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VP of Student Affairs Dr. Yorkis retiresDean Shepardson will absorb responsibilities and join President’s CabinetBy Tomer GatManagIng EdItor

See YORKIS, Page 5

New York Times doubtsbusiness students’ effortsDavid Glenn asserts that low GMATscores are a result of lack of academic rigor

By Lacey NemergutnEWS EdItor

after 25 years at Bentley

university, dr. Kathleen Yorkis,

vice president of Student affairs,

will be retiring. dr. Yorkis first

joined Bentley in 1986 as the

dean of Student affairs after

working as the director of Career

Services at Loyola university

and director of Professional

development at Coopers &

Lybrand (now cal led

PricewaterhouseCoopers). She

was appointed chief Student

affairs officer in 1999 and has

held the vice president position

since 2001.

“It is very difficult to leave

Bentley,” said dr.

Yorkis. “However, I am very

The New York Times recent-

ly published an article entitled

“the default Major: Skating

through B-School.” the arti-

cle, written by david glenn,

focused on the apparent sim-

plicities involved with a busi-

ness education and the ease in

which a student can receive

their undergraduate degree.

glenn referenced his collect-

ed investigative research, sug-

gesting that Business students

score lowest on the gMat

entry examination due to theSee TIMES, Page 7

and reverend Katrina arrived

at the same time in august

2000, and will be leaving for dif-

ferent purposes this year.

after being sent to Bentley by

his religious order, father

Claude said, “this assignment

was really a surprise to me. My

training is not at all in business,

and I haven’t had much to do

with business, so coming to a

business school was rather

daunting.”

Spiritual Life leaders bid farewell to Bentley“fortunately, I met some very

interesting people here who are

very supportive of my particu-

lar mission on campus as direc-

tor of Spiritual Life and the

Catholic Chapter here,” said

Claude.

Surprisingly to father

Claude, and probably to many

of you, half of Bentley’s under-

graduate campus is Catholic. It

has been this way for the 11

years that he has been here.

By Sindhu Palaniappan

CaMPuS LIfE EdItor

this just shows the amount of

power and responsibility father

Claude has graciously held for

the last 11 years.

after arriving on campus, he

worked diligently toward broad-

ening the Spirit Life team to be

all inclusive for all religions, and

was fortunate to find those peo-

ple.

“the Spiritual Life team has

See LARSON, Page 16

The article compares business students to thoseof other majors regarding time spent studying.

Courtesy of indiana.edu

lack of rigor in their college

curriculum. Specifically, glenn

chose to focus on the light load

of work associated with both

Managing and Marketing

Majors, frequently engaged in

abstract group projects.

“Business majors spend less

time preparing for class than

do students in any other broad

field, according to the most

recent national Survey of

Student Engagement: nearly

half of seniors majoring in

business say they spend fewer

than 11 hours a week study-

father Claude, Bentley’s

Catholic priest and director of

Spiritual Life for the last 11

years, has made the choice to

step down at the end of this

semester. father Claude will

visit rome and then devote his

time to his position on the Board

of trustees at assumption

College. Both father Claude See CLAUDE, Page 5

Larsonreflectson past &future asBentleyPresident

after her own four-year

experience on Bentley’s cam-

pus, President gloria Larson

sat down with The Vanguard

to reflect not only on the past,

but also on where Bentley is

heading next, both in the short

and long term.

“these four years have

flown by, and it has been a

truly amazing experience,”

said Larson. “this has been

the most personally meaning-

ful of all my career stops, given

Bentley involves training the

future leaders of industry and

business.”

When asked what her

greatest accomplishments at

Bentley are, Larson preferred

to examine the accomplish-

ments as successes which all

of Bentley achieved as a

whole.

“ t h e c o m m u n i t y h a s

reached many milestones,

from becoming a university,

which speaks volumes to audi-

ences across the globe about

our direction, to the EQuIS

accreditation and being named

one of the top-10 schools to

combine business and liberal

arts by the Stanford Carnegie

foundation, Bentley has been

on the move forward,” said

Larson.

“and let’s not forget every-

thing our students have

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By Jon McColganVanguard Staff

CITY YEARSeven studentsrevealed as nextyear’s City Yearcorps members.

8 BASEBALLSeason continueswith a mix of winsan d l oses f orFalcons.

19COMMENCEMENTCNN political analyst to speak.

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WORLD WISH DAYRaises awareness for wishes.

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Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARDAfter 25 years of serving the Bentley Community, Dr. Kathleen

Yorkis will be retiring at the end of the school year.

fOr GENErAL & CONTACT INfOrMATION ABOuT

The VAnguARd, PLEASE SEE PAGE 4.

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NEWS EDiTOR

SPORTS EDiTOR

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fEATURES EDiTOR

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DiRECTOR Of PRODUCTiON

DiRECTOR Of ADvERTiSiNg

DiRECTOR Of MARkETiNg

STUDENT LifE ADviSOR

JOURNALiSM ADviSOR

Alyson Bisceglia

Lacey Nemergut

robbie LaBrie

Sindhu Palaniappan

Lindsay Beauregard

Phillip St. Pierre

Emily Silver

Brian fuerst

Ian Markowitz

Jeff Breault

Greg Kokino

Brandon Schug

Maria diLorenzo

Judy rakowsky

JudiCialaCtion Summary

Total number of cases: 12Total number of individuals involved (violators): 13Number of individuals dismissed from responsibility: 5Number of individuals referred to Judicial Board: 5 Number of educational sanctions given: 24

(includes referrals to Alcohol Education)Cash total of fines given for the week: $225Number of Work Sanctions assigned: 7Number of students placed on warning 6Number of Parental Notifications: 0Number of individuals put on Residential Probation: 1

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

(Loss of 30 Housing Credits)Number of individuals put on Suspension (Housing): 0Number of individuals put on Suspension (University): 0Number of individuals expelled from University: 0

Provided by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs

04.20.2011-04.26.2011

Phantom Tollbooth

On Thursday, April 21, at 2:14

p.m., university Police received a

call from a distressed student

stuck in a Jennison elevator.

When of f icers and faci l i t ies

arrived, there was nobody in the

elevator.

facilities then shut down the

elevator and investigated it for

potential repairs. The prank caller

or temporary damsel in distress

was never identified. The case is

closed unless further information

surfaces.

Prairie Doggin’

At 9:04 p.m. this past Thursday,

Bentley officers responded to

North Campus C on account of a

smoke detector a larm. upon

arrival, the officers realized that

the alarm was triggered by a

steamy shower. roger roger rub-

ber ducky.

Memento

On Thursday, April 21, at 11:03

p.m., a female student ran from

authority and was judic ia l ly

charged with larceny and suspi-

cious behavior. She had been in a

dispute with a cab driver over her

fare. When she got to campus, the

bill was $10 more than the Bentley

student planned for. She was

picked up in Kenmore Square.

Citizen’s Arrest

This pas t Wednesday , one

Lincoln-esque student felt that he

ought to inform university Police

that he had granted two nefarious

characters access to Orchard

North. The student felt that it was

his duty as a citizen of the Bentley

community to inform the authori-

ties of his “error in judgment.”

Officers followed up the call but

found nothing out of order at the

scene. Case closed.

Makin’ it Rain

On Apr i l 20 a t 11 :12 p .m. ,

university Police received a call

from Morrison Hall regarding a

fire alarm. Officers suspected

smoke had triggered the alarm.

PoliCelogupon arrival, officers found that

there was a smoke detector active

on the second floor. They quickly

found out that the sprinkler had

been tripped and was spraying

water.

faci l i t ies was not i f ied and

responded. It was determined that

there was extensive water damage,

and thus the main water shut-off

valve had to be used. Apparently,

an A/C unit had malfunctioned and

caused the entire ordeal. There was

damage to ceiling tiles. There was

probably more, but it was not

reported to us.

Electric Slide

On Tuesday, April 19, at 12:06

a.m., the lights played dead for a

moment. The manager on duty was

notified and peace was restored.

Terrible, Not So Terrible

Last Tuesday at 12:28 p.m., a

caller reported that her friend had

a laceration on her foot which

would not stop bleeding. However,

upon arrival, officers reported that

the injury was no longer bleeding

and that the victim did not want

medical treatment at this time.

The victim’s friend offered to

t r a n s p o r t t h e g i r l t o

Newton/Wellesley Hospital for fur-

ther evaluation. The officer on

duty cleared the scene without fur-

ther incident.

BOOM BOOM

On April 21 at 11:34 a.m., when

a staff member called the police,

they reported that they had found

something dangerous and disturb-

ing. Jon doe believed that he had

found a real bullet from a gun in a

class room on the second floor of

Smith. Jon had flashes of gang

fights and glock-holding freshmen.

Luckily, he was informed by the

police investigator that the object

was in fact not a bullet. Case

closed.

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THE VANGUArd SUMMEr 2011 PAGE 3News

By Jon McColganVANGUArd STAFF

Gergen & Lynch announced as Commencement speakers

President Gloria Larson

recently announced the

Commencement speakers

for the Class of 2011’s cer-

emony on May 21, with

david Gergen, a professor

of public service and the

director of the Center for

Public Leadership at the

Kennedy School of

Government at Harvard,

speaking to the undergrad-

uate class. Meanwhile,

Bentley alumnus

Christopher Lynch, vice

president and general

manager of Vertica

Systems, will speak to the

McCallum graduates.

Gergen, a longtime polit-

ical advisor in Washington

to four U.S. Presidents of

both parties, Presidents

Nixon, Ford, reagan and

Clinton, also works with

CNN as a senior political

analyst and as the editor

at large for U.S. News &

World Report.

Hailed as an independ-

ent voice in politics by

republicans and

democrats, Gergen, a Yale

alumnus, is also a best-

selling author and serves

on a number of boards of

directors, including those

for City Year, Teach for

America and duke

University.

“david has been a pas-

sionate advocate for our

next generation of leaders.

His ability to inspire and

share personal and histori-

cal perspectives with our

graduates will make this

Commencement a special

event for all of us,” said

Larson in a statement.

Some seniors, on the

other hand, were less

enthusiastic, speaking

under a condition of

anonymity for fear of pub-

lically criticizing the

President.

“i think having a politi-

cal speaker is a terrible

waste,” said one female

senior. “We’re a business

school with no political sci-

ence majors; why bring a

political analyst to my

Commencement?”

“Gergen might be great,

but i’d rather have an

interesting business or cor-

porate leader,” said a male

senior.

“i had never heard of

this person before it was

announced, and that’s irri-

tating,” said another male

senior. “i wanted someone

i would recognize and want

to listen to at graduation.”

However, not all stu-

dents were disappointed

with Gergen’s selection.

“My good friend at Ohio

State heard Gergen speak

last year and said he was

entertaining and worth-

while. Let’s give him a

chance,” said one male sen-

ior.

Lynch, who earned his

MBA from the McCallum

Graduate School of

Business, will deliver the

Commencement address

for McCallum’s Class of

2011, having worked for

the last 25 years as an

entrepreneur and corpo-

rate leader.

Lynch started his career

in sales for communica-

tions and technology com-

panies, eventually becom-

ing an essential leader for

ArrowPoint’s multi-mil-

lion-dollar iPO, as well as

leading Vertica Systems

into its acquisition by

Hewitt Packard. Lynch

served as President and

CEO of Vertica during the

period in which HP

acquired the company, and

has stayed on in a leader-

ship role as vice president

and general manager after

the acquisition.

“Chris is such a signifi-

cant success story for our

graduate school. His track

record of growth and suc-

cess in so many technology

ventures is a testament to

his versatility, ambition,

and leadership skills, and

he will be an inspiration to

our graduate students,”

said Larson. “i am confi-

dent that these accom-

plished leaders will make

our Commencement truly

memorable.”

Gergen will receive an

honorary doctor of Laws

degree from the university,

while Lynch will receive an

honorary doctor of

Commercial Science

degree.

Courtesy of aorn.orgGergen is a professor of public service at Harvardand works at CNN.

By Lindsay BeauregardFEATUrES EdiTOr

Saying farewell to Class of 2011 & hello to Class of 2015

The Class of 2011 will join

the ranks of the Bentley

alumni, consisting of CEOs,

CFOs and many other notable

positions. As the seniors

become alumni and leave

campus, the University will

warmly welcome the incom-

ing freshmen, the Class of

2015.

As Commencement nears,

seniors across campus are

preparing for their very last

finals week, the Bahamas,

their commencement ball and

the real world.

To seniors, the real world

means attending graduate

school, job hunting or joining

the workforce immediately.

With the knowledge they’ve

acquired and experiences

they’ve had at Bentley, they

will be prepared for whatever

comes their way.

Through LSMs, double

majors, minors and studying

abroad, the Class of 2011 is

well versed in the business

world. They are moving on to

bigger and better ventures.

Hopefully, just like they did

on campus, they will achieve

great accomplishments and

impact the business world in a

positive way.

Through their involvement

on campus, whether it be on a

local basis - Service Learning,

championship sports teams,

academic teams like the Fed

Challenge - or on a global

scale- One Goal, One

Community, Bentley’s Anti-

Bullying project, the Mmofra

Trom Bead Project - the Class

of 2011 has left their print on

the Bentley campus, local

community and throughout

the world.

Although the Class of 2011

will be marching across the

football field on May 21 to

receive their much deserved

diplomas and will part their

own ways after

Commencement, they will

only be leaving the Bentley

campus, not the community.

Although it’s early to make

any statements about the

incoming Class of 2015, we

can assure that they will be a

great addition to the Bentley

community. As always, there

will be students from across

the country, as well as the

world, to bring diversity and

different cultures and back-

grounds to the Bentley cam-

pus.

As they move into Trees,

Slade and Miller on August

30, we can expect the fresh-

men to bring much more than

just their personal belongings.

With them, they will also

have their personal tales of

triumph, volunteerism, sports

feats, incredible talents and

personal traits and stories.

Although it is hard for the

campus to say goodbye to the

Class of 2011, as it is hard for

them to say goodbye to us, we

all know that they will never

truly be apart from the

Bentley community. And just

like every year, with each

graduating class comes a new

class of the same immensity of

talent and uniqueness.

