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ThurSday, MarCh 21, 2013VoluME lV iSSuE Vii www.bENTlEyVaNguard.CoM
CELEBRATING
50YEARS196 3 - 2 0 1 3THE STUDENT VOICE OF BENTLEY UNIVERSITY SINCE 1963
Courtney Finn (left) and Lauren Battista (right) both played an integral role
in the Falcons’ strong but unsuccessful game against Dowling.
Kevin Kettl
wins grant to
pursue the
Shooting
Touch agenda
By Zachary O’Malley
VaNgaurd STaFF
Courtesy of Sindhu Palaniappan Courtesy of Kevin Kettl
By Lacey NemergutNEwS EdiTor
Twenty-eight students gave their time and
energy to help deserving families.
Kevin Kettl , Bentley
University Class of 2012 and
current graduate student, was
granted $25,000 by Shooting
Touch to pursue a 10-month
international work program in
Rwanda, fostering a positive
influence and social change
through basketball.
Kettl created a video on
YouTube to present to the
Shooting Touch board of direc-
tors, featuring his actionable
plan for the organization.
“I wanted a good intro, and
using Flex was a way to show
my goofy side and get a little cre-
ative,” said Kettl, referencing his
use of the Bentley mascot in his
submission.
Kettle featured Flex perform-
ing a few basic basketball drills,
utilizing a background television
to break the continuous seven
minutes of himself in front of the
camera.
“Basically, it was a collabora-
tion of a lot of friends and fami-
lies ideas and I had a lot of help
along the way,” said Kettl.
Kettl first became involved
with Shooting Touch in a pur-
suit of an internship with
Reebok. The Director of
Basketball Footwear at the time
was Justin Kittredge. Though
Reebok didn’t offer a position at
the time, Kettl maintained con-
tact with Kittredge who would
later inform him about Shooting
Touch.
“I did the whole video on a
Courtesy of Sports information office
Students help build homes and change livesFalcons spend spring break in Florida with Habitat for Humanity
When’s the last time you
did something selfless, some-
thing for others, something
with far-reaching effects
greater than yourself? While
countless Bentley students
flocked to spring break spots
such as Panama City, Fla.,
28 Bentley students traveled
to sunny, South Florida with
decidedly different inten-
tions. This group chose to
devote their break to partic-
i p a t i n g i n B e n t l e y ’ s
Alternative Spring Break
trip with the Habitat for
H u m a n i t y o f C h a r l o t t e
County Florida.
Just like Bentley, numer-
ous colleges and universities
contribute teams to over 200
Habitat sites across the
nation during their various
spring breaks. This results
in an almost constant flow of
volunteer work being done at
sites by school groups during
March. Such was the case
See GRANT, Page 6
with Bentley’s project in
Punta Gorda, Fla., approxi-
mately two hours south of
Tampa. When the students
arrived on Sunday, some of
the work on the houses being
for the families to see, we
found messages that other
volunteers have left,” said
junior Stephanie Hazelton.
“It’s kind of nice to see how
their work really sets up for
the work we did. It’s nice to
see everyone coming togeth-
er for one interest.”
Despite being limited by
torrential rain on the first
day, the Bentley students
never failed to show initia-
tive, continuing to contribute
where they could inside the
house and applying siding to
the undercover portions of
the house’s exterior. Two
groups of Bentley students
even volunteered at Habitat
f o r Humani ty Re -Store
Centers, where donated
home furnishings are sold at
a discount to help fund the
building processes.
“A lot of people think that
Habitat just gives away the
homes, but in reality they
just sell them at a significant
See HABITAT, Page 6
built at the three Bentley
sites had already been com-
pleted.
“As we were c leaning,
painting and leaving our
own messages on the floors
By Matt GustusSPorTS EdiTor
For the first time in three
years, the Bentley women’s
basketball team will not be
in the Elite Eight, as the
team was upset in the East
Regional Final at the Dana
Center on Monday. The vis-
it ing Golden Lions from
Dowling College in Oakdale,
NY got out front early but
needed a put-back with five
seconds left to play to hold
on for the 53-51 victory over
the Lady Falcons.
The biggest factor in the
game by far was Dowling’s
six-foot-three senior center
Danielle Wilson, who was
voted the East Region’s Most
Outstanding Player. Wilson
is averaging 19.3 points and
an astounding 16.7 rebounds
per game in the NCAA tour-
nament, which includes a
dominant 23 -po int , 15 -
r e b o u n d p e r f o r m a n c e
against Bentley.
Of those 23 points, none
were bigger than the game’s
decisive two points.
With 34.7 seconds left,
Bent l ey jun ior f o rward
Lauren Battista tied the
game at 51-51 by hitting
one-of-two free throws. With
less than a five-second differ-
ence between the shot and
game clock, Dowling brought
the ball up court and took its
time to get a good look.
As the clock ticked under
10 seconds to play, the ball
was in Dowling senior guard
Connie Simmons’ hands
near the top o f the key .
Police Log 2 Tip of the Week 2 Cartoon 4 Voices 8 & 9 Notes From Abroad 13 Falcon of The Week 16
Paint Nite offers aunique social expe-rience
8 SOFTBALLFalcons incur loss-es in Florida butshow strong effort
15VERONICA MARSMovie raises production funds on Kickstarter
9
SOCIAL ENTERPRISEThe importance of this new business sector
14
Lady Falcons stunned by Dowling in Sweet 16
Using a screen from team-
mate junior forward Rekik
Worku, Simmons got to the
m i d d l e o f t h e B e n t l e y
defense, forcing junior for-
ward Jacqui Brugliera to
come out to stop her.
Brugliera, a strong defen-
sive player, came out aggres-
sive and was able to block
t h e S i m m o n s f l o a t e r .
However, the ball fell into
the hands of Wilson under
the hoop, who turned and
put the ball up and in over
the shorter Battista.
Down two with 5.4 sec-
onds left to play, the Falcons
quickly inbounded the ball to
s e n i o r g u a r d K e l s e y
Roberson, who took the ball
the length of the floor but
See LADY FALCONS, Page 6
PAINT &DRINK
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Judicial action Summary
total number of cases: 6total number of individuals involved (violators): 8number of individuals dismissed from responsibility: 0number of individuals admitting responsibility: 8number of individuals referred to Judicial Board: 0 number of educational sanctions given: 10
(includes referrals to alcohol Education)Cash total of fines given for the week: $275number of work sanctions assigned: 0number of students placed on warning: 7number of parental notifications: 1number of individuals put on residential probation: 0
(Loss of 15 Housing Credits)number of individuals put on disciplinary probation: 0
(Loss of 30 Housing Credits)number of individuals put on suspension (housing): 0number of individuals put on suspension (university): 0number of individuals expelled from university: 0
Provided by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs
3.6.2013-3.19.2013
Stairy NightE a r l y i n t h e m o r n i n g o f
S a t u r d a y, M a r c h 2 , o f f i c e r sresponded to a report of a studentinjury. When officers responded tothe scene, they discovered that theinjured undergraduate had fallendown some stairs. This fellow mustbe a Zeppelin fan, because it’s pret-ty clear he was looking for his“Stairway to Heaven.” The inci-dent Led officers to the conclusionthat the student had been drink-ing. However, the student—let’scall him Robert— was able to Planthis feet and stand up straight, sothe responding officer—let’s callhim Jimmy— turned the Page onthe incident. The student rockedand rolled back to his dormitorywith only a few cuts and bruises.
Denture VentureBefore we officially left for
Spring Break, one Bentley studentwas already making trips to anexotic location; Newton-WellesleyHospital. An ambulance transport-ed said student to the hospital inthe midst of a basketball game.The kiddo was hit in the face whileballin’ out, and one of his teeth wasfallin’ out. Despite the catastroph-ic injury, the student perceived thisas a golden opportunity. Sadly, theTooth Fairy doesn’t pay extra forgrills – it is one flat rate. In theend, this was essentially a free cab
ride and (probably) another intra-mural foul that went uncalled.Lives are at stake here, kids…justsomething to chew on.
MercyOne Bentley student took Kanye
West’s advice a little too literallyl a s t w e e k : Wa l t h a m P o l i c eDepartment notified UniversityPolice of a car SWERVING nearcampus. Waltham Police informedthe school’s department that theerratic driver’s car was sporting aBentley University parking decal.WPD was advised of the student’soff-campus address and responded.This student is particularly fatu-ous because Bentley itself offers a“wild ride”: it’s called the HarvardSquare shuttle. I mean that thingis basical ly just a thri l l -r idethrough *beautiful* Watertown,dropping you (45 minutes later) int h e P e o p l e ’ s R e p u b l i c o fCambridge. I mean, why wasteyour gas money swerving aroundWaltham when you can do that forfree??? That’s as much of an adven-ture that you can ever ask for.What a goon.
Nabbed on North“North” is “up.” “Up” can mean
“high.” By the transitive property,that would mean that “North” is“high.” Well, leave it to SpringBreak room checks to prove the
Police log
transitive property! Residence Lifeof f i c ia ls went through NorthCampus A on Wednesday last week,and they were busier than a SpruceHall toilet on a weekend night. Inless than one hour, three rooms inNorth Campus A were documentedfor possession of drug parapherna-lia. It appears that this building isthe potspot for drug use at Bentley.After all, it is green certified. Theowners of the drug paraphernaliawill lose some valuable housingpoints at a very inconvenient time;however, they may have juste n o u g h c r e d i t s t o l i v e u p i nGreenLand again next year. And soit continues…
Toilet TroublesUniversity Police received a call
last week from a student complain-ing of a clogged toilet. For therecord: what in God’s name can thepolice do about a clogged toilet thatyou can’t? Are they going to beatyour poop with nightsticks and thencharge it with a judicial? Um, neg-ative. But I digress. This call wasparticularly interesting because itpertained to the Cedar Hall thirdfloor bathroom—a girl’s room. Sincefemales do not have the physicalcapacity to poop (it’s science), thesereporters are intrigued about whatcould have possibly caused this clog.Torn yoga pants? A Pretty LittleLiars Season 1 DVD set? A nude
photo of Taylor Lautner? Man, Ihope it’s the last one.
MulliganOn the evening of March 9, a
female officer was notified of anissue with the golf team. Someoneat the Police Station was able todriver down to the loft where theissue was. When she got there, sherealized that mediation wood bepretty rough. The situation start-ed off as some golfers trying to ironout their differences the fairway,but the area had become quite thehazard when one bogey got caughtin an unplayable lie. Eventually,with the assistance of the officer,the golfers were able to regrip andplay through their differences.Hopefully this sentiment will lastthroughout the hole semester, forewe’re on the back nine, anyways.
