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What will I do with my Wednesdays now...By Sindhu PalaniappanEDiToR-iN-CHiEf

Oh my gravy, where do I

begin? The Vanguard has

been an integral part of my

thus far 7 semesters here at

Bentley and has therefore

become an integral part of

who I’ve become over the

years. I’m aware that my edi-

torship is coming to an end

but by no means have I fully

accepted it – this has been

one of the greatest experi-

ences I could have asked for,

how could I so quickly accept

that it’s coming to a close?

I a m h o n o r e d t o h a v e

served a year behind the desk

in this fine publication’s his-

tory. I know first-hand, from

being a writer, to a section

editor, to where I am now,

that love and dedication go

into each page of each issue

of the paper. Even if it may

get lost in the Wednesday

afternoon production shuffle,

I know that every single per-

son who contributes to the

paper genuinely cares.

Alyson – my managing edi-

tor and partner in crime –

you have taught me how to

roll with the punches; your

flexibility and ability to light-

en the mood and put things

in perspective are two things

I will always admire. Your

work ethic and ability to

motivate others is inspiring.

Thank you for everything.

Emily and Brian – you’ve

been an amazing business

team. I have trusted you both

1000 percent to make sure

things run smoothly and not

once did I ever have a doubt.

Thank you both for always

going the extra mile. Emily,

you make great things hap-

pen. You’re incredibly intel-

ligent and resourceful; The

Vanguard has been lucky to

have you these past few

years. And Brian, you go

above and beyond what’s

expected and you can make

the whole room laugh at the

drop of your hat. These are

all wonderfully admirable

skills and I commend you

both.

A n d w h e r e w o u l d t h e

paper be without the section

editors? Lacey, Brenna,

Jasper, Ben and Mike – your

work each week is severely,

severely underappreciated. I

know how much time and

effort you each put in to fill-

ing your sections and I prom-

ise – it never goes unnoticed.

We wouldn’t have a paper or

a represented student voice

i f i t weren ’ t for you a l l .

Thank you so much for the

last 12 months.

Specifically the seniors:

Brenna – I can’t believe we’ve

been together since orienta-

tion. I am so glad you stepped

up to Campus Life this year

a n d I h a v e t h o r o u g h l y

enjoyed working with you.

It’s been a wonderful four

years and I am so happy to

cal l you my brother and

friend. Mike – you have eas-

ily put up with the most of

my shit, so thank you for not

storming out each week and

taking your talents else-

where. I appreciate all of

your hard work and the

countless hours you’ve put in

to make this paper what it

h a s b e c o m e . A n d B e n –

though we may disagree at

points, you have made it

abundantly clear that you

care immensely about your

section and the future of this

paper, and I cannot thank

you enough. Consistency and

reliability are understate-

ments when it comes to how

well you’ve managed your

section this year.

Tim, our photo editor, I

know how busy you’ve been

this past year and I seriously

thank you for the time you’ve

made for the paper. Vicky,

thank you for donating your

Wednesday nights to ensur-

ing that the website is updat-

ed and running smoothly. I’m

very happy to hear that you’ll

be returning to the e-board.

And Dina – your enthusiasm

is contagious. Thank you for

coming up with some serious

ways to revamp the paper.

You always know how to put

a smile on our faces. Tomer,

thank you for being so consis-

tent – your wealth of knowl-

edge about the paper has

been very helpful.

Saved for last, but by far

not the least – the production

staff. Meagan Kalpokis you

are a goddess of layout and

production and I cannot

thank you enough for the

work you’ve put into the

paper the last 12 months.

Y o u a r e d i l i g e n t a n d

extremely intelligent and

quite an asset to our team. In

my 4 years here, I have never

seen print times as early as

the ones we’ve been enjoying

this semester and I have you

to thank for that. And Nate,

dearest Nate. Thank you for

everything you do. It would

be a joke if I said your role

ended at pure copy editing;

you’ve picked up slack just

about anywhere and every-

where regarding the newspa-

per. And thank you for being

my personal therapist. I apol-

ogize for taking a few years

off of your life with the stress-

es I have dumped on you.

You have truly been wonder-

ful to work with. Be safe in

Spain! I’ll miss you.

Between laughing myself

into tears to near heart

attacks, this year has been

an emotional roller coaster.

With everyone’s help, we

were able to make the news-

paper our very own. The first

edition of Bird Sh!t Weekly

looked fabulous, the new

website looks killer (thanks

Paul!), the Vanguard mural

in the office is tear-jerking

and our first inter-school

newspaper conference went

off without a hitch (good

work, Nate). I’m confident in

saying that we, as a team,

were able to successfully take

the paper to new levels this

year. There is absolutely no

doubt in my mind that the

new EIC, Jeff Breault and

Managing Editor, Lindsay

Beauregard, will continue to

up the ante . I could not

dream up a better team to

take over – these two have

the creativity, wit, experience

and motivat ion to make

amazing things happen. Dare

I say it? They are truly nim-

ble, compassionate, intelli-

gent human beings.

Judy rakowsky, our for-

mer journalism advisor,

thank you for guiding us

through dicey situations. It’s

clear that you are a truly tal-

ented journalist and I am

very lucky to have gotten the

chance to work with you and

learn through you. Thank

you for teaching me more

about myself and my audi-

ence. And George Donnelly –

we are lucky to have found

you. Your insight and com-

mitment to the paper is high-

ly valued and your company

in the office on Wednesdays

is thoroughly enjoyed. I’ve

learned quite a bit from you

in the past 14 weeks and I’m

sad to have to leave all of this

now.

Just like everything else in

college and college itself it

seems, this experience has

flown by. Being the editor is a

position that demands that

you live minute to minute –

a weekly publication is so

fast-paced and work inten-

sive that you never really get

to step back and admire

what’s going on around you.

To the Bentley communi-

ty, the student organizations,

the faculty and staff and

especially the members of

Student Life, “thank you”

will never suffice to express

the amount of gratitude I

have for you al l . Nicole ,

you’ve been an amazing advi-

sor who so clearly genuinely

cares and I couldn’t have

asked for anything more this

past year. I’m going to miss

our weekly meetings. Kat,

Gary Kelly, Doreen, Paul and

all of the other staff members

who have helped us – thank

you so much for your time

and your help. We appreciate

it more than you know.

And f inal ly ( I know, I

know, how could she possibly

have more people to talk

about?) Leslie Dias and Jon

McColgan are two former

EICs that I had the opportu-

nity to serve under as a sec-

tion editor and though it’s

been years at this point, I

still cannot find a way to

properly express my thanks

to them. So I’ll leave it at this

– you both ind iv idual ly

encouraged me to run for EIC

and wi thout those k ind

words, I don’t think I would

be where I am today. I have

l e a r n e d a n i n v a l u a b l e

amount from the two of you

and am incredibly lucky to

have worked with you both.

The last, biggest and most

important thank you goes to

you – the reader. Without

you, this paper wouldn’t be

anything. Thank you for your

letters to the editor, thank

you for your praise and your

criticism, thank you for the

controversy, because above

everything else, this showed

us that you all care. Now

what is more important than

that?

I didn’t quite know what I

was getting into the fall of

2009, signing up at the activ-

ities fair to be an arts and

entertainment writer. But

now that I’m looking back on

it, I can happily say that this

organization has taught me

more than any course at

Bentley, has changed me as

a person and will always be

a treasured experience in my

heart.

FOr GENErAL & CONTACT INFOrMATION ABOuT

The Vanguard, PLEASE SEE PAGE 4.

Copy Editor

nEws Editor

sports Editor

CaMpus lifE Editor

fEaturEs Editor

BusinEss Editor

photography Editor

onlinE Editor

Editorial dirECtor

dirECtor of produCtion

dirECtor of advErtising

dirECtor of MarkEting

JournalisM advisor

studEnt lifE advisor

Editor-in-ChiEf

Sindhu Palaniappan

Managing Editor gEnEral ManagEr

Alyson Bisceglia Emily Silver

Nate Marchand

Lacey Nemergut

Ben Klein

Brenna O’Connell

Mike Lovett

Jasper Huang

Tim Avrutik

Victoria Lin

Tomer Gat

Meagan Kalpokis

Brian Fuerst

Dina Durutlic

George Donnelly

Nicole Chabot-Wieferich

Alyson Bisceglia/THE VANGUARD

the Vanguard deCeMBer 6, 2012 Page 3Viewpoints & news

By Alyson BiscegliaManaging editor

To say I’ve been lucky would be an understatement

It was my freshman year

when I first started with

The Vanguard. I wasn’t

quite sure what clubs I

wanted to join, but I knew I

liked English, so working

on the newspaper seemed

like a logical fit for me.

After my first day with the

then-Production Editor

Heather Sprinkle, I knew it

was something I wanted to

do throughout my college

career.

I was even more excited

when after a few weeks,

our then-Managing Editor

and former Editor-in-Chief

Jon McColgan let me copy

edit some articles. Jon was

a great leader and I

learned a lot from him,

especially when I became

Copy Editor my second

semester of freshman year.

Working under him, our

former Managing Editor

Rebecca Langweber, and

our former Editor-in-Chief

Leslie Dias, three excep-

tional role models, was

really an awesome experi-

ence.

As I prepare to move on

from my current role as

Managing Editor and plan

for law school next year,

I’ve really been looking

back on my experiences

with The Vanguard and the

wonderful people who I had

the opportunity to work

with.

First, I’d like to call

everyone’s attention to our

Editor-in-Chief, Sindhu

Palaniappan, who has real-

ly made the newspaper

what it is today. Her dedi-

cation and creativity have

really pushed the paper

forward and given it a big-

ger presence on campus.

When most of us are freak-

ing out about something,

she keeps her cool; I

applaud her ability to do

this and to make good deci-

sions amidst the chaos. I

am truly grateful to have

had her as a partner in

running this organization.

I’d also like to thank

Judy Rakowsky, our former

Journalism Advisor, for

being there for us when we

ran into touchy articles,

were unsure of how to pro-

ceed with reporting on cer-

tain events, or were just

plain confused about gram-

mar and punctuation. Miss

you, Judy!

Another person I’d like to

thank is George Donnelly,

our current Journalism

Advisor and Editor of the

Boston Business Journal.

George made it possible for

us to host our very first

annual newspaper confer-

ence with other schools’

newspapers at the BBJ.

His welcoming attitude and

willingness to help put him

on my good list almost

instantly.

Thank you also to Nicole

Chabot-Wieferich, the

Director of Student

Activities, for being a help-

ful resource to the newspa-

per.

And how could I forget

the rest of my amazing

eboard? So, in alphabetical

order (so no one gets

offended) let me start with

Tim Avrutik, our

Photography Editor, who

helped us out when we

needed a picture expert

and has been with us since.

Dina Durutlic, our Director

of Marketing and

Creativity, for always

being optimistic and put-

ting me in a cheery mood.

