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SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY • BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

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VOLUME 70, NUMBER 10

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November 18, 2009

Seriously Bent headed to Chicago
Competing for national college Improv title
“I thought that the group did wonderfully, especially with the structure that we just learned about two weeks ago, when we worked with a music director from second city in Chicago,” said Trevor Livingston, a senior member of the group who will be graduating this year. “He came to Boston and we hired him to do a workshop with us. We basically formulated our own songs, did scenes, and ended with the same songs we started with.” Seriously Bent’s performances usually include scenes in which the members of the group improvise everything that goes on. Music has played a part in performances in the past, but now that the members of Seriously Bent have learned this new structure, music is now able to play a bigger part in the normal routine. “I thought that the group showed an amazing amount of risk to just jump into [the North End, Seriously Bent was able to defeat teams representing other schools in the region. The competition took place over the course of two days, in which Seriously Bent took on other improv teams Photo by Ethan Long from schools Seriously Bent performing for an SUNORML event last year. such as Yale, NYU, Ethan Long Chicago Improv Festival’s Col- and Penn State. This tournalege Improv Tournament. Com- ment is one of the biggest Journal Staff peting at two different locations events of the year, and SeriSuffolk’s own comedy around the area, Improv Bos- ously Bent has proven once troupe, Seriously Bent, has de- ton, located in Central Square, again that they are ready to fended their title of “East Coast and the Improv Asylum, lo- take on different challengers Regional Champions” for the cated on Hanover Street in the in Chicago after the new year. structure], like all of us, especially the seven of us performing who just learned this structure, and to perform it in a competitive atmosphere was really, really wonderful to see. Everyone performed at the highest level,” said Livingston. Starting on February 6, the finals for the National Improv Competition will take place in Chicago. This is Seriously Bent’s second time making their way to the finals in the last few years. “Last year we went and we came in second, which was amazing, but also at the same time, once you get that close you kind of want the whole thing,” said Livingston. “I’m excited just to head to Chicago again; it’s a beautiful city and a wonderful experience.” Teams all over the country have been competing in similar regional tournaments, deciding which teams from each

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Job cuts at the Hyatt incite protests
Brayden Varr

see SERIOUSLY BENT page 4

News

"SGA hopes to fix elevator problems" pg. 3

Opinion

"Patrick tries to bar free speech" pg. 7

Arts & Entertainment Sports

"Student written and directed plays" pg. 8

"Rams start home slate with a win" pg. 16

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Journal Staff
The Hyatt Regency, on De Lafayette Ave., which houses Suffolk students, laid off 100 housekeeping staff members on Aug. 31, stripping them of their $15 to $17 per hour pay rates and health benefits, and then they hired staff from a Georgia-based outsourcing company for $8 per hour and without benefits. The Hyatt offered the people whom they laid off lower paying jobs at the same outsourcing company that replaced them. Only six of the laid off employees took advantage of this proposal. In the past two months, only sixteen workers have found other jobs, leaving seventy-eight still unem

Photo by Brayden Varr

see HYATT page 4

Protestors holding a candle light vigil for the "Hyatt 100" who lost their jobs in August.

SGA hopes to fix news elevator problems BRIEFS
Ryan Boyle

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November 18, 2009

Journal Staff

POLICE BLOTTER
Tuesday, Nov. 10
4:13 a.m. 10 West
Charles Stroud of 59 West Eagle St. Apt#1, Boston MA 02128, was placed under arrest for trespassing (C266 s120) and resisting arrest (C268 s32b). Report filed.

Thursday, Nov. 12
9:31 p.m. 150 Tremont Received a report of a fight between two roommates. Unit 39, 41, 66 responded. Report filed.

Friday, Nov. 13
1:04 a.m. 150 Tremont Report of an alcohol and drug paraphernalia were confiscated on the 6th floor, 150 Tremont Street. Report filed. 2:41 a.m. 150 Tremont Report of some resident(s) of 150 Tremont Street throwing water from the window on the 7th floor. Report filed.

Amid repeated problems with the elevators in Suffolk buildings, the SGA is working to repair some of the issues that students face while going from floor to floor. Senior KyQuan Phong, the SGA Chair of Housing and Facilities, acknowledged that the administration is “well aware of the issues,” and that a proposal is being drafted to compliment the new elevator contracts that are going to be active within a year. “Currently Suffolk has four different companies that manage the elevators,” said Phong, and that the administration is currently gathering proposals to create a new contract. As of now the “elevators are serviced to safety standards,” and that little to no preventative maintenance takes place. Phong described the SGA proposal as, “a simple programming change, to relieve a lot of congestion.” In the proposal, the far left elevator in the Sawyer building will become an express elevator servicing the main lobby and floors nine through 12, like the one on the far right. This will help alleviate the congestion during the morning and in between classes, allowing students to get to and from class quicker. The SGA also wants to put a reporting system in place, so that if a student or faculty member

notices an issue with an elevator they can call a number or send an e-mail, speeding up the maintenance process. In October seniors Caitlin Milley, Courtney Crocker, Carolyn Milley, and Brittany McKalagat waited 45 minutes until Boston Firefighters freed them from an elevator in the Ridgeway building. The senior girls incident is only one of seven entrapments

“...and I get nervous, because I’m afraid it’s stalled between floors.”
from September to November, the most occurring in the 150 Tremont residence hall. The four students were attending Professor Ken Martin’s photojournalism class and were out on a break. Upon returning,they became trapped inside the left elevator on the fourth floor. “This happens frequently and I’ve been here long enough to know,” Professor Martin told the Journal in the Oct. 16 issue. “And Ridgeway is one of the better elevators at Suffolk!” “The elevators close too quickly, and could pose a danger to someone trying to enter at the last minute. The sensor in the elevator needs to be adjusted, so it opens when you try and stick your hand in and out

quickly,” said sophomore Joe Weston, who lives in 10 West. While the elevators in Ridgeway shut too quickly, the close button in the front lobby elevators at 10 West does not function. The open button works as it should, although the close button does not shut the doors. Instead, students must wait for the elevator to automatically shut them. Aside from the close button not working, the front lobby elevators function correctly. The close button in the rear elevators in 10 West works perfectly, despite the elevators being older. While the elevator is moving between floors, the motor goes silent, “and I get nervous, because I’m afraid it’s stalled between floors,” said 10 West resident Billy Hazeltine, 2012. “I heard they were going to replace them or re-program them at some point, they’re not the best, but they work,” said freshman Glen Jackman regarding the elevators at 150 Tremont. Gordon King, the Senior Director of Facilities Planning and Management, has a plan to spend $350,000 over the course of a five year period to replace the elevators starting with the 150 Tremont Resident Hall, and concluding with the Ridgeway building. As of this printing, Suffolk University has declined to comment.

Saturday, Nov. 14
1:51 a.m. 10 Somerset
Alcohol confiscation at 10 Somerset Street. Report to follow.

Sunday, Nov. 15
9:58 p.m.

10 Somerset

Unit 22 responding to a smoke alarm sounding at 10 Somerset Street. Report filed.

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November 18, 2009

Student entrepreneur creates new coupon website
For example, as this issue is going to print, Coupme.com has a coupon for a 60 percent discount on $25 worth of dry cleaning at Sarni Dry Cleaners, which has a number of locations around downtown Boston. “It makes your life more fun, for less,” said Orkin. “We get businesses known through our website. And it attracts thousands and thousands of consumers through that.” The idea for the site came to Orkin last summer as he was working as a construction recruiter. He realized that he was bored, but that he was good at talking on the phone, negotiating, and finding good deals. So Coupme.com was born and currently has between 5,000 and 6,000 visitors a day searching for the hottest deals on both fun activities and life necessities in the downtown vicinity. (Coupme.com currently only applies to businesses within five miles of downtown Boston.) From day one, Coupme. com has virtually been a oneman operation, with Orkin at the helm. While the website has had designers and developers , the business itself has been totally managed by Orkin. “I’ve been getting all the deals myself, all the accounts are mine, and I recently took on a major investment deal, which will help me gain more employees, but we’re doing very well and we can only go up from here,” he said. But the site doesn’t stop at making money for its founder. Every month, Coupme.com picks a different charity to share 5 percent of its profits with. November’s profits are going to the Asperger’s Association of New England (AANE) “They have a certain vision like other charities do, but their’s just hit us harder because of the kids dealing with disabilities there,” said Orkin, explaining why he chose that charity in particular. As a big brother in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program with a disabled little brother, Orkin felt particularly moved by the children at the AANE. “It brings you home. What hits you in the heart is what you see there, what you want to contribute to.” The site itself mostly caters to college students, the majority of customers being Suffolk

Photo courtesy of Jared Orkin

Alex Pearlman

Journal Staff
Jared Orkin loves what he does. In a time when college graduates have trouble getting jobs as waiters, Orkin has slipped through the cracks and has done the impossible: created a lucrative website in a down economy. The 21-year-old Newton native started Coupme. com in July and has seen it only grow ever since. “This came about because I’m always looking for fun

