we bel ieve that

Harvard should not provide a

platform for music that pro-

motes sexism and rape cul-

ture.” The petition acknowl-

edges that such lyrics are not

unique to Tyga and they do

not define all rap artists, but

also states that it is an oppor-

tunity for Harvard to defy

such offensive lyrics that

exploit women. Authors of the

campaign added “we believe

that a Yardfest without a

headliner would be better than

a Yardfest that amplifies

misogyny and violence.”

By Jeff Breault

EDiTor in ChiEF

T he H a rv a rd C o l l e g e

Events Board announced last

week that Tyga will be per-

forming at the Ivy League uni-

versity’s Yardfest this spring.

The rapper is also scheduled

to perform here at Bentley on

April 27 during CAB’s annual

Spring Day celebration. While

the Bentley campus is gearing

for a memorable concert, con-

ce rne d m e m b e rs o f t he

Harvard community have

begun a change.org petition to

have the rapper’s concert can-

celed.

Officially named “Harvard

Office of Student Life: Cancel

Tyga at Yardfest,” the petition

had 1,920 signatures at press

time. Change.org allows users

to create petitions and allows

the general public to support

the cause. The petition cites

Police Log 2 Tip of the Week 2 Cartoon 4 Voices 8 & 9 Notes From Abroad 12 Falcon of The Week 16

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15JURASSIC PARKThe dinosaur classic returns to theaters in 3D

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They also have caring, authen-

tic, transparent and empow-

ered cultures.

“Business is not about

tradeoffs…it’s about simulta-

neously creating [value for all

parties],” said Sisodia. “Too

many people practice business

as a zero sum game, [thinking]

their well being can only come

aPril 4, 2013 the VanguardNews

Judicial action Summary

total number of cases: 13total number of individuals involved (violators): 18number of individuals dismissed from responsibility: 0number of individuals admitting responsibility: 18number of individuals referred to Judicial Board: 0 number of educational sanctions given: 9

(includes referrals to alcohol Education)Cash total of fines given for the week: $375number of work sanctions assigned: 0number of students placed on warning: 11number of parental notifications: 1number of individuals put on residential probation: 2

(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

3.27.2013-4.2.2013

Mission: impossible

On the afternoon of Mar. 27,

Facilities was notified of an insect issue

in the LaCava Center. (timeout.

seriously? Come on. If you’re calling

Facilities, there better be a freaking

anthill in the Director’s office or some-

thing.) Doing their best to act as if they

were deathly arachnophobic, three

Facilities workers pitched in to secure

a tissue, pass the tissue along, and kill

the spider in question with said tissue.

Luckily, april Fool’s Day was coming

up, and LaCava workers were in for

quite the surprise on the first of the

month. the building was inundated

with plastic spiders! Nobody knows

who pulled the prank, but we do know

that Facilities workers are antsy for

their next frivolous assignment.

Buying vowels and party fouls

Once upon a freshman weekend, a

fine lady from elm Hall was projectile

vomiting all over the bathroom floor.

Literally. Vom. everywhere. Her night

may have started off as a Wheel of

Misfortune, but when officers arrived

and asked her a series of questions,

she realized that she was in Jeopardy.

sobering up, the student buzzed in

with correct answers about the day of

the week, the date, and the time.

unprovoked, she then rattled off the

capitals of all the Canadian provinces,

the names of all the Von trapp chil-

dren, and the ex-boyfriends that

taylor swift has written songs about.

undoubtedly impressed, the officers

noted that this female freshman

showed no signs of intoxication. she

will, however, be charged with an

underage alcohol violation. the pools

of puke and the smirnoff bottle in her

hand probably did not play in her

favor, but we can’t specifically com-

ment on what exactly led to her judi-

cial charges. Let’s just say that next

weekend this girl should avoid the

Daily Double.

heated seats

some Bentley students weren’t so

Good (on) Friday, as university Police

were dispatched to the lower green

space for a report of a fire. Officers

arrived on the scene to find a chair that

had been set on fire, as well as a male

student throwing cardboard on the

flames. there was reportedly another

student involved who was later iden-

tified as the person who started the

fire. Not surprisingly, both of the

upstanding individuals were found to

be openly consuming alcohol as well.

Boys, boys, boys…don’t you know that

here at Bentley we abide by a very

unique protocol when it comes to burn-

ing furniture? We reserve this for cel-

ebrating the deaths of our most bitter

enemies. I’m sorry, but the day of

Jesus’ death at the cross does not fit

the bill…he was a GOOD guy. We only

burn stuff for BaD guys. Get with the

program.

politically Correct police log

We’ve been accused of not being polit-

Police log

ically correct at times, so we’re not even

going to edit this entry in the Police

Logs. You can draw your own conclu-

sions. “an officer advised a student to

not park in front of handicap ramp

again. the officer advised the student

to carry his international license on him

at all times.”

i Can see your sewage

university Police and facilities

responded to Lot 9 last Monday night

for a report of an “exposed manhole”.

according to the formal log, the

responding officer and facilities blocked

off the area where the manhole was

exposed, and the issue was addressed

in the morning. alright, we know that

this is the “respect Bentley Women”

week and all, but what about us guys?

exposed manholes are part of life—do

not report them to police! We are not

pigs! We just can’t keep our manhole

covers on sometimes!

shut Eye in smith

at 5:51 on a Wednesday morning,

when the freaking roosters are still in

the reM phase, Bentley Police found

some smelly rando sleeping on the

ground in smith. When they woke him

up, rip Van stinkle didn’t want to

leave. He tried every excuse in the book

– “I’m early for my morning bomb,”

“Wait! the Magic Bullet is on next,”

and “YOLO” didn’t seem to cut it in the

eyes of these officers. they kindly

escorted our fatigued fellow falcon to

the smith stairs, where he proceeded

to sleep for two more hours before get-

ting WaCCed by freshmen en route to

their GB 212 exam. this sleepy stu-

dent will be judicially charged with

absolutely nothing, but we recommend

that he take his act to the library. at

least those floors have carpets.

lovely laCava

In what seems like a Police Log

“first”, university Police were called

to…wait for it…LaCaVa last

saturday night for a report of an intox-

icated student. reportedly, the stu-

dent—a male—was intoxicated and

vomiting in the building and needed

medical attention right away. the

male had been attending the party tak-

ing place in the building when he suc-

cumbed to the villain of vomit. He was

taken to Newton Wellesley Hospital

for treatment and will be facing judi-

cial charges. Now let’s just set the

record straight here: had the wonder-

ful women of the LaCava dining hall

also been invited to this party, this

never would have been an issue. those

angels would have made this kid some

soup, sang him lullabies in Greek, and

made him a nice bed to sleep in right

next to the register. No problems at all.

You see, tHIs is exactly why that

place needs to be open 24/7/365—who

knows how many lives the LaCava

ladies could save!

Sean Harrington

and Brian Shea

Vanguard Staff

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By Yuriy IvanovVanguard Staff

Dancing with the Stars proves to be a huge success

The Executive Dining

Room has played host to

almost every function

imaginable through the

years, but on March 29,

history was made with

Bentley’s first-ever

Dancing with the Stars

competition.

The event was organized

through the Campus

Activities Board, Bentley

Television and the CRAZE

dance team, which guided

the participants through a

self-made routine that fea-

tured the contestants

dancing to everything from

The Fresh Prince theme

song to “Gangnam Style.”

“CRAZE has the dance

moves to make it work,”

said Bobby Smith, chair of

the arts and culture com-

mittee. “This wouldn’t

have been possible without

them.”

The routines were per-

formed in front of an antic-

ipatory audience and a

panel of judges including

Shondell Butler, Leighann

Conlin, Lauren Tessier and

Nicole Chabot-Wieferich,

who assessed each per-

formance on its style, exe-

cution and intangibles.

The audience, however,

did have a say in the mat-

ter as interactive real-time

voting via text message

enabled participation to all

persons present.

“As an MC it was an

absolute pleasure to inter-

act with both the judges

and the contestants,” said

former Mr. Bentley Jose

Gutierrez, who hosted the

event. “I think the best

part was the dances itself.

When we planned the

event we really didn’t

know what to expect as far

as the quality of dancing.

All the couples exceeded

our expectations by far!”

Just as with the slightly

more famous nationally-

televised competition, par-

ticipants were grouped

into a hopeful pair and

sent out to strut their

stuff. With their CRAZE

dance coach as a guiding

light, the contestants came

out with flair.

First up was resident

director Brent Ploughe and

Cara Trischittia. The

James Bond opening set

the stage for slick turning

and well planned transi-

tions.

Next up was the pairing

of Matt Bourdeau and

Lauren who dedicated

their performance to

Bobbi-Lynn Anderson. Due

to unforeseeable events

Matt and Lauren had only

one day of preparation

which prompted the strate-

gy of “booty poppin,’” and

remarkably were able to

pull off a very solid and

smooth performance.

The following contest-

ants were Ryan Madden

from academic advising

and Henrietta Genfi. Ryan

chose to portray West Side

Story with a tight, literally

and figuratively, combo of

an open red leather jacket,

headband and jean shorts,

while Henrietta charmed

the crowd with her hum-

bling humor. This was pre-

ceded by arguably the most

unusual performance of

the night.

To begin with the chem-

istry between Assistant

Director of the Multi-

Cultural Center Nina

DeAgrela and her partner

Ben Dunsmore was off the

scales as DeAgerla

described her time working

with Ben as “the best week

of my life.” This created a

positive flow which built

into a Fresh Prince open-

ing and then quickly

descended into Dunsmore

“twerking” upside down

against a wall shortly fol-

lowed shortly the removal

of his shirt. It was a crowd

pleaser to say the least.

However the night, by

just one vote, belonged to

Economics Professor John

Tommasi and his partner

Sophia Sirage. The duo

executed well orchestrated

moves, but it is safe to say

that a large part of the vic-

tory was a direct result of

the cool and confidence of

Professor Tommasi who it

appears went undercover

as Top Gun and preformed

some dance moves you

have to see to believe.

The entire show will be

aired on Bentley Television

in the coming weeks.

Courtesy of facebook.comSisters of Alpha Phi attended the event tosupport their advisor, Professor Tommasi.

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Morale booster: Business meets puppiesand then you see a puppy.

All of a sudden, you for-get what a 401(K) is andlose yourself in the bigblue eyes of a baby husky.Or your accounting profes-sor just sprung a pop quizon you, citing internation-al tax codes. You feel yourGPA diving as you leavethe room. But then as youleave a hyper little goldenretriever dashes by andyou forget about your GPA.Why worry about 5013cwhen this little ball of lovewants to play fetch? Thepremise is so simple wesimply can’t believe thatBentley hasn’t caught onyet. With millions of dol-lars going to these ITTtech-like commercials,can’t we spare a few for thepuppy fund? There shouldbe some sort of localMassachusetts legislationenacted immediately, stat-ing that the miserybrought on by GB 320should be offset by the joypuppies can bring to cam-pus. If students could renta puppy for the day, stopby a room dedicated tohousing puppies, or simplyconsult their friendly dog-owning RA, life would beperfect and so much lessstressful. Really, we don’t

editoriaL

mind which structureBentley choses just getsome more puppies on cam-pus! They could even fea-ture these little guys inthose new commercials...EVERYBODY would wantto come here!

For those professors orStudent Life staff out therewho still aren’t convinced,allow us to walk youthrough a basic sales fore-cast. Essentially, sales canbe measured in overall stu-dent morale. We’ve noticeda more aggressiveapproach to student giv-ing. By a simple calcula-tion, an increase in stu-dent morale directly corre-lates to an increase in stu-dent giving.

