From the monthly archives:

November 2007

#1 Ranked Falcons off to an impressive 4-0 start

November 29, 2007 Sports

After an unprecedented season in Falcon basketball history, which saw the Falcons go 32-1 and make their first ever trip to the elite eight, the expectations are high. Both the fans of the Falcons and the national media believe that the Falcons are one of the teams to beat in the nation.

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Women’s Leadership Institute hosts conference

November 29, 2007 News

Career women once might have felt alone when dealing with the challenges of reclaiming a high career trajectory after taking a break for childrearing and elder caretaking. But, the Bentley Women’s Leadership Institute is stamping out that problem. The Institute recently harnessed resources and support for women to achieve success throughout all stages of their careers for the first Career Relaunch Expo and Networking Night earlier this month.

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The RED campaign returns to Bentley

November 29, 2007 News

What could Bono, Oprah and Bentley students possibly have in common? The desire to contribute to the fight against AIDS in Africa through the official, worldwide RED Campaign. And how can t-shirts and dog tags help change the world? With added support from SGA, BACS and ALPFA, newly designed RED t-shirts will debut December 1st, World AIDS Day.

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The International Traveler

November 29, 2007 Columns

You’re planning Spring Break 2008 and you decide you want to travel somewhere. Will you travel independently, with a friend, with your family, or with a group? This is one of the first important questions to ask because each of these types of travel brings something different to the experience.

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Falcons soar into another promising campaign

November 29, 2007 Sports

The Women’s Basketball season has begun. An exhibition win over New Brunswick on November 4th marked the beginning of what should be an exciting year for the Lady Falcons. The team comes into the season with high expectations, evident in their preseason #1 ranking in NE-10 and #7 in Division II.

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Wrestling enters onto the Bentley sports radar

November 29, 2007 Sports

With the sports scene at Bentley getting better and better each year a new sport has emerged and is gaining momentum very quickly. The Bentley Wrestling Club has been around since the winter of 2005 and obtained club sports status in 2006. The club sports status is the same standing that the Bentley rugby teams currently have.

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Editorial

November 29, 2007 Op-Ed

Bentley Students never seem to be at a loss for something to say, generally at inappropriate times and places. However, when actually asked for an opinion, most will clam up and shrug. “I don’t know” seems to be a popular opinion. So why is it that when it’s an inappropriate time or place, that students are full of statements.

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Letter from the Editors

November 29, 2007 Op-Ed

To the readers of the Vanguard,

Earlier this month, questions were raised about the adequacy of attribution and clear sourcing of an opinion piece, Inconvenient Propaganda, which the Vanguard published on November 1st.

We reviewed the piece in light of the accusations and scrutinized our own editing process for areas in which the piece and our editing may have fallen short of our standards.

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Police Log

November 29, 2007 News

Possession of a Controlled Substance

On Tuesday evening, November 13 at approximately 7:30 p.m., officers were called Slade Hall for a reported odor of marijuana emanating from a room on the second floor. The smell became stronger when the residents opened the door.

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C.P. unveil lower campus substation

November 29, 2007 News

This year, Campus Police joined several large area schools in opening a police substation on campus. Situated on Lower Campus in the basement of Orchard North, the substation is aimed at enhancing the visibility of Campus Police, as well as facilitating better connections with students.

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Mistress of Issues

November 29, 2007 Columns

Dear Mistress, With the holiday season coming up I’ve started think about buying presents. I just started to date someone new. Should I get her a gift? I’ve never started dating someone so close to the holidays. What is an appropriate amount of money to spend? Any ideas for a gift that isn’t like jewelry or a teddy bear? ~Giftless Dear Giftless, There are lots opinions when it comes to buying gifts.

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Notes from Abroad

November 29, 2007 News

For the first Thanksgiving in my life, I had to go to school. It actually wasn’t too bad in the first class because our teacher let us out early. However, most Italian classes had quizzes that day. Quizzes=No fun.

Since Italy doesn’t celebrate the holiday at all, it didn’t really feel like it was one.

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