Bentley will seek to emulate the UConn tourney victory earlier in the season, where the Falcons earned a first place finish. SGA SPEAKS: SGA hopes for possible expansion of Shuttle Hours, Page 13 Police Log 2 Cartoon 4 Editorial 4 Voices 8 & 9 Games 10 Horoscopes 12 Falcon of The Week 16 THURSDay, MaRCH 4, 2010 VOLUME XLIX ISSUE V WWW.BEnTLEyVanGUaRD.COM Project Haiti launches Students & administration look to make a difference By Kim Sok VanGUaRD STaff See STRATTON, Page 3 4) NEWS: Residents & RHA want changes in Quiet Hours, Page 3. CAMPUS LIFE: Team Capture the Flag coming to campus, Page 5 FEATURES: Ben Stiller on his new film, Page 9 SPORTS: Men’s Basketball bows out of Northeast-10 Tourney, Page 15 Res. Life moves forward with Green Housing Lack of applicants alters initial plans By Andy Zhong nEWS EDITOR Bentley is introducing a new type of specialty hous- ing. Beginning this year, stu- dents had the opportunity to apply for Sustainability Housing in addition to Wellness Housing. according to the Bentley website, “Residents of the Stratton Green House will have the opportunity to research, plan and direct, along with Bentley facilities Management personnel and the Office of Housing, the renovation of Stratton House into a sustainable, energy- efficient residence hall.” The plan is to create a community of students who are dedicated to increasing recycling, improving energy efficiency, and providing environmentally friendly alternatives on campus, beginning with their own liv- ing styles. “We want to make sure our values are in line with the school,” says Director of See HAITI, Page 6 Roahan Kapoor/THE VANGUARD exciting team if you will be in the Watertown area. Hockey is our only Division 1 sport, so compe- tition is tight and tough, which means the game will be worth attending. Bentley finished the 2009-10 regular season with a record of 10-15-3 in the Conference, good for 23 points and eighth place in the ten-team atl antic Hockey conference. The Falcons aim to win gold in Atlantic Tournament Hockey hopes to expand on Holy Cross tie By Louis Sherman VanGUaRD STaff T his W eek See CHANNELS, Page 3 In the wake of the Canada vs. USa Olympic Gold Medal final on Sunday, it’s time for some more hockey fun. Bentley is preparing for the first round of the atl antic Hockey Tournament on Saturday at home vs. UConn. although most of you will be in various places for Spring Break, try to come watch this See HOCKEY, Page 14 Irritating white box and loss of TV channels top list of Comcast issues Students around campus ded- icating their leisure time to watching television were greeted with an unwelcomed message in a white box just two weeks ago. Comcast is changing their broad- casting system for all cable sub- scribers, and as a result, our tel- evision lineup here on campus has changed – but only briefly. Students received an e-mail on february 22 from the Director of Housing and Student Systems, Ron ardizzone, explaining the obtrusive white message and the subsequent changes to our cable service. When all is said and done on March 23, when the old televi- sion channels will be reinstated, students don’t need to do any- thing special to get their old channel lineup back. It is recom- mended, however, that students do an auto-tune on their televi- sions to ensure all updates are recognized by their TV’s. The biggest change in this new TV system, and the one that affects all students on cam- pus, is the length of time that the Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARD By Brian Lofrumento VanGUaRD STaff From President Larson to performer Adam Payne, Bentley seems ready for action. In the wake of the tragedy that has unfolded from the dev- astating Haiti earthquake, members of the Bentley commu- nity have come together to initi- ate a plan of relief, action, and hope: Project Haiti: The Redevelopment. “Project Haiti is a fundraiser campaign, launched by the stu- dents of Bentley University with the mission to raise funds that will be invested in providing relief to the victims of the disas- trous earthquake in Haiti,” cites Project Haiti’s official website, projecthaiti.engiteering.com. Project Haiti will involve three main events: the Launch Event, the Carnival Event, and Spring Day. The Project will also receive contributions from small- er events and donators through- out the semester. Developers of the campaign hope to pool all of the money and allocate it into immediate relief as well as into redevelopment through mirco- financing. To kick off the project, the Launch Event took place in the Wilder Pavilion on March 1. “Our community should not only pledge to a better place for us, but also pledge to a better place for the world,” Project Haiti team member Tyler Williams noted before introducing President Gloria Larson. “Our hearts go to all of those who have lost loved ones and to those who continue to struggle, needing Courtesy of Sports Info. Office Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARD
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Bentley will seek to emulate the UConn tourney victory earlier in the season,
where the Falcons earned a
first place finish.
SGA SPEAKS:SGA hopes for
possible expansion ofShuttle Hours, Page 13
Police Log 2 Cartoon 4 Editorial 4 Voices 8 & 9 Games 10 Horoscopes 12 Falcon of The Week 16
THURSDay, MaRCH 4, 2010VOLUME XLIX ISSUE V WWW.BEnTLEyVanGUaRD.COM
Project Haiti launchesStudents & administration look to make a difference
CAMPUS LIFE:Team Capture theFlag coming to campus,Page 5
FEATURES: Ben Stilleron his new film, Page 9
SPORTS: Men’sBasketball bows out ofNortheast-10 Tourney,Page 15
Res. LifemovesforwardwithGreenHousingLack of applicantsalters initial plans
By Andy ZhongnEWS EDITOR
Bentley is introducing a
new type of specialty hous-
ing. Beginning this year, stu-
dents had the opportunity to
apply for Sustainabil ity
H o u s i n g i n a d d i t i o n t o
Wellness Housing.
according to the Bentley
website, “Residents of the
Stratton Green House will
have the opportunity to
research, plan and direct,
along with Bentley facilities
Management personnel and
the Office of Housing, the
renovation of Stratton House
into a sustainable, energy-
efficient residence hall.”
