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November 15, 2017

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

DIVERSITY DOMINATES
Despite low voter turnout during last week’s municipal
election, women, especially of color, won.
By Maggie Randall, D.C. Correspondent

Life
through
the eyes of
a friend
Remembering
Jacob Haseltine

Chris DeGusto
Managing &
News Editor
“Long live the ‘Lizard
King.’ There's no way
anyone's ever going to
forget that kid.”

C

andidates who were Suffolk students and women,

Cutrumbes was a weekly volunteer for Boston City District

especially women of color, saw successes in

1 Councilor-elect Lydia Edwards.

municipal elections last week in Boston. Still, low
voter turnout persisted.

“I always vote in local elections,” said Cutrumbes.
“While dealing with smaller policy issues, they have the

This year, Suffolk University graduate Jean Bradley

biggest effect on our day to day lives.”

Derenoncourt became the first Haitian-American city

Suffolk University senior government and economics

councilor in Brockton.

major and SGA Senator Jonathan McTague won in Saugus’

“It is important for young folks to vote and also to get
engaged in the political spectrum,” said Derenoncourt. “We
have the ability to shape the society we want to live in.”
Suffolk Masters of Public Administration candidate Peter

municipal elections in 2015.
“Two years ago at the age of 19 [years old], I ran for Town
Meeting and won while topping the ticket,” said McTague,

See DIVERSITY - 4

BEFORE AND AFTER CHARLOTTESVILLE

American history manifests social unrest
Hannah Arroyo
Asst. Sports Editor
Monuments have the
potential
to
uncover
stories which contrast
from today’s society. The
riots in Charlottesville
this past August shocked
the nation and conveyed
that these monuments
were more than just a
work of art, but a question
of how America should
appropriately appreciate
its country’s history.
Chair
of
the
Government department
Rachael Cobb, welcomed a
panel Thursday at Suffolk
University’s
Sargent
Hall to host a discourse
entitled “Symbols and

Studies-Public
Spaces
and
Reconciliation.”
The speakers included
William
Rand
Kenan,
Jr. Emeritus Professor
in Political Science at
Bryn
Mawr
College
Dr. Marc Ross, Suffolk
History
Department
lecturer Stephen O’Neill
and Brandeis University
Associate
Dean
for
Diversity,
Equity
and
Inclusion Maria Madison.
The discussion, part
of
twelve-part
series
called “Before and After
Charlottesville Initiative,”
tied into the question of
whether or not certain
statues should be taken
down or left disregarded,
Cobb told a Journal

See SYMBOLS - 4

Hannah Arroyo/ Asst. Sports Editor

“We’ve got to swallow that and say ‘this is our history.’”
-Dr. Marc Ross

Twenty-year-old Jacob
Haseltine had a knack
for making people feel
uncomfortable, one of
his many artistic talents
described by close friend
Maxwell Shick.
“[He] was like a god at
anything art,” said Shick
to a Journal reporter in a
recent interview. “Some
of his paintings would
just blow your mind.
No one paints like this
anymore, he had a very
old-school style. Kid was
just a god at it.”
Haseltine, the late
graffiti artist was naturally
inclined to paint, write
and co-hosted Suffolk Free
Radio’s “The Graveyard
Shift” late nights with
Shick.
A
three-sport
athlete in high school,
the
Haverhill
native
planned on studying law
at Suffolk after receiving
his undergraduate degree
and
was
published
in
Suffolk’s
Venture
Literary/Arts Magazine.
After Shick, a global and
cultural communications
major decided to begin
a radio show at Suffolk
University,
he
didn’t
second-guess who one of
his partners on the air.
“Immediately I was
like- there would be no
one better than Jake
Haseltine to co-host with
me,” said Shick.
From making snarky
comments to inciting
angry Celtics fans on
the MBTA after a game,
Haseltine was a master at
having some playful fun
with strangers.
“He
would
never
step out of line, but he
definitely likes to make
people
uncomfortable,”
said Shick. “He would

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Suffolk celebrates first-generation students

been recognized across
the country due to their
continued
dedication
in the pursuit of higher
education. Out of the
5,117
undergraduate

students
at
Suffolk
University, 34.6 percent
are
first-generation
college
students,
according
to
Provost
Sebastian Royo. These
students usually do not
have the same support
system or foundation of
knowledge to apply for
and navigate colleges
and universities than the
majority.
According
to
the
Department of Education,
50 percent of students in
2010 were first-generation
college students.
The Center for Access
and Opportunity (CAAO)
celebrated first generation
college students in the
Suffolk
Law
School
function room by inviting
students and staff to
speak on the difficulties
of their experiences and
the importance of sharing
their stories. Students
from the Upward Bound
program were also invited
to see what a future in
higher education might
look like for them.
Royo
praised
the
resiliency
and
the
determination of these
students in the pursuit of

Bellinger.
Bellinger shared that
one of his descendants
was a slaveholder from
South Carolina, while
another was an enslaved
person.
“History of the United
States is not one of
enslaved or free, but one
of both,” said Professor
Bellinger. In an interview
with The Suffolk Journal,
both professors stressed
that immigrants have
benefited from slavery,
even if they might not
have a direct link to the
slaveholders.
“The heavy lifting had
been done by enslaved
ancestors.
When
we
think about immigration,
we forget that part of
a reason France gave
the [Statue of Liberty]
is as a memorial to the
enslaved,” said Professor
Bellinger.
When coming into the
United States, immigrants
often came through the
port cities of the North,
such as Boston and
New York City.
Ross
emphasized the entwined
role
of
slavery
and
economics of the North.
“Earnings from slave
trading
funded
the
North’s earliest industries
and created the wealth of
much of the region’s early

economic and political
elites,” said Ross. That
wealth, according to Ross,
flowed into the founding
of
America’s
earliest
institutions of education,
such as Princeton and
Brown University.
Ross then argued that
the wealth generated
in the North and then
supported the South.
“Their
economics
were totally tied to the
system of enslavement.
The bankers of New York
funded the plantations of
the South,” said Ross.
With such an impactful
role that enslaved people
had in building up the
North structurally and
economically,
Ross
offered six interconnected
explanations as to why
memories of enslavement
have disappeared in the
North: “graudal attrition
through loss, destruction
of sites associated with
enslavement, incentives
for forgetting, fear of
retribution, feelings of
shame and reframing
of events and their
meanings.”
Bellinger argued that
it is not surprising that
people in the North
have
forgotten
about
enslavement
because
it
is
a
nation-wide
occurrence in which non-

Haley Clegg/ Photo Editor/ Spring 2017 File

34.6%

of Suffolk University’s undergraduate students
are first-generation college students

Nathan Espinal
Senior Staff Writer
First-generation
college students have

higher education.
“There are ultimately
no barriers, no limits
to what you can do,”
said Royo during the
luncheon. “At Suffolk,
there’s an extraordinary
community to help you
every step of the way.”
John Brown, a McNair
Scholar, spoke of his
experiences following his
journey from Jamaica.
He said he grew up with
his
grandmother
and
explained the difficulties
he faced when he applied
to college. Brown did
not have the support to
guide him through the
process, which he said
had convinced him that
he was not capable and
undeserving, of attaining
higher education.
Brown said he finally
attended a community
college, which led him
to apply for the Jack
Kent Cooke Scholarship,
a nationwide program,
which would grant him
full-financial access to a
university of his choosing.
Brown
said
during
his presentation, that
during his application
process, a professor had

told him that he was
“intelligent and capable
of succeeding.”
“A lot of pressure and
a lot of fear was inside
of me during this time,”
said Brown. “For the
Boston district, I was one
of three that got accepted
for the scholarship. That
was when I thought, now
I have to continue with
school. I was scared.”
Marty Elmore, the
program
development
coordinator for the CAAO,
spoke of the importance
of recognizing the role
first-generation students
play not only in their
communities, but their
families. These students
are capable of having
a significant impact on
their peers and younger
people.
“I think the intentions
and the expectations of
what you’re supposed to
do with your life becomes
a part of who you are down
the line,” said Elmore to
a Journal reporter in a
post-luncheon interview.
Felicia
Wiltz,
an
associate professor for
the sociology department,
spoke of how although

she may not have been a
first-generation student;
it was because of her
grandparents that she
and her children have
been able to succeed. Her
grandparents were unable
to go to college because
of their African American
identities, so working
hard became vital to her
parents’ ability to attend
university. Wiltz said
because of her parents’
experiences, going to
college was “just a natural
progression” for her.
“When I got my
masters and when I got
my PhD, I shed a tear
for the fact that my
grandparents
weren’t
there to see it. I think
they’re
looking
down
from heaven and are very
proud of the work they
did, to plant the seed in
me,” said Wiltz during the
luncheon. “So all of you
who are first-generation,
you are that seed. You’re
that solid foundation that
your family is going to
build on.”

