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THE SUFFOLK JOURNAL
Volume 81,
Number 4
October 4, 2017
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THE
WAITING
GAME
Suffolk fed up with elevator issues,
administrators say end in sight
By Jacob Geanous, World News Editor
Chris DeGusto, News Editor
Before the start of any
given class period in
Suffolk University’s
Sawyer building, a
common scene has
been students clustered
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around the elevators
with looks of frustration
and exacerbation
creeping across their
faces, as they realize
that once again, they
will be arriving late to
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Construction in Sawyer continues, Art students’ home not finalized
construction on the two
floors continued once the
source of the damage was
identified as groundwater
from the parking lot that
As the construction sits to the right of the
continues,
the building. According to
students
and
faculty Director of Construction
of the Art and Design Services Andre Vega, the
company
department are adjusting construction
an
exploratory
to their new home in the did
investigation
of
the
Sawyer building.
Initially delayed due damage once they were
to water damage on the able to identify where
A and B levels of Sawyer the water was coming
over the summer, the from. Once identified,
Felicity Otterbein
Arts & Culture Editor
the company dug three
feet into the ground next
to Sawyer and applied
“flashing,” to keep water
from coming in from
the parking lot. Flashing
refers to thin pieces of
material, in this case
metal, that are installed
to prevent the passage of
water into a structure as
part of a weather resistant
barrier system, according
to Vega.
According
to
a
university official, the
leak is not new, rather it
has been an issue dating
back to 1986.
According to Vega,
when the construction
crew
demolished
the
basement levels over the
summer, they were able
to diagnose the water
damage once materials
had been cleared out
of the previous storage
spaces and where the
old Suffolk University
Police Department used
to reside.
“
It appeared that it had
been going on for a
while.
-Director Andre Vega in reference
to water damage in Sawyer
“It’s all concrete, so
there was some spalling
of concrete and that’s
been repaired,” he said.
“It appeared that it had
been going on for a while.
It was behind a wall and
behind a bunch of stuff so
it was really tough to say
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Trump revises travel ban,
includes three additional countries
Kyle Crozier
Senior Staff Writer
International students
at Suffolk University are
faced with new travel
restrictions, after last
week President Trump
increased the scope of
his controversial travel
ban to include several
new countries, while also
removing Sudan. This
means travelers to or from
Chad, Iran, Libya, North
Korea, Syria, Venezuela
and Yemen, may all face
a widely varying group of
constraints.
At
Suffolk,
and
any
other
American
university, students may
now be unable to go home
and return to school after
classes are completed
for the year depending
on which of the banned
countries they are from.
The law states that any
entry into the country
by Syrians is completely
suspended
without
exception. But for those
looking to come from
Venezuela, all are allowed
to travel with exception
for government officials
and
their
immediate
family members.
Out of all the countries
discussed in the new ban,
Venezuela
represents
the largest population
of Suffolk students with
more than 50 enrolled
this year. In contrast to
this, there are less than
ten students enrolled
from North Korea, Syria,
Chad, Yemen and Libya
combined.
“I think, as much as
I disagree with most of
President Trump’s action
regarding policy, that’s
the only portion of the
ban that I do understand,”
said Student Government
Association
president
and Suffolk senior Daniel
Gazzani regarding the
inclusion of Venezuela
into the travel ban in a
recent interview with The
Suffolk Journal.
Gazzani
is
from
Venezuela,
a
country
whose government he
said he believes needs to
be recognized as guilty
of many human rights
violations and fraudulent
election activities.
“I think it’s more
of
punitive
measure
to punish [the North
Korean and Venezuelan]
governments
for
the
courses of policy action
they have taken against
the
United
States,”
continued Gazzani.
On Twitter, President
Trump
explained
his
motivation for moving
forward with the ban as
centered around plans to,
“not admit those into our
country we cannot safely
vet.”
More
than
200
countries were reviewed
as to how well they
would be able to provide
Homeland Security with
detailed
identifying
information about those
citizens which intend to
travel into the United
States. The Office of the
Press Secretary that those
countries which did not
meet these standards
would be limited in their
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“I think it’s more of punitive measure
to punish [the North Korean and
Venezuelan] governments for
the courses of policy action they
have taken against the United States.”
-Daniel Gazzani,
SGA president and Venezuelan native
ability to travel to the U.S.
Unlike the previous
ban, the new plan will
be active indefinitely,
until
those
countries
either
make
changes
that would allow them
to be compliant with the
new rules, or until the
supreme court rules it as
unconstitutional.
“I think the travel
ban continues to leave
students
that
are
impacted nervous, scared,
afraid, I think they’re
nervous to study abroad
or to travel home and
come back,” explained
Dean of Students Ann
Coyne in an interview
with The Suffolk Journal.
Coyne
described
how
although
most
students will not be
directly affected by the
new policies, it leaves
many “concerned and
confused.”
“Within the university
it’s our role to keep
students safe on campus
and to provide them with
support and resources
they need so they can
cope with these stressors,”
insisted Coyne.
Much of the initial
push-back
surrounding
Trump’s original proposed
travel ban was due to the
overwhelming
majority
of the populations being
Muslim. This, following
comments in December
of 2015 calling for a
“total
and
complete
shutdown” of Muslims
entering the country.
The inclusion of North
Korea
and
Venezuela
have signaled to some as
an attempted distancing
of
his
administration
from
the
accusations
of the travel ban being
motivated by any antiMuslim sentiment.
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Art program takes advantage of resources while construction prolongs
From ART page 1
‘this should’ve been fixed
a long time ago,’ but it
definitely should’ve been
fixed a long time ago. It’s
been a while.”
Vega said that the two
basement levels were
initially supposed to be
finished when the rest
of the Art and Design
department floors were
done, which was originally
set for May of this year.
But because of the timing
involved with initially
finding the damage, the
construction was delayed
by a few months, and
according to Vega, should
now be finished in a
couple of weeks.
“You have to keep in
mind that those two levels
are about three stories
below grade - so they’re
very well under ground,
so when you have water
filtration at that level it’s
very difficult to tell where
it’s coming from. So you
can see the water staining
on the walls, but also
along the ceiling and the
steel. So we’ve repaired
all those elements.”
Administrative
Services
Manager,
Anita Sen was initially
concerned because of
the potential of losing
the
space
entirely,
meaning that the fine
arts students could have
possibly lost their work
space altogether due to
the damage. However,
do to the current work
being done by facilities in
Sawyer, the construction
on “A” is nearly finished,
putting the timeline for
the rest of the building on
track toward completion.
“It’s an old building,
it’s an old city. Is there
a permanent solution? I
don’t think the university
can afford it, but they are
doing what they can for
the students,” Sen said.
The newly installed
classrooms have been
renovated with advanced
technology designed to
fit the needs of students
of all concentrations.
Last semester, prior to
the summer-time move,
the Art and Design
department
adopted
a
Virtual
Desktop
Infrastructure (VDI), the
new program for Art and
Design majors, minors
and all those participating
in art classes. A Cloudbased system that will not
only relieve students of a
file-sharing system like
Dropbox, but will allow
students
and
faculty
alike to access various
graphic design programs
from remote locations,
according
to
Sen,
effectively eliminating the
need to work on campus
in Art and Design specific
computer labs.
According
to
Sen,
the implementation of
this program began last
semester with regard to
instructional
meetings
for students and faculty
alike,
complete
with
faculty members standing
by at the 75 Arlington
building prepared for
troubleshooting.
Sen told The Journal
on Tuesday afternoon that
many of the informational
meetings
have
been
mandatory so as to ensure
student
involvement
and understanding with
VDI. She confirmed to
The Journal reporters
that the department will
not be receiving new
Macintosh
computers
due to the availability
of programs that are
included in VDI. While
Alexa Gagosz/ Editor-in-Chief
Flashing along Sawyer building edge on the parking lot side.
Sen did recognize that
some students and faculty
had some difficulty in
learning how to navigate
the new program, told
The Journal that it’s her
understanding that the
entire
university
will
eventually become privy
to the virtual desktop.
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Programming malfunction on elevators set to resolve this week
From SAWYER page 1
The student body has
shown some discontent
recently
toward
the
elevators’ delayed service
in one of Suffolk’s most
prominent
academic
buildings.
“This is what our
tuition gets us?” said
freshman Alex Coninck
in a recent interview with
The Suffolk Journal. “We
pay a lot of money, we
should have functioning
elevators. It is really
inconvenient to get to
classes in Sawyer.”
On Monday, university
spokesman Greg Gatlin
released a statement that
announced the university
is aware of the faults
and detailed what has
caused frequent delays in
service. According to the
statement, the delays are
the result of two separate
issues:
reprogramming
of the elevators and
accidental activation of a
safety feature.
The
non-traditional
modern system by Delta
Beckwith Elevator in the
lobby of 8 Ashburton
Place has left patrons of
the Suffolk community
riding a lift confused and
indifferent.
“You
never
know
where you’re going,” said
senior Ashley Sullivan to
The Journal. “You just
kind of have to jump in
hoping you get where you
have to go.”
Professors
have
also taken notice to
the congested elevator
system, especially ones
who teach classes on
the higher floors of the
Sawyer building.
Dr. Anurag Sharma
teaches for the physics
department on the ninth
floor of Sawyer. As an
associate professor, he
said that he has a lovehate relationship with the
elevators, although he is
not sure how they could
be improved upon.
“If you are late, a
whole crowd is waiting
for the same elevator
for the same floor,” said
Sharma. “At peak time,
it’s nearly impossible.”
The university has
recently set their sights
on fixing the problem
that has been illuminated
by a full load of student
traffic brought on by the
start of the fall semester.
The process to resolve
these issues has begun,
according to University
Director of Construction
Services Andre Vega.
“The elevator travel
times
weren’t
really
an issue because the
student body is so light
in the summer,” said
Vega in a recent in a
recent interview with
The Journal. “I think they
put in the orders, so they
probably will be in this
week.”
According
to
the
statement, the university
is working with Delta
Beckwith to rectify these
issues.
“Long wait times for
students trying to get
to and from class and
other building uses is an
inconvenience that is not
acceptable,” said Gatlin.
Elevators
have,
at
times, been rendered
inoperable when the door
has been held open for
too long. After the doors
are open for an extended
period of time, an alert
is triggered that disables
the elevator until service
representative arrives to
fix it, officials said.
“We have to call a
technician to reset the
elevator,” said Vega. “[The
time it takes] can vary. It
depends on how busy the
technician is and when
they can get there. It’s
not something that we
can do in-house.”
Whenever a technician
is called from Delta
Beckwith, the university
is charged through its
contractor C&W Services.
The university did not
specify the amount of
each repair charge.
The recent transition
of the Art & Design
department,
formerly
known as New England
School
of
Art
and
Design (NESAD), from
75 Arlington St. to the
Sawyer
building
has
also had an unintended
detrimental effect on
the elevators. According
to the statement, the
elevators last year were
programmed in a way
that did not allow them
to travel a single floor in
either direction.
“This
programming
encouraged
students,
faculty and staff to use the
stairs and eliminated very
short rides,” according to
the statement.
The elevators were
also programmed not to
allow travel to the floors
in which construction was
taking place. When the
Art & Design floors were
open to the public and
the semester began, the
system was not adjusted
to disallow travel up
or down a single floor,
according to officials.
“I think it was a matter
of somebody didn’t tell
them that that’s the way
it needed to be done,”
said Vega.
The
ability
to
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Scaffolding set on Sawyer’s north entrance to
restore the building’s façade
travel a lone floor has
considerably slowed the
pace of elevator traffic,
but students have made
the best of their situation.
“I mean, it’s an okay
system. The elevators
are better in buildings
where there is a visible
stairwell nearby because
it provides people with
options versus strictly
taking the elevator,” said
junior Luisa Drumond.
“In Sawyer, some people
just take the stairs to
avoid waiting. Personally,
I don’t take the stairs but
also I wouldn’t say that
I wait too long for the
elevator though either.”
Along
with
the
ongoing
issues
with
the
elevator
system,
additional
construction
is also taking place to
repair Sawyer’s facade.
Overhanging scaffolding
on Sawyer’s main entrance
has become commonplace
and will remain erect
until
the
project’s
completion date set for
November, according to
the statement.
“At that time, the
scaffolding
will
be
removed and the façade
will be restored to its
original
glory,”
said
Gatlin.
While
construction
continues, students hope
for a prompt conclusion
to the maintenance in
Sawyer, which in part has
inhibited their ability to
travel between floor in a
timely fashion.
“[The elevators] make
me late for class all the
time,” said junior Sabrina
Belloste. “Usually I just
have to take the stairs
up nine floors, then I’m
huffing and puffing.”
Matthew Geer, Taylor
White and Shayla
Manning contributed
to the reporting of this
article.
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Law student cashes in win: Finalist wins $25,000 scholarship
Nathan Espinal
Senior Staff Writer
To compete against
other
qualified
law
students for a chance at
a $65,000 scholarship
may seem like a daunting
task, but fourth year
Suffolk
Law
student
Catherine Dowie took
the opportunity to put
her legal writing skills
to use in an area of law
she was unfamiliar with.
She walked away with the
honor of placing second
and $25,000 in her pocket.
This New Jersey native
has
been
enamored
with law for some time
now, having spent her
undergraduate career at
Smith College studying
American
government
and computer science
on weekdays and taking
charge of the debate
team as president on
the weekends. Although
the responsibilities of
being on the debate team
were
vastly
different
from what she does now,
these experiences helped
shape her demeanor as an
aspiring attorney.
Starting law school
however was a different
experience, but Dowie
was more than prepared
to take on the new
challenges.
Qualifying
for the Suffolk Moot
Court team last year was
no issue for Catherine.
The Moot Court team
allows students to refine
their legal writing skills
and work on cases that
prepare them to practice
law in the real world
“From
a
team
perspective,
because
you’re dealing with a fake
problem, there’s going to
be bounds from where
the problem writers can
write the problem,” said
Timothy Bolen, coach
for the Suffolk Moot
Court team in a recent
interview
with
The
Suffolk Journal. “[Dowie]
is always spotting and
identifying issues with
the problem because she’s
always thinking in that
real attorney mindset.”
Her
experience
working previously as a
paralegal for The Phia
Group, LLC of which
she is now a Manager
in Legal Subrogation &
Reimbursement Services,
has also further developed
her legal writing skills into
something formidable.
This competition in
which Dowie competed
in was sponsored by
Philip
Shawe,
whose
company,
Transperfect,
was sold wholesale in a
prolific court decision.
The Delaware Court of
Chancery, a court that
settles disputes within
corporations, decided that
since the former partners
were at a deadlock in how
to manage the company,
it would be sold despite
its precipitous earnings.
Shawe was appealing his
case to the United States’
Supreme court when he
decided he needed a legal
think tank to help him
succeed in gaining control
over the company from
his wife. This think tank
would have helped his
legal team establish new
ways to argue against the
Delaware Supreme Court
decision.
When Dowie became
aware of the competition,
she only had a week to
prepare her brief before
the deadline. She said
while the research was
strenuous,
her
time
writing briefs for her
Moot Court team and
Phia was what allowed
her to place top three,
which garnered her the
invitation to argue her
position as a finalist.
Having
had
little
experience
with
the
Courtesy of Catherine Dowie
Takings Clause, which
is a provision of the
fifth amendment that
prevents private property
from being taken for
public use without just
compensation,
Dowie
had to do a great deal
of research in a short
amount of time.
“I read the opinions
and a decent amount of
material from the record,
and just formulated the
best arguments I could
for why it hadn’t been
justified by the lower
court,” said Dowie in a
recent interview with
The Journal. “They were
taking this company away
from this shareholder that
had been able to generate
profit for so long when
the company wasn’t in
any financial struggle.”
When
describing
how exactly a student
can
possess
such
a
skillset, Bolen, who is
an
Adjunct
Professor
in the Legal Practice
Skills Department, said
Dowie’s legal prowess is
an impressive quality to
have.
“One thing that strikes
me with [Dowie] is that
she approaches problems
from almost an over
technical
standpoint,
which is great,” said
Bolen. “It’s something
I think will serve her
exceptionally well when
she leaves law school.”
Having been awarded
$25,000 for her efforts,
Dowie said she will has
put the scholarship to
good use by “putting a
dent” in her loans.
