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Radhika Bansil and Alex Delong took home the first place title.

Dean Everett challenges

the linguistic status quoBy Kristin Tomasi

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doesn’t work for Piraha,”

said Everett. “Since that is a

cruc ia l proposal for h is

entire theory, the theory

doesn’t plan out empirical-

ly.”

Researchers a t Tu f t s

University, Ray Jackendoff

and Dr. Eva Witennberg, are

currently developing further

evidence to support Everett’s

theory. “[They] have gone

through the data from a cou-

ple of languages very care-

fully,” said Everett. “They

have concluded not only that

I seem to be right about

Piraha but that Riau, a lan-

guage spoken in Indonesia,

also seems to lack recur-

sion.”

Furthermore, Everett is

working with researchers at

MIT in the i r Bra in and

C o g n i t i v e S c i e n c e s

Department “to computa-

tionally examine all the data

ever collected on Piraha to

test my ideas still further.”

Everett emphasized that his

theory is not based solely on

recursion. “My entire theory

is much broader, as I devel-

o p i t i n L a n g u a g e : T h e

Cultural Tool… I am travel-

ing extensively to discuss

and debate my ideas. In dia-

log with other scientists my

views are enriched. This is

what makes sc ience the

most rewarding thing I can

imagine doing,” said Everett.

The basis for Chromsky’s

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By Lacey NemergutNEwS EDiToR

The Model United Nations provides middle and high school students with

a unique opportunity every year in March at Bentley.

Bentley University’s own

Daniel Everett, Dean of Arts

and Sciences, is revolution-

izing the study of linguists

with his ground-breaking

research and extensive per-

sona l knowledge o f the

Piraha tribe of the Amazon.

Everett’s innovative devel-

opment clashes with Noam

Chomsky, a renowned and

greatly respected expert in

the field of linguistics.

The Piraha are an indige-

nous hunter-gather tribe

that live isolated within the

Amazon jungle, free from the

effects of technological influ-

ence and societal demands.

“The two greatest forces of

human culture are imitation

a n d i n n o v a t i o n , ” s a i d

Everett. “Innovation is cost-

ly and can lead to mistakes

and, therefore, in hostile

c o n d i t i o n s t o d e a t h .

Imitation is the safest course

in a relatively unchanging

e n v i r o n m e n t l i k e t h e

Amazon jungle.”

Everett’s discovery relates

to the remarkable complexi-

ties and differences in the

Piraha language in compar-

ison to other global lan-

g u a g e s . C h o m s k y , h i s

biggest critic, believes that

all languages, dead and

alive, have one thing in com-

mon: recursion. “His idea

that recursion is the funda-

mental to human language

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Everett spent 25 years in the Amazon,

learning the ways of the Piraha.

Battle of the chefs: The finale

A t a q u i c k g l a n c e ,

Mongolian Grill was experi-

encing a flurry of activity as

u s u a l , b u t a f t e r c l o s e r

inspection, one would notice

that the chefs occupying the

space were not Sodexo staff.

Books were swapped with

kitchen utensils while back-

p a c k s w e r e t r a d e d f o r

aprons. The clinking and

clanking of pots and pans

reverberated through the

dining hall as the aroma of

sautéed shrimp permeated

the air. In the midst of all

this, competitors flew across

the kitchen, determined to

hit their stride. Bentley stu-

dents were beginning to find

their cooking flow, as Sodexo

hosted its first ever Battle of

the Chefs competition.

45 minutes. The start of

the entrée round has just

begun as finalists of team

Radhika Bansil and Alex

DeLong and team Tammy

Vo and Karen Chan scram-

bled to put together a dish

that would be creative, pre-

sentable, and most impor-

tantly, delicious. The chefs

had already spent 25 min-

utes familiarizing them-

selves with the tools and

appliances of the Mongolian

Bentley hosts Model UN conferencesUnique opportunity for middle and high schoolers

Bentley’s Model United

Nations program recently

held its annual conferences

for both middle school and

high school students on cam-

pus.

“Every year in March,

Bentley’s campus plays host

to over 270 middle school

See EVERETT, Page 5

students who take on the

roles of various nations and

debate issues in mock simu-

lations for one Saturday,”

said James Germain, Vice

President and Secretary

General of the Middle School

Conference.

“Our high school confer-

ence, which typically takes

place over Memorial Day

weekend, was moved to just

a few weeks ago to facilitate

increased Bentley student

p a r t i c i p a t i o n , ” s a i d

Germain. “Schools from all

over New England come to

Waltham for a three day

conference.” The Director for

the High School Conference

is Jessica Xiong.

Germain explained that

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Judicial action Summary

Total number of cases: 8Total number of individuals involved (violators): 12number of individuals dismissed from responsibility: 0number of individuals admitting responsibility: 12number of individuals referred to Judicial Board: 0 number of educational sanctions given: 9

(includes referrals to alcohol Education)Cash total of fines given for the week: $125number of Work Sanctions assigned: 0number of students placed on warning: 7number of parental notifications: 1number of individuals put on residential probation: 3

(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

4.4.2012-4.11.2012

A Suite Gets SoakedMarch 30 will forever be known as

“Falcone Flood Friday.” Just a coupleof weeks ago, officers were dispatchedto Falcone West for a report of a mas-sive water spill. Upon arrival, theywere told that the sprinkler system hadmalfunctioned and a suite had flood-ed. The residents, luckily, had built anark and rounded up two of every text-book. However, the inch-deep waterstill caused significant damage to theroom. Something tells us that theMayhem dude from the Allstate com-mercials is behind this somehow.

MinutesLast Sunday morning, a student

notified University Police that a tableand chairs were found in the Fenwayelevator. This discovery sparked theinterest of these curious reporters, sowe decided to do some journalistic dig-ging on the matter. According to vari-ous reports, the furniture was left by agroup called “D.R.U.B.K.”: Discussingwith Razzled Undergraduates ‘BoutKragers (Krazy Ragers). D.R.U.B.K.decided to take their weekly meetingstraight into the heartland of Bentleyparties to hear students’ firsthand com-plaints. Of course, they picked a verygood meeting place: the Fenway eleva-tor provides service to countless cryingco-eds and fuming frat boys returningfrom sub-standard parties. Some of thecomplaints that D.R.U.B.K. receivedthis week included the following: toomany creepy guys standing against the

creepy guy wall, chloroform-flavoredjungle juice, and the very existence ofSkrillex. If you missed the group lastSaturday, express your concerns toD.R.U.B.K. this weekend in theHarvard Shuttle!

Bloody BuddiesOn a dark Friday night, a female res-

ident of Slade fell and hit her head. Asa result of this terrible tumble, the stu-dent got a large laceration on her headand began to bleed bountifully. Luckily,her belligerently drunk friend came tosave her! From the point at which anambulance was called right up until thewheels started toward the hospital, thisloyal sidekick was effectively interfer-ing with the entire rescue mission.Apparently, the injured student isrecovering well. It may take longer forher friend to get over it though – shehas been charged with an underagealcohol violation, protective custody,being uncooperative with administra-tive personnel, and disrespect to admin-istrative personnel. Hey, at least thisheroine will be able to tell of her greatefforts 20 years from now. She proba-bly just shouldn’t ever drive a getawaycar.

Fightin’ ChanceIt would appear that a Bentley stu-

dent had a bit too much “punch” lastweekend, as University Police werecalled to respond to a fight on lowercampus. Officers were greeted by anagitated male student who was report-

Police logedly banging on doors in Copley South.The student was uncooperative withauthorities, and behaved in a very dis-respectful manner. Judging by thereported bruises, the pregame wasn’tthe only place where this student tookbody shots. Our Rocky Balboa wannabewas arrested on the spot and will besmacked judicially with charges of dis-respect for administrative personnel,disorderly conduct, and a college rulesviolation. A knock-out blow!

LowerrestAn undergraduate student was spot-

ted holding an open container of alco-hol near the Copley circle on the nightof March 31. When a police officer kind-ly recommended that he discard thebeverage, the student retorted by say-ing he was of legal drinking age. (Wehate to be the bearers of bad news, Mr.Lawbreaker, but it doesn’t matter ifyou’re Betty freakin’ White. You can’tdrink in public.) Not knowing about thelegal ramifications of holding an openbeer can in open space, this quickthinker began to argue with the officer.Now, he’ll be chugging a whole bunchof judicial charges, namely open con-sumption of alcohol, disorderly conduct,violation of college rules, disrespect toadministrative personnel, and lack ofcooperation with administrative person-nel. Sure, a lot of these sound similar,but if you don’t want five judicialcharges, don’t consume beer on theCopley Sphere. Even if you’re 29, stayaway from the whine.

NaptimeUniversity Police responded to the

Student Center last Saturday eveningfor a report of a girl who was, well, alittle sleepy. According to reports, thefemale party was unconscious just priorto the officers’ arrival. After a few min-utes of grogginess, the female wasadministered a sobriety test…whichshe failed miserably. Now, given the cir-cumstances (passed out in the middle ofthe Student Center on a Saturdaynight), it is very likely that this girl wasindeed intoxicated… but can’t we cuther a little slack? I guarantee that 9 outof 10 would not be able to touch yournose with your index finger either afterjust waking up. Heck, we can hardlyfigure out how to hit the snooze buttonon our alarms in the morning, let alonepass a field sobriety test! If this is thelaw, then these reporters are prettysure that every person who takes an8:30 class should be thrown straight inthe clink.

Freshman Puke CountThis week, our proud freshmen paid

tribute to the newly retired AntoineWalker with eight documented pukers.We knew that the low totals from thelast couple of weeks wouldn’t last, did-n’t we? Well, the run was good while itlasted. It should get interesting whenZdeno Chara retires…

Sean Harrington

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Bentley Green Society’s Green Tip of the WeekAttention students!

I am sure you are all aware

of the EPA’s Energy Star

Certification system, but did

you know that Bentley

University is already home to

several Energy Star rated

buildings?

This spring, Bentley

University will be adding the

Falcone buildings to our fam-

ily of Energy Star certified

buildings. According to

Bentley Faci l i t ies

Management “Bentley

University’s North Campus

residence halls have already

earned the U.S.

Environmental Protection

Agency’s (EPA’s) prestigious

Energy Star, the national sym-

bol for protecting the environ-

ment through superior energy

efficiency. This signifies that the

buildings perform in the top 25

percent of similar facilities

nationwide for energy efficien-

cy!” The Energy Star ratings

were developed in 1992 to pro-

mote greenhouse gas reductions

and have grown to label over 60

types of homes, buildings and

products! By achieving this task

in the Falcone buildings, it is

evident that Bentley and its stu-

dents are committed to energy

efficiency and our Climate

Action Plan. As improvements

continue to be executed on res-

idence hall buildings across

campus and students become

more conscious of their ener-

gy consumption, there is an

expectation that many other

buildings may achieve this

prestigious certification.

However, it is only though the

energy savings that students

engage in that Bentley

University is able to reinvest

into residence hall improve-

ments.

