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Terror in Paris:
Suffolk speaks out
Alexa Gagosz
International Editor

he violence in Paris has shocked the world. In the scope of Boston, which is
home to thousands of international college students, the outrage is palpable. Recent
Suffolk University graduate Sylvain Gualier, who now lives back in his hometown of Lille,
France, said the country is shocked beyond the attacks in January against the Charlie Hebdo
magazine. Its weird to experience this type of event, said Gaulier. We usually see similar
images [like these attacks] in Israel or Syria... Were officially at war against ISIS now. More
than ever. Its so sad, said Gaulier. As the Islamic State (IS) claim their responsibility
in the attacks in Paris, French President Francois Hollande has labeled it as an act of war.
Pope Francis has called it a piecemeal Third World War,

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November 15, 2015

Students forced into distant housing

Heather Rutherford
Journal Staff

After transferring to Suffolk

and applying for housing, many
students may believe they
would receive the complete
experience
of
living
on
campus in downtown Boston.
However, due to a much higher
than anticipated demand for
housing, the university was
forced to lease residence hall
properties at the Massachusetts
College of Art and Design
and Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences
to
accommodate
Suffolk
students.
Currently, there are 25
students residing at MCPHS
and 45 students living at
Mass Art, according to Vice
President of Marketing and
Communications Greg Gatlin.
While the majority of oncampus students find their
journey to class just a simple
walk, those stuck at the distant
location - close to Mission Hill
- got the short end of the stick
with a long, dreary commute.
Suffolk
Universitys
Residence Life and Housing
Office emailed the students
who would be placed in these
residence halls during the final
weeks of August after their first
housing deposit was due.
Junior
Justin
Thomas
expressed his disappointment
when he was informed of his
housing situation.
In the beginning I was
really angry, because since

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Fennell Hall at MCPHS, where 25 students

were placed by Suffolk.
I
was
transferring
from
California and a community
college, I didnt know anyone
here. I wanted to be on campus
near classes and meet people
from the Suffolk community,
said Thomas.
MCPHS students pay $5,900
per semester to live at Fennell
Residence Hall, according to
its website. Students living at
Suffolk pay an estimated $7,324
per semester and pay this price
to live at MCPHS. Students were
not given an explanation for
this difference from Residence
Life.
I looked into it. It is cheaper,
and its not fair that they
wouldnt give us a discount,
said sophomore transfer Taylee
Bourgoin, who is also currently
housed at MCPHS.
To get to campus, these
students take the MBTAs often

unpredictable Green Line Heath

Street route, which ranges from
a 20 to 30 minute commute or
more, depending on the day.
In order to compensate
for the commute to campus,
Suffolk
provided
students
living in these residence halls
with free semester T passes.
However, students are still
forced to face the troubles that
come with commuting.
I have an 8:30 a.m. class
and didnt think it would be a
big deal, but I have to get up at
7 a.m. to plan for the 30-minute
ride, said Bourgoin.
Suffolk
has
also
compensated students living
at MCPHS and Mass Art with
a split meal plan between the
Colleges of Fenway and Suffolk
dining halls. However, this
has presented students with
another set of problems.

I know a student who

already ran out of his meal
plan at MCPHS and doesnt eat
at Suffolk. He cant transfer
the money because Suffolk
already paid their vendors,
said Thomas.
The meal plans are not
transferrable because the food
providers are different.
If students exhaust their
food money, they can add
money to their Ram account at
Suffolk or the similar account
program at Mass Art and
Pharmacy, Gatlin said.
When Suffolk was open for
Veterans Day but MCPHS was
not, students would have had
to commute to campus in order
to use their meal plan.
Aside from the approximated
25-minute commute, Bourgoin
feels socially distant from the
Suffolk community.
Its weird to me because
Ill never get the experience
of living on campus. It makes
it harder to make friends at
Suffolk because I dont live
there, she said.
Sophomore transfer student
Ben Lentoni got involved with
Suffolk as much as possible
after moving into the MCPHS
dorms.
I wouldnt know anyone if
I hadnt joined the fraternity.
I feel like were secluded out
there, he said. I know my
roommate is transferring, and
this is one of the big reasons.
We dont feel like part of the
school.
A
variety
of
criteria,
including deposit date for
incoming
students,
were
considered
when
deciding
who would be placed at these

properties, according to Gatlin.

When physically comparing
MCPHS dorms to Suffolk
housing,
students
said
furniture is outdated, spaces
seem smaller, and even laundry
is a quarter more expensive per
load, according to Bourgoin.
I think Suffolk finding a
space for us to live was really
nice, but I also feel like they

I feel like were

secluded out
there ... We dont
feel like part of the
school.
- Justin Thomas

should have refunded us or

made us pay the same as
MCPHS students to live here,
Bourgoin said.
Gatlin, however, said he
has received very positive
feedback from students living
in these halls and very few are
requesting a change for next
semester.
One positive attribute of
living at MCPHS, according to
Lentoni, is that students are
eligible for free teeth cleanings
from MCPHS dental students.

Former NSA whistleblower reports unethical behavior

Jacob Geanous
Journal Contributor
Suffolk alum James Bamford
demonstrated how his degree
enabled him to stand toe-to-toe
with our nations intelligencegathering agency on Thursday
in front of an audience
dominated by current law
students.
His lecture, Espionage,
Eavesdropping,
Edward
Snowden, and the Foreign
Intelligence Act went into
depth about the injustices
committed by the National
Security Agency.
Bamford is a contributing
member of Wired Magazine, a
columnist for Foreign Policy
Magazine, a
documentary
producer for PBS, as well as
a New York Times best-selling
author. He has garnered
national attention for his best-

selling tetralogy that shines

light on the NSA.
After serving his country as
an intelligence analyst for three
years during the Vietnam War,
he used the GI bill he earned
to attend Suffolk Law School.
While there, he took the
opportunity to be stationed at
an NSA listening post in Sabana
Seca, Puerto Rico as a navy
reservist.
This is when Bamford
discovered that the NSA was
spying on American citizens.
One of the guys asked if I
wanted to listen to something,
recalled Bamford. I was
expecting to hear a foreign
voice, but the voices I heard
were American. He said that
this is when he came to the
horrifying
realization
that
even American citizens werent
safe from the warrantless
eavesdropping by the NSA.
After making this discovery,
Bamford was faced with the

tough decision of whether he

should report the NSA to the
Church Committee, responsible
for
studying
governmental
operations with respect to
intelligence activities at that
time. Ultimately, Bamford felt
that the NSA had to be held
accountable for breaking the
law.
I was in my last year
at law school, and being a
whistleblower isnt the best
way to start, he explained. If
Im advocating to stop the war,
I figured I should do my part. I
became a whistleblower for the
Church Committee.
His decision to testify against
the NSA in front of the Church
Committee led to widespread
reforms in our countrys
intelligence-gathering sector.
In the wake of these
impactful
events,
Bamford
said, he made the decision to
become a writer.
Writing about the NSA was

Courtesy of Suffolk University Law Reviews Facebook

Bamford, realizing the faults within the NSA,

took to writing to reveal their malpractices.
like going to boot camp, he
said.
Bamford explained that his
legal expertise was conveyed
through his use of the Freedom
of Information Act to acquire

copies of the Department

of Justices investigation on
the NSA. The investigations
revealed the transgressions the

See NSA, page 4

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From presidents to Twitter, polling counts

