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Dean Kenneth Greenberg to return to teaching next fall

Thalia YunenNews Editor

Dean Kenneth Greenberg, who has vacillated betweenteaching and being an admin-istrator at Suffolk Universityfor more than a decade, is hap-py with his decision to leavethe deans office and returnto the classroom. He will offi-cially be back on the faculty ofthe history department on July1, and will be back to teaching

next fall.In an interview with The

Suffolk Journal, he describedteaching as his first love, andcompared the classroom to acollaborative space where cre-ativity and learning goes both ways.

Teaching something is quiteinteresting when one day youthink you know something,and then you discover what you dont know, Greenbergsaid.

Chair of the History Depart-ment Robert Allison said, KenGreenberg loves teaching,because he loves people. Hecares about his students, andalso about his colleagues.

Allison, along with other

Suffolk faculty and administra-tors, had anecdotes describing just how great of a colleagueand teacher he is.

He hired me in 1992, toteach two courses that fall.Though he was, and is, a formi-dable scholar, I first saw himin action presenting his re-search at Harvard. He made itclear that teaching is the mostimportant part of our jobs, andone of the most fulfilling partsof our lives. You really haveto like the students, he said

once, not as a direct piece ofadvice, but as an observation,remarked Allison.

It seems that it is all about what takes place in the class-room for Greenberg. Althoughthe population at Suffolk hasnotably changed since the70s, and technology has cutinto every classroom every where, Greenberg noted that,In the end, the classroom isthe same. When youre in conversation with students, its amagical place.

When asked what his favor-ite moments have been bothas dean and as a professor,Greenberg said, I couldntpick one. He went on to de-scribe one slightly disinter-

ested, seemingly average stu-dent. A student from the1980s, from the Boston area who wasnt really interested inschool, and went on to becomethe head of womens studiesat Purdue University, after be-coming interested in historyand, specifically, feminism and womens history.

To Greenberg, this is as goodas it gets. But, he has had hisshare of successes as dean ofthe college as well.

To truly understand the

scope of what Greenberg hasdone for the College of Artsand Sciences, one should read Associate Dean of the Collegeof Arts and Sciences Lisa Ce-lovsky's opinion of Greenberg.I have been at Suffolk since2000. The great change I ob-served under Dean Greenbergsleadership was the transfor-mation of the college into aninstitution with greater civicengagement and with a moreintellectually vibrant commu-nity for faculty and students.

Celosvky goes on to summa-rize many of the changes thathappened under his leadership.We have seen the creation ofa distinguished visiting schol-ars program, greater research

Photo by Thalia Yunen

See GREENBERG page 3

Gender-neutral bathrooms at Suffolk inclusive to allNikki Ellis

Journal Contributor

The number of gender-neu-

tral and multi-stall bathroomshas grown in just the past few years, at work places, city facil-ities and on college campuses.

There are more than 150schools across the UnitedStates that have gender-neu-tral bathrooms, according tothe University of Massachu-setts Amhersts LGBTQ organi-zation, The Stonewall Center.Suffolk University is now oneof those schools.

An all-gender bathroom is, asits name suggests, a bathroomfacility that any gender canuse. This obviously contraststhe conventional gender-spe-cific bathrooms that separatemen and women. The inside ofthese bathrooms include stalls with toilets as well as urinalsand vanity areas.

President of Suffolks Rain-bow Alliance, Amy Kerr, satdown with The Suffolk Journalto discuss the need for gender-neutral bathrooms at Suffolkand what they mean to ourcommunity. Kerr said, theyoffer a way to be inclusive to

all. The bathrooms are also wheelchair accessible.

Kerr shared a personal story,explaining why she holds thisissue so dear to her heart. Herbrother, who is transsexual,struggled when he had to dosomething so seemingly sim-ple as finding a bathroom:

a daily decision that manydont think twice about. Oneday, when her brother cameto visit the Suffolk campus,Kerr painstakingly had to ex-press to him that there was no

safe space here. Her brother would receive weird looks and was even kicked out of a bath-room once, for choosing thebathroom that he identified with. Violence, intimidation,harassment and even arrestcan all happen to transgender,genderqueer, and gender non-conforming individuals whenthey are in the wrong bath-room.

Genderqueer is a commonlyused term for those who donot identify with social normsthat represent either male orfemale. Gender nonconform-ing individuals are similar inthat their behaviors may notmatch gender norms of maleor female, or aren't in accor-dance with their assigned sex.Transgender is when the stateof ones gender does not matchones biological sex.

Establishing bathrooms likethe two gender-neutral, multi-gender bathrooms located onthe fourth floor of the Dona-hue building, is an importantstep in the right direction for a

forward thinking community.In addition to the multi-

gender bathrooms in Donahue,Kerr also mentioned that sev-eral bathrooms in the Sawyerbuilding and residence halls

that contain single stalls havebeen made neutral, in orderto offer more safe spaces forall genders. There is a full listof the gender-neutral facilitieslisted under the Campus Lifetab of the Suffolk University website. Confusion can accom-pany change, and this changeis no different. Kerr explainedthat as anticipated, there hasbeen a lot of confusion and

"Ken Greenberg loves teaching, becausehe loves people. He cares about his

students, and also about his colleagues"

- Dr. Robert Allison,chair of the history department

Photo by Jonathan Acosta Abi Hassan

funding for faculty (and for thestudents who serve as their re-search assistants in the FacultyResearch Assistance Program),and the creation of the CollegeHonors Program. We also now

have links to the local commu-nity through the African Meet-ing House, Ford Hall Forum,and the Modern Theatre. She

See page 2 forcoverage of the

Massachusetts Fallen

Firefighters Memorial

and reflection on 9/11

by students and faculty

at Suffolk.

questions surrounding thenew bathrooms, but said thatthere has been no outward-ly negative feedback, to herknowledge.

These bathrooms are the

newest of many steps taken bySuffolk University to create anaffirming community for ourtransgender, genderqueer, andgender nonconforming stu-dents, faculty, and staff.

Two newgender-neutralbathrooms arenow located onthe fourth floorof the Donahue

building.

Greenberg began at Suffolk in 1978 and became dean of CAS in 2004

See page 13 for an

opinion on

gender-neutral

bathrooms.


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A nat ion pausedto remember those fallen

Photo by Alexa Gagosz

It was just 13 years ago that

a series of four attacks, coordi-nated by the Islamic terroristgroup al-Qaeda on the UnitedStates in New York and Wash-ington D.C., were put into ef-fect on Sept. 11, 2001. The at-tacks killed over 3,000 people,more than 400 of those beingfirefighters and police officers,and caused more than $10 bil-lion in property damage. Fourpassenger planes were hijackedby 19 of the al-Qaeda terror-ists, two of the planes hit theNorth and towers of the WorldTrade Center in New York City,one of them crashed into thePentagon, and the last washeaded for Washington D.C.but crashed early in a field inPennsylvania.

Al-Qaedas group leader,Osama bin Laden originally de-nied ever planning the attack.Three years later, in 2004, headmitted to being responsible. As the story goes, bin Laden was a main target on the Waron Terror until May 2011, where he was shot and killedby U.S. Navy Seals in his resi-dential compound in Pakistan.

Today, the nation continues

to mourn those fallen, wheth-er they be from the attackedbuildings, hijacked planes, orthe firefighters and law en-forcement officers that died while trying to help civilians.Outside of the Massachu-setts State House on Thurs-day morning, was a memorialservice in which Mayor MartyWalsh laid a wreath for thosefallen. Their names were sub-sequently read out at the sametime the planes crashed on

P O L I C E B L O T T E R

Tuesday, September 16

1:42 p.m.RidgewaySimple assault.

Monday, September 158:28 p.m.150 TremontMinor in possession of alcohol. FalseID. Judicial internal.

Saturday, September 135:21 p.m.150 TremontDrug law violations. Judicial internal.

Saturday, September 131:17 a.m.Miller HallMinor in possession of alcohol. Judi-cial internal.

Friday, September 1210:44 p.m.150 TremontMinor in Possesion of Alcohol. JudicialInternal.

Friday, September 129:12 p.m.150 TremontMinor in posession of alcohol. Judicialinternal.

Thursday, September 114:26 p.m.Of CampusFraud. U ering. Investigation.

Thursday, September 112:57 p.m.Ridgeway BookstoreLarceny. Judicial internal.

Wednesday, September 1010:34 p.m.10 WestMinor in possession of alcohol. Judi-cial internal.

that horrific morning in Man-hattan, N.Y. The commemo-ration was followed by a mo-ment of silence.

Here at Suffolk, Rev. AmyFisher, the university chaplain,hosted a day of remembrancein the Donahue building.

Rev. Fisher said, The inter-faith center is open all day forreflection, prayer, or support,as people want to come in andhave a moment of silence.

To add to the memorial ser- vices that have been occur-ring throughout the years,the question of where were you is always the conversa-

"Each plane that would go over my house would rattle myhouse and no one knew if it was terrorists or the military."

-Scott Song, junior

Alexa Gagosz Journal Contributor

" ... we were so

young and justdidntunderstand.

