Police Log 2 Cartoon 3 Editorial 3 Voices 8 Horoscopes 10 Games 13 Falcon of The Week 16

Melissa HectorstAff WrIter

This Issue

Letter: Career Services ......3

Letter: Depression ................4

Letter: Cellphone Booth ...4

Club Updates ......................4

Scholastic Review: Hello,

Bentley ..................................6

Senior Experience:

Austin Smith .........................6

G lu tto n G i r l: Gett ing

Creative on Campus .......7

SGA : Senators .......................7

This Column is Not YetRated: Sunshine ................8

Whip It .....................................8

Zombieland .........................8

April’s Advice: Studying

Tips .........................................10

Retirement Planning .....11

Credit Rating AgenciesPart II ................................ 12

Tennis ................................14

Men’s Soccer ...................15

Football ...............................16

tHUrsDAy, octoBer 8, 2009VoLUMe XLVII IssUe IV WWW.BentLeyVAnGUArD.coM

Bentley Television to launch channel within monthPopular show “BSTV” to return along with fresh set of programming

Dan MericastAff WrIter

Photos provided by BentleyTelevision.comBentley Television features a number of entertaining programs, from regular series to hilarious shorts.

Just as quickly as the pop-

ular Bentley student-run

programming left campus

last year due to a discontin-

uation of broadcast hard-

ware, Bentley television

(BtV) plans to make a come-

back by november 1 of this

year.

this change comes with

Bentley agreeing to purchase

the broadcasting equipment

necessary for BtV to become

fully operational.

“It’s a huge weight off our

shoulders. It’s been a long

process, one we started last

March when we lost the

h a r d w a r e , ” s a i d n i c k

Aquino, President of Bentley

television.

Aquino went on to say

that the plan to get funding

for broadcasting equipment

w a s t o t e l l a n y o n e w h o

would listen that they want-

ed it, from dean of student

Affairs Andrew shepardson

t o t h e A l l o c a t i o n a n d

Internal Audit committee

(AIA). It would be AIA that

would ultimately fund the

organization’s request for

new equipment.

the reason for last year’s

discontinuation of what

tyler Lakin, treasurer of

Bentley television, called

residence Life cinema was

due to cost.

“Purchasing the rights to

64 movies was extremely

expensive for Bentley,” said

A q u i n o , “ W i t h o u r n e w

broadcasting system, if we

break it down price per stu-

dent, it is very inexpensive,

cheaper than it was before.”

neither Aquino nor Lakin

would disclose the actual

price of the new broadcast-

ing equipment.

While BtV wants to stay

close to its comedy roots, con-

tinuing to produce and show

their sketch-comedy pro-

gram BstV, there will be

changes in the upcoming

programming.

“the goal for this channel,

(Continued on Page 14)

“We hope that students

see [BtV] as a great

resource as well as a

great source of enter-

tainment.”

-Nick Aquino

PresIDent, BtV

t h i s p a s t t h u r s d a y ,

october 1, the upperclassmen

Global Living center at

orchard north Apartments

o p e n e d i t s d o o r s t o t h e

Bentley community to come

in and see what the new facil-

ity has to offer.

t h i s y e a r B e n t l e y

University expanded the

Global Living center to both

upperclassmen and to Lower

campus, rather just to fresh-

men students.

the office of residence Life

states that “the Global

Living center is a residential

community designed for

Bentley students who are

interested in learning about

different cultures and con-

necting with their peers from

around the world.”

the concept is to have stu-

dents of differen backgrounds

live together, sharing inter-

national experiences, lan-

guages, cuisines, and othr

global perspectives.

Previously the Global

Living center, also known as

the GLc, was located on the

first floor of slade Hall, and

has since moved to the first

floor of Miller Hall for fresh-

men students.

the Global Living center

at orchard north houses up

to 60 residents in 5-person

apartments, and was newly

refurbished with a gorgeous

lounge filled with comfortable

chairs, a dining table, and

flat-screen televisions.

GLC Open House shows off new Orchard North

(Continued on Page 6)

Unlike Tufts, Bentley notin favor of dorm sex ban

(Continued on Page 14)

Photo provided by bentley.eduThe new GLC Orchard North lounge is a beautiful hangout spot.

Dan MericastAff WrIter

Bentley University seems

unlikely to follow the highly

publicized change in guest pol-

icy the tufts University admin-

istration enacted that prohibits

students from engaging in sex-

ual activity that interfered with

a roommate’s privacy.

As Bentley residence Life

assistant director Jen casavant

said, “there has been no push

for this sort of regulation. I don’t

see Bentley doing anything like

that in the near future.”

“certainly there have been

roommate conflicts about this

very issue,” stated casavant,

“but I think that one of the

things that it comes down is

having a conversation with your

roommate about rights and pri-

vacy.”

tufts University, in response

to what the tufts Daily (the stu-

dent newspaper of tufts

University) called “a significant

number of complaints last year

from residents” changed its

guest policy to prohibit “any sex

act in a dorm room while one’s

roommate is present. the stip-

ulation further states that any

sexual activity in the room

should not interfere with a

roommate’s privacy, study

habits or sleep.”

the current Bentley guest

policy does not require guests

to be registered, while many

schools, as casavant states,

require guests “to give IDs, sign

them in, triplicate forms, some

schools even go so far to say

that if you sign in a guest of

opposite sex, you are guarantee-

ing that you will find them a

room to stay in of the same sex.”

While the Bentley guest pol-

“It seems very difficult

to adjudicate as well. It

would certainly come

down to a he-said-she-

said hearing.”

-Jen Casavant

Asst. DIrector, resIDence LIfe

Policelog

Campus News

PAgE 2 OCTOBER 8, 2009 THE VAnguARD

Phone HomeMonday morning, just after 10:30, a moth-

er called the station to report she had been

unable to make contact with her son since

Friday, September 25th. An officer was

dispatched to Copley north to perform a

well being check on the student in ques-

tion. The student was found in his dorm

room and was advised to call home.

Don’t Piss off the NeighborsThe Waltham Police Department called

our very own boys in blue Monday morn-

ing to fill them in on an off-campus party

that had happened the night before. The

WPD had arrived on scene at the noisy

house and cleared out the guests. The

Bentley students who lived in the house

took responsibility for the party and will

be charged with illegal service of alcohol,

a noise ordinance, and a violation of uni-

versity rules for hosting a party that

required the WPD to respond. The stu-

dents also have a court date for disturb-

ing the peace.

Negative NancyEarly Thursday morning, just before 2:30

a.m., one student was making life difficult

for a staff member in Orchard South. The

student was in violation of quiet hours and

was being disrespectful to the staff mem-

ber trying to quiet them down. Officers

arrived on scene to address the feisty stu-

dent but found the person in question had

left. Once it was discovered this wasn’t the

first time for the ruckus, officers informed

the student’s roommates that they should

expect to hear from the Dean’s office

regarding the incident. The student will

be charged with disrespect to a university

official and a violation of quiet hours.

Smokin’ the TreesCampus Police reported to Trees Complex

at 6:12 Thursday afternoon for a fire

alarm. They worked with the fire depart-

ment to zero in on the cause; a room in

Cedar that smelled suspiciously like mar-

ijuana. upon entering, they discovered the

ash of a green leafy substance on the A/C.

The team deduced that someone had been

smoking in the room. upon questioning a

room resident, he admitted to having

smoked in the room, but didn’t set off the

detector until he opened the door to the

hallway. The student will be charged with

causing a fire alarm and possession and

Gaelen Austin-LaFranceGarren HilowVAnguARD STAFF

use of a controlled substance.

Too Much InformationWhile on patrol in Lot 17 near Boylston A

early Saturday morning, an officer noted

a female party change direction suspi-

ciously after he passed her. The student

had been walking up toward Miller but

abruptly turned toward Rhodes upon the

car passing. Curious what the student was

doing walking around at 5 in the morn-

ing; he stopped the car and asked her. The

female explained that she had lost her

Bentley ID and wasn’t able to get into her

building. As the officer informed the stu-

dent she should go to the station to get a

temporary ID, he noted she had an odor

of alcohol on her person. The student indi-

cated she had been drinking off-campus

and added that she had done so using a

fake ID to gain entrance to the bar. The

officer transported her to CP to get a tem-

porary ID and slapped on the charges of

underage alcohol consumption and use of

a false ID. Because she displayed no signs

of intoxication, the student was free to go.

Saturday morning, just after 2, an officer

on patrol in the Forest parking lot

observed a strange sight. A male party

was ducking behind and popping up from

a row of cars in the lot. The officer pulled

around toward him and noticed the male

party was “relieving himself”. That unfor-

tunate sight was only made worse by the

strong odor of alcohol emanating from

him. The public-peer was found to be a

guest of a Bentley student. After walking

the visitor back to his host’s room, the offi-

cer discovered the remnants of a party.

Five Bentley students in the room were

charged with an underage alcohol viola-

tion. The host will face an additional

charge of a guest violation policy.

It just keeps getting worseCampus Police arrived at Miller Hall for a

report of an intoxicated male at around 10

Friday night. The student in question was

found vomiting in the restroom. The

drunken student exited the bathroom

unsteady on his feet and slurring his

words. He was unable to answer basic

questions and proceeded to fail a sobriety

test. After being taken into protective cus-

tody and transported to WPD, the stu-

dent’s night was finally complete when,

during booking, he was found to be carry-

ing a fake ID. He will be charged with

underage alcohol violation, protective cus-

tody, and possession of a false ID.

the Center for Business Ethics is honored to

announce Howard Putnam, speaker, author, for-

mer CEO of Southwest Airlines will speak to the

Bentley community as the next Raytheon lecture

in business ethics. The topic of his speech is:

“Turbulence is Inevitable... Misery is Optional.”

Mr. Putnam entered the airline business as a

baggage handler and went on to become presi-

dent and CEO of Southwest Airlines where he

tripled

revenues and profits in three years. He pioneered

Southwest’s legendary "fun" culture and excellent

customer service.

his talk will be held on tuesday, nov. 3,

2009 at 3:30 p.m., in the adamian Pavilion

following with free food and drinks in the

Foyer.

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opinion

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The Falcon struggle for fans must endLow attendance at sport-

ing events is not a new

issue here at Bentley. In

fact Bentley has tried

many gimmicks such as T-

shirt and sweatshirt give-

aways to attract the stu-

dent body to the sporting

events. None of these

attempts have the desired

effect; in fact, it usually

leads to a mass exodus of

students at the half of the

sporting events.

