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Student dismissed
Committee of 19 launches
from felony conviction
global search for new president
In search for the
seventh leader of Suffolk
University since 2010, the
university launched its
official global presidential
search.
Following
a
turbulent past six months
surrounding
former
president
Margaret
McKenna
and
Board
of Trustees, the newly
formed
Presidential
Search Committee hopes
to redirect the public
image of the school.
Robert Lamb, who
was named the board
chairman in May, said
in an interview with
The Suffolk Journal on
Tuesday night that he and
the committee will run a
very open and transparent
process. With a diverse
committee, Lamb said
that he trusts they will
find the right leader.
Im very comfortable
with the process were
in, said Lamb. Overall,
we, the committee, want
to find the right person.
Were
committed
to
making that happen.
Trustee John Brooks
was named the chairman
of the search committee
with
the
primary
responsibility to find a
new president in late
July- when McKenna was
ousted. As the former
chief executive of Joslin
Diabetes Center, he also
served as chairman of the
search committee there
Jacob Geanous
World News Editor
West
Roxbury
continues to be the
front lines in a battle
against Spectra Energys
construction of a new
lateral pipeline that has
prompted
numerous
protests
in
the
community.
On Oct. 5, Suffolk
University senior and
history major Tim Clancy
appeared before Judge
Kathleen
Coffey.
She
reviewed the charges,
including
a
felony
charge of destruction
of property, that Clancy
received for his role in
a nonviolent protest of
the West Roxbury Lateral
Pipeline on Aug. 18.
Clancy had to be removed
from the entrance gates
of the Spectra Energy
metering and regulation
center
by
emergency
responders, who needed
industrial circular saws
to release him from the
thick metal lockbox that
anchored him to the gate,
Regardless
of
the
culmination of events that
have transpired from the
chaotic election season,
all of it will come down
to numbers as numbers
decide elections. In the
Presidential
Election,
the candidate who will
receive 270 electoral votes
will become President,
but in local elections, it
comes down to raw vote
count. To win at the local
level, one simply has to
do the math.
Alex Mendez has done
the math, and said that
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A WORD
FROM
SGA
Charged up:
Suffolks solution to keep students plugged in
Morgan Hume
Journal Staff
Between
classes,
extra-curricular activities
and meals, students at
Suffolk University have
busy schedules. Finding
time
throughout
the
day to charge their cell
phones, or even finding
an open outlet to plug
in their charger, can be
a problem. The Office of
Student Leadership and
Involvement (SLI) had a
solution: Oomf chargers.
Oomf chargers are
disk-shaped devices that
can charge all Apple
Lightning and micro-USB
smart devices. They are
as powerful as an outlet
charger, but they are
portable, so users can
charge their phone and
stay on-the-go.
James Riel founded
the company two years
ago and since then, it has
five full-time employees
and it has expanded
to six colleges: Suffolk
University, Northeastern
University, Anna Maria
College, Gordon College,
Skidmore College and
the College of New
Jersey. Riel said that
the company plans on
deploying
powerhouses
in more colleges, such
as
Boston
University,
Carnegie
Mellon
and
Creighton University in
the next month.
With
Oomf,
we
are
keeping
students
charged, connected and
mobile throughout their
school day, Riel said in
an interview with The
Suffolk Journal.
Suffolk has recently
become a powerhouse,
which means that students
now have access to rent
chargers at their leisure
from
three
different
locations: the Mildred
F. Sawyer Library, the
Somerset Lobby or on the
third floor in the Sawyer
building. There are about
100 chargers on campus,
according to SLI.
Dave DeAngelis, the
director of SLI, explained
that
the
company
approached Suffolk and
asked if the school would
like the chargers free of
charge as part of a trial.
They
approached
us
at
probably
the
very beginning of the
school year and then I
brought SGA into the
mix,
DeAngelis
said
in an interview with
The Journal on Friday
afternoon.
SLI said they brought
the idea to SGA and both
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Committee sets no deadline to find next president
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-John Brooks,
Trustee and Chairman
of the Committee
Tuesday night.
With the structure of
the committee, including
the two heads of their
organizations, Lamb said
that Hahn and Walsh are
the type of leaders to
speak up and represent
the student body.
I have great utmost
respect
for
both
gentlemen, said Lamb.
