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Police Log 2 Cartoon 3 Editorial 3 Voices 8 Horoscopes 10 Games 13 Falcon of The Week 16
Dan RyaboyManaging editOr
This IssueGreek Life
Women’s Basketball
Sustainability
Library DVDs ..................4
IBN Spotlight ..................5
Club Updates ...................5
Short Selling ..................6
Glutton Girl ......................7
Senior Experience .......7
This Column is Not YetRated ...................................8
HTC review .......................9
April’s Advice .............10
Notes from Abroad ....11
The Road......................12
Sleep No More ..............12
Hockey .............................15
Men’s Basketball ...........16
tHurSday, deCeMber 3, 2009VOluMe XlVii iSSue X WWW.bentleyVanguard.COM
Crackdown threatens Greek Life status quoGreek leaders cry foul; Bentley justifies recent actionsDan MericaStaff Writer
Photo by Lindsay SauvéGreek Life is a campus cornerstone coming unhinged.
Strict enforcement of greek
life policies at bentley over the
past year has caused a rift
between the greek organiza-
tions and the administration,
with bentley attributing the
crackdown to insurance require-
ments, national greek regula-
tions, and the poor behavior of
greek organizations.
“it’s the perception that the
chapters have that bentley is
cracking down on them,” said
director of greek life Christina
Witkowicki, “really, it is, ‘you
guys haven’t been living by your
values or policies for a long time
and you have just been allowed
to exist however you want.’ that
is not going to fly anymore.”
“Our organizations, if you ask
them, will say they are social
organizations, so they are going
to drink,” said Witkowicki,
“that is fine but i don’t know
when social became synony-
mous with alcohol…
unfortunately the culture of our
organizations has been in the
past that it is completely social,
and soc ial was def ined,
thursday, friday, Saturday
night, sometimes tuesdays.”
in an e-mai l to The
Vanguard, frank reiman, pres-
ident of the fraternity tau
Kappa epsilon removed from
campus for alcohol-related
infractions deemed punishable
by the administration, questions
whether punishment is equi-
table between all greek organi-
zations. “all greek organiza-
tions still throw parties and
have gotten caught. it is funny
how some receive penalty, while
others incidents are swiftly
swept under the table,” said
reiman.
reiman also suggested a lack
of coherence in changes to greek
life, stating “there are no set
followed guidelines for running
greek life and it seems that a
new rule is made each day at
the convenience of the greek
[life] advisor.”
according to Witkowicki, the
fraternity and sorority policies
are dictated by their national
organizations or their insurance
provider. Occasionally you have
competing policies between the
university, the insurance
provider and the national organ-
ization; however, “the decision
comes down to the strictest pol-
icy,” said Witkowicki.
a majority of greek life poli-
cies come from a single greek
life insurer , fraternal
information and Programming
group (fiPg). “each of the
national organizations is part of
fiPg,” said Witkowicki. the
organization outlines, in a nine-
ty-seven page risk management
document, policies that all fra-
ternities and sororities can sign
on to.
leaders of bentley’s fraterni-
ties and sororities have not been
very receptive to the strict
enforcement of late, comment-
ing openly to The Vanguard
about their contention.
President of alpha gamma Pi
(agP), bill Connolly acknowl-
edged this bluntly by saying,
“they want us to be completely
regulated by the school.”
“i think ultimately bentley
does not want greek life on this
campus, whatsoever,” Connolly
continued. “there is a lot of
emphasis on the negative
aspects of greek life… When(Continued on Page 14)
“fraternities and sorori-
ties are one of the most
uninsurable organiza-
tions in the world.”
-Christina Witkowicki
direCtOr, greeK life
early in the season, the
falcons find themselves in a
favorable position. With a 5-2
record, including a 2-1 record
in the ne-10, the falcons are
r i gh t in the mix in the
northeast-10.
What is more telling about
this team is how competitive
they have been in each of their
games this season. the two
losses have each come in over-
time, including a two point loss
to Caldwell in the second game
of back to backs.
the lady falcons lone con-
f e rence l o s s came in a
matchup with Southern new
Hampshire this past Sunday
afternoon. the game was very
tightly contested as it had 13
lead changes, seeing the lady
falcons trail by 5 points with
just under three minutes left
in regulation.
Junior forward elise Caira
made one of two free throws
Lady Falcons off to a strong start
(Continued on Page 14)
Sustainability at Bentley
(Continued on Page 14)
Photo from Sports Info OfficeJosey brings a great deal of energy to the court.
amanda navarroli, Manager
of Sustainability here at bentley,
gave a presentation not only on
how important sustainability is
in the world, but also about
thriving opportunities for busi-
ness students in green energy
and technology.
navarroli noted the purpose
of the presentation was, “to
encourage bentley students to
consider applying their business
savvy to the expanding renew-
able energy market; and to com-
municate that…the most prof-
itable businesses in the next five-
to-ten years will likely be those
with a green focus or a green
conscience.” the presentation
was hosted by Kristen Chan,
Stephen Coveney, andrew
leffler, and a few other ras
from the fenway-Orchard staff.
navarroli spoke about how
sustainability is a strong inter-
est that stands right in the mid-
dle of the environmental, eco-
nomical, and social performance
of our society.
She focused her presentation
on clean technology and energy.
“i think it’s a great way for busi-
“i think ultimately
bentley does not want
greek life on this
campus, whatsoever.”
-Bill Connolly
PreSident, agP
“Shut off the lights, tV,
radio, computer, printer,
etc. when you are not
using them on campus
could be huge.”
-Amanda Navarroli
Manager, SuStainability
Kim SokStaff Writer
Photo provided by Amanda Navarroli
Campus News
PAge 2 DeCemBer 3, 2009 THe VANgUArD
Policelog
Please keep off the grassWednesday, just before noon, police received
a report of a hit and run involving a Hurley of
America van. The van had struck one of the
iron posts that support the decorative chain bar-
rier around the library. The officer located the
van in question, and the drivers manager was
notified. Facilities was also notified to fix the
decorative post.
Drunk female spills the beansSunday at 12:30 a.m., Campus Police report-
ed to Boylston B for a report of a girl lying in
the hallway. When officers attempted to speak
with the girl, she was awake but not alert and
was initially unresponsive to questions . As the
ambulance arrived, the girl foolishly informed
the officers of where she had been drinking that
night. The officers then found the party she had
been at earlier and informed the room residents
that they would be held accountable for provid-
ing alcohol to a minor. The underage partier
was transported to the hospital for further
treatment and will be charged with an under-
age alcohol violation and protective custody. The
room residents will be charged with illegal serv-
ice of alcohol.
Thank our Facilities crew; they workhard
A staff member reported a plant was violent-
ly smashed against a door to a room in Copley
North early Saturday morning. Facilities has
been notified and have handled the situation.
Police lay the hammer down on under-age drinkers
Tuesday at 9 p.m., Campus Police got a call
from Waltham Police Department regarding
glendale Package Store. The store manager had
just caught some underage Bentley students
who had the nerve to try and buy alcohol from
his store. When police arrived, the manager
showed them the out of state license one stu-
dent had attempted to use to purchase a 30-rack
of alcohol and a bottle of Jagermeister. The plan
was foiled when the store scanned the ID and
found it to be a fake. The student will be sum-
moned to court for purchasing alcohol with a
fake ID and will be judicially charged with an
underage alcohol violation, possession of a fake
ID and violation of university rules.
That same Tuesday, just two hours later,
another call came in from Waltham PD about
underage Bentley students using fake IDs. The
department informed CP that there was an off-
campus bar that regularly allowed people under
Gaelen Austin-LaFranceGarren HilowVANgUArD STAFF
21 to drink. The officers had found six underage
Bentley students inside the bar while checking
IDs. Five of them had driver’s licenses that
belonged to other people and one had a fake out-
of-state driver’s license with their real name. No
criminal charges will be filed against the stu-
dents but the five with the wrong licenses will
be judicially charged with underage alcohol vio-
lation and possession of a false ID. The other stu-
dent somehow slipped through the cracks this
time.
Is this wall tilted or is it just me?Officers were dispatched Saturday morning at
around 1:30 a.m. to evaluate a highly intoxicat-
ed student. Upon arrival, they met with a staff
member who had found the student leaning
against the wall vomiting. The student was using
the wall of the bathroom to support himself and
was instructed to sit on the floor. He was able to
answer questions correctly, but due to his level
of intoxication he was taken into protective cus-
tody. He will be judicially charged with an under-
age alcohol violation and protective custody.
Public drinkers run from cops unsuc-cessfully
A female was spotted carrying an open bottle
while walking with a fine young chap by an offi-
cer on patrol Saturday morning at 12:51 a.m.
When she noticed the cruiser, she attempted to
hide the brewski behind the guy. Then, all of a
sudden, she dropped the beer and they both ran
into Kresge Hall. The officer followed them into
the dorm and caught up with the couple. When
he stopped them, the gentleman had a beer in
one of his pockets and admitted to being under-
age. At first he denied knowing the girl who had
the beer but eventually fessed up to knowing her.
The female, after much questioning, admitted to
also being underage. They both received a stern
talking to and were let to go on their way. Both
will be charged with an underage alcohol viola-
tion and open consumption of alcohol. The female
will also be charged with being uncooperative
with administrative personnel.
