SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY • BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

VOLUME 70, NUMBER 16 WWW.SUFFOLKJOURNAL.NET February 24, 2010

BSU celebrates Black History Month

Angela Bray
Journal Staff
The Black Student Union
(BSU) serves as student sup-
port for both personal and
academic experiences at Suf-
folk University. Members are
aided with the adjustment to
college life and are encour-
aged to increase cross-cultural
communication. BSU hosts an-
nual events such as Black His-
tory Month and African Dias-
pora (last semester’s theme was
Evolution of Hip-Hop); other
social and educational events
to promote awareness of Af-
rican descent include speak-
ers, movie nights, and meals.
“We have over 300 ac-
tive members, and we are the
biggest organization on cam-
pus,” said Roosevelt Lewis, a
senior and the BSU Commu-
nications Coordinator. “We
know most of our members be-
cause we are really involved.”
“The President of BSU,
Jessica Ross, was in one of my
classes and introduced me to
the organization,” said Suffolk
events all month in celebration
of Black History Month (Febru-
ary 2-27). The Black Heritage
Trail and Lunch with the Black
Studies Program has already
occurred, along with a screen-
ing of Spike Lee’s School Daze
(40 Acres and a Mule Film-
works,1988). Last Tuesday, an
event called “Recession Proof,”
featuring guest speaker Bakari
Kitwana, an author, activist,
journalist, and political analyst,
was hosted by BSU, the Office
of Diversity Services and Saw-
yer Business School Academics
Committee. Kitwana’s lecture,
“Young Americans in the new
Economy,” covered the global
economy and recent recession.
“There has been a great
turnout for the big events, and
the smaller events are a little
bit more intimate,” said Suf-
Photo Courtesy of Jessica Ross folk junior Jessica Ross, BSU
President. A few weeks ago, A
Black Student Union members on the "Black Heritage Trail," standing in front of the Beacon Hill Taste for Haiti succeeded with
home of Lewis Hayden, fugitive slave and leading abolitionist whose home became a meeting over 100 people in attendance.
place on the underground railroad. As far as Black History Month
sophomore Caroline Lauture. to be more than just a member, position.” Lauture is now the events, the movie had a turnout
“I liked what I learned about but an active member by run- BSU Public Relations Executive.
the organization and decided ning for the Executive Board BSU has been hosting see BSU page 3

nside We are the next great generation

ournal
the

New magazine devoted to Gen Y launched

News
"College Republicans host
economic forum" pg. 4
Shoshana Akins
Journal Staff
be reached. What do they eat?
What are they attracted to?
What kind of lifestyle do they
Generation Y. Millen- lead? All of these questions are
nial Generation. Echo Boom- difficult for baby boomers and

Opinion ers. This demographic can’t

even pin down a name for it-
"IThe Man Column:
self, so how can anyone be ex-
Urinetiquette" pg. 6
pected to understand them?
Encompassed in this name-
Generation X’s to answer due to
the extreme changes in culture,
entertainment, and society.
Enter The Next Great Gen-
eration. No, this is not yet