Senior
Tiffany
Martinez,
who
had
served as one of the
most prominent student
voices on campus as she
had organized rallies to
back McKenna said that
because Walsh won the
SGA election last year,
it would make him the
best
representative
for the student body.
However,
she
did
express concern that one
representative from the
entire
undergraduate
program
at
Suffolk
would not be enough in
a recent interview with
The Journal. Martinez
had suggested that the
committee reach out to
club presidents.
S
e
n
i
o
r
entrepreneurship major
Alex Bennett said that
the people who make the
final decision are who
ultimately matter.
I
dont
believe
students
have
the
experience
to
get
themselves emotionally
involved
in
such
decisions, said Bennett.
For Brooks, he said
its not practical to have
all of the students in
the university on the
committee but student
members
have
the
opportunities to represent
the study body.
Brooks,
instead,
emphasized
that
all
students should be part
of this dialogue. They
encourage students to
express
their
voices
by attending town hall
meetings and providing
their
input
to
the
committee by responding
to
emails
such
the
presidential search survey
the committee sent out
to the student body on
Monday morning.
In previous searches,
he said that he did not
feel that people had
enough transparency or
they were not quite sure
what the process was.
They immediately started
with
candidates
and
search firms in previous
years, and Brooks said
that they do not want to
do any of that this time
around.
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Campaign Commentary
Diversity in campaigns matter,
minority votes count
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Republican, Independent,
and Democrats to unseat
Keenan.
By not running as a
member of any party,
Mendez told The Suffolk
Journal in an interview
that he believes that
it suits him better for
running in Massachusetts.
To be an independent
is to be representative of
the state, said Mendez.
It is not technically a
risk, Quincy is the biggest
city in my district, and if
I can win my hometown,
I win.
Additionally, Mendez
said that he wanted to
be a change agent, and
also said that The more
progressive end is getting
shut out.
While
holding
progressive views, there
are a few libertarian views
entwined into Mendezs
ideology, such as the
idea that an individual
should be able to smoke
marijuana if they choose
too.
One staple of Mendezs
platform is cutting down
the cost of a college
education, which Mendez
said is more than just
an economic hindrance.
He said the high costs
of medical school causes
doctors to take out
numerous loans that leave
them in immense student
In
an
election,
regardless of scale, every
vote matters. Certain
individuals votes sit with
the weight of a history
of voter suppression and
the existence of voter
exploitation. This is an
issue that White voters
do not face directly, but
one that minority voters
face almost every election
cycle.
While
voter
exploitation is the reality
for millions of Americans.
To
understand
what
African-American
and
Latina and Latino voters
face, during presidential
elections,
Suffolk
students and faculty who
explained how they face
this political exploitation
as well as the effects
of a history of voter
suppression.
Everyone wants to
go after the Black and
Latino vote, but then they
dont deliver on their
promises, explained new
Director of the Office of
Diversity Services, Dr.
Lizette Rivera.
Rivera
suggested
that those who are not
directly
affected
by
voter
suppression
or
exploitation should act as
allies to those who are.
There are so many
communities who cant
vote for various reasons,
she explained.
She said that it is
important to be allies to
these communities and
advocate on their behalf.
Senior Applied Legal
Studies
major
and
President of the Black
Student
Union
(BSU)
Stacy Daniel spoke about
what BSU does in a
recent interview with The
Suffolk Journal.
Daniel described BSU
as a way to give Black
students a place to be
themselves.
We try to use our
platform to make issues
known, Daniel said.
In terms of creating
a healthy, safe space
on campus for AfricanAmerican
students,
I do think there is a
disconnect of issues. I dont
know a lot of Republican
nominees who are
responsive to the Black
community.
Daniel admits that they
have made strides, but I
wouldnt say were there
yet.
Daniel weighed in on
her personal sentiments
in
the
presidential
election. She noted that
problematic assumptions
are made by candidates
about minority voters.
People assume that
people of color dont have
a lot of money. I think
thats where people vote
for Democrats because
theyre going to represent
me in the best way they
can, said Daniel. I do
think there is a disconnect
of issues. I dont know a lot
of Republican nominees
who are responsive to the
Black community.
Phyliss St-Hubert, a
Diversity Peer Educator
(DPE), the Secretary of
the Black Student Union
and the Diversity Senator
at-large for the Student
Government Association,
is a Government major
and Black Studies minor.