With that, we say goodbye

to the Class of 2011 and wish

them luck in their future

endeavors as we welcome the

incoming Class of 2015.

Courtesy of Undergraduate AdmissionsAccepted students of the Class of

2015 show their Bentley pride.

Faculty and staff got to meet

incoming freshmen at Open House.

Courtesy of Undergraduate Admissions

SETs should be better utilizedin evaluating professor retention

myprofessors.com for an in-

depth look at how profes-

sors actually perform in

class, in addition to little

tidbits that you wouldn’t

otherwise know. For exam-

ple, Professor O’Leary

loves Crab Rangoon, a tid-

bit you might pick up in

class but something you

would never pick up from

reading SETs. The problem

with ratemyprofessors.com,

aside from it causing virus-

es (according to the Help

Desk), is that a majority of

the reviews are written by

people either upset or

thrilled with the professor;

not too many people review

professors if they were

indifferent.

Although SETs capture a

majority of the class in

their reviews, there are

still areas for improve-

ment. For example, there

are some people who inten-

tionally don’t complete

SETs to have their grades

withheld so that their

“helicopter” parents can’t

determine what grades

they got. Further, let’s

push professors to be at the

top of their game all semes-

ter long and publish a

ranking of the best and

worst professors in every

department.

Bentley is a business

editoriaL

school, and as such it

should adopt a model simi-

lar to the staffing model

adopted by Jack Welch at

GE. If the worst professors

at the school consistently

rank among the worst pro-

fessors, it’s time for them

to go, tenure or not. Tenure

was an idea which was

originally adopted to allow

faculty to propose radical

ideas in the classroom

without risking their posi-

tion with the school.

unfortunately, we have a

very difficult time under-

standing what crazy and

radical ideas can be pro-

posed in a business class,

but if we’re wrong, feel free

to correct us.

Just because a professor

is tenured is no excuse to

retain them if they are

among the worst professors

at the school. We have no

problem retaining all of the

professors if they are all

top notch and phenomenal,

but each of us can name at

least one professor who

wasn’t even close to good,

let alone phenomenal. This

isn’t just a problem which

plagues Bentley; it certain-

ly plagues every higher

level institution of learn-

ing, but it is something

Bentley can take the lead

on changing.

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are submitted by readers of the newspaper, and do not

necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The

Vanguard and its staff. We are not able to print any

letters submitted anonymously.

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PubLication information

As the semester draws to

a close, the age-old tradi-

tion of student evaluations

of teaching (SETs) begins

to kick off this week. The

juniors and seniors have

been doing SETs since rat-

ing was on a five-point

scale, were all completed in

class with a pencil and

required bubbling in

responses on two separate,

blue and orange bubble

sheets. While these rank-

ings carry heavy weight

with Bentley, there are

rumors that it affects

tenure and promotion, and

we question whether the

SETs are as effective as

they could be.

Although upperclassmen

know the ins and outs of

SETs and how the rankings

work, based on our discus-

sions with the underclass-

men, especially freshmen,

there seems to be a lack of

understanding as to how

the ratings system works.

We applaud the Registrar’s

Office for finally posting

the newest revision of SETs

on the web for students to

see, but now it’s time they

provide clarity to the

newest incoming classes as

to how the SETs work and

what each question is ask-

ing.

Students flock to rate-

To the Editor,

As outgoing seniors who

serve on the Student

Government Association,

we were extremely disap-

pointed to read in the April

21st Fireside Chat the

opinion that in the past

four years SGA has failed

to make a “single positive

change.” We would like to

take the opportunity to

point out a handful of the

many positive changes

that have occurred.

Several of these changes

have been featured in past

editions of the Vanguard,

often on the front page no

less.

In the realm of student

life, in 2009 and 2010, we

heard numerous concerns

about people smoking right

outside dorm rooms and

buildings. We worked to

educate students on the

policy, get signs posted at

all doors, and have the

ashtrays permanently

moved 25 feet from doors.

We also worked to

expand shuttle hours and

create the campus loop

service, added late night

weekend service to North

Campus on the Harvard

shuttle, and pressed for

the GPS tracking system

that is now available to

students. The fitness class-

es offered by the Center of

Health and Wellness came

from a joint partnership

and work was done by SGA

to add classes as atten-

dance increased.

During the 2007-2008

academic year, the Student

Diversity Council (SDC)

was formed with input

from SGA and in the

Spring of 2009, we started

a yearly Diversity

Roundtable dinner. From

here, both SDC and the

Diversity Roundtable

became traditions that

encouraged inclusion and

integration among all

cross-sections of campus.

Last year, SGA and SDC

worked together to put on

for the first time Creating

Connections in the

Classroom (CCC), a diver-

sity panel for the Wilder

professors that spoke to

diversity within the class-

rooms. This year, SGA will

be participating in a panel

about having an honest

conversation about diversi-

ty. Diversity is an ongoing

concern and SGA is cur-

rently continuing to

strengthen our relation-

ship with the Bentley

Cultural Council (BCC) by

helping with the planning

and support of the cultural

events as well as working

towards strengthening our

relationship with the

Faculty Diversity Council

at this time. While we have

made progress in specific

accomplishments we

understand we should

always be working towards

striving to improve in the

area of Diversity.

Student Government

was responsible for the

idea of installing lights

controlled by motion sen-

sors or timers in many of

the study rooms and laun-

dry rooms within the

dorms last year; most

recently, in conjunction

with RHA, we passed a bill

recommending gender neu-

tral housing be implement-

ed beginning with the

2012-2013 school year,

which developed out of an

idea brought to us by a stu-

dent at the end of the 2009

school year. This was an

action that 89% of the stu-

dent body thinks would be

a positive change based on

the survey that was recent-

ly done by SGA and RHA.

SGA has done much

additional work with aca-

demics including with the

new GB core, extending

library hours during finals,

IT issues, and improving

food service on campus,

especially in Seasons, as is

detailed in the food report

we put out last year. We

did have a column in the

Vanguard last year, in

which we detailed, week

after week, the work that

we did, including many of

the above noted accom-

plishments. While we were

no longer allowed to have

the column this year and

therefore, a better job

could have been done com-

municating these efforts, it

would be amiss to say

nothing positive has been

done in the past four years.

Sincerely,

Kara Bohde

Sucheta Desai

Erik Ginthwain

Christopher Hayes

Michael Kearney

Monica Mohan

Letter to the

editor

THE VANGUARD SUMMER 2011 PAGE 5Campus Life & News

By Sindhu PalaniappanCAMPUS LIFE EDIToR

Carroll Center collaborates with BES

The Carroll Center for the

Blind, based in Newton, MA,

is a non-profit organization

that focuses on re-assimilat-

ing working-age adults into

the population and the work

force. The school works with

adults from the age of 20 to

65, helping those that fall out

of the work force but still

want to stay engaged.

The school allows them to

do a residency, teaching them

everything necessary to do so.

Like other non-profits, the

Carroll School has incredible

passion but slightly lacks a

business sense; in order to

remedy th is , the schoo l

reached out to the Bentley

Entrepreneurial Society

(BES).

“They needed a direction,

a n d t h e y h a v e a d e f i c i t

they’re trying to chip away at.

They wanted BES to help

them find a way to employ

blind individuals to help work

away at the deficit the school

has,” said Ben Fowler, a

member of the BES board.

BES held a brainstorm ses-

sion with both undergradu-

ates and graduate students,

and went about solving the

problem.

The way BES decided to go

about tackling this situation

was to help the school make

a profit in a number of ways.

T h e f i r s t i s t h r o u g h E -

Commerce: Selling products

that aid the blind, for exam-

ple, selling lighted magnify-

ing glasses for computer

screens, and sensors for those

that are legally blind.

A n o t h e r c h a n g e B E S

would like to implement is

distance learning: To be able

to take what they do at the

Carroll Center and transform

it into an online or web-based

program to accomplish what

they do on a broader scale.

This focuses mostly on con-

venience and fully encom-

passes what the school hopes

to accomplish.

Fowler and Molly Godfrey,

along with the rest of the

BES board, have been work-

ing diligently with alumni in

jumpstarting the new website

for the school. Some alumni

have connections with search

engines and have therefore

volunteered to help bring the

new website higher up in

search results, allowing more

views for the page.

BES aims to develop this

new website as a group, both

creating an E-Commerce site

that will benefit the Carroll

School, and using this process

as a learning experience for

the younger students step-

ping up in the entrepreneur-

ial world.

BES hopes to make this a

sustainable project so that it

may be passed down for the

students’ and Carroll School’s

benefit. All profits will be

going straight to the Carroll

School. If any students are

interested in helping out or

sitting in on the process of

starting the website, feel free

to reach out to ga_bes@bent-

ley.edu, or Ben Fowler and

Molly Godfrey.

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CLAUDE

A group of students from the Carroll Center. Courtesy of carroll.org

an all encompassing advisory

team besides having contacts in

the larger metropolitan area

with people of all religious tradi-

tions,” he said.

Father Claude and Reverend

Katrina have done a ton of work

here at our University, broaden-

ing the Spiritual Life advisory

board and presenting on the

school’s behalf at international

conferences for university chap-

lains.

“Both Revered Jenkins and I,

although separately, came to the

conclusion that we were leav-

ing,” said Father Claude. “My

decision came back in

September when I spoke with

my superiors in my religious

order. Her decision came later

when she was offered a position

at Illinois College, a position that

is very interesting and exactly in

line with her pastoral percep-

tions. The decision was ours.”

The farewell party on Monday

had over 100 attendees, includ-

ing the President herself, who

spoke about the dedication and

time both Father Claude and

Reverend Jenkins have put in at

Bentley. Student Angela Diaco,

as well as Pierce Butler and

Rabbi Jeffrey Foust, also spoke

about all of the contributions

both have made over the years.

As for the future, Dean

Shepardson has met with vari-

ous religious groups on campus

and has assured everybody that

Bentley will continue to have a

director of the Spiritual Life

Center and that the religious

needs of the students will be

met.

Father Claude has been working at

Bentley since 2000.

Emily Silver/THE VANGUARD

Continued from Page 1

YORKIS

happy and I am looking for-

ward to having time to pursue

many other opportunities and

activities that I love.”

Dr. Yorkis spent her time

focusing on creating a connect-

ed community throughout

Bentley, as well as encouraging

integration of experiences both

inside and outside of the class-

room. She also served as a men-

tor for her fellow Student

Affairs employees who are

interested in working with col-

lege students.

“Her gift has been that she

has been many things to many

students depending on their

needs - for student leaders, a

mentor; to students in a crisis,

a listener and advisor; to ath-

letes and student organizations,

a champion; and to the student

body, someone who encourages

them and wishes them well on

holidays and semester breaks,”

said Andrew Shepardson, dean

of Student Affairs.

“Every year at Bentley has

been a new set of challenges

and experiences. Bentley has

always prided itself in moving

very quickly and accomplishing

projects that some schools only

dream of,” said Dr. Yorkis,

when asked why she has stayed

at Bentley for so long. “I have

held a variety of responsibilities

and I have loved my work. It is

very rewarding to work with

Bentley students, faculty,

administrators and staff.”

Shepardson will be taking

over all of Dr. Yorkis’ responsi-

bilities, including Athletics and

Counseling and Student

Development. He will now be a

member of the President’s

Cabinet. Shepardson plans on

continuing Dr. Yorkis’ tradition

of writing letters to students

during holidays and at the end

of the school year.

“There are so many things

that I will miss about Kathleen,

but it is the fun she found in our

work that I will miss most,”

said Shepardson. “While the

work at times is hard or even

painful, at the end of the day

working with students, and

Bentley students in particular,

is fun.”

Please join students and staff

in a celebration for Dr. Yorkis

on Reading Day, April 3, from

12-2 p.m. in Harry’s Pub.

Emily Silver/THE VANGUARD

page 6 summer 2011 tHe VaNguardCampus Life

professor Joan atlas is a

versatile professor in the

english and media studies

department, having taught

a variety of courses to stu-

dents of all years since 2002.

a professor who consistent-

l y t e a c h e s e x p o s i t o r y

Writing 201, with the addi-

tion of a grant writing hon-

o r s e m b e d d e d s e r v i c e -

Learning vers ion o f the

course, professor atlas has

also taught courses in short

s t o r i e s a n d e f f e c t i v e

speaking at Bentley.

“effective speaking is a

tremendous amount of fun,”

she said. “earlier this week,

i actually had a student

wear a kilt to class.”

one of the persuasive

speeches sought to have the

men in the class wear skirts;

it was surprising to see that

it actually worked (you may

have seen the kilted man

a r o u n d c a m p u s ; t h i s

explains a bit).

an english major at the

university of rochester,

professor atlas taught high

school english for two years

after graduation. in college

she had an inclination to

teach, but wasn’t positive

what direction to take.

“people at that time just

went to college – they didn’t

really know what they want-

ed to do,” said atlas. “it was-

n’t at all like Bentley.”

after two years of teach-

ing, she decided to go to

s u f f o l k L a w s c h o o l i n

Boston, and then practiced

law for 21 years. during this

time, she worked with the

Welfare department of the

C o m m o n w e a l t h o f

massachusetts and then for

a private law firm doing civil

litigation, with a heavy focus

on medical malpractice.

“in 2000, i decided i was

tired of practicing law,” she

said. “i was disenchanted

with law for many reasons;

in addition, my children

were thirteen and eight, and

even though i had worked

part-time after they were

born, i wanted to spend more

time at home with them.”

after retiring from her law

career, she took a graduate

l e v e l c o u r s e a t B o s t o n

College in teaching second-

ary english, which rekindled

the old interest.

When asked about the

most and least rewarding

parts of being a professor

here, professor atlas said,

“By far the most rewarding

part is working with the stu-

dents. i love sharing ideas

w i t h t h e s t u d e n t s a n d

encouraging them; i love

finding ways to help them to

improve their writing or

reading or speaking skills.”

Conversely, she said, “the

hardest part is not being

a b l e t o g e t a c r o s s t o o r

accomplish what i want to

with every single student. i

tend to be a perfectionist,

and if there is one student

among 100 whom i am not

reaching, i am disappointed

in myself.”

