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NABA sponsors 18th annual Bentley Business Bowl Biggest case competition on campus ends in success staff writer

This past Saturday nearly 300 Bentley students gathered for the 18th annual Bentley Business Bowl. This event, sponsored by the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) at Bentley and supported logistically by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, is the largest academic competition on campus. It is open to all registered students, graduate and undergraduate. Teams of five students of the same class code compete against each other to solve real world business problems.

The event began 18 years ago to encourage active membership in Bentley’s NABA chapter.

A proposal was submitted under the chair of the Accounting department at the time, Dr. Cliff Brown, to create an academic business case competition focused on accounting and ethics. This has since expanded to

cover a much wider variety of disciplines, such as marketing, natural science and computer information systems.

Dr. Earl Avery, Ombudsman and Special Assistant to the President, has been part of the Business Bowl since the beginning. He worked with former

Professors Larry Kline and Vincent Owaso to start the NABA student chapter at Bentley and continues to serve as an advisor, in addition to serving as an active member of the Business Bowl planning committee. He says of the beginning, “former President Joe Morone pushed

the steering committee to find a way to include any student who desired to participate,” and as a result, the event has grown from the inaugural competition of 120 participants to 285 participants this year.

The cases are complex and require students to pull from a

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BY jennifer wright

Sophomore winners (from left to right) Charles, Connor, Molly, Cameron and Vincent pose for a picture.

wide range of their studies in a very short period of time. Although it is tempting to try to squeeze as much information as possible in the presentation, Professor Donna Blancero, a judge for the last three years, recommends that students focus and present on just one or two key points. With five students on the team, this can be a challenge. Radhika Bansil, a senior Economics-Finance major who participated both her sophomore year and senior year, says that her team anticipated the challenge this time around and created a timeline and even drafted a presentation before arriving at the Business Bowl. Having this outline set up allowed them to get straight to work and save valuable time.

Faculty play an important role in the competition, developing cases, facilitating case discussions with judges and even serving as judges themselves, SEE BUSINESS BOWL, PAGE 4

BY adam haidermota news editor

This semester, the Bentley Wellness Educators, the Center for Health and Wellness and the Residential Center established an important new campaign titled “I’MPERFECT Week.” In the past, these groups have held an event called Fat Talk Free Week.

This year, they decided to revamp the campaign in order to expand its focus. The result was I’MPERFECT, which took place during the last week of February. The campaign tried to encourage members of the Bentley community to focus on appreciating themselves for who they truly are and aimed to discredit societal standards of beauty and perfection.

During the week, the Wellness Educators tabled outside Seasons from 6 to 7:30pm to spread the word about I’MPERFECT and introduce the major components of the campaign. The week of awareness and campaigning consisted of five major elements: a pledge banner, The Wristband Chal-

lenge, The Selfie Challenge, the I’MPERFECT Video and social media messaging.

The first component of the campaign was a large banner that numerous students and other members of the Bentley community signed their names as pledges to stop judging themselves and others. Instead, they will focus on the positive aspects of their bodies.

The second component, the Wristband Challenge, involved a rubber wristband on which the words “Bentley Wellness Educators (I’M)PERFECT” were engraved. The wristbands were handed out with a simple and powerful set of instructions: every time the wearer finds themselves judging themselves based on societal standards, they switch the wrist that they are wearing the wristband on as a reminder to stop the judgment.

During the third event, the Selfie Challenge, the Wellness Educators challenged members of the community to take selfies with no preparation whatsoever, no retakes and no filters. They were then to post them to Ins-

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I’MPERFECT week: Challenging the concept of perfection

People pose under the I’MPERFECT photo frame outside of Seasons. tagram with the hashtag #SelfiEsteemChallenge. The fourth element was the I’MPERFECT video for which the Wellness Educators collected video clips of people announcing what they loved about themselves and why they were perfect.

These clips will be compiled into one big video as part of a big reveal coming soon.

Another part of the week was the posters that featured the Bentley Wellness Educa-

tors’ thoughts of the campaign and being body positive. Justin Woodard, a Residence Director and one of the two staff advisors of the Wellness Educators, had this to say about the campaign: “Even when we’re wrestling with the shame and fear of not being good enough, it’s important to remember that authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing

who we are.”

Bobby Mercer, a Bentley senior and Wellness Educator wrote: “I love myself. And you should too!”

This campaign is indispensable for college students, as illustrated by research conducted by Jennifer Crocker, PhD, a psychologist at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social SEE I’MPERFECT, PAGE 4

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The days are gone.

Seasons, GB 112, 212.

Gone. Skellig. Gone. We go to Business School, or, well in a few months, we went to Business School. We did our dues. We sold our souls to Corporate America when the time was right. We loved it, we loved every second of it.

Maybe at times we’d pretend to be someone we’re not for brief minutes during interviews in LaCava 205 and then went to Joe’s on Tuesday nights to wash away the world. We did it and loved it. Who can say we’re not good enough?

Nobody. We’re seniors, we’re here and we’re almost there.

I’d like to say that, for most of us, we’re still dreaming at 8:30 a.m. Whether we’re planning out the next stage of our lives or just taking some time off after May, we proceed with eager eyes. We scream, we shout, we stress and we plan. Our days move faster and faster. Some of us still eat

at Seasons, for the novelty, and ask our junior, sophomore or freshman friends to swipe us in. The conversations for hours we’d have, or maybe Miguel’s smile when he’d make us an omelet was more than enough to keep us there for hours. Maybe the days we had Parent’s Weekend and they insisted to try our dining hall involved substantial evasive manoeuvers, it was still enjoyable to share the experience with them.

Now we wear suits. We learnt how to tie a tie, pull our pants a little bit higher and carry ourselves with a touch more class and etiquette. We feel prepared for anything that comes next in whatever endeavor we choose to embark upon. We can’t say Bentley University was an uphill battle, even though it literally was, safe to say we worked hard, played hard. Sometimes we willed class periods to come to an end and at other times

during the day we wished time to slow.

We all remembered, on campus tours, when we saw the Trading Room for the first time. Never did I think I would sit at a terminal and understand what I was doing. The lights, the flashing numbers, red and green, trend lines and charts, these were all features that drew us all in. Some of us shied away, some of us embraced it.

We ultimately chose the path we wanted to be led down and while we were restricted to business-related subjects, our future is as versatile and as dynamic as the world we live in.

To all the athletes that played hard, to all the accountants that struggled to all the fraternities and sororities that created families at Bentley, the time is almost here to begin a new phase of life. Let’s make mistakes, let’s learn, let’s break hearts, let’s make a difference.

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

ARJUN AGARWALA

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be making the move there.

BURLINGTON,MA What are you involved in at Bentley?

Brother of Delta Sigma Pi, President of REAL (Recognizing Everybody›s Aspects and Lifestyles), and Events Coordinator of South Asian Student Association (all previous involvements) but I also work off campus in Boston.

What are you looking forward to this year?

Bahamas! I heard so much about it from everyone who has gone before us and now it’s finally time for us to go!

What are your plans for the future?

I have a full time offer from KPMG in New York City. I will

What are your goals for this year?

My goal for this year to finish off senior year strong and try to not let senioritis hit me too hard but it’s kind of already gotten to me.

How are you feeling about graduation?

I’m really excited but nervous about graduation.

I still can’t believe that I’m about to graduate college and start the real world. I still feel like I just started college but

Advice to seniors/words of wisdom: Live senior year to its fullest.

Enjoy every minute of it as it’s our last year together. Who knows when we might meet again.

What can Bentley do to help you with this year?

Throw some more Bentley senior events for free (shoutout to Senior Class Cabinet for thier efforts in helping make this happen!)

What is the most valuable lesson you have learned at Bentley?

Time management is key to success. You really understand the value of time management when you›re in a time crunch (much like these days with mid-term week) where you have so much to do in such little time. Planning everything out really helps us out. I think it will be most applicable when I start working for KPMG when audit season comes around and we›ll be pressed for time.

STUDENT CONDUCT SUMMARY February 26 - March 3 7 Total Number of Cases 24 Total Number of Individuals Involved 17 Individuals Dismissed from Responsibility 6 Individuals Admitting Responsibility 0 Number of individuals found responsible by Conduct Board 0 Number of educational sanctions given 0 Number of Work Sanctions 0 Number of Parental Notifications $125 Cash total of fines given 7 Number of students given a Verbal Warning 1 Number of students put on Written Warning 1 Number of individuals put on Probation 0 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: It’s National Sleep Awareness Week! The average college student needs 7-8 hours of sleep each night. Improve your sleep by having a consistent bed time, avoiding screen time before bed, and limiting afternoon caffeine.

