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Nicole ShepardstAFF WritEr

This IssueCLEP Exams

Bentley’s Ph.D.s

Football Loss

Club Updates ...................5

AIA Funding Cuts ........6

Glutton Girl:Bertucci’s .........................6

Senior Experience .....7

SGA Speaks ....................7

Fed Challenge ....................7

This Column is Not YetRated ...................................8

B o o k R e v i e w : T h e

Locked Room ................9

April’s Advice .............10

Notes from Abroad ....11

Warren Buffett ..........12

Field Hockey ...................15

Volleyball ..........................16

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CLEP provides AP credit after high schoolExams allow students to test out of required coursesLeslie DiasCAmPus LiFE EDitor

Photos from bentley.edu&collegeboard.comCLEPs can ease your college workload.

As class registration begins

this coming week, several stu-

dents will be picking in a class

code ahead with the enormous

number of credits that students

are attending Bentley with. one

method for obtaining these cred-

its is the untraditional college

level examination program.

Commonly known as CLEP,

this program offers a more

instantaneous way of getting

credit for a full semester college

course. students taking CLEP

exams can take up to 12 trans-

ferrable college credits. CLEP

takes Advanced Placement cred-

its one step further with no

course to couple the material

covered in the exam.

these CLEP examinations

cost $72 each and are comprised

of a sole examination on the sub-

ject at hand. the advantages of

CLEP are stated on the College

Board website and include ben-

efits such as skipping introducto-

ry classes, saving money, and

graduating early.

Jane Ellis, the Associate Dean

of Academic services, has been

dealing with the CLEP program

since she’s been at Bentley.

“Very few students take

advantage of CLEP exams—

they are difficult standardized

exams,” says Ellis, “We usually

recommend them if a student

has taken a strong AP course in

high school or a college course

that didn’t transfer in.”

As an equivalent to taking a

semester long course, are these

exams adequate substitutes? “i

think of the exams as compara-

ble to an AP exam: that is, they

are a good measure of knowl-

edge that can be tested in a mul-

tiple-choice, short-answer for-

mat,” says Ellis, “i don’t consid-

er that an indicator of how well

a student would do in a Bentley

course because it doesn’t meas-

ure writing or communication

skills, class participation (discus-

sion is such an important part of

most classes).”

According to the College

Board website, there are over 34

examinations ranging from eco-

nomics to psychology to chem-

istry. “the most common exam

taken by Bentley students is

American Government,” says

Ellis.

Professor George seeley, an

American Government profes-

sor on campus, has similar

reserves to CLEP. “missing most

of all [from the CLEP exam] is

the give and take of the class-

room discussion, presentation of

issues as two sided and writing

assignments to test how well a

student is able to articulate a

point of view.”

As an important aspect of

Bentley’s academic atmosphere,

analysis and discussion are

missing from these college-level

exams and take away one of the

most valuable assets that

Bentley has to offer.

it is obvious that these pro-

grams are designed for students

to reiterate information and pass

the exam. seeley says, “All

review services propose to advise

for the test rather than pursue

a course of study here.

therefore, students miss out

on the learning experience that

is married with taking actual col-

lege courses.

Another point that seeley

addresses is the guarantee made

by these substitute college course

programs and tests, “some even

guarantee passing or your

money back!?! that’s not a guar-

antee i would be prepared to

make with students in my

course.”

After establishing a rep-

utable undergrad and gradu-

ate program, Bentley decided

to take higher education one

step further. on may 16, 2009,

the program was solidified

with Kwadwo Asare becoming

the first student to graduate

from Bentley’s doctoral pro-

gram.

Bentley’s first doctorial pro-

g rams in Bus iness and

Accountancy were launched in

september 2006 in hopes to

broaden Bentley’s reputation

as a, “prestigious business

school,” according to the direc-

tor of the Ph.D. program, sue

newell. it was also created to

meet the increasing demand

for business Ph.D.s. According

to the Association to Advance

Collegiate schools of Business

international, there was a

national shortage of 1,142

business Ph.D.s in 2008. By

2013, the gap is expected to

exceed 2,400 Ph.D.s.

Bentley’s doctoral program

is designed to match both the

student’s personal goal for

their dissertation along with

the evolving criteria for busi-

ness Ph.D.s.

“our research shows that

business schools need specific

talents in their new faculty

members, including a publica-

tion record, teaching experi-

ence, and subject domain and

methods expertise,” said

robert Gal l iers , former

Bentley answers the need for Business Ph.D.s

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Falcons loss ends playoff hopes

(Continued on Page 14)

Photo by Nicole ShepardBentley’s Ph.D. program is taking flight with 17 students this year.

Phillip St. PierrestAFF WritEr

the Falcons had what

most would consider a spec-

tacular season, finishing tied

atop of the northeast 10

division, but somehow still

managed to fall short of the

nCAA Division ii Playoffs.

Although Bentley Football

came to an abrupt end this

year, there really can’t be too

much disappointment in a

season where the Falcons

only lost two games.

the Falcons ended the

season with a record of 8-2,

with both of their losses com-

i n g b y o n l y t w o p o i n t s .

Bentley finished tied atop

the northeast-10 conference

with both merrimack College

and southern Connecticut,

but a crucial loss in their

final regular season game

ruined the Falcons hopes of

making the playoffs.

i n t h e i r f i n a l m a t c h

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

saturday, a win would have

“Very few students take

advantage of CLEP

exams - they are

difficult standardized

exams.”

-Jane EllisAssoCiAtE DEAn, ACADEmiC sErViCEs

QB Johnson led a very successful ‘09 offense. Photo provided by Paul LeBon

Campus News

PagE 2 nOVEmBEr 12, 2009 THE VangUarD

Policelog

Nightmare on Hammond Street

Early last week, officers received a

r e p o r t f r o m t h e W a l t h a m P o l i c e

Department describing a wild Halloween

party off-campus Bentley students held

on Hammond Street. The officers who

responded to the noise violation at 1 a.m.

observed approximately 100 people in

the area and could hear the music from

a country mile away. The officers put

an end to the festivities and informed

the three Bentley students that they

would be judicially charged with a noise

ordinance violation.

S c i e n c e E x p e r i m e n t G o e s

Dismally Wrong

Thursday morning at 1 a.m. the

Waltham Fire Department responded to

a fire alarm in Oak Hall. When they

entered the building they fought through

a substantial amount of smoke billow-

ing from bathroom into the hallway.

Inside, they found a smoldering trash

barrel. The barrel was brought outside

and the building was aired out but the

series of events that led to the fire are

still unknown. The case is closed due to

lack of suspects.

Too Cool for Fire Safety

While responding to a routine fire

alarm inspection Tuesday evening, offi-

cers noticed a student who had not left

the building for the alarm. When officers

questioned the student he claimed that

he had been looking for his wallet and

planned on leaving soon. The officers

decided that the student had plenty of

time to leave the building before they

arrived and was evading the fire alarm.

He will be judicially charged with fail-

ure to evacuate during an emergency.

Put That Guest on A Leash

On Sunday at 1:44 a.m. officers on

patrol spotted a male drinking out of a

beer can. as they approached, the per-

petrator attempted to hide the beer but

to no avail. He had no ID and was found

to be a guest of a female party he accom-

panied. They were both sternly advised

about the city ordinance and campus pol-

icy banning drinking in public. The

female student will be charged with a

guest policy violation.

Pole Dancer

Thursday morning, at around 11:15,

a staff member reported an off-campus

accident involving a Bentley vehicle. The

staff member who had rented the vehicle

didn’t check twice before backing, and

Gaelen Austin-LaFranceGarren HilowVangUarD STaFF

accidently bumped into a light pole. The

light pole inflicted small scratches and

removed some paint from the rear

bumper.

Three Strikes You’re Out

Early Sunday morning, at 1:21 a.m.,

the boys in blue headed up to Elm Hall

for a report of a highly intoxicated

female. Upon arrival, they met with a

staff member who indicated the female

student had been vomiting and displayed

other signs of intoxication. The boister-

ous student in question assured officers

she hadn’t had anything to drink then

proceeded to fail three consecutive sobri-

ety tests. Despite her insistence that she

was totally sober, she was taken into pro-

tective custody and transported to the

hospital for further treatment. She will

be judicially charged with underage alco-

hol violation and protective custody.

Unnecessary Roughness

Campus Police arrived at the football

field Sunday afternoon just after 2 p.m.

for a report of a broken nose. The flag

footballer had taken an elbow to the nose

during an intense play and required

medical attention. Officers observed that

the athlete’s nose was swollen and bleed-

ing and took him to the hospital for fur-

ther treatment.

Half an hour later, police were called

to the field a second time for another

injured player. Upon arrival, the student

was holding a gauze pad over his eye and

told the officers he’d been hit during a

play and received a cut on his face. The

small laceration was deep enough that

it likely required stitches, so officers took

the player to the hospital.

