#EventHighlights

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The HYPE Team

Oct 22, 2018
1 min

Inauguration of Dr. Alison Davis-Blake

The theme of the Inauguration ceremonies was, “A Century of Growth. A future of Leadership.” The inauguration activities reflected this theme last week. Tuesday started with the Student Symposium: Armchair Conversation with President Davis-Blake, Shawn Quinn and Ryan Quinn. The conversation centered around how to be successful in the work force. Then the Tree Planting Ceremony and Reception commenced right after the Symposium. The tree planting symbolized growth for Bentley w

The HYPE Team

Oct 15, 2018
1 min

High Five For Hockey

The first home Bentley Hockey pregame happened Friday night before the game in Harry’s Pub! There were games like Jenga and Corn Hole for students to play. As well as free winter hats to paint and decorate, foam fingers, and foam hats in the shape of hockey sticks! In addition, Bentley hockey alumni were invited to the Pub to enjoy some drinks and good company before Bentley’s first game. Many students came to join in the energy and festivities and one special winner received

The HYPE Team

Oct 11, 2018
3 min

CVSA: Island in a Jar

On Wednesday, October, 3rd, Bentley’s Cape Verdean Student Association (CVSA) held its third annual “Island in a Jar” event. To learn more about this incredibly successful event and organization, Sydney Gonsalves, president of the CVSA, answered some questions about what it means to be a member of the CVSA. What was the purpose of an “Island in a Jar” event? We wanted our general body to have a fun, engaging activity that would help some of the stress from midterms, but also

The HYPE Team

Sep 28, 2018
2 min

Career Fair Fall 2018

On Wednesday, September 26th, Bentley University Career Services hosted yet another successful Career Fair. There were a total of 142 companies for Bentley Students to talk with, among which were 400 industry representatives, 250 of which were our own alumni. To make the success of the Career Fair even more special, it was the very first Career Fair held in the Bentley Arena, which proved to be a fantastic venue for this event. The purpose of the Bentley Career Fair is to con

The HYPE Team

Sep 27, 2018
1 min

Kappa Delta's Bid Reveal Fall 2018

Kappa Delta’s bid reveal was this past Monday night! Many Bentley women made history by becoming Bentley’s first Kappa Delta sisters! Some students shared their thoughts on this exciting evening: Allison Coon (’20) and Vice President of Phi Sigma Sigma shares her experience being a big for Melissa Landry (’21): “The excitement at Kappa Delta’s bid day was palpable! As Greek women, we all wanted to be there to welcome our new Panhellenic sisters, and being able to be bigs for

The HYPE Team

Sep 27, 2018
1 min

Mona Haydar: Rapper, Activist, Muslim

Mona Haydar, a Muslim activist woman, spoke about her life as a Muslim woman with her husband Sebastian Robins. Her speech highlighted how Islamophobia has affected her life, how that has sparked her activism and how she is a typical American just like anyone else. Haydar started an “Ask A Muslim” campaign that encouraged open conversation about bigotry as well as released her own song called “Hijabi” that aims to fight misconceptions about Muslim women. This event was organi

The HYPE Team

Sep 16, 2018
1 min

Bentley Homecoming 2018

Bentley welcomed many families, students and alumni for Homecoming celebrations this past Saturday as hosted by CAB and funded by SAF. With a football game against Merrimack College, activities like carnival games, skee ball, water gun race, as well as food from Boston Burger Company and Zeineken Waffles had everyone beyond excited! Even though, unfortunatly Bentley football team did not win, Andrew Brazicki, a sophmore running back, highlighted: “That there was an electric a

The HYPE Team

Sep 12, 2018
3 min

Greek Life Day of Service: Fall 2018

Every semester at Bentley University, Greek Life participates in a Day of Service, which allows students to give back in various ways to the local community. Ceili Riccio, president of Greek Activities Council (GAC) at Bentley, was kind enough to offer some insight into this year’s Day of Service: Why is community service so important? “One of Greek Life’s overarching missions is to continually expand our reach in our surrounding communities. Each of the fraternities and soro

The HYPE Team

May 4, 2018
1 min

Spring Day 2018

April 28th, 2018 marked the day of this year’s annual Spring Day. This is the day that Bentley students look forward to all year. Festivities began at 10 am in Harry’s Pub with a sparkling brunch. Throughout the day, there were various games, food trucks, and activities for students to participate in on the lower Greenspace and next to the baseball fields. People sang their hearts out at karaoke, received their Spring Day t-shirts, enjoyed the delicious food, played bumper ca

The HYPE Team

Apr 13, 2018
2 min

Alpha Phi Red Dress Gala

Philanthropy is a founding value of each Greek Life chapter at Bentley University. Alpha Phi’s national philanthropy is Women’s Heart Health. This cause is held so closely to each member of the sorority and to women across the globe as it is the number one cause of death for women worldwide. This philanthropy is not just pertinent to Alpha Phi at Bentley University but is shared across all Alpha Phi chapters across the nation. In honor of this philanthropy, the sorority organ