Globe trotting Vice Pres discusses importance of international students
Derek Anderson

things to do… at a really inexpensive price where people can actually go and enjoy them,” said Orkin. “That’s awesome to me – enjoying something really fun at a price everyone can afford. And that’s the whole goal of the website. A new deal every day, something exciting to do in the city.” Coupme.com lists a new coupon every 24 hours for every kind of business from restaurants to hotels to indoor skydiving centers. The site and the business the coupon is for share in the profits of the sale.

students, which Orkin attributes to the fact that he attends Suffolk. However, his analysis of the demographics of his customers show that most are women and that Coupme.com isn’t strictly for the under-30 crowd: he cites Harvard professors and lawyers from big firms among people who have memberships with his site. A senior management major and past MVP of the Suffolk men’s tennis team, Orkin can now add CEO to his list of accomplishments. Upcoming plans include a deal with the Boston Metro which includes a new Coupme.com deal for every day in December, a bigscale advertizing push on taxis, in addition to Facebook ads, and expansion to Los Angeles, New York, and Florida with “many more to come.” So how does a student who commutes an hour to the city every day, plays a Division III sport, runs a business and is set to graduate in four years stay afloat of it all? “I always say, ‘love what you do.’ Because if you’re not loving what you’re doing, you’re wasting your time.”

Journal Staff
Marguerite Dennis, the Vice President for Enrollment, Retention and International Programs at Suffolk University, came to Suffolk in 1989, Dennis has put 20 years of hard work into the University and continues to do so everyday. Born in Brooklyn, Dennis started working at St. John’s University at the age of 17. She has been working in her area of expertise for 42 years now. “I’m responsible for all the enrollment of the University except the law school,” said Dennis. Dennis also deals with the international programs, traveling all over the world to find students to attend the University. When Dennis first started working at Suffolk in 1989, there were 34 international students. This year, there are 264 new international students adding to make a total of 1027 enrolled in-

ternational students altogether. “Having international students here increases the diversity of the university,” said Dennis. Dennis said she’s been traveling internationally since 1993 along with a team of others, including some graduate students. “We’re not just a Massachusetts school anymore. We used to be, but not anymore,” said Dennis. Through all of her travels, Dennis has had quite a few experiences. She recalled one of her best experiences was in Taiwan, when she spoke to a student’s father. The father told Dennis that it would be a miracle if his son graduated, since he had trouble at numerous other schools. His son eventually attended Suffolk and graduated from the University. Dennis said the son came up to her after graduation and made the remark, “I guess we both witnessed a miracle.” Dennis said

it was a great experience. Another experience Dennis recalled was when she spoke in Vietnam. She was one of two keynote speakers for a private university in Vietnam. Dennis said she felt like she was a representative of America, as there was only one other speaker was from the United States besides herself. It turned out he was also from Brooklyn and that they were born around the same time. Dennis said that they both remarked that they couldn’t believe how far they had gone with their lives. “As big as the world is, it’s just as small,” said Dennis, looking back to the event.

Photo by Derek Anderson

Doing this type of work was something Dennis always saw herself doing. Starting out just from Brooklyn, Dennis now travels all around the world to places like China and Vietnam and loves what she does. “Each day I learn something new,” said Dennis. “With that you bring vigor to your job, a fresh outlook to your job. I wish that for everyone.

[Students] are not interruptions in our day, that’s why we are here. We’re here to help.” Dennis continues to work for the University on the sixth floor of 73 Tremont St. “I feel in some ways I still have more things I can learn,” said Dennis. “I also feel there is still more I can give back.”

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November 18, 2009

Journalist speaks Seriously Bent aims for first place about health care
from SERIOUSLY BENT page 1

Discusses nurses' role in debate

Angela Bray

Journal Staff
Freelance journalist and author on political culture, women’s issues, nursing, and health care, Suzanne Gordon, hosted a discussion on Monday about how nurses are underrepresented in health care debate. “Nursing doesn’t exactly make things for the media to come to,” said Gordon. “As a journalist, our job in the media is to inform with the changes in health care. I believe that’s the duty of a journalist, specifically a health care journalist.” Gordon argued that nurses deserve better pay and better work conditions. “Nurses are the engine of

“People feel like only a nurse would write about nursing,” said Gordon, who became interested in nursing and health care after giving birth to her first child. Gordon earned her BA degree from Cornell University and is now a freelance journalist and author. She has written over 350 articles for leading newspapers and magazines, including the Boston Globe, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post. Gordon is also the author of twelve novels; seven of them relative to nursing. Her most recent novel is Safety in Numbers: Nurse-to-Patient Ratios and the Future of Health Care. The book covers the issue of staff-

“Nurses are the engine of the hospital... They are the ones who are closest to the patient, but are paid, treated, and overworked the worst.”
the hospital, why does it matter that nurses aren’t visible, discussed, or referred to in this [health care] debate? It matters for quality health care. The aid is the one who is closest to the patient, but is paid, treated, and overworked the worst,” said Gordon, who also brought up the fact that there’s a severe nursing shortage. “We’ve had the worst nursing shortage we’ve ever had to deal with.” Gordon stressed the actual issue with the nursing shortage is not entirely wages, but staffing. “I think as a society, we have to be clear about how many nurses we need to produce and where.” Gordon advocates having a maximum number of patients each nurse can treat, which she said would help to improve the quality of health care each person would receive. “We have 70 studies to prove quality patient care and staffing. The amount of work you have impacts the outcome of the patient’s care.” ing ratios in California and Victoria, Australia. Two additional titles are Life Support: Three Nurses on the Front Lines and the award-winning Nursing Against the Odds: How Health Care Cost-Cutting, Media Stereotypes and Medical Hubris Undermine Nurses and Patient Care. In addition to writing, Gordon has been a CBS Radio News columnist, as well as a commentator regarding health care for Public Radio International’s Marketplace. She was also a member of the National Advisory Committee on the Nursing Shortage for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Gordon stumbled into journalism following a secretarial position for the Baltimore Sun magazine, and began writing about political issues. “It never used to occur to me to become a journalist,” said Gordon. Gordon concluded by stressing the importance of understanding nurses' roles and why it matters in today's society.

region will go on to the finals in Chicago. Teams from the University of Florida, Oberlin College, and the University of Houston have advanced to the finals as well. More teams will be decided this weekend in Seattle, as well as across the country in the following weeks, as tournaments in other regions are still taking place. “We will represent all of the schools in the Northeast, including the ones we’ve defeated,” said Christian Roberts, a sophomore who joined the team last year, along with fellow sophomore Alec Lawless. “We will hopefully take the number one spot nationally, a bump up from number two, and hold that trophy,” said Roberts. Seriously Bent continues to attract members of the community to their shows. Their performances not only make the audiences laugh, but enrich the lives of members of the team. “I would say it’s been the strongest hold I’ve had at Suffolk University. Not that I ever felt like leaving, but once I got into Seriously Bent I definitely never would have left, because it was such a great bonding experience. I’ve met so many friends. It helped me pick a career path in which I want to

follow. It just gave me a lot of good experience as I got to travel to Chicago and meet people from all over Boston who work in the profession, so it’s been quite the experience,” said Livingston. “When I first entered the group, it had never traveled outside of Boston. Over the course of four years we’ve traveled to Chicago, done more charity shows, and done more shows outside of the school.” Seriously Bent has performed at the Improv Asylum as well as other venues in the past, escaping the campus and getting their name out there. “We were contacted this summer about sending a portfolio to MTV because they wanted to see some of our stuff. Just in the four years I’ve been here, it’s grown. Hopefully in the next four years, who knows, maybe Seriously Bent will be traveling out to LA or who knows where,” said Livingston, who has been looking forward to continuing performing improv once he leaves Suffolk. “I would like to perform at the Improv Asylum here in Boston and then hopefully one day strike it up big, maybe in Chicago, LA, or New York.” As students graduate, they leave the team; it affects the way the group works together. “Last year, actually, I didn’t

even think about it while rehearsing,” said Lawless. "The team changes every single year because you know, the seniors, they’re the top dogs.” In order to keep the number of members about the same size each year, Seriously Bent conducts auditions every fall semester. “The audition process for Seriously Bent this year was different from past years, because there were just so many people, around 30, that auditioned,” said Roberts. “There were definitely a lot of good kids, but there were only four spots for new people.” The members met for hours to discuss and decide on who the new members were, taking into account what kinds of qualities and strengths they thought were missing in the group. “Age came into factor, skill came into factor,” added Lawless, whose favorite part of performing has been the fact that as fun as improv can seem, it’s still considered a serious type of performance. “Whether it is a dorm show, or up on the stage making people laugh, it’s fun,” said Roberts. Seriously Bent continues performing around Suffolk’s campus with a show next Tuesday, November 24, at 8 p.m. in the Donahue cafeteria.

