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NEWS: MyBentleyreceives a much neededupgrade, Page 3

CAMPUS LIFE:Bentley student becomessurf entrepreneur, Page 6 FEATURES: Review of

BTV’s 301, Page 9

SPORTS: Defense is thestrong suit of BentleySoccer teams, Page 14

See QUIET, Page 3

A Food RevolutionLaCava’s Lower Café & the Dana Center receive highly praised facelift

By Andy ZhongNeWS eDItoR

See LaPRADE, Page 3

Dining Services

has a new captain

Sodexo hires a newGeneral Manager forthe Bentley operation

By Brian LofrumentoNeWS CoRReSpoNDeNt

Food on campus is set to

take a new direction ever

s i n c e J a s o n L a p r a d e

assumed the role of Resident

District Manager for Sodexo

on campus.

one key component of

every student’s college expe-

r i e n c e i s t h e f o o d , a n d

Laprade’s influence will cer-

tainly make a key difference

on campus. Whether it’s the

school cafeteria, cooking

“home-made” meals for the

first time in your life, or buy-

See FOOD, Page 14

Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARD

RHA succeeds

in changeto Quiet

Hours Policy

Night owls rejoice! Last

spring, the Residence Hall

Association (RHA) unanimous-

ly approved a change to

Bentley University’s quiet

hours policy.

the updated policy in the

Student Handbook states that

Sunday through thursday,

quiet hours are in effect from

10 pm through 8 am. In previ-

ous years, weekday quiet

hours began at 9 pm.

“the last time the policy

was changed was in 2001,”

explained Marc Santilli, pres-

ident of RHA. “the new hours


By Katie SpinelloVANgUARD StAFF

The Lower Café is a completely modern space, while A&W has been replaced.

“Classy, gorgeous, and mod-

ern” were the words echoed by

many when Bent l ey

University unvei led the

redesigned LaCava Dining

Hall on September 7. LaCava

underwent a c omple te

makeover this past summer

and it’s already earning rave

reviews from its customers.

“When you first walk in, it

looks much nicer for a start,”

said Renée Watts, a junior. “I

also like the signs that tell you

what is at all of the different

stations.”

“the environment looks

neater,” says Alejandro ty,

also a junior. “there’s more of

a selection for food.”

Faculty members are also

pleased by the aesthetic

changes to LaCava. “I like the

feeling of openness with all the

booths and the smaller tables

in the center,” said professor

Montesino, a regular customer

of LaCava. “the area looks

very neat and service overall

is cleaner.”

professor McJannet, also a

frequent visitor of LaCava, has

similar sentiments. “the décor

is definitely nicer… I like the

high–backed banquettes and

the high tables,” she said. “I

have had some good lunches

from Fusion, the sushi bar,

ThisWeek

Comcast continues to deprive campus of cable options


By Brian LofrumentoNeWS CoRReSpoNDeNt

saw Comcast ’s premium

services and high-definition

coverage disappear from tel-

evisions across campus, and

as fall approaches students

will have to prepare for low-

definition Celtics broadcasts,

a lack of premium channels,

and no DVRs.

“I miss my DVR, without

a d o u b t , ” s a i d C a r l e y

Mercier, a junior. “I don’t

like commercials and it’s

frustrating to have to watch

a show when it’s live while

we’re managing coursework

and other commitments.”

“I think it’s going to be

just like the Napster issue,

where they say that they’re

trying to find other solutions

but can’t,” she continued.

An e-mail from Andrew

S h e p a r d s o n , D e a n o f

Student Affairs, indicated

that Bentley is continuing to

w o r k w i t h C o m c a s t o n

resolving the issue. “We are

in contact with area colleges

and universities that are fac-

ing the same situation with

Comcast and working with

them to encourage Comcast

to resolve this situation,” the

e-mail stated.

He also cautioned stu-

See CABLE, Page 14

While Bentley enjoyed

many positive changes over

the summer months, one

issue that has left students

unhappy is the continuing

problem with Comcast cable

on campus. Last school year

2010 – 2011 Peer eduCatOr

Staff annOunCed

Please join us in congratulating the

2010-2011 Office of Counseling &

Student development

Peer educators:

emily Benson

Jake fochetta

edith Kwok

Jon McColgan

Maria raspa

dan Weidel

Samantha Wong

Matthew Krawiec, a Management major at

Bentley University, is this year’s winner of

the SCORE/SBA Scholarship Award in

Entrepreneurship. Matthew won the compe-

tition for a $1,000 scholarship on the basis of

his academic performance and

entrepreneurial perspective.

The competition is being supported by

Bentley’s Management Department, guided

by Professors Shuman, Thamhain and

Tuffile, and funded by the Herbert Low

Scholarship and the Service Corps of Retired

Executives (SCORE), a subdivision of the

Small Business Administration (SBA).

The award was announced at the SCORE

Award Luncheon in Needham

on September 20, 2010.

Briefs

SePteMBer 23, 2010 tHe VanguardNews

Sir, You Have a Milkshake inYour Pants

Since the arrival of the ingenious milk-

shake machine at the Mad falcon, there

have been many happy Bentley goers glee-

fully enjoying these delicious dairy treats.

unfortunately, the allure of these milk-

shakes caused things to go sour between

staff and a student last weekend. On

September 12, officers were called into the

Bentley Student Center around 1:30 a.m.

after a report from the residing Building

Manager about an escalating confrontation

with a late-night customer. Based on the

Building Manager’s observations, a partic-

ular male student had created a crafty plan

to avoid the purchase segment of the milk-

shake experience by utilizing his pants as

a holding device.

the keen eyes of the Student Center

staff spotted these antics and immediate-

ly confronted him about his naughty ways.

feeling wrongfully accused, the student

became very irate, and began producing

receipts in an attempt to prove his inno-

cence. the student’s anger escalated even

further when he began threatening the

safety of the BM, describing the physical

harm he wished to inflict upon him in great

detail. When officers arrived they were able

to calm down the student. for his flagrant

actions, the student was charged with

endangerment of health and safety as well

as disrespect to administration. no report

as to what flavor may have been slowly

t r i ck l ing d o wn h i s l e g .

The Four-Month BathroomBreak

Campus Police received a puzzling call

at 5:31 a.m. on September 13. at first the

student went on to describe a fairly com-

mon laptop theft. He had gone to the bath-

room and left his computer unattended in

the Miller Hall study room. unfortunately,

when he came back, it was gone. the inter-

esting aspect of this case was that it took

the student four months to report the inci-

dent, seeing how the original abandonment

took place on the afternoon of May 4.

Stainless, But Not PainlessPolice received a call reporting a case of

trauma to the head on the morning of

September 15. the culprit was a large

stainless steel bowl perched precariously

on the edge of a warmer in the kitchen of

Seasons dining Hall. a dedicated Sodexho

worker may have benefited from the use of

a stool, but instead decided she could prob-

ably grab it if she just really stretched and

strained, which only ended in some intense

displeasure for her skull and loud clanging

noises. When officers arrived, the injured

woman was found sitting down on the floor,

fairly rattled from the whole incident. due

to a language barrier, translators were

needed to communicate just what had hap-

pened and assure that she was still aware

of her surroundings. no further medical

investigation was needed, and we hope the

bowl has now been relocated to a reason-

a b l e she l f l e v e l .

Jonah Takalua Tags the Treesat 2:56 a.m. on Sunday morning,

Campus Police received a call from a staff

member in the trees dorms reporting that

a series of images had been drawn in the

third floor halls. Campus Police arrived to

find inappropriate and offensive drawings

adorning the walls from Maple Hall to

Spruce Hall. the images, able to be inter-

preted as “dictation,” are a known tag of

the infamous character Jonah takalua, a

student from the show Summer Heights

High.

according to the visual judgment of all

observers, these graphic images certainly

cannot be classified as artwork. after con-

tacting residence hall staff, it was also con-

firmed that this had not been encouraged

in any sort of “Make a Mural” floor pro-

gram. Campus Police documented the vio-

lation and swiftly notified facilities. no

guilty party has been found, and the case at

t h i s t im e re m a ins o p e n .

Two Guys, One BeerOn Sunday, September 5, while on a nor-

mal patrol of fenway, an officer observed a

student with an open beer can in the hall-

way. the officer approached the student,

asking him his age and where he got the

beer. the student did not say where he got

the alcohol, but he did admit to being under

21. forty minutes later, while on patrol in

Copley north, the same officer observed a

similar situation when he located a student

on the third floor with an open container.

the student also admitted to being under-

age but provided no information as to

where he got the beverage. Both students

will be judicially charged with open con-

sumption of alcohol and an underage alco-

ho l v i o la t i o n .

Green Treesaround 3:14 a.m. on September 11, a fac-

ulty member saw, and perhaps smelled,

that a freshman was up to no good. the

student in question was discovered to have

a bag with a green, leafy substance. after

minimal investigation, this substance was

determined to be marijuana, and Bentley

Police were notified. the substance was

confiscated and promptly destroyed, and

the student will be judicially charged. Case

closed.

By Katie Cavanaugh,Raymer Maguire &Andrew VanderploegVanguard Staff

Policelog

THE VAnGUARD SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 PAGE 3News

This past summer, stu-

dents, faculty and staff

members of Bentley

University joined forces to

unveil a completely

redesigned, innovative

MyBentley.

The newlty revamped

website, which was

designed around feedback

from these three groups,

has been well-received by

much of the Bentley com-

munity since it was

launched on August 16.

When one logs in to

MyBentley, the new layout

is very apparent, with

links being grouped by cat-

egory, instead of being list-

ed on every page.

“It’s much more user-

friendly,” explained

Daniela Carlacci, a senior.

“I can find the information

I need in less time.”

Pictures and graphics mod-

ernize the look of the site.

“It’s just more aesthetical-

ly pleasing,” continued

Carlacci.

But the biggest change

is one that happened

behind the scenes. The pre-

vious version of the site

was built on outdated tech-

nology that was unable to

handle high traffic.