Rogue prankster attacks freshmanA female student came to the police station
Tuesday night to report that someone had bro-
ken into her room in Alder Hall. Apparently,
someone had been pranking the room on a regu-
lar basis. Some of the shenanigans they report-
ed included pieces of plastic being hidden under
the sheets of their bed and condoms blown up
like balloons on their pillows. She said that nei-
ther she nor her roommate had given their combo
to anyone and that they had no enemies to speak
of. Facilities was notified to check the lock and
police are accepting any information on this
rogue prankster.
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Sophomore 201 students disadvantagedBentley University has
long been recognized for its
concentration and prestige
in accountancy. However,
in the 2009-2010 academic
year, there have been some
major changes to the cur-
riculum that have resulted
in angered upperclassmen,
unable to obtain the educa-
tion they so hoped for.
Since GB 101 became GB
112, a course that was pre-
viously intended for basic
business concepts is now
about basic accounting and
finance.
This has removed profes-
sors from their previous
subjects, and started a
game of musical chairs.
Professors that had been
teaching GB 201, or
Financial Accounting, are
now teaching the new inte-
grated business course for
freshmen.
This has not only creat-
ed issues with the inconve-
niencing of professors by
switching courses being
taught, but also has forced
upperclassmen who need
accounting guidance in
their major requirement
courses to be assigned to
professors who have mini-
mal accounting back-
ground.
Sophomores in particu-
lar who are now taking GB
201, which will no longer
be in the curriculum begin-
ning the 2010-2011 school
year, are suffering. These
students who are experi-
encing accounting for the
first time in their lives are
forced to have professors
that are originally certified
in areas such as CIS and
Economics. It is completely
unfair that during this
time of change any stu-
dents should suffer, espe-
cially those who are mak-
ing important decisions
regarding their futures.
Some students are not
receiving as much atten-
tion as they may need at a
critical time when they are
about to declare their
majors. The fact that stu-
dents may not have profes-
sors that can effectively
teach a course inhibits a
student’s ability to make
an educated decision on
their choice of a major or
OpiniOn & EditOrial
THE VANGUArD DECEMBEr 3, 2009 PAGE 3
Editorial
minor. How is a student
supposed to know if they
are interested in account-
ing when their professor
doesn’t even specialize in
the course? These students
are not receiving proper
attention in areas they
may need help in, which
could hinder their ability
to succeed.
Also, students who are
taking courses for their
Accountancy majors are
not receiving the best edu-
cation by professors who
specialize in those courses.
It is unreasonable that
these students cannot be
given the highest educa-
tion for accounting, which
Bentley prides itself on.
These students have made
decisions to carry out an
education in a difficult
subject, and to have profes-
sors that may not teach
effectively is just not fair.
These decisions we make
will follow us not only
through classes now, but
for the rest of our lives. We
are deciding now what we
want to do in the future,
and the first place to begin
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Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Ryaboy
Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Barenboim
Copy Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon McColgan
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is the best education possi-
ble.
It seems as though this
academic year has been an
overall struggle for the
General Business depart-
ment in allocating profes-
sors to proper classes and
changing the curriculum.
Why should those students
who need to take major
requirement courses in
accounting have to suffer
because the professors
accredited in accounting
are now being pawned off
to freshmen?
Sophomores and other
accounting students at
Bentley should not put up
with anything less than
what they deserve. It is
unfair for accounting stu-
dents to have anything
other than accounting pro-
fessors.
Next week isyour last
chance to haveyour voice
heard for theyear of 2009!
Submit an Op-Ed piece toThe Vanguard
today!
Page 4 DeCeMBer 3, 2009 tHe VaNgUarD
Updating an old favorite: Introducing changes to library DVD collection
the VHS and DVD collec-
tion at the Bentley Library
has always been a popular
attraction for both students
and faculty. the sizable num-
ber of popular and class-based
materials are an undeniable
benefit for those interested in
the cinematic arts.
Yet, Bentley University
Library has undergone a num-
ber of renovations in recent
years. Many of these changes
have affected the collection in
a positive manner. i recently
interviewed the Manager of
Circulation Services - Cathy
Cronin. Our short chat gave
insights not only of how the
DVD collection was developed,
but also in what direction it is
heading in the next few years.
Michelle Addo: So, who
started the video/DVD col-
lection here at the library
and when did it start?
Cathy Cronin: the collec-
tion was actually inherited
from media services in 2000.
today, the DVD program is
run through the reference
Services department by Hope
Houston-the collection devel-
opment librarian for video
purchases as well as the man-
ager of the department. the
Library Services department
redirects all requests to them.
MA: What DVDs and
VHS tapes are available
for student checkout?
CC: the students can check
out movies from the popular
video collection for seven days.
in the past, we only allowed
for three-day rentals; howev-
er, there were a lot of fines
incurred with this system.
the four extra days has
really helped to decrease fines
and late video returns. also,
the library director [Phillip
Knutel] has asked us to open
the faculty video collection to
the student body. Students
can now rent faculty videos for
up to three days- although this
collection is primarily for pro-
fessor’s use.
MA: How does the sys-
tem of f ines work for
rentals?
CC: the fine system is the
same as in previous years- a
student can be fined up to a
total of $28 for each borrowed
VHS and DVDs.
MA: Speaking of newly
instituted programs, I
understand that we’re in
the process of installing
new DVD cases and con-
verting the faculty collec-
tion to a new cataloging
system?
CC: Yes, [reference librari-
an] Sheila ekman suggested
that we recatalogue the facul-
ty DVDs according to the
Library of Congress system
[the system used for books in
Bentley Library]. this collec-
tion used to be in alphabetical
order as with the popular
videos; however, there were a
lot of problems regarding
repeated titles and disordered
Desk. Students can place
requests in person at the
Library Services desk or the
re ference Desk , on l ine
through email, or with our
feedback form and meebo
accounts. Our librarians will
pass these requests onto the
reference department.
each summer, we do a reor-
ganization project, transfer-
ring movies between the fac-
ulty collection and popular col-
lection in addition to taking
out old or underused items
and moving them to one of
several off campus storage
facilities. During the years, we
get new material about every
two months and continue with
the reallocation project. the
Bentley Library donates old
VHS tapes to charity through
the school’s service learning
projects.
MA: What are the future
plans for the Bent ley
Library’s DVD collection?
CC: Well, we hope to contin-
ue converting our collection
from VHS to DVD and to
make it possible for patrons to
use the self-check out for their
videos. On a larger scale, we
hope to provide video stream-
ing for the faculty collection
within the next few years-
similar to our e-book catalogue
of material. We’re talking to
several companies that pro-
vide this service as of now and
are working out copyright and
cost issues.
material. the new system is
more efficient and better
reflects our collection. the
new DVD cases were a result
of our growing collection and
its conversion from VHS to
DVD. We were running out of
space with the old system of
holding the physical DVDs
behind the counter and hav-
ing their cases on display.
Now, the DVDs are kept in
their magnetically locked
cases on the shelves. We’re
constantly reissuing our VHS
tapes in DVD format, so that
also allows for more space on
the shelves.
MA: What is the system
for new DVDs and updat-
i n g V H S t a p e s i n t h e
library?
CC: all new DVD requests
go through the reference
Michelle Lauren AddoStaff Writer
The library DVD collection has made some changes for their renters. Photos from library.bentley.edu
News / OpiNiON
OpiniOn
THE VANguARd dECEMbER 3, 2009 PAgE 5
Club updates
International Buddy Network: Meet an exchange student & buddy
Photo by Gunveen Chadha IBN executive board (left to right): Adam Marchwinski, Marissa Ross,
Carolyn Connolly, Haley Traeger, Philip Marchwinski, Christina Beshaw.
Photo provided by Kristy HergrueterAlyce and Kristy.
International Buddy Network is a Bentley organization that
works with students when they arrive at Bentley to get them acco-
modated with the school as well as the new culture.
Alyce BartleMelbourne, Australia
How was adjusting to Bentley?
Pretty easy. Everyone’s been really friendly and helpful.
How is Bentley different than back home?
It’s much smaller, with smaller class sizes and everyone lives
on campus here whereas back home no one really lives on
campus. The classes are much more interactive and you're
expected to speak up more.
What major cultural differences have you found?
We call peppers capsicums, we call professors by thier first
names, everything’s automatic and drive-through in the
states, lots of little things.
What is your favorite site/place in Boston?
Newbury Street or Cambridge.
Where do you plan to visit in the states?
Hopefully NYC, Las Vegas, and New Hampshire.
Kristy HergrueterBentley Senior
Have you studied abroad?
I s t u d i e d a t t h e R o y a l
M e l b o u r n e I n s t i t u t e o f
Technology in Melbourne,
Australia during the fall of
2007.
What made you want to
be a buddy?
I w a n t e d t o b e a b u d d y
because I was an RA while
abroad, and the other RAs
served as a buddy network
for me while there. It was
g r e a t t o m e e t s o m a n y
Australians right away and
have people to show me
around and answer ques-
tions, especially being so far
from home and in a new city.
What have you learned
from your buddy?
Alyce is seeing a lot of places
and going to a lot of different
events, many of which I may
have otherwise overlooked.
She is keeping me in the loop
with a lot of events.
How has your experience
been as a buddy?
It is so easy to relate to Alyce
since we have a lot in com-
m o n a n d c a n r e m i n i s c e
about places and foods in
Austral ia , but a lso talk
about things here. It’s a lot
of fun having her here and
being reminded of my own
time abroad.
