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VOLUME LIX ISSUE I
Smoke Ban
Kanye’s Album
Bentley Hockey
Smoke ban is coming onto the Bentley campus soon!
Kayne’s new album is releasing this Sunday, February 20th!
Bentley hockey team experienced a tough game during the past weekend.
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SPORTS 11
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THE VANGUARD 2016 EDITORIAL BOARD Bentley University, Waltham, MA 02452
Editor-In-Chief Managing Editor General Manager
russell cloon ‘18 adam haidermota ‘18 isaiah johnson ‘18
Copy Editor
stephanie falconer ‘18
News Editor
Jennifer Wright
Features Editor
sean keegan ‘19
Sports Editor Business Editor Photography Editor Director of Production and Layout Director of Online Services director of distributions Marketing director in-house creative director social media manager advisor
taylor carlough ‘19 udish agrawal ‘18 hannah scott ‘19 angela ly ‘17
Editorial THE CAMPUS EVENT
Three events you don’t want to miss
1 2 3 Spring Festival Gala
Art Gallery
Date: feb. 19 Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: Lacava 395 Host: cssa
In celebration of Chinese New Year, join CSSA for a night of great food, games, and gifts!
Date: feb. 18 Time: 5:00 P.m. Location: rsm art gallery in library Host: bentley library
The Bentley Library is hosting a collection of paintings by the second president of Bentley College.
michelle chiu ‘17
Marketing Panel Day: feb. 24 Time: 7:30 P.m. Location: lacava 340 Host: GMO
Join Bentley Graduate Marketing Organization (GMO) for a conversation with marketing professionals about their careers, tips and more!
asli altan ‘19 alizay maniya ‘18 natalia mccullough ‘17 zeel patel ‘19 Nicole Chabot-Wieferich Director, Student Activities
Editor’s pick Bentley Business Bowl Courtsey of Bentley Business Bowl Committee
Staff Writers matt abud ‘19, oscar dayan ‘19, Jay Goel ‘18, joseph greeley ‘18, anna lamond ‘19, Amanda Lee ‘18, natalia mccullough ‘17, charlie olson ‘19, jaideesh Reddy ‘18, meilin zhu ‘17 Photographers bharath chari ‘19, linda kim’19 Marketing team kailey andon ‘18, Livvy sutherland ‘18
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Day: feb. 2 Time: 8:00 P.M. LocAtion: LaCava Conference Room, 395 EDR Host: Bentley University
All registered Bentley students are welcome to watch this one-day, campus wide business case competition. Teams will compete against each other as they showcase their skills in solving real world business problems.
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EDITORIAL
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NEWS
VANGUARD STAFF WRITER
Can yo u i mag i ne a D o n Dr aper no t sm o k i n g ? Better yet, th i n k o f J o h n Tr av o l ta, say, i n e i th e r Greas e o r P ul p fi c ti o n playing i t co o l w i th o u t sm oki ng a “ci g ”? But wh at e x a c tl y m akes the mo noto n o u s act so i mpl i ci tl y c o o l ? Scien ce o ver th e pa s t 5 0 y ear s h as co n s i s te n tl y prov en th at smo k i n g c i g aret t e s pro vi des vi rtu ally no ben efi ts. Ye t th e habit has demo n s tra te d it self as bei n g i nc re d i b l y resilien t. Famo u s psych o l o g i s t Sigm und Freu d’s d e a th dr ive theo ry, a h u m a n appeal to wards c h a o s , could be u sed to b e tte r explai n the l u re o f e n gaging i n a sel f-de s tru c tive habi t an d th e o ri g i n s of cig arette smo k i n g b e ing c o n si dered “ c o o l ” . W hat i s bei n g c o n s i d ered co o l i s, i n f a c t, th e attit ude express e d by sm okers o f a bl ata n t di s regard fo r an act i o n th a t m ay sho rten thei r l i ve s . The i rrati o nal i ty o f th e behavi o r may be i n te rpret e d as fearl e s s n e s s and a mean s o f de ta c h m ent fro m so ci eta l pre s sures an d vi rtues . I t i s therefo re fro m suc h p re tense s th at the i m a g e o f the sel f-pro cl ai me d re be l em er ges and l i nge rs o n . As Ben tl ey’s new
campus-wide s mok i ng ba n a p p ro a c h e s , t hos e s ti l l a ffe c te d b y t he v i c e h a ve l i ttl e c h o i c e b ut t o re n o u n c e th e ha b i t , a t l e a s t w h i l e on c a mp us . B e n tl e y i s j o ini ng 1, 475 o th e r c o l l e g e s na t i onw i d e th a t h a v e i ns t i tu te d s u c h a b a n, a nd w i l l o ffi c i a l l y b e s mok e fre e a s o f J u n e 1, 2016. T h i s n e w po l i c y wa s a nn o u n c e d i n a n e ma i l t o th e s tu d e n t b od y b y The O ffi c e o f th e P re s i d e nt o n F e b ru a ry 2 , 2016. T h e d e c i s i on t o b e c o m e s m o k e- f re e wa s m a d e a fte r s ur v e y i ng 1 ,8 3 3 s tu d e nt s a nd 403 fa c u l ty m e m be r s on t he i r o p i n i o n a b o u t s mok i ng, a n d B e n tl e y’s p os s i b l e c h a n g e i n po l i c y. B e nt l e y a l s o fo rm e d a t a s k f orc e o f 1 8 o f B e nt l e y ’s s t ude n t o rg a n i za t i ons a nd de pa rtm e n ts i n ord e r to ta l k a b o u t t he i s s ue s s u rro u n d i n g t he p ol i c y c h a n g e a n d to f i nd c ons e n s u s o n w he t he r or n o t th e c h a n ge woul d be n e fi t th e s chool . T h e s u rve y re p or t e d th a t 7 5 % o f s t ud e nt s de s i re d s o m e k i nd of c h a n g e to l e s s e n e x po s u re to se c ond ha nd smoke. A ddi ti o n a l l y, B e nt l e y n o te d th e p e rc e nt a ge o f th e s tu d e nt d e mog ra ph i c th a t d oe s not c u rre n tl y s mok e . The n o n s m o k e rs re p re s e nt e d a m a j o ri ty o f 78% . H owe ve r, th e s u rv e y a l s o re -
Bentley will be officially smoke-free on June 1, 2016.