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News Briefs
Tewksbury woman falls
victim to Las Vegas shooting
Rhonda LeRocque, a 42-year-old Tewksbury
mother was one of the 59 people killed in the
Las Vegas mass shooting on Sunday night,
according to the Boston Globe. She attended
the concert with her husband Jason, six year
old daughter, and father-in-law. Her fatherin-law and daughter had just left the concert
to head back to their hotel room when the
shooting began. Korina Champagne, LeRocque’s
sister posted on Facebook Monday mourning
her sister’s passing. “My heart is broken, I’m
numb, I feel paralyzed. This doesn’t seem real,”
she wrote. “All I can do is turn to God’s Word
for comfort, just as she would want me to. May
she rest now until her name is called and she
is awakened in paradise.” The four had planned
to head to Disney Land in Anaheim, California
with their daughter. LeRocque’s mother Priscilla
Champagne continues to mourn the loss of her
daughter. “My first thought waking up this
morning is, ‘I’ll never see my baby girl again.’
I loved her so much.” said Champagne at her
home on Tuesday morning.
Student entrepreneurs pen
success from crowd-funding
projects
Tom Price resigns from
Trump cabinet for
spending habits
The Sawyer Business School offered its firstever crowd-funding class last fall. Two of the
student entrepreneurs have come a long ways
since then. Senior Sara Maloney’s crowdfunding enterprise is called Buddha Bus Yoga.
Her mission is to take yoga out of the studio
and make it more accessible for offices, college
campuses, and community centers. Crowdfunding has allowed her to acquire yoga mats
and a corporate card. She already has clients
that include Life is Good, Massachusetts
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences,
and Keryx Biopharmaceuticals. Recent Suffolk
graduate James Testa has also had success
with his crowd-funding project. It was during
his own recovery process from a serious
accident last year that he found inspiration
for his venture. He wanted to find a more user
friendly way of getting protein into his system
in order to rebuild his muscle mass, without
having to drink protein shakes every time.
According to his website, WarmUp Coffee has
only 60 calories and 15 grams of protein per
serving. Testa has received press from Fox
News and BostInno. He has also successfully
convinced gyms to stock his product.
Tom Price, former health and human services
secretary officially resigned from his position
on Friday. Prior to his resignation, Price had
received criticism for taking charter flights at the
government’s expense, which is directly funded
by taxpayer dollars. According to the New York
Times and Politico, Price had racked up over
$400,000 in travel expenses on chartered jets
this year. In addition to this, Price took military
aircraft to Africa, Europe, and Asia, bringing his
bill to over $1 million. He offered to reimburse
the government for $51,887.31, which would
cover the cost of his seat on the flights, but
not of his staffers. Price’s actions threatened
one of President Donald Trump’s key campaign
promises to drain the swamp of Washington.
His resignation letter read, “I regret that the
recent events have created a distraction from
these important objectives. Success on these
issues is more important than any one person.
In order for you to move forward without
further disruption, I am officially tendering my
resignation.” Trump appointed Deputy Assistant
Secretary Don J. White as acting secretary.
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Suffolk professors talk options on North Korea
Amy Koczera
Asst. World News
Editor
Patrick Holmes
Opinion Editor
While North Korea is
considered a reclusive
country,
many
still
venture to the nation
in
order
to
learn
more about the inner
political workings of the
government. As a part
of social sciences week,
the
Government
and
Philosophy departments
at Suffolk University held
an internal panel this past
Tuesday to further discuss
North Korea with a few
Suffolk professors that
have visited the country.
Chairperson
Gregory
Fried of the Philosophy
department
moderated
the discussion among
the panel and brought up
the question of just war
theory with the potential
threat from North Korea.
Fried
speculated
about the outcome of the
relationship the United
States has with North
Korea, now that they have
nuclear weapons that can
reach the West Coast of
the U.S. He said President
Donald Trump might be
holding war with North
Korea as an option to
distract
the
country
from what is happening
internally.
Visiting
Suffolk
Professor Friedrich Lohr
and
previous
North
Korean
diplomat
to
Germany, said during
the panel that Trump
does not have enough
knowledge of nuclear
deterrence. Lohr also
compared Trump to Idi
Amin, previous dictator of
Uganda, with how Trump
has seemed to declare
his power of being the
president of the U.S.
“The problem with
Kim Jong-un is that he’s
just like Donald Trump.
They know how to brag,
how to yell, and how to
threaten,” said History
professor Ronald Suleski
during an interview with
The Suffolk Journal. “And
that’s not [going to] lead
to any good.”
Professor
Weiqi
Zhang, a government
assistant professor, along
with Professor Lohr, who
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have both been to North
Korea, agree that in Asia
it is important to save
face.
“We’ve got to find a
way for [Trump and Jungun] to both stand down
without losing any face,”
said Suleski. “You’re a
bully, you’re a braggart,
you don’t really want to
lose face, but you don’t
really want to fight
either.”
Suleski
visited
northeast China by the
say anything so they just
walk away, especially in
the border zones around
North Korea.
However, according to
Suleski, it does not seem
that the Chinese and
South Koreans are afraid
of war with North Korea.
Suleski feels that a lot of
people in Asia, directly
north of North Korea, or
in Seoul, South Korea are
not worried about a war.
Japan
is
more
concerned
with
the
Ri Yong Ho’s interaction
with Trump at the United
Nations two weeks ago,
Japan understands that
North Korea is at least
in contact with the U.S.
Japan is afraid they
will have no allies to
support them if North
Korea decides to launch
an attack, according to
Suleski.
“The whole thing is
a tinder box and people
are playing with fire: if
one spark goes off in the
his experience traveling
there. He went on to
say that it is unlikely for
North Korea to initiate
an attack on the U.S.
due to their size as a
country. Zhang offered
his thoughts that North
Korea’s
best
strategy
would be to be a neutral
small power that played
off of two major powers
instead of attacking one
major power.
“I always say that
China is the one to solve
“You’re a bully, you’re a braggart, you don’t
really want to lose face, but you don’t really
want to fight either.”
- Professor Ronald Suleski
North Korean border this
past June and interviewed
many
Chinese
and
Koreans who have been
to North Korea. He also
visited
Seoul,
South
Korea to search for
more information on the
secretive country.
“No one wants to talk
about North Korea,” said
Suleski during the panel.
There are too many spies
from North Korea, South
Korea and China that
everyone is too afraid to
concept
of
nuclear
war due to their lack
of
nuclear
weapons
and their complicated
relationship with North
Korea.
The
Chinese
lack a relationship with
Japan because of the war
with China about Japan
occupying land in China.
“What if North Korea
lashes out on Japan?” said
Suleski. “Who will come
to their defense?”
Considering
North
Korean foreign minister
wrong spot the whole
place could burn down,”
said Suleski.
Everyone on the panel
appeared to be concerned
about
the
current
relations
with
North
Korea and said that they
each have friends there
and know people that
could be harshly affected.
Zhang also confirmed
that everyone has to
be careful of what is
said when they are in
North Korea, based on
it,” said Suleski. “China is
the one to bring people
together. China is the
one to take down Kim
Jong-un, if anyone can
do it. My personal feeling
is that China has all the
spies they need in North
Korea.”
He said that Asians
typically wait a little bit
and don’t act impulsively
because
Asians
know
the situation will change
slightly. China is not
acting yet because the
Chinese know that every
time North Korea sends a
missile toward the Pacific,
the North Koreans can
send it toward Beijing.
On the other hand,
according
to
Suleski,
Trump’s
antagonizing
behavior could potentially
end up starting a war.
“Trump doesn’t think
deeply, he doesn’t in
any complex way,” said
Suleski. “People say he
doesn’t think in a complex
way. He sees an issue and
he reacts to it.”
Overall,
the
panel
came to a consensus that
the relations between
the U.S. and North Korea
look bleak and each panel
member hopes that the
nightmare outcome will
not happen: the United
States will use nuclear
weapons on North Korea,
and then Russia and China
will react with nuclear
weapons of their own and
the planet will engage in
nuclear warfare, ending
catastrophically.
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Saudi women get green light to drive
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With a new deal, women will be able to take the wheel by next June
Kaitlin Hahn
Copy Editor
Sadiya Croshaw
Journal Contributor
Saudi
Arabia
has
recently made strides
in the campaign on
women’s rights, both
with the recognition of
International
Women’s
Day as well as the lift
of women's driving ban.
Opinions
about
the
decision vary on the
Suffolk
campus
with
those who grew up as
citizens of Saudi Arabia
possessing mixed views
while the Western world
seeing the decision as
one of positive change
towards America’s view
of Saudi.
Throughout the Middle
East, Islam is interpreted
in many different ways
that align to one’s culture
or country. These types
of laws and ideas derive
from the history of the
country, culture and the
way some Saudi’s look at
their religion.
According to Shaza
Mass, a biology major at
Suffolk, in Saudi Arabia,
women, such as herself,
never really felt any
sense of “oppression”
by not being allowed to
drive, because as a part of
their culture, they did not
really see it as a necessity.
“You are born not having
to do as much as the men
do, everything that the
women needed to do was
close to them, there was
no need for them to drive
anywhere,” said Mass.
Traditionally, women
are expected to wear hijab
while going out or around
other men that aren’t
family, but in the comfort
of their own homes,
friends and families, or
parties, women do not
dress in hijab, rather in
clothes that appeal to
them, not unlike anything
that would be worn in the
U.S., Mass said.
“The
segregation
actually brought
more
comfort because when we
go out we have to wear
hijabs,” said Mass. “When
we are in their own homes
around their families we
are able to do and dress
however we want.”
Saudi’s hold mixed
views on the overturn,
some praised the ruling
while others wonder how
it will affect their everyday
lives. These types of
restrictions derived from
some of the traditional
Saudi values. As time
progresses, so do the
mindsets of the country’s
people. As the mindsets
Jacob Geanous/ World News Editor
of the citizens progresses,
the development of the
country is able to move
forward.
The ruling is due to
the 2030 Plan, enacted by
Mohammad Bin Salman,
the Deputy Crown Prince
of Saudi Arabia, as himself
and his government try
to move the country to
less oil-based economy
and put policies in place
to help domestic services
and tourism, according
to BBC. The President of
Suffolk University’s Saudi
Student’s
Association,
Rayan AlJelaly said in an
interview with the Suffolk
Journal, “Women in Saudi
Arabia are allowed to
drive now and the reason
for that is because our
new king and our crown
prince have a new vision
of Saudi Arabia, it’s a
vision called 2030 and
it’s going through two
steps which is in 2020
and 2030. Saudi Arabia
is developing,” he said.
“People have changed and
so have their mindsets.
Saudi Arabia is a great
country ruled by a great
government.”
When the news came
out about Saudi women
now being able to drive,
Americans were shocked
that a country viewed as
oppressive would let the
decision pass. Although it
is unclear as to how much
weight the new rule will
have, it goes into effect
June 2018, the western
world definitely saw a
new side to Saudi Arabia,
or at least, reports of the
overturn did.
With the nature of
U.S. news leaning more
towards the approval of
Americans, it calls into
question how much is
actually accurate. “As
a
Caucasian,
western
protestant woman, I’m
hesitant to talk on behalf
of other woman, but I’m
wondering how much of
the news stories are just
for western consumption
and how much is actually
happening
on
the
ground,” said by Suffolk
University’s
Chaplain,
Reverend Amy Fisher.
Although the means
that the American people,
as well as the rest of
the Western world are
getting their information,
may be skewed, it’s
important to consider the
lives of others that have
this as a very real reality
and something that has
been apart of both their
religion and culture for
centuries, as described by
Reverend Fisher, “I hope
the [The Western World]
digests
the
nuances
within Islam itself, as
I believe it is the most
misunderstood
religion
by non-Muslims.”
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France’s parliament has passed a new anti-terrorism law that aims to
bring an end to a nearly two-year-long state of emergency.
The state of emergency began after the Paris attacks that occurred
on Nov. 13, 2015 when 130 people were killed by an assault by socalled Islamic State militants. It has been extended six times since it
was put into effect. The bill was approved with 415 votes supporting
it and 127 against it, with 19 abstentions. It is expected to become
law before the state of emergency expires on Nov. 1.
The law will allow members of government, instead of just judges,
to approve the confinement of individuals of their hometowns and
require them to report to police once a day. Authorities will also
be able to enforce security perimeters around at risk areas, such as
airports and train stations. People and vehicles within the security
perimeter will be able to be searched by authorities. The new bill
will also allow places of worship to be shut down if preachers are
found to be promoting radical ideology. A poll by France’s Le Figaro
newspaper found that 57 percent of French people approve of the
new law.
In response to Catalonia’s referendum this past weekend, King
Felipe VI of Spain stated in a televised address Tuesday that
the separatist government had acted “totally outside law and
democracy.” Trade unions led a powerful general strike Tuesday
that shut down businesses, highways and schools in a mass protest
against police violence during the region’s chaotic independence
vote. Spain’s national police and civil guard were sent to shut down
the referendum that was composed of nearly two million people in
support of Catalonia’s nationhood. Police were said to have been
beating voters with rubber batons and dragging them away from
ballot boxes. The polarization of the separatists and those that are
in favor of keeping Spain united grows each day. Regional President
and a leading secessionist, Carles Puigdemont said Sunday that
Catalonia had won “the right to independence,” and Monday he
called on European leaders to support the cause. However, Spain’s
European affairs minister, Jorge Toledo, claims that the crisis was
a Spanish internal matter and that any future discussions must be
between the central and regional governments.
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Will Grubb as Avery carefully lifts the lid to Pandora’s Box while Sam Fagone as Lara Croft warily watches.
Kyle Crozier
Senior Staff Writer
Filled with nostalgia,
action and humor, junior
theatre major Justin Smith
brings Lara Croft to life
in an original production
inspired by the critically
acclaimed video game
series, “Tomb Raider,”
in the latest installment
of the Suffolk University
Spotlight Series, “A Fish
Without a Bicycle.”
The
video
game
series
“Tomb
Raider”
began in 1996 with its
first
installment,
and
continues to produce new
chapters, with the most
recent “Rise of the Tomb
Raider” (2015). In a postshow interview with The
Suffolk Journal, student
director and playwright
Smith
explained
his
introduction to the series
with
“Tomb
Raider:
Anniversary” (2007), “I
just kind of fell in love
with it. It just seemed so
cool, to see her swinging
and climbing, rocking
those pistols, looking
badass, just so awesome,”
he said.
Starring five Suffolk
film
students,
the
production follows the
inspirational
heroine
Croft, played by junior
theatre major Sam Fagone
as she seeks to recover
three artifacts before
supporting
characters
Trent, played by junior
film major Sam Deans,
and Hawes played by
sophomore theatre major
Kaleigh Ryan, can retrieve
them. Croft receives help
from the inexperienced
and clumsy Avery, played
by sophomore theatre
major Will Grubb and her
butler, Winston, played by
sophomore theatre major
Justin Peavey. Adding to
the number of obstacles
in the recovery of the
artifacts, Croft and Avery
come into conflict with
several Guardians, also
portrayed by Deans, Ryan
and Peavey of the ancient
locations she visits.
Lara Croft as a character
is recognized as a strong,
independent adventurer
and the writing for this
play holds true to this
character model, as Sam
Fagone sprinted around
the stage wielding two
very shiny pistols as
Croft’s weapon of choice.
Smith described himself
as an intense supporter
of
women’s
equality,
which he focused on in
the show by flipping the
stereotypical roles of the
man and woman in actionadventure stories. In the
play, Croft is accompanied
by Avery, who Smith
described as, “basically
the damsel in distress,” as
he is constantly in need of
Croft’s help.
Due to external issues
regarding
scheduling
amongst cast members,
Smith
recalled
some
difficulties in following
through
with
the
suggested meeting times
for working on the
production. This forced
Smith to “make up the
schedule” as the weeks
progressed forward in
order to ensure that the
production
would
be
finished on time.
During
the
casting
process,
Smith
faced
several issues, including
the need to recast the
role of Winston, as well
as three actors cast for
the role of Lara Croft. The
original choice for the role
of Lara Croft dropped out
shortly after her casting,
and within the same week
the second pick dropped
out as well. Smith then
came to Fagone, a choice
that Smith described by
saying, “I don't feel like I
settled at all, she's really
taken a lot of initiative
with this, she's asked me
questions, she's tried to
arrange stuff, I never felt
like I had to make her do
anything, we were equally
invested in the process.”
Using
very
simple
images projected onto
the
backdrop
behind
the stage, as well as a
few unique props, the
play explored several
Kyle Crozier / Senior Staff Writer
Sam Fagone as Lara Croft battles a Guardian, portrayed
by Kaleigh Ryan in “A Fish Without a Bicycle.”
locations, including the
Czech Republic, Greece,
Italy and Portugal, all of
which felt like different
settings on stage. One
audience member, senior
sociology and theatre
major Olivia Lowe, said
that for her, the set and
costume design were the
most impressive features
of the show, as she could
tell that there was a lot of
thought put into it, and
that it must have been
very time-consuming.