Professor Joan Atlas has been with Bentley since 2002. Emily Silver/THE VANGUARD

By Sindhu PalaniappanCampus Life editor

Colleen mullally and Lisa

Curtin, two reference librar-

ians at the Bentley Library,

have been abuzz about Book

Buzz. Book Buzz, a website

c r e a t e d b y t h e B e n t l e y

Library, allows students to

read and write reviews and

reach out to the Library with

author and book recommen-

dations.

u s e t h e s i t e t o r e a d

r e v i e w s o f b o o k s i n t h e

popular reading collection,

learn about the newest best-

sellers in the collection and

l o c a t e b o o k g r o u p s i n

Waltham. for those students

that follow or check up on

the Bentley Library twitter

and facebook page, they may

have noticed when new posts

are made to the Book Buzz

site.

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

reviewed are usually from

the popular reading collec-

tion featured on the first

floor by einstein’s. the books

are leased through a pro-

gram that allows the Library

to request new books and

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

advance. any student can

submit reviews and discus-

sion posts to the website.

sometimes, the site is used

to make announcements, if

for example a popular title is

being made into a movie and

so forth.

along with the popular

read ing co l l e c t i on , the

Library also has an audio

book collection with a mix of

both new and classic titles

a v a i l a b l e o n C d a n d

playaway f o rmats . the

playaway is a portable, dig-

ital, pre-loaded audio book.

there are three bookcases of

audio books which are leased

the same way as the popular

book titles. Nearly all of the

popular reading section is

leased, and most have short

shelf lives, but sometimes a

series will stay - for example,

Harry potter.

t h e t o p 1 0 p o p u l a r

reading and audio Book

titles List for academic year

2010-2011 are coming soon

to Book Buzz. Keep your eyes

peeled for the titles in high-

est demand this past year.

The buzz about Book Buzz, a Library-run website for book reviews & more

Emily Silver/THE VANGUARDBook Buzz allows students to read and write reviewsabout different reading selections.

Check out the 2011

Student Leader

election results on

our website!

Thursday, April 28

www.bentleyvanguard.com

Congratulations to all of the

newly elected student

leaders!

Professor Profile: Joan Atlas By Sindhu PalaniappanCampus Life editor

THE VAnGUARD SUMMER 2011 PAGE 7Campus Life & News

Although there were no

Bentley students enrolled at the

American University of Cairo

this semester, fortunately

enough, there was supposed to

be a program at Sophia

University in Tokyo, Japan that

was cancelled due to the tsuna-

mi.

Christine Lookner of the

Study Abroad Office compared

the situation to that of the can-

cellation of the program during

the SARS epidemic in 2003.

Since Sophia University’s time-

line (March to August) is differ-

ent from ours (January to May),

the student who was enrolled in

the program, Yashika Mody,

was unfortunately jostled out of

attending either school.

Even for the students plan-

ning to go to Japan next year,

the program needs to be intense-

ly reevaluated by the Study

Abroad Office. Lookner said, “It’s

really too bad for the Bentley

students, but looking at the peo-

ple of Japan certainly puts it in

perspective.”

Mody was kind enough to sit

down with The Vanguard and

answer some questions. Mody,

after studying Japanese for the

past three years, had been hop-

ing to participate in a Japan

study abroad program to learn

even more.

“The Study Abroad Office has

been wonderful and very helpful

during this entire process,” she

said. “Once the earthquake hit

and news of the tsunami and

radiation got out, I was in con-

stant touch with Christine and

the other staff members. As soon

as the U.S. issued a travel warn-

ing for visiting Japan, the Study

Abroad Office advised me to

independently withdraw myself

from the program”

“Since it was too late to rejoin

Bentley so late in the semester,

the Abroad Office helped me

(and is continuing to help) find

ways to recover the semester

through summer classes. It has

been very difficult, since I am an

international student,” contin-

ued Mody, who is from

Singapore. “Since I was under

the assumption that I would be

in Japan for the entire summer,

I hadn’t applied for any summer

internships.”

She continued to talk about

how regardless, she still hopes

that her experiences and travels

will bring her to Japan one day.

“I’m just staying optimistic and

hoping I’ll get to fall in love with

Japan soon enough!” she said.

Another touching part of this

story is that all of the CIEE

Tokyo Study Abroad students

have a facebook group, and have

grown very close to each other

after the cancellation of the trip.

“It was a great way for us to

become friends before the pro-

gram…and when we initially

found out about the earthquake,

it was nice to have people to dis-

cuss and kind of navigate the sit-

uation with,” said Mody. The

students have been posting opti-

mistic articles and stories about

Mody was supposed to study at Sophia University in Tokyo instead of the AmericanUniversity in Cairo, but her plans were cancelled due to the tsunami.

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the situation, aptly calling it the

“mom and dad, look at this!” pile.

“It has definitely been an

extremely heartbreaking and

challenging semester, filled with

a lot of uncertainty, but I am

thankful that I wasn’t in Japan

during the situation, and I hope

and pray that the situation

improves for Japan soon,” she

said. “I do believe that this power

to ganbaru is a strong indication

of how bravely and resiliently

Japanese people have dealt with

this entire situation.” Ganbaru,

which means “to persevere” in

the Japanese culture, has been

a common word lately.

Despite the incredibly unfor-

tunate situation, Mody stays

positive and praises the Lookner

and the rest of the Abroad Office

for being so helpful and inform-

ative.

Study abroad program in Tokyo, Japan cancelled after tsunamiBy Sindhu PalaniappanCAMPUS LIFE EDITOR

ing outside class,” said Glenn.

“What I am most familiar

with in terms of faculty expec-

tations for student time spent

preparing for class is the

General Business Core,” said

Judy Kamm, associate dean of

Business for Undergraduate

Programs. “A review of the syl-

labi for all the courses in the

GB Core, both the one that is

wrapping up and the one that

is rolling out, tells me that

each course alone requires

more than four hours a week

of work to complete homework

and project assignments aver-

aged over the full semester.”

C h r i s O r i h u e l a , a n

Economics-Finance Major,

Class of 2014, confirmed the

associate dean’s assertions. “I

probably spend a good three

hours a day just on GB. They

throw you right into the fire.

It’s a lot more challenging

than other majors because

there are so many areas you

can learn,” said Orihuela.

Glenn also states that a

majority of undergraduate

business students simply

select their major “by default.”

He supports such assertion

quoting Rakesh Khurana, a

Harvard professor who high-

lights the obvious perks of a

business major: “Business

education has come to be

defined in the minds of stu-

dents as a place for developing

elite social networks and get-

t ing access to corporate

recruiters.”

Despite Glenn’s provided

support, such assumptions

don’t account for courses and

activities beyond the business

core.

“Bentley is the world leader

in what I refer to as the ‘cru-

cial educational fusion’ of the

arts and sciences and busi-

ness,” said Daniel Everett,

dean of Arts and Sciences. “We

have an Arts and Sciences fac-

ulty committed to Bentley’s

mission and engaged in the

teaching and design of cours-

es that offer complementary

and focused contexts designed

to enhance our business cours-

es, as well as to provide a rock-

solid foundation in general

knowledge.”

Furthermore, Glenn ques-

tioned the necessity and value

of group projects, an estab-

lished staple of the Bentley

community.

“Donald R. Bacon, a busi-

n e s s p r o f e s s o r a t t h e

University of Denver, studied

group projects at his institu-

tion and found a perverse

dynamic: The groups that

functioned most smoothly

were often the ones where the

least learning occurred,” said

Glenn. “That’s because stu-

dents divided up the tasks in

ways they felt comfortable

with. And then there’s the

most common complaint about

groups: some shoulder all the

work, the rest do nothing.”

Professor Laura Willett,

senior lecturer in the Finance

Department, reaffirmed the

benefits of Bentley group proj-

ects in relation to the business

world, focusing on the most

widely known GB 301 project.

“The GB301 Project Module

requires students to produce

a group business plan which

is designed for and ultimately

presented to a live outside

firm,” said Willett. “As Prof.

Bacon indicates most students

do divide up tasks according

to their skill sets; but this is

comparable to what happens

in industry where each depart-

ment would contribute based

on their unique perspectives.”

“The best groups and the

best plans, however, were

those where students worked

across disciplines to help one

another and where all mem-

bers of the group understood

and contributed to all parts of

the plan to ensure the final

outcome,” said Willett. “This

was a choice individual stu-

dents made. We felt very con-

fident that our students

gained significant knowledge

through the process and many

former students have come

back to say how valuable the

experience was once they were

in the work world.”

Glenn focused the brunt of

his assertions on the “soft

fields like management and

marketing” stating that “no

strong consensus has emerged

about what students ought to

learn or how they ought to

learn it.”

“As a Management profes-

sor, I was taken aback when I

read this assertion,” said

Kamm. “I don’t know who the

‘scholars in the field’ are who

have claimed [this]. Whoever

they are, they clearly have

never heard a group of Bentley

Marketing or Management

faculty agonize over fitting

everything that MUST be cov-

ered into a three-credit funda-

mentals course.”

Projects like Bentley’s GB 301 Module serve as proof that businessschool is not an easy way to a degree.

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PAGE 8 SUMMEr 2011 thE VAnGUArdCampus Life & News

By Sindhu PalaniappanCAMPUS LifE Editor

Bentley announces 2011-2012 “give a year” scholars

next year will mark the

third year of Bentley’s part-

nership with City Year. it is

an incredible opportunity to

pair Bentley and AmeriCorps

benefits with a once-in-a-life-

time experience to make a

difference in schools across

the country.

the Bentley-City Year

partnership began three

years ago after a conversa-

t i o n b e t w e e n B e n t l e y

President Gloria Larson and

City Year CEo Michae l

Brown. the partnership was

established to offer Bentley

benefits to civically minded

students who dedicate a year

of service with City Year.

City Year is located in 20

inner-city locations nation-

wide. Bentley was the first

school in the country to

establish such a partnership,

and there are now 32 other

colleges and universities with

a similar partnership, includ-

ing duke, nYU, BC and

many others.

the program has grown in

participation in each of its

three years of existence, from

two students in 2009-2010,

five students this year and

seven more Bentley students

slated to become members of

next year’s corps.

next year’s corps members

w i l l b e s e r v i n g i n L o s

A n g e l e s , M i a m i , n e w

hampshire, San Antonio and

San Jose. After the comple-

tion of their service year with

City Year, selected “give a

year” scholarship recipients

will receive $20,000 from

Bentley towards tuition dur-

ing their senior year or grad-

uate school at Bentley. in

addition to the Bentley schol-

a r s h i p , c o r p s m e m b e r s

receive a $5,550 education

award and weekly living

stipend from AmeriCorps.

Bentley can award up to 10

“give a year” scholarships

every year.

Current scholar Kiernan

Patenaude in City Year

Seattle organized a talent

show this past month at

roxhill Elementary School.

She has been directing talent

s h o w r e h e a r s a l s s i n c e

february and has had the

pleasure of seeing a commu-

nity o f unsure s tudents

afraid to promote their tal-

ents turn into a community

of confident performers.

there were about 60 stu-

dents, from kindergarten to

fifth grade, showcasing tal-

ents ranging from beat-box-

ing to jump-roping.

“it has been an amazing

experience observing their

growth over the past couple

months and i cannot wait to

see them show their families,

friends and teachers all the

talents that they possess,”

said Kiernan. “i am so proud

of my students. i cannot wait

to see them receive the recog-

nition they deserve for all of

their hard work.”

Keisha Johnson, a junior

going to City Year Miami,

said, “i was drawn to City

Year’s mission and the pas-

sion its corps members had

for the work they were doing.

i have been helped in many

ways in my life, and i feel

that it’s only right to give

b a c k t o s o m e o n e e l s e ,

whether or not it’s the same

person that helped me.”

Sophomore Molly Godfrey,

g o i n g t o C i t y Y e a r L o s

Angeles, said that this expe-

rience “would allow me to

evaluate my personal and

professional goals while

doing good and helping alle-

viate the educational dropout

crisis our country is current-

ly facing.”

travis Vigneault, a fresh-

man going to City Year new

hampshire, talked about his

peers. “i am looking forward

to creating lifelong relation-

ships with my fellow corps

members while giving back

to the community that has

been so fortunate to me,” said

Vigneault.

Bentley’s third City Year group includes seven students who will

spend the next academic year throughout the United States.

Nate Marchand/THE VANGUARD

Bentley junior, Blaine

McLean, and senior, Eric

dore, were arrested on April

21 following a fight that

broke out at Skellig, a local

bar in Waltham.

McLean was charged with

assault and battery and pos-

session of a fake id used to

procure alcohol .McLean

pleaded not guilty to the

charges.

dore was charged with

assault and battery. dore

declined to discuss the spe-

cific case which is still open

and under investigation by

Bentley University. the two

students were arraigned at

the Waltham district Court

on friday, April 22.

Two Bentley stu-dents arrested afterfight at local barBy Leslie DiasEditor in ChiEf

Courtesy of waltham.patch.com

The Vanguardwelcomes

The Class of 2015

Get ready forConvocation, the Student

Activities Fair andHomecoming!

tHe VAnGuArd suMMer 2011 PAGe 9Business

As the semester comes to a

close, you may be scrambling to

find that internship or business-

related job, and for some stu-

dents, a full-time internship for

this summer may not be possi-

ble. Want to find a way to gain

that type of knowledge and

experience without having to

travel to the city every day?

Consider a leadership develop

program.

Many companies offer lead-

ership development as one-

week programs to give students

real-world business experience,

as well as pave the way for a

future full-time job or intern-

ship with potential employers.

one company that is going

great lengths to give students

ample real-world application in

a small amount of time is PwC.

PwC is hosting 2,400 college

students at disney World for

career-building experiences and

exerc ises in i ts “ intern

development Program 2.0.”

the program begins on August

1, 2011, and is split up into

three one-week sessions.

if you are still trying to find

an internship for this summer,

the intern development

Program could be a perfect fit.

it’s a win-win situation; not only

will students participate in a

valuable experience for their

future careers, but they also get

to enjoy the warm weather and

attractions of disney World at

the same time.