This meant that during

periods of heavy usage,

such as course registra-

tion, the website was slow

and unresponsive. The

technology behind the new

MyBentley was imple-

mented to ensure that stu-

dents would not face these

problems.

new features were also

added based on requests

from undergraduate, grad-

uate, and prospective stu-

dents.

Professor Perry Lowe’s

marketing class has

worked closely with the

Administrative Computing

Department, conducting a

directed study to come up

with a high-level design for

the site.

Chris Dukich, a senior,

was a member of the team

that helped with the

redesign as SGA’s Vice

President of Information

Technology last year. At

every step of the process,

from developing a proto-

type to testing, Dukich and

the other students were

involved. He is currently

developing a section of the

portal for the Senior Class

Cabinet.

“The new MyBentley has

great potential to

really bring together many

of the different technolo-

gies and services we have

on campus,” he explained.

“In the future we can

expect some great new fea-

tures. Keep an eye out!”

While the initial

response has been positive,

Jill Melanson,

Administrative Computing

Project Manager, admits

that there is a learning

curve, as there is with any

new system.

She recommends listen-

ing to the tutorials, which

go through how to com-

plete common tasks. Both

a student and faculty/staff

version can be found on the

center of the homepage.

She also urges students to

give feedback on what they

would like to see in future

versions.

“We have more changes

planned for the future,”

added Melanson.

“Ultimately, it’s your por-

tal, and we want to design

it in a way that students

find useful.”

Courtesy of my.bentley.eduThe site, in addition to being more aesthetically appealing, is also much faster in

processing student requests, getting students what they need when they need it.

By Katie SpinelloVAnGUARD STAFF

LaPRADEContinued from Page 1

QUIETContinued from Page 1

ing food from different

places around campus, it’s

something that impacts stu-

dents each and every day.

LaPrade has an extensive

background in the culinary

field, having started at the

young age of 14 as a chef. He

attended Johnson and Wales

before becoming the Executive

Chef for Creative Gourmet, a

company owned by Sodexo.

He then switched to the

Campus Services part of

Sodexo, serving as the

Regional Catering

Coordinator. His college expe-

rience comes from his three-

and-a-half years with

Wellesley College, and most

recently, a year and a half at

Suffolk University. All togeth-

er he has compiled 16 years of

experience with Sodexo, mak-

ing him a valuable addition to

Bentley.

LaPrade has already made

many positive changes with

regards to food and presenta-

tion around campus, and he

has promised even more

improvement as he gets fur-

ther settled on campus.

“Like everything, we’ll con-

tinue to evolve,” LaPrade

stressed. “I’m not a very

patient person or somebody

that will just sit back and say,

‘We’re at where we need to be.’

As far as I’m concerned every

year as trends change in the

culinary world, we need to

change with these trends,” he

continued.

“We’ll look at what students

like and don’t like and make

changes as necessary,” he

added. “We’ll continue to look

at new things to add and bring

to the table.”

reflect student lifestyle

better. We made the change

based on student feedback.”

In addition to student

responses, RHA took many

other factors into account.

They looked carefully at the

policies at local colleges

and universities, as well as

schools that are compara-

bly sized. “We want

Bentley’s policies to be as

fair as possible, taking both

the majority and minority

of students into considera-

tion,” stated Santilli.

The quiet hours for

Fridays and Saturdays will

remain the same, begin-

ning at 1 am. For regis-

tered parties, quiet hours

will now begin 30 minutes

later, at 1:30 a.m. Students

can host registered parties

if every resident in the

room is at least 21 years of

age and has attended a

Bentley workshop on the

subject.

Response from the stu-

dent population has been

mixed. “I think it’s fair,”

said Genna Beeler, a resi-

dent of Collins Hall. “10 pm

is reasonable, and it still

gives students time to

study.”

This sentiment of fair-

ness has been echoed by

many other students who

tend to see residence halls

as a social environment. “I

think the new quiet hours

make more sense. If stu-

dents want to study earlier,

there are quiet places like

the library,” commented

David Hauck, a resident of

Kresge Hall. “In the dorms,

people spend more time

hanging out with friends,”

he continued.

However, some students

feel the negative effects of

having less time to study. “I

think it’s both good and

bad,” said Angela Diaco, a

resident assistant of Copley

South. “Even though most

residents aren’t studying

that early, some students’

study habits are disrupt-

ed.”

It is important to

remember that despite

these changes, courtesy

hours are in effect 24 hours

a day. If students are both-

ered by their neighbors’

noise at any time, they are

encouraged to discuss the

matter with authorities.

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Seasons finally worth the waitEvery fall, the first time

we walk into Seasons, our

stomachs do a half-flip in

anticipation of the dread

lying ahead. This year

after the card swipe, one

may have hardly noticed

the new uniforms Bentley’s

Dining Services had imple-

mented, because they may

be too focused on convinc-

ing their stomachs that it

won’t be that bad. After a

summer of home-cooked

meals and eating out, our

stomachs just aren’t ready

to make the Seasons

adjustment again.

Once inside, there was a

pleasant surprise. A glance

to the right - the wrap sta-

tion already has wraps out

and ready to go. And a

glance to the left - the

pizza looks good?

Breadsticks? This can’t be

real. Straight ahead - that

salad bar looks like a com-

mercial for produce. This

may be a bit of an exagger-

ation, but come on! You

must have noticed some of

these differences at

Seasons. I know we have.

Last year, Seasons tried

to have “variety” by includ-

ing multicultural dishes

and switching it up for din-

ner from time to time. To

be honest, everyone really

only goes for chicken

nugget night. But this

year, they nailed it! The

prepared meals are great.

They go pretty fast which

is a nice change from last

year.

There is always a line at

the omelet bar, and usual-

ly a line for the prepared

meal of the night. There

must have been at least a

20-minute wait the night

they had Bananarama

Crepes, and believe me, it

was so worth it, especially

with a scoop of vanilla.

Side note - the ice cream!

There is always a good fla-

vor to choose, unlike last

year when it was just

vanilla and chocolate six

days out of seven. Birthday

cake, cotton candy, black

raspberry frozen yogurt,

there is always something

new to try. If you escaped

the Freshman 15, don’t let

it catch up to you this year.

The one downside is the

Editorial

rush, but with good food

come a lot of hungry peo-

ple. going to Seasons at

6:30 p.m. for dinner is a

death wish; you just might

get trampled by the stam-

pede. The line was well

past the steps and pretty

close to the mad Falcon

when we went a few nights

ago, a phenomenon never

before witnessed at

Seasons.

We had to wait for peo-

ple to get up in order to sit,

even with the additional

seating this year. It was

almost like a game,

attempting to find seating

and empty chairs to pull

up to the table. It was def-

initely worse than trying

to find parking in the

Kresge and Forest Lot,

which up until that point

we had figured was the

hardest thing here at

Bentley (yeah, even tricki-

er than 301).

But it doesn’t matter,

we’ll take it. There are

very few things that could

bother us about Seasons

after all these positive

changes have been made.

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PAgE 4 SEPTEmBER 23, 2010 ThE VANguARDViewpoints

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In a rare event on

September 9, all of Bentley

came together for a common

cause: A prank of rare sorts

involving Outlook and the

“Reply All” button. If you’re a

student or a faculty member,

there is pretty much no way

you could have avoided the

450 e-mails sent by students

of all ages. One student

abroad, who kindly request-

ed to not receive e-mails

about things happening on

campus from facilities, acci-

dentally pressed the Reply

All button, replying to each

and every student, professor

and faculty member.

Starting at about 7:00 p.m.

continuing until 4:00 a.m. on

Friday, students exchanged

greetings, phone numbers,

Thursday night plans, pro-

fanities, diary entries, and

pictures that sent

Blackberrys buzzing,

iPhones ringing and Outlook

notifications chirping like a

flock of birds on a spring

morning.

Aside from the profanities

and insults, the e-mails con-

tained high-quality humor,

including funny lines from

movies, entertaining pictures

and our personal favorite,

the young gentleman who

decided to send a picture of

himself holding a shotgun

and a beer while chillin’ in

his Wayfarers. It is safe to

say that if you had nothing to

do on that Thursday night,

you certainly weren’t bored.

On the other hand, in all

seriousness, the e-mail deba-

cle shed light on a more crit-

ical issue: REALLY BENT-

LEY?! We all sign Computer

Licensing Agreements upon

entry to Bentley saying we

understand the rules and

regulations, so maybe you

didn’t read the entire docu-

ment. And didn’t anyone

think to see who their e-

mails were going to?

Blackberry, iPhone and

Droids alike all make it easy

to see the “To” section,

whether you scroll up or use

your finger to click on the

field.

Student leaders, Resident

Assistant and athletes alike

participated in the fiasco not

realizing how much really is

on the line. There is simply

no excuse for this breach in

responsibility, and it could

be time for Bentley to devel-

op a hands-on class or semi-

nar to truly emphasize the

“how-to’s” of the Internet

and e-mail, and to empha-

size what is really at risk

when one makes this type of

mistake.

When all is said and done,

punishments will be handed

out and hopefully students

will think twice from now on,

but should it really come to

this? As students who are all

looking to graduate and

move on to high-paying, real-

world jobs, graduate pro-

grams and other ventures,

it’s the little things that will

make the difference. Dot

your “I’s”, cross your “T’s”

and actually look at who

your e-mails are going to.

Funny, but really?!Editorial

Courtesy of despair.com

THE VANGUARD SEPTEMEBER 23, 2010 PAGE 5News

Courtesy of Alexa Hassaram

By Melissa HectorVANGUARD STAFF

ALANA Experience 2010 hailed as a fabulous successFour-day summer program offers fun, networking and education for over 100 ALANA students

Friends, new beginnings, and

the first year at Bentley. This

magical moment brings togeth-

er over 100 ALANA students

every summer for an experience

to never be forgotten.

The ALANA (Asian, Latino/a,

African-American, Native

American and Multiracial)

Experience program supports

the retention initiatives of the

Multicultural Center (MCC) by

providing incoming ALANA stu-

dents with the opportunity to

get connected to the Bentley

campus prior to the start of the

academic year. Its purpose is to

establish a support network of

fellow students, faculty, staff,

alumni, and corporate represen-

tatives.