Page 6 DeCemBer 3, 2009 tHe VanguarD
Business
Short selling: Not a practice for the faint of heart
typically, investors profit
when a stock appreciates in
price. But this is one of the
biggest fears of the short sell-
er. Selling shares of stock short
is a fairly simple concept:
investors attempt to profit as
the price of a stock declines. it
is the exact opposite of “going
long,” or purchasing shares of
common stock, in a given posi-
tion. However, the steps taken
in a short sale transaction are
somewhat complex.
Before a trade may be
placed, the investor must have
a margin enabled account,
which essentially allows for
short-term borrowing from a
brokerage firm. after receiving
a client’s short sale trade order,
a brokerage firm borrows
shares of the stock, either from
its proprietary account or from
that of another client, and sells
them in the open market.
as time passes (and the
stock hopefully has fallen in
value), the investor may decide
to “cover” the short position by
repurchasing shares and
returning them to the broker.
the investor’s profit is the dif-
ference in price
between the proceeds of the ini-
tial borrowed sale and what
was paid to cover the position.
as i warned you, the logistics
of the transaction are a little
tricky to wrap your head
around.
Short selling does provide
numerous benefits to the finan-
cial marketplace. Probably the
most important assistance that
short sellers provide to the mar-
kets and other investors is the
discovery of fraudulent prac-
tices and their resulting lofty
valuations.
enron, for example, exer-
cised fraudulent and question-
able accounting and reporting
policies and short sellers served
as the primary whistle blowers.
the same is true of companies
such as Lehman Brothers,
allied Capital, and the last
decade’s internet and real
estate bubbles. Short selling is
also critical for market liquidi-
ty and serves as an invaluable
tool for money managers who
furthermore, there are sev-
eral other considerations to
bear in mind before selling
securities short. Historically,
markets generally trend
upwards. if for no reason other
than inflation, stock prices tend
to increase over long-term peri-
ods; thus, the odds are already
set against the short seller.
also, there is a limited upside
gain when selling stocks short,
while the potential loss is theo-
retically unlimited. if an
investor is short a given stock,
it’s true that the price per share
may fal l to zero, what is
referred to as a terminal short.
But the price per share could
also continuously rise with the
help of stock splits, which is
obviously hazardous for the
short seller. Short sellers are
also required to pay interest on
the shares that have been “bor-
rowed” from the brokerage firm
and must cover any dividends
that the company has issued
over the trade period.
all factors considered, short
selling is an art that takes a
keen eye, persistent attitude,
and most of all, conviction in a
thoroughly researched invest-
ment thesis.
wish to “hedge” against expo-
sure and volatility.
there are many individuals
who question the morality
behind selling stocks short.
after all, investors are betting
on the downfall of a company.
Some question whether profit-
ing at the expense of a compa-
ny and its stakeholders should
even be legal. i personally
believe that short sellers are
critical for ensuring full finan-
cial disclosure and keeping
stock valuations in check.
Justin Daniel Lawlor
Staff Writer
Short selling can be an extremely risky business strategy if done by the ineqperienced. Photo taken from Ehow.com
THE VANGUARD DECEMBER 3, 2009 PAGE 7
Columns
What are you involved in
at Bentley?
I have been on the soccer
team for four years and co-
founded the Green Society
twoyears ago and am now
the President.
What are you looking for-
ward to this year?
I am looking forward to
enjoying my last semester
living so close to my friends
and not have a strict 9-5
schedule.
What are your plans for
the future?
I want to move out to San
Francisco for a change of
pace and someday would
like to start my own busi-
ness.
What is your favorite
event on campus?
Spring day. It is a great day
to be part of the Bentley
community.
What are your goals for
this year?
One goal I have is to find a
balance between moving on
and enjoying my senior year.
Trying not to focus too much
on the future and missing
out on my senior year.
H o w a r e y o u f e e l i n g
about graduation?
I have mixed emotions about
graduation. I would love to
have more time here but also
I am ready for a new transi-
tion.
A d v i c e t o s e n i o r s o r
words of wisdom?
Enjoy where we are now
What is the most valuable
lesson you have learned
at Bentley?
Everything is a business and
with an education in busi-
ness t here a re s o m any
opportunities for us.
Senior ExperiencePresented by
The Senior Year
Experience Committee
Senior Cheryl Boyd
Photo provided by Cheryl Boyd
Glutton GirlFaneuil Hall
By:
Bonnie Li
Faneuil Hall
Quincy Market
Bordered by the North
End, Government
Center and Haymarket
One day during my lovely
Thanksgiving break that I
spent on the Bentley cam-
pus, I decided to take a cab
to Harvard Square and then
hop on the T for an adven-
ture to Faneuil Hall. It is
conveniently located off the
G r e e n L i n e s t o p a t
Government Center and is
also close to the North End
if you want to get a dessert
at Mike’s Pastries or a bite
to eat at one of the many
Italian restaurants located
on the streets. Faneuil Hall
itself, however, is always an
adventure because of the
many restaurants and shops
located on the 6.5 acres of
fun.
The Colonnade consists of
over thirty “food stalls” that
i n c l u d e d e l i c a c i e s a n d
cuisines from all over the
world, such as India, China,
Europe and America. There
are coffees, seafood, breads,
desserts, salads, curries and
gyros, just to name a few of
the countless choices at
Faneuil Hall.
The food can be enjoyed on
block tables around the
building and in the Upper
and Lower Rotunda. When
the weather is warm and
sunny, you can also sit on
outdoor benches. The décor
i s a l s o i n t e r e s t i n g a n d
unique with o ld market
s i g n s a n d p h o t o g r a p h s
depicting the history of the
Marketplace.
The North End Bakery
had delicious cornbread and
cinnamon rolls. The corn-
bread was slightly sweet and
a little bit salty with a nice
texture that was not too soft
or too gritty. With just the
right amount of cinnamon in
the large and warm cinna-
mon roll, it was also rich and
creamy.
The Bombay Club also
had delicious Indian cuisine
that included many types
masala, tikki and samosas
for vegetarians and non-veg-
e t a r i a n s a l i k e . B o s t o n
Chowda also has a decent
selection of clam and corn
chowders. The corn chowder
was de l i c i ous , r i ch and
smooth without being too
salty, buttery or milky.
In addition to these “food
stalls,” there are also four-
teen restaurants and pubs at
Faneuil Hall. These locations
include Cheers, Plaza III
Steakhouse, Ned Devine’s
Irish Pub, and Zumas Tex
Mex Café. Cheers is a typi-
cal diner with lots of beer,
but slightly overpriced for
the quality of food served.
Zumas Tex Mex Ca fé i s
cheap with lots of delicious
food.
The 7 layer dip was sim-
ply excellent and divine. In
general the portions are
large with a reasonable
price. The restaurant also
has TVs for watching foot-
b a l l . I r e c o m m e n d t h e
Tequila Chicken and the
Cheese Quesadilla at the
restaurant.
After eating my fi l l at
F a n e u i l H a l l , I w a l k e d
around the 49 stores that
had a nice selection of jewel-
ry, clothing, accessories and
gifts. There are stores rang-
ing from Ann Taylor to Nine
West to Harley Davidson to
Victoria ’s Secret . These
shops provide at least four or
five hours of entertainment,
whether it is window shop-
ping or shopping for gifts
and electronics. Several
kiosks also litter the Faneuil
Hall Marketplace, such as
those that sell hats, art and
nightshirts.
While walking around
Faneuil Hall Marketplace,
there are also talented street
performers who are circus
stuntmen, magicians and
comedians. So even if you’re
not a fan of shopping or eat-
ing massive amounts of rich
foods, prepare to be enter-
tained by the acts and musi-
cians who perform all over
the streets and sidewalks at
the Marketplace.
Faneuil Hall consists of
many restaurants, cafes and
food stalls that have cuisine
from various locations in the
world. It is impossible to
exhaust the many choices in
e v e n f i v e o r s i x v i s i t s
because of the numerous
food stalls and dining loca-
tions. After eating, it is also
part of the “adventure” for a
shopping trip in the sur-
rounding malls with both
expensive and cheap stores,
as well as adult and gift
shops and tattoo parlors.
Along with restaurants, Faneuil Hall has great shops. Photo from www.costar.com
Mike’s Pastry and Cheers in Faneuil Hall are fun places to visit in Boston. Photos from intranet.landmark.edu, photos.igougo.com, and farm4.static.flickr.com
Arts & EntErtAinmEnt
What was yourfavorite part of fall
semester?
Voices
mikE primEs
Class of 2012
CorporatE finanCE &
aCCoUnting
“Breakfast by Moonlight.”
liWEi zhoU
Class of 2013
EConomiCs finanCE
“Bowl ing t r ip w i th
aLaNa Student
advancement Program.”
Josh golDEnBErg
Class of 2011
iDCC
“Making new friends.”
EriC WEBB
Class of 2010
CorporatE finanCE &
aCCoUnting
“growing a beard.”
Chris spaziani
Class of 2013
UnDECiDED
“My Service Learning
cooking group.”
PagE 8 dECEMBEr 3, 2009 thE VaNguard
t o c o m m e m o r a t e t h e
release of The Road, based on
Cormac McCarthy’s best-
selling novel, this Column is
Not yet rated will be review-
ing the Cohen Brother’s dra-
matic and exciting interpreta-
tion of his previous work; No
Country for Old Men.
the setting is minimal.
1980, West texas, just beyond
Vietnam. Llewelyn Moss (Josh
Brolin; Milk) is a welder out
hunting in the back country.
