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ELECTIONS

EXECUTIVE BOARD
ELECTIONS COMMENCE
MARCH 7-9

Oscars, pg. 7

DiCaprio took the


stage to a lengthy
standing ovation.

INSIDE LOOK INTO PRESIDENTIAL ENDORSEMENTS

THE Suffolk Journal


SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY BOSTON

VOLUME 76, NUMBER 15

THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER

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March 2, 2016

hosts
Renovations in full swing Suffolk
distinguished
Jacob Geanous
Journal Staff

Campus-wide
changes
are being made as Suffolk
University prepares for the loss
of the Archer and Donahue
buildings. Facing consolidation
and replacements, extensive
construction has commenced
throughout the Frank Sawyer

building and the 73 Tremont


building to ensure that student
spaces will be appropriately
relocated.
In an interview with the
Journal, Student Government
Association Treasurer Cameron
Viola said, First I was really
nervous about the move to
Sawyer and the amount of room
student organizations were
going to have. However, after
I recently saw the floor plan, I

feel way more comfortable with


the new area for clubs.
I feel like it will be a solid
change because it unites our
campus in a way by having 73,
Miller, Sawyer and Somerset all
close together, said Viola.
Jim
Wallace,
director
of facilities at Suffolk, is
spearheading this project,

See REPLACED page 2

photographers
Brigitte Carreiro
News Editor

Nick Ut and Mark Edward


Harris
have
spent
their
careers behind the camera.
Nevertheless, when the two,
escorted by Senior Lecturer
Ken Martin, walked into Union
Oyster House during their
recent trip to Boston, they
were immediately identified.
A man at the restaurants bar
approached Ut, asking about
his internationally-recognized
photo of a young girl running,
naked, away from a napalm
bombing during the Vietnam
War.
Are you the man who took
that photo in Vietnam? Martin
recalled him asking. The man
shared that the photo changed
his life and stopped him from
joining the military.

Craig Martin/Journal Staff

Ut and Harris were Suffolks


guests early this week to discuss
their careers as photojournalists
and share their work. Ut,
whose fame originated from
the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1972
photo, worked as an Associated
Press photographer during the
Vietnam War and is now based
out of Los Angeles, taking
Hollywood photos.
Nick would have been
shooting the Oscar awards if he
wasnt here, said Martin during
one of three campus events
featuring the photographers.
Harris, also based in Los
Angeles, has published several
books of his photographs, most
notably from his time working
in Iran and North Korea.
Mark certainly goes off the
tourist trail, to say the least,
said Martin.

See PHOTO page 2

Jacob Geanous/Journal Staff

The new commons in the Sawyer Library


are set to open next week.

In the news
Sports

International

Opinion

Unni,
pg. 11

Gazzani for SGA,


pg. 6

Endorsement,
pg. 9

I believe what
went wrong is that
during the second
half, we just could
not hit shots.

I have seen how


little the
international
students here get
involved.

This campaign
is about making
Suffolk a better
community as well
as putting our
students first.

Craig Martin/Journal Staff

Mark Edward Harris, Nick Ut and SU Alumna


and Visual Designer Nicole Wang pose together
during a master photography class.

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The Suffolk Journal

March 2, 2016

Construction across campus looks to replace lost properties


From REPLACED page 1
which he likens to a
big game of checkers and
musical chairs, in the sense
that construction heads have
reworked the dimensions of
buildings on Suffolks campus
to make space for nearly
everything that is currently
located in the Archer and
Donahue buildings.

The new space is


going to be great.
In my idea,
its a newer,
more advanced,
more functional
version of this area.
- Dave DeAngelis

However, there is still much


work to be done before the Fall
2016 term.
Its been difficult, I have
to admit, Wallace said in an

interview with the Journal. Its


going to be especially difficult
to move everybody out of
Donahue and Archer by the end
of May. Overall, I think itll be
much better than what we have
now.
The first update to be
unveiled will be the 3,700
square foot student commons
that has been added to the
the third floor of 73 Tremont
within the Sawyer Library. The
modernized space, set to open
March 7, will include eight
additional study rooms that
will complement the existing
library space. The Moakley
Archive and Institute, which
has occupied the ninth floor,
will also be relocated to this
space.
The Sawyer building will be
experiencing the most drastic
changes to absorb the impact
of two lost buildings, namely
the fourth floor, which is in
the process of being completely
cleared out and converted into
a sprawling student lounge
space, including a spacious
conference area.
The new space is going to
be great, said Dave DeAngelis,
director of Student Leadership
and Involvement. In my idea,
its a newer, more advanced,

more functional version of this


area.
Half of the third floor will
become lounge space as well,
but it will also contain rooms
for student organizations and

are also being reinvented


to become the new base for
student
groups,
including
Diversity
Services,
Suffolk
Free Radio, The Video Gamers
Army and WSUB. It will also

Courtesy of Jim Wallace

A conceptual design of another fitness center


has surfaced among construction plans.
classrooms. SLI, as well as the
Performing Arts Office, Greek
Life office and SGA office will
be headquartered on the third
floor of Sawyer starting next
semester.
The eighth and ninth floors

be outfitted with the Interfaith


Center and additional activity
space.
The
only
area
whose
renovation process has yet to
be initiated is the second-floor
lobby.

The lobby will be redesigned


to be much more appealing
than it is now, said Wallace.
This has been discussed for
a while, [and] now President
Margaret Mckenna is ready to
take the step to do it.
The aesthetic improvements
will include new furniture,
carpeting and a change to the
red brick walls.
According
to
Wallace,
discussions about the creation
of an additional fitness center
are also in the works.
Overall, the majority of
Donahue and Archer, with
the exception of the C. Walsh
Theater, is in the process of
modernized relocation.
Jim Wallace hinted at a few
recently-found options for a
new theater, but plans to move
have yet to materialize.
Kathy
Maloney,
PAOs
associate director, shared her
thoughts on the office still not
having a new space for their
productions.
We would love to have
a theater but we dont, she
said. Its really difficult for
them to have sold the building
that includes our only theater,
which allows us to have fullscale events, without having a
replacement.

Ut, Harris talk technique, journalism, danger


From PHOTO page 1
In response to whether or
not he is ever nervous as a
photojournalist on unfriendly
terrain, at an event on Monday,
Harris said the most dangerous
places are usually within
United States borders. Ut
agreed, recalling that he has
been mugged in Los Angeles in
the past.
People say, Arent you
afraid youre going to be
arrested? It doesnt work like
that. If youre a Westerner and
you follow the rules, youre in
and youre out, Harris said.
During
the
event,
Ut
presented a slideshow of his
photographs from his time in
Vietnam, most depicting the
life of Kim Phuc, the girl from
the famous photo, then 9 years
old.
Pictures scrolled past of
Phuc now, photos of her
scarred back and medical
treatments juxtaposed with her
smiling face with her husband
and children.
Ut shared his personal
thoughts of what he, as a
photographer, went through
when he saw young Phuc
running from the napalm.
Early in the morning, I saw
Vietnamese refugees running
through the village to Saigon,
he said. I look for my camera