Therefore, the Bentley

Green Society challenges you

to become more energy effi-

cient, because it is easy being

green.

thE VAnGUArd April 12, 2012 pAGE 3CAMPuS LIFE

Over the past two months,

students at Pittsburgh

University have suffered

through much fear and

aggravation as they faced

over 50 false-alarm bomb

threats. Tighter security has

been one result of the record

number of false threats; stu-

dents have been waiting in

lines to pass through security

checkpoints when going to

academic buildings and other

common places on campus.

Initially, the bomb threats

were written in bathroom

stalls in Pittsburgh

University’s notable

Cathedral of Learning. More

recently, additional threats

have been spreading across

the internet.

Robert Hill, university

spokesperson, has said that

the school is obligated to

treat every threat as if it is

serious. A joint terrorism

task force, including mem-

bers from campus police, the

department of justice, and

the federal bureau of investi-

gation have been looking into

the case. Each time a build-

ing is searched and cleared;

students are identified before

being let back into the build-

ing.

“I feel that unwarranted

fear just causes chaos and

that’s what this person

wants,” said junior Corinne

Hogge.

Students are in the midst

of classes and preparing for

final exams, and the height-

ened tension and insanity of

the situation, in addition to

the new extensive security

measures is really taking a

toll on them emotionally and

physically. Every threat is

followed by an evacuation –

of 29,000 students.

Some professors have been

cancelling classes due to the

perceived threats, and stu-

dents have admitted to feel-

ing “ripped off,” as Hogge put

it. There is enormous pres-

sure from loved ones and stu-

dents pay a hefty tuition, but

at the same time it isn’t easy

to write off a bomb threat.

Students and faculty all

need IDs to get into any

building on campus, and

nonresidents aren’t allowed

into dormitories, including

friends and family. There is a

$50,000 reward for any infor-

mation. Professors have also

been seeking alternatives,

such as holding classes out-

side or online in order to

avoid any potentially dan-

gerous situations.

“This has got to stop.

We’re exhausted… This is

disrupting everyone’s lives,

and it has to end,” said uni-

versity police Chief Tim

Delaney.

Students are struggling

because it’s hard to focus and

keep track of what is expect-

ed of them in the midst of the

chaos. It isn’t uncommon for

students to feel a range of

emotions about the situation

– from frustration to help-

lessness and fear.

The university’s com-

mencement is scheduled for

April 29, and the date is rap-

idly approaching. The school

and the local police have

been working tirelessly to

take as many safety precau-

tions as possible, to ensure

that the event goes smoothly.

“We want to solve this

now. It’s shocking to me that

our university, which has

done so much good in the

community, is being targeted

this way. It doesn’t make any

sense. I don’t understand

this,” said Steve Tritch,

chairman of Pittsburgh

University’s board of

trustees.

By Jose Rodrigo CofinoVAnGUArd StAff

Radioactive spring break: Faculty-led program on energy in France

Spring break- the much

needed holiday that sig-

nals the end of second

semester. Some fly to exot-

ic beaches in the

Caribbean, others go home

but there are a few who

want to continue learning.

For those students, a range

of faculty led abroad pro-

grams are offered. This

spring, I felt adventurous

and registered for a ses-

sion going to France. The

class, Energy Economics

and International

Markets, was taught by

Professor John Tommasi,

with topics ranged from oil

to renewable energy, but

the focus on nuclear ener-

gy. The class was like any

other Bentley course, with

some mentions of the itin-

erary of the trip. No one

knew what to expect, and

the excitement built until

the day we met at Logan

International Airport to

take flight for a different

sort of vacation.

The first destination was

Aix-en-Provence, a small

college city in south

France. Decorated by beau-

tiful scenery and dotted

with vineyards, it was the

perfect introduction for our

trip. The first tour was of

an international project

called ITER, which is

experimenting with the

possibility of creating

nuclear energy through fis-

sion (combining two

atoms). The facility was

spectacular, and the pres-

entation enlightening, a

visit that was going to be

hard to top. But the next

day somehow did, as we

went a winery where we

tasted exquisite wine.

During our free time that

evening we had the oppor-

tunity to explore the city.

Some of the students went

back to the hotel, but a few

of us decided to explore the

French nightlife attending

a couple of bars and a club.

Waking up proved to be the

hardest part of the entire

vacation, as each day we

had to be ready to move

early in the morning to

meet our packed schedule.

The next day we took a

bus north to a nuclear

power plant called

Tricastin. The tour took us

through the engine room of

four nuclear reactors and

also had a short presenta-

tion. After a couple of

hours on the bus we

reached our next destina-

tion, Lyon. Unfortunately

the tour of the power plant

was cancelled, but that did

not stop us from having

fun. The city was beautiful

and the food delicious.

Needless to say, the night

life was incredible and safe

with the company of

Professor Aaron Jackson.

Brest, a small town in

the northwestern frontier

of France, was the next

destination. We were visit-

ing a nuclear power plant

that was in the process of

being dismantled, so

nobody really expected

much from the visit. We

were surprised when the

tour guide mentioned that

we had to take our clothes

off, and put protective gear

on. After changing into

some science fiction look-

ing suits, we went in the

actual reactor building.

Even though it was being

dismantled, the infrastruc-

ture and technology was

impressive and the

immense size of the plant

was overwhelming.

The last days of the trip

were the most exciting

ones, as we had the oppor-

tunity to spend them in

Paris. After spending

almost a week together,

everyone was pretty close,

and so we took the city by

storm. With just a couple

of presentations ahead, the

trip was pretty much over.

On our free time was spent

site seeing, trying out

restaurants and even some

shopping.

Over all the experience

was amazing, flying back

everyone was exhausted

yet they had a smile on

their faces. I recommend

this class to anyone look-

ing for a change of pace in

the middle of the semester

and a fun, educational

vacation. Being accompa-

nied by Professor

Tommasi, a known extrodi-

naire, and Professor Aaron

Jackson was definitely

essential to having an awe-

some Spring Break.

Jose rodrigo Cofino/thE VAnGUArdStudents from the Energy Economics and International Markets classvisited the Tricastin power plant in France to learn about nuclear energy.

Courtesy of therepublic.comAll 29,000 student must be evacuatedwith each bomb threat.

By Sindhu PalaniappanEditor-in-ChiEf

Pittsburgh University suffers from over 50 bomb threats

Courtesy of chronicle.comThere have been over 50 bomb threatsin the past two months.

Missing Out on Technologyregistrar to file and address

them. Considering the large

amount of declarations and

requests that the registrar

deals with, it must take a lot

of man hours to go through

everything in a timely man-

ner, as opposed to an online

system that would do it auto-

matically. It’s surprising

that an online system has

not yet been introduced here.

Many professors have also

failed to embrace the tech-

nology available to them.

Despite the wide use of

Blackboard, many professors

do not use the website to its

full potential, and some don’t

use it at all. Instead, they

still rely of hard copies of

assignments and e-mail for

communication. Not to men-

tion, the other technology

that professors do not use,

such as the Smart Boards

and camera projectors many

classrooms are equipped

with. The same goes for stu-

dents as well, as many of the

textbooks we all use are

available online, yet most

still buy the print editions.

Another example of this

can be seen in the expense

reports and reimbursement

forms that student organiza-

tions have to deal with.

Placing this system online

would make the process eas-

ier for the organizations (as

well as AIA), and would also

editorial

make the process quicker.

This type of change was

implemented quite recently

with great results. Changing

SETs from hard copies to an

online system was a big step

in the right direction. Not

only did it reduce the

amount of class time spent

on the evaluations, but it

also made collecting and

compiling the information

easier. This saves a lot of

time from those who used to

deal with the evaluations,

which has made the whole

process much more efficient

and useful for both profes-

sors and students.

And other than the effi-

ciency and effectiveness ben-

efits to implementing and

using more technology,

reducing the amount of hard-

copies we use is much more

environmentally friendly;

another aspect that Bentley

places a lot of focus on.

Getting rid of the paper

SETs alone saved tons of

paper. Think of what would

happen if the same was done

campus-wide.

In an age where technolo-

gy is reigning king, and our

whole lives have shifted

towards the use and reliance

on our laptops and smart

phones, it’s very surprising

that so many here still stay

away from the technology

they have at their fingertips.

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Anyone who visits Bentley

can see the technology that

has been implemented

throughout our campus.

From the classrooms to the

high-tech facilities like the

trading room, technology is

definitely evident. Bentley

prides itself in the technolo-

gy we have, yet, with all of

these advancements, many

still have not taken advan-

tage of it.

MyBentley has been used

very well over the past few

years. Having course and

housing registration as well

as many other polls, forms,

and tools online has made

these processes simple and

easy. But, just like a lot of

the other technology we have

available, it still has not

been used to its full poten-

tial.

Take the registrar, for

example. When dealing with

the registrar, whether it’s a

major declaration or a tran-

script request, it all has to be

completed through hard-

copy forms. Instead of

embracing MyBentley and

the other online tools that we

have here, the registrar is

still riding the old-fashioned

trail.

Using some kind of online

system would not only make

filing any of these requests

simpler and quicker, but

would make it easier for the

Quotes of the

Week

“It’s the Web fairy tale thatall start-ups dream of.”

-Analyst

with Forrester Research, on

Facebook’s $1 billion acquisi-

tion of photo-sharing smart-

phone app Instagram

“Everybody has this uneasyfeeling ... You're out enjoy-

ing this nice March weather,but you know it's not a

good thing.”

-Jerru Meehl

climate scientist at the

National Center for

Atmospheric Research, warn-

ing that the record tempera-

tures in March may be a sign

of global warming

“It’s going to scare the hellout of folks.”

-Jo Bonner

Congressman from Alabama,

on the Littoral Combat Ship.

The Navy's newest ship is

designed to battle Iranian

attack boats, clear mines from

the Strait of Hormuz, chase

down Somali pirates and keep

watch on China's warships

The Vanguard april 12, 2012 page 5News

idea stems from theories of

Plato. “The most important

one perhaps is what he has

r e f e r r e d t o a s “ P l a t o ’ s

Problem” or “The Poverty of

the Stimulus.” All children

in all cultures seem to mas-

ter their native languages

long before puberty,” said

Everett. “Since according to

Chomsky languages are

incredibly complex, the only

way a child could acquire a

language is if the basic com-

putational system, grammar,

of a language were hard-

w i r e d i n t o t h e h u m a n

genome so that all the child

did was to “grow a language”

by having their Universal

Grammar triggered by the

environment. Languages dif-

fer in a few “switches” or

“parameters” and in their

words. But all languages,

according to Chomsky, “are

essentially the same at the

level of grammar.”

Everett firmly believes in

the integration of arts & sci-

ences with business. “Arts &

sciences alone can leave stu-

dents with lots of good ideas

and thinking skills but chal-

lenged to find a practical,

employable outlet,” said

Everett when explaining his

reasoning for coming to the

university. “I was concerned

that most U.S. institutions

think of what they are teach-

ing to the exclusion of why

they are teaching it. Bentley

University is concerned with

both professional education

and a high-quality liberal

arts and sciences experience

that prepares students not

just for their first job but for

rewarding lives and careers.

