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tHuRSdaY, oCtoBER 27, 2011VoLuME Lii iSSuE V WWW.BEntLEYVanguaRd.CoM
See NELSON, Page 3
Gambino lights up KoumCAB brings Donald Glover and Harrison Greenbaum to campus
By Brenna O’Connell
VanguaRd StaFF
See KHAZEI, Page 5
FormercandidateKhazeistops bycampusUrges students to
get involved
By Sindhu Palaniappan
CaMPuS LiFE EditoR
“You guys – you are not the
leaders of tomorrow,” Khazei
said to a table full of Bentley stu-
dents anxiously waiting to hear
from him. After a few confused
glances towards each other and
an unbearably uncomfortable
silence, he continuesd, “You’re
the leaders of today!”
Alan Khazei recently ran for a
democratic seat in the U.S.
Senate for the state of
Massachusetts, although he
recently dropped out. Khazei has
been touring college campuses
for three years now; he really
believes that the younger gener-
ation can make all of the differ-
ence. Once a student at Harvard
College and later Harvard Law,
Khazei is a social entrepreneur
that is passionate about giving
back – as evidenced by all of his
tomer gat/tHE VanguaRd
Bentleymournsloss ofProfessorDavidNelson
Professor David Nelson
passed away at age 69 on
Monday, October 17, of an
aggressive form of cancer.
Nelson was hired by Timothy
Sullivan in 1983 and has been a
beloved and influential member
of the Bentley faculty since then.
Professor Nelson graduated
from Beloit College in 1963 with
a degree in Economics and
earned his PhD in Economics
and Finance from the University
of Wisconsin in 1974.
Nelson taught various finance
classes and has given seminars
on specific aspects of the field.
Nelson taught three classes
this semester. He was admitted
to a hospital a week before his
death and diagnosed with a ter-
minal and aggressive form of
cancer. His death came as a
shock to both students and fac-
ulty. The community was not
notified about his death.
“Dave Nelson was one of the
primary architects of Bentley
Sindhu Palaniappan/tHE VanguaRd
By Lacey Nemergut
nEWS EditoR
Student comedians Joshua Seiden and Brandon Schug opened again this year.
This past Saturday was
CAB’s Fall Comedy Show,
featuring comedians Donald
G l o v e r a n d H a r r i s o n
G r e e n b a u m . M a t t h e w
Schick, only a sophomore,
executed the event without a
hitch while his co-chair is
abroad. Having to turn peo-
ple away at the door, CAB
delivered yet another sold-
out show.
L a s t s e m e s t e r , B o
Burnham came to campus to
a sold-out performance.
Similar to last year, Joshua
Seiden and Brandon Schug
were the student openers,
proving that business stu-
dents also have a sense of
humor.
Y o u m a y r e m e m b e r
Seiden as the freshman beat-
boxing juggler with the
brothers of AEPi cheering
him on. This year, he showed
off his other talents in a
purely stand-up set. He had
people rolling in their seats
and dropping their jaws with
his risky and risqué jokes,
among which he compared
accounting to prostitution
and the “freshman 15” to
STDs contracted instead of
pounds gained.
The second student open-
er, Brandon Schug, decided
to go a different route by
“explor[ing] different social
issues around sex.”
Opening for Glover was
Greenbaum, who affection-
ately describes himself as an
“effeminate Jew.” In the eyes
of many, he stole the show.
Greenbaum has been named
one of this year’s Comedians
t o W a t c h b y C o m e d y
Central. He started off his
set by addressing the audi-
ence and in one breath point-
ing to a student exclaiming,
“Holy shit, you look like
you’re 12 years old!”
He also complimented the
gentlemen in the front row.
“You guys look a little date
rape-y… I bet you know how
to win over girls’ hearts with
a g a m e o f B e i r u t , ” h e
observed.
A t t h e e n d , h e i n t e r -
spliced his roots in magic by
pulling off an impressive
trick involving a student in
t h e a u d i e n c e , P a m e l a
Anderson, and about four
photos of Asian babies. The
general consensus of stu-
dents in attendance found
that Greenbaum had them
constantly laughing with lit-
tle build-up and background
stories.
G l o v e r w a s t h e m a i n
Festive films without the fright for the easily spooked
Emily Silver/tHE VanguaRd
By Lauren Brett
VanguaRd StaFF
Not all of us can be avid
scary movie watchers, and for
those of us that aren’t, it’s a
burden we have to carry
around for the rest of our lives
while being shamelessly
ridiculed by our peers, espe-
cially around the Thirteen
Days of Halloween when the
scary movie spirit kicks in.
For those who trembled and
shuttered at the idea of seeing
Paranormal Activity 3, have
no fear, there are fun alterna-
tives that can get you in the
Halloween spirit. There are
many holiday movies to watch
with your friends while dis-
cretely hiding your fear of
scary movies. Take a trip to
the Library and experience the
less chilling side of Halloween.
Beetlejuice: A Tim Burton
movie from the 1980s starring
Alec Baldwin, Michael Keaton
and Geena Davis depicts a
married couple who comes to
the realization that they are
dead. With this knowledge,
they hire the help of a ghost
named Beetlejuice to help
drive the new family out of
their old house. This movie
holds little fright but lots of
laughs.
Ghost Busters: Another
film from the 1980s, Bill
Murray, Dan Aykroyd and
Harold Remis star as three
See HALLOWEEN, Page 10
Are you afraid of the dark?
Do you have to check your clos-
et before you go to bed? Does
the idea of sitting down and
watching a scary movie haunt
you as much as the scary
movie itself?
See COMEDY, Page 5
Police Log 2 JAS 2 Cartoon 4 Voices 8 & 9 Horoscopes 12 Falcon of The Week 16
APPLEWhat direction willthe industry lead-i n g i n n o v a t i o ncompany take?
RUGBYB e n t l e y M e n ’sRugby looks to fin-ish season off witha playoff spot.
14STONEYFIELD6
SOPHIA GRACE13
Stoneyfield Farm’s CE-Yo comes to Bentley.
Sidekick Rosie is left under scrutiny.
7
FOR GENERAL & CONTACT INFORMATION ABOUT
The Vanguard, PLEASE SEE PAGE 4.
Page 2 october 27, 2011 the VanguardNews
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Leslie Dias
MANAgINg EDITOR gENERAL MANAgER
Tomer Gat John Karakelle
COPy EDITOR
NEWS EDITOR
SPORTS EDITOR
CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR
FEATURES EDITOR
BUSINESS EDITOR
PHOTOgRAPHy EDITOR
ONLINE EDITOR
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
DIRECTOR OF ADvERTISINg
DIRECTOR OF MARKETINg
JOURNALISM ADvISOR
STUDENT LIFE ADvISOR
Alyson Bisceglia
Lacey Nemergut
Robbie LaBrie
Sindhu Palaniappan
Lindsay Beauregard
Phillip St. Pierre
Emily Silver
Brian Fuerst
Ian Markowitz
Jeff Breault
Greg Kokino
Brandon Schug
Judy Rakowsky
Nicole Chabot-Wieferich
Judicial action Summary
Total number of cases: 29Total number of individuals involved (violators): 49Number of individuals dismissed from responsibility: 0Number of individuals referred to Judicial Board: 0 Number of educational sanctions given: 31
(includes referrals to Alcohol Education)Cash total of fines given for the week: $1,100Number of Work Sanctions assigned: 0Number of students placed on warning 16Number of Parental Notifications: 1Number of individuals put on Residential Probation: 1
(Loss of 15 Housing Credits)Number of individuals put on Disciplinary Probation: 0
(Loss of 30 Housing Credits)Number of individuals put on Suspension (Housing): 0Number of individuals put on Suspension (University): 0Number of individuals expelled from University: 0
Provided by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs
10.19.2011-10.25.2011
Tablet Troubles
University Police received a
complaint last week about an iPad
that had apparently been stolen
from a classroom in Smith. The
owner had left to use the restroom,
and when she returned her com-
puter had vanished.
The culprit here is mind numb-
ingly clear: It was Steve Jobs. Ok,
we all know you were paranoid
about protecting your products,
but this is really too far. You just
HAD to resurrect yourself and
steal every Apple product on the
planet so that you can bring it up
to the “cloud” with you, didn’t you?
Have a little pride, man. Bill
“Pearly” Gates is laughing at you
right now. (Too soon?)
A Trough Night
There was a little too much
horseplay going on in Fenway on
t h e n i g h t o f S a t u r d a y 1 5 .
University Police received a call
from a student who reported that
spilled liquid and hay were scat-
tered throughout the building.
Apparently, some Smarty Jones
thought it would be cool to show
his Funny Cide by wasting valu-
able training resources.
Mentally, this dude must have
been un-Stable. You don’t just
strew water and hay around like
it’s nothing! Once this is squared
straight away, an RA (or a War
Admiral) will most likely crack the
whip on this Easy Goer.
Crash Into Me
Last Monday at about 8:30 a.m.,
a caller reported having almost
been hit by an oncoming vehicle
while she was crossing the street.
The caller, who is a staff member,
told University Police that it was
a Bentley Facilities car that near-
ly caused the collision.
These reporters have come to
this conclusion about this curious
situation: It doesn’t make sense.
Just think about it: Where in the
name of Abraham Lincoln’s grand-
mother is a facilities truck going
IN A RUSH?!? Facilities does not
“do” timeliness: We’re pretty sure
the heating system in our room
hasn’t worked since Nam.
Angry Beavers
On the morning of Sunday,
October 16, an officer reported a
disabled vehicle that was stuck on
Beaver Street. Now, we feel badly
about the vehicle having a physi-
cal problem, but we think that call-
ing it “disabled” is a tad offensive.
As you can see from our state-
ment, we’re pretty sympathetic.
That ’ s a qual i ty that sets us
humans apart from savage ani-
mals, is it not? Well, if you don’t
think it is, then please try explain-
ing this story to me. A vehicle gets
stuck on Beaver Street?
If you ask me, the beavers who
Police log
occupy the street (and who the
street is obviously named after)
built a dam in anticipation of this
differently abled vehicle. Showing
no regard for human l i fe , the
beavers constructed this dam in the
middle of the road, halting the poor
vehicle in its tracks.
At this point, the car was hope-
less. Luckily, the Waltham Police
Department and a tow company
were sent a distress signal, and
they came to the rescue as soon as
possible. Chalk another win up for
humans – we really are better than
swamp creatures, no matter how
angry the beavers are.
Rhoasting Rhodes
Last week, University Police’s
attention was sparked by a fire in
Rhodes Hall. Apparently, a student
was using a toaster oven when a bit
of food made contact with the hot
surface. When smoke began ema-
nating from the toaster, the resi-
dent knew she was in a bit of a
jam.
There was indeed a flame, but-
ter instincts were good: She smoth-
ered the flame as quickly as possi-
ble before it could spread anymore.
While the student may be toast
when she goes to Judicial, she
should be happy that she was not
cooked for real.
We’re not Drinking This Kool-
Aid
On Monday, October 17, officers
spoke with a Copley South resi-
dent regarding damage to a wall.
As it turns out, the student report-
edly either kicked the wall or
smashed it with an object. In our
humble opinion, this kid is getting
framed, as we all know who the
real culprit is here: The Kool-Aid
man.
Indeed, this annoying jug of
water, sugar and red dye #40 busts
through the wall to affirmatively
correct you every time you say,
“Oh no!” He may think he’s break-
ing down barriers, but he’s really
just being a public nuisance.
Effective immediately, we are
offering a $4.57 award to anyone
brave enough to bring this crimi-
nal to justice, or to Seasons.
