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Unity Week kicks Get to know SUNORMAL:

Largest group on campus
off with a bang with major plans ahead
Angela Bray ability Services, the summit was fa-
Journal Staff cilitated by the Rev. Dr. Jamie Wash-
ington, president and founder of
Focusing on leadership and di- the Washington Consulting Group,
versity in the 21st century, Satur- a Baltimore-based multicultural or-
day’s Multicultural Summit “starts ganizational development firm.
off Unity Week with a bang,” ac- The day-long workshop focused
cording to Craig Cullinane, associ- on developing diversity and leader-
ate director of diversity services. ship skills by understanding one’s
Unity Week is a traditional col- multiple social identities and the
laboration between students, faculty social change model of leadership,
and administrators to recognize, as a and developing problem-solving
whole, diversity and the value and vi- skills in intra/inter-personal learning.
tality of pluralism within individuals “It was really about building skill
and the Suffolk experience. Planned in diversity and leadership,” said
events include entertainment, speak- Cullinane. “We brought in this amaz- Photo courtesy of Jeff Morris
ers, dialogues, food and music. ing trainer for [the summit] to talk Julia Dawidowicz
Sponsored by the Office of Dis- about how you can have conversa- student's perspective,” said Morris.
Journal Staff “We're college students just trying to
have a good time responsibly while
Unless you are one of the 1,400 living functional lives. There is no
members on the mailing list of SU- bulls**t. The problem is the committee
NORML, the Suffolk University chap- members think we are bullsh**ting.
ter of the National Organization for They're rolling their eyes and you
the Reform of Marijuana Laws, you can tell they just want to go home
probably are unaware of the big moves and eat dinner with their families."
that the club, which is the largest stu- But they still have hope. SU-
dent-run organization at Suffolk, has NORML has gone to several simi-
in the works. Currently, the conscien- lar hearings since their estab-

nside
tious group is working on projects lishment in 2008, and the most
tions about race and difference. Peo-
aimed at changing the drug policies of important thing is to show support.

ournal
ple say things like, ‘I don’t see color,’
both Suffolk University, and beyond.
the

and [the summit] helps how you ac-
knowledge that these differences ex-
ist and how you can work with them.”
According to Cullinane, a turn-
News out of over 70 students and faculty
"Boston parks proposed to join filled the Sargent Hall first floor con-
non-smoking bandwagon' pg. 2 ference room. “Progress has really
grown,” said Cullinane, as the first
Opinion year had 20 participants, doubled the
second year, and drew 50 last year.
"No love for Wisconsin governor" “The event acknowledged that
pg.6
people have prejudice,” he said. “It
helps answer the question, ‘how do
Arts & I interact with people different than
me?’ It works with examining privi-
According to SUNORML Presi-
dent Jeff Morris, the group, which
includes student, faculty, and public
members, is taking on the state of Mas-
sachusetts. At their recent meetings,
members of SUNORML have been
working on thoughtfully-constructed
testimonies in support of three pieces
of legislation that have just been sub-
mitted to the statehouse, two of which
promote the legalization of medical
marijuana in Massachusetts, and one
regarding taxation and regulation.
As a group they have been prepar-
"I always say they're very much
a success,” Morris said. “You have
probably 50 or 60 people who show
up in favor of legalization of the pot
bill- whether it’s medical or recre-
ational. But the committee doesn't
want to listen because they feel like
it won't go anywhere. It seems like
they've already made up their minds
before it begins… even though there's
lots of support and hardly anyone
against it." SUNORML shows up
at hearings with stickers to distrib-
ute, so that the representatives can
see how much public support the

Entertainment lege- what it is, who has it and why.”

Throughout the day, planned ac-
"Predictable... The 83rd annual
tivities including ice breakers and
Academy Awards" pg. 9
identity discussions led attendees to
examine the challenges of diversity.
Sports Samienta Pierre-Vil, a sopho-
more, senator and Cape Verdean
"Men's team finished up strong
Student Association (CVSA) secre
2010 campaign" pg. 16
see UNITY page 2
ing to talk to different representatives
and senators, and professionalism is
key. Although they are still waiting
for the dates of the hearings to be re-
leased, the members of SUNORML
are wasting no time in preparing for
their big chance to make a difference,
and have been revising and practicing
their testimonies in hopes of being
taken seriously in the political realm.
“I wrote [my testimony] from a
bills have. "Numbers are good."
SUNORML is still waiting to
hear the hearing dates but when
they find out, they will be listed at
on the SUNORML Facebook page.
But this is only the tip of the ice-
berg for SUNORML. They have also
been brewing up plans for changing
see SUNORML page 3
 PAGE 2
POLICE BLOTTER Boston parks proposed to
Wednesday, February 23 join non-smoking bandwagon
Angela Christoforos
9:47 p.m. Journal Contributor
10 Somerset St. Nearly 500 cities through-
False ID at 10 Somerset St. Report filed. out the country have banned
smoking in public parks and
beaches- and Boston may soon
Thursday, February 24 join this growing number.
According to a recent
article in the Boston Globe,
8:31 p.m. two Boston City Councilors
10 West St. brought up the smoking ban
Confiscation of a smoking device at 10 West proposal to City Council as
Street. Report filed. an effort to officially elimi-
nate smoking in public parks
and beaches. Major cities
Friday, February 25 that have already taken ac-
tion include Los Angeles, San
Francisco and New York City.
12:01 a.m. “We want these public
10 Somerset St. places to be smoke-free so
Report of the use of marijuana at 10 Somer- that everyone can enjoy our
parks, can enjoy our beaches,
set Street. Report filed.
can enjoy our public spac-
es without injury to their
health,” said Councilor Felix
Saturday, February 26 G. Arroyo of the proposal.
The U.S. Environment
2:11 p.m. Protection Agency (EPA),
the U.S. National Toxicol-
Sargent Hall ogy Program and the Inter-
Suspicious person report at the Law School. national Agency for Research
Report filed. on Cancer (IARC) have all
classified secondhand smoke
as “a known human carcino-
Monday, February 28
Annual collaboration educates
7:22 p.m.
150 Tremont diversity and leadership skills
Report of a fight at 150 Tremont Street. Re- from UNITY page
port filed.
tary (among other posi-
tions), said group activities
included sharing perceptions
of boys, girls, race, and drugs,
and how those perceptions
have changed over the years.
Correction: Small groups were also
arranged for everyone to
tell their own story within
eight categories: an impor-
In last week's article tant fact about self, some-
thing most conscious about,
"S.O.U.L.S. takes on gun race, gender, sexual orienta-
control," it was said that tion, something special, na-
tionality, age, and ablism.
Professor Brad Bannon “We wanted everybody
to interact and meet new
teaches in the history people,” said Josiana De-
carvalho, 2012, CVSA vice
dept. This is incorrect,
president. “It was cool be-
Prof. Bannon teaches in cause you were working with
people you’ve never met.”
the government dept. and The Unity Week team
consists mainly of stu-
the Journal apologizes for dents working with Kather-
our mistake. ine Bauer, associate direc-
tor of Student Leadership
and Involvement (SLI) and
David DeAngelis, SLI di-
March 2, 2011
gen” or cancer-causing agent.
  Two reasons behind the
proposed ban are to prevent
second-hand smoke expo-
sure to non-smokers and
children, and, it is believed
the smoking ban will lead
to a decrease of litter on the
ground in these public places.
“As a smoker myself, I
don’t like this proposal at all.
I can understand not smok-
ing in buildings, but smok-
ing outside at a park should
be a freedom,” said Suf-
folk senior Liz Weatherly.
can
According to the Ameri-
Nonsmokers’ Rights
Foundation, several Mas-
sachusetts cities and towns
have already enacted the
non-smoking ban in parks
and beaches. But when does
the action to prevent smok-
ing in public places start to
violate the rights of smokers?
“Smokers should be able
to smoke anywhere out-
side. Most buildings don’t
allow smokers to smoke in-
side, so that’s why people go
outside,” said Ryan Leon-
ard, barber at Boston Bar-
ber Co. in the North End.
“There shouldn’t be restric-
rector of student activities.
Previous events between
the summit and today have
included the Suffolk Show-
down in the residence halls
on Sunday and on Monday, a
Qur’an Study, a screening of
The Journey of Cape Verde,
a lecture by James Carroll,
and a discussion regarding
managing diversity in the
legal academy on Monday.
Yesterday’s disability
awareness concert featured
Brittany Maier, a blind, autis-
tic and mentally disabled mu-
sical talent, who performed
last year. Yesterday was also
the Shrove Tuesday Christian
celebration and GLBTQ panel,
Torah study, LGBTQA family
dinner, a Turkish dinner, and
the Inkas Wasi Peruvian mu-
sic and dance performance.
Today’s trip to the Mu-
seum of Science will provide
the opportunity to explore the
latest interactive exhibit, Race:
Are we so Different? Christian
Bible study, Benedictine med-
itation and a Francophone
tions on smoking outdoors.”
  “If the proposal goes
through, then where do they
expect people to go smoke?
If people are smoking in big
wide open areas, the extent
of second hand smoke can’t
be that bad,” said Suffolk
sophomore Brielle Fredrick
Osborne. “I’d rather have
smokers smoke in big spaces
like parks than outside of
[campus academic build-
ings] Sawyer or Donahue.”
  Although the propos-
al has been presented be-
fore City Council, it will
be months before official
action to undergo a non-
smoking ban in parks and
beaches is enacted in Boston.
 