Thus, we anticipate thatas the program grows andthe puppies establish apresence on campus, wecan recognize higher levelsof happiness. By the end ofthat five-year forecast,morale will be so high thatany veterinarian, food orgrooming costs can bedeemed negligible. Withair-tight financials likethese, we can’t see any rea-son why these puppieswon’t be storming the cam-pus at the start of the fallsemester.

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Puppies need neither acatchy hook nor elaborateintroduction. Commercialsuse them as the easy sell.Men walk them on thebeach and in the park topick up unsuspectingwomen. Hallmark cardsshamelessly exploit theirundeniable cuteness insearch of higher profits.There is nobody who does-n’t love a good puppy.

So really, the solution tostudent stress is simple,fill this campus with pup-pies. Anyone who seesKesar, the little blackfurry ball of joy that skipshappily around the cam-pus, specifically theStudent Center area, hasreceived an instant pick-me-up. Kesar loves greet-ing all of the people whorush up to see him and inturn we love how excitedhe gets. Stress (temporari-ly) gone! By nature, pup-pies are friendly, loyal, andindiscriminately loving.Basically, they have all thequalities us stern, stiff,stuffy business studentsinherently lack. Picturethis: you’ve had a roughday at work, exotic finan-cial vehicles are tearingdown the market and your401(K) has just plummeted

In response to the editorial,

“Is the Blackout Challenge

Starting to Brownout?”

Bentley Green Society would

like to thank the Vanguard

staff for voicing their opinions

and encourage anyone with

constructive ideas for

improvement to bring them to

us. For the past few weeks,

the environmental student

groups on campus have been

collectively brainstorming

because we agree that the

Blackout Challenge could use

a serious revamp. The

Challenge started in the fledg-

ling stages of the Office of

Sustainability and has not

been updated since, and this

year’s BGS executive board

has been dying to get its

hands on the improvement

project.

The reason the challenge

goes on for one full month is to

form habitual behavior, show-

ing residents what they are

capable of and challenging

them to continue conserving

throughout the semester. If

we did a “Blackout Week,” we

are concerned that it would

become only about the compe-

tition rather than the environ-

mental impact. As you pointed

out, it is difficult to quantify

the Challenge’s lasting

impact, so we are currently

working with Facilities

Management to compare sub-

sequent months after the chal-

lenge as well as previous

years’ baseline numbers to

determine its longevity.

In the past, we have consid-

ered grouping by the type of

dorm but decided against it

simply because some cate-

gories of buildings are at a dis-

tinct disadvantage. Suites and

apartments have a lot more

hot water usage and power

outlets due to the personal

bathroom and additional com-

mon room, so their opportuni-

ties are multiplied compared

to that of dorm efforts. There

are many other differences

which make it hard to com-

pare among buildings, such as

natural gas versus electric

heating.

Bentley Green Society and

the Eco-Reps have received

some mixed reviews about the

“racy” slogans we use to grab

attention about this program.

However, if Bentley students

respected such a justification

as, “because it’s good for the

Earth,” we wouldn’t be going

to such extremes. We are of

the opinion that no press is

bad press, so anyone talking

about “blacking out” during

October and February is only

helping us spread the green

word. This year’s addition of

the light switch cover man

turned many questioning

heads, but the overwhelming-

ly positive feedback from stu-

dents showed us that a little

humor can go a long way. In

terms of genuine education,

BGS holds tabling events all

throughout these months to

discuss the benefits of conser-

vation and often sponsor edu-

cational movies and seminars

about global energy resources,

such as this semester’s fea-

tured film, Switch.

We are devoting our green

power to several areas of the

Challenge improvement: cal-

culation of baseline numbers

and weekly rankings, public

relations and education so

that the rankings and infor-

mation are clear and tangible

to all students, larger events

to kick-off the month and to

keep students excited until

the last dark hour, competi-

tions between the residence

halls to increase RHA hall

council involvement, and

rethinking the prize for

greater incentive. As every

student organization on cam-

pus can attest and sympa-

thize, our constraints are

mostly overstepping our juris-

diction given the other envi-

ronmental groups on campus

and, of course, our meager

budget. Rather than the Office

of Sustainability and

Facilities Management spear-

heading the data calculation

and coordination, BGS plans

to assign an e-board position

to be in charge.

We plan to roll out the new-

and-improved Blackout

Challenge for the coming fall

semester! If you’d like to con-

tribute to this issue, sugges-

tions can be e-mailed to

GA_bentley_green_society@be

ntley.edu or voiced at our

meetings every other Monday

at 8:30 PM.

Jessica McCabe

President, Bentley Green

Society

We hope you had a greatApril Fools’ Day and

enjoyed Bird Sh!t Weekly!

-The Vanguard Editorial Board

Letter to the editor

the VaNguard apriL 4, 2013 page 5NewS & CAmpuS Life

By Lacey Nemergut

News editor

Bentley University ranked No. 20 by Bloomberg Businessweek

In a recent report released

by Bloomberg Businessweek,

Bentley University ranked No.

20 among national undergrad-

uate business programs.

Bloomberg attributed Bentley

with an ‘A’ in the categories of

teaching quality, facilities and

services and job placement.

The sources o f the

Bloomberg include a survey of

senior student business majors,

a survey of recruiters, the medi-

an starting salary of graduates,

the number of graduates admit-

ted to top MBA programs cur-

rently ranked by Businessweek

and academic quality measures

which include SAT/ACT scores,

average class size, internship

percentage and student to full-

time faculty ratio.

“There are a few factors we

can see that contributed to the

rise in ranking,” said Michele

Walsh, Bentley’s director of

news and communications.

“Bentley’s Recruiter Score

improved by 23 points from

2012 to 2013. Our overall aca-

demic quality ranking went up

from No. 28 in 2010 to No. 20

in 2013—this includes increas-

es in the student-reported

internships and hours spent on

schoolwork.”

However, despite the impres-

sive increase in the ranking,

the comparative view of

Bentley must be considered in

context.

“No ranking can truly be

‘accurate’—it depends on what

one means by accurate,” said

Walsh. “There is a certain

amount of subjective informa-

tion involved in most rankings,

beyond actual data . ”

The impact of the ranking on

employers depends on their

current relationship with the

university.

“There is minimal impact on

existing employers who place

greater emphasis on historical

hiring success,” said Len

Morrison, director of under-

graduate career services.

“Prospective employers, howev-

er, will consider rankings when

justifying adding a school to

their roster. This is particular-

ly true of out-of-region employ-

ers, so it helps shape their

impression of Bentley and its

students.”

The Bentley Career Services

department’s contribution to

the ranking proves significant

in preparing students for

careers and establishing corpo-

rate relationships.

“An introduction to Career

Services is usually an employ-

er’s first experience with a

school,” said Morrison. “Even

before a company recruits our

students they often work close-

ly with Career Services and cor-

porate relations who will meet

with prospective employers to

understand their hiring needs

and to help them build their

brand on campus. Though

employers base their response

on the success of our graduates

in their workforce, they also

consider the ease in which they

were able to efficiently recruit

our students. This is particular-

ly important as more compa-

nies seek to streamline the

number of schools at which

they recruit.”

Thus, the corporate relation

is fostered throughout the

entire recruitment process,

ensuring an ease of positing on

BentleyLink and effective poli-

cies for on campus interview-

ing.

Though the subjective

nature of rankings poses a dif-

ficulty for maintaining high

rankings, Walsh encourages

student participation in

Bloomberg surveys.

“The s tudent survey

accounts for 30 percent of the

rankings score, with particular

emphasis on the number of

internships reported and hours

of school work per week,” said

Walsh. “We need our seniors to

take the survey seriously and

encourage all of those eligible

to complete it.”

Last year, the university

struggled to get the minimum

requirement of 30 percent sen-

ior business major response

rate.

“If we have more seniors par-

ticipate and accurately report

their internships and hours of

school work each week, along

with sharing their observations

on teaching quality, facilities

and career placement, we can

improve the odds of maintain-

ing a positive ranking.”

The rise in ranking is in part due to an increasedRecruiter Score and overall academic quality ranking.

Courtesy of bentley.edu

By Brenna O’Connell

Former Campus LiFe editor

CAB has surprises in store for Spring Day festivities

Just before spring break,

CAB revealed who the artists

will be for probably the most

anticipated event of the year:

Spring Day. A lot of hard work

and consideration is going into

making the day unforgettable,

and with Tyga and T-Pain grac-

ing the Dana Center stage, stu-

dents should be prepared for a

few additions to the festivities

this year.

It may have seemed like the

announcement came out of the

blue, but that is only because

the news remained tight lipped

without speculation or hoaxes

like years past (remember the

Pitbull troll?). Again, CAB

brought back the surveys, and

“overwhelmingly the highest

rated genre from the surveys

we put out was Hip-Hop/Rap.

The second highest rated genre

was Pop...We thought T-Pain

satisfied both the Hip-Hop and

Pop genres, while Tyga most

definitely satisfied the Hip-

Hop/Rap genre,” said concert

committee co-chair Mitch

Hadfield. Of course, there is

always going to be a certain

level of discontent when it

comes to who CAB procures for

artists.

“I believe that every year we

have tried to get closer than the

previous year,” said co-chair

Taylor Murphy, who has served

on the concert committee for the

past three years. “[When I first

started], there were no surveys

but rather it was decided based

solely off of the conversations

during meetings…we hope that

in years to come, future co-

chairs will do even more to

engage the campus.”

So if the artists are not exact-

ly your cup of tea, you should

definitely still go to the concert.

This year, CAB is rolling out

some new features in the Dana

Center. “This year we are real-

ly trying to shake things up

from what we’ve done in the

past. I like what we have

planned and I think those

attending the concerts will

agree. We are looking forward

to the reaction from the crowd

when they see what we’ve done

with the Dana Center,” said

Hadfield. The two committees

are working together to bridge

the gap and integrate the con-

cert into the activities and the

activities into the concert.

Details will remain unseen

until the big day.

The traditions committee—

the committee that’s pretty

much in charge of everything

besides the concert—spear-

headed by Emily Williams and

Caroline Hulin, is also receptive

to feedback and planning sur-

prises. A lot of suggestions

about the food were voiced,

especially those pulled pork

sandwiches. The karaoke was

a success, but the band had lim-

ited song selections so they’re

looking for an alternative. A ton

of suggestions were received on

what inflatable activities stu-

dents want to see. With a more

streamlined t-shirt process, this

year CAB will be distributing

them in such a way that stu-

dents are not waiting in line for

hours just to get shirts every 15

minutes. Instead, students will

line up for the tickets and will

get a time to report back to

exchange for a shirt. “We want

people to more enjoy the day

and not so much worry about

standing in line waiting for the

t-shirts,” said Williams.

But if you don’t get a shirt,

you can still remember the

day—or have something to jog

your memory—through sou-

venirs. This year, CAB will be

having 750 giveaways that stu-

dents can get throughout the

day by participating in various

activities. There are more

things in the works for the

activities. “We want people to

have fun with their friends

throughout the day and almost

be so exc i ted for the

activities…that from now it’s

not just about the concert; it’s

about the day as a whole

[because] it’s not called Spring

Concert,” said Williams.

“A big thing [we] have been

doing this year is try and get as

much student input as possi-

ble,” said Williams. A lot of

details have yet to be ham-

mered out, so if you want to get

involved you can join at any

point. They’re always looking

for new voices and ideas, so any-

one is welcome to the commit-

tee meetings held Tuesdays at 7

p.m. “If we want to plan the day

for the students, it’s good for the

students to have input,” said

Williams.

A lot of hard work has gone

and will continue to go into exe-

cuting the day. For the fresh-

men who never experienced a

Spring Day before and the sen-

iors, for whom this will be the

last Spring Day, be prepared for

what looks to be the best one

yet.

CAB has redesigned the t-shirt distribution process to greatlyreduce the amount of time students need to stand in line.

CAB has made vague references to improvementsto Dana Center setup this year.

