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THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014
Massachusetts Governor pays a visit to Bentley
Deval Patrick announces the inauguration of a new program March 12 marked a big day for women across Massachusetts, as Governor Deval Patrick announced the official inauguration of the new Women’s Leadership Fellowship Program, part of the Governor’s Women in the Workplace Initiative. The program aims to create potential women leaders that will go on to secure high-level positions, not only within the government, but also in the private sector. Playing alongside the Patrick administration will be Bentley University’s very own Center for Women and Business (CWB), a program that shares very similar aims of supporting, advancing and retaining women in the business world. The fellowship program aims to achieve its objective by placing roughly a dozen graduates from across the state in management positions in state government and the quasi agencies for a year, as well as
backing them with networking and leadership development opportunities offered by CWB. The Wednesday event held in Back Bay area was attended by over 200 female leaders/aspiring leaders from across the Commonwealth. The Governor was flanked on stage by exemplary CEOs and executives;
those who hold positions similar to the ones that the program hopes to will be more common among the female population. Among the executives were Mass Development CEO Marty Jones, InkHouse founder Beth Monaghan, as well as the head of CWB Betsey Myers. They all shared stories and offered ad-
vice on being successful, from having mentors or a supportive family, to just believing in themselves and claiming their successes. The Governor himself was welcomed onto stage with a standing ovation and well-deserved applause from members of the audience as he
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said, “Our society of course has made great progress in women’s equity in the past decades, but as we all know, we have not reached the promise land. We still, on average, do not get equal pay for equal work. Women are still under represented in C-suites of major corporations and board rooms,” indicating that there was still a long way to go. The Governor stated that this was meant to be a long-term project that would be worked on continuously. He used the following quote from Virginia’s former governor and the first elected black Governor, Douglas Wilder who said, “People make a lot of fuss about being the first black governor of America. Being the first doesn’t mean a thing unless there is a second.” The Governor added that “[T]here are a lot of seconds waiting in this room to be discovered.” The Governor also anSEE governor, PAGE 5
BY Michaela Stephenson News Editor
This past December, Bentley University’s own Police Chief Ernest Leffler received the James Olivieri Award. The award is presented every year by the Massachusetts Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (MACLEA) at the organization’s annual meeting. The award is intended to recognize the exceptional service and commitment to the MACLEA and to campus policing as a whole. Leffler has been the police chief of the Bentley Police Department for the past fifteen years. He is also a member of the executive board of the Massachusetts Chief of Police Association. Here he acts as the college and university police representative. In the past he has served as president of the Massachusetts Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. He has also served as the North Atlantic Regional Director for
the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, representing colleges and universities in the New England states. He currently serves as the treasurer of the Massachusetts Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. In his fifteen years as police chief at Bentley, Leffler has started and executed several department standards. These standards include minimum training requirements, like fulltime police academy training for all officers and various screening and hiring standards for all of the police department staff. For nearly ten years, Leffler has had approval to arm his police officers by the Board of Trustees. Leffler is a big supporter of working with other colleges and universities to implement new systems and risk assessments. He has talked with other campus police departments numerous times, surveying the different risk assessments at these universities. The hope is to give
recommendations to improve overall services and safety practices at universities. “It’s important to share information, ideas and knowledge with our colleagues because we typically experience similar issues and problems on our respective campuses,” Leffler said in a statement to the university. “We regularly share information about best practices with respect to crime prevention, safety programming and crime trends in order to keep our campuses safe.” His efforts at surrounding universities are beyond matched here at Bentley University. Leffler has implemented several initiatives aimed at promoting safety awareness, while creating a complete community policing system. Some of these initiatives at the university include RAD (Rape Aggression Defense Systems) program, a self-defense program designed specifically for women, the mandatory First Week safety program for all new incoming students, the Summer
The Bentley community thanks Ernest Leffler for his service.
OrientFation safety presentation for the parents of these new incoming students, the Annual Holiday Toy Drive to collect gifts for needy children in Waltham and surrounding communities and the officer participation in Breakfast by Moonlight, summer orientation programs and safety presentations. Leffler has also made strides towards technological safety systems. He helped create an
emergency notification system to alert the Bentley community of various incidents on campus. He worked with Student Affairs and IT to develop a collaborative electronic upload system to share incident reports amongst different campus departments. He also worked with Facilities Management to help upgrade building access control, CCTV cameras and alarm systems around the campus.
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Ernest Leffler receives the James Olivieri Award
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THE VANGUARD 2014 EDITORIAL BOARD Bentley University, Waltham, MA 02452
Editor-In-Chief Managing Editor General Manager
MELISA KOCARSLAN ‘16 BRENDAN GERETY ‘17 VICKY LIN ‘15
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Robert Porzio ‘15
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Staff Writers Emily ellis ‘15, jd towers ‘17, ethan hall ‘17, jess hughes ‘14, nick toselli ‘17, lacey nemergut ‘14, stephanie seputra ‘17, megha ryan ‘14, megan lieu ‘17 Columnists ANGELA HARt ‘14, KEVIN LARYEA ‘15, STEPHANIE SEPUTRA ‘17, USAMA SALIM ‘17 Production AssistantS Sarah egner ‘17, Brendan Gerety ‘17, JUlie Keedy ‘16, USAMA SALIM’17 Photographers Alex yuan ‘17, Shiyu Xu ‘17, Mark Tsyporkin ‘17, Hongyi Jin ‘17, Garrett meccariello ‘17, angela su’17, amanda rose ‘17, michelle ghozali ‘17
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The Goose Gang of Bentley We’ve just come out of a long winter, and we are all tired and fed up of it. The snow has become a nuisance, the layers of clothing we have to put on every morning are no fun and the winds numbing our limbs just make us hate it even more and more. So naturally speaking, when spring break came along, everyone ran off to warmer places. Some people took up Europe, others Africa and the majority headed out to Southern America. As most of the campus headed back from their vacation from winter, you saw happier faces. Not only did they enjoy the warmth from their vacation, but MA was warming up too. Spring was finally here, and the geese population emerging heavily was a big sign. After a long time, the sun was actually warm for once, people weren’t shivering with every step they took and getting out of the dorm or the house wasn’t a form of natural punishment. Of course all this seems like fun, until you encounter the goose squad. You heard us, we’re talking about the geese this week. It might seem like it’s just because we have run out of ideas, but this is a real problem at Bentley right now. For those of you who don’t know what the goose squad is, it’s pretty selfexplanatory; it’s a bunch of geese that hang around campus. Some might see them as “beautiful birds” or “pets I’d want to have because they are so cute.” How about no? Do you want to know what the goose
squad is? They are silly, obnoxious birds that think they own the campus, and strut around like their parents paid for it. They come in every morning, honk all over campus (yes, honking is the actual sound they make, trust us, we used Google), and then disappear. But of course, being the savages they are, that’s not all they do. The leave behind green. No, they aren’t eco-friendly, or have magic beans that make the grass greener. Nope. They defecate all over campus. In other words, they crap all over the place. Little green craps. You want to know what’s worse than waking up to the realization that half of the green space is actually not green because of the grass? Walking into a turd and having it smudge all over your feet. Before we go any further, let us lay down some facts for you. Geese eat about 4 pounds of grass a day roughly. The grass is processed really fast, so the beak to butt time is about 7 minutes. In a single day, a goose can poop up to one and a half pounds. Two things to note: grass is going at about 4 pounds a goose
a day, and being replaced by 1.5 pounds of crap per goose per day. Thus, they are literally turning green grass to green turds. Oh, and did you know, bird poop also contains urine in it? How fun! Anyone see the problem? No? Okay, let’s start the analysis. Its spring, and because its spring, you no longer want to wear those long, heavy boots, or those warm socks that you had to wear for 4 long months. No, you want your legs to get a little bit of Vitamin D. So you wear flip flops and shorts when you’re walking towards class. Of course, since you’re a lazy college student, you decide to walk across the grass on the green space rather than take the pavement (which mind you, is also covered in turds), and you walk straight into a turd and have it smudge all over your feet. Not fun. All in all, we would love not to have green shits all over campus. Instead of the honking noise, maybe the goose squad is better off making the sizzle sizzle sound. Do you get us? Oh well you shall once you’re cleaning the poop off your feet. Enjoy a greener green space everybody!