Students react to Hyatt firings
from HYATT page 1
ployed, according to Reuters. On Sept. 17, thousands of people gathered outside of the Hyatt, banging on drums, rattling detergent bottles and chanting, “Shame on you Hyatt.” US Representative Michael Capuano and state Senator Anthony Galluccio called for a boycott on the Hyatt. “If we let them do this, another hotel will do it, and then another business and so on,” said Capuano, according to the Boston Globe. “The Hyatt made a crude business decision…My administration stands for these workers and will continue to fight for all our people,” said Mayor Menino according to the Globe. A key argument against the Hyatt was the process taken towards hiring the new workers. Many of the previous employees were instructed to train the new employees and once their training was complete, they were released. Bi-weekly demonstrations have been going on in front of the Hyatt since Sept. 17 and last Thursday a candlelight vigil was held in front of the Hyatt. Hundreds of people gathered in support of the 100 workers who lost their jobs and health care rights in hopes that they will find new careers to support their families. Hotel Workers Rising, and group that organizes strikes and boycotts against Hotels they deem unfair to employees, are aiding in the fight for the “Hyatt 100,” as this scandal is commonly referred to. Hotels Workers Rising have a trailer based right outside of the Hyatt hotel. The Hyatt’s decision not only affects Boston, but the rest of the Hyatts throughout the nation. The Globe reported that the Coalition of New England Companies for Trade that holds a regular event at the Newport Hyatt has now decided to look elsewhere, according to Reuters. Many of the students who reside in the Hyatt are strongly against this decision. Meghan Jossick, 2013, “doesn’t like being associated with something represented so poorly.” Freshman Whitney Denehy, who was raised in a family of union workers, said she wouldn’t go to the Hyatt even if she was assigned to live there. Denehy is a resident of Miller Hall. The Hyatt attempted to legitimize their decision by using the economic recession as an excuse. “Due to unprecedented economic environment, the Hyatt Hotel in Boston has had to make very difficult decisions to adjust the costs in response to the continuing decline in Revenue,” said a Hyatt representative in a statement.

November 18, 2009

world Australia's 'sordid' history BRIEFS
Daniel E. Mann

News Commentary:
Journal Contributor
I am interested in injustice, especially when the goal of a nation’s domestic and foreign policy is injustice. When someone mentions phrases such as “genocide”, “ethnic cleansing”, “gross human rights violations”, or “slave labor”, the first place people think of is Germany under the Nazis and the Holocaust. Probably the last place which you would associate with these terms is Australia. When we think of Australia, what do we think of? A nation which gave us surfing, AC/DC, k a n garoos and the o c c a sional koala. While it is a firstworld nation, we don’t really think about it. It doesn’t bother anyone, doesn’t arm rogue dictators, or invade other sovereign states. Australia is basically the Norway of the Southern Hemisphere. Anyway, I digress. I’ve always been fascinated with Australia, and throughout my fascination, came across several sordid chapters of its history, which really should not be surprising given the country’s start as a penal colony, when the First Fleet landed at what is today Sydney’s Circular Quay on January 26, 1788. Australia’s tendency to subjugate its indigenous peoples began straightaway, when the First Fleet landed. The Aborigines were not only regarded as subhuman, but there were many instances of colonists killing Aborigines simply for no apparent reason. As European settlement of Australia increased, the Aborigines were regarded more and more as an obstacle to successful European colonization of Australia as a whole. Fast forward a bit to the first half of the 20th century. European settlement had increased drastically. Diseases brought from Europe had caused great numbers of Aborigines to perish as they had no immunity to these diseases. At this time, many Aborigines had abandoned their semi-nomadic lifestyle and relocated to farms or “stations” as they are known in Australia. Inevitably, many European settlers had affairs with Aboriginal women, whether consensual or not. This led to children of mixed-race descent being born. In most cases, the (European) father assumed no paternal responsibilAustralia, where, amazingly, it continued until the 1970’s. While this subtle genocide of Australia’s indigenous peoples was being carried out, another group of people were being subjected to gross human rights violations. In the period after World War II, the British government suffered from a major lack of shelters, foster parents and care homes for children in need. The British and Australian governments, along with Barnardo’s, a children’s aid organization, came up with the idea to send these “surplus” children to Australia. H o w ever, the motive for doing this was less t h a n honora b l e . At this time, the “White Australia” policy was still in effect, and Australia wanted “good white stock” to increase its European population. In many cases, the children who were “orphaned” or “abandoned” were not at all, and had been told that their parents were either dead or no longer wanted them, while they were still alive and well in Britain, devastated and frantically searching to get their children back. These “forgotten Australians” were forcibly taken from their homeland, and deported to another country basically for eugenic purposes. Lately, Australia has shown a willingness to confront its sordid history and to investigate and address past human rights issues. Recently, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, of the Labor Party, issued an apology to the thousands of “Forgotten Australians”. In addition, he also issued an apology to the millions of people of the “Stolen Generation”, showing that change is possible and that Australia’s view on its history may be moving in the right direction.

Asia
BEijING, China—President Obama has started off a threeday trip to China, in which he hopes to talk to the people and the leaders of the country about issues such as equality, freedom of religion, and freedom of expression, as well as discussing global issues. Obama’s journey promotes peace between Washington and Beijing. According to Al Jazeera, Obama has been emphasizing points of the US Constitution to the students of the country. Patrick Chovanec, an economics professor at Tsinghua University, told Al Jazeera that Obama should start to talk about the real issues at hand. "If Obama wants to achieve real results, he should be pressing the Chinese on market-oriented reforms that open the Chinese market and help unlock savings in China rather than pressing them on the currency itself," Chovanec told Al-Jazeera. Obama has not yet met with the Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, but is set to before his trip finishes.

Europe
VATICAN CITY, Italy—The study of extraterrestrial life has intrigued the Vatican so much recently that it has called in experts to figure out the possibility of life out in the universe. Aware of the implications it may have on religious theory, the Vatican hosted a conference, lasting five days, in which many different scientists came together to discuss Astrobiology, the study life on other planets. "The questions of life's origins and of whether life exists elsewhere in the universe are very suitable and deserve serious consideration," said the Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes to the Associated Press. As Director of the Vatican Observatory, Funes is well versed in the findings of scientists throughout the years, and had previously mentioned that he would want a conference like this to take place. The Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, reports that Funes himself doubts that believing in aliens detracts from faith of God, and that anything in the universe is God’s creation.

"The Aborigines were not only regarded as subhuman, but there were many instances of colonists killing Aborigines simply for no apparent reason."
ity, leaving the mother to care for the child. These children became known as “half-castes”. Under the “White Australia” policy, which stipulated that only Europeans from certain nations could emigrate, and that Aborigines must be “civilized”, they were forcibly removed from their families and dumped into state care, if it can be called that. The goal was, according to the Western Australia state government, to “breed the native out”. The children would be taken to care homes, usually run by a religious group, and groomed to become domestic servants, housekeepers, butlers and the like. This was possible because legally, Aboriginal parents had no custody of their children, but rather the state did. It was assumed that the parents would literally forget about their children and vice versa. At these institutions, the children were kept in squalid conditions, ill-fed, and both physically and sexually abused. This practice was carried out all over Australia, but was most prevalent in Western

South America
CARACAS, Venezuela—The popular social networking site Facebook, which has become a phenomenon all over the world, has become a tool used by criminals in Venezuela to research possible victims and gain more information about the crimes they may commit. According to GlobalPost, robberies were committed after the criminals compiled information about the homes of those they friended on Facebook. They found out the location of a victim’s home, what they had in the home, and when they were out of the house. “Before, what did kidnappers do? They could spend months checking accounts, studying a person's daily movements in order to be able to plan the kidnapping. That implies an investment. Now, Facebook makes that easier,” Roberto Leon, director of the Venezuelan Observatory of Violence, told GlobalPost.