I t m i g h t b e n i c e t o h a v e a
change from Hi-C, and there are
fewer walls for him to break in the
Student Center. Think about it –
it’s a win-win.
FRESHMAN PUKE COUNT
Our count added two additional
pukers this week, bringing our
semester count to 27. A relatively
slow week this week… Could you
possibly be growing up, frosh?
Doubtful. But prove us wrong!
Sean Harrington
and Brian Shea
Vanguard Staff
the Vanguard OctOber 27, 2011 Page 3News
NELSONContinued from Page 1
University as it is today,”
said Aptul Gupta, the cur-
rent Finance Department
chair. “As the first chair of
the freshly constituted
Finance department, he
recruited over a dozen new
faculty members in a short
four or five years, oversaw
the development of new pro-
grams and courses in both
graduate and undergraduate
schools, and was a leader in
the drive to get the College
and our programs accredited
by the AACSB.”
“He was the lead person
who put together the Bentley
faculty manual, which didn’t
exist prior to the 1980s. Even
the current version is pretty
much a byproduct of his orig-
inal work,” said Leonard
Rosenthal, a close friend and
fellow Bentley colleague.
“[Nelson] participated in a
USAID grant under the lead-
ership of Director of
International Programs
Jerry Bookin-Weiner to
study European
Community,” said John
Joby, a former marketing
chair at Bentley.
“We became closer as time
went on. After his illness, he
couldn’t spend as much time
here,” said Rosenthal. “In his
last three years, he was the
department representative
in the senate. He played an
active role there. He was a
respected member of the
department.”
“He was hearty. He valued
his friends so deeply. His
generosity - he was a man
who would give you the shirt
off his back,” said Timothy
Anderson, a close friend and
Bentley colleague of Nelson.
“Dave had three loves in
his life: His love of family,
his love of teaching and his
love of sailing, and unlike
many of us, was able to
achieve the proper balance
between the three,” said
Mark Davis, a personal
friend and Bentley col-
league. Davis and Nelson
met 20 years ago teaching
for the Bentley program at
Yunnan University in
Kunming, China.
Throughout his life,
Nelson actively partook in a
wide array of hobbies. His
Bentley colleagues knew him
best as a sailor.
“First on his little, 22-foot
sailboat, Mirage, and then
for the last 20 years or so
[on] Spirit…. She wasn’t the
prettiest boat in the Marina,
but she spent less time than
any other boat there. He
used her,” said Anderson.
“He was a good friend and
colleague and I will miss
him,” said Davis. “I will
especially miss those long
and often deep conversations
we had onboard the Spirit as
we sailed through the night
to reach our next port of call
By Rachael CasagrandeVanguard Staff
Students discuss Occupy Wall Street
Bentley students offered
clashing opinions about the
protests flooding the finan-
cial districts of cities all
over the world, thanks to
occupy movements that
originated on Wall Street.
“I think I’m going for the
99 percent. I agree that the
democratic process should
be reformed. It’s not just
nonsense,” said sophomore
Chris Orihuela when asked
about the protests.
Freshman Dan
Westervelt questioned the
intentions of some of the
protesters. “I did hear that
there are just college stu-
dents who go for fun.”
He went on to say that
they may just be attending
the protests because every-
one else was, suggesting
that the occupy movements
are becoming a trend
rather than meaningful
protests.
Other students are in
complete opposition of the
movement.
“It’s ridiculous. I do not
think they realize how stu-
pid and contrary their
demands are,” said
Ashleigh Casey, a senior.
Other students are sim-
ply looking for a clear plan
of action.
“I feel like it’s something
I could support if they had
an agenda” said Dan Fava,
a senior.
Orihuela had a similar
viewpoint. “I think it’s a
good demonstration of what
people can do, but without
a proper solution being pro-
posed, I don’t think much
change is going to be put
into effect,” he said.
Regardless of the end
result of Occupy Wall
Street, Orihuela said, “It’s
interesting to see,” and
wondered how well the pro-
testers will fare in the
upcoming months.
“I wonder if they’ll actu-
ally stay through the win-
ter because it will be cold,”
he said.
Mayor Bloomberg pre-
dicted earlier on this month
that the protestors would
pack up once the cold really
hits.
“The company that owns
the public area actually
wanted them to leave. They
came up with the excuse
that they wanted the park
cleaned,” said Orihuela.
In efforts to keep the
protest on Wall Street
going, the protestors called
on help to purchase
brooms, mops, garbage
bags and other cleaning
supplies to clean up
Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park
themselves.
If the Occupy movement
continues to grow as rapid-
ly as it has since it began
on September 17, there
may not be an end in sight.
at day break on the following
day.”
In addition to his love for
sailing, Nelson was involved
in a lengthy list of organiza-
tions and pastimes. He was a
singer, songwriter and gui-
tar player, and he would
often sing to his grandchil-
dren.
He was a professional
hypnotist. He served as the
former chairman of the
Greater Boston Chapter of
the World Future Society.
He was involved in the
Seven Seas Cruising
Association, a yacht club
without portfolio that fre-
quently presented seminars.
“Students, especially sen-
iors, were invited to his home
and, at David’s own expense,
treated to a fine home-
cooked meal and [were]
asked to deliver their final
term paper at his residence.
He treated them as equals,
now that they were done,”
said Joby.
“Nelson was a passionate
teacher who really cared
about his students learning
the material,” said Melissa
Reville, one of Nelson’s stu-
dents. “Not only did he share
his love of finance with the
class, but he shared his love
for sailing and other hobbies
with us, as well.”
should focus on approving
and creating organizations for
the long term, with stability
and demand that will last for
decades.
A small uproar was created
earlier this semester when
ABA informed Her Campus,
an up-and-coming online
magazine for women, that
they would be better suited by
partnering with the Women’s
Center. Her Campus was
supposedly not thrilled with
the idea and created a small
stir about starting up their
own organization and being
independent from the
Women’s Center.
With everyone looking to
strengthen their own
resumes by being the
“founder” of an on-campus
organization, few studentse
looking at the existing oppor-
tunities for them to create
and build their own area
within an existing organiza-
tion. When several students
were looking to start a politi-
cal forum last year, they real-
ized they wouldn’t be able to
join the Democrats or the
editorial
Republicans because it would
make them appear partial to
one side or the other. Instead,
they joined the Speech and
Debate Society and found a
natural fit within that organ-
ization.
Bentley doesn’t need yet
another fraternity or sorority
on campus because you
believe yours will promote
business better than DSP
does. Instead, we challenge
you to enhance the organiza-
tions that Bentley already
has established and strength-
en them one organization at a
time. Besides, that would be a
much better story for an
interview, about how you
approached an issue and you
affected change within an
established group, than just
circumvented the group
entirely and created yet
another organization.
To avoid any bias on behalf
of The Vanguard Editorial
Board, board members John
Karakelle and Ian Markowitz
are both members of the
Bentley Speech and Debate
Society.
Disclaimer: The opinions published in The Vanguard are
submitted by readers of the newspaper, and do not necessar-
ily reflect the views and opinions of The Vanguard and its
staff. We are not able to print any letters submitted anony-
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Publication information
There are a lot of benefits
to attending a business
school, including being pro-
vided with an education
which will significantly bene-
fit us and prepare us for
entering the workplace. By
paying hundreds of dollars
each year as our Student
Activity Fee, we each rightful-
ly feel that we should be able
to derive some value from the
fee to focus it on events we
would like to participate in.
But one of the downsides to
that is the massive number of
students who want to create
their own organizations and
receive AIA funding, without
looking to see if they can get
involved in an existing organ-
ization.
This seems to be happening
much more this year than it
has in years past, but it seems
to be a regular occurrence for
the fall semester. ABA and
AIA are required to do more
work with either recognizing
new organizations or specify-
ing their reasoning for not
recognizing a student organi-
zation. AIA’s and ABA’s job
Quotes of the
Week
“I’m going to wait untileverbody’s voted off the
island.”-Barack Obama,
appearing as a guest onThe Tonight Show withJay Leno, joking that he
won’t pay attention to theRepublican Presidentialdebates until the candi-
dates are narrowed down.
“The McRib has anenthusiastic and dedi-
cated fan base.”-Marta Fearon,
McDonald’s U.S.Marketing director, on the
chain’s decision to offerthe popular sandwichuntil November 14.
“In doing this, we aretelling the world and ourchild that his or her life isa precious work of art.”
-Marni Kotak,a performance artist who
will give birth at aBrooklyn art gallery in
front of a small group ofpeople.
Enough Organizations Already!
The Vanguard OcTOber 27, 2011 Page 5CamPus Life
work with Be The Change, a
national coalition devoted to
building non-profits, and
AmeriCorps, a federal commu-
nity service program.
Along with his work with Be
The Change and AmeriCorps,
Khazei co-founded with his
Harvard roommate a now
national program called City
Year. “City Year depends on 17
– 20 something’s – you are the
generation that has a gift.” City
Year, a partner with Bentley’s
Service Learning, is an incred-
ible program that allows stu-
dents to donate a year to help
inner city students in various
locations around the country.
“The 18 to 30 year old demo-
graphic is the group that voted
in the first African American
president in our nation’s histo-
ry,” Khazei continues, further
hitting home that the young
generation is not only the
group that senses injustice –
but the group most apt to do
something about it.
As the son of immigrants, a
mother from Italy and a father
from Iran, Khazei really feels
like he is living the American
Dream. “My father left a coun-
try of oppression and came to
the US for its ideals and the
freedom our citizens enjoy. My
COMEDYContinued from Page 1
attraction, bringing droves of
s t u d e n t s t o t h e
Koumantzalis Auditorium.
You may know him from
NBC’s show Community, or
perhaps you know him as
Childish Gambino.
G lov er a l e r t ed a t t he
beginning his routine “won’t
be anything like [his per-
formance on Community].”
To continue the theme of
some of Greenbaum’s jokes
regarding HIV, Glover com-
pared children to AIDS,
admitting he would rather
have the latter.
“You can’t drop AIDS and
go to jail!” he said.
His set consisted of anec-
dotes from his childhood and
interesting takes on current
social matters. He said that,
a l t h o u g h g o i n g t o t h e
“Auschwitz for kids” (Home
Depot) , he did miss how
“kids can take weird stuff”
without a second thought.
He also proposed a radical
idea for taking the power
away from the “n-word.”
There will be no more discus-
sion of who can use it, in
what context or in what sit-
uation if we all start using it
to describe anything.
“We may lose some of you
[white people], but it is for
the greater good,” he said.
Glover’s first album Camp
is set to drop in November.
Schick was impressed by
the turnout at the show.
“People were lined up in
lawn chairs starting at 5
p.m. – two hours before
doors even opened,” he said.
Unfortunately for some,
the auditorium can only hold
480 students; any more than
that is a fire code violation.
For a select few, that did not
thwart any attempts.
“ I e v e n c a u g h t a f e w
determined students who
snuck backstage during the
show, but unfortunately we
had to burst their bubble
and escort them out of the
building for security purpos-
es,” said Schick.
Schick credited the great
turnout to great comedian
selection and great market-
ing.
“Students are less likely
to attend if the artist isn’t a
‘household ’ name,” said
Schick.
“Some of the better come-
dians are not fu l ly wel l
known yet, so even though
t h e y m a y b e e x t r e m e l y
funny, they won’t have the
draw that a celebrity like
Donald Glover would have.”
mother instilled in me this:
That every person has a gift.”
There’s been a shift in what
Americans want, Khazei said.
People used to ask, ‘what can
I do for my country?’ until fair-
ly recently, where it turned
into ‘am I better off than I was
4 years ago?’ There is a new
selfish or self-centered focus,
people aren’t trying to give
back but instead they’re trying
to figure out what they can
take.