Craig Martin/Journal Staff

Nick Ut signs a copy of his famous


photograph at Suffolk.
and finally saw, in the black
smoke, the girl running naked.
I didnt want to take any more
pictures of her. I wanted to
help her.
Ut also shared his more
modernized
photographs,
mostly celebrity-themed.
I took pictures of napalm,
and 35 years later, I take

pictures of Paris Hilton in jail,


he said with a laugh.
Technique, Harris said, is
one of the most important
aspects of photojournalism, as
editing journalistic photos ruins
validity of the newsworthiness
of what is depicted.
You cant, in a journalistic
circumstance, manipulate the

picture. The minute you start


using Photoshop, thats the
end of your credibility. What I
try to do is create a 3D scene,
he said, using the example of
shooting over peoples heads
at a parade to get more of a
sense of being there.
The
two
photographers
emphasized this and many

more strategies of photography


during a master class on
Tuesday.
Harriss time in North
Korea, he said, enabled him
to shoot his favorite kind of
photographs, where individuals
everyday lives are documented.
I love doing environmental
pictures, pictures of people in
their environment. You can
work with the person to create
the shot ... to say something
about that person, he said.
However,
an
important
element that Harris said he
learned early on in one of the
most guarded countries in the
world was that photojournalists
have to integrate themselves
into the area before being
able to capture what he called
authentic photographs.
If you do this day one in
Pyongyang, its not going to
happen, he said.
Photographers, Harris said,
are usually not aware of the
impact their photographs will
have when they are shooting.
Sometimes everything just
comes together, he said. In
reality, we have no idea whats
going to happen.
Ut, however, said he knew
that capturing the young, bare
girl running from a bombing
was significant as soon as he
snapped the photo.
I said to myself, thats the
best picture I shot, he said.

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The Suffolk Journal

Nucci to address traffic, other


concerns on Massport Board
Sam Humphrey
Managing Editor
Growing up in East Boston,
John Nucci lived so close to
Logan Airport that he and his
friends could see the faces of
pilots as they were coming in
to land when they played in
the streets. When he was a
young man in the 1960s and
70s, Nucci and his family took
part in protests against the
airports expansion into their
neighborhood.
Now he, a lifelong resident
of East Boston and Suffolks
Vice President of External
Affairs, has joined the Board of
Directors of the Massachusetts
Port Authority, the government
body which operates the airport
Nucci has lived in the shadow
of his whole life.
In
an
interview
with
the Journal, Nucci said his
appointment to the body
that also manages Worcester
Regional Airport, Hanscom
Airfield, and the Port of Boston
will give him a chance to tackle
several transportation issues
facing the community.
Nucci shared that one of his
biggest concerns for the area
is traffic caused by Massport
overflow parking by its users
and commuters, and last
week met to discuss the issue
with Boston City Councilor
Sal
LaMattina
and
State
Representative Adrian Madaro.
Nucci
highlighted
the
environmental problems that
also come from heavy traffic.
Massport uses a number
of sites around East Boston
to park overflow cars when
they run out of spaces at the
airport, he said. That causes
traffic, [which] causes harmful
emissions. Its not healthy and
its one of the first things I
want to understand better ...
We need to see an increase of
high occupancy vehicles and
buses and an increase in public
transportation usage.
But
cars
from
Logan
arent the only traffic tying
up
East
Boston
streets.
Regular commuters clog the
neighborhoods narrow roads
too, another issue Nucci wants
to solve.
Each day, thousands of cars
commute from the North Shore
to Boston, and many of them
run right into an overcrowded
route 1A. So they veer off
of route 1A and into the
neighborhood, which makes
rush hour in the morning
in East Boston an enormous
challenge, Nucci said. I
think to the degree we can
use more people to use public
transportation,
more
high
occupancy vehicles like buses,
more carpools, things like that,
those are the strategies we

March 2, 2016

Police Blotter
Saturday, February 20
12:28 a.m.
10 West Street

Liquor law violation. Judicial internal.

Saturday, February 20
3:25 p.m.
Hamilton Place

Assault. BPD assumed jurisdiction.

Courtesy of Massport

Sunday, February 21
12:19 a.m.
10 Somerset Street

Liquor law violation. Judicial internal.

Thursday, February 25

6:06 a.m
41 Temple Street, 20 Somerset Street

Bomb threat. Closed.

Thursday, February 25
Courtesy of Massport

John Nucci addresses


the crowd (top) at his
swearing-in ceremony,
conducted by
Gov. Charlie Baker (bottom).
have to look at.
In November, Mayor Martin
J. Walsh appointed Nucci
to
Massports
Community
Advisory Committee, which is
comprised of representatives
from each of the 40 cities and
towns surrounding the states
airports and airfields.
One of the CACs most
important duties is to select
a member to appoint to the
Massports Board, a position
his fellow committee members
encouraged him to take on,
Nucci shared. Because their
nominee must reside in either
East Boston, South Boston or
Winthrop, Nucci was wellpositioned for the role.
His appointment to the
board follows a decadeslong career in Boston city
government, including serving
on the Boston School Board,
the Boston City Council and
as the clerk-magistrate of
the Suffolk County Criminal
Superior Court.
Ive had folks ask me why
do it, and the answers pretty
simple. I believe in public
service, Nucci said, one day
after he was sworn in by Gov.

1:50 p.m.
10 West Street

Fraud/uttering. Investigation.

Friday, February 26
11:15 p.m.
10 West Street

Liquor law violation. Judicial internal.

Saturday, February 27
5:14 p.m.
20 Somerset Street

Charlie Baker in the flag room


of the State House. My entire
career has been public service,
Nucci said.
Since
his
appointment
in February, Nucci has been
meeting
with
constituents
from Massport and East Boston
to better understand the
challenges Massport faces.
Certainly obtaining input
from anybody who lives in East
Boston, including students, will
make me more effective as a
Board member, Nucci said,
noting that many students live
in off-campus housing in the
neighborhood. Last year, in his
Suffolk capacity, Nucci created
a partnership with the city of
Boston to use the athletic fields
at East Boston Memorial Park
as the Rams home fields.
But, while he will represent
every resident in East Boston,
Nucci said he will keep his
professional life at Massport
separate from the one at
Suffolk.
There needs to be a bright
line between my duties at
Suffolk and my responsibilities
as a Massport Board member,
he said.

Larceny. Investigation.

Monday, February 29
12:37 p.m.
8 Ashburton Place

Larceny. Investigation.

Correction
In last weeks edition, the information for
one nominee for president of the Student
Government Association was misrepresented.
Sean Walsh is a member of the Class of 2017
and an Economics and Law & Public Policy
double major.

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The Suffolk Journal

Unity Week 2016


Wednesday, March 2
Walking in Two Worlds: The Shamans Journey ...

1 p.m., Donahue 218 B


Vinyasa Yoga ... 4 p.m., Donahue 540
Cultural Fair ... 5 p.m., Somerset Cafe

Harnessing Energies: How Shamans Use Ritual to


Connect Two Worlds ... 5:30 p.m., Donahue 403

Thursday, March 3
Creating a Personal Power Object ... 1 p.m., D403
Who Are You ... 1 p.m., Somerset Cafe
Dancing with the Stahs ... 6 p.m., C. Walsh Theater

Friday, March 4
Omatsuri Celebration ... 5:30 p.m., Somerset Cafe
Arabian Nights ... 6 p.m., Donahue Cafe
Spread the Word the End the Word ...