FRESHMAN PUKE COUNTIn a remarkable showing of grit,
toughness and general intestinaldiscomfort, this week’s count is 10!That’s right folks, 10 instances ofvomit found in freshman dormsover the past two weeks. That guyPat who told the Irish about Jesusand then magically got rid of all thesnakes would be very proud.
Sean Harrington
and Brian Shea
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March 21
the VANguArd MArCh 21, 2013 PAge 3NewS
By Lacey Nemergut
NewS editor
Student Alumni campaign aims to raise awareness and funds
Beginning Monday, March
25, the Student Alumni
Leadership Council is starting
its four-week student Annual
Fund campaign with a three-
day initiative to raise aware-
ness about student involve-
ment in annual giving.
Advised by Elisha Bender, the
Associate Director of Student
and Young Alumni
Engagement, the organization
has been the face of several
successful events since its
inception in the fall.
“To kick off our commitment
to providing ongoing educa-
tion, we have created a three-
day experience for students,”
said Bender. “The tables
around campus will provide
detailed information about
why your support is important
and why students should con-
sider making a gift.”
As further incentive to par-
ticipate, the tables will be
handing out giveaway items
with a tagline: “I <3 Bentley.”
On Monday, the organiza-
tion will flood the campus with
signs and information that
introduces facts about Bentley
as a nonprofit, indicating how
annual giving contributes to
its operation. Tuesday will
introduce the theme of appre-
ciation. The Student Alumni
Leadership Council will
encourage students to reflect
on what they value most about
their Bentley experience.
“We will ask students stop-
ping by our tables to take a few
minutes to write what they are
thankful for at Bentley, and
will post all these messages on
large foam boards at each of
our tables,” said Bender.
Finally, on Wednesday, the
Council will promote a student
participation campaign,
encouraging each student to
make a gift to the Annual
Fund. The Council recom-
mends that students begin
with a gift of at least $5.
However, if students con-
tribute $25 or higher, they are
permitted to donate in honor of
a faculty or staff person who
has inspired them while at
Bentley. As a further incen-
tive, any student who makes a
gift during the four-week stu-
dent Annual Fund campaign
will be invited to President
Larson’s house for an ice
cream party.
“Throughout this week, we
hope to spark interest in how
Bentley works,” said Bender.
“As business students, we feel
that it’s important for us to
understand and appreciate the
Bentley operating budget and
how our nonprofit works.”
Currently, Bentley’s tuition
accounts for 90 percent of oper-
ating expenses. Therefore,
without an adequate Annual
Fund, certain services and pro-
grams for students could be
downsized or even eliminated.
Furthermore, the alumni
participation rate is a key
measure in surveys conducted
by highly regarded reporting
agencies such as U.S. News
and World Report.
“Our alumni giving rate is
about half of the giving rate of
peer institutions, so we are try-
ing to increase alumni giving
by educating students about
the importance of giving back
while they are still on cam-
pus,” said Bender. “We are also
proud to partner with Gloria
on creating a culture of philan-
thropy here at Bentley, as
growing the Annual Fund is
among her top institutional
priorities in the next few
years.”
For more information, be
sure to stop by the tables on
campus next week or partici-
pate in the conversation
through social media: Twitter
@BentleySALC and
Facebook/Bentley Student
Alumni Leadership Council. If
you’d like to make a gift,
please visit
www.bentley.edu/studentgiv-
ing.
The Student Alumni Leadership Council hopes to educate students on the importance of the Annual Fund and its use. Courtesy of bentley.edu/SALC
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Stop complaining—CAB works hard!name artists.
As much as CAB, the
administration, or the stu-
dents here hate to admit it,
Bentley is simply not well
known enough and does not
have the necessary student
population or funds to attract
the hottest artists.
Another instance of the
lack of appreciation around
Spring Day was the lambast-
ing of CAB’s reveal of the
Spring Day performers. An ice
cream truck was rented and a
large poster rolled down to
reveal the artists was met
with a lukewarm reception
from the students that were
at the reveal.
Although it wasn’t a beauti-
ful or spectacular reveal and
the artists weren’t the ones
many were hoping for have
you stopped to think about the
incredible amount of time,
planning and thought put into
the Spring Day event by
Bentley’s Campus Activities
Board?
Planning for the current
year’s Spring Day event start-
ed long before the school year
began. CAB members work
closely with the administra-
tion and the agencies associat-
ed with various performers all
year round to ensure the con-
tracts and logistical planning
can be completed in a timely
manner that way Spring Day
can go on without a hitch.
editorial
CAB works on all the plan-
ning, funding, advertising,
and attractions of Spring Day
while simultaneously juggling
events such as last semester’s
GrooveBoston concert, the
upcoming comedy show with
SNL’s Jay Pharoah, and
numerous other events
spread throughout the year.
CAB does all of this on a vol-
unteer basis, as it is a student
run organization, and often
they only get negative press
from students despite their
titanic efforts to bring fun
events to campus.
Remember, even though
Bentley is an institution of
roughly 5,000 students, cater-
ing to all the tastes of these
individuals is incredibly diffi-
cult and almost impossible to
satisfy in a balanced way.
CAB has put in a tremendous
amount of effort to make this
Spring Day spectacular as
they do with every other event
they put on.
Spring Day is a privilege,
not an entitlement – Bentley
and CAB do not need to put on
this spectacular spring festi-
val. And when Spring Day
finally comes around, all the
complaints seem to evaporate
and everybody has a good
time.
Bentley’s Campus
Activities Board deserves
more credit for what they do,
because they work hard.
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Bentley’s annual Spring
Day is just about a month
away – an annual celebration
here at Bentley University
filled with food, festivities,
and silly college-style fun.
Bentley and the Campus
Activities Board (CAB) work
together to coordinate and
pay copious amounts of
money in order to rope in
famous performers and
artists for the main attraction
of Spring Day, the afternoon
concert.
This year, famed rappers
Tyga and T-pain are making
appearances and there is no
doubt they didn’t come cheap.
Despite the extraordinary
planning and logistical efforts
by CAB and the Bentley
administration the general
atmosphere has been resent-
ful and chock full grumbles
and criticisms. Complaints
that CAB did not cater to stu-
dent tastes in music and the
choice of artists flooded the
academic buildings, dorms,
and social media channels
after the announcement.
Unfortunately, CAB was
unable to convince Armin Van
Buuren, Tiesto, Justin Bieber,
Avicii, Jay-Z, Macklemore or
whatever other current big
name artists students want-
ed. Bentley University is not
Penn State, or any other
colossal college that can
attract and afford to pay big
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the Vanguard marCh 21, 2013 Page 5CaMPuS LiFe
By Sindhu PalaniappanFormer editor in ChieF
Food Service Advisory Board and Seasons hosts Caribbean Food Night
During the first week of
March, the Food Service
Advisory Board teamed with
Sodexo and various students
to host a Caribbean Food
night at seasons. Earlier in
the semester, an email was
sent to the student body to
submit different recipes for
Caribbean dishes – the Food
Service Advisory Board decid-
ed on which ones to prepare
based on the feasibility of
cooking large amounts, and
then then worked on advertis-
ing the event.
J u n i o r L u c i a G a r c i a
explains that the FSAB is “a
board composed of students
and staff members. Any stu-
dent is welcome to join and
the group meets every other
Wednesday at 2 pm in Back
Bay C. Staff members that are
always there include: Doreen
Floyd , Mar ia Machado ,
Jennifer Murphy, who is a
nutritionist, and John Carney
a n d J a s o n L a P r a d e o f
Sodexo.”
The Food Service Advisory
Board tends to discuss issues
brought up to SGA concerning
the food on campus – issues
like the length of the lines at
Einstein’s, the temperature of
the food at Seasons, and the
availability of gluten free foods
on campus. Garcia said,
“FSAB also discusses and
organizes events such as
Thanksgiving dinner and sun-
dae night at Seasons, to name
a few.”
Made by Sodexo from stu-
dent recipes, Caribbean Food
night offered seasoned chick-
en and rice, shrimp balls, and
other cultural favorites.
Freshman Halle Prentice said
“my favorite part was the
singer with the steel drums.
He was wonderful and clear-
ly talented.” She added that
“the details made the meal.”
Music was provided by
Michael ‘Toby’ Tobas, a native
of the Caribbean Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago. Toby is
credited with being one of the
found ing v i s i onar ies o f
Calypso and Soul-Calypso
rhythms (also known as con-
temporary Kaiso and Soca
respectively). His experience
includes major folk and jazz
festivals and concerts, and has
worked on recordings, TV spe-
cials, jingles, and hotel enter-
tainment. He has worked
throughout the US, Canada,
Europe, and Japan.
“The chocolate rum cake
was delicious,” said freshman
Nicole Lee. She added that
they offered coconut pineap-
ple sauce to pair with the
meal and pineapple turnover
cake in addition to the dishes
mentioned before.
“The singer was multitask-
ing between playing the steel
drums and the maracas, and
the songs he played were def-
initely different to what we’re
accustomed to hearing,” said
Lee. When asked if there was
anything else she would like
to include about the dinner,
she said “Seasons should have
more dinners like this.”
“Even though it was rush
hour, it seemed like more peo-
ple had come out for dinner
that night than normal,” said
Prentice.
FSAB joins students and
Sodexo employees together
year round to work on differ-
ent events that are open to the
student body. “It’s good work-
ing with them as they really
listen to students’ feedback
and act upon it. They are con-
stantly taking initiatives to
better serve the student body,”
said Garcia.
Seasons served classic Caribbean dishes such as chickenwith rice, shrimp balls and chocolate rum cake.
The Service-Learning Center cordially invites you to participate in
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CCeenntteerr Join us in the Waltham community for the Bentley
Day of Service. Help us by participating or raising
funds and supplies for deserving Waltham
community members. For more information, please contact [email protected]
JJooiinn uuss oonn SSaattuurrddaayy,, AApprriill 1133tthh !!
Courtesy of tobzmusic.comMichael ‘Toby’ Tobas provided music inSeasons for Caribbean Food Night.
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was not able to finish down
the other end as the clock
expired, putting an end to
the Lady Falcons’ season.
Dowling’s defense, which
ranks first in Division II in
points allowed and oppo-
nents field goal percentage,
came out very strong defen-
sively , forc ing the Lady
Falcons to miss their first
five shots of the game. Their
defense, combined with good
movement on the offensive
end a l lowed the Golden
Lions to stretch the lead to
17 in the first half.