The plan is to create a
community of students who
are dedicated to increasing
recycling, improving energy
efficiency, and providing
environmentally friendly
alternatives on campus,
beginning with their own liv-
ing styles.
“We want to make sure
our values are in line with
the school,” says Director ofSee HAITI, Page 6
Roahan Kapoor/THE VANGUARD
exciting team if you will be in the
Watertown area. Hockey is our
only Division 1 sport, so compe-
tition is tight and tough, which
means the game will be worth
attending.
Bentley finished the 2009-10
regular season with a record of
10-15-3 in the Conference, good
for 23 points and eighth place in
the ten-team atlantic
Hockey conference. The
Falcons aim to win goldin Atlantic TournamentHockey hopes to expand on Holy Cross tie
By Louis ShermanVanGUaRD STaff
ThisWeekSee CHANNELS, Page 3
In the wake of the Canada vs.
USa Olympic Gold Medal final
on Sunday, it’s time for some
more hockey fun. Bentley is
preparing for the first round of
the atlantic Hockey
Tournament on Saturday at
home vs. UConn.
although most of you will be
in various places for Spring
Break, try to come watch this See HOCKEY, Page 14
Irritatingwhite boxand lossof TVchannelstop list ofComcastissues
Students around campus ded-
icating their leisure time to
watching television were greeted
with an unwelcomed message in
a white box just two weeks ago.
Comcast is changing their broad-
casting system for all cable sub-
scribers, and as a result, our tel-
evision lineup here on campus
has changed – but only briefly.
Students received an e-mail on
february 22 from the Director
of Housing and Student
Systems, Ron ardizzone,
explaining the obtrusive white
message and the subsequent
changes to our cable service.
When all is said and done on
March 23, when the old televi-
sion channels will be reinstated,
students don’t need to do any-
thing special to get their old
channel lineup back. It is recom-
mended, however, that students
do an auto-tune on their televi-
sions to ensure all updates are
recognized by their TV’s.
The biggest change in this
new TV system, and the one
that affects all students on cam-
pus, is the length of time that the
Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARD
By Brian LofrumentoVanGUaRD STaff
From President Larson to performer Adam Payne, Bentley seems ready for action.
In the wake of the tragedy
that has unfolded from the dev-
astating Haiti earthquake,
members of the Bentley commu-
nity have come together to initi-
ate a plan of relief, action, and
hope: Project Hait i : The
Redevelopment.
“Project Haiti is a fundraiser
campaign, launched by the stu-
dents of Bentley University with
the mission to raise funds that
will be invested in providing
relief to the victims of the disas-
trous earthquake in Haiti,” cites
Project Haiti’s official website,
projecthaiti.engiteering.com.
Project Haiti will involve
three main events: the Launch
Event, the Carnival Event, and
Spring Day. The Project will also
receive contributions from small-
er events and donators through-
out the semester. Developers of
the campaign hope to pool all of
the money and allocate it into
immediate relief as well as into
redevelopment through mirco-
financing. To kick off the project,
the Launch Event took place in
the Wilder Pavilion on March 1.
“Our community should not
only pledge to a better place for
us, but also pledge to a better
place for the world,” Project Haiti
team member Tyler Williams
noted before introducing
President Gloria Larson. “Our
hearts go to all of those who have
lost loved ones and to those who
continue to struggle, needing
Courtesy of Sports Info. Office
Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARD
Poltergeist haunts Miller Halla resident of Miller hall came into the
s t a t i o n M o n d a y t o r e p o r t a
disturbance that had been happening for
the past three months. the student and
their roommate have been regularly notic-
ing pounding on their door at various
hours of the night. Curiously, when one
goes to answer the door there is never
anyone outside. the mysterious pound-
ing has been documented and the case is
still under investigation.
Some people should drink in hel-mets
university Police arrived in Slade hall
just after midnight Saturday for a report
of an intoxicated male. the student had
been observed vomiting inside a room
when a staff member ran across him. he
was conscious and alert but his face was
scratched and scraped up. the officers
could smell alcohol on his breath so they
asked where he had been drinking and
how he received the injuries. he couldn’t
remember exactly where he’d been drink-
ing but remembered falling down outside.
the student was asked to put clothes on
so he could be brought to the hospital. he
will be charged with an underage alcohol
violation and protective custody.
WWE, Bentley stylea student came in to the station to
report a possible breaking and entering
in his fenway suite. he claimed that the
previous day, he had left campus for
awhile and upon return noticed someone
had kicked through the main door of his
room. the locking mechanism was dam-
aged from the impact. nothing was miss-
ing from the room, but a chair from the
common room had curiously punched a
hole in the student’s bedroom wall before
landing on his bed.
When asked if he knew who might have
done the strange deed, the student replied
he wasn’t sure but figured it was probably
someone playing a joke on him. Since his
roommates were off campus at the time
of the incident, it is still under investiga-
tion. Officers took photos of the damage
and notified facilities.
L a t e n i g h t p o t t y t r a i n i n gexhausts Bentley drinker
Sunday morning, just after 2 a.m.,
university Police officers responded to a
strange call from forest hall. a staff
member had called for help with an intox-
icated male who had locked himself in the
basement bathroom. the staff member on
duty had been communicating through
the door with the student, asking if he
was alright when the male suddenly
stopped responding and didn’t open the
door.
When the Police unlocked the door,
they found him sitting fast asleep on the
toilet with his pants around his ankles.
Once awoken, the officers asked the male
to please put on his pants and step out of
the bathroom so they could speak with
him. unfortunately, just as he stepped
out of the bathroom, the fire alarm went
off in the building and the bewildered stu-
dent was escorted outside. Once safely
outdoors it was determined that he was
highly intoxicated and needed to be trans-
ported to the hospital. he will be charged
with an underage alcohol violation, pro-
tective custody and public intoxication.
