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See DEBATE, Page 6

DELTA PHIEPSILONthe sorority is onceagain recognized oncampus

6 F I E L DHOCKEYBent ley to p layM e r r i m a c k i nnCaa first round

16FLIGHTS CANCELLEDSandy cancels 12,000 east Coast flights

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VOTES FOR HUMOR?Candidates may be getting judged on jokes

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Every seat at the debate filled quickly for the event.

Bentley campus hunkereddown for Hurricane Sandy

See ELECTION, Page 5

A final breakdown of candidates’ stancesfor undecided Bentley student votersBy Lacey Nemergut

newS editor

The upcoming Presidential

Election, an international

spectacle, highly analyzed and

meticulously followed, pres-

ents Bentley students with

options for both change and

consistency. Based on the typ-

ical age range of the student

population, certain issues

prove more salient than oth-

ers in the unique culture that

dominates the campus .

Bailouts for Financial

Corporations

Given the nature of the

Bentley business curriculum,

many students find them-

selves caught up in conversa-

tion on economic proposals to

guide the country. The two pri-

mary candidates, Barack

Obama and Mitt Romney,

each took a similar stance in

terms of bailouts for financial

corporations.

“The TARP program was

designed to keep the financial

system going, to keep money

circulating in the economy,

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By Francisco SalasVanguard Staff

electricity and food.

“Classes are important, but

they cannot trump the safety

of our staff and students,” said

Piga. “We also wanted to com-

municate to students to be

careful if they were planning

on going off campus. We want

them to be safe and alert.”

Predictable events, such as

this, allow those involved in

decision making to engage in

forward planning. The team

watches weather forecasts and

uses recommendations from

the Governor’s office as guid-

ance when considering univer-

sity closures. It also talks

about what is happening on

campus.

“We use what we have

observed on campus to inform

our decisions,” said Piga.

“Staff on campus become

aware of things right away

and provide useful local

knowledge.” For example, staff

were able to respond quickly

when a tree fell down outside

of Boylston during this storm.

“It is atypical for a scenario

like this to last more than a

couple days,” said Piga. If this

occurred, however, university

leadership would engage in

further discussions to consider

the next steps.

Piga also acknowledged the

important help provided by a

v a r i e t y o f o n - ca m p us

resources during these types

of situations. These people

include Resident Assistants,

live-in professional staff,

Courtesy of Brian Shea

By Kristin TomasiVanguard Staff

Four percent of voters are undecided as to

which candidate they are going to vote for.

T his p a s t we e ke nd ,

Hurricane Sandy made its

way toward the East Coast,

prompting the Bentley com-

munity to prepare for the

storm’s potential conse-

quences. John Piga, Director

of the Residential Center, who

sent an email to the communi-

ty on Friday afternoon regard-

ing storm safety and prepara-

tion, provides insight into

Bentley’s emergency storm

procedures.

“I play a small part of a big

plan,” said Piga. “A large

group gets together to talk

about storm preparedness pro-

cedures and each situation is

different.”

This group includes upper

level administration, staff at

the director level and other

affected departments.

“Every year, there is the

possibility of a storm or snow

day,” said Piga. “At each junc-

ture, a pre-storm meeting

occurs to sketch out plans.”

“The safety of staff and stu-

dents comes first,” said Piga.

“Leadership gets together to

determine the safest, most

appropriate course of action.

In this case, we were con-

cerned about faculty and stu-

dents who had to travel to get

to campus, so transportation

was an issue.”

Aside from ensuring that

staff and students are safe and

secure, other priorities and

considerations include heat,

Courtesy of Moussa Hassoun

Bentley fared well during the storm, with the

exception of a few downed trees.

Bentley Speech & Debate Society host a mock debate

Last Wednesday night, the

Bentley Speech & Debate

Society held the Democrats v.

Republicans debate in the

sp i r i t o f t he up com ing

Presidential elections. The

event was a major success as

the seats were quickly filled

leaving many students to

“standing room only”.

The Democrats were repre-

sented by Timothy Dillon,

Alison Abrams, and Maggie

Collins; their opponents repre-

senting the Republicans were

Elizabeth Nally, Amy Lopatin,

and Valerie Labrecque. The

event was moderated by Ryan

Hebert with a raffle for the

attending crowd for a generous

$100 and two $25 gift cards.

Every four years Americans

head to the polls to cast their

ballots in hopes that their can-

didate will tackle the issues

without which the entire econ-

omy stops and you would real-

ly have an economic collapse,”

said Romney.

Meanwhile, independent

candidates Gary Johnson, Jill

Stein and Virgil Goode stand

in firm opposition to bailouts.

Debt Limit

In terms of debt, a primary

concern for many college stu-

dents fac ing s igni f icant

increases in education costs,

the topic of the nation’s debt

limit proves particularly

important. Obama stands in

favor of raising the debt ceil-

ing, while Romney has posi-

tioned himself firmly against

noVember 1, 2012 the VanguardNews

JudiCial aCtion Summary

Total number of cases: 27Total number of individuals involved (violators): 36number of individuals dismissed from responsibility: 0individuals admitting responsibility: 36number of individuals referred to Judicial Board: 5 number of educational sanctions given: 28

(includes referrals to alcohol Education)Cash total of fines given for the week: $300number of work sanctions assigned: 0number of students placed on warning: 13number of Parental notifications: 1number of individuals put on residential Probation: 2

(Loss of 15 Housing Credits)number of individuals put on Disciplinary Probation: 0

(Loss of 30 Housing Credits)number of individuals put on suspension (housing): 0number of individuals put on suspension (University): 1number of individuals expelled from University: 0

Provided by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs

10.24.2012-10.31.2012

a Minor inconvenience

A fake ID was discovered during

an inventory search of a wallet that

was turned in to the Po l i ce

Department. How bittersweet. A

found possession leads to lost oppor-

tunities. Stay strong.

Doobie Disaster

An officer assisted a Resident Life

staff member in removing drug para-

phernalia from a room in Collins.

Our biggest question here is that if

an officer needed to assist in this

process was there an abundance of

paraphernalia or was the parapher-

nalia so big it could not possibly be

removed by one person? Either way,

touché.

Manhole Menace

North B Sargeant reported the

storm drain located between North

Campus A and B is protruding and

causing a safety hazard. Of course it

is a safety hazard. Some biological

warfare creature probably climbed

out and will wreak havoc all across

Waltham and beyond. Facilities was

notified and will handle it. Best of

luck, guys.

a Probable Party

On Oct. 27 at 12:57 a.m., an offi-

cer responded to Rhodes Hall for a

report of a disturbance. The officer

cleared, reporting the call was

unfounded. A disturbance at 1 a.m.

on a Saturday? Good one, University

Police. Next thing you’re going to tell

us is that people drink alcohol almost

every weekend. We see right through

you.

graffiti goons

On Oct. 26 at 8:05 a.m., an officer

responded to Forest Hall for vandal-

ism. On Oct. 26 at 8:19 a.m., Facilities

was notified of graffiti at Forest Hall.

On Oct. 28 at 4:08 p.m., Forest

Hall Facilities was notified of graffi-

ti written on the door of room 401.

Are these instances connected?

Likely. Am I happy that after two and

a half days this still isn’t taken care

of? Yes. They’re too busy taking care

of things that are broken and/or smell

terrible. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser that

stuff. Boom. Done.

an integer investigation

On Oct. 26 at 12:29 p.m., an officer

requested a set of numbers for

Fraudulent Identity. 12:29 p.m.? I

just hope the perpetrator in question

wasn’t at a bar. I don’t know where

else someone would be using fraudu-

lent identification. Jinkees. Oh wait,

it might have been Identity Theft.

That could be a more pressing issue.

a Case for the ages

Alright, stay with us here. On Oct.

26 at 1:55 p.m., Client Services

requested entry into an office in

Jennison Hall to retrieve a faculty

member’s laptop. Here is where it

gets interesting. University Police

PoliCe log

was not able to confirm permission

was given to Client Services. The offi-

cer cleared without providing access

UNTIL permission was given at 14:12

hours. The officer provided entry and

then cleared. Yup, that’s it, and no,

you can’t get back the time it took you

to read that. Sorry.

Post Traumatic slade Disorder

On Oct. 28 at 1:54 a.m., an officer

and Facilities responded to Slade Hall

to assist students whose door handle

fell off, leaving them locked in their

room. Facilities was able to get the

door open to release the students, but

the victims still have not been able to

get to the “we’ll laugh about this later”

stage.

Parking Bay

Bay Colony observed a student

maliciously damaging the parking

gate on Alumni Drive. Officers made

contact with the student who admit-

ted to the damage. We would also like

to make contact with that student by

saying that if you are going to dam-

age a parking gate, you don’t do it

under the tenaciously vigilant eye of

Bay Colony. You have a better chance

of egging the President in front of the

Secret Service.

oh look at Us, we’re harvard!

Harvard Maintenance reports an

issue regarding a window in the

Adamian Center . Bent ley

Maintenance reported an issue with

Harvard Maintenance, thinking they

are a bunch of snoody smartypants.

an Eventful Evening

On Sunday, in Orchard, an RA

called in to report broken glass, vomit

on the door and a cap from a water

pipe not in view. In other words,prob-

ably someone’s idea of a damn good

night.

sackless sandy

There was a water l eak in

Adamian, North D, Stratton House,

two in Collins, flooding by the Beaver

Street entrance, a fallen tree on the

access road to Linden St, a fallen

portable commode on the football

f ie ld and a downed tree near

Boylston. Wait, was that a hurricane

or a six-year-old blowing out his

birthday candles? In the Battle of

Bentley v. Sandy, Sandy never stood

a chance. Also, where did the com-

mode come from?

Justice Reporter & Officer Pickles

Vanguard Staff

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When I first came to college,

I had only vaguely heard of Up

Til’ Dawn, but as the year pro-

gressed, I got more and more

involved. I even ended up visit-

ing St. Jude’s Children Research

Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee

this summer. It was an amazing

experience to see exactly where

the donations from charity

events like Up Til’ Dawn go.

In 1962, the survival rate for

leukemia, the most common

form of childhood cancer, was

four percent. Today, the survival

rate for this disease is 94 per-

cent, thanks to the research and

treatments from St. Jude’s.

Bentley is hosting its annual

Up Til’ Dawn event from 6 p.m.

to 12 a.m. on November 7. We

encourage participants to bring

50 addresses of friends, family

or acquaintances, so that we can

send letters asking for donations

to benefit St. Jude’s research.

Nothing gives more satisfac-

tion then knowing you helped

save a child who might other-

wise not have survived. So come

support the children and enjoy

free food, games, prizes and so

much more!

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Bentley Students’ Political Filtersarily a bad thing. It

allows us to really under-

stand the aspects of this

election that relate to us

and that have an impact on

us. This is a much better

way of looking at and

deciding on a candidate to

vote for than the color of

his skin, religious beliefs,

or simply what party he

aligns himself with.