After finding themselves
down only 10 at the break,
and having had very little
success in the first half with
g u a r d i n g t h e t o w e r i n g
Wilson, the Lady Falcons
switched things up and came
out in a 2-3 zone. The zone
turned out to be a great call
by the coaching staff, as the
Lady Falcons used a 17-2
run early in the second half
to take a two-point lead with
just over 11 minutes left to
play.
Over the next nine min-
utes, the game went back
and forth, with neither team
leading by more than two
points.
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Mac using IMovie,” said Kettl.
“It was a pretty tedious process
considering it was my first time
ever using a Mac. From the time
I found out I was a finalist in
mid-February until when I had
to submit the video by (March
1) I had to plan and put togeth-
er the whole thing (in two
weeks).”
Referred to as “The
Basketball Peace Corps”, the
Shooting Touch Sabbatical
Program encouraged applicants
to detail a “HELP Curriculum”.
“H: Health promotion and dis-
ease prevention. E: Education
in gender equality and leader-
ship. L: Learning basketball on-
court skills as well as strength
conditioning and nutrition. P:
Providing places of play (build-
ing courts, outdoor spaces and
community enhancements).”
Kettl faced stiff competition
for the grant award this year.
There were a total of 70 appli-
cants with six finalists that
could advance to the YouTube
submission face.
“I was selected, along with a
girl that played at Stonehill,”
said Kettl. “There was obvious-
ly intense competition for such
an incredible experience and I
feel so fortunate to be afforded
this life-changing experience to
With 2:20 left to play and
a one-point Dowling lead,
rebounding became an issue
for Bentley. On four straight
Dowling shots, the Falcons
were not able to come up
with any rebounds, which is
one downside to playing zone
defense . Four o f fens ive
rebounds by four different
Dowling players allowed
them to wind the clock all
the way down to 50 seconds.
Coming up big for the
Lady Falcons was Finn, who
took a charge to give her
team the ball . Down the
other end, Bentley gave
arguably one of the pro-
gram’s best all-time players
the ball to try and make a
play. Battista did just that,
beating the defender Wilson
to the hoop and drawing the
foul.
In the game, Finn led the
Falcons in both scoring with
15 points and rebounding
with 19 boards while playing
a l l b u t o n e m i n u t e .
Brugliera, who had a tough
night shooting, was the other
Bentley scorer in double dig-
its as she scored 11 to go
along with eight rebounds.
For the Golden Lions,
Wilson and Simmons both
recorded double-doubles.
Wilson was able to grab
seven offensive rebounds,
while Simmons accumulated
13 points and 11 rebounds
while playing the entire 40
minutes.
Before coming to Dowling,
Wilson had a very impres-
s i v e c a r e e r a t B a y l o r
University from 2006-09. In
her three years at Baylor,
s h e e a r n e d n u m e r o u s
awards, including being
selected to the First Team
All-Big 12 and All-Defensive
Team as a junior while aver-
aging close to a double-dou-
b l e . O n t h e s t a t s h e e t ,
Wilson set the record for
most blocked shots with 210
blocks while also scoring
over 1,000 points.
Now, with a three-year-old
child, Wilson has worked
hard t o ge t back on the
court, and is leading the
Golden Lions to their deep-
est playoff run in program
history.
I n a d d i t i o n t o b e i n g
n a m e d t h e M o s t
Outstanding Player, Wilson
was also one of five players
s e l e c t e d t o t h e A l l -
Tournament team. Joining
her were Bentley’s Battista
and Brugliera, Dowling’s
Simmons, and Stonehill jun-
i o r g u a r d M a r y L o u i s e
Dixon.
Continued from Page 1
LADY FALCONSmake a real impact using the
game that I love.”
Kettl, having minimal travel
experience given his intense
dedication to Bentley basketball,
is incredibly excited to pursue
the project beginning in October
in Rwanda.
“Having $25,000 can go so far
and do so much to bring togeth-
er people in the best way possi-
ble, through sports,” said Kettl.
“Shooting Touch is in Rwanda
for the first time this year and I
will be the second of a 3-5 year
commitment to try to generate
a real and sustainable program
there.”
Kettl plans to partner with
current organizations in
Rwanda to further develop clin-
ics that teach the game of bas-
ketball and promote a healthy
lifestyle. He is also looking into
building courts in areas that
have never been exposed to the
sport before.
“A mixture of my education
in the classroom and even more
so, on the basketball court has
taught me a tremendous
amount of values including
toughness, hard work, and lead-
ership,” said Kettl, speaking to
his preparatory experience at
Bentley. “I hope to use basket-
ball to do the same for those less
fortunate than me in Rwanda
and elsewhere.
d iscount , ” sa id s tudent
leader, junior Ryan Dowling.
“And because they have so
many houses being built at
once, each mortgage pay-
ment that new owners make
goes to funding the next
house that is being built and
so on.”
“Qualified participants
must show relatively good
credit and that they’ve been
employed for two years with
a steady income,” said fellow
s t u d e n t l e a d e r , s e n i o r
Sindhu Palaniappan. “And
you have to do 300 sweat-
equity hours. So basically
when we were working they
were working alongside us,
building a home for someone
else.”
There is a genuine and
almost palpable pride in
what the group had accom-
plished and the impact it
made on the families it was
providing homes to.
“Being able to see [the
family] go through the house
and get so excited at a clos-
et in the master bedroom, or
the son seeing what room he
was going to have and [indi-
cating to us] what color he
wants it painted, it made the
entire trip worth it,” said
junior Matt Rose. “It shows
you the impact of the hard
work you’re doing at the
h o u s e s a n d s e e i n g h o w
happy it makes them, it real-
ly puts everything in per-
spective.”
The students emphasized
the importance o f the i r
leader, Service-Learning
Administrative Assistant
Lynne Johanson, who they
collectively agreed provided
the leadership and dedica-
tion without which, none of
this could have happened.
Through the work and the
time spent with one another,
a group of strangers man-
aged to bond with one anoth-
er to create a cohesive team
of friends. For the student
leaders like junior Molly
Godfrey, the appreciation
reaches deeper the second
time around.
“Coming back as a leader
is a really unique experi-
ence,” said Godfrey. “The
second year, in addition, you
get to create the experience
for your group as a leader.
It’s incredibly rewarding
watching people that have
never met each other become
best friends in such a short
period of time.”
The bonding opportunities
for the volunteers seemed to
culminate with trips to the
beach and a Red Sox spring
training game, providing
meaningful and last ing
friendships. “I came back
with 27 new friends,” said
sophomore “Quiet” Wyatt
Allread.
Continued from Page 1
HABITAT
During their week spent volunteering, the students shared a unique
experience and formed many new friendships.
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By Catie BelloVanguard Staff
Olympus Has Fallen : Political thriller opens nationwide
Olympus Has Fallen, the
political thriller starring
Gerard But le r , Morgan
Freeman and Aaron Eckhart,
opens in theaters this Friday,
March 22. The film features
the fall of the White House—
code named Olympus—after
a slew of North Koreans
attack the national symbol of
democracy.
B u t l e r s t a r s a s M i k e
Banning, a Secret Service
agent who protected the
First Family for many years
before his term ended in
tragedy and a removal to a
desk job in the Treasury
Department. President Ben
Asher, played by Eckhart, is
meet ing with the South
Korean ambassador when
the White House goes under
attack. Following protocol,
the President and South
Korean ambassador are
taken to the underground
bunker.
Unfortunately, once the
group is safely inside, the
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Aaron Eckhart plays President Ben Asher, who is abducted by terrorists andmust be rescued by a disgraced secret service agent (played by Gerard Butler).
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head terrorist Kang reveals
himself among the ambas-
sador’s guard by killing the
Secret Service agents and
t h e a m b a s s a d o r . K a n g
promptly contacts the acting
president, Speaker of the
House Trumbull (played by
Morgan Freeman), in the sit-
uation room, threatening to
kill his hostages that include
the President, Secretary of
Defense, Vice President, and
Chief of Staff.
Meanwhile, the White
House is under full attack by
the North Korean terrorists.
Banning sees the attack from
his of f ice window in the
Treasury and rushes over to
the White House to help. The
Koreans manage to take
down every Secret Service
member and take control of
the White House before the
arrival of backup from the
mil i tary . Thinking that
everyone is dead, the terror-
ists continue with their
p l a n s . B u t t h e y d i d n ’ t
account for Banning.
With a stunning cast that
includes acting sensations
Gerard Butler and Morgan
Freeman, it’s no wonder that
Olympus Has Fallen has a
98-percent “want-to-see”
audience rating on Rotten
Tomatoes. Butler is particu-
larly powerful in his role as
a Secre t Serv i ce agent .
Olympus i s not short o f
action or gore, which is to be
expected in a movie about a
terrorist attack on the coun-
try. The action-packed, two-
hour movie will keep viewers
entertained.
“Who would be your
dream Spring Day
artist?”
VoiCes
Page 8 MarCh 21, 2013 the Vanguard
By Melisa KocarslanPhotograPhy editor
fEaturES
A new pastime has begun
cropping up in cities around
the country, a creative event
that is gaining popularity in
B o s t o n . T h e c o n c e p t i s
extraordinarily simple; cus-
tomers buy a ticket to go to
a bar and make a painting
while they drink with their
friends.
Paint Nite is one of these
companies, like the Paint
Bar in Newton. The compa-
n y p a r t n e r s w i t h m a n y
restaurants and bars around
the city, from Watertown to
Kendall Square to the North
End, to allow customers to
come into the restaurant and
paint while they drink and
eat. The arrangement works
for everyone; the bars receive
more clients than they usu-
al ly would on a Monday
n i g h t ( o r m a y b e e v e n a
Friday night), Paint Nite
continues to make a profit,
and customers get to conduct
their weekly bar ritual and
go home with more than just
a hangover.
The great thing about
Paint Nite is that the compa-
ny ensures that each cus-
tomer walks away feeling
like they are an artist. Each
painting that is designed by
the company’s artists is sim-
ple to paint yet impressive to
view. Customers can easily
see that their efforts are
impressive, even if they have
had l i t t le exper ience in
painting.
Paint Nite has a reper-
toire of paintings that it
offers multiple times during
a given month. Customers
can visit the company’s web-
site and decide on an event
based on which painting
they would like to do, the
date or even the location of
the event.
Visitors to the company’s
websi te can quickly see
which paintings are con-
s u m e r f a v o r i t e s . M a n y
favorite paintings include
city skylines, sunsets and
even the TD Garden. Other
paintings include the quin-
tessential bouquet of flowers,
beach scenes and wine glass-
es. The wide selection of
avai lable paint ings has
something to offer for every-
one.