Thank you Brian Fuerst,

our Director of

Advertisement; like I

always tell you, I worry

about you, but you always

prove me wrong and bring

in tons of great ads.

Tomer Gat—you’ve been

with me since the begin-

ning, and you have taught

me a lot. I’ll always remem-

ber you as one of the most

competent and hardwork-

ing members on the eboard.

Our Business Editor

Jasper Huang has really

revamped our Business sec-

tion, and I’d like to thank

him for that. Our Director

of Layout and Production

Meagan Kalpokis has been

extremely dependable, ded-

icating hours upon hours to

the newspaper; she is

someone who I know takes

The Vanguard to heart. I’d

like to thank Ben Klein,

our Sports Editor, for his

strong work ethic and for

“stepping up to the plate”

when content was low and

we needed more articles.

Thank you Vicky Lin, our

Systems Administrator and

Online Editor, for spending

your Wednesday nights in

the office to make sure the

newspaper made it online.

That’s dedication.

Thank you to our

Features Editor Mike

Lovett for being a go-getter

and putting out awesome

articles from your section

each week. Thank you to

my protégé and Copy

Editor Nathan Marchand,

who has made me proud

with his editing skills and

ability to always make us

laugh. I really respect what

Lacey Nemergut, our News

Editor, does; she is always

running around finding

information so we can

report on the top news each

week. Brenna O’Connell,

our Campus Life Editor,

has been a great addition to

our eboard and I’m glad I

got to know her over the

year. I already had my

spiel about Sindhu, but

thanks again, Sindhu! And

last but not least, I’d like to

give a huge thank you to

Emily Silver, our General

Manager, who keeps us in

check financially and has

gone above-and-beyond the

call of duty.

Wow. As I wrote this, I

realized just how hard-

working and unique every

member of my eboard is. I

have been truly lucky–and

lucky is an understate-

ment—to work with such

an outstanding group of

people.

While I’ll admit I’m tear-

ing up a bit, I am also fully

confident I am leaving The

Vanguard in good hands,

and I can’t wait to see what

the future holds for our stu-

dent newspaper.

Courtesy of alyson Bisceglia

The Boy Who Cried BloodAn officer responded to Slade

Hall for a report of a studentwith a laceration on his finger.

Upon arrival, the officerreported the student’s fingerhad stopped bleeding and thatthe student did not want a rideto the hospital. So in otherwords, it was of those “falsealarms.” Cops love those.

Remember to FlushOfficers checked on the well-

being of a student believed to bestuck in a bathroom stall. Whenthey arrived, no student waspresent. Instead, sitting on thetoilet, just hoping for a little bitof privacy were two laundrybags posing as a student.

Now, we’ve all seen laundry orpillows in the bed to look like asleeping body. But this may infact be the first attempt to havelaundry pose as a pooping body.I’m not going to lie; this was abold and creative move by thisstudent.

This is the kind of stuff I liketo see. This student’s got somereal moxie.

However, as of now, they donot have clothes so their hiddenidentity has an expiration date.To the nimble prankster:Facilities has your laundry.

Mechanical MotorcadeWhen anyone in the White

House needs car transportationanywhere, they need a motor-cade for protection. Preciouscargo demands special attention.

Here at Bentley, there is asimilar process for bucketmachines. Yes, an officer provid-ed an escort of a bucket machinefor Facilities personnel fromKresge to lower campus.

No word yet on what a bucketmachine actually is, but knowthat it gets its own escort, so it ismore important than you.

‘Twas the First Night ofDecember and Everyone WentInsane

The prominence of Bay Colonyhas been well documented thissemester. They have keptBentley safe and sound, wardingoff criminal activity with theirmere presence.

Well, as the clock struckDecember, Bay Colony arrivedand the campus lost its mind.First, an RA reported a largepuddle on the first floor of Birch.Tame enough.

Minutes later, another RAreported broken glass outside ofForest. Accepting the challenge,RAs from North C and OrchardSouth reported broken glass andFacilities was notified of a bro-ken beer bottle in Copley North.Don’t worry, there’s more.

In Slade, an RA reported twotoilets being clogged in the base-

PoliCe log

ment. One more and we wouldhave had a serial clogger on ourhands.

Facilities then received anoth-er call from Slade, this time forheat. Apparently heat inDecember is problematic forsome people. Fenway capped offthe night beautifully with spilledbeer in the stairwell and multi-ple students hanging out on theroof, as you do. Other than thatthough, it was a fairly low keynight.

Vintage VandalsThe weekend concluded with a

few pranks from the archives.Officers and facilities respondedto Elm for a report of a possibleflood in the basement.

The officers cleared the scenereporting a sink was clogged.Little did they realize, this is theclassic calling card of The StickyWet Bandits.

The coup de grace came laterthat night in Falcone East whenFacilities was notified of a stinkbomb on the third floor. (Slowclap)

Mike Lovett

Features editor

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All I wanted to do was take picturesthat’s an entirely different

story.

I am now the Editorial

Director, finishing off three

and a half years of

Vanguard service, three of

those being on the editorial

board. That’s three years of

weekly papers, three years

of helping run the only

non-profit organization on

campus, and three years of

e-board meetings at 9:00

p.m. every Wednesday.

My experience with The

Vanguard has definitely

taken me in a direction I

never would have imag-

ined. I learned more about

journalism that I would

have ever expected, and

spend way too many hours

in the windowless room we

call The Vanguard office.

The past three years

have had their share of

high points, many of which

include meeting some great

people who I would have

never met otherwise. Some

of these people gave me

great advice over the years,

and helped shape my col-

lege career. I would like to

specifically thank Jon

McColgan, former Editor in

Chief, and Greg Kokino,

former Director of

Advertising, for this.

I’ve also gone through

some low notes during my

time at The Vanguard.

Losing the Editor in Chief

elections was definitely one

of those, and who knows

what the past year would

have been like if the out-

come was different.

Aside from the vast

amount of knowledge I now

possess regarding all of the

intricacies of The

Vanguard and Bentley

University, the past three

years have taught me that

I can’t expect what is to

come. Just like I never

expected my interest in

photography to take me in

the direction it has, I’m

sure my Bentley degree

will take me in a direction

I don’t expect.

So my advice to you loyal

Vanguard readers is to let

your life go in the direction

that it takes you. You can

plan as much as you want,

but in the end you never

really know where you’re

going to end up. Hey, look

at what happened to me.

All I wanted to do was take

pictures.

Disclaimer: The opinions published in The Vanguard are

submitted by readers of the newspaper, and do not necessar-

ily reflect the views and opinions of The Vanguard and its

staff. We are not able to print any letters submitted anony-

mously.

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All I wanted to do was

take pictures. I was a

freshman who got into pho-

tography because of his

grandfather, and thought

the newspaper would be a

nice way to use my photo-

graphic skills. Next thing I

knew, I was at The

Vanguard elections, run-

ning as a freshman for pho-

tography editor against

two juniors.

I knew nothing of jour-

nalism or The Vanguard,

but I did know that I want-

ed to take pictures. I won

those elections, and a year

later won elections again

for Managing Editor. Who

would have ever imagined

that after only a year with

The Vanguard I would be

responsible for the entire

content side of the paper?

Definitely not me.

Within a year, I

revamped our columns sec-

tion, adding many writers

who also just happened to

be my friends, and learned

every detail one could

learn about The Vanguard.

I ended up devoting much

of my time to the paper,

which at the time was

great. It later ended up

backfiring on me, but

QuotEs of thE

WEEk

“Because of my Irishheritage, if I bought ahouse here I could run

for president ofIreland.”

-President Clintonon a recent trip to Irelandwhen made a Freeman of

Limerick

“When I eventuallylooked in the mirror Ijust thought I lookedlike my gay brother.”

-Anne Hathawaydiscussing her short hairfor the production of Les

Miserables

“Are ducks birds?”-Sindhu Pineapple

thanks for everything thispast year!

By Tomer GatEditorial dirEctor

On page 13 of the

November 29 issue of The

Vanguard, nutrition expert

Nan Greer was incorrectly

pictured.

She is pictured correctly

here, to the right. The

Vanguard apologizes for the

error.

Disclaimer: The afore-

mentioned writer has

declined to have their

piece copy edited; factual

and grammatical errors

do not reflect upon The

Vanguard.

tHe VaNGuard deCemBer 6, 2012 paGe 5ViewpOintS & CaMpuS Life

By Brenna O’Connell

Campus Life editOr

CAB outdoes itself; the comedy show was fracking hilarious

This comedy show proved to

be a hot ticket item and the first

brave souls weathered the cold

to sit outside of Lindsay starting

at 5:30 p.m. As the line kept

extending toward the library,

people were getting more excited

and more frozen. Unfortunately,

the restrictions of Koumantzelis

denied many the opportunity to

make the wait worthwhile. CAB

comedy committee co-chairs

Jenn Nhan and Matt Schick rec-

ognize this disappointment: “We

empathize with those students

who waited upwards of an hour

in the cold only to be turned

away once we reached the capac-

ity of Koum. Please understand

that CAB is in the process of dis-

cussing future alternatives that

would not only accommodate

more students but also make the

process more efficient as a

whole.”

Brad Sherwood welcomed the

audience by cluing us in to the

night’s agenda. “Some of you

may be wondering what we’re

going to be doing tonight and

we’re wondering the same

thing,” said Sherwood. Watching

“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” you

probably had your doubts as to

exactly how improvised it all

was. Colin Mochrie professed the

goal of the night. “We want to

prove beyond a shred of doubt

that Brad and I have no idea

what’s going on,” he said.

The duo got in four games

before the ending with the

“World’s Most Dangerous

Improv Game.” Setting the tone

for the night, Mochrie and

Sherwood asked for student

involvement. These brave stu-

dents got very up-close and per-

sonal with the improv legends in

the game Moving Bodies.

Thanks to the audience sugges-

tions, Mochrie and Sherwood

had some really great material

to work with: Macedonian bridge

workers. Awkward and hilari-

ous, Mochrie and Sherwood bent

their bodies in ways that did not

look comfortable thanks to their

nimble puppet masters.

The second game was a real

embarrassment and showcased

how hard it is to think on your

feet. Luckily, the comedians did

not disappoint and managed to

make us all laugh despite the

pretty awful cards they were

dealt. This game consisted of six

volunteers who boasted them-

selves at having great reaction

time filling in words or phrases

when prompted by Mochrie and

Sherwood. The comedians were

on a quest to find the mythical

fire-eating giraffe. OK – that’s

not too bad. Then things got

weird when the giraffes were

guarded by cucumbers that were

afraid of sights and would slice

the giraffe’s neck. There were a

lot of other food products, includ-

ing peanut butter, Nutella,

chicken nuggets and a suicidal

bottle of water (whatever that

is). Mochrie and Sherwood took

everything in stride and kept up

with the ridiculous demands of

the volunteers. As for the genius-

es who came up with the asth-

matic creature Tupac and lla-

mas in pockets, leave the improv

to the professionals and keep on

balancing those T-accounts.

