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VOLUME 70, NUMBER 17
Mix N' Match on the Board of Trustees
Carol Sawyer Parks takes a seat as Interim Chairwoman while other Trustees resign
Alex Pearlman
Journal Staff
Carol Sawyer Parks, vice
chairwoman of the Suffolk
Board of Trustees and Boston
socialite and philanthropist,
will step in as interim chair-
woman for the rest of the se-
mester, until the Board can ap-
point a new chair. Parks is the
daughter of the late Frank Saw-
yer, for whom Suffolk’s Saw-
yer Business School, as well as
the Sawyer Building, is named.
At last Wednesday’s board
meeting, Parks was asked by
the nominating committee to
lead the now 30-member Board.
Parks will replace Nicholas
Macaronis who resigned earlier
this month amid a wave of con-
troversy regarding his reaction
to Globe reporters and Suffolk
Law School faculty about the
salary of his long-time friend,
President David Sargent. Many
trustees have recently ex-
pressed concern about the way
Suffolk’s administration is being
nside Nick Verreos star of Suffolk's Unity Week
ournal The Project Runway designer speaks to students about his life, inspiration
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run and, according to the Globe,
“urged” Macaronis to resign.
As the CEO of Sawyer
Enterprises, Parks has over-
seen the renovation of the
new W hotel in the theatre
district and was named one
of the "25 Most Stylish Bos-
tonians" by the Globe last fall.
Former congressman
Marty Meehan didn’t ap-
pear at the meeting and said
later in the week that he
would no longer serve on
Suffolk’s Board of Trustees.
Meehan, who has been sug-
gested in a number of circles (as
well as articles in The Lowell Sun
and the Boston Globe) to be Pres-
ident Sargent’s successor when
Sargent’s contract expires in
2011 said that he was “fully im-
mersed” in his responsibilities
as Chancellor of UMASS Lowell,
according to the Boston Globe.
Meehan mentioned in a
tentative resignation letter in
November that he wanted to
avoid a conflict of interest that
might have arisen between
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fore resigning from the Board.
Dennis Fernandez, a Suf-
folk Law School graduate based
in California, also resigned
from the Board of Trustees this
month, blaming a heavier work-
load, according to a Suffolk of-
Angela Bray
Journal Staff
Unity Week at Suffolk had
a huge pull Monday night with
Project Runway’s second season
contestant Nick Verreos who
spoke at the C. Walsh Theater.
The Program Committee,
Student Leadership and In-
volvement and Office of Re-
tention Services brought Nick
Verreos to speak to Suffolk stu-
dents. After appearing on Proj-
ect Runway’s second season,
Verreos received both national
and international attention,
and is also known as a red car-
pet expert on E! Entertainment,
TV Guide Network, and SoapNet.
“I have been invited to
speak at Suffolk University
March 3, 2010
Photo courtesy of The Boston Globe
ficial. Jeanne Hession, Suffolk’s
first female Trustee, told the
Globe that she and Lawrence
Cameron “decided to leave
[the Board] for health reasons.”
and talk about my experience
as a designer, entrepreneur, de-
sign company business owner-
-and of course ALL THINGS
Project Runway, including my
“Inside Dish” as a judge on
the show--as well as a contes-
tant, naturally!” Verreos previ-
ously posted on his blog. “My
lecture will be part of Suf-
folk University’s Unity Week
2010/Multi-Cultural Summit.”
“It is going to be an awesome
event,” said Sam Andea, Pro-
gram Council Special Events/
Traditions Chair, preceding the
event. “He’s very excited to be
here,” said Andea before she
brought Verreos onto the stage.
“Yay! I hoped more than
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news China's economy needs help too
Cait O'Callaghan
BRIEFS
Journal Staff
Yasheng Huang, a pro-
fessor of political economy
and international manage-
ment from the MIT Sloan
School of Management came
to Suffolk on Monday to talk
POLICE BLOTTER about the dynamics and chal-
lenges of China’s economy.
The author of 2008’s Capi-
talism with Chinese Charac-
Tuesday, February 23 teristics, Huang talked about
China’s consumption decline,
their rural economy and Chi-
7:25 a.m. na’s biggest challenge: rebal-
NESAD ancing their economy.
American Alarm called regarding the front Many products in
doors of NESAD. Unit 22 and 17 responding. America have “Made
in China” engraved "...China is losing
Nothing found. No report. on it. This is because
China produces a lot
a lot of money and
7:57 PM of easy to make items, its economy is slowly
Ridgeway Building
Unit 6 reports 2 makes arguing in front of
like shoes and shirts,
and sells it to na- down-turning."
tions like the United
148 Cambridge Street possibly intoxicated. States and countries
Units 41 and 39 responding. Unit 41 reports in Western Europe.
the individuals moved along without inci- It’s obvious that the econ-
dent. No report. omy in the United States is in
a recession, and that no one
wants it to be where it is. Be-
cause of this recession, we are
Wednesday, February 24 consuming less, which means
that we are consuming less
18:38 AM products China produces.
Since the United States is
10 Somerset
consuming less, China is losing
Report of a noise complaint on the 18 floor a lot of money and its economy
of 10 Somerset St. Report to follow. is slowly down-turning. Huang
believes that if the U.S. contin-
3:11 AM ues to not buy as much from
China, that “China’s economy
150 Tremont will have a lot more problems.”
Report of an intoxicated student at 150 Since China decided to
Tremont Street. Report filed. make everything it possibly
Thursday, February 25
10:01 AM
10 West
Fire alarm on the sixth floor of 10 West
Street. Report filed.
12:09 PM
Public
Unit 26 taking a larceny report from resi-
dent which occurred off campus. Report
filed.
2:34 PM
Public
Unit 29 reports an elderly female fell across
10 West Street. Units 29, 30, and 71 respond-
ing. Report filed.
March 3, 2010
can, it has changed the nation
from a rural economy to an ur-
ban economy. People of China
have left the fields and have
moved to the coastlines where
they can work in factories.
The income of a coastal
migrant compared to the in-
come of a rural worker is three
times greater. If a rural worker
has the same education and
the same skills as a coastal
worker, the coastal worker still
gets paid 1.5 to 2 times more.
However, there are still dis-
advantages of a coastal worker.
Besides having to move to the
coast, there are also rarely any
wage increases. Huang said
that according to a survey,
“when asked in 2008, ‘what was
the first year when [the coastal
worker] experienced an indus-
trial wage growth?’ 95 percent
of the people asked said 2005.”
Wages are not increas-
ing in China so therefore the
consumption in China is not
increasing. The urbanization
of China has not increased in-
come. In the 1980’s, China had
fast Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) growth, which “has
grown too fast for the good
of the country,” said Huang.
While the GDP was increas-
ing steadily in the 1980’s in Chi-
na, it suffered tremendously in
the 1990’s. Huang, who also
published “Inflation and In-
vestment Controls in China”
in 2006 and “Selling China” in
2003, believes that China “has a
difficult period to come” and he
“hopes they use this opportu-
nity to restructure their econo-
my.” The most important thing
to Huang, however, is that Chi-
na “rebalances their economy.”
Many students and fac-
ulty showed up for Yasheng
Huang’s lecture at 20 Derne
Street, who was pre-
pared with a long pre-
sentation. However,
everyone who showed
up also showed up
with many questions,
leaving Huang unable
to present 17 of his
slides, but he laughed
it off and showed
enthusiasm that so
many people were in-
terested in China’s economy.
Ron Suleski, professor and
director for the Rosenberg In-
stitute for East Asian Stud-
ies, was the one who asked
Huang to come speak. “I’m
really grateful that [Yasheng
Huang] could come today, and
I think this was a great talk,”
he said as he dismissed his
class and ended the lecture.
The Asian Studies Program
will also be presenting “Revisit-
ing the ‘Google in China’ Ques-
tion” tomorrow at 1:00 in Dona-
hue 403. A discussion will occur
in depth analysis of the issues
surrounding Google in China.
 PAGE 3
Expert discusses radicalism, foreign policy
Jeff Fish and Tom Logan
Journal Staff
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
is a short man with big creden-
tials when it comes to the study
of radical Islam, which is why
Suffolk GOP and the Foreign
Policy Forum partnered to host
a roundtable discussion featur-
ing the successful Middle East-
ern expert. Gartenstein-Ross is
the Foundation for Defense of
Democracies Director for the
Center for Terrorism Research,
and has been published in nu-
merous scholarly journals and
newspapers including The
Middle East Quarterly, The
Washington Times, and The
Wall Street Journal of Europe.
He’s also testified for the U.S.
Senate’s Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Commit-
tee and is the author of My Year
Inside Radical Islam: A Memoir.
The discussion kicked off
when Phillip Smyth asked
about his experiences work-
ing with Al Harman, a radical
Islam Charity linked to terror-
ist organizations. Gartenstein-
Ross didn’t go into much de-
tail mostly because he “feels
bored” talking about his expe-
riences. “One experience isn’t
the end all be all experience.”
The rest of the event car-
ried on the same way with
Gartenstein-Ross responding
to questions from the audience.
Gartenstein-Ross defined
Annual show is so good, its sinful
Angela Bray
Journal Staff
In the wake of the devastat-
ing earthquake that hit Haiti in
Jan., the Caribbean Student Net-
work’s (CSN’s) 21st annual Cul-
tural Fashion Show is dedicated
to the victims of the tragedy.
Tickets are free, but the CSN
is asking attendees to make a
donation of their choice that
will be equally divided through
S.O.U.L.S. for five causes: Part-
ners in Health, St. Boniface Hai-
ti Foundation, Janbe: Bridges to
Haiti, the Haitian Soccer Fed-
eration, and Food for the Poor.
Differing from past shows
at the C. Walsh Theater, this
year’s will take place in the
Holiday Inn Ballroom on Sat-
urday at 7 p.m. and is intended
to be more upscale and formal.
The theme is SEVEN, in-
radicalism from the output, in
this case, violence in service to a
cause. He also stated that there
is no clear linear, single-step
process to becoming a radical.
He then gave criticism of an
NYPD study about radicaliza-
tion and their concept of four
stages to becoming a radical,
saying that it’s also wrong to
ascribe radicalism to religion
alone and that Gartenstein-Ross
stated that there four main rea-
sons for religious beliefs—a de-
sire for wealth, a desire for pow-
er, and a desire for recognition.
Gartenstein-Ross joked
that having a lot of sex is one
reason that
people become
extremists.
“If you look
"There needs to be a more
at the terror-
ists, you’d see
realistic view of Islam"
their sexual
deviants.” He
recalled an incident in which a
captured terrorist’s laptop was
seized the most accessed file on
was called blonde on blonde,
“which isn’t a Bob Dylan song.”
He also said that humilia-
tion is a big factor in the rheto-
ric of radicalization. Gartens-
tein-Ross said that radical Islam
isn’t necessarily growing, but
that it depends on the coun-
try. He compared the recruit-
ment process for radical Islamic
groups like Al Quada to Har-
vard University because they
get many applicants but only
spired by the
Seven Deadly
Sins. “We want-
ed to have six
or seven dif-
ferent scenes,”
said Joanne Ed-
ouard, CSN Sec-
retary and direc-
tor of designs.
" E a c h
scene is a sin;
one will be a
combination
of two sins,”
said Gaelle
Dorlus, CSN Treasurer
and director of models.
“We will be displaying Ca-
ribbean culture through music
and fashion,” said Tanisha Ca-
det, CSN Vice President and
director of the overall show.
Suffolk students, as well as
students from other colleges,
accept a few. “[Recruiters] like
to come in, and speak to peo-
ple about radical Islamic ide-