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A
“Midnight Ride” makes light of potential global nuclear threat
Amy Koczera
Asst. World Editor
Theatre is perhaps one
of the most effective
ways to articulate ideas
and opinions, not only
for the purpose of telling
stories,
but
also
to
communicate
powerful
and political messages
in a visually stimulating
way. In James Carroll’s
“Midnight Ride,” Carroll
paints a vivid, detailed
picture of United States’
first Secretary of Defense
James Forrestal and his
experience
managing
nuclear weapons in postWorld War II and the
effects of his decision
on the global, nuclear
progression thereafter.
Carroll’s
ability
to
integrate
non-fiction
history
with
modern
opinions and hypothesis
has essentially introduced
a
new,
simplistic
and
confrontational
emergence of theatre.
“Who loaded the gun
that Donald Trump is
now pointing at the
American future?” asked
Carroll in a question and
answer session with the
audience after the play.
This underlying question
is what Carroll attempts
to answer throughout the
play.
The
cast
of
five,
composed
of
Actors’
Equity
members
and
Suffolk
alumni,
took
their places on stage
at the Modern Theatre
on Monday night for a
staged reading of the
play. Portrayed as an
incredibly
intelligent
and thoughtful middleaged man, Actors’ Equity
member Benjamin Evett
played James Forrestal
with brusque enthusiasm
throughout the reading.
The
first
scene
opened with the naval
theme, “Eternal Father”
accompaniment
in
the background, while
projections of the Sept.
11, 2011 Pentagon attack
created a backdrop for the
actors. Quotes from Harry
Truman, Ronald Reagan,
the
Iliad
and
other
relevant origins were
intermittently projected
on the screen with the
change of each scene to
connect direct historical
references to the emotion
of each scene, making
each scene more relatable
for the audience.
Forrestal and his wife,
Josephine,
played
by
Amy Koczera / Asst. World News Editor
Left to Right: Nick Wilson, James Carroll, Nael Nacer and Robert Walsh
“I would love Suffolk to have a context for
this. It is important to have plays that talk
about political stuff like this right now.”
-Wesley Savick
Director and
Theatre Professor
Actors’ Equity member
Marianna Bassham, take
the stage dressed in classic
1940’s attire: Forrestal, a
classic dark gray suit with
a white shirt and a black
and white striped tie;
and Josephine in a long,
white and purple, floral,
collared dress with her
hair cut to a chin length
bob, framing her face
with loose, flowy curls.
The two engage in
an argument centered
around Forrestal’s nerves
about attending a cabinet
meeting at the Pentagon
with Secretary of War,
Henry L. Stimson, played
by Actors’ Equity member
Robert Walsh. Josephine
tells Forrestal that she
refuses to go to the
Pentagon, explaining that
she thinks it is haunted
and that it is, “Just
another
tombstone,”
effectively foreshadowing
the Sept. 11 attack.
Upon Forrestal’s arrival
at the meeting, he realizes
that Stuart Symington,
Under-Secretary for Air,
played by Suffolk 2006
graduate
and
Actors’
Equity
member
Nael
Nacer is present at the
Amy Koczera / Asst. World News Editor
Director Wesley Savick
meeting as well, much to
Forrestal’s
displeasure.
After a heated discussion
between the three about
how to deal with the
atomic bomb, they receive
a call from President
Harry Truman, asking
that he hear the plan
from Forrestal, ultimately
promoting Forrestal from
Secretary of Navy to
Secretary of Defense.
With the announcement
of this plan on Sept. 11,
1945, Carroll asserts this
as the beginning of the
nuclear arms race with
the Soviet Union.
“The facts of this
moment
have
been
driving the American
race,” said Carroll in a
post-show interview with
The Suffolk Journal. “The
course we took is fulfilling
the worst possible vision
of what was imaginable
at the time.” Carroll said
that he based the entire
play off of the moment
when the U.S. agreed to
give the nuclear bomb to
the United Nations.
Moreover,
Carroll
incorporated
various
references to modern
issues, such as North
Korea
and
ISIS,
by
utilizing Josephine, who
had legitimate mental
health problems during
her lifetime, as a character
that had “visions” of the
future.
His purpose was to
relate to what happened
in the past and evaluate
how the catastrophes of
the modern world were
rooted in the atomic
bomb decision on Sept.
11, 1945. For those
that had the privilege
of working with Carroll
during this process, they
found the overall process
extraordinary and quite
prevalent in the world
today.
“It’s
chilling
and
engaging and exciting
and
terrifying,”
said
Evett. “There’s a lot
that’s important here and
that needs to be talked
about.” Evett explained
that working with Carroll
was a very memorable
experience because he
has such an intimate
relationship with the play
which made the play itself
all the more powerful.
“Working with James
was an absolute delight,”
said
director
Wesley
Savick. “He’s such a
smart and passionate
man and he stays very
focused on the things that
matter.” Savick said that
he enjoyed the overall
process of being able to
work with “a friend like
James.”
Furthermore,
Savick hopes to see this
progressive
style
of
theatre utilized at Suffolk.
“I would love Suffolk to
have a context for this. It
is important to have plays
that talk about political
stuff like this right now,”
said Savick. He told The
Journal that he hopes to
see the play performed in
Washington, D.C. because
of the reflective nature of
the play unto the world.
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The Jackson Jaguars kneeling for the National Anthem
Ryan Arel
Journal Contributor
The American flag
has long been a symbolic
image of the United
States, a symbol that
instills nationalist pride
to
many
Americans;
however, lately it has
been a symbol of the
nation’s faults as well.
Colin Kaepernick, a
former quarterback for
the San Francisco 49’ers,
set precedent for kneeling
during
the
national
anthem as a form of
protest last year during
a preseason game. The
anthem was first sang at
the 1918 World Series
between
the
Chicago
Cubs and the Boston Red
Sox, according to the
Washington Post. When
Kaepernick first kneeled,
the ambiguity regarding
his intentions was very
high, and he was subject
to huge criticism and was
maligned by the public
and the media.
Eventually, he went
on to tell the public he
was
protesting
about
racial discrimination in
law enforcement; “I am
not going to stand up to
show pride in a flag for
a country that oppresses
black people and people
of color,” Kaepernick said
to reporters last year.
The 49’ers had backed
the
quarterback
and
said, “In respecting such
American principles as
freedom of religion and
freedom of expression,
we recognize the right of
an individual to choose
and participate, or not,
in our celebration of the
national anthem.”
A common argument
that has manifested in the
middle of this controversy
is that players who
kneel are disrespecting
veterans. As a society,
we must acknowledge
the legitimacy of this
argument
to
show
contempt toward those
players who kneel during
the anthem, but we must
not forget that the flag
does not represent only
what our veterans do for
the nation. The American
flag, also represents our
history and all that our
country stands for. The
notion that the players
and coaches that are
advocating for or directly
participating
in
this
practice
are
indecent
human
beings
who
disrespect veterans is
shortsighted given the
reality.
As the 2016 season
went on, more players
followed suit, and this
season
players
have
continued this practice
as a form of protest.
The current controversy
regarding
President
Donald Trump’s tweets
toward the NFL and
its players has instilled
an upsurge in player
opposition toward the
president, amongst the
general public and players
themselves.
Between Sept. 22 and
Sept. 26 of this year, the
president tweeted more
than ten times regarding
the protest, calling on
Roger Goodell, the current
NFL Commissioner, to
“Tell them to stand!” in
a tweet on Sept. 23. The
surge went so far as to
encourage players to wear
or hold T-shirts on Sept. 24
that read “#IMWITHKAP”
in support of Colin
Kaepernick on the front.
Ever since the first
kneel, the media has
jumped on the issue, even
though it is not new or
worth the hype that it has
received, and has been on
every platform possible.
The
freedom
of
expression that Americans
hold close remains true,
even in a setting where
famous people such as
professional athletes are
subject to the criticism
of millions. Just because
some find it distasteful
does not mean it is not
protected
under
law.
Over
coverage,
mass
discussion, and the public
uproar has made the
kneeling a much larger
issue than it deserves to
be, causing people to feel
very passionately on both
sides.
It is possible to protest
something such as the
flag that represents a
country and its issues,
while still only trying to
bring attention to a small
part of it.
For example, a teacher
who goes on strike
against their institution
does not protest the
whole school, but merely
a single shortcoming that
cannot be ignored.
It is very easy to throw
other variables into the
equation to make it less
justifiably to kneel, but
we have defined from
Kaepernick
and
the
discussions as a nation
that followed the initial
kneeling that this form of
protest is geared toward
policy brutality and racial
injustice, and nothing
more. It is not worth the
constant coverage and
constant discussion. Since
we’ve defined what this
form of protest means to
the NFL, the public cannot
fixate on the fact that the
flag stands for veterans’
service and their service
alone, because it stands
for more than just that.
In a CNN article
published on Sept. 28,
Philadelphia Eagles safety
Malcolm Jenkins spoke
about the issue.
“This
is
us,
as
concerned
citizens,
trying to play our role
in a bigger conversation
about race in America,
a bigger conversation
about
our
criminal
justice system, and our
law enforcement,” said
Jenkins. “We’re not antipolice. Many of us have
worked
hand-in-hand
with law enforcement to
figure out ways to really
move us forward in a
better direction, to reinstill trust in our law
enforcement and to really
hold that accountability
and transparency that our
communities are looking
for.”
While there is an
argument to be made
that there may be a more
appropriate way for NFL
players to advocate for
the ousting of police
brutality, on a pragmatic
level, the players are
allowed to do it given
the first constitutional
amendment, and that the
NFL has no explicit laws
prohibiting it.
Trump has not helped
the cause, and with his
bestowing of more divisive
tweets, more players have
come forward.
In fact, three full
teams
boycotted
the
anthem,
except
for
Army veteran Alejandro
Villanueva who plays for
Pittsburgh, in response to
Trump’s tweets according
to Sports Illustrated.
Goodell stated, “I’m
proud of our league.”
Kneeling
for
the
national anthem should
not have created such a
controversy. It’s time to
start looking at the intent
behind the action, not the
action itself.
The
public
should
learn to respect one
another’s decisions and
instead
of
maligning
players for speaking out,
it’s time for the U.S. to
take actions to address
and inform the general
population on the issue of
police brutality and racial
discrimination, and the
public to stop drawing
conclusions about players
as people from it.
Only then will we see
all players standing once
again.
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by emailing rarel@
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Haley Clegg
Photo Editor
In the wake of the mass
shooting in Las Vegas that
tragically took the lives of
at least 59 people, and
injured more than 500
others, the controversial
gun
control
debate
is once again making
headlines.
Politicians
and world leaders have
offered their condolences
to the victims of the latest
tragedy.
On Monday, President
Donald Trump tweeted,
“My warmest condolences
and sympathies to the
victims and families of
the terrible Las Vegas
shooting. God bless you!”
Although these thoughts
may be appreciated, they
are not going to stop the
next mass shooting, and
certainly are not going to
save lives.
In 1996, 35 people
were killed and another
23 wounded in the Port
Arthur
massacre
in
Australia.
In the weeks that
followed this attack, the
Australian
government
introduced the National
Firearms
Agreement,
which outlawed semiautomatic
and
fully
automatic
weapons.
In addition to this, the
agreement included a
firearm buyback program,
which resulted in over
650,000 weapons turned
in to the government.
Since the agreement,
there
has
been
no
reported mass shooting
in Australia. Additionally,
homicide and suicide rates
drastically dropped as
well according to a study
done by Simon Chapman
of Sydney University, Au.
While America and
Australia are two very
different countries, there
are still tens of thousands
of Americans dying each
year as a result of gunrelated violence.
It is astonishing that
little has been done to
try and prevent these
unnecessary killings.
Since
the
Pulse
nightclub shooting in
Orlando, which killed 49
on Jun. 12, 2016, there
have been 521 mass
shootings according to a
report by the New York
Times.
That is an average
of more than one per
day since the Pulse
nightclub attack. Of these
shootings, at least 585
people have been killed
with an additional 2,156
injured.
What
options
are
there to ultimately stop
this problem? The answer
is not as cut and dry as
one would like to think.
Many people claim
that the solution to the
problem is more guns.
After the Sandy Hook
shooting which took the
lives of 27, including 20
children in 2012, NRA
Executive Vice President
Wayne LaPierre said in
a press conference, “The
only thing that stops a
bad guy with a gun is a
good guy with a gun.”
Would that have made
a difference after this
Sunday’s attack? Probably
not.
Even if everyone in the
pavilion had been armed,
the shooter fired upon
them from the 32 window
of a nearby hotel, making
it nearly impossible for
people to locate the
source of the attack.
Coupled
with
the
panic and hysteria that
immediately followed, it
would have been even
more dangerous if the
general public had also
been armed.
On top of that, if
the
concertgoers
had
attempted to use a
weapon in self-defense
during this time, they
would put themselves at
risk of being misidentified
as the attacker, which
would have led to more
confusion,
and
the
possibility of a higher
number of casualties.
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Editor’s Word
It’s with mournful minds and heavy
hearts that we have to even write this. The
United States of America has been faced
with yet another inhumane tragedy, as Las
Vegas has fallen victim to a mass shooting.
Our thoughts and prayers are extended to
those affected. But thoughts and prayers do
not solve this epidemic, they don’t heal the
hearts of loved ones and they certainly do
not bring back the lives that have been lost.
Terrorism has no place in the world.
The conversation should not stem around
the debate of which acts of violence are
terrorism, whether domestic or otherwise.
Political bounds and agendas, the left and
the right, should not dictate how we talk
about a gruesome act such as this.
We need to solve this in the most
simplistic way possible, but yet the way
society struggles with the most. We need to
come together. We need to come together
as family and friends, as neighbors and
acquaintances, as citizens of this nation
and as people. Humanity has lost its sense
of compassion and empathy and has
in part shifted its focus on those doings
that should not be in the forefront of our
minds. Whether you support the second
amendment or not, whether you stand,
kneel or sit for the national anthem, all of
us have the ability to come together and
make a positive impact upon mankind.
It’s sad, to have to write about this, to
plead, to practically beg the public to come
together. But it starts in places where we
truly can affect change-- at our homes,
at our favorite department stores and
restaurants and around our campuses.
In a statement released Monday by
Suffolk’s Acting President Marisa Kelly
expressed her sentiments on behalf of the
university.
“This horrific act fills us with
unspeakable sorrow, and we mourn for the
lives lost. Our hearts are with the victims,
their families and loved ones, and we stand
in support of the people of Las Vegas.”
Alike Kelly, our entire staff at The
Journal aches for the people impacted by
such a tragedy. While the time to come
together to enact change is past overdue,
it’s even more vital to come together in
unity. As President Kelly said, we must
support those affected by this horrendous
act of violence. We must be an example of
compassion and empathy, as an example of
family. We must be here as someone to talk
to, someone to lean on and as a shoulder to
cry on.
Rest in Peace to those who lost their
lives in Las Vegas, forever in our hearts.
O
Mass shootings should not be the norm
From VEGAS page 9
With few self-defense
options available, what
could have been done
to
prevent
such
a
devastating attack?
In order to prevent
similar
attacks
from
happening in the future,
legislation needs to be
passed in order to keep
dangerous weapons out
of the hands of those
who wish to use them in
malicious ways.
When police gained
access to the hotel room
where the Vegas shooter
was, the SWAT team
found 23 firearms, and
another 19 at his home in
Mesquite, Nev. according
to the New York Times.
How is it acceptable for
one individual to possess
such an obscene amount
of
weapons
without
raising any sort of alarm?
If people want to have a
gun for protection, there
is absolutely no need for
42 of them.
There
are
still
loopholes in America that
allow people to possess
guns
without
going
through
background
checks, such as if they
are purchased privately,
online or at a gun show.
One
week
after
the Orlando nightclub
shooting, four gun control
proposals were voted
on in the Senate, two of
which were put forward
by Democrats, and two by
Republicans.
Democratic California
Senator Dianne Feinstein’s
proposal would “let the
attorney general deny
firearms and explosive to
any suspected terrorist.”
Republican
Texas
Senator John Cornyn’s
proposal would allow
delays in sales to terror
suspects if the attorney
general could prove to
a judge within three
business days of the
attempted sale that there
was probable cause to
suspect the buyer had ties
to terrorism.
Connecticut
Senator
Chris Murphy’s proposal
would expand background
checks for anyone trying
to purchase a firearm
online or at a gun show.
Finally,
Republican
Iowa Senator Charles
Grassley’s
proposal
would increase funding
to the agency that runs
background checks.
All four of these
proposals were voted
down, according to the
Washington Post.
Now in the wake of
yet
another
tragedy,
people all over the
country are calling on
our government to do
something,
anything,
to change the direction
America is headed.
Mass shootings are
becoming the norm, and
they shouldn’t be.
