SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY • BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
VOLUME 70, NUMBER 12
Sargent a no-show at SGA Forum
Jeff Fish and Angela Bray
Journal Staff
In light of recent contro-
versies surrounding President
David Sargent’s salary, the SGA
hosted a forum yesterday in the
C. Walsh Theater where students
could voice their questions and
concerns to top administrators.
Among the invited panel-
ists were Provost Barry Brown,
Vice President and Treasurer
Francis Flannery, Vice President
of External Affairs John Nucci,
and Vice President of Student
Affairs Nancy Stoll. The only
invited panelist not in atten-
dance was President Sargent.
“[Sargent’s absence] was un-
fortunate,” said SGA secretary
Christina Panagiotakos. “We
were looking forward to speak-
ing with him; he sends his re-
grets, as he is out of town today.”
The event began with re-
marks from SGA President and
host of the event, Brian LeFort,
and then brief introductions
from each of the panelists. Over
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the next hour and a half, the
panelists fielded questions from
both LeFort and the students.
The first student question
was from Journal Editor-in-
Chief, senior Alex Pearlman who
directed her question to Nucci
about the Ride Along Program,
specifically whether it is fair
that students 21 or older who
live in their own apartments off
campus receive harsher pun-
ishments than students who
live in the dorms, who are on
campus and harsher under age.
Nucci said that the program
helps to keep an eye on and dis-
cipline the way students behave,
and reflects on the university’s
interaction with neighbors.
“It is fair to say the university
has an obligation to do that.”
“Students are ambassa-
dors for the university wheth-
er they live on or off campus.
We need to respond to off-
campus reports,” said Stoll.
“It seems we have a bad
reputation with our alumni,”
said SGA senator Jordan Nye
Shoshana Akins
Journal Staff
A mere 24 hours after Presi-
he would send an additional
30,000 troops to Afghanistan,
the Boston area peace groups
December 9, 2009
to Provost Brown. “Do you
plan to build our reputation
so alumni will give back?”
Brown said we “historically
didn’t ask much of our alumni.
It is clear that we need help, but
it won’t be instantly resolved.”
He then introduced Vice
President of Expansion Chris
Mosher to speak about alumni.
“I’m a proud alumni of Suf-
folk Law School,” said Mosher.
“This institution has matured
significantly. We’re doing okay
with alumni, parents, friends,
and corporations. We’re try-
ing to establish communica-
tions through blogs and email
to communicate with alumni.”
The issue of Suffolk’s ex-
pansion plans was a major topic
at the forum, with LeFort men-
tioning it in the beginning of the
event before it was addressed
several more times. Already
under way are the Modern The-
ater dorms. Other plans being
discussed are new sports, the-
ater, and lab facilities, as well
Photo by Ethan Long
see forum page 3
SGA senator Jordan Nye asks panelists a question.
high numbers. This is certainly
Derek Anderson
Journal Staff a mandate from the people that
they want to see a change.”
At 8:54 p.m. last night, Mar- Capuano also was quoted
tha Coakley was announced congratulating Coakley to her
early as the winner in the Dem-
ocratic Senate Primary. With an
win. "I want to congratulate
the next senator of Massachu-
overwhelming 47 percent, Coak- setts, Martha Coakley,” said
ley has taken the votes of most Capuano. “She ran a good cam-
towns and cities in Massachu- paign and it was a good clean
setts. Michael Capuano came in campaign. I want to be there
second with a 28 percent pull,
mostly from the Boston and
to make her the next senator."
She will be facing Repub-
Cambridge areas. Alan Khazei lican Scott Brown in the gen-
Photo by Shoshana Akins
and Stephen Pagliuca came eral election, who won against
United for Justice and Peace close to a tie for third place in Jack E. Robinson with 89 per-
and the Greater Boston Stop
the Wars Coalition organized
the primary, but Khazei pulled
13 percent of votes, leaving Pa-
cent of the vote. Brown, a
member of the Mass. National
a rally against the Command- gliuca with only 12 percent. Guard is currently in his third
er-in-Chief’s decision, giv- Senate president Therese term at a state senator from
ing an immediate voice to the Murray was quoted saying, Wrentham, previously serv-
shocked and appalled people “[Coakley] won and she won ing as a Representative, ac-
see PROTEST page 3 big. And she won with such cording to the Boston Globe.
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PAGE 2 December 9, 2009

Triumphant trio runs S.O.U.L.S.

BRIEFS
Alex Pearlman
Journal Staff
There are three people re-
sponsible for most of the ex-
ceptional volunteer work that
Fmr. Venture editor dies at 62 comes from the students in
this university. Seniors Allison
Former Venture editor Robert Jahn, class of 1969, lost Brito, Deborah Searfoss and Ju-
his battle to lung cancer on Nov. 17. He would have turned nior Nick McKenna facilitate all
63 on Dec. 2. The following comes from a letter written by co-curricular programs for the
Greg Wayland, co-founder of Venture and friend of Jahn: university’s community service
“[Jahn] was an English major and a 1969 graduate… [Several office, Suffolk’s Organization
years after graduation] he went home to live in his hometown of for Uplifting Lives through Ser-
Mantoloking, New Jersey on the Jersey shore and he became a vice, better known as S.O.U.L.S.
renowned local historian of the Barnegat Bay region. He is best Brito, Searfoss and McK-
remembered there for his book, Down Barnegat Bay, A Nor'easter enna are “service scholars,”
Midnight Reader, a cultural history of Barnegat Bay… He was in- meaning each is responsible for
strumental in founding Seascape, the literary magazine of Ocean organizing the persons and pro-
County College, which published the works of students, includ- grams S.O.U.L.S. uses to reach
ing Bruce Springsteen. After coming to Suffolk, he took over as out in the community, from soup
second editor of Venture and oversaw publication of some four kitchens
issues… In the mid-1970s, student interest in Venture was waning and elderly
and, at the urging of faculty advisor, Dr. Robert Johnson, he and homes, to
I put together a fifth anniversary issue, an anthology of previous high school
Venture works—what Bob called the magazine's 'greatest hits.' mentoring
The issue proved to be the bridge to healthier times for Venture.” and Alterna-
tive Winter
ing to and attending college.”
McKenna is in charge of 12
mentors “from all over Suffolk.
We have people from NESAD,
the business school, and CAS.”
Searfoss and Brito have
also been exceptionally busy
this semester. Between the two
of them, seven programs are
organized, including Brito’s Al-
ternative Spring Break (ASB)
and Searfoss’ Alternative Win-
ter Break (AWB) in El Salvador.
Brito is also in charge of Food
for Thought, a monthly lunch
discussion group with faculty
and students on various social
issues and monthly pasta din-
ners at the Heritage Apartments,
a low-income housing complex.
Searfoss organizes Commu-
Learning classes working with
S.O.U.L.S.,” agrees Searfoss.
“Students have continued to
work for organizations they
do service learning for, includ-
ing a couple of Suffolk stu-
dents who went into the Peace
Corp via Service Learning.”
Searfoss has worked for
Latinos United in Massachu-
setts (LUMA) during the past
two years. “It’s a great expe-
rience, and it’s also so great
for networking. People don’t
realize the connections they
can make [through the ser-
vice internships]. It’s the best-
kept secret,” said Searfoss.
As far as upcoming pro-
grams, Alternative Spring Break
has four locations to choose
from this
year in Mis-
sissippi, Col-
orado, Cali-
fornia and
M i c h i g a n.
Service

POLICE BLOTTER and Spring

B r e a k s .
Through
Day,
nual
sponsored
an an-
event
by
the service S.O.U.L.S. is
scholars, scheduled to
Wednesday Dec. 2 over 50 peo- happen again
ple at Suffolk in April. “Ser-
2:43 p.m. do commu- vice day is
150 Tremont St. nity service HUGE,” said
every week, Brito. “It’s
Report of a smell of marijuana. Report filed.
amounting one full day
Photo courtesy of Allison Brito
to thousands where we in-
10:48 p.m. of hours
Alternative Spring Break (ASB), El Paso, Tx., 2008. This house was built in five days.
vite the entire
Ridgeway building of service via the univer- nity 101 month, which is usu- Suffolk community to volunteer
Two highly intoxicated homeless sity throughout the year. ally at the beginning of the year, with all of our community part-
individuals in front of 148 Cambridge St. “Every single day, there’s and is targeted at new students, ners and then have a nice dinner.
a volunteer project going on teaching them about communi- You can grab some friends, or
EMS notified. Report filed.
and people just walk into ty service and helping them de- people from the club you’re in-
the office to see what’s hap- cide what area of service they’re volved in and say, ‘here’s a way
Thursday, Dec. 3 pening,” said McKenna. interested in. Searfoss also or- to get involved, let’s go do this.’”
This semester, McKenna or- ganizes ABCD North End, a McKenna added, “We have
4:33 p.m. ganized Hunger and Homeless- "happy hour" lunch for the el- so much retention from Service
ness month, which ran through derly where students can visit. Day. People come back after
10 West St. November and included S.O.U.L.S. also helps stu- falling in love with the orga-
Report of stolen items from laundry room. month-long food drives. Other dents become involved in com- nization they worked with.”
Report filed. programs included the Oxfam munity service through academ- Founded in 1997, S.O.U.L.S.
Hunger Banquet and a presenta- ics and Service Learning classes. is a relatively new organization,
tion of art produced by Boston’s “Students learn about the but with the hard work of Di-
Friday, Dec. 4 homeless population, among issue in the classroom, then rector Carolina Garcia and As-
other events and programs. go out and see it in the real sistant Director Tim Albers, the
10:07 a.m. McKenna is also in charge world,” explained Searfoss. service scholars have grown the
Sawyer building of organizing weekly sup- If a student wants to learn office exponentially, working
per clubs, where students more about a subject they are between 30 and 50 hours a week.
Received an e-mail regarding bricks falling can volunteer at soup kitch- taking a class on, such as a “We have a lot of support
from the roof of Sawyer building. Report ens, as well as the Connec- government class, they can from the staff at S.O.U.L.S.
filed. tions to College program, a earn credit for working with and the student volunteers,”
high school mentoring pro- non-profit groups like Mass- said McKenna, who is in his
gram for students in Dorches- Vote. In fact, many classes on first year as a service schol-
Sunday, Dec. 6 ter, Roxbury and Mattapan. campus require Service Learn- ar. “It’s changed my life.”
According to a S.O.U.L.S. ing; something that McK- Brito agrees. “We work
8:17 p.m. brochure, the high school stu- enna believes sets Suffolk full time because we care.”
10 Somerset St. dents “visit Suffolk every other apart from other universities. To learn more about
week and work with [S.O.U.L.S.] “You can get internships S.O.U.L.S., go to www.suf-
Received a report of vandalism in room 603.
students to prepare for apply- and job offers from Service folk.edu/communityservice.
Report filed.
 PAGE 3 December 9, 2009