The question should be

why do we as students

need these gimmicks to go

out and support our fellow

classmates? Most students

on this campus will tell

you that the atmosphere is

not the same because most

of the Falcon athletics are

Division II.

What most miss is the

amount of talent is on dis-

play on a daily basis here

at Bentley. By just taking

a quick glance at some of

the teams it is clear to see

that Falcon athletes are

very talented and the

teams should be supported

by our campus.

Falcon football is in the

midst of one of its best sea-

sons in nearly a decade,

yet in one of their biggest

home games this season

against tough conference

rival AIC the attendance

consisted of parents, alum-

ni, and a sprinkling of cur-

rent students. An impor-

tant game like should lead

to the stands being packed

with rowdy students, yet

that was far from the case.

Along with Football,

Field Hockey and

Volleyball are both

extremely successful teams

participating in the

National Tournament

practically every season,

but have basically zero stu-

dents in the stands for

their games, and that is

not even mentioning the

basketball teams that each

win 20 plus games peren-

nially both usually ranked

in the top 25 of Division II,

and that is just a small

sample of all the successful

teams that Bentley is home

to.

The biggest excuse peo-

ple will make is that they

say they just are not fans

of sport, but attending

these games goes beyond

being a sports fan. A uni-

versity should be a commu-

nity where students sup-

port one another, and what

better way to support your

fellow classmates by

OpiniOn and EditOrial

THE VANgUARD OCTOBER 8, 2009 PAgE 3

Editorial

attending a sporting

event?

Even if sports is not your

pastime there is nothing

wrong with trying some-

thing new, more often than

not you will leave a

Bentley sporting event not

only impressed by the ath-

letes that you see but you

might even have a new

appreciation for a sport for

the sheer skill it takes to

play.

If you are one of those

that has never attended a

Falcon athletic event there

is no perfect time to start

then right now.

This Friday, the Falcon

football squad takes on

Southern Connecticut, the

best team in our confer-

ence, and have no doubt

the players would love

nothing more than a

packed stadium helping

them upset this very tal-

ented team.

Along with Football this

weekend, the Field Hockey

team plays their annual

Breast Cancer Awareness

game and they would also

love for the Falcon faithful

to be out in full force sup-

porting them in their

attempt to continue their

great season, while sup-

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mously.

A Director defense of the

Career Service’s Privacy PolicyDear Editor,

In response to A Call

Home to Parents, A Cry Out

From Students, Career

Services would like to inform

students about the new lan-

guage on BentleyLink and to

clear up a number of miscon-

ceptions in this editorial.

Let’s begin with the title -

Career Services does NOT

call out to parents, ever.

However, whether we like it

or not, parents call the

Career Services office on a

regular basis to ask ques-

tions about their student as

well as our programs and

services. Typically, we share

general information about

our resources, but do not

share specific information

about an individual student’s

activities.

The switch to BentleyLink

from eRecruiting resulted in

the need for Career Services

to create a more standard-

ized policy with regards to

these discussions with par-

ents of current students.

Why? Because unlike

eRecruiting, BentleyLink

contains a great deal of infor-

mation pertaining to stu-

dents’ educational record

that is now being fed by

Banner. We utilize student

information for internal pur-

poses and adhere to federal

law (FERPA) related to all

communications. In an effort

to be clear with students, we

also provide the disclosure

statement related to the

nature of our communication

with parents. Thus, in com-

pliance with federal law and

pursuant to our internal poli-

cies, the following statement

has been added to the stu-

dent privacy tab in

BentleyLink, on the CCS

website and the Parents web-

site: CCS in good faith

reserves the right to speak

with parents, if contacted,

regarding your participation

in CCS events. This state-

ment is for your information;

you do not need to sign off on

it before using BentleyLink.

You couldn’t have said it

better, “you are grown

adults, in a world where let-

ting your parents and

guardians do everything for

you just does not cut it.” For

that reason, in all of our com-

munication we let parents

know that they greatest way

they can help their child is to

have a solid understanding

our office and the services we

provide and to encourage

their child to take advantage

of these resources.

We are not in the business

of sharing details about your

career development with

your parents, whether about

event attendance or resume

critique. Our business is to

work with you, our students.

However, for legal reasons,

students need to know that

career development related

conversations do happen, as

initiated by parents.

If you have any questions

about our policy, do not hesi-

tate to contact me.

Susan Sandler Brennan

Director, Undergraduate

Career Services

Bentley University

385 Beaver Street

310M1 Student Center

Waltham, MA 02452

Phone: (781) 891-2912

Email: vanguard@bentley.edu

Web: bentleyvanguard.com

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Editor in Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Sauvé

Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Ryaboy

Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Barenboim

Copy Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon McColgan

News Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Langweber

Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robbie LaBrie

Business Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Apuzzo

Campus Life Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Dias

A & E Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Markowitz

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Advertising Manager . . . . . . . . . . . Eugene Berger

Online Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Smits

Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maria Dilorenzo

Journalism Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy Rakowsky

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porting a worthwhile

cause.

Important games like

these can be found every

single week here at

Bentley, and instead of

being stuck in the same

routine of always sitting on

the couch and watching re-

runs all day get down to

the Dana Center and take

in a game.

We have no doubt you

are going to have a good

time and come back for

more.

PAGE 4 OCTOBER 8, 2009 THE VANGUARD

library. An overview of the

noise issues and responses

can be found in last year’s

"14 Days to Have Your Say"

blog:

http://blogsandwikis.bent-

ley.edu/library/14days/

UMass-Amherst installed

several of these cellphone

booths in their library a few

years ago, and ordered more

last year to accommodate

student demand. Harvard

B u s i n e s s S c h o o l a l s o

installed several this past

spring, and when I visited

and spoke with their con-

struction manager, he said

he was thrilled with how

cost-effective these cellphone

booths were. (We were able

to purchase six of them for

what it would have cost to

Dear Editor,

Of course, I understand

Dan Merica's goal was to be

funny in his opinion piece

("The many uses of a library

cel l phone booth" , Sept .

24th). However, I just want-

ed to clarify a few things

about the booths.

First, they're sound-reduc-

ing, not sound-proof, as Dan

mentions. This is the reason

the signs above the doors

clearly state "Please speak

softly & keep conversations

short" . While the 30 dB

noise reduction is the best of

any phone booth available

( N B : t h e c o m p a n y h a s

installed these booths in the

W h i t e H o u s e s i t u a t i o n

room), students disregarding

the signage and speaking

loudly inside should know

their conversations will be

overheard and they are dis-

rupting others trying to

study.

The booths were an inno-

vation we discovered while

trying to address the many

ongoing noise complaints, an

issue we worked on with

SGA and my classes. We put

signs throughout the build-

ing, implemented login-free

“rat-chat” from the library’s

main page so students could

anonymously report those

being loud, and implored the

student body to help create

a culture of quiet in the

OpiniOn / Club updates

Letter to the Editor: The Sunny Side of Phonebooths

Dear Editor,

The Bentley Counseling and

Student Development Center

(CSD), like many offices on

campus, wants students to

use all the resources they need

to make the most out of their

college experience. One way

the counseling center is pro-

viding these resources is

through a new group of six stu-

dents , ca l l ed “ Peer

Educators,” who were hired

and trained last semester.

Our miss i on as “Peer

Educators” is to present stu-

dents with information on

common issues people face

while in school such as stress

management, depression, anx-

iety, eating disorders and

healthy relationships. We are

trained to conduct workshops

and presentations around

campus and available to talk

to our peers individually about

referrals and resources.

One of the first times you

will see us around campus is

on Wednesday, October 14th,

from 11:00am until 1:00pm.

This is National Depression

Screening Day, a nationwide

effort to raise awareness about

depression, other mood disor-

ders, and suicide. One in

every s i x Amer i cans i s

depressed at some point in

their lifetime, and thus an

awareness of depression and

understanding about preven-

Letter to the Editor: NationalDepression Screening Day

tion, recognition and interven-

tion is one of our priorities.

This is an issue that many

people face during their time

as a student and we want you

to know that you are not alone

if this is happening to you.

Make the decision to do

something about the emotions

you may be feeling. Stop by

the CSD tables outside the

lower café and Seasons to take

a screening test if you would

like, and pick up information

about how to increase your

awareness of mental health.

Even i f y ou a re no t

depressed, becoming educated

about the signs of depression

may be valuable to you,

because in your lifetime you

are bound to know someone

who suffers from it.

You being more aware of

mental health issues will ben-

efit you in many ways. So,

come and stop by – get infor-

mation. After all, what could

be more important in your life

than making sure your mind

stays healthy! This is you

we’re talking about – because

you’re worth it!

Sincerely,

Bentley Peer Educators

Maria Raspa

Dan Weidel

Jake Fochetta

Edith Kwok

Emily Benso

Lauren Pettiglio

construct one cel lphone

booth, with HVAC, etc.)

My goal – and the goal of

all the staff – is to provide

the best library experience

anywhere. In fact, we have

a Bent ley L ibrary User

Experience (BLUE) group

that meets regular ly to

exp lo re and imp lement

improvements. Please use

the “Comments” link on the

library’s website to share

any ideas/suggestions you

may have.

Thank you,

Phillip Knutel, Ph.D.

Executive Director of

Academic Technology,

the Library, and Online

Learning

Photo from library.bentley.edu

Women’s CenterGeneral Meetings are held Mondays from 2:10-3:25 p.m. in

LaCava 180Women’s Speak Conference on October 10

(more details to come)Deloitte representatives will be joining us at our general

meeting on October 13 2:10-3:25 p.m. in LaCava 180

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Columns

What are you involved in at

Bentley?

I am the student coordinator

for the peer tutoring program

which has helped me decide

that I want to become a profes-

sor. I am also in the business

fraternity Delta Sigma Pi. I am

currently taking a FED class

challenge, in which we have

case competitions within eco-

nomics.

What are you looking for-

ward to this year?

I am looking forward to being

done with my senior capstone

project at the end of this semes-

ter.

What are your plans for the

future?

I am looking into graduate

school for a Ph.D. in Economics

and I want to become a profes-

sor.

What is your favorite event

on campus?

My favorite event is Spring

Day. I like to be able to cele-

brate with friends and be able

to attend a concert and be so

close to the stage.

What are your goals for this

year?

