From the monthly archives:

April 2011

2011 Student Leader Election Results Congratulations to all our winners!

April 28, 2011 Uncategorized

Association of Bentley Activities President: Ryan O’Keeffe Vice President of Organization Recognition: Madhumita Narayan Allocation and Internal Audit Chair: Ryan DeChance Liaisons: Joshua Brooks Timothy Dean Ali Kane Ashley Wu Student Government Association President: Maggy Reynolds Executive Vice President: Buddy Gormley Vice President of Internal Affairs: Helia Azarakhsh Senators: Jeff Breault Steven Correia Lucia Garcia [...]

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VP of Student Affairs Dr. Yorkis retires

April 28, 2011 Headlines

Dean Shepardson will absorb responsibilities and join President’s Cabinet By Tomer Gat After 25 years at Bentley University, Dr. Kathleen Yorkis, vice president of Student Affairs, will be retiring. Dr. Yorkis first joined Bentley in 1986 as the dean of Student Affairs after working as the director of Career Services at Loyola University and director [...]

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New York Times doubts business students’ efforts

April 28, 2011 Headlines

David Glenn asserts that low GMAT scores are a result of lack of academic rigor By Lacey Nemergut The New York Times recently published an article entitled “The Default Major: Skating Through B-School.” The article, written by David Glenn, focused on the apparent simplicities involved with a business education and the ease in which a [...]

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Larson reflects on past & future as Bentley President

April 28, 2011 Headlines

By Jon McColgan After her own four-year experience on Bentley’s campus, President Gloria Larson sat down with The Vanguard to reflect not only on the past, but also on where Bentley is heading next, both in the short and long term. “These four years have flown by, and it has been a truly amazing experience,” [...]

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Spiritual Life leaders bid farewell to Bentley

April 28, 2011 Headlines

By Sindhu Palaniappan Father Claude, Bentley’s Catholic priest and director of Spiritual Life for the last 11 years, has made the choice to step down at the end of this semester. Father Claude will visit Rome and then devote his time to his position on the Board of Trustees at Assumption College. Both Father Claude [...]

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Study abroad program in Tokyo, Japan cancelled after tsunami

April 28, 2011 Campus Life

By Sindhu Palaniappan Although there were no Bentley students enrolled at the American University of Cairo this semester, fortunately enough, there was supposed to be a program at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan that was cancelled due to the tsunami. Christine Lookner of the Study Abroad Office compared the situation to that of the cancellation [...]

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Internet Celebrities

April 28, 2011 Columns

By Dan Binder-Brantley Back so soon, you ask? Yes, just one week later I’ve returned to send this year’s Vanguard out with a bang. It’s crazy, really, that they expect me to be able to write a full 500 words in just one week. That’s at least a full 45 minutes worth of work, which we [...]

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Police Logs

April 28, 2011 News

Phantom Tollbooth On Thursday, April 21, at 2:14 p.m., University Police received a call from a distressed student stuck in a Jennison elevator. When officers and Facilities arrived, there was nobody in the elevator. Facilities then shut down the elevator and investigated it for potential repairs. The prank caller or temporary damsel in distress was [...]

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Gergen & Lynch announced as Commencement speakers

April 28, 2011 News

By Jon McColgan President Gloria Larson recently announced the Commencement speakers for the Class of 2011’s ceremony on May 21, with David Gergen, a professor of public service and the director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, speaking to the undergraduate class. Meanwhile, Bentley alumnus Christopher Lynch, [...]

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After a strong season, outlook is good for Bentley Basketball

April 28, 2011 Uncategorized

Teams look to pass the torch to younger players as men graduate four of five starters & women lose Brennan By Robbie LaBrie Both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams dazzled this season, going beyond the already high expectations set for them before the season. Coach Jay Lawson’s men’s team entered a season in which [...]

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Baseball aims to overcome ups and downs

April 28, 2011 Uncategorized

Falcons currently ranked 12th in the NE-10 Conference By Louis Sherman Bentley Baseball has had an up-and-down season as they move toward their final stretch of games. With 12 games remaining on the schedule, Bentley looks to improve on their 11-22 overall record and 5-11 record in conference play. Bentley has had their most success [...]

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April’s Advice

April 28, 2011 Columns

Question: Between stress and having so many finals, I feel like I’m bound to mess up during finals week. I’ve worked so hard this semester, and I don’t want one final to mess up my grades. Do you have any advice for exam week? By April Gammal Stress is definitely a major problem when it [...]

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