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November 16, 2016
Divided State of America
Jacob Geanous
World News Editor
In a nation that has
been divided by decision,
waves of dissent have
washed over the United
States
following
the
confirmation of a Donald
Trump
presidency.
Protests
and
rallies
have
materialized
to
voice opposition against
America’s choice across
the
country
with
a
higher concentration in
urban epicenters, blue
strongholds
for
the
Democratic party.
During
the
early
hours
of
Wednesday
morning, as it became
evident that Republicans
would take the White
House, movements began
mobilizing on social media
to organize protesters
who have been infuriated
by Trump’s controversial
exceptionalist rhetoric.
In Boston, invitations
to an event labeled
“Students
against
Trump” were sent out on
Facebook around 5 a.m.
on Wednesday, Nov. 9 to
a vast collection of college
students in the city. Hours
later, an organized group
comprised of more than
one hundred students
met at the corner of
Park street and Tremont
Street
and
marched
through Boston Common
to demonstrate disdain
for the new PresidentElect.
They
snaked
through the Common,
chanting a variety of antiTrump sentiments and
voiced outcry against
the
Trump
message
which, at times, has been
sexist, xenophobic and
misogynistic.
“My body, my choice”
and “love trumps hate.”
strained repeated voices.
The young voices rang
out
throughout
the
Common for an audience
of bystanders who gawked
and took pictures. Some
protesters
screamed,
others cried, but nearly
none of the students wore
anything resembling a
smile on their faces.
Haley Clegg/ Photo Editor
“I’m here because I’m
queer and scared,” said
Sabrina Combs, who had
stepped out of the group
to take a short break
away from the emotional
fanfare
to
smoke
a
cigarette.
The group swelled in
number as they weaved
through the Common and
had amassed more than
two hundred students by
the time they made it to
the State House, which
was set to be the final
destination of the action.
Cars honked and some
drivers raised fists in
solidarity as the group
paraded across Beacon
Street and stopped traffic
on their way to the front
steps of the State House.
Protesters covered the
stairs and sidewalk in
front of the Bulfinch
entrance of the State
House. They repeatedly
chanted “we love you”
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Committee opens dialogue to students on presidential search
Chris DeGusto
News Editor
Members
of
the
Suffolk
community
gathered in Sargent Hall
on Tuesday afternoon in
a town hall meeting to
discuss the university’s
ongoing search for a new
President. A panel of
the Presidential Search
Committee,
mediated
by Chairman of the
Committee and Board
of
Trustees
member
John Brooks, sat before
students who voiced their
concerns about issues
at the university, and
expressed the qualities
they deem important in a
new president’s priorities
Suffolk Trustee, as
well as Choate Hall &
Stewart LLP commercial
litigator E. Macey Russell
told a reporter from The
Suffolk Journal that this
search will, “focus not on
what’s in front of us but
what we are missing,” in
a post-meeting interview
on Tuesday.
Russell
said
that
instead of looking at what
the university already has,
the Search Committee
will assess the needs that
Suffolk has in order to
find the best candidate.
to offer, which included
praising certain members
of the Suffolk community,
and citing that at this
university people still
care.
“Suffolk has kind of in
a sense changed my life,”
said Betts. “Let’s not lose
sight of that because the
school is what you make
it despite the challenges.
As a student, keep that in
mind.”
One student discussed
how their undergraduate
career was filled with fond
memories in the Donahue
building, which is now no
longer under ownership
Alexa Gagosz/ Editor-in-Chief of the university. The
student
talked
about
how they are concerned
about Suffolk’s footprint,
and would like to see a
president that also wants
Trustee
to see the university
earned her MBA at Suffolk grow.
and is now entering her
A Suffolk Law student
senior year at Suffolk expressed their concern
Law asked how the future for the declining bar rate
president of the university for law school students in
will adjust to the changes front of the Committee.
that are being made now. Massachusetts
Juvenile
Betts talked during Court Chief Justice and
the open discussion on Trustee member Amy
how she wondered if the Nechtem
responded
new president will make with reassurance to the
communication across the student that plans are
disciplines a focal point. in place with Acting
Betts pointed out some President Marisa Kelly
positives that Suffolk had and Law School Dean
“[We] won’t use the usual playbook.”
-E. Macey Russell,
Search Committee Member and
He commented that this
particular
presidential
search will be different
than those in years past.
“[We] won’t use the
usual playbook,” said
Russell, who hopes that
the search will produce a
“deep pool of candidates
that share the vision of
Suffolk.”
Chairman
of
the
Board Robert Lamb said
in an interview with a
Journal reporter that
the Committee will not
have a set deadline as to
when they would choose
the next president of the
university.
“Let’s do this right this
time,” said Lamb.
Students who were
present at this discussion
were vocal, and sparked
conversation
about
various
topics
from
diversity, to expansion
and reputation.
Marcya Betts, who
Andrew Perlman.
“[They]
arranged
strategic plans [on] how
those past rates are going
to increase and you will
see them increase,” said
Nechtem.
She explained that the
type of enrollment that
Suffolk has had in recent
years is one factor that
contributes to this decline
but Nechtem said she
believed the university’s
reputation as a law school
will not change because
of these current rates.
Lamb
agreed
with
Nechtem, and mentioned
that this change would not
happen overnight, and is
partly due to the processes
in which students are
admitted and educated.
Additionally, Lamb said
that the reputation and
“long term” goals for
Suffolk are in mind as
well while looking for a
president to “manage”
and
“strengthen”
the
university.
“We’re very concerned
[for] the reputation of
Suffolk in the external
world outside of this
community,” said Lamb.
“That will have a long
term
implication
and
impact on alumni and
how they’re perceived in
the marketplace.”
Ford Hall Forum debates economic inequality NEWS BRIEF
Morgan Hume
Journal Staff
Throughout
the
recent election season,
Americans’
concerns
about the economy were
on the rise. After the
election, people continue
to raise questions about
economic inequality and
whether it is good or bad
for the country.
Monday night’s Ford
Hall Forum hosted at
the Old South Meeting
House focused on those
ideas, and the notion of
whether or not economic
inequality was fair.
Yaron Brook, executive
director at Ayn Rand
Institute and coauthor
of the book “Equality
Is
Unfair:
America’s
Misguided Fight Against
Income Inequality,” and
Jonathan Haughton, a
senior economist at The
Beacon
Hill
Institute
and economics professor
at
Suffolk
University,
engaged in a heated
debate about economic
inequality. Jim Stergios
of the Pioneer Institute
monitored the event.
Brook
began
the
debate by arguing that
Americans only recently
started worrying about
the economic issues. He
said that for most of the
nation’s history, people
have been individualistic,
so they cared about
themselves.
“It’s only in more
recent times that they
started really caring,” said
Brook. “I think there’s
two reasons. One reason
is the collectivization of
society and the second is
that there are now real
problems in America in
our economy.”
Haughton
disagreed
and claimed that the
world we live in does not
let the individual thrive.
“Society is contributing
to what we make, what
we earn, and therefore
in effect is contributing
to the inequality as well,”
said Haughton. “So we
are not in an ideal world
for the individual, in
any chance he deserves
everything he gets.”
The debate moved to
the subject of property
rights.
Haughton
argued
that property rights are
hard to elucidate, but
they are defined socially.
He used the example of
smoking cigarettes inside
the Meeting House. The
reason no one is allowed
to smoke inside is because
it
violates
everyone
else’s right to clean air,
Haughton said.
Haughton also said
that, as a believer in
markets, he thinks the
market
would
solve
economic
problems
instead of the government
if property rights were
clearly defined.
Brooke
rebutted,
saying the smoking ban
violates the right of the
owner of the building,
who
should
decide
whether occupants are
allowed to smoke because
he owns the building, and
thus owns the air inside
it.
Stergios then asked
was
whether
greater
inequality is good even if
it comes with substantial
growth?
Brook said we need
to embrace inequality
because having inequality
means having freedom.
He said a person can
choose a career that earns
a low or high income
based on what they want
to do for the rest of their
life. People have the
freedom to decide how
much money they want
to make, and therefore
where they want to stand
economically.
The floor opened to
a question and answer
session
during
the
final hour so audience
members
could
talk
about the main points
that mattered to them.
Questions about taxation
and
redistribution
of
wealth are some of the
topics voices from the
crowd asked about.
F r e s h m a n
international economics
major Jordan Albrizio
attended the forum and
found the two men’s
opposing
viewpoints
helped
bring
new
perspectives
to
a
controversial topic.
“I thought the forum
was very interesting and
insightful.
Both
men,
Haughton and Brook,
presented
opposing
viewpoints on topics that
are relevant in today’s
society,” she said in
an interview with The
Suffolk Journal.
Board and McKenna settle dispute
Courtesy of Suffolk University
Former President Margaret McKenna
A long-awaited dispute between former President
Margaret McKenna and the Board of Trustees has
recently ended on Friday after an agreement was
announced between the two parties. McKenna,
who was ousted in late July in a vote by the
current Board members, was replaced by former
Suffolk University Provost and current Acting
President Marisa Kelly. Board Chairman Robert
Lamb told the Boston Globe in a statement that
there was “no evidence” that she engaged in any
actions while she was president of the university
for her “personal benefit.” These allegations were
what had originally brought media attention to
the university and the debacle between McKenna
and the former Board’s Chairman Andrew Meyer.
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Boston protests sends peaceful, powerful message to nation
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toward
two
pickup
trucks fitted with waving
American flags that drove
by
whose
occupants
screamed
rejoices
of
newly
appointed
President Trump.
More
than
twenty
police officers in neon
green
apparel
milled
around the outskirts of
the protest, some on the
sidewalk while others
were stationed in the
street. A small number
of students positioned
themselves in the center
of the group to lead the
the uniform chants and
songs. These students
also took turns stating
why a Trump presidency
frightened them, and wild
cheers of support erupted
after each declaration.
In the center of the
steps leading the group,
was Marc Perry, a Suffolk
University freshman who
sported a leather jacket
and a beard.
“It started off less
unified than it is now,”
said Perry. “It makes me
so happy that people can
come together against a
tyrant like this on only a
couple hours.”
Colin
Jenkins,
a
sophomore at Berklee
College of Music, silenced
the crowd multiple times
to speak his mind about
the perceived injustices
that he believed Trump
embodies.
He
rallied
in support of rights for
women, LGBT members
and
minorities.
With
every statement he made,
the crowd cheered louder.
Once he exited the mass
of students, his voice
became much softer and
a look of adolescent awe
crept on his face.
“We are fighting for
equality, equity, justice,
peace and love,” said
Jenkins. “I’m not the most
politically involved but,
when I see Donald Trump
spewing
the
terrible
things that he does, I find
it unacceptable. This is
the first step.”
For hours, students
rallied on the entrance
of the State House. Every
time a group of new
students crossed Beacon
street to join the group,
a deafening cheer would
explode from the group.
Every time a Trump
supporter would drive by
and yell at protesters, the
students would chant “I
love you” until the cars
were out of earshot.
Not all in attendance
supported the outward
show of discontent by the
protesters.
Brandan
Orgocka,
a freshman at Suffolk
University, stood a short
distance away from the
crowd holding a black and
yellow flag. A snake was
depicted on the flag along
with a caption that said
“don’t tread on me.” He is
a self-described member
of the libertarian party
and displayed the flag,
which was a symbol of
American independence,
to advocate for unity and
discourage unrest.
“I don’t agree with
this,”
said
Orgocka.
“They
are
misplacing
their anger. Clinton won
Massachusetts.
Trump
won the election. There’s
nothing much they can do
about it.”
The protests gained
strength as the sun
set. More than one
thousand
anti-Trump
advocates
funnelled
into the Common armed
with signs that became
increasingly difficult to
read in the darkness.
Members
of
the
Boston
police
began
arriving in caravans of
multiple squad vehicles
at the Common. A few
blocks away, a group
of officers dressed in
black tactical gear sat
down at Viva Burrito, a
Mexican restaurant, only
to have radio chatter
summon them out of the
restaurant.
“It is going to be a long
night,” said one of the
officers as they began for
the door. A couple others
offered sighs and grunts
of agreement. As they
exited the restaurant,
more than five police
motorcycles
sped
by
toward the direction of
the Boston Common.
Suffolk senior Kaity
Conery was present in
the Common to take
part in the protest with
friends, Matt Berard and
Michelle Lefrancois. They
described the tears, anger
and disbelief they had in
reaction to the election
results.
“I just can’t stop
thinking about all the
people that this affects,”
said
Conery.
“The
president
follows
the
people. Gay marriage
didn’t get passed until
people
wanted
it.
[Obama] was for it once
enough people were for
it. That’s why rallies are
so important.”
They hoped to change
the
perception
that
America has one of the
younger
generation,
which
has
been
repeatedly criticized for
low voter turnout rates
and
disconnect
from
American politics.
“Hopefully this shows
that
millennials
are
actually willing to do
something about it.” said
Lefrancois. “We have such
a bad stigma that we’re
lazy and don’t care. That
man is not my president,
he is barely a man. I hope
we can fix it.”
The next day, protests
continued.
Hundreds
of
people
organized
throughout the day in
different pockets of the
city to demonstrate a
strong
opposition
to
Trump’s future term in the
White House. Chants of
“not my president” could
be
heard
throughout
downtown Boston. These
protests did not reach
the magnitude of the
previous gatherings that
occurred the day before.
On Friday, the largest
post-election
rallies
formed in the Boston
Common. More than two
thousand people turned
out for a “love rally.”
This event was much
more positive and less
aggressive than the first
two days of protest. The
focus had pivoted. Less
anti-Trump
sentiment
was present, replaced
with a message that
called for the country to
come together to stop
hate, racism and bigotry.
This gathering visually
contrasted
from
the
protests that preceded
it as well. At this rally,
attendees
traded
the
dark, rebellious garb that
outfitted the previous
rallies
and
donned
technicolor
clothing
to show positivity and
support for the LGBT
community.
Nick Levesque, a senior
at Emerson College, was
outfitted in a red jacket
adorned
with
British
police buttons. He had
hearts painted on both
cheeks and wore a black
chef’s hat.
“I wanted to wear
something that showed
love and color instead
of the protests I’ve been
to that are all in black
leather
which
seems
angry.” he said. “I love
the idea of this rally. It’s
like group therapy where
everyone gathers and we
support each other.”
A large portion of the
crowd in the Common was
made up of children with
their parents, possibly
because the messages
being shouted previously
did not have child-friendly
connotations.
Profanity
laced chants were not
used this time, instead it
was replaced by positive
cheers of camaraderie
and unity. The Common
was a different place than
it was in the two days
prior. Hope had became a
substitute for anger.
On the outskirts of the
crowd was a young man,
Ja Zeguzman, who wore
a white t-shirt shivering
while sitting on a wooden
chair during the windy
fall day. A black blindfold
covered his eyes and had
a sign leaning against his
chair that read “write what
you fear.” He encouraged
those
in
attendance
to write their greatest
anxieties that a Trump
presidency may bring.
People lined up to write
on his shirt or in a book
that he held in his hands.
He kept the blindfold on
to ensure anonymity so
that whoever came to
write on him or his book
did not feel judged.
“I’m scared. I have a lot
of healthcare issues and
fear in relation to that,”
he said. “If Obamacare
goes, I really don’t know
what I’ll do.”
By the time the protest
ended, nearly no white
space was visible on his
shirt.
Multiple
groupings
of police officers were
stationed
around
the
rally. They stayed further
away from the gathering
than they had for the
previous twwo days, one
officer stated that it has
been relaxed because of
the peaceful nature of the
protests.
“It has been completely
peaceful, unlike what
has been going on in
other cities in America,”
said one of the officers
who prefered to remain
unnamed.