Each semester my goal is to

make the President’s List which

I have so far, and to get into

several graduate schools so I

have my choice of which to pick

from.

How are you feeling about

graduation?

I am feeling pretty good now

that I have a plan and I know

what I want to do. If you would

have asked me six months ago,

I would have not known.

Advice to seniors/ words of

wisdom?

My advice to seniors would

be if you think there is some-

thing you like to do, go talk to

your professors or staff about it

and get advice.

A quote from my dad, “Stress

less, live longer.”

What is the most valuable

lesson you have learned at

Bentley?

Step up and challenge your-

self to try new things.

Senior ExperienceAustin Smith

Presented by The

Senior Year Experience

Committee

The Scholastic Review Hello, Bentley

By:

David Maggioli

The minute I stepped on

campus this Fall I knew I

wanted to write for The

Vanguard. I also knew that

I daydreamed all the time

a b o u t v a r i o u s p l a n s I

schemed up and, in the past,

I have rarely gone through

with anything I set out to do.

But then it hit me: This is

2009, baby, I can do whatev-

er I want! So with new found

motivation I set out to ask

our fine, spirited editors to

let me write about whatever

I felt like. I don’t know what

they were thinking, but they

agreed, and I got the green

light. After I left our meet-

ing I smiled, gave my patent-

ed fist pump and set out to

do work.

As I was walking through

the green space, gleefully

imagining my soon-to-be fall

semester, I tripped over my

own feet. During the humil-

iation that ensued the real-

ist inside hit me; how am I

going to write a co lumn

when I have no clue how to

write?

The only writing history I

had consisted of countless

book reports about books I

SparkNote-ed. I don’t like to

get down on myself, so I used

the wisdom that General

B u s i n e s s c o u r s e s h a v e

b e s t o w e d u p o n m e a n d

brainstormed.

The first idea that jumped

into my head was brilliant: I

would just copy the writing

style of some famous colum-

nist. The only problem was

that I didn’t read newspa-

pers and have no idea who

any columnists are. Bad

idea.

I decided that I would

have a more productive time

brainstorming if I got off the

g r o u n d a n d d u s t e d t h e

greenspace off me first. That

turned out to be a good idea

because I remembered I had

a friend who thinks he is a

serious writer so I could just

ask him for advice.

S o I h i t h i m u p , a n d

explained my situation. He

said, “Dave, to be a good

writer, one must always

write in a positive light. One

must be positive to inspire

his readers. I learned in

2005 when…” That was

enough advice for me, so I

hung up. It was good advice.

But, after some thought I

realized he was being way

too specific. Forget being

positive only in writing; let’s

be positive with all the little

things.

The biggest little thing

that we all do is our walk

around campus. I have to

say, it’s pretty decent. What

I am most impressed by is

that everyone here holds the

door open for me. I don’t

really know why they do, but

I love it.

My favorite part is when

they don’t hold the door open

because they didn’t see me.

Then when they realize what

they had just done they turn

a r o u n d w i t h t h e m o s t

abashed face I’ve seen since I

caught my roommate eating

m y h o m e m a d e z i t i l a t e

night. Before Bentley, I went

to a state school and, trust

me, people would spit on

your shoes before they held

the door open for you.

The walking experience

still has room for improve-

ment, however. When I walk

by a stranger or a familiar

face I like to acknowledge

their existence by saying hi.

The only problem is that no

one else does so when I do I

get a confused look every

now and then. I’m a little

more hesitant to say hello

now, so when I walk by you

I am usually debating to

mysel f whether or not I

should say hello.

This usually ends with my

other patented move: The

blank stare. Weird, I know.

Even sadder to say, my only

move I am comfortable with

is this blank stare I never

knew I had. I can’t bring

myself to say hello anymore,

and I would die before I pre-

tended you didn’t exist so I’m

stuck; Now I your need help.

There’s no need to figure

out why, but it’s so impor-

tant to say hi because it

makes the other person

happy. One of my favorite

fall days, I kid you not, was

when I was walking up a

staircase and I crossed paths

with some lady stranger who

said hi to me. Hands down

the best stranger greeting

I ’ve got in the day t ime.

Thanks to her, I had a great

day.

You don’t have to be a

townie or from the Midwest

to say hi to strangers. All

you have to do is try it a few

times and see how it feels.

J u s t k e e p i n m i n d t h a t

you’re making someone else

happy by doing taking care

of the little things.

If we say hi, Bentley will

be spreading more positivity

than an ice cream truck in

the suburbs.

Spread positivity with a “hello.” Images from www.bentley.edu & arts.ac.uk

Resident Assistant Richard

Adjei of the Orchard North

GLC said that he chose to live

in the GLC because he is

“interested in international

business and living in the GLC

offers him a chance to gain in-

depth knowledge about the

global environment first hand.”

Adjei is a native and resi-

dent of Ghana; he previously

lived in the Global Living

Center during his first year at

Bentley in 2007, residing in

Slade Hall, and went on to

explain that his Liberal

Studies Major with a concen-

tration in Global Perspectives

is very useful tool for him

while living through this expe-

rience.

One of the advantages of liv-

ing in a building consisting of

more than 25 nationalities, is

that you can learn how to solve

one problem from a number of

different perspectives, as resi-

dents have varying opinions of

a whole host of issues, ranging

from environmental concerns

to immigration and democra-

cy.

Eric Sigbia, a resident of the

GLC, was ecstatic about living

in the GLC this fall and could-

n’t wait to move back. Last

year, Sigbia lived on a floor

with a peer “from Japan and

another from Hong Kong.”

Over the course of the year he

“got to learn about their cul-

tures” and they were given the

opportunity learning about his

experience living in the melt-

ing pot.

Several students also gave

insight to issues the Global

Living Center students are fac-

ing. Ali Aden, another GLC

resident, said, “Sometimes one

person’s cultural behavior

might not be fitting to the

other person. At times, misun-

derstanding takes place in con-

versations.

Other students say that all

the people who are living there

right now are all from differ-

ent parts of the world, and we

all very respect each other’s

differences.”

The GLC gives students a

chance to learn from other cul-

tural and traditional behaviors

and the ability to build and

increase a tolerance level.

Adjei commented, “under-

standing, and patience for per-

sons who may not have same

views as mine, and living in

GLC will also offer me self-

training in working with per-

sons that are different (in

terms of thinking) than I am.”

There has been questions by

the student population as to

whether or not the Global

Living Center will continue to

be a success at Bentley, but the

residents of GLC believe that

it will continue to be a great

success and the GLC gives stu-

dents who haven’t experienced

many other cultures in their

life a chance to live and inter-

act with people from back-

grounds that are new to them.

If you have studied abroad,

speak a different language, live

abroad, are interested in inter-

national business or in learn-

ing about any of those things

the GLC might be for you.

To learn more about the

GLC visit:

www.bentley.edu/residen-

tialcenter/Orchard_Global

_Living_Center.cfm

GLC(Continued from Page 1)

Photo provided by Austin SmithSenior Austin Smith.

THE VANGUARD OCTOBER 8, 2009 PAGE 7

Columns

Glutton GirlGetting Creative on Campus

By:

Bonnie Li

After a month at Bentley

University, I found Seasons

Dining to be boring and rou-

tine, although a few stops at

Sandella’s or Currito made

things slightly more interest-

ing. In an attempt to spice up

my dining at Bentley, I start-

ed tinkering around with my

microwave, different ingredi-

ents and recipes from a cook-

book I brought, hoping to cre-

ate a few easy but delicious

dishes. Here are some of the

best ones I made during my

creative mode in my room.

Chili Mac & Cheese

I’m pretty sure that a lot

of students have stashes of

EasyMac or the like in their

cupboards, but plain maca-

roni and cheese becomes

ordinary after one too many

midnight snacks.

After heating up your bowl

of EasyMac, stir in four to

five spoonfuls of hot dog chili

or anything similar to it and

heat it for 30 seconds. Top it

off with a handful of cheddar

cheese.

Delectable Fudge

Brownies

In a microwave safe bowl,

mix in the following: 3 table-

spoons of flour, 2 tablespoons

of sugar, 2 tablespoons of hot

cocoa mix and a tiny pinch of

salt. Stir the dry ingredients

until they are well blended.

Add 2 tablespoons of water,

or milk if you have it. Milk

will create a richer taste, but

it is not completely neces-

sary.

Take a few pieces of choco-

late; it doesn’t really matter,

it can be chocolate chip,

pieces from Reeses or Kit

Kat. Afterwards, cover the

bowl with moist tissue and

microwave for about one

minute and thirty seconds.

Let it cool for two minutes.

S e r v e w i t h i c e c r e a m ,

whipped cream or cool whip

for a delicious snack!

Fresh Banana Crackers

This is the perfect treat for

your roommate(s) and your-

self. Grab a few bananas

before you leave Seasons.

Take a few crackers, prefer-

ably Ritz, and lay them out

on a microwave safe plate.

Grab a jar of Fluff and

place a small dollop of it and

t h e n p l a c e i t i n t h e

microwave for about twenty

seconds.

While the crackers and

Fluff are heating up, cut up

the bananas into small circu-

l a r p i e c e s . L a y o u t t h e

bananas onto the cracker,

cover up the plate and chill

in the refrigerator for twen-

ty minutes. Serve immediate-

ly.

Apple/Pear Soup

For this recipe, you would

need either an apple or a

pear, but not both. Cut up

the fruit into small pieces

and put it into a microwave

safe bowl or container. Pour

in water until it goes an inch

over the fruit. Place it into

the microwave and heat for

two to three minutes.

After it is done heating, let

it sit in the microwave for a

minute or two so you won’t

burn yourself when taking

out the container. After you

take it out, you can sprinkle

some sugar or cinnamon into

the liquid, if you have it.

Serve hot or cold, depending

on your mood.

Power Protein Burrito

In order to create this dish,

you would need to buy frozen

chicken nuggets, tortilla and

canned beans. Afterwards,

make a small trip to Seasons

to grab some lettuce, Dijon

mustard and tomatoes. In

your room, microwave the

frozen chicken nuggets as

instruction details.

Afterwards, cut up the

chicken nuggets into strips

and pour some Dijon mus-

tard on it and let it sit.

Meanwhile, take out a

flour tortilla and lay the let-

tuce and tomatoes on it. Pour

the beans onto the tortilla,

but be careful not to pour too

much or else it will be hard

to roll back up. Keep the tor-

tilla unrolled and opened and

heat in the microwave for

about forty to fifty seconds.