- Kyana Ferro,a freshman, onremembering

Sept. 11.

tion when talking about suchevents.Rev. Fisher shared her

story and said, I was sittingright here. I was working onthe Book of Esther and sud-denly someone calls me andsays youre about to get verybusy.

Though most current Suffolkstudents were relatively youngin 2001, many remember watching the news, replaying what had happened with the

nation in a state of confusionand panic.

Freshman Kyana Ferro saidthat she remembered that dayclearly.

We were in kindergarten, I was at school, and they calledmy parents to come get us. Idistinctly remember when myfriends mom drove us homeand it was on the radio thatthe second plane hit. But, we were so young and jus t didntunderstand.

Junior Scott Song, who livedin New Jersey during the time,said, I remember I was in sec-ond grade. It was the second week of school and my mom was picking me up. I got inthe car, she told me that theWorld Trade Center had beenhit, but I didnt know whatthat was at first. We got homeand turned on the televisionand breaking news had comeup everywhere. They contin-ued to replay it over and overagain. My family was shockedbecause we lived only 25 min-utes away from New York City.Each plane that would go overmy house would rattle myhouse and no one knew if it was the terrorists or the mili-tary. When we looked acrossthe horizon, we could actuallysee the black smoke.

Rev. Fisher added to the

memory and said, I think ev-erybody has personal storiesabout that day. It's been 13 years and we have students who were impacted by it inany sort of way because theyhave friends and relatives,they have memories of beingin school and the teachersall crying. So I think there isthis consciousness around the world, and especially here inNew England since the air-planes took off here in Logan.


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Suffolk student goes far with Bottom LineHeather Rutherford

Asst. News Editor

Get in, graduate, go far.To students seeking guidanceduring the hectic process ofapplying to college, the sloganof Bottom Line ensures themthat it is possible.

When Phyliss St-Hubert firstheard about Bottom Line in the winter of last year, she applied within the following days. Theoldest of three siblings, St-Hu-bert is the first member of herfamily to pursue a bachelorsdegree.

Bottom Line has its studentsapply to their target schools, which are mostly colleges and

universities in and around theBoston area. These includeall UMass schools, WorcesterState University, Boston Col-lege, Boston University, North-eastern University, and SuffolkUniversity.

St-Hubert decided to ap-ply to Suffolk University, andis now a freshman, class of2018. Although Suffolk mightnot have always been her firstchoice, she couldnt be happier with her decision. During aphone interview last Thursday,St-Hubert explained her expe-rience.

My dream was to go toWashington D.C., but it wastoo expensive, and I liked [Bos-ton] better," she said. I lovethe diversity, and most schoolsarent like that.

Bottom Line is a privately

funded, nonprofit organizationthat thrives in aiding low in-come, first generation, at-riskurban youth in the Boston areato attend and graduate college.Its counselors are dedicated toaiding students throughoutboth the application processand the transition to college.

When a high school junioror senior is interested in re-ceiving help from Bottom Line,there is an online applicationon the organizations web site.Once the student is accepted,the first step of the organiza-

tions process, called College Access, begins. A counselorhelps the student one-on-one with the application process, writing essays, and searchingfor scholarships. The experi-ence can be extremely daunt-ing for a student who mightbe the first in their family toattend college. Bottom Linetakes the fear out and replacesit with inspiration, accordingto officials.

The second part of BottomLines process is called Col-lege Success, which provides

guidance during the transitiontime, class registration, andalso providing workshops attheir location in Jamaica Plain.St-Hubert, while sounding en-thusiastic about the help she was getting, said, There is ac-tually a meeting next week tosee how were adjusting. I talkto my own counselor, who seeshow my classes are going.

Bottom Line also helps stu-dents with financial concerns,registration questions, andeven staying focused duringschool.

St-Hubert is living on cam-pus this year in the ModernTheatre dormitories.

Its good, I dont have mymom nagging me, she said

with a laugh. There is alwayssomething to do. When think-ing of some clubs she might join, she is considering theResidence Hall Association,Student Government Associa-tion, Black Student Union, andthe Program Council, whileshe mentions she likes eventplanning.

Her favorite class is a publicspeaking class, which assigneda presentation on the first day.

Academically speaking, St-Hubert took an interest ingovernment in high school. AtSuffolk, she is currently major-ing in political science, and isconsidering pursuing a law de-gree. When asked if she wouldattend Suffolk Law School, sheremained open and optimis-tic. Maybe Suffolk, or maybesomewhere else.

According to a statementfrom Elevate Communications,Bottom Lines annual send-offof over 200 students was heldon Aug. 13 at Hill Holiday, amarketing agency in down-town Boston. Hill Holiday haslong been a partner with Bot-tom Line, and provides stu-dents with the opportunity forpaid summer internships, andpossibly full-time positions.

Bottom Line stresses thatsecondary education is essen-tial for the growth and pros-perity of individuals. Accord-ing to their website, whileonly nine percent of the low-est income students earn acollege degree by age 24, stu-dents who are enrolled in Bot-

tom Line are twice as likely tograduate compared to theirlow-income peers.

In simple terms, Bottom Linehas become a saving grace tolow-income urban youths. IfSt-Hubert never applied toBottom Line, she hesitantlyexplained, Im not really sure where I would be. I might sti llbe at Suffolk, but I would bemore nervous about it. Sheexpressed her gratitude towards her counselor and said,I like having someone there who understands the process,and if they dont know the an-swer to a question, they willalways find someone for me totalk to.

Bottom Line currently haslocations helping students inBoston, Chicago, Worcester,and New York.

Greenberg returns to first love: teaching From GREENBERG page 1

Back row (L-R): Mike Wasserman, Bottom LineMass. Executive Director and Landon Dickey, Cityof Boston Education Advisor to Mayor Walsh.

Front row (L-R): Bottom Line students Phyllis St-Hubert, Jerika Adams-Harrison, and Sonia

Rugwiza, freshman at Suffolk University.

Photo courtesy of Bottom Line



Dean Greenberg will begin teaching again nextfall, and will return to faculty on July 1.

adds, He oversaw the develop-ment of two keystones of ourundergraduate core curricu-

lum - the Expanded ClassroomRequirement and the Seminarfor Freshmen - that connectstudents to the communitythrough speakers, field trips,and service learning and thatintroduce them to tenuredfaculty and exciting academictopics even as freshmen. Hehas truly helped us to developour Teacher-Scholar role forfaculty. He also models thatrole himself. The dean is anaccomplished historian, andstudents will benefit from hav-ing the dean back in the class-room.

Associate Dean of the Col-lege of Arts and Sciences Kri-sanne Bursik says, He has de- voted himself to guiding theCollege through a series ofinternal changes and externalchallenges, and he has done so with grace, kindness and com-passion.

Likewise, Associate Pro-fessor Bryan Trabold, who worked with Greenberg on thenew writing center, opinedthat Greenbergs vision for

the new writing center is thereason why from the 2009-2010 school year, to the 2012-

2013 school year, writing tu-tors met with 289, and 710students, respectively. On apersonal note, I am extremelysaddened that Suffolk will belosing such a talented admin-istrator, someone with genu-ine integrity who always madedecisions based upon what hetruly thought was best for Suf-folk, Trabold said. But, Suf-folk is very fortunate that he will continue to be part of ourcommunity. We may be los-ing a top-notch administratorbut well also be gaining a top-notch scholar and teacher.

Greenberg, who has beendean of the College of Arts andSciences since 2004, holds abachelors degree from CornellUniversity, a Masters from Co-lumbia, his doctorate from theUniversity of Wisconsin, andhas completed fellowships atHarvard Law School, the Na-tional Endowment for the Hu-manities Fellowship for Col-lege Teachers, and the CharlesWarren Center in the historydepartment of Harvard Univer-

sity. He is not only an academ-ic, but a producer and author.

As an academic dean, Green-

berg is responsible for hiringnew persons into the Collegeof Arts and Sciences. He is alsoresponsible for allocating re-sources (and the budget) of thecollege, resolving all academicissues related to students, hir-ing associate deans, oversee-ing and updating the websiteof the college, managing pub-lic relations for the college,and presiding over faculty as-semblies.

He was co-producer and co- writer of the nationally andinternationally acclaimed filmNat Turner: A TroublesomeProperty, has written severalbooks on American slavery,and has published a numberof articles, chapters, and essayreviews. To many, he is a men-tor.

Greenberg, who has had ahand in staffing the Collegefor the last 10 years, is look-ing forward to making the lat-eral move back to teaching. Hebelieves that he will teach hisspecialty, American slavery, inthe fall of 2015.


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Now official, SAAC wants to boost school spirit, athletic attendance

Sam HumphreyOpinion Editor

Its a common complaint andfrustration among Suffolksstudent-athletes and coaches:our teams work hard, our ath-letes are passionate, but thematches and games are sparse-ly attended because so fewpeople know about Suffolksathletic offerings.

The Student Athletic Advi-sory Committee (SAAC), whichhas been around unofficiallyfor years, gained approvalfrom the Student Government

Association (SGA) this year, abig step toward getting Suf-folks non-athletes to attendgames and boost school spirit.

We want student-athletesand the student body in gen-eral to join us, to get involved with the schools sports teams,SAAC President Adam Chick,a junior and a marketing major, Were raising awarenessabout our teams, trying toboost school spirit.