als, telling people that they’re
bound for hell unless they turn
to the Jihadist movement.”
Right now the west has two
views on Islam, according to
Gartenstein-Ross. There’s one
view that Islam is peace and
“True Islam” is different from
the kind of Islam taught to Al-
Qaeda members. The problem
with this view is that most peo-
ple that make this claim have
never really read Muslim scrip-
tures like the Quran from cover
to cover. The second view is the
belief that Islam is the problem,
to which Gartenstein-Ross said,
“Anyone who’s known a Muslim
or a handful of Muslims could
tell you that’s just not true.” An-
other problem with this view is
that it relegates all theological
ground to people like Osama
Bin Laden by saying his defini-
tion of Islam is what Islam actu-
ally is. There needs to be a more
realistic view of Islam in order
to dull both arguments, he said.
“It’s not like what we did
back during the Cold War; we
would have people who would
have auditioned and will be
modeling in the show, which
will feature about 45 mod-
els, both male and female. The
models will be wearing clothing
from Illwear Swimwear, Andy
Jacques, Green Haus, I LIVE
KOUTURE, and Kosh3r Tease.
There will also be carnival de-
March 3, 2010
put themselves in the shoes of
Soviet officials to see things
from their point of view before
passing judgment. The problem
with doing the same for Islam is
we tend to make judgments too
early,” said Gartenstein-Ross.
Junior Mike Gomez asked
for Gartenstein-Ross’ opinion
on the wars in Iraq and Afghan-
istan. Gartenstein-Ross says
that he supports the surge in Af-
ghanistan like he did with Iraq,
though he thinks going into Iraq
was a mistake in the first place.
If the United States were to pull
out of Iraq and Afghanistan, it
would be similar to the 1990s:
the Soviet
Union left
and war
lords fought
over control
of the coun-
try. Gartens-
tein-Ross
acknowledged that the Taliban
will never be completely elimi-
nated and when the United
States finally pulls out of the
Middle East, there will be insur-
gents, but the goal is to pull out
when the Afghan government is
stable enough to contain them.
Gomez later asked why
there is such an animosity to-
wards Western civilization de-
spite all the things it has done
for humanity. Gartenstein-Ross
replied, “They love the tech-
nology but hate the culture.”
The event wrapped up af-
signs by Wendy
Matthews. The
models will be
doing their own
hair and CSN
is paying for
the services of
Makeup by Jac-
quelyn, who has
done work for
Saks and MAC.
Last year’s
show was a
successful full
house, and
the same is
expected this time around.
“There is a lot of interaction
with the crowd,” said Ca-
det. “It is an overall fun show.
There is also a walking contest
among the planned activities.”
The event will be hosted
by Vlad Calixte aka. Haitian
V, with music by DJ Dru Nyce.
ter about an hour and went
well according to Foreign Pol-
icy Forum co-founder, senior
David Daoud. “I think it pro-
duced a very vibrant discus-
sion. The questions that were
asked were all important to
the subject. Daveed got his
point across really well and
over all it was a great success.”
According to Suffolk GOP
President Karl Hoffman, 2011,
there were over 40 people in
attendance at one point. “I
think that the attendance and
interest on campus was huge.
I counted at the peak a little
over 40 people in the room.
We had people from both sides
of the aisle, which I think was
good. It really helped to keep
the discussion interesting and
I hope this will be a jumping
off point to really start talking
about national security issues.”
Senior Phillip Smyth, For-
eign Policy Forum co-founder
said, “As you can see, a lot of
people were entertained and
intrigued and we need more
events like this. I think that
Suffolk would do a great job if
they encouraged more of this.”
Layla Albalooshi, a grad
student from the United Arab
Emirates enjoyed the event, but
didn’t agree with everything
Gartenstein-Ross had to say. “It
was good, but he really margin-
alized Islam. There are many
schools of Islam but he didn’t
really talk about all of them.”
Real Entity Entertainment will
be on top of photography. Per-
formances will be made by
FAMOUS NOBODIES, Front
Page, Dutch ReBelle, and the
Suffolk University Step Team.
A traditional carnival
scene is to conclude the show
with real carnival costumes.
Garments include large head-
dresses, sequins, bright and
sparkly details, and skirts
that sway with movement.
“This show is different from
those in the past,” said Dorlus.
“The nice ballroom location is
new, making it more extrava-
gant and more formal. Just about
everything will be exciting.”
“I’m excited for every-
thing,” said Cadet. “We
have so much we’re doing.
I think it’s a surprise. [The
audience] won’t expect it.”
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Unity Week sweeps over Suffolk
The week in summary: What's it all about?
Angela Bray
Journal Staff
Suffolk’s Unity Week con-
tinues to rock the university
with events, discussions and
cultural celebrations. The
events kicked off last Satur-
day with the third annual
Multicultural Summit, Respect-
ful Confrontation: The Practice
of Compassionate Engagement,
which was presented by the
Office of Diversity Services.
Unity Week annually or-
ganizes events consisting of
speakers, entertainment, dia-
logues, classes, music, and
food. The relationships of dif-
ferent groups are demonstrated
to share diverse perspectives,
cultures, and backgrounds.
Two events, Explore Spain!
and Explore Japan!, took place
on Sunday evening and were
sponsored by the Off-Campus
Housing Office, the Office of
Residence Life and Summer
Programs, the Study Abroad
Office and the Theater Depart-
ment. Explore Spain! took place
Students enjoy origami and sushi in Miller
Hall during Explore Japan!
in the 150 Tremont dorm, and
Explore Japan! in Miller Hall,
where both on and off campus
students were invited to attend
and experience the cultures.
Activities pertaining to Spain
included tasting Spanish tapas
and learning about the art
of Flamenco dance. Students
could also learn about studying
at Suffolk’s Madrid campus.
In Miller Hall, attendees
tasted oriental dishes, created
origami, and learned about
study abroad experiences in
Asia. “I walked into the Mill-
er lobby and saw something
was going on,” said fresh-
man Kay Dosu. “I got really
good sushi and walked away
with a cool origami dragon!”
“It’s another step towards
spreading cultural aware-
ness,” said sophomore Ja-
mie Pestana. “I think [Explore
Spain! and Explore Japan!] were
a good way of bringing cul-
tural diversity to the dorms.”
Program Council, Student
Leadership and Involvement,
and Office of Retention Ser-
Photos by Angela Bray
vices brought in Nick Verreos,
a contestant from the second
season of Project Runway on
Monday night to speak to Suf-
folk students. The event had
high attendance and played
a solid part in Unity Week.
“I am so happy how well
[Nick Verreos’ lecture] went. We
had a great turnout, and I was
so pleased to see how grateful
people were that we brought
in Nick Verreos to speak.
They continually thanked
us, and that’s what keeps
me motivated to program!”
said sophomore Sam Andrea,
the Program Council Spe-
cial Events/Traditions Chair.
On Monday night Program
Council and SGA added to the
Unity Week celebration by pre-
Verreos 'genuine' and 'real'
during lecture in C. Walsh
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three people would come!”
exclaimed Verreos when he saw
the full theater. He had just ar-
rived from his Smithsonian AR-
Trageous! event in Washington,
DC. “I’m very happy to be here.
I love coming to the east coast
in the winter because I can
layer.” Behind him was a slide-
show of models and celebrities
wearing his dresses and gowns.
“I was uncomfortable with
myself in my skin,” Verreos
said, as he spoke of his years
of childhood and highschool.
“There weren’t many role mod-
els. We had no Project Runway; I
had no one to look up to.” Once
it was time for college, he want-
ed to go to fashion school but
also wanted to make his father
proud and study political sci-
ence. Verreos spent most of his
classes at UCLA sketching col-
lections. “I didn’t realize I had a
special talent until I saw my sis-
ter’s drawings,” said Verreos.
Verreos secretly applied to
art/design schools, decided it
was fate once he was accept-
ed to all of them, and went to
Fashion Institute of Technolo-
gy. With that, he told his father,
“I want to go to fashion de-
sign school.” His father cried,
but because he was proud. He
wanted to be an artist himself,
March 3, 2010
senting the Oscar-nominated
film Precious (Lee Daniels En-
tertainment, 2009) in the Dona-
hue cafe. The movie is about an
overweight, illiterate African-
American teen with her second
child on the way, attempting to
go back to school and make a
life for herself. “I enjoyed it,”
said freshman Justin Dulak.
“The atmosphere was light
and the room was packed. Al-
most every seat was filled. The
movie was fascinating as well.”
Unity Week activities are
continuing throughout the
week. Today, in 73 Tremont’s
Amenities Conference Room
from 3 - 4:30 p.m., there will be
a discussion on the importance
of the complexity of diversity to
Suffolk University brought to
but could not. “Learning is
never a waste,” Verreos said,
referring to his political science
education. “I can discuss things
other than fashion; it’s nice to
talk about something else.”
His career began as he
worked 10-12 years in the in-
dustry sketching ideas and
then making patterns. Verreos
said he would make gowns af-
ter his nine-to-five job just to
find his creativity. The designer
also teaches patterns and pat-
tern-making. “I love being a
designer in the industry, giving
back to the students,” he said.
Verreos has never been a
fan of reality TV, and when
Project Runway first aired, he
was not sure how it would be.
“To my surprise, they did do
it right.” Once the second sea-
son began casting, “everyone
was telling me to go to the
casting call. I never thought
I’d be on the show!” He was
selected, having only two
days before leaving for the
show. At the time, he was in
the eighth week of teaching a
10-week quarter and worried
about the students and find-
ing substitutes. He could not
tell them why he was leaving.
“I enjoyed doing the show,
it was amazing,” said Verreos.
“Heidi [Klum] is a German Bar-
bie Doll, and they have been
you by the class Management
322, Managing Diversity in the
Workplace with Dr. Ulric John-
son. The event is sponsored by
the Office of Human Resources.
The Unity Week Show-
case tomorrow evening at 7
p.m. at the C. Walsh Theater
is a show that will give stu-
dents the opportunity to share
their cultures through per-
formances and expression.
“So far,” said Andrea. “I
think Unity Week is doing ex-
actly what it was hoping to do:
attract all different groups of
students and encourage them
to come out, get some free
food, prizes, interact with dif-
ferent students and enjoy being
a part of Suffolk University.”
very supportive of my career.”
When asked for advice
for breaking into the fashion
industry, he said to try and
go to a school with a fashion
program. Verreos also advised
students to “get out there”
and obtain formal knowledge,
work, and inspiration. “Just
do it, always work it,” he said.
The lecture was followed
by a “meet and greet” in the Do-
nahue cafe where Verreos took
pictures and signed autographs.
“He’s just fun to be around.
He has a very good presence,
and it was very enjoyable to
hear him speak,” said Suffolk
Freshman Selena Rox. Verreos
talked about Runway gossip,
impersonated others from the
show (Heidi Klum and Tim
Gunn, for example), and told
stories. “He seems very genuine
and real,” said Rox. “He even
covered the ins and outs of the
industry, as well as the work it
takes to become a designer.”
Verreos concluded his lec-
ture by answering questions
from students. He was asked
about his inspirations, which
are endless. “I want to em-
power women,” he said, and
seeks inspiration from Greek
women, his travels, muse-
ums, colors of gardens, and
music. “I’m always looking.
Never have your eyes shut.”