There are four keys points to
this campaign, he made clear:
(1) Unemployment – especially
with the younger crowd. If you
don’t have a job your first year
out of college, you’ll be much
worse off ten years down the
road. (2) Poverty in the States.
46 million people, that’s 2 out
of every 5 families, have fallen
into poverty in the last 2 years.
(3) Education – after “spending
over 20 years with students in
inner cities, one thing that is
to be learned is that any child,
with high expectations and a
good learning environment,
can succeed,” says Khazei. 30
years ago, 75% of jobs only
required a high school diploma.
Now, 66% of jobs expect some
form of higher education.
“Loan debt is like mortgage –
it’s crippling.” (4) Service and
Political Reform – “Young peo-
ple lead everything,” says
Khazei, “from ending genocide
in Sudan to the LGBT move-
ment, to Occupy Boston and
Occupy Wall Street, all the
way to Tiananmen Square.
You move beyond social issues,
your generation just looks at
what work needs to be done,
and then gets it done.”
He goes on to talk about
how “Diversity is the wrong
discussion. It means everyone
is at the table. Inclusivity, how-
ever, means everyone around
the table is equal.” From a
man of such diverse back-
grounds, he seems to be an
authority on the topic. He
closed by presenting an idea
for students right here at
Bentley to use – an idea that
would allow us to use our vot-
ing power to accomplish things
for everyone – how it should be
used.
“Promise them that you’ll
g ive them a 100% voter
turnout, if they can promise
you more jobs openings,” he
said, stressing again that if
anyone has power – it’s out
generation.
Continued from Page 1
KHAZEI
K ha ze i wa s a c t i v e l y
capaigning for a democratic
seat in the U.S. Senate, but
dropped out of the race as of
Wednesday, October 26.
PAGE 6 OCTObER 27, 2011 THE VANGUARDCamPus LiFe
By Fred FangVANGUARD STAff
Stonyfield Farm CE-Yo recommends green & organic business practices
By about the year 2050, the
world’s population is projected
to reach around nine billion
people. A little less than 50
percent of the population will
end up being diagnosed with
cancer . In o ther words ,
chances are, either you or I
will develop some form of can-
cer during our lifetime.
When Gary Hirshberg, CE-
Y o o f S t o ny f i e ld F a rm ,
revealed this statistic to the
Bentley students in Wilder
Pavilion and to those watch-
ing the live video streaming in
Koumantzelis Auditorium,
eyes widened.
He did not stop there, how-
ever. Hirshberg continued to
paint a picture of what the
future would look like accord-
ing to data gathered. As the
world population continues to
exponentially grow, so too does
people’s consumption of natu-
ral resources and natural
gases.
Hirshberg said that recent-
ly, there has been a six-fold
increase in water usage com-
pared to water usage years
ago. People use this water for
irrigating deserts and farms,
but the problem of doing this
excessively is that it depletes
the top soils. Countries like
China and India have depleted
most, if not all of their top soils
as a result.
Hirshberg said that we tend
to increase the use of chemi-
cals and fertilizers in the
ground as a way to stimulate
the land and counterbalance
the effect of over irrigation. If
this does not work, resorting
to natural resources and oil for
energy is next in line. This can
have serious consequences.
Utilizing natural resources
and gases releases greenhouse
gases into the atmosphere,
causing global warming and
pollution. Aerosol cans release
fluorocarbons, additional
greenhouse gases. Ecosystems
around the world then have
become disrupted and species
started to become endangered
or extinct. In fact, hypoxia in
the Gulf of Mexico is the
world’s second-largest dead
zone due to the run-off caused
by excess pollutants.
“Carbon footprint is obese in
the U.S.,” said Hirshberg. As
a nation, Americans consume
a lot, which not only impacts
our environment, but our per-
sonal well-being. Hirshberg
offered his own personal expe-
rience of growing up and com-
pared that with kids growing
up today. He believes that kids
growing up today weigh 18-
percent more than kids during
h i s genera t i on . A l o t o f
Americans do not consider the
chemicals in our foods that
cause the cancer and added
weight. He emphasized the
importance of organic foods in
our daily diet which leads to
his main discussion.
By being environmentally
conscience and implementing
environmentally ethical
behavior, Stonyfield Farm has
been able to grow to the third-
largest yogurt brand in the
U.S. Hirshberg said that by
attacking externalities, direct
consequences of our economic
activities that do not appear
on our balance sheets and
income statements, companies
ultimately save money.
Stonyfield created nine
teams to attack the carbon
footprint of its company, the
largest cause of carbon foot-
print being the cows and the
ninth largest being employees
a nd o t he r a m e n i t i e s .
Hirshberg said that by mak-
ing small, environmentally
friendly changes in the way
they do things, like using
trains rather than trucks to
deliver yogurt, has saved
Stonyfield over $18 million
since 2006.
He continued to reinforce
this argument when he pre-
sented his pitch on why invest-
ing in an anaerobic facility was
a strong business decision. The
facility ultimately ended up
paying for itself in a little less
than two years. Even switch-
ing from petroleum based raw
materials to plant-based plas-
tic had an impact; packaging
weight was halved.
Despite these changes, one
of the b iggest dec is ions
Stonyfield made was going
organic. Doing so saved over
nine-million pounds of fertiliz-
er. Instead, farmers put small
organic digesters on the land
that acts like a fertilizer but is
different in that it is organic.
This helped farmers increase
their crop yield and increased
their earnings.
Farmers get what they like
and the consumers are then
left with an environmentally
safe, organic product. By deliv-
ering on a product people feel
good about eating, Stonyfield
spent considerably less on
advertising than competing
firms do. Hirshberg said that
this was because his products
spread by word of mouth due
to the loyalty that Stonyfield
has established - “the ultimate
holy grail,” he called it.
Hirshberg recommends green processesto reduce carbon footprints.
Courtesy of princeton.lib.nj.us
By Radhika Bansil
VANGUARD STAff
Time and time again, we
have been told of the impor-
tance of hard work, persever-
ance and devotion. But never
before has having these char-
acteristics seemed as attrac-
tive as they did at the Careers
in Consulting Panel held last
Friday, October 21. For the 60
or so that attended the panel,
questions were answered, mis-
conceptions were corrected
and a future in consulting
became more of a reality than
ever before; and we owe it all
to the six panelists that were
kind enough to enlighten our
collegiate souls.
Thomas Higgins, a junior
consultant at Booz Allen
H a m i l t o n a n d a l s o t h e
youngest of the group, offered
advice about breaking into the
field and adapting from college
life to a professional career.
Sitting next to him was Stacy
Rudman, senior associate at
Mercer and a Bentley alumni,
showed the beauty in the
unpredictability of her days.
Carlton Seid (he goes by Carl),
senior practice consultant at
EMC Consulting, relayed the
vital role confidence played in
his success.
From Deloitte Consulting,
Lynne Bevilacqua, senior con-
s u l t a n t , a n d S e l m a
Ferhatbegovic, technology sen-
ior manager, also graced our
presence. Both of these women
stressed the weight that find-
ing a balance between work
life and personal obligations
holds. Last, but most certain-
ly not least, we were joined by
Thomas Jacobson, partner at
Accenture and father of a stu-
dent here, who really compart-
mentalized the traits one
needs to adopt to be success-
ful.
The first topic discussed
was passion. Right off the bat,
the pane l i s t s b la tant ly
expressed that being a con-
sultant is not for everyone.
You have to have a passion for
the job, a passion for your
clients and a passion to create
change. Many of the students
voiced their concern about the
travel involved in consulting.
While consultants do have to
travel , the panel ists al l
emphasized the flexibility of
their schedules.
It was when the panelists
were asked to describe their
usual days that garnered the
most attention. Each pan-
elist’s day differed so much
that it emphasized how as a
consultant, you most definite-
ly will not be spending your
days behind the pale gray
walls of a cubicle.
Careers in Consulting Panel features experienced pros in the fieldIf they had not already done
so, all of the students in atten-
dance whipped out their
notepads when the panelists
gave advice to those pursuing
a career in consulting, and
general interviewing skills.
The first of these was the mat-
ter of relevance. The panelists
could not stress enough that
you need to bring something
to the table of whichever com-
pany you are interviewing
with and effectively convey it
to your interviewer. You may
ask, what makes one relevant?
According to the venerable
panelists, functional capabili-
ties, industry knowledge and
ability to learn will play a
large role in determining your
value to a firm.
When asked about the
immediate actions we, as col-
lege students, could take, the
panelists once again came to
a general consensus and rein-
forced all the positive effects
of networking. “Network, net-
work, network,” were their
parting words.
Whether or not you were
looking to be a consultant, the
Careers in Consulting Panel
gave its attendees a chance to
hear about the industry from
the pros, get top-notch advice
and talk to these amazing peo-
ple one-on-one.
If you were at this event
and liked what you saw or if
you’d like to get involved, con-
sider attending the Bentley
Consulting Group’s next event
on December 5, when the
nitty-gritty of what a consult-
ant actually does will be cov-
ered.
Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARDProfessionals discuss the realities of con-sulting and tips for success in the field.
the Vanguard oCtoBer 27, 2011 Page 7BuSineSS
As you are most l ikely
already aware of, Apple lost its
president and chief product
design guru Steve Jobs to pan-
creatic cancer on October 5,
2011. The face and voice of
Apple, Jobs was a master inno-
vator who affected and pro-
pelled not only his company,
but the technology industry as
a whole.
Take one look through your
backpack or on your desk;
there is most likely an iPhone,
iPod or Macbook somewhere in
your proximity. Apple’s prod-
ucts are a larger part of our
lives than many people realize,
which is why the death of Jobs
raises some concern about the
company’s future.
Prior to the passing of Jobs,
Tim Cook was chosen to take
over the reins as Apple’s CEO.
In his first public presentation,
Cook did not get the praise and
applaud that Jobs was famous
for in his public outings, main-
ly because Cook decided to let
two people working under him
explain Apple’s new product,
the iPhone 4S.
Cook may lack the emotion
and innovative mind that Jobs
displayed, but he has years of
experience with the supply
chain processes of Apple and
has a knack for distribution
that is unlike anyone else in
the company. The present
CEO will surely face some
pressure to lead Apple like
Jobs did for so many years; the
company is already a heavy-
weight in the tech industry,
though, so it is not like he is
going to have to make major
changes to the company proce-
dures in place.
It will be interesting to see
who else steps up for Apple.
Although Cook is taking over
the main duties that Jobs per-
formed with years of success,
there are plenty of individuals
who have been working behind
the scenes for Jobs, and will
compliment Cook nicely in
their own fields of expertise.
One of these individuals is
Philip Schiller, senior vice pres-
ident of the marketing division
at Apple. A member of the com-
pany’s executive team since
1997, Schiller is the man
behind some of the most popu-
lar Apple slogans and pitches,
including the Mac vs. PC com-
mercials, and was one of the
people who aided Cook in his
first public presentation.
Schiller worked closely with
Jobs on a day-to-day basis,
preparing his keynote presen-
tations and presenting new
products on many occasions.
When Jobs left on medical
leave in 2009, it was Schiller
who was chosen to give the
keynote presentations and
present the iPhone 3GS. With
a strong personality and pub-
lic charisma similar to Jobs, he
could very well become the
next leader of Apple.
Jonathan Ive, senior vice
president of Apple’s design
team since 1996, is another
crucial player in the company’s
continued success. Although he
is not well known to most peo-
ple, Ive is a guru in the tech-
nology industry, and was
named Fortune’s “Smartest
Designer in the Technology
World” just last year.
Apple’s SVP of software
Scott Forstall takes Ive’s
designs and makes them run
smoothly and with all the
quirks. He is known as a soft-
ware genius and is responsible
for refining Apple’s main oper-
ating system iOS.