Broadcast online this week!
heritage study will be open.
Thursday will host a dis-
cussion about inclusiveness
and diversity in the work-
place, a Mandaeans discus-
sion with student Aseel
Maarij, Buddhist meditation,
and event with Micky Ward
and Dicky Eklund, including
a meet and greet. The em-
powerment group for women
of color will meet on Friday.
Tonight’s Unity Week
Showcase celebrates culture
through the arts in the C.
Walsh Theatre. “It’s like Fall
Fest; it is a chance for the
different cultural groups on
campus to perform, like the
step team and an Indonesian
folk dance,” said Cullinane.
Immediately following
the showcase will be the Uni-
ty Week Fair. Various cultural
dishes will be served in the
Donahue Cafe from CVSA,
the Caribbean Student Net-
work, Black Student Union,
Suffolk University Hispanic
Association, and the Italian
American Student Union.
 PAGE 3
Project Nur to promote tolerance and human rights
Bianca Saunders
Journal Staff
Project Nur, a student-
run organization welcomed
at colleges around the coun-
try, has recently entered into
its fourth semester at Suffolk
University.  The organization
aims to challenge the negative
representations of Muslims in
the media and society through
promoting tolerance, under-
standing and human rights.
The club originated as
a student-run branch of the
American Islamic Conference
(AIC), a non-profit civil rights
organization established in
the wake of September 11, 2001
that seeks to create tolerance
between the Muslim commu-
nity and other ethnic groups.
“Nur” is the Arabic defi-
nition for enlightenment, ac-
cording to Projectnur.org.
Project Nur is a non-
religious group that seeks
to bring awareness to hu-
man rights issues that af-
fect the world today and al-
lows a “Moderate Muslim
voice to be heard on campus
and beyond by engaging the
emerging American-Muslim
community,” according to
the organization’s website.  Nur secretary and senior
SUNORML works to change drug legislation, policies
and provide awareness for university as well as state
from SUNORML page 1
Suffolk’s marijuana poli-
cies. According to Morris,
when Sargent was president,
the drug policy was difficult
to deal with. Since Sargent’s
resignation, things have been
looking up for SUNORML
and their Safer Campaign,
which is formulated around
the idea that marijuana is
safer than alcohol. The cam-
paign also sheads light on
the fact that alcohol-related
offences are taken much
more lightly by Suffolk than
those involving cannabis.
According to Morris,
the fine for being caught
with marijuana in the dorms
is $100, which is also the
maximum penalty for being
caught outside the dorms ac-
cording to state law. On the
other hand, the fine for being
caught in the dorms with alco-
hol is $35, whereas outside the
A chapter of Project Nur
was started at Suffolk Uni-
versity by student Jihath
Gaznavi in the fall of 2009.
Gaznavi approached stu-
dents she thought would be
interested, including Dawn
Qadir and Ryan Lacha-
pelle, seniors who are the
current president and vice
president of Suffolk’s group.  gan says to show students
Janet Girardot, Project
dorms, you can be incarcer-
ated for public drunkenness.
“The point is the laws
in-state don't match the resi-
dent hall policies. If you're
also caught with, say, a pipe
and grinder, they're an ad-
ditional $75 each,” said Mor-
"But the committee doesn't want to listen
because they feel like it won't go anywhere.
It seems like they've already made up their
minds before it begins..."
ris. “We think this is absurd,
relative to the alcohol poli-
cy… They think alcohol is
safer than weed, which is
clearly not the case. But I'm
very hopeful. Barry Brown
has been an excellent leader."
This semester, SU-
NORML is taking a different
international relations ma-
jor, said the club welcomes
students of all ethnicities
and religions.  She also said,
Suffolk’s chapter is split al-
most evenly between mem-
bers of the Muslim and
non-Muslim community.
“I hope we can be a ‘light
on campus’ just like our slo-
that there is a moderate view
of Islam and that American
route towards a new drug
policy at Suffolk. They have
been compiling polls and
surveys that they plan to dis-
tribute at universities in the
Boston area, which will ask
students how they feel about
their school’s drug policies,
and whether a severe drug
policy at a university would
affect your decision to attend
that school. Then they will
formally present the port-
folio to the administration.
“We think this will influ-
ence Suffolk [to reconsider
our drug policy]. Our school,
March 2, 2011
and Muslim do not have to be At meetings, the group
a contradiction,” said Qadir.  plans events and discuss-
Qadir, whose moth- es a variety of topics, such
er is Italian, Irish and a as personal experiences
Catholic, and has a Mus- with human rights issues,
lim father from Pakistan, crises in the Middle East,
and other current events.  
“Our mission is to
bring  awareness  of hu-
man rights issues around
the world,” said Lacha-
pelle.   “Also, because of the
way Islam and Muslims
are depicted in the news media
and social  culture,  we  strive
to break those  stereo-
types  by having panel dis-
cussions on different topics.”    
In addition to panel dis-
cussions, the group is in-
volved in film screenings
and co-sponsors events with
other campuses around Bos-
ton, including Northeast-
ern and Boston University. 
All three hope the
group will grow and con-
tinue after they graduate. 
“I hope [Project Nur] be-
Photo courtesy of Janet Girardot comes a well-known club on
thought that the group the Suffolk Campus,” said
would be perfect for herself.  Qadir. “It has an amazing
Project Nur meets ev- goal to ultimately help edu-
ery Tuesday from 1 to 2:15 cate about Islam and work
p.m. in the Sawyer Li- towards creating a better
brary, where pizza and re- understanding of those is-
freshments are served. sues in the Muslim world.”
a private institution, only ex- their love for bongs and their
ists to get more and more favorite munchies recipes: in
students every year, which fact, SUNORML has gained
basically means more tuition so much respect for its exten-
money. It's going to be a huge sive involvement in the na-
research project, and hope- tion-wide fight for cannabis
fully the numbers will be in rights that it is often thought
our favor. We'd love to have of as the NORML chapter
for the entire Boston area.
SUNORML meets Tues-
days at 1 p.m. in Sawyer
041, and they have lots of
exciting upcoming events,
including their annual 4/20
celebration, a t-shirt tie dye-
ing event, film screenings,
guest speakers, and a 3-D
dodge ball tournament at
Sky Zone, a warehouse cov-
a classic rally, but we want ered entirely in trampolines.
to see where the numbers If you’re interested in get-
take us. If that doesn't work, ting involved in SUNORML,
then we will cause some email them at norml.suffolk@
good old-fashioned ruckus." gmail.com, to receive weekly
The ever-growing group emails outlining upcoming
of cannabis enthusiasts is meetings, legislations, and
anything but a bunch of self- breaking cannabis news.
indulgent stoners discussing
 PAGE 4 March 2, 2011

Luncheon brings soul to Black History Month

Annual meal celebrates African American culture and heritage
Louis Daplima
Journal Staff
In honor of Black History
Month, Suffolk’s Black Stu-
dent Union organized their
annual Soul Food Luncheon,
bringing together not only
members of their association,
but also people from other
school groups. Faculty, staff,
and members of
student govern-
ment along with "The term Soul Food came from scraps of food that slaves
many other cam-
pus-based orga- would pick up after their masters were done eating and put
nizations were in
attendance. The
Soul Food Lun-
cheon featured
foods like mashed-potatoes,
cornbread and fried chicken,
which were only a few of
the assorted foods served.
“The term Soul Food
came from scraps of food
that slaves would pick up
after their masters were
done eating and put them
together,” explained Tabitha
Cherilus, president of the
Black Student Union (BSU).
This historical impor-
tance is a testament to the im-
mense cultural impact it has,
not only on Suffolk Univer-
sity, but the world as a whole.
The mood at the luncheon
was that of relaxation and cel-
ebration as people gathered
and socialized about numer-
ous topics and issues. The
them together."
luncheon culminated the fes-
tivities included in Black His-
tory Month, film-screenings,
empowerment sessions for
women of color, and a black-
heritage trail. A multicultural
summit held on February 26
was the last event sponsored
by the BSU for Black History
Month. February itself cel-
ebrated many of the positive
aspects and contributions
of black people to this coun-
try, holding a unique place
in the calendar as the month
where facts and stories are
presented and repeated to
emphasize the importance
of African Americans in the
growth and formation of the
country. At the luncheon,
this achievement was high-
lighted in terms of the prog-
ress that the United States
has made in terms of unity
amongst its diverse peoples.
The event sought to cele-
brate the culture and heritage
of African Americans while
giving insight into other as-
pects of their culture. “It was
a nice event,” said Jacinda
Felix Haro, the director of Di-
versity Services. She empha-
sized the fact that black cul-
ture was “more than food,”
and that the exploration of
minority cultures should not
stop at gastronomy. This was
the main point, as not only
food was available, but also
opportunities for interaction
and socializing. The Soul
Food Luncheon encapsulated
many of the changing scenes
of Suffolk University, like the
evolving atmosphere of a tra-
ditional commuter school to
a more residential, campus-
based school. With events like
the Soul Food Luncheon, a
pattern of growth and change
is evident. “Yeah, it was a
great event,” said junior
Ricaphele Lima. It success-
fully modeled the continued
efforts by the BSU to host
and improve events on cam-
pus. The organization is also
working to continue its efforts
of hosting and promoting
other programs on campus,
not just during Black History
Month. Such events highlight
the continued efforts made by
many campus organizations
to diversify
S u f f o l k ’s
already-di-
verse culture.
“Unity
should be the
main goal in
order to keep
these diver-
sity events happening,” said
Tabitha Cherilus, president
of BSU. She also stressed the
need for continued support of
such organizations through
the ongoing participation,
attendance and recognition
of the Suffolk community.