Paint Nite’s list of loca-
tions is nearly as impressive
as its variety of paintings.
Customers can choose from
around 39 locations in the
Boston area, places l ike
Regina Pizza and Ferrara’s
Kitchen in the North End,
Donohue’s, an Irish pub in
W a t e r t o w n , a n d L e s
Zygomates, a French Bar in
South Station. The eclectic
group of venues ensures that
customers will always have
an interesting atmosphere
for the night.
Paint Nite also keeps a
portfolio of artists on hand
who create certain paintings
that they then teach at their
events. Some artists have
had as many as 50 events;
customers can be certain
that their artist will be well
qualified and competent in
t e a c h i n g a g r o u p o f
painters—even if the group
is a little tipsy.
The company should not
be confused with its competi-
tor, the Paint Bar, the origi-
nal company that offered
“art as entertainment.” The
Paint Bar is slightly differ-
ent in the kind of paintings
it offers. The Paint Bar often
coaches its customers on how
to recreate paintings from
famous artists such as Van
Gogh. The Paint Bar is a lit-
tle cheaper than Paint Nite,
but it is offered in only one
location (Newton, and soon
on Newbury St.) and events
are usually sold two months
in advance.
If you act quickly, you can
buy a Groupon for a ticket to
a Paint Nite event for a 50
percent discount, dropping
the price to $22.
EriKSoN raMoS
ClaSS of 2016
aCCouNtaNCy
“My dream Spring Day
artist would be Drake
because he’s the best.”
luKE hEaNEy
ClaSS of 2015
aCCouNtaNCy
“I would want Lady Gaga
because she’s amazing
and she was born this
way.”
NaoMi lEuNg
ClaSS of 2015
fiNaNCE
“I would want Kendrick
Lamar because he is
coming out with awe-
some songs.”
BriaN grahaM
ClaSS of 2013
fiNaNCE
“I would want Justin
Bieber because I got the
fever.”
Sagar Shah
ClaSS of 2016
fiNaNCE
“My dream Spring Day
artist would be Chris
Brown becayse he’s a
great singer and I love
his music.”
By Kelsey Miller
Features editor
Paint Nite: Drinking Creatively
Paint Nite hosts painting and drinking events at a variety ofbars and restaurants in the Boston area.
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Each painting is designed to satisfyeveryone despite the skill of the artist.
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“What is your favoritespring activity?”
VoiCes
By Melisa KocarslanPhotograPhy editor
JAMes rindo
ClAss of 2014
finAnCe
“My favorite spring
activity is playing
catch on the green
space.”
JAred dillon
ClAss of 2016
finAnCe
“My favorite spring
activity is going on
hikes with my dog.”
CrAig Cohen
ClAss of 2016
undeCided
“My favorite spring
activity is waiting for
those hot summerlike
days and tanning the
day away.”
MegAn glynn
ClAss of 2016
undeCided
“My favorite spring
activity is going on long
walks on the beach.”
AnArA BArluBAyevA
ClAss of 2016
finAnCe
“My favorite spring
activity is traveling.”
For those people living
under a rock for the past two
years, Kickstarter is the
groundbreaking website that
has brought the power of the
fan universe to solve the
problem of funding. By using
the website (and others like
Indiegogo), people who want
to make creative projects but
lack the funds can solicit
them from people they know
and the Internet.
The concept is very sim-
ple. Creators post a cam-
paign on the website where
they describe their project
and what the money raised
will go to the fund. Creators
post a goal that they must
raise before the project runs
out of t ime (the average
length for a project is 30
days).
Many may be surprised
that people are just willing
to give money to strangers.
This is certainly the case,
but most campaigns offer
rewards for people who con-
tribute certain amounts. For
ins tance , a backer may
receive a signed copy of the
book he is backing.
Some campaigns are more
successful than others, and
no campaign is a better
example of the crowdfunding
p h e n o m e n o n t h a n t h e
Veronica Mars Kickstarter.
Veronica Mars was a popu-
lar television show from the
CW that was cancelled after
only three seasons. It fea-
tured a high school girl who
solved mysteries as a private
investigator with the help of
her father, a detective.
While not the most suc-
cessful series , the show
developed a dedicated fan
base, which clamored for a
film after the series was can-
celled. The show’s creator,
Rob Thomas, wrote a script
for a film after the show was
c a n c e l l e d , b u t W a r n e r
Brothers decided they did
not want to make it.
Now, nearly a decade after
the series was cancelled, Rob
Thomas finally decided to try
for a film again. Instead of
using a conventional produc-
tion company, he elected to
go straight to the source; on
M a r c h 1 3 h e s e t u p a
Kickstarter and asked for
two million dollars to make
the movie.
It was fully funded in less
than 10 hours.
Fans from all over the web
came out to fund a movie
they had been waiting to see
for years. Part of the cam-
paign’s unbelievable success
is almost certainly due to the
interesting rewards for the
campaign’s backers.
For just $10, backers will
receive a PDF of the shoot-
ing script. Other rewards
include physical and digital
copies of the film a few days
after it is released, theatrical
r e l e a s e p a r t i e s i n t h e
backer’s hometown, a place
as an extra in the movie, a
speaking role in the movie,
and invitations to the pre-
m i e r a n d a f t e r p a r t y .
Backers will receive exclu-
sive T-shirts and signed
posters, even voicemails from
none other than Kristen Bell
h e r s e l f . S u c h c r e a t i v e
rewards could only mean
eventual success.
And the money just keeps
rolling in. Now, a mere five
days after it went live, the
campaign has raised over
$3.6 million. And it still has
25 days to go. The enormous
success of the campaign has
made fans of many other
series wonder if they can
e x p e c t a m o v i e o f t h e i r
favorite show in the near
future.
You can expec t t o see
Veronica Mars in theaters in
early 2014.
By Kelsey Miller
Features editor
Veronica Mars movie Kickstarterproject breaks records
Kristen Bell starred in the lead role oftelevision series Veronica Mars.
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that developed a devoted fan base.
Page 10 MarCh 21, 2013 the VanguardBuSiNeSS
GNC has been a notorious
supplier of workout supple-
ments since the company’s
founding in 1935. Based out
of Pittsburgh, PA, the retail
g iant focuses on se l l ing
healthy and nutritional prod-
ucts that include a weight
loss, bodybuilding and natu-
ral focus. The company cur-
rently has over 4,800 stores
in the U.S. and locations in
48 other countries as well. So
as they pride themselves as
being “the largest global spe-
cialty retailer of nutritional
products” they are also fac-
ing allegations for being
responsible for the death of a
soldier.
According to the New York
Times, army private Michael
Lee Sparling took the GNC
product dubbed Jack3d (pro-
nounced “jacked”) before run-
ning a drill with his unit.
During that drill he report-
edly collapsed and went into
cardiac arrest. Later that
day, on June 1, 2011, the 22
year-o ld pr ivate passed
away. The young man was in
prime physical condition so
those close to him believe his
death was a direct result of
the product he took prior to
the drill; they believe it is the
only sensible explanation to
a healthy young individual
dying.
This is not the first time
GNC has been the center of
attention as it is its indus-
try’s leader. Experts have
been watching the company
closely since some believe it
is providing potential ly
harmful products without
warning about their risks.
Under federal law, supple-
ment makers are required to
put the ingredients they use
on the label, but they are not
required to prove their prod-
ucts are safe for human use.
This allows these companies
more leeway which has con-
sequences, specifically in the
case of Private Sparling. The
Jack3d he consumed was
supposedly responsible for
his rise in blood pressure
which led to his collapse.
Jack3d contains a stimulant
called DMAA (dimethylamy-
lamine) that helps the body
maintain and boost energy
throughout a workout.
Since 2009, the FDA has
received 80 reports of health
issues related to DMAA use.
T h i s s t i m u l a n t i s a l s o
banned in many sports ,
including Major League
Baseball, which, according to
critics, should be indicative
of its deficiencies. Moreover,
it is suggested that retailers
should be held more account-
GNC shows sales growth despite defective supplementBy Lubo SvetievVanguard Staff
able for the products that
they sell; that they should be
more aware of the responsi-
bility that they hold in trust-
ing their products to the use
of customers.
Since the tragedy, GNC
has been scrutinized for their
defective supplement and
has suffered a blemish in
their reputation of being a
trusted supplier. The ques-
tion remains, how will this
negative feedback on the
GNC sold product affect their
earnings? The answer is that
i t d o e s n ’ t . I n 2 0 1 1 ,
Americans spent about $30
billion on supplements.
Companies such as GNC
reported $24.9 million in
sales that year and in 2012,
they climbed sharply with a
23.4 percent increase. They
also had around a $2.4 billion
revenue and “27 percent of
the fast-growing sports nutri-
tion business.” In addition,
since 2011, GNC’s stock price
has increased twofold and its
market capitalization is
approximately up to $4 bil-
lion.
The giant is showing no
s i g n s o f s l o w i n g d o w n .
Nevertheless, consumers
should be more wary and
research their purchases so
that tragedies can be pre-
vented.
General Nutrition Centers, the Pittsburgh based health and nutrition
giant, has showed a twofold stock price increase since 2011.
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I t h a s b e e n o v e r t w o
months s ince the tragic
shooting at Sandy Hook
Elementary school launched
the nation into a heated
debate about firearm regula-
t i o n a n d g u n s ’ p l a c e i n
American society. Since
President Obama laid out
his plan for curtailing gun
violence in January, the dis-
cussion on gun control has
faded from the national dia-
logue. Looking back, it is
hard to recall how much of
that dialogue was substan-
tive. At its peak, the air-
waves were saturated with
vitriolic and exclamatory
statements from both sides,
with little hard facts about
the problems of gun violence
a n d c o u n t e r m e a s u r e s
against it reaching most
Americans.
So after all the rhetorical
lambasting, what concrete
steps have been taken to
curb gun violence? Sadly, not
many. The President’s wide-
ly debated 23 execut ive
actions signed on Jan. 16
were not the binding legal
actions they were thought to
be, but were more recom-
mendations for the course of
the federal government in
curtailing gun violence. Of
those 23, only three were
immediately acted out by
P r e s i d e n t O b a m a . T h e
remaining 20 have shown lit-
tle progress; some due to the
laborious process of passing
l e g i s l a t i o n t h r o u g h
Congress, but others inexpli-
cably.
As of now, the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives still has no
confirmed director. President
Obama’s nominee, current
acting director and U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota B.
Todd Jones, has not received
a confirmation hearing. The
proposed dialogue on mental
health, which was seen as a
critical component to helping
fight gun deaths, has been
almost silent aside from a
February editorial in USA
Today f rom Hea l th and
Human Services Secretary
Kathleen Sebelius.