Around the country,
many
other
protests
have taken place. Unlike
Boston, some of these
protests have not been
benign. In Portland, two
anti-Trump
protesters
were arrested after a
man was shot during
a demonstration early
Saturday
morning,
according to the Seattle
Times. On Friday, 187
individuals were arrested
in Los Angeles during
a protest made up of
more than 8,000 people,
according to CNN. That
night,
11
protesters
were arrested in New
York during protests.
On Sunday, three more
protesters were arrested
in
downtown
Austin
during a small skirmish,
according to multiple
news sources. Boston
has no confirmed arrests
related to protests, as
of
early
Wednesday
morning.
As the demonstrations
continue
across
the
country, signs of slowing
down
have
not
yet
showed. As the arrests
rack up, dissent has been
increasingly
publicized.
Many are looking to
Obama, Clinton and the
rest of the Democratic
left
to
advise
their
constituency on how to
proceed.
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A Word
from SGA
Dear Suffolk Students,
On
Monday
and
Tuesday of this week,
there were 2 Town
Hall Forums for all
students, held by the
Board
of
Trustees’
Presidential
Search
Committee.
These
were open dialogues
for the students to ask
questions and for the
committee to update
the student body on the
search process. If you
were unable to attend
one of these forums,
please make sure to
complete the survey that
was sent to your emails.
And make sure to look
for
further
updates
from the Presidential
Search that will be sent
through email.
On
Tuesday,
the
Student
Government
Association
held
a
Campus
Life
Forum
with
representatives
from Residence Life,
SUPD,
Sodexo,
and
Facilities.
You
can
see a video from this
forum on our Facebook,
www.facebook.com/
SuffolkSGA.
If
you
have more questions
for SGA or for those
departments,
please
email sga@suffolk.edu
and we will handle
any issues or get your
questions answered!
SGA’s
Finance
Committee
and
the
Student Judiciary Review
Board
(SJRB)
meet
weekly on Tuesday’s
Activities Period. Any
club looking to attend
initiatives
should
contact SGA, and SJRB
can also help handle any
club conflicts.
SGA holds a weekly
open forum during our
general meetings on
Thursdays from 12:15
– 1:30 in Somerset
B18.
Our
meetings
are open to the entire
Suffolk community and
we encourage you all
to join us. To keep up
with SGA follow us on
Twitter and Instagram
(@suffolksga). We hope
you have a great rest of
the week and enjoy the
Thanksgiving break!
-The Student
Government
Association
United protestors march in
stampede through downtown
Haley Clegg
Photo Editor
More
than
1,000
people came together on
the Boston Common on
Wednesday to protest
the construction of the
Dakota Access Pipeline
(DAPL). This $3.78 billion
pipeline would transport
fracked crude oil from
the Bakken Shale in
North Dakota to Patoka,
Illinois, and would be
more than 1,100 miles
long, according to the
DAPL official website.
The Boston ralliers
came together to stand
in solidarity with the
protests occurring in
North Dakota. The rally
began with a prayer
that was asked to not be
recorded. Several of the
event organizers spoke
to the crowd about their
experiences protesting in
Standing Rock.
“They are standing
peacefully and prayerfully
to protect their ancestral
lands, sacred sites, and
the water of millions
of people against the
construction
of
the
Dakota Access Pipeline,
which is transporting
crude shale from the
Bakken oil field,” said
Karan Doczi, the lead
organizer of the event
in an interview with The
Suffolk Journal.
The
protesters
marched
through
Downtown
Crossing,
making a stop at TD bank
on Winter Street, one of
the banks investing in the
pipeline.
“We’re hoping to stop
by these big banks that are
funding the pipeline and
get attention and bring
awareness,” said assistant
organizer Jennifer Minor
in an interview with The
Suffolk Journal.
The protesters then
marched through Boston
Common to the Charles
River banging drums and
chanting, “You can’t drink
oil, leave it in the soil.”
At the Charles, Here
protesters formed a circle
and sent prayers to North
Dakota in solidarity. To
close off the protest, a
round dance was held in
which Native Americans
and
protesters
alike
came together in a large
circle and chanted while
walking clockwise around
the circle.
“Just because it is not
affecting us necessarily
right here, right now,
doesn’t mean it’s not
affecting everyone,” said
Suffolk University student
Ellie Brind’Amour. “And
the second one of us
starts to make a change,
regardless of whether
we are in the area where
the change needs to
take place, it can start a
huge effect that will help
people all over.”
Brind’Amour
came
to the protest with a
group of friends who also
participated in an earlier
rally protest earlier that
day against the outcome
of the 2016 election.
“We found out about
this protest and thought
it was best to make
sure we came out to
it,” said Brind’Amour in
an interview with the
Journal.
The pipeline is being
constructed by Energy
Transfer
Crude
Oil
Haley Clegg/ Photo Editor
“Just because it is not affecting
us necessarily right here, right now,
doesn’t mean it’s not
affecting everyone.”
-Ellie Brind’Amour
Company according to the
DAPL website.
Protesters in North
Dakota
argue
its
construction
will
put
water for millions of
people at risk as it runs
beneath
the
Missouri
River. The discharge of fill
materials into the river
from the construction
would make their source
of drinking water in
danger. The pipeline also
runs through sacred lands
of the Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe.
Due
to
eminent
domain, Energy Transfer
can
construct
the
pipeline through private
property, as long as the
property owners are paid
“adequate compensation,”
according to the DAPL
website. Energy Transfer
is pushing forward with
the construction of the
pipeline.
According to their
website, “Since pipelines
are statistically the safest
and most reliable mode of
transporting crude, DAPL
will improve safety to the
public and environment
and free up rail capacity
for the transportation
of
crops
and
other
commodities
currently
constrained by crude oil
cargos.”
In July, the Standing
Rock Sioux Tribe filed a
complaint for declaratory
and
injunctive
relief
against the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
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WORLD
An American abroad
Observing the new presidency while overseas
Katie Cusick
Journal Contributor
“I’m sorry. I am so
sorry for your loss.”
My
friends
from
Norway,
the
United
Kingdom
and
France
said to me as I assume
my seat in class. Here in
Paris, France where I am
currently an exchange
student, it’s rainy and gray
once again, but today the
feeling of somber fits the
tone of the day too well.
I didn’t come from a
funeral or find out about
a death in my family.
It’s Nov. 9, 2016 and I
woke up for class to the
official results of the
United States Presidential
Election. For the U.S.
some would see this event
as a curse, others viewed
it as a blessing. Shocking
for all, though, as this
man with no political
or military background
could and would be
taking the position of the
most recognized leader in
the world.
Before
heading
to
school, I contemplated
on taking a mental health
day, fearing that I would
stick out too much in
the crowded streets of
Paris and hallways of my
school as an American.
Nonetheless, I dressed in
all black, in solidarity and
mourning as an attempt
to blend in to the crowd
the best that I could, and
headed to class.
I was greeted with
not only condolences,
but confusion upon my
arrival at school Because
it has become understood
worldwide that America
has possibly made one
of the biggest mistakes
in history electing a
president with so much
baggage, an unspecified
campaign
and
what
some might consider to
be extremist views the
United States has worked
so hard to sweep under
the rug.
Sitting in class, I
was faced with not only
attempting to keep the
tears out of my eyes, but
to attempt to explain how
the events that unfolded
last night are actually
even possible. This class
of 25 students represents
16 different countries,
from Australia, to Dubai,
Norway, India, China, The
West Sahara, Nigeria,
South
Korea,
Mexico
and Lebanon to name
just a few of the places
my
fellow
classmates
call home. In addition
to being surrounded by
people from every corner
of the globe in this class,
I am surrounded by
just about every major
religion. The thought of
facing my peers knowing
that my home had elected
someone to lead whose
ideas are rooted in
separation of nationality
and religion made me
nauseous. As one can
assume, the second the
few Americans arrive into
Mexico?”
“Are you nervous about
his ideas on bombing ISIS
and his close friendship
with Russia?”
“Are
you
worried
about your rights as a
woman?”
As a 20-year-old female
identifying as a liberal
democrat, I answered
the questions without
being biased to the best
of my ability, despite the
sadness and heartache I
was feeling.
Truthfully,
starting
this period that will be
full of uncertainty while
living on the other side of
the pond I am distraught. I
have never felt so divided
in my feelings as to where
I should physically be in
this world.
Wishing to be home,
standing
beside
my
friends as they make
The America
we will be
returning to in
June will not be
the same.
class the questions come
flooding in.
“How is this possible?”
“Did
you
support
Trump?”
“I wanted to visit
America next summer but
now I am worried that it
will be unsafe for me as a
Mexican, do you have any
idea of what changes will
take place?”
“Isn’t he going to trial
for possible rape and
sexual assault?”
“Did he really say all of
those horrible things?”
“How can it be okay
that he doesn’t want
Muslims entering the
country?”
“Is he actually going
to follow through with
building the wall between
the United States and
their voices heard in
protest and to be in my
mother’s arms as I watch
my rights as a woman be
possibly removed just as
I have reached the age
where they are becoming
important to exercise.
Yet, being in Paris I felt
safe and a weird sense
of comfort surrounded
by people who didn’t
identify as American but
could relate to my fear
due to their own personal
past experiences. Fears
of being oppressed as
a woman, what could
happen to my friends
and family back home
who identify as LGBT,
Muslim or any minority
and what the future could
hold because so much is
uncertain has not only
clouded my mind, but the
minds of my peers.
They have stressed
to me that this decision
to raise someone who is
inexperienced, sexist, a
leader of xenophobia, a
sexual predator, racist, a
dishonest
businessman
and
oppressor
of
minorities to the highest
pedestal of leadership
communicates
that
Americans
are
doing
this only with personal
interest in mind lacking
all knowledge of the
progress that has been
made.
This is no longer just
about the United States,
this seriously affects the
entire world because of
how strong the United
States has become in the
past 100 years.
The heartbreak that
has settled deep into my
chest has also settled with
feelings of distance and
helplessness.
The
sort
of
helplessness that you’re
standing on the shore,
watching your beloved
ship sink while being
completely incapable of
saving anyone.
Here I am in Paris,
standing
an
ocean
away from my family
and friends and being
completely
unable
to
experience and relate to
the future events that may
tear my home country
apart. The only action I
can take is to be hopeful
that things will get better
and to make my voice
heard over social media.
I hope people in the
United States will make
their voices heard as
loud as possible, stand
together and not give up
this fight we may be in
for the next four years.
This day will be forever
engraved in my mind as
a day of heartache and
helplessness.
These
feelings
of
impending
burdens,
especially
that
of
helplessness, will rest in
the back of our minds and
continue to haunt those
of us who left the country
for an exchange program.
The America we will be
returning to in June will
not be the same America
we left in September.
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Beyond the border:
inside the world’s
strictest dictatorship
Courtesy of Weigi Zhang
Elvira Mora
Journal Contributor
On Monday, Suffolk
University students got
an in-depth look at life
in Kim Jong Un’s North
Korea, one of the world’s
most secretive countries.
Weigi Zhang, Suffolk
University
Assistant
Professor of Government
with a focus on political
science, gave insight about
his experience voyaging
through
North
Korea
during an installment of
the WorldBoston lecture
series. He spoke of his
journey to North Korea
in May of 2015. He stayed
for three days and four
nights. His goal for the
trip was to learn about
North Korean culture and
the way of living there.
North Korea has long
been regarded as a “high
danger” place to travel
to under the communist
regime of Kim Jong Un,
during the governmental
conflict between North
and
South
Korea,
according to Zhang.
There was a strict set
of rules that he was forced
to follow while on a tour.
The most critical rule
forbade any individual
from disrespecting leaders
or the regime itself. If
an individual failed to
comply, the North Korean
government
would
imprison them.
“The
tour
guides
did
their
best
to
accommodate our needs.”
said Zhang. “Unlike in
many other countries,
it was impossible for
visitors to be attacked
by local people because
of the protection of the
guides.”
They
were
given
additional rules, which
included
photography
restrictions. No pictures
could be taken the statues
of the country’s leaders.
Photos of these statues
could not be taken from
a close angle. In addition,
photos of soldiers were
not permitted. Despite
the
restrictions
on
photography, Zhang took
one anyway.
Traveling from one
town to the next was
complicated
because
soldiers were stationed
at certain locations that
serve as checkpoints. At
North Korean customs,
an officer had to mark
down what technological
devices, such as phones
and
cameras,
an
individual entering North
Korea had, Zhang said.
“For me it was easy,
the tour guide would
get out and explain to a
soldier our situation, but
for a regular individual,
it would be harder,” said
Zhang.
He
explained
that if he did not travel
with a tour, he would
have needed to obtain
a different travel visa in
order to enter each town.
Zhang
noted
the
importance of a tour
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A faith’s fears for future America
Courtesy of Facebook user Hdwip
James MacDonald
Journal Staff
Suffolk
University’s
weekly
Muslim
Conversations
group
directed their discussion
toward the presidential
election
results
on
Thursday.
The group was joined
by University’s Chaplain
Amy Fisher.
An
international
student, who wished to
remain anonymous, from
the United Arab Emirates
(UAE), joined the group.
He said that people from
the UAE followed the
U.S. election closely, with
friends and family who
messaged him as the
results came in to get his
reactions.
Meryem
Bakati,
a
sophomore at Suffolk
and leader of the Muslim
Conversations
group,
addressed
PresidentElect Trump’s proposed
Muslim American registry
during the meeting last
week, a plan that drew
comparisons
to
Nazi
Germany’s
anti-Semitic
policies
from
several
critics.
“I’m not going to play
his games,” Bakati said at
the meeting. “I already
have a Social Security
Number.”
Bakati
is
one
of
the million of MuslimAmericans
registered
to vote in this year’s
presidential
election,
according to the U.S.
Council
of
Muslim
Organizations.
The
USCMO’s One America
Campaign,
started
in
December of 2015 and
reportedly attributed to
doubling the number
of registered MuslimAmerican voters since the
2012 elections, passing
their goal of one million.
Bakati expressed her
concern
that
Muslim
voices in the U.S. would
fall silent under PresidentElect Trump, and that
values
and
traditions
would be set aside out of
fear. She cited the hijab,
a traditional headscarf
worn by Muslim women,
as an example.
“I’m afraid people are
going to take off their
headscarves,” she said.
“I’ll never take it off. This
is who I am.”
Last week, the Detroit
Free Press reported that
a University of Michigan
student removed her hijab
when a man threatened
to set her on fire if she
did not comply.
This
incident
occurred a day after a
post by the Southern
Poverty Law Center, an
Suffolk professor presents
journey through North Korea
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guide in North Korea.
The tour guide, in his
opinion meant to take
care of the group, which
is a thankless job. On
average, a tour guide gets
paid 30,000 Korean Won
per day, which is roughly
equivalent to $30 USD.
Since North Korea is an
industrialized country, a
textile worker makes the
most money, according
to Zhang, which is on
average 63,000 Korean
Won, roughly $62 USD.
Zhang
thoroughly
enjoyed the food that he
ate at various restaurants
and noted how flavorful
it was. Traditional Korean
cuisine largely consists
of rice, vegetables and
meats;
however,
the
cuisine of North Korea is
slightly different than that
of South Korea. The taste
of North Korean food is
described, by Zhang, as
juicier and less spicy than
South Korean dishes that
focus on seasoning and
cater to savory palettes.
Kimchi is a traditional
Korean dish that Zhang
got the chance to try. It
consists of fermented
vegetables, cabbage and
Korean radishes in a brine
of garlic, ginger, scallions
and
chili
peppers.
According
to
Zhang,
guides are also paid with
rations of cabbage so
that they can eat kimchi
frequently.
Domestic life in North
Korea is patriarchal. The
father of the household
will often receive a
separate meal during
supper which is often
better than what the rest
of the household eats,
according to Zhang.
“Korean leaders are
often referred to as the
father of the society,” said
Zhang. “Mistreating or
disrespecting the father
or leader is social taboo.”
