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Gambino lights up KoumCAB brings Donald Glover and Harrison Greenbaum to campus

By Brenna O’Connell

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FormercandidateKhazeistops bycampusUrges students to

get involved

By Sindhu Palaniappan

CaMPuS LiFE EditoR

“You guys – you are not the

leaders of tomorrow,” Khazei

said to a table full of Bentley stu-

dents anxiously waiting to hear

from him. After a few confused

glances towards each other and

an unbearably uncomfortable

silence, he continuesd, “You’re

the leaders of today!”

Alan Khazei recently ran for a

democratic seat in the U.S.

Senate for the state of

Massachusetts, although he

recently dropped out. Khazei has

been touring college campuses

for three years now; he really

believes that the younger gener-

ation can make all of the differ-

ence. Once a student at Harvard

College and later Harvard Law,

Khazei is a social entrepreneur

that is passionate about giving

back – as evidenced by all of his

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Bentleymournsloss ofProfessorDavidNelson

Professor David Nelson

passed away at age 69 on

Monday, October 17, of an

aggressive form of cancer.

Nelson was hired by Timothy

Sullivan in 1983 and has been a

beloved and influential member

of the Bentley faculty since then.

Professor Nelson graduated

from Beloit College in 1963 with

a degree in Economics and

earned his PhD in Economics

and Finance from the University

of Wisconsin in 1974.

Nelson taught various finance

classes and has given seminars

on specific aspects of the field.

Nelson taught three classes

this semester. He was admitted

to a hospital a week before his

death and diagnosed with a ter-

minal and aggressive form of

cancer. His death came as a

shock to both students and fac-

ulty. The community was not

notified about his death.

“Dave Nelson was one of the

primary architects of Bentley

Sindhu Palaniappan/tHE VanguaRd

By Lacey Nemergut

nEWS EditoR

Student comedians Joshua Seiden and Brandon Schug opened again this year.

This past Saturday was

CAB’s Fall Comedy Show,

featuring comedians Donald

G l o v e r a n d H a r r i s o n

G r e e n b a u m . M a t t h e w

Schick, only a sophomore,

executed the event without a

hitch while his co-chair is

abroad. Having to turn peo-

ple away at the door, CAB

delivered yet another sold-

out show.

L a s t s e m e s t e r , B o

Burnham came to campus to

a sold-out performance.

Similar to last year, Joshua

Seiden and Brandon Schug

were the student openers,

proving that business stu-

dents also have a sense of

humor.

Y o u m a y r e m e m b e r

Seiden as the freshman beat-

boxing juggler with the

brothers of AEPi cheering

him on. This year, he showed

off his other talents in a

purely stand-up set. He had

people rolling in their seats

and dropping their jaws with

his risky and risqué jokes,

among which he compared

accounting to prostitution

and the “freshman 15” to

STDs contracted instead of

pounds gained.

The second student open-

er, Brandon Schug, decided

to go a different route by

“explor[ing] different social

issues around sex.”

Opening for Glover was

Greenbaum, who affection-

ately describes himself as an

“effeminate Jew.” In the eyes

of many, he stole the show.

Greenbaum has been named

one of this year’s Comedians

t o W a t c h b y C o m e d y

Central. He started off his

set by addressing the audi-

ence and in one breath point-

ing to a student exclaiming,

“Holy shit, you look like

you’re 12 years old!”

He also complimented the

gentlemen in the front row.

“You guys look a little date

rape-y… I bet you know how

to win over girls’ hearts with

a g a m e o f B e i r u t , ” h e

observed.

A t t h e e n d , h e i n t e r -

spliced his roots in magic by

pulling off an impressive

trick involving a student in

t h e a u d i e n c e , P a m e l a

Anderson, and about four

photos of Asian babies. The

general consensus of stu-

dents in attendance found

that Greenbaum had them

constantly laughing with lit-

tle build-up and background

stories.

G l o v e r w a s t h e m a i n

Festive films without the fright for the easily spooked

Emily Silver/tHE VanguaRd

By Lauren Brett

VanguaRd StaFF

Not all of us can be avid

scary movie watchers, and for

those of us that aren’t, it’s a

burden we have to carry

around for the rest of our lives

while being shamelessly

ridiculed by our peers, espe-

cially around the Thirteen

Days of Halloween when the

scary movie spirit kicks in.

For those who trembled and

shuttered at the idea of seeing

Paranormal Activity 3, have

no fear, there are fun alterna-

tives that can get you in the

Halloween spirit. There are

many holiday movies to watch

with your friends while dis-

cretely hiding your fear of

scary movies. Take a trip to

the Library and experience the

less chilling side of Halloween.

Beetlejuice: A Tim Burton

movie from the 1980s starring

Alec Baldwin, Michael Keaton

and Geena Davis depicts a

married couple who comes to

the realization that they are

dead. With this knowledge,

they hire the help of a ghost

named Beetlejuice to help

drive the new family out of

their old house. This movie

holds little fright but lots of

laughs.

Ghost Busters: Another

film from the 1980s, Bill

Murray, Dan Aykroyd and

Harold Remis star as three

See HALLOWEEN, Page 10

Are you afraid of the dark?

Do you have to check your clos-

et before you go to bed? Does

the idea of sitting down and

watching a scary movie haunt

you as much as the scary

movie itself?

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EDITOR IN CHIEF

Leslie Dias

MANAgINg EDITOR gENERAL MANAgER

Tomer Gat John Karakelle

COPy EDITOR

NEWS EDITOR

SPORTS EDITOR

CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR

FEATURES EDITOR

BUSINESS EDITOR

PHOTOgRAPHy EDITOR

ONLINE EDITOR

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

DIRECTOR OF ADvERTISINg

DIRECTOR OF MARKETINg

JOURNALISM ADvISOR

STUDENT LIFE ADvISOR

Alyson Bisceglia

Lacey Nemergut

Robbie LaBrie

Sindhu Palaniappan

Lindsay Beauregard

Phillip St. Pierre

Emily Silver

Brian Fuerst

Ian Markowitz

Jeff Breault

Greg Kokino

Brandon Schug

Judy Rakowsky

Nicole Chabot-Wieferich

Judicial action Summary

Total number of cases: 29Total number of individuals involved (violators): 49Number of individuals dismissed from responsibility: 0Number of individuals referred to Judicial Board: 0 Number of educational sanctions given: 31

(includes referrals to Alcohol Education)Cash total of fines given for the week: $1,100Number of Work Sanctions assigned: 0Number of students placed on warning 16Number of Parental Notifications: 1Number of individuals put on Residential Probation: 1

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

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

Provided by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs

10.19.2011-10.25.2011

Tablet Troubles

University Police received a

complaint last week about an iPad

that had apparently been stolen

from a classroom in Smith. The

owner had left to use the restroom,

and when she returned her com-

puter had vanished.

The culprit here is mind numb-

ingly clear: It was Steve Jobs. Ok,

we all know you were paranoid

about protecting your products,

but this is really too far. You just

HAD to resurrect yourself and

steal every Apple product on the

planet so that you can bring it up

to the “cloud” with you, didn’t you?

Have a little pride, man. Bill

“Pearly” Gates is laughing at you

right now. (Too soon?)

A Trough Night

There was a little too much

horseplay going on in Fenway on

t h e n i g h t o f S a t u r d a y 1 5 .

University Police received a call

from a student who reported that

spilled liquid and hay were scat-

tered throughout the building.

Apparently, some Smarty Jones

thought it would be cool to show

his Funny Cide by wasting valu-

able training resources.

Mentally, this dude must have

been un-Stable. You don’t just

strew water and hay around like

it’s nothing! Once this is squared

straight away, an RA (or a War

Admiral) will most likely crack the

whip on this Easy Goer.

Crash Into Me

Last Monday at about 8:30 a.m.,

a caller reported having almost

been hit by an oncoming vehicle

while she was crossing the street.

The caller, who is a staff member,

told University Police that it was

a Bentley Facilities car that near-

ly caused the collision.

These reporters have come to

this conclusion about this curious

situation: It doesn’t make sense.

Just think about it: Where in the

name of Abraham Lincoln’s grand-

mother is a facilities truck going

IN A RUSH?!? Facilities does not

“do” timeliness: We’re pretty sure

the heating system in our room

hasn’t worked since Nam.

Angry Beavers

On the morning of Sunday,

October 16, an officer reported a

disabled vehicle that was stuck on

Beaver Street. Now, we feel badly

about the vehicle having a physi-

cal problem, but we think that call-

ing it “disabled” is a tad offensive.

As you can see from our state-

ment, we’re pretty sympathetic.

That ’ s a qual i ty that sets us

humans apart from savage ani-

mals, is it not? Well, if you don’t

think it is, then please try explain-

ing this story to me. A vehicle gets

stuck on Beaver Street?

If you ask me, the beavers who

Police log

occupy the street (and who the

street is obviously named after)

built a dam in anticipation of this

differently abled vehicle. Showing

no regard for human l i fe , the

beavers constructed this dam in the

middle of the road, halting the poor

vehicle in its tracks.

At this point, the car was hope-

less. Luckily, the Waltham Police

Department and a tow company

were sent a distress signal, and

they came to the rescue as soon as

possible. Chalk another win up for

humans – we really are better than

swamp creatures, no matter how

angry the beavers are.

Rhoasting Rhodes

Last week, University Police’s

attention was sparked by a fire in

Rhodes Hall. Apparently, a student

was using a toaster oven when a bit

of food made contact with the hot

surface. When smoke began ema-

nating from the toaster, the resi-

dent knew she was in a bit of a

jam.

There was indeed a flame, but-

ter instincts were good: She smoth-

ered the flame as quickly as possi-

ble before it could spread anymore.

While the student may be toast

when she goes to Judicial, she

should be happy that she was not

cooked for real.

We’re not Drinking This Kool-

Aid

On Monday, October 17, officers

spoke with a Copley South resi-

dent regarding damage to a wall.

As it turns out, the student report-

edly either kicked the wall or

smashed it with an object. In our

humble opinion, this kid is getting

framed, as we all know who the

real culprit is here: The Kool-Aid

man.

Indeed, this annoying jug of

water, sugar and red dye #40 busts

through the wall to affirmatively

correct you every time you say,

“Oh no!” He may think he’s break-

ing down barriers, but he’s really

just being a public nuisance.

Effective immediately, we are

offering a $4.57 award to anyone

brave enough to bring this crimi-

nal to justice, or to Seasons.

I t m i g h t b e n i c e t o h a v e a

change from Hi-C, and there are

fewer walls for him to break in the

Student Center. Think about it –

it’s a win-win.

FRESHMAN PUKE COUNT

Our count added two additional

pukers this week, bringing our

semester count to 27. A relatively

slow week this week… Could you

possibly be growing up, frosh?

Doubtful. But prove us wrong!

Sean Harrington

and Brian Shea

Vanguard Staff

the Vanguard OctOber 27, 2011 Page 3News

NELSONContinued from Page 1

University as it is today,”

said Aptul Gupta, the cur-

rent Finance Department

chair. “As the first chair of

the freshly constituted

Finance department, he

recruited over a dozen new

faculty members in a short

four or five years, oversaw

the development of new pro-

grams and courses in both

graduate and undergraduate

schools, and was a leader in

the drive to get the College

and our programs accredited

by the AACSB.”

“He was the lead person

who put together the Bentley

faculty manual, which didn’t

exist prior to the 1980s. Even

the current version is pretty

much a byproduct of his orig-

inal work,” said Leonard

Rosenthal, a close friend and

fellow Bentley colleague.

