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French food giant to start more ethical sourcing Sodexo will stop the usage of battery cages for its liquid eggs staff writer
Sodexo, Bentley University’s premier food service provider, has officially agreed to stop sourcing its liquid eggs from battery cage farms. This decision was made on February 19th in response to a 130,000 signature strong petition filed by The Humane League, and the growing popularity of responsible and sustainable agriculture. In battery cage farms, egg-laying chickens are stuffed into tiny wire cages where they stay for their entire useful lives. Confined to these cages, the hens have barely any space to move around and are incapable of even spreading their wings. This brutal and inhumane practice has been banned in the European Union but only in several US states. In 2012, Sodexo made the shift to stop sourcing its shelled eggs from these farms. How-
ever, the majority of eggs that Sodexo uses are not shelled, but rather liquid eggs which continued to come from battery cage sources. In January of this year, The Humane League launched a petition to coerce Sodexo to extend their commitment towards humane farming prac-
tices by switching their use of liquid eggs from battery cage farms as well. The Humane League is an animal rights advocacy group that was founded in 2005. On their official website their mission is “to save the lives of as many animals as possible and to reduce as much animal cruelty
as we can.” They understand the suffering that farm animals have to go through due to their exclusion from state anti-cruelty laws and as a result primarily focus on issues related to farm animals. Through sheer hard work and persistence, the Humane League’s petition reached
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After a lot of hard work, The Humane League was finally able to release this poster.
130,714 signatories and prompted Sodexo to take action. In a press release, Sodexo announced that it will eliminate the use of veal crates by 2017 (also an inhumane practice) and source its liquid eggs solely from cage-free farms by 2020. Sodexo announced that this was part of its Better Tomorrow Plan, which it launched in 2009 in order to form a roadmap to global sustainability. Sodexo claims to use 20 million pounds of liquid eggs annually, making the step to move away from battery cage farms a huge win for chickens nationwide. It’s important to consider the sincerity of Sodexo’s Better Tomorrow Plan. When initially confronted with the issue of sourcing eggs from battery cage farms, Sodexo rapidly stopped sourcing shelled eggs, a very small portion of the eggs they use, SEE SODEXO, PAGE 4
BY Jennifer wright news editor
Living on campus unfortunately means that your only pet for the next four years can be a small fish, but Bentley has set out to give students the chance to play with some furry, four-legged friends as well. Over the last few years the university has brought Kesar, a puppy being trained to be a canine assistant to campus, as well as therapy dogs to help students de-stress. President Gloria Larson sent an email to the entire student body on Wednesday, February 18th to update everyone on the recent news regarding the dog that used to accompany Assistant Director of the Residential Center, Tony Martin, everywhere: Kesar. This dog was a golden retriever/lab mix who lived in Martin’s apartment on-campus. Kesar spent 18 months training with Martin, who worked to prepare him to attend formal training at Canine Companies for Independence (CCI) in New York. Kesar came to campus after President Larson mentioned the concept during an
RA training and Martin volunteered to take in a dog and train it. Kesar spent his early years on campus socializing with his “puppy raiser” volunteer, Martin, before moving on and being placed with a permanent owner. Martin was responsible for submitting monthly reports to CCI, attending obedience classes, teaching Kesar manners and other basic commands through positive reinforcement, feeding him a predetermined diet, providing him a kennel to sleep indoors and follow other rules set by CCI. According to President Larson, Kesar “gained experience meeting different people and growing comfortable in crowds and otherwise added the important social skills he would later require through his regular interaction with the Bentley community.” He was a familiar face around campus, constantly with Martin, from Convocation to Homecoming and more. He left Bentley in May of 2014, then graduated from CCI in February of 2015 and has since been placed with his new owner, Terry Husband. She uses a motorized wheelchair due to “severe
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Beloved therapy dog and Bentley “mascot” Kesar graduates
Kesar smiles at Convocation 2013. rheumatoid arthritis and a recent car accident.” Her son, also part of the canine assistance program, has cerebral palsy and both love having Kesar around. Kesar has since graduated, but there is talk of bringing more puppies to campus to train. In the meantime, the Center for Health and Wellness brings therapy dogs to campus frequently for students. These dogs offer great therapeutic value; according
to research referenced by Senior Assistant Director of the Center of Wellness and Prevention Jessica Greher Traue, “10 minutes of petting an animal can lower blood pressure, boost happiness and reduce stress or feelings of anxiety.” The benefits of having dogs on campus are many. When a student feels stressed out, lonely, or missing a pet from home, these dogs offer them an outlet for a few minutes to a few hours where they can just
relax and enjoy their company. Bentley has been bringing these dogs to campus since December 2012 as part of its “Take a Paws” program, with over 300 students attending the first event on Reading Day. It hosts their dogs through Pawsitive Touch, a local chapter of Therapy Dog International. One of the nurse practitioners on campus, Martha SEE THERAPY DOGS, PAGE 4
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THE VANGUARD 2015 EDITORIAL BOARD Bentley University, Waltham, MA 02452
Editor-In-Chief Managing Editor General Manager
Usama Salim ‘17 Karan manwani ‘16 Stephanie seputra ‘17
Copy Editor
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News Editor
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Deadly icicles hanging from above Icicles. Thin, long and pointy streams of ice dangling from the rooftop, making an appearance when you take a look outside the window. Some may think of these delicate icicles as beautiful chandeliers that winter created for us. Others may view them as deadly fangs waiting to makes its move on us once we step within its proximity. These beautiful, yet deadly creations of the bitter cold winter puts the Bentley community in awe with their growth and also the danger they bring. Surely, if you have been around campus, you will notice the numerous, gigantic icicles that are hanging on each of the buildings. These are by far the largest icicles that we have ever seen! Who knew icicles could become this enormous? Usually, icicles have never grown to the height of a building – at least not in eastern Massachusetts. So, it is definitely a sight to see when you walk around campus and see such large icicles. So far, Copley North has the largest icicle on campus that stretches from the roof to the entrance of the building. Because there is snow underneath this ginormous icicle, it blocks people from trying to walk underneath the icicle; thus making the situation less hazardous. Though, it is quite a scary sight to see every time someone walks around Copley North’s entrance. One might even wonder how the facilities are going to remove this icicle because it is simply just too big to be knocked down easily. One might even wonder how loud of a sound
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this icicle will make once it hits the ground. If this gigantic icicle falls on top of the piles of snow and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Now let’s not forget to mention the monstrous icicle that is hanging above the Center for Health and Wellness. That icicle is much more dangerous compared to the Copley North’s icicle because it is literally right above the center If this icicle were to crash down onto the entrance to the center, the place will be demolished by it. The Health and Wellness Center is a very important place on campus because it tends to students and faculty members who are ill. Whether people are there to see the doctor or just there to pick up some cough drops – many people walk in and out of the Center for Health and Wellness. Therefore, facilities had built a scaffolding around
the center to protect it from the dangers of the icicle. The entrance to the center had also been relocated to the east door of Rhodes (the doors facing the Boylston apartments). When students ring the bell at the corridor door, a member of the center assists them. Facilities have been working non-stop trying to keep the Bentley campus a safe place that students and faculty members can navigate in. Not only do they have to continuously shovel the snow and tend to all of the students’ needs during the snow storms, but they also must remove the snow on the rooftops of the buildings and work to remove the icicles as soon as possible. They are truly incredible people in keeping the Bentley community safe. Once again, we, The Vanguard, thank the facility workers for being the amazing people they are.