Suffolk admins take questions Peace groups speak out

from forum page 1
as a new stu-
dent union center.
A student union is a prior-
ity, along with a new athletic
facility and dorms, said Nucci.
“To create that sense of com-
munity is what we strive for.”
Senior Bailey Costa asked
for an elaboration on main-
taining the purpose of the uni-
versity. “How do you see it?
Where does the funding go?
Financially, what priorities
are over the student center?”
“We’re not trying to get
away from [building the student
center],” said Nucci. “Financial-
ly, it’s going to be a challenge,
but that won’t change our drive
to provide those facilities.”
“Our primary goal is to
maintain classrooms, labs, and
libraries—the facilities that
help you learn. We do hope
to have places for students to
gather,” added Brown. Suf-
folk intends to remain an ur-
ban university; however the
issue is acquiring property in
the area, as space is limited.
“We will never give up the city
as our campus. Suffolk is the
equivalent of NYU in Boston.”
SGA Vice President Nick
DiZoglio asked about vacant
spots near 150 Tremont St. and
West St. Nucci answered that
there will be a Sal’s Pizza in the
vacant spot next to 150 Tremont
St., formerly occupied by the
“C Store,” and a new restaurant
run by the owners of Fajitas and
Ritas on the corner of West and
Washington Streets. The new
restaurant will have a “grill-like
concept” according to Nucci.
DiZoglio asked whether
the restaurants would ac-
cept meal plans or RAM ac-
counts, which Nucci did not
know the answer to. Stoll said
that they would hopefully ac-
cept RAM accounts, which
Nucci called “a good idea.”
The university will also
be renovating the dining fa-
cilities over winter break and
taking steps to increase the
capacity, according to Stoll.
“There will be better choic-
es as we expand options.”
The last question once
again focused on the expan-
sion of Suffolk when freshman
Johnathan Grover asked, “How
much are you willing to in-
crease tuition over the next ten
or fifteen years for expansion?”
“The university does not
want expansion to exclude stu-
dents for financial reasons,”
said Nucci. “We are still the
best buy in town. We want to be
what we are, which is a school of
access and opportunity. Expan-
sion will provide state of the art
facilities the students deserve.”
Flannery emphasized that
Suffolk is ranked 39th in de-
scending order of tuition cost.
“We are trying to keep tuition
as low as possible. We will be
going to the Board of Trust-
ees in February. Over 95 per-
cent of our budget depends
on tuition.” The tuition was
only raised by 4.3 percent last
year, the lowest in 33 years.
The event ended af-
ter a brief conclusion
from Nucci and Brown.
“I was disappointed Sar-
gent wasn’t here, he usually
has good things to say,” said
freshman Andrew Cataluna.
“It was a good event though,
with great transparency.”
“The speakers were recep-
tive. This shows where the
university is going; they’re in-
terested in how we feel,” said
Costa after the event. “But I did
come partly because I thought
Sargent would be here.”
Only around fifty stu-
dents attended, which LeFort
admitted was disappointing.
A lot more people had said
they would attend the event,
which did not translate to
the numbers in the crowd.
“It’s not every day you get
four of the top administrators.
I would have liked more ques-
tions though. I was surprised
that no one took the initiative
about President Sargent’s sal-
ary,” said LeFort. “If [the is-
sue] lingers, it’ll be asked.”
LeFort refrained from ques-
tioning Sargent’s salary himself,
stating that he, as student body
President, has more opportuni-
ties to talk to the administra-
tors. “I would encourage and
like to see some response to the
questions students are asking. “
LeFort acknowledged that
Sargent only received the invi-
tation a week ago because of a
mix up in the President’s office.
“We’re not going to give
up trying to have the president
come and speak to students
whether it’s in the C. Walsh The-
ater or another room. We want
to continue having these events
with different administrators
to cover other topics,” said Le-
Fort. “In the past, he has shown
what he thinks of his students
in his tenure. I know that he
cares for the students but this
event was an important one.”
against troop surge
from PROTEST page 1
of this area and loudly ex-
pressing their own disapproval.
Over 200 Boston residents
gathered at the Common in
protest of the President’s action.
“Once we heard that there
was a possibility that Obama
would announce an escala-
tion, we planned for an im-
mediate response,” said orga-
nizer and Greater Boston War
Coalition member, Matthew
Andrews. “We wanted to be
ready to make the call and it’s
amazing how many people re-
sponded in such short notice.”
The rally featured signs,
peace songs, drums, chants,
candles, and, most importantly,
hoards of outraged citizens.
“I thought I had fallen
asleep and I was seeing this in
a dream,” said Boston resident,
Jessie Nopez, of her experi-
ence hearing the President’s
announcement. “This is not
the answer. This is not right.”
Representatives from vari-
ous organizations came to
speak, impassioning the al-
ready flushed audience and
letting them know that there is
still a reason to fight for peace.
They stressed a need to unite for
this cause and to not give up.
“We need to slash the mili-
tary budget and fund human
needs,” said Nate Goldsh-
lag, a speaker from Veterans
for Peace. “We need to use
this money to provide decent
health care, housing, and pro-
ductive jobs for our citizens.
We need a budget for peace!”
The peace groups of both of
these coalitions are calling on
the Massachusetts congressio-
nal delegation to vote against
the funding the escalation. Sen-
ator Paul Kirk, who is filling
Ted Kennedy’s seat until a re-
placement is elected on Jan. 20,
has already made clear his op-
position to escalation and now
members of both coalitions
are looking to Senator Kerry
to do the same. They hope
that with this action, along
with others across the coun-
try, that the escalation will be
stopped and the war can come
at least a step closer to ending.
One such hopeful citizen
was Gold Star Speak Out mem-
ber Melida Sharon Arredondo.
She wrote a letter to the Presi-
dent a week before the escala-
tion was announced, pleading
him to stop the war after she
received news that her step-
son had been killed in Iraq
while serving in the Marines.
“I wrote this letter because
I did not try to stop Alex from
going and I stood on the side-
lines way too much as the war
in Iraq killed too many sol-
diers and Iraqi people,” read
Arredondo during the rally.
“Dear President, I do not want
you to feel such regret and
despair as I have suffered.”
With more rallies planned
in the future and all the peace
groups organizing additional
events and protests, the Coali-
tions hope this is not the end of
Boston’s anti-war movement.
“The problem is that
people don’t feel empow-
ered. After these events, they
feel disillusioned and disap-
pear,” said Andrews. “To make
this work we need to start
at the grassroots and unite.
This is just the beginning.”