world
Why Operation Moshtarak is a
responsible way to fight the war
BRIEFS
Alex Pearlman
Journal Staff
“You have to understand
that if you don’t do what
you say, we’ll all be killed.”
These are ominous words to
anyone, but to General Stan-
Africa ley McChrystal, it’s nothing
more than the truth. One of
450 tribal elders and scholars
KAMPALA, Uganda—A group of about 100 gays and from the Helmand Province
lesbians met in secret to discuss their response to a pend- who gathered in Kabul earlier
ing Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which calls for the death pen- this month, readying the U.S.,
alty for some gay acts, according to GlobalPost.com. The British, NATO and Afghan
event was organized by Rev. Mark Kiyimba of the Uganda forces against the Taliban, said
Unitarian Universalist Church. “Our conference showed those words to McChrystal,
that religion does not need to be an enemy to the cause of who then passed the message
LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] concerns. along to President Obama,
What is at stake here is religious freedom, human rights who responded, “Do not clear
and minority protections,” he told GlobalPost. Kiyimba and hold what you
is married, but declares himself as bisexual. The partici- are not willing to
pants resolved to petition the parliament to reject the cur- build and transfer.”
rent bill and instead move to decriminalize homosexuality Time Magazine
this week recounted
this story in their
feature “Taking it to
the Taliban,” which
South America details the plans
for the allied of-
fensive against the
insurgency in the
CONCEPCION, Chile – A massive 8.8 earthquake wreaked
southern-central
havoc and destruction Saturday, killing over 700 people. The
Helmand Provine
earthquake was quoted by CNN to have been “the fifth stron-
city of Marjah.
gest earthquake in some 100 years." The quake even caused
The Obama Ad-
panic in Hawaii, where locals were alerted to tsunamis. Ha-
ministration has for
waii, however, was spared. Since Saturday, Chile has battled
months insisted that
lawlessness. Looting has ravished shops and supermarkets,
they are not fighting
leaving many without electricity, food or water. The coastal
President Bush’s war.
communities have suffered the most, with devastation not only
Now, it finally seems
from the quake, but also the meter high waves that came after-
like they’re telling the truth.
wards, washing homes out to sea. President Michelle Bachelet
According to Time, the
continues to ask for international aid for temporary bridges,
tribal elders of the region
electric generators, water purification units and medical help.
“signed off on the plan” Gen-
eral McChrystal laid out, spe-
cifically, hitting the province,
hitting it hard, but minimizing
Europe civilian casualties and unveil-
ing what McChrystal refers
to as “Government in a Box.”
These boxed governments
VENDEE, France – A crippling storm, now being named
are made up of current and
Xynthia, hit the west coasts of France and Spain, causing major
former Afghan officials who
flooding and damage. The severe weather also stretched to hit
have been training with the
Portugal and the Netherlands. France, however, was hit the
military for months, waiting
hardest,with at least 45 people dead. The flooding and violent
for Operation Moshtarak. They
winds have taken out electricity to millions of households.
will essentially be dropped into
The winds were clocked at 150km/h, knocking down the pow-
hostile territory and will be
er lines linked to a 500 kilometer stretch in France. It will take
responsible for governing the
several days to restore power. France has declared the storm a
civilians. They will “enforce
national disaster and emergency services have picked families
law and order, provide basic
from rooftops by helicopter. Hundreds of refugees seek tem-
fascilites, build schools, create
porary accommodation and shelter as communities rebuild.
jobs, and persuade local farm-
ers to give up the poppy crop.”
The new mayor of the
March 3, 2010
city of Marjah, Haji Zahir,
has returned to his native
Afghanistan after spending
the last 15 years in Germany.
McChrystal ultimately
wants to “help Afghans build
and take responsibility for
their country, rather than de-
pending solely on Western
forces to thump the Taliban.”
Besides plopping stable
governments into an area that
hasn’t seen one for decades,
McChrystal is right to in-
clude tribal elders in his deci-
sions and ask them for their
opinions and advice on how
to proceed to win the war.
Because of a deeply in-
grained culture of clans and
tribes, it has always been
silly of U.S. forces to assume
that the Afghan people will
trust that the guys with guns
and tanks are there to help.
Many of the clan lead-
ers are also ex- and moder-
ate members of the Taliban
who feel disenfranchised by
the way their tribal lands and
members have been decimated
by a Taliban that refused to
sit down to talk, which they
see as a step in the right direc-
tion – or at least a way to bet-
ter understand the differences
between themselves and the
U.S. commanders and what the
military’s ultimate goals are.
Last summer, GlobalPost
executive editor Charles Sen-
nott sat down with two of these
moderate members, Abdul Ha-
kim Muhajid and Arsalla Rah-
mani, who are involved with
alleged secret talks between the
Taliban, the Afghan govern-
ment and U.S. representatives.
Bringing these moder-
ate Taliban members into
negotiations was one of the
first things President Obama
called for and even General
Petraeus, who was the com-
mander of U.S. forces in Iraq,
called these moderate mem-
bers “reconcilables” because
of how important their input
and help will be in maintaining
a functioning Afghan govern-
ment when the U.S. pulls out.
Muhajid was the pre-
9/11 U.N. representative for
the now-deposed Taliban
government and has years
of experience with
U.S negotiations.
“[The Obama ad-
ministration declares]
mutual respect and
mutual understand-
ing. This is very im-
portant to the U.S. and
Islamic countries,” he
said to GlobalPost. He
added that Obama
“will achieve many
more advantages and
many more objectives
in the dialogue than
if they were fighting
with the opposition.”
Besides allowing
trained and able Af-
ghans to run their own
local governments in
areas besieged by fighting and
bringing tribal leaders into the
fold of negotiations and idea-
sharing, the Obama adminis-
tration is also using one other
hugely important tactic, oppo-
site of Bush’s policy: there have
been no over-the-top proclama-
tions of victory and the words
“Mission Accomplished”
are nowhere to be found.
Cautious optimism is the
name of the game these days.
While Gen. McChrystal ad-
mits that the operation is go-
ing well, there is a sense of
restraint and quiet hopeful-
ness that reflects Obama’s own.
It seems clear now, even
for all the naysayers and non-
believers that Obama’s dip-
lomatic touch is exactly what
the battle for Afghanistan
needed to start looking up. 
Part 1 of 2. Check back next week!
 PAGE 6
The Journal brings Are video essays
home the bronze the new big thing?
The Suffolk Journal’s of-
fice walls are peppered with
awards. In the 1970s, appar-
ently, this paper was really, re-
ally good. However, we haven’t
won a big award since 1999
and we haven’t won an Asso-
ciated Collegiate Press annual
National College Journalism
Convention award since 1979.
Well, we finally brought
one home. Last Sunday, at the
ACP’s annual convention, the
Suffolk Journal won Third Place
Best in Show for our web-
site content and design out
of hundreds of schools from
all across the country that
were entered in the contest.
This is a proud day for
the school, not just for us at
the Journal. Suffolk Univer-
sity is not generally known as
a top-notch, high-performing
institution and every group
and club on campus that wins
awards is doing a service to
Suffolk, improving our image
and showing the world that
just because we’re a commuter
school with a small campus
we aren’t meant for big things.
Along with Seriously Bent,
Mock Trial and the other on-
campus organizations that have
won awards this year, the Jour-
nal is now recognized as an out-
standing achiever in our field.
And we couldn’t be happier.
When I started at the Journal
four years ago, it was a mea-
ger excuse for a student news-
paper. It was between six and
eight pages, depending on the
week, and it had only a couple
decent articles per issue. How-
ever, from my sophomore year
on, the staff of this paper has
completely turned it around.
With a redesign of the paper
and the website, better atten-
tion to detail and on-campus
news, and insisting that we
Bray
Angela
maintain a 16 page weekly is-
Journal Staff
sue, the Journal staff finally has
a product it can be proud of.
“Share a one-minute video
We take what we’re given in
that says something about you.
life. But sometimes, all you can
Upload it to YouTube or another
do with what you’re given is
easily accessible Web site, and
make it better – and that’s what
give us the URL. What you do
we’ve done with this paper.
or say is totally up to you.” One
Every single editor and
can only do so much in a minute.
writer on this staff is wholly
This year for the prospec-
devoted to making this the best
tive Class of 2014, Tufts Uni-
possible paper Suffolk can have,
versity (Medford, MA) has
something the students and fac-
added an optional video op-
ulty can go to for information
tion to the application supple-
and news about what’s going
ment. Is this appropriate?
on on-campus and in the Boston
It sounds fun; it’s a way to
area and I could not be prouder
form an impression off-paper
of what we’ve accomplished.
and interview-free. Video sub-
So thanks for read-
mission ideas are limitless to
ing and thanks for clicking.
creativity and talent as stated
on the application, and any-
Alex Pearlman,
thing may be done or said.
Editor in Chief
Seeking amusement, my room-
mate and I clicked the link to
the applicant videos. Some
made us laugh, while others
were absolutely demeaning.
The stream was synonymous
to the standard YouTube chan-
nel. We viewed a variety of
things: raps, songs, dances,
and... a math dance? Thrown
in the mix of music videos was
a girl rapping with her mouth
rubber-banded shut. Random?
I was expecting a major-
ity of debonair overachievers,
yet among them was the smart
kid solving a rubrics cube in
sixty seconds, the conceited
goody-goody, the fun rave DJ,
the typical athlete, and the cre-
ative animated short film. Then
there was the kid making music
with a sheet of paper, the im-
pulsive self-interview, and the
girl jumping rope in lightning
time. Of course there were the
suck-up videos drooling over
Tufts along with recordings of
everybody-loves-me quotes,
plus quite an array of clips titled
“This Is Me” and “Pick Me!” A
good amount were simply bor-
ing; isn’t the idea to sell your-
self competitively to make that
outstanding impression which
admissions will love about
you?  Let’s face it – this is your
last chance to show those “ex-
tra” qualities about yourself,
which just can’t be expressed
on paper, to separate you from