7:30 p.m., Law School Function Room

Saturday, March 5

Heavy and Light ... 6:30 p.m., Donahue Cafe

March 2, 2016

Campaign
Commentary
Super Tuesday hosts
Suffolk turnout
Maggie Randall
Journal Staff
On Tuesday, several states across the country cast
their votes for the presidential primary, with nine states
holding a primary, four holding Republican caucuses
and one with a Democratic caucus.
Massachusetts held their semi-closed primary on
Super Tuesday, and expectations in the state have
centered on a win for former Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump.
In 2008, Clinton won Massachusetts by a reasonable
margin against then Sen. Barack Obama.
For Democrats, the question was whether or not
Clinton would win back the Massachusetts districts she
did so well in eight years ago, or even gain more, against
Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Clintons success over Obama during the last election
is largely a result of her popularity with older voters.
For example, voters over 45 years old largely supported
Clinton, while younger voters readily supported Obama.
With so many college students mainly backing Sanders,
perhaps younger voters will have a strong enough voice
to elect him.
Presidential primaries were not a trend until the early
20th century. Since then, most states have adopted some
sort of mechanism for a primary election, resulting in a
range of primaries and caucuses across the country.
An open primary, where the ballot is open to
Republicans and Democrats regardless of their registered
party, gives voters the opportunity to vote in one primary
or the other. In a closed primary, a voter must register
to vote with a party weeks, and sometimes months, in
advance and can only vote in that designated primary.
Massachusetts, on the other hand, is one of very few
states that holds a semi-closed primary, where a voter
can go to the polls and vote for either the party they are
registered for or the party of their choosing if they are
unenrolled. In Massachusetts, being unenrolled, as 51
percent of the states voters are, means that a voter is
not registered with a party.
Therefore, when an unenrolled voter casts their
ballot, they enroll on the spot for either the Republican
or Democratic party. After they vote, a voter can either
decide to remain enrolled in their party of choosing, or
they can request to be unenrolled again.
A selection of Suffolk students all affirmed that they
are registered to vote. While these students confirmed
they are registered as unenrolled, they all had an idea of
which candidates they were voting for on Super Tuesday.
Nancy Pocoli, a freshman English major from Methuen,
was excited to vote in the primary. Pocoli explained that
she is interested in politics because it affects me a lot.
For some Suffolk students, it is less about a candidates
party affiliation and more about who they actually are
as a politician.
Jackie Pisano, a sophomore finance major from
Revere, finds that it is about voting for a candidate who
is going to do the best job.
A semi-closed primary gives voters who do not
want to be restricted to one party more choices,
which could happen in a closed primary. A semi-closed
primary simultaneously restricts either Democrats from
collectively voting for a weak Republican candidate
or for Republicans from doing the same, which could
happen in an open primary.
Sam Witts, a freshman communications major from
Dracut, explained the freedom that comes with being
unenrolled in semi-closed primaries.
I wanted to leave my options open and not apply
myself at such a young age to one party when I still
have so much to learn about the mechanics of politics,
he said.

INTERNATIONAL
Gazzani looks to diversity in upcoming election
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The Suffolk Journal

Alexa Gagosz
International Editor

As the only international


student who is running for
an executive board position
in the Student Government
Association, sophomore Daniel
Gazzani is taking off his
campaign for Vice President
with a humble and strategic
approach.
Late Tuesday night, he
was endorsed by one of the
youngest elected officials in
Massachusetts, James DeAmicis
from
the
Quincy
School
Committee, according to a
statement on his campaigns
Facebook page.
I dont plan to talk about
my opponents, said Gazzani.
I am here to run my entire
campaign on what I have to
offer to the students and my
university.
Gazzani, who has endorsed
SGA presidential candidate,
Sean Walsh, believes that he
could be a voice for diversity
and international students on
campus.
I have seen how little the
international students here
at Suffolk get involved, said
Gazzani noting that even
though there are various
diversity clubs on campus such
as the Black Student Union, the
Hispanic Association, and the
Caribbean Student Network, to
him, its just not enough.
I want to see them more
involved. I want them to
be involved in the everyday
process in what we do here
at Suffolk with the decisions
we make and that is why I am
running. I want to be a strong
voice for diversity students. I
want to be a strong voice for
international students, but
most importantly, for all of the
students here at Suffolk.
As someone who identifies
with passion and believes that
he has a willingness to get
things done, he looks toward
being more involved in every
aspect of the university from
academics to awareness.
Gazzani diagnoses one of
his first issues to tackle as vice
president, if elected, is class
registration.
There are students that
cannot graduate because there
are not enough courses being
offered each semester, he
said as he tags the program
evaluation listing a number of
courses that are requirements,
but are not offered. Due to
this ongoing issue, there have
been a number of seniors that
plan on graduating in May but

Courtesy of Daniel Gazzani

I want to be a strong voice for diversity students.


I want to be a strong voice for international
students, but most importantly,
for all of the students here at Suffolk.
are still missing a class, which
forces them to take a summer
class or wait another semester,
according to the candidate.
As someone who is a part of
the Academics Committee for
SGA, he is already working with
the Vice Provost of Academics
on the issue.
We are discussing the
possibilities
of
making
a
program in which a class can be
reserved for students, he said.
Then have a layout of all of
the classes being offered what
semester so that you can plan
it ahead of time and say okay,
so in Spring 2017, I am going to
take this class.
However, the candidate also
pegs another issue that pertains
to
international
students
and their ability to work in
the United States. Legally,
international students can only
work in the U.S. if they work on
campus in certain situations.
The problem is here that
many of us will seek jobs here
at Suffolk and we are denied

the jobs because they do not


have work-study, said the
Venezuelan native. But of
course we do not have federal
work study, we arent American
citizens.
Gazzani is working with
the Dean of Students to see if
there is a possibility if some of
the jobs could be reserved for
international students, or even
given some priority, so that
they can have the experience
of working in the U.S. and have
additional opportunities.
Lastly, and what he singles
out as one of the most important
issues, is that many students on
campus do not know who their
representatives are in SGA.
I want SGA to be more of
an accurate representation of
the students, he said. I have
been going around in the past
few weeks and asking people if
they know what or who SGA is
and most of the people say no.
The question is, how are we as
an organization serving Suffolk
students going to represent

each and every one of the


students if the students dont
know who we are?
Countless times, Gazzani
has brought up the subject
of creating a simple webpage
to profile each senator and
e-board member so that people
know who is representing them
from each class. Unfortunately,
SGA has told him that it is
not viable for a multitude of
reasons. However, he said he
has seen it been done and work
for other institutions and plan
on implementing it at Suffolk
as well.
With Gazzani dauntlessly
going into classrooms, speaking
to students and faculty at the
university, plopping posters
around campus, and having a
strong social media presence,
he hopes that the university will
see the passions he possesses.
On the other hand, with
the media frenzy at Suffolk
between President Margaret
McKenna and the Board of
Trustees, Gazzani exemplified

