The Suffolk Journal April Fools 2014

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VOLUME 74, #GDTWIF April 1, 2014 THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY • BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS  G H O S T  of Gle aso n A rch er  spooki ng Suf fol k Melsisa Harmon  Journal Mom On a cold, foggy Thursday afternoon, a Suffolk University student walked pensively down Temple Street rushing to class. Fred Jones, a sophomore and spirit major with a minor in phenomena put his studies to good use, as he could feel there was a presence on the brick-laden street. “Whhhhaaaatttt is happpeninnggg to my Uniivversittyyyy,” Knight heard echoing down the street. Chills  went up and down his spine, and suddenly, the Ghost of Gleason Archer was standing before him. Since that day, Gleason  Archer has been spooking around campus on a near- constant basis, making it known to students and faculty that he is displeased with Suffolk. Jones has had many conversations with Gleason, and sat down with The Suffolk Journal  to discuss what was said. is upset Suffolk put Fenton on the market,” Knight recalled. “He told me ‘Fenton is the heart and soul of this campus and 20 Somerset will never be to me what Fenton was.’” Other students have said Gleason gave them the same message. Senior Marucia said “Gleason told me he will haunt 20 Somerset for 100 years if Fenton gets sold.” Marucia said she has reason to believe Gleason is already haunting some parts of campus. “For years people have been spooked by ghosts in 10 West,” she said. “It’s definitely Gleason.” Gleason is also supposedly the reason students have been getting stuck inside elevators. Two students said they heard Gleason's voice while they  were trapped. Despite rumors that last  week’s evacuation of Donahue  was due to a steam leak, a university official and Marucia believe Gleason was just trying to have a little bit of fun. Students have described Gleason as about eight feet tall and “ghostly white and mostly President McCarthy caught taking classes at Emerson College Hank Moody Writer Extraordinaire McCarthy caught dining at Emerson last week The Suffolk Journal recently went undercover and discovered something surprising: President James “Jimbo” McCarthy has actually been taking night online/ hybrid courses at Emerson College. He has been taking these classes since fall 2013, and some people have attributed these classes as the reason why McCarthy loves hybrid courses so much. “I always thought it was because he just wanted to save money for the school,” said Professor Malory Archer, a close friend of McCarthy and the aunt of the late Gleason  Archer. “It’s surprising but also  very admirable that he wants to go back to school. Besides, Hybrid courses utilize the traditional method of teaching  while using technology and allowing students to learn from their own homes. These kinds of classes save everyone’s time and money, McCarthy has said. But the real surprise is  why McCarthy has been taking these classes, especially since he is already the president of a “I think he wants not only to re-live his college years but also to show the entire world that hybrid courses are the way to go,” said Harry Callahan, COO of an unidentified organization that lobbies the use of online courses. However, McCarthy seems to be enjoying his new academic career, making Mitt Romney and David Wyatt to speak at commencement Sam Homefries Melsisa Harmon Tag Team Champions Suffolk University announced Monday the former Governor and Presidential candidate Mitt Romney will deliver a joint commencement speech to Suffolk’s Class of 2014. “We are very excited to host Governor Romney this spring. We think his speech will be a wonderful final experience for this year’s graduating class, something they’ll always remember,” said University spokesman Ari Gold. In an interview with The Suffolk Journal,  Romney said he felt he had a lot of good advice to share with graduates. “I’m really excited about this speech,” Romney said. “It’s Photo by Flickr user DonkeyHotey Romney's ofcial campaign photo an honor to be invited, and I’m really happy to be speaking at Suffolk, even though,  you know, I graduated from Harvard,” Romney added with a slight tone of pompousness. “I feel like Suffolk’s graduates can learn a lot from a 15 minute mashup of anecdotes, motivational tips, and keys to success I’ve learned over my long career,” Romney said, noting he had “something for everyone to take away” from his speech, including LGBT students, female students, international students, and those who identified with the 99 percent. But mostly he wanted to speak to the hearts of those  who aspired to be in the 1 percent one day. “I just really wish, looking back, that my graduating class had a successful businessman  who could speak to those See MITT/WYATT page 2 Check out the latest news on Cafe Quattro pg. 7

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VOLUME 74 GDTWIF April 1 2014

THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS

GHOST of Gleason Archer

spooking Suffolk

Melsisa Harmon Journal Mom

On a cold foggy Thursdayafternoon a Suffolk Universitystudent walked pensively downTemple Street rushing to class

Fred Jones a sophomoreand spirit major with a minorin phenomena put his studiesto good use as he could feelthere was a presence on thebrick-laden street

ldquoWhhhhaaaatttt ishapppeninnggg to myUniivversittyyyyrdquo Knight heardechoing down the street Chills went up and down his spineand suddenly the Ghost ofGleason Archer was standingbefore him

Since that day Gleason Archer has been spookingaround campus on a near-constant basis making itknown to students and facultythat he is displeased withSuffolk

Jones has had manyconversations with Gleasonand sat down with The Suffolk

Journal to discuss what wassaid

ldquoGleason told me he hasemerged on campus because he

is upset Suffolk put Fenton onthe marketrdquo Knight recalledldquoHe told me lsquoFenton is theheart and soul of this campusand 20 Somerset will never beto me what Fenton wasrsquordquo

Other students have saidGleason gave them the samemessage Senior Marucia saidldquoGleason told me he will haunt20 Somerset for 100 years ifFenton gets soldrdquo

Marucia said she hasreason to believe Gleason isalready haunting some partsof campus

ldquoFor years people havebeen spooked by ghosts in 10Westrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos definitelyGleasonrdquo

Gleason is also supposedlythe reason students have beengetting stuck inside elevators

Two students said they heardGleasons voice while they were trapped

Despite rumors that last weekrsquos evacuation of Donahue was due to a steam leak auniversity official and Maruciabelieve Gleason was just tryingto have a little bit of fun

Students have describedGleason as about eight feet talland ldquoghostly white and mostly

President McCarthy caughttaking classes at Emerson College

Hank MoodyWriter Extraordinaire

McCarthy caught dining at Emerson last week

The Suffolk Journal

recently went undercoverand discovered somethingsurprising President JamesldquoJimbordquo McCarthy has actuallybeen taking night onlinehybrid courses at EmersonCollege

He has been taking theseclasses since fall 2013 andsome people have attributed

these classes as the reason whyMcCarthy loves hybrid coursesso much

ldquoI always thought it wasbecause he just wanted tosave money for the schoolrdquosaid Professor Malory Archera close friend of McCarthy andthe aunt of the late Gleason Archer ldquoItrsquos surprising but also very admirable that he wantsto go back to school Besideseveryone at Suffolk wants tobe at Emerson anywayrdquo

Hybrid courses utilize thetraditional method of teaching while using technology andallowing students to learn fromtheir own homes These kindsof classes save everyonersquos timeand money McCarthy has said

But the real surprise is why McCarthy has been takingthese classes especially sincehe is already the president of auniversity

ldquoI think he wants not onlyto re-live his college years butalso to show the entire worldthat hybrid courses are the wayto gordquo said Harry CallahanCOO of an unidentifiedorganization that lobbies theuse of online courses

However McCarthy seemsto be enjoying his newacademic career making

Mitt Romney and David Wyattto speak at commencement

Sam Homefries

Melsisa Harmon

Tag Team Champions

Suffolk Universityannounced Monday the formerGovernor and Presidentialcandidate Mitt Romney willdeliver a joint commencementspeech to Suffolkrsquos Class of2014

ldquoWe are very excited to hostGovernor Romney this springWe think his speech will bea wonderful final experiencefor this yearrsquos graduating

class something theyrsquoll alwaysrememberrdquo said Universityspokesman Ari Gold

In an interview with The

Suffolk Journal Romney saidhe felt he had a lot of goodadvice to share with graduates

ldquoIrsquom really excited aboutthis speechrdquo Romney said ldquoItrsquos

Photo by Flickr user DonkeyHotey

Romneys ofcialcampaign photo

an honor to be invited and Irsquomreally happy to be speaking

at Suffolk even though you know I graduated from

Harvardrdquo Romney added witha slight tone of pompousness

ldquoI feel like Suffolkrsquosgraduates can learn a lotfrom a 15 minute mashupof anecdotes motivationaltips and keys to success Irsquovelearned over my long careerrdquoRomney said noting he hadldquosomething for everyone totake awayrdquo from his speechincluding LGBT studentsfemale students internationalstudents and those whoidentified with the 99 percent

But mostly he wanted tospeak to the hearts of those who aspired to be in the 1percent one day

ldquoI just really wish lookingback that my graduating classhad a successful businessman who could speak to those

See MITTWYATT page 2

See GLEASON page 2 See MCCARTHY page 2

Check out the

latest news on

Cafe Quattro

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Suffolk gone wild dorms now to house pets

Hallie Pea-Body Journal Zoologist

The Residence Halls ofSuffolk University consistentlystress to their residents theimportance of ldquocreating acommunityrdquo and are nowseeking to expand thatcommunity to the animalkingdom

The central office forResidence Life and HousingRLH released a statement last week on the matter which saidldquoHere at Suffolk we strive toaccommodate all needs of ourresidents We have decided toexpand this mission and inviteour residentsrsquo furry friendsto become a part of our on-campus communityrdquo

Students who wish tobring their pets with themon campus will be requiredto fill out separate housingforms For incoming freshmanthese forms will be includedin their acceptance packetsFor sophomores the processbecomes slightly moredifficult

On-campus lottery numbers

will now be generated to botheligible students and pets

This is good news for studentsbecause if their pets get ahigher lottery number thanthem they can then profitfrom their petrsquos good fortune

In addition students canapply for Living LearningCommunities or LLCs withtheir pets To accommodatemore exotic creatures such assalt water fish pythons anda rumored rhinoceros theMiller residence hall will beundergoing construction onseveral parts of the buildingthroughout the summer

ldquoHere at Suffolk weaccommodate it allrdquo auniversity spokesanimal said

This policy will benefitpremature cat ladies and

amateur dog whisperers alikeHowever all students withsevere allergies will either beforced to seek out off-campushousing or simply withdrawfrom the University

As for commuter studentsSuffolk will also be renovatingsections of 73 Tremont to makeroom for an all-day animal daycare for those commuters who just canrsquot seem to part withtheir four legged companions A student commented onthe plans last week sayingldquoSuffolk has always been aschool focused on diversity Byinviting animals into the mix wersquore really performing an act

of social justicerdquo

Operation Cut Down on Everythingbegins on campus

Daria Morgendorffer Journal Cynic

This past school year Suffolkimplemented ldquoOperation PaperCutrdquo which allows students toprint out an allotted 500 pagesper semester by using $25provided by the school on theirSuffolk RAM ID Card Startingfall of 2014 Suffolk University will be introducing ldquoOperationCut Down on Everythingrdquo It will encourage students to beall mindful all the time

Operation Cut Downon Everything will requirestudents to use only 500 sheetsof toilet paper per semestertheir rollover sheets can be

utilized at their discretionduring the spring of 2015

Students occupyingSuffolk dorms will beallowed 800 kilowatt hoursof light per semester Oncethey surpass this amountthey will be encouragedto use wax pillar candles A spokesperson for Suffolksaid ldquoWe want to be pioneersof not using thingsrdquo

Librarian Agilda Kuqi saidldquoIn order to cut down on tuitioncosts these are processesthat we need to adapt Wersquod

appreciate the cooperationand understanding of ourstudents during this periodof adjustmentrdquo In actualitytuition is excluded from theoperation

Suffolk Universityprofessors have also agreedthat students should cut downon the words they choose tospeak during class

Professor Solange Knowles

said ldquoWersquore encouraging

students to choose their words wisely Although thesaying goes lsquotherersquos no suchthing as a stupid questionrsquo weknow thatrsquos not true This willencourage students to thinkbefore they speakrdquo

Students have beenboth outraged and totallysupportive of Operation CutDown on Everything

Sophomore Hiles Malpinesaid he supports not speakingup in class but cuttingnecessities like toilet paperand lights is just out of the

questionldquoI donrsquot really care about

what my classmates have tosayrdquo he said ldquobut I do careabout how much toilet paper we all have Thanks Obamardquo

As you can see the themeof Operation Cut Down onEverything is efficiency Sochoose your words toiletpaper and wattage use wiselySuffolk

One student payingfor toilet paper in

Donahue Tuesday

Two Republicans will excite at commencement

From MITTWYATT page 1

of us dreamed about beingmillionaires and taking entirecompanies and industries bystorm one dayrdquo he added wistfully

Also the lone Republican inlast yearrsquos Boston Mayoral race will speak at commencementtoo

David Wyatt will speakfollowing the wondrous wise words of Mittens

ldquoWe thought Wyatt would be great for a Suffolkcommencement speechbecause he represents theunderdogrdquo Gold said ldquoMostSuffolk students wish they went to Emerson whichreflects Wyattrsquos loneliness asthe sole Republican that bid

for Mayor of BostonrdquoOfficials could barely get a

hold of Wyatt to confirm him asa speaker for commencementThe Boston Globe could hardlyeven get him for an interviewduring the mayoral battle

However The Suffolk

Journal was able to get Wyatton the phone for a very quickinterview this morning

ldquoI plan to stun the crowd with silence and very shortsentencesrdquo he said After that

a reporter was not sure if the

Journal phone dropped thecall or if that was all Wyatthad to say

When asked abouthosting two Republicans ascommencements speakers ina liberal city Gold refused tospeak on the record

At press time EmersonCollege Suffolkrsquos archrivalannounced that PresidentBarack Obama will be deliveringthis yearrsquos commencementspeech at Emerson

Photo by Ally Thibault

Wyatt would not even

allow a Journal

photographer to see

his face

transparentrdquoWhen off the topic of

haunting campus Gleasonhas told students he wantsthe theme of the octopusback at Suffolk UniversityGleason told a group ofstudents in the SuffolkUniversity Common that he would like it better if thecurrent plan for 20 Somerset was scrapped and insteadthey shaped the buildinglike an octopus the ldquoway healways envisioned a world-class universityrdquo

Since he is back fromthe grave Gleason hopes totake a few of Sir PresidentMcCartneyrsquos night hybridclasses and create a ghosthunting club

Monday evening The

Suffolk Journal sat down with an Ouija board andtried to talk with GleasonThey had to use candles

because they have usedmore electricity than theuniversity would allowunder Operation Cut Downon Everything

ldquoOoOoOoOoO HelloJournalrdquo chimed Gleasonafter 15 strenuous minutes with the board Gleasongabbed about the good oldtimes at Suffolk Universityand said students shouldkeep an ear out for him oncampus

friends with several Emersonalumni and students

In his short stay at Emersonhe has become one of the morepopular kids at school once voted as the ldquoHottest Hunkrdquo attheir Thanksgiving ball

ldquoJimbo is one of those guys who come in to class late but whenever the professors tryto test him he always windsup on toprdquo said Cyril FiggisMcCarthyrsquos classmate and best

friendBut some have questioned

McCarthyrsquos decision to go toschool One of those opposedto his tenure at Emerson isnone other than Don Draperthe man in charge of Suffolkrsquosnew advertising campaign tobroaden the universityrsquos reach

ldquoI think itrsquos very strangefor him to want to advertiseSuffolk but choose to takeclasses at Emerson Itrsquos very counterproductiverdquo

From GLEASON page 1

McCarthy is learning a lot

at Emerson From MCCARTHY page 1

said Draper ldquoThis wasnrsquotdiscussed in the meeting andis frustrating but you haveto respect a man who will do what he wants when he wantstordquo

The presidentrsquos performancein his classes should beexpected to be excellent sincehe expects that from everystudent at Suffolk

ldquoIrsquove never met a betterstudent than Mr McCarthyrdquo

said Professor Krieger roboticsprofessor at Emerson ldquoEverysingle time I ask a question he would be ready to answer anditrsquos always the right answerrdquo

McCarthyrsquos integrity issomething that has never beenquestioned and when askedabout his classes he gave a very concise answer

ldquoI want to learn more abouthybrid courses and Irsquom just wicked smartrdquo said McCarthy

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INTERNATIONAL

After 12 years of offering the American college experienceto students in West AfricaSuffolk Universityrsquos campus inDakar Senegal closed in 2011Now after finding more than$12 million in the schoolrsquosbudget Sir President PaulMcCartney announced that thecampus will re-open for thefall 2017 semester

ldquoI wasnrsquot here at the timebut it is sad that the studentsof Dakar lost their version of

Suffolkeven though a lackof interest was noted for itsclosing a few years backrdquo saidMcCartney ldquoIrsquove played somany gigs in Dakar and I knowthat their student population will be thrilled to hear of thecampusrsquo re-openingrdquo

Professor and NBA playerKenyon Martin is excitedto take his students back toSuffolkrsquos West African campusas soon as he can ldquoI used totake students there in thesummer for a photographycourse and everyone always

had such a great timerdquo Martinsaid ldquoA former student ofmine actually Billy Batsonone of his photos from thecourse won the 2010 Rammy

Suffolk to re-open Dakar campusT Jefferson Trout

Journal Staff

The breaking news tookover the internet as two ofthe worldrsquos favorite historicalfigures Elvis Presley and HugoChavez were found at a Cubanresort allegedly practicing torelease an album togetherThe news went viral as fansand political supporters ofPresley and Chavez were indisbelief that their idols whothey thought were dead weresimply planning a publicitystunt

Conspiracies have come tolight on the death of both of

them prior to this revelationPresley who was believed tohave died of an overdose wasrumored to have been hiredby the DEA to fight againstthe use of harmful drugs inthe US according to Elvis-is-Alivecom and had joinedforces with the FBI to fightthe worldrsquos most wanted druglords

In an exclusive interview with The Suffolk Journal Presley now 79 years old

dismissed those rumours asfalse

ldquoAh suspicious mindsrdquoPresley said

His reason for wanting toldquodisappearrdquo from the world was because of a sudden pelvicsurgery that he knew wouldend his career

ldquoAfter my surgery I spentfive months at HeartbreakHotelrdquo Presley said ldquoThen Idecided to come to Cuba andfight against communismrdquo

Chavez was rumored tohave faked his death and beenhiding in Cuba since his closerelations with President RaulCastro are known The rumorsturned out to be in fact trueHe is also aiding Presleyrsquos

efforts to fight communismldquoPeople think Irsquom being a

hypocrite because Irsquom helpingElvisrdquo Chavez said ldquoBut thetruth is I just want to liveout my dream of being a starWhen I started my TV showlsquoAlo Presidentersquo I knew thatthe spotlight singing anddancing were for merdquo

Chavez used that show todiscuss his political agenda as well entertain the viewers withguest appearances according

to BBC Their band Los Difuntos

in the Ghetto will release itsfirst single ldquoAinrsquot Nothing Buta Communistrdquo this summerThey also plan to have a worldtour but will not release thedates until later this yearThey did however announcethat their first stop will be inBoston at no other place thanthe Modern Theater of SuffolkUniversity Their final stop will be at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas

ldquoViva Las Vegasrdquo Presleysaid

ldquoWe are excited to showall of the material that wehave been working on for solongrdquo Chavez added ldquoI think

this tour will be successfuland hopefully it can helpElvis spread his word againstcommunismrdquo

Los Difuntos plan tocontinue rehearsing in Cuba where President Castro issometimes seen visiting themduring band practice Castrothey claim asked to be in theband but they respectfullyrejected

ldquoI donrsquot want to get allshook up with his politicsrdquo

Presley saidTo get tickets to see

Los Difuntos visit wwwl o s d i f u n t o s I T G c o m

or follow the hashtaglosdifuntosatsuffolk for thelatest updates

Chavez and Elvis spotted at Cuban beach togetherplan to form a band and perform at Suffolk

Mani Darrero Journal Staff

Award for best photographrdquoSophomore Cosmo Kramer

is excited to sign up for Martinrsquossummer course when it startsup Martin explained thatsince the Dakar campus closeddown he has been bringing

his students to New York inthe summer to photograph the

Knicksrsquo summer league gamesldquoIrsquove had fun doing thesummer league stuff but Irsquovenever been to Dakar that will be exciting Kenyon is an

awesome professor so I knowIrsquoll learn a lot Wersquore actually

working on a business venturetogether making a brassierefor menrdquo

Junior Ferris Bueller studiedhis first two years at Suffolk

in Dakar but had to transferto Boston after the closure

ldquoBoston is great and all donrsquotget me wrong but it wouldhave been nice to be able tospend another year at thecampus It was so much morelaid back The administrationnever even confronted meabout my several sick days Iracked up every monthrdquo

The old buildings that wereused for the Dakar campus were sold and abandoned but were not demolished after theschoolrsquos closure McCartneyhad Suffolk buy back thebuildings from the real estateagency the school sold it to

Vandelay IndustriesldquoVandelay unfortunately

tripled its asking price sincethe university sold it but withthe extra money I have foundI was able to barter a deal toget them backrdquo

With the Dakar campusbuildings back in Suffolkpossession the universityhas hired a local constructioncompany to get them up tocode after being abandonedfor two years

ldquoIf all things go accordingto plan therersquos no reason that

we can have the campus backup and running in time for fallclasses in 2017rdquo McCartneyboldly proclaimed

Photo courtesy of Kenyon Martin

A Suffolk Dakar building prepares for re-opening

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The unfolding situation inthe Ukraine and specifically

Crimea has kept peoplearound the world captivatedfor months It has pittedRussia against the American-lead West in a showdownreminiscent of the Cold WarLeaders from both sides havetaken jabs at each otherand accusations of illegallyinterfering in the affairs of asovereign country have alsocome from both sides

A new hope for a diplomaticresolution was offeredearlier this week when theKremlin and the White Houseannounced a joint purchase of

a resort in the Crimea Whilethe peninsula has alwaysbeen a prime vacation spotfor wealthier Russians anaction of this magnitude isunprecedented

The deal was reportedlystruck between the two parties when they realized howridiculous they appeared onthe world stage badly hidingtheir geo-political aspirationsbehind thin veils of ldquosavingdemocracyrdquo or ldquoprotectingminority rightsrdquo

ldquoWe decided that enough

was enough and it was timeto come clean about ourintentionsrdquo a White Housespokesperson said ldquoNow that we are no longer lying aboutour interests in Ukraine itshould be OK with the peoplerightrdquo

While the move signalsa step towards cooperationit may be rash to jump toconclusions

ldquoNow let me be clearrdquoObama said in his first pressconference since the purchaseldquoThis is in no way a move ofcapitulation by the United

States American officials willhave first priority access to theresortrdquo Obama went on to citeseveral specific ldquoresort rulesrdquoincluding a rule that wouldallow only American officialsin the resort hot tub after 10pm

ldquoWho closes a resort hot tubat 10 pmrdquo Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the pressin his public statement aboutthe purchase ldquoOh wellrdquo hecontinued ldquoWe can let the Americans have fun on theresort We have the rest of

the peninsula all to ourselvesnowrdquoPutin said he would

probably not visit the resortciting several grandiosecomplexes around the countryhe already owns But he didhint at the possibility ofa visit when his Americancounterpart eventually comesif only to challenge the hot tubrule ldquoHersquos been weak on Syria weak on Ukraine but perhapsthe third time will be a charmrdquo

Batty Mee Journal Staff

Governments of America Russia to purchase Crimean resort

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

President Obama and formerSecretary of State

Hillary Clinton tour the site of thefuture resort

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Obama rebuffs Putins hot tub challenge

Putin saidOther high ranking Russian

officials expressed a degreeof apathy towards the resortldquoI may end up visitingrdquo saidRussian foreign ministerSergey Lavrov ldquoBut so help meGod I will not come within athousand miles of the resortif that nerd Kerry is thererdquo inan open jab at his Americancounterpart

American officials weremore excited about the recentdevelopments Vice PresidentJoe Biden presided over

Mondayrsquos meeting of the USSenate in a golf shirt and shortssunglasses and a bucket hatUpon concluding the meetinghe announced he would bepermanently moving his officeto the resort from whichhe could communicate withCongress via videochat ldquoSurfrsquosup brahrdquo Biden exclaimed ashe left the podium ldquoThank GodIrsquoll never have to sit throughone of those State of the Unionthings againrdquo

Some American officials were more subtle in theirreactions Secretary of StateJohn Kerry said he was excitedabout the resort but as heexited his interview mutteredunder his breath ldquoI canrsquotbelieve I have to go to Russiato get some peace of mind Ofall placesrdquo

While the purchase of theresort is a step in the rightdirection it by no means signalsthe end of the crisis Will aluxurious resort be a betternegotiating environment than

a hot stuffy UN meetingroom Or will living in suchclose quarters only makethings worse Only time willtell History tells us that ittook Fascism one of the mostheinous government systemsever concocted to unite thesetwo vastly different societiesMaybe this time all it will takeis a couple of pairs of jet skisand some fine Russian caviar

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OPINIONSuffolkSaidNo A Harsh but Necessary Lesson

March and April are thetwo months where highschool seniors and hopefultransfers begin to hear backfrom colleges Each studenthopes to hear that they havebeen accepted to the schoolsthey applied to but as anyone who has gone through theprocess knows that is notalways the case This yearSuffolk University has takena blunt and upfront approachregarding its decisions onapplicants The schoolrsquosapproach has been prettysimple if an applicant has

been accepted they receivea letter in the mail with yellow letters on the outsidethat read ldquoSuffolkSaidYesrdquoIf the applicant didnrsquotget in the outside readsldquoSuffolkSaidNOrdquo written inred letters

ldquoItrsquos just not nice Beingrejected is harsh enough whyis our school choosing to rubit in when mailing those poorcollege kidsrdquo said Suffolksophomore Churrita Chan

My thoughts on Chanrsquosopinion Shut up College is

all about preparing studentsfor the real world Therersquos nobetter time to start than whenletting students know theirfate with a college

Itrsquos time that colleges toldtheir applicants straightRejection letters should mapexactly why the student didnrsquotget in If their SATs weredreadful tell them If theircollege essay sounds like a firstgrade book report tell them

Joe Sly Journal Rapper

You see that It says NO

No more of this ldquowe had

so many talented applicantsthe most in school historyrdquononsense Whoever came up with this excuse was a geniusliar Next year I hope otherschools follow in Suffolkrsquosfootsteps and give applicants aharsh taste of the real worldTell them right off the bat thatthey didnrsquot get in and the letterinside explains where they fellshort

ldquoWersquore not going to make

any money off the rejected

ones anyways it just seems likea no-lose situation to be frank with themrdquo said universityspokesman Sterling ArcherldquoIf we have time when writingthese letters sometimes we will even refer the lsquonon-acceptedrsquo as we call them tolocal community collegesrdquo

In college students haveto deal with loans finding anapartment paying their ownbills and balancing class work

and leisure time Regardless of

which school they go to they will learn that the real worldcan be a tough one at times It just makes sense to slap soon-to-be college kids with thisreality from the get-go

Suffolk has startedsomething that I hope will berevolutionary If a student islucky enough to be acceptedto a university they should beshowered with congratulationsas many schools already do But

when they donrsquot get in therersquos

no reason to sugar-coat thingsThe applicants might not seeit at first but when they lookback a few weeks after gettingtheir rejection letters they will realize Suffolk did them afavor by being so in-depth andup front as to why they wonrsquotbe coming to the school with aheart in the heart of a city nextsemester

Suffolk is actually like super-duper affordable

When I got the email fromthe President McCarthyrsquos officeon next yearrsquos tuition raise it was difficult to hide my smilefor the rest of the day The week after when I got an esti-mate of what my financial aidpackage was going to look likeit was impossible not to be-lieve I was the luckiest college

student that ever lived Tuition went up and naturally my fi-nancial aid decreased Whatmore could I ever ask for

Most people would be up-set at this but this is an op-portunity for personal growthCollege is a time to transi-tion from the young carefree(read debt-free) life to adult-hood and learning to live ina budget regardless of howsmall that is only enhancesthat experience If you live on

campus you above all otherstudents should not be com-plaining Thanks to Suffolkrsquosscrumptious mandatory mealplan you will always have ac-cess to the food at our din-ing halls so you do not haveto worry about going hungrySure it might be a bit priceyand a side of citrus and grapesmight raise your total to thesame price as a meal for two atPanera but you are on BeaconHill duh If you do not like itplease do us all a favor and

take your savage self to anyother university in Boston where their dining halls arebig significantly less expen-sive non-Beacon-Hill buffetsOr Emerson if you do not feellike walking that far

In addition to the envi-able meal plan our residencehalls (donrsquot you dare call themdorms) are excellent optionsOur security guards will al- ways be at the doors ready togreet you with a smile ask you

about your day and fill you with positive vibes Just makesure you always have your stu-dent ID with you because theyget upset if you forget it andthey have to put their phonedown to look you up in thesystem Also our elevators getstuck occasionally but thinkabout it this way if you gettrapped in there with some-one it is the perfect opportu-nity to make a new friend andtalk about how in 2012 ourresidence halls ranked sixth-

most expensive in the nationaccording to CampusGrotto

ldquoI am so honored to live ina residence hall that is recog-nized nationwiderdquo freshmanPoore Ann Indebtforev saidRemember you are on BeaconHill

The tuition increase wasthe lowest it has been in thepast 39 years according to theemail from the presidentrsquos of-fice and the cost for living on-campus and the meal plans did

not change a bummer becauseI think we could take out allthose pretentious NYC collegesand get to the top of Campus-Grottorsquos list if we tried hardenough

ldquoI hope we keep this trenduprdquo Indebtforev said ldquoMy par-

Mani Dannero Asst Intl Editor

ents were worried that they wouldnrsquot have to use up allof their savings to pay for myeducation and that is why Ichose to come to Suffolkrdquo

Photo courtesy of ickr user Tax Credits

Poore Ann Indebtforev shows all the money shesaved at Suffolk

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SPORTS

Suffolk Baseball fails to record a hit in Tee Ball exhibition

JarvisExotic Dancer

One of the hardest things todo in sports is to win as a teamand the Suffolk Universitybaseball team showed just thatas they struggled to play in anexhibition game

The Rams had theirdouble-header against Lasellpostponed due to rain butthat did not stop the teamfrom playing baseball

In a rare exhibition gameduring the regular season theRams had the umpires get theequipment manager VirgilRomanov to bring out thesolution

A tee ball standThat meant for nine

innings 27 at-bats the tee ballstand pitched a perfect game

ldquoI have never seen anythinglike itrdquo said Romanov whobrought the tee ball stand fromhis home country of DenmarkldquoIn my country we played witha tee ball stand it is the bestplayer money can buyrdquo

Romanov witnessed the teeball stand who he reportedly

named ldquoMike Honchordquo stand

stiff to not allow a single hitThe final batter of the game

made contact with the ball buthit it foul four times Feelingthe pressure he took one finalbig swing and missed the ballcompletely to record the finalout of the game

With no extra innings ina exhibition game the gameended in a tie but everyoneknew the winner was noneother than ldquoMike Honchordquohimself

ldquoIt was crazy old MikeHoncho showed a lot of heartrdquosaid Romanov ldquoAmericansthink they know sports but itis just like lsquowho are yoursquordquo

ldquoPeople get intimidatedsometimes by playing tee ballthey say the hardest thing todo in sports is to hit a baseballI was so happy to witness thistoday it was filthyrdquo

The Rams will continue toplay more conference gamesthis upcoming week hoping tocontinue their success The teeball stand is currently doingthings like being an inanimateobject

Photo by Flickr user catd_mitchell

In my country we played with a tee ball stand it is the

best player money can buy

Mens tennis recieve three doubles-spots in Wimbledon 2014

Pete Sampras Journal Contributor

The Suffolk menrsquos tennisteam was recently contactedby Wimbledon officials withan offer the rams could not

refuse The rams initiallygot the attention of the ATP (Associates TennisProfessionals) organizersback in 2012 when they wontheir fourth consecutiveGNAC Championship The ATPthought that this was such anoutstanding achievement thatthey deserved not just a NCAAspot but the best of the bestndash 3 spots in the prestigiousWimbledon tournament Alsothe ATP felt so bad for RamapoCollege never won a GNACChampionship prior to 2013 so

they told the Rams to play badon purposeThe deal that the tennis

Rams accepted was thefollowing if the Rams were willing to lose the 2013 GNACtitle on purpose they wouldget three automatic doubles-spots for the first round of theWimbledon 2014 tournamentIt did not take the rams longto figure out what they wantedmore ndash a five consecutiveGNAC Championship or three

Wimbledon doubles spots Thetennis guys decided to go forthe Wimbledon doubles titleand so they let Ramapo win5-4 in the 2013 GNAC final that was closely observed by RodgerFederer who was dressed as amiddle-aged college professorWhile he was pretending to

be the father of one of theplayers he was in fact makingsure that the Rams would letRamapo College win to getthe Wimbledon spots Federerlater said

ldquoIt was so obvious to me thatthe Rams could beat Ramapoany given day Suffolk didreally well pretending like theyplayed their best ndash not only arethey great tennis players but very talented actors as wellrdquoFederer reported to the Daily

Mirror

As the Suffolk team is veryexited for the summer and thebig tournament they alreadyfeel like the 2014 GNAC title isin the house The Wimbledon was only about losing the 2013championship on purpose butit did not say anything about winning the 2014 title Theteam will keep practicing inthe summer leading up toWimbledon and hope to takehome the trophy This is thefirst time ever that a collegeteam will play in the world

famous professionaltournament In factthis is a historicachievement becauseno other college teamhas ever performed ina professional tennistournament becauseit is against the rules

ndash but with a little helpfrom Federer the rules were bended in thiscase

Being a life longRam Supporter and aSuffolk Alumni class of2004 Federer doublemajored in biologyand philosophy ldquoI will always supportmy Alma matter andI am very exited tosee how far the menrsquostennis team can goin the Wimbledontournamentrdquo Federertold BBC at a pressconference

Surely the rams willtake the Wimbledontitle this summer andbe promoted from DIIIto DI in the spring2015 semester

Lets win thatWimbledon title Rams

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

Beacon Hills Red Hat voted bestbar for students in the Hub

Melsisa Harmon Journal Staff

This yearrsquos Best of theHub results are alreadyout according to MayorTom Menino and BostonrsquosRed Hat Cafe is taking thebest restaurant award

ldquoI could feel it comingrdquoRed Hat owner Mike Donovansaid with tears in his eyesldquoThis is such an honor to meand all the attractive womenon staffrdquo For the recordhe was wearing a red hat

Noted in the popular

Beacon Hill barrsquos award was the Hatrsquos timely serviceand delectable entrees

Award officials saidldquoalthough the nachos getdrippy and soggy itrsquos greatthat you can choose to havethem with or without chickenrdquo

The fried picklesreceived a best of showaward for midnight snack

ldquoI only buy the very bestpicklesrdquo said Donovan whois proud his dark small jointbeat out all the popularrestaurants in the North End

The Red Hat is normally visited by random businesspeople an occasional personfrom the big building downthe street that has the golddome and groups of Suffolkstudents who wonrsquot look ateach other Sometimes theHat brings in sports fans andon ever rarer occasions peopleplay the deer hunting arcade

ArtsBRIEF

Holographic Micheal Jackson sets off

on test-tour to promote new album

game on the bottom floor

ldquoItrsquos a real eclectic grouprdquoDonovan said ldquoI think themix of people keeps the Hatalive and the kitchen pumpingout our five star mealsrdquo

In order to keep up itstitle through 2014 Donovansaid he will extend the menuto breakfast He plans toserve breakfast sandwichesand only sugary cereals for

prices that are competitive

with other area food jointsincluding Capitol Coffeeand the Derne Street Deli

Donovan also hopesto employ more Suffolkstudents at the Red Hat

ldquoWhy just have a degreefrom Suffolk on yourresume when you can say you worked for the bestrestaurant in Bostonrdquo he said

Photo courtesy of Red Hats Twitter Account

Cafeacute Quattro has promising plans to reopen on campus

Tara Palmeri Journal Staff

The formerly popular pizzaplace Cafeacute Quattro may beback in business near Suffolksoon The restaurant waskicked out of its locationnext to Miller Hall in 2012to make room for CarrieNation ndash an upscale joint thatstudents can probably neverdream of affording a meal at

But despair no longer

Suffolk students Quattro andits famous pizza are hopingto find a new home in theFenton building The twoalumni who founded Quattrosaw that the university placedFenton on the market and were instantly intriguedThe real estate value ofFenton is assessed at about$9 million by the city ofBoston and is clearly far toolarge of a space for just onelittle pizza place to inhabit

(but it needs your help)Through tribulations thesefacts havenrsquot stopped Quattrorsquosquest for a home at Suffolk infact these obstacles have onlyinvigorated the entrepreneurialspirit of the two businessmenTo raise the funds neededto buy the buildingQuattro has launched aKickstarter campaign

The heartwarming videoon its Kickstarter page recallsthe glory days of Quattro Itshows Suffolk students pacingin circles around dining halls

trying to decide which meallooks like the least disgustingto eat whenmdashsuddenlymdashtheyremember there is somewherebetter just down the street theycan go to for a great dinner

As the students in the video run out of Miller and150 towards the new Fentonlocation of Quattro a voiceoverexplains why Suffolk studentsshould donate to the campaign

ldquoWe at Cafeacute Quattro werealways here for you when you

needed us now be there for usrdquoThe video goes on to

explain that to fill the otherfive floors of Fenton thatthe restaurant doesnrsquot needQuattro wants to start aculinary school at Suffolkcalled ldquoLe Cordon Quattrordquo

The campaign hasbeen widely circulated onTwitter by business studentsand foodies on campususing LeCordonQuattro

ldquoI think it would be reallycool for Suffolk to have a

cooking schoolrdquo freshmanKimmy Daniels said ldquoIrsquod loveto have a cooking minor whilestudying business so I can openmy own restaurant one dayrdquo

Quattro is looking to raiseabout $20 million to buy thebuilding and found Le CordonQuattro Suffolk administrationhas declined to comment onthe proposal as they havea policy of not discussingongoing business deals

Photo courtesy of Cafe Quattro

A new album new songs and now a new concert Thelate Michael Jackson is still making his mark in the mu-sic world and now it has been officially announced thathe will host a tour that will be done by a hologram of thelate King of Pop Fans went crazy over the announcementthat his unreleased album Xscape would hit stores in May

Pop fans will be even more excited to hear about his newhologram tour titled Hologram in the Mirror The tour will fea-ture a singing and dancing hologram of Jackson and will evenfeature real dancers It is rumored that guest stars will appearon the tour as well to do duets with the hologram artists likeJanet Jackson Prince Eddie Murphy and possibly Vanilla Ice

The tour is rumored to hit Boston first at Fenway ParkThe tour is set for late October so if the Boston Red Soxare still alive in the playoffs they are most likely going to

move the game into the Boston Common baseball fieldMany people may recall the hologram of Tupac performing

at Coachella 2012 which inspired this tour The hologram ofTupac sang live on stage with Snoop Dogg causing the Califor-nia crowd to go wild after seeing the deceased rapper on-stage

Viewers after the show said it was like seeing aghost or angel appear to perform for them With theadvances in technology since 2012 Jacksons holo-gram will be even more advanced and life-like for fans

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s983156affSOUNDS

THE CHAINSMOKERS SELFIEBUT FIRST

- M ANI D ARRERO

H ALL amp O ATES

WHOLE O ATSI NEED TO FIND MY OATES

- D ARYL H ALL

2NE1CRUSH

WOMEN LOVE SOSA BUT SOSA LOVE K-POP

- CHIEF KEEF

WINGS

WINGS GREATESTBUY MY GREATEST HITS COLLEC-

TION - A CLASSIC- SIR PRESIDENT J AMES

MCC ARTNEY

W ARREN ZEVON

WEREWOLVES OF LONDON3 WS WHISKEY WEED

W ARREN ZEVON- H ANK MOODY

As springtime approachesand students anticipate theannouncement of SuffolkUniversityrsquos Annual SpringConcert the buzz aroundcampus is multiplying asstudents begin to comparerumors and confirmations tosolve whom the headliner will

be To confirm speculationndash MILEY CYRUS WILLBE HEADLINING SPRINGCONCERT 2014 Only ticketsales will determine howexcited students truly areabout the former Disney mogul who was chosen to perform

Following her show inBoston April 2 as confirmed with multiple inside sourcesCyrus is set to perform asecret ldquocollege-themedrdquo showfollowing her scheduling tour

The Boston stop on Cyrusrsquo40-city venture marks a tadover the halfway point of herpopular Bangerz tour as itcontinues on forward throughthe country Making a specialexception April 3 due to herfailed appearance at the JingleBall late December thanksto a snowstorm Cyrus willremain in the Hub overnightto perform a secret showat the intimate Sinclair thenight following her scheduledperformance

With openers includingSky Ferreia and Icona Popthe scheduled show has nearlysold out as Miley fans flock to

TD Garden Along with theseopeners who are finer tuned toa younger audience the secret

Miley Cyrus suprises students with spring concert

show will also consist of anopening act by Suffolkrsquos ownSir President James McCartneyand a reunion of his early-college band Wings

ldquoIrsquom really excited tomeet Miley with Wingsrdquo SirPresident told The Journal ldquoIrsquove always wanted to learnhow to twerkrdquo

Along with McCartneyformer Suffolk PresidentDavid Sargent will be makinga triumphant return to theBoston area as a member ofWings for the night ndash for apretty penny of course But allin the price of good fun right

ldquoThink whatever you wantabout him as a universityadministratorrdquo Sir McCartneysaid of bandmate D SargentldquoBut man can he singrdquo

VIP and general admission

tickets are available atDonahuersquos hub starting at amere $35-$45 for students with

Tara PalmeriCampus Breaking

NewsProfessional Adobe Suite Wizard

Office ArtistJournal

Staff

BAE BAEM Cyrus beat

reporterLA TimesEIC

Journal Staff

Possible Wings reunion tour also on the set list

Suffolk ID allowing studentsto purchase a maximum of anunexpected three tickets due tothe anticipated overwhelmingdemand for the show

Agreeing upon a secretshow it was decided thatdue to the properly suited venue the performance willbe open for sale to attendeesfrom other campuses with thesimple requirement of havingaccess to their student ID ata minimum of $115 Ticketprices rise as the young starletseems to generate excitementin her fans as she sharessnippets of each stop on thetour via her Instagram andTwitter accounts Tickets forstudents not attending Suffolk will not have access to VIP and will not have the opportunityto visit Rammyrsquos photobooth

being arranged for the SpringConcert attendees

To avoid general public

access and sticking to thetheme of a secret ldquocollegethemedrdquo show the breakingnews for Spring Concert has asmall amount of time to snagtickets before the set becomes yesterdayrsquos news Cyrus isanticipated to be available forphotos during a short periodof time for members with VIP lanyards only Bangerz tour merchandise will also beavailable for sale at both secretand scheduled shows

It is also rumored that Cyrus will be StayingAtSuffolkthis summer as the topic of anew hybrid course titled ThePsychology of Partying in theUSA The course will focuson the pinicale memorablemoments in Mileys careerincluding her divorce withLiam Hunkface and how Cyruss

history as a Disney starlet canseverly effect the mind

Photo below courtesy of Taras exclusive Hollywood sources -- Photo to right courtesy of BAE BAEs secret

M Cyrus insider sources

Les Mis coming soon to Suffolk Hugh Jackman toreprise role -- for cool small time practice

Bartleby LeScrivenerI Prefer not to

Les Miserables will nowbe coming to the Modern

Theatre The successfulBroadway show has playedacross almost the entire worldand will now face its biggestchallenge Suffolk University

The show will showcaseHugh Jackman AnneHathaway and Russell Crowe-playing Jean Valjean Fantineand Javert respectively- while Suffolk students willportray beloved characterslike Marius Eponine CosetteEnjolras and the other

characters from Victor Hugorsquosnovel of the same name

ldquoI think itrsquos time that weface a challenge like thisrdquosaid Vassili Stroganov one ofthe contenders for the role ofMarius ldquoI wish I got to play

Donnie Darko but I heardthe script for the Broadwayadaptation of that fantasticmovie is still in the worksrdquo

Also one of the challengesthat the university will face isthe amount of props that haveto be used to bring the bookto life and have the audienceactually feel like they werein early 19th century France

With the majority of theschool budget going to propsand design Suffolk University

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Derrickting

also has to figure out how topay the exorbitant salaries ofthe three Hollywood actorsnot to mention having tolook for space to make surethe actors are remindedthat they are special

ldquoWe might have to evictstudents from Miller Hall justto accommodate the threeactors and Mr Stroganovrdquosaid Marcy Runkle one ofthe people responsible forbringing the show to Suffolk

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

ArtsBRIEF

Phrasing is Back

MFA houses unique exhibit presenting

Molly Hubert Journal Contributor

The Boston Loves

Impressionists exhibit is nowon display at the Museumof Fine Arts displaying aselection collected over the years by dealers curatorsand collectors and now the works of local impressionistlovers During the month ofJanuary the museum madea list of Impressionist Post-Impressionist and related works and allowed peopleto vote online for 30 works

that would be added to thelong standing Impressionistexhibit at the museum

The very first crowdsourcedexhibit for the museumcollected over 40000 votesand is the work of EmilyBeeny the MFArsquos assistantcurator of European paintings

ldquoI think a lot of people votingare probably regular visitors SoI have faith in their judgmentrdquoBeeny told The Boston Globe ldquoOurs is an extraordinarycollection so whatever theychose will be compelling and

have a story to tell And Irsquoll beproud to hang it on the wallsrdquoBoston is no stranger to

Impressionist work Whilemany still scoffed at the freelybrushed whimsical style inthe late 1800s Bostonians were quietly amassing thelargest collection outside ofFrance where the genre wasestablished by painters likeMonet Renoir and DegasCollectors on Beacon Hill BackBay and Brookline were able tobuy work by these painters inthe 1870s and 1880s at bargainprices while more modern

and classical art were high in

Boston Loves Impressionists

popularity These pieces were

later sold or donated to the MFAto be seen by thousands uponthousands of art lovers today

Voters were able to selectfrom about 50 works from Jan6 to 26 Each week the museumpresented a new category ofpaintings ldquoOn the WaterrdquoldquoFrom the Landrdquo and ldquoOf thePeoplerdquo Although this is thefirst collection to be curatedin part by the public othermuseums have allowed visitorsto select art for exhibitionsThe Baltimore Museum of Art Chicago History Museumand Smithsonian American

Art Museum have all hosted

crowdsourcing events

The exhibit featuresldquoBostonrsquos top 10rdquo favoritepieces amongst the 30 selected Vincent van Goghrsquos ldquoHousesat Auversrdquo earned the most votes (4464) surprisinglytaking the lead over ClaudeMonet whose ldquoWater Liliesrdquocame in second Edgar DegasrsquosldquoLittle 14-year-old Dancerrdquothe only sculpture featured onthe voting list came in third

The top three paintings arehighlights at the very beginningof the exhibit Opening on Valentines Day the displayis set to run through May 26

Photo of Monets Water Lillies by Molly Hubert

Phrasing Is Back After nine episodes of the fifth seasonalso known as Archer Vice we heard the characters constantlymutter words with innuendo and forget that they weresupposed to call it out with one word ldquophrasingrdquo But asSterling Archer struggled to face the dictator whose wifehe had just shared a moment of passion CherylCarolCarinaCherlene yelled out the ever-classic Archer line

The episode began in usual Archer fashion they were alltogether in a cramp place and complaining about Rayrsquos drivingor flying And all of them ignored the simple fact that it was allout of his control With Sterling up to his usual shenaniganscausing a ruckus in the plane and successfully giving hisldquofriendsrdquo a heart attack while also leading them to success

The entire season Archer was constantly disappointedthat phrasing was no longer used always screaming outthe words ldquoAre we seriously not using phrasing anymorerdquo

Perhaps the use of phrasing was symbolic since themain characters are once again doing what they did best worst engaging in international affairs that could affectgovernments everywhere The first nine episodes saw the gangtry and fail to sell cocaine but now they have had relativesuccess selling guns that were apparently from the CIA

Whatever the show wants to do with its characters or whatevernew situations they want to put them in itrsquos safe to say that theshow will always be funny and phrasing can only help them

according to hit FX animation Archer

Photo courtsey of FX

John Collura talks about The Ataris ongoing legacyThomas Higgins

Journal Staff

Currently on a 10-yearanniversary tour for thealbum So Long Astoria The Ataris stopped by the BrightonMusic Hall on Saturday March29 This is the first time in10 years that this lineup has

played together After therelease of So Long Astoria the lineup of Kristopher RoeJohn Collura Mike Davenportand Chris Knapp disbandedamid internal conflict

Since then Roe hascontinued on under the nameThe Ataris with a number ofdifferent supporting membersSo Long Astoria is the bandrsquosbest selling release to this dayIt sold over 700000 copiesupon its release and has beencertified gold since It was

the bandrsquos first and only majorlabel release after signing withColumbia Records once itscontract with the independentlabel Kung Fu Records was up

Before the bandrsquos sold outshow The Journal sat down with guitarist John Collura totalk about the tour future plansand the legacy of The AtarisIn order to re-learn and

practice all of the songsoff So Long Astoria beforethe start of the tour themembers holed up and hadthree straight days of practice

ldquoIt was intimidating atfirstrdquo said Collura ldquoButit wasnrsquot too hard It wasmainly just figuring out thelittle things and deciding who would play each part

For Collura being a part ofthis tour is his way of tryingto preserve the legacy of aband that has gone through

many tumultuous patchesthroughout its existenceThere have been numerouslineup changes with theonly constant member beinglead singer and foundingmember Kristopher Roe

When questioned aboutall of the lineup changes theband has gone through sinceits peak success after the

release of So Long Astoria Collura said ldquoThe Atarisis no longer a band it is abrand Doing this tour is metrying to protect this brandrdquo

By continuing to tourunder the name he believesthat Roe is diminishing thename and brand of The Atarisand all of its past successes

ldquoKris is a very talentedsinger and what he needs todo is go out on his own anddo the solo stuffrdquo said Collura

While he isnrsquot necessarily

happy with what has happenedto The Ataris name by Roecontinuing to play and writeunder it he does recognizethat it is Roersquos band Collurais still very supportive of Roeand believes he can be justas successful as a solo artist

ldquoA Kristopher Roe soloalbum is something that I want to hearrdquo said Collura

ldquoI think his voice is just asgood as it was 10 years ago

We talked about thelegacy of the album So Long

Astoria and how it sounds 10 years after its initial release

ldquoIf it was released today it would do just as well as it didback thenrdquo said Collura ldquoI thinkthe album has held up really well over the past 10 years

The future of The Atarisis still up in the air at thispoint Once the tour endsthe plan is to go back to the

lineup that singer KristopherRoe had been playing withprior to the anniversary tour

ldquoIrsquom not really looking toplay in a band at this pointrdquosaid Collura when askedabout his personal future

However he did mentionthat he would have noproblem doing some off showsor the occasional festivaldates with the So Long

Astoria era Ataris lineup

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With Sundayrsquos softballconference game against AnnaMaria postponed the SuffolkUniversity Rams are eager toget out on the field and getthe first win in more than a week Posting a 4-12 recordso far this season it lookslike the team has been throwna serious curveball by theiropponents

With only two seniors on

the squad the team has beenlacking experience and thathas shown on the field It isimportant that both coachesand upperclassmen can find abetter way to integrate the sixfreshmen into the team

If everyone can learn to work well together it willcreate team unity which leadsto better results

Despite the weak start theseason is still young and thereis plenty of time for somehome runs Head coach JaclynDavis is not worried at all

ldquoI donrsquot think that our record

really shows the improvementthat we maderdquo said DavisldquoWe are much better than we were before and we have a lotof talent I feel confident thatthe results will get better Wehave worked really hard weare starting to put the piecestogetherrdquo

No reason to worry forDavis who has been in thesoftball world for a long timehaving played as a student

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

athlete for Post University Sherepresented the varsity collegeteam for four years

She earned the NationalFast pitch Coaches Associationhonors (NFCA) as an All- American Scholar AthleteDavis also earned an All- Academic selection by theCentral Atlantic CollegiateConference (CACC) for her2004-2007 seasons

Having that muchexperience with softballdefinitely helps with hercoaching

ldquoWe are a very young team

with six freshmen and foursophomoresrdquo said Davis ldquoIthink they have integrated well into the team They havedone well and quite a few havetaken on important startingrolesrdquo

Hopefully no moreraspberries for the Rams as theseason is becoming more andmore interesting to watch

The teams next double-header is April 2 against UMassBoston

ldquoWe didnrsquot play them last year but I think it is definitely

feasible to win that gamerdquoThis game is a non-conference match wherethe Rams have to really get working as a team beforethe important games againstSimmons on Friday The nextconference match is Fridayagainst Simmons College andhere the Rams have to show what they are really made of

Top The Suffolk Softball team gets ready for match

Bottom Coach Jaclyn Davis applauds her team

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Suffolk softball starts season slowlylooking to improve against UMass Boston

Suffolk baseball plays strong in first conference gamesCJ Haddad

Journal Staff

Over the past 10 years ithas been quite apparent thatSuffolk University baseball is aforce in the GNAC

Last season the Ramscaptured a shot to play in theGNAC Championship makingit the seventh straight yearthey have appeared in thechampionship game

The Ramrsquos 29-14 record in2013 earned them No 8 in NewEngland while the program forthe sixteenth year in a row has won at least 20 games

Every year the guys headdown to Florida for their ownspring training to enjoy the warm weather until having toplay in the brisk beginning ofspring in New England

The first five games in Florida were losses for the Rams butthey quickly responded withthree straight wins These

games are primarily againsttough opponents they usuallydo not play during the regularseason They finished (3-6) ontheir way to play Wheaton onMarch 21

The Rams tied Wheaton ina 12-inning affair and followedup by splitting a double-headeragainst Rhode Island CollegeThey were 4-7-1 coming into astretch of conference gamestheir first of the season

First the men would collecttheir fifth win of the year bydefeating Salem State by ascore of 7-5

In the top of the fourth JCCollette hit a grand slam totie the game and Devan Jonesalso hit a solo home run of hisown

Dan Shields picked up the win pitching 52 innings inrelief to hold off a strong startby Salem State

Next would be the firstconference games of the year when Rams took on Curry ina double-header on March 29

In the first game JonathanRichard took the mound forthe Rams looking to pick up where he left off last year Thesouthpaw tossed five inningsgiving up one earned run andstriking out three on his wayto the victory

The whole team pitched inoffensively including a six-runfourth inning which led to a9-3 victory

Game two would be moreof the same for the Rams Thistime Steve Chamberlain tookthe ball for the Rams and wassparkling over six inningssurrendering only four hits insix innings of shutout ball

He also had eight strikeoutsand the Rams would score inthe second third fourth andsixth innings compiling fiveruns while Curry could notfigure out Chamberlain

Rob Marks had two hits andtwo RBI for Suffolk

The Rams have now wonfour straight and are gettinghot at the right time The

upcoming schedule featuresa healthy diet of conferencegames that are the mostimportant for the Rams

They will take on Lasell

The Rams are 7-7-1

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Thursday in a conference gameat 3 pm

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SPORTS

The Suffolk Universitytennis team had a close callTuesday night against RhodeIsland College but it was ableto pull out the win

The Rams (2-0) won theday 6-3 but featured plenty ofdifficult matches two of which

went into a sudden death setTeam captain Drew Reilly

won his match but wasdisappointed with his ownperformance

ldquoI feel okay about my matchI played at my opponentrsquos levelrather than beating him 6-06-0rdquo said Reilly confidently ldquoA winrsquos a win We grind it outand it was a character building winrdquo

It was a team win since theRams won two of their threedoubles matches against the Anchormen and the one loss

in the third doubles match wasa tight one 9-7The close wins are okay

for the team because it is thechance to see the errors onthe court while maintaining

success in the standingsThe Rams now have the

chance to continue to learnfrom their mistakes andthe same goes for freshmanFrancesco Saia

He lost his singles matchbut had a key victory in theNo 2 doubles match when heteamed up with Reilly

ldquoI feel like I played wellboth my matches even though

I went 1-1 todayrdquo said Saiafrom Wakefield Mass ldquoAs afreshman I am still learningbut this will all help me in thelong runrdquo

Saia is just one of the twofreshmen on the team along with Nathan Mackay-Wrightso the experience he is gaining will be crucial for what appearsto be unlimited depth on theroster for the Rams

ldquoWe are strong all around Ispeak for the team when I say we were off our game todaybut we are a tough team to

beat any dayrdquo Saia saidThe season is young butthe confidence of the teamhas built up for the pastfew years for most of the veterans It appears that the

Jeremy Hayes Asst Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Mens Tennis survives

against Rhode Island College

same confidence has given theunderclassmen the same drivefor a winning effort

Thay Thao who showeda lot of heart and won thetightest singles match againstWentworth the week beforelost both his singles anddoubles match

ldquoI lost both my matches butI gave it my all My teammatein the doubles match VassiliStroganov we talked all duringthe match trying stayedpositive but unfortunately it wasnrsquot enougrdquo said Thao

Thao may have lost againstthe Anchormen but he has

plenty of confidence in histeam When asked if he thinkshis team can win the GNACchampionship this year hisanswer was quick and simple

ldquoOf courserdquo said ThaoThe Rams will host UMass

Boston Thursday for theirthird game of the season

Mens first single Calixto Romero dominates both of his matches

DeSean Jackson signs three-year deal with Washington

The NFC East has been shaken up with former PhiladelphiaEagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson signing with Washingtonfor a three-year deal Jackson is now joining a team withformer Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III under centerGriffin is coming off a down year and an injured leg but withthe signing of Jackson it could revamp the passing gameJackson will make catches with Pierre Garcon who was last yearrsquos No 1 target Jackson is coming off a successful seasonhaving 82 receptions 1332 yards and nine touchdowns Thismove by Jackson also means he will now have to play theEagles twice this season He will potentially help on puntand kick returns as well but Garcon and Jackson will be acombination teams will have to prepare a solid game plan forin order to stop them Combined they had 195 receptions and2674 yards receiving last year

Johnny Manziel to visit Pats pre-draftIt may be the week of April Fools but there is no jokeabout who is coming to visit the New England Patriotson Wednesday former Heisman Trophy winner and Texas AampM quarterback Johnny Manziel The Patriots have futureHall-of-Fame quarterback Tom Brady and Ryan Mallet onthe roster so the odds of them attempting to draft Manzielare highly unlikely Teams in the past with franchisequarterbacks have drafted high to secure their future likethe Green Bay Packers drafting Aaron Rodgers to eventuallytake the place of franchise starter Brett Favre The Patriotsdrafting Manziel is not too far fetched but it will be difficultsince he is projected to go in the top-10

SPORTS BRIEFS

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PAGE 12 September 19 2012PAGE 5 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

A

WORD

FROM

Week of April 2 2014

Hello Students

We hope you are all havinga great week The StudentGovernment Association(SGA) would like to sharesome updates from this week

The SGA Election hasbeen completed for thenext academic yearCongratulations to our newe-board candidates for 2014-2015 Tyler LeBlanc is thepresident-elect Colin Loiselleis the vice-president-electDennis Harkins for secretary-elect and Rakan Alzaydi asthe treasurer-elect Thank youto those of you who voted

In our SGA meeting onThursday March 20 we hadthe pleasure of speaking

with President McCarthyabout upcoming plans for the

University including a futurestudent center moving NESADto the main campus and plansfor the academic buildingsafter the new Somersetbuilding is complete We alsocongratulated the Senator of

the Month for February whichis Meg Donnelly Thank youfor all of your hard work thismonth Meg

SGA is continuing through thesemester with our SmokingCampaign ldquoTake Your Butts

Across the Streetrdquo We have hadsuccess so far and look forward

to working closely with studentsthroughout the semester

In our SGA meeting ThursdayMarch 27 we discussed theupcoming SGA Awards We are

very excited about this eventWe also welcomed studentsfrom the University of SouthCarolina Aiken who sharedsimilar experiences as well asgave feedback based on ourissues at Suffolk

The SGA Commuter Social wasco-sponsored with ProgramCouncil and was a huge successThose who attended enjoyed

delicious ice cream with a variety of toppings

SGA also held an Alumni Eventon Thursday March 27 andincluded a panel with the SGAboard both past and present

After the panel those who wished to attend went to CarrieNation to enjoy beverages andrefreshments

Our weekly meetings are everyThursday in Donahue 311

As always if you have anyquestions please do not hesitateto contact us at sgasuffolkedu

Have a great week

Student Government Association

Common Core does not solve Americas education problems

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

When you are in highschool everything butacademics seems to matterthe most Sports gossip anddrama are all things that takeprecedent in the mind of a young student

More often than notstudents do not take fulladvantage of the opportunitiesgiven to them by both statefunded schools and privateschools Growing up in SouthCarolina I attended just aboutevery type of high schoolimaginable In five years I

went to four different schoolsThe schools I attended wereoften at complete oppositeends of the academic spectruma small private school locatedin rural South Carolina aprestigious boarding schoolnested in the Blue RidgeMountains of North Carolinaa failing public school alsoin rural South Carolina andfinally a large public school inon the outskirts of CharlestonSouth Carolina By no meansdo I consider myself an expertof education but my varyingexperiences do give me an

insight that most do not haveI can safely assume that

the majority of students atSuffolk did not grow up in theSouth I can assure you thatif you thought public schools

in the North were bad youcannot fathom the degree offailure most public schools inthe South allow The system

is broken and it needs to befixed

South Carolina hashistorically been ranked as astate with a bottom-tier publicschool system The problemthat faces current publicschools is not confined to ageographic region of AmericaThe problem is widespreadalmost like a virus The UnitedStates has been steadilydeclining in global academicrankings over past years

According to Daniel Arkinat NBC News ldquoThe numbers

are even more sobering when compared among onlythe 34 OECD countries TheUnited States ranked no 26 inmathmdashtrailing nations such asSlovakia Portugal and RussiaWhatrsquos more American highschool students dropped to no21 in science (from no 17 in2009) and slipped to no 17 inreading (from no 14 in 2009)according to resultsrdquo

The OECD or Organizationfor Economic Cooperationand Development is a groupconsisting of 34 countriesTo be ranked no 26 andno 21 in math and sciencerespectively is nothing shortof an embarrassment

America at one point wasthe global leader in education which begs the question ldquoHowdo we restructure the currenteducation system so that we may again lead the worldin educationrdquo The Obama Administrationrsquos answer tothis question is Common Core

According to its ldquoTheCommon Core is a set of high-quality academic standardsin mathematics and English

language artsliteracy (ELA)rdquoThe hope of the new federalacademic standards is to raise

overall academic proficiencyand to raise the proverbial barin standards

Some 45 states originally

agreed to the new standardsin 2009 but more recentlyIndiana has officially opted outof the program Why Thereare a myriad of reasons as to why Indiana has opted out ofprogram poor communicationbetween state and federalbodies the ever growingquestion of security becauseCommon Core would allowthird parties to access certaininformation about studentsand a disagreement betweenfederal standards and statestandards

The academic standardsthat Indiana has set inmotion follow quite closely with Common Core The onlydifference between the two isIndiana wants a more vigorousset of standards

In the end I believe thatCommon Core program just isnot enough In order to fix thisproblem we cannot simplythrow money at it (which is what this Common Core billseems to propose) Having seenthe worst of the worst as faras public schools go I applaudIndiana If the state of Indiana wants to set a higher standardfor education and not simplydo the bare-minimum in termsof standards that is a goodthing

Every state should strive toconstantly raise the bar withthe hopes that one day we asa country may be able to sitatop the global educationrankings With a moreeducated workforce comesmore innovation and a largermiddle class And is that not what America wants Moreinnovation more jobs larger

middle class and a populousthat is thoroughly educated

because the landlorddoes not want to pay formaintenance The sink does not work the heat does not workthe light does not work Thereare mice in the whole buildingand the floor in the livingroom is all warped because thecheap water pipe that should

have been replaced yearsago leaked over winter break when both my roommate andI were gone The curtains areclearly from the 1960s and theinsolation of the apartment is worse than a cave from thestone ages

And it gets even betterthat that ndash apparently it iscompletely ok that a landlordis in his 90s Suffolk seniorJake Athyal was the luckytenant

ldquoMy landlordrsquos bizarre Irsquove

never met him Spoken to mea couple times on the phonebut hersquos 92 and doesnrsquot comearound often I guess Irsquomindifferent to him Hersquos nevershown up to our apartmentrdquosaid Athyal

Hopefully with MartyWalsh in charge the landlord

situation which for most partshas been a complete disaster will change for the betterIt finally looks like it is allover for the corrupt parasitesthat feed on innocent collegestudents and other people Thebad landlords know that theyare cheap and that collegestudents probably donrsquot havetime to write a complaint well guess what Game overndash land-rats Stop ruiningthe reputation of the goodlandlords out there

Walsh fights corruptionFrom WALSH page 5

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STAFF EDITORIAL

OPINION Game Over Landlords Marty Walsh Fights Corruption

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

With Marty Walshrsquosnew amendment to initiateinspections in housing andrentals there is still hopefor financially fragile collegestudents and other people with low income No more willlandlords exploit the loopholesof our society No more will tenants have to worryabout their landlord showingup unannounced at theirapartment In other words ndashfewer code violations

It is important to point outthat there are good and badlandlords The ones who dotheir job and care about theirtenants should not be worriedthis article is not about youguys After reading this youknow exactly whom this socialreflection pertains to

In the last few years toomany cunning landlordsor rather ldquoland-ratsrdquo haveburdened our society andslowed down the progress ofour beautiful Hub We live ina hectic world where the clockis ticking faster than ever

and the only way to beat thehourglass is by prioritizing ourmany tasks Certain tasks are

necessary while others occurbecause of incompetenceandor greed College can bea stressful time and having abad landlord can extremelyincrease students ldquostress-o-meters Suffolk Universityalumni Scott Duran 13 hada horrible experience with hislandlord when he lived in EastBoston

ldquoHe was the worst Heshowed up sometimesunannounced looking formoney The apartment wasnever completed and things

always broke I will never rentagainrdquo said DuranDuran is not the only one

with a negative landlordexperience Ever since I startedat Suffolk back in 2010 I haveheard terrible stories aboutlandlords allegedly takingadvantage of their tenantsand poisoning the gaps inour society I experiencedthe frustrations of havingan incompetent and greedylandlord

My landlord never made usan extra key to the apartmentOne time I got home after

Photo byof Ally Thibault

Mayor Marty Walshwas elected in

Novembera long day at work and all I wanted to do was pass outMy landlord sent me a textmessage saying that I have togo to the other side of townand meet his son in a sketchybar in order to to pick up aspare key to the apartment The words lazy and irresponsiblecould not be emphasized morein this scenario

In addition to that nothing works in my apartment

See WALSH page 4

Lieutenant Edward JWalsh Jr and firefighterMichael R Kennedytragically lost their livesattempting to put out thefire on Beacon Street lastWednesday Deputy FireChief Joseph Finn saidat the press briefing thatevening that he had ldquoneverseen a fire travel that fastescalate that quickly andcause such havocrdquo in his30 years on the job While

every firefighter goes into work each day knowing heor she could face a fire suchas the one that started at298 Beacon St each deservethe admiration that the cityhas been showing since therecent blaze

Boston isnrsquot perfect but when tragedies such as thisoccur this city has proventhat it truly appreciates the work of law enforcement andfirefighters along with thesacrifices that each make

While not alone inhis condolences notableBostonian and New EnglandPatriots quarterbackTom Brady expressed hisfeelings about the fire onhis Facebook saying ldquoOnbehalf of my entire family I want to extend my deepestsympathies and condolencesto the Boston FireDepartment and the families

of our brave and selflessfirefighters who gave theirlives for our protectionand safety today and tothe entire firefightingcommunity who protect useach and every day All of you will be in our thoughtsand prayersrdquo

Bradyrsquos statement wasthoughtful to say the leastbut what was a little lessso was the vast mediacoverage the photos of him

watching the fire receivedBetween The Boston

Herald The Boston Globe and The Huffington Post just to name a few outletsit almost seemed as if Brady was receiving as muchcoverage as the actual fire

Considering thesensationalized coverage ofthe Malaysia Airlines plane was so recent it was thatmuch more uncomfortableto see the media make sucha big deal of Brady watchingthe fire The quarterbackdid what many residents

around Beacon Street didthat day He reacted thesame way many Bostoniansdid that day It seems in badtaste to cover his reactionto a tragedy to that extentconsidering people werekilled and injured becauseof that fire

Obamas NSA Bulk Proposal Leaves Major Issue in Place

Sam Humphrey Asst News Editor

Last Monday The New York

Times reported that the Obamaadministration would soon an-nounce a plan to end the Na-tional Security Agency (NSA)rsquosbulk collection of Americansrsquotelephone data

However as news outletssoon reported the reformdoes little to actually protect Americansrsquo privacy and shrinkthe surveillance state This billis just a phony show by an Ad-ministration that does not careabout our civil liberties

While the NSArsquos data col-lection program would endphone companies would stillbe required to collect custom-ersrsquo phone data and forwardit to the NSA upon requestPhone companies do not haveto keep the data longer than18 months which is muchshorter than the five years the

federal government currentlyrequires

Shortly after EdwardSnowden exposed the NSA last year Glenn Greenwald andEwen MacAskill reported inThe Guardian that the govern-ment had ldquoobtained direct ac-cess to the systems of GoogleFacebook Apple and other USinternet giantsrdquo through itstop-secret PRISM programPRISM allows the NSA to in- vestigate usersrsquo search histo-ries emails shared files and

live chat feeds As if spying on our phone

calls was not disturbingenough the government alsohas access to some of our mostpersonal data The governmentcould easily use this Orwellianprogram to compile profilesof innocent Americans evenif they had not visited jihadist websites or been linked to ter-rorist communications

Though The Guardian re-

ported that the program tar-gets customers ldquowho liveoutside the US or those Americans whose communica-tions include people outsidethe USrdquo such a secretive pro-gram with no accountabilitycould be used far more sin-isterly to spy on anyone withaccounts on some of the mostpopular websites

The PRISM program notbeing addressed in the recentproposal is a telling sign thatObama and his administrationare not willing to give up the

NSArsquos most invasive programand therefore are not seriousabout balancing privacy andsecurity

Justin Amash (R-MI) a keensupporter of privacy may pro-pose an amendment to this yearrsquos Defense Appropriationsbill that would bar the NSAfrom using provisions of thePatriot Act to justify its bulkcollection Amash originallyintroduced the amendmentlast year but it failed by a s limmargin of 205-217

Photo by Flickr user Robert Douglass

Snowden leaked millionsof secret les exposing

the NSAs practices

Last October Jim Sensen-brenner (R-WI) who helpedauthor the 2001 Patriot Actintroduced the USA Freedom Act and according to his Of-ficial House Website the Actplans to ldquoend bulk collectionunder 215 of the Patriot Actrdquoand would require ldquothe gov-ernment to more aggressively

filter and discard informationabout Americans accidentallythrough PRISM and relatedprogramsrdquo

Sensenbrennerrsquos USA Free-dom Act would be a goodstart provided that it appliesto both Americansrsquo phone andonline data The governmentshould also heed the Fourth Amendment which protects usagainst unreasonable searchesand seizures and requires thegovernment to obtain a war-rant before such a search