world
Latin America recognizes Palestine
Harry Lam
Journal Staff
BRIEFS
In December, Argentina
and Brazil announced their
recognition of a free and in-
dependent Palestinian State
within the 1967 borders. Uru-
guay has also published in-
tentions of doing the same.
These latest actions have been
South America part of an effort by the Pales-
tinian President Mahmoud
Abbas to find international
LA PAZ, Bolivia – Thousands of people were left
support in order to apply
homeless after a “mega-mudslide” caused by uninterrupt-
pressure to Israel to stop its
ed downpours on Sunday left Bolivia at its knees. "Natu-
settlement activity and restart
ral phenomena unfortunately are causing a lot of damage.
the peace talks. Israel has re-
Something is changing on the planet," Bolivian President
sponded by expressing its dis-
Evo Morales said, according to a statement posted on
appointment
the La Paz government website Monday. The homes
of at least 4,000 people were destroyed, while Bolivia’s to Argentina The Palestinian territories are
and Brazil
president pledged that his government would rebuild the
destroyed houses. The mudslide’s destruction, extensive in their re- politically, geographically and
cent actions.
enough to crack the ground and split a cemetery in two,
leaving bones exposed beside crucifixes and cracked A  state- ideologically divided.
ment from
headstones, keeps increasing with exploration.
the Israeli foreign ministry
said that the government of
Israel “expresses sadness
Europe and disappointment over
the decision by the Brazilian
president Luiz Inacio Lula da
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A Danish yacht carry- Silva a month before he steps
ing seven people – including three children – was seized down… Recognition of a Pal-
by pirates on Thursday in the Indian Ocean. The family estinian state is a breach of
of five, including the children aged 12 to 16 as well as two the interim agreement which
crew members was on a two-year round-the-world trip was signed between Israel
due to end later in 2011. As the boat left the Maldives, the and the Palestinian Author-
family wrote in their blog, “We have updated our disas- ity in 1995 which said that
ter plan, made a pirate plan of who does what if we are the issue of the status of the
attacked, and every day we send details of our position West Bank and Gaza Strip
to the armed forces." Somali pirates warned Tuesday that would be discussed and re-
any attempt to rescue the Danish family would result in solved through negotiations.”
their deaths, just like those of the Americans captives last Both presidents of Argen-
week. tina and Brazil had sent simi-
lar letters to Abbas stating
Asia Visiting Actor Francis Hoster
Humanities & Modern Languages Dept.
Jerusalem – In the West Bank on Monday and Tues-
day night, Israeli settlers damaged cars and tried to burn
down a house, in retaliation of settlements and outposts.
Israeli police removed three illegal shacks Monday in Photos by Carrie Margolis
the Jewish outpost of Havat Gilad. Civil administra-
tion and police were stoned by the settlers on the scene.
Eight people were arrested in the incident. Israeli set-
tlers blocked roads in Jerusalem, while burning tires and
clashing with police. Several incidents of torching cars in
villages around Hebron were reported on Monday night
as well. "We call upon the international community not
to remain silent ... the people call us on a daily basis to
protect their lives because they are afraid (of) the settlers,"
said Ghassan Douglass, a Palestinian official in charge of
the settlement activity north of the West Bank.
March 2, 2011
their support. Former Brazil-
ian President Luiz Inacio Lula
da Silva’s letter stated he and
his government were “in line
with Brazil’s historic willing-
ness to contribute to peace
between Israel and Palestine.”
Uruguay’s public statement
also mentions its intention to
set up a diplomatic mission
there in 2011. Argentina even
stated in their announcement
that all members of the Latin
American MercoSur trade
block have reached a gen-
eral agreement on Palestine.
Today, about 100 coun-
tries recognize an indepen-
dent Palestinian state, which
includes most Arab coun-
tries, a large portion of Afri-
can countries, China, India,
South Africa, and Turkey
Although these recent
actions in Latin America
could bring more recogni-
tion towards the Palestinian
National Assembly it also
has its drawbacks. This im-
pedes Barack Obama’s effort
to improve the image of the
United States in the Middle
East as his administration is
trying to be more forceful to-
wards Israel in freezing their
settlement expansion in the
West Bank. As Israel contin-
ues to feel more isolated and
threatened, it will rely on its
U.S. ally for diplomatic aid.
Some in the U.S. Congress
have already been criticizing
these recent actions by Brazil
and Argentina. This is put-
ting more pressure from the
U.S. Congress on the Obama
administration to come to Is-
rael’s aid. Also, declaring a
Palestinian state will create
problems between the Pales-
tinian National Assembly and
its donors in Europe including
U.S. Turkish Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who
met with Abbas on December
6, is believed to have told the
Palestinian leader that such a
move would be counterpro-
ductive and
would make
it appear as
though the
Palestinians
are political-
ly immature
and unfit for negotiations.
The Palestinian territo-
ries are also politically, geo-
graphically and ideologically
divided. They currently lack
convincing leaders and nego-
tiators. The Islamist Hamas-
controlled Gaza Strip and
secular Fatah-controlled West
bank are still at odds while
Abbas himself has lost some
respect from his own party af-
ter the leak of the Palestinian
Papers. This division favors
Israel. However, these ges-
tures are unlikely to have any
real or practical impact on the
current intractability of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
 PAGE 6
St a f f Editoria l No love for
In one of the greatest mo-
ments of Internet history, we
received word that Charlie
Sheen has created his very
own Twitter account. At the
Journal, with our intensive
researching skills, we proud-
ly attest to its existence and
entertainment. Among all
of the recent Charlie Sheen-
fiasco news, this Twitter feed
hopefully will become the
cream of the crop. His insan-
ity has breached a new level
that the public has taken up
in a strong grip. At the Jour-
nal, we too have fallen vic-
tim to the Sheen Madness. I
mean, the guy is ridiculous.
Between his “goddesses” and
his personal war with John
Stamos, Sheen has strayed
far from his father’s foot-
steps as America’s best fake
(and probably real) president.
Although his decline
is sad and twisted, so is our
enjoyment. Technically, we
are watching the disintegra-
tion of a fellow human being,
which is sort of animalistic if
you think about it. Personally,
the Journal feels pity for Mr.
Sheen. We understand his self-
ishness is part of his madness,
but the hindrance of Two and a
Half Men (as awful of a show
that it is) really is messing
up peoples’ lives who work
for it. Rude, Charlie. Rude.
On the other hand, there’s
a demented enjoyment that
the general public gets while
watching celebs self-destruct.
We’ve watched countless:
Britney shaving her head,
Jaime Spears being pregnant
(bet you forgot about her!)
and Gary Busey… in general.
His life is basically a train
wreck. And we love it. Just
like we love watching Charlie
Sheen on TMZ in his back-
yard, crazy as ever. Between
the Internet memes involv-
ing Sheen and the newly dis-
covered Twitter account, the
Journal is excited to see the
next phase of Sheen’s life un-
fold. Or blow up. On the oth-
er hand, we’d also like to take
the time to thank Mr. Sheen
for giving us a laugh during
a rather dreary and terribly
standard week. Even if he
will never live up to the for-
ever powerful Martin Sheen.
Viva la President Bartlet!
Wisconsin
governor
Sarina Tracy
Journal Staff
For some, Valentine’s Day
2011 meant romantic displays
of affection, and for others
it meant downing a pint of
Ben and Jerry’s while hating
the world. For Wisconsin,
however, it meant a lot more.
Governor Scott Walker, a
republican, proposed a leg-
islation passed by the Wis-
consin Assembly to remedy a
projected $3.6 billion budget
shortfall. In this bill, state em-
ployees would be required to
contribute 5.8 percent of their
salaries to cover pension costs,
along with the major issue of
stripping collective bargain-
ing rights from most public
employee union members.
The backlash against this
bill started on Feb. 14, with
hundreds of “Valentines”
being sent to the governor
by University of Wisconsin-
Madison staff in protest of the
negative impact the bill would
have on their university. Then,
on Feb. 15, tens of thousands
of people congregated to Wis-
consin’s capital of Madison to
partake in not only protests,
but public hearings on the
matter of collective bargain-
ing, which lasted nearly 17
hours. On Feb. 26, that num-
ber of protesters skyrocketed
to 100,000. These protests in
Madison were matched by
thousands of others at state
capitals around the country,
including one outside Suf-
folk’s next door neighbor, the
Massachusetts State House.
As tedious and unfair as
unions can be, they are still
necessary for our society.
However, it is no secret that
they have a sub-par system.
Good work is not rewarded,
and there is no reprimand for
substandard performance.
Everyone is on the same play-
ing field, no matter how pro-
March 2, 2011
ficient or inefficient they are.
That one horrible teacher we
all had in high school (you
know the one), who ruined
various days and various
subjects is a result of tenure,
and by extension, the union
system. Annoyance in its
structure is understandable.
Cutting collective bargain-
ing, however, is not a smart
next step in this struggle.
Collective bargaining, by
no means a stubborn disposi-
tion, is necessary. The ability
for unions to come together
in a democratic process, de-
cide upon wages and ben-
efits, then go to the higher
authorities to find common
ground is essential. It needs
to happen. To take that abil-
ity away would be ludicrous,
something that defeats the
ideology of America’s back-
bone: the working people.
What Wisconsin needs
to realize is that the middle
class, the people who are be-
ing hurt most in this econo-
my, make up the unions. This
decision, among others, can
be tacked onto the long list
of reasons why the middle
class will soon disappear,
and why hope is being lost
in the government. Walker is
barking up the wrong tree,
while millions of people have
a front row seat—and many
a little too close for comfort.
While some protest-
ers jam into the state capi-
tol, pounding on drums—
waving flags and chanting
songs so loudly that security
guards must jam ear plugs
into their ears—even more
have dragged in air mat-
tresses and curled up in blan-
kets, ready to greet another
day of strife with strength.
Ironic signs are being made,
poignant documentaries are
being filmed, hopefully end-
ing with Wisconsin’s perse-
verance reigning supreme.
 PAGE 7 March 2, 2011

