The Vanguard - 11/19/2009

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Matthew Sommastaff WrIter

This IssueMeal Plans

Ice Hockey

Culture Fest

Transgender ...................4

[email protected]

Urinetown ........................5

Senior Experience ........6

SGA Speaks ....................6

Food for Soul ......................7

Glutton Girl ...........................7

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Kellan Lutz Interview ...9

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Where is your meal plan money going?The discrepancy of price per swipe between value plans

Dan Mericastaff WrIter

Photos by Dan Merica

students with the Value 10

meal plan, which offers stu-

dents 10 swipes per week at

seasons dining hall, pay

more per swipe than a student

who pays out of pocket, accord-

ing to an analysis of figures on

the sodexo website.

students who reside in

apartments and are eligible for

a plan that offers five swipes

a week, a Value 5 plan, pay

$6.87 per swipe compared to

$11.83 per swipe for those

with a Value 10 plan.

If a student has no meal

plan and walks into seasons,

they pay $10.50 for lunch or

dinner and $7.50 for breakfast.

only students who live in

apartments are eligible for the

five-swipe per week or Value

5 plan, according to Bentley

rules. and only students who

live in campus apartments or

off campus can opt to not have

a meal plan.

Paul Clemente, vice presi-

dent of Business and finance,

recognized the difference and

pointed to their necessity in

the universities upkeep. “In

order to operate the university,

we have healthcare costs, util-

ity costs, financial aid, a lot of

expenses going up, and you

need to generate the revenue

f rom those c o s t s , ” sa id

Clemente.

Part of Bentley’s licensing

agreement with the city of

Waltham stipulates that all

students who do not have full

kitchens in their room must

have a certain level of meal

plan. In the current Bentley

meal plan system, that man-

date kicks in at the Value 10,

the lowest value anyone with-

out a full kitchen can have and

(Continued on 2)

“We try to improve theplan every year and I

believe we have met thatevery year.”

-Paul Clemente

VICe PresIdent, BusIness and

fInanCe

the Bentley hockey team

has kicked off the month of

november with some tough

conference games against their

division I atlantic hockey

rivals, air force and sacred

heart and came out looking

like a team that could be ready

to make a run in the confer-

ence this season.

the first two game series of

the month came on november

6th and 7th against air force

a t usaf academy in

Colorado. the falcons stepped

onto the ice at Cadet Ice arena

for the first game on friday

looking to upend the defend-

ing back-to-back atlantic

hockey champs and they near-

ly succeeded.

the falcons gave up a goal

just a minute into the game,

but 2 goals, 19 minutes and a

12-7 shot advantage later, the

falcons had dominated air

force in the first period, hold-

ing a 2-1 lead heading into the

first intermission.

freshman Brendan

hartung scored his first career

goal to knot it up at one apiece.

then junior erik Peterson

received a long pass from

sophomore trent Bonnett and

snuck a shot past the air

force goa l ie to g ive the

falcons the lead.

then in the second period,

the falcons extended their

lead to 3-1 when freshman

Brandon Bahnemann fed sen-

ior Justin Kemmerer a center-

ing pass that he put away to

extend the Bentley lead.

But air force fought back,

showing the kind of grit and

Hockey sits fourth in the conference

(Continued on Page 14)

Culture brings Bentley together

(Continued on Page 4)

Photo by Kevin ChenThe Falcon offensive attack has been effective this season.

Robbie LabriesPorts edItor

Culture fest ’09 is a week

built around giving awareness

to the different cultures

around the world that are rep-

resented on Bentley’s campus

by students, staff and faculty.

through a multitude of stu-

dents, organizations, and the

Multicultural Center, the

week contained a mix of

shows, events, and other activ-

ities all dedicated to giving dif-

ferent cultures their moments

to shine.

each event from november

7 to november 14 was met

with significant student

turnouts.

as director of the steP

program and the Program

Coordinator for this event,

Claudette Blot commented,

“Bentley, with a cause, is

unbelievable.”

Kicking off the first event of

Culture fest was the harvest

hall Charity 5K road race

which raised money for the

american red Cross. the cul-

tural entertainment for that

night was provided by sasa’s

diwali festival of lights

which featured a diverse mix

of dancing, music, and acting

as the participants laid out the

making of their next movie

“legally Brown.” freshmen

sadiq Khan said that he only

heard great things about the

diwali show last year so they

definitely had a lot to live up

to and a lot of pressure on

them.

Culture fest continued with

the “dare to dine” Cultural

dinner in the new Global

living Center (GlC), orchard

north, lounge. students were

“dared” to try new foods from a

variety of cultures, with all

“Bentley is just lendingme the space… I can tellyou right now, I do not

get all of that. I do not getall $4,320 or whatever a

meal plan costs.”-James Cornacchia

General ManaGer, sodexo

“Instead of focusing on

what the military can do

to win the war…ask what

ordinary people can do to

win peace.”

-Dr. Robert McNulty

Center of BusIness ethICs

Seasons is a large part of every student’s life, and their costs at Bentley.

Campus News

PAgE 2 NOVEMBEr 19, 2009 THE VANgUArd

Policelog

Don’t trust the mailmanA student was excited this week when

she received a greeting card from her

parents. To her dismay she realized the

card’s seal had been tampered with and

the cash she expected to be there was

gone. After calling home she confirmed

that her parents had sent cash and a few

other items with the card. Officers spoke

with the mail room staff and found that

there has been a recent wave of issues

with opened and beat up mail coming to

campus. The case is closed due to lack

of suspects.

Slade Hall resident called in to report

a problem with food on the staircase.

Facilities notified.

Like a squirrel hiding his nutsWednesday night, just before 9 p.m.,

officers observed a taxi pull up behind

Spruce Hall and let out a group of

males. One of the students removed a

green box from the trunk of the taxi and

began walking towards the Spruce Hall

door. When he noticed the officers he

turned and started walking towards Oak

Hall. On his trip between Spruce and

Oak he stopped behind one of the brick

pillars, set down the green box and

walked into Oak.

The officer got out of his car and found

a box of poorly hidden Heineken behind

the beam. When the student came back

outside he identified himself as a Bentley

student and the owner of the beer. The

student claimed that he did not know the

names of the people he had ridden with

in the cab and had met them at a party

at BU. He will be charged with an under-

age alcohol violation and for being unco-

operative with administrative personnel.

A resident in Birch Hall called into

the police station to report a problem

with graffiti on the walls.

Late night snackFriday morning, just before 3 a.m.,

campus police arrived on the scene of a

fire alarm in rhodes Hall. Upon reach-

ing the room that had set it off, officers

met with a room resident who explained

a burned grilled cheese was the cause.

The student will be charged with fire

alarm cooking accidental.

Case of mistaken identityWhile on patrol Monday just after

midnight, an officer noticed a decal on a

window of a vehicle that was in poor

shape. After running the numbers, he

found the decal belonged to another vehi-

cle entirely. The car currently sporting

the decal had no Bentley affiliation. The

owner of the disguised car was told to get

a visitor’s pass, and the student whose

decal he was borrowing will be charged

with a violation of college rules and for

being uncooperative with administrative

personnel.

People who live in screenedhouses shouldn’t throw stones?

Sunday at 1 a.m., officers received a

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call about students throwing rocks at a

window, causing a small tear in the

screen in Copley South. Upon arrival, the

officers met with a group of students out-

side the building who were convenient-

ly unaware of rocks being thrown at the

building. The group willingly dispersed

shortly after. Officers spoke with resi-

dent who stated she could not give a

description of the suspects. Facilities

Management was notified to replace the

screen.

Brutal attack outside of Slade2 a.m. Sunday morning, a visitor was

patiently waiting outside of Slade for his

friend. Two males approached and asked

him to swipe them into the building.

Since he was a non-Bentley student, he

explained he had no card to swipe them

in with. An argument ensued resulting

in the visitor being thrown to the ground

and punched several times, knocking out

one and a half of his two front teeth. He

was transported to the hospital for treat-

ment. Since the case is still under inves-

tigation, police are accepting any infor-

mation you may have to help find the

attackers.

Next time just make the walk ofshame

A facilities employee was surprised to

find a student sleeping near the eleva-

tor on the third floor of Copley North

Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Campus

Police arrived and shook the student

awake. The sleeping beauty was con-

fused to find himself being woken by

police in the hallway of his dorm. He

admitted that he had been drinking the

night before but had no memory of how

he got into the hallway. He was cooper-

ative with officers but will be charged

with an underage alcohol violation.

Sunday morning around 11 a.m., an

officer was dispatched to the Smith

Center for a trouble alarm. The officer

reported the “trouble” was due to a dirty

smoke detector.

Proud to be an AmericanEarly Friday morning, two drunken

students showed up at the police station

requesting officers’ assistance in sorting

out their issues. When officers began to

question one of the students, they found

him to be too drunk to answer ques-

tions. His only response to their ques-

tions came when he decided to proudly

recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

Though it was a noble effort, the stu-

dent’s bad balance and slurred speech

convinced officers he needed to be taken

into protective custody. The student’s

friends indicated he had been involved

in an altercation and been hit in the

head. The potential concussion alerted

officers that the student’s patriotism

might not have been the alcohol talk-

ing. When the ambulance arrived, he ini-

tially refused to get treatment but was

finally convinced after much discus-

sion. Our patriot will be charged with an

underage alcohol violation, endangering

health and safety/physical confrontation,

being uncooperative with administrative

personnel and protective custody.

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As a college campus

striving for technological

innovation, Bentley is con-

tinuously updating their

facilities, and Bentley’s

Library is no exception.

Being the most prominent

place for students to study

for big exams and write

long papers, the Library

provides a comfortable and

quiet atmosphere to

accommodate Bentley stu-

dents.