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Rachel Fearn
What are you involved in at Bentley? On campus, I am the Head Resident Assistant of Forest and Kresge. I also work at Bentley’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions where I focus on helping to plan the Open House each semester, among other events. How are you feeling about graduation? Although I am returning to Bentley next year, I am still going to miss all of my friends that will be leaving. It has truly been an amazing four years that we have spent together and it will definitely be strange next year not seeing everyone on a daily basis. With that being said, I am very excited for the year to come!
What is your favorite event on campus? I know I’m biased, but my favorite event would probably be Bentley’s Spring Open House. I love getting to interact with the students who have been accepted into the school because they are so excited to hear what our experiences have been like. As cheesy as it sounds, they are the future of Bentley and I think that this day is a great way to showcase them. What are you looking forward to this year? I am really excited for all of the Commencement Week activities. Not only am I looking forward to getting to relax in the Bahamas, but I am also eager to spend time with my classmates as we bring our undergraduate experience to a close.
What are your goals for this year? My goals are to really just enjoy my time with friends before graduation and to make the most of the rest of my time as an undergraduate student. Advice to seniors/ words of wisdom. My advice would be to really focus on what is important to you, whatever that may be, during the last stretch of your undergraduate career. If you want to leave your mark on an organization that you are involved in, do what you have to do to achieve that. If you want to focus on spending time with the friends you have made at Bentley, go hang out on the Green space as much as you can. Just make sure you’re having fun! What is the most valuable lesson you have learned at Bentley? One of the most valuable lessons I have learned has been to get involved in things that excite and motivate you each day. The more passionate you are about what you are doing, the happier you will be—guaranteed.
STUDENT CONDUCT SUMMARY March 5 - March 19 6 Total Number of Cases 13 Total Number of Individuals Involved 0 Individuals Dismissed from Responsibility 13 Individuals Admitting Responsibility 0 Number of individuals found responsible by Conduct Board 7 Number of educational sanctions given 0 Number of Work Sanctions 2 Number of Parental Notifications $750 Cash total of fines given 0 Number of students given a Verbal Warning 9 Number of students put on Written Warning 4 Number of individuals put on Probation 0 Number of individuals put on Disciplinary Probation 0 Number of individuals who lost 15 housing credits 2 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: March is National Nutrition Month! Healthy eating can help you feel great, increase energy, and improve your mood. Try filling up half your plate with fruits and vegetables to make meals more nutritious, and consuming products like lowfat milk, cheese, and yogurt to help strengthen bones.
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Blackout Challenge: Ac- Shared Showers complished A major drawback to Saturday, March 1st freshman dorms is the marked a night of unprec- shared showers. The resiedented mischief caused dents of Slade Hall found this by the class out the hard way of 2017. on a TuesU N Y I V E Between day night ERSIT L BENT Y t h e when they hours of reported 12:50am f e c e s a n d found in 1:54am the showt h r e e ers to separate campus VE AND INFO intoxicatpolice. I SER ed male have witstudents nessed hair were found in the sink, D THE VAN GU AR and transported pee on the seat, to Newton Wellespuke on the floor, ley Hospital from each but I have been lucky of the freshman dormito- enough to never find a sh*t ries. Leading the way was in the shower. Chalk it up a student passed out in to bad luck but there is one Miller Hall, next was a stu- Slade freshman that needs dent from Trees, and finally to shower off some shame a strapping young lad in and apologize to their floorSlade Hall rounded out the mates. historic night. As their freshman year comes to a close 35 to Life There are some things it is somewhat saddening to see that a college educa- you read about writing the tion just does not hold the police logs that blow your value it once did, because mind. Some of the issues the class of 2017 clearly still are way to heinous to even can’t hold their liquor. write about. This one issue toes the line with what is acCalled in the Cavalry ceptable for us to put in the You know those times Vanguard. Before the break when your mother-in-law a faculty member called discomes to visit you at school patch to report an issue that and just won’t leave? Ever they could not solve on their need a hand telling your own. They saw a person annoying neighbors down writing on the board with a the hall to leave your room? non-dry erase marker. If Just call Bentley Police! there is an issue that requires They recently responded to the cops more than this one I a room in Collins to “assist have not heard about it. This in removing unwanted stu- is why Bentley added the dents from a dorm room.” anonymous tip line to report The police cleared the room flagrant and disgusting illegal faster than UMass cleared activity. Keep our campus Blarney Blowout. Teargas safe Bentley, blow the whiswas in full effect in Col- tle, protect this house. lins and firehoses cleared the rest of the unwanted “You talkin’ to me?” guests. The room was fully A student called dispatch destroyed but don’t worry to report a suspicious perthe unwanted guests didn’t son telling students he is a stay a minute longer! taxi driver and asking students if they needed rides. Bentley Nightlife Unfortunately we are not Bentley police records talking about a cool Robert indicate that on March 8th, De Niro Taxi Driver but more an officer was dispatched a creepy van with “Free Canto unlock a door in the Blue dy” spray painted on it taxi Line. Upon reading this, you driver. Will everyone please will probably remember that be warned that official taxi the Blue Line actually ex- drivers do not have rusted ists. Although the adminis- out, sketchy Ford 12-man tration is constantly com- vans. Thank you to the stuing up with fun events and dent that called that guy in. new ideas to bring students Normally we do not have to the Blue Line they can’t positive messages in the seem to make its popular- Police Logs but thumbs up ity stick. Students just don’t to the person who is keepseem interested in trying ing our school safe; even if out a new venue when Club it means we no longer get Mein Bowl is bumping 3 free candy and puppies from nights a week just around kind strangers in their nice the bend. vans. RM
MaJOR: Finance LSM: Quantitative Perspectives HOME TOWN: Longmeadow, MA
What are your plans for the future? Over the summer, I will be interning at Deloitte in their Advisory practice. Then, I will be returning to Bentley to complete my MBA with a concentration in Business Analytics. My goal is to complete that in a year and start working for Deloitte full time after.
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Bentley students start VC org BY Jasper huang business editor
Bentley University is a premier higher education institution for budding business professionals. Here, we have a multitude of business related clubs and activities. These organizations span the various fields of business, covering market investments, marketing, microfinance, real estate, economics, finance, accounting, and entrepreneurship. In order to grow Bentley’s impressive resume of business related student organizations, Ahmed Hentati, a current student here at Bentley has put together a team of seven other passionate, business driven students to form the University’s first ever Venture Capital & Private Equity (VC & PE) group. With their mission statement to, “Provide a combination of strong network and deep understanding of the market to form Bentley’s future Venture Capital and Private Equity leaders,” the fledgling organization has found support in an impressive lineup of faculty advisors, including professors John J. DiBello, Alain J. Hanover, and Executive-in-Residence Woody Benson. These three advisors bring notable experience as professionals and executives in the venture capital and private equity field to the table, and will prove to be invaluable resources to the budding Venture Capi-
tal & Private Equity group. Two weeks ago on Monday, March 3, the Venture Capital and Private Equity group held its first general body meeting, where the group e-board discussed the fundamentals of the VC & PE market, the logistics and value added by the goup, and where one of the advisors, Professor DiBello gave a short primer on the venture capital and private equity markets. During the meeting, group president Ahmed Hentati discussed the origin of his inspiration for the VC & PE group. He said that the idea came to him last year when he attended local venture capital and private equity conferences hosted by other universities, and wanted to bring something of that caliber to Bentley. In order to do so, however, interest and knowledge of the VC & PE disciplines had to be established, and the VC & PE group seemed like the perfect platform. Hentati and the group’s eboard go on to discuss how the Venture Capital & Private Equity group will strive to provide its members with the two most important things in the VC & PE industry – networking, and a knowledge of the market. The group will enable its members to get their feet wet in the industry, with various events planned such as start-up pitches, recruitment and partnership opportunities, as well as
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incubators, a newsletter, and a possible case competition. All of this will serve to build Bentley’s brand in the VC & PE fields in order to compete with other top academic institutions in the arena. The Venture Capital & Private Equity group will hold meetings at least twice a month on Thursdays at 6PM. They will be comprised of e-board and group member discussions, as well as interactive panels with experts in the VC & PE industry. Offcampus events are also in the pipeline for the group, as well as plans for an annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference. Although the Venture Capital & Private Equity group events will be open to all Bentley students, group membership will require students to have a 3.0 overall GPA or higher, as well as a screening interview with eboard members. Students interested in attaining membership with the Venture Capital & Private Equity group should direct inquiries to e-board member Alissa Walker, who can be contacted at: walker_alis@bentley.edu. The group will have its first executive panel, “Investing in the Future of Energy” with professionals in the VC & PE sustainable energy fields on Thursday, March 19 at 6:00PM in LaCava 325. The event is open to all students, and attire is business casual.