Maggie Randall
Journal Staff

With the 2016 presidential

election right around the
corner, Director of the Suffolk
University Political Research
Center David Paleologos and
Polling Club President and
Founder Elainy Mata find that
polling at Suffolk is crucial.
Paleologos has just finished
a poll for the Democratic New
Hampshire primary. The poll
showed former Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton leading,
much to the Suffolk Polling
Centers surprise, given that
Democratic candidate Bernie
Sanders was thought to be the
frontrunner.
Mata backed this, arguing
that Sanders attracts younger
voters, comparing his race so
far to that of President Barack
Obamas in 2008.
Paleologos explained how
polls may be the reason why
some candidates receive votes,
as he finds that polls impact
candidates momentum and
their ability to raise funds. For
example, if someone is doing
better in the polls one week,
they tend to raise more money
the following week.
Polls tend to lead news
cycles, said Paleologos.
Mata noted that in every
email
from
presidential
candidates, somebody always
mentions a poll.
Voter registration is one
aspect of polling and voting that
still remains an issue for those
running polls like Paleologos
and Mata. For example, Sanders
uses his rallies to encourage
voter registration by actually
registering supporters at his
events.
However, it is difficult to
get college students to vote in
elections.
If they have to leave their
campus, theyre not going to do
it, said Mata in dismay.
Paleologos agreed in his
presentation Monday detailing
the latest polls, citing that in
the most recent presidential
election, 90 million Americans
did not vote, which is 30 million
more than those who voted for
Obama.
So many people have given
up on the two-party system,
he said.
Paleologos drew attention
to the fact that, fortunately,
Suffolk is known for its
realiability.
As
a
result,
Paleologos explained, Suffolk
does better with their response
rates. This is due to the fact
that Suffolk uses both landlines
and cell phones for polling, a
combined methodology not

used by many other pollsters.

Mata noted that online
polling is starting to take over.
Twitter, for example, uses
hashtags. While social media
works for distribution, Mata
said that the one method that
works is incentive.
The adding incentives gets
more people to respond, she
said.
It is important to note that,
as Mata put it, polling isnt just
political. Polls also focus on
pop culture and public opinion.
Paleologos finds that public
opinion is volatile, and it is
thoughtful. He explained that
while opinions can change very
quickly, there is also a more
emotional standard seen in
polls.
Winning
an
election,
according to Paleologos, means
seriously looking at what level
does any candidate connect
with the average voter in any
emotional way?
In the Democratic New
Hampshire primary poll, for
example,
Democrats
are
trading in trust for electability,
said Paleologos.
The poll found that while
most found Clinton not the
most trustworthy, they did find
her the most electable.
People take in all the
messages and signals they are
exposed to ... and they process
it, and after processing it they
have an emotional response,
he said.
On campus, polling is just
as important and present.
At Suffolk, the Polling Club
focuses on a variety of issues.
We do surveys for other
clubs and departments on

campus, used mostly by SGA,

Mata said.
The
Polling
Club
was
founded by Mata just last year.
She noticed that when someone
simply says something, its hard
to put that in a research paper.
But when numbers are used,
the study has a greater validity.
The work that goes into
polling ranges from finding
an appropriate sample size to
understanding the data at the
end of an investigation. It is
about looking at the data and
wondering what each number
really means, said Mata.
Mata said she finds that there
are key misunderstandings
about what polling is. One,
she explained, is that its not
just politics, its everything.
Furthermore, she said that
polling is happening even when
we dont realize it, from using a
hashtag on Twitter to the color
of the cups at Starbucks.
The Polling Club wants to
both get people more excited
about polling and get them
registered to vote, including
voting outside ones district by
obtaining an absentee ballot.
Rock the Vote, a non-profit
aimed toward getting young
people to vote, politically
aware, and informed, will help
out at the clubs upcoming
mock election day event. Given
that the Massachusetts primary
will be held the second Tuesday
in March, Mata said the event
will likely be held in January
after winter break.
The best way to get the
answer is to ask questions and
get data, Mata said. Know that
the people doing this work, do
a lot of work.

November 15, 2015

Police Blotter
Tuesday, November 10
7:12 p.m.
49 Temple Street

Larceny. Investigation.

Wednesday, November 11
2:15 a.m.
148 Cambridge Street

Liquor law violation. Judicial internal.

Saturday, November 14
10:47 p.m.
10 Somerset Street

Liquor law violation. Judicial internal.

Sunday, November 15
12:41 a.m.
10 West Street

Vandalism. Investigation.

Monday, November 16
6:21 p.m.
10 Somerset Street

Larceny. Investigation.

Correction
Due to a reporting error, last weeks staff editorial
contained inaccurate information about Suffolks
policies on allowing students to remain living in
the residence halls over Thanksgiving Break. Suffolk allows students in need of an accommodation
to stay in the dorms over Thanksgiving break, provided they submit a request to the Department of
Residence Life and Housing by Friday, Nov. 20 and
are approved. Students do not have to pay a fee to
stay in the dorms over Thanksgiving break and are
not required to move from their dorm rooms for the
duration of Thanksgiving break.

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November 15, 2015

Trans speaker advocates for more recognition

Geraldine Vittini
Journal Contributor

You are powerful, said

Bamby Salcedo, emphasizing
what
she
believes
every
transgender
person
needs
to hear. Those were the first
words of Salcedos speech as
part of Transgender Awareness
Week at Suffolk.
Salcedo,
a
prolific
transgender
rights
activist
and speaker, has been at
the frontline for trans rights
for almost 25 years. She is
responsible for creating the
TransLatina
Coalition,
an
organization
that
provides
professional and health services
for transgender women of
color, such as herself.
The trans community was
not included in the Civil Rights
Movement, Salcedo said on
Wednesday. Compared to the
gay and lesbian communities,
we are about 40 years behind.
My work comes from saying,
Enough is enough.
For
those
unfamiliar
with transgender identities
and the vocabulary used to
describe the trans and gender
nonconforming
community,
the Office of Diversity Services
held a Trans 101 workshop on
Thursday that provided allies

with the tools to effectively

communicate
with
trans
people.
Salcedo spoke of how
institutional
violence
perpetuates the culture of
transphobia.
When trans people are
forced to use restrooms based
on their genitalia and not their
gender identity, or when a
trans person is misgendered,
or referred to by the wrong
pronouns, structural violence
-- what Salcedo defined as
systematic ways in which
victims
are
harmed
or
disadvantaged -- ensues.
Salcedo said examples of
structural violence include
a lack of health services for
trans people and the prisonindustrial
complex,
which
places trans people in prisons
solely according to their
genitalia.
Structural violence makes
it so that the trans community
is invisible in the eyes of the
law, said Salcedo. When we
are not considered in policymaking, when we are not
given educational and health
opportunities, the message
is that its okay to kill trans
people.
According to The National
Coalition
of
Anti-Violence
Programs,
22
transgender
woman as of today have been
murdered due to transphobia,
most of them trans women of
color. This exceeds the number

Courtesy of Office of Diversity Services Facebook

Bamby Salcedo works to provide

safe and welcoming environments
for transgender people.
of transgender women killed in
2014 and signals what Salcedo
called a state of emergency.
Studies
have
shown
that trans people of color,
both men and women, are
disproportionately affected by
anti-LGBTQ violence. Last year,
the NCAVP found 72 percent of
anti-LGBTQ homicide victims
were trans women, and 67
percent were trans women of

color.
Our lives are on the line,
Salcedo said. Most of us live in
fear because we are constantly
facing violence.
Suffolk
has
instituted
changes
on
campus
that
foster trans inclusivity. As
part of its Trans Guide to
Suffolk, Diversity Services
implemented
gender-neutral
restrooms in Miller Hall and in
most buildings on the Suffolk
campus, and last year, student
health insurance began to cover
transition-related care.
Trans
Awareness
Week

culminates on Transgender Day

of Remembrance on Nov. 20,
when all of the lives that have
been lost due to transphobic
violence will be honored.
The week ultimately aims
to provide a platform for
trans students and their allies
to educate others and to
remember the adversities that
plague the trans community.
For students who may be
unhappy with the campus
climate toward trans people,
Salcedo said, Dont stay quiet.
You should claim your right to
a safe learning environment.