Connect with Nathan
by emailing

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American myths on slavery in the North exposed to Suffolk
Stiv Mucollari
Journal Staff
A false narrative in
American history has
been that the Northern
states were the land of the
free and that slavery was
confined to the Southern
states. Part of the reason
for this narrative is
because of the geographic
differences
between
the two regions. Unlike
the South’s plantations,
slavery in the North was
mostly relegated to the
cities. Due to the urban
nature of slavery in the
North, enslaved people
built various skills, such
as shipbuilding.
Marc Ross, William
Rand Kenan Jr. Emeritus
Professor
in
Political
Science at Bryn Mawr
College, and Associate
Professor
of
History
at
Suffolk
University
Robert Bellinger, hosted
a discussion to dispel
the false narrative. Ross
and Bellinger argued that
slavery was an entrenched
and supported national
institution.
“Americans
hate
history, but they love
nostalgia, and they love
creating false narratives
about the past,” said

“

Americans hate history,
but they love nostalgia,
and they love creating false
narratives about the past.
-History Professor Robert Bellinger

desirable memories were
erased from the nation’s
conscious.
For
some
of those who escaped
slavery, Bellinger argued
that they choose not to
pass on their stories to
avoid passing the burden
to the next generation.
Public
and
commemorative
sites
have the emotional power
to recover this collective
memory, according to
Ross. Likewise, Bellinger
said the memories of
people also have a role.
“For many years, it
would have been difficult
not to find an AfricanAmerican who had a
visceral memory with
lynching,” said Professor
Bellinger.
Bellinger
thanked
Professor Ross for using
the
term
“enslaved”,
rather than “slave”.

“It
shows
it’s
a
condition,
not
an
identity,” said Bellinger.
To
reverse
their
condition, Bellinger said
that
enslaved
people
were constantly active in
different
socio-political
movements, from military
service to petitioning the
courts.
Bellinger linked the
discussion to the founding
values of America.
“There is no one in
the United States who
believed more in liberty
then
the
enslaved,”
said Bellinger. “Liberty,
Freedom, Equality were
values that the enslaved
knew all too well.”
Bellinger stressed the
importance of researching
African
Genealogy
so
African-Americans
can
find about the origin of
their descendants. He

”

added that it is important
for
descendants
of
enslaved and descendants
of slaveholders to get in
touch with each other
and come to terms. This
would help contribute to
national healing.
Both
agreed
that
dispelling false narratives
surrounding enslavement
in the North is an example
of the discussions that
should be taking place
nationwide.
“Now
teaching history is more
important
than
ever,
especially with the way
it’s being twisted,” said
Ross. On the road towards
reunion, both agreed that
acknowledging history is
a fundamental step.

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by emailing

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Marijuana future in MA still hazy
Nick Vivieros
Journal Staff
A cross section of
marijuana
smokers,
activists
and
curious
residents packed into
the first floor function
room of Sargent Hall
Thursday morning for
an
information-packed
and at times contentious
forum on the process
of
legalizing
and
regulating
recreational
marijuana after voters
approved legalization of
recreational
marijuana
last November.
Two
members
of
the
newly
formed
Massachusetts Cannabis
Control
Commission,
Kay Doyle and Jennifer
Flanagan, were joined
on the panel by Boston
City Councilor Timothy
McCarthy, Yes on 4
Communications Director
Jim Borgansani, and DJ
Napolitano, a member of
the State Senate Majority
Leader’s staff.
“Everybody
was
against this,” said Jim
Borgansani,
speaking
about the ballot initiative
that his group, Yes on 4,
worked to pass. “Most
elected officials. When we
started our campaign in
2015 with the signature
collection process, the
Governor, the Attorney
General,
the
Mayor
of Boston, the House
Speaker, most elected
officials, most mayors
were
against
this,”
Borgansani added. “But
people don’t take their
cues from them.”
A number of new
regulations promulgated
by the Massachusetts
Cannabis
Control

Commission,
the
governing body for the
regulation of marijuana
use and sales, have been
drafted to help safely
translate public opinion
into law. Commission
member
Kay
Doyle,
Deputy General Counsel
for the Massachusetts
Department of Public
Health, clarified some of
the key changes coming
to marijuana policy in
Massachusetts.
“We now have two
distinct groups in the
state,
patients
and
consumers,”
Doyle
said.
“The
healthcare
provider can vary how
much patients can have,

Commission
member
Jennifer
Flanagan
expressed the concern
that the “no” side had
over legalization.
“I will tell you that
I am not a fan of ballot
questions,” said Flanagan.
“I think it’s the epitome
of money in politics,
which I was criticized for
the entire time I was on
Beacon Hill, but it seems
to be when people bring a
ballot question forth and
millions of dollars are
thrown into it, it’s okay,
it’s socially acceptable.”
Boston City Councilor
Timothy McCarthy, who
represents Hyde Park and
Roslindale, voted against

“I believe we need to all be realistic.
Ballot initiatives are not instruments of
public policy.”
-City Councilor Timothy McCarthy
because some conditions
call for a greater amount
of marijuana to treat
them.”
Medical
marijuana
patients enjoy the benefits
of a higher possession
limit specified by a doctor,
tax-free purchasing, as
well as being able to
register a caregiver as a
grower. Consumers who
elect to use recreational
marijuana
are
only
permitted to have one
ounce on their person at
a time. While the medical
marijuana program, which
appeared on the ballot in
2012, was approved by all
but two Massachusetts
municipalities - Mendon
and Lawrence - the vote
was far more contentious
this time around. Former
State
Senator
and
current Cannabis Control

the
ballot
measure.
McCarthy echoed many of
Flanagan’s sentiments.
“I don’t hesitate to tell
everybody in the room
that I was adamantly
opposed to the ballot
measure,” said McCarthy.
“I believe we need to all be
realistic. Ballot initiatives
are not instruments of
public policy.”
McCarthy
compared
Massachusetts’ program
to the one he saw in
Colorado during a threeday informational visit
focused on the state’s
marijuana program.
“We’re getting this
out of the gate a lot
quicker than it needs to
be. Meeting with all the
people in Denver, not a
single person disagreed
with the [approval of]
recreational
marijuana

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because it’s so much
more restrictive than
medical,” McCarthy said.
While he disagreed with
the outcome, McCarthy
clarified that he did
accept the results of last
year’s ballot measure.
Napolitano,
staff
member for State Senate
President Stan Rosenberg
(D- Hampshire, Franklin,
Worcester) and Suffolk
graduate student, touched
on how the Senate and
House worked to turn
popular opinion into law.
In
the
ballot
question,
both
the
regulatory
structure
and implementation of
legalization would have
been under the treasurer’s
office, he explained.
“We felt that the ballot
initiative set the tax rate
too low, around 10 to 12
percent,” said Napolitano.
“In the compromise bill,
we set it at a minimum of
17 percent.”
As
the
summer
2018
creeps
closer,
questions still remain
unanswered. The one
place of agreement for
the panelists: health and
safety.
“The reason [testing
protocols] are important
is that marijuana is
like a sponge. It soaks
up contaminants from
the environment that it
grows in,” said Doyle. “It’s
terrible for people who
are buying marijuana
illegally because goodness
only knows what is in that
plant that you’re either
ingesting or lighting on
fire and sucking into your
lungs.”