Slap in the face for Planned Parenthood

Increasing far-right trend tries to cut funding, cites 'agenda of death'
Jason Kenosky
Journal Staff
Republican Mike Pence
pushed a bill through the
House of Representatives
that would end federal fund-
ing for Planned Parenthood.
The premise behind the bill,
according to Pence, is that the
organization has a “pattern of
apparent fraud and abuse.”
The Indiana representative
did not need a lengthy pro-
posal in order to convince
the conservative-dominated
House; yet, the real impe-
tus for the bill is obvious.
What Pence meant by
“fraud and abuse” was that
Planned Parenthood has
duped the American public.
According to some right-
wingers, Planned Parent-
hood’s true mission is to pro-
vide abortion services as a
form of birth control instead
of their proclaimed mission
of simply providing overall
health services for women.
Of course, this is a fallacy.
Planned Parenthood offers
many resources for women
which include screenings for
breast, cervical, and ovarian
cancers; cancer prevention;
menopause and menstrua-
tion services; female infertil-
ity; birth control; commu-
nity outreach; education;
and testing for sexually-
transmitted diseases (which
is also available for men).
Abortions are only a small
part of
w h a t "...the proposal speaks of an increasing
t h e y
do; not trend... bent on imposing an
their
raison agenda of far-right conservatism."
d ’ê t r e .
They are not pro-abortion.
Planned Parenthood be-
lieves that it is ultimately
up to the individual woman
to decide what is right for
her. Aside from facilitat-
ing abortions, they offer the
utility of exploring other op-
tions as well, which include
adoption and parenting.
Opponents cite this is
an attack on women, and
this bill has the potential to
set women’s rights back 60
years. I would not take it that
far. We are not going back
to the Stone Age simply be-
cause a health care institu-
tion lost some funding. It is,
however, a slap in the face.
The good news is Planned
Parenthood receives rough-
ly 15 percent of its funding
through the federal govern-
ment. So in the event that
the bill does pass the Senate,
and Obama, regional loca-
tions of Planned Parenthood
have already announced they
will continue to operate, al-
though in a reduced capacity.
Of course, the likely-
hood of this bill passing the
Democrat-majority Senate
and becoming law is slim-
to-none. But, the proposal
speaks of an increasing trend
in American society that is
bent on imposing an agenda
of far-right conservatism.
One of the main crusaders
against Planned Parenthood
is Life Decisions Internation-
al, a group whose purpose
is to eradicate Planned Par-
enthood’s “agenda of death”
outright. Even though LDI
contends that violence perpe-
trated
b y
mem-
b e r s
of the
P r o -
L i f e
Movement is morally de-
plorable, they don’t exactly
deny it. Instead, they simply
state that anyone who dis-
agrees with their moral stan-
dard is free to withhold con-
tributing to LDI financially.
Seeing as how Planned
Parenthood is largely sup-
ported by private donations,
LDI’s main task is to boycott
the businesses and individu-
als whose monetary contri-
butions allow Planned Par-
enthood to continue. Many
actors, musicians and major
corporations offer support,
yet through LDI’s efforts,
some 270 corporations have
ceased donations towards
Planned Parenthood to the
tune of $40 million. There are
still many large corporations
that back Planned Parent-
hood, so it is likely the or-
ganization will continue on,
regardless of Title X status.
The fact that Pro-Life or-
ganizations such as LDI de-
scribe Planned Parenthood
as having a death-agenda is
evidence that parts of our
society are attempting to
take a step backward. As
mentioned, Planned Parent-
hood offers many services for
woman, including options for
parenthood and adoption.
To assert that this is Planned
Parenthood’s main focus is
plain wrong and a disser-
vice to the American people.