NYT author details NSA workings

From NSA, page 2

NSA was accused of, including

warrantless
wiretapping
and forcing communication
companies to give them access
to their data.
When the NSA learned that
Bamford was in possession of
this incriminating information,
they tried to sequester the
documents and charge him
with espionage.
Bamford,
knowing
his
rights, said he was able to avoid
prosecution and hold on to the
information.
Legal
problems
follow
me wherever I go, Bramford
added with a smirk. He has yet
to succumb to a legal scuffle.
After
accumulating
enough information, Bamford
published his first book,The
Puzzle Palace: A Report on the
NSA, Americas Most Secret
Agency.
People thought the world
would end, Bramford said,

recalling the response that

preceded the books debut.
This earned him a meeting
with the NSA, where they
offered him a full tour of their
enigmatic facility. In return,
he was told that he was going
to have to abstain from taking
pictures and he could not
target any key NSA officials in
his writings.
He assured the crowd that
he took pictures anyway.
Bramford
turned
his
discussion to Edward Snowden,
the
controversial
NSA
whistleblower, that he had the
opportunity of interviewing in
Moscow for a short time.
I got to know him the best
that you could get to know
someone in three days, he
said.
When asked what he thinks
Snowden deserves, Bamford
replied, At Suffolk I never had
a case that big, but he broke
the law and should go to jail.
The next lecturer will be
Susan Hermon, president of the
American Civil Liberties Union,
on March 3.

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April 16, 2014

November 18, 2015

World's Most Wanted:

How eight men may have started WWIII

From WWIII page 1
and no religious or human
justification for it, according
to BBC.
Sarah
Hutchinson,
the
treasurer for Suffolks French
Club, explained that they are
reaching out to those in the
Suffolk community grieving
during this time.
Our hearts go out to
everyone affected by the Paris
attack, said Hutchinson. Our
devastation cannot be put into
words. However, we know that
with Frances strength and the
support of its allies, France will
come out a stronger nation.
The death toll in the attacks
has risen to 132 with 349
injured, and 42 of them still
in intensive care as of late
Tuesday evening, according to
Reuters.
The university confirmed
three Suffolk students are
currently studying in Paris.
Attempts
by
the
Journal
to reach the students were
unsuccessful. However, Suffolk
President Margaret McKenna
said in an email on Saturday
morning that all three students
are accounted for.
A university official released
the names to a Journal
reporter: They are Killa Hnatko,
Yuka Kawanishi, and Nadine
Moujahed.
The barbaric acts that took
place in Paris yesterday violate
the very essence of humanity,
said McKenna in the email.
Today our thoughts are with
the people of France, with
all of those affected by this
unspeakable tragedy, and with
a world united against this
deplorable violence.
University
spokesperson
Greg Gatlin explained that
the Director of the Center for
International Programs and
Services, Kathy Sparaco, has
been in touch with the students
and contacted counterparts at
institutions where the students
are studying to make sure they
are safe.
The safety of our students
is of the highest priority, said
Gatlin. That includes Suffolk
students studying in Boston
or anywhere else in the world.
We have procedures in place
to verify that students are safe,
and significant effort is made
in making sure we can get in
touch with students when there
is an emergency situation.
[It gives] Suffolk the ability
to be better connected to
students outside of the U.S.,

Sam Humphrey/Journal Staff

Boston French Consulate memorial on St. James Avenue.

said Gatlin when explaining
that the university uses the
emergency travel company On
Call International.
With seven suicide bombers
killed from the attacks and
seven others arrested with
possible connections, there is
thought to be more than 15
men linked to the siege so far,
according to The Telegraph.
Eight men acting together
isnt the same as a lone wolf,
said Gualier. Its probably
impossible to stop people from
committing such acts, but it
may be possible to operate
stricter controls of people and
guns.
The French Defense Ministry
announced on Sunday night
that France has carried out
a series of strikes on the IS
with targets in the Syrian city,
Raqqa, according to The Wall
Street Journal. The airstrikes
included 20 bombs with 10 jet
fighters.
The U.S. shared intelligence
with France to speed up aid,
sharing
detailed
targeting
information to use against the
IS militants, officials told The
Wall Street Journal.
You expect something like
this would happen someday,
but this is still so awful, said
Gaulier from France. This is
worse than Januarys attacks.
I hope international political
leaders
will
make
real
decisions about IS.
Suffolk, of course, isnt
the only Boston school with
students studying in the
international city that has
claimed a state of emergency.
A Boston University official
told the Journal that 15

students in their Paris study

abroad program are known to
be safe, as well as the additional
students visiting the city at the
time of the attacks. According to
BU Today on Sunday afternoon,
there are currently two faculty
members in Paris who are both
accounted for, one of which has
already left the city.
A Boston College official
told the Journal that all 30
students that are currently
studying abroad in France are
safe as of Sunday night.
An Emerson College official
confirmed that they do not
have any students currently
studying in France.
The Paris attack began on
Friday night at 9:20 p.m. when
three explosions went off
outside the Stade de France as
France and Germany faced off
in a soccer match.
An
estimated
80,000
spectators were present, who
were told to immediately move
out onto the field as they
awaited instructions from the
security forces, according to Al
Jazeera. One other person was
killed in the blast, not including
the three suicide bombers that
had carried out the explosions
on Rue Rimet.
President
Hollande
was
in the stadium during the
explosions and was evacuated,
according to several news
sources.
Just moments later, 12
people
were
killed
right
outside the restaurant Le
Petit Cambodge, a popular
Cambodian
restaurant
in
the 10th district, which was
simultaneous to the attack in
the 11th district that killed 18,

according to France24.
Within the next hour, at the
Bataclan concert hall, several
armed men began to open fire
while calling out the phrase,
Allahu Akbar, which is an
Islamic phrase meaning God is
Greater in Arabic. The armed
men took hostages during this
time, according to BBC. When
police stormed into the hall
hours later, 82 people were
killed, not including the three
suicide bombers and fourth
attacker who was shot dead by
police, according to France24.
Hollande visited the Bataclan
on Saturday, where he swore to
lead a merciless fight against
those responsible.
Professor
Nir
Eisikovits
of
Suffolks
philosophy
department views the ISs
motives as unclear in juncture
to their global attacks.
Some
combination
of
France being perceived by
them as a capital of secular
decadence, with a desire to
show that their recent losses
in Syria and Iraq are just
temporary
setbacks,
said
Eisikovits. Its not only Paris.
In the last few weeks they shot
down a Russian plane, set off
a bomb in a neighborhood of
Beirut controlled by Hezbollah,
and tried to do the same in
Istanbul.
U.S.
President
Barack
Obama called the aggression
attacks on all humanity in a
White House press conference
as Paris hospitals went into
emergency mode on Sunday.
At 12:01 p.m., almost three
hours after the first explosion
echoed in the Stade de France,
President Hollande closed the

French borders and declared

a state of emergency, which
will continue for another three
months, according to Israel24.
France
deployed
1,500
soldiers
to
Paris
after
Hollandes decision, according
to France24.
Parisian buildings such as
schools, markets, museums,
sport stadiums, and tourist
sites are closed, according to
several reports, and security
checks have been stepped up in
cities across Europe.
Police issued a photograph
on Sunday afternoon of the
terrorist, Salah Abdeslam, 26,
who is identified as dangerous
and is wanted for his connection
to the attacks, according to
BBC.
The manhunt for Abdeslam
intensifies as he disappeared
after the attacks occurred.
Some residents of Paris fear
that a terrorist is still among
them, according to USA Today.
However, he has since been
suspected of crossing the
border into his native country
of Belgium, where police there
have released more pictures of
the wanted man.
Gaulier commented on the
fact that some of the attackers
are not from foreign countries.
Its not only about border
control since some of the
killers were in France, said
Gaulier. ISIS has a worldwide
influence.
Security
remains
high
in France as they mobilize
115,000 security personnel of
police, gendarmes, and military
throughout the country on
Tuesday morning, according to
BBC news.

