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Larson serves on two corporate boards, as

well as Bentley’s Board of Trustees.

Bentley’s ranking slipsMarketing Department blames drop

from 21 to 32 on “low recruiter scores”

See GLOBAL, Page 7

Students discuss global crisesBentley community weighs in on natural & political eventsBy Lacey NemergutNEwS EDIToR

From uprisings in the

Middle East to the cascading

disasters in Japan, world

events have sparked conver-

sation and enlightening dis-

cussion within global studies

classes, as well as in social

interactions among friends.

“It’s very interesting… I’m

talking to my parents all the

time about what’s going on. In

the other countries, it’s kind

of nice to see changes happen-

ing, although it’s very scary,”

said an international student

from Abu Dhabi who wished

to remain anonymous.

Sean McDonald, a professor

in the GLS Department as

well as a professional consult-

ant, said, “I think it’s great

that people under the age of

25 are using the technolo-

gy…but they’re also not afraid

of being killed, shot [or] beat-

en. All of a sudden, they all

agree that they’re going to

make their stand now.”

The international student

agreed with McDonald’s

enthusiasm, recognizing the

desire for change behind these

current conflicts. “I think it’s

going to succeed. The effects

might not show up right

now…but eventually in 50

years it’s going to be in the his- See RANKINGS, 4

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$560,325 in compensation for

serving as Bentley’s president,

while being paid $76,400 for her

work with Blue Cross annual-

ly. USA Today recently noted

that the average compensation

for a director of a Fortune 500

company is $180,000 per year.

Acknowledging the contro-

versy that has engulfed Blue

Cross over the $11 million sev-

erance package for its outgoing

CEo, Larson said she nonethe-

less plans to stay on the board,

which is within the two-board

limit set by her Bentley con-

tract.

“I have no intention of leav-

ing the Blue Cross board over

this situation, and no one has

asked me to resign as vice

Bentley President defends Blue Cross vice chair roleLarson says outside board services do not interfere with college presidencyBy Jon McColganVANGUARD STAFF

President Gloria Larson said

she only devotes her free time to

outside board service, defending

her vice chairmanship on the

board of Blue Cross Blue Shield

of Massachusetts, which has

recently been a center of contro-

versy over its public charity clas-

sification.

In her first public comments

regarding the Blue Cross situa-

tion, Larson defended her

involvement with Blue Cross, as

well as the idea of the company

compensating its directors in an

interview with The Vanguard.

According to public filings,

President Larson receives

these rankings include student

and recruiter surveys, median

starting salaries for graduates

in 2010 and academic data

provided by Bentley. Based on

information they received from

Bloomberg, Bentley’s Public

Relations Department attrib-

utes the decline in rankings

primarily to a drop in the

recruiter score.

Bloomberg has been rank-

ing graduate schools for

employers and prospective stu-

dents to view for many years,

Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARD

By Lacey NemergutNEwS EDIToR

From riots to devastating natural events,

countries struggle to recover.

In the recent release of

Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s

Best Undergraduate Business

Schools of 2011, Bentley

University dropped from 21 to

32 in the overall ranking.

However, the overall student

satisfaction went up from 25

to 18, and key grades based on

student surveys were also pos-

itive: A+ in teaching quality,

A+ in facilities and services

and A in job placement.

The primary criteria for

Bloomberg BusinessWeek accumulates sta-tistics from student and recruiter surveys.

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chair,” said Larson. “I see an

opportunity now to be a part of

the solution for this company.”

President Larson also serves

as the Regulatory Compliance

chair for the board of Fortune

100 company Unum, which like

Blue Cross, meets six times a

year. Larson herself noted that

her agreement with the Bentley

Board of Trustees permits her to

serve on only two corporate

boards at a given time. In addi-

tion, Larson has board positions

on a number of charitable organ-

izations throughout

Massachusetts, including the

Boston Center for the Arts and

Rosie’s Place, among others.

tory books. Everybody is going

to feel very proud and happy

about what has happened,”

said the student.

McDonald continued to

introduce an American per-

spective on the issues abroad,

focusing on our general foreign

policy and hopes for foreign

nations. “I think it is great for

our American foreign policy

because it finally aligns what

we hope to see happen with

people we can now support.

fOr gEnEraL & COntaCt InfOrMatIOn aBOut

The VAnguARd, PLEaSE SEE PagE 4.

PagE 2 MarCH 24, 2011 tHE VanguardNews

EDITOR IN CHIEF

Leslie dias

MANAGING EDITOR GENERAL MANAGER

tomer gat John Karakelle

COPy EDITOR

NEWS EDITOR

SPORTS EDITOR

CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR

FEATURES EDITOR

BUSINESS EDITOR

PHOTOGRAPHy EDITOR

ONLINE EDITOR

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

DIRECTOR OF ADvERTISING

DIRECTOR OF MARkETING

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: 21Total number of individuals involved (violators): 26Number of individuals dismissed from responsibility: 4Number of individuals referred to Judicial Board: 2 Number of educational sanctions given: 18

(includes referrals to Alcohol Education)Cash total of fines given for the week: $850Number of Work Sanctions assigned: 2Number of students placed on warning 7Number of Parental Notifications: 3Number of individuals put on Residential Probation: 5

(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

03.09.2011-03.22.2011

When Hunger Strikes

On Sunday, March 20, at 7:55 p.m.,

officers received a call of reported van-

dalism in the study room of Cedar Hall.

the vending machine had been dan-

gerously busted into, with glass shards

all over the floor. all of the desirable

contents of the machine had been

taken, without even a mere granola bar

left for scavengers. the only thing the

hungry hoarders left behind was the

old gum and mints in the bottom com-

partments. a wooden chair was mys-

teriously situated very close to the

scene, potentially identified as a tool in

this crime. due to the lack of suspects,

this case has been closed.

Coffee Break

On Saturday, March 19, at 9:44

p.m., facilities reported that a coffee

maker was mistakenly left on in their

kitchen area and requested that the

door be unlocked so the problem could

be alleviated. an officer swiped into the

area, turned off the machine and

removed the pot from the burner. no

damage was reported.

Sneakin’ On Through

On friday, March 18, at 6:16 p.m., a

member of the library staff reported

that while she was leaving the library,

she observed a student still inside even

though the library had been closed

since 4:30 p.m. She reported that the

student said he was able to gain access

through the Einstein’s entrance. at this

time, she and the studious student left

the library and closed the door. a ser-

geant responded to the library entrance

at Einstein’s to make sure the doors

were secure. the sergeant and an offi-

cer reported that they checked the

entire library and found one door to

Computer Services that was unsecured,

at which point they secured it.

Back It Up

On friday, March 18, at 11:10 p.m.,

officers received a report of a motor

vehicle accident in the baseball field lot.

a female student reported that she

struck a black Volkswagen while back-

ing up and caused damage to the other

car’s left rear bumper, as well as to the

front bumper of her Subaru. It was

later found out that the black vehicle

was owned by another Bentley student.

Fresh Scents

during regularly scheduled health

and safety inspections in rhodes Hall

on thursday, March 17, a call came in

at 3:19 p.m. reporting that drug para-

phernalia was found by staff members.

after entering the room, which was

dirtied with what appeared to be mar-

ijuana residue, a glass pipe was confis-

cated. a plastic drink bottle was also

found crammed with a number of fra-

grant dryer sheets, a common remedy

for the recognizable scent. One room

resident will be charged with posses-

sion and use of drug paraphernalia.

Stunt Double

On thursday, March 17, at 5:07

Policelogp.m., an officer responded to a call from

a student who reported that her father

received a mysterious call from the

rhode Island State Police claiming that

her vehicle was involved in a hit and

run accident in Providence, rI. after

investigating, the officer reported that

the vehicle in question was in fact

parked on the Miller deck and had no

damage to it, besides a missing license

plate in the front, which had previous-

ly fallen off in an unrelated incident.

the student was able to sleep easy that

night knowing her vehicle was safe,

though some other poor soul in

Providence, rI certainly did not.

Falling Apart

Last thursday, March 17, at 8:15

p.m., a sergeant called in to report that

the second-level stairs leading to

Jennison Hall were rapidly deteriorat-

ing. facilities were notified of this

degenerative problem. the Sergeant

and a security officer met with facilities

and taped off the area.

A Powerful Hit

On friday, March 18, there was a

motor vehicle collision with a telephone

pole on forest Street. Waltham Police

on scene determined that this was the

cause of a power surge which caused

multiple buildings to go into a troubled

state. fortunately, all power was

restored quickly.

Bag of Salad

Shockingly, one student was so for-

getful before break that they left two

baggies of green leaves on their desk.

On March 16, a staff member found

these baggies while doing room inspec-

tions. the bags were put through a

number of analytical tests, and it was

determined that the contents was in

fact marijuana. the owner of the desk

on which the marijuana was found is

now being charged with possession and

use of a controlled substance.

Blue Man Group

On Wednesday, March 16, at 3:43

p.m., officers responded to a vandalism

report regarding painted signs in front

of Miller. two stop signs and one street

sign had been tagged with blue spray

paint. Similar paint was used in other

vandalism earlier this week. this is not

believed to be the workings of local

gangs, but the investigation is still

open.

Drunk Dial

a caller reported that he was in fear

for the safety of his friend, who was

intoxicated in Copley north. upon

arrival, officers searched the building

as well as Copley South, but they were

unable to locate the party. the report-

ing party did not answer several call-

back attempts. the officers cleared

without further incident.

By Chad Arrendell,Katie Cavanaugh& Raymer MaguireVanguard Staff

THE VANGUARD MARCH 24, 2011 PAGE 3News

By Kristin TommasiVANGUARD STAFF

Bentley considers the option of gender neutral housing

RHA has been looking

into the idea of implement-

ing gender neutral housing

at Bentley, which would

allow males and females to

live together.

The idea for a gender

neutral housing program

was discussed at RHA’s

recent town hall meeting.

The concept came about

due to the success of simi-

lar programs implemented

on other college campuses,

including Brandeis, UMass

Amherst and Roger

Williams University.

“This is the first

time…that a strong effort

has been made to pursue

this concept,” said Patrick

Rielly, vice president of

External Affairs for RHA.

Rielly is a part of the com-

mittee looking into the pro-

gram, which meets weekly

and consists of RHA and

SGA members who are

“devoted to analyzing feed-

back from the Bentley com-

munity and working with

Housing and Residence

Life to create a proposal

for this effort.”

The effort is in its initial

stages. “At this point,

there have been no discus-

sions that are relevant on

our end on how this would

be implemented or when,”

said Tony Martin, assis-

tant director of apart-

ments. “We are waiting to

hear from the students on

what their thoughts are on

this housing option.”

“The number-one thing

that is needed for this

effort is support,” said

Rielly. First, the commit-

tee will look at the results

of a survey that was sent

to the student body via e-

mail before Spring Break.

Support from parents and

other organizations on

campus is also important.

If there is a strong inter-

est, the committee will

then draft a proposal.

Next, the committee will

conduct research regarding

how gender neutral hous-

ing programs work at other

schools. Also, the members

will consider the logistics

of the program, including,

“Would GNH apply to a

building or just a floor?

What happens if someone

decides to move out of a

GNH room? What happens

to the empty bed? Does the

housing selection process

change?” said Rielly.

This proposal will then

be sent to Housing and

Dean Shepardson, and if

accepted, a trial program

will be implemented.

“Gender neutral housing

at Bentley would comprise

no more than one building

at maximum – it would

never apply to the whole

campus at first,” said

Rielly. “If the trial period

of GNH works well, then

GNH may be changed to

include more than one

building or floor.”

Because discussions

regarding the matter have

just begun, such a program

would likely not begin

until Fall 2012 or Spring

2013.

Jon McColgan/THE VANGUARDGender neutral housing is not likely tobegin until Fall 2012 or Spring 2013.

By Lacey NemergutNEWS EDIToR

Bentley’s water and sewer rates increase by 40 percent

Bentley University, along

with other establishments

throughout Waltham, has

experienced a shocking 40-

percent increase in the com-

bination of its water and

sewer rates from 2009 to

2011.