Rowdy males cross streams instairwell
two university resident assistants
were on rounds Saturday morning when
they heard what they thought was run-
ning water in a stairway around 1 a.m.
the “running water” turned out to be
actually two students urinating in the
stairwell next to the laundry room in
Copley north. When the students noticed
the staff members, the male who had just
finished booked it out the exit. the other
guy, who was still peeing, had his back to
the staff member and was caught mid-
stream.
the Police were called and were able to
Id the male, as well as make him clean
up the mess with paper towels. the stu-
dent admitted that he had been drinking,
but refused to give officers the name of
his partner in crime. he will be charged
with disorderly conduct and being unco-
operative with administrative personnel.
the student was told to go back to his
room and not come out for the rest of the
night.
Facilitiesa staff member in Slade hall reported
seeing the third floor water fountain
hanging off the wall. facilities has been
notified and will handle.
facilities notified dispatch in regards to
a raccoon that was around Lot 17.
dispatch notified animal Control.
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THE VANGUARd MARCH 4, 2010 PAGE 3News
Residents want changes to the enforcement of quiet hours
Over 60 percent of the
1,250 students who took a
Residence Hall Association
(RHA) quiet hours survey
answered that they were
not satisfied with the cur-
rent quiet hours policy.
The survey, which was
sent out to the Bentley
undergraduate student
body on February 9, 2010,
contained questions that
asked students what they
thought the quiet hours
should be, or if they were
pleased with the current
hours.
Quiet hours are from
9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Sunday through Thursday
evenings, and from 1:00
a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Friday
and Saturday nights,
except as modified by the
academic calendar.
73 percent of students
said that they wanted
quiet hours to begin after
10 p.m. on school nights,
and 85 percent wanted it to
change to 2 a.m. on the
weekends.
President of RHA Marc
Santilli says that the
motto of RHA is “For the
Residents By the
Residents.” “We want
everyone living in the resi-
dence halls to have a say,
so we work with Residence
Life and the dean to create
new policies,” he contin-
ued.
Santilli also added that
“RHA’s intentions going
into the survey were to
increase weekday hours to
10 p.m., and to increase
weekend hours to 2 a.m..”
After reviewing all of the
surveys, Santilli and the
rest of RHA were surprised
to see that students want-
ed more from the policy
than just changing the
hours.
Based on the feedback,
Santilli got the notion that
“students also want
enforcement of the current
hours.” Residents feel that
the quiet hours are simply
not enforced.
The problem with
enforcement today is that
many residents feel that it
is the RA’s job on each
floor to maintain order and
make sure that everyone
else is quiet during quiet
hours.
In reality, according to
Bentley’s Student
Handbook, “All students
are expected to assist in
enforcing this policy. If
someone is creating a dis-
turbance, first approach
the person and politely ask
for quiet. If the person is
uncooperative, contact a
Residence Life staff mem-
ber.”
But Santilli and others
see a problem with this
policy. “Residents are
afraid of retribution if they
ask their neighbors to
quiet down,” says Santilli.
It is only reasonable that
students would want to
avoid confrontation with
each other over whether
they are quiet or not.
The responses from the
survey have changed
RHA’s former ideas and
opinions. RHA’s first
intention of changing the
hours has taken a back-
seat. Now they want to
meet with the administra-
tors of Residence Life and
look for new resolutions.
“RHA is looking to edu-
cate and work with admin-
istrators to find a compro-
mise between residents
and administration,” says
Santilli.
But to create a new poli-
cy, the RHA will have to go
through a lengthy process,
meeting with many differ-
ent groups and administra-
tors.
RHA has some resolu-
tions that they have pre-
sented to the Resident Life
professional staff, but sig-
nificant changes are not
expected to occur until
RHA can get past its multi-
step process to change poli-
cies.
Some of these resolu-
tions include lengthening
the quiet hours for one
weekend or a whole week
to test the new hours and
try to figure out any com-
plications with the change.
Another resolution would
have longer quiet hours for
upperclassmen suites and
apartments, but not for
freshmen dorms.
“Changing or leaving the
quiet hours, it all depends
on the willingness of the
residents and administra-
tion working together to
find a mutual agreement
that works best for both
parties,” says Santilli.
Tomer Gat/THE VANGUARDQuiet hours have been an ongoing concern of Bentley students.
By Jezerc BegajVANGUARd STAFF
twelve channels will be
gone from our television line-
up, which is from February 24
to March 23. The twelve chan-
nels temporarily lost are:
HGTV, TNT, E!, Lifetime,
TLC, The Weather Channel,
AMC, Cartoon Network,
Animal Planet, Versus, Food
Network, and the Travel
Channel.
Only a week into the new
system, students have indicat-
ed that the changes have
affected them. “I missed one of
the biggest games of the
Celtics’ season last week when
they played the Cavs,” said
Taylor Fisher, a junior.
While the timing may not
have been great, Housing did
what it could to delay and
lessen the impact of Comcast’s
conversion process. It has
prompted many students to
wonder why we couldn’t just
add cable boxes instead.
“If we distributed boxes to
everybody, you’d all just have
your same basic lineup you
had,” said Ardizzone. “We said
that didn’t make sense to buy
all those boxes for four weeks,
and one of those weeks is
Spring Break. We tried to
push them to wait until the
end of the semester, but they
said they were moving for-
ward. It was either this or no
cable.”
The other major change
seen on campus is that those
who previously had premium
cable services from Comcast
are being forced to turn in
their boxes on March 24 in the
Student Center. While this
may be inconvenient for the
one-hundred premium sub-
scribers around campus, it
was a necessary change to
comply with Comcast’s poli-
cies so that the rest of campus
could continue to enjoy cable.