After administering the

survey last year in order to

get ideas and hear the

opinion of the heaviest

users, the Library worked

diligently to satisfy the

students. From complaints

about the warm tempera-

ture to the dim lighting to

the Internet outages to

noise issues to the out of

date website, students

gave their opinion on all

aspects of the Library that

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weren’t on par.

Along with satisfying

those attainable needs of

the students, the Library

updated their website to

mirror the technical

advancement of the rest of

the campus. The website

provides everything there

is to know about the

Library. Its features

include a search for books,

DVDs, journals, and arti-

cles, access to interlibrary

Disclaimer: The opinions published in The Vanguard are

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

ily reflect the views and opinions of The Vanguard and its

staff. We are not able to print any letters submitted anony-

mously.

loan books and databases,

and a function to reserve

group study rooms.

The website is a very

useful tool when it comes

doing research outside of

the Library itself as well.

Having all the online data-

bases easily accessible

from the website is a fea-

ture that more students

should take advantage of.

At times it does seem as

though the Library is over-

crowded, but if more stu-

dents took advantage of

the website they could do

work from there room,

eliminating the concerns of

an over-packed Library.

The website also informs

the campus of all the

Library’s amenities as well

as provides a communica-

tion feature via a messag-

ing function in order to get

in contact with a reference

librarian from a student’s

laptop. It is an easy to nav-

igate website that has been

updated and tweaked to

make it approachable for

all students and faculty.

That being said, the

website is clearly an

underused capability by

both students and faculty.

As an institution that is

continuously striving to

advance their research and

academic efforts, Bentley

must use their resources

more effectively.

From experience, stu-

dents have not always

been fully aware of the

Library’s services and web-

site and consequently have

not used the best resources

for their assignments.

Therefore, it should be the

responsibility of professors

from all departments to

encourage students to take

advantage of all that the

Library has to offer.

Through a massive col-

lection of books, resources

and an approachable and

knowledgeable staff to help

with references, students

can avoid using references

from junk websites such as

the infamous Wikipedia

that do not contain much

academic rigor.

When professors, stu-

dents, and the Library col-

laborate together, it cre-

ates a win-win-win situa-

tion.

The professor receives a

well-thought out paper

with obvious research and

analysis; the student is

enriched by the exposure

to more scholarly

resources, and the Library

is allowed to provide its

expertise to students.

Not only will professors

avoid getting papers with

lousy references, but if stu-

dents utilize the Library’s

reference and citation

help, professors will

receive properly cited

papers which will decrease

the rate of plagiarism.

The Library’s assets can

also be used by professors

as resources for their own

research and publication.

It is important to not

only give students the

opportunity to expand

their knowledge and

research, but also give pro-

fessors this opportunity for

their own discoveries and

studies.

After a revamp of their

facilities and offerings, the

Library has shown that it

is committed to serving the

needs of students and fac-

ulty, and therefore, the

campus as a whole should

utilize the attention they

are receiving.

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NOVeMBer 19, 2009 tHe VaNGuarD

Alex Pangborn educates Bentley on transgender issues

in a world where diversity

has become so evident, thus

revealing its importance, trans-

gender activist alex Pangborn

spoke in hopes of educating the

Bentley community about trans-

gender issues through his per-

sonal experiences of being trans-

gendered.

the presentation took place

on November 12 and was co-

sponsored by the english

Department, P.r.i.D.e., and the

Distinguished Lecture Series.

there were about 60 students,

faculty, and guests in atten-

dance.

Dr. traci abbott, who is an

adjunct assistant professor for

the Bentley english Department

and teaches the transgender

Literature course here, intro-

duced Pangborn. “alexander

Pangborn has been in transition

for 10+ years and has been

active within the Queer commu-

nity for over 15 years…He has

spoken at a few colleges and pro-

grams on the topic of exploring

and understanding the queer

community.”

Pangborn started off by

emphasizing that he was not

speaking on the behalf of the

entire transgender community,

but rather reflecting on his own

experiences.

as a very young gir l ,

Pangborn was confused on why

she was attracted to other boys

and girls. after Pangborn

entered seventh grade, she knew

what it meant to be gay and

identified herself as gay. Keeping

the secret until her junior year

in high school, she finally came

out to his high school, family,

and friends.

Pangborn did not only come

to the realization that she was

gay; she also had thoughts about

being a transgender in college.

after hearing alex Myers, the

first openly transgender from

Harvard speak at Wheaton

College, where Pangborn attend-

ed, she began to seriously con-

sider being a transgender, for

she was constantly grappling

with the idea that she was real-

ly a male.

at the age of 21, Pangborn

finally had the operation to

become physically male and

came out to everyone that he

was a transgender. Similar to

when he came out for being gay,

Pangborn comments,

“eventually, it wasn’t a big deal.”

Pangborn then focused his

speech on the different issues

faced by transgenders in socie-

ty. the room gasped when he

mentioned how in a survey con-

ducted by Harvard and

Stanford, “1 in 1,000 people”

may be transsexual, in how they

have a desire to be another sex

or have actually had surgery to

change sex.

Pangborn views a large

majority of people as not being

born with or having a defined

identity when it comes to sex,

gender, and sexual preferences.

“Society is used to [put people]

down the line, but most people

do not fit completely down the

line,” Pangborn comments.

Senior Christine Varriale

reflects on his thoughts saying,

“He said ‘i don’t know who i am

and i’m ok with that’. it really

makes one think, ‘Do you even

have to identify yourself at all?

are labels like this necessary?’

He looked at this issue of how

people do not consider them-

selves as strictly male or female

and why in some instances they

are given a label anyway. as a

law, people are required to fill

out gender boxes on applications.

“it takes a small change to add

a small box for people to identi-

fy themselves for paperwork.”

Pangborn also mentioned

how bathrooms are not available

to transsexuals, commenting

“access to a clean, safe bathroom

is a right for everybody.”

Moreover, he felt that trans-

sexuals face issues with employ-

ment protection. Pangborn

notes, “97% of people [queried in

the Harvard survey] have expe-

rienced mistreatment and

harassment at the workplace.”

following the lecture, Vice

President of P.r.i.D.e., junior

David Leclair, commented, “alex

had some great things to say in

the lecture that many of us don’t

even consider when thinking

about or interacting with trans-

gendered individuals.

“Simple day-to-day activities

can become much more compli-

cated, and require much more

thought be put into them…you

may never know if you are talk-

ing to a transgendered person,

they just blend in with the rest

of us and try to live their lives

normally.”

Dr. abbott commented on the

event saying, “today’s event

demonstrates Bentley’s commit-

ment to issues of gender and sex-

ual diversity.”

Kim Sok

Staff Writer

Tweet this, Bentley: The effects of Twitter on a college campus

Numerous Bentley stu-

dents and faculty are just

being introduced to one of the

newer social media phenome-

nona—twitter. Many are

skeptical and more are not

using it to its full potential.

However, there is a lot the

Bentley community should

know before either embracing

twitter or kicking it to the

curb.

P r o f e s s o r e l i z a b e t h

LeDoux , d i rec tor o f the

english department’s media

and cu l ture program at

Bentley, encourages the use of

t w i t t e r i n h e r M a s s

Communication class this

semester although she herself

was a skeptic at first, stating

“i started using twitter main-

ly as a news aggregator. i got

all of my feeds in one place.

then i realized i could start

searching for colleagues,

media professionals and

organizations related to my

field, students and alumni,

and old friends that i hadn’t

spoken to in awhile. When i

discovered that many of them

were also using twitter, it led

me to becoming a follower to

those unknown to me who

also share my interests, such

a s o t h e r f i l m m a k e r s .

Collaborative ideas and dis-

cussion ensued with people

that are outside of my imme-

diate physical community.”

Bruce Weinberg of the

Marketing department recent-

ly finished traveling the coun-

try, interviewing a variety of

companies that currently use

twitter; he hopes to develop a

clearer understanding of this

form of social media. He has a

lot of insight to share on the

benef i ts o f profess ional

twitter accounts. “One of

twitter’s greatest benefits is

that it creates a channel for

businesses to engage in con-

versations with their cus-

tomers. it gives companies a

c h a n c e t o l i s t e n , ” s a y s

Weinberg. “Some companies

check up on themselves by

searching for their company

name on twitter to see what

people are saying about them.

By doing this, they can reach

out to those who are dissatis-

fied and try to solve the prob-

lem. it’s an effective tool for

customer service. another

way companies are using

twitter is to inform loyal cus-

tomers of sales and promo-

tions. Jet Blue has an account

especially for this purpose—

notifying people of cheap

flights at the last minute.”

Prof. Weinberg also notes

some of the ineffective uses of

twitter for businesses. He

emphasizes staying away

from corporate-speak. “You

want to be more casual and

relate to your customers.

When you don’t, you’re limit-

ing your ability to connect

w i t h s o m e o n e , ” s a i d

Weinburg.

He also recommends being

on your best behavior and

staying away from hot-button

topics such as politics and

money, advising to, “avoid

making assumptions. avoid

scams. and don’t constantly

push out information. You

have to take the time to reply

to people or re-tweet their

posts; it humanizes you, and

makes them feel appreciated.”

Professor Mark frydenberg

of Bentley’s CiS department

is amazed to see how far

twitter has come since he

began using it two years ago.

“i don’t think the creators of

twitter ever envisioned what

it would be used for today. it’s

being transformed in ways

that no one could have imag-

ined.”