These Apple executives are
all willing and able to pull
more weight to maintain the
success of Apple. It is unknown
how the state of Apple will be
affected in the long-term in the
aftermath of the Jobs Era, but
one area that Cook wants to
focus on is the tablet market,
which he believes will take
over the PC market over the
next few years.
The company will also rely
on China to pick up the slack
in its sales. In 2010, revenue
from China went from $3 bil-
Steve Jobs’ innovation propelled him tobecome the face of Apple and the industry.
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Post-Jobs Era leaves future & innovation of Apple in questionBy Phillip St. PierreBusiness editor
lion to $13 billion, a 333-per-
cent jump from the previous
years. Apple is already well
established in the United
States, which is why it wants
to open the majority of its
expected stores overseas this
coming year.
Wall Street Journal colum-
nist Jessica Vascellaro believes
that Apple will be able to ride
on Job’s vision and accomplish-
ments for the time being, but
that they need to find a way to
sustain their competitive
advantage in the long-term.
“The real test for Mr. Cook
will come when he is no longer
benefiting from Mr. Jobs’s tri-
umphs and must conquer new
markets on his own,” said
Vascellaro. “Executives in
media companies, for instance,
are reluctant to give up control
of their products and fear
Apple will end up eating away
at their profits. Mr. Cook must
win them over.”
what is your least
favorite halloween
candy?
VoiCeS
Page 8 oCtober 27, 2011 the Vanguard
By Brett kirklandPhotograPhy Staff
fEAturES
Sometimes a novel will
catch me complete ly o f f
guard - I go in with a certain
set of expectations regarding
the plot based on reviews of
others and come out feeling
completely backwards. One
Day by David Nicholls was
one of these instances.
Whenever I’m stressed, I
usually read fluffy novels
with little to no literary
merit - they’re wonderful
books, but you won’t find an
English professor raving
about them anytime soon.
One Day was supposed to
be one of those books; I only
read it because it was going
to be a movie, and I figured
it might be interesting. It
turned out to be far more.
One Day is centered on the
lives of two people - Dexter
Mayhew and Emma Morley.
Although they attended col-
lege together, they only truly
meet on July 15, 1988, the
day after graduation.
Emma had always noticed
Dexter, the golden boy, but
he didn’t see her until that
fateful last day. The chap-
ters of the novel take place
on July 15 of each year ,
spanning from 1988 to 2007.
The lives they lead could-
n’t be more different. Dexter
spends a year travel ing
before he is whirled up into
the glamorous, yet short-
lived life of a TV host. Emma
is a waitress at a restaurant
(which will make you scared
to ever eat out) until she
decides to become a teacher
and pursue her life dream to
be an author.
Emma and Dexter remain
best friends through the
years and encourage each
other through good times
and bad. Dexter is the one
who points out that Emma
has more potential in life
than becoming a restaurant
manager, and Emma cheers
Dexter on when the entire
world is laughing at him.
They move forward in
their separate lives together,
in a way only best friends
can.
Marriage, death, children,
divorce, success and failure
all lie within the book, but
not in any way possible to
guess at. One Day takes the
concept of a love story and
turns it on its head. It’s pre-
dictable, yet not predictable
at all (as dumb as that may
sound, it’s true).
I’ll admit that the begin-
ning was slow-going and it
took me a few days to get
into the plot. The yearly
check-ins were hard to get
used to, since the events of
the year in between the
chapters were often unclear
and only hinted at.
However, once I adjusted
to the format and the plot
sped up, I flew through the
rest of the novel. You’ll never
know more information than
you need to know, which
actually turned out to be
pretty refreshing.
Though this novel would
technically be classified as
romance, I was very happy
to f ind that i t was not a
mushy, sappy love story.
While reading it, I could
imagine that the situations
described could actually hap-
pen. The characters seemed
like real people rather than
a story just playing in my
head.
I think of One Day as one
of those novels whose impor-
tance you won’t realize ini-
tially. It teaches its lessons
in incredibly subtle ways
which you won’t even recog-
nize until the last page. One
Day will make you fall in
love, break your heart and
mend it.
It will make you deter-
mined to follow that age-old
advice of marrying your best
friend. At the very least,
you’ll appreciate your true
friends just a little bit more.
You’ll call your parents just
to say hi, and then head
down to Academic Advising
to see what you can do about
achieving those seemingly
far-fetched goals.
Rating: 5 out of 5
CODy CLArkSON
CLASS Of 2012
fiNANCE
“Mounds – no one wants
a Halloween basket full of
coconut.”
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PAtriCk wESt
CLASS Of 2014
uNDECiDED
“Kit-Kat’s – they’re
gross.”
CONNOr DENEEN
CLASS Of 2014
uNDECiDED
“Good and Plenty –
they’re not that
good, and I always
get plenty of them.”
MADELAiNE BuLkLEy
CLASS Of 2013
MArkEtiNg
“Smarties – they taste like
chalk.”
SAAhiL MELwANi
CLASS Of 2013
ACCOuNtANCy
“Almond Joy – brings
you no joy.”
Between the Lines By Olivia LeClair
One Day is about best friends DexterMayhew and Emma Morley.
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Author David Nicholls is most known for his bestseller Starter for Ten.
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what are you goingto be for halloween?
VoiCeS
By Emily SilverPhotograPhy editor
JONAthAN OwhE
CLASS Of 2013
fiNANCE
“Waldo.”
DAvE PErEirA
CLASS Of 2012
ECONOMiCS
“Oscar the Grouch.”
MELviN tOrrES
CLASS Of 2014
ECONOMiCS fiNANCE
“Cowboy.”
ALEx tAMMArO
CLASS Of 2015
ACCOuNtANCy
“Alice in Wonderland.”
BrittANy BAuDiEr
CLASS Of 2015
MAthEMAtiCS
“Ke$ha.”
The names Steve Martin,
J a c k B l a c k a n d O w e n
Wilson are all names syn-
onymous with great movies.
They have all played a part
in some of the greatest come-
dies in the past 20 years:
Father of the Bride, School
o f R o c k a n d W e d d i n g
Crashers, respectively. The
three have recently teamed
up to star as the leads in The
Big Year, a comedy about
bird watching.
While the comical trio is
accompanied by other well
known comedy actors like
Rashida Jones (Parks and
Recreation, I Love You Man)
and Jim Parsons (The Big
Bang Theory), much more
was expected of the movie.
Although the story was
charming and fun, it was not
the comedy expected from
the previews or the actors.
Was it terrible? No. But it
also wasn’t of the caliber it
was expected to be. Overall,
the movie had a very posi-
tive and upbeat vibe, but as
far as comedy movies go, it
isn’t a must see.
The Big Year portrays
three avid bird watchers,
Wilson, Black and Martin,
who are more affectionately
known as birders. The film
centers on their birding
adventures as they partici-
pate in “A Big Year,” a com-
petition where competitors
try and spot as many differ-
ent species of birds as possi-
ble in one calendar year.
They travel all around North
America, investing thou-
sands of dollars into a con-
test governed by the honor
system.
Martin plays a happily
married business titan who
has attempted to retire and
failed. He desperately wants
to put the corporate world
behind him, and believes A
Big Year is exactly what he
needs to finally retire and
leave the work which con-
sumes his life.
Martin faces his biggest
competition with Wilson, a
frequent Big Year champion
who holds multiple birding
records. Wilson’s character
only competes to keep his
reigning title as champion
birder. Because of his drive
to remain number one, bird-
ing has been a major part of
his life for years, much to the
detriment of his personal
life.
Black narrates the story
and plays the part of the
plucky underdog. Unknown
to many, he has a birding
super power. Balancing a
fulltime job and A Big Year,
Black attempts to realize his
life dream of being the best
birder.
The three characters cross
paths throughout the movie
and become acquaintances
while traveling to rare bird
sightings from the Gulf of
Mexico to Attu, the western-
most island of Alaska. The
trio also travels to such exot-
i c p l a c e s a s a n e l d e r l y
woman’s backyard.
While on their escapades,
they try to keep their partic-
i p a t i on in A B ig Year a
secret. However, it becomes
difficult for them to keep
their travels and birding
quiet because they bump
into many other birders
along the way.
I wouldn’t necessarily rec-
ommend The Big Year as a
must see in theaters; it’s
more of an Instant-Play-on-
Netflix type of movie. It’s
fairly entertaining without
scenes that will make you
cringe at their crudeness or
awkwardness, so I suggest it
as a family-night movie.
You won’t burst at the
seams from laughter, but it
will give you something to
w a t c h i f y o u a r e b o r e d .
However, if there are other
movie options, take one of
those instead.
Rating: 3 out of 5
By Mike Lovett
Vanguard Staff
The Big Year provides minimal laughs
wilson, Black, and Martin star in The Big Year as avid bird watchers.
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Page 10 OctOber 27, 2011 the VanguardFeatures
After a five-year hiatus, the
Fox television show Arrested
Development– otherwise known
as “the story of a wealthy family
who lost everything and the one
son who had no choice but to
keep them all together” – is com-
ing back, and will be bigger than
ever.
At a New York festival on
October 2, creator Mitchell
Hurwitz and the cast announced
the plan for a short mini-series
and movie in the very near
future.
Hurwitz explained that the
mini-series will serve as a lead-
in for the movie, as each episode
will focus on one character to
catch viewers up on their lives
since the show ended. Hurwitz
said that trying to do that as part
of the movie became too time-
consuming.
“I found even if I just gave five
minutes per character to that
back story, we were halfway
through the movie before the
characters got together,” said
Hurwitz.
For those of you who are not
familiar with the show, let me
explain what you missed in the
first three seasons.
The show follows the Bluths,
a crazed solar system of a family
that (pun alert!) orbits around
the golden son Michael (Jason
Bateman). He is a noble, hard-
working, widowed father who
serves as the scale that must bal-
ance the rest of his family’s insan-
ity.
His family, it seems, tries their
hardest to make Michael’s life
impossible. At the head of both
the family and the family busi-
ness is his father George Bluth
Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor), who leaves
Michael to pick up the pieces of
the family company after he is
investigated for fraud and arrest-
ed by the SEC.
While navigating through the
shambles of The Bluth Company,
Michael must deal with the
insanity which ensues from the
ridiculous actions of the rest of his
family. Michael’s alcoholic and
flat-out maniacal mother Lucille
(Jessica Walter), his failed profes-
sional magician brother Gob (Will
Arnett), his materialistic, atten-
tion-seeking twin sister Lindsay
(Portia de Rossi), her husband
Tobias (David Cross) and Buster
(Tony Hale), his panic-attack
stricken and socially inept
younger brother, all provide
laugh-out-loud humor through
their escapades.
Absorbing all of this madness
into their young adult minds are
Michael’s son George Michael
(Michael Cera) and Tobias’ and
Lindsay’s daughter Maeby (Alia
Shawkat). Together, they form a
family that, on its best day, is
absurdly dysfunctional.
Debuting in 2003, the show
immediately developed a follow-
ing due to its lightning-fast wit
and unrelenting silliness. After
the first season, it won five of
seven Emmy nominations,
including one for Outstanding
Comedy Series. Season Two also
received multiple Emmy nomi-
nations, and it also received a vic-
tory in Outstanding Writing for
a Comedy Series, a category that
contained three episodes from the
show.
Despite its award-winning suc-
cess, Arrested Developm-
entcould not generate the ratings
necessary to keep it on the air,
and the third season became its
last. A show with immense poten-
tial had met its premature end.
After all these years, fans still
wonder what on earth Fox exec-
utives were thinking when they
cancelled Arrested Development.
