By  Angela Hart

Many people think that if they eat less throughout the day, they will lose weight, and that calories are not important. The truth of the matter is that the human body needs between 1,200 and 1,500 calories a day.

This may sound like a lot, but think about how many simple tasks you do every day. Even just walking to class; that burn a lot of calories without you even realizing it.

Not eating throughout the day can actually have a backlash effect on your body. If you don’t eat, when you eat your next meal, your body will hold onto the fats and the calories, the good and the bad.

Or, you will be so hungry at your next meal that you will over eat and your body will hold onto those fats and calories, too.

Be aware of these two situations. If you start to get hungry, eat a power bar, such as a Lara Bar, or try to have another small snack.

It is recommended by nutritionists and trainers that people eat throughout the day. One personal trainer in particular, Janelle Nicolo, recommends that you eat every couple of hours.

This keeps up your energy, which in turn allows you to remain alert and active. This can be a useful key to college students. If you are going to be up until midnight, you need to eat small snacks every few hours to keep you on track and productive.

A few examples of healthy snacks are eight to ten carrots with ranch dressing, six to eight celery sticks with organic peanut butter, two handfuls of almonds, six to ten crackers with cottage cheese and power bars, such as Lara Bars, Cliff Hangers and Luna Bars.

Calories are considered to be classified in three main categories: Fats, proteins and carbohydrates. There are a lot of preconceived ideas about fat in foods. The fact of the matter is that fats are essential nutrients in the diet.

Although most people generally associate fats with causing obesity or gaining weight, that’s not necessarily true. There are good and bad fats. Good fats include vegetable oils, corn, nuts, tuna, trout and salmon.

Bad fats include saturated and trans fat items, such as beef, baked goods and fried foods. Although fats are essential to the body, they still need to be consumed in moderation.

Proteins should also be consumed in a reasonable manner. There is a general rule about protein that everyone should learn: It is best to have one gram of protein per kilogram of body weight to maintain a healthy weight.

This allows one to ensure that they do not overindulge. If one consumes too much protein, there may be some negative side effects, because the human body is not meant to absorb large amounts of protein.

Carbohydrates are considered the main source of energy for the body, which is why you hear about athletes eating pasta the night before a big event. When I was on my school’s swim team, we would have pasta parties the night before a big meet. Some of the most common forms of carbs are potatoes, bread and pasta. However, just like the other two categories, one should not overindulge.

To learn more about calorie consumption, go to webmd.com/diet/healthtool-portion-size-plate.

Glasgow, Scotland is very similar to Boston, a city I grew up with. In terms of size, geography and history, they seem to complement each other very nicely. Aside from getting used to a Scottish brogue and figuring out which coins are worth what, the adaptation into life in Glasgow has been fairly simple.

The transition to living in a city, rather than a closed, suburban campus like Bentley is something that isn’t unique to Glasgow, but rather an adaptation anyone would have to deal with when going to a new place.

For me, the weirdest thing I’ve encountered is the class structure. Rather than taking a curriculum with requirements across the disciplines, students take one, two or three areas of study.

Of those areas of study, students do not take any other classes. Someone might be studying English Literature and English Language and would never take a science course. In that case, you really know everyone within your discipline, as each course usually only has one lecture section, which separates throughout the week into smaller seminars and tutorials.

I have a loaded schedule, comparatively, with four classes this semester. Three is typical for most University of Glasgow students. This structure, however, seems to be unique for Scotland alone, not even the whole United Kingdom.

There is not much in the way of homework. Every week, I can expect to have a few articles for my film class and an assignment for my photography class, but nothing else. There is not any pre-reading, periodic essays, quizzes, homework or the dreaded online worksheets.

Here, your grade is dependent upon a final exam and a midterm essay. The essays are only one or two thousand words – not even a term paper that might be expected.

With that amount of free time, people go out a lot more. I do not know how they have the energy to! An evening starts at 10 or 11, going until the wee hours of the morning. Students usually go out several nights each week, but don’t go out on the weekends because it is more expensive.

I have still to determine whether this course structure leads to students more or less invested in their studies. People love to talk about their courses, yet I find little interaction within discussion seminars. It will be interesting to see how the campus changes around midterms and finals. Will it quiet down like Bentley? Or will the carefree attitude continue?

By Meagan Pratt

The most shocking difference I have experienced while in Singapore has been something essentially simple: The amount of people. Usually living just outside Boston, I didn’t think that the city would be much different from the busy island of Singapore.

However, I was truly shocked when I arrived to see that each day, from the bright and early hours of the morning, until pitch dark at night, people are everywhere.

It is sort of like experiencing constant rush-hour traffic. The buses are packed, the Mass Rapid Transit is packed, the malls are packed and even the streets are packed! This constant surrounding of people has made it a bit difficult in other areas, as well such as simply crossing the street.

If you wander out into Boston traffic, most people will stop for you; not here. If you wander into the street, you will get honked at, almost run over or receive angry stares. You must cross at a cross walk, when the light is green, or get a ticket. You choose.

With that being said, people here also drive “on the wrong side of the road,” which can be quite scary when on your first taxi trip from the airport to school and you keep thinking you’re headed into oncoming traffic. Singapore is also a “fine country,” meaning that there is a fine for almost anything you could possibly do wrong: Spitting on the sidewalk, littering, jaywalking, spitting your gum out, etc.

Speaking of which, I haven’t found one pack of gum for sale here in Singapore. Since it is such a large offense to spit out your gum onto sidewalks or any other public area, they simply don’t sell it.

Overall, the experience has so far been one of a kind. Learning to swerve in and out of people in roads, malls and everywhere in between while obeying all the new laws has been quite the task, especially coming from the U.S., where our rules are not as strict or as enforced.

After attending Australian Pop Culture lecture, one question posed in the lecture stuck in my mind that appropriately describes one major difference I have noticed since my arrival on the Gold Coast, Australia. A lecture slide read, “Does Australian culture tend to celebrate the ordinary, rather than the extraordinary?”

Even after spending only a few days at the university, that special essence was obvious. Not only do Australians live up to their laid-back lifestyle, but they are cordial and extremely hospitable. Anytime anyone has needed help since our arrival, most of the Australians have gone out of their way to help us any way they could.