Arts & shifting group are those fol-

Entertainment
"Suffolk professor appearing
on WGBH program" pg. 8
Sports
"Vienneau a key part of Lady
Rams' surprising success"
pg. 16
lowing Generation X, or those
approximately 15-35 years old.
Fresh, changing, and differ-
ent than all its predecessors,
Gen Y continues to be elusive
to all its outsiders. Advertis-
ers, manufacturers, and cul-
tural commentators just want
to understand what exactly is
going on with them and how
this budding generation can
another name for this demo-
graphic, but a new blog that is
seeking to patch together the
breadth of knowledge about
Gen Y. Started by Boston-based
advertising company, Mullen,
The Next Great Generation
(TNGG) is an honest and tell-
ing amalgamation of articles Photo by Jason Potteiger
on topics pertaining to this
Jen Schmidt (class of 2009) at the launch of Gen Y
lifestyle magazine, The Next Great Generation
see GEN Y page 9
 PAGE 2
news Suffolk to host Unity Week
Cait O'Callaghan
BRIEFS
Journal Staff
The third annual Multicul-
tural Summit, a full-day work-
shop designed to train people
on how to build skills and com-
municate effectively, will kick
off Unity Week this Saturday
POLICE BLOTTER
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in
the Donahue Café. The Office
of Diversity Services is offer-
ing this workshop to all Suf-
folk students, facility and staff.
Wednesday, Feb. 17 This workshop’s pur-
pose is to reframe views on
confrontation and assertive-
11:39 a.m. ness, which leads to greater
150 Tremont St. self confidence and peace-
Larceny report at 150 Tremont Street. Report ful interactions with others.
filed. On Saturday, students
and staff will learn from Joe
4:33 a.m. Weston about this year’s
topic on the practice of com-
Donahue Building passionate engagement.
Received a report of a fight on the 4th floor Weston is an international
of 41 Temple St. Units 67, 64, 41, 36 and 71 trainer, coach, lecturer, facilita-
responding. Report filed. tor, author and a consultant. He
is also an initiator of the Heart-
walker Peace Project, which,
6:49 p.m. according to their website, is
150 Tremont St. “a volunteer organization that
A knife confiscation at 150 Tremont Street creates and fosters a global
cafeteria area. Report filed. community with peace and co-
operation as its foundation.”
He will lead this work-
Friday, Feb. 19 shop to teach people how to
focus on personal fulfillment,
8:35 p.m. true power, respectful con-
10 West St. frontation and lasting peace.
Knife confiscation at 10 West Street. Report to During this time, Associate
Director of Diversity Services
follow.
Craig Cullinane said, “students
and staff will be able to reflect
Saturday, Feb. 20 on their own, and learn how to
respond to conflict in an appro-
priate way. [Students and staff]
10:46 p.m. will learn effective ways to solve
150 Tremont St. problems, and what ways aren’t
Report of a smell of marijuana at 150 Tremont effective at solving conflicts.”
Street. Units 44 and 35 responding. Report Participants will also learn
filed. what builds good communica-
Monday, Feb. 22
2:41 p.m.
73 Tremont St.
Unit 77 conducted an investigation regarding
missing laptops from 73 Tremont Street. Re-
port filed.
Correction:
In the Feb. 17 issue of the Suffolk Journal,
An SGA candidate's name was spelled
wrong. His last should have been spelled
Migliacci.
February 24, 2010
tion skills, which will help in
the future at solving conflicts,
and how to react during un-
wanted situations. Cullinane
said the purpose of the event is
to “build bridges” between peo-
ple of different backgrounds.
Last semester a student
received hate mail for being
gay, which Cullinane con-
demns. “When events like
[hate mail] happen, [this work-
shop] helps people to respond
in an appropriate matter.”
Sophomore Ryan McCar-
thy thinks a summit to teach
people how to react to such
adversity is a good idea. “I
have always been open about
my sexuality and being me,
and if someone were to react
negatively towards my sexu-
ality, I wouldn’t know how to
react. I would be shocked.”
This summit will be kick-
ing off Unity Week 2010 with
many more events to follow.
“Explore Spain” will be an
event to come together and cel-
ebrate Spain’s diversity. All Suf-
folk students are invited to take
part in the celebration, and will
be able to taste Spanish food,
see pictures of Spain and learn
more about the Madrid cam-
pus. This event will take place
on Sunday in the basement of
150 Tremont, from 6:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. “Explore Japan” will
be at the same time in the atri-
um of 10 Somerset. All students
will be able to see pictures of
Japan, learn how to create orig-
amis, and learn about study
abroad experiences in Asia.
Nick Verreos will be
speaking at the C. Walsh The-
ater on Monday, March 1 at
7:00 p.m. According to an email
from David DeAngelis, Direc-
tor of Student Leadership and
Involvement, Verreos is known
for “receiving national and in-
ternational attention after ap-
pearing on Project Runway and
has since enjoyed success as a
red carpet fashion expert on E!
Entertainment, SoapNet and
TV Guide Network.” Verreos is
also a “glam squad stylist” on
MSN.com’s “Style Studio” and
has appeared on MTV’s The
Hills and Project Runway Canada.
The Unity Week Gal-
lery will be an exhibit created
by the Office of Disability Ser-
vices, S.O.U.L.S Community
Service Center and NESAD to
promote education awareness
of disability through different
art forms. These art forms will
help empower and provide
support to people with disabil-
ities. The Unity Week Gallery
will be on Tuesday, March 2 at
1:00 p.m. in the Donahue Lobby.
Dr. Ulric Johnson will
be discussing the complex-
ity of diversity and what it
means to Suffolk. He will also
be discussing a model of di-
versity awareness and social
change. Managing Diversity in
the Workplace, a management
class at Suffolk, will also be
showing an art presentation on
global perspectives on manag-
ing diversity. These discussions
will be on Wednesday March
3 at 3:00 p.m. in the amenities
conference room in 73 Tremont.
To wrap up Unity Week
and to celebrate how much it
has grown over the years at
Suffolk, the Unity Week Show-
case will show how students
share their cultures through
various forms of expression
and performances. The end
of this year’s Unity Week will
be in the C. Walsh Theater on
Thursday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m.
 PAGE 3
ECO-reps help clean up Suffolk
Angela Bray needed a work study job, and
Journal Staff it sounded like a good idea.”
ECO-Reps are paid work
Suffolk University study students, and dedicate
launched the ECO-Rep pro- their time as peer educators to
gram in the Fall 2009 semes- contribute to resident hall pro-
ter. The program promotes gramming; they raise aware-
environmental outreach and ness about issues such as waste
education to students liv- reduction, recycling, indoor air
ing in the residence halls. quality, and energy and water
“We push recycling and conservation. The Reps in each
green living, as it is easy to residence hall lead campus pro-
make small changes to make grams and host informational
the environment better than tables. “We do a lot of tabling.
it is,” said Suffolk fresh- I usually go on the first floor [of
man Neha Kumari, ECO-Rep 10 West] and set out flyers, pens,
for the 10 West dormitory. and mugs for students to take.
“We really need students We also raffle off T-shirts,” said
who live in the residence Kumari. “The program is re-
halls,” said Erica Mattison, ally new though, and it is hard
campus Sustainability Coor- for students to stop and check
dinator. “They are the ones out the tables because they’re
who know the buildings best: always busy and in a rush.”
the people, how things work, Kumari said Reps spend
and the everyday status of eight to 10 hours each week
things.” According to Matti- tabling and promoting. “We
son, the program has almost make sure everyone’s recycling
doubled in size, as there were and doing their part,” she said.
only three student Reps last se- They meet every other Tuesday
mester, and now there are five. to discuss their accomplish-
The Hyatt, 10 West, and Miller ments and receive task sheets
Hall each have one ECO-rep, of what to promote and table
while 150 Tremont has two. each week. It is convenient for
“Erica came to my Fresh- Reps to work from their dorms
man Seminar class and told and fit everything around
us about the program,” said their personal schedules.
Kumari. “She said that if The 2010 RecycleMania
we had work study eligi- tournament is currently run-
bility, we could get hired. I ning, which is a ten-week
ECO-reps help clean up Suffolk
Photo courtesy of Jessica Ross
A Black Student Union member viewing the “From Iowa
to the White House” exhibit at the Museum of African
American History.
from BSU page 1 hosting the Annual Soul Food
Luncheon in Donahue 403 from
of 20, as did Kitwana’s lec- 1:00-2:15 p.m. “The Soul Food
ture. “There were 75 people at Luncheon is an annual event
the Opening Ceremony, which we have held for quite some
was a pretty big deal,” said Ross. time,” said Lewis. Last year’s
This Thursday, BSU will be luncheon had a turnout of
competition among colleges
and universities all across the
country; schools that recycle
the most are ranked. “We are
better than a lot of schools,
as Suffolk ranks at number
two in Boston,” said Kumari.
Another event is a dorm
room “open house” in the ECO-
Rep’s rooms, displaying green
living with items such as eco-
friendly light bulbs and bags;
all students will be allowed to
drop by and visit the rooms.
The program likes to pro-
mote events both on and off
campus so that not only the
Suffolk community, but the
Boston community, can become
informed on and involved with
helping the environment. Last
Monday, the Reps hosted the
“Story of Stuff” short film and
discussion concerning how
to re-use and recycle items.
This Thursday, there will be a
screening of “Tapped,” a docu-
mentary about the privatiza-
tion of water. The film, fol-
lowed by a Q&A with an expert
panel, will take place in the first
floor Amenities Conference
Room at 73 Tremont. The event
is free and open to the public.
Later in the year, the ECO-
Rep Program will lead the
“dump and run” program,
where students gather all of
the items in their rooms they
250 people. This year’s theme
is “A Backyard Barbecue.”
Soul food is "down-home,
southern-style, from areas such
as South Carolina and Geor-
gia; it started during slavery,
as they took what they had
and made meals form it,” said
Lewis. “It is homemade, 'good
grandmother' food that brings
everyone together." One of
the traditional meals is called
“chitterlings,” which includes
rice, corn bread, fried chicken,
and hot sauce. The luncheon
is free and open to all. The
BSU will be accepting dona-
tions for Haiti at the event.
The month of March is
Women’s History Month, and
BSU will be hosting “My Black
is Beautiful,” an event to em-
power everyone in the black
community. The event will
feature special guest YaYa Da-
Costa from America’s Next Top
Model, who will speak, answer
February 24, 2010
Suffolk ECO-reps (l-r): Ari Wannamaker, Ibeth Tajada,
Louisa Carpenter, Neha Kumari, and Michael Ahern.
don’t want and donate them
to be re-used and recycled.
Incentives are offered as
much as possible. “If I see
people recycling, I can give
them coupons for the cafes in
the academic building,” said
Kumari. There are two cur-
rent competitions throughout
the dorms. “For this month,
the dorm with the greatest re-
cycling percentage will win an
ice cream party,” said fresh-
man Michael Ahern, one of
the 150 Tremont Reps. “For the
month of March, the dorm with
the greatest energy conserva-
tion will win a pizza party.”
Ahern suggested the best
way for students to get more
questions, sign autographs,
and take photos. In early April,
the BSU will also be host-
ing a service day, which will
take place at Franklin Park in
Dorchester. The day is dedi-
cated to clean up the park and
promote community service.
"BSU is a great organiza-
tion. We have a lot to offer to
students, and it is a great op-
portunity to learn about and
celebrate black heritage and
culture,” said Ross. “We are
there for students and let them
know there is someone for them
to talk and relate to. BSU is es-
pecially great for freshmen to
get involved, make friends, and
learn about areas of Boston."
Students are encouraged
to get involved by attending
general meetings. "We talk to
members to see how they're
doing and how we can im-
prove,” said Lewis. “It's not
about us. It is all about the
Photo courtesy of Erica Mattison
information is to join the web-
page for Suffolk Sustainability
or join the mailing list, as that
is where upcoming events are
posted. Mattison also sends
out a few eco-updates via e-
mail each month; to join the
mailing list, an e-mail can be
sent to recycle@suffolk.edu.
The recycling rates have
increased since the program
started. “If it keeps going next
year, the program will defi-
nitely pick up and get a posi-
tive response,” said Kumari.
“We learned a lot since the
program started, and it is con-
tinuing to grow, evolve, and im-
pact,” said Mattison. “I think it
will be bigger and better this fall.”
students. We incorporate all
of the students' wants, and ask
them, 'What do you want?'"
“You can also [join the
group] on Facebook and that
way you are able to receive
all e-mails and updates on
our events,” said Lauture. The
group posts include Black His-
tory facts, as well as information
promoting current and upcom-
ing events. By signing up for the
e-mail list, students will receive
notifications on events, scholar-
ships, and general knowledge.
"Our Executive Board mem-
bers are very friendly and stu-
dents can always come by the
Office of Diversity Services
to talk with us,” said Ross.
Last year, BSU won Out-
standing Organization of the
Year. “It made me want to work
harder. We were ecstatic to work
hard and give back to the com-
munity,” said Ross. “We are all
about Suffolk and the students!”
 PAGE 4
College Republicans host economic forum
Ryan Boyle
Journal Staff
The College Republicans
hosted an economic forum
Tuesday featuring Suffolk pro-
fessor and chairman of the
Beacon Hill Institute David G.
Teurck, PhD. Prior to his work
at Suffolk and the B.H.I., Teurck
was a director in the Economic
Analysis Group at Coopers and
Lybrand, in addition to serv-
ing as a director of the Center
for Research and Advertising
at the American Enterprise In-
stitute. Teurck also holds a
doctorate in economics from
the University of Virginia.
Teurck started off with a
brief overview of his politi-
cal background, sharing how
his interest in politics took off
during the Kennedy campaign
and how his mother used to
say he was “baptized a Dem-
ocrat,” coming from a fam-
ily of Roosevelt era Democrats.
The forum opened with
Teurck reflecting on President
Obama’s campaign. “[Obama’s]
selling a bill of goods he never
should be allowed to sell,” he
said, referencing the promise
of economic recovery through
green jobs, tax cuts, and
various stimulus programs.
Suffolk Economics Chair talks money and politics
Teurck feels raising the taxes
for Americans that make over
$250,000 is more of a punish-
ment then a productive stimu-
lus measure, “straight out of
the Communist manifesto.”
Teurck called the Green
Jobs Stimulus a public rela-
tions campaign for the Obama
administration, saying the jobs
created are “jobs you give to
people for things that people
don’t want to buy.”
Further attacking
the administration's
Green campaign,
Teurck calls the nu-
"...straight out of the
merous greenhouse
emissions regulations
Communist manifesto."
ineffective in the long
run without world-
wide cooperation. He did, how-
ever, point out that the United
States is setting an example, and
ideally, other nations will fol-
low suit after seeing our com-
mitment to the environment.
When asked what he would
do to stimulate the economy,
Teurck responded by saying
there are “two schools of eco-
nomic thought,” further stat-
ing that “markets left unrelated
will do well” and “keeping
taxes low, will result in a good
economy.” Expanding upon
his previous statement, he said
he would also, “freeze capital
trade taxes, put health care re-
form on hold, work to control
the deficits [and] bring federal
spending down” resulting in
the economy correcting itself.
Taking a question from
audience member junior Mike
Gomez regarding how Obama
was handling the economic
crisis, Teurck responded by
saying, “Obama got elected
on a bad deal.” In regards to
Obama’s mounting debt and
federal deficit, Teurck is left
wondering when the “savings
binge to backup the levels of
debt” is coming. He noted that
when the government carries
excessive debt, it’s a bad sign to
businesses. He also stressed the
point that the government needs
to encourage savings through
freezing taxes on capital gains,
marginal rates, and dividends.
In regards to federal and
state contracts, Teurck called
union labor contracts, the
February 24, 2010
“kiss of death,” saying that the
unions unnecessarily inflate
project costs, and take away
the competitive atmosphere of
the construction industry. He
commended former President
Bush for banishing union labor
contracts from the federal gov-
ernment, and cited how non-
unionized contracts resulted in
cost savings and more competi-
tion between bids for contracts.
Teurck pre-
dicts that Obama
will not get re-
elected in the
2012 election, un-
less he “acts more
like a Republi-
can” and that the
Democrats in gen-
eral will “lose lots of seats.”
Another question asked of
Teurck by Suffolk GOP Presi-
dent Karl Hoffman was in ref-
erence to jump starting jobs
in Mass. Teurck said the state
should “rescind the sales tax
increase, rid spending, and
reduce the corporate tax,” de-
spite the fact that high-tech
and investment companies
in Boston were performing
well in this economic strug-
gle. In regard to the state’s
health welfare program Teurck
said, “a generous public wel-
fare program has got to go”
and that the minimum wage
should be lowered to allow for
more competitive jobs among
teenagers and immigrants.
In addition to lowering
the minimum wage, Teurck
feels that salaries for teachers
should be increased, in addi-
tion to police officers. "We pay
[officers] for the job of fighting
crime and going after the bad
people instead of standing over
a manhole cover,” referenc-
ing a Mass. law that requires
a police presence on job sites.
The last way to reduce
the deficit and save mon-
ey is through eliminating
Medicare and urging Ameri-
cans to save for healthcare
and other expenses, while
leaving Medicaid alone.
The one thing Teurck
agrees with is Obama’s new
plan for government Pell
Grants, saying, “it gets stu-
dents to Suffolk and helps
them graduate, I like that.”
“There was a really
strong turnout and it was
refreshing to hear a differ-
ent Republican viewpoint
at the forum,” said Hoff-
man, where some come with
such a “stringent viewpoint.”
 February 24, 2010

world China Town rings in New Year

Hundreds gather to celebrate the Year of the Tiger

BRIEFS
Dance Teams that toured the
streets Sunday. “Almost every
martial arts school in the city
has its own Lion Dance team.
The lion’s movements mim-
ic martial arts movements.”
Multiple teams of drum-
mers, flag men, and costumed
Africa dancers continued to parade
through the streets, perform-
ing the lion dance outside of
DOHA, Qatar – A truce between the Sudanese Govern- what seemed like every single
ment and the most dangerous rebel group in Darfur has been Chinese business in the area.
made just in time for the first national election the country Crowds followed the dance
has had in decades. The truce was signed yesterday in Doha, Photo by Tom Russo teams, through the tight China
Qatar between the rebel Justice and Equality Movement and Town Streets, while huge bun-
the government with the U.S. , U.N., Arab representatives Tom Russo choy cheng. On Sunday, these dles of fireworks were strung
and the president of Chad. The truce is a cease-fire that will, Journal Staff were handed out, not attached from fire escapes and thrown
if held, lead to political negotiations on March 15. The trea- to the offering. With good rea- at the feet of the dancing li-
ty was sped up by improved relations between Sudan and Hundreds flocked to the son too – the offering of green ons, sounding intermittent
Chad, who, in the past had accused one another of support- streets of Boston’s China Town is picked up by the lion head booms that echoed for blocks.
ing the opposite country’s rebel groups. According to The last weekend to witness the with its mouth, shredded and The experienced specta-
Washington Post, the declared end of bitterness between Chad China Town Lion Dance Pa- then tossed into the air to tors walked the streets wear-
and Sudan is a huge step towards ending violence in Darfur. rade, which capped the second the left and right, spreading ing goggles to protect their
of three weekend celebrations to the good luck all around. eyes from hot pieces of fire-
in honor of this year’s Chinese works flying through the air,
New Year, the year of the tiger. while some members of the