Photo by Ethan Long Photo by Ethan Long

Seat left vacant by President Sargent. (Left to right) LeFort, Brown, Flannery, Nucci, Stoll.
 PAGE 4
Hertzberg supports National Popular Vote
Discusses plans to eliminate Electoral College
Derek Anderson
Journal Staff
Author of ¡Obámanos!
and senior editor and writer
for The New Yorker, Hendrick
Hertzberg hosted a forum in
73 Tremont Monday night, pro-
moting the idea of National
Popular Vote. Presented by
Mass. Common Cause, Hertz-
berg spread the awareness of
the National Popular Vote and
what it’s all about, first explain-
ing the idea and then allowing
audience members to ask any
questions they had on the bill.
The National Popular Vote
bill, defined by nationalpopu-
larvote.com, “would guarantee
the Presidency to the presiden-
tial candidate who receives the
most popular votes in all 50
states (and the District of Colum-
bia).” This means states, once
the bill is enacted, will all have
a chance on whom they elect as
president. In the past, states that
New website enhances student discounts
Ethan Long
Journal Staff
Among the websites geared
towards college students gain-
ing popularity this year, one
website is looking to help col-
lege students easily receive dis-
counts and cash back at locations
around the country. Edhance.
com, founded in 2008, currently
has 1.1 million students enrolled
in their program, which encour-
ages students from any college
or university to sign up on their
website to start receiving ben-
efits. Bjorn Larsen, founder and
company president of Edhance,
recently spoke with the Journal
at their Cambridge-based office.
“[Edhance] is a revolution-
ary student discount program,”
said Larsen, who pointed out
that past student discount pro-
grams required students to
show store employees their
college-issued ID cards. “Mer-
chants didn’t want to verify,
you know, look at the cards.
They need to train every single
employee to understand these
cards. There are 65,000 uni-
versities and colleges in the
US and they all issue different
types of cards,” said Larsen.
Larsen decided to take the
have their political views al-
ready decided for them have sat
on the sidelines and observed
elections in the swing states.
“It is a plan to ensure that
a presidential election, like any
other election in the United
States of America, is going to
be run on the
basis that you
vote and the
one with the
most votes "He feels it will really
gets the job,”
said Hertz-
transform American
berg, as he presidential politics and I
explained
the general agree. "
idea of the
bill. He ex-
plained that
this change in our presidential
election can happen without
an amendment to the Consti-
tution. According to Hertzberg
and the National Popular Vote
movement, a “winner take all”
rule, a rule that basically al-
entire discount system behind
the scenes, making it so that
once a student signs up on
their site with a current credit
or debit card, the student will
automatically get discounts
when they buy from partnered
merchants. Students will never
have to show college ID cards
to employees in order to re-
ceive discounts. “We calculate
the discount, we charge the
merchant, and we send it back
to you as a student, and it goes
into your Edhance account first,
and then when you reach a cer-
tain threshold, which can be set
to $10 or $25, you get the mon-
ey right back into your
account,” said Larsen.
Cur-
r e n t
deals
on the site
include a 3 percent
discount on anything
bought from the Apple store,
which—if bought through
Apple’s education program,
will give the entire purchase
a 13% discount. In addition to
computers, students can also
receive discounts from na-
tional vendors’ online stores,
including merchants such as
Barnes and Noble, Target, Ree-
lows a candidate to win the
presidential election without
winning the nationwide popu-
lar vote, is not in the Constitu-
tion and is subject to change.
Hertzberg then went on
explain what happens ev-
ery single presidential elec-
tion that needs to be changed.
“Most of the country in a
presidential election is a politi-
cal dead zone because it does not
matter what happens in the spec-
tator states,” said Hertzberg.
According to nationalpopu-
bok, and hotel chain Days Inn.
Before being able to start
saving money, however, Ed-
hance must first verify a stu-
dent’s status as a student at the
college used during registration.
“We verify that you’re
a student once a se-
mester,” said Larsen.
Evan Becker, marketing
manager for Edhance, planed
strategies to advertise around
the city, including campaigns on
campuses. “Anything that’s go-
ing to grab somebody’s at-
tention,
f o r
exam-
ple,
last Friday,
this Red Gue-
rilla thing that we did,
we walked around campuses
at BU and Northeastern with
one of our interns dressed in
a red guerilla suit. We were
taking pictures with people,
and basically what they had
to do was take a picture with
the guerilla, tag themselves on
Facebook, and they were reg-
istered to win Celtics tickets.
It’s, you know, a way to get the
word out,” said Becker. In ad-
dition to giving away Celtics
December 9, 2009
larvote.com, “in 2008, candi-
dates concentrated over two-
thirds of their campaign visits
and ad money in just six closely
divided “battleground” states.
A total of 98 percent went to just
15 states. In other words, vot-
ers in two-thirds of the states
were essentially
spectators to
the election.”
Eventu-
ally the forum
was
for
opened
questions
and Hertzberg
took inquiries
and comments
from the au-
dience. Some
people were
opposed to the bill, while
others supported it, making
the discussion an even split.
Pam Wilmot, the Execu-
tive Director of Mass. Com-
mon Cause, gave comment
on the National Popular Vote
tickets, Edhance has also held
contests for iPods in the past.
"Right now we have a lot of
local companies in Boston and
in certain other cities across the
country, and we also have a lot
of large national companies on-
line, right now we're working
on bringing more large national
companies offline. So in store,
at your big brands,
that's really
what our
main fo-
cus is right
now," said Larsen.
Students can also find
local discounts at restaurants
including Qboda and Café
Quattro, which is around the
corner from Suffolk Univer-
sity. In addition to restaurants,
a whole slew of salons and
spas all down Newbury Street
are partnered with Edhance.
As far as movies and mu-
sic go? “We’re talking to all of
the big companies, and they’re
generally very interested. They
really want to get students in
the door while they’re young
shoppers. They know students
don’t have money,” said Larsen.
Edhance is also currently
looking to forge a deal with Stu-
bill and how well the fo-
rum on Monday night went.
“I think it went very well.
We had a nice turnout,” said
Wilmot. “The discussion was
very interesting and a wide
range of views were expressed.
Hertzberg is a wonderful per-
son, an incredible impressive
writer, and is incredibly com-
mitted to this reform. He feels it
will really transform American
presidential politics and I agree.
It’s a very exciting reform with
wide-reaching consequenc-
es to involve more people.”
The National Popular Vote
concept has not been widely
brought up, but Hertzberg and
Wilmot feel it’s a high possibility.
“I absolutely do think
this is an achievable goal and
I think this is the first time
that being able to achieve that
goal is in sight,” said Wilmot.
“It’s not going to happen next
year, but there is a credible
plan to get it done by 2012.”
dentUniverse.com, which helps
college students cheaply travel
to destinations worldwide.
Some students may be re-
luctant to put credit or debit
card information on the web, but
Edhance.com is a PCI compliant
company, “which means we are
authorized to store credit cards,
so we understand that if feels
strange for a student to sign up
and put in their credit or debit
card. We never charge students
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St a f f Editoria l
Yesterday, the SGA hosted
an open forum with Provost
Barry Brown, Vice President
and Treasurer Francis Flannery,
Vice President of External Af-
fairs John Nucci, and Vice Presi-
dent of Student Affairs Nancy
Stoll to give students the oppor-
tunity to ask questions about
the negativity that has plagued
Suffolk in the wake of a PR
nightmare regarding President
Sargent’s salary and the school’s
complete lack of a fitting re-
sponse to all the controversy.
Most notably missing from
the event was the man of the
hour himself, David Sargent,
who, so far, has had nothing
to say to the ever-growing pile
of scathing stories in the Bos-
ton Globe and Boston Herald.
As the supposed “face of Suf-
folk,” it is deeply disappoint-
ing that Sargent was not at the
event to field questions and
his conspicuous absence dem-
onstrates a complete lack of
respect for the student body.
But, the student body it-
self demonstrated its utter
apathy by producing a dismal
turn-out. The students of Suf-
folk have every right to be up-
set about Sargent’s exorbitant
salary, but those who did not
attend forfeited their right to
complain, as they passed up a
great opportunity to air their
grievances to the Administra-
tion. Even the students who
were there failed to address the
real issues at hand, and not a
single person brought up Sar-
gent’s salary, which was the
driving force behind the forum.
Other questions regarding
problems such as the budget, ex-
pansion (which was talked about
to death) and the Ride Along
program provided good op-
portunities for discussion, only
to be squandered by the pan-
elists who gave long-winded,
irrelevant answers that pussy-
footed around the subjects.
VP Flannery said that 95
percent of the school’s budget
was based on tuition. In other
words, we are paying Sargent’s
December 9, 2009
salary, but no one picked up
If it's not nice,
on this or asked the panel how
Sargent’s salary can be justified.
VP Nucci stated that he don't say it
is always available by phone. Brayden Varr
The Journal has tried numer- Journal Staff
ous times to contact Nucci
for an interview to no avail. We’ve all heard it, and
And Provost Brown sim- many of us are guilty of saying
ply took every opportunity the ever-common phrase “to
to avoid answering questions be honest.” The rude behav-
and instead talked about how ior has transcended from be-
great Suffolk is. (The way we hind the back, to right in your
heard it: Thanks for giving me face. But who’s to say that be-
45 minutes to ramble, Brian… ing “honest,” is truly the best
I’ll get to your questions about way. Better yet, when will ap-
where President Sargent is, but propriate behavior be reaf-
I’ve got 44 more minutes to talk firmed as the appropriate thing
about how awesome Suffolk is.) to do? Besides, we are taught
Overall, nothing was ac- to study our past, and our past
complished, but that is not be- reaffirms appropriate behavior.
cause of a lack of effort from I still remain unconvinced
the SGA who sent countless as to how this three word phrase
emails reminding students to is capable of preventing hard
attend. This was a missed op- feelings from even the harshest
portunity for students to fi- insults. It seems the generalized
nally speak up about every- idea is that with any statement,
thing that’s been going on. no matter the content, subject,
or callousness of it, is fine to say
because you were being honest,
and that’s what people want.
As conditional as this situ-
ation may be, whenever I ask
for opinions I would appreciate
some sympathy from a friend or
even an acquaintance of sorts.
However, it seems as though
the attitude among many is
that honesty is the best policy,
no matter the consequences.
But how will these harsh at-
titudes promote friendship?
What’s worse is most col-
lege students don't even exhibit
the proper stature to justify their
remarks towards such. Who are
you to say something is poorly
written? Where is your degree?
Oh wait, we’re both undergrad-
uates. We’re both still learning.
It’s not just critiques, but
overall behavior. Up until
now, when was it ever “okay”
to be disrespectful? Promot-
ing your ideas by radically
screaming your thoughts is in
no manner effective. Here in
the United States, we consider
suicide bombers to be barbaric
because of the way they pro-
mote their beliefs. Appropri-
ate actions often, not all of the
time, receive a stronger reac-
tion with more lasting effects.
In a previously written ar-
ticle I addressed gay rights and
found current demonstrations
inappropriate, and the state of
New York agrees. In time, hope-
fully, the demonstrations for the
need of equality will become
more suitable, and hopefully the
playing field will level out. Like
what Martin Luther King did for
civil rights and Ghandi did for
India. Both leaders lead a more
levelheaded, more reserved
fight, which in time was met
with the outcome they desired.
Now of course, being an
opinion writer, I am in no way
saying keep back your opin-
ions. Vocalize your thoughts,
get your ideas out there, and
don’t contain them. But to
be better heard and better re-
ceived, water them down and
deradicalize. Better yet, back
up your argument, or at least
have a degree of some sort to
support your claims. No one
is going to listen to an 18 to 21-
year -old screaming about some
cause that they feel so strongly
about, and no one is going to
be your friend if you constant-
ly ridicule everything they do.
As a previous employee of a
childcare facility which focuses
on working with people and
building connections, we were
often instructed to “sandwich”
everything we had to say. When
parents asked for reports we
immediately responded with a
good quality, followed by a bad,
followed by a good. This way
the parent walked away know-
ing that their child truly isn’t the
demon that we may sometimes
feel like they are. If we didn’t
have anything good to say, we
didn’t have anything bad to
say. Granted, no system is per-
fect, but it seemed to work well.
Maybe people’s intentions
aren’t to be rude, but to be
helpful. Critiques are always
welcomed, when asked for,
that is. Besides, how is leav-
ing your friend with a feeling
of dismay in any manner help-
ful? The purpose of a critique
is to assist on improving some-
thing, not just tearing it apart.