“[Nelson] participated in a

USAID grant under the lead-

ership of Director of

International Programs

Jerry Bookin-Weiner to

study European

Community,” said John

Joby, a former marketing

chair at Bentley.

“We became closer as time

went on. After his illness, he

couldn’t spend as much time

here,” said Rosenthal. “In his

last three years, he was the

department representative

in the senate. He played an

active role there. He was a

respected member of the

department.”

“He was hearty. He valued

his friends so deeply. His

generosity - he was a man

who would give you the shirt

off his back,” said Timothy

Anderson, a close friend and

Bentley colleague of Nelson.

“Dave had three loves in

his life: His love of family,

his love of teaching and his

love of sailing, and unlike

many of us, was able to

achieve the proper balance

between the three,” said

Mark Davis, a personal

friend and Bentley col-

league. Davis and Nelson

met 20 years ago teaching

for the Bentley program at

Yunnan University in

Kunming, China.

Throughout his life,

Nelson actively partook in a

wide array of hobbies. His

Bentley colleagues knew him

best as a sailor.

“First on his little, 22-foot

sailboat, Mirage, and then

for the last 20 years or so

[on] Spirit…. She wasn’t the

prettiest boat in the Marina,

but she spent less time than

any other boat there. He

used her,” said Anderson.

“He was a good friend and

colleague and I will miss

him,” said Davis. “I will

especially miss those long

and often deep conversations

we had onboard the Spirit as

we sailed through the night

to reach our next port of call

By Rachael CasagrandeVanguard Staff

Students discuss Occupy Wall Street

Bentley students offered

clashing opinions about the

protests flooding the finan-

cial districts of cities all

over the world, thanks to

occupy movements that

originated on Wall Street.

“I think I’m going for the

99 percent. I agree that the

democratic process should

be reformed. It’s not just

nonsense,” said sophomore

Chris Orihuela when asked

about the protests.

Freshman Dan

Westervelt questioned the

intentions of some of the

protesters. “I did hear that

there are just college stu-

dents who go for fun.”

He went on to say that

they may just be attending

the protests because every-

one else was, suggesting

that the occupy movements

are becoming a trend

rather than meaningful

protests.

Other students are in

complete opposition of the

movement.

“It’s ridiculous. I do not

think they realize how stu-

pid and contrary their

demands are,” said

Ashleigh Casey, a senior.

Other students are sim-

ply looking for a clear plan

of action.

“I feel like it’s something

I could support if they had

an agenda” said Dan Fava,

a senior.

Orihuela had a similar

viewpoint. “I think it’s a

good demonstration of what

people can do, but without

a proper solution being pro-

posed, I don’t think much

change is going to be put

into effect,” he said.

Regardless of the end

result of Occupy Wall

Street, Orihuela said, “It’s

interesting to see,” and

wondered how well the pro-

testers will fare in the

upcoming months.

“I wonder if they’ll actu-

ally stay through the win-

ter because it will be cold,”

he said.

Mayor Bloomberg pre-

dicted earlier on this month

that the protestors would

pack up once the cold really

hits.

“The company that owns

the public area actually

wanted them to leave. They

came up with the excuse

that they wanted the park

cleaned,” said Orihuela.

In efforts to keep the

protest on Wall Street

going, the protestors called

on help to purchase

brooms, mops, garbage

bags and other cleaning

supplies to clean up

Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park

themselves.

If the Occupy movement

continues to grow as rapid-

ly as it has since it began

on September 17, there

may not be an end in sight.

at day break on the following

day.”

In addition to his love for

sailing, Nelson was involved

in a lengthy list of organiza-

tions and pastimes. He was a

singer, songwriter and gui-

tar player, and he would

often sing to his grandchil-

dren.

He was a professional

hypnotist. He served as the

former chairman of the

Greater Boston Chapter of

the World Future Society.

He was involved in the

Seven Seas Cruising

Association, a yacht club

without portfolio that fre-

quently presented seminars.

“Students, especially sen-

iors, were invited to his home

and, at David’s own expense,

treated to a fine home-

cooked meal and [were]

asked to deliver their final

term paper at his residence.

He treated them as equals,

now that they were done,”

said Joby.

“Nelson was a passionate

teacher who really cared

about his students learning

the material,” said Melissa

Reville, one of Nelson’s stu-

dents. “Not only did he share

his love of finance with the

class, but he shared his love

for sailing and other hobbies

with us, as well.”

should focus on approving

and creating organizations for

the long term, with stability

and demand that will last for

decades.

A small uproar was created

earlier this semester when

ABA informed Her Campus,

an up-and-coming online

magazine for women, that

they would be better suited by

partnering with the Women’s

Center. Her Campus was

supposedly not thrilled with

the idea and created a small

stir about starting up their

own organization and being

independent from the

Women’s Center.

With everyone looking to

strengthen their own

resumes by being the

“founder” of an on-campus

organization, few studentse

looking at the existing oppor-

tunities for them to create

and build their own area

within an existing organiza-

tion. When several students

were looking to start a politi-

cal forum last year, they real-

ized they wouldn’t be able to

join the Democrats or the

editorial

Republicans because it would

make them appear partial to

one side or the other. Instead,

they joined the Speech and

Debate Society and found a

natural fit within that organ-

ization.

Bentley doesn’t need yet

another fraternity or sorority

on campus because you

believe yours will promote

business better than DSP

does. Instead, we challenge

you to enhance the organiza-

tions that Bentley already

has established and strength-

en them one organization at a

time. Besides, that would be a

much better story for an

interview, about how you

approached an issue and you

affected change within an

established group, than just

circumvented the group

entirely and created yet

another organization.

To avoid any bias on behalf

of The Vanguard Editorial

Board, board members John

Karakelle and Ian Markowitz

are both members of the

Bentley Speech and Debate

Society.

Disclaimer: The opinions published in The Vanguard are

submitted by readers of the newspaper, and do not necessar-

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There are a lot of benefits

to attending a business

school, including being pro-

vided with an education

which will significantly bene-

fit us and prepare us for

entering the workplace. By

paying hundreds of dollars

each year as our Student

Activity Fee, we each rightful-

ly feel that we should be able

to derive some value from the

fee to focus it on events we

would like to participate in.

But one of the downsides to

that is the massive number of

students who want to create

their own organizations and

receive AIA funding, without

looking to see if they can get

involved in an existing organ-

ization.

This seems to be happening

much more this year than it

has in years past, but it seems

to be a regular occurrence for

the fall semester. ABA and

AIA are required to do more

work with either recognizing

new organizations or specify-

ing their reasoning for not

recognizing a student organi-

zation. AIA’s and ABA’s job

Quotes of the

Week

“I’m going to wait untileverbody’s voted off the

island.”-Barack Obama,

appearing as a guest onThe Tonight Show withJay Leno, joking that he

won’t pay attention to theRepublican Presidentialdebates until the candi-

dates are narrowed down.

“The McRib has anenthusiastic and dedi-

cated fan base.”-Marta Fearon,

McDonald’s U.S.Marketing director, on the

chain’s decision to offerthe popular sandwichuntil November 14.

“In doing this, we aretelling the world and ourchild that his or her life isa precious work of art.”

-Marni Kotak,a performance artist who

will give birth at aBrooklyn art gallery in

front of a small group ofpeople.

Enough Organizations Already!

The Vanguard OcTOber 27, 2011 Page 5CamPus Life

work with Be The Change, a

national coalition devoted to

building non-profits, and

AmeriCorps, a federal commu-

nity service program.

Along with his work with Be

The Change and AmeriCorps,

Khazei co-founded with his

Harvard roommate a now

national program called City

Year. “City Year depends on 17

– 20 something’s – you are the

generation that has a gift.” City

Year, a partner with Bentley’s

Service Learning, is an incred-

ible program that allows stu-

dents to donate a year to help

inner city students in various

locations around the country.

“The 18 to 30 year old demo-

graphic is the group that voted

in the first African American

president in our nation’s histo-

ry,” Khazei continues, further

hitting home that the young

generation is not only the

group that senses injustice –

but the group most apt to do

something about it.

As the son of immigrants, a

mother from Italy and a father

from Iran, Khazei really feels

like he is living the American

Dream. “My father left a coun-

try of oppression and came to

the US for its ideals and the

freedom our citizens enjoy. My

COMEDYContinued from Page 1

attraction, bringing droves of

s t u d e n t s t o t h e

Koumantzalis Auditorium.

You may know him from

NBC’s show Community, or

perhaps you know him as

Childish Gambino.

G lov er a l e r t ed a t t he

beginning his routine “won’t

be anything like [his per-

formance on Community].”

To continue the theme of

some of Greenbaum’s jokes

regarding HIV, Glover com-

pared children to AIDS,

admitting he would rather

have the latter.

“You can’t drop AIDS and

go to jail!” he said.

His set consisted of anec-

dotes from his childhood and

interesting takes on current

social matters. He said that,

a l t h o u g h g o i n g t o t h e

“Auschwitz for kids” (Home

Depot) , he did miss how

“kids can take weird stuff”

without a second thought.

He also proposed a radical

idea for taking the power

away from the “n-word.”

There will be no more discus-

sion of who can use it, in

what context or in what sit-

uation if we all start using it

to describe anything.

“We may lose some of you

[white people], but it is for

the greater good,” he said.

Glover’s first album Camp

is set to drop in November.

Schick was impressed by

the turnout at the show.

“People were lined up in

lawn chairs starting at 5

p.m. – two hours before

doors even opened,” he said.

Unfortunately for some,

the auditorium can only hold

480 students; any more than

that is a fire code violation.

For a select few, that did not

thwart any attempts.

“ I e v e n c a u g h t a f e w

determined students who

snuck backstage during the

show, but unfortunately we

had to burst their bubble

and escort them out of the

building for security purpos-

es,” said Schick.

Schick credited the great

turnout to great comedian

selection and great market-

ing.

“Students are less likely

to attend if the artist isn’t a

‘household ’ name,” said

Schick.

“Some of the better come-

dians are not fu l ly wel l

known yet, so even though

t h e y m a y b e e x t r e m e l y

funny, they won’t have the

draw that a celebrity like

Donald Glover would have.”

mother instilled in me this:

That every person has a gift.”

There’s been a shift in what

Americans want, Khazei said.

People used to ask, ‘what can

I do for my country?’ until fair-

ly recently, where it turned

into ‘am I better off than I was

4 years ago?’ There is a new

selfish or self-centered focus,

people aren’t trying to give

back but instead they’re trying

to figure out what they can

take.

There are four keys points to

this campaign, he made clear:

(1) Unemployment – especially

with the younger crowd. If you

don’t have a job your first year

out of college, you’ll be much

worse off ten years down the

road. (2) Poverty in the States.

46 million people, that’s 2 out

of every 5 families, have fallen

into poverty in the last 2 years.

(3) Education – after “spending

over 20 years with students in

inner cities, one thing that is

to be learned is that any child,

with high expectations and a

good learning environment,

can succeed,” says Khazei. 30

years ago, 75% of jobs only

required a high school diploma.

Now, 66% of jobs expect some

form of higher education.

“Loan debt is like mortgage –

it’s crippling.” (4) Service and

Political Reform – “Young peo-

ple lead everything,” says

Khazei, “from ending genocide

in Sudan to the LGBT move-

ment, to Occupy Boston and

Occupy Wall Street, all the

way to Tiananmen Square.