Prof . frydenberg uses

tweetDeck, a platform for

computer desktops that shows

u p d a t e s f r o m t w i t t e r ,

facebook and MySpace all in

one place to keep track of his

direct messages, “mentions,”

and topics of interest. i asked

him how he manages the slew

of tweets from those he fol-

lows. “i think of it as a steam

of running water that i some-

times dip my cup into. the

r e s t j u s t f l o w s b y , ” h e

explained

M e g a n J o n e s o f

CollegeDegrees.com offers

some helpful tips for making

the most of twitter academi-

cally, which include chatting

with professors and fellow stu-

dents about your classes, set-

ting up alerts and reminders

so you don’t forget quizzes and

exams, and collaborating on a

project.

On that note, as a college

student, it’s important not to

get carried away with tweets.

Don’t write anything you

wouldn’t want your mom or

boss to read. When choosing

your username, think like an

adult. as Samuel Bradley of

t h e C o m m u n i c a t i o n s &

Cognition blog writes, “it’s OK

that you picked your aOL

screen name when you were

11, but i don’t want to be

tweet ing t o @ lovespup-

piesanddaisies. also keep in

mind that when it comes to

followers, it’s better to choose

quality over quantity, and you

aren’t obliged to follow every-

one who is following you.”

Of course, not everyone is

fond of twitter. Yves Smith,

writer of Naked Capitalism,

has an interesting critique of

twitter in his february 3rd,

2009 blog post: “So why do i

hate twitter? twitter is trou-

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

Newspeak, the language being

developed by Oceania in

George Orwell’s 1984 to con-

trol thought. Orwell, in an

appendix, describes the prin-

ciples of Newspeak, and they

are directed towards simplify-

ing language so as to void it of

inconvenient (for the power

structure) propensities of

thought.

another critique in The

New York Times describes the

possibility of losing the abili-

ty to form legitimate relation-

ships: “if you’re reading daily

updates from hundreds of peo-

ple about whom they’re dating

and whether they’re happy, it

might…spread your emotion-

al energy too thin, leaving less

time for true intimate rela-

tionships.” an extreme critic,

alexander Zaitchik, feels that,

“it may not be true that only

morons are drawn to twitter,

but everyone on twitter

sounds like a moron.”

So, Bentley community, the

choice is yours—join twitter

or don’t, tweet every day or

once a month, follow your

friends or celebrities, family

members or @bentleyu, but

remember that twitter is

what you make of it.

Campus Life / News

Alisha Crete

Staff Writer

Image from www.twing.com

Simple symbol, but transgender issues are complex. Image from web4health.info

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Arts & EntErtAinmEnt

Urinetown is worth visiting

With all the talk over the past

few months of death panels,

socialism, and government reg-

ulation of everything from the

financial institutions we’ve

bailed out to healthcare, one

might think that spending time

watching a musical about gov-

ernment regulation of urination

would just be painful.

you’d be dead wrong.

Urinetown, a wonderfully

satirical piece that would please

George orwell at times, takes a

look at a world where a twenty

year drought has pushed the

wise old men in power to outlaw

private toilets as well as harsh-

ly punish public urination, lead-

ing to the set up of public ameni-

ties.

there’s a catch to this solu-

tion: politicians in the musical

world are apparently just as cor-

rupt as the ones in our reality.

you see, a rich robber baron has

hijacked this drought, financing

the public toilets through his pri-

vate corporation, generating his

own monopoly on the crappers.

Caldwell, who serves as the

antagonist in the tale, does not

come accessorized with a mono-

cle, cane, or sinister top hat, but

rather with a ruthless business

sensibility that puts him some-

where between John d.

rockefeller and Gordon Gekko.

His style of raise prices until the

consumer suffers unbearably,

then raise them further, pushes

the poor of the Urinetown world

to the edge.

Meanwhile, the poor of this

society are led to see Caldwell as

their “savior,” but he proves to

be anything but a messiah.

Strangely, the showing of this

musical on this campus could

not come a better time. With the

conclusion of America’s second

Gilded Age comes the canyon

between our rich and poor, and

the class struggle that ensues

from that canyon. Millions sit

unemployed while others roll in

billions, and the politicians seem

to only care about campaign con-

tributions…

But this is more than political

satire or a fresh way to look at

life in modern America. of

course, Caldwell has a well-man-

nered, slightly naïve debutante

for a daughter, who returns

home from university to be the

company’s newest copy-fax girl.

And of course, we have a likeable

hero, whose poverty has him

down but his dreams have his

head in the clouds.

Why not throw in a forbidden

romance?

However, three characters are

only the beginning of the story,

as this piece comes chalk full of

interesting, well developed, and

well-played characters that will

provide audiences with plenty of

production is funded in part by

the Student Activity Fee.

Urinetown is being presented

November 19, 20 & 21 at 7 p.m.

in Koumantzelis Auditorium.

reasons to laugh through the

evening.

the show draws you right in

with a full ensemble piece right

at the onset, and with catchy

tunes and some fine singing, the

actors in this satire are among

Bentley’s finest.

Having seen a dress rehears-

al early in the period theatre folk

call “Hell Week,” i can say that

the crew had their work cut out

to get the lighting and flow of the

show in order, but having seen

four fantastic shows come

together well by the thursday

opening, i stand supremely con-

fident that the minor kinks in

the show will be worked out.

At the end of the day,

Urinetown is fun, thoughtful

experience that masterfully

weds an age-old political strug-

gle between the haves and have-

nots and new age, intelligent toi-

let humor that all modern audi-

ences can appreciate and enjoy.

this show is well-worth the

trip up to Koumantzelis this

weekend, and will be the perfect

way to add humor and fun to

your night before heading else-

where for some other college

entertainment.

Urinetown, music & lyrics by

Mark Hollmann, book & lyrics

by Greg Kotis, is presented by

Alpha Psi Omega (APO), with

direction by SiouxSanna

Ramirez-Cruz and musical

direction by Jason Whiting. The

Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission

is free for Bentley students with

student I.D. and $5 for general

admission.

Rating: 3.5/5 Falcons

Jon McColganCopy Editor

NoVEMBER 19, 2009 THE VANGUARD

Columns

Where has your Bentley

degree landed you profes-

sionally?

C R T C a p i t a l G r o u p i n

Stamford, CT as a VP in

Institutional Sales. I recom-

mend investment ideas and

trade convertible and high

yield bonds with institution-

al and hedge fund clients.

What was your favorite

course?

Tough question as there are

many great professors at

Bentley. I learned the most

from Honors Program cap-

stone research with Professor

Mike Quinn. It was a study

of the Chinese Yuan’s devia-

tion from the market-deter-

mined exchange rate. With

Quinn’s help, I developed a

forecasting model and con-

cluded that the Yuan was

undervalued. This is still a

relevant topic today as the

US tries to encourage China

to le t the currency rate

float/appreciate. I included

this work on my resume and

it was always a good topic

during the interview process.

M y q u e s t i o n s p r o b a b l y

a b s o r b e d 7 5 p e r c e n t o f

Quinn’s work week but he

was always willing to help &

I will always be grateful for

that!

Is there something that

you missed out on your

senior year and regret

now?

I should have traveled more

& volunteered in other coun-

tries before I started working

full time. The month I trav-

eled around Hong Kong,

Thailand, and Cambodia was

the best experience of my life.

Seeing the Angkor Wat tem-

ples, the different cultures,

and the variances in the liv-

ing standards was eye-open-

ing. I’m not sure why I was

in such a rush to sit behind

a computer screen for 10+

hours a day! We can work for

the rest of our lives!

What is your favorite sen-

ior year memory?

Bahamas class trip – hun-

dreds of friends on the beach,

does it get any better than

that?

How do you stay connect-

ed to Bentley today?

I stay connected to Bentley

in many ways – through

attending alumni events

hosted in NYC, by staying in

touch with Professor Rich

Gibble in the Trading Room

& other alumni, interviewing

Bentley alumni when we

have open positions at CRT,

and donating to the endow-

ment. I’ve also been back for

homecoming to cheer for the

Falcons!

Any “words of wisdom”

for the Class of 2010?

Get involved! Take advan-

tage of the resources, speak-

ers, and clubs at Bentley.

U s e t h e t r a d i n g r o o m .

Network. Visit professors

during office hours. Surround

yourself with people you hope

to stay friends with for the

rest of your life. When choos-

ing a career – go to every job

fair, take every interview you

can & explore all options. Be

flexible. Be motivated but

patient. Travel. Volunteer.

Senior ExperiencePresented by

The Senior Year

Experience Committee

Alumna Paula Witman, ‘06T h i s p a s t w e e k , t h e

S t u d e n t G o v e r n m e n t

Association was very excited

to be a part of Culture Fest.

Culture Fest featured a wide

assortment of events avail-

able each day. SGA was

excited to be a part of Food

Fest. SGA, along with other

organizations represented

throughout the Bent ley

Cultural Council, hosted a

tab le a t Food Fest . The

Executive Dining Room was

packed with students who

lined up from 5 p.m. until

the food was f inished at

around 7:30 p.m. After the

students piled food high onto

their plates, from lobster

ravioli to fried chicken, they

quickly made their way to

the SGA dessert table. Here

they were met by SGA’s E-

board and Senate standing

behind a table filled with an

a s s o r t m e n t o f R o c h e

Brothers delectable desserts.

After stopping by our table,

many students went on to sit

i n t h e E D R w i t h t h e i r

friends, enjoying their food

and the entertainment put

on by many of the different

organizations on campus.

Monica Mohan performed a

dance she had recently pre-

sented at Saturday night’s

D i w a l i c e l e b r a t i o n i n

Koumantzelis.

