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Bentley adjuncts remain hopeful for unionization Attempt at building momentum towards a new vote continues BY Michaela Stephenson News editor
Last semester, there was increased discussion on campus about creating a union for Bentley University adjunct professors. The discussion spurred from many open forum discussions and action committee meetings that spanned across the entire school year in hopes of finally establishing a legal obligation for the university to negotiate with Bentley adjunct professors on important employee benefits. Over the course of the past year, the country saw many successes in forming adjunct unions. A growing group of dedicated staff and students at Bentley look to build off this success and continue to push for a vote in favor of unionizing. Professor Jack Dempsey, helping to lead the charge, gave a brief background of the different voting results from
the past. Last fall, a little over a third of the Bentley adjunct professors signed a card in support of a vote in regards to getting an adjunct union at the university. “We had a very good ground game and outreach to adjuncts,” said Dempsey.
Professor Dempsey currently teaches writing and effective speaking courses, some key courses in the graduation requirements for many Bentley students. This semester, the group is building momentum towards a new vote and they
are confident that it will happen soon. Currently, there are 225 adjunct professors at Bentley, making up approximately 40% of the faculty. This percentage is responsible for teaching over half the courses at Bentley. These professors only receive
Adjuncts, higher education works because they do.
$5,000 per semester course and are limited to teaching only two courses per semester. “What is at issue is compensating adjunct faculty as the professionals that they are. Students usually do not know who is an adjunct professor and who is a full-time professor – we are all professors in their eyes,” said Professor Atlas in a past interview. This semester’s push for another vote comes after a recent unionization of adjuncts at nearby institution, Tufts University. According to Dempsey, Bentley’s committee has been affiliated with Tufts committee for unionizing, since the beginning. The hope is to follow suit shortly. According to the Boston Globe, adjunct professors at Tufts will get a 22% pay raise over the course of the next three years. This year they are under a new contract that improves job security. This may SEE Adjunct, PAGE 6
BY Usama Salim
Director of Advertising
Traditionally held during Halloween weekend and denoted as the Halloween party on campus, Groove Boston is coming back to Bentley, and this year, with a whole brand new concept. “Don’t Blackout. Whiteout.” cards were seen around campus, indicating the all new “Whiteout” theme. Posters with a very similar concept also released last Thursday, shedding light on what is one of the most anticipated events of the year. The Vanguard had an exclusive experience of having an inside look into how the event would be run, as well as get some details on some of the amazing things Groove Boston is to bring to campus this year. Notorious for their custom, one-of-a-kind shows, Groove Boston has shown immense dedication to the theme, and have some unique production technology that Bentley will experience this Saturday night. Part of the hand-picked dis-
tinctiveness that this Bentley show will have is something that only two companies in the United States have the license to do. It has only been done once before by Groove Boston, and is something that Justin Timberlake is currently using on his tour. Called a “mind-blowing experience” by the GB production team, it is something Bentley definitely would want to look out for. The VIP experience offered by CAB and GB has expanded year upon year, and this time around, it might be open to more of the public. This slight update has been added to ensure more people get to enjoy the full range of what Groove Boston can provide. To quote Bobby Dutton, the director of Groove Boston, “we want to try and create a full positive experience and to prevent a net loss of happiness”. VIPs will still have some exclusivity, including the ability to play with the custom DJ table, also known as the “Battle Station”. Likewise they will also be able to get a DJ’s point of view and be able to
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Falcons get ready to Whiteout this weekend
Bobby Dutton, Director and DJ, plays with the Battle Station as Ed Slapsik looks on. get a bird’s eye view of the full Dana Center. Topping it off, they will enjoy a sneak peak of the DJs warming up, and perhaps even get to try some of the special effects, or at least see them in action before the show. The experience is definitely part of the mission of Groove Boston. In another exclusive interview with Bobby, what we learnt is that selling the music isn’t the point that they are trying to get across. A lot of what
they try to do is with the experience. “It is our job to make things awesome,” I was told by Bobby. In conversation, Eddy, one of the managers, also stated “Get us stop-andshop pretzels and don’t worry about the food. If it means saving money and getting you an awesome experience, we don’t want a meal.” The dedication of building an experience was evident, with Groove Boston having their own production office,
customizing shows to cater to the audience. When asked why they went with the name “Cohesion”, Bobby explained that Groove Boston would not like to sell the same show twice, and bring something totally new and different. Even their show on Friday, The Vanguard was told, is night and day than the show Bentley will experience. “Cohesion” also meant the SEE GROOVE, PAGE 6
Diageo
Angus & Julia
Volleyball
An acquisition is underway for this company.
A review of their concert in Cambridge.
The women’s team is in a three-way tie for first place in the NE-10 division.
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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
Copy Editor
Robert Porzio ‘15
News Editor
MICHAELA STEPHENSON ‘15
Campus Life Editor Features Editor Sports Editor
Kelsey Miller ‘15 SAI HE ‘16 Ian Giancursio ‘16
Business Editor
jasper huang ‘15
Photography Editor
VIRGINIA DUFFY ‘17
Director of Production and Layout
STEPHANIE SEPUTRA ‘17
Director of Advertising
USAMA SALIM ‘17
Director of Online Services advisor
vacant Nicole Chabot-Wieferich Director, Student Activities
Staff Writers Emily ellis ‘15, jd towers ‘17, ethan hall ‘17, nick toselli ‘17, stephanie seputra ‘17, megan lieu ‘17, Chris Mella ‘18, Austin Miller ‘15, Cam Estelle ‘17, Russell Cloon ‘18, Kunaal Murthy ‘17, Thomas Day ‘18, Joseph Greely ‘17 Columnists julie delongchamp ‘15, KEVIN LARYEA ‘15, al-mahdi ebsim ‘17, norma tumennasan ‘17, STEPHANIE SEPUTRA ‘17, USAMA SALIM ‘17 Production AssistantS Sarah egner ‘17, JUlie Keedy ‘16, casey moy ‘17, nghiem phuong hong ngoc ‘17, 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
Editorial CAMPUS EVENTS
Three events you don’t want to miss
1 2 3 Groove Boston
Food Fest
Day: Saturday Time: 10:30 p.m. Location: Dana Center Host: CAB
GrooveBoston comes back to Bentley with their 2014 Cohesion Tour. Be prepared to Whiteout in the Dana Center!
Thai Festival of Lights
Day: Tuesday Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: LACAVA Conference Center Host: GSA
This event is the one night of the year where many of Bentley’s culutral organizations on campus come together to share cuisines with the community.
Day: Wednesday Time: 6:45 p.m. Location: Back Bay A Host: BASA
A celebration of the Festival of Lights! Enjoy some delicious food while learning about the holiday.
Editor’s pick Diwali Day: Friday Time: 6:30 p.m. LocAtion: Koum Host: SASA
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It is that time of year again
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It’s happening again. Everyone knows what we’re talking about. You know when the weather gets really bipolar? It’s cold one day, it’s raining the next, and then oh look! There’s the first snow of the season! Only really, it’s not snow, but it’s more like sleet, which is gross, weird and ugly unlike the real lovely white fluffy snow that we can make snowmen out of and build snow forts from and have snow ball fights with. And then wait, if you think it’s over then, you are SORELY mistaken. The next day might still be cold, but haha, the weather is playing tricks on you. Two days later, you wake up to a really cold morning at 8 o’clock, and you’re dreading the weather, but give it a couple of hours and it is the nicest weather out. Like what gives Mr. Weather? Or Ms., whatever you fancy, but still, what gives? Do
you just plain hate us? Or are you trying to play some very weird Jedi mind tricks on us? If you are, it’s just not cool. Not cool at all. We’ve all learnt biology, and we know how this thing goes. If you go cold warm, cold warm, you get sick. We think this is a conspiracy against us to get us all sick. The Vanguard is catching up to your tricks Mr. Weather, so be aware. We are looking at you. Oh and please, puh-leese do not get us started on how it’s meant to rain on in a couple of days. As if it just being cold wasn’t bad enough, that water from the sky (which at some point prior to irrigation systems might’ve been a really big help to farmers and what not), it is now a giant inconvenience. It means we have to have rain boots on, wear rain coats everywhere we go and carry umbrellas if it
looks too serious. There is nothing even worse than it being cold outside, you stepping into a puddle and the water seeping into your shoes. Has that ever happened to you? There must be people that this resonates with. And it’s already cold, and then your feet get cold too, and you start freezing. The other thing that majorly annoys is when the weather decides it’s not going to follow the forecast. We live in the 21st century of technology, we’re sure the technology exists where we can predict accurately what is to happen with the weather. So why does it change its mind? Oh, I said it might rain today? JK, JK, I’m just going to let the sun shine while all you peasants where rain boots and rain jackets. Not cool weather not cool. So we ask the question again, what gives Mr./Ms. Weather, what gives?
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
Mu-En “David” Wu
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things as an event planner for the campus is to get to know the people that come to these events.