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by emailing

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A painting from Jacob Haseltine’s
personal portfolio

Radio-show host, artist
honored by loved ones
From HASELTINE - 1
never do it to a point
where it's like scary. It
was more just like- this
big kid’s saying ridiculous
things near you. He would
always at midnight say
things like ‘good morning’
to people, or ask them for
pre-peeled bananas. That
was like his go-to.”
The two had met
in years past through
mutual friends and ended
up taking the same class
during Shick’s freshman
year at Suffolk. After
some sly comments from
Haseltine, the two began
to form a friendship that
was rooted deeper than
a few casual per-chance
encounters.
Shick said that physical
stature was not the only

character trait that would
prompt Haseltine to stick
out in a crowd, as the late
philosophy major always
had the most bold and
brash ideology of anyone.
But while Haseltine
loved his horsing around,
there was a softer side to
him as well.
“Kid was a teddy bear
at heart,” said Shick.
“He'd stick his neck out
for anyone.”
Haseltine’s graffiti tag
will soon be embroidered
on the back of a jacket
Shick has in remembrance
of his friend, as well as an
accompanying tattoo.

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by emailing

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Historic record of women elected in Boston
From DIVERSITY - 1

whose town of Saugus
had a turnout rate of just
22 percent this year.
The Boston municipal
elections generated a 27
percent voter turnout
rate according to WBUR.
This low turnout is
remains
an
increase
from the 13.63 percent
voter turnout in the
2015 municipal elections,
according to the Boston
Elections Department.
“We
need
to
collectively find ways
to
better
diagnose
this issue,” said Dion
Irish, Commissioner of
the
Boston
Elections
Department and Suffolk
Masters
of
Public
Administration candidate.
As
Commissioner,
Irish is responsible for
administering the work of
the election department
by registering voters,

recruiting
poll-workers
and training employees
for election day. The
commission also conducts
a yearly census on people
17 years and older. The
census helps to keep
voter lists up-to-date.
Between
fewer
campaign
resources,
“voter
burnout,”
and
a misunderstanding of
local significance, Irish
found reasons for why
voter turnout is low in
municipal elections.
“People may not fully
appreciate
that
local
elections have more of a
direct impact on them,”
said Irish.
This year, in some of
Boston’s most competitive
city
councilor
races,
candidates won by just
hundreds of votes, with
some margins as slim as
3.5 percent.
“I think [local politics]
have the potential to shape
lives,” said Cutrumbes.
“The more narrow margin

of votes needed to win
makes volunteering feel
more important.”
Irish
agreed
that
contested races increase
voter turnout. Mayor
Walsh had supported
a
bill
before
the
Massachusetts legislature
that would allow voters
to sign nomination papers
for multiple candidates,
as they can for state and
congressional candidates.
The bill would increase
accessibility
for
candidates to run for
local office.
However,
not
all
young people are as
involved as Derenoncourt,
Cutrumbes and McTague.
Pew
Research
Center
data in May showed
that millennials have
the lowest voter turnout
rates compared to other
generations.
“We’ve noticed that
young
people
don’t
participate at the same
rate as folks who are 50

and above,” said Irish.
Boston has launched
programs to increase civic
engagement and voter
turnout among young
people.
SPARK Boston Council
is one of these programs.
Specifically 38 of the
city’s residents aged 20 to
34-years-old serve yearlong positions on the
Council to advise Mayor
Walsh on a myriad of
policy issues in monthly
meetings.
This year, the Boston
Elections Department had
40 Boston public high
school students work as
poll-workers on election
day. The students worked
from dawn to dusk,
receiving school credit
for the hours they would
have been in class, and
a stipend for the rest of
their time.
“I think it’s a great
way for them to provide
community
service,”
said Irish, “and also get

engaged so that it is not
confusing when they have
the opportunity to vote.”
Irish
added
that
there has not necessarily
been
a
sense
of
misunderstanding among
eligible young voters, but
a lack of interest.
“I think because in
local elections there is
not as much publicity as
a national election, some
may just not know about
them happening,” said
McTague.
Presidential
races
usually result in higher
turnout rates. In 2016,
the voter turnout rate in
Boston was 66.75 percent,
according to the Boston
Elections
Department,
which is higher than the
national rate.
“ P r e s i d e n t i a l
elections typically have
a year of advertising and
marketing,” said Irish.
“So the day is much more
widely known, and the
resources are more likely

to draw people out to
vote.”
With voter turnout
higher this year than
previous
municipal
elections,
the
racial
and gender makeup of
the Boston city council
changed to reflect the city
itself; just one piece of a
national trend.
“I’m not sure what
the cause is,” said Irish,
“but I think it’s unifying
moment for the county,
that people can support
candidates can look like
them or do not look like.”

Check Political Pulse
for a look at the
women who won
in local elections in
Boston and across
the country.
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National relics prompt social discourse
From SYMBOLS - 1

reporter in a recent
interview.
“History is always told
by the people who hold
power,” said Cobb. “How
does that shift in [this]
day and age and how do
you move to healing?”
Madison said that the
great deal of miseducation
that is given to the
American people that has
led to a lot of everyday
problems
that
have
arisen in today’s culture.
Madison said that what
a lot of people do not
realize is the fact that the
economy was established

off the backs of people
who were performing
labor for free.
“The truth is in front
of us, we just haven’t seen
it,” said Madison.
Ross has studied how
and why the recollection
of enslaved people in the
north for hundreds of
years but seemed to have
disappeared from our
country’s memory. He
talked about how many
places neglect to tell the
full extent of a story if
there is not a specific
structure to represent it.
“It is possible to
tell a story without a
monument or statue, but
statues and monuments
help tell these stories,”

said Ross.
Ross explained that
even though the South
was looked at as being
“pro-slavery,” the North
was just as much as
involved. In fact the North
had the largest number of
slave traders, according
to Ross.
“It’s part of American
history and it connects
Charlottesville
in
important ways,” said
Ross. “We’ve got to
swallow that and say ‘this
is our history.’”
In 2015 in South
Carolina nine African
Americans were murdered
by white supremacist
Dylann
Roof
while
attending their church.

Citizens then called for
the removal of some
Confederate
statues,
which sparked the riot in
Charlottesville.
O’ Neill mentioned
that when most people
think about history their
thoughts are directed
towards the Pilgrims. He
explained that history is
much more complex.
“Statues
can
be
toppled. Statues can be
brought
down,”
said
O’ Neill. “What do we
replace them with?”
The Robert E. Lee
statue, which was at the
center
of
arguments
that
prompted
the
Charlottesville riots, still
stands where it is today.

Many citizens believed
that it should be taken
down.
Cobb described how
significant it is that
students
at
Suffolk
understand
why
the
nation is currently at this
point in American history.
She told a Journal reporter
that many students come
to Suffolk lacking a
deep understanding in
historical information.
A desire to create a
safe space and educate
students is exactly what
Cobb said she hoped to get
out of these discussions.
Cobb recounted the
events in Charlottesville
and explained that when
students returned back to

campus, the government
department
thought
it was best to put this
incident into a “broader
context.” The history of
slavery, the monuments
that we create and the
stories we share all added
to how we comprehended
this rally, said Cobb.
“I hope that [students]
feel that they look at their
public landscape with
more questions and that
they think about why the
statues that they see were
created in the way that
they were,” said Cobb.