p or t e d t ha t i nt e r na t i ona l s t ud e nt s ha d a hi ghe r p e rc e nt a ge of s mok e r s (onl y 55% re p or t e d b e i ng nons mok e r s ). Thi s c oul d b e e x p l a i ne d b y t he c ommona l i t y of s mok i ng t ob a c c o i n c ount i re s out s i d e of t he U ni t e d S t a t e s . Inmos t La t i n A me r i c a n, A s i a n a nd A r a b i c na t i ons whe re ma ny of B e nt l e y ’s i nt e r na t i ona l s t ud e nt s ha i l f rom, s mok i ng i s c ommonp l a c e . A l t hough t he re i s a wa re ne s s a b out t he ha r ms of s mok i ng, i t s t i l l t e nd s t o p re v a i l i n t he s e s oc i e t i e s a s a p op ul a r s oc i a l a c t i v i t y.
Bent ley h o pes thi s ba n w i l l c o n tri bu te to a he a l t hi e r c a mp us .
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BY matt abud and anna lamond
THE VANGUARD/Adam Haidermota
Smoke ban on campus : an image under fire
B ot h t he st udent surv e y a n d t he t ask fo rce a i me d t o inc lude all st ud e nt ’s o pinio ns . T he s urv e y has a 1 6 % int e r nat i ona l s t ude nt re s po nse , whi c h e cho es t he po pul a t i on o f int e r nat io nal s t ud e nt s in t he Bent le y c ommu nit y ( 1 6 % o f und e r gr a d uat es a nd 3 0 % of gr aduat e st udent s , a c c ord ing t o bent le y. e d u. ) The s m o king ba n is goi ng t o be e nfo rce d c a mp us-w ide . It inc l ud e s e-c ig are t t es, a ll f or ms of sm o king t o bac c o, s m o king m arijauna a nd e v e n includes s m o ki ng i n cars w hile parked on c a m pus . T he dec is i on t o inc lude bo t h ec i ga re t t es and sm o king i n c a r s w a s m ade in t he s p i r i t o f c rea t ing a m o re he a l t hy Bent le y co m muni t y. T he s cho o l fe els t ha t b y im plem ent ing t hi s p olicy se co ndhand s mok e w ill no lo ng er be a n i s s ue fo r s t ude nt s, a nd will co nt ribut e t o a he a l t hi er ca m pus. The Ce nt e r fo r Hea lt h a nd We llness m ade a ma j or e ffo rt t o pro m o t e t he ne w po licy and pro v i d e d a FAQ ( fre quent l y a s k e d quest io ns ) o n t he i s sue , w hic h ca n be f ound o n t heir w ebsit e . c a r r y i ng t he fo llo w ing s t a t e m e nt as a m a nt ra: “ We b e liev e t ha t ac hie v i ng p h y sica l and em o t i ona l g ro w t h is a lifel ong e ffo rt …w e pro m o t e e t hi c a l dec isio n-m aking t o he l p y o u m a ke hea lt hy lifestyle cho ic es…a s we l l t he lat est pra ct ic es i n he a lt h pro m o t io n and a l c ohol and o t he r drug a b us e prev ent io n. ”
Whet her t he po lic y w ill ac t ua lly affec t t he rat e o f sm o king o n ca m pus o r no t rem ains t o be s ee n. While t he po licy la y s o ut v ery clea r rules abo ut abst aining fro m a ll s m o king , prev io us po licies ha v e pro v ed ineffec t iv e . Current ly, s m o kers m ust s t a nd at le ast 2 5 fe et fro m building s, but t his is rare ly enfo rc ed. Bent le y se em s t o ho pe t he c am pus -w ide ba n w ill ha v e bet t e r re s ult s . When a nno unc ing t he po lic y t he y quo t ed a CDC ( Cent er fo r Dise ase Co nt ro l) st udy, in w hich s m o ke-free po licies le ad t o a n o v e ra ll re duct io n in daily s m o king . Addit io nally, t he po lic y det ails t ha t refus al t o co m ply w it h t he ne w po lic y m a y result in “disciplinary a ct io n” and furt he r re fusa l c o uld ca us e rem o v al fro m c am pus . T he po lic y als o c alls fo r ac t io n fro m t he w ho le Bent le y c o m m unit y in o rder t o help e nfo rce t he po lic y by w ay o f enc o urag ing a ll m em bers o f t he c o m m unit y t o av o id s m o king . To he lp e ase t his t rans it io n, Bent le y ha s als o beg un t o co nduct a se ries o f Ce s s at io n Sess io ns , a im ed t o he lp s t udent s and st aff addict ed t o sm o king t o quit . Ho pe fully, t hese se s s io ns w ill help st udent s a nd st aff w ho w is h t o reduc e t heir daily s m o king o r quit alt o g e t he r. Subs eque nt ly, it w o uld be in t he best int ere s t so f t he c am pus if t his t he po licy w ill ult im a t e ly suc ce ed in le ading Bent le y t o be a m o re hea lt hy c am pus o v erall.