What are you involved in at Bentley? I am involved in the Campus Activity Board (CAB), the Association of Bentley Activity and Falcons Unite. What are you looking forward to this year? I am looking forward to the Thanksgiving break that is coming up! I am also very excited to graduate and start a new chapter of my life. What is your favorite event on campus? My favorite event on campus is the Casino Night. I think it’s an event big enough to accompany many students to come, but small enough for us to spend time with our friends! One of my favorite
Advice to seniors/ words of wisdom. Be diligent on every little thing that’s handed to you and those experiences will add up. Always improve just a little bit more than your last attempt. These experiences will become something significant, even though as for now, we might not see it yet but that day will come. How are you feeling about graduation? I am very excited! I think that until this point, all seniors think we have enough education in our lives and want to apply it somewhere. However, I know I will miss the time in college because we won’t have nearly as much free time once we start working full time.
What are your plans for the future? My plans in the future are to go to graduate school, go to the army, which is mandatory due to my nationality and start working, hopefully. But who knows? Maybe I will lose an arm in the army and need to do something else than what I’ve planned so far. What is the most valuable lesson you have learned at Bentley? I absolutely failed all my interviews for internships last year, but that really helped me to learn to appreciate every opportunity that is given to me. It is perfectly all right to fail if you learn something from it. In fact, failing is one of the most effective ways to learn as far as I know.
STUDENT CONDUCT SUMMARY October 29- November 5 16 Total Number of Cases 34 Total Number of Individuals Involved 16 Individuals Dismissed from Responsibility 12 Individuals Admitting Responsibility 2 Number of individuals found responsible by Conduct Board 5 Number of educational sanctions given 0 Number of Work Sanctions 3 Number of Parental Notifications $513 Cash total of fines given 5 Number of students given a Verbal Warning 7 Number of students put on Written Warning 2 Number of individuals put on Probation 1 Number of individuals put on Disciplinary Probation 0 Number of individuals who lost 15 housing credits 0 Number of individuals who lost 30 housing credits 0 Number of individuals put on Suspension (Housing) 0 Number of individuals put on Suspension (University) 0 Number of individuals expelled Provided by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs
HEALTH AND WELLNESS TIP OF THE WEEK: Hand washing and staying away from sick people both help prevent the flu. But remember, getting vaccinated is the first and most important step. Come get your flu shot on 11/18 from 1-6pm in Back Bay!
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Bentley Pee Count I was actually in this room Almost every week we need when it happened. Someone to report some sort of new decided it was a good idea to statistic based on something throw a full unopened (rolling) really gross you all are doing. rock through the window. The This week is no exception. residents of the room thought We have reports the police were of 3 pools there when N U I V Y E E R L S T of piss in in reality it I TY BEN various was just dorms on one of the campus. residents of There are the room so many dressed up better placas a cop. es to pee One of the VE AND INFO R than the roommates E S floor of your actually had hallway. You no idea the could pee into window was THE D VAN GU AR a trash can, you broken until they could pee in a washsat on the couch and er, you could pee outside, had glass on their butt. I or you could pee on the annoy- guess the whole idea of trick ing neighbor’s door. 3 full pools or treat is actually serious in of piss might mean we have college. An unidentified suitor a serial pisser on campus go- is still on the loose and his ating around on weekend nights tempt to get the attention of peeing on things willy-nilly. girls failed miserably. Mark him down as Bentley’s Most Wanted, clock is ticking The Fridge is Alive pee bandit. Facilities were notified of a refrigerator making noises, what Beer-aking and Entering came next is something they A student reported to the never expected. It was HalBentley Police that someone loween night, the boys and had smashed their car win- girls of Bentley University were dow. Upon investigation a full out trick or treating or doing beer can was thrown into the whatever they do in college window and broke it. Motive now a days. All of the sudden is not known. Now, I am not the building started to shake an expert on window strength and alive came the refrigerabut I think it would take a lot to tor. When the RA’s arrived, they smash a window. Was the hulk noticed none of the roommates hurling Busch Lattes on lower who called about the refrigthis weekend? I didn’t think erator were there. They were Halloween costumes gave you completely confused until they super muscles. If you are buy- looked over at the Fridge and ing cheap beer you think you saw blood stains. When they would actually want to drink tried opening the fridge, it startit and not throw it at a car. At ed shaking and grabbed one of least throw your empty beer, the RA’s and tried to pull them this is a business school, learn in. Luckily the police were there some efficiency. to subdue the refrigerator, but it had already eaten two of the Smashing Pumpkins roommates and kept them as Now I could sit here and food for later. Usually students make jokes and puns about a store food in the refrigerator band you haven’t listened to and not themselves. since Guitar Hero but I think I will stick to the facts. A pump- Ghouls and Girls kin was brutally smashed in This weekend at Bentley Rhodes Hall. The report for this was crazy. The girls looked came in at exactly 12:01 on No- great as usual dressing up in vember 1st. The culprit appar- the risky costumes and the ently waited for the exact end guys “ghouls” loved every minof Halloween to commit some ute of it. There was so much festively appropriate vandalism. stuff going on around and off Is there a more stereotypical campus that people did not end to Halloween then taking know what to do with themyour now caving in pumpkins selves. There were parties all and breaking the hell out of the way from the football field, them? If smashing a pumpkin is to witches flying around the lino longer allowed I’m going to brary. Some activities include move to Mexico. See ya Bent- pumpkin stands, where instead ley, nice knowing you. of keg standing, the filled the pumpkins with beer and did the Broken Glass pumpkin stands. This was one On Friday, October 31 the of the better weekends that night of Halloween when all fun Bentley has seen in a while and breaks out, officers were noti- everyone seemed to be having fied to report to a room where a great time. There was a lot of a student’s window had been mischief caused that night and smashed in by a beer can. some of it is too graphic for me Upon, arrival officers found a too report. Let’s just say stumutilated beer can and glass all dents are extra generous at the over the room. I think this story time of year, especially the girls is actually pretty bad, because who won best costume. RM
MaJOR: Information System Audits and Control LSM: Media Arts and Society HOME TOWN: Tainan, Taiwan
What are your goals for this year? My goal this year is to enjoy my last two months of 2014, spend some quality time with friends and family and to get to know more people around me. I also would like to learn to cook more dishes for myself so I can eat more than just chicken breast when I cook.
What is the most valuable lesson you have learned at Bentley? I absolutely failed all my interviews for internships last year, but that really helped me to learn to appreciate every opportunity that is given to me. It is perfectly all right to fail if you learn something from it. In fact, failing is one of the most effective ways to learn as far as I know.
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Val Wang debuts her book titled ‘Beijing Bastard’ Val Wang, my Nonfiction Creative Writing professor and bonafide rebel, is the unsuspecting product of a child raised in a lackluster Chinese-American D.C. suburb. Although progressive, daring and curious, her restricted life and unadventurous routine stirred the ultimate recipe for a severe case of uncontrollable wanderlust. Wang stamped herself an American at an early age—something that did not settle well with her culturally adamant Chinese parents and grandparents. A student to dreadful Chinese dancing lessons, a ferocious black
belt titleholder and a classic victim of Chinese Sunday school, Wang decided to boldly shave her head and part from her old ways by moving to the middle of China for five years. Throughout the duration of her book release, which took place in the Harvard Book Store this past Thursday, October 30, she spoke about her journey with her debut hardcover, Beijing Bastard. Inspired by an underground Chinese film, Beijing Bastards, Wang decided to leave her homeland and somehow ended up on the doorstep of her aunt’s patchy home in China. From her utopian cul-de-sac home in the D.C. suburbs to Chinese “court-
house” homes with missing toilets and lack of a shower, Wang decided to begin her five year journey by plunging herself into the culture she had only heard stories of. After finishing her filminspired book, Wang comes face-to-face with the terrifying reality that a five year experience comprised in a somewhat sizable manuscript was not enough. Something in her cultural and historic story was missing and publishing agencies were not impressed. Although she just “wanted to be a white dude who goes to China,” she was forced to digress from her comfort zone and craft this story in a way that embraced the personal
parts of her as well. “I was trying to walk the line between nonfiction and memoir. I had to choose because the people in nonfiction said ‘we’re getting too much of you’ and the people in memoir said ‘we know nothing of you.’” Money talks and so does criticism. “I started the painful process of putting myself and my family in the story.” Through pages of chapters enclosed in a sunny yellow cover, Beijing Bastard tells a story of a curious girl who, through her eyes, records the transition from an old-fashioned Beijing suburb into a hastily modernized society preparing for the upcoming Olympic Games. Trying not to give the
story away, Wang confidently stood before the podium and carefully chose her words to preview Beijing Bastard by touching on her experiences with haven-shattering earthquakes, liberty- crushing governments, blood bathed streets, accusations of unlawful behavior (yes, biking on Tiananmen square was illegal), unforeseen family friendships, difficult family relations, totally conservative curfews and her relationship with utterly inspiring underground artists. She had chosen her memoir—she had chosen truth, she had chosen revelation and she had chosen to unknot the tangles that held the ignored dark fragments of her life.