As an unofficial group at

the time, SAAC was comprisedof student-athletes who wereconcerned that their games were not well attended and wanted to do something aboutit. Becoming an official clubgives them a chance to bringtheir concerns to more stu-dents not directly involved inthe athletic department.

Getting approved by theSGA gives us a budget, it givesus a chance to come to theTemple Street Fair, to holdmeetings and events, Chicksaid. All these things givesSAAC, and their cause, a great-er visibility around campus.

Chick said their first meet-ing was well attended. He es-timates the group already has25 to 30 members, but mostof them are athletes. Now theSAAC has to focus on gettingnon-athletes involved.

Chick is also excited to have Associate Director of Athleticsand Head Coach of the Vol-leyball Team, Jackie Davis, astheir advisor. Chick said shebrings experience from otherschools and will be a good ad-

visor to the club.Its tough for people to

attend games that arent inRidgeway because theyre faraway, or people dont knowabout them, said Chick, ashooting guard and small forward on the basketball team.

Usually, the people who at-tend games heard about theevents through word of mouth,or because their friends are on

the teams and asked them tocome show support.

I think a lot of people wantto be involved, [and] that alot of students like sports and want to go to games, theyre just not aware, Chick said.We want to encourage thepeople who are interested tocome to games.

There is some research toback up claims that so-few

students know about Suffolksports, according to Chick. A volleyball player passedout a survey for her market-ing class last year asking fel-low students questions abouthow many teams Suffolk hadand other general informationabout the athletic department.

Not many people under-stood how many teams wehave, what kind of sports theschool offers, and a bunch ofother really general informa-tion, Chick said disappoint-edly.

Though the young club hasmuch to figure out and plan

for, Chick has at least one con-crete goal already, somethinghe wants the group to worktoward.

One year from now, I just want to see more students atgames. I want all the teams tohave more fans, he said. Morefans equals more team spirit.

SAACs Facebook page is SURams- SAAC and their Twitterhandle is @gosuffolkrams. Thegroup meets every other Tues-day in the Ridgeway building.

Photo courtesy of SAAC

Melissa HansonEditor-in-Chief

In a time of change, SGA needs to know what the students want

The Student Government Association has begun makingplans for the year, but in themidst of change at Suffolkand on top of their immediategoals, SGA needs to know whatthe students want.

First on the docket forSGA this year is gettinga fresh selection of NewEngland School of Art andDesign student work in thelibrary, according to the SGApresident, Tyler LeBlanc, and vice president, Colin Loiselle.Eventually, SGA hopes to have

an art show to celebrate thepieces.Much of the artwork

currently on display in thelibrary is years old, accordingto LeBlanc.

Were framing the lastfew pieces, he said. LeBlanc would like to see the artworkswapped out every three orfour years, or sooner. ThoughSGA does not have details setin stone for an art show yet,the group has a few ideas.

My hope is to get as manyNESAD students at the libraryas possible while having asmany students in SBS and mostof the PR and communicationmajors there as well so that wecan get the entire communitythere, said LeBlanc of hishopes for the art show. Wecan get some recognition fromthis side of the campus to say

wow, NESAD does some prettycool stuff.

Another priority of SGAsis to continue building thestrength of the commuterstudent task force.

The group was at onepoint the third biggest clubon campus, LeBlanc recalled.He would like to see the taskforce work with the commuterstudent ambassadors andimprove commuter studentappreciation week.

But beyond these firstpriorities, LeBlanc said thatin this time of transition, SGA

needs to hear the needs ofthe students. Whether that isa place for a nap, intramuralsports, or just more of a studentcenter to hang out in, theSGA president wants to know what to create for the Suffolkcommunity. Loiselle remarkedthat a theme for this year iscommunity development.

A long-term goal for SGAis finding a new space forstudents. LeBlanc said it isfrustrating to have NESAD onone side of campus, a one-floorstudent center on the otherend, and small spots spread

in between. He envisions anentire building to host placesfor students to relax, a homefor all the clubs and mediagroups, and even, a bettergym.

We dont need one floor, weneed a building, said LeBlanc, who believes this could beaccomplished within five years.

Other duties keeping theSGA busy over the next monthare elections.

According to Loiselle, thereare senator positions to befilled: nine for freshman,one for sophomores, two for

juniors, four for seniors, and afew senator-at-large positions.The polls are open Sept. 22 at 9a.m. and run through Sept. 24at 5 p.m. and will be accessiblethrough a link sent to Suffolkemail addresses or by loggingon to SU connect.

During elections weregoing to hand out [flyers] andsay go vote, go vote, LeBlancsaid. Any turnout that we havemore than the year before isbetter, even if it is five votes.

Looking ahead to the spring,LeBlanc and Loiselle thinkSGA will revisit the campaignto curb smoking outside ofSawyer.

When we were over there we got smokers to move

across the street or awayfrom the building, every time when we would walk by when we werent campaigning they were right back up against thebuilding, LeBlanc said. Wereally didnt have as much of aplan to combat what we didntexpect. Its something weregoing to try and revisit lateron.

Loiselle sees the openingof the new academic buildingas a way find a place for bothsmokers and nonsmokers.

Hopefully the opening of 20Somerset might relieve a littlebit of that traffic [in front ofSawyer], he said. Well beable to shape what happensoutside of the building.

For now, SGA is workinghard to decorate the library with fresh art, and hoping tohear the voices of the students.

Photo by Jonathan Acosta Abi Hassan

Secretary Dennis Harkins sits in the SGA of ce working.

SAAC was an unof cial club for years but is nowfunded by SGA.


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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: A threat to nations Alexa Gagosz

Journal Contributor

The Islamic State of Iraqand Syria, also known as ISIS,claims itself to have religiousauthority over every Muslimaround the world and is at-tempting to bring every regionthat is Muslim-inhabited underits political control and powersince its foundation in 1999.

Their goal is to return tothe early days of Islam, wherethe model is a type of Islamic

state led by a group of reli-gious authorities under Caliph, who is believed to be a politi -cal successor of Muhammad.

Al-Quaeda cut all ties with

"Our objective is clear: We wil ldegrade, and ultimately destroy,

ISIL through a comprehensivesustained counterterrorism

strategy."

- President Obamato The Washington Post

From the beginning: A timeline of ISIS

A videoreleased by

ISIS on Aug.19 showed

the beheadingof James

Foley andthreatened

Steven J.Sotloff, who

the grouplater killed.

In June, it had 4,000fighters in Iraq. By August, the Syrian

Observatory forHuman Rights claimed

that the numberincreased to 50,000

fighters in Syria and30,000 in Iraq.

the group in February after aneight-month power struggle. Al-Quaeda reported that it wasbecause of the groups amountof brutality. In 2004, thegroups original leader, AbuMusab al-Zarqawi, had onlysworn loyalty to Osama binLaden. After bin Ladens deathin 2011, loyalty to al-Quaeda was considered done, and ISISclaimed to be superior.

The debate on whether tocall the extremist group ISILor ISIS is ongoing. The WallStreet Journal states that theS stands for al-Sham, whichis only a larger area of Syria.President Obama uses ISIL, which is Levant, the easternMediterranean region that in-cludes Syria, Lebanon, Jordan,and Israel.

France 24 reported that inthis past month, the United Na-tions sent a team to the MiddleEast to evaluate the abuses

and killings carried out by ISISand rated them on an un-imaginable scale. Zeid Raad Al Hussein, U.N. High Com-missioner for Human Rights,is urging leaders across theglobe to protect women andchildren from extremists, whohe said are creating a houseof blood.

Within the last month, two American journalists were be-headed after reporting thekillings across Syria and Iraq.

Obama had a quick response tothe news.

America will lead a broadcoalition to roll back this ter-rorist threat, Obama said, ac-cording to The WashingtonPost . Our objective is clear:We will degrade, and ultimate-

ly destroy, ISIL through a com-prehensive sustained counter-terrorism strategy.

Diane Foley, the motherof freelance journalist JamesFoley, who was beheaded byISIS, said that the U.S. is notdoing enough, according toBBC. She was scolded by thegovernment, and her family was told that they would beprosecuted if they raised aransom for their son. She con-tinued to criticize the Obama

administration for not acting when the family was told thatthey would not make a tradeof prisoners, or even attemptto save their son, according tomultiple news outlets.

Foley, 40, was captured in April 2012. His family foundthemselves believing the at-tempt to save Foley was noth-ing but an annoyance to theU.S. government.

New stories have come outon U.S. citizens living in fear,sometimes joining the extrem-ist group or aiding them. A19-year-old Colorado womanpleaded guilty when authori-ties found that she was feedinginformation not only to ISIS,

but also a number of members who belong to al-Quaeda, ac-cording to The WashingtonPost .

The CIA believes that 2,000out of 15,000 fighters from80 different countries are be-lieved to be westerners, somebeing U.S. citizens. WithObama planning on bombingISIS in Syria, some believe this will be history repeating i tselffrom 2003 when the U.S. in- vaded Iraq.