Game three, “Kick It,” was

introduced by Mochrie. “[This

game] is very difficult for us and

we’re terrified of it,” he said.

Sherwood added, “It’s a mutual

torture game...you [the audience]

have the pleasure of seeing two

men over the age of forty rap-

ping.” After shout-out sugges-

tions from the audience, Mochrie

and Sherwood had the following

to work with: taxidermy, naked

mole rat, failing a test and frack-

ing. During the improv skit, if

one of the comedians said some-

thing interesting, the other

would say, “Kick it,” to force a

rap out of that sentence. When

the initiator was satisfied, he

would have mercy on his coun-

terpart by saying, “Word.” Some

of the highlights were “With a

Little Bit of Sawdust and Glue I

can play God” and “When that

woman [Mom] Fracked some-

thing It Stayed Fracked.”

Mochrie self-worded and got

himself out of rapping “Mole Rat

Symposium and Taxidermy

Program.” Not only did he not

abide by the rules, but Mochrie

tortured Sherwood during “Life-

size Diorama of Noah’s Ark.”

Mochrie mimed eating a full

lunch while Sherwood rapped

until he was blue in the face. At

some point, it became a rap fling-

ing insults at Mochrie, which I

guess was well-deserved consid-

ering he showed no mercy.

During the Sound Effects

Game, Mochrie selected one stu-

dent, senior Justin Maniscalco,

while Sherwood capitalized on

the talents of an entire section of

the audience. Ultimately,

Mochrie’s single representative

outperformed the group – qual-

ity over quantity. And who can

deny the fighting power of a

beatboxed version of Michael

Jackson’s Billie Jean?

The last game signaled the

revealing of the highly anticipat-

ed one hundred mousetraps.

Blindfolded, the improv duo nav-

igated the stage while playing

the Alphabet Game. The actual

context of the skit was lost in the

symphony of mouse traps clos-

ing on toes and Sherwood’s fam-

ily jewels.

So hopefully that beyond a

shadow of a doubt Mochrie and

Sherwood proved that every-

thing was off-the-cuff and gen-

uinely unrehearsed, even down

to the farewell song which was

an ode to the Bentley audience

using highlights of the night.

Sherwood and Mochrie tested their bridgerepair skills and Macedonian accents.

Nate marchand/tHe VaNGuard

Saying “goodbye” is some-

thing that very few enjoy – with

the exception of doing so using

vocabulary or a tone that can

accompany a certain finger/hand

gesture. I, however, would

rather downright avoid saying

farewell, which could explain

why I am writing this a mere

two hours before it is due. But

when it comes down to writing

about five hundred words of

Bentley has been filled with

highs and lows (kind of like the

weekly exercise in FYS class).

The most memorable part is the

people: there will always be peo-

ple at the top to celebrate with,

at the bottom to be miserable

with, those with you on the way

down (maybe even bringing you

down) and those great enough to

bring you up. What is a true rar-

ity, however, is to find people

who will be there for the dura-

tion of it all. The organizations

that I have been a part of have

contributed immensely to giving

me the great group of people that

I call my friends today, making

my senior year the experience

that it has been thus far. But

looking back at my nearly three

and a half years at Bentley, I can

see the casualties along the way

– the friendships for which I

should have fought harder to

keep. Business school would like

to teach us that it’s nothing per-

sonal, but unfortunately friend-

ships and relationships are

rarely that clean-cut. Even if

there was no “falling out,” some

relationships just fizzle to an

end. College is a time to grow

and people can either grow apart

or grow together. That is a nat-

ural progression, but I am still

coming to grips with the fact that

some friendships, as good as

they can be, have a limited shelf

life. My advice, underclassmen,

is to keep things in perspective:

if a small argument has the

potential to prematurely end a

friendship, pick your battles

accordingly, or if you find your-

self slacking on “keeping in

touch” with a valuable friend,

remind yourself to put forth the

extra effort. In addition, be active

in your university community,

as it is where friendships can be

garnered and those activities

and friendships will ultimately

be what make your college expe-

rience unique.

As I look to my future, leav-

ing New England to return to

the New York Metropolitan

area, I am sad to leave this place

and all of the friends that I have

made behind. Some will find

themselves in New York, but for

the seniors staying in the area

and the youngins who have a

few more years to go, best of

luck. May your hard work meet

with good fortune to give you all

the futures you deserve.

goodbyes versus writing a term

paper, it is an obvious choice.

I first began writing for The

Vanguard under then-campus

life editor, Sindhu Palaniappan

and then-EIC, Leslie Dias.

Coincidentally, Sindhu and I

were in freshman orientation

together with Leslie as our OL.

After finally getting around to

writing for the school newspa-

per, I found myself in the cam-

pus life section. After pestering

Sindhu as one of her staff writers

for a year and being elected to

fill Sindhu’s shoes (which she

rarely wears anyway), I cannot

express enough gratitude to such

an extraordinary young woman.

New to the editorial board, I took

every opportunity to solicit

advice from Sindhu as the ex-

campus life editor, the current

Editor-in-Chief and in general

as a student leader on campus.

Getting as involved in the paper

as I did is definitely credited to

Sindhu, her expertise and her

patience.

As a whole, my time here at

By Brenna O’Connell

Campus Life editOr

Avoiding goodbyes; Brenna didn’t even come up with a title

Courtesy of Brenna O’Connell

Page 6 deCember 6, 2012 the VanguardNEwS & FEATurES

By Lacey NemergutnewS editor

Bentley braces for fiscal cliff; cost of education expected to increase

As the fiscal cliff approach-

es, Fortune 500 companies and

other investors are not the only

ones scrambling around in

uncertain panic. Universities

fear that the cliff poses a signif-

icant threat to research fund-

ing and education grants.

Currently, discretionary

programs and mandatory

spending programs are subject

to 8.2 and 7.6 percent cuts

respectively. Though the Pell

Grant, a program which dis-

tributes federal funding to stu-

dents who demonstrate a finan-

cial need, is currently shielded

from immediate cuts, other

funds are left unguarded.

University President, Gloria

Larson, who expressed firm

belief that Obama would steer

clear of the Pell Grant budget,

admitted concern for other uni-

versity-related programs.

Both the Supplemental

Educational Opportunity

Grant and the federal work-

study might face downsizing

from the 8.2 percent cut.

Currently, approximately 3,400

postsecondary institutions par-

ticipate in the federal-work

study program, offering stu-

dents at least federal minimum

wage. Furthermore, current

guidelines stipulate that at

least seven percent of funds

must support community serv-

ice jobs such as math and read-

ing tutors in local elementary

schools.

Also in jeopardy is federally

funded research .

Massachusetts Institute of

Technology has reported that

69 percent of its campus

research is currently sponsored

by federa l funding .

Furthermore, distinguished Ivy

League institutions receive 20

to 25 percent revenue from fed-

eral funding.

Given the pending budget

cuts, it is expected that current

student loan rates will also

increase. Thus, the expense of

education will increase in addi-

tion to University tuition.

Currently, the fiscal cliff

Courtesy of immizen.com

By Kelsey Miller

Vanguard Staff

B o s t o n S t u d e n t A r t s

Network (BSAN) held its

first concert on Nov. 11, fea-

turing musical performances

from college students in the

Boston area. The show fea-

tured nine very different

groups, and stretched for well

over three hours.

The show offered much

variety for the audience, with

acts from all genres of music

such as bluegrass and hip-

hop. Some of the colleges rep-

resented included Tufts,

Boston University, Emerson,

Berkley, and even our neigh-

bor, Brandeis.

The show opened with a

bluegrass/folk band from

Tufts named The Dirty River

String Band. They played

many songs of the bluegrass

and folk variety, some of

which were well-known blue-

grass songs and others which

were the band’s original

songs. The band even put a

new spin on an old Nirvana

song.

A n o t h e r g r o u p , D a r k

Matter, took to the stage

with much flair. The duo,

both professional dancers

who met at an event and

then started the hip-hop

group, did much to get the

audience involved by clap-

ping and having each side

sing a different part of a

song. Originally, the band’s

name had only been their

names, but their fans loved

their song “Dark Matter” so

much that they switched the

name.

One of the highlights of the

show came from Tufts’ band

B . E . A . T . s . ( B e a t i n ’

E v e r y t h i n g A t T u f t s ) .

B.E.A.T.s. is a percussion

band that uses ordinary

objects as drums—everything

from trash cans, to water bot-

tles, to ladders. The group

blasted their songs with their

brightly painted instruments,

and even had a drum-off dur-

ing one of the songs in which

they enlisted audience mem-

bers to take a whack at their

BSAN holds its first student showcase featuring local musical groups

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converted instruments.

The other groups which

performed included an a cap-

pella group from Brandeis, a

girl who sang straight out of

the 1920s, and a rock band

formed in high school from

students who all came up to

Boston for college. If there is

anything one can learn from

the show, it’s that Boston has

some serious musical talent.

Courtesy of tufts.eduB.E.A.T.s, featured at the BSAN concert, usesordinary objects as percussion instruments.

Dark Matter, a hip-hop group fromBridgewater State, also performed.

Courtesy of awesome.me/darkmatter

s tands unreso lved as

Republicans insist against tax-

ing the wealthiest two percent

of Americans while Democrats

refuse to budge on their posi-

tion. With the holiday season

approaching and time running

out before the New Year, con-

gress has until January 1, 2013

to come to a compromise.

Economists warn that failure

to compromise and thus allow-

ing the fiscal cliff to prevail may

result in a recession.

the Vanguard deCember 6, 2012 Page 7BuSineSS

Facebook and Zynga have

been intertwined since estab-

lishing a five-year deal in 2010.

But the two signed paperwork

last week that changed the

dea l and loosened the ir

alliance. The original contract

gave the game making compa-

ny exc lus ive r ights t o

Facebook’s platform and has

proven relatively successful for

both sides. Zynga has made

most of its money selling virtu-

al goods in games on Facebook

who takes a 30% share of their

sales. In the first three quar-

ters of 2012, Zynga is respon-

sible for 13% of Facebook’s rev-

enue. As of late however, rela-

tionships seemed to have wors-

ened and Facebook is choosing

to end Zynga’s favored relation-

ship status.

Both sides are claiming that

the deal, set to go into effect on

March 31, 2013, will benefit

both companies, but stock

prices showed otherwise upon

the announcement of the new

deal. Zynga shares dipped

6.1% to $2.46 while Facebook

shares rose 2.5% to $28.