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shamed in a campus-wide Enron, NStar, Same Thing After the Enron scandal email, which resulted in their (we learned something about identification. They should that in GB 112, right?), Amer- have used the other elevaica has developed a healthy tor down the hall. That one is suspicion towards power sta- faster. tions and power Library cocompanies.

N U nundrums I When a V Y E E R L S T ITY BEN Officers burglary were sumalarm was moned to sounded the library at the late at night p o w e r a m i d s t station, w h a t dozens of could have thoughts VE AND INFO R E S proven to ran through be irreguthe Bentley lar weather to P.D.s mind.

THE D VAN GU AR assist the librar“Is someone ians with a daunting stealing copper wirtask; closing the library. ing to sell on the black One wonders why officers market?” “Is Walter White stealing equipment to make were called to what seems meth on an industrial scale?” like such a trivial task. Was “Did Lou Pai take over there an overly enthusiastic NStar and is he cooking the student in there refusing to books?” “Did I leave the stove leave his seat? Were the lion this morning?” “Will some- brary assistants that night one make a joke about us in simply incompetent? We may never know. the Vanguard this week?”

When officers arrived at the Solicitors? power station, they only disAn anonymous tip incovered Andy Fastow doing his community service work formed dispatch that soliciwith NStar. Nothing suspi- tors had entered the campus cious. Officers left the scene grounds. The situation was knowing that their electricity tense and officers expected the worst only to be pleaswas in good hands. antly surprised. When the Not Too Fast, Not Too Furi- officers asked them to leave campus, they complied. One ous With its many speed wonders what kinds of sobumps, high pedestrian traffic licitors these individuals were and winding roads, College and why they are soliciting at Drive is a popular location all if they allowed themselves for a good ol’ fashion street to be turned down so easily. race. With speeds exceeding 20 mph (the well-respected Bentley Ratio February 21, dispatch respeed limit of this campus), an unidentified student led ceived a call of a non-Bentley Bentley PD on a short-lived student who had fainted. The chase. After bottoming out student fainted after recently on the speed bump (the really learning from a friend about big one) near the police sta- the Bentley ratio. The nontion, the student’s six-figure Bentley student was safely sport car was probably to- transported to the Newton taled. Officers did not ticket Wellesley hospital and made the student (the official report a speedy recovery. made no mention of a bribe either), but let him off with a Speedy accidents February 20th: two accisternly-worded lecture about dents were reported, one by a the dangers of reckless drivstudent in Lot 20, the second ing. by a staff member in Lot 15.

Both calls were reported well “Reefer Madness” within two minutes of one anHaving just watched Reefother.

It appears that Bentley er Madness on Netflix (great is home to many rogue drivmovie, highly recommend it, ers.

Perhaps it is time the stuvery educational, 5 stars), a dents stop speeding up after student panicked and donatever speed-bump. ed their marijuana to Bentley PD. Freshmen, still children?

On an unrelated note, Bob On February 20, an officer Marley was being played in provided medical transport the Bentley police station. from Miller Hall to a children’s hospital. No one knows the Roger That condition or the freshman, On February 18th, Bentley but it appears that even our PD conducted a radio check. fine Bentley officers believe All units responded loud and the freshmen to still be chilclear, except for one officer dren. Whatever the need for who still prefers to use smoke the transport, our freshman signals (this is completely recould always use a quick lated to “Reefer Madness”). check-up; all things being left unsaid.

Brilliant. Just Brilliant.

BY ADAM Haidermota, Two (identified) young men dante tagariello & were caught on camera doing samuel frye shady activities in a Fenway the vanguard stAFF elevator. They were publicly RM

MaJOR: finance HOME TOWN:

What is your favorite event on campus?

My favorite event on campus is REAL’s Spare Change. It’s my favorite event on campus because it is an event where we can actually learn about all the different people on campus and what Bentley has to offer. It shows us another side of Bentley students that I never saw before. Spare Change helps students step out of their comfort zones and share their story with the rest of campus. It helps them become more outgoing and we learn so much from the people that perform at the show.

now I’m about to leave. I am definitely going to miss Bentley and everyone here but I am excited to start the real world.

At least I’ll have some money then.

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as Professor Blancero does.

In addition, nearly 90 alumni and corporate partner representatives serve as judges.

Liberty Mutual, the corporate sponsor of the event, submitted one of the eight cases this year and Bentley faculty Professors Alan Hoffman, Jill Brown and Elizabeth McCarron wrote five others.

Bentley students are no strangers to networking; this competition provides plenty of opportunity for just that. Bansil credits the Business Bowl for her full-time employment offer.

Her sophomore year she met a recruiter from Grant Thornton who was a judge at the Business Bowl and kept in touch ever since. When she was ready to apply for a job she contacted the recruiter directly and was recommended for a position at the firm.

Forming a team requires a lot of thought, as the members of the team must be able to work together in a short period of time to answer problems in many different sectors of business.

Diversity is key. Bansil, who won first place with her team as a sophomore and second place this year as a senior, said they focused on finding “diversity in thought processes” and looked for people who were “good presenters, work[ed] well with others and [could] think critically in

a time sensitive environment.”

Professor Blancero also stresses the importance of this diversity, saying that, as a judge, she likes to see “diverse teams – different majors, men and women, different race/ethnicity, different parts of the country and/or international, etc.” This shows judges that, not only can you adeptly provide solutions to the business problems, you are also capable of working with people who come from all different backgrounds.

The Business Bowl provides students with a unique experience that helps them develop skills essential to the workplace. For example, teams have only 4 ½ to 5 hours to analyze, research and develop recommendations for two cases (or one for seniors and graduate students). This tight deadline forces students to be able to think on their feet and apply knowledge they have gained while at Bentley in a practical way. It is also an experience that is extremely pertinent to Bentley’s business-centric environment. Alexandra DeLong, a senior Marketing major who worked with Bansil both years, said of the event: “It’s an environment that really thrives on creativity, critical thinking and hard work … [Participating] helped me feel like I was doing something innately ‘Bentley.’

This 18-year-old program, capable of drawing nearly 300 students from their beds at

OPINION 8am on a Saturday morning, is an important component to Bentley life. It offers students a way to apply textbook knowledge to realistic cases in front of business professionals and gain feedback that will help them in any future career.

This year, winners were as follows: Class codes 1 & 2 Isaiah Johnson Jonathan Kleppinger Nimay Barman Nishant Asher Saalik Lokhandwala Class codes 3 & 4 Cameron White Charles Cedrone Connor Neumann Molly Gwizdala Vincent Maher Class codes 5 & 6 Anastasia Agoulnik Christine Haggerty Devin Fisher Hugh Crowther Kevin Dennis Class codes 7 & 8 Christopher Milne Henry Mulen Kevin St. Pierre Tyler Bauer Graduate Da Luo Lin Su Pengxiang Ding Xiaoyu Hou Xu Han

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Research in a recent issue of the “Journal of Social Issues” (Vol. 58, No. 3). Crocker has worked on several self-esteem studies; this particular area of research found that students who base their self-worth on sources that include appearance, external approval and academic performance tend to have more stress, anger, academic problems and relationship problems and also tend to use alcohol and drugs at higher rates.

Her research says that those who create their images of self-worth based on external sources rather than their own value as humans pay not just a mental price, but a physical price as well.

As part of her study, Crocker surveyed over 600 college first years at three points during the course of their first year at college.

They were surveyed before they left for college, at the end of their fall semester and at the end of their spring semester. When asked about what they based their selfworth on, more than 80% cited their academic competence, 66% cited doing better than others and 65% cited their appearance as factors. Crocker found that students who based their

self-worth on their academic performance did not receive higher grades and were more likely to report greater stress.

Crocker speculated that because their self-worth was on the line, the resulting anxiety and feelings of potential failure could interfere with their memories. She also found that students who based their self-worth on internal sources were found to receive higher grades and were less likely to abuse alcohol and drugs.

Bentley’s I’MPERFECT Week encouraged students to find self-worth within themselves by empowering them to be who they truly are rather than meet societal standards of perfection or beauty. Wellness Educator Jake Barosin’s poster quotes Gerard Way: “Being happy doesn’t mean everything is perfect.

