Text
THE Suffolk Journal
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY • BOSTON
VOLUME 81, NUMBER 3 |
thesuffolkjournal.com
|
YOUR SCHOOL. YOUR PAPER. SINCE 1936.
@SuffolkJournal
Art & Design lose space, attempt to adjust
Storage
h
Mec
Storage
Scored unity,
lost space
Freight
Utility
.
Corr.
Avit
Display Crit Space
Haz Mat
Wood Shop
DUST
Storage
Traditional
Studio
Corr.
On the original
blueprints of
the "B” level
floor, this area
was labeled as
the “Fine Arts
Workspace”
and “Open
Student
Workspace.”
This area
is currently
unfinished
and continues
to be under
construction.
Print Studio
Open to
Transformer
What to know
NESAD Storage
Tank Below
Stair
Suffolk’s Art & Design department, formerly known as NESAD, has integrated onto the main
campus but has lost nearly 10,000 square feet of space in the process while other issues arise.
Felicity Otterbein
Arts & Culture Editor
A
s students rematriculate
throughout
campus, Art
and
Design
students are still settling into
their new home on the main
Suffolk campus.
In part due to the
termination of the building
lease, the students were
granted four floors within
the Sawyer building. The Art
and Design Department was
originally destined for the 20
Somerset building, but former
Suffolk President McCarthy
broke the news in 2012 that
the space would instead be
used for academic classrooms.
With two floors in the
basement
dedicated
to
studio
and
workspaces
and a miniature version
of their original gallery at
75 Arlington Street, the
“It’s been a
challenge
struggling
for where
do we go
and how
much space
can we
have.”
- Junior Fine
Arts major
Julianna
Fielding
For years, NESAD
students had expressed
a disconnect from the
main campus as its
building was across the
Boston Common.
The move from
Arlington Street to the
Sawyer building has
resulted in NESAD
losing 10,000 square
feet of space.
Fine Arts
Workspace
STAIR
Suffolk University’s Art &
Design School, formerly
known as NESAD,
recently relocated from
75 Arlington Street to
four floors in the Sawyer
building. The move, which
took place during the
summer, has continued to
give some members of the
department issues in terms
of space.
department is wriggling into
its newly compressed space
and learning to cope with
various limitations. According
to students and faculty, one
of the biggest challenges has
been setting up the spaces to
their fullest potentials and
workability.
While the move was
finalized shortly after the
end of the spring semester,
the basement floors A and
B both have classrooms and
workspaces that have yet to
be completed by construction,
and according to a source, will
not be finished for another
two months. This is because
of alleged water damage
that occurred in two rooms
on the A and B floors of the
building. Faculty and students
have both reported that the
respective work spaces for
the multiple artistic focuses
within the department are
still being set up, even though
Foundation Studies Program
See SPACE page 7
The setup and
the reinstallation
took a total of two
months, according
to a faculty member.
Other members of
the department told
reporters that this
process continues to
take place.
The 20 Somerset
building, which is
primarily now known
to be home to the
science departments,
Communication &
Journalism department
and Somerset Cafe
through Sodexo dining
services, was originally
suppose to be home to
NESAD, as announced
in 2010.
The alleged water
damage that has
occurred on the A and
B levels of the Sawyer
building has now
stalled the construction
of these rooms further
by nearly two months,
according to a source
close to the Art &
Design department.
September 27, 2017
Suffolk’s
TRIO
programs
granted funds
Programs on third
cycle of funding from
DOE, will fund at
Suffolk for next five
years
Jacob Geanous
World News Editor
Kyle Crozier
Senior Staff Writer
Last
week,
Suffolk
University
got
news
that they will receive
federal funds to extend
the
university’s
TRIO
Programs for the next five
years.
Institutions of higher
education and public and
private
organizations
that serve disadvantaged
youth may apply for
grants
through
the
Federal TRIO Programs
(TRIO). Nationally, the
TRIO program sponsors
eight different services.
Suffolk has utilized the
federal grants to fund
Upward Bound, Veterans
Upward Bound and the
McNair Scholars Program
which services 26 students
at the university.
“The TRIO programs
are designed to provide
support
services
to
first generation college
students, so we are
grateful that we have
been
refunded,”
said
Dr. Joyya Smith, the
Director for the Center
for Academic Access and
Opportunity. “We are
federally supported and
just got the word that all
three of our grants will
continue for the next five
years.”
On
Friday,
the
university hosted the 2017
McNair
Undergraduate
Research Symposium, and
Thursday, the university
had an open house to
provide information on
the TRIO program.
With
topics
that
included the relationships
between
Colonialism
and
the
Rwandan
Genocide,
medical
See TRIO page 2
THESUFFOLKJOURNAL.COM
SUFFOLKNEWS@GMAIL.COM
2 SEPT. 27, 2017
N
‘Religion in the news’ conversation leads on biases, coverage
Chris DeGusto
News Editor
Reception of news
media
across
the
country and the world
is diluted by the bias
and
personal
beliefs
of any audience. The
multimedia
companies
themselves
which
present today’s news are
not always guiltless in
their renditions either.
Oftentimes
certain
themes or undertones of
religion are embedded
in today’s newscasts and
publishings,
and
can
sway viewers, readers or
listeners into connecting
certain faiths to stories.
“Media has a different
culture in every country,”
said Ambria Kocia during
the
inaugural
weekly
discussion
entitled
“Religion in the News”
Monday in the Interfaith
Center.
Members
of
the
Suffolk community joined
Harvard Divinity School’s
Assistant
Chaplain
Samantha
Menapace,
who hosted the first
installment
of
this
conversation surrounding
the
questions
and
concerns students have
with today’s portrayal of
religion within the news.
Joined by Suffolk’s
university
Chaplain
Amy
Fisher,
students
discussed the problems
they view in today’s
media,
predominantly
the effects religion can
play. With a number of
natural disasters having
struck various parts of
the world recently, Kocia
said the news media has
not provided an adequate
amount of widespread
coverage, and has focused
on the idea of Christianrooted places such as the
United States instead of
airing extensive coverage
about areas such as
Mexico.
“Writing and receiving
the news is affected by
our religious beliefs,” said
Menapace.
It was a challenge
to find stories of those
civilians
around
the
nation and the world who
have volunteered their
time, or even appeared in
a heroic scenario to rescue
and assist those stranded,
Menapace said. She said
most stories portrayed
in the media she had
come across have honed
in on the tragedies, and
the ones that did display
certain acts of kindness
often involved a group of
able people meeting at a
Christian church as a type
of headquarters.
“A lot of times when
you think about people
doing good deeds it’s
often connected with
Christianity,”
said
Menapace.
She said she believes
it is important to take
out biases and tendencies
in the media that may
direct or guide audiences
toward
associating
a
certain religious view if
the facts do not allot it.
=Menapace said while
the United States proudly
holds the freedom of
speech and press on high,
it is important to use
this freedom wisely and
accurately.
For this reason, Fisher
said she has tried to
diversify her personal
viewing of the news by
mixing up the outlets by
which she receives her
information.
Different
broadcasts,
social
media
platforms
and
newspapers, Fisher said,
while each telling a story
in their own fashion and
language, compiled can
create an accurate picture
of the days events.
While
religious
tendencies in the news
may
never
disappear
completely, recognizing
underlying
motifs
within the industry was
a point this discussion
was a prevalent point of
conversation. “Religion in
the News” will continue
next week.
Connect with Chris
by emailing
cdegusto@su.suffolk.edu
McNair, Veterans, Upward Bound supported in funding
From TRIO page 1
stigma surrounding the
diagnosis of Dissociative
Identity Disorder (DID),
connections
between
somatic
mutation
in
aneurysm formation and
the accuracy of modern
heart rate monitoring
technology,
Suffolk
University’s
McNair
Scholars were given the
opportunity to showcase
their summer research
projects.
“I know how important
it is for students of color,
first generation students,
to get the support. They
receive guidance around
doing
research
and
projects, and they are
talented, they know they
can do this. It will help
them to go on to future
graduate studies,” said
Dean of Students Ann
Coyne about the McNair
program.
After
applying
through
the
McNair
program, these scholars
had
spent
months
gathering research on
an issue that they found
a passion for, and were
provided resources that
otherwise would have
been inaccessible. Suffolk
Junior and Government
major, Darlley Joselus,
was able to spend two
months at Ohio State
University to complete
her project.
Her
focus
was
on
identifying
the
intersections
between
race, poverty and justice
in the public mind as it
relates to the perceptions
and
explanations
the
public has for poverty and
incarcerations in African
American communities.
Ohio State is a research
school,
classifying
it
as one of the highest
research activity schools
in the country, which
meant that Joselus had
complete access to all of
the tools she would need.
Joselus
had
been
accepted into the McNair
program just a couple of
months after she applied,
and rapidly began working
toward establishing an
out-of-state
research
opportunity.
“Ohio
State
really
resonated
with
what
I wanted to produce.
Their political science
department is the tenth
best department in the
United States,” Joselus
told the Suffolk Journal.
At the TRIO open
house
Thursday,
representatives
of
all
three of the universities
federally
funded
programs gathered to
give presentations on the
Upward Bound, Veterans
Upward
Bound
and
McNair Scholars Program.
“We just wanted to
share with people the
services we provide,” said
Smith. “For example, for
upward bound students
our main goal is to
prepare them for college
and it isn’t required for
these students to come to
Suffolk.”
Smith
explained
that the Upward Bound
program provides support
for high school students
that come from families
in which neither parent
has graduated from a
four-year university. The
program offers Academic,
college and financial aid.
It also provides SAT and
ACT prep courses and
takes students on college
tours.
Alexa Gagosz/ Editor-in-Chief
McNair Scholar and Biology major Taylor White explained her research project that
was conducted at Boston University’s Biology department on how wolbachia interacts
with host autophagy at the McNair Symposium on Friday.
The Veterans Upward
Bound program offers
similar academic and
financial
counselling
to the Upward Bound
program,
but
offers
additional
services
tailored to the challenges
that veterans face across
the country.
Members
of
the
Veterans Upward Bound
program at Suffolk get
access to G.I. bill benefits
counseling, including the
Post 9/11 G.I. bill.
“Our goal is just
to make sure they are
prepped and ready to
enter the college of their
choice,” said Smith. “
Whatever it is going to
take for them to get the
help they need.”
The Veterans Upward
Bound
program
also
offers
virtual
classes
throughout
the
day
to give participants a
convenient way to reach
their education goals
because most are working
adults as well as students.
Ellis Colleton, outreach
specialist for the Veterans
Upward Bound program,
attended the open house
and is a shining example
of the benefits that the
program brings.
Colleton served in
the Navy for four years
before using the program
to assist him as he earned
a
Bachelor’s
degree
in
Sociology
degree
from the University of
Massachusetts.
“I
was
looking
for a way to pay for
college,” Colleton said.
“Transitioning back into
having a stable place to
live was one of the hardest
parts
[of
returning],”
Colleton said.
According to Colleton,
the
program
offered
stability upon returning
to civilian life.
“I just tell my story
and how the program
helped me and I hope it
helps somebody,” he said.
Although the time
leading up to the news
that the university would
receive the grants was
stressful,
Smith
said
she believed that the
university is in a good
position to receive the
funds for the next five
year span.
“It’s always a process
that makes you a little
uncomfortable because it’s
a national competition,”
she said. “However, we
were very confident in
the applications that we
submitted and that we’ll
be able to continue the
program.”
Connect with Jacob by
emailing jgeanous@
su.suffolk.edu.
Connect with Kyle
by emailing
kcrozier@su.suffolk.edu
3 SEPT. 27, 2017
THESUFFOLKJOURNAL.COM
SUFFOLKNEWS@GMAIL.COM
“
N
Suffolk backs Obama action while DeVos ponders rollback
Chris DeGusto
News Editor
Just
days
after
suggesting changes would
be made to Title IX in a
George Mason University
speech,
Secretary
of
Education Betsy DeVos
rescinded
the
“Dear
Colleague” letter on Sept.
22, which has caused a
reaction from college
campuses
across
the
nation, including Suffolk
University.
“While we wait for
the U.S. Department of
Education’s [DOE] process
to be finalized, Suffolk
will continue to foster a
safe and inclusive campus
community that is free
of sex discrimination,
sexual harassment, sexual
violence and relationship
violence, while continuing
to provide a fair and
equitable process for all,
including resources and
interim measures,” said
Suffolk’s Title IX Director
Sheila
Calkins
in
a
statement emailed to the
university.
Calkins,
in
the
statement, noted that
Suffolk’s policies are in
line with state and federal
laws and regulations.
The “Dear Colleague”
letter, put in place in
2011,
during
former
President Barack Obama’s
administration
backed
Title IX and affirmed the
protections of students
from all forms of sexual
harassment. In place of
the previous procedures
under Title IX, the DOE
issued interim Title IX
Suffolk will continue to foster a safe and
inclusive campus community that is free
of sex discrimination, sexual harassment,
sexual violence and relationship violence.
-Suffolk’s Title IX Director Sheila Calkins
guidance
on
Campus
Sexual Misconduct, as
well a new set of interim
questions as the DOE
repealed the “Questions
and Answers on Title IX
and Sexual Violence” as
well.
The guidelines recently
set for universities and
colleges to follow until
procedural changes take
place offer the ability
for those educational
institutions to provide
feedback to the process of
adjusting campus sexual
misconduct procedures.
“It seems the language
[the
DOE
is]
using
now seems to be less
procedurally
focused
and more focused on
fundamental
fairness
for all,” said Dean of
Students Ann Coyne in a
recent interview with The
Suffolk Journal. “That’s
one of the things that we
at Suffolk are interested
in. We want to be fair to
our students. We want
to have policies and
guidelines that are clear
that tell students what
behaviors are expected of
them and what behaviors
have no place in the
University.”
Coyne said Suffolk
wants students to be
informed, and that many
schools are now waiting
until new resolutions
are adopted. At Suffolk,
Coyne said in order to
comply with government
standards, changes may
have to be made, but is
very comfortable with
policy that is “fair and
impartial and clear” to
students.
“Our commitment is
to be sure that we are
supporting victims and
treating all members of
the community fairly.
That is the underpinning
of our approach and
will continue to be,”
said Acting University
President Marisa Kelly
in a statement to The
Journal on Tuesday.
Connect with Chris
by emailing
cdegusto@su.suffolk.edu
Political Commentary
The hectic healthcare debate that continues to take a halt
Maggie Randall
D.C. Correspondent
The
most
recent
attempt to repeal and
replace the Affordable
Care Act (ACA), often
referred to as ObamaCare,
is the Graham-Cassidy
Bill. The proposal from
Senators Lindsey Graham
(R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (RLA) has used federal block
grants to let states shape
their
own
healthcare
policies.
The
Graham-Cassidy
proposal
was
halted
on Tuesday afternoon,
after
Senate
Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell
announced that there
would not be a vote. This
came shortly after several
republican
senators
announced they would
not vote in favor of the
measure.
The Graham-Cassidy
plan received criticism
across the board, from
late night talk show
host Jimmy Kimmel to
Massachusetts Governor
Charlie Baker. Kimmel
used lengthy monologues
on his show to point out
the flaws of the policy,
and even called out
Senator Cassidy for “lying
to [his] face.”
In a Senate Hearing
for the Health, Education,
Labor
and
Pensions
(HELP)
Committee,
Senator Al Franken (DMN) asked Gov. Baker if
the Graham-Cassidy Bill is
one that he would support
for Massachusetts. Gov.
Baker said no.
“The proposal would
negatively
affect
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts, and we
could lose billions over
the course of four or five
years,” said Baker.
Senator Rand Paul (RKY), who is a very vocal
opponent of the ACA,
announced he would vote
no on the Graham-Cassidy
Bill as he believes it does
not do enough to repeal
ObamaCare.
Senator John McCain
(R-AZ) announced on
Sept. 22 that he will
vote against the GrahamCassidy Bill. This came as
a surprise to some given
McCain’s
relationship
with Graham, whom he
has characterized as his
“illegitimate son.”
McCain asked that
instead the Senate should
spend their time working
towards
a
bipartisan
solution.
On Monday, Senator
Susan
Collins
(R-ME)
announced she would
be voting against the
proposal. In a statement,
the Senator said that
“Maine still loses money
under whichever version
of Graham-Cassidy bill we
consider.”
These three republican
“no” votes tipped the
scale against the bill’s
passage.
The U.S. Senate is split
52-48 with a Republican
majority,
necessitating
a few senators to vote
against the republican
caucus
on
certain
measures. Senators Lisa
Murkowski (R-AK) and
Collins
voted
several
times with the democratic
caucus when it comes
to republican efforts to
repeal and replace.
Senator McCain joined
them in July with his
historic
thumbs-down
“no” vote against the
Healthcare Freedom Act,
more commonly referred
to as the Senate “Skinny”
Repeal bill.
Some Senate democrats
have rallied behind an
effort led by Senator
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to
pass S.1804 Medicare for
All Act; a single-payer
healthcare bill. Sixteen
Senate democrats have
co-sponsored this piece
of legislation, including
Senator Elizabeth Warren
(D-MA).
National Public Radio
had a detailed analysis
explaining
that
the
Medicare for All plan
would make the federal
government the “single
payer” of healthcare for
all American citizens.
The
bill
eliminates
cost-sharing
such
as
copayments, besides the
prescriptions of mostly
generic drugs.