Doing nothing is only
going to lead to the
deaths of more innocent
Americans.
It’s time the United
States tries something
different.
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Don’t fill the swamp with Moore
Stiv Mucollari
Journal Staff
Roy Moore’s victory in
the Republican primary
runoff shows that the
right-wing
populism
that propelled President
Donald J. Trump into the
White House is still adding
fuel to the fire. Moore,
the former Chief Justice
of the Alabama Supreme
Court, defeated Luther
Strange, the incumbent
conservative senator who
was appointed to fill the
vacancy created by Jeff
Session’s confirmation as
United States Attorney
General.
Backed
by
the far-right Breitbart
website, Moore’s victory
has been hailed as a
further “drainage of the
swamp.”
While Moore does
not
belong
to
the
“swamp” of establishment
Washington insiders, he
belongs to a far worse
“swamp,”
filled
with
bigotry and hate.
Moore first rose to
national prominence in
2003, when he refused a
federal judge’s order to
remove a monument from
the state judicial building.
This followed with the
Alabama Court of the
Judiciary removing him
from office for refusing
to obey the federal court
order. However, Moore
would be elected again as
Chief Justice of Alabama
in 2013, but soon would
be suspended following
his comments urging
state
probate
judges
to ignore federal court
orders to issue same-sex
marriage licenses.
Beyond his blatant
disregard for the law,
Moore
has
shown
complete hatred toward
the LGBT community.
“Homosexual conduct is,
and has been, considered
abhorrent, a violation of
the laws of nature and
of nature’s God upon
which this nation and
our laws are predicated,”
wrote Moore in a 2002
domestic court case in
which he ruled that being
“homosexual”
would
make one unfit to be a
parent.
“False religions like
Islam, who teach that
you must worship this
way,
are
completely
opposite with what our
First Amendment stands
for,” said Moore in a
response to a women’s
question about Shariah
law, according to a report
by the Huffington Post.
Ironically, though Moore
makes
the
argument
that Islam teaches one
to worship in a certain
way, Moore’s brand of
Christianity that dictates
God’s supremacy over the
U.S. is also contradictory
of the First Amendment.
What is even more
abhorrent is that Senate
Republicans
were
concerned about Moore
defeating his democratic
opponent, former U.S.
Attorney for the Northern
District of Alabama, and
then criticized Moore
for his bigotry. John
Bresnahan, a writer for
Politico, asked numerous
Republican Senators of
what they thought of
Roy Moore. Of the 11
Republican
Senators,
eight of them claimed
that they had never heard
of Moore or were not
familiar with him. Only
one Senator, Jeff Flake
of Arizona, denounced
Moore.
“I’m obviously not
enamored by his politics
because that’s not the
future of the Republican
Party, that’s for sure,”
Flake said to Politico.
It is important to note
that Roy Moore is not a
conservative. Instead, he
represents the reactionary
elements
that
have
hijacked the Republican
Party. If Senator Strange
had won the primary, the
race between him and
Jones would have been
a cordial affair between
two respectable men who
differed on the types of
policies that best helped
the American people.
On the other hand, an
election between Moore
and Jones is symbolic of
the far right views that
are being entwined into
the mainstream.
Moore
stands
for
bigotry, hate and distaste
for the law. He even
allowed the League of
South, an organization
that
stands
for
an
independent
Southern
republic, to speak at
the headquarters of a
foundation he was once
running, according to a
report by CNN. It would
not be a stretch to argue
that Moore is sympathetic
toward the Confederacy.
When one compares
Moore to Jones, there is a
direct contrast. During his
time as U.S. Attorney for
the Northern District of
Alabama, he prosecuted
the last two Ku Klux Klan
perpetrators of the 1963
16th Street Baptist Church
bombing, which was an
act of white supremacist
terrorism that killed four
young African-American
girls. One might disagree
with Jones on policy
matters, but on a personal
level, one cannot help but
admire the man.
If Moore is elected,
another
rabble-rouser
will
join
the
ranks
of
the
Senate.
For
Massachusetts,
Moore’s
track record of calling
for a full repeal of the
Affordable
Care
Act
means the state again
will be in danger of
potentially losing federal
funding. Ideals, such as
equal rights for all, that
Mass. prides itself on will
face another opponent.
On Dec. 12, 2017, voters
in Alabama will send a
message. If they vote for
Moore, the message is
clear. A vote for Moore
is an endorsement of
hateful views that are the
opposite of what the true
principles of Conservatism
stand for, and what most
Americans stand for. As
an institution the Senate
is prestigious, and a
Senator Moore would be
a disgrace to it.
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Restrepo opens Lady Rams net success
eyes league wide
Matt Geer
Journal Contributor
Courtesy of Suffolk Athletics
Sophomore forward Christian Restrepo
Kaitlin Hahn
Copy Editor
Hailing from Revere,
Massachusetts, boasting
a
team-high
of
11
points overall, Christian
Restrepo has become
a valuable player to
the Suffolk University
men’s soccer team. In a
season where the team
has strove to overcome
huge milestones, such as
beating
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
for the first time since
1984, Restrepo shines as
both a reliable player and
a great teammate.
Restrepo has been
playing
soccer
his
whole life, mostly on
the competitive level,
and when it came time
to choose a university,
he was recruited to
play for Suffolk as an
incoming freshman. This
is Restrepo’s second year
playing for Suffolk, and
he said he has really used
this year to come out of
his shell and improve as
a player. This evolution
for himself has affected
both him and his team to
achieve a deeper level of
competition.
The Rams currently
hold an overall record
of 4-5 and are 1-4 in the
Great Northeast Athletic
Conference
(GNAC).
Restrepo
has
started
seven of eight overall
games and has scored
a total of five goals this
season, one being a gamewinning hat trick against
Emerson College.
“We
are
still
a
young team, but we are
definitely a step ahead
from where we were last
year,” said Restrepo.
Restrepo has proven
himself to be a valuable
player on the offensive
side. Restrepo plays both
the forward and midfield
positions, but prefers
midfield as he is able to
play both offense and
defense. As a forward in
soccer, the player’s main
focus is to score a goal or
help another teammate
score. This only makes
up half of a midfielder’s
role, as they are also
responsible for defending
against
the
opposing
team’s attempt for a goal.
Restrepo also recently
won the GNAC Player
of the Week Award, as
well as National Player
of the Week for the
United Soccer Coaches
Organization
on
the
same week. The GNAC
chooses one player in
the conference a week
to honor, while the
United Soccer Coaches
Organization
also
recognizes a player a week
for their accomplishments
on the field, however they
include multiple levels
of play as well as on the
national level. Restrepo
said he was shocked at
his back-to-back awards
and was unsure how he
obtained it.
Restrepo, like many
of the students attending
Suffolk, is a commuter
student.
Along
with
thinking about the work
he has to do for a fullschedule of classes as a
sports marketing major,
Restrepo also has to
prepare for a full week of
practices, and for him that
means having to think
about what is needed
for both academics and
soccer when gearing up
for the everyday.
“It’s tough because I
have to bring both school
stuff and soccer stuff, it's
worth it though,” said
Restrepo.
The balance of soccer
and classes has definitely
worked out for Restrepo,
as he has been able to
be both successful on
the field, with his many
awards for himself, as
well as, being supportive
for his team to be the best
teammate he could be.
“I
love
[Restrepo],
he’s a great listener
and teammate. He does
whatever he has to do to
help the team win,” said
Captain Jarrett Davis in
an interview with The
Journal.
Restrepo’s dedication
to soccer, as well as sports
as a whole, goes beyond
just playing for Suffolk,
he hopes to continue
with his sports marketing
major once out of Suffolk
by either seizing the
opportunity to play soccer
if it is presented.
“I challenged him to
win ‘Player of the Year’
earlier in the season and
he’s looking well on his
way to coming into that
promise. In the future
if he keeps this up, who
knows what will happen;
only good things,” said
Davis.
Restrepo
and
the
Rams will take on the
Anna Maria Amcats this
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
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Serving
a
threematch-win streak, Suffolk
University women’s tennis
team stands undefeated
against opponent Lesley
University
and
leads
the
all-time
series
against Albertus Magnus
Academy.
With
four
matches
remaining,
the Lady Rams hope to
advance the number of
wins for this season.
The Lady Rams lost a
tough 5-4 match against
Regis College on Sept.
27, which motivated the
team to bounce back
and motivated them to
dominate
in
multiple
matches
over
Lesley.
The Lady Rams took the
court and obtained an 8-1
victory over the Lynx on
Sept. 28, which ignited a
win streak for the team.
The Rams had another
dominating
triumph
over Albertus Magnus
on Saturday, with a final
score of 7-2, and then
beat Lesley for the second
time this season, 7-2.
Leading the charge
for the Lady Rams in the
first bout against Lesley
was the duo of Jacquelyn
Nakamura and Danlyn
Medou
who
defeated
these opponents in the
second doubles to the
tune of an 8-6 set. This
win helped even out the
score and set the tone
of what was a smooth
day moving forward for
the Rams. While there
were many impressive
singles
performances,
junior Delaney Dunlap’s
performance from the
one spot stood out as she
fought hard all the way
into a third set where she
defeated Lesley’s Caroline
Kiddie, 11-9.
As for the matchup
that took place against
Albertus Magnus, it was an
all-around commanding
effort from the Lady Rams
in the doubles section, as
the team swept all three
matches early in the day.
Senior Nakamura put
a bow on the win later
in the day and came
out of her singles bouts
victorious in straight sets
(6-2,6-1).
In their latest victory
versus familiar foe Lesley
on Monday, the Lady
Rams were able to extend
their win streak to three.
A
convincing
victory
in what was the team’s
second
meeting
with
the Lynx. Danlyn Medou
and Ahilya Malhourta
led the match off with a
doubles victories. While
it was close to later in
the competition, the Lady
Rams pulled away in
singles play. As the lineup
won four out of the five
head-to-head in singles
play, the team was able to
put the finishing touches
on their fifth win of the
year.
Now 5-4 on the season,
the Lady Rams look to
build off of a strong week,
since notching their first
win in Greater Northeast
Atlantic
Conference
(GNAC)
play
against
Mount Ida College.
“I’ve been proud of
how hard the [team]
competes and give it their
all every time they step
on the court for their
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“I’ve been proud of how
hard the [team] competes.”
- Interim Head Coach Matt Tiberii
S
matches,” said Interim
Head Coach Matt Tiberii
in an interview with The
Suffolk Journal. “They
are improving with every
match.”
This is Tiberii’s first
year with Suffolk and as
the head coach for the
Lady Rams, however, he
does not lack coaching
experience.
Having
coached tennis for more
than 20 years, Tiberii’s
transition to Suffolk has
been a smooth one with
the support of the Lady
Rams and the trust that
they, in turn, ensue in
him.
“Coach
[Tiberii]
is
awesome. I remember
hearing the two most
important characteristics
of a head coach are
organization
and
motivation, and that’s
coach for you,” said
junior Emily Bean in a
recent interview with The
Journal.
Isabel
Rathlev,
a
multi-year veteran of the
team, said she looks to
give the team a sense of
leadership on, and off, the
court. She plays a pivotal
role for the ladies in her
final
season,
playing
first doubles as well as a
mix of second and third
singles. Like many of
the players on the team,
tennis has always been a
big part of her life. She
has played the sport since
she was nearly three and
a half years old. Growing
up with two parents that
played tennis, she said
it allowed for tennis to
really be a big part of her.
In the recent match
versus Lesley, she was
able to turn what was a
rough start to the day with
a doubles loss featuring
junior Elena Cisneros
Garcia, to back-to-back
singles victories from the
three spot, winning 6-4 in
both sets.
“It was a total grind
but I hunkered down and
got the ‘W,’” said Rathlev
in an interview with The
Journal.
The Lady Rams look to
build on what has been
an impressive stretch,
going 5-1 since the first
win of the year against
Wentworth. The Lady
Ram’s will travel to take
on Salve Regina University
Thursday at 3:30, with
the hopes of extending
their win streak to four in
a row.
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Captain’s
Corner:
Nagri and
Martin lead
charge for
remainder of
senior season
Joe Rice
Journal Staff
The Lady Rams’ soccer
team, led by senior
captains Alex Nagri and
Jen Martin, are halfway
through the season and
plan to finish stronger
than the previous chase
for the title. In 2016, the
Lady Rams made it to the
Great Northeast Athletic
Conference
(GNAC)
tournament
semifinals
before falling to Albertus
Magnus
Academy
in
heart-breaking
fashion:
losing in double overtime
to end the season.
The
Lady
Rams immediately
struggled
out
of
the gate by losing half
of the games the team
competed in. The team
averaged 1.6 goals per
game, while giving up an
average of 2.4 goals per
game. However, the team
will have seven games
remaining, meaning there
is still much to be said for
this season. One potential
season-changing
game
occurred on Sept. 27,
when the Lady Rams
finally defeated Lasell
College for the first time
in the program’s history,
topping
the
tough
opponent 2-0 in stunning
fashion.
Second-year
captain
and
finance
and
accounting double major,
Nagri, grabbed the GNAC
Corvias Player of the
Week on Monday after
notching a three-goal
game against Nowich
University.
Monday’s
game ramped up her
season total of goals to
five on the year.
Captain
and marketing
and management
double major, Martin,
has found the back of
the net on four occasions
this season and has also
assisted on four goals.
Nagri discussed how
big the victory over Lasell
was by noting that it was
the Lady Rams’ goal to
beat this team since her
freshman year.
“They have been the
most dominant team in
our league for six or seven
years so it was definitely
a big deal when we came
out on top,” said Nagri.
“To finally do it as a
senior was unbelievable.”
Head Coach Darren
Lloyd chose the two
senior Lady Rams as
captains for this season
as both players have been
active members on the
roster for four years. Now
the captains will take on
the role of leading the
team by example, on
and off the field, with a
championship in mind.
“Playing
with
[Martin]
and
[Nagri]
since freshman year and
watching them develop
and grow into the players
and teammates they are
today has been a great
experience,” said senior
midfielder Erika Nelson
in an interview with The
Journal. “I couldn’t ask
for two better people to
lead this team.”
Martin also regarded
the recent victory over
Lasell. Martin said, much
like her co-captain, that
going into her first year
as a player it was the Lady
Rams’ main goal to defeat
the rival.
“We never [beat Lasell]
until this season, my last
season, and I couldn't be
any more proud of my
teammates. It was a big
moment for the whole
team, but especially [for]
us seniors,” said Martin
in a recent interview with
The Journal.
Martin said this win
displayed a lot about the
players and how they can
compete with anyone.
“We needed this win
to confirm to ourselves
and the whole team that
we are very skilled,” said
Martin. “We just need
to work hard and stay
focused to keep winning.”
Junior
defenseman
Melissa Adamo has been
playing alongside the
current captains for three
years. With a love for the
game, she chose to work
hard and play with her
fellow teammates.
“I think the captains
treat
everyone
with
respect,” said Adamo in
an interview with The
Journal. “Returners and
freshman are all held to
the same standards. We
all have high standards in
believing that we all love
the game.”
Nagri, not only a
captain, but someone who
is seen to lead by example
as said by Adamo, has not
lost faith in the team.
Nagri explained that the
Lady Rams had a rocky
start to the season due to
injuries and a low morale.
Despite the odds, she said
the Lasell game proved to
everyone that the record
does not show the Lady
Rams potential.
“I definitely think we
can feed off the huge
Lasell victory and be a
force to be reckoned with
in the league this year,”
said Nagri.
Martin,
much
like
Nagri, explained how this
win displayed a lot about
themselves as players
and how they are able to
compete with anyone.
“We needed this win
to confirm to ourselves
and the whole team that
we are very skilled,” said
Martin. “We just need
to work hard and stay
focused to keep winning.”
Martin
explained
the largest aspect going
forward this season will
be to stay consistent when
knocked down or far
ahead of the competition.
“Over the years, we
have been known to give
up if another team scores
a goal, or we start to not
play as hard if we are
ahead during a game,”
explained Martin. “Our
team needs to learn
that playing hard for 90
minutes
straight
and
never giving up is what
makes a team win.”
Nagri continued to
explain how she still has
large expectations for this
team.
“My goal this season
is to make a run for the
GNAC championship. We
shocked some people
last year and we did it
again just this week, so
we definitely have talent
to do it,” said Nagri. “If
we stay focused and play
every game like it is our
last, we can definitely
make a competitive run
for the championship.”
Nagri explained how
since the Lady Rams
finally beat Lasell, the
team has had a target on
its back. She continued
by saying that since
the team obtained this
“target,” they now must
battle until the final
whistle, regardless of the
opponent’s record and
standing.
Both captains have
strong faith in this team
doing big things for
the Lady Rams’ soccer
program.