This take on domestic
roles within a household
is tied to Confucianism,
a theory that focuses on
hierarchy and order, said
Zhang.
Confucianism
is embedded in North
Korean culture. After
visiting, Zhang gathered
that this theory is applied
so that Korean leaders can
strengthen their absolute
authority over society.
The next WorldBoston
event will take place
on Dec. 8 in the Suffolk
University Law building
from 6pm to 7:30pm.
The topic will be China’s
Naval Expansion: The
Pacific and Beyond. It
will feature guest speaker
Peter Dutton, director or
China Maritime Studies
Institute at the U.S. Naval
College.
organization
dedicated
to the illumination of
hate crimes and bigotry,
stating
200
incidents
of “hateful harassment
and intimidation” were
reported
across
the
country. According to the
report, more than 20 of
these incidents were antiMuslim in nature.
In an interview with 60
Minutes
correspondent
Lesley Stahl, PresidentElect Trump addressed
a number of topics,
including
a
rise
in
reported
hate
crimes
and harassment directed
at minority groups and
individuals. When asked,
he claimed to be “very
surprised” to hear about
the rise of incidents
across the country.
“I saw one or two
instances,” he said. “Well,
I think it’s a very small
amount.”
Donald Trump Jr. and
the rest of the PresidentElect’s immediate family
joined the interview in its
latter half. He defended
his father, calling into
question the authenticity
of the public’s concerns.
“I think the fears, you
know, while they may be
there, some fabricated,
some not, are totally
unfounded,” the younger
Trump said.
According to a 2010
Pew
Research
Center
study, only 9 percent of
Americans claim to know
a great deal about Islam,
with 30 percent claiming
no knowledge whatsoever.
A
2014
Pew
report
states that 47 percent of
Americans do not know
a member of the Muslim
faith. The study also says
that favorable views of
a religion are associated
with acquaintances from
the given faith.
Fisher
and
Bakati
both advocated for the
education of Americans
through
Muslim
acquaintances.
“Sadly, the education
of
others
falls
to
Muslims,” Fisher said.
Bakati does not find
questions
about
her
faith rude, she said. She
invites all questions in
hopes to breed better
understanding
among
students
and
other
Americans in general.
“Ask me why I am in
this religion,” Bakati said.
“Ask me why I wear my
hijab. Ask me anything.”
The
Muslim
Conversations
group
meets in the Interfaith
Center, Room 823 of the
Sawyer building, every
Thursday from 4:30 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m.. All students
are welcome.
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“Margo Veil,” photo gallery,
preview of The Strokes show.
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Un-veiling new show, new talent
Suffolk University’s “Margo Veil” is hilarious, emotional, raw and a must-see
Felicity Otterbein / Arts Editor
Left to right: Erica Wisor, Sarah Vasilevsky and Kelly Roper as the illusions of Margo Veil during Tuesday night rehearsal
Felicity Otterbein
Arts Editor
Amidst a swirl of
lights and color, Suffolk
University’s
latest
production “Margo Veil,”
held its final week of
rehearsal before opening
Thursday Nov. 17. at the
Modern Theater.
Margo
Veil, Sarah
Vasilevsky, is an aspiring
actress who is in the midst
of a tour of a terrible
play. Coached through
her life decisions by two
narrators, Andrea Royo
and Erica Lundin, acting
as her verbal conscience
and/or little voice inside
her head, she becomes
romantically
involved
with playwright Arthur
Vine, Ma’Chel Martin,
who is a huge proponent
of using the service Big
Betty, Annalise Fosnight,
which enables people
to switch bodies with
another human being on
the earth.
Both Margo and Arthur
partake in the event after
they commit a murder
and want to escape the
police. Margo inhabits a
Felicity Otterbein / Arts Editor
blind girl from Lithuania,
Ruta, Erica Wisor, and
Arthur becomes famed
actor Edgar LeStrange,
Matt Bittner, who suffers
from memory loss but
seems to take on his
critically acclaimed role
of poisoner.
What is interesting
about this performance
is that its 36-member
strong cast has the ability
to showcase multiple
different characters in
a single show. Each cast
member is given the
opportunity to shine as
someone else besides
their main character.
Vasilevsky played
on Margo’s naivety and
innocence
and
truly
brought another level to
the performance, doing
exceptionally well along
side of Martin’s Arthur.
The pair had a great stage
presence and demanded
attention when delivering
the plot.
The narrator’s Royo
and Lundin were perfect
with their onstage flirting
and giggling between each
other. Their meddling
within the plot line
generated laughs with
dark and dry humor. Matt
Bittner’s
performance
as Edgar LeStrange was
captivating from start
to finish. His portrayal
of LeStrange and his
interactions
amongst
the rest of the cast was
mesmerizing. The entire
performance was entirely
well done and flawless.
With
such
a
complicated and intense
plot line, the characters
truly sold the nature of
the story. A Len Jenkin
play, the performance
shows just how messy
life can get in the blink
of a dream sequence.
The interweavings of the
numerous stories within
stories mixes in with
the overarching story,
establishing the idea of
illusion mingling with
reality. Ultimately serving
an incredibly detailed and
complex tale of mischief,
magic
and
managing
to get through it all
unscathed.
Director Wesley Savick
hopes that the show acts
as an escape for Suffolk
students who are still
reeling from the antics
provided by the most
recent election. Margo
Veil is Savick’s third Len
Jenkin production.
“It’s a celebratory play,”
Savick told The Suffolk
Journal in a post-show
interview. “Imagination,
theatricality,
and
wonder. Those forces
are rejuvenating for a
partially broken spirit.
Suffolk students have
certain feelings regarding
the election.”
“[This show] is a sense
of wonder, which is a
great environment to
be welcomed into,” said
Savick.
Production
manager
Jim
Bernhardt
acknowledged that the
show is unique and
challenging.
“It’s
an
ambitious piece, it only
runs 75 minutes and
the majority of the 36
performers are playing
multiple roles,” he said.
“We’re very excited.”
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Institute of Contemporary Art
holds host to U.S. Premiere
“A Letter to My Nephew”
Felicity Otterbein
Arts Editor
When contemporary
art is discussed, with
it comes a undeniable
stigma.
An
aura
of
superiority and an air
of high intelligence is
instilled.
It can be considered
a
minority
in
the
entertainment industry,
compared to attendances
to
world
renowned
museums of fine art such
as the Louvre in Paris or
the National Galleries in
London.
What some people
must understand is that
contemporary art is a
concept that is incredibly
artist-perspective driven.
Anything
an
artist
creates is not always for
a designated audience,
but rather its purpose
serves the artist and their
experiences.
In the case of “A Letter
to My Nephew,” the latest
production of awardwinning
choreographer
Bill
T.
Jones,
the
experience
portrayed
stems from the roller
coaster of a life led by a
gay man, Jones’ nephew,
Lance T. Briggs. Briggs
is presently paralyzed
from the waist down after
leading a life involving
drugs and prostitution
at a very young age.
This piece conveys the
emotions that arise from
a letter from his uncle
during
his
nephew’s
hospitalization.
“This is what I call
an ancillary work,” said
Jones in a recent phone
interview with The Suffolk
Journal prior to the
show. “I am working on
a trilogy which is inspired
by reading a novel by
a great German writer,
W. G. Sebald called “The
Emigrants.”
According
to
Jones, the novel used
extremely
personal
and
autobiographical
information,
which
resulted in his inspiration
to create a series of works
which used people from
his own life-- including
his mother-in-law and
nephew.
This performance was
originally conceived a year
ago just before the dance
company was about to do
a European tour. After
learning about the fateful
attacks that occurred in
France in early November
of last year, the tour that
was destined to travel
around Europe was cut
short, despite its origins
in Paris.
“I wanted to bring a
piece there, to Europe,
and I spoke about first my
love for my nephew,” said
Jones. “The challenges
of being two black men
trying to talk honestly to
each other post-Ferguson,
trying to talk about world
affairs like the Syrian
refugee crisis, all while
being artists from the
West who make their
living by traveling to
various communities in
Europe and in the states.”
“[The
performance]
was supposed to be a
kind of tongue-in-cheek
Trident Cafe on Newbury St.
Coffee with milk and two sugars
Cobblestone Cafe on Hanover St.
Iced almond/caramel with skim
Tea-Do on Tyler St.
Vietnamese coffee,
avocado bubble tea
Thinking Cup on Hanover St.
Hazelnut latte
Ogawa Coffee on Milk St.
Black coffee
Clover on School St.
Black coffee
Starbucks on School St.
Coconut latte with one pump praline
Boston Common Coffee Co. on Washington St.
Any of the special latte’s
postcard from the uncle,
an older man, to a younger
man the nephew who is in
his hospital bed in Tampa,
FL. A lot of stuff has
happened since then, we
thought my nephew was
going to die,” said Jones.
“He did not die, he’s in a
wheelchair and is fighting
to be an independent and
productive person after a
life as a drug addict.”
Jones
spoke
with
regard to how the recent
election has affected this
work. “It does reflect this
particular moment that
we are in,” he said. In an
interview last week with
WBUR, Jones said that
this work is “site-specific,”
meaning that Jones takes
elements from each city
the show tours in and
alters the multimedia
aspect of the show.
In the piece, lines
are projected from the
letter onto the walls
of the theater, as well
as a giant square that
resembles a piece of
paper. Jones said he tried
to incorporate Boston
by referencing different
public
demonstrations,
as well as projecting onto
the dance “do you feel
safe?” when asking his
nephew if he felt safe in
Tampa, FL in the letter.
The piece itself is a
deeply emotional and
personal journey where
intense stimulation from
varying
dance
styles
are choreographed to
explosive sound tracks
creates an entirely new
experience. Dance styles
include hip-hop, modern
or even sometimes a
strange hybrid of these
dances.
The score is an eclectic
mix of classical, house
music, natural sounds
and songs popular in the
1920s, according to Jones.
The
work
referenced
politics and culture along
with a portrayal of the
relationship
between
Jones and his nephew.
“It’s like chess pieces,
my work, if you look at
it, you have to get in the
frame of mind that you’re
dealing with a puzzle,”
said Jones. “There’s a lot
of elements there that
have to be combined
and recombined. That’s
the pleasure of it. It’s a
collage, a collage that you
have to relax and give
yourself to.”
This is true, once the
audience had a chance
to settle into the spirited
performance, it became
clear that a story was
being woven together like
a tapestry, one strand and
one dance at a time.
Contemporary
art,
more specifically this
performance,
unites
and allows for a certain
freedom of expression
in the purest emotional
form whereas other forms
of media like painting or
spoken word would not
do the same justice to a
powerful experience. A
true emotional experience
was conveyed on the
stage at the Institute of
Contemporary Art.
Jones
is
currently
working
on
the
choreography for the
third and final installment
in his trilogy and said he
hopes to begin rehearsals
in the upcoming weeks.
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NOV. 16, 2016 | PAGE 9
“I’m not necessarily
scared about Trump
being President, it’s what
his extremist supporters
have already started
doing.”
Abigail Craighead
Advertising, Freshman
“I’m scared
about the future.”
Natalia Saletnik
Public Relations, Sophomore
“I’m not thrilled about Trump
being President, but I’m kind of
over hearing about it on all social
media. It does worry me with
the amount of issues it’s already
caused before he’s even been
inaugurated and before he’s
acting as President.”
Jenny Eaton
Biology, Sophomore
“While not ideal, I do not believe
the United States will cease to exist on
January 21, 2017. President-Elect Trump
is saying the right things- telling his
supporters to cease with the violent
and anti-Semitic rhetoric, but he’s
not necessarily doing anything that
promotes a more moderate Trump.
His appointment of Steve Bannon as
a chief strategist is alarming, albeit
unsurprising.
Following the election, the Suffolk
University Politics, Philosophy, and
Economics Student Advisory Board put
together an event to discuss the outcome.
Professor Cosgrove, in my opinion, was
spot on with his analysis that Donald
Trump ran a better campaign, with a
singular message (Make America Great
Again) that rallied his base. Clinton’s
campaign was “at least I’m not him”.
Future candidates should take note that
running for President requires more
than being the lesser of two evils.
The fact Donald Trump went from a
sham candidate to the next Commanderin-Chief dictates that America is tired
of establishment politics. I hope the
Democratic National Committee and the
more moderate Republicans take this
as a wake-up call and move to be more
inclusive to prevent another, potentially
worse, populist candidate.”
Patrick George
“Why is it that nobody
caused an uproar like
for Trump when Obama
got elected twice, if they
didn’t like him as much?”
Joseph Abraham
Polages
Government Law and Public
Policy, Junior
“The Democrats
need to rethink about
shoving their candidate,
Clinton, down people’s
throats. The reason
Trump won was
because Sanders wasn’t
his opponent.”
Anant Maers
Computer Science,
Sophomore
“I am certainly
not happy about
the result of the
election, but I am
trying to keep a
positive outlook.”
Philosophy and Government, Alum ‘15
Division:
Allie Durett
Marketing and ISOM,
Sophomore
Half the country kept quiet
By Patrick Holmes, Opinion Editor
The winner of the 2016 Presidential Election was announced in the early hours of Wednesday, Nov. 9 and since then, it feels as though
the world has been turned upside down. The Electoral College’s legitimacy has been both praised and denied due to the difference between
it and the Popular Vote. Oddly enough, each one favored a different candidate.
For the past week, it seems that the nation is more divided than we once thought, with Secretary Hillary Clinton winning the popular
vote by more than 100 thousand votes. People seem to forget the looming statistic of how many eligible Americans did not vote: 100 million,
according to the Washington Post. That number is close to how many eligible Americans did vote: 132 million.
According to the Pew Research Center, the United States voter turnout is one of the lowest in the developed world.
Is the nation as divided as we think?
It is time to stop protesting something we cannot control. It is time to talk to legislators, vote in local
elections and re-establish the Senate and the House. Stand up for what you believe in but do not focus
on just one leader. The Senate and the House are just as important as the president.
It is uncertain to who the non-voters would have chosen as the preferred candidate, but they could have easily made a difference in the
election if they went out and cast their ballots.
With that said, the current anti-Trump protests are a little too late as he was fairly crowned President-Elect. Although I voted for and
support Clinton, Donald Trump was chosen but the Electoral College, a system put in place by the Founding Fathers, which seems to never
have been spoken about as a problem until this recent election.
There were similar protests when Barack Obama was first elected president but not to the extreme of President-Elect Trump, where tens
of thousands of people, mostly students, have been orchestrating walkouts in urban areas.
It does not, however, seem that we are as divided as a nation as the media has portrayed. Whether we choose to believe it or not, the
media, including social media, can sway people to think a certain way. Especially with this past election, the media made both sides look
bad, swaying voters one way or another.
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Editor’s Word
Post-election events have
seen a string of reactions
from universities across the
nation. Many students in
the United States, as well
as those studying abroad,
have felt the shake of the
silent majority rock the
nation into a shocking, and
otherwise, unexpected win for
the president-elect Donald
Trump. For The Suffolk
Journal, we look to those who
were involved in this such
silent community of voters
and students.
In no way will The Journal
censor an opinion article
or letter to the Editor that
looks to display support
that does not align with
the majority of our readers’
views. Instead, we encourage
it.
Clearly, from the results
of this election, the silent
majority has thought that
they have not been able
to project their voice for a
number of reasons that were
spoken on after the results
came through in the early
hours last Wednesday and
arguably shown in those
results.
The Journal asks you, the
Suffolk community, to now
submit pieces and letters
to our editorial board
for publication. We The
Journal, and the nation,
need your voice now more
than ever.
Alexa Gagosz,
Editor-in-Chief
O
In a nation
The Founding
divided by politics, Fathers did it right
we need unity
Letter to the Editor
From ELECTION page 9
It is worth saying that
the media has portrayed
only the extreme Trump
supporters who embody
all of his rhetoric. There’s
also something to be said
about the people the
media does not show;
those are the ones who
make up the majority
of Americans. The ones
that receive airtime are
often epitomes of the
stereotype.
