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Suffolk
on top
Student
may face
penalty
over
protests
University ranking
by WSJ names
Suffolk in top
25 percent
Jacob Geanous
World News Editor
Nick Viveiros
Journal Contributor
Despite a year of
negative
press
and
wrenching change, Suffolk
University appears to be
becoming a destination
institution.
In
their
inaugural
ranking of U.S. Colleges,
media titan Wall Street
Journal placed Suffolk
University in the top
25 percent of more
than 1,000 colleges and
universities.
Suffolk was ranked
256
nationally,
tied
with Adelphi University,
Hanover
College,
University
of
South
Carolina-Columbia
and
Washington
State
University.
The
university
outranked
many
prestigious
institutions
with
far
larger enrollments and
endowments; University
of Vermont came in at
271, with University of
Massachusetts
Boston
back at 427 and Emerson
College at 453. The list,
released last Tuesday, was
compiled by the WSJ and
Times Higher Education.
The honor comes amid
two other prestigious
rankings.
Suffolk
University is listed as
one of the Best National
Universities in U.S. News
& World Reports 2017
list, which also noted that
the university held the
fifth largest international
student population on
its campus. In early
September, Suffolk also
ranked in the Best 381
Colleges for the 2017
list by the Princeton
Review, according to the
universitys website.
These
rankings
capture
the
essence
of a Suffolk University
education, said Acting
President Marisa Kelly in
an official press release
from
the
university.
Our
students
not
October 5, 2016
When
Tim
Clancy
shackled himself to the
entrance gateway of the
Spectra Energy worksite
on the morning of Aug.
18, he knew that he would
inevitably
be
placed
under arrest.
Clancy,
a
Suffolk
senior
history
major,
and two others secured
themselves to the gate in
an act of protest to slow
down construction of the
West Roxbury Lateral
Pipeline. They handcuffed
themselves to the fence
with makeshift lockboxes
with a thick metal design
that required an industrial
saw to cut the wearer
free. Once emergency
responders arrived to the
scene, it reportedly took
more than 90 minutes
to cut the protesters
free. Clancy was taken
Katie Dugan/ Journal Staff into police custody and
Making Strides, a breast cancer Awareness walk, was hosted in Boston on Sunday by charged with trespassing,
disturbing the peace and
the American Cancer Society and had an estimated 40,000 people participate.
destruction of property.
See thesuffolkjournal.com for the story
He is neither the first, nor
last, to be arrested during
protests of the pipeline as
more than 180 protesters
have been arrested since
October 2015.
not only more meaningful
Patrick Holmes
Clancy has not been
for the students but for
Opinion Editor
convicted of anything.
[the faculty] as well, said
He has a court date,
Jill Eisenberg, associate
set for Oct. 5., and has
The Division of Student
director of CLAS, in a
been preparing for it
Success is a leading
recent interview with The
while regularly attending
collaborative
effort together and being open Disability Services (ODS).
Suffolk Journal.
classes. He said he still
between six departments which was professionally
These
tutoring
Sparaco
oversaw
here at Suffolk. Their satisfying, said Kathy services,
allocated
to what she calls the move firmly believes in his
act of civil disobedience,
mission:
to
improve Sparaco, the assistant students as a part of their
committee,
which
student communication provost of the division.
tuition, moved this past assembled one person despite the repercussions
and academic success
Anchored by a central summer to occupy what from each department, he is facing.