Courtesy of addinc.com

APRil 4, 2013 THE VANGUARDNews & CamPus Life

at the expense of [others]. But

business is the ultimate positive

sum game in the world.”

Specifically, companies do not

have to sacrifice value creation

for all stakeholders for a finan-

cial return. Over the past 15

years, the 18 public companies

featured in Conscious

Capitalism as embodiments of

these innovative ideals outper-

formed the S&P 500 by a 10.5:1

ratio.

“This is a mental model we

have in which we recognize that

it is possible to create win-win

ways of doing business,” said

Sisodia. “We have to be willing

to look for those and reject the

idea of tradeoffs.”

Sisodia’s involvement in the

movement of Conscious

Capitalism began after his com-

pletion of his 2007 book Firms of

Endearment: How World Class

Companies Profit from Passion

and Purpose. Following its

release, John Mackey invited

Sisodia to meet with him in

Austin to discuss their ideas and

dreams.

“We discovered that we had a

shared passion for changing the

way that people think about

business,” said Sisodia. “He was

calling it conscious capitalism.”

A few months later, they organ-

INTEGRITYContinued from Page 1

tatives from AIS to attend

national and international

meetings and work to bring

effective speakers to the Bentley

campus who actively promote

academic integrity in the work-

place and college communities.

“It’s the highest form…like

an honor society…that’s in exis-

tence right now,” said Snedeker

when describing the signifi-

cance of the recognition. Bentley

is one of the first few schools to

join the organization. “We want-

ed to put academic integrity in

the forefront of domestic and

international schools.”

AIS continues to sponsor

more events on campus, includ-

ing speaker Andy Fastow, the

previous CFO of Enron, as it

tightens its membership stan-

dards.

“They had something similar

to the organization back in early

2000, but it really kind of

defunked,” said Snedeker. “So

this year, one of my goals was

ized a retreat at Mackey’s ranch,

and the movement was born.

The two began writing

Conscious Capitalism in June

2011 while traveling the world

to promote their message.

“Business is one of the most

extraordinary things that we

humans have ever invented as

an institution,” said Sisodia.

“When you do business with a

higher consciousness, you can

have a huge positive impact on

the world.”

Sisodia detailed the four

beliefs about business in the

Conscious Capitalism Credo:

“We believe that business is good

because it creates value, it is eth-

ical because it is based on volun-

tary exchange, it is noble

because it can elevate our exis-

tence and it is heroic because it

lifts people out of poverty and

creates prosperity. Free enter-

prise capitalism is the most pow-

erful system for social coopera-

tion and human progress ever

conceived. It is one of the most

compelling ideas we humans

have ever had. But we can

aspire to even more.”

Sisodia first came to Bentley

in 1998 when the university

adopted a vision of establishing

itself as the Business School for

the Information Age. He accept-

ed a position as a Trustee

Professor of Information

Technology and Marketing. In

recent years, he has developed

and taught graduate and under-

graduate courses on Conscious

Capitalism “intended to help

people develop themselves and

become better business leaders,”

incorporating disciplines of per-

sonal mastery along with the

principles of Conscious

Capitalism. He has also taught

marketing classes that empha-

size the value of being mindful

of your actions and their

impacts.

Sisodia recently accepted a

position at Babson College, seek-

ing to further develop and

expand the idea of Conscious

Capitalism at an institution

internationally recognized for

entrepreneurship. His position

will be the Franklin W. Olin

Distinguished Professor of

Global Businesses and the

Whole Foods Market Research

Scholar for Conscious

Capitalism.

Sisodia looks back on his 15

years at Bentley University with

fondness. “It is a highly collegial

environment with tremendously

dedicated faculty and staff, and

excellent leadership. The stu-

dents here are well looked after

and get a great education,” said

Sisodia. “The institution really

cares about the students…Of all

the places I’ve taught at, Bentley

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SISODIA

to really get it up and run-

ning…I worked with a brand

new group of students so we

changed the name to the

Academic Integr i ty

Society…we’re trying to make

it more of a prestigious organi-

zation that has the internation-

al connections but also has a

rigor to it.”

Graduating members of the

AIS organization will receive

medallions to wear at gradua-

tion if they maintain their sta-

tus through specific service,

including assisting with lectures

and speaking to freshman sem-

inar classes while continuing to

meet a determined GPA

requirement.

To join the organization, stu-

dents must show their resume

and formally interview with

Snedeker, expressing their

desire to uphold academic

integrity. For more information

on joining the organization, stu-

dents can go to Jennison 400 on

Monday nights at 9:10 p.m. or

can visit the AIS Facebook page.

The Bentley community has

not shown any resistance to the

rapper’s upcoming performance

at Bentley. As the organization

responsible for planning Spring

Day, CAB supports its decision

to invite Tyga to campus.

“Campus Activities Board does

not condone any disrespect

against women or other mar-

ginalized populations,” said the

CAB concert committee about

its decision to host Tyga.

“However, Tyga is an entertain-

er and as such he entertains

audiences by rapping his popu-

lar music. Tyga should not be

confused with a role model

brought to campus to spread his

ideologies. Rather, he should be

viewed as a performer who will

provide the means for students

to take a break from their busy

roles on campus and appreciate

a final day of enjoyment before

the beginning of finals week.”

Representatives from The

Women’s Center commented

that “As part of our mission,

The Women’s Center does not

condone any ‘violent’ or ‘misog-

ynistic’ messages—especially

when directed towards women”

and they find it inspirational

that supporters of the Harvard

petition have “stood up against

the sexist culture that Tyga’s

lyrics encourage.”

The Harvard petition can be

viewed at

https://www.change.org/peti-

tions/harvard-office-of-student-

life-cancel-tyga-at-yardfest.

Continued from Page 1

TYGA

Sisodia recently co-authored Conscious Capitalism:Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business.

Courtesy of Sisodia

has been the most enjoyable to

me.”

Sisodia continues to travel

around the world, promoting the

philosophy of Conscious

Capitalism and inspiring com-

panies to adopt the mindset.

“I want to change the way

that people think about busi-

ness…so that business can have

a much greater positive impact

on the world.” He encouraged

Bentley students to think of

business as a noble undertaking,

every bit as idealistic as any

other, when it is done with a

sense of higher purpose and a

recognition of the essential inter-

dependence and interconnected-

ness of all beings.

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Beardyman, a legend in the

beat box ing scene” sa id

Marquis.

“The show itself was awe-

some. It was great to see a

full EDR and the support of

so many other Bentley stu-

dents. It certainly made

being on stage a lot more fun

having a full crowd there

who was so supportive of all

o f the contestants” said

Warden.

Each contestant had the

chance to show off their

Falcon pride while Payne

read to the audience student

written descriptions of the

contestants. Between SNL

sk i t s , dances and some

Sinatra, the talent portion

that followed seemed to be

the crowd favorite.

“For my talent, I danced

up on stage. I was debating

whether to sing or dance,

t h e n I r e m e m b e r e d … I

couldn’t sing,” said Sullivan.

“Also, I didn’t want to disap-

p o i n t J e n n a M c P h a i l

because when I told her I

was going to do the show her

comment was, ‘If you don’t

dance, I swear to god…’

Isabella Sampaio helped me

come up with some ideas of

t h i n g s t o d o , a n d T y l e r

Winther hooked me up with

a great mix.”

“I chose to tackle Sinatra’s

‘Luck Be a Lady’ because it’s

one of my favorite songs and

I felt it had a lot of theatric

possibilities for the perform-

ance…I wanted to do some-

thing dif ferent from the

other contestants and I

thought this would be an

approach that accomplished

that as well as matched my

personality” said Maguire.

Maguire earned the title of

Mr. Congeniality, nominat-

ed by his fellow competitors.

“The Mr. Congeniality

award was decided by the six

of us contestants. I had a

really great time throughout

the week and was very hon-

ored that my fellow contest-

ant chose to honor me with

the title,” said Maguire.

Class Cab, along with

coord inat ing the ent i re

event, raffled off a number of

prizes including Barnes &

Noble gift cards, a Keurig

machine and an iPad mini.

Sullivan was crowned the

pres t ig i ous t i t l e o f Mr .

Bentley at the end of the

night. The crowd and the

four judges agreed that he

had earned the title with his

dance moves, jokes and con-

tagious personality.

“The show was a blast. I

was really nervous and anx-

ious the entire day leading

up to it, but once I was there

I just had fun with it,” said

Sullivan. When asked about

advice for next year’s con-

testants, he said “Make sure

your music plays. Besides

that, just make it fun. Get

the crowd involved and just

have a good time with it.”CRAZE performed for the crowd

following the intermission.

Melisa Kocarslan/THE VANGUARD

the Vanguard april 4, 2013 page 7BuSIneSS

By Alexander GrotevantVanguard staff

Crisis in Cyprus is the latest in chain of Eurozone economic struggles

In recent years, the Eurozone

Crisis has brought several mem-

bers of the Eurozone eerily close

to bankruptcy. Cyprus, its most

recent victim, has been receiv-

ing a great deal of attention over

the course of the past few weeks

due to their struggling economy

and the temporary closing of

their banks. While a bailout deal

has been reached, the crisis has

certainly brought back econom-

ic fears for investors all around

the world.

The crisis came about as a

result of the Cypriot financial

sector’s size relative to the coun-

try’s GDP. High interest rates,

lax tax policies and easy access

to the banks have attracted for-

eigners to putting money into

Cyprus’s banking system. While

there is certainly a great deal of

money being put into the bank-

ing system, the Cypriot banks

decided to risk buying up Greek

government bonds back when

Greece experienced its sharp

economic decline. Unfortunately,

this investment backfired and

left Cyprus owing a lot of money.

According to Eurogroup

President Jeroen Dijsselbloem,

Cyprus’s banking sector has

become more than five times the

size of GDP. Dijsselbloem and

others in the group believe that

these numbers could mean the

country’s public debt could out-

weigh GDP by 2020.

Undoubtedly, Cyprus was in

need of serious financial support.

Despite their initial request for a

bailout, other members of the

Eurozone did not support anoth-

er bailout. This left Cyprus with

no other option but to tax its

banks ’ personal savings

accounts six to 10 percent in

order to pay off the national

debt. Upon hearing this plan,

customers ran to their banks

and attempted to withdraw all

the money they could. In an

attempt to prevent everyone

from taking all of their money

out of the banks, the govern-

ment declared a national holi-

day and closed the nation’s

banks.

The banks remained closed

for over a week until a bailout

deal was finally reached. One

could argue that Cyprus’s econ-

omy is too small to impact the

health of the Eurozone as a

whole, thus making a bailout

unnecessary. However, history

has shown that members of the

Eurozone prefer offering finan-

cial assistance to struggling

economies over simply allowing

them to fail.

The terms of this bailout are

certainly unique and have heavy

implications on Cypriot society.

To begin, individuals with more

than €100,000 in their account

will have about 40 percent of

their savings turned into bank

shares. The controversy behind

these bank shares is that they

hold no guaranteed value for the

future.

Another component of the

bailout is that the country’s sec-

ond largest bank, Laiki Bank,

will be closed. Its €4.2 billion

from accounts that exceeded

€100,000 will be placed in a “bad

bank” separate from more sta-

ble assets. Essentially, all Laiki

Bank investors will see their

investments disappear, which

has never happened before in a

Eurozone bailout.

Additionally, customers are

facing severe capital control

measures that include daily

withdrawal limitations, no cash-

ing of checks and limited credit

card transactions for individu-

als and businesses. Cyprus’s

ministry of finance claims that

these measures might only last

days or weeks, but analysts are

wary of this.

Guntram Wolff, the vice-

director of a Brussels-based

think tank, reminds us, “Iceland

introduced them (capital control

measures) after their banking

crisis—five years later they are

still in place.” Ultimately, there

is still a great deal of uncertain-

ty surrounding the implications

of the bailout in Cyprus.

