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Journal Staff
Daniella Marrero
Int'l News Editor
Photo courtesy of Boston Pride's Facebook
Embracing the whole spectrum
Commuter students
voice their opinions
Wyatt Costello, center, at the 2014 Boston Pride Festival.
It is not a phase. It is not
confusion. It is not a mask to
cover another sexual or ro-
mantic orientation. Many bi-
sexuals have said they feel
misunderstood and pushed
to the corners of the LGBTQ
rights movement, often dis-
credited or scorned at due to
myths, unawareness, and soci-
etys obsession with knowing
the exact coordinates of where
one stands in the spectrum of
sexuality and gender. In re-
sponse, Bi*Visibility Day was
created.
At Suffolk, Diversity Ser-
vices hosted an event on Sept.
23. Bi* Visibility Day 2014 was
dedicated to discussing defini-
tions, oppressions, and bipho-
bic tendencies.
People assume there is some
privilege in being bisexual
since, if the stars are aligned,
one can seemingly pass as a
heterosexual, Assistant Direc-
tor of Diversity Services, Jesse
Beal, explained. Such is the
case when a cisgendered male
who identifies as bisexual is
dating a female. Conversely,
bisexuality becomes invisible
when that bisexual, cisgen-
dered male is dating another
male and one assumes that
they are both gay.
According to Bi.org, the first
event that marked this annual
tradition was in 1999 when a
group gathered at the corner
of a bar in London to call for
an international celebration of
their identities. The following
year, the U.S. held a series of
popular events at Washington,
D.C., a move that would cre-
ate a snowball effect in com-
munities, schools, and orga-
nizations across the country
to join the celebration.
Another form of biphobia
is believing that bisexuals, in
addition to gay men, are the
carriers of HIV/AIDS and are
the ones spreading it, an is-
sue that Suffolk junior Wyatt
Costello has started to battle
against.
Currently, an FDA law
bans all men who have had
sex with other men from
participating in blood drives.
Costello is asking Suffolk to
suspend all blood drives on
campus as it violates the uni-
versitys diversity statement
and non-discrimination poli-
cy. As of Sept. 29, he had
Suffolk alumna employed by Student Affairs after undergrad involvement
Photo by Heather Rutherford
Heather Rutherford
Asst. News Editor
The phone rings at the Stu-
dent Affairs office front desk,
and Suffolk University alumna
Helaina Polito is equipped to
answer it. Just more than a
year after graduation in 2013,
Polito was hired for the job
aiming to pursue her interest
in higher education.
My desk is right at the
front, so I get the initial stu-
dent contact, I help the staff
members in the office as well
as the Dean, I schedule ap-
pointments, and help super-
vise work study, said Polito in
an interview Thursday explain-
ing her job description.
To paint the picture of Poli-
tos success with the univer-
sity, she first had to describe
her history of involvement
through the course of her four
years at Suffolk.
The lighting was dim and
the atmosphere was quiet
in the Sawyer Library, but it
seemed as if nothing would
stop Polito from eagerly tell-
ing her story.
After growing up in Tewks-
bury, Mass., she decided to en-
roll at Suffolk because it was
the best fit for her. I think
just being in Boston was a
huge draw for me, its a place
with so much opportunity be-
ing right in the center of the
city, Polito said.
Right away, Polito began
to get involved outside of the
classroom. She was a part of
the Journey Leadership Pro-
gram, which is designed to
build a students leadership
skills throughout their years
at Suffolk. She was a member
of the Global Leadership Ex-
change, and was able to travel
to Barbados and Ireland.
Polito stepped up her lead-
ership status when she be-
came the president of Program
Council her senior year. Those
were my most memorable ex-
periences in my involvement,
she said nostalgically.
She declared her psycholo-
gy major and education minor,
and in her senior year com-
pleted an internship at Judge
Baker Childrens Center in Bos-
ton. There, they test and treat
children for different child-
hood disorders, Polito said.
It was a wonderful
Photo by Craig Martin
In honor of Commuter Ap-
preciation Week, students
at Suffolk have been voicing
opinions on the struggles of
going to and from campus on
a daily basis.
Students who travel into
the city solely for class have
said that it can be hard to feel
a part of the Suffolk commu-
nity when they cant be in the
area all the time. They simply
miss events or cannot attend
them because of their sched-
ule. Along with Commuter
Appreciation Week, the Off-
Campus Housing Office is on
campus to help raise aware-
ness and create an environ-
ment where commuter stu-
dents can feel like they are a
part of Suffolk.
The main goal of Com-
muter Appreciation Week is to
honor and recognize our com-
muters through giveaways,
coffee stops and various ac-
tivities throughout the week,
said Veronica Ntare, a gradu-
ate fellow at OCHO. Another
goal is to raise awareness of
the other departments ... We
do this by having sponsors and
having them talk about their
offices and the various pro-
grams and services they offer
to students.
However, despite these ef-
forts, some students cannot at-
tend these events because they
dont have time for it or they
were not aware of the events
coordinated by OCHO. Daniel
Cronin, a fifth year
See COMMUTER page 2
See BI*VISIBILITY page 2
See POLITO page 3
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Brigitte Carreiro
Journal Contributor
Fall Recruitment is under-
way now through Oct. 3 at
Theta Phi Alpha, Suffolk Uni-
versitys sorority, for potential
new members to incorporate
themselves into Greek life.
According to the sororitys
president, senior Taylor Roy,
recruitment is a two-week long
process that consists of getting
to know the sisters, participat-
ing in philanthropy work, and
learning about the history of
Theta Phi Alpha.
This recruitment period
is a great time for potential
new members to get to know
us, and for us to get to know
them. Its very casual and fun,
said Roy.
Those interested in join-
ing Theta Phi Alpha are re-
quired to attend at least three
of the events that the sorority
puts on throughout these two
weeks. According to senior
member Carly Fitz, each event
is devoted to introducing po-
tential new members to differ-
ent aspects of the sorority.
The six values of justice,
wisdom, loyalty, faith, truth,
and honor that Theta Phi Al-
pha lives by play a meaningful
role in the recruitment pro-
cess.
Were all about values. We
just want to expand with qual-
ity women, said junior Tori
Meneses, rituals chair of Theta
Phi Alpha. We try and really
see who fits our values and
who wants to be part of this
with us for life, added Fitz.
According to Roy, following
Recruitment Week the chapter
as a whole will vote on which
girls are extended a bid, mean-
ing they will be invited to be-
come a new member to even-
tually become initiated into
Theta Phi Alpha.
The new member process
is a time of learning ... while
getting to know their new
home base, their sisters, said
Roy.
One recruit, sophomore
Meaghan McKenna, is excited
to continue recruitment and
get to know the girls of Theta
Phi Alpha.
I just like seeing new faces
around campus and getting to
know the girls and what the
value of the sorority is, she
said. Its been a blast. All the
girls are very nice, and its fun
meeting new people around
the school.
Fitz described how the so-
rority is not just another club
on campus, but so much more.
This is a commitment for life.
Were going to be your sisters,
were going to be your family,
she said. This is something
that will continue on after col-
lege.
The sisterhood mental-
ity is something so central to
Theta Phi Alpha. With current-
ly more than 50 members and
soon-to-be growing, the soror-
itys biggest element is their
togetherness. Were not just
an organization, were a sister-
hood, said Meneses. Theres
always somebody there for
you.
While stressing the time
commitment of Theta Phi Al-
pha, Fitz also emphasized the
worth of the organization.
You learn so much about
yourself, your strengths, your
weaknesses, things like what
makes you unique and how
that can be added to the soror-
ity as a whole, she said.
This year, among other
events, the sorority will partic-
ipate in a breast cancer walk,
volunteer at soup kitchens,
and organize a toy drive dur-
ing the holiday season, accord-
ing to Roy.
Theta Phi Alphas recruit-
ment is surely something to
look into throughout the rest
of the week. This organization
is so unique because when you
become a member of Theta Phi
Alpha, you are a Theta Phi Al-
pha for the rest of your life,
said Roy. You are essentially
joining a lifestyle rather than
just an organization.

Photo by Jonathan Acosta Abi Hassan
Bisexuals get visibility on campus
From BI*VISIBILITY page 1
Commuter Appreciation
Week hosted by OCHO
psychology major with a mi-
nor in business management,
is one of those students. He
commutes from Revere and
said it usually takes a while
for him to get to Suffolk.
I have never attended
any commuter social events,
mostly because I did not
know about them. Also I
have worked a full-time job
throughout college so I nor-
mally did not have much
time for extracurricular
activities, said Cronin, I
would have attended had I
had the time. I would still go
presently should an opportu-
nity present itself.
Ntare said there are many
ways commuters can feel
welcome at Suffolk, espe-
cially with the presence of
different student groups and
programs at the university.
Kaylee Barber, a senior
and sociology major, thinks
Suffolk lacks community.
She said she has felt this way
even when she was living
in the dorms. Now that she
lives off-campus, she con-
denses her schedule so she
wont have to spend so much
time waiting for her classes
and commuting to and from
her home. Also, she is un-
aware of the events planned
by OCHO.
I didnt even know there
were commuter events, Bar-
ber said. I might attend one
if I was around campus but I
most likely wouldnt make a
special trip for it.
Even with different ac-
tions taken by OCHO to
raise awareness of differ-
ent clubs and organizations,
some students just do not
have the time to join and be
a part of them because of
their schedules.
Im currently not affiliat-
ed with any clubs or groups
with Suffolk, although in
retrospect I wish I had been
more involved. Most com-
muter students work full-
time jobs and extra things
besides class work can be
difficult, said Cronin. [Be-
ing involved] can consume a
huge portion of time that I
could otherwise be using for
my studies or work.
OCHO has said it hopes
to include every student,
especially those who work
full-time and have a long
commute.
I think that Suffolk is
doing a good job at provid-
ing the resources for the
commuters, but the problem
is that a lot of the commut-
ers either are not aware of
the resources because they
arent as involved with the
school, or just dont have
the time to use the resourc-
es being offered to them,
said Ntare.