Although it is only the first few weeks of the semester, their attitudes towards helping us out in any way seemed to be unique in comparison to attitudes in the United States. From my experiences, Americans can be very helpful, but Australians have a certain charm, as if they truly do “celebrate the ordinary.”  Nevertheless, it wouldn’t be unusual for an Australian to randomly strike a conversation either, even outside the university.

This is especially noticeable in restaurants or cafes. The service is exceptional and never disappoints. From the moment you step into a café, you feel as if you have somehow known your waiter or waitress for ages.

However, no matter how “mate-y” the experience seems to be, tipping is never expected in Australian restaurants. A tip is only given if you believe the service went above and beyond the personable and remarkable service.

In the U.S., a waiter or waitress is always expecting at least a 15 percent tip and even more for larger parties. Some restaurants even automatically add gratuity for larger parties or give suggestions on the receipt based on the total bill.

Australians believe there should always be great service and a tip is only earned if they went completely above and beyond the usual service.

By Nick Vasiliadis

By April Gammal

First of all, at least you recognize that you’re not the greatest dancer. There is nothing worse than someone who thinks they can dance really well and the truth could not be farther from it.

How you look while you’re dancing is almost as important as the rhythm under your feet. Let’s think about this for a minute. You’re going to be in a crowded room dancing close to some good- looking girl…well, hopefully. Brush your teeth, pop a piece of gum, stay away from onions and garlic – whatever it takes – because that girl will run if your breath smells bad before she even realizes you can’t dance.

Next, stay away from silk shirts because they do not absorb water, and if you’re nervous, then you’re sweating, and if you’re sweating, you don’t want it all over the girl you’re dancing with, and she doesn’t want it all over herself either. Your best bet is a dark-colored, cotton shirt. Lastly, never leave your place without cologne. While guys are more sensitive to a girl’s physical features, believe it or not, girls are more sensitive to sounds and smells…so make sure you pick out good-smelling cologne. Now… about that dancing of yours.

The most basic thing you can do is to essentially pretend you know how to dance. This involves feeling the music and shifting your weight from one foot to the other foot. Remember that you are at a party and not a concert, so keep the jumping up and down to a minimum… actually better yet, no jumping at all. You can also grab a friend you feel close to and follow their moves. Holding their hands will make following their steps easier. It will also prevent you from flailing your arms around and either hitting your girl in the face or knocking someone’s drink out of their hand.

Girls not only like to be told that their outfit looks good, but also that they look good dancing. While you’re dancing with a girl, casually lean over and ask her where she learned to dance so well. She will not only be flattered by your comment, but will focus even more on her dancing, which will take the attention away from your moves. If you’re still having trouble following her feet, then ask her to teach you. She will most likely have fun trying to get you to move your feet the right way, and I’m sure you’ll both share a few laughs together. Also, look at the girl you are dancing with and not at your feet. She will think that you’re either trying too hard or that you think your Nike sneakers are prettier than she is.

However, if you feel as though you need some sort of instruction before you attempt to wing it at a party, you can always take a few dance lessons. You don’t even need to leave campus for these lessons, because the Ballroom Dancing Club is a pending organization on campus and will begin teaching students how to dance from the very beginning. So, you don’t need any sort of experience, and by the end of the first lesson, you’ll have a few dance steps which will be sure to impress the girls. Good luck…and hey, it’s not the end of the world if you mess up a little.

Right when I stepped off the plane, it became immediately evident that I was no longer in the U.S. I thought (ignorantly) that signs, message boards, etc. in the airport of Brussels would be in English, but they were not. Belgium has two official languages, French and Dutch, and therefore English is significantly less important than in the U.S. and even other countries in Europe.

I would say the most shocking difference that I can think of so far would be the fact that Belgians don’t have shower curtains? I was surprised to see that my host family’s bathroom not only had no shower curtain, but no locks on the door as well. The first time I showered, water got everywhere and I felt really bad, but I’ve learned to work around it.

Not as shocking, but definitely a noteworthy difference, are the attitudes in Belgium towards alcohol and the environment. First off, Belgians are extremely casual when it comes to drinking. I knew Europeans in general felt this way, however, I did not realize how casual they actually were.

Here, it is common to drink beer at any time, of any day. It doesn’t matter if it is noon on a Monday or midnight on a Friday, people are always drinking.

There is a pretty nice bar on the campus of our school and they even sell beer in the cafeteria. I’m not even kidding when I say my tour guide was drinking a beer while giving our tour.

In addition, there are no open container laws and therefore drinking on subways, metros, or in the street is perfectly acceptable. They also seem to not really care about the age of people purchasing alcohol. Even though I am legal to drink here, I was surprised that I was not asked for an ID one time in the first two weeks I’ve been here.

As I mentioned, attitudes towards the environment are also different on a nationwide scale. Water is more expensive to use than in the U.S. and electricity is double the price during the day, as opposed to at night. The dryers for clothes are pretty bad and you usually have to put your clothes through three or four cycles before they are completely dry.

Finally, public transportation and communal rental bikes are the main methods of transportation. My host family doesn’t even own a car.

By April Gammal

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?

Stress is definitely a major problem when it comes to exam week. Unfortunately, it gets in the way of all the work you have put into studying. As a result, you will end up making silly mistakes and forgetting information that you know.

In terms of handling stress I would suggest taking time out of your study schedule periodically to go work out at the gym or go for a walk. Both of these activities will clear your mind and prepare you to continue studying.
While some people are really good at taking multiple choice exams, others find them very difficult. Here are some tips on going through multiple choice questions.

(1) Read the question before looking at any of the answers.
(2) Try to answer the question before looking at any of the answers.
(3) Eliminate any answer you know is not right.
(4) Read all of the choices before answering.
(5) Do not keep changing your answer. Your first choice will probably be right. When you begin to change your answers you start to over think the question and second guess yourself (This piece of advice comes from many cases of painful experience).
(6) Usually the correct answer is the choice with the most information.

Don’t you just love those professors who make you write many essays throughout the exam, so by the time you’re done you’ve lost all feeling in your hand and fingers? Here are some tips on essay writing.

(1) Read the question carefully and make sure you understand it.
(2) Keep track of the time. Divide your time equally among all of your essay questions so that you do not spend all of your time on one essay.
(3) Make an outline. This will organize your ideas and thoughts so your essay is logical.
(4) Write only two to three sentences for the introduction and conclusion. The bulk of your essay should be in the body paragraphs.
(5) Focus on one idea in each paragraph.
(6) Make sure each point you make answers the question you were initially asked.
(7) Proofread your work at the end to catch silly grammar errors.
(8) Use a pen if you are left handed so you don’t end up smudging your sentences.