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Bentley University MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS Career Conference Friday, March 21st, 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Sponsored by LOCATION 1: LaCava 395
LOCATION 2: LaCava 375
MARKET RESEARCH Featuring Athena Health, Charles River Interactive, EMC, Epsilon, Hollister Staffing & MY-TAKE
WEB DESIGN & USER EXPERIENCE Featuring Hollister Staffing, Percussion, Sapient & TripAdvisor
PRODUCT MARKETING Featuring Charles River Apparel, Dunkin’ Brands, Epsilon, L’Oreal, Muvarde Group, Mercury Media, TripAdvisor & Windsor Marketing Group
EVENT PLANNING Featuring actifio, Anfield Information, Inc., The Castle Group, Charles River Interactive, and Hologic
ADVERTISING Featuring Aegis Media Americas, Arnold Worldwide, Digilant, Hill Holliday, Jossle & Racepoint Global
SOCIAL & DIGITAL MEDIA Featuring Boston Interactive, Charles River Interactive, Hollister Staffing, HubSpot, Racepoint Global, SHIFT Communications & Stackdriver
1:00-1:50 p.m.
SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING Featuring Boston Celtics, GMR Marketing, New England Patriots, Pierce Promotions & Radio Disney
PUBLIC RELATIONS Featuring The Castle Group, CHEN PR, fama PR, Hologic, Launchsquad, Prosek PR & SHIFT Communications
2:00-3:00 p.m.
NETWORKING MEET & GREET LaCava 325
NETWORKING MEET & GREET LaCava 325
10:00-10:50 a.m.
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To attend ANY of these panels and/or networking meet & greet, RSVP on BentleyLink.
Business casual attire required.
Students may bring resumes to the Networking Meet and Greet.
Co-Sponsored by Undergraduate Career Services, Bentley Marketing Association & Alpha Kappa Psi
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nounced the formation of theSuccessful Women, Successful Families Task Force, which will be charged to study what the executive branch can do better as an employer to support and advance women in the workplace. The taskforce will report back to the Governor in six months, with recommendations that can be put into action either by Governor Patrick or his successor. The Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, Rachel Kaprieliahn will lead the task force. Kaprieliahn also spoke, saying, “Women play a key role in the Commonwealth’s economic competitiveness, yet they are under-represented in board rooms, elected offices and private and public sector management… At the Governor’s direction, the Task Force will identify ways to support women as they climb the career ladder to become the Commonwealth’s decision makers and policy leaders.” Specifically, the Governor charged the taskforce to study and make recommendations on the systemic barriers that they see in both the public and private sectors. These include issues of equal pay, flexible times and family-conducive schedules and to look if there are any policies on maternity leave or child-care support. The recommendations may include changes in policies that can come from the government, as well as the private sector. Though the Office of Access and Opportunity reported last year that 50 percent of all managers and 49 percent of senior managers in the executive
branch were women, Massachusetts still lags behind the rest of the country when it comes to women in leadership positions at large private corporations. A recent study done by the Boston Club, a nonprofit supporting the advancement of women, showed that Massachusetts ranked 10th among the 18 states that were surveyed in terms of top female executives in publicly traded companies. It lagged behind several other states, including Minnesota, Ohio and New Jersey. In the study, the Boston Club also reported that 13.8 percent of the directors of Massachusetts’ 100 largest public companies are women: an all-time high for the state, but still below the 17 percent national average and up to a third of these companies had no female executives. According to Governor Patrick, “An economy is only at its best when every individual has an equal opportunity to participate… By focusing on redefining our own strategies to support women in the workplace and challenging our business community to do the same, we will strengthen our economy and build a better Commonwealth for generations to come.” The application process will open in late April, with selections made in June and fellowships starting in September, according to the administration. The roughly dozen fellows will come at a cost to the state of an estimated $1 million in fiscal 2015, depending on positions and salaries. Conceptually speaking, it is a small price to pay for both the advancement of women and the economy.
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Greek life hosts annual Lipsync
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Phi Sig won this semster’s Lipsync competition. BY Greeshma Rajeev vanguard staff writer
All of campus got excited this past Monday night for the Greek event, Lipsync. It was organized by the Greek Activities Council and held in the Executive Dining Room in La Cava on Monday, March 3rd at 9 p.m. Lipsync is a friendly, performance-based competition between every new pledge class on campus. It provides an opportunity to bond with the pledge class, within the fraternity or sorority and also, within the entire Greek community. It is a social activity with a purpose of welcoming the new member class into Greek life. The room was set up with the audience facing the stage, with the judges’ table in front. Our judges for the night were Madhumita Narayan, Bobby Smith, Ma-Kirah Wilkerson and Lai Monte. They had the
tough job of deciding the winners and the quality of the acts was extremely high this time, which meant that judging was no piece of cake. The brothers of Sigma Pi were the DJs for the night and did a really great job with the music. The energy level in the room was a constant high. The event was hosted by Emily Walton (Alpha Phi) and Emily Jang (Gamma Phi Beta), the President and the Public Relations coordinator, respectively, of the Greek Activities Council. Jesse Kinel, a Phi Sigma Sigma sister, said, “Lipsync is absolutely awesome and every single person did so well this year! I’m so proud to be part of an organization that comes together and supports each other!” Sure enough, walking in to the EDR Monday night was a completely different experience. The crowd was cheer-
ing on the top of their lungs and the bright colors from the flags representing the different Greek life organizations beamed from the balcony. Overall, the atmosphere was fun, energetic and spirited. Anya Klionsky, the Vice President of the Greek Activities Council said, “I think that everyone performed really well and that it was a great night for the entire Greek life family to get together.” The upbeat music and fun moves were evidence of the time and effort that went into the rehearsals for the night. The performers received tremendous support from the audience and it was wonderful to see the encouraging spirit of the crowd. Scott Janovitz, a member of the Sigma Chi pledge class this semester, said, “I love that it gave me the opportunity to wear jorts. Not a lot of people can pull them off, but I think I can.” Even friendly competitions have winners and so, here they are – we have the Sigma Pi brothers and Phi Sigma Sigma sisters in the first place, Sigma Chi brothers and Alpha Phi sisters in the second place and last but not the least, the Delta Kappa Epsilon brothers and the Gamma Phi Beta sisters in the third place. The night of festivities ended in a celebration of the winning fraternities and sororities. A big shoutout to the Greek Activities Council for doing such a wonderful job organizing this exciting event!
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The 8 girls you meet on Tinder
Falcons share their thoughts.
What do you miss about your childhood? tyler mcaloon ‘15 MaJOR: economicsfinance
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I miss watching Cartoon Network.
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lukas reizner ‘14 MaJOR: international business
I miss being carefree and not having to worry about anything serious.
alanah jones ‘15 MaJOR: economicsfinance MINOR: marketing
Having my parents pay for everything.
kelly plageman ‘16 MaJOR: idcc
Going on family trips.