“the intern development

Program provides insight to

students and enhances interns’

personal and professional skills

development,” said Alexa

Hamill, PwC national campus

recruiting leader. “After the pro-

gram, students not only per-

form at a higher level once they

enter the workforce, they also

have the skills and experiences

needed to be a better hire for

our company.”

With over 80 PwC represen-

tatives attending, the program

is a way to obtain knowledge

and advice from the people who

know best. interns will have the

chance to meet with these PwC

associates, with whom they can

ask questions and gain busi-

ness professional insight.

PwC is expecting to hire

roughly 6,000 people from col-

lege campus across the u.s., so

the students who participate in

the program will already gain

a leg up on their peers. those

who do attend the program get

to experience what it’s like

working for PwC, and could

have the opportunity to return

as full-time employees follow-

ing the internship experience.

“this is our pipeline to iden-

tify full-time hires and associ-

ates to enter our firm,” said

Hamill. “the internship pro-

gram provides a realistic job

experience through real busi-

ness application by working in

PwC’s Intern Development Program sends 2,400 college studentsto Disney World for career-building experiences.

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a team and interacting with

staff and partners within the

firm.”

there are going to be plenty

of opportunities this summer to

prepare for post-graduation.

even if it is only for one week,

a leadership program with a

company you are interested in

could go a long way. do some

research into leadership pro-

grams; they are an opportunity

to get your foot in the door with

a potential employer, and they

give you a better chance of a

future hire within that compa-

ny.

For more information on

PwC’s internship development

Program, go to pwc.tv.

Not Your Usual BusinessBy

Kat Webber

the last few days of class-

es are dwindling, projects

are coming to a close, papers

and potential exams are pil-

i n g u p . A d d i n a j o b o r

internship search, finding a

place to live this summer,

perhaps missing your mom’s

cooking and your stress level

could be at an all time high.

Here are some tips you may

not have thought of for time

management and managing

your stress.

the first one is simple,

though it’s probably one of

the most difficult things to

get college students to do:

sleep. if you’re not getting at

least six hours of sleep per

night, your body will start to

hate you and your brain will

begin to turn into mush.

Conversely, i f you are

sleeping more than 10 hours

a night, you will become

overtired. try to keep it

around seven to nine hours

a night as often as possible.

And remember, power naps,

20 to 30 minutes in length,

can go a lot further than

crashing for a few hours and

waking up more tired.

second t ip : exerc i se .

Walking up the hill and back

down from class twice a day

does not count. studies have

shown that exercise reduces

stress, gives you energy and

creates feelings of self-confi-

dence.

if you do not like working

out at the gym or running,

then go for a walk. You can

w a l k t h e l o o p f r o m

university Police, up around

Adamian and back down to

the student Center. it isn’t

too difficult, and at least it

gets you moving.

third tip: Hydrate. no,

that does not mean having

an extra beer after dinner.

this means water, you know

that stuff that comes out of

the tap; they bottle it, too.

You lose approximately five

pints of water from your

body a day, the equivalent of

about 80 ounces.

this means you have to

p u t a t l e a s t t h e s a m e

amount back in. Your best

bet is to have a large water

bottle, l ike a nalgene or

With finals coming up, time managementis essential.

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swiss, and fill it up at least

twice.

Fourthly: Make a to-do

list. Put it on a Post-it and

keep it where you can see it,

know what days you have

finals and concentrate on the

ones you have first. if it is a

paper, allot a certain amount

of time per day to work on it.

Make a plan and stick to it.

set a time in the calendar on

your phone or in outlook.

Also, try dispersing other

notes of encouragement

around your room. Find lit-

tle ways to say motivated

and it will go a long way to

keep you on track and more

sane.

Finally, when all else has

been tried, get out of your

room. Go see a movie, hang

out with friends or go have

dinner. Just ditch the books,

get your mind off of your

stress and focus on some-

thing else for awhile. You

will come back refreshed,

less stressed and ready to

focus.

You can also apply these

s a m e t i p s t o a n y t h i n g :

interviews, job hunting,

a p a r t m e n t s e a r c h e s .

Moderation is the key here;

too much concentration on

your object of stress will ulti-

m a t e l y m a k e y o u m o r e

stressed. so get out and

avoid it for awhile, then

come back with fresh eyes

and a new sense of determi-

nation.

By Phillip St. PierreBusiness editor

PwC’s hosts development program to get students’ feet in the door

What is your advice forincoming freshmen?

Voices

PAGE 10 SUMMEr 2011 THE VANGUArD

By nathan marchandPHOTOGrAPHy STAFF

Features

In today’s peculiar age of

music, listeners play witness

to the ultra-stimulating

panache of industry-driven

trend of audio-tuned vocals

and obnoxiously repetitive

lyrics. When, if at all, did the

music die?

It seems that music is pro-

gressing towards artificially

created, sound–dubbed “syn-

thpop.” But let’s look at the

world of music as a coin and

examine that other side.

It was inevitable that the

advent of auto-tuned music,

coupled with its use by then

mainstream artists like Cher

– whose reclaim to fame cen-

tered on her 1998 hit single

Believe – would be a game

changer in the industry. T-

Pain, Kanye West, Lil Wayne

and other more recent artists

may be culprit to the degree

of its direction and saturation

in the music industry. These

days, it is not uncommon to

hear auto-tune lyrics in a wide

variety of genres, including

punk rock and country.

However, even if drag pop

reigns supreme in the indus-

try, that does not mean tech-

no and progressive house are

out. DJs and producers world-

wide are finding commercial

success. French DJ-duo Daft

P u n k d i d t h e s c o r e f o r

Disney’s Tron: Legacy, and

the Chemical Brothers (anoth-

er duo; British) recently did

the same for the act ion-

thriller Hanna. Combining a

gritty vibe with an occasional

sing-song kind of flair, the

music nearly over-adapts

itself to the film’s cinematog-

raphy in the urban jungle that

is Berlin.

Having actually seen the

movie, I cringed a few times

during some of the action

scenes, wondering, after stag-

gering out of Lowes, if the

music was meant to emote the

feeling one has when experi-

encing rabid, involuntary

back spasms. The tracks kept

the drama and tension high,

which was a fitting comple-

ment in of itself.

On the other hand, when

hearing the whistling of one

of the recurring villain to the

tune of Chemical Brothers’

The Devil Is In the Details

(played once during the course

of the film; the whistling, how-

ever, stays for a while), I near-

ly laughed out of amusement.

Had they really broken the

fourth wall by using their own

soundtrack? The avant-garde,

yet subtly sing-song nature of

the film was still wonderfully

intact and fun.

Not too often is the scoring

of a film (especially your

unconventional that-came-

out-of-nowhere action flick) so

noteworthy that it demands

equal attention to that of the

magic onscreen. Attention-

grabbing, synthesized music

may be the future.

With hands-on producers

creating music for major

motion pictures, it looks like

power is returning to the DJs.

Other producer-DJs, such as

Tiësto, ATB, Paul Oakenfold,

Edward Maya and countless

others, though not forgotten,

were quick to fade out of the

mainstream’s l imelight.

Perhaps they refuse it, choos-

ing instead to continue mix-

ing beats amidst each of their

own niche fan bases. Maybe

they thrive among favorite

clubs, continuously working

on expanding their own terri-

tory in the music world.

S o m e a r t i s t s l i k e D J

Danger Mouse and Damon

Albarn, the often unknown

mastermind behind the

Gorillaz, take on a continuous

series of creative side-projects

(take the virtual band’s rela-

tively quiet release of their

new album The Fall, now

available in stores), as well as

collaborations.

People admire artists when

they take all aspects of their

music into their own hands.

Even foreign artists, such as

Utada and Camille, do their

own song writing, also provid-

ing their own backup vocals.

In a decade or two, the norm

may require A-list artists to

have some experience in

music production.

O n e m a y h o p e s o .

Individual dreams sometimes

dream bigger than industry-

driven ones.

catalina Pareja

claSS of 2013

unDeciDeD

“Don’t think you can skip

classes and get away with

it.”

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Brian mchugh

claSS of 2014

unDeciDeD

“Get involved as much

as you can.”

SyDney BoucharD

claSS of 2014

unDeciDeD

“Be yourself.”

Sarah tulliS

claSS of 2011

iDcc

“Make friends in your own

grade but don’t just have

one solid group of friends.”

Sam Kotch

claSS of 2013

finance

“Don’t be a fool, wrap

your tool.”

The BeatBy

Nicholas Lee

Artists like Gorillaz have been experimentingwith creative side-projects.

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French DJs Daft Punk have had some success,

producing the soundtrack for Tron: Legacy.

THE VANGUArD SUMMEr 2011 PAGE 11Features

What is your greatestBentley memory?

Voices

By nathan marchandPHOTOGrAPHy STAFF

julie cooK

claSS of 2011

accountancy

“Jo in ing De l ta Phi

Epsilon.”

joSh ranger

claSS of 2011

cfa

“Spring Day freshman

year.”

tyler laKin

claSS of 2011

managerial

economicS

“Winning the Hartnett

Prize in 301.”

Sam mayVille

claSS of 2011

economicS finance

“Joining DKE.”

jaKe fochetta

claSS of 2011

managerial

economicS

“retweeted by Bentley’s

Twitter account.”

film: The Hangover:

Part 2

The Hangover: Part 2 is

the sequel to Todd Phillips’

The Hangover, a film about

four f r iends who t rave l

to Las Vegas for a bachelor

party, only to wake up the

next morning missing their

memories and missing the

groom.

The cast of The Hangover

returns this Memorial Day

weekend in the sequel where

the stakes are higher and the

circumstances are crazier.

rather than being in Sin

City, Allan and the gang

have decided to up the ante

in Bangkok. The men are cel-

ebrating Stu’s wedding, and

although they have taken

necessary precautions to

avoid similar circumstances,

things take a turn for the

worse when they lose the

younger brother of Stu’s

fiancée.

This film is expected to be

the best summer comedy,

although the trailers make it

seem as though it will not

really bring anything new or

exciting to the table.

music: the Wonder

years – Suburbia I’ve

Given You All And Now

I’m Nothing

Following their break-

through album last year, The

Upsides, The Wonder years

return with their newest

album, Suburbia I’ve Given

Y o u A l l A n d N o w I ’ m

Nothing. I understand that

not many people are familiar

with pop punk, but as some-

one who’s been involved in

the scene for the past couple

years, I don’t think there has

been a band that evolved so

quickly.

The lyrics are honest and

relatable as the band sing

songs about their lives. There

is nothing hidden, everything

is straightforward, and peo-

ple identify with the band’s

lyrics. There are a lot of other

people living in similar situ-

ations and dealing with sim-

ilar issues, and they can

relate easily with the mem-

bers of the band.

The Wonder years have

gone from an insignificant

band that only played as the

opening acts for basement

shows, to a band that will

s o o n b e o n t h e c o v e r o f

Alternative Press Magazine.

They’ve achieved all of their

success without changing

who they are as musicians

and the music they create.

The Wonder years have

set out to make a record that

is true to its pop punk roots

but also stretches itself in

new directions because “they

are fans of this genre too, so

they know what we (the fans)

love and hate especially

when our favorite bands

make follow-ups to records

we loved.”

Video games: LA Noire

LA Noire is an upcoming

video game developed by

rockstar Games (Grand

Theft Auto and Red Dead

Redemption). Like the name

suggests, the video game is

heavily influenced by film

noir – a style of cinematogra-

phy based in the 1940s where

detectives chase after gang-

ster such as Al Capone and

Pretty Boy Floyd.

In this video game, you

p l a y C o l e P h e l p s ,

an LAPD officer who has

risen through the ranks of

the department and wants to

right the wrongs he commit-

ted during World War II.

Inspired by real world inci-

dents, the player must solve

crimes, plots and conspiracies

and investigate crime scenes

by looking for clues, analyz-

ing evidence and interrogat-

ing suspects.

One groundbreaking tech-

nology and concept in the

g a m e i s “ M o t i o n S c a n

Technology,” which allows

the player to study the char-

acter’s reactions to certain

questions from a blink, a

smirk and blushing.

LA Noire is an intense

blend of trigger-happy fire-

fights to unique crime solv-

ing cases that help the play-

e r f e e l i m m e r s e d i n

Hollywood’s glory age. Look

for this game on store shelves

on May 17.

By Brian fuerstDIrECTOr OF ONLINE SErVICES

This summer’s can’t-missmovie, music & video game

The Hangover 2 is this summer’smust-see film.

Courtesy of comingsoon.ie

Courtesy of media.kotaku.com.auLA Noir is another exciting game from Rockstar Games,

the makers of Grand Theft Auto.

PAGE 12 SUMMER 2011 THE VANGUARDFeatures

By Meghan RyanVANGUARD STAFF

Make-A-Wish Foundation celebrates World Wish Day

Each year, in celebration

of Make-A-Wish’s very first

wish, the now large and very

popular foundation cele-

brates World Wish Day on

Apri l 29 . This year , the

Make-A-Wish Foundation

will commemorate its 31st

anniversary in celebration of

the thousand o f w i shes

they’ve granted and the chil-

dren, families, volunteers

and staff who have been a

part of the magical process

of granting a wish.

O n A p r i l 2 9 , 1 9 8 0 ,

Christopher Greicius became

an honorary Department of

Publ i c Sa fe ty o f f i cer in

Arizona. Though this would

be a proud day for anyone, it

was especial ly poignant

since Christopher was a

seven-year-old child battling

l e u k e m i a . T h i s e v e n t

sparked the idea behind the

Make-A-Wish Foundation.

T h e M a k e - A - W i s h

Foundation grants wishes to

children who suffer from life-

threatening illnesses. The

wishes range from “I wish to

go” to “I wish to meet,” and

“I wish to have” to “I wish to

be.” The possibilities are

endless and create joy in a

child who is facing a rather

dark life.

Since the first wish more

than 30 years ago, the Make-

A-Wish Foundat ion has

expanded to become a world-

wide phenomenon. In 2010

alone, the foundation grant-

ed the wishes of some 13,580

children.