Fifty-percent chance of getting the answer right; doesn’t seem too difficult, right? True/False questions can be quite tricky. Here are some tips.

(1) Every part of the statement needs to be true for the answer to be true.
(2) Statements which contain words such as “often” or “usually” are probably true.
(3) Statements which contain words such as “always” or “never” are probably false.

In general, as you are taking your exams, make sure you budget enough time for each section. If you finish early, do not leave. Go back over your answers and make sure you have not made any silly mistakes. Good luck completing your exams and have a great winter break!

By Zack Hoffmann

With technology affecting our everyday lives, it is only natural for it to become integrated with our everyday activities. Whether it is a computer that models various economic situations or a credit card reader to pay for Einstein’s coffee, it is fair to say that technology makes many things in our lives easier and more accessible.

As students we have an enormous exposure to technology. When writing a research paper, majority of the information you will need can be found online, and with the invention of “Find” (control + F) no longer are countless hours spent pouring over dated encyclopedias to no avail. Excel cranks out extensive formulas and converts them into spectacular graphs without breaking a sweat. The power of email enables groups to individually share contributions and does away with the need to actual meet.

With such wealth at our fingertips, it seems at times as though we don’t even have to attend class. Lectures are available via BlackBoard PowerPoints, quizzes taken over MyLabs and after last summer’s introduction, it seems that future classes could be taped and available for review.

That being said, Bentley embraces technology. Seen through the cutting edge Trading Room or the HP notebooks in the hands of every student, the University seizes every opportunity to make the latest and greatest available to us. This preparation and early introduction will pay dividends when we enter our professional careers, putting us ahead of our competition.

Sure having out computers enables us to type class notes or browse the presentation alongside the lecture. But at what point does the benefits begin to impede on the classroom experience? In reality, most kids just spend their time surfing Facebook and stumbling along the interwebs. They are completely detached from the professor and the material at hand.

While the information may not be the most interesting (although menial status updates aren’t breaking news either), it still doesn’t change the fact that you are just trying to make a boring class pass faster. Often times we hear about the student who skips class and crams for the exam. In effect, if you aren’t paying attention, and haven’t perfected learning through osmosis, why even bother attending the class?

Participation credit. Simply put, half the reason we show up is to help cushion our grade to help position it for a 4.0. But with half the class mentally elsewhere, discussions are limited to the few that decide to put away their gadgets for the one hour of class.

Some teachers see this as a blatant act of disrespect and loathe the sight of computers or cellphones. And to a certain extent it is. “Back in the good ‘ol days” that sort of behavior would land a kid dusting erasers for a week.

Today, the professor may just ask everyone to put his or her computers away. Then there are those teachers who ignore the absent minded audiences lost in their computers.

I can see both sides of the argument. On one hand it is class material that needs to be taught. On the other the class material being taught is plebian, boring and non-stimulating. So what to do?

I feel that teachers should look at it as an opportunity to revisit their lectures. And this doesn’t mean adding a graphic and animation to a Power Point- that won’t suffice. I call for a complete overhaul. A new generation of students has entered the classrooms, ones with the attention span of 140 characters and teachers use this to their advantage.

To begin, more interactive learning environments would keep students engaged. While not ideal for larger classes, Bentley is fortunate enough to have a smaller number of students per class, allowing for a more intimate setting, which should be maximized. Shorter discussions that encourage summarization of key points create a constant flow of information. The minute a class drags on kids tune out, but by keeping topics continuously changing and always moving, it forces them to pay attention.

Rather than prohibiting the use of technology, teachers should encourage a more active role. Interactive models and rule-based competitions can help reinforce class materials as well as engage the students. Obviously there is a time and a place for everything, and in some situations, the classroom is best reserved for the pen and pad. But when it can be used, technology should be injected.

By Moussa Hassoun

Tom Brokaw glorified the generation who grew up in the deprivation of the Great Depression and contributed to the fight in World War II as the “Greatest Generation.” Also called the “GI Generation”, this historic age group follows the “Lost Generation” of World War I and precedes the “Silent Generation” of the post WWII world.
In comparison, all other age groups shrink to the grand challenges of that generation and the Herculean efforts made to address them, yet I can’t help but consider: What of our more recent Generations? How do we stack up? Let’s take a look.

In what I consider World War IV, the United States, China, Russia, NATO, Brazil and countless other countries are all engaged in a global war against rogue non-state terrorist groups.

The U.S. in particular, although initially unrelated to Al Qaeda, has spent the good part of the past 10 years fighting in Iraq, where tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed and wounded. In addition, thousands of NATO forces have been killed in Afghanistan.

In the meanwhile, since 2007, the world has been swirling in the largest economic crisis since the Great Depression. Markets have been depressed, unemployment still extremely high, and equality and social mobility are becoming a part of the past.

Lending is far from open and the European Union is dealing with its largest crisis since its formation; so far, member states are unwilling to make the sacrifices of either ending the Union or bringing it closer together as a government.

Great inequality has most notably ended the patience of the Arab youth who are now rising against their dictators.

The Arab Uprisings have already replaced leaders in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and (perhaps) Yemen; their struggle now centers around moving on and ensuring transfer to democratic states. Others continue their struggle in Syria and Bahrain to remove their governments.

Mimicking the discontent of the Arab youth, millions around the world are out protesting with the Occupy Movement as people are frustrated by the current economic conditions and the entanglement of government and corporate influence.

As the internet has expanded and become more accessible to more people, we can see it being utilized in a way like no other. Facebook, Twitter, Wikileaks and YouTube are just some sources that people have used to organize a movement or express themselves.

In a time when we are labeled as game/TB-prone slacktivists, we can see a generation working to improve the world by revealing truth through Wikileaks, organize rallies via Facebook, and report news via YouTube and Twitter especially when the media won’t or can’t do so.

I have no doubt that Tom Brokaw named it “The Greatest Generation” because we had already seen the results: Nazi Germany removed, the Empire of Japan surrendered and a U.S. economy that surged on and funded the rebuilding of a Europe that took steps to guarantee lasting peace.

We have yet to discover if things will end well today. Will the Syrians win in their struggle? Will the Bahrainis get anyone’s attention? Will we dip once again into a global recession as Europe struggles to solve its core economic problem? Will Egyptians be able to construct a democratic government?