Connect with Hannah
by emailing
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WORLD COMMENTARY

Suffolk student expresses differences between Bogota, Boston

Juliana Sanchez
Journal Contributor
The American Dream
is a romanticized concept
in which hard work and
dedication
will
help
you make it big in the
United States - no matter
where you come from.
My grandparents on my
mom’s side are both Italian
and Polish immigrants
that came to the U.S.
looking for a better life.
They realized that hard
work and determination
would reward them with
economical stability and
success.
This mentality of the
American Dream was a
huge reason as to why I
moved here. In Colombia,
specifically the capital
Bogota, is where I studied
in one of the few bilingual
American schools.
Although an American
mother
raised
me,
I consider myself a
foreigner.
My first recollection
upon arriving to the U.S.
was for Christmas with
my mom’s side of the
family. Because Colombia
is a country near the
equator, we have
no seasons. As
we approached
Chicago,
the
white delicate
landscape

seemed different to me,
as I had only seen it
before in the movies. The
little me walking out of
the plane was amazed by
the white Christmas.
One vivid memory I
have was how self-reliant
and efficient everything
was. The fact that there are
self-checkout stations or
even trash cans that open
automatically was foreign
to me. In Colombia, in
supermarkets
or
gas
stations, there is always
an attendant to do all the
work for you.
Coming to a foreign
country, there were also
some fears I had - one
being the harsh labels
people might have of
Colombia. It is no secret
that Colombia has had
issues in the past related
to drugs and violence.
Forty years ago, my home
country was known as a
leading country in the
global cocaine movement.
When I came here,
I thought people were
going
to
think
of
Colombia as the Pablo
Escobar country rather
than my version. To my
surprise, none of that
narco-esthetic
idea was

Photos courtesy of Juliana Sanchez

jaded. More and more
people
are
starting
to
realize
Colombia’s
landscapes,
nightlife,
festivals and especially
growing music artist such
as Maluma or J Balvin.
This was all because
of the infamous drug
dealer, Pablo Escobar.
For many years, Colombia
was known as the “white
powdered country,” for
the narcos and for being
super violent. Although
the nation is currently
at peace, when TV shows
portray Colombia’s past,
people sometimes believe
that is the current state
of the country.
If someone was to
ask me what defines
Colombia, I would begin
talking about the nation’s
vibrant culture. On the
coast of Colombia, there is
a popular festival called El
Carnaval de Barranquilla.
This colorful carnival
is what represents our
optimistic culture.
As an international
student, I was bound to
see some differences.
Although,
in
all
honesty, being raised
by an American
mother
and
educated in an
American school,
I did not think
there
would
be
many.

However, I had some
cultural clashes, mostly
on
the
intercultural
communication side.
For example, Latin
people, in general, are
known for being very
touchy.
In
Colombia,
when we greet, we do it
by a kiss on the cheek,
from strangers to our
long-time friends and
family. Here, greetings
consist of a friendly
handshake
respecting
personal space.
The concept of time
also differs here. In the
U.S.,
when
someone
says nine o’clock in the
morning, this means nine
o’clock sharp, not a second
more or less. In Colombia,
we are very relaxed and
just fashionably late. If
we say 9 a.m., we really
mean nine fifteen, or nine
thirty.
As an international
student, there is a lot of
planning implied when
coming to study in the
U . S .

Suffolk international student Juliana Sanchez
From adapting to a new
country to fitting an
entire wardrobe in four
bags - there is a lot to
take into consideration.
Currently,
some
fears recurring amongst
international students is
President Donald Trump’s
travel ban. Although I
have a dual AmericanColombian
passport,
I could not help but
be a little scared. Our
neighboring
country,
Venezuela, may be added
to the list of countries on
the travel ban.
Although the situation
is very different, I could
not help thinking about
what would happen if my
country gets placed on
the list for a wrongdoing.
What if one day
Colombian
citizens
are banned from the
U.S., then

what? It is unfortunate
that so many are denied
various
opportunities
that the American Dream
offers just based on their
nationality.
All the aspirations and
dreams that many have
in a different country can
vanish in one snap. I could
not imagine being denied
access to schooling and
a better future here just
because of my Colombian
background. Even though
we are in midst of
political tensions, the U.S.
for me and many others
continues to be the land
of opportunities.

Connect with Juliana
by emailing jsanchez5@
suffolk.edu

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second biggest data leak

of the “Offshore Magic

have to pay any tax is a
little unfair, but it’s a
political issue,” he said.
The leak has provided
further support to the
argument that individuals
with
higher
income
brackets in the United
States tend to have
more legal options to
tax breaks than those
with significantly lower
income.
“They’re
not
problematic for me, it
looks to me as if people
all over the world taking
advantage of low tax
places to keep their
money,”
said
Suffolk
University
Economic
Professor David Tuerck.
“If
Americans
are
upset that some citizens
are holding their money
in low-tax locations then
the way to handle the
situation is to reduce
taxes in the United States,
so people will bring back
their money,” Tuerck said.
“I can’t find anything
sinister
about
people
trying to minimize the tax
burden that they have to
bare,” said Tuerck.
The Paradise Papers
were
initially
leaked
to German newspaper,
Suddeutsche Zeitun and
later shared with the
International Consortium
of
Investigative
Journalism (ICIJ).
Suddeutsche Zeitun is
the same newspaper that
initially reported on the
Panama Papers just last
year, according to The
New York Times.
The Paradise papers,
a 1.4-terabyte leak, is the

and
numerous
other
blue-chip
corporation
owners have liquid assets
stored in off-shore banks,
according to the Global
Research and The New
York Times.
“The Paradise Papers
are problematic because
those who are associated
with President Trump or
represent the professional
committee would have
broken ties with what they
represented under oath,
so that is misleading and
also problematic in terms
of purging themselves,”
according
to
Suffolk
University
Political
Research Director David
Paleologos.
Nearly half of the
documents came from
the Appleby Law Firm and
500,000 more were from
Singapore-based
firm
Asiaciti Trust, according
to multiple reports.
Appleby is an offshore
law firm with 10 offices
around the globe with
their headquarters in
Douglas, Isle of Man.
According to the Appleby
website, the company’s
goal is to “advise global
public
and
private
companies,
financial
institutions, and high-net
worth individuals.”
In fact, political figures
such as United States
Secretary of Commerce,
Wilbur Ross and his
private equity firm, was
one of Appleby’s most
substantial clients.
Appleby’s
extensive
list
of
high-profile
clients leads them to be
accounted as members

up of the world’s largest
offshore
law
firms,
according to the ICIJ.
According
to
the
ICIJ, the incriminating
documents depict the
operations of Appleby
spanning from 1950-2016.
The documents came in
the form of emails, bank
applications and client
emails, among others.
The Paradise Papers,
allow room for people
to question motives for
putting money in an
offshore
account
and
how
others
perceive
offshore account holders,
according to Haughton.
“Now it may be that
we’re also cynical and
there are plenty of ways
of sort of avoiding taxes
within the United States,”
said Haughton. “Avoiding
is legal. Evading is illegal,
that’s the distinction. So
tax avoidance is a perfectly
legal process where you
try to minimize your tax.
Evasion is cheating and
that’s quite different.”
Appleby
has
since
released
a
personal
statement
explaining
their position in the
Paradise Papers.
“We wish to reiterate
that our firm was not
the subject of a leak but
of a serious criminal act
and our systems were
accessed by an intruder
who deployed the tactics
of a professional hacker.”