She
reiterated
this
disconnect,
explaining
how minority voters are
exploited, saying that
minority voters are just
wanted for the numbers.
In this election, StHubert described how one
party has been appealing
to voters, one has not,
but both have gone after
the minority votes in
manipulative ways.
[Vice
Presidential
candidate Tim Kaine] is
appealing because he
speaks Spanish, she said.
African-American
voters have been one
of the largest groups
of suppressed voters in
American history.
After
AfricanAmericans were granted
the
right
to
vote
in 1870, they faced
several institutionalized
obstacles towards voting.
WORLD
during
the
airstrikes
following the Oct. 8
funeral attacks.
The
Obama
Administration
has
distanced themselves
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not
take
the
deal.
I wanted to be a part
of raising consciousness
about climate change and
the connection between
fossil fuel infrastructure,
she said. I thought that
staying in the process
of engaging in our legal
system to the point of
their being a public
hearing of facts about how
this pipeline company has
the authority to do what
theyre doing, as well as
the harm this is doing.
Since the ordeal, she
said she has been back to
Boston twice and expects
to be back in November
when the pipeline is due
to be completed.
I think it has spread
some awareness, she
said. I actually feel that,
rather than one case, there
has been an aggregate
effect if the different acts
of civil disobedience that
are going on around the
country opposing new
fossil fuels.
According to Clancy,
the
pipelines
near
completion has prompted
protest groups such as
Amy Koczera
Journal Contributor
Fall Fest is known for
being one of the most
entertaining and creative
performances put on by
Suffolks Performing Arts
Office (PAO). Among the
drama that occurred at
Suffolk in the last few
years was the relocating
of the departments that
were in the Donahue and
Archer buildings that
were sold in 2015. Within
Archer was the grand C.
Walsh Theatre - a theatre
that had become home
to the performing arts.
This circumstance led to
the performances being
crammed into the tiny, yet
tasteful Modern Theatre.
Between the clash of
the administrators and
the relocation of the
departments, the PAO
created this years Fall
Fest theme - Not So
Sweet Sixteen.
Kevin Landers, a junior
marketing major, is the
public relations manager
of the PAO and is one
of Fall Fests performers
this year in the Fall Fest
Company. He explained
how the theme was
selected.
Based on all the
drama that went down
at Suffolk last year, Not
So Sweet Sixteen seemed
like a fitting title, said
Landers.
Since
Fall
Fest was usually at C.
Walsh, we were a little
bitter about moving it to
Modern.
Although some were
upset about moving from
the C. Walsh Theatre to
Modern Theatre, Acting
President Marisa Kelly
feels as if it has all worked
out for the best.
Modern is a great
historic
theatre.
Im
happy we were able to
think about Fall Fest
in a way that works for
Modern, said Kelly in a
post-show interview with
The Suffolk Journal..
In reaction to the
theme Not So Sweet
Sixteen, Kelly said, It
was fun, they kept it
light. I definitely feel like
youve moved forward
from the past when you
can start poking fun at
the situation.
This years Fall Fest
left a positive, memorable
impression
on
the
audience,
particularly
Kelly.
The acts were all
fabulous,
said
Kelly.
Its always incredible
to see how talented our
students and staff are and
to see how much fun they
are having while doing it.
Every year is different,
but this year in particular
I felt like you could really
feel the energy from
the performers and the
audience as well.
Kristin
Baker,
the
director of the performing
arts office, takes pride in
Fall Fest each year.
Its a great Suffolk
tradition said Baker. It
brings together students
and faculty for a warm
A
Boy and Bear bring Aussie flair to Boston
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World News Editor
One
of
Australias
most illustrious Indie
rock bands, Boy and Bear,
dropped anchor in Boston
on Thursday. The Paradise
Rock club, a New England
rock haven, was the
most recent stop during
the
Sydney
quintets
tour of North America.
The venue was flooded
with a technicolor sea of
flannel-clad fans, whose
ages ranged from freshfaced students to middleaged married couples.
The bands modern folk
rock sound whipped the
crowd into a collective,
hip-swinging
gyration
within the first minutes
of their first song Old
Town Blues. This energy
was sustained throughout
the entire night, reaching
a crescendo at the sets
final
song
Southern
Sun, which has been
one of the bands most
popular ballads.