From COMMUTER page 1
collected more than 500
signatures from the Suffolk
community.
Costellos vision is not to
end blood drives on campus,
but rather start a movement
that will stop the profiling
and stereotypes that the FDA
applies to men who have sex
with other men. If the FDA
lifts this ban, millions more
will be eligible to donate
blood.
Costello was driven to be-
gin this petition after he saw
how few people were aware
of it and how it discriminated
men, especially bisexual and
gay men.
Ive always known about
this; Ive always been aware of
this, he said. Its something
that has been in the back of
my mind. But it wasnt [un-
til] a diversity peer educator
meeting that we started talk-
ing about it and how it vio-
lates the universitys policies.
It made me upset that even
within us, as DPEs, no one
was aware about this law.
It frustrated me that people
didnt even know that this
sort of thing was happening.
The purpose of hosting
a day dedicated to bisexual-
ity is to combat the fact that
it is one orientation that is
overshadowed by monosexu-
al identities, such as lesbian
and gay. While the LGBTQ
community shares the same
visions for equality, each letter
in the famous acronym inde-
pendently carries a set of con-
troversies and questions.
For bisexuals, that set is
distinctively heavy, fed by bi-
ases from even inside the LG-
BTQ community.
The day was not about edu-
cation day. It was not a coming
out day, writes Wendy Curry
on BiNetUSA.org, the oldest
bisexual publication entity in
the country. Its not about
[LGBTQ] partnership building
or proving ourselves to any-
one else. Its not a pride day,
though many of us are proud.
Its not about usurping a gay
event and making a smaller
one for ourselves. Its a truly
unique day, just for us.
The perpetual misconcep-
tions stem from refusal to
accept bisexuality as a valid
identity and to accept sexuali-
ty beyond a question of either
this or that. This prejudice is
enforced when one deems a bi
individual to be in a transitory
state, in the midst of figuring
out which binary gender they
prefer. This tendency does not
take into account fluidity and
attempts to confine the vast
space that sexuality encom-
passes into one restricting
mold.
Photo courtesy of Diversity Services' Facebook
Students from Diversity Services helped to facilitate
Bi*Visibility Day. The sign reads, "Have questions
about the new gender-inclusive bathrooms? Ask us!"
Were not just an organization,
were a sisterhood."
-Tori Meneses.
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October 1, 2014
(L-R) Sabrina Chartrand, student of Associate
Professor & Chair of the Department of
Government at Suffolk Rachel Cobb,
and Community
Engagement Scholar Priscilla
Rivera encouraging Suffolk students to
register to vote. The first 100 to register
received free t-shirts.
Elaf Suliman
Journal Contributor
El ect ed SGA member s di scuss i ni t i at i ves
An impressive number of
students, many of them fresh-
men, voted in the Student
Government Association elec-
tion last week, according to
the club.
SGA said 223 students vot-
ed, more than half of them
freshmen.
The turnout for this elec-
tion was tremendous for a fall
election which typically draws
less students to vote, said
Colin Loiselle, SGA vice presi-
dent last Wednesday, just after
election results were in. What
is even more exciting is the
number of students who got
their name on the ballot.
Positions available for stu-
dents were the commuter at-
large seat, nine class of 2018
senators seats, one class of
2017 senator seat, two class
of 2016 senator seats and four
class of 2015 senator seats.
Nineteen freshmen ran for the
nine seats.
The students elected were
Jonathan Phillips for commut-
er at-large; Victoria Ireton and
Stefanie Aguiar for the class of
2016; Cameron Viola for the
class of 2017; and Jonathan
McTague, Emily Johnson, Sean
Walsh, Colby Weron, Nicholas
DeSouza, Nelson Mendez, Levi
Smith, Kimberly Ginsberg, and
Caitlin Hankard for the class of
2018, according to SGA.
No students ran for the
senior senator seats. All posi-
tions were contested, exclud-
ing the class of 2017.
SGA has three major sec-
tors: student affairs, commut-
ers, and the housing and fa-
cilities committee. Each sector
of the association prioritizes
their goals to effectively advo-
cate on the students behalf.
Loiselle said this type of
turnout was a promising sign
for a strong future in the SGA.
Suffolk University is a com-
muter school and the public
relations committee is work-
ing to spread awareness of
events to increase student
involvement in the activities.
This year, newly elected fresh-
man senator Caitlin Hankard
said she and her fellow sena-
tors intend to create programs
that work on the inclusion of
commuter students.
The commuter population
is something that almost all
SGA members take interest
in. Jonathan McTague, an-
other new freshman senator,
pointed out that most Suffolk
students commute. He said,
I want to direct more activi-
ties towards them while they
are on campus before they go
home at the end of the day.
Member of the public rela-
tions committee Nick DeSouza
sees incorporating commuter
students into campus more as
an important initiative, spe-
cifically closing the gap be-
tween commuter and students
who live on campus.
The incorporation of New
England School of Art and De-
sign students into Suffolks
main campus is another issue
SGA wants to face head-on.
Emily Johnson, another of
the new freshman senators,
plans to maintain the quality
Pol i t o r et ur ns t o Suf f ol k
of life at Suffolk by setting the
goals of the student affairs
committee, to continue the
NESAD project from the previ-
ous year, this involves show-
ing the artwork of current
students in the library and
making progress in the stu-
dent center.
Cameron Viola, senator for
the class of 2017, was also a
senator for SGA last year. Her
initiatives, she said, are sim-
ply to be the voice for not only
the class of 2017 student body,
but also to use my knowledge
to make sure that every de-
partment is fulfilling every
students needs and potential.
Student affairs commit-
tee member Jonathan Phil-
lips primary intentions re-
volve around, the pursuit of
a commuter lounge/student
center, reason being remain-
ing on campus during often
conflicting schedules remains
a dominant hindrance among
commuters. The commuter
lounge would be a place for
students to socialize and net-
work with other students, it
would be an additional option
to the library or cafe.
The initiatives represen-
tatives of each sector of the
club have, whether they are
geared towards the commuter
population or affairs right here
are on campus, are built on a
framework that addresses the
needs of the majority of stu-
dents.
opportunity to intern there
and see and help those chil-
dren.
Right after graduation,
Polito got a job at Bright Ho-
rizons as a toddler teacher.
Education has always been a
passion of mine, I just never
knew what capacity I wanted
to go. Polito began her career
with early education, then dis-
covered she wanted to pursue
higher education.
By working in the Office of
Student Affairs, she aims to
become more aware of how
to help students and what re-
sources are provided from a
staff members side as opposed
to being a student. Its been
really eye opening to see ex-
actly how the university helps
students with different con-
cerns they might have.
Polito is now able to see a
From POLITO page 1
Photo by Jonathan Acosta Abi Hassan
Secretary of SGA Dennis Harkins.
Spot news photo:
Encouraging students
to vote
Photo by Heather Rutherford
new perspective through Stu-
dent Affairs, explaining, while
gesturing with her hands, that
she can see the whole picture.
Id like to pursue a career
in higher education, Im cur-
rently taking one course, and
Ill be applying for the Admin-
istration of Higher Education
program here. By doing this,
she hopes to fine-tune a di-
rection to go within Student
Affairs. There are so many
directions to go in higher edu-
cation, and I definitely want to
be able to work directly with
students, whether this is men-
toring, counseling, or advising.
Thats the great thing about
the Student Affairs Office, you
get to see all the resources
that are offered to students,
and to figure out where I want
to be in higher education.
One of the things Polito val-
ues the most from her educa-
tion at Suffolk was her involve-
ment, and getting involved on
campus seemed to be what
made Polito discover herself.
I think my involvement was
crucial in my own personal
development, its something
I definitely would encourage
students to do, Polito said
with utter confidence.
Through those experienc-
es, she was able to meet fac-
ulty members and make valu-
able connections that lasted
past earning her degree. The
skills that you develop through
those opportunities allows you
to fine tune your skills that
you are able to transfer into
the workplace. As much as
you learn in the classroom and
your education is important, I
found that those skills helped
me in my current job.
"I think my involvement was crucial in my own
personal development, it's something I definitely
would encourage students to do."
- Helaina Polito
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ISIS Ebola
Student-led change: Protesting for democracy
in Hong Kong
Daniella Marrero
Int'l News Editor
A decentralized, yet uni-
fied movement. Massive, yet
organized and clean. With
demonstrations led by young
citizens fighting an oppres-
sive rule about as old as they
are, the streets of Hong Kong
have been overtaken by stu-
dents demanding for political
change since Friday.
Challenging the Chinese
Community Partys reputation
of expertly shutting down pro-
tests before, masses of citizens
have occupied popular high-
ways, government buildings,
and social media to take a
stance for more democracy.
Unlike the mainland, where
the media is obsessively con-
trolled, Hong Kongs protests
in the streets have been able
to overcome strategies previ-
ously used by President Xi Jin-
ping of China, as reported by
The New York Times.
With Xis tough reputation
of standing against change, it
is unclear what changes will be
made to stop the demonstra-
tions. If he calls for more force
to be used against the people,
it could resemble the murders
committed in 1989 by protest-
ers who were also fighting for
political change. Oppositely, to
concede to any changes will
damage his reputation and un-
willingness to negotiate with
protesters and could be inter-
preted as major signs of suc-
cess for those in the streets.
Consequently, a concession or
compromise could add more
fuel to the existing turmoil.
Police has used teargas to
try to control protesters, ac-
cording to NYT. Demonstra-
tors have been using umbrel-
las as shields against the spray
and sunshine during the day-
time.
Based on the reports of
polls conducted by academ-
ic institutions, the main age
group that is discontented
with the government are those
in their mid-20s who have re-
cently graduated college and
are struggling to find jobs, as
reported by NYT. Employers
are increasingly hiring pro-
fessionals from the mainland
rather than locally. It is an is-
sue that, presumably, young
college students see being a
personal problem as their own
graduation approaches.
Protesters are asking to be
able to elect their own officials
without influence of the main-
land, known to place their
own preferred politicians into
power.