Take out the tortilla, place

the Dijon mustard soaked

chicken nugget strips onto

the tortilla, roll it up (Note:

this might get messy if you

place too much “stuff” in it)

and heat in the microwave

for thirty seconds. Let it sit

i n t h e m i c r o w a v e f o r a

minute or two before serving.

H o p e f u l l y t h e s e f i v e

recipes will be able to spice

up your dorm life, as well as

departing from your norm of

food at Bentley.

When life gets boring, fid-

dle with what you have and

maybe you’ll end up with

something amazing.

Brownies can also be made, oven-free. Photo from www.blogspot.com

Hi Bentley Falcons!! Now

that you have met our SGA

E-Board, I think it’s time I

introduced you to our fifteen

fabulous Senators. These

students are your direct con-

tac ts to SGA and to the

Bentley faculty, staff, and

administration, so look out

for them – you may already

recognize some names from

having had classes with

them or from various cam-

pus involvements, as SGA is

not the only thing that they

are passionately involved in!

Seniors (2010)

Alicia Buksar, from Fair

Lawn, New Jersey, is a sen-

ior majoring in Marketing,

w i t h a M e d i a A r t s a n d

Society LSM. She is also a

m e m b e r o f t h e B e n t l e y

Marketing Association and

is a Lifeguard as well.

Eric Kronlund , from

Shrewsbury, Massachusetts,

i s a s e n i o r m a j o r i n g i n

Economics-Finance, with an

E t h i c s a n d S o c i a l

Responsibility LSM. He is

also the Treasurer of Tau

Kappa Epsilon.

L u c a s L a n z i , f r o m

Amsterdam, New York, is a

senior majoring in Finance,

with a Global Perspectives

LSM. This is his fourth year

on SGA and besides being a

Senator, he has previously

served as the Vice President

o f M a r k e t i n g a n d

Communications.

M a r t h a P e r r y , f r o m

Farmington, Connecticut, is

a s e n i o r m a j o r i n g i n

Management, with minors in

Politics and Marketing. She

is also the President of the

Senior Class Cabinet and the

Vice President of Marketing

for Alpha Phi.

Frankie Reiman, from

Northport, New York, is a

senior majoring in Corporate

Finance and Accounting. He

is also the President of Tau

Kappa Eps i l on and i s a

Service Learning Project

Manager.

Juniors (2011)

Brendan Gerrity, from

Tolland, Connecticut, is a

j u n i o r m a j o r i n g i n

Market ing . He i s a lso a

m e m b e r o f t h e B e n t l e y

Marketing Association and

of Delta Sigma Pi.

J o n S h i h , f r o m

Lexington, Massachusetts, is

a j u n i o r m a j o r i n g i n

Accounting. He is also a

member of Delta Sigma Pi

and hold jobs at the Bentley

Help Desk and as a MetLife

Intern.

Sophomores (2012)

R y a n A u c o i n , f r o m

Montreal, Quebec, is a soph-

o m o r e m a j o r i n g i n

Accounting, with a Global

Perspectives LSM. He is also

a member o f Tau Kappa

Epsi lon and is a French

Tutor as well.

N i c o l e C h a n , f r o m

Needham, Massachusetts, is

a sophomore majoring in

Accounting, with an Earth,

Environment, and Global

Sustainability LSM. She is

also a member of the Bentley

Fashion Consultants, the

Academic Integrity Council,

the MultiCultural Center

Student Advisory Board, and

she works as a Secretary in

the Finance Department.

A m i s h a P a t e l , f r o m

Parsippany, New Jersey, is

a sophomore majoring in

Economics-Finance, with a

Global Perspectives LSM.

She is the Historian of Delta

Sigma Pi, an Advisor on the

S o u t h A s i a n S t u d e n t

Association, a member of the

Micro-Finance Club, and is a

Service Learning Project

Manager.

J o n R o c k e t t , f r o m

N o r t h a m p t o n ,

Massachusetts, is sophomore

major ing in Math , wi th

m i n o r s i n L a w a n d

C o m p u t e r I n f o r m a t i o n

Systems. He also works at

the Bentley Help Desk.

Caitlin Sammis , from

Poughkeepsie, New York, is

a sophomore who is current-

l y u n d e c i d e d a b o u t h e r

major. She is a member of

Alpha Phi , the Cathol ic

Campus Connection, the

Campus Activities Board,

and participates in Service

Learning.

E m i l y S a n t o s , f r o m

Coventry, Connecticut, is a

s o p h o m o r e m a j o r i n g i n

Marketing, with an Ethics

and Social Responsibility

LSM. She is a member of the

B e n t l e y M a r k e t i n g

Association and the Bentley

Fashion Consultants.

Mike Vatti, from Easton,

Pennsylvania, is sophomore

majoring in Finance, with a

Health and Industry LSM.

He is also on the Track and

Field Team.

Freshmen (2013)

Maggy Reynolds, from

York Harbor, Maine, is a

freshman who is currently

undecided about her major,

but is considering majoring

in Management, with an

E t h i c s a n d S o c i a l

Responsibility LSM. She is

also a member of Colleges

Against Cancer, the Student

Diversity Council, and the

Ultimate Frisbee Team.

Student Government SpeaksIntroduction of Senators

Compiled By:

Sucheta Desai

Arts & EntErtAinmEnt

Which do you prefer:Dunkin’ Donuts or

Einstein’s?

Voices

RiChaRD PiERRE

ClaSS oF 2011

FINaNCe

“Dunkin’ Donuts. You

can’t go wrong with

Double D.”

KaiTlyn maRCinEK

ClaSS oF 2013

aCCouNtINg

“Dunkin’ Donuts. I like

the coffee better.”

ChaRlEs Tiu

ClaSS oF 2012

MarKetINg

“einstein’s because

it’s more convenient.”

JEff RoBERT

ClaSS oF 2010

eCoNoMICS-FINaNCe

“It depends. Coffee at

Dunkin’ Donuts, but I

p re f e r f o od a t

einstein’s.”

Emily RomE

ClaSS oF 2013

uNDeCIDeD

“einstein’s because it’s

closer to classes.”

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each year, there are about

500-600 movies released. this

column wants to make sure

you’ve seen some of the finer

films that have long since dis-

appeared to DVD or are still

on ly on VhS in an o ld

Blockbuster somewhere in

Kansas.

the genre will always be

different, and the preference

will be mine. So pull up your

Netflix account, and be sure to

mark down some essentials

you’ve missed. Be warned, this

column is not yet rated.

***

Fifty years from now, the

sun is burning out like a flick-

ering light bulb, and the

earth, now in a new ice age,

sends out its final hope to

restart our only heat source.

Cut to the ominous Icarus 2,

crewed by eight astronauts

and scientists slowly floating

through space on a sixteen

month journey to deliver a

nuclear warhead to the center

of the sun.

the ship receives a distress

signal from their predecessor

ship, the Icarus 1, which had

disappeared seven years prior.

the crew of the Icarus 2 faces

the decision to board the

derelict Icarus 1 to salvage its

nuclear payload or continue on

mission.

the Icarus 2 is pragmatical-

ly constructed, with a hydro-

ponics level for food and air, a

steady spin to maintain cen-

tripetal force and thus gravi-

ty, and a computer system

that, surprisingly, is not hell

bent upon the eradication of

the human cargo planted

inside of it.

the ship is an imposing

entity to watch glide through

space, it’s massive solar shield

glimmering at the fore and the

pure darkness that trails

behind, with only the brief

flash of radio arrays and other

humming instruments fixed

into the hull of the Icarus 2.

Sunshine is a visual experi-

ence. the ever-present sun is

an intrusive entity, as its rays

bear down and burn along the

massive heat shield strapped

to the fore of the Icarus 2. the

yellows, silvers, and greens

that fill the inner workings of

the spacecraft are eye-catch-

ing and quite beautiful.

the film is a conceptual

journey, with a heavy color

pallet and excellent sound-

track to underscore the fore-

boding and dread that each

excellently played character

struggles with as they inch

ever closer toward the salva-

tion of mankind, and their

own mortality.

the soundtrack is one of the

film’s strongest elements. the

gentle serenity and effects of

dripping water juxtapose as

the massive Icarus 2 floats

along the glittering stars, and

as the events aboard quickly

turn dire, as they must in such

films, the score transitions to a

skillfully paced air of panic.

the composer John Murphy

had previously collaborated

with the director, Danny

Boyle, for 28 Days Later and

Millions. the collaboration

between the two has yielded a

great understanding between

the two aspects of the film,

and the resulting union of

images and score can leave the

audience in awe.

the casting avoided some of

hollywood’s powerhouse stars,

with the lead falling to the

lesser known, but superbly

talented Cillian Murphey

(Batman Begins, 28 Days

Later), with a surprisingly

strong support performance

f rom Chr i s evans (Not

Another Teen Movie , The

Fantastic Four) who is demon-

strating that he may have the

strength to transition into a

serious acting career.

the remainder of the cast is

excellently chosen, with each

actor appropriately filling the

paranoia and strengths of

their roles. the ship’s multi-

national crew is well repre-

sented, always feeling inter-

national but never exotic.

there is a sense of global

urgency imparted by the cast-

ing. It is a subdued but well

chosen element.

the plot is a twisting enti-

ty, raising issues of religion

and atheism, strength and

vulnerability, and absolute

emptiness. Sunshine loves to

watch the crew struggle

amongst themselves as their

fears and tensions explode in

the terrible void of space.

there is a loving poetry

sewn into the mix, even when

the events twist and corrupt

what was once stillness.

Coupled with the burly visu-

als, the film gracefully pres-

ents its ideas.

Sunshine is a gorgeous

experience. though a flawed

gem, it is a stunning journey

toward the human element

that once dominated science

fiction, and a welcome change

of pace for a genre that has

long been saturated with

squishy aliens and laser

blasters.

rating: 4/5 Falcons

This Column is Not Yet RatedBy:

David Entin

The movie Sunshine was first released in 2007. Photo from graphics8.nytimes.com

Tomer GatPhotograPher

Cillian Murphy plays the main character, Capa. Photo from www.atoww.com

Sunshine Review

Arts & EntErtAinmEnt

the VaNguarD oCtoBer 8, 2009 Page 9

Whip It showcases directorial skill, but plot rather predictable

Drew Barrymore’s directo-

rial debut, Whip It, hit the-

atres nationwide on october

2. With over twenty-seven

years of acting under her

belt, Barrymore stepped

behind the camera for the

f i r s t t i m e t o b r i n g t h e

Shauna Cross novel “Derby

girl” to life on screen.

the film is a coming of age

story about finding one’s self

and the value of sisterhood,

family, and passion. It is an

obvious labor of love on the

part of Ms. Barrymore.

the film’s amazing cast is

led by Juno’s ellen Page who

plays Bliss Cavendar, a con-

fused teen trying to find

something beyond her small

t own o f Bodeen , texas .