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Vanguard Staff Writer
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act as a catalyst in negotiations on other campuses. Along with Tufts, Lesley University and Northeastern University are both in negotiations to unionize. Along with Bentley, Boston University and Simmons College are organizing campaigns. The new contract also makes adjunct professors eligible for health and retirement benefits. The current salary cap at Bentley means that adjuncts do not reach the income threshold for healthcare. While professors are allowed to participate in university health plans, they are offered no university health plans. In contrast, full-time faculty members are offered 80% assistance in healthcare costs. Adjunct professors, however, still have similar duties as these full-time faculty members. These duties
include designing courses and syllabi, meeting with students, mentoring students, composing recommendation letters and counseling after hours. According to Professor Atlas “Not only do the professors teach their classes, but they prepare for each class, grade papers and exams, meet and communicate with students and routinely go out of their way to help students by doing such things as writing recommendations and providing career advice… Currently Bentley is one of the few universities where adjuncts have representation on the Faculty Senate,” said a statement from the University last year. If anyone is interested in getting involved, feel free to contact Professor Jack Dempsey or Professor Joan Atlas, the Faculty Senate Representative. Also, be on the lookout for any upcoming open forums on campus.
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CAB and Groove Boston teams share a light hearted laugh after the final meeting.
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Dempsey has been leading the charge for adjuncts.
right people coming together to give it their best, including the right sound people, the right vendors and of course, the students who come to the show; it all adds up to the execution of the show being purely amazing. “It is the Cohesion
of everything coming together. If everyone does their job, then the moment we just build is perfect, and that is Cohesion.” The show is about enjoying an un-forgetful night with your friends. It is about the community, it’s about Bentley, it’s about comradery is what we were told. The Vanguard cannot
reveal too much without spoiling the show, but what we can say is that Groove Boston will be next level awesomeness, and if you think you’ve seen it all, you’re in for a big surprise. Saturday night is set to be a once in a lifetime experience. “It’s about making people happy”. It’s not just a dance party, it’s Groove Boston.
S.D. Shibulal to speak at 22nd Raytheon Lecture News editor
Each year, Bentley University brings to campus a number of distinguished guest speakers. This Thursday, November 6, at 3:30 p.m., Bentley staff, students and the entire Waltham community will have the opportunity to listen to S.D. Shibulal speak at the 22nd Raytheon Lecture in Business Ethics. The lecture will be held in Wilder Pavilion in the Adamian Academic Centre. Shibulal is responsible for cofounding Infosys, a business technology consulting service. The company was founded in an attempt to stimulate economic growth and improvement within the nation. At the time of its creation in 1981, India was still a developing nation, speaking volumes to the company’s abilities. Infosys is now a leader in consulting and information technology, outsourcing its services globally and employing over 161,000 people. The company grew from a capital of just $250 USD to $8.53 billion USD. Not only this, but the company has earned a
top reputation in the global community for its continued commitment to ethical corporate governance. Recently, it became the first IT company in the world to publish its sustainability reports according to Global Reporting Initiative guidelines. The company holds a Platinum rating by the Indian Green Building Council. At Infosys, Shibulal was previously the CEO and managing director, before turning over the position to Dr. Vishal Sikka in 2014. In 2013, Shibulal’s last year with this position, Euromoney ranked Infosys No. 1 among the best managed companies in Asia Pacific. As CEO and managing director, Shibulal played a vital role in the creation and expansion of the company’s Global Delivery Model. This model set a new standard for the delivery process of IT services outsourced abroad. This model ultimately led to the entire company’s transition into becoming a leading global supplier of consulting and information technology services. It was the first Indian IT company to be listed on the NASDAQ.
Prior to Infosys, Shibulal received a master’s degree in computer science from nearby Boston University, as well as a master’s degree in physics from the Univeristy of Kerala in India. He is now a
trustee of the Infosys Science Foundation. The Raytheon Lecture in Business Ethics is put on each year by the Center for Business Ethics at Bentley, with the support of Raytheon Co., a leader in
defense, security and civil markets headquartered in Waltham. The upcoming lecture is called “Ethical Corporate Governance as a Competitive Advantage,” and is free to the public.
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Shibulal is responsible for co-founding Infosys.
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VC&PE staff writer
Diageo (DEO), a British multinational alcoholic beverage company, is planning to acquire Mexico’s Casa Cuervo soon. This acquisition will give Diageo full ownership of the tequila brand Don Julio, which it has been trying to acquire since 2012. The deal will also give them the rights of Smirnoff in Mexico and $408 million to secure control of the brand. But all these benefits and advantages were not for free. Every mergers and acquisitions transaction includes some kind of deal from the other party. In return, Diageo promised to sell Bushmill Irish Whiskey to Jose Cuervo. This exchange gives Diageo prominent control for a brand that is growing rapidly, especially in the U.S tequila markets. A giant like Diageo constantly looks for new expensive liquor distributors to aquire that will help to build a more distinguished market share and boost profitability. Both Don Julio and Bushmill brands have been able to attract consumers globally in different regions, but
Don Julio instills an ‘ultrapremium aspect’ compared to Bushmill’s. The Irish whisky brand was originally refined in Ireland in 1608 and climbed its way to the number two spot in the Irish whisky brand sales in the North American region. CFO Deridre Mahlan said, “we don’t see it as we’re losing anything by selling Bushmill.” The acquisition of Don Julio will benefit Diageo because the company is shifting to a premium market in the liquor industry. The firm is seeking different opportunities in the appropriate market. With whiskey and tequila sales hitting £57 million and £105 million respectively, it’s safe to say it didn’t lose much from the acquisition. A bottle of Don Julio goes for about $70 and consumers will spend up to $120 a bottle in case of a special event or in a club. Diageo is looking to expand its leading position in the liquor industry and with famous brands such as Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff, the booze giant has a prosperous future for consumers, especially in Mexico where growth in the tequila commerce has been exponential.
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Diageo and Jose Cuervo: One more shot won’t hurt
Diageo swaps Bushmill Irish Whiskey for Don Julio in a deal with Jose Cuervo.
BY pawan varyani VC&PE staff writer
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I had the chance to visit one of the leading incubators in Boston focused on EdTech, through a site visit setup by the VC/PE club E-board. Learn Launch incubator provides a collaborative workspace environment for companies and mentorship from professionals prominent in the education industry. The purpose of this site visit was to understand the processes and resources that go into creating an incubator and potentially initiate something similar on Bentley’s campus, a
long-term project in the clubs pipeline. The recent success of similar initiatives such as the Y-Combinator and 500 startups have paved the way for a new form of seed funding. Founders apply to these incubators and accelerators and are accepted in cohorts, promoting a collaborative workspace environment as the competitive advantage. Similar to Silicon Valley, these hubs are able to achieve a high rate of start-up success by promoting a shared goal that the majority of people are fighting to achieve. Venture Capital funds have flooded into Ed-tech. With
LearnLaunch is a Boston based incubator focused on Ed-Tech.
the inception of the MOOC, ‘massive open online courses’, ventures such as Coursera, Udacity and iVersity have taken off. However, the issue with MOOC’s is accreditation. Only recently have some providers figured out a revenue model in which MOOCs can be taken for course credit, but this varies per institution. MOOCs have had their fair share of critics, namely concerns about the effectiveness of the material and its failure to reach their target audience. Despite all of that, the underlying goal of these MOOC’s is ultimately to educate more people. I personally feel it’s serving its purpose. Some notable VC’s that are heavily involved in the Ed-tech space include Atlas Ventures, Charles River Ventures, New Schools Venture Fund, Learn Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz. VC’s have yet to realize their return within Ed-tech, as very few Ed-tech firms have gone public (IPO). It’s more a game of acquisitions by the bigger education players such as Pearson, McGraw-Hill, Apollo Group, Texas Instruments, Devry and Kaplan. Private Equity approach has been different toward the sector from what VCs and incubators aim for, they
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VC & PE: Alternative forms of funding in education
The meteoric rise of MOOC had captured VC & PE’s attention. focus more on educating than innovating. Their investment into education has focused on the private sector with specific focus on K12 and higher education in emerging markets. The reasons being these sectors have unique characteristics that are rarely found in one enterprise. Firstly, the demand in K12 is greater than the supply. Notably in emerging markets, revenue visibility in the form of students staying on for 4 years, high barriers to entry which PE’s find attractive, prices in education, meaning tuitions will usually rise at a rate higher than inflation, and finally negative working capital as students pay upfront at the start of each semester.
All are very attractive to PE firms. Growth opportunities in this space are tremendous in emerging markets, as private education is perceived to be of a higher quality than public. The average age in Africa is 18 years old, meaning that there is a direct need for more higher education institutes in the region. In China, as a result of increased economic development, more people can afford private education. If you ask most people the one thing they don’t mind spending extra money on, provided it come with better quality, is education. Prominent PE’s in this space include Providence Equity Partners, Abraaj Capital, Camden Capital and Renovus Capital.
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CAMPUS VOICES
Falcons share their thoughts.