After a few months of speculation,
the show has ended its flirtation
with the prospect of a movie and
is moving ahead with cemented
plans.
According to star Jason
Bateman, viewers just have to
wait a little bit longer. “We will
do ten episodes and the movie.
Probably shoot them all together
next summer for a release in
early ‘13. VERY excited!”
Bateman tweeted.
In the meantime, everyone
queue up your Netflix, grab a
frozen banana and limber up for
your respective, ridiculously inac-
curate chicken dances, because
the Bluths are back in business.
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unemployed professors on the
hunt for work. Their solution is
the unconventional job of catch-
ing ghosts with a vacuum like
machines. It’s a perfect come-
dy for anytime of the year, par-
ticularly the Halloween season.
You’ll be humming the theme
song all day long.
Hocus Pocus: A trio of sis-
ter witches are reawakened
from a curse on Halloween
night and have until dawn to
collect as many children’s souls
as possible in order to become
immortal. The only people that
can stop the haunting trio are a
teenager, his love interest, sis-
ter, and a talking cat. Having
aired on the Disney Channel,
this movie is definitely a child-
hood favorite.
Rocky Horror Picture
Show: An absolute classic, and
a parody of several 1970s hor-
ror films, the Rocky Horror
Picture Show is a cult classic.
It is a musical with catchy
music and very suggestive
lyrics - be advised that you do
not want to watch this movie
with your parents. The movie
follows a straight laced couple
who stumble across the man-
sion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a
transvestite scientist who is
throwing a massive party
where much confusion and
hilarity ensue.
Casper: Afraid of ghosts? No
need to be afraid of Casper.
This cuddly ghost will have
you feeling all fuzzy inside as
you watch this heart-warming
movie. Casper is a friendly
ghost who has no desire to
scare humans. His three bum-
bling uncles try and show him
the ropes of how to scare
humans, but they fail miser-
ably and provide a lot of slap-
stick comedy. Also check out
the sequel, Casper Meets
Wendy, for more of the loveable
ghost.
Nightmare before
Christmas: Here’s a Tim
Burton cartoon that may seem
a little off, but then again it is
a T im Burton f i lm. In
Hal loweentown , Jack
Skellington the man in charge
of Halloween every year
decides he also wants to be in
charge of Christmas. He
decides to kidnap Santa Claus
and create Christmas with the
help of other ghouls from
Halloweentown. Although it is
an odd movie combining
Christmas and Halloween, it
is a must see.
Any of these suggestions
will provide a laugh or too and
only a slight fright.
There will be no need to
check for monsters under your
bed and your roommate won’t
have to worry about you crawl-
ing under their covers with
them.
Happy Halloween!
HALLOWEENContinued from Page 1
THe VanguarD ocTober 27, 2011 page 11CoLuMNs
courtesy of inhabitat.com
In Denmark, I have had the
unique opportunity to spend my
abroad experience living with a
Danish woman, Dorthe. I did
not know what to expect before
I came to Denmark, nor did I
speak a word of Danish. When I
first met her at the airport, I
could tell that she had not spo-
ken a word of English either, so
I knew we could both learn from
each other from the very begin-
ning.
One of the best parts about
having a Danish landlady is
being able to immerse myself in
the Danish culture. It is an
experience that I would not get
if I was living in a dorm build-
ing. Not to mention the added
benefit of a fully stocked kitchen
and comfortable living room
with a television!
It is also great to have some-
one to practice my Danish with
and help prepare me for my oral
exam. It is a difficult language
to learn, so having someone to
practice with really makes all
the difference. At the same time,
Anyone listening to the talk-
ing points of Republican candi-
dates can’t miss the awareness
they are spreading across the
country; awareness about our
nation’s number-one enemy. Is
it Al Qaeda? Iran? Rogue terror-
ists in Kenya or Yemen? No. The
real enemy of this country is the
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
The senselessness behind the
statement should be apparent to
any reader who has opened a
history textbook. Unfortunately,
in this year’s candidates, absurd-
ity abounds. And let us give cred-
it where it is due.
On the one hand, Ron Paul
and Michelle Bachmann propose
completely eliminating the EPA.
Herman Cain and Rick Perry
use violent language about put-
ting it back in its place, and Mitt
Romney follows the tide (though
less aggressively) by promising
to turn back all regulations and
only pass “business-friendly”
ones.
This directly translates to no
EPA regulation at all. There is
something concerning when
moderate and rational candi-
dates who don’t hate the EPA
are thrown to the sidelines such
as Jon Huntsman. Idiocy should
never empower one candidate to
rise above the rest, but here, it
is the reality.
For those readers against the
EPA’s foundation and regula-
tions, let’s remember why it is
around. The clean air you
breathe? The clean water you
drink? It’s due to EPA regula-
tion. The growing fuel efficiency
in new car models? These are
EPA requirements by 2020.
The cleaning of toxic dump
sites around the country that
would otherwise flow into our
water table? Three letters:
E.P.A. Who preserves our coast-
lines and regulates pollution so
we don’t have to fear the ocean?
You got it, this evil government
bureaucracy.
The importance of the EPA
becomes amazingly evident, and
so candidates who advocate for
its elimination should be auto-
matically taken away from seri-
ous consideration (thankfully
Paul was never seriously consid-
ered and Bachmann lost ground
and hopefully won’t gain it).
For the rest of the candidates,
limitation and regress is the atti-
tude toward this agency. “No!”
they yell to “job-killing EPA reg-
ulation.” This can be heard from
Romney to Cain and Perry.
What constitutes “job killing”
regulation? Anything that adds
cost to the business.
This seems to make sense
since added costs restricts a busi-
ness’s investment in expansion.
Following this logic we, can
quickly see that requiring com-
panies to securely dump their
waste is an added cost. Why
should they have to ship it to a
secure area when they can
dump it in the Charles?
Why do factories have to put
smoke dilution technology in
their stacks when that money
could be invested in expansion
or a new smoke stack? Here we
see, that “job-killing” regulation
is all EPA regulations because it
seeks to improve the health and
safety of you and I.
This added security will natu-
rally cost companies money and
as we’ve all learned at Bentley,
there is more to a business than
simply maximizing profits. We
must work to maximize the ben-
efits toward all stakeholders.
Candidates use terminology
like “job killing” to gain public
support against an agency that
has done far greater good than
many other agencies.
In the newest round of discus-
sions, the debate surrounds EPA
regulations to enforce a cap-and-
trade system itself or whether
Congress should pass one (and
By Monica Tshanakas
copenHagen, Denmark
By Moussa Hassoun
whether its enforcement of such
a law is constitutional).
Previously, the Bush
Administration and EPA
refused to limit emissions. In
2007, the Supreme Court decid-
ed in the case Massachusetts v.
EPA that greenhouse gases are
considered a pollutant by which
the EPA must regulate for the
health of the environment and
people.
The court has forced the EPA
to regulate these gases because
of the obvious impact they will
have on society. It goes without
saying that the Court has also
endorsed the mountain of sci-
ence behind human-caused glob-
al warming, something Rick
Perry isn’t a fan of.
For the sake of our health and
for those of coming generations
we must stop rejecting the use-
fulness and necessity of the
Environmental Protection
Agency. Furthermore, any politi-
cians running for any office who
reject the agency should be dis-
missed as fools and an incapable
of serving.
The agency doesn’t aim to
slow economic activity, but to
protect children and families.
The EPA isn’t Enemy #1;
Irrationality is.
Notes fromAbroad
Question: “Describe a friendship
you have made with a local. How
has this relationship influenced
your experience?”
By Rachel Wang
barcelona, Spain
I recently signed myself up
for a conversational language
exchange program that was
offered through my universi-
ty. Two hours after I received
an e-mail from the program
about my assigned partner
Julia, she enthusiastically e-
mailed me to ask if we could
meet up sometime within the
week. I met up with her last
Monday after class, and even
though we only chatted for
two hours before one of us had
to leave, I had such a great
time and I am already looking
forward to our next meeting.
Julia, l ike many other
Barcelona students, is from a
small city on the outskirts of
Barcelona. Even though she
continued to say that her
English was not good, she
spoke pretty fast and with few
grammatical errors. Upon
hearing her English, I was
incredibly nervous to talk to
her in Spanish and was
almost hoping she would just
go along with our English con-
versation.
But funny enough, a few
minutes after our initial
greeting, she automatically
began to speak in Spanish,
and that was how the rest of
our conversation went – a
constant but natural switch
b e t w e e n E n g l i s h a n d
Spanish.
One of the main differences
b e t w e e n A m e r i c a n a n d
Spanish culture is that in
Spain, the customary way to
greet someone you have just
met is to give them two light
kisses on the cheek. The first
thing I did when I got out of
the Metro and saw Julia was
give her a big hug, and she
was visibly surprised. I didn’t
mention anything about it
afterwards, but when we were
saying goodbye, I made a
mental note to give her kiss-
es instead of a hug. It was sec-
ond nature to me to hug
someone I was excited to
meet, but I have realized that
I need to respect the norms of
this country in order to assim-
i l a t e m o r e q u i c k l y i n t o
Spanish culture.
Julia, like many Spanish
students, said she loves
America even though she has
never been. She told me that
a lot of Spaniards like the
American accent more than
the British one because they
associate the accent with the
glamour of American TV pro-
grams.
They love sitcoms l ike
Friends and How I Met Your
Mother , and dramas like
House and Lost, which they
w a t c h i n E n g l i s h w i t h
Spanish subtitles.
Before we parted ways, we
agreed that within the next
few weeks I would take her to
a club popular with American
students, and she would take
me to a local Spanish bar to
meet some of her friends. I am
The EPA works to keep our air clear, con-trary to what some politicians say.
I am helping Dorthe improve
her English, so it is a mutually
beneficial relationship.
Dorthe was nice enough to
show me around Copenhagen
and cook me some traditional
Danish food. One of the most
popular food items here is called
a “smørrebrød,” which is an
open-faced sandwich.
Smørrebrøds are usually eaten
for lunch and Danes get very
creative with the toppings that
they put on.
Another food item that you
have to try when you come to
Copenhagen is the famous
‘pølser’ (sausage). There are
sausage stands all around the
city and it is a great thing to eat
on the go.
As the weather is getting
colder and hours of sunlight are
slowly going down, Dorthe has
exposed me to the Danish
“hygge.” Translated into
English, hygge literally means
cozy, and it is the Danish tradi-
tion of getting together with
friends, eating and enjoying
each other’s company. Hygges
are more popular in the colder
weather because it is nice to be
Scratching the Surface: Enemy #1
warm inside with friends.
A homestay is a great way to
get a closer look at the culture
of the country where you study
abroad. There are some chal-
lenges that you might have to
overcome like language barri-
ers, but in the end you are a
more cultured person to have
been through the experience.
By Justin Lawlor
Dublin, irelanD
Over the past month and a
half, I have grown quite close to
an Irish classmate of mine by the
name of Peter. Since the first day
of class in early September,
Peter seemed to take an imme-
diate interest in my opinions and
perspectives on finance and pol-
itics, as I am the only American
student in the classroom.
Peter has served as an invalu-
able resource in helping me nav-
igate his native Dublin, and has
told me of a number of restau-
rants and local events to look
into. I find it fascinating to hear
of a true Dubliner’s perspective
on some of the areas where my
roommates and I congregate to
have a drink.
Last week, I extended an
invite for Peter to hang out with
the American international stu-
dent crowd for the day, and I do
believe that he was amused by
the idea of a “day rage,” other-
wise commonly referred to as the
“dage.”