I really wanted to be part of

that.”

Everett plans to continue

his studies as a tenured pro-

fessor and dean, seeking to

improve and further support

his prior theories. “If we

stopped do ing research

because of controversy and

objections, the world of ideas

would be an impoverished

place, nothing more than a

set of slums built around the

great house on one person’s

ideas,” said Everett.

The Dean would like to

encourage others to under-

stand that “we learn most

from those most unlike our-

selves. This is one of the

greates t l essons I have

learned…We can learn to

enjoy each day [ l ike the

Piraha] as it comes, without

worry about what the future

will bring, without regrets

for our distant past, without

concern for trying to build

identities from stories of the

past rather than current

life.”

Courtesy of survivalinternational.org

with these conferences ,

B e n t l e y M o d e l U n i t e d

Nations focuses on encourag-

ing education. It’s not every

day that middle school and

high school students get to

work with college students

on a collaborative project

such as this educational

experience.

“It has been the philoso-

phy of the organization that

the best way to promote

change and inspire individ-

uals is through education,”

he said.

“The hope of our events is

to foster the interest and

desire for students to further

their global awareness.”

He also stressed the hard

work that the members of


Nations put into the events

in which they participate.

“Our participation and

hosting of conferences has

started to get our school’s

name out there to an audi-

ence other than the ‘typical’

business student that would

be interested in Bentley,”

said Germain of the pro-

gram’s additional benefits.

Bentley Model United

Nations members participate

in various conferences and

simulations on the national

circuit as well. Students are

assigned a country and must

act as a representative of

that nation.

“We debate world issues

that are currently being dis-

cussed by real leaders at the

U n i t e d N a t i o n s , ” s a i d

Germain.

T h i s a c a d e m i c y e a r ,


Nations competed in the

National Collegiate Security

C o n f e r e n c e , h o s t e d b y

Georgetown in Washington,

D . C . , a n d t h e H a r v a r d

Nat i ona l Mode l Un i ted

Nations in Boston. Members

also hold small conferences

throughout the semester to

prepare and practice their

debate skills.

Dr. Donald McNemar and

Dr. João Resende-Santos,

professors in the Global

Studies Department, are the

program’s faculty advisors.

“The exposure to new

ideas, and different perspec-

tives on major issues, really

forces one to develop a new

understanding of global pol-

itics,” said Germain of the

Model United Nations pro-

gram.

“Everyone is invited to

j o i n a n d p a r t i c i p a t e . ”


Nations has weekly meet-

ings on Mondays at 9:00 p.m.

in the Student Center, Room

345. Questions can be direct-

ed to ga_bentleymodelunit-

[email protected].

Continued from Page 1

MUN


EVERETT

Courtesy of bostoncorporatephotographerblog.com

PAGE 6 APRil 12, 2012 THE VANGUARDNewS & CAmPuS LIFe

By Ali FarooqiVANGUARD STAff

Yes, Bentley has street food

Many of us have noticed a

new mob i l e fa ce t o f the

Bentley campus: the Sodexo

street car. It began operation

in March and has added new

variety to food available on

campus. The Sodexo street

car food is called Odexos and

is going to be seen on campus

year round.

When asked on where the

idea for the street car came

from, Jason Laprade, the

Resident District Manager for

Sodexo, answered “It is a cur-

rent trend that is out there

and we felt we needed as a

company offer.” Laprade said

that the “student board of

directors was consulted on

the national level” in imple-

menting the street car.

The menu for the street car

changes every two weeks and

is based on research and feed-

back from the Boston area.

As of now, it does not accept

falcon funds nor discretionary

due to technology limitations.

“The Food truck is going to

about 20 of our campuses

around Boston so the times

and stops on each campus are

determined by events, late

night needs and Athletic

events that it can support,”

said Laprade.

The street car has been “a

great change for many cam-

puses” said Laprade adding

that “we [Sodexo] feel it

brings the students an out-

side restaurant to campus

and gives them the ability to

experience more of our offer.

Along with implementing

the street car, Sodexo is look-

ing into making changes to

the Bostonian Grill.

It’s Seasons food without the Fireand Ice decor.

Nathan Marchand/THE VANGUARD

Grill during the appetizer

round. Now, it was all about

finding a way to synthesize

the list of pantry items and

one of the three “mystery”

i n g r e d i e n t s t h a t J o h n

Carney, operations manager

and organizer of Battle of the

Chefs, sent a week prior to

the event. Pressure began to

m o u n t a s B a n s i l a n d

DeLong, later explained,

“Our dishes didn’t turn out

the way we had hoped… We

e n d e d u p c h a n g i n g o u r

entire game-plan in the last

six minutes.” Their quick

thinking paid o f f as the

judges thoroughly enjoyed

their salmon with wild rice

and strawberry salad, even-

tually crowning them the

winning duo of Battle of the

Chefs.

30 minutes. Across the

grill, opponents Vo and Chan

competed determinately.

T h e y s t u c k w i t h T e a m

Bansil and DeLong all the

way to the end through their

diligence and impressive

c o o k i n g s k i l l s . K a r e n

prepped well, meticulously

cutting the tomatoes and

zucchini while Vo kept a

watchful eye on the stir-fry

needed to be stuffed in the

vegetables. Ultimately, how-

ever, Vo and Chan fell short

as they lost by a heartbreak-

ing one point. Even with this

disappointing loss, Vo and

Chan exhibited great grace

as Vo showed tremendous

support of the event prais-

ing, “ I had such a great time

cooking for the judges and

being alongside my big ,

Chen.” Both Chen and Vo

are already looking forward

to the next Battle of the

Chefs to avenge their loss.

10 minutes. Also looking

forward to next semester’s

competition is the Bentley

communi ty . Bans i l and

Delong and Vo and Chan

both had a strong following

as their friends and peers

came out shouting words of

encouragement to urge them

along. Even those who did

not know either team mem-

bers personally, walked up

to Mongolian Grill curious to

see what all the commotion

was about. Never were the

chefs alone, only relying on

each other even in the arena.

An executive chef paced the

kitchen floor, observing and

offering both teams pointers

during and after the compe-

tition. DeLong described the

executive chef as “so helpful”

and his tips as “educational.”

1 minute. The overall suc-

cess of Battle of the Chefs is

encouraging to both the

S o d e x o c r e w a n d J a s o n

Laprade, resident district

manager of dining services.

When asked about how he

thought the event went, he

beamed, “I am proud of the

students. I wish to draw

more of the student body

around competition and food.

Hopefully it will start becom-

ing a semester tradition.”

3 seconds. Reflecting back

on their victory, Bansil and

DeLong memorably recalls,

“[the food] looks like crap but

sure as hell tastes good.”

2 seconds. The competitors

would like to send special

thanks to the judges and the

entire Sodexo team for their

efforts.

1 second. Be on the look-

out for more events hosted

by Sodexo in the near future.

Time.

Three mystery ingredients neededto be incorporated into the dishes.


CHEFS

Sindhu Palaniappan/THE VANGUARDThe teams had many friends and curi-ous onlookers for support.

Sindhu Palaniappan/THE VANGUARD

the Vanguard april 12, 2012 page 7BuSiNeSS

President Obama signed

into law the $447 billion

American Jumpstart Our

Business Startups (JOBS)

Act this past Thursday, in an

effort to bolster American

employment and ease the

process for private compa-

nies to go public. The bill

received bipartisan support

from both parties with a

House vote o f 390-23 to

approve it and a Senate vote

of 73-26.

While Washington is opti-

mistic, government officials

and consumer protection

agencies are doubtful that

the JOBS Act will provide an

adequate safety net for small

b u s i n e s s . F o r m e r S E C

Chairwoman Mary Schapiro

has voiced concern that the

law will lead to IPO failure,

a greater lack of transparen-

cy, and investment fraud.

Provisions written into the

law curtail legislation in

Sarbanes-Oxley which to

have some extent, prevented

research analysts and invest-

ment bankers from artificial-

ly driving share prices up

through stock recommenda-

tions during the past decade.

Goldman Sachs, Morgan

S t a n l e y , a n d B a n k o f

America have already been

devising strategies by which

they might take advantage

of the change in legislation.

With the JOBS Act’s pass-

ing, coverage of emerging

companies will be much eas-

ier for investment banks.

Most importantly, busi-

nesses that go public under

a threshold of $1 billion of

gross revenue will not be

required to undergo inde-

pendent audits and disclose

financial information for up

to 5 years . The law also

includes a provision that will

allow firms to raise up to $1

million a year from private

equity pools sourced from

online solicitation by inde-

pendent investors. The logic

behind the JOBS Act is that

deregulation will enable

small and medium-sized

businesses to better capital-

i ze themselves through

“crowdfunding”, a form of

fundraising that involves

this kind of behavior.

H o w e v e r , i t m u s t b e

admitted that businesses

would be able to effectively

save hundreds of thousands

of dollars by avoiding legal

and accounting costs. But

the true question is this -

will the JOBS Act incen-

tivize businesses to succeed

or endanger them?

Many Americans are crit-

icizing the JOBS Act as yet

another unnecessary stimu-

lus package that will only

add to the $15.6 trillion in

national debt. Moreover,

Harvard economist and

Economic Recovery Advisory

B o a r d m e m b e r M a r t i n

Feldstein estimates that the

bill is to spend $200,000 per

newly created job.

Of the $447 billion stimu-

lus, $253 billion will be set

aside to cut and suspend

payroll taxes for qualifying

employers, as well as to pro-

vide tax credits. $62 billion

will be spent for a Pathways

The JOBS Act allows certain businesses toavoid Sarbanes-Oxley reporting standards.

Courtesy of business.time.com

Back to Work Program to

provide a job search and

training initiative to people

with low income, $49 billion

of which will extend unem-

ployment benefits for up to

“6 million long-term benefi-

ciaries.” The remaining $140

bi l l ion wil l be al located

toward infrastructure spend-

ing in the form of new public

works projects, subsequent

job creation, rainy day funds

to prevent furloughs, and the

formation of the National

Infrastructure Bank receiv-

ing an injection of $10 bil-

lion.

Imagine a product where

you could get something at a

huge discount, have an insane

amount of time to decide

whether or not to use it, and

once you do use it, you can

still get your money back if

you did not like it. Sound

familiar? No, this is not some

salesman’s empty promise. It’s

called the Groupon Promise.

This deeply discounted deal

actually does exist, and the

unlimited ‘get your money

back’ guarantee is available to

all of Groupon’s consumers.

However, for a public compa-

ny with shareholders to

answer to, is this a viable

business model? Maybe not,

as evidenced by Groupon’s

tripping start as a public com-

pany.

Shortly after Groupon

issued their first quarter

results their independent

auditor Ernst and Young cited

weak internal controls and

has requested a restatement.