Sure, you may or may not
like this article I’ve written,and
I don’t like the skirt you’re
wearing, but why be blatantly
rude about it? Legitimize your
thoughts. If you don’t have
anything nice to say, don’t say it.
 PAGE 7
Txt spk: makes you incredibly dumb
Leslie Harold
Journal Contributor
I was text messaging my
friend when a realization came
to mind: since when has the
world completely lost all its
interpersonal communication
with one another? When friends
all of ages make plans to hang
out on Friday night, it can be
done through an electronic de-
vice or through social media
sites rather than through word-
of-mouth and in person. When
a teenage girl goes out on her
first date, the boy lets her know
he’s outside her door through a
text rather than the traditional
scenario of walking up to her
parent’s house and ringing the
doorbell. I don’t know about
you, but I find it appalling that
society has changed so signifi-
cantly over the last couple of
years. There is no doubt that
social networking technolo-
gies are changing society. The
utilization of social network-
ing sites and text messaging is
a global phenomenon that has
drastically changed the world
in forms of communication.
Sure, social networking sites
and text messaging are a much
more convenient and accessible
way to communicate with one
another, but is it detrimental
to our society? Are we hurting
our communication and social
skills by using these impersonal
methods of communication?
It was not that long ago
when the only means of commu-
'The Situation' is out of control at 'The Shore'
Matt McQuaid
Journal Staff
My name is Matt (“Hi,
Matt.”). I have an addiction,
and I relapsed last Thursday,
at 10 p.m. (EST). I had a rough
day, I was really stressed, and
instead of calling my sponsor,
I sat on the couch, turned on
the TV, and watched the pre-
miere of MTV’s newest real-
ity series, "The Jersey Shore."
Addiction to crap MTV
shows is not unlike an addiction
to drugs, alcohol, gambling, or
hardcore porn. They all take a
toll on the mental health of the
individual. They all can be used
to escape from reality, they all
tear families apart, and they all
are responsible for numerous
incidents of domestic violence
nication was via the telephone
and there was no such thing as
a Facebook, MySpace, or Twit-
ter. The increasing popularity
of these social networking sites
has taken over how we converse
with one another, which can be
problematic. People can be ad-
dicted to these things, which
can have derogatory effects on
their academics, their health
and their social life. I am not a
doctor by
any means,
this is just
something
I have ob- "The excessive uses of text
served over
the
couple of
past
messaging and e-mails
months.
gin
I’ll be-
with
have consequently created
self-presen-
tation; stu-
a very impersonal society
today."
dents have
created
idealized
versions of
themselves
through
these sites which are not realistic
and can be contradictory to real
life. People always want to pres-
ent themselves in the best possi-
ble manner, it is very humanistic
and natural to do so, but social
networking sites takes this to a
whole new level. It serves as a
false and misleading represen-
tation of people. Why do we
feel like we have to expose our
lives on Facebook? Is there not
any privacy left in this world?
and vehicular manslaughter
(okay, maybe not the last two).
MTV’s newest series is not
that new in that it follows the
lives of superficial douche bags
doing stuff that is woefully un-
important. It is groundbreak-
ing, however, in the sense that it
takes place outside of Southern
California. The show follows
the exploits of eight individu-
als, four boys and four girls,
as they vacation and party at
a summer house on the shore
and “work” at a store selling
t-shirts with profound slo-
gans such as “I <3 hot moms.”
Predictably, chaos ensues.
If you needed any more
proof that New Jersey is the
armpit of the East Coast, look
no further than MTV’s newest
crap-tacular reality shindig. You
This informal way of com-
munication that people are
accustomed to does not help
them when they need to speak
professionally. The excessive
use of text messaging and e-
mails have consequently cre-
ated a very impersonal society
today. How is it going to help
us when we need to go on that
interview or present that new
marketing campaign for Nike
to a whole group of people?
Students are constantly
texting in classrooms, which
is causing them to not pay at-
tention or do their schoolwork
,which can affect grades. And
what do the teachers care? They
are still getting paid, no matter
what. Instead of going home
and opening up their books,
many students will immedi-
ately log into Facebook to check
up on their friends' irrelevant
have to hand it to the people
who did casting for this show;
in that they really scraped the
bottom of the pejorative Ital-
ian stereotype barrel as hard
as they possibly could. One of
the intellectuals they cast for
this crap-fest, who really distin-
guishes himself from the outset
of the series, is known as Mike,
or as he’s better known “The
Situation.” “The Situation” is
called “The Situation” because,
and I’m not making this up, his
abs are so ripped up that “it
creates a situation.” “The Situa-
tion” is an outrageously humble
person brimming with integrity,
declaring, “It’s not a matter of if
I hook up with her; it’s a matter
of when I decide to.” This level
of narcissism may even rival
that of Bono or Alex Rodriguez.
December 9, 2009
and ignorant statuses stating
phrases like “out,” “homework,
reading, then bed,” or lyrics to
a song. Do we really need to
know that? Can we not survive
a day without reading a friend’s
update on meeting the cute new
pizza guy? It isolates people and
they lack the drive to talk face to
face, which affects social skills.
Were we better off twenty years
ago when things were much
simpler and
people were
not wrapped
into this world
of texting and
tweeting?
Relation-
ships have also
transformed.
Whatever hap-
pened to the
simple acts of
chivalry and
courtliness
like waiting
for the boy to
call you back?
Now, it’s more
like, “Hey
babe, let’s get it on tonight!”
Everything is communicated
electronically. Everything is
so different now. Clearly, our
good manners have diminished
greatly or maybe people are just
oblivious; too wrapped up in all
this stuff that they become un-
aware of these problems. Peo-
ple are so accustomed to this
new electronic way of living,
especially our generation, that
they don’t see it as a problem
“The Situation” isn’t the
only one who makes a complete
ass of himself right from the
outset. Another future MENSA
member is Nicole, who answers
to “Snooki” when called, but
also responds to “Snickers”
“Snookum” “Snookle Bump-
kins” “Snook Money Xl” and
“Sniz the Shockker.” The Snoo-
kinator really distinguishes her-
self at the first night at the house
by getting outrageously drunk,
falling down some stairs and
throwing at herself at anything
with a dong. This doesn’t play
well for some of her housemates,
including Angelina, who refers
to herself as “The Kim Kar-
dashian of Staten Island” and
states, “I’m a bartender, I do, you
know, like, great things.” Wow,
a bartender. Move over Obama,
anymore because it is now been
accepted in society without
question. It is our own fault for
allowing this to happen and it is
up to us to change it if we want
to. If we eliminated all these
needless distractions, imagine
what we could accomplish as a
society. I am not saying we are
creating a hindrance with all this
because, after all, it is only Face-
book that we’re talking about. I
admit too that I myself utilize
these sites and text constantly,
however, I feel as though we
can all lessen the use of these
technological gadgets. It would
surely benefit us in the long run
even if it doesn’t seem so now.
So, has social network-
ing technology made us bet-
ter or worse off? I guess
whether you view it as good
or bad depends upon what
kind of society you value.
So ask yourself a question:
How badly do you really need to
check your Facebook, MySpace
and Twitter accounts? Let’s all
try to ameliorate ourselves. Try
to make an attempt to not use
for a day or even a week. Visit
a friend, stop social networking
and socialize. It’s all about man-
agement and a little self-control.
If we just make an effort to limit
our use on these sites and text
messages, it will do us all some
good. You might even find out
that Suffolk University has a lot
to offer. So why not join a club?
I think we found the new-
est Nobel Peace Prize winner.
The other specimens MTV
decided to cast in their cutting-
edge artistic vision are basically
the same as the other three idi-
ots. J-Wow is steadfast about not
cheating on her boyfriend, so
it’s a good thing she only “tech-
nically cheats” when she finds
out about Paulie’s c*ck piercing.
Vinny somehow gets pink-eye,
Sammi Sweetheart is too dumb
to sell a goddamn t-shirt, and
Ronnie refuses to put one on. I
could go on, but I think I’ll vomit
if I do. According to MTV’s web-
site, “In the end, [Jersey Shore]
viewers see that there is more
to these tan and buff individu-
als than hair gel.” There isn’t.
 PAGE 8
Graphic design and art juxtaposed
Eleanor Kaufman
Journal Staff
Graphic design and art ex-
ist and survive on their own,
and in their own separate cat-
egories. However, there are
also those that choose to merge
the two together. Artist Resa
Blatman spoke at the New Eng-
land School of Art and Design
yesterday, where her graph-
ic design-inspired paintings
are currently on exhibition.
First, Blatman creates her
compositions in Adobe illustra-
tor. She carefully and meticu-
lously uses the digital tools to
connect round shapes, swirling
floral designs, and silhouetted
figures of animals and plants.
She then sends the files to a
laser cutter who cuts the de-
signs out of a plastic material.
She said that her inspiration for
these designs came from her fa-
ther, who was an upholsterer.
When she was little she would
spend hours in their ‘material
room,’ playing among yards
of draping fabric and patterns.
She came to love these things,
which would later become
the subject for her designs.
Blatman attended Ringling
College in Florida and studied
fine arts before heading to Flor-
ence, Italy where she studied
for three years at the Studio
WSUB Productions screens student films
Brayden Varr
Journal Staff
WSUB Productions, one of
Suffolk’s many clubs, is specifi-
cally dedicated to the creation
of small films by students.  On
Dec. 3 the club held a showcase
in Donahue 311 to a small crowd
consisting mostly of actors, di-
rectors, and dedicated fans.
Throughout the two hours of
footage shown, there were a total
of 14 films.  The genres ranged
from horror, public service an-
nouncements, crime chases,
battle scenes, comedy and
any combination of the above.
The night began with a
short-film titled Suffolk Slasher.
What was shown was a film
preview about a murderer on
the loose here at Suffolk Uni-
versity.  The soundtrack for the
preview was excellently uti-
lized; but the picture quality
Artist Resa Blatman speaks in front of her work at NESAD
Arts Center, an experience she
described as overwhelming
and emotional. While there, she
spent a lot of time sculpting and
painting. In her thirties, after re-
alizing that a career in fine arts
didn’t exactly pay the bills, she
decided to return to school and
study graphic design at Mas-
sachusetts College of Art. After
that, she went back to school at
BU for her masters in painting,
she graduated from BU in 2006.
Blatman’s paintings are
was so distracting, the movie
was hard to pay attention to.
The third film of the night
invited a wide variety of film-
ing techniques exhibiting ev-
erything from music videos,
to animation, to clay-mation,
commercials, and ended with
a frightening Ring spoof.  The
director/producer, known
as indiandave34 on Youtube,
wanted to show what skills
he had in filming and break
dancing.  The soundtrack was
an appropriate choice for the
mood of the clip.  More videos
by the creator can be found
on indiandave34’s YouTube.
The fourth film of the night
was the first of many fight
or chase scenes.  This was a
long-standing sword (pool
stick) fight throughout Suf-
folk’s many buildings.  At first
the clip was funny to watch be-
cause of how poorly planned
heavily inspired by graphic
design, showing elements such
as the layering of effects. If you
look closely at her work, you
can see layers of paint built up
on top of stamped patterns that
screen across the compositions.
Blatman begins by col-
lecting hundreds of photo
references, a process that is
extremely time consuming.
She uses images such as birds,
bats, fruit, flowers and other
things in nature. Ironically,
out the battle scene was, but
eventually it got annoying. The
film quality was again subpar.  throughout the night, the one
A film about Peer Pressur-
ing was the first public service
announcement of the night.  This
clip over-dramatized the usage
of drugs and peer pressure to-
wards college students.  The ac-
tors in the clip were very enter-
taining, and it was very well put
together.  Also, this was the first
clip of the night in which the film
quality was clear and legible.
Drunk Doctor was the tenth
film shown.  The whole film was
over the top and full of bad act-
ing.  Whether or not that was
the purpose of the film, it was
hard to sit and watch every-
thing that was going on.  The
angles were awkward, the film
quality was the worst yet, the
background noise was unbear-
able, and the acting was ter-
rible.  The ending of the film,
Photo by Eleanor Kaufman
these innocent, beautiful- look-
ing compositions are deeply
mysterious, provocative, and
extremely sexual in content.
Blatman’s themes of sex,
fertility and reproduction
are abstracted and dispersed
discreetly behind bellowing
shapes, leafy designs, and flo-
ral patterns. Sex is everywhere.
The more time you spend
walking around looking, the
more visible it becomes. “Re-
ally when you look at nature, it
however, was quite funny.  is caught up in his childhood
Of the many shoot-outs
worth mentioning was by Ma-
son Marino.  This film contained
depth, and a slight plot (consid-
ering how long it was). In addi-