Middle East The Lion Dance is similar to

and commonly confused with
Lion teams wore respirators.
The thousands of fireworks left
the Dragon Dance, in which plumes of smoke, the scent of
more than three people make gunpowder, and a prodigious
MARJAH, Afghanistan – An air strike ordered by U.S. up the team inside the dragon mess. As the lions danced, chil-
Special Operation Forces killed 27 civilians in southern Af- costume –the difference be- dren played in the dusty piles
ghanistan Monday. The airstrike was said to have broken tween the lions and dragons is of spent fireworks casings that
the rules of engagement, according to Afghan and coalition a lack of horns – and the Lion littered every street. Shred-
officials. The attack was hundreds of miles outside Marjah, Dance is made up of one or ded lettuce and smashed or-
which is the newest battle ground of the biggest offensive two people inside the lion cos- anges also covered the streets.
attack in Afghanistan since 2001. According to the Wall Street tume. The lion team danced to While the attitude in the
Journal, “a NATO spokesman said he couldn't confirm that music played by a drum, gong, streets was one of celebra-
U.S. Special Operations Forces called in the strike.” Af- and cymbal crew that followed tion, most business owners
ghanistan’s Cabinet was quoted calling the latest airstrike the lion all over the streets of Photo by Tom Russo and street vendors kept their
“unjustifiable.” The deaths of civilians have further caused China Town, together with stores open, leaving the cash
flag holders. The drummers James Chin, 38, of The register only when the lions ar-
problems in efforts to win over the civilians in Marjah,
played constantly, with slight Gung Ho Club Freemason Lion rived to bestow good luck on
complicating the search for Taliban members in the area.
variations to their beat, and the Dance Team, said that the choy their front steps. The event ran
lion would then dance along, cheng handed out by the shop from 10 a.m. to about 5 p.m.,
with the dancer inside control- owners is not only to bring good leaving even the most physi-
ling the lion’s head jutting it up luck to the business, but “to cally fit Lion Dancers tired. By
Europe and to left with a swift motion, ward off evil spirits and bring 4:30, the street sweeper had
then up and to the right, then prosperity.” The Gung Ho arrived to begin the serious
dipping low, side to side. The Club is just one of many Lion job of cleaning up the mess.
FALKLAND ISLANDS, Argentina – The UK began drill-
ing for oil 62 miles north of UK territory in the South At- drum and cymbals continued
lantic Ocean, with strong opposition from Argentina. Argen- with a persistent pounding as
tina has claimed sovereignty of the area and has imposed the lion danced down the street.
shipping restrictions. Britain has reported that the drilling Shop owners, standing out-
should take approximately 30 days. Argentina continues to side their stores, leave offer-
fight and oppose the UK’s drilling and asked for support ings of lettuce and/or oranges
from other Latin American countries at a regional meeting for the lion, or as it is called,
in Mexico. According to BBC News, Venezuelan President choy cheng, or “Eating of the
Hugo Chavez said, “Britain was being irrational and had to Green.”Of course, in America,
realize the ‘time for empires was over.’" Meanwhile, UK For- “the green” has come to sym-
eign Secretary David Miliband said British oil exploration in bolize money and a type of
the area was "completely in accordance with international payment to the lion team. In
law." Britain’s Prime Minister said that the UK is doing ev- most Lion Dance celebrations a
erything they can to ensure the safety of the Falkland Islands. small red envelope with some
Photo by Tom Russo
actual money is attached to the
 PAGE 6
Staff Editorial
As a commuter school with
a blue collar reputation, Suffolk
students should be jumping for
joy all over President Obama’s
promise to increase the availabil-
ity of Pell Grants and make them
an entitlement program, like
Social Security and Medicare.
In this budget, Obama is
increasing Pell Grants by 92
percent, which will allow stu-
dents to receive a maximum of
$5,710 annually and will allow
one million more students to ac-
cess funds for financial aid. He
is also attempting to convince
Congress to make the grants
an entitlement, which as the
LA Times explained, “would
be guaranteed to anyone eli-
gible, and Congress would be
obliged to fund the program
for all who qualify. At pres-
ent, the program is subject to
haggling in the budget-mak-
ing process, and so the actual
grants end up being less than
what lawmakers authorize.”
In 2008, the average stu-
dent debt for those graduat-
ing from four-year private
not-for-profit universities
was $33,050 and 96 percent of
graduates from those schools
had some sort of student debt.
At Suffolk, many students
don’t receive as much finan-
cial aid as they need, unfor-
tunately, what with the mas-
sive amount of bureaucracy
involved, combined with the
financial meltdown of the
past couple years, and, thank
god, someone finally noticed.
Obama is the best thing
to happen to college students
since Pell Grants were invented
in the 1970s – especially be-
cause of his recommendations
that student debt would be
forgiven in 20 years and that
graduates would only need
to pay 10 percent of their in-
come on federal student loans.
Making college afford-
able is one of the campaign
promises Obama is actually
sticking to, and it’s one of the
main reasons college students
came out in droves to elect
him in the first place. “In the
United States of America, no
one should go broke because
they chose to go to college,” he
said in the State of the Union
last month. And he’s right.
If nothing else gets done
at all in the next three years,
at least Obama can say that
he tried to fix the problem of
student debt – because it’s ri-
diculous that students can be
thousands of dollars in debt
the second they take their last
final. And Obama gets that.
February 24, 2010
The Man Column:
Urinetiquette
Ethan Long
Journal Staff
Hey creep. Yea, I’m talking
to you. The other day I went
into the bathroom because,
well, I had to go. So, I get up
there, pull down my zipper, and
start hosing down the porcelain
dream-machine. This is when
you came in, pulled up next to
me, kind of moved close to me,
and basically broke the code of
the urinal. Seriously man, you
made me feel really uncomfort-
able being all up in my man
business there. I mean, it isn’t
my fault that there wasn’t a bar-
rier between both of the urinals,
but still, I was standing on one
end, and there were two other
ones to the right of me, but in-
stead of the obvious choice, tak-
ing the urinal furthest from me,
you decided to plot your stuff
right there only about a foot
and a half from mine. Here’s a
few of the precautions
you should take into
account before you
ever try to make an-
other man feel un-
comfortable again.
First off, you
never, ever, go to
a urinal that’s next
to one currently in
use, unless there
are only two and
the toilet stall is
full. It’s just awk-
ward man. I know
there are some
dudes that are all
for a comfortable,
relaxing time, which does
not include you. It’s like trying
to drink a cup of soda, but you
see there’s a piece of hair in it. It
basically stops you from doing
what you want to do. Getting too
close to one another in the bath-
room stops what the initial rule
of the bathroom is, this is the
relief rule. You go into the bath-
room to relieve yourself first
and foremost. Sure, other things
may go down in the bathroom,
but seriously, I look forward to
the bathroom, not your body
shifting itself towards mine.
So, back what I previously
mentioned: if there are more
than two urinals in a bathroom
and one is being used that isn’t
in the middle of three, then you
go to the farthest urinal pos-
sible. If this is too much for you,
then just go in the toilet. It’s not
like you haven’t done it. There
aren’t really that many toilets
in people’s houses or apart-
ments, so it shouldn’t be a shock
to just let it out into the can.
Now, another thing I’d
like to point out is directed at
those companies or buildings
that don’t put stalls or barri-
ers in between their urinals.
For god’s sake man, this only
encourages people to play the
peeper! Not only is it awk-
ward, it’s also obviously cheap.
This brings me to the last
point of this week’s column:
peepers. We all know they exist,
and we all get kind of un-
comfortable when
one’s looking there.
What is their deal?
Why is that any kind
of their business? It’s
mine,
not yours,
and you’re not
go- ing to get it dude,
so stop looking. Do these peo-
ple just go to bathrooms for
the sole purpose of peeping?
So, hopefully some of you
who weren’t already in on the
silent contract of men have
learned something about uri-
nal etiquette in this week’s is-
sue. Hopefully, the amount of
uncomfortable encounters will
lower significantly after the cam-
pus reads this, because one thing
is for sure: the bathroom will al-
ways be used as a sacred place
for a man to do his business.
 PAGE 7 February 24, 2010