The revenue had to be low-

ered by over $14 million for

the quarter, and the stock

plummeted on the news by

more than 12 percent. Wall

Street analysts expected the

newly IPO’d firm to book a

profit for the quarter, but they

failed to, and after the restate-

ment, their quarterly loss

totaled an eye-popping $37

million.

So what’s wrong with this

Groupon picture? One major

issue is that the firm has such

a lenient return policy that it

is nearly impossible for the

firm to implement adequate

control measures. How do you

control a blanket return poli-

cy with very little protection

for the company? They really

have no way of judging what

items and what size and

quantity will be returned and

the u l t imate s i ze o f the

refunds. The company has

reaffirmed its guidance for the

current quarter but given

their initial falter, how can

anyone believe them going for-

ward?

Auditors requested that Groupon restatetheir first quarter financial statements.

Courtesy of thenextweb.com

As students at Bentley who

have taken GB 112/212, it is

hard not to think déjà vu on

this story. Sunbeam under

CEO Chainsaw Al used the

channel stuffing measure of

booking profits with extreme-

ly lenient return policies.

Sunbeam was focused on get-

ting the revenue recognized

with little concern over the

p r o d u c t ’ s a c t u a l u s e .

Similarly, Groupon makes

their money off the high vol-

ume of deals they promote,

but is not adequately manag-

ing their exposure when the

customer demands their

money back. They have been

recognizing revenue before the

transaction is completed, in

many cases, before the con-

sumption of services. And,

with the right of return of

Groupon’s money back guar-

antee, this was a perfect set-

up for misstating their finan-

cials.

At the end of the day, I

agree with E&Y’s statement

that this really is based on a

lack of internal control .

Groupon is still an infant of a

public company. Their man-

agement team does not actu-

ally understand the basics of

what revenue recognition

means. In addition, offering

an unlimited return policy can

impede the growth of their

business. It will only provide

a short term pop that may

backfire and cause a long

term black mark on your

record. This company now sits

with their stock at new lows, a

full 30 percent below its IPO

price; a fresh shareholder law-

suit on their hands; and the

company has only been public

for 5 months. What a way to

s t a r t y o u r m a r r i a g e t o

investors.

A key take away from this

story is that the basic concepts

of accounting and revenue

recognition are not only for

students of accounting or your

local CPAs. They are necessi-

ties for all members of the

business world. The real cul-

prit here was not a manage-

ment team trying to game the

system. They simply had no

idea that what they were

doing was wrong. But, when

people’s money is on the line,

ignorance is not an excuse,

and in the blink of an eye,

your reputation is totaled. It

took an independent auditor

to tell them “No”. Maybe if

they had read their GB 112

book a little more closely, this

never would have happened.

By Nicholas Lee

Vanguard Staff

Son of a stimulus: American JOBS Act signed into law

By Luke Heany

Vanguard Staff

Groupon’s return policy evidences weak internal controls

“What is your favorite

twitter hashtag?”

VoiCEs

PagE 8 aPril 12, 2012 thE Vanguard

By tim avrutikPhotograPhy Editor

featUres

Though I’m not an avidviewer of Mad Men, I do liketo watch repeats in my sparetime and enjoy gazing ador-ingly at the Banana Republicline of Mad Men - inspiredclothes that I cannot and willnever be able to afford.

W h i l e s e a r c h i n g t h elibrary shelves for a newbook to review, I happenedupon a book that was on dis-play called Mad Women: TheO t h e r S i d e o f L i f e o nMadison Avenue in the ‘60sand Beyond.

The memoir was writtenby Jane Maas, who workedin the advertising world inthe Mad Men era—and shewas no lowly secretary.

For Mad Men fans, thinkof Jane Maas as a real-lifePeggy Olson. She started outlow on the totem pole in1964 at the agency Ogilvyand Mather, and eventuallyrose to be a creative directorand agency officer.

She was also the presidentof another New York adver-tising agency, and even hadan agency of her own for ashort period of time.

If you’ve ever heard of orseen the “I Love New York”campaign (who hasn’t?), thenyou’ve indirectly known whoJane Maas is. She was one ofthe directors responsible forthe project, which is one ofher bigger claims to fame.

She was also one of thef i r s t w o m e n t o w e a r apantsuit to work, and wast h e f i r s t w o m a n t o b eassigned to the prestigiousAmerican Express account atthe agency she worked for.

Maas discusses Mad Menquite often throughout thememoir, and mostly com-pares the real life workingconditions and structurewith that portrayed in theshow.

She wrote from her ownexperiences, and interviewedmany o f her former co l -leagues about their experi-

ences. One major theme through-

out the memoir is that ofworking mothers. Maas wasnot the only working motherin her office, and notes thatMad Men fails to portraythis—it was much more com-mon than we initially thinkit was. She expresses herguilt because of missing outon parts of her children’slives, and the scrutiny shereceived from stay-at-homemothers.

Throughout the memoir,Maas is nothing but candid.When describing her firstmemoir, Adventures of anAdvertising Woman, sheadmits that she was unableto write freely, and that thepurpose of the book was togenerate more sales andpress for her agency. She isalso unafraid to name names

- her honesty shines throughon every page.

Though Maas was honestand certainly dealt withmany serious issues in thisbook, I really appreciatedher use of humor throughoutthe memoir. Her descriptionsof ad campaigns and cluelessmen puzzling over “whatwomen want” are enough tomake anyone laugh out loud.

Mad Women is a relative-ly quick read, and is certain-ly worth your time. It reallymakes you appreciate theeffort of the women’s rightsmovements in the 1960s, andthe barriers that were bro-ken down for our generation.

We still have a long way togo, but thanks to Jane Maas,at least we can wear pants towork!

Rating: 4 out of 5

YUrIY IVanOV

CLass Of 2015

ManageMent

“#firstworldproblems.”

Courtesy of adweek.com

JaDe sCangareLLO

CLass Of 2015

eCOnOMICs-fInanCe

“#yolo.”

LIz sIssOn

CLass Of 2012

MarketIng

“#bentconsent.”

COLIn DUethOrn

CLass Of 2015

aCtUarIaL sCIenCe

“#imastud.”

MIke DeVItO

CLass Of 2015

UnDeCIDeD

“#roommateproblems.”

The Beat By Olivia LeClair

In the memoir Maas discusses her experiencesin the advertising industry.

Courtesy of aaf-nd.org

Maas was the first woman to wear a pantsuit to work.

thE Vanguard april 12, 2012 pagE 9FeATuReS

“What is the worstgift you have ever

received?”

VoiCES

By nate MarchandCopy Editor

RACHAel deMpSey

ClASS oF 2014

idCC

“An electric tooth-

brush.”

HARRiSon CHAn

ClASS oF 2014

CFA

“My family isn’t big

on gifts.”

MeliSSA Reville

ClASS oF 2012

ACCounTAnCy

“Ten-dollar outlet

sweaters that didn’t

fit.”

JoSH londeRgAn

ClASS oF 2015

CFA

“Socks.”

BRiAn SHeA

ClASS oF 2014

MARkeTing

“A hospital visit.”

Lust is meant to be the

main component around

which the movie, Deep Blue

Sea, is supposed to circle

around. Passionate, uncon-

trollable and animalistic,

lust is supposed to over-

whelm one with excitement

and desire. Unfortunately,

this sentiment is not shared

by the characters in the

movie. The lack of chem-

istry, character develop-

ment, and plot make this

movie about as entertaining

as drying paint.

The idea behind the movie

was not flawed. Based on a

play by Terrance Rattigan,

the film told the story of the

wife (Rachel Weisz) of a

B r i t i s h J u d g e ( S i m o n

Russell Biel) who is caught

in a self-destructive love

affair with a Royal Air Force

pilot (Tom Hiddleston) in the

1950s. It could have been a

brilliant statement about the

struggles of love, or even

about the difference in the

ways that men and women

deal with love. But instead,

the only real assertion made

in the dreadful hour and

thirty-eight minutes was “it

happens”.

The f irst mistake was

apparent in the misuse of

flashbacks. The plot of the

film would have been far

more coherent had the flash-

backs not been used at all.

Their random incorporation

in the film may have been a

parallel to the unsteady

n a t u r e o f t h e w o m a n ’ s

thought-pattern, but the

idea was not effectively exe-

cuted.

Character development

and a shaky plot line were

the main issues of the film.

The character’s personalities

changed throughout the

movie in a way that seemed

convenient rather than logi-

cal. The plot took turns that

were more illogically arbi-

trary than pleasantly unex-

pected. The combination of

these catastrophes made the

viewer yawn in their seats

instead of sitting on the edge

of them.

If the filmmakers’ goal

was to make a general state-

ment about the oversensitiv-

ity and utter stupidity of

women, then they succeed-

ed. The self -destructive

nature of the woman was not

justified by any means. Her

husband was nothing but

kind to her, and her lover,

while sometimes air-headed

and short-tempered, was

r e a l l y n o t a l l t h a t b a d

either .She did not have

much to complain about.

Taking a step back, there

were some positive elements

to the film. For those inter-

ested in soul-searching,

relaxing music, this sound-

track is a perfect fit. It sets

the mood into a dreamy

trance that could not have

been achieved by any other

compilation of songs. Also,

some of the monologues in

the film were beautifully

worded. Weisz’s character

may have been crazy, but

she shared some wonderful

insight about life’s struggles.

The scenery , too , was

quite beautiful. Filmed in

London, primarily, the movie

boasted the beauty of the

inner streets, the country-

side as well as the city itself.

The darkness he lped to

e m p h a s i z e t h e o v e r a l l

gloomy mood of the movie.

Deep Blue Sea is not a film

to dismiss, however. Though

it may not be worth taking a

trip to the theatres, it is def-

initely a slow night-in kind

of movie. It leaves its view-

ers in a relaxed, reflective

mood, allowing them to eval-

uate their relationship deci-

sions. It is worth a watch, to

say the least. Two stars is as

far as I would go.

By Radhika Bansil

Vanguard Staff

Deep Blue Sea is a disap-pointment at the box office

The plot follows Hester’s affairwith a Royal Air Force pilot.

Courtesy of brightestyoungthings.com

Courtesy of fanpop.com and aceshowbiz.comWeisz and Hiddleston star in the new film, Deep Blue Sea.

Page 10 aPril 12, 2012 the VanguardFeatures & CoLuMNs

Entertainment more than

ever is pushing across count-

less platforms. Music on the

go has been around since

portable cassette players

(Remember when those

existed? Of course not.) In

the last decade, we were able

to take videos and games

with us too.

N o w i t ’ s j u s t g e t t i n g

ridiculous. And by ridiculous

I mean a level of awesome-

ness never before fathomed.

The newest app is the pod-

cast. It’s not really an app,

but isn’t it cool to just say

things are an app? No? Oh,

OK, never mind.

While political podcasts

are riveting, they have also

found a dedicated niche audi-

ence in the comedy world. In

a radio-type setting, comedi-

ans, actors and performers

have found a new way to con-

nect with their fans.