The new contract changes

the log in system to Zynga’s

own f rom the prev ious

Facebook login. Facebook

Payments – the currency used

to make purchases on the site

– will be at the discretion of the

game maker to maintain or

remove. Also, they no longer

have to display ads served by

Facebook and can choose their

own. Zynga disclosed in a reg-

ulatory filing that the new

arrangement will introduce

business freedoms as the com-

pany looks to market itself

more wide ly . Wedbush

Securities analyst Michael

Pachter forecasts that Zynga

could make $30 million more a

year because of the amended

agreement. Furthermore,

Zynga has begun to undertake

developments in beginning an

online gambling platform that

Facebook has openly denied

being a part of. Recent legis-

lation has allowed states to cre-

ate their own online gambling

laws which could translate to

a very lucrative future for

Zynga.

On the other side, Facebook

is now free to explore relation-

ships with rival game makers.

In response to dwindling inter-

est in Zynga’s casual games,

Facebook began to set up their

platform in a manner that

allows users to see EA sports,

KixEye, and other companies’

games. The new revisions

allow Facebook to create their

own games while introducing

more capability for other devel-

opers to write applications for

the 1 billion users of the site.

Las t week , CEO Mark

Zuckerberg and director of

game partnerships, Sean

Ryan, had a dinner meeting

with rival game makers to dis-

Zynga partnership with Facebook has earned Zynga close to $1billion in four years since its inception.

Courtesy of csmonitor.com

cuss methods to increase usage

and sales on their site. The end

goal for Facebook is to contin-

ue its impressive growth by

improving the social games it

provides.

But Facebook and Zynga

aren’t done, rather “In an open

relationship.” The new deal

simply does away with the

exclusiveness of their original

partnership and both sides

seem to be looking forward to

their new found flexibility.

“We have streamlined our

terms with Zynga so that

Zynga.com’s use of Facebook

Platform is governed by the

same policies as the rest of the

ecosystem,” Facebook said in a

statement. “We will continue

to work with Zynga, just as we

do with developers of all sizes,

to build great experiences for

people playing social games

through Facebook.”

When one looks at the

meltdown in the financial

condition of systemically

important or colloquially

“Too Big to Fail” firms, in the

time of the great recession,

the question of why crosses

everyone’s mind. In the mind

of the Ex-Federal Reserve

chairman Paul Volcker, the

bank’s extreme risk taking

and diversion of focus from

mainstream banking func-

tions held a large role. It is

from this belief that the pro-

vision in the Dodd-Frank

financial overhaul legislation

that adorns his name came

to be.

The Volcker Rule, as it is

commonly known, primarily

targets the trading opera-

t i ons a t the major Wal l

Street banks. Volcker does

not want US banks losing

their ability to maintain a

market transaction business

but he does not want the firm

to also be a client for the

traders either. Essentially,

he feels that the purchase of

stocks, bonds, and other

more complicated financial

instruments for the benefit of

the firm directly, known as

proprietary trading, give too

much power and potential for

risk in the hands of the few.

The problem with this and

the reason why its imple-

mentation still hangs in the

The Voker Rule targets trading operationsat major Wall Street banks.

Courtesy of google.com

balance two years a f ter

Dodd-Frank’s passing, is

because the definition of pro-

prietary trading is still up in

the air. As these firms also

act as market makers buy-

ing, selling, and clearing

trades, they do hold the

potential to be holders of

assets even for very short

periods of time. The banks

are also shareholders in some

outside hedge funds and do

not direct ly process the

transactions within them.

The ultimate question of

what is proprietary trading

hangs in limbo to this day

and is the source of argu-

ment between Washington

officials.

T h e H o u s e F i n a n c i a l

Services committee sees this

overhanging uncertainty on

the trading operations of the

banks as damaging and does

not see the true benefit of its

implementation. They feel as

though this policy should

simply be eliminated and

banks should be allowed to

manage their risk them-

selves.

Volcker, however, sees his

namesake rule as already

having a profound impact on

Wall Street and does not

understand the confusion. He

mentioned recently in an

interview on CNBC that

direct proprietary trading on

the trade desks of the banks

has a l l but s topped and

direct fund investment has

been cut back dramatically

even without official imple-

mentation taking place for

years. These banks adapted

quickly to what they saw as

the spirit of the rule and

have already posit ioned

themselves accordingly.

Regardless of how this all

ends, one thing is certain:

there will not be clarity for

some time. Even if a more

clear draft is written, the

house has said that they will

not look for an official start

date to Volcker for at least

two years post the date of

signing into law. The hope

for the banks is that they will

be able to continue their

operations unimpeded and

will continue operations as

they do now regardless of the

outcome of this political

argument.

By Kevin WhiteVanguard Staff

Facebook changes relationship status with Zynga

By Luke HeaneyVanguard Staff

Government questions the necessity of Volcker Rule

“What is your favorite

holiday tradition?”

VOiCEs

PagE 8 dECEmbEr 6, 2012 thE Vanguard

By tim AvrutikPhOtOgraPhy EditOr

feAtures

From the authors of The

Nanny Diaries comes a new

novel, Between You and Me.

It’s about the lives of nan-

n i e s f o r a d u l t s , A K A a

celebrity’s personal assis-

tant. Imagine it as a cross

between The Nanny Diaries

and The Devil Wears Prada.

Logan Wade is a 20-some-

thing New Yorker, trying to

work her way up the career

ladder and avoid her child-

hood in Oklahoma at all

costs. Her life is dull as she

watches her friends get mar-

ried, get promotions and

move on with their lives.

Kelsey Wade is a world-

wide pop superstar, who reg-

ularly sells out huge stadi-

ums of fans, all singing along

as she lip-syncs and dances

onstage. She reminds me of

Cora Corman from the movie

Music and Lyrics. To those

who haven’t seen the movie,

she ’s bas ica l ly an ear ly

Britney Spears, before all

the crazy went down.

T h e t w o w o m e n a r e

cousins and former best

friends, having been separat-

ed from one another during

their tweenhood by Logan’s

parents. A phone call invit-

ing Logan to Kelsey’s mas-

sive LA mansion is all the

excuse Logan needs to drop

her boring life and reunite

with her relatives.

Before she knows what’s

happened, Logan is Kelsey’s

n e w a s s i s t a n t , a n d i s

whisked off onto Kelsey’s

world tour with the star’s

entire entourage, including

her controlling parents and

an army of security guards.

The fast-paced, hectic

lifestyle is exhausting for all,

yet Kelsey still manages to

make every interview, per-

formance, and appearance.

But (cue the dramatic music)

will she be able to keep up

without burning out? What

about her hopes for a “nor-

mal,” Oklahoma-filled life?

This novel was a far cry

from McLaughlin and Kraus’

most well-known novel, The

Nanny Diaries. It has a more

serious tone and plotline, but

its raw, emotional style

sucks you right in to the

lives of the characters.

Speaking of characters,

I’m sorry to admit that many

of the characters in this

novel are not all that like-

able. Take comfort in the fact

To add to the (soap) oper-

atic nature of the novel, let’s

throw in some mystery, shall

we? We know that Kelsey

and Logan were separated

when they were young, but

we don’t really know why.

It’s hinted at plenty, but

nothing true is revealed until

the last chapters.

As you read Between You

and Me , you ’ l l probably

notice, like I did, that many

of Kelsey’s antics resemble

the acts of a few notorious

Hollywood celebrities, simi-

lar to the way Glee likes to

poke fun at Ms. Spears. At

times, it makes for a pre-

dictable read, but otherwise

it’s kind of fun to see what

li fe might be l ike on the

other side.

Overall, I’d recommend

this book as a light read that

goes by fast . I t ’ s mi ld ly

entertaining, witty, and a

guilty pleasure that’s more

legit imate than reading

Perez Hilton or scouring Us

gerArd BernAzzAnI

CLAss Of 2014

COrpOrAte fInAnCe And

ACCOuntIng

“Going back home and

spending time with fami-

ly.”

Courtesy of yummymummyclub.ca

ALex ALArIO

CLAss Of 2016

eCOnOMICs-fInAnCe

“Going to Vermont to

ski.”

LIndsey Murphy

CLAss Of 2014

ACCOuntAnCy

“Going into Boston

for New Year’s.”

CLAIre sCheCtMAn

CLAss Of 2013

ACCOuntAnCy

“Eating Chinese food and

going to the movies on

Christmas Eve.”

BrIAnA rAKOsKI

CLAss Of 2015

MAnAgerIAL eCOnOMICs

“Watching Elf.”

Between the Lines By Olivia LeClair

Authors McLaughlin and Kraus are known for writing The Nanny Diaries.

In Between You and Me, character Logan Wade isemployed as an assistant to her popstar cousin.

Courtesy of blog.com

Courtesy of Olivia LeClair

that I’m pretty sure we’re

not supposed to like most of

them, and it just adds to the

d r a m a t i c a t m o s p h e r e .

Starting to sound like a soap

opera? That’s because it kind

of is.

Weekly. If you’re looking for

a deep read or something as

hi lar ious as The Nanny

Diaries, however, you sadly

won’t find it here.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5

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From our family to yours: Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Page 10 deCeMber 6, 2012 the VanguardVIewpoInts & FeAtures

“Oh, yes, it is the glorious

Fourth of July. It is a great

day. It is a good day. God bless

it. God bless you all,” were a

few of the final words of John

Adams, fifty years to the day,

after signing the Declaration

of Independence.

As memorable as those

words are; however, they were

not Adams’ last. Soon after, he

lapsed into unconsciousness.

He awoke one last time and

mut tered “Thomas

Jefferson…still survi—.“ He

didn’t even get to finish his

sentence. Some say that the

“still survi-“part wasn’t even

said. Thus, his last words were

lost forever.

Statistics probably show

that nothing sounds positive

with the word “death” in it.

However, the thought of

famous last words blankets

“deathbed” in some appeal.

They represent finality; one

last stamp on a life hopefully

well lived. They stand the test

of time.

And so I sit, stamp in hand,

heavy, though very much

a l i ve , in hear t , on my

Vanguard career deathbed.

Let me start by saying, I feel

completely indebted to even

having a career. Somehow I

was able to convince enough

people that I would not lead

the Features section into a

fiery abyss and for that I will

be forever grateful.

I would first like to thank

Sindhu, who captained the

Vanguard ship with the

utmost poise and success. I am

proud to have been a part of

such an incredible organiza-

tion and your leadership was

irreplaceable.

At times, yes, I think I and

the other e-board members felt

threatened and/or bullied by

you, but we just had to, as you

always said, “deal with it.” We

all knew you just wanted to

get the best out of us. Thank

you.

To the rest of the e-board: it

has truly been a pleasure. I

can say in full confidence that

not many people have the tol-

erance for a crazy person like

you guys do, it is truly remark-

able. But honestly, it was a

great experience working with

such a tremendous group of

people, thank you.