You move beyond social issues,

your generation just looks at

what work needs to be done,

and then gets it done.”

He goes on to talk about

how “Diversity is the wrong

discussion. It means everyone

is at the table. Inclusivity, how-

ever, means everyone around

the table is equal.” From a

man of such diverse back-

grounds, he seems to be an

authority on the topic. He

closed by presenting an idea

for students right here at

Bentley to use – an idea that

would allow us to use our vot-

ing power to accomplish things

for everyone – how it should be

used.

“Promise them that you’ll

g ive them a 100% voter

turnout, if they can promise

you more jobs openings,” he

said, stressing again that if

anyone has power – it’s out

generation.

Continued from Page 1

KHAZEI

K ha ze i wa s a c t i v e l y

capaigning for a democratic

seat in the U.S. Senate, but

dropped out of the race as of

Wednesday, October 26.

PAGE 6 OCTObER 27, 2011 THE VANGUARDCamPus LiFe

By Fred FangVANGUARD STAff

Stonyfield Farm CE-Yo recommends green & organic business practices

By about the year 2050, the

world’s population is projected

to reach around nine billion

people. A little less than 50

percent of the population will

end up being diagnosed with

cancer . In o ther words ,

chances are, either you or I

will develop some form of can-

cer during our lifetime.

When Gary Hirshberg, CE-

Y o o f S t o ny f i e ld F a rm ,

revealed this statistic to the

Bentley students in Wilder

Pavilion and to those watch-

ing the live video streaming in

Koumantzelis Auditorium,

eyes widened.

He did not stop there, how-

ever. Hirshberg continued to

paint a picture of what the

future would look like accord-

ing to data gathered. As the

world population continues to

exponentially grow, so too does

people’s consumption of natu-

ral resources and natural

gases.

Hirshberg said that recent-

ly, there has been a six-fold

increase in water usage com-

pared to water usage years

ago. People use this water for

irrigating deserts and farms,

but the problem of doing this

excessively is that it depletes

the top soils. Countries like

China and India have depleted

most, if not all of their top soils

as a result.

Hirshberg said that we tend

to increase the use of chemi-

cals and fertilizers in the

ground as a way to stimulate

the land and counterbalance

the effect of over irrigation. If

this does not work, resorting

to natural resources and oil for

energy is next in line. This can

have serious consequences.

Utilizing natural resources

and gases releases greenhouse

gases into the atmosphere,

causing global warming and

pollution. Aerosol cans release

fluorocarbons, additional

greenhouse gases. Ecosystems

around the world then have

become disrupted and species

started to become endangered

or extinct. In fact, hypoxia in

the Gulf of Mexico is the

world’s second-largest dead

zone due to the run-off caused

by excess pollutants.

“Carbon footprint is obese in

the U.S.,” said Hirshberg. As

a nation, Americans consume

a lot, which not only impacts

our environment, but our per-

sonal well-being. Hirshberg

offered his own personal expe-

rience of growing up and com-

pared that with kids growing

up today. He believes that kids

growing up today weigh 18-

percent more than kids during

h i s genera t i on . A l o t o f

Americans do not consider the

chemicals in our foods that

cause the cancer and added

weight. He emphasized the

importance of organic foods in

our daily diet which leads to

his main discussion.

By being environmentally

conscience and implementing

environmentally ethical

behavior, Stonyfield Farm has

been able to grow to the third-

largest yogurt brand in the

U.S. Hirshberg said that by

attacking externalities, direct

consequences of our economic

activities that do not appear

on our balance sheets and

income statements, companies

ultimately save money.

Stonyfield created nine

teams to attack the carbon

footprint of its company, the

largest cause of carbon foot-

print being the cows and the

ninth largest being employees

a nd o t he r a m e n i t i e s .

Hirshberg said that by mak-

ing small, environmentally

friendly changes in the way

they do things, like using

trains rather than trucks to

deliver yogurt, has saved

Stonyfield over $18 million

since 2006.

He continued to reinforce

this argument when he pre-

sented his pitch on why invest-

ing in an anaerobic facility was

a strong business decision. The

facility ultimately ended up

paying for itself in a little less

than two years. Even switch-

ing from petroleum based raw

materials to plant-based plas-

tic had an impact; packaging

weight was halved.

Despite these changes, one

of the b iggest dec is ions

Stonyfield made was going

organic. Doing so saved over

nine-million pounds of fertiliz-

er. Instead, farmers put small

organic digesters on the land

that acts like a fertilizer but is

different in that it is organic.

This helped farmers increase

their crop yield and increased

their earnings.

Farmers get what they like

and the consumers are then

left with an environmentally

safe, organic product. By deliv-

ering on a product people feel

good about eating, Stonyfield

spent considerably less on

advertising than competing

firms do. Hirshberg said that

this was because his products

spread by word of mouth due

to the loyalty that Stonyfield

has established - “the ultimate

holy grail,” he called it.

Hirshberg recommends green processesto reduce carbon footprints.

Courtesy of princeton.lib.nj.us

By Radhika Bansil

VANGUARD STAff

Time and time again, we

have been told of the impor-

tance of hard work, persever-

ance and devotion. But never

before has having these char-

acteristics seemed as attrac-

tive as they did at the Careers

in Consulting Panel held last

Friday, October 21. For the 60

or so that attended the panel,

questions were answered, mis-

conceptions were corrected

and a future in consulting

became more of a reality than

ever before; and we owe it all

to the six panelists that were

kind enough to enlighten our

collegiate souls.

Thomas Higgins, a junior

consultant at Booz Allen

H a m i l t o n a n d a l s o t h e

youngest of the group, offered

advice about breaking into the

field and adapting from college

life to a professional career.

Sitting next to him was Stacy

Rudman, senior associate at

Mercer and a Bentley alumni,

showed the beauty in the

unpredictability of her days.

Carlton Seid (he goes by Carl),

senior practice consultant at

EMC Consulting, relayed the

vital role confidence played in

his success.

From Deloitte Consulting,

Lynne Bevilacqua, senior con-

s u l t a n t , a n d S e l m a

Ferhatbegovic, technology sen-

ior manager, also graced our

presence. Both of these women

stressed the weight that find-

ing a balance between work

life and personal obligations

holds. Last, but most certain-

ly not least, we were joined by

Thomas Jacobson, partner at

Accenture and father of a stu-

dent here, who really compart-

mentalized the traits one

needs to adopt to be success-

ful.

The first topic discussed

was passion. Right off the bat,

the pane l i s t s b la tant ly

expressed that being a con-

sultant is not for everyone.

You have to have a passion for

the job, a passion for your

clients and a passion to create

change. Many of the students

voiced their concern about the

travel involved in consulting.

While consultants do have to

travel , the panel ists al l

emphasized the flexibility of

their schedules.

It was when the panelists

were asked to describe their

usual days that garnered the

most attention. Each pan-

elist’s day differed so much

that it emphasized how as a

consultant, you most definite-

ly will not be spending your

days behind the pale gray

walls of a cubicle.

Careers in Consulting Panel features experienced pros in the fieldIf they had not already done

so, all of the students in atten-

dance whipped out their

notepads when the panelists

gave advice to those pursuing

a career in consulting, and

general interviewing skills.

The first of these was the mat-

ter of relevance. The panelists

could not stress enough that

you need to bring something

to the table of whichever com-

pany you are interviewing

with and effectively convey it

to your interviewer. You may

ask, what makes one relevant?

According to the venerable

panelists, functional capabili-

ties, industry knowledge and

ability to learn will play a

large role in determining your

value to a firm.

When asked about the

immediate actions we, as col-

lege students, could take, the

panelists once again came to

a general consensus and rein-

forced all the positive effects

of networking. “Network, net-

work, network,” were their

parting words.

Whether or not you were

looking to be a consultant, the

Careers in Consulting Panel

gave its attendees a chance to

hear about the industry from

the pros, get top-notch advice

and talk to these amazing peo-

ple one-on-one.

If you were at this event

and liked what you saw or if

you’d like to get involved, con-

sider attending the Bentley

Consulting Group’s next event

on December 5, when the

nitty-gritty of what a consult-

ant actually does will be cov-

ered.

Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARDProfessionals discuss the realities of con-sulting and tips for success in the field.

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As you are most l ikely

already aware of, Apple lost its

president and chief product

design guru Steve Jobs to pan-

creatic cancer on October 5,

2011. The face and voice of

Apple, Jobs was a master inno-

vator who affected and pro-

pelled not only his company,

but the technology industry as

a whole.

Take one look through your

backpack or on your desk;

there is most likely an iPhone,

iPod or Macbook somewhere in

your proximity. Apple’s prod-

ucts are a larger part of our

lives than many people realize,

which is why the death of Jobs

raises some concern about the

company’s future.

Prior to the passing of Jobs,

Tim Cook was chosen to take

over the reins as Apple’s CEO.

In his first public presentation,

Cook did not get the praise and

applaud that Jobs was famous

for in his public outings, main-

ly because Cook decided to let

two people working under him

explain Apple’s new product,

the iPhone 4S.

Cook may lack the emotion

and innovative mind that Jobs

displayed, but he has years of

experience with the supply

chain processes of Apple and

has a knack for distribution

that is unlike anyone else in

the company. The present

CEO will surely face some

pressure to lead Apple like

Jobs did for so many years; the

company is already a heavy-

weight in the tech industry,

though, so it is not like he is

going to have to make major

changes to the company proce-

dures in place.

It will be interesting to see

who else steps up for Apple.

Although Cook is taking over

the main duties that Jobs per-

formed with years of success,

there are plenty of individuals

who have been working behind

the scenes for Jobs, and will

compliment Cook nicely in

their own fields of expertise.

One of these individuals is

Philip Schiller, senior vice pres-

ident of the marketing division

at Apple. A member of the com-

pany’s executive team since

1997, Schiller is the man

behind some of the most popu-

lar Apple slogans and pitches,

including the Mac vs. PC com-

mercials, and was one of the

people who aided Cook in his

first public presentation.

Schiller worked closely with

Jobs on a day-to-day basis,

preparing his keynote presen-

tations and presenting new

products on many occasions.

When Jobs left on medical

leave in 2009, it was Schiller

who was chosen to give the

keynote presentations and

present the iPhone 3GS. With

a strong personality and pub-

lic charisma similar to Jobs, he

could very well become the

next leader of Apple.

Jonathan Ive, senior vice

president of Apple’s design

team since 1996, is another

crucial player in the company’s

continued success. Although he

is not well known to most peo-

ple, Ive is a guru in the tech-

nology industry, and was

named Fortune’s “Smartest

Designer in the Technology

World” just last year.

Apple’s SVP of software

Scott Forstall takes Ive’s

designs and makes them run

smoothly and with all the

quirks. He is known as a soft-

ware genius and is responsible

for refining Apple’s main oper-

ating system iOS.

These Apple executives are

all willing and able to pull

more weight to maintain the

success of Apple. It is unknown

how the state of Apple will be

affected in the long-term in the

aftermath of the Jobs Era, but

one area that Cook wants to

focus on is the tablet market,

which he believes will take

over the PC market over the

next few years.

The company will also rely

on China to pick up the slack

in its sales. In 2010, revenue

from China went from $3 bil-

Steve Jobs’ innovation propelled him tobecome the face of Apple and the industry.