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Number 4
October 4, 2017
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THE
WAITING
GAME
Suffolk fed up with elevator issues,
administrators say end in sight
By Jacob Geanous, World News Editor
Chris DeGusto, News Editor
Before the start of any
given class period in
Suffolk University’s
Sawyer building, a
common scene has
been students clustered
N
CAUTIO
around the elevators
with looks of frustration
and exacerbation
creeping across their
faces, as they realize
that once again, they
will be arriving late to
Y their studies.
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TEMPO
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Construction in Sawyer continues, Art students’ home not finalized
construction on the two
floors continued once the
source of the damage was
identified as groundwater
from the parking lot that
As the construction sits to the right of the
continues,
the building. According to
students
and
faculty Director of Construction
of the Art and Design Services Andre Vega, the
company
department are adjusting construction
an
exploratory
to their new home in the did
investigation
of
the
Sawyer building.
Initially delayed due damage once they were
to water damage on the able to identify where
A and B levels of Sawyer the water was coming
over the summer, the from. Once identified,
Felicity Otterbein
Arts & Culture Editor
the company dug three
feet into the ground next
to Sawyer and applied
“flashing,” to keep water
from coming in from
the parking lot. Flashing
refers to thin pieces of
material, in this case
metal, that are installed
to prevent the passage of
water into a structure as
part of a weather resistant
barrier system, according
to Vega.
According
to
a
university official, the
leak is not new, rather it
has been an issue dating
back to 1986.
According to Vega,
when the construction
crew
demolished
the
basement levels over the
summer, they were able
to diagnose the water
damage once materials
had been cleared out
of the previous storage
spaces and where the
old Suffolk University
Police Department used
to reside.
“
It appeared that it had
been going on for a
while.
-Director Andre Vega in reference
to water damage in Sawyer
“It’s all concrete, so
there was some spalling
of concrete and that’s
been repaired,” he said.
“It appeared that it had
been going on for a while.
It was behind a wall and
behind a bunch of stuff so
it was really tough to say
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Trump revises travel ban,
includes three additional countries
Kyle Crozier
Senior Staff Writer
International students
at Suffolk University are
faced with new travel
restrictions, after last
week President Trump
increased the scope of
his controversial travel
ban to include several
new countries, while also
removing Sudan. This
means travelers to or from
Chad, Iran, Libya, North
Korea, Syria, Venezuela
and Yemen, may all face
a widely varying group of
constraints.
At
Suffolk,
and
any
other
American
university, students may
now be unable to go home
and return to school after
classes are completed
for the year depending
on which of the banned
countries they are from.
The law states that any
entry into the country
by Syrians is completely
suspended
without
exception. But for those
looking to come from
Venezuela, all are allowed
to travel with exception
for government officials
and
their
immediate
family members.
Out of all the countries
discussed in the new ban,
Venezuela
represents
the largest population
of Suffolk students with
more than 50 enrolled
this year. In contrast to
this, there are less than
ten students enrolled
from North Korea, Syria,
Chad, Yemen and Libya
combined.
“I think, as much as
I disagree with most of
President Trump’s action
regarding policy, that’s
the only portion of the
ban that I do understand,”
said Student Government
Association
president
and Suffolk senior Daniel
Gazzani regarding the
inclusion of Venezuela
into the travel ban in a
recent interview with The
Suffolk Journal.
Gazzani
is
from
Venezuela,
a
country
whose government he
said he believes needs to
be recognized as guilty
of many human rights
violations and fraudulent
election activities.
“I think it’s more
of
punitive
measure
to punish [the North
Korean and Venezuelan]
governments
for
the
courses of policy action
they have taken against
the
United
States,”
continued Gazzani.
On Twitter, President
Trump
explained
his
motivation for moving
forward with the ban as
centered around plans to,
“not admit those into our
country we cannot safely
vet.”
More
than
200
countries were reviewed
as to how well they
would be able to provide
Homeland Security with
detailed
identifying
information about those
citizens which intend to
travel into the United
States. The Office of the
Press Secretary that those
countries which did not
meet these standards
would be limited in their
N
“I think it’s more of punitive measure
to punish [the North Korean and
Venezuelan] governments for
the courses of policy action they
have taken against the United States.”
-Daniel Gazzani,
SGA president and Venezuelan native
ability to travel to the U.S.
Unlike the previous
ban, the new plan will
be active indefinitely,
until
those
countries
either
make
changes
that would allow them
to be compliant with the
new rules, or until the
supreme court rules it as
unconstitutional.
“I think the travel
ban continues to leave
students
that
are
impacted nervous, scared,
afraid, I think they’re
nervous to study abroad
or to travel home and
come back,” explained
Dean of Students Ann
Coyne in an interview
with The Suffolk Journal.
Coyne
described
how
although
most
students will not be
directly affected by the
new policies, it leaves
many “concerned and
confused.”
“Within the university
it’s our role to keep
students safe on campus
and to provide them with
support and resources
they need so they can
cope with these stressors,”
insisted Coyne.
Much of the initial
push-back
surrounding
Trump’s original proposed
travel ban was due to the
overwhelming
majority
of the populations being
Muslim. This, following
comments in December
of 2015 calling for a
“total
and
complete
shutdown” of Muslims
entering the country.
The inclusion of North
Korea
and
Venezuela
have signaled to some as
an attempted distancing
of
his
administration
from
the
accusations
of the travel ban being
motivated by any antiMuslim sentiment.
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Art program takes advantage of resources while construction prolongs
From ART page 1
‘this should’ve been fixed
a long time ago,’ but it
definitely should’ve been
fixed a long time ago. It’s
been a while.”
Vega said that the two
basement levels were
initially supposed to be
finished when the rest
of the Art and Design
department floors were
done, which was originally
set for May of this year.
But because of the timing
involved with initially
finding the damage, the
construction was delayed
by a few months, and
according to Vega, should
now be finished in a
couple of weeks.
“You have to keep in
mind that those two levels
are about three stories
below grade - so they’re
very well under ground,
so when you have water
filtration at that level it’s
very difficult to tell where
it’s coming from. So you
can see the water staining
on the walls, but also
along the ceiling and the
steel. So we’ve repaired
all those elements.”
Administrative
Services
Manager,
Anita Sen was initially
concerned because of
the potential of losing
the
space
entirely,
meaning that the fine
arts students could have
possibly lost their work
space altogether due to
the damage. However,
do to the current work
being done by facilities in
Sawyer, the construction
on “A” is nearly finished,
putting the timeline for
the rest of the building on
track toward completion.
“It’s an old building,
it’s an old city. Is there
a permanent solution? I
don’t think the university
can afford it, but they are
doing what they can for
the students,” Sen said.
The newly installed
classrooms have been
renovated with advanced
technology designed to
fit the needs of students
of all concentrations.
Last semester, prior to
the summer-time move,
the Art and Design
department
adopted
a
Virtual
Desktop
Infrastructure (VDI), the
new program for Art and
Design majors, minors
and all those participating
in art classes. A Cloudbased system that will not
only relieve students of a
file-sharing system like
Dropbox, but will allow
students
and
faculty
alike to access various
graphic design programs
from remote locations,
according
to
Sen,
effectively eliminating the
need to work on campus
in Art and Design specific
computer labs.
According
to
Sen,
the implementation of
this program began last
semester with regard to
instructional
meetings
for students and faculty
alike,
complete
with
faculty members standing
by at the 75 Arlington
building prepared for
troubleshooting.
Sen told The Journal
on Tuesday afternoon that
many of the informational
meetings
have
been
mandatory so as to ensure
student
involvement
and understanding with
VDI. She confirmed to
The Journal reporters
that the department will
not be receiving new
Macintosh
computers
due to the availability
of programs that are
included in VDI. While
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Flashing along Sawyer building edge on the parking lot side.
Sen did recognize that
some students and faculty
had some difficulty in
learning how to navigate
the new program, told
The Journal that it’s her
understanding that the
entire
university
will
eventually become privy
to the virtual desktop.
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Programming malfunction on elevators set to resolve this week
From SAWYER page 1
The student body has
shown some discontent
recently
toward
the
elevators’ delayed service
in one of Suffolk’s most
prominent
academic
buildings.
“This is what our
tuition gets us?” said
freshman Alex Coninck
in a recent interview with
The Suffolk Journal. “We
pay a lot of money, we
should have functioning
elevators. It is really
inconvenient to get to
classes in Sawyer.”
On Monday, university
spokesman Greg Gatlin
released a statement that
announced the university
is aware of the faults
and detailed what has
caused frequent delays in
service. According to the
statement, the delays are
the result of two separate
issues:
reprogramming
of the elevators and
accidental activation of a
safety feature.
The
non-traditional
modern system by Delta
Beckwith Elevator in the
lobby of 8 Ashburton
Place has left patrons of
the Suffolk community
riding a lift confused and
indifferent.
“You
never
know
where you’re going,” said
senior Ashley Sullivan to
The Journal. “You just
kind of have to jump in
hoping you get where you
have to go.”
Professors
have
also taken notice to
the congested elevator
system, especially ones
who teach classes on
the higher floors of the
Sawyer building.
Dr. Anurag Sharma
teaches for the physics
department on the ninth
floor of Sawyer. As an
associate professor, he
said that he has a lovehate relationship with the
elevators, although he is
not sure how they could
be improved upon.
“If you are late, a
whole crowd is waiting
for the same elevator
for the same floor,” said
Sharma. “At peak time,
it’s nearly impossible.”
The university has
recently set their sights
on fixing the problem
that has been illuminated
by a full load of student
traffic brought on by the
start of the fall semester.
The process to resolve
these issues has begun,
according to University
Director of Construction
Services Andre Vega.
“The elevator travel
times
weren’t
really
an issue because the
student body is so light
in the summer,” said
Vega in a recent in a
recent interview with
The Journal. “I think they
put in the orders, so they
probably will be in this
week.”
According
to
the
statement, the university
is working with Delta
Beckwith to rectify these
issues.
“Long wait times for
students trying to get
to and from class and
other building uses is an
inconvenience that is not
acceptable,” said Gatlin.
Elevators
have,
at
times, been rendered
inoperable when the door
has been held open for
too long. After the doors
are open for an extended
period of time, an alert
is triggered that disables
the elevator until service
representative arrives to
fix it, officials said.
“We have to call a
technician to reset the
elevator,” said Vega. “[The
time it takes] can vary. It
depends on how busy the
technician is and when
they can get there. It’s
not something that we
can do in-house.”
Whenever a technician
is called from Delta
Beckwith, the university
is charged through its
contractor C&W Services.
The university did not
specify the amount of
each repair charge.
The recent transition
of the Art & Design
department,
formerly
known as New England
School
of
Art
and
Design (NESAD), from
75 Arlington St. to the
Sawyer
building
has
also had an unintended
detrimental effect on
the elevators. According
to the statement, the
elevators last year were
programmed in a way
that did not allow them
to travel a single floor in
either direction.
“This
programming
encouraged
students,
faculty and staff to use the
stairs and eliminated very
short rides,” according to
the statement.
The elevators were
also programmed not to
allow travel to the floors
in which construction was
taking place. When the
Art & Design floors were
open to the public and
the semester began, the
system was not adjusted
to disallow travel up
or down a single floor,
according to officials.
“I think it was a matter
of somebody didn’t tell
them that that’s the way
it needed to be done,”
said Vega.
The
ability
to
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Scaffolding set on Sawyer’s north entrance to
restore the building’s façade
travel a lone floor has
considerably slowed the
pace of elevator traffic,
but students have made
the best of their situation.
“I mean, it’s an okay
system. The elevators
are better in buildings
where there is a visible
stairwell nearby because
it provides people with
options versus strictly
taking the elevator,” said
junior Luisa Drumond.
“In Sawyer, some people
just take the stairs to
avoid waiting. Personally,
I don’t take the stairs but
also I wouldn’t say that
I wait too long for the
elevator though either.”
Along
with
the
ongoing
issues
with
the
elevator
system,
additional
construction
is also taking place to
repair Sawyer’s facade.
Overhanging scaffolding
on Sawyer’s main entrance
has become commonplace
and will remain erect
until
the
project’s
completion date set for
November, according to
the statement.
“At that time, the
scaffolding
will
be
removed and the façade
will be restored to its
original
glory,”
said
Gatlin.
While
construction
continues, students hope
for a prompt conclusion
to the maintenance in
Sawyer, which in part has
inhibited their ability to
travel between floor in a
timely fashion.
“[The elevators] make
me late for class all the
time,” said junior Sabrina
Belloste. “Usually I just
have to take the stairs
up nine floors, then I’m
huffing and puffing.”
Matthew Geer, Taylor
White and Shayla
Manning contributed
to the reporting of this
article.
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Law student cashes in win: Finalist wins $25,000 scholarship
Nathan Espinal
Senior Staff Writer
To compete against
other
qualified
law
students for a chance at
a $65,000 scholarship
may seem like a daunting
task, but fourth year
Suffolk
Law
student
Catherine Dowie took
the opportunity to put
her legal writing skills
to use in an area of law
she was unfamiliar with.
She walked away with the
honor of placing second
and $25,000 in her pocket.
This New Jersey native
has
been
enamored
with law for some time
now, having spent her
undergraduate career at
Smith College studying
American
government
and computer science
on weekdays and taking
charge of the debate
team as president on
the weekends. Although
the responsibilities of
being on the debate team
were
vastly
different
from what she does now,
these experiences helped
shape her demeanor as an
aspiring attorney.
Starting law school
however was a different
experience, but Dowie
was more than prepared
to take on the new
challenges.
Qualifying
for the Suffolk Moot
Court team last year was
no issue for Catherine.
The Moot Court team
allows students to refine
their legal writing skills
and work on cases that
prepare them to practice
law in the real world
“From
a
team
perspective,
because
you’re dealing with a fake
problem, there’s going to
be bounds from where
the problem writers can
write the problem,” said
Timothy Bolen, coach
for the Suffolk Moot
Court team in a recent
interview
with
The
Suffolk Journal. “[Dowie]
is always spotting and
identifying issues with
the problem because she’s
always thinking in that
real attorney mindset.”
Her
experience
working previously as a
paralegal for The Phia
Group, LLC of which
she is now a Manager
in Legal Subrogation &
Reimbursement Services,
has also further developed
her legal writing skills into
something formidable.
This competition in
which Dowie competed
in was sponsored by
Philip
Shawe,
whose
company,
Transperfect,
was sold wholesale in a
prolific court decision.
The Delaware Court of
Chancery, a court that
settles disputes within
corporations, decided that
since the former partners
were at a deadlock in how
to manage the company,
it would be sold despite
its precipitous earnings.
Shawe was appealing his
case to the United States’
Supreme court when he
decided he needed a legal
think tank to help him
succeed in gaining control
over the company from
his wife. This think tank
would have helped his
legal team establish new
ways to argue against the
Delaware Supreme Court
decision.
When Dowie became
aware of the competition,
she only had a week to
prepare her brief before
the deadline. She said
while the research was
strenuous,
her
time
writing briefs for her
Moot Court team and
Phia was what allowed
her to place top three,
which garnered her the
invitation to argue her
position as a finalist.
Having
had
little
experience
with
the
Courtesy of Catherine Dowie
Takings Clause, which
is a provision of the
fifth amendment that
prevents private property
from being taken for
public use without just
compensation,
Dowie
had to do a great deal
of research in a short
amount of time.
“I read the opinions
and a decent amount of
material from the record,
and just formulated the
best arguments I could
for why it hadn’t been
justified by the lower
court,” said Dowie in a
recent interview with
The Journal. “They were
taking this company away
from this shareholder that
had been able to generate
profit for so long when
the company wasn’t in
any financial struggle.”
When
describing
how exactly a student
can
possess
such
a
skillset, Bolen, who is
an
Adjunct
Professor
in the Legal Practice
Skills Department, said
Dowie’s legal prowess is
an impressive quality to
have.
“One thing that strikes
me with [Dowie] is that
she approaches problems
from almost an over
technical
standpoint,
which is great,” said
Bolen. “It’s something
I think will serve her
exceptionally well when
she leaves law school.”
Having been awarded
$25,000 for her efforts,
Dowie said she will has
put the scholarship to
good use by “putting a
dent” in her loans.