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The Suffolk Journal

Night market comes to life

November, 18 2015

Diwali
brightens
Suffolk

Julia Donovan/ Journal Contributor

Danielle Silva/ Journal Contributor

The Taiwanese Student Association enjoyed

traditional dishes in the Somerset Caf last Thursday.

Danielle Silva
Journal Contributor
This is the third year the
Taiwanese Student Association
(TSA) transformed one of
Suffolks common areas into a
replica of the Taiwanese night
market on Thursday.
Chi Chen Hsieh, a junior
and marketing major, who now
serves as the clubs president
looks at the Taiwanese Night
Market as a time of unity in
Suffolks cultural community.
The purpose of the night
is to bring a little bit of our
culture to Suffolk, as well
as an opportunity for all the
Taiwanese students to get
together, said Hsieh.
The night markets in Taiwan
are an old tradition, that went
from small agglomerations in
front of worshiping temples to
large, entire-street showcases
of lined up vendors. The
streets of the night markets
are crowded, with salesmen
shouting their best offers and
music playing loud. There are
more than one-hundred street
night markets in Taiwan.
A screen-projector displayed
pictures
of
Taiwanese
landscapes and music played
on the background to set the
scene. The Somerset Caf had
a big food table right in the
middle, filled with traditional
Taiwanese food and drinks
such as green onion pancakes
(spring onion flour pancake
with many thin layers, made
with scallions), and fried
chicken fillet (chicken breast

that has been pounded flat,

marinated, battered and deepfried with ground pepper),
known as the fan favorite.
There werent any name
tags on the dishes, making it
interesting to try the variations
of food without knowing what
it was.
To imitate the vendors, the
members of the Taiwanese
Student Association arranged
tables all around the sitting
area with traditional games.
One of the most played
games included the chopstick
challenge. In the challenge,
the players competed to see
who would be able to put the
biggest number of grains onto
a plate using chopsticks in just
60 seconds.
The other popular game was
the dice game. The dice game
is simple, two players toss the
dice at the same time, whoever
makes the greatest sum, wins.
Every won game came with
a raffle ticket. The more one
played, the more raffle tickets
one would receive, and the
higher the chance to win the
movie tickets.
This kept the room bubbling
with energy.
Despite the excitement for
the activities, the club said they
were not as prepared for the
event as they would have liked
to have been.
Cho-Yueh
Chien,
a
sophomore
information
systems
and
operations
management
major
began
his time with the TSA during
his freshman year after being
influenced by a friend and

explained to a Journal reporter

during the event about the
TSAs preparation.
We finished preparing just
a few days before the event, so
we did not have enough time
to promote it, said Chien.
Therefore, we did not expect
the event to be filled with
people.
Although, despite the TSAs
concerns, they were wrong.
We were expecting around
twenty people max, said club
member Oscar Fang. But there
was at least fifty people, which
is a great.
The Somerset Caf was filled
with not only members of the
Taiwanese community but also
other curious students.
The best part of the night
was seeing how people got
involved with the games and
have fun with them, said Chien
on the success of the night.
Just seeing people have food
and chatting with their friends
during our event is awesome.
Fang, a junior who joined
the club in his freshman year,
told a Journal reporter the
organization has grown since
the time he joined and was
pleased over the success of the
night.
I joined the TSA during
my freshman year, and it
was the first year it started,
which means we started from
nothing, said Fang. Unlike the
Vietnamese Student Union and
the other big cultural clubs, we
didnt have much of a budget,
but we managed to survive and
eventually the night market
event became a yearly event.

Suffolks
annual
Diwali celebration, also
known as The Festival
Of Lights, was held
in the Sawyer Caf on
Friday.
Diwali is a cultural
holiday that originated
in India among those
of the Hindu religion.
The holiday takes place
over the course of
several days and serves
to honor the victory of
good over evil.
At Suffolk, members
of the International
Students
Association
(ISA) come together
every year to replicate
the
celebration
for
students who normally
take part in Diwali
rituals at home.
With Henna tattoo
artists, entertainment
by Alpansh Baneriee,
catering by Punjabi
Dhaba: Indian road-side
caf, and more than one
hundred participants,
the event was a total
success.

Traditional dishes were

served at the celebration.

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o
t
c
e
Exp
a golden snitch
Sam Humphrey
Managing Editor
Sharyn Gladstone
Journal Staff

This upcoming weekend, the

Performing Arts Office will be
putting on its annual dinner
theatre production.
Based off of the Harry Potter
franchise, Magic, Muggles and
Murder aims to equally delight
fans of the world of Hogwarts
and those less familiar with the
series.
I think its going to be a
bit of lighthearted, silly fun
as we head into finals time at
the end of the semester, so its
something we can all use a bit
of, and I hope everyone comes
to see it, said Kristen Baker,
director of the Performing Arts
Office.
The event is an interactive
murder mystery in which
dinner is served by the cast,

Baker said.
The actors will split their
time between performing and
interacting
with
audience
members while still in character,
which is what makes it unique
and so much fun, Baker said.
A take on the Harry Potter
series, the performance will
follow Hogsnorts students
Harry
Plotter,
Hermione
Ganglier, and Ronald Measley
through a series of adventures,
one of which involves a murder,
and the mystery needs to be
solved, Baker said.
Magic,
Muggles
and
Murder was written by Suffolk
alumna Christina Panagiotakos,
who participated in several
dinner theatres during her time
at Suffolk, according to Baker.
As the show was previously
performed while Panagiotakos
was still a student at Suffolk,
this years script is a revamped
version with extra characters,
extra songs, and multiple
endings, Baker said.
Baker feels people who are
Harry Potter fans will really
enjoy some of the jokes. I think
if youre not that familiar with

the Harry Potter world, youre

still going to very much enjoy
it. Theres really something for
everybody [in the play.]
Each dinner theatre has a

This years
script is a
revamped
version with
extra characters,
extra songs,
and multiple
endings of its
original.
different theme every year,
Baker said. Past theatres have
been held on a campaign trail,
in a diner along Route 66, and
during a 1980s prom. Many
of the scripts are original and
were written by alumni.
The type of people who
enjoy doing theatre dinners

are the types who keep coming

back and back and back, she
said. So weve had a couple of
different plays written by alums
and we love to produce those.
Baker said she is excited
about the cast in this years
performance.
Christina
Twombly,
a
senior who has been in several
other dinner theatres, plays
Headmaster Stumblesnore in
this years production. Baker is
particularly excited to see new
faces in the cast as well.
Some people who have
never done a dinner theatre
before are in it this year, so
thats really exciting for us,
said Baker. Were initiating
a bunch of new people into
the world of dinner theatre as
well.
Baker estimated that this is
the PAOs 15th dinner theatre,
an annual event that has been
around since its founding in
1999.
Tickets are on sale in PAO
located in Donahue 409. The
performances will be held Nov.
19 to Nov. 21 from 7 p.m. to 10
p.m. in the Donahue Caf.