There is no clear lead indi-
vidual or organization, a fact
that has made it difficult for
the Chinese government to at-
tack the demonstrations with-
out a definite target. However,
the same matter could prove
to be a weakness as the num-
ber of the masses increase and
more organization is required.
The strengths of these pro-
tests are that its so decentral-
ized, so first of all you cant
crush them through arresting
the leaders, said Maya Wang,
a researcher at Human Rights
Watch in Hong Kong who has
monitored the demonstra-
tions, according to NYT. The
weaknesses are, of course, that
there could be confusions and
splits as the situation quickly
develops. So far it has worked
remarkably well, but it might
not further along the way.
The protesters have been
cooperating with local police
to ensure that emergency ve-
hicles are able to move about
the city effectively, although
the response times have been
slowed down due to the dem-
onstrations, as reported by
NYT.
A group of organizers is en-
suring the streets remain clean
and that people are attending
to their hygiene so as to not
come across as careless citi-
zens.
In this protest, we want to
show our citizenship and our
will to have a democratic gov-
ernment, said Chan Sau-ching,
a 21-year-old medical student,
according to NYT. Although
this cleanup is a small thing,
it is something that shows the
values that all Hong Kong citi-
zens should have.
Afghanistan
War
The first Ebola case was officially di-
agnosed in Texas after the patient
who just left Liberia sought medical
help on Sept. 27, Dr. Tom Friedan,
the director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, told
news reporters on Tuesday night.
The White House and President
Obama were briefed on the matter,
but Dr. Friedan was confident the
disease would not spread through-
out the U.S. There is no doubt in
my mind we will stop it here, he
said. According to ABC News, Ebola
has killed 2,917 people and infected
3,346 since its outbreak in March.
Turkish soldiers have taken position
against the Syrian border, armed
with tanks, making the govern-
ment debate whether or not to send
troops to fight against the Islamic
terror group. The flood of refugees
from Syria has increased to 150,000,
pouring right into Turkey according
to CNN. British planes have helped
the Kurdish troops who were fight-
ing ISIS in Iraq with Britains first
airstrike against the group after
four days of toying with the idea in
Parliament to decide the countrys
involvement.
President Obama decided to not ful-
fill his promise of removing troops
from Afghanistan, propositioned in
his 2008 campaign, according to The
Guardian. In 2010, Vice President
Joe Biden told the American people
the U.S. would be totally out of Af-
ghanistan come hell or high water,
by 2014. He has created a pact to
keep troops stationed in the coun-
try for another decade, according to
the garrisoning deal the U.S. forces
signed with the Afghanistan govern-
ment Tuesday. U.S. and Nato troops
permit their stay until the end of
2024, according to The Guardian.
Photo by Flickr user Jesse Clockwork
Protesters occupying the streets of Hong Kong.
Photo by Flickr user Pasu Au Yeung
Syria
ISIS
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Daniella Marrero
Int'l News Editor
Alexa Gagosz
Journal Staff
North Korea cl ai ms to be humane
i n 50, 000 pl us word report
Menstruation and education: An obstacle for young girls
When the U.N. came out
with the human rights abuses
report against North Korea in
February, Pyongyang decided
to challenge the conclusion
that they were committing hu-
man rights violations, with-
out any parallel in the contem-
porary world.
According to The Washing-
ton Post, one North Korean
spokesperson said that the U.S.
and all of its allies were run-
ning a human rights racket,
while the official Korean Cen-
tral News Agency published
the question of how a gay
man could investigate into hu-
man rights. To proceed, North
Korea then published about
how they were investigating
the U.S. violations on human
rights and concluded that,
The U.S. is a living hell.
In a 53,558 word document,
now posted on the KCNA offi-
cial website translated in Eng-
lish, where North Koreas Asso-
ciation for Human Rights, that
looked at their human rights
situations.
The report began by talking
about Koreas history and ge-
ography, then defining human
rights in general. Additionally,
it stated that a state of sov-
ereignty is a form of human
rights, explaining that they
learned this while under Japa-
nese rule.
Listing specific articles
from their constitution, they
proclaimed their development
of human rights with their
education system, their gen-
der equality in legislation, and
labor regulations that intro-
duced North Koreans to eight
hour work days. After, it listed
a number of civil rights, which
included the right to a fair tri-
al, the right not to be tortured,
and the right to not be forced
into slavery.
North Korea fully dismissed
the allegations on how they
monitor their citizens and evi-
dence on how they imprison
citizens, sometimes torturing
and killing them within the
camps. They had claimed that
these reports and testimonies
were made by terrorists and
fugitives.
Throughout the report, it
refused to mention Matthew
Miller, who, according to CNN,
has begun his six years of hard-
labor prison after committing
hostile acts when he ripped
up his tourist visa at his arrival
of the Pyongyang airport.
CNN reported that Jeffrey
Edward Fowle, another Ameri-
can detained in North Korea,
has been accused for leaving
a Bible in the hotel room that
he was staying in. The North
Korean Court announced his
detention in June, saying that
he violated the law by acting,
contrary to the purpose of
tourism. Fowle told reporters
that he has signed a statement,
asking the people of the DPRK
for forgiveness.
According to CNN, the third
American to be held hostage
in North Korea is Kenneth Bae,
who was sentenced to hard
labor prisons for 15 years for
committing hostile acts. He
is believed to be a part of the
Christian plot to overthrow the
regime. In a short interview
that was allowed with CNN in
September, he told reporters
that he works eight hours a
day and six days a week in the
hard labor camp.
At the end of the report,
North Korea argues that it
claims only the absolute truth.
This report just showed
the glimpse of reality. How to
accept the truth here depends
on the views of people. Whats
clear here is that truth always
remains as it is and it wont
lose its nature even though it
is sometimes denied or fabri-
cated."
There is a notable change
in school attendance once
students reach middle school
in developing countries. It
is about the same time when
most young girls will begin
menstruating, a time when
they will be faced with the be-
ginning of a life of inequality
due to their sex.
While menstruation is a cel-
ebrated mark in a young girls
life in the U.S., in other coun-
tries, such as Guatemala, a pe-
riod is only a symbol that the
female will soon have to leave
their regular academic routine
due to their inaccessibility to
feminine pads and tampons.
Marcela Aguilar of SHEVA,
an organization in Guatemala
dedicated to donating a box of
feminine pads for every box of
products purchased on their
website, explained that girls
will begin missing a week of
classes every month once they
start their period. Eventually,
this will become problematic
as they fall behind in their
schoolwork and discourages
girls to continue their educa-
tion past middle school.
More than 50 percent of
girls will drop out of school
after the start menstruating, a
brochure by SHEVA explains.
With their education taken
away, girls are pushed to get
married and have children
while they are still teenagers.
Guatemala has the highest
teen pregnancy rate in Latin
America, according to SHEVA.
But menstruation does not
only rob girls of their middle
schools; it takes away the pow-
erful tool that education can
be for all people in developing
countries from them. It creates
a cycle of poverty, of oppres-
sion, and of continuous lack
of empowerment to be able to
see an adulthood beyond car-
ing for children and husbands.
When females cannot af-
ford or have access to feminine
pads, they resort to news-
papers, dried leaves, and old
cloths, according to SHEVA.
This makes them vulnerable to
infections, which could lead to
missing even more class days.
Aguilar explained that or-
ganizations like SHEVA have
a sustainable business model
that use existing shopping
habits, which in this case is fe-
males essential monthly pur-
chases of feminine pads and
tampons, and duplicating each
purchase to donate to a young
girl in need.
We all have to buy these
products monthly anyway, so
why not be a part of an orga-
nization where you can help
another girl as well? Aguilar
asked.
SHEVA describes this as
The Giving Cycle that will
help women in developing
countries break out of the per-
petual cycle of poverty.
Guatemalan women are not
alone in this issue.
In India, according to SHE-
VA, 88 percent of women can-
not afford sanitary pads. In Af-
rica, almost the same number
of girls will drop out of school,
leaving the economy with $10
billion less from potential
earnings that females could
provide.
SHEVAs mission is to en-
sure the lack of access to
sanitary protection does not
impact the daily life of women
in developing countries.
We want to empower
women, Aguilar said, and
we can do so by helping each
other.
Photos courtesy of SHEVA
SHEVA's mission is to break the poverty cycle through
The Giving Cycle.
Photo by Flickr user Zennie Abraham
Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of North Korea
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In one of the largest stand-
ing conflicts in the world, the
Israeli-Palestinian dispute is
what some view as something
that could possibly be the key
to ending various conflicts in
the Middle East. Some believe
that many of the terror groups
have been formed due to the
Arab resentment of the West,
forming from the confliction.
The issue began with how
Palestinians had left the coun-
try, moving to Europe until af-
ter World War II when they at-
tempted to move back to where
their roots began, a place in
which the Israeli people have
evolved since the absence of
the Palestinians. The Palestin-
ians left and headed to Europe.
Therefore, the land was up for
grabs, and the Israeli people
took full advantage to settle.
From 1965 to 2013, there have
been over 21,000 casualties ac-
cording to CNN.
The core issues that are
awaiting resolution are bor-
ders, mutual recognition, wa-
ter rights, and control over Je-
rusalem. Many attempts have
been made to have a two-state
solution, which creates an in-
dependent Palestinian state
alongside a State of Israel.
Israeli settlements are not
an obstacle to peace ... The
West Bank is disputed terri-
tory. No Palestinian-Arab state
ever existed in the region.
Palestinian-Arab residents cur-
rently have claims to the West
Bank, where they want to build
a state. Israel also has legal,
historic, and security claims to
this land, said Roz Rothstein,
Executive Director of the non-
profit organization StandWi-
thUs that the Israel Emergen-
cy Alliance is currently doing
business with.
Both Israelis and Palestin-
ians are currently occupying
the West Bank, yet the Israeli
people are there to stay per-
manently, shown through their
military occupancy.
Let me be clear: The posi-
tion of the United States on
settlements has not changed
and will not change," Hillary
Clinton said in 2010 during
her time as Secretary of State,
according to the Saban Forum
Speech, posted on their official
website.
"Like every American ad-
ministration for decades, we
do not accept the legitimacy of
continued settlement activity.