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November 18, 2009

All who attend Suffolk understand the fact that our university doesn’t hold the prestige of some of New England’s other private universities, but that doesn’t stop the president of our university, David Sargent, from being the second highest paid president in the United States. Suffolk is financially struggling and has not displayed a significant amount of continued academic achievement and improvement to justify his salary. Sargent has no doubt given Suffolk years of his service, but our educational standards are falling behind as the debt expands. The educational standards of this university are reflected in its admissions. Almost 85 percent of all undergraduate applicants are accepted. If this univer-

St a f f Editoria l
sity wishes to compete with more elite universities, then shouldn’t it be more particular when choosing its students? Fees and tuition fuel this university; these sources of income are relied on to keep Suffolk in existence. If the president of this university continues to be paid the way he is, we may not have a university anymore at all. His compensation in 2007 was roughly equal to 103 undergraduate students’ tuition this year. Alumni are also apprehensive about Sargent’s ability to help Suffolk evolve and mature. Out of only 7 percent of alumni who donate, some have stopped because of this controversy. “I get angry when I’m standing in line at the grocery store and I see the rankings and

Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: I was appalled to learn that one of our students recently received an anonymous hate letter. Be assured, there is no place for hate at Suffolk University, and anyone apprehended in connection with this sorry incident will be dealt with severely. Suffolk University has a rich history of respecting all people without regard to race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. We will not allow expressions of discrimination among or against our students. Such acts undermine not only the security of our students, but also the positive learning and living environment we have cultivated on our campus. The University does not censor free exchange of ideas, but this is another matter entirely. Language or actions that constitute acts of hate are intolerable and can be criminal. Our community is made up of a culturally diverse group of people, and all of us belong and should feel comfortable here. In your dealings with one another, please remember that respect is at the heart of who we are as a university. Suffolk was built on that principal, and we firmly believe that our diversity makes us stronger. An article on discrimination in the Nov. 11 Suffolk Journal put it well: “People who are not accepting of diverse groups are, in fact, the true minorities at Suffolk …” Let me add to that message by saying that the intolerant are the one minority that will not be tolerated here. Sincerely David J. Sargent President

we’re like a third-tier university,” said Dennis Fernandez, a Suffolk trustee who was quoted in the Boston Globe’s article “Suffolk’s next challenge”. “It’s the shell they have built out, but have they generated any leading content? I see no Nobel prizes over there.” He also stated that he would like to see Suffolk become a “thought leader.” The solution doesn’t lie with the end of Sargent’s reign. Our university needs to expand its educational goals and strive towards them. More quality professors need to be hired and the standards of undergraduate admissions should be raised. Sargent’s salary would not be such a problem if the caliber of education here was as high as his pay. Sometimes however, new ideas need new people.

I'm a student, let me eat!
Brayden Varr

Journal Staff
You’re an off campus student, it’s a Friday night, you and your friends from the Hyatt, Holiday Inn, or 10 West dorms want to go grab a bite. Think you can go to a dining hall? Wrong. Regardless of whether or not you’re a Suffolk student, you’re not allowed to enter the Miller or Tremont dining halls because you’re not a resident. Suffolk’s reasoning behind this decision is once you enter the dining halls, you have access to the rest of the building, which could pose as a safety hazard. However, if you’re a resident of Hyatt, Holiday, Miller, or 10 West you’re allowed to enter Tremont without restriction, and have access to the rest of the building. Even if you’re a resident of Miller, which has its own dining hall, you’re allowed dining privileg-

es at Tremont, and vice versa. As unfair as this is to the off-campus Suffolk students who pay the same tuition as the rest of the on-campus students, those whose halls don’t sport a dining hall are unable to bring guests with them to enjoy the meals that Suffolk has to offer. So, if your best friend comes up for a weekend, looks like you’ll be dining in one of Boston’s many expensive restaurants. Allowing dining privileges to the other Suffolk students, and residences of other dining halls, will bring more revenue to Suffolk’s dining halls, and hopefully improve the subpar quality of the food, and perhaps bring us real plates, forks, and knives. I understand that the behavior of our dorm residents may not be the best, but this illogical rule is unfair to the rest of the Suffolk students who want to enjoy a casual meal with their friends, or even the occasional guest.

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Patrick tries to bar free speech
Controversy surrounds UMASS speaker
Matt McQuaid

Journal Staff
College campuses have long been the one place where the marketplace of ideas can thrive. Whenever the first amendment has come under fire throughout the history of the United States, academia was the chapel where unpopular ideas claimed sanctuary. Recently, however, Governor Deval Patrick has decided that his political future in the state is more important than the right of radical voices to be heard on campuses. This type of behavior is unacceptable in a civilized democracy and Governor Patrick should apologize for his actions. Unpopular speakers having events cancelled on college campuses are unfortunately not uncommon occurrences as of late. Last spring, Bill Ayers, the former weatherman who was allegedly connected to Obama, had an event cancelled at Boston College. This past October, Harvard University uninvited James W. Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, a hardline vigilante group known for sending armed civilians to patrol the Mexican-American border. The most recent assault on campus speech, however,

is particularly troubling because it comes from the State. Recently, Patrick tried to bar Raymond Luc Levasseur from speaking at UMass Amherst. Levasseur was the leader of the radical United Freedom Front, a group linked to 20 bombings, including a 1976 bombing of a Suffolk County Courthouse. The UFF was also linked to the killing of a New Jersey State Trooper and the attempted assassination of two Massachusetts State Police Officers. First and foremost, this is purely a political ploy on behalf of the governor. Patrick has had a tumultuous first term and faces a tough re-election campaign. Pulling a stunt like this is purely in the interest of appealing to more conservativeminded voters in the Bay State. It should also be noted that a number of groups representing police across the state have been vehemently opposed to Levasseur’s appearance at UMass. Patrick could be attempting to court favor with them as well. Many have protested that the reason this is different from other cases of campus censorship is because UMass is a state-funded school and Massachusetts taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for an appearance

by an alleged terrorist. Does this mean every speaker should be censored if the taxpayers of Massachusetts don’t agree with their particular actions or ideas? Why should students that attend private colleges have access to ideas that students at state colleges don’t? Does this mean every campus event at a state-funded school should be pre-approved by the government? Whether or not a school is funded by tax dollars is irrelevant, students should have equal access to the marketplace of ideas, regardless of what institution they attend. Finally, the University of Massachusetts deserves credit for not caving into demands from police groups and Governor Patrick. UMass has shown courage in its commitment to academic freedom, courage notably not displayed by the private institutions of Boston College and Harvard University. Unpopular ideas will always need a place where they can be heard, and when other venues shut them out, they turn to academia. UMass is smart enough to know that the marketplace of ideas takes precedence over political pressure bred from a heated re-election campaign.

Acceptable behavior and gay activism
A more efficient way to earn rights?
Brayden Varr

Journal Staff
How often do we hear about the “controversial” subject of gay rights? How often do we hear about the oppression that they receive for being homosexual? And better yet, how often do we hear about the jeers made towards them and the constant groups created to support their efforts in being considered equal to the rest of the public? I could not think of a worse way to combat these oppressions than frolicking around in underwear that is tinier than most bikinis and waving around rainbow flags. We cannot expect the playing field to be leveled with these forms of opposition. If the homosexuals of the United States want the world to view them as equal, then how are these actions acceptable

behavior? In no way is this form of engagement going to promote gay rights. If we want to be considered equal, then we must act equal. It’s completely counterintuitive for homosexuals to promote their differences by showing how different they may be. The rainbow, a key symbol in this ordeal, doesn’t stand for “Gay Pride” even though the parades may make us feel this way. In fact, the rainbow has been used for centuries as a symbol of equality. As we know from our basic understanding of art, the rainbow contains every color in the world and represents every difference in the world existing harmoniously. Obviously, these tactics aren’t effective enough to gain the equal rights that are righteously deserved. This conflict has been active since the 1980s and the same approach has

been used since. In these near thirty years, only three states have been won, but California was lost immediately after. Whether or not stripping the rights of marriage from people is unconstitutional, having massive demonstrations of many gay men and women in their tiny underwear and cross-dressing is not the most appropriate action. One cannot simultaneously expect to be considered equal while so harshly embracing differences. As homophobic as this may make me appear, I am the exact opposite. I myself have experienced this hatred and I still feel the same. You won’t find me at a gay pride event and you won’t find me prancing around in my underwear. I’d prefer to fight my own battle the way I’ve been fighting it the whole time. By being who I am, and living my own life.