Representative
John
Conyers (D-MI) has been
pushing for a similar type
THE Suffolk Journal
of Medicare for All bill
during every legislative
session in the House of
Representatives
since
2003. Analysts question if
there would be sufficient
government funding to
cover a Medicare for All
bill, even with increased
taxes.
The efforts towards
repealing and replacing
the Affordable Care Act
were a shared goal of
republicans throughout
the 2016 election, and
resulted in legislative
action in May. The House
of Representatives passed
the first attempt at
repeal and replace with
H.R.1628, the American
Health Care Act (AHCA).
To read the rest
of this commentary,
please see
thesuffolkjournal.com
YOUR SCHOOL. YOUR PAPER. SINCE 1936.
Editor-in-Chief
News Editor
World News Editor
Asst. World News Editor
Arts Editor
Opinion Editor
Sports Editor
Asst. Sports Editor
Photo Editor
Copy Editor
Faculty Advisor
Media Advisor
Alexa Gagosz
Chris DeGusto
Jacob Geanous
Amy Koczera
Felicity Otterbein
Patrick Holmes
Brooke Patterson
Hannah Arroyo
Haley Clegg
Kaitlin Hahn
Bruce Butterfield
Alex Paterson
8 Ashburton Place
Office 930B
Boston, MA 02108
SuffolkJournal@gmail.com
@SuffolkJournal
TheSuffolkJournal.com
The Suffolk Journal is the student newspaper of
Suffolk University. It is the mission of the Suffolk
Journal to provide the Suffolk community with
the best possible reporting of news, events,
entertainment, sports and opinions. The reporting,
views, and opinions in the Suffolk Journal are solely
those of the editors and staff of The Suffolk Journal
and do not reflect those of Suffolk University,
unless otherwise stated.
The Suffolk Journal does not discriminate against
any persons for any reason and complies with all
university policies concerning equal opportunity.
Copyright 2016.
N
Alum turns hardship into venture
4 SEPT. 27, 2017
THESUFFOLKJOURNAL.COM
SUFFOLKNEWS@GMAIL.COM
The plan to unite small businesses with Suffolk opportunities
Nathan Espinal
Senior Staff Writer
After returning from
a failed business venture,
Emma Cabrera returned
to
Suffolk
University
to finish her degree,
motivated to ensure that
other
small
business
owners can benefit from
what she has learned. She
plans to build a network
that helps businesses
prosper and for students
to professionally succeed.
Cabrera began classes
at Suffolk in 2003 but
left to open her own
retail store that proved
to be successful until
2008 when the housing
market
crashed.
The
recession
forced
her
to close doors and she
returned
to
Suffolk
to earn her degree in
business administration.
The fellowship project
that Cabrera has worked
on is to build a network
of small business owners
with the resources that
Suffolk provides is being
funded by the Center for
Innovative Collaboration
and Leadership.
The inspiration for
this enterprise stemmed
from Cabrera’s experience
owning
a
business
and being a student at
Suffolk. When Cabrera
owned her store she
became an officer in the
“Main Street Community”
of Jamaica Plain, which
is a neighborhood-based
committee
for
small
business owners to gather
and discuss issues that
were shared amongst the
owners.
“There was a learning
curve. There were things
I did right and successful,
and some things I didn’t
do right,” said Cabrera in
a recent interview with
The Suffolk Journal. “But
that’s one of those things
of being a small business
owner
where
you’re
wearing multiple hats.
You don’t have all these
departments or subject
matter experts telling you
how to do things.”
Having been in these
various roles is what lead
Cabrera to collaborate
with Associate Professor
Dominic
Thomas and
Associate
Professor
Ilona
Anderson,
who
have both been asked to
fill advisory positions,
and the Marketing and
Communications Manager
for Interise Craig Panzer.
This
interdisciplinary
effort is developing a
protocol for businesses
coming to Suffolk with
one issue by providing
the owners not only a
solution, but a plan that
benefits the business in
more ways than one.
“It’s not just that
these businesses need
to hire people, that’s
easy.
Students
want
jobs and we can do
those
introductions,”
said Thomas in a recent
interview
with
The
Journal.
“They’ve
got
needs for project work,
content being written,
graphic design; all these
test experiences where
students and businesses
can get to know each
other.”
Cabrera asked herself;
as a business owner, how
does one get the kind of
information that allows a
proprietor to utilize the
resources that Suffolk has
Courtesy of Suffolk University
Emma Cabrera with Associate Professor Dominic Thomas
to offer?
“With
this,
we’re
trying to be full service.
We created the plan for
you and we can say to the
client ‘we have students
that, if you want to
implement this plan, we
can team you up with’
instead of just giving
them a plan for one issue,”
said Cabrera. “It’s about
building and maintaining
relationships.”
This
sentiment
is
shared with Panzer, who,
while working for Interise,
helps small businesses of
minority and low-income
neighborhoods, prosper
through
“Streetwise
MBAs.”
“Rather than build
a brand, we build a
network that closes the
gap. We’re trying to build
equity for small business
owners,” said Panzer in a
recent interview with The
Journal. “[With Cabrera]
we have a shared mission,
which is to build inclusive
and equitable business
opportunities.”
Connect with Nathan
by emailing
nespinal2@su.suffolk.edu
News Briefs
New law program
enacted for undergrads
Paleologos predicts polls with
95 percent level of confidence
Marty Walsh and Tito Jackson
to battle for Mayor’s office
Suffolk University has a brand new law major
for undergraduate students. The major, which
is based in the College of Arts and Sciences
will be taught in collaboration with the
Suffolk Law School. The new major will take
a new direction by incorporating different
perspectives such as philosophy, sociology,
government, and business. “Bringing together
all three schools with an interdisciplinary
approach to law will deepen students’
understanding of how the law impacts all
facets of life,” said Professor and Chair of
the Government Department Rachael Cobb.
In the Boston area, Suffolk has the only fouryear American Bar Association-approved
undergraduate program. Professor Cobb
believes that this new direction will “raise the
profile” of the program.
Suffolk University Political Research Center
(SUPRC) released a poll which places
Democrat Phil Murphy ahead of Republican
Kim Guadagno in the New Jersey race for
governor. Out of all those who participated
in the election, 44 percent of likely voters
are leaning towards Murphy while 25 percent
lean towards Guadagno. SUPRC has a high
degree of accuracy in predicting outcomes
with an 85 percent rating in predicting
straight-up winners. David Paleologos directs
the research done by SUPRC and has received
both national and international attention. To
determine the poll results for New Jersey’s
gubernatorial race, 500 likely New Jersey
voters were polled. The margin of error is
+/- 4.4 percent with a 95 percent level of
confidence.
On Tuesday, voters advanced Mayor Marty
Walsh and City Councilor Tito Jackson to a
faceoff in the Nov. 7 final election. Retired
police officer Robert Cappucci and health
care worker Joseph Wiley were defeated
by Walsh and Jackson in the preliminary
election. Walsh is seeking a second four-year
term. Voter turnout across the city was light.
Walsh is a recovering alcoholic and actively
supports addiction prevention and treatment
programs. Walsh gained national attention in
January when he promised to protect Boston’s
residents who were threatened by President
Donald Trump’s actions. Jackson served in
the administration of former Democratic
Gov. Deval Patrick. He advocates for criminal
justice reform and body cameras on police
officers. He would be Boston’s first black
W
STAY TUNED:
@KrisJenner
Congratulations to all women in Saudi
Arabia! The ban on driving will be
lifted next year & all women will have
Coverage on the new travel ban that
now includes Venezuela, North Korea
and Chad
WORLD
SEPT. 27, 2017 | PAGE 5
Armageddon in 140 characters or less
Amy Koczera
Asst. World News
Editor
President
Donald
Trump’s recent verbal
exchanges with North
Korean Dictator Kim Jong
Un have driven North
Korea closer to initiating
nuclear warfare against
the United States and
essentially starting what
could soon become World
War III. North Korea’s
rapidly expanding nuclear
arsenal has evolved into
an increasingly dangerous
threat not only for the
U.S., but also for its allies.
Trump’s
antagonizing
threats and Kim Jong
Un’s derogatory backlash
have
made
things
personal
stimulating
exponentially developing
fear throughout the U.S.
“Trump should not
make this personal,” said
International
Relations
Assistant
Professor
Weiqi
Zhang.
“When
dealing
with
another
international leader, it’s
never a good idea to
make things personal;
this shows that Trump is
inexperienced.”
During his first speech
at the United Nations
last
Tuesday,
Trump
stated that the U.S. would
“totally destroy” North
Korea if they attempted to
fire nuclear missiles at the
U.S. or its allies, according
to
The
Washington
Post. In response, North
Korean
dictator
Kim
Jong Un called Trump a
“frightened dog” and a
“mentally deranged U.S.
dotard.”
The war of the words
continued
this
past
weekend when Trump
tweeted about Kim Jong
Un referring to him as a
“madman” and a “Little
Rocket Man.” Additionally,
Trump stated that if
these nuclear threats and
insults continue, “they
won’t be around much
longer.” North Korean
Foreign Minister Ri Yong
Ho later stated Trump’s
threats are enough to
constitute a declaration of
war between the U.S. and
North Korea, according to
The Guardian.
“This declaring war
story is not a new one,”
said Former ambassador
Jacob Geanous/ World News Editor
from Germany to North
Korea
and
Suffolk
University
Visiting
Professor Fredrich Lohr.
North Korea has been
known to make threats
declaring war in the
conducting nuclear tests
for almost a year now.
The communist regime
has been putting all of
their spending toward
building their arsenal, at
the expense of the North
traveling roughly 2,300
miles into space during
this past July. According
to military experts, if
the trajectories of these
missiles
are
adjusted
to a particular angle,
they are making these
aggressive threats back
and forth to each other
in order to show off
their power, without the
intention of attacking one
another.
“When dealing with another international leader
it’s never a good idea to make things personal.”
- Assistant Professor of International Relations Weiqi Zhang
past without following
through.
“There was a similar
situation in 2013 when
North Korea was making
threats to declare war and
conducting nuclear tests,”
said Lohr. However, this
situation
is
different.
“The
North
Korean’s
have a new missile that
may be able to shoot
U.S. airplanes down in
international
waters,”
Lohr said.
North Korea has been
Korean citizens. Starting
in February, North Korea
has conducted 14 ballistic
missile tests, according to
ABC News.
Their first successful
missile launch traveled
310 miles and landed
in the Sea of Japan.
Since their first launch,
North Korea has been
pushing the envelope
with their nuclear tests.
They began launching
intercontinental ballistic
missiles
(ICBMs),
it is believed that they
could potentially strike
Washington, D.C. or New
York, according to ABC
News.
“The North Koreans
follow a principle that
is not unknown to the
president,” said Lohr.
“If you give me the
perception of attacking,
then I’ll hit back twice as
hard.” Lohr suggestsed
that since both Trump
and Kim Jong Un are
inexperienced
leaders,
The U.S. is still in
the process of trying to
articulate the legitimacy
of these threats. According
to White House Press
Secretary Sarah Huckabee
Sanders, the assumption
that the U.S. is provoking
war with North Korea is
“absurd,” according to
The Guardian.
“Our goal is still the
same,” said Huckabee
Sanders. “We continue to
seek the denuclearization
of the Korean peninsula.”
While the goal of the U.S.
may not be to engage
in
nuclear
warfare
with North Korea, it is
important
for
Trump
to gain awareness of
the power behind the
statements,
even
the
tweets he makes as
the U.S. president and
particularly
how
a
country as unstable as
North Korea can interpret
those statements.
“The world should
forget
about
total
denuclearization in North
Korea because it’s not
going to happen,” said
Zhang. “Based on what
happened
to
Saddam
Hussein a few years ago,
it’s irrational for them
to give up their nukes.
We should accept that
North Korea is a nuclear
capable state and then
work harder on how to
deal with it.”
“Kim
Jong
Un’s
response to Trump is
unrealistic,” said Zhang.
“The escalation of these
threats
is
mostly
a
negotiation tactic.” Zhang
explained that Trump and
Kim Jong Un are engaging
in “The Chicken Game.”
“They are behaving in
a crazy way because they
are trying to force the
other side to back off,”
said Zhang. “There isn’t a
realistic level of conflict
here; no one wants
another war.” Ultimately,
the idea of another war is
unrealistic because North
Korea will probably lose,
according to Zhang.
“North Korea wants
to have their regime
recognized as legitimate,”
said Lohr. “The U.S. has
difficulties
recognizing
their
regime
as
legitimate.” Since North
Korea is still a communist
regime, the U.S. feels
that denuclearization of
the nation is best way to
prevent nuclear warfare.
However, it is possible
that throwing around war
threats is Kim Jong Un’s
way of moving closer to
negotiation with the U.S.
in hopes of achieving
his goal of getting North
Korea recognized as a
legitimate
communist
regime.
Connect with Amy
by emailing
akoczera@su.suffolk.edu
THESUFFOLKJOURNAL.COM
SUFFOLKWORLDNEWS@GMAIL.COM
6 SEPT. 27, 2017
W
London attacks force Suffolk
students to recall time of terror WORLD BRIEFS
MEXICO | EARTHQUAKE
Last Tuesday, September 19, a 7.1 magnitude
earthquake devastated Mexico City. The
earthquake sent powerful, deadly tremors
throughout the city. The quake collapsed
38 buildings and there were reports of gas
leaks and fires. Currently, one week after the
disaster, 360 buildings and homes are in danger
of collapsing and the death count has reached
326 people nationwide. Residents fear that
there are still people alive trapped under the
rubble. Less than just two weeks ago, an 8.1
earthquake struck just off the Pacific coast of
southern Mexico. Scientists say that the same
large tectonic mechanism was the root cause of
both events. The U.S., Japan, Israel, Spain, and
nine other Latin American countries have sent
search and rescue teams and technical aid to
provide refuge for the country.
SAUDI ARABIA | WOMEN’S RIGHT
TO DRIVE
By Facebook user 4tamilmedia
Emergency services attend the scene outside Parsons Green station
in west London after a terrorist attack in London
Elvira Mora
Journal Staff
The United Kingdom
has been targeted by
acts of terrorism five
times this year, although
London’s Mayor Sadiq
Khan told multiple news
outlets that spolice has
stopped seven additional
attacks.
The most recent attack
on London came on Sept.
15, when a bomb wrapped
in a grocery bag placed in
a bucket exploded in the
subway system during the
morning commute. No
deaths were reported and
30 people were reportedly
injured in the attack.
News of the devastating
explosion, just the latest
of the atrocities to face
the
country,
reached
Suffolk university forcing
students who recently
studied in London to
reminisce over the acts of
terrorism that occurred
during their stay. The
most
prominent
of
these was the London
Bridge terrorist attack,
which dominated media
platforms for months.
Terror struck a number of
pedestrians on the London
Bridge this past June, just
a ten minute walk from
the London South Bank
University (LSBU) where
approximately
18,000
students
reside
and
attend class.
Hannah Melissen, a
junior with a Sociology
major, studied abroad
for the first time in
London
last
spring
semester. She recalled
the days surrounding the
attack that occurred on
London Bridge, when a
van carrying three men
crashed into pedestrians
onto the bridge. After the
crash, the three assailants
proceeded to run into the
nearby shops and pubs
and slash people with
knives. Three people were
killed and nearly 50 more
were injured. Melissen
was headed back to
America at the time of the
attack, but recalled the
day that was punctuated
with concerned friends
and family.
“I was thankfully in a
plane headed home to the
U.S but a bunch of my
friends that I made were
still there so it was scary.
I’ve never been so shaken
in my life,” said Melissen.
“I had just landed home
so my phone was blowing
up from family members
trying to contact me but
I was trying to contact
my friends and it worried
me that they weren’t
responding because of
the time difference.”
The first attack in
Westminster,
similar
to the assault on the
London Bridge, involved
“
I was thankfully in a plane
headed home to the U.S but
a bunch of my friends that I
made were still there.
a man who plowed a van
into onlookers before
he stabbed a police
officer. The devastation
was roughly a twentyminute walk from LSBU
flats. The second attack
on the London Bridge
and Borough market was
about five minutes away
from campus and was a
frequent weekend spot
for many students.
Jenna
Palumbo,
a
junior double majoring
in
Marketing
and
Management,
studied
abroad
in
London
after years of travel
consideration.
“I remember I was
on the phone with my
mom and then there was
a knock on my door and
it was my three friends
who were getting ready
to go out informed me,”
said Palumbo. “My family
wanted me to get the
next flight home but I
didn’t want to let the
terrorists win, it is their
goal to make us live in
”
fear so I wasn’t going to
let that happen it was my
last week in London.”
The police responded
to a call about a white
van railing into a number
of pedestrians on the
London Bridge. According
to The Telegraph, a
newspaper stationed in
the U.K. reported the van
swerved off the road and
drove onto people on the
pavement.
“I personally felt safe
that I was in my room and
there was a police station
across the street. They
had shut down the street
the attack took place on,”
said Palumbo. “There
were police everywhere
nobody was allowed to
leave or come onto the
street but it made me
feel uneasy that I had no
control over what could
happen at any time.”