The Multicultural Center is

“home” to many ALANA stu-

dents at our University. Stated

on the Multicultural Center’s

website , the ALANA

Experience is a four-day pro-

gram that consists of a series of

workshops, information ses-

sions, and social events.

The program also serves as

an outlet for ALANA upper-

classmen to be actively involved

in the Multicultural Center’s

retention efforts through plan-

ning, executing and staffing the

ALANA Experience .

Upperclassmen provide guid-

ance and assistance to the

incoming ALANA students,

which allows them the opportu-

nity to give back to the ALANA

community.

Schantelle Henry, a senior,

has been involved with the

ALANA Experience program

for the past three years.

Working her way up from the

ALANA leader position to co-

coordinator of the program,

Henry has seen the program

grow.

“It was fabulous to the see the

success of the 2010 Experience

as a whole,” said Henry. “Going

deeper into the main focus of the

program, first-year ALANA stu-

dents voiced their Experiences

as well. Gerard Fishchetti, a

freshman, received M.V.P. for

being a constant active partici-

pant throughout the program.

“The ALANA Experience

was a great way to create a net-

work of friends before being

thrust into the craziness of First

Week,” said Fishchetti. “The cor-

porate sponsors were also an

invaluable asset to the program.

We started thinking about

future career paths even before

the first day of class! A toast to

the ALANA leaders!” he con-

cluded.

New Jersey native Dawn

Recio traveled to Bentley with

anticipation about the ALANA

Experience. She wasn’t sure if

this was something that would

uplift her time prior to her first

year at Bentley, but she didn’t

hold back.

“The ALANA Experience is

what set off my freshman year,”

said Recio. “It was so much fun

and I met a bunch of really awe-

some people that have become

good friends to me here. I took

a lot out of it, especially the fact

that at this school we have to

keep branching out and diver-

sify ourselves as much as we

can,” she continued.

The 2010 ALANA

Experience proved to be a win-

ner. Adam Payne, the ALANA

Experience Coordinator, said,

“The 2010 ALANA Experience

was a success on many levels.

Attendance, tremendous spon-

sorship from our corporate part-

ners, and support from the

Bentley community are just a

few of the highlights.” Payne

continued, “It has truly been a

pleasure overseeing this pro-

gram for the past five years, and

I look forward to seeing where

the momentum takes us!”

Each year, ALANA students form close friendships as well as corporate skills.

septemBer 23, 2010 tHe VanGuardCampus Life

any positive change can

never go unnoticed, especially

in regards to the Bentley din-

ing experience this year. it is

quite easy to note that sodexo

has gone up a few notches, to

say the least, as far as catering

is concerned.

When returning students

streamed into seasons at the

beginning of the school year,

the looks on their faces said it

all, unveiling sheer amazement

at how the facility had been

revamped and offered a wider

array of food options. each stu-

dent was greeted at the card

swipe section by an employee

garbed in a well-pressed

Bentley dining shirt, yet anoth-

er new addition.

the next thing that drew

one’s attention was the salad

bar. for a moment, one would

have thought that Bentley had

acquired a farm over the sum-

mer - the salad bar had fresh

produce which was a sharp con-

trast to what we had last year.

the salad dressings had also

shifted their residence from last

semester’s metallic bowls to

classic pouring glasses, making

the salad bar appealing to all.

as one strolled along to the

deli, the queue was shorter

than usual thanks to the

already prepared wraps that

are on the counter, saving one

the agony of having to wait for

fifteen minutes before getting

a wrap. the deli also has a

choice of Lays chips as a side.

the chips can either be served

on a plate by the student who

wants to dine at seasons or can

be grabbed “to go."

over at the omelet bar the

cho ice o f garnishes has

increased from four last semes-

ter to seven this fall. the

desired garnishes are now put

in a cup instead of a plate,

which cuts down on food

wastage.

Krisel Lula, a junior, said,

“the omelet bar is my best

place at seasons thus far since

the produce is fresh and

appealing. plus, the cook

makes me the best omelet,

which kicks off my day on a

high note.”

it’s true to say that this sec-

tion of the dining facility has

gained favor amongst most stu-

dents as, evidenced by Krisel

and also by the huge number of

students who are frequently

found lining up to get an

omelet.

from the serving area to the

sitting area, the tables have

been reorganized to make more

table room and sitting space at

the same time. this feat was

achieved by getting rid of the

long table in the section that

has the tVs and replacing

them with a high table and

smaller tables, thus allowing

more sitting space per unit

area.

elliot Knight was quick to

note this as he commented, “i

really like the way the sitting

area has more space this year.

it makes you feel more at home

and makes the place less con-

gested as everyone has a place

to sit and enjoy their meal

while catching up with friends,”

he continued.

in an effort to cut down on

paper waste, sodexo has placed

a napkin dispenser at every

table in seasons. as unbeliev-

able as it may sound, students

are using less napkins since

they do not have to travel to

and from the common napkin

dispensers . Hima

Chilakalapudi, who is very pro-

environment, said, “i feel as if

Bentley has now made it clear

to all of us that it is an eco-

friendly institution, as evi-

denced by the individual nap-

kin dispensers at every table

which cut down on the amount

of paper waste from seasons.”

Judging from this initiative,

one can see that Bentley is

walking its talk of being eco-

friendly through leading by

example.

the genesis of this dynamic

and marvelous upgrade in

seasons stems from a change

in the sodexo management. an

e-mail sent to one of the

Vanguard correspondents by

doreen floyd, the assistant

dean in the dean of students

office, is a testament to this

change. floyd stated that over

the past summer, a new

resident district manager for

sodexo, Jason Laprade, came

over to Bentley.

Laprade’s expertise and cre-

ativity, which is drawn from his

wealth of experience in the culi-

nary arts, in particular campus

dining, has unleashed a posi-

tive butterfly effect. for

instance, Laprade has done

away with frozen vegetables

and replaced them with fresh

vegetables. He also eradicated

canned beans from the sodexo

entity and replaced them with

fresh beans which are pur-

chased, soaked in water, and

then prepared fresh for the stu-

dents. this has led to greater

student satisfaction as they feel

they are getting more value for

their meal plans. as auon

Khan said, “this semester, i

have to say that the dining

standards at seasons have

been upped a notch and i feel

like am now getting more value

for my dollar.”

floyd also stated that more

plated meals and prepared

plates, such as salad and pasta

entrees, have been very well

received, as has the condiment

bar near the grill station. she

also added that she has heard

students flip over the bread-

sticks at the pizza station.

When all is said and done, it

would be in order to give cred-

it where it is due, and in this

case giving a thumbs up to

sodexo for revamping seasons

and making it a better dining

experience for all. and for the

students and staff who normal-

ly dine at seasons, bon appétit!

Seasons Dining experience revolutionized by new, fresh ideasBy Eric Ndung’u

VanGuard staff

Surf school startup: Worth the challenge

What did you do last sum-

mer? started my own busi-

ness, no big deal.

for sophomore Benjamin

f o w l e r , a f i n a n c e a n d

Global perspectives double

major here at Bentley, this

was actually true. Ben start-

ed his own surf instruction

school – sacred surf school

– down in Cape Cod, and

said that he had been in for a

rude awakening when he

realized how hard it was to

actually undertake some-

thing so huge.

the school is a stand-

alone organization that has

already turned a profit with-

in its first summer, some-

thing Ben hopes to expand

for summers to follow. after

working as a surf instructor

for two summers and being

responsib le for another

school’s bookings and reser-

vat ions , the schoo l Ben

worked for went under, and

instead of letting it go, he

used the opportunity to start

a school of his own.

starting last december, he

looked into the paperwork,

accounting, and legalities of

starting your own business,

jokingly adding that he used

to take business calls at par-

ties and his friends ripped on

him.

after sort ing through

paperwork, he started adver-

t i s i n g b y d i s t r i b u t i n g

brochures from falmouth to

provincetown, talking to

local surf shops and trying to

work out a deal where he

would promote their gear

and they would promote his

lessons. two shops really

pulled through, and fowler

helped them as much as they

turned business over to his

school, sometimes offering

free lessons on behalf of the

shop owners in order to help

them promote their good

name.

“professionalism and gre-

gariousness are key,” fowler

said, smiling and allowing

that to segway into what it

was like to be a 19 year old

looking to start his own busi-

ness. instead of being anx-

ious or afraid that he would

look immature in the eyes of

older businessmen, fowler

said, “Whether you’re 18 or

50, you’re still an adult,” and

that’s how he carried him-

self.

“the best comparison [of

having your own school] is

like having a child, because

y o u a r e s o e m o t i o n a l l y

invested in it,” said fowler.

the first two weeks of busi-

ness were like a “slap in the

face,” when there was little

business. “i overextended,

then pulled back to be real-

istic, and once things got

running, i overextended

again,” he said. His face lit

up as he spoke about plans

to improve next summer.

after paying back a loan

he took to get the business

running, fowler ended up

turning a profit within the

first summer, expanding the

b u s i n e s s t o i n c l u d e

american apparel shirts and

hats. He found that when

you give some of those things

out for free, you can not only

win over the customer, but

you can also find a way to

advertise.

in regards to advertising

and his surf school’s website

- sacredsurfschool.com -

fowler said, “it was all about

creating a business and hav-

ing a credible looking site. as

long as the product is there,

it’s all about how you market

i t . ” s p o k e n l i k e a t r u e

Bentley student.

By Sindhu Palaniappan

Campus Life editor

For your convenience, the wrap station now has “Wraps of the Day”waiting for students to pick up.


The Vanguard SepTember 23, 2010 page 7Business

Market recap

Courtesy of Businessweek.comNestlé announced plans to open a new

research and design plant in India.

Financial SnapShotS

Spain has been having money problems

as well as issues with high energy costs.

Courtesy of Reuters.comThe Japanese Yen has been continually

increasing in strength against the U.S. Dollar.

NBER announced that the recession

ended in June 2009.

Courtesy of Examiner.com

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How is your livingarrangement?

