From the monthly archives:

March 2001

Campus Newsbriefs

March 29, 2001 News

Midnight Madness Returns On Friday, March 30, Midnight Madness returns to the Dana Center for the fourth year. The event will run from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. and the main event will be a basketball tournament and fun games for all. For more information on this event, check out the article on page 13. [...]

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Spring Day Policy Set

March 29, 2001 News

The administration’s policy for Spring Day 2001 has been finalized and presented to the Board of Trustees, Student Government, and other key groups on campus, according to College student affairs leadership. Highlights of the new policy include a restriction on the location of events, a time limit of 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m., a limit [...]

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SGA Discusses Marriot; Vandalism

March 29, 2001 News

At this week’s SGA meeting a bill making formal suggestions concerning the new meal plan was presented and Chief Leffler responded to the Vandalism Bill. After the presentation of the new meal plan to SGA a couple of weeks ago, SGA proceeded to have discussions about the new bill and get feedback from the student [...]

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Tuition Increases

March 29, 2001 News

The official decision has been made to increase the cost of tuition for the 2001-02 academic year. The tuition increase for returning students is 5.8%; for new incoming students the tuition will be approximately 10% higher. There are three main reasons for the increase. First, Bentley is competing with other colleges whose tuition is higher [...]

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Horoscopes

March 29, 2001 Columns

Aries (March 21-April 20) It is time for you to get down to business and think about your financial situation. It might be time to think about another job that will advance your career. Taurus (April 21-May 20) You’ll find the time this week to remember some past moments you treasure. Look through a yearbook, [...]

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What the !@#$???

March 29, 2001 Columns

I was recently talking to a friend on Instant Messenger who referred to it as “the spawn of the devil.” How can anyone say that about AIM? This is one of the essentials to a college student’s existence, along with air, food, sleep and Napster. Instant Messenger allows students to keep in touch with each [...]

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From Brookfield to Bentley

March 29, 2001 Columns

Given the recent weather conditions that involved both snow and 50-degree days, I feel compelled to discuss weather conditions; specifically, temperatures, and how “cold” and “warm” are very relative terms, especially to those of us from further north. Around the middle of October each year, temperatures begin to drop down into the low fifties/high forties [...]

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Student Perspective: Paris

March 29, 2001 Uncategorized

During Spring Break, eighteen students took part in a ten-day excursion to Paris, France. I was one of the students to attend this fabulous experience, and would like to share a bit of my excitement with some photos and descriptions of the voyage. Dr. Louis Iandoli, Chair of the Modern Languages Department, and our professor, [...]

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Student Perspective: Turkey

March 29, 2001 Uncategorized

When I first heard about “International Perspectives: Study Break in Turkey” I questioned whether I wanted to spend my Spring Break studying. The alternative was to spend the week soaking up rays in Bermuda. Hmmmm. It was a tough call; however I choose Turkey because I wanted to learn about a country I knew so [...]

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More “Madness” than ever!

March 29, 2001 Uncategorized

The fourth annual Midnight Madness, sponsored by the Alumni Association, will take place on Friday, March 30 in the Dana Center from 10p.m.to 2a.m. The event was started back in March of 1998 as an effort to increase student attendance at on-campus programs and to raise school spirit. This event has more prizes, games, free [...]

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Dave Matthews Band Review

March 29, 2001 Uncategorized

The avid DMB audience has received the anxiously awaited CD Everyday by Dave Matthews Band with mixed reactions. Some were rather disappointed, while others were ecstatic to have twelve whole new songs by their master to blare in their stereos and memorize. The CD seemed kind of blah to me…there were very little memorable jam [...]

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Aerosmith Says Just Push Play

March 29, 2001 Uncategorized

The Bad Boys of Rock are back. What do you do when you’ve lived Nine Lives? You Just Push Play. Aerosmith’s latest album, which hit stores on March 6th in the middle of the recent blizzard, is their best album to date. Every song on the album is great by itself, but also flows well [...]

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