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Getting to SENIOR PROFILES

know Greek Kelsey Trenti Mitch Vieira
Jenn Orr
Journal Staff
They’re different from the rest in that
they don’t try to perpetuate stereotypes –
no jerks, snobs, or party-induced projectile
vomit. They’re relatively new and they have
big plans for Suffolk and the Beacon Hill
community. They want to be unique, and the
community service and philanthropic work
they do shows it. Introducing Sigma Alpha
Epsilon and Theta Phi Alpha: Suffolk Uni-
versity’s very own fraternity and sorority.
Fraternities have a bumpy history at Suf- Gianna Carchia
Derek Anderson
folk, but Sigma Alpha Epsilon is working
Journal Staff Journal Staff
to end the negative connotations that come
with being a brother. Establishing a Suffolk Senior and Student Government Associa-
“My hobbies… hmmm…” Senior Kelsey
chapter of SAE was the brainchild of Kyle tion (SGA) President Mitch Vieira has dedicat-
Trenti sits pondering in the Orientation and
Gaw, Paul Thompson, and Jeff Miller dur- ed most of his four collegiate years to serving
New Student Programs Office, reclined in her
ing their freshman year in 2008. The group the university’s community. The majority of his
chair. “I love wearing flip-flops. It has to be
was colonized in Sept. 2009 and is currently work has been with the SGA, beginning early as
above 30 for me to wear flip-flops. I like surf-
working toward receiving its charter, which his freshman year as a senator. He then became
ing… what else?” She stops and thinks some
is basically something that says your frater- treasurer for his sophomore and junior years.
more. “I’m a genius, that’s a hobby,” she says
nity/sorority has an established ritual and is Vieira is also a member of the Concert Com-
with a laugh. “I do stand-up, I guess that can be
recognized nationwide as a chapter. When mittee, the Leadership Education and Program-
a hobby. I like brand management, travelling, an
they receive their charter, the 27 members of ming (LEAP) Committee, and the Who’s Who
avid Team Coco reader, so I follow their blog.”
this “frat in the making” will join the larg- Selection Committee. A government major at Suf-
She ends the segment of the conversa-
est brotherhood in the country to become folk, Vieira is also a member of the political sci-
tion with a smile and the statement: “I’m very
the Suffolk chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. ence honor society. Besides his contributions to
awkward.” The interview she gave the Journal,
see GREEK page 2 see TRENTI page 3 see VIEIRA page 3

nside SUPERs battle student issues

SGA leadership awards
ournal
the

Bianca Saunders tion and resources con-

News
"SUNORML discussion
speaks for legalization'
pg. 5
International
"Japan's recovery made
difficult" pg. 6
Journal Staff
The Suffolk University
Peer Education Resource
(SUPER), is a group com-
prised of undergraduate
students trained to provide
their peers with informa-
cerning issues with which
many college students deal.  Alex Mellion The ceremony honored
“The goal is to help stu- Journal Staff student leaders, organizations
and faculty, recognizing them
dents develop the tools needed
for making informed choices Suffolk University’s ver- for their achievements within
that will support and encour sion of the Oscars, the Stu- the Suffolk community. Also
dent Government Association featured was a performance
see SUPERS page 5 (SGA) Leadership Awards, was
held at the Downtown Har-
by the Ramifications, Suf-
folk's co-ed a'cappella group,
vard Club on Monday night. and had closing remarks from
Nomination ballots were Dean John Silveria. Notably

Arts open to students, staff and fac-

ulty to nominate candidates
absent from the awards were
the E! Network, Ryan Seacrest,
"A Capella unites voices" based on provided criteria. and Joan and Melissa Rivers.
pg. 10

Opinion Outstanding freshman: Outstanding junior:

"Life planning" pg.14
Heidi Walsh Betty Lo

Sports Outstanding sophomore:

Lina Rodriguez
Outstanding senior:
"Dance company looking Alexa Golden
for practice space" pg. 18
Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Drexler-Hines see SGA page 3
 PAGE 2
POLICE BLOTTER Frat, sorority different from rest
from GREEK page 1
Wednesday, April 6
Celebrating its fifth birth-
day this year is the Suffolk
3:29 p.m. chapter of the Theta Phi Al-
Archer Building pha sorority, Gamma Lamb-
Report of a hazardouz condition at 20 Derne da. Consisting of 36 members,
St. Report filed. Case closed. Gamma Lambda was estab-
lished in 2006 and is currently
going through its “make or
break years” since recently
passing through all of its char-
Friday, April 8 ters. As the sorority grows
and membership increases,
graduating sisters like for-
10:25 a.m. mer TPA President Mikayla
Donahue Locke emphasize that “it’s re-
Donahue Cafe reported that there are signs ally up to the newer girls and
of someone climbing through the open cafe the newest girls to carry on.”
window within the wall last night. Report Judging by their rela-
tionships with the Suffolk
filed/ open case. community thus far, carry-
ing on the spirits and func-
2:25 p.m. tions of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sawyer Building and Theta Phi Alpha should
Report of larceny at 8 Ashburton Place not be a problem. In a world
where sororities and frater-
nities are often thought to be
hotbeds for college students
Saturday, April 9
12:00 a.m.
Public
A Suffolk University student was found in-
toxicated at 35 Brookline Street, Cambridge,
MA by a tenant. The caller notified EMS.
Report filed.
2:50 a.m.
150 Tremont
Elevator entrapment at 150 Tremont St. Re-
port filed.
trying to score booze and sex,
10:13 a.m. the Suffolk chapters of these
organizations are working
10 West
against that off-putting image.
Medical assist at 10 West Street. Report filed/ “We do a lot of commu-
case closed. nity service and a lot of fund-
raising for our chapter. It’s
11:02 p.m. mostly trying to make friends
150 Tremont basically,” said junior Kyle
Gaw, a Sigma Alpha Epsi-
Report of a water damage to mens bath-
lon brother. “I think you get
rooms on floors four and five of 150 tremont the negative stuff when you
Street. Report filed. go to bigger campuses and
Greek life is more prevalent,
but it’s not like that at all
[here]. It’s just basically guys
Monday, April 11 who want to make friends.”
Between friendship, com-
munity service, and fund-
2:24 p.m. raising, Greek life at Suffolk
150 Tremont is quite independent. The
Report of a smell of Marijuana on the 8th brothers and sisters do the
recruiting, pay dues every se-
floor. Report filed. Judicial Internal
mester to support themselves
financially, and leave the
9:29 p.m. rest of their financial needs
10 West to fundraising. Sigma Alpha
Medical assist at the Modern Theater. Report Epsilon and Theta Phi Alpha
filed. Case closed. do not receive any funding
April 13, 2011
from SGA, according to by-
laws stating that any selec-
tive organization (meaning
that they only allow male
members in one and female
members in the other) cannot
go through SGA for a budget.
Everything goes through the
groups themselves and the
recently established Greek
Council, which began opera-
tions last fall and funds the
sorority and fraternity – but
only if they work together
on a school event (Welcome
Back parties, Greek Week).
“There’s nothing really
Suffolk can do all that much.
I feel like they treat us OK;
I don’t think they treat us
badly,” Gaw said. “You have
to kind of think about it – we
can’t really get money from
[SGA], and I understand
that because the money that
they get comes from all the
students. So we can’t take
that money away when it
comes from all the students.”
Photo courtesy of Theta Phi Alpha
“Before Greek Council we
were completely on our own,
and we still are in a sense,”
Mikayla Locke said. “We do a
lot of events with them but a
lot of the things we do are our
own financial responsibility.”
And a lot of the things
that SAE and TPA do don’t
come cheap. Every summer,
there is a leadership conven-
tion organized by the national
Theta Phi Alpha office and the
sisters are required to send [a
leader] for different work-
shops. “That can get expen-
sive,” Locke continued, “so
we try to raise as much money
as we can each year for that.”
Fundraising is hardly
what SAE and TPA are all
about, however. The main
games with these two or-
ganizations are community
service and bettering the
Suffolk community through
networking and events. The
sisters from Theta Phi Alpha
– Gamma Lambda donate
supplies to Camp Friendship
every year, make cards for
the Big Sister Association of
Boston and Children’s Hospi-
tal, and participate in Service
Day. The brothers from Sigma
Alpha Epsilon plan to work
more Program Council and
are trying to end any strife be-
tween the Suffolk community
and Beacon Hill residents.
“We’re big with com-
munity service. That’s huge
with us – we do everything
and anything almost,” said
junior Robbie Waters, cur-
rent president of SAE. “Also,
just creating university rela-
tions. We’ve been working
really well with the Beacon
Hill Civics Association and
because Beacon Hill has is-
sues with Suffolk already,
we’re trying to bridge the gap
and make it so that they will
like Suffolk just in general.”
Joining a sorority or fra-
ternity at Suffolk involves
attending a rush week, held
every fall and spring semes-
ter. Rushes must display a
genuine interest and desire
in joining in order to become
pledges, and if pledges are
good enough, they become
brothers or sisters in their re-
spective organizations. Both
Sigma Alpha Epsilon and
Theta Phi Alpha are looking
forward to growing in mem-
bership over the upcoming
years, and they’re also hop-
ing that Greek life will have
more of a presence at Suffolk.
“As Greek life grows on
Suffolk campus, hopefully
we’ll grow and really cre-
ate a positive outlook on
Greek life,” Locke noted.
“Cooperation and commu-
nication are important.”
“Getting a bigger Greek
life would be awesome,” Wa-
ters added. “I think the oth-
ers would agree that bring-
ing another frat on campus
see GREEK page 4
 PAGE 3
Who's who among seniors
from TRENTI page 1
however, was not, and
filled with good conversation.
Trenti is about to be a
graduate from the Sawyer
Business School with a double
major in marketing and busi-
ness management. Graduat-
ing in May, Trenti has done a
lot for the university and has
fully embedded herself into it.
“I wanted to go to school
in the city, mainly,” said Tren-
ti, regarding her lure to Suf-
folk in the
first place.
“ T h a t ’s
"I just love Suffolk so much,
what drew
me here. I
this experience here has made my life."
also want-
ed to be close to the beach.”
Trenti also shed light on
what made her experience at
Suffolk so great. “I’d probably
have to say my overall involve-
ment here has made my expe-
rience that much better,” she
said. “I was actually talking to
Dave DeAngelis, I was doing
my Journey exit-interview,
and I was telling him I came
here to play basketball origi-
nally. And when I couldn’t
play basketball for whatever
reason, I was going to trans-
fer my second semester, but
then I became involved with
Program Council (PC). That
kind of just opened the doors
and opened opportunities
for me. I became an orienta-
tion leader. It just opened so
from VIEIRA page 1
the Suffolk community,
he is involved with the school
committee in his home town
of Seekonk, Massachusetts.
Vieira has had several
internships, but said he has
gained the most experience
through his involvement with
the university. Vieira is in-
terested in a career in public
service as an elected or ap-
pointed official, perhaps in
municipal-level government.
The next stop for Vieira
on the road to public of-
fice is a Master’s in pub-
lic administration that he
wants to pursue at Suffolk
after graduating in May.
“I would still like to be in-
volved on some level,” he says
regarding Suffolk, acknowl-
edging that a connection with
the school is completely dif-
ferent as a graduate student.
The commitment Vieira
has dedicated to his respon-
sibilities at the university
many doors for me and net-
working opportunities. I just
love Suffolk so much, this
experience here has made
my life. I love this place.”
And taken those op-
portunities, she has. Trenti
now works as a marketing
consultant for the Cape Ann
basketball team and for a
company called Signed On.
“Basically, what it is is a
web development company
and we aggregate social me-
dia, tools, widgets and ap-
plications. So laymen’s terms,
we build websites right now.
But we’re trying to shift that,
we’re developing a prod-
uct that will allow the user
to build websites without
the help of the developer.
So, I’m probably going to
stick with them,” said Trenti.
Trenti said she’d stick
with the job after gradua-
tion and then see what hap-
pens next. “I kind of just
go with the flow,” she said.
Trenti’s dream job, how-
ever, would be to work for
the company Patagonia.
“So Patagonia is a com-
pany like The North Face and
EMS. They sell outdoor appar-
el and it lasts forever,” Trenti
clarified. “But [the founder’s]
has not gone unseen. He has
received multiple acknowl-
edgements for his under-
takings. He was a recipient
of the Dorothy McNamara
award in his sophomore year
of college, an award that is
presented to a student who
has been highly involved on
campus. Vieira’s participation
in the Suffolk program, The
Journey, earned him the pro-
gram’s Leadership Corner-
stone Award. The Journey is a
program that aims to develop
leadership skills through the
four cornerstones of involve-
ment, service, career explora-
tion, and leadership. Vieira
was also named College of
Arts and Sciences (CAS)
Student of the Year in 2010.
Although he has benefit-
ted from abundant leader-
ship experience at Suffolk,
it is not what has meant the
most to him. Looking back,
Vieira says the most valu-
able part of his Suffolk ca-
philosophy is corporate cul-
ture is huge and it’s very im-
portant to keep your employ-
ees happy. So for example, if I
worked in the headquarters of
Utah and it was a great skiing
day outside, they would let
you go skiing for a few hours
and, on the honesty policy,
would have you come back
to work. How sick is that?”
Further down the road,
what Trenti truly wants is to
work in brand management.
“I find it fascinating to work
w i t h
demo-
graph-
ics and
target
m a r -
kets and see why people like
products and the psychology
and sociology that go with it.”
As for advice to the
students still here, Tren-
ti’s is simple and true.
“Just have fun, don’t
stress, and just go with the
flow. Don’t worry about the
drama, it doesn’t matter.
That would be my advice.
Because I think people get
caught up with stress every
day, like little stress, and it
really doesn’t matter in the
long run,” she said. “Net-
work as much as you can,
because it will pay off. I don’t
know, I can tell you a bunch
of bullshit, but just have fun!”
reer has been the time he
spent interacting with others.
“The best memories were
getting to know my fellow
students; making friend-
ships that last a lifetime,”
he said. “The people, the
classes; I’ve learned invalu-
able lessons at Suffolk.”
Vieira’s commitment to
serving his community will
greatly benefit him as he
pursues his dream of work-
ing as a public official. His
presence in Suffolk’s un-
dergraduate community
will be missed as he begins
the next phase in his life.
“My advice would be to
encourage every student to
get involved,” he said. Your
time as an undergraduate is
truly enriched by taking ad-
vantage of the opportunities
that are offered. These op-
portunities open doors with
networking and building
relationships that will last
long after you leave Suffolk.”
AAA, diversity services
form campus connection
Suffolk’s Asian American
Association (AAA), along
with the Office of Diver-
sity Services, is celebrating
throughout April for Asian
American heritage month.
“A lot of these events fold
into the Stand for Japan cam-
paign,” said Craig Cullinane,
associate director of Diversity
Services. “They are all op-
portunities to give [to Japan]
and celebrate Asian culture.”
The month’s opening cere-
mony also served as the Stand
for Japan kickoff. Hisashi Na-
katomi, deputy consul gen-
eral at Japan at Boston, spoke
alongside a student panel con-
cerning the tragedy in Japan.
The second event, an
Asian dessert reception, was
held yesterday. Cantonese,
Japanese and Taiwanese-in-
spired desserts were catered
from Chinatown’s Bao Bao
Bakery (owned by a Suffolk
Asia-inspired Boba tea and egg tarts
SGA leadership
award winners
International Student:
Sara Fraenkel
Transfer Student: Thomas
Kwiatkowski
Coach: Adam Nelson
Female Athlete:
Christina “X” Webster
Male Athlete:
Donato Dandreo
Student Organization:
Best Buddies
CAS Student:
Edmund Plamowski
SBS Student:
Russell Dukett
NESAD Student:
Julie Rudzinski
Staff Member:
Craig Cullinane
April 13, 2011
alumnus), including red bean
mochi, almond cookies, taro
paste puffs, green tea paste
puffs, and egg tarts. Black and
mango teas with boba (small
tapioca balls) were the popu-
lar accompanying beverages.
“[Diversity Services],
along with AAA, makes a
connection throughout the
community on this coordi-
nate,” said Jacinda Felix Haro,
director of Diversity Services.
Today’s Zen Friends dis-
cussion will regard the liter-
ary friendships between late
imperial Chinese women po-
ets and Buddhist nuns. Next
week will bring an Asian
American karaoke night and
a Buddhism in Asia lecture.
“[AAA] offers events
for the Asian community
while intersecting with oth-
ers doing their program-
ming,” said Cullinane.
Photo by Angela Bray
CAS Faculty Member:
Rachel Cobb
SBS Faculty Member:
George Moker
NESAD Faculty Member:
Lydia Martin
Unsung Hero (Student):
Courtney Porcella
Unsung Hero (Faculty/Staff):
Dave DeAngelis
Campus Event:
Campus Crawl
New Student Organization:
Entrepreneurship Club
Most Improved Student
Organization:
Collegiate Investors
Association (CIA)
Student-Sponsored Event:
GOP Care Package Drive
 PAGE 4
Students, faculty, staff commit service Greek life, for the win
Soleil Barros
Journal Staff
The S.O.U.L.S. Com-
munity Service and Service
Learning Center hosted its
14th Annual Service Day
last Friday, for which the
Suffolk community volun-
teered over 1,000 hours.
Over the years, the num-
ber of students attending has
exceeded 150. This year, stu-
dents, faculty and staff vol-
unteered at different agencies
throughout the Boston area
to support a variety of differ-
ent activities, such as book
programs and food banks.
The opportunities pro-
vided for volunteers allowed
exposure to different ways of
living and time allocation to-
ward lending a helping a hand
to the Boston community.
Volunteers who chose to
work at Cradles to Crayons
were able to work at the “Giv-
ing Factory” to help inspect
donated books, match outfits
by season, stuff backpacks,
and sort and test toys. The goal
of Cradles to Crayons wishes
to fill orders that meet the
needs of individual boys and
girls in the local community.
“Sorting clothing that
would be donated to children
in need. We sorted them first
into gender and then into age
and sizes and seasons,” said
freshman Christopher Mar-
shall. “Service Learning Day
impacted my view of children
that live in poverty making
me realize how common it
is for kids to end up in pov-
erty and almost anyone could
end up in that position.”
Students were able to
connect with fellow Suf-
folk University members
and friends, all while work-
ing for a strong cause. A few
students were fulfilling ser-
vice requirements, but the
majority was volunteering
simply out of desire to help.
“My favorite part was
connecting with not only my
Alternative Spring Break trip
I was meant to go on, but also
meeting more people and
just having fun while doing a
good thing for people in need.
I learned a lot about what I
can do to help kids in need,
actually anybody in need for
that matter,” said Marshall.
The volunteers were able
to contribute their time and
efforts at other sites includ-
ing the Greater Boston Food
Bank, Jumpstart, Franklin
Park Coalition, and the Boston
Rescue Mission. Volunteers at
April 13, 2011
the Greater Boston Food Bank
from GREEK page 2 the amity among members
helped inspect, sort and re-
is the most important part of
pack food and grocery prod-
would be a lot of fun Greek life – having a family
ucts to be distributed to near-
and would almost create a and home away from home.
ly 600 hunger-relief agencies
little competition, which in “It’s just something that
throughout eastern Massa-
a way would be really cool.” makes your college experi-
chusetts. Jumpstart provided
As for reasons why ence. You don’t leave col-
the opportunity to take part
in Jumpstart-for-a-Day with a
festival of fun and learning for "It's a great experience and is such an
children at SMILE Preschool.
“My favorite part of ser-
eye opening experience that will stay
vice learning day was in- with you forever."
teracting with other people
form Suffolk who feel as
Sigma Alpha Epsilon and lege with friends; you leave
committed about commu-
Theta Phi Alpha believe Suf- with 30 or 40 sisters,” Locke
nity service as I do,” said
folk students would want concluded. “It’s something
freshman Morgan Byrnes.
join, the reasons are endless. that’s bigger than you, and
At the Franklin Park Co-
Responsibility, community you can’t explain it unless
alition, volunteers were able
service, community build- you’re in it. It’s a great ex-
to take part in an outdoor
ing, event planning, and perience and is such an eye
project to improve & beautify
matching T-shirts are only opening experience that
one of Boston’s urban parks.
a small part of the big pic- will stay with you forever.”
Boston Rescue Mission as-
ture. Both groups agree that
signed students to spend time
helping to prepare a meal
for members in the Boston
community. The Prison Book
Program leaded volunteers
to take part in an on cam-
pus project to help read and
sort letters from prisoners.
The service day Learning
activities were rewarded with
a service day lunch celebration
in the Donahue Cafeteria fol-
lowing the volunteer services.
Photo courtesy of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
 PAGE 5
SUNORML discussion speaks for legalization
Carrie Margolis
Journal Contributor
SUNORML hosted a dis-
cussion yesterday with Dick
Evans, an attorney and for-
mer NORML board mem-
ber. The event was to discuss
“cannabis and its unfortunate
prohibition,” according to Jeff
Morris, SUNORML president.
Evans compared today’s
issues with marijuana to the
Prohibition from 1920-1933.
Once the 18th Amendment
was passed, the manufactur-
ing, sale and transportation
of intoxicating substances
were prohibited. It became
a very lucrative business to
sell liquor, gangsters like Al
Capone became rich during
this time, and crime and vio-
lence increased. Many people
were permanently injured
or killed due to the govern-
ment poisoning industrial
alcohol. It became illegal to
not even report any knowl-
edge of illegal alcohol use.
Following the discussion,
a recent Suffolk alumnus,
who wished to remain anony-
mous, talked about his run in
with the court system. In 2009,
a month after the decriminal-