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Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise inspire students

Daniella Marrero Asst Intl Editor

The challenges of the inter-national student do not end atgraduation Although schoolserves as a place to become ac-culturated with a new homethe differences in cultures gobeyond the classroom and intothe workplace where the onceinternational student becomesthe foreign worker a fact thatcan serve as an advantage oras the reason to not be hiredTo help our increasing inter-national student population

at Suffolk the InternationalStudents Services Office (ISSO)held a panel discussion withalumni to share the challeng-es shortcuts personal adviceand ldquounwritten rules of the American workplacerdquo

In dealing with culturaldifferences at work PriscillaHuang (MS Accounting lsquo12)advised students to ldquofind simi-larities between [them] and[their] work environmentrdquo Fo-cusing on the things you havein common such as a common

professional goal can help stu-dents adapt and focus in the workplace even if there is alanguage barrier Chiara Car-nevali (MA Public Relationslsquo12) weighed in on finding abalance between the variouscultures that surround you in

your workplace adding a storyof the difference she found inauthority figures in Italy andthe US

In Italy you can only speakto your direct managerrdquo shesaid ldquoThere is no real relation-ship between the boss and the

employeerdquoWhen dealing with a US

company her experience was

differentldquoIn the USrdquo she contin-ued ldquoI have met with a CEO who would speak to every em-ployee shake all of our handsand ask if we were having anyproblems that we needed totalk to him about It was com-pletely differentrdquo

International students that want to stay in the US aftergraduation face the challengeof finding an employer to hirethem

ldquoBeing an internationalstudent can sometimes be astigmardquo said Ruthly Francois

(BS Biology lsquo12) ldquoIt is the onething you need to say to getrejectedrdquo

However this should notdiscourage students Francoisshared an anecdote of whenshe was applying to intern-ships and found that manyonly hired US Citizens or per-manent residents

ldquoI emailed them and askedif I could still applyrdquo Francoissaid ldquoI ended up getting theposition even though I was in-ternational I didnrsquot take it in

the end but I was glad I askedanywayrdquo

When asked about the im-

portance and weight of hardskills versus soft skills all ofthe panelists agreed that softskills were the heavier onesand they said that soft skillshelp most in the workplace

Mark Foulds (GMBA Glob-al Business lsquo11) said that al-though technical skills areimportant that ldquosoft skills arethe way you demonstrate yourbrandrdquo

ldquoAny computerrdquo Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98) add-ed ldquocan replace someone withhard skills The art comes fromsoft skillsrdquo

Fortunately for internation-al students this game may bein their favor Carnevali saidthat soft skills or the abilityto reach out and connect withpeople is something that in-ternational students are usedto

ldquoIn a way being interna-tional gives you soft skillsrdquo shesaid ldquoYou come here alone so you have to meet and buildrelationships with people Weare used to thatrdquo

Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook

ldquoAny computer can replace

someone with hard skillsThe art comes from soft skillsrdquo

- Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98)

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INTERNATIONAL

The civil war in Syria hasremoved 9 million peoplefrom their homes and haskilled more than 100000 inthe escalating conflict Theclash between those loyalto President Bashar al-Assadand his opposition was in theescalating conflicts sparked byprotests that descended into violence in March 2011

There are an estimated 1000armed opposition groups andthey collectively have as manyas 100000 fighters Whilethere are numerous rebelgroups they appear similar togroups that have sprung out ofother disastrous conflicts suchas genocides The questionmay not only be can we theUnited States prevent such adisaster but how

The concept of dealing withinternational criminal law isfairly new when looking atthe timeline of law practicethroughout history TheInternational Criminal Court

or the ICC is defined as the firstever permanent treaty-basedinternational criminal tribunalestablished to investigate andtry individuals for the mostserious crimes genocidecrimes against humanity and war crimes

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

ldquoTreating an international

crime is treating it as anindividual conduct rather thanstate conductrdquo said NatalieReid Esq from the law firmDebevioise amp Plimtpon in New York Reid spoke at SuffolkUniversity Law School onMonday about internationallaw ldquoThe ICC looks andfunctions in the way that manypeople including commonlawyers would recognizecriminal courts would berdquoThe ICC is however sufferinggrowing pains

The ICCrsquos treaty-basedstructure imposes thatindividual states who aresigned on oblige to refrainfrom ldquoacts which would defeatthe objective and purposerdquountil they declare if they intendnot to be a party Currently122 states are signed with theStatute of the Court In other words ldquothe court can onlyexercise its authority overcrimes that are committed bynationals of or in the territoryof a state party signed ontothe statuterdquo said Reid Syria isnot a member state of the ICC

However Syria can only

be a part of the ICC if itrefers itself The UN SecurityCouncil would need to referSyria to the ICC in order forthe court to even investigateany potential violations ofinternational law ldquoThere hasbeen quite a discussion about

whether the Security Council

should refer Syria to the ICCbecause Russia would notsupport such referralrdquo Reidsaid ldquoand the United States isdiscussing the creation of anad hoc court just to deal withSyriardquo

Ad hoc internationaltribunals have been createdon a situational basis in theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY)and in Rwanda (ICTR) toprosecute individuals forcrimes against humanityThere are two problems posedfor the creation of an ad hoctribunal for Syria in order toavoid jurisdictional conflictsReid explained ldquoFirst thisruns counter to the veryintention of the creation of theICC a single body serving asuniversal jurisdiction for thesecircumstances Second thereis a host of administrativeissuesrdquo Ad hoc tribunals havecertain legitimacy concerns where the ICC does not Theyare hugely expensive andinefficient Because of thisthey struggle to be relevantand effective as seen in atribunal case in Lebanon

Embattled Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Read the rest of thisarticle online

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Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

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Suffolk gone wild dorms now to house pets

Hallie Pea-Body Journal Zoologist

The Residence Halls ofSuffolk University consistentlystress to their residents theimportance of ldquocreating acommunityrdquo and are nowseeking to expand thatcommunity to the animalkingdom

The central office forResidence Life and HousingRLH released a statement last week on the matter which saidldquoHere at Suffolk we strive toaccommodate all needs of ourresidents We have decided toexpand this mission and inviteour residentsrsquo furry friendsto become a part of our on-campus communityrdquo

Students who wish tobring their pets with themon campus will be requiredto fill out separate housingforms For incoming freshmanthese forms will be includedin their acceptance packetsFor sophomores the processbecomes slightly moredifficult

On-campus lottery numbers

will now be generated to botheligible students and pets

This is good news for studentsbecause if their pets get ahigher lottery number thanthem they can then profitfrom their petrsquos good fortune

In addition students canapply for Living LearningCommunities or LLCs withtheir pets To accommodatemore exotic creatures such assalt water fish pythons anda rumored rhinoceros theMiller residence hall will beundergoing construction onseveral parts of the buildingthroughout the summer

ldquoHere at Suffolk weaccommodate it allrdquo auniversity spokesanimal said

This policy will benefitpremature cat ladies and

amateur dog whisperers alikeHowever all students withsevere allergies will either beforced to seek out off-campushousing or simply withdrawfrom the University

As for commuter studentsSuffolk will also be renovatingsections of 73 Tremont to makeroom for an all-day animal daycare for those commuters who just canrsquot seem to part withtheir four legged companions A student commented onthe plans last week sayingldquoSuffolk has always been aschool focused on diversity Byinviting animals into the mix wersquore really performing an act

of social justicerdquo

Operation Cut Down on Everythingbegins on campus

Daria Morgendorffer Journal Cynic

This past school year Suffolkimplemented ldquoOperation PaperCutrdquo which allows students toprint out an allotted 500 pagesper semester by using $25provided by the school on theirSuffolk RAM ID Card Startingfall of 2014 Suffolk University will be introducing ldquoOperationCut Down on Everythingrdquo It will encourage students to beall mindful all the time

Operation Cut Downon Everything will requirestudents to use only 500 sheetsof toilet paper per semestertheir rollover sheets can be

utilized at their discretionduring the spring of 2015

Students occupyingSuffolk dorms will beallowed 800 kilowatt hoursof light per semester Oncethey surpass this amountthey will be encouragedto use wax pillar candles A spokesperson for Suffolksaid ldquoWe want to be pioneersof not using thingsrdquo

Librarian Agilda Kuqi saidldquoIn order to cut down on tuitioncosts these are processesthat we need to adapt Wersquod

appreciate the cooperationand understanding of ourstudents during this periodof adjustmentrdquo In actualitytuition is excluded from theoperation

Suffolk Universityprofessors have also agreedthat students should cut downon the words they choose tospeak during class

Professor Solange Knowles

said ldquoWersquore encouraging

students to choose their words wisely Although thesaying goes lsquotherersquos no suchthing as a stupid questionrsquo weknow thatrsquos not true This willencourage students to thinkbefore they speakrdquo

Students have beenboth outraged and totallysupportive of Operation CutDown on Everything

Sophomore Hiles Malpinesaid he supports not speakingup in class but cuttingnecessities like toilet paperand lights is just out of the

questionldquoI donrsquot really care about

what my classmates have tosayrdquo he said ldquobut I do careabout how much toilet paper we all have Thanks Obamardquo

As you can see the themeof Operation Cut Down onEverything is efficiency Sochoose your words toiletpaper and wattage use wiselySuffolk

One student payingfor toilet paper in

Donahue Tuesday

Two Republicans will excite at commencement

From MITTWYATT page 1

of us dreamed about beingmillionaires and taking entirecompanies and industries bystorm one dayrdquo he added wistfully

Also the lone Republican inlast yearrsquos Boston Mayoral race will speak at commencementtoo

David Wyatt will speakfollowing the wondrous wise words of Mittens

ldquoWe thought Wyatt would be great for a Suffolkcommencement speechbecause he represents theunderdogrdquo Gold said ldquoMostSuffolk students wish they went to Emerson whichreflects Wyattrsquos loneliness asthe sole Republican that bid

for Mayor of BostonrdquoOfficials could barely get a

hold of Wyatt to confirm him asa speaker for commencementThe Boston Globe could hardlyeven get him for an interviewduring the mayoral battle

However The Suffolk

Journal was able to get Wyatton the phone for a very quickinterview this morning

ldquoI plan to stun the crowd with silence and very shortsentencesrdquo he said After that

a reporter was not sure if the

Journal phone dropped thecall or if that was all Wyatthad to say

When asked abouthosting two Republicans ascommencements speakers ina liberal city Gold refused tospeak on the record

At press time EmersonCollege Suffolkrsquos archrivalannounced that PresidentBarack Obama will be deliveringthis yearrsquos commencementspeech at Emerson

Photo by Ally Thibault

Wyatt would not even

allow a Journal

photographer to see

his face

transparentrdquoWhen off the topic of

haunting campus Gleasonhas told students he wantsthe theme of the octopusback at Suffolk UniversityGleason told a group ofstudents in the SuffolkUniversity Common that he would like it better if thecurrent plan for 20 Somerset was scrapped and insteadthey shaped the buildinglike an octopus the ldquoway healways envisioned a world-class universityrdquo

Since he is back fromthe grave Gleason hopes totake a few of Sir PresidentMcCartneyrsquos night hybridclasses and create a ghosthunting club

Monday evening The

Suffolk Journal sat down with an Ouija board andtried to talk with GleasonThey had to use candles

because they have usedmore electricity than theuniversity would allowunder Operation Cut Downon Everything

ldquoOoOoOoOoO HelloJournalrdquo chimed Gleasonafter 15 strenuous minutes with the board Gleasongabbed about the good oldtimes at Suffolk Universityand said students shouldkeep an ear out for him oncampus

friends with several Emersonalumni and students

In his short stay at Emersonhe has become one of the morepopular kids at school once voted as the ldquoHottest Hunkrdquo attheir Thanksgiving ball

ldquoJimbo is one of those guys who come in to class late but whenever the professors tryto test him he always windsup on toprdquo said Cyril FiggisMcCarthyrsquos classmate and best

friendBut some have questioned

McCarthyrsquos decision to go toschool One of those opposedto his tenure at Emerson isnone other than Don Draperthe man in charge of Suffolkrsquosnew advertising campaign tobroaden the universityrsquos reach

ldquoI think itrsquos very strangefor him to want to advertiseSuffolk but choose to takeclasses at Emerson Itrsquos very counterproductiverdquo

From GLEASON page 1

McCarthy is learning a lot

at Emerson From MCCARTHY page 1

said Draper ldquoThis wasnrsquotdiscussed in the meeting andis frustrating but you haveto respect a man who will do what he wants when he wantstordquo

The presidentrsquos performancein his classes should beexpected to be excellent sincehe expects that from everystudent at Suffolk

ldquoIrsquove never met a betterstudent than Mr McCarthyrdquo

said Professor Krieger roboticsprofessor at Emerson ldquoEverysingle time I ask a question he would be ready to answer anditrsquos always the right answerrdquo

McCarthyrsquos integrity issomething that has never beenquestioned and when askedabout his classes he gave a very concise answer

ldquoI want to learn more abouthybrid courses and Irsquom just wicked smartrdquo said McCarthy

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INTERNATIONAL

After 12 years of offering the American college experienceto students in West AfricaSuffolk Universityrsquos campus inDakar Senegal closed in 2011Now after finding more than$12 million in the schoolrsquosbudget Sir President PaulMcCartney announced that thecampus will re-open for thefall 2017 semester

ldquoI wasnrsquot here at the timebut it is sad that the studentsof Dakar lost their version of

Suffolkeven though a lackof interest was noted for itsclosing a few years backrdquo saidMcCartney ldquoIrsquove played somany gigs in Dakar and I knowthat their student population will be thrilled to hear of thecampusrsquo re-openingrdquo

Professor and NBA playerKenyon Martin is excitedto take his students back toSuffolkrsquos West African campusas soon as he can ldquoI used totake students there in thesummer for a photographycourse and everyone always

had such a great timerdquo Martinsaid ldquoA former student ofmine actually Billy Batsonone of his photos from thecourse won the 2010 Rammy

Suffolk to re-open Dakar campusT Jefferson Trout

Journal Staff

The breaking news tookover the internet as two ofthe worldrsquos favorite historicalfigures Elvis Presley and HugoChavez were found at a Cubanresort allegedly practicing torelease an album togetherThe news went viral as fansand political supporters ofPresley and Chavez were indisbelief that their idols whothey thought were dead weresimply planning a publicitystunt

Conspiracies have come tolight on the death of both of

them prior to this revelationPresley who was believed tohave died of an overdose wasrumored to have been hiredby the DEA to fight againstthe use of harmful drugs inthe US according to Elvis-is-Alivecom and had joinedforces with the FBI to fightthe worldrsquos most wanted druglords

In an exclusive interview with The Suffolk Journal Presley now 79 years old

dismissed those rumours asfalse

ldquoAh suspicious mindsrdquoPresley said

His reason for wanting toldquodisappearrdquo from the world was because of a sudden pelvicsurgery that he knew wouldend his career

ldquoAfter my surgery I spentfive months at HeartbreakHotelrdquo Presley said ldquoThen Idecided to come to Cuba andfight against communismrdquo

Chavez was rumored tohave faked his death and beenhiding in Cuba since his closerelations with President RaulCastro are known The rumorsturned out to be in fact trueHe is also aiding Presleyrsquos

efforts to fight communismldquoPeople think Irsquom being a

hypocrite because Irsquom helpingElvisrdquo Chavez said ldquoBut thetruth is I just want to liveout my dream of being a starWhen I started my TV showlsquoAlo Presidentersquo I knew thatthe spotlight singing anddancing were for merdquo

Chavez used that show todiscuss his political agenda as well entertain the viewers withguest appearances according

to BBC Their band Los Difuntos

in the Ghetto will release itsfirst single ldquoAinrsquot Nothing Buta Communistrdquo this summerThey also plan to have a worldtour but will not release thedates until later this yearThey did however announcethat their first stop will be inBoston at no other place thanthe Modern Theater of SuffolkUniversity Their final stop will be at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas

ldquoViva Las Vegasrdquo Presleysaid

ldquoWe are excited to showall of the material that wehave been working on for solongrdquo Chavez added ldquoI think

this tour will be successfuland hopefully it can helpElvis spread his word againstcommunismrdquo

Los Difuntos plan tocontinue rehearsing in Cuba where President Castro issometimes seen visiting themduring band practice Castrothey claim asked to be in theband but they respectfullyrejected

ldquoI donrsquot want to get allshook up with his politicsrdquo

Presley saidTo get tickets to see

Los Difuntos visit wwwl o s d i f u n t o s I T G c o m

or follow the hashtaglosdifuntosatsuffolk for thelatest updates

Chavez and Elvis spotted at Cuban beach togetherplan to form a band and perform at Suffolk

Mani Darrero Journal Staff

Award for best photographrdquoSophomore Cosmo Kramer

is excited to sign up for Martinrsquossummer course when it startsup Martin explained thatsince the Dakar campus closeddown he has been bringing

his students to New York inthe summer to photograph the

Knicksrsquo summer league gamesldquoIrsquove had fun doing thesummer league stuff but Irsquovenever been to Dakar that will be exciting Kenyon is an

awesome professor so I knowIrsquoll learn a lot Wersquore actually

working on a business venturetogether making a brassierefor menrdquo

Junior Ferris Bueller studiedhis first two years at Suffolk

in Dakar but had to transferto Boston after the closure

ldquoBoston is great and all donrsquotget me wrong but it wouldhave been nice to be able tospend another year at thecampus It was so much morelaid back The administrationnever even confronted meabout my several sick days Iracked up every monthrdquo

The old buildings that wereused for the Dakar campus were sold and abandoned but were not demolished after theschoolrsquos closure McCartneyhad Suffolk buy back thebuildings from the real estateagency the school sold it to

Vandelay IndustriesldquoVandelay unfortunately

tripled its asking price sincethe university sold it but withthe extra money I have foundI was able to barter a deal toget them backrdquo

With the Dakar campusbuildings back in Suffolkpossession the universityhas hired a local constructioncompany to get them up tocode after being abandonedfor two years

ldquoIf all things go accordingto plan therersquos no reason that

we can have the campus backup and running in time for fallclasses in 2017rdquo McCartneyboldly proclaimed

Photo courtesy of Kenyon Martin

A Suffolk Dakar building prepares for re-opening

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The unfolding situation inthe Ukraine and specifically

Crimea has kept peoplearound the world captivatedfor months It has pittedRussia against the American-lead West in a showdownreminiscent of the Cold WarLeaders from both sides havetaken jabs at each otherand accusations of illegallyinterfering in the affairs of asovereign country have alsocome from both sides

A new hope for a diplomaticresolution was offeredearlier this week when theKremlin and the White Houseannounced a joint purchase of

a resort in the Crimea Whilethe peninsula has alwaysbeen a prime vacation spotfor wealthier Russians anaction of this magnitude isunprecedented

The deal was reportedlystruck between the two parties when they realized howridiculous they appeared onthe world stage badly hidingtheir geo-political aspirationsbehind thin veils of ldquosavingdemocracyrdquo or ldquoprotectingminority rightsrdquo

ldquoWe decided that enough

was enough and it was timeto come clean about ourintentionsrdquo a White Housespokesperson said ldquoNow that we are no longer lying aboutour interests in Ukraine itshould be OK with the peoplerightrdquo

While the move signalsa step towards cooperationit may be rash to jump toconclusions

ldquoNow let me be clearrdquoObama said in his first pressconference since the purchaseldquoThis is in no way a move ofcapitulation by the United

States American officials willhave first priority access to theresortrdquo Obama went on to citeseveral specific ldquoresort rulesrdquoincluding a rule that wouldallow only American officialsin the resort hot tub after 10pm

ldquoWho closes a resort hot tubat 10 pmrdquo Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the pressin his public statement aboutthe purchase ldquoOh wellrdquo hecontinued ldquoWe can let the Americans have fun on theresort We have the rest of

the peninsula all to ourselvesnowrdquoPutin said he would

probably not visit the resortciting several grandiosecomplexes around the countryhe already owns But he didhint at the possibility ofa visit when his Americancounterpart eventually comesif only to challenge the hot tubrule ldquoHersquos been weak on Syria weak on Ukraine but perhapsthe third time will be a charmrdquo

Batty Mee Journal Staff

Governments of America Russia to purchase Crimean resort

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

President Obama and formerSecretary of State

Hillary Clinton tour the site of thefuture resort

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Obama rebuffs Putins hot tub challenge

Putin saidOther high ranking Russian

officials expressed a degreeof apathy towards the resortldquoI may end up visitingrdquo saidRussian foreign ministerSergey Lavrov ldquoBut so help meGod I will not come within athousand miles of the resortif that nerd Kerry is thererdquo inan open jab at his Americancounterpart

American officials weremore excited about the recentdevelopments Vice PresidentJoe Biden presided over

Mondayrsquos meeting of the USSenate in a golf shirt and shortssunglasses and a bucket hatUpon concluding the meetinghe announced he would bepermanently moving his officeto the resort from whichhe could communicate withCongress via videochat ldquoSurfrsquosup brahrdquo Biden exclaimed ashe left the podium ldquoThank GodIrsquoll never have to sit throughone of those State of the Unionthings againrdquo

Some American officials were more subtle in theirreactions Secretary of StateJohn Kerry said he was excitedabout the resort but as heexited his interview mutteredunder his breath ldquoI canrsquotbelieve I have to go to Russiato get some peace of mind Ofall placesrdquo

While the purchase of theresort is a step in the rightdirection it by no means signalsthe end of the crisis Will aluxurious resort be a betternegotiating environment than

a hot stuffy UN meetingroom Or will living in suchclose quarters only makethings worse Only time willtell History tells us that ittook Fascism one of the mostheinous government systemsever concocted to unite thesetwo vastly different societiesMaybe this time all it will takeis a couple of pairs of jet skisand some fine Russian caviar

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OPINIONSuffolkSaidNo A Harsh but Necessary Lesson

March and April are thetwo months where highschool seniors and hopefultransfers begin to hear backfrom colleges Each studenthopes to hear that they havebeen accepted to the schoolsthey applied to but as anyone who has gone through theprocess knows that is notalways the case This yearSuffolk University has takena blunt and upfront approachregarding its decisions onapplicants The schoolrsquosapproach has been prettysimple if an applicant has

been accepted they receivea letter in the mail with yellow letters on the outsidethat read ldquoSuffolkSaidYesrdquoIf the applicant didnrsquotget in the outside readsldquoSuffolkSaidNOrdquo written inred letters

ldquoItrsquos just not nice Beingrejected is harsh enough whyis our school choosing to rubit in when mailing those poorcollege kidsrdquo said Suffolksophomore Churrita Chan

My thoughts on Chanrsquosopinion Shut up College is

all about preparing studentsfor the real world Therersquos nobetter time to start than whenletting students know theirfate with a college

Itrsquos time that colleges toldtheir applicants straightRejection letters should mapexactly why the student didnrsquotget in If their SATs weredreadful tell them If theircollege essay sounds like a firstgrade book report tell them

Joe Sly Journal Rapper

You see that It says NO

No more of this ldquowe had

so many talented applicantsthe most in school historyrdquononsense Whoever came up with this excuse was a geniusliar Next year I hope otherschools follow in Suffolkrsquosfootsteps and give applicants aharsh taste of the real worldTell them right off the bat thatthey didnrsquot get in and the letterinside explains where they fellshort

ldquoWersquore not going to make

any money off the rejected

ones anyways it just seems likea no-lose situation to be frank with themrdquo said universityspokesman Sterling ArcherldquoIf we have time when writingthese letters sometimes we will even refer the lsquonon-acceptedrsquo as we call them tolocal community collegesrdquo

In college students haveto deal with loans finding anapartment paying their ownbills and balancing class work

and leisure time Regardless of

which school they go to they will learn that the real worldcan be a tough one at times It just makes sense to slap soon-to-be college kids with thisreality from the get-go

Suffolk has startedsomething that I hope will berevolutionary If a student islucky enough to be acceptedto a university they should beshowered with congratulationsas many schools already do But

when they donrsquot get in therersquos

no reason to sugar-coat thingsThe applicants might not seeit at first but when they lookback a few weeks after gettingtheir rejection letters they will realize Suffolk did them afavor by being so in-depth andup front as to why they wonrsquotbe coming to the school with aheart in the heart of a city nextsemester

Suffolk is actually like super-duper affordable

When I got the email fromthe President McCarthyrsquos officeon next yearrsquos tuition raise it was difficult to hide my smilefor the rest of the day The week after when I got an esti-mate of what my financial aidpackage was going to look likeit was impossible not to be-lieve I was the luckiest college

student that ever lived Tuition went up and naturally my fi-nancial aid decreased Whatmore could I ever ask for

Most people would be up-set at this but this is an op-portunity for personal growthCollege is a time to transi-tion from the young carefree(read debt-free) life to adult-hood and learning to live ina budget regardless of howsmall that is only enhancesthat experience If you live on

campus you above all otherstudents should not be com-plaining Thanks to Suffolkrsquosscrumptious mandatory mealplan you will always have ac-cess to the food at our din-ing halls so you do not haveto worry about going hungrySure it might be a bit priceyand a side of citrus and grapesmight raise your total to thesame price as a meal for two atPanera but you are on BeaconHill duh If you do not like itplease do us all a favor and

take your savage self to anyother university in Boston where their dining halls arebig significantly less expen-sive non-Beacon-Hill buffetsOr Emerson if you do not feellike walking that far

In addition to the envi-able meal plan our residencehalls (donrsquot you dare call themdorms) are excellent optionsOur security guards will al- ways be at the doors ready togreet you with a smile ask you

about your day and fill you with positive vibes Just makesure you always have your stu-dent ID with you because theyget upset if you forget it andthey have to put their phonedown to look you up in thesystem Also our elevators getstuck occasionally but thinkabout it this way if you gettrapped in there with some-one it is the perfect opportu-nity to make a new friend andtalk about how in 2012 ourresidence halls ranked sixth-

most expensive in the nationaccording to CampusGrotto

ldquoI am so honored to live ina residence hall that is recog-nized nationwiderdquo freshmanPoore Ann Indebtforev saidRemember you are on BeaconHill

The tuition increase wasthe lowest it has been in thepast 39 years according to theemail from the presidentrsquos of-fice and the cost for living on-campus and the meal plans did

not change a bummer becauseI think we could take out allthose pretentious NYC collegesand get to the top of Campus-Grottorsquos list if we tried hardenough

ldquoI hope we keep this trenduprdquo Indebtforev said ldquoMy par-

Mani Dannero Asst Intl Editor

ents were worried that they wouldnrsquot have to use up allof their savings to pay for myeducation and that is why Ichose to come to Suffolkrdquo

Photo courtesy of ickr user Tax Credits

Poore Ann Indebtforev shows all the money shesaved at Suffolk

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SPORTS

Suffolk Baseball fails to record a hit in Tee Ball exhibition

JarvisExotic Dancer

One of the hardest things todo in sports is to win as a teamand the Suffolk Universitybaseball team showed just thatas they struggled to play in anexhibition game

The Rams had theirdouble-header against Lasellpostponed due to rain butthat did not stop the teamfrom playing baseball

In a rare exhibition gameduring the regular season theRams had the umpires get theequipment manager VirgilRomanov to bring out thesolution

A tee ball standThat meant for nine

innings 27 at-bats the tee ballstand pitched a perfect game

ldquoI have never seen anythinglike itrdquo said Romanov whobrought the tee ball stand fromhis home country of DenmarkldquoIn my country we played witha tee ball stand it is the bestplayer money can buyrdquo

Romanov witnessed the teeball stand who he reportedly

named ldquoMike Honchordquo stand

stiff to not allow a single hitThe final batter of the game

made contact with the ball buthit it foul four times Feelingthe pressure he took one finalbig swing and missed the ballcompletely to record the finalout of the game

With no extra innings ina exhibition game the gameended in a tie but everyoneknew the winner was noneother than ldquoMike Honchordquohimself

ldquoIt was crazy old MikeHoncho showed a lot of heartrdquosaid Romanov ldquoAmericansthink they know sports but itis just like lsquowho are yoursquordquo

ldquoPeople get intimidatedsometimes by playing tee ballthey say the hardest thing todo in sports is to hit a baseballI was so happy to witness thistoday it was filthyrdquo

The Rams will continue toplay more conference gamesthis upcoming week hoping tocontinue their success The teeball stand is currently doingthings like being an inanimateobject

Photo by Flickr user catd_mitchell

In my country we played with a tee ball stand it is the

best player money can buy

Mens tennis recieve three doubles-spots in Wimbledon 2014

Pete Sampras Journal Contributor

The Suffolk menrsquos tennisteam was recently contactedby Wimbledon officials withan offer the rams could not

refuse The rams initiallygot the attention of the ATP (Associates TennisProfessionals) organizersback in 2012 when they wontheir fourth consecutiveGNAC Championship The ATPthought that this was such anoutstanding achievement thatthey deserved not just a NCAAspot but the best of the bestndash 3 spots in the prestigiousWimbledon tournament Alsothe ATP felt so bad for RamapoCollege never won a GNACChampionship prior to 2013 so

they told the Rams to play badon purposeThe deal that the tennis

Rams accepted was thefollowing if the Rams were willing to lose the 2013 GNACtitle on purpose they wouldget three automatic doubles-spots for the first round of theWimbledon 2014 tournamentIt did not take the rams longto figure out what they wantedmore ndash a five consecutiveGNAC Championship or three

Wimbledon doubles spots Thetennis guys decided to go forthe Wimbledon doubles titleand so they let Ramapo win5-4 in the 2013 GNAC final that was closely observed by RodgerFederer who was dressed as amiddle-aged college professorWhile he was pretending to

be the father of one of theplayers he was in fact makingsure that the Rams would letRamapo College win to getthe Wimbledon spots Federerlater said

ldquoIt was so obvious to me thatthe Rams could beat Ramapoany given day Suffolk didreally well pretending like theyplayed their best ndash not only arethey great tennis players but very talented actors as wellrdquoFederer reported to the Daily

Mirror

As the Suffolk team is veryexited for the summer and thebig tournament they alreadyfeel like the 2014 GNAC title isin the house The Wimbledon was only about losing the 2013championship on purpose butit did not say anything about winning the 2014 title Theteam will keep practicing inthe summer leading up toWimbledon and hope to takehome the trophy This is thefirst time ever that a collegeteam will play in the world

famous professionaltournament In factthis is a historicachievement becauseno other college teamhas ever performed ina professional tennistournament becauseit is against the rules

ndash but with a little helpfrom Federer the rules were bended in thiscase

Being a life longRam Supporter and aSuffolk Alumni class of2004 Federer doublemajored in biologyand philosophy ldquoI will always supportmy Alma matter andI am very exited tosee how far the menrsquostennis team can goin the Wimbledontournamentrdquo Federertold BBC at a pressconference

Surely the rams willtake the Wimbledontitle this summer andbe promoted from DIIIto DI in the spring2015 semester

Lets win thatWimbledon title Rams

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

Beacon Hills Red Hat voted bestbar for students in the Hub

Melsisa Harmon Journal Staff

This yearrsquos Best of theHub results are alreadyout according to MayorTom Menino and BostonrsquosRed Hat Cafe is taking thebest restaurant award

ldquoI could feel it comingrdquoRed Hat owner Mike Donovansaid with tears in his eyesldquoThis is such an honor to meand all the attractive womenon staffrdquo For the recordhe was wearing a red hat

Noted in the popular

Beacon Hill barrsquos award was the Hatrsquos timely serviceand delectable entrees

Award officials saidldquoalthough the nachos getdrippy and soggy itrsquos greatthat you can choose to havethem with or without chickenrdquo

The fried picklesreceived a best of showaward for midnight snack

ldquoI only buy the very bestpicklesrdquo said Donovan whois proud his dark small jointbeat out all the popularrestaurants in the North End

The Red Hat is normally visited by random businesspeople an occasional personfrom the big building downthe street that has the golddome and groups of Suffolkstudents who wonrsquot look ateach other Sometimes theHat brings in sports fans andon ever rarer occasions peopleplay the deer hunting arcade

ArtsBRIEF

Holographic Micheal Jackson sets off

on test-tour to promote new album

game on the bottom floor

ldquoItrsquos a real eclectic grouprdquoDonovan said ldquoI think themix of people keeps the Hatalive and the kitchen pumpingout our five star mealsrdquo

In order to keep up itstitle through 2014 Donovansaid he will extend the menuto breakfast He plans toserve breakfast sandwichesand only sugary cereals for

prices that are competitive

with other area food jointsincluding Capitol Coffeeand the Derne Street Deli

Donovan also hopesto employ more Suffolkstudents at the Red Hat

ldquoWhy just have a degreefrom Suffolk on yourresume when you can say you worked for the bestrestaurant in Bostonrdquo he said

Photo courtesy of Red Hats Twitter Account

Cafeacute Quattro has promising plans to reopen on campus

Tara Palmeri Journal Staff

The formerly popular pizzaplace Cafeacute Quattro may beback in business near Suffolksoon The restaurant waskicked out of its locationnext to Miller Hall in 2012to make room for CarrieNation ndash an upscale joint thatstudents can probably neverdream of affording a meal at

But despair no longer

Suffolk students Quattro andits famous pizza are hopingto find a new home in theFenton building The twoalumni who founded Quattrosaw that the university placedFenton on the market and were instantly intriguedThe real estate value ofFenton is assessed at about$9 million by the city ofBoston and is clearly far toolarge of a space for just onelittle pizza place to inhabit

(but it needs your help)Through tribulations thesefacts havenrsquot stopped Quattrorsquosquest for a home at Suffolk infact these obstacles have onlyinvigorated the entrepreneurialspirit of the two businessmenTo raise the funds neededto buy the buildingQuattro has launched aKickstarter campaign

The heartwarming videoon its Kickstarter page recallsthe glory days of Quattro Itshows Suffolk students pacingin circles around dining halls

trying to decide which meallooks like the least disgustingto eat whenmdashsuddenlymdashtheyremember there is somewherebetter just down the street theycan go to for a great dinner

As the students in the video run out of Miller and150 towards the new Fentonlocation of Quattro a voiceoverexplains why Suffolk studentsshould donate to the campaign

ldquoWe at Cafeacute Quattro werealways here for you when you

needed us now be there for usrdquoThe video goes on to

explain that to fill the otherfive floors of Fenton thatthe restaurant doesnrsquot needQuattro wants to start aculinary school at Suffolkcalled ldquoLe Cordon Quattrordquo

The campaign hasbeen widely circulated onTwitter by business studentsand foodies on campususing LeCordonQuattro

ldquoI think it would be reallycool for Suffolk to have a

cooking schoolrdquo freshmanKimmy Daniels said ldquoIrsquod loveto have a cooking minor whilestudying business so I can openmy own restaurant one dayrdquo

Quattro is looking to raiseabout $20 million to buy thebuilding and found Le CordonQuattro Suffolk administrationhas declined to comment onthe proposal as they havea policy of not discussingongoing business deals

Photo courtesy of Cafe Quattro

A new album new songs and now a new concert Thelate Michael Jackson is still making his mark in the mu-sic world and now it has been officially announced thathe will host a tour that will be done by a hologram of thelate King of Pop Fans went crazy over the announcementthat his unreleased album Xscape would hit stores in May

Pop fans will be even more excited to hear about his newhologram tour titled Hologram in the Mirror The tour will fea-ture a singing and dancing hologram of Jackson and will evenfeature real dancers It is rumored that guest stars will appearon the tour as well to do duets with the hologram artists likeJanet Jackson Prince Eddie Murphy and possibly Vanilla Ice

The tour is rumored to hit Boston first at Fenway ParkThe tour is set for late October so if the Boston Red Soxare still alive in the playoffs they are most likely going to

move the game into the Boston Common baseball fieldMany people may recall the hologram of Tupac performing

at Coachella 2012 which inspired this tour The hologram ofTupac sang live on stage with Snoop Dogg causing the Califor-nia crowd to go wild after seeing the deceased rapper on-stage

Viewers after the show said it was like seeing aghost or angel appear to perform for them With theadvances in technology since 2012 Jacksons holo-gram will be even more advanced and life-like for fans

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s983156affSOUNDS

THE CHAINSMOKERS SELFIEBUT FIRST

- M ANI D ARRERO

H ALL amp O ATES

WHOLE O ATSI NEED TO FIND MY OATES

- D ARYL H ALL

2NE1CRUSH

WOMEN LOVE SOSA BUT SOSA LOVE K-POP

- CHIEF KEEF

WINGS

WINGS GREATESTBUY MY GREATEST HITS COLLEC-

TION - A CLASSIC- SIR PRESIDENT J AMES

MCC ARTNEY

W ARREN ZEVON

WEREWOLVES OF LONDON3 WS WHISKEY WEED

W ARREN ZEVON- H ANK MOODY

As springtime approachesand students anticipate theannouncement of SuffolkUniversityrsquos Annual SpringConcert the buzz aroundcampus is multiplying asstudents begin to comparerumors and confirmations tosolve whom the headliner will

be To confirm speculationndash MILEY CYRUS WILLBE HEADLINING SPRINGCONCERT 2014 Only ticketsales will determine howexcited students truly areabout the former Disney mogul who was chosen to perform

Following her show inBoston April 2 as confirmed with multiple inside sourcesCyrus is set to perform asecret ldquocollege-themedrdquo showfollowing her scheduling tour

The Boston stop on Cyrusrsquo40-city venture marks a tadover the halfway point of herpopular Bangerz tour as itcontinues on forward throughthe country Making a specialexception April 3 due to herfailed appearance at the JingleBall late December thanksto a snowstorm Cyrus willremain in the Hub overnightto perform a secret showat the intimate Sinclair thenight following her scheduledperformance

With openers includingSky Ferreia and Icona Popthe scheduled show has nearlysold out as Miley fans flock to

TD Garden Along with theseopeners who are finer tuned toa younger audience the secret

Miley Cyrus suprises students with spring concert

show will also consist of anopening act by Suffolkrsquos ownSir President James McCartneyand a reunion of his early-college band Wings

ldquoIrsquom really excited tomeet Miley with Wingsrdquo SirPresident told The Journal ldquoIrsquove always wanted to learnhow to twerkrdquo

Along with McCartneyformer Suffolk PresidentDavid Sargent will be makinga triumphant return to theBoston area as a member ofWings for the night ndash for apretty penny of course But allin the price of good fun right

ldquoThink whatever you wantabout him as a universityadministratorrdquo Sir McCartneysaid of bandmate D SargentldquoBut man can he singrdquo

VIP and general admission

tickets are available atDonahuersquos hub starting at amere $35-$45 for students with

Tara PalmeriCampus Breaking

NewsProfessional Adobe Suite Wizard

Office ArtistJournal

Staff

BAE BAEM Cyrus beat

reporterLA TimesEIC

Journal Staff

Possible Wings reunion tour also on the set list

Suffolk ID allowing studentsto purchase a maximum of anunexpected three tickets due tothe anticipated overwhelmingdemand for the show

Agreeing upon a secretshow it was decided thatdue to the properly suited venue the performance willbe open for sale to attendeesfrom other campuses with thesimple requirement of havingaccess to their student ID ata minimum of $115 Ticketprices rise as the young starletseems to generate excitementin her fans as she sharessnippets of each stop on thetour via her Instagram andTwitter accounts Tickets forstudents not attending Suffolk will not have access to VIP and will not have the opportunityto visit Rammyrsquos photobooth

being arranged for the SpringConcert attendees

To avoid general public

access and sticking to thetheme of a secret ldquocollegethemedrdquo show the breakingnews for Spring Concert has asmall amount of time to snagtickets before the set becomes yesterdayrsquos news Cyrus isanticipated to be available forphotos during a short periodof time for members with VIP lanyards only Bangerz tour merchandise will also beavailable for sale at both secretand scheduled shows

It is also rumored that Cyrus will be StayingAtSuffolkthis summer as the topic of anew hybrid course titled ThePsychology of Partying in theUSA The course will focuson the pinicale memorablemoments in Mileys careerincluding her divorce withLiam Hunkface and how Cyruss

history as a Disney starlet canseverly effect the mind

Photo below courtesy of Taras exclusive Hollywood sources -- Photo to right courtesy of BAE BAEs secret

M Cyrus insider sources

Les Mis coming soon to Suffolk Hugh Jackman toreprise role -- for cool small time practice

Bartleby LeScrivenerI Prefer not to

Les Miserables will nowbe coming to the Modern

Theatre The successfulBroadway show has playedacross almost the entire worldand will now face its biggestchallenge Suffolk University

The show will showcaseHugh Jackman AnneHathaway and Russell Crowe-playing Jean Valjean Fantineand Javert respectively- while Suffolk students willportray beloved characterslike Marius Eponine CosetteEnjolras and the other

characters from Victor Hugorsquosnovel of the same name

ldquoI think itrsquos time that weface a challenge like thisrdquosaid Vassili Stroganov one ofthe contenders for the role ofMarius ldquoI wish I got to play

Donnie Darko but I heardthe script for the Broadwayadaptation of that fantasticmovie is still in the worksrdquo

Also one of the challengesthat the university will face isthe amount of props that haveto be used to bring the bookto life and have the audienceactually feel like they werein early 19th century France

With the majority of theschool budget going to propsand design Suffolk University

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Derrickting

also has to figure out how topay the exorbitant salaries ofthe three Hollywood actorsnot to mention having tolook for space to make surethe actors are remindedthat they are special

ldquoWe might have to evictstudents from Miller Hall justto accommodate the threeactors and Mr Stroganovrdquosaid Marcy Runkle one ofthe people responsible forbringing the show to Suffolk

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

ArtsBRIEF

Phrasing is Back

MFA houses unique exhibit presenting

Molly Hubert Journal Contributor

The Boston Loves

Impressionists exhibit is nowon display at the Museumof Fine Arts displaying aselection collected over the years by dealers curatorsand collectors and now the works of local impressionistlovers During the month ofJanuary the museum madea list of Impressionist Post-Impressionist and related works and allowed peopleto vote online for 30 works

that would be added to thelong standing Impressionistexhibit at the museum

The very first crowdsourcedexhibit for the museumcollected over 40000 votesand is the work of EmilyBeeny the MFArsquos assistantcurator of European paintings

ldquoI think a lot of people votingare probably regular visitors SoI have faith in their judgmentrdquoBeeny told The Boston Globe ldquoOurs is an extraordinarycollection so whatever theychose will be compelling and

have a story to tell And Irsquoll beproud to hang it on the wallsrdquoBoston is no stranger to

Impressionist work Whilemany still scoffed at the freelybrushed whimsical style inthe late 1800s Bostonians were quietly amassing thelargest collection outside ofFrance where the genre wasestablished by painters likeMonet Renoir and DegasCollectors on Beacon Hill BackBay and Brookline were able tobuy work by these painters inthe 1870s and 1880s at bargainprices while more modern

and classical art were high in

Boston Loves Impressionists

popularity These pieces were

later sold or donated to the MFAto be seen by thousands uponthousands of art lovers today

Voters were able to selectfrom about 50 works from Jan6 to 26 Each week the museumpresented a new category ofpaintings ldquoOn the WaterrdquoldquoFrom the Landrdquo and ldquoOf thePeoplerdquo Although this is thefirst collection to be curatedin part by the public othermuseums have allowed visitorsto select art for exhibitionsThe Baltimore Museum of Art Chicago History Museumand Smithsonian American

Art Museum have all hosted

crowdsourcing events

The exhibit featuresldquoBostonrsquos top 10rdquo favoritepieces amongst the 30 selected Vincent van Goghrsquos ldquoHousesat Auversrdquo earned the most votes (4464) surprisinglytaking the lead over ClaudeMonet whose ldquoWater Liliesrdquocame in second Edgar DegasrsquosldquoLittle 14-year-old Dancerrdquothe only sculpture featured onthe voting list came in third

The top three paintings arehighlights at the very beginningof the exhibit Opening on Valentines Day the displayis set to run through May 26

Photo of Monets Water Lillies by Molly Hubert

Phrasing Is Back After nine episodes of the fifth seasonalso known as Archer Vice we heard the characters constantlymutter words with innuendo and forget that they weresupposed to call it out with one word ldquophrasingrdquo But asSterling Archer struggled to face the dictator whose wifehe had just shared a moment of passion CherylCarolCarinaCherlene yelled out the ever-classic Archer line

The episode began in usual Archer fashion they were alltogether in a cramp place and complaining about Rayrsquos drivingor flying And all of them ignored the simple fact that it was allout of his control With Sterling up to his usual shenaniganscausing a ruckus in the plane and successfully giving hisldquofriendsrdquo a heart attack while also leading them to success

The entire season Archer was constantly disappointedthat phrasing was no longer used always screaming outthe words ldquoAre we seriously not using phrasing anymorerdquo

Perhaps the use of phrasing was symbolic since themain characters are once again doing what they did best worst engaging in international affairs that could affectgovernments everywhere The first nine episodes saw the gangtry and fail to sell cocaine but now they have had relativesuccess selling guns that were apparently from the CIA

Whatever the show wants to do with its characters or whatevernew situations they want to put them in itrsquos safe to say that theshow will always be funny and phrasing can only help them

according to hit FX animation Archer

Photo courtsey of FX

John Collura talks about The Ataris ongoing legacyThomas Higgins

Journal Staff

Currently on a 10-yearanniversary tour for thealbum So Long Astoria The Ataris stopped by the BrightonMusic Hall on Saturday March29 This is the first time in10 years that this lineup has

played together After therelease of So Long Astoria the lineup of Kristopher RoeJohn Collura Mike Davenportand Chris Knapp disbandedamid internal conflict

Since then Roe hascontinued on under the nameThe Ataris with a number ofdifferent supporting membersSo Long Astoria is the bandrsquosbest selling release to this dayIt sold over 700000 copiesupon its release and has beencertified gold since It was

the bandrsquos first and only majorlabel release after signing withColumbia Records once itscontract with the independentlabel Kung Fu Records was up

Before the bandrsquos sold outshow The Journal sat down with guitarist John Collura totalk about the tour future plansand the legacy of The AtarisIn order to re-learn and

practice all of the songsoff So Long Astoria beforethe start of the tour themembers holed up and hadthree straight days of practice

ldquoIt was intimidating atfirstrdquo said Collura ldquoButit wasnrsquot too hard It wasmainly just figuring out thelittle things and deciding who would play each part

For Collura being a part ofthis tour is his way of tryingto preserve the legacy of aband that has gone through

many tumultuous patchesthroughout its existenceThere have been numerouslineup changes with theonly constant member beinglead singer and foundingmember Kristopher Roe

When questioned aboutall of the lineup changes theband has gone through sinceits peak success after the

release of So Long Astoria Collura said ldquoThe Atarisis no longer a band it is abrand Doing this tour is metrying to protect this brandrdquo

By continuing to tourunder the name he believesthat Roe is diminishing thename and brand of The Atarisand all of its past successes

ldquoKris is a very talentedsinger and what he needs todo is go out on his own anddo the solo stuffrdquo said Collura

While he isnrsquot necessarily

happy with what has happenedto The Ataris name by Roecontinuing to play and writeunder it he does recognizethat it is Roersquos band Collurais still very supportive of Roeand believes he can be justas successful as a solo artist

ldquoA Kristopher Roe soloalbum is something that I want to hearrdquo said Collura

ldquoI think his voice is just asgood as it was 10 years ago

We talked about thelegacy of the album So Long

Astoria and how it sounds 10 years after its initial release

ldquoIf it was released today it would do just as well as it didback thenrdquo said Collura ldquoI thinkthe album has held up really well over the past 10 years

The future of The Atarisis still up in the air at thispoint Once the tour endsthe plan is to go back to the

lineup that singer KristopherRoe had been playing withprior to the anniversary tour

ldquoIrsquom not really looking toplay in a band at this pointrdquosaid Collura when askedabout his personal future

However he did mentionthat he would have noproblem doing some off showsor the occasional festivaldates with the So Long

Astoria era Ataris lineup

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With Sundayrsquos softballconference game against AnnaMaria postponed the SuffolkUniversity Rams are eager toget out on the field and getthe first win in more than a week Posting a 4-12 recordso far this season it lookslike the team has been throwna serious curveball by theiropponents

With only two seniors on

the squad the team has beenlacking experience and thathas shown on the field It isimportant that both coachesand upperclassmen can find abetter way to integrate the sixfreshmen into the team

If everyone can learn to work well together it willcreate team unity which leadsto better results

Despite the weak start theseason is still young and thereis plenty of time for somehome runs Head coach JaclynDavis is not worried at all

ldquoI donrsquot think that our record

really shows the improvementthat we maderdquo said DavisldquoWe are much better than we were before and we have a lotof talent I feel confident thatthe results will get better Wehave worked really hard weare starting to put the piecestogetherrdquo

No reason to worry forDavis who has been in thesoftball world for a long timehaving played as a student

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

athlete for Post University Sherepresented the varsity collegeteam for four years

She earned the NationalFast pitch Coaches Associationhonors (NFCA) as an All- American Scholar AthleteDavis also earned an All- Academic selection by theCentral Atlantic CollegiateConference (CACC) for her2004-2007 seasons

Having that muchexperience with softballdefinitely helps with hercoaching

ldquoWe are a very young team

with six freshmen and foursophomoresrdquo said Davis ldquoIthink they have integrated well into the team They havedone well and quite a few havetaken on important startingrolesrdquo

Hopefully no moreraspberries for the Rams as theseason is becoming more andmore interesting to watch

The teams next double-header is April 2 against UMassBoston

ldquoWe didnrsquot play them last year but I think it is definitely

feasible to win that gamerdquoThis game is a non-conference match wherethe Rams have to really get working as a team beforethe important games againstSimmons on Friday The nextconference match is Fridayagainst Simmons College andhere the Rams have to show what they are really made of

Top The Suffolk Softball team gets ready for match

Bottom Coach Jaclyn Davis applauds her team

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Suffolk softball starts season slowlylooking to improve against UMass Boston

Suffolk baseball plays strong in first conference gamesCJ Haddad

Journal Staff

Over the past 10 years ithas been quite apparent thatSuffolk University baseball is aforce in the GNAC

Last season the Ramscaptured a shot to play in theGNAC Championship makingit the seventh straight yearthey have appeared in thechampionship game

The Ramrsquos 29-14 record in2013 earned them No 8 in NewEngland while the program forthe sixteenth year in a row has won at least 20 games

Every year the guys headdown to Florida for their ownspring training to enjoy the warm weather until having toplay in the brisk beginning ofspring in New England

The first five games in Florida were losses for the Rams butthey quickly responded withthree straight wins These

games are primarily againsttough opponents they usuallydo not play during the regularseason They finished (3-6) ontheir way to play Wheaton onMarch 21

The Rams tied Wheaton ina 12-inning affair and followedup by splitting a double-headeragainst Rhode Island CollegeThey were 4-7-1 coming into astretch of conference gamestheir first of the season

First the men would collecttheir fifth win of the year bydefeating Salem State by ascore of 7-5

In the top of the fourth JCCollette hit a grand slam totie the game and Devan Jonesalso hit a solo home run of hisown

Dan Shields picked up the win pitching 52 innings inrelief to hold off a strong startby Salem State

Next would be the firstconference games of the year when Rams took on Curry ina double-header on March 29

In the first game JonathanRichard took the mound forthe Rams looking to pick up where he left off last year Thesouthpaw tossed five inningsgiving up one earned run andstriking out three on his wayto the victory

The whole team pitched inoffensively including a six-runfourth inning which led to a9-3 victory

Game two would be moreof the same for the Rams Thistime Steve Chamberlain tookthe ball for the Rams and wassparkling over six inningssurrendering only four hits insix innings of shutout ball

He also had eight strikeoutsand the Rams would score inthe second third fourth andsixth innings compiling fiveruns while Curry could notfigure out Chamberlain

Rob Marks had two hits andtwo RBI for Suffolk

The Rams have now wonfour straight and are gettinghot at the right time The

upcoming schedule featuresa healthy diet of conferencegames that are the mostimportant for the Rams

They will take on Lasell

The Rams are 7-7-1

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Thursday in a conference gameat 3 pm

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SPORTS

The Suffolk Universitytennis team had a close callTuesday night against RhodeIsland College but it was ableto pull out the win

The Rams (2-0) won theday 6-3 but featured plenty ofdifficult matches two of which

went into a sudden death setTeam captain Drew Reilly

won his match but wasdisappointed with his ownperformance

ldquoI feel okay about my matchI played at my opponentrsquos levelrather than beating him 6-06-0rdquo said Reilly confidently ldquoA winrsquos a win We grind it outand it was a character building winrdquo

It was a team win since theRams won two of their threedoubles matches against the Anchormen and the one loss

in the third doubles match wasa tight one 9-7The close wins are okay

for the team because it is thechance to see the errors onthe court while maintaining

success in the standingsThe Rams now have the

chance to continue to learnfrom their mistakes andthe same goes for freshmanFrancesco Saia

He lost his singles matchbut had a key victory in theNo 2 doubles match when heteamed up with Reilly

ldquoI feel like I played wellboth my matches even though

I went 1-1 todayrdquo said Saiafrom Wakefield Mass ldquoAs afreshman I am still learningbut this will all help me in thelong runrdquo

Saia is just one of the twofreshmen on the team along with Nathan Mackay-Wrightso the experience he is gaining will be crucial for what appearsto be unlimited depth on theroster for the Rams

ldquoWe are strong all around Ispeak for the team when I say we were off our game todaybut we are a tough team to

beat any dayrdquo Saia saidThe season is young butthe confidence of the teamhas built up for the pastfew years for most of the veterans It appears that the

Jeremy Hayes Asst Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Mens Tennis survives

against Rhode Island College

same confidence has given theunderclassmen the same drivefor a winning effort

Thay Thao who showeda lot of heart and won thetightest singles match againstWentworth the week beforelost both his singles anddoubles match

ldquoI lost both my matches butI gave it my all My teammatein the doubles match VassiliStroganov we talked all duringthe match trying stayedpositive but unfortunately it wasnrsquot enougrdquo said Thao

Thao may have lost againstthe Anchormen but he has

plenty of confidence in histeam When asked if he thinkshis team can win the GNACchampionship this year hisanswer was quick and simple

ldquoOf courserdquo said ThaoThe Rams will host UMass

Boston Thursday for theirthird game of the season

Mens first single Calixto Romero dominates both of his matches

DeSean Jackson signs three-year deal with Washington

The NFC East has been shaken up with former PhiladelphiaEagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson signing with Washingtonfor a three-year deal Jackson is now joining a team withformer Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III under centerGriffin is coming off a down year and an injured leg but withthe signing of Jackson it could revamp the passing gameJackson will make catches with Pierre Garcon who was last yearrsquos No 1 target Jackson is coming off a successful seasonhaving 82 receptions 1332 yards and nine touchdowns Thismove by Jackson also means he will now have to play theEagles twice this season He will potentially help on puntand kick returns as well but Garcon and Jackson will be acombination teams will have to prepare a solid game plan forin order to stop them Combined they had 195 receptions and2674 yards receiving last year

Johnny Manziel to visit Pats pre-draftIt may be the week of April Fools but there is no jokeabout who is coming to visit the New England Patriotson Wednesday former Heisman Trophy winner and Texas AampM quarterback Johnny Manziel The Patriots have futureHall-of-Fame quarterback Tom Brady and Ryan Mallet onthe roster so the odds of them attempting to draft Manzielare highly unlikely Teams in the past with franchisequarterbacks have drafted high to secure their future likethe Green Bay Packers drafting Aaron Rodgers to eventuallytake the place of franchise starter Brett Favre The Patriotsdrafting Manziel is not too far fetched but it will be difficultsince he is projected to go in the top-10

SPORTS BRIEFS

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PAGE 12 September 19 2012PAGE 5 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

A

WORD

FROM

Week of April 2 2014

Hello Students

We hope you are all havinga great week The StudentGovernment Association(SGA) would like to sharesome updates from this week

The SGA Election hasbeen completed for thenext academic yearCongratulations to our newe-board candidates for 2014-2015 Tyler LeBlanc is thepresident-elect Colin Loiselleis the vice-president-electDennis Harkins for secretary-elect and Rakan Alzaydi asthe treasurer-elect Thank youto those of you who voted

In our SGA meeting onThursday March 20 we hadthe pleasure of speaking

with President McCarthyabout upcoming plans for the

University including a futurestudent center moving NESADto the main campus and plansfor the academic buildingsafter the new Somersetbuilding is complete We alsocongratulated the Senator of

the Month for February whichis Meg Donnelly Thank youfor all of your hard work thismonth Meg

SGA is continuing through thesemester with our SmokingCampaign ldquoTake Your Butts

Across the Streetrdquo We have hadsuccess so far and look forward

to working closely with studentsthroughout the semester

In our SGA meeting ThursdayMarch 27 we discussed theupcoming SGA Awards We are

very excited about this eventWe also welcomed studentsfrom the University of SouthCarolina Aiken who sharedsimilar experiences as well asgave feedback based on ourissues at Suffolk

The SGA Commuter Social wasco-sponsored with ProgramCouncil and was a huge successThose who attended enjoyed

delicious ice cream with a variety of toppings

SGA also held an Alumni Eventon Thursday March 27 andincluded a panel with the SGAboard both past and present

After the panel those who wished to attend went to CarrieNation to enjoy beverages andrefreshments

Our weekly meetings are everyThursday in Donahue 311

As always if you have anyquestions please do not hesitateto contact us at sgasuffolkedu

Have a great week

Student Government Association

Common Core does not solve Americas education problems

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

When you are in highschool everything butacademics seems to matterthe most Sports gossip anddrama are all things that takeprecedent in the mind of a young student

More often than notstudents do not take fulladvantage of the opportunitiesgiven to them by both statefunded schools and privateschools Growing up in SouthCarolina I attended just aboutevery type of high schoolimaginable In five years I

went to four different schoolsThe schools I attended wereoften at complete oppositeends of the academic spectruma small private school locatedin rural South Carolina aprestigious boarding schoolnested in the Blue RidgeMountains of North Carolinaa failing public school alsoin rural South Carolina andfinally a large public school inon the outskirts of CharlestonSouth Carolina By no meansdo I consider myself an expertof education but my varyingexperiences do give me an

insight that most do not haveI can safely assume that

the majority of students atSuffolk did not grow up in theSouth I can assure you thatif you thought public schools

in the North were bad youcannot fathom the degree offailure most public schools inthe South allow The system

is broken and it needs to befixed

South Carolina hashistorically been ranked as astate with a bottom-tier publicschool system The problemthat faces current publicschools is not confined to ageographic region of AmericaThe problem is widespreadalmost like a virus The UnitedStates has been steadilydeclining in global academicrankings over past years

According to Daniel Arkinat NBC News ldquoThe numbers

are even more sobering when compared among onlythe 34 OECD countries TheUnited States ranked no 26 inmathmdashtrailing nations such asSlovakia Portugal and RussiaWhatrsquos more American highschool students dropped to no21 in science (from no 17 in2009) and slipped to no 17 inreading (from no 14 in 2009)according to resultsrdquo

The OECD or Organizationfor Economic Cooperationand Development is a groupconsisting of 34 countriesTo be ranked no 26 andno 21 in math and sciencerespectively is nothing shortof an embarrassment

America at one point wasthe global leader in education which begs the question ldquoHowdo we restructure the currenteducation system so that we may again lead the worldin educationrdquo The Obama Administrationrsquos answer tothis question is Common Core

According to its ldquoTheCommon Core is a set of high-quality academic standardsin mathematics and English

language artsliteracy (ELA)rdquoThe hope of the new federalacademic standards is to raise

overall academic proficiencyand to raise the proverbial barin standards

Some 45 states originally

agreed to the new standardsin 2009 but more recentlyIndiana has officially opted outof the program Why Thereare a myriad of reasons as to why Indiana has opted out ofprogram poor communicationbetween state and federalbodies the ever growingquestion of security becauseCommon Core would allowthird parties to access certaininformation about studentsand a disagreement betweenfederal standards and statestandards

The academic standardsthat Indiana has set inmotion follow quite closely with Common Core The onlydifference between the two isIndiana wants a more vigorousset of standards

In the end I believe thatCommon Core program just isnot enough In order to fix thisproblem we cannot simplythrow money at it (which is what this Common Core billseems to propose) Having seenthe worst of the worst as faras public schools go I applaudIndiana If the state of Indiana wants to set a higher standardfor education and not simplydo the bare-minimum in termsof standards that is a goodthing

Every state should strive toconstantly raise the bar withthe hopes that one day we asa country may be able to sitatop the global educationrankings With a moreeducated workforce comesmore innovation and a largermiddle class And is that not what America wants Moreinnovation more jobs larger

middle class and a populousthat is thoroughly educated

because the landlorddoes not want to pay formaintenance The sink does not work the heat does not workthe light does not work Thereare mice in the whole buildingand the floor in the livingroom is all warped because thecheap water pipe that should

have been replaced yearsago leaked over winter break when both my roommate andI were gone The curtains areclearly from the 1960s and theinsolation of the apartment is worse than a cave from thestone ages

And it gets even betterthat that ndash apparently it iscompletely ok that a landlordis in his 90s Suffolk seniorJake Athyal was the luckytenant

ldquoMy landlordrsquos bizarre Irsquove

never met him Spoken to mea couple times on the phonebut hersquos 92 and doesnrsquot comearound often I guess Irsquomindifferent to him Hersquos nevershown up to our apartmentrdquosaid Athyal

Hopefully with MartyWalsh in charge the landlord

situation which for most partshas been a complete disaster will change for the betterIt finally looks like it is allover for the corrupt parasitesthat feed on innocent collegestudents and other people Thebad landlords know that theyare cheap and that collegestudents probably donrsquot havetime to write a complaint well guess what Game overndash land-rats Stop ruiningthe reputation of the goodlandlords out there

Walsh fights corruptionFrom WALSH page 5

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STAFF EDITORIAL

OPINION Game Over Landlords Marty Walsh Fights Corruption

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

With Marty Walshrsquosnew amendment to initiateinspections in housing andrentals there is still hopefor financially fragile collegestudents and other people with low income No more willlandlords exploit the loopholesof our society No more will tenants have to worryabout their landlord showingup unannounced at theirapartment In other words ndashfewer code violations

It is important to point outthat there are good and badlandlords The ones who dotheir job and care about theirtenants should not be worriedthis article is not about youguys After reading this youknow exactly whom this socialreflection pertains to

In the last few years toomany cunning landlordsor rather ldquoland-ratsrdquo haveburdened our society andslowed down the progress ofour beautiful Hub We live ina hectic world where the clockis ticking faster than ever

and the only way to beat thehourglass is by prioritizing ourmany tasks Certain tasks are

necessary while others occurbecause of incompetenceandor greed College can bea stressful time and having abad landlord can extremelyincrease students ldquostress-o-meters Suffolk Universityalumni Scott Duran 13 hada horrible experience with hislandlord when he lived in EastBoston

ldquoHe was the worst Heshowed up sometimesunannounced looking formoney The apartment wasnever completed and things

always broke I will never rentagainrdquo said DuranDuran is not the only one

with a negative landlordexperience Ever since I startedat Suffolk back in 2010 I haveheard terrible stories aboutlandlords allegedly takingadvantage of their tenantsand poisoning the gaps inour society I experiencedthe frustrations of havingan incompetent and greedylandlord

My landlord never made usan extra key to the apartmentOne time I got home after

Photo byof Ally Thibault

Mayor Marty Walshwas elected in

Novembera long day at work and all I wanted to do was pass outMy landlord sent me a textmessage saying that I have togo to the other side of townand meet his son in a sketchybar in order to to pick up aspare key to the apartment The words lazy and irresponsiblecould not be emphasized morein this scenario

In addition to that nothing works in my apartment

See WALSH page 4

Lieutenant Edward JWalsh Jr and firefighterMichael R Kennedytragically lost their livesattempting to put out thefire on Beacon Street lastWednesday Deputy FireChief Joseph Finn saidat the press briefing thatevening that he had ldquoneverseen a fire travel that fastescalate that quickly andcause such havocrdquo in his30 years on the job While

every firefighter goes into work each day knowing heor she could face a fire suchas the one that started at298 Beacon St each deservethe admiration that the cityhas been showing since therecent blaze

Boston isnrsquot perfect but when tragedies such as thisoccur this city has proventhat it truly appreciates the work of law enforcement andfirefighters along with thesacrifices that each make

While not alone inhis condolences notableBostonian and New EnglandPatriots quarterbackTom Brady expressed hisfeelings about the fire onhis Facebook saying ldquoOnbehalf of my entire family I want to extend my deepestsympathies and condolencesto the Boston FireDepartment and the families

of our brave and selflessfirefighters who gave theirlives for our protectionand safety today and tothe entire firefightingcommunity who protect useach and every day All of you will be in our thoughtsand prayersrdquo

Bradyrsquos statement wasthoughtful to say the leastbut what was a little lessso was the vast mediacoverage the photos of him

watching the fire receivedBetween The Boston

Herald The Boston Globe and The Huffington Post just to name a few outletsit almost seemed as if Brady was receiving as muchcoverage as the actual fire

Considering thesensationalized coverage ofthe Malaysia Airlines plane was so recent it was thatmuch more uncomfortableto see the media make sucha big deal of Brady watchingthe fire The quarterbackdid what many residents

around Beacon Street didthat day He reacted thesame way many Bostoniansdid that day It seems in badtaste to cover his reactionto a tragedy to that extentconsidering people werekilled and injured becauseof that fire

Obamas NSA Bulk Proposal Leaves Major Issue in Place

Sam Humphrey Asst News Editor

Last Monday The New York

Times reported that the Obamaadministration would soon an-nounce a plan to end the Na-tional Security Agency (NSA)rsquosbulk collection of Americansrsquotelephone data

However as news outletssoon reported the reformdoes little to actually protect Americansrsquo privacy and shrinkthe surveillance state This billis just a phony show by an Ad-ministration that does not careabout our civil liberties

While the NSArsquos data col-lection program would endphone companies would stillbe required to collect custom-ersrsquo phone data and forwardit to the NSA upon requestPhone companies do not haveto keep the data longer than18 months which is muchshorter than the five years the

federal government currentlyrequires

Shortly after EdwardSnowden exposed the NSA last year Glenn Greenwald andEwen MacAskill reported inThe Guardian that the govern-ment had ldquoobtained direct ac-cess to the systems of GoogleFacebook Apple and other USinternet giantsrdquo through itstop-secret PRISM programPRISM allows the NSA to in- vestigate usersrsquo search histo-ries emails shared files and

live chat feeds As if spying on our phone

calls was not disturbingenough the government alsohas access to some of our mostpersonal data The governmentcould easily use this Orwellianprogram to compile profilesof innocent Americans evenif they had not visited jihadist websites or been linked to ter-rorist communications

Though The Guardian re-

ported that the program tar-gets customers ldquowho liveoutside the US or those Americans whose communica-tions include people outsidethe USrdquo such a secretive pro-gram with no accountabilitycould be used far more sin-isterly to spy on anyone withaccounts on some of the mostpopular websites

The PRISM program notbeing addressed in the recentproposal is a telling sign thatObama and his administrationare not willing to give up the

NSArsquos most invasive programand therefore are not seriousabout balancing privacy andsecurity

Justin Amash (R-MI) a keensupporter of privacy may pro-pose an amendment to this yearrsquos Defense Appropriationsbill that would bar the NSAfrom using provisions of thePatriot Act to justify its bulkcollection Amash originallyintroduced the amendmentlast year but it failed by a s limmargin of 205-217

Photo by Flickr user Robert Douglass

Snowden leaked millionsof secret les exposing

the NSAs practices

Last October Jim Sensen-brenner (R-WI) who helpedauthor the 2001 Patriot Actintroduced the USA Freedom Act and according to his Of-ficial House Website the Actplans to ldquoend bulk collectionunder 215 of the Patriot Actrdquoand would require ldquothe gov-ernment to more aggressively

filter and discard informationabout Americans accidentallythrough PRISM and relatedprogramsrdquo

Sensenbrennerrsquos USA Free-dom Act would be a goodstart provided that it appliesto both Americansrsquo phone andonline data The governmentshould also heed the Fourth Amendment which protects usagainst unreasonable searchesand seizures and requires thegovernment to obtain a war-rant before such a search

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Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise inspire students

Daniella Marrero Asst Intl Editor

The challenges of the inter-national student do not end atgraduation Although schoolserves as a place to become ac-culturated with a new homethe differences in cultures gobeyond the classroom and intothe workplace where the onceinternational student becomesthe foreign worker a fact thatcan serve as an advantage oras the reason to not be hiredTo help our increasing inter-national student population

at Suffolk the InternationalStudents Services Office (ISSO)held a panel discussion withalumni to share the challeng-es shortcuts personal adviceand ldquounwritten rules of the American workplacerdquo

In dealing with culturaldifferences at work PriscillaHuang (MS Accounting lsquo12)advised students to ldquofind simi-larities between [them] and[their] work environmentrdquo Fo-cusing on the things you havein common such as a common

professional goal can help stu-dents adapt and focus in the workplace even if there is alanguage barrier Chiara Car-nevali (MA Public Relationslsquo12) weighed in on finding abalance between the variouscultures that surround you in

your workplace adding a storyof the difference she found inauthority figures in Italy andthe US

In Italy you can only speakto your direct managerrdquo shesaid ldquoThere is no real relation-ship between the boss and the

employeerdquoWhen dealing with a US

company her experience was

differentldquoIn the USrdquo she contin-ued ldquoI have met with a CEO who would speak to every em-ployee shake all of our handsand ask if we were having anyproblems that we needed totalk to him about It was com-pletely differentrdquo

International students that want to stay in the US aftergraduation face the challengeof finding an employer to hirethem

ldquoBeing an internationalstudent can sometimes be astigmardquo said Ruthly Francois

(BS Biology lsquo12) ldquoIt is the onething you need to say to getrejectedrdquo

However this should notdiscourage students Francoisshared an anecdote of whenshe was applying to intern-ships and found that manyonly hired US Citizens or per-manent residents

ldquoI emailed them and askedif I could still applyrdquo Francoissaid ldquoI ended up getting theposition even though I was in-ternational I didnrsquot take it in

the end but I was glad I askedanywayrdquo

When asked about the im-

portance and weight of hardskills versus soft skills all ofthe panelists agreed that softskills were the heavier onesand they said that soft skillshelp most in the workplace

Mark Foulds (GMBA Glob-al Business lsquo11) said that al-though technical skills areimportant that ldquosoft skills arethe way you demonstrate yourbrandrdquo

ldquoAny computerrdquo Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98) add-ed ldquocan replace someone withhard skills The art comes fromsoft skillsrdquo

Fortunately for internation-al students this game may bein their favor Carnevali saidthat soft skills or the abilityto reach out and connect withpeople is something that in-ternational students are usedto

ldquoIn a way being interna-tional gives you soft skillsrdquo shesaid ldquoYou come here alone so you have to meet and buildrelationships with people Weare used to thatrdquo

Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook

ldquoAny computer can replace

someone with hard skillsThe art comes from soft skillsrdquo

- Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98)

PAGE 14 September 19 2012PAGE 3 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