tion, the film quality was clear
and the acting was impressive
for a casual movie shoot like this.  into a mental ward.  With a
A scene from Pulp Fiction
was perfectly recreated.  Marino
was daring and put the origi-
nal clip in the bottom corner of
the screen so the viewers could
trace the remake’s movements
along with the original.  The
new actors followed almost per-
fectly in sync with the film; it
was quite impressive.  The tone
of the original actors carried out
through the new actors and the
remake felt perfectly legitimate.
A film titled Ash Goes Crazy
ended the showcase.  Ash Ket-
chum from the Pokémon series
December 9, 2009
is all sex,” she said. She spoke
about sex as a thing of nature,
and not a pornographic sense.
She explained that the sexual
imagery in her work is meant
to be subtle, meant to whis-
per to the viewer instead of hit
them over the head with it like
so much other sexual artwork.
Blatman spoke to students
and faculty from all three de-
partments- fine arts, graphic
design and interior design.
Many students in the audience
were interested in Blatman’s
ability to work with both fine
art and graphic design. Blat-
man creates fine art that utiliz-
es the two contradictory form
of art. Blatman has taken the vi-
sual elements of graphic design
and has utilized them within
a framework of her Fine Art.
Blatman’s pieces are visu-
ally dramatic, her colors liter-
ally pop off the wall and her
imagery is strange and entic-
ing. Each piece hanging on the
wall leads into the next- and as
you glance around the space,
all of the paintings seem to
have a conversation with one
another…an intricate, sensual
and very sexual conversation.
Resa Blatman’s exhibi-
tion runs through Jan. 12.
w w w. re s a b l a t m a n . c o m
life, yet winds up here at Suf-
folk University.  He runs into
his nemesis, Gary, who tells
him Professor Oak had died
and there was really no such
thing as Pokémon.  Ash is un-
able to accept this and goes
crazy. He is eventually placed
funny story line like this, it’s
hard to mess up.  However, the
film quality was, yet again poor.
For a college short film
night, the showing was decent. 
With some faults along the way,
some films were exceptionally
good such as The Bet, The Slash-
er, and Peer Pressuring. Despite
the low-resolution format and
the apparent lack of a tripod,
WSUB Productions still offers
great opportunity to make that
silly little film the kid in us all
has always desired to shoot.
 PAGE 9
A Night of Ten Minute Plays
Alexander Sessa
Journal Staff
Consort and Distort: A
night of Ten Minute plays was
presented this past Friday and
Saturday in the Donahue café.
Not only did the show attract
a large turnout, the audience
sat intently through each short
play, laughing and having an
excellent time. The first of sev-
en plays, John Clancy’s Another
Beautiful Story, was a satire that
poked fun at plays in general.
It opened with a narrator who
discussed what it means to be
part of a play – then dies. His
body is then accompanied by
three meaningless characters:
one of whom wants to tell a
story, one of whom does not
want to tell the story, and one
who has no purpose at all.
The three remaining charac-
ters argue about whether or
not it would be appropriate to
continue the play until one of
them establishes that the nar-
rator died from “lack of belief”
on the part of the audience.
The second play, Paul
Dooley and Winnie Hlolzman’s
Post- Its (Notes on a Marriage),
stressed the importance of tak-
ing the time to be with each
other. A man and a woman
(both without names) sit apart
from each other, reading post-
it notes they have left for one
another. Through this process,
their relationship grows from
their first night together all
throughout their married life.
The audience learns they have
a child together named Euge-
nia, who grows up to have a
daughter named Careen. This
Ashley Hevey (left) and Caroyln McRae (right) in "Playwrighting 101"
Jordan Frechtman and Ashley Hevey in "Forward Motion"
couple ages together and shifts
from being a vibrant young
pair to an old couple. Through
the years, they always seem to
need milk, as their notes say,
“we need milk.” They grow
somewhat distant until the
woman eventually dies. The
man leaves himself one final
note saying he found every
post-it note he wrote to his
wife, showing she loved him
so much, she kept each one.
While this male and fe-
male duo theme was common
throughout the show, the re-
lationship among these roles
altered quite significantly.
Forward Motion by John Elliot
consisted of a young man and
a young woman, both college
students, trying to spell chal-
lenging words. This mini spell-
Photo courtesy of the Performing Arts Office
ing bee develops into a conver-
sation in which they discuss the
fact that the young man is gay
and unable to tell his parents.
Fairy Tale, an outrageous
comedy written by Tracey Wil-
son, depicted a married couple
obsessed with shopping at Wal-
Mart. They shop constantly,
always bringing their children
with them, never missing an
opportunity to shop at the re-
tail giant. When they begin to
hear the items talking to them,
however, things go awry and
they are banned. Other people
seem to face similar circum-
stances, which causes Wal-Mart
to suffer. The play focused on
the evils of Wal-Mart even, at
one point, incorporating Satan
himself. Ultimately, when the
couple is forced to choose be-
tween the store and their chil-
dren, Wal-Mart wins the battle.
After a brief intermission,
Playwright 101: The Rooftop Les-
son by Rich Orloff depicted
two actors and a narrator and
opened with the line “I’m gon-
na jump!” The narrator of this
story has the power to stop,
rewind, and ultimately dictate
the outcome of these characters,
simply by stating their actions
are not adequate for a proper
play. They reenact several of
the same actions numerous
times, but with different results.
In one instance, the person at-
tempting suicide is stopped by
the actor simply saying, “Don’t
do it.” The first actor responds
by saying “Okay.” Dissatis-
fied, the narrator forces the ac-
tors to develop their actions by
Photos courtesy of the Performing Arts Office
Will Burke and Jenn Losco in "Fairy Tale"
December 9, 2009
rewinding and pausing them.
Frustrated, the two eventually
turn on him, steal his mysti-
cal remote control, and freeze
him. The person who once
intended to commit suicide
pulls out a gun and kills him.
Unlike most of the plays,
Jerome Hairston’s Three Dimen-
sions was not a comedy. This
play involved two men caring
for a sleeping woman. While
the specific problem is left com-
pletely ambiguous, it proved
to be an emotional piece. The
two men argue over the care of
this girl, not knowing how she
should be treated or with what.
Finally, the play drifted into the
mind of the sleeping girl, offer-
ing her side of the story. She
says she has been in the hospi-
tal and was subjected to tests
until finally a CAT scan of her
brain offered the real problem.
Finally, Bar Mitzvah Boy
by Samara Siskind depicted a
boy named Samuel becoming a
man in the Jewish faith. Samuel
danced with the girl he adores,
Stacy, who constantly claims
he is “touching her butt.”
Samuel denies this obscene
action. Through this coming-
of-age story, Samuel proclaims
his true feelings for Stacy.
At the end of the play, the
actors bowed with their respec-
tive stage partners while the au-
dience gave a standing ovation.
“I found the plays to be very
entertaining and humorous,”
said Alli Kratik, class of 2013.
Dayna-Leigh Calma-Phillips,
also class of 2013, added, “It
was really witty!” The ten min-
ute plays have proven to be suc-
cessful means of entertainment.
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staff Wes Anderson still fantastic
SOUNDS Derrek Anderson
Journal Staff
...of the decade
Wes Anderson has done it
again, this time in a stop-mo-
tion animated take on Roald
Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox (20th
Century Fox, 2009). The classic
childhood book was brought to
life on the big screen with the
innovative mind of Anderson
and expanded on, making the
story original to the director.
Mr. Fox, voiced by George
Sonic Youth Clooney, is a chicken thief in
"Murray Street" his early life. He is crafty in his
I know I picked this for staff art of thievery and risks his life
sounds before but since it came to pull off his line of work. But
out in 2002, I've listened to it a
when his wife, Mrs. Fox (Meryl
couple hundred times. Not sick Streep), tells him she’s preg-
of it yet. nant and makes him promise
-Clay Adamczyk to give up his stealing, he puts
his old life behind him to start a
new one. Flashing forward, Mr.
Fox’s life has changed with a
son and a job at the local news-
paper, but his desire to steal
still burns brightly. He decides
to take the risk of stealing from
the meanest farmers in the area,
Bean, Boggis, and Bunce. Push-
ing the farmers too far, they
react to Mr. Fox’s thievery and
Radiohead chaos ensues. The three farm-
"In Rainbows" ers work together to try to take
A corporation shattering down the crafty fox and his
unorthodox album release put family. Together, Mr. Fox, his
together in 10 days resulting in family, and the neighborhood
a more successful release than animals must fight for their
Hail to the Thief. lives as the farmers destroy
Epic post-metal at its best
-Matt Altieri
Clay Adamczyk
Journal Staff
Boston’s mild winter took
a brief hiatus last Wednesday.
The unusually warmer weather
was replaced with a frigid chill,
which is more normal for a New
Bad Religion England December. The wind
"Empire Strikes First" was bitter and sleet bombarded
Because LA has been burning the smiling faces, many who,
more than usual this decade. despite the inclement elements,
Harmonies and punk beats?
Hell yes!
still decided to trek to the Mid-
dle East Upstairs that night. It
-Alex Pearlman should be no shocker the ven-
ue sold out, because Chicago’s
own epic-math-post-metal
trio, Russian Circles, are one
hell of a draw in any weather.
Colin Snyder, the drummer
of Boston’s own math-rock duo
Thief Thief, described the event
best by saying, “this is the show
no musician should miss.”
Hordes of viewers crowded the
Happy Birthday Shoshana! stage not only to be entertained,
-Ethan M. Long but to learn from these metal
their homes and livelihood.
Although the movie made
an older-fashioned stop-mo-
tion animation, it worked in-
credibly well for the film and
story. It preserved the childlike
essence of Dahl’s book and kept
the audience attentive and alert
to the wild and crazy things
that happen throughout. The
story is told well, and stays true
to the general idea of Dahl’s
story, but has it’s extended sub-
plots for different characters,
giving the audience more to
think about. An alternate end-
ing from the actual story is
fused into the movie as well,
but is an excellent expansion on
the concept of Dahl’s original.
From the casting, to the an-
gurus. Russian Circles are tech-
nical wizards, creating an or-
chestral sound with only three
people. Mike Sullivan’s use of
loops creates a powerful wall of
sound that rushes over you like
a tidal wave. Brian Cook’s bass
shakes your bones and rattles
fillings right out of your mouth
as you stare, jaw-dropped and
"This is a show no
musician should
miss."
drooling, at their raw talent.
This chaotic pleasure is held
together by Dave Turncrantz-
possibly the most precise
drummer alive. Each flick of
the drumstick on the snare is
made with the speed of a hum-
mingbird’s wings, and can only
be appreciated in live view-
Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox
imation, and the quirky humor
to the serious situations, An-
derson’s signature techniques
are found all over the film. He
has a tendency to keep the same
cast for his movies, such as Bill
Murray, Owen Wilson, Jason
Schwartzman, and Willem Da-
foe, who work well every time,
and work equally as well in this
film. Clooney and Streep also
pull off amazing performances,
their roles fitting perfectly to
their styles. Clooney’s father-
like voice acting seemed to fit
him perfectly for this project.
Fantastic Mr. Fox is a uni-
versal film as well. An older
crowd may enjoy it more for
its subtle humor, but a younger
audience could enjoy it just as
ing. It’s no wonder a striving
musician would want to learn
from this. Music 101 The Preci-
sion of Music: Russian Circles is
a class that would fill up fast.
Russian Circles brought
all they had to the Middle
East that night, most impor-
tantly, tunes from their re-
cently released masterpiece,
Geneva (Suicide Squeeze, 2009).
Though additional strings were
not part of the live act, stripped
down is not in Russian Circles’
vocabulary. The gentle back-
ground strings most audibly
present in Gevena’s opening
track, “Fathom,” were replaced
with a greater harmonization
December 9, 2009
much. Anderson substitutes
all profanity with the word
“cuss,” which is funny for
adults and good for children.
Although the movie is based
on a children’s book, the direct-
ing and extension to the story
portrays deeper meanings of
family, community, personal
discovery, fear and impulse.
Quirky, fun, and clev-
er, Fantastic Mr. Fox has run
through theaters like the thief
he is, staying under the radar
but ever-so-present. If given
the chance, see the film and see
the crazy stop-motion world of
Anderson’s creative mind. It
will leave fans saying, “Fantas-
tic Mr. Fox is real cussing good!"
of feedback redefining the or-
chestral sound. “Malko,” was
a love story that ends in heart
break, while title track, “Gen-
va,” starts from an in-your-face
crunch to a full on in-your-
head war. While Sullivan and
Turncrantz exchanged worried
looks during some of these new
pieces, the problems in sound
were unbeknownst to everyone
else. Amongst the Geneva roar,
RC dipped into Station (Sui-
cide Squeeze, 2008) staples like
“Verses” and “Youngblood”
and the Enter (Flameshovel
Records, 2006) apocalyptic an-
them “Death Rides a Horse.”
A man named Canada,
speaking for Russian Circles,
stated, “[Russian Circles]
likes to keep their anonym-
ity, and were not doing in-
terviews.” No need. Their
music speaks for them.
myspace.com/russiancircles
 PAGE 11 December 9, 2009