The most dramatic

increase was recorded

recently in January 2011.

This significant change in

rates can be attributed to

the raise of the prices set by

the Massachusetts Water

Resources Authority

(MWRA).

Though Bentley will cer-

tainly feel the increase,

Traci Logan, Bentley’s chief

operating officer, said, “This

isn’t specific to Bentley. It

impacts many organizations

and households. It isn’t a

consumption issue, it’s a

rate issue.”

As Logan expressed, this

rate increase affects the

entire Waltham area, which

gets its water supply from

the MWRA.

“Waltham does not have a

water plant,” said Steve

Pittorino, the Waltham

business manager for the

Engineering Department.

“We don’t have wells [and]

we don’t pump our own

water.”

“As we’ve been informed

by the city of Waltham, the

rate structure reflects a con-

tinuing trend of even higher

MWRA assessments, which

will continue to rise sharply,

reflecting the cost of the

new Metro Web Water

Supply Tunnel, as well as

the state budget reduction

in the MWRA Debt

Assistance,” said Logan.

Essentially, this means

that Waltham’s water rate

is directly affected by the

price set by MWRA.

“We’ve done what we

could to hold down our own

rates,” said Pittorino.

He, along with auditors

and other officials, carefully

examined the cost of the

combination of water and

sewer flow from the MWRA

and proceeded to determine

the price to charge in order

to break even. “We did not

go up at all last year. We

tried to maintain it the

same…and obviously this

year we couldn’t do it two

years in a row,” said

Pittorino.

In addition, Pittorino out-

lined a troubling issue for

water companies. “[We’re]

not selling as much as we

were selling before. People

are conserving and that

causes prices to go up,” he

said.

Such an issue proves diffi-

cult to address since water

conservation is an action

frequently rewarded by the

rising sustainability move-

ment.

When asked to speculate

reasons for MWRA’s

increase, Pittorino said,

“[The] MWRA supplies

water to the whole greater

Boston area. [That’s] hun-

dreds of miles of pipeline

that they have to maintain.”

Pittorino also referenced

the alarming incident in

May 2010 during which,

according to the government

issued notice, “Water serv-

ice to all MWRA customer

communities east of Weston

[had] been interrupted by a

major water pipe break in

Weston.”

Citizens were immediate-

ly informed that, “Due to

this break, a boil water

order [was] being issued for

drinking water for all

MWRA communities east of

Weston until further

notice.”

Due to the sensitivity of

water supply and the

Waltham area’s reliance on

the MWRA, Bentley officials

and local authorities will

continue to monitor the

rates and their causing fac-

tors.

Courtesy of Armadarepairs.comThe increase in prices are mainly due to the price increase by the

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.

Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARDA committee will be looking into how gen-der neutral housing works at other schools.

MARCH 24, 2011 THE VANGuARDViewpoints

Spring Day artist selectionin need of diversification

Blind and Sugarhill Gang,

2008 brought Common and

Pepper and 2007 brought

T.I. to campus.

This year, the school was

anxiously awaiting word

about who Spring Day

would bring to Bentley.

When word popped up on a

Pitbull fansite that he

would be performing at our

Spring Day, the rumor

spread like wildfire… At

least until The Vanguard

posted confirmation from

CAB that Pitbull wouldn’t

actually be performing at

Bentley this year.

When CAB revealed that

the Spring Day artists this

year would be Lupe Fiasco

and Far East Movement,

many Bentley students

were a little less than

thrilled with the Spring

Day artist selection. Maybe

it had something to do with

the high caliber of the

Spring Day artists from the

last two years, but this

year’s Spring Day artists

just don’t seem to attain

the level of awesomeness

that we’ve become accus-

tomed to for our Spring

Day performance.

editoriaL

It would have been nice

for CAB to mix up the gen-

res of music for Spring Day

this year. It doesn’t matter

much to us what genre they

would have gone with, but

two years in a row with Hip

Hop music is starting to get

boring. Third Eye Blind in

2009 was an awesome

Spring Day because every-

one was brought back to

the music of their elemen-

tary school days. With

Ludacris and Jay Sean in

2010, we were given a nice

mix of older hits and newer

releases from both artists.

Now that we’re in 2011,

we’re left with Lupe Fiasco

and Far East Movement, a

combination of artists that

were seemingly invited

because most of the other

contenders were already

booked or too expensive for

CAB to sign.

Next year, CAB should

look at signing artists from

a different genre. We’ll

even make some sugges-

tions: Sugar Ray, Girl Talk,

Slightly Stoopid,

OneRepublic, Lonely

Island or David Guetta, to

name a few.

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Spring Day. Every

Bentley student looks for-

ward to it, and few colleges

can compete on the level

that Bentley’s Spring Day

turns out to be. It has

become such a popular

event that last year’s

Spring Day with Ludacris

and Jay Sean was closed off

to any non-Bentley stu-

dents. But that certainly

didn’t stop students from

overnighting in wristbands

which they thought were

identical ones, but turned

out to be colored slightly

differently, leading to

guests being turned away

at the door.

Spring Day is always

CAB’s all-out blitz, where

they spend the last bits of

their AIA allocation in one

last hurrah for the year.

Although the concert isn’t

the only part of Spring

Day, it’s certainly the main

attraction. In years past,

the Spring Day artists have

always been major headlin-

ers which have drawn

major crowds.

Last year it was

Ludacris and Jay Sean, in

2009 it was Third Eye

Letter to the editorTo the Editor,

SGA acknowledges the mis-

representations in the recent

Vanguard article about our

proposed reorganization. Two

Executive Sessions were

called during our General

Board Meetings in past weeks

so our members could inter-

nally discuss the draft ele-

ments of a Reorganization

Proposal that was presented

to students for discussion at

our General Board Meeting on

Tuesday, March 8th.

That meeting was open to

all students, and, as always,

we welcomed their input.

Further, the Reorganization

Proposal being considered will

be posted on SGA’s website

(BentleySGA.com) by Jon

Rockett, SGA’s Vice President

for Information Technology, in

advance of our final vote on

the issue, which is scheduled

for March 22nd. Input is wel-

come from all students.

To address a separate point,

the minutes from our

February 22nd General Board

Meeting have been amended

to reflect the Executive

Session held that day, and the

minutes from our March 1st

General Board Meeting do

note that an Executive

Session was called. These

Executive Sessions were

called to allow SGA members

to streamline their draft ideas

so we could present a clear

proposal to the student body.

Most importantly, this reor-

ganization is meant to help

SGA better respond to student

needs and concerns. We

intend to achieve that goal by

ensuring that future elections

are contested and that stu-

dents continue have a voice in

the election process. Following

the lead of other elected bodies

on campus, specifically the

Class Cabinets, we continue to

believe that an internal place-

ment model with a commit-

ment to openness and engage-

ment with the student body

best suits the needs of both

our organization and the

wider campus community.

This information was pro-

vided to The Vanguard upon

request, but did not appear in

the article published on the

topic. Furthermore, we find

the nature of this article to be

disappointing and ask only

that The Vanguard’s coverage

of all organizations be pre-

sented in context and in a con-

structive way. We look for-

ward to continuing our strong

working relationship with this

publication going forward.

Sincerely,

The SGA Executive Board

Quoteof the

Week

“You can’t simultaneously fireteachers and Tomahawk missiles!”

-Jon Stewart,on America’s budget deficit and

the onset of a military operation inLibya.

“This assault...is by a bunch offascists who will end up in the

dustbin of history”-Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan leader, refusing to surrenderin a speech marking his first publicappearance since the coalition air

strikes began.

THE VANGuArd MArCH 24, 2011 PAGE 5Campus Life

By Angela Diaco & Tom

O’LoughlinVANGuArd STAFF

Life Changing Apparel: A socially responsible clothing company

L i f e C h a n g i n g

Apparel (LCA) is more than a

hip new college fashion label;

it is a street wear brand that

is at its core synonymous with

leading a socially responsible

lifestyle. using a one-for-one

distribution method, with

every purchase made, LCA

distributes a LifeStraw, a per-

sonal water purification

device ranked #6 on CNN’s

Top 10 Ideas to Change the

World, to a child in a develop-

ing nation in need of clean

water. To distribute the

LifeStraws, LCA works with

t h e c r e a t o r o f t h e

LifeStraw, Vestergaard-

Frandsen, a Switzerland-

b a s e d N G O t h a t

“specializes in complex emer-

gency response and disease

control products.”

LCA was originally found-

ed by Peter Cortle when

he saw an endless number of

street wear brands telling the

same story and presenting

similar lifestyles, but none

representing his interest in

creating social change. Not

satisfied with status quo and

what had become the norm,

Cortle set out with a group of

friends to bring to the market

what he calls the first “social

s t r e e t w e a r ” b r a n d .

Effectively, LCA strives to

become the bridge for the big

divide between street wear

fashion and social responsibil-

ity.

L C A w a s b r o u g h t t o

Bentley’s campus last fall by

Tom O’Loughlin, a Bentley

senior who was told about the

company over the summer by

a high school friend, Zach

Bucheister, one of the found-

ing LCA Crew members at

Cornell . O’Loughlin had

already caught the entrepre-

neurial bug last year by

becoming heavily involved in

an Internet startup called

GolfCoachdirect.com, a com-

pany that has developed the

technology for PGA golf pro-

fessionals to give live golf les-

sons over the Internet via

GCd’s patent-pending video

conference lesson platform.

“I was immediately inter-

ested in helping to promote

LCA upon hearing about the

positive social impact it was

poised to create in the devel-

oping world,” said O’Loughlin.

“Clean drinking water is the

most basic and essential need

of life. By just writing a check

to a charity, you do not know

where your dollars are direct-

ly going as opposed to buying

one shirt from LCA that

sends one LifeStraw directly

to a child in need.”

“ d u r i n g m y s e m e s t e r

abroad at the university of

Hong Kong, I was fortunate

enough to have the opportu-

nity to travel through a num-

ber of poorer South East

Asian countries such as

Cambodia, Vietnam, the

Philippines and Indonesia,

where I got to see firsthand

what real poverty was like,”

he continued.

In his fervor to get the word

out about LCA, O’Loughlin

recruited fellow senior Katie

Cavanaugh who, after a

s e m e s t e r a b r o a d a t t h e

university of Cape Town in

South Africa, he knew shared

the same sentiment towards

poverty in the developing

world.

“The experience of being

able to apply my studies of

business and marketing to

such an impassioned compa-

ny and cause has been an

amazing opportunity, and I

am excited to be part of LCA’s

future success,” Cavanaugh

said.

They held their first on-

campus event last december

to begin the active promotion

of LCA at Bentley, where they

set up a table outside of

Seasons to display a few of

t he t - sh i r t d e s ig ns a nd

O’Loughlin showed his faith

in the LifeStraw, demonstrat-

ing its effectiveness by drink-

ing out of a murky container

of Bentley Stream Water.

Also, they handed out some

stickers featuring the LCA’s

unique Cortle logo, which is a

colorful turtle listening to

headphones. The Cortle logo

is now featured on the back of

some Bentley students’ lap-

tops, which is how they found

the Bentley LCA Crew’s

newest active member, junior

Julie Fischer.

“There’s just a general

sense of excitement surround-

ing the idea; we’re all volun-

teering because the company

can really help to better peo-

ple’s lives,” said Fischer.

The company’s current mis-

sion is to provide LifeStraws

to Hait ian communit ies

affected by the Cholera epi-

demic. According to a 2008

WHO and uNICEF report,

884 million people worldwide

are deprived of improved

sources of drinking water.

People in most underdevel-

oped countries only have

access to water through local

lakes, rivers or streams,

which can be f i l led with

harmful bacteria.

There a re 1 .8 mi l l i on

deaths each year related to

diarrheal diseases caused by

drinking unclean water. The

founders of LCA were driven

to social entrepreneurship

knowing they could make an

impact on the world and per-

haps help extend the lives of

others, hence the company

slogan: “Live Longer™.”