Connect with Elvira
by emailing
emora@su.suffolk.edu
Saudi Arabia, perhaps one of the world’s
most conservative countries, will be allowing
women to drive for the first time beginning
next summer, 2018. Although neither Islamic
law nor Saudi law explicitly prohibit women
from driving, women were not issued licenses
and were detained if they ever attempted to
drive. Prince Khaled bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s
ambassador to Washington, feels that the
country is finally ready for the change. Aziza
Youssef, a professor at King Saud University
is very excited about the change. She, along
with numerous other Saudi women, feel that
women’s rights are being recognized and that
this is the first step in the right direction of
achieving social equality for women. In 1990, 50
women were arrested for driving and ended up
losing their passports and their jobs. Although
this decree does not immediately grant women
the right to drive, a committee will be formed
in June 2018 to look further into measures to
implement the order.
ISRAEL | PALESTINIAN
SHOOTER
On Tuesday, September 26, a Palestinian male
shot and killed three Israelis, two of which were
security guards and the other a police officer.
In Jerusalem, the shooter allegedly opened
fire on a settlement near where he worked.
The shooter was allegedly crossing a security
checkpoint when he started firing bullets. This
act of violence could potentially cause serious
issues to Palestinians who have work permits
in Israel. Not only will the work permits of the
extended family be revoked, but thousands of
Palestinians with work permits in Israel could
see their permits taken as well. The shooting
occurred just three days before the Jewish
holiday Yom Kippur, where Israel has seen their
fair share of attacks. Knife attacks; shootings
and car rammings have littered Israel around
the time of Yom Kippur. The militant group
Hamas has not claimed responsibility for the
attack, however it has praised it.
Correction:
The previous issue imprecisely stated that Ricardo
Hausmann has not yet visited the university to speak on
awareness of Venezuela’s situation; Hausmann had visited
last semester and plans on doing so again.
A
READ MORE
“Midnight Ride” review &
Boston Fashion Week preview
See thesuffolkjournal.com
SEE THE COLLECTION
New gallery on the sixth floor and
new Art & Design spaces
www.sjuncoveredwithflash.wordpress.com
SEPT. 27, 2017 | PAGE 7
ARTS & CULTURE
Suffolk Art and Design students settle into new Sawyer spaces
From NESAD page 1
Director Randal Thurston
told The Journal that
the move itself took
two months to fully set
equipment up “safely and
effectively.”
“Two full rooms on A
and B are not complete
yet because of water
damage,” said Suffolk
graduate and current
Woodshop
Manager
Jamezie
Helenski
in
an interview with The
Suffolk
Journal
on
Thursday. According to
Helenski, the damage was
not substantial enough to
warrant any kind of halt
to construction, rather
the damage delayed the
progress being made on
the space, furthering the
wait to access the area.
While the work on
the damaged space has
continued to progress
forward, the students
occupying the area are
still adjusting to the lack
of work space.
“It’s been a challenge
struggling for where do
we go and how much
space can we have,” said
junior Fine Arts major
Julianna Fielding. “We
had very few limits on
space at 75 Arlington
because we had two floors
and we just ran rampant
and as long as we stayed
within the building code,
we could just put things
everywhere and do art,
and no one questioned
it.”
According to Fielding,
the fine arts students
have considerably smaller
studio spaces than what
they are normally used to.
“We’re
working
through it, it’s just a
matter of getting used to
it and finding our space,”
she said.
According to Helenski,
simple tasks like setting
up shop equipment proved
to be more exhaustive
than predicted. Tasks like
running electricity to the
table saw when the room
didn’t have a nearby
outlet close enough to
plug into, or ensuring
that the dust collection
system ran correctly so
that students could work
safely and out of the way
of free flowing saw dust
proved to be more time
consuming than what was
originally planned for.
Haley Clegg / Photo Editor
One of the final corners of the basement in the Sawyer building waits
for further construction for the Art and Design Department.
“I’ve been here since
we moved. I’ve been here
all summer getting things
installed, servicing the
equipment and making
sure that it’s actually safe
for people to come in the
room,” said Helenski.
A similar struggle rings
true for graphic design
majors and the lack of
Macintosh computers and
computer labs needed to
complete
assignments.
According
to
Aditya
Patel, a senior graphic
design major, the new
space has come equipped
with mainly Windows
computers, a system that
doesn’t hold the same
programs
needed
for
those pursuing a career
in design.
“We used to have
[Macintosh
computers]
[in 75 Arlington] and
since we are an art and
design school, we rely
heavily on Macs, so when
I came here we had a lot
of issues using Windows,
and we still are,” he said.
Patel had expressed
concern in an interview
for new students coming
into the graphic design
program and told The
Journal that he has not
heard of any kind of
assurance
that
more
Mac computers will be
installed for the graphic
design students to use.
As a former fine arts
student, Helenski told
The Journal that they are
able to sympathize with
current fine arts students
and the new lack of space.
According
to
Foundation
Studies
Program Director and
Fine
Arts
Professor,
Randal
Thurston,
the
move is a welcome change
because of the integration
of the Art School onto the
central campus. While
Thurston acknowledged
the lack of space and
said he understands his
students’ frustration with
the move, he is ready to
move forward with the
progress that is currently
underway.
“When you move into
a new place and you have
an institutional memory
of where you came from,
you have to just put that
away and realize that what
you actually have to work
with is the space that you
have,” said Thurston.
Connect with Felicity
by emailing
fotterbein@su.suffolk.edu
8 SEPT. 27, 2017
THESUFFOLKJOURNAL.COM
SUFFOLKARTS@GMAIL.COM
A
Philidelphia-based Soraia shakes Allston
FENTY BEAUTY
SHINES BRIGHT LIKE A
DIAMOND
Jacob Geanous
World News Editor
Wednesday
was
a
night of firsts at O’briens
Pub, a hole-in-the-wall
punk rock club in Allston
that hosts live music
nightly.
Philadelphiabased rockers, Soraia,
began the first leg of their
international tour and
were preceded on stage
by The Endorphins, who
came together for their
first organized public gig.
O’Briens is the kind of
spot that you’d only go to
if you knew someone who
was performing or were
enticed by the thunderous
rock music inside. The bar
gets loud; so loud that the
bartenders sell earplugs
along with drinks that
can only be ordered
through eye-contact and
hand gestures. The walls
and wide front windows
quiver every time the
bands do anything more
lively than tune their
guitars. While this may
be a bit off putting to
someone looking for a
quiet drink, after a song or
two you forget everything
and get sucked into the
dark punk rock scene.
Soraia began their
tour with an energetic
set of original songs,
mixed with a few covers
frontlined by lead singer
ZouZou Mansour, whose
stage
presence
alone
is worth the price of
admission. Before the
show, the band waited
outside as Mansour joked
about what she would
do if she saw someone
in the audience wearing
earplugs.
“I'll rip them out
of their ears. I do beat
people up a lot,” Mansour
said with a smirk. “No,
It’s a loud band in a little
room, they're probably
just saving their ears.”
The band ended their
last tour in Allston and
was excited to begin their
new tour in the unofficial
music capitol of Boston.
“We picked [Allston]
as our first stop because
I’d rather come here first
than last. It didn’t get the
attention I wanted to give
it last time,” she said.
Mansour’s body shook
and contorted to the
heavy punk rock ballads
with more moves than a
game of chess, at times
hopping off the stage to
sing throughout the bar
“It comes from my
heart, my soul, and
the passion I have for
the
music,”
Mansour
Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty has
recently rocked the cosmetic
industry with arguably the
biggest launch of the year with
“Fenty Beauty.” The launch on
Sept. 8 left beauty bloggers and
enthusiasts completely shaken.
The line features a long-lasting
matte foundation which includes
40 different shades, primer, a wide
array of highlighters, mattifying
blotting powder and paper,
luminizing lip gloss, highlighters
and touch up brushes. Though the
product’s packaging may appear
simplistic, the product itself
emphasizes a diverse shade of skin
tones, attitudes and cultures.
By Facebookuser SoraiaRocks
said after the show and
explained that she writes
most of the lyrics for the
group.
The
bar
was
far
from full and kept a
consistent
crowd
of
about 30 throughout the
whole night. Most of the
audience was made up of
bands waiting to play, or
their subsets of friends
and fans, giving the night
a punk rock peer revue
feel. The small crowd size
didn’t have any effect
on the band who played
with absolute intensity
“I felt like I finally let
go,” Mansour said.
“It
was the first show we
had in a month. We just
wanted to play.”
Before Soraia, The
Endorphins
took
the
stage to play for the first
time in a public venue,
conveniently located only
blocks away from their
Allston apartment. They
treated the crowd to a
cavalcade of sleazy punk
rock with tinges of a west
coast surf feel.
The four person punk
band began as a bedroom
Mansour’s body shook and
contorted to the heavy
punk rock ballads with
more moves than a game
of chess.
throughout the entire set.
They
played
their
newest single, Quicksand,
to wrap up their set. The
song, which debuted in
early August and peaked
in the 22nd spot on
the media-based rock
charts, was reminiscent
of Joan Jett’s heavyhitting
discography.
After the show, Mansour
disembarked from the
stage, content with the
band’s first set of the
tour.
project between friends
who all worked at a
guitar center in Braintree,
Mass., at different times.
They had been working
together for about a year,
and then they were given
their first chance to play
their music for a crowd.
“We
just
emailed
a bunch people to get
the gig and our other
roommates do sound
here,” said Matt Bass, who
played guitar and sang
vocals for the band. “I’ve
been here a couple times,
I was worried about the
vocals because sometimes
you can’t hear the vocals,
but it went well.”
The Endorphins had
the musical posture akin
to many of the bands
come out of the Berklee
School of Music, but were
not professionally trained
to rock a stage like many
of the new bands in
Boston.
“We don’t have the
money for that, although
we do know a bunch
of them ” said guitarist
Jordan Scarborough, as
the band hung around
after their set.
The enthusiasm and
excitement that comes
with performing a real
rock gig was alive and
well in the local Allston
band and their faces were
plastered with the smiles
of young men who tasted
accomplishment.
The Endorphins took
their brand of rock to Out
Of The Blue in Cambridge
Friday.
Both
Soraia
and
The Endorphins can be
streamed on Soundcloud
at
https://soundcloud.
com/soraiamusic
and
https://soundcloud.
com/theendorphinsma
respectively. Find them on
Facebook at SoraiaRocks
and TheEndorphinsma.
Connect with Jacob
by jgeanous@su.suffolk.
edu
These new beauty products do
not necessarily sell out in stores,
but instead, the products always
maintain an “in-stock” status. It
is evident that this line remains
inclusive, not only to women of
color, but in the cosmetics industry
as a whole.
The line is available at Sephora
and FentyBeauty.com.
O
JUST A CLICK AWAY:
COME ONE, COME ALL:
Go online for easy access, to view
extra content and to learn more
about who we are.
IX
See what your fellow classmates are
writing about and what they think of the
university. You might agree with them.
Visit thesuffolkjournal.com
Hear more from your peers!
OPINION
Title
DeVos: A danger
to student safety
Michael MacRae
Journal Contributor
The
protections
afforded
to
sexual
assault victims are being
rescinded, as directed by
Secretary of Education
Betsy DeVos.
Given
initially
under
the
Education
Amendments Act of 1972
and expanded during the
Obama
Administration,
Title IX had previously
been under review by
Devos’s department.
All
educational
institutions, public and
private,
that
receive
federal
funding
must
abide by these laws.
In addition to these
protections
concerning
sexual assault, Title IX
covers
discrimination
on the basis of sex in
athletics, extracurricular
opportunities, tutoring,
dining
facilities
and
housing facilities.
The
motivations
behind DeVos’s intentions
are unclear.
Her
tenure
as
Secretary of Education
has been riddled with
ethics
violations
and
accusations of bribery,
that began with students
physically blocking her
first administrative school
visit.
Her
reasoning
is
derived from the belief
that falsely-accused men
and woman are greater
victims than those of
sexual assault.
While this decision
is reckless and cruel,
it reflects a broader
ignorance
that
had
previously
only
been
suspected.
Betsy DeVos is a
danger to the nation’s
public schools and now,
victims of sexual assault.
About one in three
victims
of
sexual
assault
report
their
crimes, according to the
Department of Justice’s
statistics.
When non-reporting
victims
were
asked
why they chose not to
report the assault, 20
percent said that they
feared retaliation while
a combined 26 percent
of individuals either felt
that the problem was a
personal matter or that
the police could not do
anything to help.
It is clear that society
has yet to advance to the
level of respect and safety
needed for a large portion
of sexual assault victims
to
feel
comfortable
coming forward.
Regarding
the
interests of those who
have been unfairly or
incorrectly accused of
sexual assault, a study
at the National Sexual
Violence Resource Center
(NSVRC) and a research
publication at Stanford
University both found the
rate of false reporting to
be between two percent
and 10 percent.
This stands at odds
with Secretary DeVos’s
responsibility to oversee a
department that enforces
compliance with these
education standards.
It is her responsibility
to see that educational
See DEVOS page 10
SEPT. 27, 2017 | PAGE 9
Trump’s hypocrisy concerns
the world, not just the US
Stiv Mucollari
Journal Contributor
Displaying
his
incoherent foreign policy
in front of the United
Nations General Assembly
last
week,
President
Donald J. Trump painted
a grim viewing of the
international system with
his remarks. Speaking
for the first time to the
General Assembly, Trump
avoided his trademark
over-the-top rhetoric.
“Authority
and
authoritarian powers seek
to collapse the values, the
systems, and alliances that
prevented conflict and
tilted the world toward
freedom
since
World
War II,” said Trump to a
room of representatives
from foreign nations.
Conversely,
Trump’s
statement highlighted the
fact that his inconsistent
foreign policy has distaste
for the same values;
systems and alliances that
he said were under attack.
“To put it simply, we
meet at a time of both
immense promise and
great peril. It is entirely
up to us whether we lift
the world to new heights,
or let it fall into a valley
of disrepair,” said Trump
to the U.N. In order for
the world to be led to
new heights, Trump has
to play a part.
First, it is hard to
take Trump’s assessment
of the threat posed by
authoritarian
powers
seriously.
Through
Russia’s annexation of
Crimea, its support of
the Syrian regime and its
interference in the 2016
U.S. Presidential Election,
Russia has shown to
pose the most significant
threat to the international
system. Yet, Trump has
a documented history
of
praising
Russian
President Vladimir Putin.
Trump reluctantly signed
a bill that imposed further
sanctions on Russia, after
it was clear that Congress
would have overturned a
potential veto.
Additionally,
Trump
has continued to deny
that Russia attempted
to
degrade
American
democracy
though
Russia played a part in
influencing it through
hacking and the spread of
falsified information. “The
Russia hoax continues,
now its ads on Facebook,”
Trump tweeted on Sept.
22. With the CIA, FBI,
and National Security
Agency concluding that
Russia did meddle in the
election, it is not wise for
Trump to go against the
conclusion of American
intelligence agencies. It
only adds suspicion to
Erdogan.
Not only is
Erdogan
responsible
for the depredation of
Turkish democracy, his
security officials attacked
peaceful demonstrators
on American soil in
May. During a side
conversation
at
the
U.N. General Assembly,
Trump called Erdogan a
“friend” and praised his
leadership, according to a
report by Reuters.
When Trump does
take a stand against
authoritarian
leaders,
“Trump cannot
continue to make
threats toward North
Korea on Twitter,
because the current
crisis has not arrived
to the point where
military action is the
only option left.”
Robert Muller’s probe into
the potential collusion
of members of Trump’s
presidential
campaign
and Russia.
Also, to call Russian
interference a hoax, is to
not recognize the threat
that it poses domestically
to the U.S. If Trump cannot
recognize the domestic
challenge, then he won’t
be able to confront the
Russian challenge abroad.
Along with recognizing
that Russian interference
was not a hoax, President
Trump
must
actively
oppose Russia on the
international stage.
Trump’s
praise
of
authoritarian
leaders
has also extended to
Turkey’s President Tayyip
his rhetoric does not
match the agenda of
his administration nor
that of his key foreign
policy figures. Trump’s
quip about “Rocket Man”
joins a list of comments
that have contributed to
an escalation of words
between the U.S. and
North Korea. His Secretary
of State Rex Tillerson,
Secretary
of
Defense
James Mattis among other
members of his cabinet,
has repudiated most of
Trump’s comments on
the matter. Each of his
advisors have articulated
a toned-down rhetoric in
the hopes of securing a
diplomatic resolution to
the crisis.
“I do think that on
occasions we’ve had to
clarify things-or show
what
our
intent
is.
Because in a certain
number of characters, it
leads to other questions,”
said Ambassador Nikki
Haley in an interview
with Glamour Magazine.
Haley’s comments were
about foreign dignitaries
who
often
brought
up Trump’s tweets on
international issues in
past discussions with the
U.S.
When the president
issues
a
threat,
its
adversaries know to tread
carefully. If they do not,
it implies that they will
be met with appropriate
force. Haley’s comments
on how she had to clarify
what Trump means when
he tweets, he damaged
America’s credibility.
Trump
cannot
continue to make threats
toward North Korea on
Twitter,
because
the
current crisis has not
arrived to the point where
military action is the
only option left. Though
Trump might think that
those
tweets
project
power and authority, all
the tweets serve to do
is squander America’s
power.
The
course
could
be reversed in a rather
simple manner if Trump
would
stop
tweeting.
Ambassador
Haley’s
work in the U.N. Security
Council to help convince
Russia and China to vote
for a new set of sanctions
is a reminder of the
effectiveness of American
diplomacy.