April
16,2,
2014
March
2016

how he would have handled the


situation if a similar scenario
were to happen in the future.
I think Colin (Loiselle) did
a fantastic job. I really applaud
the way he managed everything
during that time, he said. If
the time ever comes where I
am serving on the executive
board and something like that
occurs, I hope that Sean and I
can handle it the same way that
Colin did.
All the same, Gazzani said
that because of the issue
between administration, he has
never been more proud to call
himself a Suffolk student.
We proved that we are
open to dialogue, with all of the
determination that we had, he
said. One of the problems that
we have at Suffolk is that a
lot of people dont know what
is going on so they dont get
involved, but with this, we just
simply didnt let anyone get
away with anything.
As he agreed with most of
the student population and the
#WeAreSuffolk movement, he
said that the Board was not
transparent enough with the
bylaws that theyve used to
govern
themselvesmaking
the five presidents in the past
five years an instability factor
and flaw to the university.
Its not good for people to
see [the instability] as it will
make them think twice before
coming here, said Gazzani.
We clearly showed that we
had absolutely no confidence in
Chairman Meyer. I voted no in
the No Confidence vote.
However, this vote was not
done by himself. As he notably
did it the old fashioned way,
he spoke to his constituents of
the class of 2018 and each one
of them told him to not trust
Andrew Meyer, according to
the candidate.
Even though SGA was not
happy with the final decision
of Meyer finishing his last term
and McKenna leaving shortly
after, he said that it was an
improvement to have the Board
not get away with something
that they were pushing for.
We showed for the first
time that people are listening
and watching to what will
happen, he said. Eyes are on
them right now.
In light of what has
happened and the decision that
was made between the two
parties, Gazzani believes that
it unified the university more
than ever.
When people asked me who
I stood with- McKenna or the
Board- my answer was: I stand
with the students of Suffolk
University. I stood by what was
right for the students, he said.

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The Suffolk Journal

March 2, 2016

McKenna emphasizes
importance of diversity

A WORD
FROM THE
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENT
ASSOCIATION

My first impression of
the presidential reception
for international students,
which was hosted last week
by
President
Margaret
McKenna, was a welcoming
environment.
I walked in and not only
saw food from all over the
world, but also students
who were equally diverse! It
was amazing to see students
from different cultures in
one room sharing their
experiences as we embraced
each others cultures.

Courtesy of Alexey Korolev

Marina Simardi
Journal Contributor
When sworn into the 13
floor of 73 Tremont, Suffolk
University President Margaret
McKenna made a promise of
diversity at the school. Last
Wednesday, she kept to this
promise in the first Presidents
reception
for
international
students.
A number of students came
forward to speak, including
sophomore political science and
applied legal studies major and
SGAs vice president candidate
Daniel Gazzani.
The
Venezuelan
native
connected the outcome of his
countrys latest elections to the
rallies that occurred on campus
that was hosted by the students.
In each scenario, he addressed
his realization that there will
always room for improvement.
Said
Gazzani
on
the
importance
of
student
involvement in the recent
McKenna battle with the Board,
Thats how you start change.
Government
and

International Relations major


Rayan Aljelaly from Saudi
Arabia, also spoke briefly about
the recent student rallies and
about how the students were
united for a purpose.
President of the International
Student Association, An Wang
came to the center stage and
also spoke of her homeland of
China and introduced McKenna.
In an interview with the
Journal, Wang shared that
Suffolks international base
population has changed heavily
since she entered first entered
the university.
When I was a freshman,
the
international
student
population was at 12 percent,
said Wang. That number has
almost doubled now. If the
school ran like a business, then
international students are their
fastest growing clients.
You [international students]
are a very important part of
who we are, said McKenna
when she began her speech.
Throughout the reception,
she emphasized that the
greatest thing that she has
witnessed was seeing the
international population at

Suffolk enrich the university


by sharing their experiences
with students from the United
States.
During her speech, she
apologized for the delay in the
reception, which she said was
caused to the recent events.
She told the crowd that
she had a mug on her desk
that read troublemaker in
capital letters that was given
to her when she was a civil
rights activist, but how she still
identifies with the nickname.
I guess its still true and I
am proud of it, joked McKenna.
With her recent media
presence across the city,
McKenna also touched briefly
on what else is going on in
the news nationallythe U.S.
elections.
Im
embarrassed,
said
McKenna, as she told the
foreign population that this
time and these views do not
reflect the best thing about
America.
After the event, McKenna
later mingled with the crowd in
order for students to talk about
their concerns of the university
directly with her.

Sebastian Royo, government


professor and Vice Provost
for Student Success began by
saying that he would usually
apologize for his Spanish
accent, but that he felt that
this specific crowd probably
wouldnt have a problem with
it.
Its really an honor and
privilege to have so many
international students here at
Suffolk, said Royo.
As the Vice Provost, he
emphasized that the students
and faculty members were
there to help the foreign
students both in the process of
adaption, but also in building a
successful career.
We want to do anything
and everything to make your
dreams come true, said Royo.
Wang was happy with how
the reception came out, saying
that the International Student
Association believed that it was
a positive environment that
needed to occur to unite the
students together.
I am very pleased that we
had a event like the presidents
reception for the very first
time, said Wang.

In addition, Rayan Aljelay


projected his concerns about
the anti-protest law in Saudi
Arabia. He said that he was
worried that his country
would cancel his scholarship
when he was cheering at the
McKenna rally. (Thankfully
they didnt!)
You never know what
really goes on in a country
until you hear it from
someone who lived there.
Finally, An Wang, the
president of the International
Student
Association,
spoke about how much
Suffolk really meant to her
personally. However, her
home country of China does
not see Suffolk as a they do
Harvard.
It was astounding to hear
these speeches and learn so
much from them.

By Yasmine S. Fersan

ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT
PAGE 7

The Suffolk Journal

MARCH 2, 2016

Oscars remain gold amid controversy


Sharyn Gladstone
Arts Editor

The 88th Academy Awards


aired on Sunday to the second
lowest viewership in its history.
Chris Rock hosted the ceremony
amid
the
#OscarsSoWhite
controversy in which all the
acting nominees, and most
nominees in other categories,
were white.
Welcome to the Academy
Awards, otherwise known as
the White Peoples Choice
Awards, said Rock. You
realize, if they nominated hosts
I wouldnt even get this job.
Youd be watching Neil Patrick
Harris right now.
In his opening monologue,
Rock stunned the audience
with a relentless slew of jokes
and commentary about race
and the lack of diversity in the
film industry.
Youre
damn
right
Hollywood is racist, the
comedian jabbed.
Veering away from what it
had done in previous years,
the telecast awarded winners
in categories in the order in
which a film is made. The
first Oscars of the night were
handed out to the writers of
Spotlight and The Big Short
for Best Original and Adapted
Screenplay, respectively.
The
Oscar
for
Best
Supporting Actress went to
Alicia Vikander for her work in
The Danish Girl, while Bridge
of Spies star Mark Rylance
took home a statue for Best
Supporting Actor, delivering a
knockout punch to Creeds
Sylvester Stallone in an upset
victory.
Rock had his daughters
Girl Scout Troupe sell cookies
to members of the audience,
including Christian Bale and
Morgan Freeman, who were
seen
munching
on
them
throughout the show.
The awards portion of the
show took an unexpected turn
as Mad Max: Fury Road went
on to win Oscars in six of its
10 categories, with all its wins
coming within six of seven
presented categories in a row.
Comedian Louis C. K., who
presented the Oscar for Best
Documentary Short Subject,
even joked that Mad Max had
won in that category as well.
Vice President Joe Biden
introduced
Lady
Gagas
performance of the song Til It
Happens To You from the film
The Hunting Ground with a
strong message about ending
sexual violence in our society.
Gaga, herself a victim of sexual