Since its original founding,

LCA has recruited “Crews” of

committed and enthusiastic

collaborators to contribute

their time and energy to mul-

tiple facets of the brand. To

spread LCA’s name and mes-

sage, the company has sup-

ported the creation of LCA

Crews at other schools around

the country, such as the one

started at Bentley last semes-

ter.

Other LCA Crews have

been started at the university

of Washington, Syracuse

university, university of

Michigan, duke university

and rutgers university, with

three more to follow in the

upcoming year.

You can find out more on

LCA’s website lifechangingap-

parel.com, which emphasizes

community building around

the LCA “Life Changing”

lifestyle through blogging,

music, Twitter and Facebook.

using this site, the LCA Crew

hopes to foster a special rela-

tionship with customers and

fellow humanitarians.

Be sure to look out for the

further promotional efforts of

Bentley’s LCA Crew on cam-

pus this semester. LCA just

had its line featured in the

annual BuB Fashion Show

held in February, and there is

going to be a pub night co-

hosted with BSTV later this

spring.

By Sindhu PalaniappanCAMPuS LIFE EdITOr

ClassCollaboration.com providing students with a common study resource

When asked why he wasn’t

at Babson, Paul Cheek, a fresh-

man entrepreneur here at

Bentley, said, “It’s too close to

home.”

A Management major and

CIS minor, Cheek started a

webs i te ca l led Class

Collaboration, which is avail-

able to all students here. The

idea for the website came from

“the simple fact that we’re all

being taught the same thing; it

seems repetitive that we all

take the same set of notes.”

Over 130 students are

already using the interactive

website, and Cheek has just

gotten it on its feet this year.

Here’s how it works: Students

register with their Facebook

logins. Students sign in, and

choose which course and sec-

tion they would like to take

notes in (every course and sec-

tion at Bentley is offered). It’s

similar to a Google doc, where

the same page of notes is being

worked on by anyone in the

class that is signed in.

Each student’s name and

contributed notes appear in the

same highlighted color in order

to keep students honest.

“Course documents” offers a

shared web page where all stu-

dents of a class can take notes;

“private documents” offers a

web page that groups within a

class can share.

Professors can use Class

Collaboration to view plain

text copies of the shared note

documents for their courses.

This allows professors to see

whether or not their classes

understand the material as a

whole, without seeing individ-

ual students’ names.

Professors who have

acknowledged use of Class

Collaboration in their class-

rooms have had nothing but

positive feedback. Students

enjoy it because they don’t

have to take all of the notes,

but at the same time every-

one has the same set of notes,

so each student is on the

same page in class. Since so

many students are able to

check over the note doc, they

can be fairly confident that

the notes are accurate.

Another feature of Class

Collaboration is that students

who are enrolled in a specific

course can replay the notes

taken during a period in

sequence, almost as if they are

sitting through class again in

terms of text notes. This is real-

ly helpful for students who

want to go over material again

on their own, and for students

who have missed class and

want to see the material pre-

sented step by step. Another

great feature is user ratings.

Each student can be rated by

their peers based on the size of

their contribution to notes and

quality of the contribution. This

way, students can gage how

reliable something is when they

are going over it; it helps stu-

dents understand each others’

skills.

There are a few problems

Cheek has encountered so far,

the biggest being getting the

word out about the site. Since

it’s a collaborative effort, the

more students who use it, the

better the site will be. Cheek

said, “Some professors are real-

ly open to it. One of my profes-

sors gave me time in class to

present it to the other students,

and she loves using it,” while

other professors won’t consider

allowing lap top use in class at

all. And when asked about

turning a profit, Cheek admits

that there hasn’t been any yet,

showing that he’s been work-

ing on the website purely to

help other students and profes-

sors. He believes it’s truly a bet-

ter and more efficient way to

take notes, and he wants to

spread the word.

If you’re interested in Class

Collaboration, feel free to check

it out at classcollaboration.com.

Freshman Paul Cheek recently started Class Collaboration, which

already has over 130 users here at Bentley.

Emily Silver/THE VANGUARD

MARCH 24, 2011 THE VANguARdBusiness

By Phillip St. PierreBuSINESS EdITOR

Business majors that are earning Bentley grads big bucks

When considering what

major will best suit you for

the future, Bentley students

are in the right place as there

is always a need for business

professionals in today’s rap-

idly growing workforce.

Considering what students

take into account when

choosing a major as well as a

career after college, salary is

probably one of the most

important aspects. Bentley

graduates will feel reassured

knowing that although busi-

ness degrees do not give the

highest starting salary, they

do in fact leave the opportu-

nity for the highest growth.

According to CNBC, grad-

uates with a main focus of

study in mathematics will

have the best paying job fol-

lowing graduation. On its list

o f the top 10 Bachelor ’ s

degrees for the highest start-

ing salary, eight out of the

ten careers involved engi-

neering.

Business degrees are not

far behind those with a major

in Engineering in terms of

average salary. Although the

salaries may vary more with

a career in business, there is

a be t te r oppor tun i ty t o

increase your pay and hit

that six-figure mark than if

you were to have an engi-

neering job, which is usually

more stable.

A person with a business

d e g r e e w i l l a l s o h a v e a

greater chance of finding a

job immediately after gradu-

ation. While an English or

Art major may have to do

some heavy searching to find

a suited and well paying

career, there is always the

need for business profession-

als, and if you are graduating

from an exceptional standing

school such as Bentley, the

chances are even greater.

Accounting majors will

have the easiest time finding

a job straight out of college,

as even during years of reces-

sion or slow economic growth

citizens will still have to file

for taxes. According to CBS’s

“Money Watch,” a graduate

with a degree in Accounting

will see a median starting

salary of $44,600, and a mid-

c a r e e r m e d i a n p a y o f

$77,500.

A person with a Finance

degree should also be able to

find a job quickly; there is

always the need for financial

consultants and analysts,

both in businesses and on a

personal leve l . F inance

majors have a higher start-

i n g s a l a r y t h a n t h e i r

Accounting counterparts at

$47,500, as well as a better

chance for salary growth with

a mid-career median pay of

$91,500.

But out of all the business

d e g r e e s a v a i l a b l e , a n

Economics major will have

the greatest opportunity for

salary growth, with a mid-

career median pay of just

under six figures, at $97,800.

A d e g r e e i n b u s i n e s s e s

administration or manage-

ment would be a safe choice

as well, as there will never

cease to be a need for individ-

uals to run a business or

manage professionals.

W i t h t h e j o b m a r k e t

improving, businesses are

starting to get back on track

and are less hesitant to hire

new individuals to work for

their company. Taking into

consideration that a major in

business leads to one of the

best careers in terms of aver-

age salary, salary growth and

stability, a Bentley graduate

should feel confident in find-

ing a job quickly out of school.

With businesses starting to rebound, Bentley graduates should feel

confident finding a job upon graduating.

Courtesy of www.thebestdegrees.org

It’s getting down to the wire

for job and internship applica-

tions and selections, and for

those of us who are still looking,

it is getting to be a bit stressful.

The good news is that the job

market seems to be improving,

so more opportunities will arise

for jobs and paid internships.

For those of you who have

been jaded by interactions with

Career Services, or do not find

your career prospects thriving

by using BentleyLink or

NACElink Network, there is still

hope. Here are a few more ways

to be looking for jobs that do not

involve schlepping to a Career

Fair, wasting money on printing

resumes or wearing uncomfort-

able clothing.

First, if you are not involved

in LinkedIn or another profes-

sional networking site, now

would be a good time to consider

it, especially for juniors and sen-

iors. It’s a free, efficient way to

become involved with fellow stu-

dents on campus, potential

employers, companies you are

interested in and Bentley alum-

ni with connections.

Second, Monster.com, among

other job search engines, is a

great independent-from-Bentley

resource. You can post your

resume, the types of jobs you are

looking for, what fields you have

interest and experience in and

even list personal interests to

attract companies based on their

culture.

Third, if you are still having

trouble, you may want to consid-

er the possibility of involving

yourself with a staffing or

recruiting agency. There are

plenty of listed ones in the

Waltham and Boston areas that

would be willing to help you find

a job. It’s usually free and they

can often connect you, better

than you could do it on your own,

with potential jobs that would be

best suited to your needs and

skills.

Finally, on a side note, be

aware of everything that is being

posted online. It may sound

cliché or overdone, but employ-

ers really are looking into appli-

cants’ Internet lives. So take

down those party pics that show

you holding a can of Naddy

Light, or seriously vamp up your

privacy measures to block all

unwanted parties from search-

ing you or viewing your profile.

Be wary of tweets which have

swears and blogs which are

vicious; today’s corporate socie-

ty is more involved with those

Web aspects so you should be

just as vigilant about what you

are posting as they are with

stalking you.

And if you’ve done all of the

above and nothing has been suc-

cessful, do not give up hope. You

will not be a failure with a

Bachelor’s degree from a high-

ranking business school. Keep

networking, applying and inter-

viewing. Remember to try and

be patient; it takes more than

one try to catch a fish.

By

Kat WebberNot Your

Usual Business

THE VANGUARD MARCH 24, 2011 PAGE 7News

We want these countries to

become free and democratic, but

we always supported people

who weren’t free and democrat-

ic because we were afraid of

what would come after them,”

said McDonald.

Rashid N. AlHamer, an inter-

national student from Bahrain,

strongly feels that the demon-

strations in his home country

differ in practice and level of

intensity. AlHamer described

bloody practices of the protes-

tors in his country responsible

for the violent deaths of many

peaceful police officers.

“Everybody thinks that every

country’s revolution is going to

be exactly the same. Three

weeks, speeches from the pres-

ident and then [he] run[s]

away,” said AlHamer.

In response to protestors

blocking highways and hijack-

ing hospitals, forcing major con-

ferences of foreign investors to

be cancelled, AlHamer said,

“Our country lives on foreign

direct investments. Once the for-

eign investor leaves, I don’t

think he’s going to come back.”

In addition to these unset-

tling movements of revolution,

the globe has also experienced

recent natural disasters. The 9.0

earthquake, subsequent tsuna-

mi and ongoing nuclear crisi

that devastated Japan affected

not only the lives of those in the

area, but also the economies of

countries around the world.

“They say when the U.S.

sneezes, the whole world catch-

es a cold. The same can be

applied to Japan,” said Stefan

Winata, an international stu-

dent from Indonesia, referenc-

ing the fact that Japan has the

third largest economy in the

world.

“There was [the] Boxing Day

tsunami, and it hit [Indonesia]

and 250,000 died. I’ve experi-

enced two earthquakes person-

ally. [Japan’s tsunami] is defi-

nitely something that strikes a

nerve very close to my heart,”

said Winata.

Other international students

weighed in , saying that

although they are relieved not

to have been directly affected by

the chain of shocking events in

Japan, the economies of their

home countries have been great-

ly impacted.

“I can tell you that a lot of the

Philippines’ industry depends

on Japan in terms of tourism

and capital. They have a lot of

capital-inducing equipment,”

said Jose Francisco, a student

from the Philippines.

“It’s slowing down the rate of

industry. Some of the IT servic-

es have roots that go through

Japan. Connections are slower,”

said Francisco.

“You have the human disas-

ters but also natural disasters…

[It] may be global warming or

something else is playing its

role, but we need some change

for things to work out,” said

Charles Tiu, an international

student from Hong Kong and

co-chair of the Bentley Cultural

Council.

Tiu referenced President

Obama’s campaign slogan and

continued to introduce his own

idea of hope and change. “The

BCC hopes to work with all cul-

The tsunami also affected countries thathave economic relations with Japan.

Courtesy of onemansblog.com

GLOBALContinued from Page 1

tural organizations, service

[and] community organiza-

tions,” he said, explaining his

hope for an organized relief

effort.