INTERNATIONAL

The civil war in Syria hasremoved 9 million peoplefrom their homes and haskilled more than 100000 inthe escalating conflict Theclash between those loyalto President Bashar al-Assadand his opposition was in theescalating conflicts sparked byprotests that descended into violence in March 2011

There are an estimated 1000armed opposition groups andthey collectively have as manyas 100000 fighters Whilethere are numerous rebelgroups they appear similar togroups that have sprung out ofother disastrous conflicts suchas genocides The questionmay not only be can we theUnited States prevent such adisaster but how

The concept of dealing withinternational criminal law isfairly new when looking atthe timeline of law practicethroughout history TheInternational Criminal Court

or the ICC is defined as the firstever permanent treaty-basedinternational criminal tribunalestablished to investigate andtry individuals for the mostserious crimes genocidecrimes against humanity and war crimes

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

ldquoTreating an international

crime is treating it as anindividual conduct rather thanstate conductrdquo said NatalieReid Esq from the law firmDebevioise amp Plimtpon in New York Reid spoke at SuffolkUniversity Law School onMonday about internationallaw ldquoThe ICC looks andfunctions in the way that manypeople including commonlawyers would recognizecriminal courts would berdquoThe ICC is however sufferinggrowing pains

The ICCrsquos treaty-basedstructure imposes thatindividual states who aresigned on oblige to refrainfrom ldquoacts which would defeatthe objective and purposerdquountil they declare if they intendnot to be a party Currently122 states are signed with theStatute of the Court In other words ldquothe court can onlyexercise its authority overcrimes that are committed bynationals of or in the territoryof a state party signed ontothe statuterdquo said Reid Syria isnot a member state of the ICC

However Syria can only

be a part of the ICC if itrefers itself The UN SecurityCouncil would need to referSyria to the ICC in order forthe court to even investigateany potential violations ofinternational law ldquoThere hasbeen quite a discussion about

whether the Security Council

should refer Syria to the ICCbecause Russia would notsupport such referralrdquo Reidsaid ldquoand the United States isdiscussing the creation of anad hoc court just to deal withSyriardquo

Ad hoc internationaltribunals have been createdon a situational basis in theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY)and in Rwanda (ICTR) toprosecute individuals forcrimes against humanityThere are two problems posedfor the creation of an ad hoctribunal for Syria in order toavoid jurisdictional conflictsReid explained ldquoFirst thisruns counter to the veryintention of the creation of theICC a single body serving asuniversal jurisdiction for thesecircumstances Second thereis a host of administrativeissuesrdquo Ad hoc tribunals havecertain legitimacy concerns where the ICC does not Theyare hugely expensive andinefficient Because of thisthey struggle to be relevantand effective as seen in atribunal case in Lebanon

Embattled Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Read the rest of thisarticle online

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PAGE 15PAGE 2 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

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INTERNATIONAL

After 12 years of offering the American college experienceto students in West AfricaSuffolk Universityrsquos campus inDakar Senegal closed in 2011Now after finding more than$12 million in the schoolrsquosbudget Sir President PaulMcCartney announced that thecampus will re-open for thefall 2017 semester

ldquoI wasnrsquot here at the timebut it is sad that the studentsof Dakar lost their version of

Suffolkeven though a lackof interest was noted for itsclosing a few years backrdquo saidMcCartney ldquoIrsquove played somany gigs in Dakar and I knowthat their student population will be thrilled to hear of thecampusrsquo re-openingrdquo

Professor and NBA playerKenyon Martin is excitedto take his students back toSuffolkrsquos West African campusas soon as he can ldquoI used totake students there in thesummer for a photographycourse and everyone always

had such a great timerdquo Martinsaid ldquoA former student ofmine actually Billy Batsonone of his photos from thecourse won the 2010 Rammy

Suffolk to re-open Dakar campusT Jefferson Trout

Journal Staff

The breaking news tookover the internet as two ofthe worldrsquos favorite historicalfigures Elvis Presley and HugoChavez were found at a Cubanresort allegedly practicing torelease an album togetherThe news went viral as fansand political supporters ofPresley and Chavez were indisbelief that their idols whothey thought were dead weresimply planning a publicitystunt

Conspiracies have come tolight on the death of both of

them prior to this revelationPresley who was believed tohave died of an overdose wasrumored to have been hiredby the DEA to fight againstthe use of harmful drugs inthe US according to Elvis-is-Alivecom and had joinedforces with the FBI to fightthe worldrsquos most wanted druglords

In an exclusive interview with The Suffolk Journal Presley now 79 years old

dismissed those rumours asfalse

ldquoAh suspicious mindsrdquoPresley said

His reason for wanting toldquodisappearrdquo from the world was because of a sudden pelvicsurgery that he knew wouldend his career

ldquoAfter my surgery I spentfive months at HeartbreakHotelrdquo Presley said ldquoThen Idecided to come to Cuba andfight against communismrdquo

Chavez was rumored tohave faked his death and beenhiding in Cuba since his closerelations with President RaulCastro are known The rumorsturned out to be in fact trueHe is also aiding Presleyrsquos

efforts to fight communismldquoPeople think Irsquom being a

hypocrite because Irsquom helpingElvisrdquo Chavez said ldquoBut thetruth is I just want to liveout my dream of being a starWhen I started my TV showlsquoAlo Presidentersquo I knew thatthe spotlight singing anddancing were for merdquo

Chavez used that show todiscuss his political agenda as well entertain the viewers withguest appearances according

to BBC Their band Los Difuntos

in the Ghetto will release itsfirst single ldquoAinrsquot Nothing Buta Communistrdquo this summerThey also plan to have a worldtour but will not release thedates until later this yearThey did however announcethat their first stop will be inBoston at no other place thanthe Modern Theater of SuffolkUniversity Their final stop will be at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas

ldquoViva Las Vegasrdquo Presleysaid

ldquoWe are excited to showall of the material that wehave been working on for solongrdquo Chavez added ldquoI think

this tour will be successfuland hopefully it can helpElvis spread his word againstcommunismrdquo

Los Difuntos plan tocontinue rehearsing in Cuba where President Castro issometimes seen visiting themduring band practice Castrothey claim asked to be in theband but they respectfullyrejected

ldquoI donrsquot want to get allshook up with his politicsrdquo

Presley saidTo get tickets to see

Los Difuntos visit wwwl o s d i f u n t o s I T G c o m

or follow the hashtaglosdifuntosatsuffolk for thelatest updates

Chavez and Elvis spotted at Cuban beach togetherplan to form a band and perform at Suffolk

Mani Darrero Journal Staff

Award for best photographrdquoSophomore Cosmo Kramer

is excited to sign up for Martinrsquossummer course when it startsup Martin explained thatsince the Dakar campus closeddown he has been bringing

his students to New York inthe summer to photograph the

Knicksrsquo summer league gamesldquoIrsquove had fun doing thesummer league stuff but Irsquovenever been to Dakar that will be exciting Kenyon is an

awesome professor so I knowIrsquoll learn a lot Wersquore actually

working on a business venturetogether making a brassierefor menrdquo

Junior Ferris Bueller studiedhis first two years at Suffolk

in Dakar but had to transferto Boston after the closure

ldquoBoston is great and all donrsquotget me wrong but it wouldhave been nice to be able tospend another year at thecampus It was so much morelaid back The administrationnever even confronted meabout my several sick days Iracked up every monthrdquo

The old buildings that wereused for the Dakar campus were sold and abandoned but were not demolished after theschoolrsquos closure McCartneyhad Suffolk buy back thebuildings from the real estateagency the school sold it to

Vandelay IndustriesldquoVandelay unfortunately

tripled its asking price sincethe university sold it but withthe extra money I have foundI was able to barter a deal toget them backrdquo

With the Dakar campusbuildings back in Suffolkpossession the universityhas hired a local constructioncompany to get them up tocode after being abandonedfor two years

ldquoIf all things go accordingto plan therersquos no reason that

we can have the campus backup and running in time for fallclasses in 2017rdquo McCartneyboldly proclaimed

Photo courtesy of Kenyon Martin

A Suffolk Dakar building prepares for re-opening

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The unfolding situation inthe Ukraine and specifically

Crimea has kept peoplearound the world captivatedfor months It has pittedRussia against the American-lead West in a showdownreminiscent of the Cold WarLeaders from both sides havetaken jabs at each otherand accusations of illegallyinterfering in the affairs of asovereign country have alsocome from both sides

A new hope for a diplomaticresolution was offeredearlier this week when theKremlin and the White Houseannounced a joint purchase of

a resort in the Crimea Whilethe peninsula has alwaysbeen a prime vacation spotfor wealthier Russians anaction of this magnitude isunprecedented

The deal was reportedlystruck between the two parties when they realized howridiculous they appeared onthe world stage badly hidingtheir geo-political aspirationsbehind thin veils of ldquosavingdemocracyrdquo or ldquoprotectingminority rightsrdquo

ldquoWe decided that enough

was enough and it was timeto come clean about ourintentionsrdquo a White Housespokesperson said ldquoNow that we are no longer lying aboutour interests in Ukraine itshould be OK with the peoplerightrdquo

While the move signalsa step towards cooperationit may be rash to jump toconclusions

ldquoNow let me be clearrdquoObama said in his first pressconference since the purchaseldquoThis is in no way a move ofcapitulation by the United

States American officials willhave first priority access to theresortrdquo Obama went on to citeseveral specific ldquoresort rulesrdquoincluding a rule that wouldallow only American officialsin the resort hot tub after 10pm

ldquoWho closes a resort hot tubat 10 pmrdquo Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the pressin his public statement aboutthe purchase ldquoOh wellrdquo hecontinued ldquoWe can let the Americans have fun on theresort We have the rest of

the peninsula all to ourselvesnowrdquoPutin said he would

probably not visit the resortciting several grandiosecomplexes around the countryhe already owns But he didhint at the possibility ofa visit when his Americancounterpart eventually comesif only to challenge the hot tubrule ldquoHersquos been weak on Syria weak on Ukraine but perhapsthe third time will be a charmrdquo

Batty Mee Journal Staff

Governments of America Russia to purchase Crimean resort

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

President Obama and formerSecretary of State

Hillary Clinton tour the site of thefuture resort

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Obama rebuffs Putins hot tub challenge

Putin saidOther high ranking Russian

officials expressed a degreeof apathy towards the resortldquoI may end up visitingrdquo saidRussian foreign ministerSergey Lavrov ldquoBut so help meGod I will not come within athousand miles of the resortif that nerd Kerry is thererdquo inan open jab at his Americancounterpart

American officials weremore excited about the recentdevelopments Vice PresidentJoe Biden presided over

Mondayrsquos meeting of the USSenate in a golf shirt and shortssunglasses and a bucket hatUpon concluding the meetinghe announced he would bepermanently moving his officeto the resort from whichhe could communicate withCongress via videochat ldquoSurfrsquosup brahrdquo Biden exclaimed ashe left the podium ldquoThank GodIrsquoll never have to sit throughone of those State of the Unionthings againrdquo

Some American officials were more subtle in theirreactions Secretary of StateJohn Kerry said he was excitedabout the resort but as heexited his interview mutteredunder his breath ldquoI canrsquotbelieve I have to go to Russiato get some peace of mind Ofall placesrdquo

While the purchase of theresort is a step in the rightdirection it by no means signalsthe end of the crisis Will aluxurious resort be a betternegotiating environment than

a hot stuffy UN meetingroom Or will living in suchclose quarters only makethings worse Only time willtell History tells us that ittook Fascism one of the mostheinous government systemsever concocted to unite thesetwo vastly different societiesMaybe this time all it will takeis a couple of pairs of jet skisand some fine Russian caviar

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OPINIONSuffolkSaidNo A Harsh but Necessary Lesson

March and April are thetwo months where highschool seniors and hopefultransfers begin to hear backfrom colleges Each studenthopes to hear that they havebeen accepted to the schoolsthey applied to but as anyone who has gone through theprocess knows that is notalways the case This yearSuffolk University has takena blunt and upfront approachregarding its decisions onapplicants The schoolrsquosapproach has been prettysimple if an applicant has

been accepted they receivea letter in the mail with yellow letters on the outsidethat read ldquoSuffolkSaidYesrdquoIf the applicant didnrsquotget in the outside readsldquoSuffolkSaidNOrdquo written inred letters

ldquoItrsquos just not nice Beingrejected is harsh enough whyis our school choosing to rubit in when mailing those poorcollege kidsrdquo said Suffolksophomore Churrita Chan

My thoughts on Chanrsquosopinion Shut up College is

all about preparing studentsfor the real world Therersquos nobetter time to start than whenletting students know theirfate with a college

Itrsquos time that colleges toldtheir applicants straightRejection letters should mapexactly why the student didnrsquotget in If their SATs weredreadful tell them If theircollege essay sounds like a firstgrade book report tell them

Joe Sly Journal Rapper

You see that It says NO

No more of this ldquowe had

so many talented applicantsthe most in school historyrdquononsense Whoever came up with this excuse was a geniusliar Next year I hope otherschools follow in Suffolkrsquosfootsteps and give applicants aharsh taste of the real worldTell them right off the bat thatthey didnrsquot get in and the letterinside explains where they fellshort

ldquoWersquore not going to make

any money off the rejected

ones anyways it just seems likea no-lose situation to be frank with themrdquo said universityspokesman Sterling ArcherldquoIf we have time when writingthese letters sometimes we will even refer the lsquonon-acceptedrsquo as we call them tolocal community collegesrdquo

In college students haveto deal with loans finding anapartment paying their ownbills and balancing class work

and leisure time Regardless of

which school they go to they will learn that the real worldcan be a tough one at times It just makes sense to slap soon-to-be college kids with thisreality from the get-go

Suffolk has startedsomething that I hope will berevolutionary If a student islucky enough to be acceptedto a university they should beshowered with congratulationsas many schools already do But

when they donrsquot get in therersquos

no reason to sugar-coat thingsThe applicants might not seeit at first but when they lookback a few weeks after gettingtheir rejection letters they will realize Suffolk did them afavor by being so in-depth andup front as to why they wonrsquotbe coming to the school with aheart in the heart of a city nextsemester

Suffolk is actually like super-duper affordable

When I got the email fromthe President McCarthyrsquos officeon next yearrsquos tuition raise it was difficult to hide my smilefor the rest of the day The week after when I got an esti-mate of what my financial aidpackage was going to look likeit was impossible not to be-lieve I was the luckiest college

student that ever lived Tuition went up and naturally my fi-nancial aid decreased Whatmore could I ever ask for

Most people would be up-set at this but this is an op-portunity for personal growthCollege is a time to transi-tion from the young carefree(read debt-free) life to adult-hood and learning to live ina budget regardless of howsmall that is only enhancesthat experience If you live on

campus you above all otherstudents should not be com-plaining Thanks to Suffolkrsquosscrumptious mandatory mealplan you will always have ac-cess to the food at our din-ing halls so you do not haveto worry about going hungrySure it might be a bit priceyand a side of citrus and grapesmight raise your total to thesame price as a meal for two atPanera but you are on BeaconHill duh If you do not like itplease do us all a favor and

take your savage self to anyother university in Boston where their dining halls arebig significantly less expen-sive non-Beacon-Hill buffetsOr Emerson if you do not feellike walking that far

In addition to the envi-able meal plan our residencehalls (donrsquot you dare call themdorms) are excellent optionsOur security guards will al- ways be at the doors ready togreet you with a smile ask you

about your day and fill you with positive vibes Just makesure you always have your stu-dent ID with you because theyget upset if you forget it andthey have to put their phonedown to look you up in thesystem Also our elevators getstuck occasionally but thinkabout it this way if you gettrapped in there with some-one it is the perfect opportu-nity to make a new friend andtalk about how in 2012 ourresidence halls ranked sixth-

most expensive in the nationaccording to CampusGrotto

ldquoI am so honored to live ina residence hall that is recog-nized nationwiderdquo freshmanPoore Ann Indebtforev saidRemember you are on BeaconHill

The tuition increase wasthe lowest it has been in thepast 39 years according to theemail from the presidentrsquos of-fice and the cost for living on-campus and the meal plans did

not change a bummer becauseI think we could take out allthose pretentious NYC collegesand get to the top of Campus-Grottorsquos list if we tried hardenough

ldquoI hope we keep this trenduprdquo Indebtforev said ldquoMy par-

Mani Dannero Asst Intl Editor

ents were worried that they wouldnrsquot have to use up allof their savings to pay for myeducation and that is why Ichose to come to Suffolkrdquo

Photo courtesy of ickr user Tax Credits

Poore Ann Indebtforev shows all the money shesaved at Suffolk

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SPORTS

Suffolk Baseball fails to record a hit in Tee Ball exhibition

JarvisExotic Dancer

One of the hardest things todo in sports is to win as a teamand the Suffolk Universitybaseball team showed just thatas they struggled to play in anexhibition game

The Rams had theirdouble-header against Lasellpostponed due to rain butthat did not stop the teamfrom playing baseball

In a rare exhibition gameduring the regular season theRams had the umpires get theequipment manager VirgilRomanov to bring out thesolution

A tee ball standThat meant for nine

innings 27 at-bats the tee ballstand pitched a perfect game

ldquoI have never seen anythinglike itrdquo said Romanov whobrought the tee ball stand fromhis home country of DenmarkldquoIn my country we played witha tee ball stand it is the bestplayer money can buyrdquo

Romanov witnessed the teeball stand who he reportedly

named ldquoMike Honchordquo stand

stiff to not allow a single hitThe final batter of the game

made contact with the ball buthit it foul four times Feelingthe pressure he took one finalbig swing and missed the ballcompletely to record the finalout of the game

With no extra innings ina exhibition game the gameended in a tie but everyoneknew the winner was noneother than ldquoMike Honchordquohimself

ldquoIt was crazy old MikeHoncho showed a lot of heartrdquosaid Romanov ldquoAmericansthink they know sports but itis just like lsquowho are yoursquordquo

ldquoPeople get intimidatedsometimes by playing tee ballthey say the hardest thing todo in sports is to hit a baseballI was so happy to witness thistoday it was filthyrdquo

The Rams will continue toplay more conference gamesthis upcoming week hoping tocontinue their success The teeball stand is currently doingthings like being an inanimateobject

Photo by Flickr user catd_mitchell

In my country we played with a tee ball stand it is the

best player money can buy

Mens tennis recieve three doubles-spots in Wimbledon 2014

Pete Sampras Journal Contributor

The Suffolk menrsquos tennisteam was recently contactedby Wimbledon officials withan offer the rams could not

refuse The rams initiallygot the attention of the ATP (Associates TennisProfessionals) organizersback in 2012 when they wontheir fourth consecutiveGNAC Championship The ATPthought that this was such anoutstanding achievement thatthey deserved not just a NCAAspot but the best of the bestndash 3 spots in the prestigiousWimbledon tournament Alsothe ATP felt so bad for RamapoCollege never won a GNACChampionship prior to 2013 so

they told the Rams to play badon purposeThe deal that the tennis

Rams accepted was thefollowing if the Rams were willing to lose the 2013 GNACtitle on purpose they wouldget three automatic doubles-spots for the first round of theWimbledon 2014 tournamentIt did not take the rams longto figure out what they wantedmore ndash a five consecutiveGNAC Championship or three

Wimbledon doubles spots Thetennis guys decided to go forthe Wimbledon doubles titleand so they let Ramapo win5-4 in the 2013 GNAC final that was closely observed by RodgerFederer who was dressed as amiddle-aged college professorWhile he was pretending to

be the father of one of theplayers he was in fact makingsure that the Rams would letRamapo College win to getthe Wimbledon spots Federerlater said

ldquoIt was so obvious to me thatthe Rams could beat Ramapoany given day Suffolk didreally well pretending like theyplayed their best ndash not only arethey great tennis players but very talented actors as wellrdquoFederer reported to the Daily

Mirror

As the Suffolk team is veryexited for the summer and thebig tournament they alreadyfeel like the 2014 GNAC title isin the house The Wimbledon was only about losing the 2013championship on purpose butit did not say anything about winning the 2014 title Theteam will keep practicing inthe summer leading up toWimbledon and hope to takehome the trophy This is thefirst time ever that a collegeteam will play in the world

famous professionaltournament In factthis is a historicachievement becauseno other college teamhas ever performed ina professional tennistournament becauseit is against the rules

ndash but with a little helpfrom Federer the rules were bended in thiscase

Being a life longRam Supporter and aSuffolk Alumni class of2004 Federer doublemajored in biologyand philosophy ldquoI will always supportmy Alma matter andI am very exited tosee how far the menrsquostennis team can goin the Wimbledontournamentrdquo Federertold BBC at a pressconference

Surely the rams willtake the Wimbledontitle this summer andbe promoted from DIIIto DI in the spring2015 semester

Lets win thatWimbledon title Rams

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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The Suffolk JournalPage 7 April 1 2014

ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

Beacon Hills Red Hat voted bestbar for students in the Hub

Melsisa Harmon Journal Staff

This yearrsquos Best of theHub results are alreadyout according to MayorTom Menino and BostonrsquosRed Hat Cafe is taking thebest restaurant award

ldquoI could feel it comingrdquoRed Hat owner Mike Donovansaid with tears in his eyesldquoThis is such an honor to meand all the attractive womenon staffrdquo For the recordhe was wearing a red hat

Noted in the popular

Beacon Hill barrsquos award was the Hatrsquos timely serviceand delectable entrees

Award officials saidldquoalthough the nachos getdrippy and soggy itrsquos greatthat you can choose to havethem with or without chickenrdquo

The fried picklesreceived a best of showaward for midnight snack

ldquoI only buy the very bestpicklesrdquo said Donovan whois proud his dark small jointbeat out all the popularrestaurants in the North End

The Red Hat is normally visited by random businesspeople an occasional personfrom the big building downthe street that has the golddome and groups of Suffolkstudents who wonrsquot look ateach other Sometimes theHat brings in sports fans andon ever rarer occasions peopleplay the deer hunting arcade

ArtsBRIEF

Holographic Micheal Jackson sets off

on test-tour to promote new album

game on the bottom floor

ldquoItrsquos a real eclectic grouprdquoDonovan said ldquoI think themix of people keeps the Hatalive and the kitchen pumpingout our five star mealsrdquo

In order to keep up itstitle through 2014 Donovansaid he will extend the menuto breakfast He plans toserve breakfast sandwichesand only sugary cereals for

prices that are competitive

with other area food jointsincluding Capitol Coffeeand the Derne Street Deli

Donovan also hopesto employ more Suffolkstudents at the Red Hat

ldquoWhy just have a degreefrom Suffolk on yourresume when you can say you worked for the bestrestaurant in Bostonrdquo he said

Photo courtesy of Red Hats Twitter Account

Cafeacute Quattro has promising plans to reopen on campus

Tara Palmeri Journal Staff

The formerly popular pizzaplace Cafeacute Quattro may beback in business near Suffolksoon The restaurant waskicked out of its locationnext to Miller Hall in 2012to make room for CarrieNation ndash an upscale joint thatstudents can probably neverdream of affording a meal at

But despair no longer

Suffolk students Quattro andits famous pizza are hopingto find a new home in theFenton building The twoalumni who founded Quattrosaw that the university placedFenton on the market and were instantly intriguedThe real estate value ofFenton is assessed at about$9 million by the city ofBoston and is clearly far toolarge of a space for just onelittle pizza place to inhabit

(but it needs your help)Through tribulations thesefacts havenrsquot stopped Quattrorsquosquest for a home at Suffolk infact these obstacles have onlyinvigorated the entrepreneurialspirit of the two businessmenTo raise the funds neededto buy the buildingQuattro has launched aKickstarter campaign

The heartwarming videoon its Kickstarter page recallsthe glory days of Quattro Itshows Suffolk students pacingin circles around dining halls

trying to decide which meallooks like the least disgustingto eat whenmdashsuddenlymdashtheyremember there is somewherebetter just down the street theycan go to for a great dinner

As the students in the video run out of Miller and150 towards the new Fentonlocation of Quattro a voiceoverexplains why Suffolk studentsshould donate to the campaign

ldquoWe at Cafeacute Quattro werealways here for you when you

needed us now be there for usrdquoThe video goes on to

explain that to fill the otherfive floors of Fenton thatthe restaurant doesnrsquot needQuattro wants to start aculinary school at Suffolkcalled ldquoLe Cordon Quattrordquo

The campaign hasbeen widely circulated onTwitter by business studentsand foodies on campususing LeCordonQuattro

ldquoI think it would be reallycool for Suffolk to have a

cooking schoolrdquo freshmanKimmy Daniels said ldquoIrsquod loveto have a cooking minor whilestudying business so I can openmy own restaurant one dayrdquo

Quattro is looking to raiseabout $20 million to buy thebuilding and found Le CordonQuattro Suffolk administrationhas declined to comment onthe proposal as they havea policy of not discussingongoing business deals

Photo courtesy of Cafe Quattro

A new album new songs and now a new concert Thelate Michael Jackson is still making his mark in the mu-sic world and now it has been officially announced thathe will host a tour that will be done by a hologram of thelate King of Pop Fans went crazy over the announcementthat his unreleased album Xscape would hit stores in May

Pop fans will be even more excited to hear about his newhologram tour titled Hologram in the Mirror The tour will fea-ture a singing and dancing hologram of Jackson and will evenfeature real dancers It is rumored that guest stars will appearon the tour as well to do duets with the hologram artists likeJanet Jackson Prince Eddie Murphy and possibly Vanilla Ice

The tour is rumored to hit Boston first at Fenway ParkThe tour is set for late October so if the Boston Red Soxare still alive in the playoffs they are most likely going to

move the game into the Boston Common baseball fieldMany people may recall the hologram of Tupac performing

at Coachella 2012 which inspired this tour The hologram ofTupac sang live on stage with Snoop Dogg causing the Califor-nia crowd to go wild after seeing the deceased rapper on-stage

Viewers after the show said it was like seeing aghost or angel appear to perform for them With theadvances in technology since 2012 Jacksons holo-gram will be even more advanced and life-like for fans

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s983156affSOUNDS

THE CHAINSMOKERS SELFIEBUT FIRST

- M ANI D ARRERO

H ALL amp O ATES

WHOLE O ATSI NEED TO FIND MY OATES

- D ARYL H ALL

2NE1CRUSH

WOMEN LOVE SOSA BUT SOSA LOVE K-POP

- CHIEF KEEF

WINGS

WINGS GREATESTBUY MY GREATEST HITS COLLEC-

TION - A CLASSIC- SIR PRESIDENT J AMES

MCC ARTNEY

W ARREN ZEVON

WEREWOLVES OF LONDON3 WS WHISKEY WEED

W ARREN ZEVON- H ANK MOODY

As springtime approachesand students anticipate theannouncement of SuffolkUniversityrsquos Annual SpringConcert the buzz aroundcampus is multiplying asstudents begin to comparerumors and confirmations tosolve whom the headliner will

be To confirm speculationndash MILEY CYRUS WILLBE HEADLINING SPRINGCONCERT 2014 Only ticketsales will determine howexcited students truly areabout the former Disney mogul who was chosen to perform

Following her show inBoston April 2 as confirmed with multiple inside sourcesCyrus is set to perform asecret ldquocollege-themedrdquo showfollowing her scheduling tour

The Boston stop on Cyrusrsquo40-city venture marks a tadover the halfway point of herpopular Bangerz tour as itcontinues on forward throughthe country Making a specialexception April 3 due to herfailed appearance at the JingleBall late December thanksto a snowstorm Cyrus willremain in the Hub overnightto perform a secret showat the intimate Sinclair thenight following her scheduledperformance

With openers includingSky Ferreia and Icona Popthe scheduled show has nearlysold out as Miley fans flock to

TD Garden Along with theseopeners who are finer tuned toa younger audience the secret

Miley Cyrus suprises students with spring concert

show will also consist of anopening act by Suffolkrsquos ownSir President James McCartneyand a reunion of his early-college band Wings

ldquoIrsquom really excited tomeet Miley with Wingsrdquo SirPresident told The Journal ldquoIrsquove always wanted to learnhow to twerkrdquo

Along with McCartneyformer Suffolk PresidentDavid Sargent will be makinga triumphant return to theBoston area as a member ofWings for the night ndash for apretty penny of course But allin the price of good fun right

ldquoThink whatever you wantabout him as a universityadministratorrdquo Sir McCartneysaid of bandmate D SargentldquoBut man can he singrdquo

VIP and general admission

tickets are available atDonahuersquos hub starting at amere $35-$45 for students with

Tara PalmeriCampus Breaking

NewsProfessional Adobe Suite Wizard

Office ArtistJournal

Staff

BAE BAEM Cyrus beat

reporterLA TimesEIC

Journal Staff

Possible Wings reunion tour also on the set list

Suffolk ID allowing studentsto purchase a maximum of anunexpected three tickets due tothe anticipated overwhelmingdemand for the show

Agreeing upon a secretshow it was decided thatdue to the properly suited venue the performance willbe open for sale to attendeesfrom other campuses with thesimple requirement of havingaccess to their student ID ata minimum of $115 Ticketprices rise as the young starletseems to generate excitementin her fans as she sharessnippets of each stop on thetour via her Instagram andTwitter accounts Tickets forstudents not attending Suffolk will not have access to VIP and will not have the opportunityto visit Rammyrsquos photobooth

being arranged for the SpringConcert attendees

To avoid general public

access and sticking to thetheme of a secret ldquocollegethemedrdquo show the breakingnews for Spring Concert has asmall amount of time to snagtickets before the set becomes yesterdayrsquos news Cyrus isanticipated to be available forphotos during a short periodof time for members with VIP lanyards only Bangerz tour merchandise will also beavailable for sale at both secretand scheduled shows

It is also rumored that Cyrus will be StayingAtSuffolkthis summer as the topic of anew hybrid course titled ThePsychology of Partying in theUSA The course will focuson the pinicale memorablemoments in Mileys careerincluding her divorce withLiam Hunkface and how Cyruss

history as a Disney starlet canseverly effect the mind

Photo below courtesy of Taras exclusive Hollywood sources -- Photo to right courtesy of BAE BAEs secret

M Cyrus insider sources

Les Mis coming soon to Suffolk Hugh Jackman toreprise role -- for cool small time practice

Bartleby LeScrivenerI Prefer not to

Les Miserables will nowbe coming to the Modern

Theatre The successfulBroadway show has playedacross almost the entire worldand will now face its biggestchallenge Suffolk University

The show will showcaseHugh Jackman AnneHathaway and Russell Crowe-playing Jean Valjean Fantineand Javert respectively- while Suffolk students willportray beloved characterslike Marius Eponine CosetteEnjolras and the other

characters from Victor Hugorsquosnovel of the same name

ldquoI think itrsquos time that weface a challenge like thisrdquosaid Vassili Stroganov one ofthe contenders for the role ofMarius ldquoI wish I got to play

Donnie Darko but I heardthe script for the Broadwayadaptation of that fantasticmovie is still in the worksrdquo

Also one of the challengesthat the university will face isthe amount of props that haveto be used to bring the bookto life and have the audienceactually feel like they werein early 19th century France

With the majority of theschool budget going to propsand design Suffolk University

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Derrickting

also has to figure out how topay the exorbitant salaries ofthe three Hollywood actorsnot to mention having tolook for space to make surethe actors are remindedthat they are special

ldquoWe might have to evictstudents from Miller Hall justto accommodate the threeactors and Mr Stroganovrdquosaid Marcy Runkle one ofthe people responsible forbringing the show to Suffolk

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

ArtsBRIEF

Phrasing is Back

MFA houses unique exhibit presenting

Molly Hubert Journal Contributor

The Boston Loves

Impressionists exhibit is nowon display at the Museumof Fine Arts displaying aselection collected over the years by dealers curatorsand collectors and now the works of local impressionistlovers During the month ofJanuary the museum madea list of Impressionist Post-Impressionist and related works and allowed peopleto vote online for 30 works

that would be added to thelong standing Impressionistexhibit at the museum

The very first crowdsourcedexhibit for the museumcollected over 40000 votesand is the work of EmilyBeeny the MFArsquos assistantcurator of European paintings

ldquoI think a lot of people votingare probably regular visitors SoI have faith in their judgmentrdquoBeeny told The Boston Globe ldquoOurs is an extraordinarycollection so whatever theychose will be compelling and

have a story to tell And Irsquoll beproud to hang it on the wallsrdquoBoston is no stranger to

Impressionist work Whilemany still scoffed at the freelybrushed whimsical style inthe late 1800s Bostonians were quietly amassing thelargest collection outside ofFrance where the genre wasestablished by painters likeMonet Renoir and DegasCollectors on Beacon Hill BackBay and Brookline were able tobuy work by these painters inthe 1870s and 1880s at bargainprices while more modern

and classical art were high in

Boston Loves Impressionists

popularity These pieces were

later sold or donated to the MFAto be seen by thousands uponthousands of art lovers today

Voters were able to selectfrom about 50 works from Jan6 to 26 Each week the museumpresented a new category ofpaintings ldquoOn the WaterrdquoldquoFrom the Landrdquo and ldquoOf thePeoplerdquo Although this is thefirst collection to be curatedin part by the public othermuseums have allowed visitorsto select art for exhibitionsThe Baltimore Museum of Art Chicago History Museumand Smithsonian American

Art Museum have all hosted

crowdsourcing events

The exhibit featuresldquoBostonrsquos top 10rdquo favoritepieces amongst the 30 selected Vincent van Goghrsquos ldquoHousesat Auversrdquo earned the most votes (4464) surprisinglytaking the lead over ClaudeMonet whose ldquoWater Liliesrdquocame in second Edgar DegasrsquosldquoLittle 14-year-old Dancerrdquothe only sculpture featured onthe voting list came in third

The top three paintings arehighlights at the very beginningof the exhibit Opening on Valentines Day the displayis set to run through May 26

Photo of Monets Water Lillies by Molly Hubert

Phrasing Is Back After nine episodes of the fifth seasonalso known as Archer Vice we heard the characters constantlymutter words with innuendo and forget that they weresupposed to call it out with one word ldquophrasingrdquo But asSterling Archer struggled to face the dictator whose wifehe had just shared a moment of passion CherylCarolCarinaCherlene yelled out the ever-classic Archer line

The episode began in usual Archer fashion they were alltogether in a cramp place and complaining about Rayrsquos drivingor flying And all of them ignored the simple fact that it was allout of his control With Sterling up to his usual shenaniganscausing a ruckus in the plane and successfully giving hisldquofriendsrdquo a heart attack while also leading them to success

The entire season Archer was constantly disappointedthat phrasing was no longer used always screaming outthe words ldquoAre we seriously not using phrasing anymorerdquo

Perhaps the use of phrasing was symbolic since themain characters are once again doing what they did best worst engaging in international affairs that could affectgovernments everywhere The first nine episodes saw the gangtry and fail to sell cocaine but now they have had relativesuccess selling guns that were apparently from the CIA

Whatever the show wants to do with its characters or whatevernew situations they want to put them in itrsquos safe to say that theshow will always be funny and phrasing can only help them

according to hit FX animation Archer

Photo courtsey of FX

John Collura talks about The Ataris ongoing legacyThomas Higgins

Journal Staff

Currently on a 10-yearanniversary tour for thealbum So Long Astoria The Ataris stopped by the BrightonMusic Hall on Saturday March29 This is the first time in10 years that this lineup has

played together After therelease of So Long Astoria the lineup of Kristopher RoeJohn Collura Mike Davenportand Chris Knapp disbandedamid internal conflict

Since then Roe hascontinued on under the nameThe Ataris with a number ofdifferent supporting membersSo Long Astoria is the bandrsquosbest selling release to this dayIt sold over 700000 copiesupon its release and has beencertified gold since It was

the bandrsquos first and only majorlabel release after signing withColumbia Records once itscontract with the independentlabel Kung Fu Records was up

Before the bandrsquos sold outshow The Journal sat down with guitarist John Collura totalk about the tour future plansand the legacy of The AtarisIn order to re-learn and

practice all of the songsoff So Long Astoria beforethe start of the tour themembers holed up and hadthree straight days of practice

ldquoIt was intimidating atfirstrdquo said Collura ldquoButit wasnrsquot too hard It wasmainly just figuring out thelittle things and deciding who would play each part

For Collura being a part ofthis tour is his way of tryingto preserve the legacy of aband that has gone through

many tumultuous patchesthroughout its existenceThere have been numerouslineup changes with theonly constant member beinglead singer and foundingmember Kristopher Roe

When questioned aboutall of the lineup changes theband has gone through sinceits peak success after the

release of So Long Astoria Collura said ldquoThe Atarisis no longer a band it is abrand Doing this tour is metrying to protect this brandrdquo

By continuing to tourunder the name he believesthat Roe is diminishing thename and brand of The Atarisand all of its past successes

ldquoKris is a very talentedsinger and what he needs todo is go out on his own anddo the solo stuffrdquo said Collura

While he isnrsquot necessarily

happy with what has happenedto The Ataris name by Roecontinuing to play and writeunder it he does recognizethat it is Roersquos band Collurais still very supportive of Roeand believes he can be justas successful as a solo artist

ldquoA Kristopher Roe soloalbum is something that I want to hearrdquo said Collura

ldquoI think his voice is just asgood as it was 10 years ago

We talked about thelegacy of the album So Long

Astoria and how it sounds 10 years after its initial release

ldquoIf it was released today it would do just as well as it didback thenrdquo said Collura ldquoI thinkthe album has held up really well over the past 10 years

The future of The Atarisis still up in the air at thispoint Once the tour endsthe plan is to go back to the

lineup that singer KristopherRoe had been playing withprior to the anniversary tour

ldquoIrsquom not really looking toplay in a band at this pointrdquosaid Collura when askedabout his personal future

However he did mentionthat he would have noproblem doing some off showsor the occasional festivaldates with the So Long

Astoria era Ataris lineup

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With Sundayrsquos softballconference game against AnnaMaria postponed the SuffolkUniversity Rams are eager toget out on the field and getthe first win in more than a week Posting a 4-12 recordso far this season it lookslike the team has been throwna serious curveball by theiropponents

With only two seniors on

the squad the team has beenlacking experience and thathas shown on the field It isimportant that both coachesand upperclassmen can find abetter way to integrate the sixfreshmen into the team

If everyone can learn to work well together it willcreate team unity which leadsto better results

Despite the weak start theseason is still young and thereis plenty of time for somehome runs Head coach JaclynDavis is not worried at all

ldquoI donrsquot think that our record

really shows the improvementthat we maderdquo said DavisldquoWe are much better than we were before and we have a lotof talent I feel confident thatthe results will get better Wehave worked really hard weare starting to put the piecestogetherrdquo

No reason to worry forDavis who has been in thesoftball world for a long timehaving played as a student

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

athlete for Post University Sherepresented the varsity collegeteam for four years

She earned the NationalFast pitch Coaches Associationhonors (NFCA) as an All- American Scholar AthleteDavis also earned an All- Academic selection by theCentral Atlantic CollegiateConference (CACC) for her2004-2007 seasons

Having that muchexperience with softballdefinitely helps with hercoaching

ldquoWe are a very young team

with six freshmen and foursophomoresrdquo said Davis ldquoIthink they have integrated well into the team They havedone well and quite a few havetaken on important startingrolesrdquo

Hopefully no moreraspberries for the Rams as theseason is becoming more andmore interesting to watch

The teams next double-header is April 2 against UMassBoston

ldquoWe didnrsquot play them last year but I think it is definitely

feasible to win that gamerdquoThis game is a non-conference match wherethe Rams have to really get working as a team beforethe important games againstSimmons on Friday The nextconference match is Fridayagainst Simmons College andhere the Rams have to show what they are really made of

Top The Suffolk Softball team gets ready for match

Bottom Coach Jaclyn Davis applauds her team

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Suffolk softball starts season slowlylooking to improve against UMass Boston

Suffolk baseball plays strong in first conference gamesCJ Haddad

Journal Staff

Over the past 10 years ithas been quite apparent thatSuffolk University baseball is aforce in the GNAC

Last season the Ramscaptured a shot to play in theGNAC Championship makingit the seventh straight yearthey have appeared in thechampionship game

The Ramrsquos 29-14 record in2013 earned them No 8 in NewEngland while the program forthe sixteenth year in a row has won at least 20 games

Every year the guys headdown to Florida for their ownspring training to enjoy the warm weather until having toplay in the brisk beginning ofspring in New England

The first five games in Florida were losses for the Rams butthey quickly responded withthree straight wins These

games are primarily againsttough opponents they usuallydo not play during the regularseason They finished (3-6) ontheir way to play Wheaton onMarch 21

The Rams tied Wheaton ina 12-inning affair and followedup by splitting a double-headeragainst Rhode Island CollegeThey were 4-7-1 coming into astretch of conference gamestheir first of the season

First the men would collecttheir fifth win of the year bydefeating Salem State by ascore of 7-5

In the top of the fourth JCCollette hit a grand slam totie the game and Devan Jonesalso hit a solo home run of hisown

Dan Shields picked up the win pitching 52 innings inrelief to hold off a strong startby Salem State

Next would be the firstconference games of the year when Rams took on Curry ina double-header on March 29

In the first game JonathanRichard took the mound forthe Rams looking to pick up where he left off last year Thesouthpaw tossed five inningsgiving up one earned run andstriking out three on his wayto the victory

The whole team pitched inoffensively including a six-runfourth inning which led to a9-3 victory

Game two would be moreof the same for the Rams Thistime Steve Chamberlain tookthe ball for the Rams and wassparkling over six inningssurrendering only four hits insix innings of shutout ball

He also had eight strikeoutsand the Rams would score inthe second third fourth andsixth innings compiling fiveruns while Curry could notfigure out Chamberlain

Rob Marks had two hits andtwo RBI for Suffolk

The Rams have now wonfour straight and are gettinghot at the right time The

upcoming schedule featuresa healthy diet of conferencegames that are the mostimportant for the Rams

They will take on Lasell

The Rams are 7-7-1

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Thursday in a conference gameat 3 pm

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SPORTS

The Suffolk Universitytennis team had a close callTuesday night against RhodeIsland College but it was ableto pull out the win

The Rams (2-0) won theday 6-3 but featured plenty ofdifficult matches two of which

went into a sudden death setTeam captain Drew Reilly

won his match but wasdisappointed with his ownperformance

ldquoI feel okay about my matchI played at my opponentrsquos levelrather than beating him 6-06-0rdquo said Reilly confidently ldquoA winrsquos a win We grind it outand it was a character building winrdquo

It was a team win since theRams won two of their threedoubles matches against the Anchormen and the one loss

in the third doubles match wasa tight one 9-7The close wins are okay

for the team because it is thechance to see the errors onthe court while maintaining

success in the standingsThe Rams now have the

chance to continue to learnfrom their mistakes andthe same goes for freshmanFrancesco Saia

He lost his singles matchbut had a key victory in theNo 2 doubles match when heteamed up with Reilly

ldquoI feel like I played wellboth my matches even though

I went 1-1 todayrdquo said Saiafrom Wakefield Mass ldquoAs afreshman I am still learningbut this will all help me in thelong runrdquo

Saia is just one of the twofreshmen on the team along with Nathan Mackay-Wrightso the experience he is gaining will be crucial for what appearsto be unlimited depth on theroster for the Rams

ldquoWe are strong all around Ispeak for the team when I say we were off our game todaybut we are a tough team to

beat any dayrdquo Saia saidThe season is young butthe confidence of the teamhas built up for the pastfew years for most of the veterans It appears that the

Jeremy Hayes Asst Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Mens Tennis survives

against Rhode Island College

same confidence has given theunderclassmen the same drivefor a winning effort

Thay Thao who showeda lot of heart and won thetightest singles match againstWentworth the week beforelost both his singles anddoubles match

ldquoI lost both my matches butI gave it my all My teammatein the doubles match VassiliStroganov we talked all duringthe match trying stayedpositive but unfortunately it wasnrsquot enougrdquo said Thao

Thao may have lost againstthe Anchormen but he has

plenty of confidence in histeam When asked if he thinkshis team can win the GNACchampionship this year hisanswer was quick and simple

ldquoOf courserdquo said ThaoThe Rams will host UMass

Boston Thursday for theirthird game of the season

Mens first single Calixto Romero dominates both of his matches

DeSean Jackson signs three-year deal with Washington

The NFC East has been shaken up with former PhiladelphiaEagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson signing with Washingtonfor a three-year deal Jackson is now joining a team withformer Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III under centerGriffin is coming off a down year and an injured leg but withthe signing of Jackson it could revamp the passing gameJackson will make catches with Pierre Garcon who was last yearrsquos No 1 target Jackson is coming off a successful seasonhaving 82 receptions 1332 yards and nine touchdowns Thismove by Jackson also means he will now have to play theEagles twice this season He will potentially help on puntand kick returns as well but Garcon and Jackson will be acombination teams will have to prepare a solid game plan forin order to stop them Combined they had 195 receptions and2674 yards receiving last year

Johnny Manziel to visit Pats pre-draftIt may be the week of April Fools but there is no jokeabout who is coming to visit the New England Patriotson Wednesday former Heisman Trophy winner and Texas AampM quarterback Johnny Manziel The Patriots have futureHall-of-Fame quarterback Tom Brady and Ryan Mallet onthe roster so the odds of them attempting to draft Manzielare highly unlikely Teams in the past with franchisequarterbacks have drafted high to secure their future likethe Green Bay Packers drafting Aaron Rodgers to eventuallytake the place of franchise starter Brett Favre The Patriotsdrafting Manziel is not too far fetched but it will be difficultsince he is projected to go in the top-10

SPORTS BRIEFS

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PAGE 12 September 19 2012PAGE 5 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

A

WORD

FROM

Week of April 2 2014

Hello Students

We hope you are all havinga great week The StudentGovernment Association(SGA) would like to sharesome updates from this week

The SGA Election hasbeen completed for thenext academic yearCongratulations to our newe-board candidates for 2014-2015 Tyler LeBlanc is thepresident-elect Colin Loiselleis the vice-president-electDennis Harkins for secretary-elect and Rakan Alzaydi asthe treasurer-elect Thank youto those of you who voted

In our SGA meeting onThursday March 20 we hadthe pleasure of speaking

with President McCarthyabout upcoming plans for the

University including a futurestudent center moving NESADto the main campus and plansfor the academic buildingsafter the new Somersetbuilding is complete We alsocongratulated the Senator of

the Month for February whichis Meg Donnelly Thank youfor all of your hard work thismonth Meg

SGA is continuing through thesemester with our SmokingCampaign ldquoTake Your Butts

Across the Streetrdquo We have hadsuccess so far and look forward

to working closely with studentsthroughout the semester

In our SGA meeting ThursdayMarch 27 we discussed theupcoming SGA Awards We are

very excited about this eventWe also welcomed studentsfrom the University of SouthCarolina Aiken who sharedsimilar experiences as well asgave feedback based on ourissues at Suffolk

The SGA Commuter Social wasco-sponsored with ProgramCouncil and was a huge successThose who attended enjoyed

delicious ice cream with a variety of toppings

SGA also held an Alumni Eventon Thursday March 27 andincluded a panel with the SGAboard both past and present

After the panel those who wished to attend went to CarrieNation to enjoy beverages andrefreshments

Our weekly meetings are everyThursday in Donahue 311

As always if you have anyquestions please do not hesitateto contact us at sgasuffolkedu

Have a great week

Student Government Association

Common Core does not solve Americas education problems

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

When you are in highschool everything butacademics seems to matterthe most Sports gossip anddrama are all things that takeprecedent in the mind of a young student

More often than notstudents do not take fulladvantage of the opportunitiesgiven to them by both statefunded schools and privateschools Growing up in SouthCarolina I attended just aboutevery type of high schoolimaginable In five years I

went to four different schoolsThe schools I attended wereoften at complete oppositeends of the academic spectruma small private school locatedin rural South Carolina aprestigious boarding schoolnested in the Blue RidgeMountains of North Carolinaa failing public school alsoin rural South Carolina andfinally a large public school inon the outskirts of CharlestonSouth Carolina By no meansdo I consider myself an expertof education but my varyingexperiences do give me an

insight that most do not haveI can safely assume that

the majority of students atSuffolk did not grow up in theSouth I can assure you thatif you thought public schools

in the North were bad youcannot fathom the degree offailure most public schools inthe South allow The system

is broken and it needs to befixed

South Carolina hashistorically been ranked as astate with a bottom-tier publicschool system The problemthat faces current publicschools is not confined to ageographic region of AmericaThe problem is widespreadalmost like a virus The UnitedStates has been steadilydeclining in global academicrankings over past years

According to Daniel Arkinat NBC News ldquoThe numbers

are even more sobering when compared among onlythe 34 OECD countries TheUnited States ranked no 26 inmathmdashtrailing nations such asSlovakia Portugal and RussiaWhatrsquos more American highschool students dropped to no21 in science (from no 17 in2009) and slipped to no 17 inreading (from no 14 in 2009)according to resultsrdquo

The OECD or Organizationfor Economic Cooperationand Development is a groupconsisting of 34 countriesTo be ranked no 26 andno 21 in math and sciencerespectively is nothing shortof an embarrassment

America at one point wasthe global leader in education which begs the question ldquoHowdo we restructure the currenteducation system so that we may again lead the worldin educationrdquo The Obama Administrationrsquos answer tothis question is Common Core

According to its ldquoTheCommon Core is a set of high-quality academic standardsin mathematics and English

language artsliteracy (ELA)rdquoThe hope of the new federalacademic standards is to raise

overall academic proficiencyand to raise the proverbial barin standards

Some 45 states originally

agreed to the new standardsin 2009 but more recentlyIndiana has officially opted outof the program Why Thereare a myriad of reasons as to why Indiana has opted out ofprogram poor communicationbetween state and federalbodies the ever growingquestion of security becauseCommon Core would allowthird parties to access certaininformation about studentsand a disagreement betweenfederal standards and statestandards

The academic standardsthat Indiana has set inmotion follow quite closely with Common Core The onlydifference between the two isIndiana wants a more vigorousset of standards

In the end I believe thatCommon Core program just isnot enough In order to fix thisproblem we cannot simplythrow money at it (which is what this Common Core billseems to propose) Having seenthe worst of the worst as faras public schools go I applaudIndiana If the state of Indiana wants to set a higher standardfor education and not simplydo the bare-minimum in termsof standards that is a goodthing

Every state should strive toconstantly raise the bar withthe hopes that one day we asa country may be able to sitatop the global educationrankings With a moreeducated workforce comesmore innovation and a largermiddle class And is that not what America wants Moreinnovation more jobs larger

middle class and a populousthat is thoroughly educated

because the landlorddoes not want to pay formaintenance The sink does not work the heat does not workthe light does not work Thereare mice in the whole buildingand the floor in the livingroom is all warped because thecheap water pipe that should

have been replaced yearsago leaked over winter break when both my roommate andI were gone The curtains areclearly from the 1960s and theinsolation of the apartment is worse than a cave from thestone ages

And it gets even betterthat that ndash apparently it iscompletely ok that a landlordis in his 90s Suffolk seniorJake Athyal was the luckytenant

ldquoMy landlordrsquos bizarre Irsquove

never met him Spoken to mea couple times on the phonebut hersquos 92 and doesnrsquot comearound often I guess Irsquomindifferent to him Hersquos nevershown up to our apartmentrdquosaid Athyal

Hopefully with MartyWalsh in charge the landlord

situation which for most partshas been a complete disaster will change for the betterIt finally looks like it is allover for the corrupt parasitesthat feed on innocent collegestudents and other people Thebad landlords know that theyare cheap and that collegestudents probably donrsquot havetime to write a complaint well guess what Game overndash land-rats Stop ruiningthe reputation of the goodlandlords out there

Walsh fights corruptionFrom WALSH page 5

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STAFF EDITORIAL

OPINION Game Over Landlords Marty Walsh Fights Corruption

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

With Marty Walshrsquosnew amendment to initiateinspections in housing andrentals there is still hopefor financially fragile collegestudents and other people with low income No more willlandlords exploit the loopholesof our society No more will tenants have to worryabout their landlord showingup unannounced at theirapartment In other words ndashfewer code violations

It is important to point outthat there are good and badlandlords The ones who dotheir job and care about theirtenants should not be worriedthis article is not about youguys After reading this youknow exactly whom this socialreflection pertains to

In the last few years toomany cunning landlordsor rather ldquoland-ratsrdquo haveburdened our society andslowed down the progress ofour beautiful Hub We live ina hectic world where the clockis ticking faster than ever

and the only way to beat thehourglass is by prioritizing ourmany tasks Certain tasks are

necessary while others occurbecause of incompetenceandor greed College can bea stressful time and having abad landlord can extremelyincrease students ldquostress-o-meters Suffolk Universityalumni Scott Duran 13 hada horrible experience with hislandlord when he lived in EastBoston

ldquoHe was the worst Heshowed up sometimesunannounced looking formoney The apartment wasnever completed and things

always broke I will never rentagainrdquo said DuranDuran is not the only one

with a negative landlordexperience Ever since I startedat Suffolk back in 2010 I haveheard terrible stories aboutlandlords allegedly takingadvantage of their tenantsand poisoning the gaps inour society I experiencedthe frustrations of havingan incompetent and greedylandlord

My landlord never made usan extra key to the apartmentOne time I got home after

Photo byof Ally Thibault

Mayor Marty Walshwas elected in

Novembera long day at work and all I wanted to do was pass outMy landlord sent me a textmessage saying that I have togo to the other side of townand meet his son in a sketchybar in order to to pick up aspare key to the apartment The words lazy and irresponsiblecould not be emphasized morein this scenario

In addition to that nothing works in my apartment

See WALSH page 4

Lieutenant Edward JWalsh Jr and firefighterMichael R Kennedytragically lost their livesattempting to put out thefire on Beacon Street lastWednesday Deputy FireChief Joseph Finn saidat the press briefing thatevening that he had ldquoneverseen a fire travel that fastescalate that quickly andcause such havocrdquo in his30 years on the job While

every firefighter goes into work each day knowing heor she could face a fire suchas the one that started at298 Beacon St each deservethe admiration that the cityhas been showing since therecent blaze

Boston isnrsquot perfect but when tragedies such as thisoccur this city has proventhat it truly appreciates the work of law enforcement andfirefighters along with thesacrifices that each make

While not alone inhis condolences notableBostonian and New EnglandPatriots quarterbackTom Brady expressed hisfeelings about the fire onhis Facebook saying ldquoOnbehalf of my entire family I want to extend my deepestsympathies and condolencesto the Boston FireDepartment and the families

of our brave and selflessfirefighters who gave theirlives for our protectionand safety today and tothe entire firefightingcommunity who protect useach and every day All of you will be in our thoughtsand prayersrdquo

Bradyrsquos statement wasthoughtful to say the leastbut what was a little lessso was the vast mediacoverage the photos of him

watching the fire receivedBetween The Boston

Herald The Boston Globe and The Huffington Post just to name a few outletsit almost seemed as if Brady was receiving as muchcoverage as the actual fire

Considering thesensationalized coverage ofthe Malaysia Airlines plane was so recent it was thatmuch more uncomfortableto see the media make sucha big deal of Brady watchingthe fire The quarterbackdid what many residents

around Beacon Street didthat day He reacted thesame way many Bostoniansdid that day It seems in badtaste to cover his reactionto a tragedy to that extentconsidering people werekilled and injured becauseof that fire

Obamas NSA Bulk Proposal Leaves Major Issue in Place

Sam Humphrey Asst News Editor

Last Monday The New York

Times reported that the Obamaadministration would soon an-nounce a plan to end the Na-tional Security Agency (NSA)rsquosbulk collection of Americansrsquotelephone data

However as news outletssoon reported the reformdoes little to actually protect Americansrsquo privacy and shrinkthe surveillance state This billis just a phony show by an Ad-ministration that does not careabout our civil liberties

While the NSArsquos data col-lection program would endphone companies would stillbe required to collect custom-ersrsquo phone data and forwardit to the NSA upon requestPhone companies do not haveto keep the data longer than18 months which is muchshorter than the five years the

federal government currentlyrequires

Shortly after EdwardSnowden exposed the NSA last year Glenn Greenwald andEwen MacAskill reported inThe Guardian that the govern-ment had ldquoobtained direct ac-cess to the systems of GoogleFacebook Apple and other USinternet giantsrdquo through itstop-secret PRISM programPRISM allows the NSA to in- vestigate usersrsquo search histo-ries emails shared files and

live chat feeds As if spying on our phone

calls was not disturbingenough the government alsohas access to some of our mostpersonal data The governmentcould easily use this Orwellianprogram to compile profilesof innocent Americans evenif they had not visited jihadist websites or been linked to ter-rorist communications

Though The Guardian re-

ported that the program tar-gets customers ldquowho liveoutside the US or those Americans whose communica-tions include people outsidethe USrdquo such a secretive pro-gram with no accountabilitycould be used far more sin-isterly to spy on anyone withaccounts on some of the mostpopular websites

The PRISM program notbeing addressed in the recentproposal is a telling sign thatObama and his administrationare not willing to give up the

NSArsquos most invasive programand therefore are not seriousabout balancing privacy andsecurity

Justin Amash (R-MI) a keensupporter of privacy may pro-pose an amendment to this yearrsquos Defense Appropriationsbill that would bar the NSAfrom using provisions of thePatriot Act to justify its bulkcollection Amash originallyintroduced the amendmentlast year but it failed by a s limmargin of 205-217

Photo by Flickr user Robert Douglass

Snowden leaked millionsof secret les exposing

the NSAs practices

Last October Jim Sensen-brenner (R-WI) who helpedauthor the 2001 Patriot Actintroduced the USA Freedom Act and according to his Of-ficial House Website the Actplans to ldquoend bulk collectionunder 215 of the Patriot Actrdquoand would require ldquothe gov-ernment to more aggressively

filter and discard informationabout Americans accidentallythrough PRISM and relatedprogramsrdquo

Sensenbrennerrsquos USA Free-dom Act would be a goodstart provided that it appliesto both Americansrsquo phone andonline data The governmentshould also heed the Fourth Amendment which protects usagainst unreasonable searchesand seizures and requires thegovernment to obtain a war-rant before such a search

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Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise inspire students

Daniella Marrero Asst Intl Editor

The challenges of the inter-national student do not end atgraduation Although schoolserves as a place to become ac-culturated with a new homethe differences in cultures gobeyond the classroom and intothe workplace where the onceinternational student becomesthe foreign worker a fact thatcan serve as an advantage oras the reason to not be hiredTo help our increasing inter-national student population

at Suffolk the InternationalStudents Services Office (ISSO)held a panel discussion withalumni to share the challeng-es shortcuts personal adviceand ldquounwritten rules of the American workplacerdquo

In dealing with culturaldifferences at work PriscillaHuang (MS Accounting lsquo12)advised students to ldquofind simi-larities between [them] and[their] work environmentrdquo Fo-cusing on the things you havein common such as a common

professional goal can help stu-dents adapt and focus in the workplace even if there is alanguage barrier Chiara Car-nevali (MA Public Relationslsquo12) weighed in on finding abalance between the variouscultures that surround you in

your workplace adding a storyof the difference she found inauthority figures in Italy andthe US

In Italy you can only speakto your direct managerrdquo shesaid ldquoThere is no real relation-ship between the boss and the

employeerdquoWhen dealing with a US

company her experience was

differentldquoIn the USrdquo she contin-ued ldquoI have met with a CEO who would speak to every em-ployee shake all of our handsand ask if we were having anyproblems that we needed totalk to him about It was com-pletely differentrdquo

International students that want to stay in the US aftergraduation face the challengeof finding an employer to hirethem

ldquoBeing an internationalstudent can sometimes be astigmardquo said Ruthly Francois

(BS Biology lsquo12) ldquoIt is the onething you need to say to getrejectedrdquo

However this should notdiscourage students Francoisshared an anecdote of whenshe was applying to intern-ships and found that manyonly hired US Citizens or per-manent residents

ldquoI emailed them and askedif I could still applyrdquo Francoissaid ldquoI ended up getting theposition even though I was in-ternational I didnrsquot take it in

the end but I was glad I askedanywayrdquo

When asked about the im-

portance and weight of hardskills versus soft skills all ofthe panelists agreed that softskills were the heavier onesand they said that soft skillshelp most in the workplace

Mark Foulds (GMBA Glob-al Business lsquo11) said that al-though technical skills areimportant that ldquosoft skills arethe way you demonstrate yourbrandrdquo

ldquoAny computerrdquo Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98) add-ed ldquocan replace someone withhard skills The art comes fromsoft skillsrdquo

Fortunately for internation-al students this game may bein their favor Carnevali saidthat soft skills or the abilityto reach out and connect withpeople is something that in-ternational students are usedto

ldquoIn a way being interna-tional gives you soft skillsrdquo shesaid ldquoYou come here alone so you have to meet and buildrelationships with people Weare used to thatrdquo

Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook

ldquoAny computer can replace

someone with hard skillsThe art comes from soft skillsrdquo

- Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98)

PAGE 14 September 19 2012PAGE 3 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

INTERNATIONAL

The civil war in Syria hasremoved 9 million peoplefrom their homes and haskilled more than 100000 inthe escalating conflict Theclash between those loyalto President Bashar al-Assadand his opposition was in theescalating conflicts sparked byprotests that descended into violence in March 2011

There are an estimated 1000armed opposition groups andthey collectively have as manyas 100000 fighters Whilethere are numerous rebelgroups they appear similar togroups that have sprung out ofother disastrous conflicts suchas genocides The questionmay not only be can we theUnited States prevent such adisaster but how

The concept of dealing withinternational criminal law isfairly new when looking atthe timeline of law practicethroughout history TheInternational Criminal Court

or the ICC is defined as the firstever permanent treaty-basedinternational criminal tribunalestablished to investigate andtry individuals for the mostserious crimes genocidecrimes against humanity and war crimes

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

ldquoTreating an international

crime is treating it as anindividual conduct rather thanstate conductrdquo said NatalieReid Esq from the law firmDebevioise amp Plimtpon in New York Reid spoke at SuffolkUniversity Law School onMonday about internationallaw ldquoThe ICC looks andfunctions in the way that manypeople including commonlawyers would recognizecriminal courts would berdquoThe ICC is however sufferinggrowing pains

The ICCrsquos treaty-basedstructure imposes thatindividual states who aresigned on oblige to refrainfrom ldquoacts which would defeatthe objective and purposerdquountil they declare if they intendnot to be a party Currently122 states are signed with theStatute of the Court In other words ldquothe court can onlyexercise its authority overcrimes that are committed bynationals of or in the territoryof a state party signed ontothe statuterdquo said Reid Syria isnot a member state of the ICC

However Syria can only

be a part of the ICC if itrefers itself The UN SecurityCouncil would need to referSyria to the ICC in order forthe court to even investigateany potential violations ofinternational law ldquoThere hasbeen quite a discussion about

whether the Security Council

should refer Syria to the ICCbecause Russia would notsupport such referralrdquo Reidsaid ldquoand the United States isdiscussing the creation of anad hoc court just to deal withSyriardquo

Ad hoc internationaltribunals have been createdon a situational basis in theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY)and in Rwanda (ICTR) toprosecute individuals forcrimes against humanityThere are two problems posedfor the creation of an ad hoctribunal for Syria in order toavoid jurisdictional conflictsReid explained ldquoFirst thisruns counter to the veryintention of the creation of theICC a single body serving asuniversal jurisdiction for thesecircumstances Second thereis a host of administrativeissuesrdquo Ad hoc tribunals havecertain legitimacy concerns where the ICC does not Theyare hugely expensive andinefficient Because of thisthey struggle to be relevantand effective as seen in atribunal case in Lebanon

Embattled Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Read the rest of thisarticle online

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Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

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PAGE 4 The Suffolk Journal April 1 2014

The unfolding situation inthe Ukraine and specifically

Crimea has kept peoplearound the world captivatedfor months It has pittedRussia against the American-lead West in a showdownreminiscent of the Cold WarLeaders from both sides havetaken jabs at each otherand accusations of illegallyinterfering in the affairs of asovereign country have alsocome from both sides

A new hope for a diplomaticresolution was offeredearlier this week when theKremlin and the White Houseannounced a joint purchase of

a resort in the Crimea Whilethe peninsula has alwaysbeen a prime vacation spotfor wealthier Russians anaction of this magnitude isunprecedented

The deal was reportedlystruck between the two parties when they realized howridiculous they appeared onthe world stage badly hidingtheir geo-political aspirationsbehind thin veils of ldquosavingdemocracyrdquo or ldquoprotectingminority rightsrdquo

ldquoWe decided that enough

was enough and it was timeto come clean about ourintentionsrdquo a White Housespokesperson said ldquoNow that we are no longer lying aboutour interests in Ukraine itshould be OK with the peoplerightrdquo

While the move signalsa step towards cooperationit may be rash to jump toconclusions

ldquoNow let me be clearrdquoObama said in his first pressconference since the purchaseldquoThis is in no way a move ofcapitulation by the United

States American officials willhave first priority access to theresortrdquo Obama went on to citeseveral specific ldquoresort rulesrdquoincluding a rule that wouldallow only American officialsin the resort hot tub after 10pm

ldquoWho closes a resort hot tubat 10 pmrdquo Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the pressin his public statement aboutthe purchase ldquoOh wellrdquo hecontinued ldquoWe can let the Americans have fun on theresort We have the rest of

the peninsula all to ourselvesnowrdquoPutin said he would

probably not visit the resortciting several grandiosecomplexes around the countryhe already owns But he didhint at the possibility ofa visit when his Americancounterpart eventually comesif only to challenge the hot tubrule ldquoHersquos been weak on Syria weak on Ukraine but perhapsthe third time will be a charmrdquo

Batty Mee Journal Staff

Governments of America Russia to purchase Crimean resort

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

President Obama and formerSecretary of State

Hillary Clinton tour the site of thefuture resort

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Obama rebuffs Putins hot tub challenge

Putin saidOther high ranking Russian

officials expressed a degreeof apathy towards the resortldquoI may end up visitingrdquo saidRussian foreign ministerSergey Lavrov ldquoBut so help meGod I will not come within athousand miles of the resortif that nerd Kerry is thererdquo inan open jab at his Americancounterpart

American officials weremore excited about the recentdevelopments Vice PresidentJoe Biden presided over

Mondayrsquos meeting of the USSenate in a golf shirt and shortssunglasses and a bucket hatUpon concluding the meetinghe announced he would bepermanently moving his officeto the resort from whichhe could communicate withCongress via videochat ldquoSurfrsquosup brahrdquo Biden exclaimed ashe left the podium ldquoThank GodIrsquoll never have to sit throughone of those State of the Unionthings againrdquo

Some American officials were more subtle in theirreactions Secretary of StateJohn Kerry said he was excitedabout the resort but as heexited his interview mutteredunder his breath ldquoI canrsquotbelieve I have to go to Russiato get some peace of mind Ofall placesrdquo

While the purchase of theresort is a step in the rightdirection it by no means signalsthe end of the crisis Will aluxurious resort be a betternegotiating environment than

a hot stuffy UN meetingroom Or will living in suchclose quarters only makethings worse Only time willtell History tells us that ittook Fascism one of the mostheinous government systemsever concocted to unite thesetwo vastly different societiesMaybe this time all it will takeis a couple of pairs of jet skisand some fine Russian caviar

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OPINIONSuffolkSaidNo A Harsh but Necessary Lesson

March and April are thetwo months where highschool seniors and hopefultransfers begin to hear backfrom colleges Each studenthopes to hear that they havebeen accepted to the schoolsthey applied to but as anyone who has gone through theprocess knows that is notalways the case This yearSuffolk University has takena blunt and upfront approachregarding its decisions onapplicants The schoolrsquosapproach has been prettysimple if an applicant has

been accepted they receivea letter in the mail with yellow letters on the outsidethat read ldquoSuffolkSaidYesrdquoIf the applicant didnrsquotget in the outside readsldquoSuffolkSaidNOrdquo written inred letters

ldquoItrsquos just not nice Beingrejected is harsh enough whyis our school choosing to rubit in when mailing those poorcollege kidsrdquo said Suffolksophomore Churrita Chan

My thoughts on Chanrsquosopinion Shut up College is

all about preparing studentsfor the real world Therersquos nobetter time to start than whenletting students know theirfate with a college

Itrsquos time that colleges toldtheir applicants straightRejection letters should mapexactly why the student didnrsquotget in If their SATs weredreadful tell them If theircollege essay sounds like a firstgrade book report tell them

Joe Sly Journal Rapper

You see that It says NO

No more of this ldquowe had

so many talented applicantsthe most in school historyrdquononsense Whoever came up with this excuse was a geniusliar Next year I hope otherschools follow in Suffolkrsquosfootsteps and give applicants aharsh taste of the real worldTell them right off the bat thatthey didnrsquot get in and the letterinside explains where they fellshort

ldquoWersquore not going to make

any money off the rejected

ones anyways it just seems likea no-lose situation to be frank with themrdquo said universityspokesman Sterling ArcherldquoIf we have time when writingthese letters sometimes we will even refer the lsquonon-acceptedrsquo as we call them tolocal community collegesrdquo

In college students haveto deal with loans finding anapartment paying their ownbills and balancing class work

and leisure time Regardless of

which school they go to they will learn that the real worldcan be a tough one at times It just makes sense to slap soon-to-be college kids with thisreality from the get-go

Suffolk has startedsomething that I hope will berevolutionary If a student islucky enough to be acceptedto a university they should beshowered with congratulationsas many schools already do But

when they donrsquot get in therersquos

no reason to sugar-coat thingsThe applicants might not seeit at first but when they lookback a few weeks after gettingtheir rejection letters they will realize Suffolk did them afavor by being so in-depth andup front as to why they wonrsquotbe coming to the school with aheart in the heart of a city nextsemester

Suffolk is actually like super-duper affordable

When I got the email fromthe President McCarthyrsquos officeon next yearrsquos tuition raise it was difficult to hide my smilefor the rest of the day The week after when I got an esti-mate of what my financial aidpackage was going to look likeit was impossible not to be-lieve I was the luckiest college

student that ever lived Tuition went up and naturally my fi-nancial aid decreased Whatmore could I ever ask for

Most people would be up-set at this but this is an op-portunity for personal growthCollege is a time to transi-tion from the young carefree(read debt-free) life to adult-hood and learning to live ina budget regardless of howsmall that is only enhancesthat experience If you live on

campus you above all otherstudents should not be com-plaining Thanks to Suffolkrsquosscrumptious mandatory mealplan you will always have ac-cess to the food at our din-ing halls so you do not haveto worry about going hungrySure it might be a bit priceyand a side of citrus and grapesmight raise your total to thesame price as a meal for two atPanera but you are on BeaconHill duh If you do not like itplease do us all a favor and

take your savage self to anyother university in Boston where their dining halls arebig significantly less expen-sive non-Beacon-Hill buffetsOr Emerson if you do not feellike walking that far

In addition to the envi-able meal plan our residencehalls (donrsquot you dare call themdorms) are excellent optionsOur security guards will al- ways be at the doors ready togreet you with a smile ask you

about your day and fill you with positive vibes Just makesure you always have your stu-dent ID with you because theyget upset if you forget it andthey have to put their phonedown to look you up in thesystem Also our elevators getstuck occasionally but thinkabout it this way if you gettrapped in there with some-one it is the perfect opportu-nity to make a new friend andtalk about how in 2012 ourresidence halls ranked sixth-

most expensive in the nationaccording to CampusGrotto

ldquoI am so honored to live ina residence hall that is recog-nized nationwiderdquo freshmanPoore Ann Indebtforev saidRemember you are on BeaconHill