While it is not perfect, the

bailout has certainly prevented

Cyprus from becoming the first

country forced out of the

Eurozone. Unfortunately, how-

ever, the bailout does not seem

to be enough to prevent Cyprus

from experiencing a recession

that some experts believe could

last years.

The crisis in Cyprus is the lat-

est in the chain of economic

struggles within the Eurozone.

While the bailout has protected

Cyprus in the short-run, it is

important for the region as a

whole to find a way to prevent

the need for more bailouts.

Ultimately, this crisis should

serve as a reminder that closer

monitoring of financial institu-

tions is imperative for countries

in today’s global economy. Most

importantly, however, countries

must learn from their past mis-

takes to prevent similar econom-

ic crises in the future.

The Cypriot government taxed personal savings to pay off the national debt.

By Jasper Huang

Business editor

For many students attending

a university, debt resulting from

student loans is nothing new.

For years and years, students

and families alike have com-

plained about the exorbitant cost

of college, even after graduation.

These debts from loans taken

out during schooling impede the

progress of young graduates

seeking a bright and prosperous

future.

But what about students that

don’t even get the opportunity to

graduate from a university?

What about students whose debt

becomes so high during school

that they cannot even afford to

complete their bachelor’s degree?

According to a recent study by

the Wall Street Journal, “a bach-

elor’s degree remains by far the

clearest path to the American

middle class,” even in a time

when questions regarding the

necessity of a degree to be suc-

cessful are cropping up, “recent

graduates have lower rates of

unemployment, higher earnings

and better career prospects than

their less educated peers.”

Graduating college with a

large amount of debt can put

graduates in a difficult situa-

tion—unable to fully pursue

their career paths and goals

because they are fighting to

reduce their debt balances.

These individuals, however, are

in a much better position to actu-

ally pay off these debts, because

they likely will find or have

already found a fair paying job

with their bachelor’s credentials.

Students who have only par-

tially completed a bachelor’s

degree, yet may face the same,

or greater amounts of debt

because of their financial situa-

tion, will often face a much

greater challenge paying their

off their debt. According to a

2011 study by the Institute for

Higher Education “some 59 per-

cent [of students who have not

graduated] were delinquent on

their loans or had already

defaulted, compared with 38

percent of college graduates.”

It is no surprise that students

with no degree will have a more

difficult time paying off their

loans than their degree bearing

counterparts. However, this

problem will likely only worsen.

With the still volatile economy

and the rising cost of college,

many students not only have to

take on part time jobs to aid

their parents in paying their col-

lege tuition but also are unable

to live out a “traditional” college

experience because they must

commute due to their inability

to pay for room and board.

Although arguably still the

most robust and powerful coun-

try on the global playing field,

the power and influence of the

United States is beginning to

wane. With recent negative eco-

Dropping out can make it more difficult to pay off debtnomic shocks and startling

growth in many other nations

across the globe, the U.S. must

work even harder to remain

competitive. If less and less of

our youth are completing their

college degrees and getting an

education due to overwhelming

debt, the U.S. will move further

and further away from its

pedestal on the world stage.

According to the Wall Street

Journal’s Ben Casselman, some

schools are attempting to aid

students who wish to complete

a college education by offering

more flexible scheduling options

and “competency-based”

approaches to classes that will

focus more on what students

learn instead of requiring them

to fill certain class hours. This

way, students that need to work

to pay off loans and bills will

have a better chance of complet-

ing a bachelor’s degree and mov-

ing one step closer to a success-

ful future.

Some students who end up

dropping out of school early

never end up being able to com-

plete their degree. Some even

spend the rest of their lives try-

ing to pay off these merciless

financial burdens. Indiana-

based nonprofit Complete

College America’s president,

Stan Jones stated a grimly false

belief prevalent through the US

higher education system. “I

think we had this mistaken

belief that if we’d send students

off to college then they’d gradu-

ate.”

Sometimes students can’t afford to complete their degree.

It is common for many students to graduate with significant debt.

“what’s the best April

fools’ prank you have

played on someone or

that someone has played

on you?”

VoiCes

aPril 4, 2013 the Vanguard

By Melisa KocarslanPhotograPhy editor

feAtureS

Director Steven Spielberg

made history with his inno-

vative film Jurassic Park in

1993, which is set to return

to theaters Apri l 5 . The

movie, based upon Michael

Crichton’s novel of the same

name, is about a paleontolo-

gist named Alan Grant and

his partner, paleobotanist

named Ellie Sattler, who are

hired by the charismatic

John Hammond to come and

“sign off” on his island—an

island with dinosaurs.

Hammond and his team

discover prehistoric mosqui-

tos trapped and preserved

f o r m i l l i o n s o f y e a r s i n

amber . They c reate the

dinosaurs by extracting the

dinosaur blood from the mos-

quitos and cloning the DNA

(along with the help of some

frog DNA) to make new

dinosaurs.

Sounds awesome, right?

Of course, it’s not all fun

and games. Hammond also

asks Dr. Ian Malcolm, a

chaotician (he applies Chaos

never lets go of an opportu-

nity to frighten its audience.

Many will easily recall the T-

Rex scene with the creature

sniffing an immobile Grant

and Lex or the infamous

kitchen scene at the climax

fans. Even with the many

y e a r s o f t e c h n o l o g i c a l

advances in movie-making,

Jurassic Park still remains

r e l e v a n t . T h e f a c t t h a t

Spielberg decided to use ani-

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

dressed as dinosaurs allows

the film to escape from being

dubbed “obvious CGI” when

watched many years later.

Devoted fans of the film

franchise now have even

more to be excited about.

After twenty years, the

f i rs t in the f ranchise i s

returning to the big screen

in IMAX 3D. Moviegoers can

expect to return to Jurassic

Park with reimaged scenes

that will surely make them

g a s p . T h e s a m e c l a s s i c

scenes, such as the T-Rex

attack, are even more pow-

erful now that they appear

to be jumping out at you.

The film is probably get-

ting a revamp due to the

third sequel in the franchise,

Jurassic Park IV, which is

slotted to be released in July

of 2014. One can only hope

this means that The Lost

World and Jurassic Park III

will soon be rereleased in 3D

as well.

CurtIS trueB

ClASS of 2013

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“In high school, I put

toothpaste in an Oreo

a nd g a v e i t t o m y

friend.”

terry Del roSSI

ClASS of 2014

fInAnCe

“My friends and I took

an axe bottle and tied

the nozzle down with a

L iv es t rong b a nd ,

knocked on our friend’s

door, then threw it in.”

AnDrew Perez

ClASS of 2014

MAnAGeMent

“My uncle came to

visit from Guatemala.

While preparing him

dinner, I breaded the

chicken with laxa-

tives.”

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ClASS of 2014

MArKetInG

“My friends and I put

Mentos inside a Pepsi

bottle and attached a

string to hold the men-

tos until the bottle was

opened. We ended up

thowing it in the show-

er while our friend was

in there.”

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ClASS of 2015

IDCC

“My brothers put

saran wrap over the

toilet seat.”

20 years after its initial release, JurassicPark returns to theaters in IMAX 3D.

Courtesy of jurassicpark.com

By Kelsey Miller

Features editor

Jurassic Park returns to theaters

Alan Grant must work to save two childrenwho are endangered by the freed dinosaurs.


Director Steven Spielberg used animatronicsand people dressed as dinosaurs in the film.


Theory to real life), to the

island in order to proclaim it

safe for the lawyers.

When Malcolm sees what

the scientists have done on

the island, he is deeply con-

cerned. “The kind of control

you’re attempting simply

is…it’s not possible,” he says.

“If there is one thing the his-

tory of evolution has taught

us it’s that life will not be

contained.”

His words turn prophetic

when a monstrous storm

blows out the power on the

island and the visitors are

stuck out on the island with

n u m e r o u s n e w l y f r e e d

dinosaurs (which include, of

course, the T-Rex and veloci-

raptors).

Alan Grant must work to

save Hammond’s two grand-

children, Tim and Lex, who

came to the island and were

subsequently endangered

when the T-Rex escaped

from its enclosure (but not

before chomping on a goat).

With its many thrills and

much danger, Jurassic Park

of the movie with the two

velociraptors stalking the

two kids.

The most surprising thing

about Jurassic Park is its

continued ability to delight

the Vanguard aPril 4, 2013 featuReS

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plan to do on thegreen space?”

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“Tanning.”

The film adaptation of

Stephenie Meyer’s novel The

H o s t w a s r e l e a s e d l a s t

Friday, earning only $11

mil l ion over the Easter

weekend. The film features

an alien species that travels

through the solar system

and dissolves into the plan-

et’s life forms, making them

their “hosts.”

The sci-fi world of Meyer’s

novel (and the film) is decid-

edly different from those of

other works in the genre, for

these aliens are not evil. Far

from it , they overtake a

planet ’s population, but

change nothing. As one char-

acter claims, “They perfect

it.” Such a plot is definitely

divergent from the conven-

tional “alien” theme, for who

thinks of peaceful aliens?

The film begins with the

capture and subsequent sui-

cide of Melanie Stryder, one

o f the f ew humans le f t .

Preferring to die instead of

become a host , Melanie

throws herself out of a win-

dow and falls multiple sto-

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

ground, shattering most of

the bones in her body.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y f o r

M e l a n i e , t h e a l i e n s ’

advanced technology keeps

her from dying, and they

place a soul in her body in

order to mine Melanie ’s

memories for info about the

rebel group of humans. The

soul, named Wanderer, ini-

tially gives the authorities

all of the information they

ask for but she soon realizes

things won’t be as easy as

they seem.Melanie won’t go

away.

Most human souls fade

away when an alien soul is

placed inside the host, but

Melanie is one of the few

exceptions. She plagues and

torments Wanderer, until

the alien eventually finds

herself in the middle of the

Arizona desert, trying to find

the group of rebels.

Melanie wants Wanderer

to return to the group, in

order to find her little broth-

er and Jared, her boyfriend.

Of course , both o f them

quickly realize that accept-

ance back into the group is

unlikely to happen when it

is obvious that Melanie’s

body has become a host (her

eyes have taken on the filmy

quality that shows someone

else is inhabiting the body).

Melanie and Wanda (as

she comes to be known) will

have to work to gain the

trust of Jared and the rest of

the rebels, and they will

have to do it quickly before

the other aliens can recap-

ture Melanie’s body. And

maybe, if they let themselves

trust Wanda, the rebels will

find the solution they’ve

been searching for.

It’s possible that many

movie-goers will shy away

from The Host due to its

relationship with Twilight,

but it is easy to notice the

q u a l i t a t i v e d i f f e r e n c e

b e t w e e n t h e t w o f i l m s .

Despite being created from

the same author, The Host is

quite superior to Twilight in

many aspects, including both

plot and characters. The

original take on the sci-fi

genre more than makes up

for the previous vampire dis-

aster, and the lessened role

of romance in the film will

ensure that a wider audience

enjoys the film (that means

you, males). The fast past

and action of the film will

prove to be an entertaining

two hours for most audi-

ences.

The Host is playing in the-

aters all around Boston.

By Kelsey Miller

Features editor

The Host earns mere $11 million

Saoirse Ronan plays Melanie Stryder, a girlwhose body is inhabited by an alien being.

Courtesy of thehostthefilm.com

Melanie tries to get the alien to return to thedesert, where her brother and boyfriend are.

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ApRiL 4, 2013 THE VANGUARDCAMPuS LiFE

Because it may seem like a

distant memory, let us jog your

memory of the hilarity that

ensued. The audience was

primed by a smooth announc-

er letting everyone know what

would be in store for them.

When junior Josh Seiden, took

the stage, people looked at him

with bewilderment as he tried

to convince them it was his

voice. It took a demonstration

as an Ikea automated machine

for everyone to believe him.