On April 11, the one month

anniversary of the Japan earth-

quake, Tiu plans to hold an

origami-fold-athon. He hopes to

have students come together

and make cranes, fulfilling the

belief that for every 1,000 cranes

that are made, somebody’s wish

will come true. The organiza-

tion, dosomething.org, hopes to

raise 100,000 cranes so that 100

people might have their wishes

come true.

“Serving on boards allows me

to share Bentley’s story with

audiences far and wide, expand-

ing the horizon for Bentley stu-

dents in terms of employers,”

said Larson.

However, Larson noted that

her outside activities do not

interfere with her duties as pres-

ident of Bentley. “Serving as

Bentley’s president is a full-time,

24/7 job I love, and these outside

involvements are handled only

in my free time on weekends or

nights not taken by Bentley

functions,” she said.

“I was asked to join the Board

in 2006 as a regulatory lawyer,

and for my extensive experience

in both the private and public

sector,” said Larson. “It was an

opportunity to join a visionary

healthcare firm that was ratch-

eting down costs while develop-

ing new metrics for controlling

the cost of care, not to mention

being considered one of the best

employers in the state.”

“It is very common today for

non-profits such as Blue Cross

Blue Shield to compensate its

directors,” Larson said. “Given

the liability of serving on the

board of a major insurance com-

pany, such compensation is a

necessity to get the best possible

directors.”

Larson, who has served as

Bentley’s chief executive since

August 2007, was on the Blue

Cross board at the time of her

hiring, and noted that her vari-

ous associations in the business

and charitable communities

were valued by the Bentley

selection committee.

When asked if there is any

potential damage from the Blue

Cross storm to her reputation or

the reputation of Bentley, given

recent efforts to promote busi-

ness ethics by the university,

Larson said, “I’m not concerned

at all, given that I’ve faced both

good times and difficult times

before, and firestorms are com-

mon, especially when I chaired

the Boston Convention Center

project. But over time, the real

story is flushed out.”

Blue Cross Blue Shield of

Massachusetts has faced public

criticism regarding the $11-mil-

lion-dollar severance package for

fired CEO Cleve Killingsworth,

as well as compensating its

directors with five-figure pay-

ments. Given the company’s sta-

tus as a “public charity,”

Attorney General Martha

Coakley has launched an

inquiry into the company.

“The compensation of board

members as public charities is

extraordinari ly rare in

Massachusetts, and for good rea-

son. As part of our ongoing

investigation into director com-

pensation, we had asked the

boards of the non-profit health

insurers to justify the basis by

which they are compensated,

and have not been satisfied by

those responses,” Coakley said

in a statement.

Blue Cross suspended pay for

its directors in light of the criti-

cism, a move Coakley praised

and Larson explained by saying,

“Blue Cross voluntarily took the

Attorney General’s advice to sus-

pend director pay for the time

being while we address the clas-

sification of the company.”

According to Larson, Blue

Cross was founded as a charity

in the 1930s, but despite a sig-

nificant shift from providing

medical charity work to becom-

ing a large health insurance

company, the company never

changed its filing status.

“To be honest, the company

should have gone through a

reclassification 10 years ago, to

become a non-profit business

organization,” said Larson. “It’s

a necessary conversation that we

now must have, especially in

light of both this situation and

healthcare reform.”

“Many non-profit organiza-

tions still compensate their direc-

PRESIDENTContinued from Page 1 tors, which requires being vigi-

lant along with a good deal of

hard work and research,” Larson

said. It was also mentioned by

Larson that despite its “public

charity” status, Blue Cross has

still paid substantial federal and

state taxes appropriate for its

revenue.

Regarding the “golden para-

chute” payment the former CEO

received, Larson said, “That con-

tract was negotiated with Cleve

[Killingsworth] in 2005, before I

joined the board, and despite

being a hard pill to swallow by

every member of the current

board, his contract required we

pay what we paid. Severance

has become a common point of

negotiating for top executives

today.”

What team is going towin March Madness?

Voices

PAgE 8 MARCH 24, 2011 THE VANgUARD

By tim avrutikPHOTOgRAPHy STAFF

Features

I f y o u ’ v e e v e r r e a d a

Christopher Moore novel, you

know there are a few things

you can count on: A constant

use of humor, immature

dirty jokes and somehow, an

actual plot. His latest novel

Bite Me is no exception to

these rules. As you can prob-

ably guess from the title, this

novel is all about vampires,

but not your Twilight or True

Blood vampires. Not even the

traditional idea of blood-

sucking vampires.

Abby Normal is your typi-

cal, not-so-typical teenager.

She has a boyfriend, Foo

Dog, whom she never calls by

his real name (Steve), and

who she slaps after kissing

(so he doesn’t think she’s a

slut, obviously). She pretends

that she’s sleeping over at

friends’ houses so she can

live in an apartment with

Foo , who i s a s c i en t i f i c

genius.

Oh, and she also considers

herself the guardian of the

vampires of San Francisco

(no big deal). She specifical-

ly obeys two vampires in par-

ticular, Jody and Tommy,

who have really only been

vampires for a few weeks

themselves. There is nothing

Abby wants more than to be

a vampire.

However, something dark

is lurking over the city of San

Francisco. Vampire cats have

somehow formed and are

wreaking havoc on the city

and its mortal residents.

Abby and her crew, along

with a team of young men led

by a crazy homeless man

(known as the Emperor of

San Francisco, go figure), are

trying to defeat these felines.

The police are also involved,

but only two of them, Rivera

and Cavuto, know all of the

details of the vampiric dirty

deeds.

As if an army of vampire

cats wasn’t bad enough,

three ancient vampires have

also arrived in the city to

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

Unfortunately for Abby and

Co., they are counted as part

of the ruckus, and the vam-

pires are after them as well.

Through misadventures

involving experiments with

vampiric rats, UV-ray jack-

ets and being burned by the

sun, Abby spends most of the

novel fighting against the

cats, vampires and her moth-

er, who wants her to come

home. As with any Moore

novel, the point is not so

much the happy ending, but

the slapstick humor used to

get there.

I must admit, at first this

novel was more difficult to

get into for me than Moore’s

other novels. The dialect he

writes in doesn’t make for a

clear experience, and I found

myself overly concentrating

on the first few chapters.

Moore refers to many of the

c h a r a c t e r s b y m u l t i p l e

names, without alerting the

reader of who they are.

Once I figured it out, how-

ever, this novel was a fun

and entertaining read. I

found myself stifling laugh-

ter as I read late at night -

f e w a u t h o r s c a n m a t c h

Moore in the hilarity depart-

ment. His frequent use of

one-liners and outrageous

plot twists never left me

bored.

One of my favorite aspects

of the novel was Moore’s

impeccable character descrip-

tions. Once you know that

A b b y w e a r s p l a t f o r m

“Frankenzilla” boots, you can

pretty much picture her in

your head!

Overall, despite my initial

confusion and disappoint-

ment, I would recommend

Bite Me as an entertaining

novel with absolutely no lit-

erary worth (as are the best

novels sometimes). Stick

with it if you’re confused in

the beginning - I promise it’s

all explained eventually.

Enjoy the humor and don’t be

o f f ended by i t s R - ra ted

nature. It’s certainly not all

in good taste, but let loose

and feel free to laugh at the

ridiculousness of it all.

rating: 4 out of 5

Brian KronenWetter

Class of 2014

finanCe

“Duke.”

Courtesy of imgs.sfgate.com

edith JoaChimPillai

Class of 2012

eConomiCs-finanCe

“Kansas.”

emily roy

Class of 2013

marKeting

“Duke.”

tony PhilliPs

Class of 2014

CorPorate finanCe and

aCCoUnting

“VCU.”

Kristina Wilson

Class of 2014

UndeCided

“Duke.”

Between the LinesBy

Olivia Leclair

Bite Me is not your usual vampire-based novel.

Courtesy of 4.bp.blogspot.com

Christopher Moore has written other novels, such as Lamb and Fluke.

THE VANgUARD MARCH 24, 2011 PAgE 9Features

What is your idealSpring Day lineup?

Voices

By dina durutlicPHOTOgRAPHy STAFF

sCott raU

Class of 2014


aCCoUnting

“Maybe, umm, some dj’s,

like some house music.”

omer ellahi

Class of 2014


aCCoUnting

“Coldplay, U2 and then

uhhh Pitbull.”

Katrina defranCesCo

Class of 2013

marKeting

“Maroon 5 would be the

main people and Joshua

Radin as the opener.”

amy shin

Class of 2014

UndeCided

“Foo Fighters and then I

don’t know!!! Wait, wait,

and then Lil Wayne!!!”

ryan deChanCe

Class of 2012

eConomiCs finanCe

“Jason Mraz as the

opener and definitely

The Script as the main

performer.”

A s m u c h o f t h e w o r l d

already knows, pop star Lady

gaga may be a little, let’s say,

out there. Her bizarre antics

( b e i n g e s c o r t e d t o t h e

grammys in an egg), odd fash-

ions (wearing a dress made of

meat) and her undeniably

unique music videos give us

all an odd perspective of the

pop queen. However, after

going to her concert a few

weeks ago, I have developed a

newfound respect for the

singer once known as Stefani

germanotta.

My preconceived notions

regarding the concert were

shattered when Lady gaga

stepped on stage. She didn’t

just sing her plethora of pop-

ular, Top-40 hits; she told a

story. Acting, singing and

dancing were all molded into

one captivating performance.

Through all of the move-

ment and singing on stage,

there was one thing Lady

gaga did that made me

incandescently happy – she

never lip synced. During the

concert, she stated that she

never lip syncs, and she is

defiantly opposed to the prac-

tice. I find this admirable,

especially when I consider her

nearly flawless performance

of every song, from Just Dance

to Alejandro, from LoveGame

to You and I.

Out of all of her amazing

performances, her two best

songs came at the end, when

she performed Bad Romance

and Born This Way . Bad

Romance, my favorite song

ever, featured spirited syn-

chronized dancing and awe-

inspiring lighting. Born This

Way was undoubtedly the

most popular song of the

night, as its pro-gay senti-

ments appealed to the seem-

ingly disproportionate contin-

gent of homosexual “little

monsters” in the crowd.

I’ll admit I had a bit of a

culture shock at the concert.

By my count, I mistook 19

people for the wrong gender,

and this number probably

would have been greater if I

really paid attention to the

people instead of Lady gaga

and her interactions with the

crowd.

Her communication with

the audience struck me as

something completely novel

and entertaining. Although

she was on a stage performing

for us, she was still incredibly

personable. When audience

members threw hand-written

notes to her on stage, she read

them and responded with her

own personal stories. gaga

even called a member of the

audience and invited him out

for a drink after the show.

This concert deepened my

appreciation for Lady gaga as

a person and the talent she

possesses. First, I was thor-

oughly impressed by the con-

nection she made with the

crowd. Second, she is a much

better singer than I ever

thought. At concerts, singers

often disappoint fans when

their live songs don’t live up

to the quality of the album

versions. But Lady gaga’s

songs sounded even better in

person, although she exerted

an unfathomable amount of

energy during the perform-

ance. I felt the need to gasp for

air just from watching the

exhausting performance.

Her ability to maintain her

voice quality while dancing

and running unceasingly was

nothing short of amazing. And

lastly, she played the piano

with her feet. I don’t think

anybody would ever deem this

an easy task.

Overall, the special effects,

dancing, lighting, acting and

singing at the concert were all

incredibly entertaining and

unbelievably well done. These

aspects served as more than

just pure entertainment; they

provided me with a window

into Lady gaga’s personality.

Surprisingly, the view from

this window was not marred

by three-headed pigs and gun

bras; rather, Lady gaga is a

fun person who appreciates

her loyal fans. She enjoys per-

forming, and does not feel the

need to conform to societal

norms in order to be accepted

by a majority.

Attending this concert

opened my eyes to the positive

qualities of Lady gaga’s char-

acter. Sure, she may be weird.

But when you think about it,

what’s so wrong with being

weird?

By Brian sheaVANgUARD STAFF

Lady GaGa concert sheds lighton the singer’s true character

Lady GaGa’s performance was morethan just a concert, it told a story.