Voices

PAGE 8 SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 ThE VANGUARd

By George corsiPhOTOGRAPhy STAFF

Features

Worms: Reloaded

The worms have been tossing

their arsenals of hand grenades,

explosive cows, air strikes, super

sheep, lasers, and silly hats at

one another for going on 15

years. It’s a popular, even ven-

erable series among gamers, and

the latest incarnation prepares

to rekindle players with their

love of malicious, accented,

death-dealing earth worms.

Worms offers a meaty cam-

paign, challenge missions, quick

fights, and online and offline

competitive multiplayer. The

title’s 20-dollar asking price on

Steam is hardly a consideration

when set against the replayabil-

ity and unlockables packed away

into this hefty little gem.

The combat is turn-based,

with each player moving and

attacking using just one worm

before their opponent has a go

for vic ious vengeance.

Meanwhile, the rising tide

around the map threatens to

drown players that drag on

fights beyond sudden death. The

worms are armed with conven-

tional and quirky weapons, each

with their own strategies and

uses to assure that the finest

worm warriors are skilled in sen-

try guns, grappling hooks, and

malicious thunder clouds.

Graphical shines have been

tossed in with success. The fires

and wind are good looking, and

it is still a joy to watch the sur-

prisingly expressive worms oblit-

erate each other as they shout

puns and threats across the

fields of battle.

Players undertaking the cam-

paign might butt heads against

an inconsistent AI. Sometimes,

the challenge is genuine and

throws the player a few surviv-

able punches before rolling over

in the retaliation. Other times,

the uncompromisingly accurate

AI can manage to deliver a

hand-tossed grenade from across

the map, over a rock face, and

through a drainage tunnel into

your lap. These frustrating

examples of computer suprema-

cy rarely ruin an experience, but

they might make a frustrated

player pause for a moment to col-

lect themselves amidst shouts of

“Bullshit!”

Reloaded doesn’t offer too

much variation between Worms

2: Armageddon, but for players

that passed on the XBOX 360

exclusive, the 20-dollar price tag

is a steal for the hours of quirky

mayhem they should be wreak-

ing with bazookas, grenades,

and napalm on their friends,

offline and on.

rating: 4.5/5 falconsHAWX 2

Military flight simulators are

a dime a dozen, and now the

sequel to Ubisoft’s HAWX, still

featuring Tom Clancy-inspired

seriousness, has joined the grow-

ing roster of flight combat

games.

HAWX 2 is an honest arcade

shooter, rarely pretending to

offer any significant complexity

or realism, but rather a carefree

and fun combat experience. It is

moderately successful in creat-

ing an accessible and easy-to-

learn interface with understand-

able and logical controls.

The story is standard Clancy.

Somewhere, insurgents, ultra-

nationalists, and other terrorists

have stolen a Russian nuke and

armed themselves with

advanced war machines. Over

the course of the game, the play-

er will jump between the face-

less bodies of three pilots, one

British, one Russian, and one

American, as they blow up every

marked target on their high-

speed run to victory. Familiar

faces from other Clancy titles

like Splinter Cell and Ghost

Recon make appearances, but

their presence is nothing more

than a small novelty.

Gameplay is frustratingly

simplified in this game, with

take-off and landing becoming

nearly automated and the tout-

ed mid-air refuel system degen-

erating to nothing more than fol-

lowing a waypoint for several

minutes. HAWX decides when

the player needs to take-off, land,

or refuel, and it incorporates

these elements into the mission

objectives rather than allowing

the player any autonomy to

make these vital decisions.

While the loss of control for

these features isn’t necessarily a

massive dent in the game, it cer-

tainly takes away from the fre-

netic feel of combat when the

player always knows they’ll have

enough missiles or fuel to com-

plete the next objective.

HAWX 2 is a fun-ish foray

into uncomplicated flight. The

story is disinteresting and feels

cobbled together between assort-

ed set pieces.

Plane variety feels more like

an aesthetic choice than any-

thing usefully tactical, outside of

the few sequences that place you

as the gunner of an AC-130 (a

substantially weaker version of

the Modern Warfare sequence)

or as a UAV pilot.

Ultimately, the game feels

like a missed opportunity. It

takes all the safe routes and feels

that way. It’s an easy, somewhat

enjoyable ride, and if you’re look-

ing for that air combat fix, you

could do worse.

rating: 2.5/5 falcons

adriana PhilliPs

information systems

audit control

class of 2011

“Not bad. This is the first

time I’ve chosen every-

one in my room.”

Players must jump between three pilot bodies in order to retrieve stolen Russian nukes. Courtesy of gamesfacile.it

nora canavan

undecided

class of 2013

“They’re good. I like my

roommates... Except

our light doesn’t work.”

edWard Xu

finance

class of 2014

“My room is tiny and

sad.”

stacey Waisnor

information systems

audit control

class of 2012

“My living arrangements

are great this year, even

though I don’t have a

kitchen. My three suitem-

ates are AWESOME!!!”

Brian Peterson

accountancy

class of 2013

“It’s awesome.”

This Column is Not Yet RatedBy

David Entin

Gamers can continue to enjoy thrilling action asWorms blowing each other into Oblivion.

Courtesy of joystiq.com

ThE VANGUARd SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 PAGE 9Features

What did you think ofFirst Week?

Voices

By cody normylePhOTOGRAPhy EdITOR

Joe Nascembeni stars as Tanner, the lovable space case

who always has something stupid to say.

Courtesy of BTV

The cast of 301, pictured here, does an excellent job showing how dysfunctional and

irritating a GB 301 team can be, and it’s a complete joy to watch.

Courtesy of BTV

Typically, when I comment

about something going on in the

Bentley community (or am

accused of commenting on some-

thing these days), I’ve been told

I tend to be too critical or nega-

tive….or most recently, “shame-

ful.” I would argue that construc-

tive criticism is important, as

how else do we know what to

improve upon?

To the point, when I got wind

of the new Bentley Television

mini-series 301, I expected to

have to churn out some more

harsh mutterings about what

was off the mark... And then I

watched the first episode.

I couldn’t have been more

mistaken. In fact, I was just

plain wrong.

301, the brain child of Keith

dugas and Nick Aquino, who

are both known around campus

for their quick wits and senses

of humor, is a true winner for

their student network and

arguably one of the finest stu-

dent-made productions I’ve ever

seen on this campus….and trust

me, I’ve endured a lot.

Every Bentley student has

heard horror stories about GB

301, the class where you fight

through three modules of busi-

ness functions while working

with a team to solve a real world

company’s problem.

Everything that embodies this

campus is in the class: teams,

expensive textbooks, mass sur-

veys, long nights, competition,

stress, and meeting after meet-

ing after meeting…..a parody of

this experience is long overdue

and aptly provided by 301.

In what appears to have been

a collaborative effort by the

entire BTV team, dugas and

Aquino have assembled a squad

of seasoned BTV actors that are

gifted, savvy and entertaining as

hell.

The show stars desiree

Ouellette as Laura, who is

advertised as the “Bossy One,”

Joe Nascembeni as Tanner, your

average space case, Ryan

Murphy as the everyday bro

Brett, Angela diaco as the ditzy

Katie, and Carter Elkin-Paris as

the creepy snob Winston.

Personally I loved the space

shot Tanner, who is the one

most of us wanted to strangle in

team meetings. I can’t wait to

hear more about his spirit ani-

mals and team building exercis-

es.

Meanwhile, Brett, who is

played by the typically funny

Murphy, should play out to be

hilarious…who doesn’t laugh at

bro jokes and mannerisms? That

character has douche written all

over him, and knowing dugas,

Aquino and Murphy, Brett won’t

be some run-of-the-mill parody

either.

And don’t get me started on

the bossy professional who’s just

so eager to show off her trophies

and bitch about her good for

nothing cohorts... Laura should

be a realistically hilarious

reminder of one team member

you would have loved to shove

down a flight of stairs if she was-

n’t so useful.

While no character is a per-

fect model of their caste, each

has a flair that makes them

interesting and all five perform-

ances were very impressive. I

started laughing right after the

piano-ed opening sequence and

frankly couldn’t stop.

Obviously this is a college stu-

dent production at a business

school, which means that it prob-

ably won’t be nominated for any

Emmys and it wasn’t filmed on

a multi-million dollar sound

stage with state of the art equip-

ment, but this production could

easily measure up with some of

the finest production at any

artistic school in Boston.

It ’s fresh, forward and

painstakingly well-done. The

best part: I’ve only seen the first

episode and BTV insiders tell me

that it honestly only gets more

hilarious from here on out.

There’s witty one-liners and

well-timed insults, stupid

remarks and funny frustra-

tion….it’s like being in 301 all

over again, but this time with

the pleasure of just watching 5

incompatible half-wits go

through hell.

I know those of you reading

this have likely either taken

GB301 yourselves or heard all

the awful stories about going

through it that you can bear, you

have packed schedules filled

with crap, yada yada yada….

I don’t care who you are,

watch this show. you’ll laugh,

you’ll relate and you’ll walk

away wanting to see more.

I know I did.

4.5/5 falcons

301, a Bentley Television

Mini-Series, premiered on

Thursday, September 16 and

can be viewed instantly on BTV’s

website, bentleytelevision.com or

on Cable Channel 45, the home

network of Bentley Television.

The next installment premieres

tonight, September 23 in Harry’s

Pub, hosted by Delta Sigma Pi

and Bentley Television.

Brendan colford

manaGerial economics

class of 2014

“First Week was great to

get me acc l imated to

Bentley before all the

upperclassmen were back

on campus.”

lucas menison

undecided

class of 2014

“First Week was awe-

some. Great people, lots

to do.”

amanda nieto

undecided

class of 2014

“Too overscheduled, but

still had a lot of fun and

got to meet a lot of peo-

ple.”

sydney fortin

accountancy

class of 2014

“I didn ’t enjoy the

schedule they made for

me, but I liked getting

to know everyone. It

was more stressed

than it is now.”

marcie dean

undecided

class of 2014

“First Week gave us time

to adjust and settle in

before classes started,

even though it was all a

little redundant.”