The tuition increase wasthe lowest it has been in thepast 39 years according to theemail from the presidentrsquos of-fice and the cost for living on-campus and the meal plans did

not change a bummer becauseI think we could take out allthose pretentious NYC collegesand get to the top of Campus-Grottorsquos list if we tried hardenough

ldquoI hope we keep this trenduprdquo Indebtforev said ldquoMy par-

Mani Dannero Asst Intl Editor

ents were worried that they wouldnrsquot have to use up allof their savings to pay for myeducation and that is why Ichose to come to Suffolkrdquo

Photo courtesy of ickr user Tax Credits

Poore Ann Indebtforev shows all the money shesaved at Suffolk

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SPORTS

Suffolk Baseball fails to record a hit in Tee Ball exhibition

JarvisExotic Dancer

One of the hardest things todo in sports is to win as a teamand the Suffolk Universitybaseball team showed just thatas they struggled to play in anexhibition game

The Rams had theirdouble-header against Lasellpostponed due to rain butthat did not stop the teamfrom playing baseball

In a rare exhibition gameduring the regular season theRams had the umpires get theequipment manager VirgilRomanov to bring out thesolution

A tee ball standThat meant for nine

innings 27 at-bats the tee ballstand pitched a perfect game

ldquoI have never seen anythinglike itrdquo said Romanov whobrought the tee ball stand fromhis home country of DenmarkldquoIn my country we played witha tee ball stand it is the bestplayer money can buyrdquo

Romanov witnessed the teeball stand who he reportedly

named ldquoMike Honchordquo stand

stiff to not allow a single hitThe final batter of the game

made contact with the ball buthit it foul four times Feelingthe pressure he took one finalbig swing and missed the ballcompletely to record the finalout of the game

With no extra innings ina exhibition game the gameended in a tie but everyoneknew the winner was noneother than ldquoMike Honchordquohimself

ldquoIt was crazy old MikeHoncho showed a lot of heartrdquosaid Romanov ldquoAmericansthink they know sports but itis just like lsquowho are yoursquordquo

ldquoPeople get intimidatedsometimes by playing tee ballthey say the hardest thing todo in sports is to hit a baseballI was so happy to witness thistoday it was filthyrdquo

The Rams will continue toplay more conference gamesthis upcoming week hoping tocontinue their success The teeball stand is currently doingthings like being an inanimateobject

Photo by Flickr user catd_mitchell

In my country we played with a tee ball stand it is the

best player money can buy

Mens tennis recieve three doubles-spots in Wimbledon 2014

Pete Sampras Journal Contributor

The Suffolk menrsquos tennisteam was recently contactedby Wimbledon officials withan offer the rams could not

refuse The rams initiallygot the attention of the ATP (Associates TennisProfessionals) organizersback in 2012 when they wontheir fourth consecutiveGNAC Championship The ATPthought that this was such anoutstanding achievement thatthey deserved not just a NCAAspot but the best of the bestndash 3 spots in the prestigiousWimbledon tournament Alsothe ATP felt so bad for RamapoCollege never won a GNACChampionship prior to 2013 so

they told the Rams to play badon purposeThe deal that the tennis

Rams accepted was thefollowing if the Rams were willing to lose the 2013 GNACtitle on purpose they wouldget three automatic doubles-spots for the first round of theWimbledon 2014 tournamentIt did not take the rams longto figure out what they wantedmore ndash a five consecutiveGNAC Championship or three

Wimbledon doubles spots Thetennis guys decided to go forthe Wimbledon doubles titleand so they let Ramapo win5-4 in the 2013 GNAC final that was closely observed by RodgerFederer who was dressed as amiddle-aged college professorWhile he was pretending to

be the father of one of theplayers he was in fact makingsure that the Rams would letRamapo College win to getthe Wimbledon spots Federerlater said

ldquoIt was so obvious to me thatthe Rams could beat Ramapoany given day Suffolk didreally well pretending like theyplayed their best ndash not only arethey great tennis players but very talented actors as wellrdquoFederer reported to the Daily

Mirror

As the Suffolk team is veryexited for the summer and thebig tournament they alreadyfeel like the 2014 GNAC title isin the house The Wimbledon was only about losing the 2013championship on purpose butit did not say anything about winning the 2014 title Theteam will keep practicing inthe summer leading up toWimbledon and hope to takehome the trophy This is thefirst time ever that a collegeteam will play in the world

famous professionaltournament In factthis is a historicachievement becauseno other college teamhas ever performed ina professional tennistournament becauseit is against the rules

ndash but with a little helpfrom Federer the rules were bended in thiscase

Being a life longRam Supporter and aSuffolk Alumni class of2004 Federer doublemajored in biologyand philosophy ldquoI will always supportmy Alma matter andI am very exited tosee how far the menrsquostennis team can goin the Wimbledontournamentrdquo Federertold BBC at a pressconference

Surely the rams willtake the Wimbledontitle this summer andbe promoted from DIIIto DI in the spring2015 semester

Lets win thatWimbledon title Rams

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

Beacon Hills Red Hat voted bestbar for students in the Hub

Melsisa Harmon Journal Staff

This yearrsquos Best of theHub results are alreadyout according to MayorTom Menino and BostonrsquosRed Hat Cafe is taking thebest restaurant award

ldquoI could feel it comingrdquoRed Hat owner Mike Donovansaid with tears in his eyesldquoThis is such an honor to meand all the attractive womenon staffrdquo For the recordhe was wearing a red hat

Noted in the popular

Beacon Hill barrsquos award was the Hatrsquos timely serviceand delectable entrees

Award officials saidldquoalthough the nachos getdrippy and soggy itrsquos greatthat you can choose to havethem with or without chickenrdquo

The fried picklesreceived a best of showaward for midnight snack

ldquoI only buy the very bestpicklesrdquo said Donovan whois proud his dark small jointbeat out all the popularrestaurants in the North End

The Red Hat is normally visited by random businesspeople an occasional personfrom the big building downthe street that has the golddome and groups of Suffolkstudents who wonrsquot look ateach other Sometimes theHat brings in sports fans andon ever rarer occasions peopleplay the deer hunting arcade

ArtsBRIEF

Holographic Micheal Jackson sets off

on test-tour to promote new album

game on the bottom floor

ldquoItrsquos a real eclectic grouprdquoDonovan said ldquoI think themix of people keeps the Hatalive and the kitchen pumpingout our five star mealsrdquo

In order to keep up itstitle through 2014 Donovansaid he will extend the menuto breakfast He plans toserve breakfast sandwichesand only sugary cereals for

prices that are competitive

with other area food jointsincluding Capitol Coffeeand the Derne Street Deli

Donovan also hopesto employ more Suffolkstudents at the Red Hat

ldquoWhy just have a degreefrom Suffolk on yourresume when you can say you worked for the bestrestaurant in Bostonrdquo he said

Photo courtesy of Red Hats Twitter Account

Cafeacute Quattro has promising plans to reopen on campus

Tara Palmeri Journal Staff

The formerly popular pizzaplace Cafeacute Quattro may beback in business near Suffolksoon The restaurant waskicked out of its locationnext to Miller Hall in 2012to make room for CarrieNation ndash an upscale joint thatstudents can probably neverdream of affording a meal at

But despair no longer

Suffolk students Quattro andits famous pizza are hopingto find a new home in theFenton building The twoalumni who founded Quattrosaw that the university placedFenton on the market and were instantly intriguedThe real estate value ofFenton is assessed at about$9 million by the city ofBoston and is clearly far toolarge of a space for just onelittle pizza place to inhabit

(but it needs your help)Through tribulations thesefacts havenrsquot stopped Quattrorsquosquest for a home at Suffolk infact these obstacles have onlyinvigorated the entrepreneurialspirit of the two businessmenTo raise the funds neededto buy the buildingQuattro has launched aKickstarter campaign

The heartwarming videoon its Kickstarter page recallsthe glory days of Quattro Itshows Suffolk students pacingin circles around dining halls

trying to decide which meallooks like the least disgustingto eat whenmdashsuddenlymdashtheyremember there is somewherebetter just down the street theycan go to for a great dinner

As the students in the video run out of Miller and150 towards the new Fentonlocation of Quattro a voiceoverexplains why Suffolk studentsshould donate to the campaign

ldquoWe at Cafeacute Quattro werealways here for you when you

needed us now be there for usrdquoThe video goes on to

explain that to fill the otherfive floors of Fenton thatthe restaurant doesnrsquot needQuattro wants to start aculinary school at Suffolkcalled ldquoLe Cordon Quattrordquo

The campaign hasbeen widely circulated onTwitter by business studentsand foodies on campususing LeCordonQuattro

ldquoI think it would be reallycool for Suffolk to have a

cooking schoolrdquo freshmanKimmy Daniels said ldquoIrsquod loveto have a cooking minor whilestudying business so I can openmy own restaurant one dayrdquo

Quattro is looking to raiseabout $20 million to buy thebuilding and found Le CordonQuattro Suffolk administrationhas declined to comment onthe proposal as they havea policy of not discussingongoing business deals

Photo courtesy of Cafe Quattro

A new album new songs and now a new concert Thelate Michael Jackson is still making his mark in the mu-sic world and now it has been officially announced thathe will host a tour that will be done by a hologram of thelate King of Pop Fans went crazy over the announcementthat his unreleased album Xscape would hit stores in May

Pop fans will be even more excited to hear about his newhologram tour titled Hologram in the Mirror The tour will fea-ture a singing and dancing hologram of Jackson and will evenfeature real dancers It is rumored that guest stars will appearon the tour as well to do duets with the hologram artists likeJanet Jackson Prince Eddie Murphy and possibly Vanilla Ice

The tour is rumored to hit Boston first at Fenway ParkThe tour is set for late October so if the Boston Red Soxare still alive in the playoffs they are most likely going to

move the game into the Boston Common baseball fieldMany people may recall the hologram of Tupac performing

at Coachella 2012 which inspired this tour The hologram ofTupac sang live on stage with Snoop Dogg causing the Califor-nia crowd to go wild after seeing the deceased rapper on-stage

Viewers after the show said it was like seeing aghost or angel appear to perform for them With theadvances in technology since 2012 Jacksons holo-gram will be even more advanced and life-like for fans

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s983156affSOUNDS

THE CHAINSMOKERS SELFIEBUT FIRST

- M ANI D ARRERO

H ALL amp O ATES

WHOLE O ATSI NEED TO FIND MY OATES

- D ARYL H ALL

2NE1CRUSH

WOMEN LOVE SOSA BUT SOSA LOVE K-POP

- CHIEF KEEF

WINGS

WINGS GREATESTBUY MY GREATEST HITS COLLEC-

TION - A CLASSIC- SIR PRESIDENT J AMES

MCC ARTNEY

W ARREN ZEVON

WEREWOLVES OF LONDON3 WS WHISKEY WEED

W ARREN ZEVON- H ANK MOODY

As springtime approachesand students anticipate theannouncement of SuffolkUniversityrsquos Annual SpringConcert the buzz aroundcampus is multiplying asstudents begin to comparerumors and confirmations tosolve whom the headliner will

be To confirm speculationndash MILEY CYRUS WILLBE HEADLINING SPRINGCONCERT 2014 Only ticketsales will determine howexcited students truly areabout the former Disney mogul who was chosen to perform

Following her show inBoston April 2 as confirmed with multiple inside sourcesCyrus is set to perform asecret ldquocollege-themedrdquo showfollowing her scheduling tour

The Boston stop on Cyrusrsquo40-city venture marks a tadover the halfway point of herpopular Bangerz tour as itcontinues on forward throughthe country Making a specialexception April 3 due to herfailed appearance at the JingleBall late December thanksto a snowstorm Cyrus willremain in the Hub overnightto perform a secret showat the intimate Sinclair thenight following her scheduledperformance

With openers includingSky Ferreia and Icona Popthe scheduled show has nearlysold out as Miley fans flock to

TD Garden Along with theseopeners who are finer tuned toa younger audience the secret

Miley Cyrus suprises students with spring concert

show will also consist of anopening act by Suffolkrsquos ownSir President James McCartneyand a reunion of his early-college band Wings

ldquoIrsquom really excited tomeet Miley with Wingsrdquo SirPresident told The Journal ldquoIrsquove always wanted to learnhow to twerkrdquo

Along with McCartneyformer Suffolk PresidentDavid Sargent will be makinga triumphant return to theBoston area as a member ofWings for the night ndash for apretty penny of course But allin the price of good fun right

ldquoThink whatever you wantabout him as a universityadministratorrdquo Sir McCartneysaid of bandmate D SargentldquoBut man can he singrdquo

VIP and general admission

tickets are available atDonahuersquos hub starting at amere $35-$45 for students with

Tara PalmeriCampus Breaking

NewsProfessional Adobe Suite Wizard

Office ArtistJournal

Staff

BAE BAEM Cyrus beat

reporterLA TimesEIC

Journal Staff

Possible Wings reunion tour also on the set list

Suffolk ID allowing studentsto purchase a maximum of anunexpected three tickets due tothe anticipated overwhelmingdemand for the show

Agreeing upon a secretshow it was decided thatdue to the properly suited venue the performance willbe open for sale to attendeesfrom other campuses with thesimple requirement of havingaccess to their student ID ata minimum of $115 Ticketprices rise as the young starletseems to generate excitementin her fans as she sharessnippets of each stop on thetour via her Instagram andTwitter accounts Tickets forstudents not attending Suffolk will not have access to VIP and will not have the opportunityto visit Rammyrsquos photobooth

being arranged for the SpringConcert attendees

To avoid general public

access and sticking to thetheme of a secret ldquocollegethemedrdquo show the breakingnews for Spring Concert has asmall amount of time to snagtickets before the set becomes yesterdayrsquos news Cyrus isanticipated to be available forphotos during a short periodof time for members with VIP lanyards only Bangerz tour merchandise will also beavailable for sale at both secretand scheduled shows

It is also rumored that Cyrus will be StayingAtSuffolkthis summer as the topic of anew hybrid course titled ThePsychology of Partying in theUSA The course will focuson the pinicale memorablemoments in Mileys careerincluding her divorce withLiam Hunkface and how Cyruss

history as a Disney starlet canseverly effect the mind

Photo below courtesy of Taras exclusive Hollywood sources -- Photo to right courtesy of BAE BAEs secret

M Cyrus insider sources

Les Mis coming soon to Suffolk Hugh Jackman toreprise role -- for cool small time practice

Bartleby LeScrivenerI Prefer not to

Les Miserables will nowbe coming to the Modern

Theatre The successfulBroadway show has playedacross almost the entire worldand will now face its biggestchallenge Suffolk University

The show will showcaseHugh Jackman AnneHathaway and Russell Crowe-playing Jean Valjean Fantineand Javert respectively- while Suffolk students willportray beloved characterslike Marius Eponine CosetteEnjolras and the other

characters from Victor Hugorsquosnovel of the same name

ldquoI think itrsquos time that weface a challenge like thisrdquosaid Vassili Stroganov one ofthe contenders for the role ofMarius ldquoI wish I got to play

Donnie Darko but I heardthe script for the Broadwayadaptation of that fantasticmovie is still in the worksrdquo

Also one of the challengesthat the university will face isthe amount of props that haveto be used to bring the bookto life and have the audienceactually feel like they werein early 19th century France

With the majority of theschool budget going to propsand design Suffolk University

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Derrickting

also has to figure out how topay the exorbitant salaries ofthe three Hollywood actorsnot to mention having tolook for space to make surethe actors are remindedthat they are special

ldquoWe might have to evictstudents from Miller Hall justto accommodate the threeactors and Mr Stroganovrdquosaid Marcy Runkle one ofthe people responsible forbringing the show to Suffolk

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

ArtsBRIEF

Phrasing is Back

MFA houses unique exhibit presenting

Molly Hubert Journal Contributor

The Boston Loves

Impressionists exhibit is nowon display at the Museumof Fine Arts displaying aselection collected over the years by dealers curatorsand collectors and now the works of local impressionistlovers During the month ofJanuary the museum madea list of Impressionist Post-Impressionist and related works and allowed peopleto vote online for 30 works

that would be added to thelong standing Impressionistexhibit at the museum

The very first crowdsourcedexhibit for the museumcollected over 40000 votesand is the work of EmilyBeeny the MFArsquos assistantcurator of European paintings

ldquoI think a lot of people votingare probably regular visitors SoI have faith in their judgmentrdquoBeeny told The Boston Globe ldquoOurs is an extraordinarycollection so whatever theychose will be compelling and

have a story to tell And Irsquoll beproud to hang it on the wallsrdquoBoston is no stranger to

Impressionist work Whilemany still scoffed at the freelybrushed whimsical style inthe late 1800s Bostonians were quietly amassing thelargest collection outside ofFrance where the genre wasestablished by painters likeMonet Renoir and DegasCollectors on Beacon Hill BackBay and Brookline were able tobuy work by these painters inthe 1870s and 1880s at bargainprices while more modern

and classical art were high in

Boston Loves Impressionists

popularity These pieces were

later sold or donated to the MFAto be seen by thousands uponthousands of art lovers today

Voters were able to selectfrom about 50 works from Jan6 to 26 Each week the museumpresented a new category ofpaintings ldquoOn the WaterrdquoldquoFrom the Landrdquo and ldquoOf thePeoplerdquo Although this is thefirst collection to be curatedin part by the public othermuseums have allowed visitorsto select art for exhibitionsThe Baltimore Museum of Art Chicago History Museumand Smithsonian American

Art Museum have all hosted

crowdsourcing events

The exhibit featuresldquoBostonrsquos top 10rdquo favoritepieces amongst the 30 selected Vincent van Goghrsquos ldquoHousesat Auversrdquo earned the most votes (4464) surprisinglytaking the lead over ClaudeMonet whose ldquoWater Liliesrdquocame in second Edgar DegasrsquosldquoLittle 14-year-old Dancerrdquothe only sculpture featured onthe voting list came in third

The top three paintings arehighlights at the very beginningof the exhibit Opening on Valentines Day the displayis set to run through May 26

Photo of Monets Water Lillies by Molly Hubert

Phrasing Is Back After nine episodes of the fifth seasonalso known as Archer Vice we heard the characters constantlymutter words with innuendo and forget that they weresupposed to call it out with one word ldquophrasingrdquo But asSterling Archer struggled to face the dictator whose wifehe had just shared a moment of passion CherylCarolCarinaCherlene yelled out the ever-classic Archer line

The episode began in usual Archer fashion they were alltogether in a cramp place and complaining about Rayrsquos drivingor flying And all of them ignored the simple fact that it was allout of his control With Sterling up to his usual shenaniganscausing a ruckus in the plane and successfully giving hisldquofriendsrdquo a heart attack while also leading them to success

The entire season Archer was constantly disappointedthat phrasing was no longer used always screaming outthe words ldquoAre we seriously not using phrasing anymorerdquo

Perhaps the use of phrasing was symbolic since themain characters are once again doing what they did best worst engaging in international affairs that could affectgovernments everywhere The first nine episodes saw the gangtry and fail to sell cocaine but now they have had relativesuccess selling guns that were apparently from the CIA

Whatever the show wants to do with its characters or whatevernew situations they want to put them in itrsquos safe to say that theshow will always be funny and phrasing can only help them

according to hit FX animation Archer

Photo courtsey of FX

John Collura talks about The Ataris ongoing legacyThomas Higgins

Journal Staff

Currently on a 10-yearanniversary tour for thealbum So Long Astoria The Ataris stopped by the BrightonMusic Hall on Saturday March29 This is the first time in10 years that this lineup has

played together After therelease of So Long Astoria the lineup of Kristopher RoeJohn Collura Mike Davenportand Chris Knapp disbandedamid internal conflict

Since then Roe hascontinued on under the nameThe Ataris with a number ofdifferent supporting membersSo Long Astoria is the bandrsquosbest selling release to this dayIt sold over 700000 copiesupon its release and has beencertified gold since It was

the bandrsquos first and only majorlabel release after signing withColumbia Records once itscontract with the independentlabel Kung Fu Records was up

Before the bandrsquos sold outshow The Journal sat down with guitarist John Collura totalk about the tour future plansand the legacy of The AtarisIn order to re-learn and

practice all of the songsoff So Long Astoria beforethe start of the tour themembers holed up and hadthree straight days of practice

ldquoIt was intimidating atfirstrdquo said Collura ldquoButit wasnrsquot too hard It wasmainly just figuring out thelittle things and deciding who would play each part

For Collura being a part ofthis tour is his way of tryingto preserve the legacy of aband that has gone through

many tumultuous patchesthroughout its existenceThere have been numerouslineup changes with theonly constant member beinglead singer and foundingmember Kristopher Roe

When questioned aboutall of the lineup changes theband has gone through sinceits peak success after the

release of So Long Astoria Collura said ldquoThe Atarisis no longer a band it is abrand Doing this tour is metrying to protect this brandrdquo

By continuing to tourunder the name he believesthat Roe is diminishing thename and brand of The Atarisand all of its past successes

ldquoKris is a very talentedsinger and what he needs todo is go out on his own anddo the solo stuffrdquo said Collura

While he isnrsquot necessarily

happy with what has happenedto The Ataris name by Roecontinuing to play and writeunder it he does recognizethat it is Roersquos band Collurais still very supportive of Roeand believes he can be justas successful as a solo artist

ldquoA Kristopher Roe soloalbum is something that I want to hearrdquo said Collura

ldquoI think his voice is just asgood as it was 10 years ago

We talked about thelegacy of the album So Long

Astoria and how it sounds 10 years after its initial release

ldquoIf it was released today it would do just as well as it didback thenrdquo said Collura ldquoI thinkthe album has held up really well over the past 10 years

The future of The Atarisis still up in the air at thispoint Once the tour endsthe plan is to go back to the

lineup that singer KristopherRoe had been playing withprior to the anniversary tour

ldquoIrsquom not really looking toplay in a band at this pointrdquosaid Collura when askedabout his personal future

However he did mentionthat he would have noproblem doing some off showsor the occasional festivaldates with the So Long

Astoria era Ataris lineup

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With Sundayrsquos softballconference game against AnnaMaria postponed the SuffolkUniversity Rams are eager toget out on the field and getthe first win in more than a week Posting a 4-12 recordso far this season it lookslike the team has been throwna serious curveball by theiropponents

With only two seniors on

the squad the team has beenlacking experience and thathas shown on the field It isimportant that both coachesand upperclassmen can find abetter way to integrate the sixfreshmen into the team

If everyone can learn to work well together it willcreate team unity which leadsto better results

Despite the weak start theseason is still young and thereis plenty of time for somehome runs Head coach JaclynDavis is not worried at all

ldquoI donrsquot think that our record

really shows the improvementthat we maderdquo said DavisldquoWe are much better than we were before and we have a lotof talent I feel confident thatthe results will get better Wehave worked really hard weare starting to put the piecestogetherrdquo

No reason to worry forDavis who has been in thesoftball world for a long timehaving played as a student

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

athlete for Post University Sherepresented the varsity collegeteam for four years

She earned the NationalFast pitch Coaches Associationhonors (NFCA) as an All- American Scholar AthleteDavis also earned an All- Academic selection by theCentral Atlantic CollegiateConference (CACC) for her2004-2007 seasons

Having that muchexperience with softballdefinitely helps with hercoaching

ldquoWe are a very young team

with six freshmen and foursophomoresrdquo said Davis ldquoIthink they have integrated well into the team They havedone well and quite a few havetaken on important startingrolesrdquo

Hopefully no moreraspberries for the Rams as theseason is becoming more andmore interesting to watch

The teams next double-header is April 2 against UMassBoston

ldquoWe didnrsquot play them last year but I think it is definitely

feasible to win that gamerdquoThis game is a non-conference match wherethe Rams have to really get working as a team beforethe important games againstSimmons on Friday The nextconference match is Fridayagainst Simmons College andhere the Rams have to show what they are really made of

Top The Suffolk Softball team gets ready for match

Bottom Coach Jaclyn Davis applauds her team

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Suffolk softball starts season slowlylooking to improve against UMass Boston

Suffolk baseball plays strong in first conference gamesCJ Haddad

Journal Staff

Over the past 10 years ithas been quite apparent thatSuffolk University baseball is aforce in the GNAC

Last season the Ramscaptured a shot to play in theGNAC Championship makingit the seventh straight yearthey have appeared in thechampionship game

The Ramrsquos 29-14 record in2013 earned them No 8 in NewEngland while the program forthe sixteenth year in a row has won at least 20 games

Every year the guys headdown to Florida for their ownspring training to enjoy the warm weather until having toplay in the brisk beginning ofspring in New England

The first five games in Florida were losses for the Rams butthey quickly responded withthree straight wins These

games are primarily againsttough opponents they usuallydo not play during the regularseason They finished (3-6) ontheir way to play Wheaton onMarch 21

The Rams tied Wheaton ina 12-inning affair and followedup by splitting a double-headeragainst Rhode Island CollegeThey were 4-7-1 coming into astretch of conference gamestheir first of the season

First the men would collecttheir fifth win of the year bydefeating Salem State by ascore of 7-5

In the top of the fourth JCCollette hit a grand slam totie the game and Devan Jonesalso hit a solo home run of hisown

Dan Shields picked up the win pitching 52 innings inrelief to hold off a strong startby Salem State

Next would be the firstconference games of the year when Rams took on Curry ina double-header on March 29

In the first game JonathanRichard took the mound forthe Rams looking to pick up where he left off last year Thesouthpaw tossed five inningsgiving up one earned run andstriking out three on his wayto the victory

The whole team pitched inoffensively including a six-runfourth inning which led to a9-3 victory

Game two would be moreof the same for the Rams Thistime Steve Chamberlain tookthe ball for the Rams and wassparkling over six inningssurrendering only four hits insix innings of shutout ball

He also had eight strikeoutsand the Rams would score inthe second third fourth andsixth innings compiling fiveruns while Curry could notfigure out Chamberlain

Rob Marks had two hits andtwo RBI for Suffolk

The Rams have now wonfour straight and are gettinghot at the right time The

upcoming schedule featuresa healthy diet of conferencegames that are the mostimportant for the Rams

They will take on Lasell

The Rams are 7-7-1

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Thursday in a conference gameat 3 pm

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SPORTS

The Suffolk Universitytennis team had a close callTuesday night against RhodeIsland College but it was ableto pull out the win

The Rams (2-0) won theday 6-3 but featured plenty ofdifficult matches two of which

went into a sudden death setTeam captain Drew Reilly

won his match but wasdisappointed with his ownperformance

ldquoI feel okay about my matchI played at my opponentrsquos levelrather than beating him 6-06-0rdquo said Reilly confidently ldquoA winrsquos a win We grind it outand it was a character building winrdquo

It was a team win since theRams won two of their threedoubles matches against the Anchormen and the one loss

in the third doubles match wasa tight one 9-7The close wins are okay

for the team because it is thechance to see the errors onthe court while maintaining

success in the standingsThe Rams now have the

chance to continue to learnfrom their mistakes andthe same goes for freshmanFrancesco Saia

He lost his singles matchbut had a key victory in theNo 2 doubles match when heteamed up with Reilly

ldquoI feel like I played wellboth my matches even though

I went 1-1 todayrdquo said Saiafrom Wakefield Mass ldquoAs afreshman I am still learningbut this will all help me in thelong runrdquo

Saia is just one of the twofreshmen on the team along with Nathan Mackay-Wrightso the experience he is gaining will be crucial for what appearsto be unlimited depth on theroster for the Rams

ldquoWe are strong all around Ispeak for the team when I say we were off our game todaybut we are a tough team to

beat any dayrdquo Saia saidThe season is young butthe confidence of the teamhas built up for the pastfew years for most of the veterans It appears that the

Jeremy Hayes Asst Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Mens Tennis survives

against Rhode Island College

same confidence has given theunderclassmen the same drivefor a winning effort

Thay Thao who showeda lot of heart and won thetightest singles match againstWentworth the week beforelost both his singles anddoubles match

ldquoI lost both my matches butI gave it my all My teammatein the doubles match VassiliStroganov we talked all duringthe match trying stayedpositive but unfortunately it wasnrsquot enougrdquo said Thao

Thao may have lost againstthe Anchormen but he has

plenty of confidence in histeam When asked if he thinkshis team can win the GNACchampionship this year hisanswer was quick and simple

ldquoOf courserdquo said ThaoThe Rams will host UMass

Boston Thursday for theirthird game of the season

Mens first single Calixto Romero dominates both of his matches

DeSean Jackson signs three-year deal with Washington

The NFC East has been shaken up with former PhiladelphiaEagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson signing with Washingtonfor a three-year deal Jackson is now joining a team withformer Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III under centerGriffin is coming off a down year and an injured leg but withthe signing of Jackson it could revamp the passing gameJackson will make catches with Pierre Garcon who was last yearrsquos No 1 target Jackson is coming off a successful seasonhaving 82 receptions 1332 yards and nine touchdowns Thismove by Jackson also means he will now have to play theEagles twice this season He will potentially help on puntand kick returns as well but Garcon and Jackson will be acombination teams will have to prepare a solid game plan forin order to stop them Combined they had 195 receptions and2674 yards receiving last year

Johnny Manziel to visit Pats pre-draftIt may be the week of April Fools but there is no jokeabout who is coming to visit the New England Patriotson Wednesday former Heisman Trophy winner and Texas AampM quarterback Johnny Manziel The Patriots have futureHall-of-Fame quarterback Tom Brady and Ryan Mallet onthe roster so the odds of them attempting to draft Manzielare highly unlikely Teams in the past with franchisequarterbacks have drafted high to secure their future likethe Green Bay Packers drafting Aaron Rodgers to eventuallytake the place of franchise starter Brett Favre The Patriotsdrafting Manziel is not too far fetched but it will be difficultsince he is projected to go in the top-10

SPORTS BRIEFS

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A

WORD

FROM

Week of April 2 2014

Hello Students

We hope you are all havinga great week The StudentGovernment Association(SGA) would like to sharesome updates from this week

The SGA Election hasbeen completed for thenext academic yearCongratulations to our newe-board candidates for 2014-2015 Tyler LeBlanc is thepresident-elect Colin Loiselleis the vice-president-electDennis Harkins for secretary-elect and Rakan Alzaydi asthe treasurer-elect Thank youto those of you who voted

In our SGA meeting onThursday March 20 we hadthe pleasure of speaking

with President McCarthyabout upcoming plans for the

University including a futurestudent center moving NESADto the main campus and plansfor the academic buildingsafter the new Somersetbuilding is complete We alsocongratulated the Senator of

the Month for February whichis Meg Donnelly Thank youfor all of your hard work thismonth Meg

SGA is continuing through thesemester with our SmokingCampaign ldquoTake Your Butts

Across the Streetrdquo We have hadsuccess so far and look forward

to working closely with studentsthroughout the semester

In our SGA meeting ThursdayMarch 27 we discussed theupcoming SGA Awards We are

very excited about this eventWe also welcomed studentsfrom the University of SouthCarolina Aiken who sharedsimilar experiences as well asgave feedback based on ourissues at Suffolk

The SGA Commuter Social wasco-sponsored with ProgramCouncil and was a huge successThose who attended enjoyed

delicious ice cream with a variety of toppings

SGA also held an Alumni Eventon Thursday March 27 andincluded a panel with the SGAboard both past and present

After the panel those who wished to attend went to CarrieNation to enjoy beverages andrefreshments

Our weekly meetings are everyThursday in Donahue 311

As always if you have anyquestions please do not hesitateto contact us at sgasuffolkedu

Have a great week

Student Government Association

Common Core does not solve Americas education problems

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

When you are in highschool everything butacademics seems to matterthe most Sports gossip anddrama are all things that takeprecedent in the mind of a young student

More often than notstudents do not take fulladvantage of the opportunitiesgiven to them by both statefunded schools and privateschools Growing up in SouthCarolina I attended just aboutevery type of high schoolimaginable In five years I

went to four different schoolsThe schools I attended wereoften at complete oppositeends of the academic spectruma small private school locatedin rural South Carolina aprestigious boarding schoolnested in the Blue RidgeMountains of North Carolinaa failing public school alsoin rural South Carolina andfinally a large public school inon the outskirts of CharlestonSouth Carolina By no meansdo I consider myself an expertof education but my varyingexperiences do give me an

insight that most do not haveI can safely assume that

the majority of students atSuffolk did not grow up in theSouth I can assure you thatif you thought public schools

in the North were bad youcannot fathom the degree offailure most public schools inthe South allow The system

is broken and it needs to befixed

South Carolina hashistorically been ranked as astate with a bottom-tier publicschool system The problemthat faces current publicschools is not confined to ageographic region of AmericaThe problem is widespreadalmost like a virus The UnitedStates has been steadilydeclining in global academicrankings over past years

According to Daniel Arkinat NBC News ldquoThe numbers

are even more sobering when compared among onlythe 34 OECD countries TheUnited States ranked no 26 inmathmdashtrailing nations such asSlovakia Portugal and RussiaWhatrsquos more American highschool students dropped to no21 in science (from no 17 in2009) and slipped to no 17 inreading (from no 14 in 2009)according to resultsrdquo

The OECD or Organizationfor Economic Cooperationand Development is a groupconsisting of 34 countriesTo be ranked no 26 andno 21 in math and sciencerespectively is nothing shortof an embarrassment

America at one point wasthe global leader in education which begs the question ldquoHowdo we restructure the currenteducation system so that we may again lead the worldin educationrdquo The Obama Administrationrsquos answer tothis question is Common Core

According to its ldquoTheCommon Core is a set of high-quality academic standardsin mathematics and English

language artsliteracy (ELA)rdquoThe hope of the new federalacademic standards is to raise

overall academic proficiencyand to raise the proverbial barin standards

Some 45 states originally

agreed to the new standardsin 2009 but more recentlyIndiana has officially opted outof the program Why Thereare a myriad of reasons as to why Indiana has opted out ofprogram poor communicationbetween state and federalbodies the ever growingquestion of security becauseCommon Core would allowthird parties to access certaininformation about studentsand a disagreement betweenfederal standards and statestandards

The academic standardsthat Indiana has set inmotion follow quite closely with Common Core The onlydifference between the two isIndiana wants a more vigorousset of standards

In the end I believe thatCommon Core program just isnot enough In order to fix thisproblem we cannot simplythrow money at it (which is what this Common Core billseems to propose) Having seenthe worst of the worst as faras public schools go I applaudIndiana If the state of Indiana wants to set a higher standardfor education and not simplydo the bare-minimum in termsof standards that is a goodthing

Every state should strive toconstantly raise the bar withthe hopes that one day we asa country may be able to sitatop the global educationrankings With a moreeducated workforce comesmore innovation and a largermiddle class And is that not what America wants Moreinnovation more jobs larger

middle class and a populousthat is thoroughly educated

because the landlorddoes not want to pay formaintenance The sink does not work the heat does not workthe light does not work Thereare mice in the whole buildingand the floor in the livingroom is all warped because thecheap water pipe that should

have been replaced yearsago leaked over winter break when both my roommate andI were gone The curtains areclearly from the 1960s and theinsolation of the apartment is worse than a cave from thestone ages

And it gets even betterthat that ndash apparently it iscompletely ok that a landlordis in his 90s Suffolk seniorJake Athyal was the luckytenant

ldquoMy landlordrsquos bizarre Irsquove

never met him Spoken to mea couple times on the phonebut hersquos 92 and doesnrsquot comearound often I guess Irsquomindifferent to him Hersquos nevershown up to our apartmentrdquosaid Athyal

Hopefully with MartyWalsh in charge the landlord

situation which for most partshas been a complete disaster will change for the betterIt finally looks like it is allover for the corrupt parasitesthat feed on innocent collegestudents and other people Thebad landlords know that theyare cheap and that collegestudents probably donrsquot havetime to write a complaint well guess what Game overndash land-rats Stop ruiningthe reputation of the goodlandlords out there

Walsh fights corruptionFrom WALSH page 5

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STAFF EDITORIAL

OPINION Game Over Landlords Marty Walsh Fights Corruption

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

With Marty Walshrsquosnew amendment to initiateinspections in housing andrentals there is still hopefor financially fragile collegestudents and other people with low income No more willlandlords exploit the loopholesof our society No more will tenants have to worryabout their landlord showingup unannounced at theirapartment In other words ndashfewer code violations

It is important to point outthat there are good and badlandlords The ones who dotheir job and care about theirtenants should not be worriedthis article is not about youguys After reading this youknow exactly whom this socialreflection pertains to

In the last few years toomany cunning landlordsor rather ldquoland-ratsrdquo haveburdened our society andslowed down the progress ofour beautiful Hub We live ina hectic world where the clockis ticking faster than ever

and the only way to beat thehourglass is by prioritizing ourmany tasks Certain tasks are

necessary while others occurbecause of incompetenceandor greed College can bea stressful time and having abad landlord can extremelyincrease students ldquostress-o-meters Suffolk Universityalumni Scott Duran 13 hada horrible experience with hislandlord when he lived in EastBoston

ldquoHe was the worst Heshowed up sometimesunannounced looking formoney The apartment wasnever completed and things

always broke I will never rentagainrdquo said DuranDuran is not the only one

with a negative landlordexperience Ever since I startedat Suffolk back in 2010 I haveheard terrible stories aboutlandlords allegedly takingadvantage of their tenantsand poisoning the gaps inour society I experiencedthe frustrations of havingan incompetent and greedylandlord

My landlord never made usan extra key to the apartmentOne time I got home after

Photo byof Ally Thibault

Mayor Marty Walshwas elected in

Novembera long day at work and all I wanted to do was pass outMy landlord sent me a textmessage saying that I have togo to the other side of townand meet his son in a sketchybar in order to to pick up aspare key to the apartment The words lazy and irresponsiblecould not be emphasized morein this scenario

In addition to that nothing works in my apartment

See WALSH page 4

Lieutenant Edward JWalsh Jr and firefighterMichael R Kennedytragically lost their livesattempting to put out thefire on Beacon Street lastWednesday Deputy FireChief Joseph Finn saidat the press briefing thatevening that he had ldquoneverseen a fire travel that fastescalate that quickly andcause such havocrdquo in his30 years on the job While

every firefighter goes into work each day knowing heor she could face a fire suchas the one that started at298 Beacon St each deservethe admiration that the cityhas been showing since therecent blaze

Boston isnrsquot perfect but when tragedies such as thisoccur this city has proventhat it truly appreciates the work of law enforcement andfirefighters along with thesacrifices that each make

While not alone inhis condolences notableBostonian and New EnglandPatriots quarterbackTom Brady expressed hisfeelings about the fire onhis Facebook saying ldquoOnbehalf of my entire family I want to extend my deepestsympathies and condolencesto the Boston FireDepartment and the families

of our brave and selflessfirefighters who gave theirlives for our protectionand safety today and tothe entire firefightingcommunity who protect useach and every day All of you will be in our thoughtsand prayersrdquo

Bradyrsquos statement wasthoughtful to say the leastbut what was a little lessso was the vast mediacoverage the photos of him

watching the fire receivedBetween The Boston

Herald The Boston Globe and The Huffington Post just to name a few outletsit almost seemed as if Brady was receiving as muchcoverage as the actual fire

Considering thesensationalized coverage ofthe Malaysia Airlines plane was so recent it was thatmuch more uncomfortableto see the media make sucha big deal of Brady watchingthe fire The quarterbackdid what many residents

around Beacon Street didthat day He reacted thesame way many Bostoniansdid that day It seems in badtaste to cover his reactionto a tragedy to that extentconsidering people werekilled and injured becauseof that fire

Obamas NSA Bulk Proposal Leaves Major Issue in Place

Sam Humphrey Asst News Editor

Last Monday The New York

Times reported that the Obamaadministration would soon an-nounce a plan to end the Na-tional Security Agency (NSA)rsquosbulk collection of Americansrsquotelephone data

However as news outletssoon reported the reformdoes little to actually protect Americansrsquo privacy and shrinkthe surveillance state This billis just a phony show by an Ad-ministration that does not careabout our civil liberties

While the NSArsquos data col-lection program would endphone companies would stillbe required to collect custom-ersrsquo phone data and forwardit to the NSA upon requestPhone companies do not haveto keep the data longer than18 months which is muchshorter than the five years the

federal government currentlyrequires

Shortly after EdwardSnowden exposed the NSA last year Glenn Greenwald andEwen MacAskill reported inThe Guardian that the govern-ment had ldquoobtained direct ac-cess to the systems of GoogleFacebook Apple and other USinternet giantsrdquo through itstop-secret PRISM programPRISM allows the NSA to in- vestigate usersrsquo search histo-ries emails shared files and

live chat feeds As if spying on our phone

calls was not disturbingenough the government alsohas access to some of our mostpersonal data The governmentcould easily use this Orwellianprogram to compile profilesof innocent Americans evenif they had not visited jihadist websites or been linked to ter-rorist communications

Though The Guardian re-

ported that the program tar-gets customers ldquowho liveoutside the US or those Americans whose communica-tions include people outsidethe USrdquo such a secretive pro-gram with no accountabilitycould be used far more sin-isterly to spy on anyone withaccounts on some of the mostpopular websites

The PRISM program notbeing addressed in the recentproposal is a telling sign thatObama and his administrationare not willing to give up the

NSArsquos most invasive programand therefore are not seriousabout balancing privacy andsecurity

Justin Amash (R-MI) a keensupporter of privacy may pro-pose an amendment to this yearrsquos Defense Appropriationsbill that would bar the NSAfrom using provisions of thePatriot Act to justify its bulkcollection Amash originallyintroduced the amendmentlast year but it failed by a s limmargin of 205-217

Photo by Flickr user Robert Douglass

Snowden leaked millionsof secret les exposing

the NSAs practices

Last October Jim Sensen-brenner (R-WI) who helpedauthor the 2001 Patriot Actintroduced the USA Freedom Act and according to his Of-ficial House Website the Actplans to ldquoend bulk collectionunder 215 of the Patriot Actrdquoand would require ldquothe gov-ernment to more aggressively

filter and discard informationabout Americans accidentallythrough PRISM and relatedprogramsrdquo

Sensenbrennerrsquos USA Free-dom Act would be a goodstart provided that it appliesto both Americansrsquo phone andonline data The governmentshould also heed the Fourth Amendment which protects usagainst unreasonable searchesand seizures and requires thegovernment to obtain a war-rant before such a search

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Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise inspire students

Daniella Marrero Asst Intl Editor

The challenges of the inter-national student do not end atgraduation Although schoolserves as a place to become ac-culturated with a new homethe differences in cultures gobeyond the classroom and intothe workplace where the onceinternational student becomesthe foreign worker a fact thatcan serve as an advantage oras the reason to not be hiredTo help our increasing inter-national student population

at Suffolk the InternationalStudents Services Office (ISSO)held a panel discussion withalumni to share the challeng-es shortcuts personal adviceand ldquounwritten rules of the American workplacerdquo

In dealing with culturaldifferences at work PriscillaHuang (MS Accounting lsquo12)advised students to ldquofind simi-larities between [them] and[their] work environmentrdquo Fo-cusing on the things you havein common such as a common

professional goal can help stu-dents adapt and focus in the workplace even if there is alanguage barrier Chiara Car-nevali (MA Public Relationslsquo12) weighed in on finding abalance between the variouscultures that surround you in

your workplace adding a storyof the difference she found inauthority figures in Italy andthe US

In Italy you can only speakto your direct managerrdquo shesaid ldquoThere is no real relation-ship between the boss and the

employeerdquoWhen dealing with a US

company her experience was

differentldquoIn the USrdquo she contin-ued ldquoI have met with a CEO who would speak to every em-ployee shake all of our handsand ask if we were having anyproblems that we needed totalk to him about It was com-pletely differentrdquo

International students that want to stay in the US aftergraduation face the challengeof finding an employer to hirethem

ldquoBeing an internationalstudent can sometimes be astigmardquo said Ruthly Francois

(BS Biology lsquo12) ldquoIt is the onething you need to say to getrejectedrdquo

However this should notdiscourage students Francoisshared an anecdote of whenshe was applying to intern-ships and found that manyonly hired US Citizens or per-manent residents

ldquoI emailed them and askedif I could still applyrdquo Francoissaid ldquoI ended up getting theposition even though I was in-ternational I didnrsquot take it in

the end but I was glad I askedanywayrdquo

When asked about the im-

portance and weight of hardskills versus soft skills all ofthe panelists agreed that softskills were the heavier onesand they said that soft skillshelp most in the workplace

Mark Foulds (GMBA Glob-al Business lsquo11) said that al-though technical skills areimportant that ldquosoft skills arethe way you demonstrate yourbrandrdquo

ldquoAny computerrdquo Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98) add-ed ldquocan replace someone withhard skills The art comes fromsoft skillsrdquo

Fortunately for internation-al students this game may bein their favor Carnevali saidthat soft skills or the abilityto reach out and connect withpeople is something that in-ternational students are usedto

ldquoIn a way being interna-tional gives you soft skillsrdquo shesaid ldquoYou come here alone so you have to meet and buildrelationships with people Weare used to thatrdquo

Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook

ldquoAny computer can replace

someone with hard skillsThe art comes from soft skillsrdquo

- Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98)

PAGE 14 September 19 2012PAGE 3 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

INTERNATIONAL

The civil war in Syria hasremoved 9 million peoplefrom their homes and haskilled more than 100000 inthe escalating conflict Theclash between those loyalto President Bashar al-Assadand his opposition was in theescalating conflicts sparked byprotests that descended into violence in March 2011

There are an estimated 1000armed opposition groups andthey collectively have as manyas 100000 fighters Whilethere are numerous rebelgroups they appear similar togroups that have sprung out ofother disastrous conflicts suchas genocides The questionmay not only be can we theUnited States prevent such adisaster but how

The concept of dealing withinternational criminal law isfairly new when looking atthe timeline of law practicethroughout history TheInternational Criminal Court

or the ICC is defined as the firstever permanent treaty-basedinternational criminal tribunalestablished to investigate andtry individuals for the mostserious crimes genocidecrimes against humanity and war crimes

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

ldquoTreating an international

crime is treating it as anindividual conduct rather thanstate conductrdquo said NatalieReid Esq from the law firmDebevioise amp Plimtpon in New York Reid spoke at SuffolkUniversity Law School onMonday about internationallaw ldquoThe ICC looks andfunctions in the way that manypeople including commonlawyers would recognizecriminal courts would berdquoThe ICC is however sufferinggrowing pains

The ICCrsquos treaty-basedstructure imposes thatindividual states who aresigned on oblige to refrainfrom ldquoacts which would defeatthe objective and purposerdquountil they declare if they intendnot to be a party Currently122 states are signed with theStatute of the Court In other words ldquothe court can onlyexercise its authority overcrimes that are committed bynationals of or in the territoryof a state party signed ontothe statuterdquo said Reid Syria isnot a member state of the ICC

However Syria can only

be a part of the ICC if itrefers itself The UN SecurityCouncil would need to referSyria to the ICC in order forthe court to even investigateany potential violations ofinternational law ldquoThere hasbeen quite a discussion about

whether the Security Council

should refer Syria to the ICCbecause Russia would notsupport such referralrdquo Reidsaid ldquoand the United States isdiscussing the creation of anad hoc court just to deal withSyriardquo

Ad hoc internationaltribunals have been createdon a situational basis in theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY)and in Rwanda (ICTR) toprosecute individuals forcrimes against humanityThere are two problems posedfor the creation of an ad hoctribunal for Syria in order toavoid jurisdictional conflictsReid explained ldquoFirst thisruns counter to the veryintention of the creation of theICC a single body serving asuniversal jurisdiction for thesecircumstances Second thereis a host of administrativeissuesrdquo Ad hoc tribunals havecertain legitimacy concerns where the ICC does not Theyare hugely expensive andinefficient Because of thisthey struggle to be relevantand effective as seen in atribunal case in Lebanon

Embattled Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Read the rest of thisarticle online

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PAGE 15PAGE 2 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

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PAGE 5 The Suffolk Journal April 1 2014

OPINIONSuffolkSaidNo A Harsh but Necessary Lesson

March and April are thetwo months where highschool seniors and hopefultransfers begin to hear backfrom colleges Each studenthopes to hear that they havebeen accepted to the schoolsthey applied to but as anyone who has gone through theprocess knows that is notalways the case This yearSuffolk University has takena blunt and upfront approachregarding its decisions onapplicants The schoolrsquosapproach has been prettysimple if an applicant has

been accepted they receivea letter in the mail with yellow letters on the outsidethat read ldquoSuffolkSaidYesrdquoIf the applicant didnrsquotget in the outside readsldquoSuffolkSaidNOrdquo written inred letters

ldquoItrsquos just not nice Beingrejected is harsh enough whyis our school choosing to rubit in when mailing those poorcollege kidsrdquo said Suffolksophomore Churrita Chan

My thoughts on Chanrsquosopinion Shut up College is

all about preparing studentsfor the real world Therersquos nobetter time to start than whenletting students know theirfate with a college

Itrsquos time that colleges toldtheir applicants straightRejection letters should mapexactly why the student didnrsquotget in If their SATs weredreadful tell them If theircollege essay sounds like a firstgrade book report tell them

Joe Sly Journal Rapper

You see that It says NO

No more of this ldquowe had

so many talented applicantsthe most in school historyrdquononsense Whoever came up with this excuse was a geniusliar Next year I hope otherschools follow in Suffolkrsquosfootsteps and give applicants aharsh taste of the real worldTell them right off the bat thatthey didnrsquot get in and the letterinside explains where they fellshort

ldquoWersquore not going to make

any money off the rejected

ones anyways it just seems likea no-lose situation to be frank with themrdquo said universityspokesman Sterling ArcherldquoIf we have time when writingthese letters sometimes we will even refer the lsquonon-acceptedrsquo as we call them tolocal community collegesrdquo

In college students haveto deal with loans finding anapartment paying their ownbills and balancing class work

and leisure time Regardless of

which school they go to they will learn that the real worldcan be a tough one at times It just makes sense to slap soon-to-be college kids with thisreality from the get-go

Suffolk has startedsomething that I hope will berevolutionary If a student islucky enough to be acceptedto a university they should beshowered with congratulationsas many schools already do But

when they donrsquot get in therersquos

no reason to sugar-coat thingsThe applicants might not seeit at first but when they lookback a few weeks after gettingtheir rejection letters they will realize Suffolk did them afavor by being so in-depth andup front as to why they wonrsquotbe coming to the school with aheart in the heart of a city nextsemester

Suffolk is actually like super-duper affordable

When I got the email fromthe President McCarthyrsquos officeon next yearrsquos tuition raise it was difficult to hide my smilefor the rest of the day The week after when I got an esti-mate of what my financial aidpackage was going to look likeit was impossible not to be-lieve I was the luckiest college

student that ever lived Tuition went up and naturally my fi-nancial aid decreased Whatmore could I ever ask for

Most people would be up-set at this but this is an op-portunity for personal growthCollege is a time to transi-tion from the young carefree(read debt-free) life to adult-hood and learning to live ina budget regardless of howsmall that is only enhancesthat experience If you live on

campus you above all otherstudents should not be com-plaining Thanks to Suffolkrsquosscrumptious mandatory mealplan you will always have ac-cess to the food at our din-ing halls so you do not haveto worry about going hungrySure it might be a bit priceyand a side of citrus and grapesmight raise your total to thesame price as a meal for two atPanera but you are on BeaconHill duh If you do not like itplease do us all a favor and

take your savage self to anyother university in Boston where their dining halls arebig significantly less expen-sive non-Beacon-Hill buffetsOr Emerson if you do not feellike walking that far

In addition to the envi-able meal plan our residencehalls (donrsquot you dare call themdorms) are excellent optionsOur security guards will al- ways be at the doors ready togreet you with a smile ask you

about your day and fill you with positive vibes Just makesure you always have your stu-dent ID with you because theyget upset if you forget it andthey have to put their phonedown to look you up in thesystem Also our elevators getstuck occasionally but thinkabout it this way if you gettrapped in there with some-one it is the perfect opportu-nity to make a new friend andtalk about how in 2012 ourresidence halls ranked sixth-

most expensive in the nationaccording to CampusGrotto

ldquoI am so honored to live ina residence hall that is recog-nized nationwiderdquo freshmanPoore Ann Indebtforev saidRemember you are on BeaconHill

The tuition increase wasthe lowest it has been in thepast 39 years according to theemail from the presidentrsquos of-fice and the cost for living on-campus and the meal plans did

not change a bummer becauseI think we could take out allthose pretentious NYC collegesand get to the top of Campus-Grottorsquos list if we tried hardenough

ldquoI hope we keep this trenduprdquo Indebtforev said ldquoMy par-

Mani Dannero Asst Intl Editor

ents were worried that they wouldnrsquot have to use up allof their savings to pay for myeducation and that is why Ichose to come to Suffolkrdquo

Photo courtesy of ickr user Tax Credits

Poore Ann Indebtforev shows all the money shesaved at Suffolk

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SPORTS

Suffolk Baseball fails to record a hit in Tee Ball exhibition

JarvisExotic Dancer

One of the hardest things todo in sports is to win as a teamand the Suffolk Universitybaseball team showed just thatas they struggled to play in anexhibition game

The Rams had theirdouble-header against Lasellpostponed due to rain butthat did not stop the teamfrom playing baseball

In a rare exhibition gameduring the regular season theRams had the umpires get theequipment manager VirgilRomanov to bring out thesolution

A tee ball standThat meant for nine

innings 27 at-bats the tee ballstand pitched a perfect game

ldquoI have never seen anythinglike itrdquo said Romanov whobrought the tee ball stand fromhis home country of DenmarkldquoIn my country we played witha tee ball stand it is the bestplayer money can buyrdquo

Romanov witnessed the teeball stand who he reportedly

named ldquoMike Honchordquo stand

stiff to not allow a single hitThe final batter of the game

made contact with the ball buthit it foul four times Feelingthe pressure he took one finalbig swing and missed the ballcompletely to record the finalout of the game

With no extra innings ina exhibition game the gameended in a tie but everyoneknew the winner was noneother than ldquoMike Honchordquohimself

ldquoIt was crazy old MikeHoncho showed a lot of heartrdquosaid Romanov ldquoAmericansthink they know sports but itis just like lsquowho are yoursquordquo

ldquoPeople get intimidatedsometimes by playing tee ballthey say the hardest thing todo in sports is to hit a baseballI was so happy to witness thistoday it was filthyrdquo

The Rams will continue toplay more conference gamesthis upcoming week hoping tocontinue their success The teeball stand is currently doingthings like being an inanimateobject

Photo by Flickr user catd_mitchell

In my country we played with a tee ball stand it is the

best player money can buy

Mens tennis recieve three doubles-spots in Wimbledon 2014

Pete Sampras Journal Contributor

The Suffolk menrsquos tennisteam was recently contactedby Wimbledon officials withan offer the rams could not

refuse The rams initiallygot the attention of the ATP (Associates TennisProfessionals) organizersback in 2012 when they wontheir fourth consecutiveGNAC Championship The ATPthought that this was such anoutstanding achievement thatthey deserved not just a NCAAspot but the best of the bestndash 3 spots in the prestigiousWimbledon tournament Alsothe ATP felt so bad for RamapoCollege never won a GNACChampionship prior to 2013 so

they told the Rams to play badon purposeThe deal that the tennis

Rams accepted was thefollowing if the Rams were willing to lose the 2013 GNACtitle on purpose they wouldget three automatic doubles-spots for the first round of theWimbledon 2014 tournamentIt did not take the rams longto figure out what they wantedmore ndash a five consecutiveGNAC Championship or three

Wimbledon doubles spots Thetennis guys decided to go forthe Wimbledon doubles titleand so they let Ramapo win5-4 in the 2013 GNAC final that was closely observed by RodgerFederer who was dressed as amiddle-aged college professorWhile he was pretending to

be the father of one of theplayers he was in fact makingsure that the Rams would letRamapo College win to getthe Wimbledon spots Federerlater said

ldquoIt was so obvious to me thatthe Rams could beat Ramapoany given day Suffolk didreally well pretending like theyplayed their best ndash not only arethey great tennis players but very talented actors as wellrdquoFederer reported to the Daily

Mirror

As the Suffolk team is veryexited for the summer and thebig tournament they alreadyfeel like the 2014 GNAC title isin the house The Wimbledon was only about losing the 2013championship on purpose butit did not say anything about winning the 2014 title Theteam will keep practicing inthe summer leading up toWimbledon and hope to takehome the trophy This is thefirst time ever that a collegeteam will play in the world

famous professionaltournament In factthis is a historicachievement becauseno other college teamhas ever performed ina professional tennistournament becauseit is against the rules

ndash but with a little helpfrom Federer the rules were bended in thiscase

Being a life longRam Supporter and aSuffolk Alumni class of2004 Federer doublemajored in biologyand philosophy ldquoI will always supportmy Alma matter andI am very exited tosee how far the menrsquostennis team can goin the Wimbledontournamentrdquo Federertold BBC at a pressconference

Surely the rams willtake the Wimbledontitle this summer andbe promoted from DIIIto DI in the spring2015 semester

Lets win thatWimbledon title Rams

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

Beacon Hills Red Hat voted bestbar for students in the Hub

Melsisa Harmon Journal Staff

This yearrsquos Best of theHub results are alreadyout according to MayorTom Menino and BostonrsquosRed Hat Cafe is taking thebest restaurant award

ldquoI could feel it comingrdquoRed Hat owner Mike Donovansaid with tears in his eyesldquoThis is such an honor to meand all the attractive womenon staffrdquo For the recordhe was wearing a red hat

Noted in the popular

Beacon Hill barrsquos award was the Hatrsquos timely serviceand delectable entrees

Award officials saidldquoalthough the nachos getdrippy and soggy itrsquos greatthat you can choose to havethem with or without chickenrdquo

The fried picklesreceived a best of showaward for midnight snack

ldquoI only buy the very bestpicklesrdquo said Donovan whois proud his dark small jointbeat out all the popularrestaurants in the North End

The Red Hat is normally visited by random businesspeople an occasional personfrom the big building downthe street that has the golddome and groups of Suffolkstudents who wonrsquot look ateach other Sometimes theHat brings in sports fans andon ever rarer occasions peopleplay the deer hunting arcade

ArtsBRIEF

Holographic Micheal Jackson sets off

on test-tour to promote new album

game on the bottom floor

ldquoItrsquos a real eclectic grouprdquoDonovan said ldquoI think themix of people keeps the Hatalive and the kitchen pumpingout our five star mealsrdquo

In order to keep up itstitle through 2014 Donovansaid he will extend the menuto breakfast He plans toserve breakfast sandwichesand only sugary cereals for

prices that are competitive

with other area food jointsincluding Capitol Coffeeand the Derne Street Deli

Donovan also hopesto employ more Suffolkstudents at the Red Hat

ldquoWhy just have a degreefrom Suffolk on yourresume when you can say you worked for the bestrestaurant in Bostonrdquo he said

Photo courtesy of Red Hats Twitter Account

Cafeacute Quattro has promising plans to reopen on campus

Tara Palmeri Journal Staff

The formerly popular pizzaplace Cafeacute Quattro may beback in business near Suffolksoon The restaurant waskicked out of its locationnext to Miller Hall in 2012to make room for CarrieNation ndash an upscale joint thatstudents can probably neverdream of affording a meal at

But despair no longer

Suffolk students Quattro andits famous pizza are hopingto find a new home in theFenton building The twoalumni who founded Quattrosaw that the university placedFenton on the market and were instantly intriguedThe real estate value ofFenton is assessed at about$9 million by the city ofBoston and is clearly far toolarge of a space for just onelittle pizza place to inhabit

(but it needs your help)Through tribulations thesefacts havenrsquot stopped Quattrorsquosquest for a home at Suffolk infact these obstacles have onlyinvigorated the entrepreneurialspirit of the two businessmenTo raise the funds neededto buy the buildingQuattro has launched aKickstarter campaign

The heartwarming videoon its Kickstarter page recallsthe glory days of Quattro Itshows Suffolk students pacingin circles around dining halls

trying to decide which meallooks like the least disgustingto eat whenmdashsuddenlymdashtheyremember there is somewherebetter just down the street theycan go to for a great dinner

As the students in the video run out of Miller and150 towards the new Fentonlocation of Quattro a voiceoverexplains why Suffolk studentsshould donate to the campaign

ldquoWe at Cafeacute Quattro werealways here for you when you

needed us now be there for usrdquoThe video goes on to

explain that to fill the otherfive floors of Fenton thatthe restaurant doesnrsquot needQuattro wants to start aculinary school at Suffolkcalled ldquoLe Cordon Quattrordquo

The campaign hasbeen widely circulated onTwitter by business studentsand foodies on campususing LeCordonQuattro

ldquoI think it would be reallycool for Suffolk to have a

cooking schoolrdquo freshmanKimmy Daniels said ldquoIrsquod loveto have a cooking minor whilestudying business so I can openmy own restaurant one dayrdquo

Quattro is looking to raiseabout $20 million to buy thebuilding and found Le CordonQuattro Suffolk administrationhas declined to comment onthe proposal as they havea policy of not discussingongoing business deals

Photo courtesy of Cafe Quattro

A new album new songs and now a new concert Thelate Michael Jackson is still making his mark in the mu-sic world and now it has been officially announced thathe will host a tour that will be done by a hologram of thelate King of Pop Fans went crazy over the announcementthat his unreleased album Xscape would hit stores in May

Pop fans will be even more excited to hear about his newhologram tour titled Hologram in the Mirror The tour will fea-ture a singing and dancing hologram of Jackson and will evenfeature real dancers It is rumored that guest stars will appearon the tour as well to do duets with the hologram artists likeJanet Jackson Prince Eddie Murphy and possibly Vanilla Ice

The tour is rumored to hit Boston first at Fenway ParkThe tour is set for late October so if the Boston Red Soxare still alive in the playoffs they are most likely going to

move the game into the Boston Common baseball fieldMany people may recall the hologram of Tupac performing

at Coachella 2012 which inspired this tour The hologram ofTupac sang live on stage with Snoop Dogg causing the Califor-nia crowd to go wild after seeing the deceased rapper on-stage

Viewers after the show said it was like seeing aghost or angel appear to perform for them With theadvances in technology since 2012 Jacksons holo-gram will be even more advanced and life-like for fans

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THE CHAINSMOKERS SELFIEBUT FIRST

- M ANI D ARRERO

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WHOLE O ATSI NEED TO FIND MY OATES

- D ARYL H ALL

2NE1CRUSH

WOMEN LOVE SOSA BUT SOSA LOVE K-POP

- CHIEF KEEF

WINGS

WINGS GREATESTBUY MY GREATEST HITS COLLEC-

TION - A CLASSIC- SIR PRESIDENT J AMES

MCC ARTNEY

W ARREN ZEVON

WEREWOLVES OF LONDON3 WS WHISKEY WEED

W ARREN ZEVON- H ANK MOODY

As springtime approachesand students anticipate theannouncement of SuffolkUniversityrsquos Annual SpringConcert the buzz aroundcampus is multiplying asstudents begin to comparerumors and confirmations tosolve whom the headliner will

be To confirm speculationndash MILEY CYRUS WILLBE HEADLINING SPRINGCONCERT 2014 Only ticketsales will determine howexcited students truly areabout the former Disney mogul who was chosen to perform

Following her show inBoston April 2 as confirmed with multiple inside sourcesCyrus is set to perform asecret ldquocollege-themedrdquo showfollowing her scheduling tour

The Boston stop on Cyrusrsquo40-city venture marks a tadover the halfway point of herpopular Bangerz tour as itcontinues on forward throughthe country Making a specialexception April 3 due to herfailed appearance at the JingleBall late December thanksto a snowstorm Cyrus willremain in the Hub overnightto perform a secret showat the intimate Sinclair thenight following her scheduledperformance

With openers includingSky Ferreia and Icona Popthe scheduled show has nearlysold out as Miley fans flock to

TD Garden Along with theseopeners who are finer tuned toa younger audience the secret

Miley Cyrus suprises students with spring concert

show will also consist of anopening act by Suffolkrsquos ownSir President James McCartneyand a reunion of his early-college band Wings

ldquoIrsquom really excited tomeet Miley with Wingsrdquo SirPresident told The Journal ldquoIrsquove always wanted to learnhow to twerkrdquo

Along with McCartneyformer Suffolk PresidentDavid Sargent will be makinga triumphant return to theBoston area as a member ofWings for the night ndash for apretty penny of course But allin the price of good fun right

ldquoThink whatever you wantabout him as a universityadministratorrdquo Sir McCartneysaid of bandmate D SargentldquoBut man can he singrdquo

VIP and general admission

tickets are available atDonahuersquos hub starting at amere $35-$45 for students with

Tara PalmeriCampus Breaking

NewsProfessional Adobe Suite Wizard

Office ArtistJournal

Staff

BAE BAEM Cyrus beat

reporterLA TimesEIC

Journal Staff

Possible Wings reunion tour also on the set list

Suffolk ID allowing studentsto purchase a maximum of anunexpected three tickets due tothe anticipated overwhelmingdemand for the show

Agreeing upon a secretshow it was decided thatdue to the properly suited venue the performance willbe open for sale to attendeesfrom other campuses with thesimple requirement of havingaccess to their student ID ata minimum of $115 Ticketprices rise as the young starletseems to generate excitementin her fans as she sharessnippets of each stop on thetour via her Instagram andTwitter accounts Tickets forstudents not attending Suffolk will not have access to VIP and will not have the opportunityto visit Rammyrsquos photobooth

being arranged for the SpringConcert attendees

To avoid general public

access and sticking to thetheme of a secret ldquocollegethemedrdquo show the breakingnews for Spring Concert has asmall amount of time to snagtickets before the set becomes yesterdayrsquos news Cyrus isanticipated to be available forphotos during a short periodof time for members with VIP lanyards only Bangerz tour merchandise will also beavailable for sale at both secretand scheduled shows

It is also rumored that Cyrus will be StayingAtSuffolkthis summer as the topic of anew hybrid course titled ThePsychology of Partying in theUSA The course will focuson the pinicale memorablemoments in Mileys careerincluding her divorce withLiam Hunkface and how Cyruss

history as a Disney starlet canseverly effect the mind

Photo below courtesy of Taras exclusive Hollywood sources -- Photo to right courtesy of BAE BAEs secret

M Cyrus insider sources

Les Mis coming soon to Suffolk Hugh Jackman toreprise role -- for cool small time practice

Bartleby LeScrivenerI Prefer not to

Les Miserables will nowbe coming to the Modern

Theatre The successfulBroadway show has playedacross almost the entire worldand will now face its biggestchallenge Suffolk University

The show will showcaseHugh Jackman AnneHathaway and Russell Crowe-playing Jean Valjean Fantineand Javert respectively- while Suffolk students willportray beloved characterslike Marius Eponine CosetteEnjolras and the other

characters from Victor Hugorsquosnovel of the same name

ldquoI think itrsquos time that weface a challenge like thisrdquosaid Vassili Stroganov one ofthe contenders for the role ofMarius ldquoI wish I got to play

Donnie Darko but I heardthe script for the Broadwayadaptation of that fantasticmovie is still in the worksrdquo

Also one of the challengesthat the university will face isthe amount of props that haveto be used to bring the bookto life and have the audienceactually feel like they werein early 19th century France

With the majority of theschool budget going to propsand design Suffolk University

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Derrickting

also has to figure out how topay the exorbitant salaries ofthe three Hollywood actorsnot to mention having tolook for space to make surethe actors are remindedthat they are special

ldquoWe might have to evictstudents from Miller Hall justto accommodate the threeactors and Mr Stroganovrdquosaid Marcy Runkle one ofthe people responsible forbringing the show to Suffolk

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

ArtsBRIEF

Phrasing is Back

MFA houses unique exhibit presenting

Molly Hubert Journal Contributor

The Boston Loves

Impressionists exhibit is nowon display at the Museumof Fine Arts displaying aselection collected over the years by dealers curatorsand collectors and now the works of local impressionistlovers During the month ofJanuary the museum madea list of Impressionist Post-Impressionist and related works and allowed peopleto vote online for 30 works

that would be added to thelong standing Impressionistexhibit at the museum

The very first crowdsourcedexhibit for the museumcollected over 40000 votesand is the work of EmilyBeeny the MFArsquos assistantcurator of European paintings

ldquoI think a lot of people votingare probably regular visitors SoI have faith in their judgmentrdquoBeeny told The Boston Globe ldquoOurs is an extraordinarycollection so whatever theychose will be compelling and

have a story to tell And Irsquoll beproud to hang it on the wallsrdquoBoston is no stranger to

Impressionist work Whilemany still scoffed at the freelybrushed whimsical style inthe late 1800s Bostonians were quietly amassing thelargest collection outside ofFrance where the genre wasestablished by painters likeMonet Renoir and DegasCollectors on Beacon Hill BackBay and Brookline were able tobuy work by these painters inthe 1870s and 1880s at bargainprices while more modern

and classical art were high in

Boston Loves Impressionists

popularity These pieces were

later sold or donated to the MFAto be seen by thousands uponthousands of art lovers today

Voters were able to selectfrom about 50 works from Jan6 to 26 Each week the museumpresented a new category ofpaintings ldquoOn the WaterrdquoldquoFrom the Landrdquo and ldquoOf thePeoplerdquo Although this is thefirst collection to be curatedin part by the public othermuseums have allowed visitorsto select art for exhibitionsThe Baltimore Museum of Art Chicago History Museumand Smithsonian American

Art Museum have all hosted

crowdsourcing events

The exhibit featuresldquoBostonrsquos top 10rdquo favoritepieces amongst the 30 selected Vincent van Goghrsquos ldquoHousesat Auversrdquo earned the most votes (4464) surprisinglytaking the lead over ClaudeMonet whose ldquoWater Liliesrdquocame in second Edgar DegasrsquosldquoLittle 14-year-old Dancerrdquothe only sculpture featured onthe voting list came in third

The top three paintings arehighlights at the very beginningof the exhibit Opening on Valentines Day the displayis set to run through May 26

Photo of Monets Water Lillies by Molly Hubert

Phrasing Is Back After nine episodes of the fifth seasonalso known as Archer Vice we heard the characters constantlymutter words with innuendo and forget that they weresupposed to call it out with one word ldquophrasingrdquo But asSterling Archer struggled to face the dictator whose wifehe had just shared a moment of passion CherylCarolCarinaCherlene yelled out the ever-classic Archer line

The episode began in usual Archer fashion they were alltogether in a cramp place and complaining about Rayrsquos drivingor flying And all of them ignored the simple fact that it was allout of his control With Sterling up to his usual shenaniganscausing a ruckus in the plane and successfully giving hisldquofriendsrdquo a heart attack while also leading them to success

The entire season Archer was constantly disappointedthat phrasing was no longer used always screaming outthe words ldquoAre we seriously not using phrasing anymorerdquo