This semester, Seiden went

less for the shock value (i.e.,

masturbation jokes of last

year) and really came into his

own with great timing in his

delivery of a hilarious, self-dep-

recating set. Some highlights

from his set were his nickname

“Piss Fist,” Walmart and the

“scooter hippos,” and awkward

massages with his father.

Special guest opener John

Cassidy dazzled the audience

with his insanely fast-paced

performance. His tagline

“Comedy, Magic, & REALLY

Weird Things with Balloons”

did not disappoint. Assisted by

his wife, Cassidy came out

throwing premade balloon

masterpieces, including a mon-

key on a tree, Nemo, Road

Runner, a giraffe, Charlie

Brown and bouquets of flow-

ers. At some point, he just

started throwing raw materi-

als—un-blown balloons—at

the audience. His depressing

humor and zany delivery had

spectators laughing as he lit-

erally yelled at participants.

His comedy and magic com-

bined to simultaneously instill

paranoia and awe in his audi-

ence participants. Teaching

lessons on failure, love, trust

and betrayal, Cassidy used his

Trunk of Terror and dollar bill

incent ives on s tudents .

Exploding balloons, a white

dove and card tricks led up to

his final trick made up of

climbing into a massive bal-

loon, preying on the previous-

ly betrayed trust of audience

member “Billy,” and using a

canon to launch a lawn dart.

Jay Pharoah took the stage

and quickly assessed the

demographics of the audience.

Asking for a shout-out from

the Mexicans/Latinos, and

receiving no response, Pharoah

noted, “None of ‘em could get

in.” Many audience members

thought he meant in to

Koumantzelis, given the small

nature of the venue, but he

continued with, “They not

smart enough. Well, they are,

but not for here.” The mantra,

“I’m not a punk; I’m a sur-

vivor” came up often, distin-

gu ish ing the d i f f erence

between wimping out and win-

ning the game of survival of

the fittest.

Known for his impeccable

Obama impression on SNL,

Pharoah showed he is not just

a one-trick pony and tran-

scended gender, impersonat-

ing a “stereotypical black

woman” talking and “grabbing

stuff out of the air.” The rest of

the night, impressions includ-

ed: Chris Rock, Terry the

smoker (from the PSAs), Jay-

Z, Kat Williams, Kanye West,

Trey Songz, Chris Brown,

Drake and L i l ’ Wayne .

Showing his true artistry, he

noted the audience did not

take to his jokes on the elderly,

so he went back to impres-

sions. Pharoah also showed the

audience he can do “white peo-

ple” and took the audience

through a complex “Family

Guy” conversation among the

entire cast and impersonated

Matthew McConaghey and

Nick Cage. More impressions

included Eddie Murphy,

Pharoah and Cassidy wow students at comedy showBy Brenna O’ConnellFoRMER CAMpUs LiFE EDiToR

Denzel Washington, Will

Smith and Wesley Snipes,

which was just turning the

house l ights of f because

“[Wesley Snipes] is darker

than the end of a movie… that

Africans see him and get

offended.”

The set was full of revela-

tions too. Through a series of

performed lyrics, Pharoah

unequivocally proved that

Drake is a stalker. The other

revelation was more personal,

as Pharoah recounted how he

was tricked by who he thought

was an online love. Although

few actually believed him, he

did seem genuine afterward

when he professed how awk-

ward he felt being in a room

full of people who knew he had

been “catfished.”

Unseen in recent years by

other comedy show guests,

Pharoah showed great care to

his fans and took pictures with

each and every audience mem-

ber who wanted them, warn-

ing them to “make sure the

flash is on…or else it’ll look

like an ultrasound.”

John Cassidy opened for Pharoah, with his performance

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Students packed into Koumantzelis

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The Vanguard april 4, 2013 page 11Student election

Greg Zito

Position: ChairStudent organizations are the

lifeblood of the Bentley Community.

Each and every organization brings

a different, yet important, dynam-

ic to campus. I wish to run for AIA

Chair because I will fairly and

responsibly allocate the student

activity fee to these organizations.

I have experience on other

Executive Boards and have served

on AIA as a liaison for the past year.

Overall I feel that I can be an effec-

tive leader for the Committee.

Lauren Arbeiter

Position: LiasonI am running for AIA because I

am on the board this year and I

have had a great experience

working with new people both

inside and outside of the organi-

zation. If re-elected, I will contin-

ue to make decisions in the best

interest of the student organiza-

tions on campus.

Thomas Baxter

Position: LiasonI want to run for AIA Liaison because I believe that

being a Liaison would be a great learning experience

to see how the organization is run and a great way

to give back to the Bentley community. I will be fair

and responsible in the manner with which money is

allocated and will commit the necessary time and

effort required to be an effective and positive contri-

bution to AIA.

Mathew Buck

Position: LiasonI am a sophomore running to be

reelected to AIA. I would like to

continue my work on AIA and

make sure that we are allocating

everyone's student activity in a

manner that is consistent with

the principles laid down by the

school and in a manner that helps

every student as much as possi-

ble. It is my goal to be as honest,

fair, and un-biased as much as

physically possible in my work.

Meagan Costello

Position: LiasonI want to run for AIA Liaison to

expand my knowledge of all of the

student organizations on campus.

Being a part of AIA will not only

offer an opportunity to be a vital

part of the Bentley community,

but I will be directly affecting the

activities put on through every

organization. I hope to work with

other AIA members to allocate

funds justly to Bentley organiza-

tions so that each group can con-

tinue holding their outstanding

events.

Annelise Hansen

Position: LiasonI am excited about participating in AIA for my third

year. After being secretary for the past year I am

very excited to hopefully continue my involvement

in the Bentley Community.

Thomas Hart

Position: LiasonI believe I am a great candidate

for AIA Liaison because I have

experience as treasurer of anoth-

er student organization. I also

think that I can be an effective

leader that will fairly and respon-

sibly allocate to my assigned

organizations.

Zachary Musso

Position: LiasonI have been involved in numerous organizations on

campus, including AIA last academic year, and have

represented it with pride. I am looking forward to

doing so again for the 2013-2014 academic year.

Isabella Sampaio

Position: LiasonI have been on AIA for a year now

and I would like to continue to be

on the board because I am con-

cerned with what our student

activity fee goes towards. I have

worked with many people in dif-

ferent organizations so I under-

stand what the system and

process entails. I want to make

sure that all organizations are

represented fairly on campus and

receive what they need to be fully

active.

Sagar Shah

Position: LiasonAt Bentley I've always been passionate about

Student Organizations and assisting them in any-

way. As a Liaison I would ensure that the students'

fees provide maximum benefit with minimal cost.

This way we can have even bigger names on Spring

Day!

Madhumita Narayan

Position: President2012-2013 was a great year for

ABA! We made a lot of progress

and I believe there's still a lot of

growth to be made next year. I'm

excited to be a part of an organi-

zation that is in the prime posi-

tion to help Bentley student lead-

ers!

Andrew Kusmin

Position: Vice

President of

External AffairsHaving recently joined the ABA

team, I have found the work we

do to be fun, exciting and quite

rewarding. I want to further con-

tribute to this organization and

help them become more widely

recognized on campus. I hope

that a position on e-board will

help me do so!

Sophia SirageThere are over 900 people in the

Class of 2015, and only two years

until we cross the stage. I'm run-

ning for President because I want

people to realize how many awe-

some people we have in our grade.

I'm running for President because

I want people to be aware of all

opportunities and deadlines as they

come. I'm running for President

because I honestly want people to

have fun.

Andrew Sartorelli

Position: EVPBeing a part of the Student

Government Association has given

me the privilege of working with

many great students and faculty

throughout my last two semesters.

I am running for Executive Vice

President of SGA because I would

like to see Bentley reach its true

potential. This potential, however,

cannot be reached without the voic-

es of the student body. The students

are the most important asset of this

campus and it are these student

voices that will dictate my actions

as vice president of SGA. We have

done many great things this year

but I admit that there is still much

more that should be done and can

be done.

Bernadette Hopen

Position: SenatorThroughout high school I was an

active member of my school’s

SGA and I have continued on that

path here at Bentley. This past

fall semester, I acted as a fresh-

man senator and was a member

of the sustainability committee.

T h i s s e m e s t e r I a m t he

Sustainability Chair. I also act

as the SGA representative on the

Transportation Task Force and

the Green Team. I would love to

continue acting as a liaison

between the students and the

administrative staff next year

and I hope to continue my efforts

in making Bentley a greener cam-

pus.

Anish Joshi

Position: EIAI am currently a freshmen and

have been a senator in SGA since

this year. Some of my other activ-

ities include RHA, CAB:Concerts,

and Bentley Ski and Snowboard.

As a senator this year I have

worked on several projects includ-

ing the Logan Shuttle that ran

during spring break, and I am

tirelessly working to bring

improvement to the Harvard

Shuttle. If elected to Executive of

Internal Affairs in SGA, I hope to

bring a fresh perspective to SGA

and get more students involved

in changes that impact student

life.

Noah Klingerman

Position: SenatorI am a Freshman here at Bentley,

and I am running for the position

of SGA Senator. I have served on

the senate for the past two semes-

ters, and have learned so much

about Bentley and the way it oper-

ates. Having the opportunity, once

again, to be a senator would mean

being able to continue existing

relationships with administration

as well as continue and complete

projects that we are currently

working on. I look forward to hope-

fu l l y s e rv ing t he B ent l ey

University community once again

in SGA's mission to be the bridge

between students and administra-

tion. Thank you.

Morgan Kruegler

Position: PresidentBentley is such a great communi-

ty that means so much to me! I

have taken initiative from the

beginning of my Bentley career in

many organizations on campus

such as SGA. The Student

Government Association has been

an amazing experience through

my chair position of Student

Affairs for both semesters my

freshman year, and as the Vice

President for my current sopho-

more year. I love seeing the

change that SGA can make to

improve the school for all stu-

dents. I want to be the President

of SGA to further ensure that the

student concerns and needs are

being met, and that all voices of

the student body are being heard.

George Page

Position: SenatorI want to run for this position

because I believe that I have the

qualities to lead the Bentley com-

munity. I hope to voice students'

opinions and lead Bentley into

sustainability. This would advance

Bentley to be student oriented as

well as being Eco-friendly.

Taylor Spang

Position: SenatorHaving been an active member of

SGA both semesters of my fresh-

men year, I helped bring the

Logan Shuttle to campus and

explored options for more fitness

classes. I have experience on two

committees within SGA, and I

would love the opportunity to con-

tinue to enhance student life at

Bentley!

Allocation and Internal Audit Candidates

Alyssa PerreaultCurrently I'm part of the sophomore

Class Cabinet and I need your help

to be reelected! I'm the Marketing

Director and want to continue this

position! I am creative and hard

working. Also I want to make sure

that the junior class has a great

year. I will plan both academic and

social events that will bring us

together as a class. I'm hoping that

in this upcoming year I can be your

voice...talk and i'll listen!

Reelect me, you won't be disappoint-

ed!

Justine AndrewsI'm running for Junior Class

Cabinet because I want to help

my peers through these crazy col-

lege years. College can be stress-

ful and confusing and very over-

whelming at times, but I hope

that on Junior Class Cabinet, I

would be able to make these deci-

sions and deadlines an experience

we could all enjoy. Whether it’s

clearing confusion or adding some

fun, I want to make our college

experience the best it can be.

Emily JangHaving had the pleasure of work-

ing with this year’s class cabinet,

it has been one of the best expe-

riences for me as a student at

Bentley University. I am re-run-

ning for a position on the board

because I value listening to the

wants and needs of our class and

the chance to build class spirit

and unity. Our class is one of the

closest classes on this campus and

it is absolutely imperative that we

maintain our role! I take pride in

bringing our class together and

would love to see this level of com-

mitment to each other continue

to grow as the years go by.