By Jon mccolganEdITOR IN ChIEF

A 301 experience actually worth it BTV’s new mini-series is a comedic home run just lifting off

SePTeMBer 23, 2010 THe VANGuArDFeatures

It’s hard to love Gordon

Gekko - a still-fantastic Michael

Douglas - and harder to forget

him after his luminous perform-

ance in Wall Street. Yet, after sit-

ting through an overzealous two-

plus-hour sequel, it is even hard-

er to care. Wall Street: Money

Never Sleeps is coated in a prom-

ising sheen, but readily unveils

itself to be the overconfident,

unwelcome brother to a classic

that deserved to be left alone.

The opening is immaculately

delivered, with our beloved

Gekko leaving prison after serv-

ing the sentence dropped on him

at the end of the first movie.

The sadly short sequence

rekindles our love of Gekko for

a flighty few moments before

we’re snatched away to follow

the dreadfully uninteresting

Jake Moore - a boring Shia

LaBeouf. For the fans that sat

for years and months with the

promises of a sequel, most of the

prison release scene was spoiled

in the trailer, and that was quite

more than enough to justify

skipping the rest.

The film comfortably positions

itself just before the housing col-

lapse and depicts the recession

with the clumsy drama of mass

hysteria, suicides, and shouts of

socialism.

We are then introduced to

Bretton James - Josh Brolin,

good as usual - a hungry Wall

Street giant that we’re lazily told

is responsible for the death of

Jake’s mentor and Gekko’s

incarceration (funny, it seemed

like Bud Fox did that in the first

Wall Street).

For the remainder of the film,

Jake is out to crush Bretton,

seeking occasional advice from

Gekko, while still finding time

to remedy the broken relation-

ship between his fiancé Winnie

Gekko - wasted potential Carey

Mulligan - and her father. The

plots inevitably drift apart to feel

mundanely disjointed and unfo-

cused, stylishly and emptily

jumping between points, ignor-

ing the true potential of the very

genuinely captivating relation-

ship between the Gekko’s.

Jake is a Wall Street shark, a

wiz-kid with a heart filled with

the same hunger that Wall

Street so avidly demonized.

Jake’s finances are inexplicably

murky, with the young investor

throwing money around and liv-

ing in his snazzy apartment,

blowing the potential to learn

any real lessons before he sud-

denly starts boxing things up.

The alluring seduction of

power and money is strangely

absent this time around; it’s not

a hunger anymore, it’s gluttony.

Bland, robotic gluttony.

The performances are con-

strained and passable, always

feeling chained by the heavy

handed and inconsistent script.

Douglas is still the charming

tongue we knew and loved, but

he’s relegated to the sidelines for

a massive chunk of the film. He

begins to feel more like a glori-

fied cameo than a genuine char-

acter, and the film seems to for-

get what it’s doing when Gekko

isn’t involved.

Jim nailed my disappoint-

ment for LaBeouf on this one.

It’s been hard to like the kid

after two bumbling performanc-

es in Transformers and then

butchering Indiana Jones.

With his casting in Wall

Street: Money Never Sleeps, I

was really holding out to see a

strong turn for the young actor,

yet I also expected the entire film

to live up to its pedigree.

Another disappointment is

Charlie Sheen, who steps in for

an insulting yet thankfully brief

reprise as Bud Fox, and very

nearly spoils his entire charac-

ter from the first film in the

process.

And of course, the splintered

sub plots we are subjected to

float from the inconsistent back-

ground characters to Jake

Moore ’s mother - Susan

Sarandon - whose forgettable

character arc plays out inside of

three scenes that have no more

purpose than to insultingly

demonstrate the effects of the

housing collapse.

Product placement is a

Hollywood necessity, but the

Wall Street sequel can’t match magic of original classicBy David EntinVANGuArD STAFF

gratuity and care in the place-

ment began to wear on me the

second the camera lingered on

that glass of Heineken or framed

in LaBeouf with his uncomfort-

ably glittery, logo-coated Ducati

racing outfit.

Wall Street 2 could have been

a captivating study of Gekko

and his attempts to repair his

name and his relationship with

his daughter set against the

alluring backdrop of the great

recession. Instead, we have a

jumbled mess struggling to

deliver intrigue amidst irrele-

vance.

Rating: 2/5 Falcons

Shia LaBeouf’s character, Moore, is no comparison to Douglas’

still captivating character, Gekko.

Courtesy of featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps disappoints at every turnBy Jim FergusonVANGuArD STAFF

Wall Street: Money Never

Sleeps has a surprisingly

upbeat and promising opening,

showing the aged Gordon

Gekko quietly walking back

onto the streets a free man. But

from here on out, it is all a bloat-

ed downward spiral of bland

protagonists and product place-

ment so dreadfully obvious it

gave me a headache.

Wall Street hit the big screen

back in 1987 with raw intensi-

ty and undeniable talent that

audiences could expect from

director Oliver Stone. It showed

the dark underbelly that

remains hidden behind the glitz

and glamour that is the stock

trade through a captivating per-

formance by Michael Douglas

as the memorable Gordon

Gekko. Now, over 20 years

later, it seems like Stone has

jumped on the unneeded sequel

bandwagon, from the sloppy

storytelling and weak charac-

ter development that come to

define his new film, Wall Street:

Money Never Sleeps.

The main portion of the film

centers on Jake Moore - Shia

LaBeouf -, an up-and-coming

Wall Street trader who has all

the skill and tenacity needed to

be successful in the cut-throat

environment he works in. Jake

is already a big player on Wall

Street. He lives in a spacious

loft with his girlfriend Winnie

Gekko - Carey Mulligan - and

attends all of the slickest night

clubs with his coworkers after-

hours.

Jake’s character doesn’t need

to go anywhere; he’s already

greedy. He is nothing like the

fresh-faced Bud Fox from the

original, who started off living

in a small studio apartment

before being seduced into

morally questionable situation

by Gekko. Jake wants more - he

wants revenge against the con-

niving Bretton James - a forget-

table Josh Brolin - for his men-

tor - an underused Frank

Langella - and seeks the guid-

ance of Gordon to make it a

reality.

Winnie attempts to warn

him about her estranged father

Gordon, who she has not spo-

ken to since his incarceration.

But Jake ignores her pleas and

begins seeing Gordon on a reg-

ular basis, not only for advice

on the ever-escalating conflict

with Bretton, but also in the

hopes of finding a father figure.

It’s at this point when the

story splinters into half a dozen

subplots, so muddled in their

attempt to stay fresh through

disjointed editing and a very

forgettable soundtrack that I

started looking at my watch 30

minutes in. Almost every theme

that was central to the original

Wall Street is tossed away to

appeal to a more commercial-

ized audience that enjoys see-

ing the fruits of wealth being

spoiled instead of demonized.

The Bud Fox cameo had me

shaking my head, for while it

was brief, it almost completely

destroyed any meaning the

1987 film had left at this point.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

is as close to a cinematic disas-

ter as Shia LaBeouf’s last

sequel, Transformers: Revenge

of the Fallen. In fact, both films

share many similar traits: terri-

ble characters, a completely

uneven plot, a sickening,

tacked-on ending, and even

LaBeouf himself.

As a lead, LaBeouf is far

from captivating and lacked the

screen presence to make me

care about his character arc - if

he ever had one - or anything

he did during the two-hour film.

Gordon is the character every-

one wants to see. He is the sole

reason this sequel exists, and

time and time again his charac-

ter is thrown to the sidelines for

Jake’s cringe-worthy revenge

plot.

From the terrible character

development, to the jumbled

plotlines that are picked up and

dropped on a dime, this sequel

has absolutely nothing working

in its favor. With so much tal-

ent both on screen and behind

the camera, there is no reason

why this sequel couldn’t have

been a fantastic follow up to a

film that has come to define the

80’s since its release. Yet it

nose-dives in almost every way

imaginable, and by the time the

credits begin to roll, you won’t

want to revisit Gordon Gekko

anytime soon.

Rating: 1/5 Falcons

Main character, Moore, proves to already have the drive of a

greedy Wall Street trader before he even makes it big.

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THE VAnGuARD SEpTEMBER 23, 2010 pAGE 11Features

Dexter season premiere will leave you dying for moreBy Ian MarkowitzFEATuRES EDIToR

After winning two Emmys

since the previous season

ended, Dexter is back this sea-

son picking up right where it

left off.

WARNING: If you didn’t see

the season finale of Season

Four, STOP READING NOW.

Rather than skipping the

emotional roller coaster that

Dexter must endure, viewers

are treated to watching his

emotionally empty responses.

After he calls 911, an emotion-

ally absent Dexter is visited by

the police. When he says, “I did

it” to the police, Dexter arous-

es the suspicions of the FBI

investigating the crime.

After Rita’s death, Dexter is

suddenly responsible for the

lives of three young children,

only one of whom is biological-

ly his own. He’s suddenly

thrust into the spotlight and

has to provide an alibi for his

whereabouts when Rita was

murdered, which he can’t give

because he himself was mur-

dering the Trinity Killer.

Suddenly, Dexter is forced

to rely on others and moves

back into his old apartment,

which is now occupied by his

sister Debra because he does-

n’t want to bring Astor and

Cody back to the home where

their mother died. Meanwhile,

he has to try and guide Astor

and Cody through the after-

math of Rita’s death, while

Astor still blames Dexter.

Although he and Debrawent through a similar expe-

rience after the death of their

mother, Dexter has a difficult

time identifying with Astor

and Cody. Dexter, for a man

who isn’t known to have a

short fuse, is suddenly getting

into shouting matches with

Astor as they both come to

grips with Rita’s death.

Dexter eventually begins to

reach his breaking point and

begins to question whether or

not he should just run away

from everything and abandon

his family, friends and cowork-

ers.

In what is one of my least

favorite aspects of the episode,

Dexter is already back on the

hunt and believes he has

locked on to a new prey.

However, this secondary plot

line is essential to reinforce to

the viewer that Dexter is less

than human.

It’s his lack of emotional

attachment which is most

frustrating, especially since he

does show hints of emotion

and attachment to Rita, which

are instantly derailed by the

hunt for his new prey.