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Post-Jobs Era leaves future & innovation of Apple in questionBy Phillip St. PierreBusiness editor

lion to $13 billion, a 333-per-

cent jump from the previous

years. Apple is already well

established in the United

States, which is why it wants

to open the majority of its

expected stores overseas this

coming year.

Wall Street Journal colum-

nist Jessica Vascellaro believes

that Apple will be able to ride

on Job’s vision and accomplish-

ments for the time being, but

that they need to find a way to

sustain their competitive

advantage in the long-term.

“The real test for Mr. Cook

will come when he is no longer

benefiting from Mr. Jobs’s tri-

umphs and must conquer new

markets on his own,” said

Vascellaro. “Executives in

media companies, for instance,

are reluctant to give up control

of their products and fear

Apple will end up eating away

at their profits. Mr. Cook must

win them over.”

what is your least

favorite halloween

candy?

VoiCeS

Page 8 oCtober 27, 2011 the Vanguard

By Brett kirklandPhotograPhy Staff

fEAturES

Sometimes a novel will

catch me complete ly o f f

guard - I go in with a certain

set of expectations regarding

the plot based on reviews of

others and come out feeling

completely backwards. One

Day by David Nicholls was

one of these instances.

Whenever I’m stressed, I

usually read fluffy novels

with little to no literary

merit - they’re wonderful

books, but you won’t find an

English professor raving

about them anytime soon.

One Day was supposed to

be one of those books; I only

read it because it was going

to be a movie, and I figured

it might be interesting. It

turned out to be far more.

One Day is centered on the

lives of two people - Dexter

Mayhew and Emma Morley.

Although they attended col-

lege together, they only truly

meet on July 15, 1988, the

day after graduation.

Emma had always noticed

Dexter, the golden boy, but

he didn’t see her until that

fateful last day. The chap-

ters of the novel take place

on July 15 of each year ,

spanning from 1988 to 2007.

The lives they lead could-

n’t be more different. Dexter

spends a year travel ing

before he is whirled up into

the glamorous, yet short-

lived life of a TV host. Emma

is a waitress at a restaurant

(which will make you scared

to ever eat out) until she

decides to become a teacher

and pursue her life dream to

be an author.

Emma and Dexter remain

best friends through the

years and encourage each

other through good times

and bad. Dexter is the one

who points out that Emma

has more potential in life

than becoming a restaurant

manager, and Emma cheers

Dexter on when the entire

world is laughing at him.

They move forward in

their separate lives together,

in a way only best friends

can.

Marriage, death, children,

divorce, success and failure

all lie within the book, but

not in any way possible to

guess at. One Day takes the

concept of a love story and

turns it on its head. It’s pre-

dictable, yet not predictable

at all (as dumb as that may

sound, it’s true).

I’ll admit that the begin-

ning was slow-going and it

took me a few days to get

into the plot. The yearly

check-ins were hard to get

used to, since the events of

the year in between the

chapters were often unclear

and only hinted at.

However, once I adjusted

to the format and the plot

sped up, I flew through the

rest of the novel. You’ll never

know more information than

you need to know, which

actually turned out to be

pretty refreshing.

Though this novel would

technically be classified as

romance, I was very happy

to f ind that i t was not a

mushy, sappy love story.

While reading it, I could

imagine that the situations

described could actually hap-

pen. The characters seemed

like real people rather than

a story just playing in my

head.

I think of One Day as one

of those novels whose impor-

tance you won’t realize ini-

tially. It teaches its lessons

in incredibly subtle ways

which you won’t even recog-

nize until the last page. One

Day will make you fall in

love, break your heart and

mend it.

It will make you deter-

mined to follow that age-old

advice of marrying your best

friend. At the very least,

you’ll appreciate your true

friends just a little bit more.

You’ll call your parents just

to say hi, and then head

down to Academic Advising

to see what you can do about

achieving those seemingly

far-fetched goals.

Rating: 5 out of 5

CODy CLArkSON

CLASS Of 2012

fiNANCE

“Mounds – no one wants

a Halloween basket full of

coconut.”

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PAtriCk wESt

CLASS Of 2014

uNDECiDED

“Kit-Kat’s – they’re

gross.”

CONNOr DENEEN

CLASS Of 2014

uNDECiDED

“Good and Plenty –

they’re not that

good, and I always

get plenty of them.”

MADELAiNE BuLkLEy

CLASS Of 2013

MArkEtiNg

“Smarties – they taste like

chalk.”

SAAhiL MELwANi

CLASS Of 2013

ACCOuNtANCy

“Almond Joy – brings

you no joy.”

Between the Lines By Olivia LeClair

One Day is about best friends DexterMayhew and Emma Morley.

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Author David Nicholls is most known for his bestseller Starter for Ten.

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what are you goingto be for halloween?

VoiCeS

By Emily SilverPhotograPhy editor

JONAthAN OwhE

CLASS Of 2013

fiNANCE

“Waldo.”

DAvE PErEirA

CLASS Of 2012

ECONOMiCS

“Oscar the Grouch.”

MELviN tOrrES

CLASS Of 2014

ECONOMiCS fiNANCE

“Cowboy.”

ALEx tAMMArO

CLASS Of 2015

ACCOuNtANCy

“Alice in Wonderland.”

BrittANy BAuDiEr

CLASS Of 2015

MAthEMAtiCS

“Ke$ha.”

The names Steve Martin,

J a c k B l a c k a n d O w e n

Wilson are all names syn-

onymous with great movies.

They have all played a part

in some of the greatest come-

dies in the past 20 years:

Father of the Bride, School

o f R o c k a n d W e d d i n g

Crashers, respectively. The

three have recently teamed

up to star as the leads in The

Big Year, a comedy about

bird watching.

While the comical trio is

accompanied by other well

known comedy actors like

Rashida Jones (Parks and

Recreation, I Love You Man)

and Jim Parsons (The Big

Bang Theory), much more

was expected of the movie.

Although the story was

charming and fun, it was not

the comedy expected from

the previews or the actors.

Was it terrible? No. But it

also wasn’t of the caliber it

was expected to be. Overall,

the movie had a very posi-

tive and upbeat vibe, but as

far as comedy movies go, it

isn’t a must see.

The Big Year portrays

three avid bird watchers,

Wilson, Black and Martin,

who are more affectionately

known as birders. The film

centers on their birding

adventures as they partici-

pate in “A Big Year,” a com-

petition where competitors

try and spot as many differ-

ent species of birds as possi-

ble in one calendar year.

They travel all around North

America, investing thou-

sands of dollars into a con-

test governed by the honor

system.

Martin plays a happily

married business titan who

has attempted to retire and

failed. He desperately wants

to put the corporate world

behind him, and believes A

Big Year is exactly what he

needs to finally retire and

leave the work which con-

sumes his life.

Martin faces his biggest

competition with Wilson, a

frequent Big Year champion

who holds multiple birding

records. Wilson’s character

only competes to keep his

reigning title as champion

birder. Because of his drive

to remain number one, bird-

ing has been a major part of

his life for years, much to the

detriment of his personal

life.

Black narrates the story

and plays the part of the

plucky underdog. Unknown

to many, he has a birding

super power. Balancing a

fulltime job and A Big Year,

Black attempts to realize his

life dream of being the best

birder.

The three characters cross

paths throughout the movie

and become acquaintances

while traveling to rare bird

sightings from the Gulf of

Mexico to Attu, the western-

most island of Alaska. The

trio also travels to such exot-

i c p l a c e s a s a n e l d e r l y

woman’s backyard.

While on their escapades,

they try to keep their partic-

i p a t i on in A B ig Year a

secret. However, it becomes

difficult for them to keep

their travels and birding

quiet because they bump

into many other birders

along the way.

I wouldn’t necessarily rec-

ommend The Big Year as a

must see in theaters; it’s

more of an Instant-Play-on-

Netflix type of movie. It’s

fairly entertaining without

scenes that will make you

cringe at their crudeness or

awkwardness, so I suggest it

as a family-night movie.

You won’t burst at the

seams from laughter, but it

will give you something to

w a t c h i f y o u a r e b o r e d .

However, if there are other

movie options, take one of

those instead.

Rating: 3 out of 5

By Mike Lovett

Vanguard Staff

The Big Year provides minimal laughs

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Courtesy of blogspot.comthe new movie is based on the popular

novel by Mark Obmascik.

Page 10 OctOber 27, 2011 the VanguardFeatures

After a five-year hiatus, the

Fox television show Arrested

Development– otherwise known

as “the story of a wealthy family

who lost everything and the one

son who had no choice but to

keep them all together” – is com-

ing back, and will be bigger than

ever.

At a New York festival on

October 2, creator Mitchell

Hurwitz and the cast announced

the plan for a short mini-series

and movie in the very near

future.

Hurwitz explained that the

mini-series will serve as a lead-

in for the movie, as each episode

will focus on one character to

catch viewers up on their lives

since the show ended. Hurwitz

said that trying to do that as part

of the movie became too time-

consuming.

“I found even if I just gave five

minutes per character to that

back story, we were halfway

through the movie before the

characters got together,” said

Hurwitz.

For those of you who are not

familiar with the show, let me

explain what you missed in the

first three seasons.

The show follows the Bluths,

a crazed solar system of a family

that (pun alert!) orbits around

the golden son Michael (Jason

Bateman). He is a noble, hard-

working, widowed father who

serves as the scale that must bal-

ance the rest of his family’s insan-

ity.

His family, it seems, tries their

hardest to make Michael’s life

impossible. At the head of both

the family and the family busi-

ness is his father George Bluth

Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor), who leaves

Michael to pick up the pieces of

the family company after he is

investigated for fraud and arrest-

ed by the SEC.

While navigating through the

shambles of The Bluth Company,

Michael must deal with the

insanity which ensues from the

ridiculous actions of the rest of his

family. Michael’s alcoholic and

flat-out maniacal mother Lucille

(Jessica Walter), his failed profes-

sional magician brother Gob (Will

Arnett), his materialistic, atten-

tion-seeking twin sister Lindsay

(Portia de Rossi), her husband

Tobias (David Cross) and Buster

(Tony Hale), his panic-attack

stricken and socially inept

younger brother, all provide

laugh-out-loud humor through

their escapades.

Absorbing all of this madness

into their young adult minds are

Michael’s son George Michael

(Michael Cera) and Tobias’ and

Lindsay’s daughter Maeby (Alia

Shawkat). Together, they form a

family that, on its best day, is

absurdly dysfunctional.

Debuting in 2003, the show

immediately developed a follow-

ing due to its lightning-fast wit

and unrelenting silliness. After

the first season, it won five of

seven Emmy nominations,

including one for Outstanding

Comedy Series. Season Two also

received multiple Emmy nomi-

nations, and it also received a vic-

tory in Outstanding Writing for

a Comedy Series, a category that

contained three episodes from the

show.

Despite its award-winning suc-

cess, Arrested Developm-

entcould not generate the ratings

necessary to keep it on the air,

and the third season became its

last. A show with immense poten-

tial had met its premature end.

After all these years, fans still

wonder what on earth Fox exec-

utives were thinking when they

cancelled Arrested Development.

After a few months of speculation,

the show has ended its flirtation

with the prospect of a movie and

is moving ahead with cemented

plans.

According to star Jason

Bateman, viewers just have to

wait a little bit longer. “We will

do ten episodes and the movie.

Probably shoot them all together

next summer for a release in

early ‘13. VERY excited!”

Bateman tweeted.

In the meantime, everyone

queue up your Netflix, grab a

frozen banana and limber up for

your respective, ridiculously inac-

curate chicken dances, because

the Bluths are back in business.