Perhaps the use of phrasing was symbolic since themain characters are once again doing what they did best worst engaging in international affairs that could affectgovernments everywhere The first nine episodes saw the gangtry and fail to sell cocaine but now they have had relativesuccess selling guns that were apparently from the CIA

Whatever the show wants to do with its characters or whatevernew situations they want to put them in itrsquos safe to say that theshow will always be funny and phrasing can only help them

according to hit FX animation Archer

Photo courtsey of FX

John Collura talks about The Ataris ongoing legacyThomas Higgins

Journal Staff

Currently on a 10-yearanniversary tour for thealbum So Long Astoria The Ataris stopped by the BrightonMusic Hall on Saturday March29 This is the first time in10 years that this lineup has

played together After therelease of So Long Astoria the lineup of Kristopher RoeJohn Collura Mike Davenportand Chris Knapp disbandedamid internal conflict

Since then Roe hascontinued on under the nameThe Ataris with a number ofdifferent supporting membersSo Long Astoria is the bandrsquosbest selling release to this dayIt sold over 700000 copiesupon its release and has beencertified gold since It was

the bandrsquos first and only majorlabel release after signing withColumbia Records once itscontract with the independentlabel Kung Fu Records was up

Before the bandrsquos sold outshow The Journal sat down with guitarist John Collura totalk about the tour future plansand the legacy of The AtarisIn order to re-learn and

practice all of the songsoff So Long Astoria beforethe start of the tour themembers holed up and hadthree straight days of practice

ldquoIt was intimidating atfirstrdquo said Collura ldquoButit wasnrsquot too hard It wasmainly just figuring out thelittle things and deciding who would play each part

For Collura being a part ofthis tour is his way of tryingto preserve the legacy of aband that has gone through

many tumultuous patchesthroughout its existenceThere have been numerouslineup changes with theonly constant member beinglead singer and foundingmember Kristopher Roe

When questioned aboutall of the lineup changes theband has gone through sinceits peak success after the

release of So Long Astoria Collura said ldquoThe Atarisis no longer a band it is abrand Doing this tour is metrying to protect this brandrdquo

By continuing to tourunder the name he believesthat Roe is diminishing thename and brand of The Atarisand all of its past successes

ldquoKris is a very talentedsinger and what he needs todo is go out on his own anddo the solo stuffrdquo said Collura

While he isnrsquot necessarily

happy with what has happenedto The Ataris name by Roecontinuing to play and writeunder it he does recognizethat it is Roersquos band Collurais still very supportive of Roeand believes he can be justas successful as a solo artist

ldquoA Kristopher Roe soloalbum is something that I want to hearrdquo said Collura

ldquoI think his voice is just asgood as it was 10 years ago

We talked about thelegacy of the album So Long

Astoria and how it sounds 10 years after its initial release

ldquoIf it was released today it would do just as well as it didback thenrdquo said Collura ldquoI thinkthe album has held up really well over the past 10 years

The future of The Atarisis still up in the air at thispoint Once the tour endsthe plan is to go back to the

lineup that singer KristopherRoe had been playing withprior to the anniversary tour

ldquoIrsquom not really looking toplay in a band at this pointrdquosaid Collura when askedabout his personal future

However he did mentionthat he would have noproblem doing some off showsor the occasional festivaldates with the So Long

Astoria era Ataris lineup

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With Sundayrsquos softballconference game against AnnaMaria postponed the SuffolkUniversity Rams are eager toget out on the field and getthe first win in more than a week Posting a 4-12 recordso far this season it lookslike the team has been throwna serious curveball by theiropponents

With only two seniors on

the squad the team has beenlacking experience and thathas shown on the field It isimportant that both coachesand upperclassmen can find abetter way to integrate the sixfreshmen into the team

If everyone can learn to work well together it willcreate team unity which leadsto better results

Despite the weak start theseason is still young and thereis plenty of time for somehome runs Head coach JaclynDavis is not worried at all

ldquoI donrsquot think that our record

really shows the improvementthat we maderdquo said DavisldquoWe are much better than we were before and we have a lotof talent I feel confident thatthe results will get better Wehave worked really hard weare starting to put the piecestogetherrdquo

No reason to worry forDavis who has been in thesoftball world for a long timehaving played as a student

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

athlete for Post University Sherepresented the varsity collegeteam for four years

She earned the NationalFast pitch Coaches Associationhonors (NFCA) as an All- American Scholar AthleteDavis also earned an All- Academic selection by theCentral Atlantic CollegiateConference (CACC) for her2004-2007 seasons

Having that muchexperience with softballdefinitely helps with hercoaching

ldquoWe are a very young team

with six freshmen and foursophomoresrdquo said Davis ldquoIthink they have integrated well into the team They havedone well and quite a few havetaken on important startingrolesrdquo

Hopefully no moreraspberries for the Rams as theseason is becoming more andmore interesting to watch

The teams next double-header is April 2 against UMassBoston

ldquoWe didnrsquot play them last year but I think it is definitely

feasible to win that gamerdquoThis game is a non-conference match wherethe Rams have to really get working as a team beforethe important games againstSimmons on Friday The nextconference match is Fridayagainst Simmons College andhere the Rams have to show what they are really made of

Top The Suffolk Softball team gets ready for match

Bottom Coach Jaclyn Davis applauds her team

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Suffolk softball starts season slowlylooking to improve against UMass Boston

Suffolk baseball plays strong in first conference gamesCJ Haddad

Journal Staff

Over the past 10 years ithas been quite apparent thatSuffolk University baseball is aforce in the GNAC

Last season the Ramscaptured a shot to play in theGNAC Championship makingit the seventh straight yearthey have appeared in thechampionship game

The Ramrsquos 29-14 record in2013 earned them No 8 in NewEngland while the program forthe sixteenth year in a row has won at least 20 games

Every year the guys headdown to Florida for their ownspring training to enjoy the warm weather until having toplay in the brisk beginning ofspring in New England

The first five games in Florida were losses for the Rams butthey quickly responded withthree straight wins These

games are primarily againsttough opponents they usuallydo not play during the regularseason They finished (3-6) ontheir way to play Wheaton onMarch 21

The Rams tied Wheaton ina 12-inning affair and followedup by splitting a double-headeragainst Rhode Island CollegeThey were 4-7-1 coming into astretch of conference gamestheir first of the season

First the men would collecttheir fifth win of the year bydefeating Salem State by ascore of 7-5

In the top of the fourth JCCollette hit a grand slam totie the game and Devan Jonesalso hit a solo home run of hisown

Dan Shields picked up the win pitching 52 innings inrelief to hold off a strong startby Salem State

Next would be the firstconference games of the year when Rams took on Curry ina double-header on March 29

In the first game JonathanRichard took the mound forthe Rams looking to pick up where he left off last year Thesouthpaw tossed five inningsgiving up one earned run andstriking out three on his wayto the victory

The whole team pitched inoffensively including a six-runfourth inning which led to a9-3 victory

Game two would be moreof the same for the Rams Thistime Steve Chamberlain tookthe ball for the Rams and wassparkling over six inningssurrendering only four hits insix innings of shutout ball

He also had eight strikeoutsand the Rams would score inthe second third fourth andsixth innings compiling fiveruns while Curry could notfigure out Chamberlain

Rob Marks had two hits andtwo RBI for Suffolk

The Rams have now wonfour straight and are gettinghot at the right time The

upcoming schedule featuresa healthy diet of conferencegames that are the mostimportant for the Rams

They will take on Lasell

The Rams are 7-7-1

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Thursday in a conference gameat 3 pm

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SPORTS

The Suffolk Universitytennis team had a close callTuesday night against RhodeIsland College but it was ableto pull out the win

The Rams (2-0) won theday 6-3 but featured plenty ofdifficult matches two of which

went into a sudden death setTeam captain Drew Reilly

won his match but wasdisappointed with his ownperformance

ldquoI feel okay about my matchI played at my opponentrsquos levelrather than beating him 6-06-0rdquo said Reilly confidently ldquoA winrsquos a win We grind it outand it was a character building winrdquo

It was a team win since theRams won two of their threedoubles matches against the Anchormen and the one loss

in the third doubles match wasa tight one 9-7The close wins are okay

for the team because it is thechance to see the errors onthe court while maintaining

success in the standingsThe Rams now have the

chance to continue to learnfrom their mistakes andthe same goes for freshmanFrancesco Saia

He lost his singles matchbut had a key victory in theNo 2 doubles match when heteamed up with Reilly

ldquoI feel like I played wellboth my matches even though

I went 1-1 todayrdquo said Saiafrom Wakefield Mass ldquoAs afreshman I am still learningbut this will all help me in thelong runrdquo

Saia is just one of the twofreshmen on the team along with Nathan Mackay-Wrightso the experience he is gaining will be crucial for what appearsto be unlimited depth on theroster for the Rams

ldquoWe are strong all around Ispeak for the team when I say we were off our game todaybut we are a tough team to

beat any dayrdquo Saia saidThe season is young butthe confidence of the teamhas built up for the pastfew years for most of the veterans It appears that the

Jeremy Hayes Asst Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Mens Tennis survives

against Rhode Island College

same confidence has given theunderclassmen the same drivefor a winning effort

Thay Thao who showeda lot of heart and won thetightest singles match againstWentworth the week beforelost both his singles anddoubles match

ldquoI lost both my matches butI gave it my all My teammatein the doubles match VassiliStroganov we talked all duringthe match trying stayedpositive but unfortunately it wasnrsquot enougrdquo said Thao

Thao may have lost againstthe Anchormen but he has

plenty of confidence in histeam When asked if he thinkshis team can win the GNACchampionship this year hisanswer was quick and simple

ldquoOf courserdquo said ThaoThe Rams will host UMass

Boston Thursday for theirthird game of the season

Mens first single Calixto Romero dominates both of his matches

DeSean Jackson signs three-year deal with Washington

The NFC East has been shaken up with former PhiladelphiaEagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson signing with Washingtonfor a three-year deal Jackson is now joining a team withformer Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III under centerGriffin is coming off a down year and an injured leg but withthe signing of Jackson it could revamp the passing gameJackson will make catches with Pierre Garcon who was last yearrsquos No 1 target Jackson is coming off a successful seasonhaving 82 receptions 1332 yards and nine touchdowns Thismove by Jackson also means he will now have to play theEagles twice this season He will potentially help on puntand kick returns as well but Garcon and Jackson will be acombination teams will have to prepare a solid game plan forin order to stop them Combined they had 195 receptions and2674 yards receiving last year

Johnny Manziel to visit Pats pre-draftIt may be the week of April Fools but there is no jokeabout who is coming to visit the New England Patriotson Wednesday former Heisman Trophy winner and Texas AampM quarterback Johnny Manziel The Patriots have futureHall-of-Fame quarterback Tom Brady and Ryan Mallet onthe roster so the odds of them attempting to draft Manzielare highly unlikely Teams in the past with franchisequarterbacks have drafted high to secure their future likethe Green Bay Packers drafting Aaron Rodgers to eventuallytake the place of franchise starter Brett Favre The Patriotsdrafting Manziel is not too far fetched but it will be difficultsince he is projected to go in the top-10

SPORTS BRIEFS

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A

WORD

FROM

Week of April 2 2014

Hello Students

We hope you are all havinga great week The StudentGovernment Association(SGA) would like to sharesome updates from this week

The SGA Election hasbeen completed for thenext academic yearCongratulations to our newe-board candidates for 2014-2015 Tyler LeBlanc is thepresident-elect Colin Loiselleis the vice-president-electDennis Harkins for secretary-elect and Rakan Alzaydi asthe treasurer-elect Thank youto those of you who voted

In our SGA meeting onThursday March 20 we hadthe pleasure of speaking

with President McCarthyabout upcoming plans for the

University including a futurestudent center moving NESADto the main campus and plansfor the academic buildingsafter the new Somersetbuilding is complete We alsocongratulated the Senator of

the Month for February whichis Meg Donnelly Thank youfor all of your hard work thismonth Meg

SGA is continuing through thesemester with our SmokingCampaign ldquoTake Your Butts

Across the Streetrdquo We have hadsuccess so far and look forward

to working closely with studentsthroughout the semester

In our SGA meeting ThursdayMarch 27 we discussed theupcoming SGA Awards We are

very excited about this eventWe also welcomed studentsfrom the University of SouthCarolina Aiken who sharedsimilar experiences as well asgave feedback based on ourissues at Suffolk

The SGA Commuter Social wasco-sponsored with ProgramCouncil and was a huge successThose who attended enjoyed

delicious ice cream with a variety of toppings

SGA also held an Alumni Eventon Thursday March 27 andincluded a panel with the SGAboard both past and present

After the panel those who wished to attend went to CarrieNation to enjoy beverages andrefreshments

Our weekly meetings are everyThursday in Donahue 311

As always if you have anyquestions please do not hesitateto contact us at sgasuffolkedu

Have a great week

Student Government Association

Common Core does not solve Americas education problems

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

When you are in highschool everything butacademics seems to matterthe most Sports gossip anddrama are all things that takeprecedent in the mind of a young student

More often than notstudents do not take fulladvantage of the opportunitiesgiven to them by both statefunded schools and privateschools Growing up in SouthCarolina I attended just aboutevery type of high schoolimaginable In five years I

went to four different schoolsThe schools I attended wereoften at complete oppositeends of the academic spectruma small private school locatedin rural South Carolina aprestigious boarding schoolnested in the Blue RidgeMountains of North Carolinaa failing public school alsoin rural South Carolina andfinally a large public school inon the outskirts of CharlestonSouth Carolina By no meansdo I consider myself an expertof education but my varyingexperiences do give me an

insight that most do not haveI can safely assume that

the majority of students atSuffolk did not grow up in theSouth I can assure you thatif you thought public schools

in the North were bad youcannot fathom the degree offailure most public schools inthe South allow The system

is broken and it needs to befixed

South Carolina hashistorically been ranked as astate with a bottom-tier publicschool system The problemthat faces current publicschools is not confined to ageographic region of AmericaThe problem is widespreadalmost like a virus The UnitedStates has been steadilydeclining in global academicrankings over past years

According to Daniel Arkinat NBC News ldquoThe numbers

are even more sobering when compared among onlythe 34 OECD countries TheUnited States ranked no 26 inmathmdashtrailing nations such asSlovakia Portugal and RussiaWhatrsquos more American highschool students dropped to no21 in science (from no 17 in2009) and slipped to no 17 inreading (from no 14 in 2009)according to resultsrdquo

The OECD or Organizationfor Economic Cooperationand Development is a groupconsisting of 34 countriesTo be ranked no 26 andno 21 in math and sciencerespectively is nothing shortof an embarrassment

America at one point wasthe global leader in education which begs the question ldquoHowdo we restructure the currenteducation system so that we may again lead the worldin educationrdquo The Obama Administrationrsquos answer tothis question is Common Core

According to its ldquoTheCommon Core is a set of high-quality academic standardsin mathematics and English

language artsliteracy (ELA)rdquoThe hope of the new federalacademic standards is to raise

overall academic proficiencyand to raise the proverbial barin standards

Some 45 states originally

agreed to the new standardsin 2009 but more recentlyIndiana has officially opted outof the program Why Thereare a myriad of reasons as to why Indiana has opted out ofprogram poor communicationbetween state and federalbodies the ever growingquestion of security becauseCommon Core would allowthird parties to access certaininformation about studentsand a disagreement betweenfederal standards and statestandards

The academic standardsthat Indiana has set inmotion follow quite closely with Common Core The onlydifference between the two isIndiana wants a more vigorousset of standards

In the end I believe thatCommon Core program just isnot enough In order to fix thisproblem we cannot simplythrow money at it (which is what this Common Core billseems to propose) Having seenthe worst of the worst as faras public schools go I applaudIndiana If the state of Indiana wants to set a higher standardfor education and not simplydo the bare-minimum in termsof standards that is a goodthing

Every state should strive toconstantly raise the bar withthe hopes that one day we asa country may be able to sitatop the global educationrankings With a moreeducated workforce comesmore innovation and a largermiddle class And is that not what America wants Moreinnovation more jobs larger

middle class and a populousthat is thoroughly educated

because the landlorddoes not want to pay formaintenance The sink does not work the heat does not workthe light does not work Thereare mice in the whole buildingand the floor in the livingroom is all warped because thecheap water pipe that should

have been replaced yearsago leaked over winter break when both my roommate andI were gone The curtains areclearly from the 1960s and theinsolation of the apartment is worse than a cave from thestone ages

And it gets even betterthat that ndash apparently it iscompletely ok that a landlordis in his 90s Suffolk seniorJake Athyal was the luckytenant

ldquoMy landlordrsquos bizarre Irsquove

never met him Spoken to mea couple times on the phonebut hersquos 92 and doesnrsquot comearound often I guess Irsquomindifferent to him Hersquos nevershown up to our apartmentrdquosaid Athyal

Hopefully with MartyWalsh in charge the landlord

situation which for most partshas been a complete disaster will change for the betterIt finally looks like it is allover for the corrupt parasitesthat feed on innocent collegestudents and other people Thebad landlords know that theyare cheap and that collegestudents probably donrsquot havetime to write a complaint well guess what Game overndash land-rats Stop ruiningthe reputation of the goodlandlords out there

Walsh fights corruptionFrom WALSH page 5

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STAFF EDITORIAL

OPINION Game Over Landlords Marty Walsh Fights Corruption

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

With Marty Walshrsquosnew amendment to initiateinspections in housing andrentals there is still hopefor financially fragile collegestudents and other people with low income No more willlandlords exploit the loopholesof our society No more will tenants have to worryabout their landlord showingup unannounced at theirapartment In other words ndashfewer code violations

It is important to point outthat there are good and badlandlords The ones who dotheir job and care about theirtenants should not be worriedthis article is not about youguys After reading this youknow exactly whom this socialreflection pertains to

In the last few years toomany cunning landlordsor rather ldquoland-ratsrdquo haveburdened our society andslowed down the progress ofour beautiful Hub We live ina hectic world where the clockis ticking faster than ever

and the only way to beat thehourglass is by prioritizing ourmany tasks Certain tasks are

necessary while others occurbecause of incompetenceandor greed College can bea stressful time and having abad landlord can extremelyincrease students ldquostress-o-meters Suffolk Universityalumni Scott Duran 13 hada horrible experience with hislandlord when he lived in EastBoston

ldquoHe was the worst Heshowed up sometimesunannounced looking formoney The apartment wasnever completed and things

always broke I will never rentagainrdquo said DuranDuran is not the only one

with a negative landlordexperience Ever since I startedat Suffolk back in 2010 I haveheard terrible stories aboutlandlords allegedly takingadvantage of their tenantsand poisoning the gaps inour society I experiencedthe frustrations of havingan incompetent and greedylandlord

My landlord never made usan extra key to the apartmentOne time I got home after

Photo byof Ally Thibault

Mayor Marty Walshwas elected in

Novembera long day at work and all I wanted to do was pass outMy landlord sent me a textmessage saying that I have togo to the other side of townand meet his son in a sketchybar in order to to pick up aspare key to the apartment The words lazy and irresponsiblecould not be emphasized morein this scenario

In addition to that nothing works in my apartment

See WALSH page 4

Lieutenant Edward JWalsh Jr and firefighterMichael R Kennedytragically lost their livesattempting to put out thefire on Beacon Street lastWednesday Deputy FireChief Joseph Finn saidat the press briefing thatevening that he had ldquoneverseen a fire travel that fastescalate that quickly andcause such havocrdquo in his30 years on the job While

every firefighter goes into work each day knowing heor she could face a fire suchas the one that started at298 Beacon St each deservethe admiration that the cityhas been showing since therecent blaze

Boston isnrsquot perfect but when tragedies such as thisoccur this city has proventhat it truly appreciates the work of law enforcement andfirefighters along with thesacrifices that each make

While not alone inhis condolences notableBostonian and New EnglandPatriots quarterbackTom Brady expressed hisfeelings about the fire onhis Facebook saying ldquoOnbehalf of my entire family I want to extend my deepestsympathies and condolencesto the Boston FireDepartment and the families

of our brave and selflessfirefighters who gave theirlives for our protectionand safety today and tothe entire firefightingcommunity who protect useach and every day All of you will be in our thoughtsand prayersrdquo

Bradyrsquos statement wasthoughtful to say the leastbut what was a little lessso was the vast mediacoverage the photos of him

watching the fire receivedBetween The Boston

Herald The Boston Globe and The Huffington Post just to name a few outletsit almost seemed as if Brady was receiving as muchcoverage as the actual fire

Considering thesensationalized coverage ofthe Malaysia Airlines plane was so recent it was thatmuch more uncomfortableto see the media make sucha big deal of Brady watchingthe fire The quarterbackdid what many residents

around Beacon Street didthat day He reacted thesame way many Bostoniansdid that day It seems in badtaste to cover his reactionto a tragedy to that extentconsidering people werekilled and injured becauseof that fire

Obamas NSA Bulk Proposal Leaves Major Issue in Place

Sam Humphrey Asst News Editor

Last Monday The New York

Times reported that the Obamaadministration would soon an-nounce a plan to end the Na-tional Security Agency (NSA)rsquosbulk collection of Americansrsquotelephone data

However as news outletssoon reported the reformdoes little to actually protect Americansrsquo privacy and shrinkthe surveillance state This billis just a phony show by an Ad-ministration that does not careabout our civil liberties

While the NSArsquos data col-lection program would endphone companies would stillbe required to collect custom-ersrsquo phone data and forwardit to the NSA upon requestPhone companies do not haveto keep the data longer than18 months which is muchshorter than the five years the

federal government currentlyrequires

Shortly after EdwardSnowden exposed the NSA last year Glenn Greenwald andEwen MacAskill reported inThe Guardian that the govern-ment had ldquoobtained direct ac-cess to the systems of GoogleFacebook Apple and other USinternet giantsrdquo through itstop-secret PRISM programPRISM allows the NSA to in- vestigate usersrsquo search histo-ries emails shared files and

live chat feeds As if spying on our phone

calls was not disturbingenough the government alsohas access to some of our mostpersonal data The governmentcould easily use this Orwellianprogram to compile profilesof innocent Americans evenif they had not visited jihadist websites or been linked to ter-rorist communications

Though The Guardian re-

ported that the program tar-gets customers ldquowho liveoutside the US or those Americans whose communica-tions include people outsidethe USrdquo such a secretive pro-gram with no accountabilitycould be used far more sin-isterly to spy on anyone withaccounts on some of the mostpopular websites

The PRISM program notbeing addressed in the recentproposal is a telling sign thatObama and his administrationare not willing to give up the

NSArsquos most invasive programand therefore are not seriousabout balancing privacy andsecurity

Justin Amash (R-MI) a keensupporter of privacy may pro-pose an amendment to this yearrsquos Defense Appropriationsbill that would bar the NSAfrom using provisions of thePatriot Act to justify its bulkcollection Amash originallyintroduced the amendmentlast year but it failed by a s limmargin of 205-217

Photo by Flickr user Robert Douglass

Snowden leaked millionsof secret les exposing

the NSAs practices

Last October Jim Sensen-brenner (R-WI) who helpedauthor the 2001 Patriot Actintroduced the USA Freedom Act and according to his Of-ficial House Website the Actplans to ldquoend bulk collectionunder 215 of the Patriot Actrdquoand would require ldquothe gov-ernment to more aggressively

filter and discard informationabout Americans accidentallythrough PRISM and relatedprogramsrdquo

Sensenbrennerrsquos USA Free-dom Act would be a goodstart provided that it appliesto both Americansrsquo phone andonline data The governmentshould also heed the Fourth Amendment which protects usagainst unreasonable searchesand seizures and requires thegovernment to obtain a war-rant before such a search

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Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise inspire students

Daniella Marrero Asst Intl Editor

The challenges of the inter-national student do not end atgraduation Although schoolserves as a place to become ac-culturated with a new homethe differences in cultures gobeyond the classroom and intothe workplace where the onceinternational student becomesthe foreign worker a fact thatcan serve as an advantage oras the reason to not be hiredTo help our increasing inter-national student population

at Suffolk the InternationalStudents Services Office (ISSO)held a panel discussion withalumni to share the challeng-es shortcuts personal adviceand ldquounwritten rules of the American workplacerdquo

In dealing with culturaldifferences at work PriscillaHuang (MS Accounting lsquo12)advised students to ldquofind simi-larities between [them] and[their] work environmentrdquo Fo-cusing on the things you havein common such as a common

professional goal can help stu-dents adapt and focus in the workplace even if there is alanguage barrier Chiara Car-nevali (MA Public Relationslsquo12) weighed in on finding abalance between the variouscultures that surround you in

your workplace adding a storyof the difference she found inauthority figures in Italy andthe US

In Italy you can only speakto your direct managerrdquo shesaid ldquoThere is no real relation-ship between the boss and the

employeerdquoWhen dealing with a US

company her experience was

differentldquoIn the USrdquo she contin-ued ldquoI have met with a CEO who would speak to every em-ployee shake all of our handsand ask if we were having anyproblems that we needed totalk to him about It was com-pletely differentrdquo

International students that want to stay in the US aftergraduation face the challengeof finding an employer to hirethem

ldquoBeing an internationalstudent can sometimes be astigmardquo said Ruthly Francois

(BS Biology lsquo12) ldquoIt is the onething you need to say to getrejectedrdquo

However this should notdiscourage students Francoisshared an anecdote of whenshe was applying to intern-ships and found that manyonly hired US Citizens or per-manent residents

ldquoI emailed them and askedif I could still applyrdquo Francoissaid ldquoI ended up getting theposition even though I was in-ternational I didnrsquot take it in

the end but I was glad I askedanywayrdquo

When asked about the im-

portance and weight of hardskills versus soft skills all ofthe panelists agreed that softskills were the heavier onesand they said that soft skillshelp most in the workplace

Mark Foulds (GMBA Glob-al Business lsquo11) said that al-though technical skills areimportant that ldquosoft skills arethe way you demonstrate yourbrandrdquo

ldquoAny computerrdquo Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98) add-ed ldquocan replace someone withhard skills The art comes fromsoft skillsrdquo

Fortunately for internation-al students this game may bein their favor Carnevali saidthat soft skills or the abilityto reach out and connect withpeople is something that in-ternational students are usedto

ldquoIn a way being interna-tional gives you soft skillsrdquo shesaid ldquoYou come here alone so you have to meet and buildrelationships with people Weare used to thatrdquo

Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook

ldquoAny computer can replace

someone with hard skillsThe art comes from soft skillsrdquo

- Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98)

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INTERNATIONAL

The civil war in Syria hasremoved 9 million peoplefrom their homes and haskilled more than 100000 inthe escalating conflict Theclash between those loyalto President Bashar al-Assadand his opposition was in theescalating conflicts sparked byprotests that descended into violence in March 2011

There are an estimated 1000armed opposition groups andthey collectively have as manyas 100000 fighters Whilethere are numerous rebelgroups they appear similar togroups that have sprung out ofother disastrous conflicts suchas genocides The questionmay not only be can we theUnited States prevent such adisaster but how

The concept of dealing withinternational criminal law isfairly new when looking atthe timeline of law practicethroughout history TheInternational Criminal Court

or the ICC is defined as the firstever permanent treaty-basedinternational criminal tribunalestablished to investigate andtry individuals for the mostserious crimes genocidecrimes against humanity and war crimes

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

ldquoTreating an international

crime is treating it as anindividual conduct rather thanstate conductrdquo said NatalieReid Esq from the law firmDebevioise amp Plimtpon in New York Reid spoke at SuffolkUniversity Law School onMonday about internationallaw ldquoThe ICC looks andfunctions in the way that manypeople including commonlawyers would recognizecriminal courts would berdquoThe ICC is however sufferinggrowing pains

The ICCrsquos treaty-basedstructure imposes thatindividual states who aresigned on oblige to refrainfrom ldquoacts which would defeatthe objective and purposerdquountil they declare if they intendnot to be a party Currently122 states are signed with theStatute of the Court In other words ldquothe court can onlyexercise its authority overcrimes that are committed bynationals of or in the territoryof a state party signed ontothe statuterdquo said Reid Syria isnot a member state of the ICC

However Syria can only

be a part of the ICC if itrefers itself The UN SecurityCouncil would need to referSyria to the ICC in order forthe court to even investigateany potential violations ofinternational law ldquoThere hasbeen quite a discussion about

whether the Security Council

should refer Syria to the ICCbecause Russia would notsupport such referralrdquo Reidsaid ldquoand the United States isdiscussing the creation of anad hoc court just to deal withSyriardquo

Ad hoc internationaltribunals have been createdon a situational basis in theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY)and in Rwanda (ICTR) toprosecute individuals forcrimes against humanityThere are two problems posedfor the creation of an ad hoctribunal for Syria in order toavoid jurisdictional conflictsReid explained ldquoFirst thisruns counter to the veryintention of the creation of theICC a single body serving asuniversal jurisdiction for thesecircumstances Second thereis a host of administrativeissuesrdquo Ad hoc tribunals havecertain legitimacy concerns where the ICC does not Theyare hugely expensive andinefficient Because of thisthey struggle to be relevantand effective as seen in atribunal case in Lebanon

Embattled Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Read the rest of thisarticle online

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Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

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September 19 2012Page 6 The Suffolk JournalPage 6 April 1 2014

SPORTS

Suffolk Baseball fails to record a hit in Tee Ball exhibition

JarvisExotic Dancer

One of the hardest things todo in sports is to win as a teamand the Suffolk Universitybaseball team showed just thatas they struggled to play in anexhibition game

The Rams had theirdouble-header against Lasellpostponed due to rain butthat did not stop the teamfrom playing baseball

In a rare exhibition gameduring the regular season theRams had the umpires get theequipment manager VirgilRomanov to bring out thesolution

A tee ball standThat meant for nine

innings 27 at-bats the tee ballstand pitched a perfect game

ldquoI have never seen anythinglike itrdquo said Romanov whobrought the tee ball stand fromhis home country of DenmarkldquoIn my country we played witha tee ball stand it is the bestplayer money can buyrdquo

Romanov witnessed the teeball stand who he reportedly

named ldquoMike Honchordquo stand

stiff to not allow a single hitThe final batter of the game

made contact with the ball buthit it foul four times Feelingthe pressure he took one finalbig swing and missed the ballcompletely to record the finalout of the game

With no extra innings ina exhibition game the gameended in a tie but everyoneknew the winner was noneother than ldquoMike Honchordquohimself

ldquoIt was crazy old MikeHoncho showed a lot of heartrdquosaid Romanov ldquoAmericansthink they know sports but itis just like lsquowho are yoursquordquo

ldquoPeople get intimidatedsometimes by playing tee ballthey say the hardest thing todo in sports is to hit a baseballI was so happy to witness thistoday it was filthyrdquo

The Rams will continue toplay more conference gamesthis upcoming week hoping tocontinue their success The teeball stand is currently doingthings like being an inanimateobject

Photo by Flickr user catd_mitchell

In my country we played with a tee ball stand it is the

best player money can buy

Mens tennis recieve three doubles-spots in Wimbledon 2014

Pete Sampras Journal Contributor

The Suffolk menrsquos tennisteam was recently contactedby Wimbledon officials withan offer the rams could not

refuse The rams initiallygot the attention of the ATP (Associates TennisProfessionals) organizersback in 2012 when they wontheir fourth consecutiveGNAC Championship The ATPthought that this was such anoutstanding achievement thatthey deserved not just a NCAAspot but the best of the bestndash 3 spots in the prestigiousWimbledon tournament Alsothe ATP felt so bad for RamapoCollege never won a GNACChampionship prior to 2013 so

they told the Rams to play badon purposeThe deal that the tennis

Rams accepted was thefollowing if the Rams were willing to lose the 2013 GNACtitle on purpose they wouldget three automatic doubles-spots for the first round of theWimbledon 2014 tournamentIt did not take the rams longto figure out what they wantedmore ndash a five consecutiveGNAC Championship or three

Wimbledon doubles spots Thetennis guys decided to go forthe Wimbledon doubles titleand so they let Ramapo win5-4 in the 2013 GNAC final that was closely observed by RodgerFederer who was dressed as amiddle-aged college professorWhile he was pretending to

be the father of one of theplayers he was in fact makingsure that the Rams would letRamapo College win to getthe Wimbledon spots Federerlater said

ldquoIt was so obvious to me thatthe Rams could beat Ramapoany given day Suffolk didreally well pretending like theyplayed their best ndash not only arethey great tennis players but very talented actors as wellrdquoFederer reported to the Daily

Mirror

As the Suffolk team is veryexited for the summer and thebig tournament they alreadyfeel like the 2014 GNAC title isin the house The Wimbledon was only about losing the 2013championship on purpose butit did not say anything about winning the 2014 title Theteam will keep practicing inthe summer leading up toWimbledon and hope to takehome the trophy This is thefirst time ever that a collegeteam will play in the world

famous professionaltournament In factthis is a historicachievement becauseno other college teamhas ever performed ina professional tennistournament becauseit is against the rules

ndash but with a little helpfrom Federer the rules were bended in thiscase

Being a life longRam Supporter and aSuffolk Alumni class of2004 Federer doublemajored in biologyand philosophy ldquoI will always supportmy Alma matter andI am very exited tosee how far the menrsquostennis team can goin the Wimbledontournamentrdquo Federertold BBC at a pressconference

Surely the rams willtake the Wimbledontitle this summer andbe promoted from DIIIto DI in the spring2015 semester

Lets win thatWimbledon title Rams

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

Beacon Hills Red Hat voted bestbar for students in the Hub

Melsisa Harmon Journal Staff

This yearrsquos Best of theHub results are alreadyout according to MayorTom Menino and BostonrsquosRed Hat Cafe is taking thebest restaurant award

ldquoI could feel it comingrdquoRed Hat owner Mike Donovansaid with tears in his eyesldquoThis is such an honor to meand all the attractive womenon staffrdquo For the recordhe was wearing a red hat

Noted in the popular

Beacon Hill barrsquos award was the Hatrsquos timely serviceand delectable entrees

Award officials saidldquoalthough the nachos getdrippy and soggy itrsquos greatthat you can choose to havethem with or without chickenrdquo

The fried picklesreceived a best of showaward for midnight snack

ldquoI only buy the very bestpicklesrdquo said Donovan whois proud his dark small jointbeat out all the popularrestaurants in the North End

The Red Hat is normally visited by random businesspeople an occasional personfrom the big building downthe street that has the golddome and groups of Suffolkstudents who wonrsquot look ateach other Sometimes theHat brings in sports fans andon ever rarer occasions peopleplay the deer hunting arcade

ArtsBRIEF

Holographic Micheal Jackson sets off

on test-tour to promote new album

game on the bottom floor

ldquoItrsquos a real eclectic grouprdquoDonovan said ldquoI think themix of people keeps the Hatalive and the kitchen pumpingout our five star mealsrdquo

In order to keep up itstitle through 2014 Donovansaid he will extend the menuto breakfast He plans toserve breakfast sandwichesand only sugary cereals for

prices that are competitive

with other area food jointsincluding Capitol Coffeeand the Derne Street Deli

Donovan also hopesto employ more Suffolkstudents at the Red Hat

ldquoWhy just have a degreefrom Suffolk on yourresume when you can say you worked for the bestrestaurant in Bostonrdquo he said

Photo courtesy of Red Hats Twitter Account

Cafeacute Quattro has promising plans to reopen on campus

Tara Palmeri Journal Staff

The formerly popular pizzaplace Cafeacute Quattro may beback in business near Suffolksoon The restaurant waskicked out of its locationnext to Miller Hall in 2012to make room for CarrieNation ndash an upscale joint thatstudents can probably neverdream of affording a meal at

But despair no longer

Suffolk students Quattro andits famous pizza are hopingto find a new home in theFenton building The twoalumni who founded Quattrosaw that the university placedFenton on the market and were instantly intriguedThe real estate value ofFenton is assessed at about$9 million by the city ofBoston and is clearly far toolarge of a space for just onelittle pizza place to inhabit

(but it needs your help)Through tribulations thesefacts havenrsquot stopped Quattrorsquosquest for a home at Suffolk infact these obstacles have onlyinvigorated the entrepreneurialspirit of the two businessmenTo raise the funds neededto buy the buildingQuattro has launched aKickstarter campaign

The heartwarming videoon its Kickstarter page recallsthe glory days of Quattro Itshows Suffolk students pacingin circles around dining halls

trying to decide which meallooks like the least disgustingto eat whenmdashsuddenlymdashtheyremember there is somewherebetter just down the street theycan go to for a great dinner

As the students in the video run out of Miller and150 towards the new Fentonlocation of Quattro a voiceoverexplains why Suffolk studentsshould donate to the campaign

ldquoWe at Cafeacute Quattro werealways here for you when you

needed us now be there for usrdquoThe video goes on to

explain that to fill the otherfive floors of Fenton thatthe restaurant doesnrsquot needQuattro wants to start aculinary school at Suffolkcalled ldquoLe Cordon Quattrordquo

The campaign hasbeen widely circulated onTwitter by business studentsand foodies on campususing LeCordonQuattro

ldquoI think it would be reallycool for Suffolk to have a

cooking schoolrdquo freshmanKimmy Daniels said ldquoIrsquod loveto have a cooking minor whilestudying business so I can openmy own restaurant one dayrdquo

Quattro is looking to raiseabout $20 million to buy thebuilding and found Le CordonQuattro Suffolk administrationhas declined to comment onthe proposal as they havea policy of not discussingongoing business deals

Photo courtesy of Cafe Quattro

A new album new songs and now a new concert Thelate Michael Jackson is still making his mark in the mu-sic world and now it has been officially announced thathe will host a tour that will be done by a hologram of thelate King of Pop Fans went crazy over the announcementthat his unreleased album Xscape would hit stores in May

Pop fans will be even more excited to hear about his newhologram tour titled Hologram in the Mirror The tour will fea-ture a singing and dancing hologram of Jackson and will evenfeature real dancers It is rumored that guest stars will appearon the tour as well to do duets with the hologram artists likeJanet Jackson Prince Eddie Murphy and possibly Vanilla Ice

The tour is rumored to hit Boston first at Fenway ParkThe tour is set for late October so if the Boston Red Soxare still alive in the playoffs they are most likely going to

move the game into the Boston Common baseball fieldMany people may recall the hologram of Tupac performing

at Coachella 2012 which inspired this tour The hologram ofTupac sang live on stage with Snoop Dogg causing the Califor-nia crowd to go wild after seeing the deceased rapper on-stage

Viewers after the show said it was like seeing aghost or angel appear to perform for them With theadvances in technology since 2012 Jacksons holo-gram will be even more advanced and life-like for fans

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s983156affSOUNDS

THE CHAINSMOKERS SELFIEBUT FIRST

- M ANI D ARRERO

H ALL amp O ATES

WHOLE O ATSI NEED TO FIND MY OATES

- D ARYL H ALL

2NE1CRUSH

WOMEN LOVE SOSA BUT SOSA LOVE K-POP

- CHIEF KEEF

WINGS

WINGS GREATESTBUY MY GREATEST HITS COLLEC-

TION - A CLASSIC- SIR PRESIDENT J AMES

MCC ARTNEY

W ARREN ZEVON

WEREWOLVES OF LONDON3 WS WHISKEY WEED

W ARREN ZEVON- H ANK MOODY

As springtime approachesand students anticipate theannouncement of SuffolkUniversityrsquos Annual SpringConcert the buzz aroundcampus is multiplying asstudents begin to comparerumors and confirmations tosolve whom the headliner will

be To confirm speculationndash MILEY CYRUS WILLBE HEADLINING SPRINGCONCERT 2014 Only ticketsales will determine howexcited students truly areabout the former Disney mogul who was chosen to perform

Following her show inBoston April 2 as confirmed with multiple inside sourcesCyrus is set to perform asecret ldquocollege-themedrdquo showfollowing her scheduling tour

The Boston stop on Cyrusrsquo40-city venture marks a tadover the halfway point of herpopular Bangerz tour as itcontinues on forward throughthe country Making a specialexception April 3 due to herfailed appearance at the JingleBall late December thanksto a snowstorm Cyrus willremain in the Hub overnightto perform a secret showat the intimate Sinclair thenight following her scheduledperformance

With openers includingSky Ferreia and Icona Popthe scheduled show has nearlysold out as Miley fans flock to

TD Garden Along with theseopeners who are finer tuned toa younger audience the secret

Miley Cyrus suprises students with spring concert

show will also consist of anopening act by Suffolkrsquos ownSir President James McCartneyand a reunion of his early-college band Wings

ldquoIrsquom really excited tomeet Miley with Wingsrdquo SirPresident told The Journal ldquoIrsquove always wanted to learnhow to twerkrdquo

Along with McCartneyformer Suffolk PresidentDavid Sargent will be makinga triumphant return to theBoston area as a member ofWings for the night ndash for apretty penny of course But allin the price of good fun right

ldquoThink whatever you wantabout him as a universityadministratorrdquo Sir McCartneysaid of bandmate D SargentldquoBut man can he singrdquo

VIP and general admission

tickets are available atDonahuersquos hub starting at amere $35-$45 for students with

Tara PalmeriCampus Breaking

NewsProfessional Adobe Suite Wizard

Office ArtistJournal

Staff

BAE BAEM Cyrus beat

reporterLA TimesEIC

Journal Staff

Possible Wings reunion tour also on the set list

Suffolk ID allowing studentsto purchase a maximum of anunexpected three tickets due tothe anticipated overwhelmingdemand for the show

Agreeing upon a secretshow it was decided thatdue to the properly suited venue the performance willbe open for sale to attendeesfrom other campuses with thesimple requirement of havingaccess to their student ID ata minimum of $115 Ticketprices rise as the young starletseems to generate excitementin her fans as she sharessnippets of each stop on thetour via her Instagram andTwitter accounts Tickets forstudents not attending Suffolk will not have access to VIP and will not have the opportunityto visit Rammyrsquos photobooth

being arranged for the SpringConcert attendees

To avoid general public

access and sticking to thetheme of a secret ldquocollegethemedrdquo show the breakingnews for Spring Concert has asmall amount of time to snagtickets before the set becomes yesterdayrsquos news Cyrus isanticipated to be available forphotos during a short periodof time for members with VIP lanyards only Bangerz tour merchandise will also beavailable for sale at both secretand scheduled shows

It is also rumored that Cyrus will be StayingAtSuffolkthis summer as the topic of anew hybrid course titled ThePsychology of Partying in theUSA The course will focuson the pinicale memorablemoments in Mileys careerincluding her divorce withLiam Hunkface and how Cyruss

history as a Disney starlet canseverly effect the mind

Photo below courtesy of Taras exclusive Hollywood sources -- Photo to right courtesy of BAE BAEs secret

M Cyrus insider sources

Les Mis coming soon to Suffolk Hugh Jackman toreprise role -- for cool small time practice

Bartleby LeScrivenerI Prefer not to

Les Miserables will nowbe coming to the Modern

Theatre The successfulBroadway show has playedacross almost the entire worldand will now face its biggestchallenge Suffolk University

The show will showcaseHugh Jackman AnneHathaway and Russell Crowe-playing Jean Valjean Fantineand Javert respectively- while Suffolk students willportray beloved characterslike Marius Eponine CosetteEnjolras and the other

characters from Victor Hugorsquosnovel of the same name

ldquoI think itrsquos time that weface a challenge like thisrdquosaid Vassili Stroganov one ofthe contenders for the role ofMarius ldquoI wish I got to play

Donnie Darko but I heardthe script for the Broadwayadaptation of that fantasticmovie is still in the worksrdquo

Also one of the challengesthat the university will face isthe amount of props that haveto be used to bring the bookto life and have the audienceactually feel like they werein early 19th century France

With the majority of theschool budget going to propsand design Suffolk University

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Derrickting

also has to figure out how topay the exorbitant salaries ofthe three Hollywood actorsnot to mention having tolook for space to make surethe actors are remindedthat they are special

ldquoWe might have to evictstudents from Miller Hall justto accommodate the threeactors and Mr Stroganovrdquosaid Marcy Runkle one ofthe people responsible forbringing the show to Suffolk

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

ArtsBRIEF

Phrasing is Back

MFA houses unique exhibit presenting

Molly Hubert Journal Contributor

The Boston Loves

Impressionists exhibit is nowon display at the Museumof Fine Arts displaying aselection collected over the years by dealers curatorsand collectors and now the works of local impressionistlovers During the month ofJanuary the museum madea list of Impressionist Post-Impressionist and related works and allowed peopleto vote online for 30 works

that would be added to thelong standing Impressionistexhibit at the museum

The very first crowdsourcedexhibit for the museumcollected over 40000 votesand is the work of EmilyBeeny the MFArsquos assistantcurator of European paintings

ldquoI think a lot of people votingare probably regular visitors SoI have faith in their judgmentrdquoBeeny told The Boston Globe ldquoOurs is an extraordinarycollection so whatever theychose will be compelling and

have a story to tell And Irsquoll beproud to hang it on the wallsrdquoBoston is no stranger to

Impressionist work Whilemany still scoffed at the freelybrushed whimsical style inthe late 1800s Bostonians were quietly amassing thelargest collection outside ofFrance where the genre wasestablished by painters likeMonet Renoir and DegasCollectors on Beacon Hill BackBay and Brookline were able tobuy work by these painters inthe 1870s and 1880s at bargainprices while more modern

and classical art were high in

Boston Loves Impressionists

popularity These pieces were

later sold or donated to the MFAto be seen by thousands uponthousands of art lovers today

Voters were able to selectfrom about 50 works from Jan6 to 26 Each week the museumpresented a new category ofpaintings ldquoOn the WaterrdquoldquoFrom the Landrdquo and ldquoOf thePeoplerdquo Although this is thefirst collection to be curatedin part by the public othermuseums have allowed visitorsto select art for exhibitionsThe Baltimore Museum of Art Chicago History Museumand Smithsonian American

Art Museum have all hosted

crowdsourcing events

The exhibit featuresldquoBostonrsquos top 10rdquo favoritepieces amongst the 30 selected Vincent van Goghrsquos ldquoHousesat Auversrdquo earned the most votes (4464) surprisinglytaking the lead over ClaudeMonet whose ldquoWater Liliesrdquocame in second Edgar DegasrsquosldquoLittle 14-year-old Dancerrdquothe only sculpture featured onthe voting list came in third

The top three paintings arehighlights at the very beginningof the exhibit Opening on Valentines Day the displayis set to run through May 26

Photo of Monets Water Lillies by Molly Hubert

Phrasing Is Back After nine episodes of the fifth seasonalso known as Archer Vice we heard the characters constantlymutter words with innuendo and forget that they weresupposed to call it out with one word ldquophrasingrdquo But asSterling Archer struggled to face the dictator whose wifehe had just shared a moment of passion CherylCarolCarinaCherlene yelled out the ever-classic Archer line

The episode began in usual Archer fashion they were alltogether in a cramp place and complaining about Rayrsquos drivingor flying And all of them ignored the simple fact that it was allout of his control With Sterling up to his usual shenaniganscausing a ruckus in the plane and successfully giving hisldquofriendsrdquo a heart attack while also leading them to success

The entire season Archer was constantly disappointedthat phrasing was no longer used always screaming outthe words ldquoAre we seriously not using phrasing anymorerdquo

Perhaps the use of phrasing was symbolic since themain characters are once again doing what they did best worst engaging in international affairs that could affectgovernments everywhere The first nine episodes saw the gangtry and fail to sell cocaine but now they have had relativesuccess selling guns that were apparently from the CIA

Whatever the show wants to do with its characters or whatevernew situations they want to put them in itrsquos safe to say that theshow will always be funny and phrasing can only help them

according to hit FX animation Archer

Photo courtsey of FX

John Collura talks about The Ataris ongoing legacyThomas Higgins

Journal Staff

Currently on a 10-yearanniversary tour for thealbum So Long Astoria The Ataris stopped by the BrightonMusic Hall on Saturday March29 This is the first time in10 years that this lineup has

played together After therelease of So Long Astoria the lineup of Kristopher RoeJohn Collura Mike Davenportand Chris Knapp disbandedamid internal conflict

Since then Roe hascontinued on under the nameThe Ataris with a number ofdifferent supporting membersSo Long Astoria is the bandrsquosbest selling release to this dayIt sold over 700000 copiesupon its release and has beencertified gold since It was

the bandrsquos first and only majorlabel release after signing withColumbia Records once itscontract with the independentlabel Kung Fu Records was up

Before the bandrsquos sold outshow The Journal sat down with guitarist John Collura totalk about the tour future plansand the legacy of The AtarisIn order to re-learn and

practice all of the songsoff So Long Astoria beforethe start of the tour themembers holed up and hadthree straight days of practice

ldquoIt was intimidating atfirstrdquo said Collura ldquoButit wasnrsquot too hard It wasmainly just figuring out thelittle things and deciding who would play each part

For Collura being a part ofthis tour is his way of tryingto preserve the legacy of aband that has gone through

many tumultuous patchesthroughout its existenceThere have been numerouslineup changes with theonly constant member beinglead singer and foundingmember Kristopher Roe

When questioned aboutall of the lineup changes theband has gone through sinceits peak success after the

release of So Long Astoria Collura said ldquoThe Atarisis no longer a band it is abrand Doing this tour is metrying to protect this brandrdquo

By continuing to tourunder the name he believesthat Roe is diminishing thename and brand of The Atarisand all of its past successes

ldquoKris is a very talentedsinger and what he needs todo is go out on his own anddo the solo stuffrdquo said Collura

While he isnrsquot necessarily

happy with what has happenedto The Ataris name by Roecontinuing to play and writeunder it he does recognizethat it is Roersquos band Collurais still very supportive of Roeand believes he can be justas successful as a solo artist

ldquoA Kristopher Roe soloalbum is something that I want to hearrdquo said Collura

ldquoI think his voice is just asgood as it was 10 years ago

We talked about thelegacy of the album So Long

Astoria and how it sounds 10 years after its initial release

ldquoIf it was released today it would do just as well as it didback thenrdquo said Collura ldquoI thinkthe album has held up really well over the past 10 years

The future of The Atarisis still up in the air at thispoint Once the tour endsthe plan is to go back to the

lineup that singer KristopherRoe had been playing withprior to the anniversary tour

ldquoIrsquom not really looking toplay in a band at this pointrdquosaid Collura when askedabout his personal future

However he did mentionthat he would have noproblem doing some off showsor the occasional festivaldates with the So Long

Astoria era Ataris lineup

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With Sundayrsquos softballconference game against AnnaMaria postponed the SuffolkUniversity Rams are eager toget out on the field and getthe first win in more than a week Posting a 4-12 recordso far this season it lookslike the team has been throwna serious curveball by theiropponents

With only two seniors on

the squad the team has beenlacking experience and thathas shown on the field It isimportant that both coachesand upperclassmen can find abetter way to integrate the sixfreshmen into the team

If everyone can learn to work well together it willcreate team unity which leadsto better results

Despite the weak start theseason is still young and thereis plenty of time for somehome runs Head coach JaclynDavis is not worried at all

ldquoI donrsquot think that our record

really shows the improvementthat we maderdquo said DavisldquoWe are much better than we were before and we have a lotof talent I feel confident thatthe results will get better Wehave worked really hard weare starting to put the piecestogetherrdquo

No reason to worry forDavis who has been in thesoftball world for a long timehaving played as a student

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

athlete for Post University Sherepresented the varsity collegeteam for four years

She earned the NationalFast pitch Coaches Associationhonors (NFCA) as an All- American Scholar AthleteDavis also earned an All- Academic selection by theCentral Atlantic CollegiateConference (CACC) for her2004-2007 seasons

Having that muchexperience with softballdefinitely helps with hercoaching

ldquoWe are a very young team

with six freshmen and foursophomoresrdquo said Davis ldquoIthink they have integrated well into the team They havedone well and quite a few havetaken on important startingrolesrdquo

Hopefully no moreraspberries for the Rams as theseason is becoming more andmore interesting to watch

The teams next double-header is April 2 against UMassBoston

ldquoWe didnrsquot play them last year but I think it is definitely

feasible to win that gamerdquoThis game is a non-conference match wherethe Rams have to really get working as a team beforethe important games againstSimmons on Friday The nextconference match is Fridayagainst Simmons College andhere the Rams have to show what they are really made of

Top The Suffolk Softball team gets ready for match

Bottom Coach Jaclyn Davis applauds her team

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Suffolk softball starts season slowlylooking to improve against UMass Boston

Suffolk baseball plays strong in first conference gamesCJ Haddad

Journal Staff

Over the past 10 years ithas been quite apparent thatSuffolk University baseball is aforce in the GNAC

Last season the Ramscaptured a shot to play in theGNAC Championship makingit the seventh straight yearthey have appeared in thechampionship game

The Ramrsquos 29-14 record in2013 earned them No 8 in NewEngland while the program forthe sixteenth year in a row has won at least 20 games

Every year the guys headdown to Florida for their ownspring training to enjoy the warm weather until having toplay in the brisk beginning ofspring in New England

The first five games in Florida were losses for the Rams butthey quickly responded withthree straight wins These

games are primarily againsttough opponents they usuallydo not play during the regularseason They finished (3-6) ontheir way to play Wheaton onMarch 21

The Rams tied Wheaton ina 12-inning affair and followedup by splitting a double-headeragainst Rhode Island CollegeThey were 4-7-1 coming into astretch of conference gamestheir first of the season

First the men would collecttheir fifth win of the year bydefeating Salem State by ascore of 7-5

In the top of the fourth JCCollette hit a grand slam totie the game and Devan Jonesalso hit a solo home run of hisown

Dan Shields picked up the win pitching 52 innings inrelief to hold off a strong startby Salem State

Next would be the firstconference games of the year when Rams took on Curry ina double-header on March 29

In the first game JonathanRichard took the mound forthe Rams looking to pick up where he left off last year Thesouthpaw tossed five inningsgiving up one earned run andstriking out three on his wayto the victory

The whole team pitched inoffensively including a six-runfourth inning which led to a9-3 victory

Game two would be moreof the same for the Rams Thistime Steve Chamberlain tookthe ball for the Rams and wassparkling over six inningssurrendering only four hits insix innings of shutout ball

He also had eight strikeoutsand the Rams would score inthe second third fourth andsixth innings compiling fiveruns while Curry could notfigure out Chamberlain

Rob Marks had two hits andtwo RBI for Suffolk

The Rams have now wonfour straight and are gettinghot at the right time The

upcoming schedule featuresa healthy diet of conferencegames that are the mostimportant for the Rams

They will take on Lasell

The Rams are 7-7-1

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Thursday in a conference gameat 3 pm

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SPORTS

The Suffolk Universitytennis team had a close callTuesday night against RhodeIsland College but it was ableto pull out the win

The Rams (2-0) won theday 6-3 but featured plenty ofdifficult matches two of which

went into a sudden death setTeam captain Drew Reilly

won his match but wasdisappointed with his ownperformance

ldquoI feel okay about my matchI played at my opponentrsquos levelrather than beating him 6-06-0rdquo said Reilly confidently ldquoA winrsquos a win We grind it outand it was a character building winrdquo

It was a team win since theRams won two of their threedoubles matches against the Anchormen and the one loss

in the third doubles match wasa tight one 9-7The close wins are okay

for the team because it is thechance to see the errors onthe court while maintaining

success in the standingsThe Rams now have the

chance to continue to learnfrom their mistakes andthe same goes for freshmanFrancesco Saia

He lost his singles matchbut had a key victory in theNo 2 doubles match when heteamed up with Reilly

ldquoI feel like I played wellboth my matches even though

I went 1-1 todayrdquo said Saiafrom Wakefield Mass ldquoAs afreshman I am still learningbut this will all help me in thelong runrdquo

Saia is just one of the twofreshmen on the team along with Nathan Mackay-Wrightso the experience he is gaining will be crucial for what appearsto be unlimited depth on theroster for the Rams

ldquoWe are strong all around Ispeak for the team when I say we were off our game todaybut we are a tough team to

beat any dayrdquo Saia saidThe season is young butthe confidence of the teamhas built up for the pastfew years for most of the veterans It appears that the

Jeremy Hayes Asst Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Mens Tennis survives

against Rhode Island College

same confidence has given theunderclassmen the same drivefor a winning effort

Thay Thao who showeda lot of heart and won thetightest singles match againstWentworth the week beforelost both his singles anddoubles match

ldquoI lost both my matches butI gave it my all My teammatein the doubles match VassiliStroganov we talked all duringthe match trying stayedpositive but unfortunately it wasnrsquot enougrdquo said Thao

Thao may have lost againstthe Anchormen but he has

plenty of confidence in histeam When asked if he thinkshis team can win the GNACchampionship this year hisanswer was quick and simple

ldquoOf courserdquo said ThaoThe Rams will host UMass

Boston Thursday for theirthird game of the season

Mens first single Calixto Romero dominates both of his matches

DeSean Jackson signs three-year deal with Washington

The NFC East has been shaken up with former PhiladelphiaEagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson signing with Washingtonfor a three-year deal Jackson is now joining a team withformer Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III under centerGriffin is coming off a down year and an injured leg but withthe signing of Jackson it could revamp the passing gameJackson will make catches with Pierre Garcon who was last yearrsquos No 1 target Jackson is coming off a successful seasonhaving 82 receptions 1332 yards and nine touchdowns Thismove by Jackson also means he will now have to play theEagles twice this season He will potentially help on puntand kick returns as well but Garcon and Jackson will be acombination teams will have to prepare a solid game plan forin order to stop them Combined they had 195 receptions and2674 yards receiving last year

Johnny Manziel to visit Pats pre-draftIt may be the week of April Fools but there is no jokeabout who is coming to visit the New England Patriotson Wednesday former Heisman Trophy winner and Texas AampM quarterback Johnny Manziel The Patriots have futureHall-of-Fame quarterback Tom Brady and Ryan Mallet onthe roster so the odds of them attempting to draft Manzielare highly unlikely Teams in the past with franchisequarterbacks have drafted high to secure their future likethe Green Bay Packers drafting Aaron Rodgers to eventuallytake the place of franchise starter Brett Favre The Patriotsdrafting Manziel is not too far fetched but it will be difficultsince he is projected to go in the top-10

SPORTS BRIEFS

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A

WORD

FROM

Week of April 2 2014

Hello Students

We hope you are all havinga great week The StudentGovernment Association(SGA) would like to sharesome updates from this week

The SGA Election hasbeen completed for thenext academic yearCongratulations to our newe-board candidates for 2014-2015 Tyler LeBlanc is thepresident-elect Colin Loiselleis the vice-president-electDennis Harkins for secretary-elect and Rakan Alzaydi asthe treasurer-elect Thank youto those of you who voted

In our SGA meeting onThursday March 20 we hadthe pleasure of speaking

with President McCarthyabout upcoming plans for the

University including a futurestudent center moving NESADto the main campus and plansfor the academic buildingsafter the new Somersetbuilding is complete We alsocongratulated the Senator of

the Month for February whichis Meg Donnelly Thank youfor all of your hard work thismonth Meg

SGA is continuing through thesemester with our SmokingCampaign ldquoTake Your Butts

Across the Streetrdquo We have hadsuccess so far and look forward

to working closely with studentsthroughout the semester

In our SGA meeting ThursdayMarch 27 we discussed theupcoming SGA Awards We are

very excited about this eventWe also welcomed studentsfrom the University of SouthCarolina Aiken who sharedsimilar experiences as well asgave feedback based on ourissues at Suffolk

The SGA Commuter Social wasco-sponsored with ProgramCouncil and was a huge successThose who attended enjoyed

delicious ice cream with a variety of toppings

SGA also held an Alumni Eventon Thursday March 27 andincluded a panel with the SGAboard both past and present

After the panel those who wished to attend went to CarrieNation to enjoy beverages andrefreshments

Our weekly meetings are everyThursday in Donahue 311

As always if you have anyquestions please do not hesitateto contact us at sgasuffolkedu

Have a great week

Student Government Association

Common Core does not solve Americas education problems

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

When you are in highschool everything butacademics seems to matterthe most Sports gossip anddrama are all things that takeprecedent in the mind of a young student

More often than notstudents do not take fulladvantage of the opportunitiesgiven to them by both statefunded schools and privateschools Growing up in SouthCarolina I attended just aboutevery type of high schoolimaginable In five years I

went to four different schoolsThe schools I attended wereoften at complete oppositeends of the academic spectruma small private school locatedin rural South Carolina aprestigious boarding schoolnested in the Blue RidgeMountains of North Carolinaa failing public school alsoin rural South Carolina andfinally a large public school inon the outskirts of CharlestonSouth Carolina By no meansdo I consider myself an expertof education but my varyingexperiences do give me an

insight that most do not haveI can safely assume that

the majority of students atSuffolk did not grow up in theSouth I can assure you thatif you thought public schools

in the North were bad youcannot fathom the degree offailure most public schools inthe South allow The system

is broken and it needs to befixed

South Carolina hashistorically been ranked as astate with a bottom-tier publicschool system The problemthat faces current publicschools is not confined to ageographic region of AmericaThe problem is widespreadalmost like a virus The UnitedStates has been steadilydeclining in global academicrankings over past years

According to Daniel Arkinat NBC News ldquoThe numbers

are even more sobering when compared among onlythe 34 OECD countries TheUnited States ranked no 26 inmathmdashtrailing nations such asSlovakia Portugal and RussiaWhatrsquos more American highschool students dropped to no21 in science (from no 17 in2009) and slipped to no 17 inreading (from no 14 in 2009)according to resultsrdquo

The OECD or Organizationfor Economic Cooperationand Development is a groupconsisting of 34 countriesTo be ranked no 26 andno 21 in math and sciencerespectively is nothing shortof an embarrassment

America at one point wasthe global leader in education which begs the question ldquoHowdo we restructure the currenteducation system so that we may again lead the worldin educationrdquo The Obama Administrationrsquos answer tothis question is Common Core

According to its ldquoTheCommon Core is a set of high-quality academic standardsin mathematics and English

language artsliteracy (ELA)rdquoThe hope of the new federalacademic standards is to raise

overall academic proficiencyand to raise the proverbial barin standards

Some 45 states originally

agreed to the new standardsin 2009 but more recentlyIndiana has officially opted outof the program Why Thereare a myriad of reasons as to why Indiana has opted out ofprogram poor communicationbetween state and federalbodies the ever growingquestion of security becauseCommon Core would allowthird parties to access certaininformation about studentsand a disagreement betweenfederal standards and statestandards

The academic standardsthat Indiana has set inmotion follow quite closely with Common Core The onlydifference between the two isIndiana wants a more vigorousset of standards

In the end I believe thatCommon Core program just isnot enough In order to fix thisproblem we cannot simplythrow money at it (which is what this Common Core billseems to propose) Having seenthe worst of the worst as faras public schools go I applaudIndiana If the state of Indiana wants to set a higher standardfor education and not simplydo the bare-minimum in termsof standards that is a goodthing

Every state should strive toconstantly raise the bar withthe hopes that one day we asa country may be able to sitatop the global educationrankings With a moreeducated workforce comesmore innovation and a largermiddle class And is that not what America wants Moreinnovation more jobs larger

middle class and a populousthat is thoroughly educated

because the landlorddoes not want to pay formaintenance The sink does not work the heat does not workthe light does not work Thereare mice in the whole buildingand the floor in the livingroom is all warped because thecheap water pipe that should

have been replaced yearsago leaked over winter break when both my roommate andI were gone The curtains areclearly from the 1960s and theinsolation of the apartment is worse than a cave from thestone ages

And it gets even betterthat that ndash apparently it iscompletely ok that a landlordis in his 90s Suffolk seniorJake Athyal was the luckytenant

ldquoMy landlordrsquos bizarre Irsquove

never met him Spoken to mea couple times on the phonebut hersquos 92 and doesnrsquot comearound often I guess Irsquomindifferent to him Hersquos nevershown up to our apartmentrdquosaid Athyal

Hopefully with MartyWalsh in charge the landlord

situation which for most partshas been a complete disaster will change for the betterIt finally looks like it is allover for the corrupt parasitesthat feed on innocent collegestudents and other people Thebad landlords know that theyare cheap and that collegestudents probably donrsquot havetime to write a complaint well guess what Game overndash land-rats Stop ruiningthe reputation of the goodlandlords out there

Walsh fights corruptionFrom WALSH page 5

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STAFF EDITORIAL

OPINION Game Over Landlords Marty Walsh Fights Corruption

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

With Marty Walshrsquosnew amendment to initiateinspections in housing andrentals there is still hopefor financially fragile collegestudents and other people with low income No more willlandlords exploit the loopholesof our society No more will tenants have to worryabout their landlord showingup unannounced at theirapartment In other words ndashfewer code violations

It is important to point outthat there are good and badlandlords The ones who dotheir job and care about theirtenants should not be worriedthis article is not about youguys After reading this youknow exactly whom this socialreflection pertains to

In the last few years toomany cunning landlordsor rather ldquoland-ratsrdquo haveburdened our society andslowed down the progress ofour beautiful Hub We live ina hectic world where the clockis ticking faster than ever

and the only way to beat thehourglass is by prioritizing ourmany tasks Certain tasks are

necessary while others occurbecause of incompetenceandor greed College can bea stressful time and having abad landlord can extremelyincrease students ldquostress-o-meters Suffolk Universityalumni Scott Duran 13 hada horrible experience with hislandlord when he lived in EastBoston

ldquoHe was the worst Heshowed up sometimesunannounced looking formoney The apartment wasnever completed and things

always broke I will never rentagainrdquo said DuranDuran is not the only one

with a negative landlordexperience Ever since I startedat Suffolk back in 2010 I haveheard terrible stories aboutlandlords allegedly takingadvantage of their tenantsand poisoning the gaps inour society I experiencedthe frustrations of havingan incompetent and greedylandlord

My landlord never made usan extra key to the apartmentOne time I got home after

Photo byof Ally Thibault

Mayor Marty Walshwas elected in

Novembera long day at work and all I wanted to do was pass outMy landlord sent me a textmessage saying that I have togo to the other side of townand meet his son in a sketchybar in order to to pick up aspare key to the apartment The words lazy and irresponsiblecould not be emphasized morein this scenario

In addition to that nothing works in my apartment

See WALSH page 4

Lieutenant Edward JWalsh Jr and firefighterMichael R Kennedytragically lost their livesattempting to put out thefire on Beacon Street lastWednesday Deputy FireChief Joseph Finn saidat the press briefing thatevening that he had ldquoneverseen a fire travel that fastescalate that quickly andcause such havocrdquo in his30 years on the job While

every firefighter goes into work each day knowing heor she could face a fire suchas the one that started at298 Beacon St each deservethe admiration that the cityhas been showing since therecent blaze

Boston isnrsquot perfect but when tragedies such as thisoccur this city has proventhat it truly appreciates the work of law enforcement andfirefighters along with thesacrifices that each make

While not alone inhis condolences notableBostonian and New EnglandPatriots quarterbackTom Brady expressed hisfeelings about the fire onhis Facebook saying ldquoOnbehalf of my entire family I want to extend my deepestsympathies and condolencesto the Boston FireDepartment and the families

of our brave and selflessfirefighters who gave theirlives for our protectionand safety today and tothe entire firefightingcommunity who protect useach and every day All of you will be in our thoughtsand prayersrdquo

Bradyrsquos statement wasthoughtful to say the leastbut what was a little lessso was the vast mediacoverage the photos of him

watching the fire receivedBetween The Boston

Herald The Boston Globe and The Huffington Post just to name a few outletsit almost seemed as if Brady was receiving as muchcoverage as the actual fire

Considering thesensationalized coverage ofthe Malaysia Airlines plane was so recent it was thatmuch more uncomfortableto see the media make sucha big deal of Brady watchingthe fire The quarterbackdid what many residents

around Beacon Street didthat day He reacted thesame way many Bostoniansdid that day It seems in badtaste to cover his reactionto a tragedy to that extentconsidering people werekilled and injured becauseof that fire

Obamas NSA Bulk Proposal Leaves Major Issue in Place

Sam Humphrey Asst News Editor

Last Monday The New York

Times reported that the Obamaadministration would soon an-nounce a plan to end the Na-tional Security Agency (NSA)rsquosbulk collection of Americansrsquotelephone data

However as news outletssoon reported the reformdoes little to actually protect Americansrsquo privacy and shrinkthe surveillance state This billis just a phony show by an Ad-ministration that does not careabout our civil liberties

While the NSArsquos data col-lection program would endphone companies would stillbe required to collect custom-ersrsquo phone data and forwardit to the NSA upon requestPhone companies do not haveto keep the data longer than18 months which is muchshorter than the five years the

federal government currentlyrequires

Shortly after EdwardSnowden exposed the NSA last year Glenn Greenwald andEwen MacAskill reported inThe Guardian that the govern-ment had ldquoobtained direct ac-cess to the systems of GoogleFacebook Apple and other USinternet giantsrdquo through itstop-secret PRISM programPRISM allows the NSA to in- vestigate usersrsquo search histo-ries emails shared files and

live chat feeds As if spying on our phone

calls was not disturbingenough the government alsohas access to some of our mostpersonal data The governmentcould easily use this Orwellianprogram to compile profilesof innocent Americans evenif they had not visited jihadist websites or been linked to ter-rorist communications

Though The Guardian re-

ported that the program tar-gets customers ldquowho liveoutside the US or those Americans whose communica-tions include people outsidethe USrdquo such a secretive pro-gram with no accountabilitycould be used far more sin-isterly to spy on anyone withaccounts on some of the mostpopular websites

The PRISM program notbeing addressed in the recentproposal is a telling sign thatObama and his administrationare not willing to give up the

NSArsquos most invasive programand therefore are not seriousabout balancing privacy andsecurity

Justin Amash (R-MI) a keensupporter of privacy may pro-pose an amendment to this yearrsquos Defense Appropriationsbill that would bar the NSAfrom using provisions of thePatriot Act to justify its bulkcollection Amash originallyintroduced the amendmentlast year but it failed by a s limmargin of 205-217

Photo by Flickr user Robert Douglass

Snowden leaked millionsof secret les exposing

the NSAs practices

Last October Jim Sensen-brenner (R-WI) who helpedauthor the 2001 Patriot Actintroduced the USA Freedom Act and according to his Of-ficial House Website the Actplans to ldquoend bulk collectionunder 215 of the Patriot Actrdquoand would require ldquothe gov-ernment to more aggressively

filter and discard informationabout Americans accidentallythrough PRISM and relatedprogramsrdquo

Sensenbrennerrsquos USA Free-dom Act would be a goodstart provided that it appliesto both Americansrsquo phone andonline data The governmentshould also heed the Fourth Amendment which protects usagainst unreasonable searchesand seizures and requires thegovernment to obtain a war-rant before such a search

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Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise inspire students

Daniella Marrero Asst Intl Editor

The challenges of the inter-national student do not end atgraduation Although schoolserves as a place to become ac-culturated with a new homethe differences in cultures gobeyond the classroom and intothe workplace where the onceinternational student becomesthe foreign worker a fact thatcan serve as an advantage oras the reason to not be hiredTo help our increasing inter-national student population

at Suffolk the InternationalStudents Services Office (ISSO)held a panel discussion withalumni to share the challeng-es shortcuts personal adviceand ldquounwritten rules of the American workplacerdquo