Courtesy of popcrunch.com

Courtesy of monden.infoLady GaGa’s concert was filled with entertaining

singing, dancing and lighting.

MArCH 24, 2011 THE VAngUArdFeatures

“At Seasons : female :

Brunette: you had a blue

jacket and a white north

face…i’d like to get to know

you ;).”

Comments like this plague

the pages of LikeALittle.com,

a website which allows col-

lege students to flirt anony-

mously with others on cam-

pus.

T h e w e b s i t e , w h i c h

launched in October 2010, is

becoming increasingly popu-

lar throughout college cam-

puses around the nation as

a safe way to communicate

one’s emotions without hav-

ing to face rejection.

LikeALittle has pages for

many colleges and universi-

ties across America and is

very user friendly. Users can

go to the website, find their

school’s page and post a flir-

ty message about other stu-

dents without even having to

create an account.

A very appealing aspect

about the site is complete

anonymity, whether you

have an account or not. The

name shown for each post is

“author,” and those who com-

ment or respond on posts are

given the names of random

fruits to maintain the web-

site’s anonymity.

Each post contains the

location, gender and hair

color of the person being

addressed, as well as the

time at which it was posted.

These posts range f rom

sweet to funny to just down-

right raunchy pickup lines.

A combination of the posts

and the “fruits” that com-

ment (and usually attempt

to guess who the post is

aimed at) makes the website

very entertaining.

To add to the fun, a chat

application has recently been

added to the bottom right

side of the screen. This chat

box allows users to instant-

ly communicate with others

on their campus and start

random, flirtatious conversa-

tions. The chat names are

also anonymous, maintain-

ing the overall theme of the

site.

Another nice feature on

LikeALittle is the fact that

students can monitor the

posts to make sure they are

appropriate. Anyone who

visits the site may report

comments that are offensive

or abusive, allowing it to

stay fun and friendly.

Also, each school has a

coordinator that maintains

their school’s page and keep

the content clean by deleting

posts that may be too harsh.

The good nature of the web-

site keeps users coming back

for more.

So, where did this genius

idea come from? The website

was launched by Evan reas,

a Stanford MBA graduate,

a l o n g w i t h P r a s a n n a

Sankaranarayanan and

Shubham Mittal.

In an interview, reas indi-

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make meaningful connec-

tions, as opposed to it becom-

ing a daily source of enter-

tainment, such as websites

like fML and MLIA.

reas came up with the

idea while studying abroad

at Oxford Univers i ty in

England. He said the univer-

sity was isolated, and that

bes ides part ies and the

library, there was minimal

social interaction among the

students.

reas believed he could cre-

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m e n t , a n d t h a t ’ s w h e n

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reas and the other two co-

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reas s tates that they

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are pleased with its flexibil-

Flirting on LikeALittle becomes a new hobby campus-wideBy Jessica HughesVAngUArd STAff

ity, but they do not want it

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So, if you happen to see a

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LikeALittle allows users to flirt

anonymously.

Courtesy of static.howstuffworks.com

To their fans, nick frost

and Simon Pegg epitomize

nerd humor. They’re the Star

Wars referencing, zombie bash-

ing, British comics that defined

a whole generation of film

nerds. They’ve been making us

laugh with Spaced and Shawn

of the Dead, as well as their lat-

est movie Paul. After a press

viewing of Paul, we had a

chance to sit down and laugh

with the hilarious duo.

To sum up the experience of

Paul in one word, it would

have to be bland. from the act-

ing to the plot to the over abun-

dance of fart jokes, the film

reeks of routine Hollywood

fluff stuffed into a lazy Cg

alien.

The film centers on graeme

Willy (Simon Pegg) and Clive

gollings (nick frost), two

nerds from the UK who are

road tripping across the States.

Hitting up Comic-Con and

many of the infamous UfO

landmarks that sprinkle the

American South West, they

are determined to have a real

“sci-fi” experience.

They get this real experience

when they stumble upon Paul

(Seth rogan), a half-baked

alien slacker who is the film’s

title character. Although Paul

is supposed to be the main

source of humor, Paul ends up

falling back on bodily humor

jokes more often than not.

Thrown in the mix are

devout Christian ruth Buggs

(Kristin Wigg) and the deter-

mined Agent Zoil (Jason

Bateman) giving chase. With

such great talent behind all of

the characters, it is such a

shame that each one comes off

as half hearted, leaving little

for the audience to attach to.

ruth has a hard time deal-

ing with the fact that Paul

exists, and the film is bogged

down by Atheist preaching,

soiling any humor that may

have come from the situation.

not only that, but halfway

through the film ruth devel-

ops a desire to curse as much

as possible, which is such an

old gag that it’s not funny at

all. Agent Zoil, while captivat-

ing at first, eventually looses

any real purpose in the overall

story, being dwindled down to

a mere plot device.

The countless pop-culture

and sci-fi references thrown at

the viewer is astounding. What

is even more upsetting is that

most fall completely flat, leav-

ing most of the humor feeling

tacked on. The references and

puns kept piling up, and every

time Paul threatened someone

with a “probing,” I found

myself checking my watch.

Although the pairing up of

Pegg and frost is usually

comedic gold, Paul was an

exception: There is nothing

that makes this film stand out

as anything special or even

funny. Once the credits begin

to roll, it’s clear that Paul is

destined to be nothing more

than just another filled time

slot in late-night television.

The Vanguard: How do you

work as a team of writers? do

you ever write to make your-

selves laugh and not worry

about the audience liking it?

Nick Frost: (Laughs.) That’s

what Paul is.

Simon Pegg: I think every-

thing we write is to make our-

selves laugh. We learned very

early on that what we find

funny is shared by other peo-

ple as well. I think some com-

edy writers try to guess what

other people find funny, when

you should always write what

you find funny, and just hope

to god someone else does too.

TV: You’ve been travelling a

lot and working in America.

does it ever get to the point

where the American accent

just drives you up the wall?

SP: nah, I love it. It’s some-

thing we don’t tire of. I’ve

grown up; we’ve both grown up

hearing it. If you look at all our

references, the stuff that we

allude to in our films is all

almost exclusively American

stuff. We grew up on a diet of

American culture… You do if

Paul: Interview with two of the stars, Frost & PeggBy Jim Ferguson

& David EntinVAngUArd STAff

you’re from the UK. We’ve got

this amazing resource: A coun-

try that’s hundreds of times as

big as ours that speaks our lan-

guage to take stuff from. So I’m

used to it.

TV: As you were preparing for

this film, you went on a road

tr ip across a por t i on o f

America. What was that most

exciting thing you found?

SP: We found a six-headed

baby.

NF: Yeah. That was weird.

SP: I think the sheer size and

scope of the nation, physically.

We live in a country that you

can travel across in a day eas-

ily. And this is a country that

you can travel in a day and not

see a single human being, and

that was awe inspiring. We’ve

been to a lot of places in the

U.S., but we’ve never gone over

the land, which is quite amaz-

ing. We said “wow” more than

we’ve ever said.

NF: (Laughs.) Yeah. Coming

from England, I think films

like Deliverance and Southern

Comfort give a pre-conceived

notion of what people are

gonna be like in the interior

and then what you find is…

SP: It’s true.

NF: (Laughs.) You find it’s

completely the opposite.

Everyone was incredibly warm

and welcoming, apart from the

mother of the six-headed baby,

who chased us off with a pitch-

fork.Paul proved to be a bit boring with its

overuse of cliche jokes.

Courtesy of img.poptower.com

Rating: 2 out of 5

THE VANGUArD MArCH 24, 2011 PAGE 11Columns

Courtesy of ABC News

I’m always a huge fan of St.

Patty’s Day, but I wasn’t sure

what to expect here in Australia.

I’ve heard that our celebrations

in the U.S. are somewhat exag-

gerated compared to the actual

Irish festivities, but I’m all for

the extra excuses to dress up in

green and have a few beers.

I was pleased to find out that

a lot of kids here in the village

got really into it. Huge green

jackets, green tights, stick-on

ginger beards and high socks

were among the dress code when

I looked out from my balcony.

I joined the parade on a pub

crawl through Melbourne, start-

ing and ending at the pub next

I really could have written

about anything this week,

ranging from Charlie Sheen

and the UCLA tar t who

hates Asians talking to the

ongoing disasters plaguing

Japan (I hear Ann Coulter

has a solution!) or the ongo-

ing joke that calls itself the

Grand Old Party, but I’ve

settled on something that

I’m sure you’ve all heard

about by now: The Friday

experience as told by one

rebecca Black.

Now if you haven’t had the

pleasure of enjoying the new

single Friday by rebecca

Black, stop reading, go to

YouTube and watch the offi-

cial video. If you have heard

the song or watched the

video, continue on.

I’m sorry, but this may

very well be the worst song

I’ve ever heard, and like mil-

lions, I can’t stop listening to

it. It’s just plain entertain-

ing, and I cannot figure out

why. It’s not rhythmically

interesting (isn’t it just Baby

by that toddler Bieber?) and

her voice is so auto-tuned

that even T-Pain is disgusted

by it. It must be the brilliant,

awe-inspiring lyrics.

I mean, how could you not

appreciate a song that is

describing the logistics of a

15-year-old American girl’s

Friday, where she goes from

eating cereal and waiting for

the bus to the excruciating

dilemma of deciding which

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

(apparently not the open

one? Sigh) where she plans

to get down?

Put 12 monkeys in a room

with a typewriter and you’ll

eventually get Shakespeare,

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

explain a song where a major

verse is simply stating the

order of the weekend days

while utilizing the phrase

“We so excited”? Whoever

wrote this song should either

be impr isoned for the i r

incompetence, or receive a

national education award for

successfully teaching our

otherwise stupid, couch-rid-

den kids the actual order of

the weekend days.

But then again, the song

is catchy, it sticks in your

mind, and 30 million+ views

later on YouTube, something

went r ight here f or Ms .

Black. Her song is so bad

that it ’s now considered

good, the same mysterious

phenomenon that propels

Michael Bay films, Adam

Sandler’s career and the

Jersey Shore cast.

Like all of the aforemen-

tioned imbeciles, Black is the

latest joke who is laughing

al l the way to the bank,

while people like my friend

Keith are dumbfounded by

the utter failure of capital-

i s m , w h i c h a s h e p u t i t

should “reward talent, not

crap.” Tell that to rebecca as

Friday accelerates up the

iTunes Top Selling List.

Simply stunning.

And don’t get me started

on the other inexplicable

piece of this song, that my

fr iend rockett astute ly

pointed out to me: Why on

earth is there a 30-year-old

rapper cruising around and

participating in a video oth-

erwise populated by 13 year

olds, who for the most part

still have braces on their

teeth?

Apparently, the kids need

a chaperone who neglected

to tell them that sitting prop-

erly in their seats with their

seatbelts on might be safer

when your driver only has a

learner’s permit.

Look, I’m thrilled that this

girl’s dreams are coming true

By Courtney Gallagher MELBOUrNE, AUSTrALIA

A Fireside Chat: Just Choose a Damn Seat RebeccaBy

Jon McColgan

and I know she does actual-

ly have some talent, but I

find it beyond pathetic that

CNN, despite a fresh war

with Libya and Japan sink-

ing into a nuclear crisis

r i v a l i n g C h e r n o b y l , i s

already asking if she’s the

next Bieber. I’m ashamed

that th is fasc inated me

enough to write 700 words

on it. At this rate, she will be

a guest judge on American

Idol next week, a show on

which she would be voted off

b e f o r e e v e n r e a c h i n g

Sanjaya status.

I myself can’t wait for this

coming Friday, knowing that

every room, suite and apart-

ment on this campus will

probably be blasting this

snappy garbage. But can we

wait for her to actually dis-

play some of that rumored

talent on the national stage

before we glorify her for this

turd of a song that makes

Ke$ha look like a genius?

Thanks.