We believe their continued ex-
pansion is corrosive not only
to peace efforts and [the] two-
state solution, but to Israels
future itself.
Israel has won the majority
of the United States political
view and citizens view as they
argue that Israel has justified
taking military action against
Hamas and the Palestinians in
the area known as Gaza, ac-
cording to The Guardian. Only
25 percent of Americans that
have voiced their opinion be-
lieve that Israel is unjustified.
According to a poll taken by
CNN, only 13 percent of Ameri-
cans sympathize with Palestin-
ians. President Barack Obama
continues to speak out and say
that the bond between Israel
and America is unbreakable,
as the president supports the
Israeli attempts to defend
themselves.
It is critical that the Unit-
ed States take an active role in
helping to find a solution to
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
by playing the role of the hon-
est broker at the negotiating
table - with the trust of both
sides and ability to facilitate
direct talks between the par-
ties. The U.S. is the only coun-
try that can be successful in
this role because of its long-
standing and special relation-
ship with the State of Israel,
said Howard Dean, who is the
Chairman of the Democratic
National Committee.
Some Americans say that
the U.S. has not done enough
to support Israel and their ef-
fort and the White House is
seen as an honest broker.
Yet, with Palestine refusing
peace, itll be hard for any
country to continue aid.
Photo by Flickr user Bilal Randeree
Barrier that Israel built in order to
prevent Palestinians from attacking in
Bethlehem.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
October 1, 2014
Adams Gallery hosts NESAD's Do. Did. Done.
Haley Peabody
Arts Editor
Photos by Haley Peabody
"Let' s tal k about food" festi val takes over Copl ey
Aiyana Edmund
Journal Contributor
Photos by Aiyana Edmund
"A retrofitted
school bus, The
Fresh Truck,
stationed on
the edge of the
square swooned
people onto the
mobile fresh-
market..."
Bathed in fluorescent
lights and canary colored
walls, Sargent Halls Adams
Gallery is adorned with the
various creations of its new-
est exhibit, Do. Did. Done.
The exhibit showcases the
thesis pieces of the New Eng-
land School of Art and Design
masters of Arts in graphics pro-
gram. From websites and apps
to street art, the exhibit encom-
passed a vast array of graphic
design projects from seven of
NESADs graduate students.
Because of the nature of
the pieces, the exhibit featured
multiple interactive stations,
equipped with desktop com-
puters and iPads. One student,
Bethany Ann Hubartt, designed
an app for iPhone users titled
Caked." Hubartt, inspired by
her background in cake deco-
rating, created the app in or-
der to help people determine
how they are feeling towards
a particular issue or problem
by matching the users attitude
to a certain flavor of cake.
By asking questions about
your attitude towards a specific
topic, the app will then deter-
mine your CIF ratio, otherwise
known as icing, filling, and
cake. The icing is symbolic of
the surface of you feeling, the
filling represents the deeper
parts of your feelings, and the
cake represents the very core
of your thoughts and emotions.
Another pieces entitled,
Dystopia by Elizabeth Bond
featured various shadow box-
es, all filled to the brim with
trash. Beer bottles, plastic
utensils, milk cartons, and
empty pints of Ben & Jerrys
littered each frame, allowing
the viewer a detailed look at
the inside of a trashcan. How-
ever, the aim of the art was
not to disgust, but to educate.
The campaign uses real
trash in public places to catch
consumers off-guard in their
habitual personal spaces, said
Bond. It displays our excess
in a way that brings awareness
and engages for change to-
ward more sustainable living.
A visually appealing proj-
ect in the exhibit was Fairy
Trail by Felita Go. The proj-
ect was designed around the
idea of taking everyday ob-
jects in cities and turning
them into whimsical repre-
sentations. Common objects
such as parking meters, mail-
boxes, and traffic lights were
decorated to appear as farm
animals or even jukeboxes.
Student Shubha Roy took
a different approach with her
thesis, creating a website that
serves as a beginners guide
for those pursuing graphic
design titled, guid.ed. The
idea behind the website is to,
reinforce the craft aspect of
graphic design among design-
ers and those interested in
becoming designers said Roy.
A unique feature of the
gallery was a flat screen tele-
vision mounted on the far
wall. While exploring the ex-
hibit, visitors can watch a
short interview with each of
the designers, learning more
about their art and influences.
Admission to the Ad-
ams Gallery is free and is
open to the public from
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
Whether a self-proclaimed
foodie, an avid home cook, an
all-organic ingesting human, or
simply a curious wanderer who
stumbled across the event, all
walks of life united at Copley
square last weekend to share a
love for one simple thing: food.
Among the live cooking
demos and discussions on the
importance of healthy and local
eating, free samples of treats
ranging from chipotle flavored
salsa, to McIntosh apples to
whole grain chips with hum-
mus attracted people to the
outdoor event, Lets Talk About
Food on Friday and Saturday.
If its one thing the revel-
ers all held in common, it was
their love, need and interest in
food. The event laid a plateau
of proof that eating healthy is
not only vitally important, but
can indeed be simple and in-
expensive. As a city predomi-
nantly populated with college
students (typically short on
funds) the festival was received
incredibly well, and not just
because there was free food.
A retrofitted school bus,
The Fresh Truck, stationed
on the edge of the square
swooned people onto the mo-
bile fresh-market bus that was
gutted of its seats and replaced
with bins, chock full of veg-
etables and fruits. Tented ven-
dors such as Revolution Foods,
an organization that provides
healthy meals for schools and
families, stole the hearts of
passerbys with their quaint
Chinese takeout boxes of salad
served with chopsticks. Nearby,
happy hands dug eagerly into
bags of rich, dark soil in front
of the Project Bread booth,
an organization working to-
wards ending hunger, where
basil seeds were planted in
plastic red cups to take home.
On Saturday, after Chef
Joe Gatto kneaded and tossed
pizza dough into the afternoon
air, the chef and sustainable
seafood advocate Barton Seav-
er joined Seafood Distributor
Michael Dimin and Chef Jer-
emy Sewall for a discussion on
selecting seafood, the impor-
tance of sustainable seafood,
and how to best cook your
sea dwelling delights at home.
Ryan Flood, of Brighton,
Mass., snapped photos of a
chalkboard propped on the
sidewalk, bright orange chalked
words Lettuce turnip the beet
cleverly etched onto the slate.
This is cool, Flood com-
mented. Sure, the free sam-
ples are what got and kept me
here, but then I accidentally
learned stuff along the way.
A demonstration on un-
derstanding the difference
between local and grass fed
meats, choosing the right
cut, and cooking was hosted
by Chef Michael Leviton of
restaurants Area Four and
Lumiere and Chef Louis DiBic-
cari of Tavern Road. Knowing
where to be when shopping
for meat and what to look for
in the health of the animals
is a growing topic of impor-
tance that the chefs hashed
out at the Local, Locale or
Less? demo on Saturday.
Mike Duley, a college stu-
dent and resident of Brook-
line, Mass., stood with a
half eaten apple in one
hand and a Green Machine
Naked juice in the other.
Eating well and under-
standing where the stuff you
are eating is coming from
is so important, he said.
He admitted that being a
student means he is crunched
of time and funds to eat as
healthy as he wished he could.
Being here shows me that
it doesnt have to be expen-
sive to eat well, Duley added.
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October 1, 2014
The f ashi on of Suf f ol k
By Johnathan Acosta Abi Hassan, Journal Staff
iExperia: America's largest white party comes to Boston
Stephanie Miller
Journal Contributor
The buzz on campus last
week was about what was
happening Thursday night,
an event coming to town,
promising an extrasensory
nightlife experience.
The mysterious event was
called iExperia and took
place last Thursday at The
Royale Boston. iExperia, also
known as Americas Largest
White Party, is a traveling
event presented by Illumina
Live with shows in Boston,
Philadelphia, Dallas and Austin.
For Suffolk students, The
Royale was the place to be
last Thursday. While standing
outside the 150 Tremont St.
residence hall, you could see
groups of students leave the
building dressed in all white,
glowing with anticipation for
what the night had to offer.
Requiring the audience to
dress nicely set the tone for
the evening. By not allowing
attendees to wear what
typically comes to mind for EDM
concerts, iExperia sets itself
apart from all other DJ shows.
The dress code was
what brought my attention
to iExperia, said freshman
Siobhan Estabrook. It
made me feel really classy.
The venue also helped
add to the objective of the
night as The Royale itself
gives off an atmosphere of
high class and elegance.
The Boston date featured
Bamboora, Glowkids and
Commerce. Bamboora is a
Turkish DJ currently stationed
in Boston. He has won the title
of Bostons Best DJ of 2014
and has toured with house
music giants such as Avicii,
Tiesto and Calvin Harris.
Glowkids is a duo DJ act
also representing Boston. The
pair is a regular performer for
all events by Illumina Live,
including iExperia and the
Illumina Live national tour.
One member, Angela Bray, is
a Suffolk alumna and former
editor at The Suffolk Journal.
Originally from Brooklyn,
N.Y., Commerce came to
be a producer and DJ by
playing warehouses in the
underground hip-hop scene in
his hometown. He has since
moved to Boston to pursue
a more electronic aesthetic
and work with other up-
and-coming DJs in the area.
Aside from the DJs,
iExperia featured stage
dancers, hoop performers and
even a stilt-walker dressed as
a robot. The stage performers
dressed in futuristic, all white
cirque-inspired clothing. The
loud house music filled the
venue as attendees danced
with LED glow sticks that were
given away for free. The music
stayed continuous throughout
the night, keeping the dance
floor alive and the audience
on their feet. Not even the set
changes had a dull moment -
when the DJs werent spinning
the performers took center
stage to entertain the crowd.
iExperia, unlike any other
EDM show of its kind, also
offered an intense and
extravagant light show to
compliment the complex
stage performance and
carefully selected, non-stop
music. The night was full of
great fashion, great music
and great performance.
For the past two weeks, I took the time to walk around campus looking
for the most fashionable students. Outside of the Sawyer Business
School, most of the outfits I saw fell into the usual fall trend. All black
outfits, with a touch of gold from accessories, paired with contrasting
of black and white details were some of the typical things I saw.