Katherine Yearwood wrong when she has the after the Panama Papers. Circle,” an informal name
Journal Staff sovereign and doesn’t
Nearly 120 politicians referring to a group made

One of the most
controversial,
longrunning
American
discussions pertains to
the amount of taxes that
members of the top one
percent pay compared to
middle and lower income
citizens.
Recently, a massive
amount of information
was released that shined
a light on ways that the
global elite protect their
wealth.
The
Paradise
Papers, dubbed as such
because of the tropical
locations of the law firms
involved in the leak, are
a collection of more than
13.4 million papers that
hold the tax secrets of the
wealthy and powerful.
Within these papers are
the financial information
of
people
such
as
Queen Elizabeth II and
gargantuan
companies
like Apple CEO Tim Cook
and Nike CEO Mark
Parker.
“One of the people
named in this was the
Queen of England, by law
she doesn’t have to pay
any taxes at all, but she
does pay substantial taxes
though on a voluntary
basis,”
said
Suffolk
University
Economic
Professor
Jonathan
Haughton.
According
to
Haughton,
the
leak
has raised geopolitical
questions, but it may not
be as straightforward as it
was initially received.
“To
argue
that

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In Harare, Zimbabwe, the country’s army
has detained President Robert Mugabe early
Wednesday morning, according to multiple
news sources. Armoured vehicles were spotted
heading into the city just one day after the army
commander threatened to “step in” to calm
political tensions over Mugabe’s sacking of his
deputy on Tuesday, Nov. 14, according to BBC.
Eyewitnesses also spotted military vehicles
throughout the city. The ruling ZANU-PF party,
led by Mugabe, accused the head of the army,
General Constantino Chiwenga, of “treasonable
conduct,” according to The Independent. On
Monday, Chiwenga stated that the military
would not hesitate to step in to end purges
against former liberation war fighters. This
rising political tension is said to have emerged
from a time when Zimbabwe was struggling to
pay for imports, which has also caused acute
cash shortages. Although Mugabe’s rule has
been anchored by support from the military, he
does not tolerate public challenges, according
to BBC. Last year, the country was shaken by the
largest anti-government protests in a decade.
War veterans broke ranks with him in 2016
and have vowed to form a broad front with the
opposition to challenge his long rule when it
was thought that he would go into next year’s
election, according to multiple news sources.

Lebanese Prime
Minister resigns
after incident
with Saudi Arabia
Rumors of the kidnapping of former Lebanese
Prime Minister Saad Hariri by Saudi authorities
have been rapidly spreading throughout the
Arab world this past week. Lebanese sources
said the former prime minister is under house
arrest in Riyadh, according to The Washington
Post. Sources in Beirut provided a startling
account of Hariri’s forced detention revealing
new evidence of the tactics employed by
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
to bolster his rule by mobilizing anti-Iran
sentiment at home and abroad. Hariri traveled
to Saudi Arabia for a personal meeting with
the crown prince and Thamer al-Sabhan, his
key advisor of relations with other Arab states.
Later Hariri appeared on television reading a
statement saying he was resigning as prime
minister because of Iranian threats on his life,
multiple news sources reported. Hariri met
with diplomatic representatives of the United
States, Russia and major European powers,
once he was back at his residence.



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“There’s something
about the notion
and relevance of the
creative act and its
significance, which
raises questions about
the importance of art in
a decaying society.”

(Left and above)
Suffolk University student performers
during Tuesday night’s rehearsal
at the Modern Theatre.

See more photos of the rehearsal online
on The Suffolk Journal’s photojournalism
blog ‘Uncovered with Flash.’

-Robert Kropf
Director
Haley Clegg / Photo Editor

Suffolk theatre explores intricacies of
shared grief in Anton Chekhov’s “3Sisters”
A timeless story with contemporary themes of love and loss, a performance bursting at the seams with emotion and
talent, Suffolk students and faculty delve into the minutia of human interaction.
Juliana Tuozzola
Journal Staff

Disappointment,
despair and discoverya play written over a
century ago by Anton
Chekhov
has
been
reimagined by director
Robert Kropf. The Suffolk
University
Theatre
Department has worked
diligently to bring Kropf’s
adaptation of “3Sisters”
to life.
The play follows the
story of three sisters in
the wake of tragic loss
and disaster. “3Sisters”
was reimagined in a
post-apocalyptic
world,
where
the
characters
take refuge in a library
after
an
abundance
of
catastrophes
and
suffering had occurred.
The group discovers

Chekhov’s play, which
enlightens them with
hope and will to move
forward.
Although
“3Sisters”
was written more than
100
years
ago,
the
messages
interpreted
from this story are not
only appropriate, but
beneficial for current
society to reflect upon.
“What
is
alluring
about this show is how
contemporary
some
of the topics within it
are, despite it being a
117-year-old play. The
story really goes to show
how much history actually
does
recycle
itself,”
said sophomore theater
major Liam Grimaldi in
an interview with The
Suffolk Journal.
Grimaldi played the
role of Baron Tuzenbach,
a
baron
and
an
acquaintance to the three
sisters.
Tuzenbach,
a

captivating character who
radiates joy and loyalty,
falls in love with the
youngest of the sisters,
Irina.
“Bringing Tuzenbach
to life is rewarding
because of how optimistic
and honest he is,” said
Grimaldi.
Robert
Kropf
rejuvenated this story
with his adaptation of
Chekhov’s masterpiece.
“Setting
it
against
a dystopian backdrop
changes how the play
resonates,” said Kropf.
Creativity is an art form
to Kropf which translates
on the stage, and it is
most prevalent when the
audience is able to reflect
upon society as a result.
“There’s
something
about the notion and
relevance of the creative
act and its significance,
which raises questions
about the importance of

art in a decaying society,”
said Kropf.
Kropf told The Journal
that he believes “3Sisters”
is an emotional play,
which will inflict heavyhearted feelings. Yet the
play is also humorous,
which he expressed that
he tried to embrace and
heighten in his versions.
“This play holds up a
mirror to nature better
than any play I know, and
the characters are flawed,
but they fumble forward
regardless,” said Kropf.
The story of “3Sisters”
is relatable and impactful
and shows that while
the human spirit can
certainly
relate
to
feelings of hopelessness,
this play explicitly shows
how people can channel
their disappointment and
propel forward.
“3Sisters is a play
about how disappointed
everybody is in life with

the cards they’ve been
dealt and how trapped
they feel in their own
despair,” said Director
of the Suffolk Theatre
Department, Dr. Marilyn
Plotkins.
This play is touching
and
emotionally
compelling because each
individual can connect
to a feeling of loss of
hope or loss in general.
What is impactful is
how the characters are
able to carry on, despite
their
grievances
and
circumstances and that is
what Plotkins capitalized
upon.
“What I find so moving
is at the end of the play,
when everybody becomes
aware of all that they’ve
lost and how they must
carry on; how they must
have hope.” said Plotkins.
Plotkins feels as if
the story of “3Sisters” is
a lesson on how to cope

with pain and losses, but
also
uses
storytelling
components
to
show
how to find ways to keep
moving in the world and
be hopeful.
“An immense amount
of effort is put into the
production.
Thankfully,
the cast is excellent. The
level of support amongst
everyone
involved
is
unlike
anything
I’ve
experienced before.” said
Grimaldi.

“3Sisters” will be
performed at the Modern
Theatre on Nov. 1618. Tickets are $10 for
Suffolk students and
members of the Suffolk
community, and $15 for
general admission.

Connect with Juliana
by emailing

jtuozzola@su.suffolk.edu

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ARTS BRIEFS Dance Company prepares
Graduate students
recognized for artistic talent

for fall showcase “Revival”

Suffolk students awarded by “Design New
England” magazine for designs that reimagine
retail and residential designs that are inspired by
the MBTA. Graduate students Yennifer Pedraza
and Julia Jenko were challenged to create a twolevel, retail and residential space on Newbury
Street in Boston for potential clients. Pedraza
took home first place in the student competition
with an entry designed for affordable, local art
with an owner living upstairs named “Artistic
Voices.” Jenko imagined a member-based test
kitchen that would challenge local chefs to make
healthy meals with all proceeds going to Action
Against Hunger - an organization devoted to
providing food security to people in need across
the world. Transforming potential spaces for the
future of clientele-oriented Newbury Street, the
two students are part of a growing movement that
is aiming to change the world.