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BY Natalia McCullough VANGUARD STAFF WRITER
The coin has been tossed and now it’s our turn to start talking about the big event that unfolded a few weekends ago: the 50th annual Super Bowl. Most people tune into this event to see the two best teams of the year, which in this case were the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos, play their last and most important game of the season. But there’s another side to the popular event: its entertainment. From Lady Gaga to the half-time show to the best and worst commercials, the Super Bowl delivered superb entertainment for their 50th anniversary. A red suit; red eyeshadow; blue nails; and white, red, and blue striped shoes… this is what Lady Gaga was wearing as she stepped on stage to sing the National Anthem. Although some people have compared her to Effie Trinket from the Hunger Games, she pulled off an amazing performance. Getting the chance to open the game was a big deal for the actress and singer. In an interview with Nate Burleson she said, “There’s
no greater honor than standing next to the Color Guard, the Flag, the Army and the Military and singing the National Anthem.” Coldplay kicked off the half-time show with their hit song “Yellow,” followed by “Viva la Vida,” ”Paradise,” and “Adventure of a Lifetime.” The band was quickly followed by Bruno Mars with the performance of “Uptown Funk.” Beyoncé then joined in with her newly released song “Formation,” challenging Bruno Mars to a dance off. All three performers culminated the show with an homage to all of the artists that have performed in the Super Bowl, in celebration of the event’s 50th year. Few commercials scored a touchdown this year, with a few notable standouts, which were recognized by AdWeek in its “Best Five Ads of the Super Bowl” roundup. One of these top commercials was Jeep’s “Portraits.” It included 60 black and white pictures that highlighted Jeep’s history in celebration of the company’s 75th anniversary, ending with the slogan: “We don’t make Jeep. You do.” T-Mobile had two successful commercials
this year: “Restricted Bling” featuring Drake and “Drop the Balls” with Steve Harvey, in response to Verizon’s previous ad. Both commercials drew lots of interest on social media, but it was “Restricted Bling” that AdWeek highlighted. Similarly, Heinz’s “Winner Stampede” was ranked one of the most popular, because who can resist cute little dogs running in hot dog suits? Audi chose to use David Bowie’s “Starman” in “Commandar” to advertise its R8. And coming in as number five is Doritos “Ultrasound” commercial. Last year the company invited its customers to pitch ideas for its Super Bowl commercials in its “Crash the Super Bowl” contest. This year the public got to see the winner, and it generated a lot of buzz. Even though some commercials scored a touchdown, there were others that got penalized. From LG to Skittles and toe fungus to constipation, there are some ads viewers wish they could forget. As the clock runs out of time and the game comes to an end, it is definitely the entertainment from the night that keeps the public talking long after the winner is announced.
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Super Bowl’s 50th anniversary: more than a game
Super Bowl celebrating its 50th anniversary on February 6th.
Bentley celebrates the 30th annual MLK breakfast Bentley University’s 30th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Breakfast Celebration was held on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. The breakfast celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and is hosted by student leaders on campus. At the breakfast, individual members of the Bentley community are recognized for their commitment to significant diversity initiatives on campus. The evening was opened by the host of the evening, Shawn Lazarus, a graduate student at Bentley in the Emerging Leaders MBA Program. President Gloria Larson also attended and reflected on the significance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s work. She encouraged the audience “to think hard about the values he fought for: equality, tolerance, and justice.” President Larson’s speech was followed by a few student leaders. First, Rebecca Jean (’16), a Management major, led a prayer. Jean is ordained as a prophetess
in the Church of God and was named the Northeast UN Ambassador. Lorena Meija (’16), a Corporate Finance and Accounting major with a Liberal Studies Major in Global Perspectives, was the next to speak. Meija spoke of Dr. Martin Luther King’s activism for civil rights and movement towards justice. The speech became emotional as Meija reflected on her upbringing and discussed how she was privileged enough to accomplish her dreams. Justice Harrison (’16), who is majoring in Managerial Economics, introduced keynote speaker Reverend Cornell Williams Brooks. Harrison also spoke of how the Trayvon Martin case sparked a “pandemic,” with those on social media recognizing and bringing attention to the young black men dying across the nation. He shared how these events have impacted him personally in his own environments in Boston, Waltham, and at Bentley Harrison acknowledged Reverend Brooks as “a man who has pinpointed exactly what was being ignored.” Quoting
Brooks, he said, “We are literally at a crossroads of hope in history. Contemporary circumstances and challenges, we find ourselves at a particular moment in American history. We are at moment in American history between the past and the present.” Reverend Brooks is the current CEO and 18th president of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization with over one million members and over 2,000 chapters. Reverend Brooks gratefully acknowledged the students and faculty of the room and then proceeded to deliver his speech regarding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. In a time when the US is divided by race, ethnicity, orientation, and immigration status, Reverend Brooks emphasized that King’s voice is one that speaks of “moral authenticity.” He dedicated his speech to people who are willing to learn from Dr. King’s legacy.
After the Keynote Address Professor Mary Marcel presented Dr. Earl L. Avery, Ombudsman and Special Assistant to the President, with the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award. Concluding the breakfast, Christopher Fevry (’16) presented the first Dr. Earl L. Avery MLK Leadership Award. This new award is dedicated to “community members who have not only gone above
and beyond in their normal job responsibilities but whose behavior in working with the Bentley community has also been consistent with the ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr.” The first two recipients of this new award were Dr. Donna Maria Blancero, Associate Professor of Management, and Leslie Doolittle, Assistant Dean and Director of Academic Support Services.