Notes from Abroad

Question: “Are there anyholidays native to your host

country that you have experi-enced? What are the customsof these holidays? Do people

take vacations?”

By Ryan Miamis

BrUSSELS, BELGIUM

Belgium has a few celebra-

tions that are unique to its

culture. Like a few other

Catholic countries, Carnival

is celebrated before Ash

Wednesday. In Belgium, the

Carnival of Binche is a par-

ticularly big and medieval

festival.

The Carnaval de Binche is

celebrated for three days.

T h e r e a r e p a r a d e s a n d

events with participants

singing and dancing. People

dress like clowns, known as

Gilles, and walk on stilts.

Bas ica l ly everyone just

dresses up in 14th century

costumes to drink and eat

with the community. It’s a

nice holiday.

Belgium recognizes the

general Catholic holidays

like in the United States and

most of Europe. During the

week of Carnival, most resi-

dents travel for hol iday

while school is out.

Ommegang is celebrated

on the first Thursday of July

and the previous Tuesday in

Brussels to honor the arrival

of the emperor. The pageant

procession has taken place in

the famous Grand Place

since the 16th century. An

entire medieval village is set

up downtown and there are

jousting tournaments held

there, as well as battles with

knights. It’s a big event for

folklore, music and perform-

ances.

Armistice Day (Veterans’

Day) on November 11 is

taken very ser ious ly in

Belgium. During World War

I, Belgium was the battle-

ground for much of the fight-

ing. Instead of WWII, WWI

is considered the Great War

in this country. Since this

day in history marks the

start o f peace, Belgians

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

remembrance of the cata-

strophic destruction they

experienced.

Although it is not an offi-

cial holiday, there was wide-

spread ce lebrat ion las t

month as Belgium passed

Iraq for the country with the

longest time without a gov-

ernment in the post-WWII

era. In fact, Iraqi “represen-

tatives” awarded Belgium a

trophy during a ceremony in

Ghent. Belgians, especially

the younger generation, are

particularly proud of this

accomplishment as the coun-

try still operates like usual

without a governing body.

Other notable holidays

i n c l u d e B e l g i a n

Independence Day on July

21.

Good Morning America may have gotten

this one right; this video is simply awful.

door.

On the streets and in the pubs

I didn’t see as many gung-ho St.

Patty’s Day celebrations, but

pretty much every college kid in

the city looked forward to a day

and night of drinking.

At certain spots, huge lines of

university students were form-

ing in the mid-afternoon and

evening, and I was definitely

impressed with Melbourne’s St.

Patty’s Day showing.

As for upcoming holidays,

there’s Easter, but I’m not real-

ly sure what else is coming up. I

asked an Australian the other

day if he likes Thanksgiving food

because I was craving it… Turns

out they don’t celebrate

Thanksgiving because the

Mayflower didn’t hit Tasmania.

Courtesy of telegraph.co.ukSt. Patty’s Day in Australia is quite festive.

Courtesy of tmangut.comIn Belgium, Carnaval de Binche is a holiday filled withparades and other fun events.

MARCH 24, 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 & JohannaGriecci

April’s AdviceYour Questions Answered!

ByApril Gammal

ested in the club it would be

a great event to attend!

Girls, we all know that

there is nothing more attrac-

t ive than a guy who can

dance. And guys, one of the

easiest ways to impress a girl

is with your moves on the

dance floor.

So, with all of that said, if

you want to join or know

someone who is interested in

joining then you can e-mail

GA_BallroomDance@bent-

ley.edu. The club is always

welcoming new members! So

what are you waiting for? Get

up and dance!

there are separate lessons for

those students as well. You do

not need a partner, either.

Individuals are paired up dur-

ing lessons and rotated dur-

ing the lesson.

Anyone can learn how to

ballroom dance, even if you

have two left feet. There is

such a variety of dances that

can be learned, such as waltz,

tango, cha cha, swing, rumba,

samba, bolero and others. You

can choose to compete with

other schools, or you can sim-

ply dance for fun.

There are so many Latin

dance c lubs , not only in

Boston but in many other

areas as well, and knowing

how to actually dance is help-

ful.

It’s always a lot more fun to

be the person on the floor

dancing than the person

watching everyone else and

wishing they could dance.

There are also so many other

occasions when you can use

your skills, such as at wed-

dings or business social

events.

On another level, ballroom

dancing is a great source of

exerc ise and i t can a lso

improve your coordination,

balance and posture.

Ballroom Dance is actually

having an event on April 1 at

Fire & Ice in Harvard Square.

It is a dinner and salsa danc-

ing event, so if you are inter-

If Irish eyes are smiling, youcan be assured they’re up tono good.

Don’t believe anyone wearinga “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” t-shirttoday.

You will see green peopletoday… They have probablyhad too much corned beef andcabbage.

Don’t resist the urge to frolicin a field of shamrocks.

Just because you don’tbelieve in fairies doesn’tmean they’re not watchingyour every move.

The vertically challengeddon’t appreciate you grabbingthem and screaming, “Giveme gold!!!”

Chase after rainbows, butdon’t trip over the peoplewho’ve had too much greenbeer.

Singing an Irish drinkingsong during a boring classwill not win you any pointswith the teacher.

Unfortunately, you’ll needseveral pots of gold to pay offyour college debt.

Watch out for rogue-flyingshillelaghs.

University Police will notaccept “The leprechaunsmade me do it” as an excuse.

It’s time to break out yourMichael Flatley imperson-ation and recreateRiverdance in the cafeteria.

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: Word on the

s t r e e t i s t h a t B a l l r o o m

Dancing is now an official

club on campus. Is that true,

and if so how can I get in on

that? Also, do I need a partner

or prior dancing experience to

come to lessons?

Yes! Ballroom Dancing is

now an official club on cam-

pus. While the club has been

operating for the past three

semesters, it was only formal-

ly recognized by the school

last month. The club current-

ly has a good amount of par-

ticipation and involvement.

This semester, the team

has joined the Tufts Ballroom

Dance Team and has prac-

t i c e s t w i c e a w e e k o n

Mondays from 9:30 to 10:30

p.m. and Thursdays from 10

to 11 p.m. Not only is it great

to take lessons at another

school, but it is also great to

dance with students from

another school as well as

other Bentley students.

However, next semester

the group will be having les-

sons on campus and will be

hiring a professional instruc-

tor to teach lessons, so look

out for that!

You do not need any prior

experience to come to lessons.

There are different levels of

dance. If you are a beginner,

then you attend those lessons,

and if you are advanced, then

Courtesy of theballroomdancecompany.comBallroom Dancing is another funclub anyone can join.

THE VANGUARD MARCH 24, 2011 PAGE 13Columns

I came back from Spring

Break unprepared to start

writing again. Initially, I

was worried that I would

have to stretch my amazing

talents to find any sort of

new video worthy o f my

time, let alone your time.

Thankfully, Rebecca Black

exists . Her music v ideo

Friday is so bad; I wouldn’t

be surprised if she made it

solely for the purpose of pro-

viding me with material to

write about it.

Since I don’t even know

where to start with this one,

I’ll just do a little lyrical

analysis to kick things off.

Her voice sounding like a cat

w h i n i n g t o g o o u t s i d e

shouldn’t mean the lyrics

have to be complete garbage

as well, right?

“Fun, fun, think about

fun. You know what it is. I

got this, you got this. My

friend is by my right. I got

this, you got this. Now you

know it,” Black sings.

Wrong. First of all, don’t

tell me to think about fun.

The only thing I’m going to

think about is why God did-

n’t just do us all a favor and

“forget” to provide this girl

with a set of vocal chords.

Second, I don’t care that

your friend is by your right.

Since when is it ok to just

throw in random lines like

that in songs? Does the cho-

rus of Piano Man go, “Sing

us a song, you’re the piano

man, sing us a song tonight,

my friend is by my right”?

While this would actually

rhyme, Elton John recog-

nized that it didn’t make

any sense. Black, not so

much.

By Dan Binder-Brantley

At this point, I decided

some research was in order.

I set out hoping to discover

that the song was actually

the result of a Make-A-Wish

Foundation project , but

found just the opposite .

Wikipedia says that Black’s

m o m a c t u a l l y p a i d t w o

grand for the opportunity to

make the song. I didn’t want

to believe it, but we all know

Wikipedia is never wrong. If

I was Black’s mom right

Elephant in the Room By Sean Harrington & Brian Shea

Is capital punishment a just

form of punishment?

Sean Harrington

Before I begin the explana-

tion of my personal rationale

in support of capital punish-

ment, let me first assert that

I intend on examining this

issue in a logical and rational

way. Those in opposition to

this issue tend to attack the

emotions of those people they

wish to persuade (for obvious

reasons), so it is my preroga-

tive to explain my position as

logically as possible and avoid

cheap, maudlin tactics.

Justice, in the United

States, is predicated on the

notion that the punishment

inflicted by the jury fit the

crime committed by the

defendant. In other words, we

live by this standard: The

punishment should fit the

crime, fair and simple.

There is no doubt that cap-

i ta l punishment , or the

“death penalty”, is the ulti-

mate price. One’s life is the

single most valuable posses-

sion. Given this logic, it is

also true that murder is the

most serious offense that one

can commit. Of course, there

are different distinctions of

murder itself, but it is safe to

say that a premeditated mur-

der is the single worst crime

there is.

Although there is little dis-

agreement regarding murder

and capital punishment as

the poles of crime and punish-

ment, there still exists a coali-

tion that refuses to connect

the two. This seems simply

absurd to me. The elimination

of the capital punishment

harshly diminishes the value

of our justice system.

Take this example: Kenny

and Orenthal are both crimi-

nals. Kenny steals thousands

of dollars from his corporation

without conforming to GAAP.

Orenthal brutally murders

his ex-wife and her friend and

refuses to admit to it. Without

the existence of the death

penalty, our legal system

would award these two crim-

inals the EXACT SAME

PUNISHMENT: lifetime in

prison.

How can anyone honestly

say that we are a just society

if we award these two crimi-

nals the same punishment?

Brutal murder is not the

same as hiding expenses and

setting strict revenue goals.

Yet, we would recognize it

with the same punishment…

This makes no sense at all.

They say that if we put

murderers to death, we are

just as bad as them. I pose

this question: Are we then

also just as bad as bank rob-

bers if we demand that money

be returned? How about car

thieves? Are we all thieves for

asking that the car be given

to the rightful owner? This

logic if truly flawed.

Let the punishment fit the

crime. Only then are we truly

morally just.

Brian Shea

The 8th Amendment to the

United States Constitution

outlaws all “cruel and unusu-

al punishments.” Knowing

this, it seems relatively fool-

ish to think that the death

penalty is at all valid. After

all, premeditated murder is a

capital offense. Why, then,

should it double as capital

punishment?

You may be surprised to

know that death is pretty

irreversible. I don’t know how

Jesus came back, but usually

people don’t reincarnate on

demand. Therefore, when an

innocent person is sentenced

to death, the justice system

doesn’t really act justly. This

atrocity actually happens a

lot, too – since 1973, 138

death row inmates have been

found innocent. That means

that for every 10 people exe-

cuted, approximately one pre-

viously convicted person is

found innocent.

Proponents of the death

penalty will argue that it acts

as a deterrent of heinous

crimes. Although this may

sound incandescently awe-

some in theoretical conversa-

tion, it is not true. In fact, it’s

the opposite. States with the

death penalty have noticeably

higher murder rates than

non-death penalty states. So,

in reality, it’s more of an

incentive than a deterrent.

Morally, I cannot justify

the act of killing another

human being. Sure, a person

may have murdered people,

or committed treason, or

raped someone. But does that

mean that our government

has the right to prematurely

end this person’s life? Does a

retributive motive qualify the

death penalty as righteous

killing? My answer, over-

whelmingly, is no.

Obviously, we can’t just let

convicted felons back into

mainstream society. I am not

naïve enough to believe that

people who commit capital

offenses will become saints

just by doing a little soul

searching. However, I do

believe in the value of reflec-

tion. Criminals sentenced to

death have little chance to

think about the repercussions

of their actions. Conversely,

those sentenced to life impris-

onment have plenty of time to

ponder the morality of their

actions.

