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Livesphere: A new social platform specific to Bentley campus

February 2, 2012 Campus Life

By Brenna O’Connell Bentley students are currently working on bringing Livesphere to campus, an app that can bring the Bentley community together socially. With an aggressive marketing strategy and ever-changing technology, Livesphere should be on everyone’s phones! So, what is Livesphere? It is a social platform specific to the Bentley campus where you can post [...]

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Bentley: Get ready for the Hult Global Case Challenge!

February 2, 2012 Campus Life

By Anh Duong This year, Bentley University is proud to send out its first team to participate in the Hult Global Case Challenge, the world’s largest international case competition for college students. The Bentley Hult Case Team has made it to the Regional level and is now preparing themselves for the Global competition. Bentley’s Hult [...]

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Eco Reps jumpstart Bentley campus sustainability efforts

February 2, 2012 Campus Life

By Lissie Martin The Bentley Eco Reps, crucial members of the Residence Hall Association, are currently working to make Bentley a greener campus. This year, RHA expanded the role to allow up to three Eco Reps on each hall council, and together, they have made an outstanding impact on the Bentley community and beyond. Last [...]

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Police Log

February 2, 2012 News

Sean Harrington and Brian Shea Costa Eureka! On Friday, January 20, a mere two days before the painfully good-looking undergraduate population of Bentley University descended upon our beautiful campus, University Police received an anxious phone call. The caller, a student here at Bentley, reported that their laptop was stolen during break. Apparently, the student’s villa [...]

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Police Logs

December 8, 2011 News

Trees on Trees on Trees On November 30, an RA reported that students may have been smoking weed outside or Oak Hall. When police arrived, no students were found puffing the magic dragon. As a few of you might know, smoking marijuana is illegal in these parts. However, if Bentley really wants to stop students [...]

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Message from President Larson after recent scandals at other schools

December 8, 2011 News

By Kristin Tomasi On December 1, President Gloria Larson sent an e-mail to the Bentley community in response to the recent Penn State and Syracuse University scandals. She began by reminding readers, “Difficult situations like this are also an opportunity to reinforce the ideals and priorities that a community holds dear.” She then summarized pertinent [...]

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Gender neutral housing available for the 2012-2013 school year

December 8, 2011 News

By Lissie Martin About three years ago, the idea of gender neutral housing (GNH) was first rumored on Bentley’s campus. At first, there wasn’t enough student interest to push the idea, but last spring the Student Government Association (SGA) and Residence Hall Association (RHA) teamed up to propose a bill to implement it on Bentley [...]

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Adderall shortage recognized as drug continues to be abused

December 8, 2011 News

By Lacey Nemergut With finals in sight, many Bentley students have begun cramming for their tight schedules of exams. This finals season, many who are prescribed and not prescribed for the drug, Adderall, are feeling even more pressure with such a stressful time approaching and this type of stimulant, out of stock. Given the nickname [...]

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GLS 242: Teaching perspectives on terrorism & governments

December 1, 2011 Campus Life

By Sindhu Palaniappan “ATTENTION! For years, the ‘freshmans’ have been oppressed and forced to live in small, cramped villages with limited resources while the rest of the democratic republic of Bentley lives in luxury! We are not allowed: Personal transportation, to cook food within our homes, personal restroom facilities or bedrooms, freedom of speech during [...]

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Police Log

December 1, 2011 News

Sean Harrington and Brian Shea Smellevator Just after midnight on November 13, a female decided to bring the party to a Copley North elevator. While the elevator was going down, this CoNo resident was throwing up. In the elevator. Nasty. An ambulance was called, not because this student had no regard for the cleanliness standards upheld [...]

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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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Police Log

November 17, 2011 News

Sean Harrington and Brian Shea Chalk Up a Loss A Collins hallway’s fire extinguisher was set off at 2:21 a.m. on November 10. Apparently, this came from a student who sprayed a smoky white substance and released a large amount of white powder. Police responded to the scene and placed the culprit into protective custody. He [...]

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