All is unclear, and although unemployment wasn’t as severe as in the Great Depression and the wars are not being fought by traditional forces, we can see struggles by state and non-state actors on a global scale of equal magnitude to those of “The Greatest Generation”.

The changing dynamics of communication have complicated and intensified the issues, but if we come out successful in our struggles, humanity will be better off, and this generation will be responsible for the changes.
Go on and go out, don’t shy away from the fight and do what you can to make the world you leave, better than the one you came into. Our struggles will define us, and only we can work to win in this fight; to be labeled decades later, as TIME Magazine already has, “The New Greatest Generation.”

By  Angela Hart

Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about the pressure of studying for finals – new students are more apprehensive about it, while the older ones know exactly what to expect. Rooms at the library are being booked at a rapid pace and there’s a tendency for people to frown instead of smile about simple every day matters. Yes, time is precious and there is still so much more to accomplish before Christmas break. So, I’d like to make a suggestion and share something that my mom used to say to me while growing up, whenever I’d get a bit too intense about things, “Try to laugh at least once a day because it will make you feel better.”

There’s something about watching a new TV show, movie or play, and that unexpected moment happens when the dialogue or physical behavior becomes comical and you just have to go along with it. Or, there’s laughing with family or a group of friends which makes it seem like you’ve just created a memory or experienced a special moment. The familiar reference, “It’s an inside joke,” usually occurs when that memory is triggered, once again, long after it actually happened. Moments like that seem to make laughter even more special because you might not remember what was really said at the time, but you will always remember being amused.

So, whether you need a break from studying or a diversion from everything else going on in your life, meet up with friends, exchange stories and tell some jokes. Or, try to find the time to watch a legendary Marx Brothers movie like A Day at the Races or Duck Soup – two hilarious comedies.

Not only is laughing fun, the benefits of laughing also contribute to your overall health and happiness in a number of ways. For example, laughter:

Relaxes us as it lowers our heart rate and blood pressure. After a good laugh, breathing becomes deeper which sends oxygen enriched blood and nutrients throughout the body, resulting in improved blood circulation. Reduces stress levels, averts and alleviates depression, stimulates the immune system and promotes healing, which ultimately makes you a healthier person. Releases endorphins, the brain’s natural painkillers, which clears your head and helps you think more creatively, while also increasing your tolerance for pain. Connects us with others and counteracts feelings of alienation; laughing makes you more attractive because it forces you to smile, and people who smile appear to be more approachable and sociable. Before any competitive sports activity, laughter will increase the relaxation levels and performance of athletes, since breathing capacity is one of the factors which determine stamina in sports.

Back in 1998, there was a true movie about a doctor named Patch Adams, played by Robin Williams, who wanted to treat patients in addition to treating their illnesses. He used humor as well as health care to improve the quality of their lives, which brought joy to them. The real Patch Adams, M.D., is a nationally known speaker, who discusses his approach to treating patients with laughter and humor but is very serious when it comes to talking about health care and health care systems.
Dr. Adams believes that “the most revolutionary act one can commit in our world is to be happy.” Yet, while students are busy and sometimes overwhelmed with homework, group projects, sports, clubs, and part-time jobs, his vision for harmony can be easily overlooked, especially with finals coming up.

Therefore, we need to make a decision to be happy and, perhaps, it all begins with a smile. So, whatever makes you laugh – jokes, stories, movies, TV shows, books or even a comical calendar, try to laugh at least once a day, because the health benefits of being amused or entertained are certainly well worth it!

I don’t feel as though there was one single thing that has made my time abroad more meaningful than another. The whole experience overall has been the best part. Becoming better friends with the 15 other Bentley students here, as well as other American and Irish students we have met over the past three months, has made the trip very enjoyable.

The ease of travel has also been very meaningful. Of course, the country you study in is where you are going to see the most things, but the ability to be in Dublin one day and the next be in Italy or Spain is an awesome feeling.

I was also luckily, or maybe stupidly as my friends had told me, able to get an internship while I was here. It was great being able to experience a European workplace. Although Ireland is pretty similar to America, the workplace is a lot different and I am glad I was able to experience it.

These three areas – social, travel and work – have all culminated into one amazing, meaningful experience.

Question: While I am excited about Thanksgiving, I’m also dreading it. I always leave dinner feeling really full and like I’ve eaten enough food to last me three days.
All of my relatives come over and bring something different. I don’t want to insult anyone by not trying the food they brought. Is it possible to leave Thanksgiving dinner without feeling so full, but also not insulting my relatives?

By April Gammal

Ok, so this may not help you feel any better but…the average American consumes more than 4,500 calories and 229 grams of fat on Thanksgiving Day. You can either choose wisely and take control, or fail to keep the diet you promise yourself every year when the ball drops in Times Square.

If you choose to take control, I have some tips that should keep your calorie intake from exceeding over two days worth of food during Thanksgiving dinner.

Don’t go to Thanksgiving dinner hungry. When you are hungry you tend to eat more and faster. So, make sure you eat breakfast and lunch before going to dinner. Keep in mind that foods that are high in fiber make you feel full very quickly.

Fill your plate once. Take what you want to eat at the beginning of the meal and do not put anything else on your plate. This will prevent you from taking just a little more of this and a little more of that, and then before you know it you’ve taken another plate full of food.

Choose the light meat. When it comes to the turkey, choose the light pieces over the dark and avoid eating the skin. Dark meat has about 75 percent more fat and 30 percent more calories than light meat. Also, forget the gravy.
Drink water. Drinking plenty of water will help fill you up and will keep your body hydrated, unlike alcohol and coffee which can dehydrate your body. Also, alcohol slows the breakdown of fat. Your body will break down alcohol first instead of fat.

Chew your food slowly. It takes about 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain that you are full. So, if you are eating quickly, it will be too late before you realize that you are full.

Thanksgiving dinner is a time to enjoy the company of your family and friends. Focus your attention on the conversation and not just the food on your plate.

If you eat slowly, you will know sooner when you are full and not later on when you start to feel a little sick and your buttons begin popping off your pants.

Put your fork down every time you take a bite. Finish what is in your mouth before you put anything else in it, and enjoy what you are eating.