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unemployed professors on the

hunt for work. Their solution is

the unconventional job of catch-

ing ghosts with a vacuum like

machines. It’s a perfect come-

dy for anytime of the year, par-

ticularly the Halloween season.

You’ll be humming the theme

song all day long.

Hocus Pocus: A trio of sis-

ter witches are reawakened

from a curse on Halloween

night and have until dawn to

collect as many children’s souls

as possible in order to become

immortal. The only people that

can stop the haunting trio are a

teenager, his love interest, sis-

ter, and a talking cat. Having

aired on the Disney Channel,

this movie is definitely a child-

hood favorite.

Rocky Horror Picture

Show: An absolute classic, and

a parody of several 1970s hor-

ror films, the Rocky Horror

Picture Show is a cult classic.

It is a musical with catchy

music and very suggestive

lyrics - be advised that you do

not want to watch this movie

with your parents. The movie

follows a straight laced couple

who stumble across the man-

sion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a

transvestite scientist who is

throwing a massive party

where much confusion and

hilarity ensue.

Casper: Afraid of ghosts? No

need to be afraid of Casper.

This cuddly ghost will have

you feeling all fuzzy inside as

you watch this heart-warming

movie. Casper is a friendly

ghost who has no desire to

scare humans. His three bum-

bling uncles try and show him

the ropes of how to scare

humans, but they fail miser-

ably and provide a lot of slap-

stick comedy. Also check out

the sequel, Casper Meets

Wendy, for more of the loveable

ghost.

Nightmare before

Christmas: Here’s a Tim

Burton cartoon that may seem

a little off, but then again it is

a T im Burton f i lm. In

Hal loweentown , Jack

Skellington the man in charge

of Halloween every year

decides he also wants to be in

charge of Christmas. He

decides to kidnap Santa Claus

and create Christmas with the

help of other ghouls from

Halloweentown. Although it is

an odd movie combining

Christmas and Halloween, it

is a must see.

Any of these suggestions

will provide a laugh or too and

only a slight fright.

There will be no need to

check for monsters under your

bed and your roommate won’t

have to worry about you crawl-

ing under their covers with

them.

Happy Halloween!

HALLOWEENContinued from Page 1

THe VanguarD ocTober 27, 2011 page 11CoLuMNs

courtesy of inhabitat.com

In Denmark, I have had the

unique opportunity to spend my

abroad experience living with a

Danish woman, Dorthe. I did

not know what to expect before

I came to Denmark, nor did I

speak a word of Danish. When I

first met her at the airport, I

could tell that she had not spo-

ken a word of English either, so

I knew we could both learn from

each other from the very begin-

ning.

One of the best parts about

having a Danish landlady is

being able to immerse myself in

the Danish culture. It is an

experience that I would not get

if I was living in a dorm build-

ing. Not to mention the added

benefit of a fully stocked kitchen

and comfortable living room

with a television!

It is also great to have some-

one to practice my Danish with

and help prepare me for my oral

exam. It is a difficult language

to learn, so having someone to

practice with really makes all

the difference. At the same time,

Anyone listening to the talk-

ing points of Republican candi-

dates can’t miss the awareness

they are spreading across the

country; awareness about our

nation’s number-one enemy. Is

it Al Qaeda? Iran? Rogue terror-

ists in Kenya or Yemen? No. The

real enemy of this country is the

Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

The senselessness behind the

statement should be apparent to

any reader who has opened a

history textbook. Unfortunately,

in this year’s candidates, absurd-

ity abounds. And let us give cred-

it where it is due.

On the one hand, Ron Paul

and Michelle Bachmann propose

completely eliminating the EPA.

Herman Cain and Rick Perry

use violent language about put-

ting it back in its place, and Mitt

Romney follows the tide (though

less aggressively) by promising

to turn back all regulations and

only pass “business-friendly”

ones.

This directly translates to no

EPA regulation at all. There is

something concerning when

moderate and rational candi-

dates who don’t hate the EPA

are thrown to the sidelines such

as Jon Huntsman. Idiocy should

never empower one candidate to

rise above the rest, but here, it

is the reality.

For those readers against the

EPA’s foundation and regula-

tions, let’s remember why it is

around. The clean air you

breathe? The clean water you

drink? It’s due to EPA regula-

tion. The growing fuel efficiency

in new car models? These are

EPA requirements by 2020.

The cleaning of toxic dump

sites around the country that

would otherwise flow into our

water table? Three letters:

E.P.A. Who preserves our coast-

lines and regulates pollution so

we don’t have to fear the ocean?

You got it, this evil government

bureaucracy.

The importance of the EPA

becomes amazingly evident, and

so candidates who advocate for

its elimination should be auto-

matically taken away from seri-

ous consideration (thankfully

Paul was never seriously consid-

ered and Bachmann lost ground

and hopefully won’t gain it).

For the rest of the candidates,

limitation and regress is the atti-

tude toward this agency. “No!”

they yell to “job-killing EPA reg-

ulation.” This can be heard from

Romney to Cain and Perry.

What constitutes “job killing”

regulation? Anything that adds

cost to the business.

This seems to make sense

since added costs restricts a busi-

ness’s investment in expansion.

Following this logic we, can

quickly see that requiring com-

panies to securely dump their

waste is an added cost. Why

should they have to ship it to a

secure area when they can

dump it in the Charles?

Why do factories have to put

smoke dilution technology in

their stacks when that money

could be invested in expansion

or a new smoke stack? Here we

see, that “job-killing” regulation

is all EPA regulations because it

seeks to improve the health and

safety of you and I.

This added security will natu-

rally cost companies money and

as we’ve all learned at Bentley,

there is more to a business than

simply maximizing profits. We

must work to maximize the ben-

efits toward all stakeholders.

Candidates use terminology

like “job killing” to gain public

support against an agency that

has done far greater good than

many other agencies.

In the newest round of discus-

sions, the debate surrounds EPA

regulations to enforce a cap-and-

trade system itself or whether

Congress should pass one (and

By Monica Tshanakas

copenHagen, Denmark

By Moussa Hassoun

whether its enforcement of such

a law is constitutional).

Previously, the Bush

Administration and EPA

refused to limit emissions. In

2007, the Supreme Court decid-

ed in the case Massachusetts v.

EPA that greenhouse gases are

considered a pollutant by which

the EPA must regulate for the

health of the environment and

people.

The court has forced the EPA

to regulate these gases because

of the obvious impact they will

have on society. It goes without

saying that the Court has also

endorsed the mountain of sci-

ence behind human-caused glob-

al warming, something Rick

Perry isn’t a fan of.

For the sake of our health and

for those of coming generations

we must stop rejecting the use-

fulness and necessity of the

Environmental Protection

Agency. Furthermore, any politi-

cians running for any office who

reject the agency should be dis-

missed as fools and an incapable

of serving.

The agency doesn’t aim to

slow economic activity, but to

protect children and families.

The EPA isn’t Enemy #1;

Irrationality is.

Notes fromAbroad

Question: “Describe a friendship

you have made with a local. How

has this relationship influenced

your experience?”

By Rachel Wang

barcelona, Spain

I recently signed myself up

for a conversational language

exchange program that was

offered through my universi-

ty. Two hours after I received

an e-mail from the program

about my assigned partner

Julia, she enthusiastically e-

mailed me to ask if we could

meet up sometime within the

week. I met up with her last

Monday after class, and even

though we only chatted for

two hours before one of us had

to leave, I had such a great

time and I am already looking

forward to our next meeting.

Julia, l ike many other

Barcelona students, is from a

small city on the outskirts of

Barcelona. Even though she

continued to say that her

English was not good, she

spoke pretty fast and with few

grammatical errors. Upon

hearing her English, I was

incredibly nervous to talk to

her in Spanish and was

almost hoping she would just

go along with our English con-

versation.

But funny enough, a few

minutes after our initial

greeting, she automatically

began to speak in Spanish,

and that was how the rest of

our conversation went – a

constant but natural switch

b e t w e e n E n g l i s h a n d

Spanish.

One of the main differences

b e t w e e n A m e r i c a n a n d

Spanish culture is that in

Spain, the customary way to

greet someone you have just

met is to give them two light

kisses on the cheek. The first

thing I did when I got out of

the Metro and saw Julia was

give her a big hug, and she

was visibly surprised. I didn’t

mention anything about it

afterwards, but when we were

saying goodbye, I made a

mental note to give her kiss-

es instead of a hug. It was sec-

ond nature to me to hug

someone I was excited to

meet, but I have realized that

I need to respect the norms of

this country in order to assim-

i l a t e m o r e q u i c k l y i n t o

Spanish culture.

Julia, like many Spanish

students, said she loves

America even though she has

never been. She told me that

a lot of Spaniards like the

American accent more than

the British one because they

associate the accent with the

glamour of American TV pro-

grams.

They love sitcoms l ike

Friends and How I Met Your

Mother , and dramas like

House and Lost, which they

w a t c h i n E n g l i s h w i t h

Spanish subtitles.

Before we parted ways, we

agreed that within the next

few weeks I would take her to

a club popular with American

students, and she would take

me to a local Spanish bar to

meet some of her friends. I am

The EPA works to keep our air clear, con-trary to what some politicians say.

I am helping Dorthe improve

her English, so it is a mutually

beneficial relationship.

Dorthe was nice enough to

show me around Copenhagen

and cook me some traditional

Danish food. One of the most

popular food items here is called

a “smørrebrød,” which is an

open-faced sandwich.

Smørrebrøds are usually eaten

for lunch and Danes get very

creative with the toppings that

they put on.

Another food item that you

have to try when you come to

Copenhagen is the famous

‘pølser’ (sausage). There are

sausage stands all around the

city and it is a great thing to eat

on the go.

As the weather is getting

colder and hours of sunlight are

slowly going down, Dorthe has

exposed me to the Danish

“hygge.” Translated into

English, hygge literally means

cozy, and it is the Danish tradi-

tion of getting together with

friends, eating and enjoying

each other’s company. Hygges

are more popular in the colder

weather because it is nice to be

Scratching the Surface: Enemy #1

warm inside with friends.

A homestay is a great way to

get a closer look at the culture

of the country where you study

abroad. There are some chal-

lenges that you might have to

overcome like language barri-

ers, but in the end you are a

more cultured person to have

been through the experience.

By Justin Lawlor

Dublin, irelanD

Over the past month and a

half, I have grown quite close to

an Irish classmate of mine by the

name of Peter. Since the first day

of class in early September,

Peter seemed to take an imme-

diate interest in my opinions and

perspectives on finance and pol-

itics, as I am the only American

student in the classroom.

Peter has served as an invalu-

able resource in helping me nav-

igate his native Dublin, and has

told me of a number of restau-

rants and local events to look

into. I find it fascinating to hear

of a true Dubliner’s perspective

on some of the areas where my

roommates and I congregate to

have a drink.

Last week, I extended an

invite for Peter to hang out with

the American international stu-

dent crowd for the day, and I do

believe that he was amused by

the idea of a “day rage,” other-

wise commonly referred to as the

“dage.”

I am grateful to have Peter as

a resource to help clear up any

cultural confusion. Other times

it’s comical just to hear him ask,

“Hey, what’s the craic?” or

“Mate, what’s the story?” It’s nice

to truly connect with an Irish

student; it proves that cultural

and national boundaries are

never enough to overcome the

similarities we share in the

human experience.

extremely excited to practice

my Spanish conversational

skills outside of my Spanish

class with an incredibly

friendly and enthusiastic per-

son.