Whatever the court
throughout the university. reception desk, the new organizers say is a more
including Eisenberg.
decides,
I know that
The division offers a new division sprawls out over sensible
and
reliable
In the process of
what I did was right,
open space encompassing the entire 9 floor of 73 space for students.
bringing
almost
the
the notion that anyone is Tremont. In the bright and
Sparaco explained just entire unit of Division said Clancy. What I
have done, and what
welcome and there are open space, were the new how important this move
of Student Success on
many willing to help.
homes of the Center for was; not only for students this floor, which is huge, now hundreds of people
done
alongside
Theres this wonderful International
Programs but for the faculty as well. we wanted to choose have
of
me,
is
necessary
for
thing that happened when and Services (CIPS), the
When we started out, [just
one]
individual
the survival of West
we moved on to this floor Center for Learning and our main move was to
from each department to
Roxbury, everything on
of how people got to Academic Success (CLAS), get people here. But in
come together so they
the route of this pipeline
know each other in a way the Division of Student the end, we really took
would be the voice and
and ultimately necessary
professionally. There was Success (DSS), the Career on the role of working
the thoughts and have
this great openness where Development
Center on these collaborations
everyone was working (CDC) and the Office of because it made the work
See DSS page 2 See CLANCY page 3
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A WORD
FROM SGA
Dear Suffolk Students,
As the Presidential Election is nearing, wed
like to remind you all to register and get out and
vote. SGA has co-sponsored with the Center for
Community Engagement to encourage student
involvement in this years election. Oct. 19 is the
last day to register to vote. Check out the CCE on
Facebook or in their office in Sawyer 824 to learn
more. And remember to vote on Nov. 8.
Correction
Due to a reporting error, the article that ran
in the Sept. 28 edition Veteran and advocate:
Fighter for inclusion had a number of errors
regarding Lizette Riveras, Director of Diversity
Services, past.
The article incorrectly stated that she was not
in favor of future government work. She said she
would be open to the possibility of working for
the Secretary of Education.
The place of her youth was also misidentified.
Rivera grew up in Humboldt Park and attended
one of the top high schools in the city. The Bridge
Transition Program at the University of Illinois
helped Rivera gain access and support to attend a
top university, according to her.
In order to view the full, updated version, please
read on The Journals website- thesuffolkjournal.
com.
Guide is a new
phone application where
a student will receive
applications
from
a
variety of journeys within
the university. With each
area, specific notifications
would go out. There will
be a pilot happening in
January, said Sparaco.
The Guide is about
course corrections and
can alleviate the bigger
problems
involving
students on campus by
reminding students about
different
journeys
on
campus.
A journey within the
Guide app would be a
department on campus
such as Financial Aide
and they would be able to
send a student an alert if
needed.
Its
easier
than
checking
your
email
throughout the day and it
just pops up on the app
which is more useful,
said Bisconti.
Moreover, even with
helping students within
their time at Suffolk, the
division also holds the
CDC which helps with
career aspirations for
after Suffolk and grants
a network of connections
for students who are close
to graduating.
The most important
aspect of the division, is
that it was a collaborative
effort. It didnt happen
overnight.
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Coppinger
were
unsuccessful.
We are a frontline
community, said Boyle.
For West Roxbury its
an immediate problem,
but it is also a problem
that is representative of
the country as a whole.
Corporations have been
running an awful lot of
things in this country and
there are not many ways
we can fight this.
The pipeline set to be
finished in November,
said Boyle, but she
believes that construction
is behind schedule. Once
it has been effectively
buried, SWRL and other
protest groups will have
to adjust accordingly.
My fear is that once
its completed people will
let it slide to the back
of their mind, she said,
We are going to have to
find a way to keep people
thinking about it and
remind them that the gas
can be cut off.
last semester.
Suffolk fared especially
well in engagement - the
university was ranked
highly with regards to
the relationships formed
between
its
faculty
and
students.
Career
preparation, an important
factor for most when
choosing a college, was
equally as impressive,
with
more
than
75
percent of Suffolk alumni
interviewed stating that
they
felt
adequately
prepared for the working
world.
As
for
freshman
marketing major Amanda
Roy, these types of
lists were important to
her during her college
application process.
Ratings were a big
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Election 2016
OP-ED
Campaign Commentary
What will the American people
experience in the next debate?
Maggie Randall
Journal Staff
communications major.
Clinton gave very
detailed
responses
and demonstrated she
prepared for the debate
while Trump seemed all
over the place, which
showed he didnt really
prepare much what he
was going to say or only
knew broad parts of
certain issues, she said.