I Can’t Stop, It Feels So Good

Early Sunday morning, an officer

making rounds inside Fenway was flab-

bergasted when he came upon a student

urinating in the corner of the second

floor stairwell. The officer ordered the

student to stop what he was doing imme-

diately. Clearly unable to stop, the male

continued peeing until he was good and

empty. The satisfied student then start-

ed walking away from the officer, ignor-

ing commands to halt. When the officer

caught up with him, he noticed an over-

whelming odor of alcohol and shortly

thereafter determined he had caught an

underage drinker.The student was

arrested for disorderly conduct and

transported to the Waltham Police

Department for the night to think about

what he had done. He will be judicially

charged with an underage alcohol viola-

tion and disorderly conduct.

seniors! don't forget to pickup your senior Mugs!

look out for emails on whenyou can stop by the office, in

the Bubble.

next PUB night:december 3

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Beta Gamma sigma is an international honor

society that recognizes students with outstanding

academic achievement. It is accredited by the

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of

Business (AACB). Being a member of this socie-

ty is the highest recognition a student can receive

in a baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate or doctor-

al program in business. Twice a year, students

from BGS around the world attend the Beta

Gamma Sigma Student Leadership Forum. They

work together and individually to strengthen their

leadership skills before entering the professional

workforce. This year, stephanie Bernard and

anne Marie Warner will be representing Bentley

University at the Leadership Forum. It will be held

in Tampa, Florida in the beginning of February.

The students are being sponsored by the office of

the Dean of Business.

Thanks to the Boston Area Beta Gamma Sigma

Alumni Chapter, Rick dilorenzo has been

awarded sponsorship to the Leadership Forum

as well. At its September meeting, the Bentley

chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma elected the fol-

lowing officers:

President: Andy Aylesworth, Associate

Professor of Marketing and Faculty Senate Chair

treasurer: Chip Wiggins, Gibbons Professor of

Finance

Vice Presidents: Rick DiLorenzo, Kaylyn

Frazier, and Anne Marie Warner

On November 19, Beta Gamma Sigma is co-

sponsoring an event with ALPFA and Career

Services. cFO Michael Wyzga from Genzyme

is coming to Bentley to speak about career

strategies in corporate finance within the Biotech

industry. BGS officers will be present. Those

interested in hearing from the CFO of Genzyme

or learning more about the BGS Honor Society

should RSVP to the event via BentleyLink.

NewsBriefs

Please Read

then Recycle

*The Vanguard’s editorial as well as the editorial cartoon are proposed at each Editorial Board meeting. They are repre-sented as being the opinions of the Board as a whole, although drawn by individuals, and not the Bentley community.

Enough with the endless e-mails alreadyWhen it comes to e-mails at

Bentley, we have all been

overwhelmed by our full

inboxes at one time or anoth-

er. nevertheless, it seems like

the rate at which they fill up

has been steadily increasing

over this past semester.

Bentley utilizes the school-

wide e-mails for events and

speakers on campus, updates

on health and registration,

and other necessary informa-

tion relevant to all students.

We understand the need for

these e-mails, sent by admin-

istration in the interest of the

Bentley community, because

they are relevant to our lives.

However, e-mails that are

sent by individual faculty as a

means of course advertise-

ment, students who abuse e-

mail lists to get their word out,

or organizations advertising

their events are a different

story. They are clear examples

of abuse of our campus as a

whole, and need to be limited

and stopped.

It is appropriate for teach-

ers to advertise their abroad

programs through fliers,

brochures, classes, and per-

haps one e-mail to all stu-

dents. On the other hand,

when the amount of e-mails

becomes excessive and seems

never-ending, something

needs to be done. Perhaps a

single email advertising the

details all of the faculty pro-

grams would be best.

We have enough e-mails

coming in every minute of

every day, and receiving more

unnecessary e-mails only irri-

tates students more. If we

don’t reply to the first, second,

or third, it should be assumed

that we are not interested in

traveling to another country

for an alternative spring or

winter break. And if we do

reply to an e-mail expressing

interest in a certain study

abroad program, it does not

mean we want to receive even

more e-mails.

Some students have even

gone so far as creating rules in

Outlook to automatically

delete these kinds of e-mails.

And they’re right to. Study

laboratories on campus for

specific classes or job openings

for students who speak

Chinese fluently do not apply

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to the entire campus so should

not be e-mailed to everyone.

We as students take the time

to make distribution lists, so

it’s time these specific places

do as well.

Students who abuse e-mail

lists are the worst. “Forward

this e-mail to 100 friends and

receive an iPod.” “Join the

fight against John Smith by

signing my petition.” It’s all

the same. Using a work e-mail

list should be for very specific

reasons: to cover shifts, in case

of an emergency, or to spread

job related information. These

lists should not be for person-

al use, and need to be regulat-

ed.

This problem has arisen a

million times. The administra-

tion has limited how many

people students can e-mail.

The students have been regu-

lated, so it’s time for profes-

sors, faculty and staff to

receive similar treatment.

Access to all student lists

should be restricted to top

administrators, and those who

attempt to violate these

restrictions with sanctions.

Find new and innovative

ways to advertise your events

and programs. Find new ways

to get the information out. If

not, suffer the “always delete”

rule in Outlook, and have your

e-mails overlooked forever.

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.

Letter to The Editor: Tim WiseDear Editor,

My name is Vinny

Menechino. I am a freshman

at Bentley University. I feel

that since I have been refer-

enced four times in the past

three issues of The Vanguard,

it would be appropriate to

submit a statement of my

own.

I was the person who

attended the Tim Wise forum

and offered an opposing view-

point. I will use this opportu-

nity to state my personal

views on both Mr. Wise’s

statements and the forum

which followed it, rather than

condemn a fellow Bentley stu-

dent.

I believe the administra-

tion exhibited very poor judg-

ment in selecting Mr. Wise to

give a speech on diversity. He

is a very controversial figure,

and it takes nothing more

than a quick Google search of

his name to discover his true

nature. Character aside, I

was in the auditorium during

the mandatory lecture. I

remained in my seat through-

out the duration of the

speech, and re-watched it

over the Internet. I do feel he

made a couple of valid points,

however, these were over-

shadowed by very controver-

sial and unacceptable state-

ments, which offended many

in the audience (and no, I am

not referring to the infamous

“Bush joke;” I will get to that

later). ]

One example of such a

statement was Mr. Wise’s

claim that Supreme Court

Justice Clarence Thomas (an

extremely offensive, racist

and unproven claim). Mr.

Wise went on to claim that as

such, Justice Thomas should

not be opposed to affirmative

action as he is now.

Mr. Wise also stated that

American society promotes

“institutionalized racism” and

oppresses minorities. While

no one can deny that the dark

chapter of our nation’s history

did once exist, it has been

long since ended. There are

countless stories of poverty

stricken citizens and immi-

grants alike that have broken

through these barriers using

only their thirst for success.

Mr. Wise’s statement on

“institutionalized racism”

cannot be objectively proven

and thus cannot be presented

as fact like Mr. Wise did in his

speech.

As I previously stated, I

was the only individual at the

forum opposed to Mr. Wise’s

view points. I must applaud

the faculty moderators trying

to keep the discussion as open

and balanced as possible.

However, they were largely

unable to maintain even-

handedness. Upon discover-

ing that I was the only opposi-

tion in the room, I was imme-

diately questioned by several

people as to my opinion on the

“Bush joke.” It irritated me

that this was one of the first

topics brought up in the dis-

cussion, and that it was

stressed as one of the more

important issues. I replied

that I feel he did make a fair-

ly valid point with the joke,

however, as a paid profession-

al, he became overly carried

away with the subject of the

attempted humor. Only after

a lengthy discussion of the

Bush joke, was I finally asked

why I opposed Tim Wise, and

as I gave my answer, I was

rudely interrupted by stu-

dents who disagreed. After

the incident, I felt there

would be no use in speaking,

as it was apparent that the

vast majority of those present

were not at all interested in

listening. It was also appar-

ent that many faculty and

students showed up at the

forum just to condemn a par-

ticular student for merely

expressing his opinion and

gloat over the closure of the

Facebook group opposing Tim

Wise.

In conclusion, I believe I

speak for many students that

the issue of Tim Wise needs to

be dropped so that we can

begin an open, free conversa-

tion about race at Bentley

and in America. If Bentley

faculty will organize a forum

dealing with the issue, many

of my peers and I will attend,

but only on the condition that

it be truly free and open. We

will not tolerate baseless crit-

icism of particular students

and attempts to intimidate

them for exercising their

rights of free speech and

expression.

Vinny Menechino

OpiniOn

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Club updates

The Women’s Center

Weekly meetings Monday 2:10-3:25 p.m. in LaCava 180

Project of LoveHoliday 2009 Project of Love. Help the Women’s Center and the

Salvation Army by dressing a bear that will be given to a child inneed this holiday season. bears can be picked up in the Women’s

Center, LaCava 180, and must be returned no later than Monday,november 30. Contact parkins_mega@bentley.edu for more infor-

mation.

Love Your Body DayDo you ever feel stressed and exhausted after a long week of

classes? Join the Women’s Center for Love Your body Day onSunday, november 15 from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the backbay ofthe Student Center. Spend the day with pampering and relaxation!

the Women’s Center has a variety of events planned including aMary-Kay make-up specialist, a one hour yoga session beginning at

noon, free massages, and much more! in addition, light, healthysnacks and drinks will be provided. Feel free to contact the

Women’s Center at gA_WomensCenter@bentley.edu or visitLaCava 180 with any questions.

Students who coach life lessons

What do you get when

you mix a few bentley stu-

dents, a non-profit organi-

zation by the name of More

than Words, and a group of

students who need guid-

ance to achieve their goal?