Controversial & heartbreaking

The Lovely Bones
Shoshana Akins sie Salmon, in Bones. Her debut forcing her to make a choice if
Journal Staff and Oscar-nominated perfor- she wants to always be look-
mance in Atonement at the age ing in the past, or go on to ex-
When Alice Sebold’s nov- of 13 immediately shot her into plore what else is out there. 
el The Lovely Bones hit the the spotlight and built up high “It was kind of surreal at
bookstands five years ago, it hopes for her future career. first, because it was all blue
shook worlds with its horrify- Can she continue her popular- screen, and I hadn’t worked
ingly honest tale of a young ity in the Oscar queue, or will with that much blue screen be-
girl’s murder. A shocking this be the end of the road?  fore, and most of Heaven was
rape scene, the intimate por- To Ronan, the nomina- going to be put in afterwards,”
trayal of a devastated fam- tions and the reviews of the explained Ronan. “It was some-
ily, and a beautiful new look movie do not matter. What is times difficult to try and imag-
at the afterlife, came together most important is that she is ine what it was going to be
to create a phenomenal story proud of what she made, and like, what it was going to look
everyone was raving about.  hopes everyone appreciates like. But I saw the movie a few
This coming January, this the narrative as a new creation.  days ago and it was a lovely
story will be translated from pa- “To be honest, I try not to surprise to finally see Heaven.” 
per to the silver screen with Pe- think about award season at Though the movie and the
ter Jackson’s movie adaption of all, especially when it concerns book are said to be two separate
the same name, The Lovely Bones a movie that I’ve made,” com- works, early viewers were out-
(Paramount Pictures, 2009).  mented Ronan to the Journal. raged that the supremely sig-
The film has already pre- “I just really hope that every- nificant and monumental rape
miered in London and is set one enjoys it, that they connect scene had been entirely taken
for a limited opening in the to it as much as they did with out of the movie. This was the
United States this coming Fri- the book. So, if awards come whole reason Sebold’s book was
day, and has come out among as well, then that’s brilliant!”  so controversial and so moving,
a whirlwind of reviews. Some Dark roles are a comfort- yet the scene is nowhere to be
are already calling it a top able place for Ronan due to her seen. To Ronan, this is a benefit
Oscar contender. But many past experience in other films, rather than a loss and adds a
others believe that Jackson, but dealing with a blue screen, new creative aspect to the film. 
whose affinity for CGI and especially working with the “I don’t think it changes it
Image courtesy of Paramount Pictures
special effects can be clearly amounts that Jackson calls for, at all, really. I think if anything,
seen in his past blockbusters, is a completely different story. it makes it stronger because I
has destroyed a beautiful and The most CGI-heavy scenes think it’s kind of the easy route them think of it for themselves sumably to make room for
entertaining narrative with are also of the most anticipated to put that kind of scene in. It and that can even be stronger.”  the surprisingly successful
his blue screen-infused, over- recreated images of the book: can make people uncomfort- But in the end, what really movie Up in the Air) the offi-
whelmingly digital recreation.  the idea of Heaven. For Susie, able,” said Ronan. “I find that matters is the movie’s recep- cial date is now set to be Jan.
Stirring around with all the afterlife is an amalgamation if they do it the way that we tion during the opening week. 15, 2010 and looks to be an
these remarks are the reviews of what was, is, and could be. did in The Lovely Bones, it… Though Paramount moved interesting, or at least contro-
of Saoirse Ronan, the young All the possibilities of her life just leaves it up to the audi- the nationwide premier back versial, night at that movies.
actress who plays the lead, Su- and death are laid out for her, ence’s imagination, and lets from its December debut (pre-

30 Seconds to Mars at it again but this time it means war

Is War, the al- Another great that brings a sense of calm-
Ashley Maceli bum may seem song, “Closer to the ness and closure to the album. 
Journal Staff rather bland Edge,”  continues the A continuous background
30 Seconds to Mars has compared to line of great songs chorus of what sounds like kids
returned with their third al- their past two with its catchy beats. with gorgeously raspy voices is
bum, This Is War (Virgin Re- a l b u m s — a t An even better song, one of the best features of the
cords/EMI, 2009), which was least in the be- “Von Populi”  starts off album that really pulls heart-
released this past Tuesday.  ginning. 30 Sec- strong, featuring drums strings. These voices compli-
Jared Leto, frontman of onds to Mars and claps, giving the ment Leto’s voice as well as
the band, is better known for has always message of community the album’s message and the
his roles in such movies as been known and strength. The song overall feel of strength and
American Psycho, Requiem For A for completely “Hurricane,” featuring persistence. The background
Dream and, of course, Chapter 27 different and Kayne West, sounds chorus throughout the album is
where Leto dedicated his body epic songs, similar to “Kings And just hundreds of 30 Seconds to
to play Mark David Chapman, but even the Queens,” but isn’t as Mars fans helping out with the
the crazed man who murdered single “Kings great as one would ex- sound, a fact that makes it more
John Lennon 29 years ago out- And Queens” pect it to be. “Stranger in personable to the fans. This
side of the Dakota Hotel in New is nothing too a Strange Land” seems also brings a more intimate
York City. It is clear that Leto special, in fact, to continue on the same relationship between the band
Image courtesy of Virgin Record/EMI
has a knack for acting, which it just kind feel of the album, yet and the fans, especially for
transcends into his music career of drags on. The album truly ably their best album to date. with a little bit more space-age someone listening to the songs. 
as well. He has a quality voice starts when the title track, “This “This Is War” is over five min- feel. This makes it a complete- Even though it's maybe a
that is made for pure scream- Is War,” begins. The song feels utes of triumph and power that ly random and odd addition little different from their older
ing. The latest album portrays the same as previously released transitions into the next track, that seems like 30 Seconds to stuff, This Is War is still a pretty
just how crisp his voice is, songs “From Yesterday” and “100 Suns,” which slows the Mars fails at making a differ- good album. While it may have
however, some of the music is “The Kill,” featured on their album’s pace, while an acoustic ent song for the album. Finally, some weaker songs, the over-
not good enough to back it up.  second album, A Beautiful Lie song comes into play—a beau- the album ends with “L490,” a all feel of the album is what 30
When first listening to This (Virgin Records, 2005), argu- tiful choice after “This Is War”.  completely instrumental piece Seconds to Mars is known for.
 PAGE 12
Crossword Puzzle:
Delia's Picks For when class is boring
On Campus
On Wednesday Dec. 9, the Performing Arts Office is hosting their
annual Holiday Concert. Enjoy performances by the Ramifications,
The Jazz Ensemble, The Dance Company, The Vocal Ensemble and
many more. The office extends the invite to the entire Suffolk com-
munity. The show is free and starts at 7 p.m. in the C. Walsh Theater.
Off Campus
As classes and finals come to an end, students are beginning to
pack to go home for the holiday break. Even though you are heading
home, do not become a stranger to the city. Buy tickets now for the
all of the wonderful holiday shows around Boston. The Urban Nut-
cracker, a spin on the classic E.T.A. Hoffman story, will be playing
from Dec 4 - Dec 20. Plus, tickets are cheaper than the original Nut-
cracker. Other events include Naughty and Nice: A Christmas Reperto-
ry, Mamma Mia and A Rockin’ Christmas Spectacular, with Brenda Lee.
Easy Sudoku
ACROSS
1. Unlikely to make anything
happen
11. Liquor from molasses
12. Beat with a stick
13. Compound containing the
azido group
14. Wow
16. Omitted to
18. Darkens
19. Froth
20. Scottish river
21. Most sickening
22. Criticizes severely
26. Lay aside
27. Slender fast-moving snake
31. Garnish
32. Area in Germany around
the upper Elbe river
33. Runs away
34. Happy
35. Gambol
36. Major waterway
37. Pointed projection
40. Netherlands
42. Affirmatives
43. Asian mountain republic
45. Spanish artist
46. Common
47. Meter
52. Brain
53. Distort
56. Yemeni capital
57. Protective capsule
58. Native Indian soldier
59. Son of Odin
60. Give to a team-mate
61. Drink carton
62. Jollity
December 9, 2009
DOWN
2. Fanatic
3. Stiffly neat
4. Radiation units
5. Lengthen
6. Before reducing in value
7. Dual power (2-2)
8. Track
9. Race
10. Offer for sale
13. Expert
14. Gluttonies
15. Maryland town
17. Signs of distress
19. Female sibling
23. Contend
24. Blue and White (rivers)
25. Unclear atmospheric condi-
tion
28. With a progressive motion
29. Carving in relief
30. Hollow
36. Synchronizes
38. Buxom
39. Shot
41. Pleased
44. Deplorable
48. Latvian coins
49. Decorative stone with paral-
lel colored bands
50. Freshwater fish
51. Turkish river
53. Accustom to solids
54. Domed projection, usually
ecclesiastical
55. Betsy ----, flagmaker
58. Catch sight of
 PAGE 13 December 9, 2009