BULLETIN SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
JAY JANARDHANAN
GAPORE What are you involved in at Bentley? IPA, Alpha Kappa Psi What are you looking forward to this year? Although I was born in India, I moved to Singapore at a very young age. So one of my goals for this year has been to learn more about my origin and culture. So I’m currently in the process of planning a backpacking trip around India and Nepal for the summer, which I’m really looking forward to. What are your plans for the future? I am deciding between jobs in the US or pursuing graduate school in England. I should
What are your goals for this year? Be more open to taking risks by pursuing opportunities that I would not have considered before and seeing where they take me. How are you feeling about graduation? It’s definitely a bittersweet feeling. I’m starting to wish that I’d done more over the past 4 years here. I’ve met some amazing people who I won’t be seeing after graduation at least for some time, which is sad. Having said that, I am also really excited to move forward and discover what life has in store for me next. Advice to seniors/words of wisdom: Enjoy yourself…because
What can Bentley do to help you with this year? I think the senior cabinet has been doing a great job putting on events that allow me to bond and spend more time with my fellow classmates. So definitely continue doing that. What is the most valuable lesson you have learned at Bentley? It’s all about the people. Throughout the past four years, whether it’s for projects or social clubs, you work alongside with instructors, classmates and others that impact your college experience. I have realized this and learnt to use such experiences to further develop my people skills in preparation for a better life after earning my degree.
STUDENT CONDUCT SUMMARY February 18 - February 23 19 Total Number of Cases 57 Total Number of Individuals Involved 28 Individuals Dismissed from Responsibility 29 Individuals Admitting Responsibility 0 Number of individuals found responsible by Conduct Board 12 Number of educational sanctions given 0 Number of Work Sanctions 3 Number of Parental Notifications $725 Cash total of fines given 7 Number of students given a Verbal Warning 17 Number of students put on Written Warning 3 Number of individuals put on Probation 1 Number of individuals put on Disciplinary Probation 0 Number of individuals who lost 15 housing credits 0 Number of individuals who lost 30 housing credits 0 Number of individuals put on Suspension (Housing) 0 Number of individuals put on Suspension (University) 0 Number of individuals expelled Provided by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs
HEALTH AND WELLNESS TIP OF THE WEEK: At Bentley, we believe that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and looks different for everyone. Celebrate I’MPERFECT Week by pledging to be body positive. Stop by the Wellness Educators’ table in Seasons tonight from 6-7:30pm to learn more. Rhodes Hall - Ground Floor bentley.edu/health
tinguisher box with a large amount of blood. An injured, blonde-haired male was seen running away, but the RA was unable to stop him and officers were eventually unable to locate him. Sounds like a classic case of him acting out after rejection, but what he was planning on doing with the fire extinguisher is another question entirely. While it’s clear to see that Valentine’s day obviously didn’t go as planned, I can’t understand for the life of me, why he’d add to the pain. Walt’s on the Move Code 94C. For all of the law enthusiasts and freshmen en-
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MaJOR: Economics-finance Minor: Mathematics HOME TOWN: Singapore, SIN-
What is your favorite event on campus? I really enjoyed attending REAL’s Spare Change last spring. It was great to learn more about the culture and the diversity that Bentley really has as we don’t really see that on a day-to-day basis. I’m looking forward to what they have in store for us this year.
after you graduate college, you will never experience anything like it again. I’m not saying it’s all downhill from here, because it’s not, but it’s different. Right now, you’re young. You’re carefree. Your friends live with you. And guess what? They have nothing better to do other than spend time with you (and write a paper or two... but, like, who cares about that?)
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rolled in GB 110, that refers to The new party place On February 15, the Bent- the Controlled Substance Act ley Police station reported that in Massachusetts (yeah, drop it “transported a party from that one on your professors Orchard South to Newton for extra credit). Some officers Wellesley hospital.” One wondream of busting drug usders what kind of ers, dealers and party was manufactransported Y UNIVERSIT ENTLE Y B turers and or more every officer importantly, has a story how was it about the transportlegendary ed? What is also cuHeisenrious is the berg. After type of parVE AND INFO R months E S ty this was. of unsucRegardless, cessful sting I am sure that operations and THE D VAN GU AR there were much undercover work, better drugs in the Bentley PD had finally hospital room than at cornered the elusive Heisenthe party, perhaps Newton berg when they received Wellesley is the place to be… a frantic call about a bald, certainly our police think so. mustached character lurking Callbox errors around the shadows of “North On February 15, the security Building C.” However, when ofofficers did not have it easy. As ficers arrived at the scene, they a matter of fact, one officer had found nothing. to make a hike to Fenway just Somewhere in one of the to ensure a callbox worked. back rooms of the police deTurns out, after investigating partment (where they store the the suspicious box, the officer realized that it did work. The confiscated booze, drugs and same, however, cannot be said extension cords), Chief Leffler for one callbox in Copley North. says to himself, “So close, but A RA reported an emergency so far. . . Heisenberg will be callbox had been “ripped out of mine!” The search continues. . . the wall.” It appears that a resident may have had a dispute Run Forrest Run! with the callbox after it refused After making the bold decito get out of the way. Looks like sion of puking in the newly renthe residents of Copley North ovated Student Center in front will no choice but to wait until of the Student Center Mana new box is installed to report ager, an unidentified student “emergencies” (or apologize for (likely a Rubinoff-fueled ninja) bumping the button). and his two partners in crime attempted the most daring es“Peanut Allergy” An officer responded to a cape of Bentley University hiscall from Miller Hall to check on tory. With Bentley PD hot on a resident who was vomiting. their trail, the trio stumbled out The resident claimed to have of the Student Center, carrying had an allergic reaction to pea- their most intoxicated compannuts and refused further treat- ion. With the aid of helicopters, ment. Why the resident was a ridiculous amount of secueating peanuts while he was rity cameras and bloodhounds, clearly allergic is beyond me. I Bentley PD pursued the suswonder what kind of “peanuts” pects from College Drive to he was eating or rather drink- Forest Street before eventually ing. Let’s just say that the resi- losing the trail in the trees along dent may have gotten off easy. Beaver Street. The suspects are believed to be unarmed, completely harmless, in a more “Extinguishing Pain” On February 14th, an RA sober state of mind and likely reported a smashed fire ex- still hiding among the trees. TO
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Strong Independent Woman A dedicated RA found one of her residents puking her brains out in the bathroom. Upon questioning, the student indicated that she did not need assistance, citing that she was “a strong, independent woman, who don’t need the help of any man.” She then wiped the puke from the sides of her mouth (like any classy woman would) and hurried off to her study group for a Global Woman’s Leadership class. BY ADAM Haidermota, dante tagariello & samuel frye the vanguard stAFF
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from them. When they came under scrutiny during The Humane League’s campaign and saw the number of signatures steadily rising over 100,000 Sodexo took even further action. One has to applaud the efforts of the Human League in helping convince Sodexo to source all their egg products sustainably. Wayne Pacelle, the CEO of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) who Sodexo has partnered with, praised the move and brings light to the significance of Sodexo’s decision. Pacelle describes the humane economy as involving “companies doing good for animals while also doing good for their bottom line,” and Sodexo’s announcement truly does fit in with this framework. By maintaining a strong commitment to all of its stakeholders and not just its owners, Sodexo is displaying its strength as a healthy and sustainable company. Pacelle explained how their move can affect the entire practice of battery caging hens. This move will remove 750,000 hens from battery cages per year, which truly is a monumental victory. The only cage free commitments that compare with Sodexo’s decisions are
those that were made by Unilever and Burger King, two other corporate giants. Sodexo’s decision also comes at a time where other major companies, such as Nestle, Heinz and Starbucks, have all made major changes on the farm animal protection front over the past 6 months, in which they too are moving away from battery cages. This move away from battery cage farms by so many major companies in such a short time is a huge blow to battery cage farms and could put a huge strain on them. The precedent that these companies are setting at such a rapid pace could prove to make battery cage farms reconsider their business models. Sodexo has truly highlighted its commitment to sustainable practices in a big way. Props to The Humane League’s largely effective campaign that managed a breakthrough on such a massive issue in just a month. In a global economy that is dominated by the decisions and policies of major corporations, the result of The Humane League’s petition comes to show that corporations, like Sodexo, aren’t deaf to the needs of their customers. Individual voices do matter and each one of the 130,000 coming together made the difference.