thousands of other applicants!
A great deal of prospective
March 3, 2010
students did not consider video
submissions. Will university
admissions find them less at-
tractive and competitive, as-
suming they’re not trying? Does
a video automatically present
itself more appealing than an
essay? How much does it actu-
ally affect an applicant’s over-
all application? Hopefully ev-
eryone has a fair chance. With
so many various subjects, it’s
difficult to figure out what ex-
actly Tufts Admissions is look-
ing for; do they want humor or
intellect? The prankster or the
student ambassador?   In my
own college search, I attended
a college open-house where
Admissions spoke on this sub-
ject. Admissions explained
to a filled room about a par-
ticular applicant they accepted
because of his very colorful,
dare-devil essay.  Although not
a video, the applicant took a
huge chance to show his per-
sonality through  a witty, yet
comical essay; he wrote about
all the various things which
could be done with colored M
& M’s. Admissions loved it!
What about the awful vid-
eos- can awfulness hurt one’s
chances of acceptance? Sev-
eral “comedians” simply didn’t
bring out a chuckle; other short
speeches were overpowered by
the shakiness of the camera.
Then again, they did try, just
not to the extent of some vid-
eos which obviously demon-
strated time-consuming effort.
One boy wrote and recited a
rap/poem which immediately
made me want to be his friend.
An animated, soundless film
followed a well-rounded girl’s
timeline “in her shoes” through
service trips, academic achieve-
ments, athletics, and social life.
Several well-done slideshows
expressed a lot, as carefully
chosen photos sent a message
of the student’s true personal-
ity. Those students prove their
qualifications. As this oppor-
tunity may provide successful
opportunities, perhaps more
colleges and universities will
consider it. In the event an ap-
plicant’s qualities/personalities
cannot be presented on pa-
per, shall a personalized, self-
opinionated video succeed?
 PAGE 7
The Man Column: Craigslist cretins
Ethan Long
Journal Staff
It seems, now more than
ever, women think that we’re
stupid. I mean, I’m sure there
are a good amount of us who
wouldn’t be able to find our
way out of a paper bag, but still,
we can’t let those who seem
less than intelligent become the
norm in our gender. We must
somehow figure out a way to
come back on top, after all, it’s
called an “alpha male” for a rea-
son. Anyway, there is one thing
has been bugging me about this
for a while, an example of those
men who are truly the dumbest
of dumb, and really make our
gender look bad: the idiots post-
ing on Craigslist’s Missed Con-
nections section. The follow-
ing is an actual posting in the
Boston section of the website.
Subject: White Jeep Chero-
kee near Northeastern - m4w
- 22 (Northeastern University)
Body: You were coming from
storrow drive/kenmore in an older
white Cherokee. You were incredi-
bly cute and had gorgeous eyes. You
were behind me at the light near
boylston. I was in the green wran-
gler with the big tires. I saw you
in the rearview and was instantly
The GOP ReTort to Health Reform
Edmund Plamowski, Jr.
Journal Contributor
Over the past year, as Dem-
ocrats in Congress have pushed
their proposals for the social-
ization of America’s health care
system, Republicans have of-
fered both constitutional criti-
cisms of the Democrats’ plans,
as well as counter measures
that would in effect overhaul
health care without drastically
increasing the size of the federal
government. The key argument
against Democratic health care
bills has been that it would be
unconstitutional to mandate
that individual American citi-
zens buy insurance, whether
it is from a private company
or through some sort of public
option. It is a valid argument:
if any American wants to go
uninsured it should be (and
is) their constitutional right.
Republican proposals pre-
sented as counter plans to
those presented by Democrats
have included measures rang-
ing from decreased barriers on
intrigued. If you read this, let me
know what stickers were on your
back windows. I’d like to grab coffee.
Come on dude! Do you real-
ly believe that this woman, who
was randomly driving behind
you one day, will really look on
this website and somehow find
you? Seriously? First off, you
have no clue that this woman
even noticed the car in front of
her. You said you saw her in
your rearview mirror, but who
even knows if she saw you?
Maybe, for all you know, she was
creeped out. Secondly, what are
the chances that she’s going to
read your posting on the Inter-
net? Of all the people living in
the Boston area, why would one
woman view this website? She’s
not looking for you dude. Sorry.
Most importantly though,
why would she want to grab
coffee with you? You were
checking her out in your rear-
view mirror before driving off.
One can only assume that you
thought about her so much dur-
ing the rest of your drive, and
decided to go home and about
her on the Internet. Dude, this
girl realizes what a total nut job
you are. She will never “go out
for coffee” with you after you
posted ON THE INTERNET
interstate insurance to tort re-
form. In all Republican plans,
tort reform has been a main-
stay. In essence, conservatives,
through tort reform, are push-
ing for a system that would lim-
it the liability of doctors when
lawsuits are brought against
them in the form of caps on
the amount of money a
court can force one party
to pay to another. The
argument is that such
limits would decrease
"The solution
insurance costs by al- Republicans should
lowing doctors to lower
their rates, and if costs offer for health reform
were lower, insurance
companies wouldn’t
is no health reform"
have to pay as much for
medical care and thus
wouldn’t have to charge
their clients such high rates.
Tort reform is a clear idea
from Republicans that on the
surface appears to be a quality
proposal for lowering health
care costs – and it probably
would. However, that does not
mean that it is a good idea to
actually enact, mainly because
about a girl you saw in your
MIRROR while DRIVING. I
hate to break it to you, but you
don’t meet girls through rear-
view mirrors on Boylston Street.
Here’s another example:
Subject: Black Northface,
Green Celtics bag on Redline - m4w
(Downtown Crossing, Boston)
Body: We were waiting for
the Redline to Ashmont at Down-
town Crossing. You were wear-
ing a black Northface fleece, and
a green Celtics Club bag. You had
glasses and were focused on your
phone the whole time. I thought
you were really cute. Once we got
on the train I was standing next
to you. If I didn’t have to get off at
the next stop, I might have worked
up the guts to say something. I
hope you see this and we can meet
up for something hot to drink.
Okay dude. Listen up. You
stood next to a girl on the T
and stared her down, noticing
her clothes and her belongings.
Why would you want to talk to a
girl who was, as you put it, “fo-
cused on your phone the whole
time”???? These girls are annoy-
ing to begin with. Obviously
you couldn’t talk to her anyway,
even if you didn’t “have the
guts.” Also, as I previously stat-
ed, this girl will NEVER EVER
it would run counter to any
approach to health reform Re-
publicans have pitched over
the last year. The reasoning
is simple: Federal tort reform
would in all likelihood be un-
constitutional just as Repub-
licans have claimed plans put
forward by Democrats are.
How is tort reform uncon-
stitutional? Start by taking into
consideration where the medi-
cal malpractice cases that would
be affected by tort reform are
carried out. For all intents and
purposes they’re carried out in
state civil courts. There lays the
major problem. If, say, 90 per-
March 3, 2010
SEE YOUR POST. How many
girls who have Celtics bags and
wear Northfaces do you think
constantly check the Craig-
slist missed connections? You
have no chance in the world,
so hope as much as you want,
but it’s not going to happen.
So, let me just send one final
message to those guys who post
hopeless missed connections:
Unlike those of you who seem
to take this seriously, most of us
only browse missed connections
once in a while, and it’s never to
actually connect, it’s to amuse
ourselves. To give you credit,
maybe if the girl of your dreams
actually does find your post; if
the she’s a needle in the hay-
stack who shares your views on
missed connections, then may-
be it was worth it, but you need
really good evidence to actually
think that any girl would really
go out of her way to find your
post. Sorry dudes, you’re better
off going out in the street with a
description of the girl and ask-
ing around for her than
posting on
an Internet
site that
she prob-
ably won’t
c h e c k .
cent or more of the country’s
malpractice cases are argued
and resolved in state courts,
then they are not going to fall
under tort reform legislation;
that is to say if the tort reform
legislation is constitutional. In
all likelihood, knowing Con-
gress, tort legislation would
seek not just to regulate
cases in the federal courts,
but also those taking place
in the states. Such legisla-
tion would be a gross vio-
lation of the sovereignty of
state courts which should
not be governed by fed-
eral mandates. If Repub-
licans are going to con-
tinually argue that things
such as abortion and the
death penalty should be
handled on a state-by-state ba-
sis, as opposed to at the federal
level, then they should not be
making an exception for tort re-
form. The only principled way
to formulate real tort reform of
the legal variety would be to
enact it on a state-by-state basis.
Essentially, if conservatives
So this column is dedicated
to you, cute, drunken Asian girl
who chatted about Toy Story
with me and my friends on the
T two Saturdays ago. I was the
one drinking strawberry soda
next to the kid eating a box of
Coco Puffs. I hope somehow,
you see this. You got off at
Boylston, so maybe I have some
chance getting your attention?
Okay fine, I realize that will
probably never, ever, happen.
Ethan Long was the one drink-
ing strawberry soda, bought at
the Linden Suprette in Allston.
wish to stay true to their prin-
ciples, they need to drop the
constant hounding for tort re-
form, or at least start pushing
for it back home in their state
legislatures. I would gladly call
for it here in Massachusetts,
but I doubt any result would
come of it. To stop the social-
ization of health care by Demo-
crats in Congress, Republicans
need a new approach. For too
many years we’ve seen sup-
posedly principled conserva-
tives fight progressive spend-
ing with more spending, and
unconstitutional progressive
measures with more unconsti-
tutional measures. Now would
be a good time for Republicans
to read their name and actually
stand up for the principles of a
Republic; which would mean
no national tort reform. The so-
lution Republicans should offer
for health reform is no health
reform, and instead a focus on
the more pressing issues posed
to us today: fighting a high job-
less rate, and the need to pay
down the massive national debt.
 PAGE 8 March 3, 2010