The mission statement of

the group reveals the pas-

sion behind the organiza-

tion’s work: “We grant the

wishes of children with life-

threatening medical condi-

tions to enrich the human

e x p e r i e n c e w i t h h o p e ,

strength and joy.”

The foundation has gone

above and beyond its mission

statement as it has over

25,000 volunteers who have

granted the wishes of more

than 250,000 children.

T h e M a k e - A - W i s h

Foundation grants wishes in

four parts. Medical profes-

sionals or any acquaintance

can refer a child between the

ages o f 30 months to 18

years old to the foundation,

where the organizat ion

decides if the child is deserv-

ing of a wish by examining

the qualifications, namely if

the child has a life-threaten-

ing condition.

Next, the child receives

Wish Granters, trained vol-

unteers who serve as the

l i a i s o n b e t w e e n t h e

child/family and Make-A-

Wish. The Granters help the

child decide on a wish and

“create joy” through every

step of the process.

Although each wish is a

celebration of its own, the

foundation holds an annual

event, World Wish Day, to

celebrate each and every

wish granted that year and

to help spread awareness of

their mission.

To celebrate, the organiza-

tion is calling for donations,

volunteers and sponsorships.

Locally, the Massachusetts

and Rhode Island chapter of

t h e M a k e - A - W i s h

Foundation is sponsoring a

Proclamation Ceremony at

the RI state house from 2-4

p.m.

Fur thermore , Brooks

Brothers will donate $5 from

the sale of every “Brooksie

B e a r , ” a n d E M C

Manufacturing will donate

50¢ from the sale of every

cup of coffee sold in their

café to the Make-A-Wish

Foundation.

T h e M a k e - A - W i s h

Foundation works tirelessly

to grant the wishes of chil-

dren worldwide. Shelby, a

veteran of the Make-A-Wish

program, can’t praise the

project enough.

“My wish gave me hope in

the future. It gave me some-

thing to look forward to and

a chance to focus on some-

thing other than my illness,”

said Shelby.

Make-A-Wish granted thousands of wishes on their annual

World Wish Day.

Courtesy of wordpress.com

By Lindsay Beauregard

FEATURES EDITOR

For many, July 15, the pre-

miere of Harry Potter and the

Deathly Hallows Part 2, will

be a sad day as the beloved

Harry Potter series finally

reaches its sad end. HP fanat-

ics across the globe will be

dressing up and going all out

for the last hurrah at the mid-

night premiere to celebrate not

only the end to Harry Potter,

but also the end to their child-

hood.

Although Harry Potter fans

are greatly looking forward to

the premiere of the final

movie, it is also a date which

is being dreaded. There are

many who want to postpone

July 15 as long as possible

because it will be very difficult

to say goodbye to our lifelong

friends. Potter and the gang

have been with us since most

of us read one of our first real

chapter books, Harry Potter

and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

Throughout our childhood

we’ve grown up alongside

Harry, Hermione and Ron,

and we can identify with them

in our own muggle way.

Although they are witches and

wizards and we are just non-

magic folk, JK Rowling creat-

ed characters which the world

could truly love and identify

with.

That’s what is so magical

(no pun intended) about the

Harry Potter series - JK

Rowling was able to take a

magical, fake world with imag-

inary items and creatures and

create a world in which we can

believe is truly there. She built

and developed characters we

feel like we know and made a

world in which we wish we

were a part of.

Because of her ability to cre-

ate such an immense and

totally believable world, we

have been able to connect with

the books on a whole different

level. To many of us, it’s more

than just a story, it’s our child-

hood.

Whether it was reading the

books with your parents or to

yourself, going to all the book

and movie midnight pre-

mieres, dressing up as the

characters on Halloween or

giving all of your friends Harry

Potter character names, the

franchise was engraved in our

childhood.

Even with the end of the

series, Harry Potter will still

be engraved in our minds.

Through the popularity of the

books, HP will be imprinted in

the brains of generations to

come. Through rereads of the

books, visits to The Wonderful

World of Harry Potter and

passing the books down to the

next generation, Harry Potter

Harry Potter series culminates with a final battlewill thrive forever.

Yesterday, April 27, ABC

Family released a brand new

Harry Potter and the Deathly

Hallows Part 2, trailer which

many fans tuned in to watch.

Based on the commercials, the

last film looks as though it will

be incredibly epic, with intense

and well executed battle

scenes.

Part 2 will detail the events

of the last three quarters of

the book and will resume at

Shell Cottage, where Part 1

left off. The movie will detail

the discovery of the last hor-

cruxes, as well as the final bat-

tle. Part 2 will most likely

bring just as many laughs as

Part 1 did, but with twice as

many tears as we experience

the death of some of our

favorite characters (aka Fred

Weasley).

All we can hope for as fans

is that Warner Brothers and

director David Yates do the

movie justice. If this final

chapter is as good as Part 1

(by far the best Harry Potter

movie), then we will have

nothing to worry about.

As the date keeps approach-

ing, get those unique costume

ideas churning (maybe a gold-

en snitch, Professor Umbridge,

Dobby, Ollivander, etc.), buy

your tickets, warm up a few of

those Harry Potter pickup

lines and prepare for the final

battle.Courtesy of onlinemovieshut.comThe Harry Potter series will come to an end

when the final movie premieres July 15.

Courtesy of peopledaily.comWe have grown up alongside the charactersof Harry, Hermione and Ron.

THE VANGuArD SuMMEr 2011 PAGE 13Columns

Courtesy of NBC News

With only three weeks left

in my semester abroad, the

feeling that it’s all suddenly

going to end is beginning to

set in. After four months, it

feels like Hong Kong is my

home.

It’s incredible how my view

of the city has changed since

I arrived here.

I will surely miss a num-

ber of things from my expe-

rience – the traveling, the

food, the local culture and

the nightlife. There’s really

no replacing any of those

back home.

But most importantly, I

will miss the people I’ve met

during my time here.

Having two distinct groups

of friends, both at home and

at Bentley, I sometimes take

it for granted that I will

always be able to spend half

of the year with each, as that

is how it has been for the

past three years. I don’t even

want to think about what it’s

going to be like when I grad-

uate.

Meeting new people who

It’s stunning how fast four

years flies by, but more on that

in a moment.

Some of you are probably in

search of a steadfast defense of

last week’s column, given I did-

n’t respond to the many com-

ments online and in print attack-

ing me or this organization, but

no such defense is required. I

said what I said and I meant it.

However, I did not intend to

sound holier than thou or sanc-

timonious in my tone, especial-

ly in discussing my roles on cam-

pus, and for that I apologize. I

did not mean to imply that my

way was the only or best way to

contribute to campus in your

four years here, and being a part

of student governance is anoth-

er excellent way. I firmly believe

our leaders tried their best to

serve students, but their ardent

passion did not translate into

enough tangible results because

of the system.

I also don’t intend on spend-

ing my final column on our prob-

lems, because I’ve said too much

on such issues over the years. I

failed to appreciate everything

Bentley does exceptionally well,

and in my final days here, it has

come into focus what a magnifi-

cent community and institution

we have.

We don’t do everything per-

fectly, but when you look around,

Bentley is an outstanding uni-

versity. We have small, intimate

classes where professors get to

know you and forge bonds defin-

ing your academic experience,

while our campus is an utter

gem to look at and live on. There

is a vast variety of options to dine

at, no one matches the technolo-

gy at our fingertips and our

career Services works miracles

to achieve a 99 percent job place-

ment rate.

We have a remarkable com-

munity to be proud of, and its

unique culture, though frustrat-

ing at times, forces many to

strive for their best, push their

boundaries and confront new

challenges, which is what college

is all about.

My own college career has

been defined by those I shared it

with. When I first came to

Bentley, I tried to make a false,

“cool” version of myself, but after

that fell apart, I found myself

and my true friends. True friend-

ship isn’t about competition or

drinking, awards or accolades,

but rather about fun, laughter,

shared hardship, trust and

memories.

The people you live with,

work with and struggle with

inside and outside the classroom

are essential, but not as essen-

tial as those you call when you

need support, who visit you, call

or e-mail you when you’re hav-

ing a bad day, and those who

generally make your life better.

They may share your bedroom

or live across the country, but

these are the relationships to rel-

ish each and every day.

Whether you’re in your first

year here and thinking about

that first summer back home or

you’re a graduating senior,

reflecting back on this experi-

ence while also grappling with

the excitement of the next step,

always surround yourself with

those you trust and treasure,

and who cherish you.

You will always have people

to tear you down, and I may very

well have been one of them, but

who matters are those who lend

you the hand to help you stand

back up, who stand by your side,

build your memories and frankly

make every day worth living.

To those who I’ve worked with

through academics, res. Life,

The Vanguard, cSD, rHA or

otherwise come into contact

with, whether I earned your

friendship or not, I can’t thank

you enough for helping shape

my time here.

It is heartbreaking to leave

this community, and by commu-

nity, I mean the students, staff

and faculty I’ve come to love. To

the seniors, I look forward to

crossing the finish line with you,

By David AzizHONG KONG, cHINA

Courtesy of brisbanetimes.comItalians put a lot of emphasis onspending time together during meals.

A Fireside Chat: FarewellBy

Jon McColgan

celebrating the four years

wrapped within our diplomas,

and the Bahamas should be one

hell of a trip.

Finally, as well as most

importantly, to robbie, rockett,

Keith, Miranda, Lindsay,

Murphy, Johnson, Desirée,

ryaboy, Zack, Liz, Dennis, Pini,

cheryl, Wiley, Lori and Steve,

who have been the collection of

friends that I will always treas-

ure here at Bentley, thank you

for making my college experi-

ence as incredible and unforget-

table as it was. It would have

been truly worthless without

you.

From laser tag, Skellig and

Grandma’s Boy to That’s Not

What I Ordered and dings ver-

sus buzzes, with all the laughs,

sick jokes, smiles, hard times

and political arguments in

between, I couldn’t have asked

for a more fantastic group of

individuals to share this journey

with. I love you all.

And so it ends. Thank you for

reading these last four years,

good luck with all of your

endeavors and remember, as

James cameron once masterful-

ly wrote: “There’s no fate but

what we make for ourselves.”

Goodbye.

Notes from Abroad

Question: “What willyou miss most about

being abroad?”

By Lily Ann Montemayor

FLOrENcE, ITALY

Gelato. Seriously.

Ok, to go beyond that – I am

going to miss the food here in

general. I am not even sure if

my body could adjust back to

American, microwavable, full-

of-preservatives, processed

food.

Everything made here is

fresh and full of flavor that it is

definitely going to be hard to

say goodbye. Because Italians

take their food seriously, they

treat it as if it was art or a pre-

cious commodity, rather than

a quick dinner. I am practical-

ly crying on the inside because

I won’t have a gelateria every

two steps I walk.

What’s more is the culture

here. At my host family, din-

ner table talk is a must. When

I am home with my family in

New Hampshire, we barely

have dinner together or effec-

tively converse with one anoth-

er. My Italian family, in con-

trast, definitely values family

time every day.

I will definitely miss the

close family traditions here. It

made me realize how much I

take things for granted and

how much I would like to bring

back these family traditions

for my own household.

Italians are also very help-

ful. Just today, I had to print

something for my classes and

I didn’t have the right change.

The man at the store just let

me have the prints for free and

I was very grateful. You don’t

get that kindness a lot back in

the States. It’s something to

take back with me - the “pay

it forward” attitude.

Probably the most culture

shock I will get when I go back

home is the structures. I will

definitely miss walking past

the Duomo or the fake David

statue. Yes, I definitely hate

passing by these tourist-infest-

ed areas now.

However, you don’t realize

how much you miss something

until you’re away from it. I

think this is certainly that

type of situation. Every step I

take in the city of Firenze

there’s always art history,

which is a fact that I will miss

most.

Lastly are the views. I love

moments when you just step

back and see what is right in

front of you. Whether in the

Piazza Michelangelo, on top of

Fiesole or at a high-class bar

on a rooftop, the view of

Firenze is a sight that I will

definitely miss.

Postcards definitely don’t

capture the awesomeness.

Just watching the city view for

hours makes me appreciate

being abroad so much more.

Being abroad inspired and

probably even changed me in

so many unexpected ways that

a simple panoramic view is all

I need to be reminded of my

experience. I will miss every

aspect, good and bad…and I

don’t regret a thing.

Goodbyes are always a bittersweet affair,but still quite exciting.

are completely different from

my current friends has been

one of the most interesting

aspects of being abroad.

I’ve been able to learn so

much from each one of them,

a l t h o u g h a t t i m e s I a m

equally surprised by what we

have in common, being from

different parts of the world.

In just a few months, I’ve

come to be as close to many

people I’ve met here as I am

with my friends who I’ve

spent years with at Bentley.

We’ve travelled together,

studied together, gone out

together.

It’s going to be really diffi-

cult saying goodbye, possibly

for good. I can’t really say

I’ve ever had to say bye to so

many people at once.

For most of the friends

that I’ve made abroad, it

could be years before I see

them again. I definitely hope

to take a tr ip to Europe

sometime soon to meet up

with a few.

However, it’ nice knowing

that I have a place to stay in

a few more countries now

than before this whole expe-

rience began.

PAGE 14 SUMMER 2011 THE VANGUARDColumns

Horoscopes

The columns found inthis newspaper are writ-ten by individual authorsand do not reflect theopinion of TheVanguard, its EditorialBoard members, orBentley University.Comments resultingfrom the columns may bedirected to the authorand/or The Vanguard.

By Franziska &Johanna Griecci

April’s AdviceYour Questions Answered!

ByApril Gammal

cal.

-Write only two to three sen-

tences for the introduction and

conclusion. The bulk of your

essay should be in the body

paragraphs.

-Focus on one idea in each para-

graph.

-Make sure each point you

make answers the question you

were initially asked.

-Proofread your work at the end

to catch silly grammar errors.

-Use a pen if you are left hand-

ed so you don’t end up smudg-

ing your sentences.

You have a 50-percent

chance of getting the answer

right. Doesn’t seem too difficult,

right? True/false questions can

be quite tricky. Here are some

tips.