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BY amanda lee
VANGUARD STAFF WRITER
Faculty and students all gathered for annual MLK breakfast.
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February 18, 2016
CAMPUS VOICES
FEATURES
The Life of Pablo by Kanye
Falcons share their thoughts.
What are your thoughts on the smoking ban that will start on June 1?
Courtesy of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_Zone
Alamor Ortiz Class of 2019
I haven’t really thought much about it, but I’m not against it at all. I think that having a smoke-free campus is actually healthier for everyone else. Kayne West’s album, The Life of Pablo, will be released soon. BY sean keegan fEATURES EDITOR
Nao Nagatsuka Class of 2019
To be honest, I feel like the policy wouldn’t work and it wouldn’t have an effect on campus. There needs to be more of a process.
Emily ZhanG Class of 2019
Personally, I don’t smoke, but I really don’t like the smell of smoke and it’s pretty annoying to me. So I’m affected, and in my perspective it might be good, but for other people it will be harder.
Kanye West dropped his muchanticipated seventh album, The Life of Pablo, on Sunday after a seemingly endless series of delays and excuses. The album, which is comprised of 18 tracks and features guest vocals from Rihanna, Chris Brown, Chance the Rapper, Kendrick Lamar, and more, was released exclusively on the streaming service Tidal, which is owned by Jay-Z, but has numerous celebrity co-owners including West and many of the album’s other featured artists. There was also a link to purchase the album posted on West’s website, kanyewest.com. Critical reception for the album has been mixed thus far,
as The New York Times gave a positive rating and The Guardian’s Alexis Petridis gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, adding that the album was “at turns, rambling, chaotic, deeply underwhelming, impressively audacious and completely infuriating” but that “when The Life of Pablo is good, it’s very good indeed.” Of course, a Kanye West album is rarely void of controversy, and TLOP was no different. While the public was well aware of the message on the track “Famous”, in which he specifically refers to Taylor Swift and how he “made that [expletive] famous”, West also managed to directly call out several other prominent members of his profession. In “Facts”, West deliberately copies the
melody of “Jumpman”, a popular song released by Drake and Future in November, and changes the lyrics to “Yeezy Yeezy Yeezy just jumped over Jumpman”. Then, in “Highlights”, West goes after fellow artist Ray J, who was previously romantically involved with West’s wife, Kim Kardashian. The lyrics essentially insinuate that even though Ray J was with Kardashian first, West is still the winner because he’s rich. Perhaps the most interesting track on the album, however, is not a shot to anyone but just a work of selfcomplimenting by Kanye. His track “I love Kanye”, of which a version was seen on Saturday Night Live this past weekend, is a 45 second A-Cappella work in which the word “Kanye” is said 25 times and the lyrics end with “I love you like Kanye loves Kanye.” A very humble man, that Kanye West. Overall, I would personally describe the album as innovative, experimental, unique, and generally very good. The mix of old-school, vintage Kanye and his new, more electric style is evident and well put together, and the lyrics are a good combination of funny, clever, thoughtprovoking, and, in many cases that cannot be repeated in this publication, what we can only call “classic Kanye”.
Kimberly Ly Class of 2018
Well it doesn’t personally affect me. I don’t smoke, I’ve never smoked, so it’s not necessarily a huge affect for me, but I know there are a large amount of people on campus that do. I’m not saying it’s necessrily a good thing, but it’s a stress relief for some peopleand it may be hard for some of them to stop. It is a transition that will take years for it to actually work. Laura Duran Class of 2017
I think it’s a really positive movement because there are a lot of people who don’t smoke and get affected negativley, like when walking to class and stuff. Secondhand smoke does have an effect down the line. So I think it’s important to promote healthy habits.
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BY Kristin salazar photography editor
Kanye West took a unique approach in designing the cover for his new album, The Life of Pablo.
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BY charlie olson VANGUARD STAFF WRITER
“If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.”
The New England weather has been driving every New Englander crazy.
Southwest regions of the country experience above average rainfall and cooler temperatures. This year’s El Niño produced the second warmest ocean temperatures in recorded history, leading to some much-needed drought relief in Southern California and a massive winter storm that buried much of the mid-Atlantic states under 20” of snow just a few weeks ago. But before you trade in your Canada Goose jackets for vests and short sleeves, prepare
for at least one month of winter weather. Another byproduct of El Niño is weather volatility, and we are currently experiencing it in the form of consistent snowfall and frigid temperatures. For those that don’t know, New England’s weather is already very unpredictable because of the location of the Jetstream, so when El Niño hits us, it hits hard. As the stream flows across the continent, it picks up large pockets of moisture originating in the Northern Pacific,
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This classic phrase coined by New Englanders from Connecticut to Maine applies all too well to the region’s record of inconsistent weather patterns, especially in those frigid months of winter. But this year, instead of longing for warmer temperatures and posting “TBT” Instagram photos of beach sunsets, Bentley students are sporting shorts to the gym, and even throwing Frisbees on the Upper Greenspace. Many began to wonder what’s wrong with the seasons when Christmas Day temperatures soared to an unseasonable high of 60 degrees. The “winter that wasn’t” continued as forecasted, shattering January records and leaving New England with a snowfall deficit in excess of seven inches. Now to the real question: Why is this winter so much warmer than last year’s? While many would like to blame CO2 emissions and diminishing ozone, the answer can likely be found over 4,000 miles away, in the Southern Pacific Ocean. A common weather phenomenon, known as
El Niño, is causing ocean temperatures to be much hotter than normal. This rise in temperature, in turn, is having a plethora of effects on the weather around the country. El Niño is a regular weather event that occurs every two to seven years, and its consequences on the global weather patterns are easy to forecast. The hotter sea temperatures speed up the water cycle, saturating clouds with warm, heavy moisture. These tropical clouds rise high into the atmosphere and are accompanied by waves of heat radiating off the ocean surface. The heat and clouds are eventually sucked into the Jetstream, sending ripples of disturbances in every direction. While conditions in some parts of the world are abnormally volatile and stormy, other places (New England included) experience dry, clear weather. Satellites detected this year’s El Niño in late August, and it didn’t take long before the continental United States began to notice the change in weather. Effects of El Niño on the US are easily predictable. Generally speaking, the Northeast and Central U.S. see warmer temperatures and less precipitation, while the Southeast and
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New England weather: what happened to winter
New England’s weather is very unpredictable and no one can tell whether it will be snowing or sunny the next day.