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Student written and directed plays
Theatre department celebrates its annual Fall Showcase
theatre alive. While one character has dreams of upgrading his role onto the stage, the other despises the theatre and its participants for everything it is, revealing underlying personal issues of his own. The short play seeks to delve into the unseen areas of theatre and examine them on the one true place of expression: the stage. Livingston wrote the piece for an assignment in a playwriting class, and when Kirkpatrick read it, she saw great potential. “He would have never done anything with it if I hadn’t suggested we propose it for the Fall Showcase.” said Kirkpatrick. This will be Kirkpatrick’s first time directing a show at Suffolk and after four years of acting, she is excited and nervous to be taking on the new role. During a recent dress rehearsal with the whole cast, Kirkpatrick finally got to see all her work and creative input finally come together. The ability to see the characters in their costumes with the actual set rising behind them as the show came to life was, as Kirkpatrick states, “the cherry on top”. The third play is a longer piece done by Deirdre McAllister called Furfur, the Bad Demon. Furfur is a demon employed by Lucifer in hell and is responsible for torturing and punishing the trapped souls there. Lately though, the demon has not been doing a good job so Lucifer sends her up to Earth Shoshana Akins Eleanor Kaufman

Journal Staff
Four Suffolk seniors are setting out to tackle the most nerve-racking task of their college careers. No, it isn’t looking for a post-college job (though look out for that one…). It is directing their very own student-run play. Suffolk’s Fall Showcase will feature these four plays, two of which are student written and two of which are adapted plays that are student directed. The directors are graduating seniors Ryan Beagan, Kacie Kirkpatrick, Deirdre McAllister, and Claire Van Riper. The first play is Began’s production of John Glore’s What She Found There. The dark comedy is a twisted epilogue of the already drug-riddled, well-known story, Alice in Wonderland. Celia, Alice’s mirror image, steps through the Looking Glass into the real world where she is stuck for 120 years. After a one-night stand with a man named Lou, the two partake in a comical and dark dialogue in which Celia tries to make an honest connection with Lou while he dismisses her as a disillusioned, Disneyobsessed young woman. As the story unfolds, an unlikely relationship begins to form between the two characters, connecting their two worlds. “The first play I ever directed was actually Alice in Wonderland in high school,” said Ryan Beagan. “I wanted to do this play because of my connection to the plot.” Kirkpatrick directs the second play, Drop the Curtain, a piece written by her fellow classmate and Suffolk senior, Trevor Livingston. With its condescending characters and quickwitted clips of conversations, the play is meant to be a comedy with an undertone of drama. The play takes place behind the scenes of a performance of Hamlet, switching the roles and putting the spotlight on two stagehands that are responsible for keeping the magic of

Photo by Shoshana Akins

Seriously Bent member Trevor Livingston wrote 'Drop the Curtain'
to learn from true evil. There, Furfur is shocked by the horrifying acts committed by humans these days and develops a new perspective on her job. “I wanted to portray hell as a business and play with people’s concepts of what this place is like,” said McAllister. The last play is one by Richard Curtis called Skinhead Hamlet which is being directed by Suffolk student Claire Van Riper. The piece models the story of the great Shakespearian classic, but takes place during the prime of this working class subculture in 1960s England. With intense violence and barely intelligible English, the play captures all the forceful imagery and strong emotions of the 17th century play into a powerfully unique new setting. “I was really drawn to this play because of its use of music,” said Van Riper. “I’m not a part of the culture but I think the songs used are absolutely amazing.” The Fall Showcase will open on Thursday, November 19 at 8:00pm in the Studio Theatre. Performances will follow on Friday and Saturday nights as well as a Saturday and Sunday matinee at 3:00pm. The Fall Showcase is free and open to the public. For information and reservations call 617.573.8282.

Photo by Shoshana Akins

John Glore directs an adaptation of 'Alice in Wonderland' titled 'What She Found There'

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Library of Congress in Washington D.C. The presentation Journal Staff was truly inspirational and the Red-faced students and NESAD community is lucky faculty packed into the steamy to have had Luba Lukova computer lab to listen to the share her work in our space. Bulgarian-born artist Luba LuGasps and sighs could be kova speak about her work. heard as each image was shown Lukova is known for her beau- on the screen. Lukova’s work is tiful and politically pungent characterized by her bold use posters and illustrations, which of color and her use of simple have been featured in publica- lines and shapes. Her illustrations and spaces such as The tions are minimalist and bold, New York Times, the “Hope” her message, clear and simple. exhibit at President Obama’s She creates posters and other inauguration and recently the graphic design pieces by scanning in her illustrations, which she often paints and adds color to beforehand. “I can say I never think about style”, said Lukova, who clearly has quite a naturally unique and beautiful style of design. She is inspiring to designers because she uses her fine art as a tool to create graphic design, whereas much of the graphic deImage courtesy of Luba Lukova sign word now is relying more "Peace" from on computeryowhathappenedtopeace.org generated images which looses Eleanor Kaufman

Artist Luba Lukova speaks at NESAD
the raw, handmade beauty. With the emergence of advanced computer applications and tools, graphic design is slowly transforming into computer-heavy field that utilizes less hand-done illustrations and artwork. The most powerful graphic design is that which uses the hand to create it. Lukova’s work is a prime example of this and is an inspiration to all Graphic Designers. Much of Lukova’s work comments on social injustice and topics relating to war and peace. She is passionate about the power of art and its ability to change people’s views about the world. She utilizes irony and satire in order to achieve a message, often times using provocative images and bold Image courtesy of Luba Lukova statements. One poster entitled “Sudan” From the series "War and Peace" by Luba Lukova is a figure of a man’s distressed face as he is screaming; his mouth wide She told the crowd that many troversial content. To her suropen. Filling up the space of times when she submits pieces, prise, she finds that people are his open mouth is a nutritional she is convinced they will be more open than she thought fact label that reads all zeros. rejected because of their con- to her politically potent art.

What destroyed Milli Vanilli's career is fun to others
Students take part in 'Lip Dub' creating videos to showcase their lip-syncing abilities
lic Relations Major and one of the students involved in LipDub said, “They thought it would be a great opportunity for Suffolk to do something fun and also showcase the great buildings that we have.” After the idea was brought to Kristin Baker, Director of the Performing Arts Office, she asked Hopkins if she wanted to take on this new project. “I then began to research the European and Canadian lip dubs and thought it was an awesome concept,” says Hopkins, adding, “From there I was hooked.” The event, which was held on Veteran’s Day, began in the empty lobby of the Sawyer building. With eager students dressed in silly neon wigs, Ashley Maceli

Journal Staff
Being an innovative expression of creativity, Lip Dub has been vastly popular in European counties and Canada. Now it has come to Suffolk University. Lip Dub is essentially just a bunch of kids with a camera and a song, who decide to lip-sync to it and videotape their lip-syncing abilities. The process takes a lot of patience and an incredible amount of preparation. The idea of bringing LipDub to Suffolk came from the office of University Communications, who decided to introduce the idea because no other American university had performed this before. Kayla Hopkins, a Junior Pub-

Photo by Ashley Maceli

see LIP DUB page 11

Students messing around with 'Lip Dub"

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November 18, 2009

Theater and a dash of murder
Alex Pearlman

Journal Staff
Oozing charisma and just sheer adorableness, SGA President Brian LeFort makes his stage debut as Private Eye Rick Archer in the Performing Arts Office’s annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre, Café Noir. Set on a Caribbean island in a small café, the play has a film noir theme, with all the actors wearing period(ish) costumes and attempting to solve a number of homicides with the help of audience input to move the story along, similar to Sheer Madness. Although LeFort’s acting is certainly better than some of the others’ (he has to be less-thanperfect at something, c'mon), his singing leaves a little to be desired. Luckily, junior Nat

Steinsultz, in his duets with LeFort, picks up the slack and allows for entertaining musical numbers and death scenes. Sophomores Sarah Cass and Mason Marino are standout talents as the café manager Madame Toureau and her lawyer, respectively, and both have obvious presence and move with ease as they wander through where audience members dine and chat during appetizers and dinner. Freshman Betty Venieri, originally from Greece, uses her thick accent to her advantage as VooDoo Priestess Marie Larue, especially off-stage, as she wanders the audience reading tarot cards and palms, over eyelinered and red-lipped. While Café Noir is not a spectacle of excellent writing or acting, it certainly is fun. The

story is just as silly as all those classic who-done-it movies are, where everyone's a suspect, and some of the actors are obvious novices, but the show itself is a riot. The cast has wonderful comedic timing, their faces lit by excellent lighting (considering the stage is the Donahue Café), and a creative black, white and grey set that feels like actually stepping into the Maltese Falcon. Directed by Kathy Maloney and Assistant Directed by SGA Secretary Christina Panagiotakos, Café Noir is a great way to spend a night relaxing and laughing before the stress of finals starts to creep up. Tickets are $10 at the Hub through Friday night and meal plans and RAM cards are also accepted as payment.