The Culture Fest commit-

tee also created a service

event to bring al l o f the

members of the Bentley com-

munity together for a com-

mon cause. Cans for a Cause

was an event in which 30

boxes were put all over cam-

pus for the weekend, in

hopes that students would

fill them with all of their

empty cans. The collected

cans will be redeemed and

donated to the Stephen

Lewis Foundation to help

find a cure for HIV/AIDS.

The Student Government

Association took on a big role

in the organization of this

event. Two of SGA’s project

groups, one dedicated to sus-

tainability and the other for

a Day of Service, spearhead-

ed the finding and labeling

of al l boxes. Sodexo was

extremely helpful in supply-

ing the boxes to collect the

cans. This act of community

service was small in action

by an individual student, but

was able to make a large

impact when students came

together. In looking back and

reflecting on the events as

t h e C u l t u r e F e s t w e e k

wrapped up, we could see

that both of these events

were very successful and

were enjoyed greatly by the

Bentley student body. SGA

was thri l led to have the

opportunity to be involved

with these events this year

and hopes to continue to stay

active in volunteering with

more events that bring our

diverse and cultural campus

together in the future!

SGA Speaks By: Monica Mohan &

Maggy Reynolds

The Wrap of Culture Fest

Photo provided by Paula Witman

tHe VaNGuarD NOVeMBer 19, 2009 PaGe 7

Campus Life / CoLumns

“Karat” and Pina Colada fla-

vors.

the shop also closes quite

early –usually around 9

p.m., which is when Harvard

Square begins bustling with

people on the weekends. all

in all, i do love how it is dec-

orated, but the quality of the

“gourmet cupcakes” is not

exactly the best.

Rating: 3/5

Next time when you’re out

for lunch and dinner, why

not stop at a bakery for some

delicious pastries after your

meal?

Glutton GirlBakeries�of�Boston

By:

Bonnie Li

met cupcake . Whi le the

designs are certainly cute

and adorable, the quality of

the frosting and cake itself is

definitely not worth the

three dollars that i paid for

it. the cupcakes are bland,

sugary and dry without

much taste. in addition, the

cakes are not moist, but

rather quite dense and hard.

However, the décor at the

r e s t a u r a n t d e f i n i t e l y

deserves a big plus, since it

is welcoming and beautiful

i n a p r i m e l o c a t i o n a t

Harvard Square. Of all the

cupcakes offered, the only

ones that are good are the

good bread, pastries, soup

and salads. this location at

fenway is spacious and nice

with free wifi, which are def-

inite pluses for a place for

lunch. the cinnamon crunch

bagel is simply divine and

one o f the bes t types o f

bagels offered, ever, but, as

with all bagels and breads

offered at Panera, they are

made of the best quality.

However, the wait for the

food is extremely long and

tedious; with an almost thir-

t y m i n u t e w a i t d u r i n g

lunch/busy hours –between

11 a.m. and 2 p.m. the pas-

tries are always great. the

p r i c e i s d e c e n t f o r t h e

amount served; it is enough

for one meal, and if you are

not a heavy eater, there will

be leftovers. the corn chow-

der is great and much better

t h a n t h e c l a m c h o w d e r

offered. in addition, if you

are not sure which bread or

bagel you would like, you can

ask for a small sample bite

before you decide to buy a

loaf.

Rating: 4/5

Sweet

10 Brattle St

Harvard Square

Cambridge

(617) 547-2253

the cupcakes are over-

priced at $3.25 for one gour-

Finale

30 Dunster St

Cambridge

(617) 441-9797

While the desserts offered

at finale and slightly over-

priced and expensive with an

uncreative menu at first

s ight , the r i chness and

creaminess of the confec-

tionaries make up for all

other faults at the restau-

rant. the chocolate molten

cake is one of the best ones

offered at any desert or bak-

ery place. the gelato, espe-

cially chocolate and vanilla,

was also rich and delicious.

the desserts are present-

ed in a beautiful manner by

the waiters and waitresses

at the restaurant. While is

décor is dark, there are a lot

of windows throughout the

restaurant to complement

the black and burgundy

leather interior. the sand-

wiches are also delicious and

offered a lot of choices for

vegetarians. Do be careful

when you go to finale, for it

is definitely not light on the

wallet.

Rating: 4.5/5

Panera Bread

401 Park Drive (at

Medfield St) ,Boston

(617) 247-0174

Panera Bread has gener-

ally produced consistently

i personally love going

into bakeries and dessert

locations after getting a good

meal. Here is a sampling of

the bakeries and “patis-

series” that i have been to in

this general area.

Au Bon Pain

1100 Massachusetts Ave.,

#15, Cambridge

(617) 354-4144

One of the best things

about au Bon Pain is that it

is opened until 2 aM every

night. thus, it is completely

possible to hop on the shut-

tle at night and head over for

a midnight snack of bagels,

desserts and coffee. the food

and drinks offered at au Bon

Pain are in general, very

g o o d a n d w e l l - m a d e .

However, they lack a certain

quality about them that

makes them unique and

screams aBP.

t h e b a g e l s a r e g o o d

because they are slightly

sweet and keep you full, and

it is not dry or too heavy.

the outside seating is won-

derful with granite tables

and nice setting. One com-

plaint i have of this particu-

lar chain of aBP is that the

place smells like cheese,

which is not exactly the most

pleasant scent for a café.

Rating: 3.5/5 Finale has n assortment of delicious desserts. Photo from gusto.com

“Food for the Soul” a great success for Global Living Center

“food , o ld people and

music br ings everybody

together…the right food that

i s ” s a y s S o p h o m o r e

Stephanie Mitchell as she

enjoyed savory bacon baked

beans.

M o n d a y n i g h t a t t h e

Global Living Center (GLC),

Orchard North, marked a

new wave in night life at

Bentley. “food for the Soul,”

as chefs Desiree Daniels and

Ma-Kirah Wilkerson called

it, attracted a crowd of 30

Bentley students for the

evening.

While listening to ain’t No

Women Like the One i Got

by the four tops, the chefs

served a menu of southern

fried chicken, southern fried

cat fish, corn on the cob,

bacon baked beans, maca-

roni & cheese , and corn

bread. for dessert the duo

made a delicious “better than

sex” cake. When asked why

it is called better than sex,

Desiree simply said, “try it

and you’ll find out.”

Since the initiation of

Orchard North ’s Global

Living Center, this event is

the first freshman program

held. Miller residential

assistants elaine Carroll

and Charles tiu created this

floor plan. “We wanted to

change our programming

models so that our residents

would be the leaders of the

program. Desiree and Ma-

Kirah were talking about

being home sick, so the idea

suit them well , ” Carrol l

added.

the atmosphere had a

strong tint of flavors flowing

about the GLC lounge. a

group of senior exchange stu-

dents, Cherie Ong, Vincent

Zheng and James Lin stated

that their f r iend angad

Sawhney told them to come

out.

angad was pleased that

they stayed and delighted

that he could shed light and

introduce a culture that is

new to them, “it’s our first

time having soul food, and

this definitely helps the

night life at Bentley.

it was the right amount of

care about. i’m very excited

to be here tonight”.

ra Carroll believes that

Soul food will become a tra-

ditional event. the end of the

evening consisted of tasting

the “better than sex” cake

and a screening of the film

Soul food.

Original. fellow texan,

Stephanie Mitchell said

the southern fried cat fish is

what brought her out,“it

makes me miss my Papa, but

the southern environment

brings back good memories.

Listening to uncle ruckus

telling us stories we don’t

food for the right amount of

people, but the more the

merrier.”

Jokes were shared and

laughter filled the air as

everyone waited for the pre-

pared food.

Junior Schantelle Henry

thought that the event was

very successful, stating, “it

feels good to reunite in the

middle of the semester to

e m b r a c e t h e a f r i c a n

american culture; hanging

out with people that make

Bentley feel like home away

from home is always a pleas-

ure”.

Carroll’s two residents of

Miller and chefs for the night

Daniels and Wilkerson are

natives of Dallas, texas.

“Watching Mama in the

kitchen definitely paid off,

we enjoy cooking it’s in our

blood” the duo stated. the

bacon baked beans was a hot

commodity at dinner.

Daniels said her recipe for

baked beans is about two

teaspoons of mustard, two

teaspoons of barbeque sauce,

black pepper and a can of

B u s h ’ s B a k e d B e a n s

Melissa HectorStaff Writer

Image from img.timeinc.netFried catfish was featured at “Food for the Soul.”


PagE 8 noVEMBEr 19, 2009 thE Vanguard

Wal t kowa lsk i (C l in t

Eastwood) has just lost his

wife, and it quickly becomes

clear that she was one of the

few things he actually liked in

the world. a korean War vet-

eran and retired auto worker,

Walt is jaded, angry, and pes-

simistic. he lives in a rough

detroit suburb populated by

low-income families and gang

violence. Walt is a bitter racist,

and is particularly annoyed by

his hmong neighbors.

this is not to say anyone

else is much better in his eyes:

his relationship with his two

sons is practically non-exis-

t en t , and he i s equa l l y

unpleasant to the priest

(Christopher Carley), whom

his wife asked to keep an eye

on Walt. Even his barber, the

closest thing Walt has to a

f r i end ( o r even a s o c ia l

acquaintance), is subject to a

barrage of slurs and insults.

things don’t get any better

as the l o ca l as ian gang

attempts to recruit Walt’s

quiet young neighbor thao

(Bee Vang), and send him to

steal Walt’s 1972 ford gran

torino.

after the failed theft of his

car, and the increasing gang

harassment of his neighbors,

Walt begrudgingly begins to

interact with thao and his

friendly sister, sue (ahney

her), setting the stage for the

rest of the film.

the most standout aspect of

this movie is the acting. Vang

and hur were cast in Gran

Torino without any previous

film acting experience, and

you certainly could not tell this

based on the movie.