'Celebrating Diversity' continues Unity Week

Ethan Long disability in and around Suf- with little stories that go along and interested in the exhibit Tim Albers, Assistant Direc-
Journal Staff folk University. Students from and tell what
NESAD created artwork to the work is
Students and faculty from be displayed at the exhibit. all about. It’s
around Suffolk University took the student’s
“The artists created the dif-
part in “Celebrating Diversity: interpreta-
ferent pieces of art, and worked
A group exhibition exploring tion of what
to interpret different disabili-
ideas of disability,” a part of ties and people that they may disability is
S.O.U.L.S’ annual and what it
Unity Week. The looks like
exhibit, which took at Suffolk,”
place on Tuesday, said Rebec-
included an art gal- ca Kmiec,
lery exhibit located one of the
in the Donahue event’s or-
lobby. The exhibit ganizers.
was sponsored by “We facili-
a combination of tated meet-
S.O.U.L.S, the Office ings with
of Disability Ser- the students
vices, and the New from NES- Photo by Ethan Long

England School of AD and from Suffolk and they as well,” said Elizabeth Irwin, tor of S.O.U.L.S. The artwork
Art and Design. put together all of the artwork. who helped plan the exhibit. presented included paint-
Every year, We just oversaw the program, “What’s really exciting ings and sculpture that were
S.O.U.L.S’ puts on the meetings, and really left it about this for me is that in the created by students dealt
their Unity Week up to the artists to be creative true spirit of Unity week, this with subjects such as quad-
celebration to en- for what they wanted to do.” project brought together stu- riplegia, anger, and confidence.
courage students Students walking by the dents from across Suffolk Uni- “We really couldn’t have
to learn about ev- exhibit were intrigued, walk- versity in ways that we don’t done this without the stu-
eryone around ing into the gallery to view the typically do here. So, we had dents, so we appreciate their
them, no matter Photo by Ethan Long artwork displayed. “I think students from NESAD work- effort, and we hope to do this
what background Corey Allen points out a piece of art to having the exhibit in this ing and students from College again next year,” said Irwin.
they might come great location, the Donahue of Arts and Sciences, and staff For more informa-
Vicki Hanes during last Tuesday's event.
from. The idea lobby, really made it easy for from a variety of offices and it tion about S.O.U.L.S events
helps students learn to ac- know who have disabilities and people to come out and check really felt like a true collabora- and Unity Week, contact
cept the world they live in. different situations, and just the exhibit, and I think every- tive effort and that was really S.O.U.L.S at souls@suffolk.edu.
Tuesday’s event focused on created all different art forms body’s really been fascinated exciting to be a part of,” said

Oscar Preview: Our picks for the big awards

Cait O'Callaghan
Journal Staff

Other than Best Film, Best Director is one

of the most important awards of the night.
Christophe Waltz won the Golden Globe and
It’s no question that James Cameron will win Mo’nique won both the Golden Globe and
the SAG Award for Best Supporting Actor in Quen-
for Avatar, seeing as he made technology SAG Award for Best Supporting Actress for Pre-
tin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. He also, deserves
just for this movie. Cameron, who last won cious and will more than likely take home this
to win this year’s Best Supporting Actor award. His
in 1998 for Titanic, will be up against his ex- year’s Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Up in the Air
performance easily tramples Matt Damon’s in Invic-
wife, director Kathryn Bigelow for her film, actress Anna Kendrick should really take home
tus, Woody Harrelson’s in The Messenger and Christo-
The Hurt Locker. Hopefully she won big in the the award instead, but it likely won’t happen.
pher Plummer’s in The Last Station. The only person
divorce settlement, because she shouldn’t
who has a fighting chance against Waltz is Stanley
expect to win the golden man on Sunday.
Tucci in The Lovely Bones. Tucci plays an eerie neigh-
bor, who turns out to be a pedophile and murder-
er of the young girls he becomes infatuated with.