Congress and Obama extend Patriot Act,

continue disregarding basic liberties
Louis Dapilma
Journal Staff
The Senate and House
of Representatives voted re-
cently to extend the Patriot
Act for another 10 months
pending President Obama’s
signature. This move will
continue part of the con-
troversial law’s provisions,
which many feel is a way for
government to violate per-
sonal liberties and freedoms.
Congress—with an 86-12
vote in the Senate and a 279-
143 vote in the House—voted
on two provisions in the law.
The first is the Intelli-
gence Reform and Terror-
ism Prevention Act of 2004,
which created a Director of
National Intelligence, who is
supposed make intelligence
more cohesive by bringing
different agencies together.
The Improvement and
Reauthorization Act of
2005, authorizes wiretaps
in individuals for 30 days.
The Patriot Act was passed
in reaction to the terrorist acts
of Sept. 11, 2001. The initial
intent was good, but parts
of the law were simply cre-
ated to sound the nightmare
of “big brother” becoming a
reality. There is a nationwide
understanding that national
security and measures to en-
sure it are of the utmost im-
portance, but at what cost?
Where is the line drawn be-
tween being safe and losing
basic rights and freedoms?
Some parts of the law, like
strengthening enforcement
against methamphetamine
production, are understand-
able, but how is it balanced
against allowing the FBI to
wiretap citizens who may
have been using certain words
they deemed suspicious?
This is the most disturb-
ing part of the law, as it means
that the government—yes the
government—can simply lis-
ten to your conversation be-
cause you “seem” suspicious.
While people who sup-
port such measures may ar-
gue that it is in the best in-
terest of national security,
the question of how basic
rights protected under the
constitution are supposed to versions of the law. This unalienable rights as human
become like a bartered com- should be disturbing to most beings. Many things in life
modity on the altar of na- Americans who love and are trade-offs, but I cannot
tional security still looms. cherish their civil liberties. believe that our civil liberties
Why can a judge and a There is the understand- are part of those things. The
few other people make a de- ing that yes, we live in differ- idea of an America in which
cision to be on some techies’ ent world than that of Sept.10, information is no longer vol-
tail and follow me because I 2001, but should that mean a untarily shared—but could
may be Middle Eastern and different America? Should be taken covertly and se-
may have said something the fact that attacks that cretly—should scare people.
about some people who were mounted on American This is not the America
are suspected of terrorism? soil so compel us to give up that our founding fathers en-
The permission that these something we export to the visioned, and we should work
laws give the government is rest of the world as unalien- hard to protect those civil lib-
like a scene from the HBO able rights and freedoms? If erties before we begin to re-
series The Wire. Although The we agree with our founding semble an Orwellian novel.
Wire may be tame in compari- founders, we have certain
son, the
point is Spring Semester Tuition
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St udents ba nd together
The Motivated Sequence, comprised of Suffolk students, rocks Boston
Soleil Barros
Journal Staff
Tuesday, February 24,
The Motivated Sequence per-
formed at Limelight along
with Mindwalk Blvd.,
August Infinity, and
the Andersons. Only
forming recently over
winter break, band
members Zach Burt,
Chrissy Tucciarone,
Guy Zagami, Kento
Takasashi, Bethany
Kiuru, and Angela
Degatis showcased
their first performance
at Union Street’s Hen-
nessy’s. The Motivat-
ed Sequence began
with members Tuc-
ciarone and Burt who
met two years ago in
Rhythm, Suffolk Uni-
versity's own contem-
porary music group,
which is comprised of
vocalists and instru-
mentalists that share
a passion for music. Being
one of the only bands emerg-
ing from the Suffolk commu-
nity, the Motivated Sequence
A Pro on Be acon Hill
Angela Bray
Journal Staff
From Providence to Bos-
ton, Nick Pro brings
energy and passion
to quality hip-hop.
“I started listen-
ing to hip-hop when
I was 10,” Pro told
the Journal. “Before
that, I listened to rock
and pop. My good
friend showed me
hip-hop music. I first
started listening to 50
Cent and Eminem.”
Influenced by
Big L, the Notorious
B.I.G. and Nas, Pro
took his hobby to pa-
per at age 12 and be-
gan recording at 13.
“I started off producing
has allowed these students
to connect based solely on
a shared love for music.
“If I wasn’t involved, I
wouldn’t have been able to
meet these members. Af-
ter we started bonding, the
members of the band were
able to speak up. No one
is on their toes anymore,
myself with limited equip-
ment at home,” he said.
“Then I needed better quality, studio in Providence, where
so I jumped from studio to
Photo courtesy of Nick Pro C h a m p a g n e . ”
studio, producer to producer, sonally
which allows us to combine but it was required. I liked the
ideas. Other band members title so we used it as our band
have come up with ideas I name. It is the original band
would have never thought name, I don’t think I’ll ever
of,” said guitarist Zach Burt change it unless like maybe
Burt explained the name the author of the book makes
Photo courtesy of The Motivated Sequence tunes can be described
was created while taking a us change it,” sayid Burt. as a combination of alterna-
CJN course and a book that A local promoter con- tive and mellow indie rock.
inspired the band name. tacted Burt in hopes that he,
“We didn’t even read it, along with a full band, would
and networked with differ-
ent people.” He now has a set
tions make the best mu-
sic. He is in the loop with
well-known locals Passion-
he works with Larry Ohh (a ate and Marty McFly, as
rocker from well as Gia and Young Joe.
Scared Don’t “Potentially, I’d like
Fear) and Cake to make a career out of
of Lowell. this,” said Pro. “I’m con-
His first stantly writing and always
mixtape, Pain out to get the best quality.”
vs. Pleasure, There is, however, a mis-
was released conception between hip-hop
in June of last and rap. “I’m a hip-hop artist,
year and fea- although I do make some rap
tures 13 tracks. songs. Hip-hop to me is music
Among the people can get in to, it’s up-
familiar stand beat. My friend, Passionate,
“Haters Get he’s rap, not hip-hop. If you
Mad,” “Colli- have an ear for music, you
sion Course” can point out the difference.”
and “Drip He has also submitted
his video, “Gorgeous,” to
Pro per- Royal Crew Apparel’s Battle
feels collabora- of the Emcees contest, for
March 2, 2011
perform at a venue. Fellow
members of the group, in-
cluding keyboardist Bethany
Kiuru and violinist Angela
Degatis, were invited to join
the band and bring their tal-
ents together for the
intended one-time gig.
Thus, the Motivated Se-
quence was generated.
“I like how every-
one that was in the
band was really into
the music. Then the
people that weren’t vo-
cals were still singing
along. It made it really
easy for the audience
to really get into it. It
was very cool,” said
senior Laura Beckford.
This combination of
different personalities
and music interest that
the members of the Mo-
tivated Sequence share
makes for a unique
sound that the band
offers. Their mellow
see MOTIVATION page 11
which the winner will re-
ceive $350 worth of credit
toward studio time and Royal
Crew apparel for one year.
According to Pro, the con-
test highlights hip-hop artists’
single tracks, and there are
currently about 20 entries.
Voters may cast their vote once
per day via Facebook until the
contest closes on March 15.
“A lot of people were in-
volved [with the video]. At
times, it was a struggle because
we get sidetracked. Overall,
I am really happy with the
way it came out,” said Pro.
The Suffolk sophomore
is known around campus for
hosting a weekly show with
Jordan Lazieh. Flava in Ya Ear
airs on Suffolk Free Radio
see HIPPING page 11
 PAGE 9
Predic t able...
The 83rd nnual Academy Awards
Chelsea Szmania
Journal Staff
The 83rd Annual Acad-
emy Awards created plenty
of stir this year with 10 best
picture nominees, includ-
ing The King’s Speech and The
Fighter. The Oscars became
one of the most an-
ticipated events for
millions of view-
ers on Sunday.
Kicking off the
evening, stars daz-
zled the red carpet
with their lavish
gowns and suits tai-
lored by well known
designers around
the world. Mila Ku-
nis appeared in a
light purple flow-
ing dress, that was
simple yet classy.
Meanwhile, Hel-
ena Bonham Carter,
up for best female
actress in a sup-
porting role for The
King’s Speech, made
headlines with her
black gothic look, complete
with a pair of her trademark
sunglasses and wild undone
hair. Other notable actresses
included Scar-
lett Johansson
in a form fitting
deep red dress
and Natalie
Portman wear-
ing a maroon
colored gown.
H o w e v e r,
Christian Bale
received the
most attention
on the Red Car-
pet that night
with a beard
that led some
to dub him as “Jesus Bale”.
The real entertainment
began with an interesting
opener made by hosts Anne
Hathaway and James Franco.
They traveled through Alec
Baldwin’s dreams which took
them through all of the best
picture nominees, Inception
style. This included Franco
dressed as a bear on horse-
back and a hilarious refer-
ence to the classic movie Back
to the Future complete with a
DeLorean. Eventually, they
end up making it to the Os-
cars where Franco makes a
shout out to his grandmother,
sitting in the audience, while Film, and The King’s Speech
Hathaway is criticized by her won Best Original Screen-
mother for her bad posture. play to name a few. Chris-
Hathaway then livened tian Bale received the Best
things up with a performance Supporting Actor Oscar for
of her interpretation of the his role as Dicky Eklund in
song “On My Own,” which The Fighter, while he fought
attacked Hugh Jackman for
refusing to do a duet with
back the tears towards the
end of his acceptance speech.
However, the
highlight of the
night was old time
actor Kirk Doug-
las, who was mak-
ing jokes left and
right before he ac-
tually got to nam-
ing Melissa Leo as
the Best Actress in
a supporting role.
It wasn’t until she
dropped the "f-
bomb" in the mid-
dle of her speech
that things got re-
ally interesting.
The most antic-
ipated moment of
the night however,
were of course Best
Photo by Flickr user popculturegeek.com
Actor and Actress.
Best Actress, was
her. Franco rejoined her on presented by True Grit star Jeff
the stage soon after, dressed Bridges as he announced Nat-
in complete Marilyn Monroe alie Portman as the winner for
drag. He then took the oppor- her portrayal in Black Swan.
After making
an emotional
acceptance
speech, Port-
man noted her
role in Black
Swan as the
most impor-
tant role of
her life. Pre-
sented by San-
dra Bullock,
Colin Firth
took home
the trophy
Photo by Flickr user popculturegeek.com
for Best Ac-
tunity to take a stab at Char- tor in The King’s Speech.
lie Sheen, “You got to wear a The Award Show closed
tuxedo, so I wore this. Weird with a short montage of the
part is, I just got a text mes- Best Picture nominees played
sage from Charlie Sheen.” to the background of the fa-
Other performances included mous speech, King George
Celine Dion singing “Smile” VI makes as they enter World
and Gwyneth Paltrow doing a War II in the film The King’s
song from her movie Country Speech. As most had prob-
Strong. Although not her best ably already expected, The
live performance, Paltrow King’s Speech received the
looked stunning as usual. prestigious Oscar for Best
The night continued with Picture. Overall, the night
wins, such as Toy Story 3 for was full of a few unexpected
Original Song and Best Ani- surprises, and some even
mated Feature Film. In a Bet- more predictable outcomes.
ter World took home the Oscar
for Best Foreign Language
March 2, 2011
arts
BRIEFS
What a girl wants? Booze.
Well it looks like a former Mickey Mouse Club kid is
in the slammer. After her boyfriend was pulled to the side
of the road, a bunch of cops randomly arrested Christina
Aguilera and jailed her for public intoxica-
tion. After embarrassingly falling on the
stage at the Grammy’s, it looks like
Aguilera hasn’t stopped the party,
as she’s gone from a pretty respect-
able recording artist to a Court-
ney Love-level drunk. Aguilera,
who had just recently wrapped
up a marriage, was a star dur-
ing the turn of the century, as her
songs such as “Beautiful” and “Ge-
nie in a Bottle” graced the
backs of NOW! Great-
est Hits CDs. Seriously
Christina, put down
the bottle, it’s rubbing
you the wrong way.
Toy Story: Beyond 3
It looks like the toys are coming back to town—again.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the beloved char-
acters of the Toy Story franchise will be back in an all-new
short adventure, airing before Cars 2 (Disney-Pixar , 2011),
which hits theaters on June 24. Toy Story: Hawaiian Vacation,
will feature Barbie and Ken being reunited with Woody
(Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen), et al. A 30-second clip of
the short shows Barbie and Ken getting out of a backpack,
for some reason thinking they are in Hawaii until Woody
tells them they are actually in Bonnie’s room. (For those few
people who haven’t seen Toy Story 3, Bonnie is the little girl
that Andy gives his toys to.) The short will premiere April
8 at the 14th annual, kid-friendly, Sprockets’ Toronto Inter-
national Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. This will
mark the first time a Disney-Pixar short
opens the festival, which
has generally “looked
to broaden young film
tastes beyond Pixar
and Disney by fea-
turing mostly Euro-
pean films,” said the
Reporter. The view-
ing will be followed
by a preview of Cars
2 and a presentation by a
Pixar animator who
worked on both films.
 PAGE 10
staff Jone sin' for some
SOUNDS
Cot ton Jones
Jennifer Orr
Journal Staff
Cotton Jones’ set at a
Feb. 22 Brighton Music Hall
performance could only be
summed up as truly stun-
ning, leaving an unfortunate-
ly small au-
Built to Spill d i e n c e
"Keep It Like A Secret" begging
This album makes me forget for more.
that I've left my warm bed. The band,
w h i c h
- Julia Dawidowicz formed in
Cumber-
land, Md.,
opened for
Nicole At-
kins and
the Black
Sea, who
also sang
back up for
on Conan
recently. If
you ask me,
Ronski Speed
the roles
"Pure Devotion"
s h o u l d
Endless trance.
have been
reversed
-Angela Bray
in both
scenarios. I emphasized this
while talking to frontman
Michael Nau, perhaps too
many times throughout the
evening, but I was in truth-
ful mood and really wasn’t
really digging Nicole At-
kins at all. Why Nicole At-
kins and the Black Sea had a
larger audience than Cotton
Jones was easy for me to re-
The Beach Boys alize: two hot chicks and two
"Endless Summer" dudes who look like Jesus.
Getting myself pumped for But enough resentment
LA by listening to songs already, as Cotton Jones’ set
about the cutest girls in the could wipe away any nega-
world. tivity any soul could be feel-
-Ethan Long ing at any moment. If you
haven’t guessed already, I
am a big fan, but I wouldn’t
even consider this article be-
ing biased. Everyone in at-
tendance during the band’s
performance – fan or newly
introduced – really seemed
perplexed and impressed
by the beautiful sounds the
band generated that night.
Cotton Jones is led by Mi-
chael Nau and Whitney Mc-
Bob Dylan Graw – both members of the
"Blonde on Blonde" late, great Page France – and
Because I forgot how much I features a rotating group of
loved Bobby D. players, most of whom have
played together for quite
-Jenn Orr
some time – and it shows.
The chemistry that bleeds
through the veins of the
band is alive and well, and
with that chemistry comes
some truly inventive music.
Think a combination of folk,
lounge, blues, and gospel –
complete with Nau’s unique
voice and McGraw’s angelic
compliments (she also sings
lead vocals on several tracks).
“We [Nau and McGraw]
met through friends and I
played music and she sang
and we ended up singing to-
gether just goofing around
or whatever,” Nau said after
Nicole Atkins and the Black
Sea wrapped up their set. “I
think it’s really important to
have somebody who has the
same vision and does things
for the same reasons, you
know? So like, if we worked
together and we both had
separate goals and differ-
ent reasons for doing it, it
wouldn’t work out. But we
do, and it’s pretty sweet.”
According to Cotton
Jones’ Myspace page, “The
music of Cotton Jones speaks
of transition: the passage from
one form, state of mind, style
or place to another. Songs
become doorways to the
past, or windows that open
on some unnamed future,
where innocence can still ex-
ist and perfection is thrown to
the wind.” I could not agree
more, as the music is heav-
March 2, 2011
ily influenced by the band’s the day before they played
seemingly eternal travels. in Allston. A couple of songs
“It’s always kind of dif- were played from the new
ferent,” said Nau. “Some EP, a few from 2009’s Paranoid
places are beautiful to look at Cocoon and a few from 2010’s
for the scenery but it doesn’t Tall Hours in the Glowstream.
mean it’s going to be a good The set list was fantastic, and
show. So you find different my cheeks hurt from smiling
so much in
nearly one
hour. But I
didn’t care.
As for
Nau’s in-
spiration in
writing lyr-
ics, he had
this to say:
“I defi-
nitely can’t
say there’s
really any
more beau-
ty in mov-
ing around
than being
put and be-
ing at peace
with what
you’re do-
Photo courtesy of Cotton Jones ing. We kind
of move
things in each town to relate around because it’s our job
to and be amazed by and joy in a way, but I think what’s
and without that it’d be really most important is like, try-
difficult to be on the road.” ing in all of that to find peace
I spoke with Michael Nau in our hearts some way, you
several times while smok- know, because our bodies
ing cigarettes outside (I’m might be moving around
still not sure if he found this the country but the issues
coincidental or creepy, but we have in our everyday life
he is a genuinely kind per- remain the same. You can’t
son and easy to talk to – like really get away from that."
that really cool, calm, and Nau continued, "I used to
collected friend with incred- think when we were on the
ible insight that everyone de- road that what we were do-
sires – so I eventually had no ing was trying to escape some
shame) and asked him for an reality that we didn’t want
interview after the show. He to face, you know, but since
agreed without question, and you realize that you don’t re-
I had never been so happy to ally escape anything, you just
be a nicotine fiend in my life. kind of carry it all with you
Back to the transitions wherever you go. I think ev-
and travels. Cotton Jones erybody’s different, so by no
does a whole lot of it, and the means would I say that my
imagery dispersed through- life or my interests or my rea-
out the band’s music proves sons for moving from place to
it (Nau writes the lyrics, the place makes anything easier
band develops accompanying or is anymore worthwhile.”
music). From 2007 to now, the Do you see what I mean
band has released four EPs about this guy’s insight?
and three albums, all of which Wait until you hear his lyrics
are fantastic (seriously, check and Cotton Jones’ music. I’d
them out), the latest being strongly recommend check-
an EP titled “Sit Beside Your ing it out at myspace.com/the-
Vegetables” (Suicide Squeeze cottonjonesbasketride/music.
Records), which dropped You’ll want more – trust me.
 PAGE 11 March 2, 2011