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News Briefs
Tewksbury woman falls
victim to Las Vegas shooting
Rhonda LeRocque, a 42-year-old Tewksbury
mother was one of the 59 people killed in the
Las Vegas mass shooting on Sunday night,
according to the Boston Globe. She attended
the concert with her husband Jason, six year
old daughter, and father-in-law. Her fatherin-law and daughter had just left the concert
to head back to their hotel room when the
shooting began. Korina Champagne, LeRocque’s
sister posted on Facebook Monday mourning
her sister’s passing. “My heart is broken, I’m
numb, I feel paralyzed. This doesn’t seem real,”
she wrote. “All I can do is turn to God’s Word
for comfort, just as she would want me to. May
she rest now until her name is called and she
is awakened in paradise.” The four had planned
to head to Disney Land in Anaheim, California
with their daughter. LeRocque’s mother Priscilla
Champagne continues to mourn the loss of her
daughter. “My first thought waking up this
morning is, ‘I’ll never see my baby girl again.’
I loved her so much.” said Champagne at her
home on Tuesday morning.
Student entrepreneurs pen
success from crowd-funding
projects
Tom Price resigns from
Trump cabinet for
spending habits
The Sawyer Business School offered its firstever crowd-funding class last fall. Two of the
student entrepreneurs have come a long ways
since then. Senior Sara Maloney’s crowdfunding enterprise is called Buddha Bus Yoga.
Her mission is to take yoga out of the studio
and make it more accessible for offices, college
campuses, and community centers. Crowdfunding has allowed her to acquire yoga mats
and a corporate card. She already has clients
that include Life is Good, Massachusetts
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences,
and Keryx Biopharmaceuticals. Recent Suffolk
graduate James Testa has also had success
with his crowd-funding project. It was during
his own recovery process from a serious
accident last year that he found inspiration
for his venture. He wanted to find a more user
friendly way of getting protein into his system
in order to rebuild his muscle mass, without
having to drink protein shakes every time.
According to his website, WarmUp Coffee has
only 60 calories and 15 grams of protein per
serving. Testa has received press from Fox
News and BostInno. He has also successfully
convinced gyms to stock his product.
Tom Price, former health and human services
secretary officially resigned from his position
on Friday. Prior to his resignation, Price had
received criticism for taking charter flights at the
government’s expense, which is directly funded
by taxpayer dollars. According to the New York
Times and Politico, Price had racked up over
$400,000 in travel expenses on chartered jets
this year. In addition to this, Price took military
aircraft to Africa, Europe, and Asia, bringing his
bill to over $1 million. He offered to reimburse
the government for $51,887.31, which would
cover the cost of his seat on the flights, but
not of his staffers. Price’s actions threatened
one of President Donald Trump’s key campaign
promises to drain the swamp of Washington.
His resignation letter read, “I regret that the
recent events have created a distraction from
these important objectives. Success on these
issues is more important than any one person.
In order for you to move forward without
further disruption, I am officially tendering my
resignation.” Trump appointed Deputy Assistant
Secretary Don J. White as acting secretary.
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Suffolk professors talk options on North Korea
Amy Koczera
Asst. World News
Editor
Patrick Holmes
Opinion Editor
While North Korea is
considered a reclusive
country,
many
still
venture to the nation
in
order
to
learn
more about the inner
political workings of the
government. As a part
of social sciences week,
the
Government
and
Philosophy departments
at Suffolk University held
an internal panel this past
Tuesday to further discuss
North Korea with a few
Suffolk professors that
have visited the country.
Chairperson
Gregory
Fried of the Philosophy
department
moderated
the discussion among
the panel and brought up
the question of just war
theory with the potential
threat from North Korea.
Fried
speculated
about the outcome of the
relationship the United
States has with North
Korea, now that they have
nuclear weapons that can
reach the West Coast of
the U.S. He said President
Donald Trump might be
holding war with North
Korea as an option to
distract
the
country
from what is happening
internally.
Visiting
Suffolk
Professor Friedrich Lohr
and
previous
North
Korean
diplomat
to
Germany, said during
the panel that Trump
does not have enough
knowledge of nuclear
deterrence. Lohr also
compared Trump to Idi
Amin, previous dictator of
Uganda, with how Trump
has seemed to declare
his power of being the
president of the U.S.
“The problem with
Kim Jong-un is that he’s
just like Donald Trump.
They know how to brag,
how to yell, and how to
threaten,” said History
professor Ronald Suleski
during an interview with
The Suffolk Journal. “And
that’s not [going to] lead
to any good.”
Professor
Weiqi
Zhang, a government
assistant professor, along
with Professor Lohr, who
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have both been to North
Korea, agree that in Asia
it is important to save
face.
“We’ve got to find a
way for [Trump and Jungun] to both stand down
without losing any face,”
said Suleski. “You’re a
bully, you’re a braggart,
you don’t really want to
lose face, but you don’t
really want to fight
either.”
Suleski
visited
northeast China by the
say anything so they just
walk away, especially in
the border zones around
North Korea.
However, according to
Suleski, it does not seem
that the Chinese and
South Koreans are afraid
of war with North Korea.
Suleski feels that a lot of
people in Asia, directly
north of North Korea, or
in Seoul, South Korea are
not worried about a war.
Japan
is
more
concerned
with
the
Ri Yong Ho’s interaction
with Trump at the United
Nations two weeks ago,
Japan understands that
North Korea is at least
in contact with the U.S.
Japan is afraid they
will have no allies to
support them if North
Korea decides to launch
an attack, according to
Suleski.
“The whole thing is
a tinder box and people
are playing with fire: if
one spark goes off in the
his experience traveling
there. He went on to
say that it is unlikely for
North Korea to initiate
an attack on the U.S.
due to their size as a
country. Zhang offered
his thoughts that North
Korea’s
best
strategy
would be to be a neutral
small power that played
off of two major powers
instead of attacking one
major power.
“I always say that
China is the one to solve
“You’re a bully, you’re a braggart, you don’t
really want to lose face, but you don’t really
want to fight either.”
- Professor Ronald Suleski
North Korean border this
past June and interviewed
many
Chinese
and
Koreans who have been
to North Korea. He also
visited
Seoul,
South
Korea to search for
more information on the
secretive country.
“No one wants to talk
about North Korea,” said
Suleski during the panel.
There are too many spies
from North Korea, South
Korea and China that
everyone is too afraid to
concept
of
nuclear
war due to their lack
of
nuclear
weapons
and their complicated
relationship with North
Korea.
The
Chinese
lack a relationship with
Japan because of the war
with China about Japan
occupying land in China.
“What if North Korea
lashes out on Japan?” said
Suleski. “Who will come
to their defense?”
Considering
North
Korean foreign minister
wrong spot the whole
place could burn down,”
said Suleski.
Everyone on the panel
appeared to be concerned
about
the
current
relations
with
North
Korea and said that they
each have friends there
and know people that
could be harshly affected.
Zhang also confirmed
that everyone has to
be careful of what is
said when they are in
North Korea, based on
it,” said Suleski. “China is
the one to bring people
together. China is the
one to take down Kim
Jong-un, if anyone can
do it. My personal feeling
is that China has all the
spies they need in North
Korea.”
He said that Asians
typically wait a little bit
and don’t act impulsively
because
Asians
know
the situation will change
slightly. China is not
acting yet because the
Chinese know that every
time North Korea sends a
missile toward the Pacific,
the North Koreans can
send it toward Beijing.
On the other hand,
according
to
Suleski,
Trump’s
antagonizing
behavior could potentially
end up starting a war.
“Trump doesn’t think
deeply, he doesn’t in
any complex way,” said
Suleski. “People say he
doesn’t think in a complex
way. He sees an issue and
he reacts to it.”
Overall,
the
panel
came to a consensus that
the relations between
the U.S. and North Korea
look bleak and each panel
member hopes that the
nightmare outcome will
not happen: the United
States will use nuclear
weapons on North Korea,
and then Russia and China
will react with nuclear
weapons of their own and
the planet will engage in
nuclear warfare, ending
catastrophically.
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With a new deal, women will be able to take the wheel by next June
Kaitlin Hahn
Copy Editor
Sadiya Croshaw
Journal Contributor
Saudi
Arabia
has
recently made strides
in the campaign on
women’s rights, both
with the recognition of
International
Women’s
Day as well as the lift
of women's driving ban.
Opinions
about
the
decision vary on the
Suffolk
campus
with
those who grew up as
citizens of Saudi Arabia
possessing mixed views
while the Western world
seeing the decision as
one of positive change
towards America’s view
of Saudi.
Throughout the Middle
East, Islam is interpreted
in many different ways
that align to one’s culture
or country. These types
of laws and ideas derive
from the history of the
country, culture and the
way some Saudi’s look at
their religion.
According to Shaza
Mass, a biology major at
Suffolk, in Saudi Arabia,
women, such as herself,
never really felt any
sense of “oppression”
by not being allowed to
drive, because as a part of
their culture, they did not
really see it as a necessity.
“You are born not having
to do as much as the men
do, everything that the
women needed to do was
close to them, there was
no need for them to drive
anywhere,” said Mass.
Traditionally, women
are expected to wear hijab
while going out or around
other men that aren’t
family, but in the comfort
of their own homes,
friends and families, or
parties, women do not
dress in hijab, rather in
clothes that appeal to
them, not unlike anything
that would be worn in the
U.S., Mass said.
“The
segregation
actually brought
more
comfort because when we
go out we have to wear
hijabs,” said Mass. “When
we are in their own homes
around their families we
are able to do and dress
however we want.”
Saudi’s hold mixed
views on the overturn,
some praised the ruling
while others wonder how
it will affect their everyday
lives. These types of
restrictions derived from
some of the traditional
Saudi values. As time
progresses, so do the
mindsets of the country’s
people. As the mindsets
Jacob Geanous/ World News Editor
of the citizens progresses,
the development of the
country is able to move
forward.
The ruling is due to
the 2030 Plan, enacted by
Mohammad Bin Salman,
the Deputy Crown Prince
of Saudi Arabia, as himself
and his government try
to move the country to
less oil-based economy
and put policies in place
to help domestic services
and tourism, according
to BBC. The President of
Suffolk University’s Saudi
Student’s
Association,
Rayan AlJelaly said in an
interview with the Suffolk
Journal, “Women in Saudi
Arabia are allowed to
drive now and the reason
for that is because our
new king and our crown
prince have a new vision
of Saudi Arabia, it’s a
vision called 2030 and
it’s going through two
steps which is in 2020
and 2030. Saudi Arabia
is developing,” he said.
“People have changed and
so have their mindsets.
Saudi Arabia is a great
country ruled by a great
government.”
When the news came
out about Saudi women
now being able to drive,
Americans were shocked
that a country viewed as
oppressive would let the
decision pass. Although it
is unclear as to how much
weight the new rule will
have, it goes into effect
June 2018, the western
world definitely saw a
new side to Saudi Arabia,
or at least, reports of the
overturn did.
With the nature of
U.S. news leaning more
towards the approval of
Americans, it calls into
question how much is
actually accurate. “As
a
Caucasian,
western
protestant woman, I’m
hesitant to talk on behalf
of other woman, but I’m
wondering how much of
the news stories are just
for western consumption
and how much is actually
happening
on
the
ground,” said by Suffolk
University’s
Chaplain,
Reverend Amy Fisher.
Although the means
that the American people,
as well as the rest of
the Western world are
getting their information,
may be skewed, it’s
important to consider the
lives of others that have
this as a very real reality
and something that has
been apart of both their
religion and culture for
centuries, as described by
Reverend Fisher, “I hope
the [The Western World]
digests
the
nuances
within Islam itself, as
I believe it is the most
misunderstood
religion
by non-Muslims.”
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France’s parliament has passed a new anti-terrorism law that aims to
bring an end to a nearly two-year-long state of emergency.
The state of emergency began after the Paris attacks that occurred
on Nov. 13, 2015 when 130 people were killed by an assault by socalled Islamic State militants. It has been extended six times since it
was put into effect. The bill was approved with 415 votes supporting
it and 127 against it, with 19 abstentions. It is expected to become
law before the state of emergency expires on Nov. 1.
The law will allow members of government, instead of just judges,
to approve the confinement of individuals of their hometowns and
require them to report to police once a day. Authorities will also
be able to enforce security perimeters around at risk areas, such as
airports and train stations. People and vehicles within the security
perimeter will be able to be searched by authorities. The new bill
will also allow places of worship to be shut down if preachers are
found to be promoting radical ideology. A poll by France’s Le Figaro
newspaper found that 57 percent of French people approve of the
new law.
In response to Catalonia’s referendum this past weekend, King
Felipe VI of Spain stated in a televised address Tuesday that
the separatist government had acted “totally outside law and
democracy.” Trade unions led a powerful general strike Tuesday
that shut down businesses, highways and schools in a mass protest
against police violence during the region’s chaotic independence
vote. Spain’s national police and civil guard were sent to shut down
the referendum that was composed of nearly two million people in
support of Catalonia’s nationhood. Police were said to have been
beating voters with rubber batons and dragging them away from
ballot boxes. The polarization of the separatists and those that are
in favor of keeping Spain united grows each day. Regional President
and a leading secessionist, Carles Puigdemont said Sunday that
Catalonia had won “the right to independence,” and Monday he
called on European leaders to support the cause. However, Spain’s
European affairs minister, Jorge Toledo, claims that the crisis was
a Spanish internal matter and that any future discussions must be
between the central and regional governments.
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Will Grubb as Avery carefully lifts the lid to Pandora’s Box while Sam Fagone as Lara Croft warily watches.
Kyle Crozier
Senior Staff Writer
Filled with nostalgia,
action and humor, junior
theatre major Justin Smith
brings Lara Croft to life
in an original production
inspired by the critically
acclaimed video game
series, “Tomb Raider,”
in the latest installment
of the Suffolk University
Spotlight Series, “A Fish
Without a Bicycle.”
The
video
game
series
“Tomb
Raider”
began in 1996 with its
first
installment,
and
continues to produce new
chapters, with the most
recent “Rise of the Tomb
Raider” (2015). In a postshow interview with The
Suffolk Journal, student
director and playwright
Smith
explained
his
introduction to the series
with
“Tomb
Raider:
Anniversary” (2007), “I
just kind of fell in love
with it. It just seemed so
cool, to see her swinging
and climbing, rocking
those pistols, looking
badass, just so awesome,”
he said.
Starring five Suffolk
film
students,
the
production follows the
inspirational
heroine
Croft, played by junior
theatre major Sam Fagone
as she seeks to recover
three artifacts before
supporting
characters
Trent, played by junior
film major Sam Deans,
and Hawes played by
sophomore theatre major
Kaleigh Ryan, can retrieve
them. Croft receives help
from the inexperienced
and clumsy Avery, played
by sophomore theatre
major Will Grubb and her
butler, Winston, played by
sophomore theatre major
Justin Peavey. Adding to
the number of obstacles
in the recovery of the
artifacts, Croft and Avery
come into conflict with
several Guardians, also
portrayed by Deans, Ryan
and Peavey of the ancient
locations she visits.
Lara Croft as a character
is recognized as a strong,
independent adventurer
and the writing for this
play holds true to this
character model, as Sam
Fagone sprinted around
the stage wielding two
very shiny pistols as
Croft’s weapon of choice.
Smith described himself
as an intense supporter
of
women’s
equality,
which he focused on in
the show by flipping the
stereotypical roles of the
man and woman in actionadventure stories. In the
play, Croft is accompanied
by Avery, who Smith
described as, “basically
the damsel in distress,” as
he is constantly in need of
Croft’s help.
Due to external issues
regarding
scheduling
amongst cast members,
Smith
recalled
some
difficulties in following
through
with
the
suggested meeting times
for working on the
production. This forced
Smith to “make up the
schedule” as the weeks
progressed forward in
order to ensure that the
production
would
be
finished on time.
During
the
casting
process,
Smith
faced
several issues, including
the need to recast the
role of Winston, as well
as three actors cast for
the role of Lara Croft. The
original choice for the role
of Lara Croft dropped out
shortly after her casting,
and within the same week
the second pick dropped
out as well. Smith then
came to Fagone, a choice
that Smith described by
saying, “I don't feel like I
settled at all, she's really
taken a lot of initiative
with this, she's asked me
questions, she's tried to
arrange stuff, I never felt
like I had to make her do
anything, we were equally
invested in the process.”
Using
very
simple
images projected onto
the
backdrop
behind
the stage, as well as a
few unique props, the
play explored several
Kyle Crozier / Senior Staff Writer
Sam Fagone as Lara Croft battles a Guardian, portrayed
by Kaleigh Ryan in “A Fish Without a Bicycle.”
locations, including the
Czech Republic, Greece,
Italy and Portugal, all of
which felt like different
settings on stage. One
audience member, senior
sociology and theatre
major Olivia Lowe, said
that for her, the set and
costume design were the
most impressive features
of the show, as she could
tell that there was a lot of
thought put into it, and
that it must have been
very time-consuming.