Senior Andrea Kenna,
who studies law and
public policy, agreed that
Clinton won the debate.
There was a lot of
disagreement over who
won this most recent
debate but I think the
most efficient way to
tell is by looking at who
spoke the most about
their policy ideas and
who went into the most
detail, she said.
In Kennas opinion,
that
candidate
was
Clinton.
I would have to say
that Hillary Clinton won
the debate, she brought
up more policy issues
and
resolutions
than
Trump did. Trump spent
most of the debate on the
defensive side rather than
focusing on the debate
topics, Kenna said.
S o p h o m o r e
international
relations
major Tim Tumbokon
would argue that neither
of the candidates won the
debate.
They did not inspire
me to vote for either of
them, he said, noting that
third party candidates
will be the best option
for people like him who
dislike both Trump and
Clinton.
[The debate] proved
that we need third parties
in the mix, Tumbokon
said.
In all, the aim of these
debates is for candidates
to show how they are
more qualified to serve
as president over their
opponents.
In
future
debates,
decide the winner based
on how the candidates
behave,
what
their
policies are and how they
will implement them,
and how much time they
spend speaking to their
own merits, rather than
trying to tear down their
opponent.
The next presidential
debate will be held on
Oct. 9 and Oct. 19.
World News
my perspective to their
individual situation, said
Lospennato.
L o s p e n n a t o
also
discussed
the
opportunities the group
had during their down
time.
I was able to visit
historic landmarks such
as the Colosseum and
enjoy the night with
great classmates, many of
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Those
seeking
the
adventure and insight
of another culture, as
well as augmenting their
business rapport, are
encouraged to inquire
with
Sabbagh
about
making this trip possible.
PHOTO SERIES
Journal Contributor
Do
you
have
something that motivates
you? Creatively dubbed,
Passion Engine is the
most recent exhibit at
the Suffolk University
Gallery that promotes
pursuing your passion.
The Professors at the
New England School of
Art and Design (NESAD)
showcased their passions
and artistic disciplines,
which included pieces
that break away from
their traditional fields.
Meticulously cut and
placed, Professor Randal
Thurstons
butterflymoth exhibit fluttered
in the corner of the first
room of the gallery at 75
Arlington. From afar, the
stark black cutouts look
like familiar creatures:
butterflies and moths.
Up close, they appear to
look like insects from a
laboratory, rather than
from nature. A closer
look shows that it is a
combination of the two
insects.
On the wall-facing side
of the cutout, Thurston
attached colored paper
that matches other colors
of pieces around the
room. Up close, bright
oranges and greens reflect
off the wall, connecting
the pieces on the wall and
in the center of the room.
This is what Gallery
Director
Deborah
Davidson looks for when
she curates a show.
Color
interplay
between pieces can add
or subtract from a piece,
she said as she circled the
room.
Davidson said that the
pieces have to make sense
and fluidly move with one
another. Color is a huge
influence in that flow.
Looking around the room,
one can see how each
piece shares similar hues.
Wallace Marosek, a
graphic design professor,
submitted
vibrant
paintings of wide-open
fields and old farm
houses. Marosek said he
finds that graphic design
can be restrictive to his
freedom since most of the
work is client based. His
escape to artistic freedom
is
through
painting,
Color interplay
between pieces
can add or subtract
from a piece.
-Deborah Davidson,
Gallery Director
according to Kayla Hart,
the Gallery Ambassador.
Professor Rita Daly
stepped out of her comfort
zone by showing interest
in art that uses film
and video editing. Daly,
co-chair of the graphic
design
department,
filmed
and
edited
together various clips of
minutia in life. The clips
are random, and there is
no apparent attribution
to a single person, date or
time. From a close up of
true green grass blowing
in the wind, to a sudden
transition of eggs boiling
as the air bubbles dance
from the bottom to up
the curved side of the egg
to the surface.