It means you’ve decided to see beyond the imperfections.” On college campuses, students are constantly approaching new challenges and facing new difficulties which may affect their selfperceptions and self-worth.

At Bentley, resources like our Resident Assistants and Health Care Professionals help students with such obstacles, and the Wellness Educator’s I’MPERFECT Week serves as another impactful, united message to promote self-esteem and self-worth among students.

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TEDx comes to Bentley University this spring

Johnny Earle, the founder of Johnny Cupcakes, is one of the speakers for TEDxBentleyU.

BY Jerry lan

vanguard staff writer

TED is a global set conferences running under the slogan “Ideas Worth Spreading.”

For years, TED Talks have motivated millions to see the world differently, and with a list of speakers comprised of prominent figureheads like Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Jane Goodall and Bill Gates, it’s easy to see how these recorded conferences have become so viral.

TED’s online videos have accumulated over one billion views worldwide!

Today, TED continues its legacy by using the TEDx sub-

sidiary to expand its outreach and help bring communities together. A TEDx event is an independently organized TED event designed to emulate, in a local setting, the TED experience. One of the most popular hosts for these TEDx events is, unsurprisingly, colleges. The values that TED advocates – spreading ideas, gaining insight and broadening horizons – naturally align with the educational philosophies of many university systems.

In recent years, many New England schools have hosted their own TEDx events, including Wellesley College, Boston University, UMass Lowell, Bos-

ton College and Brown University. Since our own president, Gloria Larson, spoke at TEDxNewEngland in 2011, it was only a matter of time before Bentley University would host its own TEDx conference.

But why has it taken four years for Bentley to do so?

As it turns out, the idea for Bentley to host its own TEDx event came from neither President Larson nor the administrators, but was actually prompted by senior Kevin Ma. Ma, who initially received the inspiration from one of his classes, is currently the lead organizer and license holder for TEDxBentleyU.

“During my junior year, in my MK 330 New Product Marketing and Development class, Professor Pouliopoulos often showed TED talks to complement his course material,” Ma explains. “He later told us that it was on his bucket list to one day speak at a TED or TEDx event. So I asked him, ‘Why not? Why don’t we host one ourselves?”

Following this discussion, and with approval from faculty and staff, Ma applied for a TEDx license during the summer of 2014 and had it granted it by mid-September. Though Bentley had the license, getting the university administration on board was not as easy as Ma originally anticipated.

“We faced some initial resistance at the administrative level regarding the event.

Some members didn’t see the full value of the event, but I am glad we were eventually able to move past that,” says Ma. Since that time, the TEDx conference has taken off and is now receiving funding through Bentley’s marketing team, headed by the University’s Chief Marketing Officer: David Perry.

Several speakers have already confirmed their appearance, including Hall of Fame sportswriter Bob Ryan, Kevin Colburn of Terrafugia, a flying

car developer, Johnny Earle, CEO of apparel company Johnny Cupcakes and Bentley alum Laura Yates, who built and lives in her own tiny house. An application for speakers from within the Bentley community was met with tremendous enthusiasm, and TEDxBentleyU will boast three Bentley professors and a standout student in addition to the other participants.

The first annual TEDxBentleyU conference will be held on March 28, 2015 and holds the theme of “Coalescence,” which means the coming together of two or more ideas. At Bentley, students are exposed to a business-centric curriculum on a daily basis. Under Coalescence, the TEDxBentleyU team hopes to incorporate the various arts and sciences into business education.

Registration for the event will be made available after Spring Break. Due to TEDx policy, ticketing will be limited to 100 seats per speaker; the event will also be simulcast live. Further information for the event such as speaker reveals, biographies, ticketing, and more can be found at TEDxBentleyU’s website (www.TEDxBentleyU.com) as well as its Facebook page, Twitter profile and Snapchat account (@TEDxBentleyU).

TEDxBentleyU can also be emailed at GA_TEDx@bentley.

Finance majors: Life after business school business editor

Let’s be real. Finance is a competitive profession for every beginner in the field, and sometimes even those who have had years of experience.

Very often, employers find their desks piled with resumes of recent undergraduate students who are all competing for a limited list of positions.

Another thing about studying to be finance professional is that your career may be affected by the ups and downs of the stock market; when the returns drop, so the number of job listings. Even so if the market is filled with hundreds of jobs available, finding a good one is the challenge.

This is why if you want to secure a job even before graduating from Bentley, follow these five tips: TIP #1: APPLY TO THAT INTERNSHIP Spend your summers wisely. If you are stuck between advancing your degree classes and doing an internship for a bank, choose the latter. When you are interviewing for your full-time job as a college senior, you want to impress your employer and show him/her just how much experience you’ve had in the industry. Many companies that offer summer internships for college students do not really expect them to know everything. Recruiters are clear on the fact that you do not have the specific knowledge for everything but that is exactly what an internship is for. Most internships hold orientation weeks where interns go through training sessions in order to learn what they need for the job. Also, they are much easier to land than an actual job, so do not let that intimidate you. Plus, you won’t only be getting experi-

ence and networking, but if you’re lucky, you may land a PAID internship (as many are in the finance area). Interning at companies that specialize in your concentration of study shows how serious you are about finance and increases your chances of being hired later on (usually by the same company you interned for if they liked your performance).

TIP #2: START EARLY Technically, if you begin interning the summer after your high school senior year and do it every single summer, you can have a total of four summer internships before senior year and your real job. Is it necessary to do that many? No, but why not? As mentioned above, many finance internships offer a high payment depending on the company size; so if you were anyway thinking of getting a summer job to save up some money, why not apply for one that will actually help your career in the future? Same thing goes for a part-time job during a semester: instead of working at a clothing school in your college town, apply for a job in banks nearby instead.

TIP #3: DO NOT STICK TO ONE POSITION If you’re not exactly sure what you want to do for a living, do not do five internships as a financial analyst. Try to switch it up as much as you can as long as the job position is relevant to the industry (don’t intern as an advertising intern if your major is related to accounting and finance or viceversa). By doing this, you will have the opportunity to gain a more solid perspective to figure out what you really want to do after you graduate. Additionally, your interviewer will almost always scrutinize your resume and ask you questions about

why you interned for a certain position in the past, and you want to be able to answer something other than “I’m not quite sure”. Some related positions to financial jobs could be portfolio management, financial advisor, financial analyst, investment management, etc. Knowing a little bit about different sectors finance will always be a pro when you’re on your way to shape your career.

TIP #4: IMPRESS YOUR BOSS Landing an internship is not the end. Once you get the summer or semester job at the reputable company, remember that what really matters is your job performance. Work as hard as you can and put in the effort to satisfy your boss. The references are valuable, but impressing your bosses is a great way to open the doors to a full-time job offer. After all, these companies have admitted to have created summer analyst/intern positions in hopes of seeking prospective full time employ-

ers for the years that follow.

Of course, keep your grades high as well (they matter).

TIP #5: LEARN YOUR STUFF Taking finance, accounting, and economics classes is not all there is to educating yourself on the markets.

Really knowing the market is a never-ending road with continuous changes. To keep yourself updated, immerse yourself in financial reading: this will help you get used to the terms of Wall Street. Read financial news and magazines regularly (Wall Street Journal/ Financial Times/The Economist are a few good examples). Even if you are studying the vocab in your courses, reading on outside sources will help you get more familiar and it won’t feel like a reading assignment for a class.

THE BOTTOM LINE Landing a good job after graduating is very challenging but it solely depends on you. You will be competing

with other very strong applicants with high GPAs and strong credentials. Normally, students with decent GPAs, previous experience, and impressive knowledge are the ones who end up in the right track. Moreover, don’t forget to tackle that interview and make your interviewer remember you (for the right reason, of course)! Another little tip, get different people to review and criticize your resume/CV as this is what you will get you to the interview in the first place. Sell yourself as much as you can on your resume and include anything that you believe will make you stand out amongst the hundreds of applicants. This could be leadership positions in student organizations, academic awards and achievements, or even the different languages you can speak!

Every skill you have that is relevant to yourself as a person will help give employers an idea of who you are and why you can contribute to their firm. GOOD LUCK!

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Landing a job can be fast and easy if you take the advantage of planning early.

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ENTERTAINMENT

CAMPUS VOICES

Lady of the Camellias at Boston

Falcons share their thoughts.

What are your plans for Spring Break?

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joey abilo ‘18 MaJOR: undecided

I’m going home to New Jersey.