What has been the most interesting class that you took at Bentley and why? ryan schwartz ‘16 MaJOR: management MINOR: cis
Cyber psychology, because of the seminar style and analytical in-class discussions.
fouad baghdadzouggagh ‘17 MaJOR: cfa
GB 110, I find the specificity and versatility of business law to be amazing. The laws behind branding and businesses are very in depth and allow for a lot of interesting case to arise.
jazmin minaya ‘16 MaJOR: eco-fi
GB 112 and 212, because I have been able to apply the major concepts I learned to my life.
Concert: Angus & Julia Stone BY Megan lieu
Vanguard Staff Writer
On October 23, Cambridge, MA was blessed by the presence of two amazingly talented artists that happen to be siblings. Angus and Julia Stone, who debuted in 2006 from Australia, recently held their concert at The Sinclair to a sold out audience. The concert started out with an opening act by Conner Youngblood, a talented young musician whose style fit very well with Angus and Julia. A one man show, he sang extremely well whilst playing numerous instruments. When Angus and Julia finally came on stage, to a loud cheer from the audience, they started with the first song off their new self-titled album, “A Heartbreak.” They proceeded to perform many of their other songs from their latest album and their previous album, “Down the Way,” which came out in 2010. They also covered Drake’s “Hold On, We’re Going Home,” accompanied by a few laughs in the audience when Angus stopped singing in the middle of one line because Julia forgot to write the entire line down. The enormously talented duo not only sings beautifully, but they play several instruments, write and compose their own music and direct their music videos themselves. They are also really cool people, as testified by Conner Youngblood. During the concert, both play the guitar,
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Check out “Big Jet Plane” by Angus & Julia Stone! but Julia took a break to belt out a strong and powerful rhythm with a trumpet. Angus has previously played the harmonica on radio shows, but unfortunately did not at the show. From an avid fan, Angus and Julia Stone certainly did not let down. Not only were their music choices and musical skills amazing, but their presence and performing abilities were amazing as well. They owned the stage with calm and charisma. Julia talked to the audience with ease and humor and danced around when she had the opportunity. With the light behind her creating a silhouette, she looked gorgeous. Her dressed was just as beautiful. Angus looked his usual gruff, bearded self while looking relaxed in sweatpants and a pink t-shirt. Both controlled the stage with power, absorbing the attention of everyone.
The main song that got the audience going was by far, “Big Jet Plane,” arguably their most popular song and my personal favorite. Sung primarily by Angus, the song is about wanting to take a loved one with him because he must leave and the sorrow that accompanies not being able to bring her with him. Although I am a little biased, if you like folk, blues, acoustic and calm music, Angus and Julia Stone are highly recommended. Their music has soul and emotion in it that brings out a feeling in you that is difficult to draw. Other than the songs mentioned, some others are “Yellow Brick Road,” “Draw Your Swords,” and “Grizzly Bear.” Almost all are worth listening to, though. Regardless, I hope Angus and Julia Stone complete their world tour successfully and continue to have a prosperous career while making many more albums.
adam murray ‘16 MaJOR: finance
Favorite class was International Relations. I found it interesting learning about nations interact.
gabriel antoni ‘16 MaJOR: finance
FI 320, because I found it interesting to follow the current markets.
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Standing at your desk is the new workplace trend business editor
Bentley University is a premier powerhouse for churning out businessready graduates every year. Chances are that most of these future business success stories will begin their journey in the confines of corporate offices all over the world. Whether it’s row-style desk layouts, cubicles or tradingfloor businessmen and women across all will spend the majority of their day sitting. Should we be sitting all day or should we be standing? This question is being postulated and researched, not only because sitting all day may result in a sore rear, back or any number of woes, but perhaps because it makes us more productive. Those of you who have been fortunate enough to land internships and have work experience in the corporate environment prior to receiving a full-time job offer, likely have experienced the misfortune of sitting all day and the frustrations that come with this. Back pains, butt pains, getting fidgety and especially
the evil ability of sitting in an office all day to pack the pounds on to your waistline. This office environment may change in the near future, most likely before any of us are retired, if the research holds up! A new innovation in office layout and workplace environments is standing while working and maybe even while meeting. Currently, standing at desks in a real office environment
is only seen at hip office spaces, start-ups, lifestyle businesses and tech firms that hold employee well-being as their first priority. A perfect example of this is Google, the forward thinking technology giant offers standing desks as part of its employee-wellness program. That means that any employee looking out for his or her health can choose to work at a standing desk. Yet are companies only
claiming that standing boosts productivities, because their workers report being happier and being more free to move about? To put the theory to the test, a startup incubator from Latvia, the Draugiem Group, measured productivity and time spent standing with an in-house app called “DeskTime.” The group found that participants in their experiment were on average more productive by 10%.
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Google offers standing desk as part of its employee-wellness program.
Productivity may not be the only benefit of standing at your desk, however. According to the Boston Globe, “more than a dozen studies conducted over the past decade suggest that too much sitting leads to more disability as we age, doubles the risk of diabetes and heart disease and could even shorten our lifespan.” To bring this back to business, this very literal “stand up movement” in our current business environment is growing quickly; individuals are becoming more aware of their own personal well-being, even inside corporate work environments and the stand up movement seems to have spawned a very niche industry. Adjustable desks with powered hydraulic adjustment systems, stands for laptop computers that will allow employees to continue work while standing and other innovations to aid this movement, innovation and creativity for this is endless… At the end of the day, if we can easy our aching muscles right at our desks, burn calories while standing, stay productive at our desks and birth a niche desk industry while we’re at it, why not?
Entrepreneurship Society hosts Pitch Party 2014 BY stephanie seputra The things that happens in dorm room includes: figuring out what to cook with that awesome (but apparently illegal) oven toaster, playing that new Call of Duty game on Play Station 4 (or Xbox One) and founding multi-billion dollar companies like Facebook and Snapchat. Pause. You can find multibillion dollar companies in your dorm rooms? The quick answer to that question would be: yes, you can. However, bear in mind that these companies (sadly to say) did not just appear out of thin air. They appear through a belief in what they are doing and perseverance. This was further emphasized by Mark Zuckerberg in a Stanford speaker series, in which he was quoted saying, “People can be really smart or have skills that are directly applicable, but if they don’t really believe in it, then they are not going to really work hard.” Given that we are studying in a business university, where business is drilled into our heads day in and day out by our professors (and their seemingly never ending assignments), it is only natural that we come up with business ideas that could potentially be worth millions (if not billions) of dollars. However, most of us tentatively shove these ideas into our ‘future’ piles – or, more specifically known as our ‘that is what I want to do after I graduate.’ I
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At its core, Pitch Party is an event created to help students kickstart their business. said most, because there are actually quite a few students in Bentley who are serious about starting their own companies while they are still pursuing their specific degrees. Last Wednesday, some of these students actually participated in an annual event hosted by the Bentley Entrepreneurship Society known as the Pitch Party. So, what is Pitch Party, exactly? For those of you who watch ABC’s Shark Tank, it is the society’s rendition of that. Basically, there would be a maximum of ten contestants who participates in the event each year. Each contestant has 2 minutes to present their elevator pitch, followed by 3 minutes of questions by the
judges. The elevator pitch includes a description of the product or service that they want to make or provide with their business, what problem the product or service is solving, how the product is better than alternatives and competitors, a description of the target market, and basic start-up cost estimates. Basically all the things that you need to think about when you want to start your own business. This year, seven contestants participated in the Pitch Party. Contestants ranged from freshman to seniors, and include both members and nonmembers of the society. These individuals either had an idea for a business or were
in the process of starting a business. For this year’s event, the judging panel consisted of five individuals who have vast experience in the business industry, and many work with start-up companies on a daily basis. The judges included: Riley Rodgers (an analyst at Arctaris Capital Partners), Adam Demos (the Managing Partner at Springfield Angels), Jamie Baker (a Counsel at Pierce Atwood LLP), Michael Montalblano (a Senior Lecturer for Bentley University) and Grant Frieling (the Managing Director at Northwestern Mutual Braintree’s Office). Given the quality of the pitches, the judges conducted an extensive evaluation before deciding on the three
winners for the night. Placing third and winning $50 was Logi, a logistics company. Second place, winning $75, was Made, a company that provides cleaning services to college dorm rooms. Winning the grand prize of $100 was Greg Zito with his business concept of Do Good Designs, a company that manufactures Vineyard Vine-style belts at a lower cost. In addition to their low price for the same quality, these belts are also unique because they offer interchangeable belt buckles with a variety of belt patterns. After the event ended, one of the executive members said: “I was thrilled with the event, including the quality of the presentations and the experience of our judging panel. I am excited to see the event grow in the future. I hope that BES will be able to provide actually start-up funding for promising business concepts.” Given that this is an annual event, I personally encouraged students to participate (or at least attend) the Pitch Party next year – especially because the event is a very good place for students who are interested in pursuing their entrepreneurial interests to start, as they will gain valuable experience from both presenting their ideas and getting feedbacks about that particular ideas from people who are familiar with the industry. Last but not least, maybe, it will even get them closer to becoming the next Zuckerberg or Spiegel!