ization act, he was stopped
in his car, which the officer
would be searching, so he told
Campaigns tackle campus wellness Real estate minor
from SUPERS page 1
age healthy living,” said
junior SUPER Bridget Byrne.
The SUPERs have cre-
ated campaigns, events and
programs to educate the Suf-
folk community in a number
of topics including sexual
health, drug and alcohol use,
eating disorders, self-esteem
sexual violence, and nutrition.
The group tackles re-
cent health issues as well.  In
September when campuses
around the nation were affect-
ed by Four Loko, the group
created a “guerilla-style”
campaign to warn students
of the alcoholic beverage.
“It has been proven ef-
fective to receive educa-
tion through your peers,
as there is an additional
level of comfort and under-
standing,” said freshman
SUPER John Livingstone.
According to Eli Sullivan,
a sophomore SUPER, this year
has been very successful.  He
admitted the small amount
of marijuana in possession.
The officer arrested him, and
the police told him to talk
so they could help him out.
“I am a good and honest
kid,” he said, “so I believed
them.” He was corporative
with the police and did not lie,
but by then end of the ordeal
he had given enough infor-
mation to put him in prison.
He received 18 months of pro-
bation. During that time he
said the group has been receiv-
ing a great deal of feedback
and requests from the student
community and has been
working with other groups,
such as the Balloti Learning
Center and the Off-Campus
Housing Office (OCHO).
At the Winter Involve-
ment Fair, students requested
more information on nutri-
tion.  As a result, the SUPERs
provided a screening of “Food
Matters,” followed by a ques-
tion-and-answer session with
a Suffolk- registered nutri-
tionist and a guide to eating
cheap and healthy in college.
More recently, the group
traveled last weekend to Fair-
field, Connecticut to present
their newest nutrition pro-
gram “You Are What You
Eat” at the Regional Area 10
BACCHUS Conference.  Ac-
cording to Byrne, the program
gained valuable feedback
from peer educators at other
schools, according to Byrne.
 Upcoming events include
stayed out of trouble, passed
drug tests and graduated with
a degree in entrepreneurship.
Shortly before his pa-
role was up he was helping a
friend move. His friend left a
box in his car, which was soon
after pulled over with police
searching the trunk. Inside
the box was a few shirts and
marijuana. Now the courts
say he violated parole and
will have to go back on trial.
“I have the most amaz-
the Program Council’s “Study
Break,” at which the SUPERs
will be providing ingredi-
ents to make trail mix and
informing students on how
to recover from all-nighters.
At the Ballotti Learning Cen-
ter’s iStudy, the group will be
handing out materials to make
trail mix and sleep masks.  officially approved last se-
The SUPERS are also
working with the Eco-Reps
for “Green your Spring
Cleaning” to provide infor-
mation about alternative
homemade options to toxic
and chemical cleaning prod-
ucts and a program that will
break the silence of sexual
assault victims on campus.  must complete 24 hours
“For me, it has been
very rewarding see-
ing all of the progress we
have had,” said Byrne.  become a licensed agent is
For those interested in the
program or general informa-
tion, the office is located on
the fifth floor of 73 Tremont.  ing up the minor benefits
April 13, 2011
ing job…I dress in a suit
and talk to millionaires,”
he said with a smile. The
judge can take away his li-
cense. “Then I can’t go to and
Photo by Carrie Margolis
from work…then what do I
do, work in a pizza place?”
Evans compared the le-
galization of cannabis to a
Champagne bottle. Accord-
ing to Evans, you tug and
pull at the cork really hard,
once the cork gets mov-
ing, there is no stopping it.
provides more focus
Angela Christoforos
Journal Staff
The academic curricu-
lum of Suffolk University re-
cently debuted a new minor
in real estate. The minor was
mester as a collaboration be-
tween Professor Richard Tay-
lor, Sawyer Business School
(SBS) Dean William O’Neill
and the Future Investors in
Real Estate (F.I.R.E.) club.
In order to become a
licensed real estate agent
in Massachusetts, one
of class followed by the
passing of a written test.
Although all it takes to
to ultimately complete the
24 hours of class time and
pass the written test, tak-
students in the long run.
“This minor covers real
NORML wants to change
public opinion about the use
of marijuana. Evans said
they need people to “come
out of the closet,” about their
use, or even their tolerance
of it. It was the voters, not
the politicians, who ended
prohibition and it will be the
same for the use of cannabis.
Next year’s SUNORML
President, Sean McSoley, ex-
plained that their goal is to
educate people and get rid
of the taboo people have on
marijuana. Evans talked
about how legalization is not
taken seriously on in the Bea-
con Hill area. When Morris
asked what students can do to
help be taken sincerely, Evans
advised to ask visiting poli-
ticians some well-conceived
questions about marijuana
use. An example he had was:
“How much more money will
it take to aide law enforcement
in ending marijuana use?”
Evans proposed a chal-
lenge. During Prohibition, the
terms “wet” and “dry” were
used to differentiate people
for and against alcohol. He
said today we need terms
that are less discriminatory
than “smokers” and “non-
smokers,” and catchier than
“tolerant” and “intolerant.”
estate in more detail and in
a larger spectrum,” said Tom
Kwiatkowksi, F.I.R.E. presi-
dent. “Being an agent is only
one aspect of the real estate
industry. This new minor is
exciting for us because we’ve
been working on it for a while;
it’s exciting to see that what
we’ve been working on offi-
cially becoming approved.”
As of now, there are cur-
rently three courses offered
for the completion of a real es-
tate minor: real estate finance,
real estate development and
public policy. However, in
the future, the F.I.R.E. group
hopes to expand it further.
 PAGE 6
Relentless setbacks for Japan
Sarina Tracy
Journal Staff
Monday marked the one-
month anniversary of the 9.0
magnitude Tohoku earth-
quake and tsunami that rav-
ished the eastern coast of Ja-
pan. This earthquake, which
triggered extremely destruc-
tive tsunami waves of 124 feet,
is the most powerful known
earthquake to have hit Japan,
and one of the five most pow-
erful earthquakes in the world
since modern record-keeping
began in the early twentieth-
century. Global positioning
stations closest to the epicen-
ter jumped eastward by as
much as 13 feet, which means
that Japan is now 13 feet clos-
er to the coast of California.
In addition to this physical
shift, the universal clock may
feel a change as well. Richard
S. Gross, a scientist at NASA’s
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, cal-
culated that the 24-hour day
as most know it, is over. The
earthquake shortened the day
by 1.8 millionths of a second.
While this piece of news is not
exactly “ground-shaking,” the
greater repercussions of the
earthquake certainly were.
China posed to reign supreme in science
Jason Kenosky
Journal Staff
China is ready to overtake
the U.S. in terms of scientific
research, possibly by as early
as 2013, according to a Royal
Society study. The Royal So-
ciety, the United Kingdom’s
leading national science acad-
emy, began the study in 1996
by counting the number of
scientific research papers in
recognized international jour-
nals. The research papers
where used to rank each coun-
try of origin on a global scale.
In 2010, the China Re-
search Institute for Science
Popularization gave China a
mark of 3.27 percent in sci-
entific literacy. This means
that three out of 100 Chi-
nese citizens possessed suf-
ficient scientific knowledge.
Four nuclear power sta-
tions were automatically shut
down after the earthquake,
and two of the stations’ die-
sel backup power systems
were destroyed. At one sta-
tion, Fukushima I, two large
explosions were seen, along
with large amounts of radio-
active leakage. Over 200,000
people had to be evacuated
from the area. Although steps
have been made in the right
direction to contain the ra-
dioactive water built up be-
neath the reactors, they are
no closer to the restoration
of damaged cooling systems.
On Tuesday, Japan put this
nuclear accident on par with
the 1986 explosion in Cher-
nobyl after the radiation leak-
ing from the plant was found
to surpass the estimate in mid-
March of a Level 5. It is now es-
timated to be a Level 7, which
is the highest level possible
on the globally-recognized
scale. Officials, however, say
that this does not mean the
situation is any more critical.
“The situation at the Fu-
kushima Dai-Ichi plant is
slowly stabilizing, step by
step, and the emission of
radioactive substances is
on a declining trend,” said
At the time, this ranking
placed China behind Europe
and the U.S. in terms of gen-
eral scientific knowledge.
Research papers can be
used as a means to measure
a country’s scientific effort.
The country that gave the
world gunpowder, the com-
pass, printing, and paper,
Photo courtesy of Flickr user Amy Loves Yah
Photo courtesy of Flickr user Kordian
Prime Minister Naoto Kan. tion for an hour and a half.
Japan, unfortunately, has Even more radioactive water
been given more than it can was spilled in this setback.
chew, and its plate keeps pil- One aftershock, which hit
ing up. Multiple aftershocks, Monday, had a magnitude
including some with magni- of 7.1. This shock came at
tudes of 7.0 and up, have been an untimely hour, just as the
hitting the country relentless- government announced the
ly. On April 7, an aftershock widening of the evacuation
caused the loss of external zone around the Fukushima
power to a reprocessing plant, Daiichi nuclear plant. Due
as well as the Higashidori Nu- to rising radiation, more vil-
clear Power Plant, with back- lages, including some as far as
up generators remaining func- 25 miles away from the plant,
tional. The Onagawa Nuclear are now included in the exten-
Power Plant lost three of their sion of the evacuation zone.
four external power lines, Japan temporarily is-
and lost their cooling func- sued tsunami warnings for
is now taking the lead. Ac- terms of scientific prowess.
cording to the Royal Soci- In the first year of the
ety, this endeavor by China study, 1996, the United States
is “especially striking.” published 292, 513 papers- a
The main focus of the figure ten times that of China’s
study, entitled "Knowl- for the same year. By 2008,
edge, Networks, and Na- China published 184,000 pa-
tions," was to chart the pers, while the U.S. produced
dominance of the United just 300,000. China’s develop-
States, Europe, and Japan in ment had increased seven fold.
Earlier estimates sug-
gested China would overtake
the United States sometime
after 2020. Now, based on
their rate of expansion, China
has already taken the second
leading spot from Britain, and
is forecasted to pass the U.S.
in as little as two year’s time.
China’s expansion, in
terms of scientific research,
has been attributed to the
country’s boost in funding
scientific research and devel-
opment. Since 1999, China’s
April 13, 2011
the northeastern coast, al-
though they were later lifted
and were met instead with
landslides. Another earth-
quake, with a magnitude of
6.4 struck Japan on Tuesday.
Six people were killed when a
landslide buried three homes
in the city of Iwaki. An un-
known number of people are
still believed to be trapped.
Japan’s economy, in the
wake of all aftershocks and
earthquakes, has stalled once
again in seven out of nine
regions, according to the
Bank of Japan. This is due to
a number of factors, includ-
ing the damages sustained
in production facilities, sup-
ply-chain distributors, and
constraints on electricity-use
across the entire country.
As of this week, the death
toll has risen to 13,127 deaths,
4,793 injured and more than
14,000 people missing. In late
March, the World Bank esti-
mated the damage in Japan
to equal between $122 bil-
lion and $235 billion. Japan’s
government, however, said
the cost of the earthquakes
and the tsunami could reach
nearly $310 billion, making
it the world’s most expensive
natural disaster on record.
spending grew 20 percent, an
average of around $100 bil-
lion. The country also saw
nearly 1.5 million students
majoring in science and en-
gineering graduate from Chi-
nese universities since 2006.
The Chair of the report,
Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith,
said he was “not surprised”
by the reports findings.
“I think this is posi-
tive, of great benefit,” said
Smith, according to a Tai-
wanese based Want China
Times article. “It does serve
as a wake-up call for us to
not become complacent.”
The report does not sug-
gest a decline in U.S. scientific
research output, but proposes
the likelihood of France and
Japan as the ones who will
take China head-on in the
future of scientific success.
 PAGE 7
Post-revolution crime in Egypt
Ryan Powell
Journal Staff
Now that protesters
forced Hosni Mubarak to re-
sign his rule over Egypt, all
should be well for the people
that got what they protested
for. Sadly, this is not the case,
and Egypt has now seen re-
lentless disruption since the
eighteen day uprising that
infiltrated world-wide head-
lines. With Mubarak out
and the military controlling
the government, the long-
standing security systems
that kept violence in check
for years has crumbled.
The country’s State Secu-
rity agency has been dissolved
courtesy of the willingness
and demand of the protesters.
Though criticized for overly
violent tactics, they kept vio-
lence from consuming day to
day activities. Now that this
higher power no longer ex-
ists, police and authority fig-
ures do not have any coercion
to fall back upon when pur-
Italian prime minister in deep water
Ryan Powell
Journal Staff
Rather than Italy being
worried about issues in the
Middle East and their posi-
tion on NATO interference
in Libya, the whole country
seems to be focused on their
prime minister. Silvio Ber-
lusconi has been accused of
numerous conflicts of inter-
est that are blemishing his
political career. Over his
years of political limelight
in Italy, numerous trials
and allegations have been
made against him for acts
such as bribery and tax eva-
sion. Lately, Mr. Berlusconi
has made headlines for even
more drastic accusations.
The most recent scandal
involves Karima el-Mahroug.
El-Mahroug visited Mr. Ber-
lusconi’s villa outside of Mi-
lan and was later accused
of being a prostitute for the
prime minister. Both parties
have denied that she was a
prostitute, but the trial will
reconvene on May 31. With
such an outlandish crime
overwhelming the coun-
tries prime minister, the re-
suing criminals. Throughout
Cairo and other major cities,
policemen find that they have
limited power and are afraid
of inciting even more protest
of their own accord. With this
major flaw in providing jus-
tice, liberties are being taken
such as looting, car-parking
violations which congest cit-
ies, as well as kidnappings.
The late President Anwar
Sadat’s granddaughter was
even kidnapped for ransom.
This is just one small example
that emulates the severity
percussions for Italy have
proved daunting. Divided
support has caused turmoil
while Italy’s power on the
world stage has diminished.
Considering the eco-
nomic crisis throughout Eu-
rope, the personal status of
one’s prime minister should
be the least of the country’s
worries. Furthermore, Italy’s
job market is slim and their
overall GDP is consistently
below the European average.
Especially with the crisis in
Libya, oil prices are feared
to increase exponentially
with 10 percent of Italy’s oil
and gas being imported from
the conflict infested country.
This also proves to be skep-
tical regarding Berlusconi’s
close relations with Libyan
leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Berlusconi’s finance minister
Giulio Tremonti is doing his
best to allow public finances
to seem favorable for Italy,
but the facts and numbers
make it a very difficult task.
Moreover, severe trials
still await the prime minis-
ter. The David Mill’s scan-
dal has yet to reach trial for
Berlusconi, but since Mill’s
outlining daily Egyptian life.
The atmosphere created
by the protests did not help
either. Inmates broke out of
jails and correctional facili-
ties, and proceeded to walk
freely. Police stations were
set ablaze during demon-
strations, and ultimate ha-
tred for authority set in on
the masses without opposi-
tion. Too many oppressed
Egyptians are unable to be
persuaded otherwise, which
does not provide any means
of progress for the nation.
was found to be guilty, the
outlook for Berlusconi seems
Photo courtesy of Flickr user europeanpeoplesparty
Berlusconi arriving at the EPP Summit in December
Not only does this af-
fect the overall morale of
citizens, but the economy
has taken an unexpected hit.
With too much disruption,
tourists are few and far be-
Photo courtesy of Flickr user M.Soli
tween. Given the attractions
that Cairo presents, tourism
provides consistent revenue
because of the unique won-
ders the city holds. This has
completely diminished now
that their unrest is viable on
the world stage. Even inter-
national school trips taken by
Suffolk students have been
quite dim. Mills was accused
of accepting a bribe of 400,000
April 13, 2011
cancelled because of this un-
certainty. Strikes and sit-ins
are also taking away from a
productive industrial nation.
Egypt will need a power-
ful and hopefully democrat-
ically-sound leader to step
in and provide an example
for the Egyptians to follow.
Since Egypt was the first
country to uphold protests,
the precedent may prove
grim. The Middle East and
the rest of North Africa are
immersed in demonstrations
and protest, some even more
severe than Egypt. With this
much destruction they could
all provide similar fates.
What will become of Egyp-
tian government is unknown
because the military cannot
be in control forever. Any
individual that is truly en-
dorsed by the people should
successfully take control.
However, without bureau-
cratic forbearance and world-
wide recognition, sufficient
progression is doubtful.
Pounds in return for witness
evidence readily available to
the prime minister. The pros-
ecutors have not yet pinned
Berlusconi down as the direct
influence, but the trial has yet
to commence. One chance the
prime minister has is if the
statute of limitations has met
its mark by the time he is tried.
This would lead to the release
of Mills along with internal
reforms looking to be made
in Berlusconi’s favor,and
making sure that the statute
of limitations has met its ex-
piration prior to any verdict.
Even though Berlusconi
may get off with each clean
accusation, this issue has still
consumed most of his ca-
reer and left him with a bad
rapport amongst Italians, as
well as the rest of the world.
Also, in times of such eco-
nomic trouble, the country
does not need their leader
on trial for sex scandals and
bribery charges. Whether or
not the prime minister will
make it out unscathed is un-
known. The result could very
well be in his favor, but these
needless trials could surely
keep him from reelection.
 PAGE 8 April 13, 2011