November 18, 2015

STAFF
SOUNDS

Justin Bieber
Sorry
-Brigitte C.

S ta r r i n g

Eric Church
Give Me Back My
Hometown
-Sam H.

Michael
Greene
Harry Plotter
Kane Harper
Ronald
Measley
Shannon
Alessandroni
Hermione
Ganglier

Justin Bieber
Company
-Serina G.

Kid Cudi
Confused
-Alexa G.

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The Suffolk Journal

November 18, 2015

"Spectre" falls flat next to recent films

Sam Humphrey
Managing Editor

As fans of the James Bond

series flock to see its 24th
installment, Spectre, they are
expecting the same top-notch
acting and cinematography
we have come to expect from
Daniel Craigs stint as 007. Most
importantly, the film needs a
compelling storyline to keep
the audience interested but not
confused.
But anyone who hasnt yet
seen the film can expect to be
disappointed by its plotline.
Director
Sam
Mendes
returned for the latest film
following his first masterfullydone Bond film, Skyfall,
to make another visuallyimpeccable movie.
Cameras follow Bond on a
spectacular car chase through
Rome, the snowy Austrian
countryside,
a
Moroccan
desert, and the Thames River in
London.
Bond battles his way through
a villains futuristic lair and the
eerie shell of the former MI6
headquarters, escaping each as
they implode around him.
The
sets,
the
action
sequences, and the characters
style and chemistry on screen
were some of the most
compelling work across the
entire series.
Craig continued to develop
Bonds character as an aging
secret spy, who always seems

By Wikimedia Commons www.GlynLowe.com

L to R: James Bond actor Daniel Craig poses with

producer Barbara Broccoli, actress Naomie Harris,
and Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz pose at a premiere of the film.
on the cusp of being too old to
still be in the game. Bonds boss
M, played by Ralph Fiennes,
grabs every opportunity to
suggest he cant stay in the
field much longer. But this only
seems to push Craig to play a
spy working harder than ever
to accomplish the mission and
win.
Continuing the pattern of
referencing older Bond films
that began when Craig took
over the title role in 2006,
Spectre ties in references
from the Sean Connery-era of

James Bond. Spectre was the

title of the evil organization
that Connerys Bond fought
throughout the 1960s.
It also makes Jasper White,
Bonds nemesis from Casino
Royale and Quantum of
Solace, a central character
and digs through his personal
history, deeply intertwining
it with Bonds present-day
mission.
Reaching
back
to
the
cheesier, less-inspiring Pierce
Brosnan Bond era, Skyfall
takes Bond through the old MI6

building -- which was destroyed

in Skyfall much like it was in
Brosnans The World is Not
Enough, -- and on the same
high-tech boat first used in
Brosnans 1999 film.
But while Skyfall draws
on so many memorable aspects
of the older movies, thats also
where the film fails. By factoring
in so many little details and
minor storylines, it loses the
viewer as they fail to keep pace
with the film. Choosing fewer
but more meaningful storylines
to include would have kept

the bigger picture simpler and

easier to follow.
Perhaps what is most
disappointing about the film
-- aside from the awful choice
to have Sam Smith perform the
theme song -- is that it leaves
Craig with nothing left to
achieve as 007.
Hes taken down the head
of the Spectre organization,
Ernesto Blofeld, played by a
creepily evil Christoph Waltz,
who was the employer of each
of his nemeses throughout his
prior three films. He defeats his
enemy and wins the Bond girl,
usual, but he also ties up every
last loose end he has left.
With Daniel Craig signed
on for at least one more film,
theres no obvious villain to
defeat or catastrophe to avoid.
Factor in the incredible
amount of baggage that Craigs
007 will carry over into the next
film, and it seems that the only
option left for his character is
to reluctantly retire from Her
Majestys Secret Service and
adjust to a more normal life,
so to speak.
But that wont do for Bond
fans.
Where
will
the
next
installment find Bond? Its
impossible to say, but if it
leaves viewers as dissatisfied as
Spectre, it will do a disservice
to Craig, who has had an
impeccable career as Bond up
until Spectre.
Only time will tell if his
capstone film can deliver for
the audience, if he can wow
them one last time.
For his sake and ours, I hope
he can deliver.

The Weeknd delivers flawless set at DCU Center

Andrew Navaroli
Journal Staff

R&B sensation The Weeknd

brought The Madness Fall Tour
to the DCU Center in Worcester
on Thursday to a sold-out
crowd.
Following a year of huge
success, with his first numberone album Beauty Behind The
Madness, hit single Earned
It, and two number-one songs
Cant Feel My Face and The
Hills, loyal fans and new ones
were noticeably ecstatic to
be a part of his rise to superstardom.
The opening act was hip-hop
artist Travis Scott, who played a
loud, aggressive set that started
off the night. His performance
style was jarring, but both he
and the crowd were at a highenergy level from the get-go as
a result.
Following
Scott
was
alternative artist Banks. While

she delivered a set that was

both vocally and technically
impressive, her vibe did not sit
well in between the other two
artists. Crowd involvement was
significantly lower and interest
waned.
Her well-known number
Beggin For Thread did get
a somewhat better reception,
but it seems like a disservice
to such an incredible artist to
place her on a tour so different
than her style of music. If the
true purpose of an opening
act is to hype audiences up for
the main show, then perhaps
placing Banks first and Scott
second would have been the
better choice.
The
Weeknd,
otherwise
known
as
Abel
Tesfaye,
was next, and the crowds
excitement was palpable. The
venue was suddenly hot, loud,
and covered in clouds of smoke.
Fan-favorite songs from
his early mix tapes were
interspersed with new hits
throughout the nearly twohour set.

By Wikimedia Commons Kayla Johnson

He opened with Beauty

Behind The Madness albumopener Real Life, performing
with nothing but a single
microphone stand behind a
faux wall before being lifted
by a large platform high above
the audience, his three-person
band playing behind him.
The technical production
ranged from minimalist to
bombastic, with cubed light

fixtures
resembling
dice
hanging
high
above
the
25-year-old artist and intense
pyrotechnics heating up the
arena. Most recent hit The
Hills utilized fire for its
entirety, pulsing and bursting
with the beat.
One can easily pick up on
his attention to tone when it
comes to setting the mood,
with cool blues and purples

being used for more chilledout numbers and warm reds

and oranges taking over when
things got faster.
It is clear the performer
prefers a black and white
aesthetic, with his image often
projected onto the screens with
a filter and stage light colors
remaining simple.
The Weeknds vocals were
flawless and occasionally jawdropping, with no noticeable
falters. Energy in the arena
never died down from the
second he walked on stage,
which is rare, especially for an
artist who performs a lot of
older cuts to please long-term
supporters.
The DCU Center
is the
biggest venue he has performed
at in Massachusetts by far,
with a capacity of 15,000 as
compared to the 2,700 of the
Orpheum Theatre, his last
stop here. The Weeknd exudes
confidence with a certain sexual
charisma everywhere he goes
and has a clear appreciation
when it comes to his fans.

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The Suffolk Journal

PAGE 9

November 18, 2015

Mizzou shows its true colors

Serina Gousby
Asst. Opinion Editor

Hearing about the ugliness

of racial oppression today at
college campuses all over the
United States is not what I
envisioned for the millennial
age.
Students fight for equality
only saddens me how race in
America is still a prevalent
issue, and it has reached the
point where students of color,
particularly black students, feel

insecure at their schools.