Hippin g a nd
hoppin g down
Suf folk ba nd full of 'Mot ivat ion' Temple St.
from HIPPING page 8
from MOTIVATION page 8 memorable experience in Tucciarone, and the band
“We sound sort of half the students musical career. has also performed a cover every Tuesday night
way between Third Eye Blind The Motivated Sequence of Skinny Lines by Bon Iver. from 8 to 9 p.m. “We play
and Arcade Fire.” “Colors and Lines, old and new hip-hop and
said band member we always close the talk about different top-
Burt. “When I was show with Colors and ics: sports, movies, music,
younger, I was into Lines. It’s really ener- anything and everything.”
a lot of acoustic getic, so we like to leave In terms of lyrical themes,
and more mellow on that note,” saidBurt. the artist keeps it versatile.
stuff. Whereas later “Stay moti- “There’s a song like ‘Gor-
on I got into bands vated!” added bass geous,’ then a song like
like Radiohead. We player Takahasahi. ‘Therapy.’ I don’t like to have
all listen to a lot of The Motivated Se- one thing to go by; I like to
different stuff. Our quence has recently be open with my music, not
vocalist Chrissy lis- been reviewed by Bos- classified as one thing. It’s all
tens to One Repub- tonBandCrush.com about the mood I’m feeling.”
lic, drummer Guy and will be return- Pro has been seen hold-
enjoys classic rock, ing to Copperfield ing down past performances
and our bass player (21+, 9 p.m.) March at Destiny’s Tavern (Woon-
Kento likes techno. 29, along with an up- socket, RI), Tommy’s Lounge
Friends and coming performance (Pawtucket, RI) and Tazza
fans supported the at TT The Bears Place Cafe (Providence). He dubs
band during their in Cambridge (18+, 9 his next at Colosseum night
January 9 perfor- p.m.) March 20. Music club in Providence (March
mance at Copper- from The Motivated 14). “Probably my big-
field along with Sequence and links to gest show yet,” Pro said.
The Andersons, Photo courtesy of The Motivated Sequence more resources can To hear the hype, Nick
Hard No.9, and The Days has also performed cov- be found on their web page Pro Music can be found on
Weight, where the Motivated ers to songs such as Crazy themotivatedsequence.com SoundCloud, Facebook,
Sequence was demanded an by Gnarls Barkley, which MySpace, and ReverbNation.
encore making for an early is sung by vocalist Chrissy
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Sports briefs
Perkins inks new deal with Thunder
For many, the trade that sent Celtics center Kendrick
Perkins and guard Nate Robinson to the Thunder last
week was a shocker. Many envisioned Perkins playing in Women's basketball
the middle of the paint wearing Celtics green for the rest March 2 at WPI, 7:00 p.m.
of his professional career. However, the deal did help the ECAC New England Quarterfinal
Celtics get more athletic, and with the likes of Miami and
Chicago vying for the top spot in the Eastern Conference,
that may be the missing ingredient to them winning a very
tough road to the Finals. Perkins, for one, has not played a
game yet with his new team, and likely won’t for another
week. That didn’t stop his new team from signing him to a
long-term extension Monday. According to Yahoo! Sports,
Team standings
Perkins’ new deal will be for four years at roughly $34.8 mil-
lion. Perkins reportedly declined a contract offer from the
Celtics earlier this year that was in the $20 million range. Men's hockey Men's basketball Women's basketball
Jets will bring back LT for 2011 Final (GNAC)
(ECAC) Northeast Final (GNAC) 1. Emmanuel 12-0
2. Suffolk 10-2
With labor uncertainty still looming large over the NFL, 1. Curry 10-2-2 1. St. Joseph's (Me.) 15-3 3. St. Jospeh's (Me.) 9-3
many teams are still plugging away, reshaping and retool- 2. Wentworth 10-3-1 2. Johnson & Wales (RI) 14-4 4. St. Joseph (Conn.) 8-4
ing their rosters in hope there is a next season. The Jets 3. Johnson & Wales (RI) 10-4 3. Albertus Magnus 14-4 5. Norwich 8-4
have made some important moves this past week, includ- 4. Becker 7-4-3 4. Norwich 11-7 6. Emerson 7-5
ing cutting ties with three important veterans from a sea- 5. Nichols 6-8 5. Rivier 7-11 7. Mount Ida 5-7
son ago: Jason Taylor, Kris Jenkins and Damien Woody. One 6. Western New Eng. 5-9 6. Emerson 7-11 8. Johnson & Wales (RI) 5-7
player who the team plans on having next season is LaDai- 7. Suffolk 4-10 7. Mount Ida 6-12 9. Rivier 5-7
nian Tomlinson, who is entering the final year of his two- 8. Salve Regina 1-13 8. Suffolk 6-12 10. Simmons 4-8
season pact with the team. Tomlinson rushed for a team- 9. Emmanuel 5-13 11. Pine Manor 3-9
high 914 yards last season, but failed to crack the 50-yard 10. Lasell 5-13 12. Albertus Magnus 2-10
mark in his last six regular season games. He did, however,
13. Lasell 0-12
play impressively in the team’s division round win over
the Colts, compiling 82 yards and two touchdowns. What
role he will play with the team is uncertain. Shonn Greene
and Joe McKnight are two young backs that would seem
to be a solid one-two punch in the future, so it will be in-
teresting to see how many touches LT gets next season.