Seeing a wounded dog limping
from a closed off gorge, he
finds several pickup trucks,
riddled with bullets and sur-
rounded by corpses. among
the bloodshed and dead dogs,
are truck beds packed with
heroin and a suitcase filled
with two million dollars cash.
Llewelyn f l ees wi th the
money, sits his wife Carla
Jean (Kel ly Macdonald ;
T r a i n s p o t t i n g ) o n a
greyhound, and sets off to
k e e p h i s s h a r e . B e h i n d
Llewelyn stalks a terrifying
force: anton Chigurh (Javier
Bardem; Collateral) a killer
detached from reason, follow-
ing his own code, his own
morals, and viciously obeying
the flip of a coin. in the dust
Llewelyn and Chigurh kick up
in their chase, Sheriff Ed tom
Bell (tommy Lee Jones; Men
in Black) is caught behind
with the gruesome aftermath
and a sense of dread that he
will always be two steps
behind.
the scenery is uniquely
lonesome, with vast expanses
of cloud covered grassland
and rock. a great effort was
placed to recreate the time
period with vintage vehicles,
clothing, and scenery. the
established effect is wonder-
fully crafted, leaving a gen-
uine, breathing world trapped
in a perpetual 1980 that car-
ries with it a brazen pride. in
a landscape that assures one
mistake will bring many more
down the road, the rising ten-
sion is palpable.
the sound is muted, often
dominated by the rustle of the
wind tipping the brim of
Llewelyn’s hat before he fires
on a deer, the buzz of a fly set-
tling on a four day rotten and
bloated body. the scenes are
left to extrapolate the grue-
some nature of their events.
By design, the laconic narra-
tion of Sheriff Bell is encom-
passing and hangs on the
landscapes.
Josh Brolin is the embodi-
ment of a certain western
hero, standing confident,
growing just a little angry,
migrating often, thinking he’s
still winning. Brolin has a sin-
cerity that he brings to the
character, portraying Moss as
more than a stubborn man
over his head, but more as a
cornered animal. Javier
Bardem steals the show as a
ruthless, unchanging murder-
er. his eyes are empty and, in
a way, questioning, but his
purpose is absolute, his meth-
ods are ruthless. he speaks
slowly and deliberately, and
his opinions on free will are
little removed from the flip of
a coin. tommy Lee Jones is
stellar. his mournful screen
presence radiates a great his-
tory. he was once a great law-
man, certainly, but now age
and modern times have over-
taken him. he is too slow
now, he is a step behind, and
he knows that the methods
change, but the men do not.
he has already come to know
that he won’t be able to stop
what is coming.
the supporting characters
are the sorted amalgamation
of the overly friendly, honest,
hardworking americans of
the heartland that have popu-
lated Cohen Brothers movies
f r o m F a r g o t o R a i s i n g
Arizona. Woody harrelson
appears and aptly stands as
the short l ived , rapid ly
silenced voice of reason.
No Country for Old Men is
a dark, moving journey. the
brilliant casting and scenery
lends to a gripping reality
established in the novel and
are brilliantly brought to life
on screen. it ends quietly, as
so many things do, but it will
resound with its audience for
years to come.
No Country for Old Men
earns 5/5 Falcons.
No Country for Old Men came out in late 2007. Photo from .mywearandtear.com
Bree JohnsonPhotograPhy Editor
This Column is Not Yet RatedBy:
David Entin
No Country for Old Men Review
Javier Bardem turned in a sensational performance in No Country for Old Men. Photo from biblioklept.files.wordpress.com
Arts & EntErtAinmEnt
thE VaNguard dECEMBEr 3, 2009 PagE 9
rachael fischerStaFF WritEr
HTC Ozone boasts capabilities without any glamour
the htC ozone is
the new smartphone from
Verizon Wireless. it is being
hailed as the cheaper alter-
nat ive to an entry leve l
smartphone for the con-
sumer who doesn’t want to
pay an arm and a leg to be
able to access e-mail, inter-
net, and outlook on the go.
there is no doubt that the
phone can keep up with the
average Blackberry. it is
comparable in its capabilities
which include:
-Windows Mobile 6.1 oper-
ating system
-2.0 megapixel camera and
video
-a full QWErty keyboard
-internet browsing with
java and flash functionality
-Wi-Fi connectivity
-3g network connectivity
-Windows Media Player
-text, Picture, and Video
messaging
-instant messaging
-Microsoft office Mobile
one of the most practical-
ly appealing features of the
phone is the physical inter-
face. the size is perfect to fit
in your pocket and the full
keyboard is easy to use and
accurate. though it is not
the flashiest phone, the exte-
rior is more practical and
less vulnerable to damage or
scratches.
the problems begin when
one begins to peruse the
phone. the main screen,
which displays the time and
message notifications, seems
glossy enough with even an
air of simplicity until you
begin scrolling down and you
realize it is crowded with
even more menus for weath-
er, favorite websites, set-
tings, and more.
however, the drawbacks
of the phone are realized
when you click on the start
menu. Suddenly you are
transported from a world
with flashy menus and sleek
graphics to the drab, “pixe-
ly” menu of the Windows
operating system that is
c o m p a r a b l e t o u s i n g
Windows 98 on your cell
phone.
this feeling continues
while browsing the internet.
the internet capabilities are
arguably similar to using the
internet on your computer or
any other smart phone in the
sense that it loads the full
page reasonably quickly.
however, internet brows-
ing still felt extremely limit-
ed and far from easy. the
zoom capability is bulky and
always minimized or maxi-
mized the page just too much
and scrolling around the
screen with the arrow but-
tons is time consuming.
its functions as a phone
are pretty standard. the
htC ozone offers easy text
messaging, clear call audio
and reception, and a fairly
long battery life. it connects
wel l wi th both wire less
internet and a 3g network
which makes its capabilities
useful pretty much any-
where.
the htC ozone is suc-
cessful in the sense that all
the capabilities of a smart
phone have been stuffed into
a phone without any flair.
however , i t i s probably
worth shelling out a little
more for the easy usage and
sleekness of a Blackberry. in
fact, if you shop around you
m a y b e a b l e t o f i n d a
Blackberry for the same or
lesser price.
htC ozone
amazon price: $599.99 or
$49.99 with a new service
plan
Verizon Wireless online
price: $9.99 with 2-yr con-
tract and rebate
Photo from images.intomobile.com
Blackberry storm 9530
amazon price: $499.99 or
$0.01 with a new service
plan
Verizon Wireless online
price: $49.99 with 2-yr con-
tract and rebate.
answers will be available at bentleyvanguard.com on Sunday, december 6. By Jon McColgan
Columns
PAgE 10 DECEMBER 3, 2009 THE VANgUARD
Aries (March 21 - April 19): Your non-
competitive attitude could be challenged
by a friend this week. Try not to give into
competition and jealousy and you will be
more at peace with others.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20): With finals
coming up, now is not the time to start
giving into peer pressure. Don’t be afraid
to do something by yourself this week, like
going to the gym or into the city.
Gemini (May 21 - June 21): Don’t let up
the hard work this month, gemini! You
may finally achieve success in a goal
you’ve been working on.
Cancer (June 22 - July 22): Take this
month to ease tensions within your fami-
ly. You’ll have plenty of time to bond over
Winter Break!
Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22): Try not to
impose your opinions on others. Be open
to others’ takes on certain issues, you may
learn something!
Virgo (Aug. 23- Sept. 22): A new job
opportunity and some good grades are
coming your way. Just don’t stray from
your true potential, and your hard work
won’t go to waste!
Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): Things have
been going well for you recently, Libra,
but don’t expect good things to keep com-
ing your way. Use your balanced person-
ality to deal with challenges and you’ll be
fine.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): Use the
month of December to reconnect with old
friends and to get rejuvenated for the next
semester.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): Your
relationships with your family, friends,
and partners have some real potential.
Don’t brush aside your loved ones’ prob-
lems and show them that you care.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): A rift is
beginning to form between you and some-
one else. Don’t let problems go unsolved,
and make time for you and your friend to
talk about your differences.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): Some set-
backs may be getting you down lately, but
no worries! Things will get much better
over Winter Break and second semester.
Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20): Take a
stand for yourself this week, and don’t let
others walk all over you. The sooner you
realize your true worth, the sooner people
will give you the respect you deserve.
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.
Alyson BiscegliaVANgUARD STAff
April’s AdviceThanksgiving Woes
By:
April Gammal
Question: Winter is coming
and every year my skin cracks
and gets so dry. I always use
lotion but it does not seem to
help. Is there a better way to
protect my skin?
Winter not only brings snow
and rosy cheeks but dry, itchy
skin. Applying lotion is definite-
ly a good start but there are
many other things you can do
that will help protect and pre-
vent your skin from drying out
this winter. Before you help
your skin, it’s a good idea to
understand a little about why
your skin is losing its moisture.
The outermost layer of your
skin is composed of many cells
which are lined with lipids, or
you can think of them as fats.
These lipids form a protective
barrier for your skin. However,
there are external factors such
as dry weather, harsh body
cleansers or lotions that can
strip them away causing mois-
ture to escape.
The following tips will help
protect your skin from losing
moisture during the winter sea-
son:
1. Avoid hot showers.
While hot showers feel great
after being outside in the cold
snowy weather, they are not
beneficial for your skin. The
hot water strips away the nat-
ural oils from your skin which
will further dry out your skin.
Instead, settle on lukewarm
showers.
2 . Avoid fragrance .