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“Midnight Ride” makes light of potential global nuclear threat
Amy Koczera
Asst. World Editor
Theatre is perhaps one
of the most effective
ways to articulate ideas
and opinions, not only
for the purpose of telling
stories,
but
also
to
communicate
powerful
and political messages
in a visually stimulating
way. In James Carroll’s
“Midnight Ride,” Carroll
paints a vivid, detailed
picture of United States’
first Secretary of Defense
James Forrestal and his
experience
managing
nuclear weapons in postWorld War II and the
effects of his decision
on the global, nuclear
progression thereafter.
Carroll’s
ability
to
integrate
non-fiction
history
with
modern
opinions and hypothesis
has essentially introduced
a
new,
simplistic
and
confrontational
emergence of theatre.
“Who loaded the gun
that Donald Trump is
now pointing at the
American future?” asked
Carroll in a question and
answer session with the
audience after the play.
This underlying question
is what Carroll attempts
to answer throughout the
play.
The
cast
of
five,
composed
of
Actors’
Equity
members
and
Suffolk
alumni,
took
their places on stage
at the Modern Theatre
on Monday night for a
staged reading of the
play. Portrayed as an
incredibly
intelligent
and thoughtful middleaged man, Actors’ Equity
member Benjamin Evett
played James Forrestal
with brusque enthusiasm
throughout the reading.
The
first
scene
opened with the naval
theme, “Eternal Father”
accompaniment
in
the background, while
projections of the Sept.
11, 2011 Pentagon attack
created a backdrop for the
actors. Quotes from Harry
Truman, Ronald Reagan,
the
Iliad
and
other
relevant origins were
intermittently projected
on the screen with the
change of each scene to
connect direct historical
references to the emotion
of each scene, making
each scene more relatable
for the audience.
Forrestal and his wife,
Josephine,
played
by
Amy Koczera / Asst. World News Editor
Left to Right: Nick Wilson, James Carroll, Nael Nacer and Robert Walsh
“I would love Suffolk to have a context for
this. It is important to have plays that talk
about political stuff like this right now.”
-Wesley Savick
Director and
Theatre Professor
Actors’ Equity member
Marianna Bassham, take
the stage dressed in classic
1940’s attire: Forrestal, a
classic dark gray suit with
a white shirt and a black
and white striped tie;
and Josephine in a long,
white and purple, floral,
collared dress with her
hair cut to a chin length
bob, framing her face
with loose, flowy curls.
The two engage in
an argument centered
around Forrestal’s nerves
about attending a cabinet
meeting at the Pentagon
with Secretary of War,
Henry L. Stimson, played
by Actors’ Equity member
Robert Walsh. Josephine
tells Forrestal that she
refuses to go to the
Pentagon, explaining that
she thinks it is haunted
and that it is, “Just
another
tombstone,”
effectively foreshadowing
the Sept. 11 attack.
Upon Forrestal’s arrival
at the meeting, he realizes
that Stuart Symington,
Under-Secretary for Air,
played by Suffolk 2006
graduate
and
Actors’
Equity
member
Nael
Nacer is present at the
Amy Koczera / Asst. World News Editor
Director Wesley Savick
meeting as well, much to
Forrestal’s
displeasure.
After a heated discussion
between the three about
how to deal with the
atomic bomb, they receive
a call from President
Harry Truman, asking
that he hear the plan
from Forrestal, ultimately
promoting Forrestal from
Secretary of Navy to
Secretary of Defense.
With the announcement
of this plan on Sept. 11,
1945, Carroll asserts this
as the beginning of the
nuclear arms race with
the Soviet Union.
“The facts of this
moment
have
been
driving the American
race,” said Carroll in a
post-show interview with
The Suffolk Journal. “The
course we took is fulfilling
the worst possible vision
of what was imaginable
at the time.” Carroll said
that he based the entire
play off of the moment
when the U.S. agreed to
give the nuclear bomb to
the United Nations.
Moreover,
Carroll
incorporated
various
references to modern
issues, such as North
Korea
and
ISIS,
by
utilizing Josephine, who
had legitimate mental
health problems during
her lifetime, as a character
that had “visions” of the
future.
His purpose was to
relate to what happened
in the past and evaluate
how the catastrophes of
the modern world were
rooted in the atomic
bomb decision on Sept.
11, 1945. For those
that had the privilege
of working with Carroll
during this process, they
found the overall process
extraordinary and quite
prevalent in the world
today.
“It’s
chilling
and
engaging and exciting
and
terrifying,”
said
Evett. “There’s a lot
that’s important here and
that needs to be talked
about.” Evett explained
that working with Carroll
was a very memorable
experience because he
has such an intimate
relationship with the play
which made the play itself
all the more powerful.
“Working with James
was an absolute delight,”
said
director
Wesley
Savick. “He’s such a
smart and passionate
man and he stays very
focused on the things that
matter.” Savick said that
he enjoyed the overall
process of being able to
work with “a friend like
James.”
Furthermore,
Savick hopes to see this
progressive
style
of
theatre utilized at Suffolk.
“I would love Suffolk to
have a context for this. It
is important to have plays
that talk about political
stuff like this right now,”
said Savick. He told The
Journal that he hopes to
see the play performed in
Washington, D.C. because
of the reflective nature of
the play unto the world.
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The Jackson Jaguars kneeling for the National Anthem
Ryan Arel
Journal Contributor
The American flag
has long been a symbolic
image of the United
States, a symbol that
instills nationalist pride
to
many
Americans;
however, lately it has
been a symbol of the
nation’s faults as well.
Colin Kaepernick, a
former quarterback for
the San Francisco 49’ers,
set precedent for kneeling
during
the
national
anthem as a form of
protest last year during
a preseason game. The
anthem was first sang at
the 1918 World Series
between
the
Chicago
Cubs and the Boston Red
Sox, according to the
Washington Post. When
Kaepernick first kneeled,
the ambiguity regarding
his intentions was very
high, and he was subject
to huge criticism and was
maligned by the public
and the media.
Eventually, he went
on to tell the public he
was
protesting
about
racial discrimination in
law enforcement; “I am
not going to stand up to
show pride in a flag for
a country that oppresses
black people and people
of color,” Kaepernick said
to reporters last year.
The 49’ers had backed
the
quarterback
and
said, “In respecting such
American principles as
freedom of religion and
freedom of expression,
we recognize the right of
an individual to choose
and participate, or not,
in our celebration of the
national anthem.”
A common argument
that has manifested in the
middle of this controversy
is that players who
kneel are disrespecting
veterans. As a society,
we must acknowledge
the legitimacy of this
argument
to
show
contempt toward those
players who kneel during
the anthem, but we must
not forget that the flag
does not represent only
what our veterans do for
the nation. The American
flag, also represents our
history and all that our
country stands for. The
notion that the players
and coaches that are
advocating for or directly
participating
in
this
practice
are
indecent
human
beings
who
disrespect veterans is
shortsighted given the
reality.
As the 2016 season
went on, more players
followed suit, and this
season
players
have
continued this practice
as a form of protest.
The current controversy
regarding
President
Donald Trump’s tweets
toward the NFL and
its players has instilled
an upsurge in player
opposition toward the
president, amongst the
general public and players
themselves.
Between Sept. 22 and
Sept. 26 of this year, the
president tweeted more
than ten times regarding
the protest, calling on
Roger Goodell, the current
NFL Commissioner, to
“Tell them to stand!” in
a tweet on Sept. 23. The
surge went so far as to
encourage players to wear
or hold T-shirts on Sept. 24
that read “#IMWITHKAP”
in support of Colin
Kaepernick on the front.
Ever since the first
kneel, the media has
jumped on the issue, even
though it is not new or
worth the hype that it has
received, and has been on
every platform possible.
The
freedom
of
expression that Americans
hold close remains true,
even in a setting where
famous people such as
professional athletes are
subject to the criticism
of millions. Just because
some find it distasteful
does not mean it is not
protected
under
law.
Over
coverage,
mass
discussion, and the public
uproar has made the
kneeling a much larger
issue than it deserves to
be, causing people to feel
very passionately on both
sides.
It is possible to protest
something such as the
flag that represents a
country and its issues,
while still only trying to
bring attention to a small
part of it.
For example, a teacher
who goes on strike
against their institution
does not protest the
whole school, but merely
a single shortcoming that
cannot be ignored.
It is very easy to throw
other variables into the
equation to make it less
justifiably to kneel, but
we have defined from
Kaepernick
and
the
discussions as a nation
that followed the initial
kneeling that this form of
protest is geared toward
policy brutality and racial
injustice, and nothing
more. It is not worth the
constant coverage and
constant discussion. Since
we’ve defined what this
form of protest means to
the NFL, the public cannot
fixate on the fact that the
flag stands for veterans’
service and their service
alone, because it stands
for more than just that.
In a CNN article
published on Sept. 28,
Philadelphia Eagles safety
Malcolm Jenkins spoke
about the issue.
“This
is
us,
as
concerned
citizens,
trying to play our role
in a bigger conversation
about race in America,
a bigger conversation
about
our
criminal
justice system, and our
law enforcement,” said
Jenkins. “We’re not antipolice. Many of us have
worked
hand-in-hand
with law enforcement to
figure out ways to really
move us forward in a
better direction, to reinstill trust in our law
enforcement and to really
hold that accountability
and transparency that our
communities are looking
for.”
While there is an
argument to be made
that there may be a more
appropriate way for NFL
players to advocate for
the ousting of police
brutality, on a pragmatic
level, the players are
allowed to do it given
the first constitutional
amendment, and that the
NFL has no explicit laws
prohibiting it.
Trump has not helped
the cause, and with his
bestowing of more divisive
tweets, more players have
come forward.
In fact, three full
teams
boycotted
the
anthem,
except
for
Army veteran Alejandro
Villanueva who plays for
Pittsburgh, in response to
Trump’s tweets according
to Sports Illustrated.
Goodell stated, “I’m
proud of our league.”
Kneeling
for
the
national anthem should
not have created such a
controversy. It’s time to
start looking at the intent
behind the action, not the
action itself.
The
public
should
learn to respect one
another’s decisions and
instead
of
maligning
players for speaking out,
it’s time for the U.S. to
take actions to address
and inform the general
population on the issue of
police brutality and racial
discrimination, and the
public to stop drawing
conclusions about players
as people from it.
Only then will we see
all players standing once
again.
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by emailing rarel@
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Haley Clegg
Photo Editor
In the wake of the mass
shooting in Las Vegas that
tragically took the lives of
at least 59 people, and
injured more than 500
others, the controversial
gun
control
debate
is once again making
headlines.
Politicians
and world leaders have
offered their condolences
to the victims of the latest
tragedy.
On Monday, President
Donald Trump tweeted,
“My warmest condolences
and sympathies to the
victims and families of
the terrible Las Vegas
shooting. God bless you!”
Although these thoughts
may be appreciated, they
are not going to stop the
next mass shooting, and
certainly are not going to
save lives.
In 1996, 35 people
were killed and another
23 wounded in the Port
Arthur
massacre
in
Australia.
In the weeks that
followed this attack, the
Australian
government
introduced the National
Firearms
Agreement,
which outlawed semiautomatic
and
fully
automatic
weapons.
In addition to this, the
agreement included a
firearm buyback program,
which resulted in over
650,000 weapons turned
in to the government.
Since the agreement,
there
has
been
no
reported mass shooting
in Australia. Additionally,
homicide and suicide rates
drastically dropped as
well according to a study
done by Simon Chapman
of Sydney University, Au.
While America and
Australia are two very
different countries, there
are still tens of thousands
of Americans dying each
year as a result of gunrelated violence.
It is astonishing that
little has been done to
try and prevent these
unnecessary killings.
Since
the
Pulse
nightclub shooting in
Orlando, which killed 49
on Jun. 12, 2016, there
have been 521 mass
shootings according to a
report by the New York
Times.
That is an average
of more than one per
day since the Pulse
nightclub attack. Of these
shootings, at least 585
people have been killed
with an additional 2,156
injured.
What
options
are
there to ultimately stop
this problem? The answer
is not as cut and dry as
one would like to think.
Many people claim
that the solution to the
problem is more guns.
After the Sandy Hook
shooting which took the
lives of 27, including 20
children in 2012, NRA
Executive Vice President
Wayne LaPierre said in
a press conference, “The
only thing that stops a
bad guy with a gun is a
good guy with a gun.”
Would that have made
a difference after this
Sunday’s attack? Probably
not.
Even if everyone in the
pavilion had been armed,
the shooter fired upon
them from the 32 window
of a nearby hotel, making
it nearly impossible for
people to locate the
source of the attack.
Coupled
with
the
panic and hysteria that
immediately followed, it
would have been even
more dangerous if the
general public had also
been armed.
On top of that, if
the
concertgoers
had
attempted to use a
weapon in self-defense
during this time, they
would put themselves at
risk of being misidentified
as the attacker, which
would have led to more
confusion,
and
the
possibility of a higher
number of casualties.
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Editor’s Word
It’s with mournful minds and heavy
hearts that we have to even write this. The
United States of America has been faced
with yet another inhumane tragedy, as Las
Vegas has fallen victim to a mass shooting.
Our thoughts and prayers are extended to
those affected. But thoughts and prayers do
not solve this epidemic, they don’t heal the
hearts of loved ones and they certainly do
not bring back the lives that have been lost.
Terrorism has no place in the world.
The conversation should not stem around
the debate of which acts of violence are
terrorism, whether domestic or otherwise.
Political bounds and agendas, the left and
the right, should not dictate how we talk
about a gruesome act such as this.
We need to solve this in the most
simplistic way possible, but yet the way
society struggles with the most. We need to
come together. We need to come together
as family and friends, as neighbors and
acquaintances, as citizens of this nation
and as people. Humanity has lost its sense
of compassion and empathy and has
in part shifted its focus on those doings
that should not be in the forefront of our
minds. Whether you support the second
amendment or not, whether you stand,
kneel or sit for the national anthem, all of
us have the ability to come together and
make a positive impact upon mankind.
It’s sad, to have to write about this, to
plead, to practically beg the public to come
together. But it starts in places where we
truly can affect change-- at our homes,
at our favorite department stores and
restaurants and around our campuses.
In a statement released Monday by
Suffolk’s Acting President Marisa Kelly
expressed her sentiments on behalf of the
university.
“This horrific act fills us with
unspeakable sorrow, and we mourn for the
lives lost. Our hearts are with the victims,
their families and loved ones, and we stand
in support of the people of Las Vegas.”
Alike Kelly, our entire staff at The
Journal aches for the people impacted by
such a tragedy. While the time to come
together to enact change is past overdue,
it’s even more vital to come together in
unity. As President Kelly said, we must
support those affected by this horrendous
act of violence. We must be an example of
compassion and empathy, as an example of
family. We must be here as someone to talk
to, someone to lean on and as a shoulder to
cry on.
Rest in Peace to those who lost their
lives in Las Vegas, forever in our hearts.
O
Mass shootings should not be the norm
From VEGAS page 9
With few self-defense
options available, what
could have been done
to
prevent
such
a
devastating attack?
In order to prevent
similar
attacks
from
happening in the future,
legislation needs to be
passed in order to keep
dangerous weapons out
of the hands of those
who wish to use them in
malicious ways.
When police gained
access to the hotel room
where the Vegas shooter
was, the SWAT team
found 23 firearms, and
another 19 at his home in
Mesquite, Nev. according
to the New York Times.
How is it acceptable for
one individual to possess
such an obscene amount
of
weapons
without
raising any sort of alarm?
If people want to have a
gun for protection, there
is absolutely no need for
42 of them.
There
are
still
loopholes in America that
allow people to possess
guns
without
going
through
background
checks, such as if they
are purchased privately,
online or at a gun show.
One
week
after
the Orlando nightclub
shooting, four gun control
proposals were voted
on in the Senate, two of
which were put forward
by Democrats, and two by
Republicans.
Democratic California
Senator Dianne Feinstein’s
proposal would “let the
attorney general deny
firearms and explosive to
any suspected terrorist.”
Republican
Texas
Senator John Cornyn’s
proposal would allow
delays in sales to terror
suspects if the attorney
general could prove to
a judge within three
business days of the
attempted sale that there
was probable cause to
suspect the buyer had ties
to terrorism.
Connecticut
Senator
Chris Murphy’s proposal
would expand background
checks for anyone trying
to purchase a firearm
online or at a gun show.
Finally,
Republican
Iowa Senator Charles
Grassley’s
proposal
would increase funding
to the agency that runs
background checks.
All four of these
proposals were voted
down, according to the
Washington Post.
Now in the wake of
yet
another
tragedy,
people all over the
country are calling on
our government to do
something,
anything,
to change the direction
America is headed.
Mass shootings are
becoming the norm, and
they shouldn’t be.