Another favorite of this year’s Award season is
Sandra Bullock, who took home the Golden Globe
and SAG Award for Best Actress in The Blind Side.
Bullock deserves to take home this year’s Best
Actress Oscar, after beautifully portraying the
mother of Michael Oher, a future NFL player who
she took in after realizing he didn’t have a home.
This year’s Best Picture nominations are Avatar,
The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Lock-
er, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, UP,
and Up in the Air. This year’s favorite is no other than
Avatar, the movie that passed 1997’s Titanic in box of-
fice records. Avatar would make this year’s Academy
Awards so predictable, and would just be another
ending to another awards season. If The Hurt Locker
or Up in the Air won, it would be more shocking than
when Crash won in 2006 over Brokeback Mountain.
This year’s Best Actor Award should go to
George Clooney for his role in Jason Reitman’s film
Up in the Air. Clooney plays a man who doesn’t be-
lieve in commitment that travels around the US fir-
ing people when their boss is too cowardly to do it
themselves. Since all he does is travel, his goal in life
is to achieve 10 million frequent flyer miles. While
the award should go to Clooney, it will more than
likely go to Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart, who won
the SAG and the Golden Globe for the same role.
 PAGE 9
Albrecht Durer on display at the MFA
Cait O'Callaghan
Journal Staff
The Museum of Fine Arts
has opened an ex-
hibit dedicated
to Albrecht Du-
rer, a German art-
ist known for his
black and white
woodcuts, etching
and engravings of
religious images.
Durer was born
in 1471 in Nurem-
burg, Germany,
which was a ma-
jor intellectual and
artistic hub in the
1500s. Durer was in-
troduced to engrav-
ing by his father,
a blacksmith, who
taught him how to
use the tools meant
for engraving.
While travel-
ing across Europe,
Durer was intro-
duced to “new”
Renaissance art.
This art is unique
because, accord-
ing to the MFA, it
has “interest in the classical
Aarons captures periods of Boston history on film
Matt McQuaid
Journal Staff
If you take a stroll through
many of Boston’s neighbor-
hoods today, you’ll probably be
greeted by the sight of tourist
attractions, crappy chain stores
you can find anywhere else, and
yuppies with small, obnoxious
dogs. It’s hard to imagine how
these places once were 60 years
ago, before gentrification and
the flight of families to the sub-
urbs, but photographer Jules
Aarons captures the essence
of a time past quite perfectly.
Jules Aarons was an en-
gineer by trade who helped
to develop GPS technology,
but his passion was photogra-
phy. From 1947 to 1976, Aar-
ons photographed residents
of the North End, West End,
South Boston, South End,
Scollay Square (now Govern-
ment Center), and the Market
District (now Faneuil Hall).
Inspired by “street photogra-
phers” such as Helen Levitt
and Henri Cartier-Bresson,
Aarons used a Rolleiflex twin-
past and concern with the geo- of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and
metrically accurate depiction Adam and Eve. He often in-
of three-dimensional space.” cluded horses as a symbol of
Durer presented many re- strength, and of nature and sky,
with the
sky being
a symbol
of heaven.
His work
is realistic,
with amaz-
ing details
and fine
lines flow-
ing through
his pieces.
One of
Durer’s big-
gest fans is
Karen Pike,
an art his-
tory teacher
at North-
eastern
University.
“His work
is stunning-
ly beauti-
ful. I have
admired it
since I was a
sophomore
Photo courtesy of metmuseum.com
in high
school,”
ligious images, including those Pike said. Durer has been
lens reflex camera to shoot his North End also extends far be-
subjects because it allowed him yond youth. “Long Walk” por-
to take pictures without the trays an elderly woman walk-
subject’s knowledge. The Bos- ing alone on the street in front
ton Public Library began col- of a convenience store plas-
lecting his works in 1997, and tered with ads for cigarettes
now has the largest collection and Coca-Cola. “The subjects
of his pictures in the world. had a romantic quality, and it
Some of Aarons’ best work had to be offset by harsh pre-
came from a neighborhood sentation,” Aarons said of the
that many Suffolk students call photo. “Watching” has another
home, the North End. Many old woman gazing thoughtful-
of Aaron’s best work shooting ly out of a doorway, the wrin-
North End residents are the kles in her face belying the wis-
pictures he took of the youth dom she has gained with age.
around the working-class Another great source for
Italian neighborhood during Jules Aarons’ work is Boston’s
the 50s and 60s. One picture, famous blue-collar Irish hamlet,
“Greasers,” depicts a group of Southie. “Paul the Barber” has
young men standing around a man in an apron (presumably
in leather jackets with blank Paul) standing in his doorway
stares on their faces. The photo as he chats with a customer; a
reminds one of the rumblers in sign hanging in the window
S.E. Hinton’s groundbreaking proclaims the establishment a
novel The Outsiders. Other pho- union shop. “Kiss me an Irish”
tos depict a group of young kids is a picture of a doe-eyed young
playing baseball in an empty man wearing a fedora with a
lot, and another shows a group St. Patrick’s Day pin on it; and
of teenagers gazing out of an “Car, St. Patrick’s Day” shows
apartment window as they a group of people in a convert-
watch a street festival below. ible waving to an on looking
Aarons’ work depicting the crowd. South Boston has long
dead since 1528, but he should
feel assured that someone
has been his fan for 45 years.
Durer published many
books of woodcut throughout
his life, three being his most
well known: “The Apocalypse,”
“The Large Passion” and “The
Life of the Virgin.” Out of
all his art, “The Four Horse-
men” from "The Apocalypse"
tends to be the most famous.
Created between 1497 and
1498, “The Four Horsemen” is
a woodcut that portrays four
men on horses, with human-
ity underneath them as it gets
crushed by the hooves of the
horses. The mouth of Hell,
which looks more like a drag-
on, is open in the lower left cor-
ner and is about to swallow the
humans that are being tram-
pled by the horses. The fine
lines in this piece are intense,
with great detail, and it’s hard
to believe that Durer could
carve lines as thin as these onto
wood before placing the ink
on top to portray the image.
Whereas the Italian Renais-
sance is better known for artists
like Leonardo da Vinci, accord-
ing to Pike, “the Northern Re-
naissance [with artists like Dur-
been a hotbed for rising stars
in Boston’s political scene, and
Aarons captures the essence of
the grassroots with his photo
“The Campaigners, City Coun-
cil Election,” depicting a group
of older women with lapel pins
reading “Hailer” and “Hurley.”
One neighborhood stands
above the rest in terms of de-
fining old school Boston: the
West End, an area that long
ago was eviscerated by real
estate developers. “The West
End was to be the casualty of
Urban Renewal,” Aarons tells
us. “In 1953 the city of Boston
targeted the neighborhood for
redevelopment, and in 1958 the
demolition took place.” Aar-
ons’ West End series shows us
a young woman candidly ad-
justing her hair in “Finishing
Touch” and a little girl staring
meekly at the camera in front
of a store selling pulp novels
in “Paperbacks.” One particu-
larly touching photo is “Three
Girls,” a photo that shows
three little girls talking, two
black, one white. “At the time
I photographed there, 1947 to
March 3, 2010
er] is not talked about or shown
enough as it should be. Durer
is one of the great art giants
of the Northern Renaissance.”
As Karen Pike stared at
his work, she continued to say
on how she is “amazed at the
prints from [the wood] blocks,”
and how Durer “achieved such
volume in the small spaces.”
Another famous piece by
Durer is “Knight, Death and
the Devil.” Created in 1513,
this is one of his best engrav-
ings. Like “The Four Horse-
men,” this piece has a great
deal of detail. According to
the MFA’s description of this
piece, the horseman is “be-
lieved to be a representation of
a virtuous, steadfast Christian
knight whom Death and the
Devil are unable to distract.”
Durer mastered all creative
fields, from engraving to paint-
ing to etching to portraits. He
is known for being an artistic
genius during his time, and it
would be hard to picture where
art would be without him.
The Albrecht Durer exhibit
at the Museum of Fine Arts will
be on display until July 3, 2010.
1955, the West End was an in-
tegrated area where people
seemed to get along,” Aarons
says of the photograph. The
scene brings to mind the in-
herent innocence of childhood.
Aarons takes a number
of other interesting pictures
throughout the Boston area.
Photos taken in the South
End show a group of shirtless
young men playing basket-
ball, one playing defense with
a look of intensity on his face.
Another series is of the now-
defunct East Boston ferry. One
memorable scene is of a grin-
ning man standing in front of
a sign in Scollay Square that
tells patron that the shop sells
“American food.” Aarons’ work
is a defining portrait of old Bos-
ton that anyone who lives here
should definitely check it out.
“Man in the Street: Bos-
ton Photographs by Jules
Aarons” is on display at the
McKim Building, located on
the third floor of the Bos-
ton Public Library in Copley
Square. Admission is free.
 PAGE 10
staff GBH continues UK 82 into 2010
SOUNDS
Wu Tang vs, the Beatles
Tom Caruana
"Enter the Magical Mystery
Tour"
On par, if not better, than
DangerMouse's 'Grey Album'
-Derek Anderson
Midi and the Modern Dance
"Twilight, How Sweet You Are"
A band from Connecticut that
relies on poppy harmonies
and amazing vocals to give
those who listen to it auditory
nirvana.
-Ethan Long
Alex Gopher
"Handguns (Dada Life Remix)"
Bringing the house/electro mu-
sic to the 4th floor of 10 West
-Ryan Boyle
Matt McQuaid
Journal Staff
Punk in Britain during
the late 70s and early 80s, was
one of those rare moments in
rock and roll that cemented it-
self as a memorable mark on
the history of the genre. Youth
throughout the country were
disenchanted with high un-
employment, an increasingly
tense cold war, and Thatcher-
ism tightening it’s death grip on
the English working-class. Kids
throughout the country vented
their rage by mutilating their
hair and picking up guitars,
and bands like The Exploited,
Abrasive Wheels, Anti-No-
where League, and Discharge
went on to define the genre
that became known as UK 82.
One of the most memorable
bands from that era, Charged
GBH, is still going strong.
GBH (short for Grievous
Bodily Harm) was founded out
of Birmingham, England. "We
didn't think it'd last a week
when we first got together," said
founding member Colin Abra-
hall in a press release. "None
Despite late arrival, Cope Rocks
Thomas Logan
Journal Staff
When you’re looking to
hang out and relax,
there’s nothing like folk
music to set the mood.
From straight-up folk
acts like Nick Drake and
Billy Bragg to more con-
temporary acts like An-
drew Bird, it’s a genre
that defines chillin’. Citi-
zen Cope, a musician
that plays folk with trac-
es of blues and reggae,
played sold out shows
at the Paradise Lounge
from Feb. 25 to Feb. 27.
One could easily see why
their shows were sold
out. To say the least, he
really knows how to put
on a show. When Citizen
Cope (real name Clarence
Greenwood) went on, the
crowd simply went wild.
Although there was no
opening act, and the show
started an hour late, Citi-
zen Cope could really get
the crowd to sing along,
and his encore was very entic-
of us could really play our in-
struments or do our specific
job within the band. We just
seems more sophisticated com-
pared to some of their earlier
songs such as “Generals” or
kind of winged it for a while. “No Survivors.” Their sound
If you were born the day
we formed in 1979, you'd
be a mature adult now!"
GBH quickly gained
traction by playing gigs
at the legendary 100 Club
and touring throughout
Great Britain. In 1982, they
released their first full
length album, City Baby At-
tacked by Rats. Since then,
they’ve toured throughout
the world and released ten
studio albums. GBH has
announced they are releas-
ing their newest record,
Perfume and Piss (Hellcat,
2010), their first album since
2004. The band describes the
record as "best album we've
done in a long, long time."
The newest single off
their album, entitled “Kids
Photo courtesy of Flickr user pusgums
Get Down,” shows an evo-
lution from their earlier work is almost comparable to con- ally sign with Hellcat is a
in the 80s that seemed to de- temporary street punk bands dream come true for us."
fine the classic GBH sound. such as The Casualties or The
The single is faster, crisper, Briggs, bands that were sure- stores everywhere April 6.
has a crazy solo,and generally ly influenced by the legends.
ing. Citizen Cope and his back- the show wasn’t the band but
ing band were still able to put the venue. The Paradise Lounge
on a terrific performance de- is fairly small, and when you
spite the slow and boring start. have a sold out show, it gets
rather packed.
It was hard to
move around the
venue, and there
were a lot of peo-
ple bumping into
other people. At
points the crowd
was so loud that
it became in-
credibly hard to
hear the band
play, and when
Cope decided
to talk to the
crowd between
songs only to say
“Great to be here
in Boston,” it
sounded like he
was mumbling.
That’s not to
say seeing Citi-
zen Cope live
wasn’t an enjoy-
able experience.
After his initial
Photo courtesy of Flickr user isubiker
set a number
The only real problem with of people left, which made it
March 3, 2010
While the band has been
on a number of labels over
the years, GBH members indi-
cate they’re quite happy with
signing to Hell-
cat Records,
Rancid singer/
guitarist Tim
A r m s t r o n g ’s
label. Hellcat
is the home of
a number of
other notable
punk bands,
including Bos-
ton’s own Street
Dogs and the
Unseen."We've
been on vari-
ous dodgy la-
bels in the past
and ever since
Hellcat first
started, we've
wanted to be
associated with
it," stated Abra-
hall. "To actu-
Perfume and Piss hits
much easier to hear Citizen
Cope rock out. Being able to re-
ally hear Citizen Cope showed
that in addition to having a
good drummer and a good
bass player, the lyrics are ex-
cellent as well. In the song
“Salvation,” Citizen Cope pro-
claims, “But now you've got
to deal with me instead/ I'm
downstairs on the Motorola/
You know I've got three gold-
en bullets/ And I'm shooting
for your soul.” The lyrics were
truly profound and poetic.
The encore really showed
why so many people wanted
to see this band. Citizen Cope
played such songs as "Let the
Drummer Kick" and "Salvation"
(off of his self-titled album) that
sounded far better performed
live compared to their album
versions. The band muting
their instruments and letting
the crowd sing parts of the song
really contributed to the over-
all experience. There was much
enjoyment to be had at the con-
cert, even if it was hard to hear
the band play at times. The
beat was right and the bass was
great, and isn’t all that matters?
 PAGE 11
Harvey Milk to visit Boston during upcoming tour
Clay Adamczyk
Journal Staff
The band Harvey Milk,
(the sludge metal face melt-
ers,) not the late politician, has
been off hiatus for almost four
years now. Since then, they’ve
successfully toured and have
released, arguably their best
album yet, Life...the Greatest
Game in Town (Hydra Head,
2008). Drummer Kyle Spence
took some time out to talk
to the Journal about the up-
coming nine show run with
Coalesce, their new-album A
Small Turn in Human Kind-
ness (Hydra Head Records,
2010), and what the future
has in store for Harvey Milk.
Suffolk Journal: How’s the
band preparing for the tour?
Kiyle Spence: [laughs,] We
haven’t really been, yet. Steve,
the bass player, comes down
to Athens tomorrow and we’re
going to start rehearsing.
SJ: How do you anticipating
the tour going?
KS: I’m not really sure what to
expect. We never played with
Coalesce before and don’t re-
ally know those guys. I imagine
we’ll have a lot of fun. As far as
what we’re going to play, that’s
sort of up in the air. We have
the idea of playing our new
record (A Small Turn in Human
Kindness), that won’t be out
till April,
start to
finish, but
we might
only play
a couple
things off
of it. We’re
still trying
to figure
out how
that’s go-
ing to bill.
SJ: Do feel
that you
guys were
able to
successful-
ly get back
Photo courtesy of Flickr user wot nxt
into things
again after being on a hiatus for and playing some more shows
some time?
KS: I don’t know. Everyone’s
got to be wary of any sort of
reunions. You see people do
it, and it can be good. In some
March 3, 2010
cases it can be a lot better. our own things. that? way at one point, but he’s not
like that so much that I can’t
The one’s I’m thinking of are:
Mission of Burma, those guys, SJ: What are some of the side KS: No, no. I’ve played with personally really imagine him
when they started playing projects you’ve been keeping him on and off in the Fog over being like that. He’s the cool-
again they were great and put busy with? est guy, just really mellow. He
out good records; Dinosaur KS: I record couldn’t have been too de-
Jr. play much better now than bands down manding. I had to fly out with
they ever did. Their last record here in Ath- a day’s notice just to make it to
is really really good. To think ens and I got those shows so I was probably
that somebody would think of to play four more demanding on myself
us in that way, we got back bet- shows with then any of those guys could
ter and were as good or better Dinosaur in have been.
that when we were when we Canada last
stopped playing is cool to hear. month, which SJ: Final thoughts?
I don’t know why it happens was pretty
that way. awesome. KS: Just that we’re really look-
They didn’t let ing forward to coming to Bos-
SJ: Did it come together natu- Murph into the ton again. It’s often kind of our
rally or was it shaky at first? country so I got second home. Boston shows are
to up there and always special for us, and we
KS: No, it was fine. It was easy. jam with those like to try and pull out some
You kind of hear that a lot like guys which stops when we hit the old bean
it’s just like riding a bike. You was a pretty town there.
just start playing again and it’s awesome thing
pretty much the same. That’s to do. Harvey Milk will perform at
what happened to us, I think Photo courtesy of Flickr user Mr. Cook the Middle East Downstairs on
we can all play better now that SJ: I’ve heard Jay Mascis can be Tuesday, March 9.
we could back then maybe, a a demanding person to work the years. I get the impression
little bit. I know I can. Some- with musically, any truth to that he might have been that
times you get tired though.
You’re not 21 anymore and you
have to play all this crazy stuff
sometimes you just kind of
wish you were again.
SJ: Aside from the new album,
what else going on in the Har-
vey Milk world?
KS: For us that’s a lot. We’ve
pretty much finished the record
at the end of the year, and
we’ve basically just been wait-
ing to
do these
ten
shows
coming
up in
March.
We’ve
got
some
new
stuff
kicking
around;
we’re
think-
ing of
record-
ing
again
already
this summer. Maybe going out
west or to Europe. All just kick-
ing around ideas for now. We
all have other stuff going on so,
we kind of have Harvey Milk
time and the time when we do
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CampusCalendar

March 3
- 3:00 p.m. The Ten C's: A Model of Diver-
sity Awareness and Social Change Dis-
cussion (Amenities Room)
- 6:00 p.m. Cooking 101 (Donahue cafe)

March 4
- 1:00 p.m. Revisiting "Google in China"
question (Donahue 403)
- 7:00 p.m. Unity Week Showcase (C.
Walsh Theater)

March 6
- 7:00 p.m. CSN Culture Show (Holiday
Inn)

March 8
- 4:00 p.m. Commuter Support: A Round-
table Discussion (73 Tremont, room 513)

If you or your club want something to be

listed on the Suffolk Journal's calendar,
e-mail your event's information to
suffolkjournal@gmail.com
 PAGE 13 March 3, 2010