Many shower products such as
soaps, scented body washes,
and cleansers also remove the
natural oils from your skin.
Look for products with natural
ingredients.
3. Apply lotion right after
showering. The best time to
apply lotion to your skin is
within the first five minutes of
hopping out of the shower.
Your pores are clean and open
and able to absorb any moistur-
izer.
4.Choosing the right
lotion. The shelves in the
stores are usually covered with
different lotions. So how do you
know which one to buy? The
following lotions are very good
at protect ing your skin:
Eucerin, Dove, Olay, Aveeno,
Vasel ine , Cetaphi l , and
Neutrogena.
5. Cover your hands
while you sleep. This does
work really well! If you have
especially dry hands then cover
your hands with Vaseline
before you go to bed and put
soft cloth gloves on. When you
wake up, you will find your
hands feeling very soft and
smooth.
6. Reapply. Make sure to
reapply lotion every four to six
hours even if your skin does not
appear dry at the time. At this
stage you are preventing your
skin from drying out.
7. Moisturize from the
inside. The foods you eat can
actually improve your skin. Try
adding Canola oil, ground
flaxseeds, and walnuts to your
diet. Consuming one serving a
day can decrease acne as well
as even out your skin tone.
Also, drink eight glasses of
water a day. The water will
also moisturize your skin and
prevent your skin from drying
out. Any drink with caffeine
wi l l dry out the sk in .
Unfortunately, sugar is awful
for your skin and will increase
acne.
8. Bundle up.When you go
outside, make sure to put on
your hat, mittens, and scarf.
The less exposure you have to
the cold air, the better your
skin will feel.
Remember: protecting your
skin against the winter will not
only make your skin feel better,
but will make your skin even
better throughout the entire
year.
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 issue that can be addressed
in a public forum please send it
to April at gammal_apri@bent-
ley.edu and you may see it in a
future issue. Keep in mind that
your question will remain
anonymous.
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Notes from AbroAd / ColumNs
Question #4: What hasbeen your best experi-ence with food? Whatsurpr i sed you mostabout the local cuisine?
We first knew we were in
for an array of traditional
African foods when we walked
into a local food shop two days
into our South African experi-
ence and saw “monkey gland
sauce” as an option on the
menu. This name brought
about images of needles being
used to extract this so called
sauce form the gland of a mon-
key; which, to say the least,
was effective in deterring both
of us from getting it. We still
have no idea what monkey
gland sauce consists of, but we
did find out that trying new
foods (no matter how outra-
geous) is a necessary compo-
nent of the study abroad expe-
rience.
So we headed to the well-
known traditional African
style restaurant Mama Africa
located in the heart of Cape
Town. Accompanied by the
rhythmic beats of African
drums and the harmonic lan-
guage of Xhosa, we ate our
dishes of Kudu (antelope),
Springbok (the national
emblem) and ostrich. And no,
none of the above tasted like
chicken. In fact, we agree that
they all tasted way better than
chicken. After being pleasant-
ly surprised by the delicious
food of Mama Africa we’ve con-
tinued our traditional food
journey by trying some croco-
d i l e and war thog (we
know…poor Pumba!) at anoth-
er local restaurant.
We expected more flavor
from the croc and we could’ve
done without the stringy tex-
Caitlin PetersCAPe TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Katie CavanaughCAPe TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
ture of the warthog… but at
least we can say we tried them
eh?
Over Spring break we visit-
ed a local silk shop where we
got to experience the delicacy
of a silk worm. Which appar-
ently has the same amount of
protein as a 20 ounce steak but
tasked and felt strikingly sim-
ilar to salty tree bark (or what
we would imagine tree bark to
be like). Last week we finally
ate out at one of Cape Town’s
finest sea food restaurants
where we tried some amazing
octopus, grilled to perfection.
Coming to South Africa we
knew we would have to be
brave enough to try some foods
we weren’t used to and we
have not been let down so far.
We’re still hunting to try
some zebra…but we’re still not
too keen on trying that mon-
key gland sauce.
SGA Speaks: Paid music is no longer feasibleBy
Chris Dukich
College music programs have
been cut among all of these pop-
ular companies making the
costs to provide such a service
astronomically higher. SGA has
been actively looking over the
past two years for a replacement
to the Napster service that was
formerly offered on campus, and
we have come to the conclusion
that there are free services out
there that are arguably better
than Rhapsody or Napster.
Let’s run the numbers out:
Purchasing “Rhapsody
Unlimited” costs $12.99 each
month for each student .
Remember we do not get a dis-
count because those programs
have been cut. $12.99*4000 stu-
dents* 12 months a year =
$623,520 + tax. With the aca-
demic discount program, the
cost for a twelve month sub-
scription for one student cost sig-
nificantly less than one single
month at the regular price.
That’s right, it costs much less
than $12.99 to give one student
Napster for the year.
The argument that we pay X
amount of dollars to go to
Bentley is irrelevant, although
a number of students often cite
tuition costs when they claim
they are entitled to the service
as a Bentley student. I chal-
lenge those students who feel
that way to find a school that is
willing to shell out that kind of
money so that students can
have unlimited access to songs.
Furthermore I challenge those
students to help us find a com-
pany that is willing to bring
back those discounts that were
once offered!
Having worked with the peo-
ple responsible for technology on
campus I know that they are
working as fast as possible to
make sure the internet band-
width issue is resolved. We’re
lucky to have an incredible team
of individuals who work togeth-
er to bring us the advanced tech-
nology we have on campus.
There’s a lot that goes on behind
the scenes and I’m happy to
report that they are more than
supportive of our ever increas-
ing bandwidth needs. Most
schools would limit usage and
would not increase bandwidth.
Bentley does not want to place
limits on us.
Significant bandwidth
increases are coming, however
if we fail to change our behavior
and continue to stream video
when we should be streaming
audio – the problem will resur-
face.
Problems with using
Streaming Video for
Listening to music:
When music videos are used
solely for the purpose of listen-
ing to music, it puts unneces-
sary strain on the Bentley
Network. By using streaming
audio instead of streaming video
for music, it will increase inter-
net performance for all stu-
dents. If you are using YouTube
to listen to music, you may be
using more bandwidth than is
needed. There are steps we can
individually take as a larger
community to use our band-
width more e f f ic ient ly .
Streaming video takes up signif-
icantly more resources than
streaming audio.
The math below shows how
much bandwidth one student
uses when streaming audio and
video:
Streaming Audio: 0.128Mb/s
Streaming Video: 1.2Mb/s
(Almost 10 times more than
streaming audio)
Streaming HD Video: 3Mb/s
(Almost 20 times more than
streaming audio)
Current total bandwidth
available to the residence halls
Monday-Friday: 200Mb/s
SGA Recommends
Grooveshark.com
Grooveshark is a free service
that allows you to search for
songs and create playlists via a
user friendly interface. It’s the
easiest and fastest way to listen
to music and make playlists.
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PAgE 12 DECEMBER 3, 2009 THE VANguARD
Arts & EntErtAinmEnt
Cormac McCarthy’s The
Road begins in the bleakest
of landscapes. A sky black-
ened by ash, skeletal trees
hanging l imply over the
landscape, and the soot
stained roads that link the
remains together. Most of
humanity has long since died
away, with the unlucky few
s t r u g g l i n g t o s c a v e n g e
canned food or fresh water,
and the vicious remainder
turning to cannibalism and
forgoing their humanity. The
f i l m , d i r e c t e d b y J o h n
Hillcoat, is a bold undertak-
ing to capture the gripping
dread and inspiring hope
that ties together the novel.
A l o n e M a n ( V i g g o
M o r t e n s e n , L o r d o f t h e
Rings) pushes a shopping
cart packed with tins of food,
small tools, and assorted
scavenged goods. He wears a
weathered Parka, has hard-
ly any shoes to wear, and in
his belt hangs a revolver
with two rounds. One bullet
for him, and one for his Boy
( K o d i S m i t - M c P h e e ,
Stranded), who is the image
of his father, though more
emaciated and fragile. The
two are slowly walking the
roads to reach the coast
because they will not survive
another winter where they
are.
The scenery is breathtak-
ing and ominous. A horrible
dread hangs over the grim
landmarks the father and
s o n p a s s , w i t h h u m a n
corpses hanging from trees
and signs of violence strewn
across the paths. In the
forests beyond them, trees
crack and crumble to the
g r o u n d w i t h f e r o c i o u s
groans, the earth heaves and
sighs with the force of rolling
earthquakes, debris and
buildings crumble from age
and weather . The dying
world is horrifying to watch,
but so utterly visceral and
impossible to ignore.
The few survivors encoun-
tered across the journey are
mesmerizing. Robert Duvall
appears as a ragged old man,
hardly able to stand or walk,
near blind, and half dead.
His gray eyes survey the
landscape with the same
great sorrow that the young
boy’s eyes hold. The canni-
bals and roving gangs are
animalistic in their behavior
but so disturbingly remain
organized and intelligent.
The brutality of the world
will certainly be a massive
hurdle to overcome for cer-
tain audience members. The
desperation and violence of
the surroundings are eerie,
and the calmness that the
father and son have come to
interpret these sights with is
all the more frightening. Yet,
the true terror comes from
the man’s own fears about
how his son’s fate, about
their chances of f inding
another meal, if they will be
able to stay warm, if he will
be able to kill himself and
his boy if the time comes.