ESPN scribe arrested in Buckland, MA

Former Boston Herald sports columnist and current
ESPN.com scribe Howard Bryant was arrested Saturday,
Feb. 26 outside of a pizza shop in Buckland, MA. He was
charged with domestic assault and battery, assault and bat-
tery on a police officer and resisting arrest. According to re-
ports on The Huffington Post, five witnesses claim they saw
him choke his wife, Veronique. His wife is denying these
claims, and both are telling reporters that it was a normal
disagreement and that it was blown out of proportion. Now,
Bryant’s lawyer, Buz Eisenberg, is pulling out the race card,
saying that it played a prominent role in his arrest. Bryant
pleaded not guilty in Greenfield District court on Monday.

NFL CBA talks approach deadline

The NFL collective bargaining agreement is set to expire
at midnight on Thursday this week, and there are no indica-
tions as to whether the two sides (owners and players) will
come to an understanding. Giants owner John Mara joined
the discussions on Tuesday, the first owner to do so since a
federal mediator was brought in to help the league come to
a decision. The rest of the league’s owners are set to meet in
Chantilly, VA, on Thursday and Friday. “We want the fans
to know that we’re trying. We’re trying. We understand our
responsibility, and if we don’t get it done, we know that
we’ll have let them down,” Jeff Pash, the league’s lead labor
negotiator, told Yahoo! Sports. “And we take that very seri-
ously. So do our owners.” If there is a work stoppage be-
cause of these meetings, it would be the first time since 1987.
 PAGE 14 March 2, 2011

Opinion: NBA trade deadline full of surprises

Mike Giannattasio
Journal Staff
The NBA trade dead-
line was full of surprising
twists, leaving the feeling
that almost every player in
the league got traded. Many
organizations added star
players, while others tried
to clear up salary cap space.
First and foremost, let’s
start with the Boston Celtics,
who traded Kendrick Perkins
and Nate Robinson to the
Oklahoma City Thunder for
Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic.
This was, without question,
the most surprising trade
in the NBA that left people
wondering, "What on earth
Danny Ainge was thinking?"
Perkins had recently re-
turned to the lineup after be-
ing out all season, and was
looking to help bring the
Celtics back to the NBA Fi-
nals. Robinson had been a
decent bench player, a spark
plug who brought high en-
ergy to each and every game.
Now, the Celtics have
Green, a player they drafted
No. 5 overall in 2007 before conference shouldn’t trade Renaldo Balkman, Anthony however, as they acquired
dealing him for Ray Allen. players unless it is guaran- Carter, and Corey Brewer. Danilo Gallinari, Wilson
Green started in every game teed to help their club, and Anthony, Billups, and Chandler, Raymond Felton,
for Oklahoma City this sea- this trade definitely doesn’t Amare Stoudemire will now Timofey Mozgov, Kosta Kou-
son, and averaged over 15 guarantee improvement. try to match up against the fus, the Knicks’ first-round
p o i n t s big three pick in 2014 or later, the War-
per game of the riors’ second-round picks in
Now, he C e l t - 2012 and 2013, and $3 million.
will be ics and Anthony was a problem
coming off H e a t . for the Nuggets, so it’s good to
the bench T h e see they got rid of him and got
as a Celtic, Knicks competent pieces in return.
so it will already The Utah Jazz traded Der-
be inter- proved on Williams to the New Jersey
esting to t h a t Nets for Devin Harris, Derrick
see how t h e i r Favors, one 2011 first-round
he adjusts. new big pick, one 2012 first-round
K r st i c t h r e e pick, and $3 million. This deal
has been could was great for the Jazz, as it
an aver- defeat will be help them build their
age player the Heat team for the future. The Nets,
his entire this past on the other hand, got a self-
Photo courtesy of the Richard Giles/Wikicommons
career, and week- centered All-Star while giving
will be Carmelo Anthony (center) will join the likes of Dwyane Wade, e n d , up way too much in return.
expected LeBron James and Chris Bosh in the Eastern Conference. and it The trades that went
to carry w i l l down in the NBA are going to
the role and have the same Another team that made be great to see how Paul have huge outcomes in just a
intensity that Perkins did. big moves days before the Piece, Kevin Garnett, and couple months. It’s going to be
Time will tell whether trade deadline was the Ray Allen play against awesome to see the clubs that
this was a good move for the New York Knicks, who ac- the Knicks on March 21. succeed with the new players
Celtics, but right now I’m quired Carmelo Anthony The Denver Nuggets and interesting to see if any
not buying it. A team that and Chauncey Billups, and didn’t give up Anthony and general managers lose their
holds the No. 1 spot in their also got Shelden Williams, their other players for free, jobs for giving up too much.