On the other hand, this

filter also puts us at a

knowledge disadvantage

compared to students at

less focused schools.

Students who are at insti-

tutions with a wider range

of studies get a more holis-

tic view of each candidate.

This could mean that they

don’t focus on just one area

of presidential policies, but

could also mean that they

are not concentrating on

the issues that directly

relate to them.

Social media is a great

example of this. Our fellow

classmates were much

more active and vocal

about their opinions of the

first debate (which hap-

pened to be focused on the

economy) than the last

debate (a discussion on for-

editoriaL

eign policy). It is possible

that the timing of the

debates had a factor in this

as well.

This leads to a larger

issue within the Bentley

community regarding poli-

tics. Our campus is not

politically active in the

least bit and this is a piece

that is definitely missing.

We do have our

Republicans and

Democrats clubs. Aside

from their infrequent

debates (hosted and organ-

ized by the speech and

debate society), they don’t

seem to engage our student

body in any way.

One would expect that in

a field of study that has so

much to do with politics,

students would be more

involved with politics and

political activism on cam-

pus.

Unfortunately, this has-

n’t been the case and is

something that will hope-

fully happen in the near

future. This election would

have been a great time to

bring our political organi-

zations to the forefront of

discussion, but the oppor-

tunity has passed.

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Election Day is in less

than a week and we’re all

anxious to find out who

will win. There has been

much discussion about the

elections, especially over

the past month as the

debates occurred. There

are many topics and issues

at hand, but one can’t help

but think that Bentley stu-

dents pay attention to

some more than others.

Being students at a busi-

ness school, we all have at

least a basic understand-

ing of national economic

and financial policies and

their effects. Much of what

we do as students is done

and seen through a busi-

ness filter and the same

idea applies towards the

upcoming election.

We, in general, tend to

care more about the eco-

nomic and financial poli-

cies that have been dis-

cussed by both candidates

than other topics. We

understand what is being

discussed and can see the

effects that each set of poli-

cies will have on the coun-

try and potentially on our

future careers as well.

This filter is not neces-

Dear Editor,

I was deeply offended

when I opened the latest

edition of The Vanguard to

find a full page advertise-

ment for Elizabeth Warren

and Barack Obama. I

understand that The

Vanguard is provided to the

student body for free par-

tially as a result of the

advertisements contained

within, although I believe

that your organization has

a duty to exercise discretion

in determining what ads to

publish. Over my four years

at Bentley, I have enjoyed

reading your paper and

found the content to be both

thought provoking and

entertaining. Upon viewing

this ad, I was shocked that

something like this slipped

through the cracks.

According to page four of

the October 25 edition of

your paper, The Vanguard

is partially funded by the

Student Activity Fee. Given

that all resident students

are required to pay this fee,

I find it atrocious that an

entire page would be devot-

ed to a partisan and contro-

versial advertisement. The

advertisement makes refer-

ence to social issues, some

of which many Bentley stu-

dents fundamentally dis-

agree with.

I quote the Bentley

Beliefs in saying, “We seek

to further the growth and

learning of each member of

our community and our-

selves.”

If we all agree as stu-

dents at this university to

follow this belief, then I

find it not only unfair, but

also completely detestable

that you present one-sided

information in your news-

paper that is funded by the

students. As we move for-

ward into an era where we

can agree to disagree and

can embrace and learn from

diversity of thought, it is a

shame that The Vanguard

would publish an advertise-

ment tearing students

apart instead of bringing

them together. On

Wednesday there was a

campus debate where stu-

dents expressed both sides

of issues and grew and

learned as individuals from

these discussions. This was

a great event for the uni-

versity and it is a shame

that your partially student-

funded organization would

accept partisan political

advertisements that are for

no one’s gain.

Steven Spittler

Class of 2013

Letter to the editor

Dear Readers,

I feel the need to clarify a

few things. Firstly – I apolo-

gize to any reader we have

offended with these adver-

tisements. The Vanguard

does not endorse either can-

didate running for Senate in

MA. I do believe that we, as

an organization, should

exercise discretion in choos-

ing which ads to place in the

paper each week to the

extent that no ad is harm-

ful, but we found nothing

offensive about the

Elizabeth Warren ad. If

Scott Brown’s council were

to seek us out as a place to

advertise, the same way

Warren’s council had, we

would be more than happy

to run his ad.

The paper is partially fund-

ed by the student activity

fee so that printing and dis-

tribution of the paper can be

handled each week with no

extra cost to students. No

part of the SAF pays for

advertisements. Ads are

paid for solely by the adver-

tisers.

It is important to note the

severe distinction between

an advertisement and an

endorsement. The Vanguard

has not run any content or

any opinion piece support-

ing Warren or Brown. We’re

a newspaper and we aim to

be as unbiased as possible.

As an e-board, with vary-

ing social, economic and

political positions, we found

it would have been more

harmful to discriminate

against a single advertiser,

rather than furthering the

scope of the university by

accepting varying advertise-

ments.

Sindhu Palaniappan

Editor-in-Chief

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it.

“Understand – raising the

debt ceiling does not allow

Congress to spend more

money. It simply gives our

country the ability to pay the

b i l l s that Congress has

already racked up,” said

Obama. “Since the 1950s,

Congress has always passed

it, and every President has

signed it. President Reagan

did it 18 times. George W.

Bush did it seven times.”

“As President, my plan

would have produced a budg-

et that was cut, capped and

balanced – not one that

opens the door to higher

taxes and puts defense cuts

on the table,” said Romney.

Taxes

With the potential to earn

a high average start ing

salary, Bentley students pay

particular attention to what

is taken from their paycheck.

Obama said, “If we want a

strong middle class, then our

tax code must reflect our val-

ues. We have to make choic-

es.”

Obama has indicated that

there will be inevitable tax

increases on the wealthier

population while Romney

offers a different platform.

“I don’t believe in raising

taxes. And as governor, I cut

taxes 19 times and didn’t

raise taxes,” said Romney.

Oil Company Subsidies

With a student base from

all over the country and

world, many Bentley stu-

dents have cars on campus

and monitor gas prices. The

primary candidates present

opposite opinions on the

topic of subsidies for major

oil companies.

Romney said, “I do not

want to raise taxes on oil

companies.”

“When oil companies are

making huge profits and

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Resident Directors, University

Police, Seasons staff and

Facilities staff.

“University Police is here

24/7 and there are emergency

phones both inside and outside

of residential buildings,” said

Piga. “Sodexo makes sure its

staff is here to provide food for

students and makes sure that

they are safe. Facilities is also

here 24/7 and is important to

maintaining campus safety

and clearing roads.”

Piga said it is important for

students to consider their

plans in case an emergency

evacuation is required. “This

is a conversation that needs to

happen between students and

their families,” he said. “They

should consider where they

can go and how they will get

there.”

As a result of Hurricane

Sandy, Andrew Shepardson,

Dean of Student Affairs, sent

an email to the Bentley com-

muni ty announc ing the

Univers i ty ’ s c l osure on

Monday. Seasons and Mad

Falcon were open to provide

food and the fitness center was

open in the afternoon. The

Harvard shuttle service was

susp e nd e d a f t e r 6 p .m .

Monday evening. Throughout

t he s t o rm , b o t h De a n

Shepardson and Chief of Police

Ernest Leffler updated the

community and urged them to

remain safe and cautious. The

University reopened at 10 a.m.

on Tuesday.

you’re struggl ing at the

pump and we’re scouring the

federal budget for spending

we can afford to do without,

these tax giveaways aren’t

right,” said Obama.

Health Care

Given the recent passage

of the Patient Protection and

Affordable Care Act, many

students have been present-

ed with the option of remain-

ing on their parents plan

until they’re 26. Obama, a

primary advocate for the

PPACA continues to stand

behind his legislation while

Romney opposes.

“[In Massachusetts] 40

percent of the uninsured

were earning enough to buy

insurance but had chosen

not to do so,” said Romney.

“Why? Because it is expen-

sive and because they know

that if they become serious-

ly ill, they will get free or

subsidized treatment at the

hospital.”

A s G o v e r n o r o f

Massachusetts, Romney sup-

ported a health insurance

mandate at the state-level.

Marriage

On the topic of gay mar-

riage, the two candidates

stand in absolute opposition.

While Obama has demon-

strated his support for gay

marriage to the nation dur-

ing his presidency, Romney

falls back on his conservative

values and opposes gay mar-

riage.

“I believe we should have

a federal amendment in the

constitution that defines

marriage as a relationship

between a man and woman,

because I believe the ideal

place to raise a child is in a

home with a mom and a

dad,” said Romney.

Alcohol

On this popular topic for

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ELECTION

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college age students 18-20,

the Independent candidate

Gary Johnson is the only

advocate for lowering the

age.

“I ’m always the guy to

advocate for lower ages. I

just believe that the lower

the age the better you come

to grips with what these sub-

stances are,” said Johnson.

Obama declared himself in

favor of the current regula-

t i o n s a n d R o m n e y h a s

restated many times his con-

servative values.

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facing the nation. The purpose

of this debate was to explore the

most pressing issues during this

election cycle and the views of

the Republican and Democrat

Clubs. It was a fierce and heated

exchange that was fought out

until the night came to a close.

It is no surprise that the most

memorable moments of the

debate came on the topics of

abortion, illicit drugs and terror-

ism.

The Republicans, led by

Elizabeth Nally, dominated the

topic of terrorism on the matter

of the bombing of the embassy

in Benghazi but were effective-

ly countered by the Democrats

on the Iranian Nuclear program

issue, where the night fell at a

tie. On the issue of abortion, a

big twist presented itself when

all three Democrats disagreed

on the issue. They explained

their party’s stance on the sub-

ject but disagreed individually.

It was clear from the beginning

that arguing on complex policies

and vague plans from either

presidential candidate proved a

tall order. As the night pro-

gressed, it became apparent that

both the Republican and

Democratic Clubs understand

the difficulties and confusion the

general voting public face due to

the inaccurate claims and

attacks made by both camps.

The evening’s main takeaway

was that regardless of your view

of either party, make sure you

cast your ballot this November

6.

The night’s most memorable

quotes:

Republicans: “We must look

to Israel; an attack on them is

an attack on us.”

Democrats: “We should legal-

ize [illicit drugs] and tax [them].”

Republicans: “Life starts at

conception.”

The entire debate has been

made available online; scan the

QR code with your smartphone

to watch.

By Lacey Nemergut

News editor

Delta Phi Epsi lon hasrecently been welcomed backto Bentley campus afterabout a year of suspension.The sisters of the organiza-tion spent the time dedicatedto working towards reinstate-ment.

“We are all so excited toonce again be active on [the]Bentley campus!” said DPhiEPresident, Kelsey Hannon.“It was a long and hard roadand I couldn’t be prouder ofanyone than I am of thisg r o u p o f g i r l s . ”The suspension occurred fol-lowing an off-campus eventon November 18, 2011.