Equally stunning is that

Vang was only 17 when the

movie was released, hur only

16. Both play their roles with

a level of maturity and believ-

ability that far exceeds both

their age and their experience.

despite these excellent

newcomers, Eastwood is still

the star of the show here.

While i don’t think there are

many people out there who

doubt his ability to direct, it is

a pleasant surprise to see how

forceful an actor he can still

be, even at 78 (!) years old.

Eastwood has stated that this

is his last acting role, but

based on this performance he

appears as though he could

have several more roles left in

the tank , i f he were s o

inclined.

What makes Eastwood’s

acting and direction so impres-

sive in Gran Torino is what he

does with Walt’s character. it’s

not easy to transform a racist

old man who hates the world

into a sympathetic protago-

nist, but somehow he pulls it

off.

as far as the story goes,

Gran Torino is compelling

enough, although some view-

ers might be put-off upon

learning that this film is more

drama than action and ass-

kicking (viewers like my room-

mate – hi harris). Eastwood

is a storyteller, and focuses

more on the conflicts associat-

ed with relationships rather

than those associated with vio-

lence – and for the most part

this is effective since the pac-

ing is appropriate.

the only real complaint i

have is that this movie does

have a certain predictability

factor towards the end, but

this still doesn’t detract from

what is largely a satisfying

conclusion.

overall, Gran Torino is a

very good, if not great, movie.

admittedly this movie isn’t for

everyone (in particular, those

sensitive to or uninterested in

hearing racial slurs launched

liberally for 2 hours) but there

is a heart at the center of this

film.

the story and content here

are fairly unique compared to

most blockbuster films, and

when combined with the excel-

lent acting, Gran Torino

becomes one of the better

movies from 2008, and one

that is definitely worth check-

ing out.

rating: 4/5 Falcons

For Your EntertainmentBy:

Matt weisse

Gran Torino is finally out on DVD. Photo from imdb.com

Gran Torino Review

What is your favoritepart of Thanksgiving?

Voices

evelyn SidiropouloS

Class of 2012

idCC

“getting to see my family.”

lilly tillapaugh

Class of 2012

MarkEting

“My favorite part of

thanksgiving is the

Macy’s thanksgiving

Parade!”

Collin Brewer

Class of 2011

aCCounting

“the cranberry sauce!”

ava Byer

Class of 2010

CorPoratE finanCE &

aCCounting

“it’s officially the holiday

season and you can put

up decorations and start

listening to Christmas

songs.”

Biz Kratzert

Class of 2011

MarkEting

“stuffing and butternut

squash.”

Bree JohnsonPhotograPhy Editor Clint Eastwood plays a bitter racist towards his Asian neighbors. Photo from legalmoviesdownloads.com


thE Vanguard noVEMBEr 19, 2009 PagE 9

Charismatic, witty, and

down-to-earth wouldn’t be the

first three words that come to

mind when describing most

young actors today, but kellan

lutz, who plays the role of

Emmett Cullen in the Twilight

franchise, proved to be all three.

the 24 year old actor who got his

start as an abercrombie & fitch

model made his big break last

year as a member of the famous

Cullen clan in Twilight.

With New Moon, the next

installment of the series, mak-

ing its big screen debut on

november 20, i was lucky

enough to be able to take part in

a roundtable discussion with

lutz that was every bit as excit-

ing as the movies themselves.

aF: as an insider, how do

you explain the Twilight

phenomenon?

kl: i wish i could. really i don’t

see it for what it really is, for

what an outsider would see it, i

wish i could step away from it,

but now we’re in this twilight

zone which has been a huge part

of our lives and will be for the

next couple years until we’re

done with all the movies.

hopefully, we’ll be doing

Breaking Dawn, although it’s up

to the fans obviously if they sup-

port New Moon and Eclipse. But

i think 5 years from now or 10

when it’s all said and done, we’ll

look back on all the fanmail and

scrapbooks and interviews and

watch the movies as movies.

i’m gonna sit there in awe of

this phenomenon that is

twilight. i understand it

because it hits on so many great

topics. i see firsthand with my

sister and mom how they con-

nect; it’s just a really good lesson

and it brings so many groups

together, and i see why the

demographics are from 8-80. it’s

bringing out everyone to the

movies.

More men are being hooked

on it because New Moon’s an

action movie. a lot of guys are

going to see it. i loved it.

Twilight, for me, i probably

wouldn’t have seen it if i wasn’t

in it or i didn’t have a sister who

needed me to drive her to the

movies. But filming Eclipse,

doing all the fight training we

did…it is a kick ass action movie

and guys are going to sit there

like

“yeah! Vampires, werewolves

and crazy vampires, come here,

girlfriend.” and all the anti-

Twilight girls are going to be like

“fine.”

aF: are there any draw-

backs [to being a part of this

franchise]?

kl: i don’t get to spend time

with my loved ones…my dog

and my family and friends. i

mean thank god they’ve only

taken 3 months to shoot and we

shoot them on the west coast. i

find myself shooting 6 day weeks

and only having sunday off. i’ll

book a ticket for that morning,

fly home for 12 hours, and book

a ticket that night to get back to

set for Monday morning just to

see my dog.

aF: what do you like to do

for fun?

kl: i find fun in anything, like

i even had jury duty. i was play-

ing football…i saw this old

grandpa dude, totally awesome,

he was such a stickler, sitting

there all pissed off and i folded

up a piece of paper and said

“hey, let’s see who can flick this

further” and he was having so

much fun and we started hitting

other people annoying them.

[laughs] i mean i have fun

doing anything.

a lot of times i’m by myself

and i’ll make up random games

or draw. i love painting and

drawing and being active out-

side. i have roommates who are

great and usually play whatever

i ask them to play.

all i need them to do it sit

around a table like this and roll

the dice. Monopoly i’ll move all

the pieces or, risk, i’ll move

them around and be like “where

do you wanna go?” they’ll call me

from the bathroom “ah, just take

over afghanistan.” i just love

doing anything, everything,

being outdoors is the best with

my dog, swimming…

aF: what can we expect

from Eclipse, from your

character specifically?

kl: a lot more of my character,

thank god. Because i haven’t

done anything in these movies

besides be a presence and i actu-

ally have great scenes with

kristen [stewart, who plays

Bella swan]. it’s fun making her

laugh because that’s what my

character does, make her laugh

when she’s not supposed to so we

have to reshoot the scene.

kristen’s awesome, just so

much fun to work with and so

easy to scare. i try to scare all the

girls on set. i’m like a big pres-

ence on the set, i’m tall and big

and wider. it’s fun to…or even

something i can just hide around

a corner and they’ll forget i was

even there and they’ll come

around, kristen especially, i’ll

jump out and she’ll spill her cof-

fee. it’s great. Eclipse is such an

action movie. all the stunts and

preparation that we all put forth

in making that movie, i can’t

wait to see the trailer. i’m really

excited for that movie. i did a lot

of stuff in it, so i’m happy.

aF: what’s the most outra-

geous thing a fan’s done to

get your attention?

kl: i guess, thrown stuff at me.

[laughs] it’s funny when girls

flash us but usually it’s never

been…actually, there was one

time when i was running with

my dog down my street and i

hear this car go past me and i

hear [makes the sound of

screeching brakes] turns around,

parks her car. “EMMEtt!” i

turn around and i’m like…then

you hear these flip flips. then

two seconds later this water bot-

tle streaming right past me. i

was like “did you just throw that

at me?” “i wanted you to stop,

say hi . ” i was l ike

“okayyyyy…great, thanks for

not hitting me.”

alysha Frankstaff WritEr

If you were Bill Belichick,

what would you have gone

for it on 4th and 2?

Voices

Joe MCKenna

Class of 2010

EConoMiCs & finanCE

“i run a double reverse,

flea-flicker pass, and hit

randy Moss streaking

down the side.”

JoSh BiCKFord

Class of 2011

MarkEting

“Punted the ball, you

should have faith in

your defense.”

Kelly MarKella

Class of 2012

undECidEd

“Even though i don’t

know much about foot-

ball, it was obvious to

go for it.”

John Brandt

Class of 2010

ManagEMEnt

“i would have punted,

but i respect Belichick’s

decision.”

Maryanne aCKaway

Class of 2013

undECidEd

“i would have punted

the living daylights out

of it.”

dan ryaboy & dan MericaVanguard staff

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Columns

PAgE 10 nOVEMBEr 19, 2009 THE VAnguArD

Aries (March 21 - April 19): This month,

you will have to make an important deci-

sion. remember to be true to yourself

when you choose a course of action.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20): You’ve been

putting so much energy into school and

your extracurriculars. Take time for your-

self and do something fun or relaxing!

Gemini (May 21 - June 21): You are used

to multitasking, but this month don’t let

your schedule get too crazy. You could miss

something important, so stay organized

and focus!

Cancer (June 22 - July 22): Don’t hold

back when something is bothering you this

month. All of that negative energy could

explode and have negative consequences,

so make sure to sort out your problems in

a mature and calm way.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22): Although you

crave attention, spend time this month to

help out your friends and family. It may

surprise you just how much stronger your

relationships with people will become.

Virgo (Aug. 23- Sept. 22): Open up to dif-

ferent experiences and ways of releasing

your energy. Try yoga or meditation; you

may find a new favorite hobby.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): This month it’s

time to stand up for those beliefs you’ve

been keeping inside. Forget what others

will think of you and make your inner

ideals clear to yourself and others.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): This month

is a good time to accept a challenge that

comes your way. It will be a great way to

break out of your shell and make yourself

known to your colleagues.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): As your

birthday approaches, maintain an open and

generous attitude and good things will

come your way. relax but stay focused.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): You have

been working hard and saving your money,

and you may be looking for a place to spend

it. Save your earnings for something

important down the road instead.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): You’ve had

a great idea for a long time now, and it is

time to begin working toward accomplish-

ing this goal. Don’t be afraid to involve oth-

ers in your endeavors.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20): Take advan-

tage of your overpowering energy this

month. You’ve been meaning to make a

change and now is the time to do it,

although you need to be respectful of oth-

ers’ feelings at the same time.