Members of the ballet practice as others look on.

BY kelsey miller

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nicholas calle ‘18 MaJOR: undecided

Miami!

kirsten erichsen ‘18 MaJOR: managemet

Guatemala with my friends and my family.

The Boston Ballet premiered its current ballet, Lady of the Camellias, last Thursday. The ballet, adapted from Alexandre Dumas’s 1848 novel, La Dame aux Camelias , is a beautiful portrayal of a courtesan, Marguerite, and her tragic love affair with lover Armand.

Dumas is no stranger to drama—he also wrote The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo— which shows in the ballet’s unfurling plot. It opens on a party scene at a French estate.

We soon meet Marguerite, the main character, and in the following moments, we come to realize that she is torn between the attentions of two men.

Watching the ballet is quite different from other forms of entertainment; without words, it can be difficult to determine the exact plot. But some themes are universal, such as a jealous lover and meddling old woman. As the ballet unfolds, we realize that Marguerite is forced to make a decision, one that has tragic consequences.

On a more technical note, the execution of the ballet was beautiful. The show features many performances of a solitary couple on the stage—or a pas de deux, as it is called in ballet.

Most impressive was the complete physicality of the performance; most of the dance required many lifts on the part of the male dancers, requiring a considerable

amount of strength.

The set also lends well to these physical performances, as it was rather minimal, but sufficient enough to stimulate the audience’s imagination as the ballet corps twirled across the stage. Perhaps the most striking set piece was a swing that extended all the way from the top of the stage.

On the part of the costumes, they were simpler than something one might see in The Nutcracker, but they facilitated the most beautiful expression of movement and afforded the audience a better glimpse of the dancers’ moves.

The Lady of the Camellias is a beautiful ballet, and terribly poignant, particularly in its final moments. Even if the audience is left with a few questions, it is better to leave them to the imagination and merely soak in the emotional force of the ballet.

Lady of the Camellias was handled by the very capable hands of Mikko Nissinen, who has been the Artistic Director of the Boston Ballet for many years and has helped the Boston Ballet become renowned the world over.

If you are interested in the ballet, you will want to hurry—the performance runs through March 8th, only.

anoushka mishra ‘18 MaJOR: computer information systems

New York with my brother!

brandon wheeler ‘18 MaJOR: finance

Going home to Connecticut.

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The ballet dancers move very gracefully across the stage of the Boston Ballet.

ENTERTAINMENT

“And the award goes to...” speeches

BY Nicole chalmers VANGUARD STAFF WRITER

March 5, 2015

CAMPUS VOICES

Falcons share their thoughts.

What is your dream vaction spot? naman anand ‘17 MaJOR: undecided

Cancun, Mexico.

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So another Oscar’s Ceremony came and went. I’ve got to say this has been one of my favorite awards ceremonies in the last couple of years.

Clearly it was not because of the movies nominated since, in all honesty, I haven’t seen a single one of them, but rather because of another factor that I believe made the night so special and powerful: the message in the speeches.

Nonetheless, let us first acknowledge the fact that the ever-awesome Neil Patrick Harris was hosting the night, and although he was clearly nervous, which made his performance even cuter, he did not fail to meet my expectations. In case you didn’t watch the ceremony, at one point he walked on stage wearing only his underwear and rocked it like only he could do. But setting him and all his jokes aside, one of the biggest aspects of these Oscars were the speeches and the significant messages they conveyed.

Three speeches in particular caught the attention of many and marked this ceremony.

First, there was Patricia Arquette, who used her space as winner for best supporting actress in the film Boyhood to address wage equality for women in the labor force and overall equal rights for women and men, encouraging her peers to fight for their rights “once and for all.” The best part of it? Meryl Streep’s overwhelmingly supportive reaction. Then there were John Legend and Common, who won best Original Song with “Glory” for Selma, a movie about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s actions in the town of Selma, Alabama. This speech resonated even harder as it was closely preceded by an astounding performance of the song, featuring Octavia Spencer’s introductory words, a gospel choir and a scenery that almost took you back to that bridge in Selma; a perfor-

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Patricia Arquette giving her speech to the audience. mance that resulted in a standing ovation from the crowd and the tears of both film star David Oyelowo and Chris Pine.

Common started the speech by commenting on how that bridge, which used to mean division, is now symbol of change, with a spirit that “transcends race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and social status,” connecting all those around the world fighting for progress and hope. John Legend then continued by stating that although this song was written regarding events more than 50 years ago, “Selma is now” because the struggles live on, and the fight for justice isn’t over, encouraging us all to “march on.”

Last but not least, writer Graham Moore, who won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for The Imitation Game, delivered an emotional speech in which he shared with everyone his attempt to commit suicide at the age of 16, when he felt like he didn’t belong. Following this strong confession, he then dedicated this moment to “that kid out there” that feels different, weird and as if he does not fit

in anywhere, encouraging him to “stay weird, stay different” because he does fit and one day he could be the one on that stage, passing the same message.

Other great speeches came from the always gorgeous Julianne Moore, who commented on Alzheimer’s awareness; J.K. Simmons, who basically thanked his wife for everything and then urged us to go call our parents (text or e-mail doesn’t count) and tell them we love them. Lastly, we had Eddie Redmayne who, after winning his first Academy Award in the Best Actor category for The Theory of Everything, gave us the most genuine and adorable reaction of the night and then proceeded to dedicate it to all those suffering of ALS around the world. No doubt these were some deep Oscars. The environment was one of standing up for one’s ideals, of seeking justice, solidarity and change. The moving messages of hope these influential people gave us made these Oscars go deep into our hearts and minds and are thus to be remembered. So stay weird and march on.

matt hovey ‘16 MaJOR: finance

Munich, Germany.

neil saji ‘17 MaJOR: corporate finance and accounting

Barcelona, Spain.

Ryan shen ‘17 MaJOR: Economicsfinance

Cuba.

maria yuja ‘18 MaJOR: Economicsfinance

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Sydney, Australia.

John Legend and Common won best Original Song with the song “Glory” for the movie Selma.

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VC & PE

BY Perry Lorberbaum VC & PE Principal

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“I am excited to announce that we agreed to acquire Paydiant, another great company that is focused on reinventing mobile payments” (Dan Schulman, President and CEO of PayPal). Founded in 2010, Paydiant is a payment startup that certifies a technology terrace utilized by chain stores to construct a unique mobile wallet application. To date, Paydiant has raised $42 million from North Bridge Venture Partners, General Catalyst and Stage 1 Ventures. “PayPal will acquire mobile payments tech firm Paydiant in a deal valued at about $280million”( ReCode) .

PayPal has a history of successful strategic acquisitions within the technology industry. A year ago, PayPal invested in Braintree, a rapidly expanding company that focuses on payment gateway and credit card storage. Today, it is targeting Paydiant’s with an even more promising future.

PayPal identifies Apple, Samsung and Google as Paydiant main competitors.

Unlike its Apple wallet and Android Pay Paydiant does more than just accepting traditional credit and debit cards. Paydiant allows cus-

tomer to create their own personalized wallets, prioritize payment types and make mobile-in-store payments faster. The purpose of this is to increase customer loyal and engagement.

Schulman believes that this will give Paydiant a significant advantage over Apple wallet competitors “It feels really good. This acquisition is clearly a great thing for our customers and employees and investors “ (Chris Gardner, co-founder of Paydiant).

The acquisition of Paydiant by Paypal is a win-win situation. Paydiant did not have owned an application to reach out to their customers directly. They had to partner with other companies and use their application. After the acquisition customers will be to easily access , Paydiant service through Paypal .Paydiant’s addition to an established and stable company will allow the structure to propel beyond their limit. They will be able to innovate and increase customer satisfaction with their customers their additional resources . On the same side PayPal will be gain a competitive advantage over tech giants like Apple, Samsung and Google and increase its products list.

PayPal officialy paid $280 Million for Paydiant on March 2nd.

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PayPal partners with Paydiant Review: The March Venture Capital Panel

Three Bentley Alumni attended the panel last week about investment strategies.

BY Pawan Varyani VC & PE Principal

Last week Wednesday the VC/PE club hosted a panel that featured 3 Bentley Alumni who had recently entered the Venture Capital industry.

Founder and former president of the VC/ PE club – Ahmed Hentati, moderated the panel.