However, while I was walking from Sawyer to Donahue, I started
realizing that the trend most business students followed was not
exactly the same as the trends that students from the College of Art
and Sciences were following. I started to see a colorful mix of themes
for the accessories and patterns that many of the students donned.
In this edition of The Fashion of Suffolk, you can see more of the diversity
displayed between the different schools, but my question for you is, does your
major play a role in your personality or in the way you dress? Check out The
fashion of Suffolk on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thefashionofsuffolk.
In addition to offering an
extravagant show, iExperia
offered safe travels to its
attendees. The event teamed
up with Uber, a cab service,
and offered a free ride up to
$25 for those who purchased
tickets to the event. The
coupon code was sent via
email to attendees and was
redeemable for the night as
well as within the next week.
Photos courtesy of iExperia
"The music
stayed continuous
throughout the
night, keeping the
dance floor alive
and the audience
on their feet."
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October 1, 2014
Suffolk Alum brings healthy fast food to Boston
Jamin Buttafarro
Journal Contributor
This week, I sat down with
Suffolk University alum Hunt-
er Wadsworth, general man-
ager of b.good: Boston, to talk
about the breakout success of
his healthy-option restaurants.
I met Wadsworth at the
b.good on Washington Street,
just around the corner from
Beacon Street, west of campus.
The restaurant has a modern
charm, where fast food meets
local hang-out. The signage
around the restaurant details
the local farmers who contrib-
ute to the menu with buckets
of locally farmed potatoes on
display and a This is Frank
table-tent on every table.
Frank and his family have
been running potato fields in
Western Massachusetts for
100 years. He also person-
ally grows the potatoes that
locally started b.good hand
cuts daily to bake and serve
alongside a myriad of fresh,
local, and organic options.
The menus over the reg-
ister highlight the variety of
burgers, locally raised and
all-natural beef, turkey, or
veggie patties, along with the
new smash-hit quinoa and
kale bowls. The menu also
offers salads and sandwiches,
with something for every-
one. The cooler by the reg-
ister is shelved with different
sized mason jars containing
company-produced juices and
spritzers, and the fountain
machine is void of the aver-
age soft-drink logo, replaced
by that of Maine Root soda.
Some chill, coffeehouse variety
alternative rock is playing over
the speakers, and everyone, in-
cluding the employees, seems
too happy for the words fast
and food to be on the sign.
We grab a table, and I ask
Wadsworth about how he be-
came the general manager of
all five Boston-area b.good
restaurants. Wadsworth grew
up in Virginia and moved to
Boston for college. He took
a job as a cashier in a brand
new restaurant group open-
ing on Dartmouth Street in
Back Bay. Wadsworth knew
that there was something big
at this little restaurant serv-
ing a healthy variety of fresh
foods fast. During his time at-
tending Suffolk University as a
marketing major, Wadsworth
established connections in
b.good and his passion and
talent put him in position to
move into a management role.
Now, ten years after they
first opened, Wadsworth is
helping to pioneer the expan-
sion of b.good with locations
in New Hampshire, New Jer-
sey, Rhode Island, Maine, and
North Carolina (with plans for
Toronto around the corner).
I asked Wadsworth what it
is about b.good that fuels the
companys growth and follow-
ing. His answer was simple.
Our whole focus was to cre-
ate the fast-food atmosphere
but using the methods of cook-
ing and ingredients that make
you feel good after eating it.
Nearly all of the ingredi-
ents that b.good incorporates
into their menu come from
locally produced and health-
conscious vendors. Even the
Sir Kensingtons Ketchup
they serve replaces the stan-
dard high-fructose corn syr-
up with organic cane sugar.
As b.good expands into
new markets, Wadsworth is
determined to keep every
restaurant truly and unique-
ly local. Going forward, as
we enter new markets, its
a great way for us as a new
business to build a great re-
lationship with the local com-
panies around us he said.
b.goods unique twist on
Photo courtesy of b. good facebook page
STAFF SOUNDS
John Mayer
"XO"
- Dani M., Thalia Y.,
Heather R.
fast food brings something
new to the table. For those
that dont fret over health-
factors when going out for a
burger and fries, Wadsworth
says not to worry. I always
say that you can eat as healthy
as you want here. If you want
to come in for a double bacon
cheeseburger, weve got you
covered on that. If you want
to come in for a quinoa bowl,
we have that. We really of-
fer a great spectrum and you
know what youre eating.
b.good offers free Wi-Fi and
refills on drinks to make cus-
tomers as comfortable as pos-
sible. They also offer an Fam-
ily ID program, a rewards
program that encourages cus-
tomers to return often. By us-
ing the QR-coded keychain or
mobile app, b.good will keep
up on how often you dine and
send coupons and free-food
rewards, such as receiving a
free burger on your birthday.
b.good has fantastic food at
competitive prices with incen-
tives to keep you coming back.
Five locations around Boston
make it an option whenever
you find yourself hungry, and
with the Washington Street
location just down the road
from campus, theres nothing
stopping you from stacking up
those free-food rewards fast!
Suggestion: try the quinoa
bowls; if you havent heard
of quinoa, its the best thing
you cant pronounce. If you
have, then you will be de-
lighted to find a place that
does it superbly. Stop in and
see Wadsworth (and Frank).
We really offer a great spectrum ... and you know what
youre eating.
- Hunter Wadsworth
Michael Jackson
"Thriller"
-Jeremy H.
David Bowie
"Under Pressure"
-Sam H.
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OPI NI ON
October 1, 2014
STAFF EDITORIAL
Graphic by Wyatt Costello
October presents a month
of apple picking, the ever-so-
coveted pumpkin spice latte,
the changing of leaves, and for
me, the opportunity to advo-
cate about a topic quite literal-
ly close to home. Each October
since 1981, the National Coali-
tion Against Domestic Violence
has observed a month-long
dedication towards advocacy
of, and support to female and
children victims of domestic
violence.
The foundations efforts,
coupled with the candidness
and transparency of victims,
offers a platform in which
traumas very difficult to heal
can be voiced and validated
by those whom have had simi-
lar experiences. Events such
as their opening ceremony
honoring the Day of Unity,
celebrate the emotional and
physical strength of battered
women and children while the
Remember My Name, project
increases public awareness of
domestic violence deaths and
unites those who are grieving
to join hand-in-hand against
perpetrators. The key point is
that accepting that you are a
victim of violence, and reach-
ing out for help to move past
it, does not and will never
mean that you approved of it
in the first place.
Domestic violence is not
only a physical but an emo-
tional energy that consumes
victims and governs their lives
to the fullest extent. Life is
heavier, darker and lonelier
during times of abuse, and
your mental efforts to stick it
out or idealized thoughts that
things will get better are at
constant odds with your physi-
cal markings and self-respect.
The surprising and controver-
sial notion about domestic vio-
lence, in particular those situ-
ations in which it has been an
ongoing pummeling, is that it
is oddly comfortable.
My efforts in this story are
to speak to those who have
lost their voice, or are in the
unfortunate act of losing it
Colleen Day
Journal Contributor
currently, and scream that
the demons outside the world
of abuse show far more clem-
ency than those behind closed
doors. When you do not know
anything else - in my case,
it was in the form of a care-
taker who was nothing of the
sort - a different way of life is
something that may present
more demons than the ones at
home. Hanging onto intangi-
ble thoughts of faith, hope and
love, I found it difficult to not
only be furiously angry and
vindictive back to my abuser,
but also to empathize with the
emotional struggles and bur-
dens of their everyday life that
would elicit such behavior in
the first place.
When you love someone
and you know youre strong
enough, you consciously push
away the thoughts that those
intangibles will inevitably fail
in the end. But, to flee leaves
them to do it to themselves or
someone else, and so you stay
despite the fact they show no
mercy, and as a martyr you
reckon with the idea that per-
haps this will be your life after
all.
I often referenced the quote
from self-help book, The Cour-
age to Heal Workbook, by Lau-
ra Davis when I reflect on my
time of former abuse. Many
survivors insist theyre not
courageous: If I were coura-
geous I would have stoppedthe
abuse. If I were courageous, I
wouldnt be scared ... Most of
us have it mixed up. You dont
start with courage and then
face fear. You become coura-
geous because you face your
fear.
In my own experiences,
Ive learned that there are
certain topics and programs
in which people tread very
lightly around. The unnerving
nature of this idea that some-
one you live with, even love,
is capable of violating you so
brutally, sexually, emotionally
and physically is one that not
only elicits shame and despair
for victims but also a sense of
helplessness and longing of
naivety from any bystander to
intervene.
We are all products of our
past, our upbringing, and our
own emotional vulnerabilities
so why is it that victims can-
not recognize the path a rela-
tionship is headed towards be-
fore it is too late? Ive swirled
this idea around my tongue
for years after surviving abuse
and just now is my voice final-
ly surfacing.
It was only three days after
I left that I first encountered
a woman who spoke of relat-
able experiences. Her forgiv-
ing hand reminded me of my
strength, perseverance and ca-
pacity to love again.
The National Coalition
Against Domestic Violence
foundation is an incredible
and resourceful lifeline that
is only as powerful as the vic-
tims who participate in it. The
foundation offers support for
crisis intervention, emotional
support, advocacy and legal as-
sistance and housing and safe
accommodations to every per-
son who needs it.
Students should protest curriculum censorship
Katie Dugan
Journal Staff
Imagine reading through
your history textbook and
finding that pages are ripped
out, cut up, and whited out.
Thats what conservative
school board members want to
do in high schools across Den-
ver, Colo.
According to Raw Story,
hundreds of students from
high schools all across Denver
walked out of their classrooms
last week to protest the re-
moval of all mentions of civil
disobedience from texts and
classroom materials intended
for the teaching of Advanced
Placement U.S. history.
Teachers protested by calling
out sick, and shutting down
two high schools. Since the
protests, the superintendent
said he would forward the stu-
dents complaints to the school
board.