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bayley dietz madrid, spain
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One thing I have noticed about living in Madrid is that people take their time when going through their routines, especially when it comes to eating meals. Natives here learn to embrace time and enjoy doing daily tasks. Sitting down for a meal here takes two to three hours. At home, it is so much different. We take our meals to go and drink coffee in plastic cups with the sole purpose of staving off hunger, while we get to where we want to go. If we go out to eat we socialize, but we usually eat as fast as possible. One example of this new experience was while eating out in Madrid. I expected to eat a meal within an hour and leave to go out with my friends. Waiters here are in no rush to turn over tables because they do not depend on tips; their salary is a lot higher than waiters in the United States. It takes at least half an hour for food to be ordered and another hour for it to be delivered to the table. My friends and I were amazed that it took so long to go out to eat. Once we finished, it took us a while to realize we
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Bicycles are a popular method of transportation in Copenhagen. Sonya polyakov
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An average day in Copenhagen, Denmark has some interesting differences from back in the states. To start that the comparison, let’s begin with the sun rising to start the morning light—which is on average no earlier than 8 AM. Concerned it will be too dark to accurately match your pink cargos with your J. Crew button up? No worries, because the Danes style of dress is easy to do in the dark: all black, all the time. If you insist on still wearing your pink pants here, you might as well write, “I’m a tourist, do you have some ketchup?” all over your face. Also, don’t forget your umbrella for the practically guaranteed rainfall to come at some point in the day. Now that you have covered up your entire body with black, you can go and grab a coffee at any of the lovely cafes on your street, for a bargain of $7! And that’s for a small size of course. If you want to be a real Dane you will spend the whole $10 for a juice, instead. Good, yes! Filling, ha. Remember not to take these drinks to go since
you will be biking to your next destination. After the morning drink, comes a lovely bike ride past the beautiful scenery. Upon arrival, you will do your best not to knock over an entire fleet of bicycles while trying to squeeze into a parking spot. Soon after, lunch-break will come! Typical Danish food is great. A Smørrebrød is an open faced sandwich on buttered rye bread or you can be healthy and fit like me and get a delicious Danish pastry. Then around 4:30 p.m., work is ending or has already ended. By this time, the sun has decided his work day is over too. Although it may not be obvious at first glance, there is pleasure in all of these things, especially when juxtaposed to the hustle and bustle of American mornings. Riding a bike to work is cheaper, healthier, comes with great views and most importantly, there is no traffic; and the bikes don’t have horns like the lovely ones that cars have. Finding a spot to park your bike is way easier than finding your two ton piece of metal a place to
rest for the day. Back up into a bike? That’s okay, because you didn’t just rack up $1,000 worth of damage. Lunch is an easy win: Danish pastry or sketchy American Dunkin Donuts egg sandwich? The best choice is clear. If you’re a student and worried that lunch is too expensive here, do not fear! You’re schooling is 100% free and you get a stipend as a Danish citizen! That’s right, absolutely nothing for the education which we put ourselves into immense debt in here in the U.S. Hello double lunch. Ending the workday at 4:30 p.m. might be my favorite part of the average Danish day. I mean, 4:30 p.m., is that lunchtime on Wall St. With emphasis on family time and life outside the workplace, businesses close down early and people only work around 35 hours a week. With a culture of people that are well educated, content and reserved, a ride to work and back is a walk in the park; actually, it is a bike ride through the park. The Danes value education, sustainability and family making their average day a pretty enjoyable one.
While living in Seville, Spain I am living in a home with a young family. This decision has been one of the greatest that I have made while abroad, because it has allowed me to gain a greater perspective into daily life in Spain. I have host parents and two host siblings who I share an apartment with. Paula, 5, speaks incredibly fast Spanish while Javier, 10, is more forgiving and is slowly practicing his English with me. Observing and embracing Spanish life and culture has been a great part of the study abroad experience. It has been interesting to observe the simple aspects of life in Spain, such as the routines of the children. My host father wakes up and prepares breakfast each morning right before I leave for my classes. The children are then in school from around 9:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. each day. Maria, my host mother, picks them up from school and we all eat lunch around 2:15 p.m. The customary and extremely appreciated siesta follows lunch and gives a nice pause to the day, allowing everyone to recharge for the rest of the night. During this time, stores big and small close their doors for 2 to 3 hours and the city becomes significantly quieter. I cannot count the amount of times I have attempted to run errands during siesta only to arrive at a locked door. After siesta, the second half of the day begins. My host siblings have their
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had to ask for the bill. I found this to be strange, since people in the United States are rushed out of restaurants so waiters and waitresses can get tips. After being in Madrid for a while, I realized that going out to eat is a social outing. Since people here live in apartments it is hard to host big parties with friends. Instead, it is easier to meet at a local cafeteria and enjoy a few hours together. People here love to be social and enjoy time with others and it seems that they put this time aside to enjoy the company of the people they are with; they are in no rush to leave and go home. I always thought that I could be doing a million other things in the two extra hours I would have if it didn’t take forever to go out to eat. Instead, I have learned to plan for a big meal out. I know that I have to set aside an ample amount of time because it is never a short experience. While going out to eat seems like a production while abroad, I have come to realize that it is just another way for people to be social and focus on being together, instead of just eating as fast as possible. activity for the day, whether that is sports, English class, cooking classes or a birthday party. Each day has a different activity and provides an outlet for them to try new experiences or just play with their friends. Following dinner, they are promptly in bed around 10:00 p.m. What stands out for me is the difference in the structure of the children’s day compared to mine as a young child. The only time of day that I would get to see both my parents at the same time was at dinner. Here in Spain, Javier and Paula have the opportunity to have a meal with their parents at many times during the day. There have even been days where my host father has returned home from work to have lunch and then continue his day by working at home. These increased opportunities for family interaction are a great difference from the typical childhood where family interaction is reserved for dinnertime and weekends. Furthermore, I have noticed that the parents share a greater distribution of household chores such as cooking and cleaning. My host father, Javier, prepares dinner for Maria every night after the children have eaten and then helps with household chores as well. These, among other aspects of Spain, have introduced new routines and customs into my life, while providing for a greater appreciation for the aspects I miss of home in the US.
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My initial reflection on the daily routine in France is that it seems extremely different from daily routine in the United States, primarily because the French are lax about being on time. We discussed it once in my first Intercultural Business Skills class: Americans might show up at work any time between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.. The French show up at 9:30 a.m. We work the whole morning and maybe through lunch, while the French work for a couple hours and then take a two-hour lunch. After our half hour lunch break, we work until five and then get home for an early dinner. The French might work until 8 and head home for a late dinner. From what I’ve seen and experienced so far, is that aside from the markets, everything happens a little bit later than it does in the U.S. The local
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students like to show up late for class and the professors don’t care. The city streets are quiet in the early mornings and are busy late at night. This has definitely been a cultural adjustment to say the least, when most of the exchange students here consider lateness rude. As the semester has progressed, many of us have come to accept lateness and delayed response time as an aspect of French culture. However, one thing that even locals seemed to be bothered by is the two hour lunch, which is typical for any business here in the city. Every day from12:00 to 2:00, everything closes down except for the cafes and other lunch shops. Food service here is generally slow, which seems to mean that lunch is a social activity where food is slowly eaten over long conversations. Walk anywhere in the city during lunch break and you will be sure to find all the street cafes
packed with crowds of chattering people. School children are sent home for their lunches and the high schoolers down the street are free to do as they please for their midday break. Although timeliness is so different here, the actions taken during a typical day in the city of Grenoble don’t vary much from a routine back in Waltham. People get up and sit in their commutes to work, make a living and then come home to their families or friends. Many people go to happy hour after work or go to a bar or café and watch the football match. The primary difference between daily routines in France and in the U.S. is the time made for conversation and socializing. Simply put, Americans seem to value their work more than relationships, whereas the French seem to put them on equal levels. All in all, the cultural values might be different, but the purpose for financial success and happiness remains the same.
With views like this, who really wants to hurry to work?