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assault, delivered a powerful


rendition of the song, which was
written about and has become
an anthem for the cause. In an
incredibly moving showing, 50
survivors of college campus
sexual assault joined her on
stage. They had messages of
strength and resilience written
on their arms, including not
your fault, and raised them
up together in a demonstration
of unity that brought the
audience to tears and prompted
a standing ovation.
In a show of support, Brie
Larson, who would later take
home Best Actress for her role
in Room, got up from her seat
and hugged all 50 survivors
after the performance as they
left the stage. Larsons brilliant
performance as a woman who
was held in a shed for seven
years with her five-year-old
son and repeatedly sexually
assaulted clearly had a strong
emotional impact on her.
The biggest moment of the
night was Leonardo DiCaprios
long-awaited win for Best
Actor for his role as fur trapper
Hugh Glass who is left for dead
after a brutal bear attack in
The Revenant. His 25-year
career includes six previous
Oscar nominations, five as an
actor and one as a producer.
DiCaprio took the stage to
a lengthy standing ovation.
In his acceptance speech,
he thanked Director Martin
Scorsese, whom he has worked
with numerous times in his
illustrious career. He also took
a moment to discuss climate
change and political greed,
stating Let us not take this
planet for granted. I do not
take tonight for granted as his
close friend and former co-star
Kate Winslet was seen in tears
in the audience.
His Revenant director
became
only
the
third

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The cast of Spotlight reacts to their win for


Best Picture.
director to take home backto-back Directing Oscars and
cinematographer
Emmanuel
Lubezki became the first to win
the award three times in a row.
It was Spotlight that would
shine at the end of the night,
as it took home Best Picture.
Producer
Michael
Sugar
accepted the award, stating
that the film gave a voice

to survivors, and this Oscar


amplifies that voice, which we
hope will become a choir that
will resonate all the way to the
Vatican. Pope Francis, its time
to protect the children and
restore the faith.
The Oscars have often been a
platform for powerful messages
and voices to be heard, and this
years ceremony embraced that.

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Lady Gaga
Til It Happens To
You
from The Hunting
Ground

Sam Smith
Writings On the
Wall
from Spectre

The Weeknd
Earned It
from Fifty Shades
of Grey

Dave Grohl
Blackbird
In Memorium

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The Suffolk Journal

FEBRUARY
MARCH
2, 2016
10, 2016

Rain sprinkles Beatles nostalgia


Sharyn Gladstone
Arts Editor
The
popular
Beatles
Broadway tribute Rain came
to Boston over the weekend
for three shows at The Wang
Theatre. For decades, their
mission has been to spread
the The Beatles music around
the world so the Fab Fours
music can live on and inspire
new generations of musicians
and listeners. Paul Curatolo,
who plays Paul McCartney,
took on the role portrayed for
many years by his father, Joey
Curatolo. Having seen the elder
Curatolo twice, it was touching
to see his son take over for
him, as it shows the impact the
music must have had on both
father and son over the years.
Rain opened the show
dressed in matching grey
suits, paying homage to The
Beatles legendary appearance
on the Ed Sullivan Show in
1964. After playing a few of
the bands early hits like, She
Loves You, From Me To You,
Twist and Shout, and I Want
To Hold Your Hand, the house
lights dimmed and a projection
appeared behind them and
pre-recorded black and white
footage aired of Rain imitating
some of The Beatles famous
press interviews.
From there, the men

reappeared in the costumes


the Beatles wore in their
second feature film, Help!
They performed a few songs
from that album including
The Night Before, but not
the popular title track. The
audience danced to popular
tunes A Hard Days Night,
Day Tripper, and Norwegian
Wood. A single spotlight
shown on Curatolo as he belted
out the ballad Yesterday as
the audience sang along.
After a brief intermission,
the audience was reintroduced
to the group in full costume
from the iconic Beatles album
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts
Club Band. They rocked out to
the title track, its reprise, and
With A Little Help From My
Friends, which was the lone
song that Rains Ringo Starr
actor Aaron Chiazza sang. His
voice wasnt as deep as the
actual Beatles drummer, but he
played the drums just as well
as Starr.
Clips and montages of old
60s television commercials
played,
including
one
of
the
Flintstones
smoking
cigarettes as Rain made their
final costume change. After a
montage of the world-changing
as a result of political and
radical movements, the lights
in the theatre burst back on
and flashed wildly as they
belted out Revolution.
Alastar McNeil shined as

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By Facebook user RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles

George Harrison. The audience


sang along with back-to-back
favorites, While My Guitar
Gently Weeps and Here
Comes the Sun, that shifted
the atmosphere of the theatre
from lively to somber, signaling
the end of The Beatles time
together.
Rain concluded their show
with The End, the penultimate
track from the bands final
recorded album, Abbey Road.
As most Rain fans know, if you
cheer long enough after the
band exits, they will come back

out and perform encores.


Curatolo led two of the Fab
Fours most legendary songs
with Let It Be and Hey Jude,
where the band, like the real
McCartney, often break up the
Nah Nah Nahs into solos for
men, women, and age groups
to take turns.
Rain did not disappoint,
despite replacing three of
its long tenured members.
Their memorable and unique
performance
proved
how
special The Beatles music was
and still is to every generation.

By Facebook user RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles

OPINION
PAGE 9

The Suffolk Journal

March 2, 2016

Voter authenticity in question


Patrick Holmes
Opinion Editor
The presidential race for
Suffolks Student Government
Association could not have
come at a more convenient
time than coinciding with the
United
States
presidential
race. As a result of this fact,
Suffolk students have a unique
opportunity to vote for both
the next U.S. President, and
Suffolks
SGA
President.
However, there is a persuading
factor of prominent figures
endorsing
candidates
both
in the U.S. and on Suffolks
campus.
Besides this, students are
encouraged to vote in the
elections to help create a new
future for both Suffolk and the
U.S. as a whole. In each case,
it is of greater help to vote
than to abstain from voting
so there is a more accurate
representation of the most
favorable candidate. That being
said, voting should be of the
students own accord.
However, the sad truth
about elections is that people
are persuaded easily, candidates

and voters alike. Candidates


are usually endorsed publicly,
which affects the voters
ballots authenticity.
Recently, SGA President
Colin Loiselle showed his
support for SGA Vice President
and President hopeful, Sean
Walsh. Loiselles action by
endorsing Walsh has left the
other
candidate,
Jonathan
McTague, at a disadvantage in
the race for presidency.
McTague
commented
on this action from Loiselle
by saying, After hearing of
the endorsement made by
current SGA President Colin
Loiselle, I wasnt surprised at
all. However, I was somewhat

confused. McTague then went


on to talk about his goals for
the university and said, This
campaign is about making
Suffolk a better commUNITY
as well as putting our students
first!
In
contrast
with
the
actions of Loiselle, a similar
effect
would
be
Barack
Obama endorsing one of the
candidates in the running for
U.S. President, which would
ultimately persuade a good
majority of people to vote for
the endorsed person. Overall,
support
from
prominent
figures who are well liked can
easily change the playing field
for elections.