To Judy, thank you for help-

ing me understand how jour-

nalism works. Your guidance

and insight were incredibly

appreciated and I would not

even be close to the writer I am

today without them. Thank

you for all that you did for the

paper.

To George, thank you for

your dedication and advice.

You went far above and

beyond the call of duty and we

are all very thankful for that.

I learned a great deal about

the business of a newspaper

and because of that, I am

happy to consider journalism

as a career path.

To my writers, thank you

for your service. You are all

extremely talented and I hope

you continue to contribute

your g rea t work t o the

Vanguard.

I will always brim with

pride thinking about how I

was a member o f the

Vanguard that published the

first Bird Sh!t Weekly, con-

ducted the first GBSNC and

week after week created a

first-class product. Sorry, busi-

ness-class product.

It has always been a dream

of mine to have a secret identi-

ty. This year, that dream came

true. So like Mark Felt or

Anakin Skywalker before me,

let me lift the mask and reveal

that I am Justice Reporter, the

vigilant correspondent to

Bentley’s criminal activity.

For those not a l ready

involved, if you like any aspect

of writing, journalism, or news

I cannot encourage you enough

to join. This has always been

a fantastic organization and

with the group that will take

over for next year, the future

continues to look bright.

Alright, here we go; my last

The Memoir of Me: and by me I mean Mike LovettBy Mike LovettfeatureS editor

words. One final time, thank

you to everyone involved with

the Vanguard for an unbeliev-

able experience. And very last-

ly, to the future members of

the paper and every member

of the Bentley community, I

wish nothing but the best of

luck in a l l your fu ture

endeav—.

Courtesy of Mike Lovett

Hitchcock was released in

theaters on Black Friday.

The movie, which was shot

in only 36 days, chronicles

one of cinema history’s most

famous directors, Alfred

Hitchcock, as he made his

infamous film, Psycho.

T h e f i l m o p e n s w i t h

H i t c h c o c k ( p l a y e d b y

Anthony Hopkins) directly

addressing us, telling the

audience how after the many

movies he’s made, and all the

success he’s enjoyed, he feels

like he needs to start some-

thing new. He wants to film

something completely differ-

ent from the spy movie he

just finished.

But despite this desire, his

contract with Paramount

( y e s , e v e n i n t h e ‘ 5 0 s

Paramount was around—in

fact it just celebrated its

100th anniversary, along

with Universal) forces him to

(mostly) obey his producer,

Balaban.

Hitchcock spends much of

the beginning of the movie

searching for the idea that he

will turn into his movie. And

eventually he finds it—a

book called Psycho which is

based on a man arrested for

killing his brother and living

w i t h h i s m o t h e r ’ s d e a d

corpse.

Naturally Hitchcock, with

his morbid sense of curiosi-

ty, is intensely drawn to the

story, and decides to use it as

the basis for his next movie.

This displeases Paramount

and most of the people inter-

ested in bankrolling the film.

Balaban tells him that if he

can come up with the funds,

he can make the movie .

Hitchcock and his wi fe ,

Alma, end up mortgaging

their house in order to pay

for it.

But while the drama in

filming Psycho is undeniably

interesting, it is the subplot

between Hitch and his wife

that is the real merit of the

film. Alma had been married

to Hitchcock well before he

became a director and had

Shot in only 36 days, Hitchcock screams into theaters

By Kelsey Miller

Vanguard Staff

helped him with nearly all of

his movies. Yet as he ages,

Hitch becomes inevitably

more aware of the beautiful

stars in his films.

T h i s c r e a t e s t e n s i o n

between him and his wife,

especially since she con-

tr ibutes valuably to his

movies and is never credited

for it. The struggles between

the couple are certainly the

best part of Hitchcock, as

they offer interesting paral-

lels to the action in the movie

they are simultaneously film-

ing.

Just like the movie it is

about, Hitchcock is intense-

ly provocative and entertain-

ing. For film buffs who are

interested in learning more

about the infamous director,

Hitchcock will not disap-

point. But even if you aren’t

obsessed with all things in

cinema, it’s likely you’ll enjoy

Hitchcock, because at the

end of the day, it ’s great

movie regardless.

Hitchcock outlines the history and the

making of Psycho.

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THe Vanguard deCeMBer 6, 2012 Page 11CoLuMNs

Before I left for Europe, I

honestly didn’t know what to

expect. I had failed to pre-

p a r e a s m u c h a s I h a d

planned to, and before I

By Jeff Breault

Brussels, BelgiuM

Courtesy of Jeff BreaultThe obstacles Jeff faced abroad pushed him to grow as an individual.

Notes fromAbroad

Question: “What has beenthe most meaningful part

of your time abroad?”

knew it I was on a plane

crossing the Atlantic.

While I may have felt con-

fident I knew what was wait-

ing for me in Brussels, I

quickly discovered I did not.

Soon after arriving, I had

so much to do—shop for

After finals, we will all

have a much needed winter

vacation. For many, that

v a c a t i o n w i l l i n c l u d e a

C h r i s t m a s c e l e b r a t i o n

amongst many others.

Some will join to remem-

ber the teachings of the

Bible, most will join to eat,

see family and put a tree in

their house. Unfortunately,

alongside the Christmas car-

ols will be another ring we

seem to hear often every

time this year: The War on

Religion.

This is the time of year

when the war drums of the

religious right begin their

long and deep beating. A

time when governments use

government property to dis-

play nativity scenes, high-

light the 10 Commandments

and use o ther re l ig ious

iconography to display a spe-

cific Christian message.

As a react ion to these

efforts secularists as individ-

uals, communities and in

some cases organizations,

begin to fight the strong dis-

play of Christianity over

other religions and non-reli-

gious values and images.

Many peop le may no t

understand why secularists

would want the removal of

nativity scenes on public

property or the removal of

d i s p l a y o f t h e T e n

Commandments in public

schools. Let’s go through

some of the concerns to shed

some light on the subject:

“What ’ s wrong wi th a

small town in the middle of

nowhere putting up a nativ-

ity scene and other religious

symbols on the town’s prop-

erty?”

The problem in that small

town and on the state level

where most outrage comes

from is that local and state

taxes, paid by all citizens

regardless of their religious

affiliation or non-affiliation.

The government chooses to

display, using those tax dol-

lars, scenes of Christian the-

ology.

In some cases, the scene

will be expanded to include

a Menorah for Judaism or a

c r e s c e n t f o r I s l a m .

Unfortunately these efforts

are still misguided because

they ignore the Hindus,

Buddhist and a whole other

set of religions represented

in those populations.

“No one is forcing you or

the other individuals to

believe in it! America was

f o u n d e d a s a C h r i s t i a n

n a t i o n a n d r e m a i n s s o

today.”

Regardless of how the

nation was founded, the

United State today is far dif-

ferent than its founding. The

Founding Fathers had a

demonstrable disdain for

organized religion and some

for mythology at all. The pil-

grims came to the U.S. to

escape the state endorsed

religious persecution of their

time.

Thomas Jefferson expand-

ed on the quickly developing

notion that there should be

a “ w a l l o f s e p a r a t i o n

between church and state” in

his letter to the Danbury

Baptist Association in 1802.

While it is true that a nativ-

i t y s c e n e o r T e n

Commandments on state

grounds don’t force us to

believe it, it advocates and

institutionalizes one religion

over others and over non-

religious values.

It endorses that religion in

the eyes of our children and

children’s children. It gives

the seal of approval to one

belief system over the other

despi te the d ivers i ty o f

believes that the country and

local communities have.

“If governments represent

the majority in a democracy

a n d t h e m a j o r i t y o f

Americans are Christian,

their governments should be

allowed to reflect those val-

ues.”

While it is true that repre-

sentative democracy seeks to

represent the views of the

people through elected offi-

cials and the government’s

policies, we know that moral-

ity isn’t set by the majority.

Indeed, we have many pro-

tections in our constitution

to protect us from an oppres-

sive majority.

So while the majority of

A m e r i c a n s i d e n t i t y a s

Chr is t ian ( that word i s

changing in meaning), they

are not and should be not

allowed to directly enforce

t h o s e v i e w s o n o t h e r s

through the abuse of power.

What secularists believe is

that government should

endorse no religion or reli-

gious creed. Not on govern-

m e n t p r o p e r t y t h r o u g h

nativity scenes, on money, or

in court rooms. This isn’t just

to benefit those that don’t

believe in god/s.

To be secularist isn’t to be

atheist. Keeping government

out of religion is both a lib-

era l and a conservat ive

cause because ensures that

it remains secular and it lim-

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

encroachment on society.

All religions benefit when

the government refused to

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

speaks to the diversity of the

re l ig ious market p lace ,

where every denomination is

free to gain as many con-

verts as they choose.

T h e r e i s n o W a r o n

Re l ig i on , jus t a War on

Religious Government.

By Moussa HassounScratching the Surface: War on Religion

Courtesy of Moussa Hassoun

essentials, buy a metro pass,

register at my commune,

learn my way around the

city—all while trying to meet

new friends, live with a new

family and start classes at a

new school.

Needless to say, it wasn’t

always easy. Stress found

the best of me and my confi-

dence was down, forcing me

to ques t i on why I came

abroad to begin with.

L o o k i n g b a c k , I a m

reminded of the reasons I

came abroad—not only did I

want the chance to travel

and see the world, but I

wanted time to learn more

about myself.

The struggles I faced at

the beginning of the semes-

ter pushed me to learn more

about myself and I had to

build my confidence to con-

quer new situations. I’ve

gained a new perspective on

my own being and the world

around me.

Once I settled in, I found

that I would comment that

certain ways of doing things

here were “weird” and “odd.”

I remember the moment

that I had my epiphany

moment that I think (or

hope) all study abroad stu-

dents have— that maybe the

way they do things isn’t

weird… Maybe the way we

do th ings in Amer ica i s

weird.

Now, I am much more

careful to consider every-

thing for what it is and to try

new things at every chance I

get.

Overall, my time abroad

has significantly changed me

as a person. I have overcome

p e r s o n a l o b s t a c l e s a n d

extended my perspective of

the world I live in.

I encourage everyone to

spend a semester abroad—if

you are scared of the chal-

lenges you may face, just

remember that it is all part

of the experience.

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Senior SpotlightI’m the current editor-in-

chief for this fine publication

that you’re reading (no corre-

lation to being chosen by

Student Activities to do this…

I hope), a brother of Delta

Sigma Pi, and a Women’s

Leadership Floor Mentor. I

also work in the Dean of Arts

and Sciences office, and have

had the chance to be an FYS

facilitator with the breathtak-

ing Kathryn Keyes.

What are you looking for-

ward to this year?

I ’m looking forward to

enjoying the rest of my senior

y e a r , e s p e c i a l l y

Commencement Week with

the Class of 2013. It’s going to

be so fun and so bittersweet.

Expect a lot of drinks and a lot

of tears.