Rocky Mountains, and Great Lakes. All three of these landmasses fuel the existing moisture in the jet stream, making for a storm-producing machine that is especially active in the winter months. The Jetstream then turns north and flows directly over New England, full of storms and moisture. The border of the Atlantic Ocean acts as a catalyst and produces massive snowstorms, capable of dropping more than 20 inches of snow at times. This year, the temperatures have been fluctuating so drastically due to the Jetstream’s inconsistency. Occasionally, air pockets from Canada and the Great Lakes Region are sucked into the Jetstream, generating an “Arctic Blast” that is capable of producing temperatures well below freezing. The inverse effect can happen when tropical air from regions as far south as Texas is sucked into the Jetstream, generating temperatures in New England that are far above the winter normal. New England has experienced both of these trends to this point in the winter. As for the rest of the winter, it should be a relatively normal one. Although there will be far less snow than last year, average precipitation and cooler temperatures will continue to last through early March, resulting in a more stereotypical end to our New England winter. I’m no groundhog, but it’s beginning to look like Punxatawney Phil’s prediction for an early spring is turning out to be a false one.
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App l e In c.’s CEO T im C o o k repo rte d l a s t m onth du ri ng an e a r n ings cal l that the n u m ber of i P ho nes sa l e s a re likely to decl i ne fo r th e upcomi n g March qu a rt er, maki ng i t th e fi rs t t im e th e sal es o f th i s iconic pro du ct w i l l n o t supersede th e p re vi o u s year s sal es. Chi n a’s deci si ve e c o nom ic sl o w-do w n h a s caused secto r analy sts to su g g e s t th a t t he smartpho ne m a rk e t has beco me sa tu ra te d , ov er bl o wn by con s u m p t ion, l ed by u n s u s ta i n able g ro wth . In a d d i t ion to su ch, th e do l l a r’s gain i n stren g th h a s h u rt Apple as i t state s “ w h a t w ould h ave been $ 1 0 0 in sa l es i n the fo u rth quar ter o f 2 0 1 4 is to da y w or th o n l y $ 8 5 ” . T h i s can o nl y be ex p l a i n e d by un derstandi ng th e re lationsh i p o f cur re n c i e s in re g ards to c o m p a n y rev en u es. T he v a l u e o f t he do l l ar g ai ned re l a t iv e to o ther cur re n c i e s m ean s th at i t take s m o re of a fo rei g n curre n c y to equal to a do l l a r, h o w ever, i P ho ne pri c e s typi cally do n o t flu c tu a te in pr i ce to acco u n t fo r t hese chan g es i n th e cur rency market. T h u s , t he val ue o f the i Ph o n e has tech n i cal l y di m i n ished i n fo rei g n c o u n t r ies as they are w o rth less n o w th an wh a t th e y prev iou sl y were, th e re fore, i n evi tabl y a ffe c ti n g
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s i x mont hs ” B l oomb e r g re p or t s . Though t he s ma r t p hone ma r k e t ma y f i na l l y b e gi n t o a d j us t , a s s i gns of s a t ur a t i on a p p e a r, t he i d e a of t he ma r k e t f ul l y c or re c t i ng i t s e l f i s a s ome wha t s t i l l f a r- f e t c he d , s i nc e b ot h A p p l e , S a ms ung, a nd t he l i k e s wi l l c ons i s t e nt l y a t t e mp t t o i nnov a t e a nd re nov a t e t he a l re a d y e x i s t i ng p hone s t o c ont i nue t o grow. H owe v e r, i t a t one p oi nt or a not he r d e ma nd f or s ma r t p hone s wi l l d e c re a s e a s t he ma r k e t ma x i mi z e s i t s e x p os ure . Fi nd i ng ne w c us t ome r s i s k e y t o a c hi e v i ng t hi s a nd t he i P hone 5C wa s
Not as many people are purchasing iPhones as they used to were before.