These new board members
believe that history teachers
should emphasize nationalism
and respect for authority in
their lessons. Many conserva-
tives oppose the current feder-
al AP curriculum because they
Over the last six months,
six people associated with
the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology have died.
According to The Boston
Globe, one graduate stu-
dents death was an accident;
two graduate students and a
professors deaths were ruled
suicides.
The causes of the two
most recent deaths -- the
first, an undergraduate stu-
dent last week and the other,
a graduate student, in early
September -- have not been
disclosed, the Globe report-
ed.
MIT has responded to
these deaths with an event
entitled All Doors Open.
Officials asked the school
community in a letter to take
a moment of silence on Mon-
day at noon.
We urge you to open
your doors, literally, the let-
ter read. Gather together --
or get up, walk around and
engage the people nearby,
those you know already and
those you dont. If you pre-
fer, we hope you will take
the time for focused private
reflection.
MIT also said the commu-
nity can email thoughts or
emotions to we-are@mit.edu.
While its encouraging to
hear a response from MIT, it
is quite troubling that stu-
dents are committing sui-
cide.
College can be extremely
stressful. I know more than
one Suffolk student who has
pulled more all-nighters in
a semester than he or she
can count on one hand. The
less-than-thriving economy
puts pressure on us to get in-
ternships and co-ops on top
of class work. We strive for
good grades and great GPAs
for scholarships.
With all of this stress
on our shoulders, students
should know what their re-
sources are and have a safe
place to talk.
Suffolk University has
a Counseling, Health, and
Wellness Center located
on the fifth floor of the 73
Tremont building.
On Oct. 8, the center is
hosting sessions in both the
Donahue and Sawyer lobbies
where students can receive
a free screening for depres-
sion. The center notes that
one in four people can expe-
rience a depressive episode
before age 24.
Lets all make an effort
to know the signs of depres-
sion and suicide and talk to
our friends and colleagues.
It only takes a second to ask
someone how he or she is do-
ing and having a safe place
to go or someone to turn to
is so important.
Data from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
See PROTEST page 12
How words can stop hands
PAGE 12 September 19, 2012 PAGE 12
The Suffolk Journal
October 1, 2014
A
WORD
FROM SGA
Dear Students,

The Student Government
Association would like
to give a few updates for
this week.
This past weekend we
held our annual SGA Fall
Retreat at Natures Class-
room Sargent Center in
Hancock, N.H. Wed like
to give a big shout out
to all the clubs, organiza-
tions, and SGA senators
that attended!

Wed like to congratulate
the following newly elect-
ed senators:
- Senator-at-Large for
Commuter Students Jona-
than Phillips.
- For the Class of 2016,
our new senators: Victo-
ria Ireton and Stefanie
Aguiar.
- For Class of 2017, Cam
Viola.
- For the Class of 2018,
Jonathan McTague, Em-
ily Johnson, Sean Walsh,
Colby Weron, Nicholas
DeSouza, Nelson Mn-
dez, Levi Smith, Kimber-
ly Ginsberg, and Caitlin
Hankard.
Congratulations once
again, we are so excited
to work with you all this
year!

Wed also like to an-
nounce that President
Norman Smith, Provost
Marisa Kelley, and Dean
of Students Nancy Stoll
will be attending our gen-
eral meeting this week.
Have a great week,
Student Government
Association
Photo by Flickr user Jianjun Xu Photo by Flickr user Nick Step
Singer Rihanna and actress Gabrielle Union are
seeking legal action since the release of their nude
photographs.
Earlier this year, nude ce-
lebrity photos were leaked
onto sites like Imgur, Reddit,
and Tumblr. They were origi-
nally posted on 4chan, an im-
ageboard website where users
can post pictures anonymous-
ly. A second batch of nude
photos was released in late
September. The pictures were
reportedly taken from celebri-
ties iClouds, along with other
confidential information like
address books, phone logs, and
more. There isnt just one per-
son behind the leaks: it was an
infiltration of Apples iCloud
service conducted by many
hackers.
The hackers havent made
clear their intentions for leak-
ing the photos, whether it was
to expose, humiliate, and vic-
timize countless female celeb-
rities, expose Apples weak se-
curity by using these women,
or just to share nude pictures
for pure enjoyment. To me, it
seems like a bit of all three.
Singers Ariana Grande and
Jill Scott have called out the
authenticity of some of the
photos. Others, like Jennifer
Lawrence, Gabrielle Union and
Kate Upton have sought legal
action. Lawrences lawyer has
threatened to prosecute any
person or organization that
shares these pictures online.
Olympic gymnast McKayla
Maroney was underage in her
leaked photos, and her images
were eventually removed from
the Internet.
According to reports, the
FBI said it was aware of the al-
legations concerning comput-
er intrusions and the unlawful
release of material involving
high profile individuals, and is
addressing the matter.
It was rumored that 4Chan
users were threatening to re-
lease nude photos of Emma
Watson after her speech on
gender equality at the United
Nations. It was later confirmed
that this was a marketing ploy
for a website called SocialVevo.
At the height of the leak,
blogger Perez Hilton posted
the nude photos on his own
website, and tweeted a link to
the post on his Twitter. He later
deleted the post and tweeted,
Upon further reflection and
just sitting with my actions,
I dont feel comfortable even
keeping the censored photos
up. I am removing them. He
followed up with, At work we
often have to make quick deci-
sions. I made a really bad one
today and then made it worse.
I feel awful and am truly sor-
ry.
Actress, Producer, Screen-
writer, and Director Lena Dun-
ham tweeted, The way you
share your body must be a
choice. Support these women
and do not look at these pic-
tures.
I agree with Dunham. I
understand curiosity. I know
were all wondering if Jenni-
fer Lawrence does in fact have
limbs and a torso and breasts.
Suprise, suprise! She does.
But, I also agree with con-
sent. On Twitter, there has
been mixed reaction. Some
people are saying that these
women shouldnt have tak-
en these pictures in the first
place if they didnt want their
pictures leaked, and others
are saying that they can take
pictures, but their privacy
shouldnt have been violated.
Anyone of any age and
gender should be able to take
nude photos of themselves if
they want to, but they should
be aware that we live in an
age of heightened information
sharing. Sharing photos, or
even keeping them for your-
self, makes you susceptible to
a leak. Moreover, these hack-
ers shouldve had more basic
respect for celebrities' privacy.
Regardless of the issue of
information security, these
women should not have been
targeted. Its a massive sex
crime made on the basis of
gender inequality. Only wom-
ens bodies are this scandal-
ized.
They didnt consent to
these images being stolen,
and I cant even imagine how
most, if not all, of them feel
right now. People should stop
acting like theyve never taken
a nude, or would never take
one, and start thinking about
just how safe their own finan-
On nude photos and information security
Thalia Yunen
News Editor
cial information, text mes-
sages, and photos are from
being leaked or stolen. Saying
that these women consented
to having their nudes leaked
just because they took them,
is comparable to saying that
a woman wants to be raped
because ... [insert irrelevant
reason here.] I dont think
that these images should con-
tinue to be shared or looked
at. Websites like Reddit have
already taken the subreddit,
The Fappening, which is a
portmanteau of the Internet
slang for masturbate, fap,
and the happening.
Weve always recommend-
ed that our clients use two-
step [password] authentica-
tion, but I dont think anybody
necessarily understood what
that was until this weekend,
Apple CEO Tim Cook said in
an interview with TheWrap.
People need to be smarter
about what their passwords
are; Im sure clients of ours
have passwords that are their
dogs name plus 1-2-3-4-5, and
if youre famous, its easier for
some to guess those things
since all your information is
out there.
There are many takeaways
from this massive leak. First,
I wonder why womens bodies
have to be treated this way.
Their bodies have been used
as a weapon against their rep-
utations. Secondly, improving
information security should be
a top priority for institutions
that are involved in this scan-
dal like Apple, the FBI, and
others who are shaping the
new age of information tech-
nology.
Until then, we should all be
careful with what we store on
the Cloud, whether its nude
photos or a picture of a list
of passwords to all of your ac-
counts.
Conservati ve board members shoul d not di ctate AP curri cul a
From PROTEST page 11
feel that it is biased in favor
of liberals and their interpreta-
tion of history, Raw Story re-
ported. They complain that the
curriculum puts too much fo-
cus on the countrys history of
oppression of the lower class
and ethnic minorities.
They want the class to put
more attention on our found-
ing fathers and captains of
industry -- people who con-
servatives consider to be the
trailblazers of the modern
world. But if you ask me, the
trailblazers were the ones that
broke the rules.
Consider some incidents
of civil disobedience in our
countrys history. We all are
familiar with a little incident
known as The Boston Tea Par-
ty, when citizens of the colony
of Massachusetts trespassed
on a British ship and threw all
its cargo (tea) into the harbor.
This was a way to protest that
they had to pay taxes to Britain
without representation. This
demonstration led to a war for
independence, ultimately es-
tablishing the United States of
America as a sovereign state.
Womens Suffrage, the
Freedom Riders, the Under-
ground Railroad - the list
goes on. Each of these move-
ments has shaped the country
into what it is today. Think
of where we would be if it
werent for rebel rousers like
Susan B. Anthony or Harriet
Tubman. Would women have
the right to vote without the
drive of feminists who wanted
to be treated equally?
Maybe, maybe not. Either
way, someone had to be the
first to do something about it.
These individuals saw a prob-
lem in their world and refused
to accept it. They realized they
had the power to make things
better for people, to make peo-
ple change their minds.
It is absolutely necessary
that high schools continue
to teach these happenings in
their curriculums. High school
is supposed to prepare young
adults for the harsh realities of
the real world. Pretending that
things are perfect, equal, and
fair for everyone is no way to
help a child grow into an inde-
pendent, mature adult.
Kids need to realize they
are not powerless. They need
to learn about the impacts
that have been made by gen-
erations before them, and that
they are completely capable of
doing the same.
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The Suffolk Journal
October 1, 2014
Campaign can help
stop sexual assault
on college campuses
Jenna Collins
Journal Contributor
Sexual assault happens
far too often in America, es-
pecially on college campuses,
and something needs to be
done to put an end to it. Un-
fortunately, many survivors
choose not to report their
assaults, and attempt to deal
with it alone. That is not the
proper way to deal with this
situation.