You get a position called an

education coach. the tasks

of these coaches are to

assist students in obtaining

their goals, whether it is to

get their geD or graduate

from college.

the More than Words

organization is a non-profit

that teaches students fun-

damental tools necessary to

succeed in life.

the organization targets

kids who have been in trou-

ble with the law or who

come from broken homes.

they hire these kids where

most other places won’t,

and allow them to run a

bookstore, which happens

to be named More than

W o r d s . t h e y r e c e n t l y

implemented a program

which hires bentley stu-

dents to come assist these

kids in obtaiingn their

goals.

there are current ly

three bentley students

working there; Josephson

Delpeche, Shanell Mosley,

a n d J e s s o n

Chrisosthomme. these

three dedicated students

meet with students a few

hours per week to help

them with homework, give

advice, etc. these students

feel lucky to be chosen for

the position and love every

minute they spend there.

Jesson stated, “i think

it’s a great program and it

really does make a huge

difference in the youth’s

lives… being an educa-

tional coach, i basically

mot ivate the students

towards reaching the goals

they have set in place. i

also enjoy mentoring the

students, because they look

at me as an example and

this really means a great

deal to me personally. it

motivates me to do well

because i know that others

are looking at what i do. i

hope this is what you were

looking for.” Shanell was

just enthusiastic when she

was asked; “through it all

this has been an amazing

opportunity to help young

people see the value in edu-

cation, help them reach

their academic potential,

and a great way to invest in

the life of a young person.”

to help keep this organ-

ization running, Diane

tetreault has organized a

service learning curriculum

embedded in all her cours-

es which helps out neigh-

boring non-profits.

More than Words is

lucky to be one of the recip-

ients of her good doings.

She has several students

collecting 600 books each to

donate to the bookstore in

order to keep it running.

She has done this for years

and plans to keep it going.

t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n i s

always looking for more

donations and willing to

take donat ions in any

amount.

if you need more contact

information you can visit

t h e w e b s i t e a t

www.mtwyouth.org, or stop

by their location at 376

Moody Street Waltham,

MA. You can also call them

at 781-788-0035 to set up a

tour of the bookstore.

Meshawn CiseroContributing Writer

PaGe 6 NOVemBer 12, 2009 tHe VaNGUarD

Campus Life / CoLumns

Glutton GirlBertucci’s

By:

Bonnie Li

Bertucci’s

21 Brattle St

Cambridge, MA 02138

(617) 864-4748

after taking a long trip

down to Braintree with my

friends on a cold Saturday, we

decided to head to Bertucci’s

for some good pizza and pasta

to brighten up our moods. the

place was very crowded at 6:00

pm; our group of six had to

wait for about thirty minutes,

and we did not even get seated

at a table for six.

all of us squeezed into a

booth for four people. When we

were handed the menus, we

were extremely happy with

the choices offered –there are

pizza choices that satisfy veg-

etable-cravers, meat-lovers

and anyone with a whim for

anchovies, eggplants, tomatoes

or ricotta. Pasta choices includ-

ed fettucine, ravioli, spaghetti

and others. the whole restau-

rant exuded a cozy atmos-

phere that suggested harmo-

ny and the savoring of the

food.

Customer Service

admittedly, the Bertucci’s

chain at Harvard Square does

not have the best service.

However, at another chain in

Waltham, the service was

much better.

When we walked in, we

were greeted by two hostesses

that, after asking them about

the waiting list for five min-

utes, told us we had to put our

names down at another count-

er inside the restaurant. Our

waiter was fr iendly and

brought our fourth basket of

bread with a smile and made

occas i ona l j okes a t our

appetite for the bread. When

we asked for some bread to go,

he gave us seven puffs of the

addicting and savory bread.

One complaint i have, howev-

er, is that the waiter did not

bring us additional utensils for

the six of us –we had four forks

and four knives for six people.

Value

the unlimited bread puffs

are the key hooks of Bertucci’s.

a pizza consisting of eight

large slices costs around eight-

een dollars, depending on

what it is topped with. We

ordered a large cheese pizza

and another one with spinach,

ricotta and roasted garlic, both

of which are made with good

materials. the pizza was

topped with a hefty amount of

toppings, guaranteeing a bite

of each topping in each bite.

the pasta however, was not

the best although they con-

tained choices with shrimp,

eggplant, chicken and differ-

ent types of cheeses. i did not

bother trying any of the

desserts offered, but there

were only five choices, all of

which revolving around choco-

late and cheesecake.

Quality

to put it in the words of my

friend, “the bread is like

crack.” along with the olive oil

with herbs that it is served

with the bread is also delec-

table. the pizza is about as

good as it can get, with a rich

covering of cheese and top-

pings. the crust is thin but

soft and delicious. the salad is

crisp and fresh and their

dressings –balsamic vinai-

grette, italian and Caesar –are

tasty. While the pizzas are

delicious and made well, the

pasta is a different story. it

was not poorly made, but at

around twelve dollars per dish,

i expect them to be better

made, less oily and the sauce

to be less watery. Of every-

thing offered, the pizza and

the free bread are definitely

the best choices.

Décor

the restaurant offers a nice

environment that suggests

bonding over a nice slice of

p i z za and dr inks . the

ambiance is also casual and

offers a feeling of coziness and

friendliness. it also blends in

with the cute chain of small

stores ranging from candy

and cafes. the lighting was

slightly low, but it also con-

tributs to the overall mood and

tone of the environment.

However, the restaurant is on

the small side, so expect at

least a thirty minute wait on

weekends and busy nights. in

addition, there is only one

table that seats six people, so

my friends and i just squeezed

into a booth made for four peo-

ple.

Bertucci ’s is the prime

choice for a good meal in cold

weather because of the cozy

setting that warms up your

insides, the piping hot rolls,

and the delicious pizza that

satisfies your cravings for

italian food.

Rating: 4/5

Bertucci’s is known for brick-oven pizzas. Photo from thisisframingham.com

AIA scrutiny of funds leaves clubs wondering “what next?”

at the first Bentley Golf

association meeting of the year,

President Jason Drucker had a

tough message: “i know you

guys are real excited about golf,

but this year we’re kind of going

to have to play things by ear

because aia cut our funding.”

according to the Bentley stu-

dent organization website, the

purpose of the allocation and

internal audit Committee

(aia), is “to allocate the under-

graduate student activity fee to

recognized student organiza-

tions of Bentley University [and

to oversee] how monies are

spent to ensure your activity fee

is utilized to your benefit.”

Because the aia board is com-

prised of students elected by the

Bentley student body, the fund

allocations decided by those par-

ticular students are typically in

conjunction with the students’

best interests.

although the majority of the

clubs spend their funds on these

expenses, the amount of fund-

ing each student organization

receives varies on a year-to-year

basis. the preceding year essen-

tially functions as a report card

aia evaluates to determine the

specific organization’s funding

for the upcoming year.

aia Chair elise Hanaoka

and Vice President of the

association of Bentley activities

(aBa) tyler Williams, state

that the differences in funding

for each organization are gen-

erally established based on the

appeal of the organization to the

student body: “We first look at

whether the request fits the

mission statement of the organ-

ization, then how [their] events

can benefit the greatest num-

ber of students at Bentley.

Obviously, larger organizations

like CaB (Campus activities

Board) benefit the greatest

number of students on campus,

therefore they are given larger

budgets.”

although some organizations

are capable of acquiring their

funds from financial sources

other than aia, the majority of

student clubs depend on aia

funding; with these increases in

budget for CaB and such organ-

izations, the smaller clubs lose

financial support from aia.

Hanaoka and Williams claim

that aside from the increasing

needs of the more sizeable

organizations on campus, clubs

can also lose funding if “they are

delinquent with their budget

requests to aia or are inactive

in communication with aBa

representatives.” for example,

“aBa has initiated a website

titled CollegiateLink, and [if]

groups fail to update their

CollegiateLink space, aBa and

aia [can deem them as] delin-

quent.” in addition, “if a group

fraudulently uses their funds

for any reason, their accounts

could be f rozen or fu l ly

revoked.”

On the other end of the spec-

trum, organizations can also

obtain more funding at any

time during the year as long as

they undertake an appeal

process with aia. Hanaoka

states that “organizations put

expected turnout amounts on

their budget requests, and

[aia] tends to run cost-per-per-

son calculations to determine if

a request is reasonable…

[However], organizations would

not be given more money sim-

ply because there is a surplus

[of funds].”

filing an appeal does not

guarantee additional funds.

this year especially, aia has

been “forced to take a step back

and look at the big picture...bec-

ause it has become extremely

important for [them] as the allo-

cating organization to be a lit-

tle more frugal” due to the cur-

rent economic conditions,

according to Hanaoka.

She asserts that aia modi-

fied its priorities last year,

which included “reducing the

allocation amount for organiza-

tions to have promotional items

at the activities fair from $300

to $200, [placing] a moratorium

on funding conferences given

the high per-person cost, [dis-

continuing] funding of dinners

off-campus for organizations,

and [reducing] the overall per-

person cost of food at events.”

essentially, the changes in

funding this year can be attrib-

uted to the combination of the

emergence of new organizations

and our current economic situ-

ation. as a result of these finan-

cial adjustments, clubs and

organizations will discover how

to function without additional

funds.

for the Bent ley Gol f

association, Drucker reveals

details about the drastic budg-

et cuts: “Last semester in the

spring, we got $1,400 [and]

$1,100 went to our outings. this

semester i had asked for $1650,

and they only gave us $825,

[essentially] half of what we

asked for, [and now] we have to

start charging kids to play golf.”