The relationship between
father and son is The Road’s
greatest strength. The father
f i g h t s w i t h t h e r e a l i t y
around them to preserve a
spark of goodness in his boy,
to he lp h im, “Carry the
flame” as he calls it. The two
actors share an immense
amount of screen time, and
the bond shared is loving
and real.
The film’s greatest weak-
ness lies in a series of flash-
backs to the man’s wife,
played by Charlize Theron.
The initial flashbacks estab-
lish the man’s growing emo-
tional frailty as he begins to
lose his world and his wife.
However, the scenes become
too numerous, often juxta-
posing the bleakness of the
world as it is with an over-
saturated dream world with
sunshine and f lower ing
plants. These breaks from
the fear of the real world
release the audience from
the grip the film so aptly
maintains otherwise.
The Road is a visual and
emotional tr iumph. The
burning vistas and desolate
decay that punctuate the
surroundings stands only to
concentrate the raw strength
portrayed by the few on
screen actors who very capa-
bly affirm the power of the
human spirit.
John Hillcoat has achieved
a notable and searing accom-
plishment, but the heavy
handed memory segments
stand to weaken the total
presentation and leave the
audience without a final,
profound sense of awe.
Rating: 4.5/5 Falcons
David EntinSTAff WRITER
The Road provides audiences with a worthwhile experience
Photo from media.photobucket.com
Sleep No More promises to keep you wide awake
Question: What do you get
when you mix Shakespeare
with Hitchcock and l ive
actors in an old school build-
ing in Newton? Answer: One
interesting experience that
will captivate you and keep
you thinking and playing
detect ive long after you
leave. Sleep No More, which
consists of Shakespeare’s
Macbeth and elements of
s u s p e n s e a l a A l f r e d
Hitchcock, is a very different
form of theatre that one can-
not even label as a simple
play.
Punchdrunk, a theatre
company from England, have
transformed forty-four rooms
in the Old Lincoln School in
Brookline into a dark, dan-
gerous, and dynamic world
that must be seen to be
believed. They have created
a theatrical world that one
becomes enthralled by the
minute they walk in the
door.
As soon as you arrive at
the Old Lincoln School, you
enter the building through a
1920 ’s era bar with l ive
music and drinks. When you
enter the bar, a character in
1920s attire offers you a card
with a number on it that will
signify when you may enter
the scenario.
After a little while, some-
one calls the number on the
card you have been given
and you enter the world that
Punchdrunk has created.
The only instruction is to
wear a whi te Casanova
mask that a character gives
to you just before you enter
the alternate world.
In order to enter, a host
character will both lead you
to an elevator and drop you
off somewhere random or the
character will just let you go
from the ground floor. This
creates feelings of uncertain-
ty, as you literally have no
idea where you are or what
is going on.
Nobody holds your hand
as you explore; rather you
have free reign to go where
you want, when you want.
This notion seems scary at
first, as you have no idea
where to go or what to do,
but after you get used to the
freedom it becomes satisfy-
ing and draws you deeper
into the world of Sleep No
More.
The whole experience con-
sists of you walking around
different perfectly decorated
Greg KokinoSTAff WRITER
rooms that make up Sleep
N o M o r e . Y o u h a v e t h e
choice of either following an
actor or actress around the
world and tracking his or her
story, staying in a room and
viewing the different scenes
that occur in the room, or
moving about as you wish
and viewing different scenes.
The actors and actresses
do not speak at all during
the play; they let you as the
theatergoer view the scenes
and make your own conclu-
sions. Sometimes an actor or
actress will even pull you
over and show you some-
thing one on one.
The actors run through
the story once, and as they
come to the ending scene
t h e y b r e a k u p a n d r u n
through the story again so
that you can see scenes that
you may have missed. The
experience lasts for about
three hours overall. Even
with two opportunities to fig-
ure out what exactly occurs
it is impossible to see every-
thing.
I would recommend going
with a group of friends and
separating when inside so
that you can put together
your different views of the
action and come up with a
better idea of what occurred.
A s s o p h o m o r e R y a n
Briggs said, “Sleep No More
was definitely worth it. It
was the most interesting
show I have ever been to.”
Sleep No More plays most
days of the week from now
u n t i l J a n u a r y 3 , 2 0 1 0 .
Tickets cost $25 during the
week and $39 on the week-
e n d s . T h e A m e r i c a n
Reparatory Theatre sells
tickets either at the door at
the Old Lincoln School in
Brookline, easily accessible
by the 66 bus from Harvard
S q u a r e , o r a t t h e L o e b
Drama Center near Harvard
Square.
Photo from www.americanrepertorytheater.orgA scene from Sleep No More, a mix of Shakespeare and Hitchcock.
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and after Caira rebounded a
Penmen missed shot, junior Kim
Brennan made it a one-point
game when she buried a top-of-
the-key three-pointer with 2:02
left.
The score remained 52-51
Penmen until a Jenny McDade
lay-up with 43.9 seconds pushed
Southern New Hampshire’s lead
to three. Brennan answered
with a lay-up, only to see
Carrington do the same with 16
seconds on the clock.
Bentley freshman Kelsey
Roberson missed a potential
tying three, but the ball went out
of bounds off SNHU, giving the
Falcons another opportunity
with 6.8 seconds remaining. This
time, sophomore Meghan
Thomann was fouled shooting a
three with 5.5 seconds left.
Thomann made all three, her
first free throw attempts of the
season, to tie the game at 56.
Southern New Hampshire never
got a shot attempt off before the
ness students to get involved
in the future,” commented
Navarroli. She discussed the
clean forms of energy that will
be most prevalent in the future
which include solar energy,
wind energy, clean coal, and
biofuels, which are liquid fuels
derived from plant materials.
When asked what will be the
main source of energy once we
move away from fossil fuels, she
replied, “The future of energy
in the United States will be a
combination of energy efficient
buildings, homes, and appli-
ances, and energy supplied by
our own solar and wind farms.
Solar and wind technology is
evolving every day.”
Furthermore, Navarroli
added that there will be a surge
of new clean technology that
business people must make
successful for the future.
Sustainability is a necessity,
and business people will need
to make it realistic and achiev-
able, says Navarroli.
Zack Bashaw, a freshman
who attended the lecture, com-
mented, “I never realized how
business can fit in sustainabil-
ity. Ms. Navarroli brings up a
good point that it will not only
be prosperous to get involved
with the green industry, but it
will also be beneficial to of
course help save this globe from
[extreme] climate change.”
She later offered a few tips
for Bentley students to conserve
energy, “Do not leave items like
cell phone or computer charg-
ers plugged into the wall when
they are not in use. Plug items
like printers, computers, moni-
tors and stereo speakers or
IPod docking stations into a
power strip. When you leave
your room, shut off the power
strip.” As a reminder, Navarroli
notes, “Shut off the lights, TV,
radio, computer, printer, etc.
when you are not using them…
the implications of everyone
doing this on campus could be
huge.”
She adds, “Buy Compact
Fluorescent Light bulbs
(“CFLs” or “green light bulbs”).
According to EPA Energy Star,
these light bulbs use 75% less
energy and last ten times
longer than incandescent bulbs.
She then showed a video
explaining how wind will be one
of the important resources that
will reduce the burning of fos-
sil fuels. Navarroli says that the
United States is not doing near-
ly enough as other countries
with cutting down energy usage
and lessening the burning of
fossil fuels. For example,
Denmark uses wind power to
generate about 20% of its elec-
tricity.
Lindsay Albert, another
attendant of the lecture com-
mented about the event. “She
opened my eyes to just how far
behind the United States in
regards to their energy inde-
pendence. I not only learned a
great amount of information on
today’s environmental issues,
but I also became impelled to
learn more about what the
United States is doing com-
pared to other countries to
reduce their CO2 emissions.
As of right now, the United
States is not doing nearly as
much as it should be to reduce
the amount of CO2 released or
to increase the country’s level
energy independence .
Navarolli’s presentation on sus-
tainability offered insight into
business opportunities with
clean technology in the future,
and it also offered insight into
sustainability in today’s world.
clock hit 0:00 and Bentley was
headed to an extra session for
the second straight Sunday.
After the first three minutes
of overtime, the teams were still
deadlocked, 61-61. At this point
Ashira Carrington connected on
a three point play to give the
Penmen a lead for good. A
Carrington lay-up with 38.4 sec-
onds left made it a five-point
game and two free throws apiece
from McDade and Carrington
secured the victory.
The main reason for the Lady
Falcons falling short in this con-
test was their struggles from the
field. The Lady Falcons got off to
a quick start hitting five of their
first eight shots; from that point
on the Falcons were just 18 of 67
(27 percent), including only two
of nine in the extra period.
On the other side of the
ledger, Southern New
Hampshire shot the ball at a 50
percent clip after intermission
and finished at 44 percent.
The Falcons were actually
able to attempt 16 more field
goals than Southern New
Hampshire due in part to a 15-6
advantage in offensive rebounds
and only 11 turnovers, eight
fewer than the visitors.
The loss was a tough one for
the Falcons to swallow, but
despite coming up short in this
particular contest, the Lady
Falcons are still in a good posi-
tion seven games deep into the
2009-2010 season.
Offensively the Falcons have
three players averaging in dou-
ble digits as Elise Caira leads the
team averaging 15.7 points per
game, as well as pulling down
and impressive 9 rebounds per
game.
Kim Brennan is also enjoying
a great start to her junior year
scoring 14.8 points per game and
dishing out a team high 28
assists.