world
BRIEFS
Middle East
BAGHDAD, Iraq – 20 people were killed, and 36 in-
jured after violence in Iraq on Monday, authorities said.
Two roadside bombs exploded in Khan Bani Saad, a city
in the eastern Diyala Province, killing 10 and wounding
two. As residents gathered to aid in the rescue of the
wounded, a second blast exploded, injuring many. In an-
other incident, an Iraqi police officer was killed, and his
driver was critically wounded after a sticky bomb, at-
tached to his car, exploded in a northeast Baghdad neigh-
borhood. Government figures show the Iraqi death toll
has been rising. In March, 247 Iraqis were killed, up from
the tally of 197 people in February. In March, another
370 people were wounded. This latest wave of violence
has raised questions over the Iraqi security force ability
to protect the country as U.S. troops plan to leave Iraq.

Europe
ALPHEN, Netherlands – A gunman opened fire at a
Dutch mall on Saturday, killing seven people and wound-
ing 16 others before shooting himself in the head. The
24-year-old alleged shooter, identified only as Tristan V,
used an automatic rifle and committed suicide before
police arrived on the scene. The suspect is a Dutch na-
tional who lived with his father, according to police. In-
cluded in the materials confiscated from the apartment
included computer equipment and various personal ob-
jects. At the suspect’s mother’s home, a goodbye note was
found, which included information regarding explosives
placed in several commercial areas in Alphen. A search
was conducted around said areas, with nothing found.
Three of the victims wounded in the mall shooting are
in critical condition. The shooter's motive is unknown.

Africa
Cairo, EGYPT – Former Egyptian President Hosni
Mubarak was admitted to the Sharm el-Sheikh Interna-
tional Hospital on Tuesday, after complaining to his doc-
tor that he felt unwell, according to a spokesman for the
Egyptian military. This hospitalization comes only two
days after Mubarek was summoned for questioning on
corruption charges by Egypt’s chief prosecutor. The chief
prosecutor denies reports of a Mubarek suffering from a
heart attack during questioning by authorities. A mili-
tary source says that his condition was stable, not criti-
cal, and that he is kept company by his wife and oldest
son. Mubarek had back surgery in Germany in 2004,
and returned there to have his gall bladder removed in
2010. He was missing from public view for many years,
until this year’s massive uprising prompted him to make
televised speeches in response to the protests in Cairo.
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 PAGE 10
Jennifer Orr
A Capella un ites voices ton and out of Boston events.
Journal Staff
The Suffolk Ramifications
recently performed at the C.
Walsh Theater as part of Suf-
folk’s annual A Cappella Fes-
tival, a night that was marked
by song, dance, and the use of
voice over instruments. Pre-
sented by the Performing Arts
Office at Suffolk University,
the festival featured several a
cappella groups from around
the Boston area, all of which
participated after being in-
vited by The Ramifications.
“It’s something that we
do every year; it’s just a nice
way to include other Boston
schools in our shows,” said
Suffolk senior Kayla Hopkins,
student music director for The
Ramifications. “We [also] per-
form at other schools in Bos-
It's t ime to light the lights
David Hoberman returns to Suffolk, talks "Fighter" and new "Muppets"
David Frederick
Journal Staff
It was a night filled with
laughs and inspiration, and
a show-stealing amphibian
named Kermit on Thursday
as Hollywood producer Da-
vid Hoberman returned to
Suffolk once again to talk to
the community. Taking ques-
tions at the Modern Theatre,
Hoberman answered many
inquiries about his success-
ful career as a film produc-
er. Suffolk’s Distinguished
Scholar-in-Residence, author
James Carroll, was present
to help moderate the discus-
sion. Hoberman went on to
tell tales and give advice
to students who are in-
terested in film. For
those not familiar
with Hoberman,
he was the cre-
ator of the
show Monk,
produced
numerous
D i s n e y
films, and, s a d l y,
made the film Beverly Hills
Chihuahua. The main focus of
the evening, however, was put
April 13, 2011
an eager audience a taste opening number. Following but it did not take away from
We just try to get anyone we of what was yet to come. The Toons were The Starv- the colorfulness of the many
k n o w ing Art- a cappella performances.
to come ists of “Everyone seemed to re-
perform Brandeis ally like it,” Hopkins said
with us.” U n i ve r- about the audience’s reception
T h e sity; pro- to the night’s performances.
show be- fessional “They especially liked that
gan with a cappel- we invited the professional
a Rams la group group Overboard. And we
perfor- Over- had a lot of groups perform.
mance board; One of our members’ sister
of Adam Emerson started a group at Emmanuel
L a m - College’s and that was their first gig
b e r t ’s group and it was awesome. Overall,
song “If Note- it was really good feedback.”
I Had worthy; Planning for the A Cap-
Yo u , ” E m - pella Festival began in Feb-
lead by manuel ruary and was led by James
senior College’s Bailey and Jeff Numero. The
K e v i n Photos courtesy of the Ramifications
Acapoc- two Rams members not only
H a d - alypse; worked on putting the stage
field. It was the perfect be- A performance by The and The Bostones from BU. All aspect of the night together,
ginning to the night – a great Toons of MIT/Wellesley fol- groups were dressed in most- but also on the reception that
leading number that gave lowed The Ramifications’ ly black apparel that night, see RAMS page 13
on two of Hoberman’s latest film. When asked about the The audience was treated to a real art behind the Muppets,
films, Oscar-nominated The success of the film, Hoberman teaser of the film. Next, Steve truly proving how something
Fighter (Paramount Pictures, said that you have to be “in- Whitmire ,who has portrayed can hold the test of time.
2010) and the latest Muppet side the Kermit the Frog since Jim Whitmire told the audi-
movie, known as The Mup- Henson’s passing in 1990, has ence that without the help
pets (Walt Disney, 2011). worked with the Muppet fam- of Jim Henson, everyone in-
Hoberman spoke ily since 1978. Whitmire volved with the film really
about how valuable came out to talk with needed to work together to
of an experience the crowd as a strain make sure that everything
it was to work of nostalgia fell could be up to standards.
on The Fight- onto the audience. Overall, the event was a
er, citing Whitmire shared big success for Suffolk, as in-
how impor- stories of his time spired attendees left the the-
tant it was working with The ater. It was interesting to hear
to himself, Muppets, proceeding to stories straight from Hober-
seeing take out Kermit the Frog, man’s mouth about his long
the as our favorite amphibian in- and impressive career. Many
teracted with the audience. of Suffolk’s great personalities
Hoberman went into great were there, including Acting-
detail about seeking the ap- President and Provst Barry
proval from the fans, some- Brown, who also seemed to
thing that doesn’t always have his share of laughs. The
happen with remakes last question of the night was
or sequels. A col- asked by a student wanting
lection of pro- advice on becoming a pro-
ducers from the ducer. Hoberman answered
o m m ons former Mup- by saying that he didn’t be-
ative C
ik th ro ugh Cre
ser Jan
T pet films were selected lieve in just magically becom-
y flickr u
Photo b world of the to create a focus group of ing a producer, but that work-
film, and inside the characters.” sorts, combining the success- ing hard, getting experience,
audience reactions Then, it was Muppets ful elements from past films and letting yourself evolve is
he wanted to see. Hoberman time, with Hoberman say- with aspects of the present so the best way to guide your-
spent a lot of time with Mick- ing that “it was an honor, a that all of the fans could be self. The Muppets is due
ey and Dickey, as he felt he challenge, and a responsibil- happy. Hoberman and Whit- out on November 23, 2011.
needed their blessing on the ity,” to work on the new film. mire went on to talk about the
 PAGE 11 April 13, 2011