Surely, the punishment

should always fit the crime.

However, the punishment

does not have to mirror the

crime. Life imprisonment is a

just punishment, and does

not carry the moral cost of

bringing about death (or the

financial cost of bringing

about a death penalty trial).

As Gandhi wisely declared,

“An eye for an eye makes the

whole world blind.”

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Internet Celebrities

now, I’d be putting her up for

adoption.

If this is what $2,000 gets

her, she should just smarten

up and realize her kid isn’t

worth the investment. If you

think I’m being harsh here,

maybe I should mention the

fact that the entire song was

autotuned. Correct me if I’m

wrong, but isn’t the goal of

autotune to make a song

sound better? I mean, I’m

pretty sure I ’m the next

Enrique Iglesias after a lit-

tle autotuning. Words surely

cannot describe the horrors

that come about when this

girl tries to sing without the

help of autotune.

As much as I’d like to con-

tinue offering advice to her

obviously stricken mother, I

want to be sure to point out

o n e m o r e s e t o f l y r i c s :

“Yesterday was Thursday,

Thursday. Today is Friday,

F r i d a y … T o m o r r o w i s

S a t u r d a y , a n d S u n d a y

comes after…wards.”

I know some of you might

think I should stop roasting

Black, but this is just insult-

ing. Who the hell does she

think she is, trying to tell me

the days of the week? Maybe

the song was or ig inal ly

intended to help educate ele-

mentary school students, but

it had to be used elsewhere

after it resulted in temper

tantrums and violence on

the jungle gym.

Regardless of your feel-

ings after reading this col-

umn, check the video out

and join the millions of us

who will soon band together

to have all evidence of this

song’s existence destroyed

ceremonially.

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to sit in the front or back of the car.

A conservative and a liber-

a l , w h o h ap p e n to be

roommates, weigh in on

current affairs.

The debate between abolitionists andretentionists continues.

MARCh 24, 2011 ThE VANGUARD

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When the snow melts ,

spr ing games s tar t and

Bentley lacrosse is trying to get

into mid-season form in a

hurry. They continue their

pursuit of a 2011 title as they

s tar t NE-10 games on

Wednesday.

The Falcons have been play-

ing for a few weeks now, going

1-3 over their first four games.

With the rust shaken off,

Bentley will look toward their

second conference game

against Franklin Pierce on

March 23, an NE-10 matchup

against Stonehill on March 29

and a third conference game in

a row against American

International on April 1.

Bentley opened up their sea-

son on March 6 in an early

conference game against Le

Moyne. It was a cold Sunday

afternoon and the Le Moyne

squad just seemed to be a lit-

tle sharper, earning a 15-6 vic-

tory.

Junior Megan Wiggins

paced the offensive attack for

Bentley, scoring 2 goals and

dishing out an assist, but it

would not be enough for the

Falcons to get off to a winning

start.

Alex Carney, Cori Geiger,

Chelsea Larivee and Kelsie

Tidman also recorded their

first goals of the season for the

Falcons.

Bentley’s next matchup

went much better as the

Falcons put up a hard fight

aga ins t B loomsburg .

Unfortunately, they came out

on the wrong end of an 11-10

score.

Geiger found herself with a

free position shot with 5 sec-

onds remaining to try to tie the

score at 11 apiece, but the

Bloomsburg goalie, Shelby

Iezzi, came up big with a save

to preserve the win in regula-

tion time for Bloomsburg.

Geiger certainly did her part

in this one, however, leading

the team with 5 goals. Dovlyn

Curtis was the only other

Falcon with multiple goals, as

she buried 3 in the losing

effort. Carolyn Kynoch and

Margeaux Guercia each added

a goal as well.

Bentley outshot Bloomsburg

25-20, but, interestingly, they

didn’t have an assist on any of

those 10 goals.

Bentley finally let out some

frustration in the next game,

putting a beat down on the

girls from Shepherd in St.

Petersburg, Florida in a Spring

Break matchup. The Lady

Falcons earned a 17-4 win in

the contest.

Curtis and Carney each

recorded hat tricks for Bentley,

while Wiggins, Guercia and

Lauren Canepa each scored a

pair of goals in Bentley’s dom-

inating win.

Geiger had three assists to

go along with a goal, while

Larivee had a pair of assists as

well as a goal of her own.

Bentley was unable to carry

that momentum over into their

home game against Dowling

on March 20, however. After

scoring only 1 goal in the first

half, Bentley put up 8 in the

second, but it wasn’t enough to

earn a victory over the Golden

Lions, who took the win, 13-9.

Geiger and Wiggins did all

the scoring for Bentley, scoring

5 and 4 goals, respectively.

Early in the second half,

Bentley was down 7-1, but

they went on a surge, paced by

Geiger and Wiggins, to even-

tually make it a 9-8 game.

With six and a half minutes

remaining, Dowling took over,

scoring 4 goals in a row to hold

off the Lady Falcons down the

stretch.

Bentley will need to tighten

up their play a bit more to

start picking up more wins,

but if they can manage to keep

getting big scoring runs they

wi l l have success in the

Northeast-10 this season.

The Falcons were ranked

sixth in the preseason NE-10

Coaches Poll and it will be

interesting to see if they can

beat that ranking. They cer-

tainly have the pieces to make

a big run this year.

They currently sit with five

other teams at 0-1 in NE-10

play, but this week will be big

for the Lady Falcons.

It will be a huge confidence

boost if they can pick up a cou-

ple wins against conference

foes and find their team name

near the top of the standings.

Women’s Lacrosse gearing up for NE-10 playBy Robbie LaBrieSPORTS EDITOR

but they only began ranking

undergraduate business schools

in 2006. Their student surveys

are completed voluntarily by a

participating percentage of sen-

ior business majors at each

school between November and

February.

“Since Bloomberg

BusinessWeek began ranking

the undergraduate schools,

Bentley has averaged 30, 31 and

32, so last year’s jump up to 21

was a dramatic change. When

we asked Bloomberg what was

the contributing factor [to this

year’s decrease], they said the

recruiter score was lower than

last year,” said Michele Walsh,

director of Public and Media

Relations at Bentley. “We also

noticed that all the schools in

our area also dropped in their

rankings from last year, so it is

hard to understand how or why

that happens.”

“Our own data and surveys

tell us a different story,” said

Walsh. “In exploring the lower

recruiter score, Bentley learned

that although the publication

requests a list of each school’s

top recruiters, they choose which

recruiters they will survey, so

we don’t know if they surveyed

the companies that work closely

with and hire from Bentley.”

“We understand that people

can be disappointed when the

rankings go down, but we try to

remind everyone to keep them

in perspective, whether we per-

form well or not. Although

Bentley enjoys a strong position

in many major rankings, we

caution against placing too

much emphasis on any one

measurement’” Walsh contin-

ued. “They are not scientific

instruments that can accurate-

ly measure all that a school

offers. Since each of them choose

different groups to survey and

then weigh the information sub-

jectively, it is often difficult to

draw clear conclusions.”

Another factor that affects

Bloomberg’s rankings is the per-

centage of seniors who respond.

“Generally speaking, there are

800-plus business majors in our

senior class. The response rate

for this and most rankings sur-

veys is a small percentage of

that number,” said Walsh. “Our

own student surveys are done

through Banner, so students

often need to complete a survey

before receiving their grades.

Typically, many of the rankings

publications don’t get response

rate that high,” said Susan

Brennan, managing director of

University Career Services.

In regards to reaching out to

prospective students who may

be concerned about lower rank-

ings, Bentley prefers to focus on

promoting the school’s unique

qualities and community.

“If prospective students and

their families have questions or

concerns about rankings, our

admission counselors are very

available…whether it is by vis-

iting schools [or] taking phone

calls or meeting in person,” said

Walsh. “We will take every

opportunity to help educate

them on the factors and infor-

mation that are most important

to them. Ideally, their search is

about finding the school that is

the best fit for them. If a rank-

ings publication helps them find

that information, then it can be

a useful tool; but we hope that

it is only one tool in their

search.”

“Most rankings can be fickle;

they come and go, and many

new ones are coming out all the

time. Whether we’re 21 [or] 32,

it’s essentially still recognition

that Bentley is a top school.

Most lists of the top schools are

changeable; schools will go up

and down,” said Brennan, who

points out that such slight

changes in rankings help to sell

magazines for the media organ-

izations that publish them.

The Publ ic and Media

Relations team would like to

deliver an important message to

current students concerning the

power of their voice on the many

surveys and social media sites

that rank and review schools,

including College Prowler and

Ratemyprofessor.com.

“We’ve heard from some stu-

dents that it is frustrating to

those who feel positive about

Bentley to read negative com-

ments online, but they should

understand that many of these

sites are not concerned with

accuracy or fairness. They are

interested in attracting users

RANKINGSContinued from Page 1 and generating lists that will

result in revenue,” said Walsh.

“But students do have a power-

ful voice in this area…especial-

ly when their comments are

thoughtful and productive.”

The Publ ic Relat ions

Department, along with the

entire Bentley administration,

encourages students to have

pride in their school and its

unique qualities, regardless of

any external organization’s

ranking results.

“We hear how special Bentley

is from our students, faculty,

staff, alumni and corporate part-

ners on a regular basis,” said

Walsh. “What Bentley does well

– and how we do it –is not some-

thing that can be easily meas-

ured by outside organizations.”

SportS & NewS

RecentReSUltSResults from 3/9-3/22

Baseball (6-9) RESULTS

vs. Bridgeport (3/15) W 7-2

vs. pace (3/16) L 8-4

vs. Bridgeport (3/17) L 4-3

vs. pace (3/18) W 15-4

vs. Stonehill (3/19) L 3-2

Golf

St. thomas Aquinas invitational (3/18-3/19) 4th of 11

Men’s Basketball (24-8)

Bloomfield (NCAA regional Final) (3/15) L 75-71

Men’s Lacrosse (0-1)

at C.W. post (3/12) L 6-3

Men’s Tennis (5-6, 5-0)

at Florida Southern (3/14) L 7-2

at Florida tech (3/16) L 6-3

at Saint Leo (3/17) L 9-0

at palm Beach Atlantic (3/18) L 7-2

Men’s Track & Field

NCAA division ii Championships (3/11) No team score

Softball (7-3)

vs. Wilmington (del.) (3/15) L 3-0

vs. Caldwell (3/17) W 1-0

vs. Nyack (3/17) W 8-0

vs. New York tech (3/18) W 8-0

vs. St. Michael’s (3/18) W 5-1

Women’s Basketball (28-5)

pace (NCAA regional Final) (3/15) W 64-61

vs. Clayton State (Quarterfinals) (3/22) L 84-61

Women’s Lacrosse (1-3, 0-1 NE-10)

vs. Shepherd (3/14) W 17-4

dowling (3/20) L 13-9

Women’s Swimming

NCAA division ii Championships (3/9-3/12) 21st place

Women’s Tennis (5-7, 5-1 NE-10)

at Florida tech (3/16) L 9-0

at Saint Leo (3/17) L 8-1

at tampa (3/19) L 7-2

Women’s Track & Field

NCAA dii Championships (3/11-3/12) 33rd place

March 24Baseball vs. UMass-Lowell* 3:30 p.m.

March 26Men’s tennis vs. Saint Anselm* 11:00 a.m.Women’s tennis vs. Saint Anselm* 1:00 p.m.Men’s Lacrosse vs. Adelphi* 1:00 p.m.

March 27Baseball vs. Franklin pierce* 1:00 p.m.

March 29Women’s tennis vs. AiC* 1:00 p.m.Softball vs. Southern New hampshire* 3, 5:00 p.m.Men’s tennis vs. AiC* 3:30 p.m.

April 2Baseball vs. Assumption* 12, 3:00 p.m.Softball vs. Franklin pierce* 12, 2:00 p.m.