Students around campus
have indicated that they’d like
to see the previous cable setup
brought back. “I’d like to see it
brought back to normal,”
pointed out junior Casey
Millman. Ardizzone agreed,
“If I had my choice, I would
have kept the status quo until
at least the semester ended.”
One positive outcome is
that when normal service
resumes on March 23, stu-
dents will notice at least one
additional channel. “It’s going
to be the same, if not one or
two more channels,” said
Ardizzone. “The one definitely
is MSNBC.”
CHANNELSContinued from Page 1
Residence Life John Piga.
By introducing sustain-
ability Housing, Piga
hopes it “allows [students]
to parlay the experience
into a career choice.”
Unfortunately for the
students hoping to live in
the Stratton Green House,
Residence Life was unable
to attain enough appli-
cants to fill its seven sin-
gles and two doubles.
“I was surprised,” said
Piga. When asked if
Stratton Green Housing
received many applicants,
Piga responded that there
were “less than ten.”
Residence Life plans to
provide the remaining
rooms in Stratton House to
applicants of the Wellness
community. Members of
Sustainability Housing
will continue to work as a
community to address
environmental issues on
campus.
Perhaps the reason why
there were so few appli-
cants was the lack of
awareness about Stratton
House in the first place.
Sustainability Housing
for the 2010-2011 academ-
ic year will be located in
Stratton House, which is
situated near the Beaver
Street entrance to the
University.
Piga believes that
Stratton House’s “small
community” allows it to be
the ideal location for stu-
dents to learn more about
sustainability.
With events like the
month long Blackout
Challenge as evidence that
sustainability issues are of
interest at Bentley, Piga
and Residence Life believe
that Sustainability
Housing is a good idea.
Students who have
applied for specialty hous-
ing were notified on
February 19, 2010 about
their housing assignment
for the next academic year.
“I wanted to have a com-
munity of friends who I
could get to know and net-
work with, while at the
same time have some type
of culture within my resi-
dence hall,” said junior
Jewel Cash, who was
accepted into the Stratton
Green House. “In this case,
it is an eco-friendly cul-
STRATTONture.”
Junior Gerly Adrien,
who was also accepted into
Stratton, wants to learn
more about what it means
to be sustainable. “I chose
Sustainability Housing to
understand more of what it
meant,” said Adrien. “Why
was it so necessary for
Bentley to have this type of
housing?”
Part of the reason for
environmentally-friendly
housing is so that the stu-
dent community can pro-
vide input into what takes
place on campus.
“My idea is to create a
vegetable garden where we
can grow food and then
have chef nights where
each person makes some-
thing and uses the items
we have grow in the
recipes,” says Cash.
Although Residence Life
was unable to fill Stratton
House with the amount of
applicants it received, Piga
is hopeful that there will
be a growing population of
students in the future
interested in
Sustainability Housing. “I
don’t envision sustainabili-
ty going away,” says Piga.
Continued from Page 1
QuotEsof thE
WEEk
Bring back our channelsThe celtics-cavaliers
game last Thursday was
perhaps the biggest game
of the season for Boston so
far this year. Millions of
people tuned in to watch
the c’s take on LeBron
James and the cavs, while
Bentley students scoured
the Web to try to find the
game online.
Why? Because TnT dis-
appeared into thin air last
week, along with several
other popular TV channels
on the comcast lineup like
Food network, cartoon
network and the Weather
channel.
It started with an annoy-
ing message that popped
up on the screen, saying,
“If you can see this mes-
sage, the TV you’re watch-
ing does not have the
equipment needed for
comcast’s upcoming digi-
tal network enhancement.”
“Yeah okay, whatever,”
said the Bentley popula-
tion. “Just get that stupid
white box off my South
Park rerun.”
What seemed like just a
minor annoyance soon
became a campus-wide epi-
demic, as even students
with the comcast cable box
saw their channels disap-
pear.
It is a problem that can-
not be ignored, and
Bentley needs to take some
sort of action. This is the
cable that is included in
our housing costs that is
being taken away. We
aren’t seeing any sort of
refunds, but we’re stand-
ing by while comcast is
just pulling our channels.
People with the digital
box are going to see their
movie and other premium
channels disappear after
March 23, leaving these
students with no options.
Bentley has said they are
looking at other alterna-
tives for the 2010-2011
year, but what about the
last two months of this
year?
Something just doesn’t
seem quite right about this
situation, in which
comcast can just pull our
channels with a couple
days’ warning, and we
have no power to do any-
thing about it.
according to a school-
wide e-mail, we will have
our entire channel lineup
converted to digital. But
according to our error mes-
sage, we do not have the
proper equipment to sup-
port “comcast’s upcoming
digital network enhance-
Editorial
ment,” leaving one to won-
der just what will happen
on March 23.
Even if we do get the
channels back, it just isn’t
right to take away what
every student pays for,
even for a month, not to
mention those students
with a cable box and pre-
mium channels that will
simply vanish.
It is a travesty that
Bentley students will have
to go without their movie
channels, but how can you
expect a Finance major to
study for a big test on a
week night without adult
Swim playing in the back-
ground? how are you sup-
posed to justify skipping a
2:10 class on a Tuesday
afternoon if you can’t enjoy
a Lifetime original movie?
I can’t watch 30 Minute
Meals with rachel ray? I
knew it was all a plot to
get us to eat more at
Seasons!
It’s time to get this
straightened out so that
the Bentley community
can get what they paid for,
a full lineup of comcast
channels and premium
movie channels. Even a
month without full service
just isn’t right, nor does it
make any sense.
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help, relief, and shelter,” said
President Larson. She then
commented on Bentley stu-
dents’ support of Haiti, stating,
“I am proud of so many people
stepping forward to reach out to
families in Haiti… I am proud
to be a member of an immense
community.”