Boy and Bear has
been a part of the new
wave of Indie rock bands
from
Australia
that
have been enjoying a
Overall,
Fall
Fest
was
an
entertaining
performance that brought
the Suffolk community
together for a night
of smiles, laughs and
appreciation for the arts.
Suffolks performing arts
has the ability to perform
with roaring energy no
matter what venue they
are in. Although there
may have been some
bitter feelings about Fall
Fests location this year,
the performance did not
suffer in the slightest.
STAY TUNED:
OPINION
Im triggered
By Claire Schneider
Morgan Hume
Journal Contributor
In universities across
the
United
States,
professors are expected
by their students to issue a
notice if the class material
or lesson plan contains
information that may
cause emotional distress.
Material that touches
upon topics such as rape,
domestic violence, suicide
and disordered eating are
all subject to be stamped
with a trigger warning.
In August of this year,
The University of Chicago
sent a letter to incoming
freshmen to announce
that the school would
not be putting trigger
warnings on any class
materials. The institution
prides itself over the
fact that members of
our
community
are
encouraged to speak,
write, listen, challenge
and learn, without fear
of censorship, the dean
of students wrote in the
letter. The university said
in the letter that it does
not condone the creation
of
intellectual
safe
spaces where individuals
can retreat from ideas
and perspectives at odds
with their own.
The
school
made
the right decision by
choosing to let the voices
of controversial speakers
be heard. Although some
topics can be sensitive
to read or talk about,
they are still important
issues that we face every
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Dear Editor,
Staff
from
nearly
every department and
every school at Suffolk
University are joining
together to form a union
of clerical, technical and
professional staff. We
are office coordinators,
staff assistants, program
coordinators, technology
assistants,
librarians,
admissions assistants and
much more. We provide
support to faculty and the
administration but, most
importantly, we are frontline staff who work with
students every day, and
are deeply invested in
both your success and the
success of this university.
Suffolks
and
presidential turmoil over
the last few years has led
to a rapid increase in the
number of creative and
committed staff who have
left or been let go by the
university. The departures
have been hastened by
the universitys failure
to provide raises (or
even
basic
cost-ofliving increases) to staff
for five years.
Acting
President Kellys recent
announcement of a one-
from
the
ability
to
negotiate
a
contract
that spells out wages
and working conditions,
we want a seat at the
table to help determine
working conditions, a
process for how changes
are implemented, and
a grievance procedure.
We also want to ensure
that Suffolks workforce
becomes more stable,
and we are able to attract
(and keep) the talented
and creative staff that are
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Journal Contributor
accomplished.
Our goal right now
is to fall in the middle
of
[GNAC
standings]
and hopefully make the
playoffs this year. That is
our goal as team, said B.
Ducharme.
B. Ducharme said that
if she could, she would
never stop coaching. She
said that she admires
her players and will
always have their backs
no matter what. She also
said that she loves seeing
them accomplish personal
and academic goals that
they never saw in reach.
My
favorite
part
about coaching is not the
wins or loses, its seeing
my players grow. I think
thats the most rewarding
thing, said B. Ducharme.
Sophomore Volleyball
Captain Bridget Allison
said that B. Ducharme
helps to motivate their
team and make them
better players. Allison,
who plays both middle
and outsider hitter, knows
that her coach expects
the most from the team,
but that is what helps to
strengthen their skills.
[B. Ducharme] has
very high expectations for
our team. We have a team
of very talented athletes
and she knows what we
can do, said Allison in
an interview with The
Journal. She wants us to
make playoffs this year.
Allison said that not
only does B. Ducharme
help the team as a whole,
she also helps each player
grow individually.
[B. Ducharme] makes
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@NHLBruins
Tuukka Rask gets told he is the
first goalie in Bruins history to
get two assists in a game.
As a part of Suffolk
Universitys Family and
Alumni Weekend, Suffolk
Athletics hosted their
second annual Rams Fan
Fest on Sat.,Oct. 15. As a
part of the sporting event,
the universitys mens and
womens soccer teams
hosted conference games
at East Boston Memorial
Park.
Mens soccer played
Anna Maria College and
the womens team played
Mount
Ida
College.
Prior to the womens
game, the team honored
senior forward Shannon
Simmons with a Senior
Day pre-game ceremony
to honor her soccer
career at Suffolk.
In an interview with
The
Suffolk
Journal
on Tuesday afternoon.
Simmons talked about
the emotions she has
experienced during her
career as a Ram is coming
to an end with three