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Reuman-Pieper, has two therapy dogs. She decided to certify her dogs after her daughter went to college and saw the calming effect of the therapy dogs at her school. Reuman-Pieper then went about certifying her Bernese Mountain dog Kodiak, who finished his certification two years ago. He comes to Bentley typically during exam periods, during First Week and attends weekly appointments at their local library, where young children read to him. ReumanPieper’s second dog, Athena, just finished the certification process in January. The certification process consists of a rigorous test to ensure the dogs have the right temperament and are safe in a variety of settings. Until further announcements are made regarding bringing another dog to campus to train, students can enjoy the company of therapy dogs. For those who want to visit with these dogs, there are several visits planned for the remaining of the semester, three of which include:
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Peter Thiel becomes marijuana’s first big investor
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has become the first major investor in a marijuana company. BY danica chugani Business editor
He is already the founder and former CEO of the extremely popular service PayPal and a major venture capitalist. Now, he is taking things to the next level and investing in the growing cannabis industry
– a business that is only legal in the 23 states that support medical or recreational marijuana. Peter Thiel and his $2 billion fund has officially become the first institutional investor in a marijuana company called Leafly. Leafly has been called “the Yelp for pot”; it’s an app for medical marijuana
buyers to search for product recommendations and price information for strains in the local area. Leafly is owned by the Seattle-based company Privateer Holdings, whom also controls a Canadian marijuana operation called “Tilray”, and will soon be launching a brand with Bob Marley’s family called
“Marley Natural.” The cannabis business for recreational use is only approved in four states, Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska and for medical usage in 23 states along with Canada. Therefore, investing in this industry “is just a slightly more extreme version of something we’ve show in our other investments that we’re comfortable with,” said Geoff Lewis, Founders Fund partner. The firms have declined to disclose any exact information about the investment but are sure about it being a multimillion dollar participation. Moreover, as of its last reporting to the SEC last summer, Privateer was hoping to raise an approximate of $56M and instead raised $75M. Geoff Lewis said in a recent interview that he believes that the future and increasing legalization of marijuana is inevitable. However, we do know that the states of Nebraska and Oklahoma have filed a lawsuit against Colorado (whom approved marijuana for recreational uses) to overturn their legalization, due the fact that they share territorial borders and can be affected by this new law. Even above all this, Founder Fund partners
does not expect anything but large, positive returns from its investment in the cannabis industry. Founders Fund was an early investor in Facebook and has also invested in Spotify and Aribnb. CEO Brendan Kennedy has said: “Founders Fund is known for making some of the most lucrative and radically transformational investments of the past decade.” The industry is proving to be a big business: marijuana stores in Colorado are seeing revenues of $30 million worth of pot per month. For now, Privateers is under good wings. The company has not announced exact numbers for Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund investment, but confirmed that the company was backed by wealthy individuals and families for its upcoming projects and will continue to build brands for the future use of cannabis. Founders is investing in Privateer because it believes the company can set established brands that will be worldwide famous once the recreational use of marijuana becomes legal and fully accepted in our society. Who knows? Maybe that future is nearer than we think.
How you can build a business through passion Today, 150,000 Twitter followers might not seem like a lot. When Katy Perry has amassed 65 million followers, #TeamFollowBack is tweeted 7.5 million times a month and buying 50,000 followers costs a mere $99, 150,000 sounds downright inconsequential. But don’t tell that to Tom O’Keefe, the man behind popular Twitter account @ BostonTweet. Started in 2008, BostonTweet focuses on the city of Boston: providing news updates, highlighting events and doing giveaways by stashing prizes around town. It is the hub of The Hub; a means for area residents to stay in the know and uncover hidden gems. Considering the Boston metro area has a population of 646,000, organically earning 150,000 followers, most of whom are eager to engage with and contribute to the community, is no small feat. O’Keefe agrees. Not only does he have an online network eclipsing six figures, he has gone out and met thousands of them. A massive number of interactions and connections on its own merits, further amplified by the diminutive size of Boston. To say it succinctly and LinkedIn-ey: O’Keefe is likely a 2nd-degree connection for a majority of Bostonians. He considers the network he has built to be his most valuable asset. Assets are meant to be used and that is exactly what O’Keefe has done. When BostonTweet was getting started, it was only a Twitter feed. O’Keefe was approached by developer Steve Callan, now VP of Technology at Boston marketing agency Hill Holliday, who helped build a website for BostonTweet. Last year, when O’Keefe created online community platform DownloadBoston, Callan got on board
as its Chief Technology Officer. DownloadBoston marks O’Keefe’s seventh entrepreneurial project. While it won’t be replacing BostonTweet as O’Keefe’s day job anytime soon, the underlying goal for both is the same: to strengthen the Boston community. DownloadBoston is a community platform featuring a curated list of Boston-area startups relevant to the average consumer, including RunKeeper, Drizly, Foodler and DraftKings. Despite the rising popularity of such startups, it is uncommon for the average consumer to know anything about the company itself. Not to mention the innovative startups lacking name cachet. Therein lies the problem: Boston is home to a thriving entrepreneurship scene, yet no one is acutely aware of its offerings. With DownloadBoston, O’Keefe hopes to drive a local movement to get everyone aware of, using and recommending
local start-ups. Indeed, some of the lesserknown companies on DownloadBoston have definite appeal among college students. Who’s That is Tinder for going out with new groups of friends. Ministry of Supply is performance professional wear. Flashnotes is a student-to-student study materials marketplace. Take a break from reading and look them up! Currently, DownloadBoston is a simplistic site with direct links to startup websites and a picture of each startup’s founder. Despite its bare bones structure, O’Keefe receives healthy competition from startups vying for a spot. By only accepting the best and establishing a reputation for exclusivity, DownloadBoston has inadvertently created a revenue model for itself; down the line, when traffic increases, it can evolve into a communications platform be-
tween customer and company in which the company pays for the right to engage with passionate professionals and post job listings and updates. For business students, the notion of starting something without a clear-cut revenue model is alien. Unequivocally incomprehensible. For O’Keefe, who graduated from Boston College with a Finance degree and worked as a financial analyst for six years, it took a combination of factors for him to prioritize passion over predictability. When the recession of 2008 hit, it hit O’Keefe and his venture at the time. Hard. “I was really scared and out of luck,” he said over burritos at Anna’s Tacqueria. BostonTweet was launched in equal parts out of desperation and passion. It was not only a way for customers to connect with businesses during a down economy but also an opportunity for O’Keefe to connect with others and build
his personal brand. It took time for money to materialize – but when BostonTweet started gaining traction in the community, Groupon took notice and enlisted O’Keefe to help promote its entry into the Boston market in 2009. He hasn’t looked back since. Passion is power. O’Keefe’s desire to build community has led to BostonTweet and DownloadBoston. Callan’s intrinsic love of development has led to his working in his spare time with O’Keefe to create their vision. For business students, finding the time and opportunities to pursue our passions can be difficult. Even harder is finding the motivation to break out of the complacency zone and discover your “thing.” But as O’Keefe and Callan demonstrate, it just might be worth it. Let your pounding heart race ahead of your steady head. The reward will outweigh the risk.
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Tom O’ Keefe believes that Boston will become the start-up captial of the world.
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Lizzie McGuire.