Trump would do well
to rely on his cabinet
members
more,
and
listen to their input for
guidance. In short, Trump
must practice what he
preached at the U.N.,
because foreign policy
cannot
be
conducted
through whimsical tweets
and
heated
rhetoric.
For in the realm of
international
relations,
credibility matters.
Connect with Stiv
by emailing
smucollari@
su.suffolk.edu
THESUFFOLKJOURNAL.COM
SUFFOLKOPINION@GMAIL.COM
10 SEPT. 27, 2017
O
While a majority of Latin America
Title IX Support at Suffolk is lacking
Students should foster respect for different identities
should
Adriana Taplin
Journal Contributor
not be
rescinded
was ravaged by natural disasters,
From DEVOS page 9
Editor’s Word
the American people stayed focused
on the ludicrousy of what has now
become the ‘norm’ for news.
While people have missed the
message of why black professional
football players are kneeling in raising
awareness for police brutality and
social injustice, the death toll of
Mexico’s citizens has steadily risen
more than 300 people because of a
fiercely destructive earthquake.
While American people have been
worried about the president’s often
inane and inaccurate tweets, citizens
of Puerto Rico, a country which is a
territory of the United States, thus
making its residents United States’
citizens, have been engulfed by
Hurricane Maria.
A dam has been on the brink
of swallowing an entire city and
the American news moguls have
neglected the crisis they face; the
president of the United States has
neglected our country’s citizens
and our neighbor’s citizens; we, the
American people, have condemned
our fellow human beings.
-The Suffolk Journal
Editorial Board
institutions
are
working
to
protect
both men and women
from
sexual
assault;
not to provide false
equivalences that bolster
the arguments of those
that seek to destroy these
protections.
It is in the best
interest of this country to
protect victims of sexual
assault. DeVos’s decision
could lead to more
prevalent sexual assault
when the attackers do
not feel that they will
be forced to compensate
for their crimes because
the protections afforded
to the victims have been
undermined.
It continues remain
seen just how far these
repeals will go but the
Department of Education
is on track to potentially
tear down a movement
that seeks to empower
Connect with Michael
by emailing mmacrae@
su.suffolk.edu
I am African-American,
I am black and I am a
woman. My culture is
the lense through which
I view the world. As a
black woman in America,
my culture and identity
is
often
disrespected
and appropriated. I have
grown accustomed to my
culture being stereotyped
negatively. Because of
this, it is my obligation
to be proud of where I
come from. As a black
woman and a student, I
feel that Suffolk has done
a great job academically
of creating a safe space
for me.
At the university, I
have a voice and I have
place to feel comfortable,
to feel equal to my peers.
I have been offered ample
opportunity to express
my heritage and celebrate
it.
The ideas and feelings
of the oppressive forces
within the United States
have
not
penetrated
Suffolk’s academic realm.
In class, at Suffolk
sponsored events and
clubs and organizations
on campus, I feel equal
and welcomed; I am a
student before any of
my other identities are
recognized.
However,
this feeling of equality
and acceptance does not
bleed into my social life
at Suffolk.
I am a minority and
because of this, many
of my classmates do not
look like me. We don’t
share the same cultural
heritage and outside of
class, I am reminded of
this everyday. The social
climate at Suffolk can
be tense due to students
who refuse to become
educated about social
issues, and to be respectful
to students with minority
identities.
This
is
especially disheartening
when Suffolk provides
diversity training through
the Center for Student
Diversity and Inclusion.
Even though Suffolk is
trying to create a learning
and living environment
that students of all
identities
can
find
comfort in, there are
some areas where Suffolk
has not done enough. To
an extent I feel isolated at
Suffolk, I don’t see myself
represented enough in
the student body, with
professors; I want to see
more people at Suffolk
who reflect my culture.
I wear my culture on
my skin, in my hair, my
clothing, the way I speak
and the way I worry about
how people will perceive
me.
Suffolk
has
the
opportunity
to
move
forward,
by
creating
a social safe space for
all students. By further
diversifying the student
body
and
teaching
staff. Suffolk should be
admitting more Black
students, to allow others
to physically see people
who share their identities
in a positive way, to bring
comfort and more of
a sense of community.
Even further, it would be
only beneficial to have all
Suffolk students partake
in an intense form of
diversity training, similar
to the alcohol education
that
freshmen
are
required complete.Suffolk
needs to not only provide
options for their students
but reach out to them.
I do not want to change
that due to the comfort I
feel knowing that people
will always know who I
am in the most definitive
way that I identify myself.
I want to change what
it means to be a black
woman, or seeing what
it means to be a black
woman through the eyes
of someone who is not of
the same heritage.
Connect with Adriana
by emailing ataplin@
su.suffolk.edu
Tweeting away the presidency
Letter to the Editor
We currently have
problems with multiple
countries
that
could
threaten our national
security.
Evidently,
Russia
meddled in our election
for
president,
and
continues to hack into
U.S.
and
European
government and industry
systems.
Also, Russia
occupies eastern Ukraine.
China laid claim to
the South China Sea and
is constructing bases on
islands claimed by other
countries. The Chinese
military has confronted
U.S. Naval Vessels and
Aircraft.
North
Korea
tests
ballistic missiles, which
are capable of reaching
the U.S.
They are
working on developing
ballistic missiles outfitted
with nuclear warheads by
2018.Iran is involved in
the Syrian War and is a
backer of Islamic terrorist
organizations.
It keeps
challenging our naval
forces in the Persian Gulf
and continually threatens
to disrupt shipping in the
Strait of Hormuz.
A
dictatorship
in
Venezuela
is
causing
instability in the country.
Given these situations,
what
are
Trump’s
priorities? He is focusing
on repealing Obamacare,
building a border wall,
banning
transgender
people from our military,
worrying about news
leaks, undermining the
media, replacing White
House staff, pardoning a
convicted criminal sheriff,
attacking NFL and NBA
players, and showering
Putin with platitudes.
Trump
is
fraying
the fabric of American
society, tweeting away
the
presidency
and
jeopardizing our security.
Trump
is
our
disastrous President.
Donald Moskowitz
Londonderry, NH
Two-thirds
of American
people
disapprove
of Trump’s
Twitter
habits,
according
to The
Wall Street
Journal.
THESUFFOLKJOURNAL.COM
SUFFOLKSPORTS@GMAIL.COM
11 SEPT. 27 2017
Running to new horizons
S
Masch takes first strides as freshman by joining cross-country
Joe Rice
Journal Staff
Freshman
crosscountry runner, Hanna
Masch,
began
her
journey
at
Suffolk
University as a freshman
student-athlete this fall
semester.
Originally
from Guatemala, Masch
adapted to the American
way of life through
something she knew the
best:
participating
in
sports.
Masch was a boxer,
swimmer and equestrian
before she chose to
run
competitively.
In
addition, she went to
the gym on a daily basis.
This is her first year ever
running for competition,
and Masch said that she is
running on the team for
enjoyment.
In addition to running
for enjoyment, Masch
said that cross country
is a great way to meet
new people and that her
teammates and coach
support her every day.
The
Lady
Rams
welcomed Masch with
open arms. The team has
competed in two races
this season, the Roger
Williams
University
Invitational
along
with the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth
Invitational. The Rams
finished sixth out of
nine teams in the Roger
Williams
Invitational,
with the second race
being an individual one
and was not scored.
From all the sports
Masch
has
competed
in, she says that crosscountry is the most
strenuous.
“I think [cross-country]
challenges me more. It
doesn't depend on anyone
else but yourself,” said
Masch in an interview
with The Suffolk Journal.
“You have to train like no
other sport.”
Masch discussed how
competing in Guatemala
is more relaxed compared
to in America.
“It's actually really
different,” she explained.
“[America] takes sports
way more seriously than
back home.”
Despite having little
experience
in
crosscountry, Masch has goals
set for the fall campaign.
“Get
stronger
and
become
better,”
said
Masch.
“Along
with
balancing my academic
life, because I'm still
adapting to this new life
Masch is undergoing
a semester of change: a
new country, a new sport,
and a new school. She is
not doing this unnoticed,
however, Head Coach
William Feldman had
nothing but kind words
for the freshman.
The thing that impacts
Coach
Feldman
the
most about Masch is her
infectious attitude.
“It's a pleasure having
“I’m still adapting to this
new life in college in
a different country.”
- Freshman Hanna Masch
in college in a different
country.”
Back in Guatemala,
Masch felt as though
she was unable to walk
around her city due to the
lack of safety. She really
enjoys being able to walk
around Boston without
feeling threatened by
those around her.
Hanna on the team. Every
team needs a Hanna,”
said Coach Feldman in
a interview with The
Journal. “She is always
in great spirits and lifts
everyone else up. She
doesn't take things too
seriously, and her sense
of humor is amazing. She
never fails to get a laugh
out of the team even
when they are hungry
and exhausted from a
work out.”
Masch’s role on the
team, as explained by
Coach Feldman, is one
that provides depth to
the roster, but Feldman
claims that her energy
provides even greater
value than that.
“Her
energy
is
infectious and makes 7
a.m. practices much more
bearable for everyone
else,” said Feldman.
Masch,
from
the
capital of Guatemala,
Guatemala City, said in an
interview that the culture
is different from the
United States, with the
largest culture gap being
the food. Masch claims
she is used to having sit
down meals, whereas in
the United States, she
feels the food is mostly
“grab and go.”
By running for the
Lady Rams’ cross-country
team, Masch has been
able
to
incorporate
herself into the Suffolk
Courtesy of Suffolk Athletics
Hanna Masch
culture. Not only has she
successfully
integrated
herself, but it is evident
through the words of her
head coach that she is
making her way.
Masch
and
her
teammates
look
to
continue
meshing
together when they race
at the Keene State College
Invitational on Saturday,
Sept. 30.
Connect with Joe
by emailing
jrice4@su.suffolk.edu
First down for Suffolk flag football
Ryan Arel
Journal Contributor
The Suffolk University
Co-Ed Intramural Flag
Football
League,
the
school’s most popular
intramural
sport,
according
to
Athletic
Director Cary McConnell,
will kick-off full swing in
early October.
According
to
a
Chicago Tribune article
published in 2016, flag
football is a growing
sport in the United States
by and large.
Given that Suffolk
University does not have
a varsity tackle football
team, intramural flag
football has provided an
opportunity for students
to participate in a team
sport.
“It’s
the
same
fundamentals
of
the
game without tackling,”
said
junior
assistant
captain Chris Parnagian
who plays cornerback and
wide receiver.
Suffolk
intramurals
have
consisted
of
intramural flag football,
basketball, and one day
tournaments of 3-on-3,
said Intramural Sports
Director Will Feldman to
The Suffolk Journal in a
recent interview, and are
open to all undergraduate
students to participate.
The first scheduled
game was supposed to
be Thursday, Sept. 21,
but was cancelled. The
regular season games
will
take
place
on
Tuesdays and Thursdays
during activities period
in October, and playoffs
will begin in November.
The games will be played
at the Boston Common
Baseball field, and the
season will run six to
eight weeks, according
to Feldman. However, a
game will be hosted on
Oct. 14 during Suffolk
Weekend for students.
The class of 2019 and
2021 will play on one
team, and 2018 and 2020
will play on another, with
10 students per class
each.
Students
who
are
involved in varsity sports
are often left struggling
to balance their schedule
with
their
athletic,
academic and personal
commitments.
“ I n t r a m u r a l s
allows students to still
By Facebook Suffolk University Family
participate in athletic
activities
without
having to make the
time commitments that
come with participating
on a varsity team,” said
Feldman.
Intramurals can be
attractive for students
who are looking to
increase their athletic
involvement, even if they
had never played a sport
before.
“I
wouldn’t
even
compare it at all to a
[National
Collegiate
Athletic
Association]
contact
sport,”
said
Parnagian. “A few bruises,
a couple scratches, maybe
a ripped shirt but at the
end of the day you gain a
sense of family and make
life long memories with
great people.”
Students are drawn to
intramurals at Suffolk and
other institutions because
these recreational sports
allow them to be a part
of a team, without the
strenuous workload a
varsity sport can levy.
It is an opportunity for
students who do not have
the time or desire to fully
commit to the rigorous
schedule of a collegiate
athlete but still desire a
team dynamic that being
on a sports team entails.
Parnagian said he enjoys
the “camaraderie.”
“Not
only
does
[intramurals]
provide
students with a fun way
to get exercise, but it also
is a great way to meet new
people and feel connected
with the university,” said
Feldman.
Freshman
baseball
player Nik SanAntonio said
being a varsity student
athlete is, “a challenge
because it tests how
responsible the athlete
is. It all comes down to
how well one can handle
pressure of succeeding in
a classroom, on the field,
or in the weight room.”
This year there is
a respectable number
of students projected
to participate in flag
football.
“We expect to see
large numbers of students
taking part this year,” said
Feldman. “We currently
have three teams signed
up
for
this
season.
Teams are made up of
7-10 players. Students
create their own teams,
and a designated captain
registers the team.”
The teams compete
with seven players on
the field, on offense and
defense, at any given
time.
The next game will
take place Thursday, Sept.
28.
Connect with Ryan
by emailing
rarel@su.suffolk.edu
S
@gosuffolkrams
Stay Tuned
PREVIEW | @Suffolk_U Women’s Tennis
Begins Road Swing @GoRegisPride,
@LesleyAthletics #RamNation
SPORTS
Get to know the Suffolk women’s
soccer team captains.
See next weeks edition.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 | PAGE 12
McMellen up
for par in
15th season
Drives for GNAC Championship
Brooke Patterson
Sports Editor
Hannah Arroyo
Asst. Sports Editor
Bound
to
Suffolk
University men’s golf
program for 15 seasons,
Ed
McMellen
and
the Rams have made
nine
Great
Northeast
Athletic
Conference
(GNAC)
championship
appearances, and intend
to take the fairway in the
top five this 2017 season.
As
a
Professional
Golfers'
Association
(PGA) native, McMellen
was named head golf
coach in 2003 and has
continued to mentor the
team. The Rams enter
the 2017 season with an
11-member roster, eight
being underclassmen.
In 2010, McMellen
played
in
the
Mass
Chapter Spring Meeting
Pro-Pro at Myopia Hunt
Club in South Hamilton,
Mass., where he tied for
fourth place with a shot
of 62.
For the blue and gold’s
first match of the season,
at the Emmanuel College
Invitational,
McMellen
disciplined the Rams to
a second place finish
out of four teams, eight
strokes behind opponent
Wentworth Institute of
Technology.
“I think [McMellen]
has done a terrific job of
establishing our program
and providing stability
in New England,” said
Suffolk's
Director
of
Athletics, Cary McConnell
in an interview with The
Suffolk
Journal.
“He
has great numbers on
roster and they are very
competitive in the New
England Region. I think
that’s a credit to himself.”
McMellen has played
golf since the age of 10.
The
15-season
coach
played in high school,
as well as at Springfield
College and continued
his career as a PGA
professional for 20 years.
“My dad got me into
[golf] and I just fell in love
with it,” said McMellen
in an interview with The
Journal.
In order to become
a PGA professional, a
golfer must pass a golf
playing ability test, which
McMellen
successfully
completed in his first
try. An individual must
also take certain courses
in different aspects of
the golf world such as
rules of golf, tournament
management
and
merchandizing.
As a PGA professional,
15 years ago, McMellen
worked
at
Spring
Valley Country Club in
Sharon, Mass., when the
opportunity of becoming
Suffolk’s head men’s golf
coach was brought to
his attention. It was a
decision that McMellen
could not turn down.
“It’s hard to believe,”
said McMellen on going
into his 15th season with
the Rams. “The school
has changed a lot, for
the better, in the last few
years. There is a lot more
support for the coaches.”
McMellen also said
how recently the Athletics
Department has obtained
better recruitment tools,
and therefore has received
better
athletes
and
players. Suffolk athletics
has also given studentathletes access to more
useful equipment, such as
the newly reconstructed
fitness center, the Michael
& Larry Smith Fitness
Center.
“From where I started,
and where we are now,
we are more competitive,”
said McMellen.
McMellen said that he
struggled with coaching
at first because of the lack
of recruiting which took
the program down a level.
Fifteen years later, he has
been able to place the blue
and gold in the top five of
the GNAC championship
three times.
“[Coach
McMellen]
has got a very good
understanding
of
the
game,”
said
junior
returner
Stephen
Ferrante in an interview
with
The
Suffolk
Journal. “He definitely
has the experience and
mentorship.”
Having played under
McMellen’s
guidance
for the past three years,
Ferrante
said
that
although his coach is
a serious person, he
has taught him a great
deal about the in’s and
out’s of the game of golf
and has really positive
reinforcement for the
players.
For
the
future,
McMellen will plan on
sticking with coaching
at Suffolk as the Rams
continue
their
drive
for the GNAC title with
the intention of getting
the team to become
competitive on an annual
basis.
The Rams look to
obtain a winning record
for Coach McMellen’s 15th
season as they compete
in the Emmanuel College
Invitational at William
J. Devine Golf Course,
Franklin Park in Boston
on Sept. 27.
Connect with Brooke
and Hannah by
emailing
bpatterson2@su.suffolk.
edu and
harroyo@su.suffolk.edu
Courtesy of Suffolk Athletics
“From where I
started, and where we
are now, we are more
competitive”
- Head Coach Ed McMellen
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY • BOSTON
VOLUME 81, NUMBER 3 |
thesuffolkjournal.com
|
YOUR SCHOOL. YOUR PAPER. SINCE 1936.