Jeff BreaultAfter serving the Bentley commu-

nity as a Senator for the Student

Government Association my

freshman and sophomore years I

took a year off to study abroad.

Before going abroad I realized

that I wanted to serve the Class

of 2014 when I returned. I am

excited for the opportunity to

serve during our senior year and

hope that Class Cabinet can plan

and execute events that will draw

students together as our time at

Bentley comes to a close. We all

have high expectations for senior

year and I want to help make it

one you will remember!

Brian SheaI LOVE Class Cabinet. In my

past three years as President of

the 2014 Class Cabinet, I've

worked as hard as I can to pro-

vide our class with the best pos-

sible events, experiences, and

information. For me, Class

Cabinet is not a responsibility --

it's an opportunity. I am tremen-

dously passionate about Class

Cabinet, and I will work tireless-

ly to ensure that our senior year

is as ridiculously awesome as

humanly possible. I absolutely

love what I do, and I would relish

the opportunity to do it for one

more year.

Thomas DiorioI want to be Senior Class Cabinet

Marketing Chair because I want

to plan and coordinate the best

senior year possible. This is our

year and I am here to be a

resource for you to bring ideas to

and it is my job to get you the

information you need. As a cur-

rent member of the Junior Class

Cabinet, I am prepared to take on

the challenges of senior year and

to make it a year to remember.

Jessica HughesBeing on the 2014 Class Cabinet

has been one of my favorite parts

of Bentley thus far, and I would

love to have the chance to repre-

sent our class for one more year.

I'm all about making the most of

being seniors, and I would love to

be a resource to our class for any

concerns or ideas. Thank you so

much for your votes last year, and

I ask you to please consider me

again this year, as I would truly

appreciate this opportunity one

more time.

Samantha St. GeorgeAs a past member of class cabinet my freshman

and sophomore year, I would absolutely love to

have the opportunity to return to class cabinet!

Serving as treasurer those two years has been

one of my favorite experiences at Bentley, and

after being abroad for a semester, returning to

that position would be great! Class unity would be

one of my main goals to accomplish as a member

of the class cabinet. It is particularly important

going into our senior year, that we have a num-

ber of events that helps bring every member of

our class closer together.

SGA Candidates Senior Class Cabinet Candidates

Vote on MyBentley on

Thursday, April 11!

ABA Candidates Junior Class Cabinet Candidates

ApriL 4, 2013 the VAnguArDCoLuMNS

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.

Courtesy of Amy Van ness

Three months ago to the

day, I arrived in Barcelona,

overwhelmed, jet-lagged and

ready to welcome the unex-

pected, with a few exceptions

in retrospect. Now, with under

a month left, as I sit down to

answer this question, I find

my fingers hesitating to find

the right words to answer it.

It’s a simple question, but by

no means does it have a sim-

ple answer.

When college starts, advis-

ers and professors urge stu-

dents to open their minds and

leave their comfort zone, but

putting your email down at

the activity fair to get a free

water bottle or pen doesn’t

exactly fulfill this challenge.

While I very easily could

have enjoyed my spr ing

semester at Bentley full of

chicken nugget Thursdays

while savoring the biannual

scent of the campus fertilizer

signaling the turn of spring,

studying abroad has left me

with a greater sense of inde-

pendence and a stronger dis-

like for Seasons.

Interview for Senior Spotlight Name: Felix Garcia

Major: Management, Health &Industry

Hometown: Lawrence, MA

What are you involved in atBentley?

I am Project Manager forService Learning for theSalvation Army where I amresponsible for communicatingthe expectations of the client to

the volunteers and I ensure thesuccess of the program. My roleas a Project Manager is to main-tain a database of studentsinvolved in my Service Learningprogram, recording how manyhours’ students volunteered andwhich program site they are cur-rently involved in.

I am also a leader and men-tor for the ALANA Men’s groupand actively participate in mostAlana programs as a mentor orleader including the overnightALANA Experience andALANA weekend.

What are you looking forward tothis year?

This year I am looking for-ward towards spending the endof the semester with my friendsand fellow classmates.

What are your plans for the

future?I am planning (hoping) to

attain a full time offer in themedical field as a healthcare con-sultant as I aspire to work in thehealthcare field upon gradua-tion.

What is your favorite event oncampus?

My favorite event on campusis the Festival of Colors becauseI love learning all about the cul-tural organizations on campusand how they bring value to theBentley community. I also lovethe food options available to try!

What are your goals for thisyear?

My goal this year to finish offthe semester strong; hopefullyattain a full position upon grad-uation, and to leave Bentleyknowing that I left a positive

By Nate Marchand

BArCeLonA, spAin

mark on the campus.

Advice to seniors/ words of wis-dom:

Dream Big, never sell your-self short. Go after what youwant because nothing is unat-tainable. If you put in the work,you can always reach your goals.

What can Bentley do to help youwith this year?

Bentley can help the graduat-ing class by making sure every-one is in standings of where theywould like to be upon graduationor post-graduation.

What is the most valuable les-son you have learned at Bentley?

I say that having an openmind is the most valuable lessonI learned while I was in school.Everyone has their own storiesand I think it is important to

value everyone’s input to socie-ty. Having an open mind opens alot more doors for one in thefuture.

How are you feeling about grad-uation?

It is bittersweet feeling, I amsad that I will be graduating butlooking forward to the nextchapter of my life.

Notes fromAbroad

Question: “What has beenthe most meaningful part

of your time abroad?”

By Alyssa Landolt

goLD CoAst, AustrALiA

Even though this is the ques-tion I most want to answer, it isby far the most difficult. As Istarted sharing in my mostrecent blog post: thelandoltdow-nunder.blogspot.com, I’m prettytorn between wanting to stay inAustralia and wanting to comehome.

Realizing that in two weeksmy study abroad experience willbe completely over is indescrib-ably upsetting. But at the sametime, coming home to everythingand everyone that I love is veryexciting.

I have learned so many les-sons since I’ve been here that Ican’t possibly highlight just one.And I have been to so manyamazing places that I can’t pickone favorite. And I have gottento know so many amazing peo-

ple here that again, I can’t pos-sibly pick one.

Regardless of the combinationof 250-300 words that I chooseto answer this question, I knowthat none of them will be able to

provide a complete assessmentof the most meaningful part ofmy time abroad. Then again,maybe these 175 words are ahint to just how meaningful mytime abroad has been.

Amy Van Ness in Helsinki, Finland.

I’ll be frank. The first week

or so after I arrived sucked

and I dare say that many stu-

dents abroad probably share

a similar feeling; I left every-

body and everything I’ve

known for my entire life. I

only knew a few Bentley stu-

dents in a city of almost 2 mil-

lion and I was nearly 4,000

miles from home. I had to

adjust my language, time, cul-

ture, diet and even wardrobe

since sweatpants aren ’ t

acceptable to wear to class

here. While it was also excit-

ing, it was also evidence that

culture shock is real.

I´ve learned so much dur-

ing my time abroad, but most

importantly, I´ve learned that

Pollo Rico has the best and

cheapest paella in Barcelona.

Jokes aside, studying abroad

has made me realize how

many great people you can

meet, places you can see and

cultures you can experience in

such a short time. It´s repeat-

ed time after time that college

flies by, as does life, so stop

wasting time reading Bentley

Con fess i ons o r Bent l ey

Crushes and experience the

real world.

Senior SpotlightPresented by

The Senior Year ExperienceCommittee

Courtesy of Felix garcia

By Amy Van Ness

CopenhAgen, DenmArk

I would have to say that mymost meaningful part of my timeabroad has been going to Aarhusto visit my mom’s exchange stu-dent from high school and herfamily. I went once with a friendand then another time with myfamily who came to visit me forEaster.

While I was visiting, her fam-ily prepared traditional Danishmeals such as smørrebr — open-faced sandwiches that mostDanish families eat during theweekends and on special occa-sions. They also took us aroundto the see the city, the secondlargest in Denmark. I reallyenjoyed this because I think it isvery important to see andexplore the country you arestudying abroad in. I don’t thinkmany people who study abroad

in Denmark do that and I amhappy I had the opportunity to.

It was not just experiencingthe Danish culture and stayingwith a Danish family that mademy time with them meaningful.It was also getting to knowsomeone who was a part of mymom’s family. I find it reallyinteresting to hear stories aboutmy parents when they wereyounger and what they werelike. It was also great to see howeven though time goes on somethings never change.

Spending Easter with myfamily was also amazing since Ihad not seen them since I left inJanuary. It is also really great tosee my best friend who hadnever been out of the USA untilshe came to visit me here inDenmark. I just think it is amaz-ing when someone can experi-ence a country other than his orher own.

Courtesy of Alyssa LandoltAlyssa Landolt, surfing.

Unless you are a rising sen-

ior, I highly suggest that you

seriously consider studying

abroad. If you don’t have

money, apply for financial aid

before the deadline, apply for

scholarships and/or work two

jobs this summer. If you don’t

want to leave your family and

friends, download Skype and

send them postcards and pho-

tos. If you can’t bear the

thought of living in a country

where you don’t speak the lan-

guage or where you won’t like

the food, go to Barnes and

Noble and get a translation

dictionary or language learn-

ing software and be rest

assured that there will be

American restaurant chains

in nearly every study abroad

destination. It’s too easy to

settle into your comfort zone

and not experience a semester

abroad.

As I climb down from my

soapbox, I hope you got one

thing out of this vague, cliché

answer; that the study abroad

experience as a whole is real-

ly all it is cracked up to be and

more. After all, who can go

wrong with 50 cent loaves of

bread?

THe Vanguard april 4, 2013 page 13ColuMnS

looked at all articles thatmentioned the word “gay.” Ifound most discussed poli-tics or a campus event suchas Day of Silence in a neu-tral approach. There werealso a number of minority ofarticles, written by colum-nists but mostly a “Letter tothe Editor” that describedwhy there wasn’t anythingwrong with being gay.

I’ve written on the subjecton a personal and politicallevel more than any colum-nist I could find. Yet a directmessage to gay, bi, question-ing, and confused studentsboth out and closed abouttheir identity is missing.Here it is, in the hopes thatone of the many might hap-pen to open the paper andflip through far enough toread these words:

For some of you this is anextremely confusing time.You might use that equationwhere you try to outweighthings that you think makeyou gay or bi with thingsthat you think make youstraight. You might thinkback to your first crush andnotice they were the oppo-site sex and conclude thatyou’re straight. Perhapsunsatisfied with the results,you might change the vari-ables: your dress, talk, or

By Dan Binder-Brantley

walk. For some, you’ve already

told your friends stories ofgirlfriends or boyfriendsyou’ve never had, or perhapsyou did have – which adds tothe confusion and math youtry to add up, as i f thatequation might help you set-tle things.

For others , you mightalready have a strong under-standing of who you are. Youmight have already conclud-ed that you are gay or bi butperhaps you don’t want tocall yourself by those words.You may have tried to coverup your own feel ings bymaking fun of others. Youm a y b e s u r r o u n d e d b yf r i ends that won ’ t s t opinsulting gay people.

You aren’t out because atthe end of that equation youmight find that you loseeveryone you love. Your par-ents may never understandbecause of the dogma of yourreligion. You’re afraid ofhearing the whispers behindy o u r b a c k w h e n p e o p l edefine you by the one thingthey once never knew.

Although our lives mayvary, that equation is con-stantly used, and I under-stand these results becauseI’ve experienced them all.

I can’t dictate how you

Scratching the Surface: The Equation By Moussa Hassoun

This week, the star isMaymo. I’m particularlyfond of Maymo because he’sa dog and on top of that hisantics are nothing short ofhilarious. If you search forYouTube user “crackrockcan-dy” you’ll be pleasantly sur-prised when you find that hehas put together dozens ofvideos of Maymo. Many ofthese videos have broughtme near tears from laughingso hard.