“Although the event wasapproved, the members of thechapter failed to adhere tothe risk management stan-dards set forth by BentleyUniversity and the Delta PhiE p s i l o n I n t e r n a t i o n a lSorority,” said Lai-MonteHunter, Assistant Director ofS t u d e n t A c t i v i t i e s . “As a result of this infractionto the community, membersof Delta Phi Epsilon partici-pated in the formal judicialhearing process through theBentley University judicialsystem,” said Hunter. “Thechapter was found responsi-ble for failing to adhere to theprescribed risk managementpolicies and was placed onsuspension.”

The suspension preventedthe sorority from sponsoringon or off campus events andformally recruit ing newmembers. Furthermore, thechapter was “required to con-duct an internal assessmentof chapter operations,” said

Hunter.“During this past semester,

we have grown so much as achapter and I truly believethat we are stronger thanever,” said Hannon. “We real-ly can’t wait to get going andget back into the swing ofthings, start hosting oursemiannual campus-widecharity events and givingback to the Bentley commu-nity through various volun-teer and community serviceprojects.”

From this time of suspen-sion, the sisters worked toregain their status on cam-pus, analyzing their practicesc l o s e l y a n d w o r k i n g t os t r e n g t h e n p o l i c i e s . “I feel that DPhiE reallyproved itself to the faculty,administration and studentbody,” said Juliet Dilillo,Bentley University Juniorand sister of DPhiE. “We arean amazing organization andwe know that we have somuch to offer to the Bentleycampus and surroundingcommunity. We showed theschool our dedication to eachother and to the campus as awhole. The school was reallyable to see how we plan onbecoming an even betterc h a p t e r t h a n b e f o r e . ”“Members o f De l ta Ph i

Epsilon have worked closelywith the Office of Fraternityand Sorority Life and DeltaPhi Epsilon InternationalSorority to formally assessleadership development,chapter risk managementand internal judicial proce-dures,” said Hunter. “Thec h a p t e r h a s c o m p l e t e dnumerous required hours oftraining with local advisorsand received support through

on campus visits by membersof the Delta Phi EpsilonInternational HeadquartersStaff.”

“We really want to takethis opportunity to thankeveryone who supported uswhile we are on suspension,especially Lai-Monte Hunter

Bentley welcomes DPhiE back to campus after suspensionand the rest of the Greekcommunity,” said Hannon.“ A l l o f t h e s u p p o r t w ereceived was amazing andmeant the world to all of us.It feels unbelievable to beback in action and we can’twait for the many semestersto come.”

“Delta Phi Epsilon can con-tinue to improve relationswith the Bentley Universitycommunity through remain-ing committed to their mis-sion which is “to cultivate asisterhood dedicated to thepersonal development ofwomen,” said Hunter.

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As this article is being

written, Hurricane Sandy is

readying itself to make land-

fall in the Greater Boston

area . The Governor has

issued warnings, families are

preparing for the worst, and

supermarkets have been

cleared of i tems such as

water, flashlights, matches,

and other emergency goods.

Not everybody in the east

coast is hunkered down at

home, however – many are

stranded at the airport, miss-

ing connecting flights, flights

back home, or an important

business flight. The business

relevance is here; as Sandy is

forecasted to last well into

T u e s d a y a n d e v e n

Wednesday, these f l ight

delays, cancellations, and

suspensions will cost airline

companies and airports no

small amount of money.

“Carriers canceled more

than 12,200 flights as of mid-

day Monday, according to air-

lines and flight-tracking web-

s i t e F l i g h t A w a r e . c o m .

Virtually all scheduled flights

for Monday have been can-

celed in and out of airports

stretching from Washington,

D.C., to Boston, and airlines

continue to cancel flights

scheduled for Tuesday,” said

Jake Nicas of the Wall St.

Journal.

It is difficult at this current

juncture to assess how much

financial damage Sandy will

do to these key travel busi-

n e s s e s , b u t t h e G l o b a l

Business Travel Association

has an idea. Last year, large-

ly due to Hurricane Irene and

the necessity to be able to

forecast and implement pre-

ventative measures for high-

powered storms, the GBTA

estimated that “a large hur-

ricane interrupts roughly

580,000 business trips, cost-

ing airlines, Amtrak, rental

car companies and hotels

nearly $700 million in lost or

deferred business-travel

spending.” These losses may

be slightly overstated as sav-

ings from fuel and labor not

used can mitigate the loss,

but anywhere near $700 mil-

lion is no small amount.

International airlines can-

celed all flights to the east

coast for Monday and many

airports in the east coast

have canceled all of their

flights in and out. They will

remain closed until the storm

abates, though airports such

has LaGuardia, John F.

Kennedy International, and

N e w a r k L i b e r t y

International remain open

for emergencies.

Damage doesn’t stop there,

however. The huge number

o f cance l l a t i ons , f l i gh t

reroutes, and enormous trav-

el network disruptions may

not only affect the east coast.

A US Airways statement

reminded travelers that

Hurricane Sandy crippled East Coast airports, causing about12,000 flights to be cancelled this weekend.

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because of the disruptions in

the east coast, the entire net-

work of flights run by airlines

might have been unsettled,

effectively causing a ripple

effect of delays throughout

the flight network.

Even if the storm does not

affect the Bentley communi-

ty drastically, and even if we

weather the storm with little

to no damage, keep in mind

that Hurricane Sandy is

more than double the size of

Hurr icane Irene , which

caused more than $15 billion

in total damages. As the sen-

timent towards US economic

strength is still mixed, and

with the elections just around

the corner, Sandy may be the

worst East Coast storm on

record, not only in terms of

magnitude, but in financial

losses and infrastructural

damage as well.

Since 2008, the United States

has been enduring the worst

economic crisis in America since

the Great Depression. For four

years, concerned citizens and

investors have been skeptical of

the state of the economy. The

crisis has been severe enough to

not only change consumer

spending habits domestically,

but it has also had countless

repercussions in the global econ-

omy. So, when will the crisis

end? This is a question that has

sparked great debates over the

past few years, and while no

single person can possibly know

the answer, recent economic

events have given reason to

believe the end may be relative-

ly soon.

Today, the U.S. economy is

revealing strong signs of recov-

ery. For the first time since the

beginning of the current eco-

nomic crisis, which is often

referred to as the Great

Recession, American house-

holds are, on average, incurring

more debt than they are paying

off. So why is this a positive

sign for the economy? In sim-

ple terms, Americans are begin-

ning to trust the state of the

economy again. Consumer con-

fidence is at a five-year high and

the United States is experienc-

ing higher levels of consumer

spending, which accounts for

nearly sixty-five to seventy per-

cent of the country’s GDP.

All of these recent trends are

evidence of a positive shift in the

economy. The United States

Federal Reserve has certainly

helped increase consumer confi-

dence, especially in the housing

market. With the help of lower

interest rates and better credit

conditions, the Fed has been

working hard at preventing

home prices from dropping any

lower. Ultimately, a successful

bounce-back of the housing

market is vital for the recovery

of the economy as a whole.

In two of the last three finan-

cial quarters, the aggregate

American household borrowing

on credit cards and mortgages

has increased. This is signifi-

cant because of the fact that this

figure had been negative for

fourteen consecutive quarters

before then. A number of econ-

omists believe this statistic

alone shows that the end of

deleveraging, which is the cut-

ting of one’s debt in relation to

their income, could be near.

Overall, Americans have also

improved their financial situa-

tions, decreasing credit card

debt from over one trillion dol-

lars in 2008 to less than 855 bil-

l ion dol lars today.

Unfortunately, some major

nationwide financial problems

will still remain even when the

economy seems to be in a stage

of recovery.

The ongoing student debt

problem is continuing to grow

and will certainly play a role on

students’ spending habits in the

future. Students who have

piled up enormous debts will

not be as able to spend money

on new households and other

goods and services that would

ultimately benefit the economy.

The Great Recession may be

entering the “beginning of the

end” phase, but the increasing-

ly prevalent and worrisome stu-

dent debt issue should be at the

back of everyone’s mind, espe-

cially for students here at

Bentley University.

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“Painting my chest.”

How did I not hear about

Chad Harbach’s The Art of

Fielding when it first came

out last year? It was an

instant New York Times suc-

cess, yet it completely float-

ed past my radar. This was

possibly because I normally

d o n ’ t r e a d b o o k s a b o u t

sports, or athletes for that

matter. The novel is cen-

tered on a baseball player at

a small, imaginary liberal

arts college

Henry Skrimshander is a

nameless senior at his high

school in South Dakota. He

happens to be obsessed with

baseball, and worships the

book The Art of Fielding

(isn’t it great when the rea-

soning for the title of a book

i s m a d e o b v i o u s b y t h e

plot?), written by his short-

stop hero and record holder

Aparicio Rodriguez.

At a game, Henry’s uncan-

ny shortstop skills are spot-

ted by Mike Schwartz, a stu-

dent at Westish College. He

is determined to get Henry

onto Westish’s ailing base-

ball team, and miraculously

arranges a spot for Henry in

Westish’s freshman class.

Mike is the team captain

of the Westish Harpooners,

and is desperate to improve

the team he loves. He takes

on the role of mentor and

ensue…

Guert Affenlight is the

president of Westish College

and a once famous professor

and author. He’s an expert

on Moby Dick and Herman

Melville, and an eternal

bachelor. He lives on campus

above his office, and has

never really grown out of the

anxieties. The story which

unfolds is both heartbreak-

ing and uplifting.

I surprised myself by real-

ly enjoying this novel. It did-

n’t read at all as a typical

sports-inspiration-sappy

story, which was delightful-

ly refreshing. The detailed

descript ions of basebal l

games, practices and theory

got old for me very quickly,

but I could see how others

would enjoy it.

What s t ruck me mos t

about The Art of Fielding

was how well-written it is.

Though it’s completely read-

able and understandable, I

found the phrasings and plot

elements to be beautifully

written. Each point flows

into the next, and no words

are wasted or missing.

I wholeheartedly recom-

mend The Art of Fielding to

everyone reading this (and

also everyone not reading

this). It paints a small por-

tion of the human experi-

ence, coming of age, in an

impeccable way from start to

finish.

Rating: 5 out of 5

While the presence of baseball is very prevalent inthe novel, it doesn’t read as your typical sports story.

Courtesy of npr.org

Courtesy of bygonebureau.comThe Art of Fielding was a New York Timesbestseller soon after its release late last year.

Between the Lines By Olivia LeClair

coach to Henry, and helps

h i m r i s e t h r o u g h t h e

Westish baseball ranks. In

the meantime, Mike is pur-

suing his dream of attending

an Ivy League law school. He

finds it difficult to remember

his own ambitions, however,

when he has Henry to guide,

and a mysterious woman to

pursue.