My personal Tinder philosophy is that of quantity over quality. The result? Matches spanning a spectrum of women so diverse every college wishes it could be representative of their student body. Below are eight categories that encapsulate an overwhelming majority of the girls I meet on Tinder; individual results will vary. As I am writing this article, I was paired with “Hanna,” an Insane Clown Posse “juggalette” with only one photo. Breaking news: I am reconsidering my philosophy. Anyways, shall we begin? 1: The normal girl. Thankfully, this is the predominant type. She has a nice headshot, a full-body picture with shallow depth-of-field commissioned for her senior portrait, an image or two of her doing her favorite hobby and a group shot to show she has friends. Often accompanied by a flowery, porcelain-text-on-an-outof-focus-background Tumblrworthy quote in her bio. Think, “The cure to anything is saltwater: sweat, tears, or the sea.” 2: The girl from your hometown who goes to school in Boston. Maybe you knew of her and attended the same parties she did. Maybe you and her belonged to different cliques so you never got to
know her and you’ve always regretted that. Maybe you had one class with her first semester of sophomore year and sat next to her but never spoke. In any case, you know your 87 mutual friends can be a conversation starter, but then again, she has 87 opportunities to use what you say against you. 3: Ms. Cakeface Selfie. The girl with an album on Facebook with the privacy setting dialed to “Only Me.” In it is an assortment of selfies: duck faces, flash-enabled blinding mirror pics with her butt jutting out at unnatural angles strategically taken as to obscure any flaws and high angle shots with her pushup bra-enhanced cleavage dominating half the frame. Next! 4: The Bentley girl. The 33 mutual friends gives it away. You and her chuckle at the novelty of being matched with someone at your own school, but there is an unspoken agreement between the two of you to never ask “Wanna grab LaCava?” or talk to each other outside of the Tinder chat box. The next day, you recognize her walking in your direction you as you go from Adamian to Jennison. She sees you too. You both avert your eyes and carry on without acknowledging each other. Game over. 5: The coolest girl ever. My “coolest girl ever” wears
Ray-Ban Clubmasters, has a photo of her taking pictures with a SLR, a shot of her and her cool friends doing cool activities with cool things in cool settings, a witty and enthralling bio and niche mutual “likes” that aren’t pages with 10 million fans. Your “coolest girl ever” might be an Insane Clown Posse “juggalette” with only one picture. In that case, sorry about earlier. 6: Headshots-only girl. Is it by coincidence that all her pictures are cropped from the shoulders up? Does she not have a torso? You’re not fooling anyone… 7: The girl with only group photos. Either she is so insecure that she needs complete strangers to know that she has lots of “friends” or she is mysterious and wants potential matches to REALLY want to know her. These are telltale signs of a crazy, possessive individual. Meet up with her and she’ll not-so-discreetly inquire about your entire dating history, look up your exes on Facebook and then ask her “friends” if they think she is prettier than your junior prom date. Prepare to change your phone number. 8: The ex. Well this is awkward. (Bonus) 9: Guys. As I swipe right to every profile at a breakneck speed, my phone is unable to load images fast enough to keep pace. As a result, I am only presented with the name of the person whose profile I’m swiping. Once I realize what has happened, it is too late to go back. I can only pray that a few days later, no “Jasons” or “Franks” appear in my inbox. When “Diego” messaged me on Tinder a few months back, I went all “white girl” (with PSL in hand) and was like “Is this real life? I can’t even…” So there you go. Sorry I’m only catering to 60 percent of the Bentley population. Perhaps somebody would like to write a response piece about the guys you meet on Tinder? I’d swipe right to that.
darshan patel ‘16 MaJOR: finance MINOR: cis
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BY Jayaganesh janardhanan the vanguard stAFF
Romance? Tinder says #itstartshere.
ENTERTAINMENT
LoopPay eliminates need for wallet BY usama salim
director of advertising
march 20, 2014
CAMPUS VOICES
Falcons share their thoughts.
What did you do over Spring Break?
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2014 has seen a Kickstarter project come to life. Headed by tech industry veterans Will Wang Graylin and George Wallner, Loop takes a whole new approach to making payments. Credit and debit cards have made cash obsolete; Loop aims to do the same to credit and debit. The idea behind Loop is very simple – you download the LoopWallet onto your iPhone (Android version coming in April), load your credit, debit, membership and loyalty cards onto it and then you’re all set to shop! You walk up to the cashier and instead of paying with your wallet, you place your mobile device against the credit card swipe, press a single button and voila – you have just completed a payment! Loop shares many similarities with Google’s Wallet product. However, there is one key difference: Google Wallet requires retailers to have a special type of point of sale (POS), or the place where the actual monetary transfer between customer and cashier takes place. This stipulation has become a roadblock to widespread adoption, making Wallet a flop so far. On the other hand, Loop requires zero changes to already-installed infrastructure. In fact, Loop promises that its technology will work in 90 percent of all retail stores. Most of the remaining 10 percent of stores are not compatible with Loop because their POS is antiquated and does not have the capability to run Loop. As stores keep upgrading, the 10 percent figure will continue to shrink. Loop has also gone beyond just payments; it is transforming the whole wallet by placing it in a virtual world. In addition to your cards, you can easily load your ID onto your LoopWallet, digitalizing and eliminating the need for your physical wallet. However, it is highly unlikely that the police or other institutions will be appreciative of your
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nghiem phuong hong ngoc ‘17 MaJOR: corporate finance and accounting
I went to ski with my friends and went to a waterpark. I went to DC and I also went to see the beach.
Will Graylin introduced the Loop. virtual ID. On top of that, under the Lockbox section, Loop allows you to store passwords and important PINs in case you ever need them. It comes with a case protector and a fob, allowing you to add it to your existing key chain. A big question is what good does removing a wallet do if you have to replace it with a fob? Worry not; Loop will launch a $99 iPhone 5/5s ChargeCase in April that has all the features of the LoopWallet with the added benefits of portability and enough juice to provide a 60 percent charge to your phone. Another frequently asked question is what if the Loop Fob gets lost? Security settings provided on the fob allow you to choose how long you want to enable the fob for: “never,” “10 minutes,” “8 hours,” or “always.” In the “never” case, you would need the fob connected to your phone in order to pay. “10 minutes” means the fob will only work if it’s been disconnected from your phone for less than 10 minutes and so on. The next big concern people have is how does the fob know which card to pay with? And what if you want to pay with another card? You can always select the default card you want to pay with and if you ever need to change it, all you have to do is log into the application, choose the card you want to pay with,
connect the fob and you’re good to go. The Loop Fob is magnificently secure too. It uses patented Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) technology, which allows the fob to operate at a distance of 3 inches and remains active for only 0.2 seconds, making it nearly impossible to hack the fob and gain access to sensitive information. Unlike other technologies out there, a Loop device only transmits data when activated by the user pressing the button, again making it much harder for it to be hacked. The biggest concern is what if banks start replacing the magnetic strip cards with the more secure PIN-based cards? Loop’s founders believe that although that technology has taken over Europe, it will take a long time to implement in the U.S., where magnetic strip card readers dominate the retail industry. Loop has opened the world to a new and innovative way to pay and I can say from personal use, I love it. All I have to carry around is my key chain and phone and I’m good to go. I no longer have to worry about where I put my wallet, or if all my credit/debit cards are with me. All I have to do is make sure I have this 2 x 2 inch fob with me. And the best part? There are no recurring fees; you don’t pay Loop anything once you buy the $39 device.
Assel alzhanova ‘17 MaJOR: finance
I went to Aspen to Ski. I skied every day, it was cool.
megan lieu ‘17 MaJOR: accounting
I worked, slept, ate and dyed my hair.
marc abrogar ‘17 MaJOR: undecided
I played basketball with my friends, I slept, and I went out to eat a lot. Like, a lot...
akbar noorani ‘17 MaJOR: undecided
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I hung out with my friends back in Dallas, Texas. We went to lake one day...Lake Travis in Austin.
Swipes are so last month, payment only requires pressing one button now.
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It’s difficult to pick just one meaningful aspect of my trip! But if I must choose, it would certainly be my three-day adventure to Fraser Island! Fraser Island is a five-hour drive from Bond University and my two friends and I were packed into a tiny car for the entire duration. After travelling on a barge to the island, we rode a four-wheel-drive car that made driving on the beach and in the woods possible, although it was bumpy to say the least. We camped that night and we found that our accommodations were, shall we say, quaint. The tent itself was tiny and smelled as if it hadn’t been cleaned in years. Our first impression of this trip was that we should have done more re-
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Chinese, there are still a lot of language gaps which force me to use my Chinese. I can also tell that she is more comfortable speaking Chinese, so I try to speak as much Chinese as I can. It is often slow-going, but we somehow get the point across. Thank goodness for translation apps! Just this past weekend, she took me to her hometown, Ningbo. During that time, I ate some new (and often unusual) foods, saw some beautiful sights, and got a taste for how a local Chinese lives. Experiences like this one enrich my time abroad and make for great memories.
search to pick another one. But giving it the good old college try, we went along with each of the adventures and the trip turned out to be amazing! We were able to see a shipwreck, climb sand dunes, meet some dingoes, swim in a natural lake and creek and walk through a rainforest. The tents aside, it ended up being one of the best trips I have taken so far in Australia, which is no small accomplishment. I learned that you don’t need five star accommodations and a fully fleshed itinerary to have an amazing time! Sometimes just going with the flow and roughing it can create some of the best memories. Especially in Australia, where nature is the focal point, meaningful moments are created when you turn every second into an experience.