The panel was quite interesting as, the firms the panelists were presenting all have different investment strategies and panelists, themselves, have different backgrounds. The eldest of the panelists was Cort Johnson of Atlas Ventures or FKA (Formerly Known as Atlas) class of 2006. He focuses on the operating side – meaning he plays an active role in the operations of portfolio companies.

Cort started his career at Bio-gen, moved to Vericode and met Chris Lynch (Also Bentley Alumnus) as he was investing in Vericode through Atlas Ventures.

Cort has an entrepreneurial background, he cofounded terrible lab which is a software design and development consultancy, not near from terrible, and he then co-founded TicketZen, the easiest way to pay a parking ticket on your phone. Terrible Labs was acquired recently by Autodesk and TicketZen which was the winner of last year’s TechCrunch Boston PitchOff is currently expanding rapidly in other states.

At Atlas Cort focuses on new disrupting technologies, up-andcoming industries such as cybersecurity and the Internet of things. Second, we had Mike Cunningham of Point Judith Capital, class of 2012, who started his career taking the prewritten Bentley route of the infamous big four – Ernst & Young. After an experience in transaction advisory services, he recently joined Point Judith Capital focusing on early stage investments, especially series A. Finally, Roland Anderson of Battery Ventures, class of 2013, he focuses on the growth

equity within the Battery investments vehicle.

Roland joined Battery in July 2014 after three years of experience in the private equity industry. As much as it was interesting, the three panelists showed that there is never a one way to get into the VC industry.

When Ahmed asked our three guests about adding value to their companies’ portfolio their response was as follow: Ronald said, “we try to build up our experiences over time in order to be able to recognize patterns.”

Meaning that by having worked with many portfolio companies in the same space his team is able to identify certain patterns and externalities that would traditionally hold back a venture without their support.

Cort mentioned the need to have started and failed and specifically mentioned two roles that early stage companies require.

“Either you’re a builder (programmer, designer, engineer) or your selling – never forget, sales guys rule the world.” Specifically on the operation side, how Cort adds value is through optimizing the ventures distribution, by taking the product that people want to build and putting it in the hands of the buyer.

Mike said he takes the consulting role (using his big 4 expertise), “in being a resource and evaluating the venture from various levels – from numerous perspectives.”

He also touched on the topic of being able to effectively pitch someone – (Sales Again!) And the reason why you are taking on the specific venture is because you are passionate and believe in what they do, “don’t’ do it for the money” he said. “Try to learn as much as you can, and learn something specific – become an expert in something, anything.”

Some topics that the panelists emphasized on during the discussion were,

one’s reputation and the idea of branding. Being able to build a personal brand is very important something that people/ entrepreneurs/VC’s/angels can identify you by. They used Andreessen Horowitz, the top Silicon Valley VC firm founded by tech tycoons, Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz as an example. In the VC industry Andreessen Horowitz is synergetic with great tech visionaries with exits such as Skype, the Groupon IPO & the Oculus VR acquisition by Facebook last year.

Another topic brought up by the panelists was the importance of relationship building. Cort bought up an example through one of Atlas’s portfolio companies – Lexshare – which is like AngeList for litigation finance. The primary reason why they invested in this start-up was the founders had been working at a hedge fund that specialized in financing for litigation disputes and the hedge fund was not able to finance 90% of clients that had litigation disputes as it either did not meet their investment criteria or they did not have sufficient funds, therefore leaving 90% of deals unfinanced. The founders saw the opportunity in the market and pounced on it – primarily due to the fact that one founder worked at the hedge fund, so he recognized the need to serve this gap in the market and the other founder had the tech background to build the platform.

Finally the panelists were asked if the roles were switched and they were seniors in college what advice would they have for their younger selves. They all answered along the same lines – NETWORK! Cort specifically said he would get off campus and head into Boston. “There is so much happening in Boston”.

The entrepreneurial spirit is very high and the events are endless, build relationships and grow your presence in the ecosystem.

OPINION

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FROM THE EIC’S DESK

MINDFUL MUSING WITH KAREN WANG

TCK Part I: Neither Here Nor There

Buy Experiences, Not Things

We’ve all been in a classroom where we’ve been asked to introduce ourselves. It typically goes in the same way more or less; state your name, year, major and where you’re from.

I can easily answer the first three questions no problem at all. But the last question. That’s the question that’s the hardest to answer, because as a Third Culture Kid, or TCK, there’s not a specific place I’m really from.

Inherently, I’m a citizen of the nations.

There are several different identification patterns that can be used to decode where a person comes from. And typically these codes aren’t the hardest to break. The way they look, their passport, where their parents are from, where they were born, their lifestyle or even how they identify themselves. But all of these aren’t necessarily the same for some people. I look Indian, my passport is Indian, my parents are Indian. But I was born in Kuwait, I live and dress like an Arab, and my identity? Well, I don’t really have one.

So what is a TCK? In essence, a TCK is a person whose childhood was spent in a different country than that of their parents. You can typically spot them with their linguistic patterns; it’s generally the same mixture of a hint of American undertone, mixed with a heavy ENGLISH accent, amalgamated typically with an accent of the region where they spent most of their time with.

When I started at Bentley, I used to identify myself as being Indian, but born and brought up in Kuwait. My Arab lifestyle mixed with where I spent the better of 18 years, automatically triggered the assumption that I was Arab. And that assumption stuck.

The reality is, I’m neither here nor there. I don’t “fit in” as much

as I should with my Arab peeps.

I speak the language perfectly and fluently. I even aced the second language Arabic final and got a B on the Arabic for first language speakers back in high school (better than a lot of the natives believe you me). I acted like them too. Egotistical and acted like everyone was below me. If you ever get the chance to meet me-it’ll be your honor of course (sorry, this egotistical thing isn’t easy to keep in), you’ll notice it feels like I’ve just showered in Paco Rabanne, or a whole shelf of Burberry just fell on me. But because Indians are the Hispanics of the oil rich Arab world, my nationality was the butt of jokes around town. And even though I had mastered all the other arts, at the end of the day, my parents were Indian. And that part of me meant I wasn’t really an Arab or a middle easterner.

In addition, the fact that your father had mastered the Indian accent (despite working in the U.S. for 4 years at Harvard and MIT) and acted Indian like it was his business didn’t help either.

Oh and guess what happens once my residency cannot be renewed? I’m permanently kicked out of the country; a real affirmation of my belonging.

Now let’s flip to the other side of the argument. I don’t really get to hang out with “my folk”, aka, the Indian gang. I’m not seen as one of them. I always went to a private international school filled with other TCKs and a large bunch of locals.

And thus, I don’t have that slight Indian accent that I’m meant to have if I had gone to an Indian school. Even if there was hope I could potentially one day be Indian, the fact that I was fluent in Arabic practically shunned me from every brown “cult” there ever was.

At the end of the day, as a TCK, you are at war with

USAMA SALIM A sophomore majoring in EconomicsFinance. yourself; you neither belong here nor there. But in all the circles, you need to act appropriately to be accepted.

With Arabs, you had to act like one, speak like one (keep the English to a minimum and add a little accent that was a poor mixture of Russian and Italian) and live like one. With Indians it was the same. It felt like… hell; it still does feel like I’m playing two different characters in a movie called My Life.

TCKs who have an even worse time with this problem are the children of ambassadors and chemical engineers (typically). They have a constant struggle with identity. They relate their parents’ countries because they slightly have to.

But home to them can mean London for the first three years of their life, Greece for the next three, Italy for another three, then back “home” for three, and then at it again, in an endless vicious cycle.

So whilst I may be more cultured than the average person and speak more languages too, I’m also the person who belongs nowhere.

The answer to the question “Where are you from?” isn’t easy to answer even by a mile because I have no real identity.

“Back home” is really an arbitrary sense of measure, and now that I’m planning to live my young adult life in this country, the phrase “back in” could be used interchangeably with three different countries with three totally different cultures and languages. So whilst “where are you from” is the easiest form of identification for you, know that you’re lucky to have one.

Jim has one winter coat. The coat is black, properly insulated, waterproof and provides ample warmth. There are no tears or defects to the coat.

The coat also matches most of Jim’s daily wear as well as his business formal suits. Being fully aware of the condition of his coat, Jim proceeds to purchase two additional coats during the winter season from his local retailer. What was the motivation behind Jim’s decision?

Our distorted concept of necessity seems to stem from the insatiable hunger for more. Perhaps as we delve deeper into the notion of need, we begin to realize that necessity is completely subjective. Basic human needs include the essentials to survival, namely food and shelter. Anything above these two categories is generally superfluous, whether it is designer brand clothing items, a flashy new car, or a summer home.