Bliss’s alternative ways and

indie-rock demeanor oppose

everyth ing her mother ,

p l a y e d b y M a r c i a g a y

harden, stands for . her

mother sees her daughter liv-

ing out her own dreams of

debutant life while Bliss is

simply looking for a way to

express who she truly is and

f i n d a p l a c e w h e r e s h e

belongs.

She finds this in the world

of women’s roller derby. her

interest in this unconvention-

al sport takes her to austin,

texas where she auditions to

passion.

Drew spoke of how though

she had always wanted to

direct a movie at some point

in time, this particular movie

wasn’t initially in line for her

direction. Instead Drew was

originally onboard to just pro-

duce the film.

after numerous meetings

with directors, no one seemed

to have the vision and direc-

tion for the movie that Drew

had hoped. It was then that

she had the epiphany “aha”

moment that led to her being

the one to take the reign over

the story.

the screenplay appealed to

Barrymore because of its

message of f inding one’s

“tribe” or family in which you

fit in life. It’s about friend-

ship, first love, family accept-

ance, and that there is a big-

ger picture out there. She felt

all of this was very close to

her own life experiences. She

wanted to bring all of herself

to this film and it is evident

she did.

With absolute charisma

and intelligence Barrymore

explained how she wanted

this film to be “warm and

timeless” but at the same

time showcase that girls can

be rough and tough. Making

this film took a lot of time

and research on Drew’s part.

She believes that nothing

can be made well if no “home-

work” is done. She gave her

life over to the study of every

aspect of the story line as

well as film making in gener-

al.

the movie also took a large

physical toll on all involved.

all actors had to enroll in a

month intensive derby skat-

ing program. every fall ,

every skate, ever jab is real

and done by the actresses

within the film. the actress-

es did come into training with

natural physical abilities but

they also left with many

bruises and injuries to show

for it. Barrymore and other

cast members called each

bruise a “badge of honor.”

overall the movie had its

moments of comedy, drama,

action, and clichés. It’s a

heartfelt movie that doesn’t

necessarily end as always

planned, like life. It is obvi-

ous that everyone involved in

the production of this film

put their heart and soul into

it.

It may not be everyone’s

“cup of tea” in terms of the at

times slow paced and drawn

out dramatic, heartfelt scenes

but at the same time it defi-

nitely granted a few giggles.

though it was a bit too cliché,

predictable and slow for my

taste, the derby action scenes

and masked witty humor

made up for it.

rating: 3.5/5 Falcons

Kimera Rosen StaFF WrIter

Zombieland: A fresh take on your typical zombie experienceDavid Entin StaFF WrIter

If you’re looking for an

action comedy with all the

e x p l o s i v e w i t o f W o o d y

harrelson and a pack of

grenades, Zombieland is

right up your al ley. the

world is eating itself, vomit-

ing, aimlessly wandering,

chasing flashing lights, or

whatever those zombies do,

and it’s up to the survivors

to keep on surviving this

ordeal. We have a small, but

hefty cast.

Woody harrelson domi-

n a t e s t h e s c r e e n a s

“ t a l l a h a s s e e . ” J e s s e

e i s e n b e r g s t a r s a s

“Columbus,” the scrawny

awkward teenager that

seems to be channe l ing

Michael Cera, but it’s done

with some leve l o f tac t .

rounding out the cast are

emma Stone as “Wichita”

and abigail Breslin as “little

rock,” two sisters that join

the boys in an unlikely and

destructive alliance.

Zombieland isn’t there to

scare you. It sets the pace

early, and right with an

explosive montage of fine,

gory zombie shenanigans.

this film is about the aes-

thetics of the zombie kill. It

reminds you of the essentials

of zombie survival, and these

rules are pretty easy to

remember.

Some weekly cardio will

keep you ahead of the raven-

ous hordes long enough to

d i v e i n t o a p a r k e d c a r ,

behind a locking door, or to

just pass the hefty fellow

ahead of you.

remember the double tap,

there’s not much worse than

finding that the newly dead

undead aren’t quite dead,

expend your bullets accord-

ingly. Beware of bathrooms,

they’re tight, they’re person-

al, and they’re an easy place

to be a snack, it ’s worth

checking the stalls.

If you’ve got drive, and

knowing the landscape, it’s

no poor choice, it’s highly

recommended that you check

the backseat for unwanted

hitchhikers, and be sure to

buckle up. Safety is a first in

Zombieland.

the plot is no elaborate

epic. Columbus is the skin-

ny, loveable shut-in that

grew up on Mountain Dew

and World of Warcraft. Sure

he wasn’t social, but it’s a

benefit when you can consid-

er that he doesn’t have many

people to miss . he ’s the

hopeless neurotic with irri-

table bowel syndrome, and

he’s a pleasure to laugh at

and cheer on. Columbus is

trying to keep himself alive

a n d f i n d h i s f a m i l y i n

Columbus, ohio.

It’s not long until he runs

i n t o t a l l a h a s s e e , t h e

twinkie obsessed one-man

demolition crew with an

affinity for zombie devasta-

tion that’s on the road for

tallahassee. the naming

trend keeps up with our two

wily female protagonists that

make up for the lack of men-

ace with a healthy penchant

for subterfuge.

In fine film fashion, they

form a bickering, bonding

band of zombie killers and

take off. their destinations

readily become irrelevant

and the film revels in the

unadulterated, child-like joy

of smashing things. they

bust up zombie skulls, tear

down gift shops, steal cars,

bust fenders, and pay a visit

to a living hollywood icon in

a scene that stands as one of

t h e f u n n i e s t c a m e o s i n

recent memory.

Zombieland is out to culti-

vate its skewed premise,

p l a n t i n g i t s e l f f i r m l y

between films the likes of

D a w n o f t h e D e a d a n d

Superbad. there are explod-

ing heads , s l ow-mot ion

explosions, fireballs, car

crashes, and the other great

inner workings of the best

zombie movies, but then the

pace can slow and leave the

audience as uncomfortable

as the parties involved in an

awkward teenage hook-up.

Z o m b i e l a n d w a n t s t o

make you laugh, and it does

it with grace and fury, wit

and a toilet bowl lid. this is

a grotesque thrill ride that

feels so warmly familiar, and

fantastically fresh.

this is an experience with

the lively undead that hopes

you’ll be able to relieve the

awkward teenage years with

a handful of shotgun shells.

rating: 4.5/5 Falcons

Characters Tallahassee and Columbus Photo from assets.nydailynews.com

Actress Ellen Page as Bliss Cavendar. Photo from images.google.com

join the hurl Scouts, one of

the many competing roller

derby teams.

after lying about her age,

and proving her skating

speed around the rink, Bliss

joins the Scouts and takes on

the derby persona of “Babe

ruthless.” Skating alongside

her are teammates such as

Barrymore herself playing

“Smashley Simpson”, SNL’s

Kristin Wiig as “Maggie

Mayhem”, and singer eve as

“rosa Sparks” just to name a

few.

the film focuses on the

female relationships and

camarader i e that B l i s s

encounters as well as her

first encounter with a crush:

aspiring musician oliver

played by real-life musician,

landon Pigg. Bliss has to lie

to her family and the team to

continue to play and do what

she has now fallen in love

with. It is how it all unravels

and ties itself back together

again that makes the story

powerful.

I had the amazing oppor-

tunity to sit down with Ms.

Barrymore in order to get a

little more insight into her

movie. the charming 5 foot 4

actress emanated radiance

from the second she sat

down. It was evident that

this wasn’t just a movie to

her but instead it was a part

of her, a life-long dream and

Columns

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Aries (March 21-April 19): The moon is

opposing uranus for the fifth time this

month. If you're feeling insecure, look at

life from the outside and try to pin point

the problems.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): It's a great

time to walk, ask your local boutiques if

they will sponsor your fall musical. Maybe

it will be difficult for them to comprehend

business students in a musical but hey,

that kid in the "Members Only" jacket looks

pretty theatrical.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): Your resent-

ful and inflexible behavior will cause some

problems around the office and you might

even get fired. But what do you care? You

will one day own six Dairy Queen’s and a

professional baseball team.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): Sometimes

you just need patience. Wait for it to come

to you. When life throws a new curve, roll

with it.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep an open

mind about life this weekend. It might be

easier to be oblivious but consciousness

breeds understanding and intelligence.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If you're

stressed, go check out one of those yoga

classes. Sure it's not lifting weights and

showing power but we all need a change

now and again, don't we?

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Education can

often be a synonym for redundancy. no

worries though! A lot of what you memo-

rize and actually do remember might never

come in handy. Isn't learning great?

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Watch out for

a wave of nerf darts this weekend. You

may think you're the man, but those

squishy darts will prove otherwise.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Maybe

you're in a class where you have to blog

about cowboys. That's right. Cowboys.

nothing says "I go to a prestigious business

school" like the rugged cowboy.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Paintball

is becoming a popular group on campus,

Capricorn. This may be your chance to find

your niche and paint your way to glory.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Manage your

stocks and portfolios this weekend. Make

some conservative choices. The market is

criticized left and right but remember that

the cautious investor will make some good

choices.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Looking for

love? You're more likely to find it at that

big bash on Saturday instead of facebook

creeping. Try something out of the ordi-

nary. If you want love, what have you got

to lose in the process?

Horoscopes

The columns found in this newspaper are writtenby individual authors and do not reflect the opin-ion of The Vanguard, its Editorial Board mem-bers, or Bentley university. Comments resultingfrom the columns may be directed to the authorand/or The Vanguard.

Ryan DeChanceVAnGuArD STAff Question: I can’t seem to

memorize terms and con-

cepts for my classes. I’ve

stared at the book for

hours and can’t remem-

b e r t h e m d u r i n g t h e

exam. Is there any way to

help me remember these

words?