These videos are trulyworks of art and I have togive credit where credit isdue. I mean this guy who

calls himself crackrockcan-dy is absolutely off of hisrocker in the best kind ofway. The situations he putshis dog in require absurda m o u n t s o f e f f o r t , a n dthanks to the dog’s utterridiculousness, the resultsare terrific.

Take this scenario, forexample: It ’s Christmastime, the family comes overand everyone has drownedthemselves into an eggnoginduced coma when all of asudden, crackrockcandyrealizes he forgot to give hisdog his present. Oh, how

nice of him to remember!What will it be? A rawhidebone, a squeaky toy, or per-haps any and al l thingsbacon flavored?

Nope, it’s a pyramid of 500water bottles stacked intri-cately in the middle of theliving room. A mere six hoursof stacking the bottles andthe likely contraction of BPAplastic induced illness all tosee the dog slam into thebottles and frolic on top ofthem making a ruckus. Whodoes these things?!

Scenario numero dos: youfind one of those weird wind-up toy mice and put it on thef l o o r n e x t t o y o u r d o g .Granted this is mildly lessstrange and probably onlyrequired three hours o fbrowsing Amazon reviews todetermine which toy animalwould provide the best cost-dog torment ratio. In thiscase, it’s Maymo that stealsthe show. His reaction issimilar to how I handledmyself the first time I triede x t r a - s t r e n g t h 5 - h o u rEnergy. The dog is just goingnuts taunting this bouncingmouse toy and can’t stopdoing reverse roll-over cart-wheels t ry ing to get i t sattention. Disappointingly,all good things must come toa n e n d , t h a n k s t o p o o rChinese manufacturing. The

mouse toy’s wind-up mecha-nism only lasts about 45 sec-onds, leaving Maymo devas-tated.

And finally, scenario three:Place a camera on the cornerof the table facing the center.Place a head of cabbage inthe middle of the table JUSTout of reach, and wait. Firstof all, I don’t even under-s t a n d w h y t h i s w o r k e dbecause no human, let alonea dog, wants to eat cabbage,so maybe they coated it inbutter or bacon grease orsomething. But anyway,

again, what is wrong withMaymo? The dog simply willnot give up until it can takea nice chomp out of the cab-bage head and surprise sur-prise, it’s completely inedi-ble. Time to move on, right?Nope, let’s spend the next 45seconds trying to swallowthe miserable green plant wejust inhaled and then diveback in for rounds two andthree.

Well, that was over quick.I hope you enjoyed. Shoutst o @ D a n B B r a n t l e y o nTwitter.

Courtesy of youtube.com

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feel, since I’ve most likelynever met you, but I knowthat I’ve felt a shred of yourpain and insecurity. I’ve feltyour confusion and I’ve doneall of the math. I’ve even losta friend and changed who Iwas to try to hide who I did-n’t want to be. Even today,I ’ m a p r o d u c t o f t h o s echanges in that equation weall use.

But understand if I couldwrite books that would pro-tect you, papers to end theconfusion, or texts to buildup your self-esteem, I would.

Know that things wil lclear up as soon as you scrapthat equation. Things mayget worse before they getbetter, and while you should

make decisions based onyour safety and well-being,know that values in a formu-la don’t define you.

Because when you add upthe math, the world is con-fusing and painful. It begsyou to accept what’s commonrather than special. Tellingyou that you are not alonedoesn’t end the confusion orloneliness, but throwing outthat equation can. Replacet h i n g s t h a t m a k e y o ustraight and gay with thingsthat make you, You.

If you must use an equa-tion use this: Patience (inyour struggle) + Kindness(to those around you) = Love(and that’s all you need).

Don’t try to outweigh things that you think make you gayor bi with the things that you think make you straight.

In “Best Dog Gift Ever,” Maymo is allowed toknock over and then play with a tower of bottles.

I’ve started thinking a lotabout my experience and theconversations I’ve had withb o t h o p e n a n d c l o s e t e dfriends at Bentley. Despiteall the strides our school hasmade to be more LGBTQfriendly, I’m always con-cerned there isn’t enoughpositive information for bothstraight and gay people.

While I couldn’t trackevery effort to make life forBentley’s non-straight stu-dents feel comfortable, Icould track the word “gay”through The Vanguard. Bydoing this I could see all thecontent published in ouronly school paper.

Using the search functionon bentleyvanguard.com, I

Courtesy of Moussa Hassoun

Courtesy of youtube.comIn “Dog Steals Cabbage,” Maymo tried to getto a head of cabbage placed just out of reach.

aPrIl 4, 2013 the VanguardSPorTS

Bentley drops third consecutive game despite hat trick

T h e B e n t l e y m e n ’ s

lacrosse team has gotten off

to a slow start to their sea-

son, losing three of their first

four games. In their two

most recent games , the

Falcons lost to Saint Anselm

and Pace University.

Against Saint Anselm,

Bentley got off to a fast start,

scoring the first goal of the

game when junior midfield-

er Nick Astarita snuck a

shot past the Hawks goal-

t e n d e r . S a i n t A n s e l m

responded by scoring the

next two goals to take a 2-1

lead. With time winding

down in the first quarter,

Astarita scored again to tie

the game up at 2-2. As the

second quarter began, the

Hawks scored three consec-

utive goals to grab the 5-2

lead. Junior attacker Jordan

Reals and junior midfielder

Colin O’Shea both scored for

Bentley to bring the Falcons

to within one goal of the

lead. However, Saint Anselm

netted one more goal to close

out the second quarter ,

ahead 6-4.

The third quarter was all

Bentley as sophomore mid-

fielder Bobby Hinds, sopho-

more defenseman Connor

Raffety and junior midfield-

er Steve Taylor all notched

goals for the Falcons to give

Bentley the 7-6 lead. In the

fourth quarter, Saint Anselm

started out strong, scoring

two quick goals to reclaim

the lead at 8-7. Later in the

quarter, the Hawks added

another goal to extend their

lead to 9-7. With a little over

a minute left in the game

s o p h o m o r e M a t t D e n t e

scored for the Falcons to

bring them to within a goal

o f S a i n t A n s e l m .

Unfortunately, the Falcons

were not able to net the

equalizer as Saint Anselm

held on to win, 9-8.

Over the weekend, the

Falcons faced off against

Pace University in another

Northeast-10 matchup. The

first quarter featured some

great defensive play from

both teams. Towards the end

of the first, Pace scored a

goal to go up 1-0. In the sec-

ond, the Setters added to

their lead by scoring two

more goals to grab the 3-0

lead. Bentley did manage to

get onto the scoreboard when

s e n i o r a t t a c k e r T i m

Matheson put one past the

Setters netminder, but Pace

By Billy Fitzhenry

Vanguard Staff

Senior attacker Tim Matheson scoredmultiple goals against Pace University.

Lady Falcons drop two straight after a four-game win streakBy Emily Ellis

Vanguard Staff

The Bent l ey women ’ s

lacrosse team started off their

season with a record of 4-3

o v e r a l l a n d 2 - 1 i n t h e

Northeast-10. Bentley’s first

game ended in a close loss to

Rollins, 12-11. After this

minor setback, the Lady

Falcons went on a four-game

win streak. Bentley won

against Lenoir-Rhyne, Le

M o y n e , M o l l o y a n d S t .

quickly responded, scoring a

goal to close out the second

quarter with a 4-1 lead. In

the third quarter, Matheson

scored two more goals for the

Falcons, but the Setters kept

the pace, scoring two goals of

their own to make the score

6-3 at the end of the third

quarter. In the fourth, Pace

scored first to extend its lead

to 7-3, but then the Falcons

reeled off three straight

g o a l s t o c l o s e t h e g a p .

S o p h o m o r e m i d f i e l d e r

Brendan Murphy, freshman

Michael’s.

Bentley’s defeat over non-

conference opponent, Molloy

was a very exciting win for

the Lady Falcons. Graduate

student attacker Megan

Wiggins scored four goals and

junior goalie Ally Dorman

made 10 saves for Bentley.

Molloy, however, came back

from a four-goal deficit to tie

the game at 12-all with only

eight seconds remaining in

the game. Senior attacker

Taylor Bastien won control

from the final draw and then

cradled the ball from center-

field to the opposing ne and

shot the ball past the Molloy

goalie for a buzzer-beater

win.

The Lady Falcons’ 15-6 win

over St. Michael’s marked

their fourth-straight victory

and their second win in the

NE-10. Three Bentley play-

ers including senior attacker

Alex Carney, junior midfield-

er Che lsea Lar ivee and

Bastien all had hat tricks. St.

Michael’s never came within

five goals of Bentley.

D o w l i n g w o u l d e n d

Bentley’s streak with a non-

conference 12-9 victory.

Bentley led most of the first

half after sophomore mid-

fielder Amy Ernst tallied two

goals. The scoreboard read 7-

7 halfway through the second

half right before freshmen

midfielders Kelsey Howard

and Erin O’Connor both

scored goals within 45 sec-

onds of each other. Dowling,

however, eventually pulled

away with a three-goal spurt.

Bentley also fell to New

Haven last Saturday when

the Lady Falcons were held

to a season-low four goals.

Despite defeating them in

both the regular and postsea-

son last year, Bentley start-

ed out with a three-goal

deficit a few minutes after

the first whistle was blown.

The score was 8-2 at half and

New Haven continued to win

15-4.

Bentley sits at 4-3 overall

and 2-1 in the NE-10. The

Lady Falcons look to start

a n o t h e r s t r e a k o n

Wednesday when they travel

to AIC.

attacker Jon Blaisdell and

junior attack man Jason

Knight all scored for the

Falcons during their come-

back attempt. Alas, Pace

responded by scoring two

consecutive goals to give

themselves the 9-6 lead,

securing the win.

In their upcoming games,

the Falcons will be playing

S a i n t M i c h a e l ’ s o n

Wednesday and will then

trave l t o Merr imack on

S a t u r d a y t o f a c e t h e

Warriors.

Junior midfielder Nick Astarita snuck in anearly goal, getting Bentley off to a fast start.

Courtesy of Sports Information Office

Senior attacker Alex Carney was oneof three players with hat tricks.



the VAngUARd ApRil 4, 2013 pAge 15SPortS

After dropping five games

in a row, the baseball team

got back on track this week-

end, winning both games of

a ra in-shortened ser ies

against Saint Anselm.

T h e g a m e p r i o r , t h e

F a l c o n s b e g a n t h e i r

Northeast-10 schedule with

a battle against Stonehill

Co l l ege . The game a l so

served as Bentley’s home

opener. Through the first

four innings, neither pitcher

had surrendered a run while

allowing only four hits com-

bined.

Stonehill struck first with

a run in the fifth inning, scor-

ing on an outfield single by

senior centerfielder James

DeAlto . In the seventh ,

Stonehill stretched their lead

to two with another DeAlto

hit. The Stonehill lead was

short lived, however, as the

Falcons were finally able to

get to Stonehill pitcher Neal

Horan.

With a leadoff double in

the seventh inning by senior

catcher Kevin Korwek, the

inning was off to a great

start. The next two batters

reached on errors, scoring

Korwek for the team’s first

run. Then, after junior short-

stop Will Brennan was able

to advance to third on a wild

pitch, junior third baseman

Nate Witkowski grounded

out, allowing Brennan to

cross the plate.

I n t h e b o t t o m o f t h e

e i g h t h , K o r w e k c a m e

t h r o u g h a g a i n f o r t h e

Falcons, this time driving in

a run with a single. Heading

into the ninth, senior starter

Lamarre Rey was sent back

to the mound to finish the

game. The leadoff batter

reached base on a single, but

was then picked off while

attempting to steal second.