Suffolk Art and Design Gallery
presents “Speak, Object”
The latest installment of the Suffolk University
Gallery on the sixth floor of Sawyer “Speak,
Object,” gives inanimate objects the power to tell
a story. Reflective of personalities and narratives,
varied works that showcase personal stories
and explore a multitude of cultures, gave these
pieces the opportunity to tell an otherwise untold
version of a story. Artists Caleb Cole, Judy Haberl,
Steve Locke, Greg Mencoff and Janice Redman all
submitted works to the gallery but were also asked
to choose an object from their private collection
to be displayed inside the walls of the exhibit.
The gallery will be holding programming in the
upcoming weeks that will present opportunities
for the Suffolk community to become involved
with the artists. Events will include a gallery talk
with the artists on Nov. 30 and “Talking Things,”
on Dec. 5 during activities period that will give
participants the chance to reflect inward on their
own personal stories and create a new narrative of
their own. This exhibit will run Nov. 16 - Jan. 16.

MFA, Harvard Art Museum
showcase Golden Age art with
Rembrandt, Vermeer
Seemingly overnight, Boston has become the
center for 17th- century masterpieces, as collators
gift both the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) and
Harvard Art Museums close to 450 drawings.
The first donation was given to the MFA as 113
pieces from the Golden Age added to the newly
established home for the study of Dutch and
Flemish art. Next, Harvard Art Museums were
given 330 drawings, finalizing Boston as the goto for drawings including Rembrandt, Rubens and
Brueghel. “You find the world depicted in such
detail,” said Arthur Wheelock Jr., a curator at the
National Gallery of Art in Washington and a leading
expert on Rembrandt, Vermeer and the other
Dutch masters, in an interview with boston.com.
“Whether it’s Rembrandt exploring the mystery of
the human psyche, or Vermeer’s wonderful sense
of grace and elegance, they capture all kinds of
worlds,” he said. The exhibition “Masterpieces of
Dutch and Flemish Painting” will run in the MFA
through Jan. 15. Select Golden Age pieces will be
on display through mid-January at Harvard.

Ryan Arel / Journal Staff

Student choreographed work set to be displayed
at SUDC’s annual fall showcase.
Ryan Arel
Journal Staff
The Suffolk University
Dance Company (SUDC)
will hold its fall showcase
titled “Revival” on Nov.
15 to give viewers the
chance to see SUDC’s
talent and diversity as
they showcase six of
their routines. The show
marks the group’s first
major show since Suffolk
Weekend in October.
The
group
has
performed multiple dance
genres and has held
versatile performances in
the past, many of which
are choreographed by
the student members
themselves.
“Almost all of the
choreography
are
student
pieces.
The
choreographers
have
been working on them
all semester and have put
their heart and souls into
the dances,” said senior
marketing major and
current SUDC Production
Coordinator
Michelle
Lampert in an interview
with The Suffolk Journal.
“We wanted to have
variety in the pieces so we
have jazz, contemporary
and lyrical styles. We
have been rehearsing
them since September
and are super excited to
showcase our existing
members with our new
freshman,” said Lampert.

Despite having quality
participation and buy-in
from existing members
and new members, the
group struggled when
they lost one of their
rehearsal studios due to
its closing. Losing the
studio created problems
in the group’s practices
and their ability to see
how routines looked in
practice.
The Jeannette Neill
Dance Studio, originally
on Friend Street in a
Boston
neighborhood,
closed down earlier this
year due to skyrocketing
rent prices in the area.
Home to private dance
classes
and
spacious
rehearsal
space,
the
studio also served Suffolk
University’s
multiple
dance groups on campus.
“Because the studio
we used to dance at for
practices closed down this
year, it’s been difficult
to practice without any
mirrors. So that’s been
challenging to adapt to,”
said senior finance major
and
dance
co-captain
Shantel Vigliotta. “But
we’ve been able to go to
one or two venues for
practice before the show
to use mirrors.”
Though the group
has faced some adversity
stemming from the lack
of a better practice studio,
the dancers have stuck
to
their
preparations
and trusted the process,

“Almost
all of the
choreography
are student
pieces. The
choreographers
have been
working
on them all
semester and
put their heart
and souls into
the dances.”
-Michelle Lampert,
SUDC Production
Coordinator
running a two-day a week
practice schedule, with
three-hour practices on
Sunday and Wednesday
evenings.
All of the members
have been on board and
given their best efforts
regardless of the lack
of a studio produces,
according
to
junior
management major and
current Secretary Joanna
Fenerlis to The Journal.
“I’m so excited to
finally be dancing with all
of these girls for our first
show,” said Fenerlis. “All
of the veteran members
were pretty nervous going

into this year because we
lost so many seniors last
year. But the freshmen
that we took on have
been so awesome and
we all have really come
together and meshed as a
group.”
The
venue,
the
Calderwood Pavilion at
527 Tremont Street, will
give the group more
space to perform as well
as allow for a much larger
audience than the Modern
Theater at Suffolk. The
group will have a larger
stage and dressing room
as well, according to
Vigliotta.
“The venue is great,
[there is] a lot more
space and amenities we
never had with Suffolk’s
theater,” said Vigliotta. “A
year ago when we had our
show there [at the Suffolk
Theater] we had to stop
letting people in because
there wasn’t space.”
The SUDC will perform
with
supplementary
performances
from
Passion Latin, W!cked,
Rampage and an outside
dance group, according to
Lampert.

Tickets are free of
charge and can be found
through the group’s
Facebook page. Preregistration is required.

Connect with Ryan
by emailing
rarel@su.suffolk.edu



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OPINION

Sexual assault excludes no gender

Haley Clegg/Photo Editor

By Roxana Martinez | Journal Staff

L

ately there seems to be a new article out every week

The idea that men cannot be seen as victims of sexual abuse

about another round of sexual abuse allegations

stems from a culture that views men as masculine, strong

regarding Hollywood moguls.

figures that are difficult to overpower.

Anthony Rapp recently came out with his harrowing tale of

sexual assault, but his story is a bit more unique for one reason:
Rapp is just one of a few male actors to publicly come forward
with their own experiences of sexual assault in Hollywood.
In making the decision to speak out, Rapp reintroduced
the fact that sexual assault is a multi-layered issue that has
affected more than one gender.
Though he is not the first male actor to come forward about
his experiences with assault in the industry, the significant
amount of attention garnered around Rapp has shed a light
on an issue that is typically cast to the side when discussing
sexual assault: it is happens to men, too.
Famous for his role in the 1996 musical “Rent” and his
new show “Star Trek: Discovery,” Rapp described in detail to
Buzzfeed News about the sexual advances actor Kevin Spacey
made toward him when he was 14.
Figures such as Lupita Nyong’o, Gwyneth Paltrow and Rose
McGowan are some of the actresses that have come forward
regarding the harassment they have faced from Harvey
Weinstein. Now, male victims are coming forward too.
Rapp kept quiet about the encounter for decades, and only
chose to speak publicly about it because “there’s so much more
openness about talking about these issues, and so many people
are coming forward and sharing their stories.”
While it can be argued that sexual assault is more likely to
happen to women, it can also be said assaults made against
men are being swept under the rug and dismissed, especially
in the news.
Sexual assault cases where women are the victims and males
are the perpetrators, are often more publicized as opposed to
cases where the roles are reversed. This one-sidedness in the
media can make it more difficult for male victims of assault to

With the amount of overtly male-dominated institutions

“The fact
of the
matter
is that
society
still has a
long way
to go in
terms of
dissolving
this
pervasive
genderrole
enforced
culture.”

there are within the government, the workplace and even
the entertainment industry, it comes to no surprise that this
hierarchical power can translate into enforced gender roles,
and strict expectations from the sexes.
The problem is that this toxic mindset can have detrimental
effects to anyone whose experiences fall outside of this realm
of masculinity and femininity.
Look at the way Shia LaBeouf and Corey Feldman were
treated when they came forward with their experiences.
LaBeouf also experienced backlash by the media when he
claimed that he was raped during a performance art project he
was a part of in 2014. Choruses of ‘he was supposed to enjoy
it-- he’s a man!’ rang far and wide on social media, but when
LaBeouf spoke out about the trauma of the experience, the
details were anything but a laughing matter.
Feldman infamously went on “The View” in 2013 to discuss
the exploitation of minors in the entertainment industry, and
recounted his own experience with sexual assault when he was
a teenage actor. Barbara Walters criticized him for “damaging
an entire industry.”
The fact of the matter is that society still has a long way to
go in terms of dissolving this pervasive gender-role enforced
culture. The severity of which men are expected to be hypermasculine characters results in the dismissing of any narrative
that illustrates the opposite.
Hopefully, because of Rapp, Feldman and LaBeouf’s shared
experiences, the public will begin to take cases of sexual
assault against men just as seriously as those of women. Not
to mention, it will encourage other quieted male victims to
find the courage to come forward with their stories and seek
justice.

come forward. It reinforces the idea that male victims are rare,
and singular cases, as opposed to showing that they are more
common than people believe.