Scotland helps Rebecca be more relaxed and carefree. rebecca hyatt
glasgow, scotland
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While I have only been in China for two months, and only one of those months on my own, there have been many meaningful learning experiences. Most of them have to do with ordering my own food, taking the subway, and learning to balance my Englishspeaking business classes with my Chinese language classes. All have been a challenge for me, but I think I am finally getting used to living in Shanghai. The best part of my experience thus far is living with a Chinese roommate. From her,
I have been able to learn a lot about the Chinese culture from a young person’s perspective. She is young, only 19, so it feels like I am sharing a room with my younger sister, but I am still able to see that she has been heavily influenced by western teenage culture, but is also still influenced by the Chinese culture. For example, she is definitely attached to her phone and other gadgets like I am, but definitely does not often experience Shanghai nightlife like I often do. I have also gotten a lot of language practice while living with her. While her English is definitely better than my
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Claire’s Chinese roomate is teaching her about the Chinese culture.
One of the things that I have noticed during my time in Scotland is that the people here are very relaxed. They are in no rush to do anything and they hardly ever stress. It has been very refreshing. Instead of living in a very competitive environment and being surrounded by people who are constantly in a rush to get somewhere, it is has been rather nice to take a step back and ‘smells the roses’ for a while. The Scots take it easy. Whatever it is that they need to get done, they know they will, in due time. There is no need to rush through it. It will happen. Rather than wasting time and
energy stressing about things they have no control over, they just go about their businesses with a carefree attitude and somehow everything works out. It’s all about adjusting. If they do not get what they want or something does not go their way, they just know that they will make the best of what they do have and they will figure it out as time goes on. It certainly has made me more relaxed. I am not stressing as much, which may also be due to the lighter workload that I have, but it’s also the environment that I’m in. At the end of the semester, I sure hope that I can bring my carefree Scottish attitude back with me to the US.
SUSTAINABILITY
Greenbean Helps Students Earn Green by Going Green At the start of the fall semester, Bentley University was excited to welcome its very first reverse vending machine to campus. The Greenbean Recycling Machine, located in Collins Hall, gives students a place to recycle cans and bottles in return for cash and prizes. While not introduced at Bentley until the fall of 2013, the maker of the Greenbean Recycling Machine, GbRecycle, has been around since August 2011 when it launched its first machine at MIT. The creators of the machine describe GbRecycle as, “a software technology company that aims to increase recycling by incorporating real time analytics, social media and gaming into its groundbreaking reverse vending machine and web app process.” Users of the machine can create an account online or at the machine, which tracks all future
activity at the machine. Upon creating this free account, students are then able to deposit all of their bottles and cans into the Greenbean machine. Students will then electronically receive money for all bottles and cans that are MA-five-cent-refund eligible; however, the machine will count all bottle and can deposits, which will go towards unique monthly challenges. The refund for recycling MAeligible containers is transferred either to the user’s PayPal account or to a charity of their choosing. Currently, Bentley and GbRecycle are working together on offering a third option that would transfer funds to the student’s Falcon Funds account. While not all containers will necessarily earn students money, there are challenges held every month that take into account the number of containers
the user has recycled. These contests allow students to win prizes for being among the top recyclers at Bentley or against users across the country who use Greenbean. Some of the past challenges have included the “Double Your Deposit Challenge,” the “Green Gift Grab Challenge”, the “Date Night Challenge” and currently the “St. Patrick’s Day Challenge.” Prizes available to winners include retail gift cards, Zip Car credits, tablets and many others options. In addition to the rewards students can earn for their use of the Greenbean Machine, there are metrics tracking the positive environmental impact from the machine. With these real-time analytics, students can see how many kilo-watt-hours of energy they have saved, the number of containers the school has recycled in its lifetime and the pounds
of material they have diverted from landfills. In its short time on campus, Bentley has been ranked number one among the eight Massachusetts colleges with Greenbean machines in the number of containers recycled. So far, Bentley’s statistics for the Greenbean machine are: - 3083 lbs. of material diverted from landfills - 6595.41 kWh generated - 37,693 containers recycled The Greenbean Recycling Machine has already found a great deal of success among Massachusetts colleges that have already purchased the machine. Sustainability officers in colleges nationwide have heard of the machine and find the technology interesting and different, showing its great potential for growth. Thanks to its success, the Greenbean recycle team is hoping to be able to expand
VICTORIA HANCOCK A sophomore majoring in Marketing. into other commercial areas. In the near future, the goal is to set up stations in stadiums, airports, condominiums and other locations that have a large number of recyclable materials. Bentley hopes to remain on top of the rankings for the Greenbean machine. Rather than recycling all those cans and bottles in your room, at campus recycling centers, or worse, throwing them away, bring them over to Collins. Recycle them in the Greenbean machine and earn cash and rewards. You can find Greenbean online at www.gbrecycle.com or follow them on Twitter at @gbrecycle.
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CONTEMPLATING MACRO
Backward Guidance If one were to look at economics as a pure science, monetary policy is essentially quantum mechanics. However, it would be a type of quantum mechanics that is not only difficult to understand, but also continuously changing. Of course, this is generally a consequence of economics itself, which like most social sciences has a limited experimental capacity. Monetary policy is not only difficult but lacks consensus even in comparison to the rest of macroeconomics and especially to microeconomics. It is very confusing when this lack of consensus occurs within central banks. The most obvious occurrence is when the Federal Reserve pays interest on excess reserves, yet when it tries to promote higher asset prices—hardly do the two correlate. Now the interest they pay on excess reserves is about 0.25%. This is not very high; therefore, the assumption is that the banks avoid investments with an expected return lower than 0.25%. However,
such an assumption ignores the deflationary tendencies of interest on excess reserves (IOER). The Federal Reserve, since 2009, has pursued an unconventional policy of quantitative easing with the aim to boost asset prices and get the economy back on its growth path. However, the Federal Reserve paying IOER runs counter to their message of growth and especially increased investing. The interest rate might be low, but the effect is unnecessarily deflationary. Currently there is $2.5 trillion in excess reserves, which sky rocketed following the 2008 crash. What is even more interesting is such a policy never existed before the recession. It is a tool to remove inflationary pressures after the crash and still exists today. Its use as an inflation deterrent is arguably useless. The Federal Reserve currently targets a 2% inflation rate and the current inflation rate is around 1%. Therefore, the use of IOER as inflation deterrent is not necessary when
the monetary state is tight. Some argue that this use is deterring speculative bubbles. This claim generally has no empirical evidence, as some still argue that asset prices are in a bubble today. However, this was dismissed in January when a slight correction occurred. Really, it seems that some are willing to argue that speculative bubbles exist all the time. The use of IOER does not deter speculation; rather it rewards banks holding idle reserves above ratios. Some countries like Denmark and Sweden have done the opposite of the United States. They do not pay IOER; rather, they instituted negative interest on excess reserves. The goal of this is to push banks to not sit on idle reserves and rather loan out their reserves. There was some growth in both of these countries in 2010 following the introductions in late 2009. Still, negative IOER is not the entire picture. The real issue, as I mentioned, is communication. However, in the short term
negative IOER could be helpful. Again, the Fed is trying to spur growth and reach their inflation target yet this policy communicates restraint. This causes the Fed’s forward guidance to be less effective. This alone can keep the United States in a tight monetary state. Alan Blinder is a former vicechairman of the Federal Reserve Board and he endorsed negative interest on excess reserves. Only a few months ago, he wrote in the Wall Street Journal about how to increase high-powered money, recommending that more than just lowering IOER should be used, he would like the banks to be charged as well. He had an excellent point, noting that even if banks ignore such charges and put deposits in money market funds, there wouldn’t be dramatic macroeconomic effects. After all, if the move them away from Fed accounts the federal funds rate won’t fall far, T-Bills are also low but essentially they will only get slightly close to zero. Overall, one can see
AL-MAHDI EBSIM A freshman majoring in EconomicsFinance.
that at the moment negative interest on excess reserves may provide some stimulus to the economy, and if not, the costs are arguably low and in some cases can be an asset to taxpayers as the Fed would be reserving money instead of paying it out for idle cash. While arguably, this is the least effective of the many monetary tools. Its use in the current matter sets an inconsistent message. In the world of forward guidance and unconventional policy, clearly laying out objectives is necessary. Paying IOER is not consistent and while it is not the main reason why the economy is still lagging it wouldn’t hurt to make the idle cash enter the real economy, even if it means some is pushed into money market instruments.