@SuffolkJournal
Art & Design lose space, attempt to adjust
Storage
h
Mec
Storage
Scored unity,
lost space
Freight
Utility
.
Corr.
Avit
Display Crit Space
Haz Mat
Wood Shop
DUST
Storage
Traditional
Studio
Corr.
On the original
blueprints of
the "B” level
floor, this area
was labeled as
the “Fine Arts
Workspace”
and “Open
Student
Workspace.”
This area
is currently
unfinished
and continues
to be under
construction.
Print Studio
Open to
Transformer
What to know
NESAD Storage
Tank Below
Stair
Suffolk’s Art & Design department, formerly known as NESAD, has integrated onto the main
campus but has lost nearly 10,000 square feet of space in the process while other issues arise.
Felicity Otterbein
Arts & Culture Editor
A
s students rematriculate
throughout
campus, Art
and
Design
students are still settling into
their new home on the main
Suffolk campus.
In part due to the
termination of the building
lease, the students were
granted four floors within
the Sawyer building. The Art
and Design Department was
originally destined for the 20
Somerset building, but former
Suffolk President McCarthy
broke the news in 2012 that
the space would instead be
used for academic classrooms.
With two floors in the
basement
dedicated
to
studio
and
workspaces
and a miniature version
of their original gallery at
75 Arlington Street, the
“It’s been a
challenge
struggling
for where
do we go
and how
much space
can we
have.”
- Junior Fine
Arts major
Julianna
Fielding
For years, NESAD
students had expressed
a disconnect from the
main campus as its
building was across the
Boston Common.
The move from
Arlington Street to the
Sawyer building has
resulted in NESAD
losing 10,000 square
feet of space.
Fine Arts
Workspace
STAIR
Suffolk University’s Art &
Design School, formerly
known as NESAD,
recently relocated from
75 Arlington Street to
four floors in the Sawyer
building. The move, which
took place during the
summer, has continued to
give some members of the
department issues in terms
of space.
department is wriggling into
its newly compressed space
and learning to cope with
various limitations. According
to students and faculty, one
of the biggest challenges has
been setting up the spaces to
their fullest potentials and
workability.
While the move was
finalized shortly after the
end of the spring semester,
the basement floors A and
B both have classrooms and
workspaces that have yet to
be completed by construction,
and according to a source, will
not be finished for another
two months. This is because
of alleged water damage
that occurred in two rooms
on the A and B floors of the
building. Faculty and students
have both reported that the
respective work spaces for
the multiple artistic focuses
within the department are
still being set up, even though
Foundation Studies Program
See SPACE page 7
The setup and
the reinstallation
took a total of two
months, according
to a faculty member.
Other members of
the department told
reporters that this
process continues to
take place.
The 20 Somerset
building, which is
primarily now known
to be home to the
science departments,
Communication &
Journalism department
and Somerset Cafe
through Sodexo dining
services, was originally
suppose to be home to
NESAD, as announced
in 2010.
The alleged water
damage that has
occurred on the A and
B levels of the Sawyer
building has now
stalled the construction
of these rooms further
by nearly two months,
according to a source
close to the Art &
Design department.
September 27, 2017
Suffolk’s
TRIO
programs
granted funds
Programs on third
cycle of funding from
DOE, will fund at
Suffolk for next five
years
Jacob Geanous
World News Editor
Kyle Crozier
Senior Staff Writer
Last
week,
Suffolk
University
got
news
that they will receive
federal funds to extend
the
university’s
TRIO
Programs for the next five
years.
Institutions of higher
education and public and
private
organizations
that serve disadvantaged
youth may apply for
grants
through
the
Federal TRIO Programs
(TRIO). Nationally, the
TRIO program sponsors
eight different services.
Suffolk has utilized the
federal grants to fund
Upward Bound, Veterans
Upward Bound and the
McNair Scholars Program
which services 26 students
at the university.
“The TRIO programs
are designed to provide
support
services
to
first generation college
students, so we are
grateful that we have
been
refunded,”
said
Dr. Joyya Smith, the
Director for the Center
for Academic Access and
Opportunity. “We are
federally supported and
just got the word that all
three of our grants will
continue for the next five
years.”
On
Friday,
the
university hosted the 2017
McNair
Undergraduate
Research Symposium, and
Thursday, the university
had an open house to
provide information on
the TRIO program.
With
topics
that
included the relationships
between
Colonialism
and
the
Rwandan
Genocide,
medical
See TRIO page 2
THESUFFOLKJOURNAL.COM
SUFFOLKNEWS@GMAIL.COM
2 SEPT. 27, 2017
N
‘Religion in the news’ conversation leads on biases, coverage
Chris DeGusto
News Editor
Reception of news
media
across
the
country and the world
is diluted by the bias
and
personal
beliefs
of any audience. The
multimedia
companies
themselves
which
present today’s news are
not always guiltless in
their renditions either.
Oftentimes
certain
themes or undertones of
religion are embedded
in today’s newscasts and
publishings,
and
can
sway viewers, readers or
listeners into connecting
certain faiths to stories.
“Media has a different
culture in every country,”
said Ambria Kocia during
the
inaugural
weekly
discussion
entitled
“Religion in the News”
Monday in the Interfaith
Center.
Members
of
the
Suffolk community joined
Harvard Divinity School’s
Assistant
Chaplain
Samantha
Menapace,
who hosted the first
installment
of
this
conversation surrounding
the
questions
and
concerns students have
with today’s portrayal of
religion within the news.
Joined by Suffolk’s
university
Chaplain
Amy
Fisher,
students
discussed the problems
they view in today’s
media,
predominantly
the effects religion can
play. With a number of
natural disasters having
struck various parts of
the world recently, Kocia
said the news media has
not provided an adequate
amount of widespread
coverage, and has focused
on the idea of Christianrooted places such as the
United States instead of
airing extensive coverage
about areas such as
Mexico.
“Writing and receiving
the news is affected by
our religious beliefs,” said
Menapace.
It was a challenge
to find stories of those
civilians
around
the
nation and the world who
have volunteered their
time, or even appeared in
a heroic scenario to rescue
and assist those stranded,
Menapace said. She said
most stories portrayed
in the media she had
come across have honed
in on the tragedies, and
the ones that did display
certain acts of kindness
often involved a group of
able people meeting at a
Christian church as a type
of headquarters.
“A lot of times when
you think about people
doing good deeds it’s
often connected with
Christianity,”
said
Menapace.
She said she believes
it is important to take
out biases and tendencies
in the media that may
direct or guide audiences
toward
associating
a
certain religious view if
the facts do not allot it.
=Menapace said while
the United States proudly
holds the freedom of
speech and press on high,
it is important to use
this freedom wisely and
accurately.
For this reason, Fisher
said she has tried to
diversify her personal
viewing of the news by
mixing up the outlets by
which she receives her
information.
Different
broadcasts,
social
media
platforms
and
newspapers, Fisher said,
while each telling a story
in their own fashion and
language, compiled can
create an accurate picture
of the days events.
While
religious
tendencies in the news
may
never
disappear
completely, recognizing
underlying
motifs
within the industry was
a point this discussion
was a prevalent point of
conversation. “Religion in
the News” will continue
next week.
Connect with Chris
by emailing
cdegusto@su.suffolk.edu
McNair, Veterans, Upward Bound supported in funding
From TRIO page 1
stigma surrounding the
diagnosis of Dissociative
Identity Disorder (DID),
connections
between
somatic
mutation
in
aneurysm formation and
the accuracy of modern
heart rate monitoring
technology,
Suffolk
University’s
McNair
Scholars were given the
opportunity to showcase
their summer research
projects.
“I know how important
it is for students of color,
first generation students,
to get the support. They
receive guidance around
doing
research
and
projects, and they are
talented, they know they
can do this. It will help
them to go on to future
graduate studies,” said
Dean of Students Ann
Coyne about the McNair
program.
After
applying
through
the
McNair
program, these scholars
had
spent
months
gathering research on
an issue that they found
a passion for, and were
provided resources that
otherwise would have
been inaccessible. Suffolk
Junior and Government
major, Darlley Joselus,
was able to spend two
months at Ohio State
University to complete
her project.
Her
focus
was
on
identifying
the
intersections
between
race, poverty and justice
in the public mind as it
relates to the perceptions
and
explanations
the
public has for poverty and
incarcerations in African
American communities.
Ohio State is a research
school,
classifying
it
as one of the highest
research activity schools
in the country, which
meant that Joselus had
complete access to all of
the tools she would need.
Joselus
had
been
accepted into the McNair
program just a couple of
months after she applied,
and rapidly began working
toward establishing an
out-of-state
research
opportunity.
“Ohio
State
really
resonated
with
what
I wanted to produce.
Their political science
department is the tenth
best department in the
United States,” Joselus
told the Suffolk Journal.
At the TRIO open
house
Thursday,
representatives
of
all
three of the universities
federally
funded
programs gathered to
give presentations on the
Upward Bound, Veterans
Upward
Bound
and
McNair Scholars Program.
“We just wanted to
share with people the
services we provide,” said
Smith. “For example, for
upward bound students
our main goal is to
prepare them for college
and it isn’t required for
these students to come to
Suffolk.”
Smith
explained
that the Upward Bound
program provides support
for high school students
that come from families
in which neither parent
has graduated from a
four-year university. The
program offers Academic,
college and financial aid.
It also provides SAT and
ACT prep courses and
takes students on college
tours.
Alexa Gagosz/ Editor-in-Chief
McNair Scholar and Biology major Taylor White explained her research project that
was conducted at Boston University’s Biology department on how wolbachia interacts
with host autophagy at the McNair Symposium on Friday.
The Veterans Upward
Bound program offers
similar academic and
financial
counselling
to the Upward Bound
program,
but
offers
additional
services
tailored to the challenges
that veterans face across
the country.
Members
of
the
Veterans Upward Bound
program at Suffolk get
access to G.I. bill benefits
counseling, including the
Post 9/11 G.I. bill.
“Our goal is just
to make sure they are
prepped and ready to
enter the college of their
choice,” said Smith. “
Whatever it is going to
take for them to get the
help they need.”
The Veterans Upward
Bound
program
also
offers
virtual
classes
throughout
the
day
to give participants a
convenient way to reach
their education goals
because most are working
adults as well as students.
Ellis Colleton, outreach
specialist for the Veterans
Upward Bound program,
attended the open house
and is a shining example
of the benefits that the
program brings.
Colleton served in
the Navy for four years
before using the program
to assist him as he earned
a
Bachelor’s
degree
in
Sociology
degree
from the University of
Massachusetts.
“I
was
looking
for a way to pay for
college,” Colleton said.
“Transitioning back into
having a stable place to
live was one of the hardest
parts
[of
returning],”
Colleton said.
According to Colleton,
the
program
offered
stability upon returning
to civilian life.
“I just tell my story
and how the program
helped me and I hope it
helps somebody,” he said.
Although the time
leading up to the news
that the university would
receive the grants was
stressful,
Smith
said
she believed that the
university is in a good
position to receive the
funds for the next five
year span.
“It’s always a process
that makes you a little
uncomfortable because it’s
a national competition,”
she said. “However, we
were very confident in
the applications that we
submitted and that we’ll
be able to continue the
program.”
Connect with Jacob by
emailing jgeanous@
su.suffolk.edu.
Connect with Kyle
by emailing
kcrozier@su.suffolk.edu
3 SEPT. 27, 2017
THESUFFOLKJOURNAL.COM
SUFFOLKNEWS@GMAIL.COM
“
N
Suffolk backs Obama action while DeVos ponders rollback
Chris DeGusto
News Editor
Just
days
after
suggesting changes would
be made to Title IX in a
George Mason University
speech,
Secretary
of
Education Betsy DeVos
rescinded
the
“Dear
Colleague” letter on Sept.
22, which has caused a
reaction from college
campuses
across
the
nation, including Suffolk
University.
“While we wait for
the U.S. Department of
Education’s [DOE] process
to be finalized, Suffolk
will continue to foster a
safe and inclusive campus
community that is free
of sex discrimination,
sexual harassment, sexual
violence and relationship
violence, while continuing
to provide a fair and
equitable process for all,
including resources and
interim measures,” said
Suffolk’s Title IX Director
Sheila
Calkins
in
a
statement emailed to the
university.
Calkins,
in
the
statement, noted that
Suffolk’s policies are in
line with state and federal
laws and regulations.
The “Dear Colleague”
letter, put in place in
2011,
during
former
President Barack Obama’s
administration
backed
Title IX and affirmed the
protections of students
from all forms of sexual
harassment. In place of
the previous procedures
under Title IX, the DOE
issued interim Title IX
Suffolk will continue to foster a safe and
inclusive campus community that is free
of sex discrimination, sexual harassment,
sexual violence and relationship violence.
-Suffolk’s Title IX Director Sheila Calkins
guidance
on
Campus
Sexual Misconduct, as
well a new set of interim
questions as the DOE
repealed the “Questions
and Answers on Title IX
and Sexual Violence” as
well.
The guidelines recently
set for universities and
colleges to follow until
procedural changes take
place offer the ability
for those educational
institutions to provide
feedback to the process of
adjusting campus sexual
misconduct procedures.
“It seems the language
[the
DOE
is]
using
now seems to be less
procedurally
focused
and more focused on
fundamental
fairness
for all,” said Dean of
Students Ann Coyne in a
recent interview with The
Suffolk Journal. “That’s
one of the things that we
at Suffolk are interested
in. We want to be fair to
our students. We want
to have policies and
guidelines that are clear
that tell students what
behaviors are expected of
them and what behaviors
have no place in the
University.”
Coyne said Suffolk
wants students to be
informed, and that many
schools are now waiting
until new resolutions
are adopted. At Suffolk,
Coyne said in order to
comply with government
standards, changes may
have to be made, but is
very comfortable with
policy that is “fair and
impartial and clear” to
students.
“Our commitment is
to be sure that we are
supporting victims and
treating all members of
the community fairly.
That is the underpinning
of our approach and
will continue to be,”
said Acting University
President Marisa Kelly
in a statement to The
Journal on Tuesday.
Connect with Chris
by emailing
cdegusto@su.suffolk.edu
Political Commentary
The hectic healthcare debate that continues to take a halt
Maggie Randall
D.C. Correspondent
The
most
recent
attempt to repeal and
replace the Affordable
Care Act (ACA), often
referred to as ObamaCare,
is the Graham-Cassidy
Bill. The proposal from
Senators Lindsey Graham
(R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (RLA) has used federal block
grants to let states shape
their
own
healthcare
policies.
The
Graham-Cassidy
proposal
was
halted
on Tuesday afternoon,
after
Senate
Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell
announced that there
would not be a vote. This
came shortly after several
republican
senators
announced they would
not vote in favor of the
measure.
The Graham-Cassidy
plan received criticism
across the board, from
late night talk show
host Jimmy Kimmel to
Massachusetts Governor
Charlie Baker. Kimmel
used lengthy monologues
on his show to point out
the flaws of the policy,
and even called out
Senator Cassidy for “lying
to [his] face.”
In a Senate Hearing
for the Health, Education,
Labor
and
Pensions
(HELP)
Committee,
Senator Al Franken (DMN) asked Gov. Baker if
the Graham-Cassidy Bill is
one that he would support
for Massachusetts. Gov.
Baker said no.
“The proposal would
negatively
affect
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts, and we
could lose billions over
the course of four or five
years,” said Baker.
Senator Rand Paul (RKY), who is a very vocal
opponent of the ACA,
announced he would vote
no on the Graham-Cassidy
Bill as he believes it does
not do enough to repeal
ObamaCare.
Senator John McCain
(R-AZ) announced on
Sept. 22 that he will
vote against the GrahamCassidy Bill. This came as
a surprise to some given
McCain’s
relationship
with Graham, whom he
has characterized as his
“illegitimate son.”
McCain asked that
instead the Senate should
spend their time working
towards
a
bipartisan
solution.
On Monday, Senator
Susan
Collins
(R-ME)
announced she would
be voting against the
proposal. In a statement,
the Senator said that
“Maine still loses money
under whichever version
of Graham-Cassidy bill we
consider.”
These three republican
“no” votes tipped the
scale against the bill’s
passage.
The U.S. Senate is split
52-48 with a Republican
majority,
necessitating
a few senators to vote
against the republican
caucus
on
certain
measures. Senators Lisa
Murkowski (R-AK) and
Collins
voted
several
times with the democratic
caucus when it comes
to republican efforts to
repeal and replace.
Senator McCain joined
them in July with his
historic
thumbs-down
“no” vote against the
Healthcare Freedom Act,
more commonly referred
to as the Senate “Skinny”
Repeal bill.
Some Senate democrats
have rallied behind an
effort led by Senator
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to
pass S.1804 Medicare for
All Act; a single-payer
healthcare bill. Sixteen
Senate democrats have
co-sponsored this piece
of legislation, including
Senator Elizabeth Warren
(D-MA).
National Public Radio
had a detailed analysis
explaining
that
the
Medicare for All plan
would make the federal
government the “single
payer” of healthcare for
all American citizens.
The
bill
eliminates
cost-sharing
such
as
copayments, besides the
prescriptions of mostly
generic drugs.