Also, with close to half
the nation not casting
their vote, there is no
way to tell how divided
our nation is, since we
do not know half of their
opinion. We only know of
the ones who speak out
and make their voices
heard which cannot be
assumed as the majority.
Without
the
statistic
involving the majority of
the country, it is hard to
say which candidate is
genuinely more liked.
So, what’s next?
It is time to stop
protesting something we
cannot control. It is time
to talk to legislators, vote
in local elections and
re-establish the Senate
and the House. Stand up
for what you believe in
but do not focus on just
one leader. The Senate
and the House are just
as important as the
president.
It would be wise for
the other half of the
nation to start speaking
out and sharing their
opinions so we do not
seem so divided. What
is stopping you all from
saying something?
Understandably, many
citizens don’t enjoy talking
about politics or this past
election. However, this
was the time for everyone
to join together and unify
with their parties to elect
a candidate the country
would be happy with. As
of right now, the country
does not seem unified.
But again, 100 million
citizens did not vote.
This is not an accurate
representation on the
division
within
our
country.
The 2016 presidential
election is behind us
and many are surprised
– some disappointed and
others jubilant. Criticism
of the Electoral College
by both sides has become
the bold new national
sentiment. Surely, it is
antiquated.
Surely,
it
must go. Surely, we can
do better.
And we can!
The Founding Fathers
were not so terribly amiss
as many may think. Sure
we are a larger expanse
of nation, geographywise and we are more
populated than the late
1800s, but the Electoral
College mechanism still
works. So why did one
presidential
candidate
(Hillary) win a majority
of popular votes and the
other candidate (Trump)
seem to steal the election?
The culprit is not the
Electoral College itself.
Rather, our stumbling
arises out of the All-orNothing approach we
take when we tally the
popular votes and convert
them into Electoral Votes
suitable for the Electoral
College
result.
The
Electoral College does not
need to be replaced.
Equal Voice Voting
offers
the
best
of
solutions
without
requiring a Constitutional
amendment. It is a simple
formula that converts a
state’s popular votes into
proportional
electoral
votes that hew closely to
the popular vote,. It does
not disenfranchise voters
and it gives each state its
independent voice, honors
the Founding Fathers’
intent and acknowledges
the this nation’s diverse
cultures, peoples, values
and priorities.
It is time to initiate
legislation on a state-bystate basis so our votecapturing system elicits a
confidence that translates
into a continued pride of
our country. The exercise
of our Electoral College
can be a source of such
confidence if we simply
modify how we count
everyone’s vote. Contact
your legislators and ask
that they give Equal
Voice Voting their strong
consideration.
Jerry Spriggs,
West Linn, Ore.
requirements
for
the
core curriculum and two
majors becomes hard
when departments only
offer one class for a course.
The timing of classes
can often conflict with
one another, so fulfilling
certain
requirements
must be postponed. There
are students who are
faced with the possibility
of graduating later than
expected because they
have been misinformed
about what classes they
should take and when.
This
is
where
it
becomes important to map
out the years in advance.
The Undergraduate Office
of Academic Advising
can be very helpful with
mapping out the courses
over the years. They help
students by giving them
the tools and skills to
develop effective longterm plans.
There might be some
argument that declaring a
minor is the easier thing
to do, but that minor
is not reflected on the
degree. Declaring a double
major has students taking
a few more classes than
they would a minor, but
the workload of a double
major is the same as any
other student.
There are many great
things to come out of this
choice. During the course
of the four years of the
undergraduate program,
a double major allows
students to learn with a
variety of classmates that
they will share classes
with more than once. This
is a prime example of a
networking opportunity
that students can utilize
while
receiving
their
education.
Having
access
to
two departments has its
benefits as well. Professors
are not only teachers
in the classroom, they
can be valuable mentors
outside as well. Being
able to visit professors
in their offices affords
students the opportunity
to receive advice on their
career paths. Professors at
Suffolk also have careers
outside higher education,
therefore they can give
students
opportunities
in such fields that would
be finely tuned for the
individual student that
pursues two majors.
Being
a
double
major in English and
Government myself, I
have had the pleasure of
becoming friends with
not only my classmates
but with the professors
of
both
departments.
My
degree
teaches
me
the
complexities
of
government
and
language. It reinforces my
ability to make persuasive
arguments by effectively
using facts to bolster my
opinions.
Double majors provide
the
rare
opportunity
to expand one’s mind
further than one major
can allow, which not many
people have the chance to
do. They allow students
once they graduate to
go down a career path
with a background in
two disciplines. This wellrounded
background
allows people to change
career paths as well,
which is especially useful
in a time when people
will not be sticking to one
job for the rest of their
lives anymore.
Double major? Double the benefits
Nathan Espinal
Journal Staff
Two for the price of
one deals are always
great, so go for a double
major degree.
Some students enter
college knowing which
major to choose, while
other students take a
couple semesters to try
out courses to find what
calls to them. Sometimes
it is during that searching
period that one will find
two majors that appeal
to them and choose to
pursue a double major.
Suffolk
University
gives
students
ample
opportunity to go for a
double major. All one
needs is approval from
two professors from the
departments of the majors
to be chosen and approval
from the College of Arts
and Sciences Assistant
Dean Sharon Lenzie.
There
are
some
challenges that will turn
up in pursuing a double
major.
Fulfilling
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U.S. Army veteran goes the distance
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Brooke Patterson
Asst. Sports Editor
David Campisano, 34,
joined the United States
Army back in Sept. 2001,
prior to his attendance
at
Suffolk
University.
Transitioning
to
the
university was not an easy
task for the Army veteran.
He said he was honored
to not only attend Suffolk,
but also compete for the
cross country team.
“It is difficult to talk
about the transition,” said
Campisano in an interview
with The Suffolk Journal.
“I have been fortunate
where I was discharged
and transitioned right
into college. I feel so
lucky how the timing
worked out perfectly and
the people I have met
have made a huge impact
on my life.”
Campisano, a junior
at the university, started
running cross country,
but said he was unsure
of how the whole sport
worked. Campisano said
he knew it was a matter of
running fast and winning.
The Staff Sergeant (SSG),
E-6 rank in the U.S. Army
never actually won a race
that he competed in, but
he did obtain several
personal records. At the
start of the season he
finished races at a time
of 30:28, but as the
season progressed, and
Campisano competed in
the Greater Northeast
Atlantic
Conference
(GNAC)
Championship,
he found himself with a
personal record of 28:48.
As a young boy, cross
country was not on
Campisano’s mind, but
joining the U.S. Army
was. He began his basic
training 16 years ago at
Fort Benning, Ga.
“I was getting my first
military ID photo taken
when the first plane hit
the World Trade Center.”
said Campisano.
“I
remember it like it was
yesterday, I knew I was
going to war.”
Later
on
in
his
military career, in 2008,
Campisano was selected
to compete for the All
-Army Triathlon team
in California. He later
attended the U.S. Army
Airborne School, Ranger
School and eventually
found himself in Iraq.
“When
I
returned
from Iraq, I decided I
wanted to be a Green
Beret and spent two years
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in the Special Forces
Qualification
Course
where I learned Spanish,
attended
Survival
Evasion, Resistance and
Escape School (SERE-C)
and went to the Special
Forces Communications
Course,” said Campisano.
“I didn't graduate because
I hurt my back jumping
out of planes and had to
leave the Army.”
On Aug. 1, 2016
Campisano
was
discharged from the Army,
and is no longer on active
duty. He sent an email
to Douglas Peterson, an
associate
registrar
at
Suffolk University, who
then helped him make his
choice to attend Suffolk.
“Everyone
has
been so helpful. I feel
extremely lucky to have
the privilege to be a
student and an athlete
here,” said Campisano. “I
wish the students here
could understand the
opportunities they have
and take advantage of it.”
Campisano said he had
to make the change from
being an active member
in the military to being a
student athlete. He said
how he was so accustomed
to living a structured life
that when he joined the
cross country team some
things came as a shock to
him.
“When I look around
Suffolk, in my classes and
on the cross country team
I see the same faces I see
that joined the Army,”
he said. “The difference
is that rifles were issued
instead of books.
Campisano was used
to receiving instructions
and executing them in
a disciplined manner.
Because
he
was
so
accustomed to this sort
of lifestyle, he said how
it made it easier for
him to adapt to having
a coach and following
his instructions. Being a
part of a team was a new
aspect in Campisano’s
life, but he explained how
meeting up with his team
at the Charles River for
practices was one of the
best parts of this season.
“We would all sit on
the bleachers and discuss
what we thought Coach
Peterson’s work out was
going to be,” he said.
“Coach
would
always
have us do a ten minute
warm-up run before our
actually main work out,
and we all just shoot the
breeze and talk about our
day. It was kind of
therapeutic.”
Campisano compared
how he served as a
member in the military to
being a student athlete.
“You have to be in
better than average shape
to be in the Army Infantry
and
attend
advanced
training, like the Special
Forces,” he said. “You
train daily to become a
better soldier just like you
run daily doing specific
training to become a
better runner.”
Key members from
both the women’s and
men’s cross country teams
sustained
devastating
injuries
earlier
this
season, but Campisano
remained hopeful and is
also optimistic for next
year.
“We are a young
team and we need more
athletes to run with
us,” he said. “Hopefully
recruiting goes well in the
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off season and we have
more athletes to compete
next year.”
Campisano is not a
member of the team that
just shows up. Whether it
is in practice or during a
race, he strives to do well.
“I want to win,” he
said. “I go into every
practice and race with
that same mentality. I'm
aware what is realistic
and what is not, but my
goal is to win.”
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The Globies celebrate Boston’s best
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Sports Editor
A sell-out crowd of
“1,000 strong” got to see
David “Big Papi” Ortiz
walk off one more time
with another win.
Well, four wins as
Ortiz was honored with
four hardware wins at The
Boston Globe’s second
annual “The Globies,”
which was held at House
of Blues in Boston on
Monday night.
“Every time I take
that field, I want to
give everything I have,
because of you guys,”
Ortiz said on his first win
of the night as he was
voted by fans as the Red
Sox MVP, to the crowd.
"It’s all about the sports.
I really appreciate you
Boston.”
Fans also selected Ortiz
for Best Moment, Boston
Pride and Athlete of the
Year.
Former
Boston
Police Commissioner Ed
David, who presented the
Boston Pride award with
Former Mayor Thomas
Menino’s wife Angela,
said that Ortiz is one
player in particular to
help Boston believe and
that he will always be a
part of Boston Pride.
“This
city
means
everything to me,” said
Ortiz. “I’ll try to do good
things around here.”
By his third and fourth
time walking on the stage
to receive his last two
awards, he chuckled and
said he was running out
of things to say.
The
Globies,
presented by MercedesBenz, is a collaboration
between Fenway Sports
Management, the New
England Sports Network
(NESN) and The Boston
Globe, hosted by NESN
sportscaster and anchor
Tom Caron. The Globies is
now an annual event that
celebrates New England
professional and collegiate
sports
teams
from
recognizing
“newbies”
to locals to the faces of
Boston’s
professional
sports teams and their
accomplishments
in
“the best sports city in
America.”
After sports editors
of The Boston Globe did
extensive reviewing of
statistics and plays of July
2015-16, Caron said that
thousands of people got
the job done by voting
for athletes deserving of
the award category. The
Globies has categorized
18 awards this year from
“Team Most Valuable
Player” (MVP) to “Good
Sport” to “Boston Pride.”
Besides
fans,
who
counted on athletes and
sports teams to get the
job done, Caron said that
the fans themselves get
the job done as they go to
games, believe in Boston’s
sports teams and stay up
late for games.
“Boston
Strong
continues to resignate
so deep in our city,”
said Caron to the crowd.
“Nobody represents us
better than our teams.”
The results for Team
MVP revealed that fans
selected New England
Revolution Midfielder Lee
Nguyen, New England
Patriots
Quarterback
Tom
Brady,
Boston
Celtics Point Guard Isaiah
Thomas
and
Boston
Bruins Center Patrice
Bergeron. Caron said that
the team’s MVP outwork
everyone else and did
their job the best.
Brady, Thomas and
Bergeron were not in
attendance
to
accept
their awards. However,
Thomas and Bergeron
thanked their teammates
and fans in a video that
aired under the Globies
display at center stage.
Thompson and the Celtics
return to TD Garden on
Wednesday after a twogame road trip. Bergeron
and the Bruins are on the
road until Saturday.
The
Globe
also
highlighted Boston’s best
moments. In his final
season in the MLB, Ortiz
recorded his 500th home
run, the Celtics ended the
Golden State Warriors
winning streak and the
Patriots
raised
their
fourth
championship
banner.
And, Atsede Baysa,
who won her first Boston
Marathon in 2016, gave
her trophy to Bobbi Gibb.
Gibb was the first woman
to finish the Boston
Marathon in 1966, 1967
and 1968 and she was
never recognized with a
trophy of her own. In a
video, Gibb said she is so
moved by Baysa, who was
recognized for her good
sportsmanship, love and
generosity. Gibb also said
she will return the trophy
to Baysa after her one
year with the trophy loan
concludes. Baysa and Gibb
were not in attendance.
Another athlete who
was
recognized
for
good
sportsmanship
was Abbey D’Agostino.
Massachusetts
native
D’Agostino
and
Nikki
Hamblin of New Zealand
both fell during a 5,000
meter race at the Rio
Olympics and they both
helped each other to cross
the finish line. D’Agostino
sustained a season-ending
injury to her right knee- an anterior cruciate
ligament and meniscal
tear and a strained medial
collateral ligament.
During her acceptance
and thank you speech,
D’Agostino said that: “It’s
clear that we are drawn
to selflessness and love.”
She added that many
individuals were a part of
her story, which makes it
special.
D’Agostino
along
with
local
Olympians
and paralympians were
recognized
for
their
participation and Boston
and
New
England
representation in the Rio
Olympics, which was held
in August of 2016.
Bob Cousy, as known
as
“Mr.
Basketball,”
was presented with the
Lifetime
Achievement
Award by Massachusetts
Attorney General Maura
Healey for his work
fighting for racial and
social justice. Cousy, a
former Celtic point-guard,
created
the
National
Basketball
Association
(NBA) Union and led the
union as president for
seven years.
On
Cousy,
Healey
said there is no greater
playmaker than Cousy.
Healey, who has had a
love for the game since
she was nine-years-old,
said she honored Cousy
throughout her whole
basketball
career
by
wearing “9” on her jersey.
Becca Pizzi, a Belmont,
Mass.
native,
was
recognized
for
being
the first U.S. woman
to complete the World
Marathon
Challenge.
Pizzi completed seven
marathons in seven days
in seven continents. She
competed and won every
race in Antarctica, Punta
Arenas, Chile; Miami,
Florida; Madrid, Spain;
Marrakesh,
Morocco;
Dubai,
United
States
Emirates; and Sydney,
Australia. She completed
seven
marathons
in
27 hours, 26 minutes
and 15 seconds. AT&T
Representative
Peter
Nixon
presented
the
AT&T Coverage Around
The World Award to Pizzi.
Pizzi said to the crowd
that it is an honor to
be here among Boston
Sports elite. She wants
to be an example to her
eight-year-old daughter
that anything is possible
if you believe in yourself.
“You rallied for me,
you made me Boston
Strong,” said Pizzi.
Like
Caron
said,
individuals are continuing
to change lives through
sports such as Pete Frates
raising awareness about
amyotrophic
lateral
sclerosis through the ice
bucket challenge and
Liam
Fitzgerald,
“the
Bruins fist-bump kid,” a
cancer survivor.
“They are using sports
to make the world a
better place,” said Caron.
