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Notes from Abroad: Singapore

February 2, 2012 Columns

Question: “What has been the most shocking difference you’ve experienced abroad compared to the U.S.?” 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 [...]

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Notes from Abroad: Robina, Queensland

February 2, 2012 Columns

Question: “What has been the most shocking difference you’ve experienced abroad compared to the U.S.?” By Corinna Horelik 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, [...]

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Notes from Abroad: Brussels, Belgium

February 2, 2012 Columns

Question: “What has been the most shocking difference you’ve experienced abroad compared to the U.S.?” By Brady Del Pozzo 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, [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Semester at Sea

September 23, 2011 Notes from Abroad

By Julie Fischer So far this semester, I’ve spent time in both Morocco and Ghana. I’d have to say the biggest difference between those two countries and the U.S. is the way you have to shop. You really start to appreciate price tags and sale signs when you go to countries where you most often [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Thessaloniki, Greece

September 22, 2011 Uncategorized

Question: “What has been the most shocking difference or change you’ve experienced abroad compared to the U.S.?” By Catherine Samellas Upon arriving in Thessaloniki, I could see a change of lifestyle among the people of Greece. Fully skinned animals hanging in the market place, stray dogs strolling on the marble streets and the abundance of [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Australia

September 30, 2010 Notes from Abroad

Question: What has been the most shocking difference or change you’ve experienced abroad compared to the U.S.? Written By: Hellen Longvall Upon our arrival, a jarring yet simplistic “difference” came from the greetings we received. Whereas in the United States we are accustomed to “How are you doing?” and “What’s up?” we instead heard [...]

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Renowned Dr. Oz headlines Bentley/TIME Leadership Forum

April 29, 2010 Headlines

Written by: Andy Zhong “There’s a fine line between leading and hallucinating,” said Dr. Mehmet Oz, guest speaker at the 6th Annual Bentley Leadership Forum held on April 22nd at the Dana Athletic Center. “The difference of course is that other people can see you lead. So many of us get so far ahead of [...]

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Student organizations make a difference by going RED for Africa

December 15, 2008 Campus Life

Written by: Dan Merica A list of ten organizations had Bentley painted red on Thursday, December 4th. Well, not literally, but Bentley students came out in force to support the 3rd annual African Evening, brought to the campus by the Bentley Cultural Council. SASA, PAC, Black United Body, International Students Association, SGA, ALPFA, BACS, La [...]

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Student organizations make a difference by going RED for Africa

December 11, 2008 Campus Life

A list of ten organizations had Bentley painted red on Thursday, December 4th.
Well, not literally, but Bentley students came out in force to support the 3rd annual African Evening, brought to the campus by the Bentley Cultural Council. SASA, PAC, Black United Body, International Students Association, SGA, ALPFA, BACS, La Cultrura Latina, BASA, National Association of Black Accountants, SIBC and VSA, all came together to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic.

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