Diversity Speaker at BentleyU: Laverne Cox

The HYPE Team

Mar 27, 2018
2 min

Diversity Speaker at BentleyU: Laverne Cox

Popular actress and LGBTQ advocate, Laverne Cox, came to speak at Bentley about what it means to be a woman, specifically a transgender woman. She spoke about her life story, and how about how her upbringing and about the woman she has become. She speaks about how her message is to the transgender community but also to everyone no matter what you identify as because everyone is considered beautiful. Laverne also spoke about current policies on transgender rights and how they

Service Learning Habitat Spring Break Trip

The HYPE Team

Mar 23, 2018
2 min

Service Learning Habitat Spring Break Trip

What is it? Alternative Spring Break Trip With The Bentley Service Learning and Civic Engagement Center Spring break spent in Florida may sound like a typical destination spot, hanging at the beach and tanning in the sun. However, The Bentley Service Learning and Civic Engagement Center (BSLCE) had a different agenda planned for their time in Florida. Bentley students went on the Alternative Spring Break trip with the BSLCE Center through Habitat for Humanity in Florida. The

The HYPE Team

Mar 20, 2018
2 min

Lipsync 2018

Lipsync is a live “So You Think You Can Dance?” competition for all the fraternities and sororities to participate. May the best Greek dancers win! The week before spring break, Greek ACtivities Council held the annual LipSync event in the La Cava Executive Dining Room. All 8 fraternities and 3 sororities performed an original choreographed dance along with an original music mixtape where they all competed to be the winning fraternity and sorority. There were surely a lot of

The HYPE Team

Feb 23, 2018
2 min

CAB Comedy Show'18

Actor and comedian Wayne Brady put on a memorable show tonight leading Bentley students through one of the most engaging and hilarious shows held on campus. The awaited annual Campus Activities Board Comedy Show featuring Wayne Brady was held on February 18th in the Multipurpose Arena. Laughs filled the arena as Wayne improvised his way throughout the whole show alongside his hype man Jonathan and the eight voluntary students joining him on stage throughout the evening. The s

The HYPE Team

Feb 20, 2018
2 min

The New Multipurpose Arena Opening

Bentley University’s campus just got a BIG upgrade. After months of anticipation, construction, and excitement, it’s finally here - the new Multipurpose Arena! This 45 million dollar long term project has got the students, staff, and faculty celebrating this past Thursday, February 15th as it was the official Arena Opening. The space smelt like a brand new car and looked pristine in white, black, gray and Bentley blue colors. People of all ages and backgrounds flooded the bui

The HYPE Team

Feb 13, 2018
2 min

Sorority Recruitment 2018 : Bid Day

Interested in Greek life? Want to join a sorority? Keep reading to hear all about 2018 Sorority Recruitment including quotes from graduating seniors of each sorority. Sorority recruitment is such an exciting time for potential new members and sisters of Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta, and Phi Sigma Sigma at Bentley University. This year, sorority recruitment spanned over two weekends: Jan 25th-Jan 27th and Feb 1st-3rd due to the breakout of the influenza. Nevertheless, Student Pro

The HYPE Team

Feb 9, 2018
2 min

Super Bingo'18

Bingo isn’t just for the elderly, especially when its SUPER Bingo! This past Thursday one of the most awaited events was finally here - Super Bingo. The Dana Center was filled with excited students ready to play against hundreds of their peers for a chance to win some crazy prizes! With a helicopter ride, iPhone X, $800 Bahamas payment, and more up for grabs, the tension in the room rose as everyone wanted to win a prize. After two hours of the crowd going wild - games were

The HYPE Team

Dec 1, 2017
2 min

Diwali' 2017: Willy Wonka

“Diwali was an eye opening event where I️ learned a lot about a culture I️ previously knew nothing about.”- Kevin Henderson ‘19. Koum was filled with family, friends, and students who were thrilled to see the South Asian dancers take the floor. The stage went black and flags started to flood the room onto the stage. Flags from all over were present tonight, an event truly for cultures as a whole, not just a highlight of one. The show had multiple dances with abstract movement

The HYPE Team

Nov 28, 2017
1 min

PRIDE Drag Bingo

For those lucky enough to attend the second annual installment of Drag Bingo, they don’t need to be reminded of the level of energy and excitement they were subjected to. The event took place on Thursday, November 16th, and was sponsored by Bentley PRIDE and SAGE with the objective of promoting Trans Awareness Week to the Bentley community. Although the event happened in the Back Bays, normally a venue fit for some of the larger events on campus, the event was highly successf

The HYPE Team

Nov 17, 2017
2 min

AIA's Shark Tank '17

Last Wednesday AIA hosted Bentley’s first ever Shark Tank for Bentley organizations! This great opportunity allowed Bentley organizations to pitch to a table of five panelists or “sharks” an idea for brand new events to be hosted on campus. Nine different Bentley orgs were represented at this event. The Allocation and Internal Audit committee (AIA)’s focuses for the year are to promote the arts, to promote diversity and diversity thoughts, and to promote a better Bentley. Th