The Globies will be
televised on Friday at 8
p.m. on NESN.
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Divided State of America
Jacob Geanous
World News Editor
In a nation that has
been divided by decision,
waves of dissent have
washed over the United
States
following
the
confirmation of a Donald
Trump
presidency.
Protests
and
rallies
have
materialized
to
voice opposition against
America’s choice across
the
country
with
a
higher concentration in
urban epicenters, blue
strongholds
for
the
Democratic party.
During
the
early
hours
of
Wednesday
morning, as it became
evident that Republicans
would take the White
House, movements began
mobilizing on social media
to organize protesters
who have been infuriated
by Trump’s controversial
exceptionalist rhetoric.
In Boston, invitations
to an event labeled
“Students
against
Trump” were sent out on
Facebook around 5 a.m.
on Wednesday, Nov. 9 to
a vast collection of college
students in the city. Hours
later, an organized group
comprised of more than
one hundred students
met at the corner of
Park street and Tremont
Street
and
marched
through Boston Common
to demonstrate disdain
for the new PresidentElect.
They
snaked
through the Common,
chanting a variety of antiTrump sentiments and
voiced outcry against
the
Trump
message
which, at times, has been
sexist, xenophobic and
misogynistic.
“My body, my choice”
and “love trumps hate.”
strained repeated voices.
The young voices rang
out
throughout
the
Common for an audience
of bystanders who gawked
and took pictures. Some
protesters
screamed,
others cried, but nearly
none of the students wore
anything resembling a
smile on their faces.
Haley Clegg/ Photo Editor
“I’m here because I’m
queer and scared,” said
Sabrina Combs, who had
stepped out of the group
to take a short break
away from the emotional
fanfare
to
smoke
a
cigarette.
The group swelled in
number as they weaved
through the Common and
had amassed more than
two hundred students by
the time they made it to
the State House, which
was set to be the final
destination of the action.
Cars honked and some
drivers raised fists in
solidarity as the group
paraded across Beacon
Street and stopped traffic
on their way to the front
steps of the State House.
Protesters covered the
stairs and sidewalk in
front of the Bulfinch
entrance of the State
House. They repeatedly
chanted “we love you”
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Committee opens dialogue to students on presidential search
Chris DeGusto
News Editor
Members
of
the
Suffolk
community
gathered in Sargent Hall
on Tuesday afternoon in
a town hall meeting to
discuss the university’s
ongoing search for a new
President. A panel of
the Presidential Search
Committee,
mediated
by Chairman of the
Committee and Board
of
Trustees
member
John Brooks, sat before
students who voiced their
concerns about issues
at the university, and
expressed the qualities
they deem important in a
new president’s priorities
Suffolk Trustee, as
well as Choate Hall &
Stewart LLP commercial
litigator E. Macey Russell
told a reporter from The
Suffolk Journal that this
search will, “focus not on
what’s in front of us but
what we are missing,” in
a post-meeting interview
on Tuesday.
Russell
said
that
instead of looking at what
the university already has,
the Search Committee
will assess the needs that
Suffolk has in order to
find the best candidate.
to offer, which included
praising certain members
of the Suffolk community,
and citing that at this
university people still
care.
“Suffolk has kind of in
a sense changed my life,”
said Betts. “Let’s not lose
sight of that because the
school is what you make
it despite the challenges.
As a student, keep that in
mind.”
One student discussed
how their undergraduate
career was filled with fond
memories in the Donahue
building, which is now no
longer under ownership
Alexa Gagosz/ Editor-in-Chief of the university. The
student
talked
about
how they are concerned
about Suffolk’s footprint,
and would like to see a
president that also wants
Trustee
to see the university
earned her MBA at Suffolk grow.
and is now entering her
A Suffolk Law student
senior year at Suffolk expressed their concern
Law asked how the future for the declining bar rate
president of the university for law school students in
will adjust to the changes front of the Committee.
that are being made now. Massachusetts
Juvenile
Betts talked during Court Chief Justice and
the open discussion on Trustee member Amy
how she wondered if the Nechtem
responded
new president will make with reassurance to the
communication across the student that plans are
disciplines a focal point. in place with Acting
Betts pointed out some President Marisa Kelly
positives that Suffolk had and Law School Dean
“[We] won’t use the usual playbook.”
-E. Macey Russell,
Search Committee Member and
He commented that this
particular
presidential
search will be different
than those in years past.
“[We] won’t use the
usual playbook,” said
Russell, who hopes that
the search will produce a
“deep pool of candidates
that share the vision of
Suffolk.”
Chairman
of
the
Board Robert Lamb said
in an interview with a
Journal reporter that
the Committee will not
have a set deadline as to
when they would choose
the next president of the
university.
“Let’s do this right this
time,” said Lamb.
Students who were
present at this discussion
were vocal, and sparked
conversation
about
various
topics
from
diversity, to expansion
and reputation.
Marcya Betts, who
Andrew Perlman.
“[They]
arranged
strategic plans [on] how
those past rates are going
to increase and you will
see them increase,” said
Nechtem.
She explained that the
type of enrollment that
Suffolk has had in recent
years is one factor that
contributes to this decline
but Nechtem said she
believed the university’s
reputation as a law school
will not change because
of these current rates.
Lamb
agreed
with
Nechtem, and mentioned
that this change would not
happen overnight, and is
partly due to the processes
in which students are
admitted and educated.
Additionally, Lamb said
that the reputation and
“long term” goals for
Suffolk are in mind as
well while looking for a
president to “manage”
and
“strengthen”
the
university.
“We’re very concerned
[for] the reputation of
Suffolk in the external
world outside of this
community,” said Lamb.
“That will have a long
term
implication
and
impact on alumni and
how they’re perceived in
the marketplace.”
Ford Hall Forum debates economic inequality NEWS BRIEF
Morgan Hume
Journal Staff
Throughout
the
recent election season,
Americans’
concerns
about the economy were
on the rise. After the
election, people continue
to raise questions about
economic inequality and
whether it is good or bad
for the country.
Monday night’s Ford
Hall Forum hosted at
the Old South Meeting
House focused on those
ideas, and the notion of
whether or not economic
inequality was fair.
Yaron Brook, executive
director at Ayn Rand
Institute and coauthor
of the book “Equality
Is
Unfair:
America’s
Misguided Fight Against
Income Inequality,” and
Jonathan Haughton, a
senior economist at The
Beacon
Hill
Institute
and economics professor
at
Suffolk
University,
engaged in a heated
debate about economic
inequality. Jim Stergios
of the Pioneer Institute
monitored the event.
Brook
began
the
debate by arguing that
Americans only recently
started worrying about
the economic issues. He
said that for most of the
nation’s history, people
have been individualistic,
so they cared about
themselves.
“It’s only in more
recent times that they
started really caring,” said
Brook. “I think there’s
two reasons. One reason
is the collectivization of
society and the second is
that there are now real
problems in America in
our economy.”
Haughton
disagreed
and claimed that the
world we live in does not
let the individual thrive.
“Society is contributing
to what we make, what
we earn, and therefore
in effect is contributing
to the inequality as well,”
said Haughton. “So we
are not in an ideal world
for the individual, in
any chance he deserves
everything he gets.”
The debate moved to
the subject of property
rights.
Haughton
argued
that property rights are
hard to elucidate, but
they are defined socially.
He used the example of
smoking cigarettes inside
the Meeting House. The
reason no one is allowed
to smoke inside is because
it
violates
everyone
else’s right to clean air,
Haughton said.
Haughton also said
that, as a believer in
markets, he thinks the
market
would
solve
economic
problems
instead of the government
if property rights were
clearly defined.
Brooke
rebutted,
saying the smoking ban
violates the right of the
owner of the building,
who
should
decide
whether occupants are
allowed to smoke because
he owns the building, and
thus owns the air inside
it.
Stergios then asked
was
whether
greater
inequality is good even if
it comes with substantial
growth?
Brook said we need
to embrace inequality
because having inequality
means having freedom.
He said a person can
choose a career that earns
a low or high income
based on what they want
to do for the rest of their
life. People have the
freedom to decide how
much money they want
to make, and therefore
where they want to stand
economically.
The floor opened to
a question and answer
session
during
the
final hour so audience
members
could
talk
about the main points
that mattered to them.
Questions about taxation
and
redistribution
of
wealth are some of the
topics voices from the
crowd asked about.
F r e s h m a n
international economics
major Jordan Albrizio
attended the forum and
found the two men’s
opposing
viewpoints
helped
bring
new
perspectives
to
a
controversial topic.
“I thought the forum
was very interesting and
insightful.
Both
men,
Haughton and Brook,
presented
opposing
viewpoints on topics that
are relevant in today’s
society,” she said in
an interview with The
Suffolk Journal.
Board and McKenna settle dispute
Courtesy of Suffolk University
Former President Margaret McKenna
A long-awaited dispute between former President
Margaret McKenna and the Board of Trustees has
recently ended on Friday after an agreement was
announced between the two parties. McKenna,
who was ousted in late July in a vote by the
current Board members, was replaced by former
Suffolk University Provost and current Acting
President Marisa Kelly. Board Chairman Robert
Lamb told the Boston Globe in a statement that
there was “no evidence” that she engaged in any
actions while she was president of the university
for her “personal benefit.” These allegations were
what had originally brought media attention to
the university and the debacle between McKenna
and the former Board’s Chairman Andrew Meyer.
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toward
two
pickup
trucks fitted with waving
American flags that drove
by
whose
occupants
screamed
rejoices
of
newly
appointed
President Trump.
More
than
twenty
police officers in neon
green
apparel
milled
around the outskirts of
the protest, some on the
sidewalk while others
were stationed in the
street. A small number
of students positioned
themselves in the center
of the group to lead the
the uniform chants and
songs. These students
also took turns stating
why a Trump presidency
frightened them, and wild
cheers of support erupted
after each declaration.
In the center of the
steps leading the group,
was Marc Perry, a Suffolk
University freshman who
sported a leather jacket
and a beard.
“It started off less
unified than it is now,”
said Perry. “It makes me
so happy that people can
come together against a
tyrant like this on only a
couple hours.”
Colin
Jenkins,
a
sophomore at Berklee
College of Music, silenced
the crowd multiple times
to speak his mind about
the perceived injustices
that he believed Trump
embodies.
He
rallied
in support of rights for
women, LGBT members
and
minorities.
With
every statement he made,
the crowd cheered louder.
Once he exited the mass
of students, his voice
became much softer and
a look of adolescent awe
crept on his face.
“We are fighting for
equality, equity, justice,
peace and love,” said
Jenkins. “I’m not the most
politically involved but,
when I see Donald Trump
spewing
the
terrible
things that he does, I find
it unacceptable. This is
the first step.”
For hours, students
rallied on the entrance
of the State House. Every
time a group of new
students crossed Beacon
street to join the group,
a deafening cheer would
explode from the group.
Every time a Trump
supporter would drive by
and yell at protesters, the
students would chant “I
love you” until the cars
were out of earshot.
Not all in attendance
supported the outward
show of discontent by the
protesters.
Brandan
Orgocka,
a freshman at Suffolk
University, stood a short
distance away from the
crowd holding a black and
yellow flag. A snake was
depicted on the flag along
with a caption that said
“don’t tread on me.” He is
a self-described member
of the libertarian party
and displayed the flag,
which was a symbol of
American independence,
to advocate for unity and
discourage unrest.
“I don’t agree with
this,”
said
Orgocka.
“They
are
misplacing
their anger. Clinton won
Massachusetts.
Trump
won the election. There’s
nothing much they can do
about it.”
The protests gained
strength as the sun
set. More than one
thousand
anti-Trump
advocates
funnelled
into the Common armed
with signs that became
increasingly difficult to
read in the darkness.
Members
of
the
Boston
police
began
arriving in caravans of
multiple squad vehicles
at the Common. A few
blocks away, a group
of officers dressed in
black tactical gear sat
down at Viva Burrito, a
Mexican restaurant, only
to have radio chatter
summon them out of the
restaurant.
“It is going to be a long
night,” said one of the
officers as they began for
the door. A couple others
offered sighs and grunts
of agreement. As they
exited the restaurant,
more than five police
motorcycles
sped
by
toward the direction of
the Boston Common.
Suffolk senior Kaity
Conery was present in
the Common to take
part in the protest with
friends, Matt Berard and
Michelle Lefrancois. They
described the tears, anger
and disbelief they had in
reaction to the election
results.
“I just can’t stop
thinking about all the
people that this affects,”
said
Conery.
“The
president
follows
the
people. Gay marriage
didn’t get passed until
people
wanted
it.
[Obama] was for it once
enough people were for
it. That’s why rallies are
so important.”
They hoped to change
the
perception
that
America has one of the
younger
generation,
which
has
been
repeatedly criticized for
low voter turnout rates
and
disconnect
from
American politics.
“Hopefully this shows
that
millennials
are
actually willing to do
something about it.” said
Lefrancois. “We have such
a bad stigma that we’re
lazy and don’t care. That
man is not my president,
he is barely a man. I hope
we can fix it.”
The next day, protests
continued.
Hundreds
of
people
organized
throughout the day in
different pockets of the
city to demonstrate a
strong
opposition
to
Trump’s future term in the
White House. Chants of
“not my president” could
be
heard
throughout
downtown Boston. These
protests did not reach
the magnitude of the
previous gatherings that
occurred the day before.
On Friday, the largest
post-election
rallies
formed in the Boston
Common. More than two
thousand people turned
out for a “love rally.”
This event was much
more positive and less
aggressive than the first
two days of protest. The
focus had pivoted. Less
anti-Trump
sentiment
was present, replaced
with a message that
called for the country to
come together to stop
hate, racism and bigotry.
This gathering visually
contrasted
from
the
protests that preceded
it as well. At this rally,
attendees
traded
the
dark, rebellious garb that
outfitted the previous
rallies
and
donned
technicolor
clothing
to show positivity and
support for the LGBT
community.
Nick Levesque, a senior
at Emerson College, was
outfitted in a red jacket
adorned
with
British
police buttons. He had
hearts painted on both
cheeks and wore a black
chef’s hat.
“I wanted to wear
something that showed
love and color instead
of the protests I’ve been
to that are all in black
leather
which
seems
angry.” he said. “I love
the idea of this rally. It’s
like group therapy where
everyone gathers and we
support each other.”
A large portion of the
crowd in the Common was
made up of children with
their parents, possibly
because the messages
being shouted previously
did not have child-friendly
connotations.
Profanity
laced chants were not
used this time, instead it
was replaced by positive
cheers of camaraderie
and unity. The Common
was a different place than
it was in the two days
prior. Hope had became a
substitute for anger.
On the outskirts of the
crowd was a young man,
Ja Zeguzman, who wore
a white t-shirt shivering
while sitting on a wooden
chair during the windy
fall day. A black blindfold
covered his eyes and had
a sign leaning against his
chair that read “write what
you fear.” He encouraged
those
in
attendance
to write their greatest
anxieties that a Trump
presidency may bring.
People lined up to write
on his shirt or in a book
that he held in his hands.
He kept the blindfold on
to ensure anonymity so
that whoever came to
write on him or his book
did not feel judged.
“I’m scared. I have a lot
of healthcare issues and
fear in relation to that,”
he said. “If Obamacare
goes, I really don’t know
what I’ll do.”
By the time the protest
ended, nearly no white
space was visible on his
shirt.
Multiple
groupings
of police officers were
stationed
around
the
rally. They stayed further
away from the gathering
than they had for the
previous twwo days, one
officer stated that it has
been relaxed because of
the peaceful nature of the
protests.
“It has been completely
peaceful, unlike what
has been going on in
other cities in America,”
said one of the officers
who prefered to remain
unnamed.