I am grateful to have Peter as
a resource to help clear up any
cultural confusion. Other times
it’s comical just to hear him ask,
“Hey, what’s the craic?” or
“Mate, what’s the story?” It’s nice
to truly connect with an Irish
student; it proves that cultural
and national boundaries are
never enough to overcome the
similarities we share in the
human experience.
extremely excited to practice
my Spanish conversational
skills outside of my Spanish
class with an incredibly
friendly and enthusiastic per-
son.
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By Franziska & JohannaGriecci
April’s AdviceYour Questions Answered!
By April Gammal
will be enough for everyone else.”
Make sure the item you
choose has not already been
opened. Remember, it is not safe
for children to accept candy bars,
chips, cigarettes or hard liquor
in open containers.
Your parents always tell you
to make sure to say thank you,
not because it is the nice, polite
thing to do but because your par-
ents don’t want to get nasty
looks from the neighbors who
remember that their kid is the
rude, nasty, ungrateful one.
It is ok to eat all the sweets
you want on Halloween, in spite
of what your mommy tells you.
With the technology these days,
they’ll be able to fix any tooth
decay caused by those sweets.
I bet what you have just read
brings back memories of how
excited you were around
Halloween when you were a
young child. The only difference
is that now some kids seem to be
on some other high, other than
sugar. So, here’s hoping that on
Halloween you will be drunk
with enthusiasm and excitement
– and nothing else.
Happy Halloween!!
Teachers don’t believe in thesupernatural, so don’t try the“werewolf-ate-my-homework”excuse.
The voices aren’t in your head- they’re actually coming frominside the walls.
A black cat will cross yourpath today. Don’t try to avoidit, just accept your fate.
The ghost of forgotten foodhaunts your refrigerator, andhe is a vengeful and odiousspirit.
Release a howl into the mistand the creatures of the nightare sure to reply.
Don’t be a damsel in distress- pick up a weapon anddefend yourself against theforces of evil.
A zombie attack is due, so besure to visit the CDC websiteso you’ll be prepared.
If there’s a she-wolf in yourcloset, it’s best not to let herout during the full moon.
When attending Halloweenparties, go easy on thatwitch’s brew, it’s quite potent!
Beware the blue imp underyour bed - he’s plotting tosteal more of your socks.
Vampires don’t sparkle, ok?That’s just a pale emo boytrying to fool you with bodyglitter.
Bats will try to nest in yourhair, so carry your own typeof bat to swat them away.
Aries(March 21-April 19)
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Virgo(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Libra(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Question: If I go trick-or-treat-
ing at Bentley, will bad guys get
me?
Halloween is the only time
when you can see Cinderella,
Alice in Wonderland, Batman
and a sumo wrestler in the same
place, unless you happen to be
on an LSD trip. I can promise
you a successful Halloween
night by following a strict set of
guidelines.
Never leave the house with-
out bringing protection. Not the
kind your brother sneaks out
with on the weekends, but a
group of friends.
Next, always use the buddy
system. Make sure to hold hands
with your buddy while crossing
the street and always walk on
the sidewalk. You wouldn’t want
to get run over by a car or by a
drunken college student running
to find the nearest bathroom.
When you knock on some-
one’s door, always say “Trick or
treat,” or no one will give you
candy. While your parents
always tell you to take one piece
of candy, it’s ok to disregard that
rule if the person doesn’t specify
to “please only take one so thereCourtesy of mystuffspace.comStay safe when trick-or-treating this year!
I made my way up the stairs
leading to the Bentley Bridge.
Luckily, I had remembered to
bring an umbrella with me.
My tiny black parasol was
hardly an ideal defense
against the oppressive down-
pour, but it was still a hell of
a lot better than nothing. As
I strolled casually through
campus, I watched as the
other students scurried hap-
lessly about to find shelter.
Now, there’s something
interesting that happens to a
person emotionally when
they’re the only one who isn’t
affected by a bad situation.
This sense of privileged, elit-
ist guilt came over me and it
suffices to say that I felt like
a huge jerk. Of course, it was
entirely by my own foresight
that I had remembered to
bring an umbrella with me,
but I still felt blameworthy
given that everyone else was
visibly distraught while I was
By Nick Vasiliadis
having a pretty easy time
being outside. I was the guy in
the fallout shelter during the
bombing. I was the scumbag
who took the last escape pod
off the imperial starship. I was
the villain.
As bad as I felt walking
with that umbrella, the squall
was only intensifying and it
was in my own best interest to
stay warm and dry. Part of me
wanted to close the umbrella
and steal it away in my bag to
b r a v e M o t h e r N a t u r e ’ s
scourge alongside my Bentley
kinsman, but that small part
of me wasn’t making much of
a n a r g u m e n t f o r i t s e l f .
Ultimately, I felt like suffer-
ing the silent scorn of my
peers was preferable to a day
of lingering wetness, so I opted
to remain dry and carry on.
And suffer the silent scorn I
did.
By the time I’d made it past
the student center, the people
outside were no longer trying
to run frantically about in the
storm. Rather, they had
accepted the fact that they
were going to get soaked no
matter how fast they ran and
might as well conserve their
d i g n i t y i n t h e p r o c e s s .
Apparently, this was done by
walking casually through the
downpour with an overconfi-
dent and wholly unimpressed
stride as if to say, “Oh, is it
raining cats and dogs right
now? I hadn’t really noticed
because I’m so self-assured
and indifferent to precipita-
tion.”
My umbrella became a
lightning rod for these false
Briefcase Banter: Hate, Rain on Me
projections of confidence as I
found myself the target of a
number of unwarranted stares
and scoffs. Luckily, my privi-
leged, white, upper-middle
class upbringing has instilled
within me an instinctively
defensive worldview; a few
angry looks from the plebeians
weren’t going to successfully
deride my aristocratic mental-
ity. Every glare and snide
remark only further encour-
aged me to elevate my nose
until I was practically pranc-
ing about campus laughing
gaily and spitting in everyone’s
face.
At least that’s how I felt
people perceived me. How
could the simple act of remem-
bering an umbrella make me
feel like such an outcast in my
own community? Was it just a
matter of me having some
privilege that others did not,
and was that enough to cause
a schism between the masses?
Whatever the truth behind the
matter may have been, one
thing was made abundantly
clear to me that day: Raincoats
keep you both modest and dry
- they’re clearly the way to go.
Courtesy of farm3.static.flickr.comIt turns out a raincoat is your best bet in the rain.
So there I was, making the
long, arduous trek from Lower
Campus to the Library on a
dreary Tuesday afternoon.
The sky was darkening rapid-
ly and clouds were starting to
g a t h e r , w h i c h , i n N e w
England, means either immi-
nent and devastating mon-
soon-like conditions or four
days of uninterrupted sun-
shine and rainbows.
I’ve lived in Massachusetts
all my life, and I’ve grown
accustomed to the unpre-
dictability of weather in the
Northeast. If there’s one thing
I’ve learned over the years it’s
that no matter what the sky
looks like, when you wake up
in the morning, it’s probably a
good idea to bring an umbrel-
la just in case.
It appeared that the weath-
er gods weren’t going to be
pulling their punches on this
fateful afternoon, and surely
enough, it started pouring as
thE Vanguard oCtobEr 27, 2011 pagE 13CoLuMNS & SPoRTS
Internet Celebrities By Dan Binder-Brantley
I don’t always write about
Nicki Minaj, but when I do, I
make sure to write as little as
possible. How often are an eight
year old and her five-year-old
sidekick better than profession-
al musicians at performing their
songs? The answer is at least
once. You may have heard of
the dynamic duo that is Sophia
Grace and Cousin Rosie.
I’m assuming you would
have stopped reading by now if
you hadn’t, but I do feel obligat-
ed to at least explain who they
are before I start ranting. Well,
I don’t really know who they
are, actually. I do know what
they do, though. Sophia spits
the lyrics to Super Bass on the
mic, and Rosie, oh Rosie, she
just jams. It’s almost as if Rosie
isn’t there at all. I’m pretty sure
the words she mutters silently
alongside Gracie aren’t the
lyrics to the song, so I have no
choice but to assume she’s a
problem child.
One would then have to won-
der, why on Earth does Sophia,
the little Madonna that she is,
need an intellectually deficient
sidekick? Apparently, she feels
more comfortable performing
when Rosie is next to her. I am
troubled by this. Sophia literal-
ly couldn’t be more outgoing.
She absolutely crushes her
Ellen show appearance, tossing
around jokes and all kinds of
nonsense like she’s been at it for
years. But then, she gets on
stage to perform and gets nerv-
ous?
Malarkey, I say. I think she
wants to feel better about her-
self so she hired an inferior side-
kick to stand alongside her.
They probably don’t even know
each other. I don’t know if
cousins are supposed to look
alike, but these two are pretty
much polar opposites. So,
Sophia Grace, I challenge you
to prove to me that you have
Rosie on stage for any reason
other than to look better by
comparison. “Wow, look at that
eight year old. She is so impres-
sive compared to the five year
old next to her. Just look at the
way she can form coherent sen-
tences. They sure grow up
younger these days.”
This kind of thought process
is surely what Sophia had in
mind when she decided to bring
Rosie to the stage with her.
This is exactly what leaves
the door wide open for humor.
If the YouTube description said,
“Eight-year-old Sophia Grace
and her mentally challenged
five-year-old cousin Rosie per-
form,” I would have passed on
this video in a heartbeat. I
mean, the second an ugly per-
son is diagnosed with a disease,
all jokes are put to rest. But, if
that ugly was just born natural-
ly ugly, let the insults fly. For
now, my red hair leaves me the
subject of many-a-cruel jokes. I
give it five years until having
red hair becomes a diagnosed
disease. Once that happens, you
can kiss the ginger jokes good-
bye – society will frown upon
you and you will get coal for
Christmas if you keep using
them.
If you are following this arti-
cle closely – chances are you’re
not – you may have noticed that
I haven’t mentioned Nicki
Minaj nor compared her to
Sophia and Rosie since the first
sentence. “Wow, what a poor
writer you are,” you must be
thinking. I am going to proac-
tively ignore this, however, and
conclude my article by saying
that I am completely joking
here. I would hope this goes
without saying, but I’d prefer
not to be kicked out of Bentley,
or worse, disliked by my read-
ers.
Sophia and Rosie are great
and they deserve to be stars;
even if Rosie could use a little
coaching on her stage presence.
Courtesy of hollywoodreporter.comSophia Grace and Rosie appearon Ellen with Nicki Minaj.
By Robbie LaBrieSportS Editor
A few NBA Lockout verses
The NBA lockout is hitting
basketball fans hard. Typically,
this is the time of year where
we’re finishing up our basket-
ball fantasy drafts, reading
through season previews and
listening to stupid LeBron
quotes about how great he is.
Unfortunately, since a month
of the season has already been
cancelled, I have nothing else
to do with my time than sit in
my room and write rhymes
about how much the lockout
sucks. So here they are.
They shut down the NBA
with seemingly no reason,
Except maybe sparing
Cleveland from having to play
another season.
With so much free time,
whatever will I do?
I could work on my rhymes
and my joke making, too.
I could sit and do homework,
but I can’t watch basketball.
A month already cancelled,
but I haven’t done any home-
work at all.
Please David Stern, stop
being such a jerk.
I need my Carmelo, my Ray
Allen and my Dirk.
The owners want more
money, but not so much the
players,
Although the argument’s
confusing with several differ-
ent layers.
I could use newspaper space
to explain it, but it would take
a mile.
I’d rather use this topic to
display my limited rhyming
style.
This flow’s so smooth it
would make Ron Artest jeal-
ous.
It’s a literary three pointer
with range like Monta Ellis.
Maybe that’s being selfish,
just like Kobe Bryant is.