Michael Scot t to end

tenure at Dunder-Mif f lin arts
BRIEFS
Jeff Fish were moving to Colorado to pear on the star studded
Journal Staff take care of Holly’s parents. hour-long season finale.
This Thursday, the hunt Executive Producer Min-
Television will lose an for Michael’s replacement will dy Kaling, who plays Cus-
iconic character on April begin with Will Ferrell making tomer Service Representa-
28, when Michael Scott
(Steve Carell), the pain-
his first appearance in a four-
episode arc, as temporary
tive Kelly Kapoor, tweeted
some of the actors and char-
Unless your loan check is spent..
fully awkward yet kind- manager Deangelo Vickers. acter names for the finale. Saturday, independent music stores across the country
hearted manager of Dunder According to TV.com, Will Arnett, James Spader, will be celebrating Record Store Day 2011, a celebration of
Mifflin’s Scranton branch next Thursday’s episode Ray Romano, and Catherine the record store as well as the vinyl format which has been
clocks out for the last time. “Goodbye, Michael Part 1” Tate (from the BBC show Dr. replaced by cassettes, compact discs, and today’s world of
Since it was announced will have Michael preparing Who) will all appear as “Fred downloading. Originally founded in 2007, with its first cel-
last year that Carell would Deangelo to host the annual Henry,” “Robert California,” ebration in 2008, Record Store
leave The Office (NBC, 2005), “Dundie Awards,” a throw- “Merv Bronte,” and “Nel- Day has become a staple on
the entertainment world back to the greatness of the lie Bertrum” respectively. collector’s collective cal-
has been abuzz. How will early Office, before Jim (John Ricky Gervais, who ap- endars, as it pushes la-
his character would bow Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna peared with Carell in the cold bels and musicians to
out and, more importantly, Fischer) were a couple, while open of a recent episode, will release limited edition
who would replace him? Andy (Ed Helms) was still reprise his role as David Brent records of previously
Life without Michael selling paper in Stamford. from the original UK version released material, as
Scott on The Office is hard to Part two, which premiers of the show, but having him well as unreleased
imagine, but his departure on April 28, will be a 50 minute replace Carell would be a cop- material. In-store per-
from the show is impending extended episode, so Michael out and doesn’t seem likely. formances, meet and
with only three weeks left. will have plenty of time say Kaling tweeted that Ar- greets, and swag give-
The build-up has so far goodbye to his office family. nett will play the Scranton aways line the official
not disappointed, starting That leaves just three Strangler and Spader will play Record Store Day website. This year exclusives include vi-
with the return of Michael’s episodes left to an- his public defender. Arnett is nyl editions of Daft Punk’s Tron Legacy soundtrack, A Green
love, Holly Flax (Amy swer what direc- the perfect person to play a Day/Husker Du split 7”, Lady Gaga’s "Born This Way,” a
Ryan), in the hour-long tion the show deranged killer and actually Red Hot Chili Peppers/Ramones split 7”, and a 10” "Good
Christmas episode. will go in for showing the Scranton Stran- Vibrations/Heroes and Villans" from the Beach Boys. A
HR representative its eighth sea- gler would culminate years couple of EPs that were released abroad are finally getting
Toby Flenderson (Paul son. Ferrell’s of carefully placed references. a US release, including Sonic Youth’s Whore’s Moaning EP
Lieberstein) was taken run ends on While Kaling’s list pro- and Nirvana’s Hormoaning EP. Newbury Comic’s Newbury
away from the office May 5 and he vides an interesting pool of Street store will also host a live in-store performance from
so he could serve on the is not slated to people to choose for Michael’s indie-rockers TV on the Radio. For more information on re-
jury of the Scran- a p - replacement, there is also the leases and in-store appearances, visit recordstoreday.com
ton Stran- possibility that Dunder Mif-
gler trial,
a subplot
flin could hire from within.
Jim and Dwight (Rainn
Students' work to be showcased
The Fourth
since the Wilson) are possibilities, but
Annual Rammy
early sea- they’ve already played prom-
Awards will be
sons, leav- inent roles in the workplace
presented this
ing room and probably wouldn’t add
Thursday at 5:30
for Holly anything new to the dynamic.
during a cer-
to come in Besides, Jim already turned
emony held at
as a tem- down the manager position
the Modern The-
porary re- because he could make more
atre. Put on by the depart-
placement. money off sales commissions.
ment of Communication and
The sto- The best candidate would
Journalism, the awards cel-
ryline moved be the warehouse manager,
ebrate student works from
quickly, yet Darryl Philbin (Craig Robin-
throughout the year in jour-
poignantly son), who has hinted that he
nalism, advertising, and public
reunited has “big plans” at the com-
relations. Open to students from
Michael pany. The problem with Dar-
across the University, the awards
and Hol- ryl as manager is he would
motivate students to work their
ly, some- actually do a good job, and
hardest, producing extraordinary
t h i n g might make things a little
pieces. Once again, Dr. Dana Rosen-
The Of- flat around the water cooler.
gard will host the ceremony which
fice fandom The most interesting twist
is sure to be a delightful evening
has patiently would be to make Kelly, who
of ram-arific riffs and good times.
waited years for. recently took a corporate
In the latest minority training course, re-
episode, “The Ga- gional manager. She would
rage Sale,” Michael do an awful job, which would
proposed to Holly make things interesting.
in an emotional and The writers need to be
grandiose fashion careful with how they handle
before announc- Carell’s departure because it
ing to all of his co- could so easily go wrong. The
workers that they see WORLD'S page 12
 PAGE 12 April 13, 2011

staff Layers: wea r less, hea r more

SOUNDS Ethan Long
Journal Staff
As his voice, under heavy
reverb, loops “say what it is I
want to say” over and over
in the seventh track on his
latest album, Tomboy, the lis-
tener may ask a simple ques-
tion to Noah Lennox a.k.a.
Panda Bear: “What exactly
are you saying?”
As a follow-up
Thursday to his 2006 album
"No Devolucion" Person Pitch, Panda
Another different and amaz- Bear’s answer may
ing path for a revolutionary just be, “That I’m a
band. master at sound col-
-Derek Anderson lage.” After a few
listens to the album,
one might hear
only a few phrases
throughout the en-
tire album , but for
those familiar with
Lennox and his band
Animal Collective,
it’s a familiar feeling.
Lennox uses
loops upon loops lay-
Of Montreal ered upon layers to
"Thecontrollersphere" create the sound col-
New and awesome EP. Makes lages heard in most
you wonder how Kevin of his music. The
Barnes keeps coming up with full effect completes
this stuff when the vocals are
-Jenn Orr added on. Consumed
in sound comes the
Brian Wilson-esque
harmonies, or at least what
his compositions would
sound like if he was pushed
into a further level of insan-
ity. It’s like the Beach Boys
on an intense acid trip, but
then again, it’s Panda Bear.
The first track, “You Can
Count On Me,” is ushered in
with layered vocals chant-
Odd Future Wolfgang Kill
ing over and over, somewhat
Them All
like a hymn. Reverb as well
"Radical"
as other effects are featured
Tell the devil I want my swag
throughout the album, giv-
back.
-Ethan Long
ing a psychedelic feeling. On
the second track, the titular
track “Tomboy,” rhythmic
guitarwork is looped while
a distorted synthesizer plays
through the main melody,
with Lennox’s vocals pick-
ing up where it left off. The
third song, “Slow Motion,”
uses a hip-hop-like beat that
once again is complimented
by drowned-out lyrics and
distorted sound effects. The
distortion continues into
the fourth track, “Surfer’s
Hymn,” which actually starts
out with the sounds of waves
on a beach. Soon, wind chimes
and fast-paced marimba lead
into a fast-paced maelstrom
of bright melodies and vocals,
which then turn into a hyper
electro-pop piece. It’s at this
point you might realize that
your ears are listening to what
seems like a sick disco trapped ing the sound of a swarm of
inside of a padded room. bees, which are referenced in
Track five, “Last Night at the song title itself. The syn-
the Jetty,” has been released thesizer used at first sounds
for a while now continues the more like a lawnmower, but
collage, adding in arpeggiated by the end leaves a buzzing
vocals. With music like this, sound in the listener’s ear.
which isn’t just being pro- Distortion, reverb, and
duced by Lennox but is being other effects are featured on
played by musicians and art- the last few songs to no sur-
ists in basements across the prise. The eigth track, Sche-
herazade, mixes this
up a bit by adding
reverb piano chords
instead of synthet-
ics and samples.
As Lennox sings
on this track, one
might think of sit-
ting in a church hall
as the vocals gain
momentum but drift
off into space like
the titles of popular
space fantasy films.
“Friendship
Bracelet,” the ninth
track on the album,
uses modulation
fully as the notes
pounce off of one
another creating a
jumpy composition
of noise comparable
to the compositions
released by Rob-
ert Fripp and Brian
Eno. Also notice-
Photos courtesy of Raw Paw Records
able is the use of
world, one must listen to the pet sounds as samples, giv-
vocals as an instrument rather ing Brian Wilson yet another
than a main source of emo- reference in Lennox’s career.
tion, as the emotion is spread Tomboy has something for
throughout the chord pro- every listener. While not your
gressions and samples used average mainstream pop al-
to create the final product. bum, it has heavy ethnic beats,
“Drone,” track six, seems which could possibly be lifted
like Lennox’s attempt at creat- and used by rappers in the fu-
ing a drone-rock song. Using ture. It includes heavy electro,
sustained notes and repeated causing the listener to move
patterns of sound, his voice is around, while also keeping
elongated throughout differ- the fans for yet another insane
ent parts of the song, creat- album of artistic madness.

'World's Best Boss' to ret ire

from WORLD'S page 11
best way to do it would be
to have next season be the last.
Hopefully NBC will be smart
for once and not milk it until
the show fades into obscurity.
If Kelly is the man-
ager, she and on-again-
Rusko off-again boyfriend Ryan
"O.M.G!" Howard (B.J. Novak) would
Never too dubby. (He's in surely make amuck of things
Boston in two weeks!) in the happy office family.
-Angela Bray A hypothetical eight and
final season should have
all the power struggles and
drama of the previous seven
seasons come to a head and
show the office fall apart
without their fearless leader.
Nay-Sayers argue that
the show will be dead with-
out Michael Scott, but that is
an insult to the incredible en-
semble cast that has made the
show great. The writers seem
to know what they’re doing.
While Carell’s contract
ended with season seven,
the other major cast mem-
bers have contracts through
season eight, indicating that
maybe this was all planned.
Many have found The
Office stale in recent years,
but Carell’s announcement
and subsequent storyline
this season has peaked inter-
est in the show once again.
Michael Scott is undoubt-
edly the central character of
the show. The plots have al-
ways revolved around his
antics, and the coworkers
have clearly grown closer
of the years, often in their
shared frustration with
the “World’s Best Boss.”
Now it’s time to see
what happens without him.
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Ra m ificat ions per for m at fest

from RAMS page 10
followed, which was held
in the Sawyer Lounge and
featured music by DJ STAMZ.
Nick Panagiotou, business
manager for The Ramifica-
tions, contacted the Boston-
based a cappella groups
who performed between
The Ramifications’ numbers.
The show closed with
four songs performed by
The Ramifications: “Feeling
Good” by Michael Buble;
“Some Kind of Wonderful,”
a Joss Stone cover; “Col-
orblind” by the Counting
Crows; and finally “Shark
in the Water” by ZZ Brown.
The 18-member group’s per-
formance that night clearly
illustrated just how much
hard work and dedica-
tion is put into every song.
“We practice really hard,
three days a week, and it’s
either learning music, chore-
ography, or just brushing up
and getting things really tight
with dynamics,” Hopkins as-
serted. “It’s about five hours
a week that we rehearse and
we probably perform around
two or three times a month.”
The practice shows, as the
Rams recently competed in
the International Champion-
ship of Collegiate A Cappella,
where they were awarded
best choreography and best
vocal percussion. Jeff Nume-
ro, who regularly beat boxes
for the group, was awarded
best beat boxer and overall
The Ramifications placed
second runners up. Their lat-
est album, If Maniacs Riot, is
featured on the Best of Col-
lege A Cappella 2010 album
and has been nominated for
Best Mixed Collegiate Album
of the Year 2011 by The Con-
temporary A Cappella Re-
cording Awards. The Rami-
fications work hard, and the
hard work pays off – both in
competition and camaraderie.
“I think it’s the best ex-
perience I’ve had at Suffolk
and I’m lucky to have been a
part of it for four years,” Hop-
kins concluded. “I just like
how close we are and how
fun it is. We do auditions ev-
ery semester and accept new
people every year, so people
should come out to audition.”
To pick up a copy of The
Ramifications’ latest CD If Ma-
niacs Riot visit the Performing
Photos courtesy of the Ramifications
Arts Office in Donahue 409.