Choose your dessert wisely. There always seem to be so many good items on the table for dessert. If there is any dessert with fruit, then go for it. It will most likely have fewer calories. While a slice of apple pie contains about 300 calories, a slice of pecan pie has over 500 calories

Many people think, “Hey, it is only one day so it should be ok.” If you make exceptions for every holiday, celebration or special occasion that pops up, you will be making excuses way too often.
I hope these tips will help you make good choices this Thanksgiving while still keeping your relatives happy.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Presented by The Senior Year Experience Committee

Interview for Senior Spotlight
Name: Liz Sisson
Major: Marketing
Hometown: Plainville, CT

What are you involved in at Bentley?
Currently, I am the president of the Senior Class Cabinet, a Freshman Year Facilitator, a Women’s Leadership Floor mentor and a loyal member of PRIDE.

What are you looking forward to this year?
I’m really excited for the entire senior year, and the experiences that come along with it. Of course there are the pub nights, harbor cruise, Bahamas trip, etc., but I’m also excited for the little things. Ideally, I’d like to get to know and work with more seniors.

What are your plans for the future?
Great question. I’m graduating in May and I am still in the “search” process. I just want to make sure that whatever I do, I’m being challenged, making a difference and that I’m happy. Mike Montalbano, our Faculty Advisor for Class Cabinet asked me today: “What would you be doing if you didn’t have to work?” and I’m trying to answer that question and go from there…

What is your favorite event on campus?
Any of the APO plays – wouldn’t miss ‘em for the world!

What are your goals for this year?
I want to meet new people, have fun, relax, take a nap at least once a day, get my dream job and achieve everything on my bucket list.

How are you feeling about graduation?
I think change is so exciting. It is of course sad to think that I will be leaving the place I’ve called home for four years, but I’m so eager to see what lies ahead of me.

What is your advice to seniors/words of wisdom?
Do what you love, not what you’re good at, even if that means not following the clear and comfortable path.

What can Bentley do to help you with this year?
Encourage students, both with internships and jobs, to explore outside of what’s so readily available or expected. See previous question…

What is the most valuable lesson you have learned at Bentley?
Be yourself.

By Justin Lawlor

I find it amusing that nearly every sink in Dublin has two faucets – one for hot water and another for cold. This may appear to be a minor domestic detail, but trust that it does pose a challenge.

The hot faucet always pumps out piping hot water, while the cold one dispenses a frigid, icy stream. Every time I rinse my hands in the kitchen or in the restroom, I am faced with a choice: Shall I opt for a third degree burn or can I afford to forego the feelings of my fingers for a time?

Thankfully, I have devised a crafty strategy to avoid this faucet dilemma. After approaching the sink, I turn on both faucets and run my hands under the hot faucet for a few seconds before the water becomes too hot. I then switch to the cold faucet for a second or two. I then swap back to the hot faucet for as long as I can stand it, and again counter the burning sensation with the cold stream.

I never thought an act as minute as washing one’s hands could be a dance or an art form.

By Nick Vasiliadis

It’s Sunday morning. You’re walking around campus enjoying the final fleeting moments of sleepy-eyed relaxation pending the nightmarish struggle to finish all the homework you’ve been pushing off since Thursday. As you head back to your dorm after a wholly unsatisfying and assuredly unnatural Seasons breakfast, you see a familiar face approaching.

You can’t quite figure out who they are or how you know them, but you get that sinking feeling that you’re about to look very rude and stupid. You convince yourself that perhaps you’re just delusional and don’t really know this person, but despite your skepticism, that face is just so damn familiar. As you frantically try to place them in some sort of context, the imminent fact that you’re both walking toward one another dawns on you and, panic stricken, you look away. The mysterious figure follows in suit.

Like two self-conscious housecats side stepping one another in an alleyway, both you and this stranger have just narrowly avoided the potential pitfalls of performing a natural social ritual. You both know full well that you should have said hello, but the pressure of being the first to acknowledge the other was insurmountable. Instead, you both opted to take the path of least resistance: Swallow your pride and avert your eyes. It’s definitely safer than venturing out on the unstable limb of the social tree and prostrating yourself in hopes of reaching the right words for the ever elusive “casual greeting,” but something’s still eating at you as you walk away… Who the hell

was that?
Welcome to college, land of awkward social encounters and second-guessing oneself. The main culprit? Alcohol, of course. It only took another 30 seconds before you realized that the girl you pretended not to know was in fact Sally…no, Susan, from that frat party on Friday night. You two shared that intimate and spontaneous conversation about how much GB112 blows, remember? And then she went to go dance while you whet your whistle with a little more of that fantastic social lubricant in hopes of conjuring up another meaningful intellectual conversation in the near future. Unfortunately for you, Susan took off with Craig at around 12 that night for what you can only imagine must have been a late night game of chutes and ladders. You never got to say goodbye, and as devastated as you were at the time, 10 minutes later you started doing keg stands and forgot completely.

As most college students will come to realize, alcohol can remedy all of life’s little problems. Afraid to talk to girls? Jack Daniels has got your back. Don’t know enough about sports to carry on a conversation with a stranger? Well neither do they, but you’ll both be experts on the field tonight. Unfortunately, this cure comes at a high price: These problems will manifest themselves in new and hilariously unexpected ways when you’re sober again, and you will definitely not see them coming. If you’re not savvy or socially adept enough to handle them when they come back around, you’re going to be in for a rude awakening on Sunday morning.

A little social awkwardness is the least of your worries in college, though. In fact, it’s a natural part of pretending to have grown up after high school. The real problems we all face as a result of drinking in a college environment are the kinds of things I can’t talk about or even do justice to in a 700-word article in The Vanguard. However, nobody wants to hear about real problems, lest they be forced to similarly acknowledge their own in the process, so I won’t go there.

Ultimately, students should acknowledge that while alcohol may not solve all of life’s little problems, it’s definitely possible to drink until they can’t be seen clearly anymore. The only downside is that you’ve got to look at life straight on eventually, and depending on how drunk you were last night, it might panic and look away when you do. The moral of the story is that it’s best to either cut down on the sauce or be prepared for a few uncomfortable encounters. Unless you plan on becoming an alcoholic, of course, in which case you’ve beaten the system and will never have to face reality.

Question: I am in an apartment this year with no meal plan and I am sick of plain pasta and microwavable meals. I’m not the greatest cook, but are there easy quick recipes that even I would be able to make?