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Editor’s Word
Suffolk University, an institution
that has so-called “championed” at

Diversity won in recent elections, as it should

To change the current political climate of the US, women rose to the occasion
Juliana Tuozzola
Journal Staff

communications, has failed to inform
their students on moves that upper
administration makes-- once again.
Just after 2 a.m. on Wednesday
morning, the Boston Herald broke a
story that Suffolk has filed plans with
the Boston Planning & Development
Agency to lease a 180-unit apartment
building at 1047 Commonwealth Ave. in
Brighton, which is currently being leased
by Boston University.
While a tabloid-esque newspaper
in Boston picked up this story early
Wednesday morning, students and
staff will wake up with a blind eye to
yet another decision that the university
made with little correspondence with its
students.
The proposal is a “short-term, stopgap
measure” in order to fix this demand
for student housing, according to the
Herald’s article.
The Journal had ran an article weeks
ago and introduced the topic that
administration was looking into more
student housing. However, there were no
definitives. Without even an email sent
to the community or story on Suffolk’s
homepage on the university’s move,
our administration instead turned to a
tabloid.
We, The Journal, are disappointed.
As corporations across the nation
make closed-door agreements with little
spilling to the media, we, the student
body, expect more communications from
our university.
The university’s reputation on
disorder will continue with negligent
moves like this one.

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The possibility for
women, minorities and
LGBTQ-identifying people
to be elected to United
States
offices
during
President Donald Trump’s
era became a triumphant
reality last week. Voters
provided the Democratic
party with its first round
of major wins since the
disheartening results of
the 2016 presidential
election.
The hope lost a year
ago when the Trump
administration
was
elected into office has
slowly been restored,
as the state and local
elections
represent
women of diversity who
align with the Democratic
party.
Danica Roem has been
elected as the first openly
transgender legislator in
U.S. history. Roem is a
former journalist who has
overcome the hardship
of hate speech and has
declared that she was
“not really a woman”

and “morally disturbed.”
Nonetheless,
Roem
persisted, and nearly a
year after her transition,
she
campaigned
and
devoted herself to become
a
lawmaker.
Roem
defeated
Republican
incumbent Bob Marshall
who had introduced a
“bathroom bill” that had
looked to restrict which
bathrooms Roem and
other transgender people
could use.
Roem’s
success
in
becoming the nation’s
first transgender member
of Virginia’s House of
Delegates is a victory for
America, specifically the
transgender community.
Roem’s induction ignites
a sense of hope that the
nation is moving toward
one
that
is
equally
representative
of
all
people.
Andrea Jenkins has
also made history as the
first black transgender
woman to be elected to
public office in the U.S.
She was elected to the
Minneapolis City Council
shortly
after
Roem.
Roem’s
and
Jenkins’
success had indicated that

the LGBTQ community
will not tolerate bigotry
or hatred, and will not
stray away from pursuing
and achieving their goals
despite opposition and the
existence of transphobia
and
homophobia
in
America.
Hala
Ayala
and
Elizabeth
Guzman
joined Danica Roem in
breaking political and
historical barriers. Ayala
and Guzman are both
the first Latinas to be
elected to the Virginia
House
of
Delegates.
These women represent
diversity in American
politics and their success
plays a major role to show
Hispanic women that they
can accomplish anything.
A voter approached Ayala
and told her that he
hoped she would inspire
his young daughter to
one day run for office,
according to The New
York Times.
An
outstanding
woman to mention and
a
democratic
victory
was
Jenny
Durkan,
who adds to the many
diverse victories across
the country. Durkan is

now Seattle’s first openly
lesbian mayor and she is
also Seattle’s first female
mayor since the 1920s.
These women and their
victories are telling of
what the future political
climate of America may
entail, one with an agenda
which is without hatred,
and one that both tries to
represent and to accept
all people.
This election year,
the U.S. offices grew
immensely
more
representative of people
of diversity who come
from
different
social
communities
and
backgrounds.
These
women
are
incredible role models for
all Americans, especially
for that of young girls
and women.
They
have
proven
that despite the current
presidency
and
the
existence of opposition
in the nation, women
are able to persist and
succeed.

Connect with Juliana
by emailing

jtuozzola@su.suffolk.edu

The Feminist Letters:

Everyone needs to advocate for intersectionality
to improve equality
Olivia Gorman
Journal Contributor
When someone says
the word “feminist,” most
people have an instinctual
idea
that
comes
to
mind about what that
concept means to them;
something
along
the
lines of gender equality,
sexism and ending the
patriarchy. When the
word “intersectionality”
comes next to it, however,
people do not know what
the term means and
how it relates to them.
Extending from the goal of
feminism alone, the main
objective of intersectional
feminism is to extend
equality to all women,
taking into account the
characteristics of these
women that impact the
discrimination
each
female faces separately.
To be more specific,
discrimination
in
the
workplace
showcases
why intersectionality is
a prevalent issue. Most
females in the workplace

will, unfortunately, face
discrimination based on
gender. Women of color
will face oppression not
only because of their
gender, but also due to
their race and ethnicity.
Whether it’s physically in
the workplace or on their
paychecks, the sex of
these women will inhibit
them from being treated
the same as men.
Women
in
the
workplace will face the
issue of the wage gap,
however the gap between
them will differentiate
based on their race and
ethnicity, according to
a study by the American
Association of University
Women. The underlying
issue of this situation,
laid in that by just their
physical attributes alone,
these women will be paid
less than their colleagues
and ultimately treated
differently because of
their femininity.
The
concept
of
intersectionality
is
crucial to feminism in
the 21st century, wherein
intersectionality is geared

toward calling attention
to issues in regard to the
oppression of women
based on attributes such
as race, sexual orientation
or class.
The
role
of
intersectional feminism
has been nothing but
progressive, and it has
proved to be enormously
effective.
Women
of
color are catalysts in this
movement, with famous
feminists such as Michelle
Obama
and
Beyoncé.
These women use their
platforms to speak out in
support of intersectional
feminism and encourage
their audiences to stand
united with them on the
issue.
To live in a diverse
city like Boston and to be
a part of a progressively
diverse
campus
at
Suffolk
University,
intersectionality
affects
everyone and needs to
be put in motion so that
women of color can be
just as empowered as a
white woman.
The issues a woman
faces on a daily basis reach

far beyond what meets
the eye, and these issues
stem even further for
women of color. Human
rights are ubiquitous:
they are intended to be
attainable by everyone.
Intersectionality
is
something that everyone
must pay attention to and
speak up about.
If feminism is about
supporting
women,
intersectional feminism
is about empowering the
black woman, the Latina
woman, the Asian woman
and all women. It’s about
speaking up for the
disable-bodied woman or
who emigrated from a
third world country. It’s
about knowing where
privilege lies and being
able to notice when some
people don’t experience
those same advantages.
It’s about advocating
for those women and
empowering others to do
the same.