The
act
of
endorsing
someone seems like legal
corruption since someone is
using their power, and maybe
fame, to persuade others to
make a decision that might not
have been favorable to some
in the beginning. This can be
compared to rigging an election
because the voters may not
have chosen the candidate they
wanted to begin with.
There have been multiple
Republican candidates who
have dropped out of the race
but who have then gone back
and endorsed other candidates
to give them a greater chance
at winning. These actions could
have an effect on the outcome

of the U.S. presidential race


if citizens were planning on
voting for the supporter.
In the case of Loiselles
support for Walsh, it seems like
an unfair advantage against
McTague since people look
up to Loiselle and respect his
decisions as President of SGA.
My goal isnt to pin
candidates against each other
and or have our association
choose sides, said McTague.
The
Student
Government
Association, in my opinion, is a
team that is supposed to work
together to bring an overall
community as well transparency
to our institution.
Nevertheless,
students
should keep in mind who they
originally support and identify
with and to not let the support
for Walsh affect their decision.
Ultimately, it is the voters
decision but the choice should
not be based off of what other
people want.
McTague
finished
his
comment with, The facts are
clear; my main mission has
been the same from the very
start here at Suffolk University.
That is to fight for our students,
listen to our students and learn
from our students.

Apple and the FBI


face off in court

Chaim Wigder
Journal Staff
In the last few weeks, the
nation has been watching
closely as the Federal Bureau
of Investigation and tech
giant Apple go head-to-head
in a battle between national
security and personal privacy.
This battle is the repercussions
of the tragic San Bernardino
shooting in December of
2015 that left 14 people dead
and 22 injured. Since then,
law enforcement has been
attempting to piece together
the details of the massacre; one
that President Obama called

an act of terrorism. This has


sparked heated debates over
government overreach and
privacy rights.
As part of the FBIs
investigation, the government
obtained one of the shooters
iPhones, which turned out to be
locked with a pin-code, making
it impossible to retrieve any
data from the device. The FBI
therefore requested that Apple
help them in unlocking the
phone so that they may use it
in the investigation.
In response, Apple CEO Tim
Cook posted an open letter on
their website warning iPhone
owners that the government
is trying to force Apple to
override their own encryption,

or build a so-called backdoor


that can easily fall into the
wrong hands, and that Apple
would not comply in defense of
encryption and digital privacy.
Unfortunately, the facts are
blurry with the immense media
coverage. But what is the FBI
really asking? And are they
legally able to compel Apple
to comply? The first question
is more simply answered than
the second.
Put frankly, older iPhones,
that have software before iOS8,
were designed in a way that
lets Apple bypass the pin code
lock feature and access the
phones data. In fact, Apple has
handed over information like
that several times because of
court orders.
However,
the
shooters
phone runs on the latest
software iOS9, which was
designed by Apple so that
even they cannot bypass the
password to access encrypted
data. This was done by
implementing two security
features; one, the PIN cannot
be entered one after another

as there is a wait time after


each wrong entry, and two,
that if the wrong PIN code is
entered ten times, all the data
on the phone is destroyed.
The FBI is asking Apple to
create a modified version of
the software that removes
these two features, which
would allow law enforcement
to brute force the device having a computer rapidly try
all the possible combinations
until it guesses the right one.
Many see this as a violation
of the fourth amendment
and as a severe threat to
digital privacy. However, the
constitutional argument is
completely irrelevant, because
the iPhone was the suspects
work phone, which means
it technically belongs to his
employer, who gave consent to
have it searched, according to
NPR. The privacy issue is more
complicated.
The claim that Apple is
primarily concerned about
keeping private user data from
law enforcement is beside the
point, because they already

comply with court orders to


hand over iCloud data, as does
practically every major filehosting
service.
Moreover,
Apple has the ability to install
this modified software on
the iPhone fairly easily. The
FBI isnt even asking for the
software. Theyre saying that
Apple can keep it in their own
possession. They can even make
it so that it is only compatible
with this one specific phone,
keeping it away from hackers
and cybercriminals. Even so,
there is reason to be cautious:
this sets a very dangerous
precedent.
If Apple complies with this
request to actively reprogram
their software in a way
that undermines their own
encryption, it is almost certain
that law enforcement will
constantly be asking for more
modifications and backdoors
whenever it pleases. The more
of these security vulnerabilities
there are, the more likely it is
that one will leak and be abused.
This is bad for business, bad for
security, and bad for privacy.

PAGE 10

A WORD
FROM SGA

The Suffolk Journal

Keshas story and its impact on rape culture

Dear Suffolk Students,


This
week
is
Unity
Week at Suffolk University!
There are numerous events
throughout
the
week
all around campus that
highlight the different clubs
we have on campus and to
also unite all the different
groups we have on campus.
SGA will be sponsoring a
Cultural Fair in the Somerset
Cafeteria on Wed., March 2.
Come out at 6 p.m. to see
some of the diversity clubs
on campus, eat some great
food and see some amazing
performances! Check out the
SGA Facebook page for more
events throughout the week.
And dont forget about
Dancing With the Stahs on
Thursday, March 3rd, in the
C. Walsh Theater. The show
starts at 6 p.m., you do not
want to miss SGA President
Colin Loiselle dancing with
Suffolk University President
Margaret McKenna! Grab
your tickets at the SLI office
on the 4th floor of Donahue
soon.
SGA elections are fast
approaching; all students
will receive a link to vote for
their Senators and Executive
Board members from March
7 to 9. Be sure to vote to
ensure that your voice will
be heard!
SGA meets weekly in
Somerset B18 from 1 to 2:15
p.m., and all members of
the Suffolk community are
welcome. We have a special
time allotted for anyone to
voice their concerns and to
ask question. Please come to
us with any need you may
have on campus!
We hope you all enjoy
Unity Week! Be sure to come
out and go to some events.
- The
Student
Government Association

March 2, 2016

By Facebook page Free Kesha

Katherine Dugan
Journal Staff

Rape culture is an aspect


of the American society that
is talked about extensively but
little is done to change the
statistics. A recent, striking
example of rape culture is
Keshas court case against her
producer and abuser, Dr. Luke.
Kesha claimed that on her 18
birthday, he drugged and raped
her which led to her courr case.
A New York Judge who denied
Kesha a court injunction that
would have allowed her to
record new music outside of
her record label, Sony Music,
shut this claim down last
week. Since the injunction was
denied, Kesha must create new
music with her abuser.
Keshas
mother,
Pepe
Sebert told People Magazine
that Dr. Luke had pressured
her daughter to lose weight
and even compared her to a
refrigerator. Dr. Luke affected
Kesha so much that she had to
go to rehab in early 2014 for an
eating disorder.
While the outcome of this
court case was insurmountably
disheartening,
it
speaks
volumes about rape culture in
our society. According to The
Huffington Post, its estimated
that more than half of sexual
assault cases go unreported.
Moreover, many people seem
to find it difficult to understand
the victims trauma, just like
how many refuse to understand
Kesha. However, Keshas story
supplies some insight into the
issue of American culture due
to the amount of publicity she

has received.
The
abuse
against
Kesha started when she was
just beginning to receive
recognition for her talent. If she
had reported the wrongdoing
in the beginning, not only
would she have difficulty
achieving her dreams but most
likely, no one would believe
her like some skeptics are
doing now. It has been almost
nine years since Dr. Luke first
took advantage of her and still
the society we live in continues
to prioritize a mans reputation
over a womans well being.