Horoscopes

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April’s AdviceThanksgiving Woes

By:

April Gammal

Question: While I am excited

about Thanksgiving, I’m also

dreading it. I always leave din-

ner feeling really full and like

I’ve eaten enough food to last

me three days. All my relatives

come over and bring something

different and I don’t want to

insult anyone by not trying the

food they brought. Is it possi-

ble to leave Thanksgiving din-

ner without feeling so full, but

also not insulting my relatives?

Ok, so this may not help

you feel any better but…the

average American consumes

more than 4,500 calories and

2 2 9 g r a m s o f f a t o n

Thanksgiving Day. You can

either choose wisely and take

control, or fail to keep the diet

you promise yourself every

year when the ball drops in

Times Square.

If you choose to take control,

I have some tips that should

keep your calorie intake from

exceeding over two days worth

of food during Thanksgiving

dinner.

1. Don’t go to Thanksgiving

dinner hungry: When you are

hungry, you tend to eat more

and faster. Make sure you eat

breakfast and lunch before

going to dinner. Keep in mind

that foods that are high in

fiber make you feel full very

quickly.

2. Fill your plate once: Take

what you want to eat at the

beginning of the meal and do

not put anything else on your

plate. This will prevent you

from taking just a little more

of this and a little more of that,

and then before you know it

you’ve taken another plate full

of food.

3. Choose the light meat:

When it comes to the turkey,

choose the light pieces over the

dark and avoid eating the

skin. Dark meat has about 75

percent more fat and 30 per-

cent more calories than the

light meat. Also, forget the

gravy.

4. Drink water: Drinking

plenty of water will help fill

you up and will keep your

body hydrated, unlike alcohol

and coffee which can dehy-

drate your body. Also, alcohol

slows the breakdown of fat.

Your body will break down

alcohol first instead of fat.

5. Chew your food slowly: It

takes 20 minutes for your

stomach to tell your brain that

you are full. So if you are eat-

ing quickly, it will be too late

before you realize that you are

full. Thanksgiving dinner is a

time to enjoy the company of

your family and friends. Focus

your attention on the conver-

sation and not just the food on

your plate. If you eat slowly

you will know sooner when

you are full and not later on

when you start to feel a little

sick and your buttons begin

popping off your pants.

6. Put your fork down every

time you take a bite: Finish

what is in your mouth before

you put anything else in it and

enjoy what you are eating.

7. Choose your dessert wise-

ly: There always seems to be

so many good items on the

table during dessert. If there

is any dessert with fruit, then

go for it. It will most likely

have fewer calories. While a

slice of apple pie contains

about 300 calories, a slice of

pecan pie has over 500 calo-

ries.

Many people think, hey it is

only one day so it should be ok.

If you make exceptions for

every holiday, celebration, or

special occasion that pops up

you will be making excuses

way too often.

I hope these tips will help

you make good choices this

Thanksgiving while still keep-

ing your relatives happy.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The purpose of this column

is to give advice on issues rel-

evant to Bentley students. So,

if you have any questions, con-

cerns, or would like advice on

a n y i s s u e t h a t c a n b e

addressed in a public forum

please send it to April at gam-

[email protected] and you

may see it in a future issue.

Keep in mind that your ques-

tion will remain anonymous.

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The Vampire Archives provides stories for blood-sucking enthusiasts

everyone, it seems, is getting

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Bram Stokerstarted hundreds

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While edward Cullen and

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Legendary authors such as

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Different aspects of this volume

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it was originally intended to be a

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death of Stoker.

“Dracula’s Guest” tells the

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He is then overtaken by a

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into the mind and world of Van

Helsing and Dracula and should

be read in order to be fully appre-

ciated.

a surprising addition to this

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young boy who, intrigued by one

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the on-goings of the man life. He

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While the story does not fit the

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or, fleur de fur” by tanith Lee,

and “Princess of Darkness” by

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the most expensive plan

per meal.

Graduate student Owen

Bacewicz noticed continuing

changes to the meal plan in

his five years at Bentley and

decided to take a closer look

at the real costs of a meal at

Seasons. Bacewicz took the

annual cost of each meal

plan, subtracted the varying

discretionary money and

then divided that dollar

amount by the number of

meals per semester.

“I don’t think students

really understand what their

meal plans are paying for…"

said Bacewicz, “Being a stu-

dent here for five years, liv-

ing in Forest hall as an RA,

the meal plan is a big chunk

of students price tag, and I

just wanted to learn a little

about where the money is

spent.”

"With mandating that stu-

dents without kitchens have

to have a meal plan,” said

Bacewicz, “students lose any

bargaining power on that

side.”

According the breakdown

of numbers from the Sodexo

website, the cost per meal of

the Value 5, Value 10, Value

15 and Value 17 is $6.87,

$11.83, $8.36 and $7.78

respectively.

Ranging between $1,780

and $4730 annually, with

meal plans come a number of

swipes at Seasons, the cam-

pus dining hall, as well as a

specific amount of discre-

tionary dollars that can be

used at the five retail options

on campus.

The breakdown o f the

numbers exposed a large dis-

parity between costs per

meal of each plan. Speaking

a b o u t t h e $ 4 . 9 5 j u m p

between Value 5 and Value

10, Bacewicz stated, "The

jump up is at the minimum

requirement for suites and

the law Bentley abides by…

I see a possible issue but I

recognize the d ispar i ty

between the two. I think

there is reason behind it that

no one really understands."

Doreen Floyd, Assistant

Dean of Student Affairs

explained the large jump by

saying, “When you look at

the cost of each plan, you

can’t just look at the cost of

Seasons, you have to look at

the cost of the overall plan.”

The l owest mea l p lan

offered and one that is not

available to students who fall

into the mandated area, the

Value 5 Plan, according to

General Manager of Sodexo

James Cornacchia, is a “give-

away plan.” “Sodexo makes

no money off that plan and

neither does Bentley,” said

Cornacchia.

Bacewicz said the meal

plan set-up made him won-

der, “Where is the money

going?”

Cornacchia said, “The

answer is, I don’t have an

answer because I do not set

the prices.” He went on to

say, “When the prices get set

by Bentley, just the way the

math works out, that is the

way that prices work out.”

Prices for everything from

tuition to room and board go

through a long process of

evaluation before students

are notified of the change.

Once a group of Bentley

administrators, including

Vice President for Business

and Finance Paul Clemente,

student affairs, Sodexo and a

number of student commit-

tees decide on the meal plan

prices, the board of trustees

i s a s k e d t o v o t e o n t h e

changes and then the stu-

dents are notified.

“We try to improve the

plan every year and I believe

we have met that every

year,” says Clemente.

Sodexo, a multi-national

company that serves univer-

sities all over the world,

works with Bentley to give

input on the cost of meal

p l a n s . A c c o r d i n g t o

Cornacchia, “I get a daily

rate for each meal plan from

Bentley, so say there are

1000 people on this meal

plan, times a daily rate so I

g i v e t h a t d a i l y r a t e t o

Bentley and they come up

with the annual semester

charge.”

Sodexo, working as a for-

profit company, does not

receive all meal plan charges,

though with some of the meal

plan charge going back to the

university. “I need to make a

profit, it’s my labor, it’s my

food , ” sa id Cornacch ia ,

“Bentley is just lending me

the space… I can tell you

right now, I do not get all of

that. I do not get all $4,320

or whatever a meal plan

costs.”

Bentley on the other hand,

a non-for-profit university,

u s e s t h e m o n e y i n t h e

upkeep of the facility, which

c o s t s a r o u n d $ 8 . 0 0 p e r

square foot, according to

Clemente. “Anything that

doesn't go directly to support

the food you are receiving

goes to support student activ-

ities,” said Clemente, stating

that money raised from the

meal plan goes to things like

revamping the Student

Center and keeping up facil-

ities like the library and the

Dana Center.

“In addition, what goes

into the prices is more than

just the cost of food and what

S o d e x o c h a r g e s , ” s a i d

Clemente, “We have heat,

light, debt service on the

building and custodians.”

Since 2000, the average

annual Bentley meal plan

has gone up a total of $500,

f r o m $ 4 , 0 5 0 t o $ 4 , 5 5 0 .

Colleges in the area, as well,

have experienced the slight

increases; however, with the

rise in cost, Bentley still

stays near the median of

their competition. According

to an investment report sup-

plied by Clemente, meal

plans at Boston University

c o s t $ 4 , 0 0 0 , a t B o s t o n

College $4450, at Bryant

$4 ,700 and at Brande is

$4,900.

“We are simply trying to

maintain competiveness…”

said Clemente, “our goal here

is to maintain the greatest

possible services among a

broad spectrum of students.”

In order to serve more stu-

dents, Bentley and Sodexo

have incorporated a number

of retail options into food

services at Bentley. One of

the pitfalls of giving students

a number of options, in terms

of both hours and establish-

ments, is some of these retail

options, like A&W, do not

break even.

In light of the numbers

discovered, Bacewicz contem-

plated the idea that by charg-

ing a higher premium at

Season’s, Bentley and Sodexo

could possibly be propping up

what would be failing estab-

lishments without Bentley’s

help.