President Larson went on to
say how the raised funds will go
towards ShelterBox. This non-
profit organization uses 90 per-
cent of its proceeds towards
sending disaster relief packages,
which areassortments of 10-per-
son tents, cooking and utilities
supplies, tools, blankets, water
purification systems, and other
life-saving provisions. President
Larson remarked how
ShelterBox reflects an impor-
tant business concept, “tangible,
time-sensitive results.”
“As of now, we hope to raise
$30,000,” Haiti Team member
Dan Merica later commented.
“We have set our goal high,
for we feel it is important to set
an example and put forth our
best efforts to reach this goal.”
After discussing the immedi-
ate relief through ShelterBox,
President Larson explained how
the mirco-financing aspect of
Project Haiti will provide some-
thing to Haiti that Bentley stu-
dents are also concerned with:
sustainability and long-term
benefits.
“The objective for the micro-
finance is the redevelopment
aspect of our project,” explained
another Haiti team member,
Aayush Agrawal. “Once the big
organizations, cameras, and
businesses leave Haiti, mirco-
financing will provide entrepre-
neurs resources in order to
develop the Haitian communi-
ties and economy. It will bring
Haitians back to their state and
help them grow,” Agrawal con-
tinued.
Following President Larson’s
speech, Merica introduced Steve
Daly, who spoke about his
organization, ShelterBox. He
explained how “when a home
gets destroyed in a disaster, the
inhabitants do not need shelter
and relief in a few days or
weeks; they need it the next
day.” He mentioned,
“ShelterBox has responded to
100 disasters and 75 countries.”
Professor Barbara Paul-
Emile performed two poems
and addressed the students of
Bentley, saying, “You are the
future, the kind of people the
21st century will need.” Her
husband, Serge Emile, a flutist,
performed a Haitian piece,
which was in remembrance and
dedication of the Haitian vic-
HAITI
Continued from Page 1
The Project Haiti Team aspires to raise
$30,000 for Haiti relief.
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tims and families who have suf-
fered.
Performing one of his songs,
“Heal Me,” Adam Payne got the
crowd on their feet and asked
them to dance, clap, and sing
along. The crowd enthusiasti-
cally followed his lead. Payne
noted how all of his proceeds
from any downloads of music in
the month of March will go
towards Project Haiti. (Visit
adampayne.biz for more
details.)
After the performances, Haiti
team member Shanell Mosley
concluded the evening. “Bentley
University is a place to be edu-
cated and get involved, and we
feel Project Haiti is a great
opportunity for this… We hope
this Haiti Project will only be
the start, for it’s in a setting like
this where action begins,” said
Mosley.
The Haiti team members and
developers encourage the com-
munity to come to the next
event, the Carnival Event, on
March 26. As noted on the
Project Haiti website, “There
will be various games, vendors,
and student organizations on-
site all coming together to raise
funds for Haiti.”
Michelle Barbino, Project
Haiti team member, discussed
how the entrance fee to this fes-
tival will be the purchase of a
“Project Haiti package that fea-
tures a t-shirt, wristband, info
package, and performances of
Bentley students on a CD.”
Natalie Caldwell, a sopho-
more at Bentley, commented on
students getting involved with
Project Haiti, saying, “It is
important for students to get
involved, because students need
to become more aware of what
goes on around the world. It is
our generation that is making
a difference.”
In conclusion, Williams
remarked, “Today’s event was
great; the speakers, performanc-
es, and response were excellent.
I would really like to thank the
administration for their support
and wisdom, for they deserve a
lot of the credit. I would also
credit this project to the Haiti
team members, committees,
student organizations, and vol-
unteers who all help out with
this together.”
In regards to working on the
project, Merica commented, “It
has been remarkable to work
with everyone for Project Haiti.
The collaboration with team
members and people involved
was phenomenal.” He contin-
ued, “There is a list of thank-
you’s at the back of the pro-
gram. Hopefully, this list can
grow as more and more people
come on board.”
In order to find more infor-
mation on Project Haiti, please
visit the Project’s website via
Bentley.edu. Your invitation to
get involved with Project Haiti
has been extended.
The Vanguard March 4, 2010 Page 7Marketplace
Market recap
Breanna Heiser, Dave Kim, Maria Raspa, Hana
Benkirane & Meghan Norton
2010 Bentley Business Bowl a success
Jewel Cash, President of NABA, speaks about the event.
Miss Cash was the lead organizer of the event.
Michael Chao / THE VANGUARDThe awards reception, held in the EDR at the
end of the day.
Brett Kirkland, Ross Milne, Chris Higgins,
Cody Clarkson & Layne Sadler.
Michael Chao / THE VANGUARD
Which channel willyou miss most
and why?
Voices
PAGE 8 MARCH 4, 2010 THE VANGUARD
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By tomer gatPHoToGRAPHY EDIToR
Features
The movie Pirate Radio is
a strange minx. It’s a quirky,
energetic romp feeding off of
its own exhilarating sense of
nostalgia. This is a tale of
irreverent sentimentality.
It’s a fine wine, so apprecia-
tion goes to the older, rock-
loving spirits. The re-brand-
e d , r e - e d i t e d f o r t h e
Americas romp Pirate Radio
is a wistful showpiece of the
sixties, and a ship worth
sailing for classic rockers.
The premise merrily slosh-
es through the knee-high
currents of musical censor-
ship back in sixties England.
The British Broadcasting
Company (BBC) was the
only licensed radio broad-
caster anywhere in the UK,
and its content was fiercely
regulated. Ships modified
with massive radio antennae
took to the seas, broadcast-
ing the pop mus i c (now
known as rock and roll) that
t h e m a i n l a n d a n d B B C
couldn’t play. These legal
loopholes turned pirate radio
ships into scoff laws, though
less fearsome than their pil-
laging cousins.