In dealing with culturaldifferences at work PriscillaHuang (MS Accounting lsquo12)advised students to ldquofind simi-larities between [them] and[their] work environmentrdquo Fo-cusing on the things you havein common such as a common

professional goal can help stu-dents adapt and focus in the workplace even if there is alanguage barrier Chiara Car-nevali (MA Public Relationslsquo12) weighed in on finding abalance between the variouscultures that surround you in

your workplace adding a storyof the difference she found inauthority figures in Italy andthe US

In Italy you can only speakto your direct managerrdquo shesaid ldquoThere is no real relation-ship between the boss and the

employeerdquoWhen dealing with a US

company her experience was

differentldquoIn the USrdquo she contin-ued ldquoI have met with a CEO who would speak to every em-ployee shake all of our handsand ask if we were having anyproblems that we needed totalk to him about It was com-pletely differentrdquo

International students that want to stay in the US aftergraduation face the challengeof finding an employer to hirethem

ldquoBeing an internationalstudent can sometimes be astigmardquo said Ruthly Francois

(BS Biology lsquo12) ldquoIt is the onething you need to say to getrejectedrdquo

However this should notdiscourage students Francoisshared an anecdote of whenshe was applying to intern-ships and found that manyonly hired US Citizens or per-manent residents

ldquoI emailed them and askedif I could still applyrdquo Francoissaid ldquoI ended up getting theposition even though I was in-ternational I didnrsquot take it in

the end but I was glad I askedanywayrdquo

When asked about the im-

portance and weight of hardskills versus soft skills all ofthe panelists agreed that softskills were the heavier onesand they said that soft skillshelp most in the workplace

Mark Foulds (GMBA Glob-al Business lsquo11) said that al-though technical skills areimportant that ldquosoft skills arethe way you demonstrate yourbrandrdquo

ldquoAny computerrdquo Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98) add-ed ldquocan replace someone withhard skills The art comes fromsoft skillsrdquo

Fortunately for internation-al students this game may bein their favor Carnevali saidthat soft skills or the abilityto reach out and connect withpeople is something that in-ternational students are usedto

ldquoIn a way being interna-tional gives you soft skillsrdquo shesaid ldquoYou come here alone so you have to meet and buildrelationships with people Weare used to thatrdquo

Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook

ldquoAny computer can replace

someone with hard skillsThe art comes from soft skillsrdquo

- Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98)

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INTERNATIONAL

The civil war in Syria hasremoved 9 million peoplefrom their homes and haskilled more than 100000 inthe escalating conflict Theclash between those loyalto President Bashar al-Assadand his opposition was in theescalating conflicts sparked byprotests that descended into violence in March 2011

There are an estimated 1000armed opposition groups andthey collectively have as manyas 100000 fighters Whilethere are numerous rebelgroups they appear similar togroups that have sprung out ofother disastrous conflicts suchas genocides The questionmay not only be can we theUnited States prevent such adisaster but how

The concept of dealing withinternational criminal law isfairly new when looking atthe timeline of law practicethroughout history TheInternational Criminal Court

or the ICC is defined as the firstever permanent treaty-basedinternational criminal tribunalestablished to investigate andtry individuals for the mostserious crimes genocidecrimes against humanity and war crimes

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

ldquoTreating an international

crime is treating it as anindividual conduct rather thanstate conductrdquo said NatalieReid Esq from the law firmDebevioise amp Plimtpon in New York Reid spoke at SuffolkUniversity Law School onMonday about internationallaw ldquoThe ICC looks andfunctions in the way that manypeople including commonlawyers would recognizecriminal courts would berdquoThe ICC is however sufferinggrowing pains

The ICCrsquos treaty-basedstructure imposes thatindividual states who aresigned on oblige to refrainfrom ldquoacts which would defeatthe objective and purposerdquountil they declare if they intendnot to be a party Currently122 states are signed with theStatute of the Court In other words ldquothe court can onlyexercise its authority overcrimes that are committed bynationals of or in the territoryof a state party signed ontothe statuterdquo said Reid Syria isnot a member state of the ICC

However Syria can only

be a part of the ICC if itrefers itself The UN SecurityCouncil would need to referSyria to the ICC in order forthe court to even investigateany potential violations ofinternational law ldquoThere hasbeen quite a discussion about

whether the Security Council

should refer Syria to the ICCbecause Russia would notsupport such referralrdquo Reidsaid ldquoand the United States isdiscussing the creation of anad hoc court just to deal withSyriardquo

Ad hoc internationaltribunals have been createdon a situational basis in theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY)and in Rwanda (ICTR) toprosecute individuals forcrimes against humanityThere are two problems posedfor the creation of an ad hoctribunal for Syria in order toavoid jurisdictional conflictsReid explained ldquoFirst thisruns counter to the veryintention of the creation of theICC a single body serving asuniversal jurisdiction for thesecircumstances Second thereis a host of administrativeissuesrdquo Ad hoc tribunals havecertain legitimacy concerns where the ICC does not Theyare hugely expensive andinefficient Because of thisthey struggle to be relevantand effective as seen in atribunal case in Lebanon

Embattled Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Read the rest of thisarticle online

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Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

Beacon Hills Red Hat voted bestbar for students in the Hub

Melsisa Harmon Journal Staff

This yearrsquos Best of theHub results are alreadyout according to MayorTom Menino and BostonrsquosRed Hat Cafe is taking thebest restaurant award

ldquoI could feel it comingrdquoRed Hat owner Mike Donovansaid with tears in his eyesldquoThis is such an honor to meand all the attractive womenon staffrdquo For the recordhe was wearing a red hat

Noted in the popular

Beacon Hill barrsquos award was the Hatrsquos timely serviceand delectable entrees

Award officials saidldquoalthough the nachos getdrippy and soggy itrsquos greatthat you can choose to havethem with or without chickenrdquo

The fried picklesreceived a best of showaward for midnight snack

ldquoI only buy the very bestpicklesrdquo said Donovan whois proud his dark small jointbeat out all the popularrestaurants in the North End

The Red Hat is normally visited by random businesspeople an occasional personfrom the big building downthe street that has the golddome and groups of Suffolkstudents who wonrsquot look ateach other Sometimes theHat brings in sports fans andon ever rarer occasions peopleplay the deer hunting arcade

ArtsBRIEF

Holographic Micheal Jackson sets off

on test-tour to promote new album

game on the bottom floor

ldquoItrsquos a real eclectic grouprdquoDonovan said ldquoI think themix of people keeps the Hatalive and the kitchen pumpingout our five star mealsrdquo

In order to keep up itstitle through 2014 Donovansaid he will extend the menuto breakfast He plans toserve breakfast sandwichesand only sugary cereals for

prices that are competitive

with other area food jointsincluding Capitol Coffeeand the Derne Street Deli

Donovan also hopesto employ more Suffolkstudents at the Red Hat

ldquoWhy just have a degreefrom Suffolk on yourresume when you can say you worked for the bestrestaurant in Bostonrdquo he said

Photo courtesy of Red Hats Twitter Account

Cafeacute Quattro has promising plans to reopen on campus

Tara Palmeri Journal Staff

The formerly popular pizzaplace Cafeacute Quattro may beback in business near Suffolksoon The restaurant waskicked out of its locationnext to Miller Hall in 2012to make room for CarrieNation ndash an upscale joint thatstudents can probably neverdream of affording a meal at

But despair no longer

Suffolk students Quattro andits famous pizza are hopingto find a new home in theFenton building The twoalumni who founded Quattrosaw that the university placedFenton on the market and were instantly intriguedThe real estate value ofFenton is assessed at about$9 million by the city ofBoston and is clearly far toolarge of a space for just onelittle pizza place to inhabit

(but it needs your help)Through tribulations thesefacts havenrsquot stopped Quattrorsquosquest for a home at Suffolk infact these obstacles have onlyinvigorated the entrepreneurialspirit of the two businessmenTo raise the funds neededto buy the buildingQuattro has launched aKickstarter campaign

The heartwarming videoon its Kickstarter page recallsthe glory days of Quattro Itshows Suffolk students pacingin circles around dining halls

trying to decide which meallooks like the least disgustingto eat whenmdashsuddenlymdashtheyremember there is somewherebetter just down the street theycan go to for a great dinner

As the students in the video run out of Miller and150 towards the new Fentonlocation of Quattro a voiceoverexplains why Suffolk studentsshould donate to the campaign

ldquoWe at Cafeacute Quattro werealways here for you when you

needed us now be there for usrdquoThe video goes on to

explain that to fill the otherfive floors of Fenton thatthe restaurant doesnrsquot needQuattro wants to start aculinary school at Suffolkcalled ldquoLe Cordon Quattrordquo

The campaign hasbeen widely circulated onTwitter by business studentsand foodies on campususing LeCordonQuattro

ldquoI think it would be reallycool for Suffolk to have a

cooking schoolrdquo freshmanKimmy Daniels said ldquoIrsquod loveto have a cooking minor whilestudying business so I can openmy own restaurant one dayrdquo

Quattro is looking to raiseabout $20 million to buy thebuilding and found Le CordonQuattro Suffolk administrationhas declined to comment onthe proposal as they havea policy of not discussingongoing business deals

Photo courtesy of Cafe Quattro

A new album new songs and now a new concert Thelate Michael Jackson is still making his mark in the mu-sic world and now it has been officially announced thathe will host a tour that will be done by a hologram of thelate King of Pop Fans went crazy over the announcementthat his unreleased album Xscape would hit stores in May

Pop fans will be even more excited to hear about his newhologram tour titled Hologram in the Mirror The tour will fea-ture a singing and dancing hologram of Jackson and will evenfeature real dancers It is rumored that guest stars will appearon the tour as well to do duets with the hologram artists likeJanet Jackson Prince Eddie Murphy and possibly Vanilla Ice

The tour is rumored to hit Boston first at Fenway ParkThe tour is set for late October so if the Boston Red Soxare still alive in the playoffs they are most likely going to

move the game into the Boston Common baseball fieldMany people may recall the hologram of Tupac performing

at Coachella 2012 which inspired this tour The hologram ofTupac sang live on stage with Snoop Dogg causing the Califor-nia crowd to go wild after seeing the deceased rapper on-stage

Viewers after the show said it was like seeing aghost or angel appear to perform for them With theadvances in technology since 2012 Jacksons holo-gram will be even more advanced and life-like for fans

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s983156affSOUNDS

THE CHAINSMOKERS SELFIEBUT FIRST

- M ANI D ARRERO

H ALL amp O ATES

WHOLE O ATSI NEED TO FIND MY OATES

- D ARYL H ALL

2NE1CRUSH

WOMEN LOVE SOSA BUT SOSA LOVE K-POP

- CHIEF KEEF

WINGS

WINGS GREATESTBUY MY GREATEST HITS COLLEC-

TION - A CLASSIC- SIR PRESIDENT J AMES

MCC ARTNEY

W ARREN ZEVON

WEREWOLVES OF LONDON3 WS WHISKEY WEED

W ARREN ZEVON- H ANK MOODY

As springtime approachesand students anticipate theannouncement of SuffolkUniversityrsquos Annual SpringConcert the buzz aroundcampus is multiplying asstudents begin to comparerumors and confirmations tosolve whom the headliner will

be To confirm speculationndash MILEY CYRUS WILLBE HEADLINING SPRINGCONCERT 2014 Only ticketsales will determine howexcited students truly areabout the former Disney mogul who was chosen to perform

Following her show inBoston April 2 as confirmed with multiple inside sourcesCyrus is set to perform asecret ldquocollege-themedrdquo showfollowing her scheduling tour

The Boston stop on Cyrusrsquo40-city venture marks a tadover the halfway point of herpopular Bangerz tour as itcontinues on forward throughthe country Making a specialexception April 3 due to herfailed appearance at the JingleBall late December thanksto a snowstorm Cyrus willremain in the Hub overnightto perform a secret showat the intimate Sinclair thenight following her scheduledperformance

With openers includingSky Ferreia and Icona Popthe scheduled show has nearlysold out as Miley fans flock to

TD Garden Along with theseopeners who are finer tuned toa younger audience the secret

Miley Cyrus suprises students with spring concert

show will also consist of anopening act by Suffolkrsquos ownSir President James McCartneyand a reunion of his early-college band Wings

ldquoIrsquom really excited tomeet Miley with Wingsrdquo SirPresident told The Journal ldquoIrsquove always wanted to learnhow to twerkrdquo

Along with McCartneyformer Suffolk PresidentDavid Sargent will be makinga triumphant return to theBoston area as a member ofWings for the night ndash for apretty penny of course But allin the price of good fun right

ldquoThink whatever you wantabout him as a universityadministratorrdquo Sir McCartneysaid of bandmate D SargentldquoBut man can he singrdquo

VIP and general admission

tickets are available atDonahuersquos hub starting at amere $35-$45 for students with

Tara PalmeriCampus Breaking

NewsProfessional Adobe Suite Wizard

Office ArtistJournal

Staff

BAE BAEM Cyrus beat

reporterLA TimesEIC

Journal Staff

Possible Wings reunion tour also on the set list

Suffolk ID allowing studentsto purchase a maximum of anunexpected three tickets due tothe anticipated overwhelmingdemand for the show

Agreeing upon a secretshow it was decided thatdue to the properly suited venue the performance willbe open for sale to attendeesfrom other campuses with thesimple requirement of havingaccess to their student ID ata minimum of $115 Ticketprices rise as the young starletseems to generate excitementin her fans as she sharessnippets of each stop on thetour via her Instagram andTwitter accounts Tickets forstudents not attending Suffolk will not have access to VIP and will not have the opportunityto visit Rammyrsquos photobooth

being arranged for the SpringConcert attendees

To avoid general public

access and sticking to thetheme of a secret ldquocollegethemedrdquo show the breakingnews for Spring Concert has asmall amount of time to snagtickets before the set becomes yesterdayrsquos news Cyrus isanticipated to be available forphotos during a short periodof time for members with VIP lanyards only Bangerz tour merchandise will also beavailable for sale at both secretand scheduled shows

It is also rumored that Cyrus will be StayingAtSuffolkthis summer as the topic of anew hybrid course titled ThePsychology of Partying in theUSA The course will focuson the pinicale memorablemoments in Mileys careerincluding her divorce withLiam Hunkface and how Cyruss

history as a Disney starlet canseverly effect the mind

Photo below courtesy of Taras exclusive Hollywood sources -- Photo to right courtesy of BAE BAEs secret

M Cyrus insider sources

Les Mis coming soon to Suffolk Hugh Jackman toreprise role -- for cool small time practice

Bartleby LeScrivenerI Prefer not to

Les Miserables will nowbe coming to the Modern

Theatre The successfulBroadway show has playedacross almost the entire worldand will now face its biggestchallenge Suffolk University

The show will showcaseHugh Jackman AnneHathaway and Russell Crowe-playing Jean Valjean Fantineand Javert respectively- while Suffolk students willportray beloved characterslike Marius Eponine CosetteEnjolras and the other

characters from Victor Hugorsquosnovel of the same name

ldquoI think itrsquos time that weface a challenge like thisrdquosaid Vassili Stroganov one ofthe contenders for the role ofMarius ldquoI wish I got to play

Donnie Darko but I heardthe script for the Broadwayadaptation of that fantasticmovie is still in the worksrdquo

Also one of the challengesthat the university will face isthe amount of props that haveto be used to bring the bookto life and have the audienceactually feel like they werein early 19th century France

With the majority of theschool budget going to propsand design Suffolk University

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Derrickting

also has to figure out how topay the exorbitant salaries ofthe three Hollywood actorsnot to mention having tolook for space to make surethe actors are remindedthat they are special

ldquoWe might have to evictstudents from Miller Hall justto accommodate the threeactors and Mr Stroganovrdquosaid Marcy Runkle one ofthe people responsible forbringing the show to Suffolk

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

ArtsBRIEF

Phrasing is Back

MFA houses unique exhibit presenting

Molly Hubert Journal Contributor

The Boston Loves

Impressionists exhibit is nowon display at the Museumof Fine Arts displaying aselection collected over the years by dealers curatorsand collectors and now the works of local impressionistlovers During the month ofJanuary the museum madea list of Impressionist Post-Impressionist and related works and allowed peopleto vote online for 30 works

that would be added to thelong standing Impressionistexhibit at the museum

The very first crowdsourcedexhibit for the museumcollected over 40000 votesand is the work of EmilyBeeny the MFArsquos assistantcurator of European paintings

ldquoI think a lot of people votingare probably regular visitors SoI have faith in their judgmentrdquoBeeny told The Boston Globe ldquoOurs is an extraordinarycollection so whatever theychose will be compelling and

have a story to tell And Irsquoll beproud to hang it on the wallsrdquoBoston is no stranger to

Impressionist work Whilemany still scoffed at the freelybrushed whimsical style inthe late 1800s Bostonians were quietly amassing thelargest collection outside ofFrance where the genre wasestablished by painters likeMonet Renoir and DegasCollectors on Beacon Hill BackBay and Brookline were able tobuy work by these painters inthe 1870s and 1880s at bargainprices while more modern

and classical art were high in

Boston Loves Impressionists

popularity These pieces were

later sold or donated to the MFAto be seen by thousands uponthousands of art lovers today

Voters were able to selectfrom about 50 works from Jan6 to 26 Each week the museumpresented a new category ofpaintings ldquoOn the WaterrdquoldquoFrom the Landrdquo and ldquoOf thePeoplerdquo Although this is thefirst collection to be curatedin part by the public othermuseums have allowed visitorsto select art for exhibitionsThe Baltimore Museum of Art Chicago History Museumand Smithsonian American

Art Museum have all hosted

crowdsourcing events

The exhibit featuresldquoBostonrsquos top 10rdquo favoritepieces amongst the 30 selected Vincent van Goghrsquos ldquoHousesat Auversrdquo earned the most votes (4464) surprisinglytaking the lead over ClaudeMonet whose ldquoWater Liliesrdquocame in second Edgar DegasrsquosldquoLittle 14-year-old Dancerrdquothe only sculpture featured onthe voting list came in third

The top three paintings arehighlights at the very beginningof the exhibit Opening on Valentines Day the displayis set to run through May 26

Photo of Monets Water Lillies by Molly Hubert

Phrasing Is Back After nine episodes of the fifth seasonalso known as Archer Vice we heard the characters constantlymutter words with innuendo and forget that they weresupposed to call it out with one word ldquophrasingrdquo But asSterling Archer struggled to face the dictator whose wifehe had just shared a moment of passion CherylCarolCarinaCherlene yelled out the ever-classic Archer line

The episode began in usual Archer fashion they were alltogether in a cramp place and complaining about Rayrsquos drivingor flying And all of them ignored the simple fact that it was allout of his control With Sterling up to his usual shenaniganscausing a ruckus in the plane and successfully giving hisldquofriendsrdquo a heart attack while also leading them to success

The entire season Archer was constantly disappointedthat phrasing was no longer used always screaming outthe words ldquoAre we seriously not using phrasing anymorerdquo

Perhaps the use of phrasing was symbolic since themain characters are once again doing what they did best worst engaging in international affairs that could affectgovernments everywhere The first nine episodes saw the gangtry and fail to sell cocaine but now they have had relativesuccess selling guns that were apparently from the CIA

Whatever the show wants to do with its characters or whatevernew situations they want to put them in itrsquos safe to say that theshow will always be funny and phrasing can only help them

according to hit FX animation Archer

Photo courtsey of FX

John Collura talks about The Ataris ongoing legacyThomas Higgins

Journal Staff

Currently on a 10-yearanniversary tour for thealbum So Long Astoria The Ataris stopped by the BrightonMusic Hall on Saturday March29 This is the first time in10 years that this lineup has

played together After therelease of So Long Astoria the lineup of Kristopher RoeJohn Collura Mike Davenportand Chris Knapp disbandedamid internal conflict

Since then Roe hascontinued on under the nameThe Ataris with a number ofdifferent supporting membersSo Long Astoria is the bandrsquosbest selling release to this dayIt sold over 700000 copiesupon its release and has beencertified gold since It was

the bandrsquos first and only majorlabel release after signing withColumbia Records once itscontract with the independentlabel Kung Fu Records was up

Before the bandrsquos sold outshow The Journal sat down with guitarist John Collura totalk about the tour future plansand the legacy of The AtarisIn order to re-learn and

practice all of the songsoff So Long Astoria beforethe start of the tour themembers holed up and hadthree straight days of practice

ldquoIt was intimidating atfirstrdquo said Collura ldquoButit wasnrsquot too hard It wasmainly just figuring out thelittle things and deciding who would play each part

For Collura being a part ofthis tour is his way of tryingto preserve the legacy of aband that has gone through

many tumultuous patchesthroughout its existenceThere have been numerouslineup changes with theonly constant member beinglead singer and foundingmember Kristopher Roe

When questioned aboutall of the lineup changes theband has gone through sinceits peak success after the

release of So Long Astoria Collura said ldquoThe Atarisis no longer a band it is abrand Doing this tour is metrying to protect this brandrdquo

By continuing to tourunder the name he believesthat Roe is diminishing thename and brand of The Atarisand all of its past successes

ldquoKris is a very talentedsinger and what he needs todo is go out on his own anddo the solo stuffrdquo said Collura

While he isnrsquot necessarily

happy with what has happenedto The Ataris name by Roecontinuing to play and writeunder it he does recognizethat it is Roersquos band Collurais still very supportive of Roeand believes he can be justas successful as a solo artist

ldquoA Kristopher Roe soloalbum is something that I want to hearrdquo said Collura

ldquoI think his voice is just asgood as it was 10 years ago

We talked about thelegacy of the album So Long

Astoria and how it sounds 10 years after its initial release

ldquoIf it was released today it would do just as well as it didback thenrdquo said Collura ldquoI thinkthe album has held up really well over the past 10 years

The future of The Atarisis still up in the air at thispoint Once the tour endsthe plan is to go back to the

lineup that singer KristopherRoe had been playing withprior to the anniversary tour

ldquoIrsquom not really looking toplay in a band at this pointrdquosaid Collura when askedabout his personal future

However he did mentionthat he would have noproblem doing some off showsor the occasional festivaldates with the So Long

Astoria era Ataris lineup

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With Sundayrsquos softballconference game against AnnaMaria postponed the SuffolkUniversity Rams are eager toget out on the field and getthe first win in more than a week Posting a 4-12 recordso far this season it lookslike the team has been throwna serious curveball by theiropponents

With only two seniors on

the squad the team has beenlacking experience and thathas shown on the field It isimportant that both coachesand upperclassmen can find abetter way to integrate the sixfreshmen into the team

If everyone can learn to work well together it willcreate team unity which leadsto better results

Despite the weak start theseason is still young and thereis plenty of time for somehome runs Head coach JaclynDavis is not worried at all

ldquoI donrsquot think that our record

really shows the improvementthat we maderdquo said DavisldquoWe are much better than we were before and we have a lotof talent I feel confident thatthe results will get better Wehave worked really hard weare starting to put the piecestogetherrdquo

No reason to worry forDavis who has been in thesoftball world for a long timehaving played as a student

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

athlete for Post University Sherepresented the varsity collegeteam for four years

She earned the NationalFast pitch Coaches Associationhonors (NFCA) as an All- American Scholar AthleteDavis also earned an All- Academic selection by theCentral Atlantic CollegiateConference (CACC) for her2004-2007 seasons

Having that muchexperience with softballdefinitely helps with hercoaching

ldquoWe are a very young team

with six freshmen and foursophomoresrdquo said Davis ldquoIthink they have integrated well into the team They havedone well and quite a few havetaken on important startingrolesrdquo

Hopefully no moreraspberries for the Rams as theseason is becoming more andmore interesting to watch

The teams next double-header is April 2 against UMassBoston

ldquoWe didnrsquot play them last year but I think it is definitely

feasible to win that gamerdquoThis game is a non-conference match wherethe Rams have to really get working as a team beforethe important games againstSimmons on Friday The nextconference match is Fridayagainst Simmons College andhere the Rams have to show what they are really made of

Top The Suffolk Softball team gets ready for match

Bottom Coach Jaclyn Davis applauds her team

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Suffolk softball starts season slowlylooking to improve against UMass Boston

Suffolk baseball plays strong in first conference gamesCJ Haddad

Journal Staff

Over the past 10 years ithas been quite apparent thatSuffolk University baseball is aforce in the GNAC

Last season the Ramscaptured a shot to play in theGNAC Championship makingit the seventh straight yearthey have appeared in thechampionship game

The Ramrsquos 29-14 record in2013 earned them No 8 in NewEngland while the program forthe sixteenth year in a row has won at least 20 games

Every year the guys headdown to Florida for their ownspring training to enjoy the warm weather until having toplay in the brisk beginning ofspring in New England

The first five games in Florida were losses for the Rams butthey quickly responded withthree straight wins These

games are primarily againsttough opponents they usuallydo not play during the regularseason They finished (3-6) ontheir way to play Wheaton onMarch 21

The Rams tied Wheaton ina 12-inning affair and followedup by splitting a double-headeragainst Rhode Island CollegeThey were 4-7-1 coming into astretch of conference gamestheir first of the season

First the men would collecttheir fifth win of the year bydefeating Salem State by ascore of 7-5

In the top of the fourth JCCollette hit a grand slam totie the game and Devan Jonesalso hit a solo home run of hisown

Dan Shields picked up the win pitching 52 innings inrelief to hold off a strong startby Salem State

Next would be the firstconference games of the year when Rams took on Curry ina double-header on March 29

In the first game JonathanRichard took the mound forthe Rams looking to pick up where he left off last year Thesouthpaw tossed five inningsgiving up one earned run andstriking out three on his wayto the victory

The whole team pitched inoffensively including a six-runfourth inning which led to a9-3 victory

Game two would be moreof the same for the Rams Thistime Steve Chamberlain tookthe ball for the Rams and wassparkling over six inningssurrendering only four hits insix innings of shutout ball

He also had eight strikeoutsand the Rams would score inthe second third fourth andsixth innings compiling fiveruns while Curry could notfigure out Chamberlain

Rob Marks had two hits andtwo RBI for Suffolk

The Rams have now wonfour straight and are gettinghot at the right time The

upcoming schedule featuresa healthy diet of conferencegames that are the mostimportant for the Rams

They will take on Lasell

The Rams are 7-7-1

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Thursday in a conference gameat 3 pm

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SPORTS

The Suffolk Universitytennis team had a close callTuesday night against RhodeIsland College but it was ableto pull out the win

The Rams (2-0) won theday 6-3 but featured plenty ofdifficult matches two of which

went into a sudden death setTeam captain Drew Reilly

won his match but wasdisappointed with his ownperformance

ldquoI feel okay about my matchI played at my opponentrsquos levelrather than beating him 6-06-0rdquo said Reilly confidently ldquoA winrsquos a win We grind it outand it was a character building winrdquo

It was a team win since theRams won two of their threedoubles matches against the Anchormen and the one loss

in the third doubles match wasa tight one 9-7The close wins are okay

for the team because it is thechance to see the errors onthe court while maintaining

success in the standingsThe Rams now have the

chance to continue to learnfrom their mistakes andthe same goes for freshmanFrancesco Saia

He lost his singles matchbut had a key victory in theNo 2 doubles match when heteamed up with Reilly

ldquoI feel like I played wellboth my matches even though

I went 1-1 todayrdquo said Saiafrom Wakefield Mass ldquoAs afreshman I am still learningbut this will all help me in thelong runrdquo

Saia is just one of the twofreshmen on the team along with Nathan Mackay-Wrightso the experience he is gaining will be crucial for what appearsto be unlimited depth on theroster for the Rams

ldquoWe are strong all around Ispeak for the team when I say we were off our game todaybut we are a tough team to

beat any dayrdquo Saia saidThe season is young butthe confidence of the teamhas built up for the pastfew years for most of the veterans It appears that the

Jeremy Hayes Asst Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Mens Tennis survives

against Rhode Island College

same confidence has given theunderclassmen the same drivefor a winning effort

Thay Thao who showeda lot of heart and won thetightest singles match againstWentworth the week beforelost both his singles anddoubles match

ldquoI lost both my matches butI gave it my all My teammatein the doubles match VassiliStroganov we talked all duringthe match trying stayedpositive but unfortunately it wasnrsquot enougrdquo said Thao

Thao may have lost againstthe Anchormen but he has

plenty of confidence in histeam When asked if he thinkshis team can win the GNACchampionship this year hisanswer was quick and simple

ldquoOf courserdquo said ThaoThe Rams will host UMass

Boston Thursday for theirthird game of the season

Mens first single Calixto Romero dominates both of his matches

DeSean Jackson signs three-year deal with Washington

The NFC East has been shaken up with former PhiladelphiaEagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson signing with Washingtonfor a three-year deal Jackson is now joining a team withformer Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III under centerGriffin is coming off a down year and an injured leg but withthe signing of Jackson it could revamp the passing gameJackson will make catches with Pierre Garcon who was last yearrsquos No 1 target Jackson is coming off a successful seasonhaving 82 receptions 1332 yards and nine touchdowns Thismove by Jackson also means he will now have to play theEagles twice this season He will potentially help on puntand kick returns as well but Garcon and Jackson will be acombination teams will have to prepare a solid game plan forin order to stop them Combined they had 195 receptions and2674 yards receiving last year

Johnny Manziel to visit Pats pre-draftIt may be the week of April Fools but there is no jokeabout who is coming to visit the New England Patriotson Wednesday former Heisman Trophy winner and Texas AampM quarterback Johnny Manziel The Patriots have futureHall-of-Fame quarterback Tom Brady and Ryan Mallet onthe roster so the odds of them attempting to draft Manzielare highly unlikely Teams in the past with franchisequarterbacks have drafted high to secure their future likethe Green Bay Packers drafting Aaron Rodgers to eventuallytake the place of franchise starter Brett Favre The Patriotsdrafting Manziel is not too far fetched but it will be difficultsince he is projected to go in the top-10

SPORTS BRIEFS

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A

WORD

FROM

Week of April 2 2014

Hello Students

We hope you are all havinga great week The StudentGovernment Association(SGA) would like to sharesome updates from this week

The SGA Election hasbeen completed for thenext academic yearCongratulations to our newe-board candidates for 2014-2015 Tyler LeBlanc is thepresident-elect Colin Loiselleis the vice-president-electDennis Harkins for secretary-elect and Rakan Alzaydi asthe treasurer-elect Thank youto those of you who voted

In our SGA meeting onThursday March 20 we hadthe pleasure of speaking

with President McCarthyabout upcoming plans for the

University including a futurestudent center moving NESADto the main campus and plansfor the academic buildingsafter the new Somersetbuilding is complete We alsocongratulated the Senator of

the Month for February whichis Meg Donnelly Thank youfor all of your hard work thismonth Meg

SGA is continuing through thesemester with our SmokingCampaign ldquoTake Your Butts

Across the Streetrdquo We have hadsuccess so far and look forward

to working closely with studentsthroughout the semester

In our SGA meeting ThursdayMarch 27 we discussed theupcoming SGA Awards We are

very excited about this eventWe also welcomed studentsfrom the University of SouthCarolina Aiken who sharedsimilar experiences as well asgave feedback based on ourissues at Suffolk

The SGA Commuter Social wasco-sponsored with ProgramCouncil and was a huge successThose who attended enjoyed

delicious ice cream with a variety of toppings

SGA also held an Alumni Eventon Thursday March 27 andincluded a panel with the SGAboard both past and present

After the panel those who wished to attend went to CarrieNation to enjoy beverages andrefreshments

Our weekly meetings are everyThursday in Donahue 311

As always if you have anyquestions please do not hesitateto contact us at sgasuffolkedu

Have a great week

Student Government Association

Common Core does not solve Americas education problems

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

When you are in highschool everything butacademics seems to matterthe most Sports gossip anddrama are all things that takeprecedent in the mind of a young student

More often than notstudents do not take fulladvantage of the opportunitiesgiven to them by both statefunded schools and privateschools Growing up in SouthCarolina I attended just aboutevery type of high schoolimaginable In five years I

went to four different schoolsThe schools I attended wereoften at complete oppositeends of the academic spectruma small private school locatedin rural South Carolina aprestigious boarding schoolnested in the Blue RidgeMountains of North Carolinaa failing public school alsoin rural South Carolina andfinally a large public school inon the outskirts of CharlestonSouth Carolina By no meansdo I consider myself an expertof education but my varyingexperiences do give me an

insight that most do not haveI can safely assume that

the majority of students atSuffolk did not grow up in theSouth I can assure you thatif you thought public schools

in the North were bad youcannot fathom the degree offailure most public schools inthe South allow The system

is broken and it needs to befixed

South Carolina hashistorically been ranked as astate with a bottom-tier publicschool system The problemthat faces current publicschools is not confined to ageographic region of AmericaThe problem is widespreadalmost like a virus The UnitedStates has been steadilydeclining in global academicrankings over past years

According to Daniel Arkinat NBC News ldquoThe numbers

are even more sobering when compared among onlythe 34 OECD countries TheUnited States ranked no 26 inmathmdashtrailing nations such asSlovakia Portugal and RussiaWhatrsquos more American highschool students dropped to no21 in science (from no 17 in2009) and slipped to no 17 inreading (from no 14 in 2009)according to resultsrdquo

The OECD or Organizationfor Economic Cooperationand Development is a groupconsisting of 34 countriesTo be ranked no 26 andno 21 in math and sciencerespectively is nothing shortof an embarrassment

America at one point wasthe global leader in education which begs the question ldquoHowdo we restructure the currenteducation system so that we may again lead the worldin educationrdquo The Obama Administrationrsquos answer tothis question is Common Core

According to its ldquoTheCommon Core is a set of high-quality academic standardsin mathematics and English

language artsliteracy (ELA)rdquoThe hope of the new federalacademic standards is to raise

overall academic proficiencyand to raise the proverbial barin standards

Some 45 states originally

agreed to the new standardsin 2009 but more recentlyIndiana has officially opted outof the program Why Thereare a myriad of reasons as to why Indiana has opted out ofprogram poor communicationbetween state and federalbodies the ever growingquestion of security becauseCommon Core would allowthird parties to access certaininformation about studentsand a disagreement betweenfederal standards and statestandards

The academic standardsthat Indiana has set inmotion follow quite closely with Common Core The onlydifference between the two isIndiana wants a more vigorousset of standards

In the end I believe thatCommon Core program just isnot enough In order to fix thisproblem we cannot simplythrow money at it (which is what this Common Core billseems to propose) Having seenthe worst of the worst as faras public schools go I applaudIndiana If the state of Indiana wants to set a higher standardfor education and not simplydo the bare-minimum in termsof standards that is a goodthing

Every state should strive toconstantly raise the bar withthe hopes that one day we asa country may be able to sitatop the global educationrankings With a moreeducated workforce comesmore innovation and a largermiddle class And is that not what America wants Moreinnovation more jobs larger

middle class and a populousthat is thoroughly educated

because the landlorddoes not want to pay formaintenance The sink does not work the heat does not workthe light does not work Thereare mice in the whole buildingand the floor in the livingroom is all warped because thecheap water pipe that should

have been replaced yearsago leaked over winter break when both my roommate andI were gone The curtains areclearly from the 1960s and theinsolation of the apartment is worse than a cave from thestone ages

And it gets even betterthat that ndash apparently it iscompletely ok that a landlordis in his 90s Suffolk seniorJake Athyal was the luckytenant

ldquoMy landlordrsquos bizarre Irsquove

never met him Spoken to mea couple times on the phonebut hersquos 92 and doesnrsquot comearound often I guess Irsquomindifferent to him Hersquos nevershown up to our apartmentrdquosaid Athyal

Hopefully with MartyWalsh in charge the landlord

situation which for most partshas been a complete disaster will change for the betterIt finally looks like it is allover for the corrupt parasitesthat feed on innocent collegestudents and other people Thebad landlords know that theyare cheap and that collegestudents probably donrsquot havetime to write a complaint well guess what Game overndash land-rats Stop ruiningthe reputation of the goodlandlords out there

Walsh fights corruptionFrom WALSH page 5

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STAFF EDITORIAL

OPINION Game Over Landlords Marty Walsh Fights Corruption

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

With Marty Walshrsquosnew amendment to initiateinspections in housing andrentals there is still hopefor financially fragile collegestudents and other people with low income No more willlandlords exploit the loopholesof our society No more will tenants have to worryabout their landlord showingup unannounced at theirapartment In other words ndashfewer code violations

It is important to point outthat there are good and badlandlords The ones who dotheir job and care about theirtenants should not be worriedthis article is not about youguys After reading this youknow exactly whom this socialreflection pertains to

In the last few years toomany cunning landlordsor rather ldquoland-ratsrdquo haveburdened our society andslowed down the progress ofour beautiful Hub We live ina hectic world where the clockis ticking faster than ever

and the only way to beat thehourglass is by prioritizing ourmany tasks Certain tasks are

necessary while others occurbecause of incompetenceandor greed College can bea stressful time and having abad landlord can extremelyincrease students ldquostress-o-meters Suffolk Universityalumni Scott Duran 13 hada horrible experience with hislandlord when he lived in EastBoston

ldquoHe was the worst Heshowed up sometimesunannounced looking formoney The apartment wasnever completed and things

always broke I will never rentagainrdquo said DuranDuran is not the only one

with a negative landlordexperience Ever since I startedat Suffolk back in 2010 I haveheard terrible stories aboutlandlords allegedly takingadvantage of their tenantsand poisoning the gaps inour society I experiencedthe frustrations of havingan incompetent and greedylandlord

My landlord never made usan extra key to the apartmentOne time I got home after

Photo byof Ally Thibault

Mayor Marty Walshwas elected in

Novembera long day at work and all I wanted to do was pass outMy landlord sent me a textmessage saying that I have togo to the other side of townand meet his son in a sketchybar in order to to pick up aspare key to the apartment The words lazy and irresponsiblecould not be emphasized morein this scenario

In addition to that nothing works in my apartment

See WALSH page 4

Lieutenant Edward JWalsh Jr and firefighterMichael R Kennedytragically lost their livesattempting to put out thefire on Beacon Street lastWednesday Deputy FireChief Joseph Finn saidat the press briefing thatevening that he had ldquoneverseen a fire travel that fastescalate that quickly andcause such havocrdquo in his30 years on the job While

every firefighter goes into work each day knowing heor she could face a fire suchas the one that started at298 Beacon St each deservethe admiration that the cityhas been showing since therecent blaze

Boston isnrsquot perfect but when tragedies such as thisoccur this city has proventhat it truly appreciates the work of law enforcement andfirefighters along with thesacrifices that each make

While not alone inhis condolences notableBostonian and New EnglandPatriots quarterbackTom Brady expressed hisfeelings about the fire onhis Facebook saying ldquoOnbehalf of my entire family I want to extend my deepestsympathies and condolencesto the Boston FireDepartment and the families

of our brave and selflessfirefighters who gave theirlives for our protectionand safety today and tothe entire firefightingcommunity who protect useach and every day All of you will be in our thoughtsand prayersrdquo

Bradyrsquos statement wasthoughtful to say the leastbut what was a little lessso was the vast mediacoverage the photos of him

watching the fire receivedBetween The Boston

Herald The Boston Globe and The Huffington Post just to name a few outletsit almost seemed as if Brady was receiving as muchcoverage as the actual fire

Considering thesensationalized coverage ofthe Malaysia Airlines plane was so recent it was thatmuch more uncomfortableto see the media make sucha big deal of Brady watchingthe fire The quarterbackdid what many residents

around Beacon Street didthat day He reacted thesame way many Bostoniansdid that day It seems in badtaste to cover his reactionto a tragedy to that extentconsidering people werekilled and injured becauseof that fire

Obamas NSA Bulk Proposal Leaves Major Issue in Place

Sam Humphrey Asst News Editor

Last Monday The New York

Times reported that the Obamaadministration would soon an-nounce a plan to end the Na-tional Security Agency (NSA)rsquosbulk collection of Americansrsquotelephone data

However as news outletssoon reported the reformdoes little to actually protect Americansrsquo privacy and shrinkthe surveillance state This billis just a phony show by an Ad-ministration that does not careabout our civil liberties

While the NSArsquos data col-lection program would endphone companies would stillbe required to collect custom-ersrsquo phone data and forwardit to the NSA upon requestPhone companies do not haveto keep the data longer than18 months which is muchshorter than the five years the

federal government currentlyrequires

Shortly after EdwardSnowden exposed the NSA last year Glenn Greenwald andEwen MacAskill reported inThe Guardian that the govern-ment had ldquoobtained direct ac-cess to the systems of GoogleFacebook Apple and other USinternet giantsrdquo through itstop-secret PRISM programPRISM allows the NSA to in- vestigate usersrsquo search histo-ries emails shared files and

live chat feeds As if spying on our phone

calls was not disturbingenough the government alsohas access to some of our mostpersonal data The governmentcould easily use this Orwellianprogram to compile profilesof innocent Americans evenif they had not visited jihadist websites or been linked to ter-rorist communications

Though The Guardian re-

ported that the program tar-gets customers ldquowho liveoutside the US or those Americans whose communica-tions include people outsidethe USrdquo such a secretive pro-gram with no accountabilitycould be used far more sin-isterly to spy on anyone withaccounts on some of the mostpopular websites

The PRISM program notbeing addressed in the recentproposal is a telling sign thatObama and his administrationare not willing to give up the

NSArsquos most invasive programand therefore are not seriousabout balancing privacy andsecurity

Justin Amash (R-MI) a keensupporter of privacy may pro-pose an amendment to this yearrsquos Defense Appropriationsbill that would bar the NSAfrom using provisions of thePatriot Act to justify its bulkcollection Amash originallyintroduced the amendmentlast year but it failed by a s limmargin of 205-217

Photo by Flickr user Robert Douglass

Snowden leaked millionsof secret les exposing

the NSAs practices

Last October Jim Sensen-brenner (R-WI) who helpedauthor the 2001 Patriot Actintroduced the USA Freedom Act and according to his Of-ficial House Website the Actplans to ldquoend bulk collectionunder 215 of the Patriot Actrdquoand would require ldquothe gov-ernment to more aggressively

filter and discard informationabout Americans accidentallythrough PRISM and relatedprogramsrdquo

Sensenbrennerrsquos USA Free-dom Act would be a goodstart provided that it appliesto both Americansrsquo phone andonline data The governmentshould also heed the Fourth Amendment which protects usagainst unreasonable searchesand seizures and requires thegovernment to obtain a war-rant before such a search

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Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise inspire students

Daniella Marrero Asst Intl Editor

The challenges of the inter-national student do not end atgraduation Although schoolserves as a place to become ac-culturated with a new homethe differences in cultures gobeyond the classroom and intothe workplace where the onceinternational student becomesthe foreign worker a fact thatcan serve as an advantage oras the reason to not be hiredTo help our increasing inter-national student population

at Suffolk the InternationalStudents Services Office (ISSO)held a panel discussion withalumni to share the challeng-es shortcuts personal adviceand ldquounwritten rules of the American workplacerdquo

In dealing with culturaldifferences at work PriscillaHuang (MS Accounting lsquo12)advised students to ldquofind simi-larities between [them] and[their] work environmentrdquo Fo-cusing on the things you havein common such as a common

professional goal can help stu-dents adapt and focus in the workplace even if there is alanguage barrier Chiara Car-nevali (MA Public Relationslsquo12) weighed in on finding abalance between the variouscultures that surround you in

your workplace adding a storyof the difference she found inauthority figures in Italy andthe US

In Italy you can only speakto your direct managerrdquo shesaid ldquoThere is no real relation-ship between the boss and the

employeerdquoWhen dealing with a US

company her experience was

differentldquoIn the USrdquo she contin-ued ldquoI have met with a CEO who would speak to every em-ployee shake all of our handsand ask if we were having anyproblems that we needed totalk to him about It was com-pletely differentrdquo

International students that want to stay in the US aftergraduation face the challengeof finding an employer to hirethem

ldquoBeing an internationalstudent can sometimes be astigmardquo said Ruthly Francois

(BS Biology lsquo12) ldquoIt is the onething you need to say to getrejectedrdquo

However this should notdiscourage students Francoisshared an anecdote of whenshe was applying to intern-ships and found that manyonly hired US Citizens or per-manent residents

ldquoI emailed them and askedif I could still applyrdquo Francoissaid ldquoI ended up getting theposition even though I was in-ternational I didnrsquot take it in

the end but I was glad I askedanywayrdquo

When asked about the im-

portance and weight of hardskills versus soft skills all ofthe panelists agreed that softskills were the heavier onesand they said that soft skillshelp most in the workplace

Mark Foulds (GMBA Glob-al Business lsquo11) said that al-though technical skills areimportant that ldquosoft skills arethe way you demonstrate yourbrandrdquo

ldquoAny computerrdquo Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98) add-ed ldquocan replace someone withhard skills The art comes fromsoft skillsrdquo

Fortunately for internation-al students this game may bein their favor Carnevali saidthat soft skills or the abilityto reach out and connect withpeople is something that in-ternational students are usedto

ldquoIn a way being interna-tional gives you soft skillsrdquo shesaid ldquoYou come here alone so you have to meet and buildrelationships with people Weare used to thatrdquo

Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook

ldquoAny computer can replace

someone with hard skillsThe art comes from soft skillsrdquo

- Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98)

PAGE 14 September 19 2012PAGE 3 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

INTERNATIONAL

The civil war in Syria hasremoved 9 million peoplefrom their homes and haskilled more than 100000 inthe escalating conflict Theclash between those loyalto President Bashar al-Assadand his opposition was in theescalating conflicts sparked byprotests that descended into violence in March 2011

There are an estimated 1000armed opposition groups andthey collectively have as manyas 100000 fighters Whilethere are numerous rebelgroups they appear similar togroups that have sprung out ofother disastrous conflicts suchas genocides The questionmay not only be can we theUnited States prevent such adisaster but how

The concept of dealing withinternational criminal law isfairly new when looking atthe timeline of law practicethroughout history TheInternational Criminal Court

or the ICC is defined as the firstever permanent treaty-basedinternational criminal tribunalestablished to investigate andtry individuals for the mostserious crimes genocidecrimes against humanity and war crimes

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

ldquoTreating an international

crime is treating it as anindividual conduct rather thanstate conductrdquo said NatalieReid Esq from the law firmDebevioise amp Plimtpon in New York Reid spoke at SuffolkUniversity Law School onMonday about internationallaw ldquoThe ICC looks andfunctions in the way that manypeople including commonlawyers would recognizecriminal courts would berdquoThe ICC is however sufferinggrowing pains

The ICCrsquos treaty-basedstructure imposes thatindividual states who aresigned on oblige to refrainfrom ldquoacts which would defeatthe objective and purposerdquountil they declare if they intendnot to be a party Currently122 states are signed with theStatute of the Court In other words ldquothe court can onlyexercise its authority overcrimes that are committed bynationals of or in the territoryof a state party signed ontothe statuterdquo said Reid Syria isnot a member state of the ICC

However Syria can only

be a part of the ICC if itrefers itself The UN SecurityCouncil would need to referSyria to the ICC in order forthe court to even investigateany potential violations ofinternational law ldquoThere hasbeen quite a discussion about

whether the Security Council

should refer Syria to the ICCbecause Russia would notsupport such referralrdquo Reidsaid ldquoand the United States isdiscussing the creation of anad hoc court just to deal withSyriardquo

Ad hoc internationaltribunals have been createdon a situational basis in theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY)and in Rwanda (ICTR) toprosecute individuals forcrimes against humanityThere are two problems posedfor the creation of an ad hoctribunal for Syria in order toavoid jurisdictional conflictsReid explained ldquoFirst thisruns counter to the veryintention of the creation of theICC a single body serving asuniversal jurisdiction for thesecircumstances Second thereis a host of administrativeissuesrdquo Ad hoc tribunals havecertain legitimacy concerns where the ICC does not Theyare hugely expensive andinefficient Because of thisthey struggle to be relevantand effective as seen in atribunal case in Lebanon

Embattled Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Read the rest of thisarticle online

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Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

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PAGE 8 The Suffolk Journal April 1 2014

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THE CHAINSMOKERS SELFIEBUT FIRST

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WHOLE O ATSI NEED TO FIND MY OATES

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WOMEN LOVE SOSA BUT SOSA LOVE K-POP

- CHIEF KEEF

WINGS

WINGS GREATESTBUY MY GREATEST HITS COLLEC-

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MCC ARTNEY

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W ARREN ZEVON- H ANK MOODY

As springtime approachesand students anticipate theannouncement of SuffolkUniversityrsquos Annual SpringConcert the buzz aroundcampus is multiplying asstudents begin to comparerumors and confirmations tosolve whom the headliner will

be To confirm speculationndash MILEY CYRUS WILLBE HEADLINING SPRINGCONCERT 2014 Only ticketsales will determine howexcited students truly areabout the former Disney mogul who was chosen to perform

Following her show inBoston April 2 as confirmed with multiple inside sourcesCyrus is set to perform asecret ldquocollege-themedrdquo showfollowing her scheduling tour

The Boston stop on Cyrusrsquo40-city venture marks a tadover the halfway point of herpopular Bangerz tour as itcontinues on forward throughthe country Making a specialexception April 3 due to herfailed appearance at the JingleBall late December thanksto a snowstorm Cyrus willremain in the Hub overnightto perform a secret showat the intimate Sinclair thenight following her scheduledperformance

With openers includingSky Ferreia and Icona Popthe scheduled show has nearlysold out as Miley fans flock to

TD Garden Along with theseopeners who are finer tuned toa younger audience the secret

Miley Cyrus suprises students with spring concert

show will also consist of anopening act by Suffolkrsquos ownSir President James McCartneyand a reunion of his early-college band Wings

ldquoIrsquom really excited tomeet Miley with Wingsrdquo SirPresident told The Journal ldquoIrsquove always wanted to learnhow to twerkrdquo

Along with McCartneyformer Suffolk PresidentDavid Sargent will be makinga triumphant return to theBoston area as a member ofWings for the night ndash for apretty penny of course But allin the price of good fun right

ldquoThink whatever you wantabout him as a universityadministratorrdquo Sir McCartneysaid of bandmate D SargentldquoBut man can he singrdquo

VIP and general admission

tickets are available atDonahuersquos hub starting at amere $35-$45 for students with

Tara PalmeriCampus Breaking

NewsProfessional Adobe Suite Wizard

Office ArtistJournal

Staff

BAE BAEM Cyrus beat

reporterLA TimesEIC

Journal Staff

Possible Wings reunion tour also on the set list

Suffolk ID allowing studentsto purchase a maximum of anunexpected three tickets due tothe anticipated overwhelmingdemand for the show

Agreeing upon a secretshow it was decided thatdue to the properly suited venue the performance willbe open for sale to attendeesfrom other campuses with thesimple requirement of havingaccess to their student ID ata minimum of $115 Ticketprices rise as the young starletseems to generate excitementin her fans as she sharessnippets of each stop on thetour via her Instagram andTwitter accounts Tickets forstudents not attending Suffolk will not have access to VIP and will not have the opportunityto visit Rammyrsquos photobooth

being arranged for the SpringConcert attendees

To avoid general public

access and sticking to thetheme of a secret ldquocollegethemedrdquo show the breakingnews for Spring Concert has asmall amount of time to snagtickets before the set becomes yesterdayrsquos news Cyrus isanticipated to be available forphotos during a short periodof time for members with VIP lanyards only Bangerz tour merchandise will also beavailable for sale at both secretand scheduled shows

It is also rumored that Cyrus will be StayingAtSuffolkthis summer as the topic of anew hybrid course titled ThePsychology of Partying in theUSA The course will focuson the pinicale memorablemoments in Mileys careerincluding her divorce withLiam Hunkface and how Cyruss

history as a Disney starlet canseverly effect the mind

Photo below courtesy of Taras exclusive Hollywood sources -- Photo to right courtesy of BAE BAEs secret

M Cyrus insider sources

Les Mis coming soon to Suffolk Hugh Jackman toreprise role -- for cool small time practice

Bartleby LeScrivenerI Prefer not to

Les Miserables will nowbe coming to the Modern

Theatre The successfulBroadway show has playedacross almost the entire worldand will now face its biggestchallenge Suffolk University

The show will showcaseHugh Jackman AnneHathaway and Russell Crowe-playing Jean Valjean Fantineand Javert respectively- while Suffolk students willportray beloved characterslike Marius Eponine CosetteEnjolras and the other

characters from Victor Hugorsquosnovel of the same name

ldquoI think itrsquos time that weface a challenge like thisrdquosaid Vassili Stroganov one ofthe contenders for the role ofMarius ldquoI wish I got to play

Donnie Darko but I heardthe script for the Broadwayadaptation of that fantasticmovie is still in the worksrdquo

Also one of the challengesthat the university will face isthe amount of props that haveto be used to bring the bookto life and have the audienceactually feel like they werein early 19th century France

With the majority of theschool budget going to propsand design Suffolk University

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Derrickting

also has to figure out how topay the exorbitant salaries ofthe three Hollywood actorsnot to mention having tolook for space to make surethe actors are remindedthat they are special

ldquoWe might have to evictstudents from Miller Hall justto accommodate the threeactors and Mr Stroganovrdquosaid Marcy Runkle one ofthe people responsible forbringing the show to Suffolk

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

ArtsBRIEF

Phrasing is Back

MFA houses unique exhibit presenting

Molly Hubert Journal Contributor

The Boston Loves

Impressionists exhibit is nowon display at the Museumof Fine Arts displaying aselection collected over the years by dealers curatorsand collectors and now the works of local impressionistlovers During the month ofJanuary the museum madea list of Impressionist Post-Impressionist and related works and allowed peopleto vote online for 30 works

that would be added to thelong standing Impressionistexhibit at the museum

The very first crowdsourcedexhibit for the museumcollected over 40000 votesand is the work of EmilyBeeny the MFArsquos assistantcurator of European paintings

ldquoI think a lot of people votingare probably regular visitors SoI have faith in their judgmentrdquoBeeny told The Boston Globe ldquoOurs is an extraordinarycollection so whatever theychose will be compelling and

have a story to tell And Irsquoll beproud to hang it on the wallsrdquoBoston is no stranger to

Impressionist work Whilemany still scoffed at the freelybrushed whimsical style inthe late 1800s Bostonians were quietly amassing thelargest collection outside ofFrance where the genre wasestablished by painters likeMonet Renoir and DegasCollectors on Beacon Hill BackBay and Brookline were able tobuy work by these painters inthe 1870s and 1880s at bargainprices while more modern

and classical art were high in

Boston Loves Impressionists

popularity These pieces were

later sold or donated to the MFAto be seen by thousands uponthousands of art lovers today

Voters were able to selectfrom about 50 works from Jan6 to 26 Each week the museumpresented a new category ofpaintings ldquoOn the WaterrdquoldquoFrom the Landrdquo and ldquoOf thePeoplerdquo Although this is thefirst collection to be curatedin part by the public othermuseums have allowed visitorsto select art for exhibitionsThe Baltimore Museum of Art Chicago History Museumand Smithsonian American

Art Museum have all hosted

crowdsourcing events

The exhibit featuresldquoBostonrsquos top 10rdquo favoritepieces amongst the 30 selected Vincent van Goghrsquos ldquoHousesat Auversrdquo earned the most votes (4464) surprisinglytaking the lead over ClaudeMonet whose ldquoWater Liliesrdquocame in second Edgar DegasrsquosldquoLittle 14-year-old Dancerrdquothe only sculpture featured onthe voting list came in third

The top three paintings arehighlights at the very beginningof the exhibit Opening on Valentines Day the displayis set to run through May 26

Photo of Monets Water Lillies by Molly Hubert

Phrasing Is Back After nine episodes of the fifth seasonalso known as Archer Vice we heard the characters constantlymutter words with innuendo and forget that they weresupposed to call it out with one word ldquophrasingrdquo But asSterling Archer struggled to face the dictator whose wifehe had just shared a moment of passion CherylCarolCarinaCherlene yelled out the ever-classic Archer line

The episode began in usual Archer fashion they were alltogether in a cramp place and complaining about Rayrsquos drivingor flying And all of them ignored the simple fact that it was allout of his control With Sterling up to his usual shenaniganscausing a ruckus in the plane and successfully giving hisldquofriendsrdquo a heart attack while also leading them to success

The entire season Archer was constantly disappointedthat phrasing was no longer used always screaming outthe words ldquoAre we seriously not using phrasing anymorerdquo

Perhaps the use of phrasing was symbolic since themain characters are once again doing what they did best worst engaging in international affairs that could affectgovernments everywhere The first nine episodes saw the gangtry and fail to sell cocaine but now they have had relativesuccess selling guns that were apparently from the CIA

Whatever the show wants to do with its characters or whatevernew situations they want to put them in itrsquos safe to say that theshow will always be funny and phrasing can only help them

according to hit FX animation Archer

Photo courtsey of FX

John Collura talks about The Ataris ongoing legacyThomas Higgins

Journal Staff

Currently on a 10-yearanniversary tour for thealbum So Long Astoria The Ataris stopped by the BrightonMusic Hall on Saturday March29 This is the first time in10 years that this lineup has

played together After therelease of So Long Astoria the lineup of Kristopher RoeJohn Collura Mike Davenportand Chris Knapp disbandedamid internal conflict

Since then Roe hascontinued on under the nameThe Ataris with a number ofdifferent supporting membersSo Long Astoria is the bandrsquosbest selling release to this dayIt sold over 700000 copiesupon its release and has beencertified gold since It was

the bandrsquos first and only majorlabel release after signing withColumbia Records once itscontract with the independentlabel Kung Fu Records was up

Before the bandrsquos sold outshow The Journal sat down with guitarist John Collura totalk about the tour future plansand the legacy of The AtarisIn order to re-learn and

practice all of the songsoff So Long Astoria beforethe start of the tour themembers holed up and hadthree straight days of practice

ldquoIt was intimidating atfirstrdquo said Collura ldquoButit wasnrsquot too hard It wasmainly just figuring out thelittle things and deciding who would play each part

For Collura being a part ofthis tour is his way of tryingto preserve the legacy of aband that has gone through

many tumultuous patchesthroughout its existenceThere have been numerouslineup changes with theonly constant member beinglead singer and foundingmember Kristopher Roe

When questioned aboutall of the lineup changes theband has gone through sinceits peak success after the

release of So Long Astoria Collura said ldquoThe Atarisis no longer a band it is abrand Doing this tour is metrying to protect this brandrdquo

By continuing to tourunder the name he believesthat Roe is diminishing thename and brand of The Atarisand all of its past successes

ldquoKris is a very talentedsinger and what he needs todo is go out on his own anddo the solo stuffrdquo said Collura

While he isnrsquot necessarily

happy with what has happenedto The Ataris name by Roecontinuing to play and writeunder it he does recognizethat it is Roersquos band Collurais still very supportive of Roeand believes he can be justas successful as a solo artist

ldquoA Kristopher Roe soloalbum is something that I want to hearrdquo said Collura

ldquoI think his voice is just asgood as it was 10 years ago

We talked about thelegacy of the album So Long

Astoria and how it sounds 10 years after its initial release

ldquoIf it was released today it would do just as well as it didback thenrdquo said Collura ldquoI thinkthe album has held up really well over the past 10 years

The future of The Atarisis still up in the air at thispoint Once the tour endsthe plan is to go back to the

lineup that singer KristopherRoe had been playing withprior to the anniversary tour

ldquoIrsquom not really looking toplay in a band at this pointrdquosaid Collura when askedabout his personal future

However he did mentionthat he would have noproblem doing some off showsor the occasional festivaldates with the So Long

Astoria era Ataris lineup

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With Sundayrsquos softballconference game against AnnaMaria postponed the SuffolkUniversity Rams are eager toget out on the field and getthe first win in more than a week Posting a 4-12 recordso far this season it lookslike the team has been throwna serious curveball by theiropponents

With only two seniors on

the squad the team has beenlacking experience and thathas shown on the field It isimportant that both coachesand upperclassmen can find abetter way to integrate the sixfreshmen into the team

If everyone can learn to work well together it willcreate team unity which leadsto better results

Despite the weak start theseason is still young and thereis plenty of time for somehome runs Head coach JaclynDavis is not worried at all

ldquoI donrsquot think that our record

really shows the improvementthat we maderdquo said DavisldquoWe are much better than we were before and we have a lotof talent I feel confident thatthe results will get better Wehave worked really hard weare starting to put the piecestogetherrdquo

No reason to worry forDavis who has been in thesoftball world for a long timehaving played as a student

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

athlete for Post University Sherepresented the varsity collegeteam for four years

She earned the NationalFast pitch Coaches Associationhonors (NFCA) as an All- American Scholar AthleteDavis also earned an All- Academic selection by theCentral Atlantic CollegiateConference (CACC) for her2004-2007 seasons

Having that muchexperience with softballdefinitely helps with hercoaching

ldquoWe are a very young team

with six freshmen and foursophomoresrdquo said Davis ldquoIthink they have integrated well into the team They havedone well and quite a few havetaken on important startingrolesrdquo

Hopefully no moreraspberries for the Rams as theseason is becoming more andmore interesting to watch

The teams next double-header is April 2 against UMassBoston

ldquoWe didnrsquot play them last year but I think it is definitely

feasible to win that gamerdquoThis game is a non-conference match wherethe Rams have to really get working as a team beforethe important games againstSimmons on Friday The nextconference match is Fridayagainst Simmons College andhere the Rams have to show what they are really made of

Top The Suffolk Softball team gets ready for match

Bottom Coach Jaclyn Davis applauds her team

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Suffolk softball starts season slowlylooking to improve against UMass Boston

Suffolk baseball plays strong in first conference gamesCJ Haddad

Journal Staff

Over the past 10 years ithas been quite apparent thatSuffolk University baseball is aforce in the GNAC

Last season the Ramscaptured a shot to play in theGNAC Championship makingit the seventh straight yearthey have appeared in thechampionship game

The Ramrsquos 29-14 record in2013 earned them No 8 in NewEngland while the program forthe sixteenth year in a row has won at least 20 games

Every year the guys headdown to Florida for their ownspring training to enjoy the warm weather until having toplay in the brisk beginning ofspring in New England

The first five games in Florida were losses for the Rams butthey quickly responded withthree straight wins These

games are primarily againsttough opponents they usuallydo not play during the regularseason They finished (3-6) ontheir way to play Wheaton onMarch 21

The Rams tied Wheaton ina 12-inning affair and followedup by splitting a double-headeragainst Rhode Island CollegeThey were 4-7-1 coming into astretch of conference gamestheir first of the season

First the men would collecttheir fifth win of the year bydefeating Salem State by ascore of 7-5

In the top of the fourth JCCollette hit a grand slam totie the game and Devan Jonesalso hit a solo home run of hisown

Dan Shields picked up the win pitching 52 innings inrelief to hold off a strong startby Salem State

Next would be the firstconference games of the year when Rams took on Curry ina double-header on March 29

In the first game JonathanRichard took the mound forthe Rams looking to pick up where he left off last year Thesouthpaw tossed five inningsgiving up one earned run andstriking out three on his wayto the victory

The whole team pitched inoffensively including a six-runfourth inning which led to a9-3 victory

Game two would be moreof the same for the Rams Thistime Steve Chamberlain tookthe ball for the Rams and wassparkling over six inningssurrendering only four hits insix innings of shutout ball

He also had eight strikeoutsand the Rams would score inthe second third fourth andsixth innings compiling fiveruns while Curry could notfigure out Chamberlain

Rob Marks had two hits andtwo RBI for Suffolk

The Rams have now wonfour straight and are gettinghot at the right time The

upcoming schedule featuresa healthy diet of conferencegames that are the mostimportant for the Rams

They will take on Lasell

The Rams are 7-7-1

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Thursday in a conference gameat 3 pm

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SPORTS

The Suffolk Universitytennis team had a close callTuesday night against RhodeIsland College but it was ableto pull out the win

The Rams (2-0) won theday 6-3 but featured plenty ofdifficult matches two of which

went into a sudden death setTeam captain Drew Reilly

won his match but wasdisappointed with his ownperformance

ldquoI feel okay about my matchI played at my opponentrsquos levelrather than beating him 6-06-0rdquo said Reilly confidently ldquoA winrsquos a win We grind it outand it was a character building winrdquo

It was a team win since theRams won two of their threedoubles matches against the Anchormen and the one loss

in the third doubles match wasa tight one 9-7The close wins are okay

for the team because it is thechance to see the errors onthe court while maintaining

success in the standingsThe Rams now have the

chance to continue to learnfrom their mistakes andthe same goes for freshmanFrancesco Saia

He lost his singles matchbut had a key victory in theNo 2 doubles match when heteamed up with Reilly

ldquoI feel like I played wellboth my matches even though

I went 1-1 todayrdquo said Saiafrom Wakefield Mass ldquoAs afreshman I am still learningbut this will all help me in thelong runrdquo

Saia is just one of the twofreshmen on the team along with Nathan Mackay-Wrightso the experience he is gaining will be crucial for what appearsto be unlimited depth on theroster for the Rams

ldquoWe are strong all around Ispeak for the team when I say we were off our game todaybut we are a tough team to

beat any dayrdquo Saia saidThe season is young butthe confidence of the teamhas built up for the pastfew years for most of the veterans It appears that the

Jeremy Hayes Asst Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Mens Tennis survives

against Rhode Island College

same confidence has given theunderclassmen the same drivefor a winning effort

Thay Thao who showeda lot of heart and won thetightest singles match againstWentworth the week beforelost both his singles anddoubles match

ldquoI lost both my matches butI gave it my all My teammatein the doubles match VassiliStroganov we talked all duringthe match trying stayedpositive but unfortunately it wasnrsquot enougrdquo said Thao

Thao may have lost againstthe Anchormen but he has

plenty of confidence in histeam When asked if he thinkshis team can win the GNACchampionship this year hisanswer was quick and simple

ldquoOf courserdquo said ThaoThe Rams will host UMass

Boston Thursday for theirthird game of the season

Mens first single Calixto Romero dominates both of his matches

DeSean Jackson signs three-year deal with Washington

The NFC East has been shaken up with former PhiladelphiaEagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson signing with Washingtonfor a three-year deal Jackson is now joining a team withformer Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III under centerGriffin is coming off a down year and an injured leg but withthe signing of Jackson it could revamp the passing gameJackson will make catches with Pierre Garcon who was last yearrsquos No 1 target Jackson is coming off a successful seasonhaving 82 receptions 1332 yards and nine touchdowns Thismove by Jackson also means he will now have to play theEagles twice this season He will potentially help on puntand kick returns as well but Garcon and Jackson will be acombination teams will have to prepare a solid game plan forin order to stop them Combined they had 195 receptions and2674 yards receiving last year

Johnny Manziel to visit Pats pre-draftIt may be the week of April Fools but there is no jokeabout who is coming to visit the New England Patriotson Wednesday former Heisman Trophy winner and Texas AampM quarterback Johnny Manziel The Patriots have futureHall-of-Fame quarterback Tom Brady and Ryan Mallet onthe roster so the odds of them attempting to draft Manzielare highly unlikely Teams in the past with franchisequarterbacks have drafted high to secure their future likethe Green Bay Packers drafting Aaron Rodgers to eventuallytake the place of franchise starter Brett Favre The Patriotsdrafting Manziel is not too far fetched but it will be difficultsince he is projected to go in the top-10

SPORTS BRIEFS

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A

WORD

FROM

Week of April 2 2014

Hello Students

We hope you are all havinga great week The StudentGovernment Association(SGA) would like to sharesome updates from this week

The SGA Election hasbeen completed for thenext academic yearCongratulations to our newe-board candidates for 2014-2015 Tyler LeBlanc is thepresident-elect Colin Loiselleis the vice-president-electDennis Harkins for secretary-elect and Rakan Alzaydi asthe treasurer-elect Thank youto those of you who voted

In our SGA meeting onThursday March 20 we hadthe pleasure of speaking

with President McCarthyabout upcoming plans for the

University including a futurestudent center moving NESADto the main campus and plansfor the academic buildingsafter the new Somersetbuilding is complete We alsocongratulated the Senator of

the Month for February whichis Meg Donnelly Thank youfor all of your hard work thismonth Meg

SGA is continuing through thesemester with our SmokingCampaign ldquoTake Your Butts

Across the Streetrdquo We have hadsuccess so far and look forward

to working closely with studentsthroughout the semester

In our SGA meeting ThursdayMarch 27 we discussed theupcoming SGA Awards We are

very excited about this eventWe also welcomed studentsfrom the University of SouthCarolina Aiken who sharedsimilar experiences as well asgave feedback based on ourissues at Suffolk

The SGA Commuter Social wasco-sponsored with ProgramCouncil and was a huge successThose who attended enjoyed

delicious ice cream with a variety of toppings

SGA also held an Alumni Eventon Thursday March 27 andincluded a panel with the SGAboard both past and present

After the panel those who wished to attend went to CarrieNation to enjoy beverages andrefreshments

Our weekly meetings are everyThursday in Donahue 311

As always if you have anyquestions please do not hesitateto contact us at sgasuffolkedu

Have a great week

Student Government Association

Common Core does not solve Americas education problems

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

When you are in highschool everything butacademics seems to matterthe most Sports gossip anddrama are all things that takeprecedent in the mind of a young student

More often than notstudents do not take fulladvantage of the opportunitiesgiven to them by both statefunded schools and privateschools Growing up in SouthCarolina I attended just aboutevery type of high schoolimaginable In five years I

went to four different schoolsThe schools I attended wereoften at complete oppositeends of the academic spectruma small private school locatedin rural South Carolina aprestigious boarding schoolnested in the Blue RidgeMountains of North Carolinaa failing public school alsoin rural South Carolina andfinally a large public school inon the outskirts of CharlestonSouth Carolina By no meansdo I consider myself an expertof education but my varyingexperiences do give me an

insight that most do not haveI can safely assume that

the majority of students atSuffolk did not grow up in theSouth I can assure you thatif you thought public schools

in the North were bad youcannot fathom the degree offailure most public schools inthe South allow The system

is broken and it needs to befixed

South Carolina hashistorically been ranked as astate with a bottom-tier publicschool system The problemthat faces current publicschools is not confined to ageographic region of AmericaThe problem is widespreadalmost like a virus The UnitedStates has been steadilydeclining in global academicrankings over past years

According to Daniel Arkinat NBC News ldquoThe numbers

are even more sobering when compared among onlythe 34 OECD countries TheUnited States ranked no 26 inmathmdashtrailing nations such asSlovakia Portugal and RussiaWhatrsquos more American highschool students dropped to no21 in science (from no 17 in2009) and slipped to no 17 inreading (from no 14 in 2009)according to resultsrdquo

The OECD or Organizationfor Economic Cooperationand Development is a groupconsisting of 34 countriesTo be ranked no 26 andno 21 in math and sciencerespectively is nothing shortof an embarrassment

America at one point wasthe global leader in education which begs the question ldquoHowdo we restructure the currenteducation system so that we may again lead the worldin educationrdquo The Obama Administrationrsquos answer tothis question is Common Core