The season premiere of

Dexter left me almost as

speechless and confused as

last season’s finale. It astounds

me that Michael C. Hall

(Dexter) has still yet to win an

Emmy for his work in Dexter,

although he did win a Golden

Globe last year.

Hall continues to be at the

top of his game and delivers a

performance in the season pre-

miere, which is arguably his

best of the series.

For the first few minutes of

the season premiere, visit:

tinyurl.com/DexterVanguard.

Dexter premieres on Sunday

n igh t on the Showt ime

Network.

Rating: 5/5 Falcons

Dexter Morgan is a blood spatter analyst

for the Miami Metro Police Department.

Courtesy of Cliff Lispon/Showtime

Courtesy of Randy Tepper/ShowtimeDexter Morgan comforts baby Harrison after

a traumatic season ending.

Horoscopes

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

Vanguard Staff

April’s AdviceYour Questions Answered!

By

April Gammal

PAge 12 SePTeMBeR 23, 2010 THe VANguARDColumns

contact information, such as

e-mail addresses and phone

numbers. If you’re interest-

ed in working for the compa-

ny when you graduate or

interning with them next

summer, you should keep in

contact with them during the

school year. Occasionally

shoot them an e-mail letting

them know how your year is

going and asking how they

are doing. This way, when

you’re applying for intern-

ships in the spring, you can

send them an e-mail asking

about any opportunities they

have available. Since you’ve

been building a relationship

with them all year, it will not

seem awkward to e-mail

them in the spring.

Ask for recommendations.

If you have not already

done so, ask for recommen-

dations from the people with

whom you directly worked. If

you did not work with your

b o s s a n d h a d m i n i m a l

encounters with that person,

do not ask them for a recom-

mendation. I suggest asking

p e o p l e w i t h w h o m y o u

worked and who know your

work the best.

These people will be able

to speak to your strengths

and accomplishments. File

away these recommendations

in printed form as well as

electronically in case you

ever need a recommendation

for something in the future.

If you wait until you need a

recommendat ion to ask

someone you worked with,

they may forget exactly what

you worked on and how you

performed during the sum-

mer.

C r e a t e a L i n k e d I n

account.

LinkedIn is essentially

Facebook for the working

world. It allows you to net-

work with individuals and

display your work experi-

ence. It also enables people

to write recommendations for

you on your profile page. I

suggest creating a LinkedIn

account and adding everyone

with whom you worked dur-

ing the summer - this is

another way to keep in con-

tact.

Also, don’t simply create

an account with nothing on

it. Spend time creating a pro-

fessional account because

employers may want to check

out your profile. Make sure

you represent yourself prop-

erly and have an appropriate

photo of yourself. You should

be as particular about the

contents on your LinkedIn

page as you are about your

resume.

So, if you haven’t already

done these things, I strongly

suggest that you do them as

soon as you have the time. I

hope this helps, and again,

congrats on your internship.

Hopefully it will open some

doors to you in the future!

Aries (March 21-April 19) Reach out and

make a new friend today. You never know

where it may lead you.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) You will have

incredibly good luck this week because Mars is

in line with Venus. Play the Lottery, ask out

your crush and have a great time!

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Don’t let stress run

your life. Take some time and relax this week.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) Now is the right

time to start ecercising again. The nice weath-

er is a perfect opportunity to run outside. Take

advantage of this time of year while it lasts.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Your enthusiasm will

take you far. Be social this week and create

new relationships, and learn something new

about someone close to you.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You will be receiv-

ing a lot of power soon. Don’t let it get to your

head, and use it for good, not evil.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Being superstitious

is your best bet. Avoid cracks in the floor, black

cats, and don’t walk under ladders. Make sure

to throw salt over your shoulder for good luck.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Foucs on your car-

rer while you are still young. Now is the time

to network and get the right job for you. Take

advantage of the resources around you before

time runs out.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Money issues

are in your future. Don’t get carried away with

online shopping and avoid stores. Don’t get

sucked in by advertising, either.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Your friends are

not trustworthy. Don’t let them borrow from

you, because odds are you won’t get anything

back.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Luck is not on

your side. Don’t take risks that you’re not sure

of, and do your research before you invest.

Make sure you keep track of all of your belong-

ings as well.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Wake up early and

get your work done. It will energize you and

start your day off in a positive manner.

Question: I just completed an

internship this summer and

I’m not sure how I was sup-

posed to wrap it up with my

supervisor. Is there anything

I was supposed to do on my

last day, and is there any-

thing I should be doing now?

First of all, it’s great that

you had an internship this

summer. Congrats! I’m sure

you learned a lot about the

company as well as how a

business works in general.

However, there are definite-

ly some things that you can

do in order to nicely wrap up

your experience.

Update your resume.

If you have not already

updated your resume with

your internship experience,

do it now! The more you put

it off, the more you’ll forget

about your accomplishments

and the work that you did.

Also, I’m sure you did many

things during your intern-

ship, but there is not enough

room on your resume to

include them all. Only high-

light the main points and

focus on what you accom-

plished, not just on the tasks

you performed.

Keep in contact.

One of the most important

things you can do after an

internship is to keep in con-

tact with the people you

worked with. Keep a spread-

sheet with their names and

Our popular Notes From Abroad sec-tion featuring insightfrom students fromaround the world

will return next week on Page 11!

THE VANGUARD SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 PAGE 13Columns

Senior ExperiencePresented by

The Senior Year

Experience Committee

Major: IDCC

What are you involved in

at Bentley?

Currently at Bentley I am a

Peer Advisor and Core

Coordinator in the ASAP men-

toring program out of the

Multicultural Center. I also

work in the Conference Center.

I am involved in DSP, PULSE

Magazine, Bentley A Capella,

Black United Body (BUB), and

the National Association of

Black Accountants (NABA).

What are you looking for-

ward to this year?

I am looking forward to going

through the year with my

friends and trying out different

things, more specifically my

Bucket List of Boston, which

includes a Red Sox game.

What are your plans for

the future?

I would like to go to Graduate

School and concentrate my stud-

ies around the topic of Media

and Entertainment and hope-

fully move to New York City.

What is your favorite

event on campus?

My favorite event was

“Carnival,” the event in the

Student Center a few years back

that was in celebration of the

President Gloria Larson’s

Inauguration. It was great

because it brought a bunch of

people together to enjoy a night

of performances and fun.

How are you feeling about

graduation?

Graduation is bitter sweet!

After studying abroad in London

last semester, it is great to be

back on campus. I won’t miss

the tests and homework, but I

will miss the connections and

friends.

What is the most valuable

lesson you have learned at

Bentley?

Be yourself! I really love

Bentley and I have met some of

my best friends here. This place

truly is remarkable.

Senior SchantelleHenry, Class of 2011

Courtesy of Schantelle Henry

A Welcome to Senior Year!Hey Class of 2011,

(Yeah you…)

Welcome to your

Senior Year! (Hard to

believe, isn’t it!?)

Take a deep breath, it’s

really not that scary. The

last thing we want to do

is startle you!

Of course now is a time

when you’re experiencing

a range of emotions, real-

ities and deadlines. It can

be overwhelming, but if

you manage those experi-

ences well you will be the

driver of your own des-

tiny.

You’re probably asking,

“Why are we reaching out

t o y o u ? ” I t ’ s s i m p l e .

We’ve walked in your

shoes . We know what

you’re going through and

what you will be navigat-

ing in this year, and we

want to help you collect

and develop the necessary

t o o l s t o f a c i l i t a t e a

smoother transition from

Bentley Senior to Bentley

Alumnus.

Through this weekly

column, you will hear

from your classmates as

well as young alumni who

recently made the transi-

tion.

Stories, testimonials,

and messages you receive

from them wil l sound

eerily familiar to what

you and/or your room-

mates are experiencing

and feeling! Use that –

learn from it, grow from

it.

We encourage you to

harness your emotions,

which will range from

excitement to, yes, fear.

Know that being ambiva-

lent about the unknown is

typical. Use it to empow-

er, invigorate, and acti-

vate yourself to succeed in

your senior year and look

forward to the next step

in your own personal

journey.

Lastly, let us know if

and how we can help. All

the best for a great year

ahead!

The 2011 SeniorExperienceCommittee

Bobbi-Lynn Anderson

Carla Berg

Susan Brennan

Jeannette Buntin

Leslie Doolittle

(Co-Chair)

Jane Ellis

Henrietta Genfi

Brenda Hawks

Michael Kearney ’11

Andrew Leffler ’11

Melissa Sawyer

Tony Martin

Helen Meldrum

Michael Montalbono

Elise Noel ’07

Mackenzie Nurse ’02

Christine Palumbo

Scott Radimer

Marty Reuman-Pieper

(Co-Chair)

Pap Sarr

Cindy Scott

Puja Shah ’11

George Thompson

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 THE VAnGUARDSportS

In lieu of watching the

World Cup in South Africa

o v e r t h e s u m m e r , The

Vanguard has returned to

scouting out the talents of

Bentley University’s Men’s

and Ladies’ Soccer programs.

The Falcons are always excit-

ed to begin the fall season

while breaking the freshmen

into the team. Through three

games, the men’s team has a

r e c o r d o f 2 - 1 , a n d t h e

women’s team has a record of

0-1-2.

The men started the sea-

son on a strong note, winning

their first two games. In the

season-opener on September

2, Bentley escaped with a win

a f t e r j u n i o r A m o n

Mohammadi scored in the

89th minute (out of 90) to

p i c k u p t h e 1 - 0 v i c t o r y

against Queens.

Freshman Jordan Bridge

threw the ball into the box to

a streaking Mohammadi,

who headed the ball in for the

decisive score. Bentley goalie

Mike nikiforov had 2 saves,

including an impressive div-

ing stop on a first-half corner

kick to header attempt.

In the second game for the

men, Bentley took in another

victory, this time against the

other UnH, University of

new Haven, 2-1. Sophomore

Weston Zeiner scored both of

the Falcons’ goals to lead

Bentley to a 2-0 start to the

season in front of a home

crowd on September 5.

T h i s w a s t h e f i r s t

Conference battle for the

Falcons , so the win was

important, even though it

was early. Zeiner’s first goal

came in the 12th minute as

he put one in the back of the

net after new Haven’s goalie

overcommitted on the ball.