What are your plans for

the future?

Great question. (Imagine if

I just ended it like that?) I’m

really looking forward to

starting a two-year rotational

upon graduation at the com-

pany I interned for over the

summer. After that–maybe

staying within the company,

maybe going to law school,

maybe starting something

new… I’m not entirely sure. I

just know that at some point

in my life, I need to figure out

how to help those in need

with the skill sets I’ve devel-

oped in the business and legal

world.

What is your favorite

event on campus?

My gut instinct is to say

Spring Day, but I’m going to

go with the comedy shows.

CAB has done an amazing job

every year I’ve been here with

bringing some serious talent

in for the comedy shows and

I’ve enjoyed every single one.

What are your goals for

this year?

To enjoy the rest of the

year as much as possible,

while still finishing on a

strong note academically. I

am all too familiar with the

senior year grade slide, and I

do not want to succumb to it.

How are you feeling about

graduation?

At orientation, at ALANA

and in FYS alike, most of the

upper classmen I knew my

freshman year told me one

thing: It goes by fast. I heard

this so frequently that I just

brushed it off my shoulder,

but now here I am, f i ve

months away from gradua-

tion, realizing: HOLY SHIT it

went by SO fast. I’m nervous,

I’m excited, and I’m incredi-

bly sad about graduation.

What is your advice to sen-

iors/words of wisdom?

I hardly think I’m in any

place to advise my peers

about the way they should

live their lives, so… Just

make sure you enjoy this

year. Time you enjoyed wast-

ing is not wasted.

What can Bentley do to

help you with this year?

Keep the logo the way it is.

JOKES! Jokes! Sorry, sensi-

tive topic. In all honesty, I

would not trade my time at

Bentley for anything else in

the world. While at times it

may have been frustrating, or

difficult, I have learned an

invaluable amount, developed

into the person I am today,

and have enjoyed my time

here immensely. This school

really does care about its stu-

dents–I’m convinced that

Courtesy of Sindhu Palaniappan

there is no other university

like it. If Bentley can contin-

ue doing what it’s doing, I’d be

very happy about that.

What is the most valuable

lesson you have learned at

Bentley?

I’m so tempted to write off

a question as difficult as this

with an answer like, “Spring

Day is a marathon, not a

sprint.”

The most valuable lesson I

have learned at Bentley is

this: If you want to make

something happen, it can hap-

pen. All you need is the drive,

motivation and the proper

network. Barriers really are

set up just to show you how

much you want something.

Presented by The Senior Year Experience

Committee

Interview for Senior

Spotlight

Name: Sindhu Palaniappan

Major: Economics &

Finance

Minor: Law

Hometown: Weymouth,

MA

What are you involved in

at Bentley?

The VaNguard deCember 6, 2012 Page 13ColumNs

Briefcase Banter: Rap (and what it can teach us) By Nick Vasiliadis

Although it’s often viewed in

a negative light, if there’s one

thing the modern hip-hop

industry has taught our gener-

ation, it’s that having fun and

believing in yourself is the key

to success. Amidst the moun-

tainous piles of cash, herbs and

loose women typical of rapidly

acquired fortune and fame,

there is a simple and often over-

looked subtext about confidence

and the value of self-worth.

Although the frameworks in

which these messages are con-

veyed aren’t always the easiest

to see through, booties aside,

rap is predominantly about indi-

vidualism.

While these messages

are typically well hidden behind

the overly inflated egos of some

of music’s biggest stars, rap

comes across as somehow more

visceral and real than other gen-

res, and its effect on consumers

is polarizing. There are those

who embrace all that rap music

has to offer and subscribe to

nearly every notion dished out

by industry figureheads; then

there are those who condemn it

as foolishness, vulgarity and

haughty self-indulgence.

Ultimately, neither of these par-

ties truly represents the mind-

set that I believe most hip-hop

artists are trying to promote.

Hip-hop seems to be

more about living a life without

second guessing one’s motives

or desires. This doesn’t neces-

sarily mean that artists promote

narcissism and flamboyance so

much as it proves that many

industry leaders revere the self

over the collective unit. Phrases

like “YOLO,” “ima do me,”

“swag” and “based” all represent

different commitments to being

true to oneself and actively pur-

suing one’s ambitions and

desires. At the same time, these

declarations condemn the con-

formist and deride the phonies

and posers who try to embrace

these ideals, but ultimately miss

the point.

Rap music is a specifi-

cally relevant genre within the

hip-hop music sphere nowa-

days. Given rap’s origin from

spoken word poetry, it’s no won-

der intentions to promote lyri-

cal originality translated to

overlaying ideals about unique-

ness and personality. That’s all

well and good, but what does

rap have to do with life, college,

or the future? The messages

conveyed in popular music have

a lot to offer the individual

struggling for a sense of purpose

in the working world. The kinds

of ideas these musicians pro-

mote provide a permanent con-

text in which we can juxtapose

our own desires with theirs. In

fact, if we’re honest with our-

selves, we might find that the

things most people truly want

are as simple as power, money,

and sex.

Getting older has a way of

complicating even the simplest

things, and we sometimes for-

get we’re only human. If chil-

dren are viewed as perfectly

unique and wonderful little crea-

tures ripe with promise, by the

time these children grow into

adulthood they are seen as dull

and relatively devoid of charac-

ter. No longer flush with the

rosiness of possibility, adults are

the cogs in the world machine,

and they are often judged mere-

ly by what they produce.

Nobody really grows up expect-

ing to be an un-credited extra in

someone else’s feature film, but

we can’t all be the star. And if

the prospect of working anony-

mously until you die isn’t a

daunting one, I don’t know what

is.

But that’s just where rap’s

ideals come into play. As college

life winds down and we venture

off poised to make something of

ourselves, reality may not

always align with the expecta-

tions we have about the world

and the direction of our own

lives. Many of the music indus-

try’s most recognizable faces are

singing about being genuine and

remembering your roots, even

in new or uncomfortable circum-

stances. We could assume that

the money and power that come

with this fame corrupt, or we

could maybe acknowledge the

possibility that the way in which

we use these tools are also forms

of self-expression, and are in-

line with our own personalities.

Regardless of what you’re

doing, where you’re from, going

or how much you make, it’s

imperative to retain a sense of

modest self-importance and

overall purpose. As rap makes

perfectly clear, if we can do

nothing else, we can at least be

true to ourselves. Within each

of us is a free, ever-ready source

of inspiration and confidence;

it’s infinitely plentiful and as

long as you’re trying you can

never do it wrong. In layman’s

terms, no matter what you do,

don’t forget to do you.

Courtesy of Nick Vasiliadis

Page 14 deCember 6, 2012 the VanguardSPorTS

Zeiner recently won NE-10 DefensivePlayer of the Year.

Courtesy of Sports Information Office

Senior captain center back

Weston Zeiner has been gar-

nering plenty of postseason

accolades as his soccer career

at Bentley comes to an end.

Zeiner was recently named the

Northeast-10 Defensive Player

of the Year, First Team All-

Conference , First Team

C a p i t a l One C o SI DA

A ca d e m ic A l l - D i s t r i c t ,

Daktronics First Team All-

East Region and Capital One

Academic All-America First

Team.

Zeiner is the first Falcon

soccer player in program his-

tory to be awarded the NE-10

Defensive Player of the Year.

When asked about the award,

Zeiner was understandably

thrilled.

“I was incredibly excited to

hear that I was named the

NE-10 Defensive Player of the

year,” said Zeiner. “It was also

exciting because all of the hard

work that I have put in during

the offseason to train myself to

become a better defender was

noticed and rewarded. I have

been playing as a central

defenseman for the majority of

my career and being recog-

nized as the best defenseman

in our conference during my

senior year really capped off

my career.”

Zeiner also was the first soc-

cer player in the history of the

program to be named to the

First Team Capital One

Academic All-American squad.

There are only four soccer

defensemen that receive this

award in all of Division II and

Zeiner was chosen due to his

achievements on the pitch and

the 3.84 GPA that he carries

as an accountancy major off

the field.

By winning this award,

Zeiner becomes just the eighth

student athlete in the history

of Bentley to earn Academic

All-America honors more than

once in his career.

“I am ecstatic to be a recip-

ient of this honor,” said Zeiner.

“Over the past four years at

Bentley, I have found it very

challenging to be successful at

balancing the academic, ath-

letic and social demands of a

student-athlete. Therefore, I

receive this award with great

pride knowing that my efforts

have been nationally recog-

nized by the CoSIDA commit-

tee. However, I could not have

been so successful without the

incredible support, inspiration,

and guidance that I received

from my family, friends, team-

mates, professors, and coach-

By Billy Fitzhenry

Vanguard Staff

Weston Zeiner honored for athletic and academic achievementsSenior captain center back will be missed, but contributions won’t be forgotten

es.”

Zeiner has had one of the

most impressive soccer careers

in the annals of Bentley.

“I have worked with college

players for close to 20 years,

and Weston has been one of

the best players that I have

come across in the college

game,” said men’s soccer head

coach Gary Crompton. “He is

not only a gifted player, but he

is a true gentleman and a

scholar. And not only is he one

of the best players in the coun-

try, but he is also one of the

hardest working as well.”

Though Zeiner’s career as a

Bentley soccer player is over,

the skills he learned from play-

ing the game, namely the art

of communication and time

management, will be utilized

f o r t he r e s t o f h i s l i f e .

Accord ing to Ze iner , he

learned how to communicate

effectively due to the demands

of his center back position.

“As a central defender and

team leader, my communica-

tion skills were essential to

keeping our defensive shape,

organizing the attack and

defense on set plays, and moti-

vating everyone to work as

hard as they could,” said

Zeiner.

As taught in GB 215, being

able to communicate effective-

ly and motivate other people

are important skills to possess

in t he wo rk f o r ce .

Furthermore, Zeiner learned

the importance of time man-

agement as he juggled the

demands of playing a sport

with his academic course load.

“By keeping a calendar of

important academic dates

[exam dates, project due

dates, and paper due dates]

and important athletic dates

[game dates], as well as a

white board of my week’s

homework, I have been able to

manage my time to make sure

everything gets done on time,

without affecting my athletic

performance,” said Zeiner.

This approach obviously is

very effective judging by the

plethora of academic achieve-

ment awards Zeiner has won

throughout his soccer career.

Weston Zeiner has left an

indelible mark on the Bentley

soccer program. Exiting as one

of the most decorated athletes

in soccer program history,

Zeiner’s presence in the back-

field will be sorely missed next

year. From the soccer pitch to

the classroom, Zeiner was a

leader who let his actions do

the talking for him. Though he

won’t be suiting up in the

Falcons uniform anymore,

Zeiner’s contributions to the

soccer program will never be

forgotten.

The Bentley University

women’s basketball program

has never seen an athlete quite

like junior tri-captain forward

Lauren Battista before, and it

is her talent that has the Lady

Falcons excited for the 2012-13

season.

