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Campus Life

Sigma Pi philanthropy event raises over $600

April 26, 2012 Campus Life

By Lacey Nemergut On Saturday, April 14, the brothers of Bentley’s Sigma Pi Iota Theta Chapter raised 650 dollars for their Sean Williams charity during a student vs. faculty basketball game. This impressive amount showed a significant increase from last year’s donations. “I attribute the increase, this year, to overall better planning and better advertising [...]

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Yes, Bentley has street food

April 12, 2012 Campus Life

By Ali Farooqi Many of us have noticed a new mobile facet of the Bentley campus: the Sodexo street car. It began operation in March and has added new variety to food available on campus. The Sodexo street car food is called Odexos and is going to be seen on campus year round. When asked [...]

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Pittsburgh University suffers from over 50 bomb threats

April 12, 2012 Campus Life

By Sindhu Palaniappan Over the past two months, students at Pittsburgh University have suffered through much fear and aggravation as they faced over 50 false-alarm bomb threats. Tighter security has been one result of the record number of false threats; students have been waiting in lines to pass through security checkpoints when going to academic [...]

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Radioactive spring break: Faculty-led program on energy in France

April 12, 2012 Campus Life

By Jose Rodrigo Cofino Spring break- the much needed holiday that signals the end of second semester. Some fly to exotic beaches in the Caribbean, others go home but there are a few who want to continue learning. For those students, a range of faculty led abroad programs are offered. This spring, I felt adventurous [...]

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Boston sports blog: By true sports fans, for true sports fans

April 5, 2012 Campus Life

By Anh Duong The Boston Sports Blog (BSB), founded by Bentley student Jimmy Tully, is becoming more popular among not only Bentley students but also everybody who is interested in sports. The blog distinguishes itself from other mainstream blogs such as ESPN and Barstool with its unique break down, analysis, and the members’ genuine enthusiasm [...]

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City Year finds success with Bentley partnership

April 5, 2012 Campus Life

By Lacey Nemergut City Year, an AmeriCorps program which claimed Bentley University as its founding partner in 2008, has recently acquired its 50th higher education institution in its Partnership program. City Year credits Bentley’s partnership as a major contributor to the shape and development of its program throughout the United States. City Year, founded in [...]

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Annual Festival of Colors performance to return to Koumantzelis

March 22, 2012 Campus Life

By Rachel Wang The 18th annual Festival of Colors is here! President, Iris Leung, and Secretary, Sai Navani, of the International Students Association (ISA) reveal what we can expect at this semester’s exciting performance coming up on March 31 at 5:30 p.m. in Koumantzelis. Actively involved with ISA and the Festival of Colors (FOC) since [...]

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With the help of the Bentley community, she could be the ONE

March 22, 2012 Campus Life

By Lacey Nemergut Chegg, through their “Chegg’s are you the ONE” initiative, is searching for qualified and dedicated candidates for their once in a lifetime internship in Africa and Bentley Sophomore Sarah Collette might be that ONE. Collette was announced as one of the 50 semifinalists declared on March 7 who have the opportunity to [...]

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BMG speaker series: Jane Tchaïcha on microlending in Morocco

March 8, 2012 Campus Life

By Fred Fang In Morocco, the illiteracy rate is over 40 percent, of which 60 percent are women. 3.2 percent of the population is living on less than $2 a day while 10 percent remain unemployed. Young adults are no exception as unemployment is as high as 22 percent among fifteen to twenty-four year olds. [...]

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How far will you go to make a difference in the fight against cancer?

March 1, 2012 Campus Life

By Francisco Salas Sophomore Brian Shea is leading this fight against cancer on the Bentley campus with his team, TAY, in this year’s Relay for Life. So far, Brian’s team has raised $986, which is far past the $100 goal. The proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society to fund cancer research, cancer patients’ treatment [...]

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Bentley alumni mix business with pleasure to give students edge

February 23, 2012 Campus Life

By Brenna O’Connell As a college student and young professional, have you ever had a burning question that needed to be answered FAST? For example, you just made an embarrassing mistake at work and need to do damage control immediately. Thanks to the development of Aheaders.com by two Bentley alumni, you can get important questions [...]

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“Dream App” for college students to revolutionize social life

February 16, 2012 Campus Life

By Francisco Salas When the wind is howling and you just want to get to a party, but fear having to walk all across campus to find a deserted dorm, don’t you just wish your smartphone could do something about it? Well, soon it can thanks to a Bentley alum who has recently created an [...]

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