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St a f f Editoria l Life planning
Suffolk is a Boston school
through and through and
we at the Journal are proud
of that. Our campus is in the
heart of Downtown Boston
and yes, we love that dirty
water—just not for drinking.
Unfortunately that’s the only
option we have if we don’t
want to pay money for some-
thing that’s supposed to be
free. It’s Tuesday night, which
means that we are toiling
away in the Journal office right
now to bring you the news
about what’s going on at our
school. We are toiling away in
a hot, dry office, so a nice gulp
of fresh cold water could do
us a world of good right now,
but we don’t have that option.
There are bubblers bubblers
everywhere, but not one de-
cent enough to drink from. If
you don’t know what we’re
talking about, let us explain.
When you press the button
on one of the bubblers on the
fifth floor of Donahue, instead
of getting a gentle stream of
crystal clear water that re-
plenishes our dry throats,
we get cloudy gray water
that just doesn’t taste right.
One of our staffers thought
he’d bypass the bubblers and
fill up a water jug from the
bathroom sink. It’s free and
green, something our school
champions. So, he drank from
the water jug all night and
then took a closer look when
he filled his jug for the last
time. The water was cloudy
and gray. Another staffer de-
scribed it as “the stuff I spit
up after smoking too much.”
Instead of enjoying fresh, re-
plenishing water, he opted
to drink the free soda we got
earlier in the night. This has
grossed us out for some time
now, so we’re asking Suf-
folk: please do something so
we don’t have to drink soda
because the water is so ut-
terly undesirable. Thank you.
Jeff Fish
Journal Staff
Life is full of try-
ing to figure things out.
What classes am I go-
ing to take? What do I want
to major in? How am I go-
ing to prepare myself for
the real world? What kind
of person do I want to be?
Nothing is cut and dry.
There are always more ques-
tions behind those ques-
tions and there are always
obstacles along the way. It’s
easy to get stuck in a rut, to
keep living in the same rou-
tine without really knowing
what you’re working toward.
But something I’ve
learned recently is that if
you keep working hard, do-
ing what you need to do,
One day you’re pushing repeat on your daily
routine, and the next, you have a plan.
and being who you are,
you’ll find the answers—
maybe not over night and
definitely not all at once,
but the answers will come.
One day you’re pushing
repeat on your daily routine,
and the next, you have a plan.
It’s that time of year.
Seniors are getting ready
to graduate and facing the
looming prospect of enter-
ing the real world. Even
as a junior, graduation
seems like it’s right around
the corner and it’s scary.
Not that I’m the per-
son to be giving career ad-
vice, because I’m still a stu-
dent, but I’m at the point
now where I’m coming out
of a rut and I have a plan.
Over the past six months
or so, I’ve done a lot of think-
ing and self evaluating. It’s
important to know your-
self—your strengths and
weaknesses—before you
can come up with that plan.
As a journalist, I’m not
as in tune with social me-
dia and the Internet as I’d
like to be, so I decided to go
for an internship that would
help me with that and make
me more well rounded.
But career moves aren’t
the only thing that you need
April 13, 2011
to figure out. You need to
figure out what makes you
tick and what kind of person
you want to bring into your
career for everyone to see.
I’ve always over thought
things. Sometimes it’s been a
blessing and sometimes it’s
been a curse, but it’s always
been a huge part of who I am.
I realize that this qual-
ity has caused me to be self
conscious, always worrying
that I’m saying the wrong
thing or that I’m not real-
ly getting my point across.
I know that I’m probably
not the only one who thinks
like this, so I’ve decided that
I’m going to try to be more
open, to be the person I am
when I’m around the people I
feel the most comfortable with.
I think I come across
to people who don’t know
me well as reserved and
too serious, but in reality,
I’m nerdy and goofy. I en-
joy poking fun at everyday
things, relating life to a T.V.
show, and breaking out into
song at random moments.
If you’re at the super-
market and they’re playing
some rad elevator music,
why not move to its super
corny rhythm. You’re tak-
ing something boring and
mundane, like grocery shop-
ping, and making it fun.
If you see someone that
looks like Larry David walk-
ing down the street, give him
a soundtrack by humming the
Curb Your Enthusiasm theme.
And if you get an annoy-
ing song stuck in your head,
share the love and make sure
it’s in everyone else’s head.
This op-ed might seem
a little jumbled and all over
the place, but I guess the
point is there are always go-
ing to be things to figure out.
But if you can figure out
how to use what you know
about yourself to advance
your career, the type of per-
son you want to be, and how
to make life funny and enjoy-
able, you’re on the right track.
 PAGE 15
Budget speaks volumes about priorities in Congress
Mike Christina
Journal Staff
Congress avoided a gov-
ernment shutdown on Friday
by coming to terms on federal
budget cuts across the board.
The agreement calls for more
Pentagon spending and
makes major cuts to many
federal programs. Health care
did not go unscathed as some
of its parts were cut as well.
     The question is should the
American public be happy
with the new budget? Fed-
eral employees were saved
the hardships of being out of
work for an extended period
of time. This is also a sign that
the three branches of govern-
ment can actually work to-
gether and come to an agree-
ment on something. It did,
however, take until the very
last possible day of negotia-
tions to get a deal into place.
That makes it hard to say that
this counts as major prog-
Glenn Beck is not coming back
ress or a unifying experience.
    Advocates of defense cuts
will not be happy due to the
$5 billion spending increase
granted to the Pentagon. If it
is any consolation, that fig-
ure is $2 billion below the
originally proposed figure
from Republicans. Outside
of the defense department, a
$1 billion dollar decrease on
various programs will bring
net spending reductions to
around $38 billion dollars.
    Democrats will be happy
that programs such as Head
Start and public broadcast-
ing avoided major damage.
Cuts to Planned Parenthood
and environmental regula-
tions, which were proposed
by house conservatives, were
also nixed out of the final
agreement.   Republicans and
tea party members alike will
view this budget plan as prog-
ress, although many will not
be convinced or satisfied that
the cuts were enough. And it is
fair to say that House Speaker
John Boehner is probably the
happiest American after the
political juggling act that he
has had to endure through-
out the past few weeks.
   It is interesting to view the
United States through the
budget. And it should be
noted that the most accurate
and telling factor of what
the future holds for this or
any country is the budgetary
David Frederick
Journal Staff
It truly is a good week for
everyone. On April 6, it was
announced that Fox News
anchor Glenn Beck would
be stepping down from his
trite television show to pur-
sue other programming on
the Fox network. I am not
a fan of Glenn Beck’s in the
slightest and
I could not
be happier And while he may be a foot-
note in pop culture, he holds
that his aw-
ful little show
is finally get-
ting canceled. no realistic views in tow.
While I am
someone who has his own
grips with politics, I person-
ally believe that every person
has their right to an opinion.
My opinion on Glenn Beck
is not a good one, mainly be-
cause of his foul nature. I think
the man is a zealot in his po-
litical/journalistic field; he has
his own one-man war against
President Barack Obama that
comes across more as just an
attention grabber than some-
thing that you can draw ac-
tual proof from. He sternly
states his views on religion
– and politics and religion
do not mix well together.
plans. It is astounding how
distant the Democrats, Repub-
licans, and Tea Partiers are on
their views, when the budget
is so vital to our government's
function. To see the two and
a half parties so distant on
what they feel is necessary
for the federal government to
be functional or to perform
to the best of its abilities for
its citizens is astounding.
    Making cuts to programs
such as Planned Parenthood
based partly on a person's
own conservative ideologies
is irresponsible and appall-
ing. And is still a mystery as
to why environmental regu-
lations, no matter how costly,
are not viewed as necessary
sacrifices that have to be
made in order to ensure a bet-
ter future for humanity. These
two factors, which were the
subjects of much debate
throughout the past week,
benefit everyone. To try and
make cuts to both of these
I feel that his program on
Fox News was strongly bi-
ased and highly dense. This is
not a short rambling to slam
Glenn Beck and/or Fox News
(they don’t need my help to do
that); I just feel that I am not
alone in my direct feelings to-
ward Beck. And while he may
be a footnote in pop culture,
he holds no realistic views
in tow. The man is always
looking for attention and I
think that Fox News (and the
world) can only benefit from
the cancellation of the show.
Maybe Fox News will ac-
tually fill the void that was
Beck’s time slot with some-
thing that could actually at-
tain some viewership. Fox
News Chairman and CEO
Roger Aile spoke on Glenn’s
behalf, saying, "Glenn Beck
is a powerful communicator,
a creative entrepreneur and
a true success by anybody's
standards. I look forward
to continuing to work with
him.” I find this statement to
April 13, 2011
based on certain belief sys-
tems or skepticism of science
is as wrong as it is stupid.
    I feel the same as the Re-
publicans and the Tea Party in
terms of a necessary reduction
in spending within the Fed-
eral Government. But the cuts
made need to be responsible
and beneficial for the Ameri-
can people. Cutting social
and environmental programs
does not achieve that goal. I'm
happy that Democrats fought
back for something that is
crucial to the building of the
future. And that is probably
where the happiness ends.
This week has been a constant
reminder of the difference of
opinion that is halting this
country from reaching its true
potential. But hey, at least
with the increase in defense
spending I'm sure to feel safe
as an American citizen. Right?
be laughable because I feel
that Beck is not a commu-
nicator, but more of a ma-
nipulator. I know many may
argue that my rant has no
back up information and that
I am attacking an easy tar-
get, but everyone is entitled
to their own opinion and I
don’t plan on being quiet.
Beck may have only been
hosting the show for close
to three
years but
he has left
a “legacy”
with Fox
News. I can
only hope
that what-
ever type of programming
that replaces Beck will not
be incredibly biased. In all
honesty, whoever replaces
Glenn Beck will likely still
have an anti-Obama, con-
servative side. I am not say-
ing that his replacement will
make much of a difference
because there is always going
to be clashing and conflict-
ing opinions. Now all we can
do is pray and hope that any
shows that Glenn Beck pro-
duces will be canceled. But
as always, we must remem-
ber that everyone has a voice
– sadly even Glenn Beck.
 PAGE 16
The age of music videos: Dead or reborn?
Derek Anderson
Journal Staff
I had an epiphany the other
night. I was sitting in my bed,
flipping through the channels
on television (because I have
that kind of time) and came to
the conclusion that something
was missing: Music videos.
YES, I understand there are
the stations like MTV2, MTV
3, and all the way to MTV25
on the intense Comcast pack-
ages, but I suppose I get a tad
bit nostalgic when I think back
to the old Top 20 Countdowns
on VH1, or the Morning Wake
Up MTV used to do back in the
day. Although it was only about
eight years ago (this is an esti-
mation), it feels like it was in a
much more distant time period.
Think about it. Music vid-
eos used to reign as king over
the television waves, espe-
cially to our generation. There
was Pop-Up Video, The Box,
along with a bunch of other
programs that had their main
priority to showcase music
videos. Even Total Request Live
(TRL for all those that remem-
Youths lead charge for freedom in Middle East
Louis Dapilma
Journal Staff
As the protesters in Syr-
ia, Jordan, Bahrain and Ye-
men protest against their
respective authoritarian re-
gimes, there has been a seri-
ous push back against them.
In Syria the regime of
Bashar Al Assad has started
crackdowns that have resulted
in tens of thousands of people
dead and many more injured.
In Bahrain, troops from
neighboring Saudi Arabia and
the United Arab Emirates came
to the support of the King Al
Khalifa as the protesters de-
manded democratic reforms.
In Yemen, the govern-
ment of Abdullah Saleh
seemed to make some conces-
sions but recently backped-
aled, as they have now killed
protesters and are reneging
on their supposed promises.
All of this is coming on the
heels of the success of the Jas-
mine Revolution in Egypt and
Tunisia where dictators were
toppled with almost dizzying
speed. Organic movements
that were youth led and helped
by Facebook, peacefully pro-
tested and with the power of
words – not violence – brought
ber) used to be decent… un-
fortunately that went downhill
along with the rest of MTV
programming, but that’s a
whole other animal to tackle.
I’m just saying, I miss the
excitement of music videos. It
was age where the Internet was
not even close to being as prom-
inent to the general public and
the only place you could see
them was on television. It was
a place where music became vi-
sual. Concerts are visual, but at
the same time, this was a con-
cert and performance delivered
to your home, something truly
revolutionary for the time all
this was occurring. Even crap
songs could be redeemed by
their awesome music videos.
There have been attempts
to restart this dead art. The
FUSE channel was okay for a
little while. But then again, it
was on a premium channel you
only got with Comcast or FIOS
(or whatever deals that enabled
a household to have over 1,000
channels). This is an issue. With
a lack of general accessibility
on television, no one is going
to care about music videos. Es-
down men who ruled their
countries for multiple decades.
These uprisings have pro-
vided blue prints for new
movements that are spread-
ing across the Middle East and
North Africa, causing many
dictators to fear the same fate.
The exception to the peace-
ful model is Libya, where a
full scale rebellion supported
by European and American
forces has occurred in the
eastern part of the country.
pecially when anyone can go on
YouTube. This brings us to our
murdering culprit: The Internet.
The Internet has rendered
the music video biz completely
unfit for television. At the same
time, the Internet has given
a rebirth to what would have
been the death of music vid-
eos. With that said, I can make
the bigger point that television,
in general, has evolved into
something that has surpassed
a music combination. MTV is
dead. So is VH1 and any other
music television station. It’s
unfortunate, but the only good
things left on television are co-
medic sitcoms and awesome
dramas like Mad Men. Music
has switched mediums and its
main candidate is the Internet.
But dealing with this
change is becoming easier as
days progressed. I feel Amer-
ica has realized the MTV is
truly dead and is only for
shitty “reality” shows like
Jersey Shore. The online cam-
paign for music video rebirth
has made decent headway.
The attempts on making
glorified and intense videos
Photo courtesy of Flickr user UggBoy/UggGirl [Photo//World//Sense]'s
These protests are not just
trying to change a regime or
get a few more rights here and
there; they are looking for a fun-
damental change in life as they
know it. As youths, the protest-
ers live in countries where they
do not enjoy things that people
in western societies have taken
for granted. They are fighting
for their rights and facing resis-
tance from their governments.
The pushbacks, though
brutal, are the costs that these
have also been a recent defi-
brillator to the stopped heart of
the music video industry. Art-
ists like Kanye West and Lady
Gaga continue to make mov-
ie-like videos that are longer
than the actual tracks on their
albums. Kayne’s “Runaway”
video almost breached the half-
hour mark in length. Although
it seems a bit much, and con-
tained a little too much Kayne
flavor personally, it was a good
kick start to music videos ev-
erywhere. Gaga’s “Telephone”
video ran along the same lines.
The main issue is that bands
youths are willing to take
in order to secure freedom.
In Egypt, they are getting
elections and not a takeover
from the hated group, the Is-
lamic Brotherhood. In Tuni-
sia matters are being sorted
out and life is a little better
than it was under a dictator.
The pushbacks by these
governments is serious and very
much the signs of men trying
to hold on to power, they only
have because they bypassed
April 13, 2011
and artists don’t tend to take
the time to make videos any-
more. Hopefully, the actions
of Mr. West and Ms. Gaga, as
well as numerous other groups
and artists will spark the flame
that seems to be going out.
Nostalgia hits hard some-
times. I miss OutKast videos.
I miss Blink 182 videos. Tele-
vision needs those kinds of
shenanigans again. Not these
garbage “reality” shows.
I suppose it’s a ridiculous
wish, but I just miss old MTV.
Bring back the music videos.
over democratic processes.
In these actions they as dic-
tators are simply doing what
an abductor tries to do when
the abductee tries to flee from
their grip. They are scratch-
ing and clawing to protect a
system that benefits them and
not their people. The push-
back from these Arab leaders
should not surprise anyone
and neither should the hor-
rors from any of these events.
The killings of people and
families in cold blood in the
streets and on the roads in Lib-
ya, or the shooting into crowds
in Syria or Bahrain should be a
reminder of the stubbornness
that many of these leaders pos-
sess. The eyes of the world are
upon them and they know it, but
they are also scared of the fu-
ture. They have seen the things
that Hosni Mubarak as well as
Abidine Ben Ali did and did
not do and they are acting on it.
These leaders are be-
ing brutal because they see
Al Gadhafi doing it in Libya
and they are trying to copy.
However they cannot stop
the wave of young people
who are disillusioned and an-
gry with the status quo and
want change and democracy.
 PAGE 17 April 13, 2011