Pella Affenlight, daughter

of Westish president Guert

Affenlight, abruptly returns

to Westish after her short-

lived marriage fails. She’s

not really sure what she’s

doing there, but ends up tak-

ing classes, working in the

dining hall and catching the

eye of many a Westish boy.

Though she considers her

marriage to be over, her hus-

band isn’t quite ready to call

i t q u i t s . L e t t h e d r a m a

collegiate state of mind. He

takes a special interest in

Henry with his mysterious

talent for basebal l , and

Owen Dunne, a freshman

with exceptional academic

prowess.

Owen is Henry’s room-

mate, and rocks the boat as

soon as Henry’s conservative

parents find out that Owen

is gay. Owen joins the base-

ball team with Henry, but

spends most of his time in

the dugout reading. Owen

finds himself caught in a

risky affair, and must face

the boundary between love

and public acceptance.

The storylines and devel-

opment o f Henry, Mike,

Pella, Guert and Owen are

closely intertwined, as they

are each forced to face their

biggest fears, dreams and

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noVember 1, 2012 the VanguardFeatuRes

Every four years America is

sent into a patriotic frenzy. We

unite as a nation to watch our

athletes in the Summer

Olympics, for everyone at least

18 years old we exercise our

r i g h t t o v o t e , a n d a f t e r

February 29 we push the cal-

endar back a day.

Alright, that last one is a

s t r e t c h . A n d s i n c e t h e

Summer Olympics are over,

let’s just focus on the voting

thing which is sort of a big

deal. Americans have a deci-

sion to make, and that deci-

sion will trigger tens of thou-

sands of subsequent decisions

for the next four years.

There are two men vying to

make those decisions on the

behalf of 300 million people.

You know who they are ,

you’ve heard them speak

enough, and you certainly do

not need me to tell you more

about them. What you do need

is to choose which one of those

men you want to be your

President for the next 48

months; that’s a lot of months

and that’s one of the thou-

sands of reasons why you

should vote.

You decide which of those

men will make executive

orders regarding our well-

being, which one prepares the

national budget, which one

manages national affairs in an

effort to promote a peaceful

planet, and if that fails, which

one has access to our nuclear

codes. Like I said, it’s a big

deal.

Now maybe you’re thinking

something along the lines of

“my vote doesn’t matter.” If so,

stop it. Stop it right now. If it

didn’t matter we wouldn’t

have round the clock election

coverage. If it didn’t matter

these two men wouldn’t have

spent millions of dollars try-

ing to convince you to vote for

them. If it didn’t matter vot-

ing would not exist. It matters,

believe it.

Another thing you should

believe is that this is the most

important election in our coun-

try’s history. Now that phrase

may be used in every election

but that doesn’t make it less

true. As years pass, the stakes

get higher and in this election

the stakes are skyscraping.

Our economy hasn’t looked

worse in 60 years, we face an

impending energy crisis, and

the largest generation in his-

tory is about to retire while

the next great one is set to

take their place swimming in

financial debt. Also, nuclear

codes.

It is our right to vote for

whom will steer the ship and

set course for social, econom-

ic, and national prosperity.

Problems will arise that need

remedying. Issues that shape

our country will need defining.

One person is responsible for

doing those things and we

choose who it is.

Perhaps “right” isn’t the

proper word. It seems to

undersell the magnitude of the

occasion. For such an opportu-

nity, “honor” or “privilege”

seem more fitting. After all,

days set aside are meant to be

celebratory and that is exactly

how Election Day should be

treated.

For most of us, this is our

first election celebration. So

put on your respective party

hat and pull the lever. Five

days from now you get to

decide the next Commander in

Chief. I’m not sure if you

know, but it’s a big deal.

Vote! Please...pretty, pretty pleaseBy Mike LovettfeatureS editor

The next president may be

chosen in the coming days not

by the candidates’ political ads,

speeches, or debates, but by how

funny voters find the candidates.

A Comedy Central , TRU

Insights, and Insights Research

study showed that 40 percent of

Millennial voters are less likely

to vote for a candidate without a

sense of humor. The importance

of humor is becoming increasing-

ly more apparent as the election

reaches its end.

For voters not up on the

issues contested in the election,

collegehumor.com gives a guide

that easily fulfills the humor

needs of Millennial voters. The

CollegeHumor Electoral Cheat

Sheet gives the backgrounds of

the candidates and parties

involved, as well as a brief

description of the issues. The

comedy web site goes on to give

a few suggestions to improve

some of the issues at hand. For

example, CollegeHumor offers

suggestions for improving gov-

ernment awareness about the

state of public education by forc-

ing “congressmen to become

Facebook friends with every

teenager in their district. A mere

glance at that news feed should

light a fire under the education

reform movement.” Looking at

profiles of the candidates like

current President Obama, who

according to CollegeHumor “was

born in Hawaii, which according

to some is apparently not part of

this country” and former gover-

nor Mitt Romney the “current

guy with great hair”, voters can

get a quick look at the back-

grounds of the candidates before

trying to make their decision.

The candidates are apparent

throughout comedy television as

well. Both Obama and Romney

have appeared on the Late Show

with David Letterman and the

Tonight Show with Jay Leno in

an attempt to make them

appear likeable. Even without

the presence of the actual candi-

dates on their shows though,

comedians have found ways to

weave the election into their air-

time. NBC has found doppel-

gangers for both on Saturday

Night Live, with Jay Pharoh

playing the role of President

Obama and Jason Sudeikis

playing the role of former gover-

nor Romney. Many other prime-

time comedy television programs

have been featuring presidential

themes, including The Daily

Show, The Colbert Report, 30

Rock, and The New Normal.

The individuals who produce

these shows have all humorous-

ly presented the election to vot-

ers on a large scale through tra-

ditional media. However, new

web-based media seems to be

playing a larger role than ever

in swaying individuals.

YouTube testimonials have

been utilized by both celebrities

and individuals to promote cer-

tain candidates, or more often,

tear opposing candidates apart.

Acclaimed filmmaker Joss

Whedon’s YouTube posting, for

example, is a supposed endorse-

ment of Mitt Romney who

Whedon says “has the vision

and determination to cut

through business-as-usual poli-

tics and finally put this country

back on the path to the zombie

apocalypse”. Whedon goes on to

claim that Romney’s cuts to edu-

cation and healthcare, coupled

with the candidate’s desire to

deregulate business will create

the instability necessary for the

zombie apocalypse to begin.

This video has over a million

views and counting. Across the

aisle, a number of pro-Romney

comedy videos have also cropped

up, mostly made by individuals

disillusioned by the Obama

presidency. Many feature coun-

try-style songs such as “Mr.

Scam Man”, “Hey Barack!”, and

“A Song To Obama-Don’t Be

President”. These short clips

show the grass-roots side to

campaigns with individuals

doing their parts to make peo-

ple laugh and support their

favored campaigns.

The grassroots side of funny

online campaigns is perhaps

even more apparent in the form

of Internet memes.

Memebase.cheezburger.com has

an entire section of their site

dedicated to political memes.

Popular political memes so far

include “Scumbag Obama”, a

picture of President Obama

wearing the hat characteristic

of another popular online meme

character known as Scumbag

Steve. These pictures are gen-

erally coupled with words not-

ing some inconsistencies with

policy in President Obama’s

tenure in the White House, for

example “Promised Change and

Changed That Promise.” Other

popular memes have focused on

statements made by candidate

Romney, including plays on his

now infamous “binders full of

women” statement and pledges

to defund PBS, and by exten-

sion, Sesame Street.

For example, one meme fea-

tures a picture of Big Bird in

front of the Great Wall of China

with a caption below it stating

“Mitt Romney sent my job to

China”. These online jokes have

helped people express them-

selves and their political beliefs

in a public arena, while deflat-

ing the atmosphere of doom-

and-gloom that so often accom-

panies political campaigns and

ads.

It’s possible that the political

candidate with the most jokes

to his name could win the pres-

idency. According to the

Comedy Central /TRU

Insights/Insights Research

study, 54 percent of respondents

said that the funnier the candi-

date is, the more likely they will

be perceived as being likeable.

Moreover, humor in an election

lessens the feeling of pessimism

and partisanship that is so per-

vasively felt throughout the

country. Comedy has the power

to lift spirits and renew a sense

of elation. The candidate who

harnesses this power the best

may very well see himself sit-

ting in the Oval Office in 2013.

May the funniest candidate win

By Meghan Ryan

Vanguard Staff

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One of the most important

relationships that I have

developed abroad has been

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

named Deborah Cohen.

One evening during my

negotiation class, we had the

opportunity to work togeth-

er. At first, she was just a

fellow classmate, but now we

have become good friends.

Somet imes I fee l that

there’s a language barrier

between us, but since she is

trying to learn Spanish and

English and I am trying to

learn French, we help each

other.

Even though in some cir-

cumstances using English

might be easier, we always

try to avoid the temptation

and keep practicing the lan-

guages that we are eager to

learn.

I was also surprised by the

By Jose Cofino

rouen, FranCe

Courtesy of Lindsay Beauregard

Notes fromAbroad

Question: “Describe afriendship you have madewith a local student from

your host country.”

By Lindsay Beauregard

Singapore

I came to NTU under the

impression that I would be

living with an exchange stu-

dent from the Netherlands.

When the Dutch girl with-

drew from NTU, the hall

office assigned me a new

roommate. Much to my dis-

appointment , she was a

local.

I was very unhappy with

the prospect of living with a

local student because I want-

ed to be with someone who

was going through the same

transitions as me.

Because I was so caught

up in complaining about the

switch, I never had a chance

to think about the positive

aspects of living with a local

girl.

Right away, Rachel was

able to help me settle into

the academic life at NTU

and give me some tips to get

around campus.

She in t roduced me t o

some of the best foods here

in Singapore and told me

about the best restaurants.

Even now, over hal fway

through the semester she

brings me new food, mostly

desserts to try.

Unfortunately, we do have

a fairly big language barrier

which can be very difficult to

get around. Although Rachel

speaks fluent English, she

h a s a h e a v y M a l a y s i a n

accent which can be hard for

me to understand.

O f t e n R a c h e l d o e s n ’ t

understand some o f the

phrases and words I use. For

example, I have to use the

word toilet instead of bath-

room.

Unlike my roommate at

Bentley, Rachel and I are not

very good friends outside our

room. This lack of friendship

is mostly due to our lan-

guage barrier, but we also

have very different interests

and senses of humor. We

enjoy each other’s company

in our hall but rarely do any-

thing together outside our

room.

Rachel and I have talked

a lot about the differences

between Singapore, America

and her home country of

Malaysia. She was mostly

surprised to hear how our

education system works and

how expensive university is.

Everyday Rachel and I

learn something from each

o t h e r e i t h e r a b o u t o u r

respective cultures or home

countries.