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Students bring largest Indonesian festival to BostonDaniella Marrero

Int'l News Editor

Copley Square was bor-dered with white booths where volunteers served food, show-cased art, and sponsors greet-ed guests. Across the street,the outside of the Boston Pub-lic Library was busy with pe-destrians who had just exitedthe Copley T Station and weremaking their way to the sec-ond annual New England Indo-nesian Festival.

Primarily hosted by PER-MIAS Massachusetts, an all-student-led organization, thefestival attracted thousandsof guests from across the NewEngland region during its in-auguration in 2013. A notablesuccess, the festival is nowknown as the largest Indone-sian cultural festival in theGreater Boston area, and this years event on Saturday, am-plified that reputation.

[We] are an Indonesianstudent association, PresidentJessica Casey Jaya said as shestood next to a five-foot Bar-ong, a lion-like mythologicalcreature who represents good

spirits. We exist all across theU.S., but we are the Massachu-setts chapter. We hold social,cultural, and scholarly events,and sometimes sport events,to unite Indonesians living [inBoston], especially students.

Other groups that helpedput the festival together werethe Indonesian community inthe New England area, Minis-

try of Tourism of Indonesia,Consulate General, and theEmbassy of the Republic of In-donesia.

Performers from the Bostonarea, Washington D.C., andcities across the U.S. shared

the stage throughout the af-ternoon. Directly from Indo-nesia, the Boyolali Regencyof Central Java had their fin-est dancers participate duringthe festivals grand opening. Asmall group of students fromBerklee College of Music andmembers of PERMIAS sang thenational anthems of Indonesiaand United States a cappella.

Our vision is to introduce

Indonesian culture to theU.S., Jaya said. Hopefully, well become like Japaneseculture that everyone knowsabout. It is common. But In-donesian culture is not evenpresent here, so we hope tointercept in with people living[in New England].

The festivals main sponsor was Batik Keris, Indonesias

largest batik producer and

retailer. Batik is a traditionalpatterned fabric known to bemade in the island of Java.

Batik Keris vision is also topromote Indonesian culture,Jaya said. They have MickeyMouse and other Disney pat-terns on their batik, so its likecombining the two cultures to-gether. Its really interesting.

A group of Indonesian stu-

dents from Suffolk University

attended the event, and sometook part in volunteering afterattending the festival in 2013.

Michelle Lim, a senior atSuffolk, walked around Cop-ley Square sipping on somecendol, a dessert made withcoconut milk, jelly, and foodcoloring.

Its like a small piece ofhome once a year, you know?

A lion-likemythologicalcreature who

represents goodspirits

Barong

Photos by Daniella Marrero

Cuba Gaza Mediterranean SeaNorth Korea

In order to help controlthe spread of Ebola,Cuba will be sending165 workers to West Af-rica to help local healthexperts, BBC reported.The country has previ-ously sent health work-ers to other areas, suchas Haiti, to aid duringemergencies. More

than 2,400 people havedied from [Ebola] in re-cent months and some4,700 people have beeninfected, according toBBC .

Its like a small piece of home once a year, youknow?

-Michelle Lim, senior

WORLD BRIEFSThe U.N. has final-ized a deal which willreconstruct the massdamage that occurredon the Gaza Strip overthe summer, accordingto BBC . A ceasefire hasbeen in place since Aug.16, but there is current-ly no permanent agree-ment between Israeliand Palestinian troops.More than 65,000 dis-placed Palestinians re-main in U.N. shelters,BBC reported. Human traffickers sunka boat that departed

from Egypt with 500 mi-grants on board, accord-ing to CNN . Two menfrom Gaza, survivors ofthe attack, were rescuedafter days in the wa-ter clinging to flotationaids. The two men whomade the attack began

North Korea has re-leased a 53,000-wordreport claiming to havethe worlds best prac-tices when it comesto human rights, CNNreported. The reportcame after the U.N.criticized the countryfor its poor treatmentof its citizens. "The hu-man rights mechanismsof the DPRK ... \guaran-tee the people's humanrights in all fields of so-cial life including poli-tics, economy and cul-ture," the report stated,according to CNN .

forcing people off theboat. One passengerkilled himself, accordingto one of the survivors,CNN reported. "Afterthey hit our boat, they waited to make surethat it had sunk com-pletely before leaving.They were laughing,"the survivor added.

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The Suffolk JournalPage 7 September 17, 2014

Spotlight on the Scotland Independence ReferendumSylvain Guiler

Journal Contributor

Photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Many waves of nationalismhave swept through Europesince the beginning of the 21stcentury. This trend is inten-sifying as Scotland will votefor its independence from theUnited Kingdom on Thursday.

This referendum was soughtby the Scottish National Party,led by Alex Salmond. Salmondand British Prime Minister Da- vid Cameron agreed to holda referendum on Scotlandsindependence since the sign-ing of the Edinburgh Treaty in2012.

It is important to look backat Scotlands history to under-stand why Englands north-ern neighbor is now facing acrucial decision for its future.The Kingdom of Scotland wasa sovereign state from 843 to1707. It then reunited with theKingdom of England to formthe Kingdom of Great Britain.Scotland has remained forlong a member of the UnitedKingdom without elected offi-cials until Tony Blair, formerbritish prime minister born inEdinburgh, Scotland, signed

into law the Scotland Act thatcreated a Scottish Parliamentin 1998. Seventy-four percentand 63 percent of Scottishcitizens, respectively, sup-ported the idea of a ScottishParliament and tax-varyingpowers in a 1997 referendum.The Scottish National Partyreached power in 2007. Four years later, it obtained the seatmajority necessary to put forward its referendum promise.

All Scottish citizens abovethe age of 16, residents whoare members of the EuropeanUnion or Commonwealth, andBritish Armed Forces will beable to vote.

Scottish independencedebates revolve around thestrong Scottish national iden-tity. However, three mainissues can be identified: de-mocracy and representation,economic power, and compre-hensive national healthcare.

From a political standpoint,Scotlands independence willrepresent the end of social andeconomic policies imposedon them by a distant BritishParliament. In a country that

generally favors the left sideof the political spectrum, theScottish have long been dissat-isfied with Margaret Thatcherand todays David Cameronpolitics of privatizations.

The SNP pinpoints Scot-lands independence as a cor-nerstone to engage a fullydemocratic process. Salmondsaid, It is about the powerto choose who we should begoverned by and the power tobuild a country that reflects

our priorities as a society andour values as a people.

Many wonder whetherScotland will be better offeconomically as a separate na-tional entity. Salmond strong-ly believes Scotland is oneof the richest nations in the world. According to the U.K.Office for National Statistics,Scotland has the 15th high-est gross national product percapita, ahead of the rest of theU.K. Today, the U.K. benefitsfrom the oil revenue situatedin Scotland. However, sincethe oil revenue greatly fluctu-ates throughout the year whilethe oil reserves continuouslyshrink, it would not constitutea viable economic model for

the long term. The SNP assertsthat the country can also relyon its tourism, whisky, andexpandable renewable energyrevenues.

Aside from that, Salmondclaims that Scotland will keepthe pound as its currency ifit becomes independent. But,George Osbourne, chancel-lor of the Exchequer, repeat-edly has opposed this scenario.Even though the Scottish andBritish economies are now

equivalent, the Scottish econ-omy would be more unstablebecause of its oil revenue de-pendency.

Scotland may also be tempt-ed to create its own currency.It would then be able to setits exchange rate freely with-out the Bank of England. But,this alternative frightens ana-lysts and corporations sincethe country would have to cutpublic spending and increasetaxes to accumulate enoughcash reserves. Adopting theeuro is another option that theSNP often discards because ofits stringent monetary poli-cies, implications on the Scot-tish economy.

Of all the issues dealing

with the referendum, debateover the National Health Ser- vice, founded in 1948 by theLabour Party, may be one ofthe most disputed. Accordingto BBC , the NHS is the fifthlargest employer in the world,following McDonalds with 1.7million employees. The pub-licly funded healthcare systemprovides free comprehensiblecare to U.K. residents. TheNHS strongly defends this Brit-ish exception while criticizing

Alex Salmond, leader of the SNP

London for encouraging moreprivatization of the health-care industry. Alistair Darling,former chancellor of the La-bour Party, is not in favor ofScotlands independence andasserts that funding for theservice was due to rise, ac-cording to Yahoo!

A couple of hours beforethe beginning of the vote, theoutcome of the referendum

is highly unpredictable. Somepolls recently credited theYes with a slim majority, butThe Guardian and other news-papers claim the contrary.While Cameron is campaign-ing for the No along with hisConservative Party and the Lib-eral Democrats, many celebri-ties have expressed themselveson the question in the media.Scottish band Franz Ferdinandorganized a Yes Scotlandconcert supported by Mor-

rissey and Sir Sean Connery, while Paul McCartney, DavidBowie, and Sir Alex Fergusoncalled for the Scottish to allstand together.

Apart from its unpredict-able fate on Thursday, Scot-lands strong national identitydoes not necessarily supportindependence from the U.K. A majori ty of Scottish citizenssupported the Scotland Act

2012 which bestows furtherpowers (increased legislativecontrol and tax powers from2015) to the Scottish Parlia-ment. This alternative mayconstitute a good compromisebetween the leaders of theNSA and other main Britishpolitical parties. Instead of se-ceding like Montenegro fromSerbia in 2006, Scotland wouldthen adopt a similar positionto Quebec which chose to stayunited with Canada.