Faustine LiaoStaff Writer

Photos fromAIA and www.dunnpal.orgAIA’s funding cuts has left The Golf Association stranded.

tHe VaNGUarD NoVeMBer 12, 2009 PaGe 7

Columns / news

Where has your Bentley

degree landed you pro-

fessionally?

i’ve done several intern-

ships with KPMG and con-

sequent ly rece ived and

accepted an offer to start

Senior Experience: Advice to SeniorsPresented by

The Senior Year

Experience Committee

Alumni Stacy-Ann Dell, Class of ’09

fulltime in the audit prac-

tice in fall 2010.

What was the most valu-

able lesson you learned

during your senior year?

it is very important to

SaVe your money. this is a

crucial time in college when

you turn 21 and al l you

want to do is spend money

having fun. But everything

gets very expensive Senior

year – graduation alone can

be taxing on the pocket.

So be wise about paying

attention to your budget and

cutting costs wherever pos-

sible. this way too you can

have that down payment on

the apartment or the new

car plus tide you over until

the first paycheck comes

into your account.

What was your favorite

Photo provided by Stacy Ann Dell

course?

D e f i n i t e l y f i n a n c i a l

Statement audit (aC 470)

with Jay thibodeau. it was

great to be able to apply

what i had learned in my

internship over the summer

a n d t o f i n a l l y h a v e a n

insight into what i ’d be

doing in my career for the

next few years. Core classes

like these tie it all together

and help you make sense of

everything you ’ve been

doing leading up to that

point. it was a time when i

felt i had more of a sense of

direction and purpose.

Is there something that

you missed out on your

senior year and regret

more?

Having more down time

with friends seemed far and

few between senior year

b e c a u s e i h a d s o m a n y

responsibilities.

i wish i had taken the time

to enjoy my friends a bit

more, especially now that i

am the only one doing the

full 5th year and they have

all moved on to becoming

fulltime, working folks with

other priorities.

What is your favorite

senior year memory?

the Bahamas was a blast.

the atlantis, very beautiful.

and the opportunity to just

lie on a beach 4 days in a

row from the crack of dawn

until late afternoon was

something i had definitely

needed by then.

How do you stay con-

nected to Bentley today?

i’m still here on campus

so i haven’t left or become

disconnected. But i do try to

stay involved especially

through recruiting events

hosted by KPMG and other

organizations on campus.

Any words of wisdom for

the Class of 2010?

try as much as you can

not to stress. Stress does

nothing but make you feel

weak and hopeless, l ike

achievement is farfetched.

Be confident in your abil-

i t i e s a n d w h a t y o u ’ v e

learned over the past four

years because it is represen-

tative of the best there is to

get from a college experi-

ence.

Keep on looking to where

you’re going and what you

want to achieve because

that will help you see what

you need to be doing in the

present in order to get there.

SGA SpeaksBy

Chris Hayes

as probably every student

now knows, the Bentley

readership Program was cut

this summer as a result of budg-

et cuts . the Student

Government association has

recently fielded several ques-

tions about this change and

would like to take the opportu-

nity to clarify the circumstances

surrounding this change.

the Student Government

association learned of the

planned program cut in the

spring and met with Paul

Stanish, associate Director of

the Student Center, who over-

saw the program, to discuss the

proposed change and explore

possible alternatives .

recognizing that many students

view the Wall Street Journal as

an important part of their

Bentley experience, SGa unan-

imously passed a bill in april

stating that it would like to see

the newspaper continue to be

offered on campus.

Soon after passing this bill,

Bentley and SGa learned that

the Wall Street Journal would

be discontinuing their college

readership program at the end

of the school year, as James

Malone mentioned in his

September 17 Vanguard article

“Newspaper readership

Program Cut.” the newspaper

had stopped offering this plan to

schools for some time and was

now ending it with its remain-

ing customers. as a result, the

Wall Street Journal would not

have been offered to students

this year regardless, even if

there had not been any budget

cuts.

the New York times, Boston

Globe, and USa today were cut

as part of the budget cuts, but

also because these newspapers

are all available to be read for

free online via their respective

websites. Student Life felt that

cutting this program had a rel-

atively low impact, especially

when compared to cuts in the

shuttle service or other pro-

grams, and the fact that many

newspapers were going unread

each day as well. the Student

Government association worked

throughout the spring with Paul

Stanish to explore different ways

of continuing this program, and

is continuously reviewing all

feedback that we receive regard-

ing the change.

representatives from the

times and Journal were invited

to set up tables in the Student

Center to offer individual sub-

scriptions and to advertise on

campus, with the times accept-

ing and offering a 50% subscrip-

tion to students at the fall

activities fair. the Wall Street

Journal offers several student

packages, including a special 15-

week semester package for 75%

off, which is available through

their website.

access to all of these newspa-

pers is available via the “access

Newspapers” link on the Bentley

Library homepage. if you have

further questions about the

readership Program cut, please

visit the SGa website at

BentleySGa.com and post your

comments at the forum under

the “tell it to SGa” page.

Bentley team prepares for Federal Challenge

this past Monday, a team

of five students gave a presen-

tation in preparation for the

forthcoming fed Challenge.

Next week, these five partici-

pants will provide monetary

policy recommendations to the

federal reserve Bank of

Boston in a mock fed Policy

meeting. they will try to

answer any grueling questions

that may arise from their sug-

gestions, all in the hopes of

moving on to the national

championships in Washington

D.C. this December.

the team is assembled from

a class called eC402, which

has a very limited number of

slots and is extremely difficult

to enter. Students must apply

for the class to prove worthy

and be willing to debate on

issues of monetary policy as

well as show their skills and

knowledge to a panel of fed

economists.

in order to become a mem-

ber of the team, the student

must be enrolled in the eC402

class and complete a number

of requirements. after enter-

ing the class, the team then

begins to work on the compe-

tition, which is the sole objec-

tive of the class.

the presentat ion was

impressive to say the least,

with each of the members

assigned a major area of

expertise. two members por-

trayed the fed members while

three of them explained why

certain areas of the economy

had seen growth as of late.

the main focus of the pres-

entation and the questions

that ensued revolved around

the 3.5 percent increase in

GDP from the third quarter

and the member’s explanation

for the increase. they then

debated whether they thought

the recession was over or in

the process of ending.

the presentation took place

in Smith 303 and involved the

presenters, their teacher and

several other teachers from

various departments whose

sole purpose was to analyze

and critique the presentation.

the demonstration lasted

approximately 20 minutes,

most of which was taken up

by PowerPoint slide analysis

and explanation.

although the topic was

cumbersome, the members did

a good job of presenting the

material in an understandable

way and yet still maintained

an intelligent undertone so

that even those completely

ignorant of the material could

come away with some under-

standing.

as soon as they were done

acting, the deluge of question-

ing began with each professor

asking a different and more

complex question. it was here

that the true greatness of the

team was shown as they

responded concisely and cor-

rectly to questions which they

were not prepared for.

they shone beyond their

rehearsed bit to show what

they really had, something

they will have to do next week

as they take on real fed econ-

omists as unrelenting and

unforgiving as their profes-

sors.

James MaloneStaff Writer

Photo from www.richardmatthews.orgThe Economics team is working towards the D.C. Federal Reserve.

Arts & EntErtAinmEnt

If you could have anysuperpower, whatwould you chose?

Voices

monica mui

CLaSS oF 2012

CorPoratE FiNaNCE &

aCCouNtiNg

“My super power would

be teleportation…like

BaM here. then BaM

there.”

morgan o’LaughLin

CLaSS oF 2011

CorPoratE FiNaNCE &

aCCouNtiNg

“teleportation…because

then you can travel the

world.”

JacKy yEn

CLaSS oF 2013

MaNagEMENt

“i would want to be

able to be in multiple

places at once…so i can

get everything done.”

KEvin marr

CLaSS oF 2013

CorPoratE FiNaNCE &

aCCouNtiNg

“i would want my super

power to be so that i

could jump as high as i

want to without getting

hurt on the way down.”

JamEson Liang

CLaSS oF 2010

aCCouNtiNg

“de f in i t e ly f l y ing ,

because i like the wind

through my hair.”

PagE 8 NovEMBEr 12, 2009 thE vaNguard

Almost Famous is a movie

with heart. it’s about falling in

love with music, self discovery,

about growing older, and grow-

ing a voice. it is an unforget-

table and caring story about

coming of age, and it is set

against the eccentric backdrop

of the 70’s and the larger than

life classic rock that defined

and redefined the face of music

for years. Almost Famous is

one of the few movies that can

toy with its audience’s emo-

tions.