-Every part of the statement

needs to be true for the answer

to be true.

-Statements which contain

words such as “often” or “usual-

ly” are probably true.

-Statements which contain

words such as “always” or

“never” are probably false.

In general, as you are taking

your exams, make sure you

budget enough time for each

section. If you finish early, do

not leave. Go back over your

answers and make sure you

have not made any silly mis-

takes. Good luck completing

your exams!

-Read the question before look-

ing at any of the answers.

-Try to answer the question

before looking at any of the

answers.

-Eliminate any answer you

know is not right.

-Read all of the choices before

answering.

-Do not keep changing your

answer. Your first choice will

probably be right. When you

begin to change your answers,

you start to over think the ques-

tion and second guess yourself

(this piece of advice comes from

many cases of painful experi-

ence).

-Usually the correct answer is

the choice with the most infor-

mation.

Don’t you just love those pro-

fessors who make you write

many essays throughout the

exam, so by the time you’re

done you’ve lost all feeling in

your hand and fingers? Here

are some tips on essay writing.

-Read the question carefully

and make sure you understand

it.

-Keep track of the time. Divide

your time equally among all of

your essay questions so you do

not spend all of your time on

one essay.

-Make an outline. This will

organize your ideas and

thoughts so your essay is logi-

Neptune will transit throughyour house, so check all ofyour belongings for theft.

Venus will rise today, butshe’s not going to be happyabout it, so watch out.

The ascendant arc progres-sion of Mercury bodes well foryour chemistry exam.

Celestial orbs will be in oppo-sition today and you’ll bepulled into their disagree-ment.

Mars will be entering thethird house, and you can bethe’s looking for a fight.

Due to an asteroid shower,your future looks a littlerocky.

Your sign will be eclipsed byanother’s, so it’s the perfectcover to cause a little havoc.

Polaris heralds your risingconfidence to ask out thatcute girl or boy you’ve beeneyeing.

The converse progression ofJupiter indicates that today’sa good day to just stay in bed.

The sun will make a symbol-ic arc progression around themoon, so you’ll have a veryweird day.

Saturn will make his tri-umphant return and expectsa party when he gets there.

Pluto’s retrograde motionisn’t going to affect you in theslightest.

Aries(March 21-April 19)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Virgo(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Libra(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Question: Between stress and

having so many finals, I feel like

I’m bound to mess up during

finals week. I’ve worked so hard

this semester, and I don’t want

one final to mess up my grades.

Do you have any advice for

exam week?

Stress is definitely a major

problem when it comes to exam

week. Unfortunately, it gets in

the way of all the work you have

put into studying. As a result,

you will end up making silly

mistakes and forgetting infor-

mation that you know.

In terms of handling stress,

I would suggest taking time out

of your study schedule periodi-

cally to go work out at the gym

or go for a walk. Both of these

activities will clear your mind

and prepare you to continue

studying.

Studying will certainly pre-

pare you for your exams, but

over-studying may become

detrimental when preparing for

your exams. After you have

studied efficiently, you will have

to sit for your exams. Here are

some tips for taking your tests.

While some people are real-

ly good at taking multiple choice

exams, others find them very

difficult. Here are some tips on

going through multiple choice

questions.

Courtesy of blogspot.com

Senior Spotlight

Interview for Senior

Spotlight

Name: David LeClair

Major: Management

LSM: EEGS

Hometown: North Naples,

FL

What are you involved in

at Bentley?

I’ve been an Admissions

Ambassador all four years, and

I was on the e-board for two.

I’m currently chair of the

Student Diversity Council, and

a founding member of the

Honors Program Advisory

Council. I’ve previously been on

the e-board of Bentley Green

Society and PRIDE. I was also

a FYS Facilitator for two years

and a 2008 Or ientat ion

Leader.

What are you looking for-

ward to this year?

Well, the year is almost

over, so I’m looking forward to

my last Spring Day, and the

Bahamas trip!

What are your plans for

the future?

In the immediate future, I

wi l l be working in the

Management Tra in ing

Program at Enterprise Rent-

A-Car in Boston starting in

July 2011.

What is your favorite

event on campus?

Aside from Spring Day, def-

initely SASA’s Diwali…and

any event where Supreme

Bhangra Unit or Bentley

BizRaas perform. The dancing

and music are so lively and

energetic, it’s always fun to just

be in the audience.

What are your goals for

this year?

To graduate, to survive the

Bahamas and to spend plenty

of quality time with friends

that I won’t get to see as often

after graduation. I also want to

make sure that the organiza-

tions I’m involved with are in a

good place to do great things

next year.

How are you feeling

about graduation?

It hit me finally when we

had our Senior Class Meeting,

and it’s weird because it feels

like we’re in limbo. Part of me

just wants to get it over with,

and part of me wants to drag it

out for as long as possible. As

much as I’ll miss Bentley and

all of the friends and connec-

tions I’ve made here, I know

I’ve got great things ahead of

me. And Bentley will still be

here, I just plan on being

involved in a different way

after graduation.

What is your advice to

seniors/words of wisdom?

As our lives start to move

faster and faster, we’re going to

find ourselves faced with a

Courtesy of David Leclair

choice: We can move faster

with it, or we can step off from

time to time and marvel at the

wonders of life around us. We

have to find time to remember

just how beautiful life is. Live

in the moment and make every

day matter.

What is the most valu-

able lesson you have

learned at Bentley?

Bentley taught me that

incredible things can happen

when you step outside of your

comfort zone and challenge

yourself. Various students, fac-

ulty and staff at Bentley have

all challenged me in different

ways during my time here, and

I will leave Bentley a very dif-

ferent, confident and better

person than I was when I start-

ed.

I have a long list of faculty

and staff I’ve worked personal-

ly with who I need to thank –

you probably know who you

are. The problem is, I don’t

know how to thank them

enough.

Presented by The Senior Year

Experience Committee

Keep these tips in mind the next timeyou’re prepping for an exam.

THe VANGUARD SUMMeR 2011 PAGe 15Columns

Back so soon, you ask?

Yes, just one week later I’ve

returned to send this year’s

Vanguard out with a bang.

It’s crazy, really, that they

expect me to be able to write

a full 500 words in just one

week. That’s at least a full

45 minutes worth of work,

which we all know is about

45 minutes more work than

one really wants to do come

the end of spring semester.

B u t I , b e i n g t h e g r e a t

American hero that I am,

decided to troop it out and

write all of those words, and

more, anyway.

Since this is the last issue

of The Vanguard this school

year, I figured I’d do a little

backwards referencing to the

columns I wrote at the begin-

ning of the semester, when I

first started writing.

These videos, as exactly

none of you likely remember,

were those of BeenerKeeKee

and CopperCab (the ginger).

For the latter, CopperCab,

things continue to progress

at a breakneck pace. His lat-

est video, titled “Mema and

Me,” is extremely informa-

tive. In two minutes and 42

seconds, we are informed

that CopperCab went to

California and worked on

By Dan Binder-Brantley

some videos there, and that

he is not going to be upset by

comments left on his chan-

nel. The other two minutes

and 35 seconds of screaming

at his own grandmother and

at the camera are clear indi-

cations that he is indeed not

going to be made upset by

any YouTube hate mail.

As explained in Copper’s

description of the video, his

mema is screaming at him

because he slacked all day

and was supposed to be cut-

ting the grass, but instead

made a video in that time.

But this choice is not with-

out reason. If he had chosen

to do as g-ma wanted, his

subscribers would have had

to wait TWO DAYS without

a video from him. He writes

that he wouldn’t want them

“thinking I was dead.”

Besides, he’d been in Cali

working on music vids to

promote his anti-bullying

campaign (what?), so it had

been forever since his last

post. Personally, I feel this

decision not to help his old

and frail grandmother with

tasks she absolutely can’t do

on her own makes sense

given the dire circumstances.

The other figure that I

Tech Talk: Technology at the Table By Zack Hoffmann

Let’s face it: We live in a

technological world. One

f i l l e d w i t h A p p l e s ,

Blackberries, Androids and

even HTC. And sure, these

devices give us unlimited

access to everything and any-

thing we could ever possibly

want. Instant communica-

t i o n ? C h e c k . F a c e b o o k

updates? Check. Snapping a

quick pic of your friends?

Check, check and check.

We all are constantly on

our phones and computers or

plugged into iPods, myself

included. But at what point

do these tech treasures begin

to hinder our personal rela-

tionships with others?

Many times we don’t real-

ize that we are constantly on

our phones and computers.

Instead, it has become sec-

ond nature response to grab

your phone to see if anyone

has messaged you. I would

argue that we are so con-

sumed with them largely

because we are afraid we are

going to miss out. A Harvard

s t u d y s h o w e d t h a t c e l l

phones are the number-one

items on teenagers’ night-

stands, which has been a

major cause of sleep depriva-

tion.

As a generation, we seem

to lack the appreciation for

the things our parents had to

enjoy in the good ol’ days.

Think of the last time you

took a walk around in the

city just to take in the sights

and sounds? Or sat on the

Greenspace to read a good

book? It is pretty old school,

but who doesn’t want to be

retro at times?

We all have had an expe-

rience where we noticed that

others seemed more involved

with their gadgets than the

p e o p l e t h e y w e r e w i t h .

Usually they all begin with

an “I need to take this” or a

lingering “what?” as you are

midway through a sentence.

For me, it was on the golf

course with my father, whose

phone would ring every other

hole. And while I knew he

wasn’t neglecting our time

together, it definitely affect-

ed the experience.

Now, of course, technology

is useful. The ability to com-

municate with anyone with

the push of a few buttons is

so easy that a toddler could

do i t . In the beg inning ,

phone calls could be made

coast-to-coast. Then instant

messaging allowed for dia-

logue to be had without any

v o c a l c o n v e r s i n g . M o s t

recently, Skype has taken

video and sound and merged

them for the ultimate con-

versation experience.

And while they all have

their quirks, how often do we

take the time to make that

phone call instead of shoot a

text? Or to handwrite a sin-

cere thank you letter? Or the

most infamous of them all:

To wish someone an actual

happy birthday instead of

posting on their wall?

The worst of the worst,

though, has to be when peo-

ple text in movies. Film is

the art of our time and the

modern method of story

telling. We pay $11.50 to sit

in a dark room for a few

hours to see others act out

narratives, and to have a lit-

tle screen light up in the

middle of it not only partial-

ly ruins the mood, but it also

irritates all who can see it

every time you receive a

message.

It is somewhat of an anti-

quated tradition, but sitting

at the table for dinner and

breaking bread with family

and friends is, to many peo-

ple, a time of legitimate

interaction and symbolizes

more than simply stuffing

our faces with food. We talk

about our day and make con-

versation with those special

people we choose to surround

ourselves with.

But next time you are at

the table, look around. After

the usual meet and greet

pleasantries, most of the

time, if a person isn’t direct-

ly involved in the conversa-

tion they immediately look

down to their phone. Now I

am sure they aren’t trying to

be rude , but i t g ives an

impression that whoever

they are BBMing is more

important than the people

they are dining with.

So next time you are out,

stop texting and look around.

When you head to Seasons,

have a true conversation

with someone. And actually

call your friends when it is

their birthday. Maybe it is

the ideals of an older age,

but I feel we should be focus-

ing on the things that sur-

round us instead o f the

screens that are in front of

us.

Courtesy of golocalprov.com

Internet Celebrities

wrote about at the semes-

t e r ’ s s t a r t w a s

BeenerKeeKee. Honestly, if

you haven’t heard about him

y e t , t h e n y o u a r e n o t a

Bentley student. You are

some sort of cave dweller

who , i f t o ld to go to the

Internet, would a.) look for a

place called the Internet on

a map, or b.) type www.inter-

net.com into a browser in an

effort to get online.

In other words, this dude

is big news. I’m talking the

Charlie Sheen of YouTube.

There are two things I notice

about his latest video. The

first is that it is filmed at the

A t l a n t i s R e s o r t i n t h e

Bahamas. Ok, so this man-

c h i l d h a s m a d e e n o u g h

money to fly to the Bahamas

t o r e c o r d a v i d e o a t

Atlantis… Makes sense.

I’m expecting a similar

b r e a k t h r o u g h w i t h m y

Vanguard columns soon. But

second, and perhaps more

importantly, he is at the

A t l a n t i s R e s o r t i n t h e

Bahamas and he is by him-

self.

Could this mean that he is

of age to go there alone,

w i t h o u t a p a r e n t o r

guardian? We then would

have an answer to the age-

old question, is he a man, or

is he a child? From the get

go I said man, despite heat-

ed feedback from the zero e-

mails I received in response

to my column, and as is the

case approximately 100 per-

cent of the time, I was right.

This fact, established as

true using the undeniable

evidence that is my opinion,

will likely crush Beener. No

more recording sessions with

famous rappers or hooking

up with famous babes after

signing a waiver assuring

them that he actually is 18,

he will be stuck living the

life of so many others.

This life is a terrible one;

one where a person can’t

make thousands of dollars

doing a terrible job of lip-

s y n c i n g v i d e o s s i m p l y

because their forehead is so

large that it captures view-

ers’ attention and refuses to

let it go for the entirety of

the video. Welcome to reali-

ty, Beener. It’s going to be a

tough adjustment.

Please follow me on my

Twitter: @DanBBrantley. I’ll

be posting links to YouTube

videos and my column on

there.

Courtesy of tehstarscoop.comBeenerKeeKee is back, and recordingin the Bahamas.

Although we may not realize it, technology may be hinderingour social interactions.

PAGE 16 SUMMER 2011 THE VANGUARDCampus Life & News

By Sindhu PalaniappanCAMPUS LIFE EDITOR

The BUFFY’s: Bentley Media and Culture Department film festival

S p e i l b e r g . T i t a n i c .

Hoffman. Roberts. Scorcese.

D i N i r o . S t r e e p . T h e

Godfather.

These names are impossi-

ble to avoid during Oscars

season as critics and fans

alike banter over this sea-

son’s big winners. Will the

newcomer outrun the expert?

Will style outweigh story?