It is about the power to choose who we should be governed by and the

power to build a country that reflectsour priorities as a society and our

values as a people.

- Alex Salmond, leader of the ScottishNational Party


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PAGE 8 The Suffolk JournalARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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MFA Brings Old Hollywood to Boston

Maria Baluch Journal Staff

If you have ever dreamed ofthe stunning dresses and gowns worn by Hollywood actresses,now is your chance to seethem up-close and in person.The Museum of Fine Arts has anew exhibit called HollywoodGlamour: Fashion and Jewelryfrom the Silver Screen.

As you open the doubleglass doors to the entrance ofthe exhibit, its suddenly asif youre taken back in timeto old Hollywood, a world ofglamour and allure. Dimly lit,dark hues of grey painted wallsand two golden crystal-tieredchandeliers hung on the centerof the ceiling set a romanticand sophisticated mood.

The exhibit capturesHollywood glamour at itsheight with gowns and dazzling jewels from the 1930s andearly 40s, Hollywoods goldenage of fashion. Costumedesigner Edith Head described

the costumes and jewelryof the 30s and 40s as, theluxury that existed before theera of budgets and economy.

Fashion curator MichelleTolini Finamore and jewelrycurator Emily Stoehrerexpress that at the movies,people got a chance toescape from reality into worlds created by visionaries.Therefore, they wanted topresent a behind-the-sceneslook at how Hollywoods

Photo by Maria Baluch

Photo by Maria Baluch

Photo courtesy of The MFA

Vintage gowns on display at "Hollywood Glamour."

most glamorous designscontributed to its distinctivebrand of escapist fantasy. At the time, film stars' lavishensembles were the perfectantidote to the withdrawalsof the Great Depression, ataste of supreme luxury forthe price of a movie ticket.

The exhibit features 16breathtaking dresses, whichdate from the mid 1920s to thelate 1940s, incorporating theevolution of costume designfrom the early days of thesilver screen, when actressesprovided their own wardrobe tothe rise of costume designers.

The first few gownsmake you stare in awe withsparkling stones and bright,glittering fabric. The gownfeatured in the front is fromthe 1935 film, Paris in Springdesigned by Travis Banton, oneof the designers who startedhis own fashion line after thefame of his costumes. Its asilver lam crepe dress withfull bishop sleeves, a roundneckline and a small train.

The short sleeve black silk

velvet embroidered gown nextto it is from the 1930 filmInspiration." Designed byGilbert Adrian and worn byactress Greta Garbo, the gownfeatured a minimalist design with a touch of dramatic flair atthe neckline, and on the sleeves with silver bugle and glassbeads, crystals, rhinestonesand metallic thread.

On the opposite side is ashort dress, worn by Ina Claireat a time before the rise of

the costume designer, whenfilm studios required youngactresses to source their own wardrobe. The elegant silkand black tulle flapper dressfeatures an unstructuredsilhouette, exquisitely beadedsurface and a plunging back,designed by none other thanGabriella Coco Chanel.

Behind is a champagneevening gown from the 1932film No Man of Her Own,also designed by Banton.Worn by Carole Lombard, thereflective glass beads huggedher figure in shimmering light,adding sex appeal to the dress.In the movie, the garmetsymbolized her transformationfrom a librarian to a chic

urban socialite. Its a shortsleeve, silk chiffon gownembroidered with glass beadsand silver metallic thread,and shows off a plungingneckline and low back.

Banton, who designedfor more than 200 films,played a major role in theconstruction of HollywoodGlamour. Other designerspresented include Gilbert Adrian, Ren Hubert, HowardGreer, Elsa Schiaparelli, Robert

Kalloch, and Edith Head.After all these years, their

allure still invites us to dream,said Finamore and Stoehrer, who kept this dream alive byplacing a large screen on the wall next to the platform ofgowns that continuously playsclips of the movies in which theactresses wore the gowns ondisplay. You can sit down onthe small leather seat placedin front and see the designsfrom the screen come to liferight in front of your eyes.

On the wall adjacent to itare frames of Bantons designillustrations for MarleneDietrichs dresses from themovie Desire, Robert Ushersproduction design drawing

for the 1934 film LimehouseBlues, hand written lettersfrom designer Ren Hubertand photographer EdwardSteichen to actress GloriaSwanson, Mae Wests famousplatform shoes, jewelry ownedby Gloria Swanson, andEdward Steichens popularphotographs of MarleneDietrich and Gloria Swanson.

The exhibit will beongoing and at the museumuntil March 8, 2015.


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PAO welcomes new year with a fresh performance lineup Jenna Collins

Journal Contributor

Suffolk Universitys

Performing Arts Office,directed by Kristen Baker, ishome to 13 different groups,offering programs for actorsand actresses, dancers, singers,and techies.

This year the PAO has manyexciting events scheduled,including both annual and newperformances.

We are excited for areally great year. said Bakerenthusiastically when askedabout what is in store for theSuffolk community.

The PAO announced theyhave been working hard tocollaborate with other officesand departments, both on andoff campus, to offer a wider variety of performances forstudents. This year, the PAO hascollaborated with The Rainbow Alliance to put together theannual Drag Show, happeningOct. 29. They have also been working with Program Councilto create the Popular TicketSeries. For the first time ever,the PAO will collaborate withThe Boston Ballet, in order toobtain reduced prices to SwanLake, as part of the Popular

Ticket Series.This year also marks the

40th Anniversary of the PAOsannual show, Fall Fest. Nowthe longest running arts showat the university, this yearsperformance will be focusingon the history of Fall Fest as well as Suffolks current artsdepartment. Baker was happyto announce that in this years

finale, the PAO will be bringingback alumni spanning from thepast 40 years. The company will be incorporating Medley ofMotown, Broadway numbers,and swing dancing. Auditions were held early last week andindependent auditions will beheld on Oct. 9.

Dinner Theatre is anotherannual event that the PAO

will continue to perform this year. The murder mysteryperformance, called DeepSpace Murder is Star Trekthemed and is described byBaker as being nerd-tacular."Deep Space Murder will runfrom Nov. 20 through Nov. 22.

Something new happening with PAO this year isduring Homecoming. The

A taste of fall at the farmer's market Aiyana Edmund

Journal Contributor

Stumble across any citysquare or patch of grass foundin a metropolitan area and itis almost guaranteed to beblanketed with little whitetents, posted up like pawns

on a chess board. Peoplestroll aimlessly through thetented rows, a bundle ofearthly dusted carrots in onehand, and their lovers fingersintertwined in the other. Withso much more than just the sunto soak in, market shoppersdon their sunglasses and lettheir sensory overloaded eyesdo the guiding.

These leisure wanderersof the farmers markets walk with no specific destinationother than to ogle, appreciateand purchase these local orhomegrown products. If youare strapped for time, considertaking an alternate route. But,if you have the time to spare,take a walk on the wild sideand see what this farmersmarket frenzy is all about.

Behold the bounty. Woodencrates overflow with heirloomand cherry tomatoes, the redof their skin basking underthe afternoon sun, beggingto be tossed in a salad oreaten like candy. The headsof cauliflower, ever white and

shy hiding behind their halfcocoon of leaves await yourapproval in the crates nearby. And the eggplants! So ripe andready you can almost see yourreflection in the deep purpleof their flesh.

The beauty of farmersmarkets is that they dontattract just one genre ofshoppers, and there issomething for everyone. Localpoultry, baked goods, the vast array of assorted freshproduce, homemade jamsand honeys, even handpickedflowers (which is always ahealthy idea to head home with, especially if you are late).

These markets are thepop up ads of the outside world, except we dont hit theminimize button as hurriedlyas we do on the web unless we are strapped of time ormomentarily lack creativecooking juices. So with the weather slowly winding its waytowards the fall atmosphere alittle more each day, its justabout that time to dust out theinside of your oven and breakout the roasting pan. Its beenawhile since last fall, so forthose who need a little kickstart on inspiration, heres aneasy roasting recipe for beetsfound at the market.

Homecoming Party will be heldat the Childrens Museum andmost of the PAO groups willbe doing pop-up performances

all throughout the night indifferent locations of themuseum.

In the spring, the PAO willbe performing the musicalSpring Awakening, inFebruary. Auditions for themusical will be held on Nov.18.

Baker said she is extremelyexcited to share all the hard work and effort PAO has putinto these productions withthe Suffolk community. Itslike youre asking me to pickone of my children, she said with a laugh, when asked whatshe was most excited for this year. Though, after carefulconsideration, Baker admitsshe is most excited for thepop-up performances at theHomecoming Party and SwanLake."

The PAO will be tabling in theDonahue lobby and everyonein the PAO office encouragesany student interested tobecome a part of the group. Any information on upcomingproductions, questions, orsign-ups are available in PAOoffice, Donahue 409.

A scene from last year's Dinner Theater production of "Boy Meets Murder."