Around the country,
many
other
protests
have taken place. Unlike
Boston, some of these
protests have not been
benign. In Portland, two
anti-Trump
protesters
were arrested after a
man was shot during
a demonstration early
Saturday
morning,
according to the Seattle
Times. On Friday, 187
individuals were arrested
in Los Angeles during
a protest made up of
more than 8,000 people,
according to CNN. That
night,
11
protesters
were arrested in New
York during protests.
On Sunday, three more
protesters were arrested
in
downtown
Austin
during a small skirmish,
according to multiple
news sources. Boston
has no confirmed arrests
related to protests, as
of
early
Wednesday
morning.
As the demonstrations
continue
across
the
country, signs of slowing
down
have
not
yet
showed. As the arrests
rack up, dissent has been
increasingly
publicized.
Many are looking to
Obama, Clinton and the
rest of the Democratic
left
to
advise
their
constituency on how to
proceed.
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A Word
from SGA
Dear Suffolk Students,
On
Monday
and
Tuesday of this week,
there were 2 Town
Hall Forums for all
students, held by the
Board
of
Trustees’
Presidential
Search
Committee.
These
were open dialogues
for the students to ask
questions and for the
committee to update
the student body on the
search process. If you
were unable to attend
one of these forums,
please make sure to
complete the survey that
was sent to your emails.
And make sure to look
for
further
updates
from the Presidential
Search that will be sent
through email.
On
Tuesday,
the
Student
Government
Association
held
a
Campus
Life
Forum
with
representatives
from Residence Life,
SUPD,
Sodexo,
and
Facilities.
You
can
see a video from this
forum on our Facebook,
www.facebook.com/
SuffolkSGA.
If
you
have more questions
for SGA or for those
departments,
please
email sga@suffolk.edu
and we will handle
any issues or get your
questions answered!
SGA’s
Finance
Committee
and
the
Student Judiciary Review
Board
(SJRB)
meet
weekly on Tuesday’s
Activities Period. Any
club looking to attend
initiatives
should
contact SGA, and SJRB
can also help handle any
club conflicts.
SGA holds a weekly
open forum during our
general meetings on
Thursdays from 12:15
– 1:30 in Somerset
B18.
Our
meetings
are open to the entire
Suffolk community and
we encourage you all
to join us. To keep up
with SGA follow us on
Twitter and Instagram
(@suffolksga). We hope
you have a great rest of
the week and enjoy the
Thanksgiving break!
-The Student
Government
Association
United protestors march in
stampede through downtown
Haley Clegg
Photo Editor
More
than
1,000
people came together on
the Boston Common on
Wednesday to protest
the construction of the
Dakota Access Pipeline
(DAPL). This $3.78 billion
pipeline would transport
fracked crude oil from
the Bakken Shale in
North Dakota to Patoka,
Illinois, and would be
more than 1,100 miles
long, according to the
DAPL official website.
The Boston ralliers
came together to stand
in solidarity with the
protests occurring in
North Dakota. The rally
began with a prayer
that was asked to not be
recorded. Several of the
event organizers spoke
to the crowd about their
experiences protesting in
Standing Rock.
“They are standing
peacefully and prayerfully
to protect their ancestral
lands, sacred sites, and
the water of millions
of people against the
construction
of
the
Dakota Access Pipeline,
which is transporting
crude shale from the
Bakken oil field,” said
Karan Doczi, the lead
organizer of the event
in an interview with The
Suffolk Journal.
The
protesters
marched
through
Downtown
Crossing,
making a stop at TD bank
on Winter Street, one of
the banks investing in the
pipeline.
“We’re hoping to stop
by these big banks that are
funding the pipeline and
get attention and bring
awareness,” said assistant
organizer Jennifer Minor
in an interview with The
Suffolk Journal.
The protesters then
marched through Boston
Common to the Charles
River banging drums and
chanting, “You can’t drink
oil, leave it in the soil.”
At the Charles, Here
protesters formed a circle
and sent prayers to North
Dakota in solidarity. To
close off the protest, a
round dance was held in
which Native Americans
and
protesters
alike
came together in a large
circle and chanted while
walking clockwise around
the circle.
“Just because it is not
affecting us necessarily
right here, right now,
doesn’t mean it’s not
affecting everyone,” said
Suffolk University student
Ellie Brind’Amour. “And
the second one of us
starts to make a change,
regardless of whether
we are in the area where
the change needs to
take place, it can start a
huge effect that will help
people all over.”
Brind’Amour
came
to the protest with a
group of friends who also
participated in an earlier
rally protest earlier that
day against the outcome
of the 2016 election.
“We found out about
this protest and thought
it was best to make
sure we came out to
it,” said Brind’Amour in
an interview with the
Journal.
The pipeline is being
constructed by Energy
Transfer
Crude
Oil
Haley Clegg/ Photo Editor
“Just because it is not affecting
us necessarily right here, right now,
doesn’t mean it’s not
affecting everyone.”
-Ellie Brind’Amour
Company according to the
DAPL website.
Protesters in North
Dakota
argue
its
construction
will
put
water for millions of
people at risk as it runs
beneath
the
Missouri
River. The discharge of fill
materials into the river
from the construction
would make their source
of drinking water in
danger. The pipeline also
runs through sacred lands
of the Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe.
Due
to
eminent
domain, Energy Transfer
can
construct
the
pipeline through private
property, as long as the
property owners are paid
“adequate compensation,”
according to the DAPL
website. Energy Transfer
is pushing forward with
the construction of the
pipeline.
According to their
website, “Since pipelines
are statistically the safest
and most reliable mode of
transporting crude, DAPL
will improve safety to the
public and environment
and free up rail capacity
for the transportation
of
crops
and
other
commodities
currently
constrained by crude oil
cargos.”
In July, the Standing
Rock Sioux Tribe filed a
complaint for declaratory
and
injunctive
relief
against the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
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WORLD
An American abroad
Observing the new presidency while overseas
Katie Cusick
Journal Contributor
“I’m sorry. I am so
sorry for your loss.”
My
friends
from
Norway,
the
United
Kingdom
and
France
said to me as I assume
my seat in class. Here in
Paris, France where I am
currently an exchange
student, it’s rainy and gray
once again, but today the
feeling of somber fits the
tone of the day too well.
I didn’t come from a
funeral or find out about
a death in my family.
It’s Nov. 9, 2016 and I
woke up for class to the
official results of the
United States Presidential
Election. For the U.S.
some would see this event
as a curse, others viewed
it as a blessing. Shocking
for all, though, as this
man with no political
or military background
could and would be
taking the position of the
most recognized leader in
the world.
Before
heading
to
school, I contemplated
on taking a mental health
day, fearing that I would
stick out too much in
the crowded streets of
Paris and hallways of my
school as an American.
Nonetheless, I dressed in
all black, in solidarity and
mourning as an attempt
to blend in to the crowd
the best that I could, and
headed to class.
I was greeted with
not only condolences,
but confusion upon my
arrival at school Because
it has become understood
worldwide that America
has possibly made one
of the biggest mistakes
in history electing a
president with so much
baggage, an unspecified
campaign
and
what
some might consider to
be extremist views the
United States has worked
so hard to sweep under
the rug.
Sitting in class, I
was faced with not only
attempting to keep the
tears out of my eyes, but
to attempt to explain how
the events that unfolded
last night are actually
even possible. This class
of 25 students represents
16 different countries,
from Australia, to Dubai,
Norway, India, China, The
West Sahara, Nigeria,
South
Korea,
Mexico
and Lebanon to name
just a few of the places
my
fellow
classmates
call home. In addition
to being surrounded by
people from every corner
of the globe in this class,
I am surrounded by
just about every major
religion. The thought of
facing my peers knowing
that my home had elected
someone to lead whose
ideas are rooted in
separation of nationality
and religion made me
nauseous. As one can
assume, the second the
few Americans arrive into
Mexico?”
“Are you nervous about
his ideas on bombing ISIS
and his close friendship
with Russia?”
“Are
you
worried
about your rights as a
woman?”
As a 20-year-old female
identifying as a liberal
democrat, I answered
the questions without
being biased to the best
of my ability, despite the
sadness and heartache I
was feeling.
Truthfully,
starting
this period that will be
full of uncertainty while
living on the other side of
the pond I am distraught. I
have never felt so divided
in my feelings as to where
I should physically be in
this world.
Wishing to be home,
standing
beside
my
friends as they make
The America
we will be
returning to in
June will not be
the same.
class the questions come
flooding in.
“How is this possible?”
“Did
you
support
Trump?”
“I wanted to visit
America next summer but
now I am worried that it
will be unsafe for me as a
Mexican, do you have any
idea of what changes will
take place?”
“Isn’t he going to trial
for possible rape and
sexual assault?”
“Did he really say all of
those horrible things?”
“How can it be okay
that he doesn’t want
Muslims entering the
country?”
“Is he actually going
to follow through with
building the wall between
the United States and
their voices heard in
protest and to be in my
mother’s arms as I watch
my rights as a woman be
possibly removed just as
I have reached the age
where they are becoming
important to exercise.
Yet, being in Paris I felt
safe and a weird sense
of comfort surrounded
by people who didn’t
identify as American but
could relate to my fear
due to their own personal
past experiences. Fears
of being oppressed as
a woman, what could
happen to my friends
and family back home
who identify as LGBT,
Muslim or any minority
and what the future could
hold because so much is
uncertain has not only
clouded my mind, but the
minds of my peers.
They have stressed
to me that this decision
to raise someone who is
inexperienced, sexist, a
leader of xenophobia, a
sexual predator, racist, a
dishonest
businessman
and
oppressor
of
minorities to the highest
pedestal of leadership
communicates
that
Americans
are
doing
this only with personal
interest in mind lacking
all knowledge of the
progress that has been
made.
This is no longer just
about the United States,
this seriously affects the
entire world because of
how strong the United
States has become in the
past 100 years.
The heartbreak that
has settled deep into my
chest has also settled with
feelings of distance and
helplessness.
The
sort
of
helplessness that you’re
standing on the shore,
watching your beloved
ship sink while being
completely incapable of
saving anyone.
Here I am in Paris,
standing
an
ocean
away from my family
and friends and being
completely
unable
to
experience and relate to
the future events that may
tear my home country
apart. The only action I
can take is to be hopeful
that things will get better
and to make my voice
heard over social media.
I hope people in the
United States will make
their voices heard as
loud as possible, stand
together and not give up
this fight we may be in
for the next four years.
This day will be forever
engraved in my mind as
a day of heartache and
helplessness.
These
feelings
of
impending
burdens,
especially
that
of
helplessness, will rest in
the back of our minds and
continue to haunt those
of us who left the country
for an exchange program.
The America we will be
returning to in June will
not be the same America
we left in September.
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Beyond the border:
inside the world’s
strictest dictatorship
Courtesy of Weigi Zhang
Elvira Mora
Journal Contributor
On Monday, Suffolk
University students got
an in-depth look at life
in Kim Jong Un’s North
Korea, one of the world’s
most secretive countries.
Weigi Zhang, Suffolk
University
Assistant
Professor of Government
with a focus on political
science, gave insight about
his experience voyaging
through
North
Korea
during an installment of
the WorldBoston lecture
series. He spoke of his
journey to North Korea
in May of 2015. He stayed
for three days and four
nights. His goal for the
trip was to learn about
North Korean culture and
the way of living there.
North Korea has long
been regarded as a “high
danger” place to travel
to under the communist
regime of Kim Jong Un,
during the governmental
conflict between North
and
South
Korea,
according to Zhang.
There was a strict set
of rules that he was forced
to follow while on a tour.
The most critical rule
forbade any individual
from disrespecting leaders
or the regime itself. If
an individual failed to
comply, the North Korean
government
would
imprison them.
“The
tour
guides
did
their
best
to
accommodate our needs.”
said Zhang. “Unlike in
many other countries,
it was impossible for
visitors to be attacked
by local people because
of the protection of the
guides.”
They
were
given
additional rules, which
included
photography
restrictions. No pictures
could be taken the statues
of the country’s leaders.
Photos of these statues
could not be taken from
a close angle. In addition,
photos of soldiers were
not permitted. Despite
the
restrictions
on
photography, Zhang took
one anyway.
Traveling from one
town to the next was
complicated
because
soldiers were stationed
at certain locations that
serve as checkpoints. At
North Korean customs,
an officer had to mark
down what technological
devices, such as phones
and
cameras,
an
individual entering North
Korea had, Zhang said.
“For me it was easy,
the tour guide would
get out and explain to a
soldier our situation, but
for a regular individual,
it would be harder,” said
Zhang.
He
explained
that if he did not travel
with a tour, he would
have needed to obtain
a different travel visa in
order to enter each town.
Zhang
noted
the
importance of a tour
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A faith’s fears for future America
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James MacDonald
Journal Staff
Suffolk
University’s
weekly
Muslim
Conversations
group
directed their discussion
toward the presidential
election
results
on
Thursday.
The group was joined
by University’s Chaplain
Amy Fisher.
An
international
student, who wished to
remain anonymous, from
the United Arab Emirates
(UAE), joined the group.
He said that people from
the UAE followed the
U.S. election closely, with
friends and family who
messaged him as the
results came in to get his
reactions.
Meryem
Bakati,
a
sophomore at Suffolk
and leader of the Muslim
Conversations
group,
addressed
PresidentElect Trump’s proposed
Muslim American registry
during the meeting last
week, a plan that drew
comparisons
to
Nazi
Germany’s
anti-Semitic
policies
from
several
critics.
“I’m not going to play
his games,” Bakati said at
the meeting. “I already
have a Social Security
Number.”
Bakati
is
one
of
the million of MuslimAmericans
registered
to vote in this year’s
presidential
election,
according to the U.S.
Council
of
Muslim
Organizations.
The
USCMO’s One America
Campaign,
started
in
December of 2015 and
reportedly attributed to
doubling the number
of registered MuslimAmerican voters since the
2012 elections, passing
their goal of one million.
Bakati expressed her
concern
that
Muslim
voices in the U.S. would
fall silent under PresidentElect Trump, and that
values
and
traditions
would be set aside out of
fear. She cited the hijab,
a traditional headscarf
worn by Muslim women,
as an example.
“I’m afraid people are
going to take off their
headscarves,” she said.
“I’ll never take it off. This
is who I am.”
Last week, the Detroit
Free Press reported that
a University of Michigan
student removed her hijab
when a man threatened
to set her on fire if she
did not comply.
This
incident
occurred a day after a
post by the Southern
Poverty Law Center, an
Suffolk professor presents
journey through North Korea
From Korea page 5
guide in North Korea.
The tour guide, in his
opinion meant to take
care of the group, which
is a thankless job. On
average, a tour guide gets
paid 30,000 Korean Won
per day, which is roughly
equivalent to $30 USD.
Since North Korea is an
industrialized country, a
textile worker makes the
most money, according
to Zhang, which is on
average 63,000 Korean
Won, roughly $62 USD.
Zhang
thoroughly
enjoyed the food that he
ate at various restaurants
and noted how flavorful
it was. Traditional Korean
cuisine largely consists
of rice, vegetables and
meats;
however,
the
cuisine of North Korea is
slightly different than that
of South Korea. The taste
of North Korean food is
described, by Zhang, as
juicier and less spicy than
South Korean dishes that
focus on seasoning and
cater to savory palettes.
Kimchi is a traditional
Korean dish that Zhang
got the chance to try. It
consists of fermented
vegetables, cabbage and
Korean radishes in a brine
of garlic, ginger, scallions
and
chili
peppers.
According
to
Zhang,
guides are also paid with
rations of cabbage so
that they can eat kimchi
frequently.
Domestic life in North
Korea is patriarchal. The
father of the household
will often receive a
separate meal during
supper which is often
better than what the rest
of the household eats,
according to Zhang.
“Korean leaders are
often referred to as the
father of the society,” said
Zhang. “Mistreating or
disrespecting the father
or leader is social taboo.”