William Miller (Patrick

Fugit) is a fifteen year old with

a rebellious rock-loving sister,

anita (Zooey deschanel) and

hovering single Mom, Elaine

(Frances Mcdormand) that

smothers him into his studies.

he grows up detached from his

classmates, thanks in no small

part to his Mother lying about

his age to the school board and

William himself. When anita

runs away from home to find

her destiny by taking a job as

a stewardess, she leaves her

collection of rock music for her

little brother, and he sees a

future somewhere in the gui-

tar solos. Mom is hesitant to

accept William’s new passion,

fearing the corrupting influ-

ence of rock music and the

reefers.

a disenfranchised and wild-

ly eccentric rock writer, Lester

Bangs (a r iotous Phi l ip

Seymour hoffman) puts

William on an assignment to

write for Cream magazine.

after a run-in with the rising

band, Stillwater, and a chance

opportunity from Rolling

Stone, William joins Stillwater

on the road, to document and

report. he runs into the enig-

matic and alluring Penny Lane

(Kate hudson) and befriends

Stillwater’s exemplary and

vulnerable guitarist, russell

hammond (Billy Crudup).

the heart of the film takes

place on the road, and the sto-

ries are about discovery, free-

dom, and the weight of the

world. Patrick Fugit carries

the vulnerability of a fifteen

year old lost in the world with

compassion and genuine wide-

eyed curiosity. the imposing

deadlines from Rolling Stone,

russel ’s instabil i ty and

unavailability for interview,

and the swaying influences of

sex, drugs, and rock and roll

s tar t t o wear away a t

William’s innocence and vir-

ginity.

the performances are stun-

ning all around. William’s

Mother is a penetrating force,

and man, she really freaked

me out. Billy Crudup’s russell

hammond is a stellar stage

presence, a golden god, and he

flows from neurotic freak-out,

to acid laced monologue, to

serene talent on the stage,

with the expertise of a much

older actor. Kate hudson con-

trols the screen when she

appears, and Patrick Fugit is

the adorable string that some-

how ties the jumbled mess

together. the countless cameos

f rom the l ikes o f Mi t ch

hedberg, Peter Frampton, and

even a tolerable Jimmy Fallon,

drench the scenes in a realism

that was all too real not forty

years ago.

the soundtrack is one of lov-

ing nostalgia, incorporating

some of the finest music of the

70’s spanning from the Who,

to Simon and garfunkel, to

iggy Pop, and all supplement-

ed by original ballads com-

posed by Peter Frampton and

Stone gossard. rolling sing-

alongs to classics and live per-

formances bring a smile to the

face, and are unforgettable

reminders of the passion that

flowed to and fro back in the

days of classic rock.

Almost Famous is Cameron

Crowe’ tribute to the music

industry; partially biographic,

predominant y rose-tinted nos-

talgia, and massively passion-

ate retelling of a history filled

with larger than life artists,

managers, critics, and of

course fans. this is a thrill ride

and an essential experience if

you’ve ever listened to “dark

Side of the Moon” alone in a

dark room, lit a candle listen-

ing to “tommy,” or can still

belt out “Stairway to heaven”

in its entirety.

Without a doubt, Almost

Famous earns itself an unfor-

gettable 5 out of 5 Falcons.

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Bree JohnsonPhotograPhy Editor

This Column is Not Yet RatedBy:

David Entin

Almost Famous Review

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Arts & EntErtAinmEnt

thE vaNguard NovEMBEr 12, 2009 PagE 9

A not so locked-in ending for new police mystery novel

Murder? Check. Mystery?

Check. twist Ending? two

thumbs up ! i f anyth ing

should be acknowledged

about Maj Sjöwall and Per

Wahlöö’s police mystery

novel, The Locked Room, the

authors’ psychological pres-

entation of each character’s

ending should be noted.

t h e n o v e l b e g i n s i n

S w e d e n c i r c a t h e e a r l y

1970’s. it follows two story-

lines: one being a murder-

robbery combination which

is fo l lowed by detect ive

inspectors, gunvald Larsson

and Einar rönn, and the sec-

ond being a “suicide” mystery

which is followed by detec-

tive chief inspector of the

National homicide Squad,

Martin Beck.

the first storyline was my

favorite. the story followed

the ta l e o f an unknown

“female” character who has

committed both a robbery

and a murder within the first

ten pages. after this occur-

rence, you never see or hear

from this girl again. the

story then follows the two

inspectors and their two sus-

p e c t s , M a l m s t r ö m a n d

Mohrén.

Malmström and Mohrén

are both previous criminals

who have committed crimes

in a similar fashion before.

this leads the inspectors to

believe they are partially, if

not entirely, involved with

the planning of the murder-

robbery.

t h i s c a s e t a k e s u p a

majority of the novel and,

upon finishing the book, it is

evident as to why the back-

ground of this story is signif-

icant.

the second storyline was

my least favorite and por-

trayed the tale a dead man,

Svärd, who was found shot in

his apartment. the catch?

Every single door and win-

dow in the apartment was

locked from the inside and

there is no gun or weapon

found anywhere within the

room.

the police squad writes

this off as a minor detail and

entitles the report a suicide.

Martin Beck, on the other-

hand, will not believe this to

be a suicide for one second,

but how can he prove it oth-

erwise?

this storyline for the case

was extremely clever and

well presented, while the sto-

ryline following the chief

inspector on the case, Martin

Beck, seemed a bit out of

place. his determination as

a c h a r a c t e r i s h i s o n l y

admirable quality. his inter-

action with other characters

is usually short with flairs of

his aggressive side.

this contradicts one main

interaction he has while

obtaining information about

the murder/suicide suspect,

Svärd . this interact ion

between Svärd’s previous

landlord and Martin Beck,

besides what is needed for

t h e c a s e , i s c o m p l e t e l y

unnecessary.

there are random scenes

of her standing naked in

front of Beck, which does not

add to the murder case and

does not add to the relation-

ship later formed by the two

characters. unfortunately,

this storyline was lost quite

a couple times throughout

the novel to the previous rob-

bery case. this occurred so

many times that references

to specific people involved in

this case could potentially be

forgotten by readers.

overall the book is well

presented. Chapters are typ-

ically short and easy to read

for those not interested in

long chapters.

the only chapter that was

fairly long occurred towards

the end where the evidence

of the two cases is presented

and the cases are brought to

an end.

Most chapters end with

cliffhangers, questions or

new in fo rmat i on whi ch

catches a reader’s attention

and has them crazing for

more.

the authors’ writing cre-

ates so much suspense with

myster ious charac ters ,

unknown storylines and

occurrences that are later

explained to the reader.

one thing that i l iked

about the authors was how a

situation would be present-

ed that a reader would for-

mulate questions about and

sometime after, these ques-

tions would be addressed. a

reader was never left to pon-

der what the author was

talking about.

the novels portrayal of the

psychological habits of char-

acters truly made the novel

an enjoyable read, especially

at the end of the novel.

in the end, the book pres-

ents a different side to the

criminal murder-mystery

novel that this reader had

never encountered before.

Lauren valerioStaFF WritEr

Photo from heightslibrary.org

Notes from Abroad photos submitted by Melissa Rodriguez; See Page 11 for Notes From Abroad

Columns

PAGE 10 NOvEMBER 12, 2009 THE vANGUARD

Aries (March 21-April 19): People will

be trying to get you down this week. Play

through the pain and you'll come out okay.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): A big sur-

prise is headed your way. Your friends will

be jealous.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): Try a new

food this week and expand your horizons.

Be careful of the cheese though!

Cancer (June 22-July 22): Right or

wrong, you will encounter a difficult argu-

ment this week. Check your premises and

be prepared.

Leo (July 23-Aug 22): Invite a new per-

son to the next party you go to and they

will be thankful.

Virgo (Aug.23-Sept.22): Orange flavored

drinks will be your enemy this week. Try

grape instead.

Libra (Sept.23-Oct. 22): Travel plans

will become slightly askew this week. Do

the best you can and enjoy the downtime.

Scorpio (Oct. 23- Nov. 21): Small annoy-

ances this week will build up to a moun-

tain of anger if you let them.

S a g i t t a r i u s ( N o v . 2 2 - D e c . 2 1 ) :

Someone's eyes will meet yours in a class

this week. Spark up a conversation with

them and see what happens.

Capricorn (Dec. 22- Jan. 19): Use your

smarts to overcome a tough obstacle while

still keeping an eye on the bigger picture.

Aquarius (Jan.20- Feb. 18): Crying is

okay - if you have to, let it all out. Follow

Justin Timberlake, and make it a river.

Pisces (Feb. 19- March 20: Kitchen

problems are headed your way. Maybe

pick up some microwave dinners from the

store to save yourself a headache.

Horoscopes

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

Vanguard Staff Question: Registration is

coming up and I’m unsure of

what classes to take. My advi-

sor isn’t too helpful. Is there

anyone else I can get advice

from?

You’re right, registration is

right around the corner and

choosing classes for next

semester can be an over-

whelming process. While flip-

ping through the registration

booklet, you will find many

sections of the same class…so

which professor should you

take?

Many students will hop onto

their computers and browse

ratemyprofessor.com which

sometimes provides good pro-

fessor recommendations.

However, these recommenda-

tions can certainly be mislead-

ing.

A few students may have

done poorly in the class due to

their own lack of effort and

decided to trash the professor

on the website. So don’t take

the words on that site as gold

and change your entire sched-

ule because of a few bad

reviews.

Instead, go see the professor

yourself and talk to them

about their class. If they seem

welcoming, willing to talk to

you, and friendly enough that

you’d feel comfortable during

office hours then they may be

a good professor to consider.

On the other hand if they

appear to brush you off, seem

to be too busy to talk to you, or

don’t seem too friendly, then

you can make your decision

without reservation.

The very first place I’d check

out is the Office of Academic

Services which is located in

LaCava 298. You can either

make an appointment or just

stop by during walk-in hours

which are 11:00 a.m.- 3:00

p .m. Monday through

Thursday. Advisors will be

there to help you choose and

plan out your classes efficient-

ly.

Make sure you come with

your DAS-degree audit sum-

mary which you can find on

MyBentley. Many students

work in this office so there is a

good chance that at least one

of them has taken the classes

you are considering.

Try to plan your schedule

ahead of time and make sure

you are taking classes which

will be best for your major.