Three podcasts in particu-

lar have taken over the pod-

cast comedy scene. Doug

Loves Movies is hosted by

comedian Doug Benson.

Such guests have included

J o n H a m m , S a r a h

Silverman, Michael Cera,

Nick Swardson and various

other celebrities who come

together t o ta lk o f , you

guessed it, their political

views. No, just kidding,

movies.

Adam Corrolla has also

found a new outlet to let

loose his voice. His self-titled

podcast brings in stars to dis-

cuss their profession and

some of the things happen-

ing in their lives. Corrolla

brings with him an already

deep audience and up and

c o m i n g s t a r s l i k e B e n

S c h w a r t z a n d P a u l F .

Thompkins bring their own

devoted audiences making

the podcast that #1 iTunes

downloaded podcast.

Maybe the most popular

podcast among the comedy

community is WTF with

Marc Maron. The widely

r e s p e c t e d M a r o n i s a

s t a n d u p c o m e d i a n w h o

enjoyed great success in the

90s and has rejuvenated his

career on a platform that

perfectly fits his conversa-

tional comedic style. Conan

O’ Brien, Chris Rock, Amy

Poehler, and Jimmy Fallon

have graced the mic with

Maron to make him one of

the most popular figures in

the podcast scene.

But, once again, that’s not

all! There is a seemingly infi-

nite amount of podcasts host-

ed by someone in the comedy

scene. Nerdist has branched

out into a variety of different

shows. In the Nerdist family

there entertainment shows

like Comedy Bang Bang and

improv4humans which fea-

tures improvisational per-

formers taking Twitter sug-

gestions and creating scenes.

Nerdist also features two

interview style podcasts sim-

ilar to those of Maron and

Corrolla. Making it with Riki

Lindhome and the creatively

titled The Nerdist interview

celebrities and up and com-

ers on what it takes to make

i t i n t h e c o m e d y a n d

Hollywood worlds.

We now l ive in a t ime

where there are countless

types of entertainment that

can be brought anywhere

and can be controlled by a

click. Podcasts, though not

new, have begun to climb

higher and higher in popu-

larity in all aspects. It kind

of makes you wonder where

w e a r e h e a d e d n e x t . I

already got it, 3D podcasts.

Podcast comedy: Hilarious shows held in the palm of a handBy Mike LovettFeatures editor

Popular podcasts include Nerdist

and Doug Loves Movies.

Courtesy of viewfromacouch.files.word-press.com and nerdist.libsyn.com

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Thank you for joining us last

week. If you did not join us

last week, you better pray to

God you can find a newspa-

per from last week and catch

up. This is your last oppor-

tun i ty t o ge t your head

straight. Game on.

Titanic in 3D fared well in

its opening weekend with

$21 million. After the show

several fans agreed that it

was such a different experi-

ence in another dimension

and without the commercials

from TNT. It was beat by

T h e H u n g r y , H u n g r y

Hunger Games which is

ironically hitting Titanic like

numbers. I love irony.

Speaking of The Hunger

Games, their director was in

danger of withdrawing from

the sequel. Newswires start-

ed buzz ing when i t was

reported he was upset when

the studio rejected his idea

to make it a documentary.

Universal leaked new clips

of their summer slugger

Battleship last week. It is a

little different from the game

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

involves an attempted alien

takeover. It is also one of

only two really boring, tacti-

cal board games that can be

awesome as a movie with

aliens. Yes, I am looking at

you, Risk.

ABC just announced its

summer schedule. Bachelor

Pad returns for a third sea-

son to try and match up the

rejects from the past seasons

of The Bachelor and The

Bachelorette. My guess is it

probably won’t, because they

are mainly competing for a

cash prize.

Luckily it will air as soon

a s T h e P a u l y D P r o j e c t

comes to an end. What good

Pauly D’s show did do was

FINALLY settle the argu-

ment of which member of

The Jersey Shore cast is the

least moronic.

In divorce recovery new, J-

Lo has bought her new boy

toy a new toy. For his 25th

birthday she got boyfriend

Casper Smart a customized

Dodge Ram pickup. The gift

initially ran into trouble

when the DMV thought she

was registering the vehicle

to a pretend sixth grader.

Glee had a big news week.

N o t o n l y d i d t h e y g e t

renewed for another season

but they just cast Lindsay

Lohan to guest star. She

brings some versatility to the

show as she can play more

than one depressing high

school stereotype.

Adam Sandler will now

increase his record update

appearances to two. For

Grown Ups 2 ( Yeah, there’s

going to be another one) he

has cast Taylor Lautner to

co-star in the film. Though

with a PG rating, he will

have the challenge of a dif-

ferent, more clothed role

than he is used.

Well that’s all we have for

this week. Tune in next week

for a chance to win $20,000

dollars.

Glee was renewed for another season

this week.

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Waltham, Massachusetts

E-Board Entertainment Update

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Inflation is a b*tch. I feltmisled when I arrived inBuenos Aires and paid about$15usd for a coffee, a hamsandwich and a coke. While it’snot an exorbitant amount ofmoney for a modest lunch, andmight even rival a nicer mid-day snack I might have atsome fancy Manhattan café, itreally took me by surprise.

Inflation in Buenos Airescertainly makes it a moreexpensive city than I original-ly budgeted for. Locals havesaid that the governmentdownplays how high inflationreally is, and that prices havedoubled over the last few years.In fact, a local hot dog, or pan-cho, establishment I used tofrequent increased their pricesby 15 percent within my firstthree weeks in Buenos Aires.

A local friend of mine madethe statement, “Don’t be sur-prised if a nice restaurant or

We live in a very criticalsociety. From the media toour parents and ourselves,we criticize every aspect ofpeople’s lives. We criticize ourpresidents, family members,food, doctors, actions, beliefs,celebrities, athletes, academ-ics, professionals and neigh-bors.

We even cr i t ic ize howmany people a friend (orpresident) has slept with orthe philosophical basis ofsome theologian from the18th century (not at Bentley).The spectrum of topics putunder the lens without a sec-ond thought is truly eye-catching.

Religion always evadesserious criticism on the larg-

er scale despite its impor-tance in our lives – we are areligious nation notwith-standing criticism from othermore conservative circles -both privately and publicly.

While I certainly under-stand the privacy one feelstoward their faith, privacy iscertainly not the reason weavoid criticizing it. If thatwere the case we wouldn’tjudge people for their privateactions in the bedroom.

Imagine the relief govern-ment leaders, celebrities, andregular people who cheatedand lied would feel if societyjust stopped criticizing thoseaspects of our lives. While Iwould completely support theabandonment of such judg-ment, realistically, it isn’tgoing away.

Despite this, religiousbelief unjustifiably orders adeeper sense of respect. Thisbaffles me as most people inthe world never chose theirreligious system of belief.Greater than any othermeasure, religious belief canbe most accurately pairedwith geographic location.

In other words, locationdetermines the faith of themajority of the people in theworld. Of those who believethey’ve made the choice, soci-

etal (specifically family) pres-sure g ives them no realchoice. The comfort and con-venience prov ided withbelieving in a faith that ismainstream in a society isimmeasurable (No, confirma-tion isn’t a choice; it’s a trib-al coming of age ceremony).

Only a nearly-nonexistentminority actively makes theirchoice.

Even without a choice, peo-ple still insist that religionc a n n o t b e c r i t i c i z e d .Denunciation and intimida-tion quickly follow after onecriticizes anyone of the thou-sands of “holy” books or lead-ers that claim the voice ofsome deity.

If faith is a choice, as mostcontend, then why isn’t itappropriate to judge a personbased on their decisions? Ifjudgment can’t be passed onthose grounds, then ourentire legal system and the“justice” system of religion isdefunct.

To be clear, judgment iscertainly passed. Atheists arethe least trusted minority inthe United States behindgays and Muslims. It is alsono secret that the most out-spoken atheists are quitejudgmental of believers aswell.

By Danny Wong

Buenos Aires, ArgenTinA

By Moussa Hassoun

The former seems to bewidely accepted, yet the lat-ter riles up the emotions ofeven the most irreligiousChristian/Muslim/Jewish/Hindu/Buddhist frat boy.

Why can’t the few criticizethe masses that believe inbooks and stories that arethousands of years old, writ-ten by the illiterate for theeven more illiterate, aimed atdenouncing other books andstories that serve the samepurpose?

Is there nothing to discusswhen the masses believe inthe sanctity of the stories(whether literal or metaphor-ical) conjured up by people werarely have records on andwere written decades aftertheir time, yet demand prop-er citation in Wikipedia?

When is it appropriate tocriticize religion? When itsbelievers kill gays for break-ing with teachings? Or whenits leaders order the death ofothers? Or even when, inorder to “modernize” theirfaith, followers ditch themajority of their religioust e a c h i n g s t o w o r k o nSundays, or not fast, or dis-respect their parents, orrefuse to be sold as a bride torepay a family debt.

Of course that last one is a

welcome change, as are manylike it that have been ditched(at least in the U.S. ) . I temphas izes the d i lutednature of 21st Century Faithand I hope that 22nd CenturyFaith will be stripped evenmore of its absurdity tillnothing but pure humanintellect is discovered as thebasis of all our stories, judg-ments and systems of belief.

We need to expand the dis-cussion about religious beliefand offense can’t be taken,and a higher respect can’t beclaimed every time someonedares to declare: Faith in Godis Faith in Human Creativity;that is exactly what it is, nowlet’s talk.

Notes fromAbroad

Question: “Tell us some-thing about your host

country that only a localwould know.”

coffee shop you like to go tojacks up their prices eachmonth.”

They’re not even stealthyabout it anymore, sometimeswhiting out or simply crossingout the last price on the menuand handwriting the newestprice. While I do take for grant-ed the $0.25usd bus rides andthe ~$0.50usd subway ridesacross town, it kind of suckswhen your local empanadaplace increases prices from$1usd to $1.25usd per empana-da without warning.

Among the locals I know, italso doesn’t seem like salariesand wages are keeping up withinflation either. That’s a bit ofa bummer for them, the indi-viduals that help make thelocal economy work. Clearly, Ido sound a bit spoiled, notwanting to pay an extra 15percent on a hot dog or 25cents for an empanada, but tobe fair, my budget certainlywasn’t warned of all this infla-tion.

Scratching the Surface: Religious Criticism

Courtesy of Moussa Hassoun

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NEW

SORORITY MEMBERS!

Gamma Phi Beta

New Member Class

Rachel Annello

Kelsey Brennan

Sydney Capron

Katerina Chrisafides

Shannon Condon

Alex DeLong

Amanda DiCristoforo

Tara Giarolo

Allei Holway

Emily Jang

Paige Johnson

Morgan Kreugler

Kimberly Lemieux

Jennifer Mar

Lauren Roberge

Annie Scionti

Phi Sigma Sigma

New Member Class

Juliana Bahring

Cassidie Cade

Monica Cortazar

Kelly Dudenhoeffer

Sara Gallucci

Ashley Henderson

Charlotte Hoon

Alyson Kraft

Erica Murrano

Ashley Peters

Isabella Sampaio

Cara Trischitta

Chloe Wright

Alpha Phi

New Member Class

Amanda Anastasi

Christina Bertorelli

Michelle Cucchi

Abigail Davis

Jaclyn Gagnon

Tori Lopez

Deborah Parras

Alison Polite

Alexandra Prezioso

Rebecca Reimbolt

Callee Roscoe

Erin Shannon

Jackie Shaw

Meaghan Smith

pAGe 12 ApriL 12, 2012 THe VAnGuArdCOLuMNSHorosCopes

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 Vanguard Staff

April’s AdviceYour Questions Answered!

