From the monthly archives:

November 2011

Women’s basketball opens season with strong wins

November 18, 2011 Sports

Courtney Finn sets school record with 7 three-pointers in win against Holy Family By Benjamin Klein There were high expectations of the #2 nationally ranked Bentley Falcons going into the season and they exceeded those expectations in their first two games of the 2011-12 season. The Falcons defeated Holy Family, who is ranked 18th in [...]

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Playing in the Bentley Sandbox

November 17, 2011 Headlines

Students experiment with technology in new CIS lab By Lissie Martin In this cold weather, a lot of students are wishing they could head to the coast. Although Bentley may not have a beach, we do have the brand new CIS Learning and Technology Sandbox in Smith Academic Technology Center room 234. Mark Frydenberg, senior [...]

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SGA hosts forum

November 17, 2011 Headlines

Opinions voiced on proposed parking and cable fees By Lacey Nemergut On Monday, November 14, the Student Government Association (SGA) and Dean Andrew Shepardson held an open forum to gauge student response to potential fees for parking and cable. Shepardson presented a slideshow composed by Paul Clemente, vice president for Business and Finance, featuring relevant [...]

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Bentley tenure professors

November 17, 2011 Headlines

Does tenure enable academic freedom? By Ali Farooqi According to the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), tenure is “an arrangement whereby faculty members, after successful completion of a period of probationary service, can be dismissed only for adequate cause or other possible circumstances and only after a hearing before a faculty.” As such, tenured [...]

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Short-staffed professors

November 17, 2011 Editorials

At Bentley, it’s unlikely you’ll ever find a class on “The Philosophy of The Matrix” or “Harry Potter: Finding Your Patronus.” And while it’s understandable that a small university or college wouldn’t offer such unique electives, it’s still necesary to allow students to have the option of specific upper-level major electives. These electives are helpful in [...]

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Discussing fault and responsibility: A few words on Penn State

November 17, 2011 Uncategorized

By Robbie LaBrie Since the beginning of time, there have been twisted people. People with a few screws loose in their heads. There has always been this type of people who will do things that the rest of society finds downright disgusting and horrifying. Jerry Sandusky is one of these people. Sandusky should, and will, [...]

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NBA season in jeopardy as players & owners continue to disagree

November 17, 2011 Marketplace

By Phillip St. Pierre The National Basketball Players Association’s executive director Billy Hunter predicted it over a year ago, claiming he was “99 percent sure” that a NBA lockout would arise following the 2010 season. Many were aware that a lockout was a possibility, but I don’t think anybody, players or owners alike, expected the [...]

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Bramzwig enters shopping agreement in hopes of contract

November 17, 2011 Campus Life

By Sindhu Palaniappan Brian Bramzwig, currently a junior at Bentley, is an up-and-coming Boston hip-hop artist who recently entered into a shopping agreement backed by one of the largest entertainment companies in the U.S. The exact terms contained in the agreement have not yet been released.Such agreements generally grant the shopping agent the right to [...]

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Berklee College of Music presents musical RENT

November 17, 2011 Features

By Lindsay Beauregard On Wednesday, November 9, Berklee College of Music presented the Broadway hit RENT. Directed by Kelton Washington, the show was brought to life by Berklee’s Musical Theatre Club for one night only. The students’ performance was extraordinary, captivating the audience with their impeccable acting and singing skills. Performing RENT is a challenge [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Barcelona, Spain

November 17, 2011 Notes from Abroad

Question: “What are you involved in at your institution? How has it contributed to your experience?” By Rachel Wang As mentioned in my previous Note from Abroad, I signed up for a language exchange with a local Barcelona student which Universitat Pompeu Fabra had put together. I have been consistently meeting up with Julia for [...]

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Scratching the Surface: The Ignored

November 17, 2011 Uncategorized

By Moussa Hassoun Most of us have heard of the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, commonly called the “Arab Spring”. The region-wide movement has exiled the President of Tunisia (where it all started), usurped and killed the President of Libya and is currently trying the former President of Egypt. Currently struggling to [...]

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Alpha Psi Omega’s biannual show: I Love You Because

November 17, 2011 Campus Life

By Sindhu Palaniappan I Love You Because is a modern-day musical love story centered around three couples who fall in and out of love. APO will be performing the show November 17 – 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Koumantzelis Auditorium, and it’s free of charge with a Bentley ID. In the play, Jeff and [...]

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