Sports briefs
Woods saga continues to get messier
Tiger Woods, golf's biggest superstar and one of the world's
most famous athletes, had himself quite a week. First, he crashed
his own car in the wee hours of the morning. Then, he was accused
Men's hockey
Dec. 29 @ Southern New Hampshire, 2 p.m.
by multiple women of having extra-marital affairs and eventually
at Codfish Bowl, UMass Boston
he apologized publicly for his “transgressions.” Now, ESPN.com
Dec. 30 vs. TBA Men's basketball
is reporting that a Florida state trooper attempted to subpoena Dec. 10 vs. Nichols, 7:30 p.m.
at Codfish Bowl, UMass Boston
Woods' blood work from the hospital he visited the night of the Dec. 12 @ St. Joseph's (Maine), 3 p.m.
Jan. 12 @ Southern Maine, 7 p.m.
accident because he thought the golfer may have been driving Jan. 9 vs. Lasell, 2 p.m.
under the influence, but his request was denied. The ESPN report
said that the trooper cited a witness who told him at the scene Women's basketball Jan. 12 vs. Emmanuel, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 14 vs. Norwich, 7:30 p.m.
that Woods had been drinking earlier in the night and that he Jan 6. vs. Manhattanville, 3 p.m.
had been prescribed Ambien and Vicodin. Late Monday night, Jan. 9 @ Simmons, 1 p.m.
RadarOnline reported that a ninth mistress had come forward, Jan 12. @ Pine Manor, 7 p.m.
leading to Woods' wife, Elin, moving out of their Florida home.

Two more added to MLB Hall of Fame

Team standings
Men's hockey Women's Men's
The Major League Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed two basketball Basketball
new members earlier this week: celebrated manager Whitey (ECAC) (GNAC) (GNAC)
Herzog and longtime umpire crew chief Doug Harvey were
both voted into the Hall by the Veterans Committee. Both will 1. Wentworth 5-0-0 1. Norwich 0-0 1. Johnson & Wales 2-0
be enshrined in baseball's hallowed halls next July. Harvey, who 2. Curry 3-0-1 2. Rivier 0-0 2. Albertus Magnus 1-0
will be the ninth umpire in the Hall, umpired for 31 seasons, 3. Becker 3-2-0 3. Simmons 0-0 3. Mount Ida 1-0
chalking up over 4,600 games, including five World Series and 4. Johnson & Wales 2-2-0 4. Suffolk 0-0 4. Norwich 1-0
six All-Star Games. Herzog managed 18 seasons for four dif- 5. Suffolk 1-2-1 5. Mount Ida 0-0 5. St. Joseph's (Maine) 1-0
ferent teams, and finished his career with 1,281 wins, three Na- 6. Nichols 1-3-0 6. St. Joseph's (Conn.) 0-0 6. Suffolk 0-1
tional League pennants and one World Series title, won in 1982 7. West. New England 1-3-0 7. Emerson 0-0 7. Emerson 0-1
with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Veterans Committee is made 8. Salve Regina 0-4-0 8. Emmanuel 0-0 8. Emmanuel 0-1
up of 16 Hall of Fame members who vote on eligible base- 9. Lasell 0-0 9. Lasell 0-1
ball figures. 12 votes are required to be selected for induction. 10. Johnson & Wales 0-0 10. Rivier 0-2
11. Pine Manor 0-0
12. St. Joseph's (Maine) 0-0 *All standings are
College football's big bowl match-ups set 13. Albertus Magnus 0-0 current as of Dec. 8.

The annual Bowl Championship Series Selection Show is

often a source of controversy, complaints and calls for a college
football playoff system. However, it seems that this year most
people think the system got it right. The BCS National Cham-
pionship game will be between a pair of undefeated teams, the
nationally top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (13-0) and the
Texas Longhorns (13-0). The Rose Bowl will be played between
the Oregon Ducks (10-2) and the Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2),
while the Sugar Bowl will feature the Cincinnati Bearcats (12-0)
and the aforementioned Florida Gators (12-1). The Orange Bowl
will feature what may be the most unheralded match-up, with
the Iowa Hawkeyes (10-2) taking on the Georgia Tech Yellow
Jackets (11-2). The most intriguing match-up is probably the Fi-
esta Bowl, which features a pair of lesser-known, smaller-market
undefeated teams: the Boise State Broncos (13-0) and the Texas
Christian University Horned Frogs (12-0). Boise State's last BCS
bowl appearance came in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, in which the
Broncos defeated Oklahoma in an overtime thriller that is widely
considered one of the best college football bowl games in years.

World Cup pairings announced

For the United States, the 2010 World Cup will open with
a familiar foe, one the Yanks have seen before, most recently in
the War of 1812, and before that in the Revolutionary War. Yes,
the American side will open play in soccer's biggest tournament
against the motherland, England, in a battle for soccer supremacy
that will have slightly lower stakes than the aforementioned “en-
counters” but is already creating quite a buzz. The two nations
haven't met in the World Cup since 1950, when the Americans
defeated the Brits in a 1-0 stunner. The match against England,
currently ranked ninth in the world, will take place on June 12 in
Rustenburg, South Africa. The two other teams in the Americans'
group are Slovenia, whom the US will play on June 18 in Johannes-
burg, and Algeria, who will face the Yanks on June 23 in Pretoria.
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Photo property of Keith Allison/WikiCommons

Ray Allen had a huge playoff
series against the Bulls, Mike Gi-
annattasio' favorite sports moment
of 2009.
Although the Red Sox, Celtics and Patriots
failed to raise more banners this past year, they
have all at least won championships this decade
and therefore I cannot complain about them not
doing so in 2009. The Bruins, on the other hand,
swept their arch nemesis , the Montreal Canadiens,
in the first round of the Eastern Conference quar-
ter-finals before going on to lose to the Carolina
Hurricanes in the semi-finals and ending their sea-
son short of winning the Stanley Cup. Seeing the
Bruins choke in the playoffs and letting their fans
down again is definitely my worst sports memory
of 2009. My best sports memory of 2009 was seeing
the Kevin Garnett-less Boston Celtics beat the Chi-
cago Bulls in the quarterfinals that turned out to
be one of the best playoff series of all time. While
the Celtics did not repeat as champions, they com-
peted and showed heart throughout the postsea-
son while playing without their dominant big man.
-Mike Giannattasio, Journal Staff
Roger Federer's Wimbeldon tri-
umph over Andy Roddick topped
Alex Mellion's list of 2009 sports
moments.
The worst sports moment of 2009 for me
was watching Jonathan Papelbon blow the save
in Game 3 of the ALCS against the Los Angeles
Angels of Anaheim, and then eventually having
to watch the New York Yankees celebrate their
27th World Series title. The best sports moment
of 2009 for was either watching Jesus Christ (also
known by his human name, Roger Federer) beat
Andy Roddick in the finals of Wimbledon, or,
being a Connecticut native, watching the Uni-
versity of Connecticut’s women’s basketball
team go 39-0 and win the National Title. Oh,
and one more “best moment” from 2009: finding
out that A-Rod took steroids back in 2003-2004.
-Alex Mellion, Journal Staff
Kevin Garnett's knee injury all but
guaranteed that there would be
no Celtics-Lakers Finals rematch in
2009.
It was late February, and Kevin Garnett
went up for an alley-oop against the Utah
Jazz. He came down awkwardly, straining his
right knee in the process, and single-handedly
ending any chance the Boston Celtics had of
winning back-to-back championships for the
first time since the Bill Russell and Bob Cousy
days of 1955-1956. Garnett's injury left a gap-
ing hole in a very talented 2008-2009 Celt-
ics team that was primed to battle the likes
of Clevelend, Orlando, and Los Angeles for
the title. Unfortunately, we never got to see a
healthy KG battle Dwight Howard and LeBron
James, and instead the Lakers went on to win
their 15th championship in franchise history.
-Matt West, Assistant Sports Editor

Writers speak: best and worst sports moments of 2009

2009 was a year of resurgence for the hometown hockey club, the Boston Bruins.
My favorite sports moment would have to be the first round sweep of the hated Mon-
treal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. 2009 was like the complete
opposite of 2008 for the B’s: in 2008, the Bruins didn’t beat the Habs at all during the
regular season, and then fell to them in seven games in a playoff series for the ages. In
2009, the B’s lost to the Habs in a shootout in their first meeting, and then won the rest
of the games, including the four playoff games. The series was filled with great mo-
ments, like the blast from Zdeno Chara to win game one and Patrice Bergeron drop-
ping Josh Gorges with one left-handed punch in game two. Game four had to be the
best though: Milan Lucic knocking out Mike Komisarek, only to have Komi come back,
cross-check him in the face and get kicked out of his last game as a Canadien; Carey
Price, the Habs’ Golden Boy, getting ridiculed by the crowd and mockingly acknowl-
edging them in the style of Patrick Roy; and finally, a monologue worthy of Shakespeare
from Jack Edwards to cap it all off, as he somehow related the 2009 Boston Bruins to
the American minutemen fighting the British in the Revolutionary War. If you don’t
remember the “rag tag band of farmers” speech, then you can’t be a real Bruins fan.
-Dan Ryan, Sports Editor Photo property of Dan4thNicholas/WikiCommons