Social media minions, if you haven’t done so yet, take a second to update your Snapchat app but sorry Android- Snapchat’s still a version behind on yours. Snapchat is the application that confirms you and I are best friends. This is the application where I will send you selfies of my cucumber-green facial mask-covered face at 2:00 a.m. holding a large coffee beside my colossal GB book, looking like a sleep deprived and coffee binging alien. This is the application where I will send you secret videos of our friends unknowingly embarrassing themselves by descriptively unfolding the story of their childhood crush, living up a wild night, or shamelessly snoring in blissful sleep. This is the application where I have to plug my iPhone into my speakers in order to send you a selfie video of me singing at the top of my lungs
to a song that I do not come close to qualifying as a worthy cover artist. It’s fine, because much of that has changed; or, at least just the last one I mentioned. As many of you may or may not already know, Snapchat has just released their latest version, 9.2.0. on February 18, 2015.The new update has left users in a pool of joy, including me. Users are now able to let their smartphone play music from ITunes, Spotify and Sound Cloud while recording videos. Formerly, if users wanted to play music while recording, they could have used Mindie, an application which would allow you do this. However, Snapchat shutdown Mindie just before the release of this update. Extra efforts are no longer necessary for vivid video snaps. I think their latest update, 9.2.0, puts into function a feature that should have been installed as a part of the app from the beginning. However,
apparently this feature wasn’t on everyone’s mind. Instagram, vine and iPhone’s default camera also neglected to include music playing while recording. I applaud Snapchat for steering themselves ahead of the game. As for “bug fixes and improvements to make Snapchat faster” well, thanks Snapchat, that’s great, too. I’m excited about this new update. It not only satisfies the demands of current users but it also just makes life ten times easier. What harm is a little background music? In addition to their latest feature, I can’t neglect to mention the highly talked about “discover” feature. This was last month’s update which, as I’m sure you’ve heard by now, is a screen of twelve media icons that serve as news platforms in that particular sector be it fashion, food, travel, sports, politics, etc. These editions or stories are available to the user for 24 hours and they come in multiple mediums like video, text and photo to fully engage the viewer. Perhaps this is a great way to create a sort of liaison for traditional news reading and the disengaged younger audience. Did Snapchat hit or miss, here? Sometimes I wonder whether or not companies should stick to what they know. It’s interesting to recognize interest in expansion and the implementation of ideas but I don’t know if I can see Snapchat as a news provider. Personally, I prefer sticking to more traditional resources.
Pablo ruiz ‘15 MaJOR: management
Definately Rugrats.
Twinkle patel ‘16 MaJOR: isac
I’d have to say I’m in between Tom and Jerry and Scooby Doo
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Snapchat’s lastest update allows users to play music while recording.
ENTERTAINMENT
Music Review: Drake’s fourth album BY evan leake
VANGUARD STAFF WRITER
February 26, 2015
CAMPUS VOICES
Falcons share their thoughts.
What do you love most about winter? ALEX Aserraf ‘17 MaJOR: finance Minor: Economics and Entrepreneurship
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Seemingly out of the blue, on February 13 Drake released his fourth full-length album If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late. Originally the album was available as a free mixtape but soon became an official release to be sold for the public. Though it is arguably Drake’s finest work yet, the album does feel like a mixtape; although the memorable tracks are woven into a common theme, it feels like it is comprised of B-side and bonus cuts following the club anthems featured in Nothing Was the Same. The decision to change from a free mixtape to a full-length album is likely due to the ongoing dispute between Birdman’s Cash Money Records and Lil Wayne. With his four-album contract with Cash Money now fulfilled, Drake can move his label, OVO Sound, with the rest of Young Money under Wayne. This shows that If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late is not only a compilation worthy of album status, but the beginnings of a new, better direction for Drake’s career. While he is now at the height of rap fame, Drake’s career was built on the hustle of mixtapes and the style that Kanye West brought into the mainstream with 808’s and Heartbreak. Diverging from the traditional and hardened image of a rapper, Drake built his success on his singing talent and emotional openness. Much to the dismay of the rap mainstream, this choice made Drake the famous rapper that he is. If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late, in large part, continues with this theme. Anyone steeped in the tradition of rap music should realize that Drake’s music should not necessarily be compared to seminal artists. While he does have some of the most outspoken supporters and crit-
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Michelle Blay Major: Actuarial Science Class of 2018 “Grilled chicken, because I don’t get bored of eating it”.
“If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late” is Drake’s fourth album. ics, there are definite relative strengths and weaknesses to Drake’s music. Perhaps most importantly, Drake does have an excellent ability to select his beats. Following the formula for 0-100, most of the songs on his newest album have an 808-driven first beat that is later flipped and mellowed for the outro. This is a pattern that Drake uses well; he, as well as contributors PARTYNEXTDOOR and Travi$ Scott, show an ability to sing that extends past the hook and into these outros. In terms of rapping, the CD has markedly better themes and lines than many of his past songs. In part because Drake tends to wear his heart on his sleeve, many of his actual verses tended to seem inauthentic. Many of the traditional rap themes like money, fame and honor seem more realistic, especially when he self-deprecates criticisms that he has previously ran away from. The final cut on this record shows Drake at his finest yet; in 6PM In New York, he encapsulates his lyr-
ic progression and also hits Tyga with serious ferocity. There are some definite shortcomings to Drake’s music in general, however. His new confidence is contagious, but it is at the expense of his new flow that was first found in Started From the Bottom. The constant shifts from singing, real rapping and his new flow coupled with his lyricism changes from emotionally-sensitive,Canadian hustler and modern-day Mob Boss all seem to detract from the cohesion of the underlying instrumentals. In addition, while there is an improvement on lines about relationships, he focuses far too heavily on how he does not judge strippers. This white-knighting soon becomes tedious and diminishes the replay value of the record. Finally, the album lacks a truly spectacular single and suffers for it, with all of the songs paling in comparison to the songs that really made him famous. Recommended Listening: Star67, Energy, 6PM in New York
sam Lerner ‘17 MaJOR: Management Minor: Marketing
Chicken tenders, because when I start eating them I just can’t stop.
Michelle Debito ‘17 MaJOR: accounting
I guess salad because it’s filling.
Jillian Eglities ‘16 MaJOR: Finance Minor: Spanish
Probably steak, because I love it, it’s great.
Greg Hemmer ‘17 MaJOR: Eco-Fi Minor: Marketing LSM: Sustainability
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Salmon, because I love seafood.
Some good parts in Drake’s albums are the R&B samples, and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s production.
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VC & PE
BY Perry Lorberbaum VC & PE Principal
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Recent trends in the 21st century society suggest that the value of convenience is becoming marginally greater year-over-year. People no longer value the “experience” of products and services like they did past centuries ago. People today value the total utility – level efficiency – that is derived from products and services in a comparative sense. People seek goods and services that require the least amount of input for the greatest amount of output. This efficiency “ratio” is what modern day society calls convenience. With a society becoming busier than ever, people now value their time at an all-time premium. New industry trends are based towards the development of technologically advanced products and services that adhere to the growing demand for convenience. Such inventions heavily revolve around the mobile application space. Mobile applications are a way for people to efficiently save time and energy. Such applications include textmessaging, online banking, camera capabilities, voice control demands, and Apple Pay. Moreover, recent trends in the music industry are geared away from consumer bought songs and albums, and to convenient based online music databases, like Spotify, where consumers can listen to free music through an online database. This service essentially renders iTunes and CD’s useless – today’s consumers would rather listen to free music through an online database instead of having to pay for the same music elsewhere. Furthermore, online bank-
ing is now becoming more prevalent among the typical American household. Banks are cutting down on the number of in-store bank employees, such as tellers, and are budgeting a lot of capital into advancing their “online” bank. From a consumer’s perspective, online banking is very convenient and almost instantaneous. However, customers still have to go to ATM machines to deposit cash With new technological advancements and the growing time constraint forced onto people, the level of convenience, or efficiency, is now valued at an alltime high. But what does this mean for society and venture capitalists? Well… the mobile application market has become too convoluted with competing firms. Firms can no longer succeed in these mobile application markets unless their business, or intellectual property (IP), is proprietary by nature and in high demand from consumers. There are too many firms with too many IPs, which limits the potential demand from each product by consumers. As such, with the exception of a few notable mobile applications, developers and IP owners are now rendered to lesser profit margins. This downhill trend will continue until another market is discovered, in which “inventors” will quickly occupy sprawling numbers. With the mobile application industry seeming to be on a downhill trend, venture capitalists should start to focus their time, energy, and resources into developing new markets with new technologically advanced products that adhere to the customer’s need for convenience.