The Chargers evened the

score before halftime, but

Zeiner tallied another just 61

seconds into the second half

to take the lead and the even-

t u a l w i n f o r B e n t l e y .

nikiforov had 6 saves to pre-

serve Bentley’s lead down the

stretch.

On September 10, Bentley

t o o k a t r i p d o w n t o

Brookville, nY to face C.W.

Post in a non-conference

matchup. After a scoreless

first half, C.W. Post found the

net with an 18-yard snipe of

the top left shelf of Bentley’s

net. C.W. Post added anoth-

er later to pick up the 2-0 vic-

t o r y o v e r t h e F a l c o n s .

nikiforov’s 8 saves were not

enough, as Bentley struggled

to get shots on goal, just mus-

tering 3 in the 90+ minutes.

The guys have 14 games

left in the season before the

playoffs, so there is still plen-

ty of time to pick up some

more wins and snag a playoff

spot. Zeiner and nikiforov

look to continue their success

in the early games, and try to

out-seed their sixth-place

spot in the preseason nE-10

Coaches Poll.

On the women ’ s s ide ,

Bentley has allowed just 2

goals in their first three

games, coming up with three

draws and a loss in those con-

tests, all going into extra

time. Looking good in these

games were senior goalie

Kara Smith and sophomore

Laura Muise, who provide

some well-deserved hype for

the Lady Falcons this season.

In the season opener ,

Bentley lost a hard-fought

battle, 1-0, to UMass Lowell

in a match that was brought

into extra time before UMass

Lowell could salvage the win

in the 94th minute off of a

rebounded shot. Smith made

nine terrific saves in the con-

test, which sadly proved not

to be enough.

In their second matchup,

Bentley scored their first goal

of the season in an effort that

ended in a 1-1 draw after two

overtimes against LeMoyne

on September 10. Sophomore

Defense is the common theme for Bentley SoccerLaura Muise brought Bentley

back to even with an 83rd-

minute goal.

Muise landed a cross and

dangled the Dolphins’ goalie

to send one home and tie the

game. no goals were scored

in the extra time, so the

teams drew. Smi th had

another eight saves on the

day.

In the third game of the

fall season, the Lady Falcons

battled to another hard-

fought 0-0 draw to Saint

Michael’s. The lady Falcons

outshot St. Michael’s in extra

time, but none of them found

the target. Smith shined once

again with seven more saves

without allowing one to reach

the back of the net.

It was no surprise that

Kara Smith was named the

northeast-10 Goalkeeper of

the Week with her impres-

sive stat line of 24 saves and

allowing just two goals in her

team’s first three games. The

game versus St. Michael’s

marked her 18th shutout

recorded in her years at

Bentley. Smith was never

replaced in the field and

proved to be a force worth

reckoning with.

The men’s team looks to

continue their season this

week versus nYIT and Le

Moyne before coming back

home next Tuesday. The

women look to gain some

m o m e n t u m w i t h g a m e s

against Franklin Pierce and

Merrimack.

George Corsi/THE VANGUARDJunior Amy Wagner finds her way

around a UMass Lowell defender.

FOODContinued from Page 1

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and I’m sure the freshly made

salad bar is as good as ever,” she

added.

The new LaCava also fea-

tures meeting rooms, a lounge

area, and two conference rooms

which can be reserved in

advance.

Although many people are

satisfied with the new-look of the

dining hall, there has also been

conversation about the lack of

seating during peak hours.

“What I find most annoying is

that sometimes I will find one

person who is taking up an

entire booth, leaving many peo-

ple frustrated and without

seats,” said Watts.

Another thing that continues

to frustrate customers is the long

lines which customers have to

endure, especially around lunch-

time. Some students are already

tossing up suggestions. “It would

be nice to have a self check-out

line. Sometimes the lines get

very long,” commented Ty.

Jason LaPrade, the new

Resident District Manager for

Sodexo, realized that this may

be an issue early on. In a recent

interview, he stated, “I know

we’ve had some trouble with the

lines. A lot of that is cashier

training. We just switched over

to a new system so that we can

be P.C.I.-compliant with credit

cards,” LaPrade continued.

“The old system was color-

coded while the new one is not.

It’s been a curve for [cashiers] to

find out where the buttons are.

Every day I see improvements,”

concluded LaPrade.

In addition to the changes

made to LaCava, Bentley has

also replaced food venues

Sandella’s and A&W with Mad

Falcon and Bostonian Grille,

respectively.

The Bostonian Grille features

similar fast food items that

A&W offered and is already

becoming a popular choice for

students. In the first week, the

sales were double of what A&W

was during the same week last

year.

However, students like Chris

Parmanand, a junior, are com-

plaining that in addition to not

having meal combos, the food at

Bostonian Grille seems a little

on the expensive side. While this

may be true, LaPrade justifies

the prices by stating that the

burgers are “nearly twice the

size of A&W burgers. The A&W

burger was 3 oz., while the new

one is 5 oz,” he went on.

It did not come as a surprise

to many students that after only

one year of operations, the

unpopular Sandella’s was oust-

ed from campus.

“Sandella’s was a good

attempt to bring healthier food

to campus,” said Kristin Chan,

a senior. She believes that a big

reason why Sandella’s wasn’t

well-received is because students

“wanted junk food and Pub offer-

ings.”

Upon entering the Student

Center, many will now notice a

large chalkboard menu which

resides on the wall behind the

new Mad Falcon. “The reason-

ing behind the chalkboard

instead of it being tied in as a

sign is that I want to be able to

change it,” said LaPrade.

Just last week, Mad Falcon

reintroduced the ever-popular

concept of pizza bagels, an old

favorite of students who are

familiar with Harry’s Corner.

dents to be patient with

administration as they work

on a solution. “Please under-

stand that this is a Comcast

decision and not a Bentley

decision. We have been and

will continue to work on a

solution,” Dean Shepardson’s

e-mail stressed. “In addition,

we are asking them to pro-

pose solutions and alterna-

tives. We are also exploring

other vendors,” he conclud-

ed.

Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARDThe Mad Falcon has replaced the unpopularSandella’s with a much improved menu.

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RecentResults

Results from 9/2-9/21

Men’s Cross Country RESULT

Shackelette invitational 1st of 7

Women’s Cross Country (0-1)

Shacklette invitational 1st of 7

Field Hockey (0-4, 0-0 Northeast-10)

at indiana, pa. L 2-1 (ot)

vs. Millersville L 4-0

at Stonehill L 2-1

Adelphi L 2-1 (ot)

Football (1-2, 1-0 Northeast-10)

at Carson Newman L 35-28

at Central Connecticut St. L 45-14

at Saint Anselm* W 52-7

Golf

Assumption College invitational 2nd of 10

Saint rose Fall Shootout 2nd of 8

Northeast intercollegiates 5th of 12

Men’s Soccer (4-1-1, 1-0-1 Northeast-10)

Queens W 1-0

New Haven* W 2-1

at C.W. post L 2-0

Bridgeport W 2-0

at Stonehill* t 1-1 (2ot)

at New York tech W 2-1 (ot)

Women’s Soccer (0-4-2, 0-3-2 Northeast-10)

UMass-Lowell* L 1-0 (ot)

Le Moyne* t 1-1 (2ot)

at St. Michael’s* t 0-0

(2ot)

dowling L 2-1

at New Haven* L 1-0 (2ot)

Franklin pierce* L 1-0

Men’s Tennis

itA East regional No team score

Women’s Tennis

itA East regional No team score

Volleyball (5-5, 2-0 Northeast-10)

vs. Caldwell (New Haven inv.) L 3-0

vs. Bridgeport (New Haven inv.) L 3-0

at Assumption* W 3-2

georgian Court (Bentley inv.) W 3-1

Holy Family (Bentley inv.) W 3-0

New Haven (Bentley inv.) L 3-1

American international* W 3-1

dowling (NE-10/ECC Challenge) L 3-0

C.W. post (NE-10/ECC Challenge) L 3-1

Queens (NE-10/ECC Challenge) W 3-1

* conference game

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the Falcons’ Field Hockey

team has gotten of f to a

rough start to begin their

season, dropping their first

four games. But fortunately

for Bentley the games have

all been non-conference, so

the Falcons are still staring

at a clean slate in their con-

ference schedule.

the Falcons have lost to

indiana (pA), Millersville,

S t o n e h i l l a n d A d e l p h i

respectively, but all the

games were technically con-

sidered non-conference,

including the games against

the Northeast-10 teams

Stonehill and Adelphi.

the team is led by senior

captain Kate Caponigro and

junior captains Stephanie

Sideris, tori Bergantino, and

L a c e y C u m m i n g . t h e

Falcons came into the season

ranked third in the NE-10

preseason Coaches’ poll.

the Falcons have won the

NE-10 playof f tit le two

years in a row, but the team

took a big hit after last sea-

son, graduating nine start-

ing seniors. perhaps the

greatest loss was four-year

senior goalie Alyssa Sliney,

but any t ime that many

players leave a team, there

is bound to be a turnover

process.

t h e L a d y F a l c o n s

appeared to be facing a tall

task heading into the season,

feeling the pressure to live

up to their number-three

ranking and to repeat their

NE-10 domination.

despite not picking up a

win in their first four non-

conference games, Coach

Jessica King’s squad played

e v e r y g a m e t o u g h a n d

proved they could be a force

to be reckoned with come

playoff time.

Bentley opened the season

with a two-game weekend

set in indiana, pennsylvania

against indiana (pA) on

Saturday and Millersville on

Sunday.

the season opener against

indiana was tight the whole

way, with Bentley grabbing

the first lead on sophomore

Beth Maguire’s first goal of

the season in just the 26th

minute. Sideris , an Al l -

American, provided the

assist on the goal.

the Falcons defense, led

by sophomore Kaitlyn riley

in her Bentley debut, held

strong for the majority of the

game until indiana finally

managed to c rack them

enough to score in the last

five minutes of the contest.