Sports briefs
Gold medal game pulls huge numbers
Sunday's gold medal hockey game between Canada and the
United States wasn't just huge on the ice, but on the airwaves as Men's baseball
well. The game, which is being called one of the most exciting and Mar. 12 vs. Husson @ Winter Haven, Fla., noon
intense ever played by some pundits, was watched by 27.6 million Mar. 13 vs. R.I. College @ Winter Haven, Fla., 3 p.m.
people in the United States and another 16.6 million people in Mar. 13 vs. R.I. College @ Winter Haven, Fla., 5 p.m.
Canada. According to Steve Lepore's Puck The Media, a blog ded- Mar. 14 vs. Wheaton @ Central Fla., 3:30 p.m. Men's tennis
icated to examining the media's hockey coverage, the game was Mar. 20 @ Johnson & Wales, noon
the most-viewed in Canadian history. Lepore also cited a report by Women's softball Apr. 1 @ Wentworth, 4 p.m.
Truth & Rumors' William Houston, which said that 80 percent of Mar. 12 vs. Wheaton (Ill.) @ Orange, Calif., noon Apr. 3 vs. Albertus Magnus, TBA
Canadians watched at least some of the game, which was won by Mar. 12 vs. Holy Names @ Orange, Calif., 2 p.m.
Canada, 3-2 in overtime. In America, only two hockey games have Mar. 13 vs. Hastings @ Orange, Calif., 6 p.m.
ever had more viewers: the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” game between Mar. 13 vs. Pacific @ Orange, Calif., 11 p.m.
the United States and the Soviet Union, and the gold medal game
between the United States and Finland that same year. The game
received high ratings locally as well. The Boston area had the sixth- Final winter sports standings
highest market ratings for the game, pulling a 24.1/46 rating on the
Nielsen scale. Buffalo came in at number one, with a 32.6/51 rating. Men's hockey Women's Men's
(ECAC) basketball Basketball
Thumbs sideline two NBA stars (GNAC) (GNAC)
1. Wentworth 11-3-0 1. Emmanuel 10-2 1. Albertus Magnus 15-3
Though it may be one of the smaller appendages, the thumb
2. Curry 10-3-1 2. Norwich 10-2 2. Emerson 15-3
can have a big impact on an NBA player. Just ask Shaquille
3. Suffolk 8-4-2 3. Simmons 8-4 3. St. Joseph's (Maine) 14-4
O'Neal and Paul Pierce, both of whom have missed time due to
4. Becker 8-6-0 4. Emerson 8-4 4. Mt. Ida 10-8
thumb injuries in the past weeks. According to FoxSports.com,
5. Nichols 7-6-1 5. Albertus Magnus 8-4 5. Johnson & Wales 9-9
Pierce is set to return to action this week after missing three
6. Johnson & Wales 7-6-1 6. Rivier 7-5 6. Norwich 8-10
games with a sprained right thumb. The Celtics lost two out of
7. West. New England 2-12-0 7. Suffolk 7-5 7. Lasell 8-10
the three games Pierce missed, including back-to-back home
8. Salve Regina 0-13-1 8. St. Joseph's (Maine) 7-5 8. Rivier 6-12
losses to the Cleveland Cavaliers and New Jersey Nets. O'Neal's
injury is said to be a bit more serious. The Big Diesel originally 9. Johnson & Wales 7-5 9. Emmanuel 3-15
injured the finger during the aforementioned game against the 10. Lasell 3-9 10. Suffolk 2-16
Celtics, a game that saw him leave midway through and never 11. Pine Manor 2-10
return. O'Neal had surgery on the thumb on Monday and ac- 12. Mt. Ida 1-11 *All standings are
cording to FoxSports.com is expected to miss up to six weeks, 13. St. Joseph's (Conn.) 0-12 current as of Mar. 2.
meaning he may not be ready for the start of the playoffs.

Jordan buys Bobcats

Michael Jordan appears to be enjoying his new basketball
home, as he bought the controlling stake in the Charlotte Bobcats
earlier this week, becoming the majority owner of the young NBA
franchise. Jordan had previously been a part-owner of the team,
but bought out absentee owner Bob Johnson to become the top
dog in the Bobcats' organization. According to NBA.com, Jordan
is buying 100 percent of the team, and does not have any other
partners in the transaction. Other groups were rumored to be pre-
paring offers, but Jordan stepped up and took control of the team.
While he has not yet been approved as the owner, the approval
process is viewed as a mere formality at this point. Jordan has been
part-owner of the team since 2006, but is now expected to take a
more hands-on role in the day-to-day running of the franchise.