As I’m sure you’ve all heard before, most things that provide happiness are intangible, items or events incapable of being bought or sold. But how often do people truly take this advice into consideration when making decisions? Is it the need for material possessions that pave the way for our career choices and fundamental motivations?

James Hamblin from The Atlantic states, “Nothing material is intrinsically valuable, except in whatever promise of happiness it carries.” While I wish I could take credit for this quote, I readily support Hamblin’s thought process. In the interest of disproving the unfortunate reality of consumerism, we might take

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KAREN WANG A junior majoring in Marketing. into consideration the potential of experiences through material possessions.

Ergo, it’s not about the money, it’s about how you spend it. While we consistently find ourselves daydreaming about our next paycheck, directing our efforts towards financially supporting our lifestyles, property and ownership are madeup constructs implemented by society. The earth is not yours to own. You may feel a strong emotional connection with an object or a person, but it will never be yours to keep. The flow of nature insists on the eternal recycling of resources and energy, eliminating the concept of yours and mine.

Buddhism, founded on the Four Noble Truths, emphasizes the dangers of attachment that may lead to suffering. While realistically, someone may not always be fully free from attachment, a material item should not be the person’s end goal.

We value happiness highly in our lives but the path there is a long and winding one. While I admit I cannot provide you with the formula to happiness, I truly believe your goals and aspirations will manifest themselves in the most unexpected ways possible. At the end of the day, clothes tear, technology becomes obsolete and that sweet new BMW of yours will eventually stop running, but memories will last a lifetime.

POLITICS

The Closed Supreme Court Our government operates under three separate but equal branches. One of these, however, is not equal in transparency. Both the executive and legislative branches function under heavy media coverage yet the highest court in the land has historically worked under express secrecy. Justices have traditionally shielded themselves from the public, keeping anonymous, with the “Cult of the Robe” refusing oral arguments to be televised in efforts to preserve their privacy. Nevertheless, times have changed with regard to the nature of the Supreme Court and the nature of the justices serving. Televising the Court is essential in 21st century America.

Allowing cameras into

oral arguments is a simple method of increasing the public’s knowledge of the Court. Americans are far more educated on Congress and the Presidency, but have a meager understanding of the undertakings of the Supreme Court. With the onset of activist judges and cases of increasing significance, awareness of the Court is a priority. The oral arguments of the Court present opposing viewpoints and a framework of the inner workings of the legal process. The media is allowed to record debate, but they may not film it. To solve this dilemma, they must broadcast the arguments using drawn caricatures and animations.

Not having cameras during the arguments is a limitation and indicative of a Court

resilient to change or one that is simply uneasy to be filmed, unaccepting of the role as a public figure. Televising these events garners greater appeal for thousands of people to tune in. An audio recording pales in comparison to seeing the mannerisms, expressions and ambience of debate in the Supreme Court. Americans favor seeing the action live, rather than through the proxy of cartooned Justices dubbed by audio. As a country, we will be more aware of the Court’s perspective if it is televised due to increased viewership.

For the preeminent lawyers of the country, the contrary arguments on behalf of the justices do not hold under scrutiny. In an interview, Justice Scalia mentions that if the Court were to be televised,

it would only misinform the public because the media would choose only specific “soundbites” to broadcast.

However, the media can already do that through permitted audio recordings and it is blatantly evident no news source has used a catchy blurb from an oral argument as a front-page headline to sell papers. Making the shift from audio to video will not sensationalize the Court to any added degree, but it will garner awareness of current rulings and issues. Televising will not dilute the Court, but rather enhance its clarity.

The argument of maintaining judicial privacy is nonsensical as well. One would have a hard time believing these justices are camera shy when in reality, “seven of the nine justices

MATEUSZ ZEGLEN Vanguard Columnist have appeared on various programs on ABC, CBS, Fox and C-Span,” (USA Today).

Scalia himself, an opponent to televising the court, has had his own personal episode of “60 Minutes,” with Justice Thomas doing the same.

Spare me the woes of modern media; you justices are taking to it quite well.

With the ever-increasing influence of the highest court in the land, transparency must be maintained and amplified for the American people. The lack of televised broadcast during the oral arguments is counterproductive to the very democracy the judiciary upholds. Brush up and bring on the cameras.

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BY austin miller

Vanguard Staff Writer

Just one week ago the Bentley men’s basketball team held the fate of the 2015 season in their own hands. They sat at 10-8 in conference play with three games to play and a good chance at a playoff berth.

The final three games came with just three days of rest between each other, with two on the road at Stonehill and Franklin Pierce. After a tough loss to Stonehill last Saturday, the Falcons needed the road victory against Franklin Pierce for a shot at the NE-

10 playoffs.

The Falcons came out with energy and a necessary sense of urgency against Franklin Pierce. Behind the solid play of Senior Keegan Hyland, who had 12 points through the first half and finished the game with 19, they managed a six point lead at the end of the first half and set themselves up with a chance to seal the deal in the second half.

The Falcons stretched the lead to 10 with just 7:30 left in the game largely due to JP Koury’s 20 point performance along with the continued playmaking

by Keegan Hyland. Once

Franklin Pierce settled in, however, they were able to make a strong push back to close the gap. Tyler McFarland hit a layup with 4:45 left to retake an 8 point lead for the Falcons.

Unfortunately, that would be the last shot they would hit all night. Franklin Pierce went on a dominant run as turnovers plagued to Falcons, allowing Pierce to go on a 9-0 run to close out the game.

Tyler Iacuone was the ultimate hero for Pierce on Tuesday, as he buried a three with .6 seconds to go in the game to give Pierce the one point lead and the eventual win, putting a dagger into the hearts of Bentley. Iacuone led the team on their miraculous comeback that ended the Falcons hard fought season.

Losing the final two games of the season by a total of two points to miss the NE-10 playoffs is no easy way to go out, especially for the seniors on the team. Hyland and Koury led the way, perhaps recognizing the urgency to this game and stepping up in both minutes and points.

The men’s basketball team had a strong year and

made incredible strides towards future success.

They caught some unlucky breaks down the stretch and underachieved by their

standards.

However, the tough and heartbreaking end will not overshadow the achievements of this team.

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Senior Keegan Hyland has been a strong player for this season.

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Heart-breaking end to Men’s Basketball season

Tyler McFarland is one of the top five scorers in the conference.

BY cam estelle

Vanguard Staff Writer

The Bentley Indoor Track and Field team traveled to the Boston University Track and Tennis Center for the New England Championships last weekend, hoping to cap an impressive season with a triumphant effort.

Senior Tara Dooley was the shining star of the entire event, as she broke a school record for the 5,000 meter run. A Division II All-America and Capital One Academic

All-America in cross country, Dooley set a new record of 17:15.61 that broke the 2009 Bentley record set by Melissa Nash on the same track.

Dooley beat Nash’s record by 5.29 seconds and shattered her own personal record from two weeks ago by 14.48 seconds. According to Dooley, Nash was not surprised by the record being broken: “A month or so ago I was talking to the girl who held the record and she told me that I would probably beat

her record. At the time I was in disbelief, but now that it actually happened I can believe it and want to try and beat my own record now!”

Dooley is returning for a year of Graduate School and is making it her personal goal to beat her own record.

Four Lady Falcons - Dusty Sacco, Danielle Coskren, Caroline Conrad and Marianne Bartolotta - competed in the women’s distance medley relay. The group finished with a time of 13:07.20, good for seventh all time at Bentley and 15th at the meet.

In her final collegiate meet, senior Alex Pettinella posted her best time of the season with a time of 3:10.52 in the 1,000 meters.

For the men’s team, senior Christian Connolly’s time of 1:55.51 was good enough for 23rd and moved him to eighth all time in Bentley history in the 1,000. Sophomore Cullen McHale set a personal record with a time of 15:21.40 in the 5,000 meter, securing him a 21st place finish. Freshman Nick Skarin finished 28th in the 500 and the men’s distance medley team of David Cooper, Ryan Cadorette, Nick Haas and

David Stoffel finished 16th.

Three Falcons participated on Saturday as the Championship came to a close. Senor Brynnan Farrington finished 20th overall and third among Division II competitors in her final indoor meet. She threw the shot put 36 feet, 10.25 inches. Junior Connor

Hichens finished 22nd in the triple jump, and Haas ran a 4:17.29 mile, good for 24th overall.