Photo courtesy of Suffolk University

Recipe: Roasted Beets with Apple and Thyme

1-2 lb of raw, whole beets 1 granny smith apple Bundle of fresh thyme (1 tablespoon

minced) 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar Oil Salt, pepper 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon horseradish (optional- it

gives it a nice spice kick, though)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.In a roasting pan or oven-safe dish, lightlygrease the pan/dish (I use coconut oil butolive oil works just as well). Remove stalk

from beets and place beets in pan. Roast forabout 30 to 45 minutes depending on size- justcheck tenderness with a fork after 30 minutes.

It is done when the fork inserts smoothly.Meanwhile, dice apple and toss with lemon

juice. When beets are done, remove from ovenand peel. Quarter the beets and toss in a bowl

with diced apple, vinegar and thyme (andhorseradish if you're using it.) Serve warm or

cold!

(Recipe inspired by Food & Wine Magazine)

Photo by Aiyana Edmund


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Museum commemorates Beatlemania with Suffolk instructor Victoria Greenleaf

Journal Staff

Fifty years ago, the Beatlesarrived in America for theirfirst-ever U.S. tour. From

Sept. 12 to 14, the West EndMuseum hosted a series ofactivities and events dedicatedto remembering the Beatlesarrival and concert at theBoston Garden on Sept. 12,1964.

The Beatles Invade Boston:50th Anniversary Celebration, was the only series of eventsin the city to honor the arrivalof the Fab Four in Beantown.Partially-sponsored by SuffolkUniversity, the weekendfestivities played host tomany different events, guestspeakers, and activities all of which were free to the public.

Suffolk UniversityInstructor David Gallantteaches a course calledThe Beatles: Here, There,and Everywhere, dedicatedto the history and culturalimportance of the band.

Gallant gave a lecture onThe Beatles history as part ofa sold-out event on Saturdayafternoon.

What has always sustainedinterest and affection for theBeatles is the appeal of theirmusic, said Gallant. Thats

really at the heart of it.Chachi Loprete, host of the

radio show Breakfast withthe Beatles on 100.7 WZLX,also played an important partat the West End Museumscelebration, having had a handin collecting some Beatlesnotables to make appearancesthroughout the weekend.

According to Loprete, TheBeatles werent just anotherband. Their music is timeless.With the Beatles, you could bedifferent.

Loprete has met three of thefour Beatles, and has worked

on many Beatles events andcommemorations over the years. He identified seeing theband on the Ed Sullivan Showin 1964 as a moment thatinspired him.

I watched the Ed SullivanShow when I was seven, and I wanted to be a drummer, hesaid. The Beatles were a four-headed monster that actuallyended up being bigger thanElvis.

Duane Lucia, curator andpresident of the West End

Museum, is credited as beingthe one who conceived theidea of the commemorative weekend events, and playeda huge part in organizing thesponsors and guests.

Lucia said he is happy with the turnout and theinvolvement of the community,and recognized the Beatlesimportance in Bostons historyand their importance in thecitys west end. It was an idea

of mine to try and include theBeatles and entertainment into

the culture of the museum,Lucia said.

He also identified one of thebiggest guests at the events,Ron Campbell, as being a livingpart of the Beatles history.

Campbell, 74, is the formerdirector of The Beatlesanimated television showfrom the 1960s, as well asan animator on the movieYellow Submarine (1968).He has also worked on manyother television shows, suchas Scooby-Do, The Smurfs,and Rugrats."

Campbell has beentraveling to events such asthe one hosted over the past weekend extensively since hisretirement in 2008 to meetfans and showcase his artwork.

According to Campbell, theBeatles were, As influentialas Mozart or Beethoven,and, Their music is pure. In200 years from now, I totallybelieve that people will still belistening to their music, hesaid.

Lucia explained that,although the events overthe weekend were extremelypopular, there are currentlyno plans to host anotherexhibition including theBeatles at the museum in theforeseeable future.

But, as once said by The

Beatles themselves, TomorrowNever Knows.

Jamin Buttafar ro Journal Contributor

The 21st Amendment, a barand restaurant across from thestate house, is just around thecorner from campus. Many of

you may pass by it daily on your way to class. The owner was unavailable for comment,but I had a chance to hang outand experience the food andscene. Here is what I found.

The bar area is full whenI arrive, about 7:30 p.m.,but I get a table right away.The restaurant is dimly lit with candles on the windowsills and lantern-style lightsaround perimeter. There isno music, yet the volume ofthe restaurant is still quiteloud.

I am given the menu with aprintout of the nights specials:New England clam chowder forthe soup du jour (that soundsgood, Ill have that) along witha pesto/penne/chicken sautdish and the weekly Fridayspecial: Harpoon Beer-BatteredFish n Chips. There are eightSmall Plates which could beappetizers or work as meals,as many come with a stack ofhouse-battered onion rings.

Options include a massivepile of nachos - recommended

as a favorite - buffalo wings ortenders, and a platter of fourburger sliders. I opt for Steakand Cheese Spring Rolls, alsorecommended by the staff.They come in a pair, cut onthe bias, served on a platter with a seven inch stack ofonion rings. Two side sauces, achipotle aioli and a sweet chilisauce, finish the platter and work well with both aspects ofthe dish (American/Asian).

The rest of the menu reads

straight forward as far aspub food goes: wood-grilledpizzas ($12-$13), a few burgeroptions including the housefavorite 21st Burger ($9-$13), several salads ($8.5-$13),and a selection of sandwiches($6-$11).

Though tempted by theHarpoon Fish n Chips, I choosea Short Rib Grilled Cheesesandwich. It comes pressedon asiago roll with a fontina/cheddar blend and sides of

honey mustard and choice offries - regular or sweet potato- or sauted green beans fora healthier side option. Thesandwich is great! The shortribs are ridiculously tenderand the sandwich is quitelarger than it appears, havingbeen pressed.

I wash down my meal witha beer (four beers) from thedraught list which includes your standard regulars plussome micro-options and

specials including Sams,Harpoon, Wachusett, Shipyard,and Allagash; $6 for a pint.For the more budget-mindeddrinker, Pabst Blue Ribbonis on draught for $3. Score!There is also a fully stockedbar; a wine list including vintages from the West Coast,

Europe, and New Zealand; andthe usual suspects for non-alcoholic options.

A less-than-expensive pubfood lunch option during the week, with available take-outmakes the 21st relevant to allstudents. The bar-scene crowdand the old-tavern styleambiance are quite enjoyable,and ESPN on TVs behind thebar make it a viable sportsnight choice.

The 21st Amendment isa must-try for a weekendhangout, especially if you areof age, though the atmosphereand food are still great if youare not. Grab a burger - or splitthe mountain of nachos - anda couple PBR drafts for around$17, plus tip.

MUST TRY: SaturdaysSpecial is called the 21stHangover Burger and comes with bacon-infused aioli anda sunny-side-up egg right ontop.

The 21st Amendment isopen daily from 11:30 a.m. to2 a.m.

Photo courtesy of the 21st Ammendment

Photo by Victoria Greenleaf

Tenderloin tips, served with a tall stack of onion rings, from the 21st Ammendment.

The 21st Ammendment; a weekend spot with battered onion rings and cheap beer

Suffolk Instructor David Gallant with Chachi Loprete.


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PAGE 11 The Suffolk JournalOPINION

September 17, 2014

STAFF EDITORIALSuffolk's negative ads miss the pointHeather Rutherford Asst. News Editor

As the school welcomesDr. Norman Smith, the newpresident has said goodbyeto the universitys marketingcampaign set in place by for-mer president James McCarthy with the advertising companyDevito/Verdi.

The first time I saw an ad- vertisement about Suffolk, I wasnt even aware that myschool had an active campaign.It was a poster displayed onthe Red Line toward Ashmont. A girl was pictured reading abook with the caption, Suf-

folk students rely on their willto succeed, not their fathers will, below her. My initial re-action was that it was cleverlyput, but it was sending a nega-tive message overall. Any university should focus its energyand funds towards sendingonly a positive image of itself.

The fact that this ad is try-ing to illustrate that students who attend Suffolk are self-driven rather than driven bytheir inheritance is more orless creating a negative imageof the students themselves.The ad is indirectly referenc-ing how Suffolk students aresupposedly different from oth-ers in the Boston area, whenin reality the tuition of Suffolknearly ties with schools likeBoston University and Emer-son College. Because tuitioncosts are so similar on paper,the ad makes students look likethey are taking a false senseof self-righteousness, that we want the world to look at usand think we are different.

Other advertisements fromthis campaign that portrayedan almost ignorant image

were posters that read, Forstudents who believe collegeis a privilege, not a birthright,and Can someone climb theladder of success in somethingother than penny loafers? Theshort answer: absolutely.

These posters desperately want their readers to thinkthat Suffolk students are defi-nitely not the stereotypical wealthy and unwitting youngadults that seek higher educa-tion at institutions like Har- vard or MIT.

In order to understandtheir marketing perspective,Devito/Verdi needed to beexamined. Like their print advertisements for Suffolk, their website was also short, simple,and to the point. One of theirlatest campaigns, with TribeHummus, portrays a male andfemale eating the hummus af-ter what they refer to as na-tive mating. Some peoplemight see this as inappropri-ate. Sure, it makes sense tolink the two biggest sellingmethods together, food and

Photos courtesy of Suffolk University

Ads like these appeared on the MBTA this summer.Some of the ads cleverly played on the negative

perceptions of other area schools.

mating, but did Tribe Hummusnot want to be eaten at casualfamily parties?