April 3Women’s tennis vs. Southern Nh* 11:00 a.m.Men’s tennis vs. Southern Nh* 2:00 p.m.

UpcomingSchedUle

thE VANGUArd MArCh 24, 2011 pAGE 15SportS

After getting knocked off in

the NE-10 championship game

by Adelphi, the Bentley Men’s

Basketball team looked to turn

things around with a trip to the

Elite Eight for the second year

in a row and the fourth time in

five years.

the East regional was held

at the dana Center after the

Falcons earned the top seed in

the eight-team mini-tourna-

ment. Bentley won their first two

games against C.W. post and

Saint rose and took a lead into

the regional Finals against

Bloomfield, but were unable to

hold on as Bloomfield knocked

off Bentley, 75-71, last tuesday,

March 15.

interestingly, although

Bloomfield is not in the

Northeast-10 with the Falcons,

the two teams had already faced

off earlier in the year in Bentley’s

first game of the regular season

and the first game of the Bentley

tip-off Classic on November 12.

Bentley fell just short in that

one, as well, 86-84.

Both squads got a full season

of maturity before squaring off

again, but it was the same out-

come for the Falcons, who book-

ended their season with losses

to the same pesky team.

After the teams traded buck-

ets for a while to start the

regional Final, Bentley was able

to take a strong lead midway

through the first half, going on

a 10-2 run that made the score

25-13.

Sam Leclerc scored 5 points

during the run, including a

three, while freshman Jasper

Grassa drained a triple, as well,

to give the Falcons a nice cush-

ion.

the Bloomfield deacons

closed the gap later in the half,

however, cutting the Bentley

lead down to four as the two

sides headed into the locker

room with Bentley holding just

a 39-35 lead.

things got ugly right from the

beginning in the second half.

Bloomfield went on an 18-4 tear

over the first five-and-a-half min-

utes, as the Falcons just could

not get their shots to fall.

Bentley was not ready to give

up on the Elite Eight dream yet,

though. With the Falcons down

59-49 midway through the sec-

ond half, Brian tracey led his

team on an 11-0 run to take back

the lead. tracey dominated the

defensive end during the run,

grabbed two offensive boards

and a steal, buried a three a two-

point jumper and hit three free

throws to get the Falcons back

on top.

After trading baskets,

Bloomfield tied up the game at

63-63 with about 5 minutes left.

the deacons then pulled ahead

with 2 more buckets to grab a

67-63 lead. Bloomfield would

never give up the lead through-

out the rest of the game.

the teams went back and

forth over the final few minutes

of the game. A free throw by

tracey and a pair by dowling

made it a 1-point game at 67-66.

then Bloomfield knocked down

a couple free throws, followed by

a dowling basket to make it 69-

68.

the deacons scored another

basket, but dowling followed it

up with a pair of free throws to

keep it a 1-point game, 71-70,

with 53 seconds remaining.

tracey grabbed the rebound

on a Bloomfield miss, giving

Bentley the ball with 12 seconds

left and a 1-point deficit. dowling

looked like he would be the hero,

but his layup attempt was

blocked by Bloomfield’s athletic

freshman Kevin Udo.

Bloomfield was fouled and

made both shots to make it a 3-

point game with 5.8 seconds left.

the deacons fouled Greg

Jacques on the inbound pass to

avoid the Falcons taking a three

pointer.

Jacques made 1 of 2, and the

Falcons were forced to foul again

with the score at 73-71. Bentley

needed a miss and a miracle bas-

ket, but it wasn’t in the cards.

Bloomfield proved that it was

their time, securing a 75-71 win

with 2 made free throws to send

them to the Elite Eight.

it was a disappointing loss,

especially for the quartet of sen-

iors , Brian tracey, tom

dowling, Mike Quinn and Joe

Fremeau. All four have had out-

standing careers at Bentley and

have a lot to be proud of.

tracey, dowling and Quinn

have all scored over 1,000 points

in their careers, and all the sen-

iors have made significant con-

tributions to this team that will

surely be missed.

the team will face a lot of

turnover heading into next sea-

son, as they graduate four

starters. Sam Leclerc, who is a

junior this year, will be the only

carry-over onto the 2011-12 ros-

ter.

Guards Jacques and Jasper

Grassa played great basketball

this season off the bench, and

one or both will certainly be

asked to step up even more in

the absence of dowling and

Quinn next year. Sophomore

dan o’Keefe and junior Kevin

Kettl could also be potential

starters in the future.

it was another great season

for the Falcons, even though it

didn’t end the way they would

have liked. Bentley basketball is

still going strong, and now it’s a

matter of getting primed to

make an even deeper run next

year.

By Robbie LaBrieSportS Editor

Falcon Men fall just short of Elite EightBloomfield takes Bentley in a close Regional championship game

Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARDJunior G Sam Leclerc will be the onlyreturning starter next year.

Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARDSenior F Brian Tracey is one of three outgo-ing players to reach 1,000 career points.

Falcon Fact

Bentley Women’s Basketball made the Elite Eight in

St. Joseph, Missouri, drawing the number two team

in the nation, Clayton State.

Did you know this was Bentley’s first trip to the Elite

Eight since 2003, despite their huge run of success over

the latter half of the decade? unfortunately, the Lady

Falcons were unable to advance past Clayton State,

but The Vanguard thinks you can already book your

trip back to St. Joseph in 2012.

PAgE 16 MArCH 24, 2011 THE VANguArDSportS

B e n t l e y W o m e n ’ s

Basketball headed to St.

J o s e p h i n M i s s o u r i f o r

T u e s d a y a f t e r n o o n ’ s

matchup against the #2

team in the country, Clayton

State. Bentley came up short

i n a n 8 4 - 6 1 l o s s i n t h e

national quarterfinal game.

Bentley played their first

game of the Elite Eight on

Tuesday with heart, as it

proved to be their final game

of the season. Senior Kim

Brennan was given an hon-

orary 37 minutes of game

play in her final game as a

Lady Falcon.

Brennan scored 14 points

in the game, while adding 6

assists, 2 rebounds and a

steal without committing a

foul. Sophomore Courtney

Finn led Bentley in scoring

with 15 points of her own,

while taking down 5 boards.

The freshmen phenom duo

of Battista and Brugliera

were seemingly silenced in

the game, as that was the

key to Clayton State’s victo-

ry. Battista had 10 points

and 7 rebounds in 30 min-

utes, while Brugliera had 12

points and 2 rebounds, but

committed 4 fouls. The tan-

dem had 7 turnovers, as part

of the 26 turnovers for the

game for Bentley, a key to

the loss.

The trip down to the Elite

Eight marked the first time

i n 8 y e a r s i n w h i c h t h e

Bentley women won the East

regional championship,

which was hosted here in

Waltham last week.

Bentley walked through

the first two games of the

regional tournament, defeat-

ing #8 seed C.W. Post 75-67

and #4 Assumption College

77-64.

Their final game of the

tournament proved to be the

hardest. Bentley took care of

b u s i n e s s o n M a r c h 1 5 ,

defeating Pace university

with a score of 64-61. The

win came after the Lady

Falcons trailed by 4 with 38

seconds remaining.

Bentley brought an early

28-22 lead to the locker room

at the end of the first half.

Pace came out firing in the

second half, and took a 61-57

lead with 38.1 seconds left in

the game.

Senior leader and star

guard Kim Brennan scored

the final 7 points to seal the

v i c t o r y a n d t h e E a s t

regional championship.

Brennan finished the game

with 16 points, shooting 50

percent from the field while

nailing all of her free throws.

F r e s h m a n J a c q u i

Brugliera scored a team-high

21 points for the Falcons, as

she did a fine job of hitting

1 0 o f h e r 1 1 f r e e t h r o w

attempts. Sophomore guard

Courtney Finn scored 11

points while leading the

team with 6 rebounds.

Bentley’s first tournament

game brought C.W. Post to

W a l t h a m i n t h e 1 v s . 8

m a t c h u p i n t h e E a s t .

Bentley took a 7-point lead

into the half, and they kept

it constant in a 75-67 victo-

ry.

In this game, Brugliera

finished with 25 points and

13 rebounds to lead the

charge. She completed 7 of

her 10 free throw attempts.

Junior forward Shatasia

Kearse added 10 points,

inc lud ing a pa i r o f f ree

throws down the stretch.

Battista added 12 points,

while Brennan had a bit of a

tough day from the field,

scoring 5 points, all from free

throws. Brennan added 6

assists on the day, and fresh-

m a n g u a r d C h r i s t i a n a

Bakolas added 10 points of

her own to round out the top

5.

Bentley won their second

game of the tournament in a

77-64 rout over Assumption

College. Bentley took an

early lead and expanded on

the 5-point half time lead,

with 48 points in the second

half.

Finn led the Lady Falcons

by scoring 17 points, which

tied for her career-best total.

Brugliera continued her

streak of dominance by scor-

ing 14 points while grabbing

down 14 rebounds.

g o o d w i n , B a t t i s t a ,

Brennan and Kearse al l

scored double digits, as well,

to basically round out the

scoring for Bentley. goodwin

had 14 points while shooting

50 percent from the field.

B a t t i s t a , B r e n n a n a n d

Kearse each added 10 points.

The loss in the Elite Eight

was certainly disappointing,

but the trip to Missouri caps

off a great season for the

Falcons, who will certainly

be a power in Division II

Women’s Basketball for a

long time to come.

With freshmen forwards

Bat t i s ta and Brug l i e ra

anchoring the lineup for

another three years, this is

a t e a m t h a t w i l l b e t h e

favorites in the Northeast-10

for a while.

The Falcons’ run this sea-

son was even more surpris-

ing considering that they lost

their senior forward Elise

Caira early in the year with

a knee injury.

The loss of Caira thrust

Battista and Brugliera into

starting roles earlier than

expected, and they did not

disappoint.

The loss of Kim Brennan

will certainly hurt next year,

but the Falcons will carry

over plenty of experience and

talent to carry them to more

winning records.

Brennan ends her colle-

giate career with an impres-

sive resume. She ranks first

in Bentley history in min-

utes, tied for first in games

started, second in field goals

attempted, third in field

goals attempted and made,

fifth in points and tenth in

assists.

She is certainly one of the

b e s t t o e v e r p u t o n t h e

Bentley uniform, and she

will certainly be missed.

To go along with the big

two forwards Battista and

Brugl iera , Bent ley wi l l

return a core including vet-

erans Katherine goodwin,

Courtney Finn, Shatasia

K e a r s e a n d M e g h a n n

Thomann.

It will be exciting to see

just how far this team can

make it next year and into

the future. Although the sea-

son did not end with the

championship the Falcons

were looking for, they can sit

back and celebrate how far

they made it and how well

they played this season

before getting ready to make

another run next year.

By Louis ShermanVANguArD STAFF

Lady Falcons fly to Missouri & fall short in quarterfinalsSecond ranked Clayton State University stopped Bentley’s road to the National Championship early

After three strong playoff performances, Clayton State’s shootingand pressure was too much for Bentley to handle.

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Falcon

oF the

Week

2003

Sophomore Swimmers Jessica

Hodson, Senior Swimmer Anne

Kaduboksi and Sophomore

Runner Amy Varsell

Sophomore Jessica Hodsdon and senior Anne

Kaduboksi of the Women’s Swimming team and soph-

omore Amy Varsell of the Women’s Track and Field

team share Falcon of the Week honors this week.

Hodsdon and Kaduboski became the first All-

Americans in program history at the NCAA Division II

Championships in San Antonio. Hodsdon finished sixth

in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.65, and

Kaduboski finished fifth in the 200 butterfly with a time

of 2:02.47. Kaduboski earned All-America honors again

with an eighth place finish in the 200 backstroke, break-

ing her own school record with a time of 2:01.79.

Varsell became Bentley’s first Women’s Track and

Field All-American when she finished fourth in the 800

meters with a time of 2:12.26 at the NCAA Division II

Indoor Track Championships in Albuquerque.

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