In Congress, the amount
of discourse and action on
legislation to reduce gun vio-
lence has been scant, relative
to the amount of dialogue on
t h e i s s u e . T h e l a r g e s t
advances have come in the
past few weeks where the
Senate Judiciary Committee
has passed bills to end straw
purchases—legal purchases
of guns by people who hand
them over to those failing
b a c k g r o u n d c h e c k s—
enhance school safety initia-
tives, institute a new ban on
assault weapons and require
universal background checks
on all firearm purchases.
These votes were the first
Congressional actions on gun
r e g u l a t i o n s i n c e t h e
Newtown shooting. Although
they are steps in the right
direction, these bills still
must face open votes in the
Senate, where it faces stiff
compet i t ion , and in the
R e p u b l i c a n - c o n t r o l l e d
House . House Minor i ty
Leader Nancy Pelosi has
publicly stated her opinion
that the proposed assault
weapons ban, which passed
last week, would not be
approved by Congress. These
political hurdles very well
may prove too great for these
pieces of legislation to over-
come, bringing proposals for
new gun regulation back to
the drawing board.
A s f o r C o n g r e s s i o n a l
act ion in mental health
reform, efforts have been
almost nonexistent. Rep. Jim
McDermott (D-WA) spoke on
the lack of action Congress
has taken with regard to
mental health saying, “I
don’t have any belief that
something’s going to come
out of here in 15 months.”
While Congress debates
new measures to limit access
to guns, firearm sales have
skyrocketed. Large weapons
manufacturers Smith &
Wesson and Sturm Ruger
have reported large increas-
e s i n s a l e s s i n c e t h e
Newtown shooting, with an
overall trend of increasing
sales over the past few years.
Smith & Wesson has stated
that it has not been able to
meet demand for its prod-
ucts, expanding production
capacity in March after pro-
ducing at full capacity for
four straight quarters.
With the increased sale of
firearms and the uncertainty
of Congressional action,
Gun control laws still fighting to be passed after NewtownBy Anthony MalatestaVanguard Staff
many states have made their
own attempts at gun legisla-
tion. But while New York
and Colorado have already
ratified their own new legis-
l a t i o n s , s t a t e s l i k e
Washington, New Jersey,
and Illinois have faced diffi-
culty in passing regulations
of their own. Conversely,
many states have proposed
legislation which would vow
to ignore any new federal
statutes on gun regulation.
The issue of gun control is
nuanced and complex, how-
ever it is an issue with seri-
ous and immediate impacts
on public health and safety.
The current opposition of
new gun regu la t i ons in
Congress simply doesn’t
match public opinion on the
issue. While the proposed
regulation requiring back-
ground checks barely passed
on a 10-8 vote, polling indi-
cates that 91 percent o f
Americans are in favor of the
measure. With public sup-
port for increased gun regu-
lation being a majority opin-
ion of Americans, govern-
ment action should coincide
with public opinion and act
to find lifesaving solutions to
a critical national problem.
Obama signed an executive order early this year
outlining his proposals to reduce gun violence.
Courtesy of csmonitor.com
Congress poses as the largest hurdle
for the propsed assualt weapons ban.
Courtesy of thefiscaltimes.com
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By Vanguard Staff
Why It Matters: The Transformation of the Republican Party
By Jon Miksis
on American soil?
Rand’s stand frequently
alluded to the President’s con-
troversial ordering of a drone
strike on U.S. citizen Anwar Al
Awlaki in Yemen, for his lead-
ership role within al-Qaeda.
Paul utilized this example and
many others in order to artic-
ulate the potential abuse of
this unquestionably unconsti-
tutional power.
As a result of Senator Paul’s
principled stand the White
House released an affirmative
“no” to the question—the very
question that Rand Paul had
repeatedly asked the President
for months without a response.
But most importantly, Rand
Paul generated a sense of
transparency in the White
House regarding its interpre-
tation of the executive powers
defined in the Constitution.
In response to Paul’s fili-
buster Twitter erupted with
overwhelming support for his
l iber ty -or i ented cause :
#StandWithRand trended at
the very top for the duration of
the thirteen-hours.
More recent ly a t the
Conservative Political Action
Conference (CPAC), many
prominent leaders within the
party expressed their support
for the libertarian-minded
Republican—an unprecedent-
ed acceptance of what was for-
merly an unpopular faction
within the party.
In order to ensure that the
Republican Party will sustain
and thrive in the years to come,
they must continue to yield to
such change. And certainly not
President Obama’s false per-
ception of change promised
back in 2008.
effectively doing the same.
Fortunately for conserva-
tives, today’s unstable political
and economic environment,
much o f which has been
blamed on the President, has
given them a suitable opportu-
nity to make a last stand
against their liberal counter-
parts.
Heavy h i t ters in the
Republican Party, such as for-
mer presidential candidates
Mit t Romney and John
McCain have been labeled by
the Democrats and the liberal
media as out-of-touch wealthy
elites. Consequently, these
unfavorable images within the
party have given way to a new,
more promising movement:
encompass ing that o f a
younger, energetic, libertarian
perspective.
This ascending bloc within
the Republican base often
referred to as the “Tea Party”
now possesses more influence
than ever before— thanks to a
man who made a stand only a
couple weeks ago; a man
whose father happened to be
the father of the Tea Party.
This now-prominent figure is
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul.
Two weeks ago, Rand Paul
initiated a 13-hour filibuster in
the Senate chamber where he
criticized the President’s
ambiguous drone policy. He
utilized this parliamentary
procedure in order to ask a
question to President Obama
on the issue of drones for all
Americans to consider: does
the President constitutionally
have the right to authorize
drone strikes on U.S citizens
Shoving problems out of yourway will not resolve them.Make a list, read it over, andtackle those issues one at atime and they will disappearbefore you know it.
Chart out your week aheadof time. Not only will organ-ization be your friend thisweek, but confusion will beyour number one enemy.
Hold on to your seat! Thisweek will be wild and fun -and you thought SpringBreak was intense!
Remember when you wereyoung? Act like it today!Sometimes a day of immatu-rity can help you relax as youget back to the grind.
Use plenty of exclamation
points this week, because
your enthusiasm will be
infectious!
Try to behave this week as areprimand is heading yourway. However, the worstthing you can do is hermityourself in your room - peo-ple will still want to bearound you.
Explore your creativeinstincts this week. Thatdoesn't just mean art - you'vegot all kinds of outside-the-box ideas that can be appliedto almost any area of yourlife.
Friends or family will look toyou to make an importantdecision this week. Whateverthe choice they will stillappreciate you, but don't berash lest you want them tobring it up later down theroad.
Are you nervous about anupcoming family gathering?That's silly -- they love you!
Romance is on your brainnow and whether you're sin-gle or not, you can't help butspice things up a little. If youknow what I mean.
Many different people will tryto put you down this week.Just remember that you havea lot of redeeming qualities,and that they're exaggerat-ing your faults.
School or work issues arepopping up today, whether ornot you're actually present.Be confident--you can workthem out!
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Having been defeated in
both the 2008 and 2012 presi-
dent ia l e l e c t i ons , the
Republicans have acknowl-
edged the crucial need to
rethink their party’s platform.
These consecutive setbacks
indicate that the GOP estab-
lishment has drifted away
from the ideals of a majority of
Americans; thus highlighting
the urgent need to appeal to a
d iverse ly unpara l l e l ed
American electorate of today.
In the wake of an era where
a rapidly-growing, young
demographic of Americans are
taking a keen interest in the
motions on Capitol Hill, it has
become imperat ive the
Republicans absorb these con-
stituents and their ideas into
the party.
The Democrats have been
utterly successful in embrac-
ing this new generation of
American voters, as seen in the
vastly liberal-dominated col-
leges and universities across
the country. It would be disas-
trous for the future of the GOP
if Republicans are incapable of
Alumni Experience
Alumni Spotlight
Bryan Brown – 2002
What made you decide to
attend Bentley?
I decided to attend Bentley
primarily because I knew I
wanted to do business. As a
high school senior, I couldn’t
explain what specifically I
wanted to do in business, but I
knew a career in business
appealed to me. Additionally, I
wanted to stay local to my fam-
ily, and have an opportunity to
continue playing sports in col-
lege.
Did you participate in any
clubs, sports teams or other
organizations?
I played on the football
team all four years. This com-
mitment to the football team
took up both fall and spring
semesters so I unfortunately
did not have as much time to
get involved in other Bentley
community organizations as I
would have l iked. I also
worked all four years at the
Dana Center.
What is your current job title
and who is your employer?
I am currently the Vice
Pres ident o f Mortgage
Lending with Guaranteed
Rate.
As an alumnus, what makes
you most proud of Bentley
today?
I am most proud of the
growth the college has under-
taken, and that Bentley has
maintained its status as one of
the best business schools in
the country.
How has your career devel-
oped since graduation day?
After college, I started my
career in the mortgage indus-
try as a Loan Officer - an entry
level sales position. I was for-
tunate to get promoted to var-
ious management positions
with three different mortgage
companies. In 2007 I opened a
branch of a mortgage compa-
ny with my business partner
and former Bentley graduate,
Shant Banosian.
Can you describe the transition
from college student to young
professional?
There was definitely a
maturing process that had to
take place, because your prior-
ities have to change from col-
lege to the real world. I was
fortunate to start my career in
sales, which I feel helped me
transition relatively easily
from college. Sales positions
are similar to college athletics
because you are constantly
held accountable to meet and
exceed goals. In order to be
successful you have to put in
the time and dedication to
developing your skills, sales
acumen and business acu-
men. Athletes at Bentley are
held accountable to the same
high levels of production both
Courtesy of Bryan Brown
on and off the field which
helped make the transition a
little easier.
Do you have any advice for
Bentley’s current students?
The advice I would give is to
get involved with different
organizations at Bentley. For
upper classmen, I would advise
them to get involved with
alumni as much as possible. I
have found that creating a
strong network of people has
been a huge asset in my career.
Grades are obviously extreme-
ly important, but I have found
that who you know can be just
as important as what you
know.
Presented by The Senior Year Experience
Committee
The Democratic successes in the 2008 and 2012 elections promted theRepublican party to rethink their platform.
Courtesy of Jon Miksis
the VanguarD FeBruary 28, 2013 page 13CoLuMNS
Studying abroad is full of
incredible experiences, so it
seems almost impossible to
pick just one or two. Instead,
I’m going to focus on a con-
cept that defines culture
everywhere you go: food.