Doing nothing is only
going to lead to the
deaths of more innocent
Americans.
It’s time the United
States tries something
different.
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Don’t fill the swamp with Moore
Stiv Mucollari
Journal Staff
Roy Moore’s victory in
the Republican primary
runoff shows that the
right-wing
populism
that propelled President
Donald J. Trump into the
White House is still adding
fuel to the fire. Moore,
the former Chief Justice
of the Alabama Supreme
Court, defeated Luther
Strange, the incumbent
conservative senator who
was appointed to fill the
vacancy created by Jeff
Session’s confirmation as
United States Attorney
General.
Backed
by
the far-right Breitbart
website, Moore’s victory
has been hailed as a
further “drainage of the
swamp.”
While Moore does
not
belong
to
the
“swamp” of establishment
Washington insiders, he
belongs to a far worse
“swamp,”
filled
with
bigotry and hate.
Moore first rose to
national prominence in
2003, when he refused a
federal judge’s order to
remove a monument from
the state judicial building.
This followed with the
Alabama Court of the
Judiciary removing him
from office for refusing
to obey the federal court
order. However, Moore
would be elected again as
Chief Justice of Alabama
in 2013, but soon would
be suspended following
his comments urging
state
probate
judges
to ignore federal court
orders to issue same-sex
marriage licenses.
Beyond his blatant
disregard for the law,
Moore
has
shown
complete hatred toward
the LGBT community.
“Homosexual conduct is,
and has been, considered
abhorrent, a violation of
the laws of nature and
of nature’s God upon
which this nation and
our laws are predicated,”
wrote Moore in a 2002
domestic court case in
which he ruled that being
“homosexual”
would
make one unfit to be a
parent.
“False religions like
Islam, who teach that
you must worship this
way,
are
completely
opposite with what our
First Amendment stands
for,” said Moore in a
response to a women’s
question about Shariah
law, according to a report
by the Huffington Post.
Ironically, though Moore
makes
the
argument
that Islam teaches one
to worship in a certain
way, Moore’s brand of
Christianity that dictates
God’s supremacy over the
U.S. is also contradictory
of the First Amendment.
What is even more
abhorrent is that Senate
Republicans
were
concerned about Moore
defeating his democratic
opponent, former U.S.
Attorney for the Northern
District of Alabama, and
then criticized Moore
for his bigotry. John
Bresnahan, a writer for
Politico, asked numerous
Republican Senators of
what they thought of
Roy Moore. Of the 11
Republican
Senators,
eight of them claimed
that they had never heard
of Moore or were not
familiar with him. Only
one Senator, Jeff Flake
of Arizona, denounced
Moore.
“I’m obviously not
enamored by his politics
because that’s not the
future of the Republican
Party, that’s for sure,”
Flake said to Politico.
It is important to note
that Roy Moore is not a
conservative. Instead, he
represents the reactionary
elements
that
have
hijacked the Republican
Party. If Senator Strange
had won the primary, the
race between him and
Jones would have been
a cordial affair between
two respectable men who
differed on the types of
policies that best helped
the American people.
On the other hand, an
election between Moore
and Jones is symbolic of
the far right views that
are being entwined into
the mainstream.
Moore
stands
for
bigotry, hate and distaste
for the law. He even
allowed the League of
South, an organization
that
stands
for
an
independent
Southern
republic, to speak at
the headquarters of a
foundation he was once
running, according to a
report by CNN. It would
not be a stretch to argue
that Moore is sympathetic
toward the Confederacy.
When one compares
Moore to Jones, there is a
direct contrast. During his
time as U.S. Attorney for
the Northern District of
Alabama, he prosecuted
the last two Ku Klux Klan
perpetrators of the 1963
16th Street Baptist Church
bombing, which was an
act of white supremacist
terrorism that killed four
young African-American
girls. One might disagree
with Jones on policy
matters, but on a personal
level, one cannot help but
admire the man.
If Moore is elected,
another
rabble-rouser
will
join
the
ranks
of
the
Senate.
For
Massachusetts,
Moore’s
track record of calling
for a full repeal of the
Affordable
Care
Act
means the state again
will be in danger of
potentially losing federal
funding. Ideals, such as
equal rights for all, that
Mass. prides itself on will
face another opponent.
On Dec. 12, 2017, voters
in Alabama will send a
message. If they vote for
Moore, the message is
clear. A vote for Moore
is an endorsement of
hateful views that are the
opposite of what the true
principles of Conservatism
stand for, and what most
Americans stand for. As
an institution the Senate
is prestigious, and a
Senator Moore would be
a disgrace to it.
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Restrepo opens Lady Rams net success
eyes league wide
Matt Geer
Journal Contributor
Courtesy of Suffolk Athletics
Sophomore forward Christian Restrepo
Kaitlin Hahn
Copy Editor
Hailing from Revere,
Massachusetts, boasting
a
team-high
of
11
points overall, Christian
Restrepo has become
a valuable player to
the Suffolk University
men’s soccer team. In a
season where the team
has strove to overcome
huge milestones, such as
beating
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
for the first time since
1984, Restrepo shines as
both a reliable player and
a great teammate.
Restrepo has been
playing
soccer
his
whole life, mostly on
the competitive level,
and when it came time
to choose a university,
he was recruited to
play for Suffolk as an
incoming freshman. This
is Restrepo’s second year
playing for Suffolk, and
he said he has really used
this year to come out of
his shell and improve as
a player. This evolution
for himself has affected
both him and his team to
achieve a deeper level of
competition.
The Rams currently
hold an overall record
of 4-5 and are 1-4 in the
Great Northeast Athletic
Conference
(GNAC).
Restrepo
has
started
seven of eight overall
games and has scored
a total of five goals this
season, one being a gamewinning hat trick against
Emerson College.
“We
are
still
a
young team, but we are
definitely a step ahead
from where we were last
year,” said Restrepo.
Restrepo has proven
himself to be a valuable
player on the offensive
side. Restrepo plays both
the forward and midfield
positions, but prefers
midfield as he is able to
play both offense and
defense. As a forward in
soccer, the player’s main
focus is to score a goal or
help another teammate
score. This only makes
up half of a midfielder’s
role, as they are also
responsible for defending
against
the
opposing
team’s attempt for a goal.
Restrepo also recently
won the GNAC Player
of the Week Award, as
well as National Player
of the Week for the
United Soccer Coaches
Organization
on
the
same week. The GNAC
chooses one player in
the conference a week
to honor, while the
United Soccer Coaches
Organization
also
recognizes a player a week
for their accomplishments
on the field, however they
include multiple levels
of play as well as on the
national level. Restrepo
said he was shocked at
his back-to-back awards
and was unsure how he
obtained it.
Restrepo, like many
of the students attending
Suffolk, is a commuter
student.
Along
with
thinking about the work
he has to do for a fullschedule of classes as a
sports marketing major,
Restrepo also has to
prepare for a full week of
practices, and for him that
means having to think
about what is needed
for both academics and
soccer when gearing up
for the everyday.
“It’s tough because I
have to bring both school
stuff and soccer stuff, it's
worth it though,” said
Restrepo.
The balance of soccer
and classes has definitely
worked out for Restrepo,
as he has been able to
be both successful on
the field, with his many
awards for himself, as
well as, being supportive
for his team to be the best
teammate he could be.
“I
love
[Restrepo],
he’s a great listener
and teammate. He does
whatever he has to do to
help the team win,” said
Captain Jarrett Davis in
an interview with The
Journal.
Restrepo’s dedication
to soccer, as well as sports
as a whole, goes beyond
just playing for Suffolk,
he hopes to continue
with his sports marketing
major once out of Suffolk
by either seizing the
opportunity to play soccer
if it is presented.
“I challenged him to
win ‘Player of the Year’
earlier in the season and
he’s looking well on his
way to coming into that
promise. In the future
if he keeps this up, who
knows what will happen;
only good things,” said
Davis.
Restrepo
and
the
Rams will take on the
Anna Maria Amcats this
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
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Serving
a
threematch-win streak, Suffolk
University women’s tennis
team stands undefeated
against opponent Lesley
University
and
leads
the
all-time
series
against Albertus Magnus
Academy.
With
four
matches
remaining,
the Lady Rams hope to
advance the number of
wins for this season.
The Lady Rams lost a
tough 5-4 match against
Regis College on Sept.
27, which motivated the
team to bounce back
and motivated them to
dominate
in
multiple
matches
over
Lesley.
The Lady Rams took the
court and obtained an 8-1
victory over the Lynx on
Sept. 28, which ignited a
win streak for the team.
The Rams had another
dominating
triumph
over Albertus Magnus
on Saturday, with a final
score of 7-2, and then
beat Lesley for the second
time this season, 7-2.
Leading the charge
for the Lady Rams in the
first bout against Lesley
was the duo of Jacquelyn
Nakamura and Danlyn
Medou
who
defeated
these opponents in the
second doubles to the
tune of an 8-6 set. This
win helped even out the
score and set the tone
of what was a smooth
day moving forward for
the Rams. While there
were many impressive
singles
performances,
junior Delaney Dunlap’s
performance from the
one spot stood out as she
fought hard all the way
into a third set where she
defeated Lesley’s Caroline
Kiddie, 11-9.
As for the matchup
that took place against
Albertus Magnus, it was an
all-around commanding
effort from the Lady Rams
in the doubles section, as
the team swept all three
matches early in the day.
Senior Nakamura put
a bow on the win later
in the day and came
out of her singles bouts
victorious in straight sets
(6-2,6-1).
In their latest victory
versus familiar foe Lesley
on Monday, the Lady
Rams were able to extend
their win streak to three.
A
convincing
victory
in what was the team’s
second
meeting
with
the Lynx. Danlyn Medou
and Ahilya Malhourta
led the match off with a
doubles victories. While
it was close to later in
the competition, the Lady
Rams pulled away in
singles play. As the lineup
won four out of the five
head-to-head in singles
play, the team was able to
put the finishing touches
on their fifth win of the
year.
Now 5-4 on the season,
the Lady Rams look to
build off of a strong week,
since notching their first
win in Greater Northeast
Atlantic
Conference
(GNAC)
play
against
Mount Ida College.
“I’ve been proud of
how hard the [team]
competes and give it their
all every time they step
on the court for their
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“I’ve been proud of how
hard the [team] competes.”
- Interim Head Coach Matt Tiberii
S
matches,” said Interim
Head Coach Matt Tiberii
in an interview with The
Suffolk Journal. “They
are improving with every
match.”
This is Tiberii’s first
year with Suffolk and as
the head coach for the
Lady Rams, however, he
does not lack coaching
experience.
Having
coached tennis for more
than 20 years, Tiberii’s
transition to Suffolk has
been a smooth one with
the support of the Lady
Rams and the trust that
they, in turn, ensue in
him.
“Coach
[Tiberii]
is
awesome. I remember
hearing the two most
important characteristics
of a head coach are
organization
and
motivation, and that’s
coach for you,” said
junior Emily Bean in a
recent interview with The
Journal.
Isabel
Rathlev,
a
multi-year veteran of the
team, said she looks to
give the team a sense of
leadership on, and off, the
court. She plays a pivotal
role for the ladies in her
final
season,
playing
first doubles as well as a
mix of second and third
singles. Like many of
the players on the team,
tennis has always been a
big part of her life. She
has played the sport since
she was nearly three and
a half years old. Growing
up with two parents that
played tennis, she said
it allowed for tennis to
really be a big part of her.
In the recent match
versus Lesley, she was
able to turn what was a
rough start to the day with
a doubles loss featuring
junior Elena Cisneros
Garcia, to back-to-back
singles victories from the
three spot, winning 6-4 in
both sets.
“It was a total grind
but I hunkered down and
got the ‘W,’” said Rathlev
in an interview with The
Journal.
The Lady Rams look to
build on what has been
an impressive stretch,
going 5-1 since the first
win of the year against
Wentworth. The Lady
Ram’s will travel to take
on Salve Regina University
Thursday at 3:30, with
the hopes of extending
their win streak to four in
a row.
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Captain’s
Corner:
Nagri and
Martin lead
charge for
remainder of
senior season
Joe Rice
Journal Staff
The Lady Rams’ soccer
team, led by senior
captains Alex Nagri and
Jen Martin, are halfway
through the season and
plan to finish stronger
than the previous chase
for the title. In 2016, the
Lady Rams made it to the
Great Northeast Athletic
Conference
(GNAC)
tournament
semifinals
before falling to Albertus
Magnus
Academy
in
heart-breaking
fashion:
losing in double overtime
to end the season.
The
Lady
Rams immediately
struggled
out
of
the gate by losing half
of the games the team
competed in. The team
averaged 1.6 goals per
game, while giving up an
average of 2.4 goals per
game. However, the team
will have seven games
remaining, meaning there
is still much to be said for
this season. One potential
season-changing
game
occurred on Sept. 27,
when the Lady Rams
finally defeated Lasell
College for the first time
in the program’s history,
topping
the
tough
opponent 2-0 in stunning
fashion.
Second-year
captain
and
finance
and
accounting double major,
Nagri, grabbed the GNAC
Corvias Player of the
Week on Monday after
notching a three-goal
game against Nowich
University.
Monday’s
game ramped up her
season total of goals to
five on the year.
Captain
and marketing
and management
double major, Martin,
has found the back of
the net on four occasions
this season and has also
assisted on four goals.
Nagri discussed how
big the victory over Lasell
was by noting that it was
the Lady Rams’ goal to
beat this team since her
freshman year.
“They have been the
most dominant team in
our league for six or seven
years so it was definitely
a big deal when we came
out on top,” said Nagri.
“To finally do it as a
senior was unbelievable.”
Head Coach Darren
Lloyd chose the two
senior Lady Rams as
captains for this season
as both players have been
active members on the
roster for four years. Now
the captains will take on
the role of leading the
team by example, on
and off the field, with a
championship in mind.
“Playing
with
[Martin]
and
[Nagri]
since freshman year and
watching them develop
and grow into the players
and teammates they are
today has been a great
experience,” said senior
midfielder Erika Nelson
in an interview with The
Journal. “I couldn’t ask
for two better people to
lead this team.”
Martin also regarded
the recent victory over
Lasell. Martin said, much
like her co-captain, that
going into her first year
as a player it was the Lady
Rams’ main goal to defeat
the rival.
“We never [beat Lasell]
until this season, my last
season, and I couldn't be
any more proud of my
teammates. It was a big
moment for the whole
team, but especially [for]
us seniors,” said Martin
in a recent interview with
The Journal.
Martin said this win
displayed a lot about the
players and how they can
compete with anyone.
“We needed this win
to confirm to ourselves
and the whole team that
we are very skilled,” said
Martin. “We just need
to work hard and stay
focused to keep winning.”
Junior
defenseman
Melissa Adamo has been
playing alongside the
current captains for three
years. With a love for the
game, she chose to work
hard and play with her
fellow teammates.
“I think the captains
treat
everyone
with
respect,” said Adamo in
an interview with The
Journal. “Returners and
freshman are all held to
the same standards. We
all have high standards in
believing that we all love
the game.”
Nagri, not only a
captain, but someone who
is seen to lead by example
as said by Adamo, has not
lost faith in the team.
Nagri explained that the
Lady Rams had a rocky
start to the season due to
injuries and a low morale.
Despite the odds, she said
the Lasell game proved to
everyone that the record
does not show the Lady
Rams potential.
“I definitely think we
can feed off the huge
Lasell victory and be a
force to be reckoned with
in the league this year,”
said Nagri.
Martin,
much
like
Nagri, explained how this
win displayed a lot about
themselves as players
and how they are able to
compete with anyone.
“We needed this win
to confirm to ourselves
and the whole team that
we are very skilled,” said
Martin. “We just need
to work hard and stay
focused to keep winning.”
Martin
explained
the largest aspect going
forward this season will
be to stay consistent when
knocked down or far
ahead of the competition.
“Over the years, we
have been known to give
up if another team scores
a goal, or we start to not
play as hard if we are
ahead during a game,”
explained Martin. “Our
team needs to learn
that playing hard for 90
minutes
straight
and
never giving up is what
makes a team win.”
Nagri continued to
explain how she still has
large expectations for this
team.
“My goal this season
is to make a run for the
GNAC championship. We
shocked some people
last year and we did it
again just this week, so
we definitely have talent
to do it,” said Nagri. “If
we stay focused and play
every game like it is our
last, we can definitely
make a competitive run
for the championship.”
Nagri explained how
since the Lady Rams
finally beat Lasell, the
team has had a target on
its back. She continued
by saying that since
the team obtained this
“target,” they now must
battle until the final
whistle, regardless of the
opponent’s record and
standing.
Both captains have
strong faith in this team
doing big things for
the Lady Rams’ soccer
program.
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