This take on domestic
roles within a household
is tied to Confucianism,
a theory that focuses on
hierarchy and order, said
Zhang.
Confucianism
is embedded in North
Korean culture. After
visiting, Zhang gathered
that this theory is applied
so that Korean leaders can
strengthen their absolute
authority over society.
The next WorldBoston
event will take place
on Dec. 8 in the Suffolk
University Law building
from 6pm to 7:30pm.
The topic will be China’s
Naval Expansion: The
Pacific and Beyond. It
will feature guest speaker
Peter Dutton, director or
China Maritime Studies
Institute at the U.S. Naval
College.
organization
dedicated
to the illumination of
hate crimes and bigotry,
stating
200
incidents
of “hateful harassment
and intimidation” were
reported
across
the
country. According to the
report, more than 20 of
these incidents were antiMuslim in nature.
In an interview with 60
Minutes
correspondent
Lesley Stahl, PresidentElect Trump addressed
a number of topics,
including
a
rise
in
reported
hate
crimes
and harassment directed
at minority groups and
individuals. When asked,
he claimed to be “very
surprised” to hear about
the rise of incidents
across the country.
“I saw one or two
instances,” he said. “Well,
I think it’s a very small
amount.”
Donald Trump Jr. and
the rest of the PresidentElect’s immediate family
joined the interview in its
latter half. He defended
his father, calling into
question the authenticity
of the public’s concerns.
“I think the fears, you
know, while they may be
there, some fabricated,
some not, are totally
unfounded,” the younger
Trump said.
According to a 2010
Pew
Research
Center
study, only 9 percent of
Americans claim to know
a great deal about Islam,
with 30 percent claiming
no knowledge whatsoever.
A
2014
Pew
report
states that 47 percent of
Americans do not know
a member of the Muslim
faith. The study also says
that favorable views of
a religion are associated
with acquaintances from
the given faith.
Fisher
and
Bakati
both advocated for the
education of Americans
through
Muslim
acquaintances.
“Sadly, the education
of
others
falls
to
Muslims,” Fisher said.
Bakati does not find
questions
about
her
faith rude, she said. She
invites all questions in
hopes to breed better
understanding
among
students
and
other
Americans in general.
“Ask me why I am in
this religion,” Bakati said.
“Ask me why I wear my
hijab. Ask me anything.”
The
Muslim
Conversations
group
meets in the Interfaith
Center, Room 823 of the
Sawyer building, every
Thursday from 4:30 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m.. All students
are welcome.
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ARTS & CULTURE
“Margo Veil,” photo gallery,
preview of The Strokes show.
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Un-veiling new show, new talent
Suffolk University’s “Margo Veil” is hilarious, emotional, raw and a must-see
Felicity Otterbein / Arts Editor
Left to right: Erica Wisor, Sarah Vasilevsky and Kelly Roper as the illusions of Margo Veil during Tuesday night rehearsal
Felicity Otterbein
Arts Editor
Amidst a swirl of
lights and color, Suffolk
University’s
latest
production “Margo Veil,”
held its final week of
rehearsal before opening
Thursday Nov. 17. at the
Modern Theater.
Margo
Veil, Sarah
Vasilevsky, is an aspiring
actress who is in the midst
of a tour of a terrible
play. Coached through
her life decisions by two
narrators, Andrea Royo
and Erica Lundin, acting
as her verbal conscience
and/or little voice inside
her head, she becomes
romantically
involved
with playwright Arthur
Vine, Ma’Chel Martin,
who is a huge proponent
of using the service Big
Betty, Annalise Fosnight,
which enables people
to switch bodies with
another human being on
the earth.
Both Margo and Arthur
partake in the event after
they commit a murder
and want to escape the
police. Margo inhabits a
Felicity Otterbein / Arts Editor
blind girl from Lithuania,
Ruta, Erica Wisor, and
Arthur becomes famed
actor Edgar LeStrange,
Matt Bittner, who suffers
from memory loss but
seems to take on his
critically acclaimed role
of poisoner.
What is interesting
about this performance
is that its 36-member
strong cast has the ability
to showcase multiple
different characters in
a single show. Each cast
member is given the
opportunity to shine as
someone else besides
their main character.
Vasilevsky played
on Margo’s naivety and
innocence
and
truly
brought another level to
the performance, doing
exceptionally well along
side of Martin’s Arthur.
The pair had a great stage
presence and demanded
attention when delivering
the plot.
The narrator’s Royo
and Lundin were perfect
with their onstage flirting
and giggling between each
other. Their meddling
within the plot line
generated laughs with
dark and dry humor. Matt
Bittner’s
performance
as Edgar LeStrange was
captivating from start
to finish. His portrayal
of LeStrange and his
interactions
amongst
the rest of the cast was
mesmerizing. The entire
performance was entirely
well done and flawless.
With
such
a
complicated and intense
plot line, the characters
truly sold the nature of
the story. A Len Jenkin
play, the performance
shows just how messy
life can get in the blink
of a dream sequence.
The interweavings of the
numerous stories within
stories mixes in with
the overarching story,
establishing the idea of
illusion mingling with
reality. Ultimately serving
an incredibly detailed and
complex tale of mischief,
magic
and
managing
to get through it all
unscathed.
Director Wesley Savick
hopes that the show acts
as an escape for Suffolk
students who are still
reeling from the antics
provided by the most
recent election. Margo
Veil is Savick’s third Len
Jenkin production.
“It’s a celebratory play,”
Savick told The Suffolk
Journal in a post-show
interview. “Imagination,
theatricality,
and
wonder. Those forces
are rejuvenating for a
partially broken spirit.
Suffolk students have
certain feelings regarding
the election.”
“[This show] is a sense
of wonder, which is a
great environment to
be welcomed into,” said
Savick.
Production
manager
Jim
Bernhardt
acknowledged that the
show is unique and
challenging.
“It’s
an
ambitious piece, it only
runs 75 minutes and
the majority of the 36
performers are playing
multiple roles,” he said.
“We’re very excited.”
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Institute of Contemporary Art
holds host to U.S. Premiere
“A Letter to My Nephew”
Felicity Otterbein
Arts Editor
When contemporary
art is discussed, with
it comes a undeniable
stigma.
An
aura
of
superiority and an air
of high intelligence is
instilled.
It can be considered
a
minority
in
the
entertainment industry,
compared to attendances
to
world
renowned
museums of fine art such
as the Louvre in Paris or
the National Galleries in
London.
What some people
must understand is that
contemporary art is a
concept that is incredibly
artist-perspective driven.
Anything
an
artist
creates is not always for
a designated audience,
but rather its purpose
serves the artist and their
experiences.
In the case of “A Letter
to My Nephew,” the latest
production of awardwinning
choreographer
Bill
T.
Jones,
the
experience
portrayed
stems from the roller
coaster of a life led by a
gay man, Jones’ nephew,
Lance T. Briggs. Briggs
is presently paralyzed
from the waist down after
leading a life involving
drugs and prostitution
at a very young age.
This piece conveys the
emotions that arise from
a letter from his uncle
during
his
nephew’s
hospitalization.
“This is what I call
an ancillary work,” said
Jones in a recent phone
interview with The Suffolk
Journal prior to the
show. “I am working on
a trilogy which is inspired
by reading a novel by
a great German writer,
W. G. Sebald called “The
Emigrants.”
According
to
Jones, the novel used
extremely
personal
and
autobiographical
information,
which
resulted in his inspiration
to create a series of works
which used people from
his own life-- including
his mother-in-law and
nephew.
This performance was
originally conceived a year
ago just before the dance
company was about to do
a European tour. After
learning about the fateful
attacks that occurred in
France in early November
of last year, the tour that
was destined to travel
around Europe was cut
short, despite its origins
in Paris.
“I wanted to bring a
piece there, to Europe,
and I spoke about first my
love for my nephew,” said
Jones. “The challenges
of being two black men
trying to talk honestly to
each other post-Ferguson,
trying to talk about world
affairs like the Syrian
refugee crisis, all while
being artists from the
West who make their
living by traveling to
various communities in
Europe and in the states.”
“[The
performance]
was supposed to be a
kind of tongue-in-cheek
Trident Cafe on Newbury St.
Coffee with milk and two sugars
Cobblestone Cafe on Hanover St.
Iced almond/caramel with skim
Tea-Do on Tyler St.
Vietnamese coffee,
avocado bubble tea
Thinking Cup on Hanover St.
Hazelnut latte
Ogawa Coffee on Milk St.
Black coffee
Clover on School St.
Black coffee
Starbucks on School St.
Coconut latte with one pump praline
Boston Common Coffee Co. on Washington St.
Any of the special latte’s
postcard from the uncle,
an older man, to a younger
man the nephew who is in
his hospital bed in Tampa,
FL. A lot of stuff has
happened since then, we
thought my nephew was
going to die,” said Jones.
“He did not die, he’s in a
wheelchair and is fighting
to be an independent and
productive person after a
life as a drug addict.”
Jones
spoke
with
regard to how the recent
election has affected this
work. “It does reflect this
particular moment that
we are in,” he said. In an
interview last week with
WBUR, Jones said that
this work is “site-specific,”
meaning that Jones takes
elements from each city
the show tours in and
alters the multimedia
aspect of the show.
In the piece, lines
are projected from the
letter onto the walls
of the theater, as well
as a giant square that
resembles a piece of
paper. Jones said he tried
to incorporate Boston
by referencing different
public
demonstrations,
as well as projecting onto
the dance “do you feel
safe?” when asking his
nephew if he felt safe in
Tampa, FL in the letter.
The piece itself is a
deeply emotional and
personal journey where
intense stimulation from
varying
dance
styles
are choreographed to
explosive sound tracks
creates an entirely new
experience. Dance styles
include hip-hop, modern
or even sometimes a
strange hybrid of these
dances.
The score is an eclectic
mix of classical, house
music, natural sounds
and songs popular in the
1920s, according to Jones.
The
work
referenced
politics and culture along
with a portrayal of the
relationship
between
Jones and his nephew.
“It’s like chess pieces,
my work, if you look at
it, you have to get in the
frame of mind that you’re
dealing with a puzzle,”
said Jones. “There’s a lot
of elements there that
have to be combined
and recombined. That’s
the pleasure of it. It’s a
collage, a collage that you
have to relax and give
yourself to.”
This is true, once the
audience had a chance
to settle into the spirited
performance, it became
clear that a story was
being woven together like
a tapestry, one strand and
one dance at a time.
Contemporary
art,
more specifically this
performance,
unites
and allows for a certain
freedom of expression
in the purest emotional
form whereas other forms
of media like painting or
spoken word would not
do the same justice to a
powerful experience. A
true emotional experience
was conveyed on the
stage at the Institute of
Contemporary Art.
Jones
is
currently
working
on
the
choreography for the
third and final installment
in his trilogy and said he
hopes to begin rehearsals
in the upcoming weeks.
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NOV. 16, 2016 | PAGE 9
“I’m not necessarily
scared about Trump
being President, it’s what
his extremist supporters
have already started
doing.”
Abigail Craighead
Advertising, Freshman
“I’m scared
about the future.”
Natalia Saletnik
Public Relations, Sophomore
“I’m not thrilled about Trump
being President, but I’m kind of
over hearing about it on all social
media. It does worry me with
the amount of issues it’s already
caused before he’s even been
inaugurated and before he’s
acting as President.”
Jenny Eaton
Biology, Sophomore
“While not ideal, I do not believe
the United States will cease to exist on
January 21, 2017. President-Elect Trump
is saying the right things- telling his
supporters to cease with the violent
and anti-Semitic rhetoric, but he’s
not necessarily doing anything that
promotes a more moderate Trump.
His appointment of Steve Bannon as
a chief strategist is alarming, albeit
unsurprising.
Following the election, the Suffolk
University Politics, Philosophy, and
Economics Student Advisory Board put
together an event to discuss the outcome.
Professor Cosgrove, in my opinion, was
spot on with his analysis that Donald
Trump ran a better campaign, with a
singular message (Make America Great
Again) that rallied his base. Clinton’s
campaign was “at least I’m not him”.
Future candidates should take note that
running for President requires more
than being the lesser of two evils.
The fact Donald Trump went from a
sham candidate to the next Commanderin-Chief dictates that America is tired
of establishment politics. I hope the
Democratic National Committee and the
more moderate Republicans take this
as a wake-up call and move to be more
inclusive to prevent another, potentially
worse, populist candidate.”
Patrick George
“Why is it that nobody
caused an uproar like
for Trump when Obama
got elected twice, if they
didn’t like him as much?”
Joseph Abraham
Polages
Government Law and Public
Policy, Junior
“The Democrats
need to rethink about
shoving their candidate,
Clinton, down people’s
throats. The reason
Trump won was
because Sanders wasn’t
his opponent.”
Anant Maers
Computer Science,
Sophomore
“I am certainly
not happy about
the result of the
election, but I am
trying to keep a
positive outlook.”
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Division:
Allie Durett
Marketing and ISOM,
Sophomore
Half the country kept quiet
By Patrick Holmes, Opinion Editor
The winner of the 2016 Presidential Election was announced in the early hours of Wednesday, Nov. 9 and since then, it feels as though
the world has been turned upside down. The Electoral College’s legitimacy has been both praised and denied due to the difference between
it and the Popular Vote. Oddly enough, each one favored a different candidate.
For the past week, it seems that the nation is more divided than we once thought, with Secretary Hillary Clinton winning the popular
vote by more than 100 thousand votes. People seem to forget the looming statistic of how many eligible Americans did not vote: 100 million,
according to the Washington Post. That number is close to how many eligible Americans did vote: 132 million.
According to the Pew Research Center, the United States voter turnout is one of the lowest in the developed world.
Is the nation as divided as we think?
It is time to stop protesting something we cannot control. It is time to talk to legislators, vote in local
elections and re-establish the Senate and the House. Stand up for what you believe in but do not focus
on just one leader. The Senate and the House are just as important as the president.
It is uncertain to who the non-voters would have chosen as the preferred candidate, but they could have easily made a difference in the
election if they went out and cast their ballots.
With that said, the current anti-Trump protests are a little too late as he was fairly crowned President-Elect. Although I voted for and
support Clinton, Donald Trump was chosen but the Electoral College, a system put in place by the Founding Fathers, which seems to never
have been spoken about as a problem until this recent election.
There were similar protests when Barack Obama was first elected president but not to the extreme of President-Elect Trump, where tens
of thousands of people, mostly students, have been orchestrating walkouts in urban areas.
It does not, however, seem that we are as divided as a nation as the media has portrayed. Whether we choose to believe it or not, the
media, including social media, can sway people to think a certain way. Especially with this past election, the media made both sides look
bad, swaying voters one way or another.
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Editor’s Word
Post-election events have
seen a string of reactions
from universities across the
nation. Many students in
the United States, as well
as those studying abroad,
have felt the shake of the
silent majority rock the
nation into a shocking, and
otherwise, unexpected win for
the president-elect Donald
Trump. For The Suffolk
Journal, we look to those who
were involved in this such
silent community of voters
and students.
In no way will The Journal
censor an opinion article
or letter to the Editor that
looks to display support
that does not align with
the majority of our readers’
views. Instead, we encourage
it.
Clearly, from the results
of this election, the silent
majority has thought that
they have not been able
to project their voice for a
number of reasons that were
spoken on after the results
came through in the early
hours last Wednesday and
arguably shown in those
results.
The Journal asks you, the
Suffolk community, to now
submit pieces and letters
to our editorial board
for publication. We The
Journal, and the nation,
need your voice now more
than ever.
Alexa Gagosz,
Editor-in-Chief
O
In a nation
The Founding
divided by politics, Fathers did it right
we need unity
Letter to the Editor
From ELECTION page 9
It is worth saying that
the media has portrayed
only the extreme Trump
supporters who embody
all of his rhetoric. There’s
also something to be said
about the people the
media does not show;
those are the ones who
make up the majority
of Americans. The ones
that receive airtime are
often epitomes of the
stereotype.