The clip that stands out
most is an upside down,
wide shot of a bustling,
traffic-filled intersection
that has no sound to
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Royal subjects
Journal Contributor
of Bostons ArtWeek.
In an interview with
The
Suffolk
Journal,
Dante Miller, a visual
and literary artist who
was featured at Inner
Sanctum described it as a
very down to earth place,
open to all sorts of artists
at all different levels,
which is very hard to find
in the city of Boston.
Being accepted for
what we create, thats
what its all about. This
place, Inner Sanctum,
is our gateway, said
Miller.
In
an
interview
with The Journal, Eric
Lawrence,
the
CEO
of Kingdom of Royal,
explained that he had
been dabbling in graphic
design in high school,
until he dropped out in
2010 to find his way in
life. He said he found
his way to KOR in hopes
of mixing creativity with
business to inspire both
himself and others.
This was the second
live-shoot that Kingdom
of Royal has held, and
it was quite the success.
Many people from all
around
Massachusetts
came to watch the process
that is behind fashion,
with both professional
photographers
and
models
involved.
Lawrence explained that
the reasons they do liveshoots is because they
have the power of getting
people to interact with
the art, as well as learn
more about our brand.
At the time, Inner
Sanctum
was
also
promoting other artists,
as well, such as Dante
Miller
and
Rashad
Berryman.
The next step for KOR
is to purchase a storefront,
and then spread outside
of Boston, with the
hopes to eventually go
international.
We want to make a
stamp on the world, not
only by creating lines of
fashion, but in spreading
creativity, said Lawrence.
We want people to find
their own kingdom. Art is
a journey through life.
Inner
Sanctum,
Kingdom of Royal, Dante
Miller, and more are here
to help guide us.
To find out more
information KORs website
is www.kingdomofroyal.
com/. Inner Sanctum is
located on 18 Palmer St.
in Roxbury, and their
website is http://www.
innercitysanctuary.org/.
20 Children Murdered
Unthinkable.
According to Hart,
Passion
Engine
is
one of, if not, the
most successful show
NESAD has had in
recent memory. It gives
students a chance to
see professional artists
at work, which can be
inspiring as much as it is
exciting.
The
exhibit
will
continue to run until
Oct. 9.
Imagine
attending
a
concert
with
no
singing, no traditional
instruments and no flashy
backup dancers. Picture
being in an almost empty
concrete room, with three
artists using only their
laptops and the power
of technology to create a
new kind of music.
Concrete
Sounds:
M u l t i c h a n n e l
Experimental Electronics
in Boston City Hall was
a free concert put on last
Friday during Bostons
ArtWeek, a seven day
long festival that features
more than 150 creative
experiences for visitors to
enjoy and interact with.
Three
musicians,
Caroline Park, Ernst Karel
and Bhob Rainey, filled
the lobby of City Hall
with electronics as part of
the festival.
E x p e r i m e n t a l
electronic
music
combines
recorded
sounds of instruments,
human voices, and the
environment. The process
of
blending
sounds
together serves as a new
sound for the artists. The
outcome is unpredictable,
which is why this type of
music is so attractive to
audiences.
Ive been more about
what is the experience
and how to engage in
that or listen through it,
without really knowing
what the outcome is
going to be like, Park
said in an interview with
The Suffolk Journal.
The lobby on the third
floor of City Hall was
used for the performance
space. All the entertainers
needed was a table
for
their
soundboard
equipment, their laptops
and four speakers.
Almost the entire room
was made of concrete,
STAY TUNED:
OPINION
Student-run events on
campus do not seem to
be advertised sufficiently.
Sure, the frequent, nightly
emails are a smart form
of advertising that creates
a sense of familiarity for
the student, but these
emails just dont have
the necessary impact to
motivate students to go
to these events.
Most of the activities
that occur on campus are
on the Suffolk Calendar,
which is a feature on
MySuffolk that not a lot
of people seem to look at.
And the fact of the matter
is, this is the easiest way
students can see all of the
possible events that they
can go to. However, a lot
of students are not aware
of all the events going on,
nor do they have interest.