A NICKEL FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
Tesla: A Glimpse Into the Future Tesla is the most innovative automotive company since Ford, and currently makes the greatest car in the world. Before I prove that claim to you, I will give you a brief history of electric & hybrid cars. Prior to 2008, electric cars were a joke in the scientific and business community. Electric cars were consistently berated. The only commercially available electric was the Toyota Prius and even the Prius is hybrid rather than a full electric. Nonetheless, the Prius was mocked as a mom-car, and in the eyes of many conservatives and car aficionados, it became the poster child of Liberalism. Critics would mention how slow the Prius accelerates, and the underwhelming silence of the engine, and the bulky design of the car. Despite commercial success, the Prius was a cultural failure, and it became a symbol of emasculation amongst younger males. Sure, you’ll see a few of them parked at Wellesley or Emerson, but if you ask the average Bentley student, they’d laugh at the idea of being seen driving a Prius. In 2008, after several years of struggling with losses, a result of heavy investments into research and development, Tesla redefined the electric car. It produced the Tesla Roadster, an all-electric sports car with the chassis of a Lotus Elise and a 0 to 60 of 3.7 seconds. The Roadster has a range of 244 miles on a full charge. That range is nothing extraordinary for a gasoline car,
but for an electric car, it was a monumental milestone. The vast majority of people do not drive 244 miles in a single day on a regular basis. Most people drive well less than 100 miles a day, well within the range of the Roadster, which can be charged in the comfort of your garage. Doing so would save about $4,000 a year for the average driver, though a roadster would set you back a little over a $100,000. The Roadster was neat, but it was Model S which changed, and is changing, the automotive industry forever. The Model S luxury sedan was first sold in August, 2013, for about $70,000 for the base model. What does that $70,000 get you? First of all, it is a beautiful car. Don’t believe me? Google it. Plus, the car that can accelerate from 0 to 60 in 4.2 seconds, which is comparable to certain Porsche model. The car is known for exceptional handling. Even more impressive is that the Model S will also save you about $4,000 a year on gas compared to most normal cars. Compared to most sports cars, which typically get lower gas mileage, the savings is even greater. Oh yeah, and the Model S is the safest car that has ever been tested. The NHTSA(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) awarded the Tesla a 5-star safety rating, not only overall, but in each and every single sub-category. Approximately 1% of cars receive 5-star ratings across all categories. Also,
the NHTSA does not publish ratings above 5-stars, but the Model S actually exceeded the criteria for each category and the composite score it earned based off of benchmarks would actually be a 5.4. A 5.4 out of 5 stars. One of the reasons for the car’s superb safety reasons is that it doesn’t have an engine. It has a battery, but that is actually above the tires. The extra space allows for a design which is much safer for passengers. Also, the car has a double bumper in the back for extra safety. Why does it need two? Because the luxury sedan comes with the option to have 7 seats. Two in the front, three in the back, and the trunk converts into two seats perfect for children. The cars design ensures that the back is as safe as every other seat in the car. Aside from the beauty and handling, the extreme convenience with 7 seats, and literally unparalleled safety, there’s the feel good factor. Tesla is an American manufacturing company. Whilst most companies are shifting manufacturing to China or other Asian countries, resulting in lower costs and lower quality, Tesla manufactures the entire body and almost all parts in California. Admittedly, the battery is made overseas. Guess what though. Tesla is building the world’s largest lithium-iron battery in the world, and it is going to be in the US. It will be built in Nevada, Arizona, Texas or New Mexico and is expected to
employee 6,500 workers. This factory alone will produce more lithium-ion batteries than the entire world produced in 2014. Plus, as the Model S driver, you will have zero emissions. The Tesla doesn’t even have a tailpipe. Aside from being great for the environment, and saving you money, it can’t kill you with CO (carbon monoxide). You might laugh and think that worrying about that is unrealistic, but just the other day I talked to a friend who had attended a funeral for precisely that reason. A woman and her boyfriend were driving and a mechanical error in the car caused the CO to back up inside of the car, leading to their deaths. Sure that is anecdotal evidence, but it does happen. No emissions are just one of the perks of not having an engine. Because it has no engine it has much fewer parts, and maintenance is much lower. The Model S never needs an oil change. Ever. It doesn’t have a spark plug, or a timing belt, or gears or clutches. No muffle or filter or valves to be found. You don’t have to do smog checks, or replace the catalyst converter, since it doesn’t have one The only parts that need to be replaced are the tires, the wiper blades, and the breaking pads, which last several times longer than normal because of regenerative breaking, which takes the energy that normally goes to the breaks and stores it in the battery. . I saved two of the best things for last. One of them is the super charger network. Tesla is
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A freshman with an undecided major.
building a network of charging stations across the entire country, which can charge your car in about 30 minutes, compared to a few hours for the home charger. Oh, and charging there is completely free, for life. They went from having only a few stations last year, to having over 50 today. At the end of 2015 there will be over 150, and it will be possible to drive across the entire country whilst paying literally nothing for electricity or gas. Talk about a hell of a road trip. But the best part about the Model S is that it is actually an appreciating asset(currently). The Model S base model costs $70,000 from Tesla, but used cars of that model are selling for $90,000 currently. That’s because the demand for them is so high. Don’t worry, Tesla is increasing its production of the Model S exponentially. Some analysts predict they will be selling 500,000 cars yearly by 2020, up from about 25,000 in 2013. Oh and if you’re curious, I don’t own any Tesla shares. However, if I was lucky enough to buy Tesla stock in in early 2013, where they were worth about 35 dollars a share, I would be a happy camper. The shares are currently selling for 240 dollars, an almost 800 % increase in less than a year.
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march 20, 2014
BY emily ellis
Vanguard Staff Writer
Courtesy of Sports Information Office
The Bentley men’s and women’s tennis teams flew to Florida for Spring Break. However, our Falcons were not hitting the beaches; they were winning games on the tennis courts in Orlando. The teams are both relatively inexperienced due to the
majority of the team being so young, but this Spring Break was the perfect opportunity to prove themselves and that is exactly what they did. The men faced five different teams throughout the week and walked away with two big wins, including one shut out. The Falcons faced Marian on Sunday, March 9, and came away with their first win of
The men’s team walked away with 2 big wins.
the week. On Monday, March 10, they fell short to Webber International and again to Florida Tech on Thursday. However, on Friday, they crushed UMass.-Boston 9-0. The Falcons played one more match against Eckerd on Saturday before returning to Bentley and fell short 7-2. The women also came out with two solid wins, including another shut out for the Falcons. The women first faced Aquinas on Saturday and hung tough but eventually lost 6-3. Again on Monday, only three points separated Bentley from Southern Ind. Bentley faced Florida Tech on Thursday without pulling off a W but crushed Mass.Boston 9-0 on Friday. They played one more match on Saturday against Eckerd without being able to continue the winning streak. Junior captain Melanie Scott attributes the wins so far to, “the new freshman as well as the returners who have all worked hard to play at such a competitive level.” She went
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Falcons combined for two shutout victories over break
Junior captain Melanie Scott hopes the team stays competitive. on to explain that they hope to carry this momentum in to the regular season and hope to stay competitive in their division. Scott said, “To obtain our goals we will have to play well straight down the line up and fight for each and every point.” The Falcons were grateful for the opportunity to get some
matches under their belt before the true start of the spring season. They played against teams that have been playing outdoors for a couple of weeks now, while this was Bentley’s spring debut. They still managed some great wins and hope to use their losses as a learning experience going forward.