You have to take many gener-

al requirements so you might

as well have them double

count for an LSM if you would

like to pursue a double major:

this is something the Office of

Academic Services would help

you figure out.

5…4…3…2…1….GO! Log

into MyBentley, type in your

username and password (don’t

mess up), click on Bannerweb,

select undergraduate (day and

evening) student main menu,

hit registration menu, select

add/drop classes, and then

type in all your CRN numbers.

Oh oops, you cannot register

for two of your classes because

they are already filled….now

what?! This would be a good

time to panic. I’d suggest mak-

ing multiple schedules to avoid

this problem.

Even if you are not satis-

fied with your schedule, you

can always drop by the regis-

trar’s office after you register

and they may be able to get

you into the classes you need...

especially if you look cute and

smile a lot.

The purpose of this column

is to give advice on issues rele-

vant to Bentley students. So, if

you have any questions, con-

cerns, or would like advice on

any i s sue tha t can be

addressed in a public forum

please send it to April at gam-

mal_apri@bentley.edu and you

may see it in a future issue.

Keep in mind that your ques-

tion will remain anonymous.

April’s AdviceYour Questions Answered!

By:

April Gammal

THe VangUard noVeMBer 12, 2009 page 11

Notes from AbroAd

Question # 5: Write about aparticular aspect of the cul-ture that you find interest-ing. What about it is inter-esting or appealing to you?

When i left home to go

away to college my freshman

year, my parents were of

course sad to see me go. My

mom would call me regular-

ly to tell me she missed me

and to catch up on my life,

and on the few occasions

when i did visit home my

arrival was met with open

arms.

Such is the normal course

of life for a child growing up

in the States. High school is

followed by college, during

which most students move

away from home. This is a

ritual which most of us do

not find the least bit unusu-

al, and after a few tearful

goodbyes we settle into our

new independent lives with-

out too much trouble.

For many of the Spanish

students here in Barcelona,

this is an inconceivable

norm. almost al l o f the

locals at our school still live

with their families, and most

likely will not move out for

some time.

after high school, stu-

dents in Spain choose uni-

versities because of their

close location. although this

is not true of every single

student, it is certainly the

case for the majority. even

after they graduate from

school and get jobs, many

Spaniards continue to live

with their families.

This is a concept that per-

haps seems very strange to

us because we are so used to

the idea of moving away

from home when we grow

up. it is somewhat of a rite

of passage into adulthood,

and in our society it is a lit-

tle bit taboo to continue liv-

ing at home after college

(although maybe not right

now in the current econom-

ic situation).

in Spain, the mentality is

completely different. one

reason for this could be the

very close family ties they

maintain.

F a m i l y i s e x t r e m e l y

important in Spain, and it

continues to be a main pri-

ority throughout one’s life.

i’m not saying that it’s not

important for us in the U.S.,

but i think that we show it

in a different way.

a good example of this is

the process of finding a job

after college. a lot of us

would probably be willing to

move away from home if we

were o f f e red a good j ob

opportunity, thinking this-

would be the best choice

because it would give us a

means to support ourselves

and be on our own.

The idea is that we strive

to be independent and suc-

cessful people, for the most

part (i ’m generalizing of

course). in Spain, they have

similar goals for success, but

independence is not sought

af ter qui te as s trongly .

While at home in the U.S.

we can still show our loyal-

ty and commitment to our

families while l iving far

away, in Spain this is not

exactly the case. living

close, or with, one’s family is

the norm. Moving far away

for the purpose of a job is

unusual. Success and ambi-

tion are balanced off by the

commitment to remain close

to home.

at times, this Spanish

custom is something i envy,

especially now being so far

away from home. However,

i grew up with a completely

different idea of the transi-

tion into adulthood, and i’m

not sure i’d feel as though i

were making progress if i

was still living at home.

it requires families to be

a lot more communicative,

and for both parents and

children to make adjust-

ments in their expectations

of each other. nevertheless,

it is a very interesting aspect

of Spanish life which i have

observed, and one which

makes me reflect upon my

own college experience.

Sarah BarrBarcelona, Spain

Photo by Sarah BarrGaudi’s Casa Batlló in Spain, lit up at night.

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Business

The billionaire in action: Buffett continues to wow fellow investors

Warren Buffett, the sec-

ond richest man in the world

and chairman and CeO of

Berkshire Hathaway inc.,

turned 79 this past august.

But clearly, age alone will

not slow this man down.

Buffett continues to lead,

learn, invest, and actively

manage Berkshire’s exten-

sive portfolio of insurance,

specialty jewelry and cloth-

ing, food and beverage, and

utilities companies.

and as recent news would

suggest, Buffett is looking to

enhance Berkshire’s utilities

holdings with the acquisition

o f r a i l r o a d c o m p a n y

Burlington Northern Santa

fe.

t h e d e a l , w h i c h w a s

announced last tuesday, is

expected to close in early

2 0 1 0 a n d i s v a l u e d a t

approximately $44 billion-

Berkshire’s largest acquisi-

tion to date. Prior to the

d e a l ’ s a n n o u n c e m e n t ,

Berkshire owned 22.6% of

Burlington Northern and the

complete buyout will be par-

tially funded by shares of

Berkshire stock.

as a result, Berkshire’s

class B shares will split 50-

1, bringing the price per

share to approximately $65

from its previous level of

$3,325.00. investors can rest

assured that class a shares

of Berkshire stock will con-

tinue to trade within their

notoriously high price range

of $100,000. Stock splits are

a corporate ac t i on that

Buffet has long opposed, but

as he claimed on CNBC’s

S q u a w k B o x l a s t

Wednesday , “the smal l

shareholder can now have

exactly the same availabili-

ty that would have only been

available to a big sharehold-

er.”

as of late, Buffett has

found himself in the midst of

a common dilemma for suc-

cessful investors and money

managers: a surplus of cash

and a shortage of adequate

investment opportunities. as

of Berkshire’s most recent

quarterly filing, cash and

c a s h e q u i v a l e n t s w e r e

reported at $23.8 billion.

that is simply an aston-

ishing sum and minor multi-

million dollar investments

can no longer produce signif-

icant material gains due to

Berkshire’s size. and Buffett

recognizes this predicament:

“Size is always a problem.

With tiny sums to invest, it’s

extraordinary what you can

find. Most of the time, big

sums are one he l l o f an

anchor.”

Buffett’s bet on Burlington

Northern represents his opti-

mistic outlook for both the

railroad industry and the

overall U.S. economy. Buffett

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

Berkshire have been histori-

cally bearish on the railroad

industry, as these companies

are highly capital-intensive,

heavily regulated, and face

stiff competition from the

trucking industry. Yet due to

recent oil price increases and

a shift in focus to environ-

mentally friendly business

practices, the railways begin

to look slightly more attrac-

tive.

furthermore, transport

via railroad is reliant upon

coal supply and cost. the

e n e r g y i n f o r m a t i o n

administration foresees

sharp increases in coal sup-

ply over the next 20 years.

Under the Obama adminis-

tration, spending on infra-

structure and public con-

struction projects may pick

up a trend that Burlington

Northern would surely ben-

efit from.

in fact, more than 60 per-

cent of Burlington’s revenues

are from the shipment of

building and construction

products. in the words of

Buffett, “it’s an all-in wager

on the economic future of the

United States. i love these

bets.”

Full Disclosure: At the

t i m e o f w r i t i n g , J u s t i n

Lawlor owned shares o f

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. His

positions may change at any

time.

Justin Daniel Lawlor

Staff Writer

Photo from world-most.blogspot.comand weblo.comBerkshire Hathaway and CEO Warren Buffett.

The Vanguard noVember 12, 2009 Page 13

Games

Last week’s answers

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By: Jon McColgan

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By: Nic Smits

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Football

(Continued from Page 1)

put Bentley solely atop the

Northeast 10 and give them

a great chance to play at

home in the first round of

the Division II Playoffs, but

the Falcons fell short to the

4-5 Skyhawks due to early

mistakes on special teams.

Within one minute of the

f i rs t quarter , Stonehi l l

jumped out to a 14-0 lead,

leaving Bentley with a huge

hill to climb. The Skyhawks

raced out by taking the open-

ing kickoff 94 yards for a

touchdown. On the following

play Stonehill was able to

recover the kickoff and two

plays later they ran it in for

a t ouchdown. A l though

Bentley was already down by

two touchdowns just 60 sec-

onds in to the game, the

number one team in the con-

ference was not planning on

surrendering that easily.

Q u a r t e r b a c k B r y a n t

Johnson had one of his best

games of the season as he

orchestrated the Bentley

comeback and helped get the

Falcons back in the game.

Midway through the first

quarter, the Falcons tallied

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

Johnson threw a 23 yard

p a s s t o f r e s h m a n J a c k

Pizzotti. Bentley was then

able to go into the half with a

tie game as Johnson threw

another touchdown, this

time to junior Kyle Tuthill,

to even the score at 14-14.

Following a scoreless third

quarter, Stonehill jumped

out to regain the lead with a

19 yard field goal, but it

could have been worse for

the Falcons as they stopped

the Skyhawks on the one to

force a kick. Stonehill would

n o t l e t u p t h o u g h a n d

blocked a Bentley field goal

on the ensuing possession,

and then led a 15 play drive

that ended with another

touchdown.