The story follows Carl,
“Young Carl,” who is sent to
l ive wi th h i s unc le , the
owner of a particularly popu-
lar pirate radio station called
Radio Rock. Aboard, Carl
experiences sex, drugs, and
rock and roll in a profound-
ly PG-13 and idiosyncratic
way that is oozing with the
essence of the sixties. The
many personalities of the
ship are made up o f the
clashing DJ’s, arguably led
by the notorious American
The Count. The British gov-
ernment isn’t happy in the
slightest that pop music afi-
cionados are bending their
laws, and worse yet, that
they’re pulling in advertising
money, so one spectacularly
u n p l e a s a n t M i n i s t e r
Dormandy leads the charge
to bring down pirate radio
stations.
A talented ensemble cast
fuels this movie and the best
moments a re the board
games and idle small talk
between the crew. Young
C a r l , p l a y e d b y T o m
Sturridge, is an excellent foil
for the likes of the crew. Bill
Nighy is the proper and dev-
ilish Uncle Quentin. Behind
Quentin is the hilarious Dr.
Dave (Nick Frost; Shaun of
the Dead) and the command-
ing Count (Philip Seymour
Hoffman; Almost Famous).
Radio Rock sees torrents of
groupies, townies, gentle-
men’s bets, and musical
debates. The DJ’s are a lov-
ing band of loons all intent
on teaching Young Carl the
facts of life, and though most
of these lessons involve con-
doms and more than one
exception of the festively
plump Nick Frost nude, it’s
a riot.
The plot is overly sacri-
ficed; the fun-loving rockers
have it out with a particular-
l y a l o o f M i n i s t e r , a n d
through the power of free
love and anti-censorship, the
world learns a greater lesson
about self expression. The
story is a setting, and the
content of this piece is the
hilarity of the men aboard
Radio Rock and the govern-
ment agents on their wake.
In many ways, Pirate Radio
feels like a maritime itera-
tion of Almost Famous, but
lacking the important mes-
sage that Almost Famous
delivered so aptly.
The events of the film take
a back seat to the vibrant
beats of the time period. This
film is a musical tribute to
some damned decent music,
and is armed with a welcome
bout of referential comedy.
It ’s a visual and audible
treat. The ocean and the ship
are expectantly large, but
there’s a rhythm and person-
ality to what should normal-
ly be a gray, British shipping
craft. A flamboyant under-
current of unrestrained
expressionism, occasionally
manifested as the absurdly
sexual Gavin Canavagh
(Rhys Ifans; Little Nicky) is
a humorous attitude that the
film maintains throughout.
What the stories aboard
Radio Rock accomplish are
an exceptional mixture of
camaraderie, situational
comedy, and a joyous, unre-
lenting soundtrack. The
premise satiates and Pirate
Radio leaves the viewer with
a kicking joy and an indeli-
ble smile. This is a boat
cruise with an excellent DJ,
nay, eight excellent DJ’s,
that’s well worth a DVD pur-
chase.
Rating: 4.5/5 falcons
From soundtrack to acting, Pirate Radio rocks
This movie demonstrates the lives of rockers living in the sixties.
adoni KoKKinis
class of 2011
cis
“ABC Family, because of
the bloopers.”
dan fava
class of 2012
economics- finance
“Cartoon Network. I
need my Family Guy
and Robot Chicken.”
Haley smitH
class of 2011
accounting
“Animal Planet. I love
animals.”
guilleRmo feRnandez
class of 2013
management
“TNT. The movies are
always entertaining.”
Jenna Rice
class of 2011
accounting
“Car toon Network
because it’s the best late-
night TV.”
This Column is Not Yet Rated By
David Entin
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THE VANGUARD MARCH 4, 2010 PAGE 9Features
What are your plansfor Spring Break?
Voices
By chris spazianiPHoToGRAPHY STAFF
Greenberg: An authentic, humorous filmBy alanna mcguiggan
VANGUARD STAFF
Ben Stiller was the perfect actor for the role of a single
man searching for happiness.
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Ben Stiller and Greta Gerwig provided amazing performances in this comedy. Courtesy of imdb.com
Looking for some entertain-
ment over Spring Break? Noah
Baumbach’s Greenberg, star-
ring Ben Stiller, is the perfect
movie to end your vacation
week. opening on March 12,
2010, this film is the story of a
middle-aged, single man
named Roger Greenberg (Ben
Stiller) who is on a search for
true happiness during a cross-
roads in his life.
In this film, Greenberg finds
himself spending six weeks in
Los Angeles house-sitting for
his brother, a married father
who has attained far more suc-
cess than Roger himself. While
in Los Angeles, Greenberg
tries to reconnect with old
friends, such as his former
bandmate Ivan (Rhys Ifans).
Sadly, however, Greenberg
finds that they have moved on
with their lives, and he thus
spends an increasing amount
of time with Florence (Greta
Gerwig), his brother’s person-
al assistant who is similar to
Roger in that she is sort of a
lost soul. Greenberg’s connec-
tion to Florence makes him
realize that he may have found
a true reason to be happy.
According to Ben Stiller,
Greenberg is unique in its
approach to comedy; though
this f i lm certainly has a
humorous component, it is
more authentically portrayed
than other films as a result of
the sincere and highly relevant
story of Roger Greenberg’s
struggle with aging. This
aspect of the film sets it apart
from some of Stiller’s most
famous works, such as Meet
the Parents and Zoolander.
Stiller noted that Greenberg
director Noah Baumbach
approaches movies in a differ-
ent way, resulting in the dedi-
cation of those contributing to
every aspect of the film. Stiller
said, “Everyone was there
because they wanted to be
there, so the film had a much
warmer, intimate feeling.”
As one of today’s most popu-
lar comedic actors, Ben Stiller
was chosen by Baumbach for
the role of Roger Greenberg
because of his incredible sense
of humor. Baumach noted that
the more genu ine ly the
movie’s main character was
portrayed, the funnier the film
would be.