For Bentley’s Media and

Culture Department, their

own “Superbowl of Film” held

these very same questions.

While many students are

packed away in the Library

balancing their debits and

credits as f inals quickly

approach, the Mac Lab, locat-

e d i n t h e b a s e m e n t o f

Lindsay, has been abuzz with

film students frantically put-

ting the finishing touches on

their projects. The big rush is

i n p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e

Bentley Film Festival, affec-

tionately referred to as the

BUFFY’s.

On Thursday, April 21,

students and faculty gath-

ered in the Wilder Pavilion

for an evening honoring the

art of film. Beginning with a

70-minute presentation, 11

films showcased the talent of

novice and veteran film stu-

dents alike. This year’s selec-

tion included riveting docu-

mentaries, experimental

shorts, unique animated

pieces, several suspenseful

plots and darling love stories.

The variety appealed to any

audience member.

“I was really impressed by

the creativity and quality of

the films,” said sophomore

Katrina DeFrancesco. “I don’t

think people realize that

even at such a straight-laced

business school, we have tons

o f e x t r e m e l y t a l e n t e d

artists.”

Professors Liz Ledoux,

Heide Solbrig and Jeff Stern

segued into the awards pres-

entation. Twelve Acres, a

mystery directed by senior

Jim Ferguson, was the big

winner of the evening, taking

home the prize for “Best

Cinematography,” “Best

Product ion Design” and

“Audience Award for Best

Film.”

Similarly, Premonition, a

psychological thriller pro-

duced in an introductory film

class by Jennifer Berger, Joe

Susienka and David Pereira,

took home the prize for “Best

Narrative Film” and “Best

Story.”

“ T h e a w a r d a c t u a l l y

means a lot to me,” said Ryan

MacPherson, winner of “Best

Actor” for his performance in

Selfless Obsession. “I’ve been

acting for a long time, and

this was the first time I’ve

ever received recognition for

a performance.”

At this year’s BUFFYs,

eight graduating Media and

Culture Majors were honored

for their four years of dedica-

t i o n t o t h e p r o g r a m .

Similarly, Christine Varriale

and Jim Ferguson, graduat-

ing seniors from the Media

Arts & Society LSM pro-

gram, were honored with the

M e d i a a n d C u l t u r e

Community Award. Every

year, a male student and

female student are recog-

nized for their contributions

to the Media Department.

These are advanced students

who have shared their love

for film production and stud-

ies with many others, intro-

ducing more people to their

community.

“I am going to miss being

able to submit my work to

the BUFFY’s,” said senior

and BSTV cofounder Nick

Aquino. “The MC program is

an amaz ing program at

Bentley University. It fosters

creativity and provides stu-

dents with an outstanding

opportunity to study film and

production at Bentley. I have

learned so much from the

MC courses and professors

and am go ing to miss i t

greatly after graduation.”

“ I l ook forward to the

BUFFY’s every year and

started anticipating this

year’s BUFFY’s the minute

the date of the event was

announced,” said Aquino.

“This is my fourth time going

to the BUFFY’s, and it gets

better every year.”

“Jeff [Stern] and I usually

begin in January,” said coor-

dinator Liz Ledoux of her

p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r t h e

BUFFY’s. “The brunt of work

happens in March and April.

We also try to employ a stu-

dent coordinator who is com-

pleting an LSM culminating

project to assist with the

curatorial process. Erica

Warren was the student coor-

dinator this year. We feel it’s

very important to have as

much student involvement as

possible, as it’s a great learn-

ing experience for all.”

“Liz and I do nothing but

fight for the entire month of

April,” said Stern of his co-

coordinator. “There’s a lot of

yelling coming out of my

office as we debate whether

to serve turkey roll-ups or

pizza.”

As to all the work that

g o e s i n t o p l a n n i n g t h e

BUFFY’s, there is much

more hard work put into each

film at the showcase. Many

of the films were produced

outside of class by advanced

students, while other were

made for various film cours-

es. Hours of pre-production

work, shooting and editing go

into every film, often result-

ing in a film only a few min-

utes long. However, this hard

work is clear to see at this

showcase.

“The quality gets better

every s ingle year , ” sa id

Stern. “That is a direct result

of our program growing and

our students becoming more

experienced and passing

their knowledge on to the

newer students.”

Though the BUFFY’s have

only been running for a few

years, major improvements

have been made to the event

since its inception. What

began as an in-class screen-

ing has now developed into a

greatly anticipated awards

show. However, the coordina-

tors have big plans for the

future.

“It would be nice to hold it

off campus in a real theater

in Boston, but we worry

about attendance,” Ledoux

said. “We would like to get

more outside filmmakers to

help with the judging for the

future, as they would provide

a less biased response to the

work. As faculty, we feel com-

pelled to defend the work of

our own students and that

can complicate things.”

As for Stern, he said, “Next

year, I would love to see

Wilder completely packed. If

you are reading this article:

Come to the BUFFY’s next

year! The films! The food!

The fun! It’s way better than

studying.”

WINNERS

B e s t A c t o r – R y a n

MacPherson in Sel f l e s s

Obsession

S k i t t T a y l o r A w a r d

Honoring Best Character

Actor – “Database Security

Man” from The Hacker

Best Cinematography –

Max Grigoryan from Twelve

Acres

Best Director – Ali Kane for

Life is Fine

Best Editing – Sam Weston

for A Dinosaur Love Story

Best Experimental Film –

Unleash the Pop Quiz

Best Narrative Film –

Premonition

Best Production Design –

Twelve Acres

Best Sound Design – Sam

Maroon for Union Moose

Best Story – Premonition

Audience Award for Best

Film – Twelve Acres

Continued from Page 1

LARSON

achieved, from the National

F e d C h a l l e n g e

Championsh ip ; Nassau

Means Business, Moot Court

and BIG successes; and our

fantastic basketball teams,”

said Larson. “Our faculty

accolades are ever growing as

well, with scholarship and

research combining with

great teaching, especially

w i t h t h e n u m b e r - o n e

accountancy academic in the

world right here at Bentley.”

However, with continued

economic uncertainty, rising

prices across the board and

the business world facing

new challenges, President

Larson was pressed on how

Bentley intends to march

ahead, and what the new

s t r a t e g i c p l a n , b e i n g

installed currently, has in

store for the community.

“Bentley isn’t so much

changing direction than fol-

lowing a trajectory,” said

Larson. “The new strategic

plan bui lds of f a sol idly

established base in order to

serve the needs of the stu-

dents at every level, both

undergraduate and gradu-

ate.”

The President revealed

that there are three major

planks to the plan: A brand-

new “flagship” MBA pro-

gram, continued innovation

in the undergraduate aca-

demic and student life expe-

rience and the establishment

of “Thought Leadership

Networks.”

There are no plans cur-

rently in place to increase

the size of the undergradu-

ate population or the physi-

cal size of campus.

“We’re at the perfect size,

with good balance and high

quality of teaching and serv-

ices g iven our f inancia l

resources, which are increas-

ingly devoted to financial

aid,” said Larson.

Detailing the new MBA

program, Larson said, “This

will completely revamp our

graduate school, with an 11-

month program that is a boot

camp for leadership develop-

ment and broad manage-

m ent sk i l l s , wh i ch w i l l

include some international

internship opportunities

built in along with setting a

standard to give Bentley

greater national and interna-

tional presence in the MBA

realm.”

The new MBA program

has been under development

for the last several years,

and having been approved by

the Facul ty Senate and

Board of Trustees, awaits

approval by a majority of the

general faculty.

In terms of the thought

leadership networks she

mentioned, Larson said,

“Bentley must build relation-

ships between academic and

professional experts in the

field to further research and

secure fund ing f o r sa id

research, while also yielding

new innovations in the areas

of accountancy, information

technology, ethics & social

responsibility, and creativity

in the arts and sciences.”

President Larson went on

to detail a number of initia-

tives she has been working

on, including a landmark

women’s leadership program

along with a new branding

effort to be led by Bentley’s

new chief marketing officer.

“ T h e n e w C e n t e r f o r

Women in Business is aimed

to incorporate the current

W o m e n ’ s L e a d e r s h i p

Institute, becoming one well-

funded effort to help promote

change in the corporate

world toward gender equity

while providing our female

student avenues to make a

difference and gain valuable

leadership experience,” said

Larson.

She also noted that over $5

million has already been

ra ised for the program,

which has a “soft” launch on

May 10.

“Our new branding effort

is also exciting, being worked

o n b y t h e a d a g e n c y

Boathouse, and focused on

not only getting Bentley’s

name known outside the

Northeast, but capitalizing

o n w h a t w e d o s o w e l l ,

including the wonders Susan

Brennan and the Career

Services office staff works to

achieve a 99-percent place-

ment rate, which is our stu-

dents’ return on investment,”

said Larson.

Larson noted that Bentley

has secured David Perry, a

successful marketing execu-

tive for Microsoft and the

C h i l d r e n ’ s H o s p i t a l i n

Seattle as the leader of this

effort, serving as the new

CMO. Perry will be relocat-

ing with his family to the

Boston area, and he comes

highly recommended, accord-

ing to the President.

President Larson was can-

did regarding how she felt

about one of her top lieu-

t e n a n t s , D r . K a t h l e e n

Yorkis, who oversaw the

Division of Student Affairs

a n d i s n o w d e p a r t i n g

Bentley.

“Kath leen has been a

blessing and I’m glad she

waited to retire until now,

but I’m equally thrilled to

have such a well-groomed,

perfect candidate right here

with Andrew Shepardson,”

said Larson. “Andrew is

equally spectacular in his

own way to Dr. Yorkis, and

his potential is practically

limitless.”

“My goal is to continue

seeing the lives our students

lead, and the talented staff

that guides them, and it cer-

tainly helps that I know

what I’m doing now,” said

Larson. “This is a capstone to

a long and wonderful career,

and I couldn’t be prouder of

the community we’ve built

together.”

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PAGE 18 SUMMEr 2011 THE VANGUArDSportS & CampuS Life

By Robbie LaBrieSPOrTS EDITOr

Bentley Men’s Lacrosse looking to finish season strong

T h e B e n t l e y M e n ’ s

Lacrosse team is in a position

where they can really make

some moves in the Northeast-

10, but the key is going to be

finding a way to beat good

teams.

A f t e r r i p p i n g o f f s i x

straight conference wins, the

falcons fell to Le Moyne on

Saturday, 15-6, dropping their

conference record to 6-2,

which is good for a third-place

tie with Saint Michael’s,

behind only Le Moyne and

Adelphi, the two NE-10 teams

Bentley has lost to this sea-

son.

T h e g a m e a g a i n s t L e

Moyne was one the falcons

thought they could win com-

ing into Syracuse, NY for the

game on Saturday, but the

undefeated Le Moyne squad

proved to be too much for

Bentley at this point.

The falcons were staring at

a 6-3 deficit at halftime, and

things only seemed to get

worse as Le Moyne ripped off

a pair of goals to start the

third quarter and take an 8-3

lead.

Bentley did not roll over,

however. The falcons fought

back with three goals in a row

to narrow the gap to only two

at 8-6. Senior Matt Boilard

started the run of three goals

which were all scored within

two minutes. Boilard was

assisted by junior Brendan

Grant, who would go on to

assist in all three goals.

Junior richard Travers

scored the second goal just

under a minute later, and it

only took 16 seconds for sen-

ior Jared Kinch to get Bentley

within two.

Unfortunately, the falcons

were unable to capitalize on

their 3-0 run, as they would-

n’t score again and Le Moyne

scored seven unanswered

goals to win the game, 15-6.

Bentley goaltender Mike

O’Neil did not have a bad

game, making 13 saves for

Bentley compared to the com-

bined six saves made by the

Dolphins’ goalies. But Le

Moyne got 52 shots off com-

pared to Bentley’s 20, and

there is no way a team can

win a game when they are

getting outshot by that much.

Boilard actually scored two

goals in the game, while

Travers, Kinch, Grant and

Steve Caditz each had one

goal apiece for Bentley.

The win gave the Dolphins

a 9-0 NE-10 record and an 11-

1 record overall. They are sit-

ting atop the conference

standings and look as if they

will be difficult for anybody to

catch.

The loss dropped Bentley to

6-2 in conference play to go

along with a 6-5 overal l

record. Clearly, Bentley has

had an easier time getting up

for these conference games,

but they will need to do better

at executing when it comes

time to playing the better

teams in the conference.

Usually, the NE-10 is a con-

ference of parity, but this sea-

son has seen a lot of chalk and

not many upsets. Le Moyne is

in first at 9-0. In second is

Adelphi at 8-1, whose only

loss has come against, you

guessed it, Le Moyne.

The there is Bentley, whose

only two losses have come

against the teams above them

in the s tand ings . Sa int

Michael’s is also 6-2 in confer-

ence play and their two loss-

es have come against (brace

yourse l f ) Le Moyne and

Adelphi.

Bentley will have a huge

matchup on Wednesday at 7

p.m. when they take on Saint

Michael’s team in a game that

will likely decide who will be

the third-place finisher.

After that, Bentley will play

their last game of the regular

season against Pace in New

York. That should be a win on

paper for Bentley, but they

will likely have to win both to

lock up that third-place spot.

from there, it will all be

about finding a way to get

through the big two teams in

the tournament because the

road to the title goes through

Le Moyne and Adelphi. The

falcons certainly have the tal-

ent to do it, they will just have

to put it all together to pull

out a few big wins.

Courtesy of Sports Information DeskBentley Men’s Lacrosse will finish the regular season with agame against Pace University.

By Angela DiacoVANGUArD STAff

BMG guest speaker Dr. Kristen Hudak discusses microfinance

On Tuesday, April 19, at

6 : 3 0 p . m . , B e n t l e y ’ s

Microfinance Group (BMG)

hosted i ts f i rs t o f many

microfinance speaker series

in Lacava 325. The event fea-

tured Dr. Kristen Hudak, a

Global Studies professor at

Bentley University who has

had experience working in

microfinance abroad in Nepal

and Sri Lanka.

The focus of Hudak and

BMG’s presentation was on

defining what microfinance

is, what the challenges of the

i n d u s t r y a r e a n d w h a t

Bentley students can do to

help the cause.