My favorite experience has
to be eating the traditional
fare in each country I visit.
Whether it’s fish and chips in
England, tapas accompanied
by a glass of sangria in Spain,
or the seven course French
dinner extravaganza; each
meal brings a unique experi-
ence.
First and foremost, there is
the food itself; from fresh
seafood to pastries everything
is absolutely delicious. Even
the kebab - a sandwich made
of questionable mystery meat
– is delicious.
The saying is so true-
Europeans do not eat to live,
they live to eat. Rather than
filling up on preservatives
and artificial sweeteners each
meal is made with fresh, high
qual i ty ingredients and
The retailers are coming! This
is the message from commercial
property experts in Australia.
Zara, Topshop, Ikea and H&M
amongst a host of other interna-
tionally recognized fashion
retailers are scheduled to be hit-
ting Australian shores or
expanding their existing pres-
ence in the country in the near
future. This influx illustrates the
rude health of the Australian
economy.
The addition of 71,500 jobs to
the Australian economy this
February sounds good but not
excessively impressive, especial-
ly with an unchanged unem-
ployment rate of 5.4 percent.
However, the fact that
February’s job growth figures
meant Australia experienced its
largest rise in total employment
since 2000 is as one economist
said; spectacular employment
growth shows that economic
growth is significantly benefit-
ting citizenry.
The International Monetary
Fund has also confirmed that
the Australian dollar will be
added to its list of reserve cur-
rencies by the middle of 2013.
This move illustrates Australia’s
ability to easily weather the eco-
nomic turbulence that most
Western economies experienced
in the last five years.
The IMF’s reserve currencies
are usually seen as the safest,
most stable currencies and thus
Australia’s long term economic
outlook, from the point of view
of the International Monetary
Fund is quite healthy.
Australia’s low net debt - by
OECD standards - and triple A
rating makes the aforemen-
tioned forecast seem pretty
sound.
It is not all roses in Australia
however. The Treasury
Secretary’s announcement that
“one of the big challenges we
face is a massive hit to govern-
ment revenues” is a scenario due
to lower commodity prices on
international markets.
Australia’s appreciating cur-
rency means there are choppy
waters ahead for the Australian
government and possibly the
economy as a whole.
Adam Giles’ ascension to gov-
ernment head of the Northern
Territory, which is 30 percent
Aboriginal, was described by
Australian Prime Minister Julia
Gillard as “a moment in history
for indigenous Australians.”
The living standards and
rights of Aborigines has for years
been a delicate and contentious
issue in Australia. The indige-
nous population has only one
member in the 226 strong
Federal Parliament and is easi-
ly the poorest and most socially
disadvantaged group in
Australia.
Giles’ rise in combination with
February’s formal recognition of
Aborigines as the country’s first
inhabitants hopefully signals a
concerted effort to improve the
lives of indigenous Australians.
Immigration is another fiery
topic especially in Australian
politics. With the center left
Labor party trailing in polls for
the September’s general elec-
tion, Julia Gillard has been loud-
ly positioning herself and her
regime as strongly cracking
down on immigration and asy-
lum seekers.
Her rhetoric that the influx of
migrant workers must be cur-
tailed, especially in the mining
sector, has been received well by
some voters but has been criti-
cized by quite a few influential
stakeholders. Fears of antago-
nizing Asian trading partners
and assertions from executives
that migrants fix Australia’s
skills gap means that the net
effect of her nationalistic procla-
By Marcie Dineen
rouen, FranCe
mations on her re-election
chances is difficult to predict.
The transfer for medical rea-
sons of some asylum seekers
including pregnant women from
the Manus Island detention cen-
ter in Papua New Guinea to
Australia has reignited the
debate of offshore processing
centers which the Australian
government uses to try and con-
trol asylum seeking.
The transfer has seen
activists lambast the state of
these Australian controlled cen-
ters. Opposition figures and
refugee activists have been call-
ing for the closing down of these
reopened centers for some time
and this latest incident is only
likely to make their voices grow
louder.
Australia’s second place rank-
ing in the latest UN Human
Development Index contrasts
interestingly with a report that
has found one out of s ix
Australian children lives below
the poverty line. The two reports
must make Australians realize
current prosperity must not
allow complacency to creep in.
Notes fromAbroad
Question: What has beenyour favorite experience?
Why?gram for five euros (Erasmus
Student Network) to participate
in organized trips and activities.
The first trip I went on with ESN
was integration weekend in
Tarragona, a small city just out-
side of Barcelona. It was like
freshman orientation, but the
international version in a farm-
house/hostel in the countryside.
I met some really interesting
people from all over the world
(Italy, France, Switzerland,
Norway, Austria, Germany, UK,
Argentina, New Zealand,
Denmark, Netherlands and
some fellow Americans too.)
Before the weekend ended, we
experienced a typical Catalan
calçot – long green onion – BBQ.
If you ask me, they were nothing
special, but then again, I’m no
onion connoisseur.
It may be explained by my
Frankish origins, but I loved
Paris. While I didn’t see any
baguette-wielding, beret-wear-
ing accordion players, I experi-
enced the best the city had to
offer in the day and a half that I
was there and even got to go to
Versailles for an afternoon to see
the royal palace with my fellow
Bentley-compatriot, Stavan. As
well-known and Parisian as the
Eiffel Tower is, it really can only
be fully experienced in person
The Australian dollar will be added to the InternationalMonetary Fund’s list of reserve currencies in 2013.
enjoyed in the company of
others.
In addition to the food
there is the atmosphere;
pubs, restaurants and side-
walk cafes alike provide an
incredible opportunity to gaze
into the lives of the locals and
their culture. In Ireland, I
was able to witness live Irish
music and Irish dancing
while filling up on some stew
and cider and in Barcelona I
enjoyed paella over a football
match, witnessing the streets
erupt after a goal was scored.
E x p l o r i n g a n e w c i t y
means spending your day
misreading maps, taking
hundreds of pictures, dodging
the weather and walking for-
ever in hopes to soak up all
that the city has to offer and
the day usually comes to an
end at a restaurant.
At the end of these crazy
traveling days I often find
myself sitting in the middle
of a crowded restaurant, rem-
i n i s c i n g t h e s i t e s a n d
indulging in the delicious
local food when I realize how
incredibly lucky I am to be
sitting in that very seat.
M a r c h a n dvisited Paris.
By Nate Marchand
BarCelona, SpaIn
Ugh, these questions get more
difficult each week. I don’t have
favorites to begin with and now
I have to choose my favorite
experience while studying in
Europe…what a chore!
However, there are two experi-
ences that come to mind and
they didn’t even occur in
Barcelona!
The majority of students here
are part of third-party programs,
but Bentley students are direct
exchange, so I had to join a pro-
Dineen likes to explore the sites and attractions of
the cities she visits and also enjoys the new foods.
Courtesy of Dineen
By Emily Silver
FlorenCe, Italy
While it is nearly impossible
to deem one of all the incredible
experiences I’ve had to be my
favorite, one particular experi-
ence has yet to drop in the ranks.
I had been told by many people
that watching the sunset atop
Piazza Michelangelo was not
only incredibly beautiful but also
inexplicably remarkable and a
sight that had to be seen.
After overlooking the sugges-
tion for quite some time, I final-
ly decided to adhere. On my way
to the Piazza, I passed multiple
wine shops and could not resist
the temptation. While we were
on a tight schedule to arrive in
time to see the spectacle, we
quickly raced to the top of a very
steep hill, followed by the equiv-
alent of three sets of Smith
stairs, which was fairly miser-
able.
Once at the top, I was in awe.
Never had I been so shocked by
my inability to effortlessly reach
the top of a hill but more so,
what appeared before me—it
was picturesque. For the next
few hours, we sat, wine in hand,
watching the large orange col-
ored sun beam over the city until
the moon dominated the night
sky. While a sunset appears to
be beautiful in any context, this
was the most breathtaking sight
I had ever seen.
and the views from the top were
breathtaking, despite a slight
monsoon which actually worked
in our favor since there wasn’t
as long of a line.
I was forced to choose two
“favorites,” but I’m enjoying
every moment abroad in
Barcelona and outside the city.
By Kevin D. LaryeaThe International Report: Interesting Times for Australia
Courtesy of Marchand
Page 14 MarCH 21, 2013 THe VaNguardColuMNS
els and/or marketplace solu-tions to address social prob-lems. It seeks to fill a dichoto-my between the businessesand the non-profits to createvalue to customers neithercan reach separately.
As it exists today, businesscan’t sell their products tolower income communitiesaround the world and remainfinancially solvent. Non-prof-its on the other hand are lim-ited in resources, reach, andscope because they rely heav-ily on donations and deal withextraordinary restrictions ontheir activities cultural, gov-ernmental, and political.
Finally, governments in
By Moussa Hassoun
many parts of the world donot address the needs of theirpeople, intentionally suppress,or act inefficiently when try-ing to solve them. As a result,these three organization typesdon’t address the needs ofsome of a vast number of peo-ple in the world despite thegreat demand in a wide vari-ety of areas such as education,water, food , and energyresources.
Enter the social enterprisethat can operate on smallerprofit margins by applying abusiness model to address asocietal problem such as foodinsecurity. Through cultural-ly sensitive and practical mod-els for revenue and expensesources and an effective logis-tics plan, these social enter-prises can properly addressthe needs of people gone longignored.
A notable example of socialenterprise is microfinancewhich comes in differentforms but essentially providesmicro-loans to individuals orgroups of individuals for veryspecific reasons like buying acow or starting a beadingbusiness.
These loans, usually nomore than $100, provide thecapital needed to low incomeindividuals to start their ownbusinesses when they would
Briefcase Banter: Are All Sports Truly Sports? By Nick Vasiliadis
There are few activitiesmore arbitrary yet more pas-s i onate ly r evered thansports. Sports are often seenas representative of cama-raderie between friends andare lauded as one of the bestoutlets through which to fos-ter healthy competition inyouths, coworkers, peers andfriends.
Sports are innumerable,and increasingly more arebeing created over time, cre-ativity and boredom. Thefocus of these athletic eventsoften differ vastly, as do theindividuals who favor them.In fact, sports have becomesuch a defining and intrinsicpart of our society that theydraw intangible boundariesaround and between fansand players who identifywith one over another, just afew or even none at all.
Before delving into theworld of organized athletics,i t ’ s i m p o r t a n t t o t r u l yaddress the meaning of a
“sport.” You’d think therewould be a single definitionfor what constitutes a sport,but it seems that the pres-ent classification is a fatherfluid.