A diverse community means
more than having international
students
and
different
ethnicities in attendance; Its
about
non-white
students
feeling comfortable in the
environment without fear of
facing possible racism.
Now is the time to address
this issue because its wrong for
students of color to deal with
racism in their place of study
where ethically they should be
safe.
On Nov. 9, University of
Missouri, known as Mizzou,
made headlines when President
Tim Wolfe resigned after
months of student and faculty

protests against him and racial

incidents on campus.
Protests included a graduate
student on a hunger strike
and the entire football team
joining his side. These protests
happened due to Wolfes
inability to address students
pleas for equality and the
many actions taken against
the black students, such as a
swastika smeared in feces on a
dorm wall and white students
shouting racial slurs.
Mizzou is not the only
university
to
raise
their
concerns
and
frustrations.
Students in institutions like
Amherst
College,
Ithaca
College, and Yale University

have also spoken out on their

own race dilemmas. Coining
the hashtag, #BlackOnCampus,
students around the world
are addressing their racial
encounters.
With all of that said, what
about us? How is it for a black
student at Suffolk University?
Long stares at my afrotextured hair, being the last pick
for a group project, left out of
conversations with classmates,
and feeling uncomfortable to
explain white privilege to a
group of mostly white students
as a student leader, are only a
few things I have experienced
at Suffolk.
It seems to be clear to many

that our school has its own

issues with race and prejudice.
The Office of Diversity
Services and Suffolks Black
Student
Union
hosted
a
discussion on Nov. 13 where
all students and faculty were
invited to openly express their
concerns and experiences on
race incidents in light of the
Mizzou incident. This was a
great start for the community
to face the issues of social
segregation at Suffolk and the
challenges black students are
forced to tolerate every day.
On a daily basis, a black

See MIZZOU page 10

Heroin haven
and drug reform
Chaim Wigder
Journal Contributor

The United States has the

highest incarceration rates
in the world. Drug use is
increasing, as is the number
By Facebook user Usher
of overdoses. So whats the
alternative to the current state
of the drug war?
To get the answer, we
need to shift our focus from
recreational legalization to the
urgent problem in front of us.
Taking a bold step away
from the ever-failing war on
drugs, the non-profit Boston
Health Care for the Homeless
Program (BHCHP) announced
on Nov. 3 their plan to open a
in mind, how can ultimate
haven for heroin addicts.
safety be achieved? It is
This haven will be a clinic
doubtful that it can be due to
where drug users can ride
the unexpected actions from
out their high under medical
others.
supervision
and
receive
Safety is more of a thought
treatment, if they choose. This
than an action. A country will
program views addiction as
take action to try and create
a mental health issue, not a
the idea of safety, but it cannot
crime -- a notion we all ought
always be accomplished.
to take into consideration.
With how much we think
U.S. drug laws label addicts
we are in control, the U.S.
as untreatable criminals who
cannot satisfy the amount of
deserve punishment. If we want
safety needed for its citizens.
the rest of the country to follow
Yet, we go about our lives
in this programs footsteps, we
believing that nothing can
need to shift our focus from
hurt us. More often than not,
legalization of recreational
we dont think that it could
drug use to helping those who
happen to us. But the reality
are really suffering.
of it all is that it can.
Dr. Jessie Gaeta, the BHCHP
chief medical officer, hopes the

STAFF EDITORIAL
After recent terror attacks
in Paris and Lebanon, it is a
scary realization that we may
not be as safe as we think.
After the 9/11 attacks, the
United States strengthened
its national security and
questioned who we were
letting into our borders.
Today, France may be
experiencing
the
same
realizations.
Any
country
trying to combat the war on
terrorism
cannot
directly
answer the question, How
did we let this happen? Even
with the utmost attention to
detail, terrorist attacks such
as those in Paris and Lebanon
can happen anywhere at any

By Wyatt Costello

time.
So,
how
do
countries
prevent a terrorist attack from
happening? Can a country
defend
themselves
against
everything? The answer is no.
In a world with an appetite for
control, there is lack thereof.
It seems that it is inevitable
for
terrible
acts
against
humanity to happen. With that

haven will reduce the number

of overdoses, which often
occur because the user is using
without access to adequate
care. This approach comes
in the wake of the heroin
epidemic in Boston that seems
to be steadily getting worse in
the last decade.
It should come as no
surprise to any Bostonian that
the homeless problem in the
city is severe and that opioid
addiction is part of the problem.
Moreover, a 2013 study by the
BHCHP
and
Massachusetts
General Hospital revealed that
opiate overdose has become
the leading cause of overdose
deaths among the homeless,
accounting for 80 percent of
deaths.
The Center for Disease and
Prevention reported that heroin
use nationwide has more than
doubled over the last ten years,
and overdose-related deaths
have risen nearly fourfold.
Clearly, our drug policies
-- which have changed little
over the last 35 years -- have
not only failed, but have also
caused more problems than
the ones they were supposed to
solve.
At this point, it seems that
most Americans agree that
something needs to change.
According to a study by the Pew
Research Center, 67 percent of
U.S. citizens believe that the
government should

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A WORD
FROM SGA

The Suffolk Journal

Suffolk students Addicts need the

discuss racial
help of others
issues on campus
From HEROIN page 9

College campuses are the center of

learning and advancement and there is
absolutely NO room for oppression.
- SGA President Colin Loiselle
Hello Suffolk Students,
On Tuesday Dec. 1,
the Student Government
Association will be holding a
Herd Up event at the Mens
Basketball game. This event
will start at 6:00 p.m.
Students can come out
to the Lower Mezzanine in
Ridgeway for a soft pretzel
bar, drinks, SGA swag and
t-shirt giveaways.
In addition, there will be
a raffle to win two Bruins
tickets! Students will then
be invited to join SGA in
supporting the team. There
will be a banner to sign that
will be used to support all of
the Suffolk athletics teams.
Please come and show
your support, it will be a
great time! Tickets for Kid
Ink and Timeflies went on
sale on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at
the front desk of SLI!
The
concert
is
on
Wednesday, Dec. 2 at Royale.
Doors will open at 6:30p.m.
Tickets are $5 each.
The Student Government
Association
would
like
to remind all students to
come to our weekly general
meetings in Somerset B18
on Thursdays from 1:002:15p.m.
Visitors
are
always
welcome and encouraged to
come with their questions,
comments, and concerns
about
life
at
Suffolk
University.
We are working hard to
try to make every student
happy on campus and we
want to know how we can
help you! Please come show
your support for our teams
and bring us any concerns
you may have!
Have a great week,
- The Student Government
Association

November 18, 2015

From MIZZOU page 9

student may deal with
being forced to speak on black
issues in a class of only white
students, explain to others that
their hair is not be touched
without asking, get ignored by
professors, and debate with a
white student who inaccurately
speaks
about
race
and
oppression. It would be very
wise of Student Government
Association to point out these
issues since it does strongly
affect the student body.
In addition, allies are
critical to have on campus
because students of color
need those who care and
understand the mistreatment

that they themselves are not

experiencing. However, an ally
does not speak over and rob
the voices of the oppressed, but
stands by them.
A great point out of the
meeting was alerting students
that there are people on
campus willing to listen and
help. Although the wonderful
folks from BSU and Diversity
Services are great resources,
consider Suffolks counseling
center at 73 Tremont and the
Interfaith Center at Donahue
for guidance. For serious
incidents, please go to a Dean
of Students.
Keep the race conversation
going because college students
should be focused on education,
not oppression.

