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Campus Life

City Year: A personal account from Los Angeles

November 10, 2011 Campus Life

By Molly Godfrey City Year is an international non-profit that unites high school and college graduates to serve a year in some of the most underserved inner-city schools across the country. Acting as mentors, tutors and role models, City Year corps members help alleviate the educational dropout crisis. Bentley University was the first university to [...]

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Bentley Microfinance Group conference event

November 10, 2011 Campus Life

By Fred Fang In Boston alone, 20 percent of the population is impoverished. The average income of a woman living on welfare is $17,000, far below the $51,000 needed to pay for rent, health and child care if she were to have two kids. In contrast, the average tuition cost of a Bentley University student [...]

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Bentley Against Malaria aims to bring aid to families in Africa

November 3, 2011 Campus Life

By Sindhu Palaniappan Bentley Against Malaria is a new campaign which, alongside the Council of Charitable Acts (CCA), is working to send bed nets to children and to families in Africa to protect them against Malaria-carrying mosquitos. Bentley has registered a team with “Against Malaria,” and is working to raise awareness through Facebook, Twitter, and [...]

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Southwest Contest

November 3, 2011 Campus Life

By Sindhu Palaniappan Southwest Airline held a contest four weeks ago called the “30 Million Point Giveaway,” and Bentley’s own Evan Honeyman, an avid fan and shareholder of the company, decided that he needed to get involved. Included in this contest’s prize is the opportunity to become Southwest’s Chief Reward Officer, a position responsible for [...]

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Culture Fest begins Saturday

November 3, 2011 Campus Life

By Sindhu Palaniappan Culture Fest 2011, a 10-day celebration of different cultural backgrounds, kicks off this Saturday. This year is bigger and better than before, with a full 10 days of events and more campus department involvement. “There’s something for everyone!” said Brianna Morrissey, a junior who is very involved in the planning process. Culture [...]

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Stonyfield Farm CE-Yo recommends green & organic business practices

October 27, 2011 Campus Life

By Fred Fang By about the year 2050, the world’s population is projected to reach around nine billion people. A little less than 50 percent of the population will end up being diagnosed with cancer. In other words, chances are, either you or I will develop some form of cancer during our lifetime. When Gary [...]

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Careers in Consulting Panel features experienced pros in the field

October 27, 2011 Campus Life

By Radhika Bansil Time and time again, we have been told of the importance of hard work, perseverance and devotion. But never before has having these characteristics seemed as attractive as they did at the Careers in Consulting Panel held last Friday, October 21. For the 60 or so that attended the panel, questions were [...]

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Professor Profile: Karen Osterheld

October 20, 2011 Campus Life

By Sindhu Palaniappan I had the opportunity to sit down with Professor Karen Osterheld this week to learn more about her and her time here at Bentley. Tell us about yourself. “I have a husband who is a CPA and an artist daughter. She made this ring, and this necklace!” she said, pointing excitedly at [...]

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CAB’s annual Fall Comedy Show features Donald Glover

October 20, 2011 Campus Life

By Matt Somma It’s that time of year again for the annual Campus Activities Board Fall Comedy Show. Funded by your Student Activity Fee is a night of side-splitting comedy that will leave you in stitches from laughing so hard. The CAB Fall Comedy Show is set for Saturday, October 22, in Koumantzelis Auditorium. Doors [...]

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BMG Speaker Series: Lending to Villagers in Ghana

October 6, 2011 Campus Life

By Fred Fang Picture the magnificent beach houses found along the east coast of the United States facing the ocean. Now replace those houses with huts and slash a few million dollars off of the price tags. In Ghana, for only a fraction of the cost, you could own a beachfront property and have a [...]

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Falcon Foodies: Food bringing Bentley together

October 6, 2011 Campus Life

By Fred Fang We are all guilty of this: Watching the food channel for more hours than we’d like to admit. Whether you’ve stumbled across it while looking for a TV show, or you center your day around it, there is just something strangely hypnotic about watching chefs create awe-inspiring and delicious-looking dishes for others [...]

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Students raise money for non-profit with writing skills

October 6, 2011 Campus Life

By Sindhu Palaniappan The Chesterbrook Learning Community is an organization that recently received grant funding, thanks to a few Bentley students and a forward-thinking writing class. Chesterbrook is a low-income housing facility located right here in Waltham, and many students are familiar with it because of the Service Learning hours they’ve put it there. A [...]

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