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Everything that has a beginning, has an end

December 9, 2010 Editorials

To the Bentley Community, To be honest, when I decided to run for this job, I never expected it to be easy. And after receiving 1,263 emails of criticism over the last 12 months, it seems that that was one call I got right. (To put it into context for you, I received 79 emails [...]

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Time to scale back the group-work

December 2, 2010 Editorials

How many groups are you involved in here at Bentley? No, not student organizations and clubs, but academic groups that for instance are part of just about every General Business course offered at this school. Bentley has gone overboard with emphasizing group-work and needs to put more emphasis back on individuality and the ability of [...]

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GB curriculum changes beneficial for students

December 2, 2010 Editorials

The new GB curriculum is still getting up on its feet, with changes being made constantly to better the relatively new system. This upcoming semester, GB 212: Practice and Applications in Accounting and Finance will be available to the half of the sophomores who have yet to take the course (those who took GB 112 [...]

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Basketball season starts now, and is just as exciting as the postseason

November 11, 2010 Editorials

While Bentley Basketball has been tearing up their Northeast-10 competition for the past decade or so, they continue to play their regular season games in front of relatively sparse crowds at the Dana Center. There are certainly some Falcon faithfuls who make every game, but for a team that has made noise nationally over the [...]

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Horoscopes

November 4, 2010 Columns

Written by: Vanguard Staff Aries (March 21-April 19) Money may be a little tight but that’s not going to inhibit your fun. Play a game that’s free. Get some exercise. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Do something good for the environment this week. Pick up a can and throw it in a recycling bin – it’s [...]

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Which way should I calculate my future?

October 28, 2010 Editorials

Written by: The Vanguard Editorial Board When Harry Bentley founded Bentley College in Downtown Boston in 1917, Bentley was a school of accountancy and finance. Present and Future Values were calculated out by hand, using the formulas with the aid of a slide rule and an abacus. Since then, Bentley has moved to Waltham, expanded [...]

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The Bubble: A refuge for students & organizations to call their home

October 28, 2010 Editorials

Written by: The Vanguard Editorial Board It is all too rare that we take the time at The Vanguard to acknowledge something that Bentley has done right. Few can deny that one of the most important aspects of college life is finding a group of people to identify with. There is no better way of [...]

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Fall Parents Weekend a risky move

October 21, 2010 Editorials

Traditionally, Family Weekend at Bentley has been held during the frigid month of February after students have settled in from winter break, student organizations have accomplished enough to showcase and our Basketball season is in full swing. This year, the administration has coupled Parents Weekend with Homecoming Weekend, putting The Center for Alumni, Parents and [...]

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What About Our Entrepreneurs?!

October 7, 2010 Editorials

Bentley has long been known as one of the top business schools in the entire country, and if our rising college rankings hold any merit, we’re only improving year after year. In the latest Princeton Review rankings, Bentley is ranked 6th in the entire country for our Career Services/job placement, which is no small feat [...]

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Laundry time? Do it right

September 30, 2010 Editorials

Laundry issues on campus seem to be a common complaint among students this year, and Bentley responded by having Mac Gray put in new high efficiency washers and dryers all across campus. However, this hasn’t really solved anything. In actuality, laundry rooms will always present inconveniences, but this year, we seem to be finding Bentley [...]

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Funny, but really?!

September 23, 2010 Editorials

Written by: The Vanguard Editorial Board In a rare event on September 9, all of Bentley came together for a common cause: A prank of rare sorts involving Outlook and the “Reply All” button. If you’re a student or a faculty member, there is pretty much no way you could have avoided the 450 e-mails [...]

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Senior Goodbye: A Voice is a Terrible Thing to Waste

April 29, 2010 Editorials

For the last four years, I have had the distinct privilege of being one of the many news correspondents on The Vanguard staff. Covering stories ranging from Greek Life to Sodexo, from Bentley’s hook-up culture to SGA, I have been gifted with the opportunity to get a brief look at many of the subsets of [...]

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