As one student, Brian
Horner, states I dont
see advertisements other
than the ones in emails.
This is an issue that
occurs frequently, and
its also where Program
Council
creates
an
advantage. They send
out text messages to
students on Mondays
to notify them of events
they host during that
week. Receiving a text
that.
Uber debuted their
new tech last week in
Pittsburgh and it went
surprisingly well. To be
fair, they did have a driver
and tech employee in the
car with the self-driving
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Editors Word
Directly following the events
of 9/11, the United States
announced that they were
going to strike areas of
Afghanistan in a number of
attacks in order to attempt
their reach to Al Qaeda,
the group responsible for
innocent American lives.
The advancements, which
were said to have been
carefully targeted by the
Bush administration, were
designed to disrupt the use
of Afghanistan as a terrorist
base.
Oct. 7 will mark the 15-year
anniversary of these strikes
that had been marked the
start date of war. What had
initially backed support
from close allies of the U.S.
and American families
had quickly turned into a
puzzling community of once
supporters to now people
fighting for troops to return
home.
Today, 20 veterans commit
suicide every 72 minutes.
While this staggering statistic
may cause a number social
media posts and a few
statements from presidential
candidates during their
debates- what is actually
getting done about it? Do
people really understand the
true effect to this fact?
There are a number of
veterans on campus here
at Suffolk and their friends
could be dying left and right.
The answers that are being
provided are not meeting the
demands of these suicides.
In the wake of the
anniversary, its time that
these veterans voices are
heard and questions to be
answered by future leaders
before its too late.
Alexa Gagosz
Editor-in-Chief
Suffolks
Office
of
Diversity Services offer
weekly
trainings
for
students to learn about
the diversity here on
campus, and in the rest of
the world. Last Thursday,
the Office held a meeting
with the focus of social
justice and understanding
peoples
differences.
The meeting was part
of a series of training
sessions held throughout
the year to better the
Suffolk
communitys
understanding
of
diversity and how people
can work together toward
social justice.
As someone who has
never
been
formally
trained in the area of
social justice, I found
the training extremely
helpful. The group of
people I found myself
sitting with were as
beautifully diverse as the
topics we were learning
about.
Cameron
Breither,
the assistant director of
diversity services, and
Ben Shopper, who is a
Diversity Peer Educator,
an art major and a senior
at Suffolk this year, were
the two leaders of the
training. They managed
to cover some heavy
and loaded topics while
keeping the atmosphere
of the room friendly
The overall
purpose of
the training
besides teaching
the Suffolk
community about
diversity and
social justice,
was to help us
learn to be allies
and share our
knowledge with
others.
their voice heard and
share their own thoughts
and feelings.
Diversity can be a
difficult topic to tackle,
especially in a block of
75 minutes in a small
meeting room without
technology. There were
a variety of videos and
graphics that the training
leaders had prepared but
couldnt show, but they
made it work anyway
with just a laptop. They
started by discussing the
fundamental things that
make
people
diverse,
including race, religion
and sexual orientation.
We even got to discuss
the difference between
sex and gender, and we
learned how to put our
new
knowledge
into
words so we can go on to
help and stand up for our
fellow humans.
The overall purpose
of the training besides
teaching
the
Suffolk
community
about
diversity
and
social
justice, was to help us
learn to be allies and
share
our
knowledge
with others. Taking into
account
the
various
identities of the people
in the training, each of
us learned how we could
use our identities to help
those around us who may
be treated differently
because of their own
identity.
I thoroughly enjoyed
my time in this training. I
learned that being an ally
isnt something that you
say you are, its something
that you show you are.
I also learned how to be
a better ally, and how to
help others to be better
allies as well.