BY ellie dibenedetto Vanguard Staff Writer
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The Bentley women’s softball team recently returned from the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida where they competed in a ten-game season opening trip. This year’s senior captains, outfielder Jackie Gauthier, infielder Kelly Sanborn and first baseman Samantha Tierney have all been starters for the team since their freshmen years. Through experience and practice, the three girls are prepared to take on the leadership roles. According to the results from their Florida trip, Saginaw Valley was Bentley’s toughest competition. Unfortunately, they lost against this team in the first game of the trip, with a score of 7-0. The other three losses were against Mercy, Tiffin and West Va. Wesleyan. Fortunately, Bentley came back with a win against
Nyack and finished the trip on a five-game winning streak. In the game against Nyack, freshman Kelsey Smith pitched the first four innings, which led to her first career win at Bentley. Outfielders, junior Shannon Connor and freshman Chelsea Vena were key players in this game, contributing four hits, three runs and three RBIs together. Grad student second baseman Laura McDonough earned four runs in the game against West Liberty, which helped Bentley pull ahead, resulting in a score of of 6-2. Halley McDevitt pitched an incredible game as well, allowing just one run in five innings. Bentley had a tremendous win against Bridgeport with a resulting score of 8-0 and another win against Alderson-Broaddus with a resulting score of 3-0. Pitchers, grad student Carly Taitz and sophomore Kelly Ferris pitched back to back shutouts to continue
The Falcons competed in a ten-game season opening trip.
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Falcons heat up in Florida with a five game win streak
The team had wins against Northwood and New York Tech. Bentley’s winning streak in those games. The team completed their trip with wins against Northwood and New York Tech. Smith pitched six strikeouts and walked one player against Northwood. When talking about some of the game’s biggest plays, Gauthier highlighted sophomore catcher Jill Raia’s excellent effort as catcher. Gauthier said, “[Raia] had multiple putouts and pickoffs that were game changing,” she said. This was huge as it helped the team regain momentum. In what was her first week as a Falcon athlete, Vena was named NE-10 Rookie of the Week for her batting average and contribution to the team’s success throughout the trip. This will be Coach DeGregorio’s ninth season as Bentley’s softball head coach. The captains hold high standards and expectations for the season that will help create a strong team and end their senior year with a success.
“We left Florida on a positive note and we plan to bring that fire and momentum to every game we play in,” said Gauthier. The training
in Florida has helped them practice and prepare for their first conference game, which will be played on March 19 against Stonehill.
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TEAM SPORTS STANDINGS
BY Matt gustus
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NE-10 STANDINGS
School NE-10 Overall American Int’l 8 1 0 9 3 0 Stonehill 8 1 0 8 3 0 New Haven 7 2 0 8 3 0 Assumption 6 3 0 6 5 0 Merrimack 5 4 0 7 4 0 Bentley 4 5 0 6 5 0 LIU Post 3 6 0 5 6 0 Southern Conn. 3 6 0 3 8 0 Saint Anselm 1 8 0 1 10 0 Pace 0 9 0 0 11 0
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In a three-game series which included three overtime periods, 21 total goals and had all three games be decided by only one goal, the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinal matchup last weekend between the Falcons and conference foe Canisius was packed with excitement. Unfortunately, the men’s hockey team was on the losing end of two of the three games and saw their impressive season came to an end. After winning the first game of the series 4-3 in overtime, the Falcons were unable to close out the series, losing 5-4 in double overtime and then 3-2 in the decisive game three. Coming off a first round bye, the Falcons came out strong in game one, scoring two goals in the first eight minutes of the contest. However, as was the case during the entire series, Canisius would fight back, scoring a goal of their own five minutes later to cut the Falcon lead to one. After a scoreless second, the teams came out in full attack mode for the third period. Canisius quickly tacked on two goals within the first five minutes to take a 3-2 lead. 15 minutes away from an opening game victory, Canisius was content to take a defensive strategy in hopes of holding on for the win, even though they had dominated the Falcons in shots for most of the second and beginning of the third period. For a while, that decision appeared to be paying off. The Falcons were able to turn the shot advantage around, but were still down one with one minute left. With senior goalie Branden Komm off the ice in favor of an extra attacker, senior forward Brett Gensler was able to get a shot past the Canisius goalie to tie the game at 3-3. As the teams took the ice for the overtime period, the Falcons clearly had all the momentum.
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Despite Brett Gensler’s hattrick, Falcons lost to Canisius.
Halfway through the first period, Bentley took its first lead with a cleanup goal by Gensler. The Bentley lead would be short lived, however, as Canisius came right back and scored 50 seconds later. The two teams traded goals again, with both coming on power plays, as the game was tied headed into the final period. About nine minutes into the third, Canisius was able to beat the last Falcon defender with some strategic passing and Canisius junior forward Mitch McCrank was left on a one-onone with Komm. As the siren sounded, McCrank had found himself with a hat trick and had given his team a 3-2 lead. With only 10 minutes left, the Falcons were unable to complete another miracle comeback and saw their season come to an end. While the team was unable to advance to the next round, one Falcon was recognized for his success in the series. Gensler was named the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week by scoring three goals and recording five assists. In total, Gensler was a part of eight of his team’s ten goals. He will surely be missed next season, as he finished his career with the program’s record for most points in a season (53) and also accumulating the most career points (167) in Atlantic Hockey History. While the season ended in heartbreaking fashion, the team has a lot to be proud of. With their conference record of 16-7-4 (19-14-4 overall), they earned the second seed in the conference tournament which is always an outstanding accomplishment. Along the way, they were also able to beat perennial powerhouse Boston University on their home ice as well as taking two out of three against UCONN, which is no small feat. With the series win, Canisius will continue its run to defend Alex Grieve scored his 25th goal of the season in the AHA quarterfinals. its conference championship next weekend in Rochester. Courtesy of Sports Information Office
After junior forward Alex Grieve won the opening faceoff, junior Brett Switzer was able to put away a rebound and send the Falcon faithful into hysteria. The next night, with the Falcons looking to close out the series, the team rode their momentum once again to start the game. The Falcons were able to score two goals in both the first and second periods and held a 4-1 lead at the end of the second period. However, Canisius was not about to let their season end so quickly. After what must have been a motivational second intermission speech, the Golden Griffiths scored three goals in the third period, including one with only four minutes left on the clock, to send the game to overtime. In overtime, neither team was ready to surrender the game. It wasn’t until the second overtime period when the game winner occurred. With both teams fighting for their lives, Canisius forward Kyle Gibbons was able to sneak a shot just under the crossbar to keep his team alive for one more day. In the third and final game of the series, the back and forth pace was evident once again.