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By Franziska & JohannaGriecci

April’s AdviceYour Questions Answered!

By April Gammal

will be enough for everyone else.”

Make sure the item you

choose has not already been

opened. Remember, it is not safe

for children to accept candy bars,

chips, cigarettes or hard liquor

in open containers.

Your parents always tell you

to make sure to say thank you,

not because it is the nice, polite

thing to do but because your par-

ents don’t want to get nasty

looks from the neighbors who

remember that their kid is the

rude, nasty, ungrateful one.

It is ok to eat all the sweets

you want on Halloween, in spite

of what your mommy tells you.

With the technology these days,

they’ll be able to fix any tooth

decay caused by those sweets.

I bet what you have just read

brings back memories of how

excited you were around

Halloween when you were a

young child. The only difference

is that now some kids seem to be

on some other high, other than

sugar. So, here’s hoping that on

Halloween you will be drunk

with enthusiasm and excitement

– and nothing else.

Happy Halloween!!

Teachers don’t believe in thesupernatural, so don’t try the“werewolf-ate-my-homework”excuse.

The voices aren’t in your head- they’re actually coming frominside the walls.

A black cat will cross yourpath today. Don’t try to avoidit, just accept your fate.

The ghost of forgotten foodhaunts your refrigerator, andhe is a vengeful and odiousspirit.

Release a howl into the mistand the creatures of the nightare sure to reply.

Don’t be a damsel in distress- pick up a weapon anddefend yourself against theforces of evil.

A zombie attack is due, so besure to visit the CDC websiteso you’ll be prepared.

If there’s a she-wolf in yourcloset, it’s best not to let herout during the full moon.

When attending Halloweenparties, go easy on thatwitch’s brew, it’s quite potent!

Beware the blue imp underyour bed - he’s plotting tosteal more of your socks.

Vampires don’t sparkle, ok?That’s just a pale emo boytrying to fool you with bodyglitter.

Bats will try to nest in yourhair, so carry your own typeof bat to swat them away.

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: If I go trick-or-treat-

ing at Bentley, will bad guys get

me?

Halloween is the only time

when you can see Cinderella,

Alice in Wonderland, Batman

and a sumo wrestler in the same

place, unless you happen to be

on an LSD trip. I can promise

you a successful Halloween

night by following a strict set of

guidelines.

Never leave the house with-

out bringing protection. Not the

kind your brother sneaks out

with on the weekends, but a

group of friends.

Next, always use the buddy

system. Make sure to hold hands

with your buddy while crossing

the street and always walk on

the sidewalk. You wouldn’t want

to get run over by a car or by a

drunken college student running

to find the nearest bathroom.

When you knock on some-

one’s door, always say “Trick or

treat,” or no one will give you

candy. While your parents

always tell you to take one piece

of candy, it’s ok to disregard that

rule if the person doesn’t specify

to “please only take one so thereCourtesy of mystuffspace.comStay safe when trick-or-treating this year!

I made my way up the stairs

leading to the Bentley Bridge.

Luckily, I had remembered to

bring an umbrella with me.

My tiny black parasol was

hardly an ideal defense

against the oppressive down-

pour, but it was still a hell of

a lot better than nothing. As

I strolled casually through

campus, I watched as the

other students scurried hap-

lessly about to find shelter.

Now, there’s something

interesting that happens to a

person emotionally when

they’re the only one who isn’t

affected by a bad situation.

This sense of privileged, elit-

ist guilt came over me and it

suffices to say that I felt like

a huge jerk. Of course, it was

entirely by my own foresight

that I had remembered to

bring an umbrella with me,

but I still felt blameworthy

given that everyone else was

visibly distraught while I was

By Nick Vasiliadis

having a pretty easy time

being outside. I was the guy in

the fallout shelter during the

bombing. I was the scumbag

who took the last escape pod

off the imperial starship. I was

the villain.

As bad as I felt walking

with that umbrella, the squall

was only intensifying and it

was in my own best interest to

stay warm and dry. Part of me

wanted to close the umbrella

and steal it away in my bag to

b r a v e M o t h e r N a t u r e ’ s

scourge alongside my Bentley

kinsman, but that small part

of me wasn’t making much of

a n a r g u m e n t f o r i t s e l f .

Ultimately, I felt like suffer-

ing the silent scorn of my

peers was preferable to a day

of lingering wetness, so I opted

to remain dry and carry on.

And suffer the silent scorn I

did.

By the time I’d made it past

the student center, the people

outside were no longer trying

to run frantically about in the

storm. Rather, they had

accepted the fact that they

were going to get soaked no

matter how fast they ran and

might as well conserve their

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

Apparently, this was done by

walking casually through the

downpour with an overconfi-

dent and wholly unimpressed

stride as if to say, “Oh, is it

raining cats and dogs right

now? I hadn’t really noticed

because I’m so self-assured

and indifferent to precipita-

tion.”

My umbrella became a

lightning rod for these false

Briefcase Banter: Hate, Rain on Me

projections of confidence as I

found myself the target of a

number of unwarranted stares

and scoffs. Luckily, my privi-

leged, white, upper-middle

class upbringing has instilled

within me an instinctively

defensive worldview; a few

angry looks from the plebeians

weren’t going to successfully

deride my aristocratic mental-

ity. Every glare and snide

remark only further encour-

aged me to elevate my nose

until I was practically pranc-

ing about campus laughing

gaily and spitting in everyone’s

face.

At least that’s how I felt

people perceived me. How

could the simple act of remem-

bering an umbrella make me

feel like such an outcast in my

own community? Was it just a

matter of me having some

privilege that others did not,

and was that enough to cause

a schism between the masses?

Whatever the truth behind the

matter may have been, one

thing was made abundantly

clear to me that day: Raincoats

keep you both modest and dry

- they’re clearly the way to go.

Courtesy of farm3.static.flickr.comIt turns out a raincoat is your best bet in the rain.

So there I was, making the

long, arduous trek from Lower

Campus to the Library on a

dreary Tuesday afternoon.

The sky was darkening rapid-

ly and clouds were starting to

g a t h e r , w h i c h , i n N e w

England, means either immi-

nent and devastating mon-

soon-like conditions or four

days of uninterrupted sun-

shine and rainbows.

I’ve lived in Massachusetts

all my life, and I’ve grown

accustomed to the unpre-

dictability of weather in the

Northeast. If there’s one thing

I’ve learned over the years it’s

that no matter what the sky

looks like, when you wake up

in the morning, it’s probably a

good idea to bring an umbrel-

la just in case.

It appeared that the weath-

er gods weren’t going to be

pulling their punches on this

fateful afternoon, and surely

enough, it started pouring as

thE Vanguard oCtobEr 27, 2011 pagE 13CoLuMNS & SPoRTS

Internet Celebrities By Dan Binder-Brantley

I don’t always write about

Nicki Minaj, but when I do, I

make sure to write as little as

possible. How often are an eight

year old and her five-year-old

sidekick better than profession-

al musicians at performing their

songs? The answer is at least

once. You may have heard of

the dynamic duo that is Sophia

Grace and Cousin Rosie.

I’m assuming you would

have stopped reading by now if

you hadn’t, but I do feel obligat-

ed to at least explain who they

are before I start ranting. Well,

I don’t really know who they

are, actually. I do know what

they do, though. Sophia spits

the lyrics to Super Bass on the

mic, and Rosie, oh Rosie, she

just jams. It’s almost as if Rosie

isn’t there at all. I’m pretty sure

the words she mutters silently

alongside Gracie aren’t the

lyrics to the song, so I have no

choice but to assume she’s a

problem child.

One would then have to won-

der, why on Earth does Sophia,

the little Madonna that she is,

need an intellectually deficient

sidekick? Apparently, she feels

more comfortable performing

when Rosie is next to her. I am

troubled by this. Sophia literal-

ly couldn’t be more outgoing.

She absolutely crushes her

Ellen show appearance, tossing

around jokes and all kinds of

nonsense like she’s been at it for

years. But then, she gets on

stage to perform and gets nerv-

ous?

Malarkey, I say. I think she

wants to feel better about her-

self so she hired an inferior side-

kick to stand alongside her.

They probably don’t even know

each other. I don’t know if

cousins are supposed to look

alike, but these two are pretty

much polar opposites. So,

Sophia Grace, I challenge you

to prove to me that you have

Rosie on stage for any reason

other than to look better by

comparison. “Wow, look at that

eight year old. She is so impres-

sive compared to the five year

old next to her. Just look at the

way she can form coherent sen-

tences. They sure grow up

younger these days.”

This kind of thought process

is surely what Sophia had in

mind when she decided to bring

Rosie to the stage with her.

This is exactly what leaves

the door wide open for humor.

If the YouTube description said,

“Eight-year-old Sophia Grace

and her mentally challenged

five-year-old cousin Rosie per-

form,” I would have passed on

this video in a heartbeat. I

mean, the second an ugly per-

son is diagnosed with a disease,

all jokes are put to rest. But, if

that ugly was just born natural-

ly ugly, let the insults fly. For

now, my red hair leaves me the

subject of many-a-cruel jokes. I

give it five years until having

red hair becomes a diagnosed

disease. Once that happens, you

can kiss the ginger jokes good-

bye – society will frown upon

you and you will get coal for

Christmas if you keep using

them.

If you are following this arti-

cle closely – chances are you’re

not – you may have noticed that

I haven’t mentioned Nicki

Minaj nor compared her to

Sophia and Rosie since the first

sentence. “Wow, what a poor

writer you are,” you must be

thinking. I am going to proac-

tively ignore this, however, and

conclude my article by saying

that I am completely joking

here. I would hope this goes

without saying, but I’d prefer

not to be kicked out of Bentley,

or worse, disliked by my read-

ers.

Sophia and Rosie are great

and they deserve to be stars;

even if Rosie could use a little

coaching on her stage presence.

Courtesy of hollywoodreporter.comSophia Grace and Rosie appearon Ellen with Nicki Minaj.

By Robbie LaBrieSportS Editor

A few NBA Lockout verses

The NBA lockout is hitting

basketball fans hard. Typically,

this is the time of year where

we’re finishing up our basket-

ball fantasy drafts, reading

through season previews and

listening to stupid LeBron

quotes about how great he is.

Unfortunately, since a month

of the season has already been

cancelled, I have nothing else

to do with my time than sit in

my room and write rhymes

about how much the lockout

sucks. So here they are.

They shut down the NBA

with seemingly no reason,

Except maybe sparing

Cleveland from having to play

another season.

With so much free time,

whatever will I do?

I could work on my rhymes

and my joke making, too.

I could sit and do homework,

but I can’t watch basketball.

A month already cancelled,

but I haven’t done any home-

work at all.

Please David Stern, stop

being such a jerk.

I need my Carmelo, my Ray

Allen and my Dirk.

The owners want more

money, but not so much the

players,

Although the argument’s

confusing with several differ-

ent layers.

I could use newspaper space

to explain it, but it would take

a mile.

I’d rather use this topic to

display my limited rhyming

style.

This flow’s so smooth it

would make Ron Artest jeal-

ous.

It’s a literary three pointer

with range like Monta Ellis.

Maybe that’s being selfish,

just like Kobe Bryant is.

Breaking this thing down

like a basketball rap scientist.

We all need to get our week-

ly fix of highlights of Chris

Paul,

But unfortunately the lock-

out is here for the long haul.