I am very thankful to have

her as a roommate and now

thank the Study Abroad gods

for having the Dutch girl

stay in the Netherlands.

Without Rachel, there would

be many Singaporean and

Malaysian things I would

have never experienced.

similarities that we share in

terms of customs, regardless

of our different backgrounds.

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Bentley’s original redesign

of its logos and trademarks

as part of a new marketing

strategy went well, except

for the main logo.

A d j u s t i n g B e n t l e y

Athletics brought no serious

c o m p l a i n t s . E v e n o u r

“ S m a r t . N i m b l e .

Compassionate. Prepared.”

associational words weren’t

the most upsetting.

What got everyone (from

students to alumni) serious-

ly riled up was Bentley’s pri-

mary logo–the one that is

most prominently displayed

and assoc ia ted wi th a l l

things Bentley.

I’ve written about the logo

redesign and won’t repeat

the complaints, but I think

the Bentley Administration

deserves a hand for listening

to all stakeholders.

D e s p i t e i n v e s t i n g i n

research, several designs,

jerseys, clothes, archs and a

large-scale launch of the

r e d e s i g n e d l o g o ,

Administration decided to

avoid a stubborn showdown

and endless complaints to

change its main logo again.

The new logo maintains

our clock tower, the most

prominent symbol of our

campus, alongside a Falcon

in the distance that has been

edited to look more like the

bird it is supposed to emu-

late and less like a dove.

The inclusion of leaves

alongside the top o f the

image may seem like a space

filler since the lightning

bolts and falcon are now

gone, but it’s based off an

image used to represent the

campus in its marketing.

Although the leaves look

m o r e l i k e i v y , t h e t r e e

branch and leaves elude to

the campus that Bentley

prides itself over.

The inclusion of leaves

also gives the logo a softer

touch that the hard and

mean lightning. It can also

b a l a n c e t h e n e w l y

redesigned falcon for Bentley

Athletics which is meaner in

looks.

O u r f o u n d i n g d a t e i s

proudly displayed near the

tower and, for some reason,

the school has changed the

time on the clock from the

original redesign. I’m not

sure why they would, but it’s

a minor and ultimately irrel-

evant detail.

Finally, Bentley proudly

displays the school’s official

motto “Paratus” atop the

shield. Latin for “Prepared”

many may find that this isn’t

so significant a change if

they had a problem with the

English word to begin with,

but putting it in Latin fol-

lows a longer tradition of

higher education.

Paratus is classier, more

appropriate for a university,

and less technical. Long gone

are the days when we were

simply a technical account-

ing school.

The entire logo design is

less flashy and builds its

overall image on a growing

history, higher education

respectability and high-soar-

ing, vision rather than the

sexy technology industry we

don’t belong in.

It may never be perfect

and there will always be

some who are uncomfortable

By Moussa Hassoun

with the change, but our

logo’s final transition is far

better than the original

redesign and is more attrac-

tive than the original one we

saw as freshmen three years

ago.

There are some that ques-

tion why we had to change to

begin with. Although the

school has made a case for

change, let’s consider it at a

much more basic level.

We are a growing univer-

sity. The conditions in which

the old logo was designed are

not the conditions in which

we operate today.

Our old logo was colorless,

boring and plain. This new

one is vibrant in school col-

ors, points to our history and

is more suitable for a grow-

ing university that seeks to

be a stronger influencer in

the world of education and

beyond.

Since arriving at Bentley,

we’ve noticed that there are

m a n y t h i n g s t h a t n e e d

improvement.

The activist inside of me is

usually the first one to call

Administration out if things

aren’t be done right, but

here, Bentley’s Marketing

D e p a r t m e n t , B o a r d o f

Trustees, President and all

others involved in this final

redesign deserve a standing

ovation for their open-mind-

ed to changing what seemed

l i k e a n o r i g i n a l f i n a l -

redesign.

Brava Glor ia Larson ,

David Perry and company.

Scratching the Surface: Bentley’s Redesign of the Redesign

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By Vanguard Staff

identification as wide as your old

Nike gym shorts and as acute as

the nipple piercing you got while

studying abroad in Tahiti.

Sometimes people will “get”

what you’re wearing, and some-

times they won’t—it all depends

on their experience.

Even if you think nobody will

notice, or if you’re not sure your-

self, it’s a good idea to know

about what you’re wearing and

what it means to wear it. If you

walk around with a graphic tee

depicting Charles Manson’s face,

you’re drawing a certain kind of

attention to yourself. Even if

you’re totally oblivious to what’s

on your chest, that cute girl who

sits next to you in class might

not be so ignorant, and she’ll

stutter step around you like

you’re dog poop on a soccer field.

Whether you know it or not, you

are what you wear.

For example, I knew this kid

in my high school who wore a

severely r ipped Velvet

Underground and Nico t-shirt

several days a week. Before I got

to know him, I assumed he was

greasy and smelled like gym

socks and dust, and it was all

based on how he looked. I was

definitely guilty of passing judg-

ment on him, but it wasn’t

entirely my fault. He projected

that image because he had

branded himself as a gross guy,

even though he wasn’t. Most

importantly, he was the excep-

tion to the rule—there was

another kid who wore a Master

of Puppets Tee shirt literally

every day for four years straight,

and he really did smell.

If a girl in class wears lots of

Hello Kitty attire, you’re going

to make an immediate analysis

of her character. While the con-

clusion you first draw isn’t neces-

sarily true, the things she wears

are a direct projection of herself

are probably indicative of her

ideals. Similarly, if the same girl

opted to wear those tight sweat-

pants with words written on her

butt, you’re probably going to

ass-ess her character based on

that attire, and these two analy-

ses are going to be vastly differ-

ent. Skate shoes, torn jeans, var-

sity letter jackets, camo, heels—

everything you wear means

something different.

But listen, it’s perfectly alright

to draw a distinction between

yourself and your brand. A

brand just represents a simpli-

fied image and projects that

image outwardly to other people

who aren’t familiar with you. So

just because your brand might

be representative of something

doesn’t necessarily mean you

are; it just means everybody who

doesn’t know you personally is

going to think it. Ask yourself if

that really matters. Yes, yes it

does.

cious cotton might as well be rid-

ing the back of the Indonesian

sweat shop worker who made it.

Although it might seem inconse-

quential, these brand images are

the minor details which help

define class, personal interest

and ultimately serve to separate

us into convenient little niches.

Much of our experience as

humans is based on being able

to easily identify and categorize

things we’re familiar with. We’re

powerless to draw arbitrary dis-

tinctions between stuff we can’t

identify, and so we brand things.

The ultimate goal is to make oth-

erwise similar things both cul-

turally and economically unique.

Easily one of the most crucial

forms of branding is related

directly to the individual. The

clothes we wear are some of the

most important indicators of

who we are and what we like,

and people use attire as visual

tools to position themselves with

respect to others. These items

can represent a spectrum of

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Fixing up your home moves upon your list of priorities. For thenext few weeks, it’ll be easierto see what matches and whatdoesn’t. This should be fun, ifsometimes frustrating.

Invest in your own educationso you can be qualified toanswer the questions an impor-tant person might ask. Do thehomework and the extra cred-it so you’ll be well prepared.

You’ll find it easier to make aprofit for the next couple ofweeks. You’ll be up for moreresponsibilities, too. Meanwhile,take a wide look at youroptions.

You’ll be getting softer for thenext few weeks, but you’ll stillbe quite assertive. They sayLibra has a fist of steel insidea velvet glove. You’re qualifiedto play that part.

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You’re pretty independent, butwhen someone’s in need, you’lldo what you can to help. Afriend needs your assistancenow. Pitch in.

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It’s getting easier to see yourgoals for the next severalweeks. You may even fall inlove with somebody whoshares them or who’s alreadythere.

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If there’s one thing you don’t

have to tell students at Bentley,

it’s that image is an important

part of success. Brands are

everywhere, and in order to be

effective, they need to be more

than just intelligent, agile,

benevolent, and poised. We’re

living in an age when goods have

been commoditized to such an

extent that footsteps and oxygen

will soon be regulated with a

price tag.

This doesn’t bode well for

most of us, as it’s getting increas-

ingly harder to tell which things

are of genuine “quality” and

which things are “the other

stuff.” We may not be able to

fight this branding trend, and

some of us may not even want

to. As far as I’m concerned, I’ll be

damned if I can’t tell the differ-

ence between two of the exact

same thing.

I mean, imagine if your Polo

shirt didn’t have that little Polo

guy on it. Without that seeming-

ly superficial detail, your pre-

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Alumni Experience

Desirée Ouellette

Class of 2011

What is your current job

t i t le and who i s your

employer?

I c u r r e n t l y w o r k f o r

Shaker Auto Group. My boss

is a 1991 alumnus and want-

ed a Bentley grad to work for

him, so I was pretty much

hired on the spot. He was

looking for someone with an

analytical and marketing

background to buy and sell

cars wholesale. Despite hav-

ing no car knowledge when I

started, I’ve learned a lot

and have been able to apply

the ski l ls I have had at

Bentley to a job that will

a lways ge t me no t i ced .

Who posit ively inf lu-

e n c e d y o u w h i l e y o u

were at Bentley (a profes-

sor, staff person, friend,

etc.)?

I would have never been

as successful at Bentley if it

wasn’t for my “grown-up” co-

workers at my student jobs.

My first two years, I worked

for catering and the people

there, Voula Xintaropoulos

and Maria Tzigizis specifi-

cally, taught me a lot about

the importance of hard work

a n d a l w a y s k e p t m e i n

check. In my last two years,

I worked in the Alumni

Office and worked for Gary

Kelly, who is one of the most

emphatic and genuine peo-

ple I’ve ever met. College

can be a really stressful

time, but I was really lucky

to have such great bosses

who not only helped me

built my self-confidence but

also kept me sane.

Did you have a favorite

spot to study on campus?

The Dandes Room on the

third floor of Adamian is one

o f B e n t l e y ’ s b e s t k e p t

secrets. It’s a super quiet

and comfortable room to

study in. In my experience,

people usually go there alone

so there’s less side conversa-

tion. Plus, you’re less likely

to take breaks because it’s

a n a c t u a l w a l k t o g o t o

Einstein’s.

What do you miss most

about your college days?

Seasons… Just kidding!

My favorite thing about col-

lege was having everything

so close. I miss the days

where my boyfriend lived

across the Greenspace, my

best friend was living in my

bedroom, and the world’s

bes t burr i t o s were jus t

across the bridge. I’m lucky

because most of my friends

stayed in Mass. and that I

l ive r ight outside Davis

Square but few things can

compare to only having to

walk five minutes to dinner,

class, work, parties and most

importantly, friends.

Do you have any advice

Courtesy of Desirée Ouellette

for Bentley’s current stu-

dents?

Have an open mind and

make good connections. I got

my job by talking to the right

people and am doing some-

thing I never thought I’d do

in a thousand years. Bentley

has a massive network and

there are a lot of different

opportunities outside of tra-

di t ional business ro les .