But even with the amount


of skeptics out there, Kesha
has
received
outpouring
support from her fan base.
Unfortunately, many women
havent been as lucky
as her. In late 2012,
college student Erica
Kinsman
accused
FSU
quarterback
Jameis Winston of
rape. The backlash
Kinsman received
was
appalling.
No one would
believe her story
because
her
assailant was a
well-liked football
player. Again, a
reputation was put
first before the well
being of an innocent
victim.
Since
the
publicity
began,
Kesha has declined
to speak to reporters
but
that
hasnt
stopped
dozens
of
celebrities
from speaking up for her and
providing support.
In a recent Instagram
post, Lady Gaga brought up
the stigma of victim-shaming
saying, The very reason
women dont speak up for
years is the fear that no one
will believe them or their
abuser has threatened their life
or life of loved ones/livelihood
to keep their victim quiet and
under control. Lady Gaga, who
was sexually assaulted when
she was 19, has always been an
advocate for victims of sexual
assault.

Furthering
the
misunderstanding
of
rape
culture in the U.S., Amber Rose
perfectly
addressed
sexual
consent on Tyrese Gibson and
Rev. Runs relationship series
Its Not You, Its Men. Gibson
suggested that women might
be asking for sexual attention
by giving off certain energy.
Rose fired back by saying If
Im laying down with a man,
butt-naked, and his condom is
on, and I say You know what? I
changed my mind. I dont want
to do this. That means no.
Rose realized how fired up
she was getting and clarified
her anger was not personally
directed at Rev. Run and
Tyrese. Im not mad at yall,
she said, thats how society
raised all of us.
The insensitivity to Keshas
case is an outrage. Sexual
predators are going to see
that Dr. Luke may face no
consequences, and that can
provoke others to think that
they can successfully rape
without consequence. If the act
of raping someone was taken
more seriously, with more
sympathy and options given to
the victims, it wouldnt be so
easy to get away with. If so few
rapes are reported and even
fewer convicted, what concern
are rapists left with?
That sad truth is, dozens of
studies have shown that 1 in 4
women will be raped in college.
And if you never were raped,
its suggested that you know
someone who was. However, all
we can do now is show support
for Kesha and the victims of
sexual assault everywhere.

Staff Editorial
What do you want out
of your representatives in
student government?
How can they improve our
school and students lives?
If you cant answer those
questions,
consider
this:
when the turmoil between
Suffolks President Margaret
McKenna and the Board of
Trustees happened earlier
in the semester, the Student
Government
Association,
and in particular its current
President Colin Loiselle, led
a major campaign to rally
student
support
around
our
embattled
university
president. A campaign that,
some have said, was vital to
keeping McKenna on the job
for the short term.
Students have a chance

Graphic by Wyatt Costello

to meet and learn more about


the candidates who will lead
SGA next year in a panel of
executive board candidates
in the C. Walsh Theater on
Thursday a 1 p.m.
Next years student leaders
must be prepared to protect
the student bodys interests
and speak on our behalf
during turbulent times. As

Suffolks Board sought to


oust
President
McKenna,
Loiselle fielded questions
from the Boston Globe,
CommonWealth
Magazine,
and WBUR. Loiselle and the
rest of his team have been
vocal throughout the recent
events, calling for several
board members to resign and
trying to engage their peers
to stand up for what is best
for the university.
So think hard about what
qualities you want to see in a
student leadership team, and
come prepared to ask tough
questions.
With
multiple
candidates to choose from,
students should decide which
one is best prepared to lead
and let them know what issues
they want them to focus on.

The Suffolk Journal

PAGE 11

Unni unifies
Suffolk mens
basketball

March 2, 2016

Irish vs. American: UFC 196 Preview

By Facebook user UFC

Colin Barry
Journal Staff

Photo Courtesy of Suffolk Athletics

Trevor Morris
Sports Editor

As the final buzzer sounded


on Feb. 23, it marked the end
of a career for senior captain
Caleb Unni, as the Suffolk
Rams were eliminated from the
GNAC playoffs. At one point,
the highly contested game was
neck-and-neck. By the end of
the first half Suffolk was on top
by one point.
But, after halftime, the
Lasell Lasers, came out with
guns blazing hitting shot after
shot. The Rams were unable to
keep up.
The Rams were down four
going into the half. But headed
in the second half, the team
could not keep up with Lasell
while fighting until the end.
The team ended up losing 7864.
I believe what went wrong
is that during the second half
we just could not hit shots,
said Unni.
Recalling the nerve racking
final moments of the game,
Unni said, after the game he
still felt the team competed
hard and gave all they had on
the floor.
Even though we lost, I was
very proud of the way our team
fought till the end. We never
gave up.
On senior night, Unni

became the 28th member of


the mens basketball program
1000-point club. In addition,
he was named to the All-GNAC
Sportsmanship team for having
the highest GPA on the team.
Unni recalled his time as
a leader for the team and
believed he did everything
right to improve each season.
This was also my third
season as captain of the
basketball team, said Unni. I
believe every year I improved
on being a leader to my
teammates.
Looking forward to next
season, Unni sees a bright
future for Suffolks mens
basketball.
This team has a group of
great freshman that have so
much potential, said Unni. I
am very excited to see them
play in the coming years.
This season has been a
memorable one for Unni and
believes his final season as a
part of the Suffolk Rams team
was an accomplishment.
The team looks forward to
next season to build on and
improve from this season and
start their quest to win the
GNAC championship, for the
first time since 2002 according
to Suffolk athletics.

Champion vs. Champion.


Veteran
vs.
Veteran.
Welterweight vs. Featherweight.
This is the second UFC pay-perview in the promotions history
where the headlining fight is
between fighters belonging to
two different weight classes.
UFC Welterweight Nate Diaz
is set to square off against
reigning UFC Featherweight
champion Conor McGregor this
Saturday at UFC 196.
UFC Lightweight champion
Rafael dos Anjos was scheduled
to fight McGregor in a champion
vs. champion bout, but was
forced to withdraw from the
fight due to a broken foot.
This sudden announcement
threatens
McGregors
plan
to
win
the
Lightweight
championship and potentially
fight
UFC
Welterweight
champion Robbie Lawler at
UFC 200 in July.
After
several
fighters
turned down the offer to fight
McGregor including former
welterweight
champion
BJ
Penn, Diaz accepted the offer
to headline UFC 196.
UFC President Dana White
announced Diazs participation
on SportsCenter the following
day.
We figured this would
be the most exciting fight,
said White. Its the fight that
Conor really wanted. A lot of
people wanted to fight Conor
McGregor, but Diaz wanted the
fight and we figured this was
the fight to make and the fight
that the fans wanted to see.
Diaz called out McGregor in
a vicious post-fight diatribe on
Dec. 19, when he referred to
McGregors previous opponents