In the next at-bat, Rey was

able to strike out his oppo-

nent, bringing the team one

out away from victory.

However, the elusive last

out of the game proved to be

just that. With two outs in

t h e n i n t h , a d o u b l e b y

S t o n e h i l l l e f t f i e l d e r

Christian Baglini put him

into scoring position. The

next batter, Stonehill second

baseman Chris Hoyt, doubled

to left field, tying the game.

In extra innings, neither

team scored until the 15th

inning. After Stonehill got a

man on base due to a rare

error by Brennan, SkyHawks

were able to move him to

third with back-to-back

ground outs. With two outs,

Stonehill was able to drive in

the go-ahead run.

I n t h e b o t t o m o f t h e

inning, Brennan did his best

to spark a Falcon comeback

by hitting a leadoff single.

However, the next three

Falcons were unable to get a

hit, ending the game with a

Stonehill 4-3 win.

Three days l a te r , the

Falcons were back on the

home field for a double head-

er against Saint Anselm.

Junior center fielder Sean

Keady was the star of the

day, accumulating six hits,

six RBI, five runs and four

stolen bases during the two

games.

In the opener, Bentley’s

offense came alive early,

jumping out to a four-run

l e a d b e f o r e t h e F a l c o n

defense took the field. In the

inning, all nine Bentley bat-

ters had a plate appearance.

On the mound f o r the

Falcons to start the day was

senior pitcher J.P. Ashline,

who went six innings while

allowing four runs—one

earned—and four hits while

striking out f ive. Senior

reliever John Yohe took over

for Ashline in the seventh

and pitched very well, strik-

ing out four while not allow-

ing a run. Falcon runs in the

fourth, fifth, seventh and

eighth innings kept adding to

the Bentley lead. By then

end of the game, the Falcons

had posted a statement vic-

tory, winning 15-4.

In the second game, the

Falcons used an explosive

fourth inning to take a com-

fortable lead. After giving up

two runs in the bottom of the

third, the Falcons responded

with six runs in the fourth.

W i t h t h e b a s e s l o a d e d ,

Witkowski was hit by a pitch

and freshman first baseman

Evan Mondor was walked,

scoring the Falcons’ first two

runs of the game. Two bat-

ters later, Keady smashed a

double to left field, clearing

the bases. He was not done

there, however, as he pro-

ceeded to steal third base and

then home before the inning

was over. Two runs in both

t h e s i x t h a n d s e v e n t h

By Matt Gustus

SpoRtS editoR

Five-game skid halted by back-to-back wins

melisa Kocarslan/the VAngUARdJunior center fielder Sean Keady was thestar of both games.

melisa Kocarslan/the VAngUARdSenior pitcher J. P. Ashline struck outfive and allowed four runs in six innings.

Recent ReSUltSResults from 3/26-3/30

Baseball (9-13, 2-1 NE-10) Result

Stonehill (3/27) L 4-3 (15 inn)

Saint Anselm (DH)(3/30) W 15-4, W 10-7

Golf

Bentley Cape Cod Classic (3/30) 2nd of 9

Men’s Lacrosse (1-4, 1-3 NE-10)

Saint Anselm (3/27) L 9-8

at Pace (3/30) L 9-6

Men’s Tennis (5-8, 5-1 NE-10)

at American International (3/26) W 5-4

Men’s Track and Field

Raleigh Relays (3/29-3/30) No team score

Tufts Snowflake Classic 14th of 24

Softball (5-13, 1-3 NE-10)

at Stonehill (DH)(3/27) L 6-5, W 2-1

Saint Anselm (3/30) L 4-0, L 3-1

Women’s Lacrosse (4-3, 2-1 NE-10)

Saint Michael’s (3/26) W 15-6

Dowling (3/28) L 12-9

at New Haven (3/30) L 15-4

Women’s Tennis (6-5, 6-1 NE-10)

at American International (3/26) W 6-3

Women’s Track and Field

Raleigh Relays (3/29-3/30) No team score

Tufts Snowflake Classic 16th of 23

Apr. 4 Softball vs. Stonehill (DH) 3:00 p.m.Women’s Tennis vs. Merrimack 3:30 p.m.

Apr. 6 Softball vs. American Int’l (DH) 12:00 p.m.Baseball vs. Saint Rose (DH) 12:00 p.m.Women’s Lacrosse vs. So. CT 12:00 p.m.Men’s Lacrosse vs. Saint Rose 7:00 p.m.

Apr. 7 Softball vs. Assumption (DH) 12:00 p.m.Baseball vs. Le Moyne (DH) 12:00 p.m.

Apr. 9 Softball vs. Saint Anselm (DH) 3:00 p.m.Women’s Tennis vs. Stonehill 3:00 p.m.

Upcoming SchedUle

innings put the Falcons

ahead for good, as they com-

pleted the sweep of St. A’s,

10-7.

In the NE-10, Franklin

Pierce holds first place with

an overall record of 16-9-0 (6-

0-0 NE-10). After a 6-3 win

over UMass Lowell, they hold

the top position within the

Northeast Division with a

divisional record of 3-0-0.

Meanwhile, second place in

the division is Merrimack,

holding a strong overall

record of 15-6-0 while 6-1-0

w i t h i n t h e c o n f e r e n c e .

Finally in third place and

just in front of Bentley are

the Skyhawks. After one win

and one loss in a double

header against Sotuhern

New Hampshire, Stonehill

stands at 15-9-0 overall

while they are an even 3-3 in

the conference.

M e a n w h i l e i n t h e

Southwest Division, the New

Haven Chargers are in front

with an overall record of 14-

5-0 and a conference record

of 7-1-0. In second place are

the Pace Setters of Pace

University, holding an over-

all record of 14-7-0 and a

respectable conference record

of 6-2-0.

The Falcons will host dou-

ble headers on Saturday and

Sunday this weekend. St.

Rose will travel to Bentley on

S a t u r d a y , f o l l o w e d b y

matchups with Le Moyne on

Sunday.

FalCOn FaCt

Junior forward Brett Gensler of the men’s hockey

team was named to the 2012-13 New England Division

I All-Star team for the second year in a row.

On the season, Gensler scored 16 goals and had 24

assists. It was the second year in a row that he accu-

mulated over 40 points, which no other Falcon has

done at the Division I level.

aPrIl 4, 2013 the VanguardSportS

The Bentley men’s and

women’s track and f ield

teams competed last week-

end in the Raleigh Relays in

North Carolina, receiving

strong individual perform-

ances from several athletes

on the way to an impressive

overall showing.

The Raleigh Relays fea-

tured athletes from a total of

87 colleges and universities

as well as club and profes-

sional teams and the pres-

sure was on for Bentley to

perform. Fortunately, both

the men and women were up

to the challenge, as each

team featured several run-

ners who recorded either

qualifying or record-break-

ing times.

The men’s team got off to

an excellent start on Friday.

There were several high-

lights of the day but the

most notable came from jun-

ior Eric Kennedy, who qual-

ified for the New England

Championships with an 11-

second 100-meter dash. In

a d d i t i o n t o K e n n e d y ’ s

impressive race, senior John

Drago placed 13th among all

Division II runners with a

15:15.41 in the 5,000 meters,

while freshman Edy-Elliot

Uthman Olukokun made his

collegiate debut with a 100-

meter time of 11.30 seconds.

On the women ’ s s ide ,

Bentley fared just as well on

the first day. The main high-

light for the team was senior

Caitlin Fahey, who qualified

for the NCAA Division II

O u t d o o r T r a c k

Championships with an

amazing time of 4:31.12 in

the 1,500 meters. It was the

second-best by a Division II

runner this spring, and was

also just 0.95 seconds behind

the school record set last

year by current teammate,

senior Amy Varsell.

“Overall, this past week-

end went pretty well for my

opening race of the outdoor

season,” said Fahey of her

performance. “I had taken

s o m e t i m e o f f a f t e r m y

indoor season so racing in

Raleigh was really just to get

myself back on the track

with some tough competi-

tion. The early qualifier for

N C A A ’ s w a s a n a d d e d

bonus. I still have work to do

but I’m pleased with how the

opener went overall! I ’m

excited to improve on the

time as the season progress-

es.”

The second day o f the

relays featured an even bet-

ter performance from the

Falcons and saw the Bentley

men’s team break the school

record in the 4x1500 meter

relay that had previously

stood for 12 years. The relay

team featured freshman

Sean Nee , junior Conor

Higgins and seniors Drago

and Craig Robinson. It was

these four members who

came through when it count-

ed most. Competing against

both Division I and II pro-

grams, the Falcons refused

to let the pressure get to

them and instead, set a

school record in the race

w i t h a b l a z i n g t i m e o f

16:34.58.

Surprisingly, the men’s

team came into the race

unsure of the health of sev-

eral runners. “Three of us

raced the day before and

were tired from that,” said

Drago. “Sean Nee didn’t race

the day before because of a

hip problem so we didn’t

know how that would affect

h i m i n t h e r a c e . C r a i g

Robinson also has been suf-

fering from hip issues and

recently started training

after two months off from

mono.”

Nevertheless, the relay

t e a m m a n a g e d t o s e t a

record-breaking time in the

face of such adversity. Drago

also discussed his happiness

over the results and shared

his feelings about how future

teams might fare against the

record.

“All things considered, it

was nice to set the school

record,” said Drago. “The

guys we took it from had sig-

nificantly faster times than

u s c o m i n g i n t o i t , t o o .

Nonetheless, I know Craig

and I are pleased to set a

record in our senior year. I

am sure the guys in the next

couple years should be able

to put a team together to

break that.”

The women’s team also

enjoyed record-setting per-

formances on the second

day, proving that Bentley

was not done making its

mark against top competi-

tion. The top highlight for

t h e w o m e n w a s j u n i o r

Ashley Nichols, who set a

personal record t ime o f

3 8 : 4 4 . 6 1 i n t h e 1 0 , 0 0 0

meters that propelled her to

second on Bentley’s all-time

list.

That was not the only

highlight for the women’s

team, however. In the 4x800

meter relay, the Falcons

recorded the second-best

time in Bentley’s history,

racing their collective hearts

o u t t o r e c o r d a t i m e o f

9:36.13 that was just nine

seconds off the record pace

p r e v i o u s l y s e t i n 2 0 0 2 .

Consisting of senior All-

American Varsell, freshman

Dusty Rose Sacco, sopho-

more Alix Pettinella and

Fahey, the women’s relay

team capped an incredible

w e e k e n d f o r b o t h t h e

Bentley men’s and women’s

track and field teams.

As a result of the relays,

Caitlin Fahey was awarded

the Northeast-10 Women’s

Track Athlete of the Week

and the men’s record-break-

ing relay team was named

t h e N E - 1 0 M e n ’ s R e l a y

Team of the Week.

By Ian Giancursio

Vanguard StaFF

Track & field teams have superb showing at Raleigh RelaysCaitlin Fahey qualifies for NCAA Championships; Eric Kennedy qualifies for New Englands

Junior Eric Kennedy’s 11-second 100-meterdash got him to the NE Championships.


FalCOn

OF the

Week

2

Keady Named

Falcon of the Week

Junior outfielder Sean Keady of the baseball team

is the Falcon of the Week. Keady put up big num-

bers in a 2-1 week for Bentley, hitting .438 (7-16)

with six RBIs, six steals, five runs scored and a .526

on base percentage.

In Bentley’s doubleheader sweep over Saint

Anselm last Saturday, Keady combined for six hits,

drove in six and had four steals. He had four hits as

Bentley won the opener 15-4, and had a three-run

double in the nightcap which keyed a 10-7 victory.

Keady was named both the Northeast-10 Player

of the Week and National Collegiate Baseball Writers

Association East Region Player of the Week for his

efforts.

Senior Caitlin Fahey had an NCAA quali-fying time of 4:31.12 in the 1,500 meters.


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