Sports briefs
LT now Level 1 sex offender
Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor has not culti-
vated an endearing public image since he retired from the
NFL in 1993. He has been in the news for all the wrong rea-
sons, and serves as the poster boy for what not to be when
you’re a former or current professional athlete. Most notably,
Taylor was arrested last May for having sex with a 16-year-
old girl. He was subsequently charged with third-degree
statutory rape, but has since been sentenced to six years’
probation as part of a plea agreement. Now, according to
ESPN.com, Taylor has been given Level 1 sex offender status,
but will not appear on an online sex offender registry list.
Interestingly, 30 years ago this Tuesday, Taylor was selected
Men's baseball
April 13 vs. Framingham St., 7 p.m.
April 16 at St. Joseph's (Me.) (double) 12, 2:30 p.m.
April 17 vs. Lasell (double), 1, 3 p.m.
April 18 at Rivier (double), 5, 7:30 p.m.
Men's tennis
April 14 at Bridgewater St., 3:30 p.m.
April 18 at Curry, TBA.
Women's softball
April 13 vs. Johnson & Wales (double),
3, 5 p.m.
April 15 vs. Emerson (double), 3, 5 p.m.
April 16 at St. Joseph's (Me.) (double),
1, 2:30 p.m.
April 17 vs Mount Ida (double), 12, 2
p.m.
April 19 at Emmanuel (MA) (double),
6, 8 p.m.

Team standings
by the New York Giants with the second pick in the draft.

Japan Pro Baseball kicks off season

The Japan Pro Baseball season opened Tuesday to a Men's baseball Softball Men's Tennis
(GNAC)
warm, welcoming crowd of 22,525 at QVC Marine Field in
Chiba City, Japan. Despite the country being ravaged by a
(GNAC) (GNAC) 1. Suffolk 3-0
deadly earthquake, tsunami and worsening radiation leaks, 2. Emerson 2-1
1. Johnson & Wales (RI) 7-1 1 Simmons 12-2 3. Johnson & Wales (RI) 1-1
the season commenced with the Rakuten Eagles beating the
2. St. Joseph's (Me.) 5-1 2. Emerson 10-2 4. Norwich 0-2
defending champion Chiba Lotte Marines, 6-4. There were
3. Suffolk 4-2 3. St. Joseph's (Me.) 9-3 5. Albertus Magnus 0-2
reportedly earthquakes during the day in Chiba, but that
4. Lasell 4-4 4. St. Joseph (Conn.) 10-4 6. Anna Maria 0-6
didn’t stop an abundance of fans from coming out to show
5. Albertus Magnus 2-2 5. Pine Manor 6-4
support for their sport, league and country. "Despite the dif-
6. Emerson 1-5 6. Rivier 5-5
ficult conditions, we are able to open the season because ev-
7. Rivier 1-5 7. Lasell 6-6
erybody helped us to do it," Rakuten infielder (and former
8. Norwich 0-4 8. Johnson & Wales (RI) 5-7
major league infielder for the Mets, Rockies and Astros) Ka-
9. Norwich 5-7
zuo Matsui told ESPN. "I want to carry this feeling of appreci-
10. Mount Ida 4-8
ation for the whole year by playing baseball. During training
11. Emmanuel 3-9
camp, I went to a shelter and I saw people there with energy
12. Suffolk 1-7
in their faces. I went there expecting to cheer them up, but
13. Albertus Magnus 0-12
instead they cheered me up. That's why I want to play hard."

Bruins, Canadiens set to sqaure off

Playoff hockey and the city of Boston just go together
so nicely. Fittingly, the hometown Bruins are set to open the
first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs on Thursday
night against the No. 6 seed Montreal Canadiens. The B’s
have not moved past the Eastern Conference semifinals since
1992, but there is a feeling around this year’s team that they
could take a step closer to their ultimate goal of winning a
cup. “Our fans are going to want us to beat the hell out of
them and their fans are going to want to see them to beat
the hell out of us,” Milan Lucic recently told Mike Patraglia
of WEEI.com. “We know the energy is going to be high in
both buildings, and I think that’s what makes this rivalry
so great, the fans are so pumped up about it. That’s what
it makes it fun being a player, being a part of this rivalry.”