Customer’s need for convenience is the new trend in the market.
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The value of convenience VC gruntwork: A new business model
Founders describe CoVenture as “a new type of venture firm.” BY Jake dorais VC & PE Principal
As long as they have been in existence, VC firms have supplied expertise and capital to startups for equity stake in the firm. One company, CoVenture, is looking to shift that paradigm a bit. They not only provide capital, but also do a lot of the legwork, building software from the ground up alongside entrepreneurs. This helps them cycle their ideas into products faster, reducing the time VC capital is tied down. It also addresses the overwhelming lack of software engineers sourced in areas where VC is growing, such as New York. Critics state that this takes away most of the creativity of an individual’s product design. It filters multiple ideas through the same team, and their mindsets may pigeon-hole developers into creating a product that strays from the initial concepts. In addition, if most of the work is done inhouse, there is no guarantee that the founder/team will be equipped once the product hits the market – there may not even be the drive to maintain and expand upon
ideas that are not their own. The company defends against these claims, stating that they are protected from the lurking variables touted by their opponents. By only targeting specific companies, they look to inject minimal influence through their labor. They search for tech-enabled companies over full tech companies. This is a subtle distinction, but one that reduces the impact of outside influence on individual design goals. With tech-enabled companies, many innovations are built upon existing systems. In comparison to completely original ideas, VC professionals are far more familiar with products already in the market. As such, there is less of a learning curve for the VCs; with less proprietary material, they can remain effective as the product grows until its final form. By handling the type of software design not directly linked to the unique aspects of an idea, proprietary code can be written by the entrepreneur. This model, according to CoVenture, gives the idea’s owner more time to develop what gives them a
competitive advantage in the market. This, in turn, increases the probability that VC investment will provide a high return. Others seem to agree. 57 investors, including groups like Osage Partners, the Gerson Lehrman Group, and Great Oaks Venture Capital, provide extensive deal flow from incredibly active groups. This capital pool allows CoVenture to source many deals and acquire the well-trained and passionate human capital needed to keep up with the zero-sleep mentality of the entrepreneurs they are trying to attract. Thus far, they have invested in 15 companies, including Enriched Schools, Bib + Truck, and FireStop. These companies operate in areas with high growth potential and are visible to the consumers who use them. As long as their improvements provide a measureable benefit to the services they support, demand for additional companies within these sectors will grow. To remain ahead of any potential surges in demand, CoVenture plans to invest in an additional 22 companies from 2015 until 2017.
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GOVERNING THE GLOBE
MINDFUL MUSING WITH KAREN WANG
Podemos: Could They?
For All You Know, I Could Be A Robot
The establishment always wins, even when it loses. This has been the story to date of the showdown between Syriza and the EU. Voted into power by a disillusioned electorate, the party’s ascension to power was heralded by some seasoned Europe observers as a defining moment in European politics. Germany and senior EU officials subtly warned that a Syriza led government may be to the detriment of the continent. Syriza’s rhetoric and promises revolved around ending the austerity measures imposed on the country leaving its people struggling. Syriza’s election win made forty year old Alexis Tsipras, the party’s leader, Greece’s youngest ever Prime Minister. Yanis Varoufakis, the captivating Finance Minister has been a staple on the media circuit becoming to an extent, a celebrity finance minister. In light of all this, the Greek government’s recent ‘capitulation’ as many have called it is quite galling, especially for its strongest supporters. A playground appraisal of the outcome of Greece’s latest negotiations with the EU sees the status quo as king of the castle and Greece with no friends. The outcome of the talks means the austerity reversal and social policies that Syriza run will be nigh impossible to implement in the near future. Tsipras’ muted speech after the end of the meeting with euro group finance ministers contrasted sharply with his usually charismatic nature, a symbol of the reality the Greek government faces, a reality it was elected to overturn. Interestingly, Spain’s
Minister of Economy and Competitiveness, Luis De Guindos is rumored to have been the leading voice against the Greek government’s ideas during negotiations. Many have suggested this is due to the ripple effect a Greek ‘win’ would have had on the Spanish political landscape. Podemos (‘We Can’), Spain’s own poll leading antiausterity party has been a political phenomenon since its creation in January 2014. Podemos shares many similarities with Syriza. Both parties are left-wing, populist and youth centric. Even predictions that Podemos’ popularity has peaked, a belief supported by some opinion polls, echoes analyst predictions some months before Syriza’s election victory. Spain’s importance to the Eurozone dwarfs Greece’s and thus the implications of a Podemos win for Europe are significantly stronger than the implications of a Syriza win, even if Syriza had proved intransigent during loan negotiations. Podemos’ charismatic leader, Pablo Iglesias has been quite effective at reaching both Spanish and global audiences. About 100,000 Spaniards rallied in late January in a “March for Change” to show their support for the party and solidify the fact that Podemos ,in this election cycle at least, may have broken the dominance of Spain’s two major parties. Iglesias’ publicized visit to New York this month saw him speak to numerous journalists and academics as well as give speeches outlining his party’s beliefs. His meeting with Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel
KEVIN LARYEA A senior majoring in Economics-Finance. Prize winning economist, who has been forthright in his belief that austerity fixes nothing, probably provided Iglesias with some practical economic ideas to take back to Madrid. Iglesias’ declared disdain for neoliberal free market capitalism is rooted in his belief that it is partly responsible for the Spain’s high unemployment figure s and struggling economy. One of Podemos’ major rallying cries is that welfare, education and health have played second fiddle to the concerns of “la casta” (the business and political elites). The stream of corruption controversies that have dogged the Spanish government for more than a year has drawn many to Podemos’ anti-corruption agenda. Some in Podemos’ upper echelon have themselves been accused of financial impropriety and tax avoidance. Additionally, allegations that senior Podemos members have strong links to some of Latin America’s current and former socialist leaders, particularly the deceased Hugo Chavez, has necessitated some PR firefighting. Municipal elections in May will be the first sign of what exactly Podemos can achieve electorally. With Spain’s economy growing as fast any time since the financial crisis by some measures, Podemos’ appeal may wane slightly but by no means should they discounted.