Celebrity obsession creates superficial, irritating Americans

Leslie Harold nificant lives of celebrities than bad media. We have clearly lost quest for power and status in is defined in how we are in-
Journal Contributor about worldly affairs. And we sight as to what is really impor- our lives these days. People ternally. If we are not happy
have more panic attacks about tant in life and it is disgraceful. will do anything to acquire with ourselves inside, how can
It is certain that people live messy hair than we do about Life is not all about the glitz and these superficial standards, but we progress? How can we try
in a superficial world. What those people on the other side glitter, but rather our intrinsic it’s not something to strive for. to help others if we can’t help
makes a world superficial, you of the world barely surviv- values; that is what makes us However, striving to suc- ourselves? Being happy with
may ask? There is no doubt that ing a natural disaster. How who we really are. Values like cess the right way by working who we are as individuals is es-
America worships celebrities. did we become such a dumb being respectful, integrity, kind- hard is something to aim for. sential and is what defines true
This, sadly, includes America? We the peo- ness and compassion are what Knowing the value of a dollar happiness. We must value the
Hollywood actors, ple have made it so. really count. Unfortunately is a great knowledge to pos- good things in life first in order
musicians, and Superficial people lose sight of these every sess. One does not need to lie, to be successful. No abundance
even people thoughts are em- day and are hurting people as a cheat or steal to get to the top. of money, fame, or materialistic
who are bedded in our result. I feel as though there is It will only catch up to you in possessions can substitute this.
only fa- subconscious at just too much emphasis on out- the end. These are the prin- If you measure your success by
mous for er beauty, the greed for f a m e , ciples that truly define life and fame and possessions, you are
being fa- and the people who choose to live their doing it for the wrong reasons
mous. In lives immorally are simply and are weakening your own
my opin- irritating. I don’t under- success. Because at the end of
ion, the stand why people feel as the day, it is what we contribute
life-sav- though they have to lure to society, how we help people
ing doc- themselves into the and the relationships we have
tors who lives of the rich and with one another that really
work those famous to feel good. count. So stay true to yourselves
20 hour days It is not a way to live. and value the good things in
at Mass General True success in life life and you will be successful.
are the real celebrities; but that such an early
is beside the point. We, as Amer- age, that we consequent-
icans, care more about insignifi- ly grow up shallow, valuing
cant material things and people the insignificant things in
than we do about feeding those life. Our generation is sig-
who are hungry. We care more nificantly worse, as we are
about sports than about politics. constantly exposed to new
We care more about the insig- technological advances and
 PAGE 8
Suffolk professor appearing on WGBH program
Ethan Long
Journal Staff
When WGBH first signed
on in 1951, composer Aaron
Copland told those listening in
that it was "heartening to know
that a station is now on the
air broadcasting programs
designed to be of interest
to an adult mind." Nearly
60 years later, the station
is still broadcasting pro-
grams, though a format
change at the end of last
year caused the program-
ming to shift from a music
station to a station full of
talk programs. One of these
programs, the Callie Cross-
ley Show, lives up to what
Copland broadcast decades
ago. The show covers sub-
jects reaching from the
day’s news to topics that
are creating buzz around
the area. On Friday after-
noons, Crossley brings in
Dr. Thomas Connolly, an as-
sociate English professor at
Suffolk, as they go through
hot topics from the week on
a segment called “Ragtime.”
“Moment to moment, high
flatulent, hyper-intellectual
discussion that slides down
the banister into intellectual
slapstick,” said Dr. Connolly,
describing the segment. “We
talk about the headline-grab-
bing stories of the week as
Story of the Year back with 'Constant' release
Ashley Maceli
Journal Staff
The post-hardcore band
Story of the Year, is back with
their fourth album The Con-
stant (Epitaph, 2010), although
it may not be an album to break
them through once again. The
band was best known in the
early 2000’s for their singles
“Until The Day I Die” and
“Anthem of Our Dying Day,”
which were huge hits, and with
good reason. Unfortunately,
their new album may not be
a great comeback to some of
their older more quality stuff.
The band overall is rather
ordinary for rock music, with
nothing special to their sound
or appearance. Even though
they are treated by the tabloid versity, and Suffolk University.
press, the sensational press.” For thirty years, he has lead a
A few hours before his seg- professional life, including jobs
ment is set to broadcast across as an actor, film critic, and film
the area, Connolly sits in his of- scholar, but he is most proud
fice inside of the Fenton build- of his time spent as a theater
ing, which is decorated with critic. Connolly indulges him-
self in the world of pop-
ular culture today, but
doesn’t forget the past.
As a professor, Con-
nolly interacts with stu-
dent culture on a daily
basis, and finds that
popular culture is impos-
sible to live without. “It’s
oxygen, how can you
not talk about it? One
of the things that infuri-
ates me about the public
perception of university
life is the phrase ‘ivory
tower’.” The phrase has
been used since the 1800s
to describe a place where
thinkers pursue actions
not associated with ev-
eryday life. Universities
are a prime example of
Photo courtesy of Thomas Connolly such an ‘ivory tower,’ yet
Connolly thinks that the
images of the past; entertain- world doesn’t stop at the tower’s
ment figures that would have gates. “I believe the classroom
been easily recognized by past is not separated from real life.”
generations, but could be for- “Tragically, as the events
gotten within the next few. at the University of Alabama
Connolly, whose family has represent, and other instanc-
lived in Massachusetts since es, college is the real world,
pre-colonial days, attended and to disassociate one’s self
schools around the area, such completely from what’s going
as Boston University, Tufts Uni- around you in culture, I mean I
the band may be kind of "eh," that might be enjoyable, but
their music is still very enjoy- for most, this band is really
nothing to get ex-
cited about, at
least not anymore.
The single
“I’m Alive” has
a solid beat with
teenage angst lyr-
ics, what Story of
the Year is known
for. “I’m Alive”
seems to be the
best track on the
album, follow-
ing “Remember
A Time,” which
actually sounds
Image courtesy of Epitaph Records slightly different
from the rest of
able, but it can also be typical the album. Another great song
for the genre. For some people is “Holding on to You,” which
may teach literature and plays
and such, that all comes from
popular culture. I, myself, de-
spise rock music, I loathe crea-
tures like Prince, but I have
to know about them, I have
to be a part of my world.”
In his perfect world, Con-
nolly suggests that people
would go out to the opera, or
even watch a black and white
movie with subtitles in the the-
aters, a luxury today which
only a few decades ago could
have been an afternoon in Har-
vard Square, although today
opera has seen a surge in at-
tendance. “Opera is becoming
the most popular of all the per-
forming arts; it has the only au-
dience that is growing young-
er, and that is one of the signal
evidences that the world, is
in fact, getting to be a better
place,” said Connolly. “It’s so
spectacular. People like Peter
Gelb, who heads the Metropol-
itan Opera; it finally dawned
on them that this is what young
people like; it’s loud, noisy,
colorful, and crazy. Instead of
selling it as, you know, Verdi
and Wagner, and the musi-
cal connotations and so forth,
which is great, they sell it as
a spectacular phenomenon.”
Other forms of entertain-
ment have also been successful
in transferring into this cen-
tury. “I think [public radio] is
growing, especially now that
is a little slower than their other
songs. The lyrics are actually
tolerable and kind of cute. The
other good track is “Won Threw
Ate” which shows the lead
singer, Dan Marsala, really put-
ting his screamo voice to work.
Most of the songs are pret-
ty boring though, including
“The Children Sing” which is
too chantey and just plain bad.
“Time Goes On” has some lame
lyrics, but the beat of the cho-
rus may just save the song by
the skin of it’s nose. “Eye for
an Eye” is another unfortunate
track. Some of these songs just
show that Story of the Year has
lost some of their "umph" and
are now a band of the past.
One thing I need to give to
Story of the Year is their mu-
February 24, 2010
it’s gone online,” said Con-
nolly, talking about the surge
in listeners that broadcasters
such as WGBH have seen since
formatting their programming
online, where audiences can
also catch the Callie Crossley
Show. Crossley is an Emmy-
winning journalist who has
also produced programs such
as ABC’s 20/20 news program.
She currently heads program-
ming for the prestigious Nie-
man Foundation for Journal-
ism at Harvard University.
“Crossley is fantastic. She
is such a great conversational-
ist and host; she is so articulate
and is interested in everything
and knows about everything.
She also doesn’t make it about
her, even though it is, which is
genius,” Connolly said. “Cal-
lie is very interested in the
media. She’s interested not
only in the on-the-ground ap-
proach to sensational news
stories, but the intellectu-
al or cultural aspect of it.”
Connolly, too, prides him-
self on discussing cultural as-
pects on an intellectual level.
On the subject of today’s media,
he told the Journal that he is in-
trigued by Alec Baldwin, broth-
er to many, and star of NBC’s 30
Rock. “I follow his every heart-
beat; I’m infinitely fascinated
by him. I’ve read his book and
was crushed when I couldn’t
see CONNOLLY page 11
sic. Take away the lyrics (or
just replace them with better
ones) and it is pretty apparent
that these guys know how to
tear apart their instruments in
the best way possible. Even if
the songs start to sound simi-
lar, these guys deserve credit
for their playing skills. Mar-
sala also has an incredible
voice and he really works his
vocal chords for this album.
Story of the Year is one of
those bands that show that
good music can still come from
bland performers. Unfortunate-
ly good music doesn’t necessar-
ily mean good lyrics, and it isn’t
the best it can be. This album
isn’t completely terrible, but
I would recommend picking
up one of their older albums.
 PAGE 9 February 24, 2010