Dooley and the senior class are optimistic on the team’s future and know that a healthy Falcon Squad can be very successful in the years to come.

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Connolly was moved to number eight on Bentley’s all-time list.

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Track and Field ends at NE Championships

Sophomore Nick Haas ran the mile in 4:17.29.

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Women’s Lacrosse to start strong BY christopher mella Vanguard Staff Writer

The Bentley women’s lacrosse team will take the field this year with aspirations for improvement, coming off of an 8 win regular season record and a first round elimination to the Saint Anselm Hawks in the Northeast-10 playoffs last year. This year’s 21-man roster is managed by head coach Kerry Hausdorf, her second season on the sidelines, and captained by seniors Amy Ernst, Jessica Ferrigno, Dani Petrunich and Kristi Albright.

Bentley will see many new additions to its roster this year, as seven freshman players joined the team over the offseason hoping to avenge Bentley’s early postseason exit the previous year. The Falcons will face a tough schedule this year, one that includes games between division opponents as well as a handful of outof-conference matchups.

Bentley, a member of the Northeast-10 Conference, will square off against conference teams American International, Stonehill, Southern New Hampshire, Pace, Adelphi, Le Moyne, Assumption, Southern Connecticut State, Saint Michael’s, Saint Anselm, New Haven, Franklin Pierce and Merrimack College, as well as out-of-conference teams Dowling and LIU Post.

Women’s lacrosse will open up their season on the road this year, as they prepare to face the Yellow Jackets of American International College this Thursday in an afternoon matinee. The Falcons will likely make the ninety-minute trip to Springfield, Massachusetts the day of the game, and will look to open their season with a win, unlike last year’s openingday rout by Le Moyne College.

Weather conditions look to be unpleasant for the day, and sub-freezing temperatures will most likely stick around for the entire duration of play.

Temperatures will finally break outside of the 30º threshold Sunday afternoon, when the Falcons return to campus to take on out-of-conference club Dowling Golden Lions for their home-opener.

When asked about her thoughts as the season is

soon to get underway, senior defenseman Kristi Albright said: “We are very excited about the new talent on our team,” referring to the addition of seven new ladies who will join the squad. “Our team has focused on improving our communication skills, our mental toughness, and our team chemistry.”

The #1 ranked women’s team of Adelphi University, who also happened to finish their bout in the 2014 NE-10 playoffs as champions, will prepare to take on Bentley on their own home turf on March 25th. This game will be particularly interesting, as the Falcons will face the very team who handed them an embarrassing regular season defeat last year by a score of 15-7 on Bentley’s own home court.

Senior attack Jess Ferrigno spoke about the disappointing finish to the season last year but expressed optimism moving forward: “Last year was a tough season for us, as we were eliminated in the first round of playoffs. Each year we hope to improve on our talent and knowledge of the game, but this year we would especially love to start playing with a little more fight and desire to win.”

This year the Falcons are also looking to improve their shot percentage, after finishing last season with a poor statistic of just 43.2% of taken shots finding the back of the net. Head coach Kerry Hausdorf will likely place this aspect of the game as a top priority heading into this season, as this was one weakness in particular that ultimately resulted in the Falcon’s demise. Snipers Carolyn Kynoch and Jackie Brown will look to improve in this area for this season, and will also look to return to the 30-plus goal seasons that both girls achieved last year.

In the cage, sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Ochs will look to stop as many shots as she can this year, as goaltending is one of the most important and most difficult elements to the game as a whole. A Rochester, New York native, Ochs served as the backup to then senior keeper

Ally Dorman and amassed a 9.34 goals-against-average through five total starts.

Maintaining a save percentage of 44%, she knows that improvement is a must in order to give the Falcons a fighting chance at being a possible contender when playoff season rolls around come early May. Standout superstar freshman Kathleen Gillespie brings an impressive offensive resumé to the table, coming from a small rural town by the name of Topsfield in northern Massachussetts, where she played her high school lacrosse for Masconomet Regional. As a midfielder, Gillepsie places strong emphasis on the importance of regular exercise and healthy nutrition in order to keep her body in top physical condition when she takes the field.

Additionally, renowned junior Erin O’Connor will look to improve from last year’s impressive 14 goal season, which was helpful to the team but not enough to get past Adelphi in the first round of last year’s playoffs. All in all, it will take a cumulative teameffort if the Falcons would like to make a return to the promised land.

The women know that it will take a combination of teamwork and dedication if they want a fair shot at having a successful season. Jess Ferigno said it perfectly when she announced, “We have an extremely talented group of girls and if we can play to the best of our ability we will be a dangerous competitor.”

As the Falcons prepare to take the field for the first time Thursday, and then return back to Bentley only three days later, the women will need the help of the student population to cheer them on. Although most of the Bentley students will be home on spring break vacation, it will be critical for the student body to make an effort to come out and support the Falcons in their “flight” against whoever they face in future games. As the Falcons gear up for this season’s fight into the postseason, it will take an all-around effort, by the players, coaches and fans to give Bentley its best shot at returning to playoff contention.

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TEAM SPORTS STANDINGS MEN’S LACROSSE NE-10 STANDINGS School NE-10 Overall Saint Anselm 0 0 0 0 1 0 American Int’l 0 2 0 1 2 0 Merrimack 1 0 0 1 0 0 Assumption 0 1 0 1 2 0 Le Moyne 0 0 0 1 1 0 Southern NH. 1 0 0 1 0 0 Adelphi 2 0 0 3 0 0 Bentley 0 0 0 0 1 0 Franklin Pierce 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pace 0 0 0 2 1 0 St. Michael’s 0 0 0 0 0 0 St. Rose 0 1 0 0 3 0

WOMEN’S LACROSSE NE-10 STANDINGS School NE-10 Overall Merrimack 0 0 0 1 0 0 Stonehill 1 0 0 1 0 0 Adelphi 0 0 0 2 0 0 Le Moyne 0 0 0 1 0 0 Saint Anselm 0 0 0 1 0 0 American Int’l 0 0 0 1 1 0 St. Michael’s 0 0 0 0 0 0 Assumption 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bentley 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southern N.H. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southern Conn.

0 0 0 0 0 0 Franklin Pierce 0 1 0 0 0 0 Pace 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Haven 0 0 0 0 0 0

BASEBALL NE-10 STANDINGS - NORTHEAST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Saint Anselm 0 0 0 1 7 0 Franklin Pierce 0 0 0 6 0 0 St. Michael’s 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southern N.H. 0 0 0 5 3 0 Bentley 0 0 0 0 6 0 Merrimack 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stonehill 0 0 0 4 1 0 Assumption 0 0 0 2 7 0

NE-10 STANDINGS - SOUTHWEST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Southern Conn.

0 0 0 2 5 0 New Haven 0 0 0 0 0 0 Le Moyne 0 0 0 2 4 0 St. Rose 0 0 0 1 6 0 American Int’l 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pace 0 0 0 0 4 0 Adelphi 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOFTBALL NE-10 STANDINGS - NORTHEAST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Bentley 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stonehill 0 0 0 0 0 0 Assumption 0 0 0 5 1 0 Franklin Pierce 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saint Anselm 0 0 0 3 1 0 Merrimack 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southern N.H. 0 0 0 5 1 0 St. Michael’s 0 0 0 0 0 0

NE-10 STANDINGS - SOUTHWEST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Adelphi 0 0 0 0 8 0 New Haven 0 0 0 0 4 0 American Int’l 0 0 0 0 0 0 Le Moyne 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southern Conn.

0 0 0 0 0 0 St. Rose 0 0 0 4 2 0 Pace 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mass. - Lowell 0 0 0 1 1 0

WOMEN’S TENNIS NE-10 STANDINGS School NE-10 Overall Stonehill 10 2 0 13 2 0 Southern N.H. 11 1 0 11 3 0 New Haven 3 9 0 3 9 0 Assumption 7 5 0 8 9 0 Adelphi 12 0 0 14 4 0 Bentley 6 6 0 7 6 0 Merrimack 8 4 0 11 6 0 Saint Rose 2 10 0 3 12 0 St. Michaek’s 8 4 0 8 5 0 Saint Anselm 4 8 0 4 8 0 Franklin Pierce 1 11 0 1 12 0 American Int’l 0 12 0 0 12 0 Le Moyne 6 6 0 7 9 0

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MEN’S TENNIS

Sniper Carolyn Kynoch working hard to improve her skills for the upcoming season.