As great as the training
was, it would have been
better if the group had
been larger. Most of the
people
who
attended
the training seemed to
already have a pretty
good understanding of
the topics at hand. This
training might have been
better
aimed
toward
people who didnt already
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Suffolk mens soccer shuts out Lasell
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surrounding
the
officiating. Fans cheering
for both teams were
visibly and verbally upset
by how the calls were
handled, yelling loudly at
the referees a number of
times. Matt Hull, 25, from
East Hampton, Conn.,
who is a family member
of Suffolks midfielder
Jordan Casey, was able to
comment in an interview
with The Suffolk Journal
near the end of the game.
He was displeased with
the positioning of the
center referee, stating
that he was making
bad calls and allowing
athletes to influence the
decision making.
Athletes on the field,
in my opinion, have no
right to talk to a ref. Play
your game, play the sport,
thats what you do. Hes
the officiator for a reason,
thats what he does, Hull
said.
Hull also talked more
about the center referee
SPORTS
Hannah Arroyo
Journal Contributor
At the beginning of
the Boston Red Soxs 2016
season and on his 40th
birthday last year on Nov.
19, David Ortiz broke the
city of Bostons hearts and
announced that he would
be officially retiring from
Major League Baseball
(MLB).
Ortizs team and other
MLB teams have shown
respect for the slugger
as he took the field for
the last time at each
stadium this past season.
They have showered him
in gifts including the
phone from the Baltimore
Orioles dugout that he
destroyed in 2013 and a
portrait given to him by
the Los Angeles Angels.
In his last series versus
the New York Yankees,
the crowd gave him a
standing ovation. Just
days before the series,
Ortiz wrote a letter in the
Players Tribune to the city
of New York. In the letter,
he addressed rumors of
what Yankees fans would
do in his final send off. He
also discussed looking up
to players like Derek Jeter
and Mariano Rivera when
he first came to America.
Most
importantly,
he
thanked the Yankees for
being a perfect rival for
the Red Sox.
The most important
preparation,
and
the
way you show to work
every single day. This has
constantly inspired me,
said Pedroia.
In
Ortizs
JockBio
biography, Ortizs story
starts in the Dominican
Republic where he grew
up watching his father
play baseball in Dominican
leagues. He learned to
love the sports of baseball
and basketball, both of
which he was skilled at.
Many people realized
early on that Ortiz would
become a great slugger,
because of his strong and
fast hands.
In 1992, the Seattle
Mariners had an interest
in Ortiz and signed him as
a non-drafted free agent.
At the time Ortiz was only
17. He worked his way up
the minor league ladder
and established himself
as one of the teams
rising stars. In 1996, Ortiz
was with the Wisconsin
Timber Rattlers, and in
that August, the Mariners
traded Ortiz away to the
Minnesota Twins. On
Sept. 2, 1997, he made
his major league debut
at Wrigley Field. Ortiz
fought injuries and failed
to play consistently with
the team. The team
released him in 2002.
The next part of his
story became history.
On Jan. 22, 2003 Ortiz
signed as a free agent
with the Red Sox. Ortiz
went on to be one of the
years.
The Sox ended up
losing 4-3 to the Jays on
Sept. 30. Ortiz singled
in the fifth inning, had
Travis Shaw pitch run
for him, and decided to
leave the game due to
rainy conditions. Every
fan stood and cheered as
their beloved DH exited
the field.
In total, Ortiz ended
his career with more than
8,500 at bats, more than
2,000 hits, and more than
600 doubles. Ortiz also
finishes with more than
1,400 hits and over 1,700
RBI, according to data
provided by the Elias
Sports Bureau featured
on ESPN.com
Ortiz led the league in
slugging percentage, onbase plus slugging (OPS),
and doubles. The Sox had
a disappointing end to
the season last year. but
are back in first place
this season. Ortiz said his
team looks to gain home
field advantage going into
the postseason.
One thing is certain
as Ortiz reaches his final
games: he is a player
that will be remembered.
Boston will never forget
the memories, the laughs,
the walk offs, and the
history. While he may
retire at the end of this
season, Ortiz will always
be a Red Sox player at
heart. His last and final
goal: to bring home the
World Series trophy.