Contemporary youth finds itself in new magazine

Gen Y does the talking about how they live, what they think, stuff they like
from GEN Y page 1
generation, including opin-
ions and observations on food,
life, brands, and, most recently,
sex. But the hook of this new
medium is that all the staff is
between the ages of 18 and 25.
The writers, the staff, the edi-
tors, the managers. Everyone.
With this age requirement,
TNGG hopes to create “an op-
portunity for Millennial Gen-
eration writers to develop a
voice and gather a following,”
says their website. “This blog is
where we do the talking, about
how we live, what we think,
stuff we like.”
Last week,
the Pour House,
in Back Bay, was
invaded by writ-
ers, editors and
enthusiasts of
TNGG. Gath-
ered together to
have a rousing
night of socializ-
ing, networking,
tweeting, and
trivia, the group
of twenty-some-
things stepped
away from their computers and
into the real world to talk about
what is important: themselves.
On a clipboard that came
with multi-colored gel pens at-
tached, the revelers wrote what
they “Won’t be / be doing in 20
years.” They introduced them-
selves with their first names
while their name tags read
their Twitter handles, and they
talked about which articles
they had written on the site.
The party at the Pour
House was in honor of kicking TNGG, and honorary member According to Foster, the “He had liked some of my
off Sex Week, TNGG’s 22-ar- of the Millennials. “I have no website is set up in the format posts about social media on my
ticle, seven-day spread about doubt that if we keep at it… this of a blog with articles posted personal blog,” said Potteiger.
“Gen Y perspectives on birth “He began to round up all the
control, bisexuality, same-sex young people in Mullen and
relationships, sex portrayed asked that I come to the meet-
in media, and much more,” ing for The Next Great Genera-
which the party attendees had tion and help in its planning.”
all participated in in some Several months later, Pot-
way, even if it was just read- teiger is an Associate Editor at
ing a couple of the articles. TNGG, has posted numerous
Conversations throughout articles ranging from culture to
the room were wide-ranging as pornography, and is invested
trivia got underway and ended in the success of this venture’s
and more people began to ar- ideals of generational unity.
rive, but most were a free flow of “I think it can come off
stories, jokes, and reminiscings like we’re just asking people
of various how-I-lost-my-vir- to write for us, but a big part
of us is that we’re a com-
munity of writers,” said Pot-
Above: A group of The Next Great teiger. “It’s a big group effort
Generation editors and writers enjoy rather than a top-down form;
last week's get-together at the Pour we all write for the blog... and
House. Below: Editors Christine we all write to forward it.”
Peterson and Jason Potteiger. Christine Peterson, Com-
munity Manager and recent
graduate, got into TNGG right
might be two to three times a day. How- from the moment the idea was
something ever, unlike other bloggers’ en- hatched, excited by the possi-
that helps tries, the articles on TNGG are bilities and potential for such a
e v e r y o n e ’s held to a journalistic standard program. Boches began speak-
careers, and are “driven off of a content ing about the idea and trying
makes us all platform.” With 500,000 visits a to decide where to go with it.
Photos courtesy of TNGG collectively month and a growing popula- “While he was talking
ginity tales and other exploits. famous, and tells the world tion of writers spanning from about it and asked if anyone
After a few months of that [Generation Y] has some- Paris to the Caribbean to Boston, wanted to do it, I piped up
being launched and still in thing meaningful to say and TNGG hopes to soon bloom to and said I wanted in and I had
the beta stage, TNGG has al- they ought to be listened to.” its full potential as the ultimate ideas,” said Peterson. “He just
ready gotten on the radar This quick rise to cyber- resource for all things Gen Y. turned to me and said ‘You
and accomplishing its goals. space visibility makes perfect Wrapped up in the ex- got it, kid’. And here I am.”
“Together as a team, as sense to 25-year-old man- citement and development of With enough support,
a group of people, as a com- aging editor, Stuart Foster. this new project is Suffolk se- TNGG hopes to become a mag-
munity, we have actually cre- “There is a hole in the mar- nior, Jason Potteiger. While azine (online or in print) that
ated something that is pretty ket that needed to be filled interning at Mullen, Potteiger can be a legitimate source of
cool and that people are pay- and no one out there is do- was approached by Boches, information for all things Mil-
ing attention to,” said Edward ing it well,” Foster. “With our to join the staff of TNGG be- lennial. Check out their newest
Boches, Chief Creative Officer original content focus, we’re cause of previous work he had interviews, articles, and exposé
at Mullen, Editor-in-Chief of tackling this void head on.” done and, of course, his age. at thenextgreatgeneration.com.

Emerson screens filmmakers' efforts

Julia Dawidowicz highlights the works of modern
Journal Staff
You don’t need to fly all
the way to Cannes or Sun-
dance to watch screenings of
today’s most innovative films.
On Monday, Feb. 22, The Ex-
perimental Cinema Exposition,
TIE, held a special screening
of short avant-garde films at
Emerson College that featured
the works of various contem-
porary filmmakers, many
of whom have Boston roots.
TIE is a non-profit, multi-
day traveling film festival that
experimental film makers and
provides artists with an op-
portunity to share their films
with one another. On Saturday,
TIE held a first screening at the
Boston Institute of Contem-
porary Art followed by Mon-
day's screening, which was at-
tended by a small audience in
Emerson’s Walker building on
Boylston Street. The eight films,
which were compiled by the
curator and co-founder of TIE,
Christopher May, were shot al-
most exclusively shot in 16 mm
film; a media which is very rare-
ly seen projected on a big screen
these days. They were fol-
lowed by a dynamic Q & A ses-
sion with two of the directors.
While the films varied in
content and style, they were
all rather obscure and haunt-
ing, and, according to May,
shared a certain “exploration...
of the contrast between light
and darkness, and [finding]
enlightenment through things
that are considered really dark.”
“Without darkness in a
room,” May continued, “you
can’t see the light coming from
the projector and you can’t see
the images. In order to have cin-
ema, you have to have a dark
room and you have to have peo-
ple sitting and facing a growing
light above their heads. A lot of
the films reflect on this concept.”
The screening began with
an unannounced film called
“Shelly,” by director Luther
Price, with unsettling real-life
audio accounts of domestic
abuse, all from different points
of view, paired with an eerie
blank screen. The second film,
by Frankie Symonds entitled
“My Grandmother Had Camelt-
oe,” illuminates in a radical way
the drastic contrast between the
way in which first world and
third world cultures deal with
a tragedy like infant death and
tragedies in general. The disori-
enting film showed rapid-cuts
of footage Symonds found on
Ebay, of a 1950's informative
video about a Leave It To Bea-
ver-esque family coping with
SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syn-
drome), along with disturbing
footage of an emaciated African
child and his weeping mother,
the image of which Symonds
considers to be “the polar op
see TIE page 10
 PAGE 10
staff 'Island'
SOUNDS
Nirvana
"In Utero"
What got me through my
adolescent years has recently
started to playing a lot in my
apartment
-Ethan Long
Paul Kalkbrenner
"Berlin Calling the Soundtrack"
Modern electronic music with
hard beats of emotion; makes
you feel like you're alongside
the artist at one of his perfor-
mances in Germany
-Angela Bray
Rob Lane and Joseph Vitarelli
"John Adams Soundtrack"
The best composed American
music this century
-Alex Pearlman
The Number Twelve Looks
Like You
"Nuclear. Sad. Nuclear."
Enjoyable Chaos
-Derek Anderson
Cait O'Callaghan
Journal Staff
Martin Scorsese teams
up with Leonardo DiCaprio
a fourth time in his new film
Shutter Island (Paramount Pic-
tures, 2010), the story of a
Bostonian U.S Marshal’s in-
vestigation into the disappear-
ance of a patient on an island
that holds a mental hospital.
Taking place in 1954, Di-
Caprio plays U.S Marshal Ted-
dy Daniels, who arrives at Shut-
ter Island’s Ashecliffe Hospital
for the Criminally Insane with
his new partner, Chuck Aule
(Mark Ruffalo). While investi-
gating the disappearance of a
woman who drowned her three
children, a hurricane suddenly
hits, forcing the two to stay
longer than expected. Strange
events start to plague the is-
land, causing Teddy to believe
that he should no longer trust
anyone. Teddy sees strange vi-
sions of his dead wife, Dolores,
(Michelle Williams) and past
visions of himself arriving at a
concentration camp as a soldier
during World War II through-
out the film, only contribut-
ing to his increasing paranoia.
It’s up to Teddy to investigate
this disappearance, find his
wife’s murderer (who happens
to be a patient in the hospital
Death Before Dishonor
"Count Me In"
Bone crushing Boston hXc will
send your face in and not even
apologize.
-Matt McQuaid
Staff Sounds can
now be found
online at
SuffolkJournal.net.
Follow us on Tumblr!
http://staffsounds.tumblr.com/
just another thriller
as well), and figure out what
secrets Ashecliffe is keeping.
This movie has it all; great
performances, great scenery,
and a great idea,
but it lacks a great
storyline. Shut-
ter Island has so
much potential
to be great, but in
the end, it is just
decent. DiCaprio
plays a terrific
marshal, and re-
ally captivates the
audience into the
struggles of his
past life. Ruffalo
also plays a great
marshal, a guy the
audience wants to
trust, but because
of the secrets
Shutter Island is
holding, it is hard
to trust his char-
acter completely.
Ben Kingsley
performed great
in his role as Dr.
Cawley, the head
doctor at the insti-
tution. He’s creepy
and not to be trusted, even as
the head doctor of someone
who convinces the audience
that he “wanted to do the best
thing possible for the patients.”
The scenery is also beautiful
Filmmakers given chance to
present films to audiences
from TIE page 9
posite effect” of the Ameri-
can version. The chaotic feeling
of the film was enhanced by the
disparity between sounds and
visuals. As for the bizarre title,
Symonds says, “I wanted the
title to pertain to this domes-
tic discomfort.” The dirty no-
tion about grandma certainly
does achieve this uncomfort-
able effect, and the images of
the film more so. “I’m very
concerned with American cul-
ture,” Symonds said, “Sure,
America is a grand place, but
it’s only grand in contrast to
horrendous human tragedy...”
Many of the other films
portrayed different aspects of
nature in strange and beauti-
ful ways, experimenting with
camera technique, often com-
ing across as very obscure
and creepy at the same time,
with some shots filmed in the
old Massachusetts state men-
tal hospital in Medfield. The
Image courtesy of Paramount Pictures potential, but many
idea of investigating a disap- fore this film, causing the end to
pearance of a mental patient be predictable. It’s best to wait
on Ashecliffe is keeping, but for a rainy day when there’s
in the end, it winds up like nothing else to do, or until Shut-
every other thriller/suspense ter Island comes out on DVD.
movie that enters theaters. It
and sometimes magical. Wa-
ter was a theme that surfaced
throughout many of the films:
as an audience member put it,
it can be seen as a metaphor for
struggling to breathe and sur-
vive, yet also something that
is very beautiful. Film maker
David Gatten’s interesting film,
“What The Water Says Nos.
4-6,” consisted of the sounds
and images produced by an
experiment he held, in which
he placed unexposed rolls of
film in crab traps in the Atlan-
tic Ocean to record the physical
and chemical interactions be-
tween the film and the sea life.
The final film was “Quiver,”
by director Robert Todd, an Em-
erson professor who was also
present at the Q & A session.
Todd showed footage of a Queen
Anne’s Lace flower under vari-
February 24, 2010
is an “unpredictable” movie
in the most predictable way.
Music plays a great role in
thriller movies, but the music
in Shutter Island seems
like a whole charac-
ter that needs to be
pushed off Ashecliffe’s
ledge. It is extremely
loud, extremely ob-
noxious, and plays in
the worst way pos-
sible. In thriller/sus-
pense movies, the mu-
sic is supposed to be
played as a “jumpy”
scene approaches, but
the music only sounds
while the camera
shows scenes of the
island. During the first
ten minutes, the music
blasts string instru-
ments to make sure
everyone in the theater
is ready for the movie.
Shutter Island is
overall just another
decent thriller movie.
It’s a shame, especially
since it had so much
thrillers have come be-
ous strange conditions, through
dark, black & white close-ups.
The footage, according to Todd,
had spatial ambiguity, which
was meant to “make you look
in the dark and see what you
might find, wonder how deep,
and maybe get a little annoyed.”
It was paired with an audio re-
cording of an outdoor funer-
al, creating a nostalgic effect.
Though TIE is no longer
in Boston, there is good news:
Films From The Margin, Em-
erson’s primary film screen-
ing organization, holds similar
film screenings almost every
Wednesday at 8. They are not
exclusively for Emerson stu-
dents, and they are free, so
if you’re interested in hav-
ing a unique and mind-blow-
ing experience, it might be
worth it to go check one out.
 PAGE 11 February 24, 2010