A healthy Patrice Bergeron played a key

role in the Bruins' first-round sweep of
the hated Montreal Canadiens in last
April's playoff series.
 PAGE 15
2009: The Ram year in review
A look back at the many headlines from the past year in Suffolk sports
Dan Ryan
Journal Staff
Baseball takes home GNAC crown
The 2009 season was a
memorable one for the boys
of Suffolk’s baseball team, as
the squad brought the GNAC
Championship back to Beacon
Hill and earned a spot in the
NCAA D-III playoffs for the
fourth time in a decade. The
Rams finished the season, play-
offs included, with an impres-
sive 30-11 record, including
a stellar 12-3 mark in GNAC
play. According to GoSuf-
folkRams.com, in the baseball
program’s 62-year history, the
2009 season marked only the
third time a Suffolk baseball
club reached the 30-win mark.
The Rams entered the
GNAC tournament as the sec-
ond-seed, but road a power-
ful offense and strong pitch-
ing all the way to the title. The
tournament opened with a
dramatic 4-2 win over Alber-
tus Magnus, as Mark Addesa
lined a single up the middle
with two outs in the bottom of
the eighth to give the Rams a
lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
With the win, the Rams
advanced to the title se-
ries against host St. Joseph’s
Looking ahead to 2010...
Women's
basketball
The Lady Rams are a young
group, and their inexperience
showed during a 2-4 start to
the season. However, Ed Ley-
den's bunch has been show-
ing promise as of late, winning
two in a row. It will be impor-
tant for the team to get roll-
ing by the time their GNAC
slate begins in mid-January.
Photo property of Suffolk Athletics Dept.
(Maine). The first game of the
series was truly a wild one, as
the teams combined for 43 runs
in what would eventually be a
22-21 Ram victory. The Rams
scored 11 runs in the second
inning, and got seven RBIs on
the game from Rory Gentile
and five from Bobby Barrett.
Poised to take the title in the
series’ second game, the Rams
jumped out to a 4-0 lead only
to see St. Joseph’s come from
behind to win, 6-5, despite a
complete game, eight-hit ef-
fort from pitcher Reid Jackson.
However, the Rams made
sure St. Joseph’s wouldn’t
be able to come from be-
hind again, as they took the
third and final game, and
the GNAC title, in a convinc-
ing fashion with a 15-5 win.
Despite the success in
the GNAC tournament, the
Rams were unable to carry
their momentum with them
to the NCAA tournament,
as the team dropped two
straight games (7-6 vs. WPI
and 13-2 vs. Eastern Connecti-
cut) and saw a highly success-
ful season come to a close.
Men's hockey
Currently sitting at 3-6-2
overall (1-2-1 ECAC NE), the
Rams are feeling the effects
of their incredibly difficult
schedule. However, the expe-
rience, along with solid goal-
tending and a potent offense,
should bode well for the team
in the second half of the season.
As was to be expected at the
end of such a great campaign,
members of the team cleaned
up at the end of season awards
ceremonies as well. Barrett
was named an All-American
Honorable Mention and was
a third team All New England
selection as well. Gentile was
named to ESPN the Magazine’s
Academic All-District team
for his outstanding perfor-
mance in the classroom. Ad-
desa was named to the GNAC
All-Conference first team and
was also named GNAC Tour-
nament Most Valuable Player.
Anthony Iacopucci was named
to the GNAC Sportsmanship
team, and the Rams had a
number of players named to
the GNAC All-Conference sec-
ond and third teams as well.
While the team likely would
have preferred a deeper run
into the NCAA tournament to
end the season, the 2009 season
was a successful one. Not only
did the Rams rack up an impres-
sive amount of individual and
team accolades, they brought
home the one trophy that re-
ally counts: the GNAC title.
Men's
basketball
The Rams started off
strong, winning their first four
games, but have now dropped
three in a row. Consistency
will be key for this talented
young team, and the upper-
classmen will have to guide
the younger players through
the tough times that are a
part of every team's season.
Ram tennis brings another title to Suffolk
Last spring, the Suffolk
men’s tennis team saw their
sporting counterparts on the
baseball team pushing to-
wards a GNAC title, and de-
cided, “hey, why not us?” Not
to be outdone, the tennis team
brought home their own GNAC
championship, giving Suffolk
multiple spring-season cham-
pions and creating a miniature
“Titletown” on Beacon Hill.
The Rams, lead by coach
Isaac Stahl, defeated Emerson
College in the GNAC title game
by a score of 5-3, giving Suf-
folk temporary sports bragging
rights over all of the land be-
tween Boylston and Cambridge
Streets. The team finished the
season with a record of 9-3
overall, with a 3-1 record in
GNAC play. In beating Emer-
son in the championship match,
the Rams avenged their only
in-conference loss of the sea-
son, as the Lions defeated the
Rams at Emerson on March 28.
The season started off
slowly for the Rams, as the
team went 1-2 in its first three
games. However, after the
Emerson loss, which came in
the third match of the year,
Women's tennis comes up short
Looking to complete a
GNAC tennis sweep, the Lady
Rams of Suffolk’s women’s
tennis team advanced to the
GNAC finals before falling
to Simmons by a score of 6-0.
Despite the disappoint-
ing end, the season was a suc-
cessful one for the team as a
whole. Overall, the team is
very young, with just one se-
nior and one junior. The lack of
experience didn’t hurt the Lady
Rams early on though, as the
team started the 2009 campaign
with four wins in five matches.
However, as the season wore
on, the team began to play a
bit more inconsistently, alter-
Correction
Due to an editing error,
the name of the writer of
last week's "Thumbs Down"
piece on the Detroit Li-
ons was left out. The article
was written by Alex Mel-
lion, a Journal staff writer.
December 9, 2009
the team went on a tear, fin-
ishing the season by going
8-1 in the last nine games.
The Rams carried their hot
play into the GNAC tourna-
ment, as they crushed Norwich
in their first playoff match by
a score of 6-1 before trounc-
ing Emerson for the title.
The season was also suc-
cessful for a number of indi-
vidual student-athletes as well.
Stahl was named the GNAC
Coach of the Year, while Diego
Alvarado was named to both
the All-Conference first team
and the GNAC sportsmanship
team. Christopher Staley, a na-
tive of London, England, had
a huge season for the Rams in
his first year of college tennis.
Staley was named the GNAC
Rookie of the Year, an All-Con-
ference first team selection and
the GNAC Tournament MVP.
Garrett Freeman and Alvarado
were named to the All-Confer-
ence second team for doubles
play, while Jared Orkin was
named to the All-Conference
second team for singles play.
nating wins and losses in six
games from Sept. 25 to Oct. 11.
The team appeared to
round back into form in time
for the playoffs, winning two
matches in a row to finish the
regular season with a record
of 8-4 (6-2 GNAC) and set up
a semi-final playoff match
with rival Emerson College.
The Lady Rams squeaked by
the Lions, 5-4, to advance to the
GNAC finals against perennial
powerhouse Simmons, where
they saw their season come
to an end just one win away
from being GNAC champions.
With the run deep into the
playoffs, however, the team
has set itself up nicely for next
year. The squad’s younger
players now have invaluable
experience playing in high-
pressure late-season games.
While the loss may have
been a disappointing one, it
may end up benefitting the
younger members of this
Lady Rams team in the end.
 PAGE 16
NBA's finest hone their skills at Suffolk
Agreement between Suffolk, NBA allows teams allows to practice on the Rams' home court
Alex Mellion
Journal Staff
Imagine walking into the
Ridgeway building on the
way to class and bumping
into someone like Kobe Bry-
ant or LeBron James, two of
the NBA’s biggest stars. Seems
pretty far-fetched, right? Well
for quite a while now, walking
into Ridgeway means that one
may catch at least a glimpse of
some NBA teams practicing on
Suffolk’s very own basketball
court, located in the basement
of the Ridgeway building.
According to James Nel-
son, the Suffolk Athletic Direc-
tor, the arrangement for NBA
teams to hold practices before
or after their games against the
Boston Celtics in the Ridgeway
gym came from former Suf-
folk assistant basketball coach
and current Celtics Assistant
Executive Director of Basket-
ball Operations Leo Papile.
Papile was the assistant
basketball coach from 1978-
1979, and has been working
for the Celtics since 1997. He
wanted the Celtics to have a
place to practice if the Garden
was being occupied by another
group or team practicing, like
the Boston Bruins. Eventu-
ally, Nelson gave not only the
Boston Celtics, but all of the
teams that come into the city,
the option to use the Ridge-
way gym to hold practices.
“If the Garden is avail-
able, then that’s obviously the
team’s first preference,” Nel-
son said. “If they are unable to
practice at the Garden prior to
a game, they can [also] go to
the Boston College gymnasium
or the gyms in the Ritz-Carl-
ton and Four Seasons hotels.”
Nelson also mentioned that
sometimes, the visiting teams
will just head over to the Em-
erson College gym and practice
there because of the close prox-
imity of the gym to their hotel,
as most NBA teams stay at either
the Ritz or the Four Seasons.
“The teams that do practice
in our gym appreciate the pri-
vacy because the gym is 30 feet
underground,” Nelson said.
In addition to the security
Suffolk's arrangement with NBA teams not only allows pro players practice time
in Regan Gymnasium, but also allows Suffolk students a chance to meet the ath-
letes. Pictured is Suffolk sophomore Mike Giannattasio with Utah Jazz players
Deron Williams (above) and Carlos Boozer (top).
guards at the desk at Ridge-
way, most teams bring their
own security personnel with
them to the gym as well.
However, apparently not
everyone appreciates the pri-
vacy of the basement gym, as
legendary coach NBA head
coach Phil Jackson once com-
pared practicing in the gym to
“working in a cell.” The “Zen
Master,” best known for be-
ing a ten-time NBA champion
as coach of both the Michael
Photos courtesy of Mike Giannattasio
Jordan-led Chicago Bulls and
the Kobe Bryant-led Los An-
geles Lakers, made a dispar-
aging remark about the gym
after practicing there with the
Lakers a few years back, alleg-
edly quipping, “We were afraid
the rats were going to get us.”
“Phil Jackson tried to be
comical, but I didn’t find his
comments funny and after hear-
ing his remarks, I wrote him a
letter,” Nelson remembered.
“He wrote me back a letter of
apology and included a check.”
When asked if he still had
the letter, Nelson smiled and
responded, “of course I do.”
Everyone from Bryant
to Jordan to James has prac-
ticed in the Ridgeway gym.
“After he was drafted to
the Cavaliers, James made his
debut in a summer basketball
league in our facility,” Nelson
said. And while the university
receives no monetary compen-
sation, the NBA teams still draw
December 9, 2009
positive publicity for Suffolk.
“When students hear that
there’s a team practicing, they
usually wait in the lobby or out-
side and get autographs or pic-
tures from the team,” he said.
So, Suffolk students, keep
working on those jump-shots
in the Ridgeway gym, and who
knows? The chance of rubbing
elbows with some of the NBA’s
biggest stars on Suffolk’s Bea-
con Hill campus is actually a lot
greater than one would think.
Suffolk athletes
leaving an
impression on
NBA visitors as
well
When the Utah Jazz vis-
ited Boston to play the Celt-
ics earlier this season, a re-
porter following the team
had a chance to interact with
some Suffolk student ath-
letes. Below is an excerpt of
what he had to say, reprint-
ed from the Deseret News'
online Jazz Blog, written
by the News' Tim Buckley:
While waiting for postprac-
tice media availability - everyone
from campus security to any stu-
dent with interest could look in
on practice, but the two writers
who flew 2,000 miles from Utah
were locked out, go figure - had a
chance to chat with some of the
kids on the Suffolk baseball team.
They were inquisitive, per-
sonable and - most uplifting -
huge sports fans, just like you'd
suspect a team full of red-blooded
American youths raised in Bos-
ton and New England would be.
After watching them polite-
ly kick the company out of their
second-floor lounge and shove
some furniture to the walls so
they do stomach crunches, here's
hoping they have a solid season
- and that the one with inter-
est in sports journalism lands
a decent internship somewhere,
even if one of his first questions
was how [much] money there
is to be made in the business.