Without playing basketball,

the players can’t get paid.

Without his uniform, how

will Scalabrine get laid?

How will John Wall ever be

able to afford a new Ferrari?

I guess he’ll have to settle

for the one he got from John

Calipari.

What other kind of work

could a player score?

Without basketball, Big

Baby would be poor.

Trying to find a new job for

my boy Nenad Kristic,

Like sitting in a room with

Kanye talkin’ fishsticks.

Does that make him a gay

fish or just a seafood lover?

Anybody else think Greg

Oden is really Danny Glover?

I think Dirk jinxed the

league when he won his first

ring.

But I’d rather that than

have to hear “LeBron is the

King.”

If you’re a basketball fan,

you better go to Europe and

start touring,

Or else grab a coat and hun-

ker down because this winter

will be boring.

One thing’s for sure, the

lockout is graphic and gory.

It took me forever to write

these rhymes, so hopefully

Leslie lets me run this “story.”

Alumni Experience

Interview for Senior Spotlight

Name: Shatasia Kearse

Major: Marketing

Hometown: Framingham, MA

What are you involved in at

Bentley?

I am a member of the

women’s basketball team here

at Bentley, I work in the

Admissions office as a Fellow

and I also used to be an

Ambassador for Bentley.

What are you looking for-

ward to this year?

There are a few things that I

am looking forward to this year.

One of the most obvious senior

privileges is being able to go to

the Bahamas at the end of the

year. I’m really looking forward

to spending that time with the

people that I have really built

such strong friendships with

over the past four years.

Also, I am looking forward to

the 2011-12 basketball season.

We are coming off of a really

great season last year, and I am

looking forward to seeing where

this year takes us.

What are your plans for the

future?

I’m not sure what my future

holds for me, but I do know

whatever it is that I do, I plan

on helping young adults/stu-

dents to achieve their personal

goals, whether academic or

sport related.

What is your favorite event

on campus?

One of my favorite events on

campus is Spring Day weekend.

It is a great way to wind down

from a long semester and just

enjoy the outdoor events, free

food and concert.

What are your goals for this

year?

My main goal is to live in the

moment. It is amazing to me

how quickly the time has flown

by. It seems like just yesterday

I was a freshman on campus. To

now be a senior, I’m full of mixed

emotions because I’m anxious to

start my life, but patient in the

sense that I don’t want to miss

out on any opportunities to enjoy

what it is like to be a college stu-

dent at Bentley.

How are you feeling about

graduation?

I am definitely excited to

begin my new journey, but once

again, I don’t like to think that

far ahead. I’m trying to take one

day at a time.

What is your advice to sen-

iors/words of wisdom?

“Every day isn’t going to be

perfect, but that still doesn’t

mean today can’t have purpose.”

Just live each day to fullest.

Work hard but still have fun.

What can Bentley do to help

you with this year?

Not so much just me but for

all seniors, I think it is impor-

tant for Bentley to continue to

reach out to the seniors.

Everyone has different career

paths/goals, but it is nice to know

that we are not in it alone.

What is the most valuable

lesson you have learned at

Bentley?

The most valuable lesson I

learned is probably that not

everyone is fortunate enough to

go off or better yet even afford to

go to college. I’ve really learned

to appreciate the opportunities

provided for me here at Bentley

and that it is important to give

back even if it’s by a smile or

simple “thank you” because it

really does goes a long way.

Courtesy of Elba Valerio

Presented by The Senior Year Experience

Committee

pAGE 14 oCTobER 27, 2011 THE VANGUARDSPortS & CaMPuS LiFe

This past Sunday, Bentley

Men’s Rugby traveled to North

Andover to face off with NE-10

foe Merrimack. In the first year

of the newly formed Northeast

10 Rugby League, the Falcons

came in with a 3-1 record, with

its only loss coming to the 18th

nationally ranked American

International College.

Ranked 21 themselves,

Bentley looked like they had

something to prove against

Merrimack this past week.

Putting up 90 points (in a 90-

15 victory), Bentley had 8 differ-

ent players find the end-zone.

Leading the charge, however,

were Bentley’s forwards. The

workhorses of the squad, Falcon

forwards had their way with

their Merrimack counterparts.

Playing strong games were

forwards Douglas Goodhile,

Oisin O’Donnelly, and Phil

Whitaker, all lead by senior cap-

tain Kevin Raftery.

In his first game back from a

shoulder injury, Whitaker made

his presence felt in loose play,

where he found himself around

the ball more often than not.

O’Donnelly made his biggest

contribution in the scrum, where

he punished opposing

Merrimack props in the front

row. Emerging as a team leader

on defense, Goodhile had tack-

les in the double digits, many of

which violent in nature.

The ring leader and field cap-

tain, Kevin Raftery, had a big

second half, adding another try

to his season total. To this point

Raftery has posted 7 tries. Also

having big games this week was

Co-Captain flyhalf Spencer

McKenna, and junior outside

center Max Smith. McKenna

recorded a game high 25 points,

with 1 try and 10 kick conver-

sions. Max mith scored 3 first

half tries of his own, bringing his

season total to 6. With their per-

formances this week, Raftery,

McKenna and Smith all put

themselves atop the list of the

league’s top eight scorers.

Playing new positions this

week were juniors Mike Fafara

and Forrest Detwiler (playing

inside center and wing, respec-

tively). Both had solid perform-

ances in the rout. In just his sec-

ond start at inside center (moved

from forward) Fafara scored two

consecutive tries in the second

half, bringing his season total to

three. Detwiler, in his first ever

start at wing, scored his first try

of the season on a nice break-

away run.

With a convincing win

against Merrimack, the Falcons

are beginning to inch closer to a

second consecutive national

playoff run. Wins against

Umass Lowell and Providence

in the next two weeks will put

Bentley in the league champi-

onship game on November 12,

in a rematch against AIC. For

now, the Falcons are focusing on

Umass Lowell, who they will

visit this Friday night, October

28.

Max Smith, the writer of this

article, is a member of Bentley

Men’s Rugby.

Rugby looks ahead

post season with high hopes

to continue their recent suc-

cess. Bentley finished in a tie

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

Northeast-10 Conference,

and plays the other 6-4 NE-

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event, which raised $1,000

t o w a r d s B r e a s t C a n c e r

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in Boston, raising $2,000 the

week before.

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VANGUARD sTAff

Wayne Gretzky, Mario

Lemieux, Zdeno Chara -

these are just a few names of

hockey players who have

never scored more than 5

goals in a game. This past

Saturday, Stephanie Sideris

scored 6 goals on Senior Day,

the f inal regular season

game of her field hockey

c a r e e r . J u s t l i k e T e d

Williams hitting a home run

in his final at bat, Sideris

finished her regular season

collegiate career with a bang.

Sideris led Bentley’s field

hockey team to a 9-1 victory

over Southern Connecticut

in the regular season finale

here at Bentley over the

weekend. Sideris had 11

shots and added an assist. If

you were wondering, the

school record for goals in a

game is seven by Annette

Brow, who did so back in

1983.

Senior Tori Bergantino,

junior Nico le Dion , and

freshman Gina Lirange also

scored for the Lady Falcons,

who improved to an overall

record of 9-8, with a 6-4 con-

ference record. Southern

Connecticut came out with a

third minute goal to start the

scoring, and then Bentley

went on to score 9 unan-

swered over the next 67 min-

utes.

Last Tuesday, Bentley

faced St. Michael’s and had

another solid offensive and

defensive performance in a

2-0 v ic tory on the road .

Junior Julia Powell recorded

the shutout, facing 5 shots

and blocking them all for her

fifth shutout of the season.

Senior Tori Bergantino

h a d a g o a l i n t h e s i x t h

minute to start the scoring,

and she added an assist later

in the game. The other goal

w a s s c o r e d i n t h e 5 0 t h

m i n u t e b y j u n i o r B e t h

Maguire. Bentley was out-

shot on the afternoon, but

with the strong game in net

by Powell and the help from

the defenders, St. Michael’s

was unable to get any quali-

ty looks to score.

Bentley moves into the

Charity Denim DriveBy Sindhu Palaniappan

CAMpUs LifE EDiToR

This year, the Panhellenic

Council is hosting their first

ever Charity Denim Drive.

Over 400 pairs of designers

jeans for men and women, as

well as jackets and tops from

A n t h r o p o l o g i e , U r b a n

Outfitters and Free People,

will be sold to raise money

for the American Foundation

for Suic ide Prevent ion .

Everything is brand new and

discounted 40 – 60 percent.

The jeans and tops are

either from last season or

they are samples of products

to be made and therefore can

be discounted and sold to

raise money. This is the first

time the Panhellenic Council

is putting on an event like

this – the idea came from

one of the Council members’

friends from back home. All

of the proceeds will go to the

AFSP, an organization that

is very near and dear to one

of the Greek Life members.

Jeans are to be sold at

around $55 - $80, and tops

from the stores mentioned

above will be starting at

around $15. There are over

6 0 v o l u n t e e r s a n d t h e

Panhellenic Council is look-

i n g f o r m o r e . E - m a i l

GA_panhelleniccouncil@bent

ley.edu for more information,

and check out the actual

Drive on November 4 from

12 to 4 p.m. in the Back Bay.

Bentley men’s rugby is currently

ranked 21 in the country.

Courtesy of Kevin Raftery

Freshman Gina Lirange scored

against Southern Connecticut.

Mike Qin/THE VANGUARD

REcENT RESUlTSResults from 10/19 - 10/25

Result

Field Hockey (9-8, 6-4 NE-10)

At Saint Anselm (10/20)* L 4-3

Southern Conn (10/22)* W 9-1

Football (4-4, 3-3 NE-10)

At New Haven (10/22)* L 45-38

Hockey (1-4, 1-0 AHA)

At Sacred Heart (10/25)* W 7-3

Men’s Cross Country

Northeast-10 Championships (10/23) 6th of 15

Men’s Soccer (9-5-2, 7-4-1 NE-10)

Saint Anselm (10/19) W 4-1

At Merrimack (10/22)* T 0-0 (2ot)

Franklin Pierce (10/25)* L 4-2

Women’s Cross Country

Northeast-10 Championships (10/23) 2nd of 16

Women’s Soccer (6-9-1, 5-7-1 NE-10)

At AIC (10/22)* W 2-1 (2ot)

Volleyball (11-13, 6-6 NE-10)

Pace (10/21)* L 3-0

Adelphi (10/22)* L 3-0

At Stonehill (10/25)* L 3-0

*Conference Game

October 28 Men’s Soccer vs. Southern Conn 3:30 p.m.Hockey vs. Clarkson 7:05 p.m.

October 29 Women’s Soccer vs. Saint Rose 1:00 p.m.Hockey vs. Clarkson 7:05 p.m.

November 1 Volleyball vs. Southern New Hampshire 7:30 p.m.

November 4 Volleyball vs. New Haven 7:30 p.m.

November 5 Football vs. Assumption 1:00 p.m.

UPcOmiNG ScHEDUlE

THE VANGUARD OcTObER 27, 2011 PAGE 15SporTS

It has been a bumpy road

for the women of the Bentley

University volleyball team.

They opened the season at

the Dowling Invitational, los-

ing two of their first three

matches. But then Bentley

caught fire after losing the

final game of a doublehead-

er in Philadelphia, PA in

mid-September.