Grand controversy
Elizabeth Hadley
Journal Staff
Halloween had just passed
and all of a sudden social media
and the news were filled with
the controversy over Starbucks
red holiday cups. It was just
a red cup, but people were
making a fuss about it not
being enough for Christmas.
Why was such a small issue
offending people?
The red cups and holiday
drinks were released on Nov. 1,
and soon after it was all over
social media turning it into a
national controversy.
Many are calling it an attack
on Christianity, according to
The Fortunes Tim Calkins.
By not having snowflakes,
snowmen, and pine trees on the
cups, people think Starbucks
is not doing enough for the
Christmas season.
This controversy was such a
talked-about concept that even
Donald Trump commented
by saying, Maybe we should
boycott Starbucks? I dont
know. Seriously, I dont care.
When Trump doesnt care
about something, thats when

you know it shouldnt be such

a big ordeal. Moreover, Im
guessing the creators of the
red cup had no intention of the
controversy going this far, or
having it at all, for that matter.
Apparently, in order for
people to be in the Christmas
spirit, the little red cups have
to be more than just red. They
have to say Merry Christmas,
have snowflakes and Christmas
trees on them.
When I walk to class and I
see a red Starbucks cup, I dont
think about how it doesnt say
Merry Christmas or have any
designs on it, nor do I think
that it is attacking Christianity.
If anything, it reminds me that
the holidays are coming and of
what I should be thankful for.
Just because the cup doesnt
say anything festive or have
any decorations doesnt mean
Im going to stop buying
a peppermint mocha or a
gingerbread latte.
Holidays are supposed to be
festive, happy and fun, and if
people are so worked up over
a cup, they will forget the
real meaning of Christmas,
which, to me, is family and
being together, not a plain, red
Starbucks cup.

provide treatment for users

of hard drugs, such as heroin
or cocaine.
Yet the public officials who
actually control drug policy are
not convinced -- and theres a
reason for that, paradoxically,
because it puts anti-drug war
activists at fault. Among the
most Americans in favor of
reform, the most vocal group
are the activists fighting for
legalization of recreational
marijuana.
Yes, I believe consenting
adults should be able to decide
what they put in their own
bodies. But is this really the
most important drug-related
social issue we are facing? We
need to put the libertarianbased argument aside and focus
specifically on what matters
most right now: saving the
lives of thousands of addicts
across the nation. We need
the policymakers to think It
saves lives when they hear the
phrase drug reform, not Oh,
another stoner who just wants
to smoke all day.
They may be wrong to jump
to that conclusion, but the fact
is they do, and the only way
to change that is by changing
the focus of drug reform.
If, as a nation, we want to

begin thinking about sensible

drug policy, then recreational
marijuana legalization activists
need to lose the spotlight.
Legalization alone wont
solve a thing. Whats much
more important is the reallotment of the more than
$50 billion we spend annually
on enforcing the drug war to
treatment efforts and the shift
from viewing addiction as a
crime to viewing it as a public
health issue.
We can learn a few things
from watching how BHCHPs
plan will unfold right here in
Boston. A similar initiative in
Gloucester has already proven
fruitful. The police department
announced that if addicts walk
into the police station with
their drugs and needles, they
will not be arrested. Instead,
the police will immediately
begin working with them to
get medical care and addiction
treatment.
Leonard Campanello, The
chief of police in Gloucester, said
that since the implementation
of this program in June, there
has been a 23 percent decrease
in shoplifting, breaking and
entering, and larceny. Police
departments in several other
states are beginning to try this
approach as well. Addicts are
real people, and they need our
help.

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The Suffolk Journal

November 18, 2015

Pro Sports Column:

Seleps late goal
leads Rams to victory Giant win for the Patriots
Trevor Morris
Sports Editor

We fought until the end.

Thats a tough team. It always
comes down to the end with [the
Giants]. Patriots quarterback
Tom Brady said during sundays
post-game press conference.
The New England Patriots
are fresh off a 27-26 victory over
the New York Giants, a game
in which was not decided until
the final drive. The Patriots
were able to move down the
field to set up kicker Stephen
Gostkowski for a game winning
fifty-four yard field goal.
We talked about it before
Courtesy of Suffolk Athletics
the game that we just need to
Selep readies himself for face-off.
play hard for sixty minutes and
it took every last second, said
period was filled with more Brady. Im proud of our team
Andrew Hanides of the same great defense for and the way we fought, but we
Sports Editor both sides; neither team gave can do some things better than
up anything easy.
we did today; I certainly can.
Justin Selep ripped a goal
Late in the third period it Im glad were 9-0.
propelling the Suffolk Rams looked as though the Rams were
Gostkowski recalled what
past the Curry Colonels, in a going to enter into yet another was going through his mind
game filled with back and forth overtime game, something the before the fifty-four yard kick.
action last Saturday. The Rams team has grown accustomed to
I think me, Joe [Cardona],
(3-0-2) prevailed over Curry this season.
and Ryan [Allen] just felt
College (0-5-1) by a score of 3-
With the clock ticking down eerily calm out there, said
2.
and just minutes to go, the Gostkowski in the post-game
It was a good team win. Rams snagged the puck in their press conference. Me and Ryan
Smolarek was once again zone and broke out, flying were looking at each other
unbelievable, and it took every down the ice.
smiling on the sidelines. It just
guy on the roster to get the job
Suffolk
forward
Danyil felt like I was going to get that
done, said Selep.
Medvedev was able to send the opportunity.
Midway through the first puck up the ice to defensemen
The game proved to be the
period, forward Stanton Turner Sean Heelen, who skated into Patriots toughest test so far
propelled the game to a great the offensive zone, along with this season.
start with an early goal, his Selep. Heelen dished a crisp
New England was able to
fourth of the season. He pass to Selep who ripped home get on the board early with a
continues to successfully find his fourth goal of the season touchdown pass from Brady
the back of the net and has giving the Rams the lead with to tight end Scott Chandler.
been a vital part of the Rams just 1:26 to play in the game.
Yet New York was able to
offense thus far in the early
Selep gave a run down of answer quickly with an eightyseason.
the goal, saying after the game, seven yard touchdown pass to
Freshman forward Justin Fortunately, I was a benefactor Odell Beckham Jr. from Giants
Holiday kept the Rams offense of my line mates, Danyil quarterback Eli Manning.
rolling, sniping his second Medvedev and Mike Cherpaks
However, the Patriots caught
goal of the season. Holidays hard work. It also took a great the injury bug once again as top
goal gave the Rams a 2-0 lead. play by Sean Heelen to keep the wide receiver Julian Edelman
Midway through the second play alive.
went down with a foot injury.
period, things were looking
Curry was forced to pull After catching Bradys pass,
up for the Rams. Suffolk had their goalie for the remainder Edelman was tackled by Giants
outplayed Curry on both sides of the game, giving them the linebacker Jasper Brinkley.
of the puck. Then the tides man advantage. Curry got three
The Patriots later released a
turned in Currys favor, as they great scoring opportunities statement saying Edelman had
were able to strike twice in the during this span but Rams broken his foot.
second period.
goalie
Brandon
Smolarek
Edelman underwent surgery
Currys
Zachary
White fought off their attempts until Monday, where he had a screw
found the back of the net, the final buzzer. Smolarek put in place to repair a fifth
making the game 2
-1 in favor faced 37 shots, 35 of which he metatarsal fracture.
of the Rams. The Rams still saved. The Rams held on to win
The
injury
will
keep
held the advantage and kept their third game of the year.
Edelman off the field for six
their poise. But, just a mere
Im just grateful that Coach to eight weeks, said ESPN
30 seconds later, Currys Tyler Glionna and the coaching staff Medical
correspondent
Dr.
Vankleef netted a power play had enough confidence in us to Mark Adickes. He could be
goal knotting the game at 2-2. put our line on the ice, said available just in time for the
Just like that, the Rams lead Selep.
playoffs, but if he comes back
vanished.
Selep has been a force on too early, he risks re-fracturing
The game quickly shifted offense this season netting the bone.
into a true nail-biter as the four goals and three assists.
Its worth noting Bradys
Rams once comfortable lead His effort on the ice has been numbers before and after the
had been eliminated in less pivotal in the offensive success injury to Edelman. In the first
than a minutes time. The third of the team.
half, before Edelmans injury,