Also, with close to half
the nation not casting
their vote, there is no
way to tell how divided
our nation is, since we
do not know half of their
opinion. We only know of
the ones who speak out
and make their voices
heard which cannot be
assumed as the majority.
Without
the
statistic
involving the majority of
the country, it is hard to
say which candidate is
genuinely more liked.
So, what’s next?
It is time to stop
protesting something we
cannot control. It is time
to talk to legislators, vote
in local elections and
re-establish the Senate
and the House. Stand up
for what you believe in
but do not focus on just
one leader. The Senate
and the House are just
as important as the
president.
It would be wise for
the other half of the
nation to start speaking
out and sharing their
opinions so we do not
seem so divided. What
is stopping you all from
saying something?
Understandably, many
citizens don’t enjoy talking
about politics or this past
election. However, this
was the time for everyone
to join together and unify
with their parties to elect
a candidate the country
would be happy with. As
of right now, the country
does not seem unified.
But again, 100 million
citizens did not vote.
This is not an accurate
representation on the
division
within
our
country.
The 2016 presidential
election is behind us
and many are surprised
– some disappointed and
others jubilant. Criticism
of the Electoral College
by both sides has become
the bold new national
sentiment. Surely, it is
antiquated.
Surely,
it
must go. Surely, we can
do better.
And we can!
The Founding Fathers
were not so terribly amiss
as many may think. Sure
we are a larger expanse
of nation, geographywise and we are more
populated than the late
1800s, but the Electoral
College mechanism still
works. So why did one
presidential
candidate
(Hillary) win a majority
of popular votes and the
other candidate (Trump)
seem to steal the election?
The culprit is not the
Electoral College itself.
Rather, our stumbling
arises out of the All-orNothing approach we
take when we tally the
popular votes and convert
them into Electoral Votes
suitable for the Electoral
College
result.
The
Electoral College does not
need to be replaced.
Equal Voice Voting
offers
the
best
of
solutions
without
requiring a Constitutional
amendment. It is a simple
formula that converts a
state’s popular votes into
proportional
electoral
votes that hew closely to
the popular vote,. It does
not disenfranchise voters
and it gives each state its
independent voice, honors
the Founding Fathers’
intent and acknowledges
the this nation’s diverse
cultures, peoples, values
and priorities.
It is time to initiate
legislation on a state-bystate basis so our votecapturing system elicits a
confidence that translates
into a continued pride of
our country. The exercise
of our Electoral College
can be a source of such
confidence if we simply
modify how we count
everyone’s vote. Contact
your legislators and ask
that they give Equal
Voice Voting their strong
consideration.
Jerry Spriggs,
West Linn, Ore.
requirements
for
the
core curriculum and two
majors becomes hard
when departments only
offer one class for a course.
The timing of classes
can often conflict with
one another, so fulfilling
certain
requirements
must be postponed. There
are students who are
faced with the possibility
of graduating later than
expected because they
have been misinformed
about what classes they
should take and when.
This
is
where
it
becomes important to map
out the years in advance.
The Undergraduate Office
of Academic Advising
can be very helpful with
mapping out the courses
over the years. They help
students by giving them
the tools and skills to
develop effective longterm plans.
There might be some
argument that declaring a
minor is the easier thing
to do, but that minor
is not reflected on the
degree. Declaring a double
major has students taking
a few more classes than
they would a minor, but
the workload of a double
major is the same as any
other student.
There are many great
things to come out of this
choice. During the course
of the four years of the
undergraduate program,
a double major allows
students to learn with a
variety of classmates that
they will share classes
with more than once. This
is a prime example of a
networking opportunity
that students can utilize
while
receiving
their
education.
Having
access
to
two departments has its
benefits as well. Professors
are not only teachers
in the classroom, they
can be valuable mentors
outside as well. Being
able to visit professors
in their offices affords
students the opportunity
to receive advice on their
career paths. Professors at
Suffolk also have careers
outside higher education,
therefore they can give
students
opportunities
in such fields that would
be finely tuned for the
individual student that
pursues two majors.
Being
a
double
major in English and
Government myself, I
have had the pleasure of
becoming friends with
not only my classmates
but with the professors
of
both
departments.
My
degree
teaches
me
the
complexities
of
government
and
language. It reinforces my
ability to make persuasive
arguments by effectively
using facts to bolster my
opinions.
Double majors provide
the
rare
opportunity
to expand one’s mind
further than one major
can allow, which not many
people have the chance to
do. They allow students
once they graduate to
go down a career path
with a background in
two disciplines. This wellrounded
background
allows people to change
career paths as well,
which is especially useful
in a time when people
will not be sticking to one
job for the rest of their
lives anymore.
Double major? Double the benefits
Nathan Espinal
Journal Staff
Two for the price of
one deals are always
great, so go for a double
major degree.
Some students enter
college knowing which
major to choose, while
other students take a
couple semesters to try
out courses to find what
calls to them. Sometimes
it is during that searching
period that one will find
two majors that appeal
to them and choose to
pursue a double major.
Suffolk
University
gives
students
ample
opportunity to go for a
double major. All one
needs is approval from
two professors from the
departments of the majors
to be chosen and approval
from the College of Arts
and Sciences Assistant
Dean Sharon Lenzie.
There
are
some
challenges that will turn
up in pursuing a double
major.
Fulfilling
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U.S. Army veteran goes the distance
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Asst. Sports Editor
David Campisano, 34,
joined the United States
Army back in Sept. 2001,
prior to his attendance
at
Suffolk
University.
Transitioning
to
the
university was not an easy
task for the Army veteran.
He said he was honored
to not only attend Suffolk,
but also compete for the
cross country team.
“It is difficult to talk
about the transition,” said
Campisano in an interview
with The Suffolk Journal.
“I have been fortunate
where I was discharged
and transitioned right
into college. I feel so
lucky how the timing
worked out perfectly and
the people I have met
have made a huge impact
on my life.”
Campisano, a junior
at the university, started
running cross country,
but said he was unsure
of how the whole sport
worked. Campisano said
he knew it was a matter of
running fast and winning.
The Staff Sergeant (SSG),
E-6 rank in the U.S. Army
never actually won a race
that he competed in, but
he did obtain several
personal records. At the
start of the season he
finished races at a time
of 30:28, but as the
season progressed, and
Campisano competed in
the Greater Northeast
Atlantic
Conference
(GNAC)
Championship,
he found himself with a
personal record of 28:48.
As a young boy, cross
country was not on
Campisano’s mind, but
joining the U.S. Army
was. He began his basic
training 16 years ago at
Fort Benning, Ga.
“I was getting my first
military ID photo taken
when the first plane hit
the World Trade Center.”
said Campisano.
“I
remember it like it was
yesterday, I knew I was
going to war.”
Later
on
in
his
military career, in 2008,
Campisano was selected
to compete for the All
-Army Triathlon team
in California. He later
attended the U.S. Army
Airborne School, Ranger
School and eventually
found himself in Iraq.
“When
I
returned
from Iraq, I decided I
wanted to be a Green
Beret and spent two years
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in the Special Forces
Qualification
Course
where I learned Spanish,
attended
Survival
Evasion, Resistance and
Escape School (SERE-C)
and went to the Special
Forces Communications
Course,” said Campisano.
“I didn't graduate because
I hurt my back jumping
out of planes and had to
leave the Army.”
On Aug. 1, 2016
Campisano
was
discharged from the Army,
and is no longer on active
duty. He sent an email
to Douglas Peterson, an
associate
registrar
at
Suffolk University, who
then helped him make his
choice to attend Suffolk.
“Everyone
has
been so helpful. I feel
extremely lucky to have
the privilege to be a
student and an athlete
here,” said Campisano. “I
wish the students here
could understand the
opportunities they have
and take advantage of it.”
Campisano said he had
to make the change from
being an active member
in the military to being a
student athlete. He said
how he was so accustomed
to living a structured life
that when he joined the
cross country team some
things came as a shock to
him.
“When I look around
Suffolk, in my classes and
on the cross country team
I see the same faces I see
that joined the Army,”
he said. “The difference
is that rifles were issued
instead of books.
Campisano was used
to receiving instructions
and executing them in
a disciplined manner.
Because
he
was
so
accustomed to this sort
of lifestyle, he said how
it made it easier for
him to adapt to having
a coach and following
his instructions. Being a
part of a team was a new
aspect in Campisano’s
life, but he explained how
meeting up with his team
at the Charles River for
practices was one of the
best parts of this season.
“We would all sit on
the bleachers and discuss
what we thought Coach
Peterson’s work out was
going to be,” he said.
“Coach
would
always
have us do a ten minute
warm-up run before our
actually main work out,
and we all just shoot the
breeze and talk about our
day. It was kind of
therapeutic.”
Campisano compared
how he served as a
member in the military to
being a student athlete.
“You have to be in
better than average shape
to be in the Army Infantry
and
attend
advanced
training, like the Special
Forces,” he said. “You
train daily to become a
better soldier just like you
run daily doing specific
training to become a
better runner.”
Key members from
both the women’s and
men’s cross country teams
sustained
devastating
injuries
earlier
this
season, but Campisano
remained hopeful and is
also optimistic for next
year.
“We are a young
team and we need more
athletes to run with
us,” he said. “Hopefully
recruiting goes well in the
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off season and we have
more athletes to compete
next year.”
Campisano is not a
member of the team that
just shows up. Whether it
is in practice or during a
race, he strives to do well.
“I want to win,” he
said. “I go into every
practice and race with
that same mentality. I'm
aware what is realistic
and what is not, but my
goal is to win.”
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The Globies celebrate Boston’s best
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Sports Editor
A sell-out crowd of
“1,000 strong” got to see
David “Big Papi” Ortiz
walk off one more time
with another win.
Well, four wins as
Ortiz was honored with
four hardware wins at The
Boston Globe’s second
annual “The Globies,”
which was held at House
of Blues in Boston on
Monday night.
“Every time I take
that field, I want to
give everything I have,
because of you guys,”
Ortiz said on his first win
of the night as he was
voted by fans as the Red
Sox MVP, to the crowd.
"It’s all about the sports.
I really appreciate you
Boston.”
Fans also selected Ortiz
for Best Moment, Boston
Pride and Athlete of the
Year.
Former
Boston
Police Commissioner Ed
David, who presented the
Boston Pride award with
Former Mayor Thomas
Menino’s wife Angela,
said that Ortiz is one
player in particular to
help Boston believe and
that he will always be a
part of Boston Pride.
“This
city
means
everything to me,” said
Ortiz. “I’ll try to do good
things around here.”
By his third and fourth
time walking on the stage
to receive his last two
awards, he chuckled and
said he was running out
of things to say.
The
Globies,
presented by MercedesBenz, is a collaboration
between Fenway Sports
Management, the New
England Sports Network
(NESN) and The Boston
Globe, hosted by NESN
sportscaster and anchor
Tom Caron. The Globies is
now an annual event that
celebrates New England
professional and collegiate
sports
teams
from
recognizing
“newbies”
to locals to the faces of
Boston’s
professional
sports teams and their
accomplishments
in
“the best sports city in
America.”
After sports editors
of The Boston Globe did
extensive reviewing of
statistics and plays of July
2015-16, Caron said that
thousands of people got
the job done by voting
for athletes deserving of
the award category. The
Globies has categorized
18 awards this year from
“Team Most Valuable
Player” (MVP) to “Good
Sport” to “Boston Pride.”
Besides
fans,
who
counted on athletes and
sports teams to get the
job done, Caron said that
the fans themselves get
the job done as they go to
games, believe in Boston’s
sports teams and stay up
late for games.
“Boston
Strong
continues to resignate
so deep in our city,”
said Caron to the crowd.
“Nobody represents us
better than our teams.”
The results for Team
MVP revealed that fans
selected New England
Revolution Midfielder Lee
Nguyen, New England
Patriots
Quarterback
Tom
Brady,
Boston
Celtics Point Guard Isaiah
Thomas
and
Boston
Bruins Center Patrice
Bergeron. Caron said that
the team’s MVP outwork
everyone else and did
their job the best.
Brady, Thomas and
Bergeron were not in
attendance
to
accept
their awards. However,
Thomas and Bergeron
thanked their teammates
and fans in a video that
aired under the Globies
display at center stage.
Thompson and the Celtics
return to TD Garden on
Wednesday after a twogame road trip. Bergeron
and the Bruins are on the
road until Saturday.
The
Globe
also
highlighted Boston’s best
moments. In his final
season in the MLB, Ortiz
recorded his 500th home
run, the Celtics ended the
Golden State Warriors
winning streak and the
Patriots
raised
their
fourth
championship
banner.
And, Atsede Baysa,
who won her first Boston
Marathon in 2016, gave
her trophy to Bobbi Gibb.
Gibb was the first woman
to finish the Boston
Marathon in 1966, 1967
and 1968 and she was
never recognized with a
trophy of her own. In a
video, Gibb said she is so
moved by Baysa, who was
recognized for her good
sportsmanship, love and
generosity. Gibb also said
she will return the trophy
to Baysa after her one
year with the trophy loan
concludes. Baysa and Gibb
were not in attendance.
Another athlete who
was
recognized
for
good
sportsmanship
was Abbey D’Agostino.
Massachusetts
native
D’Agostino
and
Nikki
Hamblin of New Zealand
both fell during a 5,000
meter race at the Rio
Olympics and they both
helped each other to cross
the finish line. D’Agostino
sustained a season-ending
injury to her right knee- an anterior cruciate
ligament and meniscal
tear and a strained medial
collateral ligament.
During her acceptance
and thank you speech,
D’Agostino said that: “It’s
clear that we are drawn
to selflessness and love.”
She added that many
individuals were a part of
her story, which makes it
special.
D’Agostino
along
with
local
Olympians
and paralympians were
recognized
for
their
participation and Boston
and
New
England
representation in the Rio
Olympics, which was held
in August of 2016.
Bob Cousy, as known
as
“Mr.
Basketball,”
was presented with the
Lifetime
Achievement
Award by Massachusetts
Attorney General Maura
Healey for his work
fighting for racial and
social justice. Cousy, a
former Celtic point-guard,
created
the
National
Basketball
Association
(NBA) Union and led the
union as president for
seven years.
On
Cousy,
Healey
said there is no greater
playmaker than Cousy.
Healey, who has had a
love for the game since
she was nine-years-old,
said she honored Cousy
throughout her whole
basketball
career
by
wearing “9” on her jersey.
Becca Pizzi, a Belmont,
Mass.
native,
was
recognized
for
being
the first U.S. woman
to complete the World
Marathon
Challenge.
Pizzi completed seven
marathons in seven days
in seven continents. She
competed and won every
race in Antarctica, Punta
Arenas, Chile; Miami,
Florida; Madrid, Spain;
Marrakesh,
Morocco;
Dubai,
United
States
Emirates; and Sydney,
Australia. She completed
seven
marathons
in
27 hours, 26 minutes
and 15 seconds. AT&T
Representative
Peter
Nixon
presented
the
AT&T Coverage Around
The World Award to Pizzi.
Pizzi said to the crowd
that it is an honor to
be here among Boston
Sports elite. She wants
to be an example to her
eight-year-old daughter
that anything is possible
if you believe in yourself.
“You rallied for me,
you made me Boston
Strong,” said Pizzi.
Like
Caron
said,
individuals are continuing
to change lives through
sports such as Pete Frates
raising awareness about
amyotrophic
lateral
sclerosis through the ice
bucket challenge and
Liam
Fitzgerald,
“the
Bruins fist-bump kid,” a
cancer survivor.
“They are using sports
to make the world a
better place,” said Caron.
The Globies will be
televised on Friday at 8
p.m. on NESN.