It seems that Devito/Verdismethod to get people to re-member their advertisementsis to portray their clients com-pany in a somewhat provoca-tive way. This is certainly nota new method of advertising,but this begs the questionas to how far Suffolk is will-ing to go. Advertising in this way wouldnt guarantee that aperson who sees the ad wouldenroll at the university thatday, but Suffolk wanted to be

looked at in a different light.The point obviously was to getSuffolk back on the radar after years of advertising silence - whatever it took.

I agree with Smiths deci-sion to cancel the fairly newadvertising campaign. Insteadof the university sending amessage of what we are not,the message needs to be aboutthe good things we are as acommunity. To get the schoolthe recognition it deserves, we would need to pair with an advertising agency that effective-ly takes on a positive meaning.

Sexual assault is not only

a widespread issue across thecountry and the world, but anissue that has become prevalenton college campuses, spurringlawsuits by students and inves-tigations by the U.S. Depart-ment of Education.

But now, some institutionshave created task forces andpolicies to help combat sexualassaults on campuses.

Emerson College, located onthe opposite side of the BostonCommon, has done just that. According to an article in TheBoston Globe , the college an-nounced earlier this month thatsurveys would be administeredto all students asking about theprevalence of sexual assaults oncampus.

This follows a lawsuit froman Emerson student who saidthe school threatened to with-draw her scholarship and sus-pend her when she asked formore time to complete an as-signment after she was rapedin a campus dorm during thespring 2013 semester, the Globereported.

It is encouraging to see thatEmerson is reacting to howsexual assault is handled oncampus. It is clear that sexualassault and rape are issues thatunfortunately will never be com-pletely eliminated, but collegesshould do everything in theirpower to keep students safe. Is-suing surveys to ask about as-saults will hopefully encouragestudents who did not formallyreport an assault or rape to giveEmerson more insight to howoften these incidents are goingunreported.

Other schools are encourag-ing students to download appslike Rave Guardian or Circleof 6 in order to stay safe. Suchapps allow students to commu-nicate with their friends whileon the way back to a dorm or

apartment and also have emer-

gency buttons to contact po-lice.The U.S. Department of

Education is investigating Em-erson College and nine otherMassachusetts colleges anduniversities for their handlingof sexual assault reports. Na-tionwide, 75 schools are beinginvestigated.

Suffolk University is noton that list, but what proce-dures and policies are in placehere to combat sexual assault?Thorough information is post-ed on the schools website withdetails on what sexual miscon-duct is, when and how to re-port an assault, filing a com-plaint, and other resources.

This information is also ina sexual misconduct pamphletthe Journal found on-campuslast year. And the universityeven has a Sexual MisconductResponse Team in place to ad-dress the safety needs of theSuffolk Community while pro-tecting the survivors right toprivacy and insuring (sic) theintegrity of any police investi-gation or University disciplin-ary action.

It is great to see that Suffolkhas this information readilyavailable and a team in place,but maybe the university couldfollow Emersons footsteps inadministering a survey. Thatpreemptive action for students would be an extra step thatcould provide the university with even more information onan extremely important issue.

Having data from Suffolkstudents on sexual assault andrape can only help the univer-sity prepare more and betterthe response team and policiesthat are already in place. Evenif it costs more money, no dol-lar is wasted when ensuringthe safety of students.


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AWORDFROM

Hello Suffolk Students!

The Student Government Association (SGA) wouldlike to welcome you to anew academic year.

We hope that you areenjoying your classes, andare interested in gettinginvolved. You shouldmake sure to check outthe Temple Street Fair thisThursday from noonto 2 p.m. to meet themany diverse clubs andorganizations Suffolk hasto offer, and also stop byour table to say hi!

We held our first meetinglast Thursday, and were very excited to kick off thenew academic year! Wemeet every Thursday from1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. in D311and all are welcome to join

us!

Wed like to remind youthat there are now senatorseats open in all fourclasses, and most of theSenator-at Large-positionsas well.

Election packets aredue Wednesday, Sept. 17 at5 p.m., and are DUE eitherin the SGA office or inSLI. Students will receiveconfirmation no laterthan 10 a.m. on Thursday,Sept. 18 that they have beenapproved to campaign.

We hope that many of you will support your classmatesas they work hard tocampaign and be your voice on campus. Elections will be held from Sept . 22to Sept. 24, so be sure to vote once voting opens onSUconnect.

Clubs, organizations, andstudents, come meet yourfinance committee!Session 1: Thursday, Sept.

18, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in D219Session 2: Wednesday,Sept. 24, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. inD403.

If you have any questionsor concerns, please emailus at [email protected] orcome by our office inDonahue 433!

Have a great week!-Student Government Association

Massachuset ts vo ters should bac k Democratsto get resul ts

Ian Kea Journal Contributor

On the night of the prima-ry elections, Tuesday Sept. 9,I was pleased to see scandal-ridden Suffolk Law grad JohnTierney, the incumbent, fallto progressive Democrat SethMoulton. Moulton gives Demo-crats a better chance of retain-ing a congressional seat as wellas giving his party a fresh im-age to work with.

A Harvard graduate,Moulton gains an edge as anoutsider of the political game.Democrats picked him due toTierneys weak reputation, inpart because of his family's2012 tax fraud scandal. He alsobrings leadership, decisiveness,problem solving skills, and newideas, all of which he attributesto his days in the Marine Corps.

Tierneys loss is a productof the wave of the progres-sive movement in Massachu-setts that helped Don Berwickget 21.1 percent of the guber-natorial Democratic primary.If Tierney had won, he wouldhave been scrutinized time andtime again for his involvement

in tax fraud and would havecreated the possibility of hav-ing a Republican congressmanin New England in RichardTisei, a 26-year veteran of thestate house.

A Moulton victory will helpto turn a do-nothing, Republi-can-held house (whose currentpriority is suing the president)into a do-something Democrat-ic house like the one PresidentBarack Obama had from 2008to 2010, which produced billssuch as the Lilly Ledbetter FairPay Act, Dont Ask, Dont TellRepeal Act and the Patient Pro-tection and Affordable Care Act.

Congressional Republicansrejected hundreds of job billsthat promised to produce eco-nomic growth domestically. Re-publicans have only passed 57bills during Congress currentsession, which is the lowestever in American history.

Republicans believe thatshrinking government, cuttingtaxes for corporations who ship jobs overseas, loosely regulat-ing bankers and weakeningunions and just waiting, is the

solution. Yet that is a part ofthe cause of the 2008 recessionthat devastated the Americaneconomy and put millions outof work.

The economy under Obamaadded 9.425 million jobs andlost 4.887 million, a net gain of4.538 million jobs. Thats threemillion more than Bush accord-ing to the Bureau of Labor Sta-tistics. A conservative estimate would put Obama near formerPresident Bill Clinton's figure

Photo by Flickr user WBUR

in total job growth by the endof term. Obama needs a con-gress to work with to continue

growth. Moulton is part of thesolution.Instead of blocking stu-

dent loan reform, pay equityfor women, veteran benefitsand supporting a bill to givetax breaks for companies whooutsource jobs, democrats willfight and invest in studentsand small businesses, raise theminimum wage, protect unionsand workers, and serve themiddle class in Congress. Withthe support of the blue-collarcommunity and union money,count on a Moulton victory inthe double digits this Novem-ber.

The matchup for the corneroffice is between RepublicanCharlie Baker, who ran in 2010,and Martha Coakley, the stron-gest name on the Democraticticket. Baker was competitivein 2010 while Coakley is re-ferred to as a backup by someDemocrats.

Being the liberal beaconMassachusetts is, one wouldthink the Democrats will con-tinue to control the corner of-fice again, but polls have put itclose.

Although Coakley is not ide-al, she still boasts an impressiveattorney general resum. Coak-ley has a small lead accordingto realclearpolitics.com , mak-ing Democrats worried. Wor-ried that she will fall just likeshe did to Scott Brown in the2010 Senate Special electionthat ruined Democrats filibus-ter proof senate supermajority.

Baker could capitalize ona lower voter turnout to gainground in November. In 2010,Brown was elected with a turn-out rate of 54 percent com-pared to the 2012 turnout of73.7 percent, when he fell toElizabeth Warren.

Former governor Mitt Rom-ney cut education more thanany other state and contributedto Massachusetts ranking 47thin job creation. Under currentGovernor Deval Patrick, Mas-sachusetts is now a top fif-teen state for business, first ineducation, a top five state forhealth care and environmentalstandards, and the second-high-est per capita personal income,according to reports from FoxBusiness and CNN Money.

The gubernatorial race willbe closer than Bay Staters be-lieve. But with good funding,experienced candidates, unionsupport, and the improve-ments under their leadership,Democrats have the edge that will keep the corner office bluecome November.

Democrats put Massachu-setts on top, and voters needto vote blue to keep Massachu-setts progressing as one of thetop states in the union.