By April Gammal

sure that you look decent andthat you are wearing some-thing professional. The worstthing you can do is be late toyour interview. Plan to arrivethere ten to fifteen minutesearly. It is always a good ideato bring an extra copy of yourresume and a list of questionsyou want to ask your inter-viewer. Also, when you meetthe person who will be inter-viewing you make sure youhave a nice strong handshakeand look that person in theeye. The worst thing to do is tohave a weak handshake. Itwill make a bad first impres-sion.

RelaxI know that you will be

nervous during the interviewbut try to stay as calm as pos-

sible. Remember that you havethe qualifications for the posi-tion and that each person ask-ing you questions has been inyour position before. If you areunsure of a question just askthe person to clarify for you.Try not to fidget in your seatbut appear interested andeager to be partaking in theinterview. It is better to leanin towards the person inter-viewing you or sit up straightthan slouching back againstthe chair.

Make sure to end the inter-view with a thank you and fol-low up with a personal thankyou note. I’m sure you will befine, and if you do not get thejob then hey, I’m sure they aremissing out on a great employ-ee. Good luck!

qualifications to do the job. Ok,so let me give you some tipsthat will help you ace theinterview.

ResearchYeah, doing research will

follow you outside of your aca-demic classes. Go on the com-pany’s website and learn aboutthem, such as their past per-formance and future plans.Understand how the companyoperates and what is attractiveto you about the company.Also, type in the name of theperson or people who will beinterviewing you and readabout their background andwhat they have done. Be pre-pared to answer the question,“Why do you want to workhere?”

PracticePractice answering poten-

tial questions with a friend, oreven better with CareerServices. This will get you tostart thinking about differentactivities you have beeninvolved with and how you cananswer potential questionsfrom the experiences you havehad. Also, make sure you knowwhat is on your resume in casethey ask you a question aboutit such as your experience witha particular organization.

PrepareHow do you prepare for your

actual interview? Well, make

You’re inspired to get involvedin a massive worldwide proj-ect. Don’t leave quite yet, how-ever. There are still things todo here at home.

Use some of your recent earn-ings to update your library.You might as well learn howto do your assignments theeasy way.

Wrap up the festivities so youcan get back to business.Today and tomorrow are goodfor hauling in the money.

Accept a generous offer, evenif you wonder if it’s true. Theodds are good you’ll do wellnow with work, savings andshared benefits.

The big talkers are going sofast, that they may temporar-ily be totally incomprehensi-ble. This phenomenon is notyour fault. They’re buzzing.

You’ve made a good impres-sion on the people who issuethe orders. This is just thebeginning of a very profitablephase.

Quick action is required.There’s not a moment to lose.Do that crazy thing that fur-thers your creative career.And do it well.

You’ve been putting in thehours, and you’ve earned thebonus. Accept whatever you’reoffered; it’s worth more thanyou think.

Keep asking impertinent ques-tions, even if you’re not gettingthe answer that you’re lookingfor. With enough clues, youcan figure it out for yourself.

You’re about to reach aplateau. You’ll be able to restfor a bit. Look at what you’vejust done; then make correc-tions and improvements.

You think of yourself as a sci-entific type, but recently you’vealso had amazing psychicinsights. Don’t ignore themjust because you can’t explainthem.

Add a touch of luxury to yourhousehold décor. Make yourfood preparation and con-sumption area more comfort-able. You’ll save enough to payfor it by staying in more often.

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: I have a few jobinterviews next week and I’mgetting pretty nervous. Whatif they ask me a question thatI do not know how to answer?What if I can’t think clearly?What if I make myself lookstupid?

Wait a minute ... YAY... Youjust got an interview with aco m p a ny ! T ha t i s a b i gachievement in itself and I’msure there are many peoplewho did not even get theopportunity to interview. Sore lax ; the company hasalready reviewed your resumeand thinks that you have the

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Senior Spotlight

Interview for Senior Spotlight Name: Lauren ZinnMajor: IDCC (InformationD e s i g n & C o r p o r a t eCommunication)Hometown: Ipswich, MA

What are you involved in atBentley?

I’m the Events Coordinatorfor the Senior Class Cabinet,a member of Bentley Hillel( p r e v i o u s l y t h e P u b l i cRelations Chair) and BentleyMarketing Association and a

sister of Alpha Phi (previous-ly Director of Sisterhood andDirector of Recruitment).

What are you looking forwardto this year?This last month and a half isstacked with fun events forthe seniors. After just attend-ing the Harbor Cruise withmy class, I am so excited tospend days in the Bahamaswith everyone! Of course Icould not leave out the infa-mous Spring Day. Becauseit’ll be my last one (and I usedto love Nelly back in the day)I know my friends and I willhave a blast.

What are your plans for thefuture?I want to work in a publicrelations/advertising agencyeither in Boston or New YorkCity. I ’ve been interningthroughout my college careerand know this path is rightfor me. Because I’m from theNorth Shore of Boston, andgo to Bentley, I want to tryanother city. New York Cityis a media hub, and providesendless opportunities forwhat I want to do. I also wantto travel as much as possible;I ’ m v i s i t i n g I s r a e l a n dColombia this summer. What is your favorite eventon campus?

Greek week! Every year allthe recognized fraternitiesand sororities compete in aweek long competition todetermine the best. The weekincludes Greek Olympics,swim races, a scavengerhunt, penny wars, and tonsmore. I just hope its beauti-ful weather for it!

What are your goals for thisyear?To stay in touch with every-one after graduation! I havemade such great friends hereand definitely will remainconnected, even if can only bethrough social media!

How are you feeling aboutgraduation?Many of my friends I wouldsay are in denial, but whengraduation roles around Iknow I’ll be ready to move on.I have been thinking aboutmy career for some time nowand am looking forward tobeing completely independ-ent.

What is your advice to sen-iors/words of wisdom?Your life is what you make it.Have a b last these nextweeks with your class andclose friends. No need to bebogged down in stress ordrama.

Courtesy of Lauren Zinn

What can Bentley do to helpyou with this year?I just was made aware ofBentley ’s Young AlumniAssociation. The chair is try-ing to help students connectwith alumni before they grad-uate. I would like to see thisassociat ion create moreevents for emerging studentleaders and graduating sen-iors.

What is the most valuablelesson you have learned atBentley?Ms. Cook, or “Cookie” as weall call her, said it best: “Beyourselves - creative, funny,truthful, authentic. Rock theworld.” Cookie was one of myfavorite teachers at Bentleyand inspires me to just bemyself and go for it.

Presented by The Senior Year Experience

Committee

Research, practice, prepare and relaxbefore an interview.

Courtesy of April Gammal

THe VAnguArd April 12, 2012 pAge 13ColumNS

that more women put onnighttime moisturizer thandaytime moisturizers. Ingeneral, nighttime moistur-izers are more importantaccording to many aestheti-cians. But, during the sum-mer, one needs to wear adaytime moisturizer withsun protection factor (SPF)in it, too. This precautionprevents your skin from notonly drying out or becomingtoo oily, but helps ensurethat you will not get burned.Just taking a walk, running,or being outside for a shortperiod of time, can be justenough time to get a lightsun burn.

Stores, such as Sephoraand Ultra, as well as, sever-al others carry sunscreenbrands that are expensive.The brands they carry dohave some benefits , butbeing in college and on abudget you don’t need tosplurge on them. Aveeno andNeutrogena both carry won-derful spray sunscreens thatare perfect for someone whoenjoys being outside or isgoing swimming or water-skiing. If you plan on beingin direct sunlight for hoursat a time, plan accordingly.Buy an SPF lotion with a

By Angela Hart

high ultra violet ray (UVA)count; Banana Boat UltraD e f e n s e L o t i o n h a s a nSPF100 and costs about$10.00.

My personal favorite isHawaiian Tropic. I love thisbrand because it feels justlike you’re wearing a lotion.It has a nice shine and agolden sheen to it, combinedwith an SPF40. Sometimesduring the winter I wouldwear it just to have the shineit offers. I also really likethis brand because theyhave a l ine spec i f i ca l lydesigned for sensitive skin;these products are oil-free,fragrance-free, and dye-freeproducts that provide theprotection you need.

There are also a variety oflip balms with SPF20, suchas Hawaiian Tropic’s AlohaKiss, and their Vanilla MintLip Balm has SPF45. Burt’sBees has a Sun ProtectionLip Balm with SPF8, foronly $4.00. Burt’s Bees andHawaiian Tropic can befound in your local CVS,Walgreens, and other con-venience stores, such asShaws and Stop & Shop.

Please don’t take chanceswith the rays from the sun;your health is too important.

Briefcase Banter: The Gauntlet By Nick Vasiliadis

The Student Center is theheart of activity here at Bentley.Located conveniently in themiddle of campus, no matterwhere your dorm is, the studentcenter is seldom more than astone’s throw away. Given theexceptions that you live onnorth campus or off campussomewhere - in which casenobody cares about you anyway- there’s a pretty good chancethat you pass by or through thestudent center once each day atthe very least.

The importance of the stu-dent center is paramount.Because it’s such an active,bustling location, it’s the firstplace anyone would look toadvertise an event or to try andsell you something. Everyone’sseen the makeshift stations con-structed out of tables which linethe glass wall just outside ofSeasons, otherwise known as

the gauntlet. Walking by themand paying almost no attentionis a daily occurrence; it’s justbecome a part of life at Bentleyafter a few weeks. If there areposters on the wall or a phonein your hand, you can usuallyavoid eye contact altogether.

Although they’re generallyeasy to brush off, it’s hard tofight the twinge of guilt you feelafter looking away when some-one is trying desperately to getyour attention. It’s in thatmoment when you suddenlyrealize that these people areyour peers. Sure, we’ve all hadplenty of practice ignoring peo-ple throughout or lives. It’s easyto walk by the ethnic gentlemanin your local mall trying toshove a Metro PCS pamphletdown your turtle neck. It’s muchharder, however, to knowinglyavert your gaze from the cutegirl in your stats class as she’scoaxing you into buying ticketsto some event you didn’t knowexisted until she yelled it to youjust now.

In one instance, you feel asthough you have all the powerin the encounter. Someone’sbothering you and it’s theirproblem if you’re rude. You’reentitled to your own serenity,and someone is taking thataway from you for a momentand that’s not fair. I mean thisis your day and you don’t needsome schmuck bombarding youwith crap, right? In the “realworld,” you might saunter casu-ally by a kiosk without a pause

in your stride. “No sir, I alreadyhave a satellite phone with anunlimited plan and 26 differentcases,” you remark haughtily asthe vendor chases desperatelyafter you as his gold chainsclang violently against oneanother.