While some individuals

are lucky enough to have a

photographic memory - oth-

ers have to try a little bit

harder. However, there are

a few techniques that can

help you remember those

words with which you are

having trouble.

What seems to always be

very beneficial are flash

c a r d s . T h e s e a r e g r e a t

because you can take them

with you wherever you go, so

you can study while eating,

working out, walking to

class, and in the bathroom if

you know you’ll be in there

for a long time.

What’s bad about flash

cards is that one word is on

each card so you’ll soon end

up with a daunting massive

pile of them. So please don’t

mindlessly sit there and flip

through the entire stack one-

by-one because by the time

you get back to the first card,

I g u a r a n t e e y o u w o n ’ t

remember what ’s on the

other side.

Instead, break the stack

into groups of five and learn

each group individually

before moving onto the next.

I bet you still remember

“My Dear Aunt Sally,” and

how it reminds you of order

of operation (multiplication,

division, addition, and sub-

t r a c t i o n ) . O r y o u m a y

remember “King Philip came

over for good spaghetti” and

how it helps you remember

taxonomy order (kingdom,

phylum, class, order, family,

genus, species)… OK, so I

may have lost you on that

last one, but you get the

idea.

Creating a silly sentence

with the first letters repre-

senting the first letters of the

words you need to remember

wi l l de f in i te ly he lp you

remember groups of words.

You still remember to divide

before you subtract- see it

works.

If all that doesn’t work you

can try singing the words to

the beat of your favorite

song. The sillier you make it,

the most l ikely you wi l l

remember it. I can’t guaran-

tee that you won ’ t have

roommate issues after that

though.

The best way to retain

information is by teaching.

Grab a fr iend and teach

them the material you’ve

learned in class. It will not

only solidify the concepts and

material in your mind, but

will focus you on the things

you don’t know when you

can’t seem to clearly explain

certain terms.

Just remember that the

biggest waste of time is re-

reading the book and staring

at it for hours at a time. Just

because you’ve sat at your

desk staring at the book for

two hours doesn ’ t mean

you’ve been studying for two

hours - it just means you’ve

wasted two hours pretending

to study.

The purpose of this column

is to give advice on issues rel-

evant to Bentley students. So,

if you have any questions,

concerns , o r wou ld l ik e

advice on any issue that can

be addressed in a public

forum please send it to April

at gammal_apri@bentley.edu

a n d y o u m a y s e e i t i n a

future issue. Keep in mind

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Business

Even at the college level, start planning for retirement

everyone wants to retire

to a life of leisure and finan-

cial stability. after all, the

“american Dream” must end

in some manner. You work

hard, buy a home, establish

credibility through merit,

raise a family, and at sixty-

five you retire to a beach

house, careless days of golf,

a n d f r e e d o m t h a t w a s

unknown during your work-

ing years.

Of course, consuming mar-

tinis on the beach does not

warrant a paycheck. Years of

relaxation must be financed

in one way or another.

Current retirees at least

have a steady in-f low of

monthly Social Security pay-

ments, but can our genera-

tion expect the same level of

assistance?

fortunately, the federal

government and the irS

have blessed american indi-

viduals with a powerful gift

to face the challenges of

retirement saving: the roth

ira.

the roth ira (individual

retirement account) may

very well be the single most

efficient tool for building

long-term wealth. although

you may be reading along

and thinking, why should i

be worrying about retire-

ment when i haven’t even

begun my career yet? allow

me to elaborate on the pur-

pose of the ira, and the

answer to that question will

become evident.

the roth ira allows indi-

viduals to contribute a max-

imum deposit each year,

which is invested and accu-

mulates exponentially with

time, and can be tapped into

at the age of fifty-nine and a

half. But the kicker is that

your withdrawals are tax-

free.

t h a t i s d e c a d e s u p o n

decades of contributions,

reinvested dividends, and

capital gains distributions

compounding without Uncle

S a m t a k i n g h i s c u t .

earnings in the form of a

paycheck will be taxed before

funds are deposited into the

ira, but that is at the tax

rate of a low-income college

student. and tax rates will

undoubtedly be higher in

fifty odd years when it comes

t ime to begin ira with-

drawals (Medicare/aid, stim-

ulus plans anyone?)

for the 2009 tax year the

maximum roth ira contri-

bution is $5,000 (the dead-

line for contributions is april

15). Next year the minimum

will increase to $6,000, and

in subsequent years the

maximum will rise by $500

to counter inflation.

furthermore, one of the

best features of the roth ira

is the flexibility that individ-

uals hold in regard to what

types of investments they

wish to hold in the account.

Your roth can be made up of

stocks, bonds, etfs, mutual

funds, index funds- the same

cannot be said for a 401(k) or

a 529(b).

Now, let’s have a look at

the power of a roth ira’s

compounding potential .

assuming that you are 20

years old, contribute the

maximum deposit of $5,000

this year and up your contri-

bution by $500 each year as

the maximum increases, and

earn a conservative 7.0 %

rate of return on your invest-

ments, by age sixty-five your

account balance will read

$3,842,944.57.

Looking back, you would

have only actually deposited

$797,000 into the account. So

where did the ending bal-

ance of $3.8 million come

from?

Well, by year sixty-five

your account would be earn-

ing an annual dividend pay-

ment of $251,407.59. it is

time and tax-free interest

compounding that allow for

a roth ira to accumulate at

such a stunning rate.

So what’s the downside?

this account almost seems

too good to be true, no? Well

the fact of the matter is that

most young adults are lazy.

they won’t take the hour or

two necessary to set up a

roth ira account, and will

therefore squander their

greatest asset: time.

Justin Daniel Lawlor

Staff Writer

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PAge 12 OCTOBer 8, 2009 THe VAngUArD

Business

The party is over for the credit rating agencies (Part II of II)

One of the most important

words in our financial sys-

tem is trust. Without trust

people would not deposit

m o n e y i n b a n k s , b a n k s

would not do business with

each o ther , and nobody

would l end to anybody .

Investors also rely on trust.

When investors purchase

a stock or bond, they trust

that a company’s financial

statements are not fraudu-

lent. They trust and take

into account what a compa-

ny’s management says.

Many investors also trust-

ed the credit rating agencies.

If they invested in a AAA

rated bond, they trusted the

agencies’ belief that the par-

ticular bond would not dete-

riorate in value. Many funds

are even restricted from

investing in securities rated

below a certain limit.In a

perfect world, all the ratings

provided by the agencies

would be correct. Investors

who allocated money to AAA

rated bonds would not lose

money and demand for risky

bonds would be lower. It is

impossible for the agencies

to get every rating correct.

But what is one to con-

clude if the agencies are

proven wrong in many of

their reports, especially their

A A A r a t e d s e c u r i t i e s ?

Should investors view the

agencies as fraudulent?

This is the current dilem-

m a w i t h t h e a g e n c i e s .

Investors have lost billions

of dollars in AAA rated secu-

rities that turned out to be

worthless. Should the agen-

cies be held accountable for

the losses?

Historically, the agencies

h a v e b e e n a b l e t o h i d e

behind the first amendment,

freedom of speech. They see

their ratings as opinions,

thus they cannot be prose-

cuted for issuing a rating

that turned-out to be wrong.

for example, a movie cri-

tique could not be sued for

expressing a positive opinion

on the worst movie of all

time. An individual’s opinion

is their opinion, nobody can

criticize that.

But where does one draw

the line? If Ben Bernanke,

Chairman of the federal

reserve, were to say, “The

probability of a second finan-

cial crisis has dramatically

increased”; investors would

act on that.

Bernanke’s opinion comes

from a position of authority

and internal knowledge. He

cannot risk expressing such

a dire opinion on the econo-

my unless he is right. If he

were to express that opinion

during a strong economy, he

could cause the market to

crash without reason.

The rating agencies issue

an opinion, but they do so

from a position of authority.

As Janet Tavakoli, president

o f T a v a k o l i S t r u c t u r e d

finance, recently wrote.

“The rating agencies are

quick to point out that…they

merely issue ‘opinions.’ But

rating agencies can demand

to see evidence of appropri-

ate due diligence from the

u n d e r w r i t e r s , w h o a r e

o b l i g e d t o p e r f o r m i t .

Instead, rating agencies

failed to adhere to basic sta-

tistical principles.”

This means that if the

agencies are unsure about

one of their particular rat-

ings, they could force a com-

pany to reveal privileged

(non-public) information to

them. This in format ion

would then allow them to

issue a sound rating.

The US government and

investors expect the rating

agencies to issue accurate

opinions because of their

p r i v i l e g e d p o s i t i o n .

W h a t e v e r t h e a g e n c i e s

“express”, it’s more than just

Francisco Olivera Dubón

STAff WrITer

an opinion. But, in the eyes

of the Law, the agencies may

start to look quite different.

US District Judge Shira

Scheindlin has rejected the

notion that the agencies can

seek protection under the

first amendment.

In a recent ruling, regard-

ing a case of alleged false

and misleading statements

in connection to subprime

notes rated by the agencies,

the judge said the agencies

could be persecuted “if the

speaker does not genuinely

and reasonably believe it or

if it is without basis in fact.”

Did the “speaker” or rat-

ing analysts believe their

own ratings? An instant

m e s s a g e c o n v e r s a t i o n

between two Standard &

Poor’s analysts speaks for

itself.

“S&P employee #1: By the

way that deal is ridiculous

S&P employee #2: I know,

right. That model definitely

does not capture half the risk

S&P employee #1: We should

n o t b e r a t i n g i t .

S&P employee #2: We rate

every deal. It could be struc-

tured by cows and we would

rate it.”

The agencies abused their

p o w e r b y p e r f o r m i n g

unscrupulous ratings, while

p o c k e t i n g h i g h f e e s .

Investors t rusted the i r

knowledge and provided

money to many unsound bor-

rowers and companies. The

government must realize

how powerful the credit rat-

ing agencies truly are and

act accordingly.

In our financial system

trust isn’t the most impor-

tant word, its integrity.

Without integrity, there

would be no basis for trust.

The credit rating agencies

need to find the integrity

they once had.

The credit rating agencies no longer hold the power or prestige they used to. Photos from risingpowers.foreignpolicyblogs.com and financialsreview.com

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SportS / NewS

Falcon Tennis teams hitting their stride at the right timeRobbie LaBrie

SPORTS EDITOR

Fleszar has played well in both doubles and singles. Photo from Sports Info Office

Guerra has had a tremendous fall in his senior year. Photo fromSports Info office

The Falcons Tennis program

is flourishing right now, boast-

ing both Men’s and Women’s

teams atop the Northeast-10

standings.