By April Gammal

You’re all settled into your new apartment for the year and you’re excited to have your own refrigerator and stove… You will finally be able to get away from Seasons. You open the refrigerator and stare at the stove. Now what? Most students, like you, will resort to Lean Cuisine microwavable meals, plain pasta and cereal. However, there are quick, easy meals you can prepare that will add a little more flavor to your day.

While waking up is the hardest part of the day, eating a good breakfast is one of the most important parts of our day. While there is nothing wrong with a bowl of cereal, it can get a little boring after a while.

Instead, try cooking up some French toast. It’s simple and tastes great in the morning. You will need butter, bread, eggs and milk. First, grab a frying pan and melt enough butter to cover the bottom of the pan on medium heat. While the butter is melting, crack two eggs, add half a cup of milk and beat together.

Coat the slices of bread (it should make five pieces) by setting them into the egg mixture and then place them into the pan. Flip until brown on both sides. You can add fresh fruit or maple syrup and voila, you have yourself some breakfast.

If you’re still hooked on pasta, you can spice it up by throwing some chicken, peppers, tomatoes, onions and garlic into a pan on medium heat with some oil. Cooking the vegetables, chicken and spices will add greens and protein to the plain carbs. Sprinkle some grated parmesan cheese on top and you’ll include your dairy for the day as well.

If you’re not into cutting up the vegetables, you can grab a bag of mixed frozen vegetables from the super market, which is just as good. (Note: Adding too much garlic can potentially have adverse social consequences).

A nice, easy meal to prepare is roasted potatoes, which can be eaten alone or alongside anything else you may have for dinner. Start by cutting up as many red potatoes as you want into 1 inch wedges. Add about a tablespoon or two of olive oil so that all the potatoes are coated. Add as much salt and pepper as you like, as well as any other spices you may like, such as garlic or rosemary. Place the potatoes into a baking pan and bake for 20 minutes on 450°F or until golden brown. Bon appétit!

By Dan Binder-Brantley

Last week’s column was a success. So successful, that when I posted the link to it on my Facebook, one person liked it. Some would call this rather insignificant; I would call it progress. Before you know it, people will be re-Tweeting links to my column left and right and my crude, thoughtless writings will be trending alongside #BieberRapsBetterThan, whatever the hell that means.

I will begin this week with analysis of an important new video that has caught the attention of procrastinators worldwide. But, rather than describe the video, I shall provide you with a scenario. You are strolling down the street, perhaps sipping a cup of cocoa as you examine the rather bland colors of the homes around you.

“Hmmmm, yes, the color of those drapes is rather shallow and pedantic.” Thoughts such as these fill your mind, nothing of interest seems to be occurring. And then, you gaze down the street as far as you can see. Charging towards you is a gaggle of some 70-odd Canadian geese. The geese are just sprinting down the middle of street, causing car accidents left and right with no regard for the destruction they’re causing.

What do you do? Do you call the U.S. Military and tell them that Canada has sent in their finest troops? Do you call your redneck friends and tell them to bring as much ammunition as possible? Or, do you do what I would do and just take it in stride? If I were to witness this spectacle, my reaction would go something like this:

Ho hum, just another flock of geese sprinting down the street. Happens all the time, right? Surely they’re bored with flying, just like we get bored with walking. All the little goslings will remember the dudes at the front of the pack as heroes, the Wright Brothers of goose culture – pioneering the land-based-travel movement one waddle at a time.

After all, why let anything surprise us anymore? First we find out that parking a car at Bentley costs more than $53,000 per person and then we find out that geese like to run marathons down Moody Street. Letting these things get to you is only going to make things worse in the long run, so I say let Canada’s finest sprinters cruise on by with barely even a courtesy nod.

In other news, strong wind gusts dominate baby ducks. So mama duck and her little ducklings are strolling down park place minding their own business, just another day of adventure for the little minions I suppose. Unfortunately, moms forgot to check the weather forecast before hitting the old dusty trail with her kids.

The result is one of those situations where you really shouldn’t laugh, but that only makes it even funnier. Little furballs are just rolling all over the place, each blast of wind sends them toppling to the side a good ten feet and then they just get back up like nothing ever happened. Even mama duck slides fifteen feet on her face before the wind shows a little mercy and lets her stand back up.

Even so, she just shakes it off and goes back to trying to prevent her ducks from ending up the star of some book about how being ugly is okay. This attitude is what we all need to adopt.

Like, you’re walking to Jennison hall and a little Bentley gremlin comes up to you and says that you now have to pay 50 cents every time you use the crosswalk. No surprise there, tuition is awfully low after all. The ducks sure as hell wouldn’t be upset by this, so why should you be?

In the end, I think it’s important to learn from these birds that there is no point in getting upset just because something is wrong. Instead, we should just give up and let things happen the way the big guys say they should. That being said, tune in next week for more demotivational speeches and otherwise useless dialogue.

By Angela Hart

Celebrities and fitness experts talk about a lot of fitness trends that seem as though they cost a lot of money and involve a lot of time; some examples of these would be Zumba and Pilates. The truth is that anyone can participate in these classes.

If you like fast-paced music and dancing, you may love Zumba. Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance craze that’s becoming extremly popular throughout the U.S. Most gyms have incorporated Zumba as one of the main classes they offer to their members.

Depending on the teacher, the songs may vary, but most include a large range from Dirty Dancer by Enrique Iglesias to Living La Viva Loca by Ricky Martin, and some teachers, mine included, would always add a Pitbull song.
Many people think that Zumba needs to be done by people who are former dancers or people who are extremly coordinated. Although this helps, it’s not necessary. In the classes I’ve attended, there is a large range of participants. The first class I ever went to was with soccer moms who wanted to do something active. The second class I went to included a former professional dancer and two women who had never danced before in their lives. This was comforting because the people there don’t care if you miss a step or turn the wrong way; everyone is there for the same reason – to have fun and burn some calories.

Pilates may be a little more challenging. If you are someone who hasn’t been working out on a regular basis, then you may want to ease your way into a Pilates class. Simply put, think of a set of exercises that centers on the core postural muscles. When doing Pilates, one tends to do fewer reps and fewer variations due to the fact that each movement one does uses a lot of muscle groups which are effective in smaller increments. At the end of class, you will feel which muscles you worked.

Joseph Pilates, the founder of Pilates, guarantees, “In 10 sessions you will feel the difference, in 20 sessions you will see the difference and in 30 sessions you will have a whole new body!”