In my opinion, a sport hastwo very simple fundamen-tal requirements: it must bean athletic competition, andi t must a lso be a game.Some things, like the eventswhich fall into the obtuserealm are gymnastics andtrack. They are athletic com-petitions, but they are cer-tainly not games. Others,like pool and bowling, aregames, but not athletic com-petitions. It’s certainly sub-jective, but I think that thisis a pretty reasonable set ofbrief criteria that we can useto settle some sport-relateddisputes.
Like golf, certain activitiesmight require an impressiveamount of skill, but I justwouldn’t call them sports.Unfortunately, this is oftenthe junction at which feel-ings are hurt and friend-ships are broken. When oneperson claims that someoneelse’s favorite hobby isn’t asport, suddenly it appears asthough the perpetrator isvindictively devaluing theactivity. Just because it isn’ta sport (or just becausesomeone doesn’t think it is)certainly doesn’t mean thatit’s not a valuable, challeng-ing, or competitive activity.
Even the most quintessen-tial of sports aren’t any bet-t e r t h a n t h e o n e s t h a tnobody respects—like ulti-mate disk. Just to help set-tle the score (or at the veryleast even the playing field)let’s knock some of the bigones down a peg. One of them o s t p o p u l a r s p o r t s i nAmerica, basketball, is agame affected primarily byan arbitrary physical attrib-ute that players can’t controlor change: their height.
Naturally, all sports relyon some inherent physicalcharacteristics which elevateonly a select few to glory; it’sjust surprising that one ofthe most popular sports inthe nation is affected so dra-matically by people who, oth-erwise, would have literallybeen the biggest losers in thegenetic lottery.
Moving on to baseball,America’s great oral cancer-causing pastime is easily themost contrived and regi-m e n t e d o f a l l s p o r t s .Ironically, the sport thatmost closely represents themodern American way oflife—one marked predomi-nantly by lethargy and druguse—is also the most com-munist.
Although soccer is a closesecond s ince i t involveswatching players run a fielduntil they exhaust them-selves, as a game, baseball isthe most robotic of all popu-
lar American sports.Baseball’s strictness is
matched only by its peculiar-ities and very subtle effemi-nacy, which its fans willvehemently deny.
A c lose competitor forbaseball’s wildly self-impor-tant rules award, football ishands down the quintessen-tial tough guy sport. Whenthese bravado-brandishinggoliaths aren’t busy beatingup soccer players or inflatingtheir half-rep bench prs, atleast they’re devoted to giv-ing back to the communityand making minced meat ofstandardized tests…just kid-ding.
It would only be fair toalso criticize soccer and hock-ey as well, but since both ofthose primary fan bases are
tucked away in America’shat and pants respectively,I’ll just gloss over them. Thenational media viewershipfor the MLS is about the sizeof Bentley’s campus, so Ithink I speak for all of uswhen I say nobody reallycares enough about soccer tofeel that it’s been slighted.
Hockey, although far morepopular than soccer withrespect to our own nationalleagues here in the USA, isabout as relevant in Americaas world soccer—hint: notvery.
But, since hockey fright-ens me, I will end with this:hockey fans are a truly mis-understood group, and I sin-cerely hope they eventuallyfind shirts of the appropriatesize.
Scratching the Surface: Social Enterprisehave never been provided itby mainstream banks. As theloans and their conditionshave been shaped throughtrial and error, today’s micro-loan institutions get a returnon nearly all of their initialinvestment and people getaccess to monetary resourcesthey otherwise wouldn’t have.
Other forms of social enter-prise are water credits, wherepeople get credits on theirmobile device to purchasewater after using certain fea-tures on their phone throughtheir phone line provider.
This plan has providedwater for countless peoplethrough a solvent businessmodel that benefits the phonecompany with more cus-tomers, the families withmore water, and the socialenterprise with a fulfillmentof its goal.
I sought to get involvedwith social enterprise at theHultPrize 2013 competition.This year Bentley’s teamdesigned a business model toaddress food insecurity. Ourmodel formed a group pur-chasing organization (GPO)that would pool together theresources of low incometraders in India to buy food inbulk at a reduced price. TheGPO would be coupled withcommunity kitchens that
would serve highly nutritiousmeals at an affordable pricewhile providing many timesmore in nutritional value, allwhile remaining profitable.
The niche market thatsocial enterprises seek toaddress is such an excitingone to potentially work in. Itsprimary goal is to create valuefor the customer which is thegoal of all business.
As students attending the“business university” let’sexpand the horizons of busi-ness as usual. Let’s investi-gate ways to make the world abetter place. Social enterpriseis a promising and quicklygrowing field that we shouldall take a look at as futurebusiness leaders.
Social enterprise is the application of businessmodels to address social problems.
There are almost too many sports to count—butwhen is a sport a sport?
Bentley touts itself as the“Business University” anddoes so rightfully as it blendsliberal arts and science withbusiness degrees.
As business students weshould keep our eyes open tonew developments in the mar-ketplace. As a result, Bentleyprovides a non-profit minorand integrates business ethicsin all majors.
There is a business sectorwhich is only a few years oldand has emerged and gainedtraction all over the world.That sector is social enter-prise.
Social enterprise is theapplication of business mod-
Courtesy of Moussa Hassoun
Courtesy of Nick Vasiliadis
the Vanguard marCh 21, 2013 page 15SportS
The Bentley softball team
traveled to Florida for Spring
Break, scheduled to play 10
games in six days. Over that
stretch, the Lady Falcons began
their season with four wins and
six losses. The Lady Falcons
played teams that were well into
their seasons and couldn’t quite
match the experience of their
competitors.
Bentley first faced Georgian
Court—who was playing its
twelfth game of the season—and
came up one run short, falling 4-
3, despite a solid effort from
freshman shortstop Alex Borreli,
playing in her first collegiate
game, who had two hits and two
RBI. Sophomore designated hit-
ter Alyssa Wagner and senior
second basemen Laura
McDonough both crossed home
plate to give Bentley a 3-1 lead,
but Georgian Court outhit
Bentley 11-5, eventually taking
the lead in the bottom of the
sixth.
Bentley tallied their first two
wins of the season on March 10
with victories against Bridgeport
and Alderson-Broaddus. Junior
outfielder Jackie Gauthier had
three of Bentley’s seven hits in
the game against Bridgeport
and McDonough had a trio
against Alderson-Broaddus.
Senior pitcher Carly Taitz ended
both games with a total of four
scoreless innings while sopho-
more pitcher Caitlin Betz only
allowed one hit and one walk
while striking out five of
Bridgeport’s batters.
In its fourth game of the year,
Bentley faced the team that’s
ranked No. 20 in Division II and
is now 10-3 in their season,
Molloy. McDonough, who drove
in a pair of runs against
Alderson-Broaddus, wasn’t able
to get the Bentley offense going,
though, as the Lady Falcons
were shutout against Molloy and
later in the day by Mercy.
Facing another team that was
already a month in to its season
and with 20 wins under its belt,
Bentley fell short to St. Leo, only
managing one hit all game.
Bentley’s scoreless streak, how-
ever, ended on March 14 with
back-to-back wins against Sioux
Falls and Bemidji State. The
Lady Falcons tallied seven runs
in both games, recording 10 hits
in each game as well. Senior
catcher Erica Thibodeau had
five hits and 3 RBI in the first
game against Sioux St while the
Lady Falcons continued the win-
ning way with four runs in the
fourth inning of the second
game, solidifying a 7-2 win over
Bemidji St.
The Lady Falcons fell twice
more in their last day in Florida
to Minot State and again to
Bridgeport. Bentley’s upcoming
doubleheader against Stonehill,
originally scheduled for March
19, has been postponed due to
snow and a makeup date has yet
to be announced. The Lady
Falcons are expected to travel to
Adelphi for a pair of games on
March 23 and to Pace the follow-
ing day for another doublehead-
er.
By Emily Ellis
Vanguard Staff
Florida sun not enough to help Falcons
Courtesy of Bentley tennis team
reCent reSultSResults from 3/8-3/18
Baseball (7-8) Result
Assumption (3/10) W 5-3
Bridgeport (3/11) W 17-1
Bridgeport (3/13) W 9-1
Bridgeport (3/14) L 2-1
Pace (3/15) L 8-5
Pace (3/16) W 8-4
Golf
Bayside Resort Invitational (3/16-3/17) 6th of 13
Hockey (12-20-3, 10-14-3 AHA)
at Canisius (3/8) L 4-0
at Canisius (3/9) L 2-1
Men’s Lacrosse (1-1, 1-1 NE-10)
American International (3/17)* W 15-3
Men’s Tennis (3-8, 3-1 NE-10)
Detroit-Mercy (3/10) L 9-0
at Eckerd (3/11) L 6-3
Adelphi (3/12)* L 5-4
at Florida Tech (3/13) L 9-0
at Florida Southern (3/15) L 9-0
Oklahoma Baptist (3/17) L 7-2
Softball (4-6)
Georgian Court (3/9) L 4-3
Bridgeport (3/10) W 6-3
Alderson-Broaddus (3/10) W 4-1
Molloy (3/11) L 4-0
Mercy (3/11) L 2-0
Saint Leo (3/12) L 7-0
Sioux Falls (3/14) W 7-6
Bemidji State (3/14) W 7-2
Minot State (3/15) L 4-3
Bridgeport (3/15) L 6-1
Women’s Basketball (30-2, 21-1 NE-10)
Franklin Pierce(NE-10 Semifinals)(3/7) W 74-55
Assumption (NE-10 Finals)(3/10) W 68-59
LIU Post (NCAA Quarterfinals)(3/15) W 68-57
Holy Family (NCAA Semifinals)(3/16) W 85-56
Dowling (NCAA Finals)(3/18) L 53-51
Women’s Lacrosse (2-1, 1-0 NE-10)
at Rollins (3/11) L 12-11 (2ot)
Lenoir-Rhyne (3/15) W 18-7
Le Moyne (3/17)* W 10-9 (ot)
Women’s Tennis (5-5, 5-1NE-10)
Adelphi (3/12)* L 7-2
at Florida Tech (3/13) L 9-0
at Tampa (3/14) L 8-1
at Florida Southern (3/15) L 9-0
Women’s Track and Field
NCAA DII Championships(3/8) No team score
*Conference Game
Mar. 23 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Molloy 1:00 p.m.
Mar. 26 Baseball vs. Assumption 3:30 p.m.Women’s Lacrosse vs. Saint Michael’s 7:00 p.m.
Mar. 27 Baseball vs. Stonehill 3:30 p.m.Men’s Lacrosse vs. Saint Anselm 7:00 p.m.
upCOmIng SChedule
The Bentley men’s and
women’s tennis teams both
endured a brutal spring break,
losing every one of their match-
es to fall to 3-8 and 5-5, respec-
tively.