Columbia University transfer
Katherine Goodwin rounds out
the Falcons trio scoring in dou-
ble digits as she is averaging
13.2 points per game, connect-
ing on a team high 12 three
pointers.
As a team the Lady Falcons
are averaging 67 point per game
while shooting 39 percent from
the field. However, the Lady
Falcon success lies in their deter-
mination on the defensive end
where the Lady Falcons are
allowing only 61 points per
game, allowing teams to only
shoot 36 percent from the field.
The Lady Falcon perimeter
defense has been very stout as
they only allow opponents to
shoot 29 percent from the three
point arc; this shows the Falcon
athleticism and discipline in not
allowing teams to beat them
from long range. An area where
the Falcons will look to improve
as the season progresses is
rebounding, as currently the
team gets outrebounded by an
average of 2.3 boards per game.
The Falcons will look to improve
their rebounding in order to limit
opponents’ second chances, and
to create second chance points
for themselves on the offensive
end.
One of the Lady Falcons’
greatest defensive strengths this
season has been the ability to
create turnovers; they have
forced 18.3 turnovers per game
which is almost three more than
the Lady Falcons commit.
The Falcons have played well
early on this season, but they
now enter a pivotal stretch of
conference games against tough
opponents including a back to
back matchup with rivals
Stonehill and Franklin Pierce in
which the Lady Falcons know
they will have to raise their
game. What makes the stretch
of games even tougher is that
the next four will be on the road.
The Falcons will have to buckle
down and play some of their best
basketball of the season, but if
they are able to play well during
this stretch they could find them-
selves sitting near the top of the
NE-10 in a couple of weeks.
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Women’s Basketball
negative situations come out,the administration runs withthem and they do everything intheir power to make sure theorganization is held responsible.”
One major change in enforce-ment is that on-campus housingwith fraternity or sorority mem-bers living in them are no longerallowed to register a Bentleyparty, which involves a formalprocess with Residence Life andallows students to have a singleopen source of beer, along withother strict policies.
According to Witkowicki, thereason for this, “is that there areno common sources of alcoholallowed under FIPG.”
“As a Bentley student, canthey [fraternity and sororitymembers] register party on cam-pus? Totally,” said Witkowicki,“However, as members of theirorganization which is totally vol-untary, they sign up to followtheir national or insurance poli-cies.”
For local organizations whoare not governed by any nation-al organization, it is to the insur-ance and risk management planthat they answer. According toWitkowicki, “Fraternities and
sororities are one of the mostuninsurable organizations in theworld,” with even more difficul-ty in insuring a local fraternity.
Local fraternities are so diffi-cult to insure, said Witkowicki,because, “they have little to noadult supervision, any sort ofoversight, no leadership devel-opment opportunities, they justdon’t provide what a nationalorganization provides overall.”
Bentley told Connolly andAGP that the only insuranceprovider that would insure themwas HRH Kirkland & Co.According to Connolly, “doingmy own research, that isn’t true,there are other insurance com-panies that will insure us at 60percent of the cost… I don’tbelieve Bentley is being veryhonest to us about this situation,they are really working againstus.”
Lauren Westling, president ofAlpha Phi, reiterated complaintsabout the strict enforcement,saying “They [the administra-tion] are watching us very close-ly and sometimes I feel that if anorganization makes one falsemove they could be put on thechopping block and gone.”
With fraternities Tau Kappa
the national organization willcome in and get rid of them,”concluded Witkowicki.
With the administration notrelenting on enforcement of poli-cies, but willing, as Witkowickiputs it, to “partner with anyorganization,” most fraternitiesand sororities are just looking tooperate within the rules.
“To us,” said Westling, “mak-ing sure we stay on campus ismore important than perhapscontinuing our traditions thatare no longer allowed. We are init for the longevity of every-thing.”
Connolly and Westling bothacknowledged that their timewith Greek Life has been thebest part of college, with bothsaying that their brothers andsisters will be the friends theykeep forever. The issue that theysee is with being, as Connollyput it, “stereotyped,” and saddledwith negative connotations.
“I think that Gloria Larsonand administration and every-one at Bentley just need to real-ize that we are good people,” saidConnolly, “and we want to behere and we want to do well atBentley and we want to do goodfor Bentley.”
sorority parties off campus aswell.
“We don’t necessarily havejurisdiction over it, but theirheadquarters does,” saidWitkowicki, “headquarters relieson Bentley to at least notifythem.”
The issue of over regulationby Bentley is a new feeling forsororities and fraternities.Connolly acknowledged thisbluntly by saying, “They wantus to be completely regulated bythe school.”
Witkowicki acknowledgedthis regulation by pointing outthat if someone did join a frater-nity or sorority to party, theyjoined the most widely regulat-ed organizations on any collegecampus. “That is not what thisis supposed to be about; it is sup-posed to be something greater,”said Witkowicki.
The future of Greek Life isevolving as Bentley works withnational organizations andinsurance providers to enforcepolicies. “We’ve got to suck it upand figure out how to make itwork or some of these organiza-tions won’t be here anymore andit’s not because Bentley is tryingto get rid of them, it is because
Epsilon being kicked off campusand Sigma Gamma Delta cur-rently serving a one year suspen-sion for alcohol violations,administrators have begun toenforce long standing Greek lifepolicies that had previously goneunenforced for years.
“[Witkowicki] brought uppolicies that Bentley Greekswere previously unaware of…”said Westling, “When thesethings first started happening,people were apprehensive ofthese new rules. For right nowwe are just trying to follow thesenew procedures.”
Fraternities and sororitiesalso occasionally have houses offcampus where members livetogether. According to Connolly,there has been talk of proposingpolicies that dictate if fraterni-ties or sororities will have to sub-mit paperwork to Bentley onparties they have off campus.
These changes were con-firmed by Witkowicki, sayingthat the, “University can’t doanything about that, it is yourprivate house, however, theirnational organization has juris-diction over that.” Policies oncommon sources of alcohol areincluded in any fraternity or
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Robbie LaBrie
SPORTS EDITOR
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Hockey (5-6-3, 4-3-2 AHA)
Army (11/20)# L 5-1
Army (11/21)# W 4-3
at Brown (11/24) W 3-2
at Rensselaer (11/27) L 5-2
vs.Lake Superior State (11/28) T 2-2 (Bentley wins shootout)
Men’s Basketball (4-1, 2-1 NE-10)
at Merrimack (11/18)* W 72-58
at Holy Family (11/21) W 91-65
at Saint Anselm (11/24)* L 72-69
Southern New Hampshire (11/29)* W 83-71
Men’s Swimming (2-2)
Brandeis (11/17) L 131-99
at UMass-Dartmouth (11/21) W 164-131
Women’s Basketball (4-2, 2-1 NE-10)
at Merrimack (11/18)* W 71-62
vs. Bloomfield (11/21) (UMass-Lowell Valley Cup) W 70-55
vs. Caldwell (11/22) (UMass-Lowell Valley Cup) L 72-70 (ot)
at Saint Anselm (11/24)* W 56-47
Southern New Hampshire (11/29)* L 70-63 (ot)
Women’s Swimming (3-1)
Brandeis (11/17) W 134-96
at UMass-Dartmouth (11/21) W 185-101
Volleyball (18-13)
vs. Adelphi (11/19) (NCAA Regionals) W 3-2
vs. Dowling (11/20) (NCAA Regional Semis) L 3-0
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Hockey playing well despite tough opposition
Rank turned in a 49 saves against Lake Superior. Photo by Sports Info Office
The Falcons often find
themselves sharing the ice
with some tough opponents in
big games, and this season
has been no different in the
grueling Atlantic Hockey con-
ference.
But the Falcons are playing
well and they are picking up
some wins when they need
them; enough to situate them-
selves in the middle of the
Atlantic Hockey pack with a
shot to move up with some big
conference games coming in
the near future.
Bentley has seen some
excellent play over their past
few games from new and old
players alike. One of those
new faces enjoying success for
the Falcons is freshman for-
ward Brett Hartung.
Hartung graduated high
school in 2006 and went on to
play three years of junior
l e a g u e h o c k e y f o r t h e
National American Hockey
League’s Witchita Wild Cats.
While there, Hartung was a
team captain and team MVP,
so while it may say freshman
next to his name, this is a guy
comes with plenty of hockey
experience.
Hartung’s first goal of the
season came against Air
Force back on November 6,
but he went off in the Falcon’s
two game weekend series
against Army on November
20 and 21, scoring three goals
over the course of the two
games.
The Falcons only managed
a somewhat disappointing
split in the series, adding two
points to their season total,
but giving Army only their
second conference win of the
season.
The Falcons had all sorts of
problems in the first game,
starting even before the open-
ing faceoff, when junior goal-
tender Joe Calvi was pulled
at the last minute and sopho-
more goalie Kyle Rank was
left to fill in.
Rank played well for the
first ten minutes of this con-
test before things got out of
hand. Army buried three
goals in an eight minute span,
setting the tone for the game.
Hartung scored his goal in a
short-handed opportunity in
the second, but Army added
two more in the third period,
handing Bentley a 5-1 loss.
Rank righted the ship in
the second leg of the series,
however, and the Falcons
managed to take game num-
ber two. The Falcons were
down 1-0 after the first peri-
od before erupting for three
goals in the third, two of
which came off the stick of
Hartung.
Hartung scored the first
goal, then Marc Menzione put
one away before Hartung
struck again with the third
Bentley goal of the game. The
scoring wasn’t over after the
second period, though.