Walker declares for NBA draft

University of Connecticut star Kemba Walker made it
official Tuesday: He will be declaring for the 2011 NBA draft.
The 6-foot-1, 20-year-old Bronx native averaged 23.5 points,
5.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists during his junior season. Walk-
er, who was the main force behind the Huskies’ run toward
a 2011 National Championship, will likely be chosen by one
of the first five teams in this summer’s annual draft. "I just
think it's the right time for me to go to the NBA," Walker
told Erick Smith of USA Today. "It's a happy day, but a sad
day because I am leaving my brothers." Walker was a 2008
McDonalds All-American after an impressive high school
career at Rice High School in New York. He was also named
Big East Tournament champion and MVP, and was anointed
the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player in 2011.
 PAGE 18
Dance Company looking for practice space
Gianna Carchia
Journal Staff
The Suffolk Universi-
ty Dance Company cannot
seem to find a safe and ap-
propriate space for practic-
ing. Thus far they have had
practice time in various fa-
cilities, but they believe it is
time for a place of their own.
“Everywhere we’ve prac-
ticed has had a pole or a
rug, or it’s been too small,”
said junior Amber Zanella,
captain of the team. “Noth-
ing’s really been a good fit.”
The team is usually at
their dance studio near NES-
AD until 9 p.m. on Sunday
The Suffolk University Dance Company is hoping to find a safe place to practice.
The group voiced their concerns with the Dean at a recent Trustee meeting.
School announces 2011 Athletics Hall of Fame class
Matt West
Journal Staff
The Athletics Hall of
Fame class at Suffolk is rela-
tively new—this is only the
third go-round—but come
this May 7, the athletics de-
partment will be inducting
seven more individuals dur-
ing a dinner at the Royal
Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge.
According to the school’s
website, the Suffolk Univer-
sity Athletics Department
and the University Alumni
Association will be honor-
ing these individuals who
played an important role dur-
ing their time with the school.
The inductees include Pa-
tricia Brown, Ron Cinelli, Evan
Crockford, Noreen McBride
(Keenan), Patti Ann Stan-
nights, and some girls have ex-
pressed worries about walk-
ing home. Sophomore Antjeli-
na Newman said that biggest
issue with walking home
was the lack of confidence
many girls felt. But Zanella
believes there are more press-
ing issues, saying that most
girls walk with their friends.
“The issue isn’t really
walking home,” she said. “It’s
hitting your arm on a pole.”
This year, the team has
also had practice space at the
Beacon Hill Athletic Club for
two hours every Wednesday,
but the space is too small.
The team is most in-
terested in a place on cam-
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk University Dance Company
ziani (Cooper), Lou Connelly
(Posthumously), Ucal McK-
enzie (Posthumously) and the
1996 Women’s Softball Team.
A few notables in-
clude Brown, who founded,
coached and played for the
first women’s basketball team
here at Suffolk in the early
1950s. Crockford had 116
points during his four-year
tenure on the team, which is
good for fourth all-time in the
school’s history. McBride was
an exceptional athlete while
at the school, playing in four
sports over three seasons
during her time at the school.
The reception will be-
gin at 6 p.m. and will be fol-
lowed by a dinner and the
ceremony at 7 p.m. Tick-
ets are $60 per person and
$40 for alumni 2006-2010.
pus that has mirrors, which
they can all fit into comfort-
ably, and that doesn’t have
poles in the middle of the
room. There are local dance
studios in Boston, like the
ballroom studio they prac-
tice in now, but they would
prefer a place on campus.
“Ideally, we’d like a new
place with Suffolk rather
than other companies,”
said Newman. “But I don’t
know if that’s realistic.”
At a recent Trustee meet-
ing with the Dean, attended by
Newman and another mem-
ber of the team, they discussed
these issues of practice space.
“They seemed to be
The third Athletics Hall of Fame class boasts an impressive selection of individuals.
concerned [with this prob-
lem],” said Zanella. “This is
the first time that I’ve even
heard of them acknowledg-
ing that we have issues.”
However, she did ad-
mit that these issues weren’t
vocalized. Newman was
in agreement. “We’ve
known,” she said. “But it
hasn’t been talked about.”
Newman said that a pro-
posal for funding has gone
through, but she doesn’t
know if it has even been
considered. She acknowl-
edged that the school’s bud-
get is tight, saying that all
of the dance groups needed
more funding and space.
“We should have a space
on campus that we all can
have practice in,” Zanella
explained, referring to the
other dance teams at Suf-
folk. “You have to take
what you can get; every-
one wants the good rooms.”
The dance team has con-
sidered the Ridgeway gym,
but has encountered diffi-
culty on that front as well.
“It’s hard at Ridgeway
because so many need gym
time,” she said. When the
team applied for a practice
slot, they were given only two
days at inconvenient times.
However, Zanella expressed
that it was not an ideal space.
“There are no mirrors,
but those we can live with-
out,” she continued. “Most-
ly, it’s because we can’t hear
our music in the gym.”
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
April 13, 2011
This doesn’t mean that
there is no space available. In
the past few years, the team
was allowed to practice ev-
ery Wednesday in the Trem-
ont basement. This year, any
one team is not allowed to
book the Tremont basement
for more than eight times
per semester, even if there is
nothing going on at the time.
“A new space is neces-
sary, and would be greatly
appreciated,” Zanella added.
The biggest issue for the
team is that of safety. This fall
semester, there was a pole in
one of the studios they were
practicing in. Zanella recalled
that while one of the dancers
was doing her routine, she
threw her arm and it hit the
pole. When she went to the
hospital, she was told she had
suffered nerve damage, and
the arm was put in a sling.
Carpet is also a safety
hazard. Newman told a sto-
ry of two girls twisting their
ankles while practicing in
the basement of 150 Tremont.
“We want a space that we
can keep up ourselves and
make it safe,” said Newman.
“It would be awesome if Suf-
folk would create a place;
other teams could use it too.”
The team is hoping to
get a handle on a place to
practice in the near future,
but they aren’t sure when or
where it is possible.
“I don’t know of any
current plans,” New-
man said. “Just hope.”
 PAGE 19
Strader helps lead tennis team to hot start
Alex Hall
Journal Staff
After breezing through
the tournament playoffs and
securing the coveted GNAC
title last season, it’s safe to say
the Suffolk men’s tennis team
has a bit of a target on their
back this year. Despite this
the Rams have continued to
roll right through the oppo-
sition. One of the main play-
ers leading the early charge
is sophomore Harlan Strader.
Strader has posted a
flawless singles match re-
cord, having yet to lose a
match since becoming a
member of Coach Steve
Counihan’s team last season.
“I think the biggest rea-
son for [the perfect singles
record] is mentality,” Strader
explained. “It’s one thing to
be skilled at tennis but it’s an-
other thing to have the men-
tality and willingness to win.”
The sophomore from
Marblehead, Massachusetts,
has proven over the course
of this season and a half
with Suffolk that he has the
right combination of men-
tality and skill whenever he
takes the court for the Rams.
Two of Strader’s singles
wins this season came in
key conference games for
April 13, 2011
his team, having won his
match against Emerson’s
James Landino, 6-0, 6-0, and
emerging victorious against
his opponent from Albertus
Magnus this past Saturday.
Said Strader: “We always
love to get that win over Em-
erson, and really it’s just an-
other confidence builder to
getting where we want to be:
which is a bid to the NCAA
Division III Tournament.”
This may seem like an am-
bitious goal for the Rams, but
considering all they have ac-
complished the past few years
there is little else standing in
the way of them continuing
this successful run. Strader
hasn’t seen a player from an
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
opposing team, in or out of
the conference, that could
Harlan Strader (above) was named GNAC Player of the Week on April 11. He
take him down. That mental-
ity cerainly comes from being went 3-0 on the week, winning two matches from the top singles position. Overall
a defending champion, and as he is 6-0 in singles and 5-0 in doubles play with Albert Buruga.
a result the team continues to
steamroll their competition. to repeat their success from As the king of Suffolk’s No. 3 very possible Strader and
“I think we have handled last season and quite pos- position put it, “Suffok men’s the rest of the squad will
all the pressure well because sibly improve upon it with tennis has been not only im- look back on this season with
we know how to get the job a bid to the NCAA Division pressive but outstanding, fond memories. Ultimately,
done,” continued the second- III Tournament. With a cur- and everyone in the Suffolk the team will hope to further
year player. “On the Suffolk rent record of 6-0, consistency community should recog- their undefeated streak this
men’s tennis team we know from players such as Strader nize our accomplishments.” week against non-confer-
how to win, and we work to- and the fact that Emerson is If the team can continue ence opponent Bridgewater
gether as a cohesive unit to holding second place in the this recent dominate streak State College. From there,
amp ourselves up to win.” conference with a 2-7 record and achieve their goal of anything seems possible
The team looks deter- only makes Suffolk’s NCAA gaining entrance into the for this very talented team.
mined and very much able dreams even more obtainable. NCAA tournament, it seems
 PAGE 20
Softball team continues on despite tough season
Freshman Samantha McGilvray has been a bright spot for the pitching staff.
Mike Giannattasio
Journal Staff
After sweeping Wheelock
in a double-header on April
7, the Suffolk University soft-
ball team has since dropped
four consecutive games. This
season has been a rough one
for the Rams as they have
Baseball team gunning for top spot in GNAC
Alex Mellion
Journal Staff
The Suffolk base-
ball team had a streaky
week, playing .500 ball
over a six-game stretch.
The team lost to Fitch-
burg State on Thursday, 19-7,
and then lost both games of a
doubleheader against John-
son & Wales on Saturday.
The Rams quickly bounced
back on Sunday, winning a
doubleheader against Nor-
wich by a combined score
of 24-8, and then beat Sa-
lem State on Tuesday, 3-1.
A pair of freshmen has
been shouldering the offen-
sive load for the Rams so far
this season. Third baseman
Jake Cintolo leads the team
with a .418 batting average,
and also has 16 runs batted
in. Fellow freshman infielder
Devan Jones leads the team
in numerous offensive cat-
egories, including runs batted
in (21), slugging percentage
Solid contributions have helped Rams stay in hunt
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
had difficulty with both
pitching and scoring runs.
The Rams are cur-
rently 6-16 overall, includ-
ing a 1-9 home record and
a 1-7 record against teams
in the Great Northeast Ath-
letic Conference. They have
had the most success on the
road, where they are 4-3.
(.583), total bases (49), and sto-
len bases (8). Jones is also tied
for the team lead in home runs
with senior Andrew Babb.
Six-foot-five inch senior
Alex Torres leads the pitching
staff in wins with three, in-
nings pitched (40), and strike-
outs with 42. Charles Kilgore
leads the team in earned run
average (2.86) and has only
given up seven earned runs in
22 innings pitched this season.
The team begins a crucial
stretch next week in which
they play six games in three
days, all against GNAC op-
ponents. On Saturday, the
Rams will travel to St. Jo-
seph’s (Me.) for a double-
header. These games are of
critical importance, because
St. Josephs is currently one
game ahead of Suffolk in the
GNAC standings. There is no
rest for the weary, as Suffolk
plays home against Lasell in
another doubleheader the
next day. The team then trav-
els to lowly Rivier (2-14 over-
Although the Rams
have a poor record, all the
players on the squad have
still given great efforts in
each and every game. Some
players are putting up tre-
mendous statistics, too.
Freshman Lindsey Rog-
ers is batting .463 with a
team-leading 31 hits, nine
all) and should be able to eas-
ily sweep that doubleheader.
Suffolk only has eight
conference games remain-
ing, so it’s very important
for them to do well in these
Senior catcher Mark Annese (above) is hitting .338 with 5 doubles on the season.
doubles, and four triples. She
also has scored 15 runs and
added 15 RBI this season.
Junior Cali Loura is hitting
.403 with a team-leading two
home runs. She also has con-
tributed with two home runs,
27 hits, 21 runs, and 14 RBI.
Junior Karina Bolster has
26 hits this season as well as
a .371 batting average. Se-
nior Monica Cioffi has con-
tributed to the team with
a 3.06 average, including
15 hits and 11 runs scored.
Freshman Samantha
McGilvray is having a solid
season for her first year in a
Rams uniform. She is hitting
.300 with 18 hits and 11 RBIs.
Senior Clara Conklin
has also been a big contribu-
tor for the Rams, as she has
batted .258 with 16 hits,
eight runs, and five RBI.
The Rams also have four
pitchers who have done
their best to keep the ship
somewhat afloat. McGilvray
has started 12 games this
season, and has a fairly im-
pressive 3.40 ERA. She has
pitched 68 innings, having
given up only 33 earned runs
while striking out 31 batters.
next six games and poten-
tially challenge Johnson &
Wales for first place in the
GNAC. If Cintolo and Jones
continue shouldering the of-
fensive load, and the pitching
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
April 13, 2011
Junior Liz Galvin has
also pitched well for Suf-
folk. She has started nine
games and has also struck
out 31 total batters this sea-
son. Brooke Hirschfeld, a
junior, has pitched seven
innings for the Rams this
season and has 1-0 record.
The softball team is hop-
ing their young players step
up for them for the rest of
this season and next. Sopho-
more Lauren Barrett, as well
as freshman Sydni Arnett,
Nikki Cignarella, Julianna Ri-
conda and Mandi Thornton
will all be expected to lead
the team the next few seasons.
Keri Lemasters, the Head
Coach for the softball team,
has had the position for the
past three seasons. The as-
sistant coaches are Toma
Lovasco and Jill Dailey.
Suffolk has 16 games re-
maining on their schedule
this season, with their last
two games being on Sat-
urday, April 23 against St.
Joseph, Connecticut. Both
the players and coaches are
hoping that the team can
improve their record and
turn their season around.
continues to perform up to
par, there’s no reason why the
Rams shouldn’t finish the sea-
son looking down at the rest
of the conference, and head
towards postseason play.