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Is Apple falling: Apple’s iPhone sales are declining
a n a t t em pt t o bridg e out t o new cust o m ers . P e ne t r a t ing t he Africa n c ons umer m a rke t c o uld p rov i d e furt her t im e unt il A p p l e ’s ne x t big pro duct c ome s alo ng . IBT fina nc i a l new s s t a t e d t hat “ f or t he pa s t fiv e y ea rs, s ub - S a haran Africa has re i gne d as t he w o rld’s f a s t e s t -g ro w ing m o bile re gi on, w it h subsc riber growt h rat es m o re t ha n t wi c e t he g lo ba l a v e ra ge . ” T ho ug h rea lis t ic a l l y t he expe ct at io n o f a hugely suc ce s s ful App l e i mmers io n o f t he Afr i c a n co nt inent re m a ins s p e c ul at iv e a t best a s N t i A c h ea m po ng o , a re s e a rc he r at Afric an Tec hnol ogy Po lic y St udie s
Ne t w o rk in Nairo bi, K e ny a, s aid “t he cha lleng e is t he price s …M o bile a nd Int e r net co nnec t iv it y pric es are g o ing t o ha v e t o co m e do w n fo r pe o ple t o a cc ess it , a nd t he pric e fo r a sm art pho ne is s t ill t o o hig h fo r pe o ple in rural a rea s . ”. W it h hig h lev els o f g o v e r nm e nt c o rrupt io n and unse en le v e ls o f inco m e inequa lit y, t he c o nsum e rs o f Apple pro duct s w o uld ce rt ainly be re pre s ent at iv e o f a niche in Africa a nd t he cre at io n o f c o m pany lo ng t erm a s s et s t here a t ris k. Ye t , inv e s t ing in t he c o nt ine nt c o uld supply addit io na l re v e nue in iPho nes t hat t he c o m pany repo rt ed.
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BY Charlie olson VANGUARD STAFF WRITER
It’s no secret that kids all over the world love toys, and it certainly comes as no shock that the US is the largest toy market in the global economy. But of the $19.45 billion in 2015 US toy sales, nearly 40% was claimed by two toy-making giants: Hasbro (HAS) and Mattel (MAT). In fact, these two companies hold such a massive share of the toy market, that their combined $10 billion revenue is more than double that of the next biggest competitor, Lego. Earlier this February, reports of a possible merger between Hasbro and Mattel made headlines throughout business publications worldwide. At this moment, analysts are uncertain as to whether the rumors are true, or even possible, but are attributing them to a number of recent legal issues between the two firms. Last year, after the record-breaking box office release of the Disney movie “Frozen”, Hasbro spent millions in legal fees in order to obtain the
right to produce movie action figures. Likewise, Mattel struggled for years in order to maintain the sole right to produce Star Wars action figures, a right Hasbro had been fighting for since the first movie was released. A merger would be appealing to executives and shareholders of both the firms. The merger would eliminate the constant legal issues presiding in the toy industry. Additional benefits to the toymakers could include increased capital as well as shared knowledge and skill in the toy market. Each firm has its own respective niche when it comes to toy sales, whether its Mattel’s Barbie Dolls or Hasbro’s Nerf guns, and a combination of the two marketing departments could result in a massive advertising advantage over the competition. While the merger would be beneficial, analysts doubt two companies of this size can unify due to antitrust legislation. This decade’s Justice Department has been particularly strict when considering mergers, especially
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Hasbro and Mattel currently toying with a merger
Rumors have it that Hasbro and Mattel are planning to merge together.
with multinational corporations like Hasbro and Mattel. After the denial of the Staples-Office Depot merger as well as the rejection of a Sysco-US Foods union, a merger of this size in the toy industry would almost certainly be refused by the US Justice Department because of the detrimental effect it would have on competi-
tion in the industry. Additionally, a merger this large could eliminate smaller toymakers, resulting in higher prices and lower-quality products for the consumer. The threat of decreased sales keeps prices low and quality high at large toy making firms, and the elimination of smaller companies by a monopoly would be cata-
strophic for global toy consumers. The proposed HasbroMattel merger does present certain advantages to the firms themselves, but lacks value that the consumer could benefit from. As of now, it appears that Hasbro and Mattel will remain separate toy making entities, despite the marketplace rumors.
Effects of automated cars in the car industry VANGUARD STAFF WRITER
Even though self-driving cars seem like something from a science-fiction movie, in reality it is one of the many technologies that is rapidly being developed and tested, especially by Google and by many automakers such as Audi, Ford, Mercedes, Toyota and Volvo. The advancements in automated driving technology is likely to cause a decrease in the fatality rate of accidents involving cars. A study by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) further looks into the potential decline of motor accidents. For society this is good news, but for the auto insurance industry, it is technology that could cause huge losses and a shrinking market. According to a recent report by KPMG LLP, a U.S. based audit and advisory services firm, in any given year 90% of the accidents were due to human and more specifically driver error. And with the recent advancements in automated cars and safety technologies it is estimat-
ed the accident frequency caused by vehicles will decrease by 80% before 2040. As cars become more automated it is less likely for drivers to get into accidents which further means reduction in loss costs which would lead to reduction in premiums, as the consumers would need less coverage than before. Since the accident frequency will be reduced by almost 80%, a drastic fall in premiums of almost 60% can be expected in the next 15 years as the automated cars hit the roads. This will severely hurt the insurance industry which collected $195 billion in premiums last year from U.S. Drivers alone. Due to these drastic changes it is likely that the personal automobile insurance sector will shrink to less than 40% of its current market size. Google is currently spearheading the development of self-driving cars and is acting as the face of automated cars in the U.S. It had originally announced its plans in May 2014 to build vehicles without a steering wheel and without
any human inputs needed for getting from one point to the other. The current prototype has a maximum speed of 25 mph and can be summoned by a smartphone. Many automakers are testing the technology, some automakers such as General Motors will be offering a super cruise system for hands-free automated driving on freeways
by 2016. Daimler is currently offering a system on specific models that allow a car to accelerate, remain in its lane and brake without any human intervention at speeds less than 16 mph. In order to tackle the potential decrease in market size and profits due to the automated driving technology, the personal
auto insurance industry is looking at alternative sources for revenue, such as selling coverage for other products such as the smartphones. As the issue seems to be real all the players in the market are looking to diversify in order to minimize the risk and damage that may be coming sooner than analysts predicted.