Brady passed for 139 yards on

twenty-three plays.
After the injury to Edelman,
Brady had only twenty-four
yards on thirteen plays to end
the half.
Before the half, Manning
connected with wide receiver
Dwayne Harris for a touchdown
that put the Giants ahead of the
Patriots 17-10.
At the beginning of the
second half, neither team was
able to muster much offense.
However, the Giants were able
to kick a field goal to up their
lead to 20-10.
After a quick three-and-out
forced by the Patriots defense,
the Giants were forced to punt.
Kick returner Danny Amendola
had an impressive punt return
falling just short of the endzone.
The Patriots offense was
able to finish what Amendola
started, by handing the ball
off to running back LeGarrette
Blount, who leaped over the
line for a one yard touchdown
score.
After allowing another field
goal to the Giants, Brady placed
a precise pass into the mitts of
tight end Rob Gronkowski, who

end zone when Brady sailed a

pass behind the head of wide
receiver Brandon Lafell and was
intercepted by Giants defensive
back Trumaine McBride.
When asked what had
happened with the pass that
got picked off Brady only had
to say that It was just a bad
throw. A terrible throw.
The Giants took the ball and
pushed their way downfield.
Manning threw an over-theshoulder pass to Giants wide
receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
He appeared to catch the ball,
but as he was coming down
to land, he was not able to
secure the ball which allowed
Patriots cornerback Malcolm
Butler to swat the ball out. The
play was reviewed and called
an incomplete pass stopping
the touchdown. This aided the
patriots, as they were able to
hold the Giants to a field goal,
which put Giants up by two
points.
With
just
under
two
minutes, the ball was placed
into Bradys hands. The Patriots
quarterback drove the offense
to mid-field, close enough for
Gostkowski to hit the long field

By Twitter user @patriots

Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski

kicks the game-winning 54-yard field
goal with one second left in the game.

took it seventy-six yards for the

touchdown to pull the Patriots
ahead 24-23.
After
getting
the
ball
back, the Patriots were able
to drive down the field and
found themselves knocking
on the doorstep of the Giants

goal. The kick propelled the

Patriots to victory, continuing
their undefeated streak.
Next week, the Patriots face
off against the division rival
Buffalo Bills at home on Sunday
during primetime at 8:30 p.m.
and look to remain undefeated.

SPORTS
The Suffolk Journal

PAGE 12

November 18, 2015

Daniels achieves goal, wins honors

Skylar To
Journal Contributor

A week after the end of

Suffolk Universitys mens
soccer season, center back
and first-year captain Ben
Daniels learned from new
head coach James Boden that
he earned GNAC (Greater
Northeast Athletic Conference)
Honors.
Junior Daniels, who won the
same title last season, said that
he was a little surprised after
the team dropped most of the
season this year.
Im surprised GNAC noticed
me, said Daniels.
Coach Boden explained in
an interview with the Journal
that Daniels is an extemporary
leader
to
the
younger
players.
Ben is a very consistent
player, he always gives 100
percent, Boden said. Ben
stood out, and he deserves
GNAC Honors.
Daniels, who has been
with the team for three years,
reflected back on the teams
first home game of the season
versus Mount Ida College.
Daniels scored a goal to
even the game 1-1. Both teams
walked off the field with a point
after the game was sent into
not one, but two overtimes. He
said the one point was crucial
for the team to qualify for the
playoffs.
I wanted to make playoffs.
[My determination] made me
work harder as an individual,
he said.
Despite having played a
tough season, Daniels said the
team was able to win two of
their last three games left in
the season to make a playoff
appearance.
In
both
away
games
versus Rivier University and
Emmanuel College, Daniels
commended the teams ability
to bounce back into both games
after being down a goal before
entering halftime, showcasing
team character.
Said Daniels as he was
pleased
to
have
silenced
Emmanuels tough fans after
getting back into the game with
a win, I knew that our playoff
chances were slim; anything
after those games would be
special.
The team faced adjustments
such as welcoming new team
coaches,
managers,
new
players, and calling East Boston
Memorial Park their new
home.
More than half of the team
is new, said Daniels. We
have an internationally diverse

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We are definitely moving in the right direction.

- Ben Daniels
group, so its just getting used
to everyones different playing
styles.
Daniels added that he
understands how hard it can
be for new players to transition
and adjust to playing soccer at
the collegiate level.
This season has been a
rebuilding year, he said. We
are definitely moving in the
right direction.
Until Daniels can do his
pregame ritual, which consists
of listening to tunes such as
First by Cold War Kids on
repeat, he is focusing on his
academics and looking to better
the teams chemistry.
Daniels
anticipates
welcoming a strong recruit
of
new
players
during
the offseason in hopes of
contributing to a successful
season next year. Boden is
currently working on recruiting
a lot of prospects.
We are building a new
culture, Boden said. We will
go forward from here.
Well definitely be GNAC
contenders
next
season,
Daniels said. I hope to make it
to the NCAA playoffs.
Aside from the new firsts
this
season,
Daniels
was
selected as first-year captain
alongside senior goalkeeper
Nicholas Chamma. Daniels said
he played his heart out for
Chamma, the only senior of the
team, so he could end his last
year on a high note.
As a center back, Daniels

was surprised to learn he

was selected captain, as it is
traditionally given to defenders
and goalkeepers since they are
the ones that are able to see
the whole field.
Daniels credits his leadership
role to the team for making
him gain more maturity and
responsibility.
Being captain made me
more focused during the
season, and it made me play
better.
Daniels,
a
film
major
with a concentrated study in
advertisement aspires to be a
director and gave some credit
to his role as captain in helping
him take on leadership roles off
the field.
To be successful as a whole,
as a team, everyone needs
to do their part, he said. In
film, everyone needs to come
together to be successful.
Daniels, 20, inherited his
love for the game at five years
old from his parents. Daniels
was coached by his father until
he was 17 years old.
Having my dad as a coach
helped and motivated me a lot,
he said. My dad is my biggest
fan and critic.
Daniels
knew
that
he
wanted to continue playing
soccer throughout his college
career.
It was always his plan.
Said Daniels with a chuckle, I
knew that being a professional
soccer player would not be
realistic.

Team standings
Womens Basketball:
T-1. Suffolk | 2-0
T-1. Norwich | 2-0
T-3. Anna Maria | 1-0
T-3. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | 1-0
5. Albertus Magnus | 1-1

Mens Basketball:
T-1. Albertus Magnus | 1-0
T-1. Mount Ida | 1-0
T-3. Anna Maria | 1-1
T-3. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | 1-1
T-3. Saint Josephs (Maine) | 1-1

Mens Hockey:
1. Nichols | 4-1
2. Suffolk | 3-0-2
3. Endicott | 2-1-1
4. Wentworth | 3-2-1
5. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | 2-0-2
Note: all standings are overall records