The daily routine for a native of Seville, Spain, is quite unlike that of US natives. Despite the decreasing unemployment rate, the financial crisis in Spain continues to have a huge impact on the labor market. The unemployment rate in Andalusia, the region of southern Spain that Seville is located, is one of the highest in the country. It hit over 36% in 2013. For this reason, many young people are unemployed after they graduate college. The graduates live at home with their parents while they continue going to school for their masters or searching for a job. For those who are employed, the workday routine is much different than in the United States. In a typical business, employees arrive to work at around 9 am via bicycle or moped, as cars are not very typical or easy to use in the small city streets. After settling in and doing a few morning tasks, employees get breakfast and coffee together at around 11 am. After returning to the office and working for a few hours, there is a break for lunch that typically begins at 2 pm and can last until 4 pm. This is “siesta hour.” Although not everyone will go home for an actual siesta, this is when people eat their biggest meal of the day and take some time to relax. It is typical to see business people gathered at restaurants relaxing and enjoying a meal together. Having a glass of wine or a beer at this point during the work day is fairly common and is not frowned upon. These drinks are simply a part of the culture here and oftentimes are the same price, if not cheaper, than bottled water. After lunch, employees head back to the office to work through an afternoon that can end anywhere between 6 and 9 pm. Most stores and businesses are open late to make up for the time that they are closed during siesta. For this reason, dinner is much later than in the U.S. and the day in general appears longer. Although many people go home for dinner, many also go out after work to meet up with
friends and family. The majority of people in Seville live in apartments and there is little room to entertain at home. Therefore, everyone gathers in the streets at cafes and bars to spend time together. After such a big lunch, dinner usually consists of smaller plates, or for those at the bars, some tapas and a few drinks. Any night of the week, you can find the bars and restaurants crowded far past midnight. This workday routine is very different than that of the United States. It’s well known that US employees begin work around 8 or 9 am, take a quick break for lunch at noon (or even work straight through lunch) and then continue working until the late afternoon. The primary difference that I have noticed between routines here and routines in the U.S. is that the people here never seem to be in a rush. There is always time to chat with one another, relax and enjoy the little things. Although this sometimes bothers me when I am trying to accomplish tasks efficiently, it is quite an interesting experience to be surrounded by this culture. Sometimes customer service is not always the best, but overall the workers here do have everything under control. Personally, if I had an hour long breakfast break and a two hour siesta every day, I know my productivity would be at an all-time low. Yet the people who live here manage to get their work done with plenty of time to relax and enjoy the company of their friends and family. This type of work environment probably wouldn’t fly in the US, nor is it an environment I would work well in. Living and working in Seville has showed me that sometimes it’s best to slow down, look around and enjoy what’s around you. While all companies are different from one another and some may be more similar to those of the U.S., it seems the typical Sevillano has a work-life balance that leaves them with plenty of time to relax and do the things that they enjoy.
STARTUP STORIES
Veloxity One Dead battery anxiety is a problem often experienced by humankind; especially because all phone manufacturers seem to lack the capability of developing a battery that would last forever. Okay, maybe not exactly forever (given that is virtually an impossible feat to accomplish), but close enough to a point where most people in this world would only need to charge their phone once every day. As with every problem, comes the question of ‘What can we do to solve this?’ A question, that I hope, phone manufacturers will have an answer to in the future. However (with only 10% battery life), we (the people of today) need a solution that we can apply right now (before my screen turns into a tiny black hole). Enter Veloxity One with a potentially game changing solution. Basically, Veloxity One, is a cell
phone charging station provider whose main mission is to cure dead battery anxiety. Amazing, right? In addition to that, what is even more amazing is the fact that this particular startup is based and started in Bentley University. Recently, I had the chance to meet and did a quick interview with the founder of Veloxity, Krassi Popov. Q: Tell me a little bit about yourself? A: I am a senior at Bentley University, majoring in EconomicsFinance and minoring in Marketing. I was born in Sofia, Bulgaria but moved to the United States in 1999. Ever since I was a sophomore, I had always been interested in startups – one thing led to another, and I ended up starting my own company. Q: Now, tell me more about your startup? A: Veloxity is a charging sta-
tions provider. Our flagship charging stations feature individual lockers for security and a 19 inch LCD screen for advertising. We sell the charging stations to universities, hospitals, and casinos. We also rent them to the events industry which primarily includes trade shows and festivals. Q: Why charging stations? A: The reason the Veloxity team wanted to start this business in the first place was because personally we had often encountered dead batteries in our phones, at the most inconvenient of times. Q: Where did it all begin? A: I started the business in the summer of 2013 with my brother (who also attends Bentley) and two friends from high school. The Veloxity team quickly grew to include several members that are also Bentley students. We spent a year brainstorming, conducting market research and flushing
out a business plan to launch the business. Q: How does it feel to start your own company while continuing to pursue your studies? A: It is challenging but very exciting trying to juggle a full time class schedule and run a business. Some days I am coordinating shipping logistics or talking to a purchasing agent at a large organization while walking to class. The payoff is awesome because I get to taste of the real world while still having the security of being in college. Q: Out of all the successes, what is the most memorable one? A: The biggest success we have had so far is maintaining a top position in the charging solutions industry. From the time we started, there was a lot of competition in our way, but our tenacity drove the brand to the top of the
STEPHANIE SEPUTRA A sophomore with a Marketing major. ranks. Q: What has been your biggest challenge? A: The biggest challenge has been management of the team. It is often difficult to be assertive when your team consists of your best friends. Q: What is your future outlook for the company? A: The company has been growing fast and we are positioned to capture more share in a market that is worth $72 million in the US. Q: Word of wisdom for fellow entrepreneurs: A: Starting a business is nothing more than managing ideas, money, and relationships.
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Fair Trade is the Triple Bottom Line for Sustainable Supply Chains
of attending school; while this is partially due to child trafficking, children often work on their family’s farm out of financial necessity. In the long run, this constrains the productivity and knowledge- base of agriculturally based countries, thereby inhibiting economic progress. Producers resort to unsafe working conditions in the field and the factory to remain competitive, leading to injuries from unsafe tools and deaths from factory fires. Without financial independence or proper knowledge, farmers are forced to make risky decisions like these that stunt economic development, deter foreign investment and endanger human life. The vision of the Fair Trade Labeling system is, “a world in which all producers can enjoy secure and sustainable livelihoods, fulfill their potential and decide on their future.” In other words, Fair Trade helps
farmers become financially secure, which frequently leads to direct investment in community advancement. Fair Trade achieves this by guaranteeing a reasonable selling price, forbidding child labor and ensuring safe and fair working standards. The structure favors cooperatives, or groups of farmers, which increases market access by consolidating supply chain power. At the same time, women are empowered by learning opportunities, leadership roles and equal representation in workers’ committees. Many farmers invest their Fair Trade premium to build schools and hospitals, fund scholarship programs, preserve the environment and biodiversity and build wells for local water access. These community projects tend to promote gender equity as well; for example, local water wells reduce a woman’s daily
household workload, leaving her more time to take on other responsibilities. The “planet” part of the triple bottom line is addressed by Fair Trade standards, which provides training to farmers to incorporate sustainable growing practices. The premium added to the market price gives farmers enough capital to invest in environmental projects like water conservation and ecosystem preservation. Water conservation will be increasingly important as tropical countries are likely to be most affected by climate change and desertification. Despite the benefits the certification provides, it is still quite difficult and expensive to guarantee a Fair Trade supply chain from farm to table and factory to store. Because of this, it is mostly large distributors and retailers like Ben & Jerry’s, Trader Joe’s, Wal-Mart and McDonald’s that
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As October comes to an end, so too does Fair Trade Month. From the Fair Trade Fair hosted by the Service-Learning Center (BSLC) to Fair Tomatoes, a documentary featured in the Sustainability Film Series, Bentley’s campus has been abuzz with talk of Fair Trade. With the support of conscious consumers and responsible business leaders, Fair Trade has the potential to influence the global supply chain and thereby facilitate sustainable development. Professor Jonathan White, Director of the BSLC, says, “It is crucial that Bentley students, emerging business leaders of the next half century, are knowledgeable about alternative business models that value and further issues of people and planet. Fair Trade is among the most important of these and we all believe deeply in Bentley students to educate themselves and create solutions to the world’s pressing problems.” This social component— the “people” part of the triple bottom line—is sometimes mistakenly buried under environmental concerns in the context of sustainability. Fair Trade aims to empower the people in the supply chain with the least power and leverage, who are typically small producers and their workers. They rely on the land for income, so their family’s survival is dictated by a successful growing season. Moreover, market prices are volatile and many commodity prices have declined in real terms since the 1970s. Globally, almost 100 million children, ages 5 through 17, work in agriculture instead
Fair Trade aims to empower the people in the supply chain with the least power and leverage.
JULIE DELONGCHAMP
A senior majoring in Economics - Finance.
have the resources for effective implementation. Chocolate companies like Hershey’s and Ferrero have also pledged to source their entire cocoa chain by Fair Trade standards by 2020. Small businesses, like local restaurants, are realizing their role in demanding Fair Trade from their suppliers, but oftentimes a broken system persists since they do not possess the supply chain leverage of multinational corporations to assure this certification. In order to promote ethical sourcing as the norm, Fair Trade gives consumers the power to support these products with their wallets. The more companies that receive requests from loyal customers for Fair Trade products, the sooner Fair Trade will become the norm. Just as conscious consumers are demanding, businesses are already listening—12,000 products are Fair Trade certified and there are over 60,000 U.S. retail locations that stock Fair Trade products. By reducing their overall supply chain risk and becoming more transparent, these businesses are adding value and building a competitive advantage for their products. Sustainable development requires the balanced consideration of people, planet and profit. Fair Trade provides a scalable framework for supply chains to hit the sustainability sweet spot. Want to learn more about Fair Trade? Visit befair.org
VENTURE CAPITALIST & PRIVATE EQUITY
Tinder CEO swiped left by IAC and 40 million downloads since it launched in 2012. Despite Rad‘s accomplishment of raising the company to a valuation exceeding $1 billion, IAC wants to make sure that it’s potential unicorn keeps its tremendous growth without harming the image of the parent company. Rad’s best friend and Tinder’s founding partner, Justin Mateen, has had his image harmed with the sexual-harassment suit that
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A senior majoring in Finance.
his ex-girlfriend has claimed after their relationship came to a rough end. Obviously, IAC didn’t want to take the risk and hiring a skilled and experienced CEO could aid in the company’s growth and in-turn attract potential buyers.