Unfortunately, these classes tend to be more expensive (such as $30 to drop in or a $60 private lesson) than a Zumba or Yoga class (which is about $10 to $15), because in order to work out, you need to use one of the studio’s Pilates machines.

In a way, you are paying to “rent” the machine for the next hour. If you ever have the chance and funding, though, it is something worth trying.

While some of the classes are expensive, others are not. There are also different varieties of Pilates. Some classes don’t involve machines, such as a TRX or Bare Classes (which are in the same price range as Zumba and Yoga – $10 to $15). Bare classes also offer some variety including Bosu-Ball-Barre classes.

For those of you who have large enough space on campus and an understanding roommate, you could buy a DVD online to try it in your own room before going to a class. Some people, understandably, don’t want to go to a class with a lot of people who have been doing something for a long time. It’s intimidating to go to any gym or class where there’s someone who knows the next step before the teacher even demonstrates it. Even though it is intimidating to try something new, you may end up liking it a lot.

By Moussa Hassoun

Recently, The New York Times ran an Op-Ed Contributor article by Mona Simpson, Steve Job’s sister, as a eulogy. In it, Simpson recalls the life of a man who is considered a genius in some respects, and a madman in others. Here, I’m hoping to replicate that Eulogy, but to the rest of humanity.

I’ve known humans for as long as I can remember. Born into a human family in New York, I interacted with my human siblings, but soon we were taken to a far off country across oceans, nations and seas: Lebanon.
For 10 years, as a human I played, studied, fought, crushed on and danced with other humans. Non-human things like bugs made me cringe, and furry animals didn’t quite seem to fit into my comfort zone. I loved humans.
After that, my human family and I traveled back to the United States and have since resided in this human country for five human years. I can’t possibly picture my life any other way.

Despite our collective influence on, and interaction with, other humans, for too long we’ve been ignorant of each other’s state. Who of you knows what has occurred in the Congo? In Somalia? Who amongst you understands the strife of the Palestinians? Or the cause of the Arabs in Egypt? Which one of you understands the tears of joy of Tunisia voters at their first election day in decades? Who sees the tears of sorrow of protesters beaten in Bahrain with full U.S. support?

Am I the only one that hears the cries of children as their parents are dragged away by police in Iran and as women are whipped in Saudi Arabia? Surely you can all hear it, too. Their screaming is so loud! How could you ignore it?

It seems the problem isn’t that you can’t hear, it’s just that you don’t want to. Far worse than listening and not acting, you choose to change the channel and ignore the call to action for the comfort of your smiling friends and comfortable couch.

Why would you choose the dreadful and seemingly hopeless view of children drinking dirty water while living in a garbage dump to those of green fields, smiling students, friends and family? It certainly seems reasonable to turn the channel.

For this reason, this eulogy is for humanity. Despite our growing interconnectedness and ability to converse with one another, humans show ambivalence when addressing global problems that need staunch positioning.
Goodbye to the next generation of kids being killed in Syria. Goodbye to the yet-to-be raped victims in the Congo, the starving families in Somalia and the drowned-out communities in flood areas across the world.

I bid farewell to the dreams of independence of the Palestinians, and farewell to the peace in Israel. Adieu to the reconciliation in Afghanistan and political discussion in Tibet. Adios to the 3,000 killed in Syria, and let’s bring flowers for the next 3,000.

Let’s flip the channel away from human rights activists in Russia and Africa. Let’s watch Beyonce’s baby-bump and try figuring out if it’s real or not. Let us surround ourselves by nice and comfortable things, as we all do, to ignore the Asian children living on less than $1 a day.

We’ve had great days as a species, but not many more to come. The only way we can change our future is to show more compassion for those living under worse conditions than our own. We need to address global poverty and inequalities of all sorts.

Yes, the challenges of humanity are steep, and it isn’t practical to ask for massive change by the end of this article, but we can all start in the most basic way: NOT flipping the channel. Not turning away from the beaten protesters.

It can all start with the click of a button, but only if you will start to listen and not intentionally block them out. For humanity’s sake, I hope this Eulogy is laughed at decades from now, but I fear that it won’t be. So continue to ignore “politics and news” and pride yourself over it; surely we are all better off.

By  Zack Hoffmann

They say never to judge a book by its cover, but every day we make assumptions about others we have never met, based merely on the visual cues they present to us.

Everything we do or say speaks volumes about our personalities. From the way we dress, to the food we choose to eat and even the people we associate with, others view and judge us based on our choices. Despite being programmed since kindergarten not to assume things about others, most of us do without even batting an eye. And whether an evolutionary trait or societal expectation, we now even evaluate a person based on their cell phone.

What was once used strictly for raw communication, mobile phones have morphed into handheld computers capable of connecting to the world through our fingertips. They are an accessory attached at the hip of every text-sending teenager and stand for something more than just another phone.

Choosing a phone should not be taken lightly. Two-year contracts lock users in and force them to live with their choice until a renewal 18 months later helps subsidize a new one. For most of us, that means that our selection determines whether we are given a world of convenience or one filled with nightmares.

They also say that birds of feather flock together. While it may seem far-fetched, it seems as if mobile users of one phone actually do possess similar traits. Like the divide between Mac and PC users, these commonalities help shape the marketing strategy for the companies selling their phones.

Many people generally assume that people who opt for the iPhone are creative, and those who choose Android are more tech savvy. But the tech blog Hunch did a survey among their users and found out there is data behind these stereotypes.

iPhone
The iPhone represents you – the suave kid on the block. The trend setter who knows what is timelessly cool, whose taste in music is fresh and eclectic, and what everyone else will be listening to in two weeks. When you say Casablanca, they say, “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship.”

They are 37 percent more likely to have a graduate degree and 27 percent more likely to live in a city. They tend to have traveled more extensively, vacation more often using their frequent flyer miles and make more than $200K a year. Twenty-two percent prefer a sleek device that does a few things. They are leaders, and more likely optimist and extroverted. Their tastes include sushi, salted caramel ice cream and abstract expressionistic art. And they are more than 100 percent more likely to be Mac users.

Android
The Android stands for all things technical. Those who use them were the so called nerds of high school, who are able to spot a fellow Trekie 3 sectors away. But all those nights spent coding away and studying for AP Calculus has paid off because Google gave them the keys to technological nirvana.