Girl Fact:
Ensler's new book is a must-read
for girls.
Alex Pearlman
Journal Staff
While her world-famous
Vagina Monologues may not be
appropriate for pre-teen audi-
ences, Eve Ensler’s new book
of monologues and poetry, I
and awe that Ensler excels
at, but just like the rest of
her work, Emotional Creature
doesn’t shock just for the sake
of shocking. There’s a deeper
meaning here, meant to be
garnered by girls, their moms
and their friends – you are
Professor talks on talk radio,
comments on pop culture
from CONNOLLY page 8
go down and meet him
when he was reading at Borders.
30 Rock is one of the best shows
on television,” said Connolly.
C o n -
nolly reads
the news, the
tabloids, and
has to keep
"I’m an elitist and a snob.
na, they’re fundamentally dif-
ferent. Also, Lady GaGa hasn’t
been around long enough to be
compared to Madonna. If she is
a chameleon the way Madonna
is, then that might be a more val-
“I think they should do it on
their own. I’m an elitist and a
snob. I think the University
should only have high cultured
things, because pop culture is
everywhere. You don’t have
to encourage the
consumption of
pop culture, the
consumer-fed in-

am an Emotional Creature: The

Secret Life of Girls Around the
human, but I still love you.
Throughout the book are
up with his I think the University dustry, what you
need to do is send

World (Villard, 2010), is writ- also “Girl Facts,” little bits of

ten just for that age group.
Targeting middle school
and high school-aged girls,
Ensler creates fictionalized
personas that seem to vary
in age from 13 to about 19,
from all over the world,
each with their own
thoughts, feelings, anxi-
eties and circumstances.
Each monologue and
each character is pref-
aced by a short poem,
each of which are format-
ted as though the girls
were responding to a
message board. For ex-
ample, “Things I heard
about Sex” lists responses
such as, “It’s natural/it’s
healthy/it’s evil” and “Ask
questions/practice absti-
nence/get birth control.”
Then, the mono-
logues, (some of which
are actually dialogues, others of
which are actually short stories
in the form of diary entries) are
classic Ensler. They read like
peer-mentoring lectures. Ensler
is the omniscient greater-than-
thou presence, but she’s not at
all superior. It’s clear that En-
sler has a deep understanding
of the neurosis and psychosis
that come with being a teenage
girl, no matter where that girl
lives, and her objective here is
not only to show that girls are
all the same, everywhere, but
that sometimes they are to-
tally disgusting, wrong, devi-
ous, and awful, the same way
they should be pitied, helped,
counseled and supported,
right or wrong, anorexic or fat.
“hunger blog” is a diary-
esque entry in which a young
American writes about her
experiences with anorex-
ia. “Blog 3: last night I ate
cooked vegetables naked in
front of the mirror. It grossed
me out so much I haven’t
been hungry in over 24 hrs.”
It’s this kind of shock
world. When
the press should only have high people to the MFA,
where if you’re a
trivia about girls around the
world that touch on whatever
brings up a
point, Con-
cultured things..." Suffolk student,
you can go free.
subject the following mono- nolly has an That’s what they
logue will touch on. “I have 35 opinion. Some should be doing,”
minutes before he comes look- say that Lady said Connolly,
ing for me” is about a 16-year- GaGa is this generation’s Ma- id comparison,” said Connolly. who’s “intellectual” segment
donna, an argument that has Suffolk University, along “Ragtime”, appears on the Cal-
been debated more than some with many other colleges lie Crossley Show on Fridays, and
would like to admit. “That’s across the nation, sponsors listening is an activity that stu-
why I like talking about pop events on campus that attract dents can consider high culture.
culture on a higher level. Be- their students through use of
cause while there are a lot of pop culture. Connolly explains The Callie Crossley Show airs
superficial resemblances be- that this isn’t a way to broad- weekdays at 1.
tween Lady GaGa and Madon- en the horizons of students.
Image courtesy of Villard
old sex slave in Bulgaria. The
“Girl Fact” that precedes it
reads, “Girls between thirteen
and eighteen years of age con-
stitute the largest group in the
sex industry. It is estimated
that half a million girls below
the age of eighteen are vic-
tims of trafficking each year.”
What Ensler is trying to
achieve here is two-fold: one,
the activist in her is calling
out to all people who know
and love girls to help those
who need it, from the Ohio
suburbs to Dakar. And two,
Ensler is writing to reassure
all those confused and abused
teenagers, letting them know
that they aren’t alone in their
struggles with themselves.
Emotional Creature is noth-
ing less than what we expect
from Ensler, that being literary
and cerebral perfection, and
we can only hope that with her
help, a few girls will stop feel-
ing like they need to be skin-
ny, pretty, popular, perfect to
be accepted for who they are.
 PAGE 12 February 24, 2010

Apartment Listings
Sponsored by FIRE - Future Investors in Real Estate

Beacon Hill - Contact: Liz Sower 617-678-7955 Downtown - Contact: Avery Johnson 617-869-3525

Beds: 1 Rent: $1425 / month Beds: Studio Rent: $1325 / month

Baths: 1 Available: NOW Baths:1 Available: 9/1/10
Updated kitchen & bath – ALL new hrdwds Renovated, High Ceilings, Views of Boston
All utilities incl. NO FEE! Common, Full size Kitchen, Central Air,
Heat & Hot Water Included

How to be prepared when you find your IDEAL Apartment

Beds: Studio Rent: $ 1375 / month
Do I really need to come up with, “First Month’s Rent, Last Month’s Rent, Security Deposit & a Broker Fee
Baths: 1 Available: NOW
Renovated apt on Myrtle St – H,& HW Incl. to secure an apartment in Boston?
Updated kitchen & granite counters. 1/2
Fee! • Deposit funds – when submitting an application, you must accompany it with deposit funds. We
recommend having access to a minimum of one month’s rent. Please keep in mind some owners
may require more.
Back Bay -Contact: Neena Chand 508-735-9237 • First Month’s Rent – the majority of the time this is required, even in the event that you are starting
your lease during the middle of the month.
• Last Month’s Rent – typically expected from those without good credit or those in need of a co-
signer i.e. not an ideal application package.
Beds: Studio Rent: $1550 / month
Baths:1 Available: 9/1/10 • Security Deposit – typically required and not to exceed one month’s rent. This is required to be
NEW Renovation, S/S appl. Bamboo Floors held in an interest bearing account and returned to you within 30 days of your lease expiration date
H & HW Included – NEWBURY ST (assuming the apartment is delivered in the same condition as it was presented to you.)
• Broker Fees - A Broker “Fee” is a fee that is charged to facilitate a rental transaction. .
• “FEE” on a listing indicates that the broker fee is to be paid by the tenant.
• “NO FEE” indicates that the landlord/management company etc. is paying the broker fee. A tre-
mendous amount of savings to a tenant!

Information supplied by Boston Realty Advisors www.bradvisors.com www.mybostonapartment.com (617) 375-7900

Easy Sudoku Medium Sudoku MYSuffolk

CampusCalendar
Feb. 25
- 1:00 p.m. BSU Soul Food Luncheon
(Donahue 403)

Feb. 26
- 7:00 p.m. AAA ImaginAsian (C. Walsh
Theatre)

Feb. 27
- 9:00 a.m. Diversity Services 3rd Annual
Multi Cultural Summit / Unity Week
(Donahue Cafe)

March 1
- 1:00 p.m. College Republican Round-
table Discussion (Sawyer 322)
- 6:30 p.m. PC Meal and Reel:
Precious (Donahue cafe)

If you or your club want something to be

listed on the Suffolk Journal's calendar,
e-mail your event's information to
suffolkjournal@gmail.com
 PAGE 13 February 24, 2010

Sports briefs
Wilfork gets tagged by the Patriots
As was widely expected, the Patriots applied the franchise tag
to nose tackle Vince Wilfork on Monday. According to Comcast
Women's basketball SportsNet New England's website, CSNNE.com, the tag is “non-
TBA, GNAC Semifinals* Men's hockey exclusive,” meaning that Wilfork is allowed to negotiate with
*if necessary TBA, ECAC Northeast Playoffs other teams but that the Patriots have the right to match any offer
he receives. If Wilfork reaches a deal with another team and the

Men's baseball Playoff dates and match-ups will be

Mar. 12 vs. Husson @ Winter Haven, Fla., noon
Mar. 13 vs. R.I. College @ Winter Haven, Fla., 3 p.m.
Mar. 13 vs. R.I. College @ Winter Haven, Fla., 5 p.m.
Mar. 14 vs. Wheaton @ Central Fla., 3:30 p.m.
set as other games are played through-
out this week. Check the Athletics
Department's website, www.GoSuf-
folkRams.com, for an updated schedule.
Patriots elect to let him walk away, the team that signs Wilfork
would owe the Patriots two first-round draft picks. Wilfork has
expressed concerns in the past with having the tag applied to him,
saying that he wants a long-term deal to provide security and sta-
bility for his family. Shortly after the tag was announced, Wilfork's
wife said through Twitter that she hoped the tag was just being
used to allow the team and her husband more time to negotiate.

Team standings According to Boston.com, the Patriots have used the franchise tag
six times over the past nine years. Two players (Tebucky Jones and
Matt Cassel) ended up leaving the team the year they were fran-
Men's hockey Women's Men's chised, but the other four left the team for good in the long term.
basketball Basketball
(ECAC) (GNAC) (GNAC)
1. Albertus Magnus 15-3
Days of “Mannywood” are numbered
1. Wentworth 11-3-0 1. Emmanuel 10-2 After spending nearly two years in Los Angeles, it appears
2. Curry 10-3-1 2. Norwich 10-2 2. Emerson 15-3
that Manny Ramirez has grown tired of the California sun and
3. Suffolk 8-4-2 3. Simmons 8-4 3. St. Joseph's (Maine) 14-4
playing with the Dodgers. According to ESPN.com, the carefree
4. Johnson & Wales 7-5-1 4. Emerson 8-4 4. Mt. Ida 10-8
slugger doesn't plan on returning to the Dodgers in 2011, and
5. Nichols 7-6-1 5. Albertus Magnus 8-4 5. Johnson & Wales 9-9
isn't sure if he'll be playing at all. Ramirez told ESPNLosAngeles.
6. Becker 7-6-0 6. Rivier 7-5 6. Norwich 8-10
com's Tony Jackson, “I won't be here next year, so I just want to
7. West. New England 2-12-0 7. Suffolk 7-5 7. Lasell 8-10
enjoy myself. I don't know [if I'll play next year]. I just know I'm
8. Salve Regina 0-13-1 8. St. Joseph's (Maine) 7-5 8. Rivier 6-12
not going to be here. When the season is over, I will see where
9. Johnson & Wales 7-5 9. Emmanuel 3-15
I'm at.” Ramirez is in the last season of two-year deal that will
10. Lasell 3-9 10. Suffolk 2-16
see him make a total of $45 million. Ramirez has repeatedly
11. Pine Manor 2-10 said that he has enjoyed his time in Los Angeles, but the aging
*All standings are
12. Mt. Ida 1-11 slugger's body is beginning to let him down. Some experts are
current as of Feb. 23.
13. St. Joseph's (Conn.) 0-12 speculating that should he play in 2011, it may be for an Ameri-
can League team so that he could serve as a designated hitter.