Photos by Alex Pearlman

Magic on display at Museum of Science
Alexander Sessa

The cast of "Café Noir" (top right), Junior Nat Stiensultz as Thursby (bottom left), and SGA President Brian LeFort as Rick Archer P.I. (bottom right)

Journal Staff
Harry Potter: the Exhibition, currently being held at the Museum of Science, has proven to be a popular attraction for young children and diehard Harry Potter fans. While it does not draw many college students or adults, it is clearly an excellent attraction for families. Children have the opportunity to experience Harry’s journey at Hogwarts and follow his progress as a young wizard. The display opens with a man wearing a robe, urging spectators to sit on his stool and wear the sorting hat. Voice-overs from the movie dictate where each specta-

tor should be placed. From there, everyone enters a room with a simulated train, intended to depict the beginning of Harry’s journey, taking them off to Hogwarts. This interactive scene is dark, but well decorated. The purpose behind this low-lit setting is to engage the Harry Potter fans, leaving them with a sense of ambivalence, so everyone was excited, but uncertain as to what comes next. Beyond this point, the spectators will enter a hallway of “talking” paintings (actually computerized screens) displaying scenes from the movie. Each of the paintings speaks to the guests in entertaining, jovial tones. Most of these characters did not ask the

guests questions, but worked tirelessly to impress everyone with their skills and knowledge of Hogwarts. Beyond this point, lies a series of artifacts featured in the film, including recreations of the clothes worn by the characters, colorful capes with detailed stitching, and Harry’s wand, broom, and books. Different rooms from Hogwarts were recreated with the intent to give the spectators the feeling they are part of the story. As Harry’s guests follow a maze of rooms, one leading to another, they will eventually find a room where they can play Quidditch, Hogwarts most prestigious sport. The display is comprised of three large hoops, through which

large golden balls are intended to be thrown. Through this, everyone is given the opportunity to partake in the exhibit and see how well they fair at this sport. The display was jam-packed with everything else that can be found in the epic story. Display cases contain artifacts from each of the seven novels, including the sorcerer’s stone and flying keys from the first story. Clips from each of the movies are played on screens in front of each of the cases, further stimulating the imaginations of the guest. The final, most memorable part of the display is a recreation of the Hogwarts dining hall. This part of the display has paid the most atten-

tion to rededicating the original scenery by suspending batteryoperated candles, encased plastic cakes, and the chamber table where headmaster Dumbledore sit overlooking the students. While the display is clearly not for everyone, it is certainly an excellent opportunity for fanatics and people with children. While tremendous attention was paid to detail in creating the exhibition, people unfamiliar with the story will not only be unfamiliar with parts of the display, they will be completely disinterested. For non-Potter fanatics, the gift shop would probably be the most stimulating part of the display.

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Lip-Syncing
from LIP DUB page 9
shinny tight pants and gaudy leather jackets, they were ready to start their production of a Queen mash-up including the songs “Don’t Stop Me Now” and “Under Pressure.” Although there were a good amount of people ready to get started on the production, there were significantly less people than the team had hoped for. “The hardest part about creating the video was making sure we got enough people to show up on the day of filming,” Hopkins said. “We really only had three weeks to get the word out. Most of the advertising for it was through word of mouth and Facebook." Luckily for them, the group of students who dedicated their day off to the Lip Dub did whatever it took to get the video to be the best it could. After spending some time on deliberating what to do about the small amount of students they had, they came to the conclusion of having students run from one scene to the other. The path they followed began at the Sawyer building, moved on to Miller Hall, One Beacon, The Sawyer Library and finally ending at 73 Tremont. Even with the amount of pressure of getting students to rotate to each spot in time, there was still the fact that there was not a lot of time for takes. “The best part about production was the adrenaline of knowing that we had to do everything right in the three takes of one single shot. There was no editing that could be done.” Hopkins said, “There was no room for error. And if there were any errors, they had to be funny.” After the video went up though, it was clear that all the preparation was worth it. The video truly portrayed the hard work that the production team and the students went through in terms of choreography and overall enthusiasm. Suffolk University now has the first ever American Lip Dub, and it is truly shows just how friendly and involved out students are.

Photo by Ashley Maceli

Suffolk student Coleman Michael Concannon works it at 'Lip dub'

Greatest thing since rebels blowup Death Star
John Williams' music of 'Star Wars' tours with full orchestra
Derek Anderson

Journal Staff
In a galaxy far far away, a revolutionary series of movies hit the world hard, bringing a fantasy of aliens, lightsabers, force powers and strange planets to the masses. Last Wednesday in Providence, an orchestral performance of John Williams’ compositions, which backed the Star Wars saga, captivated audience members, pulling them out of the ordinary world and into outer space. The Dunkin’ Donuts Center became a temporary home to one of the best intergalactic stories ever told. The concert started off with a bang as the orchestra, conducted by Dirk Brosse, played the main theme from the Star Wars films. Afterwards, the host and narrator, Anthony Daniels (better known for his role as C3PO), told the compacted story of Star Wars. The way the story was told was magnificent, condensed to fit the approximate two hour show perfectly. An individual could know nothing about Star Wars and still en-

joy the music as well as grasp the concept of the story easily. The set up of the performance was key to the show's progress. A huge screen played behind the orchestra while they performed Williams’ scores. On the screen, visual mash ups of scenes from the six movies in the series were put together and shown to aide the music. This gave the audience something else to watch besides the orchestra. Not only were there scenes from the movies accompanied by lasers, smoke, and fire, but they were shown on the biggest LED screen ever taken on a tour, according to the Star Wars in Concert website. The show was broken up into small segments with each song pertaining to a theme in the Star Wars saga. Daniels introduced a theme in between each of Williams’ scores that were performed, telling the story from The Phantom Menace (20th Century Fox, 1999) to The Return of the Jedi (20th Century Fox, 1983). Themes like the Sith to profiles on droids and Yoda were covered with their own

special musical accompaniment. The main ideas of the series was covered well, with both serious and comedic tones. The music played by the orchestra can only be described as perfect. It was an incredible sight to see every musician perform with such ease and precision. The orchestra made their performance look like it was something of extreme simplicity, as if any person could do what they did. Most the time they sounded so complete and together that it felt as though the music was pre-recorded. The concert also was accompanied by a Star Wars exhibit that followed the tour. Inside the small exhibit were props, and full-on costumes straight from George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch. Some of the pieces hadn’t seen the light of day for over 30 years, according to the Star Wars in Concert website. Among the suits was one of the Darth Vader suits, as well as a C-3PO droid. To work alongside the exhibit, people dressed in some of the Star Wars costumes, such as

Photo by Heather Perry

The original prop of Han Solo frozen in carbonite that accompanied "Star Wars Live in Concert"
Stormtroopers and Chewbacca, and wandered the halls, taking pictures with fans. The experience was a new chapter in the long journey Star Wars has had in pop culture. The music and atmosphere were amazing and should be experienced by anyone who loves musical talent and of course, the amazing Star Wars saga.

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Delia's Picks
On Tuesday, November 24, Suffolk’s award winning improv group, Seriously Bent, presents their Thanksgiving Show. Winning the East Coast Regional College Improv Tournament has qualified them to compete in the national tournament in Chicago in February. Show starts at 8 p.m. in the Donahue Cafe.

Crossword Puzzle:
For when class is boring

On Campus

Off Campus

* 58. "Just a sec!" * 59. Cola introduced in 1934 * 62. Piedmont wine area * 63. Under the covers * 64. Set free, as an animal * 65. Nest outcry * 66. Hobby shop purchases * 67. Old hat DOWN

Sharpen your skates, grab your winter gloves and head on down to the Boston Common Frog Pond. The season opener is scheduled for November 19, depending on the temperature. Admission is $4 per person, $8 for skate rentals, but children under 13 skate free! Any day between November 18 and November 21, grab your friends and one of our UNO's vouchers (one per person) and head down to UNO's on Boylston St. for a great lunch or dinner! A portion of your total bill will be donated by UNO's to Alternative Spring Break and Alternative Winter Break. Vouchers are available in the S.O.U.L.S. office (D209) or cut out the one below! Pick up as many as you like and remember everyone who goes to UNO must have one in order for a portion of the bill to be donated to ASB or AWB.

* 1. Chops down * 2. Toledo's lake * 3. Stow below * 4. DDE's command * 5. "Calm down" * 6. Run out, as a subscription * 7. Aid in crime * 8. Hoops gp. ACROSS * 9. Territory divided * 1. Hayes of the theater into two states in 1889 * 10. Meeting of global * 6. Get, as a job leaders * 10. Stinging insect * 11. Jai __ * 14. Muse who inspires * 12. Croon a tune poets * 13. Nudge * 15. "Fernando" pop * 18. Taste or touch group * 23. Realty listing data * 16. Bit of this, bit of * 24. "Hit F5 to refresh that the screen," for one * 17. Pointed hairline * 25. Less than 90 de* 19. Military status grees * 20. Catch on * 26. Post office device * 21. House of twigs * 27. "... and little __ eat * 22. Accommodate ivy" * 24. Ice cream holder * 29. PC communication * 25. Not very much * 30. Egg parts * 26. Uses the brakes * 31. Author __ Stanley * 28. Colorful marble Gardner * 32. Con game * 32. ESPN datum * 33. Light beige * 34. Highland families * 36. Funny business * 35. Line of seats * 37. St. Petersburg * 38. Stroll neighbor * 43. Delay on purpose * 39. Parking place * 46. Metroliner opera* 40. Pint-sized tor * 41. Photo holder * 48. Engine receptacle * 42. Wows * 50. Rosary units * 44. Singer's aid * 51. Horse-trade * 45. Nuclear restraint * 52. Comfort pact * 53. Quote * 47. Works hard * 54. Russian refusal * 49. Shade providers * 55. Outscores * 50. Worm on a hook, * 56. She sheep say * 57. Author Rice * 51. Kind of agent * 60. Tokyo sash * 54. "Little" Dickens girl * 61. Genetic letters * 55. Coffee alternative

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Sports briefs
Iverson no longer a Grizzly
Nov. 21 at Johnson & Wales, 7:15 p.m. Nov. 24 vs. South. New Hampshire, 7 p.m.