Battista joined the Lady

Falcons as a freshman in 2010

following an astounding high

school career in which she

became her school’s all-time

leading scorer and led them to

the 2010 Division II State

Championship, resulting in her

be ing named the

Massachusetts Gatorade

Player of the Year and a

McDonald’s All-America nom-

inee.

Entering college with high

expectations placed on Battista,

one might have expected her to

struggle living up to such pres-

sure. However, Battista has far

surpassed any expectations the

Falcons originally had.

In her freshman year ,

Battista was instantly thrown

into action and started 32 of 33

games. She led the team in

field goal percentage at 54 per-

cent and her 439 points were

the third-highest ever by a

Bentley freshman. Battista

was named for the Women’s

Division II All-Freshman Team

as well as the Northeast-10 All-

Rookie Team, establishing her-

self as one of the premier play-

ers in all of Division II women’s

basketball.

Battista carried her amazing

regular season play into the

NE-10 playoffs and was named

Most Valuable Player after

averaging 17.7 points and six

rebounds per game. Battista

capped her dominating year by

leading the Falcons to an

appearance in the Elite Eight

in the NCAA Division II

Championship.

Battista then followed up

her outstanding freshman cam-

paign with one of the greatest

years ever by a Bent ley

women’s basketball player. In

addition to leading the Falcons

in scoring, rebounds and field

goal percentage, Battista led

the NE-10 in total points and

field goals and was named the

NE-10 Player of the Year after

leading the Falcons to the NE-

10 Championship.

The awards did not stop

there, however. Battista was

named the MVP of the NE-10

playoffs, becoming just the

eighth player in NE-10 history

to win both MVP and POY in

the same year. As if these hon-

ors weren’t enough, Battista

was also named to the First-

Team and Academic All-NE-

10.

Battista’s incredible run

extended to the NCAA Division

II Championship, in which she

ignited the Falcons to an Elite

Eight victory against Wayne

State by recording 18 points

and nine rebounds, reaching

the 1,000-point milestone in the

game as well.

Although Bentley would lose

in the Final Four, Battista’s

efforts continued to be recog-

nized nationally. She was

selected as a WBCA Division II

All-American as well as a sec-

ond-team Capital One NCAA

Division II Academic All-

American, becoming just the

second player in Bentley’s his-

tory to earn both honors.

Battista was honored with the

team’s MVP and Scholar-

Athlete Award for her all-

around abilities. She also won

the Daktronics Division II East

Region Player of the Year, sig-

naling Battista’s reputation as

arguably the best player in

Div is ion I I Women ’s

Basketball.

Battista heads into the 2012-

13 season looking to lead the

Falcons into the Division II

National Championship Game.

The six-foot forward knows her

role as team captain puts the

pressure of leadership on her

shoulders, and she invites the

obstacles facing the team this

year.

“It is important for us to

establish ourselves as the best

team in the league early in the

season,” said Battista. “We

know that we have a big target

on our back because we have

been the league champions and

East Region champions the

past two seasons so we have to

be ready to rise to the challenge

each game knowing that every

team we face wants to knock

us down.”

Battista also acknowledges

the incredible talent on the

team’s roster but remains

focused on stressing the impor-

tance of improvement through-

out the season

“We have an extremely tal-

ented roster, and as we get

more comfortable playing

together I think we will sepa-

rate ourselves from other

teams in the league,” Battista

said. “That being said, there is

definitely a lot of room for

improvement on our team. We

are not the team today that we

want to be in March, but it is

better for us to have things to

improve upon than to be com-

placent with how we are cur-

rently playing.”

The 2012-13 Bent ley

women’s basketball team faces

immense pressure coming into

this season. With a 2012

WBCA Division II All-America

and two other All-Conference

honorees on the list of return-

ing players, there are high

expectations for the team.

These expectations are

reflected in the team’s No. 2

preseason ranking in the USA

Today/ESPN Division II Top

25. While many teams would

crumble underneath such over-

whelming expectations, this

year’s Falcons are primed to

overcome these pressures

behind the incredible play and

leadership of Battista, a play-

er whom every other team in

Division II can only dream of

putting on the court.

By Ian Giancursio

Vanguard Staff

Battista primed for a second-straight Division II Championship runJunior tri-captain forward looks to lead Lady Falcons to National Title for 2012-2013 season

The Lady Falcons, led by Battista, areranked second in Division II.

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thE Vanguard dECEmbEr 6, 2012 pagE 15SpoRTS

The Bentley men’s ice hockey

program is unlike any other ath-

letics team on the university’s

campus. That’s because they

don’t practice or play on

Bentley’s campus. Instead, they

practice and play around ten

minutes away at the John Ryan

Skating Arena located in

Watertown.

“Bentley doesn’t have the big,

glamorous hockey facility like

other programs we see around

the country like at Boston

College, the University of

Michigan or Harvard

University, but we do have the

John Ryan Skating Arena,” said

junior forward Brett Gensler.

“We like to say as a team, the

rink is what it is.”

The Falcons sit at 6-7 through

the first month-plus of their

2012-13 season, but there’s no

doubt that the program has

risen to new heights over the last

couple of years, which has some

people thinking that change

regarding the John Ryan

Skating Arena is bound to hap-

pen sooner or later.

In 2010, Bentley entered the

Atlantic Hockey Association

playoffs as the No. 8 seed, but

ended up falling to No. 9

University of Connecticut in a

play-in game. The Falcons would

exit the 2011 AHA playoffs in

the same fashion, losing to the

University of Sacred Heart in

the opening round.

Bentley got its revenge last

season as the Falcons defeated

Sacred Heart in a best-of-three

series to advance to the AHA

Quarterfinals. Bentley would

win the series opener over the

Rochester Institute of

Technology, but lost the next

two, and thus, were eliminated.

Although Bentley is under the

.500 mark so far this season, the

Falcons have played the tough-

est portion of their schedule—

falling to Michigan, Harvard and

Dartmouth College. The ability

to play some of the top teams in

Division I—and by playing so

well against them—has shed

light on Bentley’s program on a

national stage.

Helping Bentley’s growing

reputation across the country

has been the play of Gensler.

Gensler totaled 50 points last

season during his sophomore

campaign and was named the

Walter Brown Award Winner,

which is presented annually to

the best American-born college

hockey player in New England.

This season, Gensler is again

turning heads, only national

stage and not just in New

England. Gensler currently

ranks third in Division I in

points with 22, third in assists

with 14 and is tied for 13th in

goals with eight. In the most

recent edition of CBS Sports’

Hobey Baker Memorial Award

watch—an award given to the

top NCAA men’s ice hockey

player—Gensler was ranked

second to Boston College sopho-

more forward Johnny

Gaudreau.

With the spotlight starting to

shine brighter on Bentley, the

administration has done a good

job of enticing students and fans

to go to the games. Shuttles to

and from games are constantly

being provided and students are

often given promotional items

such as shirts, scarves and

pucks. These types of amenities

have shown a dramatic increase

in recent attendance at the John

Ryan Skating Arena.

In 2010, the average Bentley

home game drew around 300

fans. In 2011, the average was

around 400 fans. Through a

handful of games in 2012, the

average is near 550 fans per

game. For those who aren’t

mathematics majors, that’s a

183 percent increase in atten-

dance over the last three sea-

sons—a truly remarkable

accomplishment evn though the

arena holds 1,200 people.

“Our home attendance has

been increasing each and every

game it seems like,” said

Gensler. “From when I was a

freshman coming in playing my

first game at the John Ryan

Skating Arena the seniors told

me ‘Don’t get too excited, we will

have no one here.’ But now,

every game, unless it’s on a hol-

iday break, we get more and

more fans. We are really seeing

a passionate group of Bentley

hockey fans. Overall attendance

has been increasing each and

every year at Bentley and I

think with the help of a few good

seasons we are making the fans

excited to come watch some

hockey.”

With so much to be proud of

from a university standpoint in

recent years, it may be time for

administration to make a major

decision regarding the program:

By Benjamin Klein

SpOrtS EdItOr

John Ryan Skating Arena: Is it time for Bentley to relocate?Growth of program, attendance could lead to justification for a new rink

Courtesy of Sports Information OfficeThe John A. Ryan Arena is a less thanideal Division I hockey rink.

whether or not Bentley should

play at a new rink.

“It’s definitely a topic of dis-

cussion at a higher level,” said

Bentley Athletics Director

Robert DeFelice. “[The John

Ryan Skating Arena] is the best

situation we have right now.

There’s no other place around

and building a rink would cost a

significant amount of money and

would be a major undertaking.”

While costs would be astro-

nomical to build a rink, it’s defi-

nitely an attractive option for the

university.

“There’s no question an on-

campus facility would work won-

ders for recruiting, for practice

and for gameday operations,”

said Daniel Rubin of Excalibur

Sports. “The off-campus John

Ryan Skating Arena is substan-

dard in a sense that it’s tough to

get to for most students and it’s

much more antiquated than

what a modern facility could

offer.”

For the near future, however,

the John Ryan Skating Arena

will be the home of the Bentley

Falcons and that may not be the

worst thing in the world in the

eyes of the players.

“We have really made the

best of our situation and even

though the John Ryan Skating

Arena isn’t ideal for a Division I

hockey rink, it is a place we have

come to call home,” said Gensler.

“As a team, we spend almost

every day at the rink practicing

and getting ready for games. It

isn’t the most eye-appealing rink

out there but it does what it has

to. We have made the rink our

home.”

Although Gensler will most

likely finish his Bentley career

out at the John Ryan Skating

Arena, that doesn’t mean he

wants those following in his foot-

steps to do so as well.

“I 100 percent believe Bentley

should be looking to add a rink

on campus,” said Gensler.

“Overall it would mean a lot to

the hockey team to have a nice

facility, but overall it could add

great value to the Bentley com-

munity as a whole.”

Is Bentley’s hockey program

on the rise? Absolutely. Does

that mean they’ll be rewarded

with a new home? Only time

will tell.

Falcons wrap up early part of the season at 4-3 after 73-72 victoryBentley looks to fine tune over winter break after facing Franklin Pierce, Stonehill

After an overtime thriller

and a tough loss to last week,

the Bentley men’s basketball

team will begin a four-game

home streak that will span over

the next month. Bentley will

host Franklin Pierce Dec. 4 and

Stonehill Dec. 8 before a three-

week break.

On Nov. 28, the Falcons trav-

eled to Colchester, Vt., to take

on the Purple Knights of Saint

Michael’s College. The Falcons

battled hard in the first half,

building an eight point lead at

the break. However, the Purple

Knights fought back in the sec-

ond half.