Breaking this thing down
like a basketball rap scientist.
We all need to get our week-
ly fix of highlights of Chris
Paul,
But unfortunately the lock-
out is here for the long haul.
Without playing basketball,
the players can’t get paid.
Without his uniform, how
will Scalabrine get laid?
How will John Wall ever be
able to afford a new Ferrari?
I guess he’ll have to settle
for the one he got from John
Calipari.
What other kind of work
could a player score?
Without basketball, Big
Baby would be poor.
Trying to find a new job for
my boy Nenad Kristic,
Like sitting in a room with
Kanye talkin’ fishsticks.
Does that make him a gay
fish or just a seafood lover?
Anybody else think Greg
Oden is really Danny Glover?
I think Dirk jinxed the
league when he won his first
ring.
But I’d rather that than
have to hear “LeBron is the
King.”
If you’re a basketball fan,
you better go to Europe and
start touring,
Or else grab a coat and hun-
ker down because this winter
will be boring.
One thing’s for sure, the
lockout is graphic and gory.
It took me forever to write
these rhymes, so hopefully
Leslie lets me run this “story.”
Alumni Experience
Interview for Senior Spotlight
Name: Shatasia Kearse
Major: Marketing
Hometown: Framingham, MA
What are you involved in at
Bentley?
I am a member of the
women’s basketball team here
at Bentley, I work in the
Admissions office as a Fellow
and I also used to be an
Ambassador for Bentley.
What are you looking for-
ward to this year?
There are a few things that I
am looking forward to this year.
One of the most obvious senior
privileges is being able to go to
the Bahamas at the end of the
year. I’m really looking forward
to spending that time with the
people that I have really built
such strong friendships with
over the past four years.
Also, I am looking forward to
the 2011-12 basketball season.
We are coming off of a really
great season last year, and I am
looking forward to seeing where
this year takes us.
What are your plans for the
future?
I’m not sure what my future
holds for me, but I do know
whatever it is that I do, I plan
on helping young adults/stu-
dents to achieve their personal
goals, whether academic or
sport related.
What is your favorite event
on campus?
One of my favorite events on
campus is Spring Day weekend.
It is a great way to wind down
from a long semester and just
enjoy the outdoor events, free
food and concert.
What are your goals for this
year?
My main goal is to live in the
moment. It is amazing to me
how quickly the time has flown
by. It seems like just yesterday
I was a freshman on campus. To
now be a senior, I’m full of mixed
emotions because I’m anxious to
start my life, but patient in the
sense that I don’t want to miss
out on any opportunities to enjoy
what it is like to be a college stu-
dent at Bentley.
How are you feeling about
graduation?
I am definitely excited to
begin my new journey, but once
again, I don’t like to think that
far ahead. I’m trying to take one
day at a time.
What is your advice to sen-
iors/words of wisdom?
“Every day isn’t going to be
perfect, but that still doesn’t
mean today can’t have purpose.”
Just live each day to fullest.
Work hard but still have fun.
What can Bentley do to help
you with this year?
Not so much just me but for
all seniors, I think it is impor-
tant for Bentley to continue to
reach out to the seniors.
Everyone has different career
paths/goals, but it is nice to know
that we are not in it alone.
What is the most valuable
lesson you have learned at
Bentley?
The most valuable lesson I
learned is probably that not
everyone is fortunate enough to
go off or better yet even afford to
go to college. I’ve really learned
to appreciate the opportunities
provided for me here at Bentley
and that it is important to give
back even if it’s by a smile or
simple “thank you” because it
really does goes a long way.
Courtesy of Elba Valerio
Presented by The Senior Year Experience
Committee
pAGE 14 oCTobER 27, 2011 THE VANGUARDSPortS & CaMPuS LiFe
This past Sunday, Bentley
Men’s Rugby traveled to North
Andover to face off with NE-10
foe Merrimack. In the first year
of the newly formed Northeast
10 Rugby League, the Falcons
came in with a 3-1 record, with
its only loss coming to the 18th
nationally ranked American
International College.
Ranked 21 themselves,
Bentley looked like they had
something to prove against
Merrimack this past week.
Putting up 90 points (in a 90-
15 victory), Bentley had 8 differ-
ent players find the end-zone.
Leading the charge, however,
were Bentley’s forwards. The
workhorses of the squad, Falcon
forwards had their way with
their Merrimack counterparts.
Playing strong games were
forwards Douglas Goodhile,
Oisin O’Donnelly, and Phil
Whitaker, all lead by senior cap-
tain Kevin Raftery.
In his first game back from a
shoulder injury, Whitaker made
his presence felt in loose play,
where he found himself around
the ball more often than not.
O’Donnelly made his biggest
contribution in the scrum, where
he punished opposing
Merrimack props in the front
row. Emerging as a team leader
on defense, Goodhile had tack-
les in the double digits, many of
which violent in nature.
The ring leader and field cap-
tain, Kevin Raftery, had a big
second half, adding another try
to his season total. To this point
Raftery has posted 7 tries. Also
having big games this week was
Co-Captain flyhalf Spencer
McKenna, and junior outside
center Max Smith. McKenna
recorded a game high 25 points,
with 1 try and 10 kick conver-
sions. Max mith scored 3 first
half tries of his own, bringing his
season total to 6. With their per-
formances this week, Raftery,
McKenna and Smith all put
themselves atop the list of the
league’s top eight scorers.
Playing new positions this
week were juniors Mike Fafara
and Forrest Detwiler (playing
inside center and wing, respec-
tively). Both had solid perform-
ances in the rout. In just his sec-
ond start at inside center (moved
from forward) Fafara scored two
consecutive tries in the second
half, bringing his season total to
three. Detwiler, in his first ever
start at wing, scored his first try
of the season on a nice break-
away run.
With a convincing win
against Merrimack, the Falcons
are beginning to inch closer to a
second consecutive national
playoff run. Wins against
Umass Lowell and Providence
in the next two weeks will put
Bentley in the league champi-
onship game on November 12,
in a rematch against AIC. For
now, the Falcons are focusing on
Umass Lowell, who they will
visit this Friday night, October
28.
Max Smith, the writer of this
article, is a member of Bentley
Men’s Rugby.
Rugby looks ahead
post season with high hopes
to continue their recent suc-
cess. Bentley finished in a tie
f o r f o u r t h p l a c e i n t h e
Northeast-10 Conference,
and plays the other 6-4 NE-
1 0 t e a m , A m e r i c a n
International, on Wednesday
night.
I f you weren ’ t ab le to
make Bentley Field Hockey’s
home game on October 7,
you missed out on a great
event. The game was part of
the Falcons “Think Pink”
event, which raised $1,000
t o w a r d s B r e a s t C a n c e r
research.
The team also participat-
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Breast Cancer two-mile walk
in Boston, raising $2,000 the
week before.
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VANGUARD sTAff
Wayne Gretzky, Mario
Lemieux, Zdeno Chara -
these are just a few names of
hockey players who have
never scored more than 5
goals in a game. This past
Saturday, Stephanie Sideris
scored 6 goals on Senior Day,
the f inal regular season
game of her field hockey
c a r e e r . J u s t l i k e T e d
Williams hitting a home run
in his final at bat, Sideris
finished her regular season
collegiate career with a bang.
Sideris led Bentley’s field
hockey team to a 9-1 victory
over Southern Connecticut
in the regular season finale
here at Bentley over the
weekend. Sideris had 11
shots and added an assist. If
you were wondering, the
school record for goals in a
game is seven by Annette
Brow, who did so back in
1983.
Senior Tori Bergantino,
junior Nico le Dion , and
freshman Gina Lirange also
scored for the Lady Falcons,
who improved to an overall
record of 9-8, with a 6-4 con-
ference record. Southern
Connecticut came out with a
third minute goal to start the
scoring, and then Bentley
went on to score 9 unan-
swered over the next 67 min-
utes.
Last Tuesday, Bentley
faced St. Michael’s and had
another solid offensive and
defensive performance in a
2-0 v ic tory on the road .
Junior Julia Powell recorded
the shutout, facing 5 shots
and blocking them all for her
fifth shutout of the season.
Senior Tori Bergantino
h a d a g o a l i n t h e s i x t h
minute to start the scoring,
and she added an assist later
in the game. The other goal
w a s s c o r e d i n t h e 5 0 t h
m i n u t e b y j u n i o r B e t h
Maguire. Bentley was out-
shot on the afternoon, but
with the strong game in net
by Powell and the help from
the defenders, St. Michael’s
was unable to get any quali-
ty looks to score.
Bentley moves into the
Charity Denim DriveBy Sindhu Palaniappan
CAMpUs LifE EDiToR
This year, the Panhellenic
Council is hosting their first
ever Charity Denim Drive.
Over 400 pairs of designers
jeans for men and women, as
well as jackets and tops from
A n t h r o p o l o g i e , U r b a n
Outfitters and Free People,
will be sold to raise money
for the American Foundation
for Suic ide Prevent ion .
Everything is brand new and
discounted 40 – 60 percent.
The jeans and tops are
either from last season or
they are samples of products
to be made and therefore can
be discounted and sold to
raise money. This is the first
time the Panhellenic Council
is putting on an event like
this – the idea came from
one of the Council members’
friends from back home. All
of the proceeds will go to the
AFSP, an organization that
is very near and dear to one
of the Greek Life members.
Jeans are to be sold at
around $55 - $80, and tops
from the stores mentioned
above will be starting at
around $15. There are over
6 0 v o l u n t e e r s a n d t h e
Panhellenic Council is look-
i n g f o r m o r e . E - m a i l
GA_panhelleniccouncil@bent
ley.edu for more information,
and check out the actual
Drive on November 4 from
12 to 4 p.m. in the Back Bay.
Bentley men’s rugby is currently
ranked 21 in the country.
Courtesy of Kevin Raftery
Freshman Gina Lirange scored
against Southern Connecticut.
Mike Qin/THE VANGUARD
REcENT RESUlTSResults from 10/19 - 10/25
Result
Field Hockey (9-8, 6-4 NE-10)
At Saint Anselm (10/20)* L 4-3
Southern Conn (10/22)* W 9-1
Football (4-4, 3-3 NE-10)
At New Haven (10/22)* L 45-38
Hockey (1-4, 1-0 AHA)
At Sacred Heart (10/25)* W 7-3
Men’s Cross Country
Northeast-10 Championships (10/23) 6th of 15
Men’s Soccer (9-5-2, 7-4-1 NE-10)
Saint Anselm (10/19) W 4-1
At Merrimack (10/22)* T 0-0 (2ot)
Franklin Pierce (10/25)* L 4-2
Women’s Cross Country
Northeast-10 Championships (10/23) 2nd of 16
Women’s Soccer (6-9-1, 5-7-1 NE-10)
At AIC (10/22)* W 2-1 (2ot)
Volleyball (11-13, 6-6 NE-10)
Pace (10/21)* L 3-0
Adelphi (10/22)* L 3-0
At Stonehill (10/25)* L 3-0
*Conference Game
October 28 Men’s Soccer vs. Southern Conn 3:30 p.m.Hockey vs. Clarkson 7:05 p.m.
October 29 Women’s Soccer vs. Saint Rose 1:00 p.m.Hockey vs. Clarkson 7:05 p.m.
November 1 Volleyball vs. Southern New Hampshire 7:30 p.m.
November 4 Volleyball vs. New Haven 7:30 p.m.
November 5 Football vs. Assumption 1:00 p.m.
UPcOmiNG ScHEDUlE
THE VANGUARD OcTObER 27, 2011 PAGE 15SporTS
It has been a bumpy road
for the women of the Bentley
University volleyball team.