Both teams are filled with

young players, with the men

carrying only one senior, zero

juniors and four returning let-

termen and the women return-

ing two seniors, one junior and

six returning letter winners.

But this has not dragged

down either team as they are

both currently undefeated in

NE-10 play. The men are sit-

ting at 2-1 overall and 2-0 in

conference play, while the

women are 3-1 overall and 3-0

against NE-10 opponents.

The Falcon men started the

season with a rough loss against

inter-Waltham rivals, Brandeis.

The final score of the match was

8-1 after Brandeis managed to

sweep all three doubles match-

es and take 5 of 6 in the singles

matches.

In his debut match for the

Falcons, senior Lorenzo Cava

Guerra got off to a good start to

the season that has carried

throughout the year so far. He

was the only winner for Bentley

on this day, as he defeated

Brandeis’ number one, Nick

White, 6-2, 6-1.

After that opening match,

Bentley traveled to Philadelphia

for the ITA East Regional. Cava

Guerra, along with sophomores

Victor Suski and Matt Chase

managed to advance past day

one, with Cava Guerra compet-

ing in the “A” bracket and Suski

and Chase in the “B” bracket.

On day two, Cava Guerra got

through two more rounds to

advance to the semifinals, while

both Chase and Suski lost in the

quarterfinals, ending their

strong runs in the tournament.

On the final day, Cava

Guerra defeated Rafael Namias

of Concordia in the semifinals,

before finally falling to Andrey

Boldarev, also of Concordia, in

the finals. It was an impressive

showing, proving that Cava

Guerra would be a force to be

reckoned with throughout the

season.

Bentley then went on to

sweep their next two matches

against Southern New

Hampshire and Franklin Pierce,

9-0 respectively. Cava Guerra

and Alec Spycher, Jigar Gada

and Suski, and Julian Albert

and Ben Karim each took wins

in the four doubles matches

while Cava Guerra, Gada,

Spycher, Suski, Chase and

Rodrigo Ribeiro all won singles

matches in the SNHU match.

It was a similar lineup that

took down Franklin Pierce in

the next match to move Bentley

to 2-0 in conference play, put-

t ing them in a t ie with

Merrimack atop the standings,

although there are still six con-

ference teams who have yet to

play their first conference

match.

Meanwhile, the Bentley

women started their season

with the ITA East Regional

tournament and came out of day

one with some impressive wins.

Sophomores Rachel Harbert,

Ellen Mader, and Kara Murphy

and freshman Rachael Litton all

advanced to day two of the “B”

singles, while the teams of

Murphy and Mader and

Harbert and Litton advanced in

the “B” doubles.

Litton and Harbert were the

only two to win their singles

matches on day two, and only

Litton made it into the semifi-

nals that would take place on

day three.

The Litton and Harbert team

were knocked out in their first

match of day two, but Murphy

and Mader made it through to

the finals on day three and they

would go on to beat Katie

McCabe and Amanda Granville

of Bryant to take home the dou-

bles title.

Unfortunately, things didn’t

go as well for Litton who lost in

the semif inals to Diane

Kobasuik of Dowling, ending

her excellent run through the

tournament.

The wrecking crew of

Murphy and Mader continued

to get it done in the Falcons’

next match against Saint Rose,

where they beat the Golden

Knights 7-2. Kelly Fleszar and

Paulina Sotomayor also won

their doubles match, while

Sotomayor, Murphy, Litton,

Mader and Brittany Harbert all

contributed singles wins for

Bentley.

The next match didn’t go

quite so well when the Falcons

took on the Brandeis women.

The final was 9-0 in favor of

Brandeis, but this wasn’t a con-

ference matchup so it didn’t

count against the Falcons too

badly.

But Bentley came back

strong in their next two match-

es. First, they disposed of New

Haven in an 8-1 match, and

then swept Franklin Pierce, 9-

0, proving that this would be one

of the teams to beat in

Northeast-10 play.The Falcons

will have two more matches

before ending fall play. They

take on Le Moyne and

Assumption, and then play will

be halted until March, when

they will resume matches.

As for the men, they have an

out-of-conference match against

MIT on Wednesday before tak-

ing on Le Moyne on Saturday

for their last fall match. The

men will also resume play in

March.

While the season is young

and there are plenty of serves to

be aced, returns to be smashed

and matches to be played, both

of Bentley’s tennis teams have

put themselves in good shape for

winning seasons and it should

be fun to watch.

is to keep the campus con-

nected, one of the ways of

doing that is by having a

weekly news update called

Your Campus Now,” said

Aquino. “Every sporting

event, every student organi-

zat ion event , every pub

event will be spoken about

on the show. Students can

tune in and know what is

happening on campus.”In

addition to the new Your

Campus Now programming,

BTV will program for differ-

ent organization events,

cooking shows , Bent ley

Cribs, student-made films

and other forms of entertain-

ment programming. Both

scheduling and videos of all

shows will be posted on bent-

leytelevision.com.

“We hope BTV both pro-

vides the entertainment, and

it is a source of club adver-

tising,” said Lakin, stressing

continually how important it

is to BTV that the entire

campus is involved.

“We hope that it plays an

active role in student life. We

hope that students see it as

a great resource as well as a

great source of entertain-

ment,” said Aquino. “It real-

ly is going to be something

that facilitates all the stu-

dent organizations. If you

want your event to be adver-

tised, it ’s a new friendly

alternative to put flyers up.”

In addition to the purchas-

ing of new equipment, BTV

has seen success in recruit-

ing numbers as well. “Sign

ups were very successful and

our meeting turn outs have

been great,” said Lakin.

“There are a number o f

incoming freshman that are

very interested in getting

involved.”

“We’re excited to be pro-

viding this service to the

campus again,” said Aquino.

For all Bentley Television

members, starting again to

broadcast entertaining and

informative programming to

the Bentley community is all

that matters.

icy is lax about regulations,

it does state that guests may

not stay longer than three

nights.

Casavant also questioned

both the enforceability of the

policy and later that adjudica-

tion process, stating, “It seems

very difficult to adjudicate as

well. It would certainly come

down to a he-said-she-said hear-

ing.”

Bentley students, like senior

Kristine Clements, also ques-

tioned the policy, saying, “I

imagine the tufts sex policy is

going to be very difficult to

enforce. I can’t imagine stu-

dents will come forward admit-

ting that they have been sex-

iled.”

In a conversation with

Casavant, she said, “Every now

and then you hear about some-

one complaining about being

‘sexiled.’ It is not the most com-

mon thing, but if definitely hap-

pens. There is not technically

an official policy other than the

fact you are violating the rights

of your roommates.”

Junior Jason Drucker com-

mented, “We are at college and

adults and sex is a natural

thing.

If you have problems with

your roommates sexual behav-

ior then that is a private mat-

ter that you should discuss with

them in private.”

Bentley does have a “catch-

all” policy, in which it guaran-

tees with rights of all room-

mates, but to this date, there is

no policy regulating the sexual

activity of students.

“The fact is that you both

roommates have equal rights in

the room and it comes down to

how you negotiate and main-

tain that,” concluded Casavant,

“Common sense and mutual

respect should always prevail.”

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THE VANgUARD OCTOBER 8, 2009 PAgE 15

RecentReSUltS

Field Hockey (8-3, 3-1 NE-10)

at Saint Anselm (9/30)* W 5-1

Football (5-1, 3-1 NE-10)

at Merrimack (10/3)* L 14-12

Golf

Northeast-10 Championships 5th of 12

Men’s Soccer (4-5-1, 4-1-1 NE-10)

at Saint Michael’s (9/30)* T 2-2 (2OT)

at Saint Rose (10/3)* W 1-0

Women’s Soccer (4-5-1, 2-5-1 NE-10)

Saint Michael’s (9/30)* T 1-1 (2OT)

Saint Rose (10/3)* L 1-0

Men’s Tennis (2-1, 2-0 Northeast-10)

Franklin Pierce* (10/4) W 9-0

Women’s Tennis (3-1, 3-0 NE-10)

at New Haven (9/30)* W 8-1

Franklin Pierce (10/4)* W 9-0

Volleyball (10-6, 5-2 NE-10)

at Stonehill (9/29)* L 3-1

Assumption (10/2)* W 3-0

at Saint Anselm (10/5)* W 3-0

*Northeast-10 Game

UpcomingSchedUle

Oct. 9

Football vs. Southern Connecticut* 7:00

Oct. 10

Women’s Tennis vs. Le Moyne* 10:00 a.m.

Men’s Tennis vs. Le Moyne* 10:00 a.m.

Field Hockey vs. Southern Connecticut* 1:00

Men’s Soccer vs. Southern Connecticut* 1:00

Oct. 13

Field Hockey vs. Assumption* 7:00

Oct. 14

Men’s Soccer vs. Franklin Pierce* 3:30

Oct. 16

Volleyball vs. Adelphi* 7:30

Oct. 17

Volleyball vs. Pace* 1:00

Women’s Soccer vs. Assumption* 3:30

* Northeast-10 Game

Sudoku Solutions

Men’s Soccer looks to capitalize with big games

Phillip St. PierreSTAFF WRITER

Heuze has had a sensational sophomore year. Photo from Sports Info Office

Bentley’s Men’s Soccer

team is off to a fair start this

season and has still been

able to hold their own in the

conference with plenty of

time for the Falcons to surge

up the Northeast 10 stand-

ings.

After two previous games

o n t h e r o a d , t h e t e a m

returns for three games at

home, which should give

Bentley a great chance to

establish themselves as one

of the elite in the conference.

The Falcons are 4-5-1 so

far on the season, but with-

in their own conference they

boast a record of 4-1-1, with

the only loss against rival Le

Moyne in a crushing game.

Bentley is going to be tested

over the next couple weeks

though, as they face some of

t h e t o p t e a m s i n t h e

Northeast 10.

T h e s e w i l l b e p i v o t a l

games in that they wi l l

either make or break the

Falcons season as they bat-

tle for the top spots.

The last loss Bentley suf-

fered, their only defeat from

a conference opponent, came

f r o m L e M o y n e a s t h e y

cruised past the Falcons,

who had a few opportunities

but did not capitalize and

eventually fell, 2-0.