When asked to explain why
he agreed to take on this char-
acter, Stiller noted that “I
think there are like four, five
filmmakers that you get a call
to act for them and you say yes
no matter what it is. Noah is
definitely one of those guys for
me. I think I was lucky that
why he was calling me was
something I was excited about,
too.”
He went on to say, “We
talked in the beginning about
the age of the character and
what he was going through,
that it was a chance to work
on something that was really
about the character and goes
that deep, and the specificity
of the writing was something
I was very excited about.”
Another unique aspect of
this film is its musical compo-
sition, which was developed by
James Murphy of the band
LCD Soundsystem. According
to Baumbach, the goal was to
make music that stayed true
to the characters of Greenberg
whi le s t i l l c oming f rom
Murphy’s personal standpoint.
According to Murphy, he did-
n’t try to make a soundtrack
that accented the characters’
emotions; since the actors were
already doing an excellent job,
instead he tried to compose
songs that would effectively
work as a backdrop for the plot
of the film.
Whi l e d i r e c t o r Noah
Baumbach and part producer
Jennifer Jason Leigh were
responsible for the develop-
ment of the script and the
d i re c t ing o f the f i lm ,
Baumbach noted that the
transformation of main char-
acter Roger Greenberg was
largely the result of a collabo-
ration between himself and
Ben Stiller.
Baumbach noted that “I
think part of my job is being
open to how it [the film] trans-
forms and what other people
bring as it transforms.” In
Baumbach ’ s op in i on ,
Greenberg is the product of
everyone who contributed to it,
from actor Ben Stiller to
James Murphy.
If you have any free time
this Spring Break, check out
Greenberg. With the talented
combination of Ben Stiller,
director Noah Baumbach and
the musically gifted James
Murphy, this story about an
actively passive man finding
meaning in life is sure to pro-
vide a relaxing dose of humor
and sincerity.
maRissa goodHue
class of 2013
undecided
“Going to orlando and
veging on the beach (but
s tay ing away f r om
SeaWorld).”
nicK daRscH
class of 2010
economics- finance
“Hang ing ou t w i th
Jeremy Shockey in
Miami.”
BRandon oliveR
class of 2013
undecided
“Backpacking through
Europe with Sean White
and Megan Fox… I wish,
actually working.”
alex Polito
class of 2011
management maJoR
“Going to stay with my
aunt and uncle.”
maRK sassi
class of 2010
economics- finance
“Causing riots in Key
West.”
PagE 10 March 4, 2010 thE VanguardFeatures
rapture was a leaking,
rusted, urban sprawl built in
the depths of the atlantic
O c e a n . f o u n d e d b y t h e
industrialist andrew ryan,
it was a city of the spirit.
Every man earned his share,
e v e r y m a n w a s h i s o w n
ruler, and every man very
rapidly turned on the man
next to him. the city crum-
b led , and the res idents
turned to modifying their
genetic code with a sub-
stance called “adam.” With
this substance, the residents
of the city could shoot light-
ning from their hands and
crawl along the ceilings. as
they did, they went insane
and grew deformed, and
among them, young girls
called Little Sisters who
were guarded by massive
drill-wielding protectors
roamed the destruction gath-
ering adam from the dead. It
was a morally ambiguous
seascape, and in the first
Bioshock, players entered,
explored, and changed the
fate of the drowning city in
the early sixties.
disregarding the choices
made in the first game, play-
ers return to rapture many
years later, taking the role of
the f irst Big daddy. Big
daddys are massive power-
houses in rapture. they
wear pressurized dive suits
equipped with drills and
heavy weapons, lumbering
about the world guarding the
Little Sisters from the dan-
gerous locals.
after ten years, the city is
worse for wear; there seem
to be more corpses and flood-
ed, rusted sections of the
c i ty , and the maddened
screams of the surviving res-
idents seem more feral .
unlike its predecessor, play-
ing as a Big daddy grants
the player a role in this
world. the Little Sisters,
w h o a r e a n e s s e n t i a l
resource for obtaining adam,
which is used to upgrade
y o u r g e n e t i c a b i l i t i e s
(Plasmids), are inclined to
t rust you . Whether you
reward their trust by protect-
ing them and helping them
in their duties, or harvest the
adam within their bellies
and kill them in the process,
your choices will determine
t h e f a t e o f t h i s f l o o d e d
utopia.
the enemies have been
vastly refined from the first
game. Enemy Big daddys
are more varied in their abil-
ities, but their unexpected
speed is st i l l their most
unnerving skill. the crazed
l o c a l s w i e l d P l a s m i d s ,
weapons, and their own
deformed bodies as weapons
with a new ferocity, often
attacking in much larger
groups and with greater
diversity than in the first
game. Bioshock 2’s combat
has been drastically refined,
and the chunkiness and
awkward shooting of the
original feel smoother and
quicker, which is surprising
considering the player’s con-
straint to a diving suit.
the story is less captivat-
ing than its forebear, tasking
the player with finding the
Little Sister he is charged
with protecting before his
mental conditioning kills
him. the characters met
along the journey are inter-
esting, but they lack the
imposing presence of andrew
ryan and atlas of the first
game. thankfully, ryan does
appear in select audio logs
scattered throughout the
city.
the ability to adopt the
Little Sister allows the play-
e r t o carry the g i r l t o a
corpse that she will harvest
from, while dad defends
against an alerted horde of
enemies with traps and
weapons. It’s an interesting
new concept, but it can grow
tedious quickly.