The Fa l cons de feated

Assumption in four sets

before sweeping Georgian

Court, Molloy and Queens

( N Y ) a t t h e B e n t l e y

Invitational. Winning two

out of their next three games

thereafter, Bentley suffered

a setback and lost their next

five matches which put their

record at 8-10 overall and 3-

3 i n t h e N o r t h e a s t - 1 0 .

Bentley then improved their

record with three straight

conference wins, all played

on the road. This past week

they were defeated by Pace

and Adelphi, both in three

sets.

“We were lucky enough to

have 9 incoming freshmen

this season and I think they

have done an excellent job of

stepping into starting posi-

tions and making a positive

impact on the team,” said

junior MB Grace Connor.

Connor realizes that the

team has some issues to

work out , however , i f i t

wants to make a run late

into the season.

“I think there have been a

few instances throughout the

season where we have had

some difficulties with play-

ing as individuals instead of

as a team,” he said.

Their most exciting win of

the season came during a

seven-game road trip when

they defeated St. Rose 3-2.

Bentley got into a hole early

in the first match when they

fell behind 5-11. St. Rose

took that first set 25-16. The

Falcons fell behind again

early 6-10 but battled back

and went back and forth

with St. Rose until the score

was tied 25-25. A kill by

Conner and then a service

ace by Savannah Dominguez

gave Bentley the second set.

Bentley took home the

third set 25-22 even after

being behind 13-19. St. Rose

did not go down quietly as

they easily took the fourth

set 25-12, forcing a fifth set.

T h e F a l c o n s t o o k a 4 - 1

advantage but St . Rose

answered to tie the set a 5-

5. Bentley ended up pulling

away in the end 15-10 and

took home the match victo-

ry.

Freshman OH Ke l sey

Buckner has been excellent

for the young Falcons, which

has only four non-freshman

on its 16-player roster. She

has 268 overall kills which

ranks third in the NE-10,

with a season-high 20 of

t h e m c o m i n g a g a i n s t a

Queens (N.Y.) in a 3-1 victo-

ry. Buckner also ranks in the

N E - 1 0 T o p 1 0 i n t o t a l

attacks, points and points

per set.

Freshman S Alex Tator

has also played a big role in

the team’s success . She

ranks sixth in the conference

and second among freshmen

in overall assists with 706

o v e r h e r 8 3 s e t s . O n

September 20th, Tator was

named the NE-10 Co-Setter

of the Week and the Co-

Rookie of the Week.

Bentley as a team has

struggled statistically this

season. They have the most

errors (502) in the conference

and own the fourth-worst

hitting percentage at .149.

The Falcons also rank 15th

w i t h 1 . 4 1 a c e s p e r s e t .

Opponents average 15.7

points per set while Bentley

only averages 13.8 points,

which is the biggest problem

for the Falcons. They have

scored 45 points or less in 7

of their 23 matches, losing

all seven.

Bentley has four games

remaining, three of them

c o m i n g a g a i n s t t h e t o p

teams in the Northeast-10.

The next two games will

inevitably be the biggest

challenges for Bentley this

season. They will travel to

Stonehill who is 11-0 in the

NE-10 and 23-3 overall.

The Falcons will then play

at American International

College who is 8-3 in the con-

ference. AIC has played a

difficult out-of-conference

schedule which is why their

overall record is only 13-13.

They lead the NE-10 in total

digs during conference play

with 678 over the course of

11 matches and 41 sets.

The final two games of the

season are home against the

struggling Southern New

Hampshire (2-8, 4-13) and

then defending champion

New Haven, who is 11-0 in

the NE-10. The Chargers are

currently on a 16-game win-

ning streak after losing their

first four matches of 2011.

“Our success in the next

four games is going to be

dependent on our ability to

positively motivate each

other and work together to

beat out the competition,”

said Conner. “We need to

want to win more that our

opponents.”

Bentley is currently in

ninth place in the conference

at 6-5 (11-12 overall) and

would miss the NE-10 play-

offs if they can’t pull some

late wins together. If Bentley

doesn’t win two of the final

four games, it would be the

first time since 1999 that

they finished under .500

overall. It would also be only

the second time in the 30-

year Bentley coaching career

of Coach Sandy Hoffman

that the Falcons didn’t finish

with a winning record.

By Benjamin Klein

VANGUARD STAff

Volleyball hoping for late-season pushFalcons have been up and down throughout season so far

Kevin Du/THE VANGUARDThe team has four games remaining in the season.

Falcon Fact

Bryant Johnson recorded 435 all-purpose yards for

the Falcons, but the team could not capitalize on the

big performance, losing 45-38 against New Haven this

past weekend.

Did you know that 435 total yards and 391 passing

yards were both career highs for Johnson? He ran for

46 yards and a touchdown, while also tacking on three

touchdowns through the air. Bentley will take on Pace

this Saturday in their second to last game of the sea-

son.

Page 16 october 27, 2011 the VanguardSporTS

The Bentley University golf

team wrapped up their season

last week in impressive fashion.

With first-place finishes in three

of seven tournaments and

strong showings in all the oth-

ers, Bentley had one of its most

successful seasons in a long

time.

Bentley started the season off

strong with a first place finish

in the Saint Rose Fall Shootout.

By shooting a very impressive

299 as a team on day two of the

Shootout, Bentley was able to

win by a comfortable six stroke

margin. Bentley junior Matt

Michel and senior Nick Clarke

led the Bentley squad, finishing

in second and sixth respective-

ly. Michel, who shot 4 over par

on day one, had a phenomenal

day two by shooting an even-par

71.

The victory was Bentley’s

first tournament win in four

years and proved to be a sign of

great things to come. The differ-

ence that makes this year’s

team exceptional can be traced

to practice and experience.

“A lot of our guys worked on

their game over the summer,”

said Richie Powers, senior cap-

tain. “We have a deep

team…full of veterans with lots

of experience.”

Bentley’s next two tourna-

ments were the Northeast

Intercollegiate Championships

and the Dowling September

Shootout. As a team, Bentley

placed sixth out of 15 teams in

the Northeast Intercollegiate

Championship and fifth out of

18 teams in the Dowling

September Shootout. Junior

Matt Michel continued his

strong play, finishing in second

overall by a single stroke in the

Northeast Intercollegiate

Championship. Senior Richie

Powers also had strong show-

ings in both tournaments, most

notably his 12th place finish in

Dowling out of 90 participants.

Bentley’s second tournament

win came at the highly compet-

i t ive Northeast -10

Championships. On day one,

Powers and Michel were tied for

sixth place, while Bentley as a

team stood three strokes back

in second place for the day, with

reigning NE-10 champion

Adelphi c lose behind.

Sophomore Harry Kirkpatrick

and senior Nick Clarke also per-

formed well on day one, finish-

ing in 8th and 20th, respective-

ly. Junior Dan McQueen round-

ed out Bentley’s group of five.

On day two of the NE-10

Championships, Bentley played

very wel l . Powers and

Kirkpatrick led the Bentley

squad, tying for second best indi-

vidual scores of the day. Michel

and Clarke placed themselves

8th and 13th, respectively.

Bentley’s tournament score of

609 was enough to capture their

first NE-10 championship since

2007, which was their third in

the last six years and their

fourth all time.

Powers , Michel , and

Kirkpatrick were all awarded

first-team All-Conference hon-

ors for their outstanding play.

Bentley’s coach Mickey Herron,

who is in his second year as

coach, was awarded the honor

of NE-10 Coach of the Year.

The day after capturing the

NE-10 title, the team was back

on the road at the Assumption

College Shootout. As a team,

Bentley played well and finished

in second place behind only Holy

Cross. Powers led all partici-

pants by shooting a 72 and took

home the medalist honors.

Second for Bentley was fresh-

man Quincy Coulter, who made

his Bentley debut, shooting a 78.

His strong performance landed

him Northeast 10 Conference

Golf Rookie of the Week.

Just as the weather in New

England started to turn cold, the

team headed south to Palm

Beach Gardens, Florida. The

PGA National Resort, which

held the Nova Southeastern

Shark Invitational, has been

home to many PGA events over

the past few decades. Most

notably, the course has been the

home of the PGA Senior

Championship for the last 20

years.

The course proved to be tough

for the Falcons, who used the

tournament as a learning expe-

rience, and turned their atten-

tions to their biggest tourna-

ment of the season.

The New England

Championships were comprised

of a field of 34 teams, including

a mix of NCAA D1, D2, and D3

schools. The Falcons started day

one off well, landing them in

third place, four strokes behind

leaders Bryant and Holy Cross.

NE-10 rival UMASS-Lowell

was close behind Bentley by just

one stroke.

Once again it was Powers

and Michel leading the way,

shooting a 75 and 76 respective-

ly . Clarke, Coulter , and

McQueen each shot a 77 to

round out the group of five.

Day two of the New England

Championships came down to

the final shot. In the end, it was

the Bentley Falcons on top of the

leader board. With a tourna-

ment total score of 605, Bentley

was able to edge out the Bryant

Bulldogs by a single stroke to

take home the trophy.

Michel had a very strong sec-

ond round, shooting a 73 which

tied him for first for day 2.

Powers was able to maintain his

high level of play, shooting his

second 75 of the tournament.

Clarke was Bentley’s number

three man, scoring a 76 on day

two. The last two golfers,

Coulter and McQueen, rounded

out the impressive depth of

Bentley’s scoring with their sec-

ond pair of 77s for the tourna-

ment.

“Everybody helped out” said

senior captain Powers. “We

were the only team to have no

higher round than 77. No one

let any rounds get away from

them.”

Prior to this year, Bentley

had not cracked the top ten

since 1998, when they placed

eigth.

“The New Englands were

special because a D2 team has-

n’t won it since 1992, when

Bryant won it,” said Powers.

“Everyone played really well.”

The win at the New England

Championships capped off a

spectacular fall season for the

Falcons. The team hopes to keep

working hard this winter to be

ready to keep rolling in the

spring. The spring season will

include a similar amount of

tournaments, including the

NCAA Division II Super

Regional Tournament in May.

To keep themselves playing

at a high level, the team is going

to stay focused during the win-

ter months. Their plans include

hitting at indoor facilities,

strength and instruction pro-

grams, and practicing whenev-

er they can. To start the spring

season, the team is working on

a trip down south.

“During Spring Break we are

taking a trip to Myrtle Beach…

which will jump start the sea-

son,” Powers said. Hopefully, the

warm weather will help keep

Bentley playing hot.

By Matt Gustus

Vanguard StaFF

Bentley golf caps off fall season in impressive styleFalcons win first-ever New England Championships; Herron named NE-10 Coach of the Year

The golf team beat Bryant University by just one stroke to claim theNortheast-10 title at Captains Golf Course in Brewster.

courtesy of northeast10.org

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Field Hockey Player

Stephanie Sideris

Stephanie Sideris of the field hockey team is the

Falcon of the Week. Last Saturday against Southern

Connecticut, Sideris exploded for six goals and one

assist for 13 points in a 9-1 Bentley win.

The totals approached two long-held Division II

scoring records, as she was one off the single-game

record for goals (7) and points (15), both set by for-

mer Falcon Annette Brow 29 years ago. She did, how-

ever, match the most goals scored in a game this sea-

son in Division II and set the high mark for points.

She was named the Northeast-10 Player of the Week

on Tuesday after totaling seven goals and 15 points

during a 2-1 week for Bentley.

Sideris is fifth in the NE-10 in scoring (14-9-37),

and she and her Falcon teammates opened the NE-10

playof fs on Wednesday against American

International.