140 characters. You are given 140 characters on Twitter to formulate an articulate stream of consciousness. In a world of infinite scrolling, status updates, to-do lists, one-liners and part-timers, these snippets of awareness are all we get to express our inner demons. We live in a time where conversations are held through radio waves instead of voice boxes. Our attention spans are far shorter than this introduction and if I haven’t successfully captured yours, then I’ve completely lost you. I’m standing in front of the David in Florence, Italy. Yes, the David. But I’m not staring at the stunning size, the smooth creases of his sling, nor the majestic expression smeared across his face—No. I’m taking pictures of the dozens of tourists taking pictures of Michelangelo’s incredible feat. In an age where nothing can be seen without the frame of a camera, it’s “photos or it didn’t happen”. With the explosion of the technology era, we are able to take shelter under the convenience of an emoji in lieu of words—or time for that matter. There is a constant battle of who can say the least but still get their message across, the loaded subtext of a simple “K” weighing far more than we could have ever imagined. We have become mechanic shells of the highly intelligent creatures we envision ourselves to be, obsessed with the fastpaced backbones of reality. We can’t even walk to the bathroom without our eyes glued on our iPhones, as if one look away will catapult us into virtual oblivion. Can someone tell me—is this real life? We’ve become trapped in these bubbles we’ve created for ourselves. Declaring love through our de-
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KAREN WANG A junior majoring in Marketing. vices, we are not in a relationship with each other rather the glowing LCD screens radiating against our blank faces. We stare at phones longer than we can bear to gaze into each other’s eyes and choose to keep our thoughts silent, fearing exposure. My brain often feels like it’s short-circuiting. It has become nearly impossible to concentrate on a single task for more than ten minutes at a time, not to mention the constant bombardment of notifications demanding my attention. We can’t sit still. We bounce back and forth between Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, in hopes that we find solace between the folds of an electronic page. We think prescription drugs will help us focus, but that’s only mediating the symptoms not solving the pressing issue. This constant refreshing of the same click bait feed has my eyes glazing over. I think Buzzfeed articles are the driving force against intellectual stimulation. These repetitive, unsubstantiated, shallow lists lack purpose and ultimately attempt to stretch information that could be presented in as little as one paragraph. Carefully numbered lists make me feel like I’m being spoon-fed information, as if I’m too simple minded to question the validity of their statements. Then again perhaps in this toobusy-right-now world, we are only able to digest articles such as the “14 Celebrity Transformations to Give Us Hope” and “11 Epic Facts About Lefties”. The idiocy is palpable.
POLITICS
A Tale of Two States “Lower taxes increase government revenues.” It seems to be a common idea among those swayed by conservatively fiscal economics. The thinking is that lower taxes will stimulate economic growth. With the money saved, businesses will have more money to hire, invest and grow while consumers will spend more of their now greater taxless incomes. Such robust growth will stimulate the economy – and boom – revenues are back and better than ever! It’s a shame how theory doesn’t always equal practice. Let’s take a look at two GOP Governors who took that advice to heart: Sam Brownback of Kansas and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana.
A couple of years ago, Sam Brownback championed massive tax cuts across his state. Republicans lauded his efforts and were happy to put their theories to the test. Now, the result is a “projected revenue gap of $279 million this year and a downgrading of the state’s credit rating.” What’s more is Brownback promised his tax cuts would attract business to the state, but along with revenues, “job growth remains below the national average.” The cuts, of course, had to come from somewhere, and one agency that bore the brunt was education, a contentious dilemma that almost led to Brownback’s defeat to a Democrat in a widely Republican state. The political repercussions
have been harmful, with the Indiana Senate Majority Leader commenting that this is a “cautionary tale on a national scale … [Kansas] had been too aggressive.” Even Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin, who enacted a similar style of tax cuts, has been left to reconsider his intentions. His state “has a projected $2.2 billion deficit for the next biennium, 2015 to 2017.” Once proclaiming he wanted to “eliminate income taxes,” it seems he is now taking notice of the “Brownback Effect.” On the other hand, Republican Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, who is a presidential hopeful for 2016, is all smiles on the condition of his state’s economy, where private-sector job growth has
“outperformed the national average,” promising to enact the same job producing cuts on a federal level. Somehow, he fails to mention that upon rising to the governorship seven years ago, Louisiana had a “900 million surplus… [yet now] his administration’s own budget documents show the state is facing deficits of more than $1 billion.” Odd that representatives of a party platforming fiscal responsibility run states hemorrhaging money. Still, the problem stems deeper with the “state’s unemployment rate having risen from 3.8 percent when Jindal took office, a point below the national average then, to 6.7 percent today— nearly a full point higher than today’s national average.”
MATEUSZ ZEGLEN Vanguard columnist And of course, the money had to come from somewhere, resulting in “cutting health care for the poor and slicing funding for the state’s public colleges and universities.” Yes, Louisiana can claim to have the “46th lowest tax burden as a share of state income,” but with that it must also retain the titles of scoring “at the bottom in education and health care.” Back seven years ago, when Jindal was running for election, he promised to “oppose and veto all efforts to increase taxes.” If anything, he’s stuck to his mantra. Now he’s selling it on the national level, truly, no matter the cost.
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Captain T. A. Demoulas prepares to dominate the season. BY Kunaal Murthy Vanguard Staff Writer
After losing in the Northeast-10 Conference Semifinals to Adelphi last year, the Bentley men’s lacrosse team is looking for sweet redemption this year. The team is ready to take the next step towards being crowned conference champions as it prepares for its debut in the first game of the season against New York Tech on March 1. The team begins the season with three straight road games before opening play on its home turf on March 21 against Saint Rose. With captain T.A.
Demoulas leading the charge, the team is looking for a fast and dominating start to the season. While the team lost several fantastic seniors, there are several returning players who will be counted on to make significant contributions in each game. Additionally, for the past several weeks the team has been spending time preparing for a season in which expectations are sky high. Demoulas, who was recently drafted by the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse, got right to the point when discussing the team’s offseason preparation: “We have been preparing
in the weight room and have been practicing indoors. Our expectations are high but now it all comes down to execution.” Bentley has the opportunity to play several non-conference schools before NE-10 play begins, something the team expects will help to prepare it for the tough competition that exists within the NE-10. Demoulas believes that the team will be fully ready to face its conference rivals: “We play 2014 NE-10 champion Adelphi at home which will give us major home field advantage. We also look forward to playing in front of a home crowd 7 times this year. We stack up very well against our competition. We believe that the men’s lacrosse team will be a contender for the NE10 championship.” Going into his 23rd season of coaching lacrosse, Bentley head coach Jim Murphy is credited with being a great mentor and teacher of the game. Demoulas says that Murphy shares a specific message with his players every single day. “Coach Murphy always says that we have to get better each day and to make sure that we are better lacrosse players when we
step off the field than when we stepped on. We want to build on the strong season we had last year, learn from our experiences this past fall and this preseason and continue to work hard every
day to make sure our team gets better.” This mentality will carry on throughout the season as the team looks to stay focused and have a 2015 to remember.
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Men’s Lacrosse team prepares for the season
Senior Cutler Dimond returns to Bentley Lacrosse team.
BY cam estelle
Vanguard Staff Writer
The Bentley Men’s Hockey team packed its bags last week and trekked down to West Point for a weekend series against the Army Black Knights. The weekend was full of hard fought battles, with each team refusing to back down from every hit and clawing for each loose puck. The result showed, as Army and Bentley finished the weekend with a pair of ties. Although Bentley could
not get a win this weekend, they clinched a first round bye in the Atlantic Hockey playoffs. Goals were few and far between on Friday night, with the game ending 1-1 once the final horn sounded. The game began with a promising start for Bentley, with sophomore Tyler Deresky scoring just 5:26 into the first period. Deresky’s first of the year came with an assist from defenseman Kyle O’Brien. The defenseman’s pass broke
Deresky away into the offensive zone, where he effortlessly snapped a wrist shot top shelf to give the Falcons an early lead. The Black Knights struck back however, as forward Clint Carlisle scored at 11:59 of the second. The evened score would stand, but the game would not end without its fair amount of excitement. Bentley killed off two Army penalties in the waning moments of the third period, including 38 seconds of 5-on-3 play. Freshman goalie Jayson Argue made 32 saves, while Army goalie Parker Gahagen made 34, including a grand larceny of an Andrew Gladiuk shot in the overtime period that deserves to end up on SportsCenter. Saturday night brought much of the same for the Falcons, as Argue’s 33 saves helped them to another tie, this time at the score of 2-2. The biggest save of the weekend came with just six seconds left in overtime, as Army’s Connor Andrle took a point-blank shot from the slot, only to be denied by Argue. Bentley jumped out to an early lead in this game with a goal from Gladiuk at 7:16.