Men's hockey

Nov. 21 vs. Maine-Presque Isle, 1 p.m. at New England College Invit. Nov. 22 vs. New England College at New England College Invit. Nov. 24 vs. Salve Regina, 7:30 p.m.

Men's basketball

Nov. 20 at Montclair State, 5:30 p.m. at Emerson Tip-Off Tournament Nov. 21 at TBA at Emerson Tip-Off Tournament Nov. 24 vs. Colby-Sawyer, 5:30 p.m.

Women's basketball

After appearing in just three games, former All-Star guard Allen Iverson's tenure with the Memphis Grizzlies is over. Iverson, who took a leave of absence from the team over a week ago for “personal reasons,” was waived by the Grizzlies on Monday night. If Iverson clears waivers, as he is expected to, he will become an unrestricted free agent. The 34-year-old never played a home game for the Grizzlies, and expressed displeasure about coming off of the bench in the limited time he was with the team. The Grizzlies started their young core players over the aging veteran, leading to Iverson being a bench player for arguably the first time in his career. Iverson's next move is unclear, but few teams showed an interest in signing “the Answer” this past offseason.

Team standings
Men's hockey (ECAC)
1. Wentworth 1-0-0 2. Suffolk 1-0-0 3. Norfolk 0-0-0 4. Curry 0-0-0 5. Johnson & Wales 0-0-0 6. W. New England 0-0-0 7. Salve Regina 0-1-0 8. Becker 0-1-0

MLB announces Rookies of the Year Men's Basketball (GNAC)
Baseball's postseason awards period began on Monday, as the league announced the Rookies of the Year for each league. Florida Marlins left fielder Chris Coghlan took home the hardware in the National League, and Oakland A's closer Andrew Bailey won the award in the American League. Bailey finished the season with 26 saves and an ERA of 1.84, and edged out Philadelphia Phillies pitcher J.A. Happ, who finished second in the NL balloting. Coghlan, who was originally a second baseman, batted .321 as the Marlins lead-off hitter, while bashing nine home runs, driving in 47 runs and posting an OPS of .850. Coghlan is the third Marlin to win the award since 2003, joining Dontrelle Willis ('03) and Hanley Ramirez ('06).

Women's basketball (GNAC)
1. Norwich 0-0 2. Rivier 0-0 3. Simmons 0-0 4. Suffolk 0-0 5. Mount Ida 0-0 6. St. Joseph's (Conn.) 0-0 7. Emerson 0-0 8. Emmanuel 0-0 9. Lasell 0-0 10. Johnson & Wales 0-0 11. Pine Manor 0-0 12. St. Joseph's (Maine) 0-0 13. Albertus Magnus 0-0

1. Albertus Magnus 0-0 2. Emerson 0-0 3. Norwich 0-0 4. St. Joseph's (Maine) 0-0 5. Suffolk 0-0 6. Mount Ida 0-0 7. Rivier 0-0 8. Emmanuel 0-0 9. Lasell 0-0 10. Johnson & Wales 0-0 *All standings are current as of Nov. 17.

Report: Forsberg to remain at home
It's become a yearly tradition in the NHL: which team will former great Peter Forsberg join for a late season run at the Cup? This year, the answer is, apparently, “none of the above.” Forsberg, who has been rumored to be skating in his homeland of Sweden in preparation for a return to the NHL, is staying in Sweden this season, according to TSN.ca. The site quoted Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis as saying that Forsberg was planning on playing out the remainder of the season with Modo, his Swedish Elite League team. Vancouver was one of the teams expected to bid on Foppa's services. Despite the apparent lack of a Forsberg sighting on an NHL rink this season, make room on next year's calendar for the “Foppa Sweepstakes." Forsberg, despite battling chronic foot problems for years, is said to be shooting for a return to the NHL in 2010-2011.

Owner fined for “obscene gesture”
Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams' wallet is a bit lighter this week, as he was fined $250,000 by the NFL for making an “obscene gesture” towards Buffalo Bills fans both while in his suite and on the field celebrating the Titans' 41-17 victory. According to FoxSports.com, Adams “flipped the bird” in the direction of Bills fans, and was subsequently fined by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. The 86-year old Adams later apologized, saying that he was simply caught up in the emotion of the game.

Additional “Classic” event announced
As the calendar inches closer to Jan. 1, the buzz for the NHL/ Bridgestone Winter Classic continues to grow, and earlier this week, the Bruins announced that another marquee event will be held on the Fenway Park rink. The event is called the AT&T Boston Bruins Legends Classic, and according to Boston.com, will take place on Jan 2. at 2 p.m. The game will feature a variety of Bruins and NHL legends, as well as celebrities. NHL'ers expected to suit up include Brian Leetch, Bob Sweeney, Cam Neely, Terry O'Reilly and Brad Park, while the likes of Denis Leary, Tim Robbins and Bobby Farrelly are expected to represent Hollywood.

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Bertoni named new assistant hockey coach
Mike Giannattasio

Time for tip-off: full men's and women's hoop schedules
Women's basketball
Nov. 17 at Salve Regina (W, 62-58) Nov. 20 at Montclair State, 5:30 p.m. Emerson College Tip-Off Tournament Nov. 21 vs. TBA Emerson College Tip-Off Tournament Nov. 24 vs. Colby-Sawyer, 5:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at Endicott, 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at Curry, 7 p.m. Dec. 5 vs. Lesley, 1 p.m. Dec. 8 vs. Regis, 7 p.m. Jan. 6 vs. Manhattanville, 3 p.m. Jan. 9 at Simmons, 1 p.m. Jan. 12 at Pine Manor, 7 p.m. Jan. 14 at Wentworth, 6 p.m. Jan. 16 vs. Emmanuel, 2 p.m. Jan. 18 vs. St. Joseph (Conn.), 1 p.m. Jan. 26 at Framingham St., 6 p.m. Jan. 28 at Mount Ida, 6 p.m. Jan. 30 vs. Rivier, 2 p.m. Feb. 1 vs. Newbury, 7 p.m. Feb. 3 at Johnson & Wales, 7 p.m. Feb. 6 vs. Lasell, 2 p.m. Feb. 9 at St. Joseph's (Maine), 5:30 p.m. Feb. 11 vs. UMass-Boston, 7 p.m. Feb. 13 vs. Emerson, Noon Feb. 16 vs. Norwich, 7 p.m. Feb. 20 vs. Albertus Magnus, 1 p.m.

Journal Staff
The Suffolk University men’s hockey team has started their season with a new assistant coach. Chris Glionna, the head coach of the Rams, announced the hiring of Michael Bertoni during this past offseason. Bertoni, 30, has plenty of coaching experience under his belt as he was the head coach of UMass Boston from 2003 to 2006. Bertoni also served as an assistant coach at Wentworth Institute of Technology and was the head coach at Somerville High School during the last two seasons. Along with his on-ice coaching duties, Bertoni will serve as a recruiter for the Rams. He will spend a lot of his time scouting players and try to bring them to Suffolk’s Division III club. Glionna is excited to have Bertoni as a part of his staff and looks forward to coaching with him this season. “Michael was hired as an assistant coach because of his experience,” said Glionna, who has been the head coach of the Rams since the 04-05 season. “Michael has been both a head coach and assistant coach at the college level and he has a proven track record as a great recruiter. [He] also has a great work ethic and brings

lots of energy. To be a successful college program you need good players. Michael will work very hard to get us the top players in the country.” Bertoni is excited for the opportunity to help coach the Rams’ squad this season. “It’s an exciting opportunity to work with the staff and I’m looking forward to coaching this season,” said Bertoni. “Chris and I are great friends and the hockey fraternity is very close.” The new assistant coach also has many goals for himself this season. “My focus is on recruiting, along with my duties on the ice,” said Bertoni. “I believe in teaching and learning, as both titles co-exist. I’m a believer in fundamentals and I hope the players on the team mature every day and that we progress as a team.” Glionna has lofty goals for Bertoni this season as well. “My goal for Mike [is] to coordinate our recruiting,” said Glionna. “We hope that [he] brings us quality student athletes that will lead us to the [GNAC] Northeast championship.” The Rams, currently 1-3-1 on the season, started off their home slate on the right foot last night, beating Salve Regina by a score of 4-1 at Walter Brown Arena.