So what is microfinance?

Much of the world does not

have access to typical finan-

cial services, leaving millions

of people without a support

system when they simply

cannot make ends meet.

What many of these people

need is a small loan that can

be used to help jump-start a

sustainable livelihood in

areas of the world where peo-

ple may be living on less than

$2 a day. Microfinance offers

a way to lend out a series of

small loans to these people at

little to no interest, allowing

t h e m t o g a i n f i n a n c i a l

grounding and start small

businesses that maintain

their income.

While the effectiveness of

microfinance has recently

come under scrutiny with the

controversy surrounding

M u h a m m e d Y u n i s ’ s

Grameen Bank, Dr. Hudak

and BMG hoped to shed light

on the concept of microfi-

nance and how it can still be

viewed largely as a way to

help eliminate poverty on a

global scale.

Hudak claims that a loss

of the initial social mission

(to help the poorer population

and not to become a for-prof-

it institution) has contributed

largely to the problems faced

w i t h i n t h e i n d u s t r y . A

stronger focus on the original

message of microfinance and

an establishment of “best

practices” for the industry as

a whole could help the cause

remain on track.

What can Bentley students

do to help? The BMG oper-

ates as a completely student-

run business that lends

microloans to small-business

owners in the local communi-

ty. The group is currently

helping Lucner Charles, a

Wentworth graduate, attain

a $10,000 loan that would

fund the supplies and labor

for his construction company

in Boston.

“The concept of helping

someone rise up and be the

best that they can be is obvi-

ously a very inspiring thing,”

said junior James Haight,

incoming BMG president.

“There’s a lot of opportunity

for any Bentley student,

regardless of major or class

code, to get involved and

start helping people out in

the community.”

In order to get involved or

learn more about microfi-

nance, there are more BMG-

sponsored even ts coming, as

well as many available sites

that feature news and ways

to help, such as kiva.org and

microfinancegateway.org.

Dr. Kristen Hudak discussed how studentscan use microfinance to make a difference.

Courtesy polisci.neu.edu

RecentReSUltS

April 29 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Southern CT State* 7:00 pm

May 1 Baseball vs. New Haven (DH)* 12:00 pm

May 2 Men’s Tennis vs. Southern NH (NCAA) 10:00 amBaseball vs. Saint Anselm* 3:30 pm

May 3 Men’s Tennis: NCAA Tournament 12:00 pm

May 4 Baseball vs. Assumption* 3:30 pm

May 7 Baseball vs. Adelphi (DH)* 12:00 pm

May 8 Baseball vs. Adelphi 1:00 pm

UpcomingSchedUle

THE VANGUArD SUMMEr 2011 PAGE 19SportS

Bentley Baseball has had

an up-and-down season as

they move toward their final

stretch of games. With 12

games remaining on the

schedule, Bentley looks to

improve on their 11-22 over-

all record and 5-11 record in

conference play. Bentley has

had their most success at

neutral sites, going 6-5 in

games in which no team has

an apparent home-f ie ld

advantage.

Just four of the remaining

12 games are going to be

played in Waltham, but they

will all be against conference

foes and can all be consid-

ered winnable. The Falcons

are set to play Southern

New Hampshire once more

and Saint rose, New Haven

and Saint Anselm each two

more times. They will also be

playing Assumption on May

4, and finish the season with

three games in two days

against Adelphi.

The Falcons’ last game

was a loss to Southern New

Hampshire in the first game

of a home-and-home series.

The Penmen won the game

6-2 and will host Bentley on

Thursday night.

Bentley’s most recent win

matched the Falcons up

against Assumption College

on Monday afternoon. The

Falcons came out on top in

this one, 6-2, as Bentley

moved to a 5-10 record in

conference play. It was also

their second conference win

in a row.

Sophomore up and comer

John Yohe picked up the win

for Bent ley , moving his

record up to 3-4 on the sea-

son. Yohe pitched a complete

game, scattering 10 hits, all

singles, while dropping his

ErA to 3.15 on the season.

Senior third baseman

ross Curley went 3-4 at the

plate while scoring two runs.

Fellow senior and right field-

er Chris Hardy added to the

Falcons’ production with two

rBI and a triple. Hardy also

scored the game’s second run

off a heads up play, scoring

off of a passed ball.

J u n i o r c a t c h e r G r e g

Baggett and sophomore sec-

ond baseman Logan Gillis

also added an rBI for the

Falcons. Gillis was three for

four on the day while adding

a stolen base. Junior short-

stop Vinnie Eruzione, fresh-

man center f ielder Sean

Keady and Baggett each

scored a run for the Falcons

on the day.

Since the Falcons’ two

games against New Haven

over the weekend were post-

p o n e d u n t i l n e x t w e e k ,

Bentley’s most recent game

before Assumption came

against Tufts on April 22 in

Medford, MA.

Bentley took on Tufts last

Friday in a tough game. The

Falcons were only able to put

together four hits in the 4-1

defeat at the hands of the

Jumbos. Tufts is a rough

team for Bentley to face, as

they are the 20th-ranked

team in Division III baseball.

Bentley scored their only

run in the fourth inning in a

mini two-out rally. Baggett

led the push with a triple to

deep left. Hardy came up

next and drove Baggett in to

make it a 2-1 game. The

Falcons were unable to do

much else the rest of the

game, however , and the

Jumbos added 2 more runs

in the bottom of the seventh

to seal their victory.

The only other threat

Bentley put on was in the

top of the sixth as junior left

fielder Mark Lane got on

base after being hit by a

pitch. Curley singled to left

before the Jumbos got out of

the inning by turning a dou-

ble play off an unfortunate

line drive.

Bentley has a bumpy road

ahead of them in a season

that has seemed to be more

of a transitional year for the

Falcons. Bentley currently

sits in 12th place in the

Northeast-10 Conference

(Division II for baseball,

ladies). They hope to contin-

ue to develop their younger

players as they will be losing

some key seniors from the

roster for next year.

By Louis ShermanVANGUArD STAFF

Baseball aims to overcome ups and downsFalcons currently ranked 12th in the NE-10 Conference

Melissa Huston/THE VANGUARDThe Falcons fell short to Tufts in a 4-1defeat at the Jumbo’s ballpark.

Melissa Huston/THE VANGUARDJunior C Greg Baggett added an RBIand a run for the Falcons.

Results from 4/20 - 4/26

Result

Baseball (11-22, 5-11 NE-10)

Merrimack (4/20)* W 8-0

at Tufts (4/22) L 4-1

Assumption (4/25)* W 6-2

Southern New Hampshire (4/26)* L 6-2

Men’s Lacrosse (6-5, 6-2 NE-10)

at Merrimack (4/19)* W 9-8

at Le Moyne (4/23)* L 15-6

Men’s Tennis (13-7, 10-1)

at Merrimack (Northeast-10 Semifinal) (4/21) W 5-4

Southern N.H. (Northeast-10 Final) (4/23) W 5-4

Men’s Track & Field

Larry Ellis Invitational (4/22) No team score

Tufts Invitational (4/23) No team score

Softball (14-20, 7-17 NE-10)

UMass-Lowell (DH) (4/20)* W 5-4, L 11-1

Pace (DH) (4/22)* W 2-1, W 4-0

At Merrimack (DH) (4/26)* W 3-2, L 9-1

Women’s Lacrosse (8-8, 6-5 NE-10)

at Adelphi (4/23)* L 22-2

Saint Anselm (4/26)* W 21-13

Women’s Track & Field

Larry Ellis Invitational (4/22) No team score

Tufts Invitational (4/23) No team score

*Northeast-10 Game

Falcon Fact

Bentley’s Tara Fogarty has excelled as the Falcons

ace so far this year, with a 13-12 record and a 2.88

ErA.

did you know that Fogarty is already Bentley’s all-

time leader in strikeouts with 260 and she is only a

junior? Fogarty and the Falcons only have six games

left to secure their spot in the Northeast-10 tourna-

ment.

PAGE 20 SUMMEr 2011 THE VANGUArdSportS

B o t h t h e M e n ’ s a n d

Women’s Basketball teams

dazzled this season, going

beyond the already high

expectations set for them

before the season.

Coach Jay Lawson’s men’s

team entered a season in

which they lost 2009-10’s

division II Player of the Year,

Jason Westrol, and still came

just one game shy of an Elite

Eight appearance come

March.

The team was not without

a solid core of veteran leader-

ship, with four regular start-

ing seniors in Brian Tracey,

Tom dowling, Mike Quinn (a

graduate student) and Joe

Fremeau. Although they fell

in the NE-10 Championship

game, this foursome led

Bentley to a regular season

title and the regional Final in

t h e N C A A d i v i s i o n I I

Championship.

This was a team that shift-

ed from the mentality of being

based around one player,

Westrol, the season before, to

the kind of team where any-

body could step up on any

given day. Tracey led the team

in many categories and was

the most consistent all-around

player, while Quinn often

quarterbacked the offense and

dowling was capable of going

off on any given night.

Unfortunately, the Falcons

have now graduated all four of

these players, meaning that

only Sam Leclerc, who trans-

ferred before last season and

will be a senior next year, will

return to the starting lineup.

Leclerc is a deadly shooter

who averaged 7.8 points per

game as the fourth option on

offense, a role which will be

expanded next year.

It may seem scary to lose 80

percent of the starters, but it

is an exciting opportunity for

the talent that Bentley has

stored on the bench for the

past few seasons.

The player who will be

asked to step it up the most

will likely be Greg Jacques,

who will be a junior next sea-

son. He first broke into the

Bentley rotation during the

tournament two years ago

when he was a freshman,

showing off his speed and hus-

tle which helped the Falcons

reach the semi-finals of the

division II Championship that

year.

This past season, Jacques

primarily came off the bench,

starting only five games, but

led all bench scorers with 6.6

points per game.

Jacques may only be 5-9,

but he is a solid player with

dangerous quickness, a solid

jumper and the ability to cre-

ate offense. He is no stranger

to getting playing time, and

now he will finally get his shot

to make this team his own

with two years to start for this

squad and establish his own

legacy.

Joining Jacques and Leclerc

in the starting lineup could be

Jasper Grassa, who enjoyed a

nice freshman season this

year, providing a spark off the

bench for much of the season

and played exceptionally well

during tournament time.

It is also possible that Mike

Torpercer takes that other

guard spot alongside Jacques.

Torpercer started seven games

last season and looked pretty

good in his 17 appearances.

Torpercer has seniority over

Grassa, as he will be a junior

next year, so it remains to be

seen who will take that spot.

Look for Kevin Kettl, who

will be a senior, and dan

o’Keefe, a junior next season,

to add some size in Bentley’s

lineup. Kettl has waited three

years for his chance and could

play a nice role for the Falcons

next season.

o’Keefe played very well off

the bench this year, playing in

every game and averaging 6.3

points to go along with almost

three boards per game. He

could surprise people and be

one of Bentley’s top options

next season.

This is a squad that will

most likely need some time to

get together , but Coach

Lawson has been around long

enough that he knows what a

team needs to be successful.

This is the most turnover

Bentley has seen for a while,

however, so it will be interest-

ing to see what this year

brings.

The women’s side doesn’t

exactly have that problem.

While they lost Kim Brennan,

one of the best basketball play-

ers Bentley has ever seen,

there was already the feeling

of the torch being passed last

year, as star freshmen for-

wards Jacqui Brugliera and

Lauren Battista carried the

team for most of the season.

Bentley also graduated

Elise Caira and Caralyn Hart,

but Caira missed most of the

season with an injury and

Hart did not see much action,

so there won’t be too much

turnover there.

Brennan played a huge role

as always, providing veteran

leadership and plenty of scor-

ing when it was needed, but

Bentley made it to the Elite

Eight in St. Joseph, Mo pri-

marily on the backs of their

forwards.

Brugliera and Battista

should lead the charge again

next season, while Katherine

Goodwin will reclaim her point

guard spot. Courtney Finn

should get plenty of starts as

well. She will be a junior and

she provides length and ath-

leticism as well as a good shot

from the 2-3 spot on the floor.

It will then be interesting to

see what Coach Barbara

Stevens decides to do with her

last starting spot. It should

e i t h e r g o t o M e g h a n

Thomann, a wing player who

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

Shatasia Kearse who provid-

ed some nice energy off the

bench down low in a few tour-

nament games. Both players

are seniors.

The problem is that Kearse

is a forward as well and may

crowd the front court a bit

with Battista and Brugliera

down low as well. It is more

likely that Thomann fits into

the starting role, while Kearse

continues to come off the

bench and give Bentley what

is likely going to be the best

trio of forwards in the NE-10.

These are good problems for

Coach Stevens to have as she

also has some very talented

players coming off the bench.

She just needs to keep this

team thinking forward and

striving to get better. If they

have the right mentality, they

have the talent to go even fur-

ther next year.

Basketball season may still

be several months away and

the teams may shake out a bit

differently once the coaches

get their recruiting classes

together, but it guarantees to

be another exciting season

with two successful teams

looking to go a long way.

By Robbie LaBrieSPorTS EdITor

After a strong season, outlook is good for Bentley BasketballTeams look to pass the torch to younger players as men graduate four of five starters & women lose Brennan

Bentley’s young talent looks to continue the success both teamshave had the past few seasons.

Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARD

Falcon

oF the

Week

260

Junior Tennis Player

Victor Suski

Junior Victor Suski of the Men’s Tennis team is

the Falcon of the Week. Suski helped Bentley win

its second straight Northeast-10 championship on

Saturday over Southern New Hampshire 5-4.

With the match against the Penmen tied at four,

the winner of the final singles match in progress

between Suski and Southern’s Tim Hamilton would

decide the winner. Suski defeated Hamilton in

straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, to give the Falcons the title.

Suski had an overall record of 3-3 throughout the

tournament’s three matches. He won both his sin-

gles and doubles match in the 5-0 win over Le Moyne

in the quarterfinals.

The Falcons earned an automatic bid to the NCAA

Tournament by winning the NE-10s. It will be their

third straight appearance and fifth in six years.

Courtesy of Sports Information Office