They opened the season at
the Dowling Invitational, los-
ing two of their first three
matches. But then Bentley
caught fire after losing the
final game of a doublehead-
er in Philadelphia, PA in
mid-September.
The Fa l cons de feated
Assumption in four sets
before sweeping Georgian
Court, Molloy and Queens
( N Y ) a t t h e B e n t l e y
Invitational. Winning two
out of their next three games
thereafter, Bentley suffered
a setback and lost their next
five matches which put their
record at 8-10 overall and 3-
3 i n t h e N o r t h e a s t - 1 0 .
Bentley then improved their
record with three straight
conference wins, all played
on the road. This past week
they were defeated by Pace
and Adelphi, both in three
sets.
“We were lucky enough to
have 9 incoming freshmen
this season and I think they
have done an excellent job of
stepping into starting posi-
tions and making a positive
impact on the team,” said
junior MB Grace Connor.
Connor realizes that the
team has some issues to
work out , however , i f i t
wants to make a run late
into the season.
“I think there have been a
few instances throughout the
season where we have had
some difficulties with play-
ing as individuals instead of
as a team,” he said.
Their most exciting win of
the season came during a
seven-game road trip when
they defeated St. Rose 3-2.
Bentley got into a hole early
in the first match when they
fell behind 5-11. St. Rose
took that first set 25-16. The
Falcons fell behind again
early 6-10 but battled back
and went back and forth
with St. Rose until the score
was tied 25-25. A kill by
Conner and then a service
ace by Savannah Dominguez
gave Bentley the second set.
Bentley took home the
third set 25-22 even after
being behind 13-19. St. Rose
did not go down quietly as
they easily took the fourth
set 25-12, forcing a fifth set.
T h e F a l c o n s t o o k a 4 - 1
advantage but St . Rose
answered to tie the set a 5-
5. Bentley ended up pulling
away in the end 15-10 and
took home the match victo-
ry.
Freshman OH Ke l sey
Buckner has been excellent
for the young Falcons, which
has only four non-freshman
on its 16-player roster. She
has 268 overall kills which
ranks third in the NE-10,
with a season-high 20 of
t h e m c o m i n g a g a i n s t a
Queens (N.Y.) in a 3-1 victo-
ry. Buckner also ranks in the
N E - 1 0 T o p 1 0 i n t o t a l
attacks, points and points
per set.
Freshman S Alex Tator
has also played a big role in
the team’s success . She
ranks sixth in the conference
and second among freshmen
in overall assists with 706
o v e r h e r 8 3 s e t s . O n
September 20th, Tator was
named the NE-10 Co-Setter
of the Week and the Co-
Rookie of the Week.
Bentley as a team has
struggled statistically this
season. They have the most
errors (502) in the conference
and own the fourth-worst
hitting percentage at .149.
The Falcons also rank 15th
w i t h 1 . 4 1 a c e s p e r s e t .
Opponents average 15.7
points per set while Bentley
only averages 13.8 points,
which is the biggest problem
for the Falcons. They have
scored 45 points or less in 7
of their 23 matches, losing
all seven.
Bentley has four games
remaining, three of them
c o m i n g a g a i n s t t h e t o p
teams in the Northeast-10.
The next two games will
inevitably be the biggest
challenges for Bentley this
season. They will travel to
Stonehill who is 11-0 in the
NE-10 and 23-3 overall.
The Falcons will then play
at American International
College who is 8-3 in the con-
ference. AIC has played a
difficult out-of-conference
schedule which is why their
overall record is only 13-13.
They lead the NE-10 in total
digs during conference play
with 678 over the course of
11 matches and 41 sets.
The final two games of the
season are home against the
struggling Southern New
Hampshire (2-8, 4-13) and
then defending champion
New Haven, who is 11-0 in
the NE-10. The Chargers are
currently on a 16-game win-
ning streak after losing their
first four matches of 2011.
“Our success in the next
four games is going to be
dependent on our ability to
positively motivate each
other and work together to
beat out the competition,”
said Conner. “We need to
want to win more that our
opponents.”
Bentley is currently in
ninth place in the conference
at 6-5 (11-12 overall) and
would miss the NE-10 play-
offs if they can’t pull some
late wins together. If Bentley
doesn’t win two of the final
four games, it would be the
first time since 1999 that
they finished under .500
overall. It would also be only
the second time in the 30-
year Bentley coaching career
of Coach Sandy Hoffman
that the Falcons didn’t finish
with a winning record.
By Benjamin Klein
VANGUARD STAff
Volleyball hoping for late-season pushFalcons have been up and down throughout season so far
Kevin Du/THE VANGUARDThe team has four games remaining in the season.
Falcon Fact
Bryant Johnson recorded 435 all-purpose yards for
the Falcons, but the team could not capitalize on the
big performance, losing 45-38 against New Haven this
past weekend.
Did you know that 435 total yards and 391 passing
yards were both career highs for Johnson? He ran for
46 yards and a touchdown, while also tacking on three
touchdowns through the air. Bentley will take on Pace
this Saturday in their second to last game of the sea-
son.
Page 16 october 27, 2011 the VanguardSporTS
The Bentley University golf
team wrapped up their season
last week in impressive fashion.
With first-place finishes in three
of seven tournaments and
strong showings in all the oth-
ers, Bentley had one of its most
successful seasons in a long
time.
Bentley started the season off
strong with a first place finish
in the Saint Rose Fall Shootout.
By shooting a very impressive
299 as a team on day two of the
Shootout, Bentley was able to
win by a comfortable six stroke
margin. Bentley junior Matt
Michel and senior Nick Clarke
led the Bentley squad, finishing
in second and sixth respective-
ly. Michel, who shot 4 over par
on day one, had a phenomenal
day two by shooting an even-par
71.
The victory was Bentley’s
first tournament win in four
years and proved to be a sign of
great things to come. The differ-
ence that makes this year’s
team exceptional can be traced
to practice and experience.
“A lot of our guys worked on
their game over the summer,”
said Richie Powers, senior cap-
tain. “We have a deep
team…full of veterans with lots
of experience.”
Bentley’s next two tourna-
ments were the Northeast
Intercollegiate Championships
and the Dowling September
Shootout. As a team, Bentley
placed sixth out of 15 teams in
the Northeast Intercollegiate
Championship and fifth out of
18 teams in the Dowling
September Shootout. Junior
Matt Michel continued his
strong play, finishing in second
overall by a single stroke in the
Northeast Intercollegiate
Championship. Senior Richie
Powers also had strong show-
ings in both tournaments, most
notably his 12th place finish in
Dowling out of 90 participants.
Bentley’s second tournament
win came at the highly compet-
i t ive Northeast -10
Championships. On day one,
Powers and Michel were tied for
sixth place, while Bentley as a
team stood three strokes back
in second place for the day, with
reigning NE-10 champion
Adelphi c lose behind.
Sophomore Harry Kirkpatrick
and senior Nick Clarke also per-
formed well on day one, finish-
ing in 8th and 20th, respective-
ly. Junior Dan McQueen round-
ed out Bentley’s group of five.
On day two of the NE-10
Championships, Bentley played
very wel l . Powers and
Kirkpatrick led the Bentley
squad, tying for second best indi-
vidual scores of the day. Michel
and Clarke placed themselves
8th and 13th, respectively.
Bentley’s tournament score of
609 was enough to capture their
first NE-10 championship since
2007, which was their third in
the last six years and their
fourth all time.
Powers , Michel , and
Kirkpatrick were all awarded
first-team All-Conference hon-
ors for their outstanding play.
Bentley’s coach Mickey Herron,
who is in his second year as
coach, was awarded the honor
of NE-10 Coach of the Year.
The day after capturing the
NE-10 title, the team was back
on the road at the Assumption
College Shootout. As a team,
Bentley played well and finished
in second place behind only Holy
Cross. Powers led all partici-
pants by shooting a 72 and took
home the medalist honors.
Second for Bentley was fresh-
man Quincy Coulter, who made
his Bentley debut, shooting a 78.
His strong performance landed
him Northeast 10 Conference
Golf Rookie of the Week.
Just as the weather in New
England started to turn cold, the
team headed south to Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida. The
PGA National Resort, which
held the Nova Southeastern
Shark Invitational, has been
home to many PGA events over
the past few decades. Most
notably, the course has been the
home of the PGA Senior
Championship for the last 20
years.
The course proved to be tough
for the Falcons, who used the
tournament as a learning expe-
rience, and turned their atten-
tions to their biggest tourna-
ment of the season.
The New England
Championships were comprised
of a field of 34 teams, including
a mix of NCAA D1, D2, and D3
schools. The Falcons started day
one off well, landing them in
third place, four strokes behind
leaders Bryant and Holy Cross.
NE-10 rival UMASS-Lowell
was close behind Bentley by just
one stroke.
Once again it was Powers
and Michel leading the way,
shooting a 75 and 76 respective-
ly . Clarke, Coulter , and
McQueen each shot a 77 to
round out the group of five.
Day two of the New England
Championships came down to
the final shot. In the end, it was
the Bentley Falcons on top of the
leader board. With a tourna-
ment total score of 605, Bentley
was able to edge out the Bryant
Bulldogs by a single stroke to
take home the trophy.
Michel had a very strong sec-
ond round, shooting a 73 which
tied him for first for day 2.
Powers was able to maintain his
high level of play, shooting his
second 75 of the tournament.
Clarke was Bentley’s number
three man, scoring a 76 on day
two. The last two golfers,
Coulter and McQueen, rounded
out the impressive depth of
Bentley’s scoring with their sec-
ond pair of 77s for the tourna-
ment.
“Everybody helped out” said
senior captain Powers. “We
were the only team to have no
higher round than 77. No one
let any rounds get away from
them.”
Prior to this year, Bentley
had not cracked the top ten
since 1998, when they placed
eigth.
“The New Englands were
special because a D2 team has-
n’t won it since 1992, when
Bryant won it,” said Powers.
“Everyone played really well.”
The win at the New England
Championships capped off a
spectacular fall season for the
Falcons. The team hopes to keep
working hard this winter to be
ready to keep rolling in the
spring. The spring season will
include a similar amount of
tournaments, including the
NCAA Division II Super
Regional Tournament in May.
To keep themselves playing
at a high level, the team is going
to stay focused during the win-
ter months. Their plans include
hitting at indoor facilities,
strength and instruction pro-
grams, and practicing whenev-
er they can. To start the spring
season, the team is working on
a trip down south.
“During Spring Break we are
taking a trip to Myrtle Beach…
which will jump start the sea-
son,” Powers said. Hopefully, the
warm weather will help keep
Bentley playing hot.
By Matt Gustus
Vanguard StaFF
Bentley golf caps off fall season in impressive styleFalcons win first-ever New England Championships; Herron named NE-10 Coach of the Year
The golf team beat Bryant University by just one stroke to claim theNortheast-10 title at Captains Golf Course in Brewster.
courtesy of northeast10.org
Falcon
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Field Hockey Player
Stephanie Sideris
Stephanie Sideris of the field hockey team is the
Falcon of the Week. Last Saturday against Southern
Connecticut, Sideris exploded for six goals and one
assist for 13 points in a 9-1 Bentley win.
The totals approached two long-held Division II
scoring records, as she was one off the single-game
record for goals (7) and points (15), both set by for-
mer Falcon Annette Brow 29 years ago. She did, how-
ever, match the most goals scored in a game this sea-
son in Division II and set the high mark for points.
She was named the Northeast-10 Player of the Week
on Tuesday after totaling seven goals and 15 points
during a 2-1 week for Bentley.
Sideris is fifth in the NE-10 in scoring (14-9-37),
and she and her Falcon teammates opened the NE-10
playof fs on Wednesday against American
International.