Victims need support
and they need to know that
what happened to them is
not their fault. They need to
know that there are people
out there who support them
and are willing to help.
This is why President
Barack Obama and Vice Pres-
ident Joe Biden launched the
Its On Us campaign on
Sept. 19 to prevent sexual
assault on college campuses.
Its On Us is inviting every-
one to take a stand and be-
come a part of the solution
by pledging to keep women
and men safe from sexual as-
sault.
Supporters of the cam-
paign pledge to recognize
that non-consensual sex is
sexual assault; to identify
situations in which sexual as-
sault may occur; to intervene
in situation where consent
has not or cannot be given;
and to create an environment
in which sexual assault is un-
acceptable and survivors are
supported, according to its
website, ItsOnUs.org.
According to Kyle Lier-
man, a writer for The White
House Blog, studies have
estimated that one in every
five women is sexually as-
saulted while attending col-
lege. Despite this outrageous
number of sexual assaults,
only 13 percent of all sur-
vivors report their assault.
Most women are assaulted
in their first two years of
college, usually by someone
they know.
Sexual assault doesnt
just hurt the victim when it
occurs; it hurts family and
friends of the victim as well.
It hurts the community. It
hurts us all. In America, a
sexual assault occurs every
two minutes, according to
statistics produced by the
Rape, Abuse and Incest Na-
tional Network, the nations
largest anti-sexual assault
organization.
A sexual assault occurring
every two minutes is an out-
rageously large number. Its
disgusting and its sad that
women have to deal with
the after effects of being as-
saulted. What gives anyone
the right to violate another
human being? There is no
reason whatsoever.
At parties, women have
to wonder whether theyll be
safe drinking anything that
they dont make themselves,
or bring their own drinks
to the parties they go to. A
group of undergraduate stu-
dents at North Carolina State
University are developing a
nail polish that can detect
date rape drugs by dipping
your finger in the drink.
Its incredibly sad that this
is what our society has come
to. Despite the fact that this
is a brilliant and probably
life-saving idea, it should not
have to be necessary. Rape is
far too common. One victim
is one victim too many.
Hopefully, the campaign
will help to raise the aware-
ness we need to in order to
take a stand against sexual
assault and eventually end
it altogether. This campaign
is only the beginning of the
end to sexual assault on both
women and men everywhere,
especially on college cam-
puses across the country.
There is far more work to do,
and this campaign has only
just started.
At the launch of the cam-
paign, Obama said, To the
survivors who are leading
the fight against sexual as-
sault on campuses, your ef-
forts have helped start a
movement. I can only imag-
ine how long and lonely your
fight must feel. And thats
why were all here today -- to
say that its not on you; its
not your fight to wage alone;
its on us -- all of us -- to
fight campus sexual assault.
You are not alone. Weve got
your back.
Victims need to know they
have support, and by pledg-
ing to the campaign, we are
letting them know that we
are here to support them,
whether we know who they
are or not. We need to band
together in order to work to-
wards ending this epidemic
of sexual assault. Its on us
to become a part of the solu-
tion and not be bystanders.
If we are all bystanders, then
no one will work towards
helping victims and prevent-
ing future victims from being
assaulted.
I encourage you all to
take the pledge to help end
sexual assault everywhere.
For more information on the
Its On Us campaign and to
pledge your support, go to It-
sOnUs.org.
Is iPhone 6 a good buy?
Erik Nelson
Journal Contributor
Photo by Sam Humphrey
Apple made the iPhone 6 bigger to attract users
who want a phone sized closer to a tablet.
Apples recently introduced
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
have received a lot of public-
ity from consumers, both in
support and in criticism of the
new smartphone. The question
to all smartphone users: both
android and apple, is now the
time to upgrade, switch, or
stay put?
Since the new iPhone 6
and iPhone 6 Plus yield screen
displays at 4.7 and 5.5 inches
respectively, it seems Apple
noticed the "bigger equals bet-
ter" trend in the smartphone
market. When Apple revealed
its creation of a larger, trend-
ier iPhone 6, many Apple cus-
tomers were worried that a
larger phone would mean
dealing with clumsy handling
and adapting to a new phablet
style phone (phablet: phone +
tablet). However the concern
about the enlarged screen size
of the iPhone 6 has not af-
fected the sales or popularity
of the phone. In the United
States alone, over 10 million
iPhone 6s were sold exclu-
sively on the first two days of
its release. But other than the
large size, what is really new
about the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus?
Apple has recognized that
improving camera quality with
each new iPhone is an attrac-
tion for consumers, and they
delivered with its new camera
on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The
8 mp, 29 mm camera comes
with faster autofocus and a
feature called burst mode
which allows the user to take
10 pictures per second just in-
case one selfie isnt enough.
Where Apple really focused
its attention however is the
improvements on video-re-
cording. The 1080p HD video-
recorder comes with features
like time-lapse (video-record-
ing played back at a faster
time-lapsed rate) and the
ability to take still-shots dur-
ing video-recording. The new
camera and video-recording
is all done on the first Retina
HD screen display for a smart-
phone. Apples choice to go
with a Retina HD screen dis-
play, which is used in Apples
Macbooks laptops, is to en-
hance the screens resolution
by including sharper texts,
darker dark colors and lighter
light colors.
Besides a nifty camera and
an enhanced screen resolu-
tion, what am I really getting
out of a iPhone 6? Although
Apple claims that the CPU
and processor runs 50 percent
faster than the 5S, faster speed
is a specification that will not
blow your mind about the new
iPhone. Both the 6 and 6 Plus
run on upgraded dual-proces-
sors, and are able to handle
multi-tasking at a faster rate
than previous iPhones.
But a much speedier iPhone
isnt what Apple went for
with the 6 and 6 Plus. While
it seems smartphone users
always want the fastest oper-
ating phone out there, Apple
decided to steer its attention
toward a new side of innova-
tion like introducing new ap-
"The 8mp, 29 mm camera
comes with faster autofocus
and a feature called burst
mode which allows the user
to take 10 pictures per sec-
ond just in case one selfie
isnt enough."
plications such as ApplePay
and AppScaling (both inclusive
in iOS8). ApplePay allows us-
ers to link credit cards and loy-
alty cards onto their phones,
an attempt to replace or re-in-
vent the bulky wallet. AppScal-
ing allows old applications to
adapt to larger screen resolu-
tions, thereby looking just as
great on the new iPhone.
It seems that Apples first
attempt at creating a larger,
trendier phone, has succeed-
ed. Regarding a media frenzy
known as Bendgate, that
alleges that the body of the
iPhone 6 is too flexible and
easily bends, dont worry. Con-
sumer Reports posted a video
debunking the myth that the
new iPhones are easily bend-
able and fragile. Although the
iPhone 6 does not provide a
large range of new technology
and improvements, it proves
that Apple is adapting to con-
sumers wants and is choosing
to compete in the screen-en-
largement smartphone market.
If youre looking for a per-
sonal take on the new iPhone, I
say wait. There are rumors that
Apple will release an iPhone
6S and iPhone 6S-Plus in the
coming months, two phones
that could outdo the current
iPhone 6s. If youre in the mar-
ket for a new smartphone right
now, I highly suggest compar-
ing smartphones on Consumer
Reports where you can see for
yourself whether Apple is the
right operating system for you.
Although the iPhone 6
has been giving consumers
the drooling oooooo bug-
eyed facial expression, if you
can get beyond the drool and
think with your mouth closed,
I think you will choose to wait
as well.
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October 1, 2014
SPORTS
BRIEFS
Team standings
Volleyball
1. St. Joseph (Conn.) 4-0
2. Emmanuel 2-0
3. Suffolk 2-0
4. Johnson & Wales 2-1
5. Simmons 1-1
Men's Soccer
1. Norwich 2-0-1
2. Mount Ida 2-1
3. Norwich 2-1
4. Mount Ida 2-1
5. Emmanuel 1-1-1
(T-6). Suffolk 1-2
Women's Tennis
1. Simmons 4-0
2. Johnson & Wales 2-1
3. Suffolk 1-1
4. St. Joesph (Conn.) 1-2
5. Albertus Magnus 0-0
Sports Photo of the Week
*Note that all standings are GNAC conference records
Oakland Raiders:
Dennis Allen out, Tony Sparano in
The Oakland Raiders have fired head coach Dennis Allen
after three seasons. Due to their disappointing 0-4 start, the
Raiders are making a major change to the franchise early in
the year. The Raiders have decided to name offensive line
coach Tony Sparano as the interim head coach. General
manager, Reggie McKenzie, expressed his admiration for
Sparano in a press release, calling him a "strong presence
in this organization." At 52, Sparano is not a stretch for the
job since he has experience coaching the Miami Dolphins
from 2008 to 2011. He went 29-32 in four seasons, which
included a playoff appearance with a divisional title. After
his firing, he was hired by the New York Jets as an offensive
coordinator for a single season. Now that his reign as the
Raiders interim head coach has begun, Sparano will have an
uphill battle with third string quarterback, Matt McGloin.
Suspended Patriots set to return
The New England Patriots defense got dismantled by the
Kansas City Chiefs offense, and the passing game was
not any better for the Patriots. Going into Week 5, the
Patriots will have two of their previously suspended players
returning to the field. Cornerback Brandon Browner and
wide receiver Brian Tyms were both successful during the
preseason, after serving four games for violating the NFL
substance-abuse policy; they will add more depth to the
roster. Browner was a member of the Seattle Seahawks'
"Legion of Boom" secondary, and was anticipated to start
along side of Darrelle Revis as the No. 2 cornerback. Tyms
was an unexpected deep threat that opened eyes during the
preseason, although he did not get a lot of first team snaps,
as the wide receiving corps has under-performed so far.
The Patriots have been inconsistent thus far, but adding
two healthy players will add some extra fire as they prepare
for the undefeated Cincinnati Bengals.
Photo courtesy of Suffolk Athletics
Yabriela Perez
(left), Libero,
and the Lady
Rams volleyball
squad start 2-0
in the GNAC.