According to its ldquoTheCommon Core is a set of high-quality academic standardsin mathematics and English

language artsliteracy (ELA)rdquoThe hope of the new federalacademic standards is to raise

overall academic proficiencyand to raise the proverbial barin standards

Some 45 states originally

agreed to the new standardsin 2009 but more recentlyIndiana has officially opted outof the program Why Thereare a myriad of reasons as to why Indiana has opted out ofprogram poor communicationbetween state and federalbodies the ever growingquestion of security becauseCommon Core would allowthird parties to access certaininformation about studentsand a disagreement betweenfederal standards and statestandards

The academic standardsthat Indiana has set inmotion follow quite closely with Common Core The onlydifference between the two isIndiana wants a more vigorousset of standards

In the end I believe thatCommon Core program just isnot enough In order to fix thisproblem we cannot simplythrow money at it (which is what this Common Core billseems to propose) Having seenthe worst of the worst as faras public schools go I applaudIndiana If the state of Indiana wants to set a higher standardfor education and not simplydo the bare-minimum in termsof standards that is a goodthing

Every state should strive toconstantly raise the bar withthe hopes that one day we asa country may be able to sitatop the global educationrankings With a moreeducated workforce comesmore innovation and a largermiddle class And is that not what America wants Moreinnovation more jobs larger

middle class and a populousthat is thoroughly educated

because the landlorddoes not want to pay formaintenance The sink does not work the heat does not workthe light does not work Thereare mice in the whole buildingand the floor in the livingroom is all warped because thecheap water pipe that should

have been replaced yearsago leaked over winter break when both my roommate andI were gone The curtains areclearly from the 1960s and theinsolation of the apartment is worse than a cave from thestone ages

And it gets even betterthat that ndash apparently it iscompletely ok that a landlordis in his 90s Suffolk seniorJake Athyal was the luckytenant

ldquoMy landlordrsquos bizarre Irsquove

never met him Spoken to mea couple times on the phonebut hersquos 92 and doesnrsquot comearound often I guess Irsquomindifferent to him Hersquos nevershown up to our apartmentrdquosaid Athyal

Hopefully with MartyWalsh in charge the landlord

situation which for most partshas been a complete disaster will change for the betterIt finally looks like it is allover for the corrupt parasitesthat feed on innocent collegestudents and other people Thebad landlords know that theyare cheap and that collegestudents probably donrsquot havetime to write a complaint well guess what Game overndash land-rats Stop ruiningthe reputation of the goodlandlords out there

Walsh fights corruptionFrom WALSH page 5

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STAFF EDITORIAL

OPINION Game Over Landlords Marty Walsh Fights Corruption

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

With Marty Walshrsquosnew amendment to initiateinspections in housing andrentals there is still hopefor financially fragile collegestudents and other people with low income No more willlandlords exploit the loopholesof our society No more will tenants have to worryabout their landlord showingup unannounced at theirapartment In other words ndashfewer code violations

It is important to point outthat there are good and badlandlords The ones who dotheir job and care about theirtenants should not be worriedthis article is not about youguys After reading this youknow exactly whom this socialreflection pertains to

In the last few years toomany cunning landlordsor rather ldquoland-ratsrdquo haveburdened our society andslowed down the progress ofour beautiful Hub We live ina hectic world where the clockis ticking faster than ever

and the only way to beat thehourglass is by prioritizing ourmany tasks Certain tasks are

necessary while others occurbecause of incompetenceandor greed College can bea stressful time and having abad landlord can extremelyincrease students ldquostress-o-meters Suffolk Universityalumni Scott Duran 13 hada horrible experience with hislandlord when he lived in EastBoston

ldquoHe was the worst Heshowed up sometimesunannounced looking formoney The apartment wasnever completed and things

always broke I will never rentagainrdquo said DuranDuran is not the only one

with a negative landlordexperience Ever since I startedat Suffolk back in 2010 I haveheard terrible stories aboutlandlords allegedly takingadvantage of their tenantsand poisoning the gaps inour society I experiencedthe frustrations of havingan incompetent and greedylandlord

My landlord never made usan extra key to the apartmentOne time I got home after

Photo byof Ally Thibault

Mayor Marty Walshwas elected in

Novembera long day at work and all I wanted to do was pass outMy landlord sent me a textmessage saying that I have togo to the other side of townand meet his son in a sketchybar in order to to pick up aspare key to the apartment The words lazy and irresponsiblecould not be emphasized morein this scenario

In addition to that nothing works in my apartment

See WALSH page 4

Lieutenant Edward JWalsh Jr and firefighterMichael R Kennedytragically lost their livesattempting to put out thefire on Beacon Street lastWednesday Deputy FireChief Joseph Finn saidat the press briefing thatevening that he had ldquoneverseen a fire travel that fastescalate that quickly andcause such havocrdquo in his30 years on the job While

every firefighter goes into work each day knowing heor she could face a fire suchas the one that started at298 Beacon St each deservethe admiration that the cityhas been showing since therecent blaze

Boston isnrsquot perfect but when tragedies such as thisoccur this city has proventhat it truly appreciates the work of law enforcement andfirefighters along with thesacrifices that each make

While not alone inhis condolences notableBostonian and New EnglandPatriots quarterbackTom Brady expressed hisfeelings about the fire onhis Facebook saying ldquoOnbehalf of my entire family I want to extend my deepestsympathies and condolencesto the Boston FireDepartment and the families

of our brave and selflessfirefighters who gave theirlives for our protectionand safety today and tothe entire firefightingcommunity who protect useach and every day All of you will be in our thoughtsand prayersrdquo

Bradyrsquos statement wasthoughtful to say the leastbut what was a little lessso was the vast mediacoverage the photos of him

watching the fire receivedBetween The Boston

Herald The Boston Globe and The Huffington Post just to name a few outletsit almost seemed as if Brady was receiving as muchcoverage as the actual fire

Considering thesensationalized coverage ofthe Malaysia Airlines plane was so recent it was thatmuch more uncomfortableto see the media make sucha big deal of Brady watchingthe fire The quarterbackdid what many residents

around Beacon Street didthat day He reacted thesame way many Bostoniansdid that day It seems in badtaste to cover his reactionto a tragedy to that extentconsidering people werekilled and injured becauseof that fire

Obamas NSA Bulk Proposal Leaves Major Issue in Place

Sam Humphrey Asst News Editor

Last Monday The New York

Times reported that the Obamaadministration would soon an-nounce a plan to end the Na-tional Security Agency (NSA)rsquosbulk collection of Americansrsquotelephone data

However as news outletssoon reported the reformdoes little to actually protect Americansrsquo privacy and shrinkthe surveillance state This billis just a phony show by an Ad-ministration that does not careabout our civil liberties

While the NSArsquos data col-lection program would endphone companies would stillbe required to collect custom-ersrsquo phone data and forwardit to the NSA upon requestPhone companies do not haveto keep the data longer than18 months which is muchshorter than the five years the

federal government currentlyrequires

Shortly after EdwardSnowden exposed the NSA last year Glenn Greenwald andEwen MacAskill reported inThe Guardian that the govern-ment had ldquoobtained direct ac-cess to the systems of GoogleFacebook Apple and other USinternet giantsrdquo through itstop-secret PRISM programPRISM allows the NSA to in- vestigate usersrsquo search histo-ries emails shared files and

live chat feeds As if spying on our phone

calls was not disturbingenough the government alsohas access to some of our mostpersonal data The governmentcould easily use this Orwellianprogram to compile profilesof innocent Americans evenif they had not visited jihadist websites or been linked to ter-rorist communications

Though The Guardian re-

ported that the program tar-gets customers ldquowho liveoutside the US or those Americans whose communica-tions include people outsidethe USrdquo such a secretive pro-gram with no accountabilitycould be used far more sin-isterly to spy on anyone withaccounts on some of the mostpopular websites

The PRISM program notbeing addressed in the recentproposal is a telling sign thatObama and his administrationare not willing to give up the

NSArsquos most invasive programand therefore are not seriousabout balancing privacy andsecurity

Justin Amash (R-MI) a keensupporter of privacy may pro-pose an amendment to this yearrsquos Defense Appropriationsbill that would bar the NSAfrom using provisions of thePatriot Act to justify its bulkcollection Amash originallyintroduced the amendmentlast year but it failed by a s limmargin of 205-217

Photo by Flickr user Robert Douglass

Snowden leaked millionsof secret les exposing

the NSAs practices

Last October Jim Sensen-brenner (R-WI) who helpedauthor the 2001 Patriot Actintroduced the USA Freedom Act and according to his Of-ficial House Website the Actplans to ldquoend bulk collectionunder 215 of the Patriot Actrdquoand would require ldquothe gov-ernment to more aggressively

filter and discard informationabout Americans accidentallythrough PRISM and relatedprogramsrdquo

Sensenbrennerrsquos USA Free-dom Act would be a goodstart provided that it appliesto both Americansrsquo phone andonline data The governmentshould also heed the Fourth Amendment which protects usagainst unreasonable searchesand seizures and requires thegovernment to obtain a war-rant before such a search

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Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise inspire students

Daniella Marrero Asst Intl Editor

The challenges of the inter-national student do not end atgraduation Although schoolserves as a place to become ac-culturated with a new homethe differences in cultures gobeyond the classroom and intothe workplace where the onceinternational student becomesthe foreign worker a fact thatcan serve as an advantage oras the reason to not be hiredTo help our increasing inter-national student population

at Suffolk the InternationalStudents Services Office (ISSO)held a panel discussion withalumni to share the challeng-es shortcuts personal adviceand ldquounwritten rules of the American workplacerdquo

In dealing with culturaldifferences at work PriscillaHuang (MS Accounting lsquo12)advised students to ldquofind simi-larities between [them] and[their] work environmentrdquo Fo-cusing on the things you havein common such as a common

professional goal can help stu-dents adapt and focus in the workplace even if there is alanguage barrier Chiara Car-nevali (MA Public Relationslsquo12) weighed in on finding abalance between the variouscultures that surround you in

your workplace adding a storyof the difference she found inauthority figures in Italy andthe US

In Italy you can only speakto your direct managerrdquo shesaid ldquoThere is no real relation-ship between the boss and the

employeerdquoWhen dealing with a US

company her experience was

differentldquoIn the USrdquo she contin-ued ldquoI have met with a CEO who would speak to every em-ployee shake all of our handsand ask if we were having anyproblems that we needed totalk to him about It was com-pletely differentrdquo

International students that want to stay in the US aftergraduation face the challengeof finding an employer to hirethem

ldquoBeing an internationalstudent can sometimes be astigmardquo said Ruthly Francois

(BS Biology lsquo12) ldquoIt is the onething you need to say to getrejectedrdquo

However this should notdiscourage students Francoisshared an anecdote of whenshe was applying to intern-ships and found that manyonly hired US Citizens or per-manent residents

ldquoI emailed them and askedif I could still applyrdquo Francoissaid ldquoI ended up getting theposition even though I was in-ternational I didnrsquot take it in

the end but I was glad I askedanywayrdquo

When asked about the im-

portance and weight of hardskills versus soft skills all ofthe panelists agreed that softskills were the heavier onesand they said that soft skillshelp most in the workplace

Mark Foulds (GMBA Glob-al Business lsquo11) said that al-though technical skills areimportant that ldquosoft skills arethe way you demonstrate yourbrandrdquo

ldquoAny computerrdquo Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98) add-ed ldquocan replace someone withhard skills The art comes fromsoft skillsrdquo

Fortunately for internation-al students this game may bein their favor Carnevali saidthat soft skills or the abilityto reach out and connect withpeople is something that in-ternational students are usedto

ldquoIn a way being interna-tional gives you soft skillsrdquo shesaid ldquoYou come here alone so you have to meet and buildrelationships with people Weare used to thatrdquo

Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook

ldquoAny computer can replace

someone with hard skillsThe art comes from soft skillsrdquo

- Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98)

PAGE 14 September 19 2012PAGE 3 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

INTERNATIONAL

The civil war in Syria hasremoved 9 million peoplefrom their homes and haskilled more than 100000 inthe escalating conflict Theclash between those loyalto President Bashar al-Assadand his opposition was in theescalating conflicts sparked byprotests that descended into violence in March 2011

There are an estimated 1000armed opposition groups andthey collectively have as manyas 100000 fighters Whilethere are numerous rebelgroups they appear similar togroups that have sprung out ofother disastrous conflicts suchas genocides The questionmay not only be can we theUnited States prevent such adisaster but how

The concept of dealing withinternational criminal law isfairly new when looking atthe timeline of law practicethroughout history TheInternational Criminal Court

or the ICC is defined as the firstever permanent treaty-basedinternational criminal tribunalestablished to investigate andtry individuals for the mostserious crimes genocidecrimes against humanity and war crimes

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

ldquoTreating an international

crime is treating it as anindividual conduct rather thanstate conductrdquo said NatalieReid Esq from the law firmDebevioise amp Plimtpon in New York Reid spoke at SuffolkUniversity Law School onMonday about internationallaw ldquoThe ICC looks andfunctions in the way that manypeople including commonlawyers would recognizecriminal courts would berdquoThe ICC is however sufferinggrowing pains

The ICCrsquos treaty-basedstructure imposes thatindividual states who aresigned on oblige to refrainfrom ldquoacts which would defeatthe objective and purposerdquountil they declare if they intendnot to be a party Currently122 states are signed with theStatute of the Court In other words ldquothe court can onlyexercise its authority overcrimes that are committed bynationals of or in the territoryof a state party signed ontothe statuterdquo said Reid Syria isnot a member state of the ICC

However Syria can only

be a part of the ICC if itrefers itself The UN SecurityCouncil would need to referSyria to the ICC in order forthe court to even investigateany potential violations ofinternational law ldquoThere hasbeen quite a discussion about

whether the Security Council

should refer Syria to the ICCbecause Russia would notsupport such referralrdquo Reidsaid ldquoand the United States isdiscussing the creation of anad hoc court just to deal withSyriardquo

Ad hoc internationaltribunals have been createdon a situational basis in theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY)and in Rwanda (ICTR) toprosecute individuals forcrimes against humanityThere are two problems posedfor the creation of an ad hoctribunal for Syria in order toavoid jurisdictional conflictsReid explained ldquoFirst thisruns counter to the veryintention of the creation of theICC a single body serving asuniversal jurisdiction for thesecircumstances Second thereis a host of administrativeissuesrdquo Ad hoc tribunals havecertain legitimacy concerns where the ICC does not Theyare hugely expensive andinefficient Because of thisthey struggle to be relevantand effective as seen in atribunal case in Lebanon

Embattled Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Read the rest of thisarticle online

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PAGE 15PAGE 2 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

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ARTS amp ENTERTAINMENT

ArtsBRIEF

Phrasing is Back

MFA houses unique exhibit presenting

Molly Hubert Journal Contributor

The Boston Loves

Impressionists exhibit is nowon display at the Museumof Fine Arts displaying aselection collected over the years by dealers curatorsand collectors and now the works of local impressionistlovers During the month ofJanuary the museum madea list of Impressionist Post-Impressionist and related works and allowed peopleto vote online for 30 works

that would be added to thelong standing Impressionistexhibit at the museum

The very first crowdsourcedexhibit for the museumcollected over 40000 votesand is the work of EmilyBeeny the MFArsquos assistantcurator of European paintings

ldquoI think a lot of people votingare probably regular visitors SoI have faith in their judgmentrdquoBeeny told The Boston Globe ldquoOurs is an extraordinarycollection so whatever theychose will be compelling and

have a story to tell And Irsquoll beproud to hang it on the wallsrdquoBoston is no stranger to

Impressionist work Whilemany still scoffed at the freelybrushed whimsical style inthe late 1800s Bostonians were quietly amassing thelargest collection outside ofFrance where the genre wasestablished by painters likeMonet Renoir and DegasCollectors on Beacon Hill BackBay and Brookline were able tobuy work by these painters inthe 1870s and 1880s at bargainprices while more modern

and classical art were high in

Boston Loves Impressionists

popularity These pieces were

later sold or donated to the MFAto be seen by thousands uponthousands of art lovers today

Voters were able to selectfrom about 50 works from Jan6 to 26 Each week the museumpresented a new category ofpaintings ldquoOn the WaterrdquoldquoFrom the Landrdquo and ldquoOf thePeoplerdquo Although this is thefirst collection to be curatedin part by the public othermuseums have allowed visitorsto select art for exhibitionsThe Baltimore Museum of Art Chicago History Museumand Smithsonian American

Art Museum have all hosted

crowdsourcing events

The exhibit featuresldquoBostonrsquos top 10rdquo favoritepieces amongst the 30 selected Vincent van Goghrsquos ldquoHousesat Auversrdquo earned the most votes (4464) surprisinglytaking the lead over ClaudeMonet whose ldquoWater Liliesrdquocame in second Edgar DegasrsquosldquoLittle 14-year-old Dancerrdquothe only sculpture featured onthe voting list came in third

The top three paintings arehighlights at the very beginningof the exhibit Opening on Valentines Day the displayis set to run through May 26

Photo of Monets Water Lillies by Molly Hubert

Phrasing Is Back After nine episodes of the fifth seasonalso known as Archer Vice we heard the characters constantlymutter words with innuendo and forget that they weresupposed to call it out with one word ldquophrasingrdquo But asSterling Archer struggled to face the dictator whose wifehe had just shared a moment of passion CherylCarolCarinaCherlene yelled out the ever-classic Archer line

The episode began in usual Archer fashion they were alltogether in a cramp place and complaining about Rayrsquos drivingor flying And all of them ignored the simple fact that it was allout of his control With Sterling up to his usual shenaniganscausing a ruckus in the plane and successfully giving hisldquofriendsrdquo a heart attack while also leading them to success

The entire season Archer was constantly disappointedthat phrasing was no longer used always screaming outthe words ldquoAre we seriously not using phrasing anymorerdquo

Perhaps the use of phrasing was symbolic since themain characters are once again doing what they did best worst engaging in international affairs that could affectgovernments everywhere The first nine episodes saw the gangtry and fail to sell cocaine but now they have had relativesuccess selling guns that were apparently from the CIA

Whatever the show wants to do with its characters or whatevernew situations they want to put them in itrsquos safe to say that theshow will always be funny and phrasing can only help them

according to hit FX animation Archer

Photo courtsey of FX

John Collura talks about The Ataris ongoing legacyThomas Higgins

Journal Staff

Currently on a 10-yearanniversary tour for thealbum So Long Astoria The Ataris stopped by the BrightonMusic Hall on Saturday March29 This is the first time in10 years that this lineup has

played together After therelease of So Long Astoria the lineup of Kristopher RoeJohn Collura Mike Davenportand Chris Knapp disbandedamid internal conflict

Since then Roe hascontinued on under the nameThe Ataris with a number ofdifferent supporting membersSo Long Astoria is the bandrsquosbest selling release to this dayIt sold over 700000 copiesupon its release and has beencertified gold since It was

the bandrsquos first and only majorlabel release after signing withColumbia Records once itscontract with the independentlabel Kung Fu Records was up

Before the bandrsquos sold outshow The Journal sat down with guitarist John Collura totalk about the tour future plansand the legacy of The AtarisIn order to re-learn and

practice all of the songsoff So Long Astoria beforethe start of the tour themembers holed up and hadthree straight days of practice

ldquoIt was intimidating atfirstrdquo said Collura ldquoButit wasnrsquot too hard It wasmainly just figuring out thelittle things and deciding who would play each part

For Collura being a part ofthis tour is his way of tryingto preserve the legacy of aband that has gone through

many tumultuous patchesthroughout its existenceThere have been numerouslineup changes with theonly constant member beinglead singer and foundingmember Kristopher Roe

When questioned aboutall of the lineup changes theband has gone through sinceits peak success after the

release of So Long Astoria Collura said ldquoThe Atarisis no longer a band it is abrand Doing this tour is metrying to protect this brandrdquo

By continuing to tourunder the name he believesthat Roe is diminishing thename and brand of The Atarisand all of its past successes

ldquoKris is a very talentedsinger and what he needs todo is go out on his own anddo the solo stuffrdquo said Collura

While he isnrsquot necessarily

happy with what has happenedto The Ataris name by Roecontinuing to play and writeunder it he does recognizethat it is Roersquos band Collurais still very supportive of Roeand believes he can be justas successful as a solo artist

ldquoA Kristopher Roe soloalbum is something that I want to hearrdquo said Collura

ldquoI think his voice is just asgood as it was 10 years ago

We talked about thelegacy of the album So Long

Astoria and how it sounds 10 years after its initial release

ldquoIf it was released today it would do just as well as it didback thenrdquo said Collura ldquoI thinkthe album has held up really well over the past 10 years

The future of The Atarisis still up in the air at thispoint Once the tour endsthe plan is to go back to the

lineup that singer KristopherRoe had been playing withprior to the anniversary tour

ldquoIrsquom not really looking toplay in a band at this pointrdquosaid Collura when askedabout his personal future

However he did mentionthat he would have noproblem doing some off showsor the occasional festivaldates with the So Long

Astoria era Ataris lineup

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With Sundayrsquos softballconference game against AnnaMaria postponed the SuffolkUniversity Rams are eager toget out on the field and getthe first win in more than a week Posting a 4-12 recordso far this season it lookslike the team has been throwna serious curveball by theiropponents

With only two seniors on

the squad the team has beenlacking experience and thathas shown on the field It isimportant that both coachesand upperclassmen can find abetter way to integrate the sixfreshmen into the team

If everyone can learn to work well together it willcreate team unity which leadsto better results

Despite the weak start theseason is still young and thereis plenty of time for somehome runs Head coach JaclynDavis is not worried at all

ldquoI donrsquot think that our record

really shows the improvementthat we maderdquo said DavisldquoWe are much better than we were before and we have a lotof talent I feel confident thatthe results will get better Wehave worked really hard weare starting to put the piecestogetherrdquo

No reason to worry forDavis who has been in thesoftball world for a long timehaving played as a student

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

athlete for Post University Sherepresented the varsity collegeteam for four years

She earned the NationalFast pitch Coaches Associationhonors (NFCA) as an All- American Scholar AthleteDavis also earned an All- Academic selection by theCentral Atlantic CollegiateConference (CACC) for her2004-2007 seasons

Having that muchexperience with softballdefinitely helps with hercoaching

ldquoWe are a very young team

with six freshmen and foursophomoresrdquo said Davis ldquoIthink they have integrated well into the team They havedone well and quite a few havetaken on important startingrolesrdquo

Hopefully no moreraspberries for the Rams as theseason is becoming more andmore interesting to watch

The teams next double-header is April 2 against UMassBoston

ldquoWe didnrsquot play them last year but I think it is definitely

feasible to win that gamerdquoThis game is a non-conference match wherethe Rams have to really get working as a team beforethe important games againstSimmons on Friday The nextconference match is Fridayagainst Simmons College andhere the Rams have to show what they are really made of

Top The Suffolk Softball team gets ready for match

Bottom Coach Jaclyn Davis applauds her team

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Suffolk softball starts season slowlylooking to improve against UMass Boston

Suffolk baseball plays strong in first conference gamesCJ Haddad

Journal Staff

Over the past 10 years ithas been quite apparent thatSuffolk University baseball is aforce in the GNAC

Last season the Ramscaptured a shot to play in theGNAC Championship makingit the seventh straight yearthey have appeared in thechampionship game

The Ramrsquos 29-14 record in2013 earned them No 8 in NewEngland while the program forthe sixteenth year in a row has won at least 20 games

Every year the guys headdown to Florida for their ownspring training to enjoy the warm weather until having toplay in the brisk beginning ofspring in New England

The first five games in Florida were losses for the Rams butthey quickly responded withthree straight wins These

games are primarily againsttough opponents they usuallydo not play during the regularseason They finished (3-6) ontheir way to play Wheaton onMarch 21

The Rams tied Wheaton ina 12-inning affair and followedup by splitting a double-headeragainst Rhode Island CollegeThey were 4-7-1 coming into astretch of conference gamestheir first of the season

First the men would collecttheir fifth win of the year bydefeating Salem State by ascore of 7-5

In the top of the fourth JCCollette hit a grand slam totie the game and Devan Jonesalso hit a solo home run of hisown

Dan Shields picked up the win pitching 52 innings inrelief to hold off a strong startby Salem State

Next would be the firstconference games of the year when Rams took on Curry ina double-header on March 29

In the first game JonathanRichard took the mound forthe Rams looking to pick up where he left off last year Thesouthpaw tossed five inningsgiving up one earned run andstriking out three on his wayto the victory

The whole team pitched inoffensively including a six-runfourth inning which led to a9-3 victory

Game two would be moreof the same for the Rams Thistime Steve Chamberlain tookthe ball for the Rams and wassparkling over six inningssurrendering only four hits insix innings of shutout ball

He also had eight strikeoutsand the Rams would score inthe second third fourth andsixth innings compiling fiveruns while Curry could notfigure out Chamberlain

Rob Marks had two hits andtwo RBI for Suffolk

The Rams have now wonfour straight and are gettinghot at the right time The

upcoming schedule featuresa healthy diet of conferencegames that are the mostimportant for the Rams

They will take on Lasell

The Rams are 7-7-1

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Thursday in a conference gameat 3 pm

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SPORTS

The Suffolk Universitytennis team had a close callTuesday night against RhodeIsland College but it was ableto pull out the win

The Rams (2-0) won theday 6-3 but featured plenty ofdifficult matches two of which

went into a sudden death setTeam captain Drew Reilly

won his match but wasdisappointed with his ownperformance

ldquoI feel okay about my matchI played at my opponentrsquos levelrather than beating him 6-06-0rdquo said Reilly confidently ldquoA winrsquos a win We grind it outand it was a character building winrdquo

It was a team win since theRams won two of their threedoubles matches against the Anchormen and the one loss

in the third doubles match wasa tight one 9-7The close wins are okay

for the team because it is thechance to see the errors onthe court while maintaining

success in the standingsThe Rams now have the

chance to continue to learnfrom their mistakes andthe same goes for freshmanFrancesco Saia

He lost his singles matchbut had a key victory in theNo 2 doubles match when heteamed up with Reilly

ldquoI feel like I played wellboth my matches even though

I went 1-1 todayrdquo said Saiafrom Wakefield Mass ldquoAs afreshman I am still learningbut this will all help me in thelong runrdquo

Saia is just one of the twofreshmen on the team along with Nathan Mackay-Wrightso the experience he is gaining will be crucial for what appearsto be unlimited depth on theroster for the Rams

ldquoWe are strong all around Ispeak for the team when I say we were off our game todaybut we are a tough team to

beat any dayrdquo Saia saidThe season is young butthe confidence of the teamhas built up for the pastfew years for most of the veterans It appears that the

Jeremy Hayes Asst Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Mens Tennis survives

against Rhode Island College

same confidence has given theunderclassmen the same drivefor a winning effort

Thay Thao who showeda lot of heart and won thetightest singles match againstWentworth the week beforelost both his singles anddoubles match

ldquoI lost both my matches butI gave it my all My teammatein the doubles match VassiliStroganov we talked all duringthe match trying stayedpositive but unfortunately it wasnrsquot enougrdquo said Thao

Thao may have lost againstthe Anchormen but he has

plenty of confidence in histeam When asked if he thinkshis team can win the GNACchampionship this year hisanswer was quick and simple

ldquoOf courserdquo said ThaoThe Rams will host UMass

Boston Thursday for theirthird game of the season

Mens first single Calixto Romero dominates both of his matches

DeSean Jackson signs three-year deal with Washington

The NFC East has been shaken up with former PhiladelphiaEagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson signing with Washingtonfor a three-year deal Jackson is now joining a team withformer Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III under centerGriffin is coming off a down year and an injured leg but withthe signing of Jackson it could revamp the passing gameJackson will make catches with Pierre Garcon who was last yearrsquos No 1 target Jackson is coming off a successful seasonhaving 82 receptions 1332 yards and nine touchdowns Thismove by Jackson also means he will now have to play theEagles twice this season He will potentially help on puntand kick returns as well but Garcon and Jackson will be acombination teams will have to prepare a solid game plan forin order to stop them Combined they had 195 receptions and2674 yards receiving last year

Johnny Manziel to visit Pats pre-draftIt may be the week of April Fools but there is no jokeabout who is coming to visit the New England Patriotson Wednesday former Heisman Trophy winner and Texas AampM quarterback Johnny Manziel The Patriots have futureHall-of-Fame quarterback Tom Brady and Ryan Mallet onthe roster so the odds of them attempting to draft Manzielare highly unlikely Teams in the past with franchisequarterbacks have drafted high to secure their future likethe Green Bay Packers drafting Aaron Rodgers to eventuallytake the place of franchise starter Brett Favre The Patriotsdrafting Manziel is not too far fetched but it will be difficultsince he is projected to go in the top-10

SPORTS BRIEFS

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PAGE 12 September 19 2012PAGE 5 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

A

WORD

FROM

Week of April 2 2014

Hello Students

We hope you are all havinga great week The StudentGovernment Association(SGA) would like to sharesome updates from this week

The SGA Election hasbeen completed for thenext academic yearCongratulations to our newe-board candidates for 2014-2015 Tyler LeBlanc is thepresident-elect Colin Loiselleis the vice-president-electDennis Harkins for secretary-elect and Rakan Alzaydi asthe treasurer-elect Thank youto those of you who voted

In our SGA meeting onThursday March 20 we hadthe pleasure of speaking

with President McCarthyabout upcoming plans for the

University including a futurestudent center moving NESADto the main campus and plansfor the academic buildingsafter the new Somersetbuilding is complete We alsocongratulated the Senator of

the Month for February whichis Meg Donnelly Thank youfor all of your hard work thismonth Meg

SGA is continuing through thesemester with our SmokingCampaign ldquoTake Your Butts

Across the Streetrdquo We have hadsuccess so far and look forward

to working closely with studentsthroughout the semester

In our SGA meeting ThursdayMarch 27 we discussed theupcoming SGA Awards We are

very excited about this eventWe also welcomed studentsfrom the University of SouthCarolina Aiken who sharedsimilar experiences as well asgave feedback based on ourissues at Suffolk

The SGA Commuter Social wasco-sponsored with ProgramCouncil and was a huge successThose who attended enjoyed

delicious ice cream with a variety of toppings

SGA also held an Alumni Eventon Thursday March 27 andincluded a panel with the SGAboard both past and present

After the panel those who wished to attend went to CarrieNation to enjoy beverages andrefreshments

Our weekly meetings are everyThursday in Donahue 311

As always if you have anyquestions please do not hesitateto contact us at sgasuffolkedu

Have a great week

Student Government Association

Common Core does not solve Americas education problems

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

When you are in highschool everything butacademics seems to matterthe most Sports gossip anddrama are all things that takeprecedent in the mind of a young student

More often than notstudents do not take fulladvantage of the opportunitiesgiven to them by both statefunded schools and privateschools Growing up in SouthCarolina I attended just aboutevery type of high schoolimaginable In five years I

went to four different schoolsThe schools I attended wereoften at complete oppositeends of the academic spectruma small private school locatedin rural South Carolina aprestigious boarding schoolnested in the Blue RidgeMountains of North Carolinaa failing public school alsoin rural South Carolina andfinally a large public school inon the outskirts of CharlestonSouth Carolina By no meansdo I consider myself an expertof education but my varyingexperiences do give me an

insight that most do not haveI can safely assume that

the majority of students atSuffolk did not grow up in theSouth I can assure you thatif you thought public schools

in the North were bad youcannot fathom the degree offailure most public schools inthe South allow The system

is broken and it needs to befixed

South Carolina hashistorically been ranked as astate with a bottom-tier publicschool system The problemthat faces current publicschools is not confined to ageographic region of AmericaThe problem is widespreadalmost like a virus The UnitedStates has been steadilydeclining in global academicrankings over past years

According to Daniel Arkinat NBC News ldquoThe numbers

are even more sobering when compared among onlythe 34 OECD countries TheUnited States ranked no 26 inmathmdashtrailing nations such asSlovakia Portugal and RussiaWhatrsquos more American highschool students dropped to no21 in science (from no 17 in2009) and slipped to no 17 inreading (from no 14 in 2009)according to resultsrdquo

The OECD or Organizationfor Economic Cooperationand Development is a groupconsisting of 34 countriesTo be ranked no 26 andno 21 in math and sciencerespectively is nothing shortof an embarrassment

America at one point wasthe global leader in education which begs the question ldquoHowdo we restructure the currenteducation system so that we may again lead the worldin educationrdquo The Obama Administrationrsquos answer tothis question is Common Core

According to its ldquoTheCommon Core is a set of high-quality academic standardsin mathematics and English

language artsliteracy (ELA)rdquoThe hope of the new federalacademic standards is to raise

overall academic proficiencyand to raise the proverbial barin standards

Some 45 states originally

agreed to the new standardsin 2009 but more recentlyIndiana has officially opted outof the program Why Thereare a myriad of reasons as to why Indiana has opted out ofprogram poor communicationbetween state and federalbodies the ever growingquestion of security becauseCommon Core would allowthird parties to access certaininformation about studentsand a disagreement betweenfederal standards and statestandards

The academic standardsthat Indiana has set inmotion follow quite closely with Common Core The onlydifference between the two isIndiana wants a more vigorousset of standards

In the end I believe thatCommon Core program just isnot enough In order to fix thisproblem we cannot simplythrow money at it (which is what this Common Core billseems to propose) Having seenthe worst of the worst as faras public schools go I applaudIndiana If the state of Indiana wants to set a higher standardfor education and not simplydo the bare-minimum in termsof standards that is a goodthing

Every state should strive toconstantly raise the bar withthe hopes that one day we asa country may be able to sitatop the global educationrankings With a moreeducated workforce comesmore innovation and a largermiddle class And is that not what America wants Moreinnovation more jobs larger

middle class and a populousthat is thoroughly educated

because the landlorddoes not want to pay formaintenance The sink does not work the heat does not workthe light does not work Thereare mice in the whole buildingand the floor in the livingroom is all warped because thecheap water pipe that should

have been replaced yearsago leaked over winter break when both my roommate andI were gone The curtains areclearly from the 1960s and theinsolation of the apartment is worse than a cave from thestone ages

And it gets even betterthat that ndash apparently it iscompletely ok that a landlordis in his 90s Suffolk seniorJake Athyal was the luckytenant

ldquoMy landlordrsquos bizarre Irsquove

never met him Spoken to mea couple times on the phonebut hersquos 92 and doesnrsquot comearound often I guess Irsquomindifferent to him Hersquos nevershown up to our apartmentrdquosaid Athyal

Hopefully with MartyWalsh in charge the landlord

situation which for most partshas been a complete disaster will change for the betterIt finally looks like it is allover for the corrupt parasitesthat feed on innocent collegestudents and other people Thebad landlords know that theyare cheap and that collegestudents probably donrsquot havetime to write a complaint well guess what Game overndash land-rats Stop ruiningthe reputation of the goodlandlords out there

Walsh fights corruptionFrom WALSH page 5

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STAFF EDITORIAL

OPINION Game Over Landlords Marty Walsh Fights Corruption

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

With Marty Walshrsquosnew amendment to initiateinspections in housing andrentals there is still hopefor financially fragile collegestudents and other people with low income No more willlandlords exploit the loopholesof our society No more will tenants have to worryabout their landlord showingup unannounced at theirapartment In other words ndashfewer code violations

It is important to point outthat there are good and badlandlords The ones who dotheir job and care about theirtenants should not be worriedthis article is not about youguys After reading this youknow exactly whom this socialreflection pertains to

In the last few years toomany cunning landlordsor rather ldquoland-ratsrdquo haveburdened our society andslowed down the progress ofour beautiful Hub We live ina hectic world where the clockis ticking faster than ever

and the only way to beat thehourglass is by prioritizing ourmany tasks Certain tasks are

necessary while others occurbecause of incompetenceandor greed College can bea stressful time and having abad landlord can extremelyincrease students ldquostress-o-meters Suffolk Universityalumni Scott Duran 13 hada horrible experience with hislandlord when he lived in EastBoston

ldquoHe was the worst Heshowed up sometimesunannounced looking formoney The apartment wasnever completed and things

always broke I will never rentagainrdquo said DuranDuran is not the only one

with a negative landlordexperience Ever since I startedat Suffolk back in 2010 I haveheard terrible stories aboutlandlords allegedly takingadvantage of their tenantsand poisoning the gaps inour society I experiencedthe frustrations of havingan incompetent and greedylandlord

My landlord never made usan extra key to the apartmentOne time I got home after

Photo byof Ally Thibault

Mayor Marty Walshwas elected in

Novembera long day at work and all I wanted to do was pass outMy landlord sent me a textmessage saying that I have togo to the other side of townand meet his son in a sketchybar in order to to pick up aspare key to the apartment The words lazy and irresponsiblecould not be emphasized morein this scenario

In addition to that nothing works in my apartment

See WALSH page 4

Lieutenant Edward JWalsh Jr and firefighterMichael R Kennedytragically lost their livesattempting to put out thefire on Beacon Street lastWednesday Deputy FireChief Joseph Finn saidat the press briefing thatevening that he had ldquoneverseen a fire travel that fastescalate that quickly andcause such havocrdquo in his30 years on the job While

every firefighter goes into work each day knowing heor she could face a fire suchas the one that started at298 Beacon St each deservethe admiration that the cityhas been showing since therecent blaze

Boston isnrsquot perfect but when tragedies such as thisoccur this city has proventhat it truly appreciates the work of law enforcement andfirefighters along with thesacrifices that each make

While not alone inhis condolences notableBostonian and New EnglandPatriots quarterbackTom Brady expressed hisfeelings about the fire onhis Facebook saying ldquoOnbehalf of my entire family I want to extend my deepestsympathies and condolencesto the Boston FireDepartment and the families

of our brave and selflessfirefighters who gave theirlives for our protectionand safety today and tothe entire firefightingcommunity who protect useach and every day All of you will be in our thoughtsand prayersrdquo

Bradyrsquos statement wasthoughtful to say the leastbut what was a little lessso was the vast mediacoverage the photos of him

watching the fire receivedBetween The Boston

Herald The Boston Globe and The Huffington Post just to name a few outletsit almost seemed as if Brady was receiving as muchcoverage as the actual fire

Considering thesensationalized coverage ofthe Malaysia Airlines plane was so recent it was thatmuch more uncomfortableto see the media make sucha big deal of Brady watchingthe fire The quarterbackdid what many residents

around Beacon Street didthat day He reacted thesame way many Bostoniansdid that day It seems in badtaste to cover his reactionto a tragedy to that extentconsidering people werekilled and injured becauseof that fire

Obamas NSA Bulk Proposal Leaves Major Issue in Place

Sam Humphrey Asst News Editor

Last Monday The New York

Times reported that the Obamaadministration would soon an-nounce a plan to end the Na-tional Security Agency (NSA)rsquosbulk collection of Americansrsquotelephone data

However as news outletssoon reported the reformdoes little to actually protect Americansrsquo privacy and shrinkthe surveillance state This billis just a phony show by an Ad-ministration that does not careabout our civil liberties

While the NSArsquos data col-lection program would endphone companies would stillbe required to collect custom-ersrsquo phone data and forwardit to the NSA upon requestPhone companies do not haveto keep the data longer than18 months which is muchshorter than the five years the

federal government currentlyrequires

Shortly after EdwardSnowden exposed the NSA last year Glenn Greenwald andEwen MacAskill reported inThe Guardian that the govern-ment had ldquoobtained direct ac-cess to the systems of GoogleFacebook Apple and other USinternet giantsrdquo through itstop-secret PRISM programPRISM allows the NSA to in- vestigate usersrsquo search histo-ries emails shared files and

live chat feeds As if spying on our phone

calls was not disturbingenough the government alsohas access to some of our mostpersonal data The governmentcould easily use this Orwellianprogram to compile profilesof innocent Americans evenif they had not visited jihadist websites or been linked to ter-rorist communications

Though The Guardian re-

ported that the program tar-gets customers ldquowho liveoutside the US or those Americans whose communica-tions include people outsidethe USrdquo such a secretive pro-gram with no accountabilitycould be used far more sin-isterly to spy on anyone withaccounts on some of the mostpopular websites

The PRISM program notbeing addressed in the recentproposal is a telling sign thatObama and his administrationare not willing to give up the

NSArsquos most invasive programand therefore are not seriousabout balancing privacy andsecurity

Justin Amash (R-MI) a keensupporter of privacy may pro-pose an amendment to this yearrsquos Defense Appropriationsbill that would bar the NSAfrom using provisions of thePatriot Act to justify its bulkcollection Amash originallyintroduced the amendmentlast year but it failed by a s limmargin of 205-217

Photo by Flickr user Robert Douglass

Snowden leaked millionsof secret les exposing

the NSAs practices

Last October Jim Sensen-brenner (R-WI) who helpedauthor the 2001 Patriot Actintroduced the USA Freedom Act and according to his Of-ficial House Website the Actplans to ldquoend bulk collectionunder 215 of the Patriot Actrdquoand would require ldquothe gov-ernment to more aggressively

filter and discard informationabout Americans accidentallythrough PRISM and relatedprogramsrdquo

Sensenbrennerrsquos USA Free-dom Act would be a goodstart provided that it appliesto both Americansrsquo phone andonline data The governmentshould also heed the Fourth Amendment which protects usagainst unreasonable searchesand seizures and requires thegovernment to obtain a war-rant before such a search

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Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise inspire students

Daniella Marrero Asst Intl Editor

The challenges of the inter-national student do not end atgraduation Although schoolserves as a place to become ac-culturated with a new homethe differences in cultures gobeyond the classroom and intothe workplace where the onceinternational student becomesthe foreign worker a fact thatcan serve as an advantage oras the reason to not be hiredTo help our increasing inter-national student population

at Suffolk the InternationalStudents Services Office (ISSO)held a panel discussion withalumni to share the challeng-es shortcuts personal adviceand ldquounwritten rules of the American workplacerdquo

In dealing with culturaldifferences at work PriscillaHuang (MS Accounting lsquo12)advised students to ldquofind simi-larities between [them] and[their] work environmentrdquo Fo-cusing on the things you havein common such as a common

professional goal can help stu-dents adapt and focus in the workplace even if there is alanguage barrier Chiara Car-nevali (MA Public Relationslsquo12) weighed in on finding abalance between the variouscultures that surround you in

your workplace adding a storyof the difference she found inauthority figures in Italy andthe US

In Italy you can only speakto your direct managerrdquo shesaid ldquoThere is no real relation-ship between the boss and the

employeerdquoWhen dealing with a US

company her experience was

differentldquoIn the USrdquo she contin-ued ldquoI have met with a CEO who would speak to every em-ployee shake all of our handsand ask if we were having anyproblems that we needed totalk to him about It was com-pletely differentrdquo

International students that want to stay in the US aftergraduation face the challengeof finding an employer to hirethem

ldquoBeing an internationalstudent can sometimes be astigmardquo said Ruthly Francois

(BS Biology lsquo12) ldquoIt is the onething you need to say to getrejectedrdquo

However this should notdiscourage students Francoisshared an anecdote of whenshe was applying to intern-ships and found that manyonly hired US Citizens or per-manent residents

ldquoI emailed them and askedif I could still applyrdquo Francoissaid ldquoI ended up getting theposition even though I was in-ternational I didnrsquot take it in

the end but I was glad I askedanywayrdquo

When asked about the im-

portance and weight of hardskills versus soft skills all ofthe panelists agreed that softskills were the heavier onesand they said that soft skillshelp most in the workplace

Mark Foulds (GMBA Glob-al Business lsquo11) said that al-though technical skills areimportant that ldquosoft skills arethe way you demonstrate yourbrandrdquo

ldquoAny computerrdquo Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98) add-ed ldquocan replace someone withhard skills The art comes fromsoft skillsrdquo

Fortunately for internation-al students this game may bein their favor Carnevali saidthat soft skills or the abilityto reach out and connect withpeople is something that in-ternational students are usedto

ldquoIn a way being interna-tional gives you soft skillsrdquo shesaid ldquoYou come here alone so you have to meet and buildrelationships with people Weare used to thatrdquo

Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook

ldquoAny computer can replace

someone with hard skillsThe art comes from soft skillsrdquo

- Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98)

PAGE 14 September 19 2012PAGE 3 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

INTERNATIONAL

The civil war in Syria hasremoved 9 million peoplefrom their homes and haskilled more than 100000 inthe escalating conflict Theclash between those loyalto President Bashar al-Assadand his opposition was in theescalating conflicts sparked byprotests that descended into violence in March 2011

There are an estimated 1000armed opposition groups andthey collectively have as manyas 100000 fighters Whilethere are numerous rebelgroups they appear similar togroups that have sprung out ofother disastrous conflicts suchas genocides The questionmay not only be can we theUnited States prevent such adisaster but how

The concept of dealing withinternational criminal law isfairly new when looking atthe timeline of law practicethroughout history TheInternational Criminal Court

or the ICC is defined as the firstever permanent treaty-basedinternational criminal tribunalestablished to investigate andtry individuals for the mostserious crimes genocidecrimes against humanity and war crimes

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

ldquoTreating an international

crime is treating it as anindividual conduct rather thanstate conductrdquo said NatalieReid Esq from the law firmDebevioise amp Plimtpon in New York Reid spoke at SuffolkUniversity Law School onMonday about internationallaw ldquoThe ICC looks andfunctions in the way that manypeople including commonlawyers would recognizecriminal courts would berdquoThe ICC is however sufferinggrowing pains

The ICCrsquos treaty-basedstructure imposes thatindividual states who aresigned on oblige to refrainfrom ldquoacts which would defeatthe objective and purposerdquountil they declare if they intendnot to be a party Currently122 states are signed with theStatute of the Court In other words ldquothe court can onlyexercise its authority overcrimes that are committed bynationals of or in the territoryof a state party signed ontothe statuterdquo said Reid Syria isnot a member state of the ICC

However Syria can only

be a part of the ICC if itrefers itself The UN SecurityCouncil would need to referSyria to the ICC in order forthe court to even investigateany potential violations ofinternational law ldquoThere hasbeen quite a discussion about

whether the Security Council

should refer Syria to the ICCbecause Russia would notsupport such referralrdquo Reidsaid ldquoand the United States isdiscussing the creation of anad hoc court just to deal withSyriardquo

Ad hoc internationaltribunals have been createdon a situational basis in theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY)and in Rwanda (ICTR) toprosecute individuals forcrimes against humanityThere are two problems posedfor the creation of an ad hoctribunal for Syria in order toavoid jurisdictional conflictsReid explained ldquoFirst thisruns counter to the veryintention of the creation of theICC a single body serving asuniversal jurisdiction for thesecircumstances Second thereis a host of administrativeissuesrdquo Ad hoc tribunals havecertain legitimacy concerns where the ICC does not Theyare hugely expensive andinefficient Because of thisthey struggle to be relevantand effective as seen in atribunal case in Lebanon

Embattled Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Read the rest of thisarticle online

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Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

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With Sundayrsquos softballconference game against AnnaMaria postponed the SuffolkUniversity Rams are eager toget out on the field and getthe first win in more than a week Posting a 4-12 recordso far this season it lookslike the team has been throwna serious curveball by theiropponents

With only two seniors on

the squad the team has beenlacking experience and thathas shown on the field It isimportant that both coachesand upperclassmen can find abetter way to integrate the sixfreshmen into the team

If everyone can learn to work well together it willcreate team unity which leadsto better results

Despite the weak start theseason is still young and thereis plenty of time for somehome runs Head coach JaclynDavis is not worried at all

ldquoI donrsquot think that our record

really shows the improvementthat we maderdquo said DavisldquoWe are much better than we were before and we have a lotof talent I feel confident thatthe results will get better Wehave worked really hard weare starting to put the piecestogetherrdquo

No reason to worry forDavis who has been in thesoftball world for a long timehaving played as a student

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

athlete for Post University Sherepresented the varsity collegeteam for four years

She earned the NationalFast pitch Coaches Associationhonors (NFCA) as an All- American Scholar AthleteDavis also earned an All- Academic selection by theCentral Atlantic CollegiateConference (CACC) for her2004-2007 seasons

Having that muchexperience with softballdefinitely helps with hercoaching

ldquoWe are a very young team

with six freshmen and foursophomoresrdquo said Davis ldquoIthink they have integrated well into the team They havedone well and quite a few havetaken on important startingrolesrdquo

Hopefully no moreraspberries for the Rams as theseason is becoming more andmore interesting to watch

The teams next double-header is April 2 against UMassBoston

ldquoWe didnrsquot play them last year but I think it is definitely

feasible to win that gamerdquoThis game is a non-conference match wherethe Rams have to really get working as a team beforethe important games againstSimmons on Friday The nextconference match is Fridayagainst Simmons College andhere the Rams have to show what they are really made of

Top The Suffolk Softball team gets ready for match

Bottom Coach Jaclyn Davis applauds her team

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Suffolk softball starts season slowlylooking to improve against UMass Boston

Suffolk baseball plays strong in first conference gamesCJ Haddad

Journal Staff

Over the past 10 years ithas been quite apparent thatSuffolk University baseball is aforce in the GNAC

Last season the Ramscaptured a shot to play in theGNAC Championship makingit the seventh straight yearthey have appeared in thechampionship game

The Ramrsquos 29-14 record in2013 earned them No 8 in NewEngland while the program forthe sixteenth year in a row has won at least 20 games

Every year the guys headdown to Florida for their ownspring training to enjoy the warm weather until having toplay in the brisk beginning ofspring in New England

The first five games in Florida were losses for the Rams butthey quickly responded withthree straight wins These

games are primarily againsttough opponents they usuallydo not play during the regularseason They finished (3-6) ontheir way to play Wheaton onMarch 21

The Rams tied Wheaton ina 12-inning affair and followedup by splitting a double-headeragainst Rhode Island CollegeThey were 4-7-1 coming into astretch of conference gamestheir first of the season

First the men would collecttheir fifth win of the year bydefeating Salem State by ascore of 7-5

In the top of the fourth JCCollette hit a grand slam totie the game and Devan Jonesalso hit a solo home run of hisown

Dan Shields picked up the win pitching 52 innings inrelief to hold off a strong startby Salem State

Next would be the firstconference games of the year when Rams took on Curry ina double-header on March 29

In the first game JonathanRichard took the mound forthe Rams looking to pick up where he left off last year Thesouthpaw tossed five inningsgiving up one earned run andstriking out three on his wayto the victory

The whole team pitched inoffensively including a six-runfourth inning which led to a9-3 victory

Game two would be moreof the same for the Rams Thistime Steve Chamberlain tookthe ball for the Rams and wassparkling over six inningssurrendering only four hits insix innings of shutout ball

He also had eight strikeoutsand the Rams would score inthe second third fourth andsixth innings compiling fiveruns while Curry could notfigure out Chamberlain

Rob Marks had two hits andtwo RBI for Suffolk

The Rams have now wonfour straight and are gettinghot at the right time The

upcoming schedule featuresa healthy diet of conferencegames that are the mostimportant for the Rams

They will take on Lasell

The Rams are 7-7-1

Photos courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Thursday in a conference gameat 3 pm

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SPORTS

The Suffolk Universitytennis team had a close callTuesday night against RhodeIsland College but it was ableto pull out the win

The Rams (2-0) won theday 6-3 but featured plenty ofdifficult matches two of which

went into a sudden death setTeam captain Drew Reilly

won his match but wasdisappointed with his ownperformance

ldquoI feel okay about my matchI played at my opponentrsquos levelrather than beating him 6-06-0rdquo said Reilly confidently ldquoA winrsquos a win We grind it outand it was a character building winrdquo

It was a team win since theRams won two of their threedoubles matches against the Anchormen and the one loss

in the third doubles match wasa tight one 9-7The close wins are okay

for the team because it is thechance to see the errors onthe court while maintaining

success in the standingsThe Rams now have the

chance to continue to learnfrom their mistakes andthe same goes for freshmanFrancesco Saia

He lost his singles matchbut had a key victory in theNo 2 doubles match when heteamed up with Reilly

ldquoI feel like I played wellboth my matches even though

I went 1-1 todayrdquo said Saiafrom Wakefield Mass ldquoAs afreshman I am still learningbut this will all help me in thelong runrdquo

Saia is just one of the twofreshmen on the team along with Nathan Mackay-Wrightso the experience he is gaining will be crucial for what appearsto be unlimited depth on theroster for the Rams

ldquoWe are strong all around Ispeak for the team when I say we were off our game todaybut we are a tough team to

beat any dayrdquo Saia saidThe season is young butthe confidence of the teamhas built up for the pastfew years for most of the veterans It appears that the

Jeremy Hayes Asst Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Mens Tennis survives

against Rhode Island College

same confidence has given theunderclassmen the same drivefor a winning effort

Thay Thao who showeda lot of heart and won thetightest singles match againstWentworth the week beforelost both his singles anddoubles match

ldquoI lost both my matches butI gave it my all My teammatein the doubles match VassiliStroganov we talked all duringthe match trying stayedpositive but unfortunately it wasnrsquot enougrdquo said Thao

Thao may have lost againstthe Anchormen but he has

plenty of confidence in histeam When asked if he thinkshis team can win the GNACchampionship this year hisanswer was quick and simple

ldquoOf courserdquo said ThaoThe Rams will host UMass

Boston Thursday for theirthird game of the season

Mens first single Calixto Romero dominates both of his matches

DeSean Jackson signs three-year deal with Washington

The NFC East has been shaken up with former PhiladelphiaEagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson signing with Washingtonfor a three-year deal Jackson is now joining a team withformer Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III under centerGriffin is coming off a down year and an injured leg but withthe signing of Jackson it could revamp the passing gameJackson will make catches with Pierre Garcon who was last yearrsquos No 1 target Jackson is coming off a successful seasonhaving 82 receptions 1332 yards and nine touchdowns Thismove by Jackson also means he will now have to play theEagles twice this season He will potentially help on puntand kick returns as well but Garcon and Jackson will be acombination teams will have to prepare a solid game plan forin order to stop them Combined they had 195 receptions and2674 yards receiving last year

Johnny Manziel to visit Pats pre-draftIt may be the week of April Fools but there is no jokeabout who is coming to visit the New England Patriotson Wednesday former Heisman Trophy winner and Texas AampM quarterback Johnny Manziel The Patriots have futureHall-of-Fame quarterback Tom Brady and Ryan Mallet onthe roster so the odds of them attempting to draft Manzielare highly unlikely Teams in the past with franchisequarterbacks have drafted high to secure their future likethe Green Bay Packers drafting Aaron Rodgers to eventuallytake the place of franchise starter Brett Favre The Patriotsdrafting Manziel is not too far fetched but it will be difficultsince he is projected to go in the top-10

SPORTS BRIEFS

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PAGE 12 September 19 2012PAGE 5 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

A

WORD

FROM

Week of April 2 2014

Hello Students

We hope you are all havinga great week The StudentGovernment Association(SGA) would like to sharesome updates from this week

The SGA Election hasbeen completed for thenext academic yearCongratulations to our newe-board candidates for 2014-2015 Tyler LeBlanc is thepresident-elect Colin Loiselleis the vice-president-electDennis Harkins for secretary-elect and Rakan Alzaydi asthe treasurer-elect Thank youto those of you who voted

In our SGA meeting onThursday March 20 we hadthe pleasure of speaking

with President McCarthyabout upcoming plans for the

University including a futurestudent center moving NESADto the main campus and plansfor the academic buildingsafter the new Somersetbuilding is complete We alsocongratulated the Senator of

the Month for February whichis Meg Donnelly Thank youfor all of your hard work thismonth Meg

SGA is continuing through thesemester with our SmokingCampaign ldquoTake Your Butts

Across the Streetrdquo We have hadsuccess so far and look forward

to working closely with studentsthroughout the semester

In our SGA meeting ThursdayMarch 27 we discussed theupcoming SGA Awards We are

very excited about this eventWe also welcomed studentsfrom the University of SouthCarolina Aiken who sharedsimilar experiences as well asgave feedback based on ourissues at Suffolk

The SGA Commuter Social wasco-sponsored with ProgramCouncil and was a huge successThose who attended enjoyed

delicious ice cream with a variety of toppings

SGA also held an Alumni Eventon Thursday March 27 andincluded a panel with the SGAboard both past and present

After the panel those who wished to attend went to CarrieNation to enjoy beverages andrefreshments

Our weekly meetings are everyThursday in Donahue 311

As always if you have anyquestions please do not hesitateto contact us at sgasuffolkedu

Have a great week

Student Government Association

Common Core does not solve Americas education problems

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

When you are in highschool everything butacademics seems to matterthe most Sports gossip anddrama are all things that takeprecedent in the mind of a young student

More often than notstudents do not take fulladvantage of the opportunitiesgiven to them by both statefunded schools and privateschools Growing up in SouthCarolina I attended just aboutevery type of high schoolimaginable In five years I

went to four different schoolsThe schools I attended wereoften at complete oppositeends of the academic spectruma small private school locatedin rural South Carolina aprestigious boarding schoolnested in the Blue RidgeMountains of North Carolinaa failing public school alsoin rural South Carolina andfinally a large public school inon the outskirts of CharlestonSouth Carolina By no meansdo I consider myself an expertof education but my varyingexperiences do give me an

insight that most do not haveI can safely assume that

the majority of students atSuffolk did not grow up in theSouth I can assure you thatif you thought public schools

in the North were bad youcannot fathom the degree offailure most public schools inthe South allow The system

is broken and it needs to befixed

South Carolina hashistorically been ranked as astate with a bottom-tier publicschool system The problemthat faces current publicschools is not confined to ageographic region of AmericaThe problem is widespreadalmost like a virus The UnitedStates has been steadilydeclining in global academicrankings over past years

According to Daniel Arkinat NBC News ldquoThe numbers

are even more sobering when compared among onlythe 34 OECD countries TheUnited States ranked no 26 inmathmdashtrailing nations such asSlovakia Portugal and RussiaWhatrsquos more American highschool students dropped to no21 in science (from no 17 in2009) and slipped to no 17 inreading (from no 14 in 2009)according to resultsrdquo

The OECD or Organizationfor Economic Cooperationand Development is a groupconsisting of 34 countriesTo be ranked no 26 andno 21 in math and sciencerespectively is nothing shortof an embarrassment

America at one point wasthe global leader in education which begs the question ldquoHowdo we restructure the currenteducation system so that we may again lead the worldin educationrdquo The Obama Administrationrsquos answer tothis question is Common Core

According to its ldquoTheCommon Core is a set of high-quality academic standardsin mathematics and English

language artsliteracy (ELA)rdquoThe hope of the new federalacademic standards is to raise

overall academic proficiencyand to raise the proverbial barin standards

Some 45 states originally

agreed to the new standardsin 2009 but more recentlyIndiana has officially opted outof the program Why Thereare a myriad of reasons as to why Indiana has opted out ofprogram poor communicationbetween state and federalbodies the ever growingquestion of security becauseCommon Core would allowthird parties to access certaininformation about studentsand a disagreement betweenfederal standards and statestandards

The academic standardsthat Indiana has set inmotion follow quite closely with Common Core The onlydifference between the two isIndiana wants a more vigorousset of standards

In the end I believe thatCommon Core program just isnot enough In order to fix thisproblem we cannot simplythrow money at it (which is what this Common Core billseems to propose) Having seenthe worst of the worst as faras public schools go I applaudIndiana If the state of Indiana wants to set a higher standardfor education and not simplydo the bare-minimum in termsof standards that is a goodthing

Every state should strive toconstantly raise the bar withthe hopes that one day we asa country may be able to sitatop the global educationrankings With a moreeducated workforce comesmore innovation and a largermiddle class And is that not what America wants Moreinnovation more jobs larger

middle class and a populousthat is thoroughly educated

because the landlorddoes not want to pay formaintenance The sink does not work the heat does not workthe light does not work Thereare mice in the whole buildingand the floor in the livingroom is all warped because thecheap water pipe that should

have been replaced yearsago leaked over winter break when both my roommate andI were gone The curtains areclearly from the 1960s and theinsolation of the apartment is worse than a cave from thestone ages

And it gets even betterthat that ndash apparently it iscompletely ok that a landlordis in his 90s Suffolk seniorJake Athyal was the luckytenant

ldquoMy landlordrsquos bizarre Irsquove

never met him Spoken to mea couple times on the phonebut hersquos 92 and doesnrsquot comearound often I guess Irsquomindifferent to him Hersquos nevershown up to our apartmentrdquosaid Athyal

Hopefully with MartyWalsh in charge the landlord

situation which for most partshas been a complete disaster will change for the betterIt finally looks like it is allover for the corrupt parasitesthat feed on innocent collegestudents and other people Thebad landlords know that theyare cheap and that collegestudents probably donrsquot havetime to write a complaint well guess what Game overndash land-rats Stop ruiningthe reputation of the goodlandlords out there

Walsh fights corruptionFrom WALSH page 5

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STAFF EDITORIAL

OPINION Game Over Landlords Marty Walsh Fights Corruption

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

With Marty Walshrsquosnew amendment to initiateinspections in housing andrentals there is still hopefor financially fragile collegestudents and other people with low income No more willlandlords exploit the loopholesof our society No more will tenants have to worryabout their landlord showingup unannounced at theirapartment In other words ndashfewer code violations

It is important to point outthat there are good and badlandlords The ones who dotheir job and care about theirtenants should not be worriedthis article is not about youguys After reading this youknow exactly whom this socialreflection pertains to

In the last few years toomany cunning landlordsor rather ldquoland-ratsrdquo haveburdened our society andslowed down the progress ofour beautiful Hub We live ina hectic world where the clockis ticking faster than ever

and the only way to beat thehourglass is by prioritizing ourmany tasks Certain tasks are

necessary while others occurbecause of incompetenceandor greed College can bea stressful time and having abad landlord can extremelyincrease students ldquostress-o-meters Suffolk Universityalumni Scott Duran 13 hada horrible experience with hislandlord when he lived in EastBoston

ldquoHe was the worst Heshowed up sometimesunannounced looking formoney The apartment wasnever completed and things

always broke I will never rentagainrdquo said DuranDuran is not the only one

with a negative landlordexperience Ever since I startedat Suffolk back in 2010 I haveheard terrible stories aboutlandlords allegedly takingadvantage of their tenantsand poisoning the gaps inour society I experiencedthe frustrations of havingan incompetent and greedylandlord

My landlord never made usan extra key to the apartmentOne time I got home after

Photo byof Ally Thibault

Mayor Marty Walshwas elected in

Novembera long day at work and all I wanted to do was pass outMy landlord sent me a textmessage saying that I have togo to the other side of townand meet his son in a sketchybar in order to to pick up aspare key to the apartment The words lazy and irresponsiblecould not be emphasized morein this scenario

In addition to that nothing works in my apartment

See WALSH page 4

Lieutenant Edward JWalsh Jr and firefighterMichael R Kennedytragically lost their livesattempting to put out thefire on Beacon Street lastWednesday Deputy FireChief Joseph Finn saidat the press briefing thatevening that he had ldquoneverseen a fire travel that fastescalate that quickly andcause such havocrdquo in his30 years on the job While

every firefighter goes into work each day knowing heor she could face a fire suchas the one that started at298 Beacon St each deservethe admiration that the cityhas been showing since therecent blaze

Boston isnrsquot perfect but when tragedies such as thisoccur this city has proventhat it truly appreciates the work of law enforcement andfirefighters along with thesacrifices that each make

While not alone inhis condolences notableBostonian and New EnglandPatriots quarterbackTom Brady expressed hisfeelings about the fire onhis Facebook saying ldquoOnbehalf of my entire family I want to extend my deepestsympathies and condolencesto the Boston FireDepartment and the families

of our brave and selflessfirefighters who gave theirlives for our protectionand safety today and tothe entire firefightingcommunity who protect useach and every day All of you will be in our thoughtsand prayersrdquo

Bradyrsquos statement wasthoughtful to say the leastbut what was a little lessso was the vast mediacoverage the photos of him

watching the fire receivedBetween The Boston

Herald The Boston Globe and The Huffington Post just to name a few outletsit almost seemed as if Brady was receiving as muchcoverage as the actual fire

Considering thesensationalized coverage ofthe Malaysia Airlines plane was so recent it was thatmuch more uncomfortableto see the media make sucha big deal of Brady watchingthe fire The quarterbackdid what many residents

around Beacon Street didthat day He reacted thesame way many Bostoniansdid that day It seems in badtaste to cover his reactionto a tragedy to that extentconsidering people werekilled and injured becauseof that fire

Obamas NSA Bulk Proposal Leaves Major Issue in Place

Sam Humphrey Asst News Editor

Last Monday The New York

Times reported that the Obamaadministration would soon an-nounce a plan to end the Na-tional Security Agency (NSA)rsquosbulk collection of Americansrsquotelephone data

However as news outletssoon reported the reformdoes little to actually protect Americansrsquo privacy and shrinkthe surveillance state This billis just a phony show by an Ad-ministration that does not careabout our civil liberties

While the NSArsquos data col-lection program would endphone companies would stillbe required to collect custom-ersrsquo phone data and forwardit to the NSA upon requestPhone companies do not haveto keep the data longer than18 months which is muchshorter than the five years the

federal government currentlyrequires

Shortly after EdwardSnowden exposed the NSA last year Glenn Greenwald andEwen MacAskill reported inThe Guardian that the govern-ment had ldquoobtained direct ac-cess to the systems of GoogleFacebook Apple and other USinternet giantsrdquo through itstop-secret PRISM programPRISM allows the NSA to in- vestigate usersrsquo search histo-ries emails shared files and

live chat feeds As if spying on our phone

calls was not disturbingenough the government alsohas access to some of our mostpersonal data The governmentcould easily use this Orwellianprogram to compile profilesof innocent Americans evenif they had not visited jihadist websites or been linked to ter-rorist communications

Though The Guardian re-

ported that the program tar-gets customers ldquowho liveoutside the US or those Americans whose communica-tions include people outsidethe USrdquo such a secretive pro-gram with no accountabilitycould be used far more sin-isterly to spy on anyone withaccounts on some of the mostpopular websites

The PRISM program notbeing addressed in the recentproposal is a telling sign thatObama and his administrationare not willing to give up the

NSArsquos most invasive programand therefore are not seriousabout balancing privacy andsecurity

Justin Amash (R-MI) a keensupporter of privacy may pro-pose an amendment to this yearrsquos Defense Appropriationsbill that would bar the NSAfrom using provisions of thePatriot Act to justify its bulkcollection Amash originallyintroduced the amendmentlast year but it failed by a s limmargin of 205-217

Photo by Flickr user Robert Douglass

Snowden leaked millionsof secret les exposing

the NSAs practices

Last October Jim Sensen-brenner (R-WI) who helpedauthor the 2001 Patriot Actintroduced the USA Freedom Act and according to his Of-ficial House Website the Actplans to ldquoend bulk collectionunder 215 of the Patriot Actrdquoand would require ldquothe gov-ernment to more aggressively

filter and discard informationabout Americans accidentallythrough PRISM and relatedprogramsrdquo

Sensenbrennerrsquos USA Free-dom Act would be a goodstart provided that it appliesto both Americansrsquo phone andonline data The governmentshould also heed the Fourth Amendment which protects usagainst unreasonable searchesand seizures and requires thegovernment to obtain a war-rant before such a search

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Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise inspire students

Daniella Marrero Asst Intl Editor

The challenges of the inter-national student do not end atgraduation Although schoolserves as a place to become ac-culturated with a new homethe differences in cultures gobeyond the classroom and intothe workplace where the onceinternational student becomesthe foreign worker a fact thatcan serve as an advantage oras the reason to not be hiredTo help our increasing inter-national student population

at Suffolk the InternationalStudents Services Office (ISSO)held a panel discussion withalumni to share the challeng-es shortcuts personal adviceand ldquounwritten rules of the American workplacerdquo

In dealing with culturaldifferences at work PriscillaHuang (MS Accounting lsquo12)advised students to ldquofind simi-larities between [them] and[their] work environmentrdquo Fo-cusing on the things you havein common such as a common

professional goal can help stu-dents adapt and focus in the workplace even if there is alanguage barrier Chiara Car-nevali (MA Public Relationslsquo12) weighed in on finding abalance between the variouscultures that surround you in

your workplace adding a storyof the difference she found inauthority figures in Italy andthe US

In Italy you can only speakto your direct managerrdquo shesaid ldquoThere is no real relation-ship between the boss and the

employeerdquoWhen dealing with a US

company her experience was

differentldquoIn the USrdquo she contin-ued ldquoI have met with a CEO who would speak to every em-ployee shake all of our handsand ask if we were having anyproblems that we needed totalk to him about It was com-pletely differentrdquo

International students that want to stay in the US aftergraduation face the challengeof finding an employer to hirethem

ldquoBeing an internationalstudent can sometimes be astigmardquo said Ruthly Francois

(BS Biology lsquo12) ldquoIt is the onething you need to say to getrejectedrdquo

However this should notdiscourage students Francoisshared an anecdote of whenshe was applying to intern-ships and found that manyonly hired US Citizens or per-manent residents

ldquoI emailed them and askedif I could still applyrdquo Francoissaid ldquoI ended up getting theposition even though I was in-ternational I didnrsquot take it in

the end but I was glad I askedanywayrdquo

When asked about the im-

portance and weight of hardskills versus soft skills all ofthe panelists agreed that softskills were the heavier onesand they said that soft skillshelp most in the workplace

Mark Foulds (GMBA Glob-al Business lsquo11) said that al-though technical skills areimportant that ldquosoft skills arethe way you demonstrate yourbrandrdquo

ldquoAny computerrdquo Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98) add-ed ldquocan replace someone withhard skills The art comes fromsoft skillsrdquo

Fortunately for internation-al students this game may bein their favor Carnevali saidthat soft skills or the abilityto reach out and connect withpeople is something that in-ternational students are usedto

ldquoIn a way being interna-tional gives you soft skillsrdquo shesaid ldquoYou come here alone so you have to meet and buildrelationships with people Weare used to thatrdquo

Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook

ldquoAny computer can replace

someone with hard skillsThe art comes from soft skillsrdquo

- Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98)

PAGE 14 September 19 2012PAGE 3 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

INTERNATIONAL

The civil war in Syria hasremoved 9 million peoplefrom their homes and haskilled more than 100000 inthe escalating conflict Theclash between those loyalto President Bashar al-Assadand his opposition was in theescalating conflicts sparked byprotests that descended into violence in March 2011

There are an estimated 1000armed opposition groups andthey collectively have as manyas 100000 fighters Whilethere are numerous rebelgroups they appear similar togroups that have sprung out ofother disastrous conflicts suchas genocides The questionmay not only be can we theUnited States prevent such adisaster but how

The concept of dealing withinternational criminal law isfairly new when looking atthe timeline of law practicethroughout history TheInternational Criminal Court

or the ICC is defined as the firstever permanent treaty-basedinternational criminal tribunalestablished to investigate andtry individuals for the mostserious crimes genocidecrimes against humanity and war crimes

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

ldquoTreating an international

crime is treating it as anindividual conduct rather thanstate conductrdquo said NatalieReid Esq from the law firmDebevioise amp Plimtpon in New York Reid spoke at SuffolkUniversity Law School onMonday about internationallaw ldquoThe ICC looks andfunctions in the way that manypeople including commonlawyers would recognizecriminal courts would berdquoThe ICC is however sufferinggrowing pains

