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Ian Markowitz

Student charged with off campus assault

April 14, 2011 Headlines

Bentley senior arrested in attack on deaf black male and pregnant woman By Ian Markowitz Bentley senior Timothy Schmitt was arrested by Waltham Police and held without bail last week after an alleged attack on a deaf black male and pregnant female in the early morning of Friday, April 8 on Waltham Common. Schmitt was [...]

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Bentley Fed team takes National Championship

December 2, 2010 Headlines

Bentley defeats defending champion Lafayette in College Fed Challenge national competition Written by: Ian Markowitz Bentley University’s Fed Challenge team flew down to Washington, D.C. this week and brought back the national title after their presentation to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors on Tuesday. Composed of juniors and seniors, the eight-member Fed Challenge team [...]

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Easy kitchen cooking to spice

October 28, 2010 Columns

Written By: Ian Markowitz Often times, those of us who have apartments find we are tired of the regular pasta and Ramen noodle meals and are often looking for other simple alternatives which require minimal effort, minimal ingredients and minimal time. These three recipes require five ingredients or less, two pots or less and half an [...]

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NaturallySpeaking on your PC

September 30, 2010 Features

Dragon software breakthrough in speech recognition Written by: Ian Markowitz Imagine how cool it would be to be sitting in your room talking to your computer and having your computer type up every word that you say. Imagine sitting down and writing a stream-of-consciousness essay and having every word that comes out of your mouth [...]

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Dexter season premiere will leave you dying for more

September 23, 2010 Features

Written By: Ian Markowitz After winning two Emmys since the previous season ended, Dexter is back this season picking up right where it left off. WARNING: If you didn’t see the season finale of Season Four, STOP READING NOW. Rather than skipping the emotional roller coaster that Dexter must endure, viewers are treated to watching [...]

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With summer around the corner, don’t miss these concerts

April 8, 2010 Features

Written by: Ian Markowitz With Ludacris and Jay Sean performing at Bentley for Spring Day in a few short weeks, now would be a good time to figure out which musical artists you plan to see this summer. Rather than list the big bands that you undoubtedly know are coming, namely Dave Matthews Band and [...]

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Repo Men: A cliché disappointment

March 28, 2010 Features

Written by: Ian Markowitz In Repo Men, when customers fall 90 days behind on the payments for their artiforgs, as they are likely to do with a body part which costs $600,000, Remy (Jude Law) and Jake (Forrest Whitaker) are sent by their company, The Union, to go repossess the organs overdue for payment. Repo [...]

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Broadband2Go allows prepaid Internet access almost anywhere

March 18, 2010 Features

Written by: Ian Markowitz Virgin Mobile USA is the pay-as-you-go-arm of Richard Branson’s Virgin Empire which offers prepaid cell phones as well as monthly cell phone plans utilizing the Sprint Nextel network. Last year, Virgin began offering a program called Broadband2Go, a Novatel Wireless-based USB modem which allows users to avoid a monthly data contract [...]

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The Pacific’s imagery makes for strong HBO series

March 18, 2010 Features

Written by: Ian Markowitz The Pacific is the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Having premiered this past Sunday, The Pacific is a ten-part miniseries airing from now until May 16th. Following three separate World War II marines through battles in the Pacific Theater, The Pacific serves as part documentary and [...]

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Sennheiser CX 680 athletic headphones good, but expensive

February 11, 2010 Features

Written by: Ian Markowitz Ever since I started writing for The Vanguard, I’ve been trying to find the best headphones for the least amount of money possible. So far, the best headphones I’ve found have been the Sennheiser CX 300’s. They are the gold standard by which I judge headphones in terms of comfort, sound [...]

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DJ Hero satisfaction flees as game progresses

February 11, 2010 Features

Written by: Ian Markowitz We were all in High School when RedOctane and Harmonix released Guitar Hero, which quickly took off, became a cult hit, and spawned several knock-offs. In fact, Guitar Hero virtually began the music videogame genre which formed the basis for Rock Band and, more recently, DJ Hero. With the purchase of [...]

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The Book of Beer Pong: A thoroughly entertaining read

February 4, 2010 Features

Written by: Ian Markowitz The Book of Beer Pong: The Official Guide to the Sport of Champions is a humorous and informative book about Beer Pong that will easily amuse both the novice and the World Series of Beer Pong Champion. Written by Ben Applebaum and Dan Disorbo, The Book of Beer Pong has virtually [...]

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