Connect with Olivia
by emailing

ogorman@su.suffolk.edu

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IN THE NEWS
• The women’s basketball team will play their
first game of the season on Nov. 15 at
Salve Regina University.
• Men’s basketball tips-off 71st season Nov.
15 against Brandeis University.
• Puck drops for men’s ice hockey on Nov. 16
against Western New England University.
• The women and men’s indoor track teams
will kick off their first-ever season on
Dec. 2 in the University of Massachusetts
Boston Indoor Open.
• Three Suffolk men’s soccer players earned
All-GNAC honors at the end of this
season. Sophomore Christian Restrepo
received a second-team selection while
Jordan Casey and James Fisher earned a
spot on the third team.
• Women’s soccer midfielder Jennifer
Martin earned GNAC first-team honors
to cap off her final season.
• Lady Rams’ soccer junior forward
Veronica Bernardo awarded with the allsportsmanship team.
• Women’s volleyball freshman Hannah
Fabiano earned third team All-GNAC
distinction and all-sportsmanship team.
• Elena Cisneros Garcia represents the
women’s tennis team on the GNAC’s
all-sportsmanship team.
• Mark Recchi, former Boston Bruin, joins
teammates in Hockey Hall of Fame.
• The Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs
inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame.
• The Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame second
baseman Bobby Doerr dies at the age of
99 on Nov. 14.
• The Boston Celtics extend win streak to
13 games in victory against the Brooklyn
Nets.
• The New England Patriots will take on
the Oakland Raiders in the annual Mexico
City game on Nov. 19
• The Boston Bruins will attempt to snap
a three game skid in Anaheim against the
Ducks on Nov. 15.

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Shooting the distance
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Senior Bourikas looks
to join Lady Rams’
thousand point club
Matt Geer
Journal Staff

The
first
season
of
Suffolk
University
women’s basketball was
in 1982-83, and since then
only 11 Lady Rams have
eclipsed the prestigious
1,000-point mark. Senior
Georgia
Bourikas
is
looking to etch her name
to that list.
Bourikas recently said
to The Suffolk Journal
“reaching
the
mark”
is something she had
always wanted. The Rams
shooting guard currently
sits at 721 career points,
which means she will
have to tally 279 points
on the year to meet the
1,000 point mark. This is
not unfamiliar territory to
Bourikas, who scored 294
points in her sophomore
season, to the tune of
10.5 points per game.
Bourikas said helping
the team win games is of
utmost importance to her
compared to any personal
achievements.
“I’ve always wanted to
achieve the milestone of
scoring 1,000 points, it’s
in the back of my mind,”
said Bourikas. “But I’d
rather get a team win
than focus on individual
stats.”
Along with her natural
ability to score, fellow
Rams have said that
Bourikas has been a
tremendous teammate.

Junior
forward
Shannon Smith said, in
an interview with The
Journal, that Bourikas
had been known for her
hard work and leadership
on and off the court.
“[Bourikas]
is
an
awesome teammate, a
hard worker, and she’s
very humble,” said Smith.
“I don’t think I’ve ever
heard a complaint from
her, she’s just a great
leader to look up to.”
Coach
Ed
Leyden
recruited
Bourikas
during her junior year at
Fontbonne Academy in
Milton,
Massachusetts.
Leyden said in a recent
interview
with
The
Journal that Bourikas had
evolved into a prototypical
team player and had been
a model for this type of
play for most her time at
Suffolk,
predominantly
in the last two years as a
team captain.
“[Bourikas] has always
been a very down to earth
and welcoming person,”
said Leyden. “She is very
old-fashioned, she buys
into the team mentality
and is a mentor for her
teammates in that way.”
As
Bourikas
approaches
the
goal,
Leyden said that he would
be delighted if she were to
reach the mark. However,
he did not believe that
it was on the frontier of
her goals looking into
her final season with the
Rams.
Bourikas was set to be

Courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Bourikas needs 279 points to
reach the 1,000 mark.
a key piece of the team
her sophomore year, but
a torn anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL) kept her
out for the entire season.
Leyden said he thinks
that this experience may
have helped to shape the
way she thinks about
basketball.
“I’d be very happy for
[Bourikas] if she reaches
1,000 points, I think it
would be special to see
her name up there with
the others that have done
it, but she is more about
the team,” said Leyden.
“When she tore her ACL
her sophomore year, I
think it really made her
value just being able to
go out there and play the
game and help the team
win.”

Bourikas made it clear
that reaching the scoring
mark would be a very
humbling experience for
her. Because this will be
Bourikas’ final season, she
plans to use that factor as
motivation to reach this
pinnacle. She said she
wants to leave it all on
the court.
“The most motivating
thing for me is that this is
my last year of basketball
ever,” said Bourikas. “I’ve
worked for over 15 years
on this game and I want
to be able to say at the
end of it, that I gave it my
all.”

Connect with Matt
by emailing
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Nagri solidifies spot in record book
From SOCCER - 11

in Suffolk women’s soccer at a high level in the
history.
classroom and by also
“It's not an award that being a terrific player on
Nagri’s feats at Suffolk
have
included
twotime All-Great Atlantic
Northeast
Conference
second team honors as
well as being the first
Ram to score more than
100 points in her career.
“Just to have your
name appear in any
record book is really
- Cary McConnell,
cool,” said Nagri. “It just
Director of Athletics
shows that hard work
eventually pays off in the
they give out easily,” said the field. I think it just
end.”
She now adds the Director of Athletics Cary speaks volumes to the
CoSIDA award to her McConnell to the The quality of the studentresume, which has placed Journal in an interview on athletes we have here in
her as one of the two Tuesday. “You really have the classroom.”
Nagri attributed some
most successful players to earn it by performing

“It just speaks volumes
to the quality of studentathletes we have here
in the classroom.”

of her success to the
support from the athletic
department
and
her
teammates.
“The ‘never give up’
attitude
and
energy
she portrays on the
field is contagious and
encourages the rest of
the team to give it their
all every game. I couldn’t
think of anyone more
deserving of the award,”
said Nelson.

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by emailing
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SPORTS

Rare award
granted to
the Rams
WOMEN’S SOCCER

Women’s soccer senior presented
programs first CoSIDA honor

Courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

By Felicity Otterbein, Arts & Culture Editor &

Chris DeGusto, Managing and News Editor
Suffolk University’s Alexandra Nagri has topped
the charts as one of the most prominent studentathletes the university has to offer. The senior
joined only six other Rams as recipients of the
College Sports Information Directors Association
(CoSIDA) Academic All-District award.
Only nine times has the CoSIDA honor been
given to a Suffolk student, etching Nagri into the
record books, once again.
Nagri, a finance and accounting major, has made
waves across the Suffolk community and now has
been recognized, not only for her athletic ability,
but for her academic success as well. A co-captain
of the women’s soccer team, Nagri recently reached
the upper echelons of student-athlete success, as
she became the first Lady Ram from the soccer
program to be awarded the prestigious honor for
the first time in the program’s 11-year history.
“I’ve been playing with [Nagri] since freshman
year, and I’ve been watching her grow and improve
as a player each year, which in turn helps the
team as a whole grow and improve,” said senior
midfielder Erika Nelson in a recent interview with
The Suffolk Journal. “She brought great leadership
to the team as a captain both her junior and senior
year.”

As one of 14 NCAA Division III players in the
New England region honored for a combined
excellence of academics and athleticism with a firstteam District 1 recognition, Nagri has not faltered
in terms of focusing on what is important.
“Getting honors like this academic-based one at
the end of my senior year just shows that I put
a lot of hard work and dedication into the sports
themselves, but also my academics and that is very
important to me,” said Nagri in a recent interview
with The Journal.
According to Suffolk’s Sports Information
Director (SID), Amy Barry, in a recent interview
with The Journal, eligible students are nominated
by a university’s SID and must have a minimum
GPA of 3.3, play in 50 percent of the season’s games
and have at least a sophomore standing.
“When student-athletes are recognized for their
achievements inside the classroom it proves that
the department’s dedication to the true definition
of Division III student-athletes: student first, athlete
second; is in its true form and we, as a department,
could not be more proud of excelling in academics
and athletics,” said Barry.

See SOCCER - 11

Alexandra Nagri
accepts women’s
soccer team’s first
CoSIDA All-District
award.