Also, study abroad, even if

it’s just for a short-term pro-

gram. I didn’t look into the

short-term program during

Undergrad, but went to

Japan in my fifth year. I had

the experience of a lifetime

and I wished I could have

done more!

Presented by The Senior Year Experience

Committee

The clothes we wear project an image of whowe are and what we like.

Briefcase Banter: What Brands Say About You By Nick Vasiliadis

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tHE Vanguard nOVEmbEr 1, 2012 PagE 13SportS

game of the season against

Alabama-Huntsville. About

halfway through the opening

period, Bentley got on the board.

Freshman defenseman Kyle

O’Brien scored his first career

goal to give Bentley the 1-0 lead.

Later in the period, with less

than seven seconds to go, anoth-

er freshman got on the board.

Freshman forward Andrew

Gladiuk scored his first of the

night and second of the season.

In the second period, the scor-

ing continued for the Falcons.

For the first goal, junior forward

Justin Breton carried the puck

up the left side of the ice and

passed it to senior forward Joe

Campanelli, who snuck it inside

the right post for Bentley’s third

goal of the game.

Alabama-Huntsville’s only

goal of the night came shortly

after. 11 minutes into the second

period, O’Brien was called for

tripping and was sent to the

penalty box for two minutes. The

Chargers were able to capitalize

on the advantage, scoring on a

goal by Jeff Vanderlugt.

From that point on, it was all

Bentley. In the second period,

goals were scored by senior for-

ward Dan Koudys and junior

forward Brett Gensler. In the

third period, the Falcons kept

pouring it on, scoring four times.

Gladiuk scored his second of the

night, along with two from

Breton and one from freshman

Bentley finished eleventh at

last weekend’s New England

Golf Championship, signaling

the end of the Falcons’ fall

schedule.

The effects of Hurricane

Sandy were felt in this tourna-

ment, with the second round

being cancelled because of the

storm. UMass Lowell and

Saint Anselm College finished

tied for first-place with an over-

all score of 311. Five different

golfers finished tied for the lead

with a score of 75, including

UMass Lowell’s Sylvaine

DeBiais and Harry Hulme.

In their storm-shortened

effort, the Falcons managed an

11th place finish out of 35

teams, and ended with an over-

all score of 321. Senior co-cap-

tains Dan McQueen and Matt

Michel carried the Falcons, fin-

ishing in a tie for sixth and

12th place overall, respective-

ly.

McQueen’s score of four-over

(76) was just one stroke off of

the lead and also helped him

place fourth among all Division

II golfers, earning him Division

II All-New England honors.

Michel ended the tournament

with a score of 77, giving

Bentley two finishers in the

Top 25. Bentley finished third

out of eight Division II teams, a

strong team effort that also

included freshman Malcolm

Ol iver , jun ior Harry

Kirkpatrick and sophomore

Quincy Coulter.

Although the Falcons did

not finish atop the leaderboard

last weekend, one of their own

delivered a victory in another

area. Michel was named the

2012 recipient of the Guy

Tedesco Award by the New

England Intercollegiate Golf

Association following the

NEIGA tournament. Michel

was given this prestigious

award in recognition of his

leadership, love of golf and pro-

motion of the sport. He also

received the award as a result

of his exceptional track record

at Bentley, as he has been the

Falcons’ top golfer for the last

two seasons and earned the

2012 NE-10 Sport Excellence

Award as the conference’s pre-

mier scholar-athlete in golf.

Falcons head coach, Mickey

Herron, had nothing but exu-

berant praise for Michel after

he received the Tedesco award,

seemingly expectant that he

would win.

“What can I say about Matt

Michel which hasn’t already

been said?” said Herron via

Bentley’s Sports Information

Office. “His total dedication to

his academics and his golf

game has been nothing short

of phenomenal. He is a born

leader who has captained both

his high school team and the

Bentley golf team.”

Herron also acknowledged

Michel’s heart of service, say-

ing that Michel is continually

willing to aid the team in any

area possible.

“Matt always volunteers to

help in any way we ask of him,

whether it is SAAC, hosting

recruits, counseling the

younger players with class

selection or just plain assisting

the entire program,” said

Herron.

Michel is the first golfer in

Bentley’s history to earn

Academic All-America honors,

and was one of just eight

Division II golfers to earn this

recognition.

Courtesy of Sports Information Office

forward Derek Bacon. When the

final buzzer sounded, Bentley

was victorious, 9-1.

The next night, the Falcons

traveled to nearby Cambridge to

take on Harvard for the first

time ever. While the game was

Harvard’s first of the season,

they seemed to be in mid-season

form.

Harvard started their scoring

early, with a goal coming in the

first five minutes. Harvard’s

Luke Greiner ripped a shot from

the edge of the faceoff circle that

was able to sneak past junior

goalie Branden Komm. Ten

minutes later, a similar looking

shot by Harvard ’s Alex

Fallstrom was able to get by

Komm, giving the Crimson a 2-

0 lead heading into the first

intermission.

Early in the second period,

the Falcons brought the heat,

getting many scoring chances.

However, Harvard’s goalie

Raphael Girard was solid all

night, stopping every shot he

faced. Harvard was able to

weather the storm, and scored

a goal with under three minutes

left in the second period.

The third period saw more

Falcon chances go awry. Most

notably, the Falcons had a two-

man advantage less than a

minute into the third period, but

were unable to capitalize. Two

more Harvard goals finished off

the game, ending in a 5-0 Falcon

loss.

Although Bentley has two

losses in their first four games,

they’ve already established

themselves as one of the top

offensive teams in the country.

The Falcons currently rank

fourth in goals per game with

4.75, sitting behind Denver,

Harvard and Michigan.

Gensler has been responsible

for plenty of the team’s scoring

this season, tallying eight points

that puts him in a tie for seventh

place in Division I hockey.

Bentley stays on the road this

upcoming weekend, traveling to

Robert Morris for a two-game

series.

gregg diamant/tHE VanguardBentley has one of the top offensiveteams in the country.

Both swim team home openers willbe on Nov. 11 against Le Moyne.

Bentley hockey had an up

and down weekend, crushing

Alabama-Huntsville, 9-1, and

then losing to Harvard, 5-0. The

two games brought the Falcons’

record to 2-2.

On Friday night, the Falcons

played in their second home

Matt Michel wins covetedGuy Tedesco AwardBentley finishes 11th at New England By Ian GiancursioVanguard Staff

Bentley splits weekend; defeats Alabama-Huntsville, falls to HarvardGensler-led Falcons among top-scoring teams in Division I, averaging 4.75 goals per game

By Matt GustusVanguard Staff

Falcons strong in first swim meet of seasonBy Emily EllisVanguard Staff

finish up my senior year with.”

The men’s relay team made

up of sophomore Josh Witty,

junior Chris Woods and fresh-

men Tim Connol ly and

Sebastian Barry came in third

for the 200 yard backstroke.

With a time of 1:42.80, sen-

iors Mike Culkin, Ben Demeule

and Mike Simoneau, and soph-

omore Andrew Langin came in

fourth place for the 200 butter-

fly.

Freshmen Kevin Diefenbach,

Owen Karl and Alex Liulakis

came in fourth for the 1,500

yard freestyle relay with a time

of 15:55.58.

Senior captain Tyler

Champagne said that the first

meet of the season is a great

showcase for the team to prove

themselves.

“We swam great and looked

good in the water, so I’m really

excited for the meet against Le

Moyne on Saturday,” said

Champagne. “Personally, my

times are ahead of where I was

last year at this point so it gives

me hope for my final competi-

tive season of collegiate swim-

ming.”

“Overall, I think we’re a lot

better prepared this year as a

team and it shows at practice,”

said Champagne. “Our team is

dedicated and willing to do

whatever coach [Mary Kay]

Samko throws at us. Given the

losses from graduation of the

seniors from last year, it was

looking like a tough task to

rebuild. Fortunately, we had a

good year for recruiting and got

some promising talent.”

Champagne continued to talk

about their ultimate goal: the

NE-10 championship.

“Looking forward, with the

team we have, I think we have

a great chance of beating some

top competitors this year,” said

Champagne.

“We’ve been training a lot

harder and swimming a lot

more yardage during practice to

prepare us for the Northeast-10

championships at the end of

January,” said Hodson.

Both the men’s and women’s

team will have their home open-

er on Saturday, November 11

against Le Moyne.

The Falcons swim teams had

their first meet this past

Saturday at MIT, who also host-

ed Roger Williams University,

Wheaton College in the Charlie

Batterman Relays.

The women’s team had a

strong first showing. Senior All-

American swimmer Jessica

Hodson had five Top 4 finishes.

Her 400 yard individual medley

relay with juniors Amanda Le

and Caroline Lewis and senior

captain Taryn Dooley came in

second place with a time of

4:23.92.

Hodson was pleased with

most of her times for the day

especially considering her

events were scheduled back to

back.

“I think the entire team did

a really good job with handling

back to back races as well,”

Hodson said. “Everybody swam

really good times for this early

in the season.”

Another women’s relay team

that included senior Monika

Drogosz as well as sophomores

Nadine Edwards, Danielle

Hel lstern and Kait lyn

Simoneau finished in second for

the 400 yard freestyle with a

time of 3:49.51.

“We’ve been training a lot

harder since our season is short-

er this year so a lot of people

were concerned that they

wouldn’t put up as good of times

as they ended up doing,” said

Hodson.

“We lost a lot of swimmers

who graduated in May so it will

be interesting to see how our

new freshmen and everyone

else step up to make up for the

loss,” Hodson said. “Based on

how hard everyone’s been work-

ing at practice, I’m hoping for

another undefeated dual meet

season on the women’s side to

NOVEmbER 1, 2012 THE VANGUARDSporTS

Falcons clinch berth in NE-10 playoffs; will face Franklin Piece in first round

The Falcons soccer team

finished off their regular sea-

son on a high note, winning

their last two games and

s e c u r i n g a s p o t i n t h e

Northeast-10 playoffs.

Bentley clinched its fifth

straight trip to the NE-10

playoffs with a 2-0 victory

against Franklin Pierce. It

was Bentley’s first victory

against Franklin Pierce in

program history. The first half

was a defensive struggle as

neither team could get on the

board. The scoreless tie was

broken in the 60th minute as

senior forward Brennan

DaCosta scored on a penalty

kick to give Bentley a 1-0 lead.

Junior forward Justin

Cirasola put the game away

in the 74th minute by collect-

ing a loose ball at the top of

the 18 and blasting a shot

past Ravens goaltender Jake

Wright for his second goal of

the season to give the Falcons

a 2-0 lead. Senior defender

Weston Zeiner and junior

defender Jordan Bridge

played exceptional defense

throughout the entire game,

limiting the Ravens to only

five shots on net. Senior goal-

tender Alex Pilitsis stopped

all five shots to preserve the

shutout and send Bentley to

the playoffs.