His tip off a shot from defenseman Matt Maher gave Gladiuk his team leading 18th goal of the season. Army answered at 12:00 with a goal from defenseman Maurice Alvarez. Army scored shorthanded at 16:12, but Bentley showed resolve and tied the game just 51 seconds later with Max French netting a
shot from the point. Fortunately for the Falcons, Argue saved the day at the end to preserve the tie. The Falcons enter the last week of the regular season with a Thursday road game at Sacred Heart, followed by the final game of the season on the 28th against Holy Cross at the JAR.
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Jayson Argue made 34 saves in Saturday’s game.
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Bentley Hockey keeps unbeaten streak alive
Jayson Argue protects Bentley’s net from opposing team.
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NE-10 STANDINGS
School NE-10 Overall Saint Anselm 5 4 0 6 5 0 American Int’l 8 1 0 8 3 0 Merrimack 4 5 0 4 7 0 Assumption 6 3 0 7 4 0 LIU Post 7 2 0 8 4 0 Southern Conn. 2 7 0 2 9 0 Stonehill 4 5 0 5 6 0 Bentley 3 6 0 5 6 0 New Haven 6 3 0 6 5 0 Pace 0 9 0 1 10 0
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The Bentley Falcons men’s basketball team’s playoff hopes are still hanging by a thread, despite losses to Southern New Hampshire at home on February 18 and at Stonehill last Saturday. The Falcons lost to the Skyhawks by a close margin of 73-72 at Merkert Gym. Senior Keegan Hyland led the way with 27 points and 12 rebounds to record a doubledouble. Senior Tyler McFarland and junior Shaq Phelps had 16 and 13 points respectively. Perhaps the biggest difference for the Skyhawks was their points off the bench. Stonehill’s bench recorded 18 points, while Bentley’s bench was held to just four. Stonehill was also able to capitalize on easy shot opportunities, as they scored 38 points in the paint compared to Bentley’s 30 points. The Falcons battled back late in the game, notching 14 unanswered points to get back in the game at 68-64 with 3:09 left in the second half. However, Stonehill extended the lead by three points by consistently converting its free throw opportunities. McFarland and Hyland then brought the Falcons to within a possession by making two free-throws each and senior J.P. Koury made it 71-70 with just 37.7 seconds left in the game. However, the Falcons fell just short of regaining the lead and fell to their long-time rivals. The Falcons, 15-11 overall, 10-10 in NE-10 play, finish out the regular-season with a crucial game at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 against Franklin Pierce. With the win, the Falcons would round out the playoff field as the fifth-seed in the Northeast Division of the Northeast-10 playoffs. With a loss, Bentley’s season would end, with Franklin Pierce likely replacing them in the post-season picture. Hyland said that the team is very focused on the game at Franklin Pierce, as they have nothing to lose: “We are focused on the one game at hand here and playing well tonight,” Hyland said. “We are confident that if we play well together that we will be successful. I think everyone is on board that we are going to give every ounce of effort we have into this one game tonight and live with the results.” Hyland said that playing
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Senior J.P. Koury prepares to shoot for the Bentley team. together will be the key for the Falcons: “I believe the keys are that we must play together as a unit, through good and bad,” Hyland said. “We must play with incredible intensity and control the backboard. If we can maintain that level of effort and play intelligently at the same time we expect to be successful. We hope to play our best game of the season.” One key to look for is threepoint shooting. The Ravens lead the conference with 10.5 made threes-per-game, while the Falcons are third with 9.6. Both Bentley and Franklin Pierce shoot over 37 percent from beyond the arc. The women’s basketball team also fell to 10th ranked Stonehill 85-71. With the loss, the Falcons post-season dreams ended, making it impossible to defend their NCAA Division II National Championship. Points in the paint were key to the Skyhawks success, as they comfortably outscored the Falcons 52-26 in the paint. Stonehill’s bench was also more productive than their counterparts, outscoring Bentley’s bench 29-17. The Falcons held the Skyhawks within two points at the halftime break after sophomore Melina Kollia led the Falcons to a late first-half 10-0 run. The Falcons, however, could not keep up in the secondhalf, as they were outscored 34 points to Stonehill’s 46. Sophomore Jen Gemma led
the Falcons with 16 points and nine rebounds. Gemma also recorded four blocks on the night. Kollia was also productive off the bench for the Falcons, recording nine points largely in replacement of Gemma after she received her second foul in the first half. In their game prior, on February 18th, the Falcons topped Southern New Hampshire, 75-62. Gemma yet again led the Falcons with 24 points. The Falcons feasted on Penmen turnovers and created 26 points in transition. On Monday, freshman Lauren Green was named Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Week for her performances against Southern New Hampshire and Stonehill. Green was the third member of Bentley’s freshman class to receive the honor after fellow freshmen Trevena Bennett and Macchi Smith were named earlier in the year. Bennett was named on November 17 and Smith was named twice, backto-back in early December. Green was the Northeast-10 Conference’s highest scoring freshman with 11.4 points per game. She accomplished this by scoring 20 points in four games, as well as racking up an impressive five three-pointers in four different games. The Lady Falcons finish their season at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Franklin Pierce on a Tuesday night, looking to end the year on a positive note before giving way to the Men’s crucial matchup.
School NE-10 Overall Merrimack 5 6 0 9 8 0 Stonehill 9 2 0 17 4 0 Adelphi 8 3 0 14 7 0 LIU Post 10 1 0 18 4 0 Saint Anselm 3 8 0 8 9 0 American Int’l 7 4 0 12 8 0 St. Michael’s 5 6 0 9 9 0 Assumption 7 4 0 12 7 0 Bentley 6 5 0 10 9 0 Southern N.H. 0 11 0 1 17 0 Southern Conn. 1 10 0 3 15 0 Franklin Pierce 5 6 0 8 10 0
MEN’S BASKETBALL NE-10 STANDINGS - NORTHEAST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Saint Anselm 14 7 0 17 8 0 Franklin Pierce 10 11 0 15 13 0 St. Michael’s 12 9 0 16 10 0 Southern N.H. 17 4 0 20 6 0 Bentley 10 11 0 15 12 0 Merrimack 10 11 0 15 11 0 Stonehill 14 7 0 19 8 0 Assumption 5 16 0 8 18 0
NE-10 STANDINGS - SOUTHWEST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Southern Conn. 16 4 0 22 6 0 New Haven 10 10 0 15 11 0 Le Moyne 10 10 0 16 12 0 St. Rose 7 13 0 9 18 0 American Int’l 15 5 0 20 6 0 Pace 1 19 0 5 23 0 Adelphi 3 17 0 6 20 0
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NE-10 STANDINGS - NORTHEAST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Bentley 6 15 0 11 16 0 Stonehill 18 3 0 22 3 0 Assumption 10 11 0 15 11 0 Franklin Pierce 13 8 0 17 9 0 Saint Anselm 7 14 0 9 17 0 Merrimack 10 11 0 14 12 0 Southern N.H. 5 16 0 11 17 0 St. Michael’s 7 14 0 12 14 0
NE-10 STANDINGS - SOUTHWEST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Adelphi 18 2 0 25 3 0 New Haven 16 4 0 22 4 0 American Int’l 10 10 0 15 13 0 Le Moyne 10 10 0 16 12 0 Southern Conn. 11 9 0 14 14 0 St. Rose 7 13 0 11 15 0 Pace 6 14 0 12 16 0
VOLLEYBALL NE-10 STANDINGS
School NE-10 Overall Stonehill 11 3 0 21 8 0 Southern N.H. 9 5 0 17 11 0 New Haven 11 3 0 24 9 0 Assumption 5 9 0 8 14 0 Southern Conn. 3 11 0 7 22 0 Adelphi 10 4 0 16 15 0 Bentley 11 3 0 19 12 0 Merrimack 9 5 0 17 8 0 Saint Rose 10 4 0 18 9 0 Mass. - Lowell 0 4 0 2 14 0 St. Michaek’s 2 12 0 7 14 0 Saint Anselm 6 8 0 14 12 0 Franklin Pierce 8 6 0 15 13 0 Pace 1 13 0 4 23 0 American Int’l 2 12 0 6 24 0 Le Moyne 7 7 0 10 13 0
ICE HOCKEY
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NE-10 STANDINGS
Sophomore Melina Kollia holds the ball tightly in her hands as the opposing team approaches her.