The ICCrsquos treaty-basedstructure imposes thatindividual states who aresigned on oblige to refrainfrom ldquoacts which would defeatthe objective and purposerdquountil they declare if they intendnot to be a party Currently122 states are signed with theStatute of the Court In other words ldquothe court can onlyexercise its authority overcrimes that are committed bynationals of or in the territoryof a state party signed ontothe statuterdquo said Reid Syria isnot a member state of the ICC

However Syria can only

be a part of the ICC if itrefers itself The UN SecurityCouncil would need to referSyria to the ICC in order forthe court to even investigateany potential violations ofinternational law ldquoThere hasbeen quite a discussion about

whether the Security Council

should refer Syria to the ICCbecause Russia would notsupport such referralrdquo Reidsaid ldquoand the United States isdiscussing the creation of anad hoc court just to deal withSyriardquo

Ad hoc internationaltribunals have been createdon a situational basis in theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY)and in Rwanda (ICTR) toprosecute individuals forcrimes against humanityThere are two problems posedfor the creation of an ad hoctribunal for Syria in order toavoid jurisdictional conflictsReid explained ldquoFirst thisruns counter to the veryintention of the creation of theICC a single body serving asuniversal jurisdiction for thesecircumstances Second thereis a host of administrativeissuesrdquo Ad hoc tribunals havecertain legitimacy concerns where the ICC does not Theyare hugely expensive andinefficient Because of thisthey struggle to be relevantand effective as seen in atribunal case in Lebanon

Embattled Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Read the rest of thisarticle online

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Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

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SPORTS

The Suffolk Universitytennis team had a close callTuesday night against RhodeIsland College but it was ableto pull out the win

The Rams (2-0) won theday 6-3 but featured plenty ofdifficult matches two of which

went into a sudden death setTeam captain Drew Reilly

won his match but wasdisappointed with his ownperformance

ldquoI feel okay about my matchI played at my opponentrsquos levelrather than beating him 6-06-0rdquo said Reilly confidently ldquoA winrsquos a win We grind it outand it was a character building winrdquo

It was a team win since theRams won two of their threedoubles matches against the Anchormen and the one loss

in the third doubles match wasa tight one 9-7The close wins are okay

for the team because it is thechance to see the errors onthe court while maintaining

success in the standingsThe Rams now have the

chance to continue to learnfrom their mistakes andthe same goes for freshmanFrancesco Saia

He lost his singles matchbut had a key victory in theNo 2 doubles match when heteamed up with Reilly

ldquoI feel like I played wellboth my matches even though

I went 1-1 todayrdquo said Saiafrom Wakefield Mass ldquoAs afreshman I am still learningbut this will all help me in thelong runrdquo

Saia is just one of the twofreshmen on the team along with Nathan Mackay-Wrightso the experience he is gaining will be crucial for what appearsto be unlimited depth on theroster for the Rams

ldquoWe are strong all around Ispeak for the team when I say we were off our game todaybut we are a tough team to

beat any dayrdquo Saia saidThe season is young butthe confidence of the teamhas built up for the pastfew years for most of the veterans It appears that the

Jeremy Hayes Asst Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Mens Tennis survives

against Rhode Island College

same confidence has given theunderclassmen the same drivefor a winning effort

Thay Thao who showeda lot of heart and won thetightest singles match againstWentworth the week beforelost both his singles anddoubles match

ldquoI lost both my matches butI gave it my all My teammatein the doubles match VassiliStroganov we talked all duringthe match trying stayedpositive but unfortunately it wasnrsquot enougrdquo said Thao

Thao may have lost againstthe Anchormen but he has

plenty of confidence in histeam When asked if he thinkshis team can win the GNACchampionship this year hisanswer was quick and simple

ldquoOf courserdquo said ThaoThe Rams will host UMass

Boston Thursday for theirthird game of the season

Mens first single Calixto Romero dominates both of his matches

DeSean Jackson signs three-year deal with Washington

The NFC East has been shaken up with former PhiladelphiaEagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson signing with Washingtonfor a three-year deal Jackson is now joining a team withformer Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III under centerGriffin is coming off a down year and an injured leg but withthe signing of Jackson it could revamp the passing gameJackson will make catches with Pierre Garcon who was last yearrsquos No 1 target Jackson is coming off a successful seasonhaving 82 receptions 1332 yards and nine touchdowns Thismove by Jackson also means he will now have to play theEagles twice this season He will potentially help on puntand kick returns as well but Garcon and Jackson will be acombination teams will have to prepare a solid game plan forin order to stop them Combined they had 195 receptions and2674 yards receiving last year

Johnny Manziel to visit Pats pre-draftIt may be the week of April Fools but there is no jokeabout who is coming to visit the New England Patriotson Wednesday former Heisman Trophy winner and Texas AampM quarterback Johnny Manziel The Patriots have futureHall-of-Fame quarterback Tom Brady and Ryan Mallet onthe roster so the odds of them attempting to draft Manzielare highly unlikely Teams in the past with franchisequarterbacks have drafted high to secure their future likethe Green Bay Packers drafting Aaron Rodgers to eventuallytake the place of franchise starter Brett Favre The Patriotsdrafting Manziel is not too far fetched but it will be difficultsince he is projected to go in the top-10

SPORTS BRIEFS

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A

WORD

FROM

Week of April 2 2014

Hello Students

We hope you are all havinga great week The StudentGovernment Association(SGA) would like to sharesome updates from this week

The SGA Election hasbeen completed for thenext academic yearCongratulations to our newe-board candidates for 2014-2015 Tyler LeBlanc is thepresident-elect Colin Loiselleis the vice-president-electDennis Harkins for secretary-elect and Rakan Alzaydi asthe treasurer-elect Thank youto those of you who voted

In our SGA meeting onThursday March 20 we hadthe pleasure of speaking

with President McCarthyabout upcoming plans for the

University including a futurestudent center moving NESADto the main campus and plansfor the academic buildingsafter the new Somersetbuilding is complete We alsocongratulated the Senator of

the Month for February whichis Meg Donnelly Thank youfor all of your hard work thismonth Meg

SGA is continuing through thesemester with our SmokingCampaign ldquoTake Your Butts

Across the Streetrdquo We have hadsuccess so far and look forward

to working closely with studentsthroughout the semester

In our SGA meeting ThursdayMarch 27 we discussed theupcoming SGA Awards We are

very excited about this eventWe also welcomed studentsfrom the University of SouthCarolina Aiken who sharedsimilar experiences as well asgave feedback based on ourissues at Suffolk

The SGA Commuter Social wasco-sponsored with ProgramCouncil and was a huge successThose who attended enjoyed

delicious ice cream with a variety of toppings

SGA also held an Alumni Eventon Thursday March 27 andincluded a panel with the SGAboard both past and present

After the panel those who wished to attend went to CarrieNation to enjoy beverages andrefreshments

Our weekly meetings are everyThursday in Donahue 311

As always if you have anyquestions please do not hesitateto contact us at sgasuffolkedu

Have a great week

Student Government Association

Common Core does not solve Americas education problems

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

When you are in highschool everything butacademics seems to matterthe most Sports gossip anddrama are all things that takeprecedent in the mind of a young student

More often than notstudents do not take fulladvantage of the opportunitiesgiven to them by both statefunded schools and privateschools Growing up in SouthCarolina I attended just aboutevery type of high schoolimaginable In five years I

went to four different schoolsThe schools I attended wereoften at complete oppositeends of the academic spectruma small private school locatedin rural South Carolina aprestigious boarding schoolnested in the Blue RidgeMountains of North Carolinaa failing public school alsoin rural South Carolina andfinally a large public school inon the outskirts of CharlestonSouth Carolina By no meansdo I consider myself an expertof education but my varyingexperiences do give me an

insight that most do not haveI can safely assume that

the majority of students atSuffolk did not grow up in theSouth I can assure you thatif you thought public schools

in the North were bad youcannot fathom the degree offailure most public schools inthe South allow The system

is broken and it needs to befixed

South Carolina hashistorically been ranked as astate with a bottom-tier publicschool system The problemthat faces current publicschools is not confined to ageographic region of AmericaThe problem is widespreadalmost like a virus The UnitedStates has been steadilydeclining in global academicrankings over past years

According to Daniel Arkinat NBC News ldquoThe numbers

are even more sobering when compared among onlythe 34 OECD countries TheUnited States ranked no 26 inmathmdashtrailing nations such asSlovakia Portugal and RussiaWhatrsquos more American highschool students dropped to no21 in science (from no 17 in2009) and slipped to no 17 inreading (from no 14 in 2009)according to resultsrdquo

The OECD or Organizationfor Economic Cooperationand Development is a groupconsisting of 34 countriesTo be ranked no 26 andno 21 in math and sciencerespectively is nothing shortof an embarrassment

America at one point wasthe global leader in education which begs the question ldquoHowdo we restructure the currenteducation system so that we may again lead the worldin educationrdquo The Obama Administrationrsquos answer tothis question is Common Core

According to its ldquoTheCommon Core is a set of high-quality academic standardsin mathematics and English

language artsliteracy (ELA)rdquoThe hope of the new federalacademic standards is to raise

overall academic proficiencyand to raise the proverbial barin standards

Some 45 states originally

agreed to the new standardsin 2009 but more recentlyIndiana has officially opted outof the program Why Thereare a myriad of reasons as to why Indiana has opted out ofprogram poor communicationbetween state and federalbodies the ever growingquestion of security becauseCommon Core would allowthird parties to access certaininformation about studentsand a disagreement betweenfederal standards and statestandards

The academic standardsthat Indiana has set inmotion follow quite closely with Common Core The onlydifference between the two isIndiana wants a more vigorousset of standards

In the end I believe thatCommon Core program just isnot enough In order to fix thisproblem we cannot simplythrow money at it (which is what this Common Core billseems to propose) Having seenthe worst of the worst as faras public schools go I applaudIndiana If the state of Indiana wants to set a higher standardfor education and not simplydo the bare-minimum in termsof standards that is a goodthing

Every state should strive toconstantly raise the bar withthe hopes that one day we asa country may be able to sitatop the global educationrankings With a moreeducated workforce comesmore innovation and a largermiddle class And is that not what America wants Moreinnovation more jobs larger

middle class and a populousthat is thoroughly educated

because the landlorddoes not want to pay formaintenance The sink does not work the heat does not workthe light does not work Thereare mice in the whole buildingand the floor in the livingroom is all warped because thecheap water pipe that should

have been replaced yearsago leaked over winter break when both my roommate andI were gone The curtains areclearly from the 1960s and theinsolation of the apartment is worse than a cave from thestone ages

And it gets even betterthat that ndash apparently it iscompletely ok that a landlordis in his 90s Suffolk seniorJake Athyal was the luckytenant

ldquoMy landlordrsquos bizarre Irsquove

never met him Spoken to mea couple times on the phonebut hersquos 92 and doesnrsquot comearound often I guess Irsquomindifferent to him Hersquos nevershown up to our apartmentrdquosaid Athyal

Hopefully with MartyWalsh in charge the landlord

situation which for most partshas been a complete disaster will change for the betterIt finally looks like it is allover for the corrupt parasitesthat feed on innocent collegestudents and other people Thebad landlords know that theyare cheap and that collegestudents probably donrsquot havetime to write a complaint well guess what Game overndash land-rats Stop ruiningthe reputation of the goodlandlords out there

Walsh fights corruptionFrom WALSH page 5

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STAFF EDITORIAL

OPINION Game Over Landlords Marty Walsh Fights Corruption

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

With Marty Walshrsquosnew amendment to initiateinspections in housing andrentals there is still hopefor financially fragile collegestudents and other people with low income No more willlandlords exploit the loopholesof our society No more will tenants have to worryabout their landlord showingup unannounced at theirapartment In other words ndashfewer code violations

It is important to point outthat there are good and badlandlords The ones who dotheir job and care about theirtenants should not be worriedthis article is not about youguys After reading this youknow exactly whom this socialreflection pertains to

In the last few years toomany cunning landlordsor rather ldquoland-ratsrdquo haveburdened our society andslowed down the progress ofour beautiful Hub We live ina hectic world where the clockis ticking faster than ever

and the only way to beat thehourglass is by prioritizing ourmany tasks Certain tasks are

necessary while others occurbecause of incompetenceandor greed College can bea stressful time and having abad landlord can extremelyincrease students ldquostress-o-meters Suffolk Universityalumni Scott Duran 13 hada horrible experience with hislandlord when he lived in EastBoston

ldquoHe was the worst Heshowed up sometimesunannounced looking formoney The apartment wasnever completed and things

always broke I will never rentagainrdquo said DuranDuran is not the only one

with a negative landlordexperience Ever since I startedat Suffolk back in 2010 I haveheard terrible stories aboutlandlords allegedly takingadvantage of their tenantsand poisoning the gaps inour society I experiencedthe frustrations of havingan incompetent and greedylandlord

My landlord never made usan extra key to the apartmentOne time I got home after

Photo byof Ally Thibault

Mayor Marty Walshwas elected in

Novembera long day at work and all I wanted to do was pass outMy landlord sent me a textmessage saying that I have togo to the other side of townand meet his son in a sketchybar in order to to pick up aspare key to the apartment The words lazy and irresponsiblecould not be emphasized morein this scenario

In addition to that nothing works in my apartment

See WALSH page 4

Lieutenant Edward JWalsh Jr and firefighterMichael R Kennedytragically lost their livesattempting to put out thefire on Beacon Street lastWednesday Deputy FireChief Joseph Finn saidat the press briefing thatevening that he had ldquoneverseen a fire travel that fastescalate that quickly andcause such havocrdquo in his30 years on the job While

every firefighter goes into work each day knowing heor she could face a fire suchas the one that started at298 Beacon St each deservethe admiration that the cityhas been showing since therecent blaze

Boston isnrsquot perfect but when tragedies such as thisoccur this city has proventhat it truly appreciates the work of law enforcement andfirefighters along with thesacrifices that each make

While not alone inhis condolences notableBostonian and New EnglandPatriots quarterbackTom Brady expressed hisfeelings about the fire onhis Facebook saying ldquoOnbehalf of my entire family I want to extend my deepestsympathies and condolencesto the Boston FireDepartment and the families

of our brave and selflessfirefighters who gave theirlives for our protectionand safety today and tothe entire firefightingcommunity who protect useach and every day All of you will be in our thoughtsand prayersrdquo

Bradyrsquos statement wasthoughtful to say the leastbut what was a little lessso was the vast mediacoverage the photos of him

watching the fire receivedBetween The Boston

Herald The Boston Globe and The Huffington Post just to name a few outletsit almost seemed as if Brady was receiving as muchcoverage as the actual fire

Considering thesensationalized coverage ofthe Malaysia Airlines plane was so recent it was thatmuch more uncomfortableto see the media make sucha big deal of Brady watchingthe fire The quarterbackdid what many residents

around Beacon Street didthat day He reacted thesame way many Bostoniansdid that day It seems in badtaste to cover his reactionto a tragedy to that extentconsidering people werekilled and injured becauseof that fire

Obamas NSA Bulk Proposal Leaves Major Issue in Place

Sam Humphrey Asst News Editor

Last Monday The New York

Times reported that the Obamaadministration would soon an-nounce a plan to end the Na-tional Security Agency (NSA)rsquosbulk collection of Americansrsquotelephone data

However as news outletssoon reported the reformdoes little to actually protect Americansrsquo privacy and shrinkthe surveillance state This billis just a phony show by an Ad-ministration that does not careabout our civil liberties

While the NSArsquos data col-lection program would endphone companies would stillbe required to collect custom-ersrsquo phone data and forwardit to the NSA upon requestPhone companies do not haveto keep the data longer than18 months which is muchshorter than the five years the

federal government currentlyrequires

Shortly after EdwardSnowden exposed the NSA last year Glenn Greenwald andEwen MacAskill reported inThe Guardian that the govern-ment had ldquoobtained direct ac-cess to the systems of GoogleFacebook Apple and other USinternet giantsrdquo through itstop-secret PRISM programPRISM allows the NSA to in- vestigate usersrsquo search histo-ries emails shared files and

live chat feeds As if spying on our phone

calls was not disturbingenough the government alsohas access to some of our mostpersonal data The governmentcould easily use this Orwellianprogram to compile profilesof innocent Americans evenif they had not visited jihadist websites or been linked to ter-rorist communications

Though The Guardian re-

ported that the program tar-gets customers ldquowho liveoutside the US or those Americans whose communica-tions include people outsidethe USrdquo such a secretive pro-gram with no accountabilitycould be used far more sin-isterly to spy on anyone withaccounts on some of the mostpopular websites

The PRISM program notbeing addressed in the recentproposal is a telling sign thatObama and his administrationare not willing to give up the

NSArsquos most invasive programand therefore are not seriousabout balancing privacy andsecurity

Justin Amash (R-MI) a keensupporter of privacy may pro-pose an amendment to this yearrsquos Defense Appropriationsbill that would bar the NSAfrom using provisions of thePatriot Act to justify its bulkcollection Amash originallyintroduced the amendmentlast year but it failed by a s limmargin of 205-217

Photo by Flickr user Robert Douglass

Snowden leaked millionsof secret les exposing

the NSAs practices

Last October Jim Sensen-brenner (R-WI) who helpedauthor the 2001 Patriot Actintroduced the USA Freedom Act and according to his Of-ficial House Website the Actplans to ldquoend bulk collectionunder 215 of the Patriot Actrdquoand would require ldquothe gov-ernment to more aggressively

filter and discard informationabout Americans accidentallythrough PRISM and relatedprogramsrdquo

Sensenbrennerrsquos USA Free-dom Act would be a goodstart provided that it appliesto both Americansrsquo phone andonline data The governmentshould also heed the Fourth Amendment which protects usagainst unreasonable searchesand seizures and requires thegovernment to obtain a war-rant before such a search

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Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise inspire students

Daniella Marrero Asst Intl Editor

The challenges of the inter-national student do not end atgraduation Although schoolserves as a place to become ac-culturated with a new homethe differences in cultures gobeyond the classroom and intothe workplace where the onceinternational student becomesthe foreign worker a fact thatcan serve as an advantage oras the reason to not be hiredTo help our increasing inter-national student population

at Suffolk the InternationalStudents Services Office (ISSO)held a panel discussion withalumni to share the challeng-es shortcuts personal adviceand ldquounwritten rules of the American workplacerdquo

In dealing with culturaldifferences at work PriscillaHuang (MS Accounting lsquo12)advised students to ldquofind simi-larities between [them] and[their] work environmentrdquo Fo-cusing on the things you havein common such as a common

professional goal can help stu-dents adapt and focus in the workplace even if there is alanguage barrier Chiara Car-nevali (MA Public Relationslsquo12) weighed in on finding abalance between the variouscultures that surround you in

your workplace adding a storyof the difference she found inauthority figures in Italy andthe US

In Italy you can only speakto your direct managerrdquo shesaid ldquoThere is no real relation-ship between the boss and the

employeerdquoWhen dealing with a US

company her experience was

differentldquoIn the USrdquo she contin-ued ldquoI have met with a CEO who would speak to every em-ployee shake all of our handsand ask if we were having anyproblems that we needed totalk to him about It was com-pletely differentrdquo

International students that want to stay in the US aftergraduation face the challengeof finding an employer to hirethem

ldquoBeing an internationalstudent can sometimes be astigmardquo said Ruthly Francois

(BS Biology lsquo12) ldquoIt is the onething you need to say to getrejectedrdquo

However this should notdiscourage students Francoisshared an anecdote of whenshe was applying to intern-ships and found that manyonly hired US Citizens or per-manent residents

ldquoI emailed them and askedif I could still applyrdquo Francoissaid ldquoI ended up getting theposition even though I was in-ternational I didnrsquot take it in

the end but I was glad I askedanywayrdquo

When asked about the im-

portance and weight of hardskills versus soft skills all ofthe panelists agreed that softskills were the heavier onesand they said that soft skillshelp most in the workplace

Mark Foulds (GMBA Glob-al Business lsquo11) said that al-though technical skills areimportant that ldquosoft skills arethe way you demonstrate yourbrandrdquo

ldquoAny computerrdquo Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98) add-ed ldquocan replace someone withhard skills The art comes fromsoft skillsrdquo

Fortunately for internation-al students this game may bein their favor Carnevali saidthat soft skills or the abilityto reach out and connect withpeople is something that in-ternational students are usedto

ldquoIn a way being interna-tional gives you soft skillsrdquo shesaid ldquoYou come here alone so you have to meet and buildrelationships with people Weare used to thatrdquo

Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook

ldquoAny computer can replace

someone with hard skillsThe art comes from soft skillsrdquo

- Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98)

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INTERNATIONAL

The civil war in Syria hasremoved 9 million peoplefrom their homes and haskilled more than 100000 inthe escalating conflict Theclash between those loyalto President Bashar al-Assadand his opposition was in theescalating conflicts sparked byprotests that descended into violence in March 2011

There are an estimated 1000armed opposition groups andthey collectively have as manyas 100000 fighters Whilethere are numerous rebelgroups they appear similar togroups that have sprung out ofother disastrous conflicts suchas genocides The questionmay not only be can we theUnited States prevent such adisaster but how

The concept of dealing withinternational criminal law isfairly new when looking atthe timeline of law practicethroughout history TheInternational Criminal Court

or the ICC is defined as the firstever permanent treaty-basedinternational criminal tribunalestablished to investigate andtry individuals for the mostserious crimes genocidecrimes against humanity and war crimes

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

ldquoTreating an international

crime is treating it as anindividual conduct rather thanstate conductrdquo said NatalieReid Esq from the law firmDebevioise amp Plimtpon in New York Reid spoke at SuffolkUniversity Law School onMonday about internationallaw ldquoThe ICC looks andfunctions in the way that manypeople including commonlawyers would recognizecriminal courts would berdquoThe ICC is however sufferinggrowing pains

The ICCrsquos treaty-basedstructure imposes thatindividual states who aresigned on oblige to refrainfrom ldquoacts which would defeatthe objective and purposerdquountil they declare if they intendnot to be a party Currently122 states are signed with theStatute of the Court In other words ldquothe court can onlyexercise its authority overcrimes that are committed bynationals of or in the territoryof a state party signed ontothe statuterdquo said Reid Syria isnot a member state of the ICC

However Syria can only

be a part of the ICC if itrefers itself The UN SecurityCouncil would need to referSyria to the ICC in order forthe court to even investigateany potential violations ofinternational law ldquoThere hasbeen quite a discussion about

whether the Security Council

should refer Syria to the ICCbecause Russia would notsupport such referralrdquo Reidsaid ldquoand the United States isdiscussing the creation of anad hoc court just to deal withSyriardquo

Ad hoc internationaltribunals have been createdon a situational basis in theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY)and in Rwanda (ICTR) toprosecute individuals forcrimes against humanityThere are two problems posedfor the creation of an ad hoctribunal for Syria in order toavoid jurisdictional conflictsReid explained ldquoFirst thisruns counter to the veryintention of the creation of theICC a single body serving asuniversal jurisdiction for thesecircumstances Second thereis a host of administrativeissuesrdquo Ad hoc tribunals havecertain legitimacy concerns where the ICC does not Theyare hugely expensive andinefficient Because of thisthey struggle to be relevantand effective as seen in atribunal case in Lebanon

Embattled Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Read the rest of thisarticle online

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Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

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A

WORD

FROM

Week of April 2 2014

Hello Students

We hope you are all havinga great week The StudentGovernment Association(SGA) would like to sharesome updates from this week

The SGA Election hasbeen completed for thenext academic yearCongratulations to our newe-board candidates for 2014-2015 Tyler LeBlanc is thepresident-elect Colin Loiselleis the vice-president-electDennis Harkins for secretary-elect and Rakan Alzaydi asthe treasurer-elect Thank youto those of you who voted

In our SGA meeting onThursday March 20 we hadthe pleasure of speaking

with President McCarthyabout upcoming plans for the

University including a futurestudent center moving NESADto the main campus and plansfor the academic buildingsafter the new Somersetbuilding is complete We alsocongratulated the Senator of

the Month for February whichis Meg Donnelly Thank youfor all of your hard work thismonth Meg

SGA is continuing through thesemester with our SmokingCampaign ldquoTake Your Butts

Across the Streetrdquo We have hadsuccess so far and look forward

to working closely with studentsthroughout the semester

In our SGA meeting ThursdayMarch 27 we discussed theupcoming SGA Awards We are

very excited about this eventWe also welcomed studentsfrom the University of SouthCarolina Aiken who sharedsimilar experiences as well asgave feedback based on ourissues at Suffolk

The SGA Commuter Social wasco-sponsored with ProgramCouncil and was a huge successThose who attended enjoyed

delicious ice cream with a variety of toppings

SGA also held an Alumni Eventon Thursday March 27 andincluded a panel with the SGAboard both past and present

After the panel those who wished to attend went to CarrieNation to enjoy beverages andrefreshments

Our weekly meetings are everyThursday in Donahue 311

As always if you have anyquestions please do not hesitateto contact us at sgasuffolkedu

Have a great week

Student Government Association

Common Core does not solve Americas education problems

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

When you are in highschool everything butacademics seems to matterthe most Sports gossip anddrama are all things that takeprecedent in the mind of a young student

More often than notstudents do not take fulladvantage of the opportunitiesgiven to them by both statefunded schools and privateschools Growing up in SouthCarolina I attended just aboutevery type of high schoolimaginable In five years I

went to four different schoolsThe schools I attended wereoften at complete oppositeends of the academic spectruma small private school locatedin rural South Carolina aprestigious boarding schoolnested in the Blue RidgeMountains of North Carolinaa failing public school alsoin rural South Carolina andfinally a large public school inon the outskirts of CharlestonSouth Carolina By no meansdo I consider myself an expertof education but my varyingexperiences do give me an

insight that most do not haveI can safely assume that

the majority of students atSuffolk did not grow up in theSouth I can assure you thatif you thought public schools

in the North were bad youcannot fathom the degree offailure most public schools inthe South allow The system

is broken and it needs to befixed

South Carolina hashistorically been ranked as astate with a bottom-tier publicschool system The problemthat faces current publicschools is not confined to ageographic region of AmericaThe problem is widespreadalmost like a virus The UnitedStates has been steadilydeclining in global academicrankings over past years

According to Daniel Arkinat NBC News ldquoThe numbers

are even more sobering when compared among onlythe 34 OECD countries TheUnited States ranked no 26 inmathmdashtrailing nations such asSlovakia Portugal and RussiaWhatrsquos more American highschool students dropped to no21 in science (from no 17 in2009) and slipped to no 17 inreading (from no 14 in 2009)according to resultsrdquo

The OECD or Organizationfor Economic Cooperationand Development is a groupconsisting of 34 countriesTo be ranked no 26 andno 21 in math and sciencerespectively is nothing shortof an embarrassment

America at one point wasthe global leader in education which begs the question ldquoHowdo we restructure the currenteducation system so that we may again lead the worldin educationrdquo The Obama Administrationrsquos answer tothis question is Common Core

According to its ldquoTheCommon Core is a set of high-quality academic standardsin mathematics and English

language artsliteracy (ELA)rdquoThe hope of the new federalacademic standards is to raise

overall academic proficiencyand to raise the proverbial barin standards

Some 45 states originally

agreed to the new standardsin 2009 but more recentlyIndiana has officially opted outof the program Why Thereare a myriad of reasons as to why Indiana has opted out ofprogram poor communicationbetween state and federalbodies the ever growingquestion of security becauseCommon Core would allowthird parties to access certaininformation about studentsand a disagreement betweenfederal standards and statestandards

The academic standardsthat Indiana has set inmotion follow quite closely with Common Core The onlydifference between the two isIndiana wants a more vigorousset of standards

In the end I believe thatCommon Core program just isnot enough In order to fix thisproblem we cannot simplythrow money at it (which is what this Common Core billseems to propose) Having seenthe worst of the worst as faras public schools go I applaudIndiana If the state of Indiana wants to set a higher standardfor education and not simplydo the bare-minimum in termsof standards that is a goodthing

Every state should strive toconstantly raise the bar withthe hopes that one day we asa country may be able to sitatop the global educationrankings With a moreeducated workforce comesmore innovation and a largermiddle class And is that not what America wants Moreinnovation more jobs larger

middle class and a populousthat is thoroughly educated

because the landlorddoes not want to pay formaintenance The sink does not work the heat does not workthe light does not work Thereare mice in the whole buildingand the floor in the livingroom is all warped because thecheap water pipe that should

have been replaced yearsago leaked over winter break when both my roommate andI were gone The curtains areclearly from the 1960s and theinsolation of the apartment is worse than a cave from thestone ages

And it gets even betterthat that ndash apparently it iscompletely ok that a landlordis in his 90s Suffolk seniorJake Athyal was the luckytenant

ldquoMy landlordrsquos bizarre Irsquove

never met him Spoken to mea couple times on the phonebut hersquos 92 and doesnrsquot comearound often I guess Irsquomindifferent to him Hersquos nevershown up to our apartmentrdquosaid Athyal

Hopefully with MartyWalsh in charge the landlord

situation which for most partshas been a complete disaster will change for the betterIt finally looks like it is allover for the corrupt parasitesthat feed on innocent collegestudents and other people Thebad landlords know that theyare cheap and that collegestudents probably donrsquot havetime to write a complaint well guess what Game overndash land-rats Stop ruiningthe reputation of the goodlandlords out there

Walsh fights corruptionFrom WALSH page 5

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STAFF EDITORIAL

OPINION Game Over Landlords Marty Walsh Fights Corruption

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

With Marty Walshrsquosnew amendment to initiateinspections in housing andrentals there is still hopefor financially fragile collegestudents and other people with low income No more willlandlords exploit the loopholesof our society No more will tenants have to worryabout their landlord showingup unannounced at theirapartment In other words ndashfewer code violations

It is important to point outthat there are good and badlandlords The ones who dotheir job and care about theirtenants should not be worriedthis article is not about youguys After reading this youknow exactly whom this socialreflection pertains to

In the last few years toomany cunning landlordsor rather ldquoland-ratsrdquo haveburdened our society andslowed down the progress ofour beautiful Hub We live ina hectic world where the clockis ticking faster than ever

and the only way to beat thehourglass is by prioritizing ourmany tasks Certain tasks are

necessary while others occurbecause of incompetenceandor greed College can bea stressful time and having abad landlord can extremelyincrease students ldquostress-o-meters Suffolk Universityalumni Scott Duran 13 hada horrible experience with hislandlord when he lived in EastBoston

ldquoHe was the worst Heshowed up sometimesunannounced looking formoney The apartment wasnever completed and things

always broke I will never rentagainrdquo said DuranDuran is not the only one

with a negative landlordexperience Ever since I startedat Suffolk back in 2010 I haveheard terrible stories aboutlandlords allegedly takingadvantage of their tenantsand poisoning the gaps inour society I experiencedthe frustrations of havingan incompetent and greedylandlord

My landlord never made usan extra key to the apartmentOne time I got home after

Photo byof Ally Thibault

Mayor Marty Walshwas elected in

Novembera long day at work and all I wanted to do was pass outMy landlord sent me a textmessage saying that I have togo to the other side of townand meet his son in a sketchybar in order to to pick up aspare key to the apartment The words lazy and irresponsiblecould not be emphasized morein this scenario

In addition to that nothing works in my apartment

See WALSH page 4

Lieutenant Edward JWalsh Jr and firefighterMichael R Kennedytragically lost their livesattempting to put out thefire on Beacon Street lastWednesday Deputy FireChief Joseph Finn saidat the press briefing thatevening that he had ldquoneverseen a fire travel that fastescalate that quickly andcause such havocrdquo in his30 years on the job While

every firefighter goes into work each day knowing heor she could face a fire suchas the one that started at298 Beacon St each deservethe admiration that the cityhas been showing since therecent blaze

Boston isnrsquot perfect but when tragedies such as thisoccur this city has proventhat it truly appreciates the work of law enforcement andfirefighters along with thesacrifices that each make

While not alone inhis condolences notableBostonian and New EnglandPatriots quarterbackTom Brady expressed hisfeelings about the fire onhis Facebook saying ldquoOnbehalf of my entire family I want to extend my deepestsympathies and condolencesto the Boston FireDepartment and the families

of our brave and selflessfirefighters who gave theirlives for our protectionand safety today and tothe entire firefightingcommunity who protect useach and every day All of you will be in our thoughtsand prayersrdquo

Bradyrsquos statement wasthoughtful to say the leastbut what was a little lessso was the vast mediacoverage the photos of him

watching the fire receivedBetween The Boston

Herald The Boston Globe and The Huffington Post just to name a few outletsit almost seemed as if Brady was receiving as muchcoverage as the actual fire

Considering thesensationalized coverage ofthe Malaysia Airlines plane was so recent it was thatmuch more uncomfortableto see the media make sucha big deal of Brady watchingthe fire The quarterbackdid what many residents

around Beacon Street didthat day He reacted thesame way many Bostoniansdid that day It seems in badtaste to cover his reactionto a tragedy to that extentconsidering people werekilled and injured becauseof that fire

Obamas NSA Bulk Proposal Leaves Major Issue in Place

Sam Humphrey Asst News Editor

Last Monday The New York

Times reported that the Obamaadministration would soon an-nounce a plan to end the Na-tional Security Agency (NSA)rsquosbulk collection of Americansrsquotelephone data

However as news outletssoon reported the reformdoes little to actually protect Americansrsquo privacy and shrinkthe surveillance state This billis just a phony show by an Ad-ministration that does not careabout our civil liberties

While the NSArsquos data col-lection program would endphone companies would stillbe required to collect custom-ersrsquo phone data and forwardit to the NSA upon requestPhone companies do not haveto keep the data longer than18 months which is muchshorter than the five years the

federal government currentlyrequires

Shortly after EdwardSnowden exposed the NSA last year Glenn Greenwald andEwen MacAskill reported inThe Guardian that the govern-ment had ldquoobtained direct ac-cess to the systems of GoogleFacebook Apple and other USinternet giantsrdquo through itstop-secret PRISM programPRISM allows the NSA to in- vestigate usersrsquo search histo-ries emails shared files and

live chat feeds As if spying on our phone

calls was not disturbingenough the government alsohas access to some of our mostpersonal data The governmentcould easily use this Orwellianprogram to compile profilesof innocent Americans evenif they had not visited jihadist websites or been linked to ter-rorist communications

Though The Guardian re-

ported that the program tar-gets customers ldquowho liveoutside the US or those Americans whose communica-tions include people outsidethe USrdquo such a secretive pro-gram with no accountabilitycould be used far more sin-isterly to spy on anyone withaccounts on some of the mostpopular websites

The PRISM program notbeing addressed in the recentproposal is a telling sign thatObama and his administrationare not willing to give up the

NSArsquos most invasive programand therefore are not seriousabout balancing privacy andsecurity

Justin Amash (R-MI) a keensupporter of privacy may pro-pose an amendment to this yearrsquos Defense Appropriationsbill that would bar the NSAfrom using provisions of thePatriot Act to justify its bulkcollection Amash originallyintroduced the amendmentlast year but it failed by a s limmargin of 205-217

Photo by Flickr user Robert Douglass

Snowden leaked millionsof secret les exposing

the NSAs practices

Last October Jim Sensen-brenner (R-WI) who helpedauthor the 2001 Patriot Actintroduced the USA Freedom Act and according to his Of-ficial House Website the Actplans to ldquoend bulk collectionunder 215 of the Patriot Actrdquoand would require ldquothe gov-ernment to more aggressively

filter and discard informationabout Americans accidentallythrough PRISM and relatedprogramsrdquo

Sensenbrennerrsquos USA Free-dom Act would be a goodstart provided that it appliesto both Americansrsquo phone andonline data The governmentshould also heed the Fourth Amendment which protects usagainst unreasonable searchesand seizures and requires thegovernment to obtain a war-rant before such a search

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Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise inspire students

Daniella Marrero Asst Intl Editor

The challenges of the inter-national student do not end atgraduation Although schoolserves as a place to become ac-culturated with a new homethe differences in cultures gobeyond the classroom and intothe workplace where the onceinternational student becomesthe foreign worker a fact thatcan serve as an advantage oras the reason to not be hiredTo help our increasing inter-national student population

at Suffolk the InternationalStudents Services Office (ISSO)held a panel discussion withalumni to share the challeng-es shortcuts personal adviceand ldquounwritten rules of the American workplacerdquo

In dealing with culturaldifferences at work PriscillaHuang (MS Accounting lsquo12)advised students to ldquofind simi-larities between [them] and[their] work environmentrdquo Fo-cusing on the things you havein common such as a common

professional goal can help stu-dents adapt and focus in the workplace even if there is alanguage barrier Chiara Car-nevali (MA Public Relationslsquo12) weighed in on finding abalance between the variouscultures that surround you in

your workplace adding a storyof the difference she found inauthority figures in Italy andthe US

In Italy you can only speakto your direct managerrdquo shesaid ldquoThere is no real relation-ship between the boss and the

employeerdquoWhen dealing with a US

company her experience was

differentldquoIn the USrdquo she contin-ued ldquoI have met with a CEO who would speak to every em-ployee shake all of our handsand ask if we were having anyproblems that we needed totalk to him about It was com-pletely differentrdquo

International students that want to stay in the US aftergraduation face the challengeof finding an employer to hirethem

ldquoBeing an internationalstudent can sometimes be astigmardquo said Ruthly Francois

(BS Biology lsquo12) ldquoIt is the onething you need to say to getrejectedrdquo

However this should notdiscourage students Francoisshared an anecdote of whenshe was applying to intern-ships and found that manyonly hired US Citizens or per-manent residents

ldquoI emailed them and askedif I could still applyrdquo Francoissaid ldquoI ended up getting theposition even though I was in-ternational I didnrsquot take it in

the end but I was glad I askedanywayrdquo

When asked about the im-

portance and weight of hardskills versus soft skills all ofthe panelists agreed that softskills were the heavier onesand they said that soft skillshelp most in the workplace

Mark Foulds (GMBA Glob-al Business lsquo11) said that al-though technical skills areimportant that ldquosoft skills arethe way you demonstrate yourbrandrdquo

ldquoAny computerrdquo Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98) add-ed ldquocan replace someone withhard skills The art comes fromsoft skillsrdquo

Fortunately for internation-al students this game may bein their favor Carnevali saidthat soft skills or the abilityto reach out and connect withpeople is something that in-ternational students are usedto

ldquoIn a way being interna-tional gives you soft skillsrdquo shesaid ldquoYou come here alone so you have to meet and buildrelationships with people Weare used to thatrdquo

Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook

ldquoAny computer can replace

someone with hard skillsThe art comes from soft skillsrdquo

- Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98)

PAGE 14 September 19 2012PAGE 3 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

INTERNATIONAL

The civil war in Syria hasremoved 9 million peoplefrom their homes and haskilled more than 100000 inthe escalating conflict Theclash between those loyalto President Bashar al-Assadand his opposition was in theescalating conflicts sparked byprotests that descended into violence in March 2011

There are an estimated 1000armed opposition groups andthey collectively have as manyas 100000 fighters Whilethere are numerous rebelgroups they appear similar togroups that have sprung out ofother disastrous conflicts suchas genocides The questionmay not only be can we theUnited States prevent such adisaster but how

The concept of dealing withinternational criminal law isfairly new when looking atthe timeline of law practicethroughout history TheInternational Criminal Court

or the ICC is defined as the firstever permanent treaty-basedinternational criminal tribunalestablished to investigate andtry individuals for the mostserious crimes genocidecrimes against humanity and war crimes

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

ldquoTreating an international

crime is treating it as anindividual conduct rather thanstate conductrdquo said NatalieReid Esq from the law firmDebevioise amp Plimtpon in New York Reid spoke at SuffolkUniversity Law School onMonday about internationallaw ldquoThe ICC looks andfunctions in the way that manypeople including commonlawyers would recognizecriminal courts would berdquoThe ICC is however sufferinggrowing pains

The ICCrsquos treaty-basedstructure imposes thatindividual states who aresigned on oblige to refrainfrom ldquoacts which would defeatthe objective and purposerdquountil they declare if they intendnot to be a party Currently122 states are signed with theStatute of the Court In other words ldquothe court can onlyexercise its authority overcrimes that are committed bynationals of or in the territoryof a state party signed ontothe statuterdquo said Reid Syria isnot a member state of the ICC

However Syria can only

be a part of the ICC if itrefers itself The UN SecurityCouncil would need to referSyria to the ICC in order forthe court to even investigateany potential violations ofinternational law ldquoThere hasbeen quite a discussion about

whether the Security Council

should refer Syria to the ICCbecause Russia would notsupport such referralrdquo Reidsaid ldquoand the United States isdiscussing the creation of anad hoc court just to deal withSyriardquo

Ad hoc internationaltribunals have been createdon a situational basis in theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY)and in Rwanda (ICTR) toprosecute individuals forcrimes against humanityThere are two problems posedfor the creation of an ad hoctribunal for Syria in order toavoid jurisdictional conflictsReid explained ldquoFirst thisruns counter to the veryintention of the creation of theICC a single body serving asuniversal jurisdiction for thesecircumstances Second thereis a host of administrativeissuesrdquo Ad hoc tribunals havecertain legitimacy concerns where the ICC does not Theyare hugely expensive andinefficient Because of thisthey struggle to be relevantand effective as seen in atribunal case in Lebanon

Embattled Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Read the rest of thisarticle online

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PAGE 15PAGE 2 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

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STAFF EDITORIAL

OPINION Game Over Landlords Marty Walsh Fights Corruption

Vassili StroganovSports Editor

With Marty Walshrsquosnew amendment to initiateinspections in housing andrentals there is still hopefor financially fragile collegestudents and other people with low income No more willlandlords exploit the loopholesof our society No more will tenants have to worryabout their landlord showingup unannounced at theirapartment In other words ndashfewer code violations

It is important to point outthat there are good and badlandlords The ones who dotheir job and care about theirtenants should not be worriedthis article is not about youguys After reading this youknow exactly whom this socialreflection pertains to

In the last few years toomany cunning landlordsor rather ldquoland-ratsrdquo haveburdened our society andslowed down the progress ofour beautiful Hub We live ina hectic world where the clockis ticking faster than ever

and the only way to beat thehourglass is by prioritizing ourmany tasks Certain tasks are

necessary while others occurbecause of incompetenceandor greed College can bea stressful time and having abad landlord can extremelyincrease students ldquostress-o-meters Suffolk Universityalumni Scott Duran 13 hada horrible experience with hislandlord when he lived in EastBoston

ldquoHe was the worst Heshowed up sometimesunannounced looking formoney The apartment wasnever completed and things

always broke I will never rentagainrdquo said DuranDuran is not the only one

with a negative landlordexperience Ever since I startedat Suffolk back in 2010 I haveheard terrible stories aboutlandlords allegedly takingadvantage of their tenantsand poisoning the gaps inour society I experiencedthe frustrations of havingan incompetent and greedylandlord

My landlord never made usan extra key to the apartmentOne time I got home after

Photo byof Ally Thibault

Mayor Marty Walshwas elected in

Novembera long day at work and all I wanted to do was pass outMy landlord sent me a textmessage saying that I have togo to the other side of townand meet his son in a sketchybar in order to to pick up aspare key to the apartment The words lazy and irresponsiblecould not be emphasized morein this scenario

In addition to that nothing works in my apartment

See WALSH page 4

Lieutenant Edward JWalsh Jr and firefighterMichael R Kennedytragically lost their livesattempting to put out thefire on Beacon Street lastWednesday Deputy FireChief Joseph Finn saidat the press briefing thatevening that he had ldquoneverseen a fire travel that fastescalate that quickly andcause such havocrdquo in his30 years on the job While

every firefighter goes into work each day knowing heor she could face a fire suchas the one that started at298 Beacon St each deservethe admiration that the cityhas been showing since therecent blaze

Boston isnrsquot perfect but when tragedies such as thisoccur this city has proventhat it truly appreciates the work of law enforcement andfirefighters along with thesacrifices that each make

While not alone inhis condolences notableBostonian and New EnglandPatriots quarterbackTom Brady expressed hisfeelings about the fire onhis Facebook saying ldquoOnbehalf of my entire family I want to extend my deepestsympathies and condolencesto the Boston FireDepartment and the families

of our brave and selflessfirefighters who gave theirlives for our protectionand safety today and tothe entire firefightingcommunity who protect useach and every day All of you will be in our thoughtsand prayersrdquo

Bradyrsquos statement wasthoughtful to say the leastbut what was a little lessso was the vast mediacoverage the photos of him

watching the fire receivedBetween The Boston

Herald The Boston Globe and The Huffington Post just to name a few outletsit almost seemed as if Brady was receiving as muchcoverage as the actual fire

Considering thesensationalized coverage ofthe Malaysia Airlines plane was so recent it was thatmuch more uncomfortableto see the media make sucha big deal of Brady watchingthe fire The quarterbackdid what many residents

around Beacon Street didthat day He reacted thesame way many Bostoniansdid that day It seems in badtaste to cover his reactionto a tragedy to that extentconsidering people werekilled and injured becauseof that fire

Obamas NSA Bulk Proposal Leaves Major Issue in Place

Sam Humphrey Asst News Editor

Last Monday The New York

Times reported that the Obamaadministration would soon an-nounce a plan to end the Na-tional Security Agency (NSA)rsquosbulk collection of Americansrsquotelephone data

However as news outletssoon reported the reformdoes little to actually protect Americansrsquo privacy and shrinkthe surveillance state This billis just a phony show by an Ad-ministration that does not careabout our civil liberties

While the NSArsquos data col-lection program would endphone companies would stillbe required to collect custom-ersrsquo phone data and forwardit to the NSA upon requestPhone companies do not haveto keep the data longer than18 months which is muchshorter than the five years the

federal government currentlyrequires

Shortly after EdwardSnowden exposed the NSA last year Glenn Greenwald andEwen MacAskill reported inThe Guardian that the govern-ment had ldquoobtained direct ac-cess to the systems of GoogleFacebook Apple and other USinternet giantsrdquo through itstop-secret PRISM programPRISM allows the NSA to in- vestigate usersrsquo search histo-ries emails shared files and

live chat feeds As if spying on our phone

calls was not disturbingenough the government alsohas access to some of our mostpersonal data The governmentcould easily use this Orwellianprogram to compile profilesof innocent Americans evenif they had not visited jihadist websites or been linked to ter-rorist communications

Though The Guardian re-

ported that the program tar-gets customers ldquowho liveoutside the US or those Americans whose communica-tions include people outsidethe USrdquo such a secretive pro-gram with no accountabilitycould be used far more sin-isterly to spy on anyone withaccounts on some of the mostpopular websites

The PRISM program notbeing addressed in the recentproposal is a telling sign thatObama and his administrationare not willing to give up the

NSArsquos most invasive programand therefore are not seriousabout balancing privacy andsecurity

Justin Amash (R-MI) a keensupporter of privacy may pro-pose an amendment to this yearrsquos Defense Appropriationsbill that would bar the NSAfrom using provisions of thePatriot Act to justify its bulkcollection Amash originallyintroduced the amendmentlast year but it failed by a s limmargin of 205-217

Photo by Flickr user Robert Douglass

Snowden leaked millionsof secret les exposing

the NSAs practices

Last October Jim Sensen-brenner (R-WI) who helpedauthor the 2001 Patriot Actintroduced the USA Freedom Act and according to his Of-ficial House Website the Actplans to ldquoend bulk collectionunder 215 of the Patriot Actrdquoand would require ldquothe gov-ernment to more aggressively

filter and discard informationabout Americans accidentallythrough PRISM and relatedprogramsrdquo

Sensenbrennerrsquos USA Free-dom Act would be a goodstart provided that it appliesto both Americansrsquo phone andonline data The governmentshould also heed the Fourth Amendment which protects usagainst unreasonable searchesand seizures and requires thegovernment to obtain a war-rant before such a search

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Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise inspire students

Daniella Marrero Asst Intl Editor

The challenges of the inter-national student do not end atgraduation Although schoolserves as a place to become ac-culturated with a new homethe differences in cultures gobeyond the classroom and intothe workplace where the onceinternational student becomesthe foreign worker a fact thatcan serve as an advantage oras the reason to not be hiredTo help our increasing inter-national student population

at Suffolk the InternationalStudents Services Office (ISSO)held a panel discussion withalumni to share the challeng-es shortcuts personal adviceand ldquounwritten rules of the American workplacerdquo

In dealing with culturaldifferences at work PriscillaHuang (MS Accounting lsquo12)advised students to ldquofind simi-larities between [them] and[their] work environmentrdquo Fo-cusing on the things you havein common such as a common

professional goal can help stu-dents adapt and focus in the workplace even if there is alanguage barrier Chiara Car-nevali (MA Public Relationslsquo12) weighed in on finding abalance between the variouscultures that surround you in

your workplace adding a storyof the difference she found inauthority figures in Italy andthe US

In Italy you can only speakto your direct managerrdquo shesaid ldquoThere is no real relation-ship between the boss and the

employeerdquoWhen dealing with a US

company her experience was

differentldquoIn the USrdquo she contin-ued ldquoI have met with a CEO who would speak to every em-ployee shake all of our handsand ask if we were having anyproblems that we needed totalk to him about It was com-pletely differentrdquo

International students that want to stay in the US aftergraduation face the challengeof finding an employer to hirethem

ldquoBeing an internationalstudent can sometimes be astigmardquo said Ruthly Francois

(BS Biology lsquo12) ldquoIt is the onething you need to say to getrejectedrdquo

However this should notdiscourage students Francoisshared an anecdote of whenshe was applying to intern-ships and found that manyonly hired US Citizens or per-manent residents

ldquoI emailed them and askedif I could still applyrdquo Francoissaid ldquoI ended up getting theposition even though I was in-ternational I didnrsquot take it in

the end but I was glad I askedanywayrdquo

When asked about the im-

portance and weight of hardskills versus soft skills all ofthe panelists agreed that softskills were the heavier onesand they said that soft skillshelp most in the workplace

Mark Foulds (GMBA Glob-al Business lsquo11) said that al-though technical skills areimportant that ldquosoft skills arethe way you demonstrate yourbrandrdquo

ldquoAny computerrdquo Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98) add-ed ldquocan replace someone withhard skills The art comes fromsoft skillsrdquo

Fortunately for internation-al students this game may bein their favor Carnevali saidthat soft skills or the abilityto reach out and connect withpeople is something that in-ternational students are usedto

ldquoIn a way being interna-tional gives you soft skillsrdquo shesaid ldquoYou come here alone so you have to meet and buildrelationships with people Weare used to thatrdquo

Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook

ldquoAny computer can replace

someone with hard skillsThe art comes from soft skillsrdquo

- Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98)

PAGE 14 September 19 2012PAGE 3 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

INTERNATIONAL

The civil war in Syria hasremoved 9 million peoplefrom their homes and haskilled more than 100000 inthe escalating conflict Theclash between those loyalto President Bashar al-Assadand his opposition was in theescalating conflicts sparked byprotests that descended into violence in March 2011

There are an estimated 1000armed opposition groups andthey collectively have as manyas 100000 fighters Whilethere are numerous rebelgroups they appear similar togroups that have sprung out ofother disastrous conflicts suchas genocides The questionmay not only be can we theUnited States prevent such adisaster but how

The concept of dealing withinternational criminal law isfairly new when looking atthe timeline of law practicethroughout history TheInternational Criminal Court

or the ICC is defined as the firstever permanent treaty-basedinternational criminal tribunalestablished to investigate andtry individuals for the mostserious crimes genocidecrimes against humanity and war crimes

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

ldquoTreating an international

crime is treating it as anindividual conduct rather thanstate conductrdquo said NatalieReid Esq from the law firmDebevioise amp Plimtpon in New York Reid spoke at SuffolkUniversity Law School onMonday about internationallaw ldquoThe ICC looks andfunctions in the way that manypeople including commonlawyers would recognizecriminal courts would berdquoThe ICC is however sufferinggrowing pains

The ICCrsquos treaty-basedstructure imposes thatindividual states who aresigned on oblige to refrainfrom ldquoacts which would defeatthe objective and purposerdquountil they declare if they intendnot to be a party Currently122 states are signed with theStatute of the Court In other words ldquothe court can onlyexercise its authority overcrimes that are committed bynationals of or in the territoryof a state party signed ontothe statuterdquo said Reid Syria isnot a member state of the ICC

However Syria can only

be a part of the ICC if itrefers itself The UN SecurityCouncil would need to referSyria to the ICC in order forthe court to even investigateany potential violations ofinternational law ldquoThere hasbeen quite a discussion about

whether the Security Council

should refer Syria to the ICCbecause Russia would notsupport such referralrdquo Reidsaid ldquoand the United States isdiscussing the creation of anad hoc court just to deal withSyriardquo

Ad hoc internationaltribunals have been createdon a situational basis in theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY)and in Rwanda (ICTR) toprosecute individuals forcrimes against humanityThere are two problems posedfor the creation of an ad hoctribunal for Syria in order toavoid jurisdictional conflictsReid explained ldquoFirst thisruns counter to the veryintention of the creation of theICC a single body serving asuniversal jurisdiction for thesecircumstances Second thereis a host of administrativeissuesrdquo Ad hoc tribunals havecertain legitimacy concerns where the ICC does not Theyare hugely expensive andinefficient Because of thisthey struggle to be relevantand effective as seen in atribunal case in Lebanon

Embattled Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Read the rest of thisarticle online

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PAGE 15PAGE 2 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

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Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise inspire students

Daniella Marrero Asst Intl Editor

The challenges of the inter-national student do not end atgraduation Although schoolserves as a place to become ac-culturated with a new homethe differences in cultures gobeyond the classroom and intothe workplace where the onceinternational student becomesthe foreign worker a fact thatcan serve as an advantage oras the reason to not be hiredTo help our increasing inter-national student population

at Suffolk the InternationalStudents Services Office (ISSO)held a panel discussion withalumni to share the challeng-es shortcuts personal adviceand ldquounwritten rules of the American workplacerdquo

In dealing with culturaldifferences at work PriscillaHuang (MS Accounting lsquo12)advised students to ldquofind simi-larities between [them] and[their] work environmentrdquo Fo-cusing on the things you havein common such as a common

professional goal can help stu-dents adapt and focus in the workplace even if there is alanguage barrier Chiara Car-nevali (MA Public Relationslsquo12) weighed in on finding abalance between the variouscultures that surround you in

your workplace adding a storyof the difference she found inauthority figures in Italy andthe US

In Italy you can only speakto your direct managerrdquo shesaid ldquoThere is no real relation-ship between the boss and the

employeerdquoWhen dealing with a US

company her experience was

differentldquoIn the USrdquo she contin-ued ldquoI have met with a CEO who would speak to every em-ployee shake all of our handsand ask if we were having anyproblems that we needed totalk to him about It was com-pletely differentrdquo

International students that want to stay in the US aftergraduation face the challengeof finding an employer to hirethem

ldquoBeing an internationalstudent can sometimes be astigmardquo said Ruthly Francois

(BS Biology lsquo12) ldquoIt is the onething you need to say to getrejectedrdquo

However this should notdiscourage students Francoisshared an anecdote of whenshe was applying to intern-ships and found that manyonly hired US Citizens or per-manent residents

ldquoI emailed them and askedif I could still applyrdquo Francoissaid ldquoI ended up getting theposition even though I was in-ternational I didnrsquot take it in

the end but I was glad I askedanywayrdquo

When asked about the im-

portance and weight of hardskills versus soft skills all ofthe panelists agreed that softskills were the heavier onesand they said that soft skillshelp most in the workplace

Mark Foulds (GMBA Glob-al Business lsquo11) said that al-though technical skills areimportant that ldquosoft skills arethe way you demonstrate yourbrandrdquo

ldquoAny computerrdquo Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98) add-ed ldquocan replace someone withhard skills The art comes fromsoft skillsrdquo

Fortunately for internation-al students this game may bein their favor Carnevali saidthat soft skills or the abilityto reach out and connect withpeople is something that in-ternational students are usedto

ldquoIn a way being interna-tional gives you soft skillsrdquo shesaid ldquoYou come here alone so you have to meet and buildrelationships with people Weare used to thatrdquo

Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook

ldquoAny computer can replace

someone with hard skillsThe art comes from soft skillsrdquo

- Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance lsquo98)

PAGE 14 September 19 2012PAGE 3 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

INTERNATIONAL

The civil war in Syria hasremoved 9 million peoplefrom their homes and haskilled more than 100000 inthe escalating conflict Theclash between those loyalto President Bashar al-Assadand his opposition was in theescalating conflicts sparked byprotests that descended into violence in March 2011

There are an estimated 1000armed opposition groups andthey collectively have as manyas 100000 fighters Whilethere are numerous rebelgroups they appear similar togroups that have sprung out ofother disastrous conflicts suchas genocides The questionmay not only be can we theUnited States prevent such adisaster but how

The concept of dealing withinternational criminal law isfairly new when looking atthe timeline of law practicethroughout history TheInternational Criminal Court

or the ICC is defined as the firstever permanent treaty-basedinternational criminal tribunalestablished to investigate andtry individuals for the mostserious crimes genocidecrimes against humanity and war crimes

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

ldquoTreating an international

crime is treating it as anindividual conduct rather thanstate conductrdquo said NatalieReid Esq from the law firmDebevioise amp Plimtpon in New York Reid spoke at SuffolkUniversity Law School onMonday about internationallaw ldquoThe ICC looks andfunctions in the way that manypeople including commonlawyers would recognizecriminal courts would berdquoThe ICC is however sufferinggrowing pains

The ICCrsquos treaty-basedstructure imposes thatindividual states who aresigned on oblige to refrainfrom ldquoacts which would defeatthe objective and purposerdquountil they declare if they intendnot to be a party Currently122 states are signed with theStatute of the Court In other words ldquothe court can onlyexercise its authority overcrimes that are committed bynationals of or in the territoryof a state party signed ontothe statuterdquo said Reid Syria isnot a member state of the ICC

However Syria can only

be a part of the ICC if itrefers itself The UN SecurityCouncil would need to referSyria to the ICC in order forthe court to even investigateany potential violations ofinternational law ldquoThere hasbeen quite a discussion about

whether the Security Council

should refer Syria to the ICCbecause Russia would notsupport such referralrdquo Reidsaid ldquoand the United States isdiscussing the creation of anad hoc court just to deal withSyriardquo

Ad hoc internationaltribunals have been createdon a situational basis in theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY)and in Rwanda (ICTR) toprosecute individuals forcrimes against humanityThere are two problems posedfor the creation of an ad hoctribunal for Syria in order toavoid jurisdictional conflictsReid explained ldquoFirst thisruns counter to the veryintention of the creation of theICC a single body serving asuniversal jurisdiction for thesecircumstances Second thereis a host of administrativeissuesrdquo Ad hoc tribunals havecertain legitimacy concerns where the ICC does not Theyare hugely expensive andinefficient Because of thisthey struggle to be relevantand effective as seen in atribunal case in Lebanon

Embattled Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Read the rest of thisarticle online

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PAGE 15PAGE 2 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

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PAGE 15PAGE 2 The Suffolk Journal April 2 2014

Summer housing plansto draw in students

Ryan Dawson Journal Contributor

With summer rightaround the corner Suffolkis preparing for anothersummer session Since it wasoriginally proposed by senioradministration at SuffolkUniversity the summersessions have continuallygrown each year leading tothe addition of affordableon-campus housing for thissummerrsquos session

This summer Suffolk isexpecting between 70 and 100students to take advantageof more than 250 reduced

tuition summer classes andreduced on campus housingHousing for summer

students comes at attractivepricing and a convenientlocation This summer thehousing will be located atthe 10 West dorms whichare located right next to thePark Street MassachusettsBay Transportation Authoritystation With the recentclosing of Government CenterStation Park Street stationhas effectively become a hubof public transportation indowntown Boston

To qualify for housingstudents must take at leastsix credits worth of classes

ldquoIts a very attractive rate when you break it down bythe day its $25 dollarsrdquo saidRod Waters the director ofresidential life at Suffolk

By nature many studentshave mixed feelings on payinganother expense Especiallysince most students have littleto no funds to begin with

Rushing said ldquoJoe knew thatcoming to Boston as an oldcity was something people would like to dordquo

Rushing explained thatit was through Moakley andothersrsquo efforts that the citycleaned places like FaneuilHall and the old combat zone which is present day DowntownCrossing Moakley and Rushingalso worked together to help

several buildings with blackhistorical ties become part ofthe countryrsquos national historiclandmarks including the African Meeting House

ldquoWhen he got in positionsto make decisions he widely supported historicpreservationrdquo Rushing said

Much like Rushing Liremembered Moakley fondlyas the two worked together

interpreted as discriminatoryto a targeted group The otherinterlocutors do not add tothe remark but remain silentSome of the observers maybe unmoved by it but others who belong to the group inquestion will be alerted andmade uncomfortable The in-terlocutors do not realize theirimpact the observers do notstep in and those offended by

their remarks add a tally totheir mental chart of societyrsquosnegative behaviors

Ayala analyzed the rolesof each of the actors in suchscenario the person that saidthe harmful comment the oneaffected by it and the inter-locutors that remained silentor in Ayalarsquos own words ldquoal-lowed the harmful speech tohappenrdquo

It is true that we may notalways be aware of the full ex-tent of the damage our wordscan have regardless of our in-

which resulted in the creationof affordable summer coursesand campus housing

ldquoDepending on what youmay need it would definitely

be cheaper than living offcampusrdquo Waters said ldquoIn thesense of it already includesheat hot water cableInternet which for moststudents living off-campus it would be an extra costrdquo

While living on campusstudents will also have accessto the Miller Hall DiningHall with the added bonus ofhaving breakfast included inthe rate of a room

ldquoI think that studentscurrently residing in anapartment where their lease

goes over the summer thisis a very attractive option sothat they would not be tiedto a lease untill SeptemberrdquoWaters said

Besides offering reducedhousing and tuition Suffolkis working with studentleadership to offer summeractivities for both studentsliving in the dorms and thoseliving off-campus Waterssaid Some of the proposedevents include Red Soxgames trips to shoppingoutlets and movie nights inthe dorm The university will

also be hiring about 20 CAs(Summer Resident Assistants)

All of the informationregarding summer sessionscan be found at suffolkedusummeratsuffolk

The university has sent aschool-wide email was sentto reach out to students inorder to pique their interestin living on campus thissummer The deadline forregistering is April 15

starting in the early 1970s toturn the Boston Harbor Islandsfrom a ldquodumping groundrdquoas Li called it to a premierdestination

ldquoKnowing how to work withindependent groups was oneof his biggest traitsrdquo Li said

When it came time forCongressman McGovern toreflect on Moakleyrsquos legacy hetalked of his former bossrsquo work

for Boston but also more thana few candid conversationsbetween the two McGovernserved as a senior staffmember for Moakley from1981 to 1996

ldquoHe wanted smartdevelopment historicpreservation and most of all he wanted to put people to workrdquoMcGovern said ldquoThere is nota bridge or road that doesnrsquot

have his fingerprints on it I wish he stayed arounda bit longer to see what heenvisioned actually happenedrdquo

McGovern also shared aprivate conversation withMoakley just after the formerCongressman was told that hehad only three months to live

ldquoI asked Joe if there wasanything I could do for himor if there was anything he

wanted done After initiallydeclining needing anything helooked at me and said lsquoactuallyIrsquod like that courthouse namedafter me You better get to itbefore they give it to one ofthe Kennedysrdquo

Even 13 years after hispassing Moakleyrsquos legacy canstill be seen all over the citythat he was born and raised in

tentions inside jokes betweenthe interlocutors or actual be-liefs For the person in chargeof saying the negative remarkall of these factors are impor-tant but they are all thingsnot always easy to detect fromoutside of the conversationHis or her beliefs may not beaccurately reflected by their words at that moment but thepotential of the damage the

words can cause to an observeris not weakened by ambiguityFor the witnesses of the in-

teraction Ayala broke downthe harm it can cause intofour sections direct harm ifobserver is targeted the ldquoab-sorptionrdquo of the belief that isunderstood a ldquopiling-uprdquo ef-fect to those affected and theldquoperpetuationrdquo of the negativebelief into society The mostexplicit one is the damage thatcan take place if any of the ob-servers are part of the targetedgroup in the discussion or if

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Gathered at the Law School Moakley is honored From MOAKLEY page 1

What words can do in an oppressive society according to the Philosophy department From LANGUAGE page 1

they are close to someone whois Witnesses are susceptible toldquoabsorbrdquo that belief that can bedamaging to their own identityor their relation to others whofall under the discriminatedgroup and if surrounded bythe same remarks constantlycan ldquopile up reinforcing itsdominance and normalizingitrdquo

ldquoThis is harmful to the

whole societyrdquo Ayala saidldquonot just a targeted person orobserverrdquo

Now what about the oth-er people in the conversationthat remained silent They Ayala argues have the highestpotential and responsibility tospeak up and clarify any speechthat can misconstrued as hatespeech Because the conversa-tion includes them and theyare more aware of factors suchas the beliefs of every inter-locutor inside jokes and con-text of the conversation they

can respond with something toprevent any harm to be doneon the observers They caneither take on a ldquobackward-lookingrdquo approach and ldquocauseharm by omissionrdquo or a ldquofor- ward-lookingrdquo approach andldquoblock the oppressionrdquo

Ayala commented that asa society we have separatedactually doing harm versus al-lowing harm but both can be

equally destructiveldquoWe think we have a moralduty to not do harm but wedonrsquot think we have a moralduty to not allow harm Butto allow is to contribute to theoppressive system Silenceis an element of the complexstructures and behaviors thatoppress societyrdquo

Even if the remark in ques-tion was not said with bad in-tentions and even if all theparties involved in the con- versation do not support themeaning that could have made

its way to the observers thefailure to clarify or in anotherlight the poor choice of wordscould leave someone thinking you are a racist sexist homo-phobe etc

ldquoWhat count is what theinterlocutor doesomits not what she believesrdquo she said

Ayala said that it is the po-tential words can have to harmothers that lead to classifying

an entire society as oppressiveldquoWe could have a sexistracist and homophobic soci-ety with no sexists no rac-ists and no homophobesrdquo andthis is because the words wechoose to express ourselvesmay not accurately representour beliefs

ldquoA society composed ofgood people is not necessarilya good societyrdquo she said ldquoWeneed good practices and be-haviors toordquo

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort

8122019 The Suffolk Journal April Fools 2014

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VOLUME 74 NUMBER 21 April 2 2014

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY bull BOSTON THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPERThe Suffolk Journalsuffolkjournalnet

APRIL FOOLS

Brian LeFort remembers Suffolk campaigns for spot as state rep

Will Sentildear

Journal Staff

Brian LeFort remembersserving Suffolk Universityas its Student Government Association President from2008 to 2010 Being a partof such a culturally diverseenvironment at a young agehelped him garner skills indealing with different issuesand the different people whobring those to light

ldquoI had the responsibilityto bring people together ondifferent issuesrdquo said LeFortnow 25 who is now workingas an aide to RepresentativeChris Walsh ldquoThat helped with interacting with a lot ofdifferent personalities andlifestyles I was just exposed tothat early onrdquo

This year LeFort is aDemocratic candidate for StateRepresentative of the 13thMiddlesex District He creditsWalsh for helping him fromsupporting his campaign togiving him advice on what toexpect in the legislature

LeFort also credits Suffolk

University for helping him gethis feet wet as a freshman whenhe got to intern at the StateHouse He said being exposedto such a diverse populationat Suffolk helped him trulyunderstand his beliefs

Suffolk University helpedLeFort realize that he truly wanted a career in politics Bygraduation he joined Walshrsquoscampaign and he saw what it was like to be in the legislature

One of the appeals ofSuffolk is that its campusis in the heart of the city ofBoston and LeFort feels that asa government major Suffolkcan truly give students theexperience and opportunitiesneeded to succeed in the fieldthe way he feels he did

LeFort learned of his lovefor public service from the values instilled in him byhis parents His father was afirefighter in Waltham for 24 years

He believes service given by

him joining legislature is his way to serve as well He wantsto be one of the membersof this generation making adifference from within thesystem

ldquoYoung people get involved with campaigns and vote andget involved with organizations who lobby our lawmakersrdquosaid LeFort ldquoIrsquod like to be oneof the young people who getinvolved from within who tryto move the commonwealthforwardrdquo

LeFort spoke gingerly of hislove for being able to advocatefor people and said he creditsSuffolk government professorsBrian Conley and Rachel Cobbfor giving him such greatperspective when it comes to

li i d

unlike his at SuffolkBeing SGA president LeFort

was able to improve his skillsin talking to different people whether it was in a conferenceor meeting or even a one-on-one talk

Now LeFort hopes to get toknow the people of his districtbetter with this approachand maybe come up withstrategies to help improve thecommonwealth

Dealing with a myriad ofissues is not new to him Hehad to deal with differentpersonalities at Suffolk duringhis stint as SGA president andnow as the legislative aide toRepresentative Chris Walsh heconstantly deals with differentproblems presented to him on

d d b i

Philosophy department discusses harmful language

Daniella Marrero

Asst Intl Editor

Alex Hall

Editor-in-Chief

Panel reflects enlightens on Joe Moakleys legacy

Photo courtesy of Brian LeFort

LeFort was SGA president from 2008 - 2010

From his work helpingpreserve historical buildingsand Dorchester Heights tohis hand in City Hallrsquos currentlocation late Congressman JoeMoakley who lived his entirelife in South Boston was in theroom during many discussionsthat helped shape Boston

ldquoHe viewed his legacy ashelping the people of thiscityrdquo said Congressman JimMcGovern at last weekrsquos panel

discussing Moakleyrsquos legacy oftransforming Boston held atSuffolk University Law SchoolldquoPeople come from all overthe state the country andthe world to visit Boston andare amazed at the history and

culture of this city Joe had arole in all of thatrdquo

Moakley servedMassachusetts 42 years asboth a state representative andCongressman respectively Hedied from leukemia in 2001

McGovern was joined byMassachusetts RepresentativeByron Rushing Boston Harbor Association President Vivien Liand Moakley biographer MarkR Schneider on the panelEach discussed their ownfriendship and interactions with the Suffolk Law alumover his years in politics andhis influence on the Hub

ldquoItrsquos hard for people thathave come to Boston in thepast 10 to 20 years to see itbut Boston almost didnrsquot haveany 19th century buildingsrdquo

Imagine a racist society withno racist people in it Imaginea society where women arediscriminated daily but everysingle citizen is a raging femi-nist As part of the PhilosophyColloquium Series Saray Aya-la-Lopez from the Massachu-setts Institute of Technologyand Universidad Carlos III deM d id j i d S ff lkrsquo hil

of words can contribute to anoppressive society as well as

our roles and responsibilitiesthat take part in it

The problems arise when agroup of people (the interlocu-tors) have a conversation on asensitive topic that is audibleto the strangers around them(the observers) The people indialogue may be having a casu-al conversation on a topic thatis seemingly uninteresting un-til one of them makes a sidecomment or joke that can be

Photo courtesy of the John Joseph Moakley Archive Institute

Left to right Jim McGovern Byron RushingMark R Schneider Lawrence DiCara

See MOAKLEY page 2

ldquoIrsquod like to be one of the young

people who get involved from

within who try to move thecommonwealth forwardrdquo

-Brian LeFort