Tebow attempting to improve draft stock

Even though he had one of the greatest college careers in
recent memory, former University of Florida quarterback Tim
Tebow is hardly considered a “can't miss” NFL prospect. He
has been knocked for taking too long to get rid of the ball and
for being a bit too inaccurate, among other things. However,
Tebow appears to be serious about pursuing an NFL career,
so serious, in fact, that he is working on making his delivery
more “pro appropriate.” According to ESPN's Adam Schefter,
Tebow will reveal his new throwing style at Florida's Pro Day
on March 17. Tebow is focusing on releasing the ball more
quickly and keeping the ball above his shoulder at all times
during the delivery. He has also worked at improving his foot-
work in an attempt to solidify the fundamentals of his game.

Chargers cut LT
The LaDainian Tomlinson era is over in San Diego. After
suffering a series of injuries and losing his old explosiveness,
the running back was released by the Chargers on Monday,
just weeks before he was due to receive a $2 million signing
bonus. According to FoxSports.com, the move had been an-
ticipated by both sides for some time. Tomlinson had said that
he'd like to play for a couple more seasons after this past year
ended, when the Chargers lost to the New York Jets in the play-
offs. The 30-year-old had a dreadful season by his standards last
year, rushing for 730 yards on 223 carries, a career low. Tom-
linson's agent, Tom Condon, told FoxSports.com that he would
use the upcoming NFL combine to gauge the interest of teams
around the league, and that he doesn't expect LT to retire yet.
 PAGE 14
Olympics: Scrappy US bunch shocks Canada
Led by Miller in goal, Americans topple gold medal favorites in preliminary round
Dan Ryan
Journal Staff
No, it wasn’t the “Mir-
acle on Ice Redux,” but it
certainly was spectacular.
This past Sunday’s pre-
liminary round men’s Olympic
hockey game between the Unit-
ed States and Canada was one
of the most highly-anticipated
hockey games in recent history,
a sports border war to end all
border wars. The high-pow-
ered, heavily favored Canadi-
ans were seeking to defend their
home turf against the under-
dog Yanks, expected by many
to be little more than a speed
bump on the way to a Cana-
da-Russia gold medal game.
While the American team
can hardly be considered to
be a bunch of untalented ama-
teurs, the talent on the Cana-
dian side is staggering: three
Canadian skaters (Eric Staal,
Rick Nash and Dany Heatley)
were in the top-ten in goals
scored last season. Offensive
firepower? Check. Oh, and the
Canadians have the winningest
goalie in NHL history between
the pipes in Marty Brodeur.
And when the two teams
finally met on Sunday night, it
was the goaltending that would
be the story, but not in the way
one would have thought. Ryan
Miller, regularly of the Buffalo
Sabres, made 42 saves, includ-
ing 14 in the third period alone,
many of the highlight reel vari-
ety, to steal the victory for the
Americans by a score of 5-3.
Brodeur, on the other
hand, had a shaky outing, mis-
playing two pucks that led to
American goals and generally
seeming unsettled. Some pun-
dits even said it was one of the
most inconsistent outings of
Brodeur’s Hall of Fame career.
The unlikely American
victory was powered not only
by Miller, but by two unlikely
sources: defenseman Brian Ra-
falski and forward Ryan Kesler.
Rafalski, usually a defen-
sive-minded blueliner, was the
unlikely offensive sparkplug
for the Americans, scoring two
goals and assisting on a third.
Rafalski is now leading the team
with five points (four goals and
five assists) on the tournament.
Kesler had a strong game
overall, and sealed the victory
for the U.S. when he scored one
of the more remarkable empty-
February 24, 2010
net goals in recent memory in a bodies (after all, every player and David Backes. These young done, and may be even more
play that was basically a snap- on the team is in the NHL), they Americans have thrust them- dangerous now. They were
shot of the Americans’ hustle all do, for the most part, lack big- selves onto the world stage, beaten by the Americans on
night: he skated down the ice time international experience. and now must go forward, their home ice in front of their
in a footrace for the puck with The average age of the team is not shrink from the spotlight. fans, and will be even more fired
Canada’s Corey Perry, then 26, and few of the players had As far as the Canadians up now than they were before.
tapped Perry on his right arm, ever played in the Olympics go, they need to right the ship, However, one cannot
dove around his left side and before, let alone experienced and quick. This is a team of overlook the amount of pres-
poked the puck into the gaping any kind of success there. superstars that was not only sure this team is facing. They
cage, tum- expected to were under immense pres-
bling into win the gold sure before the tournament
the boards medal, but to even started, but now they
to top it all do it in fair- will be one loss from elimina-
off (words ly convinc- tion for the rest of the tourna-
really don’t ing fashion. ment. Every member of the
do it jus- Now, howev- team faces the lifelong wrath
tice, check er, they find of people from Nova Scotia to
Yo u Tu b e themselves in Calgary, should Team Cana-
for video the daunting da fail to win the gold medal.
footage). situation of Going into the final games
So just facing a po- of the tournament, the differ-
how big tential match- ences between the teams are
was this up with Rus- stark: the Americans are con-
win for the sia just for fident in their goalie and their
Americans? a chance to offense, and now feel that
T h e win a medal. they can not only play with
last time H e a d any team, but beat any team.
the United Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Photo property of Dan4thNicholas/WikiCommons coach Mike The Canadians are facing a
States beat Babcock has semi-soap opera between the
Canada in Ryan Kesler (left) has provided plenty of grit for the American said that Ro- pipes, and have players up
Olympic squad and added a late empty-net goal against Canada, berto Luongo and down the bench doing
men’s ice while Brian Rafalski (right) has been a surprise offensively, will be his some serious soul searching.
hockey was leading the team in points with five. starter for The Americans are brim-
in 1960. More the rest of the ming with confidence, and
recently, the Canadians beat the One of the most important tournament, probably ending the Canadians are faltering in
Americans in the gold medal things a team can have in a the international career of Bro- Olympic hockey in Vancouver?
game in Salt Lake City in 2002, tournament like the Olympics deur. Players like Sidney Cros- It may not be what any-
denying the U.S. team a chance is confidence in its goalie, and by and Dany Heatley have done one expected, but people
to win gold on home soil. this team should now have it by their share, but others, particu- wearing red, white and blue
The victory is important the boatload. Miller stood on his larly Joe Thornton, are ghosts sweaters will certainly take it.
for practical reasons as well. head at various times against on the ice, at times just floating Canada was in action late last
The Americans’ win, coupled Canada, as the young Ameri- along completely ineffectively. night against Germany in a game
with Finland’s loss to Sweden can defensemen occasionally The Canadians are far from that ended too late for this edition.
early Monday morning, made had trouble clearing the zone
the U.S. team the top-seed in against a tenacious Canadian
the entire men’s bracket, and forecheck. If a team knows the
earned the team a bye into the masked man between the pipes
quarterfinals. The Americans is playing at the top of his
will now play the Swiss on game, they will be able to play
Wednesday afternoon, while a little more loosely, knowing
the Canadians, seeded sixth, that if they do happen to make
will be forced to play Germany. a mistake, Miller will be ready.
Also important is the fact This is not to say that the
that Canada, assuming they Americans can afford to be
beat Germany, will have to sloppy. Turnovers and careless
face Russia in the quarterfinals, play nearly ruined the first few
meaning that one of the two games of the tournament for the
hockey superpowers will not team, and any mistakes in the
make it to the semifinals. The medal round will be magnified
consensus before the tourna- tenfold due to the increased
ment seemed to be that these skill level of the opposition.
two countries would slug it If the Americans are to go
out for gold; now one nation on and claim a gold medal that
will go home without a medal. once seemed little more than
Most importantly, howev- a pipe dream, they will need
er, is what this victory should stellar goaltending from Miller,
do for the confidence of the in- production from their young
experienced American squad. star forwards like Patrick Kane
While this edition of American and Zach Parise and continued
pucksters is not a bunch of no- grit from players like Kesler
 PAGE 15
Opinion: Patriots facing a busy off-season
Belichick and company will have to make a number of key personnel decisions
Christian Petruzzi
Journal Staff
Now that the 2009 NFL sea-
son is officially in the books,
the Patriots and other teams
hoping to be contenders next
season will look to free agency
as a way to solve their person-
nel problems. However, sign-
ing the highest-priced free
agent or going on a spending
spree doesn’t usually equal
wins in January or February.
For example, take the Washing-
ton Redskins, for years a team
that seems to always “win”
the off-season bidding war for
high-profile free agents, but
also a team that hasn’t even
won a division title since 1999.
However, sometimes
bringing the right player onto
the right team can jumpstart a
franchise, as shown by the 2003
New England Patriots, who af-
ter a horrendous defensive per-
formance the previous season,
went into the off-season look-
ing to get physical on defense.
They signed former San Diego
Charger strong safety Rodney
Harrison and big-name line-
backer Rosevelt Colvin, for-
merly of the Chicago Bears.
In reality, though, most of
the time free agents are a hit-
or-miss game. The Patriots’
off-season that year was a mi-
crocosm of what free agency is
in the NFL. Rodney Harrison
was considered a malcontent,
a player said to have been on
his last legs and way past his
Three-peat: Rose named GNAC Goalie of the Week again
Dan Ryan
Journal Staff
Another week, an-
other goaltending hon-
or for Suffolk’s Jeff Rose.
On Monday, Rose was
named the GNAC Goalie of the
Week for the third straight week.
The Collinsville, Conn., native
went 2-0 on the week, running
the Rams’ win streak to a sea-
son-high five straight games.
Rose stopped 26 of the
28 shots he faced in a 3-2 win
over Becker College on Feb.
17, a win that put a bit of dis-
tance between the Rams and
Becker in the ECAC Northeast.
However, Rose wasn’t
February 24, 2010
prime. In New England, he must take into account the Pa- players whose contracts have roster. Take linebacker Adalius
ended up leading the number triots’ off-season moves over already expired or soon will. Thomas, for example. No re-
one defense in points allowed the course of the past two After slapping the franchise ally, someone please take him!
all the way tag on nose tackle He was dubbed the next Law-
to a Super Vince Wilfork, the rence Taylor by some, a player
Bowl cham- Patriots will owe who excelled in pass rushing