With 44 seconds remaining,

St. Michael’s sophomore guard

Dom Ditlefsen nailed a three-

pointer to give his team a two-

point lead. Less than 10 seconds

later, the Falcons were back

down court. Freshman forward

Tyler McFarland drew a foul,

and had the chance to tie the

game with a one-and-one oppor-

tunity. As is expected with any

Jay Lawson coached team,

McFarland hit both his free

throws, locking the game at 66-

66. A Falcons stop on the defen-

sive end forced overtime.

In extra period, the teams

went back and forth. Saint

Michael’s scored first on a three-

pointer from sophomore guard

Corey Crawford II. The lead

was erased quickly, however,

with a three-pointer from soph-

omore guard J.P. Koury, tying

the game.

With 16 seconds left, Saint

Michael’s took a one-point lead

with a layup, leaving very little

time for the Falcons to win the

game. On the ensuing posses-

sion, junior guard Jasper

Grassa found McFarland at the

free throw line, who knocked

down the shot, leaving the

Falcons were victorious, 73-72.

Koury led all scorers with 25

points in the game on 8-of-12

shooting and five rebounds.

Junior guard DJ Guillette

brought plenty of energy off the

bench, scoring a career-high

nine points. In his first two sea-

sons as a Falcon, Guillette had

played only 12 minutes in seven

games. However, he made sure

he was ready when his name

was called, and played a key

role in the team’s win.

On Dec. 1, the Falcons went

into Southern New Hampshire

riding a three-game win streak.

The Penmen took a 6-4 lead just

more than four minutes into the

game and never relinquished it.

Their lead at the half crept up

to eight points.

With just less than five min-

utes le f t in the game,

McFarland made a layup to cut

the Penmen lead to just two.

Southern New Hampshire,

however, controlled the game

the rest of the way, thanks in

part to hitting 11 of their final

12 shots from the charity stripe.

The Falcons win streak was

halted at three, with the game

ending by the score of 70-60.

McFarland continued his

strong play, recording his third

double-double in four games.

He finished with 17 points and

10 rebounds while shooting 50

percent from the field. Grassa

had his best offensive game of

the season against the Penmen

as well, scoring 21 points on 8-

of-20 shooting, including 4-of-10

from beyond the arc.

On Dec. 8, the Falcons will

showdown with the No. 23 pro-

By Matt Gustus

Vanguard Staff

gram in the country, the

Stonehill Skyhawks. The

Skyhawks opened up their

Northeast-10 schedule with stiff

competition, falling to the teams

ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the

NE-10 Coaches’ Preseason Poll.

Stonehill lost to Franklin Pierce

by 12 before getting blown out

at home against UMass Lowell

by 20. Three seniors lead the

team in scoring, while sopho-

more forward Jack Cole is

fourth in the NE-10 in rebound-

ing with 10 per game.

Early in the season, the NE-

10 is already proving to be a

competitive conference. Of the

16 teams, 13 are separated by

only two games. An early sur-

prise is the success of the

Assumption Greyhounds,

ranked No. 8 in the NE-10

Preseason Coaches’ Poll.

Playing solid defense and effi-

c ient shoot ing have the

Greyhounds sitting at 7-0 (5-0

NE-10). The Falcons will trav-

el to Assumption on Jan. 9 in

the only regular season meet-

ing between the two teams on

the schedule.

Franklin Pierce, the reigning

NE-10 Champions, is back near

the top of the NE-10 this year.

Their lone loss on the year thus

far came at the hands of Saint

Anselm. In the most recent

NCAA rankings, the team is

ranked No. 7, with No. 23

Stonehill the only other NE-10

member in the top 25. The

Falcons will host Franklin

Pierce on Dec. 4 and travel

there on Feb. 20.

Over the break, the young

Falcons team will be able to

take a breather and look back

on what they did well during

the first month of the season.

Per usual, the team is one of the

best defensive teams in the con-

ference, giving up only 62.6

points per game. Only

Assumption and Saint

Michael’s have been better,

each giving up just under 60

points.

Offensively, the team is third

in free throw percentage (74.3

percent), second in rebounding

(39.3 rebounds per game), but

last in field goal percentage

(38.4 percent).

With a major chunk of the

season still left to be played,

Bentley is in fair shape going

into the winter break.

Falcon Fact

The Bentley women’s basketball team was recently

ranked the No. 2 program in Division II for the fourth

consecutive week after a 6-0 start to the 2012-13 sea-

son.

Junior forward Lauren Battista leads the Lady

Falcons in points (13.8) and rebounds (7.2) per game

while senior guard Courtney Finn and junior forward

Jacqui Brugliera each average double-digit point totals

as well.

page 16 decemBeR 6, 2012 the VangUaRdViewpoints & sports

My goal in life was never to

be writing about sports, it was

to be playing them. Long story

short , that dream never

became a reality and here I am

writing to you as my term as

sports editor of The Vanguard

comes to a close.

Writing has become my life

over the past two years. It all

started when my best friend

and I were stupid enough to

believe that we could make

money by starting an online

sports blog. We wrote and

wrote and wrote, and despite

all of the time and effort we

put in, neither of us have ever

seen a dime come from it.

That dumb idea—at the

time—has opened up a world

of opportunit ies for me,

though, and for that I’m forev-

er thankful. I never would’ve

had the courage to email for-

mer Editor-in-Chief Leslie

Dias about writing for The

Vanguard and then become

one of my predecessor’s, Robbie

LaBrie, regular writers if it

weren’t for it.

Writing under Robbie was a

lot of fun. I loved getting

emai l s f r om h im every

Thursday with my next assign-

ment. I’ll never forget the first

time I covered a Bentley foot-

ball game on the road and all

of the parents tried to get me

to mention their offensive line-

man sons once they found out

I was writing about the team.

I’m sorry to say that to this

day, I don’t think one offensive

lineman has been referenced

in one of my articles. But with

a position like offensive line, if

you aren’t getting talked about

it usually means you’re doing

a good job.

I’ve been privileged to cover

some great teams here at

Bentley, from the football team

to the cross country team to

the women’s lacrosse team. I

do, however, have to give a

spec ia l shout out to the

women’s basketball team,

which has been the most fun

to cover since I started writing.

This is a very special group of

women who are fantastic at

what they do and they have

been very helpful through

countless emails and in-person

interviews.

Even though I’ve begged my

staff not to write “Let’s Go

Falcons!” or “Come to the

Games!” in their articles, this

i s the one except i on .

Attendance has definitely been

on the rise during my time at

Bentley, but there’s no doubt

that it could be higher. Not

every college or university has

a team playing for a national

championship, better yet, mul-

tiple teams. Make sure that

you don’t miss what could end

up being history.

Two people that I know

won’t miss a thing are Dick

Lipe and Kyle Mack, who work

t i re l ess ly in the Spor ts

Information Office collecting

stats, writing up recaps and

staying on top of everything

that involves Bentley athlet-

ics. Their work is remarkable

and having them as resources

has made my life and my

staff’s lives much easier.

I’ve had some incredible

writers on my staff over the

past year and the sports sec-

tion wouldn’t be where it is

now wi thout them. Ian

Giancursio, Billy Fitzhenry

and Emily Ellis are all very

talented journalists who have

showed extreme dedication to

the world of Bentley athletics

during my term and I can’t

thank them enough for their

hard work. I’m sure that writ-

ing for me has not been an

easy task.

And then there’s my succes-

sor, Matt Gustus. If it weren’t

for a couple of poor souls who

circled my name on the ballot

around this time last year, he

would be the one assigning,

writing and editing the sports

articles on a weekly basis for

the past year instead of myself.

There’s no doubt in my mind

that Matt will be a great sports

editor as he’s been the best

writer I’ve worked with here at

Bentley. He’s never afraid to

interview a player or coach

and is always more than will-

ing to write more than is

required of him. I wish him the

best during his term, but don’t

think I won’t be keeping a close

eye on him in the near future.

It’s true that my term as

sports editor has come to an

end , but t enure a t The

Vanguard is still very much

intact. I’ll be taking over the

copy editor duties in the

spring, looking over each and

every article that goes into The

Vanguard and most likely will

help Matt out with a sports

article here and there. I’ll still

be pleading for sports to be on

the front page of every issue—

as I’ve done for the past year

with limited success—as well

as throwing ideas out there on

how to improve The Vanguard

in general.

Robbie’s final few words as

sports editor were about how

he wouldn’t trade his experi-

ences for Chris Paul, even

though he’d trade Rajon Rondo

for him. I have to agree with

him—although I wouldn’t

trade Rondo for Paul—in that

this has been an unforgettable

year as the sports editor of The

Vanguard.

I’ll admit that knowing my

time has come to an end is a

little upsetting, but as my

favorite writer, ESPN’s Buster

Olney, says at the conclusion

of each of his articles, “Today

will be better than yesterday.”

By Benjamin Klein

SpoRtS editoR

Today will be better than yesterday

courtesy of Benjamin klein

Falcon

oF the

Week

2

Le Named

Falcon of the Week

Junior Amanda Le of the women’s swimming and

diving team is the Falcon of the Week. Le won three

of the four individual races she swam in over the

weekend at the Pace Invitational in Pleasantville,

N.Y.

Le took home first in the 200 individual medley

(2:13.71), the 100 breaststroke (1:09.77) and the 200

breaststroke (2:27.28). She also swam on Bentley’s

victorious 400 medley relay team during the meet

and was second in the 400 IM.

Her winning times in the 100 and 200 breaststroke

races were the fastest recorded by a Northeast-10

swimmer this season.

Le and the swim team are off from the pool until

a Jan. 4 meet against Plymouth State at the Dana

Center.

Recent ReSUltSResults from 11/28-12/1

Hockey (6-7-0, 5-4-0 AHA) Result

at Army (11/29)* L 3-2

at Dartmouth (12/1) L 5-2

Men’s Basketball (4-3, 2-2 NE-10)

at Saint Michael’s (11/28)* W 73-72 (ot)

at Southern New Hampshire (12/1)* L 70-60

Men’s Swimming (4-0)

Pace Invitational (11/30-12/1) No team score

Men’s Track and Field

UMass Boston Invitational (12-1) No team score

Women’s Basketball (5-0, 4-0 NE-10)

at Saint Michael’s (11/28)* W 54-42

at Southern New Hampshire (12/1)* W 52-42

Women’s Swimming (4-0)

Pace Invitational (11/30-12/1) No team score

Women’s Track and Field

UMass Boston Invitational (12/1) No team score

*Conference Game

Dec. 7 Hockey vs. Air Force* 7:05 p.m.

Dec. 8 Women’s Basketball vs. Stonehill* 1:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball vs. Stonehill* 3:30 p.m.Hockey vs. Air Force* 7:05 p.m.

Dec. 16 Women’s Basketball vs. LIU Post 1:30 p.m.

Dec. 30 Men’s Basketball vs. Concordia (N.Y.) 2:00 p.m.

*Conference Game

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