Representative
John
Conyers (D-MI) has been
pushing for a similar type
THE Suffolk Journal
of Medicare for All bill
during every legislative
session in the House of
Representatives
since
2003. Analysts question if
there would be sufficient
government funding to
cover a Medicare for All
bill, even with increased
taxes.
The efforts towards
repealing and replacing
the Affordable Care Act
were a shared goal of
republicans throughout
the 2016 election, and
resulted in legislative
action in May. The House
of Representatives passed
the first attempt at
repeal and replace with
H.R.1628, the American
Health Care Act (AHCA).
To read the rest
of this commentary,
please see
thesuffolkjournal.com
YOUR SCHOOL. YOUR PAPER. SINCE 1936.
Editor-in-Chief
News Editor
World News Editor
Asst. World News Editor
Arts Editor
Opinion Editor
Sports Editor
Asst. Sports Editor
Photo Editor
Copy Editor
Faculty Advisor
Media Advisor
Alexa Gagosz
Chris DeGusto
Jacob Geanous
Amy Koczera
Felicity Otterbein
Patrick Holmes
Brooke Patterson
Hannah Arroyo
Haley Clegg
Kaitlin Hahn
Bruce Butterfield
Alex Paterson
8 Ashburton Place
Office 930B
Boston, MA 02108
SuffolkJournal@gmail.com
@SuffolkJournal
TheSuffolkJournal.com
The Suffolk Journal is the student newspaper of
Suffolk University. It is the mission of the Suffolk
Journal to provide the Suffolk community with
the best possible reporting of news, events,
entertainment, sports and opinions. The reporting,
views, and opinions in the Suffolk Journal are solely
those of the editors and staff of The Suffolk Journal
and do not reflect those of Suffolk University,
unless otherwise stated.
The Suffolk Journal does not discriminate against
any persons for any reason and complies with all
university policies concerning equal opportunity.
Copyright 2016.
N
Alum turns hardship into venture
4 SEPT. 27, 2017
THESUFFOLKJOURNAL.COM
SUFFOLKNEWS@GMAIL.COM
The plan to unite small businesses with Suffolk opportunities
Nathan Espinal
Senior Staff Writer
After returning from
a failed business venture,
Emma Cabrera returned
to
Suffolk
University
to finish her degree,
motivated to ensure that
other
small
business
owners can benefit from
what she has learned. She
plans to build a network
that helps businesses
prosper and for students
to professionally succeed.
Cabrera began classes
at Suffolk in 2003 but
left to open her own
retail store that proved
to be successful until
2008 when the housing
market
crashed.
The
recession
forced
her
to close doors and she
returned
to
Suffolk
to earn her degree in
business administration.
The fellowship project
that Cabrera has worked
on is to build a network
of small business owners
with the resources that
Suffolk provides is being
funded by the Center for
Innovative Collaboration
and Leadership.
The inspiration for
this enterprise stemmed
from Cabrera’s experience
owning
a
business
and being a student at
Suffolk. When Cabrera
owned her store she
became an officer in the
“Main Street Community”
of Jamaica Plain, which
is a neighborhood-based
committee
for
small
business owners to gather
and discuss issues that
were shared amongst the
owners.
“There was a learning
curve. There were things
I did right and successful,
and some things I didn’t
do right,” said Cabrera in
a recent interview with
The Suffolk Journal. “But
that’s one of those things
of being a small business
owner
where
you’re
wearing multiple hats.
You don’t have all these
departments or subject
matter experts telling you
how to do things.”
Having been in these
various roles is what lead
Cabrera to collaborate
with Associate Professor
Dominic
Thomas and
Associate
Professor
Ilona
Anderson,
who
have both been asked to
fill advisory positions,
and the Marketing and
Communications Manager
for Interise Craig Panzer.
This
interdisciplinary
effort is developing a
protocol for businesses
coming to Suffolk with
one issue by providing
the owners not only a
solution, but a plan that
benefits the business in
more ways than one.
“It’s not just that
these businesses need
to hire people, that’s
easy.
Students
want
jobs and we can do
those
introductions,”
said Thomas in a recent
interview
with
The
Journal.
“They’ve
got
needs for project work,
content being written,
graphic design; all these
test experiences where
students and businesses
can get to know each
other.”
Cabrera asked herself;
as a business owner, how
does one get the kind of
information that allows a
proprietor to utilize the
resources that Suffolk has
Courtesy of Suffolk University
Emma Cabrera with Associate Professor Dominic Thomas
to offer?
“With
this,
we’re
trying to be full service.
We created the plan for
you and we can say to the
client ‘we have students
that, if you want to
implement this plan, we
can team you up with’
instead of just giving
them a plan for one issue,”
said Cabrera. “It’s about
building and maintaining
relationships.”
This
sentiment
is
shared with Panzer, who,
while working for Interise,
helps small businesses of
minority and low-income
neighborhoods, prosper
through
“Streetwise
MBAs.”
“Rather than build
a brand, we build a
network that closes the
gap. We’re trying to build
equity for small business
owners,” said Panzer in a
recent interview with The
Journal. “[With Cabrera]
we have a shared mission,
which is to build inclusive
and equitable business
opportunities.”
Connect with Nathan
by emailing
nespinal2@su.suffolk.edu
News Briefs
New law program
enacted for undergrads
Paleologos predicts polls with
95 percent level of confidence
Marty Walsh and Tito Jackson
to battle for Mayor’s office
Suffolk University has a brand new law major
for undergraduate students. The major, which
is based in the College of Arts and Sciences
will be taught in collaboration with the
Suffolk Law School. The new major will take
a new direction by incorporating different
perspectives such as philosophy, sociology,
government, and business. “Bringing together
all three schools with an interdisciplinary
approach to law will deepen students’
understanding of how the law impacts all
facets of life,” said Professor and Chair of
the Government Department Rachael Cobb.
In the Boston area, Suffolk has the only fouryear American Bar Association-approved
undergraduate program. Professor Cobb
believes that this new direction will “raise the
profile” of the program.
Suffolk University Political Research Center
(SUPRC) released a poll which places
Democrat Phil Murphy ahead of Republican
Kim Guadagno in the New Jersey race for
governor. Out of all those who participated
in the election, 44 percent of likely voters
are leaning towards Murphy while 25 percent
lean towards Guadagno. SUPRC has a high
degree of accuracy in predicting outcomes
with an 85 percent rating in predicting
straight-up winners. David Paleologos directs
the research done by SUPRC and has received
both national and international attention. To
determine the poll results for New Jersey’s
gubernatorial race, 500 likely New Jersey
voters were polled. The margin of error is
+/- 4.4 percent with a 95 percent level of
confidence.
On Tuesday, voters advanced Mayor Marty
Walsh and City Councilor Tito Jackson to a
faceoff in the Nov. 7 final election. Retired
police officer Robert Cappucci and health
care worker Joseph Wiley were defeated
by Walsh and Jackson in the preliminary
election. Walsh is seeking a second four-year
term. Voter turnout across the city was light.
Walsh is a recovering alcoholic and actively
supports addiction prevention and treatment
programs. Walsh gained national attention in
January when he promised to protect Boston’s
residents who were threatened by President
Donald Trump’s actions. Jackson served in
the administration of former Democratic
Gov. Deval Patrick. He advocates for criminal
justice reform and body cameras on police
officers. He would be Boston’s first black
W
STAY TUNED:
@KrisJenner
Congratulations to all women in Saudi
Arabia! The ban on driving will be
lifted next year & all women will have
Coverage on the new travel ban that
now includes Venezuela, North Korea
and Chad
WORLD
SEPT. 27, 2017 | PAGE 5
Armageddon in 140 characters or less
Amy Koczera
Asst. World News
Editor
President
Donald
Trump’s recent verbal
exchanges with North
Korean Dictator Kim Jong
Un have driven North
Korea closer to initiating
nuclear warfare against
the United States and
essentially starting what
could soon become World
War III. North Korea’s
rapidly expanding nuclear
arsenal has evolved into
an increasingly dangerous
threat not only for the
U.S., but also for its allies.
Trump’s
antagonizing
threats and Kim Jong
Un’s derogatory backlash
have
made
things
personal
stimulating
exponentially developing
fear throughout the U.S.
“Trump should not
make this personal,” said
International
Relations
Assistant
Professor
Weiqi
Zhang.
“When
dealing
with
another
international leader, it’s
never a good idea to
make things personal;
this shows that Trump is
inexperienced.”
During his first speech
at the United Nations
last
Tuesday,
Trump
stated that the U.S. would
“totally destroy” North
Korea if they attempted to
fire nuclear missiles at the
U.S. or its allies, according
to
The
Washington
Post. In response, North
Korean
dictator
Kim
Jong Un called Trump a
“frightened dog” and a
“mentally deranged U.S.
dotard.”
The war of the words
continued
this
past
weekend when Trump
tweeted about Kim Jong
Un referring to him as a
“madman” and a “Little
Rocket Man.” Additionally,
Trump stated that if
these nuclear threats and
insults continue, “they
won’t be around much
longer.” North Korean
Foreign Minister Ri Yong
Ho later stated Trump’s
threats are enough to
constitute a declaration of
war between the U.S. and
North Korea, according to
The Guardian.
“This declaring war
story is not a new one,”
said Former ambassador
Jacob Geanous/ World News Editor
from Germany to North
Korea
and
Suffolk
University
Visiting
Professor Fredrich Lohr.
North Korea has been
known to make threats
declaring war in the
conducting nuclear tests
for almost a year now.
The communist regime
has been putting all of
their spending toward
building their arsenal, at
the expense of the North
traveling roughly 2,300
miles into space during
this past July. According
to military experts, if
the trajectories of these
missiles
are
adjusted
to a particular angle,
they are making these
aggressive threats back
and forth to each other
in order to show off
their power, without the
intention of attacking one
another.
“When dealing with another international leader
it’s never a good idea to make things personal.”
- Assistant Professor of International Relations Weiqi Zhang
past without following
through.
“There was a similar
situation in 2013 when
North Korea was making
threats to declare war and
conducting nuclear tests,”
said Lohr. However, this
situation
is
different.
“The
North
Korean’s
have a new missile that
may be able to shoot
U.S. airplanes down in
international
waters,”
Lohr said.
North Korea has been
Korean citizens. Starting
in February, North Korea
has conducted 14 ballistic
missile tests, according to
ABC News.
Their first successful
missile launch traveled
310 miles and landed
in the Sea of Japan.
Since their first launch,
North Korea has been
pushing the envelope
with their nuclear tests.
They began launching
intercontinental ballistic
missiles
(ICBMs),
it is believed that they
could potentially strike
Washington, D.C. or New
York, according to ABC
News.
“The North Koreans
follow a principle that
is not unknown to the
president,” said Lohr.
“If you give me the
perception of attacking,
then I’ll hit back twice as
hard.” Lohr suggestsed
that since both Trump
and Kim Jong Un are
inexperienced
leaders,
The U.S. is still in
the process of trying to
articulate the legitimacy
of these threats. According
to White House Press
Secretary Sarah Huckabee
Sanders, the assumption
that the U.S. is provoking
war with North Korea is
“absurd,” according to
The Guardian.
“Our goal is still the
same,” said Huckabee
Sanders. “We continue to
seek the denuclearization
of the Korean peninsula.”
While the goal of the U.S.
may not be to engage
in
nuclear
warfare
with North Korea, it is
important
for
Trump
to gain awareness of
the power behind the
statements,
even
the
tweets he makes as
the U.S. president and
particularly
how
a
country as unstable as
North Korea can interpret
those statements.
“The world should
forget
about
total
denuclearization in North
Korea because it’s not
going to happen,” said
Zhang. “Based on what
happened
to
Saddam
Hussein a few years ago,
it’s irrational for them
to give up their nukes.
We should accept that
North Korea is a nuclear
capable state and then
work harder on how to
deal with it.”
“Kim
Jong
Un’s
response to Trump is
unrealistic,” said Zhang.
“The escalation of these
threats
is
mostly
a
negotiation tactic.” Zhang
explained that Trump and
Kim Jong Un are engaging
in “The Chicken Game.”
“They are behaving in
a crazy way because they
are trying to force the
other side to back off,”
said Zhang. “There isn’t a
realistic level of conflict
here; no one wants
another war.” Ultimately,
the idea of another war is
unrealistic because North
Korea will probably lose,
according to Zhang.
“North Korea wants
to have their regime
recognized as legitimate,”
said Lohr. “The U.S. has
difficulties
recognizing
their
regime
as
legitimate.” Since North
Korea is still a communist
regime, the U.S. feels
that denuclearization of
the nation is best way to
prevent nuclear warfare.
However, it is possible
that throwing around war
threats is Kim Jong Un’s
way of moving closer to
negotiation with the U.S.
in hopes of achieving
his goal of getting North
Korea recognized as a
legitimate
communist
regime.
Connect with Amy
by emailing
akoczera@su.suffolk.edu
THESUFFOLKJOURNAL.COM
SUFFOLKWORLDNEWS@GMAIL.COM
6 SEPT. 27, 2017
W
London attacks force Suffolk
students to recall time of terror WORLD BRIEFS
MEXICO | EARTHQUAKE
Last Tuesday, September 19, a 7.1 magnitude
earthquake devastated Mexico City. The
earthquake sent powerful, deadly tremors
throughout the city. The quake collapsed
38 buildings and there were reports of gas
leaks and fires. Currently, one week after the
disaster, 360 buildings and homes are in danger
of collapsing and the death count has reached
326 people nationwide. Residents fear that
there are still people alive trapped under the
rubble. Less than just two weeks ago, an 8.1
earthquake struck just off the Pacific coast of
southern Mexico. Scientists say that the same
large tectonic mechanism was the root cause of
both events. The U.S., Japan, Israel, Spain, and
nine other Latin American countries have sent
search and rescue teams and technical aid to
provide refuge for the country.
SAUDI ARABIA | WOMEN’S RIGHT
TO DRIVE
By Facebook user 4tamilmedia
Emergency services attend the scene outside Parsons Green station
in west London after a terrorist attack in London
Elvira Mora
Journal Staff
The United Kingdom
has been targeted by
acts of terrorism five
times this year, although
London’s Mayor Sadiq
Khan told multiple news
outlets that spolice has
stopped seven additional
attacks.
The most recent attack
on London came on Sept.
15, when a bomb wrapped
in a grocery bag placed in
a bucket exploded in the
subway system during the
morning commute. No
deaths were reported and
30 people were reportedly
injured in the attack.
News of the devastating
explosion, just the latest
of the atrocities to face
the
country,
reached
Suffolk university forcing
students who recently
studied in London to
reminisce over the acts of
terrorism that occurred
during their stay. The
most
prominent
of
these was the London
Bridge terrorist attack,
which dominated media
platforms for months.
Terror struck a number of
pedestrians on the London
Bridge this past June, just
a ten minute walk from
the London South Bank
University (LSBU) where
approximately
18,000
students
reside
and
attend class.
Hannah Melissen, a
junior with a Sociology
major, studied abroad
for the first time in
London
last
spring
semester. She recalled
the days surrounding the
attack that occurred on
London Bridge, when a
van carrying three men
crashed into pedestrians
onto the bridge. After the
crash, the three assailants
proceeded to run into the
nearby shops and pubs
and slash people with
knives. Three people were
killed and nearly 50 more
were injured. Melissen
was headed back to
America at the time of the
attack, but recalled the
day that was punctuated
with concerned friends
and family.
“I was thankfully in a
plane headed home to the
U.S but a bunch of my
friends that I made were
still there so it was scary.
I’ve never been so shaken
in my life,” said Melissen.
“I had just landed home
so my phone was blowing
up from family members
trying to contact me but
I was trying to contact
my friends and it worried
me that they weren’t
responding because of
the time difference.”
The first attack in
Westminster,
similar
to the assault on the
London Bridge, involved
“
I was thankfully in a plane
headed home to the U.S but
a bunch of my friends that I
made were still there.
a man who plowed a van
into onlookers before
he stabbed a police
officer. The devastation
was roughly a twentyminute walk from LSBU
flats. The second attack
on the London Bridge
and Borough market was
about five minutes away
from campus and was a
frequent weekend spot
for many students.
Jenna
Palumbo,
a
junior double majoring
in
Marketing
and
Management,
studied
abroad
in
London
after years of travel
consideration.
“I remember I was
on the phone with my
mom and then there was
a knock on my door and
it was my three friends
who were getting ready
to go out informed me,”
said Palumbo. “My family
wanted me to get the
next flight home but I
didn’t want to let the
terrorists win, it is their
goal to make us live in
”
fear so I wasn’t going to
let that happen it was my
last week in London.”
The police responded
to a call about a white
van railing into a number
of pedestrians on the
London Bridge. According
to The Telegraph, a
newspaper stationed in
the U.K. reported the van
swerved off the road and
drove onto people on the
pavement.
“I personally felt safe
that I was in my room and
there was a police station
across the street. They
had shut down the street
the attack took place on,”
said Palumbo. “There
were police everywhere
nobody was allowed to
leave or come onto the
street but it made me
feel uneasy that I had no
control over what could
happen at any time.”