With 4:24 remaining on

the overtime clock, it was

indiana who found the back

o f the ne t , hand ing the

Falcons a heartbreaking

opening loss.

riley notched 14 saves in

net for Bentley, proving that

the Falcons will still have

strong play in the net, even

with the departure of the

All-American Sliney.

the second game of the

weekend series proved to be

a bit more of a struggle for

the Falcons. Millersville

came out scoring early and

often on the Bentley defense

and were sitting on a 3-0

lead at halftime.

Millersville scored anoth-

er goal in the second half

while continuing to shut

d o w n t h e F a l c o n s .

Millersville finished the

match with four goals from

four separate players, drop-

ping the Falcons to 0-2 to

start the season.

Following a nine-day lay-

off, the Falcons regrouped

and took on Stonehill in

Easton, Mass on September

14. the game was considered

non-conference, but was

nonetheless an intriguing

preview for the two teams’

actual conference game on

october 5.

Stonehill was the only

team to get on the board in

the first half, taking a 1-0

lead into the second stanza.

the Falcons responded by

laying the offensive pressure

on thick in the second half

and finally coming away

with their first goal of the

game midway through the

half.

it was senior Haley Smith

scoring her first goal of the

game of an assist from the

sophomore Maguire, tying

the game at 1-1.

the t ie would not last

long, as Stonehill responded

less than a minute after

Smith’s goal with one of

their own, reclaiming the

lead for good. it would be a

defensive struggle the rest of

the way as Bentley dropped

their third straight, 2-1.

on September 18 , the

Falcons played another non-

conference game against a

conference team in Adelphi.

th is one would be even

tighter than the last game,

but in the end the result was

the same; a 2-1 loss for the

Falcons.

Adelphi got on the board

early, but the Falcons final-

ly managed to respond with

a goal in the middle of the

second half. this time it was

Smith setting up Maguire to

tie it up at 1-1.

the two teams would stay

in the 1-1 deadlock for the

rest of regulation, taking the

c o n t e s t i n t o o v e r t i m e .

Unfortunately, with just 24

seconds left in the first over-

time period, Adelphi found

the back of the net for the 2-

1 victory.

While the last two losses

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

Falcons, they proved that

despite the turnover, Bentley

can still play at a high level

a n d g i v e t h e m s e l v e s a

chance to win against any

team.

Stonehill was projected to

finish at the top of the NE-

10 standings and Adelphi

was ranked fourth, but we

are one of only three teams

to receive first-place votes.

Keeping up with teams like

that is not an easy task, and

Bentley proved they will be

up to the task when they

face them later in the year

for keeps.

B e n t l e y w i l l t a k e o n

Southern Connecticut State

o n S e p t e m b e r 2 2 , S t .

Michael’s on September 25,

and American international

on September 28. After that

the real season starts and

the Falcons will have noth-

ing but conference games left

on the schedule.

By Robbie LaBrieSportS Editor

Field Hockey off to a rocky startLady�Falcons�drop�first�four�non-conference�games,�look�to�improve

Courtesy of the Sports Information Office2009 NE-10 co-Freshman of the Year Nicole

Dion is one of the returnees this year.

FalconoF theWeek

Waddington Named Falcon of the Week

Freshman Andrew Waddington of the Men’s

tennis team has been named the Falcon of the

Week. Waddington had an impressive showing at

the season-opening itA East regional, winning

the “B” doubles tournament with junior Alec

Spycher and advancing to the semifinals of the

“B” Singles tournament. Waddington was named

both the Northeast-10 player and Freshman of

the Week on Wednesday for his efforts.52

Bryant Johnson and the Bentley Football team

cruised to a 52-7 victory over Saint Anselm last

Friday in Manchester, NH.

did you know that 52 points is the Falcons’

highest total since a 52-6 victory over the same

Saint Anselm team in october 2007? the

Falcons will look to go even bigger in their first

home game of the season against New Haven on

Friday.

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After a grueling three games

on the road to begin the

Falcons’ football season, the

players are returning to

Bentley in what will be their

home opener on Fr iday ,

September 24.

the Falcons did not get off

to the start they were hoping

for, managing just a single win

in the first three contests. they

did get back on track in the

third game, easily taking care

of St. Anslem.

Much of last year’s core has

graduated, leaving vacancies to

be filled for many different

positions. the most notable

losses include running back

Luis Cotto, receiver Kelley

rowe , and k i cker ty ler

McNamara, as well as defense-

men Matt Zahoruiko, darryl

Laforest, and Chris Carroll.

on the other hand, Bentley

has a lot of returning lettermen

that are ready to fill the shoes

of those that graduated this

past season. the offense has

proved that they can run the

scoreboard up, and the defense

has been able to shut down

their opponents at times.

in the first game of the sea-

son, Bentley traveled to

Carson-Newman to take on the

Eagles in a non-conference

match. Carson-Newman,

ranked 20th in division ii, fell

behind early to the Falcons, but

Bentley gave up a fourth-quar-

ter lead, falling to the Eagles,

35-28.

Bentley quickly fell behind

to Carson-Newman until the

Falcons’ offense orchestrated

two outstanding possessions

that ended wi th Bryant

Johnson touchdown passes to

Wade Critides of 42 and 30

yards respectively, giving the

Falcons a 28-21 lead going into

intermission.

the second half was a very

different story, as Bentley

would not add a single score for

the remainder of the game. the

Falcons’ offense was not able to

get anything going, and the

defense surrendered two more

touchdowns to give Carson-

Newman the victory, 35-28.

Bryant Johnson completed

26 of 44 passes, throwing for

347 yards and four scores.

Senior receivers Wade Critides

and John Malone had great

games, each catching two

touchdown passes f rom

Johnson.

the Falcons would not get

any rest following the Carson-

Newman game as they imme-

diately started making prepa-

rations for their next match

against division i Central

Connecticut.

the offense came out firing

in Bentley’s second match, as

the Falcons had control of the

ball for the majority of the first

quarter. Central Connecticut

scored on their first drive down

the field, but Bentley respond-

ed with a spectacular drive that

ended with a Jack pizzotti

touchdown run.

Junior linebacker Matt

Welch recovered a Central

Connecticut fumble on the Blue

devils’ next possession, and the

Falcons would tally another

score. the touchdown pass

from Bryant Johnson to senior

Kyle tuthill put Bentley up 14-

7 early in the second quarter,

but it was at that point where

trouble arose.

For the second straight

game, Bentley failed to score a

single point in the second half.

Central Connecticut’s rushing

game was too much for the

Falcons, as the Blue devils

scored the last 38 points of the

game, charging on to a 45-14

victory.

turnovers proved to be a

problem for the Falcons, espe-

cially in the third quarter. A

Bryant Johnson interception

and a blocked punt provided

the Blue devils with plenty of

of fense as running back

Everette Benjamin ran for two

touchdowns in the quarter.

this is only the second time

that Bentley has started 0-2 on

the season, but with plenty of

time to turn it around, the

Falcons looked towards their

first Northeast-10 match

against St. Anselm.

Bentley‘s offense exploded in

their third game of the season

and their defense virtually shut

down their opponents, provid-

ing the 0-3 St. Anselm with a

very tough contest.

the balance and success in

both the pass and the run

made it very hard for St.

Anselm to keep up. Bentley

scored the most points in a

game in three years, easily tak-

ing care of the Hawks 52-7.

the Falcons wasted no time

as Bryant Johnson led a 60-

yard drive, ending with a

seven-yard touchdown strike to

John Malone. St. Anselm

would respond with a touch-

down of their own, but Bentley

quickly took the lead again via

another Johnson touchdown

pass, this time a seven yarder

to Mike Slattery.

the score put the Falcons up

14-7, and they would not relin-

quish the lead for the remain-

der of the game. Bentley scored

14 unanswered points in the

second quarter, highlighted by

a 51-yard touchdown run by

rookie running back Lorenzo

Warren, the first of his career.

Warren would also earn the

Northeast-10 rookie of the

week honors, following his

exceptional 131-yard rushing

performance against the

Hawks. Warren is the first

Bentley freshman in 22 years

to rush for over 100 yards, and

he is making a strong case for

carries this season at the run-

ning back position.

Unlike the first two games

of the season, Bentley came out

fresh in the second half, put-

ting up 17 unanswered points

in the third quarter. Senior

Justin Haines returned a fum-

ble 47 yards for a touchdown,

followed by a field goal from

junior paul Branco. Warren

scored his second touchdown of

the game, this time from 28

yards out.

Bryant Johnson finished the

game with 206 passing yards,

including three touchdowns.

Bentley also had its best run-

ning game since 2003. the duo

of Lorenzo Warren and junior

running back Bobby tarr pro-

vided 285 rushing yards on 37

carries.

Bentley was also very suc-

cessful on defense, highlighted

by an interception by senior

Matt Shea and a punt block

from junior Jon Wilkie.

After evaluating the Falcons’

first three games, it seems like

Bryant Johnson has progressed

even more from the previous

season as the leader of the

offense. the senior QB has 670

passing yards on the season,

including eight touchdowns

and only three interceptions.

Bentley’s running game is

also looking very strong this

year, which will take some

pressure off of the passing

game. the frontrunners in the

running game include junior

Bobby tarr f o l l owed by

Lorenzo Warren, who will add

versatility to the offense and

provide for a more balanced

attack.

John Malone has emerged

as Bryant Johnson’s favorite

target so far this year. the sen-

ior already has 17 receptions

and 226 receiving yards this

season, including four touch-

downs.

Seniors Greg o’Brian and

Mark dolan have emerged as

the defensive stoppers for the

Falcons with 35 and 31 tackles

respectively, and will look to

lead the Falcons defense that

was first in the Northeast-10

the previous season.

Bentley will look to build off

of their performance in the St.

Anslem game and carry that

momentum into the home

opener. Let’s get as many fans

as possible on Friday night’s

game and support our Falcons.

By Robbie LaBrieSportS Editor

Bentley dominates in first win of season at St. AnselmFalcons avenge rough start with 52-7 victory, achieving their highest offensive total in 3 years

Junior Bobby Tarr ran for a career high 84

yards against St. Anselm.

Courtesy of Sports Information Office

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