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Please look at this pretty white automated car. If you read this caption, you are awesome!
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Sophomore Jayson Argue makes a dramatic save to keep Bentley fighting.
The four goal deficit was not for long, though, as junior Tyler Deresky scored the Falcons’ first goal of the game promptly after delivering a big hit to a Golden Griff defenseman. The goal was just ten seconds after Heath’s score. Canisius would score the next two goals to make it 6-1, both coming in the third period, and both coming from junior Shane Conacher. Bentley would try to claw its way back from the large deficit late in the game. McDonald scored with only 5:19 remaining, and senior Michael Reardon added another with 3:25 left on the clock. “We know that
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It was a tough weekend for Bentley ice hockey, as they dropped both games of a two game home series against Canisius College. The first of the two games started off strong for the Falcons. Senior Andrew Gladiuk scored the game’s first goal 9:08 into the first period. It was Gladiuk’s seventh straight contest that he had scored in. Junior Max French and sophomore Kyle Schmidt helped assist the goal off a faceoff win in the offensive zone. “Getting the first goal in a game is huge,” Gladiuk said. “So it’s always our focus, but it doesn’t change our mindset after we score. We try to stick to our game plan regardless of the scoreboard. It gives the team a little bit of extra life getting on the board first though.” Sadly, the lead would not remain for long, as freshman Felix Chamberland scored to the far post just thirtythree seconds after Gladiuk. Fellow freshman Joshua Gabriel assisted on the goal. The game would remain notched at 1-1 for the remainder of the first period, and for a good part of the second period until freshman defenseman Jimmy Mazza scored off a power play with 9:12
elapsed. It only took another two minutes for the Golden Griffs to make it 3-1 with their third and final goal of the game, this time the scorer being freshman Alex Jaeckle. The second period did not come without its bruises, either. A total of twenty-six minutes were spent in the penalty box between the two teams in the second period alone, with, at one point, three Falcons and two Golden Griffs in the box at the same time. “There were times on Friday night where the game didn’t have much flow,” sophomore Andrew McDonald said. “There were a lot of whistles and both teams were spending time in the box. We wanted to stay focused on playing our style of hockey.” The second game of the two game series did not start well for the Falcons. With about four and a half minutes played, Canisius got another score from the stick of Gabriel. Fellow freshman Chamberland scored later on in the first period to make it 2-0 for the Golden Griffs. Canisius continued to show dominance in the second period, tacking on another two goals. Sophomore center Ryan Schmelzer scored the first of those goals at the 9:11 mark off a power play, and the other goal came from freshman forward Cameron Heath at the 15:01 mark.
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The Bentley team has a quick huddle over the ice to prepare themselves for the game ahead.
when we play our game, we can be dangerous to our opponents,” said McDonald. “Looking ahead at the remainder of the season and into the playoffs, a key to our success will be playing our game for a full 60 minutes.” Shortly after Reardon’s goal, junior defensemen Charlie Donners was whistled for tripping, setting up a penalty shot for the Golden Griffs. Senior goalkeeper Gabe Antoni came up big with a seemingly easy glove save on Chamberland’s shot. “I actually thought he was going low blocker but then I saw him change the angle of the shot and go glove,” Antoni said. “I felt like he put it right into my glove which made the save less challenging. “Mentally before a shootout you just have to feel confident. When he comes down the ice for the shot I always like to gage a player’s speed as you can determine a lot based on how quickly he’s moving his feet.” After sophomore goalie Jayson Argue, who saved sixteen shots during Saturday night’s contest, was removed a little over halfway through the game, Antoni came in to make eleven of his own. “As a goalie,” Antoni said, “Whether you’re in that night or not, you have to prepare as if you are playing. Preparation is the key so that if you are called upon mid game like [Saturday] night, you are ready to go.” N o t i c e a b l y different from the two contests was the absence of French on Saturday night. French,
who is a nominee for the Hobey Baker Memorial Top Division I Hockey Player Award, has scored eighteen goals and assisted in another twenty-two of them. “[H]e’s obviously a big part of our team and a guy you can’t replace,” said Gladiuk. “He eats up a lot of key minutes for us and plays in all situations so you definitely notice the difference out there. Especially for me being his line-mate I miss his speed and chemistry out there.” As this was the last home stand for the Falcons of the regular season, they will hope to pick up a few wins on the road over the next two weeks’ time against American International College and Army West Point. Bentley will head to AIC on the 24th of this month for a single game, and then proceed to play a weekend series against the Black Knights on the 26th and 27th. “We need to get our squad on the same page as far as execution goes,” Gladiuk said. “We had a rough time this weekend but we just need to regroup and refocus so we can get to playing our best hockey come playoff time. It’s going to be crucial that our focus is there over the next couple weeks as we prepare.” The next couple weeks will be crucial for the team’s preparation for the Atlantic Hockey conference playoffs. “It’s hard to not think about playoffs with it approaching in the coming weeks,” McDonald said. “However, we are still taking it a game at a time. We look for things to build off of from each weekend and areas that we know we can improve to be better.”