Connect with Elvira
by emailing
emora@su.suffolk.edu
Saudi Arabia, perhaps one of the world’s
most conservative countries, will be allowing
women to drive for the first time beginning
next summer, 2018. Although neither Islamic
law nor Saudi law explicitly prohibit women
from driving, women were not issued licenses
and were detained if they ever attempted to
drive. Prince Khaled bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s
ambassador to Washington, feels that the
country is finally ready for the change. Aziza
Youssef, a professor at King Saud University
is very excited about the change. She, along
with numerous other Saudi women, feel that
women’s rights are being recognized and that
this is the first step in the right direction of
achieving social equality for women. In 1990, 50
women were arrested for driving and ended up
losing their passports and their jobs. Although
this decree does not immediately grant women
the right to drive, a committee will be formed
in June 2018 to look further into measures to
implement the order.
ISRAEL | PALESTINIAN
SHOOTER
On Tuesday, September 26, a Palestinian male
shot and killed three Israelis, two of which were
security guards and the other a police officer.
In Jerusalem, the shooter allegedly opened
fire on a settlement near where he worked.
The shooter was allegedly crossing a security
checkpoint when he started firing bullets. This
act of violence could potentially cause serious
issues to Palestinians who have work permits
in Israel. Not only will the work permits of the
extended family be revoked, but thousands of
Palestinians with work permits in Israel could
see their permits taken as well. The shooting
occurred just three days before the Jewish
holiday Yom Kippur, where Israel has seen their
fair share of attacks. Knife attacks; shootings
and car rammings have littered Israel around
the time of Yom Kippur. The militant group
Hamas has not claimed responsibility for the
attack, however it has praised it.
Correction:
The previous issue imprecisely stated that Ricardo
Hausmann has not yet visited the university to speak on
awareness of Venezuela’s situation; Hausmann had visited
last semester and plans on doing so again.
A
READ MORE
“Midnight Ride” review &
Boston Fashion Week preview
See thesuffolkjournal.com
SEE THE COLLECTION
New gallery on the sixth floor and
new Art & Design spaces
www.sjuncoveredwithflash.wordpress.com
SEPT. 27, 2017 | PAGE 7
ARTS & CULTURE
Suffolk Art and Design students settle into new Sawyer spaces
From NESAD page 1
Director Randal Thurston
told The Journal that
the move itself took
two months to fully set
equipment up “safely and
effectively.”
“Two full rooms on A
and B are not complete
yet because of water
damage,” said Suffolk
graduate and current
Woodshop
Manager
Jamezie
Helenski
in
an interview with The
Suffolk
Journal
on
Thursday. According to
Helenski, the damage was
not substantial enough to
warrant any kind of halt
to construction, rather
the damage delayed the
progress being made on
the space, furthering the
wait to access the area.
While the work on
the damaged space has
continued to progress
forward, the students
occupying the area are
still adjusting to the lack
of work space.
“It’s been a challenge
struggling for where do
we go and how much
space can we have,” said
junior Fine Arts major
Julianna Fielding. “We
had very few limits on
space at 75 Arlington
because we had two floors
and we just ran rampant
and as long as we stayed
within the building code,
we could just put things
everywhere and do art,
and no one questioned
it.”
According to Fielding,
the fine arts students
have considerably smaller
studio spaces than what
they are normally used to.
“We’re
working
through it, it’s just a
matter of getting used to
it and finding our space,”
she said.
According to Helenski,
simple tasks like setting
up shop equipment proved
to be more exhaustive
than predicted. Tasks like
running electricity to the
table saw when the room
didn’t have a nearby
outlet close enough to
plug into, or ensuring
that the dust collection
system ran correctly so
that students could work
safely and out of the way
of free flowing saw dust
proved to be more time
consuming than what was
originally planned for.
Haley Clegg / Photo Editor
One of the final corners of the basement in the Sawyer building waits
for further construction for the Art and Design Department.
“I’ve been here since
we moved. I’ve been here
all summer getting things
installed, servicing the
equipment and making
sure that it’s actually safe
for people to come in the
room,” said Helenski.
A similar struggle rings
true for graphic design
majors and the lack of
Macintosh computers and
computer labs needed to
complete
assignments.
According
to
Aditya
Patel, a senior graphic
design major, the new
space has come equipped
with mainly Windows
computers, a system that
doesn’t hold the same
programs
needed
for
those pursuing a career
in design.
“We used to have
[Macintosh
computers]
[in 75 Arlington] and
since we are an art and
design school, we rely
heavily on Macs, so when
I came here we had a lot
of issues using Windows,
and we still are,” he said.
Patel had expressed
concern in an interview
for new students coming
into the graphic design
program and told The
Journal that he has not
heard of any kind of
assurance
that
more
Mac computers will be
installed for the graphic
design students to use.
As a former fine arts
student, Helenski told
The Journal that they are
able to sympathize with
current fine arts students
and the new lack of space.
According
to
Foundation
Studies
Program Director and
Fine
Arts
Professor,
Randal
Thurston,
the
move is a welcome change
because of the integration
of the Art School onto the
central campus. While
Thurston acknowledged
the lack of space and
said he understands his
students’ frustration with
the move, he is ready to
move forward with the
progress that is currently
underway.
“When you move into
a new place and you have
an institutional memory
of where you came from,
you have to just put that
away and realize that what
you actually have to work
with is the space that you
have,” said Thurston.
Connect with Felicity
by emailing
fotterbein@su.suffolk.edu
8 SEPT. 27, 2017
THESUFFOLKJOURNAL.COM
SUFFOLKARTS@GMAIL.COM
A
Philidelphia-based Soraia shakes Allston
FENTY BEAUTY
SHINES BRIGHT LIKE A
DIAMOND
Jacob Geanous
World News Editor
Wednesday
was
a
night of firsts at O’briens
Pub, a hole-in-the-wall
punk rock club in Allston
that hosts live music
nightly.
Philadelphiabased rockers, Soraia,
began the first leg of their
international tour and
were preceded on stage
by The Endorphins, who
came together for their
first organized public gig.
O’Briens is the kind of
spot that you’d only go to
if you knew someone who
was performing or were
enticed by the thunderous
rock music inside. The bar
gets loud; so loud that the
bartenders sell earplugs
along with drinks that
can only be ordered
through eye-contact and
hand gestures. The walls
and wide front windows
quiver every time the
bands do anything more
lively than tune their
guitars. While this may
be a bit off putting to
someone looking for a
quiet drink, after a song or
two you forget everything
and get sucked into the
dark punk rock scene.
Soraia began their
tour with an energetic
set of original songs,
mixed with a few covers
frontlined by lead singer
ZouZou Mansour, whose
stage
presence
alone
is worth the price of
admission. Before the
show, the band waited
outside as Mansour joked
about what she would
do if she saw someone
in the audience wearing
earplugs.
“I'll rip them out
of their ears. I do beat
people up a lot,” Mansour
said with a smirk. “No,
It’s a loud band in a little
room, they're probably
just saving their ears.”
The band ended their
last tour in Allston and
was excited to begin their
new tour in the unofficial
music capitol of Boston.
“We picked [Allston]
as our first stop because
I’d rather come here first
than last. It didn’t get the
attention I wanted to give
it last time,” she said.
Mansour’s body shook
and contorted to the
heavy punk rock ballads
with more moves than a
game of chess, at times
hopping off the stage to
sing throughout the bar
“It comes from my
heart, my soul, and
the passion I have for
the
music,”
Mansour
Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty has
recently rocked the cosmetic
industry with arguably the
biggest launch of the year with
“Fenty Beauty.” The launch on
Sept. 8 left beauty bloggers and
enthusiasts completely shaken.
The line features a long-lasting
matte foundation which includes
40 different shades, primer, a wide
array of highlighters, mattifying
blotting powder and paper,
luminizing lip gloss, highlighters
and touch up brushes. Though the
product’s packaging may appear
simplistic, the product itself
emphasizes a diverse shade of skin
tones, attitudes and cultures.
By Facebookuser SoraiaRocks
said after the show and
explained that she writes
most of the lyrics for the
group.
The
bar
was
far
from full and kept a
consistent
crowd
of
about 30 throughout the
whole night. Most of the
audience was made up of
bands waiting to play, or
their subsets of friends
and fans, giving the night
a punk rock peer revue
feel. The small crowd size
didn’t have any effect
on the band who played
with absolute intensity
“I felt like I finally let
go,” Mansour said.
“It
was the first show we
had in a month. We just
wanted to play.”
Before Soraia, The
Endorphins
took
the
stage to play for the first
time in a public venue,
conveniently located only
blocks away from their
Allston apartment. They
treated the crowd to a
cavalcade of sleazy punk
rock with tinges of a west
coast surf feel.
The four person punk
band began as a bedroom
Mansour’s body shook and
contorted to the heavy
punk rock ballads with
more moves than a game
of chess.
throughout the entire set.
They
played
their
newest single, Quicksand,
to wrap up their set. The
song, which debuted in
early August and peaked
in the 22nd spot on
the media-based rock
charts, was reminiscent
of Joan Jett’s heavyhitting
discography.
After the show, Mansour
disembarked from the
stage, content with the
band’s first set of the
tour.
project between friends
who all worked at a
guitar center in Braintree,
Mass., at different times.
They had been working
together for about a year,
and then they were given
their first chance to play
their music for a crowd.
“We
just
emailed
a bunch people to get
the gig and our other
roommates do sound
here,” said Matt Bass, who
played guitar and sang
vocals for the band. “I’ve
been here a couple times,
I was worried about the
vocals because sometimes
you can’t hear the vocals,
but it went well.”
The Endorphins had
the musical posture akin
to many of the bands
come out of the Berklee
School of Music, but were
not professionally trained
to rock a stage like many
of the new bands in
Boston.
“We don’t have the
money for that, although
we do know a bunch
of them ” said guitarist
Jordan Scarborough, as
the band hung around
after their set.
The enthusiasm and
excitement that comes
with performing a real
rock gig was alive and
well in the local Allston
band and their faces were
plastered with the smiles
of young men who tasted
accomplishment.
The Endorphins took
their brand of rock to Out
Of The Blue in Cambridge
Friday.
Both
Soraia
and
The Endorphins can be
streamed on Soundcloud
at
https://soundcloud.
com/soraiamusic
and
https://soundcloud.
com/theendorphinsma
respectively. Find them on
Facebook at SoraiaRocks
and TheEndorphinsma.
Connect with Jacob
by jgeanous@su.suffolk.
edu
These new beauty products do
not necessarily sell out in stores,
but instead, the products always
maintain an “in-stock” status. It
is evident that this line remains
inclusive, not only to women of
color, but in the cosmetics industry
as a whole.
The line is available at Sephora
and FentyBeauty.com.
O
JUST A CLICK AWAY:
COME ONE, COME ALL:
Go online for easy access, to view
extra content and to learn more
about who we are.
IX
See what your fellow classmates are
writing about and what they think of the
university. You might agree with them.
Visit thesuffolkjournal.com
Hear more from your peers!
OPINION
Title
DeVos: A danger
to student safety
Michael MacRae
Journal Contributor
The
protections
afforded
to
sexual
assault victims are being
rescinded, as directed by
Secretary of Education
Betsy DeVos.
Given
initially
under
the
Education
Amendments Act of 1972
and expanded during the
Obama
Administration,
Title IX had previously
been under review by
Devos’s department.
All
educational
institutions, public and
private,
that
receive
federal
funding
must
abide by these laws.
In addition to these
protections
concerning
sexual assault, Title IX
covers
discrimination
on the basis of sex in
athletics, extracurricular
opportunities, tutoring,
dining
facilities
and
housing facilities.
The
motivations
behind DeVos’s intentions
are unclear.
Her
tenure
as
Secretary of Education
has been riddled with
ethics
violations
and
accusations of bribery,
that began with students
physically blocking her
first administrative school
visit.
Her
reasoning
is
derived from the belief
that falsely-accused men
and woman are greater
victims than those of
sexual assault.
While this decision
is reckless and cruel,
it reflects a broader
ignorance
that
had
previously
only
been
suspected.
Betsy DeVos is a
danger to the nation’s
public schools and now,
victims of sexual assault.
About one in three
victims
of
sexual
assault
report
their
crimes, according to the
Department of Justice’s
statistics.
When non-reporting
victims
were
asked
why they chose not to
report the assault, 20
percent said that they
feared retaliation while
a combined 26 percent
of individuals either felt
that the problem was a
personal matter or that
the police could not do
anything to help.
It is clear that society
has yet to advance to the
level of respect and safety
needed for a large portion
of sexual assault victims
to
feel
comfortable
coming forward.
Regarding
the
interests of those who
have been unfairly or
incorrectly accused of
sexual assault, a study
at the National Sexual
Violence Resource Center
(NSVRC) and a research
publication at Stanford
University both found the
rate of false reporting to
be between two percent
and 10 percent.
This stands at odds
with Secretary DeVos’s
responsibility to oversee a
department that enforces
compliance with these
education standards.
It is her responsibility
to see that educational
See DEVOS page 10
SEPT. 27, 2017 | PAGE 9
Trump’s hypocrisy concerns
the world, not just the US
Stiv Mucollari
Journal Contributor
Displaying
his
incoherent foreign policy
in front of the United
Nations General Assembly
last
week,
President
Donald J. Trump painted
a grim viewing of the
international system with
his remarks. Speaking
for the first time to the
General Assembly, Trump
avoided his trademark
over-the-top rhetoric.
“Authority
and
authoritarian powers seek
to collapse the values, the
systems, and alliances that
prevented conflict and
tilted the world toward
freedom
since
World
War II,” said Trump to a
room of representatives
from foreign nations.
Conversely,
Trump’s
statement highlighted the
fact that his inconsistent
foreign policy has distaste
for the same values;
systems and alliances that
he said were under attack.
“To put it simply, we
meet at a time of both
immense promise and
great peril. It is entirely
up to us whether we lift
the world to new heights,
or let it fall into a valley
of disrepair,” said Trump
to the U.N. In order for
the world to be led to
new heights, Trump has
to play a part.
First, it is hard to
take Trump’s assessment
of the threat posed by
authoritarian
powers
seriously.
Through
Russia’s annexation of
Crimea, its support of
the Syrian regime and its
interference in the 2016
U.S. Presidential Election,
Russia has shown to
pose the most significant
threat to the international
system. Yet, Trump has
a documented history
of
praising
Russian
President Vladimir Putin.
Trump reluctantly signed
a bill that imposed further
sanctions on Russia, after
it was clear that Congress
would have overturned a
potential veto.
Additionally,
Trump
has continued to deny
that Russia attempted
to
degrade
American
democracy
though
Russia played a part in
influencing it through
hacking and the spread of
falsified information. “The
Russia hoax continues,
now its ads on Facebook,”
Trump tweeted on Sept.
22. With the CIA, FBI,
and National Security
Agency concluding that
Russia did meddle in the
election, it is not wise for
Trump to go against the
conclusion of American
intelligence agencies. It
only adds suspicion to
Erdogan.
Not only is
Erdogan
responsible
for the depredation of
Turkish democracy, his
security officials attacked
peaceful demonstrators
on American soil in
May. During a side
conversation
at
the
U.N. General Assembly,
Trump called Erdogan a
“friend” and praised his
leadership, according to a
report by Reuters.
When Trump does
take a stand against
authoritarian
leaders,
“Trump cannot
continue to make
threats toward North
Korea on Twitter,
because the current
crisis has not arrived
to the point where
military action is the
only option left.”
Robert Muller’s probe into
the potential collusion
of members of Trump’s
presidential
campaign
and Russia.
Also, to call Russian
interference a hoax, is to
not recognize the threat
that it poses domestically
to the U.S. If Trump cannot
recognize the domestic
challenge, then he won’t
be able to confront the
Russian challenge abroad.
Along with recognizing
that Russian interference
was not a hoax, President
Trump
must
actively
oppose Russia on the
international stage.
Trump’s
praise
of
authoritarian
leaders
has also extended to
Turkey’s President Tayyip
his rhetoric does not
match the agenda of
his administration nor
that of his key foreign
policy figures. Trump’s
quip about “Rocket Man”
joins a list of comments
that have contributed to
an escalation of words
between the U.S. and
North Korea. His Secretary
of State Rex Tillerson,
Secretary
of
Defense
James Mattis among other
members of his cabinet,
has repudiated most of
Trump’s comments on
the matter. Each of his
advisors have articulated
a toned-down rhetoric in
the hopes of securing a
diplomatic resolution to
the crisis.
“I do think that on
occasions we’ve had to
clarify things-or show
what
our
intent
is.
Because in a certain
number of characters, it
leads to other questions,”
said Ambassador Nikki
Haley in an interview
with Glamour Magazine.
Haley’s comments were
about foreign dignitaries
who
often
brought
up Trump’s tweets on
international issues in
past discussions with the
U.S.
When the president
issues
a
threat,
its
adversaries know to tread
carefully. If they do not,
it implies that they will
be met with appropriate
force. Haley’s comments
on how she had to clarify
what Trump means when
he tweets, he damaged
America’s credibility.
Trump
cannot
continue to make threats
toward North Korea on
Twitter,
because
the
current crisis has not
arrived to the point where
military action is the
only option left. Though
Trump might think that
those
tweets
project
power and authority, all
the tweets serve to do
is squander America’s
power.
The
course
could
be reversed in a rather
simple manner if Trump
would
stop
tweeting.
Ambassador
Haley’s
work in the U.N. Security
Council to help convince
Russia and China to vote
for a new set of sanctions
is a reminder of the
effectiveness of American
diplomacy.