But sometimes it isn’t so easy.How exactly does one maintaintheir integrity when they shunGirlscouts trying to peddle theirdelicious little wares? How canyou live with yourself afteryou’ve just stiff-armed a sorori-ty girl who wants nothing morethan to sell you tickets to theFall Squall or the SummerBummer? We can tell the guywho sells wallets to screw offeasy enough, but not our fellowstudents or small children. No,

we’re cut from a different cloth,and that cloth is most definite-ly not made of stolen leather.

Ultimately though, isn’t itkind of wrong that we don’t feelany obligation to those peopleselling wallets or flags or cellphone plans or subscriptions tothe Boston Globe or whatever?I mean these people can beannoying sure, but this is theirjob. Girlscouts might be cute,but they aren’t feeding a fami-ly with those cookies. I mean byselling the damn cookies andusing the money to buy realfood—they definitely aren’tdoing that. And what about allthose students selling tickets toevents? Why bother thinking upan excuse about how you forgotyour wallet or you’ll come back

later? Just say no and put themout of their misery. You don’tmake excuses for anyone else.

What I’m saying isn’t neces-sarily that we should be nicer topeople who are trying to sell usthings on the street or in themall. That would be great, butultimately we just owe them thesame basic level of respect wegive to everyone else, fellow stu-dents and children included. Ifthat means politely saying “no,thank you,” then that’s encour-aged. If it means screaming insomeone’s face and chuckingtheir wares as far as you canthrow them, that’s ok too. Justmake sure to flip the tables andhurl the thin mints next time oryou’re enabling a double stan-dard.

Courtesy of allartnews.com

Healthy Hart: Summer is Coming Soon!

Courtesy of sheknows.com andscopeblog.stanford.edu

Always apply sunscreen before spending time in the sun!

Should we treat mall or street vendors differently than we treat our peers?

Many people enjoy goingto the beach, tanning, swim-ming and just being outsidein general. According to arecent study done by MailOnline, three-quarters of usprefer a tanned look, and asmany as one in seven stillwant a tan even after expe-riencing the worry of poten-tial skin cancer. If you wantto go tanning, be careful. Ifyou’re like me, and you burneasily, then you need to bee x t r a c a r e f u l . A l w a y s ,always, always, wear sun-screen.

Ladies, it is a noted fact

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Courtesy of Angela Hart

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Bentley Women’s lacrosse comes from behind for 13-11 win

The number eight Bentley

women’s lacrosse team man-

aged an impressive win over

the weekend, scoring four

straight goals to defeat num-

ber seven New Haven 13-11.

The Lady Falcons headed

into its game last Saturday

looking to build upon its

momentum and improve its

record to 7-4 (5-2 NE-10).

The Falcons also looked to

snap New Haven’s seven-

game winning streak and

drop their record to 8-2. They

were able to achieve both of

these goals with a strong fin-

ish to a fiercely contested

game.

The first half was a back-

and-forth battle in which

neither team was able to

establish much of a lead. The

biggest lead of the half was

achieved by the Falcons, as

they went ahead by a score

of 5-3 after a goal by junior

attacker Margeaux Guercia.

The teams went into the

break tied at 5-5 after UNH

scored twice with seven and

five minutes left in the open-

ing half.

It did not take long for the

Falcons to turn it around in

the second half. A goal just

over a minute in by sopho-

more midfielder Chelsea

L a r i v e e p r o p e l l e d t h e

Falcons on a 3-0 spurt that

put them ahead 9-6, with the

other two goals coming from

j u n i o r a t t a c k e r T a y l o r

Bastien and sophomore mid-

fielder Carolyn Kynoch. New

Haven managed to recover

and answered back with its

own 3-0 run, tying the game

with nine minutes remaining

in regulation.

Bentley then started to

pull away as they scored four

goals to ensure their seventh

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

Sophomore midfielder Jackie

Brown scored the first goal

of the run to make it 10-9

before junior attacker Cori

Geiger turned loose. After

Brown’s goal, Geiger became

unstoppable, recording the

Falcons’ next two goals, one

off of an assist from Bastien

By Ian Giancursio

Vanguard Staff

Megan Wiggins scored the lastBentley goal to seal the win.

Vatti & Varsell lead Falcon’s track & field teams into spring seasonBy Matt Gustus

Vanguard Staff

To open the spring season,

the Falcons competed in the

Northeastern Spring Open.

On the men’s side, senior

Mike Vatti had two first-

place finishes, in the 200 and

4 x 100 relay. Vatti teamed

with senior Steven Long, jun-

ior Bryan Carton, and junior

D e r e k S i t f o r t h e w i n .

Outdoor PRs were set by

sophomore Conor Higgins

and junior Rob Hennessy in

the 800 meter race, and sen-

ior Gabe Campbell in the

and the other unassisted.

She also recorded the assist

on the Falcons’ last goal by

s e n i o r a t t a c k e r M e g a n

Wiggins. The Wiggins goal

put Bentley ahead 13-9, a

lead they would not relin-

quish despite a late push by

UNH to make the final score

13-11.

The Falcons improved to

10K race.

On the women’s side, jun-

i o r A l l - A m e r i c a n A m y

Varsell brought her indoor

success outside. Varsell was

able to place second in the

1 5 0 0 w i t h a n e w P R o f

4:38.97. The time was good

for third on Bentley’s all time

record list. Other notable

runners included Junior

Caitlin Fahey, who finished

first out of 37 in the 800

meter race. Also, sophomore

Delia Equitz set a PR in the

400 hurdles event with the

time of 1:12.96.

The next weekend, the

teams competed in both the

Raleigh Relays and the Tufts

S n o w f l a k e C l a s s i c . I n

Raleigh, Vatti ran well again,

finishing fifth out of the

Division II runners in the

400. New PRs were set by

senior Tom Witherell and

junior Sean Maguire, both in

the 10K. With their times,

V a t t i , W i t h e r e l l , a n d

Maguire all qualified for the

N e w E n g l a n d

Championships which will be

held in May.

For the women, Varsell

competed in two events. In

the 1500, she won her section

and posted a new PR. The

next day, in the 800, the All-

American came in second

among Division II partici-

pants, qualifying for the

NCAA Outdoor champi -

onships.

Overall, the Falcons put in

a solid effort in the Tufts

Snowflake Classic. Freshman

Anthony Charter was the

highlight for the men’s team,

winning the long jump and

coming in second in the triple

jump. For the women, it was

a solid all around perform-

ance for the team. In the 200,

senior Natalie Caldwell set a

new PR with the t ime of

27.89 seconds.

This past weekend, both

teams traveled in full to

UMass Lowell to compete in

t h e G e o r g e D a v i s

Invitational Meet. The two

first-place finishes for the

men’s team came from Vatti

and Charter. Vatti’s domi-

nated the 400-meter race,

finishing more than a second

and a half better than the

second place finisher. In the

long jump, Charter took

home first with a new per-

sonal record.

Qualifying for the New

England’s during the week-

e n d w a s j u n i o r C r a i g

Robinson, with his time of

9:38.24 in the steeplechase.

For the women, there were

several PRs set, including

freshman Jacqueline Carlson

in the javelin, freshman

Brynnan Farrington in the

shot put, and Equitz in the

400-meter hurdles.

This weekend, the teams

will travel to Easton to com-

p e t e i n t h e S t o n e h i l l

Invitational.

7-4 with the victory and now

hold the fourth best confer-

ence record in the NE-10, sit-

t i n g b e h i n d L e M o y n e ,

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

Bentley looks to extend its

two-game winning streak in

i t s upcoming matchups

a g a i n s t M e r r i m a c k ,

Assumption and Queens

(N.Y.)

Cori Geiger scored the 11th and 12thgoals, and then assisted on the 13th.

Courtesy of Sports Information Office

Mike Vatti had two first-place finishesat the Northeastern Spring Open.



rECEnt rESultSResults from 4/3-4/9

Baseball (16-15, 8-4 NE-10, 2-3 NE Div.) Result

at Stonehill (4/3)*# L 4-2

American Int’l (DH) (4/7)* W 7-2, L 12-4

Assumption (4/9)* W 8-6

Men’s Lacrosse (1-5, 1-2 NE-10)

at Saint Anselm (4/4)* L 8-6

Dowling (4/7) L 7-6

Men’s Tennis (12-4, 8-0 NE-10)

Adelphi (4/6)* W 5-4

Men’s Track and Field

George Davis International (4/7) No team score

Softball (6-20, 4-14 NE-10)

at So. New Hampshire (DH) (4/3)* L 3-2, L 4-1

Le Moyne (DH) (4/6)* W 6-5, L 4-2

Saint Rose (DH) (4/7)* L 5-1, W 2-1(8 inn.)

Women’s Lacrosse (7-4, 5-2 NE-10)

at Saint Michael’s (4/4)* W 13-7

New Haven (4/7)* W 13-11

Women’s Tennis (6-10, 6-3 NE-10)

at Assumption (4/4)* W 7-2

Adelphi (4/6)* L 7-2

Saint Rose (4/7)* W 8-1

Women’s Track and Field

George Davis Invitational (4/7) No team score

*Conference Game

# Northeast Division Game

April 12Men’s Tennis vs. Merrimack* 3:00 p.m.

April 13Women’s Tennis vs. Saint Anselm* 3:00 p.m.

April 14Men’s Lacrosse vs. le Moyne* 1:00 p.m.

April 17Softball vs. Merrimack (DH)* 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.

*Conference Game

upCOmIng SChEdulE

thE Vanguard aprIl 12, 2012 pagE 15SpOrtS

The Bentley baseball had an

incredible March, going 13-4

after going into the month 0-7.

The Falcons looked to stay hot

over the course of April, but

dropped two out of three games

to St. Anselm to start the month

and have lost to Stonehill, split

two games with American

International and swept two

games from Assumption. With

still more than one-third of their

schedule remaining Bentley

looks to stay competitive in the

NE-10 and earn a postseason

berth.

The Falcons matched up

against Stonehill for a one-game

stint last Tuesday, trying to take

out one of the top teams within

the conference and Bentley’s

own division. Stonehill would get

on the board early after a walk,

allowed by junior pitcher JP

Ashline, was followed up by a

double and a triple that brought

home runs and then an RBI-

groundout to give the Skyhawks

an early 3-0 lead.

Bentley would score their first

run in the third inning when

sophomore infielder Nate

Witkowski singled and then was

brought home on a double by

sophomore outfielder Sean

Keady. In the next inning

Bentley would get the leadoff

man, junior infielder Logan

Gillis, on base after a throwing

error on the Stonehill catcher.

Gillis would then steal third and

later scored on a groundout by

senior catcher Kevin Korwek.