Men's basketball
Nov. 17 at Eastern Nazarene (W, 71-58) Nov. 21 vs. Maine-Presque Isle At New England College Invitational, 1 p.m. Nov. 22 at New England College, Noon At New England College Invitational Nov. 24 vs. Salve Regina, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at MIT, 2 p.m. Dec. 3 vs. UMass-Boston, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 vs. Johnson & Wales, 3 p.m. Dec. 10 vs. Nichols, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at St. Joseph's (Maine), 3 p.m. Jan. 9 vs. Lasell, 2 p.m. Jan. 12 vs. Emmanuel, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 vs. Norwich, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at Mount Ida, 3 p.m. Jan. 18 vs. Rivier, 3 p.m. Jan. 23 at Albertus Magnus, 3 p.m. Jan. 25 vs. Emerson, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at Johnson & Wales, 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at Rivier, 1 p.m. Feb. 1 at Lasell, 7 p.m. Feb. 4 vs. St. Joseph's (Maine), 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at Emmanuel, 1 p.m. Feb. 9 at Norwich, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 vs. Mount Ida, 2 p.m. Feb. 16 at Emerson, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 vs. Albertus Magnus, 3 p.m.

All men's and women's home games are played at Regan Gymnasium in the basement of the Ridgeway building on Cambridge Street. To check currently unannounced game times/opponents or to view full team rosters, visit the Athletics Department's website at www.GoSuffolkRams.com.

Suffolk speaks: did Belichick make the right call?
Matt West & Dan Ryan

Journal Staff

“I think he did [make the right decision]. They have a great fourth down conversion rate this year and the refs gave them a tough spot. An inch or two the other way and everybody would be singing his praises.” -Kyle Sullivan, senior, English major

"I heard that the Patriots have a 78 percent success rate on fourth down under Bill Belichick, so thats a 78 percent chance to win the game on that one play with Tom Brady throwing the ball. So I agree with it 100 percent." -Evan Mageau, junior, Business major

In his tenure as a head coach in the NFL, Bill Belichick has gained a reputation for doing things his way. More often than not, the “Belichick way” ends up being the right way. However, this past Sunday was one of the rare occasions where a gamble by Belichick didn’t pay off. With just over two minutes to go in the game, the Patriots had the ball deep in their own territory and were leading the Colts by six points. On fourth-and-two, Belichick elected to go for the first down instead of punting the ball away. Tom Brady’s pass to Kevin Faulk was caught just shy of the first-down marker; the Colts got the ball and scored to win the game. Belichick has been both roasted and defended on sports talk shows, talk radio, in newspaper columns and on websites, but what do Suffolk students think? We asked four students, all of whom stood by Belichick’s controversial call.

“I think that he made the right call. I think if they had punted, it’s not that inconceivable for Manning to go 60 yards in two minutes. You play to win the game, not to just to not lose it, and it's evidenced in the fact that the play was close enough that he made the right call in going for it.” -Will Norton, senior, Government major

"Yes they should have gone for it. I have faith in the ability of our receivers. We have been in far more difficult situations before and come through." -Albert Simmons, junior, Government major

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November 18, 2009

Nelson looking for Rams to compete for GNAC title
Andrew Macdougall

Journal Staff
As the fall sports schedule concludes, fans of the Suffolk Rams are looking ahead to what should be an exciting and eventful winter sports schedule. One of the more exciting teams to emerge this winter will be the men’s basketball team, a group looking to take the GNAC by storm, and one that plans on putting all its hard work on display for Ram fans. “I am looking forward to being more competitive and being in the hunt for the GNAC title,” said Adam Nelson, who is entering his fifth season as head coach of the Rams. “We have a good mix of veterans and young guys who have worked hard during the pre-season. I am excited to finally start playing games.” After missing out on the GNAC playoffs last season after a hard-fought year, the team is looking ahead to this coming season with big as-

pirations, as key members of last year’s team remain and big-time acquisitions give the Rams a much more solid team. “We have two great captains in juniors Allan Ray and Mario Massimino,” said Nelson. “They have really changed the culture of the program. They go hard every day in practice and definitely lead by example. “ W e have two freshmen [post players] who are going to start for us - Matt Pepdjonovic and Karl Busch. They get better and better every day in practice and will be tough for other teams in the league to match up to,” Nelson continued. “We also have guys who can really score from

the perimeter in Mike Gibbons, Luke Barrett, and Mike Fleming. Nelson is excited about the skill of his point guards as well. “We have three very good point guards in Sam

"I am looking forward to being more competitive...I am excited to finally start playing games."
Hutchins, Nolan DiPanfilo, and Justin Barall,” he said. “They will all do an excellent job of running the show and being the floor leaders.” While having a strong starting five is key, having good players coming off the bench is equally important,

and is an area in which Nelson feels the Rams are set. “Our bench is very deep,” he said. “We have some bigger wings with Jevic Muteba, Andres Aldrete and Mickey McEntee, and some big posts with Dan Williams and Brooks Flanagan. Everyone will contribute at some point this season.” P e p djonovic, who stands at an imposing 6’6”, projects to be a big-time center for the team. Gibbons hopes to bring back his stellar perimeter shooting from his freshman campaign, and players like Ray, Flemming, Massimino, and Barrett plan on continuing their dominance on the court.

With this tremendous amount of depth, expectations are soaring for the Rams, who expect to be competing well into the GNAC Tournament in late February. “I expect that we will go out every night and play hard and compete,” said Nelson. “We are bigger than we have ever been as a team, so I am looking for us to be more competitive on the glass and better on the defensive end. Our guys understand that we need to work hard every day. We are still not good enough to just show up and play - if we want to win games, we have to give a 100 percent effort 100 percent of the time.” The men’s team officially opened its season last night at Eastern Nazarene College in a game that the team won, 71-58. The Rams’ next game is on Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. vs. Maine-Presque Isle at the New England College Invitational. The team’s first home game of the season will be on Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Salve Regina.

Suffolk hoopsters dissed in GNAC pre-season polls
Dan Ryan

Journal Staff

second-last place team, Mount Ida, finished with 18 points. Things didn’t look much The GNAC released its annual pre-season coaches’ better for the Lady Rams on polls earlier this week, and the women’s side of things. The if the members of the Suf- Lady Rams were picked to finfolk men’s or women’s basket- ish eighth out of eight teams, ball teams are looking for a receiving just 21 points. The little early season motivation, team in the top spot, perentheir rival coaches have pro- nial powerhouse Emmanuel, vided it: both the men’s and received 72 points, 21 more women’s teams were picked than second-place Emerson. to finish last in the GNAC. The Lady Rams finished last The format doesn’t allow season with a record of 14-12. Neither team has begun a coach to vote for his or her own team. On the men’s side, the in-conference portion of its Albertus Magnus was voted to schedule yet, but Suffolk basfinish first in the conference af- ketball fans can bet that both ter advancing to the semi-finals the players and coaches of the of the conference tournament men’s and women’s teams will last year. Finishing second in have plenty of “bulletin board the voting was Emerson, which material” at their disposal, and advanced to the GNAC quar- will be seeking to prove the terfinals last season. The Rams? GNAC coaches wrong over the Dead last, finishing with just 12 course of the upcoming season. The full polls can be viewed points, compared to a whopat the GNAC's website, ping 64 for first-place Albertus www.TheGNAC.com. Magnus. Comparatively, the

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November 18, 2009

Rams start home slate with a win

Photos by Dan Ryan Journal Staff

Paul Weisser (14) clears the puck after a save by Jeff Rose as defenseman Tom Coulstring (44) looks on.

Paul Weisser (center) awaits the help of his teammates during a first-period scrum along the boards in the offensive zone.

Rams topple Salve Regina, 4-1
After starting the season with three-straight road games (two of which were at neutral sites) and a record of 0-3-1, the Suffolk men’s hockey team found a cure for their early season ailments: a little home cooking. The Rams jump-started the home portion of their 2009-2010 schedule with a 4-1 win over visiting Salve Regina last night in the team’s home opener at Walter Brown Arena. Adding to the importance of the win is the fact that Salve is an ECAC Northeast opponent, giving the Rams an in-conference record of 1-0 on the young season. Niles Moore got the Rams started with his fourth goal of the year just two minutes into the game, and Jason Molle doubled the Rams’ lead at 6:37 of the second frame with a short-handed marker. Salve would cut Suffolk’s lead in half ten minutes into the final stanza, but the Rams responded with two straight goals to put the game out of reach, one by Zach Barron, his fourth of the year, and Moore’s second goal of the game at 12:04 of the third. Moore was named the game’s first star, and Jeff Rose, who was solid in net with 21 saves, was named second star. The game was a chippy one, as the teams combined for 46 penalty minutes, but the Rams were able to take advantage of Salve’s undisciplined play, going 2-for-8 on the power play. -Dan Ryan, Journal Staff

Head coach Chris Glionna (left-rear) takes in the first period action in Suffolk's 4-1 win last night.

A pile-up in front of the Salve Regina net after a firstperiod scoring chance by Suffolk.

Joe Drago (2) and Joe Greene (23) talk strategy prior to a first-period face-off in Suffolk's defensive zone.

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