After getting another goal
from sophomore Herbie Kent,
the Falcons held a 4-1 lead,
but Army’s Marcel Alvarez
put a little scare into Coach
Ryan Soderquist and his
Falcons when he scored two
power play goals within two
minutes to make it a one goal
game. Rank and the defense
held their ground though, giv-
ing the Falcons a 4-3 win.
The Falcons then travelled
to Providence, RI to take on
Brown, a team with no wins
on the season, in a non-con-
ference matchup. The Falcons
made it a lot harder than it
had to be against a team with
zero wins, but they came
a w a y w i t h t h e v i c t o r y
nonetheless.
Dustin Cloutier scored two
goals in Bentley’s effort and
Jamie Nudy scored the game
winner in the third period.
The Falcons were down 2-1 in
t h e t h i r d p e r i o d b e f o r e
Cloutier scored a power play
goal and Nudy buried a go
ahead goal to give the Falcons
a 3-2 lead.
Kyle Rank and the defense
put it on lockdown in the clos-
ing minutes t o g ive the
Falcons the win. It doesn’t
count toward conference
standings, but it was a nice
comeback victory and i t
dropped Brown to 0-7-1 on the
year.
The Falcons then headed
out to Troy, New York for the
59th Annual RPI Holiday
Tournament. The first game
on the slate for Bentley was
the host school, RPI. RPI
grabbed the lead in the first
period and never looked back.
Bobby Preece and Jamie
Nudy each scored a goal
apiece for Bentley, but RPI
came away with the 5-2 win,
advancing to the finals of the
tournament and sending the
Falcons to the consolation
game to play Lake Superior
State.
This game was much more
tightly contested and in the
end it was the Falcons com-
ing away with third place in
the tournament after finish-
ing the game with a shootout
victory.
Kyle Rank had an out-
standing performance in this
one, making 49 saves , a
career high. Senior defense-
man Anders Olson scored the
first goal of the game and
f r e s h m a n B r a n d o n
Bahnemann followed it up
with a goal of his own to give
the Falcons a 2-0 lead by the
end of the first period.
The next two periods were
all Lake Superior State, how-
ever, and regulation ended in
a 2-2 tie.
Neither team was able to
grab a goal in the five minute
overtime, but Marc Menzione
and Dustin Cloutier scored in
the shootout for Bentley to
make Bentley third in the
tournament.
The Falcons now get into
the meat of their schedule
when they take on a lot of
conference opponents. They
will look to gain some ground
on Canisius, who is third in
Atlantic Hockey play in their
next weekend series.
The Falcons will need to
play hard and pick up some
big wins, but there is no doubt
they have what it takes to
make a move in the Atlantic
Hockey conference and start-
ing next week, this will be the
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FalconoF theWeekWestrol Named Falcon of the Week
Senior guard Jason Westrol of the men’s basketball team
has been named the Falcon of the Week for the period of Nov.
17-Nov. 30.
In four games, Westrol averaged 19.5 points per game, 5.5
rebounds per game and shot 55.8 percent from the field.
Westrol helped Bentley to a 3-1 record in that span. He was
the leading scorer in two of the four games, including a 16-
point, seven rebound effort in a 72-58 win over Merrimack on
Nov. 18.
He chipped in 19 points on 8-12 shooting in Bentley’s 91-
65 triumph at Holy Family three days later. His best offen-
sive performance, 28 points on 10-17 shooting, came in a 72-
69 loss at Saint Anselm Nov. 24. Westrol finished the four-
game stretch with 15 points as Bentley knocked off Southern
New Hampshire at home 83-71 on Nov. 29.
Westrol currently leads the team in scoring at 20.8 ppg and
is shooting 56.1 percent on the year.
Phillip St. PierreSTAFF WRITER
SportS
20.8
Senior guard Jason Westrol is currently
averaging 20.8 points per game.
Did you know the highest points per game
average is held by Ray Andersen, who aver-
aged 22.8 points per game in 1968-1969?
Westrol’s average of 20.8 would be the sec-
ond best average in Falcon history.
Falcons off to an impressive 4-1 start; look to continue success in NE-10
Brandt has been a force off the Falcon bench. Photo by Sports Info Office
Bentley basketball has
begun the year strong with a
record of 4-1, and although it is
still early, Falcon fans should
anticipate a season much like
the previous years as the team
chemistry is high and the
Falcons are starting off with a
bang. Bentley has played well
in its five games this season
due to exceptional all around
play from every player.
In one of the most anticipat-
ed games early in the season,
the Fa l cons t rave led to
Merrimack to face the only
team that was ranked ahead of
them in the preseason polls.
Bentley came in with some-
thing to prove and showed they
are still at the top of their
game, handling Merrimack
easily with a 72-58 win.
The game was back and
forth until late in the game
where Bentley stepped up and
pulled away, starting a 13-4
run with 12 minutes left in the
game, and the Falcons never
looked back. Senior Jason
Westrol led the team with a
game high of 16 points, and
John Brandt contributed with
a solid 14 points off of the
bench.
This game was important in
multiple ways as the Falcons
won a game against probably
their strongest opponent in the
Northeast 10, and they proved
that they still deserve the num-
ber one spot in the conference.
The Falcons then continued
on the road to play a non con-
ference game against Holy
Family, a team they took care
of with ease last year. This sea-
son was not any different as
Bentley came out shooting and
commanded the game, gaining
a big lead early which they
never let up.
Holy Family came out strug-
gling, missing seven out of
eight shots to begin the game
and Bentley capitalized on this
opportunity to jump out ahead.
Eight minutes into the game
the Falcons were already up by
16 on their opponents, and
extended their lead to 36-14
towards the end of the first
half.
This offensive assault was
led by Tom Dowling, who did
not miss a shot the whole first
half. The junior guard was a
perfect 6 for 6 from the floor
with 15 points before the inter-
mission and he did not lose a
step as the game went on.
Jason Westrol also started
strong with 10 baskets and five
assists by half time, and soph-
omore Kevin Kettl added seven
points in his return to his home
state.
Holy Family started to get
some life in the second half and
came out firing, shrinking
Bentley’s lead to 14. The
Falcons and rebounded with 13
straight points to extend their
lead to 27. Bentley kept up the
pressure and took care of Holy
Family with a final score of 91-
65.
Tom Dowling finished the
game wi th 23 po ints , 5
rebounds and 2 assists in what
was one of the best games of
his career. Jason Westrol also
played exceptionally and con-
tributed on both ends of the
floor with 19 points, 5 steals, 6
assists and 5 rebounds. Brian
Tracey ended with 15 points
and 8 rebounds, and Kevin
Kettl had a career high 11
points and 9 rebounds off of the
bench.
Bench play is key if Bentley
wants to go deep this season,
and the Falcon reserves have
not disappointed, giving the
starters much needed rest and
playing at a very high level.
Bentley is also getting excep-
tional play from his forwards,
which was one of Coach Jay
Lawson’s major concerns this
season.
Although the Falcons have
a fairly young group of for-
wards compared to most of
their opponents, the big men
have been dominating the
boards and are gaining more
and more experience every
game.
After winning their first
three games of the season, the
Falcons were handed their first
loss in a game that went down
to the wire at Saint Anselm.
Jason Westrol tied a career
high with 28 points, moving up
to 13th on Bentley’s all time
scoring list, but it was not
enough as the Falcons lost a
lead late in the fourth quarter.
Bentley came out of their
three game road trip with a
record of 3-1 to face Southern
New Hampshire back at home.
Southern New Hampshire was
coming off of a loss, so they
entered the game looking to
rebound against the Falcons
and hand them their second
loss of the year. Bentley had
other plans for their opponents
and played an excellent game
to earn their fourth win of the
season.
The Falcons started the
game cold and had to play from
behind as Southern New
Hampshire jumped out to a 14-
7 lead less than ten minutes
into the game. Bentley began
the game missing five out of
their six shots and letting their
opponents score with not much
trouble, but it was still early in
the game, giving the Falcons
plenty of time to get back in it.
Responding fiercely to
Southern New Hampshire’s
hot start, Bentley started fir-
ing on all cylinders and turned
the game around with a 14-2
run that put the Falcons
ahead. Bentley’s benched
shined during this outburst as
John Brandt put together a 17
point effort, a career best for
the senior, and freshman Greg
Jaques added a lay-up that
gave the Falcons their first lead
of the game. Bentley never
looked back after that, staying
ahead o f Southern New
Hampshire for the rest of the
game.
Bentley witnessed another
excellent performance from
their bench and supporting
cast this season, as they won a
game in which Jason Westrol
and Brian Tracey played very
few minutes in the first half
due to foul trouble. The Falcons
are receiving immense efforts
from every player who steps on
the court, making it very hard
for their opponents to focus on
one or two players.
All American Jason Westol
has emerged as the leader of
the team with 104 points, aver-
aging just over 20 a game, and
with the supporting cast play-
ing so well the Falcons are
looking unstoppable. Mike
Quinn is leading the team in
minutes and has had some
very crucial shots this season,
John Brandt is coming off the
bench to light a spark for the
team, Tracey has emerged as
one of the best forwards in the
league, and everybody on the
team is playing hard, smart,
unselfish basketball.
The Falcons look to contin-
ue their success against
UMass- Lowell next game. The
River Hawks are also 4-1 on
the season and are playing
great, so Bentley should be at
the top of their game for a
tough match against their con-
ference rivals.
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