Down 23-14, the Falcons

Zahoruiko and Carroll led a sensational defense.

wasted no time getting back

into the game as Bryant

Johnson led a 40 second

drive down the field that

concluded with a five yard

touchdown pass to Mike

Slattery, Johnson’s third

touchdown of the game.

With only 1 minute left in

the game and down by two

points, Bentley’s only chance

of victory was to recover the

onside kick , which they

failed to do. The loss led to

the 8-2 Falcons not being

s e l e c t e d f o r t h e N C A A

Division II Playoffs, a heart-

breaker for Bentley. With

the i r season coming up

shorter than they wanted,

the Falcons now look to next

year in hopes of continuing

the success of this season.

Bentley is going to have

multiple holes to fill next

season due to the departure

of a very strong senior class.

Although Bentley had great

all around play this season,

it was the defense that kept

the Falcons in the games

with big stops and plays to

give the offense great field

position.

The team is losing the core

of their defense that were

ranked first in the Northeast

10 with only 163 po ints

allowed, 40 less then the

next team, including the

Falcons season leaders in

tackles (Matt Zahoruiko),

interceptions (Chris Carroll),

and sacks (Darryl Laforest);

all captains of the Bentley

squad.

One of the major players

not returning to the team

next season is the anchor of

the defense, Darryl Laforest.

The senior defensive line-

man finished the season

with 48 tackles, and a team

leading 5.5 sacks. It was

Laforest’s leadership that

made even more of a differ-

ence, setting the bar for the

Falcon defense by making

numerous plays that don’t

show up in the statbook.

Also important to note is

the fact that Darryl Laforest

has been looked at by pro

football scouts, so Falcons

fans wish the NFL prospect

the best as he tries to contin-

ue his career past Bentley.

Matt Zahouriko also had a

monster season this year for

the Falcons. His team lead-

ing 12 tackles in the Falcons

final game against Stonehill

gave the senior linebacker

123 tackles on the season, a

new Bentley single season

record. Zahoruiko could not

be stopped this season, as he

had double the amount of

tackles of anyone else on the

team.

Looking at the offense, the

Falcons are going to be los-

ing one of their top perform-

ers in graduate student

Kelley Rowe, quarterback

Bryant Johnson’s favorite

target. Rowe led the Bentley

pass attack that is ranked

third in the Northeast 10

with 689 receiving yards and

four touchdowns, and deliv-

ered 247 rushing yards and

two touchdowns as well.

Bentley is also losing their

scoring leader on the season

in kicker Tyler McNamara.

McNamara is one of the

most renowned and depend-

able kickers ever for Bentley,

and has made countless

clutch kicks that propelled

the Falcons to victory.

The Falcons are surely

going to miss the veteran

play and leadership that will

not be returning next season,

but they have some promis-

i n g j u n i o r s t h a t w e r e

extremely productive this

year and should have no

problem taking over the

roles of the seniors. Bentley

looks to improve even more

next year with a year under

head coach Thom Boerman’s

belt, and strive to make the

playoffs in a tough Northeast

10 division.

Photo provided by Rich Wilkie

Rowe and McNamara were essential to Falcon success this season. Photos Provided by Rich Wilkie

Ph.D. program

Bentley provost and vice

president of Academic Affairs

who now serves as University

Distinguished Professor. “The

Ph.D. programs will combine

disciplinary rigor and a broad-

based curriculum, directly

responding to growing concerns

about Ph.D. programs that are

too narrow in scope, too highly

theoretical, or both.”

Bentley’s offers two doctoral

programs: Business and

Accounting

“I chose Bentley principally

because of the opportunity to

work with terrific faculty that

have a very open-minded, and

yet very rigorous, approach to

group of supporting advisers to

help guide them through the

doctoral process.

Requirements include exten-

sive research on the student’s

chosen thesis, a presentation of

their findings in multiple sem-

inars, and teaching a minimum

of one course per semester for

the final two years of the stu-

dent’s curriculum.

Kwadwo Asare, commonly

known as “Kojo,” became

Bentley’s first Ph.D. graduate

in May 2009. He graduated

with a doctoral degree in

Accountancy with a concentra-

tion in the influence of corpo-

rate governance on financial

analysts.

academic research,” said

Michele Jurgens a current

Bentley Ph.D. student. “It was,

and is, very important to me

that we are able to study a wide

variety of approaches to aca-

demic research here at Bentley

and are able to structure our

work in the Ph.D. program

around learning and practicing

those different methods.”

The Ph.D. programs incorpo-

rate Bentley principles on busi-

ness, information technology,

ethics, and global perspectives.

The two focuses will also share

common methodology courses

and stress independent study.

Students are assigned a pri-

mary faculty adviser and a

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Dan RyaboyMANAGING EDIToR

RecentReSUltS

Women’s Basketball

at New Hampshire (11/8) (exhibition) W 73-67

Men’s Cross Country

NCAA Div. II East Regional 3rd of 26

Women’s Cross Country

NCAA Div. II East Regional 8th of 25

Field Hockey (16-5)

UMass-Lowell (11/7) (NCAA Regional) L 5-2

Football (8-2, 6-2 NE-10)

at Stonehill (11/7)* L 23-21

Hockey (2-4-1, 2-2-1 AHA)

at Air Force (11/6)# T 3-3

at Air Force (11/7)# L 3-0

Men’s Swimming (1-1)

Gordon (11/4) W 124-73

at Le Moyne (11/7) L 154.5-136.5

Women’s Swimming (1-1)

Gordon (11/4) W 118-92

at Le Moyne (11/7) L 153-144

Volleyball (16-11, 11-4 NE-10)

at Saint Rose (11/6)* W 3-0

at Le Moyne (11/7)* W 3-1

*Northeast-10 Game

#Atlantic Hockey Game

UpcomingSchedUle

Nov. 13

Hockey vs. Sacred Heart# 7:05

Nov. 14

Hockey vs. Sacred Heart# 7:05

Nov. 15

Women’s Basketball vs. Holy Family 2:00

Men’s Basketball vs. Post 4:00

Nov. 17

Men’s and Women’s Swimming vs. Brandeis 6:30

Nov. 20

Hockey vs. Army# 7:05

Nov. 21

Hockey vs. Army# 7:05

* Northeast-10 Contest

# Atlantic Hockey Contest

Sudoku Solutions

UMass Lowell upends Falcons 5-2 in Elite Eight

The Falcons’ season came

to an abrupt end as the

UMass Lowell River Hawks

exploded for three goals in the

second half to knock the

Falcons out of the National

Tournament. Just a week

prior, the Falcons defeated

UMass Lowell in a NE-10

Semifinal battle.

H o w e v e r , t h i s p a s t

Saturday i t was UMass

Lowell’s time to shine, as the

best offense in the NE-10

exploded for five goals on the

Falcon home turf.

The game was scoreless for

the first 12 minutes with both

teams having good scoring

chances early, but neither

team was able to find the back

of the net.

That changed with 21:10

left in the first half, as the

River Hawks struck first with

junior Liz Day finding the

back of the Falcon net, scor-

ing an unassisted goal.

The Falcons would show

their resilience when, less

than 8 minutes later, the

Falcons would strike back to

even the score, as freshman

Nicole Dion netted goal num-

ber 10 for the season. The

assist came from senior

defender Mary Abraham, as

Dion tipped her shot into the

back of the net.

With less than eight min-

utes left in a back and forth

first half, the River Hawks

would once again regain the

lead when junior Lizzy Ales

netted a goal for the visiting

River Hawks. The score would

remain at 2-1 as the game

went into intermission.

Early in the second half,

the Falcons would once again

e x h i b i t t h e i r g r e a t e s t

strength; resilience and men-

tal toughness, as they battled

to tie the game for the second

time. This time the goal came

off the stick of freshman Cori

Geiger. It was Geiger’s first

goal of the season as she was

filling in for senior Abbie

DeMusis. Senior Allison St.

Jean picked up the sole assist

on the goal.

Despite the Falcons spirit-

ed effort, the River Hawks

would prove to be just too

tough on this day, as they

exploded for three goals in less

than eight minutes following

Geiger’s equalizing tally.

Junior Kate Enaire gave

the River Hawks a 3-2 lead

with 27:30 left in the game

after a long run culminated

with her driving it into the

cage f rom 15 yards out .

Enaire scored again 3:27 later

to make it 4-2. Senior Jaci

Moulton made it a three—

goal advantage 19:43 remain-

ing, with Enaire providing the

assist.

Despite the loss the Falcons

enjoyed another sensational

season as they recorded 16

w i n s a n d c l a i m e d t h e

Northeast-10 title for the sec-

ond straight year.

The loss marked the final

game for nine sensational sen-

iors, each of whom enjoyed a

remarkable career as Falcons.

As a unit the group earned a

very impressive 65 victories in

their four years. Along with

that the group appeared in

the National Title game in

2006, a National Semifinal in

2007, claimed an NE-10 title

and a National Semifinal

appearance in 2008, and a sec-

ond consecutive NE-10 title in

2009.

Courtney Bartlett was the

Falcons’ leading scorer during

the four year stretch as she

netted 28 goals and 14 assists

for the Falcons. Close behind

her was midfielder Nicole

Murphy who ended her career

with 22 goals and 13 assists.

Alyssa Sliney enjoyed a

sensational career for the

Falcons as she won every sin-

gle one of the 65 games for the

Falcons since 2006, meaning

she has started every game

since she set foot on campus

back in the fall of 2006. Sliney

also amassed a 1.04 Goals

Against Average, and an

astounding 33 shutouts.