It was the Falcons first

true test against the upper

echelon of the conference

and, although they lost, the

game could have been much

closer if Bentley took advan-

tage of the chances given to

them.

While in the following

game the Falcons still failed

to win, they were able to

hold off St. Michael’s late

rally and ended up with a tie

against their opponents in a

game that went to double

overtime.

The final result was a 2-2

d e c i s i o n , a l t h o u g h t h e

Falcons were up 2-0 at one

point in the contest.

The Falcons went ahead 1-

0 with 7 minutes left in the

first half, via a pass from

sophomore Eric Heuze that

set up freshman Weston

Zeiner to score his second

goal of the season.

Zeiner then returned the

favor early in the second half

as he assisted Heuze to score

his fourth goal of the season

and give Bentley a 2-0 lead.

Things soon went downhill

though as Le Moyne scored

two second half goals, one

only a minute after Bentley

scored their second; both of

the goals coming off penalty

kicks from St. Michael’s sen-

ior midfielder Jared Berry.

Despite the blown lead, it

was still a productive game

for the Falcons in that the

team chemistry was really

high, especially for Eric

Heuze and Weston Zeiner

who continue to play well as

the Falcons amass victories.

The two are first and sec-

ond in goals scored with four

for Heuze and three for

Zeiner, and the duo, along

with senior forward Jimmy

Alexander who also has

three goals on the season,

have established themselves

as forces to be reckoned with.

Add in solid play from

guys like senior midfielder

and captain Harris Smriko

and senior goalkeeper and

f e l l o w c a p t a i n M i k e

Nikiforov and the Falcons

have a great core that can

compete with anybody.

Zeiner and Heuze hooked

up yet again in the following

match against St.Rose in

game that led to Weston

Z e i n e r b e i n g n a m e d

Northeast 10 freshman of

the week.

The Falcons won the game

w i t h o n l y o n e m i n u t e

remaining, courtesy of a

magnificent cross from Eric

Heuze to set up the fresh-

man of the week with his

third goal of the season.

Credit must also be given

t o s e n i o r g o a l k e e p e r

Nikiforov, who had three

crucial saves in the second

half to shutout St. Rose and

give Bentley the victory.

Nikiforov, one of the cap-

tains of the squad, has come

up big all season with vital

saves to keep the Falcons in

the game.

With such an exciting win

as the victory over St. Rose,

Bentley should have the

momentum that they need to

finish the season strong.

Bentley kicked off a three

g a m e h o m e s t a n d o n

Tuesday against UMass-

Lowell and took care of busi-

ness, disposing of the River

Hawks, 5-0. Zeiner and

Heuze provided all the nec-

essary firepower, as Heuze

recorded a hat trick and

Zeiner scored two of his own.

The next two matches

should be a different story

t h o u g h , a s t h e y f a c e

Southern Connecticut State

and Franklin Pierce, both of

which have only lost three

games so far this season.

Look for the Falcons to

keep improving on a weekly

basis and to hit full stride by

the conference tournament.

PAgE 16 OCTOBER 8, 2009 THE VANgUARD

FalconoF theWeekZeiner Named Falcon of the Week

Freshman Weston Zeiner of the Bentley University

Men’s Soccer team has been named the Falcon of the Week.

Zeiner had a hand in all three of the Falcons' goals last week,

scoring two and assisting on another as Bentley went 1-0-1

in its two games.

Zeiner's second goal of the week was a big one, as it lifted

Bentley to a 1-0 win over Saint Rose last Saturday. In the

89th minute of a scoreless game, he headed in a cross from

sophomore Eric Heuze to give Bentley the win.

Earlier in the week against Saint Michael's, he had a goal

and an assist in Bentley's 2-2 tie with the Purple Knights.

On Monday, Zeiner was named the Northeast-10 Freshman

of the Week.

Dan RyaboyMANAgINg EDITOR

5

This past Tuesday, the Men’s soc-

cer team scored five goals in their 5-

0 defeat of UMass Lowell.

Did you know the five goals was the

most goals scored by the Falcons in

any game since October 11, 2008

against New Haven?

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Falcons fall short, 14-12, to Merrimack for first loss

McNamara booted four field goals vs. Merrimack. Photo from Sports Info Office

O n a d a y w h e r e t h e

Falcons could take sole pos-

session of second place in the

NE-10, they fell two points

s h o r t t o a v e r y g o o d

Merrimack squad by the

score of 14-12. Both teams

came into the game undefeat-

ed in the conference, with the

win the Warriors extended

their winning streak to four

games, and remained unde-

feated in the conference at 3-

0.

With a heavy rain as the

backdrop to this conference

tussle, both defenses were

very sharp as the game would

be scoreless for the first quar-

ter and a ha l f . Hal fway

through the second quarter,

the Warriors would finally

put together a solid drive.

Sophomore quarterback

James Suozzo capped off a

very impressive 10 play, 80

yard drive with a five yard

QB dive into the Falcon end

zone. The Warriors used the

momentum of the drive on

their next defensive posses-

sion as junior QB Bryant

Johnson was intercepted on

the third play by senior

Richard Johnson.

The Warriors would not

take much time to capitalize

on the Falcons’ mistake as on

the second play of the ensu-

ing drive, Suozzo connected

with senior Chris Laham to

put the Warriors up 14-0

with 6:01 remaining in the

first half.

In a span of 107 seconds,

the Falcons went from being

in a t ie game to s tar ing

squarely in the face of a two

score deficit against a very

talented team. To most teams

a sequence of events like this

would mean a loss of concen-

tration, but the Falcons

would not give up and they

would scratch and claw to get

back in the game.

The Falcons would have to

wait until the second half to

get on the board as their first

p o i n t s c a m e o n a T y l e r

McNamara field goal with

10:41 left in the third quar-

ter.

With the Warriors unable

t o m o v e t h e b a l l o n t h e

Falcons after intermission

(only 86 yards and four first

downs on 30 plays), Bentley

s l o w l y b a t t l e d b a c k . A

McNamara 32-yarder 11 sec-

onds into the fourth made it

14-6, and a 34-yarder five-

and-a-half minutes later cut

the deficit to 14-9 with 9:16

left.

With the game well within

reach the Falcons regained

control of the ball with 7:45

left in the fourth. Johnson

orchestrated a methodical

drive leading the Falcons

from their own 20 yard line

all the way to the Merrimack

19. Unfortunately, the drive

stalled there forcing the

Falcons to settle for another

McNamara field goal.

As McNamara connected

on his fourth field goal of the

game he set the Falcon single

game record of field goals in

a game; however, the Falcons

were still facing a two point

deficit.

By settling for a field goal

late in the fourth quarter,

Coach Boerman showed a lot

of confidence in his defense,

believing that the D would

get the ball back for the

F a l c o n s . H e a d C o a c h

Boerman’s confidence was

rewarded as the Falcon D

held the Warriors to a three

and out, giving the Falcon

offense one final chance.

The Falcons gained control

of the ball at their own 33

with 2:17 left to play. Bentley

picked up eight yards on a

f i r s t -down s c ramble by

Johnson, but after an incom-

plete pass and a one-yard

gain, they were stopped on a

f o u r t h - a n d - o n e a s t h e

Warrior defense came up big

to lock up the win.

The failure to convert on

fourth down was a painful

way for the Falcons to lose

the game as all they needed

to gain was one yard to keep

the drive alive.

T h e F a l c o n s o f f e n s e

seemed to solve the Warrior

defense in the second half as

they gained 279 out of their

420 yards after intermission.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y f o r t h e

Falcons, they could not turn

the yardage into touchdowns,

as they were forced to settle

for four field goals deep in

Merrimack territory.

Heading into this past

weekend the Falcons had

done a great job of taking

c a r e o f t h e b a l l .

Unfortunately the Falcons

turned the ball over three

times against the Warriors;

including an interception that

would directly lead to the

Warriors second score.

Johnson had only thrown

two interceptions all season,

but matched that number

this past weekend. Along

with that, the Falcons missed

a great scoring opportunity as

they had a field goal blocked

in the first quarter.

Johnson finished 25 of 52

through the air for 325 yards,

with grad student Kelley

R o w e a n d j u n i o r J o h n

Malone his primary targets.

Rowe caught nine passes for

149 yards and Malone fin-

ished with six catches for 78

yards. Senior tailback Luis

Cotto was also an effective

part of the Bentley offense,

rushing for 73 yards on 15

carries.

Bentley’s defense was led

by senior linebacker Matt

Zahoruiko and senior defen-

sive tackle Darryl Laforest

Zahoruiko had 13 tackles and

Laforest a career-best 10 as

the Falcons l imited the

Warriors to 311 yards, more

than 200 below their season

norm.

O v e r a l l , t h e F a l c o n s

defense was once again sen-

sational stopping a very

explosive Warrior team to

only 14 points, and surren-

dering no points in the second

hal f dur ing the Falcons

attempt to score a come from

behind victory.

The Falcons have no time

to dwell on the tough loss as

n e x t w e e k S o u t h e r n

C o n n e c t i c u t c o m e s t o

Waltham to take on the

Falcons. The Owls are unde-

feated in the NE-10 and are

the most complete team in

the conference.

On the season, the Owls

are averaging 29 points per

game while only allowing

opponents to score 17 points

per game.

The Owls come into the

game with an incredible

rushing attack as they aver-

age 178 yards per game on

the ground. The running

game is led by the two head-

e d m o n s t e r o f J a r o m

Freeman (550 yards rushing)

and Rashaad Slowley (412

yards rushing).

For the Falcons to be suc-

cessful against a sensational

running team such as the

Owls, Bryant Johnson is

going to have to put together

long drives, allowing the

Falcon defense to get rest.

Most running teams flat

out wear teams by having the

ball for the majority of the

game, for the Falcons to coun-

terattack this they will have

to put together long drives

and attempt to control the

tempo of the game.

The Falcon defense will

need to avoid giving up the

big play on the ground, with

the Owls being a great run-

ning team they will get their

yards on the ground, but the

Falcons will have to make

them put t oge ther l ong

drives, instead of allowing the

Owls to beat them with the

quick strike.

It will be interesting to see

how the Falcons bounce back

from their first loss of the sea-

son, if the Falcon front seven

can dominate the l ine of

s c r i m m a g e l o o k f o r t h e

Falcons to have success

against the Owls, but make

no mistake that will be a very

difficult task to accomplish.