From the monthly archives:

February 2004

Voices

February 26, 2004 Uncategorized

See students’ response here.

Have you noticed that the drainage system has been fixed in front of Kresge? Have you been to an event within your residence hall this semester? Have you seen a hall council weekly email? Did you attend Singled Out? If you have said yes to any of the above, then you have seen RHA in [...]

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Bouchard Wins 1000 Meters at Northeast-10 Championships

February 26, 2004 Sports

Freshman Meghan Bouchard accounted for Bentley College’s only gold medal Sunday afternoon at the Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Indoor Track Championships at Southern Connecticut State University.

Bouchard finished first in the 1,000 meters with a time of 3:06.

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Flynn Scores 17 as Bentley Tops Assumption for 7th Straight Win, 62-58

February 26, 2004 Sports

Senior guard Keri Flynn scored 17 points, including 15 in the first half, as Bentley College wrapped up the second seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Conference playoffs with a 62-58 win over Assumption College in women’s basketball at the Dana Center Tuesday night.

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Record-Breaking Weekend For Bentley Swimmers in New Englands

February 26, 2004 Sports

It was a record-breaking weekend for the Bentley College swimmers in the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Championships, which culminated with the Falcon women repeating as champion and the Bentley men finishing second in a 13-team field.

In a weekend that saw Bentley swimmers collect 11 gold medals and break school records in 16 events, the Falcon women amassed 895 points, 173 more than runner-up UMass-Dartmouth, and the men’s team collected 454 points, 143 fewer than first-place Brandeis.

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Killam, Mateo Win Events at Northeast-10 Championships

February 26, 2004 Sports

Bentley College seniors Harold Mateo and Mike Killam each captured events Sunday during the Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Indoor Track Championships at Southern Connecticut State University.

Mateo earned his gold in the 55 meter dash, posting a time of 6.

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Forbes Scores First Five of Overtime, Sparking Bentley to 6th Straight Win, 77-76

February 26, 2004 Sports

Sophomore guard Tim Forbes scored the first five points of overtime, propelling Bentley College to its sixth straight win, 77-76 over Assumption College in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball Tuesday night at the Dana Center.

Bentley, despite not scoring for the final three minutes of the extra period, clinched at least a tie for second place in the NE-10 (after being picked 12th in the preseason poll) and improved to 17-10 overall (15-7 conference).

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Ainge Knows Winning Formula for the Celtics

February 26, 2004 Sports

Whoever thinks the most wonderful time of the year is Christmas isn’t a Red Sox fan. That’s the motto we have around here. The Red Sox are our team and it’s this time of year that their annual trek toward a World Series title usually begins with Spring Training in Fort Myers, Fla.

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Why Must College Be So Costly

February 26, 2004 Uncategorized

In 1988, I wrote that “consumers need a ‘no-frills university’ to turn the higher-education marketplace upside down.” I lamented that “the $80,000 bachelor’s degree is upon us, and the $100,000 edition cannot be far away.”

Today you can double those numbers.

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Don’t Neglect Your Privilege to Vote

February 26, 2004 Uncategorized

The time is quickly approaching when citizens of the United States will be asked to vote for who they want to lead our country for the next four years. There is a lot of emphasis put on young people these days to actually vote and not let their choices go uncounted.

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The intimidating atmosphere for free speech on campus

February 26, 2004 Uncategorized

The University of Colorado at Boulder decided to teach us all a lesson about free speech last week, but it may not be the lesson it intended.

Administrators there had originally told the College Republicans and the Equal Opportunity Alliance that they could not hold an “affirmative action bake sale” on campus.

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Business Bowl Brings Out The Best of Bentley

February 26, 2004 News

Students came from all across campus to participate in the seventh annual Bentley Business Bowl held on Feb. 21. The event is a one-day business case competition open only to Bentley College students and sponsored by the Bentley College student chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants, the Office of the President and the Accountancy department.

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