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The girl’s team poses with their NCAA award. BY Linda kim
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This past season has been a huge breakthrough for both the Bentley Women’s and Men’s Swimming and Diving teams. Their participation in the Northeast-10 Conference Championships ended their season with substantial success. The Women’s 800 yard freestyle relay team, which consisted of junior Kaitlin McGahie, sophomore Emily Niemiec, and freshmen Kate Kaduboski and Brooke Jameson, finished first. Their time of 7:40.02 beat school records by a full seven
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This past weekend both the men’s and women’s basketball teams traveled to New Hampshire to take on Franklin Pierce. Both teams have been having stellar seasons and look to be contenders when the playoffs roll around in March. The men have an overall record of 17-6 and a conference record of 14-4. Senior forward Tyler McFarland and graduate student Keegan Hyland have been the strength of the team as they are the lead scorers, both averaging over 20 points per game, and lead rebounders, averaging over 7 per game. The women have the same conference record as the men but a better overall record of 24-4 which has earned them the No. 24 ranking in Division II. This season is the thirty-first time that the Lady Falcons have won 20 games in a season. Junior forward Jen Gemma has been a bright spot for the team as she leads the team in points (19.8) and rebounds (9.9) per game and has been named conference player of the week four times. Freshman guard Megan Lewis has been having a great first season as she has been rookie of the week four times. The men’s team entered Saturday looking to maintain
seconds. Along with the women’s team, the men’s 800 free relay came in second place, surpassing a school record. However, most notable is senior Nicola Mancini’s diving comeback. After being injured last season, Mancini came back to receive gold for the 5th time in NE-10 diving. Mancini finished with a score of 426.30, an extraordinary difference of 41.35 points over runner-up Haley Boland of Southern Connecticut State. According to senior teammate Colton Bridge, it is evident that Mancini is a crucial part of the diving team by providing inspiration to her
basketball its slim lead in conference over Saint Anselm and Stonehill. Things started slowly for the Falcons as they found themselves down 45-27 at the half after shooting just 27 percent and getting dominated on the boards by grabbing only 14 rebounds compared to Frankiln Pierce’s 26. However, they were able to make things interesting with the help of Keegan Hyland scoring 23 of his game-high 32 points in the second half. Bentley cut the lead to four less than four minutes into the second half thanks to a 16-2 run. Hyland scored half those points, but got some assistance in the form of two three-balls from senior guard Alex Furness. The Falcons made it a onepossession game five times, twice with two pointers coming from Tyler McFarland. One came at 11:17 left to play when McFarland made the score 5956. The Ravens then scored eight straight to regain a dominant lead. Bentley crawled back when McFarland made it 73-71 with 5:32 remaining; however, the Ravens went on another run, this time nine straight points. Bentley was never able to recover and ultimately lost 9282. McFarland was the second leading scorer of the game with 22 points. He assisted Hyland in the comeback by scoring 15 of those points in the second
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team members. “Having her back at practice was the ‘kick in the butt’ I needed to push myself to accomplish what I did this year,” Bridge said. “She pushed me to never accept anything as being good enough, and got me to elevate my skillset to where it is now.” Bridge went on to receive the gold medal in the onemeter diving during the second day of the NE-10 Conference—a huge victory from the bronze and two silvers he has won in past conferences. Senior Timothy Connolly also broke both personal and school records during his last collegiate meet. Connolly broke two school records that he himself set in the 100, 200 back. Although he was extremely happy with breaking his individual records he said, “The records in both the 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay were my favorite because I got to share those records with my teammates. Everyone looks at swimming and thinks it is an individual sport; however, these records are just a testament to the tenacity of our entire team because they would not have been possible without having everyone on
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the team being so supportive of each other all the time.” Freshman Frank Elenio ended his first collegiate level season with impressive achievements in the NE10 conference. He was an A-Finalist in the 200 Yard Butterfly and 400 Yard IM and a B-Finalist in the 200 Yard IM. He also broke a team record with Connolly, both in
records prelims with a time of 1:53.85 and again at the finals with a time of 1:53.05. Overall, Bentley’s swimming and diving team came in second place in the championships, ending their season with fulfillment, sending off senior team members with good memories, and placing even harder records for the next season.
The team huddles in for a quick meeting on the sidelines.
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half. McFarland moved within 22 of 2,000 career points and also led the Falcons in assists with four. Furness was the only other player for Bentley to score double digits to move him to 29 points of 1,000 career points. Furness was also the leading rebounder of the game with 8. The Falcons have three games remaining, with the next one being at home against St. Michael’s on Wednesday. The women’s team had the same fate as the men, as they lost 87-76. Franklin Pierce challenged Bentley, resulting in their second loss in the last 16 games behind .509 shooting, 58 percent inside the arc, and 25 of 26 from the foul line. This game highlighted two All-Conference forwards in Kara Charette and Jen Gemma. They did not disappoint as Charette outscored Gemma 25 to 21. The first quarter was close as there were ten lead changes, but Franklin Pierce was able to take 44-39 lead into halftime on the strength of a 7-0 and 8-4 run. The Ravens continued to pull away at the start of the second half with a 7-2 spurt to make the score 51-41. Franklin Pierce continued to control the third quarter, eventually bringing their lead to a game high 15 points. Bentley was able to cut the lead down to 73-67 with 4:39 left to play using an effective
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press as well as a 6-0 run. Despite the press, the Ravens were able to hold onto the lead and secure the upset by making six clutch free throws in the final 27 seconds. The upset was in part thanks to poor shooting from the Falcons, as they finished at .394 and went a disappointing 8-24 from three. Bentley also lost the rebound battle with a total of 30 compared to the 39 from Franklin Pierce. Sophomore forward Cassie Smith was a bright spot
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for the Falcons as she got a career high 11 points off the bench as well as four assists and two steals. Despite the loss, Bentley was able to maintain a two-game lead in conference after Saint Anselm saw its winning streak halt at 9 games. The women have three games remaining, and look to hold onto the number one seed in the conference tournament. Their next game is Wednesday, hosted at St. Michael’s at 5:30pm.
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Sophomore Lauren Green passes to Sophomore Cassie Smith.