as punks.
You know whats the real
fight? Whats the real money
fight is me, Diaz told the
crowd at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos
v Cerrone. You want the real
[expletive]? [Im] right here.
On the other side of the
fence, McGregor had respectful
words to say about Diaz at the
UFC 197 Press Conference on
Jan. 20.
I like the way Nate came in
his last fight, said McGregor,
referring to the December
match. The previous fight
before that he came in sloppy
and out of shape. In this game
you step up and fight.
McGregor
added,
Who
brings it? Nate brings it.
Diazs main skills in the
octagon are his impressive
punches,
thanks
to
his
extensive training in boxing.
He also uses some impactful
ground and pound techniques,
where he is able to throw off
his opponents. Diaz in his last
fight showcased this aspect of
his fighting style in his match
against Michael Johnson.
McGregor, on the other
hand, is especially dangerous
as a stand-up striker. His last
five fights have either ended in
knockout or technical knockout.
He ended his last fight in an
astonishing 13 seconds, with
a quick left hook that knocked
out Jose Aldo to win the
featherweight
championship.
His
grappling
skills
are
gradually improving as well, as
he constantly switches stances.
The highly anticipated comain event of the pay-per-view
is UFC Womens bantamweight
champion
Holly
Holm,
defending her championship
against Miesha Tate. This is
Holms first title defense after
defeating
superstar
Ronda
Rousey.
Tate and Holm both have a

mutual respect for one another,


but Tate expects a solid fight
from her friend and wants the
crowd to know it wont be a
tedious and uneventful fight.
There is definitely going
to be no holding back, Tate
said at the UFC 197 press
conference. There is not going
to be any pulling of punches.
So, for the people thinking
that, oh, they like each other
and its going to be a nice fight
and boring, Tate continued.
Think again. I am coming for
that belt, and I dont care how
much I like someone. It is not
going to affect the way I take
the belt.
Tate is an accomplished
fighter in her own right, as a
previous champion in the nowdefunct Strikeforce promotion.
Tates takedown techniques,
including her infamous double
leg takedowns, are moves
a strike-based fighter like
Holm should fear. Tate also
undefeated in her last four
fights.
Holms is going to have a
lot to fight against, although
the new champion defensive
techniques in the octagon
are nothing to dismiss. The
Preachers Daughter defended
herself against Rouseys strong
ground and pound style, and
has the ability to strike quickly
and ruthlessly. Her second
round knockout against Rousey
will be something Tate will
have to study.
With
a
last-minute
replacement in the main event,
McGregor will look to prove if
he truly is the best pound-forpound fighter.
Meanwhile Holm is looking
to see if she can prove herself
as a worthy champion and
not just as the woman who
knocked out Rousey. UFC 196
is shaping up to be an exciting
card.

SPORTS
The Suffolk Journal

PAGE 12

March 2, 2016

Wentworth overtime goal eliminates


Rams from playoffs
Skylar To
Asst. Sports Editor

As Wentworths defenseman
Jake Flynn scored the game
winning goal in overtime to
cement his teams victory, it
marked the end of Suffolks
season.
The Leopards ousted the
Rams again on Sunday as Flynns
goal went pass Suffolks senior
goalie Brandon Smolarek.
Once the puck goes in the
net, emotion overwhelms you,
Suffolk senior forward Justin
Selep said. We accomplished
a lot of things no one thought
we would accomplish. One goal
or one game didnt define our
season.
The fourth round seed Rams
hosted the fifth round seed
Leopards for their third matchup
of the season heading into the
ECAC Northeast quarterfinal
round contest, which was held
at a packed Emmons Horrigan
ONeil Memorial Rink. In their
last game a few weeks ago, the
Leopards spoiled senior night
for the Rams.
Just more then four minutes
into the first period, Wentworth
capitalized just seven seconds
into their first power play (PP)
opportunity of the night-- a
short sit in the box for Suffolk
senior captain and defenseman
Shaughn Shields who recieved a
minor penalty for slashing. The
goal was reviewed, but ruled
a good goal awarded to Adam
Lane with assists from Stephen
McManus and Eric Eustace.
During the 15th minute of
the game, Angus Johnston gave
Wentworth a two-goal lead.
Even though the Rams were
down by a pair of goals heading
into the second period, the
shots on goal were pretty even

7-8 in favor of Wentworth.


The Rams went to work
in the second period starting
off by breaking the two-goal
deficit in half with a score
from Suffolk freshman forward
Justin Holliday.
Freshmen
forwards Nick Mosher and
Tommy Bishop picked up
assists on Hollidays goal.
Selep converted on a Rams
PP to tie the game 2-2 and
skated toward his father, in
attendance with Suffolks home
crowd, to celebrate his goal
with ecstatic teammates.
He gives credit to junior
forward and assistant captain
Danyil Medvedev, defenseman
Tyler Heineman, and freshman
forward Connor Parent for the
goal set up. The two goals were
51 seconds apart.
Its easy to get the puck
to the net once the pucks on
the goal line to push across the
line, Selep said. Its a great
feeling to score in front of the
home crowd.
Of their 10 PP opportunities,

[Cherpak] has
the best shot in the
league, he has an
unbelievable shot
that not many goalies
will save.
- Justin Selep
Suffolk capitalized on one.
Selep would have liked for
the team to get more shots
through Miller -- to take his
eyes away a little bit.
Suffolk served and killed
six of their eight penalties.
Selep wishes he could have
taken back his three penalties

for roughing, slashing and


tripping.
I thought our penalty kill
was relentless and good, Selep
said. If you give a team a lot
of chances, theyre bound to
score.
Half way into the third,
senior Suffolk forward Mike
Cherpaks goal tied the game
3-3 right after a Wentworth PP
goal from Nick Newman.
I just got out of the box
when he scored the goal,
[Cherpak] bailed us out and
gave our team a chance, Selep
said. I was ecstatic for him
and the team. He has the best
shot in the league, he has an
unbelievable shot that not
many goalies will save.
Cherpaks goal sent the
game into overtime with
another 20 minutes on the
clock, adding to the playoff
atmosphere.
Smolarek
and
Wentworth goalie Joel Miller
made key saves to keep both
teams in the game, but star of
the game Flynn put one past
Smolarek at 10:03 in overtime
for Wentworth to advance to
the ECAC Northeast semifinal
on, March 2.
The Leopards will play the
highest seed in the conference,
Endicott College, at Bourque
Arena in Beverly, Massachusetts
for a 7 p.m. puck drop.
We
have
to
give
[Wentworth]
credit,
Selep
said. Weve played them three
times this year, they have been
good. They did their job.
Despite playing catch up
before sending the game into
OT, Selep said his team was
playing the game the right
way.
[Getting back into the
game] speaks a lot about our
coaching staff and leadership
as a team, Selep said. The
whole experience was great
other than the lost.

Skylar To/Journal Staff

Senior forward Justin Selep skates out


to center ice for the start of a game.

Team standings
Womens Basketball:
1. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | 24-3
2. Saint Josephs (Maine) | 23-5
3. Emmanuel | 21-7
4. Suffolk| 17-10
5. Albertus Magnus | 14-12

Mens Basketball:
1. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | 26-1
2. Albertus Magnus | 20-6
3. Lasell | 18-9
4. Anna Maria| 14-12
5. Emmanuel| 10-17

Mens Hockey:
1. Endicott | 15-8-2
2. Nichols | 17-9-0
3. Salve Regina | 15-10-1
4. Suffolk | 13-10-2
5. Wentworth | 10-14-2
Note: all standings are overall records

Skylar To/Journal Staff

Corrrection: In last weeks edition a reporter


misspelled Nicole Isaksons last name.

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