School NE-10 Overall LIU Post 10 0 0 21 1 0 Merrimack 9 1 0 14 6 0 Stonehill 8 2 0 18 4 0 Bentley 5 5 0 11 8 0 Adelphi 5 5 0 11 9 0 Saint Anselm 4 6 0 6 11 0 Southern Conn. 4 6 0 5 14 0 American Int’l 3 7 0 8 10 0 Assumption 3 7 0 7 11 0 St. Michael’s 3 7 0 6 12 0 Franklin Pierce 1 9 0 3 15 0
MEN’S BASKETBALL NE-10 STANDINGS - NORTHEAST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Franklin Pierce 11 3 0 16 3 0 Saint Anselm 11 4 0 13 6 0 St. Michels 9 5 0 14 5 0 Bentley 8 7 0 14 7 0 Southern N.H. 8 7 0 11 8 0 Merrimack 6 9 0 8 12 0 Assumption 3 11 0 6 13 0 Stonehill 3 11 0 5 14 0
NE-10 STANDINGS - SOUTHWEST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Southern Conn. 13 2 0 19 2 0 New Haven 10 5 0 15 6 0 Le Moyne 9 5 0 12 8 0 St. Rose 7 7 0 10 10 0 American Int’l 6 8 0 9 12 0 Adelphi 2 12 0 4 16 0 Pace 2 12 0 4 16 0
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NE-10 STANDINGS - NORTHEAST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Bentley 15 0 0 20 0 0 Stonehill 10 4 0 13 5 0 Assumption 8 6 0 12 7 0 Franklin Pierce 8 6 0 11 8 0 Merrimack 6 8 0 10 9 0 Saint Anselm 6 9 0 10 10 0 Southern N.H. 5 9 0 7 12 0 St. Michael’s 2 12 0 3 15 0
NE-10 STANDINGS - SOUTHWEST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall New Haven 9 5 0 15 5 0 Adelphi 9 6 0 14 7 0 Le Moyne 8 7 0 12 9 0 Southern Conn. 7 7 0 13 7 0 St. Rose 7 7 0 11 9 0 American Int’l 4 10 0 9 11 0 Pace 3 11 0 4 16 0
VOLLEYBALL NE-10 STANDINGS
School NE-10 Overall New Haven 14 0 0 28 5 0 St. Rose 11 3 0 19 5 0 Bentley 11 3 0 17 10 0 Adelphi 10 4 0 19 13 0 Franklin Pierce 9 5 0 14 9 0 Stonehill 9 5 0 18 14 0 Merrimack 9 5 0 17 15 0 American Int’l 8 6 0 14 16 0 Southern N.H. 7 7 0 12 12 0 Southern Conn. 5 9 0 17 13 0 St. Michael’s 4 10 0 12 12 0 Le Moyne 3 11 0 9 17 0 Assumption 3 11 0 6 17 0 Saint Anselm 2 12 0 7 20 0 Pace 0 14 0 4 26 0
HOCKEY NE-10 STANDINGS School NE-10 Mercyhurst 13 2 4 Bentley 11 4 4 Connecticut 11 5 3 Airforce 10 6 3 Robert Morris 10 6 3 Canisius 9 8 2 Niagara 8 8 3 Rochester Inst. 7 10 2 Holy Cross 6 10 3 American Int’l 6 12 1 Sacred Heart 6 13 0 Army 3 16 0
Overall 15 10 5 13 9 4 13 8 4 15 9 4 10 13 3 10 14 2 8 15 3 8 14 4 7 16 3 7 18 1 7 19 0 3 20 0
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SPORTS
Falcons headed to Elite Eight after dominating East Region BY Matt gustus Center crowd in five years, the undefeated women’s basketball team defeated LIU Post en route to the program’s third regional championship in four years. In their game against LIU Post, which served as a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA tournament, the Falcons shot out to 10-2 lead. Their game plan was simple; get the ball down low and overpower the undersized LIU Post forwards. On back to back plays to start the game, the Falcons got the ball down low to senior forward Jacqui Brugliera who easily got around her defender to lay it in. Halfway through the first half, the Falcons found themselves up 11 and were looking to blow the doors open. However, two quick fouls by senior forward Lauren Battista forced her to join senior point guard Christiana Bakolas, who also had two fouls, on the bench. In most cases, when two of a team’s starters are forced to sit on the bench with foul trouble, they struggle while reserves are asked to take on a bigger role. However, this was not the case for the Falcons who are deeper than the Atlantic Ocean. Freshman forward Jen Gemma stepped up big time for the Falcons, scoring eight points in 13 minutes in the first half. At the break, the Falcons held a 15-point edge, but LIU Post was not ready to admit defeat to the #1 team in the land. The Pioneers came out and scored six straight points while holding the Falcons scoreless for a full four minutes. To protect against the size of the Falcons, LIU had its point guard double down, which proved to be
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The undefeated East Regional champions head to the Elite Eight. an effective strategy for the middle part of the game. Eventually, the Falcons figured it out and were able to get the ball to the open player. Graduate student guard Chrystal Guarin was one of the main beneficiaries of that strategy as she scored six points during a 19-9 run that put the game away. As the clock ran under one minute and the game was locked up for the Falcons, the seniors were taken out by Coach Barbara Stevens. The thousands of Falcon fans that packed the stands rose to their feet to honor the players who have given us four years of flawless basketball. While the game was fun for all parties involved and was the perfect way to say goodbye to the Dana Center, the Falcons now have to regroup and get focused for their next task; the Elite Eight. Looking at the bracket, there is a healthy mix of top flight teams and Cinderella’s. The next opponent for the Falcons, the Drury University Panthers, has been in the top
FALCON FACT:
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In their most recent game, the men’s baseball team scored 17 runs against Bridgeport during their final game in Florida. Senior shortstop Will Brennan led the way with four RBIs and the season’s first home run. The home run was part of back-to-back six-run innings. Surprisingly, the game was tied at 5-5 heading into the seventh inning. However, the Falcon bats came alive as the team scored a combined 12 runs over the next two innings to end the trip on a high note with a 17-5 victory.
of the national rankings all year and currently sits at 6th. The Panthers will take a three-game win streak into the Elite Eight, as they took care of business in their regional tournament as the top seed. In their conference tournament, they were upset by the conferences eight seed by one point, but they have seemed to regroup, winning their regional championship game by an astounding 36 points. Coming into the season, Drury appeared to be in shambles. While the program brought in a standout coach in Steve Huber, whose track record included top assistant positions at top Division I schools Creighton, Louisville and San Diego State, there was some friction with players leaving the program left and right. As is common in the NCAA, when new coaches come in, several of the programs’ returning players choose to transfer or leave the team. However, Huber wasn’t going to let the transitions ruin his first season with the Panthers.
To start with, Huber used his connections at the Division I level to bring in 6’7” forward Amber Dvorak from the University of Minnesota. In two years at Minnesota, Dvorak had moved her way into the rotation before taking last season off to focus on her studies. At Drury, she is starting to show why she had garnered so much Division I attention. In every game except two early in the season, Dvorak has scored in double digits and in two of her last three games she has finished with a double-double. While she only averages 19 minutes a game, she is the team’s leader in points per game, field goal percentage and blocks. Much like the Falcons, the Panthers also have several players who contribute in different ways. Guard Bethanie Funderburk and forward Kylie Williamson, the team’s lone seniors, provide solid scoring and leadership, as they score 13.5 and 12.3 points per game respectively. The interesting storyline for
this game will be to see how Brugliera, Battista and the rest of the Falcon forwards match up with the size of Drury. The Panthers have two 6’1” and one 6’7” players on their roster, who are bigger than most teams the Falcons have faced this season. Whichever team is victorious will then move on to play the winner of a battle between two top 25 teams in #18 Cal-Poly Pomona and #25 Edinboro. Both teams won their first three tournament games by double digits. On the other side of the bracket, two one-seeds will match up with Cinderella 7-seeds. The second highest ranked team remaining, #5 West Texas A&M, has had an impressive tournament run. The team is 30-2 on the season and was a member in the nation’s top five the whole season. After winning their first two NCAA tournament games by double digits, they matched up with #4 Colorado Mesa, who until their conference tournament joined the Falcons in the ranks of the unbeaten. West Texas was able to hold on to a slim lead over Colorado Mesa in the final seconds to advance. In the last Elite Eight match up, #10 Nova Southeastern will take on Concordia University St. Paul in hopes of advancing. Nova Southeastern is another team that has been near the top of the national rankings all season and is a serious contender. The Falcons will next take the court at the Erie Insurance Arena on Tuesday, March 25th at 8:30 pm against Drury. If they are to advance they will play in the Final Four March 26th at 8:30 pm. The Championship will be played Friday March 28th at 7:00 pm.
FALCON OF THE WEEK WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM
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The Bentley women’s basketball team has been named the Falcons of the Week at Bentley University after sweeping through the NCAA Division II East Regional to earn a third trip in the last four years to the Elite Eight. The Falcons pulled away from LIU Post, 83-62, in the finals after advancing with wins over Bloomfield (80-65) and Stonehill (79-63). The regional victory boosted coach Barbara Stevens’ team to 32-0 overall, tying the school record for longest winning streak and bettering the 1991-92 team for the most wins without a loss to start the season. Courtney Finn was named the Most Outstanding Player and was joined on the All-Tournament team by senior forwards Lauren Battista and Jacqui Brugliera. Bentley will begin Elite Eight play Tuesday night with an 8:30 pm game against Drury University (Mo.).