In the Falcon’s regular sea-

son finale against Southern

Connecticut, the team was

playing to secure home field

advantage in the first round

of the playoffs. Bentley was

not able to get many shots off

during the game as the Owls

played some stifling defense.

In fact, the Falcons were only

able to put two shots on net

during the entire game but

they made those two shots

count.

In the 59th minute, sopho-

more forward Mike Kahn and

DaCosta got free on a two on

n o n e b r e a k a w a y . K a h n

pushed a gentle touch pass to

DaCosta in front of the net

and DaCosta banged home

the goal to put Bentley ahead

1-0. This was DaCosta’s team-

leading eighth goal of the sea-

son. Pilitsis made sure that

the one goal was a l l the

Falcons would need as he

saved a season-high nine

shots to give Bentley the 1-0

victory. Pilitsis’ fifth shutout

of the season helped Bentley

finish 10-4-2 on the season

and 8-3-2 in the NE-10.

With the victory against

S o u t h e r n C o n n e c t i c u t ,

Bentley now holds the No. 4

seed in the NE-10 playoffs

and will be hosting a home

playoff match for the first

t i m e i n t w o y e a r s . T h e

Falcons enter the playoffs

with a lot of momentum as

they have won six of their last

seven matches. Considering

the fact that the NE-10 play-

offs consist of single elimina-

tion games, heading into the

playoffs on a hot streak could

potentially give Bentley an

e d g e i n t h e i r u p c o m i n g

games.

Bentley will be facing num-

ber five Franklin Pierce in a

rematch of the game played

last week. Franklin Pierce is

a soccer powerhouse having

reached the NE-10 playoffs

every year since 2003. The

Ravens won the Division II

S o c c e r N a t i o n a l

Championship in 2007 and

hold a 15-1-2 all-time record

against Bentley.

Franklin Pierce finished

the season with an identical

10-4-2 regular season record

and an 8-3-2 mark in NE-10

conference play. Even though

the Falcons just recently

defeated the Ravens, the

Bentley players are not tak-

ing their opponent lightly.

“It’s not going to be an easy

game; they will want revenge

on us for beating them last

week at their home field,” said

DaCosta.

“It is very difficult to beat

the same team twice in the

same season,” said Zeiner.

“[We need] to remain calm

and stay focused on the task

at hand,” said DaCosta,

acknowledging that those

By Billy Fitzhenry

VANGUARD STAff

Bentley looks for successful spring after unsatisfying fallBy Benjamin Klein

SpORTS EDITOR

Bentley’s rugby team is

better than their record

shows, but there is room for

improvement.

The Falcons will not be

heading to the Division II

R u g b y N a t i o n a l

Championships—after com-

peting for the title the past

two seasons—posting a 4-3

r e c o r d w i t h o n e g a m e

remain ing on the i r f a l l

schedule. In order to qualify

for the national champi-

onship, a program has to fin-

ish either first or second in

their respective conference.

would be some of the keys to

the matchup.

DaCosta also noted the

importance of being prepared

for the playoff atmosphere.

“Beating Franklin Pierce

last week gives us confidence

that we can go out and do well

if we do the right things,” said

DaCosta. “[However] we need

to go out there and match

their intensity on game day.”

“We have had a successful

run heading into the postsea-

son and we are hoping to con-

tinue our success against

Franklin Pierce,” said Zeiner.

I f Bentley does defeat

W i t h t h r e e l o s s e s o n

Bentley’s resume, they have

been mathematically elimi-

nated f rom f in ish ing in

either of those positions

within the Rugby Northeast

conference.

“Our goal this season was

to get back to nationals for a

third straight year , but

unfortunately that isn’t

going to happen,” said senior

scrum half Jon Renz. “Our

c o n f e r e n c e d e f i n i t e l y

improved, but we definitely

didn’t live up to the goals

that we set for ourselves. We

will need to get better in the

spr ing and prepare the

underc lassmen for next

year.”

The Falcons’ fall season

didn’t go as planned, espe-

cially after winning their

first three games of the sea-

son and being ranked as

high as the No. 9 team in the

country. Bentley fell to Saint

Michael’s and Holy Cross in

their next two matchups, but

regained strength after

defeating Merrimack for

their fourth victory of the

year.

Their most recent game, a

41-13 loss at the hands of the

Providence Friars, really told

the story of the season. The

Falcons had trouble keeping

possession of the ball and

couldn’t score when given

the opportunity.

Bentley may only have

one game remaining on their

schedule—a match against

S t . A n s e l m — a n d e v e n

though there is not much left

to play for, they aren’t going

to just give up.

“Going forward with our

n e x t g a m e s a g a i n s t S t .

Anselm and the spring sea-

son, we need to work on tak-

ing care of the ball and stay-

ing within our system of

play,” said senior co-captain

eight-man Doug Goodhile.

“We will grind until the end,

like we always do.”

Since Bentley shares the

football field with several

other teams, they don’t get

the opportunity to practice

as much as they’d like to.

They’re forced to train off the

field which may have acci-

dently been put on the back

burner.

“I think that going for-

ward, we need to rededicate

ourselves to fitness,” said

Renz. “We only practice two

days a week so on the other

days we need to get on the

track or in the gym to get

into shape. Even though we

are a club team, we need to

train like we are more than

that.”

The Falcons may just be a

club team, but they certain-

ly have been just as success-

ful in recent memory com-

pared to some of the NCAA

teams at Bentley. They have

made i t to the Nat ional

Championships the past two

seasons, something that not

every other Bentley team

can say.

Sure, they haven’t had

much success when playing

f o r a n a t i o n a l c h a m p i -

onship—winning just one

game in four chances—but

the fact that they are there

is something to be proud of.

They are on the radar of the

other major programs in the

country and will be back in

the playoff picture before you

can spell rugby.

Franklin Pierce, they will face

the winner of the Merrimack

and American International

game in the NE-10 semifinals.

Merrimack is the number one

overall seed in the playoffs

while American International

is number eight. During the

regular season, Bentley

dropped close games to both

of these teams. In September,

Bentley lost 3-2 to American

International and just two

weeks ago, Bentley lost 1-0

against Merrimack.

Bentley’s focus for now,

however, is all on Franklin

Pierce.

Senior forward Brennan DaCosta scoreda team-high eight goals this season.


The Falcons will play their last fallmatch against Saint Anselm.

Kevin Du/THE VANGUARD

Bentley was ranked as high as No. 9 in thecountry this year.

Kevin Du/THE VANGUARD

REcENT RESUlTSResults from 10/20-10/28

Field Hockey (11-7, 8-2 NE-10) Result

at Southern Connecticut (10/20)* W 2-1

vs. UMass-Lowell (NE-10 Semifinals)(10/27) L 1-0

Football (6-2, 5-2 NE-10)

Merrimack (10/27)* W 38-21

Golf

New England Championships (10/28) 11th of 35

Hockey (2-2, 1-0 AHA)

Alabama-Huntsville (10/26) W 9-1

at Harvard (10/27) L 5-0

Men’s Soccer (10-4-2, 8-3-2 NE-10)

at Southern Connecticut (10/26)* W 1-0

Men’s Swimming

Batterman Relays No team score

Women’s Soccer (5-9-3, 3-9-3 NE-10)

at Merrimack (10/24)* L 1-0

at Saint Rose (10/27)* L 1-0

Volleyball (9-17, 4-7 NE-10)

at Adelphi (10/26)* L 3-0

*Conference Game

Nov. 2 Volleyball vs. American International 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 9 Men’s Basketball vs. Caldwell 8:00 p.m.

Nov. 10 Football vs. TBA (NE-10 Weekend) 12:00 p.m.Men’s Basketball vs. Dominican (N.Y.) 8:00 p.m.

Nov. 11Women’s Basketball vs. Holy Family 1:30 p.m.

*Conference Game

UPcomiNG ScHEDUlE

THE VANGUARD NoVEmbER 1, 2012 PAGE 15SportS

Bentley ended their two-

game losing streak with a

d o m i n a n t w i n o v e r

Northeas t -10 opponent

Merrimack by the score of

3 8 - 2 1 , i m p r o v i n g t h e

Falcons’ record to 6-2 overall

(5-2 NE-10).

Junior quarterback Danny

Guadagnoli had a phenome-

nal day, passing for 341

yards and two scores while

running for 76 yards and two

m o r e t o u c h d o w n s .

Sophomore wide receiver Jeff

Hill and senior wide receiv-

er Sean Cross both eclipsed

100 yards, accumulating 196

and 107 yards respectively.

Hill was able to use his

height and strength to go up

over the defenders and catch

the ball all day. Anytime the

team needed a big play,

Guadagnoli threw it up for

Hill to make a play and that

is just what he did.

”We knew going in that

the corners were small and

that we could use me and

[senior wide receiver] Bill

Kiley’s height to take advan-

tage of this mismatch,” said

Hill . “Danny made some

great throws and put the ball

in the perfect place for me to

come down with it.”

E a r l y i n t h e g a m e ,

Guadagnoli noticed that

there was no chance for the

Merrimack corners to cover

Bentley’s big receivers.

“When a 5’9’’ cornerback is

pressed on a 6’4’’ wide receiv-

er it’s always a good bet to

t a k e a s h o t , ” s a i d

Guadagnoli. “We saw some

success early going to Jeff, so

I figured I would keep test-

ing that matchup all game,

which turned out to pay off.”

Another aspect o f the

game that went in Bentley’s

favor was the turnover bat-

t l e . T h e t e a m h a d b e e n

struggling in recent games

with turnovers, as they had

given the ball away six times

i n t h e l a s t t w o g a m e s .

Saturday, the team protect-

ed the ball much better and

did not turn the ball over at

all.

“We always stress that we

have to win the turnover bat-

tle,” said Guadagnoli. “I per-

sonally tried to focus on ball

security all week, making

sure to keep the ball tucked

at all times and being as

decisive as possible when

throwing.”

Coming into the game, a

major part of the Bentley

game plan was to stop the

duo of Merrimack quarter-

back Joe Clancy and wide

receiver Isaiah Voegeli, the

NE-10 leaders in yards and

touchdowns at their respec-

tive positions.

Clancy, averaging 381

yards per game this season,

threw for 321 yards and a

touchdown Saturday. He was

intercepted three times by

the Bent l ey se condary .

Interceptions were made by

senior cornerback Stephen

Stewart, senior safety Steve

Hopkins and junior line-

backer AC Carter.

Voegeli, averaging 153

yards per game, caught nine

passes for 141 yards and a

score. Many of his yards

came in the fourth quarter,

with the game well out of

hand.

