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Road to legalizing marijuana now has fewer obstacles

October 29, 2009 Headlines

Written by: Daniel Caponetti Public opinion of marijuana is now at an all-time high. 44 percent of Americans favor legalizing the drug according to a recent Gallup poll. This newfound popularity is coming off the heels of President Obama’s announcement on October 19 that federal authorities should not focus on law-abiding medical marijuana users for [...]

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Students called to support St. Jude and fight against child cancer

October 29, 2009 News

Written by: Dan Merica On Monday, November 2 at 6 p.m. Bentley students will come together to help raise awareness and money for the lauded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In this one night letter writing event, students will be asked to send fundraising letters to their friends and family.

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Swine flu penetrates the Bentley community – Administration ramps up awareness effort to combat spread

October 22, 2009 Campus Life

Written by: Dan Merica The Bentley community was informed of the campus’ first confirmed case of H1N1 flu this week by Gerri Taylor, assistant dean for the Center of Health & Wellness.

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Police Logs

October 22, 2009 News

Written by: Gaelen Austin-LaFrance & Garren Hilow

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Vice President of Boston Federal Reserve defends Fed action to Bentley

October 22, 2009 Marketplace

Written by: Daniel Caponetti The Federal Reserve System has taken substantial public criticism recently stemming from its role in the severe global economic crisis of the past few years. With this in mind, the Economics Department brought in Dr. Jeffrey C. Fuhrer, Executive Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of [...]

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Unlike Tufts, Bentley not in favor of dorm sex ban

October 8, 2009 Campus Life

Written by: Dan Merica Bentley University seems unlikely to follow the highly publicized change in guest policy the Tufts University administration enacted that prohibits students from engaging in sexual activity that interfered with a roommate’s privacy.

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GLC Open House shows off new Orchard North

October 8, 2009 Headlines

Written by: Melissa Hector This past Thursday, October 1, the upperclassmen Global Living Center at Orchard North Apartments opened its doors to the Bentley community to come in and see what the new facility has to offer.

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Eight new Education Abroad programs announced this semester

October 1, 2009 News

Written by: Dan Merica With the hopes of meeting the needs of all Bentley students, the newly named Cronin Office of International Education announced that starting this semester, eight new program locations would be available for study. “Our goal is to provide students with a diversity of choices that entices them to study abroad. We [...]

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150 hour requirement instated by Big Four

September 24, 2009 Headlines

Written by: Leslie Dias As several major public accounting firms adopt the 150 hours of accounting credit requirement, those students in hopes of joining the popular field must also make the shift to meet the demands of the industry.

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Bentley takes steps to avert flu disaster; new policies to battle H1N1 spread

September 17, 2009 Campus Life

Written by: Dan Merica Bentley University, in preparation for a possible outbreak of H1NI, also known as swine flu, has taken proactive steps to alleviate the possible contraction of the infamous virus by students.

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A call to Bentley faculty: enforce academic integrity

April 30, 2009 Headlines

Written by: Dan Merica In an e-mail to the entire Bentley community on April 8, Academic Integrity Coordinator Coralee Whitcomb called attention to what she called, “a growing number of complaints from students about academic integrity incidents and practices that are going unaddressed in the classroom, the dorms, and throughout the campus.”

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The money is out there, but finding it has become more difficult

April 30, 2009 News

Written by: James Malone These days it is difficult for a business to raise money, let alone a non-profit university such as Bentley to finance financial aid. As the Class of 2013 marches toward our doors, President Larson and the administration have been assuring students and parents that financial aid will continue to be well-funded [...]

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