Golfer and senior Chris Taggart
Photo courtesy of Suffolk Athletics
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The Suffolk Journal
October 1, 2014
Rondo' s i nj ury hurt s hi s l eadershi p capabi l i t y
Jeremy Hayes
Managing/Sports Editor
The "Derek Jet er ret i rement t our" concl udes
Sammy Hurwitz
Journal Contributor
Rajon Rondo was stuck on
the sidelines for the first half
of the 2013-14 season after
a devastating ACL tear. The
veteran point guard returned
for only 30 games, and
although productive, did not
make a large enough impact
to help the Celtics win games.
Rondo will miss even
more precious time now,
after breaking a finger on
his left hand while falling in
the shower, according to The
Boston Globes Baxter Holmes.
Rondos career as a Celtic
is in question even more since
this injury will cost him up to
two months of playing time.
Oct. 29 is the first regular
season game of the year
versus the Brooklyn Nets,
and it is now apparent that
the Celtics will be without
their leader for the regular
season opener once again.
Celtics fans and the
press are all questioning the
future of Rondo in green.
Rondo has said repeatedly to
the press that he wants to be in
Boston, and General Manager
Danny Ainge has made it clear
that No. 9 is part of his plans.
On media day, Rondo
made sure he addressed his
rumored departure after his
contract ended, and according
to The Boston Globe, Rondo
said: The fans, the people
here make me want to stay.
He also made it clear to
the media that he does believe
he is a maximum contract
player, which is foreshadowing
that if the Celtics dont offer
him a max-offer, he might
be heading out the door.
The Celtics had a difficult
time signing anyone because
the lack of salary cap space they
have, so offering a maximum
contract could put the Celtics
in an even larger hole.
In the two years before the
2013-14 season, Rondo led
the league in assists. In 2010,
he was only off by 0.2 assists
from beating out Steve Nash.
Although he is not a elite
scorer, he still offers his career
average of 11.1 points per game.
As a shooter, Rondo
is no Nash, but he can
get the Celtics buckets.
The largest concern for
the Celtics is if Rondo can be
the face of the franchise and
attract big time free agents.
After this offseason, it is
apparent that Rondo is not
enough to attract any free
agents that will be game
changers. Former first round
pick Evan Turner was the
only new player signed by
the Celtics in free agency.
Rondo has proven he is
a solid starting point guard
in the NBA, but whether
or not he is the answer
for the Celtics rebuilding
process is still in question.
Photo by Flickr user Mark Runyon
Rondo has only played 68 games in the last two seasons. He has averaged
11.1 points per game in his career.
It's over. Derek Jeters career
ended on a high note, as the
20-year Major League Baseball
veteran was removed from Sun-
days ballgame after hit num-
ber 3,465. His un-Jeter-like
season concluded, also, with
a New York Yankees victory.
After a fist pump and one
final moment in the pinstripe
uniform, he tipped his cap,
and well, thats all she wrote.
The game, one which the
schedule makers last Oc-
tober probably assumed
would feature postseason
implications, was essential-
ly a send off party for Jeter.
It featured appearances by
former Red Sox captain Carl
Yastrezemski, former Boston
Bruins defenseman Bobby
Orr, former Boston Celtics
captain Paul Pierce, former
New England Patriots wide
receiver Troy Brown, and of
course, David Ortiz. It was
a nice gesture, as the stars
were able to honor Jeter.
Michelle Brooks Thomp-
son, Jim Rice, Jason Varitek,
Fred Lynn and Tim Wake-
field were other notable at-
tendees, amongst others.
Jeters numbers fail
to tell the entire story.
A .256 average and a -0.1
WAR are numbers that Jeter
is not used to putting up,
however, its not the num-
bers that make this season
so abnormal for the criti-
cally acclaimed shortstop.
Over the past 20 years,
fans have known Jeter as
a quiet leader who pre-
fers to keep to himself.
The famous No. 2 always
had that cool vibe to him, too.
Whether it was his Jordan
brand cleats and wristbands,
his ever-revolving door of fa-
mous significant others, or
the fact that he seems to have
ice in his veins during every
big moment; Jeter is cool.
It wasnt until Friday, game
one of this weekends series
with Boston, when Jeter be-
gan to break. He asked man-
ager Joe Girardi for a day off.
For those who have not
chronicled the career of Jeter
closely, this is unheard of.
With all the commercials, all of
the attention, all of the talk of
retirement and all of the spec-
ulation of who put Jeter up to
the fiasco that was the Jeter
Show, the hero was broken.
It all began in February when
Jeters retirement was an-
nounced to the public. Re-
gardless of whose decision
it was to announce to the
public that this would be
the final year for the short-
stop, this season would have
looked a lot different if fans
had found out after the fact.
Notwithstanding, whats
done is done, and while
some fans may have hat-
ed Jeter, others loved him.
Overall, the Jeter fare-
well was extremely over-
done. Hes not dying. He will
be back. We will hear from
the future Hall of Fame play-
er again. That is a promise.
Jeter is an incredible base-
ball player and an admirable
person. He will be remembered
not only for his incredible num-
bers, but also for his leader-
ship, contributions to the com-
munity and love for the game.
Photo by Flickr user dilip_bagdi2005
Jeter donned the pinstripes for the fnal time in Fenway Park.
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SPORTS
October 1, 2014
Mel i ssa Broul l i et t e, keepi ng t he Lady Rams st rong
Men' s soccer pl ayi ng t ough,
and pul l i ng t oget her wi ns
Madeline Scovotti
Journal Contributor
Kevin Small Jr.
Journal Contributor
The cheering coming from
the mens locker room could
be heard from the opposite
end of the Dilboy Stadium
Saturday night as Suffolks
mens soccer team celebrated
an impressive victory over
Johnson & Wales Univer-
sity with a final score of 2-0.
Both of the Rams goals
were scored in the second half
by Alberto Bittan, a junior who
is a new addition to the team
this year. Both goals were un-
assisted, the second being an
impressive breakaway past
both defenders and the goal-
ie. It was the effortless shot
that sealed the Rams' victory
with only a little more than
six minutes left in the half.
The victory was a much
needed win for the Rams after
a slow start to the season with
a four game losing streak, but
it is clear that the team is just
starting to warm up and has
since accumulated a record of
3-5. Last Wednesday, the Rams
defeated Eastern Nazarene with
a final score of 5-3, paving the
way to their victory this Satur-
day against Johnson & Wales.
Djibril Niang, a last se-
mester senior, believes
his team is really start-
ing to turn things around.
We started off the sea-
son pretty slow, but since our
second half against the Nor-
wich game we started pick-
ing up things, Niang said.
The sports management major
also attributes this turnaround
to a closer team dynamic.
The team environment is
getting better, he said. The
way we live as a team is getting
better since that game. Were
starting to trust each other a
lot more; people are starting
to become a little more con-
fident. We have four or five
freshmen who start so it was
a little rough at the beginning,
but theyre starting to win a
little more confidence which is
helping the team a lot more.
This newfound confidence
certainly showed on Satur-
day night, especially as Niang
made it clear that this was
no easy victory for the Rams.
We were playing the top
team. They won the GNAC
last year so this was defi-
nitely a big game. We were
0-2 in our conference games
so this win was a big state-
ment to the league, he said.
This win for the team,
combined with an overall
growing team confidence,
leads Niang to undoubtedly
believe that there is no rea-
son the Rams shouldnt be
back in the playoffs this year.
Whatever helped the Rams
to kick it in gear, hopefully
will allow the team to keep
up this intensity to bring
home a win from their next
game on Saturday, Oct. 4
against St. Josephs (Me.).
This will be an impor-
tant conference game for the
Rams, and as the stadium
lights dimmed and the victo-
rious team finally poured out
of the locker room to make
their way home, Niang assured
me that when it comes to
their upcoming game against
St. Josephs, Id be expect-
ing nothing less than a win.
Photo courtesy of Suffolk Athletics
Senior, forward Djibril Niang
Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics
Melissa Brouillette of
Shelton, Conn., started playing
soccer for her town recreation
program at the age of 4 years
old and hasnt stop playing since.
As an adolescent, she
earned opportunities to play
competitively across the state
and went on to have a rather
impressive career as goalie
for Shelton High School.
At Suffolk, Brouillette has
battled through her fair share
of injures, but she never
allowed them to slow her down.
All four years at Suffolk
I have received injuries, and
each year I have fought through
them, said Brouillette. I do
whatever rehab that is needed
so that I dont miss more games
than I need to. I refuse to let a
little pain or the fears of getting
hurt again dictate the way I play.
Brouillette, the captain,
admitted that the womens
soccer team here at Suffolk
sometimes goes through a period
in which it appears that they lack
mental toughness. When she
sees the team in that state she
encourages them to keep fighting
and believe that they can win.
We need to remember
that the reason we are here is
because we love this game,
said Brouillette. We cant afford
to bring ourselves down just
because we lost a few games.
We have to keep fighting.
In addition to playing soccer,
she works as an assistant within
the Office of Orientation and
New Student Programs and has
also served on the Student-
Athlete Advisory Committee.
According to the NCAA, the
mission of the Division III SAAC
is to enhance the total student
athlete experience by promoting
opportunity for all student
athletes, protecting student
athlete welfare and fostering a
positive student athlete image,
while maintaining the tenants
of the Division III philosophy.
As an active member she
provided invaluable insight,
specifically in regards to how
rule changes can potentially
affect student athletes.
Brouillette reflected
on how soccer has played
such a huge role in her life.
Through this game Ive been
able to develop long-lasting
friendships as well as learn
strong time-management skills.
Brouillette will be walking
across the stage this coming
May with a bachelors degree
in Communication and
Journalism with a concentration
in public relations. She
dreams of becoming an events
and promotion executive.
Brouillette will be sad to leave
the team because she views
her teammates as a family.
Family has always been an
important part of my life, she
said. Were all very close and
they have developed me into the
person that I am today. I look
forward to continuing that.
Brouillette has started 54 games with 18 shutouts in her collegiate career.