The Falcons were the first

to score in the game, coming

after a failed fourth down

attempt by Merrimack and

with the Falcons getting the

ball on their own 32-yard

line. On a fourth and five

from the Merrimack 36-yard

line, Guadagnoli found sen-

i o r w i d e r e c e i v e r M i k e

Sumrell on a six-yard pass,

keeping the drive alive. Five

plays later, Guadagnoli ran

the ball into the end zone for

a 14-yard score.

A field goal by senior kick-

er Will Lockwood gave the

Falcons a 10-0 lead early in

the second quarter.

L a t e r i n t h e h a l f ,

Merrimack closed the gap.

With short field position,

Clancy took his team 37

yards for a touchdown, hook-

ing up with Voegeli for an

11-yard score. Merrimack

decided to go for the two-

point conversion, which was

unsuccessful.

On their next two posi-

tions, Bentley answered with

back-to-back touchdowns.

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

Guadagnoli run, this one

f r o m n i n e y a r d s o u t .

Previously, on a third and

eight from the Bentley 29,

Guadagnoli connected with

Cross on a 43-yard play, set-

ting them up for a score.

Forty seconds before the

half, Hopkins intercepted

Clancy and returned the ball

back to the Merrimack 40.

After a 39-yard pass to Hill

came up inches shy of the

goal line, junior running

b a c k L o r e n z o W a r r e n

punched the ball in for his

third touchdown in the last

two games.

At the half, the Falcons

led, 24-6.

Coming out of halftime,

Merrimack executed a very

efficient drive, scoring a

touchdown on a two-yard

run. Once again, they went

for the two point conversion,

this time coming up success-

ful. The score brought the

Bentley lead to only 10.

However, the offense was

once again able to respond

with a score. On a third and

eleven from the Merrimack

By Matt Gustus

VANGUARD STAff

Falcons back on track with Homecoming winDefense on alert going against top rusher in regular season finale

Kevin Du/THE VANGUARDSophomore wide receiver Jeff Hill used his heightand strength successfully against Merrimack.

Kevin Du/THE VANGUARDBentley beat NE-10 opponent Merrimack38-21, improving their record to 6-2 overall.

40-yard line, Guadagnoli

found Hill on a 40-yard bomb

for Hill’s first score of the

game.

From there, the defense

took over and shut down

Merrimack. On the next five

possessions, the Falcons

forced two turnovers , a

turnover on downs and two

punts. Merrimack’s only

other score came with 17 sec-

onds left to play, as backup

q u a r t e r b a c k L u k e

Bakanowsky led Merrimack

down the field in garbage

time.

The final score showed the

Falcons victorious, 38-21.

With the win, the Falcons

clinched third place in the

NE-10 standings. Due to the

NE-10’s new Championship

Weekend, each team partici-

pates in one extra game at

the end of the year. The

setup has the third place

team matched up against the

sixth place team. As of now,

it appears that the Falcons

will be matched up with the

loser of the Merrimack-

Assumption game this week-

end. Whatever the outcome

may be, the game will be

held at home for the Falcons

in two weeks.

Before then, the Falcons

will play their last regular

season game at Southern

Connecticut State (2-7 over-

all, 2-5 NE-10) this Saturday

at 1:00 p.m.

The biggest strength of

Southern Connecticut has

been their running game.

R u n n i n g b a c k V a u g h n

Magee has had an extraordi-

nary year, averaging 139

yards per game and scoring

seven touchdowns. Back in

September, McGee ran an

astonishing 297 yards and

four touchdowns against St.

Anselm. Last week, against

one of the best defenses in

the country in New Haven,

McGee was able to run for

139 yards. The Falcons will

have to stop him if they hope

to be victorious in the regu-

lar season finale.

FalCOn FaCt

The Bentley women’s basketball team has been

ranked the No. 2 team in nation the USA TODAY

Sports/ESPN Division II Top 25 preseason poll.

The Lady Falcons (31-4) lost in the NCAA Division

II National Championship Final Four last season to

Ashland University (33-2), who is ranked No. 1. Shaw

Uni v ers i t y ( 2 9 -6 ) , who won t he Na t i ona l

Championship, is ranked No. 9.

Bentley hosts Holy Family in its season opener on

Nov. 11 at 1:30 p.m.

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Bentley women’s f ield

hockey has been given one

more shot at keeping their

season alive.

The Falcons rode a seven-

game win streak into the

Northeast-10 Championship

this past weekend, holding

the No. 2 seed in the tourna-

ment and awaiting the win-

ner of No. 3 UMass Lowell

and No. 6 Stonehill. UMass

Lowell would come out victo-

rious, setting up a third meet-

ing between the Falcons and

the River Hawks.

UMass Lowell took the

first matchup of the season,

shutting Bentley out 6-0 in

early September. About a

month later, the Falcons got

their revenge, winning 2-0.

Saturday’s semifinal game

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

shutout, but unfortunately it

was the Falcons who were

held scoreless in a 1-0 loss.

The defenses of both teams

stepped up in the first half

Saturday, denying the offens-

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

Neither team was able to find

the back of the net after the

opening 35 minutes. Bentley’s

senior co-captain goalie Julia

Powell was definitely facing a

ton of pressure, though.

Powell, who has had to

stand on her head at times

this season, faced nine first

half shots. Fortunately for

Bentley, she didn’t let any of

them get by her.

The second half looked a lot

like the first: with no scoring.

It wasn’t until there were 17

minutes remaining in regula-

tion when UMass Lowell’s

Rachel McCarthy managed to

sneak one of the team’s 15

second half shots past Powell

to give the River Hawks a

late lead.

Bentley had five shots in

the second half, but Melanie

Hopkins stood strong in net

to clinch a championship

g a m e b e r t h f o r U M a s s

Lowell, defeating the Lady

Falcons 1-0. The River Hawks

would go on to win the NE-10

Championship on Sunday

with another 1-0 victory, this

time over No. 1 Merrimack.

S e n i o r f o r w a r d B e t h

Maguire was kept silent

against UMass Lowell, some-

thing that a number of teams

have had a hard time doing

this season. Maguire leads

Bentley in goals (9) and

points (23), and is tied for the

team lead in assists (5).

When a player has such an

impressive season, they tend

to get recognized at the con-

clusion of the year. As it

turned out, Maguire was

named to the NE-10 First

Team.

“I was honored when I

found out that I was selected

to the NE-10 First Team,”

said Maguire. “I could not

have had the season that I

am having, however, without

the support of my team-

mates.”

Two of Maguire’s team-

m a t e s , j u n i o r d e f e n d e r

Melissa Martorelli and fresh-

man midf ielder Meghan

Talerman, were named to the

NE-10 Second Team.

“The of fense has been

doing well; we just need to

keep scoring,” said Powell.

“Our corners have been work-

ing [hard] lately and we just

need to keep generating shots

on net. The defense is the

backbone of this team. The

backs don ’ t get as much

recognition as other positions

on the field and I know we

wouldn’t be where we are

without them.”

Well, the strong play of the

team as a whole has now

been recognized, as the Lady

Falcons have been given a

shot at winning the NCAA

D i v i s i o n I I N a t i o n a l

Championship. On Monday

afternoon, Bentley was noti-

fied that it had been selected

to play NE-10 foe Merrimack

in the f irst round of the

NCAA Championship.

“Beginning in August, one

of our main goals was to

make it to the NCAA tourna-

ment, so we are really excit-

e d a b o u t t h e b i d , ” s a i d

Maguire. “However, we are

all so competitive, so it is

hard to settle for just making

the tournament. We are just

going to focus on winning one

game at a time.”

Full focus is going to be

needed to reach the Final

Four, as Bentley has lost to

Merrimack in both of their

matchups this year. The Lady

Falcons fell 4-1 in September

and then lost in overtime in

October, 3-2.

“ L a s t t i m e w e p l a y e d

Merrimack we went to over-

time,” said Maguire. “They

have some very talented goal

scorers so it will be important

for our defense to shut them

down. They are a great pass-

ing team so as long as each of

us does our job, we will be

able to take their passing

options away and control

most of the game.”

Playing well defensively

will definitely be a big factor

in Saturday’s result, but so

will be if Bentley can score.

Merrimack’s Kerri Bergquist

was recently named the NE-

10 Goalkeeper of the Year

and she’s played very well

against Bentley this year. She

made 10 saves in the first

matchup this season, but only

blocked 1-of-3 shots she faced

in the later meeting.

“Merrimack has the NE-10

Goalie of the Year on their

team, so the offense will need

to focus on moving her to cre-

ate scoring opportunities,”

said Maguire.

The winner of Bentley and

Merrimack will advance to

the Final Four against the

Lady Falcons’ most recent

opponent and NE-10 champi-

on, UMass Lowell. The River

Hawks earned the No. 1 seed

in the North Region behind

an 18-3 record.

Having to win against both

M e r r i m a c k a n d U M a s s

Lowell will not be an easy

task, and Maguire acknowl-

edges that.

“Overall, we will have to

leave everything we have on

the field,” said Maguire.

“Merr imack and UMass

Lowell are good teams that

will require 110 percent effort

to beat, but we have already

beaten [UMass] Lowell and

c a m e c l o s e t o b e a t i n g

Merrimack, so we just need to

believe that we can do it

again.”

Powell also recognized the

necessity to put plenty of

effort into the upcoming bat-

tle against Merrimack.

“A big takeaway from this

season is that is that a field

hockey game takes 70 full

minutes of high level play,”

said Powell . “We cannot

afford to start slow or let up

in the second half. The win-

ner will play 70 minutes. We

lost in overtime [last time]. I

expect a different outcome

this time.”

Saturday’s matchup will be

hosted by Merrimack and is

set to start at 6 :30 p .m.

UMass Lowell will host the

semifinal , which wil l be

played on Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. or

4 p . m . T h e N a t i o n a l

Championship is scheduled

fo r Nov . 11 a t 1 p .m . a t

UMass Lowell.

By Benjamin Klein

SpOrtS edItOr

Bentley selected to play Merrimack in first round of NCAA ChampionshipLady Falcons fall to UMass Lowell in Northeast-10 semifinals; Maguire named to first team

Bentley will play Merrimack on Saturdayin the first round.


FalCOn

OF the

Week

2

DaCosta Named

Falcon of the Week

Senior Brennan DaCosta of the men’s soccer team

is the Falcon of the Week. DaCosta scored two goals

last week as the Falcons closed out the regular sea-

son with victories over Franklin Pierce and Southern

Connecticut.

He converted a penalty kick in the team’s 2-0 win

at Franklin Pierce, and scored the match’s only goal

in Bentley’s 1-0 victory at Southern Connecticut.

Those two results helped the Falcons secure the No.

4 seed and a quarterfinal match at home against

Franklin Pierce in the Northeast-10 Men’s Soccer

Championship.

DaCosta was named the NE-10 Player of the Week

on Monday for his efforts. He finished the regular

season leading the team in both goals (8) and points

(19).

Senior goalie Julia Powell credits theFalcons’ success, in part, to the corners.


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