More big names released in the NFL

The free agency period in the National Football League has yet
to officially begin, but big moves are already being made, as this
week it became clear that two more big name players will be play-
ing for new teams in the 2010-2011 season. According to ESPN.com,
the New York Jets announced that they intend to release running
back Thomas Jones this week, allowing the team to cut some sal-
ary. The Jets boasted the league's top-ranked rushing offense last
season, a group Jones was a big part of. Jones has the second-most
rushing yards in the league since 2005, behind only LaDainian
Tomlinson, who was recently cut as well. ESPN.com also reported
that former All-Pro lineman Orlando Pace was cut by the Chicago
Bears after spending only one season in the Windy City. Pace had
spent his entire career with the St. Louis Rams before signing a
three-year, $15 million contract with the Bears before last season,
but he was widely panned for his sub-par performance last year.
 PAGE 14
Letter to the editor
This reader is writing in re-
sponse to Alex Mellion’s article,
“Opinion: R.I.P. NBA Slam
Dunk contest” (Feb. 17). It has
been edited for style and content.
You are obviously enti-
tled to your opinion and are
free to write whatever you
want, but I feel like I should
respond to some of the things
you were saying. First of all,
the dunk contest most defi-
nitely isn’t dead. This year’s
definitely lacked the variety
and creativity of years past
but definitely isn’t a sign that
it will never be able to recov-
er... I really think you took
a lot away from Shannon
Brown and DeMar DeRozan.
Both of them are outstand-
ing players and Shannon
Brown is just a freak athlete
to say the least, so while
people may not have heard
of them, they are incredible.
Anyways, you're right
it would be great to have a
LeBron James, or a Dwight
Howard in the Dunk con-
test again, but sadly it won’t
happen. Dwight would re-
enter before LeBron ever did.
LeBron has way too much
money riding on his staying
healthy and not to mention
being the most sought after
player in the NBA is nothing
really to screw around with.
This year was definitely
lacking I agree, so write that!
But don’t talk about how
David Stern should "make"
superstars enter the contest,
or mediate what he thinks is
creative and what he doesn’t.
There are really only so
many different variations of
things you can do: reverse,
360, through the legs, wind-
mill, behind the back. Do
those with a toss up to your-
self or off the backboard.
There’s really not much
else you can do, so give
them a break man. Almost
everything being done has
already been done before.
You mentioned the Michael
Jordan days when things
were more … when in truth
Michael is famous [for] the
free throw line dunk he did,
when it was already done by
Dr. J. So give them a break.
This year was bad. Hopeful-
ly next year [will be] better.
-Matthew King,
Suffolk student
March 3, 2010
Suffolk basketball players net GNAC honors
Matt Pepdjonovic, Rookie of the Year
-Freshman center
-Hometown: Quincy, Mass.
-2009-2010 stats: Averaged 13 points per game and 11.6
rebounds per game
-Started all 25 of the Rams' game this season
-Five-time GNAC Rookie of the Week
-Finished the season tied for ninth in the nation in
Division-III rebounding
All photos property of the Suffolk Athletics Dept.
Meghan Black, All-Conference Third Team
-Sophomore forward
-Hometown: Roslindale, Mass.
-2009-2010 stats: Averaged 10.2 points per game and
5.8 rebounds per game
-Started all 25 of the Lady Rams' game this season
-Scored a total of 265 points this season, tops on the team
Allan Ray, Sportsmanship Team
-Junior guard
-Hometown: Lynn, Mass.
-2009-2010 stats: 6.4 points per game and 4.1 rebounds
per game
-Started 18 of Suffolk's 25 games
-Has served as team captain for the past two seasons
Information from GoSuffolkRams.com was used in this report.
 PAGE 15
Rams' season comes to Men's baseball seeking to
continue recent success
an end against JWU
Dan Ryan
Journal Staff
The Suffolk hockey sea-
son came to an end on Sunday
when the third-seeded Rams
were upset by the visitors from
Johnson & Wales, the sixth-
seed in the ECAC Northeast
tournament, by a score of 3-1 at
Steriti Rink in the North End.
Jeff Rose made 36 saves
for the Rams in the loss,
while senior Niles Moore
scored the Rams’ lone goal.
The Wildcats jumped out
to a 1-0 lead just 54 seconds
into the game when senior
Kevin Marchesi notched his
eleventh goal of the season.
The Rams would get even on
Moore’s tally on the power
play nine minutes later, but
the Wildcats got second period
goals from juniors Joe Simeone
and Craig Houle, putting the
Rams in a two-goal hole from
2009-2010 men's hockey statistical leaders
Goals
1. Niles Moore (above) 15
2. Pat Welch 11
3. Jason Molle 9
T-4. Paul Weisser 8
T-4. Zach Barron 8
All stats are current
through the end of this sea-
son. Full team and individual
stats are available through ei-
ther collegehockeystats.net or
through GoSuffolkRams.com
by clicking on "Men's hock-
ey," then clicking on "Stats."
The above stats refer to this
season's total only, not career
stats. Career stats are available
through the above sites as well.
Image courtesy of Suffolk Athletics Department
which they never recovered.
The score may have been
more lopsided had it not been
for the play of Rose, who
made 29 saves in the first two
periods alone. Heading into
the third period, the Wildcats
were outshooting the Rams by
nearly a 2 to 1 margin, 29 to 15.
The Rams turned up the of-
fense in the third, firing 10 shots
on goal, but Wildcats netmind-
er Matt Cooper turned aside
all 10, earning the game’s first
Assists
1. Pat Welch (above) 13
2. Paul Weisser 12
T-3. Niles Moore 11
T-3. J. Andrew Wein 11
T-3. Zach Barron 11
Game-winning goals
star in the process. Cooper fin-
ished the game with 25 saves.
For his efforts, Rose was
named the game’s second star.
The Wildcats will now play
top-seeded Wentworth tonight
at 7:30 p.m. at Matthews Arena.
The win completed the season
sweep for the Wildcats, who
beat the Rams all three times
they met during the season.
The Rams finished the sea-
son with a record of 12-11-3.
Points
1. Niles Moore (above) 26
2. Pat Welch 24
3. Paul Weisser 20
4. Zach Barron 19
5. Jason Molle 15
1. Paul Weisser (left) 3
2. Pat Welch 2
T-3. Niles Moore 1
T-3. Jason Molle 1
T-3. Andrew Monesi 1
T-3. Andrew Flynn 1
T-3. Matt Robertson 1
T-3. Robbie Donahue 1
T-3. Ryan Fitzpatrick 1
Alex Mellion
Journal Staff
One of Suffolk’s most suc-
cessful teams in recent years,
the baseball team is looking
to experience the same suc-
cess this season that they’ve
seemingly seen year after year.
Coach Cary McConnell
is entering his 15th season as
head coach, and the team has
finished at
least .500
in each of
his previ- "The past few
ous 14 sea-
sons. Mc-
years we have done
teams also
very well in the
C o n n e l l ’s
have four GNAC. We have
G N A C
champi-
proven ourselves
onships
and four
[to be] one of the
NCAA Di- teams to beat."
vision III
champion-
ship tournament appearances.
The Rams enter this season as
the defending GNAC cham-
pions and clearly have the
biggest target on their backs.
“The past few years, we
have done very well in the
GNAC,” said catcher and se-
nior captain Bobby Barrett.
“We have proven ourselves [to
be] one of the teams to beat.”
Barrett is one of four cap-
tains, along with fellow senior
Rory Gentile and juniors Mark
Annese and Mark Addesa. Bar-
rett set the school record for
RBIs last season with 68, and
also had seven home runs and
a .374 batting average. Annese
should have an impact on the
team’s offense as well as he
comes back from a knee injury.
The Rams also have depth
at pitching and will count
on several underclassmen
to help shoulder the load.
“Freshmen Jhonneris Men-
dez, Chris Campbell and Remy
Carpinito could all see a bunch
of innings this season,” said as-
sistant coach Anthony Del Prete.
Aside from the freshmen
The Suffolk baseball team will start their season with ten games
in Florida, at various sites in Winter Haven and Babson Park against
teams from around the country. The Rams’ first game back in New
England will be on Mar. 23 at Babson College at 3:30 p.m. The Rams’
first home game, played at played at Adams Field in Quincy, will be
a double header against Johnson & Wales on Mar. 27. The first game
will be played at noon, with the second game played at 3:30 p.m.
March 3, 2010
who will be counted on to pro-
vide quality innings, the Rams
also return many players who
gained significant pitching ex-
perience last season, including
sophomore Charles Kilgore (1-0
record, 4.30 ERA) and senior
Marc Doyle (2-1 record). There’s
an old saying that “pitching
wins championships,” and in
order for the Rams to defend
their GNAC title, their pitch-
ing staff must stay on-track and
provide good,
solid innings
each time out.
Just be-
cause
Rams
the
won
the GNAC
champion-
ship last sea-
son
mean
doesn’t
that
they are going
to load their
schedule up
with cupcake
opponents.
The GNAC is always a hard-
fought conference and this
year shouldn’t be any different.
“This year's goal will be
to be the first team in program
history to make consecutive
NCAA tournament appear-
ances,” said Del Prete. “The
GNAC should be good this
year with St. Joe's, Albertus
Magnus, Johnson & Wales and
Lasell all looking to contend.”
The Rams’ non-conference
schedule will be challenging
as well, with games against
Husson College, two top-25
teams in Wheaton and Row-
an, and defending MASCAC
champions Westfield State.
All the pieces are there for
the Rams to meet their goals:
30 wins, a GNAC champion-
ship and an NCAA tournament
berth. There’s no reason to be-
lieve that this team won’t expe-
rience the success it has grown
accustomed to, and there is
a very good chance that the
Suffolk Rams will be counted
among the elite teams in NCAA
Division III by season’s end.
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"A great joy to coach"
Thompson graduating after a memorable four-year career
Mike Giannattasio
Journal Staff
Laura Thompson is going
to have plenty of good memo-
ries when she graduates from
Suffolk this May. Thompson
is a senior at Suffolk and just
completed her fourth and final
season on the Suffolk Univer-
sity women’s basketball team.
Thompson, a forward on
the squad, had her best season
with the Rams this past year, as
she was second on the team with
9.3 points per game and first in
rebounds with 7.1 per game.
“I'm happy for her success
and her team's success,” said
Suffolk women’s basketball
coach Ed Leyden. “I was hop-
ing she would break out and be
good, and she's proven to be a
solid college basketball player
as well as an optimistic, up-
beat, and supportive leader.”
Thompson, who is from
Kennebunk, Maine, and gradu-
ated from Kennebunk High
School in 2006, has improved
tremendously in each of her
four seasons with the Rams.
She appeared in 15 games
as a freshman, averaging 1.7
PPG and 1.4 RPG. As a sopho-
more, Thompson appeared in
28 games and was a valuable
inside presence off the bench,
averaging 4 PPG and 2.9 RBG.
During the 2008-09 sea-
son, Thompson appeared in
26 games for Suffolk com-
ing off the bench. She was
a force down low, averag-
ing 4 PPG and 3.6 RPG.
Thompson’s goals for this
season were to always play
hard and to make sure the
team never gave up on one an-
other. She definitely had her
best season yet this year, as she
helped the Rams go 14-12 and
make the GNAC tournament.
The season came to end for the
squad on Feb. 23, when they
lost to Albertus Magnus in the
first round by a score of 82-81.
“We had so much talent on
our team, so much chemistry,
and we pushed ourselves to
be a better team, so we felt like
we deserved to win it all,” said
Thompson.” My goals for my-
self were to keep my team con-
centrated and focused and to
never give up for even a second.
We loved playing as a team and
we didn’t want to see it come
to an end, but unfortunately
we fell one basket too short.”
Thompson added that she
has enjoyed every minute that
she has spent on the team.
“The things that I have
Photo property of the Suffolk Athletics Dept.
Thompson, who played for the
Lady Rams each of her four
years at Suffolk, had a career
year this season, leading the
team in rebounding while fin-
ishing second in scoring.
enjoyed the most about play-
ing on the women’s basketball
team would be having the op-
portunity to play basketball
with the girls on the team,”
said Thompson. “I have made
lifelong friends and have mem-
ories that I will never forget.
“The other things that I have
enjoyed would be that playing
basketball for four years has
made such a huge impact on
my life,” she continued. “It has
taught me so many things about
myself and has helped me to
be a more organized, focused
and determined individual.”
Thompson chose to attend
Suffolk after Leyden heav-
ily recruited her. When she
was a senior in high school,
she stayed overnight in Bos-
ton with a few girls on the
Suffolk team and immedi-
ately fell in love with the city.
Thompson also wanted a
school that was close to home
if she needed to get away from
March 3, 2010
Lady Rams eliminated
from GNAC tournament
Lose to Albertus Magnus, 82-81
the city and it was within driv-
Christian Petruzzi Meghan Black was named
ing distance so that her par-
to the GNAC’s All-Confer-
ents could come watch her Journal Staff
ence Third Team and led
play. She also thought the
The Suffolk women’s bas- the team in scoring, aver-
city was a great place to start
ketball team is sometimes aging 10.2 points and close
living on her own as there
overshadowed by men’s to six rebounds per game.
was always something to do.
sports, but sports fans of Freshman point guard
Thompson’s parents have
the University should take Jackie Vienneau played over
definitely had the most impact
note: these young ladies 30 minutes per game, while
on her athletic career. Ever
are primed to make some also chipping in for 9.3 points
since she was a small child they
noise in the years to come. per game with 119 rebounds.
have supported her and have
Led by 16 year head “[Vienneau] was like a
tried to attend every one of her
coach Ed Leyden, the Rams coach on the floor, simply
basketball games. Another per-
posted a 14-12 record this exceptional,” said Leyden.
son that has had a huge impact
season and a sixth-place fin- He also had high
on her athletic career is her for-
ish in the GNAC, surpris- praise for freshmen
mer teammate, Meghan Tracey.
ing many prognosticators guard Lindsey Rogers.
“Meghan was a year ahead
who expected them to fin- “She was all around tough
of me and we played the same
ish eighth in the confer- player,” he said of Rogers.
position so I always looked up
ence. Since he took the reins “Key offensive player, but
to her,” said Thompson. “I have
at Suffolk in 1994, Leyden’s especially [key] on defense.”
never had a teammate that had
teams have averaged an out- Despite the early exit,
such love and devotion for the
standing 18 wins per season. Leyden knows his team will
sport and she made me cherish
However, the Lady Rams only get better next sea-
the game that much more. She
saw their GNAC run end son. In the 2009-10 season,
always pushed me to play hard-
last week following a razor- the Rams played the an ex-
er in practice and made my Suf-
thin loss to the third-seed tremely tough schedule, fac-
folk career one to remember.”
Albertus Magnus Falcons ing the best teams New Eng-
Leyden said that Thomp-
land could offer, like Salve
son was a pleasure to be around by a score of 82-81, which
eliminated the Rams from Regina, Endicott, and Curry.
both on and off the court.
“Laura is a people person, the conference tournament. “We played solid defensive
“We all feel proud of what basketball as the season pro-
as she likes people and real-
we accomplished this season gressed,” said Leyden. “There
izes that it's a people world,”
and we felt that we repre- are always areas to improve,
said Leyden, who has coached
sented the University well,” starting with rebounding.”
the Rams since 1994. “Laura
said Leyden of the 2009-10 Leyden also point-
is genuine, and she is not a
edition of his team, which ed to the rigors of a long
phony. You can trust her words
was among the youngest in season, and the effects it
and her actions are sincere.
the GNAC with nine players had on his young team.
“I think I'm going to re-
who will return next season. “They realize how long
member that Laura persevered.
The word “steady” the season is now (mid-Oc-
She hung in and toiled when
seems to epitomize this tober through March) and
she was not playing much. I
team, captained by senior they’ll prepare better next
found her easy going way to be
forward Laura Thompson, season in the early weeks
a great joy to coach, and all of
who had a team leading 170 and build on that through-
the teammates appreciated her.
rebounds, and whom Ley- out the season,” he said. “We
She made a mark with us all.”
den referred to as the “glue” have a solid foundation and
Thompson said she will
that kept the team together. are looking forward to con-
never forget playing for the Suf-
Sophomore forward tinued success next season.”
folk women’s basketball team.
“I will always remember
what happened during practice Lady Rams invited to ECAC tourney
and the pasta parties we had Despite their first-round ence during the regular season.
with the team that were always exit in the GNAC playoffs, the The Lady Rams are seeded
a good time,” said Thompson. 2009-2010 season will continue eighth, the bottom seed in the
“The one thing I loved about for the Lady Rams. Suffolk’s tournament. They will take on
playing for Suffolk would be women’s basketball team was top-seed Keene State College
that I made such good friends one of two GNAC teams to be tonight at 7 p.m. in Keene, N.H.
and we have so many memo- selected for participation in the Norwich is seeded fifth.
ries outside of basketball that ECAC New England Women’s If both Norwich and Suf-
I can still, to this day, laugh College Basketball Tournament. folk win their games, they
to myself when I think of the The other GNAC team se- will play each other in the
times we spent together.” lected was Norwich, which tournament semifinals.
finished second in the confer-