From the monthly archives:

March 2006

Voices

March 30, 2006 Uncategorized

Click to see responses. Photos by Enas Alnajjar

#1 Le Moyne remains unbeaten with 18-3 win over Bentley

March 30, 2006 Sports

The Le Moyne College men’s lacrosse team used a balanced scoring attack to rout Bentley, 18-3, in Northeast-10 men’s lacrosse action Saturday afternoon. With the win the top-ranked Dolphins improved to 4-0 on the season and 1-0 in the NE-10, while Bentley fell to 0-3 and 0-2.

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The NFL: It’s not broken, but we can still fix it

March 30, 2006 Sports

No sport is perfect. Even our most popular and entertaining sporting events are plagued by problems, shortcomings, controversies, and issues that are debated daily. (World Baseball Classic, World Cup, Winter Olympics, Summer Olympics, NCAA tournament, BCS.I’m looking in your direction).

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Why is college basketball more popular?

March 30, 2006 Sports

Why does the NBA fail to capture the attention of basketball fans the way March Madness and college basketball can? The NBA promotes ALL-Star Weekend, the dunk-contest, and the playoffs in the spring, but why is there consistently more excitement for NCAA March Madness?

Many fans enjoy gambling with their NCAA brackets in hopes of winning money or gaining notoriety around the office.

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Opinion

March 30, 2006 Uncategorized

Dear Editor,

A loyal, bright, and aptly qualified candidate for the Falcon Society was suddenly uninvited for induction into the organization because a College staff member accused the student of academic transgression without further inquiry. It is my belief that any educational institution which allows their elite organization to reverse nomination decisions after a thorough review process clearly is without values, ethics and morals.

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Editorial

March 30, 2006 Editorials

Seeing all the tours and potential students around campus can make others recall their own first impressions from visiting Bentley as high school seniors. Do you remember walking all over campus, taking the campus tour, and leaving Bentley with a positive impression of the campus’ appearance? If so, the beautiful landscape and atmosphere of the campus probably played a role in helping you decide that Bentley was where you wanted to spend your next four years.

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Blasi named Student of Month

March 30, 2006 News

Student Government Association sponsors a “Student of the Month” award, of which staff and faculty may nominate and vote on a student winner. The winner receives a $50 American Express gift card. Winners are chosen if they exemplify motivation, character, quality of participation, eagerness to learn, and team building skills.

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Police Log

March 30, 2006 News

Protective Custody Just before midnight on Saturday night, Campus Police was called to Cedar. A male student had been punched in the mouth in the area of the Oak basement and felt that his lip may need stitches. The student’s roommate witnessed the incident, but did not know why he had been punched in the mouth.

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World War II veteran visits Bentley classroom

March 30, 2006 News

It is difficult, studying as we do at a school wholly dedicated to business, to train ourselves to look beyond the numbers. We are taught to look at net profit, and not at the series of transactions that led to that final number. Likewise, we are taught to look at economy wide demand, but never to look at the attitudes and aspirations of each household that contributes to that demand figure.

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Fundraiser helps students to reach $500K goal

March 30, 2006 News

The Bentley Exchange, the student telemarketing program that calls alumni and parents to raise money for the school, has raised $540,939 to date. This program consists of 35 Bentley students who reconnect these groups by describing their own experiences and involvement on campus as well as the development of the school’s academic programs, student organizations, and campus maintenance.

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Relentless Yapping

March 30, 2006 Columns

With George W. Bush not being able to run in 2008, it’s up to the other unknown number of potential candidates to step up and make an impression. It’s been a long time since Bush didn’t have a say in U.S. affairs, even though it’s really only been five years in real time.

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Mistress of Issues

March 30, 2006 Columns

In the spirit of April Fools Day, here are some of the questions that I received that never made the cut. Can you guess why? ? Dear Mistress, What should I eat for breakfast tomorrow? ~Hungry Dear Mistress of Issues, I have a pig in my dorm room. His name is Oink.

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