Photo by Flickr user Martha Coakley

Photo by Flickr user Center for American Progress

Top: Republican gubernatorial candidate CharlieBaker

Middle: Democratic gubernatorial candidateMartha Coakley

Bottom: ousted Democratic incumbent Representa-tive John Tierney (MA-6)


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With lifetime ban, Rice has no chance for redemption Will Sear

Journal Staff

In todays social media-fo-cused world and the constantnews cycle, it seems there arealways eyes on celebrities.Whether or not this magni-fying glass is a good or badthing, we should all rememberthat whatever we ask for hasconsequences, and while theymay not affect us, they couldpossibly ruin other peopleslives. Ray Rice is a man whohas no history of violence, ac-cording to ESPN, and yet wetreat him like he is one of the worst human beings around.

He did a terrible thing andthere is no excuse for his ac-

tions. However, taking awayhis livelihood and banning himfrom the NFL should not be asolution. Despite what he hasdone, he should be allowed todo his job and make a livingoff of his passion. For years he worked and worked to masterhis craft, and for the public totake all of that away for a mis-take is simply not fair.

Should he be punished?

Yes. But he should not be os-tracized and have his chanceat redemption taken away.Taking away his livelihood notonly destroys his dreams butalso affects his entire family.His wife and children are af-fected by his release and indef-inite suspension as that wouldmean that he would lose hisincome. They are accustomedto a certain kind of lifestyle.If that stands in divorce trials,it should stand when it comesto the career of a man, who,although he committed a hei-nous act, has asked for forgive-ness and has been forgiven byhis wife.

Putting Janay Palmer-Ricein a position to plead for herhusbands career, perhaps be-

ing at the risk of being beatenagain if she failed, that RogerGoodell did, said Keith Ol-bermann when defending hisclaim that Roger Goodell re-sign from his position. It canbe said that most victims ofdomestic abuse are too scaredto stand up for themselves butto say that of Janay Palmer-Rice is just wrong. There is no way for anyone to know how

she truly feels. She has ex-pressed her forgiveness for herhusbands actions and evenmarried him a month after theincident. What more could shesay?

No one knows the painthat the media and unwantedoptions from the public hascaused my family ... To takesomething away from the manI love that he has worked hisass off for all his life just togain ratings is a horrific. THISIS OUR LIFE! This excerpt,from one of her Instagramposts, shows us one thing: thatshe has forgiven her husbandfor his mistake and wants tomove on. But we still judgeher and some have even goneso far as using social media to

tell her that she is an awful ex-ample to all women for staying with Rice. Thinking that some-one who has forgiven theirpartner for violence is weak isnot only a gross suspicion butalso very disrespectful to thestrength of Janay Palmer-Rice.

We never think it is pos-sible to achieve complete for-giveness. If she forgave him, who are we to say otherwise?

Photo by Flickr user Keith Allison

We have no right chiming inon their marriage and takingaway anything a man like RayRice has done positively. This

Gender-neutral bathrooms reduce gender-spectrum anxietiesDaniella Marrero

Int'l News Editor

We all have that childhoodanecdote of accidentally walk-ing into the wrong restroomat a restaurant, realizing itonce we are five steps in, andthen quickly running out, hop-ing no one noticed. Last se-mester, when I heard that Suf-folk would start implementinggender-neutral restrooms,I recalled those five-secondmemories as a child, silently

laughing at the insignificanceof those moments of fearingsomeone would get after mefor not paying attention and,consequently, not walking intothe right room.

It has been at least a decadesince the last memory I haveof an instance like this, back when I did not know beyondthe binary male and femaledefinitions of gender, the du-ties that came with each one,and how I was supposed to(nicely) fit into them.

I am a female. One day I will marry a man. Of course Ilike the color pink. My bath-room is the one that has a sign with a stick figure wearing adress. My life assignmentsrevolved around these rules,amongst many others that were solely defined by my sex.One wrong step and it resultedin a serious conversation frommom and dad to remind me torun back into the right pathas quickly as I could, just likerunning out of the wrong re-stroom with the blue tile.

A urinal is a strange ob- ject to me, and the si lver binsthat sell feminine pads for aquarter are also quite odd,but those I am used to. WhenI lived in the dorms, I wouldoften use the multi-stall rest-rooms in the basement of 150Tremont, where the male andfemale restrooms are clearlylabeled.

I could literally hear the water rushing in the mensroom next door while I washed my own hands, and I would sometimes walk out of

the restroom at the same timea boy was, allowing us to catchquick glimpses of each otherssacred rooms as our doorsslowly closed behind us.

I was born into a gender Iidentify with, so I cannot per-sonally exclaim how restroomslabeled with binary gendersmake me feel out of place. Ican only explain my simplefear of accidentally crossingthe lines between meaninglessrestrooms growing up, a fearthat was instilled in me be-cause male and female worlds were presented to me as beingentirely separate, non-overlap-ping, and not relatable.

Now, through discussionsat Suffolk, books, and the in-ternet, I have been taught tosee gender as a spectrum ofmany colors and shades andits relation (or lack there of) tosexual orientation. There aretraits in me that are feminine,some that are not, and manythat are neither. I sometimeslook like that stick figure fa-mously posted on the mens

bathroom, and sometimes Ilook like the one wearing thetriangular dress. My worldsnow have merged, overlappedand connected.

Labeling restrooms is asimple act, but it is a seriesof small things that build upfor someone who sees their worlds inaccurately represent-

ed. We cannot spend our livesbeing that scared child thatruns into the wrong bathroomor force others to do so. Endthe binary. End the fear.

is not a defense of his actions,but the punishment indefi-nite suspension does not fitthe crime.


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Boston Bruins offense looking for consistent scoring Brian Horner

Journal Contributor

With the Boston Bruins'loss in a seven game seriesagainst the MontrealCanadians, every fan islooking for a stellar season.The Bruins, with many roster

changes, need key playersto step up and have careerseasons to be contendersfor the playoffs. With a keyscorer like Jarome Iginlaleaving, the Bruins have abig scoring hole to fill. Iginlacontributed to the offense with 30 goals and 31 assists.

Patrice Bergeron also hada career-high scoring season

matching Iginlas scoring with30 goals as well. A season likelast year cannot be expectedto happen again, and with anaverage of around 20 goals aseason per player, more playersneed to step up offensively.Since the Bruins did not signany high caliber scorers,the current roster aregoing to have to make do.

Players like Brad Marchand, who had a lackluster season of

only 25 goals and 28 assists,need to have career highseasons to keep the Bruinsup top in the standings.

Milan Lucic, who recentlyhad surgery on his wrist, is alsogoing to need to be healthyand strong enough to bringup his average numbers ofaround 20 goals and althoughhe does report that his wrist isstill not 100 percent we shouldsee him making a big impactthis year in a veteran role.

The Bruins also needto secure key players ontotheir roster. Torey Krug andRiley Smith, two players whobrought a total of 34 goalsto the Bruins, are currentlyunsigned and negotiations arestill going under way. Rookies

need to make some headwayin the goal department withthe likes of Ryan Spooner, who is the man to watch thisseason. He should have thecapability to score potentially15 goals per game to makeup for some of the potentialgoals that Iginla would havebrought to the table. Anotherrookie, Niklas Svedberg, willbe taking the backup role andcould end up helping down the

New England Patriots have plenty of things to work on, offensively and defensively Jeremy Hayes

Managing/Sports Editor

The NFL season is still young and the New EnglandPatriots are technically anaverage team with a 1-1 record.

The Patriots had a huge win in Minnesota last Sundayagainst the Vikings 30-7.The blowout was enoughto get fans excited, but itis still apparent that theyhave a lot of work left to do.

Tom Brady and the offensehave been far from stellar inthe first two games. With onlytwo touchdowns, and passingunder 400 yards combined,Brady is surprisingly belowthe average of the rest of thequarterbacks in the NFL. Fora player who will go downas one of the greatest of all-time, his overall play has

declined the past two seasons. Another more apparentstruggle on offense is therotation of the offensiveline, even before the Patriotsdecided to move LoganMankins. The one positiveaspect of the offensive line isthat coach Bill Belichick was very successful in rotatingthe linemen during the winagainst the Vikings. Theinterior linemen, young andless experienced, are a concern

for the Patriots passinggame, but the line stoodstrong in its ground attack,helping running back StevanRidley rush for 101 yards.

The Patriots solid defenseraised plenty of eyebrows inthe Vikings game Sunday,but fans need to rememberthat in week one, thedefense collapsed againstthe Dolphins running game.

The Patriots have a plethoraof talented men in the frontseven, but one constant is that

the tackling and speed versusthe run has hurt the Patriotsin many moments. Thesecondary looks very talentedand could potentially scareteams out of the passing game.

Unfortunately, the frontseven has shown it has aproblem with converging onthe ball when going up againsta strong running game. As

great as Vince Wilfork,Chandler Jones, and DontaHightower are, the defenseseems to be struggling to chasedown more athletic players.

Something to watch outfor is if linebacker Jerod Mayogets into a better groove with tackling. With top run-stopper Brandon Spikes nolonger on the roster, Mayo isone of the many linebackers who has to improve pluggingup holes on the line.

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