Visual hiccups can be sig-
nificant at times, with slop-
py texturing and rendering
glitches occurring unpleas-
antly often. Level design also
has an unwelcome feeling of
déjà vu, often dropping the
player among all too recog-
nizable décor and scrawled
messages.
the multiplayer is a wel-
come addition. With Call of
Duty style levels and abilities
matched with unique game-
play modes, combined with
the notable ability to become
a singular Big daddy on the
map and tear through the
other players like tissues, the
experience is very rewarding.
unfortunately, the inher-
ent inaccuracy of the period
weapons and large health
bars slow the pace of the
combat. the longevity of the
online play feels limited, as
many players are already
returning to more competi-
tive titles like Call of Duty
and Halo.
there has been a perpetu-
al struggle with encouraging
the player to experiment
with abilities and weapons.
though some new features
truly do allow some exciting
combinations, a handful of
weapons become a depend-
able standby with plentiful
ammunition the player will
be tr ipping over , rarely
necessitating variation.
Bioshock 2: Interesting plot, but not much improvement from original By David EntinVanguard Staff
In the game, your job as a “Big Daddy” is to protect
the world’s “Little Sisters.”
Courtesy of telegraph.co.uk
SudokuLevel: Easy
By Nic Smits
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THe VAnGuArD MArCH 4, 2010 PAGe 11Notes from AbroAd
Notes from Abroad
Question: Are there any
holidays native to your host
country that you have experi-
enced, or are looking forward to
experiencing? What are the cus-
toms of this holiday? Does school
close? Do people take vacations?
Carnavale (also known as
Carnaval or Mardi Gras) is
one of Italy’s best-known hol-
iday celebrations. The festival
takes place from the 10 days
before Lent and ends during
Ash Wednesday, and is very
p o p u l a r a m o n g s t m o s t
Catholic countries. At its root,
the holiday was meant to cel-
e b r a t e e v e r y t h i n g t h a t
Catholics were not going to be
able to take part in during the
forty days of Lent; the word
carnival itself comes from
“carna vale,” which is Latin
for “farewell to meat” (since
Catholics are not allowed to
eat meat during Lent).
I had the opportunity to
participate in europe’s most
famous carnival, the Carnival
of Venice. During this day,
the city of bridges and canals
becomes flooded by the hun-
dreds of thousands of tourists
coming in to watch the cele-
brations. The locals put on
masks and costumes and
parade alongside the famous
Piazza di San Marco as if they
still belonged in the aristocra-
cy of the 1600s. The comuna
itself puts up a show at the
piazza where they play local
music and present some acts
and costumes unique to the
city of Venice.
At night, all the locals and
tourists who are visiting go
partying at the open piazzas
and even in some of Venice’s
well-known locations such as
the Ponte rialto. Most people
wear masks but not costumes,
since they’re not very practi-
cal for dancing. I travelled to
Venice with 17 other bentley
students who are also study-
ing in Italy. We danced at an
open piazza near Academia
where the beer company
Heineken had put up a stage
with a DJ, a surround system
and a few stands to sell their
products.
Here in rome, the celebra-
tions were very different.
Since Carnavale lasts 10
days, I was able to experience
it in two different cities. They
celebrated the festivities by
holding a parade where the
typical masks and costumes
were showcased. At night, our
school programme introduced
us to an apperativo bar/club
where everyone continued the
age-old tradition of putting on
costumes and having fun.
one noticeable difference
between the two cities’ cele-
brationswas that in rome
people dressed up as if it was
Halloween, with costumes
ranging from Marge Simpson
to a slutty devil. In Venice, on
the other hand, the masks
showcased a more skillful
manufacture, and people
stayed true to the same cos-
tumes that would have been
used 400 years ago.
Alfred AmasantiroMe, ITALy
St. Patrick’s Day. People
all throughout America cel-
ebrate this holiday, and
while studying in Dublin this
semester, many of us are
looking forward to March 17
to witness the Irish celebra-
tions throughout the city.
St. Patrick’s Day is consid-
ered a national holiday in
the country of Ireland, and
i n t u r n , m o s t j o b s a n d
schools are closed for the hol-
iday. In short, the city is
pretty much shut down for
the St. Patrick’s Day festivi-
ties.
The holiday itself, in the
past, was celebrated as a
religious holiday. In 1903,
the holiday was turned into
a public holiday and cele-
brated by the entire Irish
community. The first St.
Patrick’s Day parade was
celebrated in 1996, and thir-
teen years later in 2009, dur-
ing which almost 750,000
people were in attendance.
not bad for Dublin, a city
that contains approximately
one million people.
From what I have heard,
the St. Patrick’s Day festi-
vals in the united States,
especially in boston, are
much more chaotic than the
ones here in Ireland. boston
is known to have a raucous
crowd and a hectic atmos-
phere throughout the city.
The big “party day” in
Ireland is the night of March
16. This is simply because
many of the workers and
students have to go back to
school on the March 18, the
day after St. Patrick’s Day.
All in all, not many native
Irish men and women leave
Kyle ApanaschikDubLIn, IreLAnD
750,000 people were in attendence at the 2009
St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
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the city of Dublin during this
holiday. It is expected that,
because of the holiday and
its festivities, the city will be
jam packed with locals as
well as foreigners.
Many people know that
Dublin holds the largest St.
Patrick’s Day parades and
festivities in all of Ireland,
but many other large cities
also hold small festivals.
The cities of Cork, Derry,
G a l w a y , K i l k e n n y ,
Downpatrick and Limerick
also hold celebrations which
attract members from all
over the region.
In fact, Downpatrick holds
the largest celebration in
Ireland, outside of Dublin. It
is rumored that St. Patrick
himself was buried in this
town in the year 461.
St. Patrick’s Day is easily
Ireland’s largest and most
w e l l - k n o w n h o l i d a y .
Although its origins are from
Ireland, the holiday is and
will continue to be celebrated
all throughout the world.
In Italy, people celebrate Carnavale by wearing masks and costumes,
usually from older time periods.
Alfred Amasanti & Allison Shimp/ THE VANGUARD
Horoscopes
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