It is hard to imagine that

Sliney would have had such

success during her career

without the sensational

careers of defenders Jenna

Panzone, Christina Lowe,

Kate Johnson, and Mary

Abraham, each of whom are

also graduating seniors.

Along with those seniors,

Abbie DeMusis and Allison St.

Jean were also instrumental

to the Falcon success. St. Jean

was one of the vocal leaders

on the team as she served as

one of the team’s captains this

year, along with being the

third leading scorer during

her four year tenure with the

Falcons.

DeMusis was also a great

leader for the Falcons, as she

amassed 37 points for her

career, she has also been a

huge positive influence for

underclassmen with her

relentless work ethic and ded-

ication.

The 2010 senior class will

go down as one of the best

classes in Bentley Field

Hockey history as the impact

they had on the program is

undeniable.

With those nine sensation-

al players graduating, the

Falcons will have a distinctly

different look next season.

The biggest question for the

Falcons will be replacing

Sliney in net as she has been

a lynchpin to the Falcon suc-

cess. Freshman Julia Powell

is inexperienced, but could be

the heir in net as she is the

only other goalie currently on

the Falcon roster.

The Falcons will return tal-

ented sophomore Stephanie

Sideris who netted 10 goals

and added 8 assists this sea-

son. Along with Sideris. the

Falcons will return the reign-

ing NE-10 freshman of the

year Nicole Dion who also net-

ted 10 goals on the season.

The Falcons know that they

are losing a sensational sen-

ior class, but the returning

players will now have a great

opportunity to step up and

show that the Falcon Field

Hockey program is a force to

be reckoned with regardless of

the talent that will no longer

be there.

Each of the Falcons seniors had a sensational four year career. Photo provided by Bob Bergantino

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FalconoF theWeek

Mee Named Falcon of the Week

Junior setter Kelly Mee of the Volleyball team has been

named the Falcon of the Week. Mee led Bentley to a pair of

road wins last weekend against Saint Rose and Le Moyne.

The wins helped the Falcons secure the number three seed in

the Northeast-10 playoffs. The Ivyland, Pa., native was also

named the NE-10 Setter of the Week on Monday.

In last Friday’s win 3-0 over Saint Rose, Mee had 30 assists,

three blocks, three digs and three kills. She topped that effort

the following afternoon against Le Moyne, going for 43 assists,

six blocks, five kills, four digs and two aces in a 3-1 win.

Mee is currently fifth in the Northeast-10 in assists, aver-

aging 9.3 per contest.

The Falcons, who are 16-11 overall and 11-4 in the NE-10,

will take on Le Moyne in the quarterfinals of the NE-10 tour-

nament this Friday at 5:00 p.m. The entire tournament is

being held at Costello Gym on the campus of UMass-Lowell.

Robbie LaBrie

SPoRTS EDIToR

SportS

123

This Past Saturday, senior linebacker

Matt Zahoruiko recorded a game high 12

tackles.

With that performance Zahoruiko’s season

tackle total reached 123 tackles?

Did you know the 123 tackles is a Bentley

record for a single season, breaking the pre-

vious record of 115?

Falcons look to make a run through NE-10 tournament

Kearney will have to be a force in the NE-10’s. Photo from Sports Info Ofice

The Bent ley Women ’s

Volleyball team has enjoyed a

nice season, finishing 11-4 in

conference and 16-11 overall,

but now they are looking to

carry that regular season suc-

cess over into some tourna-

ment victories.

The Falcons, who come into

the tournament as the third

seed, will take on the number

six seed, the Le Moyne College

D o l p h i n s , o n F r i d a y ,

November 16. Bentley comes

into the tournament looking

strong and just finished up a

week that saw plenty of mile-

stones for the program, espe-

cial ly in their last game

against Le Moyne.

Senior Cassie Kraft reached

2000 career digs, becoming

only the second player in pro-

gram history to do so, while

fellow senior Alex Kearney

recorded her 1400th kill, and

managed to get up to 1410

total, just 20 shy of the school

record.

Kraft and Kearney, who are

captains, along with key play-

ers such as junior setter Kelly

Mee and senior middle block-

er Kristine Mickelson have

helped pace the Falcons squad

this season. Mee was named

Northeast-10 Setter of the

Week this past week and

Mickelson also shares captain-

ing duties with Kraft and

Kearney.

Another interesting mile-

stone occurred in that same

fateful game against Le

Moyne last Saturday, when

head coach Sandy Hoffman

recorded her 699th career vic-

tory. Hoffman has been the

coach of this team since 1982

and has seen nine NE-10 tour-

nament wins and plenty of

NCAA tournament appear-

ances. She is certainly among

the elite class of division II vol-

leyball coaches.

The Falcons have an out-

standing record in the NE-10

women’s volleyball tourna-

ment, going 62-27 all-time in

tournament play, and making

the postseason every year the

tournament has been held.

They have won 15 NE-10 titles

in program history to go with

seven runner-up finishes.

The path to the champi-

onship this year should be a

difficult challenge, with NE-

10 powerhouses like New

Haven and Adelphi standing

in the Falcons’ way.

New Haven, the first over-

all seed, went undefeated in

Northeast-10 play this season,

going 15-0 in conference and

24-4 overall. The Falcons

hosted New Haven in the two

teams’ only meeting of the

year and, while Bentley took

the game to five sets, it was

New Haven who came away

with the win after scoring the

final six points of the game.

New Haven would certain-

ly present a tough game

should the Falcons make it to

the finals, but they would first

likely have to get by the sec-

ond seed in the conference,

Adelphi, who went 14-1 in NE-

10 play and 25-8 overall.

The Falcons did take on

Adelphi once this season in

another home game that went

five sets. It was a hard fought

game, but in the end it was

Adelphi coming out on top.

But the game certainly proved

that the Falcons were a force

to be reckoned with consider-

ing that Adelphi was unde-

feated coming into the contest.

Should Bentley make it

past Le Moyne, the second

seeded Adelphi seems like the

most likely opponent for them

to face in the semifinals. But

Bentley will certainly be fac-

ing a challenge on Friday

when they have to take on Le

Moyne, who is no push over.

Le Moyne finished up the

regular season 9-6 in confer-

ence and 17-9 overall, an even

better record than the Falcons.

The two teams did, however,

provide a preview for anxious

fans just last week when they

faced off in Syracuse, New

York in the aforementioned

last regular season game of

the year.

Bentley came out victorious

in this one, taking down Le

Moyne, 3-1. Despite the

incredible milestones set out

by the like of Kraft, Kearney

and coach Hoffman in this

one, it was Kelly Mee who did

it all, recording 43 assists, six

blocks, five kills, four digs and

two aces. Junior Alaura Berry

also had a nice game with 11

kills to lead the team along

with Kearney, who had 11

herself.

Le Moyne took down the

opening set, then had Bentley

in a tight spot, putting the

Falcons down 20-19 late in the

second set, forcing Bentley to

grind out some points to avoid

falling back to a 2-0 deficit and

the Falcons answered the call.

The Dolphins committed

three straight attack errors to

cough up the lead, before

Mickelson made a kill and

then Mickelson and Mee made

a block together to get the

score to 24-20 in favor of the

Falcons.

Le Moyne still had some

fight left in the second set, rip-

ping off three straight points

to get the score close again at

24-23, but Bentley junior

Andrea Farah was there to

make a kill to take the set and

even the match at 1-1.

The Falcons easily handled

Le Moyne in the last two sets

to pull out a 3-1 win on the

road and finish the season

with the third seed locked up.

Le Moyne may have ran out of

gas at the end, but the skill

and toughness they showed in

the first two sets shows that

they are capable of giving the

Falcons all they can handle in

the teams’ upcoming tourna-

ment quarterfinals match.

Th is game was no t Le

Moyne’s last of the season;

they went on to face Stonehill

the next day, and easily dis-

posed of them, 3-1. So, despite

t h e l o s s t o B e n t l e y o n

Saturday, both teams will be

coming into their tournament

match with some momentum

and should be ready to bring

their best game.

The win against Le Moyne

marked the Falcons’ fifth win

out of their last six games,

with the only loss coming

against New Haven. That

streak also included two 3-0

shutouts of Saint Rose and

Franklin Pierce respectively.

This past week also saw a

nice accolade for Cassie Kraft

who was named to the 2009

ESPN the Magazine Academic

All-District 1 Third Team.

The honor is awarded to divi-

sion II and III volleyball play-

ers in the New England and

New York area who demon-

strate excellence in volleyball

and academics.

Kraft is a marketing major

who maintains a 3.46 GPA

and has been Bentley’s libero,

a position that specializes in

defensive skills, since her

freshman year and is no

stranger to awards. She was

the NE-10’s 2008 Libero of the

Year; she has been twice

named to the All-Northeast-10

second team and has twice

r e c e i v e d A c a d e m i c A l l -

Northeast-10 honors.

The Falcons are coming in

hot, especially on riding on

their veterans like Kraft,

Kearney, Mickelson and Mee

among others who have car-

ried the team throughout the

season, and they will need to

continue getting production

from all over the floor in the

same way they have all sea-

son.

It is a tall task to take down

teams like Le Moyne, Adelphi

and New Haven all in one

tournament, but if we’ve

learned anything from watch-

ing Northeast-10 Volleyball

over the years, it’s that you can

n e v e r c o u n t o u t c o a c h

Hoffman’s Falcon squad.