Barry Diller (left), the chairman of InterActiveCorp fired Sean Rad (right) as the CEO of Tinder (middle), the company that Rad co-founded back in 2012.
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for a new CEO. When they find a replacement, Rad will also remain with the company and serve as the president and will join as a member of the board. As Forbes described, Rad has superior management skills. Rad has managed to nail the hottest four themes in tech today: Social discovery, gamification, location and messaging. Tinder growth has been explosive with 600% growth in the past 12months
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headquarters in New York. IAC owns a variety of online dating companies, including OkCupid and Match.com, as well as various other digital properties like CollegeHumor and Vimeo. IAC has owned Tinder since its early days of development in Hatch Labs, a now-defunct startup incubator that IAC funded, about two and a half years ago. During the call, Rad negotiated to stay at the company as it searches
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Sean Rad, the co-founder and CEO of Tinder, an app that over the past two years has completely reinvented the dating life of young people and how they find their mates for a quick or serious relationship, has been fired by Barry Diller, the InterActiveCop (IAC) chairman, over a phone call during the Forbes Under 30 Summit. The IAC is an American internet company with over 50 brands across 40 countries,
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November 6, 2014
The Bentley volleyball team had a stunning victory last week. Kunaal Murthy
Vanguard Staff Writer
The Bentley volleyball team achieved a stunning comefrom-behind victory over Adelphi on Saturday, moving them into a three-way tie for first place in the NE-10 with just two home matches remaining. The Falcons were able to regain their momentum after experiencing a difficult road trip to New York that saw the team lose to LIU Post in straight sets, and then suffer a nail-biting 3-2 loss to New York Tech just one day later. Prior to the loss to LIU Post, the Falcons had won seven games in a row. However, Bentley was unable to match
the efforts of the Pioneers and LIU Post was able to overcome sizeable deficits in each of the three sets to record the victory. LIU Post used a 9-4 run in the first set to battle back and take the first set by a score of 25-22. In the second set they were even more impressive, bursting off a 7-1 run to win the set by the same score. Finally, in the third set, the Pioneers used some of the same magic, using a 9-4 spurt to win the set 25-18 and end the match. For Bentley, senior Savannah Dominguez led the team with 10 kills, six of them coming in the opening set. Freshman Shannon Kelly provided a spark by using her defensive skills to
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finish the match with 13 digs in addition to 3 aces. LIU Post was led by Danielle Valenza, who had 12 kills. The following day, Bentley came very close to capping off a remarkable comeback after dropping the first two sets against New York Tech. The Falcons were unable to find much success in the first half of the match, losing the first two sets by a score of 25-19 and 25-10. However, the next two sets were a completely different story as the team battled back and won 25-20 and 25-22, respectively. In the decisive 5th set, Bentley matched NY Tech with each point, coming within one point of tying it on six separate occasions. Unfortunately, the Falcons lost 15-13 in the 5th set on a poorly placed set attempt. Despite the tough loss, there were many positives to take away from the match. Junior Jaci Buscher had an outstanding game, finishing with 18 digs and team-high 13 kills. Senior captain Lauren Colasanti also provided a significant contribution, finishing with 24 digs. The third match in the New York road trip came with a sweep of Pace University. Bentley was able to get back on track and improve to a 14-9 record overall and an impressive 9-2 record in the NE-10. Dominguez turned in another impressive performance, leading the Falcons in kills and blocks. Bentley’s stunning comeback
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victory over Adelphi was achieved in a decisive 5th set that saw each team trade scoring runs. After a four-point run put Adelphi up 11-10, the Falcons recorded three straight points to put the score at 1311. An Adelphi kill momentarily stunted Bentley’s momentum, and sent everyone’s hearts
racing. However, with victory in sight, the Falcons recorded the next two kills to complete the stunning victory and send the team into a wild frenzy of excitement and disbelief. Bentley improves to 15-9 and finishes the regular season at home against Le Moyne and Saint Rose.
Jaci Buscher had 18 digs and team-high 13 kills against NY Tech.
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Volleyball ties for first place after win over Adelphi
Women’s Field Hockey falls to AIC in nail-biter Vanguard Staff Writer
Women’s field hockey suffered its eighth loss of the season this past Saturday when they fell to the American International College (AIC) Yellow Jackets. This left the Falcons at tenth place in the Northeast-10 Conference standings and sent the women home with their third consecutive loss. In an afternoon day game played in Springfield, Massachusetts; the Falcons were plagued with an
inability to score at crucial moments. Of the 3-2 final score, Bentley’s goals were scored by junior Meghan Talerman and senior Gina Lirange. Their efforts were not enough to overcome a menacing Yellow Jacket offense led by senior forward Jenna Masionis, who netted two goals in the game. The Falcons were hoping to sweep the season series with AIC after defeating them at home earlier in midSeptember with a score of 5-2. The ladies opened up strong, but Masionis found a
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Bentley Women’s field hockey tean is ranked at tenth place in the Northeast-10 standings.
Meghan Talerman scored her fourth goal of the season.
hole and put one home just after the midway point in the first half of play. The Yellow Jackets lead was short-lived: a rifling shot from the right circle by Talerman found its way to the back of the net to even the score 1-1. Things were looking good as the clock winded down to halftime, but a goal from Taylor Ruscillo with just 20 seconds left sent the Falcons to the locker room down 2-1 at intermission. The Yellow Jackets refused
to let up their offensive pressure as the second half was underway. Masionis brought the game to a 3-1 score after putting home the rebound to her own shot through the five-hole of junior goalie Katie Kelley. Gina Lirange brought the Falcons to within one in the 68th minute, but that was all they could muster before AIC secured the victory to record its eighth win of the year. The Falcons were disappointed in their loss;
however any chance at playing in the postseason was already destroyed well before Saturday’s game. Bentley will return home this Tuesday looking to put an end to the losing streak; they square off against conference opponent Merrimack College, a team that blanked the Falcons 4-0 earlier in September. Looking to avenge the shutout from the previous matchup, the Falcons will look to secure a victory at 7:00 p.m. under the lights.
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TEAM SPORTS STANDINGS
BY Austin miller
FOOTBALL
Vanguard Staff Writer
NE-10 STANDINGS
School NE-10 Overall American Int’l 7 1 0 7 2 0 Stonehill 4 4 0 4 5 0 New Haven 6 2 0 6 3 0 Assumption 5 3 0 5 3 0 Merrimack 3 5 0 3 6 0 Bentley 3 5 0 4 5 0 LIU Post 6 2 0 6 3 0 Southern Conn. 2 6 0 2 7 0 Saint Anselm 4 4 0 5 4 0 Pace 0 8 0 0 9 0
FIELD HOCKEY
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NE-10 STANDINGS
Defender Tim Fitzpatrick guards the field. ponent, New Haven. New Haven was coming into the game with a record of 2-15 and sitting at the bottom of the NE-10. As a middle of the pack team in their conference, Bentley was able to take advantage of this mismatch and achieve a 5-2 victory in their last game of the season. Unfortunately, the Falcons came into the game, needing a loss by Saint Anselm in order to propel them into the NE-10 playoffs. This dependency proved to be the team’s fatal flaw, as Saint Anselm’s win against AIC knocked Bentley out of the tournament, ending a once-promising year. Ultimately, the efforts of this team were not enough to get a playoff berth for the 2014 season. The Falcons were able to fight through a long season and get to 6 wins, 5 of which came during in-conference play. From the net out, this team is still relatively young and the experience gained from playing meaningful games this late in the season will likely benefit them in the future. Going 2-1 in these final three
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The Bentley men’s soccer team had a grinding type of a year throughout the 2014 season. They hung tough against difficult NE-10 competition and were able to come close to clinching a playoff spot. In the end, extending the Falcons season came down to the last three games, two versus NE-10 conference opponents and the team was unable to make the playoffs. The last week of the season provided incredible intensity and anxiety for this team. With only three games left in the season, the Falcons needed help from other games in order to have a chance to qualify for the playoffs. However, coming away with three wins proved to be a much more difficult task than originally thought given the competition. It all started with their game against 11-5-1 Adelphi, which is currently ranked third in the NE-10. On paper, this was the toughest match of the three left on the schedule for the Falcons, as one of the top teams in the conference came to Bentley to play one of the most exciting games of the year. This game ended up being a thriller that took overtime to decide. In the end, junior Nick Hoffman was able to bury one home in the minute 99 to give the Falcons the win against a tough opponent. The next game came three days later at Saint Anselm. This match produced a disappointing result for the Falcons, losing 2-1. This was an extremely tough loss for the team, especially after getting the big win against Adelphi, making their playoff hopes even tougher to reach. The final game of the season came on Halloween Day, against another conference op-
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Forward Scott Levy keeps a close eye on the ball.