“We learn in the classroom

that unless you run your

operations efficiently, you

can’t make in the market

then you fall out and some-

one else comes in…” said

Bacewicz, “We pay for a meal

plan and what does that

mean? And if they are sup-

porting the failing establish-

ments on campus, what does

that say on the teachings in

the classroom?”

I n r e s p o n s e t o t h o s e

claims, Cornacchia did admit

that A&W was not a prof-

itable establishment, howev-

er, “if you are saying Bentley

is putting in money to keep

A&W profitable, that is not

the way it works.”

Cornacchia explained to

The Vanguard that when a

space becomes available at

Bentley, Sodexo calls in a

representative to take a look

a t t h e s p a c e a n d t e l l

Cornacchia and Bentley rep-

resentatives what is able to

fit in the parameters sup-

plied. Sodexo then buys the

franchise cost and establish-

es the option at Bentley,

charging Bentley for running

and supplying the establish-

ments.

While neither Floyd not

Clemente nor Cornacchia

would confirm that Bentley

will be removing A&W, all

addressed the fact Bentley

and Sodexo are looking at

options to what could go into

that space.

All administrators pointed

out the meal plan is more

than just Seasons and the

retail options, it is a part of

Bentley culture. Bacewicz

believes he is speak for stu-

dents, however, when he

states “If you are going to call

it a meal plan, that’s great,

but then tell us what you

mean by that, where is that

money going to go?"

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determination that led

them to their conference

championships, as they beat

Bentley goalie Joe Calvi for

two more goals before the end

of regulation to take the game

into overtime.

Neither team was able to

put any goals together in the

bonus time and the game

ended at a 3-3 tie.

The Falcons certainly did

wel l to t ie a team of Air

Force’s caliber, but the blown

lead may have been slightly

disheartening and it was Air

F o r c e w h o t o o k a l l t h e

momentum into Saturday’s

game.

Sophomore goalie Kyle

Rank got the start in the net

for the Falcons and played

well, making 26 saves, but the

Air Force defense was too

much and didn’t allow a sin-

gle goal.

Air Force went on to win

the game 3-0 off two power

play goals and an empty net-

ter at the end, sending the

Falcons home on a loss.

Overall though, the Falcons

came away with some good

play against a tough team,

and their next game would

show that the Falcons really

can be a force to be reckoned

with.

Bentley came back home to

take on Sacred Heart in

another weekend series last

Friday and Saturday.

Maybe the Falcons offense

was a little upset about get-

ting blanked by Air Force and

t h e y t o o k i t o u t o n t h e

Pioneers, putting up six goals

in a 6-3 victory.

Seniors Marc Menzione and

Brendan Harrison each put

up two goal,s and sophomore

Aaron Stonacek and freshman

Joe Campanelli each tacked

o n o n e o f t h e i r o w n .

Sophomore Herbie Kent

recorded three assists to help

pace the offense as well.

Stonacek and Harrison led

off the scoring in the first peri-

od with a goal apiece, but

Sacred Heart scored one as

well to cut the Falcons lead to

2-1 heading into the second.

In the first four minutes of

the second, however, Bentley

scored two power play goals to

get their lead up to 4-1 before

Sacred Heart went off again

and scored another two in the

last 16 minutes of the period.

But the Falcons would not

allow the Pioneers to complete

their comeback as Bentley’s

defense held strong and

Menzione and Campanelli

scored goals in the last few

minutes to finally ice the

game.

Dan Koudys and Bobby

Preece each recorded two

assists and Calvi played well

in the net, making a career

high 44 saves.

In the next game against

Sacred Heart on Saturday, it

was Kyle Rank putting on the

goaltending clinic, as he made

32 saves and only allowed one

goal. Unfortunately for the

Falcons, the offense was only

able to muster one goal of

their own in 65 minutes of

play.

Sacred Heart scored the

first goal of the game in the

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Ice Hockey

f irst period and Bentley

responded just 34 seconds into

the second period. Kent took

a shot on the Pioneers net

that hit of f the post and

Campanelli was there to put

it away and tie the score up at

one.

However, that would be it

for the scor ing , and the

Falcons would be left to settle

for a win and a tie in the

home series against Sacred

Heart.

This puts the Falcons at 3-

2-2 in conference play and 3-4-

2 overall. Bentley has eight

points, leaving them tied with

Holy Cross for fourth place in

the Atlantic Hockey stand-

ings. Rochester Institute of

Technology and Air Force are

tied atop the standings with

12 points each and Canisius

sits in third with nine points.

The Falcons will next draw

Army, the current cellar

dweller in the Atlantic Hockey

standings, in another home

series next weekend.

The Falcons will then get

into some non-conference

games before getting into the

tough part of their schedule

where thye play a slew of

Atlantic Hockey games. That’s

where we’ll find out if this

team is really built to make a

run at the top spot in the con-

ference.

Culture Fest

proceeds go ing t o the

Lewis Foundation for Aids.

On that night, Operation

Christmas Child began in the

Sacred Space of the Student

Center. Students decorated

shoe boxes that were used for

small gifts and toy donations.

In order to add aesthetics

to the Culture Fest atmos-

phere, flags from around the

world lined the stairway to

S e a s o n s D i n i n g H a l l .

Deemed “The World Fair,” it

served as an opportunity to

encourage students to travel

to other countries.

Outside of Sandellas, stu-

dents were given the chance

to make identity squares in

order to define themselves

within their own cultures.

Around this station, the

culture photo contest was

displayed which featured the

unique and culturally fasci-

nating pictures that were

taken by students, faculty,

and staff while they visited

other countries.

As a more informative and

academic event of Culture

Fest, the presentation given

by Dr. Robert E. McNulty of

the Center for Business

Ethics demonstrated his case

about Peace in Afghanistan.

McNulty, who returned

from his trip to Afghanistan

this past September, resonat-

ed with the audience saying,

“Instead of focusing on what

the military can do to win the

war…ask what ordinary peo-

ple can do to win peace.”

One of the most popular

events of Culture Fest was

F o o d F e s t . T h e r e w e r e

approximately five to six

hundred students anxiously

awaiting and lined up out-

side to taste food from over

33 cultures. The different

food was presented by the

various cultural organiza-

tions on campus.

In addition to the food at

Food Fest, Red for Africa T-

shirts were being sold. All

contributions made from the

T-Shirts were donated to a

village in Africa which is

s p o n s o r e d b y B e n t l e y

University.

Another interesting cul-

ture event was the Native

American Display in the

Student Center. It featured

22 tables of ancient artifacts

and inventions by Native

Americans.

In addition to the display,

visitors were treated to a

pleasant atmosphere as live

bands played a mix of cultur-

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During the final days of

Culture Fest, students were

given the chance to aid in a

community service project.

Can’s for a Cause had placed

collection cans all around

campus asking students to

recycle their cans with all

proceeds going to the Lewis

Foundation for Aids.

The festival wrapped up in

the GLC, Orchard North,

lounge for its closing recep-

tion. This gave students who

participated in Culture Fest

the opportunity to turn in

photos they had taken dur-

ing the week (their “pass-

ports”) in exchange for raffle

tickets.

First place in the raffle

was awarded a flat screen

TV, and the other winners

were given other prizes such

a s a g i f t c e r t i f i c a t e t o

Margaritas.

With everything that was

presented during this past

week, organizers of Culture

Fest hope it has brought the

campus together as a whole.

Blot concluded, “We tend

to focus on our differences,

when we should focus on our

similarities.”

The Falcons have enjoyed success early in the 2009-2010 season. Photo provided by Kevin Chen

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Post (11/15) W 76-66

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prove our dominance this

year.”

The Falcons are deter-

mined to out-work their com-

petition this season as Coach

Barbara Stevens has clearly

instilled a dedication to hard

work and perseverance in this

team.

The Falcons will look to

hang their hat on hard work

in practice and on tough

defense and rebounding game

in and game out. Saia states,

“Keys to success wi l l be

defense and rebounding. We

want our defense to be aggres-

sive and a constant in every

game, and then the offense

will come.”

The Falcons were able to

execute all of these traits in

their season opening win

against Holy Family, as their

defense led directly to fast-

break baskets which took the

pressure off of the Falcon half

court offense.

With the season opening

win against a ranked oppo-

nent, the expectations are now

even higher than they were in

the preseason for the Falcons.

As Saia states, “Our expecta-

tions are very high. We expect

each other to work hard every

day in practice to get better

and get closer to a champi-

onship season. Our goals are

to be undefeated at home, win

the Northeast 10 regular sea-

son and tournament, as well

as get to an Elite 8 [game].”

Those goals are certainly

lofty, but with the depth and

skill that this team displayed

against Holy Family, and with

their belief in each other,

there is no reason to think

that the Falcons can’t make

all of these goals a reality.

have to come ready to perform

every single night because

teams 1-16 can beat anyone in

any given game,” remarked

Cara Hart. Hart, along with

the rest of the Falcons know

that there is no such thing as

a guaranteed win in the NE-

10, regardless of who the

opponent is.

Of course, despite the fact

that every team in the NE-10

is tough, there is no doubt

that certain games mean

slightly more than others.

“We do always look forward

to playing our rival school,

Stonehill, and the National

Runner Up of 2008, Franklin

Pierce, however, we do not

look past anyone because in

this league you would be fool-

ish to,” remarked senior cen-

ter Dedra Pritchard.

Stonehill is the pre-season

favorite to win the NE-10 and

Franklin Pierce is predicted to

finish third, with the Falcons

predicted to finish right in the

middle of those two talented

teams.

The Falcons know that the

key to success this season is

hard work . As Lambros

remarks, “We’re not necessar-

ily the most athletic team in

the league. We might not have

the most talent. So, a key to

our success lies in our effort

and attitude. Coach [Stevens]

is always saying that in order

to be a championship team we

need to practice like a cham-

pionship team every single

day.”