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Men's hockey wraps up tough 2010 season
CJ Haddad
Journal Staff
The season has officially
come to an end for the Suf-
folk University men’s hockey
team. The club finished with
a record of 8-16 (4-10 in the
GNAC). This season proved
to be a disappointing one
for Head Coach Glionna and
his group of puck handlers.
A sour taste will be left in
the mouth of the Rams until
the beginning of next season,
as they dropped their final
two games, including an over-
time loss in the final match.
Their second-to-last
match of the season came
against a struggling Becker
College team, who managed
an eye-opening 45 shots on net.
Suffolk started things
off on the right note when
Robbie Donahue scored
just three minutes and 23
seconds into the contest.
Then, 10 minutes later,
Becker struck back with
a goal from Jarrod Clark.
The Rams then failed to
capitalize on a late power
play and entered the first
intermission tied at one.
The second period was
similar to the first, except
this time Becker struck im-
mediately. Eight minutes into
the period, Dan Kane tallied
his fourth goal of the sea-
son. Suffolk looked to pull
back even, and did just that.
Chris Boyd netted the
equalizer five minutes lat-
er, scoring his third goal
Men's, women's basketball nab All-Conference awards
Matt Pedpjonovic (above) was named as a GNAC 1st Team
All-Conference selection.
Jeff Rose (above) finished up a tremendous career at Suffolk this season, tallying an
impressive .897 save percentage to go along with a 3.56 goals against average.
of the season. Once again,
both teams entered the in-
termission knotted up,
this time at two apiece.
In the third period,
Becker scored first and nev-
er looked back as Suffolk
dropped a tough late-season
match. Despite an incred-
ible game from Captain Jeff
Rose, the team’s lack of scor-
ing came back to haunt them.
In their last game of the
season, the Rams could not
dig deep in overtime to sal-
vage their final bought. Fac-
ing a weak Western New
England team, Suffolk was de-
feated, 3-2, in the extra frame.
This game’s format was
Players recognized for impressive seasons
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
extremely similar to their pre-
vious match, as Suffolk and
Western New England trad-
ed blows in the first period,
and after the first 20 minutes
the game was tied at one.
After a scoreless second
period, Western New Eng-
land grabbed a 2-1 lead half-
way through the third period.
That left the Rams with 10
minutes to even the score, and
they did just that. In the 18th
minute, Robbie Donahue tal-
lied his third goal of the year.
When Western New
England player Dan Mo-
nahan scored the decisive
goal in overtime, it would
be the last shot Jeff Rose
Meghan Black (left) and Jennifer Ruys (right) were named as
GNAC 3rd Team All-Conference selections.
would see in a Suffolk uni-
form, as the Rams’ season
officially came to an end.
Glionna, as always, is
gleaning positive results from
an otherwise tough season.
“I thought the team
worked very hard this year,
we just did not get rewarded
for our efforts in the form of
wins,” he said. “We struggled
to score goals all year and it
ended up costing us a play-
off spot. It is a good group of
kids who had a lot of success
[last season] and we see this
as just a bump in the road."
One player the coach will
most certainly miss the most is
his captain, Jeff Rose, who set
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
March 2, 2011
an example for the younger
players all season long. Rose
also had a tremendous career
as a member of the Rams.
"Jeff Rose was our best
player almost every night,”
said the coach. “He is the best
goalie to ever play at Suf-
folk and he will be missed."
This was a season of
tough breaks for the team.
They also struggled to score
goals, which resulted in their
defense having to help out
on many occasions. When
defensemen have to be re-
lied on for offense, it takes
away from their game.
"They began the season
playing very well against
nationally-ranked teams, but
could not get a win. That
strong play against teams
like Colby, Bowdoin, Babson,
Tufts, Utica, did not translate
to wins,” said Gliona. “We
joked that we led the nation in
hit posts this year. Putting this
season and moving on is what
is most important for this
squad which is loaded with
young talent and experience.
"We are excited for next
year. I am not sure we will
ever have a team with so
many returning players that
have played so many career
games. We have freshmen
and sophomores that are
very experienced. I think we
need to improve our team
strength. The goals will come,
there is offensive talent on
the roster we just need it to
manifest itself next year."
 PAGE 16 March 2, 2011

Lady Rams fall in GNAC finals Men's team finishes up

Team looks to continue in ECAC tournament
strong 2010 campaign
Alex Hall The Monks would prove their home court, and would Alex Mellion his scoring average from 9.3
Journal Staff a challenge to Suffolk’s cham- go on to take the No. 1 seed in Journal Staff points per game during the
pionship aspirations, with the the tournament, in large part 2009 campaign, to 17.2 points
The women’s basketball Lady Rams winning by a nar- due to that important win. The Suffolk Univer- per game this season, which
team entered the Great North- row margin, 71-62, at the Re- Suffolk would finish sec- sity men’s basketball team led the team. He also aver-
east Athletic Conference gan Gymnasium on Feb. 24. ond in the conference, and wrapped up their 2010 season aged 6.3 rebounds per game,
playoffs playing extremely Meghan Black would lead Suf- came into this game looking with a 96-63 loss to eventual- and he should continue to
good basketball. The hope folk with 15 points during an to get revenge against the GNAC conference champion improve over the next two
was they would make a run at impressive performance, with Saints. Coach Leyden’s squad Johnson & Wales. The Rams years and be counted on as
a conference title, solidifying Ruys contributing 12 and a fought admirably in the Fi- finished with an 8-18 record a valuable asset to the team.
an impres- n a l s , overall, which included a Fellow sophomore Matt
sive sea- shooting 6-12 conference record. The Pepdjonovic had another ex-
son with a just un- team qualified for the GNAC tremely impressive season,
strong fin- der 45 tournament for the first and improved both his re-
ish against percent time since the 2006 season. bounding totals and his scor-
t h e i r f r o m In their quarterfinal ing totals. His 17.0 points per
toughest the field matchup against Johnson & game ranked second on the
opponents. and get- Wales, sophomore Colin Hal- team (behind Halpin), and
T h e ting an
team may impor-
have fallen tant 14
short of points
their goal f r o m
of winning t h e i r
the GNAC, Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
b u t
they now can look for- key basket with just two min- bench. Turnovers would be
ward to the ECAC tourna- utes left in the game to stop the Lady Rams’ undoing,
ment, which starts March 3. a deadly rally in its tracks. however, in this important Fi-
On Tuesday Feb. 22, When asked who im- nals matchup. The team lost
the Lady Rams started their pressed him during their 30 possessions to Emmanuel,
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
postseason on a strong note, postseason stretch this year, while only scoring 17 points
disposing of the Mount Ida Coach Leyden stressed team off the 19 turnovers they Colin Halpin (above) improved tremendously this
Mustangs, caused
season, averaging 17.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per
68-55, in t h e
game for the season.
the open- Saints
ing round. d u r -
Suffolk ing the pin poured in 19 points and his 13.3 rebounds per game
jumped match. eight rebounds, while Matt led the entire GNAC confer-
out to a De- Pepdjonovic added 13 points ence, while also ranking third
21-11 lead s p i t e and 9 rebounds. Those con- among all Division III teams.
in the ear- coming tributions were not enough to That is pretty impressive feat,
ly part of s h o r t stave off an impressive shoot- seeing as he also has two more
the con- of the ing performance from J&W, seasons to go at Suffolk. He
test, never GNAC who shot 53.7 percent from also averaged 2.1 blocks per
looking t i t l e , the field en route to 96-63 game and recorded 17 dou-
back, de- t h e r e shellacking. The starting five ble doubles, which was 10th
spite sev- is hope for J&W all scored in double most in the nation. For his
eral ral- for this digits, making it almost im- efforts, Pepdjonovic was cho-
lies by Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept. young possible for the men’s team sen to the first-team All-Con-
the Mus- team to make a significant run. ference team by the GNAC.
tangs throughout the contest. concept. “Meghan Black, to not only match their 2010- The team started out While the Rams gradu-
“We had a lot of en- Lindsey Rogers and Jen 2011 season record, but im- strong, with three wins in ate two seniors, Allan Ray
ergy, offensively we were Ruys have been really solid,” prove upon it come next their first four games, in- (6.2 points per game) and
pushing and attacking” said the coach. “The bench winter. With the amount of cluding a nail-biting 85-84 Mike Fleming (7.0 points per
said Coach Leyden of has been big for us, they’ve rising talent on this team— overtime win against La- game), the team will return
their opening round effort. been really consistent.” from forward Jennifer Ruys, sell on Nov. 23. The team 13 players next year who saw
On the shoulders of Jen- The Lady Rams came into to the returning leadership struggled, however, to keep time this season, including
nifer Ruys, Meghan Black and this past Saturday’s match up of Meghan Black, Andorra up their early season mo- both Halpin and Pepdjonovic.
Jacqueline Vienneau, Suffolk with a well-earned confidence, Salaices and Mary Garon— mentum, going 5-17 in their With such a young nucle-
would hold off the resilient ending their regular season the team will be looking to final 22 games, finishing in us, featuring nine freshmen
Mount Ida squad and move slump and playing their best capture the title with a vet- eighth place out of 10 teams and sophomores, the Rams
on to the GNAC semifinals basketball at the most impor- eran-laden team. next season in the GNAC conference. should continue to improve
where they would take on the tant of times. Emmanuel had rolls around. This is clearly Sophomore Colin Halpin their win totals and potential-
Monks of St. Joe’s just two days beaten Suffolk earlier in the a team that will contend showed the biggest improve- ly finish in the upper echelon
after their first playoff victory. year by a score of 61-58 on for the next couple seasons. ment this season, upping of the GNAC next season.