games is not an accomplishment the team should take lightly. During this final stretch, the Falcons were able to defeat a very tough conference opponent in Adelphi and also take care of the games that they were supposed to win. With the success this team has had over the past several seasons, it would be easy to consider this season a disappointment. Reaching the playoffs has become a norm for this team and their inability to achieve this goal once again, despite their best efforts, could be deemed as a complete waste of a season. However, when looking at this team, it is clear that they have many things to look forward to in the coming years. They are only losing three players this year and the rest of the team is looking forward to returning for the 2015 season. Having that much veteran experience next year, that has gone through difficult and meaningful games is a great advantage for this team. The small step backward that occurred this year may be attributed to their current youthfulness, but that will likely pay off in the future. One of the highlights of this past week came when the three seniors on the team were honored in their last home games in the Falcons uniform. Goalie Nick Gagnon, back Tom Fitzpatrick and back Kyle Lasewicz will be greatly missed both on and off the field and their accomplishments will not easily be replaced. It was an honorable and fitting end to three storied careers that helped to carry on the winning legacy of the Bentley soccer program. The Falcons end their season with an overall record of 6-10-1, going 5-7-1 in NE10 play. With a full offseason ahead to recharge and regain confidence, the sky is the limit for the 2015 team.
School NE-10 Overall LIU Post 8 1 0 12 2 0 Merrimack 4 5 0 8 7 0 Stonehill 7 1 0 13 2 0 Bentley 3 5 0 7 8 0 Adelphi 6 2 0 11 4 0 Saint Anselm 2 6 0 6 7 0 Southern Conn. 0 8 0 2 13 0 American Int’l 5 3 0 9 6 0 Assumption 5 3 0 10 5 0 St. Michael’s 4 4 0 8 7 0 Franklin Pierce 5 3 0 8 7 0
MEN’S TENNIS NE-10 STANDINGS - NORTHEAST DIVISION School NE-10 Overall Franklin Pierce 0 4 0 0 6 0 Saint Anselm 0 5 0 0 5 0 St. Michels 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bentley 1 0 0 2 0 0 Southern N.H. 2 1 0 2 1 0 Merrimack 1 0 0 1 1 0 Assumption 0 0 0 1 1 0 Stonehill 2 0 0 4 0 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 TENNIS 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 11 2 0 20 6 0 St. Rose 8 4 0 16 7 0 Bentley 10 2 0 15 9 0 Adelphi 10 3 0 13 13 0 Franklin Pierce 7 6 0 14 11 0 Stonehill 10 2 0 19 5 0 Merrimack 7 5 0 15 7 0 American Int’l 2 11 0 6 23 0 Southern N.H. 8 5 0 16 9 0 Southern Conn. 3 10 0 7 21 0 St. Michael’s 1 12 0 6 14 0 Le Moyne 7 5 0 10 11 0 Assumption 4 9 0 7 14 0 Saint Anselm 5 7 0 13 11 0 Pace 1 11 0 4 21 0
HOCKEY NE-10 STANDINGS School AHA 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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2014-15 Bentley University hockey roster. BY Cameron estelle Vanguard Staff Writer
After a weekend sweep of ECAC opponent, Rensselaer, the Bentley Falcons marched into unknown territory last Thursday and Friday to battle a Big Ten opponent for the first time in school history. The team headed down to Pegula Ice Arena on Thursday to battle the Penn State Nittany Lions in the landmark event. Penn State is in their third year as a varsity team, and posted a 3-1-2 record coming into the weekend. Penn State’s roster sports three NHL draft picks including Patrick Koudys, a cousin of former Falcon, Dan Koudys. The teams took to the ice on Thursday night in front of 5,773 fans. Despite the hype of playing a Big Ten opponent for the first time, head coach Ryan Soderquist said that his team made no changes in their preparation for the game: “We prepare for every team we play the same way,” the coach said. The Falcons took the lead early in the game, with senior defensemen Matt Maher open-
ing the scoring on the power play. Maher took a point shot at 6:40 in the first period that found the back of the net, thanks in part to a screen by Andrew Gladiuk in front. However, the Nittany Lions struck back with three unanswered goals. Casey Bailey scored at 13:41 of the first to tie the game and Curtis Loik scored on the power play at 17:03 to take the lead for Penn State, a lead that they would hold for the rest of the game. At 11:07 of the second period, David Goodwin tallied the eventual game winner to make the game 3-1. Just under four minutes into the third, the Falcons started to rally towards a comeback with another power play goal from Max French, the assist coming from Steve Weinstein. Unfortunately, that would be as close as the Falcons would come. They outplayed their opponent and generated many solid scoring chances in the third, but the Falcons could not find the equalizer and fell 3-2. Junior goalie Gabe Antoni made an extremely impressive 51 saves, including stopping the final 23 that he faced. Antoni
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was named the game’s second star. Costumes and buckets full of candy were replaced by jerseys and buckets full of pucks on Friday, when the teams clashed again on Halloween night. For the second night in a row, the Bentley man in the goalie mask was impressive, as senior goalie Blake Dougherty stopped 46 shots to earn the second star of the game, just as Antoni had done the night before. Unfortunately, Bentley fell short again, as a 16-second rally pushed Penn State past the Falcons. Alex Grieve scored on the power play at 9:01 of the first to give Bentley another early lead. Max French and Andrew Gladiuk had assists on the play. French added another power play goal at 15:32 to extend the lead, with assists from Matt Blomquist and Gladiuk. Although they were down, Penn State was far from beaten. Scott Conway scored the only goal of the second period on the power play at 9:14 to bring the Nittany Lions within one. Solid play from Dougherty and the defense kept the Falcons in the lead until late in the third period. Disaster struck when Bentley was called for an elbowing penalty at 16:21. 40 seconds into the power play, Nittany Lions senior Taylor Holstrom unleashed a one-timer from the slot to tie the game at 2. Penn State stunned Bentley just 16 seconds later with another goal, scored by junior Eric Scheid. Scheid skated along the half-wall, stopped just below the top of the circle and ripped a wrist shot off the crossbar and into the net. Bentley pulled Dougherty with 1:05 left in hopes of tying the game with the extra-attacker, but again fell short, dropping their second 3-2 game in as many nights. Many athletes will agree that the worst way to lose a game
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from and the competition for the spot will only lead to increased performance by the goaltenders. Another positive from the weekend series came from the crowd. According to sophomore Cam Parrino, who drove down with friends JD Towers, Aaron Cohen and Ethan Hall to support the team, “There was a decent-sized Bentley crowd for a game 8 hours away with parents, alumni and students in attendance. We had a few Bentley chants going at points in the game.” The fact that even at an away game, there was a prominent Bentley presence shows how far our hockey program has come and that there is much to be excited about in the future. The Falcons now stand at 3-4 on the season, while Penn State improved to 5-1-2 and undefeated at home on the season. Bentley starts a series of 8 home games in the next 5 weekends, so come out and defend the JAR as Bentley takes on Atlantic Hockey opponent Niagara University at 7:00 on Friday, November 7.
Current captain: #23 Alex Grieve.
FALCON OF THE WEEK
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Bentley hockey leads the nation in power play percentage: Bentley Quinnipiac Minnesota Penn State St. Lawrence
is by one goal. Having victory in your hands, only to have it snatched away at the last minute, is an awful feeling. However, Bentley showed heart and there were many positives in their games. The goaltending combination of Antoni and Dougherty was extremely solid in the net, combining for a stellar .942 save percentage. Some may look at the high shot totals as a negative, but coach Soderquist was not surprised: “Penn State is a team that shoots the puck from everywhere; therefore, the shot total is going to be a bit higher than usual. We are only concerned with odd man rushes and grade-A scoring chances and for the most part we were pretty solid in that area.” As far as the men stopping those shots, Soderquist is clear that he wants to keep the 1-2 goalie punch going. Soderquist said, “Gabe and Blake have done a great job competing… as for now that position is day to day.” Obviously, Soderquist is not complaining about having more than one good goalie to pick
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Bentley hockey takes on Big Ten for the first time
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Tatiana Froehlich, a senior on the Bentley University women’s volleyball team, has been named the “Falcon of the Week” after her outstanding performance against Adelphi University helped the Falcons move into a tie for first in the Northeast-10 Conference. In a pair of conference wins that extended the team’s conference winning streak to eight, Froehlich averaged 3.43 kills, 1.29 digs and 0.29 blocks while hitting .273. She tied her career-high with 19 kills at Adelphi, helping the Falcons overcome a 2-0 deficit to pull out a five-set victory. She hit .314 against the Panthers and also had seven digs and two blocks. Froehlich, an outstanding student who is also a school record holder on the track team, has averaged 2.56 kills per set this season, second on the team. Bentley, 15-9 overall and ranked fourth in the NCAA Division II East Region, closes out the regular season at home this season with matches against Saint Rose and Le Moyne. Wins against both would assure the Falcons of at least a tie for the regular season conference championship.