Hart echoes Lambros’ state-

ment, saying, “Most impor-

tantly, it is one day at a time,

who will fight the hardest in

practice and which team is

next for us to beat in order to

T h e L a d y F a l c o n

Basketball team is a model of

consistency as year in and

year out, as the ladies typical-

ly find themselves with 20

wins, sitting near the top of

the NE-10 standings.

This year should be no dif-

ferent as the Falcons enter the

2009-2010 season with sky-

h i g h e x p e c t a t i o n s . T h e

Falcons are predicted to finish

second in the very competitive

NE-10, only behind perennial

powerhouse Stonehill.

The Falcons’ season got off

to a great start as they took

care of nationally ranked Holy

Family this past Sunday

afternoon. The Tigers came

into the game garnering the

number 17 national ranking,

and they left the Dana Center

with a 72-61 season opening

loss to the Falcons.

The Falcons received a sen-

sational effort from junior for-

ward Elise Caira who finished

the game with a game high 21

points and also grabbed an

impressive 10 rebounds.

Along with Caira, junior point

guard Kim Brennan had a

very solid game finishing with

17 points.

The Falcons looked very

impressive in their season

opening win. They pushed the

tempo all game long, which

will be their mode of attack

this year, as senior guard

Meagan Lambros states, “In

the past we’ve been known to

play as more of a walk-it-up-

the-court team so that we

could pound it inside because

that’s usually where our

strength was. This year our

emphasis is on an in-your-

face, intense defense and the

result of that will be steals

and transition baskets.”

The Falcons will look to

push the tempo all season

long, and with the depth that

this team has at the guard

posit ion, inc luding Kim

Brennan, Meghan Thomann,

Cara Hart, Megan Lambros,

Ashley Saia, Kelsey Roberson,

Katherine Goodwin, and

Lauren Massie, the Falcons

will be able to speed up the

tempo all game long.

Senior guard and team cap-

tain Ashley Saia sees a fast

paced game as one of the

biggest keys to success for the

Falcons as she stated, “One of

our biggest challenges this

season will be to be able to

sustain a fast paced game for

40 minutes night in and night

out.”

The Falcons expect to be

one of the best teams in the

NE-10 this year, but by no

means are they overlooking

the level of competition in the

NE-10. “The Northeast-10 is

a very difficult league and you

High expectations for Lady Falcons in 2010

Caira had a career game against Holy Family. Photo From Sports Info Office

NOVeMBeR 19, 2009 THe VANgUARD

FalconoF theWeek

Kearney Named Falcon of the Week

Senior outside hitter Alex Kearney of the Bentley

University Volleyball team has been named the Falcon of the

Week. Kearney became the program’s all-time leader in kills

last Saturday against Adelphi in the Ne-10 Playoffs with

1,434, surpassing Ne-10 Hall of Famer Maria Vicens’s mark

of 1,430 which she had held since 1989.

That same day, Kearney was named first team All-Ne-10

for the fourth consecutive year. This season, Kearney leads

the Falcons in kills (2.60 per set) and points (326), and is sec-

ond in digs, averaging 2.59, and aces (31).

She has helped lead Bentley, who is 17-12 on the year, to its

sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance as well. As the

fifth seed in the east Region, the Falcons will play fourth-

seeded Adelphi on Thursday afternoon at 5:00 p.m.

Phillip St. PierreSTAFF WRITeR

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This past Sunday, junior Brian Tracey

pulled down a career high 18 rebounds in the

Falcons’ 76-66 win against Post University.

Did you know the record for most rebounds

in a single game at the Dana Center is 19?

The record was set by Al Grenfell on January

18, 1975 against the Assumption Greyhounds.

Westrol and the Falcons are poised for excellence again

Tracey had a sensational season opening game. Photo from Sports Info Office

Falcon fans are ecstatic as

Bentley basketball tips off the

start of their season. One of the

most renowned and successful

teams on campus, look for

Bentley to thrive once again

and continue their dominance

in the Northeast 10. There are

many changes on the team

from last year, but as long as

some players reach their poten-

tial the Falcons should have a

great chance to finish at the top

of the conference.

Bentley had an outstanding

season last year, owning a

record of 24-5, including a 15

game winning streak in the sec-

ond half of the season. The

Falcons ended up losing in the

first round of the Northeast 10

Playoffs, but made it all the way

to the Regional Championship

game before falling to a very

strong C.W. Post team.

Although the Falcons ended

their streak of Northeast 10 and

Regional Championships, there

cannot be any disappointment

in a season where the team only

lost five games. Coach Jay

Lawson said of last year’s fin-

ish, “We have had unique suc-

cess over the past few years,

and although last year we did-

n’t do well as the prior season, it

was still a special season for our

team, and I think we should be

happy.”

When talking with Coach

Lawson about the expectations

for this year, he explained that

the team has no set goals for the

year but to just come out and

play every game to the best of

their ability. He stresses that

the Falcons must play aggres-

sively but stay disciplined, and

do all the little things that will

lead to victory.

The reason Bentley has seen

so much success is due to the

fact that the team always has a

core group of players that play

hard, smart, and unselfish ball,

always putting the team ahead

of themselves.

The Falcons have three

returning starters from last

year, Jason Westrol, Mike

Quinn, and Tom Dowling, but

they lost a very large and tal-

ented senior class that had

much success. Looking at the

incoming freshman class, there

is no one who looks to play a lot

of minutes this year, but they

still contribute to the team and

will make a difference in the

future.

The Falcons are looking

strong once again this year and

have a group of guards that

have won more than anyone in

the league. This year’s senior

class has a 90-9 record and the

juniors boast a record of 60-8,

so expect a similar if not better

performance from the guards

who all have another year

under their belt.

The guards who will rotate

play include seniors Jason

Westrol and John Brandt and

juniors Mike Quinn and Tom

Dowling. The player who

stands out the most to lead the

team is Jason Westrol. Westrol

has had one of greatest careers

ever seen at Bentley and last

year’s leading scorer looks ready

to have an outstanding senior

season.

Westrol has proved that he

can put up numbers to lead the

team to victory, but what many

people don’t realize is how much

production Bentley has received

from the supporting cast of

guards as well. Coach Lawson

said of his guards, “Mike Quinn

is one of the smartest players

on the team and is a much qui-

eter piece of the puzzle than

people have realized, and

Dowling is a great returning

starter who just needs to

improve his consistency.”

The departure of Lew

Finnegan, one of Bentley’s most

prolific players over the past

few years, has left the team

with a hole to fill, so the Falcons

look towards some of their

young guns to step up this sea-

son in the forward position. This

is probably the only area of

question in Bentley’s lineup, but

as long as the forwards progress

into their roles, the Falcons

should not have much problem.

Junior Brian Tracey is look-

ing poised to have a great year

in his first season as a full time

starter, while junior Joe

Fremeau and sophomore Kevin

Kettl will complete Bentley’s

three man rotation at the for-

ward position. Tracey came off

of the bench last year but still

played a large amount of min-

utes, so expect a lot of produc-

tion from the junior this year as

he started off the season with a

bang.

In their first regular season

game against Post, the Falcons

looked to come out firing and

start the season strong with a

win. They succeeded, handling

their opponents in a 76-66 win

on Sunday in which Post never

had a lead the whole game.

Although Bentley did not shoot

as well as they would have

liked, their dominance in

rebounding kept the team

ahead.

The Falcons were unstop-

pable on the boards, outre-

bounding Post 54-36. 18 of the

rebounds came from Brian

Tracey, who finished with 23

points in an outstanding per-

formance in the season opener.

This is a great sign for Bentley

as the junior not only showed

he can handle a starting role

but proved he has the ability to

be one of the best in the league

at his position.

All-American Jason Westrol

also contributed with a game

high 26 points and climbed up

to 17 on Bentley’s all time scor-

ing list. Mike Quinn added 14

points and had some big shots

for Bentley late in the game.

Joe Fremeau also had a solid

game as he and Tracey con-

trolled the boards on both ends

of the floor.

This was a great all around

play for the Falcons as they

showcased a lineup that looks

to have much success this year.

Although the score was some-

what close due to a late rally by

Post, the game was controlled

by Bentley as they never played

from behind, even extending

their lead to 18 at one point.

Bent ley wi l l t ravel to

Merrimack on Wednesday and

look to knock off the one team

that was projected ahead of

them in the preseason ranks.

This was the first time that

Bentley was not chosen num-

ber one in 5 years, due to the

loss of such a strong senior class

last year, but if anything this

should just motivate the play-

ers more to go out and prove

they deserve it.

Jason Westrol had no prob-

lem not being picked number 1,

saying, “The fact that we are

not picked #1 is a good thing

because that just makes us

even more hungry to go out

there every day and fight to be

back on top. The Merrimack

game, to fans, is more than just

a regular game, but to us, it’s

just another game and we must

go out there and treat it the

same way we do every single

game.

The Northeast 10 is a very

deep and competitive confer-

ence, but lately Bentley has tri-

umphed going far in the league

and playoffs every year. This is

due to a very committed group

of players who know their roles

and perform at a very high level.

Said Jason Westro l o f

Bentley’s repeated success, “We

don’t take any team we face

lightly; we go out there and

treat every team with the same

respect because we know if we

don’t come ready to play, that

this conference is so competitive

that any team will be able to

beat us.”

This mentality is what keeps

Bentley ahead of the competi-

tion, because the Falcons

always play like the next game

is their last. As long as a few

players develop and take their

game to the next level, Falcon

fans should be ready for anoth-

er amazing season as Bentley

basketball is looking poised to

go far.

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