pionship. him $7.3 million and had the ability to drop into
He followed for the 2010 season coverage. The national media
that up with if the team doesn’t claimed that he was a hybrid,
the game- come to terms with the perfect Belichick defensive
clinching in- Wilfork on a long- player. Ever since intercepting
terception in term deal or de- the Chargers’ Phillip Rivers
the follow- cide to trade him. and returning it for a touch-
ing season’s Quarterback Tom down in the 2007 season’s sec-
Super Bowl Brady’s contract is ond game, he’s been a non-fac-
against the another one fans tor. That was his brief shining
Philadel- may be concerned moment in a Patriots uniform.
phia Eagles. with. Although all Another player the Patri-
However, signs seem to point ots could cut ties with this off-
the team to an extension, how season is wide receiver Randy
didn’t reap much will Brady end Moss. This isn’t to take any-
the desired up costing the team? thing away from Moss, who
dividends After the Colts’ Pey- is one of the greatest receivers
with Col- ton Manning was in league history, but he just
vin, who just given a rich isn’t physical. He’s the type
suffered a contract extension, of receiver who makes acro-
season-end- Brady may finally batic catches, but who recently
ing injury in want to break the can’t seem to beat his defend-
only the sec- bank. Player con- er, even in single coverage.
ond game of Photos property of Keith Allison/Wikicommons tracts have become In a perfect world, the Pa-
the season. like the new All-Pro triots will re-sign Wilfork, ex-
When he re- Re-signing Wilfork (top) and signing Tom Brady to a list: for many play- tend Brady’s contract, trade
turned the contract extension should be two of the Patriots' top pri- ers it’s not about the Thomas and sign both Peppers
following orities this offseason. money, it’s about and Dansby on defense and
season, Col- respect and having Owens to play opposite Moss.
vin was a solid contributor, but years. The team brought in the bragging right to say, “I’m However, in what has become
not the player he had once been. the likes of Deltha O’Neal and the highest paid at my posi- the Patriots’ typical off-season
So what do the Patriots Shawn Springs, while losing tion.” With three Super Bowl world the past two seasons,
need to do this off-season to key contributors Tedy Bruschi, championships and just two the team will trade Wilfork,
shore up an inconsistent of- Mike Vrabel, Richard Seymour, seasons removed from an NFL play cat-and-mouse with Brady
fense and sub-par defense? Be- and Harrison. The team has record 50 touchdown passes, and bring in mid to low-level
fore Patriots fans start dream- often looked to sub-par play- Brady will not come cheap. free agents. If it looks like a
ing about big name free agents ers, hoping to get lucky. Also, The Patriots also have a duck and quacks like a duck, it
like Julius Peppers, Karlos keep in mind that the Patriots lot of overpriced and under- usually ends up being a duck.
Dansby, or Terrell Owens, one have quite a few of their own producing players on their
done after the Becker game,
as he went out and made 31
Jeff Rose's stats for the 2009-2010 season
saves against Western New
GAA SAVE SAVES
England College on Feb. 21 in PERCENTAGE
what was a 3-2 Suffolk victory.
Two of the four goals Rose 2.66 .919 532
allowed over the course of
the week came on an oppo-
nent’s power play, and Rose WINS GOALS ALLOWED
has only allowed three even-
strength goals in the past three 11 56
Photo property of the Suffolk Athletics Dept.
games, all wins by the Rams.
The highest number of
goals Rose has allowed in a
game this year is four, which he and the Rams has generated a nothing more important in the tending Has Spurred Suffolk.
has only done three times (Nov. bit of publicity for the team, as postseason than a hot goalten- Rose finished the regu-
6, Nov. 21 and Feb. 3). Rose has they were mentioned in the on- der, suffice to say, you should lar season with a record of
given up two or fewer goals in line edition of the New England look no further than Suffolk for 11-7-3. The junior posted a
seven of the last eight games. Hockey Journal by Chris Carlson. a postseason dark horse,” wrote goals-against-average of 2.55
The recent play of Rose “If you believe that there’s Carlson in an article titled Goal- and a save-percentage of .919.
 PAGE 16
Vienneau a key part of Lady Rams' surprising success
Rookie point guard fitting right in during her first season at Suffolk
Matt West
Journal Staff
With five freshmen cur-
rently on the women’s basket-
ball team, there were certainly
lessons to be learned and expe-
rience to be gained as this past
season progressed. Despite the
reputation Suffolk has earned
for its women’s basketball pro-
gram and the work head coach
Ed Leyden has put in during
his 16 years with the team, it
would have been unrealistic to
set the bar too high and expect
another 20-win season from
such a young Lady Rams team.
However, the team
has succeeded on numer-
ous levels this year, and
so too has freshman point
guard Jacqueline Vienneau.
Hailing from Salem, N.H.,
Vienneau came to Suffolk ex-
pecting to play in a very com-
petitive conference. She knew
she would have her work cut out
for her, both fitting in with the
team and the school in general.
“All the of the schools I
was choosing from had a lot
to do with the reputation of
the women’s basketball pro-
Rams preparing for deep run in ECAC playoffs
Team will be the third-seed, open the tournament with a home game
Alex Mellion
Journal Staff
The Suffolk men’s hockey
team completed their regu-
lar season on Sunday with a
3-2 victory over Western New
England College. Their lat-
est win was their fifth in a
row and the team is hoping to
keep the momentum going as
they head into the ECAC play-
offs, which start on Sunday.
The team hasn’t lost a game
since Jan. 30, is 5-0-1 in their
last six games and is outscoring
opponents 24-13 in that span.
Two of the five wins were up-
sets against 17th ranked Curry
College (3-2 in overtime) and
13th ranked Wentworth (4-2).
“I think that the team’s play
of late will give us confidence
going into Sunday,” said head
February 24, 2010
gram, [and] as a plus Suffolk er room on the first day of prac- point in the season, no matter self. Working hard when no
is very well known for its busi- tice, this slight was plastered what happens from here on one is watching is what pro-
ness school, which was out, I believe that the success duces good stats and wins.”
suitable choice since that we have had shows just With only senior Laura
I am a entrepreneur- what I wanted to accomplish Thompson leaving after the
ship major,” said Vien- from the first day of practice. season, the Lady Rams have
neau. “The past success The other teams and coaches a lot to look forward to. With
of the women’s bas- in the league can now give us an impressive 14-11 record
ketball program and the respect and credit that we heading into conference tour-
Coach Leyden made deserve, much more than they nament play this week, the
Suffolk much more had during the preseason.” season can already be looked
appealing as well.” Having recently been at as a success, regardless of
“Going into the named GNAC Rookie of the what happens in the playoffs.
season I set goals for Week, Vienneau has been in "We are a young team and
myself,” she added. charge of leading the team’s we are only losing one senior
“I wanted to start and offense as the point guard. starter —although she will be
wanted to be a leader She is also leading the team missed on the court — we will
on the court. When in minutes played (30.8) and all be one year stronger, better
the game was on the is third on the team in points and more experienced,” said
line I wanted my per game (9.1). The awards Vienneau. “I am hoping for
teammates to be able have not gone unnoticed, and solid forward recruits and the
Photo property of the Suffolk Athletics Dept.
to rely on me to con- she has clearly appreciated injured players to be healthy
trol the game the way every minute of this season. and ready to go for the future
Suffolk likes to play.” Freshman point guard Jacqueline “I was really excited to get seasons. We should continue
Coming into the Vienneau is leading the Lady Rams in Rookie of the Week because to be a successful team and get
season, the team was minutes played (30.8) and is third on it made me feel that the hard better as each year goes on.”
projected by the confer- the team in points per game (9.1). work I had put in during the The program can expect a
ence’s coaches to finish practices and tough games re- lot from not only this young, tal-
last in the GNAC, as the ally paid off,” she explained. ented team, but from their tal-
Lady Rams received no respect on the wall for everyone to see. “Basketball is something that ented point guard as well, and
from the conference’s coaches. “This fired me up and I love and it has shaped me she is only just getting started.
According to Vienneau, who made me want to prove to the into the person that I am and The Lady Rams opened
went to Central Catholic High other teams in the league that I wouldn’t be me without it. the playoffs last night at Al-
School in Lawrence, Mass., we weren’t a last place team,” Playing well is something that bertus Magnus in a game that
when she walked into the lock- she said candidly. “At this I have always expected of my- ended too late for this edition.
coach Chris Glionna. “Play- “We had a very young superb play of goalie Jeff Rose. offensively and Rose has to
ing at our home rink in front team playing a very tough Rose finished the regular sea- keep up his solid play in net.
of our friends and family will schedule,” Glionna said. son with a .919 save percent- Glionna thinks that the road
be a great age and a goals to an ECAC Championship
m o t i v a t o r. ” against average may be a bit bumpy, but isn’t
An 8-4- of 2.66. With counting the Rams out just yet.
2 conference "I think that the team’s play of late numbers like “All the teams in the play-
record was that, Gilonna offs are good,” he said. “This
good enough will give us confidence going into thinks that is one of the best leagues in
for a third
place finish
Sunday. Playing at our home rink Rose deserves
“All-American
the country and you need
to play well every night.”
and guaran-
tees the Rams
in front of our friends and family consideration.”
The coach
The Rams have had little
trouble with the top-two teams
at least one will be a great motivator." also noted that in the ECAC, sporting a 1-0-
home play- his most im- 1 record against Curry (sec-
off game. proved players ond place) and a 1-1-0 record
The Rams didn’t exact- “However, that experience this season have been seniors against Wentworth (first place).
ly get off to a hot start, and had us ready for the league Pat Welch (team-leading 13 as- If the Rams can continue
were just 2-6-2 through their play in the second semester.” sists and 24 points) and Niles their torrid pace, then they
first 10 games. The turning Since winning the Cod Moore (team-leading 14 goals are poised to make a run
point in their season was win- Fish Bowl on Dec. 30, the and team-leading 25 points). at an ECAC championship.
ning their first-ever Cod Fish Rams have gone 7-4-1. In order to keep up the current The ECAC playoff pairings
Bowl tournament title and al- A big part of the team’s suc- hot streak, Moore and Welch haven’t been announced yet, and
lowed them to turn the corner. cess has been because of the have to continue to contribute will be released later this week.