NE-10 STANDINGS School NE-10 Overall Stonehill 2 0 0 4 0 0 Bentley 1 0 0 3 1 0 Adelphi 2 0 0 2 2 0 Merrimack 1 0 0 1 1 0 Le Moyne 3 1 0 5 3 0 Southern N.H. 2 1 0 2 2 0 Assumption 0 0 0 1 3 0 St. Michael’s 0 0 0 0 1 0 Frnaklin Pierce 0 4 0 0 6 0 American Int’l 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saint Anselm 0 5 0 0 5 0

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SPORTS

Hockey loses final two games BY joseph greeley Vanguard Staff Writer

Bentley’s Men’s Hockey team took on Sacred Heart and Holy Cross last week in its final two games of the season. Bentley played Sacred Heart Thursday night in Milford, CT and looked to extend its seven game winning streak. The game started slowly for Bentley and continued this pace throughout the game. Sacred Heart’s Ben Lake opened the scoring just 1:47 into the first period. Freshman Alex Butcher made it 2-0 for the Pioneers in the second, forcing the Falcons into an uphill battle going into the final period.

Senior defenseman Steve Weinstein cut into the lead at 6:24 in the third period.

Weinstein got an assist from senior classmate Brett Switzer just after a power play opportunity expired. The Pioneers restored the lead to two during a power play for the Falcons. Sophomore Evan Jasper scored the shorthanded goal for Sacred Heart. Bentley got one last chance at a comeback when they went on the power play at 17:49 in the third. The Falcons pulled goalie Jayson Argue for a 6-on-4 opportunity but gave up an empty net goal to Sacred Heart’s Ben Lake, giving him his second goal of the game. This was only Bentley’s second loss in the last 10 games and dropped their record to 14-8-5.

Bentley’s final regular season game was home against Holy Cross on Saturday night. Six seniors were honored this night: Captain Alex Grieve, goalie Blake Dougherty, forwards Alex Kubiak and Brett Switzer, and defensemen Steve Weinstein and Matt Maher. The excitement in

the air was palpable at Ryan Arena, as the crowd came to recognize their commitment to the program. Sophomore Pranav Singh stated: “It is great to see these players recognized for their contributions to the team. It must have been a challenge to balance coursework and hockey and I commend them for their efforts. Hopefully the team can get a win tonight for their seniors against a rival.”

The game between the two longtime rivals was another close one to add to their history. Holy Cross’ T.J. Moore opened the scoring at 15:32 of the first period on a power play goal. The Falcons tied the game up at 1-1 on a goal by junior Andrew Gladiuk at 14:49 in the second period. The goal was set up by senior Brett Switzer, as he brought the puck up through the neutral zone and then spun around a Holy Cross defender. Switzer then hit Gladiuk with a backhanded pass which gave Gladiuk the chance to deke goalie Matt Ginn and scored his 19th goal of the season.

The game was tightly contested for the rest of the night as both teams searched for a game-winning play. Holy Cross was ultimately able to find it as Scott Pooley scored 4:10 into the third period. The Falcons tried desperately to come up with another tying goal but were unable to get one past goalie Matt Ginn, who stepped up mightily and compiled 32 saves on the night. Ginn was especially big during a Bentley power play with 5:19 remaining in the third. The Falcons pulled goalie Jayson Argue with 40 seconds left for the extra attacker but were unable to score and left Ryan Arena with a 2-1 loss in their final regular season game of the season. The loss drops the

team to 14-9-5 in the Atlantic while Holy Cross improved theirs to 12-11-5.

Bentley now heads into the Atlantic Hockey Playoffs as the No. 4 seed and will host No. 5 Mercyhurst at Ryan Arena. The two teams will compete in the quarterfinals in a best of three series with game one being played in Watertown on Friday, March 13. Mercyhurst was able to compile a 16-14-4 record while going 14-11-3 in the Atlantic Conference. The Falcons won the season series against Mercyhurst, going 3-0-1 in four games.

Bentley won and tied the Lakers at home on the weekend of November 14th.

The team is excited to get a chance to compete for the Atlantic Conference crown.

Sophomore Defenseman Mike Berry commented, saying: “Our team’s very excited to get started with the postseason. Team chemistry is at an all-time high and we are very focused on bringing back a championship to Bentley.”

Team chemistry will be important in advancing through the post season as the players will have to lean on each other to make important plays.

The Falcons will look towards Junior Forward Andrew Gladiuk and Freshman Goalie Jayson Argue to help lead the team to a successful playoff run.

Gladiuk led the lead in points (39) and goals (19) which were good enough to rank fourth and fifth, respectively, in the conference. Argue led the Atlantic Conference in both goals-against average (1.95) and save percentage (.936). Big performances out of these two could give the Falcons the spark they need to make a run in the playoffs.

FALCON FALCON OF THE WEEK FACT:

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TARA DOOLEY TRACK AND FIELD

Longest Tenured College Baseball Coaches (Active in 2015) 1. Bob DeFelice, Bentley, 47 years 2. Augie Garrido, Texas & 4 others, 47 years 3. Tony Rossi, Siena, 46 years 5. Bob Corradi, Mass Maritime, 43 years 4. John Ostrowski, Benedictine, 43 years 5. George Valesente, Ithaca & 3 others, 43 years

t. dooley YeAR 2015 HOMETOWN lee, ma POSITION distance

Bentley University distance runner Tara Dooley (Lee, Mass.) is this week’s Falcon of the Week following her outstanding performance Friday afternoon in the New England Championships.

Dooley broke the school record, provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships and earned her fourth career All-New England award by placing fifth in the 5,000 meters during the New England Championships at Boston University.

Her time of 17:15.61 improved on the school record, set by Melissa Nash on the same track in 2009, by 5.29 seconds and bettered her PR by 14.48.

Dooley, a cross country All-America and Capital One Academic All-America who plans to return for her final year of eligibility next year, received two AllRegion awards from the USTFCCCA on Monday, for both the 3,000 and the 5,000.

SPORTS SPOTLIGHT

tara dooley

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MaJOR: accounting HOME TOWN: Lee, MA

Sport: Track and Field You are one of the most successful athletes in Bentley’s history. Can you describe how it feels when you look back on your career here? What are your favorite memories and accomplishments?

Coming into Bentley, I did not expect any of this at all. I was a 3-sport athlete in High School (Soccer, Basketball, and Lacrosse) and took up Cross Country and Track as a way to stay in shape and as suggested by my High School Soccer Coach. I had no knowledge of the sport and just went out and started running! It feels unbelievably amazing when I look back at my college athletic career at Bentley. All the time and effort I put into practice was worth every minute! It’s one thing to practice, but being successful and winning (or just knowing you did your best) is one of the greatest feelings of accomplishment. I remember Freshman year when I helped the girl’s team make it to Nationals for the first time in many years. We were all so excited! I remember my first nerves as I waited for the gun to go off for my first Cross Country race ever and the different level and form of pain I felt during the race ( both physical and mental), but then the satisfaction after crossing the finish line.

Another fond memory was running stride for stride at

Regionals for Cross Country with my teammate Amy Varsell after a week or so of a slight injury. Together we pushed through the race and came in 1st and 2nd place!

At the NE Championships you earned All-New England honors, broke a school record, and provisionally qualified for the D-II Championships.

How have you been able to continually maintain such record-breaking success throughout your time here?

I think it all comes down to hard work, determination, and all the support I receive from family, friends, and teammates. I come from a competitive family who is always striving to do their best, so my mindset has kept me in the game. I do tend to train too hard at times, which gets me into trouble as I experience injuries here and there, but that’s just my nature, and I am learning from each mistake and growing stronger each time.

What is the one piece of wisdom you would share with the current crop of freshmen and the incoming girls in years to come who want to emulate your amazing achievements?

I would say to set goals for yourself and accomplish them one step at a time.

Success doesn’t come easily, and you have to learn to be patient and continue to train hard, trusting that it will all pay off in the end, because it will!

UPCOMING EVENTS MAR

Women’s Lacrosse vs. American Int’l 4:00 PM

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Women’s Softball vs. St.Thomas Aquinas 3:00 PM

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Hockey Conference Playoffs vs. Mercyhurst 7:00 PM

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Hockey Conference Playoffs vs. Mercyhurst 7:00 PM

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Hockey Conference Playoffs vs. Mercyhurst 7:00 PM

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