Stonehill would add an insur-

ance run in the sixth inning and

the pitching platoon of Zach

Soulier and Michael White pre-

served the 4-2 victory for the

Skyhawks.

A Saturday double-header

against AIC was a great oppor-

tunity for Bentley to pick up two

games in the standings but were

only able to win one of the con-

tests, taking the opener 7-2 and

losing the finale 12-4. In

Saturday’s first game, Bentley

would take a 3-0 lead through

two innings after an AIC error

to start the inning sparked a

rally led by senior catcher Greg

Baggett who tripled home two

runs.

The Falcons would tack on

another run in the fourth, two

more in the seventh and then

another in the eighth to claim a

7-2 lead. Graduate student

pitcher Rob Finneran was dom-

inant in eight innings of work,

striking out ten while only allow-

ing two runs on seven hits.

Freshman pitcher Connor Root

would close out AIC in the ninth

as Bentley took game one 7-2.

Sophomore infielder Will

Brennan finished with three hits

and two runs in four at-bats.

In the nightcap, Bentley

jumped out to a 2-0 lead after

freshman outfielder Mike Muir

grounded into a double play that

scored junior infielder Lamarre

Rey and then Gillis drove in

Witkowski on a single. The

Falcons pitching, which was a

combination of junior John Yohe,

freshman Ryan O’Connor, soph-

omore Dante Padovani and

freshman Billy Sullivan was not

great, allowing a combined 12

runs (11 earned) on 18 hits. Yohe

took home his fifth loss of the

season as the Falcons fell 12-4 to

split the series with AIC. A four-

hit fifth inning that scored

Baggett and Witkowski was the

remainder of the Falcons’ offense

on the day.

On Monday, Bentley took

another NE-10 foe in

Assumption, a team that they

would play on Tuesday as well.

Assumption held a 5-2 lead after

three innings of play after the

Grey Hounds scored twice in the

first inning and three more

times in the third. With Bentley

down 6-3 going into the bottom

of the seventh, the Falcons

would hope for a late rally and

that’s exactly what happened. A

triple by Gillis scored both Muir

and Keady and then later scored

on an Assumption throwing

error. Bentley scored their fourth

run of the inning when Baggett

singled home Korwek who had

reached on a fielder’s choice. The

Falcons would add an insurance

run in the eighth inning on yet

another error giving them a 8-4

lead that junior pitcher Jeff

Croteau wouldn’t relinquish.

Bentley’s most recent game

was easily the most exciting of

the season thus far, as 34 com-

bined runs were scored on 39

hits. The Falcons would win the

matchup 19-15, scoring 11 runs

in the f irst inning after

Assumption had opened the

game with four runs of their

own. The Grey Hounds would

score six runs in the third inning

to make the score 12-10 in favor

of Bentley, but the Falcons

would add runs in the fourth

and seventh innings to secure

the win. Eight of the nine

Bentley position players scored

at least one run with Gillis and

Johnson each scoring four times.

Brennan finished the game 4-

for-5 with two runs and four

RBI.

The Falcons will travel to

New Hampshire to face

Franklin Pierce twice on

Saturday and once on Sunday.

Bentley will then play Stonehill

By Benjamin Klein

SpOrtS EdItOr

Bentley outscores Assumption 28-21 in two-game sweep after cooling off mid-season

Courtesy of Sports Information OfficeJunior INF Logan Gillis’ solid perform-ance helped defeat AIC.

Courtesy of Sports Information OfficeSophomore OF Sean Keady brought inthe first run of the game on a double.

for the fourth and final time dur-

ing the regular season on

Tuesday afternoon. The Falcons

will need to win as many games

as possible down the stretch in

order to claim one of the four

Northeast Division spots in the

NE-10 playoffs.

Falcon Fact

Did you know that Tuesday's baseball matchup between

Bentley and Assumption was the highest-scoring game in

DeFelice Field history? The teams combined for 34 runs, 15

coming in the first inning, on 39 hits as Bentley took the

NE-10 contest 19-15.

Every starting position player had at least one hit and

eight players scored at least once. Sophomore infielder Will

Brennan led the Falcons with four hits in five at-bats, scor-

ing twice and driving in four runs. Junior infielder Logan

Gillis and graduate student outfielder Bryant Johnson each

scored four times.

Page 16 aPrIl 12, 2012 the VanguardSpoRTS

Heart-stopping, pulse-

pounding, tension filled.

These are just some of the

adjectives that could be used

to describe the games played

by the Bentley women’s soft-

ball team this weekend. The

Falcons participated in four

games over Easter weekend

and won twice in thrilling

fashion.

Friday afternoon saw the

Falcons facing the Le Moyne

Dolphins in an important

conference doubleheader.

The first game between the

t w o s c h o o l s w a s c l o s e

throughout. Bentley’s offense

got off to a quick start put-

ting up four runs in the bot-

tom of the first inning. The

Falcons were aided by errat-

ic pitching from Dolphins

pitcher Brenna Klein who

issued three consecutive

walks to Bentley hitters.

With the bases loaded and

one out, sophomore infielder

Kelly Sanborn smashed a

triple to center field to clear

t h e b a s e s . L a t e r i n t h e

inning, Bentley junior pitch-

er Carly Taitz helped her

own cause by knocking a sin-

gle through the left side of

the infield to score senior

outfielder Megan Blier. Le

Moyne quickly responded

scoring two runs in the top

of the second inning to cut

the Bentley lead in half and

make the score 4-2.

In the bottom of the third,

Taitz came through in the

clutch again smacking a

triple to right field with two

outs to score sophomore first

baseman Samantha Tierney

and push the score to 5-2.

The Dolphins , however ,

would not give up scoring

twice in the top of the fifth

and again in the top of the

sixth to tie the score at 5-5.

As the Falcons came up to

bat in the bottom of the

seven, the scoreboard still

read 5-5. With two outs in

the inning, freshman short-

s t o p S h a n n o n C o n n o r

stepped to the plate with the

bases loaded. When asked if

she was nervous at all before

the at-bat she replied she

wasn’t. “I was confident. I

wanted to be in that situa-

tion.” She promptly lined a

single down the first base

line to score Blier and win

t h e g a m e , 6 - 5 , f o r t h e

Falcons. After the game,

Connor described the feeling

of winning the contest on the

walk-off s ingle as “awe-

some.” “I was really happy

that we got the win and I

w a s a b l e t o c o n t r i b u t e

towards that victory.”

As the second contest of

the doubleheader began, the

Dolphins were not fazed by

their previous gut-wrenching

l o s s a s ca t cher Morg a n

Edmondson smashed a home

run to left field to give her

team a 1-0 lead in the top of

the first. Bentley answered

right back in the bottom of

the first as sophomore cen-

ter fielder Jackie Gauthier

hit a double to left field. She

later scored on a fielder’s

choice to tie the score at 1-1.

In the top of the third, Le

Moyne added two runs to

increase their lead to 3-1 and

scored once again in the fifth

to make it 4-1.

In the bottom of the sixth,

Gauthier cont inued her

impressive day at the dish

homering to left f ield to

make the score 4-2. Bentley

could not muster anymore

seventh inning heroics and

ended up losing the game 4-

2. Falcon freshman pitcher

Caitlin Betz had a solid day

on the mound only allowing

three runs in her 4.2 innings

pitched.

On Saturday, the Falcons

faced off against The College

of Saint Rose in a two-game

series. In the first game,

Bentley fell to the Golden

Knights 5-1 as the Falcons

struggled to capitalize on

their offensive opportunities

stranding ten runners on

base in the game. Saint Rose

got off to a quick start scor-

ing once in the second and

twice in the third to grab the

early lead.

I n t h e b o t t o m o f t h e

fourth, the Falcons’ offense

awoke as Sanborn opened

the inning with a single.

Tierney followed with a sin-

gle of her own but Sanborn

was thrown out at home try-

ing to score by an excellent

throw from Golden Knight’s

left fielder Kari Bird. Taitz

then hit another single and

this time Tierney was able to

beat the throw home to score

the Falcons one and only run

in the game. Saint Rose

scored twice more in the top

of the seventh to bring the

final score to 5-1.

Betz pitched a complete

game for Bentley striking

out eight during her seven

innings of work. Tierney and

Taitz led the Falcons at the

plate both going 1-2 on the

day.

The second game between

Saint Rose and Bentley was

an extra-innings thriller

dominated by spectacular

pitching. For the first five

innings of the game neither

team could score as Taitz

and Golden Knights pitcher

Sarah Arbogast threw lights

out.

In the top of the sixth

inning, Saint Rose scored

once as first baseman Rachel

Reed doubled to knock in

their only run in the game.

With Bentley unable to score

in the bottom of the sixth,

the score stood at 1-0 as the

bottom of the seventh rolled

around. Would Bentley be

able to pull off one more sev-

enth inning comeback?

With their rally caps on,

sophomore utility player

Chelsea Tamuk walked and

then moved to second when

Connor singled. With run-

ners on first and second and

two outs, junior shortstop

Laura McDonough singled to

s c o r e T a m u k a n d b r i n g

Bentley into a 1-1 tie with

Saint Rose.

The Falcons could muster

no more runs and so the

g a m e w e n t i n t o e x t r a -

innings. In the bottom of the

eighth, Sanborn hit a clutch

double and then advanced to

third on a passed ball. Blier

walked and then with two

outs in the inning, Tamuk

strode to the plate. Tamuk

stroked a single to score

Sanborn and win the game

2-1. Taitz was the MVP of

the game throwing eight out-

standing innings and only

allowing one earned run.

The women’s softball team

will be playing two double

headers again this weekend

a s t h e y p l a y a w a y a t

American International on

F r i d a y a n d a w a y a t

Assumption of Saturday.

Bentley is currently 6-20

overall and 4-14 in the NE-

10, putting them in fifteenth

place in the conference.

By Billy Fitzhenry

Vanguard StaFF

Falcons softball splits weekend series with Le Moyne and St. RoseExtra-inning thriller this past Saturday the highlight of the four matchups

Sophomore Chelsea Tamuk was brought in on a single to tie SaintRose 1-1 and forced the game into extra-innings.

courtesy of Sports Information office

Falcon

oF the

Week

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Kynoch Named

Falcon of the Week

Sophomore midfielder Carolyn Kynoch of the women’s

lacrosse team is the Falcon of the Week. Kynoch helped

Bentley, ranked No. 8 in Division II for the third straight

week, to two wins last week in games against Northeast-

10 foes Saint Michael’s and No. 7 New Haven.

Kynoch had a pair of goals in a 13-7 win at Saint

Michael’s on April 4. Three days later she netted a team-

high four goals as the Falcons scored a big win, 13-11,

over New Haven. The Ashland, Mass., native also came up

with a total of seven draw controls, five caused turnovers

and four ground balls in the two games.

Kynoch was also recognized by womenslacrosse.com as

its Division II Offensive Player of the Week.

The Falcons, 7-4 overall and 5-2 in the NE-10 before

Tuesday’s game at Merrimack, have achieved the high-

est national ranking in program history these last three

weeks.

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