The men’s team began its trip
with matches against Eckerd
and Adelphi, looking to build
momentum right from the
beginning with a victory.
Unfortunately, the Falcons
came out flat and were unable
to hold off the hard-hitting play-
ers from Eckerd, losing 6-3. One
of the bright spots for the
Falcons was the play of senior
Rodrigo Ribeiro, who won
matches in both singles and dou-
bles play. The other lone Falcon
victory was a singles win by jun-
ior Andrew Waddington in
fourth-ranked play.
Although it was not the start
they hoped for, Bentley intend-
ed to turn it around against
Adelphi. However, much like the
previous match, the Falcons
could not overcome the opposi-
tion, losing 5-4 in a nail-biter.
Once again, Ribeiro proved to be
the star of the team, recording
wins in both singles and doubles
first-ranked play. This time
around, Bentley managed a vic-
tory in second-ranked doubles
play as junior Jimmy Rindo and
sophomore Raghav Tanna
defeated Adelphi’s Bryan
Kallenburg and Sander
Brenner, 8-3.
Bentley’s next two matches
featured 9-0 shutout losses to
both Florida Tech and Florida
Southern. Sophomore Peter
Koopman recorded the only set
win against Florida Tech, while
Ribeiro nearly managed to
defeat Southern’s Emanuel
Lueber before suffering a close
loss. While the Falcons’ spring
break finale also ended in defeat,
the team was able to get on the
scoreboard, losing 7-2. The two
bright spots were dominating
victories by Waddington and
freshman Felipe Palacios in sin-
gles play.
The women’s team fared no
better on their trip, opening with
a 7-2 loss to Adelphi. Freshman
Catherine Gianino and sopho-
more Melanie Scott recorded the
only two wins of the day in
impressive fashion, winning in
second- and third-ranked singles
play 6-3, 6-1.
Mirroring the men’s team, the
women’s match against Florida
Tech resulted in a 9-0 shutout.
A series of crushing forehands
by Tech’s Kristina Huba did in
Bentley freshman Ludmila
Yamus in the first-ranked sin-
gles match, as she fell 6-0, 6-0.
Sophomore Stephania
Adondakis actually provided the
Lady Falcon’s best moments
with her back-and-forth, 6-4, 6-2
loss to Flavia Zisi Tegou that
nearly resulted in a victory.
The women’s team continued
to struggle in its next match ver-
sus Tampa, ultimately falling 8-
1. The Lady Falcons, however,
fought hard and managed a dou-
bles victory by the freshman duo
of Gianino and Britanni Hetyei
in the third-ranked match
against Nikol Williams and
Chloe Pereira.
The Bentley women closed
out their spring break stretch
with another 9-0 shutout loss,
this time to Florida Southern.
Bentley was unable to record a
victory, but came within a few
misplaced shots from a victory
by freshman Megan Garrow in
the sixth-ranked singles match.
The men’s team faces a series
of difficult upcoming matchups
in the next week, taking on
Stonehil l , Brandeis and
American International College
while the women square off
against cross-town rival
Brandeis on March 21 before
also traveling to AIC.
By Ian Giancursio
Vanguard Staff
Bentley tennis suffers winless Spring Break
Courtesy of Sports Information Office
FalCOn FaCt
In her team’s last two games, junior goalkeeper Ally
Dorman stopped 22 shots while leading the women’s
lacrosse team to a 2-0 record. That, along with her 7.63
goals against average and .579 save percentage helped
earn her earn Northeast-10 Goalkeeper of the Week
Honors.
In Bentley’s overtime win over conference foe Le
Moyne, Dorman came up with a huge save with 10 sec-
onds left to preserve the Falcons’ lead. With the two
wins, the team jumped up two spots to No. 7 in the
country.
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It may have been a six-
game invitational with no
n a m e , b u t t h e B e n t l e y
Falcons baseball team sim-
ply called it batting practice.
On Sunday, March 10, the
Falcons’ baseball team began
i ts f i r s t o f s ix games at
Rollins College in sunny
Orlando, Florida.
Having just narrowly
escaped the foot of snow
released onto the Bentley
c a m p u s , t h e n o o n - t i m e
m a t c h u p a g a i n s t t h e
Assumption Greyhounds
offered a picturesque scene:
a lovely 79 degrees with the
Florida sun high overhead,
not a cloud in the sky.
The Falcons, however,
were not about to be out-
shone by the sun with senior
righty J.P. Ashline deliver-
ing a brilliant six-inning per-
formance, giving up just
three earned runs. Three
scoreless innings of relief
from senior pitcher Lamarre
Rey sealed the victory for
Falcons. Junior left fielder
Will Bermel provided the run
support, driving in three
runs of his own on 3-for-4 hit-
ting, leading the Falcons to a
5 - 3 v i c t o r y o v e r t h e
Greyhound while senior
infielders Logan Gillis and
Kevin Korwek added the
additional pair of runs.
Since transferring from
Fairfield University, junior
outfielder Tom Nagy has
handily established himself
as the Falcons ’ premier
power hitter. After starting
the season hot, Nagy seemed
to hit a power drought with
his last dinger coming Feb.
17 against the Rollins Tars
in Orlando. The cure? Simply
return to the scene of the
c r i m e . O n M o n d a y , t h e
Falcons took on a Bridgeport
(2-4) team hungry for a vic-
t o r y . W h i l e t h e P u r p l e
Knights at times seemed
sluggish and defeated, the
Falcons put on a spectacle for
the record books.
In what may s tand as
their best game of the sea-
s o n , B e n t l e y d e f e a t e d
Bridgeport easily, outscoring
them 17-1 in nine innings of
p u r e d o m i n a n c e . T h e
Knights went into an all-out
panic as they replaced every
positional player at least
once, in a futile attempt to
quell the Falcons surging
bats. The Falcons were led to
victory behind what could
only be described as a mag-
nificent seven-inning score-
less outing by senior lefty
Jeff Croteau, and a resur-
gence of slugging from Nagy
who went 4- for-6 with a
remarkable six RBI and two
home runs.
Now as scholarly Bentley
students, we’re all familiar
with the idiom that history
repeats itself. Bridgeport,
however, was apparently
u n a w a r e o f t h i s . S o o n
Wednesday , sophomore
pitcher Ryan O’Connor took
them to school. In his best
Croteau impression, the
southpaw delivered seven
innings of shutout baseball
while allowing just five hits
and striking out four. Fellow
sophomore Connor Root pro-
vided two innings of relief,
with Bridgeport’s only run
coming as a result of a throw-
ing error in the eighth. Nagy
continued to streak with
three RBI and a stolen base
on a perfect 4-for-4 hitting
demonstration. O’Connor
would lower his earned run
average to 2.70 as he evened
the Falcons’ record at 6-6 and
his own at 2-2.
After three games, the
Falcons had combined to
outscore their opponents 36-
5. A cool off was coming for
the Bentley bats, it was just
a matter of when. As it turns
out, the impending freeze
came the very next day. On
March 14, the Falcons took
on Bridgeport in the final
game of the series, looking to
sweep the Purple Knights
r i g h t o u t o f F l o r i d a .
However, despite a solid out-
ing from senior John Yohe,
going five innings and giving
up just a single run, the
Falcons could not overcome
their stifled bats.
Purple Knights pitcher
Brian O’Keefe produced a
premier pitching perform-
ance, striking out 10 and giv-
ing up just one run through
n i n e i n n i n g s . L u c k i l y ,
Bentley managed to break up
the looming complete-game
shutout when freshman des-
ignated-hitter Bryan Rocha
delivered an RBI single, scor-
ing junior centerfielder Sean
Keady.
The Falcons, having just
won three of their first four
games, were riding high
w h e n P a c e U n i v e r s i t y
moseyed into town on Friday.
To this author’s surprise, and
relative dismay for being
unable to utilize a precious
few salsa-related puns, Pace
had arrived from its campus
located in lower Manhattan
riding a six-game winning
s t r e a k i t s e l f . T h e
Pacesetters, having been
outscored 40-4 by Tampa in
t h e i r o n l y o t h e r t r i p t o
Florida, appeared eager to
prove themselves on Friday
in the sunshine state.
Thanks to another solid
outing from Ashline, an RBI
by freshman Evan Mondor
and yet another moon-shot
f rom Nagy , the Falcons
remained tied with Pace
until the ninth. The inning
would prove eventful as Root
was roughed up for six runs
by the Pacesetters. Bentley
staged a valiant comeback
effort in the bottom of the
inning, scoring three runs,
but ultimately falling to Pace
by the score of 8-5.
Having set the Pace, as
they are wanted to do, the
Pacemakers appeared to be
resting on their laurels enter-
i n g S a t u r d a y ’ s g a m e .
Seemingly expect ing to
cruise to an eighth straight
win, Pace starting pitcher
Robert Rizzitelli threw a
meatball to the most danger-
ous hitter in the Falcons’
lineup. Nagy made him pay
for it with a two-RBI double.
Like blood in the water,
Keady and Korwek sensed
the weakness and struck for
two more runs each. The
Falcons would add two more
runs, sending Rizzitelli out of
the game after just five brief
innings of work.
Croteau provided seven
innings of pitching support,
giving up just three total
runs, improving his record to
3-1 and improving Bentley’s
overall record 7-8. And with
that, the Falcons end their
final trip to Florida with suc-
cess, going 4-2 in the six-
game stretch, managing to
average more than eight
runs per game, outscoring
opponents 49-15.
By Zack O’Malley
Vanguard StaFF
Falcons find success in beautiful weather over break with a 4-2 record
Sophomore pitcher Ryan O’Connorpitched seven scoreless innings.
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FalCOnS
OF the
Week
22
Women’s Basketball Team Named
Falcons of the Week
The women’s basketball team has been named the
Falcons of the Week. The Falcons won their third
straight Northeat-10 Conference tournament title
on March 10 with a 68-59 victory over Assumption at
the Dana Center. That, to go along with their NE-
10 regular season crown.
Bentley was then chosen to host the NCAA
Division II East Regional, and the Falcons advanced
to their third straight Sweet 16 and 19th in 26 years
by beating LIU Post and Holy Family in the first two
rounds. However, Bentley’s bid for a third straight
regional title and trip to the Elite 8 was denied by
Dowling, as the Golden Lions pulled out a 53-51 vic-
tory on Monday night.
The Falcons finish the season with a record of 30-
2.
Junior outfielder Tom Nagy wasBentley’s top offensive threat.
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