They don’t care if their device isn’t as pretty as others; they want to get things done as quickly as possible. They have unlimited access to everything, and they actually have the app market to satisfy any craving.
They are more likely to be pessimists and introverted, and 71 percent say they tend to follow rather than lead. They travel out of the country less and prefer to eat General Tso’s Chicken and Cheesesteak. They like Lord of the Rings and How I Met Your Mother, preferring street art to anything in a museum. And they are more than 100 percent more likely to be a Windows user.

BlackBerry
These people are the business vanguards. They want to be taken seriously and have the resume to back it up. They see iPhone users as the lackadaisical children that never grew up and Android users as the tech department geeks that make physics jokes to pass the time. Despite e-mail being the main form of the business world, the real reason they love their phone is for BlackBerry Messenger.

Like iPhone users, they tend to live in the city, are well travelled and liberal. And like Android users, they tend to be introverted, more pessimistic and practical. But they are much more refined than either of the other two and won’t let them forget it.

By April Gammal

You’re right, registration is right around the corner and choosing classes for next semester can be an overwhelming process. While flipping through the registration booklet, you will find many sections of the same class… So which professor should you take?

Many students will hop onto their computers and browse the site, ratemyprofessors.com, which sometimes provides good professor recommendations. However, these recommendations can certainly be misleading. A few students may have done poorly in the class due to their own lack of effort and decided to trash the professor on the website.

So don’t take the words on that site as gold and change your entire schedule because of a few bad reviews. Instead, go see the professor yourself and talk to them about their class. If they seem welcoming, willing to talk to you and friendly enough that you’d feel comfortable during office hours then they may be a good professor to consider. On the other hand if they appear to brush you off, seem to be too busy to talk to you, or don’t seem too friendly, then you can make your decision without reservation.

The very first place I’d check out is the Office of Academic Services which is located in LaCava 298. You can either make an appointment or just stop by during walk-in hours. Advisors will be there to help you choose and plan out your classes efficiently. Make sure you come with your Degree Audit Summary (DAS) which you can find on MyBentley.

Many students work in this office so there is a good chance that at least one of them has taken the classes you are considering. So try to plan your schedule ahead of time and make sure you are taking classes which will be best for your major.

You have to take many general requirements so you might as well have them double count for an LSM if you would like to pursue a double major: This is something the Office of Academic Services would help you figure out.

5…4…3…2…1….GO! Go to MyBentley, type in your username and password (don’t mess up), click on Student Services, and then Main Menu, select Undergraduate (Day and Evening) Student Main Menu, hit Registration Menu, select Add/Drop Classes and then type in all of your CRN numbers.

Oh oops, you cannot register for two of your classes because they are already filled….now what?! This would be a good time to panic. I’d suggest making multiple schedules to avoid this problem.

Even if you are not satisfied with your schedule, you can always drop by the registrar’s office after you register and they may be able to get you into the classes you need…especially if you look cute and smile a lot.

By Dan Binder-Brantley

By Moussa Hassoun

Anyone listening to the talking points of Republican candidates can’t miss the awareness they are spreading across the country; awareness about our nation’s number-one enemy. Is it Al Qaeda? Iran? Rogue terrorists in Kenya or Yemen? No. The real enemy of this country is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The senselessness behind the statement should be apparent to any reader who has opened a history textbook. Unfortunately, in this year’s candidates, absurdity abounds. And let us give credit where it is due.

On the one hand, Ron Paul and Michelle Bachmann propose completely eliminating the EPA. Herman Cain and Rick Perry use violent language about putting it back in its place, and Mitt Romney follows the tide (though less aggressively) by promising to turn back all regulations and only pass “business-friendly” ones.

This directly translates to no EPA regulation at all. There is something concerning when moderate and rational candidates who don’t hate the EPA are thrown to the sidelines such as Jon Huntsman. Idiocy should never empower one candidate to rise above the rest, but here, it is the reality.

For those readers against the EPA’s foundation and regulations, let’s remember why it is around. The clean air you breathe? The clean water you drink? It’s due to EPA regulation. The growing fuel efficiency in new car models? These are EPA requirements by 2020.

The cleaning of toxic dump sites around the country that would otherwise flow into our water table? Three letters: E.P.A. Who preserves our coastlines and regulates pollution so we don’t have to fear the ocean? You got it, this evil government bureaucracy.

The importance of the EPA becomes amazingly evident, and so candidates who advocate for its elimination should be automatically taken away from serious consideration (thankfully Paul was never seriously considered and Bachmann lost ground and hopefully won’t gain it).

For the rest of the candidates, limitation and regress is the attitude toward this agency. “No!” they yell to “job-killing EPA regulation.” This can be heard from Romney to Cain and Perry. What constitutes “job killing” regulation? Anything that adds cost to the business.

This seems to make sense since added costs restricts a business’s investment in expansion. Following this logic we, can quickly see that requiring companies to securely dump their waste is an added cost. Why should they have to ship it to a secure area when they can dump it in the Charles?

Why do factories have to put smoke dilution technology in their stacks when that money could be invested in expansion or a new smoke stack? Here we see, that “job-killing” regulation is all EPA regulations because it seeks to improve the health and safety of you and I.

This added security will naturally cost companies money and as we’ve all learned at Bentley, there is more to a business than simply maximizing profits. We must work to maximize the benefits toward all stakeholders.
Candidates use terminology like “job killing” to gain public support against an agency that has done far greater good than many other agencies.

In the newest round of discussions, the debate surrounds EPA regulations to enforce a cap-and-trade system itself or whether Congress should pass one (and whether its enforcement of such a law is constitutional).
Previously, the Bush Administration and EPA refused to limit emissions. In 2007, the Supreme Court decided in the case Massachusetts v. EPA that greenhouse gases are considered a pollutant by which the EPA must regulate for the health of the environment and people.

The court has forced the EPA to regulate these gases because of the obvious impact they will have on society. It goes without saying that the Court has also endorsed the mountain of science behind human-caused global warming, something Rick Perry isn’t a fan of.

For the sake of our health and for those of coming generations we must stop rejecting the usefulness and necessity of the Environmental Protection Agency. Furthermore, any politicians running for any office who reject the agency should be dismissed as fools and an incapable of serving.

The agency doesn’t aim to slow economic activity, but to protect children and families. The EPA isn’t Enemy #1; Irrationality is.

Presented By The Senior Year Experience Committee