School NE-10 Overall Mercyhurst 14 9 3 16 12 4 Bentley 14 7 5 16 11 5 Air Force 12 11 3 13 18 4 Robert Morris 18 4 4 21 6 5 Niagara 4 18 4 4 24 4 Canisius 14 6 6 15 10 7 Holy Cross 11 11 5 12 16 5 Rochester Inst. 12 9 5 13 14 5 Sacred Heart 9 12 6 10 17 6 American int’l 3 16 7 3 22 7 Army 7 15 4 7 19 4
THE vanguard
February 26, 2015
SPORTS
Bentley stays strong in NE-10 BY thomas day
Vanguard Staff Writer
This past weekend saw the culmination of the NE10 portion of the 2015 Track and Field season for Bentley University, as both the men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the Northeast-10 Conference Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track and Field Center in Boston on Saturday. Each team delivered respectable performances, with several personal records set on both sides for the second consecutive week as well as another school record being shattered. One of the most impressive performances for the Falcons was by senior shot-putter Brynnan Farrington, who is now the record holder for Bentley women’s shot-put as a result of her performance. She launched the shot-put 39 feet 6 inches, which beat her previous record by an astonishing foot-and-a-half. This broke the previous record, held since 2002 by Cherise Quimby, by four-and-a-quarter inches. Farrington commented on this performance saying: “This is a goal that I have been working towards all season. I hope to continue this momentum into the outdoor season and to keep constantly improving.” Brynnan has continued to improve throughout the course of the season and seems to be peaking at the perfect time for the Falcons. The great performances for the Bentley women did not stop there, as sophomore Katie Burke and freshman Courtney Wilson both turned in fifthplace finishes in their events. Burke achieved her fifth-place finish in the 3,000 meters, beating her personal best by a whopping 11.67 seconds at 10:58.24. For her part, Wilson leaped 16’4.5” which beat her previous personal best by more than a foot, thus rewarding her with a fourth all-time finish in
the Bentley record book in this event. In the mile, three Falcons placed in the top ten out of their field of competitors. Sophomore Danielle Coskren finished sixth with a personal best of 5:33.72, while freshmen Caroline Conrad and Marianne Bartolatta finished eighth and ninth at 5:38.15 and 5:45.74, respectively. Unfortunately, senior distance runner Tara Dooley was not able to compete due to a hamstring injury. However, she commented on the incredible resiliency of her teammates, who were forced into the unenviable position of running the Distance Medley Relay without arguably their best runner: “…Under the circumstances my teammates took on the challenge last minute and adjusted who ran which leg. Being a runner, I know that mentally preparing for one race, and then having to switch to a different distance last minute can be a shock, but everyone handled it well. I also want to point out Alix Pettinella’s performance yesterday. Even though she may not have had her best times, she not only had to change her distance in the DMR, but she also stepped up to the plate and ran an additional race to replace another girl who was injured. She ran a total of 3 races and was able to keep a good mental attitude throughout, which is key to track!” This resiliency contributed to a ninth place finish for the Lady Falcons, whose admirable efforts culminated in 18 points over the course of the championships. On the men’s side of the championships, a main highlight was senior Christian Connolly coming in sixth in the 800 meters. This turned out to be the highest finish for the men’s team with a time of 1:58.10. Connolly then contributed to a solid performance on the distance
medley, which resulted in the fifth-best time in program history at 10:18.88. Connolly was accompanied by junior David Cooper and sophomores Nik Haas and David Stoffel. Cooper also competed in the mile coming in seventh place at 4:24.77. Seventh place was a somewhat recurring theme, as freshman Nick Skarin recorded the same finish in the 500 meters with a time of 1:07.54. Skarin then helped contribute to an eighth-place finish in the 4x800 with junior Anthony Lacey, sophomore Greg Karpacz, and freshman Graham Chapski with a final time of 8:18.02. Two Falcons were able to achieve ninth-place finishes in their respective events. Sophomore Cullen McHale crossed the finish line in the 5,000 meter at 15:32.23, while freshman Beau Kraft launched a shot-put 43’8.5”, an impressive distance good for ninth all-time in Bentley history. Additionally, two more Falcons from the men’s team were able to finish in the same slot, as junior Connor Hichens jumped 42’7.5” in the triple jump and Nik Haas completed the 1,000 meter in 2:33.77. Freshman Ryan Cadorette also achieved a personal best, coming in ninth in the 3,000 with a respectable time of 8:54.54. Overall, the Bentley men’s track and field team finished just one slot behind the Lady Falcons at tenth, garnering 12 points over the course of the meet. The Falcons achieved equally impressive success for both teams at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships, and for the second week in a row there was a tremendous amount of improvement displayed on both sides. Both teams are now tasked with the grueling preparation for the New England Championships, the pinnacle of the Track and Field season which will be held on the campus of Boston University next weekend.
FALCON FALCON OF THE WEEK FACT:
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BRYNNAN FARRINGTON TRACK AND FIELD
Freshman hockey goalie Jayson Argue is second nationally in save percentage! Top Five Save Percentage: 1. Mitch Gillam, Cornell .941 2. Jayson Argue, Bentley .940 3. Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence .940 4. Alex Lyon, Yale .938 5.Mike Santaguida, Velmont .935
B. farrington YeAR 2015 HOMETOWN shirley, ma POSITION throws
Brynnan Farrington (Shirley, Mass.), a senior on the Bentley University women’s indoor track and field team, has been named the Falcon of the Week following her outstanding performance in the Northeast-10 Conference Championships Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center. Farrington finished third in the shot put with her throw of 39 feet, 6 inches breaking a 13-yearold school record by 4.25 inches. It bettered her own PR by over a foot and gave her possession of a record that Cherise Quimby had owned since 2002. Farrington is currently ranked seventh in the NCAA Division II East Region in the shot put.
SPORTS SPOTLIGHT
Brynnan farrington
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MaJOR: managEment HOME TOWN: Shirley, MA
Sport: Track and Field Coming into this season, what were your expectations compared to previous seasons? Coming into this season, my expectations were pretty similar to previous seasons. My goal has been to throw 12 meters for a while, and I knew that if I didn’t get it this season, my window to reach that goal would be rapidly closing. Describe how it felt to break the 13-year old school record in the shot put at the NE-10 Championships! Breaking the record was
really unexpected. I had only focused on my own personal goals, and had no idea what the school record was. However, hearing that I did break it made the accomplishment even more special. It was a great way to end the season. Looking back on your Bentley career, what were the most memorable moments? Looking back, I think the most memorable thing would be seeing the improvements I’ve made from year to year. Also being with the seniors who have pushed me to be my best since freshman year has really been a pleasure.
UPCOMING EVENTS FEB
Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Sacred Heart 7:05 PM
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Women’s Track and Field vs. New Englands 2:30 PM
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Men’s Track and Field vs. New Englands 2:30 PM
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Men’s Baseball vs. Pace 2:30 PM
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Women’s Track and Field vs. New Englands 12:00 PM
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