Trump would do well
to rely on his cabinet
members
more,
and
listen to their input for
guidance. In short, Trump
must practice what he
preached at the U.N.,
because foreign policy
cannot
be
conducted
through whimsical tweets
and
heated
rhetoric.
For in the realm of
international
relations,
credibility matters.
Connect with Stiv
by emailing
smucollari@
su.suffolk.edu
THESUFFOLKJOURNAL.COM
SUFFOLKOPINION@GMAIL.COM
10 SEPT. 27, 2017
O
While a majority of Latin America
Title IX Support at Suffolk is lacking
Students should foster respect for different identities
should
Adriana Taplin
Journal Contributor
not be
rescinded
was ravaged by natural disasters,
From DEVOS page 9
Editor’s Word
the American people stayed focused
on the ludicrousy of what has now
become the ‘norm’ for news.
While people have missed the
message of why black professional
football players are kneeling in raising
awareness for police brutality and
social injustice, the death toll of
Mexico’s citizens has steadily risen
more than 300 people because of a
fiercely destructive earthquake.
While American people have been
worried about the president’s often
inane and inaccurate tweets, citizens
of Puerto Rico, a country which is a
territory of the United States, thus
making its residents United States’
citizens, have been engulfed by
Hurricane Maria.
A dam has been on the brink
of swallowing an entire city and
the American news moguls have
neglected the crisis they face; the
president of the United States has
neglected our country’s citizens
and our neighbor’s citizens; we, the
American people, have condemned
our fellow human beings.
-The Suffolk Journal
Editorial Board
institutions
are
working
to
protect
both men and women
from
sexual
assault;
not to provide false
equivalences that bolster
the arguments of those
that seek to destroy these
protections.
It is in the best
interest of this country to
protect victims of sexual
assault. DeVos’s decision
could lead to more
prevalent sexual assault
when the attackers do
not feel that they will
be forced to compensate
for their crimes because
the protections afforded
to the victims have been
undermined.
It continues remain
seen just how far these
repeals will go but the
Department of Education
is on track to potentially
tear down a movement
that seeks to empower
Connect with Michael
by emailing mmacrae@
su.suffolk.edu
I am African-American,
I am black and I am a
woman. My culture is
the lense through which
I view the world. As a
black woman in America,
my culture and identity
is
often
disrespected
and appropriated. I have
grown accustomed to my
culture being stereotyped
negatively. Because of
this, it is my obligation
to be proud of where I
come from. As a black
woman and a student, I
feel that Suffolk has done
a great job academically
of creating a safe space
for me.
At the university, I
have a voice and I have
place to feel comfortable,
to feel equal to my peers.
I have been offered ample
opportunity to express
my heritage and celebrate
it.
The ideas and feelings
of the oppressive forces
within the United States
have
not
penetrated
Suffolk’s academic realm.
In class, at Suffolk
sponsored events and
clubs and organizations
on campus, I feel equal
and welcomed; I am a
student before any of
my other identities are
recognized.
However,
this feeling of equality
and acceptance does not
bleed into my social life
at Suffolk.
I am a minority and
because of this, many
of my classmates do not
look like me. We don’t
share the same cultural
heritage and outside of
class, I am reminded of
this everyday. The social
climate at Suffolk can
be tense due to students
who refuse to become
educated about social
issues, and to be respectful
to students with minority
identities.
This
is
especially disheartening
when Suffolk provides
diversity training through
the Center for Student
Diversity and Inclusion.
Even though Suffolk is
trying to create a learning
and living environment
that students of all
identities
can
find
comfort in, there are
some areas where Suffolk
has not done enough. To
an extent I feel isolated at
Suffolk, I don’t see myself
represented enough in
the student body, with
professors; I want to see
more people at Suffolk
who reflect my culture.
I wear my culture on
my skin, in my hair, my
clothing, the way I speak
and the way I worry about
how people will perceive
me.
Suffolk
has
the
opportunity
to
move
forward,
by
creating
a social safe space for
all students. By further
diversifying the student
body
and
teaching
staff. Suffolk should be
admitting more Black
students, to allow others
to physically see people
who share their identities
in a positive way, to bring
comfort and more of
a sense of community.
Even further, it would be
only beneficial to have all
Suffolk students partake
in an intense form of
diversity training, similar
to the alcohol education
that
freshmen
are
required complete.Suffolk
needs to not only provide
options for their students
but reach out to them.
I do not want to change
that due to the comfort I
feel knowing that people
will always know who I
am in the most definitive
way that I identify myself.
I want to change what
it means to be a black
woman, or seeing what
it means to be a black
woman through the eyes
of someone who is not of
the same heritage.
Connect with Adriana
by emailing ataplin@
su.suffolk.edu
Tweeting away the presidency
Letter to the Editor
We currently have
problems with multiple
countries
that
could
threaten our national
security.
Evidently,
Russia
meddled in our election
for
president,
and
continues to hack into
U.S.
and
European
government and industry
systems.
Also, Russia
occupies eastern Ukraine.
China laid claim to
the South China Sea and
is constructing bases on
islands claimed by other
countries. The Chinese
military has confronted
U.S. Naval Vessels and
Aircraft.
North
Korea
tests
ballistic missiles, which
are capable of reaching
the U.S.
They are
working on developing
ballistic missiles outfitted
with nuclear warheads by
2018.Iran is involved in
the Syrian War and is a
backer of Islamic terrorist
organizations.
It keeps
challenging our naval
forces in the Persian Gulf
and continually threatens
to disrupt shipping in the
Strait of Hormuz.
A
dictatorship
in
Venezuela
is
causing
instability in the country.
Given these situations,
what
are
Trump’s
priorities? He is focusing
on repealing Obamacare,
building a border wall,
banning
transgender
people from our military,
worrying about news
leaks, undermining the
media, replacing White
House staff, pardoning a
convicted criminal sheriff,
attacking NFL and NBA
players, and showering
Putin with platitudes.
Trump
is
fraying
the fabric of American
society, tweeting away
the
presidency
and
jeopardizing our security.
Trump
is
our
disastrous President.
Donald Moskowitz
Londonderry, NH
Two-thirds
of American
people
disapprove
of Trump’s
habits,
according
to The
Wall Street
Journal.
THESUFFOLKJOURNAL.COM
SUFFOLKSPORTS@GMAIL.COM
11 SEPT. 27 2017
Running to new horizons
S
Masch takes first strides as freshman by joining cross-country
Joe Rice
Journal Staff
Freshman
crosscountry runner, Hanna
Masch,
began
her
journey
at
Suffolk
University as a freshman
student-athlete this fall
semester.
Originally
from Guatemala, Masch
adapted to the American
way of life through
something she knew the
best:
participating
in
sports.
Masch was a boxer,
swimmer and equestrian
before she chose to
run
competitively.
In
addition, she went to
the gym on a daily basis.
This is her first year ever
running for competition,
and Masch said that she is
running on the team for
enjoyment.
In addition to running
for enjoyment, Masch
said that cross country
is a great way to meet
new people and that her
teammates and coach
support her every day.
The
Lady
Rams
welcomed Masch with
open arms. The team has
competed in two races
this season, the Roger
Williams
University
Invitational
along
with the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth
Invitational. The Rams
finished sixth out of
nine teams in the Roger
Williams
Invitational,
with the second race
being an individual one
and was not scored.
From all the sports
Masch
has
competed
in, she says that crosscountry is the most
strenuous.
“I think [cross-country]
challenges me more. It
doesn't depend on anyone
else but yourself,” said
Masch in an interview
with The Suffolk Journal.
“You have to train like no
other sport.”
Masch discussed how
competing in Guatemala
is more relaxed compared
to in America.
“It's actually really
different,” she explained.
“[America] takes sports
way more seriously than
back home.”
Despite having little
experience
in
crosscountry, Masch has goals
set for the fall campaign.
“Get
stronger
and
become
better,”
said
Masch.
“Along
with
balancing my academic
life, because I'm still
adapting to this new life
Masch is undergoing
a semester of change: a
new country, a new sport,
and a new school. She is
not doing this unnoticed,
however, Head Coach
William Feldman had
nothing but kind words
for the freshman.
The thing that impacts
Coach
Feldman
the
most about Masch is her
infectious attitude.
“It's a pleasure having
“I’m still adapting to this
new life in college in
a different country.”
- Freshman Hanna Masch
in college in a different
country.”
Back in Guatemala,
Masch felt as though
she was unable to walk
around her city due to the
lack of safety. She really
enjoys being able to walk
around Boston without
feeling threatened by
those around her.
Hanna on the team. Every
team needs a Hanna,”
said Coach Feldman in
a interview with The
Journal. “She is always
in great spirits and lifts
everyone else up. She
doesn't take things too
seriously, and her sense
of humor is amazing. She
never fails to get a laugh
out of the team even
when they are hungry
and exhausted from a
work out.”
Masch’s role on the
team, as explained by
Coach Feldman, is one
that provides depth to
the roster, but Feldman
claims that her energy
provides even greater
value than that.
“Her
energy
is
infectious and makes 7
a.m. practices much more
bearable for everyone
else,” said Feldman.
Masch,
from
the
capital of Guatemala,
Guatemala City, said in an
interview that the culture
is different from the
United States, with the
largest culture gap being
the food. Masch claims
she is used to having sit
down meals, whereas in
the United States, she
feels the food is mostly
“grab and go.”
By running for the
Lady Rams’ cross-country
team, Masch has been
able
to
incorporate
herself into the Suffolk
Courtesy of Suffolk Athletics
Hanna Masch
culture. Not only has she
successfully
integrated
herself, but it is evident
through the words of her
head coach that she is
making her way.
Masch
and
her
teammates
look
to
continue
meshing
together when they race
at the Keene State College
Invitational on Saturday,
Sept. 30.
Connect with Joe
by emailing
jrice4@su.suffolk.edu
First down for Suffolk flag football
Ryan Arel
Journal Contributor
The Suffolk University
Co-Ed Intramural Flag
Football
League,
the
school’s most popular
intramural
sport,
according
to
Athletic
Director Cary McConnell,
will kick-off full swing in
early October.
According
to
a
Chicago Tribune article
published in 2016, flag
football is a growing
sport in the United States
by and large.
Given that Suffolk
University does not have
a varsity tackle football
team, intramural flag
football has provided an
opportunity for students
to participate in a team
sport.
“It’s
the
same
fundamentals
of
the
game without tackling,”
said
junior
assistant
captain Chris Parnagian
who plays cornerback and
wide receiver.
Suffolk
intramurals
have
consisted
of
intramural flag football,
basketball, and one day
tournaments of 3-on-3,
said Intramural Sports
Director Will Feldman to
The Suffolk Journal in a
recent interview, and are
open to all undergraduate
students to participate.
The first scheduled
game was supposed to
be Thursday, Sept. 21,
but was cancelled. The
regular season games
will
take
place
on
Tuesdays and Thursdays
during activities period
in October, and playoffs
will begin in November.
The games will be played
at the Boston Common
Baseball field, and the
season will run six to
eight weeks, according
to Feldman. However, a
game will be hosted on
Oct. 14 during Suffolk
Weekend for students.
The class of 2019 and
2021 will play on one
team, and 2018 and 2020
will play on another, with
10 students per class
each.
Students
who
are
involved in varsity sports
are often left struggling
to balance their schedule
with
their
athletic,
academic and personal
commitments.
“ I n t r a m u r a l s
allows students to still
By Facebook Suffolk University Family
participate in athletic
activities
without
having to make the
time commitments that
come with participating
on a varsity team,” said
Feldman.
Intramurals can be
attractive for students
who are looking to
increase their athletic
involvement, even if they
had never played a sport
before.
“I
wouldn’t
even
compare it at all to a
[National
Collegiate
Athletic
Association]
contact
sport,”
said
Parnagian. “A few bruises,
a couple scratches, maybe
a ripped shirt but at the
end of the day you gain a
sense of family and make
life long memories with
great people.”
Students are drawn to
intramurals at Suffolk and
other institutions because
these recreational sports
allow them to be a part
of a team, without the
strenuous workload a
varsity sport can levy.
It is an opportunity for
students who do not have
the time or desire to fully
commit to the rigorous
schedule of a collegiate
athlete but still desire a
team dynamic that being
on a sports team entails.
Parnagian said he enjoys
the “camaraderie.”
“Not
only
does
[intramurals]
provide
students with a fun way
to get exercise, but it also
is a great way to meet new
people and feel connected
with the university,” said
Feldman.
Freshman
baseball
player Nik SanAntonio said
being a varsity student
athlete is, “a challenge
because it tests how
responsible the athlete
is. It all comes down to
how well one can handle
pressure of succeeding in
a classroom, on the field,
or in the weight room.”
This year there is
a respectable number
of students projected
to participate in flag
football.
“We expect to see
large numbers of students
taking part this year,” said
Feldman. “We currently
have three teams signed
up
for
this
season.
Teams are made up of
7-10 players. Students
create their own teams,
and a designated captain
registers the team.”
The teams compete
with seven players on
the field, on offense and
defense, at any given
time.
The next game will
take place Thursday, Sept.
28.
Connect with Ryan
by emailing
rarel@su.suffolk.edu
S
@gosuffolkrams
Stay Tuned
PREVIEW | @Suffolk_U Women’s Tennis
Begins Road Swing @GoRegisPride,
@LesleyAthletics #RamNation
SPORTS
Get to know the Suffolk women’s
soccer team captains.
See next weeks edition.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 | PAGE 12
McMellen up
for par in
15th season
Drives for GNAC Championship
Brooke Patterson
Sports Editor
Hannah Arroyo
Asst. Sports Editor
Bound
to
Suffolk
University men’s golf
program for 15 seasons,
Ed
McMellen
and
the Rams have made
nine
Great
Northeast
Athletic
Conference
(GNAC)
championship
appearances, and intend
to take the fairway in the
top five this 2017 season.
As
a
Professional
Golfers'
Association
(PGA) native, McMellen
was named head golf
coach in 2003 and has
continued to mentor the
team. The Rams enter
the 2017 season with an
11-member roster, eight
being underclassmen.
In 2010, McMellen
played
in
the
Mass
Chapter Spring Meeting
Pro-Pro at Myopia Hunt
Club in South Hamilton,
Mass., where he tied for
fourth place with a shot
of 62.
For the blue and gold’s
first match of the season,
at the Emmanuel College
Invitational,
McMellen
disciplined the Rams to
a second place finish
out of four teams, eight
strokes behind opponent
Wentworth Institute of
Technology.
“I think [McMellen]
has done a terrific job of
establishing our program
and providing stability
in New England,” said
Suffolk's
Director
of
Athletics, Cary McConnell
in an interview with The
Suffolk
Journal.
“He
has great numbers on
roster and they are very
competitive in the New
England Region. I think
that’s a credit to himself.”
McMellen has played
golf since the age of 10.
The
15-season
coach
played in high school,
as well as at Springfield
College and continued
his career as a PGA
professional for 20 years.
“My dad got me into
[golf] and I just fell in love
with it,” said McMellen
in an interview with The
Journal.
In order to become
a PGA professional, a
golfer must pass a golf
playing ability test, which
McMellen
successfully
completed in his first
try. An individual must
also take certain courses
in different aspects of
the golf world such as
rules of golf, tournament
management
and
merchandizing.
As a PGA professional,
15 years ago, McMellen
worked
at
Spring
Valley Country Club in
Sharon, Mass., when the
opportunity of becoming
Suffolk’s head men’s golf
coach was brought to
his attention. It was a
decision that McMellen
could not turn down.
“It’s hard to believe,”
said McMellen on going
into his 15th season with
the Rams. “The school
has changed a lot, for
the better, in the last few
years. There is a lot more
support for the coaches.”
McMellen also said
how recently the Athletics
Department has obtained
better recruitment tools,
and therefore has received
better
athletes
and
players. Suffolk athletics
has also given studentathletes access to more
useful equipment, such as
the newly reconstructed
fitness center, the Michael
& Larry Smith Fitness
Center.
“From where I started,
and where we are now,
we are more competitive,”
said McMellen.
McMellen said that he
struggled with coaching
at first because of the lack
of recruiting which took
the program down a level.
Fifteen years later, he has
been able to place the blue
and gold in the top five of
the GNAC championship
three times.
“[Coach
McMellen]
has got a very good
understanding
of
the
game,”
said
junior
returner
Stephen
Ferrante in an interview
with
The
Suffolk
Journal. “He definitely
has the experience and
mentorship.”
Having played under
McMellen’s
guidance
for the past three years,
Ferrante
said
that
although his coach is
a serious person, he
has taught him a great
deal about the in’s and
out’s of the game of golf
and has really positive
reinforcement for the
players.
For
the
future,
McMellen will plan on
sticking with coaching
at Suffolk as the Rams
continue
their
drive
for the GNAC title with
the intention of getting
the team to become
competitive on an annual
basis.
The Rams look to
obtain a winning record
for Coach McMellen’s 15th
season as they compete
in the Emmanuel College
Invitational at William
J. Devine Golf Course,
Franklin Park in Boston
on Sept. 27.
Connect with Brooke
and Hannah by
emailing
bpatterson2@su.suffolk.
edu and
harroyo@su.suffolk.edu
Courtesy of Suffolk Athletics
“From where I
started, and where we
are now, we are more
competitive”
- Head Coach Ed McMellen